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EXECUTION VERSION TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 19, 2019 AMONG EICF AGENT LLC, AS AGENT FOR THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO, VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, VOLTA MEDIA LLC AND VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, AS BORROWER AND THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX LLP 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE i 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT ...........................................................................1 1.1 Term Loan ................................................................................................................1 1.2 Term and Prepayment ..............................................................................................3 1.3 Use of Proceeds........................................................................................................4 1.4 Single Loan ..............................................................................................................5 1.5 Interest......................................................................................................................5 1.6 Fees ..........................................................................................................................6 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes .....................................................................................6 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments .................................................................7 1.9 Accounting. ..............................................................................................................7 1.10 Indemnity .................................................................................................................7 1.11 Intentionally Omitted ...............................................................................................8 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc .................................................8 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders ..............................................................................................8 1.14 Substitution of Lenders ............................................................................................9 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ........................................................................................10 2.1 Conditions to the Loan ...........................................................................................10 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .....13 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law .........................................................13 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names ......................................................14 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations ...................................14 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records .............................................................14 3.5 Material Adverse Change ......................................................................................14 3.6 Collection of Accounts ..........................................................................................15 3.7 Subsidiaries ............................................................................................................15 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations .......................................................15 3.9 Taxes; Charges .......................................................................................................15 3.10 Payment of Obligations..........................................................................................15 3.11 ERISA ....................................................................................................................16 3.12 Litigation ................................................................................................................16 3.13 Intellectual Property ...............................................................................................17 3.14 Full Disclosure .......................................................................................................18 3.15 Environmental Liabilities.......................................................................................18 3.16 Insurance ................................................................................................................18 3.17 Solvency .................................................................................................................20 3.18 Other Financings ....................................................................................................20 3.19 Conduct of Business ..............................................................................................20 3.20 Further Assurances.................................................................................................20 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property .......................................................................21 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance ....................................22 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence .....................................................................23 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc ...................................................................................23 3.25 Landlord Agreement ..............................................................................................23 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts ........................................................23 3.27 Assets of Parent......................................................................................................24
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE ii 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral .....................................................24 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries ...........................................................................25 3.30 Security Documents ...............................................................................................26 3.31 Intentionally Omitted .............................................................................................26 3.32 Government Contracts ...........................................................................................26 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations ...............................................................................26 3.34 Bonding; Licenses ..................................................................................................26 3.35 Affiliate Transactions.............................................................................................26 3.36 Post-Closing Matters ..............................................................................................26 3.37 Investment Company Act ......................................................................................27 3.38 Notice of Change in Investment Company Status .................................................27 3.39 Notice of Change in Ownership .............................................................................27 3.40 Notice of Change in Organization Chart ...............................................................27 4. FINANCIAL MATTERS; REPORTS ...........................................................................27 4.1 Reports, Notices, and Related Rights ....................................................................27 4.2 Financial Covenants ...............................................................................................29 4.3 Other Reports and Information ..............................................................................30 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS ............................................................................................31 5.1 Indebtedness ...........................................................................................................31 5.2 Liens .......................................................................................................................31 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes ......................................................................31 5.4 Asset Sales .............................................................................................................31 5.5 Restricted Payments ...............................................................................................32 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business ..............................................................................32 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates ...................................................................................32 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments ................................................................................................................32 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents ......................................................................32 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year ..........................................................................32 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc ..........................................................................32 5.12 Bank Accounts .......................................................................................................33 5.13 Margin Regulations ................................................................................................33 5.14 Compliance with ERISA........................................................................................33 5.15 Hazardous Materials ..............................................................................................33 5.16 Parent .....................................................................................................................33 5.17 Use of Proceeds......................................................................................................33 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws .................................................................33 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks .....................................................................................................34 5.20 Leases .....................................................................................................................34 5.21 Compensation ........................................................................................................34 6. SECURITY INTEREST ..................................................................................................34 6.1 Grant of Security Interest .......................................................................................34 6.2 Intentionally Omitted .............................................................................................37 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact .............................................................37 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral .......................................37 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE iii 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims........................................................................................38 6.6 Duties of Agent ......................................................................................................38 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ...............................................38 7.1 Events of Default ...................................................................................................38 7.2 Remedies ................................................................................................................41 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties ......................................................................................42 7.4 Proceeds .................................................................................................................42 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .....................................................................................43 9. AGENT .............................................................................................................................46 9.1 Appointment and Duties ........................................................................................46 9.2 Binding Effect ........................................................................................................47 9.3 Use of Discretion ...................................................................................................47 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties ............................................................................47 9.5 Xxxxxxxx and Liability ............................................................................................47 9.6 Agent Individually .................................................................................................49 9.7 Intentionally Omitted .............................................................................................49 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities ...........................................................................................49 9.9 Resignation of Agent .............................................................................................50 9.10 Release of Collateral ..............................................................................................50 10. MISCELLANEOUS ........................................................................................................51 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement ...............................................51 10.2 Expenses ................................................................................................................52 10.3 No Waiver ..............................................................................................................53 10.4 Severability; Section Titles ....................................................................................53 10.5 Authorized Signature .............................................................................................53 10.6 Notices ...................................................................................................................54 10.7 Counterparts ...........................................................................................................54 10.8 Time of the Essence ...............................................................................................54 10.9 GOVERNING LAW ..............................................................................................54 10.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial ..................................................54 10.11 Press Releases ........................................................................................................55 10.12 Reinstatement .........................................................................................................56 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification........................................56 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc .......................................................................................56 10.15 Intentionally Omitted .............................................................................................56 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements ...................................................................................57 11. GUARANTEE ..................................................................................................................57 11.1 The Guarantee ........................................................................................................57 11.2 Obligations Unconditional .....................................................................................57 11.3 Reinstatement .........................................................................................................58 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination ...................................................................................58 11.5 Remedies ................................................................................................................59 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money ...................................................................59 11.7 Continuing Guarantee ............................................................................................59
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE iv 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations .......................................................59 11.9 Release of Guarantors ............................................................................................59 11.10 Right of Contribution .............................................................................................60 INDEX β PAGE v INDEX OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES Schedule A - Definitions Schedule B - Schedule of Term Loan Commitments Schedule C - Agentβs, Lendersβ and Credit Partiesβ Addresses for Notices Schedule D - Closing Checklist Schedule E - Restricted Locations Schedule F - Post-Closing Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.2) - Places of Business; Corporate Names Disclosure Schedule (3.7) - Subsidiaries Disclosure Schedule (3.9) - Taxes Disclosure Schedule (3.11) - ERISA Disclosure Schedule (3.12) - Litigation Disclosure Schedule (3.13) - Intellectual Property Disclosure Schedule (3.15) - Environmental Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.16) - Insurance Disclosure Schedule (3.18) - Existing Indebtedness Disclosure Schedule (3.26) - Controlled Accounts Disclosure Schedule (3.27) - Assets of Parent Disclosure Schedule (3.32) - Government Contracts Disclosure Schedule (3.34) - Bonding; Licensing Disclosure Schedule (3.35) - Affiliate Transactions Disclosure Schedule (5.3) - Investments Disclosure Schedule (5.21) - Employee Compensation Disclosure Schedule (6.1) - Actions to Perfect Liens Exhibit A - Form of Perfection Certificate Exhibit B - Form of Term Note Exhibit C - Form of Secretarial Certificate Exhibit D - Form of Power of Attorney Exhibit E - Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit F - [Reserved] Exhibit G - Form of Closing Certificate Exhibit H - Form of Joinder Agreement Exhibit I - Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit J - Form of Assignment Agreement Exhibit K - Form of Delayed Draw Borrowing Request
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1 TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT This TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is dated as of June 19, 2019, and agreed to by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the other Credit Parties from time to time party hereto, CION Investment Corporation, as co-lead arranger (in such capacity, βCo-Lead Arrangerβ) and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lead arranger, administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, βAgentβ) for the lenders set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and party hereto (each herein referred to as a βLenderβ and collectively, the βLendersβ). RECITALS A. The Credit Parties desire that Borrower obtain the Term Loans described herein from the Lenders and the Lenders are willing to provide the Term Loans all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Schedule A and, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of construction set forth in Schedule A shall govern. All schedules, attachments, addenda and exhibits hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference, and taken together with this Agreement, constitute but a single agreement. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT 1.1 Term Loan. (a) Closing Date Term Loan. Each Lender agrees severally, but not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make to the Borrower an advance (each, a βClosing Date Term Loanβ; collectively, the βClosing Date Term Loansβ) on the Closing Date in the principal amount not to exceed such Xxxxxxβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment. Each Lenderβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment, and the Closing Date Term Loans made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each a βTerm Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Term Note and this Agreement. (b) Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 1.1(b) and this Agreement, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery by Borrower to Agent of a Delayed Draw Borrowing Request by no later than 3:00 PM New York City time on such day, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to Borrower, in one or more advances (each such advance, a βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ 2 and collectively, the βDelayed Draw Term Loansβ, and together with any Closing Date Term Loans, each, a βTerm Loanβ, and collectively, the βTerm Loansβ or the βLoanβ) in a principal amount not to exceed the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided, however, that the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders shall in no event exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. The Lenders shall make no more than one Delayed Draw Term Loan in any Fiscal Quarter commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019. No Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made until after receipt by Agent of the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request which contains the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount. Any Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be in a minimum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and multiples of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in excess thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to Borrower if, both before and after giving effect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan, (A) any Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, (C) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of any Lender would exceed such Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, (D) the Cash Balance on the funding date is less than $6,000,000 or (E) the Borrower is not in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 4.2 (including the Performance Metrics, to the extent measured at such time) on a pro forma basis. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower and shall obligate Borrower to accept the Delayed Draw Term Loans requested from the Lenders on the proposed funding date. Each Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each, a βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower prior to the funding of such Delayed Draw Term Loan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Delayed Draw Term Note and this Agreement. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall reduce to zero automatically on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date and no Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made on or after the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date. (c) Principal Repayments of the Term Loans. (i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making of the first such payment on July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date. (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Mandatory Equity Issuance fails to be completed on a timely basis in accordance with Section 4.2(b), commencing with the Payment Date occurring immediately after such failure, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to (i) with respect to
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3 any Payment Date that occurs on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, 2.7777% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time, and (ii) with respect to any Payment Date that occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, 4.1666% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time. (iii) Subject to Section 1.2, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date. Amounts repaid or prepaid on any of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed. 1.2 Term and Prepayment. (a) Upon the Maturity Date of the Loan, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders (i) all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Loan and (ii) all other Obligations relating to the Loan then due to or incurred by Agent or the Lenders. (b) On any Payment Date, Borrower shall have the right upon five (5) calendar daysβ prior written notice to Agent, to make a voluntary prepayment (a βVoluntary Prepaymentβ) of the Term Loans then outstanding in whole or in part. If the Borrower elects to prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) or otherwise, or if the Term Loans are mandatorily prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 1.2(c) through 1.2(g) (each, a βMandatory Prepaymentβ and together with any Voluntary Prepayment, the βPrepaymentsβ), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a prepayment fee of (i) five percent (5%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, (ii) four percent (4%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, (iii) one percent (1%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty-six (36) months following the Closing Date, or (iv) zero percent (0%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is later than the date that is thirty-six (36) months following the Closing Date. Each Lender shall have the right in its sole discretion to decline any Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with Section 1.2(h) below. (c) Asset Sales or Casualty Events. Not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale (other than the Permitted Brookfield Sales or Other Permitted Sales) or any Casualty Event by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, Credit Parties shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties shall have delivered an 4 Officersβ Certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be reinvested in fixed or capital assets within six (6) months following the date of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (which Officersβ Certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); provided, that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such six-month period, such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a Mandatory Prepayment as provided in this Section 1.2(c); provided, further, that if the property subject to such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event constituted Collateral, then all property purchased with the Net Cash Proceeds thereof pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the Lien created pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with Sections 3.20 and 3.28. Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(c) shall permit any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to effect any Asset Sale other than in accordance with Section 5.4. (d) Debt Issuance. Not later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Debt Issuance that is permitted under Section 5.1), Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds. The provisions of this Section 1.2(d) shall not be an implied consent to any such issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. (e) Repayments in Connection with Permitted Sales. If at the end of any Fiscal Quarter any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made in the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days after the end of such Fiscal Quarter, make a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations in an amount equal to the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures that formed the basis of such Delayed Draw Term Loan unless such ineligible capital expenditures have been netted out of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount in accordance with clause (y) of the definition thereof in respect of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made, if any, during such Fiscal Quarter. (f) Qualified IPO or Change of Control. Simultaneously with the occurrence of a Qualified IPO or a Change of Control, Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of all Obligations then outstanding. (g) Intentionally Omitted. 1.3 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall only use the proceeds of the Loan (i) to purchase, install, operate and maintain the Borrowerβs electric vehicle charging stations in the United States (other than any electric vehicle charging stations to be sold, transferred, licensed or financed pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or pursuant to agreements governing Other Permitted
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5 Sales), (ii) for other general corporate purposes and (iii) to pay any fees or expenses associated with transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 1.4 Single Loan. The Loan and all of the other Obligations shall constitute one general obligation of Borrower secured by all of the Collateral. 1.5 Interest. (a) Borrower shall pay interest to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders on the outstanding balance of the Loan at a fixed rate equal to twelve percent (12.0%) per annum. All computations of interest on the Loan shall be made by Agent on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360) day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. In no event will Agent charge interest at a rate that exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. (b) Interest shall be payable on the balance of the Loan (i) quarterly in arrears and shall be due on the first Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter, (ii) on the Maturity Date of the Loan, and (iii) if any interest accrues or remains payable after the Maturity Date of the Loan, upon demand by Agent. (c) Effective automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(a), 7.1(h) or 7.1(i), or in the case of any other Event of Default upon written notice from Agent to Borrower, and in each case for so long as any such Event of Default shall be continuing, the interest rate applicable to the Loan shall be increased by three percentage points (3.0%) per annum (such increased rate, the βDefault Rateβ), and all outstanding Obligations, including accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent permitted under applicable law), shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default until the earlier of (x) the date on which such Obligations are paid in full and (y) the date on which such Event of Default ceases to be continuing, at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. (d) On the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, or (ii) the date that Borrower prepays in whole or in part any of the Loans, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders additional deferred interest equal to eleven percent (11%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the such date (such amount, the βDeferred Interestβ); provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Deferred Interest on such principal Loan amount being prepaid as long as the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter is greater than 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to the proposed prepayment of such principal Loan amount, the Prepayment Amount payable on such principal amount, and the Deferred Interest payable on such principal Loan amount (as if such prepayment had been made during the measuring period). Such Deferred Interest shall be deemed fully earned by Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date and non-refundable. (e) If any payment to the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such Payment Date shall be extended to the 6 next succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 1.5, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the βMaximum Lawful Rateβ), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Xxxxxxxx shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In no event shall the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that Agent could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. 1.6 Fees. Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders: (a) the fees set forth in that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Agent and the Borrower (the βFee Letterβ); and (b) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, including those relating to (i) Agentβs due diligence review and evaluation of the transaction, (ii) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, (iii) the closing of the Transactions, (iv) all appraisal, audit, environmental, title work, travel (including, without limitation, travel expenses incurred by Co-Lead Arranger), inspection, surveys, filing, search and registration fees, (v) any loan, escrow, recording and transfer fees and taxes (as applicable), and (vi) Agentβs and Co-Lead Arrangerβs reasonable and documented out-of-pocket counsel fees and expenses relating to any of the foregoing (it being acknowledged that Co-Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate); provided that Agent agrees to apply the Term Sheet Deposit to any amounts payable by Borrower pursuant to Section 1.6(b). 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes. Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement (not otherwise made pursuant to Section 1.8) without set-off, counterclaim or deduction and free and clear of all Taxes not later than 3:00 PM New York City time on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds to an account specified by the Agent in writing, except as required by applicable law. If a Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Taxes from any payment to any Recipient under any Loan Document, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased so that, after making all required deductions (including such deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.7), the applicable Recipient
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7 receives an amount equal to that which it would have received had no such deductions been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 1.7, Borrower shall deliver to Agent a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or a copy of the return reporting such payment. 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments. Borrower irrevocably agrees that Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply any and all payments against the then due and payable Obligations; provided, unless the Required Lenders determine otherwise, all payments against the Obligations shall be applied (a) first, to payment of costs and expenses, including attorneysβ fees, of Agent payable or reimbursable by Credit Parties under the Loan Documents; (b) second, to payment of all accrued unpaid interest on the Obligations; (c) third, to payment of principal on all remaining installments of the Loans in inverse order of maturity; (d) fourth, to payment of any other amounts owing constituting Obligations; and (e) fifth, any remainder shall be for the account of and paid to whoever may be lawfully entitled thereto. Each of Lenders or other Persons entitled to payment shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses second, third, fourth or fifth above. 1.9 Accounting. Each Lender is authorized to record on its books and records the date and amount of the Loan and each payment of principal thereof and such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded. 1.10 Indemnity. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold each Recipient and their Affiliates, and their respective employees, attorneys and agents (each, an βIndemnified Personβ), harmless from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneysβ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any other documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein or therein and any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing, including any and all product liabilities, Environmental Liabilities, Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under Section 1.7 or Section 1.10) and reasonable legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ), except to the extent that any such Indemnified Liability is finally determined by a non-appealable court order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Personβs gross negligence or willful misconduct or arises solely out of disputes between and among the Agent and the Lenders. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL 8 DAMAGES THAT MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. 1.11 Intentionally Omitted. 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc. As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, Borrower shall take such actions as required by Section 3.28 and cause such new Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and a Grantor under this Agreement by having the following documents delivered to the Lenders: (i) a Secretarial Certificate, a Power of Attorney and a Joinder Agreement in the forms of Exhibits C, D and H attached hereto, respectively, duly completed, executed and delivered by such new Subsidiary, (ii) agreements and documents with respect to such new Subsidiary of the types described under the defined term Collateral Documents, (iii) an opinion of counsel to such new Subsidiary, in form, substance and scope comparable to the legal opinion of Xxxxxxxβs counsel delivered to Agent and Lenders on the Closing Date and (iv) an updated Disclosure Schedule (3.7). 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders. (a) Unless Agent shall have received notice from any Lender prior to the date such Lender is required to make any payment hereunder with respect to the Loan that such Lender will not make such payment (or any portion thereof) available to Agent, Agent may assume that such Lender has made such payment available to Agent on the date such payment is required to be made in accordance with this Section 1 and Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. Borrower agrees to repay to Agent on demand such amount (until repaid by such Lender) with interest thereon for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable to the Obligation that would have been created when Agent made available such amount to Borrower had such Lender made a corresponding payment available; provided, however, that such payment shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation it may have to Borrower. In addition, any Lender that shall not have made available to Agent any portion of any payment described above (any such Lender, a βNon-Funding Lenderβ) agrees to pay such amount to Agent on demand together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to the Term Loan. Such repayment shall then constitute the funding of the corresponding Loan (including any Loan deemed to have been made hereunder with such payment) or participation. The existence of any Non-Funding Lender shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations under any Loan Document, but no other Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any payment required under any Loan Document. (b) Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a βLenderβ (or be, or have its Term Loans and Commitments, included in the determination of βRequired Lendersβ or βLenders directly affectedβ pursuant to Section 10.1(b)) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan
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9 Document, provided that (A) the Commitment of a Non-Funding Lender may not be increased, extended or reinstated, (B) the principal of a Non-Funding Lenderβs Loans may not be reduced or forgiven, and (C) the interest rate applicable to Obligations owing to a Non-Funding Lender may not be reduced, in each case, without the consent of such Non- Funding Lender. Moreover, for the purposes of determining Required Lenders and the Loans and Commitments held by Non-Funding Lenders shall be excluded from the total Loans and Commitments outstanding. 1.14 Substitution of Lenders. (a) Substitution Right. In the event that any Lender, other than Agent, that is not an Affiliate of Agent (any such Lender, an βAffected Lenderβ), (i) becomes a Non-Funding Lender with respect to the Loan or (ii) does not consent to any amendment, waiver or consent to any Loan Document for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but that requires the consent of all Lenders, Borrower may either pay in full such Affected Lender with respect to amounts due on the Term Loan of such Lender without premium or penalty and with the consent of Agent or substitute for such Affected Lender any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to Agent (in each case, a βSubstitute Lenderβ). (b) Procedure. To substitute such Affected Lender or pay in full the Obligations owed to such Affected Lender under such Xxxxxxβs Term Loan, Borrower shall deliver a notice to Agent and such Affected Lender. The effectiveness of such payment or substitution shall be subject to the delivery to Agent by Borrower (or, as may be applicable in the case of a substitution, by the Substitute Lender) of (i) payment for the account of such Affected Lender, of, to the extent accrued through, and outstanding on, the effective date for such payment or substitution, all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan (including those that will be owed because of such payment and all Obligations that would be owed to such Lender as if it was solely a Lender hereunder), and (ii) in the case of a substitution, (A) payment of the assignment fee set forth in Section 8(a) and (B) an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent whereby the Substitute Lender shall, among other things, agree to be bound by the terms of the Loan Documents and assume the Term Loan Commitment of the Affected Lender. (c) Effectiveness. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (b) above, Agent shall record such substitution or payment in the Register, whereupon (i) in the case of any payment in full of all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender, such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitments shall be terminated and (ii) in the case of any substitution, (A) the Affected Lender shall sell and be relieved of, and the Substitute Lender shall purchase and assume, all rights and claims of such Affected Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan, except that the Affected Lender shall retain such rights expressly providing that they survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Term Loan Commitments, (B) the Substitute Lender shall become a βLenderβ hereunder having a Term Loan Commitment in the amount of such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment and (C) the Affected Lender shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment Agreement to evidence such substitution and deliver any Note in its possession with respect to its Term Loan; provided, however, that the failure 10 of any Affected Lender to execute any such Assignment Agreement or deliver any such Note shall not render such sale and purchase (or the corresponding assignment) invalid. 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 2.1 Conditions to the Loan. No Lender shall be obligated to make a Closing Date Term Loan on the Closing Date, unless and until all of the following conditions have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion, or waived in writing by Agent: (a) Closing Checklist. The documents and other items or actions set forth on the Closing Checklist (Schedule D) shall have been duly executed and delivered, or completed by the appropriate parties, except where such Closing Checklist expressly indicates that such document item or action may be delivered or completed after the Closing Date; (b) Insurance. Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the insurance policies provided for in Section 3.16 are in full force and effect; (c) Opinions of Counsel. Agent shall have received opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (d) Fees. Borrower has paid the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and shall have reimbursed Agent and Co-Lead Arranger for all reasonable and documented out-of- pocket attorneysβ fees (it being acknowledged that Co-Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate), and other costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, each in immediately available funds, or authorized the Agent to deduct the fees under the Fee Letter and such other fees, costs and expenses of closing from the amount of the Term Loan made on the Closing Date; (e) Intentionally Omitted. (f) Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; (g) Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstance that has had or reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred; (h) Default. No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result after giving effect to the Loan; (i) Intentionally Omitted.
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11 (j) Indebtedness and Minority Interests. After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, no Credit Party shall have outstanding any Indebtedness or preferred stock other than (i) the Loans hereunder, (ii) the Indebtedness and preferred stock listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.18), and (iii) any Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 5.1; (k) Requirements of Law. The Credit Parties and the Transactions shall be in full compliance with all material Requirements of Law, including Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board, and shall have received satisfactory evidence of such compliance reasonably requested by them; (l) Consents. All requisite Governmental Authorities and third parties shall have approved or consented to the Transactions, and there shall be no governmental or judicial action, actual or threatened in writing, that has or would have, singly or in the aggregate, a reasonable likelihood of restraining, preventing or imposing burdensome conditions on the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby; (m) Litigation. There shall be no litigation, public or private, or administrative proceedings, governmental investigation or other legal or regulatory developments, actual or threatened, that, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or could materially and adversely affect the ability of the Credit Parties to fully and timely perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or the ability of the parties to consummate the financings contemplated hereby or the other Transactions; (n) Sources and Uses. The sources and uses of the Loan shall be as set forth in Section 1.3; (o) Personal Property Requirements. The Agent shall have received: (i) (A) originals of all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities and (B) original instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates, agreements and instruments; (ii) Intentionally omitted; (iii) all other certificates, agreements, or instruments necessary to perfect the Agentβs security interest in all Chattel Paper, all Instruments, and all Investment Property of each Credit Party (to the extent required hereunder); (iv) UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the Code, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, and such other documents under applicable Requirements of Law in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the opinion of the Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, hereunder; 12 (v) copies (to the extent applicable) of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy, execution and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in those Federal, provincial, state and county jurisdictions in which any Credit Party is organized or maintains its chief executive office, principal place of business, property and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered hereunder (other than Permitted Liens or any other Liens acceptable to the Agent); and (vi) evidence acceptable to the Agent of payment or arrangements for payment by the Credit Parties of all applicable recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of Liens. (p) USA PATRIOT Act. The Lenders and the Agent shall have timely received the information required under Section 10.13 and background investigations of the Guarantors and the Borrowerβs management and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion; (q) Intentionally Omitted. (r) Capitalization Information. Agent shall have received from the Borrower an accurate and complete capitalization table reflecting all of the direct and indirect owners of each Credit Party (including the applicable ownership percentages) as of: (i) the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ), and (ii) the date immediately following the Closing Date (the βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ) (collectively, the βCap Tablesβ); (s) Organization Chart. Agent shall have received from the Borrower an accurate and complete organization chart reflecting all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower (including the applicable ownership percentages) as of: (i) the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the βPre-Closing Organization Chartβ), and (ii) the date immediately following the Closing Date (the βPost-Closing Organization Chartβ) (collectively, the βOrganization Chartsβ). To the extent that the Pre-Closing Organization Chart is identical to the Post-Closing Organization Chart, the Borrower may certify to Agent that the Post-Closing Organization Chart is identical to the Pre-Closing Organization Chart; and (t) Delivery of SBA Documents. The Borrower shall have delivered the following documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and each Lender that is an SBIC (and, as applicable, duly executed and dated as of the Closing Date or an earlier date satisfactory to such SBIC): (i) a Note; (ii) the SBA Side Letter;
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13 (iii) each duly executed and completed SBA Form; and (iv) such other documents or instruments as reasonably requested by such SBIC to comply with the Act. (u) Minimum Qualified Capital Stock Contribution. On or before the Closing Date, Parent shall have received not less than $12,000,000 of proceeds of the issuance of its Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to its recent equity issuance of Class C-2 stock. (v) Advisor Engagement. The Borrower shall have consented to and approved the engagement of HunterPoint LLC as advisor to Agent, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower, to perform the services described in the memorandum delivered to Borrower for a period of three (3) months following the Closing Date; provided that the term of such engagement may be extended at the discretion of Agent for no longer than three (3) months and any further extensions thereafter shall be subject to the mutual consent of Borrower and Agent. (w) Closing Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent a duly executed Closing Certificate. (x) Projections and Quality of Earnings. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent (i) reasonably detailed projections for the succeeding five (5) years, with monthly projections of not less than the first twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date and (ii) quality of earnings report conducted by a firm reasonably acceptable to Agent. 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS To induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make the Loan, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender (each of which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement), and promise to and agree with Agent and each Lender until the Termination Date as follows: 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Grantor: (a) is, as of the Closing Date, and will continue to be (i) (A) a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, and validly existing and (B) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) in compliance with all Requirements of Law and Contractual Obligations, except to the extent failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) has and will continue to have (i) the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease, and to conduct its business as now, heretofore or proposed to be conducted, and (ii) except as could not, individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all licenses, permits, franchises, rights, powers, consents or approvals 14 from or by all Persons or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such Grantor that are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business. 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names. (a) Each Grantorβs name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) the type of entity of each Grantor, (c) the organizational identification number issued by each Grantorβs state of incorporation or organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, (d) each Grantorβs state of organization or incorporation, and (e) the location of each Grantorβs chief executive office and locations of Collateral when not in use by a customer of any Grantor are as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2) and, except as set forth in such Disclosure Schedule, such locations have not changed during the preceding twelve (12) months. As of the Closing Date, during the prior five (5) years, except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2), no Grantor has been known as or conducted business in any other name (including trade names) than the name of such Grantor set forth on the signature page hereto. Borrower has only one state of incorporation or organization. 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery and performance by each Grantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and therein: (a) are and will continue to be within such Grantorβs power and authority; (b) have been and will continue to be duly authorized by all necessary or proper action; (c) are not and will not be in violation of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Grantor; (d) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Collateral; and (e) do not and will not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Document shall have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Grantor party thereto, and each such Loan Document upon such execution and delivery shall be and will continue to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally. 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records. (a) The annual and monthly Financial Statements of the Grantors delivered pursuant to Section 4.1 present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of such Grantors as of the date of each such Financial Statement in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments and to the absence of footnotes in the case of unaudited statements). (b) The Grantors shall keep proper Books and Records in which proper entries, reflecting all consolidated and consolidating financial transactions, will be made in accordance with GAAP and all Requirements of Law in all material respects of all financial transactions and the assets and business of each Grantor on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements. 3.5 Material Adverse Change. Between March 31, 2019 and the Closing Date, no events with respect to any Grantor have occurred that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably
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15 be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of any Grantor has or has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Grantor is in default, and to such Grantorβs knowledge no third party is in default, under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations, that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.6 Collection of Accounts. Credit Parties will continue to collect on their Accounts in accordance with customary practices in the media industry and consistent with the normal collection policy of the Credit Parties as in effect in the period prior to the Closing Date. 3.7 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7), as of the Closing Date, Borrower does not have any Subsidiaries. The issued and outstanding Stock of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding all rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which Borrower or such Subsidiariesβ may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock) as of the Closing Date is accurately reflected in the organizational chart delivered pursuant to Section 3.29(c) and set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent). 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations. No Grantor is subject to or regulated under any Federal or state statute, rule or regulation that restricts or limits such Personβs ability to incur Indebtedness, pledge its assets, or to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. The making of the Loan, the application of the proceeds and repayment thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not violate any Requirement of Law. No Grantor is engaged, nor will it engage, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of βpurchasingβ or βcarryingβ any βmargin securityβ as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as βMargin Stockβ). No Grantor owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loan or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock. No Grantor will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board. 3.9 Taxes; Charges. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.9), all tax returns, reports and statements required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by Borrower or any other Grantor have, as of the Closing Date, been filed and will, until the Termination Date, be filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and no tax Lien has been filed against any Grantor or any Grantorβs property. Disclosure Schedule (3.9) sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any Grantorβs tax returns are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority and any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding. As of the Closing Date, no Grantor has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the IRC, by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.10 Payment of Obligations. Each Grantor will pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all of its material Charges and 16 other obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and none of the Collateral is or would reasonably be expected to become subject to any Lien or forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest. 3.11 ERISA. (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other existing ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.11), (i) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of the Grantors under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by more than $500,000, and (ii) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such underfunded Plans by more than $500,000. No Grantor or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any Withdrawal Liability in excess of $500,000. (b) Each Grantor shall furnish to the Agent (x) as soon as possible after, and in any event within five (5) days after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party knows or has reason to know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Credit Parties or any of their ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000 or the imposition of a Lien, a statement of a Responsible Officer of such Credit Party setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that such Credit Party or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto; (y) upon request by the Agent, copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate with the Department of Labor with respect to each Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Plan; (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan (or employee benefit plan sponsored or contributed to by any Credit Party) as the Agent shall reasonably request and (z) promptly following any request therefor, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(1) of ERISA that any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided, that if any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the applicable Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof. 3.12 Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.12), there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the knowledge of each Credit Party,
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17 threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Credit Party or any of their respective Properties which: (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or (b) would reasonably be expected to result in equitable relief or monetary judgment(s), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000 and unless fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided. As of the Closing Date, except with respect to matters set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.12), no Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is the subject of an audit or, to each Credit Partyβs knowledge, any review or investigation by any Governmental Authority (excluding the IRS and other taxing authorities) concerning the violation or possible violation of any Requirement of Law. Each Grantor shall notify Agent promptly in writing upon learning of the existence, threat or commencement of any such Litigation or any such order, investigation or audit. 3.13 Intellectual Property. Each Grantor owns, or is licensed to use, all such Intellectual Property material to its business as currently conducted, except for such Intellectual Property the failure of which to so own or be so licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Grantor will take all necessary steps to preserve its ownership and licenses in such Intellectual Property so as to permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default. To permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), including in such license the right to sublicense, use and practice any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor and access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. As of the Closing Date, the Grantors own or are licensed to use the Intellectual Property as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.13). Each Grantor shall maintain the patenting and registration of all Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or other appropriate Governmental Authority. In the event that any Grantor becomes aware that any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business has been infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party in any material respect, such Grantor promptly shall notify the Agent and shall take such actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Grantor may transfer, abandon, or otherwise dispose of Intellectual Property that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that in the case of registered Intellectual Property, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) to such transfer, abandon or disposition, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 18 3.14 Full Disclosure. No information contained in any Loan Document, the Financial Statements or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of any Grantor under any Loan Document, or to induce Agent and the Lenders to execute the Loan Documents (as such information has been amended, supplemented or superseded by any other information later delivered to the same parties receiving such information, provided that the delivery of such amended, supplemented or superseding information shall not cure any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(b) other than with respect to this Section 3.14), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. 3.15 Environmental Liabilities. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.15), as of the Closing Date, (a) no Grantor is subject to any Environmental Liabilities or, to any Grantorβs knowledge, potential Environmental Liabilities, that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate and (b) no written notice has been received by any Grantor identifying it as a βpotentially responsible partyβ or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of any Grantor, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to result in any Grantor being identified as a βpotentially responsible partyβ under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, in each such case if such circumstance would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate. Each Grantor: (i) shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000, (ii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any Release, on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any real property owned, leased or occupied by a Grantor if such Release would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, (iii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any claims that could form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, and (iv) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any occurrences of non-compliance with Environmental Laws or environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000. Each Credit Party has made available to Agent copies of all existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and all documents prepared since January 1, 2010 pertaining to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case to the extent such reports, reviews, audits and documents are in their possession, custody, control or otherwise available to the Credit Parties. 3.16 Insurance. As of the Closing Date, Disclosure Schedule (3.16) lists all insurance of any nature maintained by Borrower with respect to the Collateral as well as all liability insurance maintained by the Grantors, as well as a summary of the terms of such insurance. (a) Coverage. Without limiting any of the other obligations or liabilities of the Grantors under this Agreement, the Grantors shall, during the term of this Agreement, carry and maintain, at its own expense, at least the minimum insurance coverage set forth in this Section 3.16. All insurance carried pursuant to this Section 3.16 shall be placed with such insurers having a minimum A.M. Best rating of A-:VIII (or as may be otherwise reasonably
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19 acceptable to the Agent) and be in such form, with terms, conditions, limits and deductibles as shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent. The insurance required to be carried and maintained by Grantors hereunder shall, in all events, include, without limitation, the following: (i) All Risk Property Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain, all risk property insurance covering against physical loss or damage, including but not limited to fire and extended coverage, and collapse coverage. Coverage shall be written on a replacement cost basis in an amount reasonably acceptable to Agent; and, (ii) Commercial General Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with a limit of not less than $2,000,000. Such coverage shall include, but not be limited to, premises/operations, broad form contractual liability, products/completed operations, property damage and personal injury liability; and, (iii) Excess/Umbrella Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain excess and/or umbrella liability insurance written on an occurrence basis in an amount not less than $5,000,000 providing coverage limits excess of the insurance limits required under subsection (a)(ii). Such insurance shall follow the form of the primary insurances and drop down in case of exhaustion of underlying limits and/or aggregates. (b) Endorsements. The Grantors shall cause all insurance policies carried and maintained in accordance with this Section 3.16 to be endorsed as follows: (i) Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall be an additional insured and loss payee with respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i). Agent, on behalf of Xxxxxxx, shall be an additional insured with respect to liability policies described in subsections (a)(ii) and, to the extent allowed by law (iii). It shall be understood that any obligation imposed upon the Grantors, including but not limited to the obligation to pay premiums, shall be the sole obligation of the Grantors and not that of the Agent; and, (ii) With respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i), the interests of the Agent shall not be invalidated by any action or inaction of any Grantor or any other Person, and shall insure the Agent regardless of any breach or violation by any Grantor or any other Person, of any warranties, declarations or conditions of such policies; and, (iii) The insurers thereunder shall waive all rights of subrogation against Agent, any right of setoff or counterclaim and any other right to deduction, whether by attachment or otherwise; and, (iv) If such insurance is canceled for any reason whatsoever, including nonpayment of premium, such cancellation shall not be effective as to the Agent until thirty (30) days after receipt by Agent of written notice from such insurer. 20 (c) Certifications. On the Closing Date, and at each policy renewal, but not less than annually, the Grantors shall provide to the Agent a certification from each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer. Such certification shall identify the underwriters, the type of insurance, the limits, deductibles, and term thereof and shall specifically list the special provisions delineated in section (b) above for such insurance required for this Section 3.16. (d) Intentionally Omitted. (e) Notice to Agent. The Grantors shall notify the Agent immediately whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 3.16 is taken out by any Credit Party; and promptly deliver to the Agent a copy of such policy or policies. Borrower shall direct all present and future insurers under its policies of insurance to pay all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Collateral directly to Agent for application pursuant to Section 1.2(f). If any insurance proceeds are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to Borrower and Agent jointly, Agent may endorse Borrowerβs name thereon and do such other things as Agent may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. 3.17 Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to (a) the Loan, the issuance of the Guarantees of the Obligations and the pledge of assets as security therefor by all of the Grantors, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower, and (c) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties taken as a whole are Solvent. 3.18 Other Financings. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.18) attached hereto, none of the Credit Parties has outstanding as of the Closing Date any Indebtedness. 3.19 Conduct of Business. Each Grantor (a) shall conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (b) shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of the Collateral and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition and make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with manufacturer specifications and industry practices; provided such Grantor shall not be obligated to comply with the foregoing covenant if, (i) in such Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, such Collateral is no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in the event fair market value of such Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 3.20 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Agent and at the sole expense of the Grantors, the Grantors shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Agent may reasonably deem desirable (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Agentβs rights in any Collateral and security
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21 interests or the equivalent under any foreign law, or (c) to enable Agent to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted. 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property. (a) Each Grantor holds and will continue to hold good title to any of its property constituting the Collateral and none of such property is or will be subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens. (b) Each Grantor shall (i) maintain and preserve in all material respects in good working order and condition the Collateral and all other of its property necessary in the conduct of its business, and such Collateral shall be maintained in accordance with all manufacturerβs suggested and recommended maintenance procedures, including preventive maintenance, (ii) obtain, maintain and preserve all material rights, permits, licenses, approvals and privileges (including all Permits) necessary, used or useful, whether because of its ownership, lease, sublease or other operation or occupation of property or other conduct of its business, and shall make all necessary or appropriate filings with, and give all required notices to, Governmental Authorities, and (iii) maintain the Collateral in compliance with all statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, standards, directives, orders, judgments and permits (including environmental) issued by any Governmental Authority. (c) Collateral shall not be located in, in transit to or used by a customer, in any country, state, nation, or territory (i) listed on the Lists or otherwise under United States sanctions for conducting business or (ii) set forth on Schedule E hereto (as such Schedule E may be amended by written notice from time to time by Agent to Borrower on a prospective basis) (each a βRestricted Locationβ). Upon an amendment to Schedule E pursuant to the forgoing sentence such that Collateral is located in a Restricted Location that was not located in a Restricted Location prior to such amendment, no Grantor shall extend or renew any rental agreements or enter into any new rental agreements which would cause the Collateral to be located in, in transit to or in use in a Restricted Location by a customer of such Grantor and such Grantor shall remove such Collateral from such Restricted Location within fifteen (15) days from the delivery of such notice or, if such Collateral is subject to a rental agreement with a customer of such Grantor at such time, fifteen (15) days from the end of the then current term of such rental agreement. (d) Real Property. Schedules 8(a) and 8(b) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date contain a true and complete list of each interest in Real Property (i) owned by any Credit Party as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and whether such owned Real Property is leased and if leased whether the underlying lease contains any option to purchase all or any portion of such Real Property or any interest therein or contains any right of first refusal relating to any sale of such Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein and (ii) leased, subleased or otherwise occupied or utilized by any Credit Party, as lessee, sublessee, franchisee or licensee, as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.21(d), whether any lease requires the consent of the landlord or tenant thereunder, or other party thereto, to the Transactions. 22 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. (a) No Credit Party and, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls a Credit Party, and no customer of a Credit Party, is (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the βSDN Listβ) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ), Department of the Treasury, and/or on any other similar list (βOther Listsβ and, collectively with the SDN List, the βListsβ) maintained by the OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation (collectively, βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ); or (ii) a Person (a βDesignated Personβ) either (A) included within the term βdesignated nationalβ as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (B) designated under Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders (collectively, the βExecutive Ordersβ). The OFAC Laws and Regulations and the Executive Orders are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ. Each of the Credit Parties represents and warrants that it requires, and has taken reasonable measures to ensure compliance with the requirement, that no Person who owns any other direct interest in a Credit Party is or shall be listed on any of the Lists or is or shall be a Designated Person. This Section 3.22 shall not apply to any Person to the extent that such Personβs interest in the Borrower is through a U.S. Publicly-Traded Entity. As used in this Agreement, βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ means a Person (other than an individual) whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, or quoted on an automated quotation system, in the United States, or a wholly- owned subsidiary of such a Person. (b) Each Credit Party represents and warrants that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (and in any event as required by law), with respect to each holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party, to assure that funds invested by such holders in the Credit Parties are derived from legal sources (βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ). The Anti-Money Laundering Measures have been undertaken in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq. (βBSAβ), and all applicable laws, regulations and government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957 (collectively with the BSA, βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ). (c) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender, to its actual knowledge after making due inquiry, that no such Credit Party or any holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party (i) is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, or any violation of the BSA, (ii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (iii) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. (d) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (in any event as required by law), to ensure that such Credit Party is in compliance with all current and future Anti-
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23 Money Laundering Laws and laws, regulations and government guidance for the prevention of terrorism, terrorist financing and drug trafficking. (e) Each Credit Party and its respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the applicable Credit Party, the agents of each Credit Party and their Subsidiaries, are in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the βFCPAβ) and any other applicable anti-corruption law, including without limitation the UK Bribery Act, in all material respects. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries have instituted and maintained, and shall maintain, policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws. 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Each Credit Party shall preserve and maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and (b) it rights (charter and statutory), privileges, franchises and Permits necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business, except, in the case of this clause (b), where the failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc. Each Credit Party shall comply with all applicable Requirements of Law, Contractual Obligations and Permits, except for such failures to comply that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.25 Landlord Agreement. Grantors shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a landlord waiver from the landlord of their Chief Executive Office, which landlord waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent, within the time period set forth on Schedule F. 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts. (a) Borrower and each Guarantor shall maintain a cash management system which is reasonably acceptable to Agent (the βCash Management Systemβ), which shall operate as set forth in this Section 3.26. (b) All Proceeds of Collateral held by any Credit Party (other than funds being collected pursuant to the provisions stated below) shall be deposited in one or more bank accounts or securities investment accounts, as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) or other accounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Control Agreements. (c) On the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent a Control Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by each bank where each deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) for the benefit of a Credit Party is maintained (each such account, a βControlled Accountβ). None of the Credit Parties shall establish any deposit accounts after the Closing Date into which Proceeds of any Collateral are deposited without the prior consent of Agent. Borrower shall promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent with Required Lender consent) deliver, and shall cause each other Credit Party to deliver, 24 to Agent a Control Agreement covering each new deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) that is established after the Closing Date; provided that until such time as such Control Agreement is delivered to Agent, such new deposit account shall have a cash balance not to exceed $10,000 at any time. (d) The Credit Parties and their respective directors, employees and agents shall promptly deposit or cause the same to be deposited, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or Proceeds of Collateral which come into their possession or under their control in the applicable Controlled Accounts. 3.27 Assets of Parent. Parent represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date, it has no material assets other than its Ownership Interests of the Borrower and the other assets and contracts described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27). The Parent covenants and agrees to transfer and assign free and clear of any Liens and without monetary consideration to one of the Borrowers any Intellectual Property it owns within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date. 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral. Each Grantor shall: (a) Subject to this Section 3.28, with respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party that is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Loan Documents but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof) (i) execute and deliver to the Agent such other documents as the Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required hereunder in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent. The Borrower shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien hereunder on such after-acquired properties. (b) As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary) of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary, or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, (i) deliver to the Agent the original certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Credit Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party and (ii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to execute a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H or such comparable documentation to become a Grantor and Guarantor under this Agreement, and (B) to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Agent to cause the Lien created hereunder to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any applicable foreign laws), including the execution by Borrower or the applicable Credit Party of a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H
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25 or such comparable documentation to the applicable Pledge Agreement and the filing of financing statements (or foreign equivalents) in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent and to the extent such new Subsidiary owns Collateral which is located in the United States. (c) Promptly grant to the Agent, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition thereof, a security interest in and Mortgage on (i) each Real Property owned in fee by such Credit Party as is acquired by such Credit Party after the Closing Date and that, together with any improvements thereon, individually has a fair market value of at least $500,000, as additional security for the Obligations (unless the subject property is already mortgaged to a third party to the extent permitted by Section 5.2). Such Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected Liens subject only to Permitted Liens or other Liens acceptable to the Agent. The Mortgages or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Such Credit Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of any existing Mortgage or new Mortgage against such after-acquired Real Property (including a Title Policy, a survey and local counsel opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) in respect of such Mortgage). 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries. (a) Equity Interests. Schedules 1(a) and 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date set forth a list of (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower and the other Credit Parties and their jurisdictions of organization as of the Closing Date and (ii) the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized, and the number outstanding, on the Closing Date and the number of shares covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights at the Closing Date. All Equity Interests of each Credit Party are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non- assessable, and, other than the Equity Interests of Borrower, are owned by Borrower, directly or indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Each Credit Party is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens, rights or claims of other persons, except the security interest created by the Loan Documents, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any such Equity Interests. (b) No Consent of Third Parties Required. Other than the approval of the Board of Directors of the issuer of the Equity Interests, no consent of any Person including any other general or limited partner, any other member of a limited liability company, any other shareholder or any other trust beneficiary is necessary or reasonably desirable (from the perspective of a secured party) in connection with the creation, perfection or priority status of the security interest of the Agent in any Equity Interests pledged to the Agent for the 26 benefit of the Lenders hereunder or the exercise by the Agent of the voting or other rights provided for hereunder or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof. (c) Organizational Chart. Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent) sets forth an accurate organizational chart, showing the ownership structure of Borrower and each Subsidiary on the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, is set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date. 3.30 Security Documents. Each Loan Document, including any such document delivered pursuant to Sections 3.20 and 3.28 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Credit Partiesβ right, title and interest in and to the Collateral thereunder, and (i) when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Agent to the extent required hereunder), such Loan Document will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral, in each case subject to no Liens other than the applicable Permitted Liens. 3.31 Intentionally Omitted. 3.32 Government Contracts. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.32), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any contract or agreement with any Governmental Authority and no Credit Partyβs Collateral is subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar state or local law. 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations. As of the Closing Date, there exists no actual or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, written threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in (a) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any customer or group of customers whose purchases during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months caused them to be ranked among the ten (10) largest customers of such Credit Party or (b) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any supplier essential to its operations. 3.34 Bonding; Licenses. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.34), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any surety bond agreement, indemnification agreement therefor or bonding requirement with respect to products or services sold by it. 3.35 Affiliate Transactions. No Credit Party is party to any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, except those permitted by Section 5.7 hereof and those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 3.36 Post-Closing Matters. The Credit Parties shall deliver to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the documents or items, or complete the actions, described on Schedule F on or before the dates specified thereon.
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The Credit Parties shall furnish to the Agent and each Lender: (a) Monthly Reports. Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each Fiscal Month of the Credit Parties, the balance sheets of the Credit Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis as at the end of such Fiscal Month and as of the end of the preceding Fiscal Year, and the related statements of operations, the related statements of profits and losses and related statements of cash flows of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Month and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such Fiscal Month, and, beginning with the Fiscal Month ending January 31, 2020 and thereafter, which shall set forth in comparative form such figures as at the end of and for such Fiscal Month and appropriate prior period and shall be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and to present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis as at the end of such period and the results of operations for such period, and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such period, subject only to normal year-end and audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; (b) Annual Reports. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Credit Parties (or one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, the related audited consolidated statements of profits and losses and the related audited consolidated statements of cash flows and stockholdersβ equity for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, which shall be accompanied by an opinion, without a going concern or similar qualification or an exception as to scope, prepared by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to Agent; (c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day 28 of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (d) Average Revenue Per Unit. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a) and regardless of whether compliance with the Performance Metrics is required at such time, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Average Revenue Per Unit calculations, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (e) Compliance Certificate. At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Section 4.1(a), a Compliance Certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. The Compliance Certificate shall include a listing of government contracts of the Borrower subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or any similar state or municipal law; (f) [Reserved.] (g) Responsible Officerβs Certificate Regarding Collateral. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate Supplement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement; (h) Public Reports. Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Credit Party with any provincial securities commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said commissions, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to holders of its Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor), as the case may be; (i) Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof by any Credit Party, a copy of any βmanagement letterβ received by any such Person from its independent chartered accountants and the managementβs responses thereto; (j) Budgets. Promptly (and in any event within 2 Business Days) after approval by the Board of Directors of Parent (and in no event later than February 28 of each Fiscal Year), (i) a consolidated budget for Credit Parties in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, but to include balance sheets, statements of income and sources and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and projected borrowing availability on a consolidated basis under this Agreement, for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year prepared in detail and (ii) a financial model for the subsequent Fiscal Year, in each case, prepared in summary form, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budget or model is based, accompanied by the statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower to the effect that each budget and model has been prepared in good faith and
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29 based on assumptions believed to be reasonable and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget or model; (k) Organization. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), an accurate organizational chart as required by Section 3.29(c), or confirmation that there are no changes to Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date or since the most recent organization chart delivered to Agent under this Section 4.1(k); (l) Organizational Documents. Promptly provide copies of any Organizational Documents that have been amended or modified in accordance with the terms hereof and deliver a copy of any notice of default given or received by any Credit Party under any Organizational Document within fifteen (15) days after such Credit Party gives or receives such notice; (m) Appraisals. At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default promptly upon the request of the Agent, an appraisal report performed at the expense of Borrower by a nationally recognized appraiser satisfactory to Agent, setting forth in reasonable detail the orderly liquidation value of the Collateral; and (n) Inspection of Property; Field Examinations and Audits. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, with respect to each owned, leased, or controlled property, (a) provide access to such property to Agent as frequently as Agent determines to be appropriate; and (b) permit Agent to conduct field examinations, audit, inspect and make extracts and copies from all of such Credit Partyβs books and records, including invoices from and payments to the Credit Partiesβ vendors, and evaluate and make verifications of the Eligible Capital Expenditures and any Collateral in any manner and through any medium that Agent considers advisable, in each instance, at the Credit Partiesβ expense; provided the Credit Parties shall only be obligated to reimburse Agent for the expenses for one (1) such field examination, audit and inspection per year or at any time if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or Agent reasonably suspects fraudulent activity in connection with the Eligible Capital Expenditures. 4.2 Financial Covenants. (a) Minimum Cash Balance. As of the last day of each Fiscal Month, Credit Parties shall not permit Cash Balance to be less than $6,000,000. (b) Performance Metrics. Commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019, if as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter the Credit Parties have a Cash Balance of less than $9,000,000, the Credit Parties shall not permit (i) the Total Revenue (measured as of the trailing twelve (12) month period ending on each date set forth in the table below) to be less than the amount set forth in the table below and (ii) Average Revenue Per Unit to be less than the amount set forth in the table below (collectively clauses (i) and (ii), the βPerformance Metricsβ). 30 Period Total Revenue Average Revenue Per Unit August 31, 2019 $17,000,000 $20,000 November 30, 2019 $20,000,000 $20,000 February 29, 2020 $28,000,000 $22,000 May 31, 2020 $33,000,000 $22,000 August 31, 2020 $39,000,000 $22,000 November 30, 2020 $44,000,000 $22,000 February 28, 2021 $52,000,000 $25,000 May 31, 2021 $67,000,000 $25,000 August 31, 2021 $83,000,000 $25,000 November 30, 2021 $100,000,000 $25,000 February 28, 2022 $117,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 February 28, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 February 29, 2024 $132,000,000 $30,000 If the Credit Parties are not in compliance with the Performance Metrics at the end of any Fiscal Quarter in which compliance with the Performance Metrics is required, the Parent shall promptly (and in any event within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non-compliance with the Performance Metrics) issue Qualified Capital Stock (the βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ) in an amount as reasonably acceptable to Agent and promptly contribute the proceeds of such Mandatory Equity Issuance to the Borrower. If the Parent fails to complete the Mandatory Equity Issuance within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non- compliance with the Performance Metrics, the Borrower shall make mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(ii). 4.3 Other Reports and Information. The Grantors shall advise Agent and each Lender in reasonable detail promptly after becoming aware of: (a) any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, attaching to or asserted against any of the Collateral or any occurrence causing a material loss or decline in value of any Collateral and the estimated (or actual, if available) amount of such loss or decline; (b) any material change in the composition of the Collateral; and (c) the occurrence of any Default or other event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Grantors shall, upon the reasonable request of Agent or any Lender, furnish to Agent and Lenders such other reports and information in connection with the affairs, business, financial condition, operations, prospects or management of Borrower or any other Grantor or the Collateral, all in reasonable detail.
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31 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower and each Credit Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees (for itself and each other Credit Party) that, without Agentβs prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise: 5.1 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) the Obligations, (b) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.18), (c) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of such Credit Party, (d) for Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the benefit of Borrower if the primary obligation is permitted by this Agreement, and (e) additional Indebtedness (including Purchase Money Obligations) incurred after the Closing Date in an aggregate outstanding amount for all such Credit Parties combined not exceeding $500,000. 5.2 Liens. Incur, maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive income or profits, except for Permitted Liens. 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes. Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.7 below investments or loans existing as of the Closing Date and set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.3), merge or amalgamate with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person; except, any Credit Party may form any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date so long as within ten (10) Business Days after such formation, such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor hereunder and grants to Agent a Lien in all of its rights, title and interests in, to and under its Collateral to secure the Obligations for the benefit of the Lenders, all pursuant to written documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent in accordance with Sections 1.12 and 3.28; provided, that no Credit Party shall transfer any assets or property to a new Subsidiary until all requirements of Sections 1.12 and 3.28 have been met for such new Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, no Credit Party shall make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person located outside of the United States without the prior written consent of Required Lenders. 5.4 Asset Sales. Sell, transfer, convey, assign, issue or otherwise dispose any of its assets or properties (including its accounts or any shares of its Stock) or engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction, including without limitation the Collateral or Loan proceeds; provided, however, that (i) any Grantor may transfer any of its Collateral to any other Grantor, provided such Collateral remains subject to the Liens of Agent under this Agreement to secure the Obligations, (ii) Volta Services may enter into the Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales, and (iii) any Grantor may dispose of Collateral that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, with respect to Collateral that has a fair market value in excess of $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 32 5.5 Restricted Payments. Make or permit any Restricted Payment. 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business. Make any changes in any of its business that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect repayment of the Obligations or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or engage in any business other than (a) that presently engaged in or (b) any business reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto and reasonable extensions thereof. 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any lending, borrowing or other commercial transaction with any of its employees, directors, or Affiliates other than (a) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $500,000 at any time and (b) transactions entered on arms-length terms as would be obtained in a transaction between parties that are not Affiliates or set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments. Incur or otherwise suffer to exist or become effective or remain liable on or responsible for any Contractual Obligation limiting or restricting the ability of (a) any Credit Party to make Restricted Payments to, or investments in, or repay Indebtedness of, or otherwise sell property to, any Credit Party or (b) any Credit Party to incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property of any Credit Party, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, securing any of its Obligations (including any such limitation or restriction in the form of any βequal and ratableβ clause and any similar Contractual Obligation requiring, when a Lien is granted on any property, another Lien to be granted on such property or any other property), except, for each of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (y) limitations on Liens (other than those securing any Obligation) on any property whose acquisition, repair, improvement or construction is financed by Purchase Money Indebtedness in reliance upon Section 5.1(b) or (e) set forth in the Contractual Obligations governing such Indebtedness with respect thereto. 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents. Amend, waive, or otherwise modify (a) its charter or by-laws or other Organizational Documents other than in connection with the issuance of Equity Interests by Parent permitted by this Agreement or (b) the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or any agreements governing Other Permitted Sales in a manner material and adverse to the Agent or the Lenders. 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year. Change its (a) accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or any Requirement of Law or (b) its Fiscal Year or its method for determining Fiscal Quarters. 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc. Change (i) its name, Chief Executive Office, corporate offices from those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2), (ii) its warehouses or other Collateral locations, or location of its records concerning the Collateral from those locations set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2); provided, that any Credit Party may change the location of electric charging stations in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the type of legal entity that it is, (iv) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization or (v) its state of incorporation or organization from that set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2).
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33 5.12 Bank Accounts. (a) Establish any depository or other bank account of any kind with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26)) or (b) close or permit to be closed any of the accounts listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) in each case, without Agentβs prior written consent. 5.13 Margin Regulations. Use all or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder to purchase or carry Margin Stock in contravention of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board. 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. No Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien upon the assets of any Credit Party with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA Event, that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in liabilities of the Credit Parties in excess of $500,000. 5.15 Hazardous Materials. Cause or suffer to exist any Release of any Hazardous Material at, to or from any Real Property owned, leased, subleased or otherwise operated by any Credit Party that would violate any Environmental Law, form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities or otherwise adversely affect the value or marketability of any real property (whether or not owned by any Credit Party), other than such violations, Environmental Liabilities and effects that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.16 Parent. Parent shall not (a) acquire any intellectual property, electric vehicle charging stations or other material assets with an aggregate fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or enter into any new agreements other than agreements related to employment, administrative operations, issuance of equity, Parentβs ownership of the Borrowers, or other agreements similar in subject matter to those agreements described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27), and (b) accept or receive any dividends, property, cash or Cash Equivalents or other assets from any other Credit Party other than in the ordinary course of business. 5.17 Use of Proceeds. Use all or any of the proceeds of any Loans other than as set forth in Section 1.3. For the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the Loans shall be used to finance any electric charging stations in connection with the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or the agreements governing Other Permitted Sales. 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. (a) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly (i) conduct any business or engage in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Embargoed Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Anti- Terrorism Law or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law. (b) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly cause or permit any of the funds of such Credit Party that are used to repay the Loans to be derived from any 34 unlawful activity with the result that the making of the Loans would be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law. (c) Knowingly cause or permit (i) an Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest in or benefit of any nature whatsoever in the Credit Parties or (ii) any of the funds or properties of the Credit Parties that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of, or be beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, an Embargoed Person. (d) Deliver to the Lenders any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender in its reasonable discretion, confirming the Credit Partiesβ compliance with this Section 5.18. (e) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption law. 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks. Permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in a sale leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction involving any of its assets. For the avoidance of doubt, Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales shall not be prohibited by this Section 5.19. 5.20 Leases. Enter as lessee into any lease arrangement for real property to be used by any Credit Party as a Chief Executive Office, other office space or warehouse, if after giving effect thereto, the aggregate annual rental payments for all such leased properties would exceed $700,000 in the aggregate in Fiscal Year 2019 and $1,200,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.20 shall not apply to any lease arrangement for real property used as an electric vehicle charging station location. 5.21 Compensation. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (5.21), no Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay any management, consulting or similar fees to any Affiliate of any Credit Party or to any officer, director or employee of any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party except, in each case, payment of reasonable compensation for actual services rendered to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. 6. SECURITY INTEREST 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. (a) As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby grants to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in and Lien upon all of its property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title, or interest, including all of the following property in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest:
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35 (i) all Accounts; (ii) all deposit accounts; (iii) all other bank accounts and all funds on deposit therein; all money, cash and cash equivalents; (iv) all investment property; (v) all Stock and all Distributions in respect thereof; (vi) all goods (including, without limitation, inventory, equipment, and fixtures); (vii) all chattel paper, documents and instruments; (viii) all Books and Records; (ix) all general intangibles (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property applications, contract rights, choses in action, payment intangibles, licenses, Permits, and software, and all rights and interests under any key man life insurance policies); (x) all letter-of-credit rights; (xi) all commercial tort claims; (xii) all property, including all property of every description, in custody or in transit for any purpose, including safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of Borrower or any Credit Party or to which Borrower or any Credit Party may have any right or power, including but not limited to cash; (xiii) all other goods (including but not limited to fixtures) and personal property, whether tangible or intangible and wherever located; (xiv) all supporting obligations and consents and agreements of any kind or nature that are material to the operation, management, maintenance and conduct of any Credit Party; (xv) all Real Property of every kind and nature, including leases; and (xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, tort claims, insurance claims and other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing and products of all and any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the foregoing (all of the foregoing, collectively, the βCollateralβ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, βCollateralβ shall not include: (i) any property, aircraft, motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; (ii) any βintent-to-useβ application unless 36 and until a βstatement of useβ or βamendment to allege useβ is filed and accepted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any other filing is made or circumstances otherwise change so that the interests of the applicable Grantor in such trademarks is no longer on an βintent-to-useβ basis, at which time such trademarks shall automatically be deemed βCollateralβ hereunder; (iii) (A) assets if the granting of a security interest in such asset would (x) be prohibited by Applicable Law or (y) trigger termination of any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to any βchange of controlβ or similar provision and (B) any contract, license, franchise or other agreement to the extent the pledge of such agreement is expressly prohibited by the terms thereof (provided that such contractual restriction shall not have been created in contemplation of this restriction); provided, however, the foregoing exclusions in this clause (iii) shall in no way be construed (A) to apply if any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC (including Sections 9-406, 9- 407 and 9-408 thereof) or other Applicable Law (including the United States bankruptcy code) or principles of equity, (B) so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect Agentβs unconditional continuing Liens upon any rights or interests of any Grantor in or to the Proceeds thereof (including proceeds from the sale, license, lease or other disposition thereof), including monies due or to become due under any such lease, license, contract, or agreement (including any Accounts or other Receivables), or (C) to apply at such time as the condition causing such prohibition shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, βCollateralβ shall include any portion of such lease, license, franchise, contract, or agreement, or assets subject thereto that does not result in such prohibition; (iv) Excluded Accounts; (v) any property and assets the pledge of which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained); (vi) assets located outside the United States or the pledge of which would require registration or other action outside the United States; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) [reserved]; and (ix) assets in circumstances where Borrower and Agent determine in their reasonable discretion that the cost, burden or consequences (including material adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Grantor shall be required to enter into any foreign- law governed security documents in connection with any share pledge, intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any other grant of security interest. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or any other Loan Document, no Grantor shall be required to make any filings, enter into any documents or agreements or take any other actions to grant, record or perfect a security interest or Lien in the Collateral in, or deliver any legal opinions covered by, any jurisdiction other than in the United States or any of its states, including on any Collateral located outside of the United States. (b) Xxxxxxxx, Agent, each Lender and each other Grantor agrees that this Agreement creates, and is intended to create, valid and continuing Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Grantor represents, warrants and promises to Agent and each Lender that: (i) such Grantor has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others, other than Permitted Liens; (ii) the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other actions listed on Disclosure Schedule (6.1) (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule, have been delivered to the Agent in duly executed form) and the filing of UCC-1 financing statements with respect to the Collateral, will constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance
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37 of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor and such security interests are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Liens that have priority by operation of law; and (iii) no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office, except those relating to Permitted Liens. Each Grantor promises to defend the right, title and interest of Agent in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons. (c) Each Credit Party confirms that value has been given by the Agent to each such Credit Party, that each Credit Party has rights in the Collateral (other than after-acquired property) and that each Credit Party and the Agent have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the security interests created by this Agreement to any of the Collateral. The security interests created by this Agreement are intended to attach to: (i) existing Collateral when each Credit Party executes this Agreement, and (ii) Collateral subsequently acquired by each Credit Party immediately upon each such Credit Party acquiring any rights in such Collateral. 6.2 Intentionally Omitted. 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. On the Closing Date, each Grantor shall execute and deliver a Power of Attorney in the form attached as Exhibit D. The power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney and all powers granted under any Loan Document are powers coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers conferred on Agent under each Power of Attorney are solely to protect Agentβs interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Agent agrees not to exercise any power or authority granted under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Each Grantor also hereby (i) authorizes Agent to file any financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (x) cover the Collateral, and (y) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment and (ii) ratifies its authorization for Agent to have filed any such financing statements, if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that, until the Obligations have been repaid in full, it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any such financing statement without the prior written consent of Agent and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of Agent, subject to such Grantorβs rights under Section 9- 509(d)(2) of the Code. 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral. Solely for the purpose of enabling Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 7.2 hereof for the benefit of the Lenders (including, without limiting the terms of Section 7.2 hereof, in order to take possession of, hold, preserve, process, assemble, prepare for sale, market for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property relating to any of 38 the Collateral now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises and agrees that any such license or sublicense is not and will not be in conflict with the contractual or commercial rights of any third Person; provided, that such license will terminate on the Termination Date. 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims. As of the date hereof, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that it holds no commercial tort claims other than those listed in Schedule 13 to the Perfection Certificate. If any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Credit Party shall immediately notify Agent in writing signed by such Credit Party of the brief details thereof and grant to Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the Proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. The requirement in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the amount of such commercial tort claim, together with the amount of all other commercial tort claims held by any Credit Party in which Agent does not have a security interest, does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for all Credit Parties. 6.6 Duties of Agent. Agentβs sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall be to deal with it in the same manner as Agent deals with similar property for its own account. The powers conferred on Agent hereunder are solely to protect Agentβs interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent to exercise any such powers. Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its Related Persons shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehousemen, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other bailee if such Person has been selected by Agent in good faith. 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES 7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an βEvent of Defaultβ hereunder which shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by Agent in accordance with Section 9.3 or cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement: (a) Borrower shall fail to pay the principal in respect of the Loan when due and payable or declared due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay interest in respect of the Loan within three (3) Business Days after such interest becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or Borrower shall fail to pay any other Obligations within five (5) Business Days after any such other Obligation becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or any other Loan Document; or (b) any representation or warranty in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto, or in any report, financial statement or
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39 certificate made or delivered to Agent by any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, regardless of whether such breach involves a representation or warranty with respect to a Credit Party that has not signed this Agreement; or (c) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.1(a)(i)(A), Section 3.16, Section 3.21, Section 3.22, Section 3.23, Section 3.36, Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, each subsection of Section 5, and each subsection of Section 6 of this Agreement, or the SBA Side Letter; or (d) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.28 of this Agreement, and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days; or (e) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (other than as specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) above), and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or (f) an event of default shall occur under any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any other Credit Party (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and such event of default (i) involves the failure to make any payment (whether or not such payment is blocked pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement or otherwise), whether of principal, interest or otherwise, and whether due by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the document relating thereto, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of such Person in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000, or (ii) causes (or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof, in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000 to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled date of payment; or (g) there shall be commenced against any Borrower or any other Credit Party any Litigation seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that remains unstayed, undismissed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days; or any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have concealed, removed or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property or the incurring of an obligation that may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer or other similar law; or (h) a case or proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against any Borrower or any other Credit Party in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a 40 decree or order: (i) under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, and seeking either (x) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or of any substantial part of its properties, or (y) the reorganization or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any such Person, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed, unstayed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or (ii) invalidating or denying any Personβs right, power, or competence to enter into or perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or invalidating or denying the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken hereunder or thereunder; or (i) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) commence any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it or any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) consent to or take any action in furtherance of, or, indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in paragraph (h) of this Section 7.1 or clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph (i), or (iv) shall admit in writing its inability to, or shall be generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due; or (j) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Borrower or any other Credit Party, unless the same shall be (i) fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage, or (ii) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such judgment; or (k) any provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any Lien granted, or intended by the Loan Documents to be granted, to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall cease to be a valid and perfected Lien having the first priority (or a lesser priority if expressly permitted in the Loan Documents) in any of the Collateral (or any Credit Party shall so assert any of the foregoing); or (l) a Change of Control shall have occurred with respect to any Credit Party; or (m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred and are then continuing, would reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect; or (n) any event occurs, whether or not insured or insurable, as a result of which revenue- producing activities cease or are substantially curtailed with respect to any property or facilities of the Credit Parties generating more than fifty percent (50%) of Borrowerβs consolidated revenue for the Fiscal Year preceding such event and such cessation or curtailment continues for more than thirty (30) days; or
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41 (o) an event of default shall occur under any other Loan Document; or (p) if the obligation of any Guarantor under its Guarantee or under any of the Loan Documents is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). 7.2 Remedies. (a) If any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then each Lender may suspend its commitment hereunder to make the Term Loan. In addition, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Agent may, and at the direction of Required Lenders, shall, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) by notice to Borrower declare all or any portion of the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Obligations shall become and be due and payable; or (ii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code; provided, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clause (i) of either Sections 7.1(h) or (i), the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable (and any obligation of the Lenders to make the Loan, if not previously terminated, shall immediately be terminated) without declaration, notice or demand by Agent. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may collect, receive, assemble, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale, to the extent permitted by law, to purchase for the benefit of the Lenders the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of any right of equity of redemption, which right each Grantor hereby releases. Such sales may be adjourned, or continued from time to time with or without notice. Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Grantorβs premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Grantorβs premises without rent or other charge for such sales or other action with respect to the Collateral for such time as Agent deems necessary or advisable. (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and at Agentβs request, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor further agrees, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Agent at places that Agent shall reasonably select, whether at its premises or elsewhere. During the continuance of an Event of Default, until Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of the Collateral, Agent shall have the right to complete, assemble, use or operate the Collateral or any part thereof, to the extent that Agent deems appropriate, for the purpose of preserving such Collateral or its value or for any other purpose. Agent shall have no obligation to any Grantor to maintain or preserve the rights of any Grantor as against third parties with respect to any Collateral while such Collateral is in the possession of Agent. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession 42 of any Collateral and to enforce any of Agentβs or the Lendersβ remedies with respect thereto without prior notice or hearing. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against Agent, each Lender, their Affiliates, agents, and the officers and employees of any of them arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of any Collateral except such as are determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person. Borrower and each other Grantor agrees that ten (10) daysβ prior notice by Agent to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place is reasonable notification of such matters. Borrower and each other Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Agent and each Lender are entitled. (d) Agentβs and each Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Agent and each Lender may have under any Loan Document or at law or in equity. Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required. All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited, to the extent necessary, so that they do not render this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all Loan Documents; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agentβs taking possession or control of, or to Agentβs replevy, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent or any Lender to exercise any of their remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, marshaling and exemption laws. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its choices and decisions with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions evidenced hereby and thereby. 7.4 Proceeds. The Proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon any Collateral during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied by Agent upon receipt to the Obligations as set forth in Section 1.8 of this Agreement and after the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-608(a)(1) and 9-615(a)(3) of the Code (but only after Agent has received what Agent considers reasonable proof of a subordinate partyβs security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the applicable Grantor or its representatives or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. In the event that any such Proceeds are insufficient to pay the Obligations in full, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.
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43 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (a) Each Loan Document shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower and each other Credit Party executing such Loan Document, Agent, each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except as otherwise provided herein or therein. If more than one party signs this instrument as Borrower, then the term βBorrowerβ as used herein shall mean all of such parties, jointly and severally. Neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign, transfer, hypothecate, delegate or otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties under any Loan Document without the prior express written consent of Agent (at the direction of Required Lenders). Any such purported conveyance by Borrower or such Credit Party without the prior express written consent of Agent shall be void. There shall be no third party beneficiaries of any of the terms and provisions of any of the Loan Documents. Each Lender reserves the right at any time create and sell participations in the Loan and the Loan Documents to any other Person (a βParticipantβ) without the consent of any Credit Party and, with the prior written consent of Borrower (provided such consent shall (i) not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) be deemed given if Borrower does not respond to a request for consent within five (5) Business Days from the date of such request, (iii) not be required in the case of an assignment to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (iv) not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) to sell, transfer or assign any or all of its rights in the Loan and under the Loan Documents to any other Person (an βAssigneeβ). Any such sale, transfer or assignment shall be effected by a written assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (an βAssignment Agreementβ) delivered by such Assignee to Agent and such Assignee shall pay to Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500, which shall be paid to the Agent on the effective date of each such Assignment Agreement. Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Xxxxxxxx, maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and the principal amount of the Term Loan owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrower, Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of the Term Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register. Any assignment or transfer of all or part of the Term Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of such Note evidencing the Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment Agreement or transfer; thereupon a new Note in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee, and the old Note shall be returned to Borrower marked βcanceled.β The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the βParticipant Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information 44 relating to a Participantβs interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (b) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will enable Borrower or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 8(b)) shall not be required if in the Lenderβs reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Borrower: (i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a βForeign Lenderβ) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: (A) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βinterestβ article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document,
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45 IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βbusiness profitsβ or βother incomeβ article of such tax treaty; (B) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRC, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a βbankβ within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, a β10 percent shareholderβ of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC, or a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC (a βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or (D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (iii) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (iv) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Agent to comply with their 46 obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Xxxxxx has complied with such Xxxxxxβs obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. 9. AGENT 9.1 Appointment and Duties. (a) Appointment of Agent. Each Lender hereby appoints EICF AGENT LLC (together with any successor Agent pursuant to Section 9.9) as Agent hereunder and authorizes Agent to (i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from any Credit Party, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated to Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. (b) Duties as Collateral and Disbursing Agent. Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making any payment in connection with any Loan Document to any Lender is hereby authorized to make such payment to Agent, (ii) file and prove claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims of the Lenders with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent or otherwise act on behalf of such Lender), (iii) act as collateral agent for each Lender for purposes of the perfection of all Liens created by such agreements and all other purposes stated therein, (iv) manage, supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v) take such other action as is necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection and priority of the Liens created or purported to be created by the Loan Documents, (vi) except as may be otherwise specified in any Loan Document, exercise all remedies given to Agent and the other Lenders with respect to the Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents, applicable Requirements of Law or otherwise and (vii) execute any amendment, consent or waiver under the Loan Documents on behalf of any Lender that has consented in writing to such amendment, consent or waiver; provided, however, that Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as collateral sub-agent for Agent and the Lenders for purposes of the perfection of all Liens with respect to the Collateral, including any deposit account maintained by a Credit Party with, and cash and cash equivalents held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct the Lenders to take further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes of enforcing such Liens or otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto to Agent, and
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47 each Lender hereby agrees to take such further actions to the extent, and only to the extent, so authorized and directed. (c) Limited Duties. Under the Loan Documents, Agent (i) is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders, with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term βAgentβ, the terms βagentβ, βadministrative agentβ and βcollateral agentβ and similar terms in any Loan Document to refer to Agent, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender and (iii) shall have no implied functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan Document, and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against Agent based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in clauses (i) through (iii) above. 9.2 Binding Effect. Each Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by Agent in reliance upon the instructions of Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. 9.3 Use of Discretion. (a) No Action without Instructions. Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the Required Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders). (b) Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions. Notwithstanding clause (a) above, Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders against all costs, expenses, claims, actions or liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any Related Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of Agent or its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of Law. 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties. Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co- agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender). Any such Person shall benefit from this Section 9 to the extent provided by Agent. 9.5 Reliance and Liability. (a) Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) treat the payee of any Note as its holder until such Note has been assigned in accordance with Section 48 8(a), (ii) rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 8(a), (iii) consult with any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, any Credit Party) and (iv) rely and act upon any document and information (including those transmitted by electronic transmission) and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate parties. (b) None of Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Loan Document (x) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.1(b)) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each Lender, Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waive and shall not assert any right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, Agent: (i) shall not be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or for the actions or omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable care (other than employees, officers and directors of Agent, when acting on behalf of Agent); (ii) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document; (iii) makes no warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Lender for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person or any Credit Party in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein or any other document or information with respect to any Credit Party, whether or not transmitted or (except for documents expressly required under any Loan Document to be transmitted to the Lenders) omitted to be transmitted by Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any provision of any Loan Document,
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49 whether any condition set forth in any Loan Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Credit Party or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from Borrower or any Lender describing such Default clearly labeled βnotice of defaultβ (in which case Agent shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders); and, for each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, each Lender and Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right, claim or cause of action it might have against Agent based thereon, except to the extent such right, claim or cause of action arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. 9.6 Agent Individually. Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to, acquire Stock of, engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof as though it were not acting as Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor. To the extent Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms βLenderβ, βRequired Lenderβ and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one of the Required Lenders. 9.7 Intentionally Omitted. 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities. (a) Each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party) promptly upon demand for such Xxxxxxβs pro rata share with respect to the Loan of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, any Credit Party) that may be incurred by Agent or any of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication, execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan Document. (b) Each Lender further agrees to indemnify Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party), from and against such Xxxxxxβs aggregate pro rata share with respect to the Loan of the costs, expenses, claims and liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments made to on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any of its Related Persons in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document, or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in 50 each case, any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent or any of its Related Persons under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to Agent or any of its Related Persons to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment or order. 9.9 Resignation of Agent. (a) Agent xxx resign at any time by delivering notice of such resignation to the Lenders and Xxxxxxxx, effective on the date set forth in such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice shall be effective. If Agent delivers any such notice, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If, within forty-five (45) days after the retiring Agent having given notice of resignation, no successor Agent has been appointed by the Required Xxxxxxx that has accepted such appointment, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent from among the Lenders. Each appointment under this clause (a) shall be subject to the prior consent of Borrower, which may not be unreasonably withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a Default. (b) Effective immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of Agent until a successor Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii) the retiring Agent and its Related Persons shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring Agent was, or because such Agent had been, validly acting as Agent under the Loan Documents and (iv) subject to its rights under Section 9.3, the retiring Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Agent its rights as Agent under the Loan Documents. Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as Agent, a successor Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent under the Loan Documents. 9.10 Release of Collateral. Each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs Agent to release (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by Agent for the benefit of the Lenders against (i) any Collateral that is sold by a Credit Party in an Asset Sale permitted by the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), (ii) any property subject to a Lien permitted hereunder to secure Purchase Money Obligations, and (iii) all of the Collateral and all Credit Parties, upon the Termination Date. Each Lender hereby directs Agent, and Agent hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from Xxxxxxxx, to execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the Liens when and as directed in this Section 9.10.
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51 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. (a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, supersede all prior agreements, commitments, understandings or inducements (oral or written, expressed or implied). Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall have all duties and obligations under this Agreement and such other Loan Documents from the date of its execution and delivery, regardless of whether the Loan has been funded at that time. (b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document and no consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (1) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by Agent and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement, (2) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (3) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement; provided, however, that no amendment, consent or waiver described in clause (2) or (3) above shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly affected thereby (or by Agent with the consent of such Lender), in addition to any other Person the signature of which is otherwise required pursuant to any Loan Document, do any of the following: (i) waive any condition specified in Section 2.1, except any condition referring to any other provision of any Loan Document; (ii) increase the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional material obligation; (iii) reduce (including through release, forgiveness, assignment or otherwise) (A) the principal amount of, the interest rate on, or any obligation of Borrower to repay (whether or not on a fixed date), any outstanding Loan owing to such Lender, or (B) any Fee or accrued interest payable to such Lender; provided, however, that this clause (iii) does not apply to any change to any provision increasing any interest rate or Fee during the continuance of a Default or to any payment of any such increase; (iv) waive or postpone any scheduled maturity date or other scheduled date fixed for the payment, in whole or in part, of principal of or interest on any Term Loan or Fee owing to such Lender or for the reduction of such Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment; provided, however, that this clause (iv) does not apply to any change to Mandatory Prepayments, including those required under Section 1.2, or to the application of any payment, including as set forth in Section 1.8; 52 (v) except as provided in Section 9.10, release any material portion of the Collateral or any Guarantor from its guarantee of any Obligation of Borrower; (vi) reduce or increase the proportion of Lenders required for the Lenders (or any subset thereof) to take any action hereunder or change the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ; or (vii) amend Section 10.14 or this Section 10.1; and provided, further, that (x)(A) any waiver of any payment applied pursuant to Section 1.8 to, and any modification of the application of any such payment to the Term Loan shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, and (B) any change to the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, (y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties under any Loan Document of, or any payment to, Agent (or otherwise modify any provision of Section 9 or the application thereof) unless in writing and signed by Agent in addition to any signature otherwise required and (z) the consent of Borrower shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 1.8. (c) Anything in this Section 9.2 to the contrary notwithstanding, any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lenders among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of Borrower; provided, however, that Agent shall promptly give notice to Borrower of any agreement pursuant to this provision. (d) Each waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party shall entitle any Credit Party to any notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No failure on the part of any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. 10.2 Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any Assignee or Participants) for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of all counsel retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with: (a) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of the Loan Documents and the preservation of any rights thereunder; (b) collection, including deficiency collections; (c) any amendment, waiver or other modification with respect to any Loan Document or advice in connection with the administration of the Loan or the rights thereunder; and (d) any litigation, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by or between any combination of Agent, any Lender, Borrower or any other Person), and an appeal or review thereof, in any way relating to the Collateral, any Loan Document, or any action taken or any other agreements to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, whether as a party, witness or otherwise, provided however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any
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53 Assignee or Participants) for all additional costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with any effort (i) to monitor the Loan, (ii) to evaluate, observe or assess Borrower or any other Credit Party or the affairs of such Person, and (iii) to verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Collateral. 10.3 No Waiver. Neither Agentβs failure, at any time, to require strict performance by Borrower or any other Credit Party of any provision of any Loan Document, nor Agentβs or any Lenderβs failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof or waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or any Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Any suspension or waiver of a Default or other provision under the Loan Documents shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Default or other provision under any Loan Document, and shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that Agent or any Lender would otherwise have had on any future occasion. None of the undertakings, indemnities, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of Borrower or any other Credit Party to Agent or any Lender contained in any Loan Document and no Default by Borrower or any other Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Agent or any Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer or other authorized employee of Agent or the Lenders, as applicable, and directed to Borrower, specifying such suspension or waiver (and then such waiver shall be effective only to the extent therein expressly set forth), and neither Agent nor any Lender shall, by any act (other than execution of a formal written waiver), delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder. 10.4 Severability; Section Titles. Wherever possible, each provision of the Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of any Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of such Loan Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under the Loan Documents shall in any way affect or impair the Obligations, duties, covenants, representations and warranties, indemnities, and liabilities of Borrower or any other Credit Party or the rights of Agent or any Lender relating to any unpaid Obligation, (due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated), or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is not required until after the Maturity Date, all of which shall not terminate or expire, but rather shall survive such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, that all indemnity obligations of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date. The Section titles contained in any Loan Document are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between parties hereto. 10.5 Authorized Signature. Until Agent shall be notified in writing by Borrower or any other Credit Party to the contrary, the signature upon any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto and believed by Agent or any of Agentβs officers, agents, or employees to be that of an 54 officer of Borrower or such other Credit Party shall bind Borrower and such other Credit Party and be deemed to be the act of Borrower or such other Credit Party affixed pursuant to and in accordance with resolutions duly adopted by Xxxxxxxxβs or such other Credit Partyβs Board of Directors, and Agent shall be entitled to assume the authority of each signature and authority of the Person whose signature it is or appears to be unless the Person acting in reliance thereon shall have actual knowledge to the contrary. 10.6 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever any notice, demand, request or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any party by any other party, or whenever any party desires to give or serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid, (b) upon transmission, when sent by telecopy or other similar facsimile transmission (with such telecopy or facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States Mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10.6), (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid or (d) when hand-delivered, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated in Schedule C or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any such communication to any Person (other than Borrower, any other Credit Party, Agent or any Lender) designated in Schedule C to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such communication. 10.7 Counterparts. Any Loan Document may be authenticated in any number of separate counterparts by any one or more of the parties thereto, and all of said counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any Loan Document may be authenticated by manual signature, facsimile or, if approved in writing by Agent, electronic means, all of which shall be equally valid. 10.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for performance of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. 10.9 GOVERNING LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAWS OF NEW YORK. 10.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN XXXXXXXX AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY AND ANY
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55 LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT THE LENDERS, BORROWER AND EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK; AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ANY LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SUCH LENDER. AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND BORROWER AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. AGENT, XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO AGENT, SUCH LENDER, BORROWER OR SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE C OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF AGENT, SUCH XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXβS OR SUCH CREDIT PARTYβS ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAIL, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. (b) THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN ANY LENDER, BORROWER AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. 10.11 Press Releases. Neither any Credit Party nor any of its Affiliates will in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of Energy Impact Credit Fund I LP or its Affiliates without at least two (2) Business Daysβ prior notice to Agent and without the prior written consent of Agent unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with Agent before issuing such press release or other public disclosure; provided that for purposes of this Section 10.11 only, the term βAffiliateβ shall refer to any Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, twenty percent (20%) or more of Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of any Credit 56 Party or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Credit Party or any Affiliate of such Credit Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.11, any Credit Party may make such public disclosures with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents in connection with all regular and periodic reports (including without limitation any Form 8-Ks) and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority. The Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to disclose Agentβs participation in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in its marketing, sales materials, printed media, tombstones or web-based material. 10.12 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of all or any part of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned or restored by Agent or the Lenders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made. 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of such Lender) hereby notify Borrower that pursuant to the βknow your customerβ regulations and the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, they are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number (and other identifying information in the event this information is insufficient to complete verification) that will allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to verify the identity of each Credit Party. This information must be delivered to such Lender and Agent no later than five days prior to the Closing Date and thereafter promptly upon request. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Agent. 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender, directly or through an Affiliate or branch office thereof, obtains any payment of any Obligation of any Credit Party (whether voluntary, involuntary or through the exercise of any right of setoff or the receipt of any Collateral or βproceedsβ (as defined under the Code) of Collateral) other than pursuant to Section 1.14 and such payment exceeds the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive if all payments had gone to, and been distributed by, Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, such Lender shall purchase for cash from other Lenders such participations in their Obligations as necessary for such Lender to share such excess payment with such Lenders to ensure such payment is applied as though it had been received by Agent and applied in accordance with this Agreement (or, if such application would then be at the discretion of Borrower, applied to repay the Obligations in accordance herewith); provided, however, that (a) if such payment is rescinded or otherwise recovered from such Lender in whole or in part, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price therefor shall be returned to such Lender without interest and (b) such Lender shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be able to exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of such participation. 10.15 Intentionally Omitted.
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57 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements. With respect to any confidentiality agreements between the Parties, notwithstanding any requirements or obligations of Agent to destroy or return documentation or proprietary information related to Credit Parties, Agent will retain copies of any such documentation or information necessary to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other applicable laws. 11. GUARANTEE 11.1 The Guarantee. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee, as a primary obligor and not as a surety to Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code whether or not any such interest, fees, costs or charges are allowed in any proceeding thereunder) the Loan made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and all other Obligations from time to time owing to Agent and the Lenders by any Credit Party under any Loan Document (such obligations being herein collectively called the βGuaranteed Obligationsβ). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. 11.2 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.1 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above: (a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived; (b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted; 58 (c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; (d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or (e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.9. The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Agent or any Lender upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between Borrower and Agent or any Lender shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Agent or any Lender, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by Agent or any Lender or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns. 11.3 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or other Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.1, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Credit Party permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be
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59 subordinated to such Credit Partyβs Obligations in the manner set forth in the intercompany note, if any, evidencing such Indebtedness. 11.5 Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 7.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 7.2) for purposes of Section 11.1, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.1. 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion- action under New York CPLR Section 3213. 11.7 Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising. 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 11.1 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.1, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Credit Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.10) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. 11.9 Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a βTransferred Guarantorβ) to a person or persons, none of which is Borrower or a Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.2 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Loan Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request, Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.9 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Loan Documents, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Agreement. 60 11.10 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantorβs right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.4. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank, Next Page is Signature Page]
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above. VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: _____________________________ Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: President VOLTA MEDIA LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: _____________________________ Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: President VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: _____________________________ Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: President VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., as Guarantor and Grantor By: _____________________________ Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: President SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT EICF AGENT LLC, as Agent for the Lenders By: _____________________________ Name: Title:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP, as a Lender By: _____________________________ Name: Title: SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Co-Lead Arranger and a Lender By: _____________________________ Name: Title:
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SCHEDULE A - 1 SCHEDULE A DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents) the following respective meanings: βAccountsβ means, as at any date of determination, all βaccountsβ (as such term is defined in the Code) of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, the unpaid portion of the obligation of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of Inventory purchased by and shipped to such customer and/or the rendition of services by a Credit Party, as stated on the respective invoice of a Credit Party, net of any credits, rebates or offsets owed to such customer. βActβ means the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended and in effect from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. βActivation Noticeβ has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(d). βAffected Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βAffiliateβ means, with respect to any Person: (i) each other Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person. For the purpose of this definition, βcontrolβ of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. βAgentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βAgreementβ means this Agreement including all appendices, exhibits or schedules attached or otherwise identified thereto, restatements and modifications and supplements thereto, and any appendices, exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, each as effect at the time such reference becomes operative; provided, that except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, any reference to the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Disclosure Schedules as in effect on the Closing Date or in a written amendment thereto delivered by Borrower to Agent. βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. SCHEDULE A - 2 βApproved Fundβ means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. βAsset Saleβ shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Credit Party, excluding sales of inventory and dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement, and (b) any issuance or sale of any Equity Interests of any Credit Party, in each case, to any Person other than (i) Borrower, (ii) any Guarantor or (iii) other than for purposes of Section 5.4, any other Subsidiary. βAssigneeβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAssignment Agreementβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAttributable Indebtednessβ shall mean, when used with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to the applicable Borrowerβs then-current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any such sale and leaseback transaction. βAverage Number of Stationsβ means, as of any date of determination, the average number of electric charging stations installed and operated by the Borrower during the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended. βAverage Revenue Per Unitβ means, as of any date of determination, the revenue per unit calculated by dividing Total Revenue by the Average Number of Stations. βBoard of Directorsβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or the board of managers, as applicable, of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βBooks and Recordsβ means all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies, environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs and other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records, financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral or each Grantorβs business. βBorrowerβ means the Persons identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βBrookfield Master Sale Agreementβ means that certain Master Electric Vehicle Charging Station Sale and License Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2018, by and between Volta Charging Services LLC and GGPLP REIT Services, LLC, together with any and all related
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SCHEDULE A - 3 purchase and license addendums, as the same may be amended or modified in accordance with the terms of Section 5.9. βBSAβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βBusiness Dayβ means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York. βCap Tablesβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βCapital Leaseβ means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise would be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of Borrower, any such lease under which Borrower is the lessor. βCapital Lease Obligationβ means, of any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as Capital Leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. βCash Balanceβ means, as of any date of determination, the balance of unrestricted cash of Credit Parties on such date that is (x) not subject to any Lien other than a Lien in favor of Agent, and (y) held in Deposit Accounts over which Agent has a first priority perfected Lien by virtue of βcontrolβ (as defined in the UCC) of such accounts for its benefit. βCash Equivalentsβ means (a) any readily-marketable securities (i) issued by, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States federal government or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States federal government the obligations of which are fully backed by the full faith and credit of the United States federal government, (b) any readily- marketable direct obligations issued by any other agency of the United States federal government, any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case having a rating of at least βA-1β from S&P or at least βP-1β from Xxxxxβx, (c) any commercial paper rated at least βA-1β by S&P or βP-1β by Xxxxxβx and issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States, (d) any Dollar- denominated time deposit, insured certificate of deposit, overnight bank deposit or bankersβ acceptance issued or accepted by (i) any Lender or (ii) any commercial bank that is (A) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) βadequately capitalizedβ (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal banking regulators) and (C) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) in excess of $250,000,000 and (e) shares of any United States money market fund that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above with maturities as set forth in the proviso below, (ii) has net assets in excess of $500,000,000 and (iii) has obtained from either S&P or Xxxxxβx the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United States; provided, however, that the maturities of all obligations specified in any of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above shall not exceed 365 days. SCHEDULE A - 4 βCash Management Systemβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.26(a). βCasualty Eventβ shall mean any involuntary loss of title or ownership, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any property of a Credit Party. βCasualty Eventβ shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Requirement of Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu thereof. βCasualty Eventβ shall not include any of the foregoing events to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds received by a Credit Party in connection with such event do not exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement. βChange of Controlβ means any of (a) Parent ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the capital stock of each Borrower, (b) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any Credit Party, (c) a consolidation, merger, amalgamation, acquisition, sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Credit Party, exclusive license of all or substantially all of any Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights, a sale of voting control or any other corporate reorganization in which the capital stock of any Credit Party immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization represents less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization or the entity acquiring such Credit Partyβs assets or the exclusive license to such Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights; provided, however, a Qualified IPO shall not constitute a Change in Control, or (d) a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Parent ceases to be composed of individuals who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the Closing Date. βChargesβ means all Federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to PBGC at the time due and payable), levies, customs or other duties, assessments, charges, liens, and all additional charges, interest, penalties, expenses, claims or encumbrances upon or relating to (i) the Collateral, (ii) the Obligations, (iii) the employees, payroll, income or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (iv) the ownership or use of any assets by any Credit Party, or (v) any other aspect of any Credit Partyβs business. βChief Executive Officeβ means the chief executive office of any Credit Party as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.2 hereto. βClosing Certificateβ means that certain closing certificate of Borrower delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit G. βClosing Dateβ means the Business Day on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied or specifically waived in writing by Agent and the Term Loan has been made. βClosing Date Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(a). βClosing Date Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Closing Date Term Loan as set forth on
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SCHEDULE A - 5 Schedule B attached hereto. The aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $20,000,000. βCo-Lead Arrangerβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βCodeβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agentβs Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term βCodeβ shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern. βCollateralβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.1. βCollateral Documentsβ means, collectively, the Pledge Agreements, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents set forth in Schedule D, the Collateral Assignment of Leases set forth on Schedule D, each Control Agreement, and all other U.S. and foreign law security agreements, pledge agreements, patent and trademark security agreements, lease assignments, guarantees and other similar agreements, and all amendments, restatements, modifications or supplements thereof or thereto, by or between any one or more of any Credit Party, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person pledging or granting a Lien on Collateral or guaranteeing the payment and performance of the Obligations, and any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and other Secured Parties now or hereafter delivered to the Lenders or Agent pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and all financing statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with the Code or comparable law) against any such Person as debtor in favor of any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, as secured party, as any of the foregoing may be amended, restated and/or modified from time to time. βCompliance Certificateβ means a compliance certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower relating to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. βConsolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flowβ shall mean, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, (i) Consolidated EBITDA minus (ii) Consolidated Tax Expense minus (iii) capital expenditures incurred. βConsolidated Amortization Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the amortization expense of the Credit Parties for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Depreciation Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the depreciation expense of the Credit Parties for mined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. SCHEDULE A - 6 βConsolidated EBITDAβ shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by (x) adding thereto, in each case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication (and with respect to the portion of Consolidated Net Income attributable to any Subsidiary of any Credit Party only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be distributed to such Credit Party by such Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its Organizational Documents and all agreements, instruments and Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or its equity holders): (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) Consolidated Amortization Expense for such period, (c) Consolidated Depreciation Expense for such period, (d) Consolidated Tax Expense for such period, (e) expenses incurred in connection with the underwriting, diligence, negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation attorney fees and expenses of counsel to the parties to this Agreement and the fees of any diligence providers; (f) the aggregate amount of all other non-cash charges, expenses or losses reducing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange losses but excluding any non-cash charge, expense or loss that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period and any non-cash charge, expense or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts or inventory) for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange gains but excluding the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) for such period. βConsolidated Fixed Chargesβ means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense and (b) the aggregate amount of scheduled principal payments in respect of Indebtedness, determined on a consolidated basis for the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP. βConsolidated Indebtednessβ shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Credit Parties, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense of the Credit Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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SCHEDULE A - 7 βConsolidated Net Incomeβ shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Credit Parties determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication: (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of any Credit Party) in which any Person other a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually been received by such Credit Party or (subject to clause (b) below) any of its Subsidiaries during such period; (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any agreement, instrument or Requirement of Law applicable to that Subsidiary during such period, except that such Credit Partyβs equity in net loss of any such Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income; (c) any gain (or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), realized during such period by any Credit Party upon any Asset Sale (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) by any Credit Party; (d) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP for such period; (e) earnings resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets; (f) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations for such period; and (g) any extraordinary gain (or extraordinary loss), together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), recorded or recognized by any Credit Party during such period. βConsolidated Tax Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the tax expense of the Credit Parties, for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βContingent Obligationβ shall mean, as to any person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; (d) SCHEDULE A - 8 with respect to bankersβ acceptances, letters of credit and similar credit arrangements, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term βContingent Obligationβ shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any product warranties. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such person may be liable, whether singly or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith. βContractual Obligationβ means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument, or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. βControl Agreementβ means a deposit account control agreement among any financial institution at which a Controlled Account is maintained, the Agent and the applicable Credit Party, which shall provide, among other things, that such financial institution executing such agreement has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against such Controlled Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such account, shall give the Agent βcontrolβ of such Controlled Account as such term is defined in Section 9- 104 of the Code and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. βControlled Accountβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.26(c). βCopyrightsβ shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all copyrights in any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyrights in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications, and supplemental registrations, recordings, and applications in the United States Copyright Office; and (ii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including license royalties and proceeds of infringement suits, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all renewals and extensions thereof. βCredit Partiesβ means the Borrower and the Guarantors. βDebt Issuanceβ shall mean the incurrence by any Credit Party of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 5.1). βDefaultβ means any Event of Default or any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default. βDefault Rateβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(c). βDeferred Interestβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(d).
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SCHEDULE A - 9 βDelayed Draw Borrowing Requestβ means each Delayed Draw Borrowing Request delivered to Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit K pursuant to Section 1.1(b) and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, which shall include the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and all of the supporting documentation for such calculation, including reports, statements and reconciliations with respect to the Eligible Capital Expenditures (including invoices underlying the purchase, installation and maintenance of electric charging stations with station-level detail), delivered to Agent in form and substance acceptable to Agent. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall separately identify all allocations of capital expenditures made during the previous Fiscal Quarter pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales. For the avoidance of doubt, none of such capital expenditures made pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales shall constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures. βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Available Amountβ means, as of any funding date, an amount equal to (a) 90% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter minus (b) Reserves established by Agent at such time; provided that the amount subtracted pursuant to clause (b) of this definition shall be no greater than 25% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter; provided, further, that if any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made prior to such funding date no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures as of such funding date because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures shall be deducted from the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount as of such funding date unless a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations has been made in respect of such ineligible capital expenditures in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2 (e). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loans as set forth on Schedule B hereto. The aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $24,000,000. βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Dateβ means the earliest of (a) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is terminated and has been reduced to zero (0), (b) the date on which the entire amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment has been borrowed, or (c) the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date. βDelayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amountβ means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan funded by such Lender. βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). βDesignated Personβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.22(a). βDisqualified Capital Stockβ shall mean any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening SCHEDULE A - 10 of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, or (c) contains any repurchase obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations; provided, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock. βDistributionsβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income, interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity), or proceeds, including as a result of a split, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Securities, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed to such Credit Party in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Securities. βDollarsβ or β$β means lawful currency of the United States of America. βEligible Capital Expendituresβ means, with respect to the Borrower, as of any date of determination for any Fiscal Quarter, all documented capital expenditures made by the Borrower during such Fiscal Quarter to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations located in the United States (including third party labor costs paid in connection therewith) paid for in cash, as set forth in the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request, but not including any such capital expenditures made by the Borrower to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations that are sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale. βEmbargoed Personβ means any party that (i) is publicly identified on any List, including on the most current list of βSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Personsβ published by the OFAC or resides, is organized or chartered in a country or territory subject to OFAC sanctions or embargo programs or (ii) is publicly identified as prohibited from doing business with the United States under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act, or any other Requirement of Law. βEnvironmental Lawsβ means all applicable Federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any applicable binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof relating to the regulation and protection of human health as it relates to Hazardous Materials, the environment and natural resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). βEnvironmental Liabilitiesβ means all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, remedial actions, removal costs, losses, damages of whatever nature, costs and expenses (including all reasonable
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SCHEDULE A - 11 fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any written claim, suit, action or demand of whatever nature by any Person and which relate to any environmental condition regulated under any Environmental Law, environmental permits or in connection with any Release, threatened Release, or the presence of a Hazardous Material. βEquity Interestβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity. βEquity Issuanceβ shall mean, without duplication, (i) any issuance or sale by a Credit Party after the Closing Date of any Equity Interests in such Credit Party (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any warrant or option) or any warrants or options to purchase Equity Interests or (ii) any contribution to the capital of a Credit Party; provided, however, that an Equity Issuance shall not include (x) any Preferred Stock Issuance or Debt Issuance, or (y) any such sale or issuance by Borrower of not more than an aggregate amount of five percent (5.0%) of its Equity Interests (including its Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any option, warrant, convertible security or option or warrants or options to purchase its Equity Interests but excluding Disqualified Capital Stock), in each case, to directors, officers or employees of any Credit Party. βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (or any successor legislation thereto), as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Credit Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC, or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC. βERISA Eventβ shall mean (a) any βreportable eventβ, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to meet the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the IRC or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (e) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from (i) a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA, or (ii) from the PBGC to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal SCHEDULE A - 12 Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA. βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1. βExcluded Accountβ means (a) any deposit account the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, exclusively for the payment of salaries, wages and benefits, workersβ compensation taxes and similar taxes, in each case to or for the benefit of employees of the Borrower provided that the aggregate balance in such accounts does not exceed the amount necessary to make the immediately succeeding payroll, payroll tax or benefit payment (or such minimum amount as may be required by any requirement of law with respect to such accounts), as applicable, (b) any deposit account the funds in which consist exclusively of funds held by any Credit Party in trust for any director, officer or employee of any Credit Party or for any employee benefit plan maintained by any Credit Party for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or (c) any deposit account that is a zero-balance disbursement account. βExcluded Taxesβ means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 1.7, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Xxxxxxβs assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipientβs failure to comply with Section 8(b); and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. βExecutive Ordersβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βFATCAβ means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the IRC. βFee Letterβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.6. βFeesβ means any and all fees due to Agent as set forth in Section 1.6. βFinancial Statementsβ means, with respect to any Person, the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows of such Person, prepared for the time period specified and prepared in accordance with GAAP setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for such time period the previous year.
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SCHEDULE A - 13 βFiscal Monthβ means any of the monthly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Quarterβ means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Yearβ means the twelve (12) month period of Borrower ending December 31 of each year. Subsequent changes of the fiscal year of Borrower shall not change the term βFiscal Yearβ unless Agent shall give Borrower prior written consent to such change. βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, the ratio of (i) Consolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flow for such measuring period to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such measuring period. βForeign Lenderβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii). βForeign Subsidiaryβ means a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province or territory thereof. βFundβ means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied. βGovernmental Authorityβ means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. βGrantorβ means Borrower and each Guarantor. βGuaranteed Indebtednessβ means, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such guaranteeing Person (whether or not contingent): (i) to purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation; (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet condition of the primary obligor; (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (iv) to indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. βGuaranteed Obligationsβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. βGuaranteesβ shall mean the guarantees issued pursuant to Article XI by the Guarantors. βGuarantorsβ means the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors. SCHEDULE A - 14 βHazardous Materialβ means any substance, material or waste that is regulated as hazardous by or forms the basis of liability now or hereafter under, any Environmental Law, including any material or substance that is (a) defined as a βhazardous waste,β βhazardous material,β βhazardous substance,β βextremely hazardous waste,β βrestricted hazardous waste,β βpollutant,β βcontaminant,β βhazardous constituent,β βspecial waste,β βtoxic substanceβ or other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Law, (b) petroleum or any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or any radioactive substance. βHedging Agreementβ shall mean any swap, cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices, either generally or under specific contingencies. βHedging Obligationsβ shall mean obligations under or with respect to Hedging Agreements. βIndebtednessβ of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid or accrued; (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (e) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business on normal trade terms and not overdue by more than 90 days); (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the fair market value of such property; (g) all Capital Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such Person; (h) all Hedging Obligations to the extent required to be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person; (i) all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person; (j) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor in respect of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankersβ acceptances and similar credit transactions; (k) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product; (l) all obligations, whether or not contingent, to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its own Stock or Stock Equivalents (or any Stock or Stock Equivalent of a direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the date that is 180 days after the Stated Maturity Date valued at, in the case of redeemable preferred Stock, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (m) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (l) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ and βIndemnified Personβ have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.10.
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SCHEDULE A - 15 βIndemnified Taxesβ means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes. βIntellectual Propertyβ means any and all Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets and customer lists. βIRCβ and βIRSβ mean respectively, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Internal Revenue Service, and any successors thereto. βJoinder Agreementβ means each Joinder Agreement of a new Subsidiary delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit H pursuant to Sections 1.12 and 3.28(b). βLenderβ means each of those certain financial institutions set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, and if at any time any Lender shall decide to assign or syndicate all or any of the Obligations, such term shall include such assignee or such other members of the syndicate. βLiabilitiesβ means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise. βLicensesβ shall mean, with respect to each Grantor, all license and distribution agreements with, and covenants not to sue, any other party with respect to any Patent, Trademark or Copyright or any other patent, trademark or copyright, whether such Grantor is a licensor or licensee, distributor or distributee under any such license or distribution agreement, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements or violations thereof and (iv) other rights to use, exploit or practice any or all of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights or any other patent, trademark or copyright. βLienβ means any mortgage, security deed or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction). βListsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βLitigationβ means any claim, lawsuit, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority. SCHEDULE A - 16 βLoanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1. βLoan Documentsβ means this Agreement, the Note, the Perfection Certificate, each Mortgage, the Pledge Agreement, the Control Agreements, each Power of Attorney, any waiver or consent of a landlord or mortgagee executed in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Schedule D executed and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent and including all other agreements, pledges, consents, assignments, contracts and notices whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, or any employee of any Credit Party, and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative. βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2(b). βMandatory Prepaymentsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βMargin Stockβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.8. βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b) the validity and enforceability of any Loan Document, (c) Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs ability to pay or perform the Obligations under the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party in accordance with the terms thereof, (d) the Collateral or Agentβs Liens on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien, or (e) Agentβs or any Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. βMaturity Dateβ means, with respect to the Term Loan, the earliest to occur of (i) the date of the termination of the acceleration of the maturity of any Obligations pursuant to Section 7.2 and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. βMaximum Lawful Rateβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.5(e). βMortgageβ means any mortgage or deed of trust from the relevant Credit Party in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders relating to such Credit Partyβs real property owned or leased as of the Closing Date and any other mortgage or deed of trust delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 3.28. βMultiemployer Planβ shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (a) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate has within the preceding five plan years made contributions; or (c) with respect to which any Grantor could reasonably be expected to incur liability.
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SCHEDULE A - 17 βNet Cash Proceedsβ shall mean: (a) with respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests), the cash proceeds received by any Credit Party (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by any Credit Party) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received) net of (i) selling expenses (including reasonable brokersβ fees or commissions, legal, accounting and other professional and transactional fees, transfer and similar taxes and Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of income taxes actually paid or payable in connection with such sale); (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against (x) any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale or (y) any other liabilities retained by any Credit Party associated with the properties sold in such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); (iii) Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the properties sold within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such unassumed liabilities within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and (iv) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents at the time of such sale) and which is repaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such properties); (b) with respect to any Debt Issuance, any Equity Issuance or any other issuance or sale of Equity Interests by any Credit Party, the cash proceeds thereof, net of customary fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith; and (c) with respect to any Casualty Event, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other compensation in respect of such Casualty Event. βNon-Funding Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.13. βNoteβ means any Term Note or Delayed Draw Term Note. βObligationsβ means all loans, advances, debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by Borrower and any other Credit Party to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement or other instrument, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term includes all principal, interest, Fees, Charges, expenses, attorneysβ fees and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under any of the Loan Documents (including interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the maturity of the Loan, and Fees, Charges, costs, expenses and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the SCHEDULE A - 18 filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or a claim for such Fees, Charges, costs and expense is allowed in such proceeding), and all principal and interest due in respect of the Loan and all obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor under any Guarantee. βOFACβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOfficersβ Certificateβ means a certificate executed by the chairman of the Board of Directors (if an officer), the Chief Executive Officer or the president and one of the Responsible Officers, each in his or her official (and not individual) capacity. βOrganization Chartsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βOrganizational Documentsβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, as applicable, and by-laws (or similar documents) of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iii) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iv) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar document) of such Person and (v) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βOther Listsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOther Connection Taxesβ means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document). βOther Permitted Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations on terms and conditions substantially similar to those in the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and reasonably acceptable to Required Lenders. βOther Taxesβ means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment. βOwnership Interestsβ means, as applied to any Person, corporate stock and any and all securities, shares, partnership interests (whether general, limited, special or other), limited liability company interests, membership interests, equity interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated and of any character) of corporate stock of such Person or any of the foregoing issued by such Person (whether a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company
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SCHEDULE A - 19 or another entity) and shall include securities convertible into Ownership Interests and rights, warrants or options to acquire Ownership Interests. βParentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βParticipantβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βPatentsβ means all of the following in which any Person now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (i) all letters patent of the United States or any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country; and (ii) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof. βPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month beginning on January 1, 2019. βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto. βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise. βPerfection Certificate Supplementβ means a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit I attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent. βPerformance Metricsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.2(b). βPermitβ means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βPermitted Liensβ means the following encumbrances: (i) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental Charges or levies, either not yet due and payable or to the extent that nonpayment thereof is permitted by the terms of Section 3.10; (ii) carriersβ, warehousemenβs, suppliersβ, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing indebtedness not yet due and payable or overdue for more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in either case in an outstanding aggregate amount not in excess of $500,000 at any time; (iii) attachment, judgment or other similar Liens arising in connection with court or arbitration proceedings, provided that the same are discharged, or that execution or enforcement thereof is stayed pending appeal, within thirty (30) days or (in the case of any execution or enforcement pending appeal) such lesser time during which such appeal may be taken; (iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of real property or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such real estate; (v) SCHEDULE A - 20 Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money Obligations (or rent) to the extent permitted under Section 5.1; and (vi) Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders securing the Obligations. βPermitted Brookfield Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement. βPersonβ means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether Federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof), and shall include such Personβs successors and assigns. βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA. βPledge Agreementβ means that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Credit Parties and the Agent pledging as Collateral for the Obligations any Ownership Interests of Subsidiaries owned by each Credit Party. βPledged Securitiesβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, (i) all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each issuer set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate as being owned by such Credit Party and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such issuer acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, (ii) all Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, which Equity Interests are hereafter acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance) and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such Subsidiary acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests or under any Organizational Document of any such Subsidiary, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, from time to time acquired by such Credit Party in any manner, and (iii) all Equity Interests issued in respect of the Equity Interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii) upon any consolidation or merger of any issuer of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that Pledged Securities shall not include any Equity Interests which are not required to be pledged pursuant to Section 3.28. βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPost-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s).
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SCHEDULE A - 21 βPower of Attorneyβ means each Power of Attorney of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit D and any Power of Attorney delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPre-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βPreferred Stockβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all preferred or preference Equity Interests (however designated) of such Person whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date. βPreferred Stock Issuanceβ shall mean the issuance or sale by any Credit Party of any Preferred Stock after the Closing Date. βPrepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βProceedsβ means βproceeds,β as such term is defined in the Code and, in any event, shall include: (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guarantee payable to any Grantor from time to time with respect to any Collateral; (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of any Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency (or any Person acting under color of governmental authority); (iii) any recoveries by any Grantor against third parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any Collateral, including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference with the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral; and (iv) any and all other amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition of Collateral (excluding amounts and rights to payment arising from the rental of any of the Collateral to customers of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or distributors) and all rights arising out of Collateral. βPropertyβ means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible. βPurchase Money Lienβ means any Lien upon any fixed assets that secure the Purchase Money Obligations related thereto but only if such Lien shall at all times be confined solely to the asset the purchase price of which was financed or refinanced through the incurrence of the Purchase Money Obligations secured by such Lien (and the proceeds thereof) and only if such Lien secures only such Purchase Money Obligations. βPurchase Money Obligationsβ means for any Person the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred within one year after such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement of such property by such Person and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement, as the case may be. SCHEDULE A - 22 βQualified Capital Stockβ means of any Person any Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Capital Stock. βQualified IPOβ means the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of any Credit Partyβs common stock or common Equity Interests pursuant to (a) in the case of any such offering in the United States of America, a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission or (b) in the case of any offering under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America, the applicable laws and/or regulations of such other jurisdiction. βReal Propertyβ shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof. βRecipientβ means Agent and any Lender. βRegisterβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βRelated Personsβ means, with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director, officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and each insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor and other consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates. βReleaseβ means as to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment by such Person, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or property. βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the amount outstanding under the Term Loan) then in effect; provided that at any time that there are two (2) or more Lenders, the Required Lenders shall consist of not fewer than two (2) Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another. βRequirement of Lawβ means as to any Person, the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case, binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βReservesβ means the reserves established by Agent from time to time against the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability or availability of credit under this Agreement that Agent may establish from time to time in the good faith exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent may establish Reserves to ensure the payment of accrued interest expenses or Indebtedness.
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SCHEDULE A - 23 βResponsible Officerβ means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), any officer at the level of vice president or higher of, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. βRestricted Locationsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.21(c). βRestricted Paymentβ means: (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets on or in respect of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock, (b) any payment or distribution made in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower or any other Credit Party in violation of any subordination or other agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, (c) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock or Indebtedness or any other payment or distribution made in respect of any thereof, either directly or indirectly; other than (i) that arising under this Agreement or (ii) interest and principal, when due without acceleration or modification of the amortization as in effect on the Closing Date, under Indebtedness (not including subordinated Indebtedness, payments of which shall be permitted only in accordance with the terms of the relevant subordination agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) permitted under Sections 5.1, or (d) any payment, loan, contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to any holder of Stock of such Person which is not expressly and specifically permitted in this Agreement; provided that any payment by a Borrower to another Credit Party, Agent or any Lender shall not constitute a Restricted Payment. βSBAβ means the United States Small Business Administration and any successor thereto. βSBA Formsβ means, collectively, SBA forms 480, 652 and 1031. βSBA Side Letterβ means a Small Business Investment Company side letter among the Borrower and the SBICs (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time accordance with its terms) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and the Borrower. βSBICβ means Agent or certain of its Affiliates that is a Federal licensee under the Act. βSDN Listβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βSecretarial Certificateβ means each Secretarial Certificate of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit C and any Secretarial Certificate delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βSolventβ means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its liabilities, including contingent liabilities, (b) the remaining capital of such Person is not unreasonably small to conduct its business and (c) such Person will not have incurred debts, and does not have the present intent to incur debts, beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, βdebtβ means any liability on a claim, and βclaimβ means any (i) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of SCHEDULE A - 24 performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities of any Person on any date, such liabilities shall be computed at the amount that, in the judgment of the Agent in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount of such liabilities that reasonably can be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. βStated Maturity Dateβ means June 19, 2024. βStockβ means all certificated and uncertificated shares, options, warrants, membership interests, general or limited partnership interests, participation or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, beneficial interests in a trust or any other βequity securityβ (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or other equity interests in any Person. βStock Equivalentsβ means all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock or any other Stock Equivalent and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any Stock or any other Stock Equivalent, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable. βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (ii) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has an equity interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%) or of which any such Person is a general partner or manager or may exercise the powers of a general partner or manager. If βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ is used in this Agreement or any other of the Loan Documents without reference to being the Subsidiary of any specific Credit Party or other Person, then that reference to βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ shall be deemed to refer to any Subsidiary or the Subsidiaries of Borrower. βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.12. βSubstitute Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βTaxesβ means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
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SCHEDULE A - 25 βTerm Loanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). βTerm Loan Commitmentsβ means, collectively, the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. βTerm Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(a). βTerm Sheet Depositβ means an amount equal to $75,000 paid by Borrower to Agent in connection with that certain Proposal Letter, dated April 12, 2019, from the Agent to Xxxxxxxx. βTermination Dateβ means the date on which all Obligations under this Agreement are paid in full, in cash (other than contingent obligations not yet due and payable), and Borrower shall have no further right to borrow any moneys or obtain other credit extensions or financial accommodations from the Lenders under this Agreement. βTitle IV Planβ means a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise. βTotal Revenueβ means, as of any date of determination, the total revenue of the Borrower for the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended (as determined in accordance with GAAP). βTrademarksβ means all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered) all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof: (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing. βTransactionsβ means, collectively, the transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, including (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the initial borrowings hereunder; and (b) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing. βTransferred Guarantorβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 11.9. βUSA PATRIOT Actβ means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56). βU.S. Borrowerβ means a Borrower that is a U.S. Person. βU.S. Personβ means any Person that is a βUnited States personβ as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC. SCHEDULE A - 26 βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii)(C). βVolta Chargingβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Mediaβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Servicesβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVoluntary Prepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βVoting Stockβ means, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person. βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a 100% equity interest at such time. βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. βWithholding Agentβ means Borrower and Agent. Any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, that all financial covenants and calculations in the Loan Documents shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date unless Borrower and Agent shall otherwise specifically agree in writing. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase βin accordance with GAAPβ shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. All other capitalized terms contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, but not defined herein or therein, shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code. The words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the following additional rules of construction shall apply, unless specifically indicated to the contrary: (a) wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural; (b) the term βorβ is not exclusive; (c) the term βincludingβ (or any form
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SCHEDULE A - 27 thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive; (d) all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations; and (e) all references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of the Loan Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank] FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of March 26, 2020, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and the Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, Parent has advised the Agent that it wishes to issue and sell convertible promissory notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 (collectively and each on an individual basis, the βSubordinated Noteβ) pursuant to the terms of that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the βNote Purchase Agreementβ); WHEREAS, Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement prohibits the Credit Parties from incurring Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness expressly permitted by Section 5.1; and WHEREAS, Parent and the other Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and the Lenders consent to the incurrence of the Indebtedness pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the Note Purchase Agreement, and the Required Lenders have agreed to permit the Parent to incur such Indebtedness solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Schedule A shall be amended to insert the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical order therein:
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2 βNote Purchase Agreementβ means that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among Parent, as issuer, and each of the purchasers listed on Exhibit A thereto or additional purchasers from time to time party thereto, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Subordination Agreement. βSubordination Agreementβ means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among each of the parties thereto as Subordinated Creditors, the Credit Parties and Agent, as may be amended from time to time. (b) Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by re-lettering the existing clause (e) as clause (f), replacing the existing clause (e) with the new clause (e) which shall read as follows: β(e) Indebtedness arising under that certain Note Purchase Agreement in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000, provided that such Indebtedness is at all times subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement and provided that each of the holders thereof have executed and delivered the Subordination Agreement.β 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become effective until the date (the βEffective Dateβ) upon which: (a) counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Credit Parties signatory hereto and the Required Lenders; (b) delivery to the Agent of fully and duly executed, true and correct copies of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Subordinated Notes and the Subordination Agreement ; and (c) the Borrower has paid the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and other post-closing services rendered in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the date hereof. 4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Credit Parties represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender that, after giving effect to this Amendment: (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not: (i) contravene the terms of any of its Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or result in the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which it is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which it or its Property is subject; or 3 (iii) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect; (b) it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby; (c) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability; and (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on and as of the date hereof. 5. Additional Obligations. No later than ten (10) days from the date hereof, the Credit Parties shall deliver to the Agent an Officersβ Certificate stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date which shall be true and correct as of such specific date)) and attaching to such Officersβ Certificate updated Disclosure Schedules as may be appropriate. Failure to comply with the foregoing covenant shall constitute a Default under the Loan Agreement. 6. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by Agent. 7. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 8. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually.
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4 10. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 11. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 12. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. 13. Reaffirmation. Each Credit Party as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Credit Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such credit party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby. Each Credit Party hereby consents to this Agreement and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. The execution of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] Signature Page to Amendment Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the date first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Title: VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Title: VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Title: GUARANTORS: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: Name: Title:
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Signature Page to Amendment Agreement AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: Name: Title: Signature Page to Amendment Agreement LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Name: Title:
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Signature Page to Amendment Agreement CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: Name: Title: SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of May 4, 2020, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and the Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, Xxxxxx has advised the Agent that it wishes to participate in the loan program issued by the Small Business Administration implementing PPP Rule (as herein defined); WHEREAS, Parent has advised the Agent that Continental Bank has authorized the PPP Loan (as herein defined) to Parent; WHEREAS, Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement prohibits the Credit Parties from incurring Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness expressly permitted by Section 5.1; and WHEREAS, Parent and the other Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and the Lenders consent to the incurrence of the Indebtedness pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the PPP Loan, and the Required Lenders have agreed to permit the Parent to incur such Indebtedness solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: a. Schedule A shall be amended to insert the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical order therein:
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βBusiness Loan Agreementβ means that certain Business Loan Agreement, dated April 27, 2020, by and between Parent and Continental Bank. βPPP Loanβ means an unsecured loan in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,193,300.00 incurred by Parent under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (as added to the Small Business Act by Section 1102 of the PPP Rule) pursuant to the Business Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note. βPPP Ruleβ means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, references to specific sections of the PPP Rule shall also include applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. βPromissory Noteβ mean that certain Promissory Note, dated as of April 27, 2020, issued by Parent in favor of Continental Bank in an aggregate amount equal to $3,193,300.00. b. Schedule A shall be amended to insert the following sentence at the end of the definition of βIndebtednessβ: βFor the avoidance of doubt, the PPP Loan shall constitute βIndebtednessβ for all purposes under this Agreement until such time and to the extent that such PPP Loan is forgiven.β c. Schedule A shall be amended to insert the following sentence at the end of the definition of βCash Balanceβ: βFor the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the PPP Loan shall be included in the calculation of Cash Balance.β d. Section 3.26 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new clause (e) at the end thereof: β(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent shall (i) establish a new deposit account, which account shall not be subject to a Control Agreement, to receive and hold exclusively the proceeds of the PPP Loan, (ii) not comingle the proceeds of the PPP Loan in such account with any other funds and only to make transfers or disbursements from such account for PPP Forgivable Uses and (iii) maintain all records required to be submitted in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan.β e. Section 5.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by re-lettering the existing clause (f) as clause (g), replacing the existing clause (f) with the new clause (f) which shall read as follows: β(e) the PPP Loan, provided that Parent shall (i) use all of the proceeds of the PPP Loan exclusively for the PPP Forgivable Uses in the manner required under the PPP Rule to obtain forgiveness of the largest possible amount of the PPP Loan, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in a manner that maximizes the amount of the PPP Loan that is forgiven, (iii) apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in accordance with regulations implementing Section 1106 of the PPP Rule within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Agent may agree to in its sole discretion) after the last day of the eight (8) week period immediately following the date of funding of the PPP Loan and (iv) provide the Agent with a copy of its application for forgiveness and all supporting documentation required by the Small Business Administration or Continental Bank in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan.β 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become effective until the date (the βEffective Dateβ) upon which: a. counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Credit Parties signatory hereto and the Required Lenders; and b. delivery to the Agent of fully and duly executed, true and correct copies of the Business Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note. 4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Credit Parties represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender that, after giving effect to this Amendment: a. the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not: i. contravene the terms of any of its Organization Documents; ii. conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or result in the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which it is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which it or its Property is subject; or iii. violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect. b. it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby; c. this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability;
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d. the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date which shall be true and correct as of such specific date)); and e. no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on and as of the date hereof. 5. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by Agent. 6. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 7. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 9. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 10. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. 12. Reaffirmation. Each Credit Party as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Credit Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such credit party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby. Each Credit Party hereby consents to this Agreement and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. The execution of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.]
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Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the date first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Founder & CEO VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Founder & CEO VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Founder & CEO GUARANTORS: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Founder & CEO Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan Agreement AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: Name: Title:
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Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan Agreement LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Name: Title: CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: Name: Title: EXECUTION VERSION THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of November 25, 2020, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the Lenders signatory hereto, EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ) and CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION (βCIONβ), as co-lead arranger. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and the Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); and WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders increase the aggregate amount of Term Loans by $5.0 million under the Loan Agreement and CION, as Lender, has agreed to so increase its Term Loan Commitment solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement (including Schedules A and B thereto) is hereby amended as of the date hereof by incorporating the changes shown on the marked copy of the Loan Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (it being understood that language which appears βstruck outβ has been deleted and language which appears as βdouble-underlinedβ has been added). 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become effective until the date upon which: a. the Agent has received counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the parties hereto; b. the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all respects;
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2 c. the Agent has received good standing certificates (or the federal or local law equivalent) with respect to each of the jurisdictions where a Credit Party organized or chartered; and d. the Borrower shall have paid (i) the fees to be received by the Agent for the benefit of CION on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to the CION Fee Letter dated November 25, 2020 between the Borrower and the Agent and (ii) the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and other post-closing services rendered in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the date hereof. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Credit Parties represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender that, after giving effect to this Amendment: a. the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not: i. contravene the terms of any of its Organization Documents; ii. conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or result in the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which it is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which it or its Property is subject; or iii. violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect. b. it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby; c. this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability; d. the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifier therein) on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date which shall be true and correct as of such specific date)); and e. no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof. 5. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by Agent. 3 6. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 7. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 9. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 10. 10. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. 12. Reaffirmation. Each Credit Party as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Credit Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such credit party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such
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4 security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby. Each Credit Party hereby consents to this Amendment and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. The execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations. 13. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the date first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: __________________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: _________________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: _________________________________ Name: Title: GUARANTORS: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: _________________________________ Name: Title:
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Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan Agreement AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: _________________________________ Name: Title: LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: _________________________________ Name: Title: Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan Agreement CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: _________________________________ Name: Title:
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A-1 EXHIBIT A MARKED CREDIT AGREEMENT (See attached) CONFORMED COPY β NOT EXECUTED IN THIS FORM Incorporating that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated a of March 26, 2020; and Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020; and Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020. TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 19, 2019 AMONG EICF AGENT LLC, AS AGENT FOR THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO, VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, VOLTA MEDIA LLC AND VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, AS BORROWER AND THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX LLP 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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INDEX β PAGE i TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT .......................................................................... 1 1.1 Term Loan........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Term and Prepayment. ..................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Use of Proceeds. ............................................................................................................ 45 1.4 Single Loan. ................................................................................................................... 45 1.5 Interest ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.6 Fees. ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes. .......................................................................................... 67 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments. ........................................................................ 7 1.9 Accounting. .................................................................................................................... 78 1.10 Indemnity. ...................................................................................................................... 78 1.11 Intentionally Omitted. ...................................................................................................... 8 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc. ......................................................... 8 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders. ................................................................................................... 89 1.14 Substitution of Lenders. ................................................................................................... 9 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ....................................................................................... 10 2.1 Conditions to the Loan. .................................................................................................. 10 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS1314 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. ............................................................ 1314 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names. ......................................................... 1415 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. ....................................... 1415 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records. ................................................................ 1415 3.5 Material Adverse Change. .......................................................................................... 1516 3.6 Collection of Accounts. .............................................................................................. 1516 3.7 Subsidiaries ................................................................................................................ 1516 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations ........................................................... 1516 3.9 Taxes; Charges. .......................................................................................................... 1516 3.10 Payment of Obligations. .............................................................................................. 1617 3.11 ERISA. ....................................................................................................................... 1617 3.12 Litigation. .................................................................................................................. 1718 3.13 Intellectual Property.................................................................................................... 1718 3.14 Full Disclosure. .......................................................................................................... 1819 3.15 Environmental Liabilities. .......................................................................................... 1819 3.16 Insurance. ................................................................................................................... 1820 3.17 Solvency. ................................................................................................................... 2021 3.18 Other Financings. ....................................................................................................... 2021 3.19 Conduct of Business .................................................................................................. 2022 3.20 Further Assurances. .................................................................................................... 2022 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property. .......................................................................... 2122 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. ....................................... 2223 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. ........................................................................ 2324 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc........................................................................................ 2324 3.25 Landlord Agreement. ................................................................................................. 2325 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts. ........................................................... 2325 INDEX β PAGE ii TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 3.27 Assets of Parent.......................................................................................................... 2425 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral. ......................................................... 2426 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries ................................................................................ 2527 3.30 Security Documents. .................................................................................................. 2628 3.31 Intentionally Omitted. ................................................................................................ 2628 3.32 Government Contracts. .............................................................................................. 2628 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations. .................................................................................. 2628 3.34 Bonding; Licenses. ..................................................................................................... 2628 3.35 Affiliate Transactions. ................................................................................................ 2628 3.36 Post-Closing Matters .................................................................................................. 2628 3.37 Investment Company Act. ......................................................................................... 2728 3.38 Notice of Change in Investment Company Status ..................................................... 2728 3.39 Notice of Change in Ownership. ................................................................................ 2729 3.40 Notice of Change in Organization Chart. ................................................................... 2729 4. FINANCIAL MATTERS; REPORTS ...................................................................... 2729 4.1 Reports, Notices, and Related Rights. ....................................................................... 2729 4.2 Financial Covenants. .................................................................................................. 2931 4.3 Other Reports and Information. ................................................................................. 3032 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS ....................................................................................... 3132 5.1 Indebtedness .............................................................................................................. 3133 5.2 Liens .......................................................................................................................... 3133 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes. .......................................................................... 3133 5.4 Asset Sales. ................................................................................................................ 3133 5.5 Restricted Payments. .................................................................................................. 3234 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business. ................................................................................. 3234 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates. ...................................................................................... 3234 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments.3234 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents. ......................................................................... 3234 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year. ............................................................................. 3235 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc. ............................................................................. 3235 5.12 Bank Accounts ........................................................................................................... 3335 5.13 Margin Regulations. ................................................................................................... 3335 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. .......................................................................................... 3335 5.15 Hazardous Materials. ................................................................................................. 3335 5.16 Parent ......................................................................................................................... 3335 5.17 Use of Proceeds. ......................................................................................................... 3335 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. .................................................................... 3336 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks. ........................................................................................................ 3436 5.20 Leases ........................................................................................................................ 3436 5.21 Compensation. ........................................................................................................... 3437 6. SECURITY INTEREST ............................................................................................. 3537 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. .......................................................................................... 3537 6.2 Intentionally Omitted. ................................................................................................ 3739 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. ................................................................. 3739
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INDEX β PAGE iii TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral. .......................................... 3840 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims. .......................................................................................... 3840 6.6 Duties of Agent. ......................................................................................................... 3840 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES .......................................... 3941 7.1 Events of Default. ...................................................................................................... 3941 7.2 Remedies. .................................................................................................................. 4143 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties .......................................................................................... 4345 7.4 Proceeds. .................................................................................................................... 4345 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS ................................................................................. 4345 9. AGENT ........................................................................................................................ 4649 9.1 Appointment and Duties. ........................................................................................... 4649 9.2 Binding Effect. ........................................................................................................... 4750 9.3 Use of Discretion. ...................................................................................................... 4850 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties ................................................................................ 4850 9.5 Xxxxxxxx and Liability. ............................................................................................... 4850 9.6 Agent Individually. .................................................................................................... 4952 9.7 Intentionally Omitted. ................................................................................................ 5052 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities. .............................................................................................. 5052 9.9 Resignation of Agent. ................................................................................................ 5053 9.10 Release of Collateral. ................................................................................................. 5153 10. MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................................................... 5153 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. .................................................. 5153 10.2 Expenses. ................................................................................................................... 5355 10.3 No Waiver. ................................................................................................................. 5356 10.4 Severability; Section Titles ........................................................................................ 5356 10.5 Authorized Signature. ................................................................................................ 5456 10.6 Notices ....................................................................................................................... 5457 10.7 Counterparts. .............................................................................................................. 5457 10.8 Time of the Essence. .................................................................................................. 5557 10.9 GOVERNING LAW. ................................................................................................. 5557 10.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury TrialSUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ...................................................................................... 5557 10.11 Press Releases. ........................................................................................................... 5658 10.12 Reinstatement. ........................................................................................................... 5659 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification. ........................................... 5659 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. .......................................................................................... 5659 10.15 Intentionally Omitted. ................................................................................................ 5760 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements. ...................................................................................... 5760 11. GUARANTEE ............................................................................................................. 5760 11.1 The Guarantee. ........................................................................................................... 5760 11.2 Obligations Unconditional. ........................................................................................ 5760 11.3 Reinstatement. ........................................................................................................... 5961 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination........................................................................................ 5962 11.5 Remedies. .................................................................................................................. 5962 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Index-Page iv 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. ...................................................................... 5962 11.7 Continuing Guarantee. ............................................................................................... 5962 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. .......................................................... 5962 11.9 Release of Guarantors. ............................................................................................... 6062 11.10 Right of Contribution. ................................................................................................ 6063
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Index-Page v INDEX OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES Schedule A - Definitions Schedule B - Schedule of Term Loan Commitments Schedule C - Agentβs, Lendersβ and Credit Partiesβ Addresses for Notices Schedule D - Closing Checklist Schedule E - Restricted Locations Schedule F - Post-Closing Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.2) - Places of Business; Corporate Names Disclosure Schedule (3.7) - Subsidiaries Disclosure Schedule (3.9) - Taxes Disclosure Schedule (3.11) - ERISA Disclosure Schedule (3.12) - Litigation Disclosure Schedule (3.13) - Intellectual Property Disclosure Schedule (3.15) - Environmental Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.16) - Insurance Disclosure Schedule (3.18) - Existing Indebtedness Disclosure Schedule (3.26) - Controlled Accounts Disclosure Schedule (3.27) - Assets of Parent Disclosure Schedule (3.32) - Government Contracts Disclosure Schedule (3.34) - Bonding; Licensing Disclosure Schedule (3.35) - Affiliate Transactions Disclosure Schedule (5.3) - Investments Disclosure Schedule (5.21) - Employee Compensation Disclosure Schedule (6.1) - Actions to Perfect Liens Exhibit A - Form of Perfection Certificate Exhibit B - Form of Term Note Exhibit C - Form of Secretarial Certificate Exhibit D - Form of Power of Attorney Exhibit E - Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit F - [Reserved] Exhibit G - Form of Closing Certificate Exhibit H - Form of Joinder Agreement Exhibit I - Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit J - Form of Assignment Agreement Exhibit K - Form of Delayed Draw Borrowing Request 1 TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT This TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is dated as of June 19, 2019, and agreed to by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the other Credit Parties from time to time party hereto, CION Investment Corporation, as co-lead arranger (in such capacity, βCo-Lead Arrangerβ) and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lead arranger, administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, βAgentβ) for the lenders set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and party hereto (each herein referred to as a βLenderβ and collectively, the βLendersβ). RECITALS A. The Credit Parties desire that Borrower obtain the Term Loans described herein from the Lenders and the Lenders are willing to provide the Term Loans all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Schedule A and, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of construction set forth in Schedule A shall govern. All schedules, attachments, addenda and exhibits hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference, and taken together with this Agreement, constitute but a single agreement. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT 1.1 Term Loan. (a) Closing Date Term Loan. Each Lender agrees severally, but not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make to the Borrower an advance (each, a βClosing Date Term Loanβ; collectively, the βClosing Date Term Loansβ) on the Closing Date in the principal amount not to exceed such Xxxxxxβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment. Each Lenderβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment, and the Closing Date Term Loans made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each a βTerm Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Term Note and this Agreement. (b) Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 1.1(b) and this Agreement, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery by Borrower to Agent of a Delayed Draw Borrowing Request by no later than 3:00 PM New York City time on such day, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to Borrower, in one or more advances (each such advance, a βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ and collectively, the βDelayed Draw Term Loansβ, and together
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2 with any Closing Date Term Loans and any Third Amendment Term Loans, each, a βTerm Loanβ, and collectively, the βTerm Loansβ or the βLoanβ) in a principal amount not to exceed the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided, however, that the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders shall in no event exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. The Lenders shall make no more than one Delayed Draw Term Loan in any Fiscal Quarter commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019. No Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made until after receipt by Agent of the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request which contains the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount. Any Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be in a minimum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and multiples of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in excess thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to Borrower if, both before and after giving effect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan, (A) any Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, (C) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of any Lender would exceed such Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, (D) the Cash Balance on the funding date is less than $6,000,000 or (E) the Borrower is not in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 4.2 (including the Performance Metrics, to the extent measured at such time) on a pro forma basis. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower and shall obligate Borrower to accept the Delayed Draw Term Loans requested from the Lenders on the proposed funding date. Each Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each, a βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower prior to the funding of such Delayed Draw Term Loan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Delayed Draw Term Note and this Agreement. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall reduce to zero automatically on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date and no Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made on or after the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date. (c) Third Amendment Term Loans. Each Lender agrees severally, but not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make to the Borrower an advance (each, a βThird Amendment Term Loanβ; collectively, the βThird Amendment Term Loansβ) on the Third Amendment Effective Date in the principal amount not to exceed such Xxxxxxβs Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment. Each Lenderβs Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment, and the Third Amendment Term Loans made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a Term Note duly executed and delivered by the Borrower on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Term Note and this Agreement. (c) Principal Repayments of the Term Loans. (i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making 3 of the first such payment on July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date. (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Mandatory Equity Issuance fails to be completed on a timely basis in accordance with Section 4.2(b), commencing with the Payment Date occurring immediately after such failure, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to (i) with respect to any Payment Date that occurs on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, 2.7777% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time, and (ii) with respect to any Payment Date that occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, 4.1666% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time. (iii) Subject to Section 1.2, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date. Amounts repaid or prepaid on any of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed. 1.2 Term and Prepayment. (a) Upon the Maturity Date of the Loan, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders (i) all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Loan and (ii) all other Obligations relating to the Loan then due to or incurred by Agent or the Lenders. (b) On any Payment Date, Borrower shall have the right upon five (5) calendar daysβ prior written notice to Agent, to make a voluntary prepayment (a βVoluntary Prepaymentβ) of the Term Loans then outstanding in whole or in part. If the Borrower elects to prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) or otherwise, or if the Term Loans are mandatorily prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 1.2(c) through 1.2(g) (each, a βMandatory Prepaymentβ and together with any Voluntary Prepayment, the βPrepaymentsβ), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a prepayment fee of (i) five percent (5%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, (ii) four percent (4%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, (iii) three percent (3%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) months following the Closing Date, (iv) one percent (1%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-fourthirty (2430) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty sixforty-two (3642) months following the Closing Date, or (ivv) zero percent (0%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is later than the date that is thirty sixforty-two (3642) months
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4 following the Closing Date. Each Lender shall have the right in its sole discretion to decline any Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with Section 1.2(h) below. (c) Asset Sales or Casualty Events. Not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale (other than the Permitted Brookfield Sales or Other Permitted Sales) or any Casualty Event by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, Credit Parties shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties shall have delivered an Officersβ Certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be reinvested in fixed or capital assets within six (6) following the date of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (which Officersβ Certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); provided, that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such six-month period, such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a Mandatory Prepayment as provided in this Section 1.2(c); provided, further, that if the property subject to such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event constituted Collateral, then all property purchased with the Net Cash Proceeds thereof pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the Lien created pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with Sections 3.20 and 3.28. Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(c) shall permit any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to effect any Asset Sale other than in accordance with Section 5.4. (d) Debt Issuance. Not later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Debt Issuance that is permitted under Section 5.1), Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds. The provisions of this Section 1.2(d) shall not be an implied consent to any such issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. (e) Repayments in Connection with Permitted Sales. If at the end of any Fiscal Quarter any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made in the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days after the end of such Fiscal Quarter, make a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations in an amount equal to the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures that formed the basis of such Delayed Draw Term Loan unless such ineligible capital expenditures have been netted out of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount in accordance with clause (y) of the definition thereof in respect of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made, if any, during such Fiscal Quarter. 5 (f) Qualified IPO or Change of Control. Simultaneously with the occurrence of a Qualified IPO or a Change of Control, Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of all Obligations then outstanding. (g) Intentionally Omitted. 1.3 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall only use the proceeds of the Loan (i) to purchase, install, operate and maintain the Borrowerβs electric vehicle charging stations in the United States (other than any electric vehicle charging stations to be sold, transferred, licensed or financed pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or pursuant to agreements governing Other Permitted Sales), (ii) for other general corporate purposes and (iii) to pay any fees or expenses associated with transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 1.4 Single Loan. The Loan and all of the other Obligations shall constitute one general obligation of Borrower secured by all of the Collateral. 1.5 Interest. (a) Borrower shall pay interest to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders on the outstanding balance of the Loan at a fixed rate equal to twelve percent (12.0%) per annum. All computations of interest on the Loan shall be made by Agent on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360) day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. In no event will Agent charge interest at a rate that exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. (b) Interest shall be payable on the balance of the Loan (i) quarterly in arrears and shall be due on the first Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter, (ii) on the Maturity Date of the Loan, and (iii) if any interest accrues or remains payable after the Maturity Date of the Loan, upon demand by Agent. (c) Effective automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(a), 7.1(h) or 7.1(i), or in the case of any other Event of Default upon written notice from Agent to Borrower, and in each case for so long as any such Event of Default shall be continuing, the interest rate applicable to the Loan shall be increased by three percentage points (3.0%) per annum (such increased rate, the βDefault Rateβ), and all outstanding Obligations, including accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent permitted under applicable law), shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default until the earlier of (x) the date on which such Obligations are paid in full and (y) the date on which such Event of Default ceases to be continuing, at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. (d) On the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, or (ii) the date that Borrower prepays in whole or in part any of the Loans, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders additional deferred interest equal to eleven percent (11%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the such date (such amount, the βDeferred Interestβ); provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Deferred
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6 Interest on such principal Loan amount being prepaid as long as the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter is greater than 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to the proposed prepayment of such principal Loan amount, the Prepayment Amount payable on such principal amount, and the Deferred Interest payable on such principal Loan amount (as if such prepayment had been made during the measuring period); provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders, Deferred Interest of one percent (1%) the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of any Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) months following the Closing Date. Such Deferred Interest shall be deemed fully earned by Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date and non-refundable. (e) If any payment to the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such Payment Date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 1.5, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the βMaximum Lawful Rateβ), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Xxxxxxxx shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In no event shall the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that Agent could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. 1.6 Fees. Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders: (a) the fees set forth in (i) that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Agent and the Borrower (and (ii) that certain CION Fee Letter, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among Agent and the Borrower (collectively, the βFee Letterβ); and (b) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, including those relating to (i) Agentβs due diligence review and evaluation of the transaction, (ii) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, (iii) the closing of the Transactions, (iv) all appraisal, audit, environmental, title work, travel (including, without limitation, travel expenses incurred by Co-Lead Arranger), inspection, surveys, filing, search and registration fees, (v) any loan, escrow, recording and transfer fees and taxes (as applicable), 7 and (vi) Agentβs and Co-Lead Arrangerβs reasonable and documented out-of-pocket counsel fees and expenses relating to any of the foregoing (it being acknowledged that Co- Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate); provided that Agent agrees to apply the Term Sheet Deposit to any amounts payable by Borrower pursuant to Section 1.6(b). 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes. Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement (not otherwise made pursuant to Section 1.8) without set-off, counterclaim or deduction and free and clear of all Taxes not later than 3:00 PM New York City time on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds to an account specified by the Agent in writing, except as required by applicable law. If a Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Taxes from any payment to any Recipient under any Loan Document, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased so that, after making all required deductions (including such deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.7), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to that which it would have received had no such deductions been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 1.7, Borrower shall deliver to Agent a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or a copy of the return reporting such payment. 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments. Borrower irrevocably agrees that Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply any and all payments against the then due and payable Obligations; provided, unless the Required Lenders determine otherwise, all payments against the Obligations shall be applied (a) first, to payment of costs and expenses, including attorneysβ fees, of Agent payable or reimbursable by Credit Parties under the Loan Documents; (b) second, to payment of all accrued unpaid interest on the Obligations; (c) third, to payment of principal on all remaining installments of the Loans in inverse order of maturity; (d) fourth, to payment of any other amounts owing constituting Obligations; and (e) fifth, any remainder shall be for the account of and paid to whoever may be lawfully entitled thereto. Each of Lenders or other Persons entitled to payment shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses second, third, fourth or fifth above. 1.9 Accounting. Each Lender is authorized to record on its books and records the date and amount of the Loan and each payment of principal thereof and such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded. 1.10 Indemnity. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold each Recipient and their Affiliates, and their respective employees, attorneys and agents (each, an βIndemnified Personβ), harmless from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneysβ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as
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8 the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any other documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein or therein and any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing, including any and all product liabilities, Environmental Liabilities, Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under Section 1.7 or Section 1.10) and reasonable legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ), except to the extent that any such Indemnified Liability is finally determined by a non-appealable court order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Personβs gross negligence or willful misconduct or arises solely out of disputes between and among the Agent and the Lenders. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. 1.11 Intentionally Omitted. 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc. As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, Borrower shall take such actions as required by Section 3.28 and cause such new Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and a Grantor under this Agreement by having the following documents delivered to the Lenders: (i) a Secretarial Certificate, a Power of Attorney and a Joinder Agreement in the forms of Exhibits C, D and H attached hereto, respectively, duly completed, executed and delivered by such new Subsidiary, (ii) agreements and documents with respect to such new Subsidiary of the types described under the defined term Collateral Documents, (iii) an opinion of counsel to such new Subsidiary, in form, substance and scope comparable to the legal opinion of Grantorβs counsel delivered to Agent and Lenders on the Closing Date and (iv) an updated Disclosure Schedule (3.7). 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders. Unless Agent shall have received notice from any Lender prior to the date such Lender is required to make any payment hereunder with respect to the Loan that such Lender will not make such payment (or any portion thereof) available to Agent, Agent may assume that such Lender has made such payment available to Agent on the date such payment is required to be made in accordance with this Section 1 and Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. Borrower agrees to repay to Agent on demand such amount (until repaid by such Lender) with interest thereon for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable to the Obligation that would have been created when Agent made available such amount to Borrower had such Lender made a corresponding payment 9 available; provided, however, that such payment shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation it may have to Borrower. In addition, any Lender that shall not have made available to Agent any portion of any payment described above (any such Lender, a βNon-Funding Lenderβ) agrees to pay such amount to Agent on demand together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to the Term Loan. Such repayment shall then constitute the funding of the corresponding Loan (including any Loan deemed to have been made hereunder with such payment) or participation. The existence of any Non-Funding Lender shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations under any Loan Document, but no other Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any payment required under any Loan Document. (b) Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a βLenderβ (or be, or have its Term Loans and Commitments, included in the determination of βRequired Lendersβ or βLenders directly affectedβ pursuant to Section 10.1(b)) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document, provided that (A) the Commitment of a Non-Funding Lender may not be increased, extended or reinstated, (B) the principal of a Non-Funding Lenderβs Loans may not be reduced or forgiven, and (C) the interest rate applicable to Obligations owing to a Non-Funding Lender may not be reduced, in each case, without the consent of such Non- Funding Lender. Moreover, for the purposes of determining Required Lenders and the Loans and Commitments held by Non-Funding Lenders shall be excluded from the total Loans and Commitments outstanding. 1.14 Substitution of Lenders. (a) Substitution Right. In the event that any Lender, other than Agent, that is not an Affiliate of Agent (any such Lender, an βAffected Lenderβ), (i) becomes a Non-Funding Lender with respect to the Loan or (ii) does not consent to any amendment, waiver or consent to any Loan Document for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but that requires the consent of all Lenders, Borrower may either pay in full such Affected Lender with respect to amounts due on the Term Loan of such Lender without premium or penalty and with the consent of Agent or substitute for such Affected Lender any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to Agent (in each case, a βSubstitute Lenderβ). (b) Procedure. To substitute such Affected Lender or pay in full the Obligations owed to such Affected Lender under such Xxxxxxβs Term Loan, Borrower shall deliver a notice to Agent and such Affected Lender. The effectiveness of such payment or substitution shall be subject to the delivery to Agent by Borrower (or, as may be applicable in the case of a substitution, by the Substitute Lender) of (i) payment for the account of such Affected Lender, of, to the extent accrued through, and outstanding on, the effective date for such payment or substitution, all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan (including those that will be owed because of such payment and all Obligations that would be owed to such Lender as if it was solely a Lender hereunder), and (ii) in the case of a substitution, (A) payment of the assignment fee set forth in Section 8(a) and (B) an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent
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10 whereby the Substitute Lender shall, among other things, agree to be bound by the terms of the Loan Documents and assume the Term Loan Commitment of the Affected Lender. (c) Effectiveness. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (b) above, Agent shall record such substitution or payment in the Register, whereupon (i) in the case of any payment in full of all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender, such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitments shall be terminated and (ii) in the case of any substitution, (A) the Affected Lender shall sell and be relieved of, and the Substitute Lender shall purchase and assume, all rights and claims of such Affected Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan, except that the Affected Lender shall retain such rights expressly providing that they survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Term Loan Commitments, (B) the Substitute Lender shall become a βLenderβ hereunder having a Term Loan Commitment in the amount of such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment and (C) the Affected Lender shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment Agreement to evidence such substitution and deliver any Note in its possession with respect to its Term Loan; provided, however, that the failure of any Affected Lender to execute any such Assignment Agreement or deliver any such Note shall not render such sale and purchase (or the corresponding assignment) invalid. 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 2.1 Conditions to the Loan. No Lender shall be obligated to make a Closing Date Term Loan on the Closing Date, unless and until all of the following conditions have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion, or waived in writing by Agent: (a) Closing Checklist. The documents and other items or actions set forth on the Closing Checklist (Schedule D) shall have been duly executed and delivered, or completed by the appropriate parties, except where such Closing Checklist expressly indicates that such document item or action may be delivered or completed after the Closing Date; (b) Insurance. Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the insurance policies provided for in Section 3.16 are in full force and effect; (c) Opinions of Counsel. Agent shall have received opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (d) Fees. Borrower has paid the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and shall have reimbursed Agent and Co-Lead Arranger for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneysβ fees (it being acknowledged that Co-Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate), and other costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, each in immediately available funds, or authorized the Agent to deduct the fees under the Fee Letter and such other fees, costs and expenses of closing from the amount of the Term Loan made on the Closing Date; (e) Intentionally Omitted. 11 (f) Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; (g) Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstance that has had or reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred; (h) Default. No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result after giving effect to the Loan; (i) Intentionally Omitted. (j) Indebtedness and Minority Interests. After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, no Credit Party shall have outstanding any Indebtedness or preferred stock other than (i) the Loans hereunder, (ii) the Indebtedness and preferred stock listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.18), and (iii) any Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 5.1; (k) Requirements of Law. The Credit Parties and the Transactions shall be in full compliance with all material Requirements of Law, including Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board, and shall have received satisfactory evidence of such compliance reasonably requested by them; (l) Consents. All requisite Governmental Authorities and third parties shall have approved or consented to the Transactions, and there shall be no governmental or judicial action, actual or threatened in writing, that has or would have, singly or in the aggregate, a reasonable likelihood of restraining, preventing or imposing burdensome conditions on the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby; (m) Litigation. There shall be no litigation, public or private, or administrative proceedings, governmental investigation or other legal or regulatory developments, actual or threatened, that, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or could materially and adversely affect the ability of the Credit Parties to fully and timely perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or the ability of the parties to consummate the financings contemplated hereby or the other Transactions; (n) Sources and Uses. The sources and uses of the Loan shall be as set forth in Section 1.3;
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12 (o) Personal Property Requirements. The Agent shall have received: (i) (A) originals of all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities and (B) original instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates, agreements and instruments; (ii) Intentionally omitted; (iii) all other certificates, agreements, or instruments necessary to perfect the Agentβs security interest in all Chattel Paper, all Instruments, and all Investment Property of each Credit Party (to the extent required hereunder); (iv) UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the Code, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, and such other documents under applicable Requirements of Law in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the opinion of the Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, hereunder; (v) copies (to the extent applicable) of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy, execution and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in those Federal, provincial, state and county jurisdictions in which any Credit Party is organized or maintains its chief executive office, principal place of business, property and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered hereunder (other than Permitted Liens or any other Liens acceptable to the Agent); and (vi) evidence acceptable to the Agent of payment or arrangements for payment by the Credit Parties of all applicable recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of Liens. (p) USA PATRIOT Act. The Lenders and the Agent shall have timely received the information required under Section 10.13 and background investigations of the Guarantors and the Borrowerβs management and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion; (q) Intentionally Omitted. (r) Capitalization Information. Agent shall have received from the Borrower an accurate and complete capitalization table reflecting all of the direct and indirect owners of each Credit Party (including the applicable ownership percentages) as of: (i) the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ), and (ii) the date immediately following the Closing Date (the βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ) (collectively, the βCap Tablesβ); 13 (s) Organization Chart. Agent shall have received from the Borrower an accurate and complete organization chart reflecting all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower (including the applicable ownership percentages) as of: (i) the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the βPre-Closing Organization Chartβ), and (ii) the date immediately following the Closing Date (the βPost-Closing Organization Chartβ) (collectively, the βOrganization Chartsβ). To the extent that the Pre-Closing Organization Chart is identical to the Post-Closing Organization Chart, the Borrower may certify to Agent that the Post-Closing Organization Chart is identical to the Pre-Closing Organization Chart; and (t) Delivery of SBA Documents. The Borrower shall have delivered the following documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and each Lender that is an SBIC (and, as applicable, duly executed and dated as of the Closing Date or an earlier date satisfactory to such SBIC): (i) a Note; (ii) the SBA Side Letter; (iii) each duly executed and completed SBA Form; and (iv) such other documents or instruments as reasonably requested by such SBIC to comply with the Act. (u) Minimum Qualified Capital Stock Contribution. On or before the Closing Date, Parent shall have received not less than $12,000,000 of proceeds of the issuance of its Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to its recent equity issuance of Class C-2 stock. (v) Advisor Engagement. The Borrower shall have consented to and approved the engagement of HunterPoint LLC as advisor to Agent, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower, to perform the services described in the memorandum delivered to Borrower for a period of three (3) months following the Closing Date; provided that the term of such engagement may be extended at the discretion of Agent for no longer than three (3) months and any further extensions thereafter shall be subject to the mutual consent of Borrower and Agent. (w) Closing Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent a duly executed Closing Certificate. (x) Projections and Quality of Earnings. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent (i) reasonably detailed projections for the succeeding five (5) years, with monthly projections of not less than the first twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date and (ii) quality of earnings report conducted by a firm reasonably acceptable to Agent.
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14 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS To induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make the Loan, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender (each of which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement), and promise to and agree with Agent and each Lender until the Termination Date as follows: 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Grantor: (a) is, as of the Closing Date, and will continue to be (i) (A) a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, and validly existing and (B) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) in compliance with all Requirements of Law and Contractual Obligations, except to the extent failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) has and will continue to have (i) the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease, and to conduct its business as now, heretofore or proposed to be conducted, and (ii) except as could not, individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all licenses, permits, franchises, rights, powers, consents or approvals from or by all Persons or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such Grantor that are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business. 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names. (a) Each Grantorβs name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) the type of entity of each Grantor, (c) the organizational identification number issued by each Grantorβs state of incorporation or organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, (d) each Grantorβs state of organization or incorporation, and (e) the location of each Grantorβs chief executive office and locations of Collateral when not in use by a customer of any Grantor are as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2) and, except as set forth in such Disclosure Schedule, such locations have not changed during the preceding twelve (12) months. As of the Closing Date, during the prior five (5) years, except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2), no Grantor has been known as or conducted business in any other name (including trade names) than the name of such Grantor set forth on the signature page hereto. Borrower has only one state of incorporation or organization. 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery and performance by each Grantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and therein: (a) are and will continue to be within such Grantorβs power and authority; (b) have been and will continue to be duly authorized by all necessary or proper action; (c) are not and will not be in violation of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Grantor; (d) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Collateral; and (e) do not and will not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person other than any consent or approval 15 that has been obtained. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Document shall have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Grantor party thereto, and each such Loan Document upon such execution and delivery shall be and will continue to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally. 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records. (a) The annual and monthly Financial Statements of the Grantors delivered pursuant to Section 4.1 present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of such Grantors as of the date of each such Financial Statement in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments and to the absence of footnotes in the case of unaudited statements). (b) The Grantors shall keep proper Books and Records in which proper entries, reflecting all consolidated and consolidating financial transactions, will be made in accordance with GAAP and all Requirements of Law in all material respects of all financial transactions and the assets and business of each Grantor on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements. 3.5 Material Adverse Change. Between March 31, 2019 and the Closing Date, no events with respect to any Grantor have occurred that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of any Grantor has or has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Grantor is in default, and to such Grantorβs knowledge no third party is in default, under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations, that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.6 Collection of Accounts. Credit Parties will continue to collect on their Accounts in accordance with customary practices in the media industry and consistent with the normal collection policy of the Credit Parties as in effect in the period prior to the Closing Date. 3.7 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7), as of the Closing Date, Borrower does not have any Subsidiaries. The issued and outstanding Stock of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding all rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which Borrower or such Subsidiariesβ may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock) as of the Closing Date is accurately reflected in the organizational chart delivered pursuant to Section 3.29(c) and set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent). 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations. No Grantor is subject to or regulated under any Federal or state statute, rule or regulation that restricts or limits such Personβs ability to incur Indebtedness, pledge its assets, or to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. The making of the Loan, the application of the proceeds and repayment thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not violate any Requirement of Law. No Grantor is engaged, nor will it engage, in the business of extending credit
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16 for the purpose of βpurchasingβ or βcarryingβ any βmargin securityβ as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as βMargin Stockβ). No Grantor owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loan or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock. No Grantor will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board. 3.9 Taxes; Charges. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.9), all tax returns, reports and statements required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by Borrower or any other Grantor have, as of the Closing Date, been filed and will, until the Termination Date, be filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and no tax Lien has been filed against any Grantor or any Grantorβs property. Disclosure Schedule (3.9) sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any Grantorβs tax returns are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority and any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding. As of the Closing Date, no Grantor has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the IRC, by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.10 Payment of Obligations. Each Grantor will pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all of its material Charges and other obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and none of the Collateral is or would reasonably be expected to become subject to any Lien or forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest. 3.11 ERISA. (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other existing ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.11), (i) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of the Grantors under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by more than $500,000, and (ii) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such underfunded Plans by more than $500,000. No Grantor or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any Withdrawal Liability in excess of $500,000. (b) Each Grantor shall furnish to the Agent (x) as soon as possible after, and in any event within five (5) days after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party knows or has reason to know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other 17 ERISA Event would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Credit Parties or any of their ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000 or the imposition of a Lien, a statement of a Responsible Officer of such Credit Party setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that such Credit Party or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto; (y) upon request by the Agent, copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate with the Department of Labor with respect to each Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Plan; (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan (or employee benefit plan sponsored or contributed to by any Credit Party) as the Agent shall reasonably request and (z) promptly following any request therefor, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(1) of ERISA that any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided, that if any Credit Party or its ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the applicable Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof. 3.12 Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.12), there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the knowledge of each Credit Party, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Credit Party or any of their respective Properties which: (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or (b) would reasonably be expected to result in equitable relief or monetary judgment(s), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000 and unless fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided. As of the Closing Date, except with respect to matters set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.12), no Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is the subject of an audit or, to each Credit Partyβs knowledge, any review or investigation by any Governmental Authority (excluding the IRS and other taxing authorities) concerning the violation or possible violation of any Requirement of Law. Each Grantor shall notify Agent promptly in writing upon learning of the existence, threat or commencement of any such Litigation or any such order, investigation or audit. 3.13 Intellectual Property. Each Grantor owns, or is licensed to use, all such Intellectual Property material to its business as currently conducted, except for such Intellectual Property the
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18 failure of which to so own or be so licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Grantor will take all necessary steps to preserve its ownership and licenses in such Intellectual Property so as to permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default. To permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), including in such license the right to sublicense, use and practice any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor and access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. As of the Closing Date, the Grantors own or are licensed to use the Intellectual Property as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.13). Each Grantor shall maintain the patenting and registration of all Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or other appropriate Governmental Authority. In the event that any Grantor becomes aware that any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business has been infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party in any material respect, such Grantor promptly shall notify the Agent and shall take such actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Grantor may transfer, abandon, or otherwise dispose of Intellectual Property that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that in the case of registered Intellectual Property, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) to such transfer, abandon or disposition, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 3.14 Full Disclosure. No information contained in any Loan Document, the Financial Statements or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of any Grantor under any Loan Document, or to induce Agent and the Lenders to execute the Loan Documents (as such information has been amended, supplemented or superseded by any other information later delivered to the same parties receiving such information, provided that the delivery of such amended, supplemented or superseding information shall not cure any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(b) other than with respect to this Section 3.14), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. 3.15 Environmental Liabilities. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.15), as of the Closing Date, (a) no Grantor is subject to any Environmental Liabilities or, to any Grantorβs knowledge, potential Environmental Liabilities, that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate and (b) no written notice has been received by any Grantor identifying it as a βpotentially responsible partyβ or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of any Grantor, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to result in any Grantor being identified as a βpotentially responsible partyβ under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, in each such case if such circumstance would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate. Each Grantor: (i) shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental 19 Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000, (ii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any Release, on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any real property owned, leased or occupied by a Grantor if such Release would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, (iii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any claims that could form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, and (iv) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any occurrences of non-compliance with Environmental Laws or environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000. Each Credit Party has made available to Agent copies of all existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and all documents prepared since January 1, 2010 pertaining to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case to the extent such reports, reviews, audits and documents are in their possession, custody, control or otherwise available to the Credit Parties. 3.16 Insurance. As of the Closing Date, Disclosure Schedule (3.16) lists all insurance of any nature maintained by Borrower with respect to the Collateral as well as all liability insurance maintained by the Grantors, as well as a summary of the terms of such insurance. (a) Coverage. Without limiting any of the other obligations or liabilities of the Grantors under this Agreement, the Grantors shall, during the term of this Agreement, carry and maintain, at its own expense, at least the minimum insurance coverage set forth in this Section 3.16. All insurance carried pursuant to this Section 3.16 shall be placed with such insurers having a minimum A.M. Best rating of A-:VIII (or as may be otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Agent) and be in such form, with terms, conditions, limits and deductibles as shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent. The insurance required to be carried and maintained by Grantors hereunder shall, in all events, include, without limitation, the following: (i) All Risk Property Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain, all risk property insurance covering against physical loss or damage, including but not limited to fire and extended coverage, and collapse coverage. Coverage shall be written on a replacement cost basis in an amount reasonably acceptable to Agent; and, (ii) Commercial General Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with a limit of not less than $2,000,000. Such coverage shall include, but not be limited to, premises/operations, broad form contractual liability, products/completed operations, property damage and personal injury liability; and, (iii) Excess/Umbrella Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain excess and/or umbrella liability insurance written on an occurrence basis in an amount not less than $5,000,000 providing coverage limits excess of the insurance limits required under subsection (a)(ii). Such insurance shall follow the form of the primary insurances and drop down in case of exhaustion of underlying limits and/or aggregates.
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20 (b) Endorsements. The Grantors shall cause all insurance policies carried and maintained in accordance with this Section 3.16 to be endorsed as follows: (i) Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall be an additional insured and loss payee with respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i). Agent, on behalf of Xxxxxxx, shall be an additional insured with respect to liability policies described in subsections (a)(ii) and, to the extent allowed by law (iii). It shall be understood that any obligation imposed upon the Grantors, including but not limited to the obligation to pay premiums, shall be the sole obligation of the Grantors and not that of the Agent; and, (ii) With respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i), the interests of the Agent shall not be invalidated by any action or inaction of any Grantor or any other Person, and shall insure the Agent regardless of any breach or violation by any Grantor or any other Person, of any warranties, declarations or conditions of such policies; and, (iii) The insurers thereunder shall waive all rights of subrogation against Agent, any right of setoff or counterclaim and any other right to deduction, whether by attachment or otherwise; and, (iv) If such insurance is canceled for any reason whatsoever, including nonpayment of premium, such cancellation shall not be effective as to the Agent until thirty (30) days after receipt by Agent of written notice from such insurer. (c) Certifications. On the Closing Date, and at each policy renewal, but not less than annually, the Grantors shall provide to the Agent a certification from each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer. Such certification shall identify the underwriters, the type of insurance, the limits, deductibles, and term thereof and shall specifically list the special provisions delineated in section (b) above for such insurance required for this Section 3.16. (d) Intentionally Omitted. (e) Notice to Agent. The Grantors shall notify the Agent immediately whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 3.16 is taken out by any Credit Party; and promptly deliver to the Agent a copy of such policy or policies. Borrower shall direct all present and future insurers under its policies of insurance to pay all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Collateral directly to Agent for application pursuant to Section 1.2(f). If any insurance proceeds are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to Borrower and Agent jointly, Agent may endorse Borrowerβs name thereon and do such other things as Agent may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. 3.17 Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to (a) the Loan, the issuance of the Guarantees of the Obligations and the pledge of assets as security therefor by all of the Grantors, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower, and 21 (c) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties taken as a whole are Solvent. 3.18 Other Financings. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.18) attached hereto, none of the Credit Parties has outstanding as of the Closing Date any Indebtedness. 3.19 Conduct of Business. Each Grantor (a) shall conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (b) shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of the Collateral and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition and make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with manufacturer specifications and industry practices; provided such Grantor shall not be obligated to comply with the foregoing covenant if, (i) in such Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, such Collateral is no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in the event fair market value of such Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 3.20 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Agent and at the sole expense of the Grantors, the Grantors shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Agent may reasonably deem desirable (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Agentβs rights in any Collateral and security interests or the equivalent under any foreign law, or (c) to enable Agent to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted. 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property. (a) Each Grantor holds and will continue to hold good title to any of its property constituting the Collateral and none of such property is or will be subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens. (b) Each Grantor shall (i) maintain and preserve in all material respects in good working order and condition the Collateral and all other of its property necessary in the conduct of its business, and such Collateral shall be maintained in accordance with all manufacturerβs suggested and recommended maintenance procedures, including preventive maintenance, (ii) obtain, maintain and preserve all material rights, permits, licenses, approvals and privileges (including all Permits) necessary, used or useful, whether because of its ownership, lease, sublease or other operation or occupation of property or other conduct of its business, and shall make all necessary or appropriate filings with, and give all required notices to, Governmental Authorities, and (iii) maintain the Collateral in compliance with all statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, standards, directives, orders, judgments and permits (including environmental) issued by any Governmental Authority. (c) Collateral shall not be located in, in transit to or used by a customer, in any country, state, nation, or territory (i) listed on the Lists or otherwise under United States sanctions
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22 for conducting business or (ii) set forth on Schedule E hereto (as such Schedule E may be amended by written notice from time to time by Agent to Borrower on a prospective basis) (each a βRestricted Locationβ). Upon an amendment to Schedule E pursuant to the forgoing sentence such that Collateral is located in a Restricted Location that was not located in a Restricted Location prior to such amendment, no Grantor shall extend or renew any rental agreements or enter into any new rental agreements which would cause the Collateral to be located in, in transit to or in use in a Restricted Location by a customer of such Grantor and such Grantor shall remove such Collateral from such Restricted Location within fifteen (15) days from the delivery of such notice or, if such Collateral is subject to a rental agreement with a customer of such Grantor at such time, fifteen (15) days from the end of the then current term of such rental agreement. (d) Real Property. Schedules 8(a) and 8(b) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date contain a true and complete list of each interest in Real Property (i) owned by any Credit Party as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and whether such owned Real Property is leased and if leased whether the underlying lease contains any option to purchase all or any portion of such Real Property or any interest therein or contains any right of first refusal relating to any sale of such Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein and (ii) leased, subleased or otherwise occupied or utilized by any Credit Party, as lessee, sublessee, franchisee or licensee, as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.21(d), whether any lease requires the consent of the landlord or tenant thereunder, or other party thereto, to the Transactions. 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. (a) No Credit Party and, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls a Credit Party, and no customer of a Credit Party, is (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the βSDN Listβ) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ), Department of the Treasury, and/or on any other similar list (βOther Listsβ and, collectively with the SDN List, the βListsβ) maintained by the OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation (collectively, βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ); or (ii) a Person (a βDesignated Personβ) either (A) included within the term βdesignated nationalβ as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (B) designated under Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders (collectively, the βExecutive Ordersβ). The OFAC Laws and Regulations and the Executive Orders are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ. Each of the Credit Parties represents and warrants that it requires, and has taken reasonable measures to ensure compliance with the requirement, that no Person who owns any other direct interest in a Credit Party is or shall be listed on any of the Lists or is or shall be a Designated Person. This Section 3.22 shall not apply to any Person to the extent that such Personβs interest in the Borrower is through a U.S. Publicly-Traded Entity. As used in this Agreement, βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ means a Person (other than an individual) whose securities are listed on a national securities 23 exchange, or quoted on an automated quotation system, in the United States, or a wholly- owned subsidiary of such a Person. (b) Each Credit Party represents and warrants that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (and in any event as required by law), with respect to each holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party, to assure that funds invested by such holders in the Credit Parties are derived from legal sources (βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ). The Anti-Money Laundering Measures have been undertaken in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq. (βBSAβ), and all applicable laws, regulations and government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957 (collectively with the BSA, βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ). (c) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender, to its actual knowledge after making due inquiry, that no such Credit Party or any holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party (i) is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, or any violation of the BSA, (ii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (iii) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. (d) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (in any event as required by law), to ensure that such Credit Party is in compliance with all current and future Anti- Money Laundering Laws and laws, regulations and government guidance for the prevention of terrorism, terrorist financing and drug trafficking. (e) Each Credit Party and its respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the applicable Credit Party, the agents of each Credit Party and their Subsidiaries, are in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the βFCPAβ) and any other applicable anti-corruption law, including without limitation the UK Bribery Act, in all material respects. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries have instituted and maintained, and shall maintain, policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws. 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Each Credit Party shall preserve and maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and (b) it rights (charter and statutory), privileges, franchises and Permits necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business, except, in the case of this clause (b), where the failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc. Each Credit Party shall comply with all applicable Requirements of Law, Contractual Obligations and Permits, except for such failures to comply that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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24 3.25 Landlord Agreement. Grantors shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a landlord waiver from the landlord of their Chief Executive Office, which landlord waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent, within the time period set forth on Schedule F. 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts. (a) Borrower and each Guarantor shall maintain a cash management system which is reasonably acceptable to Agent (the βCash Management Systemβ), which shall operate as set forth in this Section 3.26. (b) All Proceeds of Collateral held by any Credit Party (other than funds being collected pursuant to the provisions stated below) shall be deposited in one or more bank accounts or securities investment accounts, as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) or other accounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Control Agreements. (c) On the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent a Control Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by each bank where each deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) for the benefit of a Credit Party is maintained (each such account, a βControlled Accountβ). None of the Credit Parties shall establish any deposit accounts after the Closing Date into which Proceeds of any Collateral are deposited without the prior consent of Agent. Borrower shall promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent with Required Lender consent) deliver, and shall cause each other Credit Party to deliver, to Agent a Control Agreement covering each new deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) that is established after the Closing Date; provided that until such time as such Control Agreement is delivered to Agent, such new deposit account shall have a cash balance not to exceed $10,000 at any time. (d) The Credit Parties and their respective directors, employees and agents shall promptly deposit or cause the same to be deposited, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or Proceeds of Collateral which come into their possession or under their control in the applicable Controlled Accounts. (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent shall (i) establish a new deposit account, which account shall not be subject to a Control Agreement, to receive and hold exclusively the proceeds of the PPP Loan, (ii) not comingle the proceeds of the PPP Loan in such account with any other funds and only to make transfers or disbursements from such account for PPP Forgivable Uses and (iii) maintain all records required to be submitted in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan. 3.27 Assets of Parent. Parent represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date, it has no material assets other than its Ownership Interests of the Borrower and the other assets and contracts described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27). The Parent covenants and agrees to transfer and assign free and clear of any Liens and without monetary consideration to one of the Borrowers any Intellectual Property it owns within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date. 25 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral. Each Grantor shall: (a) Subject to this Section 3.28, with respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party that is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Loan Documents but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof) (i) execute and deliver to the Agent such other documents as the Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required hereunder in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent. The Borrower shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien hereunder on such after-acquired properties. (b) As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary) of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary, or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, (i) deliver to the Agent the original certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Credit Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party and (ii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to execute a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H or such comparable documentation to become a Grantor and Guarantor under this Agreement, and (B) to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Agent to cause the Lien created hereunder to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any applicable foreign laws), including the execution by Borrower or the applicable Credit Party of a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H or such comparable documentation to the applicable Pledge Agreement and the filing of financing statements (or foreign equivalents) in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent and to the extent such new Subsidiary owns Collateral which is located in the United States. (c) Promptly grant to the Agent, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition thereof, a security interest in and Mortgage on (i) each Real Property owned in fee by such Credit Party as is acquired by such Credit Party after the Closing Date and that, together with any improvements thereon, individually has a fair market value of at least $500,000, as additional security for the Obligations (unless the subject property is already mortgaged to a third party to the extent permitted by Section 5.2). Such Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected Liens subject only to Permitted Liens or other Liens acceptable to the Agent. The Mortgages or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Agent required to be granted pursuant
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26 to the Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Such Credit Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of any existing Mortgage or new Mortgage against such after-acquired Real Property (including a Title Policy, a survey and local counsel opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) in respect of such Mortgage). 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries. (a) Equity Interests. Schedules 1(a) and 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date set forth a list of (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower and the other Credit Parties and their jurisdictions of organization as of the Closing Date and (ii) the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized, and the number outstanding, on the Closing Date and the number of shares covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights at the Closing Date. All Equity Interests of each Credit Party are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and, other than the Equity Interests of Borrower, are owned by Borrower, directly or indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Each Credit Party is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens, rights or claims of other persons, except the security interest created by the Loan Documents, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any such Equity Interests. (b) No Consent of Third Parties Required. Other than the approval of the Board of Directors of the issuer of the Equity Interests, no consent of any Person including any other general or limited partner, any other member of a limited liability company, any other shareholder or any other trust beneficiary is necessary or reasonably desirable (from the perspective of a secured party) in connection with the creation, perfection or priority status of the security interest of the Agent in any Equity Interests pledged to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders hereunder or the exercise by the Agent of the voting or other rights provided for hereunder or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof. (c) Organizational Chart. Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent) sets forth an accurate organizational chart, showing the ownership structure of Borrower and each Subsidiary on the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, is set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date. 3.30 Security Documents. Each Loan Document, including any such document delivered pursuant to Sections 3.20 and 3.28 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Credit Partiesβ right, title and interest in and to the Collateral thereunder, and (i) when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by 27 possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Agent to the extent required hereunder), such Loan Document will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral, in each case subject to no Liens other than the applicable Permitted Liens. 3.31 Intentionally Omitted. 3.32 Government Contracts. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.32), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any contract or agreement with any Governmental Authority and no Credit Partyβs Collateral is subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar state or local law. 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations. As of the Closing Date, there exists no actual or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, written threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in (a) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any customer or group of customers whose purchases during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months caused them to be ranked among the ten (10) largest customers of such Credit Party or (b) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any supplier essential to its operations. 3.34 Bonding; Licenses. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.34), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any surety bond agreement, indemnification agreement therefor or bonding requirement with respect to products or services sold by it. 3.35 Affiliate Transactions. No Credit Party is party to any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, except those permitted by Section 5.7 hereof and those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 3.36 Post-Closing Matters. The Credit Parties shall deliver to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the documents or items, or complete the actions, described on Schedule F on or before the dates specified thereon. 3.37 Investment Company Act. No Credit Party is an βinvestment companyβ or a company βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment company,β as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 3.38 Notice of Change in Investment Company Status. The Borrower shall provide Agent with prompt written notice of any change with respect to its representation in Section 3.37 above, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days following any such change. 3.39 Notice of Change in Ownership. The Borrower shall provide Agent with an updated Cap Table within ten (10) Business Days following a change in ownership of any Credit Party. 3.40 Notice of Change in Organization Chart. The Borrower shall provide Agent with an updated Organization Chart within ten (10) Business Days following a change in the organization of any Credit Party.
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28 4. FINANCIAL MATTERS; REPORTS 4.1 Reports, Notices, and Related Rights. The Credit Parties shall furnish to the Agent and each Lender: (a) Monthly Reports. Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each Fiscal Month of the Credit Parties, the balance sheets of the Credit Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis as at the end of such Fiscal Month and as of the end of the preceding Fiscal Year, and the related statements of operations, the related statements of profits and losses and related statements of cash flows of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Month and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such Fiscal Month, and, beginning with the Fiscal Month ending January 31, 2020 and thereafter, which shall set forth in comparative form such figures as at the end of and for such Fiscal Month and appropriate prior period and shall be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and to present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis as at the end of such period and the results of operations for such period, and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such period, subject only to normal year-end and audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; (b) Annual Reports. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Credit Parties (or one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, the related audited consolidated statements of profits and losses and the related audited consolidated statements of cash flows and stockholdersβ equity for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, which shall be accompanied by an opinion, without a going concern or similar qualification or an exception as to scope, prepared by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to Agent; (c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (d) Average Revenue Per Unit. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a) and regardless of whether compliance with the Performance Metrics is required at such time, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Average Revenue Per Unit calculations, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (e) Compliance Certificate. At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Section 4.1(a), a Compliance Certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. The Compliance Certificate shall include a listing of government contracts of the Borrower 29 subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or any similar state or municipal law; (f) [Reserved.] (g) Responsible Officerβs Certificate Regarding Collateral. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate Supplement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement; (h) Public Reports. Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Credit Party with any provincial securities commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said commissions, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to holders of its Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor), as the case may be; (i) Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof by any Credit Party, a copy of any βmanagement letterβ received by any such Person from its independent chartered accountants and the managementβs responses thereto; (j) Budgets. Promptly (and in any event within 2 Business Days) after approval by the Board of Directors of Parent (and in no event later than February 28 of each Fiscal Year), (i) a consolidated budget for Credit Parties in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, but to include balance sheets, statements of income and sources and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and projected borrowing availability on a consolidated basis under this Agreement, for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year prepared in detail and (ii) a financial model for the subsequent Fiscal Year, in each case, prepared in summary form, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budget or model is based, accompanied by the statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower to the effect that each budget and model has been prepared in good faith and based on assumptions believed to be reasonable and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget or model; (k) Organization. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), an accurate organizational chart as required by Section 3.29(c), or confirmation that there are no changes to Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date or since the most recent organization chart delivered to Agent under this Section 4.1(k); (l) Organizational Documents. Promptly provide copies of any Organizational Documents that have been amended or modified in accordance with the terms hereof and deliver a copy of any notice of default given or received by any Credit Party under any Organizational Document within fifteen (15) days after such Credit Party gives or receives such notice;
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Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, with respect to each owned, leased, or controlled property, (a) provide access to such property to Agent as frequently as Agent determines to be appropriate; and (b) permit Agent to conduct field examinations, audit, inspect and make extracts and copies from all of such Credit Partyβs books and records, including invoices from and payments to the Credit Partiesβ vendors, and evaluate and make verifications of the Eligible Capital Expenditures and any Collateral in any manner and through any medium that Agent considers advisable, in each instance, at the Credit Partiesβ expense; provided the Credit Parties shall only be obligated to reimburse Agent for the expenses for one (1) such field examination, audit and inspection per year or at any time if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or Agent reasonably suspects fraudulent activity in connection with the Eligible Capital Expenditures. 4.2 Financial Covenants. (a) Minimum Cash Balance. As of the last day of each Fiscal Month, Credit Parties shall not permit Cash Balance to be less than $6,000,000. (b) Performance Metrics. Commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019, if as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter the Credit Parties have a Cash Balance of less than $9,000,000, the Credit Parties shall not permit (i) the Total Revenue (measured as of the trailing twelve (12) month period ending on each date set forth in the table below) to be less than the amount set forth in the table below and (ii) Average Revenue Per Unit to be less than the amount set forth in the table below (collectively clauses (i) and (ii), the βPerformance Metricsβ). Period Total Revenue Average Revenue Per Unit August 31, 2019 $17,000,000 $20,000 November 30, 2019 $20,000,000 $20,000 February 29, 2020 $28,000,000 $22,000 May 31, 2020 $33,000,000 $22,000 August 31, 2020 $39,000,000 $22,000 November 30, 2020 $44,000,000 $22,000 February 28, 2021 $52,000,000 $25,000 May 31, 2021 $67,000,000 $25,000 August 31, 2021 $83,000,000 $25,000 November 30, 2021 $100,000,000 $25,000 February 28, 2022 $117,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 31 Period Total Revenue Average Revenue Per Unit February 28, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 February 29, 2024 $132,000,000 $30,000 If the Credit Parties are not in compliance with the Performance Metrics at the end of any Fiscal Quarter in which compliance with the Performance Metrics is required, the Parent shall promptly (and in any event within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non-compliance with the Performance Metrics) issue Qualified Capital Stock (the βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ) in an amount as reasonably acceptable to Agent and promptly contribute the proceeds of such Mandatory Equity Issuance to the Borrower. If the Parent fails to complete the Mandatory Equity Issuance within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non-compliance with the Performance Metrics, the Borrower shall make mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(ii). 4.3 Other Reports and Information. The Grantors shall advise Agent and each Lender in reasonable detail promptly after becoming aware of: (a) any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, attaching to or asserted against any of the Collateral or any occurrence causing a material loss or decline in value of any Collateral and the estimated (or actual, if available) amount of such loss or decline; (b) any material change in the composition of the Collateral; and (c) the occurrence of any Default or other event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Grantors shall, upon the reasonable request of Agent or any Lender, furnish to Agent and Lenders such other reports and information in connection with the affairs, business, financial condition, operations, prospects or management of Borrower or any other Grantor or the Collateral, all in reasonable detail. 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower and each Credit Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees (for itself and each other Credit Party) that, without Agentβs prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise: 5.1 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) the Obligations, (b) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.18), (c) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of such Credit Party, (d) for Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the benefit of Borrower if the primary obligation is permitted by this Agreement, (e) Indebtedness arising under that certain Note Purchase Agreement in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000, provided that such Indebtedness is at all times subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement and provided that each of the holders thereof have executed and delivered the Subordination Agreement, (f) the PPP Loan, provided that Parent shall (i) use all of the proceeds of the PPP Loan exclusively for the PPP Forgivable Uses in the manner required
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32 under the PPP Rule to obtain forgiveness of the largest possible amount of the PPP Loan, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in a manner that maximizes the amount of the PPP Loan that is forgiven, (iii) apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in accordance with regulations implementing Section 1106 of the PPP Rule within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Agent may agree to in its sole discretion) after the last day of the eight (8) week period immediately following the date of funding of the PPP Loan and (iv) provide the Agent with a copy of its application for forgiveness and all supporting documentation required by the Small Business Administration or Continental Bank in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan, and (g) additional Indebtedness (including Purchase Money Obligations) incurred after the Closing Date in an aggregate outstanding amount for all such Credit Parties combined not exceeding $500,000. 5.2 Liens. Incur, maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive income or profits, except for Permitted Liens. 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes. Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.7 below investments or loans existing as of the Closing Date and set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.3), merge or amalgamate with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person; except, any Credit Party may form any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date so long as within ten (10) Business Days after such formation, such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor hereunder and grants to Agent a Lien in all of its rights, title and interests in, to and under its Collateral to secure the Obligations for the benefit of the Lenders, all pursuant to written documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent in accordance with Sections 1.12 and 3.28; provided, that no Credit Party shall transfer any assets or property to a new Subsidiary until all requirements of Sections 1.12 and 3.28 have been met for such new Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, no Credit Party shall make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person located outside of the United States without the prior written consent of Required Lenders. 5.4 Asset Sales. Sell, transfer, convey, assign, issue or otherwise dispose any of its assets or properties (including its accounts or any shares of its Stock) or engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction, including without limitation the Collateral or Loan proceeds; provided, however, that (i) any Grantor may transfer any of its Collateral to any other Grantor, provided such Collateral remains subject to the Liens of Agent under this Agreement to secure the Obligations, (ii) Volta Services may enter into the Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales, and (iii) any Grantor may dispose of Collateral that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, with respect to Collateral that has a fair market value in excess of $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 5.5 Restricted Payments. Make or permit any Restricted Payment. 33 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business. Make any changes in any of its business that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect repayment of the Obligations or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or engage in any business other than (a) that presently engaged in or (b) any business reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto and reasonable extensions thereof. 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any lending, borrowing or other commercial transaction with any of its employees, directors, or Affiliates other than (a) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $500,000 at any time and (b) transactions entered on arms-length terms as would be obtained in a transaction between parties that are not Affiliates or set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments. Incur or otherwise suffer to exist or become effective or remain liable on or responsible for any Contractual Obligation limiting or restricting the ability of (a) any Credit Party to make Restricted Payments to, or investments in, or repay Indebtedness of, or otherwise sell property to, any Credit Party or (b) any Credit Party to incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property of any Credit Party, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, securing any of its Obligations (including any such limitation or restriction in the form of any βequal and ratableβ clause and any similar Contractual Obligation requiring, when a Lien is granted on any property, another Lien to be granted on such property or any other property), except, for each of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (y) limitations on Liens (other than those securing any Obligation) on any property whose acquisition, repair, improvement or construction is financed by Purchase Money Indebtedness in reliance upon Section 5.1(b) or (e) set forth in the Contractual Obligations governing such Indebtedness with respect thereto. 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents. Amend, waive, or otherwise modify (a) its charter or by-laws or other Organizational Documents other than in connection with the issuance of Equity Interests by Parent permitted by this Agreement or (b) the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or any agreements governing Other Permitted Sales in a manner material and adverse to the Agent or the Lenders. 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year. Change its (a) accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or any Requirement of Law or (b) its Fiscal Year or its method for determining Fiscal Quarters. 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc. Change (i) its name, Chief Executive Office, corporate offices from those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2), (ii) its warehouses or other Collateral locations, or location of its records concerning the Collateral from those locations set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2); provided, that any Credit Party may change the location of electric charging stations in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the type of legal entity that it is, (iv) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization or (v) its state of incorporation or organization from that set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2). 5.12 Bank Accounts. (a) Establish any depository or other bank account of any kind with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26)) or (b) close
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34 or permit to be closed any of the accounts listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) in each case, without Agentβs prior written consent. 5.13 Margin Regulations. Use all or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder to purchase or carry Margin Stock in contravention of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board. 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. No Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien upon the assets of any Credit Party with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA Event, that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in liabilities of the Credit Parties in excess of $500,000. 5.15 Hazardous Materials. Cause or suffer to exist any Release of any Hazardous Material at, to or from any Real Property owned, leased, subleased or otherwise operated by any Credit Party that would violate any Environmental Law, form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities or otherwise adversely affect the value or marketability of any real property (whether or not owned by any Credit Party), other than such violations, Environmental Liabilities and effects that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.16 Parent. Parent shall not (a) acquire any intellectual property, electric vehicle charging stations or other material assets with an aggregate fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or enter into any new agreements other than agreements related to employment, administrative operations, issuance of equity, Parentβs ownership of the Borrowers, or other agreements similar in subject matter to those agreements described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27), and (b) accept or receive any dividends, property, cash or Cash Equivalents or other assets from any other Credit Party other than in the ordinary course of business. 5.17 Use of Proceeds. Use all or any of the proceeds of any Loans other than as set forth in Section 1.3. For the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the Loans shall be used to finance any electric charging stations in connection with the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or the agreements governing Other Permitted Sales. 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. (a) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly (i) conduct any business or engage in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Embargoed Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Anti- Terrorism Law or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law. (b) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly cause or permit any of the funds of such Credit Party that are used to repay the Loans to be derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the making of the Loans would be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law. 35 (c) Knowingly cause or permit (i) an Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest in or benefit of any nature whatsoever in the Credit Parties or (ii) any of the funds or properties of the Credit Parties that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of, or be beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, an Embargoed Person. (d) Deliver to the Lenders any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender in its reasonable discretion, confirming the Credit Partiesβ compliance with this Section 5.18. (e) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption law. 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks. Permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in a sale leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction involving any of its assets. For the avoidance of doubt, Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales shall not be prohibited by this Section 5.19. 5.20 Leases. Enter as lessee into any lease arrangement for real property to be used by any Credit Party as a Chief Executive Office, other office space or warehouse, if after giving effect thereto, the aggregate annual rental payments for all such leased properties would exceed $700,000 in the aggregate in Fiscal Year 2019 and $1,200,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.20 shall not apply to any lease arrangement for real property used as an electric vehicle charging station location. 5.21 Compensation. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (5.21), no Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay any management, consulting or similar fees to any Affiliate of any Credit Party or to any officer, director or employee of any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party except, in each case, payment of reasonable compensation for actual services rendered to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. 6. SECURITY INTEREST 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. (a) As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby grants to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in and Lien upon all of its property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title, or interest, including all of the following property in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest: (i) all Accounts;
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36 (ii) all deposit accounts; (iii) all other bank accounts and all funds on deposit therein; all money, cash and cash equivalents; (iv) all investment property; (v) all Stock and all Distributions in respect thereof; (vi) all goods (including, without limitation, inventory, equipment, and fixtures); (vii) all chattel paper, documents and instruments; (viii) all Books and Records; (ix) all general intangibles (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property applications, contract rights, choses in action, payment intangibles, licenses, Permits, and software, and all rights and interests under any key man life insurance policies); (x) all letter-of-credit rights; (xi) all commercial tort claims; (xii) all property, including all property of every description, in custody or in transit for any purpose, including safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of Borrower or any Credit Party or to which Borrower or any Credit Party may have any right or power, including but not limited to cash; (xiii) all other goods (including but not limited to fixtures) and personal property, whether tangible or intangible and wherever located; (xiv) all supporting obligations and consents and agreements of any kind or nature that are material to the operation, management, maintenance and conduct of any Credit Party; (xv) all Real Property of every kind and nature, including leases; and (xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, tort claims, insurance claims and other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing and products of all and any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the foregoing (all of the foregoing, collectively, the βCollateralβ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, βCollateralβ shall not include: (i) any property, aircraft, motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; (ii) any βintent-to-useβ application unless and until a βstatement of useβ or βamendment to allege useβ is filed and accepted by the U.S. Patent 37 and Trademark Office or any other filing is made or circumstances otherwise change so that the interests of the applicable Grantor in such trademarks is no longer on an βintent-to-useβ basis, at which time such trademarks shall automatically be deemed βCollateralβ hereunder; (iii) (A) assets if the granting of a security interest in such asset would (x) be prohibited by Applicable Law or (y) trigger termination of any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to any βchange of controlβ or similar provision and (B) any contract, license, franchise or other agreement to the extent the pledge of such agreement is expressly prohibited by the terms thereof (provided that such contractual restriction shall not have been created in contemplation of this restriction); provided, however, the foregoing exclusions in this clause (iii) shall in no way be construed (A) to apply if any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC (including Sections 9-406, 9-407 and 9-408 thereof) or other Applicable Law (including the United States bankruptcy code) or principles of equity, (B) so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect Agentβs unconditional continuing Liens upon any rights or interests of any Grantor in or to the Proceeds thereof (including proceeds from the sale, license, lease or other disposition thereof), including monies due or to become due under any such lease, license, contract, or agreement (including any Accounts or other Receivables), or (C) to apply at such time as the condition causing such prohibition shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, βCollateralβ shall include any portion of such lease, license, franchise, contract, or agreement, or assets subject thereto that does not result in such prohibition; (iv) Excluded Accounts; (v) any property and assets the pledge of which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained); (vi) assets located outside the United States or the pledge of which would require registration or other action outside the United States; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) [reserved]; and (ix) assets in circumstances where Borrower and Agent determine in their reasonable discretion that the cost, burden or consequences (including material adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Grantor shall be required to enter into any foreign-law governed security documents in connection with any share pledge, intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any other grant of security interest. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or any other Loan Document, no Grantor shall be required to make any filings, enter into any documents or agreements or take any other actions to grant, record or perfect a security interest or Lien in the Collateral in, or deliver any legal opinions covered by, any jurisdiction other than in the United States or any of its states, including on any Collateral located outside of the United States. (b) Xxxxxxxx, Agent, each Lender and each other Grantor agrees that this Agreement creates, and is intended to create, valid and continuing Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Grantor represents, warrants and promises to Agent and each Lender that: (i) such Grantor has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others, other than Permitted Liens; (ii) the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other actions listed on Disclosure Schedule (6.1) (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule, have been delivered to the Agent in duly executed form) and the filing of UCC-1 financing statements with respect to the Collateral, will constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all
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38 creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor and such security interests are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Liens that have priority by operation of law; and (iii) no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office, except those relating to Permitted Liens. Each Grantor promises to defend the right, title and interest of Agent in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons. (c) Each Credit Party confirms that value has been given by the Agent to each such Credit Party, that each Credit Party has rights in the Collateral (other than after-acquired property) and that each Credit Party and the Agent have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the security interests created by this Agreement to any of the Collateral. The security interests created by this Agreement are intended to attach to: (i) existing Collateral when each Credit Party executes this Agreement, and (ii) Collateral subsequently acquired by each Credit Party immediately upon each such Credit Party acquiring any rights in such Collateral. 6.2 Intentionally Omitted. 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. On the Closing Date, each Grantor shall execute and deliver a Power of Attorney in the form attached as Exhibit D. The power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney and all powers granted under any Loan Document are powers coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers conferred on Agent under each Power of Attorney are solely to protect Agentβs interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Agent agrees not to exercise any power or authority granted under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Each Grantor also hereby (i) authorizes Agent to file any financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (x) cover the Collateral, and (y) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment and (ii) ratifies its authorization for Agent to have filed any such financing statements, if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that, until the Obligations have been repaid in full, it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any such financing statement without the prior written consent of Agent and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of Agent, subject to such Grantorβs rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Code. 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral. Solely for the purpose of enabling Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 7.2 hereof for the benefit of the Lenders (including, without limiting the terms of Section 7.2 hereof, in order to take possession of, hold, preserve, process, assemble, prepare for sale, market for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property relating to any of the Collateral now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the 39 same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises and agrees that any such license or sublicense is not and will not be in conflict with the contractual or commercial rights of any third Person; provided, that such license will terminate on the Termination Date. 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims. As of the date hereof, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that it holds no commercial tort claims other than those listed in Schedule 13 to the Perfection Certificate. If any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Credit Party shall immediately notify Agent in writing signed by such Credit Party of the brief details thereof and grant to Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the Proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. The requirement in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the amount of such commercial tort claim, together with the amount of all other commercial tort claims held by any Credit Party in which Agent does not have a security interest, does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for all Credit Parties. 6.6 Duties of Agent. Agentβs sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall be to deal with it in the same manner as Agent deals with similar property for its own account. The powers conferred on Agent hereunder are solely to protect Agentβs interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent to exercise any such powers. Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its Related Persons shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehousemen, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other bailee if such Person has been selected by Agent in good faith. 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES 7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an βEvent of Defaultβ hereunder which shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by Agent in accordance with Section 9.3 or cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement: (a) Borrower shall fail to pay the principal in respect of the Loan when due and payable or declared due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay interest in respect of the Loan within three (3) Business Days after such interest becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or Borrower shall fail to pay any other Obligations within five (5) Business Days after any such other Obligation becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or any other Loan Document; or (b) any representation or warranty in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto, or in any report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to Agent by any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall be
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40 untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, regardless of whether such breach involves a representation or warranty with respect to a Credit Party that has not signed this Agreement; or (c) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.1(a)(i)(A), Section 3.16, Section 3.21, Section 3.22, Section 3.23, Section 3.36, Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, each subsection of Section 5, and each subsection of Section 6 of this Agreement, or the SBA Side Letter; or (d) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.28 of this Agreement, and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days; or (e) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (other than as specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) above), and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or (f) an event of default shall occur under any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any other Credit Party (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and such event of default (i) involves the failure to make any payment (whether or not such payment is blocked pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement or otherwise), whether of principal, interest or otherwise, and whether due by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the document relating thereto, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of such Person in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000, or (ii) causes (or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof, in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000 to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled date of payment; or (g) there shall be commenced against any Borrower or any other Credit Party any Litigation seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that remains unstayed, undismissed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days; or any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have concealed, removed or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property or the incurring of an obligation that may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer or other similar law; or (h) a case or proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against any Borrower or any other Credit Party in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order: (i) under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable 41 Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, and seeking either (x) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or of any substantial part of its properties, or (y) the reorganization or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any such Person, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed, unstayed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or (ii) invalidating or denying any Personβs right, power, or competence to enter into or perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or invalidating or denying the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken hereunder or thereunder; or (i) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) commence any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it or any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) consent to or take any action in furtherance of, or, indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in paragraph (h) of this Section 7.1 or clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph (i), or (iv) shall admit in writing its inability to, or shall be generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due; or (j) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Borrower or any other Credit Party, unless the same shall be (i) fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage, or (ii) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such judgment; or (k) any provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any Lien granted, or intended by the Loan Documents to be granted, to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall cease to be a valid and perfected Lien having the first priority (or a lesser priority if expressly permitted in the Loan Documents) in any of the Collateral (or any Credit Party shall so assert any of the foregoing); or (l) a Change of Control shall have occurred with respect to any Credit Party; or (m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred and are then continuing, would reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect; or (n) any event occurs, whether or not insured or insurable, as a result of which revenue- producing activities cease or are substantially curtailed with respect to any property or facilities of the Credit Parties generating more than fifty percent (50%) of Borrowerβs consolidated revenue for the Fiscal Year preceding such event and such cessation or curtailment continues for more than thirty (30) days; or
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42 (o) an event of default shall occur under any other Loan Document; or (p) if the obligation of any Guarantor under its Guarantee or under any of the Loan Documents is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). 7.2 Remedies. (a) If any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then each Lender may suspend its commitment hereunder to make the Term Loan. In addition, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Agent may, and at the direction of Required Lenders, shall, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) by notice to Borrower declare all or any portion of the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Obligations shall become and be due and payable; or (ii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code; provided, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clause (i) of either Sections 7.1(h) or (i), the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable (and any obligation of the Lenders to make the Loan, if not previously terminated, shall immediately be terminated) without declaration, notice or demand by Agent. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may collect, receive, assemble, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale, to the extent permitted by law, to purchase for the benefit of the Lenders the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of any right of equity of redemption, which right each Grantor hereby releases. Such sales may be adjourned, or continued from time to time with or without notice. Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Grantorβs premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Grantorβs premises without rent or other charge for such sales or other action with respect to the Collateral for such time as Agent deems necessary or advisable. (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and at Agentβs request, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor further agrees, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Agent at places that Agent shall reasonably select, whether at its premises or elsewhere. During the continuance of an Event of Default, until Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of the Collateral, Agent shall have the right to complete, assemble, use or operate the Collateral or any part thereof, to the extent that Agent deems appropriate, for the purpose of preserving such Collateral or its value or for any other purpose. Agent shall have no obligation to any Grantor to maintain or preserve the rights of any Grantor as against third parties with respect to any Collateral while such Collateral is in the possession of Agent. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession 43 of any Collateral and to enforce any of Agentβs or the Lendersβ remedies with respect thereto without prior notice or hearing. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against Agent, each Lender, their Affiliates, agents, and the officers and employees of any of them arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of any Collateral except such as are determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person. Borrower and each other Grantor agrees that ten (10) daysβ prior notice by Agent to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place is reasonable notification of such matters. Borrower and each other Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Agent and each Lender are entitled. (d) Agentβs and each Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Agent and each Lender may have under any Loan Document or at law or in equity. Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required. All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited, to the extent necessary, so that they do not render this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all Loan Documents; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agentβs taking possession or control of, or to Agentβs replevy, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent or any Lender to exercise any of their remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, marshaling and exemption laws. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its choices and decisions with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions evidenced hereby and thereby. 7.4 Proceeds. The Proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon any Collateral during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied by Agent upon receipt to the Obligations as set forth in Section 1.8 of this Agreement and after the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-608(a)(1) and 9-615(a)(3) of the Code (but only after Agent has received what Agent considers reasonable proof of a subordinate partyβs security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the applicable Grantor or its representatives or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. In the event that any such Proceeds are insufficient to pay the Obligations in full, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.
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Each Lender reserves the right at any time create and sell participations in the Loan and the Loan Documents to any other Person (a βParticipantβ) without the consent of any Credit Party and, with the prior written consent of Borrower (provided such consent shall (i) not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) be deemed given if Borrower does not respond to a request for consent within five (5) Business Days from the date of such request, (iii) not be required in the case of an assignment to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (iv) not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) to sell, transfer or assign any or all of its rights in the Loan and under the Loan Documents to any other Person (an βAssigneeβ). Any such sale, transfer or assignment shall be effected by a written assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (an βAssignment Agreementβ) delivered by such Assignee to Agent and such Assignee shall pay to Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500, which shall be paid to the Agent on the effective date of each such Assignment Agreement. Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Xxxxxxxx, maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and the principal amount of the Term Loan owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrower, Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of the Term Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register. Any assignment or transfer of all or part of the Term Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of such Note evidencing the Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment Agreement or transfer; thereupon a new Note in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee, and the old Note shall be returned to Borrower marked βcanceled.β The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of Xxxxxxxx, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the βParticipant Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information 45 relating to a Participantβs interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (b) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will enable Borrower or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 8(b)) shall not be required if in the Lenderβs reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Borrower: (i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a βForeign Lenderβ) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: (A) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βinterestβ article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document,
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46 IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βbusiness profitsβ or βother incomeβ article of such tax treaty; (B) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRC, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a βbankβ within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, a β10 percent shareholderβ of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC, or a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC (a βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or (D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (iii) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (iv) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower 47 or Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Xxxxxx has complied with such Xxxxxxβs obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. 9. AGENT 9.1 Appointment and Duties. (a) Appointment of Agent. Each Lender hereby appoints EICF AGENT LLC (together with any successor Agent pursuant to Section 9.9) as Agent hereunder and authorizes Agent to (i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from any Credit Party, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated to Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. (b) Duties as Collateral and Disbursing Agent. Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making any payment in connection with any Loan Document to any Lender is hereby authorized to make such payment to Agent, (ii) file and prove claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims of the Lenders with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent or otherwise act on behalf of such Lender), (iii) act as collateral agent for each Lender for purposes of the perfection of all Liens created by such agreements and all other purposes stated therein, (iv) manage, supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v) take such other action as is necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection and priority of the Liens created or purported to be created by the Loan Documents, (vi) except as may be otherwise specified in any Loan Document, exercise all remedies given to Agent and the other Lenders with respect to the Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents, applicable Requirements of Law or otherwise and (vii) execute any amendment, consent or waiver under the Loan Documents on behalf of any Lender that has consented in writing to such amendment, consent or waiver; provided, however, that Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as collateral sub-agent for Agent and the Lenders for purposes of the perfection of all Liens with respect to the Collateral, including any deposit account maintained by a Credit Party with, and cash and cash equivalents held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct the Lenders to take further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes
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Under the Loan Documents, Agent (i) is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders, with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term βAgentβ, the terms βagentβ, βadministrative agentβ and βcollateral agentβ and similar terms in any Loan Document to refer to Agent, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender and (iii) shall have no implied functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan Document, and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against Agent based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in clauses (i) through (iii) above. 9.2 Binding Effect. Each Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by Agent in reliance upon the instructions of Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. 9.3 Use of Discretion. (a) No Action without Instructions. Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the Required Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders). (b) Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions. Notwithstanding clause (a) above, Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders against all costs, expenses, claims, actions or liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any Related Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of Agent or its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of Law. 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties. Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co- agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender). Any such Person shall benefit from this Section 9 to the extent provided by Agent. 9.5 Reliance and Liability. 49 (a) Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) treat the payee of any Note as its holder until such Note has been assigned in accordance with Section 8(a), (ii) rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 8(a), (iii) consult with any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, any Credit Party) and (iv) rely and act upon any document and information (including those transmitted by electronic transmission) and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate parties. (b) None of Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Loan Document (x) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.1(b)) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each Lender, Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waive and shall not assert any right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, Agent: (i) shall not be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or for the actions or omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable care (other than employees, officers and directors of Agent, when acting on behalf of Agent); (ii) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document; (iii) makes no warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Lender for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person or any Credit Party in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein or any other document or information with respect to any Credit Party, whether or not transmitted or (except for documents expressly required under any Loan Document to be transmitted to the Lenders) omitted to be transmitted by Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set
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50 forth in any Loan Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Credit Party or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from Borrower or any Lender describing such Default clearly labeled βnotice of defaultβ (in which case Agent shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders); and, for each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, each Lender and Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right, claim or cause of action it might have against Agent based thereon, except to the extent such right, claim or cause of action arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. 9.6 Agent Individually. Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to, acquire Stock of, engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof as though it were not acting as Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor. To the extent Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms βLenderβ, βRequired Lenderβ and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one of the Required Lenders. 9.7 Intentionally Omitted. 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities. (a) Each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party) promptly upon demand for such Xxxxxxβs pro rata share with respect to the Loan of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, any Credit Party) that may be incurred by Agent or any of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication, execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan Document. (b) Each Lender further agrees to indemnify Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party), from and against such Xxxxxxβs aggregate pro rata share with respect to the Loan of the costs, expenses, claims and liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments made to on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any of its Related Persons in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document, or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case, any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent or any of its Related Persons 51 under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to Agent or any of its Related Persons to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment or order. 9.9 Resignation of Agent. (a) Agent xxx resign at any time by delivering notice of such resignation to the Lenders and Xxxxxxxx, effective on the date set forth in such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice shall be effective. If Agent delivers any such notice, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If, within forty-five (45) days after the retiring Agent having given notice of resignation, no successor Agent has been appointed by the Required Xxxxxxx that has accepted such appointment, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent from among the Lenders. Each appointment under this clause (a) shall be subject to the prior consent of Borrower, which may not be unreasonably withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a Default. (b) Effective immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of Agent until a successor Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii) the retiring Agent and its Related Persons shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring Agent was, or because such Agent had been, validly acting as Agent under the Loan Documents and (iv) subject to its rights under Section 9.3, the retiring Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Agent its rights as Agent under the Loan Documents. Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as Agent, a successor Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent under the Loan Documents. 9.10 Release of Collateral. Each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs Agent to release (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by Agent for the benefit of the Lenders against (i) any Collateral that is sold by a Credit Party in an Asset Sale permitted by the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), (ii) any property subject to a Lien permitted hereunder to secure Purchase Money Obligations, and (iii) all of the Collateral and all Credit Parties, upon the Termination Date. Each Lender hereby directs Agent, and Agent hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from Xxxxxxxx, to execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the Liens when and as directed in this Section 9.10. 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement.
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(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document and no consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (1) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by Agent and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement, (2) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (3) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement; provided, however, that no amendment, consent or waiver described in clause (2) or (3) above shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly affected thereby (or by Agent with the consent of such Lender), in addition to any other Person the signature of which is otherwise required pursuant to any Loan Document, do any of the following: (i) waive any condition specified in Section 2.1, except any condition referring to any other provision of any Loan Document; (ii) increase the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional material obligation; (iii) reduce (including through release, forgiveness, assignment or otherwise) (A) the principal amount of, the interest rate on, or any obligation of Borrower to repay (whether or not on a fixed date), any outstanding Loan owing to such Lender, or (B) any Fee or accrued interest payable to such Lender; provided, however, that this clause (iii) does not apply to any change to any provision increasing any interest rate or Fee during the continuance of a Default or to any payment of any such increase; (iv) waive or postpone any scheduled maturity date or other scheduled date fixed for the payment, in whole or in part, of principal of or interest on any Term Loan or Fee owing to such Lender or for the reduction of such Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment; provided, however, that this clause (iv) does not apply to any change to Mandatory Prepayments, including those required under Section 1.2, or to the application of any payment, including as set forth in Section 1.8; (v) except as provided in Section 9.10, release any material portion of the Collateral or any Guarantor from its guarantee of any Obligation of Borrower; 53 (vi) reduce or increase the proportion of Lenders required for the Lenders (or any subset thereof) to take any action hereunder or change the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ; or (vii) amend Section 10.14 or this Section 10.1; and provided, further, that (x)(A) any waiver of any payment applied pursuant to Section 1.8 to, and any modification of the application of any such payment to the Term Loan shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, and (B) any change to the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, (y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties under any Loan Document of, or any payment to, Agent (or otherwise modify any provision of Section 9 or the application thereof) unless in writing and signed by Agent in addition to any signature otherwise required and (z) the consent of Borrower shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 1.8. (c) Anything in this Section 9.2 to the contrary notwithstanding, any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lenders among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of Borrower; provided, however, that Agent shall promptly give notice to Borrower of any agreement pursuant to this provision. (d) Each waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party shall entitle any Credit Party to any notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No failure on the part of any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. 10.2 Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any Assignee or Participants) for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of all counsel retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with: (a) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of the Loan Documents and the preservation of any rights thereunder; (b) collection, including deficiency collections; (c) any amendment, waiver or other modification with respect to any Loan Document or advice in connection with the administration of the Loan or the rights thereunder; and (d) any litigation, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by or between any combination of Agent, any Lender, Borrower or any other Person), and an appeal or review thereof, in any way relating to the Collateral, any Loan Document, or any action taken or any other agreements to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, whether as a party, witness or otherwise, provided however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any Assignee or Participants) for all additional costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with any effort (i) to monitor the Loan, (ii) to evaluate, observe or assess
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54 Borrower or any other Credit Party or the affairs of such Person, and (iii) to verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Collateral. 10.3 No Waiver. Neither Agentβs failure, at any time, to require strict performance by Borrower or any other Credit Party of any provision of any Loan Document, nor Agentβs or any Lenderβs failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof or waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or any Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Any suspension or waiver of a Default or other provision under the Loan Documents shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Default or other provision under any Loan Document, and shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that Agent or any Lender would otherwise have had on any future occasion. None of the undertakings, indemnities, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of Borrower or any other Credit Party to Agent or any Lender contained in any Loan Document and no Default by Borrower or any other Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Agent or any Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer or other authorized employee of Agent or the Lenders, as applicable, and directed to Borrower, specifying such suspension or waiver (and then such waiver shall be effective only to the extent therein expressly set forth), and neither Agent nor any Lender shall, by any act (other than execution of a formal written waiver), delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder. 10.4 Severability; Section Titles. Wherever possible, each provision of the Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of any Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of such Loan Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under the Loan Documents shall in any way affect or impair the Obligations, duties, covenants, representations and warranties, indemnities, and liabilities of Borrower or any other Credit Party or the rights of Agent or any Lender relating to any unpaid Obligation, (due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated), or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is not required until after the Maturity Date, all of which shall not terminate or expire, but rather shall survive such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, that all indemnity obligations of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date. The Section titles contained in any Loan Document are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between parties hereto. 10.5 Authorized Signature. Until Agent shall be notified in writing by Borrower or any other Credit Party to the contrary, the signature upon any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto and believed by Agent or any of Agentβs officers, agents, or employees to be that of an officer of Borrower or such other Credit Party shall bind Borrower and such other Credit Party and be deemed to be the act of Borrower or such other Credit Party affixed pursuant to and in accordance with resolutions duly adopted by Xxxxxxxxβs or such other Credit Partyβs Board of 55 Directors, and Agent shall be entitled to assume the authority of each signature and authority of the Person whose signature it is or appears to be unless the Person acting in reliance thereon shall have actual knowledge to the contrary. 10.6 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever any notice, demand, request or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any party by any other party, or whenever any party desires to give or serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid, (b) upon transmission, when sent by telecopy or other similar facsimile transmission (with such telecopy or facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States Mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10.6), (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid or (d) when hand-delivered, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated in Schedule C or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any such communication to any Person (other than Borrower, any other Credit Party, Agent or any Lender) designated in Schedule C to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such communication. 10.7 Counterparts. Any Loan Document may be authenticated in any number of separate counterparts by any one or more of the parties thereto, and all of said counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any Loan Document may be authenticated by manual signature, facsimile or, if approved in writing by Agent, electronic means, all of which shall be equally valid. 10.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for performance of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. 10.9 GOVERNING LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAWS OF NEW YORK. 10.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN BORROWER AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY AND ANY LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT
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56 THE LENDERS, BORROWER AND EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK; AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ANY LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SUCH LENDER. AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND BORROWER AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. AGENT, XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO AGENT, SUCH LENDER, BORROWER OR SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE C OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF AGENT, SUCH XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXβS OR SUCH CREDIT PARTYβS ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAIL, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. (b) THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN ANY LENDER, BORROWER AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. 10.11 Press Releases. Neither any Credit Party nor any of its Affiliates will in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of Energy Impact Credit Fund I LP or its Affiliates without at least two (2) Business Daysβ prior notice to Agent and without the prior written consent of Agent unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with Agent before issuing such press release or other public disclosure; provided that for purposes of this Section 10.11 only, the term βAffiliateβ shall refer to any Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, twenty percent (20%) or more of Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of any Credit Party or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Credit Party or any Affiliate of such Credit Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.11, any Credit Party may make such public disclosures with respect to the transactions 57 contemplated by the Loan Documents in connection with all regular and periodic reports (including without limitation any Form 8-Ks) and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority. The Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to disclose Agentβs participation in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in its marketing, sales materials, printed media, tombstones or web-based material. 10.12 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of all or any part of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned or restored by Agent or the Lenders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made. 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of such Lender) hereby notify Borrower that pursuant to the βknow your customerβ regulations and the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, they are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number (and other identifying information in the event this information is insufficient to complete verification) that will allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to verify the identity of each Credit Party. This information must be delivered to such Lender and Agent no later than five days prior to the Closing Date and thereafter promptly upon request. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Agent. 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender, directly or through an Affiliate or branch office thereof, obtains any payment of any Obligation of any Credit Party (whether voluntary, involuntary or through the exercise of any right of setoff or the receipt of any Collateral or βproceedsβ (as defined under the Code) of Collateral) other than pursuant to Section 1.14 and such payment exceeds the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive if all payments had gone to, and been distributed by, Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, such Lender shall purchase for cash from other Lenders such participations in their Obligations as necessary for such Lender to share such excess payment with such Lenders to ensure such payment is applied as though it had been received by Agent and applied in accordance with this Agreement (or, if such application would then be at the discretion of Borrower, applied to repay the Obligations in accordance herewith); provided, however, that (a) if such payment is rescinded or otherwise recovered from such Lender in whole or in part, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price therefor shall be returned to such Lender without interest and (b) such Lender shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be able to exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of such participation. 10.15 Intentionally Omitted. 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements. With respect to any confidentiality agreements between the Parties, notwithstanding any requirements or obligations of Agent to destroy or return documentation or proprietary information related to Credit Parties, Agent will retain copies of any
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58 such documentation or information necessary to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other applicable laws. 11. GUARANTEE 11.1 The Guarantee. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee, as a primary obligor and not as a surety to Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code whether or not any such interest, fees, costs or charges are allowed in any proceeding thereunder) the Loan made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and all other Obligations from time to time owing to Agent and the Lenders by any Credit Party under any Loan Document (such obligations being herein collectively called the βGuaranteed Obligationsβ). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. 11.2 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.1 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above: (a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived; (b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted; (c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be 59 amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; (d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or (e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.9. The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Agent or any Lender upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between Borrower and Agent or any Lender shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Agent or any Lender, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by Agent or any Lender or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns. 11.3 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or other Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.1, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Credit Party permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be subordinated to such Credit Partyβs Obligations in the manner set forth in the intercompany note, if any, evidencing such Indebtedness.
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60 11.5 Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 7.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 7.2) for purposes of Section 11.1, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.1. 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213. 11.7 Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising. 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 11.1 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.1, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Credit Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.10) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. 11.9 Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a βTransferred Guarantorβ) to a person or persons, none of which is Borrower or a Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.2 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Loan Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request, Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.9 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Loan Documents, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Agreement. 11.10 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder 61 which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantorβs right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.4. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank, Next Page is Signature Page]
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above. VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: Name: Title: VOLTA MEDIA LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: Name: Title: VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: Name: Title: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., as Guarantor and Grantor By: Name: Title: SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT EICF AGENT LLC, as Agent for the Lenders By: Name: Title:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP, as a Lender By: Name: Title: SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Co-Lead Arranger and a Lender By: Name: Title:
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SCHEDULE A - 1 SCHEDULE A DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents) the following respective meanings: βAccountsβ means, as at any date of determination, all βaccountsβ (as such term is defined in the Code) of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, the unpaid portion of the obligation of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of Inventory purchased by and shipped to such customer and/or the rendition of services by a Credit Party, as stated on the respective invoice of a Credit Party, net of any credits, rebates or offsets owed to such customer. βActβ means the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended and in effect from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. βActivation Noticeβ has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(d). βAffected Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βAffiliateβ means, with respect to any Person: (i) each other Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person. For the purpose of this definition, βcontrolβ of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. βAgentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βAgreementβ means this Agreement including all appendices, exhibits or schedules attached or otherwise identified thereto, restatements and modifications and supplements thereto, and any appendices, exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, each as effect at the time such reference becomes operative; provided, that except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, any reference to the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Disclosure Schedules as in effect on the Closing Date or in a written amendment thereto delivered by Borrower to Agent. βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. SCHEDULE A - 2 βApproved Fundβ means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. βAsset Saleβ shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Credit Party, excluding sales of inventory and dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement, and (b) any issuance or sale of any Equity Interests of any Credit Party, in each case, to any Person other than (i) Borrower, (ii) any Guarantor or (iii) other than for purposes of Section 5.4, any other Subsidiary. βAssigneeβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAssignment Agreementβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAttributable Indebtednessβ shall mean, when used with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to the applicable Borrowerβs then-current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any such sale and leaseback transaction. βAverage Number of Stationsβ means, as of any date of determination, the average number of electric charging stations installed and operated by the Borrower during the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended. βAverage Revenue Per Unitβ means, as of any date of determination, the revenue per unit calculated by dividing Total Revenue by the Average Number of Stations. βBoard of Directorsβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or the board of managers, as applicable, of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βBooks and Recordsβ means all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies, environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs and other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records, financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral or each Grantorβs business. βBorrowerβ means the Persons identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βBrookfield Master Sale Agreementβ means that certain Master Electric Vehicle Charging Station Sale and License Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2018, by and between Volta Charging Services LLC and GGPLP REIT Services, LLC, together with any and all related
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SCHEDULE A - 3 purchase and license addendums, as the same may be amended or modified in accordance with the terms of Section 5.9. βBSAβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βBusiness Dayβ means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York. βBusiness Loan Agreementβ means that certain Business Loan Agreement, dated April 27, 2020, by and between Parent and Continental Bank. βCap Tablesβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βCapital Leaseβ means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise would be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of Borrower, any such lease under which Borrower is the lessor. βCapital Lease Obligationβ means, of any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as Capital Leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. βCash Balanceβ means, as of any date of determination, the balance of unrestricted cash of Credit Parties on such date that is (x) not subject to any Lien other than a Lien in favor of Agent, and (y) held in Deposit Accounts over which Agent has a first priority perfected Lien by virtue of βcontrolβ (as defined in the UCC) of such accounts for its benefit. For the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the PPP Loan shall be included in the calculation of Cash Balance. βCash Equivalentsβ means (a) any readily-marketable securities (i) issued by, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States federal government or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States federal government the obligations of which are fully backed by the full faith and credit of the United States federal government, (b) any readily- marketable direct obligations issued by any other agency of the United States federal government, any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case having a rating of at least βA-1β from S&P or at least βP-1β from Xxxxxβx, (c) any commercial paper rated at least βA-1β by S&P or βP-1β by Xxxxxβx and issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States, (d) any Dollar-denominated time deposit, insured certificate of deposit, overnight bank deposit or bankersβ acceptance issued or accepted by (i) any Lender or (ii) any commercial bank that is (A) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) βadequately capitalizedβ (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal banking regulators) and (C) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) in excess of $250,000,000 and (e) shares of any United States money market fund that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above with maturities as set forth in the proviso below, (ii) has net assets in excess of $500,000,000 and (iii) has obtained from either SCHEDULE A - 4 S&P or Xxxxxβx the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United States; provided, however, that the maturities of all obligations specified in any of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above shall not exceed 365 days. βCash Management Systemβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.26(a). βCasualty Eventβ shall mean any involuntary loss of title or ownership, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any property of a Credit Party. βCasualty Eventβ shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Requirement of Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu thereof. βCasualty Eventβ shall not include any of the foregoing events to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds received by a Credit Party in connection with such event do not exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement. βChange of Controlβ means any of (a) Parent ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the capital stock of each Borrower, (b) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any Credit Party, (c) a consolidation, merger, amalgamation, acquisition, sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Credit Party, exclusive license of all or substantially all of any Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights, a sale of voting control or any other corporate reorganization in which the capital stock of any Credit Party immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization represents less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization or the entity acquiring such Credit Partyβs assets or the exclusive license to such Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights; provided, however, a Qualified IPO shall not constitute a Change in Control, or (d) a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Parent ceases to be composed of individuals who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the Closing Date. βChargesβ means all Federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to PBGC at the time due and payable), levies, customs or other duties, assessments, charges, liens, and all additional charges, interest, penalties, expenses, claims or encumbrances upon or relating to (i) the Collateral, (ii) the Obligations, (iii) the employees, payroll, income or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (iv) the ownership or use of any assets by any Credit Party, or (v) any other aspect of any Credit Partyβs business. βChief Executive Officeβ means the chief executive office of any Credit Party as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.2 hereto. βClosing Certificateβ means that certain closing certificate of Borrower delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit G. βClosing Dateβ means the Business Day on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied or specifically waived in writing by Agent and the Term Loan has been made.
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SCHEDULE A - 5 βClosing Date Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(a). βClosing Date Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Closing Date Term Loan as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto. The aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $20,000,000. βCo-Lead Arrangerβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βCodeβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agentβs Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term βCodeβ shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern. βCollateralβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.1. βCollateral Documentsβ means, collectively, the Pledge Agreements, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents set forth in Schedule D, the Collateral Assignment of Leases set forth on Schedule D, each Control Agreement, and all other U.S. and foreign law security agreements, pledge agreements, patent and trademark security agreements, lease assignments, guarantees and other similar agreements, and all amendments, restatements, modifications or supplements thereof or thereto, by or between any one or more of any Credit Party, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person pledging or granting a Lien on Collateral or guaranteeing the payment and performance of the Obligations, and any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and other Secured Parties now or hereafter delivered to the Lenders or Agent pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and all financing statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with the Code or comparable law) against any such Person as debtor in favor of any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, as secured party, as any of the foregoing may be amended, restated and/or modified from time to time. βCompliance Certificateβ means a compliance certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower relating to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. βConsolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flowβ shall mean, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, (i) Consolidated EBITDA minus (ii) Consolidated Tax Expense minus (iii) capital expenditures incurred. βConsolidated Amortization Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the amortization expense of the Credit Parties for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. SCHEDULE A - 6 βConsolidated Depreciation Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the depreciation expense of the Credit Parties for mined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated EBITDAβ shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by (x) adding thereto, in each case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication (and with respect to the portion of Consolidated Net Income attributable to any Subsidiary of any Credit Party only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be distributed to such Credit Party by such Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its Organizational Documents and all agreements, instruments and Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or its equity holders): (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) Consolidated Amortization Expense for such period, (c) Consolidated Depreciation Expense for such period, (d) Consolidated Tax Expense for such period, (e) expenses incurred in connection with the underwriting, diligence, negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation attorney fees and expenses of counsel to the parties to this Agreement and the fees of any diligence providers; (f) the aggregate amount of all other non-cash charges, expenses or losses reducing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange losses but excluding any non-cash charge, expense or loss that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period and any non-cash charge, expense or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts or inventory) for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange gains but excluding the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) for such period. βConsolidated Fixed Chargesβ means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense and (b) the aggregate amount of scheduled principal payments in respect of Indebtedness, determined on a consolidated basis for the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP. βConsolidated Indebtednessβ shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Credit Parties, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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SCHEDULE A - 7 βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense of the Credit Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Net Incomeβ shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Credit Parties determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication: (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of any Credit Party) in which any Person other a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually been received by such Credit Party or (subject to clause (b) below) any of its Subsidiaries during such period; (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any agreement, instrument or Requirement of Law applicable to that Subsidiary during such period, except that such Credit Partyβs equity in net loss of any such Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income; (c) any gain (or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), realized during such period by any Credit Party upon any Asset Sale (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) by any Credit Party; (d) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP for such period; (e) earnings resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets; (f) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations for such period; and (g) any extraordinary gain (or extraordinary loss), together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), recorded or recognized by any Credit Party during such period. βConsolidated Tax Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the tax expense of the Credit Parties, for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βContingent Obligationβ shall mean, as to any person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any SCHEDULE A - 8 such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; (d) with respect to bankersβ acceptances, letters of credit and similar credit arrangements, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term βContingent Obligationβ shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any product warranties. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such person may be liable, whether singly or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith. βContractual Obligationβ means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument, or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. βControl Agreementβ means a deposit account control agreement among any financial institution at which a Controlled Account is maintained, the Agent and the applicable Credit Party, which shall provide, among other things, that such financial institution executing such agreement has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against such Controlled Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such account, shall give the Agent βcontrolβ of such Controlled Account as such term is defined in Section 9-104 of the Code and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. βControlled Accountβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.26(c). βCopyrightsβ shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all copyrights in any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyrights in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications, and supplemental registrations, recordings, and applications in the United States Copyright Office; and (ii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including license royalties and proceeds of infringement suits, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all renewals and extensions thereof. βCredit Partiesβ means the Borrower and the Guarantors. βDebt Issuanceβ shall mean the incurrence by any Credit Party of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 5.1). βDefaultβ means any Event of Default or any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
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SCHEDULE A - 9 βDefault Rateβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(c). βDeferred Interestβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(d). βDelayed Draw Borrowing Requestβ means each Delayed Draw Borrowing Request delivered to Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit K pursuant to Section 1.1(b) and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, which shall include the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and all of the supporting documentation for such calculation, including reports, statements and reconciliations with respect to the Eligible Capital Expenditures (including invoices underlying the purchase, installation and maintenance of electric charging stations with station-level detail), delivered to Agent in form and substance acceptable to Agent. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall separately identify all allocations of capital expenditures made during the previous Fiscal Quarter pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales. For the avoidance of doubt, none of such capital expenditures made pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales shall constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures. βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Available Amountβ means, as of any funding date, an amount equal to (a) 90% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter minus (b) Reserves established by Agent at such time; provided that the amount subtracted pursuant to clause (b) of this definition shall be no greater than 25% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter; provided, further, that if any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made prior to such funding date no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures as of such funding date because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures shall be deducted from the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount as of such funding date unless a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations has been made in respect of such ineligible capital expenditures in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2 (e). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loans as set forth on Schedule B hereto. The aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $24,000,000. βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Dateβ means the earliest of (a) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is terminated and has been reduced to zero (0), (b) the date on which the entire amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment has been borrowed, or (c) the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date. βDelayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amountβ means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan funded by such Lender. βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). SCHEDULE A - 10 βDesignated Personβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.22(a). βDisqualified Capital Stockβ shall mean any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, or (c) contains any repurchase obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations; provided, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock. βDistributionsβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income, interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity), or proceeds, including as a result of a split, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Securities, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed to such Credit Party in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Securities. βDollarsβ or β$β means lawful currency of the United States of America. βEligible Capital Expendituresβ means, with respect to the Borrower, as of any date of determination for any Fiscal Quarter, all documented capital expenditures made by the Borrower during such Fiscal Quarter to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations located in the United States (including third party labor costs paid in connection therewith) paid for in cash, as set forth in the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request, but not including any such capital expenditures made by the Borrower to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations that are sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale. βEmbargoed Personβ means any party that (i) is publicly identified on any List, including on the most current list of βSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Personsβ published by the OFAC or resides, is organized or chartered in a country or territory subject to OFAC sanctions or embargo programs or (ii) is publicly identified as prohibited from doing business with the United States under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act, or any other Requirement of Law. βEnvironmental Lawsβ means all applicable Federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any applicable binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof relating to the regulation and protection of human health as it relates to Hazardous Materials, the
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SCHEDULE A - 11 environment and natural resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). βEnvironmental Liabilitiesβ means all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, remedial actions, removal costs, losses, damages of whatever nature, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any written claim, suit, action or demand of whatever nature by any Person and which relate to any environmental condition regulated under any Environmental Law, environmental permits or in connection with any Release, threatened Release, or the presence of a Hazardous Material. βEquity Interestβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity. βEquity Issuanceβ shall mean, without duplication, (i) any issuance or sale by a Credit Party after the Closing Date of any Equity Interests in such Credit Party (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any warrant or option) or any warrants or options to purchase Equity Interests or (ii) any contribution to the capital of a Credit Party; provided, however, that an Equity Issuance shall not include (x) any Preferred Stock Issuance or Debt Issuance, or (y) any such sale or issuance by Borrower of not more than an aggregate amount of five percent (5.0%) of its Equity Interests (including its Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any option, warrant, convertible security or option or warrants or options to purchase its Equity Interests but excluding Disqualified Capital Stock), in each case, to directors, officers or employees of any Credit Party. βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (or any successor legislation thereto), as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Credit Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC, or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC. βERISA Eventβ shall mean (a) any βreportable eventβ, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to meet the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the IRC or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (e) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from (i) a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan pursuant to SCHEDULE A - 12 Section 4041(c) of ERISA, or (ii) from the PBGC to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA. βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1. βExcluded Accountβ means (a) any deposit account the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, exclusively for the payment of salaries, wages and benefits, workersβ compensation taxes and similar taxes, in each case to or for the benefit of employees of the Borrower provided that the aggregate balance in such accounts does not exceed the amount necessary to make the immediately succeeding payroll, payroll tax or benefit payment (or such minimum amount as may be required by any requirement of law with respect to such accounts), as applicable, (b) any deposit account the funds in which consist exclusively of funds held by any Credit Party in trust for any director, officer or employee of any Credit Party or for any employee benefit plan maintained by any Credit Party for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or (c) any deposit account that is a zero-balance disbursement account. βExcluded Taxesβ means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 1.7, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Xxxxxxβs assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipientβs failure to comply with Section 8(b); and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. βExecutive Ordersβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βFATCAβ means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the IRC. βFee Letterβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.6.
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SCHEDULE A - 13 βFeesβ means any and all fees due to Agent as set forth in Section 1.6. βFinancial Statementsβ means, with respect to any Person, the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows of such Person, prepared for the time period specified and prepared in accordance with GAAP setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for such time period the previous year. βFiscal Monthβ means any of the monthly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Quarterβ means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Yearβ means the twelve (12) month period of Borrower ending December 31 of each year. Subsequent changes of the fiscal year of Borrower shall not change the term βFiscal Yearβ unless Agent shall give Borrower prior written consent to such change. βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, the ratio of (i) Consolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flow for such measuring period to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such measuring period. βForeign Lenderβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii). βForeign Subsidiaryβ means a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province or territory thereof. βFundβ means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied. βGovernmental Authorityβ means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. βGrantorβ means Borrower and each Guarantor. βGuaranteed Indebtednessβ means, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such guaranteeing Person (whether or not contingent): (i) to purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation; (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet condition of the primary obligor; (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (iv) to indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. SCHEDULE A - 14 βGuaranteed Obligationsβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. βGuaranteesβ shall mean the guarantees issued pursuant to Article XI by the Guarantors. βGuarantorsβ means the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors. βHazardous Materialβ means any substance, material or waste that is regulated as hazardous by or forms the basis of liability now or hereafter under, any Environmental Law, including any material or substance that is (a) defined as a βhazardous waste,β βhazardous material,β βhazardous substance,β βextremely hazardous waste,β βrestricted hazardous waste,β βpollutant,β βcontaminant,β βhazardous constituent,β βspecial waste,β βtoxic substanceβ or other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Law, (b) petroleum or any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or any radioactive substance. βHedging Agreementβ shall mean any swap, cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices, either generally or under specific contingencies. βHedging Obligationsβ shall mean obligations under or with respect to Hedging Agreements. βIndebtednessβ of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid or accrued; (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (e) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business on normal trade terms and not overdue by more than 90 days); (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the fair market value of such property; (g) all Capital Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such Person; (h) all Hedging Obligations to the extent required to be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person; (i) all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person; (j) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor in respect of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankersβ acceptances and similar credit transactions; (k) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product; (l) all obligations, whether or not contingent, to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its own Stock or Stock Equivalents (or any Stock or Stock Equivalent of a direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the date that is 180 days after the Stated Maturity Date valued at, in the case of redeemable preferred Stock, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (m) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (l) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that
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SCHEDULE A - 15 such Person is not liable therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the PPP Loan shall constitute βIndebtednessβ for all purposes under this Agreement until such time and to the extent that such PPP Loan is forgiven. βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ and βIndemnified Personβ have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.10. βIndemnified Taxesβ means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes. βIntellectual Propertyβ means any and all Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets and customer lists. βIRCβ and βIRSβ mean respectively, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Internal Revenue Service, and any successors thereto. βJoinder Agreementβ means each Joinder Agreement of a new Subsidiary delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit H pursuant to Sections 1.12 and 3.28(b). βLenderβ means each of those certain financial institutions set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, and if at any time any Lender shall decide to assign or syndicate all or any of the Obligations, such term shall include such assignee or such other members of the syndicate. βLiabilitiesβ means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise. βLicensesβ shall mean, with respect to each Grantor, all license and distribution agreements with, and covenants not to sue, any other party with respect to any Patent, Trademark or Copyright or any other patent, trademark or copyright, whether such Grantor is a licensor or licensee, distributor or distributee under any such license or distribution agreement, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements or violations thereof and (iv) other rights to use, exploit or practice any or all of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights or any other patent, trademark or copyright. βLienβ means any mortgage, security deed or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to SCHEDULE A - 16 give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction). βListsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βLitigationβ means any claim, lawsuit, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority. βLoanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1. βLoan Documentsβ means this Agreement, the Note, the Perfection Certificate, each Mortgage, the Pledge Agreement, the Control Agreements, each Power of Attorney, any waiver or consent of a landlord or mortgagee executed in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Schedule D executed and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent and including all other agreements, pledges, consents, assignments, contracts and notices whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, or any employee of any Credit Party, and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative. βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2(b). βMandatory Prepaymentsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βMargin Stockβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.8. βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b) the validity and enforceability of any Loan Document, (c) Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs ability to pay or perform the Obligations under the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party in accordance with the terms thereof, (d) the Collateral or Agentβs Liens on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien, or (e) Agentβs or any Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. βMaturity Dateβ means, with respect to the Term Loan, the earliest to occur of (i) the date of the termination of the acceleration of the maturity of any Obligations pursuant to Section 7.2 and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. βMaximum Lawful Rateβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.5(e). βMortgageβ means any mortgage or deed of trust from the relevant Credit Party in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders relating to such Credit Partyβs real property owned or leased as of the Closing Date and any other mortgage or deed of trust delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.
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SCHEDULE A - 17 βMultiemployer Planβ shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (a) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate has within the preceding five plan years made contributions; or (c) with respect to which any Grantor could reasonably be expected to incur liability. βNet Cash Proceedsβ shall mean: (a) with respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests), the cash proceeds received by any Credit Party (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by any Credit Party) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received) net of (i) selling expenses (including reasonable brokersβ fees or commissions, legal, accounting and other professional and transactional fees, transfer and similar taxes and Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of income taxes actually paid or payable in connection with such sale); (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against (x) any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale or (y) any other liabilities retained by any Credit Party associated with the properties sold in such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); (iii) Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the properties sold within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such unassumed liabilities within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and (iv) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents at the time of such sale) and which is repaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such properties); (b) with respect to any Debt Issuance, any Equity Issuance or any other issuance or sale of Equity Interests by any Credit Party, the cash proceeds thereof, net of customary fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith; and (c) with respect to any Casualty Event, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other compensation in respect of such Casualty Event. βNon-Funding Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.13. βNoteβ means any Term Note or Delayed Draw Term Note. βNote Purchase Agreementβ means that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among Parent, as issuer, and each of the purchasers listed on Exhibit A SCHEDULE A - 18 thereto or additional purchasers from time to time party thereto, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Subordination Agreement. βObligationsβ means all loans, advances, debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by Borrower and any other Credit Party to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement or other instrument, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term includes all principal, interest, Fees, Charges, expenses, attorneysβ fees and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under any of the Loan Documents (including interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the maturity of the Loan, and Fees, Charges, costs, expenses and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or a claim for such Fees, Charges, costs and expense is allowed in such proceeding), and all principal and interest due in respect of the Loan and all obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor under any Guarantee. βOFACβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOfficersβ Certificateβ means a certificate executed by the chairman of the Board of Directors (if an officer), the Chief Executive Officer or the president and one of the Responsible Officers, each in his or her official (and not individual) capacity. βOrganization Chartsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βOrganizational Documentsβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, as applicable, and by-laws (or similar documents) of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iii) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iv) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar document) of such Person and (v) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βOther Listsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOther Connection Taxesβ means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
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SCHEDULE A - 19 βOther Permitted Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations on terms and conditions substantially similar to those in the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and reasonably acceptable to Required Lenders. βOther Taxesβ means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment. βOwnership Interestsβ means, as applied to any Person, corporate stock and any and all securities, shares, partnership interests (whether general, limited, special or other), limited liability company interests, membership interests, equity interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated and of any character) of corporate stock of such Person or any of the foregoing issued by such Person (whether a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company or another entity) and shall include securities convertible into Ownership Interests and rights, warrants or options to acquire Ownership Interests. βParentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βParticipantβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βPatentsβ means all of the following in which any Person now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (i) all letters patent of the United States or any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country; and (ii) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof. βPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month beginning on January 1, 2019. βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto. βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise. βPerfection Certificate Supplementβ means a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit I attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent. βPerformance Metricsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.2(b). βPermitβ means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the SCHEDULE A - 20 force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βPermitted Liensβ means the following encumbrances: (i) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental Charges or levies, either not yet due and payable or to the extent that nonpayment thereof is permitted by the terms of Section 3.10; (ii) carriersβ, warehousemenβs, suppliersβ, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing indebtedness not yet due and payable or overdue for more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in either case in an outstanding aggregate amount not in excess of $500,000 at any time; (iii) attachment, judgment or other similar Liens arising in connection with court or arbitration proceedings, provided that the same are discharged, or that execution or enforcement thereof is stayed pending appeal, within thirty (30) days or (in the case of any execution or enforcement pending appeal) such lesser time during which such appeal may be taken; (iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of real property or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such real estate; (v) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money Obligations (or rent) to the extent permitted under Section 5.1; and (vi) Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders securing the Obligations. βPermitted Brookfield Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement. βPersonβ means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether Federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof), and shall include such Personβs successors and assigns. βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA. βPledge Agreementβ means that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Credit Parties and the Agent pledging as Collateral for the Obligations any Ownership Interests of Subsidiaries owned by each Credit Party. βPledged Securitiesβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, (i) all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each issuer set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate as being owned by such Credit Party and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such issuer acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, (ii) all Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, which Equity
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SCHEDULE A - 21 Interests are hereafter acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance) and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such Subsidiary acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests or under any Organizational Document of any such Subsidiary, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, from time to time acquired by such Credit Party in any manner, and (iii) all Equity Interests issued in respect of the Equity Interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii) upon any consolidation or merger of any issuer of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that Pledged Securities shall not include any Equity Interests which are not required to be pledged pursuant to Section 3.28. βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPost-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βPower of Attorneyβ means each Power of Attorney of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit D and any Power of Attorney delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βPPP Loanβ means an unsecured loan in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,193,300.00 incurred by Parent under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (as added to the Small Business Act by Section 1102 of the PPP Rule) pursuant to the Business Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note. βPPP Ruleβ means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, references to specific sections of the PPP Rule shall also include applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPre-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βPreferred Stockβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all preferred or preference Equity Interests (however designated) of such Person whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date. βPreferred Stock Issuanceβ shall mean the issuance or sale by any Credit Party of any Preferred Stock after the Closing Date. βPrepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βProceedsβ means βproceeds,β as such term is defined in the Code and, in any event, shall include: (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guarantee payable to any Grantor from time to time with respect to any Collateral; (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of any Collateral by any governmental body, SCHEDULE A - 22 authority, bureau or agency (or any Person acting under color of governmental authority); (iii) any recoveries by any Grantor against third parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any Collateral, including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference with the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral; and (iv) any and all other amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition of Collateral (excluding amounts and rights to payment arising from the rental of any of the Collateral to customers of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or distributors) and all rights arising out of Collateral. βPromissory Noteβ mean that certain Promissory Note, dated as of April 27, 2020, issued by Parent in favor of Continental Bank in an aggregate amount equal to $3,193,300.00. βPropertyβ means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible. βPurchase Money Lienβ means any Lien upon any fixed assets that secure the Purchase Money Obligations related thereto but only if such Lien shall at all times be confined solely to the asset the purchase price of which was financed or refinanced through the incurrence of the Purchase Money Obligations secured by such Lien (and the proceeds thereof) and only if such Lien secures only such Purchase Money Obligations. βPurchase Money Obligationsβ means for any Person the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred within one year after such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement of such property by such Person and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement, as the case may be. βQualified Capital Stockβ means of any Person any Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Capital Stock. βQualified IPOβ means the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of any Credit Partyβs common stock or common Equity Interests pursuant to (a) in the case of any such offering in the United States of America, a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission or (b) in the case of any offering under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America, the applicable laws and/or regulations of such other jurisdiction. βReal Propertyβ shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof. βRecipientβ means Agent and any Lender.
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SCHEDULE A - 23 βRegisterβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βRelated Personsβ means, with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director, officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and each insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor and other consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates. βReleaseβ means as to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment by such Person, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or property. βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the amount outstanding under the Term Loan) then in effect; provided that at any time that there are two (2) or more Lenders, the Required Lenders shall consist of not fewer than two (2) Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another. βRequirement of Lawβ means as to any Person, the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case, binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βReservesβ means the reserves established by Agent from time to time against the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability or availability of credit under this Agreement that Agent may establish from time to time in the good faith exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent may establish Reserves to ensure the payment of accrued interest expenses or Indebtedness. βResponsible Officerβ means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), any officer at the level of vice president or higher of, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. βRestricted Locationsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.21(c). βRestricted Paymentβ means: (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets on or in respect of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock, (b) any payment or distribution made in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower or any other Credit Party in violation of any subordination or other agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, (c) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock or Indebtedness or any other payment or distribution made in respect of any thereof, either directly or indirectly; other than (i) that arising under this Agreement or (ii) interest and principal, when due without acceleration or modification of the amortization as in effect on the Closing Date, under Indebtedness (not including subordinated Indebtedness, payments of which shall be permitted only in accordance with the terms of the relevant subordination agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) permitted under Sections 5.1, or (d) any payment, loan, contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to SCHEDULE A - 24 any holder of Stock of such Person which is not expressly and specifically permitted in this Agreement; provided that any payment by a Borrower to another Credit Party, Agent or any Lender shall not constitute a Restricted Payment. βSBAβ means the United States Small Business Administration and any successor thereto. βSBA Formsβ means, collectively, SBA forms 480, 652 and 1031. βSBA Side Letterβ means a Small Business Investment Company side letter among the Borrower and the SBICs (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time accordance with its terms) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and the Borrower. βSBICβ means Agent or certain of its Affiliates that is a Federal licensee under the Act. βSDN Listβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βSecretarial Certificateβ means each Secretarial Certificate of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit C and any Secretarial Certificate delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βSolventβ means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its liabilities, including contingent liabilities, (b) the remaining capital of such Person is not unreasonably small to conduct its business and (c) such Person will not have incurred debts, and does not have the present intent to incur debts, beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, βdebtβ means any liability on a claim, and βclaimβ means any (i) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities of any Person on any date, such liabilities shall be computed at the amount that, in the judgment of the Agent in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount of such liabilities that reasonably can be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. βStated Maturity Dateβ means June 19, 2024. βStockβ means all certificated and uncertificated shares, options, warrants, membership interests, general or limited partnership interests, participation or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, beneficial interests in a trust or any other βequity securityβ (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or other equity interests in any Person. βStock Equivalentsβ means all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock or any other Stock Equivalent and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise
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SCHEDULE A - 25 acquire any Stock or any other Stock Equivalent, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable. βSubordination Agreementβ means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among each of the parties thereto as Subordinated Creditors, the Credit Parties and Agent, as may be amended from time to time. βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (ii) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has an equity interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%) or of which any such Person is a general partner or manager or may exercise the powers of a general partner or manager. If βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ is used in this Agreement or any other of the Loan Documents without reference to being the Subsidiary of any specific Credit Party or other Person, then that reference to βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ shall be deemed to refer to any Subsidiary or the Subsidiaries of Borrower. βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.12. βSubstitute Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βTaxesβ means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. βTerm Loanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). βTerm Loan Commitmentsβ means, collectively, the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments and, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment. βTerm Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(a). βTerm Sheet Depositβ means an amount equal to $75,000 paid by Borrower to Agent in connection with that certain Proposal Letter, dated April 12, 2019, from the Agent to Boxxxxxx. βTermination Dateβ means the date on which all Obligations under this Agreement are paid in full, in cash (other than contingent obligations not yet due and payable), and Borrower shall have SCHEDULE A - 26 no further right to borrow any moneys or obtain other credit extensions or financial accommodations from the Lenders under this Agreement. βThird Amendmentβ means that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of November 25, 2020, among Borrower, Parent, the Lenders signatory thereto and Agent. βThird Amendment Effective Dateβ means November 25, 2020. βThird Amendment Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(c). βThird Amendment Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement, to make or otherwise fund the Third Amendment Term Loans as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto. The aggregate amount of the Third Amendment Term Loans as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $5,000,000. βTitle IV Planβ means a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise. βTotal Revenueβ means, as of any date of determination, the total revenue of the Borrower for the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended (as determined in accordance with GAAP). βTrademarksβ means all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered) all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof: (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing. βTransactionsβ means, collectively, the transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, including (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the initial borrowings hereunder; and (b) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing. βTransferred Guarantorβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 11.9. βUSA PATRIOT Actβ means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56). βU.S. Borrowerβ means a Borrower that is a U.S. Person. βU.S. Personβ means any Person that is a βUnited States personβ as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC.
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SCHEDULE A - 27 βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii)(C). βVolta Chargingβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Mediaβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Servicesβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVoluntary Prepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βVoting Stockβ means, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person. βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a 100% equity interest at such time. βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. βWithholding Agentβ means Borrower and Agent. Any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, that all financial covenants and calculations in the Loan Documents shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date unless Borrower and Agent shall otherwise specifically agree in writing. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase βin accordance with GAAPβ shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. All other capitalized terms contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, but not defined herein or therein, shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code. The words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the following additional rules of construction shall apply, unless specifically indicated to the contrary: (a) wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural; (b) the term βorβ is not exclusive; (c) the term βincludingβ (or any form SCHEDULE A - 28 thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive; (d) all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations; and (e) all references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of the Loan Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of August 24, 2021, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the Lenders signatory hereto, EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ) and CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION (βCIONβ), as co-lead arranger. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and the Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); and WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement (including Schedules A and B thereto) is hereby amended as of the date hereof by incorporating the changes shown on the marked copy of the Loan Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (it being understood that language which appears βstruck outβ has been deleted and language which appears as βdouble-underlinedβ has been added). 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become effective until the date upon which: a. the Agent has received counterparts of this Amendment executed and delivered by the parties hereto; b. the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all respects; c. the Borrower shall have paid the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx xnd Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, 2 execution and delivery of this Amendment and other post-closing services rendered in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the date hereof. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Credit Parties represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender that, after giving effect to this Amendment: a. the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not: i. contravene the terms of any of its Organization Documents; ii. conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or result in the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which it is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which it or its Property is subject; or iii. violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect. b. it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby; c. this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability; d. the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifier therein) on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date which shall be true and correct as of such specific date)); and e. no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof. 5. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by Agent. 6. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β
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3 βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 7. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 9. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 10. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. 12. Reaffirmation. Each Credit Party as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Credit Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such credit party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby. Each Credit Party hereby consents to this Amendment and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. The execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations. 4 13. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.]
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Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed on the date first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: __________________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: __________________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: __________________________________ Name: Title: GUARANTORS: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: __________________________________ Name: Title: Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: __________________________________ Name: Title: LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LC, its general partner By: __________________________________ Name: Title:
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Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: __________________________________ Name: Title: A-1 EXHIBIT A MARKED CREDIT AGREEMENT (See attached)
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CONFORMED COPY β NOT EXECUTED IN THIS FORM Incorporating that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated aas of March 26, 2020; Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020; and Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020; and Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021. TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 19, 2019 AMONG EICF AGENT LLC, AS AGENT FOR THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO, VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, VOLTA MEDIA LLC AND VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, AS BORROWER AND THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX LLP 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE i 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT ..........................................................................1 1.1 Term Loan. ......................................................................................................................1 1.2 Term and Prepayment. .....................................................................................................3 1.3 Use of Proceeds. ..............................................................................................................5 1.4 Single Loan. .....................................................................................................................5 1.5 Interest .............................................................................................................................5 1.6 Fees. .................................................................................................................................6 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes. ...........................................................................................7 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments. ........................................................................7 1.9 Accounting.......................................................................................................................8 1.10 Indemnity. ........................................................................................................................8 1.11 Intentionally Omitted. ......................................................................................................8 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc. ........................................................8 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders. .....................................................................................................9 1.14 Substitution of Lenders. ...................................................................................................9 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT .......................................................................................10 2.1 Conditions to the Loan. .................................................................................................10 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS ....14 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. ................................................................14 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names. .............................................................15 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations...........................................15 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records. ....................................................................15 3.5 Material Adverse Change. .............................................................................................16 3.6 Collection of Accounts. .................................................................................................16 3.7 Subsidiaries ....................................................................................................................16 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations ...............................................................16 3.9 Taxes; Charges. .............................................................................................................16 3.10 Payment of Obligations. ................................................................................................17 3.11 ERISA. ...........................................................................................................................17 3.12 Litigation. ......................................................................................................................18 3.13 Intellectual Property. .....................................................................................................18 3.3 Full Disclosure. ..............................................................................................................19 3.15 Environmental Liabilities. .............................................................................................19 3.16 Insurance. .......................................................................................................................20 3.17 Solvency. .......................................................................................................................21 3.18 Other Financings............................................................................................................21 3.19 Conduct of Business ......................................................................................................22 3.20 Further Assurances. .......................................................................................................22 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property...............................................................................22 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. ..........................................23 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. ............................................................................24 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc. ..........................................................................................24 3.25 Landlord Agreement. .....................................................................................................25 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts. ...............................................................25 3.27 Assets of Parent. ............................................................................................................25
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE ii 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral. ............................................................26 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries ...................................................................................27 3.30 Security Documents. ......................................................................................................28 3.31 Intentionally Omitted. ....................................................................................................28 3.32 Government Contracts. ..................................................................................................28 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations. .....................................................................................28 3.34 Bonding; Licenses. ........................................................................................................28 3.35 Affiliate Transactions. ...................................................................................................28 3.36 Post-Closing Matters .....................................................................................................28 3.37 Investment Company Act. .............................................................................................28 3.38 Notice of Change in Investment Company Status .........................................................28 3.39 Notice of Change in Ownership. ...................................................................................29 3.40 Notice of Change in Organization Chart. ......................................................................29 4. FINANCIAL MATTERS; REPORTS ..........................................................................29 4.1 Reports, Notices, and Related Rights. ...........................................................................29 4.2 Financial Covenants. .....................................................................................................31 4.3 Other Reports and Information. .....................................................................................32 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS ...........................................................................................32 5.1 Indebtedness ..................................................................................................................33 5.2 Liens ..............................................................................................................................33 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes. .............................................................................33 5.4 Asset Sales. ....................................................................................................................33 5.5 Restricted Payments. .....................................................................................................34 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business. .....................................................................................34 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates. ..........................................................................................34 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments.34 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents. .............................................................................34 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year. ................................................................................35 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc. .................................................................................35 5.12 Bank Accounts ...............................................................................................................35 5.13 Margin Regulations. ......................................................................................................35 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. ..............................................................................................35 5.15 Hazardous Materials. .....................................................................................................35 5.16 Parent .............................................................................................................................35 5.17 Use of Proceeds. ............................................................................................................35 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. ........................................................................36 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks. ............................................................................................................36 5.20 Leases ............................................................................................................................36 5.21 Compensation. ...............................................................................................................37 6. SECURITY INTEREST ................................................................................................37 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. .............................................................................................37 6.2 Intentionally Omitted. ....................................................................................................39 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. ....................................................................39 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral. .............................................40 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims. ..............................................................................................40 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE iii 6.6 Duties of Agent. .............................................................................................................40 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES .............................................41 7.1 Events of Default. ..........................................................................................................41 7.2 Remedies. ......................................................................................................................43 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties ..............................................................................................45 7.4 Proceeds. ........................................................................................................................45 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS ....................................................................................45 9. AGENT ............................................................................................................................49 9.1 Appointment and Duties. ...............................................................................................49 9.2 Binding Effect................................................................................................................50 9.3 Use of Discretion. ..........................................................................................................50 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties ....................................................................................50 9.5 Reliance and Liability. ...................................................................................................50 9.6 Agent Individually. ........................................................................................................52 9.7 Intentionally Omitted. ....................................................................................................52 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities. ..................................................................................................52 9.9 Resignation of Agent. ....................................................................................................53 9.10 Release of Collateral. .....................................................................................................53 10. MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................................53 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. ......................................................53 10.2 Expenses. .......................................................................................................................55 10.3 No Waiver. .....................................................................................................................56 10.4 Severability; Section Titles ............................................................................................56 10.5 Authorized Signature. ....................................................................................................56 10.6 Notices ...........................................................................................................................57 10.7 Counterparts...................................................................................................................57 10.8 Time of the Essence. ......................................................................................................57 10.9 GOVERNING LAW. ....................................................................................................57 10.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.............................57 10.11 Press Releases. ...............................................................................................................58 10.12 Reinstatement. ...............................................................................................................59 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification. ..............................................59 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc...............................................................................................59 10.15 Intentionally Omitted. ....................................................................................................60 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements. ..........................................................................................60 11. GUARANTEE .................................................................................................................60 11.1 The Guarantee. ...............................................................................................................60 11.2 Obligations Unconditional. ............................................................................................60 11.3 Reinstatement. ...............................................................................................................61 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination. ..........................................................................................62 11.5 Remedies. ......................................................................................................................62 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. ..........................................................................62 11.7 Continuing Guarantee. ...................................................................................................62 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. ..............................................................62 11.9 Release of Guarantors. ...................................................................................................62
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEX β PAGE iv 11.10 Right of Contribution.....................................................................................................63 INDEX β PAGE i INDEX OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES Schedule A - Definitions Schedule B - Schedule of Term Loan Commitments Schedule C - Agentβs, Lendersβ and Credit Partiesβ Addresses for Notices Schedule D - Closing Checklist Schedule E - Restricted Locations Schedule F - Post-Closing Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.2) - Places of Business; Corporate Names Disclosure Schedule (3.7) - Subsidiaries Disclosure Schedule (3.9) - Taxes Disclosure Schedule (3.11) - ERISA Disclosure Schedule (3.12) - Litigation Disclosure Schedule (3.13) - Intellectual Property Disclosure Schedule (3.15) - Environmental Matters Disclosure Schedule (3.16) - Insurance Disclosure Schedule (3.18) - Existing Indebtedness Disclosure Schedule (3.26) - Controlled Accounts Disclosure Schedule (3.27) - Assets of Parent Disclosure Schedule (3.32) - Government Contracts Disclosure Schedule (3.34) - Bonding; Licensing Disclosure Schedule (3.35) - Affiliate Transactions Disclosure Schedule (5.3) - Investments Disclosure Schedule (5.21) - Employee Compensation Disclosure Schedule (6.1) - Actions to Perfect Liens Exhibit A - Form of Perfection Certificate Exhibit B - Form of Term Note Exhibit C - Form of Secretarial Certificate Exhibit D - Form of Power of Attorney Exhibit E - Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit F - [Reserved] Exhibit G - Form of Closing Certificate Exhibit H - Form of Joinder Agreement Exhibit I - Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit J - Form of Assignment Agreement Exhibit K - Form of Delayed Draw Borrowing Request
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1 TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT This TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is dated as of June 19, 2019, and agreed to by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ) and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), the other Credit Parties from time to time party hereto, CION Investment Corporation, as co-lead arranger (in such capacity, βCo-Lead Arrangerβ) and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lead arranger, administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, βAgentβ) for the lenders set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and party hereto (each herein referred to as a βLenderβ and collectively, the βLendersβ). RECITALS A. The Credit Parties desire that Borrower obtain the Term Loans described herein from the Lenders and the Lenders are willing to provide the Term Loans all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Schedule A and, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of construction set forth in Schedule A shall govern. All schedules, attachments, addenda and exhibits hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference, and taken together with this Agreement, constitute but a single agreement. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT 1.1 Term Loan. (a) Closing Date Term Loan. Each Lender agrees severally, but not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make to the Borrower an advance (each, a βClosing Date Term Loanβ; collectively, the βClosing Date Term Loansβ) on the Closing Date in the principal amount not to exceed such Xxxxxxβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment. Each Lenderβs Closing Date Term Loan Commitment, and the Closing Date Term Loans made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each a βTerm Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Term Note and this Agreement. (b) Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 1.1(b) and this Agreement, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery by Borrower to Agent of a Delayed Draw Borrowing Request by no later than 3:00 PM New York City time on such day, each Lender, severally, agrees to lend to Borrower, in one or more advances (each such advance, a βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ and collectively, the βDelayed Draw Term Loansβ, and together 2 with any Closing Date Term Loans and any Third Amendment Term Loans, each, a βTerm Loanβ, and collectively, the βTerm Loansβ or the βLoanβ) in a principal amount not to exceed the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender; provided, however, that the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders shall in no event exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. The Lenders shall make no more than one Delayed Draw Term Loan in any Fiscal Quarter commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019. No Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made until after receipt by Agent of the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request which contains the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount. Any Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be in a minimum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and multiples of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in excess thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to make a Delayed Draw Term Loan to Borrower if, both before and after giving effect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan, (A) any Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, (C) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amount of any Lender would exceed such Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, (D) the Cash Balance on the funding date is less than $6,000,000 or (E) the Borrower is not in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 4.2 (including the Performance Metrics, to the extent measured at such time) on a pro forma basis. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower and shall obligate Borrower to accept the Delayed Draw Term Loans requested from the Lenders on the proposed funding date. Each Lenderβs Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note (each, a βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower prior to the funding of such Delayed Draw Term Loan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Delayed Draw Term Note and this Agreement. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall reduce to zero automatically on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date and no Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made on or after the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date. (c) Third Amendment Term Loans. Each Lender agrees severally, but not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make to the Borrower an advance (each, a βThird Amendment Term Loanβ; collectively, the βThird Amendment Term Loansβ) on the Third Amendment Effective Date in the principal amount not to exceed such Xxxxxxβs Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment. Each Lenderβs Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment, and the Third Amendment Term Loans made by a Lender shall be evidenced by a Term Note duly executed and delivered by the Borrower on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of such Term Note and this Agreement. (c) Principal Repayments of the Term Loans. (i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making of the first such payment on
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3 July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date. (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Mandatory Equity Issuance fails to be completed on a timely basis in accordance with Section 4.2(b), commencing with the Payment Date occurring immediately after such failure, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to (i) with respect to any Payment Date that occurs on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, 2.7777% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time, and (ii) with respect to any Payment Date that occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, 4.1666% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time. (iii) Subject to Section 1.2, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date. Amounts repaid or prepaid on any of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed. 1.2 Term and Prepayment. (a) Upon the Maturity Date of the Loan, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders (i) all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Loan and (ii) all other Obligations relating to the Loan then due to or incurred by Agent or the Lenders. (b) On any Payment Date, Borrower shall have the right upon five (5) calendar daysβ prior written notice to Agent, to make a voluntary prepayment (a βVoluntary Prepaymentβ) of the Term Loans then outstanding in whole or in part. If the Borrower elects to prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) or otherwise, or if the Term Loans are mandatorily prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 1.2(c) through 1.2(g) (each, a βMandatory Prepaymentβ and together with any Voluntary Prepayment, the βPrepaymentsβ), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a prepayment fee of (i) five percent (5%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, (ii) four percent (4%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, (iii) three percent (3%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) months following the Closing Date, (iv) one percent (1%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is thirty (30) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is forty-two (42) months following the Closing Date, or (v) zero percent (0%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is later than the date that is forty-two (42) months following the Closing Date. Each Lender shall 4 have the right in its sole discretion to decline any Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with Section 1.2(h) below. (c) Asset Sales or Casualty Events. Not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale (other than the Permitted Brookfield Sales or Other Permitted Sales) or any Casualty Event by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, Credit Parties shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties shall have delivered an Officersβ Certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be reinvested in fixed or capital assets within six (6) months following the date of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (which Officersβ Certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); provided, that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such six-month period, such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a Mandatory Prepayment as provided in this Section 1.2(c); provided, further, that if the property subject to such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event constituted Collateral, then all property purchased with the Net Cash Proceeds thereof pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the Lien created pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with Sections 3.20 and 3.28. Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(c) shall permit any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to effect any Asset Sale other than in accordance with Section 5.4. (d) Debt Issuance. Not later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Debt Issuance that is permitted under Section 5.1), Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds. The provisions of this Section 1.2(d) shall not be an implied consent to any such issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. (e) Repayments in Connection with Permitted Sales. If at the end of any Fiscal Quarter any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made in the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days after the end of such Fiscal Quarter, make a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations in an amount equal to the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures that formed the basis of such Delayed Draw Term Loan unless such ineligible capital expenditures have been netted out of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount in accordance with clause (y) of the definition thereof in respect of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made, if any, during such Fiscal Quarter.
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5 (f) Qualified IPO or Change of Control. Simultaneously with the occurrence of a Qualified IPO or a Change of Control, Borrower shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of all Obligations then outstanding. (g) Intentionally Omitted. 1.3 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall only use the proceeds of the Loan (i) to purchase, install, operate and maintain the Borrowerβs electric vehicle charging stations in the United States (other than any electric vehicle charging stations to be sold, transferred, licensed or financed pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or pursuant to agreements governing Other Permitted Sales), (ii) for other general corporate purposes and (iii) to pay any fees or expenses associated with transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 1.4 Single Loan. The Loan and all of the other Obligations shall constitute one general obligation of Borrower secured by all of the Collateral. 1.5 Interest. (a) Borrower shall pay interest to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders on the outstanding balance of the Loan at a fixed rate equal to twelve percent (12.0%) per annum. All computations of interest on the Loan shall be made by Agent on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360) day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. In no event will Agent charge interest at a rate that exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. (b) Interest shall be payable on the balance of the Loan (i) quarterly in arrears and shall be due on the first Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter, (ii) on the Maturity Date of the Loan, and (iii) if any interest accrues or remains payable after the Maturity Date of the Loan, upon demand by Agent. (c) Effective automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(a), 7.1(h) or 7.1(i), or in the case of any other Event of Default upon written notice from Agent to Borrower, and in each case for so long as any such Event of Default shall be continuing, the interest rate applicable to the Loan shall be increased by three percentage points (3.0%) per annum (such increased rate, the βDefault Rateβ), and all outstanding Obligations, including accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent permitted under applicable law), shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default until the earlier of (x) the date on which such Obligations are paid in full and (y) the date on which such Event of Default ceases to be continuing, at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. (d) On the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, or (ii) the date that Borrower prepays in whole or in part any of the Loans, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders additional deferred interest equal to eleven percent (11%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the such date (such amount, the βDeferred Interestβ); provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Deferred 6 Interest on such principal Loan amount being prepaid as long as the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter is greater than 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to the proposed prepayment of such principal Loan amount, the Prepayment Amount payable on such principal amount, and the Deferred Interest payable on such principal Loan amount (as if such prepayment had been made during the measuring period); provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders, Deferred Interest of one percent (1%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of any Prepayment if such date occurs after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) months following the Closing Date. Such Deferred Interest shall be deemed fully earned by Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date and non-refundable. (e) If any payment to the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such Payment Date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 1.5, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the βMaximum Lawful Rateβ), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Xxxxxxxx shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In no event shall the total interest received by Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that Agent could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. 1.6 Fees. Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders: (a) the fees set forth in (i) that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Agent and the Borrower and (ii) that certain CION Fee Letter, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among Agent and the Borrower (collectively, the βFee Letterβ); and (b) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, including those relating to (i) Agentβs due diligence review and evaluation of the transaction, (ii) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, (iii) the closing of the Transactions, (iv) all appraisal, audit, environmental, title work, travel (including, without limitation, travel expenses incurred by Co-Lead Arranger), inspection, surveys, filing, search and registration fees, (v) any loan, escrow, recording and transfer fees and taxes (as applicable),
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7 and (vi) Agentβs and Co-Lead Arrangerβs reasonable and documented out-of-pocket counsel fees and expenses relating to any of the foregoing (it being acknowledged that Co-Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate); provided that Agent agrees to apply the Term Sheet Deposit to any amounts payable by Borrower pursuant to Section 1.6(b). 1.7 Receipt of Payments; Taxes. Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement (not otherwise made pursuant to Section 1.8) without set-off, counterclaim or deduction and free and clear of all Taxes not later than 3:00 PM New York City time on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds to an account specified by the Agent in writing, except as required by applicable law. If a Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Taxes from any payment to any Recipient under any Loan Document, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased so that, after making all required deductions (including such deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.7), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to that which it would have received had no such deductions been made. Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 1.7, Borrower shall deliver to Agent a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or a copy of the return reporting such payment. 1.8 Application and Allocation of Payments. Borrower irrevocably agrees that Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply any and all payments against the then due and payable Obligations; provided, unless the Required Lenders determine otherwise, all payments against the Obligations shall be applied (a) first, to payment of costs and expenses, including attorneysβ fees, of Agent payable or reimbursable by Credit Parties under the Loan Documents; (b) second, to payment of all accrued unpaid interest on the Obligations; (c) third, to payment of principal on all remaining installments of the Loans in inverse order of maturity; (d) fourth, to payment of any other amounts owing constituting Obligations; and (e) fifth, any remainder shall be for the account of and paid to whoever may be lawfully entitled thereto. Each of Lenders or other Persons entitled to payment shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses second, third, fourth or fifth above. 1.9 Accounting. Each Lender is authorized to record on its books and records the date and amount of the Loan and each payment of principal thereof and such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded. 1.10 Indemnity. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold each Recipient and their Affiliates, and their respective employees, attorneys and agents (each, an βIndemnified Personβ), harmless from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneysβ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as 8 the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any other documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein or therein and any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing, including any and all product liabilities, Environmental Liabilities, Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under Section 1.7 or Section 1.10) and reasonable legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ), except to the extent that any such Indemnified Liability is finally determined by a non-appealable court order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Personβs gross negligence or willful misconduct or arises solely out of disputes between and among the Agent and the Lenders. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. 1.11 Intentionally Omitted. 1.12 Joinder of New Subsidiaries as a Credit Party, Etc. As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, Borrower shall take such actions as required by Section 3.28 and cause such new Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and a Grantor under this Agreement by having the following documents delivered to the Lenders: (i) a Secretarial Certificate, a Power of Attorney and a Joinder Agreement in the forms of Exhibits C, D and H attached hereto, respectively, duly completed, executed and delivered by such new Subsidiary, (ii) agreements and documents with respect to such new Subsidiary of the types described under the defined term Collateral Documents, (iii) an opinion of counsel to such new Subsidiary, in form, substance and scope comparable to the legal opinion of Xxxxxxxβs counsel delivered to Agent and Lenders on the Closing Date and (iv) an updated Disclosure Schedule (3.7). 1.13 Non-Funding Lenders. Unless Agent shall have received notice from any Lender prior to the date such Lender is required to make any payment hereunder with respect to the Loan that such Lender will not make such payment (or any portion thereof) available to Agent, Agent may assume that such Lender has made such payment available to Agent on the date such payment is required to be made in accordance with this Section 1 and Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. Xxxxxxxx agrees to repay to Agent on demand such amount (until repaid by such Lender) with interest thereon for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable to the Obligation that would have been created when Agent made available such amount to Borrower had such Lender made a corresponding payment
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9 available; provided, however, that such payment shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation it may have to Borrower. In addition, any Lender that shall not have made available to Agent any portion of any payment described above (any such Lender, a βNon-Funding Lenderβ) agrees to pay such amount to Agent on demand together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to the Term Loan. Such repayment shall then constitute the funding of the corresponding Loan (including any Loan deemed to have been made hereunder with such payment) or participation. The existence of any Non-Funding Lender shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations under any Loan Document, but no other Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any payment required under any Loan Document. (b) Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a βLenderβ (or be, or have its Term Loans and Commitments, included in the determination of βRequired Lendersβ or βLenders directly affectedβ pursuant to Section 10.1(b)) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document, provided that (A) the Commitment of a Non-Funding Lender may not be increased, extended or reinstated, (B) the principal of a Non-Funding Lenderβs Loans may not be reduced or forgiven, and (C) the interest rate applicable to Obligations owing to a Non-Funding Lender may not be reduced, in each case, without the consent of such Non- Funding Lender. Moreover, for the purposes of determining Required Lenders and the Loans and Commitments held by Non-Funding Lenders shall be excluded from the total Loans and Commitments outstanding. 1.14 Substitution of Lenders. (a) Substitution Right. In the event that any Lender, other than Agent, that is not an Affiliate of Agent (any such Lender, an βAffected Lenderβ), (i) becomes a Non-Funding Lender with respect to the Loan or (ii) does not consent to any amendment, waiver or consent to any Loan Document for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but that requires the consent of all Lenders, Borrower may either pay in full such Affected Lender with respect to amounts due on the Term Loan of such Lender without premium or penalty and with the consent of Agent or substitute for such Affected Lender any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to Agent (in each case, a βSubstitute Lenderβ). (b) Procedure. To substitute such Affected Lender or pay in full the Obligations owed to such Affected Lender under such Xxxxxxβs Term Loan, Borrower shall deliver a notice to Agent and such Affected Lender. The effectiveness of such payment or substitution shall be subject to the delivery to Agent by Borrower (or, as may be applicable in the case of a substitution, by the Substitute Lender) of (i) payment for the account of such Affected Lender, of, to the extent accrued through, and outstanding on, the effective date for such payment or substitution, all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan (including those that will be owed because of such payment and all Obligations that would be owed to such Lender as if it was solely a Lender hereunder), and (ii) in the case of a substitution, (A) payment of the assignment fee set forth in Section 8(a) and (B) an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent 10 whereby the Substitute Lender shall, among other things, agree to be bound by the terms of the Loan Documents and assume the Term Loan Commitment of the Affected Lender. (c) Effectiveness. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (b) above, Agent shall record such substitution or payment in the Register, whereupon (i) in the case of any payment in full of all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender, such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitments shall be terminated and (ii) in the case of any substitution, (A) the Affected Lender shall sell and be relieved of, and the Substitute Lender shall purchase and assume, all rights and claims of such Affected Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to such Lenderβs Term Loan, except that the Affected Lender shall retain such rights expressly providing that they survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Term Loan Commitments, (B) the Substitute Lender shall become a βLenderβ hereunder having a Term Loan Commitment in the amount of such Affected Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment and (C) the Affected Lender shall execute and deliver to Agent an Assignment Agreement to evidence such substitution and deliver any Note in its possession with respect to its Term Loan; provided, however, that the failure of any Affected Lender to execute any such Assignment Agreement or deliver any such Note shall not render such sale and purchase (or the corresponding assignment) invalid. 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 2.1 Conditions to the Loan. No Lender shall be obligated to make a Closing Date Term Loan on the Closing Date, unless and until all of the following conditions have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion, or waived in writing by Agent: (a) Closing Checklist. The documents and other items or actions set forth on the Closing Checklist (Schedule D) shall have been duly executed and delivered, or completed by the appropriate parties, except where such Closing Checklist expressly indicates that such document item or action may be delivered or completed after the Closing Date; (b) Insurance. Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the insurance policies provided for in Section 3.16 are in full force and effect; (c) Opinions of Counsel. Agent shall have received opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (d) Fees. Borrower has paid the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and shall have reimbursed Agent and Co-Lead Arranger for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneysβ fees (it being acknowledged that Co-Lead Arrangerβs counsel fees shall not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate), and other costs and expenses of closing due and owing and presented as of the Closing Date, each in immediately available funds, or authorized the Agent to deduct the fees under the Fee Letter and such other fees, costs and expenses of closing from the amount of the Term Loan made on the Closing Date; (e) Intentionally Omitted.
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11 (f) Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date (x) as stated as to representations and warranties which contain materiality limitations, and (y) in all material respects as to all other representations and warranties; (g) Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstance that has had or reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred; (h) Default. No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result after giving effect to the Loan; (i) Intentionally Omitted. (j) Indebtedness and Minority Interests. After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, no Credit Party shall have outstanding any Indebtedness or preferred stock other than (i) the Loans hereunder, (ii) the Indebtedness and preferred stock listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.18), and (iii) any Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 5.1; (k) Requirements of Law. The Credit Parties and the Transactions shall be in full compliance with all material Requirements of Law, including Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board, and shall have received satisfactory evidence of such compliance reasonably requested by them; (l) Consents. All requisite Governmental Authorities and third parties shall have approved or consented to the Transactions, and there shall be no governmental or judicial action, actual or threatened in writing, that has or would have, singly or in the aggregate, a reasonable likelihood of restraining, preventing or imposing burdensome conditions on the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby; (m) Litigation. There shall be no litigation, public or private, or administrative proceedings, governmental investigation or other legal or regulatory developments, actual or threatened, that, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or could materially and adversely affect the ability of the Credit Parties to fully and timely perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or the ability of the parties to consummate the financings contemplated hereby or the other Transactions; (n) Sources and Uses. The sources and uses of the Loan shall be as set forth in Section 1.3; 12 (o) Personal Property Requirements. The Agent shall have received: (i) (A) originals of all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities and (B) original instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates, agreements and instruments; (ii) Intentionally omitted; (iii) all other certificates, agreements, or instruments necessary to perfect the Agentβs security interest in all Chattel Paper, all Instruments, and all Investment Property of each Credit Party (to the extent required hereunder); (iv) UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the Code, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, and such other documents under applicable Requirements of Law in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the opinion of the Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, hereunder; (v) copies (to the extent applicable) of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy, execution and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in those Federal, provincial, state and county jurisdictions in which any Credit Party is organized or maintains its chief executive office, principal place of business, property and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered hereunder (other than Permitted Liens or any other Liens acceptable to the Agent); and (vi) evidence acceptable to the Agent of payment or arrangements for payment by the Credit Parties of all applicable recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of Liens. (p) USA PATRIOT Act. The Lenders and the Agent shall have timely received the information required under Section 10.13 and background investigations of the Guarantors and the Borrowerβs management and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion; (q) Intentionally Omitted. (r) Capitalization Information. Agent shall have received from the Borrower an accurate and complete capitalization table reflecting all of the direct and indirect owners of each Credit Party (including the applicable ownership percentages) as of: (i) the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ), and (ii) the date immediately following the Closing Date (the βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ) (collectively, the βCap Tablesβ);
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The Borrower shall have delivered the following documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and each Lender that is an SBIC (and, as applicable, duly executed and dated as of the Closing Date or an earlier date satisfactory to such SBIC): (i) a Note; (ii) the SBA Side Letter; (iii) each duly executed and completed SBA Form; and (iv) such other documents or instruments as reasonably requested by such SBIC to comply with the Act. (u) Minimum Qualified Capital Stock Contribution. On or before the Closing Date, Parent shall have received not less than $12,000,000 of proceeds of the issuance of its Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to its recent equity issuance of Class C-2 stock. (u) Advisor Engagement. The Borrower shall have consented to and approved the engagement of HunterPoint LLC as advisor to Agent, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower, to perform the services described in the memorandum delivered to Borrower for a period of three (3) months following the Closing Date; provided that the term of such engagement may be extended at the discretion of Agent for no longer than three (3) months and any further extensions thereafter shall be subject to the mutual consent of Borrower and Agent. (w) Closing Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent a duly executed Closing Certificate. (x) Projections and Quality of Earnings. The Borrower shall have delivered to Agent (i) reasonably detailed projections for the succeeding five (5) years, with monthly projections of not less than the first twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date and (ii) quality of earnings report conducted by a firm reasonably acceptable to Agent. 14 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS To induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make the Loan, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Agent and each Lender (each of which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement), and promise to and agree with Agent and each Lender until the Termination Date as follows: 3.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Grantor: (a) is, as of the Closing Date, and will continue to be (i) (A) a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, and validly existing and (B) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) in compliance with all Requirements of Law and Contractual Obligations, except to the extent failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) has and will continue to have (i) the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease, and to conduct its business as now, heretofore or proposed to be conducted, and (ii) except as could not, individually, or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all licenses, permits, franchises, rights, powers, consents or approvals from or by all Persons or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such Grantor that are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business. 3.2 Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names. (a) Each Grantorβs name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) the type of entity of each Grantor, (c) the organizational identification number issued by each Grantorβs state of incorporation or organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, (d) each Grantorβs state of organization or incorporation, and (e) the location of each Grantorβs chief executive office and locations of Collateral when not in use by a customer of any Grantor are as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2) and, except as set forth in such Disclosure Schedule, such locations have not changed during the preceding twelve (12) months. As of the Closing Date, during the prior five (5) years, except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2), no Grantor has been known as or conducted business in any other name (including trade names) than the name of such Grantor set forth on the signature page hereto. Borrower has only one state of incorporation or organization. 3.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery and performance by each Grantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and therein: (a) are and will continue to be within such Grantorβs power and authority; (b) have been and will continue to be duly authorized by all necessary or proper action; (c) are not and will not be in violation of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Grantor; (d) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Collateral; and (e) do not and will not require the consent or
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15 approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Document shall have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Grantor party thereto, and each such Loan Document upon such execution and delivery shall be and will continue to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally. 3.4 Financial Statements; Books and Records. (a) The annual and monthly Financial Statements of the Grantors delivered pursuant to Section 4.1 present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of such Grantors as of the date of each such Financial Statement in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments and to the absence of footnotes in the case of unaudited statements). (b) The Grantors shall keep proper Books and Records in which proper entries, reflecting all consolidated and consolidating financial transactions, will be made in accordance with GAAP and all Requirements of Law in all material respects of all financial transactions and the assets and business of each Grantor on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements. 3.5 Material Adverse Change. Between March 31, 2019 and the Closing Date, no events with respect to any Grantor have occurred that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of any Grantor has or has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Grantor is in default, and to such Grantorβs knowledge no third party is in default, under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations, that alone or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.6 Collection of Accounts. Credit Parties will continue to collect on their Accounts in accordance with customary practices in the media industry and consistent with the normal collection policy of the Credit Parties as in effect in the period prior to the Closing Date. 3.7 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7), as of the Closing Date, Borrower does not have any Subsidiaries. The issued and outstanding Stock of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding all rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which Borrower or such Subsidiariesβ may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock) as of the Closing Date is accurately reflected in the organizational chart delivered pursuant to Section 3.29(c) and set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent). 3.8 Government Regulation; Margin Regulations. No Grantor is subject to or regulated under any Federal or state statute, rule or regulation that restricts or limits such Personβs ability to incur Indebtedness, pledge its assets, or to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. The making of the Loan, the application of the proceeds and repayment thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not violate any 16 Requirement of Law. No Grantor is engaged, nor will it engage, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of βpurchasingβ or βcarryingβ any βmargin securityβ as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as βMargin Stockβ). No Grantor owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loan or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock. No Grantor will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board. 3.9 Taxes; Charges. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.9), all tax returns, reports and statements required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by Borrower or any other Grantor have, as of the Closing Date, been filed and will, until the Termination Date, be filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and no tax Lien has been filed against any Grantor or any Grantorβs property. Disclosure Schedule (3.9) sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any Grantorβs tax returns are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority and any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding. As of the Closing Date, no Grantor has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the IRC, by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.10 Payment of Obligations. Each Grantor will pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all of its material Charges and other obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and none of the Collateral is or would reasonably be expected to become subject to any Lien or forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest. 3.11 ERISA. (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other existing ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.11), (i) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of the Grantors under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by more than $500,000, and (ii) the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent Financial Statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such underfunded Plans by more than $500,000. No Grantor or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any Withdrawal Liability in excess of $500,000. (b) Each Grantor shall furnish to the Agent (x) as soon as possible after, and in any event within five (5) days after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party knows or has
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Except as specifically disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.12), there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the knowledge of each Credit Party, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against any Credit Party or any of their respective Properties which: (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or (b) would reasonably be expected to result in equitable relief or monetary judgment(s), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000 and unless fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided. As of the Closing Date, except with respect to matters set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.12), no Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is the subject of an audit or, to each Credit Partyβs knowledge, any review or investigation by any Governmental Authority (excluding the IRS and other taxing authorities) concerning the violation or possible violation of any Requirement of Law. Each Grantor shall notify Agent promptly in writing upon learning of the existence, threat or commencement of any such Litigation or any such order, investigation or audit. 18 3.13 Intellectual Property. Each Grantor owns, or is licensed to use, all such Intellectual Property material to its business as currently conducted, except for such Intellectual Property the failure of which to so own or be so licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Grantor will take all necessary steps to preserve its ownership and licenses in such Intellectual Property so as to permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default. To permit Agent to sell, transfer, rent, or use the Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), including in such license the right to sublicense, use and practice any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor and access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof. As of the Closing Date, the Grantors own or are licensed to use the Intellectual Property as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.13). Each Grantor shall maintain the patenting and registration of all Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or other appropriate Governmental Authority. In the event that any Grantor becomes aware that any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business has been infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party in any material respect, such Grantor promptly shall notify the Agent and shall take such actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Grantor may transfer, abandon, or otherwise dispose of Intellectual Property that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that in the case of registered Intellectual Property, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) to such transfer, abandon or disposition, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 3.14 Full Disclosure. No information contained in any Loan Document, the Financial Statements or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of any Grantor under any Loan Document, or to induce Agent and the Lenders to execute the Loan Documents (as such information has been amended, supplemented or superseded by any other information later delivered to the same parties receiving such information, provided that the delivery of such amended, supplemented or superseding information shall not cure any Event of Default arising under Section 7.1(b) other than with respect to this Section 3.14), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. 3.15 Environmental Liabilities. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.15), as of the Closing Date, (a) no Grantor is subject to any Environmental Liabilities or, to any Grantorβs knowledge, potential Environmental Liabilities, that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate and (b) no written notice has been received by any Grantor identifying it as a βpotentially responsible partyβ or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of any Grantor, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to result in any Grantor being identified as a βpotentially responsible partyβ under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, in each such case if such circumstance would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate. Each Grantor: (i) shall comply
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19 in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000, (ii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any Release, on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any real property owned, leased or occupied by a Grantor if such Release would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, (iii) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any claims that could form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities that would reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, and (iv) shall notify Agent in writing within thirty (30) days if and when it becomes aware of any occurrences of non-compliance with Environmental Laws or environmental permits, except for any such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in Environmental Liabilities to Grantors in excess of $500,000. Each Credit Party has made available to Agent copies of all existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and all documents prepared since January 1, 2010 pertaining to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case to the extent such reports, reviews, audits and documents are in their possession, custody, control or otherwise available to the Credit Parties. 3.16 Insurance. As of the Closing Date, Disclosure Schedule (3.16) lists all insurance of any nature maintained by Borrower with respect to the Collateral as well as all liability insurance maintained by the Grantors, as well as a summary of the terms of such insurance. (a) Coverage. Without limiting any of the other obligations or liabilities of the Grantors under this Agreement, the Grantors shall, during the term of this Agreement, carry and maintain, at its own expense, at least the minimum insurance coverage set forth in this Section 3.16. All insurance carried pursuant to this Section 3.16 shall be placed with such insurers having a minimum A.M. Best rating of A-:VIII (or as may be otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Agent) and be in such form, with terms, conditions, limits and deductibles as shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent. The insurance required to be carried and maintained by Grantors hereunder shall, in all events, include, without limitation, the following: (i) All Risk Property Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain, all risk property insurance covering against physical loss or damage, including but not limited to fire and extended coverage, and collapse coverage. Coverage shall be written on a replacement cost basis in an amount reasonably acceptable to Agent; and, (ii) Commercial General Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with a limit of not less than $2,000,000. Such coverage shall include, but not be limited to, premises/operations, broad form contractual liability, products/completed operations, property damage and personal injury liability; and, (iii) Excess/Umbrella Liability Insurance. The Grantors shall maintain excess and/or umbrella liability insurance written on an occurrence basis in an amount not less than $5,000,000 providing coverage limits excess of the insurance limits required under subsection (a)(ii). Such insurance shall follow the form of the 20 primary insurances and drop down in case of exhaustion of underlying limits and/or aggregates. (b) Endorsements. The Grantors shall cause all insurance policies carried and maintained in accordance with this Section 3.16 to be endorsed as follows: (i) Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall be an additional insured and loss payee with respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i). Agent, on behalf of Xxxxxxx, shall be an additional insured with respect to liability policies described in subsections (a)(ii) and, to the extent allowed by law (iii). It shall be understood that any obligation imposed upon the Grantors, including but not limited to the obligation to pay premiums, shall be the sole obligation of the Grantors and not that of the Agent; and, (ii) With respect to property policy described in subsection (a)(i), the interests of the Agent shall not be invalidated by any action or inaction of any Grantor or any other Person, and shall insure the Agent regardless of any breach or violation by any Grantor or any other Person, of any warranties, declarations or conditions of such policies; and, (iii) The insurers thereunder shall waive all rights of subrogation against Agent, any right of setoff or counterclaim and any other right to deduction, whether by attachment or otherwise; and, (iv) If such insurance is canceled for any reason whatsoever, including nonpayment of premium, such cancellation shall not be effective as to the Agent until thirty (30) days after receipt by Agent of written notice from such insurer. (c) Certifications. On the Closing Date, and at each policy renewal, but not less than annually, the Grantors shall provide to the Agent a certification from each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer. Such certification shall identify the underwriters, the type of insurance, the limits, deductibles, and term thereof and shall specifically list the special provisions delineated in section (b) above for such insurance required for this Section 3.16. (d) Intentionally Omitted. (e) Notice to Agent. The Grantors shall notify the Agent immediately whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 3.16 is taken out by any Credit Party; and promptly deliver to the Agent a copy of such policy or policies. Borrower shall direct all present and future insurers under its policies of insurance to pay all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Collateral directly to Agent for application pursuant to Section 1.2(f). If any insurance proceeds are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to Borrower and Agent jointly, Agent may endorse Borrowerβs name thereon and do such other things as Agent may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash.
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21 3.17 Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to (a) the Loan, the issuance of the Guarantees of the Obligations and the pledge of assets as security therefor by all of the Grantors, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower, and (c) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties taken as a whole are Solvent. 3.18 Other Financings. Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule (3.18) attached hereto, none of the Credit Parties has outstanding as of the Closing Date any Indebtedness. 3.19 Conduct of Business. Each Grantor (a) shall conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (b) shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of the Collateral and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition and make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with manufacturer specifications and industry practices; provided such Grantor shall not be obligated to comply with the foregoing covenant if, (i) in such Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, such Collateral is no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in the event fair market value of such Collateral, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 3.20 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Agent and at the sole expense of the Grantors, the Grantors shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Agent may reasonably deem desirable (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Agentβs rights in any Collateral and security interests or the equivalent under any foreign law, or (c) to enable Agent to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted. 3.21 Collateral/Maintenance of Property. (a) Each Grantor holds and will continue to hold good title to any of its property constituting the Collateral and none of such property is or will be subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens. (b) Each Grantor shall (i) maintain and preserve in all material respects in good working order and condition the Collateral and all other of its property necessary in the conduct of its business, and such Collateral shall be maintained in accordance with all manufacturerβs suggested and recommended maintenance procedures, including preventive maintenance, (ii) obtain, maintain and preserve all material rights, permits, licenses, approvals and privileges (including all Permits) necessary, used or useful, whether because of its ownership, lease, sublease or other operation or occupation of property or other conduct of its business, and shall make all necessary or appropriate filings with, and give all required notices to, Governmental Authorities, and (iii) maintain the Collateral in compliance with all statutes, laws, 22 ordinances, regulations, standards, directives, orders, judgments and permits (including environmental) issued by any Governmental Authority. (c) Collateral shall not be located in, in transit to or used by a customer, in any country, state, nation, or territory (i) listed on the Lists or otherwise under United States sanctions for conducting business or (ii) set forth on Schedule E hereto (as such Schedule E may be amended by written notice from time to time by Agent to Borrower on a prospective basis) (each a βRestricted Locationβ). Upon an amendment to Schedule E pursuant to the forgoing sentence such that Collateral is located in a Restricted Location that was not located in a Restricted Location prior to such amendment, no Grantor shall extend or renew any rental agreements or enter into any new rental agreements which would cause the Collateral to be located in, in transit to or in use in a Restricted Location by a customer of such Grantor and such Grantor shall remove such Collateral from such Restricted Location within fifteen (15) days from the delivery of such notice or, if such Collateral is subject to a rental agreement with a customer of such Grantor at such time, fifteen (15) days from the end of the then current term of such rental agreement. (d) Real Property. Schedules 8(a) and 8(b) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date contain a true and complete list of each interest in Real Property (i) owned by any Credit Party as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and whether such owned Real Property is leased and if leased whether the underlying lease contains any option to purchase all or any portion of such Real Property or any interest therein or contains any right of first refusal relating to any sale of such Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein and (ii) leased, subleased or otherwise occupied or utilized by any Credit Party, as lessee, sublessee, franchisee or licensee, as of the date hereof and describes the type of interest therein held by such Credit Party and, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.21(d), whether any lease requires the consent of the landlord or tenant thereunder, or other party thereto, to the Transactions. (e) Collateral located outside the United States. If the Credit Parties collectively own in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate of assets or property in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, then the Credit Parties shall promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days thereafter) notify the Agent in writing of the existence, value, nature and location of such assets. If the Required Lenders request in their absolute discretion, then the Credit Parties shall (i) execute and deliver to the Agent such other documents as the Required Lenders shall reasonably deem necessary to grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, a Lien on any assets or property in any foreign jurisdiction, which shall be subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required hereunder in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any requirements under the law of any applicable foreign jurisdiction), including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent, and (iii) otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent
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23 such documents as the Agent shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien hereunder on such assets or properties. The Credit Parties shall also provide Agent with such information as Agent may reasonably request from time to time regarding any Accounts that are owed to a Credit Party by any account debtor that is not a Person organized under the laws of the United States of America. 3.22 Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance. (a) No Credit Party and, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls a Credit Party, and no customer of a Credit Party, is (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the βSDN Listβ) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ), Department of the Treasury, and/or on any other similar list (βOther Listsβ and, collectively with the SDN List, the βListsβ) maintained by the OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation (collectively, βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ); or (ii) a Person (a βDesignated Personβ) either (A) included within the term βdesignated nationalβ as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (B) designated under Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders (collectively, the βExecutive Ordersβ). The OFAC Laws and Regulations and the Executive Orders are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ. Each of the Credit Parties represents and warrants that it requires, and has taken reasonable measures to ensure compliance with the requirement, that no Person who owns any other direct interest in a Credit Party is or shall be listed on any of the Lists or is or shall be a Designated Person. This Section 3.22 shall not apply to any Person to the extent that such Personβs interest in the Borrower is through a U.S. Publicly-Traded Entity. As used in this Agreement, βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ means a Person (other than an individual) whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, or quoted on an automated quotation system, in the United States, or a wholly- owned subsidiary of such a Person. (b) Each Credit Party represents and warrants that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (and in any event as required by law), with respect to each holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party, to assure that funds invested by such holders in the Credit Parties are derived from legal sources (βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ). The Anti-Money Laundering Measures have been undertaken in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq. (βBSAβ), and all applicable laws, regulations and government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957 (collectively with the BSA, βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ). (c) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender, to its actual knowledge after making due inquiry, that no such Credit Party or any holder of a direct or indirect interest in such Credit Party (i) is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money 24 laundering predicate crimes, or any violation of the BSA, (ii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (iii) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. (d) Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender that it has taken reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances (in any event as required by law), to ensure that such Credit Party is in compliance with all current and future Anti- Money Laundering Laws and laws, regulations and government guidance for the prevention of terrorism, terrorist financing and drug trafficking. (e) Each Credit Party and its respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the applicable Credit Party, the agents of each Credit Party and their Subsidiaries, are in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the βFCPAβ) and any other applicable anti-corruption law, including without limitation the UK Bribery Act, in all material respects. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries have instituted and maintained, and shall maintain, policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws. 3.23 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Each Credit Party shall preserve and maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and (b) it rights (charter and statutory), privileges, franchises and Permits necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business, except, in the case of this clause (b), where the failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.24 Compliance with Laws, Etc. Each Credit Party shall comply with all applicable Requirements of Law, Contractual Obligations and Permits, except for such failures to comply that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. 3.25 Landlord Agreement. Grantors shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a landlord waiver from the landlord of their Chief Executive Office, which landlord waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent, within the time period set forth on Schedule F. 3.26 Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral Accounts. (a) Borrower and each Guarantor shall maintain a cash management system which is reasonably acceptable to Agent (the βCash Management Systemβ), which shall operate as set forth in this Section 3.26. (b) All Proceeds of Collateral held by any Credit Party (other than funds being collected pursuant to the provisions stated below) shall be deposited in one or more bank accounts or securities investment accounts, as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) or other accounts in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Control Agreements.
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25 (c) On the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent a Control Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by each bank where each deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) for the benefit of a Credit Party is maintained (each such account, a βControlled Accountβ). None of the Credit Parties shall establish any deposit accounts after the Closing Date into which Proceeds of any Collateral are deposited without the prior consent of Agent. Borrower shall promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent with Required Lender consent) deliver, and shall cause each other Credit Party to deliver, to Agent a Control Agreement covering each new deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) that is established after the Closing Date; provided that until such time as such Control Agreement is delivered to Agent, such new deposit account shall have a cash balance not to exceed $10,000 at any time. (d) The Credit Parties and their respective directors, employees and agents shall promptly deposit or cause the same to be deposited, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or Proceeds of Collateral which come into their possession or under their control in the applicable Controlled Accounts. (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent shall (i) establish a new deposit account, which account shall not be subject to a Control Agreement, to receive and hold exclusively the proceeds of the PPP Loan, (ii) not comingle the proceeds of the PPP Loan in such account with any other funds and only to make transfers or disbursements from such account for PPP Forgivable Uses and (iii) maintain all records required to be submitted in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan. 3.27 Assets of Parent.Parent represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date, it has no material assets other than its Ownership Interests of the Borrower and the other assets and contracts described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27). The Parent covenants and agrees to transfer and assign free and clear of any Liens and without monetary consideration to one of the Borrowers any Intellectual Property it owns within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date. 3.28 After-acquired Property; Additional Collateral. Each Grantor shall: (a) Subject to this Section 3.28, with respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party that is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Loan Documents but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof) (i) execute and deliver to the Agent such other documents as the Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required hereunder in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent. The Borrower shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien hereunder on such after-acquired properties. 26 (b) As soon as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days) after the formation of any new Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary) of a Credit Party and in any event prior to the transfer of any material assets to such new Subsidiary, or simultaneously with the consummation of acquisition of any new Subsidiary of a Credit Party, (i) deliver to the Agent the original certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Credit Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party and (ii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to execute a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H or such comparable documentation to become a Grantor and Guarantor under this Agreement, and (B) to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Agent to cause the Lien created hereunder to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any applicable foreign laws), including the execution by Borrower or the applicable Credit Party of a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H or such comparable documentation to the applicable Pledge Agreement and the filing of financing statements (or foreign equivalents) in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Agent and to the extent such new Subsidiary owns Collateral which is located in the United States. (c) Promptly grant to the Agent, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition thereof, a security interest in and Mortgage on (i) each Real Property owned in fee by such Credit Party as is acquired by such Credit Party after the Closing Date and that, together with any improvements thereon, individually has a fair market value of at least $500,000, as additional security for the Obligations (unless the subject property is already mortgaged to a third party to the extent permitted by Section 5.2). Such Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected Liens subject only to Permitted Liens or other Liens acceptable to the Agent. The Mortgages or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Such Credit Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Agent such documents as the Agent shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of any existing Mortgage or new Mortgage against such after-acquired Real Property (including a Title Policy, a survey and local counsel opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) in respect of such Mortgage). 3.29 Equity Interests and Subsidiaries. (a) Equity Interests. Schedules 1(a) and 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date set forth a list of (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower and the other Credit Parties and their jurisdictions of organization as of the Closing Date and (ii) the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized, and the number outstanding, on the Closing Date and the number of shares covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights at the Closing Date. All Equity Interests of each
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27 Credit Party are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and, other than the Equity Interests of Borrower, are owned by Borrower, directly or indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Each Credit Party is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens, rights or claims of other persons, except the security interest created by the Loan Documents, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any such Equity Interests. (b) No Consent of Third Parties Required. Other than the approval of the Board of Directors of the issuer of the Equity Interests, no consent of any Person including any other general or limited partner, any other member of a limited liability company, any other shareholder or any other trust beneficiary is necessary or reasonably desirable (from the perspective of a secured party) in connection with the creation, perfection or priority status of the security interest of the Agent in any Equity Interests pledged to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders hereunder or the exercise by the Agent of the voting or other rights provided for hereunder or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof. (c) Organizational Chart. Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate or any Perfection Certificate Supplement (whichever was most recently delivered to Agent) sets forth an accurate organizational chart, showing the ownership structure of Borrower and each Subsidiary on the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, is set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date. 3.30 Security Documents. Each Loan Document, including any such document delivered pursuant to Sections 3.20 and 3.28 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, legal, valid and enforceable perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Credit Partiesβ right, title and interest in and to the Collateral thereunder, and (i) when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Agent to the extent required hereunder), such Loan Document will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral, in each case subject to no Liens other than the applicable Permitted Liens. 3.31 Intentionally Omitted. 3.32 Government Contracts. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.32), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any contract or agreement with any Governmental Authority and no Credit Partyβs Collateral is subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar state or local law. 3.33 Customer and Trade Relations. As of the Closing Date, there exists no actual or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, written threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in (a) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any 28 customer or group of customers whose purchases during the preceding twelve (12) calendar months caused them to be ranked among the ten (10) largest customers of such Credit Party or (b) the business relationship of any Credit Party with any supplier essential to its operations. 3.34 Bonding; Licenses. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.34), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any surety bond agreement, indemnification agreement therefor or bonding requirement with respect to products or services sold by it. 3.35 Affiliate Transactions. No Credit Party is party to any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, except those permitted by Section 5.7 hereof and those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 3.36 Post-Closing Matters. The Credit Parties shall deliver to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the documents or items, or complete the actions, described on Schedule F on or before the dates specified thereon. 3.37 Investment Company Act. No Credit Party is an βinvestment companyβ or a company βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment company,β as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 3.38 Notice of Change in Investment Company Status. The Borrower shall provide Agent with prompt written notice of any change with respect to its representation in Section 3.37 above, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days following any such change. 3.39 Notice of Change in Ownership. The Borrower shall provide Agent with an updated Cap Table within ten (10) Business Days following a change in ownership of any Credit Party. 3.40 Notice of Change in Organization Chart. The Borrower shall provide Agent with an updated Organization Chart within ten (10) Business Days following a change in the organization of any Credit Party. 4. FINANCIAL MATTERS; REPORTS 4.1 Reports, Notices, and Related Rights. The Credit Parties shall furnish to the Agent and each Lender: (a) Monthly Reports. Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each Fiscal Month of the Credit Parties, the balance sheets of the Credit Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis as at the end of such Fiscal Month and as of the end of the preceding Fiscal Year, and the related statements of operations, the related statements of profits and losses and related statements of cash flows of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Month and for the elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year ended with the last day of such Fiscal Month, and, beginning with the Fiscal Month ending January 31, 2020 and thereafter, which shall set forth in comparative form such figures as at the end of and for such Fiscal Month and appropriate prior period and shall be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and to present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis as at the end of such period and the results of operations for such period, and for the
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Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Credit Parties (or one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, the related audited consolidated statements of profits and losses and the related audited consolidated statements of cash flows and stockholdersβ equity for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year, which shall be accompanied by an opinion, without a going concern or similar qualification or an exception as to scope, prepared by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to Agent; (c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (d) Average Revenue Per Unit. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a) and regardless of whether compliance with the Performance Metrics is required at such time, Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Average Revenue Per Unit calculations, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; (e) Compliance Certificate. At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Section 4.1(a), a Compliance Certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. The Compliance Certificate shall include a listing of government contracts of the Borrower subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or any similar state or municipal law; (f) [Reserved.] (g) Responsible Officerβs Certificate Regarding Collateral. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate Supplement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement; (h) Public Reports. Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Credit Party with any provincial securities commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said commissions, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to holders of its Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor), as the case may be; 30 (i) Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof by any Credit Party, a copy of any βmanagement letterβ received by any such Person from its independent chartered accountants and the managementβs responses thereto; (j) Budgets. Promptly (and in any event within 2 Business Days) after approval by the Board of Directors of Parent (and in no event later than February 28 of each Fiscal Year), (i) a consolidated budget for Credit Parties in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, but to include balance sheets, statements of income and sources and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and projected borrowing availability on a consolidated basis under this Agreement, for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year prepared in detail and (ii) a financial model for the subsequent Fiscal Year, in each case, prepared in summary form, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budget or model is based, accompanied by the statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower to the effect that each budget and model has been prepared in good faith and based on assumptions believed to be reasonable and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget or model; (k) Organization. Concurrently with any delivery of Financial Statements under Section 4.1(a), an accurate organizational chart as required by Section 3.29(c), or confirmation that there are no changes to Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date or since the most recent organization chart delivered to Agent under this Section 4.1(k); (l) Organizational Documents. Promptly provide copies of any Organizational Documents that have been amended or modified in accordance with the terms hereof and deliver a copy of any notice of default given or received by any Credit Party under any Organizational Document within fifteen (15) days after such Credit Party gives or receives such notice; (m) Appraisals. At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default promptly upon the request of the Agent, an appraisal report performed at the expense of Borrower by a nationally recognized appraiser satisfactory to Agent, setting forth in reasonable detail the orderly liquidation value of the Collateral; and (n) Inspection of Property; Field Examinations and Audits. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, with respect to each owned, leased, or controlled property, (a) provide access to such property to Agent as frequently as Agent determines to be appropriate; and (b) permit Agent to conduct field examinations, audit, inspect and make extracts and copies from all of such Credit Partyβs books and records, including invoices from and payments to the Credit Partiesβ vendors, and evaluate and make verifications of the Eligible Capital Expenditures and any Collateral in any manner and through any medium that Agent considers advisable, in each instance, at the Credit Partiesβ expense; provided the Credit Parties shall only be obligated to reimburse Agent for the expenses for one (1) such field examination, audit and inspection per year or at any time if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or Agent reasonably suspects fraudulent activity in connection with the Eligible Capital Expenditures.
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31 4.2 Financial Covenants. (a) Minimum Cash Balance. As of the last day of each Fiscal Month, Credit Parties shall not permit Cash Balance to be less than $6,000,000. (b) Performance Metrics. Commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on September 30, 2019, if as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter the Credit Parties have a Cash Balance of less than $9,000,000, the Credit Parties shall not permit (i) the Total Revenue (measured as of the trailing twelve (12) month period ending on each date set forth in the table below) to be less than the amount set forth in the table below and (ii) Average Revenue Per Unit to be less than the amount set forth in the table below (collectively clauses (i) and (ii), the βPerformance Metricsβ). Period Total Revenue Average Revenue Per Unit August 31, 2019 $17,000,000 $20,000 November 30, 2019 $20,000,000 $20,000 February 29, 2020 $28,000,000 $22,000 May 31, 2020 $33,000,000 $22,000 August 31, 2020 $39,000,000 $22,000 November 30, 2020 $44,000,000 $22,000 February 28, 2021 $52,000,000 $25,000 May 31, 2021 $67,000,000 $25,000 August 31, 2021 $83,000,000 $25,000 November 30, 2021 $100,000,000 $25,000 February 28, 2022 $117,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2022 $132,000,000 $30,000 February 28, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 May 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 August 31, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 November 30, 2023 $132,000,000 $30,000 February 29, 2024 $132,000,000 $30,000 If the Credit Parties are not in compliance with the Performance Metrics at the end of any Fiscal Quarter in which compliance with the Performance Metrics is required, the Parent shall promptly (and in any event within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non-compliance with the Performance Metrics) issue Qualified Capital Stock (the βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ) in an amount as reasonably acceptable to Agent and promptly contribute the proceeds of such Mandatory Equity Issuance to the Borrower. If the Parent fails to complete the Mandatory Equity Issuance within 60 days after delivery of the Compliance Certificate that evidenced non-compliance with the Performance Metrics, the Borrower shall make mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(ii). 4.3 Other Reports and Information. The Grantors shall advise Agent and each Lender in reasonable detail promptly after becoming aware of: (a) any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, 32 attaching to or asserted against any of the Collateral or any occurrence causing a material loss or decline in value of any Collateral and the estimated (or actual, if available) amount of such loss or decline; (b) any material change in the composition of the Collateral; and (c) the occurrence of any Default or other event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Grantors shall, upon the reasonable request of Agent or any Lender, furnish to Agent and Lenders such other reports and information in connection with the affairs, business, financial condition, operations, prospects or management of Borrower or any other Grantor or the Collateral, all in reasonable detail. 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower and each Credit Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees (for itself and each other Credit Party) that, without Agentβs prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise: 5.1 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) the Obligations, (b) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.18), (c) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of such Credit Party, (d) for Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the benefit of Borrower if the primary obligation is permitted by this Agreement, (e) Indebtedness arising under that certain Note Purchase Agreement in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000, provided that such Indebtedness is at all times subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement and provided that each of the holders thereof have executed and delivered the Subordination Agreement, (f) the PPP Loan, provided that Parent shall (i) use all of the proceeds of the PPP Loan exclusively for the PPP Forgivable Uses in the manner required under the PPP Rule to obtain forgiveness of the largest possible amount of the PPP Loan, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in a manner that maximizes the amount of the PPP Loan that is forgiven, (iii) apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in accordance with regulations implementing Section 1106 of the PPP Rule within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Agent may agree to in its sole discretion) after the last day of the eight (8) week period immediately following the date of funding of the PPP Loan and (iv) provide the Agent with a copy of its application for forgiveness and all supporting documentation required by the Small Business Administration or Continental Bank in connection with the forgiveness of the PPP Loan, and (g) additional Indebtedness (including Purchase Money Obligations) incurred after the Closing Date in an aggregate outstanding amount for all such Credit Parties combined not exceeding $500,000. 5.2 Liens. Incur, maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive income or profits, except for Permitted Liens. 5.3 Investments; Fundamental Changes. Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.7 below investments or loans existing as of the Closing Date and set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.3), mergeMerge or amalgamate with, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person; except,
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33 (a) the De-SPAC First Merger and the De-SPAC Second Merger, (b) as expressly permitted by Section 5.7 below, (c) investments or loans existing as of the Closing Date and set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.3), (d) any Credit Party may form any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date so long as within ten (10) Business Days after such formation, such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor hereunder and grants to Agent a Lien in all of its rights, title and interests in, to and under its Collateral to secure the Obligations for the benefit of the Lenders, all pursuant to written documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent in accordance with Sections 1.12 and 3.28; provided, that no Credit Party shall transfer any assets or property to a new Subsidiary until all requirements of Sections 1.12 and 3.28 have been met for such new Subsidiary. , (e) any capital contributions in, or loans or advances to, Volta Canada Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Quebec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ) (βVolta Canada Investmentsβ), (i) that have been made prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate amount not exceeding an estimated $171,474.00, or (ii) made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Canada Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta Canada Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (f) any capital contributions in, or loans or advances to, Volta Charging Germany GmbH, , a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ) (βVolta Germany Investmentsβ), (i) that have been made prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate amount not exceeding an estimated $874,537.00 , or (ii) made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Germany Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta Germany Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or (g) any capital contributions in, or loans or advances to, Volta France SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ) (βVolta France Investmentsβ), (i) that have been made prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate amount not exceeding an estimated $51,086.00, or (ii) made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta France Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta France Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For the avoidance of doubt, no Credit Party shall make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person located outside of the United States without the prior written consent of Required Lenders other than as expressly set forth above in this Section 5.3. 5.4 Asset Sales. Sell, transfer, convey, assign, issue or otherwise dispose any of its assets or properties (including its accounts or any shares of its Stock) or engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction, including without limitation the Collateral or Loan proceeds; 34 provided, however, that (i) any Grantor may transfer any of its Collateral to any other Grantor, provided such Collateral remains subject to the Liens of Agent under this Agreement to secure the Obligations, (ii) Volta Services may enter into the Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales, and (iii) any Grantor may dispose of Collateral that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, with respect to Collateral that has a fair market value in excess of $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied. 5.5 Restricted Payments. Make or permit any Restricted Payment. 5.6 Changes in Nature of Business. Make any changes in any of its business that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect repayment of the Obligations or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or engage in any business other than (a) that presently engaged in or (b) any business reasonably related, ancillary, complementary, or incidental thereto and reasonable extensions thereof. 5.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any lending, borrowing or other commercial transaction with any of its employees, directors, or Affiliates other than (a) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $500,000 at any time and (b) transactions entered on arms-length terms as would be obtained in a transaction between parties that are not Affiliates or set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.35). 5.8 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments. Incur or otherwise suffer to exist or become effective or remain liable on or responsible for any Contractual Obligation limiting or restricting the ability of (a) any Credit Party to make Restricted Payments to, or investments in, or repay Indebtedness of, or otherwise sell property to, any Credit Party or (b) any Credit Party to incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property of any Credit Party, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, securing any of its Obligations (including any such limitation or restriction in the form of any βequal and ratableβ clause and any similar Contractual Obligation requiring, when a Lien is granted on any property, another Lien to be granted on such property or any other property), except, for each of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (y) limitations on Liens (other than those securing any Obligation) on any property whose acquisition, repair, improvement or construction is financed by Purchase Money Indebtedness in reliance upon Section 5.1(b) or (e) set forth in the Contractual Obligations governing such Indebtedness with respect thereto. 5.9 Modification of Certain Documents. Amend, waive, or otherwise modify (a) its charter or by-laws or other Organizational Documents other than in connection with the issuance of Equity Interests by Parent permitted by this Agreement or (b) the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or any agreements governing Other Permitted Sales in a manner material and adverse to the Agent or the Lenders. 5.10 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year. Change its (a) accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or any Requirement of Law or (b) its Fiscal Year or its method for determining Fiscal Quarters.
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35 5.11 Changes to Name, Locations, Etc. Change (i) its name, Chief Executive Office, corporate offices from those set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2), (ii) its warehouses or other Collateral locations, or location of its records concerning the Collateral from those locations set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2); provided, that any Credit Party may change the location of electric charging stations in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the type of legal entity that it is, (iv) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization or (v) its state of incorporation or organization from that set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.2). 5.12 Bank Accounts. (a) Establish any depository or other bank account of any kind with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.26)) or (b) close or permit to be closed any of the accounts listed on Disclosure Schedule (3.26) in each case, without Agentβs prior written consent. 5.13 Margin Regulations. Use all or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder to purchase or carry Margin Stock in contravention of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board. 5.14 Compliance with ERISA. No Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien upon the assets of any Credit Party with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA Event, that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in liabilities of the Credit Parties in excess of $500,000. 5.15 Hazardous Materials. Cause or suffer to exist any Release of any Hazardous Material at, to or from any Real Property owned, leased, subleased or otherwise operated by any Credit Party that would violate any Environmental Law, form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities or otherwise adversely affect the value or marketability of any real property (whether or not owned by any Credit Party), other than such violations, Environmental Liabilities and effects that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.16 Parent. Parent shall not (a) acquire any intellectual property, electric vehicle charging stations or other material assets with an aggregate fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or enter into any new agreements other than agreements related to employment, administrative operations, issuance of equity, Parentβs ownership of the Borrowers, or other agreements similar in subject matter to those agreements described on Disclosure Schedule (3.27), and (b) accept or receive any dividends, property, cash or Cash Equivalents or other assets from any other Credit Party other than in the ordinary course of business. 5.17 Use of Proceeds. Use all or any of the proceeds of any Loans other than as set forth in Section 1.3. For the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the Loans shall be used to finance any electric charging stations in connection with the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement or the agreements governing Other Permitted Sales. 5.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. (a) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly (i) conduct any business or engage in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Embargoed Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any 36 transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Anti- Terrorism Law or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law. (b) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the Loans, knowingly cause or permit any of the funds of such Credit Party that are used to repay the Loans to be derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the making of the Loans would be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law. (c) Knowingly cause or permit (i) an Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest in or benefit of any nature whatsoever in the Credit Parties or (ii) any of the funds or properties of the Credit Parties that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of, or be beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, an Embargoed Person. (d) Deliver to the Lenders any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender in its reasonable discretion, confirming the Credit Partiesβ compliance with this Section 5.18. (e) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption law. 5.19 Sale-Leasebacks. Permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in a sale leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction involving any of its assets. For the avoidance of doubt, Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales shall not be prohibited by this Section 5.19. 5.20 Leases. Enter as lessee into any lease arrangement for real property to be used by any Credit Party as a Chief Executive Office, other office space or warehouse, if after giving effect thereto, the aggregate annual rental payments for all such leased properties would exceed $700,000 in the aggregate in Fiscal Year 2019 and $1,200,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.20 shall not apply to any lease arrangement for real property used as an electric vehicle charging station location. 5.21 Compensation. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (5.21), no Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay any management, consulting or similar fees to any Affiliate of any Credit Party or to any officer, director or employee of any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party except, in each case, payment of reasonable compensation for actual services rendered to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
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37 6. SECURITY INTEREST 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. (a) As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby grants to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in and Lien upon all of its property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title, or interest, including all of the following property in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest: (i) all Accounts; (ii) all deposit accounts; (iii) all other bank accounts and all funds on deposit therein; all money, cash and cash equivalents; (iv) all investment property; (v) all Stock and all Distributions in respect thereof; (vi) all goods (including, without limitation, inventory, equipment, and fixtures); (vii) all chattel paper, documents and instruments; (viii) all Books and Records; (ix) all general intangibles (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property applications, contract rights, choses in action, payment intangibles, licenses, Permits, and software, and all rights and interests under any key man life insurance policies); (x) all letter-of-credit rights; (xi) all commercial tort claims; (xii) all property, including all property of every description, in custody or in transit for any purpose, including safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of Borrower or any Credit Party or to which Borrower or any Credit Party may have any right or power, including but not limited to cash; (xiii) all other goods (including but not limited to fixtures) and personal property, whether tangible or intangible and wherever located; 38 (xiv) all supporting obligations and consents and agreements of any kind or nature that are material to the operation, management, maintenance and conduct of any Credit Party; (xv) all Real Property of every kind and nature, including leases; and (xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, tort claims, insurance claims and other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing and products of all and any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the foregoing (all of the foregoing, collectively, the βCollateralβ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, βCollateralβ shall not include: (i) any property, aircraft, motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; (ii) any βintent-to-useβ application unless and until a βstatement of useβ or βamendment to allege useβ is filed and accepted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any other filing is made or circumstances otherwise change so that the interests of the applicable Grantor in such trademarks is no longer on an βintent-to-useβ basis, at which time such trademarks shall automatically be deemed βCollateralβ hereunder; (iii) (A) assets if the granting of a security interest in such asset would (x) be prohibited by Applicable Law or (y) trigger termination of any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to any βchange of controlβ or similar provision and (B) any contract, license, franchise or other agreement to the extent the pledge of such agreement is expressly prohibited by the terms thereof (provided that such contractual restriction shall not have been created in contemplation of this restriction); provided, however, the foregoing exclusions in this clause (iii) shall in no way be construed (A) to apply if any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC (including Sections 9-406, 9-407 and 9-408 thereof) or other Applicable Law (including the United States bankruptcy code) or principles of equity, (B) so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect Agentβs unconditional continuing Liens upon any rights or interests of any Grantor in or to the Proceeds thereof (including proceeds from the sale, license, lease or other disposition thereof), including monies due or to become due under any such lease, license, contract, or agreement (including any Accounts or other Receivables), or (C) to apply at such time as the condition causing such prohibition shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, βCollateralβ shall include any portion of such lease, license, franchise, contract, or agreement, or assets subject thereto that does not result in such prohibition; (iv) Excluded Accounts; (v) any property and assets the pledge of which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained); (vi) unless such assets are required to be subject to a Lien in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to Section 3.21(e), assets located outside the United States or the pledge of which would require registration or other action outside the United States; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) [reserved]; and (ix) assets in circumstances where Borrower and Agent determine in their reasonable discretion that the cost, burden or consequences (including material adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Grantor shall be required to enter into any foreign-law governed security documents in connection with any share pledge, intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any other grant of security interest, in each case under this provided clause except if assets of a Grantor are required to be subject to a Lien in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to Section 3.21(e). 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39 any other Loan Document, no Grantor shall be required to make any filings, enter into any documents or agreements or take any other actions to grant, record or perfect a security interest or Lien in the Collateral in, or deliver any legal opinions covered by, any jurisdiction other than in the United States or any of its states, including on any Collateral located outside of the United States, except if assets of a Grantor are required to be subject to a Lien in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to Section 3.21(e). (b) Xxxxxxxx, Agent, each Lender and each other Grantor agrees that this Agreement creates, and is intended to create, valid and continuing Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Grantor represents, warrants and promises to Agent and each Lender that: (i) such Grantor has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others, other than Permitted Liens; (ii) the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other actions listed on Disclosure Schedule (6.1) (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule, have been delivered to the Agent in duly executed form) and the filing of UCC-1 financing statements with respect to the Collateral, will constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor and such security interests are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Liens that have priority by operation of law; and (iii) no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office, except those relating to Permitted Liens. Each Grantor promises to defend the right, title and interest of Agent in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons. (c) Each Credit Party confirms that value has been given by the Agent to each such Credit Party, that each Credit Party has rights in the Collateral (other than after-acquired property) and that each Credit Party and the Agent have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the security interests created by this Agreement to any of the Collateral. The security interests created by this Agreement are intended to attach to: (i) existing Collateral when each Credit Party executes this Agreement, and (ii) Collateral subsequently acquired by each Credit Party immediately upon each such Credit Party acquiring any rights in such Collateral. 6.2 Intentionally Omitted. 6.3 Agentβs Appointment as Attorney-in-fact. On the Closing Date, each Grantor shall execute and deliver a Power of Attorney in the form attached as Exhibit D. The power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney and all powers granted under any Loan Document are powers coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers conferred on Agent under each Power of Attorney are solely to protect Agentβs interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Agent agrees not to exercise any power or authority granted under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred 40 and is continuing. Each Grantor also hereby (i) authorizes Agent to file any financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (x) cover the Collateral, and (y) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment and (ii) ratifies its authorization for Agent to have filed any such financing statements, if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that, until the Obligations have been repaid in full, it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any such financing statement without the prior written consent of Agent and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of Agent, subject to such Grantorβs rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Code. 6.4 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property Collateral. Solely for the purpose of enabling Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Section 7.2 hereof for the benefit of the Lenders (including, without limiting the terms of Section 7.2 hereof, in order to take possession of, hold, preserve, process, assemble, prepare for sale, market for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property relating to any of the Collateral now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises and agrees that any such license or sublicense is not and will not be in conflict with the contractual or commercial rights of any third Person; provided, that such license will terminate on the Termination Date. 6.5 Commercial Tort Claims. As of the date hereof, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that it holds no commercial tort claims other than those listed in Schedule 13 to the Perfection Certificate. If any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Credit Party shall immediately notify Agent in writing signed by such Credit Party of the brief details thereof and grant to Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the Proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. The requirement in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the amount of such commercial tort claim, together with the amount of all other commercial tort claims held by any Credit Party in which Agent does not have a security interest, does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for all Credit Parties. 6.6 Duties of Agent. Agentβs sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall be to deal with it in the same manner as Agent deals with similar property for its own account. The powers conferred on Agent hereunder are solely to protect Agentβs interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent to exercise any such powers. Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its Related Persons shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the
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41 value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehousemen, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other bailee if such Person has been selected by Agent in good faith. 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES 7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an βEvent of Defaultβ hereunder which shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by Agent in accordance with Section 9.3 or cured in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement: (a) Borrower shall fail to pay the principal in respect of the Loan when due and payable or declared due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay interest in respect of the Loan within three (3) Business Days after such interest becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof; or Borrower shall fail to pay any other Obligations within five (5) Business Days after any such other Obligation becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or any other Loan Document; or (b) any representation or warranty in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto, or in any report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to Agent by any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, regardless of whether such breach involves a representation or warranty with respect to a Credit Party that has not signed this Agreement; or (c) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.1(a)(i)(A), Section 3.16, Section 3.21, Section 3.22, Section 3.23, Section 3.36, Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, each subsection of Section 5, and each subsection of Section 6 of this Agreement, or the SBA Side Letter; or (d) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in Section 3.28 of this Agreement, and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days; or (e) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, or other terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (other than as specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) above), and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or (f) an event of default shall occur under any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any other Credit Party (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and such event of default (i) involves the failure to make any payment (whether or not such payment is blocked pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement or otherwise), whether of principal, interest or otherwise, and whether due by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise and such failure continues after 42 the applicable grace or notice period, if any, specified in the document relating thereto, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of such Person in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000, or (ii) causes (or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof, in an aggregate original principal amount exceeding $500,000 to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled date of payment; or (g) there shall be commenced against any Borrower or any other Credit Party any Litigation seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that remains unstayed, undismissed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days; or any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have concealed, removed or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property or the incurring of an obligation that may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer or other similar law; or (h) a case or proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against any Borrower or any other Credit Party in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order: (i) under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, and seeking either (x) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or of any substantial part of its properties, or (y) the reorganization or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any such Person, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed, unstayed or unbonded for sixty (60) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or (ii) invalidating or denying any Personβs right, power, or competence to enter into or perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or invalidating or denying the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken hereunder or thereunder; or (i) any Borrower or any other Credit Party shall (i) commence any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it or any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) consent to or take any action in furtherance of, or, indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in paragraph (h) of this Section 7.1 or clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph (i), or (iv) shall admit in writing its inability to, or shall be generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due; or (j) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against any Borrower or any other Credit Party, unless the same shall be (i) fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies have not disclaimed coverage, or (ii) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such judgment; or
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43 (k) any provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any Lien granted, or intended by the Loan Documents to be granted, to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall cease to be a valid and perfected Lien having the first priority (or a lesser priority if expressly permitted in the Loan Documents) in any of the Collateral (or any Credit Party shall so assert any of the foregoing); or (l) a Change of Control shall have occurred with respect to any Credit Party; or (m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred and are then continuing, would reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect; or (n) any event occurs, whether or not insured or insurable, as a result of which revenue- producing activities cease or are substantially curtailed with respect to any property or facilities of the Credit Parties generating more than fifty percent (50%) of Borrowerβs consolidated revenue for the Fiscal Year preceding such event and such cessation or curtailment continues for more than thirty (30) days; or (o) an event of default shall occur under any other Loan Document; or (p) if the obligation of any Guarantor under its Guarantee or under any of the Loan Documents is limited or terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). 7.2 Remedies. (a) If any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then each Lender may suspend its commitment hereunder to make the Term Loan. In addition, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Agent may, and at the direction of Required Lenders, shall, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) by notice to Borrower declare all or any portion of the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Obligations shall become and be due and payable; or (ii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code; provided, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clause (i) of either Sections 7.1(h) or (i), the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable (and any obligation of the Lenders to make the Loan, if not previously terminated, shall immediately be terminated) without declaration, notice or demand by Agent. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may collect, receive, assemble, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale, to the extent permitted by law, to 44 purchase for the benefit of the Lenders the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold, free of any right of equity of redemption, which right each Grantor hereby releases. Such sales may be adjourned, or continued from time to time with or without notice. Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Grantorβs premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Grantorβs premises without rent or other charge for such sales or other action with respect to the Collateral for such time as Agent deems necessary or advisable. (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and at Agentβs request, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor further agrees, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Agent at places that Agent shall reasonably select, whether at its premises or elsewhere. During the continuance of an Event of Default, until Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of the Collateral, Agent shall have the right to complete, assemble, use or operate the Collateral or any part thereof, to the extent that Agent deems appropriate, for the purpose of preserving such Collateral or its value or for any other purpose. Agent shall have no obligation to any Grantor to maintain or preserve the rights of any Grantor as against third parties with respect to any Collateral while such Collateral is in the possession of Agent. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of any Collateral and to enforce any of Agentβs or the Lendersβ remedies with respect thereto without prior notice or hearing. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Xxxxxxxx and each other Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against Agent, each Lender, their Affiliates, agents, and the officers and employees of any of them arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of any Collateral except such as are determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person. Borrower and each other Grantor agrees that ten (10) daysβ prior notice by Agent to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place is reasonable notification of such matters. Borrower and each other Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Agent and each Lender are entitled. (d) Agentβs and each Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Agent and each Lender may have under any Loan Document or at law or in equity. Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required. All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited, to the extent necessary, so that they do not render this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. 7.3 Waivers by Credit Parties. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all Loan Documents; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agentβs taking possession or control of, or to Agentβs replevy, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent or any Lender to exercise any of their remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal,
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45 marshaling and exemption laws. Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its choices and decisions with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions evidenced hereby and thereby. 7.4 Proceeds. The Proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon any Collateral during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be applied by Agent upon receipt to the Obligations as set forth in Section 1.8 of this Agreement and after the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-608(a)(1) and 9-615(a)(3) of the Code (but only after Agent has received what Agent considers reasonable proof of a subordinate partyβs security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the applicable Grantor or its representatives or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. In the event that any such Proceeds are insufficient to pay the Obligations in full, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency. 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (a) Each Loan Document shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower and each other Credit Party executing such Loan Document, Agent, each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except as otherwise provided herein or therein. If more than one party signs this instrument as Borrower, then the term βBorrowerβ as used herein shall mean all of such parties, jointly and severally. Neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign, transfer, hypothecate, delegate or otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties under any Loan Document without the prior express written consent of Agent (at the direction of Required Lenders). Any such purported conveyance by Borrower or such Credit Party without the prior express written consent of Agent shall be void. There shall be no third party beneficiaries of any of the terms and provisions of any of the Loan Documents. Each Lender reserves the right at any time create and sell participations in the Loan and the Loan Documents to any other Person (a βParticipantβ) without the consent of any Credit Party and, with the prior written consent of Borrower (provided such consent shall (i) not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) be deemed given if Borrower does not respond to a request for consent within five (5) Business Days from the date of such request, (iii) not be required in the case of an assignment to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (iv) not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) to sell, transfer or assign any or all of its rights in the Loan and under the Loan Documents to any other Person (an βAssigneeβ). Any such sale, transfer or assignment shall be effected by a written assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (an βAssignment Agreementβ) delivered by such Assignee to Agent and such Assignee shall pay to Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500, which shall be paid to the Agent on the effective date of each such Assignment Agreement. Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Xxxxxxxx, maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender and the principal amount of the Term Loan owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Xxxxxxxx, Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a 46 Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of the Term Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register. Any assignment or transfer of all or part of the Term Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of such Note evidencing the Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment Agreement or transfer; thereupon a new Note in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee, and the old Note shall be returned to Borrower marked βcanceled.β The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of Xxxxxxxx, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the βParticipant Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participantβs interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (b) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as will enable Borrower or Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 8(b)) shall not be required if in the Lenderβs reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Borrower: (i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
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47 (ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a βForeign Lenderβ) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: (A) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βinterestβ article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the βbusiness profitsβ or βother incomeβ article of such tax treaty; (B) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRC, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a βbankβ within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, a β10 percent shareholderβ of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the IRC, or a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC (a βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or (D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (iii) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request 48 of Borrower or Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (iv) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Xxxxxxβs obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. 9. AGENT 9.1 Appointment and Duties. (a) Appointment of Agent. Each Lender hereby appoints EICF AGENT LLC (together with any successor Agent pursuant to Section 9.9) as Agent hereunder and authorizes Agent to (i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from any Credit Party, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated to Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. (b) Duties as Collateral and Disbursing Agent. Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making any payment in connection with any Loan Document to any Lender is hereby authorized to make such payment to Agent, (ii) file and prove claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims of the Lenders with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described in Section 7.1(h) or (i) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent or otherwise act on behalf of
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(c) Limited Duties. Under the Loan Documents, Agent (i) is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders, with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term βAgentβ, the terms βagentβ, βadministrative agentβ and βcollateral agentβ and similar terms in any Loan Document to refer to Agent, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender and (iii) shall have no implied functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan Document, and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against Agent based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in clauses (i) through (iii) above. 9.2 Binding Effect. Each Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by Agent in reliance upon the instructions of Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by Agent or the Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. 9.3 Use of Discretion. (a) No Action without Instructions. Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the Required Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders). (b) Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions. Notwithstanding clause (a) above, Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, Agent 50 receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders against all costs, expenses, claims, actions or liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any Related Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of Agent or its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of Law. 9.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties. Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co- agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender). Any such Person shall benefit from this Section 9 to the extent provided by Agent. 9.5 Reliance and Liability. (a) Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) treat the payee of any Note as its holder until such Note has been assigned in accordance with Section 8(a), (ii) rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 8(a), (iii) consult with any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, any Credit Party) and (iv) rely and act upon any document and information (including those transmitted by electronic transmission) and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate parties. (b) None of Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Loan Document (x) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.1(b)) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each Lender, Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waive and shall not assert any right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, Agent: (i) shall not be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or for the actions or omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable care (other than employees, officers and directors of Agent, when acting on behalf of Agent); (ii) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document;
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51 (iii) makes no warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Lender for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person or any Credit Party in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein or any other document or information with respect to any Credit Party, whether or not transmitted or (except for documents expressly required under any Loan Document to be transmitted to the Lenders) omitted to be transmitted by Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set forth in any Loan Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Credit Party or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from Borrower or any Lender describing such Default clearly labeled βnotice of defaultβ (in which case Agent shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders); and, for each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, each Lender and Borrower and each other Credit Party to this Agreement hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right, claim or cause of action it might have against Agent based thereon, except to the extent such right, claim or cause of action arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. 9.6 Agent Individually. Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to, acquire Stock of, engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof as though it were not acting as Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor. To the extent Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms βLenderβ, βRequired Lenderβ and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one of the Required Lenders. 9.7 Intentionally Omitted. 9.8 Expenses; Indemnities. (a) Each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party) promptly upon demand for such Xxxxxxβs pro rata share with respect to the Loan of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, any Credit Party) that may be incurred by Agent or any of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication, execution, delivery, administration, 52 modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan Document. (b) Each Lender further agrees to indemnify Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Credit Party), from and against such Xxxxxxβs aggregate pro rata share with respect to the Loan of the costs, expenses, claims and liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments made to on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent or any of its Related Persons in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document, or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case, any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent or any of its Related Persons under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to Agent or any of its Related Persons to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment or order. 9.9 Resignation of Agent. (a) Agent xxx resign at any time by delivering notice of such resignation to the Lenders and Xxxxxxxx, effective on the date set forth in such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice shall be effective. If Agent delivers any such notice, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If, within forty-five (45) days after the retiring Agent having given notice of resignation, no successor Agent has been appointed by the Required Xxxxxxx that has accepted such appointment, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent from among the Lenders. Each appointment under this clause (a) shall be subject to the prior consent of Borrower, which may not be unreasonably withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a Default. (b) Effective immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of Agent until a successor Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii) the retiring Agent and its Related Persons shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring Agent was, or because such Agent had been, validly acting as Agent under the Loan Documents and (iv) subject to its rights under Section 9.3, the retiring Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Agent its rights as Agent under the Loan Documents. Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as Agent, a successor Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent under the Loan Documents. 9.10 Release of Collateral. Each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs Agent to release (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by Agent for
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53 the benefit of the Lenders against (i) any Collateral that is sold by a Credit Party in an Asset Sale permitted by the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), (ii) any property subject to a Lien permitted hereunder to secure Purchase Money Obligations, and (iii) all of the Collateral and all Credit Parties, upon the Termination Date. Each Lender hereby directs Agent, and Agent hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from Xxxxxxxx, to execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the Liens when and as directed in this Section 9.10. 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. (a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, supersede all prior agreements, commitments, understandings or inducements (oral or written, expressed or implied). Borrower and each other Credit Party executing this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall have all duties and obligations under this Agreement and such other Loan Documents from the date of its execution and delivery, regardless of whether the Loan has been funded at that time. (b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document and no consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (1) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Lenders or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by Agent and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement, (2) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (3) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and Borrower and any other Credit Party which is a party to such agreement; provided, however, that no amendment, consent or waiver described in clause (2) or (3) above shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly affected thereby (or by Agent with the consent of such Lender), in addition to any other Person the signature of which is otherwise required pursuant to any Loan Document, do any of the following: (i) waive any condition specified in Section 2.1, except any condition referring to any other provision of any Loan Document; (ii) increase the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional material obligation; (iii) reduce (including through release, forgiveness, assignment or otherwise) (A) the principal amount of, the interest rate on, or any obligation of Borrower to repay (whether or not on a fixed date), any outstanding Loan owing to such Lender, or (B) any Fee or accrued interest payable to such Lender; provided, however, that this clause (iii) does not apply to any change to any provision increasing any 54 interest rate or Fee during the continuance of a Default or to any payment of any such increase; (iv) waive or postpone any scheduled maturity date or other scheduled date fixed for the payment, in whole or in part, of principal of or interest on any Term Loan or Fee owing to such Lender or for the reduction of such Lenderβs Term Loan Commitment; provided, however, that this clause (iv) does not apply to any change to Mandatory Prepayments, including those required under Section 1.2, or to the application of any payment, including as set forth in Section 1.8; (v) except as provided in Section 9.10, release any material portion of the Collateral or any Guarantor from its guarantee of any Obligation of Borrower; (vi) reduce or increase the proportion of Lenders required for the Lenders (or any subset thereof) to take any action hereunder or change the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ; or (vii) amend Section 10.14 or this Section 10.1; and provided, further, that (x)(A) any waiver of any payment applied pursuant to Section 1.8 to, and any modification of the application of any such payment to the Term Loan shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, and (B) any change to the definition of the term βRequired Lendersβ shall require the consent of the Required Lenders, (y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties under any Loan Document of, or any payment to, Agent (or otherwise modify any provision of Section 9 or the application thereof) unless in writing and signed by Agent in addition to any signature otherwise required and (z) the consent of Borrower shall not be required to change any order of priority set forth in Section 1.8. (c) Anything in this Section 9.2 to the contrary notwithstanding, any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination, or release of, or with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates only to the relationship of the Lenders among themselves, and that does not affect the rights or obligations of Borrower, shall not require consent by or the agreement of Borrower; provided, however, that Agent shall promptly give notice to Borrower of any agreement pursuant to this provision. (d) Each waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party shall entitle any Credit Party to any notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. No failure on the part of any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. 10.2 Expenses. Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any Assignee or Participants) for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of all counsel retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with: (a) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery,
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55 performance and enforcement of the Loan Documents and the preservation of any rights thereunder; (b) collection, including deficiency collections; (c) any amendment, waiver or other modification with respect to any Loan Document or advice in connection with the administration of the Loan or the rights thereunder; and (d) any litigation, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by or between any combination of Agent, any Lender, Borrower or any other Person), and an appeal or review thereof, in any way relating to the Collateral, any Loan Document, or any action taken or any other agreements to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, whether as a party, witness or otherwise, provided however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay or reimburse Agent (but not any Assignee or Participants) for all additional costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with any effort (i) to monitor the Loan, (ii) to evaluate, observe or assess Borrower or any other Credit Party or the affairs of such Person, and (iii) to verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Collateral. 10.3 No Waiver. Neither Agentβs failure, at any time, to require strict performance by Borrower or any other Credit Party of any provision of any Loan Document, nor Agentβs or any Lenderβs failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof or waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or any Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Any suspension or waiver of a Default or other provision under the Loan Documents shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Default or other provision under any Loan Document, and shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that Agent or any Lender would otherwise have had on any future occasion. None of the undertakings, indemnities, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of Borrower or any other Credit Party to Agent or any Lender contained in any Loan Document and no Default by Borrower or any other Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Agent or any Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer or other authorized employee of Agent or the Lenders, as applicable, and directed to Borrower, specifying such suspension or waiver (and then such waiver shall be effective only to the extent therein expressly set forth), and neither Agent nor any Lender shall, by any act (other than execution of a formal written waiver), delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder. 10.4 Severability; Section Titles. Wherever possible, each provision of the Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of any Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of such Loan Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under the Loan Documents shall in any way affect or impair the Obligations, duties, covenants, representations and warranties, indemnities, and liabilities of Borrower or any other Credit Party or the rights of Agent or any Lender relating to any unpaid Obligation, (due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated), or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is not required until after the Maturity Date, all of which shall not terminate 56 or expire, but rather shall survive such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, that all indemnity obligations of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date. The Section titles contained in any Loan Document are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between parties hereto. 10.5 Authorized Signature. Until Agent shall be notified in writing by Borrower or any other Credit Party to the contrary, the signature upon any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto and believed by Agent or any of Agentβs officers, agents, or employees to be that of an officer of Borrower or such other Credit Party shall bind Borrower and such other Credit Party and be deemed to be the act of Borrower or such other Credit Party affixed pursuant to and in accordance with resolutions duly adopted by Xxxxxxxxβs or such other Credit Partyβs Board of Directors, and Agent shall be entitled to assume the authority of each signature and authority of the Person whose signature it is or appears to be unless the Person acting in reliance thereon shall have actual knowledge to the contrary. 10.6 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever any notice, demand, request or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any party by any other party, or whenever any party desires to give or serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid, (b) upon transmission, when sent by telecopy or other similar facsimile transmission (with such telecopy or facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States Mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10.6), (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid or (d) when hand-delivered, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated in Schedule C or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any such communication to any Person (other than Borrower, any other Credit Party, Agent or any Lender) designated in Schedule C to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such communication. 10.7 Counterparts. Any Loan Document may be authenticated in any number of separate counterparts by any one or more of the parties thereto, and all of said counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any Loan Document may be authenticated by manual signature, facsimile or, if approved in writing by Agent, electronic means, all of which shall be equally valid. 10.8 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for performance of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. 10.9 GOVERNING LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT
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(a) AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN BORROWER AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY AND ANY LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT THE LENDERS, BORROWER AND EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK; AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ANY LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SUCH LENDER. AGENT, XXXXXXX, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND BORROWER AND SUCH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. AGENT, XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX AND EACH OTHER CREDIT PARTY EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO AGENT, SUCH LENDER, BORROWER OR SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE C OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF AGENT, SUCH XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXβS OR SUCH CREDIT PARTYβS ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAIL, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. (b) THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN ANY LENDER, BORROWER AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. 58 10.11 Press Releases. Neither any Credit Party nor any of its Affiliates will in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of Energy Impact Credit Fund I LP or its Affiliates without at least two (2) Business Daysβ prior notice to Agent and without the prior written consent of Agent unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with Agent before issuing such press release or other public disclosure; provided that for purposes of this Section 10.11 only, the term βAffiliateβ shall refer to any Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, twenty percent (20%) or more of Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of any Credit Party or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Credit Party or any Affiliate of such Credit Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.11, any Credit Party may make such public disclosures with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents in connection with all regular and periodic reports (including without limitation any Form 8-Ks) and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority. The Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to disclose Agentβs participation in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in its marketing, sales materials, printed media, tombstones or web-based material. 10.12 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of all or any part of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned or restored by Agent or the Lenders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made. 10.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice and Customer Verification. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of such Lender) hereby notify Borrower that pursuant to the βknow your customerβ regulations and the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, they are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number (and other identifying information in the event this information is insufficient to complete verification) that will allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to verify the identity of each Credit Party. This information must be delivered to such Lender and Agent no later than five days prior to the Closing Date and thereafter promptly upon request. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Agent. 10.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender, directly or through an Affiliate or branch office thereof, obtains any payment of any Obligation of any Credit Party (whether voluntary, involuntary or through the exercise of any right of setoff or the receipt of any Collateral or βproceedsβ (as defined under the Code) of Collateral) other than pursuant to Section 1.14 and such payment exceeds the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive if all payments had gone to, and been distributed by, Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, such Lender shall purchase for cash from other Lenders such participations in their Obligations as necessary for such Lender to share such excess payment with such Lenders to ensure such payment is applied as though it had been received by Agent and applied in accordance with this Agreement (or, if such application would then be at the discretion of Borrower, applied to repay the Obligations in accordance herewith); provided, however, that (a) if such payment is rescinded or
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59 otherwise recovered from such Lender in whole or in part, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price therefor shall be returned to such Lender without interest and (b) such Lender shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be able to exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of such participation. 10.15 Intentionally Omitted. 10.16 Confidentiality Agreements. With respect to any confidentiality agreements between the Parties, notwithstanding any requirements or obligations of Agent to destroy or return documentation or proprietary information related to Credit Parties, Agent will retain copies of any such documentation or information necessary to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other applicable laws. 11. GUARANTEE 11.1 The Guarantee. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee, as a primary obligor and not as a surety to Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code whether or not any such interest, fees, costs or charges are allowed in any proceeding thereunder) the Loan made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and all other Obligations from time to time owing to Agent and the Lenders by any Credit Party under any Loan Document (such obligations being herein collectively called the βGuaranteed Obligationsβ). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. 11.2 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 11.1 shall constitute a guarantee of payment and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above: 60 (a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived; (b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted; (c) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; (d) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or (e) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.9. The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Agent or any Lender upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between Borrower and Agent or any Lender shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Agent or any Lender, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by Agent or any Lender or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns. 11.3 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or other Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
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61 11.4 Subrogation; Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 11.1, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Credit Party permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be subordinated to such Credit Partyβs Obligations in the manner set forth in the intercompany note, if any, evidencing such Indebtedness. 11.5 Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 7.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 7.2) for purposes of Section 11.1, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 11.1. 11.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213. 11.7 Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising. 11.8 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under Section 11.1 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 11.1, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Credit Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 11.10) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. 11.9 Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a βTransferred Guarantorβ) to a person or persons, none of which is Borrower or a Subsidiary, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.2 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Loan Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents shall 62 be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request, Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 11.9 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Loan Documents, so long as Borrower shall have provided Agent such certifications or documents as Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Agreement. 11.10 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantorβs right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.4. The provisions of this Section 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank, Next Page is Signature Page]
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above. VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: __________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA MEDIA LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: ___________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, as Borrower and Grantor By: __________________________ Name: Title: VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., as Guarantor and Grantor By: __________________________ Name: Title: SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT EICF AGENT LLC, as Agent for the Lenders By: __________________________ Name: Title:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP, as a Lender By: __________________________ Name: Title: SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN, GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Co- Lead Arranger and a Lender By: __________________________ Name: Title:
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SCHEDULE A - 1 SCHEDULE A DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents) the following respective meanings: βAccountsβ means, as at any date of determination, all βaccountsβ (as such term is defined in the Code) of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, the unpaid portion of the obligation of a customer of a Credit Party in respect of Inventory purchased by and shipped to such customer and/or the rendition of services by a Credit Party, as stated on the respective invoice of a Credit Party, net of any credits, rebates or offsets owed to such customer. βActβ means the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended and in effect from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. βActivation Noticeβ has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(d). βAffected Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βAffiliateβ means, with respect to any Person: (i) each other Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person. For the purpose of this definition, βcontrolβ of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. βAgentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βAgreementβ means this Agreement including all appendices, exhibits or schedules attached or otherwise identified thereto, restatements and modifications and supplements thereto, and any appendices, exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, each as effect at the time such reference becomes operative; provided, that except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, any reference to the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Disclosure Schedules as in effect on the Closing Date or in a written amendment thereto delivered by Borrower to Agent. βAnti-Money Laundering Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Money Laundering Measuresβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βAnti-Terrorism Lawsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βApproved Fundβ means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a SCHEDULE A - 2 Lender. βAsset Saleβ shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Credit Party, excluding sales of inventory and dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement, and (b) any issuance or sale of any Equity Interests of any Credit Party, in each case, to any Person other than (i) Borrower, (ii) any Guarantor or (iii) other than for purposes of Section 5.4, any other Subsidiary. βAssigneeβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAssignment Agreementβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βAttributable Indebtednessβ shall mean, when used with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to the applicable Borrowerβs then-current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any such sale and leaseback transaction. βAverage Number of Stationsβ means, as of any date of determination, the average number of electric charging stations installed and operated by the Borrower during the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended. βAverage Revenue Per Unitβ means, as of any date of determination, the revenue per unit calculated by dividing Total Revenue by the Average Number of Stations. βBoard of Directorsβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or the board of managers, as applicable, of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βBooks and Recordsβ means all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies, environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs and other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records, financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral or each Grantorβs business. βBorrowerβ means the Persons identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βBrookfield Master Sale Agreementβ means that certain Master Electric Vehicle Charging Station Sale and License Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2018, by and between Volta Charging Services LLC and GGPLP REIT Services, LLC, together with any and all related purchase and license addendums, as the same may be amended or modified in accordance with the terms of Section 5.9.
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SCHEDULE A - 3 βBSAβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βBusiness Dayβ means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York. βBusiness Loan Agreementβ means that certain Business Loan Agreement, dated April 27, 2020, by and between Parent and Continental Bank. βCap Tablesβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βCapital Leaseβ means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise would be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of Borrower, any such lease under which Borrower is the lessor. βCapital Lease Obligationβ means, of any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as Capital Leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. βCash Balanceβ means, as of any date of determination, the balance of unrestricted cash of Credit Parties on such date that is (x) not subject to any Lien other than a Lien in favor of Agent, and (y) held in Deposit Accounts over which Agent has a first priority perfected Lien by virtue of βcontrolβ (as defined in the UCC) of such accounts for its benefit. For the avoidance of doubt, no proceeds of the PPP Loan shall be included in the calculation of Cash Balance. βCash Equivalentsβ means (a) any readily-marketable securities (i) issued by, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States federal government or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States federal government the obligations of which are fully backed by the full faith and credit of the United States federal government, (b) any readily- marketable direct obligations issued by any other agency of the United States federal government, any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case having a rating of at least βA-1β from S&P or at least βP-1β from Xxxxxβx, (c) any commercial paper rated at least βA-1β by S&P or βP-1β by Xxxxxβx and issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States, (d) any Dollar- denominated time deposit, insured certificate of deposit, overnight bank deposit or bankersβ acceptance issued or accepted by (i) any Lender or (ii) any commercial bank that is (A) organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) βadequately capitalizedβ (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal banking regulators) and (C) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) in excess of $250,000,000 and (e) shares of any United States money market fund that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above with maturities as set forth in the proviso below, (ii) has net assets in excess of $500,000,000 and (iii) has obtained from either S&P or Xxxxxβx the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United States; SCHEDULE A - 4 provided, however, that the maturities of all obligations specified in any of clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above shall not exceed 365 days. βCash Management Systemβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.26(a). βCasualty Eventβ shall mean any involuntary loss of title or ownership, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any property of a Credit Party. βCasualty Eventβ shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Requirement of Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu thereof. βCasualty Eventβ shall not include any of the foregoing events to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds received by a Credit Party in connection with such event do not exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement. βChange of Controlβ means any of: (a) Parent ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the capital stock of each Borrower, (b) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any Credit Party, (c) (i) at any time prior to the consummation of the De-SPAC Transaction, a consolidation, merger, amalgamation, acquisition, sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Credit Party, exclusive license of all or substantially all of any Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights, a sale of voting control or any other corporate reorganization in which the capital stock of any Credit Party immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization represents less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or reorganization or the entity acquiring such Credit Partyβs assets or the exclusive license to such Credit Partyβs owned intellectual property rights; provided, however,for the avoidance of doubt, none of a Qualified IPO, the De-SPAC First Merger and the De-SPAC Second Merger shall not constitute a Change in Control, or (ii) at any time after consummation of the De-SPAC Transaction, the Permitted Investors ceasing to own at any time, directly or indirectly, at least 40% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Parent, or (d) a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Parent ceases to be composed of individuals who were members of thatthe board or equivalent governing body onof Parent following the Closing Dateconsummation of the De-SPAC Transaction. βChargesβ means all Federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to PBGC at the time due and payable), levies, customs or other duties, assessments, charges, liens, and all additional charges, interest, penalties, expenses, claims or encumbrances upon or relating to (i) the Collateral, (ii) the Obligations, (iii) the employees,
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SCHEDULE A - 5 payroll, income or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (iv) the ownership or use of any assets by any Credit Party, or (v) any other aspect of any Credit Partyβs business. βChief Executive Officeβ means the chief executive office of any Credit Party as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.2 hereto. βClosing Certificateβ means that certain closing certificate of Borrower delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit G. βClosing Dateβ means the Business Day on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied or specifically waived in writing by Agent and the Term Loan has been made. βClosing Date Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(a). βClosing Date Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Closing Date Term Loan as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto. The aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $20,000,000. βCo-Lead Arrangerβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βCodeβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agentβs Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term βCodeβ shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern. βCollateralβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.1. βCollateral Documentsβ means, collectively, the Pledge Agreements, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents set forth in Schedule D, the Collateral Assignment of Leases set forth on Schedule D, each Control Agreement, and all other U.S. and foreign law security agreements, pledge agreements, patent and trademark security agreements, lease assignments, guarantees and other similar agreements, and all amendments, restatements, modifications or supplements thereof or thereto, by or between any one or more of any Credit Party, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person pledging or granting a Lien on Collateral or guaranteeing the payment and performance of the Obligations, and any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and other Secured Parties now or hereafter delivered to the Lenders or Agent pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and all financing statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with the Code or comparable law) against any such Person as debtor in favor of any Lender or Agent for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, as secured party, as any of the foregoing may be amended, restated and/or modified from time to time. SCHEDULE A - 6 βCompliance Certificateβ means a compliance certificate in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower relating to the financial performance of the Credit Parties. βConsolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flowβ shall mean, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, (i) Consolidated EBITDA minus (ii) Consolidated Tax Expense minus (iii) capital expenditures incurred. βConsolidated Amortization Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the amortization expense of the Credit Parties for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Depreciation Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the depreciation expense of the Credit Parties for mined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated EBITDAβ shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by (x) adding thereto, in each case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication (and with respect to the portion of Consolidated Net Income attributable to any Subsidiary of any Credit Party only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be distributed to such Credit Party by such Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its Organizational Documents and all agreements, instruments and Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or its equity holders): (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) Consolidated Amortization Expense for such period, (c) Consolidated Depreciation Expense for such period, (d) Consolidated Tax Expense for such period, (e) expenses incurred in connection with the underwriting, diligence, negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation attorney fees and expenses of counsel to the parties to this Agreement and the fees of any diligence providers; (f) the aggregate amount of all other non-cash charges, expenses or losses reducing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange losses but excluding any non-cash charge, expense or loss that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period and any non-cash charge, expense or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts or inventory) for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (including for certainty all unrealized foreign exchange gains but excluding the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) for such period.
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SCHEDULE A - 7 βConsolidated Fixed Chargesβ means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense and (b) the aggregate amount of scheduled principal payments in respect of Indebtedness, determined on a consolidated basis for the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP. βConsolidated Indebtednessβ shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Credit Parties, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense of the Credit Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βConsolidated Net Incomeβ shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Credit Parties determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication: (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of any Credit Party) in which any Person other a Credit Party or its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually been received by such Credit Party or (subject to clause (b) below) any of its Subsidiaries during such period; (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any agreement, instrument or Requirement of Law applicable to that Subsidiary during such period, except that such Credit Partyβs equity in net loss of any such Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income; (c) any gain (or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), realized during such period by any Credit Party upon any Asset Sale (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) by any Credit Party; (d) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP for such period; (e) earnings resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets; (f) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations for such period; and (g) any extraordinary gain (or extraordinary loss), together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), recorded or recognized by any Credit Party during such period. SCHEDULE A - 8 βConsolidated Tax Expenseβ shall mean, for any period, the tax expense of the Credit Parties, for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. βContingent Obligationβ shall mean, as to any person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; (d) with respect to bankersβ acceptances, letters of credit and similar credit arrangements, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term βContingent Obligationβ shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any product warranties. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such person may be liable, whether singly or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith. βContractual Obligationβ means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument, or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. βControl Agreementβ means a deposit account control agreement among any financial institution at which a Controlled Account is maintained, the Agent and the applicable Credit Party, which shall provide, among other things, that such financial institution executing such agreement has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against such Controlled Account other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such account, shall give the Agent βcontrolβ of such Controlled Account as such term is defined in Section 9-104 of the Code and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. βControlled Accountβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.26(c). βCopyrightsβ shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all copyrights in any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyrights in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications, and supplemental registrations, recordings, and applications in the United States Copyright Office; and (ii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including license royalties and proceeds
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SCHEDULE A - 9 of infringement suits, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all renewals and extensions thereof. βCredit Partiesβ means the Borrower and the Guarantors. βDebt Issuanceβ shall mean the incurrence by any Credit Party of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 5.1). βDefaultβ means any Event of Default or any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default. βDefault Rateβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(c). βDeferred Interestβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(d). βDelayed Draw Borrowing Requestβ means each Delayed Draw Borrowing Request delivered to Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit K pursuant to Section 1.1(b) and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, which shall include the calculation of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount and all of the supporting documentation for such calculation, including reports, statements and reconciliations with respect to the Eligible Capital Expenditures (including invoices underlying the purchase, installation and maintenance of electric charging stations with station-level detail), delivered to Agent in form and substance acceptable to Agent. The Delayed Draw Borrowing Request shall separately identify all allocations of capital expenditures made during the previous Fiscal Quarter pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales. For the avoidance of doubt, none of such capital expenditures made pursuant to and in respect of the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and Other Permitted Sales shall constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures. βDelayed Draw Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Available Amountβ means, as of any funding date, an amount equal to (a) 90% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter minus (b) Reserves established by Agent at such time; provided that the amount subtracted pursuant to clause (b) of this definition shall be no greater than 25% of Eligible Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter; provided, further, that if any Eligible Capital Expenditures that formed the basis of any Delayed Draw Term Loan made prior to such funding date no longer constitute Eligible Capital Expenditures as of such funding date because the applicable electric vehicle charging stations have been sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale, the amount of such ineligible capital expenditures shall be deducted from the Delayed Draw Term Loan Available Amount as of such funding date unless a Mandatory Prepayment of the Obligations has been made in respect of such ineligible capital expenditures in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2 (e). βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement to make or otherwise fund its portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loans as set forth on Schedule B hereto. The aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $24,000,000. SCHEDULE A - 10 βDelayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Expiration Dateβ means the earliest of (a) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is terminated and has been reduced to zero (0), (b) the date on which the entire amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment has been borrowed, or (c) the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date. βDelayed Draw Term Loan Funded Amountβ means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan funded by such Lender. βDelayed Draw Term Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). βDesignated Personβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.22(a). βDe-SPAC Transactionβ means the series of related transactions pursuant to which (a) Volta Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, shall merge with and into SNPR Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with Volta Industries, Inc. being the surviving entity (the βFirst Surviving Entityβ) in such transaction (the βDe-SPAC First Mergerβ), (b) promptly after the De-SPAC First Merger referred to in the foregoing clause (a), Volta Industries, Inc. as the First Surviving Corporation shall merge with and into SNPR Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with Volta Charging Industries, LLC (f/k/a SNPR Merger Sub II, LLC), being the surviving entity (the βSecond Surviving Entityβ) in such transaction (the βDe-SPAC Second Mergerβ), and (c) upon consummation of both of the foregoing De-SPAC First Merger and De- SPAC Second Merger, Volta Charging Industries, LLC (f/k/a SNPR Merger Sub II, LLC) shall (i) become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, and (ii) immediately be renamed Volta Inc., as such series of related transactions is set forth in greater detail in that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 7, 2021, by and among Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, SNPR Merger Sub I, Inc., SNPR Merger Sub II, LLC, and Volta Industries, Inc. βDisqualified Capital Stockβ shall mean any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, or (c) contains any repurchase obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations; provided, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock. βDistributionsβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income, interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity), or proceeds, including as a result of a split, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Securities, from time to time received,
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SCHEDULE A - 11 receivable or otherwise distributed to such Credit Party in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Securities. βDollarsβ or β$β means lawful currency of the United States of America. βEligible Capital Expendituresβ means, with respect to the Borrower, as of any date of determination for any Fiscal Quarter, all documented capital expenditures made by the Borrower during such Fiscal Quarter to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations located in the United States (including third party labor costs paid in connection therewith) paid for in cash, as set forth in the Delayed Draw Borrowing Request, but not including any such capital expenditures made by the Borrower to purchase, install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations that are sold or financed pursuant to, or are otherwise the subject of, any Permitted Brookfield Sale or any Other Permitted Sale. βEmbargoed Personβ means any party that (i) is publicly identified on any List, including on the most current list of βSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Personsβ published by the OFAC or resides, is organized or chartered in a country or territory subject to OFAC sanctions or embargo programs or (ii) is publicly identified as prohibited from doing business with the United States under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act, or any other Requirement of Law. βEnvironmental Lawsβ means all applicable Federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any applicable binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof relating to the regulation and protection of human health as it relates to Hazardous Materials, the environment and natural resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). βEnvironmental Liabilitiesβ means all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, remedial actions, removal costs, losses, damages of whatever nature, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any written claim, suit, action or demand of whatever nature by any Person and which relate to any environmental condition regulated under any Environmental Law, environmental permits or in connection with any Release, threatened Release, or the presence of a Hazardous Material. βEquity Interestβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity. βEquity Issuanceβ shall mean, without duplication, (i) any issuance or sale by a Credit Party after the Closing Date of any Equity Interests in such Credit Party (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any warrant or option) or any warrants or options to purchase Equity Interests or SCHEDULE A - 12 (ii) any contribution to the capital of a Credit Party; provided, however, that an Equity Issuance shall not include (x) any Preferred Stock Issuance or Debt Issuance, or (y) any such sale or issuance by Borrower of not more than an aggregate amount of five percent (5.0%) of its Equity Interests (including its Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any option, warrant, convertible security or option or warrants or options to purchase its Equity Interests but excluding Disqualified Capital Stock), in each case, to directors, officers or employees of any Credit Party. βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (or any successor legislation thereto), as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Credit Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC, or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC. βERISA Eventβ shall mean (a) any βreportable eventβ, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to meet the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the IRC or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (e) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from (i) a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA, or (ii) from the PBGC to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to any withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA. βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1. βExcluded Accountβ means (a) any deposit account the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, exclusively for the payment of salaries, wages and benefits, workersβ compensation taxes and similar taxes, in each case to or for the benefit of employees of the Borrower provided that the aggregate balance in such accounts does not exceed the amount necessary to make the immediately succeeding payroll, payroll tax or benefit payment (or such minimum amount as may be required by any requirement of law with respect to such accounts), as applicable, (b) any deposit account the funds in which consist exclusively of funds held by any Credit Party in trust for any director, officer or employee of any Credit Party or for any employee benefit plan maintained by any Credit Party for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or (c) any deposit account that is a zero-balance disbursement account.
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SCHEDULE A - 13 βExcluded Taxesβ means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 1.7, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenderβs assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipientβs failure to comply with Section 8(b); and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. βExecutive Ordersβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βFATCAβ means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the IRC. βFee Letterβ has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.6. βFeesβ means any and all fees due to Agent as set forth in Section 1.6. βFinancial Statementsβ means, with respect to any Person, the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows of such Person, prepared for the time period specified and prepared in accordance with GAAP setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for such time period the previous year. βFiscal Monthβ means any of the monthly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Quarterβ means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrower. βFiscal Yearβ means the twelve (12) month period of Borrower ending December 31 of each year. Subsequent changes of the fiscal year of Borrower shall not change the term βFiscal Yearβ unless Agent shall give Borrower prior written consent to such change. βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Person for any measuring period of twelve (12) Fiscal Months, the ratio of (i) Consolidated After-Tax Operating Cash Flow for such measuring period to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such measuring period. βForeign Lenderβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii). SCHEDULE A - 14 βForeign Subsidiaryβ means a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province or territory thereof. βFourth Amendment Effective Dateβ means August 24, 2021. βFundβ means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied. βGovernmental Authorityβ means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. βGrantorβ means Borrower and each Guarantor. βGuaranteed Indebtednessβ means, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (βprimary obligationsβ) of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such guaranteeing Person (whether or not contingent): (i) to purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation; (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet condition of the primary obligor; (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (iv) to indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. βGuaranteed Obligationsβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. βGuaranteesβ shall mean the guarantees issued pursuant to Article XI by the Guarantors. βGuarantorsβ means the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors. βHazardous Materialβ means any substance, material or waste that is regulated as hazardous by or forms the basis of liability now or hereafter under, any Environmental Law, including any material or substance that is (a) defined as a βhazardous waste,β βhazardous material,β βhazardous substance,β βextremely hazardous waste,β βrestricted hazardous waste,β βpollutant,β βcontaminant,β βhazardous constituent,β βspecial waste,β βtoxic substanceβ or other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Law, (b) petroleum or any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or any radioactive substance. βHedging Agreementβ shall mean any swap, cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices, either generally or under specific contingencies.
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SCHEDULE A - 15 βHedging Obligationsβ shall mean obligations under or with respect to Hedging Agreements. βIndebtednessβ of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid or accrued; (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (e) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business on normal trade terms and not overdue by more than 90 days); (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the fair market value of such property; (g) all Capital Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such Person; (h) all Hedging Obligations to the extent required to be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person; (i) all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person; (j) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor in respect of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankersβ acceptances and similar credit transactions; (k) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product; (l) all obligations, whether or not contingent, to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its own Stock or Stock Equivalents (or any Stock or Stock Equivalent of a direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the date that is 180 days after the Stated Maturity Date valued at, in the case of redeemable preferred Stock, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (m) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (l) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Personβs ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the PPP Loan shall constitute βIndebtednessβ for all purposes under this Agreement until such time and to the extent that such PPP Loan is forgiven. βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ and βIndemnified Personβ have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.10. βIndemnified Taxesβ means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes. βIntellectual Propertyβ means any and all Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets and customer lists. βIRCβ and βIRSβ mean respectively, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Internal Revenue Service, and any successors thereto. SCHEDULE A - 16 βJoinder Agreementβ means each Joinder Agreement of a new Subsidiary delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit H pursuant to Sections 1.12 and 3.28(b). βLenderβ means each of those certain financial institutions set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, and if at any time any Lender shall decide to assign or syndicate all or any of the Obligations, such term shall include such assignee or such other members of the syndicate. βLiabilitiesβ means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise. βLicensesβ shall mean, with respect to each Grantor, all license and distribution agreements with, and covenants not to sue, any other party with respect to any Patent, Trademark or Copyright or any other patent, trademark or copyright, whether such Grantor is a licensor or licensee, distributor or distributee under any such license or distribution agreement, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements or violations thereof and (iv) other rights to use, exploit or practice any or all of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights or any other patent, trademark or copyright. βLienβ means any mortgage, security deed or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction). βListsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βLitigationβ means any claim, lawsuit, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority. βLoanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1. βLoan Documentsβ means this Agreement, the Note, the Perfection Certificate, each Mortgage, the Pledge Agreement, the Control Agreements, each Power of Attorney, any waiver or consent of a landlord or mortgagee executed in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Schedule D executed and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent and including all other agreements, pledges, consents, assignments, contracts and notices whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, or any employee of any Credit Party, and delivered to, and in favor of, Agent in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in the
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SCHEDULE A - 17 Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative. βMandatory Equity Issuanceβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2(b). βMandatory Prepaymentsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βMargin Stockβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.8. βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b) the validity and enforceability of any Loan Document, (c) Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs ability to pay or perform the Obligations under the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party in accordance with the terms thereof, (d) the Collateral or Agentβs Liens on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien, or (e) Agentβs or any Lenderβs rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. βMaturity Dateβ means, with respect to the Term Loan, the earliest to occur of (i) the date of the termination of the acceleration of the maturity of any Obligations pursuant to Section 7.2 and (ii) the Stated Maturity Date. βMaximum Lawful Rateβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.5(e). βMortgageβ means any mortgage or deed of trust from the relevant Credit Party in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders relating to such Credit Partyβs real property owned or leased as of the Closing Date and any other mortgage or deed of trust delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 3.28. βMultiemployer Planβ shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (a) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any Grantor or any ERISA Affiliate has within the preceding five plan years made contributions; or (c) with respect to which any Grantor could reasonably be expected to incur liability. βNet Cash Proceedsβ shall mean: (a) with respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests), the cash proceeds received by any Credit Party (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by any Credit Party) in respect of non- cash consideration initially received) net of (i) selling expenses (including reasonable brokersβ fees or commissions, legal, accounting and other professional and transactional fees, transfer and similar taxes and Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of income taxes actually paid or payable in connection with such sale); (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against (x) any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale or (y) any other liabilities retained by any Credit Party associated with the properties SCHEDULE A - 18 sold in such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); (iii) Credit Partyβs good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the properties sold within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such unassumed liabilities within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and (iv) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents at the time of such sale) and which is repaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such properties); (b) with respect to any Debt Issuance, any Equity Issuance or any other issuance or sale of Equity Interests by any Credit Party, the cash proceeds thereof, net of customary fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith; and (c) with respect to any Casualty Event, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other compensation in respect of such Casualty Event. βNon-Funding Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.13. βNoteβ means any Term Note or Delayed Draw Term Note. βNote Purchase Agreementβ means that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among Parent, as issuer, and each of the purchasers listed on Exhibit A thereto or additional purchasers from time to time party thereto, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Subordination Agreement. βObligationsβ means all loans, advances, debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by Borrower and any other Credit Party to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement or other instrument, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term includes all principal, interest, Fees, Charges, expenses, attorneysβ fees and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under any of the Loan Documents (including interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the maturity of the Loan, and Fees, Charges, costs, expenses and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or a claim for such Fees, Charges, costs and expense is allowed in such proceeding), and all principal and interest due in respect of the Loan and all obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor under any Guarantee.
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SCHEDULE A - 19 βOFACβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOFAC Laws and Regulationsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOfficersβ Certificateβ means a certificate executed by the chairman of the Board of Directors (if an officer), the Chief Executive Officer or the president and one of the Responsible Officers, each in his or her official (and not individual) capacity. βOrganization Chartsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βOrganizational Documentsβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or unlimited liability corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, as applicable, and by-laws (or similar documents) of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iii) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (iv) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar document) of such Person and (v) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. βOther Listsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βOther Connection Taxesβ means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document). βOther Permitted Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations on terms and conditions substantially similar to those in the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement and reasonably acceptable to Required Lenders. βOther Taxesβ means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment. βOwnership Interestsβ means, as applied to any Person, corporate stock and any and all securities, shares, partnership interests (whether general, limited, special or other), limited liability company interests, membership interests, equity interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated and of any character) of corporate stock of such Person or any of the foregoing issued by such Person (whether a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company or another entity) and shall include securities convertible into Ownership Interests and rights, warrants or options to acquire Ownership Interests. βParentβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement.(a) from the Closing Date until the consummation of the De-SPAC Transaction, VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., SCHEDULE A - 20 a Delaware corporation, and (b) from and after consummation of the De-SPAC Transaction, VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation. βParticipantβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βPatentsβ means all of the following in which any Person now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (i) all letters patent of the United States or any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country; and (ii) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof. βPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month beginning on January 1, 2019. βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto. βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise. βPerfection Certificate Supplementβ means a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit I attached to this Agreement or any other form approved by the Agent. βPerformance Metricsβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.2(b). βPermitβ means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βPermitted Investorsβ means, collectively, the Persons who held the Equity Interests of the Parent immediately prior to the commencement of the De-SPAC Transaction. βPermitted Liensβ means the following encumbrances: (i) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental Charges or levies, either not yet due and payable or to the extent that nonpayment thereof is permitted by the terms of Section 3.10; (ii) carriersβ, warehousemenβs, suppliersβ, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing indebtedness not yet due and payable or overdue for more than 30 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in either case in an outstanding aggregate amount not in excess of $500,000 at any time; (iii) attachment, judgment or other similar Liens arising in connection with court or arbitration proceedings, provided that the same are discharged, or that execution or enforcement thereof is stayed pending appeal, within thirty (30) days or (in the case of any execution or enforcement pending appeal) such lesser time during which such appeal may be taken; (iv) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of real property or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto,
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SCHEDULE A - 21 so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such real estate; (v) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money Obligations (or rent) to the extent permitted under Section 5.1; and (vi) Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders securing the Obligations. βPermitted Brookfield Salesβ means the sale, transfer, assignment, license or financing of electronic charging stations pursuant to the Brookfield Master Sale Agreement. βPersonβ means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether Federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof), and shall include such Personβs successors and assigns. βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA. βPledge Agreementβ means that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Credit Parties and the Agent pledging as Collateral for the Obligations any Ownership Interests of Subsidiaries owned by each Credit Party. βPledged Securitiesβ shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Credit Party, (i) all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each issuer set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate as being owned by such Credit Party and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such issuer acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, (ii) all Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, which Equity Interests are hereafter acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance) and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such Subsidiary acquired by such Credit Party (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Credit Party relating to such Equity Interests or under any Organizational Document of any such Subsidiary, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Credit Party in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, from time to time acquired by such Credit Party in any manner, and (iii) all Equity Interests issued in respect of the Equity Interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii) upon any consolidation or merger of any issuer of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that Pledged Securities shall not include any Equity Interests which are not required to be pledged pursuant to Section 3.28. βPost-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPost-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). SCHEDULE A - 22 βPower of Attorneyβ means each Power of Attorney of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit D and any Power of Attorney delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βPPP Loanβ means an unsecured loan in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,193,300.00 incurred by Parent under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (as added to the Small Business Act by Section 1102 of the PPP Rule) pursuant to the Business Loan Agreement and the Promissory Note. βPPP Ruleβ means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, references to specific sections of the PPP Rule shall also include applicable rules and regulations, as amended from time to time. βPre-Closing Cap Tableβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(r). βPre-Closing Organization Chartβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(s). βPreferred Stockβ shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all preferred or preference Equity Interests (however designated) of such Person whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date. βPreferred Stock Issuanceβ shall mean the issuance or sale by any Credit Party of any Preferred Stock after the Closing Date. βPrepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). βProceedsβ means βproceeds,β as such term is defined in the Code and, in any event, shall include: (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guarantee payable to any Grantor from time to time with respect to any Collateral; (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of any Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency (or any Person acting under color of governmental authority); (iii) any recoveries by any Grantor against third parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any Collateral, including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference with the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral; and (iv) any and all other amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition of Collateral (excluding amounts and rights to payment arising from the rental of any of the Collateral to customers of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or distributors) and all rights arising out of Collateral. βPromissory Noteβ mean that certain Promissory Note, dated as of April 27, 2020, issued by Parent in favor of Continental Bank in an aggregate amount equal to $3,193,300.00. βPropertyβ means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.
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SCHEDULE A - 23 βPurchase Money Lienβ means any Lien upon any fixed assets that secure the Purchase Money Obligations related thereto but only if such Lien shall at all times be confined solely to the asset the purchase price of which was financed or refinanced through the incurrence of the Purchase Money Obligations secured by such Lien (and the proceeds thereof) and only if such Lien secures only such Purchase Money Obligations. βPurchase Money Obligationsβ means for any Person the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred within one year after such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement of such property by such Person and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement, as the case may be. βQualified Capital Stockβ means of any Person any Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Capital Stock. βQualified IPOβ means the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of any Credit Partyβs common stock or common Equity Interests pursuant to (a) in the case of any such offering in the United States of America, a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission or (b) in the case of any offering under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America, the applicable laws and/or regulations of such other jurisdiction. βReal Propertyβ shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof. βRecipientβ means Agent and any Lender. βRegisterβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 8(a). βRelated Personsβ means, with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director, officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and each insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor and other consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates. βReleaseβ means as to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment by such Person, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or property. βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, SCHEDULE A - 24 the amount outstanding under the Term Loan) then in effect; provided that at any time that there are two (2) or more Lenders, the Required Lenders shall consist of not fewer than two (2) that are not Affiliates of one another. βRequirement of Lawβ means as to any Person, the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case, binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. βReservesβ means the reserves established by Agent from time to time against the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability or availability of credit under this Agreement that Agent may establish from time to time in the good faith exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent may establish Reserves to ensure the payment of accrued interest expenses or Indebtedness. βResponsible Officerβ means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), any officer at the level of vice president or higher of, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. βRestricted Locationsβ has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.21(c). βRestricted Paymentβ means: (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets on or in respect of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock, (b) any payment or distribution made in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower or any other Credit Party in violation of any subordination or other agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, (c) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of Borrowerβs or any other Credit Partyβs Stock or Indebtedness or any other payment or distribution made in respect of any thereof, either directly or indirectly; other than (i) that arising under this Agreement or (ii) interest and principal, when due without acceleration or modification of the amortization as in effect on the Closing Date, under Indebtedness (not including subordinated Indebtedness, payments of which shall be permitted only in accordance with the terms of the relevant subordination agreement made in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) permitted under Sections 5.1, or (d) any payment, loan, contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to any holder of Stock of such Person which is not expressly and specifically permitted in this Agreement; provided that any payment by a Borrower to another Credit Party, Agent or any Lender shall not constitute a Restricted Payment. βSBAβ means the United States Small Business Administration and any successor thereto. βSBA Formsβ means, collectively, SBA forms 480, 652 and 1031. βSBA Side Letterβ means a Small Business Investment Company side letter among the Borrower and the SBICs (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time accordance with its terms) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and the Borrower. βSBICβ means Agent or certain of its Affiliates that is a Federal licensee under the Act.
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SCHEDULE A - 25 βSDN Listβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βSecretarial Certificateβ means each Secretarial Certificate of the Credit Parties delivered to Agent as of the Closing Date in substantially the form of Exhibit C and any Secretarial Certificate delivered to the Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.12. βSolventβ means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceed its liabilities, including contingent liabilities, (b) the remaining capital of such Person is not unreasonably small to conduct its business and (c) such Person will not have incurred debts, and does not have the present intent to incur debts, beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, βdebtβ means any liability on a claim, and βclaimβ means any (i) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities of any Person on any date, such liabilities shall be computed at the amount that, in the judgment of the Agent in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount of such liabilities that reasonably can be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. βStated Maturity Dateβ means June 19, 2024. βStockβ means all certificated and uncertificated shares, options, warrants, membership interests, general or limited partnership interests, participation or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, beneficial interests in a trust or any other βequity securityβ (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or other equity interests in any Person. βStock Equivalentsβ means all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock or any other Stock Equivalent and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any Stock or any other Stock Equivalent, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable. βSubordination Agreementβ means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and among each of the parties thereto as Subordinated Creditors, the Credit Parties and Agent, as may be amended from time to time. βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than fifty percent (50%) SCHEDULE A - 26 of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (ii) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has an equity interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%) or of which any such Person is a general partner or manager or may exercise the powers of a general partner or manager. If βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ is used in this Agreement or any other of the Loan Documents without reference to being the Subsidiary of any specific Credit Party or other Person, then that reference to βSubsidiaryβ or βSubsidiariesβ shall be deemed to refer to any Subsidiary or the Subsidiaries of Borrower. βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.12. βSubstitute Lenderβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.14(a). βTaxesβ means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. βTerm Loanβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(b). βTerm Loan Commitmentsβ means, collectively, the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment. βTerm Noteβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.1(a). βTerm Sheet Depositβ means an amount equal to $75,000 paid by Borrower to Agent in connection with that certain Proposal Letter, dated April 12, 2019, from the Agent to Xxxxxxxx. βTermination Dateβ means the date on which all Obligations under this Agreement are paid in full, in cash (other than contingent obligations not yet due and payable), and Borrower shall have no further right to borrow any moneys or obtain other credit extensions or financial accommodations from the Lenders under this Agreement. βThird Amendmentβ means that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of November 25, 2020, among Borrower, Parent, the Lenders signatory thereto and Agent. βThird Amendment Effective Dateβ means November 25, 2020. βThird Amendment Term Loanβ has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(c). βThird Amendment Term Loan Commitmentβ means the commitment of each Lender under this Agreement, to make or otherwise fund the Third Amendment Term Loans as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto. The aggregate amount of the Third Amendment Term Loans as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $5,000,000.
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SCHEDULE A - 27 βTitle IV Planβ means a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise. βTotal Revenueβ means, as of any date of determination, the total revenue of the Borrower for the trailing twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended (as determined in accordance with GAAP). βTrademarksβ means all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Person: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered) all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof: (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing. βTransactionsβ means, collectively, the transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, including (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the initial borrowings hereunder; and (b) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing. βTransferred Guarantorβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 11.9. βUSA PATRIOT Actβ means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56). βU.S. Borrowerβ means a Borrower that is a U.S. Person. βU.S. Personβ means any Person that is a βUnited States personβ as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC. βU.S. Publicly-Traded Entityβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.22. βU.S. Tax Compliance Certificateβ shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b)(ii)(C). βVolta Chargingβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Mediaβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVolta Servicesβ means the Person identified as such in the preamble of this Agreement. βVoluntary Prepaymentβ has the meaning given to such term in Section 1.2(b). SCHEDULE A - 28 βVoting Stockβ means, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person. βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a 100% equity interest at such time. βWithdrawal Liabilityβ means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA. βWithholding Agentβ means Borrower and Agent. Any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, that all financial covenants and calculations in the Loan Documents shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date unless Borrower and Agent shall otherwise specifically agree in writing. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase βin accordance with GAAPβ shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. All other capitalized terms contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, but not defined herein or therein, shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code. The words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the following additional rules of construction shall apply, unless specifically indicated to the contrary: (a) wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural; (b) the term βorβ is not exclusive; (c) the term βincludingβ (or any form thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive; (d) all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations; and (e) all references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of the Loan Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]
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EXECUTION VERSION LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of March 30, 2022, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging, Volta Media and Volta Industries, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), and VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Canada and Volta France, the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, and that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the Loan Agreement, within thirty (30) days after the last day of each Fiscal Month, the Credit Parties are required to furnish to the Agent and each Lender the balance sheets of the Credit Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis as at the end of such Fiscal Month and as of the end of the preceding Fiscal Year, and the related statements of operations, the related statements of profits and losses and related statements of cash flows of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Month (the βMonthly Financial Statementsβ); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Loan Agreement, within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month, the Borrower is required to deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended (the βCash Balance Certificateβ), which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.1(e) of the Loan Agreement, at the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the Loan Agreement, the Credit Parties are required to deliver to the Agent and each Lender a Compliance Certificate as to the financial performance of the Credit Parties; 2 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.9 of the Loan Agreement, Borrower and each Credit Party is required to obtain Agentβs prior written consent before amending, waiving, or otherwise modifying its charter or by-laws or other Organizational Documents other than in connection with the issuance of Equity Interests by Parent permitted by the Loan Agreement; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.1(h) of the Loan Agreement, promptly after the same become publicly available, the Credit Parties are required to deliver to the Agent and each Lender copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Credit Party with any provincial securities commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said commissions, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to holders of its Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor), as the case may be; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Loan Agreement, without the Agentβs prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party make any investment in any Foreign Subsidiaries; except for (a) the Volta Canada Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Canada Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, (b) Volta Germany Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Germany Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, and (c) Volta France Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta France Investments made after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time; WHEREAS, the Volta Canada Investments, the Volta Germany Investments and the Volta France Investments each exceeded $500,000 in the aggregate after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βInvestment Defaultsβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties failed to deliver the Monthly Financial Statements for the Fiscal Month ending October 31, 2021 on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 4.1(a) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βFinancial Statements Defaultβ); WHEREAS, the Borrower failed to deliver the Cash Balance Certificate for the Fiscal Month ending October 31, 2021 on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 4.1(c) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βCash Balance Certificate Defaultβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties failed to deliver the Compliance Certificates for each of the Fiscal Months ending October 31, 2021, November 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 4.1(e) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (βCompliance Certificate Defaultsβ);
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3 WHEREAS, Parent is requesting prior written consent from the Agent to amend its bylaws as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the βBylaws Amendmentβ) in accordance with Section 5.9 of the Loan Agreement; WHEREAS, from the Closing Date through the date hereof, the Credit Parties failed to deliver reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission promptly after such reports became publicly available in accordance with Section 4.1(h) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (collectively with the Investment Defaults, the Financial Statements Default, the Cash Balance Certificate Default and the Compliance Certificate Defaults, the βDesignated Defaultsβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and the Required Lenders waive the Designated Defaults and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, each of the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to waive the Designated Defaults on the terms set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Xxxxxxx and the Agent each hereby agrees as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Article III of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new Section 3.41 in the appropriate numerical order: βOn or prior to May 1, 2022, the Credit Parties shall deposit into an escrow account with an escrow agent satisfactory to Agent, pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, an amount equal to (x) 1,797,605.82, plus (y) $1,530,000.00, which is the projected amount of each Foreign Investment to be made by the Credit Parties in accordance with Section 5.3 from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. Thereafter, on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning July 1, 2022, the Credit Parties shall deposit with such escrow agent an amount equal to (a) the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the aggregate amount expended in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter in respect of Foreign Investments in excess of the amount (if any) on deposit in such escrow account based on the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, less (c) an amount (if any) equal to any unexpended portion held in such escrow account of in respect of the projected Foreign Investments from the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter. Amounts on deposit with such escrow agent will be held for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders until the Maturity Date and will be promptly released to the 4 Agent upon request of the Agent after the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default.β (b) Section 5.3(e) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (ii) in its entirety and replacing it as follows: β(ii) made after January 1, 2022 to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Canada Investments made after January 1, 2022 do not exceed $6,856,459 in the aggregate at any time, provided that (x) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta Canada Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Credit Parties shall not make Foreign Investments in an aggregate amount in any Fiscal Quarter in excess of 125% of the amount held in escrow for the benefit Agent pursuant to Section 3.41 during such Fiscal Quarter without the prior written consent the Required Lenders ; orβ (c) Section 5.3(f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (ii) in its entirety and replacing it as follows: β(ii) made after January 1, 2022 to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Germany Investments made after January 1, 2022 do not exceed $89,229,382 in the aggregate at any time, provided that (x) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta Germany Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (y) the Credit Parties shall not make Foreign Investments in an aggregate amount in any Fiscal Quarter in excess of 125% of the amount held in escrow for the benefit Agent pursuant to Section 3.41 during such Fiscal Quarter without the prior written consent the Required Lenders; orβ (d) Section 5.3(g) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (ii) in its entirety and replacing it as follows: β(ii) made after January 1, 2022 to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta France Investments made after January 1, 2022 do not exceed $78,329,815 in the aggregate at any time, provided that (x) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta France Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Credit Parties shall not make Foreign Investments in an aggregate amount in any Fiscal Quarter in excess of 125% of the amount held in escrow for the benefit Agent pursuant to Section 3.41 during such Fiscal Quarter without the prior written consent the Required Lenders; orβ (e) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: ββForeign Investmentβ means each of the Volta Canada Investments, the Volta France Investments and the Volta Germany Investments.β (f) The definition of βDe-SPAC Transactionβ set forth in Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (c)(ii) in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
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5 β(ii) Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II shall be immediately renamed Volta Inc., as such series of related transactions is set forth in greater detail in that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 7, 2021, by and among Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, SNPR Merger Sub I, Inc., SNPR Merger Sub II, LLC, and Volta Industries, Inc.β 3. Limited Waiver. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that the Designated Defaults have occurred and are continuing. In accordance with Section 4 hereof, as of the Effective Date each of the Agent and the Required Lenders hereby waives the Designated Defaults; provided that such waiver is applicable only to the Designated Defaults and to no other current or prospective Defaults or Events of Default under the Loan Agreement, whether known or unknown as of the Effective Date. 4. Consent to Parent Bylaws Amendment. Agent hereby consents to and approves of the Bylaws Amendment. 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon: (a) counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders; (b) Agent shall have received (and, in turn, Agent shall pay to each Lender their ratable share of the following amendment fee, which ratable share shall be determined by reference to the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans held by each Lender as of the date of this Amendment), on behalf of each Lender that has delivered an executed signature page to this Amendment, payment of a non-refundable amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.75% of the outstanding principal balance of the Terms Loans as of March 30, 2022, which amendment fee shall be earned in full on the date hereof; and (c) the Borrower shall have paid the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and other services rendered in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the date hereof. 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing on and as of the Effective Date. 6 7. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 8. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. 9. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 10. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 12. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 13. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent.
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7 14. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow] SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By:/s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Jams XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx _______________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx ____________________ Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Title: Chief Financial Officer VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx _______________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Authorized Signatory VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx _______________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Manager SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Authorized Signatory
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: President & Chief Investment Officer LIMITED WAIVER AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This LIMITED WAIVER AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of May 11, 2022, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging, Volta Media and Volta Industries, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), and VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Canada and Volta France, the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, and that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1.1(c) of the Loan Agreement, on each Payment Date, the Borrower is required to make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.28(b) of the Loan Agreement, the Credit Parties are required to, within twenty (20) days after the formation of any new Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary), (i) deliver to the Agent, among other things, the original certificates representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with the undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests and (ii) cause such new Subsidiary to execute a Joinder Agreement or such comparable documentation to become a Grantor and Guarantor under the Loan Agreement, and to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Agent to cause the Lien created thereunder to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any applicable foreign laws), including the execution by Borrower or the applicable Credit Party of a Joinder Agreement or such comparable documentation to the applicable Pledge Agreement (the documentation set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the βJoinder Documentsβ).
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2 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.41 of the Loan Agreement, on or before May 1, 2022, the Credit Parties are required to deposit into an escrow account (the βEscrow Accountβ) with an escrow agent satisfactory to Agent, pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, an amount equal to $3,327,605.82 (the βEscrow Amountβ); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Loan Agreement, without the Agentβs prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party is permitted to make any investment in or loan or advance to any Foreign Subsidiaries, other than those Investments expressly permitted under Section 5.3; WHEREAS, the Credit Parties made investments in, and/or loans or advances to, Volta Netherlands (as defined below in Section 2 of this Amendment) in violation of Section 5.3 (the βInvestments Defaultβ); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Loan Agreement, within one hundred twenty (120) days after of the end of each Fiscal Year, the Credit Parties are required to furnish to the Agent and each Lender the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Credit Parties as at the end of such Fiscal Year and as of the end of the such Fiscal Year, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, the related statements of profits and losses and related audited consolidated statements of cash flows and stockholdersβ equity for such Fiscal Year and for the previous Fiscal Year (the βAudited Financial Statementsβ), as prepared by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent; WHEREAS, the Borrower failed to make the principal payment with respect to the May 1, 2022 Payment Date to the Agent on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 1.1(c) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βPayment Defaultsβ), but, for the avoidance of doubt, Xxxxxxxx has made the required payments to Agent prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; WHEREAS, the Credit Parties failed to deliver, and cause each of Rakko Holding B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, and Volta Rakko B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, to execute, the Joinder Documents on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 3.28 of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βJoinder Defaultsβ), but, for the avoidance of doubt, Credit Parties are delivering the Joinder Documents to Agent on or prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; WHEREAS, the Credit Parties failed to deposit the Escrow Amount into the Escrow Account on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 3.41 of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (the βEscrow Defaultsβ), but, for the avoidance of doubt, Credit Parties did complete funding of the required deposit into the Escrow Account prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; WHEREAS, the Credit Parties failed to deliver the Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2021 on a timely basis, in accordance with Section 4.1(b) of the Loan Agreement, which resulted in immediate Events of Default pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement (collectively with the Investment Defaults, the Payment Defaults, the Joinder 3 Defaults and the Escrow Defaults, the βDesignated Defaultsβ), but, for the avoidance of doubt, Credit Parties have delivered the Audited Financial Statements to Agent and Lenders prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and the Required Lenders waive the Designated Defaults and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, each of the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to waive the Designated Defaults on the terms set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Xxxxxxx and the Agent each hereby agrees as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Section 5.3(f) is hereby amended by deleting βorβ at the end thereof. Section 5.3(g) is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and replacing it with β; orβ. A new Section 5.3(h) of the Loan Agreement is hereby inserted after Section 5.3(g) which new Section 5.3(h) shall read as follows: β(h) any capital contributions in, or loans or advances to, Rakko Holding B.V., a private limited liability company organized under the laws of the Netherlands, and Volta Rakko B.V., a private limited liability company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (such entities, individually and collectively, βVolta Netherlandsβ) (βVolta Netherlands Investmentsβ), (i) to the extent the aggregate amount of Volta Netherlands Investments made, whether prior to or after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, do not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time, provided that (x) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Volta Netherlands Investment after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Credit Parties shall not make Foreign Investments in an aggregate amount in any Fiscal Quarter in excess of 125% of the amount held in escrow for the benefit Agent pursuant to Section 3.41 during such Fiscal Quarter without the prior written consent the Required Lenders.β (b) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions to read as follows: ββForeign Investmentβ means each of the Volta Canada Investments, the Volta France Investments, the Volta Germany Investments and the Volta Netherlands Investments.β
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4 (c) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: βSixth Amendment Effective Dateβ means May 11, 2022.β 3. Limited Waiver. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that the Designated Defaults have occurred and are continuing. In accordance with Section 4 hereof, as of the Effective Date each of the Agent and the Required Lenders hereby waives the Designated Defaults; provided that such waiver is applicable only to the Designated Defaults and to no other current or prospective Defaults or Events of Default under the Loan Agreement, whether known or unknown as of the Effective Date. 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon: (a) counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders; (b) Agent shall have received (and, in turn, Agent shall pay to each Lender their ratable share of the following waiver fee, which ratable share shall be determined by reference to the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans held by each Lender as of the date of this Amendment), on behalf of each Lender that has delivered an executed signature page to this Amendment, payment of a non-refundable waiver fee in an amount equal to $173,194.45 (such amount being equal to 0.50% of the outstanding principal balance of the Terms Loans as of as of May 10, 2022), which waiver fee shall be earned in full on the date hereof; and (c) the Borrower shall have paid the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and other services rendered in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the date hereof. 5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing on and as of the Effective Date. 6. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 7. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, 5 the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. 8. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 9. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 11. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 12. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 13. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow]
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: General Counsel By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx ____________________ Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Title: Chief Financial Officer SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx _______________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Authorized Signatory VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx _______________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Manager XXXXX HOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Board Member VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx XxXxxx Title: Board Member
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO LIMITED WAIVER AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Authorized Signatory LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ________________________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: President & Chief Investment Officer
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EXECUTION VERSION SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of September 26, 2022, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), and VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Industries, Volta Canada and Volta France, the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, and that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, and as supplemented by the updated Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Credit Parties to the Agent on September 14, 2022 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Xxxxxxx and the Agent each hereby agrees as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Section 1.2(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: β(c) Asset Sales or Casualty Events. Not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale (other than the Permitted Brookfield Sales or Other Permitted Sales) or any Casualty Event by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, Credit Parties shall make Mandatory Prepayments of the Obligations to be applied thereto in accordance with Section 1.8 in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties shall have delivered an Officersβ Certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating that such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be reinvested in fixed or capital assets within six (6) months following the date of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (which Officersβ Certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); provided, that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such six-month period, such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a Mandatory Prepayment as provided in this Section 1.2(c); provided, further, that if the property subject to such Asset Sale or such Casualty Event constituted Collateral, then all property purchased with the Net Cash Proceeds thereof pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the Lien created pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with Sections 3.20 and 3.28; provided, further, so long as no Material Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Mandatory Prepayment shall be required to be made with the Net Cash Proceeds received by Parent from any ATM Transaction. Nothing contained in this Section 1.2(c) shall permit any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to effect any Asset Sale other than in accordance with Section 5.4.β (b) Section 5.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β5.4 Asset Sales. Sell, transfer, convey, assign, issue or otherwise dispose any of its assets or properties (including its accounts or any shares of its Stock) or engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction, including without limitation the Collateral or Loan proceeds; provided, however, that (i) any Grantor may transfer any of its Collateral to any other Grantor, provided such Collateral remains subject to the Liens of Agent under this Agreement to secure the Obligations, (ii) Volta Services may enter into the Permitted Brookfield Sales and Other Permitted Sales, (iii) any Grantor may dispose of Collateral that is, in the applicable Grantorβs reasonable business judgment, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain, or used or useful in its business, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, with respect to Collateral that has a fair market value in excess of $500,000, Agent has given prior written consent (email acceptable) which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or denied and (iv) Parent may issue Stock pursuant to an ATM Transaction, the Net Cash Proceeds of which shall be used for general corporate purposes to the extent not otherwise prohibited by this
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Agreement, provided that, if required under Section 1.2(c), the Credit Parties shall apply the Net Cash Proceeds of such ATM Transaction as a Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with Section 1.2(c).β (c) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: βATM Transactionβ means any issuance by the Parent of shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000, as contemplated by that certain Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated September 26, 2022 (as amended from time to time, the βSales Agreementβ), by and between the Parent and Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. βMaterial Event of Defaultβ means any Event of Default under Section 7.1(a) (payment default), Section 7.1(h) or Section 7.1(i) (bankruptcy/insolvency default), Section 7.1(c) due to any breach of Section 4.2 (financial covenant default), Section 7.1(c) due to any breach of Article 5 (negative covenant default), or Section 7.1(c) due to any breach of Section 4.1 (reporting covenant default) that continues for a period of 10 days or more beyond the applicable due date in Section 4.1. βSeventh Amendment Effective Dateβ means September 26, 2022. 3. Reserved. 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon counterparts of this Amendment having been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders. 5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Material Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (c) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that a true, correct and complete copy of the Sales Agreement as in effect on the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 6. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 7. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 5.3 regarding Foreign Investments and Section 3.41 requiring the Credit Parties to deposit funds into an escrow account in connection with the projected Foreign Investments remain in full force and effect and shall continue in accordance with their terms (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties are required to deposit on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter an amount equal to (a) the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the aggregate amount expended in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter in respect of Foreign Investments in excess of the amount (if any) on deposit in such escrow account based on the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, less (c) an amount (if any) equal to any unexpended portion held in such escrow account of in respect of the projected Foreign Investments from the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter). 8. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 9. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually.
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11. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 12. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 13. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow] SIGNATURE PAGE TO SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. BORROWER: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Title: Attorney-in-Fact VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary XXXXX HOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member SIGNATURE PAGE TO SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT 0000-0000-0000.4 AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx___________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Authorized Signatory
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT 0000-0000-0000.4 LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: _/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx___________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx______________ Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: President & Chief Investment Officer Execution Version EXHIBIT A SALES AGREEMENT SEE ATTACHED
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VOLTA INC. Shares of Class A Common Stock (par value $0.0001 per share) Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement September 23, 2022 Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Ladies and Gentlemen: Volta Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ), confirms its agreement (this βAgreementβ) with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. (the βAgentβ), as follows: 1. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SHARES. THE COMPANY AGREES THAT, FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, ON THE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, IT MAY ISSUE AND SELL THROUGH THE AGENT, SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK (THE βPLACEMENT SHARESβ) OF THE COMPANY, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE (THE βCOMMON STOCKβ); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY ISSUE OR SELL THROUGH THE AGENT SUCH NUMBER OR DOLLAR AMOUNT OF PLACEMENT SHARES THAT WOULD (A) EXCEED THE NUMBER OR DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REGISTERED ON THE EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT (DEFINED BELOW) PURSUANT TO WHICH THE OFFERING IS BEING MADE, (B) EXCEED THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (LESS SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE, CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF ANY OUTSTANDING SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERWISE RESERVED FROM THE COMPANYβS AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK), (C) EXCEED THE NUMBER OR DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PERMITTED TO BE SOLD UNDER FORM S-3 (INCLUDING GENERAL INSTRUCTION I.B.6 THEREOF, IF APPLICABLE) OR (D) EXCEED THE NUMBER OR DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH THE COMPANY HAS FILED A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (DEFINED BELOW) (THE LESSER OF (A), (B), (C) AND (D), THE βMAXIMUM AMOUNTβ). NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 1 ON THE AMOUNT OF PLACEMENT SHARES ISSUED AND SOLD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY AND THAT THE AGENT SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH COMPLIANCE. THE OFFER AND SALE OF PLACEMENT SHARES THROUGH THE AGENT WILL BE EFFECTED PURSUANT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW) FILED BY THE COMPANY AND WHICH WAS DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE βCOMMISSIONβ) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2022, ALTHOUGH NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO USE THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK. The Company has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the βSecurities Actβ), and the rules and regulations thereunder (the βSecurities Act Regulationsβ), with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 267374), including a base prospectus, relating to certain securities, including the Placement Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company, and which incorporates by reference documents that the Company has filed or will file in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the βExchange Actβ), and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Company has prepared a prospectus or a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus included as part of the registration statement, which prospectus or prospectus supplement relates to the Placement Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company (the βProspectus Supplementβ). The Company will furnish to the Agent, for use by the Agent, copies of the prospectus included as part of such registration statement, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, relating to the Placement Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company. The Company may, but is under no obligation to, file one or more additional
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registration statements from time to time that will contain a base prospectus and related prospectus or prospectus supplement, if applicable (which shall be a Prospectus Supplement), with respect to the Placement Shares. Except where the context otherwise requires, such registration statement(s), including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act Regulations or deemed to be a part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act Regulations, is herein called the βRegistration Statement.β The base prospectus or base prospectuses, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in the Registration Statement, as it may be supplemented, if necessary, by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form in which such prospectus or prospectuses and/or Prospectus Supplement have most recently been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act Regulations, together with the then issued Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below), is herein called the βProspectus.β Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, any Prospectus Supplement, Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein (the βIncorporated Documentsβ), including, unless the context otherwise requires, the documents, if any, filed as exhibits to such Incorporated Documents. Any reference herein to the terms βamend,β βamendmentβ or βsupplementβ with respect to the Registration Statement, any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act on or after the most-recent effective date of the Registration Statement, or the date of the Prospectus Supplement, Prospectus or such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated therein by reference. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or to any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include the most recent copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system, or if applicable, the Interactive Data Electronic Application system when used by the Commission (collectively, βXXXXXβ). 2. PLACEMENTS. EACH TIME THAT THE COMPANY WISHES TO ISSUE AND SELL PLACEMENT SHARES HEREUNDER (EACH, A βPLACEMENTβ), IT WILL NOTIFY THE AGENT BY EMAIL NOTICE (OR OTHER METHOD MUTUALLY AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES) OF THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENT SHARES TO BE ISSUED, THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH SALES ARE REQUESTED TO BE MADE, ANY LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENT SHARES THAT MAY BE SOLD IN ANY ONE DAY AND ANY MINIMUM PRICE BELOW WHICH SALES MAY NOT BE MADE (A βPLACEMENT NOTICEβ), THE FORM OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS SCHEDULE 1. THE PLACEMENT NOTICE SHALL ORIGINATE FROM ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMPANY SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 3 (WITH A COPY TO EACH OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMPANY LISTED ON SUCH SCHEDULE), AND SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE AGENT SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 3, AS SUCH SCHEDULE 3 MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE PLACEMENT NOTICE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT BY THE AGENT UNLESS AND UNTIL (I) THE AGENT DECLINES IN WRITING TO ACCEPT THE TERMS CONTAINED THEREIN FOR ANY REASON, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, WHICH DECLINATION MUST OCCUR WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS OF THE AGENTβS RECEIPT OF THE PLACEMENT NOTICE, (II) THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES THEREUNDER HAVE BEEN SOLD, (III) THE COMPANY SUSPENDS OR TERMINATES THE PLACEMENT NOTICE OR (IV) THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN TERMINATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12. THE AMOUNT OF ANY DISCOUNT, COMMISSION OR OTHER COMPENSATION TO BE PAID BY THE COMPANY TO THE AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE 2. IT IS EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE AGENT WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO A PLACEMENT OR ANY PLACEMENT SHARES UNLESS AND UNTIL THE COMPANY DELIVERS A PLACEMENT NOTICE TO THE AGENT AND THE AGENT DOES NOT DECLINE SUCH PLACEMENT NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THEN ONLY UPON THE TERMS SPECIFIED THEREIN AND HEREIN. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS OF A PLACEMENT NOTICE, THE TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT NOTICE WILL CONTROL.
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3. SALE OF PLACEMENT SHARES BY THE AGENT. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5(A), THE AGENT, FOR THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE PLACEMENT NOTICE, WILL USE ITS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS CONSISTENT WITH ITS NORMAL TRADING AND SALES PRACTICES AND APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THE RULES OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (THE βEXCHANGEβ), TO SELL THE PLACEMENT SHARES UP TO THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN, AND OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF, SUCH PLACEMENT NOTICE. THE AGENT WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION TO THE COMPANY NO LATER THAN THE OPENING OF THE TRADING DAY (AS DEFINED BELOW) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TRADING DAY ON WHICH IT HAS MADE SALES OF PLACEMENT SHARES HEREUNDER SETTING FORTH THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENT SHARES SOLD ON SUCH DAY, THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE BY THE COMPANY TO THE AGENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SALES, AND THE NET PROCEEDS (AS DEFINED BELOW) PAYABLE TO THE COMPANY, WITH AN ITEMIZATION OF THE DEDUCTIONS MADE BY THE AGENT (AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5(B)) FROM THE GROSS PROCEEDS THAT IT RECEIVES FROM SUCH SALES. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT NOTICE, THE AGENT MAY SELL PLACEMENT SHARES BY ANY METHOD PERMITTED BY LAW DEEMED TO BE AN βAT THE MARKET OFFERINGβ AS DEFINED IN RULE 415(A)(4) OF THE SECURITIES ACT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING SALES MADE DIRECTLY ON OR THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OR ANY OTHER EXISTING TRADING MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK, IN NEGOTIATED TRANSACTIONS AT MARKET PRICES PREVAILING AT THE TIME OF SALE OR AT PRICES RELATED TO SUCH PREVAILING MARKET PRICES AND/OR ANY OTHER METHOD PERMITTED BY LAW. βTRADING DAYβ MEANS ANY DAY ON WHICH COMMON STOCK IS TRADED ON THE EXCHANGE. 4. SUSPENSION OF SALES. THE COMPANY OR THE AGENT MAY, UPON NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY IN WRITING (INCLUDING BY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE OTHER PARTY SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 3, IF RECEIPT OF SUCH CORRESPONDENCE IS ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM THE NOTICE IS SENT, OTHER THAN VIA AUTO-REPLY) OR BY TELEPHONE (CONFIRMED IMMEDIATELY BY VERIFIABLE FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OR EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE OTHER PARTY SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 3), SUSPEND ANY SALE OF PLACEMENT SHARES (A βSUSPENSIONβ); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH SUSPENSION SHALL NOT AFFECT OR IMPAIR ANY PARTYβS OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY PLACEMENT SHARES SOLD HEREUNDER PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE. WHILE A SUSPENSION IS IN EFFECT ANY OBLIGATION UNDER SECTIONS 7(L), 7(M), AND 7(N) WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES, OPINIONS, OR COMFORT LETTERS TO THE AGENT, SHALL BE WAIVED. EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT NO SUCH NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION 4 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY UNLESS IT IS MADE TO ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED ON SCHEDULE 3 HERETO, AS SUCH SCHEDULE MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, DURING ANY PERIOD IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS IN POSSESSION OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION, THE COMPANY AND THE AGENT AGREE THAT (I) NO SALE OF PLACEMENT SHARES WILL TAKE PLACE, (II) THE COMPANY SHALL NOT REQUEST THE SALE OF ANY PLACEMENT SHARES, AND (III) THE AGENT SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO SELL OR OFFER TO SELL ANY PLACEMENT SHARES. 5. SALE AND DELIVERY TO THE AGENT; SETTLEMENT. (a) Sale of Placement Shares. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, upon the Agentβs acceptance of the terms of a Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Placement Shares described therein has been declined, suspended, or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Agent, for the period specified in the Placement Notice, will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such Placement Shares up to the amount specified, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Placement Notice. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful in selling Placement Shares, (ii) the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell Placement Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such Placement Shares as required under this Agreement and (iii) the Agent shall be under no obligation to purchase Placement Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise agreed by the Agent and the Company.
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(b) Settlement of Placement Shares. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Placement Notice, settlement for sales of Placement Shares will occur on the second (2nd) Trading Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each, a βSettlement Dateβ). The Agent shall notify the Company of each sale of Placement Shares no later than the opening of the Trading Day immediately following the Trading Day on which it has made sales of Placement Shares hereunder. The amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Company on a Settlement Date against receipt of the Placement Shares sold (the βNet Proceedsβ) will be equal to the aggregate sales price received by the Agent for such Placement Shares, after deduction for (i) the Agentβs commission, discount or other compensation for such sales payable by the Company pursuant to Section 2 hereof, and (ii) any transaction fees imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect of such sales. (c) Delivery of Placement Shares. On or before each Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Placement Shares being sold by crediting the Agentβs or its designeeβs account (provided the Agent shall have given the Company written notice of such designee at least one Trading Day prior to the Settlement Date) at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto which in all cases shall be freely tradable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form. On each Settlement Date, the Agent will deliver the related Net Proceeds in same day funds to an account designated by the Company on, or prior to, the Settlement Date. The Company agrees that if the Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable), defaults in its obligation to deliver Placement Shares on a Settlement Date, the Company agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Section 10(a) hereto, it will (i) hold the Agent harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company or its transfer agent (if applicable) and (ii) pay to the Agent any commission, discount, or other compensation to which it would otherwise have been entitled absent such default. (d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Placement Shares, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Agent may request in writing at least one full Business Day (as defined below) before the applicable Settlement Date. The certificates for the Placement Shares, if any, will be made available by the Company for examination and packaging by the Agent in The City of New York not later than noon (New York time) on the Business Day prior to the Settlement Date. (e) Limitations on Offering Size. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Placement Shares if, after giving effect to the sale of such Placement Shares, the aggregate gross sales proceeds of Placement Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the lesser of (A) together with all sales of Placement Shares under this Agreement, the Maximum Amount and (B) the amount authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the Companyβs board of directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive committee, and notified to the Agent in writing. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement at a price lower than the minimum price authorized from time to time by the Companyβs board of directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive committee. Further, under no circumstances shall the Company cause or permit the aggregate offering amount of Placement Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the Maximum Amount. 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO, AND AGREES WITH AGENT THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND AS OF EACH APPLICABLE TIME (AS DEFINED BELOW), UNLESS SUCH REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR AGREEMENT SPECIFIES A DIFFERENT TIME:
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(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements for and comply with the applicable conditions set forth in Form S-3 (including General Instructions I.A and I.B) under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission and has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Prospectus Supplement will name the Agent as the agent in the section entitled βPlan of Distribution.β The Company has not received, and has no notice of, any order of the Commission preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, or threatening or instituting proceedings for that purpose. The Registration Statement and the offer and sale of Placement Shares as contemplated hereby meet the requirements of Rule 415 under the Securities Act and comply in all material respects with said Rule. Any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement have been so described or filed. Copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and any such amendments or supplements and all documents incorporated by reference therein that were filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement have been delivered, or are available through XXXXX, to the Agent and its counsel. The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of each Settlement Date and completion of the distribution of the Placement Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering or sale of the Placement Shares other than the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Agent has consented, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is currently listed on the Exchange under the trading symbol βVLTA.β The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, delisting the Common Stock from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the Exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. To the Companyβs knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable listing requirements of the Exchange. (b) No Misstatement or Omission. The Registration Statement, when it became effective, and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, on the date of such Prospectus or amendment or supplement, conformed and will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. At each Settlement Date, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as of such date, will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. The Registration Statement, when it became or becomes effective, did not, and will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus and any amendment and supplement thereto, on the date thereof and at each Applicable Time (defined below), did not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, as of their dates and at each Applicable Time, did not, and any further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein will not, when filed with the Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in such document or necessary to make the statements in such document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing shall not apply to statements in, or omissions from, any such document made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use in the preparation thereof. (c) Conformity with Securities Act and Exchange Act. The Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, and the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents were or are filed with the Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or became or become effective under the Securities Act, as the case may be, conformed or will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable.
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(d) Financial Information. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholdersβ equity of the Company for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and in conformity with GAAP (as defined below) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); the other financial and statistical data with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, are accurately and fairly presented in all material respects and are prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and records of the Company; there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus that are not included or incorporated by reference as required; the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and all disclosures contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, regarding βnon-GAAP financial measuresβ (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissionβs rules and guidelines applicable thereto. (e) Conformity with XXXXX Xxxxxx. The Prospectus delivered to the Agent for use in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be identical to the versions of the Prospectus created to be transmitted to the Commission for filing via XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. (f) Organization. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise), stockholdersβ equity or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) prevent or materially interfere with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a βMaterial Adverse Effectβ); provided that a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock alone shall not be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. (g) Subsidiaries. The subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 4 (collectively, the βSubsidiariesβ), are the Companyβs only significant subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission). Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests of the Subsidiaries free and clear of any lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction (collectively, βLiensβ), and all the equity interests of the Subsidiaries are validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. No Subsidiary is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiaryβs capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiaryβs property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company. (h) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are subject (collectively, βCompany Contractsβ); or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Companyβs knowledge, all third parties that are parties to any Company Contracts are in compliance with the terms, covenants and conditions contained in such Company Contracts, except for any violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Free Writing Prospectuses, if any (including any document deemed incorporated by reference therein) and other than the Companyβs execution of this Agreement and the sale of any Placement Shares, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect or the occurrence of any development that the Company reasonably expects will result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any transaction which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) any obligation or liability, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary, which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) any material change in the capital stock or outstanding long-term indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (v) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than in each case above in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (including any document deemed incorporated by reference therein). (j) Capitalization. The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and, other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, are not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights. The Company has an authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as of the dates referred to therein (other than the grant of additional options, restricted stock units or other equity awards under the Companyβs existing equity incentive plans, or changes in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof) and such authorized capital stock conforms to the description thereof set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The description of the securities of the Company in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus is complete and accurate in all material respects. Except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as of the date referred to therein, the Company does not have outstanding any options to purchase, or any rights or warrants to subscribe for, or any securities or obligations convertible into, or exchangeable for, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, any shares of capital stock or other securities. (k) Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and by general equitable principles, and (ii) the indemnification and contribution provisions of Section 10 hereof may be limited by federal or state securities laws and public policy considerations in respect thereof. (l) Authorization of Placement Shares. The Placement Shares, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms approved by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof, or a duly authorized executive committee, against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, including any statutory or contractual preemptive rights that have not been waived, resale rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights, and will be registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. The Placement Shares, when issued, will conform in all material respects to the description thereof set forth in or incorporated into the Prospectus. (m)No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Authority is required for (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and (ii) the issuance and sale by the Company of the Placement Shares as contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities laws or by the by-laws and rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (βFINRAβ) or the Exchange in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares by the Agent. (n) No Preferential Rights. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) no person, as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act (each, a βPersonβ), has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Company to issue or sell to such Person any Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company (other than upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase Common Stock or upon the exercise or vesting of options or other equity awards that may be granted from time to time under the Companyβs equity compensation plans), (ii) no Person has any preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, or any other rights (whether pursuant to a βpoison pillβ provision or otherwise) to purchase from the Company any Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company (other than upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase Common Stock or upon the exercise or vesting of options or other equity awards that may be granted from time to time under the Companyβs equity compensation plans), (iii) no Person has the right to act as an underwriter or as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the offer and sale of the Common Stock, and (iv) no Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to require the Company to register under the Securities Act any Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or other securities of the Company, or to include any such shares or other securities in the Registration Statement or the offering contemplated thereby, whether as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the sale of the Placement Shares as contemplated thereby or otherwise.
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(o) Independent Public Accounting Firm. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP (the βAccountantβ), whose report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company is filed with the Commission as part of the Companyβs most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, are and, during the periods covered by their report, were an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). To the Companyβs knowledge, the Accountant is not in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the βXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Actβ) with respect to the Company. (p) Enforceability of Agreements. To the Companyβs knowledge, all agreements between the Company and third parties expressly referenced in the Prospectus, other than such agreements that have expired by their terms or whose termination is disclosed in documents filed by the Company on XXXXX are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and by general equitable principles and (ii) the indemnification provisions of certain agreements may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy considerations in respect thereof, except for any unenforceability that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (q) No Litigation. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority pending, nor, to the Companyβs knowledge, any legal, governmental or regulatory audits or investigations by or before any Governmental Authority, to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform is obligations under this Agreement; and, to the Companyβs knowledge, no such actions, suits, proceedings, audits or investigations are threatened or contemplated by any Governmental Authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory audits, investigations, actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Prospectus that are not so described; and (ii) there are no contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not so filed. (r) Consents and Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct in all material respects their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, or has any reason to believe that it will receive, any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would be reasonably like to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (s) Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to the Companyβs knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use all foreign and domestic patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, Internet domain names, know- how and other intellectual property (collectively, the βIntellectual Propertyβ), necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted except to the extent that the failure to own, possess, license or otherwise hold adequate rights to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i) there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) to the Companyβs knowledge, there is no infringement by third parties of any such owned Intellectual Property; (iii) there is no pending or, to the Companyβs knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Companyβs and its Subsidiariesβ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; (iv) there is no pending or, to the Companyβs knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such owned Intellectual Property; (v) there is no pending or, to the Companyβs knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company and its Subsidiaries infringe or otherwise violate any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others; (vi) to the Companyβs knowledge, there is no third-party U.S. patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims for which an Interference Proceeding (as defined in 35 U.S.C. Β§ 135) has been commenced against any patent or patent application described in the Prospectus as being owned by the Company; and (vii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not in uncured breach of agreements pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or such Subsidiary, and, to the Companyβs knowledge, all such agreements are in full force and effect, except, in the case of any of clauses (i)-(vii) above, for any such infringement by third parties or any such pending or threatened suit, action, proceeding or claim as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (t) Market Capitalization. At the time the Registration Statement was or will be originally declared effective, and from and after the date hereof, the Company met the then applicable requirements for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, including, but not limited to, General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3. The Company is not a shell company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and has not been a shell company for at least 12 calendar months previously and if it has been a shell company at any time previously, has filed current Form 10 information (as defined in Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3) with the Commission at least 12 calendar months previously reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.
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(u) No Material Defaults. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has defaulted on any installment on indebtedness for borrowed money or on any rental on one or more long-term leases, which defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not filed a report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the filing of its last Annual Report on Form 10-K, indicating that it (i) has failed to pay any dividend or sinking fund installment on preferred stock or (ii) has defaulted on any installment on indebtedness for borrowed money or on any rental on one or more long-term leases, which defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (v) Certain Market Activities. Neither the Company, nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companyβs knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers or controlling persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or that has constituted or would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Placement Shares. (w) Broker/Dealer Relationships. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) is required to register as a βbrokerβ or βdealerβ in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act or (ii) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is a βperson associated with a memberβ or βassociated person of a memberβ (within the meaning set forth in the FINRA Manual). (x) No Reliance. The Company has not relied upon the Agent or legal counsel for the Agent for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection with the offering and sale of the Placement Shares. (y) Taxes. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and paid all taxes shown thereon through the date hereof, to the extent that such taxes have become due and payable and are not being contested in good faith, except where the failure to so file or pay would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any federal, state or other governmental tax deficiency, penalty or assessment which has been asserted or threatened against it which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (z) Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all items of real property owned by them, good and valid title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as being owned by them, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except those matters that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real or personal property described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as being leased by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries is held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases, except those that (A) do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) would not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries complies with all applicable codes, laws and regulations (including, without limitation, building and zoning codes, laws and regulations and laws relating to access to such properties), except if and to the extent disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or except for such failures to comply that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or its subsidiaries has received from any Governmental Authorities any notice of any condemnation of, or zoning change affecting, the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company knows of no such condemnation or zoning change which is threatened, except for such that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. (aa) Environmental Laws. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, βEnvironmental Lawsβ); (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, for any such failure to comply or failure to receive required permits, licenses, other approvals or liability as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(bb) Disclosure Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain systems of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managementβs general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (βGAAPβ) ( and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managementβs general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Companyβs internal control over financial reporting is effective as of the latest date of managementβs evaluation of such internal control over financial reporting as set forth in the Companyβs periodic reports and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Prospectus). Since the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company included in the Prospectus, there has been no change in the Companyβs internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companyβs internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Prospectus). The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Companyβs Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Companyβs certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companyβs disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year most recently ended (such date, the βEvaluation Dateβ). The Company presented in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year most recently ended the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date and the disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Companyβs internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) or, to the Companyβs knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Companyβs internal controls. (cc) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Companyβs directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company as applicable) has made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it or furnished by it to the Commission. For purposes of the preceding sentence, βprincipal executive officerβ and βprincipal financial officerβ shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. (dd) Finderβs Fees. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for any finderβs fees, brokerage commissions or similar payments in connection with the transactions herein contemplated, except as may otherwise exist with respect to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement. (ee) Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (ff) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Placement Shares, will be an βinvestment companyβ or an entity βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment company,β as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the βInvestment Company Actβ). (gg) Operations. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions to which the Company or its Subsidiaries are subject, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the βMoney Laundering Lawsβ); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. (hh) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. There are no transactions, arrangements and other relationships between and/or among the Company, and/or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity (each, an βOff-Balance Sheet Transactionβ) that would reasonably be expected to affect materially the Companyβs liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources, including those Off-Balance Sheet Transactions described in the Commissionβs Statement about Managementβs Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations (Release Nos. 33-8056; 34-45321; FR-61), required to be described in the Prospectus which have not been described as required. (ii) Underwriter Agreements. The Company is not a party to any agreement with an agent or underwriter for any other βat the marketβ or continuous equity transaction.
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(jj) ERISA. To the knowledge of the Company, each material employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (βERISAβ), that is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its affiliates for employees or former employees of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries has been maintained in material compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the βCodeβ); no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred which would result in a material liability to the Company with respect to any such plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; and for each such plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no βaccumulated funding deficiencyβ as defined in Section 412 of the Code has been incurred, whether or not waived, that would result in a material liability to the Company, and the fair market value of the assets of each such plan (excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) equals or exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions, except where such failure would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company. (kk) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) (a βForward- Looking Statementβ) contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith. (ll) Agent Purchases. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Agent has informed the Company that the Agent may, to the extent permitted under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, purchase and sell Common Stock for its own account while this Agreement is in effect, provided, that the Company shall not be deemed to have authorized or consented to any such purchases or sales by the Agent. (mm) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Placement Shares nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors. (nn) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company and each of its Subsidiaries reasonably believe are adequate for the conduct of their properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries. (oo) No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries nor, to the Companyβs knowledge, any of their respective directors, executive officers, employees, agents, affiliates, or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the past five years, made any unlawful contributions to any candidate for any political office (or failed fully to disclose any contribution in violation of applicable law) or made any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state, municipal, or foreign office or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duty in violation of any applicable law or of the character required to be disclosed in the Prospectus; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any Subsidiary, or to the Companyβs knowledge, any affiliate of any of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and stockholders of the Company or any Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any Subsidiary or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, or stockholders of the Company or any Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of FINRA to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iv) except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or any Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them; (v) the Company has not offered, or caused any placement agent to offer, Common Stock to any person with the intent to influence unlawfully (A) a customer or supplier of the Company or any Subsidiary to alter the customerβs or supplierβs level or type of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective products or services, and (vi) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Companyβs knowledge, any agent, affiliate, or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has (A) violated or is in violation of any applicable provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law (collectively, βAnti-Corruption Lawsβ), (B) promised, offered, provided, attempted to provide, or authorized the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any person for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, influencing any act or decision of the recipient, or securing any improper advantage; or (C) made any payment of funds of the Company or any Subsidiary or received or retained any funds in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws. (pp) Status Under the Securities Act. The Company was not and is not an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the times specified in Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Placement Shares.
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(qq) No Misstatement or Omission in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and as of each Applicable Time (as defined in Section 23 below), did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any incorporated document deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Agent specifically for use therein. (rr) No Conflicts. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the issuance, offering or sale of the Placement Shares, nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, nor the compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof will conflict with, or will result in a breach of, any of the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default under, or has resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any contract or other agreement to which the Company may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, except (i) such conflicts, breaches or defaults as may have been waived and (ii) such conflicts, breaches and defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; nor will such action result (x) in any violation of the provisions of the organizational or governing documents of the Company, or (y) in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, except where such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (ss) Sanctions. (i) The Company represents that, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the βEntityβ) or any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is a government, individual, or entity (in this paragraph (ss), βPersonβ) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is: (A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasuryβs Office of Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestyβs Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authorities, including, without limitation, designation on OFACβs Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or OFACβs Foreign Sanctions Evaders List (as amended, collectively, βSanctionsβ), nor (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (including, without limitation, Cuba, the so-called Donetsk Peopleβs Republic, Iran, the so- called Luhansk Peopleβs Republic, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea Region of Ukraine) (the βSanctioned Countriesβ). (ii) The Entity represents and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or is a Sanctioned Country; or (B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). (iii) The Entity represents and covenants that, except as detailed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, for the past 5 years, it has not knowingly engaged in, is not now knowingly engaging in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions or is or was a Sanctioned Country.
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(tt) Stock Transfer Taxes. On each Settlement Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Placement Shares to be sold hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been fully complied with in all material respects. (uu) Compliance with Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and statutes (including all environmental laws and regulations) in the jurisdictions in which it carries on business, except where non-compliance of such law, regulation or statute would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; the Company has not received a written notice of non- compliance, nor knows of, nor has reasonable grounds to know of, any facts that could give rise to a notice of non-compliance with any such laws, regulations and statutes, and is not aware of any pending change or contemplated change to any applicable law or regulation or governmental position, in each case that would materially adversely affect the business of the Company or the business or legal environment under which the Company operates. (vv) Statistical and Market-Related Data. The statistical, demographic and market- related data included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects or represent the Companyβs good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources. (ww) Cyber Security. Except as may be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (x) to the Companyβs knowledge, there has been no material security breach or other material compromise of any of the Companyβs information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, βIT Systems and Dataβ) and (y) the Company has not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach or other material compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, published policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) the Company has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices. (xx) Emerging Growth Company Status. From the time of the initial filing of the Companyβs first registration statement with the Commission through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an βemerging growth company,β as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an βEmerging Growth Companyβ). ο· Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company, as applicable, to the Agent as to the matters set forth therein. ο· 7. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY COVENANTS AND AGREES WITH THE AGENT THAT:
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(a) Registration Statement Amendments. After the date of this Agreement and during any period in which a Prospectus relating to any Placement Shares is required to be delivered by the Agent under the Securities Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act or similar rule), (i) the Company will notify the Agent promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the Registration Statement, other than documents incorporated by reference, has been filed with the Commission and/or has become effective or any subsequent supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (ii) the Company will prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon the Agentβs reasonable request, any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that, in the Agentβs reasonable opinion, may be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution of the Placement Shares by the Agent (provided, however, that the failure of the Agent to make such request shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Agentβs right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and provided, further, that the only remedy the Agent shall have with respect to the failure to make such filing shall be to cease making sales under this Agreement until such amendment or supplement is filed); (iii) the Company will not file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus (except for documents incorporated by reference) relating to the Placement Shares or a security convertible into the Placement Shares unless a copy thereof has been submitted to the Agent within a reasonable period of time before the filing and the Agent has objected thereto in good faith on reasonable grounds and in writing two (2) Business Days (provided, however, that (A) the failure of the Agent to make such objection shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability hereunder, or affect the Agentβs right to rely on the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and (B) the Company has no obligation to provide the Agent any advance copy of such filing or to provide the Agent an opportunity to object to such filing, if such filing does not name the Agent and does not reference the transactions contemplated hereunder; and provided, further, that the only remedy the Agent shall have with respect to the failure by the Company to obtain such consent shall be to cease making sales under this Agreement) and the Company will furnish to the Agent at the time of filing thereof a copy of any document that upon filing is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or Prospectus, except for those documents available via XXXXX; and (iv) the Company will cause each amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act or, in the case of any document to be incorporated therein by reference, to be filed with the Commission as required pursuant to the Exchange Act, within the time period prescribed (the determination to file or not file any amendment or supplement with the Commission under this Section 7(a), based on the Companyβs reasonable opinion or reasonable objections, shall be made exclusively by the Company); provided, however, that the Company may delay any such amendment or supplement if, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, it is in the best interests of the Company to do so. Until such time as the Company shall have corrected such misstatement or omission or effected such compliance, the Company shall not notify the Agent to resume the offering of Placement Shares. (b) Notice of Commission Stop Orders. The Company will advise the Agent, promptly after it receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, of the suspension of the qualification of the Placement Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose; and it will promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such a stop order should be issued. The Company will advise the Agent promptly after it receives any request by the Commission for any amendments to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplements to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information related to the offering of the Placement Shares or for additional information related to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. (c) Delivery of Prospectus; Subsequent Changes. During any period in which a Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered by the Agent under the Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of the Placement Shares, (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act or similar rule), the Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as from time to time in force, and to file on or before their respective due dates all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, 15(d) or any other provision of or under the Exchange Act. If the Company has omitted any information from the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of and make all requisite filings with the Commission pursuant to said Rule 430B and to notify the Agent promptly of all such filings. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly notify the Agent to suspend the offering of Placement Shares during such period and the Company will promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus (at the expense of the Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; provided, however, that the Company may delay any such amendment or supplement if, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, it is in the best interests of the Company to do so. Until such time as the Company has corrected such statement or omission or effected such compliance, the Company shall not notify the Agent to resume the offering of Placement Shares. (d) Listing of Placement Shares. Prior to the date of the first Placement Notice, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Placement Shares to be listed on the Exchange.
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(e) Delivery of Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company will furnish to the Agent and its counsel (at the expense of the Company) copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference therein) and all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus that are filed with the Commission during any period in which a Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act (including all documents filed with the Commission during such period that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein), in each case as soon as reasonably practicable and in such quantities as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request and, at the Agentβs request, will also furnish copies of the Prospectus to each exchange or market on which sales of the Placement Shares may be made; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus) to the Agent to the extent such document is available on XXXXX. (f) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the Companyβs current fiscal quarter, an earning statement covering a 12-month period that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) and Rule 158 of the Securities Act; provided, that the Company will be deemed to have furnished such statement to its security holders to the extent it is available on XXXXX. (g) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the Net Proceeds as described in the Prospectus in the section entitled βUse of Proceeds.β (h) Notice of Other Sales. Without the prior written consent of the Agent, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant to this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Stock during the period beginning on the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which any Placement Notice is delivered to the Agent hereunder and ending on the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately following the final Settlement Date with respect to Placement Shares sold pursuant to such Placement Notice (or, if the Placement Notice has been terminated or suspended prior to the sale of all Placement Shares covered by a Placement Notice, the date of such suspension or termination); and will not directly or indirectly in any other βat the marketβ or continuous equity transaction offer to sell, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock (other than the Placement Shares offered pursuant to this Agreement) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Stock prior to the sixtieth (60th) day immediately following the termination of this Agreement by the Company; provided, however, that such restrictions will not be required in connection with the Companyβs issuance or sale of (i) Common Stock, options to purchase Common Stock or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options, or any other awards (including performance awards, restricted stock units or restricted shares), pursuant to any employee or director stock option or benefits plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan (but not Common Stock subject to a waiver to exceed plan limits in its dividend reinvestment plan) of the Company whether now in effect or hereafter implemented, (ii) Common Stock issuable upon conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants, options or other rights or awards in effect or outstanding, and disclosed in filings by the Company available on XXXXX or otherwise in writing to the Agent, (iii) Common Stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, offered and sold in privately negotiated transactions to vendors, customers, strategic partners or potential strategic partners or hereby, provided that the aggregate number of shares issued pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total number of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to such sale or issuance; and (iv) Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock as consideration for mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or strategic alliances occurring after the date of this Agreement which are not issued for capital raising purposes. (i) Change of Circumstances. The Company will, at any time during the pendency of a Placement Notice, advise the Agent promptly after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect in any material respect any opinion, certificate, letter or other document required to be provided to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement. (j) Due Diligence Cooperation. The Company will cooperate with any reasonable due diligence review conducted by the Agent or its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, providing information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, during regular business hours and at the Companyβs principal offices, as the Agent may reasonably request.
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(k) Required Filings Relating to Placement of Placement Shares. The Company shall disclose, in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and in its annual report on Form 10-K to be filed by the Company with the Commission from time to time, the number of the Placement Shares sold through the Agent under this Agreement, and the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement during the relevant quarter or, in the case of an Annual Report on Form 10-K, during the fiscal year covered by such Annual Report and the fourth quarter of such fiscal year. To the extent that the filing of a prospectus supplement with the Commission with respect to the placement of Placement Shares becomes required under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, the Company agrees that on such dates as the Securities Act shall require, the Company will (i) file a prospectus supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (each and every filing date under Rule 424(b), a βFiling Dateβ), which prospectus supplement will set forth, within the relevant period, the amount of Placement Shares sold through the Agent, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent with respect to such Placement Shares (provided that the Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 7(k)(i) by making a filing in accordance with the Exchange Act including such information), and (ii) deliver such number of copies of each such prospectus supplement to each exchange or market on which such sales were effected as may be required by the rules or regulations of such exchange or market. (l) Representation Dates; Certificate. (1) On or prior to the date of the first Placement Notice and (2) each time the Company: (i) files the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares or amends or supplements (other than a prospectus supplement relating solely to an offering of securities other than the Placement Shares) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares by means of a post-effective amendment, sticker, or supplement but not by means of incorporation of documents by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Placement Shares; ο· (ii) files an annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act (including any Form 10-K/A containing amended financial information or a material amendment to the previously filed Form 10-K); ο· ο· (iii) files its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; or ο· ο· (iv) files a current report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than information βfurnishedβ pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144) under the Exchange Act (each date of filing of one or more of the documents referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) shall be a βRepresentation Dateβ); ο· the Company shall furnish the Agent (but in the case of clause (iv) above only if the Agent reasonably determines that the information contained in such Form 8-K is material) with a certificate dated the Representation Date, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel, substantially similar to the form previously provided to the Agent and its counsel, modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented. The requirement to provide a certificate under this Section 7(l) shall be automatically waived for any Representation Date occurring at a time during which no Placement Notice is pending or a Suspension is in effect, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to occur of the date the Company delivers instructions for the sale of Placement Shares hereunder (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered a Representation Date) and the next occurring Representation Date for which the requirement to provide a certificate under this Section 7(l) is not waived pursuant to the terms thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Placement Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with a certificate under this Section 7(l), then before the Company delivers the instructions for the sale of Placement Shares or the Agent sells any Placement Shares pursuant to such instructions, the Company shall provide the Agent with a certificate in conformity with this Section 7(l) dated as of the date that the instructions for the sale of Placement Shares are issued. ο· (m)Legal Opinion. (1) On or prior to the date of the first Placement Notice and (2) within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date (other than pursuant to Section 7(l)(iii)) with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(l) for which no waiver is applicable and excluding the date of this Agreement, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agent a written opinion and negative assurance letter of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP (βCompany Counselβ), or other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel, substantially similar to the form previously provided to the Agent and its counsel, modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented; provided, however, the Company shall be required to furnish to the Agent no more than one opinion and negative assurance letter hereunder per calendar quarter; provided, further, that in lieu of such opinions or negative assurance letters for subsequent periodic filings under the Exchange Act, counsel may furnish the Agent with a letter (a βReliance Letterβ) to the effect that the Agent may rely on a prior opinion or negative assurance letter, as the case may be, delivered under this Section 7(m) to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such prior opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented as of the date of the Reliance Letter).
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(n) Comfort Letter. (1) On or prior to the date of the first Placement Notice and (2) within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(l) for which no waiver is applicable and excluding the date of this Agreement, the Company shall cause its independent registered public accounting firm to furnish the Agent letters (the βComfort Lettersβ), dated the date the Comfort Letter is delivered, which shall meet the requirements set forth in this Section 7(n); provided, that if requested by the Agent, the Company shall cause a Comfort Letter to be furnished to the Agent within ten (10) Trading Days of the date of occurrence of any material transaction or event requiring the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K containing material financial information (including the restatement of the Companyβs financial statements). The Comfort Letter from the Companyβs independent registered public accounting firm shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, (i) confirming that they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), (ii) stating, as of such date, the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountantsβ βcomfort lettersβ to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings (the first such letter, the βInitial Comfort Letterβ) and (iii) updating the Initial Comfort Letter with any information that would have been included in the Initial Comfort Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter. (o) Market Activities; Compliance with Regulation M. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of Common Stock or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase Common Stock in violation of Regulation M, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Placement Shares other than the Agent. (p) Investment Company Act. The Company will conduct its affairs in such a manner so as to reasonably ensure that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will be or become, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, required to register as an βinvestment company,β as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act. (q) No Offer to Sell. Other than an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus approved in advance by the Company and the Agent in its capacity as agent hereunder, neither the Agent nor the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Agent in its capacity as such) will make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), required to be filed with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Placement Shares hereunder. (r) Blue Sky and Other Qualifications. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts, in cooperation with the Agent, to qualify the Placement Shares for offering and sale, or to obtain an exemption for the Placement Shares to be offered and sold, under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Agent may designate and to maintain such qualifications and exemptions in effect for so long as required for the distribution of the Placement Shares (but in no event for less than one year from the date of this Agreement); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which the Placement Shares have been so qualified or exempt, the Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification or exemption, as the case may be, in effect for so long as required for the distribution of the Placement Shares (but in no event for less than one year from the date of this Agreement). (s) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company and the Subsidiaries will maintain and keep accurate books and records reflecting their assets and maintain internal accounting controls in a manner designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and including those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of the Companyβs consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (iii) that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with managementβs and the Companyβs directorsβ authorization, and (iv) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companyβs assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. The Company and the Subsidiaries will maintain such controls and other procedures, including, without limitation, those required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxx Act, and the applicable regulations thereunder that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissionβs rules and forms, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Companyβs management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to ensure that material information relating to the Company or the Subsidiaries is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which such periodic reports are being prepared.
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(t) Secretaryβs Certificate; Further Documentation. Prior to the date of the first Placement Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Agent a certificate of the Secretary of the Company and attested to by an executive officer of the Company, dated as of such date, certifying as to (i) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, (ii) the Bylaws of the Company, (iii) the resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the issuance of the Placement Shares and (iv) the incumbency of the officers duly authorized to execute this Agreement and the other documents contemplated by this Agreement. Within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Agent such further information, certificates and documents as the Agent may reasonably request. (u) Emerging Growth Company Status. The Company will promptly notify the Agent if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time during the term of this Agreement. 8. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. THE COMPANY WILL PAY ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING (I) THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, INCLUDING ANY FEES REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THE PRINTING OR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF THE PROSPECTUS AS ORIGINALLY FILED AND OF EACH AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT THERETO, IN SUCH NUMBER AS THE AGENT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, (II) THE PRINTING AND DELIVERY TO THE AGENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SUCH OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, PURCHASE, SALE, ISSUANCE OR DELIVERY OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES, (III) THE PREPARATION, ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATES, IF ANY, FOR THE PLACEMENT SHARES TO THE AGENT, INCLUDING ANY STOCK OR OTHER TRANSFER TAXES AND ANY CAPITAL DUTIES, STAMP DUTIES OR OTHER DUTIES OR TAXES PAYABLE UPON THE SALE, ISSUANCE OR DELIVERY OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES TO THE AGENT, (IV) THE FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE COUNSEL, ACCOUNTANTS AND OTHER ADVISORS TO THE COMPANY, (V) THE FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE AGENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE COUNSEL TO THE AGENT, (A) PAYABLE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, (B) PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH EACH REPRESENTATION DATE WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE COMPANY IS OBLIGATED TO DELIVER A CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 7(L) FOR WHICH NO WAIVER IS APPLICABLE AND EXCLUDING THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 PER CALENDAR QUARTER, AND (C) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FOR EACH PROGRAM βREFRESHβ (FILING OF A NEW REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT SHARES AND/OR AN AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT) EXECUTED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, (VI) THE QUALIFICATION OR EXEMPTION OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES UNDER STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7(R) HEREOF, INCLUDING FILING FEES, BUT EXCLUDING FEES OF THE AGENTβS COUNSEL, (VII) THE PRINTING AND DELIVERY TO THE AGENT OF COPIES OF ANY PERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS AND THE PROSPECTUS AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO IN SUCH NUMBER AS THE AGENT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, (VIII) THE PREPARATION, PRINTING AND DELIVERY TO THE AGENT OF COPIES OF THE BLUE SKY SURVEY, (IX) THE FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR FOR THE COMMON STOCK, (X) THE FILING AND OTHER FEES INCIDENT TO ANY REVIEW BY FINRA OF THE TERMS OF THE SALE OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES INCLUDING THE FEES OF THE AGENTβS COUNSEL (SUBJECT TO THE CAP, SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (V) ABOVE), AND (XI) THE FEES AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LISTING OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES ON THE EXCHANGE.
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9. CONDITIONS TO THE AGENTβS OBLIGATIONS. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE AGENT HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO A PLACEMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY THE COMPANY HEREIN (OTHER THAN THOSE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE AS OF A SPECIFIED DATE OR TIME), TO THE DUE PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, TO THE COMPLETION BY THE AGENT OF A DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW SATISFACTORY TO IT IN ITS REASONABLE JUDGMENT, AND TO THE CONTINUING SATISFACTION (OR WAIVER BY THE AGENT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION) OF THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: (a) Registration Statement Effective. The Registration Statement shall have become effective and shall be available for the (i) resale of all Placement Shares issued to the Agent and not yet sold by the Agent and (ii) sale of all Placement Shares contemplated to be issued by any Placement Notice. (b) No Material Notices. None of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) receipt by the Company of any request for additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state Governmental Authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the response to which would require any post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, which amendments or supplements have not, as of the time of such Placement, been made; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state Governmental Authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Placement Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) the occurrence of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which changes have not, as of the time of such Placement, been made. (c) No Misstatement or Material Omission. The Agent shall not have advised the Company that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact that in the Agentβs reasonable opinion is material, or omits to state a fact that in the Agentβs reasonable opinion is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. (d) Material Changes. Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, or disclosed in the Companyβs reports filed with the Commission, there shall not have been any material adverse change in the authorized capital stock of the Company or any Material Adverse Effect or any development that would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect, or a downgrading in or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any of the Companyβs securities (other than asset backed securities) by any rating organization or a public announcement by any rating organization that it has under surveillance or review its rating of any of the Companyβs securities (other than asset backed securities), the effect of which, in the case of any such action by a rating organization described above, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent (without relieving the Company of any obligation or liability it may otherwise have), is so material as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering of the Placement Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus. (e) Legal Opinions. The Agent shall have received the opinion of Company Counsel required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(m) on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(m). (f) Comfort Letter. The Agent shall have received the Comfort Letter required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(n) on or before the date on which such delivery of such Comfort Letter is required pursuant to Section 7(n). (g) Representation Certificate. The Agent shall have received the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(l) on or before the date on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 7(l). (h) No Suspension. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended on the Exchange and the Common Stock shall not have been delisted from the Exchange. (i) Other Materials. On each date on which the Company is required to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 7(l), the Company shall have furnished to the Agent such appropriate further information, opinions, certificates, letters and other documents as the Agent may reasonably request. All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in compliance with the provisions hereof. (j) Securities Act Filings Made. All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed prior to the issuance of any Placement Notice hereunder shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424. (k) Approval for Listing. The Placement Shares shall either have been (i) approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to notice of issuance, or (ii) the Company shall have filed an application for listing of the Placement Shares on the Exchange at, or prior to, the issuance of any Placement Notice and the Exchange shall have reviewed such application and not provided any objections thereto.
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(l) FINRA. If applicable, FINRA shall have raised no objection to the terms of this offering and the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Agent as described in the Prospectus. (m)No Termination Event. There shall not have occurred any event that would permit the Agent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12(a). 10. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) Company Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its affiliates and their respective partners, members, directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Agent or any affiliate within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows: (i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any related Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, joint or several, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 10(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be delayed or withheld; and (iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission (whether or not a party), to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above, ο· provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made solely in reliance upon and in conformity with the Agent Information (as defined below). ο· (b) Agent Indemnification. The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in Section 10(a), as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendments thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Agent and furnished to the Company in writing by the Agent expressly for use therein. The Company hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Agent has furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the ninth and tenth paragraphs under the caption βPlan of Distributionβ in the Prospectus (the βAgent Informationβ). (c) Procedure. Any party that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 10 will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim is to be made against an indemnifying party or parties under this Section 10, notify each such indemnifying party of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from (i) any liability that it might have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10 and (ii) any liability that it may have to any indemnified party under the foregoing provision of this Section 10 unless, and only to the extent that, such omission results in the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses by the indemnifying party. If any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of its commencement, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it elects by delivering written notice to the indemnified party promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the indemnified party, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense of the action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense, the indemnifying party will not be liable to the indemnified party for any other legal expenses except as provided below and except for the reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense. The indemnified party will have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (1) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, (3) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party) or (4) the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action or counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in each case, within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action; in each of which cases the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm (plus local counsel) admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such indemnified party or parties. All such fees, disbursements and other charges will be reimbursed by the indemnifying party promptly as they are incurred. An
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indemnifying party will not, in any event, be liable for any settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of each indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters contemplated by this Section 10 (whether or not any indemnified party is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (1) includes an express and unconditional release of each indemnified party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (2) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. (d) Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for which it is entitled to be reimbursed under this Section 10, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 10(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (1) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (2) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (3) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. (e) Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 10 is applicable in accordance with its terms but for any reason is held to be unavailable or insufficient from the Company or the Agent, the Company and the Agent will contribute to the total losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages (including any investigative, legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted) to which the Company and the Agent may be subject in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agent on the other hand. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Agent on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the sale of the Placement Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total compensation received by the Agent from the sale of Placement Shares on behalf of the Company. If, but only if, the allocation provided by the foregoing sentence is not permitted by applicable law, the allocation of contribution shall be made in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing sentence but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, with respect to the statements or omission that resulted in such loss, claim, liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations with respect to such offering. Such relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Agent, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 10(e) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, liability, expense, or damage, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 10(e) shall be deemed to include, for the purpose of this Section 10(e), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim to the extent consistent with Section 10(c) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(e), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the commissions received by it under this Agreement and no person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 10(e), any person who controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning of the Securities Act, any affiliates of the Agent and any officers, directors, partners, employees or agents of the Agent or any of its affiliates, will have the same rights to contribution as that party, and each director of the Company and each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement will have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the provisions hereof. Any party entitled to contribution, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made under this Section 10(e), will notify any such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so notify will not relieve that party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation it or they may have under this Section 10(e) except to the extent that the failure to so notify such other party materially prejudiced the substantive rights or defenses of the party from whom contribution is sought. Except for a settlement entered into pursuant to the last sentence of Section 10(c) hereof, no party will be liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its written consent if such consent is required pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof.
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11. REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE DELIVERY. THE INDEMNITY AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY HEREIN OR IN CERTIFICATES DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL SURVIVE, AS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DATES, REGARDLESS OF (I) ANY INVESTIGATION MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE AGENT, ANY CONTROLLING PERSONS, OR THE COMPANY (OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR CONTROLLING PERSONS), (II) DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLACEMENT SHARES AND PAYMENT THEREFOR OR (III) ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. 12. TERMINATION. (a) The Agent may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, as hereinafter specified at any time (1) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any change, or any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the business, properties, earnings, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, which individually or in the aggregate, in the sole judgment of the Agent is material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the Placement Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Placement Shares, (2) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Agent, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Placement Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Placement Shares, (3) if trading in the Common Stock has been suspended or limited by the Commission or the Exchange, or if trading generally on the Exchange has been suspended or limited, or minimum prices for trading have been fixed on the Exchange, (4) if any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall have occurred and be continuing, (5) if a major disruption of securities settlements or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred and be continuing, or (6) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either U.S. Federal or New York authorities. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 (Payment of Expenses), Section 10 (Indemnification and Contribution), Section 11 (Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery), Section 17 (Governing Law and Time; Waiver of Jury Trial) and Section 18 (Consent to Jurisdiction) hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. If the Agent elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 12(a), the Agent shall provide the required notice as specified in Section 13 (Notices). (b) The Company shall have the right, by giving ten (10) days notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time after the date of this Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8, Section 10, Section 11, Section 17 and Section 18 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. (c) The Agent shall have the right, by giving ten (10) daysβ notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time after the date of this Agreement. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8, Section 10, Section 11, Section 17 and Section 18 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. (d) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to Sections 12(a), (b), or (c) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided, however, that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Section 8, Section 10, Section 11, Section 17 and Section 18 shall remain in full force and effect. (e) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided, however, that such termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Agent or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Placement Shares, such Placement Shares shall settle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 13. NOTICES. ALL NOTICES OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED TO BE GIVEN BY ANY PARTY TO ANY OTHER PARTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN WRITING, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, AND IF SENT TO THE AGENT, SHALL BE DELIVERED TO: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Capital Markets Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 And with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to: Xxxxxx LLP 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-2157 Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 and if to the Company, shall be delivered to: Volta Inc. 000 Xx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 WITH A COPY TO: Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) by Electronic Notice as set forth in the next paragraph, (iii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iv) on the Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid). For purposes of this Agreement, βBusiness Dayβ shall mean any day on which the Exchange and commercial banks in the City of New York are open for business. An electronic communication (βElectronic Noticeβ) shall be deemed written notice for purposes of this Section 13 if sent to the electronic mail address specified by the receiving party under separate cover. Electronic Notice shall be deemed received at the time the party sending Electronic Notice receives verification of receipt by the receiving party. Any party receiving Electronic Notice may request and shall be entitled to receive the notice on paper, in a nonelectronic form (βNonelectronic Noticeβ) which shall be sent to the requesting party within ten (10) days of receipt of the written request for Nonelectronic Notice. 14. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF AND BE BINDING UPON THE COMPANY AND THE AGENT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND THE PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 10 HEREOF. REFERENCES TO ANY OF THE PARTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE THE SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS OF SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY PARTY OTHER THAN THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS ANY RIGHTS, REMEDIES, OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NEITHER PARTY MAY ASSIGN ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OTHER PARTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE AGENT MAY ASSIGN ITS RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER TO AN AFFILIATE THEREOF WITHOUT OBTAINING THE COMPANYβS CONSENT, SO LONG AS SUCH AFFILIATE IS A REGISTERED BROKER DEALER, UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE COMPANY. 15. ADJUSTMENTS FOR STOCK SPLITS. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL SHARE-RELATED NUMBERS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY STOCK SPLIT, STOCK DIVIDEND OR SIMILAR EVENT EFFECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLACEMENT SHARES.
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16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT; SEVERABILITY; WAIVER. THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ALL SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS ATTACHED HERETO AND PLACEMENT NOTICES ISSUED PURSUANT HERETO) CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER PRIOR AND CONTEMPORANEOUS AGREEMENTS AND UNDERTAKINGS, BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL, AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO WITH REGARD TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. NEITHER THIS AGREEMENT NOR ANY TERM HEREOF MAY BE AMENDED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY AND THE AGENT. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, OR THE APPLICATION THEREOF IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, IS HELD INVALID, ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE AS WRITTEN BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, THEN SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT THAT IT IS VALID, LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS IF SUCH INVALID, ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE TERM OR PROVISION WAS NOT CONTAINED HEREIN, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT GIVING EFFECT TO SUCH PROVISION AND THE REMAINDER OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS HEREOF SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES AS REFLECTED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NO IMPLIED WAIVER BY A PARTY SHALL ARISE IN THE ABSENCE OF A WAIVER IN WRITING SIGNED BY SUCH PARTY. NO FAILURE OR DELAY IN EXERCISING ANY RIGHT, POWER, OR PRIVILEGE HEREUNDER SHALL OPERATE AS A WAIVER THEREOF, NOR SHALL ANY SINGLE OR PARTIAL EXERCISE THEREOF PRECLUDE ANY OTHER OR FURTHER EXERCISE THEREOF OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT, POWER, OR PRIVILEGE HEREUNDER. 17. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 18. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT, THAT SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR THAT THE VENUE OF SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND CONSENTS TO PROCESS BEING SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF (CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR NOTICES TO IT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS AND NOTICE THEREOF. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY ANY RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. 19. COUNTERPARTS. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN TWO OR MORE COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED AN ORIGINAL, BUT ALL OF WHICH TOGETHER SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE AND THE SAME INSTRUMENT. COUNTERPARTS MAY BE DELIVERED VIA FACSIMILE, ELECTRONIC MAIL (INCLUDING ANY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE COVERED BY THE U.S. FEDERAL ESIGN ACT OF 2000, UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT, THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND RECORDS ACT OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, E.G., XXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX) OR OTHER TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ANY COUNTERPART SO DELIVERED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DULY AND VALIDLY DELIVERED AND BE VALID AND EFFECTIVE FOR ALL PURPOSES. 20. CONSTRUCTION. THE SECTION AND EXHIBIT HEADINGS HEREIN ARE FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE CONSTRUCTION HEREOF. REFERENCES HEREIN TO ANY LAW, STATUTE, ORDINANCE, CODE, REGULATION, RULE OR OTHER REQUIREMENT OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY SHALL BE DEEMED TO REFER TO SUCH LAW, STATUTE, ORDINANCE, CODE, REGULATION, RULE OR OTHER REQUIREMENT OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY AS AMENDED, REENACTED, SUPPLEMENTED OR SUPERSEDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME AND ALSO TO ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
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21. PERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES. THE COMPANY REPRESENTS, WARRANTS AND AGREES THAT, UNLESS IT OBTAINS THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AGENT (WHICH CONSENT SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD, CONDITIONED OR DELAYED), AND THE AGENT REPRESENTS, WARRANTS AND AGREES THAT, UNLESS IT OBTAINS THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY (WHICH CONSENT SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD, CONDITIONED OR DELAYED), IT HAS NOT MADE AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY OFFER RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT SHARES THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS, OR THAT WOULD OTHERWISE CONSTITUTE A βFREE WRITING PROSPECTUS,β AS DEFINED IN RULE 405, REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. ANY SUCH FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS CONSENTED TO BY THE AGENT OR BY THE COMPANY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, IS HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS A βPERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS.β THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS TREATED AND AGREES THAT IT WILL TREAT EACH PERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS AS AN βISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS,β AS DEFINED IN RULE 433, AND HAS COMPLIED AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 433 APPLICABLE TO ANY PERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING TIMELY FILING WITH THE COMMISSION WHERE REQUIRED, LEGENDING AND RECORD KEEPING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARITY, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT ALL FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES, IF ANY, LISTED IN EXHIBIT 21 HERETO ARE PERMITTED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES. 22. ABSENCE OF FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (a) the Agent is acting solely as agent in connection with the public offering of the Placement Shares and in connection with each transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading to such transactions, and no fiduciary or advisory relationship between the Company or any of its respective affiliates, stockholders (or other equity holders), creditors or employees or any other party, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, has been or will be created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether or not the Agent has advised or is advising the Company on other matters, and the Agent has no obligation to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) it is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) neither the Agent nor its affiliates have provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and it has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate; (d) it is aware that the Agent and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Agent and its affiliates have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship or otherwise; and (e) it waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Agent or its affiliates for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the sale of Placement Shares under this Agreement and agrees that the Agent and its affiliates shall not have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to it in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on its behalf or in right of it or the Company, employees or creditors of Company. 23. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE RESPECTIVE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW: βApplicable Timeβ means (i) each Representation Date, (ii) the time of each sale of any Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) each Settlement Date. βGovernmental Authorityβ means (i) any federal, provincial, state, local, municipal, national or international government or governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court, tribunal, arbitrator or arbitral body (public or private); (ii) any self-regulatory organization; or (iii) any political subdivision of any of the foregoing. βIssuer Free Writing Prospectusβ means any βissuer free writing prospectus,β as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Placement Shares that (1) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (2) is a βroad showβ that is a βwritten communicationβ within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (3) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Placement Shares or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Companyβs records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act Regulations. βRule 164,β βRule 172,β βRule 405,β βRule 415,β βRule 424,β βRule 424(b),β βRule 430B,β and βRule 433β refer to such rules under the Securities Act Regulations. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information that is βcontained,β βincludedβ or βstatedβ in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be. All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX; all references in this Agreement to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that, pursuant to Rule 433, are not required to be filed with the Commission) shall be deemed to include the copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX; and all references in this Agreement to βsupplementsβ to
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the Prospectus shall include, without limitation, any supplements, βwrappersβ or similar materials prepared in connection with any offering, sale or private placement of any Placement Shares by the Agent outside of the United States. [Signature Page Follows] If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and the Agent, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Agent. Very truly yours, VOLTA INC. By: Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer ACCEPTED as of the date first-above written: XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX & CO. By: Name: [β’] Title: [β’]
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SCHEDULE 1 __________________________ Form of Placement Notice __________________________ From: Volta Inc. To: Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. Attention: [β’] Subject: Placement Notice Date: [β’], 20[β’] Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Sales Agreement between Volta Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ) and Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co. (the βAgentβ), dated September 23, 2022, the Company hereby requests that the Agent sell up to [β’] of the Companyβs common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a minimum market price of $[β’] per share, during the time period beginning [month, day, time] and ending [month, day, time]. SCHEDULE 2 __________________________ Compensation __________________________ The Company shall pay to the Agent in cash, upon each sale of Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement, an amount up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of Placement Shares. ο·
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SCHEDULE 3 __________________________ Notice Parties __________________________ The Company Xxxxxxxx Xxxx (xxxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx) The Agent Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx) With copies to: XXXXX@xxxxxx.xxx SCHEDULE 4 __________________________ Subsidiaries __________________________ Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 of the Companyβs most recently filed Form 10-K as applicable.
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Form of Representation Date Certificate Pursuant to Section 7(l) The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, of Volta Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ), does hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Company, pursuant to Section 7(l) of the Sales Agreement, dated September 23, 2022 (the βSales Agreementβ), between the Company and Cantor Xxxxxxxxxx & Co., that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned: (i) The representations and warranties of the Company in Section 6 of the Sales Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof, except for those representations and warranties that speak solely as of a specific date and which were true and correct as of such date; provided, however, that such representations and warranties also shall be qualified by the disclosure included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; and (ii) The Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied pursuant to the Sales Agreement at or prior to the date hereof. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sales Agreement. VOLTA INC. By: Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Date: [β’] Exhibit 21 Permitted Free Writing Prospectus None.
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EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of December 30, 2022, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), and VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Industries, Volta Canada and Volta France, the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, and as supplemented by the updated Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Credit Parties to the Agent on September 14, 2022, and that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Xxxxxxx and the Agent each hereby agrees as follows: 1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 2. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Section 1.1(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making of the first such payment on July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date (which Payment Date, for the avoidance of doubt in the case of the month commencing January 1, 2023, is January 6, 2023) from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date.β (b) Section 4.1(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month (or, solely in the case of the month ending December 31, 2022, by January 6, 2023), Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct;β (c) Section 4.1(f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(f) Cashflow Report. Borrower shall deliver to Agent and the Lenders (i) a 13- week cash flow forecast for the Credit Parties on a weekly basis, on or prior to the last Business Day of each week (with the first such cash flow forecast to be delivered on or prior to January 6, 2023) for the period of 13 weeks beginning on the first day of the next week, such forecast to be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Xxxxxxxx, in such Personβs capacity as such, to the effect that such forecast has been prepared in good faith consistent with past financial statements of the Credit Parties and based on assumptions believed by such Person to be reasonable as of such date and (ii) such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Agent and the Lenders in connection therewith;β (d) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of βPayment Dateβ in its entirety as follows: ββPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month (or, solely in the case of the calendar month commencing January 1, 2023, January 6, 2023) beginning on January 1, 2019.β 3. Reserved. 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon counterparts of this Amendment having been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders.
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5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Material Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (c) The Credit Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two Business Days after the date of this Agreement) pay the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs external legal counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and advice regarding the administration of the Loan Documents. 6. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 7. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 5.3 regarding Foreign Investments and Section 3.41 requiring the Credit Parties to deposit funds into an escrow account in connection with the projected Foreign Investments remain in full force and effect and shall continue in accordance with their terms (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties are required to deposit on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter an amount equal to (a) the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the aggregate amount expended in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter in respect of Foreign Investments in excess of the amount (if any) on deposit in such escrow account based on the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, less (c) an amount (if any) equal to any unexpended portion held in such escrow account of in respect of the projected Foreign Investments from the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter). 8. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 9. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 11. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 12. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 13. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow]
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SIGNATURE PAGE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. BOXXXXXX: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary SIGNATURE PAGE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xitle: Attorney-in-Fact VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary RAXXX XOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Board Member VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Board Member
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SIGNATURE PAGE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: Authorized Signatory LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: President & Chief Investment Officer
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NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of January 6, 2023, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ), VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko B.V.β), and RAKKO HOLDING B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko Holdingβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Industries, Volta Canada, Volta France and Rakko B.V., the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, and as supplemented by the updated Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Credit Parties to the Agent on September 14, 2022, that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022, and that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2022 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Lexxxxx xnd the Agent each hereby agrees as follows: 14. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 15. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Section 1.1(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making of the first such payment on July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date (which Payment Date, for the avoidance of doubt in the case of the month commencing January 1, 2023, is January 17, 2023) from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date.β (b) Section 1.2(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(a) On any Payment Date, Borrower shall have the right upon five (5) calendar daysβ prior written notice to Agent, to make a voluntary prepayment (a βVoluntary Prepaymentβ) of the Term Loans then outstanding in whole or in part. If the Borrower elects to prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) or otherwise, or if the Term Loans are mandatorily prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Sections 1.2(c) through 1.2(g) (each, a βMandatory Prepaymentβ and together with any Voluntary Prepayment, the βPrepaymentsβ), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a prepayment fee of (i) two percent (2%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date occurs after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to June 19, 2023, or (ii) one percent (1%) of the principal Loan amount being prepaid on the date of such Prepayment if such date is after June 19, 2023. β (c) Section 1.5(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(d) On the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, or (ii) the date that Borrower prepays the Loans in whole, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders additional deferred interest in an amount equal to $2,000,000 (such amount, the βDeferred Interestβ); provided that if the Borrower prepays the Loans in part, then simultaneously with each such prepayment in part Borrower shall pay to Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders a ratable portion of the Deferred Interest in an amount equal to (x) $2,000,000, multiplied by (y) the dollar amount of the prepayment being made at such time, divided by (z) $12,923,423.42 (such amount constituting the principal amount of Loans outstanding as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date); provided further, and for the avoidance of doubt, in the event that there are multiple prepayments of the Loans after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, and thus multiple payments by Borrower to Agent of a ratable portion of the Deferred Interest (βPartial Deferred Interest Paymentsβ), in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Partial Deferred Interest Payments exceed
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$2,000,000. The Deferred Interest shall be deemed fully earned by Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date and non-refundable.β (d) Section 1.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new clause (g) in the appropriate alphabetical order: β(g) On the earlier to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the Termination Date or (iii) the closing of a Change of Control event or the receipt by Borrower of Net Cash Proceeds in an aggregate amount of at least $750,000 from any Indebtedness issued by a Credit Party or any Equity Issuance, the Borrower shall make a one-time payment to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders additional deferred interest in an amount equal to $130,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount due under this Section 1.5(g) shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, amounts due under Section 1.2 of this Agreement, if any. Such additional deferred interest shall be deemed fully earned by Agent and the Lenders as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date and non-refundable.β (e) Section 4.1(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month (or, solely in the case of the month ending December 31, 2022, by January 17, 2023), Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct;β (f) Section 4.1(f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(f) Cashflow Report. Boxxxxxx xhall deliver to Agent and the Lenders (i) a 13- week cash flow forecast for the Credit Parties on a weekly basis, on or prior to the last Business Day of each week for the period of 13 weeks beginning on the first day of the next week (or, solely in the case of the week commencing, January 15, 2023, on or prior to Tuesday, January 17, 2023, for the period of 13 weeks beginning on January 15, 2023), such forecast to be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Boxxxxxx, in such Personβs capacity as such, to the effect that such forecast has been prepared in good faith consistent with past financial statements of the Credit Parties and based on assumptions believed by such Person to be reasonable as of such date and (ii) such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Agent and the Lenders in connection therewith;β (g) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of βPayment Dateβ in its entirety as follows: ββPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month (or, solely in the case of the calendar month commencing January 1, 2023, January 17, 2023) beginning on January 1, 2019.β (h) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: ββNinth Amendment Effective Dateβ means January 6, 2023.β 16. Reserved. 17. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon counterparts of this Amendment having been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders. 18. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Material Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (c) The Credit Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two Business Days after presentation of a summary invoice) pay the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx xnd Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs external legal counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and advice regarding the administration of the Loan Documents. 19. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 20. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 5.3 regarding Foreign Investments and Section 3.41 requiring the Credit Parties to deposit funds into an escrow account in connection with the projected Foreign Investments remain in full force and effect and shall continue in accordance with their terms (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties are required to deposit on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter an amount equal to (a) the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the aggregate amount expended in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter in respect of Foreign Investments in excess of the amount (if any) on deposit in such escrow account based on the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, less (c) an amount (if any) equal to any unexpended portion
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held in such escrow account of in respect of the projected Foreign Investments from the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter). 21. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 22. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 23. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 24. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 25. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 26. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow] SIGNATURE PAGE NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. BOXXXXXX: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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SIGNATURE PAGE NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Managing Director VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary RAXXX XOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Board Member VOXXX XXXXX X.X., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xame: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xitle: Board Member SIGNATURE PAGE NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: Authorized Signatory
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LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xame: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xitle: President & Chief Investment Officer TENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This TENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAmendmentβ) is made as of January 17, 2023, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, A Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ), VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko B.V.β), and RAKKO HOLDING B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko Holdingβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Industries, Volta Canada, Volta France and Rakko B.V., the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βRequired Lendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the βLendersβ) and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, and as supplemented by the updated Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Credit Parties to the Agent on September 14, 2022, that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022, that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2022, and that certain Ninth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2023 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ); WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Agent and Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to do so, on the terms set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Credit Parties, the Required Lexxxxx xnd the Agent each hereby agrees as follows:
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27. Defined Terms. All terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement. 28. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows: (a) Section 1.1(d)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(i) Commencing with the July 1, 2021 Payment Date, Borrower shall make principal payments on the Term Loans to the Agent for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders in monthly installments equal to 2.7777% (such percentage being equal to 100% divided by 36 monthly installments until the Maturity Date) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans (as in effect immediately prior to the making of the first such payment on July 1, 2021), payable on each Payment Date (which Payment Date, for the avoidance of doubt in the case of the month commencing January 1, 2023, is the earlier of (x) January 24, 2023 and (y) one (1) Business Day following the closing date of the Subordinated Loan Agreement) from July 1, 2021 until and including the Maturity Date.β (b) Section 4.1(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: β(c) Cash Balance. Within two (2) Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Month (or, solely in the case of the month ending December 31, 2022, by January 24, 2023), Borrower will deliver a certificate reporting to Agent the Cash Balance as of the last day of the Fiscal Month just ended, which certificate shall be executed and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as true and correct;β (c) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of βPayment Dateβ in its entirety as follows: ββPayment Dateβ means the first day of each calendar month (or, solely in the case of the calendar month commencing January 1, 2023, the earlier of (x) January 24, 2023 and (y) one (1) Business Day following the closing date of the Subordinated Loan Agreement) beginning on January 1, 2019.β (d) Schedule A of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: ββSubordinated Loan Agreementβ that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement, to be entered into on or about January 17, 2023, by and among Borrower, Parent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Equilon Enterprise LLC, pursuant to which the lenders will provide $5,000,000 in term loans to Borrower and Parent at the closing of the Subordinated Loan Agreement and $15,000,000 in delayed draw term loans to Borrower and Parent as set forth in the Subordinated Loan Agreement.β 29. Reserved. 30. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the βEffective Dateβ) upon counterparts of this Amendment having been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders. 31. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (a) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date). (b) The Credit Parties represent and warrant that after giving effect to this Amendment, no Material Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (c) The Credit Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two Business Days after presentation of a summary invoice) pay the legal fees and expenses of Xxxxxxx xnd Xxxxxx LLP, Agentβs external legal counsel, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and advice regarding the administration of the Loan Documents. 32. Loan Document. This Amendment is designated a Loan Document by the Agent. 33. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof on the date hereof. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as drafted and shall not imply an obligation on the Agent or any Lender to consent to any matter on any future occasion. As used in the Loan Agreement, the terms βAgreement,β βthis Agreement,β βthis Loan Agreement,β βherein,β βhereafter,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and words of similar import shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 5.3 regarding Foreign Investments and Section 3.41 requiring the Credit Parties to deposit funds into an escrow account in connection with the projected Foreign Investments remain in full force and effect and shall continue in accordance with their terms (it being understood and agreed that the Credit Parties are required to deposit on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter an amount equal to (a) the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, (b) the aggregate amount expended in the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter in respect of Foreign Investments in excess of the amount (if any) on deposit in such escrow account based on the projected aggregate amount of Foreign Investments for such Fiscal Quarter, less (c) an amount (if any) equal to any unexpended portion held in such escrow account of in respect of the projected Foreign Investments from the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter). 34. Release of Claims. In consideration of the Required Lendersβ and the Agentβs agreements contained in this Agreement, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharge the Lenders and the Agent and their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a βReleased Personβ) of and from any
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and all claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Credit Party ever had or now has against Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof. 35. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 36. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to be as effective as an original signature page delivered manually. 37. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for the purposes of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment. 38. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent. 39. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. [Signature pages follow] SIGNATURE PAGE TENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written. XXXXXXXX: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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SIGNATURE PAGE TENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Managing Director VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary XXXXX HOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member XXXXX XXXXX X.X., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member SIGNATURE PAGE TENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Authorized Signatory
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LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: President & Chief Investment Officer FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT This FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this βAgreementβ) is entered into as of January 17, 2023, by and among VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Chargingβ), VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Mediaβ), and VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Servicesβ and collectively with Volta Charging and Volta Media, βBorrowerβ), VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation (βParentβ), VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βVolta Industriesβ), VOLTA CANADA INC., a corporation organized under the laws of QuΓ©bec, Canada (βVolta Canadaβ), VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschrΓ€nkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (βVolta Germanyβ), VOLTA FRANCE SARL, a limited liability company (SociΓ©tΓ© A ResponsabilitΓ© LimitΓ©e) organized under the laws of France (βVolta Franceβ), VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko B.V.β), and RAKKO HOLDING B.V., a limited liability company (Besloten Vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands (βRakko Holdingβ and collectively with Parent, Volta Industries, Volta Canada, Volta France and Rakko B.V., the βGuarantorsβ), the Lenders signatory hereto (the βLendersβ), and EICF AGENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). RECITALS X. Xxxxxxxx, the Guarantors, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2020, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2021, that certain Limited Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, and as supplemented by the updated Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Credit Parties to the Agent on September 14, 2022, that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022, that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2022, that certain Ninth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2023, and that certain Tenth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2023 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, and/or supplemented from time to time, the βLoan Agreementβ). X. Xxxxxxxx and Parent have advised the Agent that it intends to obtain subordinated term loans in an aggregate amount equal to $20,000,000 (each, a βSubordinated Loanβ and collectively, the βSubordinated Loansβ) pursuant to the terms of that certain Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the βSubordinated Loan Agreementβ), by and among the Borrower, the Parent and Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US (the βSubordinated Lenderβ), the purpose of which Subordinated Loans is to
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provide the Credit Parties with additional working capital as a bridge to the proposed merger among the Parent, Shell USA, Inc. and SEV Subsidiary, Inc. pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of even date herewith (the βMerger Agreementβ). C. As of the date hereof, the Events of Default under the Loan Agreement, identified on Schedule A hereto (the βSpecified Defaultsβ) have occurred and are continuing. D. The Credit Parties have requested that during the Forbearance Period, Agent and Lenders (sometimes, together with Agent, referred to herein individually as a βLender Party,β and collectively as the βLender Partiesβ) agree to forbear from exercising their default-related rights and remedies against the Credit Parties with respect to the Specified Defaults, and that the Lender Parties agree to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, each notwithstanding the existence of the Specified Defaults and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. E. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender Parties have agreed to (a) forbear from exercising their default-related rights and remedies against the Credit Parties with respect to the Specified Defaults and (b) amend the Loan Agreement in certain respects as set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined above or elsewhere in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement. Each reference to the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents herein shall constitute a reference to the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents, as applicable, as amended by this Agreement. SECTION 2. CONFIRMATION BY CREDIT PARTIES OF OBLIGATIONS AND SPECIFIED DEFAULTS. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that as of January 16, 2023, the aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Term Loans under the Loan Agreement is $12,923,423.42. The foregoing amounts do not include interest, fees, expenses and other amounts that are chargeable or otherwise reimbursable under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. (a) Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) each of the Specified Defaults constitutes an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or is expected to occur during the Forbearance Period, as the case may be, (ii) none of the Specified Defaults has been cured as of the date hereof and (iii) except for the Specified Defaults, no other Events of Default have occurred and are continuing as of the date hereof. Prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, each of the Specified Defaults permits the Lender Parties to exercise any or all default-related rights and remedies provided for by any or all of the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or applicable law. SECTION 3. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 20 hereof, effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the parties hereto agree that Loan Agreement is hereby amended by incorporating the changes shown on the marked copy of the Loan Agreement attached hereto as Annex A (it being understood that language which appears βstruck outβ has been deleted and language which appears as βdouble-underlinedβ has been added). SECTION 4. FORBEARANCE; FORBEARANCE DEFAULT RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. (a) Effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date (as defined in Section 20), each of the Lender Parties agrees that until the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period (as defined below in this clause (a)), it will temporarily forbear from exercising any or all of its default-related rights and remedies against the Borrower or any other Credit Party solely with respect to the Specified Defaults; provided, however, (i) each Credit Party shall comply with all limitations, restrictions or prohibitions that would otherwise be effective or applicable under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents during the continuance of any Event of Default, and (ii) nothing herein shall restrict, impair or otherwise affect any Lender Partyβs rights and remedies under any agreements containing subordination provisions in favor of any or all of the Lender Parties (including, without limitation, any rights or remedies available to the Lender Parties as a result of the occurrence or continuation of any Specified Default) or amend or modify any provision thereof. As used herein, the term βForbearance Periodβ shall mean the period beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (the occurrence of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), a βTermination Eventβ): (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default under Sections 7.1(h) and 7.1(i) of the Loan Agreement (a βBankruptcy Defaultβ) or (ii) the occurrence of any Forbearance Default (as hereinafter defined) other than a Bankruptcy Default, or (iii) April 30, 2023. As used herein, the term βForbearance Defaultβ shall mean (A) the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Specified Defaults, (B) the failure of any Credit Party to comply timely with any term, condition, or covenant set forth in this Agreement, (C) the failure of any representation or warranty made by any Credit Party under or in connection with this Agreement to be true and complete in all material respects as of the date when made, (D) other than a Material Adverse Effect related to the events and circumstances causing the Specified Defaults, any occurrence, event or change in facts or circumstances occurring on or after the Forbearance Effective Date that would have a Material Adverse Effect, (E) the repudiation and/or assertion of any defense by any Credit Party in writing with respect to this Agreement or any Loan Document or the pursuit of any claim in writing by any Credit Party against the Agent or any Lender with respect to this Agreement or any Loan Document, (F) the termination or expiration of any other forbearance granted by another creditor of any Credit Party (including, without limitation, any agent or lender of any Indebtedness specified on Disclosure Schedule (3.18) to the Loan Agreement), (G) the exercise of any enforcement rights or remedies against any Credit Party or any of such Credit Partyβs property or assets by a creditor of any Credit Party upon the occurrence of an event of default
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(other than a Specified Default) that occurs under any other Indebtedness owing by any Credit Party (including, without limitation, any Indebtedness specified on Disclosure Schedule (3.18) to the Loan Agreement), (H) the Borrower shall have failed to draw Subordinated Loans under the Subordinated Loan Agreement on or prior to any date on which the Cash Balance is less than $1,500,000 or Subordinated Lender shall fail to make any Subordinated Loans when requested by the Borrower, (I) the Merger Agreement is terminated prior to the effectiveness of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (J) the occurrence of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (K) a default or event of default shall have occurred under the Subordinated Loan Agreement, or (L) by the date that is 3 Business Days after the date hereof, the Borrower shall not have paid the legal fees of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Agent, in respect of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on or prior to the date hereof as evidenced by a summary invoice. (b) Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the agreement of the Lender Parties hereunder to forbear from exercising their respective default-related rights and remedies shall immediately terminate without the requirement of any demand, presentment, protest, or notice of any kind, all of which each Credit Party waives. Each Credit Party agrees that any or all of the Lender Parties may at any time thereafter proceed to exercise any and all of their respective rights and remedies under any or all of the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or applicable law, including, without limitation, their respective rights and remedies with respect to the Specified Defaults. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Lender Parties may, in their sole discretion and without the requirement of any demand, presentment, protest, or notice of any kind, (i) increase the interest on any or all of the Obligations by three percentage points (3.00%) per annum in accordance with Section 1.5(c) of the Loan Agreement, (ii) commence any legal or other action to collect any or all of the Obligations from the Credit Parties and/or any Collateral, (iii) foreclose or otherwise realize on any or all of the Collateral, and/or appropriate, setoff or apply to the payment of any or all of the Obligations, any or all of the Collateral, and (iv) take any other enforcement action or otherwise exercise any or all rights and remedies provided for by any or all of the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Documents and/or applicable law, all of which rights and remedies are fully reserved by the Lender Parties. (c) Any agreement by the Lender Parties to extend the Forbearance Period, if any, must be set forth in writing and signed by a duly authorized signatory of each of Agent and the Lenders. (d) The Credit Parties acknowledge that the Lender Parties have not made any assurances concerning (i) any possibility of an extension of the Forbearance Period, (ii) the manner in which or whether the Specified Defaults may be resolved or (iii) any additional forbearance, waiver, restructuring or other accommodations. (e) The parties hereto agree that the running of all statutes of limitation and the doctrine of laches applicable to all claims or causes of action that any Lender Party may be entitled to take or bring in order to enforce its rights and remedies against any Credit Party are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, tolled and suspended during the Forbearance Period. (f) The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that any Loan or other financial accommodation that any Lender Party makes on or after the Forbearance Effective Date has been made by such party in reliance upon, and is consideration for, among other things, the general releases contained in Section 6 hereof and the other covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the Credit Parties hereunder. SECTION 5. SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS DURING THE FORBEARANCE PERIOD. The parties hereto hereby agree to comply with the following terms, conditions and covenants during the Forbearance Period, in each case notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document: (a) Borrower shall continue to pay all installments of principal, interest and any other amounts due under the Loan Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, when due and payable during the Forbearance Period. (b) Without limiting the Lender Partiesβ rights under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, the Credit Parties hereby agree to (in each case subject to Agentβs and the Lendersβ confidentiality obligations under Section 10.16 of the Loan Agreement): (i) give Agent and its Representatives (as defined below) reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, officers and independent auditors (for purposes of discussing the Credit Partiesβ financial matters), books and records of the Credit Parties, (ii) furnish to Agent and its Representatives such financial, operating and property related data and other information as such persons reasonably request (provided, that no Credit Party will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of any document, information or other matter for which it certifies to Agent that such disclosure, inspection or discussion is prohibited because such document, information or other matter (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to Agent or any Lender (or their respective agents or representatives) is prohibited by law, fiduciary duty or any binding agreement entered into with a third-party prior to and not in response to such request for disclosure, or is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product), and (iii) authorize each Credit Partyβs officers and independent auditors to cooperate reasonably with Agent and its Representatives in respect of the aforementioned clauses (i) and (ii)). For purposes of this Agreement, the term βRepresentativesβ shall mean Agentβs employees, agents, representatives, advisors and consultants (including any investment
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banker, financial advisor, accountant, legal counsel, agent, representative or expert retained by or acting on behalf Agent). SECTION 6. GENERAL RELEASE. (a) In consideration of, among other things, Agentβs and the Lendersβ execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Credit Party, on behalf of itself and its agents, representatives, officers, directors, advisors, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, βReleasorsβ), hereby forever agrees and covenants not to sue or prosecute against any Releasee (as hereinafter defined) and hereby forever waives, releases and discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Releasee from any and all claims (including, without limitation, crossclaims, counterclaims, rights of set-off and recoupment), actions, causes of action, suits, debts, accounts, interests, liens, promises, warranties, damages and consequential damages, demands, agreements, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, variances, trespasses, judgments, executions, costs, expenses or claims whatsoever, that such Releasor now has or hereafter may have, of whatsoever nature and kind, whether known or unknown, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising at law or in equity (collectively, the βClaimsβ), against any or all of the Lender Parties in any capacity and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders and βcontrolling personsβ (within the meaning of the federal securities laws), and their respective successors and assigns and each and all of the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing (collectively, the βReleaseesβ), based in whole or in part on facts, whether or not now known, existing on or before the Forbearance Effective Date, that relate to, arise out of or are otherwise in connection with: (i) any or all of the Loan Documents or transactions contemplated thereby or any actions or omissions in connection therewith or (ii) any aspect of the dealings or relationships between or among Credit Parties, on the one hand, and any or all of the Lender Parties, on the other hand, relating to any or all of the documents, transactions, actions or omissions referenced in clause (i) hereof; provided it is understood and agreed that this Section 6 shall not release (1) any Claims based on a fact or circumstance that does not exist on or before the Forbearance Effective Date and (2) any Claims related to the Credit Partiesβ despository banking relationship with Agent or any Lender. In entering into this Agreement, Credit Parties consulted with, and has been represented by, legal counsel and expressly disclaims any reliance on any representations, acts or omissions by any of the Releasees and hereby agrees and acknowledges that the validity and effectiveness of the releases set forth above do not depend in any way on any such representations, acts and/or omissions or the accuracy, completeness or validity thereof. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and payment in full of the Obligations.. (b) Each Credit Party, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and agrees with and in favor of each Releasee that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by any Credit Party pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof. If any Credit Party, or any of its successors, assigns or other legal representatives violates the foregoing covenant, each Credit Party, for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all reasonable and documented costs and expenses in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Loan Agreement. SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF CREDIT PARTIES. To induce Agent and the other Lender Parties to execute and deliver this Agreement, each Credit Party represents, warrants and covenants that: (a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith and the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents have been duly authorized by the Credit Parties, and this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith and the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Credit Parties enforceable against such parties in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditorsβ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); (b) Except with respect to the facts and circumstances related to the Specified Defaults, each of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true and correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier therein) as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as amended hereby) is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof; (c) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of any Credit Partyβs organizational documents, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or governmental authority, or (iii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
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lease, agreement or other instrument to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any Credit Party or any of its respective property is bound; (d) As of the date hereof, except for the Specified Defaults, no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document; (e) The Lender Partiesβ security interests in the Collateral continue to be valid, binding, and enforceable first-priority security interests that secure the Obligations (subject only to the Permitted Liens), and no Liens are currently of record against any Credit Party other than Permitted Liens; and (f) The recitals to this Agreement are true and correct. SECTION 8. RATIFICATION OF LIABILITY. The Credit Parties, as debtors, grantors, pledgors, assignors, or in other similar capacities in which such parties grant liens or security interests in their properties under the Loan Documents, hereby ratify and reaffirm all of their payment and performance obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise, under each of such Loan Documents to which it is a party, and ratify and reaffirm their grants of liens on or security interests in their properties pursuant to such Loan Documents to which they are a party, respectively, as security for the Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Agreement, and confirms and agrees that such liens and security interests hereafter secure all of the Obligations, including, without limitation, all additional Obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Credit Parties further agree and reaffirm that the Loan Documents to which they are parties now apply to all Obligations as defined in the Loan Agreement, as modified hereby (including, without limitation, all additional Obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document). Each such party (i) further acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other agreements, documents, and instruments executed and/or delivered in connection herewith, (ii) consents to the terms and conditions of same, and (iii) agrees and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. SECTION 9. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT UPON THE LOAN AGREEMENT. (a) Except as specifically amended hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, and all rights of the Lender Parties and all of the Obligations, shall remain in full force and effect. The Credit Parties hereby confirm that the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are in full force and effect and that no Credit Party has any right of setoff, recoupment or other offset or any defense, claim or counterclaim with respect to any of the Obligations, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. (b) Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not directly or indirectly (i) create any obligation to make any further Loans or to continue to defer any enforcement action after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (including, without limitation, any Forbearance Default), (ii) constitute a consent or waiver of any past, present or future violations of any provisions of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents nor constitute a novation of any of the Obligations under the Loan Agreement or other Loan Documents, (iii) amend, modify or operate as a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any right, power or remedy of any Lender Party, (iv) constitute a consent to any merger or other transaction or to any sale, restructuring or refinancing transaction or (v) constitute a course of dealing or other basis for altering any Obligations or any other contract or instrument. Except as expressly set forth herein, each Lender Party reserves all of its rights, powers, and remedies under the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable law. (c) From and after the Forbearance Effective Date, (i) the term βAgreementβ in the Loan Agreement, and all references to the Loan Agreement in any Loan Document, shall mean the Loan Agreement, as amended by, among things, this Agreement, and (ii) the term βLoan Documentsβ in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall include, without limitation, this Agreement and any agreements, instruments and other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith. (d) Except as expressly provided in Section 4 hereof, no Lender Party has waived (regardless of any delay in exercising such rights and remedies), any Default or Event of Default that may be continuing on the date hereof or any Event of Default that may occur after the date hereof (whether the same or similar to the Specified Defaults or otherwise), and no Lender Party has agreed to forbear with respect to any of its rights or remedies concerning any Events of Default (other than, during the Forbearance Period, the Specified Defaults), that may have occurred or are continuing as of the date hereof, or that may occur after the date hereof. (e) The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that the Lender Partiesβ agreement to forbear from exercising their default-related rights and remedies with respect to the Specified Defaults during the Forbearance Period does not in any manner whatsoever limit any Lender Partyβs right to insist upon strict compliance by the Credit Parties with the Loan Agreement (except as modified herein or otherwise affected by the Specified Default), this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the Forbearance Period, except as expressly set forth herein. (f) This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement, novation or release of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. SECTION 10. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
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IN ADDITION TO (TO THE EXTENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT), AND NOT IN LIEU OF, THE TERMS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE REIMBURSEMENT OF LENDER PARTY FEES AND EXPENSES, THE CREDIT PARTIES SHALL REIMBURSE AGENT AND THE OTHER LENDER PARTIES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, PROMPTLY ON DEMAND FOR ALL FEES, COSTS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF COUNSEL, APPRAISAL AND INSPECTION SERVICES, AND OTHER EXPENSES, INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AND/OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST). ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AGENT TO COMMENCE ANY PROCEEDING IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO THE EXTENT AGENT DETERMINES THAT SUCH ACTION IS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, THAT ANY OF THEM MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND OTHER SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY KIND AND CONSENTS TO SUCH SERVICE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH RESPECT TO OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BY ANY MEANS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, INCLUDING BY THE MAILING THEREOF (BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID) TO THE ADDRESS OF THE CREDIT PARTY SPECIFIED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT (AND SHALL BE EFFECTIVE WHEN SUCH MAILING SHALL BE EFFECTIVE, AS PROVIDED THEREIN). EACH CREDIT PARTY AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 11 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW OR COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. SECTION 12. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement and all other agreements and documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been prepared through the joint efforts of all of the parties hereto. Neither the provisions of this Agreement or any such other agreements and documents nor any alleged ambiguity therein shall be interpreted or resolved against any party on the ground that such party or its counsel drafted this Agreement or such other agreements and documents, or based on any other rule of strict construction. Each of the parties hereto represents and declares that such party has carefully read this Agreement and all other agreements and documents executed in connection therewith, and that such party knows the contents thereof and signs the same freely and voluntarily. The parties hereto acknowledge that they have been represented by legal counsel of their own choosing in negotiations for and preparation of this Agreement and all other agreements and documents executed in connection herewith and that each of them has read the same and had their contents fully explained by such counsel and is fully aware of their contents and legal effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, βoptionβ and βdiscretionβ shall be implied by the use of the words βifβ and βmay.β SECTION 13. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart. Any party hereto may execute and deliver a counterpart of this Agreement by delivering by facsimile or other electronic transmission a signature page of this Agreement signed by such party, and any such facsimile or other electronic signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. Any party delivering by facsimile or other electronic transmission a counterpart executed by it shall promptly thereafter also deliver a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement; provided that the failure to deliver such manually signed counterpart shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of this Agreement. SECTION 14. SEVERABILITY. The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision in or obligation under this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect or impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations under this Agreement or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction. If feasible, any such offending provision shall be deemed modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity; however, if the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be stricken and all other provisions of this Agreement in all other respects shall remain valid and enforceable. SECTION 15. TIME OF ESSENCE.
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Time is of the essence in the performance of each of the obligations of the Credit Parties hereunder and with respect to all conditions to be satisfied by such parties. SECTION 16. [RESERVED]. SECTION 17. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each Credit Party agrees to take all further actions and execute all further documents as Agent may from time to time reasonably request to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith. SECTION 18. SECTION HEADINGS. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute part of this Agreement for any other purpose. SECTION 19. NOTICES. All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be given in accordance with the Loan Agreement. SECTION 20. EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement shall become effective at the time (the βForbearance Effective Dateβ) that all of the following conditions precedent have been met (or waived) as determined by Agent in its sole discretion: (a) Agreement. Agent shall have received duly executed signature pages for this Agreement signed by Agent, Lenders and the Credit Parties. (b) Payment of Amendment Fee/Legal Fees. Borrower shall have paid (i) to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders additional interest in an amount equal to $130,000 (such amount being equal to approximately 1% of the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans as of the date hereof), which additional interest shall be earned in full on the date hereof, and (ii) to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders additional interest in an amount equal to $130,000 as required under Section 1.5(g) of the Loan Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, $260,000 of additional interest is due and payable collectively under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii). (c) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier therein), and no Forbearance Default or event that with notice, the passage of time or both would constitute a Forbearance Default shall exist on the date hereof. (d) Subordinated Loan Documents. Agent shall have received fully and duly executed true and correct copies of (i) the Subordinated Loan Agreement and the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Subordination Agreement in the form of Annex B hereto (the βSubordination Agreementβ). (e) Other Deliverables. Agent shall have received a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each Credit Party that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia delivering true, accurate and complete copies of: (i) its Organizational Documents, (ii) the resolutions authorizing its execution, delivery and full performance of this Amendment, the Subordinated Loan Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Subordination Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and all other documents, certificates and actions required hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) an incumbency certificate setting forth its authorized officers (together with the corresponding specimen signatures), and (iv) a recently issued good standing certificate. (f) Other Corporate Proceedings/KYC. All corporate proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents, instruments, and other legal matters incident thereto shall be satisfactory to Agent. Agent and the Lenders shall have completed all of their respective βknow your customerβ due diligence with respect to the Subordinated Lender and its affiliates with results satisfactory to each of them. SECTION 21. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL RIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES (i) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, WHICH WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE; (ii) PRESENTMENT, DEMAND AND PROTEST, AND NOTICE OF PRESENTMENT, PROTEST, DEFAULT, NONPAYMENT, MATURITY, RELEASE WITH RESPECT TO ALL OR ANY PART OF THE OBLIGATIONS OR ANY COMMERCIAL PAPER, ACCOUNTS, CONTRACT RIGHTS, DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, CHATTEL PAPER AND GUARANTIES AT ANY TIME HELD BY ANY LENDER PARTY ON WHICH ANY CREDIT PARTY MAY IN ANY WAY BE LIABLE AND HEREBY RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS WHATEVER SUCH LENDER PARTY MAY DO IN THIS REGARD; AND (iii) NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AND EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVERS ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO AGENTβS AND THE OTHER LENDER PARTIESβ ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SUCH PARTIES ARE RELYING UPON THE FOREGOING WAIVERS IN THEIR FUTURE DEALINGS WITH THE CREDIT PARTY. EACH CREDIT PARTY WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THE FOREGOING WAIVERS WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND HAS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVED ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. SECTION 22. ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
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This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Credit Parties, the Lender Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, that no Credit Party shall be entitled to delegate any of its duties hereunder or to assign any of its rights or remedies set forth in this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent in its sole discretion. No Person other than the parties hereto shall have any rights hereunder or be entitled to rely on this Agreement and all third-party beneficiary rights (other than the rights of the Releasees under Section 6 hereof) are hereby expressly disclaimed. SECTION 23. FINAL AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the other written agreements, instruments, and documents entered into in connection therewith set forth in full the terms of agreement between the parties hereto and thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and are intended as the full, complete, and exclusive contracts governing the relationship between such parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, superseding all other discussions, promises, representations, warranties, agreements, and understandings between the parties with respect thereto. Any waiver of any condition in, or breach of, any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not operate as a waiver of other or subsequent conditions or breaches of the same or a different kind. Agentβs or any Lenderβs exercise or failure to exercise any rights or remedies under any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not operate as a waiver of its right to exercise the same or different rights and remedies in any other instances. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto. [Signature pages to follow] SIGNATURE PAGE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Forbearance Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Loan Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the date first written above. XXXXXXXX: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA MEDIA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CHARGING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary GUARANTORS: VOLTA INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary VOLTA CANADA INC. By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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SIGNATURE PAGE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT VOLTA CHARGING GERMANY GMBH By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Managing Director VOLTA FRANCE SARL By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Manager VOLTA CHARGING INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary XXXXX HOLDING B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member VOLTA RAKKO B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Title: Board Member SIGNATURE PAGE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AGENT: EICF AGENT LLC By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Authorized Signatory
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SIGNATURE PAGE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT LENDERS: ENERGY IMPACT CREDIT FUND I LP By: Energy Impact Credit Fund I GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner CION INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Title: President & Chief Investment Officer Schedule A Specified Defaults Any Event of Default arising under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document due to: 1. The Credit Partiesβ failure to make deposits into an escrow account in the amounts required under, and otherwise in accordance with, Section 3.41 on January 1, 2023 and October 1, 2022. 2. The Credit Partiesβ failure to observe the provisions of Section 5.3 that prohibit the making of Foreign Investments in excess of 125% of the amount held in escrow for the benefit of Agent pursuant to Section 3.41. 3. The Credit Partiesβ failure to timely observe the provisions of Section 4.1(c) in respect of the Fiscal Month ending September 30, 2022.
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Annex A Marked Loan Agreement See attached. Annex B Subordination Agreement See attached.
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