CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH TECHNIPOWER LLC May 3, 2006
Exhibit
10.45
CITIZENS
BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
WITH
TECHNIPOWER
LLC
May
3,
2006
PREAMBLE.
This Loan and Security Agreement is made as of the date set forth above between
TECHNIPOWER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with a mailing address
of
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Borrower”) and CITIZENS BANK OF
MASSACHUSETTS, a Massachusetts bank having an address of 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Bank”). Borrower has requested that Bank make
available to it a revolving line of credit for Borrower’s general working
capital uses and Bank has agreed to make such credit facilities available,
but
only on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. GRANT
OF
SECURITY INTEREST. Borrower, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, hereby grants to Bank a
continuing security interest in the Collateral owned by it or in which it may
now or hereafter have any right, title or interest and in all of the products
and proceeds thereof. The security interest granted to Bank by Borrower hereby
is to secure payment and performance of all Obligations.
2. LOANS
AND
CREDITS. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower has
requested that Bank make available to it a revolving line of credit (the “Line
of Credit”) in the maximum amount of up to One Million, Five Hundred Thousand
and 00/100 ($1,500,000.00) Dollars for its general working capital purposes.
Loans and other advances of credit under the Line of Credit are hereinafter
referred to as “Revolving Loans” or alternatively as the “Loans”. Bank has
agreed to provide Borrower with the Loans on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, including but not limited to, the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 4 hereof; provided that Bank shall not be obligated to make any
Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit at any time that there is a default or
Event of Default hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents.
(a) THE
LINE
OF CREDIT. Subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Bank hereby establishes the Line of Credit in Borrower’s favor
pursuant to which Bank shall, in its sole discretion, on Borrower’s request from
time to time made after the date hereof until June 1, 2007 (the “Expiration
Date”) for repayment by Bank, make Revolving Loans to Borrower in an aggregate
amount up to the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base, or (ii) the Credit Limit.
The
Line of Credit shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note. All Revolving Loans,
including, without limitation, any and all principal, accrued interest,. late
charges and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
administration and collection of the Loan, shall be due and payable on the
Expiration Date. Bank shall have no obligation to make any Loan available to
Borrower after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default hereunder
(unless the same has been waived or cured to the satisfaction of Bank). Borrower
acknowledges that all Revolving Loans are secured by the Collateral and
constitute Obligations, whether or not evidenced by promissory notes and, by
reference to this Agreement, the face amount of any promissory note evidencing
a
Revolving Loan shall be deemed to have been automatically amended to conform
with any changes to the Credit Limit. Payments (and prepayments) of principal
in
full or in part may be made at any time and from time to time without premium
or
penalty, and shall be made on the Revolving Loans from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Payments of interest
calculated on the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans, shall be due
and
payable at the rate set forth herein, commencing one month following the date
of
advance of the first Revolving Loan to Borrower and on the like day of each
month thereafter. Borrower shall pay to Bank an amount equal to three percent
(3.0%) of the amount of any payment not made within ten (10) days when due
hereunder. All Revolving Loans shall bear interest, calculated on the basis
of
actual days elapsed and a 360-day year and payable monthly in arrears on the
first business day of each month, at a fluctuating per annum rate of interest
equal to the Prime Rate. The effective interest rate applicable to Borrower’s
Loans shall change on the date of each change in the Prime Rate.
(b) PAYMENTS.
Any payments on the Note, whether such payment is of a regular installment
or
represents a prepayment (if permitted hereunder), shall be made in coin and
currency of the United States of America which is legal tender for the payment
of public and private debts, in immediately available funds, to Lender at the
address set forth in this Agreement or at such other address as Lender may
from
time to time designate in writing.
(c) PREPAYMENT.
Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Revolving Loan in whole or in part
at any time.
(d) ORIGINATION
FEE. None.
(e) PLACE
OF
PAYMENT. Principal and interest on all Loans shall be payable at Bank’s office
in Boston in lawful money of the United States of America without set-off,
deduction or counterclaim. Borrower authorizes Bank to charge its deposit
account(s) or its loan account with Bank for all payments
hereunder.
3. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth
below or elsewhere in this Agreement, or if not defined herein, shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in the Revolving Note or the other Loan Documents,
and
if not defined therein, shall have the meanings ascribed in the Uniform
Commercial Code, except that accounting and financial terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in accordance with
GAAP.
“Accounts
Receivable”
means
all Borrower’s accounts, accounts receivable, rental and lease payments
receivable, contract rights, notes, bills, drafts, acceptances, instruments,
documents, chattel paper and all other debts, obligations and liabilities in
whatever form owing to Borrower from any Person (as defined below) for goods
sold by it or for services rendered by it, or however otherwise established
or
created, all guaranties and security therefor, all right, title and interest
of
Borrower in the goods or services which gave rise thereto, including rights
to
reclamation and stoppage in transit and all rights of an unpaid seller of goods
or services; whether any of the foregoing be now existing or hereafter arising,
now or hereafter received by or owing or belonging to Borrower.
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“Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“Borrowing
Base”
means
the sum of the following: (i) Eighty (80.0%) percent of the . unpaid face amount
of Qualified Accounts (as defined below) or such other percentage thereof as
may
from time to time be fixed by Bank upon notice to Borrower, if Bank determines
in its reasonable judgment that there has been a change in circumstances
relating to any or all Accounts from those circumstances in existence on or
prior to the date hereof, PLUS (ii) the lesser of (1) Forty (40.0%) percent
of
the cost or market value, whichever is lower, of all Eligible Inventory (as
defined below) consisting of work-in-process, or (2) $500,000.00, PLUS (iii)
the
lesser of (1) Fifty (50.0%) percent of the cost or market value, whichever
is
lower, of all Eligible Inventory (as defined below) consisting of finished
goods, or (2) $50,000.00, MINUS (iv) the Inventory Reserve, MINUS (v) one
hundred (100.0%) percent of the aggregate amount then undrawn on all Letters
of
Credit and acceptances issued pursuant to this Agreement for the account of
Borrower; but in no event shall the sum of all loans plus the sum of the
aggregate amount undrawn on all Letters of Credit and acceptances be in excess
of the Credit Limit.
“Cash
Flow”
means,
for any period, (i) Borrower’s combined EBITDA, minus (ii) the sum of Borrower’s
combined cash taxes paid, unfinanced capital expenditures, dividends and
distributions and loans to shareholders and members.
“Capital
Expenditures”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in accordance with GAAP.
“Collateral”
means
all Accounts Receivable, inventory, Equipment and Related Collateral and all
other property of Borrower, now owned or hereafter acquired, in which Bank
is
granted a Lien hereunder, or which is designated as Collateral or in which
Bank
is granted a Lien to secure any of the Obligations hereunder, or pursuant to
an
agreement supplemental hereto or otherwise (whether or not such agreement makes
reference to this Agreement or obligations of Borrower hereunder).
“Debt
Service Coverage”
means,
for any period, the ratio of Borrower’s Cash Flow to the sum of Borrower’s
combined principal and interest payments on account of borrowed money for such
period.
“Default”
means
the occurrence of any event or circumstance that with the passage of time or
giving of notice or both would constitute an Event of Default, as defined
herein.
“EBITDA”
means,
for any period, Borrower’s combined earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization for such period.
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“Eligible
Inventory’’
means
Borrower’s raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods (but excluding:
packaging materials and any work-in-process and finished goods inventory not
built in connection with a firm customer order) which are initially and at
all
times until sold: new and unused (except, with Bank’s written approval, used
equipment held for sale or lease), in first-class condition, merchantable and
saleable through normal trade channels; at a location which has been identified
in writing to Bank; subject to a perfected first priority security interest
in
favor of Bank; owned by Borrower free and clear of any lien except in favor
of
Bank; not obsolete; not scrap, waste, defective goods and the like; have been
produced by Borrower in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
of
1938, as amended, and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated thereunder;
not stored with a bailee, warehouseman or similar party unless Bank has given
its prior written consent thereto; not perishable or alive; and have not been
designated by Bank, in accordance with its normal credit policies, as
unacceptable for any reason by notice to Borrower.
“Equipment”
means
Borrower’s machinery, equipment, furnishings, fixtures and other goods (as
defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) whether now owned or
thereafter acquired by Borrower and wherever located, all replacements and
substitutions therefor or accessions thereto and all proceeds thereof, and
including, also without limitation, all proceeds of fire or other insurance
covering the aforesaid property;
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. “Plan” means
any employee plan subject to provisions of Title IV of ERISA maintained for
employees of Borrower, any subsidiary of Borrower or any other trade or business
under common control with Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of
the
Internal Revenue Code or the regulations thereunder.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently in each
instance.
“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person: (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for
the
deferred purchase price of property or services, and all obligations under
leases which are or should be, under generally accepted accounting principles,
recorded as capital leases, in respect of which such Person is directly or
contingently liable as obligor, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, or in respect
of which such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss, (ii) all
indebtedness for-borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or services secured by (or for which the holder has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon property (including
without limitation accounts receivable and contract rights) owned by such
Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment
thereof, and (iii) all other liabilities or obligations which would, in
accordance with GAAP, be classified as liabilities of such Person.
“Inventory”
means
all inventory of whatever name, nature, kind or description, all goods held
for
sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts of service, finished goods,
work in process, raw materials, materials used or consumed by Borrower, parts,
supplies, all wrapping, packaging, advertising, labeling, and shipping
materials, devices, names and marks, all contracts rights and documents relating
to any of the foregoing, whether any of the foregoing be now existing or
hereafter arising, wherever located, now owned or hereafter acquired by
Borrower.
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“Inventory
Reserve”
means
a
reserve for slow-moving Inventory which shall be in the initial amount of
$1,100,000.00, or such other amount as Bank may determine from time to time
in
accordance with its customary credit procedures and policies.
“Legal
Requirement”
means
any requirement imposed upon Bank by any law of the United States of America
or
the United Kingdom or by any regulation, order, interpretation, ruling or
official directive (whether or not having the force of law) of the Board, Bank
of England, or any other board, central bank or governmental or administrative
agency, institution or authority of the United States of America, the United
Kingdom or any political subdivision of either thereof.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, assignment, lien, charge, encumbrance or security interest
of any kind whatsoever, or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a
conditional sale, title retention or capital lease agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Revolving Note and all other documents executed in
connection with this Agreement.
“Obligations”
means
all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations (including without
limitation for reimbursement in connection with guaranties and letters of
credit), agreements, undertakings, covenants and duties owing or to be performed
or observed by Borrower to or in favor of Bank, of every kind and description
(whether or not: evidenced by any note or other instrument; for the payment
or
money; arising out of this Agreement or any other agreement between Bank and
Borrower, or any other instrument of Borrower in favor of Bank; arising out
of
or relating or similar to transactions described herein; or contemplated as
of
the date hereof), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become
due, now existing or hereafter arising, including without limitation all
interest, fees, charges, and amounts chargeable to Borrower under Section 14;
“Obligations” includes any swap transaction or other interest rate protection
transaction involving Bank and Borrower.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permitted
Distribution”
means
any distribution or payment by Borrower with respect to its equity capital
or
subordinated indebtedness which has been approved in advance by B. Permitted
Distributions shall include up to $170,000.00 in fiscal 2006 and up to
$60,000.00 in each fiscal year thereafter in aggregate dividends and
distributions to Power Designs, Inc. and Integrated Power Systems for payment
of
state and federal income taxes, and provided Borrower is otherwise not in
default of this Agreement and would not thereby be put in default of this
Agreement, for payment of filing fees and other operating expenses.
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
means
(i) Indebtedness of Borrower to Bank, (ii) Indebtedness subordinated in right
of
repayment to Indebtedness of Borrower to Bank on terms acceptable to Bank,
(iii)
trade Indebtedness, customer deposits and other unsecured liabilities, not
including borrowed money, incurred in accordance with Borrower’s historical
practices for goods and services provided to Borrower in the ordinary course
of
Borrower’s business, (iv) Indebtedness for tax payments in the ordinary course,
and accrued payroll items and Indebtedness due to shareholders and members
in
amounts not in excess of amounts due to such Persons on the date of this
Agreement, and (v) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens.
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“Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics and other similar Liens
arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and
Liens arising by operation of law for taxes not yet due and payable; (ii) Liens
arising out of pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation, unemployment
insurance, old age pension, social security, retirement benefits or other
similar legislation; and (iii) purchase money Liens (including without
limitation in connection with capital leases) arising in the ordinary course
of
business (so long as the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the lesser
of the cost or fair market value of the property subject thereto and such Lien
extends to no other property and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such
Liens does not exceed $10,000.00 at any time outstanding).
“Person”
means
any individual, partnership, firm, association, business enterprise, trust,
estate, company, joint venture, governmental authority, corporation or other
entity.
“Prime
Rate”
means
the rate per annum from time to time announced by Bank in Boston . as its Prime
Rate, it being understood that such rate is a reference rate, not necessarily
the lowest, established from time to time which serves as the basis upon which
effective interest rates are calculated for loans making reference
thereto.
“Qualified
Account(s)”
means
an Account owing to Borrower which met the following specifications at the
time
it came into existence and continues to meet the same until it is collected
in
full: (i) the Account is not more than ninety (90) days from the date of the
invoice thereof, (ii) the Account arose from the performance of services or
an
outright sale of goods by Borrower, such goods have been shipped to the account
debtor, and Borrower has possession of, or has delivered to Bank, shipping
and
delivery receipts evidencing such shipment, (iii) the Account is not subject
to
any prior assignment, claim, lien, or security interest, and Borrower will
not
make any further assignment thereof or create any further security interest
therein, nor permit Borrower’s rights therein to be reached by attachment, levy,
garnishment or other judicial process, and the Account is not subject to any
bond or bonding claim, (iv) the Account is not subject to set-off, credit,
allowance or adjustment by the account debtor, except discount allowed. for
prompt payment and the account debtor has not complained as to his liability
thereon and has not returned any of the goods from the sale of which the Account
arose, (v) the Account arose in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and
did not arise from the performance of services or a sale of goods to a supplier
or employee of Borrower, (vi) no notice of bankruptcy or insolvency of the
account debtor has been received by or is known to Borrower, (vii) the Account
is not owed by an account debtor whose principal place of business is outside
the United States of America, (viii) the Account is not owed by an entity which
is a parent, brother/sister, subsidiary or affiliate of Borrower, (ix) the
account debtor is not located in the State of New Jersey or in the State of
Minnesota (or any other state that requires an entity to file a business
activity report or similar document in order to bring suit or otherwise enforce
its remedies against an account debtor in the courts or through any judicial
process of such state), unless (1) Borrower has filed and shall file all legally
required Notice of Business Activities Reports with the New Jersey Division
of
Taxation or the Minnesota Department of Revenue, as the case may be; or (2)
Borrower is exempt from such filing requirement (x) the Account is not evidenced
by a promissory note, (xi) the Account did not arise out of any sale made on
a
xxxx and hold, dating or delayed shipment basis (unless pursuant to a written
agreement pursuant to which payment -liability of the-account debtor is
definitely established-to Bank’s satisfaction), (xii) the Account does not arise
out of a progress billing prior to completion of the order therefor (unless
pursuant to a written agreement pursuant to which payment liability of the
account debtor is definitely established to Bank’s satisfaction), (xiii) the
Account is not owing from the United States of America or any agency or
department thereof unless Borrower has complied with the Assignment of
government Claims Act with respect thereto, and (xiv) Bank, in accordance with
its normal credit policies, has not deemed the Account to be unacceptable for
any reason.
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PROVIDED
THAT if at any time Fifty (50.0%) percent or more of the aggregate amount of
the
Accounts due from any account debtor are unpaid in whole or in part more than
ninety (90) days from the respective dates of invoice, from and after such
time
none of the Accounts (then existing or hereafter arising) due from such account
debtor shall be deemed to be Qualified Accounts until such time as less than
Fifty (50.0%) percent of the aggregate amount of the Accounts due from such
account debtor are, as a result of actual payments thereon, unpaid in whole
or
in part more than ninety (90) days from the respective dates of invoice.
Accounts payable by Borrower to an account debtor shall be netted against
Accounts due from such account debtor and the difference (if positive) shall
constitute Qualified Accounts from such account debtor for purposes of
determining the Borrowing Base (notwithstanding paragraph (d) above);
characterization of any Account due from an account debtor as a Qualified
Account shall not be deemed a determination by Bank as to its actual value
nor
in any way obligate Bank to accept any Account subsequently arising from such
account debtor to be, or to continue to deem such Account to be, a Qualified
Account; it is Borrower’s responsibility to determine the creditworthiness of
account debtors and all risks concerning the same and collection of Accounts
are
with Borrower; and all Accounts whether or not Qualified Accounts constitute
Collateral:
“Related
Collateral”
means
all Borrower’s general intangibles; trade names, marks and secrets; patents,
trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property; customer lists;
goodwill; cash; deposit accounts; tax refunds, claims under insurance policies
(whether or not proceeds of other Collateral); securities, securities
entitlements, financial assets and investment property; rights of setoff; rights
under judgments; tort claims and choses in action; computer programs and
software; books and records, (including without limitation all electronically
recorded data); contract rights; and all contracts and agreements to or of
which
it is a party or beneficiary, whether any of the foregoing be now existing
or
hereafter arising, now or hereafter received by or belonging to
Borrower.
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“Reportable
Event”
means
any reportable event as defined in ERISA.
“Revolving
Note”
means
a
certain Revolving Line of Credit Note of even date herewith in the original
face
amount of $1,500,000.00 executed in connection with the Revolving
Loan.
“Senior
Indebtedness”
means
all Indebtedness other than Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Statutory
Reserves”
means
a
fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one
and
the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any marginal, special,
emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal established by
the
Board and any other banking authority to which any bank is subject for
Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve
percentages may include, without limitation, those imposed under such Regulation
D. This Loan may be deemed to constitute a Eurocurrency Liability and as such
may be deemed to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of
or
credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may be available from time
to
time to Bank under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness”
means
all Indebtedness which has been subordinated to the Obligations on terms and
conditions acceptable to Bank.
“Tangible
Net Worth”
means
Borrower’s stockholders’ and members’ equity minus intangible assets and amounts
due from related Persons.
“Tangible
Capital Base”
means,
at any time Borrower’s combined Tangible Net Worth plus combined outstanding
Subordinated Indebtedness at such time.
“Tax”
means
any tax, levy, impost, duty deduction, withholding or other charges of whatever
nature as may be required by any Legal Requirement (i) to be paid by Bank and/or
(ii) to be withheld or deducted from any payment otherwise as may be required
hereby to be made by Borrower to Bank, provided that the term “Tax” shall
not include any taxes imposed upon the net income of any lender by the United
State of America or any political subdivision thereof.
4. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE LOANS. The financing arrangements described in this Agreement
shall not be effective and Bank will have no obligation to make any Revolving
Loan until satisfaction by Borrower and/or waiver in writing by Bank of the
following conditions precedent:
(a) Borrower
shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and all other Loan Documents
to
be executed in connection with this Agreement.
(b) Borrower
shall have executed and delivered to Bank the Revolving Note.
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(c) Borrower
shall have provided Bank with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Bank of the
proper authorization of the financing transactions and approval of the financing
arrangements with Bank.
(d) Borrower
shall have satisfied the requirements of this Agreement with respect to
maintenance of appropriate insurance coverage.
(e) In
connection with the initial advance hereunder, Borrower shall have provided
Bank
with an Officer’s Certificate in form acceptable to Bank confirming that all
conditions precedent to the funding of the Loans have been satisfied and that
all of the representations and warranties in this Agreement continue to be
true,
correct and complete, and Borrower shall have provided Bank with all of the
Compliance Certificates required by Bank hereunder through the date of such
request for a Revolving Loan.
(f) Subordinated
Lender shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement with Bank on terms
and
conditions acceptable to Bank.
(g) Borrower
shall have paid in full all existing secured indebtedness (other than
Subordinated Indebtedness) and each existing secured lender shall have
terminated, or authorized Bank or Borrower to terminate any applicable financing
statements.
(h) Borrower
shall have delivered the opinion of its counsel as to good standing of each
entity comprising Borrower, authorization of the Loan Documents, and of the
Persons executing Loan documents on behalf of Borrower and as to enforceability
of the Loan Documents in accordance with their respective terms.
(i) Borrower
shall have provided Bank with a signed landlord consent for each business
location of Borrower in form and content acceptable to Bank.
5. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants (and at the time of each Loan
hereunder shall be deemed to represent and war ant) to Bank that, except for
events, actions or occurrences after the date of this Agreement which are
permitted under this Agreement:
(a) Borrower
is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing in every other state in which such
qualification may be necessary by reason of the nature or location of Borrower’s
assets or operations, except where the failure to so qualify would not
materially adversely affect Borrower’s business or financial
condition;
(b) Borrower’s
exact legal name is Technipower LLC and it has not operated under any name
or
used any other trade name except as disclosed to Bank in writing by
Borrower;
(c) The
execution, delivery and performance hereof are within Borrower’s company powers,
have been duly authorized by all necessary company action, require no action
by
or in respect of, or filing (except for financing statements to be filed in
connection with this Agreement) with, any governmental authority, and do not
contravene or constitute a default under any provision of applicable law or
regulation or of the charter, by-laws or other constituent documents of Borrower
or of any judgment, order, decree, injunction or material agreement, except
as
to which required waivers or consents have been received, or by which it or
any
of its properties may be bound, or result in creation or imposition of any
Lien
on any of its assets except in favor of Bank;
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(d) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally, or (ii) laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies;
(e) Borrower’s
projections which have been provided to Bank have been prepared by Borrower
based upon the historical operations of Borrower and upon financial and business
assumptions which Borrower in good faith believes are reasonable and in
accordance with sound accounting practices; since the date of the projections,
there has occurred no material adverse change in the assumptions underlying
the
projections or otherwise which would make the projections inaccurate or
misleading in any material manner;
(f) Borrower’s
financial statements which have been delivered to Bank up to the date of this
Agreement and all financial statements which shall be from time to time
furnished to Bank have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with that of prior financial periods and are true and correct and
fairly present in all material respects its financial position on a basis as
at
the close of business on the date(s) thereof and the results of its operations
during the period(s) covered thereby, except in the case of unaudited financial
statements where certain information and footnote disclosures normally contained
in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted
and
where year-end adjustments may be necessary. Borrower has no liabilities,
contingent or otherwise which are not disclosed in said statements or the notes
thereto other than ordinary course liabilities not required to be disclosed
herein, which could be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower,
its business or its financial condition. Since the date of the most current
financial statements provided to Bank, there has occurred no material adverse
change in Borrower’s financial condition or business;
(g) Borrower
owns, or at the closing shall own, all of the assets reflected in the financial
statements provided to Bank and such assets together with any assets acquired
since such date, including without limitation the Collateral, are subject to
no
Liens except Permitted Liens;
(h) Borrower’s
charter documents have been duly filed and are in proper order. All capital
stock and/or membership interests issued by it and outstanding has been duly
issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. All its books and records are
accurate and updated in all material respects;
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(i) Borrower
has made or filed all tax returns, reports and declarations relating to any
material tax liability required by any jurisdiction to which they are subject;
have paid all taxes shown or determined to be due thereon through the date
of
this Agreement; and Borrower shall make adequate provision for the payment
of
all taxes and preparation and filing of all tax returns in respect of subsequent
periods;
(j) Borrower
is (i) subject to no charter or other legal restriction, or any judgment, award,
decree, order, governmental rule or regulation or contractual restriction which
could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, business or
prospects, and (ii) Borrower is in compliance with its charter documents, all
material contracts by which it or any of its properties are, or may be bound
and
all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including without limitation those
relating to environmental protection) other than laws, rules and regulations,
the validity or applicability of which it is contesting in good faith or
provisions of any of the foregoing the failure to comply with which cannot
reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect its financial condition,
business or prospects or the value of the Collateral;
(k) There
is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened against or affecting Borrower, or any of their assets before or
by
any court or other governmental authority which, if determined adversely to
Borrower, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition,
business or prospects or the value, title or extent of any Collateral,
considered as a whole;
(l) Borrower
is in compliance with ERISA in all material respects; Borrower maintains no
defined benefit plans which would give rise to any unfunded vested
liability;
(m) Borrower’s
principal executive office and the office where it keeps its records concerning
the Collateral is 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX, and all of its tangible
Collateral is stored at that location;
(n) Borrower’s
Inventory is (and has been since the date of this Agreement) valued at the
lower
of its cost or market value (i) for annual financial reporting purposes, on
the
basis of first in first out consistent with the basis applied for prior
financial periods, and (ii) for purposes of interim financial reporting, on
the
basis of first in first out (adjusted to reflect the interim character of the
information reported);
(o) Borrower
represents and warrants that it has disclosed to Bank its current credit and
refund policies, and that it does now and will continue to apply such policies
consistently in the conduct of its business and agrees that it shall provide
Bank with prior written notice of any change in such policy or its
implementation; and
(p) After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the aggregate value
of
all assets and properties of Borrower, at a fair valuation, will be greater
than
the total amount of its liability on claims, and the aggregate present fair
salable value of its assets will be greater than the amount that will be
required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts as they become
absolute and mature; Borrower has (and has no reason to believe they will not
have) sufficient capital for the conduct of its businesses; Borrower does not
intend to incur and does not believe it has incurred, debts beyond its ability
to pay as they mature.
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6. BORROWER'S
REPORTS AND NOTICES. Borrower will deliver to Bank the financial statements,
reports and other information set forth below.
(a) within
thirty (30) days after the close of each of the first eleven fiscal months
of
each fiscal year of Borrower, Borrower will deliver to Bank a full and complete
signed copy of a report or reports on a management-prepared basis and certified
by Borrower’s Manager to fairly present Borrower’s combined financial condition
at the end of such period and the results of its operations during such period,
which shall include a combined balance sheet of Borrower as at the end of such
month and combined statement of profit and loss of Borrower reflecting the
results of its operations during such month, together with any supporting
materials relating thereto;
(b) annually,
as soon as available but in any event within ninety (90) days after the close
of
each fiscal year of Borrower, Borrower will deliver to Bank financial statements
audited by a certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its
reasonable discretion on a consolidated and consolidating basis for Borrower
and
copies of the federal income tax returns with all schedules attached for
Borrower together with a no material adverse change affidavit;
(c) annually,
as soon as available but in any event within sixty (60) days after the close
of
each fiscal year of Borrower, Borrower will deliver to Bank management-prepared
projections on a combined basis for Borrower for the following fiscal year
including monthly pro forma balance sheets, monthly and cumulative statements
of
income and expense and projected statement of cash flow;
(d) within
thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year
of
Borrower, a Compliance Certificate in form acceptable to Bank;
(e) within
thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal month of Borrower, a Borrowing
Base Certificate in form acceptable to Bank;
(f) promptly,
such other information concerning Borrower, the Collateral, the operation of
Borrower’s businesses or its financial condition and copies of such governmental
filings and other documentation as Bank may from time to time
request;
(g) immediately,
notice of:
(i) any
default under this Agreement or under any of the Loan Documents;
(ii) any
change of its key officers, managers and employees, change of location of its
principal offices, change of Borrower’s name or business structure, any sale or
purchase out of the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and any other
material change in the business or financial affairs of Borrower or any change
in the legal status of Borrower;
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(iii) the
institution or commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation
against or affecting Borrower or any of its assets which, if determined
adversely to Borrower, could have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, business or prospects of Borrower or the value, title or extent
of
the Collateral, considered as a whole;
(iv) any
judgment, award, decree, order or determination relating thereto;
(v) the
imposition or creation of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens against any
asset
of Borrower except in favor of Bank;
(vi) any
Reportable Event, together with a statement of Borrower’s Manager as to the
details thereof and a copy of any notice thereof to the PBGC;
(vii) any
known
release or threat of release of hazardous or toxic chemicals, materials or
oil
from any site owned or operated by Borrower or the incurrence of any expense
or
loss in connection therewith or upon Borrower’s obtaining knowledge of any
investigation, action or the incurrence of any expense or loss by any
governmental authority in connection with the containment or removal of any
hazardous or toxic chemical, material or oil for which expense or loss Borrower
may be liable or potentially responsible;
(viii) any
material loss or destruction of Collateral or other assets whether or not
covered by insurance; and
(ix) any
dispute with respect to or acceleration of Indebtedness.
(h) immediately
after receipt or filing, a copy of (i) any notice Borrower may receive from
the
PBGC relating to the PBGC’s intention to terminate or appoint a trustee to
administer any Plan and (ii) any report or notice relating to any Reportable
Event which Borrower may file under ERISA with the PBGC, the Internal Revenue
Service or the United States Department of Labor; and
(i) if
requested by Bank, within five (5) days after the accrual in accordance with
applicable law of Borrower’s obligation to make deposits for FICA and
withholding taxes, evidence satisfactory to Bank that such deposits have been
made as required.
7. BANK’S
REPORTS. After the end of each month, Bank will render to Borrower a statement
of Borrower’s an accounts with Bank hereunder showing all applicable credits and
debits. Absent manifest error, each such statement shall be considered to be
correct and to have been accepted by Borrower and shall be presumptively binding
upon Borrower in respect of all charges, debits and credits of whatsoever nature
contained therein under this Agreement, and the closing balance shown therein,
unless Borrower notifies Bank in writing of any discrepancy within sixty (60)
days from the date of any such statement.
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8. BORROWER’S
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries,
if any) to:
(a) maintain
property and liability insurance with responsible insurance companies (and
with
deductibles) reasonably satisfactory to Bank in such amounts and covering such
risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and
owning similar properties in the same general areas as Borrower
operates;
(b) maintain
insurance naming Bank as loss payee with responsible insurance companies (and
with deductibles) reasonably satisfactory to Bank covering Borrower’s Inventory,
Equipment and other insurable Related Collateral, in such amounts as is usually
carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and in any event not less
than Bank may from time to time reasonably require, and deliver to Bank copies
of such insurance policies (and all renewals thereof) together with lender’s
loss payable endorsements naming Bank as secured party, executed by the
insurer(s) such policies to provide that coverage may not be decreased or
terminated without prior notice to Bank;
(c) maintain
its existence in good standing, and its qualification to do business in good
standing in every state in which such qualification may be necessary by reason
of the nature or location of its assets or operations, and comply with its
charter documents, all contractual requirements by which it or any of its
properties may be bound and all applicable laws, rules and regulations
(including without limitation ERISA and those relating to environmental
protection) other than laws, rules or regulations the validity or applicability
of which Borrower shall contest in good faith or provisions of any of the
foregoing the failure to comply with which cannot reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect the financial condition, business or prospects
of
Borrower or the value, title or extent of the Collateral;
(d) continue
to engage primarily in its present business of manufacturing of power-ready
supply packs for use in the aerospace and defense industries, and maintain
and
preserve all of its properties necessary for the conduct thereof in good working
order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(e) maintain
all licenses and permits necessary for the conduct of its business, and any
governmental designations and security clearances necessary for its business
and
shall take all reasonable measures to maintain all material customer contracts
and relationships;
(f) maintain
current and accurate stock, cost and sales records of its Inventory, accurately
and sufficiently itemizing and describing the kinds, type and quantities of
Inventory and the cost and selling prices, all of which records shall be
continuously available to Bank for inspection;
(g) pay
and
discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed
upon
it or upon its income or property, or upon this Agreement or any notes
evidencing obligations, including without limitation taxes, assessments, charges
or levies relating to real and personal property, the Collateral, franchises,
income, unemployment, old age benefits, withholding, sales or use, prior to
the
date on which penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims (whether or not
relating to the foregoing), which if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon
any
property of Borrower, except any of the foregoing which is being contested
in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower has established
adequate reserves;
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(h) immediately
deliver to Bank, if so requested, all original copies of any lease or rental
contracts or other instruments or chattel paper generated in Borrower’s business
(if any);
(i) within
90
days of the date of this Agreement, open a disbursement account with Bank for
check writing purposes and into which deposits of Loan proceeds may be made
by
Bank; and
(j) within
90
days of the date of this Agreement, Borrower will deliver to Bank reviewed
financial statements indicating a net profit for the year ended 2005 of at
least
$250,000.00.
9. BORROWER’S
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of
Bank
at any time:
(a) Sell,
assign, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (other than
Collateral consisting of (i) scrap, waste, defective goods and the like; (ii)
obsolete goods, including Inventory and Equipment; (iii) finished goods sold
or
leased in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) other personal property
of
Borrower, in good faith, arm’s length, transactions in the ordinary and usual
course of Borrower’s business in accordance with Borrower’s past practices) or
any interest therein to any other Person;
(b) Create,
permit to be created or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Collateral
or
any other property of Borrower, now owned or hereafter acquired, except for
Permitted Liens;
(c) Pay
any
dividends on or make any distribution on account of any class of Borrower’s
capital stock or equity interests in cash or in property (other than additional
equity interests and Permitted Distributions); or redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of such shares or equity interests, other
than in connection with a Permitted Distribution;
(d) Enter
into any lease or other transaction with any shareholder, officer or affiliate
on terms any less favorable than those which might be obtained at the time
from
Persons who are not such a shareholder, officer or affiliate;
(e) Make
any
loans or advances to any Person other than advances for reimbursable business
expenses in the ordinary course of business except as set forth
herein;
(f) Assume,
guaranty, endorse or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable in respect
of (including without limitation, by way of agreement, contingent or otherwise,
to purchase, provide funds to or otherwise invest in a debtor or otherwise
to
assure a creditor against loss), any Indebtedness (except guaranties by
endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
of
business) of any Person, other than Bank;
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(g) Use
any
loan proceeds to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation
U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or invest in or
purchase any stock or securities of any Person, except readily marketable direct
obligations of, or obligations guarantied by, the United States of America
or
any agency thereof or time deposits with Bank, certificates of deposit issued
by
Bank and other investments made available to Borrower through Bank;
(h) Sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any stock or other equity interests of, or
a
material portion of the assets of, any subsidiary of Borrower;
(i) Merge
or
consolidate with or into any corporation, or enter into any joint venture or
partnership with any person, firm or corporation; convey, lease or transfer
or
otherwise dispose of any substantial part of its assets or business, other
than
sales and leases of property in the ordinary course of business (whether in
one
or more transactions); provided that Bank shall not unreasonably withhold its
consent to the merger of Borrower into Solomon Technologies, Inc. on terms
and
conditions satisfactory to Bank which are disclosed to Bank prior to such
merger, and further provided that such merger does not materially and adversely
affect the financial accommodations contemplated by this Agreement;
(j) Incur
any
Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness;
(k) Create
or
organize any subsidiary or affiliate corporation or other affiliated business
entity to which Borrower’s business, property, resources, employees or directly
related business opportunities are loaned, diverted or otherwise transferred;
or
(l) Change
its fiscal year or the method of presentation of its financial
statements.
10. FINANCIAL
COVENANTS. It shall be a condition of the Loans that Borrower maintain the
following financial covenants throughout the term of the Loan:
(a) Debt
Service Coverage Ratio for Borrower on a combined basis of no less than 1.25
to
1.0 to be tested quarterly on a trailing twelve months basis as of each fiscal
quarter end.
(b) Borrower
shall not permit the ratio of its Senior Indebtedness to its Tangible Capital
Base to exceed 1.0 to 1.0 at any fiscal quarter end.
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11. ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS AS TO FURTHER SECURITY AND ASSURANCES.
(a) Borrower
will notify Bank, at least thirty (30) days prior to any such event, of any
change in Borrower’s exact legal name, any change in its place(s) of business or
locations(s) of Inventory, Equipment or other Related Collateral as set forth
in
Section 5 or Borrower’s establishment of any new place of business or location
of Inventory, Equipment or other Related Collateral or office where Borrower’s
records concerning Accounts Receivable and other assets are kept.
(b) At
Bank’s
request, Borrower at its expense (i) will promptly and duly execute and deliver
such documents and assurances and take such actions as may be necessary or
desirable or as Bank may request in order to correct any defect, error or
omission which may at any time be discovered or in order to more effectively
carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and to establish, perfect
and
protect Bank’s security interest, rights and remedies created or intended to be
created hereunder and (ii) without limiting the generality of the above, will
join with Bank in executing financing and continuation statements pursuant
to
the Uniform Commercial Code, fixed and floating charges or other notices
appropriate under applicable Federal, state or applicable foreign law in form
satisfactory to Bank and filing same in all public offices and jurisdictions
wherever and whenever requested by Bank.
(c) Bank
will, at any time after occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default hereunder have the right to take physical possession of the Collateral
and to maintain such possession on Borrower’s premises or to remove the
Collateral or any part thereof to such other places as Bank may desire. If
Bank
exercises such right, Borrower shall upon Bank’s request assemble the same and
make it available to Bank at a place reasonably convenient to Bank. If any
Inventory or Equipment is in the possession or control of any of Borrower’s
agents or processors, Borrower shall at Bank’s request at any time whether
before or after an Event of Default hereunder notify them of Bank’s security
interest therein and, at Bank’s request, instruct them, after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, to hold the same for Bank’s
account and subject to Bank’s instructions.
(d) Borrower
shall perform any and all further steps requested by Bank to perfect Bank’s
security interest in Inventory or Equipment, such as leasing warehouses to
Bank
or its designee, placing and maintaining signs, appointing custodians,
maintaining stock records and transferring Inventory to warehouses. A physical
listing of all Inventory, wherever located, shall be taken by Borrower at least
annually and whenever requested by Bank.
(e) Bank
may
(i) at any time, using its customary practices and procedures, in its own name
or in the name of others communicate with account debtors in order to verify
with them to Bank’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts
Receivable and the absence of any reductions, discounts, defenses or offsets
with respect thereto or (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance
of
an Event of Default, notify account debtors that Collateral has been assigned
to
Bank and that payments by such debtors shall be made directly to Bank. At Bank’s
request Borrower will notify any or all such debtors of such assignment, give
instructions and/or indicate on xxxxxxxx to such debtors that its Accounts
Receivable shall be paid to Bank and/or supply such debtors with a copy of
this
Agreement.
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(f) Bank
shall, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
have full power, in its own name or in the name of Borrower, to collect,
endorse, compromise, settle sell or otherwise deal with any or all of the
Collateral or proceeds thereof. Borrower hereby makes, constitutes and appoints
any officer or agent of Bank as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with power of substitution, to endorse the name of Borrower of any of its
officers or agents upon any notes, checks, drafts, money orders, or other
instruments of payment (including under any policy of insurance on Collateral)
or Collateral that may come into possession of Bank in full or part payment
of
any amounts owing to Bank; to sign and endorse the name of Borrower or any
of
its officers or agents upon any invoice; freight or express xxxx, xxxx of
lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments,
verifications and notices in connection with Accounts Receivable, and any
instruments or documents relating thereto or to Borrower’s rights therein; to
give written notice to such offices and officials of the United States Postal
Service to effect such change or changes of address so that all mail addressed
to Borrower may be delivered directly to Bank; to take any and all other actions
necessary or appropriate to collect, compromise, settle, sell or otherwise
deal
with any or all of the Collateral or proceeds thereof; and to obtain, adjust,
settle and cancel any insurance referred to herein; hereby granting to each
said
attorney-in-fact or his substitute full power to do any and all things necessary
or appropriate to be done in and about the premises as fully and effectually
as
Borrower might or could do, and hereby ratifying all that any said
attorney-in-fact or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof; provided, however, that except to the extent reasonably necessary
in connection with Bank’s usual and good faith administration of the Loans, the
foregoing powers and appointment shall not be exercised until after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
(g) Borrower
hereby assigns to Bank all sums, including without limitation return of
premiums, which may become payable under any policy of insurance on Collateral
and direct each insurance company issuing any such policy to make payment
thereof directly to Bank; provided that in the case of insurance proceeds as
a
result of a casualty loss, in the absence of a Default or an Event of Default,
and provided that such proceeds are adequate in Bank’s judgment to repair or
replace the property damaged, Borrower may use such proceeds to replace or
restore such property.
(h) If
any
Accounts Receivable arise from contracts with the United States or any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof, Borrower will immediately notify
Bank thereof and execute any instruments and take any steps requested by Bank
in
order that all monies due and to become due thereunder shall be assigned to
Bank
and notice thereof given to the Federal authorities under the Federal Assignment
of Claims Act.
(i) In
its
sole discretion, Bank may: (i) if Borrower shall fail to do so, discharge taxes
and Liens levied or placed on Collateral; (ii) if Borrower shall fail to do
so,
pay for insurance thereon or the maintenance and preservation thereof; or (iii)
if Borrower shall fail to make deposits in respect of FICA and withholding
taxes
referred to in Section 5, make such deposits or pay such taxes, in whole or
in
part, or set up such reserves as Bank shall in its sole discretion deem
necessary in respect of Borrower’s liability therefor. Any amount so paid,
deposited or reserved for shall constitute a loan for all purposes hereunder.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate Bank to do any of the foregoing
and
the making of any one or more such payments, deposits or reserves shall not
constitute an agreement by Bank to take any further or similar action or a
waiver of any right of Bank hereunder.
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(j) Borrower
will at all times keep accurate records of the Collateral and will permit Bank
or its agents or representatives at any reasonable time during normal business
hours and (other than during and after occurrence of a Default or an Event
of
Default, in which case no notice shall be required) upon reasonable notice
to
Borrower, and from time to time to visit Borrower’s places of business, without
hindrance or delay, to inspect Inventory and examine, check, audit and make
copies and abstracts from Borrower’s records and books of account (including
without limitation minutes, and records, journals, orders, receipts and
correspondence relating to Collateral, account debtors, transactions unrelated
to Collateral and Borrower’s general financial condition, business and affairs);
to immediately provide Bank with copies and extracts of information from its
books and records to remove any of such books and records temporarily for the
purpose of having copies made, if Borrower fails to immediately provide Bank
with copies and extracts of information from its books and records; and to
discuss with any of Borrower’s appropriate directors, officers and employees the
Collateral and Borrower’s general financial condition, business and affairs. In
connection with any such audits by Bank or its representatives, Borrower agrees
to pay Bank its current audit fee, plus travel and other reasonable out of
pocket expenses.
(k) Borrower
hereby grants to Bank, for a term commencing on the date hereof and continuing
so long as any of the obligations remain outstanding, at a rental of $ I.00
for
such entire term, the right to the use of all premises or places of business
which Borrower now or hereafter may have and where any Collateral may be
located; PROVIDED THAT Bank agrees not to exercise such right except during
the
occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default.
(l) Borrower
hereby grants to Bank for a term to commence on the date of this Agreement
and
continuing thereafter until all debts and Obligations of any kind or character
owed to Bank are fully paid and discharged, a non-exclusive, irrevocable,
royalty-free (to Borrower and its affiliates) license in connection with Bank’s
exercise of its rights hereunder, to use, apply or affix any trademark,
serviceman, tradename, logo or the like and to use any patents, franchises,
licenses, and goodwill in which Borrower now or hereafter has rights, which
license may be used by Bank after the occurrence and during the continuance
of a
Default or an Event of Default. This license shall be in addition to, and not
in
lieu of, the inclusion of all of Borrower’s trademarks, servicemarks,
tradenames, logos, goodwill, patents, franchises and licenses in the related
Collateral.
(m) If
any
Accounts Receivable are at any time evidenced by promissory notes, trade
acceptances or other instruments for the payment of money, Borrower will
immediately deliver the same to Bank appropriately endorsed to Bank’s order and,
regardless of the form of such endorsement, Borrower hereby waive presentment,
demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest and all other notices
with respect thereto.
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(n) If
any of
Borrower’s Inventory is held by any customer on consignment, then Borrower will
promptly so notify Bank and will protect its (and Bank’s) interest therein by
filing financing statements against such customer and sending prior notification
of the consignment to such customer’s secured lenders (if any) and will furnish
Bank with copies of such filings and notices. Borrower shall assign any such
financing statements to Bank promptly upon request of Bank.
(o) In
the
event of the sale, exchange or disposition of any of the Collateral or any
interest therein (and no such sale, exchange or other disposition is hereby
authorized or consented to), Bank’s security interest shall nevertheless
continue in such Collateral and in all proceeds thereof and the proceeds shall
be paid over to Bank immediately, and shall be applied at Bank’s option to the
payment of the Obligations; and Bank’s receipt of any such proceeds shall not be
deemed or construed to be an authorization of or consent to any such sale,
exchange or other disposition.
(p) Any
and
all deposits or other sums at anytime credited by or due from Bank to Borrower
shall at all times constitute security for obligations and may be set-off
against the Obligations at any time whether or not they are then due or other
security held by Bank is considered by Bank to be adequate. Bank shall be
entitled to presume, in the absence of clear and specific written notice to
the
contrary hereinafter provided by Borrower to Bank that any and all deposits
maintained by Borrower with Bank are general accounts as to which no person
or
entity other than Borrower has any legal or equitable interest whatsoever.
Any
and all instruments, documents, policies and certificates of insurance,
securities, securities entitlements, investment property, chattel paper, cash
and the proceeds thereof (whether or not the same are Collateral or proceeds
thereof) owned by Borrower or in which Borrower has an interest, which are
now
or hereafter in the control or possession of Bank or its affiliates or any
third
person acting on Bank’s behalf, without regard to whether Bank received the same
in pledge, for safekeeping, as agent for collection or otherwise, shall
constitute security for the Obligations.
(q) Each
advance to Borrower hereunder or otherwise shall be made upon the security
of
all of the Collateral held and to be held by Bank. It is expressly understood
and agreed that all of the rights of Bank contained in this Agreement shall
likewise apply, insofar as applicable, to any modification of or supplement
to
this Agreement and to any other agreements between Bank and Borrower. Any
Default of this Agreement by Borrower beyond any applicable grace or cure
period, shall constitute, likewise, a default by Borrower and/of any other
existing agreement with Bank, and any default by Borrower and/of any other
agreement with Bank beyond any applicable grace or cure period, shall constitute
an Event of Default hereunder. All Obligations of Borrower to Bank shall, at
the
option of Bank, become due and payable when payments become due and payable
hereunder upon termination of the Agreement for any reason.
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12. EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT. If any of the Events of Default set forth below shall occur and be
continuing, Bank may, but shall not be obligated to make demand for payment
and
shall have all of the other rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement
in
addition to remedies otherwise available to secured party, at law or in equity,
provided that all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and
payable without demand or notice on occurrence of one of the events described
in
12(f) or 12(g):
(a) failure
by Borrower to pay any amount due under this Agreement or any other Obligation
when due, giving effect to any applicable grace period;
(b) failure
by Borrower to perform, discharge, observe or comply with any Obligation other
than for payment of money or the other events specifically enumerated in this
Section 12 in accordance with the terms thereof, and continuation of such
failure for ten (10) days from the earlier of Borrower’s knowledge of such
failure or Bank’s notice to Borrower of such failure;
(c) any
representation, warranty or statement of Borrower to Bank heretofore, now or
hereafter made in connection with any obligation (including without limitation
any made in any document certificate or reporting provided by Borrower
hereunder) is found to have been false or misleading in any material respect
as
of the time when made;
(d) occurrence
of any event of default beyond any applicable grace or cure period, under any
other instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness of Borrower to Bank (other
than Obligations) now or hereafter outstanding or any Event of Default under
any
obligations of the Subordinated Lender to Bank;
(e) Borrower’s
liquidation, termination, dissolution or ceasing to carry on actively any
substantial part of its current business;
(f) commencement
by Borrower of a voluntary proceeding seeking relief with respect to itself
or
its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or seeking
appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for
it
or any substantial part of its assets; or its consent to any of the foregoing
in
an involuntary proceeding against it; or Borrower shall generally not be paying
its debts as they become due or admit in writing its inability to do so; or
an
assignment for the benefit of, or the offering to or entering into by Borrower
of any composition, extension, reorganization or other agreement or arrangement
with, its creditors;
(g) commencement
of an involuntary proceeding against Borrower seeking relief with respect to
it
or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or seeking
appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for
it
or any substantial part of its assets, which proceeding remains undismissed
and
unstayed for sixty (60) days; or entry of an order for relief against Borrower
in any such proceeding;
(h) service
upon Bank of a writ naming Bank as trustee for Borrower or of any other similar
process of attachment;
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(i) entry
of
any uninsured judgment or judgments against Borrower in an aggregate amount
outstanding of $25,000.00 or more at any time;
(j) attachment
of any Lien or Liens in an aggregate amount outstanding of $25,000.00 or more
at
any time, other than Permitted Liens upon material property of Borrower without
Bank’s prior written consent;
(k) entry
of
any court order which enjoins, restrains or in any way prevents Borrower from
conducting all or any material part of its business;
(l) any
change of control of Borrower;
(m) any
loss,
theft, damage or destruction to or of any material asset(s) of Borrower not
covered by insurance(above customary deductibles);
(n) reclamation
or repossession of, or any action by a creditor to reclaim or repossess, any
material asset(s) of Borrower;
(o) there
shall occur and be continuing any Reportable Event which
constitutes grounds for termination of or for appointment by a United
States district court of a trustee to administer any Plan; the PBGC shall
institute proceedings to terminate or to appoint a trustee to administer any
Plan; a United States district court shall appoint a trustee to administer
any
Plan; or any Plan shall be terminated in circumstances giving rise to
liabilities having a material adverse effect on Borrower’s financial
condition;
(p) the
occurrence of any of the foregoing events with respect to any guarantor,
endorser or other surety of any of the Obligations as if such party were
Borrower; or
(q) termination
of, failure to make any payment required under or any other default under any
guaranty of or other instrument or agreement securing any of the Obligations,
after expiration of any applicable grace or cure periods.
13. BANK’S
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT. During the continuance of a Default or an
Event of Default, Bank may decline to make any or all further Loans hereunder.
During the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) all Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable at Bank’s option upon notice to Borrower, except
that such acceleration shall be automatic and shall not require action or notice
of any kind after occurrence of a default hereunder described in Section 12(f)
or 12(g); (ii) Borrower shall be obligated to deliver to Bank cash collateral
in
an amount equal to the aggregate amounts then undrawn on any letters of credit
or outstanding on acceptances (if any) issued by Bank for Borrower’s account;
(iii) Bank may proceed to enforce payment of any of the foregoing and shall
have
and may exercise any and all rights under the Uniform Commercial Code or-which
are afforded to Bank herein or otherwise; (iv) all Obligations shall bear
interest payable on demand at the rate per annum three percent (3.0%) in excess
of the then applicable rates provided in Section 2 (the “Default Rate”); and (v)
Bank may sell all or any part of the Collateral in one or more public or private
sales, at such times and prices and upon such terms as Bank deems advisable
in
its sole discretion. Any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such
notice is mailed postage prepaid to Borrower at its address set forth herein
at
least ten (10) days before the time of sale or other disposition. Bank may
be
the Purchaser at any such sale, if it is public, and in such event Bank shall
have all rights of a good faith, bona fide Purchaser for value from a secured
party after default. The proceeds of any sale may be applied (in whatever order
and manner Bank elects in its sole discretion) to all costs and expenses of
sale
(including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) and
to the payment of Obligations, and any remaining proceeds shall be applied
in
accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Borrower shall remain
liable to Bank for any deficiency.
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14. ATTORNEYS
FEES, INDEMNIFICATION, ETC.
(a) Borrower
shall pay to Bank all reasonable counsel fees and other expenses incurred by
Bank in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, together with all
reasonable counsel fees and other expenses in connection with the administration
or amendment of this Agreement, documents relating thereto or modifications
thereof, and any and all expenses, including, but not limited to, a collection
charge on all Accounts collected, and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, and all other expenses of like or unlike nature which may be expended
by Bank to collect the Obligations, or to obtain or enforce payment of any
Account Receivable either as against the account debtor, Borrower or any
guarantor or surety of Borrower or in the prosecution or defense of any action
or concerning any matter growing out of or connected with the subject matter
of
this Agreement, the Obligations or the Collateral or any of Bank’s rights or
interests therein or thereto, including, without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, any counsel fees or expenses incurred in any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, and all costs and expenses incurred or paid by Bank in connection
with the administration, supervision, protection or realization on any security
held by Bank for the debt secured hereby, whether such security was granted
by
Borrower or by any other person primarily or secondarily liable (with or without
recourse) with respect to such debt, and all costs and expenses incurred by
Bank
in connection with the defense, settlement or satisfaction of any action, claim
or demand asserted against Bank in connection with the debt secured hereby,
all
of which amounts shall be considered advances to protect Bank’s security, and
shall be secured hereby. At its option, and without limiting any other rights
or
remedies, Bank may at any time, if Borrower fails to do so, pay or discharge
any
taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied
against or placed on any of the Collateral, and may procure and pay any premiums
on any insurance required to be carried by Borrower and provide for the
maintenance and preservation of any of the Collateral, and otherwise take any
action reasonably deemed necessary to Bank to protect its security, and all
amounts expended by Bank in connection with any of the foregoing matters,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be considered joint and several
Obligations of Borrower and shall be secured hereby.
(b) Bank
shall be authorized to make Loans hereunder by deposit of an proceeds into
Borrower’s operating account with Bank, or in such other manner designated in
the written request of Borrower made by any of the Persons whom Borrower may
from time to time designate in appropriate certificates or resolutions delivered
to Bank. All Loans shall be conclusively deemed to have been authorized by
Borrower and to have been made pursuant to duly authorized requests therefor
on
its behalf. Bank shall be further entitled to rely on any communication,
instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been
signed, sent or made by the proper Person(s), and with respect to all legal
matters shall be entitled to rely on advice of legal counsel.
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(c) In
the
absence of the gross negligence of or willful misconduct by Bank, neither Bank
nor any attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Agreement shall be liable to Borrower
or any other Person for any act or omission, any mistake of fact or any error
of
judgment in exercising any right or remedy granted herein.
(d) Bank
shall be entitled to retain Collateral or require substitution therefor to
the
extent required to assure Bank of satisfaction of Borrower’s Obligations under
this Section 14.
15. CAPITAL
ADEQUACY. If after the date hereof, Bank determines in good faith that (i)
the
adoption, after the date hereof, of any applicable law, rule, or regulation
regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies or the
subsidiaries thereof, (ii) any change, after the date hereof, in the
interpretation or administration of any such law, rule or regulation by any
governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or (iii) compliance by Bank or its
holding company with any request or directive of any such governmental
authority, central bank or comparable agency regarding capital adequacy (whether
or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on Bank’s
capital to a level below that which Bank could have achieved (taking into
consideration Bank’s and its holding company’s policies with respect to capital
adequacy immediately before such adoption, change, or compliance and assuming
that Bank’s capital was fully utilized prior to such adoption, change, or
compliance) but for such adoption, change, or compliance as a consequence of
Bank’s making advances pursuant hereto by any material amount:
(a) Bank
shall promptly, after Bank’s determination of such occurrence, give notice
thereof to Borrower.
(b) Borrower,
jointly and severally, shall pay to Bank as an additional fee from time to
time,
within thirty (30) days of demand therefor, such amount as Bank certified to
be
the amount that will compensate Bank for such reduction.
(c) A
certificate of Bank claiming entitlement to compensation as set forth above
will
be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Such certificate will set forth
the nature of the occurrence giving rise to such compensation, the additional
amount or amounts to be paid to Bank, and the method by which such amounts
were
determined. In determining such amount, Bank may use any reasonable averaging
and attribution method.
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16. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.
(a) Notices
by Bank under Section 2 may be in writing or by telephone (confirmed in
writing). Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder shall be
in
writing, if to Borrower, addressed to Borrower at its address shown in the
preamble to this Agreement, and if to Bank, at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. Vice President, Commercial
Lending Division. Written notices and communications shall be effective and
shall be deemed received on the business day when delivered by hand or sent
by
confirmed facsimile transmission; on the next business day, if by commercial
courier, and on the third business day after sending, if by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid.
(b) No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of Bank, any right
or
remedy 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 other right or remedy. Waiver by Bank of any right or remedy
on
any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver thereof or of
any
other right or remedy on any future occasion. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, Borrower expressly agree that no failure by Bank to detect or
to
communicate with Borrower or take action in response to any failure by Borrower
to perform or observe any Obligation shall operate as a waiver of any right
or
remedy of Bank; Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder, under any agreement or
instrument supplemental hereto or under any other agreement or instrument shall
be cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive
of
any rights or remedies provided by law.
(c) The
headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof. If one or more provisions of this Agreement (or the
application thereof) shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
in any jurisdiction, the same shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, invalidate or render illegal or unenforceable such provision
(or
its application) in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of this
Agreement (or its application). This Agreement is the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior
written or verbal communications or instruments relating to the
Loans.
(d) This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the
Obligations remains outstanding or has not been fully and finally paid,
performed or satisfied. Upon final payment and full satisfaction of the
Obligations and termination of Bank’s agreement to make loans under this
Agreement, Bank agrees to promptly provide to Borrower appropriate terminations
of security interests, discharges of mortgages, reassignments of trademarks
and
such other documents, instruments and agreements as are necessary to terminate
Bank’s interests in property of Borrower.
(e) Borrower
acknowledge that the transactions contemplated hereby are commercial
transactions and waive, to the fullest extent they may do so under applicable
law, such rights as they may have or hereafter have to notices and/or hearings
under applicable Federal or state laws relating to exercise of any of Bank’s
rights, including without limitation the right to deprive Borrower of or affect
its use, possession or enjoyment of property prior to rendition of a final
judgment against Borrower.
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(f) The
Obligations of Borrower referenced in this Agreement are expressly
cross-defaulted, cross-terminated, cross-collateralized and
cross-guarantied.
17. GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) This
Agreement shall take effect as a sealed instrument and shall be governed by
and
construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(b) Borrower
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state
court sitting in Boston, Massachusetts over any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Borrower irrevocably waives,
to
the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, any objection
it may have or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that the same
has
been brought in an inconvenient forum. Borrower agrees that any and all legal
process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding may be served
by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, to Borrower’s address shown herein and agrees that such
service shall in every respect be deemed effective service upon
Borrower.
(c) BORROWER
AND BANK HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT
MAY
HAVE OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. Borrower hereby
certifies that neither Bank nor any of its representatives, agents or counsel
has represented, expressly or otherwise, that Bank would not, in the event
of
any such suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce this waiver of right to
trial by jury. Borrower acknowledges that Bank has been induced to enter into
this Agreement by, among other things, this waiver. Borrower acknowledges that
it has read the provisions of this Agreement and in particular, this Section
17,
has consulted legal counsel; understand the rights it is granting in this
Agreement and is waiving in this Section 17 in particular; and makes the above
waiver knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally.
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(d) This
Agreement is executed as an agreement under seal within The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts as of the date set forth on page one of this
Agreement.
WITNESS
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BORROWER
TECHNIPOWER
LLC
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX
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BANK
CITIZENS
BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
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By:
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx. Vice President
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REVOLVING
NOTE
1. DEFINED
TERMS.
As used
in this Revolving Note (the “Note”), the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
1.1 | Borrower: |
TECHNIPOWER
LLC
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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1.2 | Lender: |
CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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1.3 | Loan Amount: | Not to exceed $1,500,000.00 |
1.4 | Interest Rate: | See Section 3 below. |
1.5 | Maturity Date: | June 1, 2007 |
1.6 | Loan Agreement: | A certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower and Lender. |
1.7 | Loan, Loan Documents and Event of Default |
shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.
The Loan Documents are incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings
as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
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2. DEBT: For value received, Borrower hereby promises to pay to the order of Lender the Loan Amount, or so much as has been advanced by Lender from time to time pursuant to the Loan Agreement, together with interest on all unpaid balances from the date of such advances made under this Note at the interest rate set forth in this Note, together with all other amounts due hereunder or under the Loan Documents. The Loan is a revolving line of credit loan, such that Borrower may from time to time, borrow and re-borrow principal under the Note so long as the outstanding aggregate revolving loans do not exceed the Credit Limit then in effect as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
3. INTEREST:
During
the term of this Note the aggregate outstanding principal amount outstanding
under the an shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate of interest
equal to the Prime Rate.
4. PAYMENTS:
Borrower
shall make payments of interest only on the amounts advanced by Lender under
this Note monthly in arrears while any part of the indebtedness evidenced hereby
is unpaid on the first day of the month following the date of this Agreement
(the “First Payment Date”) and thereafter on each monthly anniversary of the
First Payment Date. Payments of principal shall be made from time to time as
required pursuant to the Loan Agreement. Upon the Maturity Date, Borrower shall
pay to Lender the entire then unpaid balance of principal and interest under
this Note. Any payments on this Note, whether such payment is of a regular
installment or represents a prepayment (if permitted hereunder), shall be made
in currency of the United States of America, in immediately available funds,
to
Lender at Lender’s address set forth or at such other address as Lender may from
time to time designate in writing.
5. DEFAULT
INTEREST:
After an
Event of Default, at the election of the Lender, interest shall accrue at a
per
annum rate equal to the sum of the Prime Rate and three (3.0%)
percent.
6. DELINQUENCY
CHARGES: Overdue
principal and interest payments shall be subject to a late charge of three
percent (3.0%) (which such charge (i) shall only apply to the overdue portion
of
such principal and interest and (ii) shall only be payable if and only if the
overdue portion of such principal and interest remains unpaid for 10 calendar
days after the date on which it was originally due to be paid). Such amount
shall be secured by the Security Agreement. Borrower agrees that any such
delinquency charges shall not be deemed to be additional interest or penalty,
but shall be deemed to be liquidated damages because of the difficulty in
computing the actual amount of damages in advance.
7. COSTS
AND EXPENSES UPON DEFAULT:
After
default, in addition to outstanding principal, accrued interest and delinquency
charges, Lender shall be entitled to collect all of its costs of collection,
including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, incurred
in connection with the protection or realization of collateral or in connection
with any of Lender’s collection efforts, whether or not suit on this Note is
filed, and all such costs and expenses shall be payable on demand and until
paid
shall also be secured by the Security Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
8. APPLICATION
OF PAYMENTS:
Unless
an Event of Default has occurred, all payments hereunder shall be applied first
to delinquency charges, costs of collection and enforcement and other similar
amounts due, if any, under this Note and under the other Loan Documents, then
to
interest which is due and payable under this Note and the remainder, if any,
to
principal due and payable under this Note. If an Event of Default has occurred,
such payments may be applied to sums due under this Note or under the other
Loan
Documents in any order and combination that Lender may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, determine.
9. PERMITTED
PREPAYMENT:
The
Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part, at any
time and to re-borrow such amounts as permitted by the terms of the Loan
Agreement.
10. COSTS;
ILLEGALITY OF LOAN:
In
addition to principal, interest and delinquency charges, Borrower shall pay
all
costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees
and all reasonable expenses and disbursements of counsel, in connection with
the
protection, realization or enforcement of any of Lender’s rights against
Borrower and against any collateral given Lender to secure this Note or any
other liabilities of Borrower to Lender (whether or not suit or foreclosure
is
instituted by or against Lender).
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Borrower
hereby agrees to pay to Lender on demand (i) all costs and expenses of Lender
in
connection with, and any stamp or other taxes or charges (including filing
fees)
payable with respect to, this Note and the enforcement hereof; and (ii) any
amount necessary to compensate it for (a) any losses or costs (including funding
costs) sustained by it as a consequence of any default by Borrower hereunder;;
and (b) any increased costs Lender may sustain in maintaining the borrowing
evidenced hereby due to the introduction of, or any change in, law or applicable
regulations (including the interpretation thereof) or due to the compliance
by
Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank or governmental
authority. In addition, if it shall become unlawful, or any central bank or
other governmental authority shall assert it to be unlawful, for Lender (or
any
bank which is directly or indirectly funding Lender with respect to the Loan)
to
maintain the borrowing evidenced hereby, Borrower agrees to prepay this Note
in
full together with accrued interest and other amounts payable hereunder on
demand.
11. WAIVERS:
BORROWER
AND EACH GUARANTOR OF THIS NOTE SEVERALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WANE THEIR RESPECTIVE
RIGHTS TO NOTICE AND HEARING TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW OF ANY STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW WITH RESPECT TO ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY WHICH LENDER MAY DESIRE
TO
USE, and, further, severally and irrevocably waive presentment for payment,
demand, notice of nonpayment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity
of
this Note, diligence in collection, commencement of suit against any obligor,
notice of protest, and protest of this Note and all other notices in connection
with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of the
payment of this Note, before or after the maturity of this Note, with or without
notice to Borrower, and agree that Borrower’s liability shall not be in any
manner affected by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or
modification granted or consented to by Lender. Borrower consents to any and
all
extensions of time, renewals, waivers or modifications that may be granted
by
Lender with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and to
any
substitution, exchange or release of the collateral for this Note, or any part
thereof, with or without substitution of said collateral. Any delay on the
part
of Lender in exercising any right under this Note shall not operate as a waiver
of any such right, and any waiver granted or consented to on one occasion shall
not operate as a waiver in the event of any subsequent default.
BORROWER
AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY SEVERALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDINGS HEREAFTER INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST BORROWER OR ANY
GUARANTOR IN RESPECT OF THIS NOTE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY DOCUMENT, INSTRUMENT
OR
AGREEMENT EVIDENCING, GOVERNING OR SECURING THIS NOTE, INCLUDING ALL LOAN
DOCUMENTS.
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12. NO
USURY: Lender
and Borrower intend to comply at all times with applicable usury laws. If at
any
time such laws would ever render usurious any amounts called for under this
Note
or the other Loan Documents, then it is Borrower’s and Lender’s express
intention that Borrower shall not be required to pay interest on this Note
at a
rate in excess of the maximum lawful rate, that the provisions of this Section
12 shall control over all other provisions of this Note and the Loan Documents
which may be in apparent conflict herewith, that such excess amount shall be
credited to the principal balance of this Note (or, if this Note has been fully
paid, refunded by Lender to Borrower), and the provisions hereof shall be
reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible under this Note reduced, without
the necessity of the execution of any further documents, so as to comply with
the then applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery by Lender of the
fullest amount otherwise called for under this Note. Any such crediting or
refund shall not cure or waive any default by Borrower under this Note or the
other Loan Documents. If at any time following any reduction in the interest
rate payable by Borrower there remains unpaid any principal amount under this
Note and the maximum interest rate allowed by applicable law is increased or
eliminated, then the interest rate payable under this Note shall be readjusted,
to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, so that the dollar amount of
interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the dollar amount of interest
which
would have been paid by Borrower without giving effect to the reduction in
interest resulting from compliance with applicable usury laws. Borrower agrees
that in determining whether or not any interest payable under this Note or
the
other Loan Documents exceeds the highest rate allowed by law, any non-principal
payment (except payments specifically stated in this Note or in the other Loan
Documents to be “interest”), including, without limitation, prepayment fees and
delinquency charges, shall, to the maximum extent allowed by law, be an expense,
fee or premium rather than interest. The term “applicable law”, as used in this
Note shall mean the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the state in
which the Collateral is located (if other than The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts) or the laws of the United States, whichever laws allow the
greater rate of interest, as such laws now exist or may be changed or amended
or
come into effect in the future.
13. ACCELERATION
AND OTHER REMEDIES:
If:
(a)
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Borrower
fails to pay any sum within five (5) days of when due under this
Note;
or
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(b)
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an
“Event of Default”, as said term is defined in the Loan Agreement or any
other Loan Document (including any applicable grace or cure periods),
occurs;
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then,
in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, Lender may,
at
its option, declare the entire unpaid balance of this Note together with
interest accrued thereon, to be immediately due and payable and Lender may
proceed to exercise any rights or remedies that it may have under this Note,
the
Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or such other rights and remedies
which
Lender may have at law, equity or otherwise.
14. JOINT
AND SEVERAL LIABILITY: The
liabilities of Borrower and any guarantor of this Note are joint and several;
provided, however, the release by Lender of Borrower or any one or more
guarantor shall not release any other person obligated on account of this Note.
Each reference in the within Note to Borrower and any guarantor is to such
person individually and also to all such persons jointly. No person obligated
on
account of this Note may seek contribution from any other person also obligated
unless and until all liabilities to Lender from the person from whom
contribution is sought have been satisfied in full.
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15. SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS: This
Note
shall be binding upon Borrower and upon its respective heirs, successors,
assigns and representatives, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its
successors, endorsees, and assigns.
16. SECURITY:
This
Note
is secured by the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to the
Security Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, supplements,
substitutions, additions, renewals, replacements and extensions thereof. Any
and
all deposits or other sums at any time credited by or due from Lender to
Borrower and any cash, securities, instruments, or other property of Borrower
which now or hereafter are at any time in the possession or control of Lender,
constitute additional security to Lender for the liabilities of Borrower to
Lender including, without limitation, the liability evidenced hereby, and may
be
applied or set off by Lender against such liabilities at any time from and
after
an Event of Default hereunder whether or not other collateral is available
to
Lender.
17. COLLECTION:
Any
check, draft, money order or other instrument given in payment of all or any
portion hereof may be accepted by Lender and handled by collection in the
customary manner, but the same shall not constitute payment hereunder or
diminish any rights of Lender except to the extent that actual cash proceeds
of
such instrument are unconditionally received by Lender and applied to this
indebtedness in the manner elsewhere herein provided.
18. AMENDMENTS:
This
Note may be changed or amended only by an agreement in writing signed by the
party against whom enforcement is sought.
19. GOVERNING
LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION: This
Note
is given to evidence debt for business or commercial purposes, is being
delivered to Lender at one of its offices in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and shall be governed by and construed under the laws of said Commonwealth.
Borrower, each partner, or any partner of such partner, officer, director and
employee of Borrower, hereby submit to personal jurisdiction in said
Commonwealth for the enforcement of Borrower’s obligations hereunder, under the
Loan Agreement and under the other Loan Documents, and waive any and all
personal rights under the law of any other state to object to jurisdiction
within such Commonwealth for the purposes of litigation to enforce such
obligations of Borrower. In the event such litigation is commenced, Borrower
agrees that service of process may be made, and personal jurisdiction over
Borrower obtained, by service of a copy of the summons, complaint and other
pleadings required to commence such litigation upon Borrower at the address
set
forth in the preamble to this Note.
20. CAPTIONS:
All
paragraph and subparagraph captions are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction of any provision herein.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Note has been executed and delivered under seal the 3
day
of May, 2006.
WITNESS
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BORROWER
TECHNIPOWER
LLC
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1
TO
August
___,
2006
PREAMBLE.
This Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement is made as of the date
set
forth above between TECHNIPOWER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with
a
mailing address of 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (`Borrower”) and
CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS, a Massachusetts bank having an address of 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Bank”).
1. RECITALS.
Borrower has requested that Bank consent to a transaction pursuant to which
Solomon Technologies, Inc. (“SOLM”) will acquire all of the issued and
outstanding equity interests of Borrower from the owners of Borrower (the
“Transaction”). Bank is willing to consent to the Transaction and deliver that
certain Consent to Transaction and Affirmation, dated as of the date hereof,
but
only on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. AMENDMENT.
For good and valuable consideration received, Section 9 of the Loan and Security
Agreement by and between Bank and Borrower, dated as of May 3, 2006 (the “Loan
Agreement”) is hereby amended by adding subsection (m) as follows:
(m) Use
the
proceeds of any loans advanced under the Loan Agreement to make Distributions,
loans or other advances to SOLM for the general working capital purposes of
SOLM, except to the extent that such Distributions, loans or other advances
to
SOLM would otherwise qualify as Permitted Distributions under the an
Agreement.
3. AFFIRMATION.
Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms and conditions of the Loan
Agreement and any ancillary documents executed in connection with the Loan
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed by Borrower. All assets of the Borrower remain subject to the first
perfected security interest granted by Borrower to Bank.
4. EXECUTION.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when
so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
5. AMENDMENT
FEE. Borrower authorizes Bank to charge its deposit account with Bank for an
amendment fee in the amount of $1,000.00 in connection with this
Amendment.
Signature
Page Follows
SIGNATURE
PAGE
TO
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO THE LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment on the day and
year
first above written.
LENDER
CITIZENS
BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
By:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
SVP
BORROWER
TECHNIPOWER
LLC
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX
By:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX
Title:
President
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