June 22, 2007 Universal Security Instruments, Inc.
Exhibit
10.1
June
22,
2007
Universal
Security Instruments, Inc.
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED FACTORING AGREEMENT
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are
pleased to confirm the terms and conditions that will govern our funds in use
accounting, notification factoring arrangement with advances (the “Agreement”).
This Agreement shall amend, replace and supersede in its entirety the Factoring
Agreement between us dated February 28, 1995, as supplemented and amended.
This
Agreement is intended to set forth the terms and provisions pursuant to which
we
shall factor the sales created or arising on and after the date hereof. This
Agreement shall in no way be construed to, nor shall it affect, modify, diminish
or break the continuity of our ownership and/or security interest in, as further
set forth herein, all of your present and future accounts receivable, as more
fully described in said Factoring Agreement which ownership and/or security
interest is hereby ratified and confirmed by this Agreement as provided above.
1. SALE
OF ACCOUNTS
You
sell
and assign to us, and we purchase as absolute owner, all accounts arising from
your sales of inventory or rendition of services, including those under any
trade names, through any divisions and through any selling agent (collectively,
the "Accounts" and individually, an "Account").
2, CREDIT
APPROVAL
2.1 Requests
for credit approval for all of your orders must be submitted to our Credit
Department via computer by either: (a) On-Line Terminal Access, or (b)
Electronic Batch Transmission. If you are unable to submit orders via computer,
then orders can be submitted over the phone, by fax or in writing. All credit
decisions by our Credit Department (including approvals, declines and holds)
will be sent to you daily by a Credit Decisions Report, which constitutes the
official record of our credit decisions. Credit approvals will be effective
only
if shipment is made or services are rendered within thirty (30) days from the
completion date specified in our credit approval. Credit approval of any Account
may be withdrawn by us any time before delivery is made or services are
rendered.
2.2 We
assume
the Credit Risk on each Account approved in the Credit Decision Report. “Credit
Risk” means the customer's failure to pay the Account in full when due on its
longest maturity solely because of its financial inability to pay. If there
is
any change in the amount, terms, shipping date or delivery date for any shipment
of goods or rendition of services (other than accepting returns and granting
allowances as provided in section 0 below), you must submit a change of terms
request to us, and, if such pertains to a Factor Risk Account, then we shall
advise you of our decision either to retain the Credit Risk or to withdraw
the
credit approval. Accounts on which we bear the Credit Risk are referred to
collectively as "Factor Risk Accounts", and individually as a "Factor Risk
Account". Accounts on which you bear some or all of the risk as to credit are
referred to collectively as "Client Risk Accounts", and individually as a
"Client Risk Account".
2.3 We
shall
have no liability to you or to any person, firm or entity for declining,
withholding or withdrawing credit approval on any order. If we decline to credit
approve an order and furnish to you any information regarding the credit
standing of that customer, such information is confidential and you agree not
to
reveal same to the customer, your sales agent or any third party. You agree
that
we have no obligation to perform, in any respect, any contracts relating to
any
Accounts.
3. INVOICING
You
agree
to place a notice (in form and content acceptable to us) on each invoice and
invoice equivalent that the Account is sold, assigned and payable only to us,
and to take all necessary steps so that payments and remittance information
are
directed to us. All invoices, or their equivalents, will be promptly mailed
or
otherwise transmitted by you to your customers at your expense. You will provide
us with copies of all invoices (or the equivalent thereof if the invoices were
sent electronically), confirmation of the sale of the Accounts to us and proof
of shipment or delivery, all as we may reasonably request. If you fail to
provide us with copies of such invoices (or equivalents) or such proofs when
requested by us, we will not bear any Credit Risk as to those Accounts.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
4.1 You
represent and warrant that: each Account is based upon a bona fide sale and
delivery of inventory or rendition of services made by you in the ordinary
course of business; the inventory being sold and the Accounts created are your
exclusive property and are not, and will not be, subject to any lien,
consignment arrangement, encumbrance or security interest other than in our
favor; all amounts are due in United States Dollars; all original invoices
bear
notice of the sale and assignment to us; any taxes or fees relating to your
Accounts or inventory are solely your responsibility; and none of the Accounts
factored with us hereunder represent sales to any subsidiary, affiliate or
parent company. You also warrant and represent that: your customers have
accepted the goods or services and owe and are obligated to pay the full amounts
stated in the invoices according to their terms, without dispute, claim, offset,
defense, deduction, rejection, recoupment, counterclaim or contra account,
other
than as to returns and allowances as provided in section 8 below (the foregoing
being referred to in this Agreement as "Customer Claims").
4.2 You
further represent and warrant that: your legal name is exactly as set forth
on
the signature page of this Agreement, you are a duly organized and validly
existing business organization incorporated or registered in the state of
Maryland, and are qualified to do business in all states where required; the
most recent financial statements provided by you to us accurately reflect your
financial condition as of that date and there has been no material adverse
change in your financial condition since the date of those financial statements.
You
agree
to furnish us with such information concerning your business affairs and
financial condition as we may reasonably request from time to time,
including
consolidated financial
statements as of the end of such year, reviewed by a firm of independent,
certified public accountants, selected by you and acceptable to us.
4.3 You
agree
that you will promptly notify us of any change in your: name, state of
incorporation or registration, location of your chief executive office, place(s)
of business, and legal or business structure. Further, you agree that you will
promptly notify us of any change in control of the ownership of your business
organization, and of significant lawsuits or proceedings against you.
5. PURCHASE
OF ACCOUNTS
We
shall
purchase the Accounts for the gross amount of the respective invoices, less:
factoring fees or charges, trade and cash discounts allowable to, or taken
by,
your customers, credits, cash on account and allowances ("Purchase Price").
Our
purchase of the Accounts will be reflected on the Statement of Account (defined
in section 0 below), which we shall render to you, which will also reflect
all
credits and discounts made available to your customers.
6. ADVANCES
At
your
request, and in our sole discretion, we may advance funds to you and your
affiliate USI Electric, Inc. (“USI”) of up to the lesser of (i) $10,000,000 or
(ii) 85% of your Accounts and the Accounts of USI, prior to the collection
of
the Accounts and (iii) 50% of your eligible Inventory and/or the eligible
inventory of USI. We have the right, at any time and from time to time, to
hold
any reserves we deem reasonably necessary as security for the payment and
performance of any and all of your Obligations (defined in section 0 below).
All
amounts you owe us, including all advances to you and any debit balance in
your
Client Position Account (defined in section 0 below), and any Obligations,
are
payable on demand and may be charged to your account at any
time.
PAYMENT
OF ACCOUNTS
7.1 All
payments received by us on the Accounts will be promptly applied to your account
with us after crediting your customer's account. In exchange for such
application, we shall charge your account monthly with the cost of five (5)
additional business days on all such payments at the rate charged by us in
section 14.1 below on debit balances. No checks, drafts or other instruments
received by us will constitute final payment of an Account unless and until
such
items have actually been collected.
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7.2 The
amount of the Purchase Price of any Factor Risk Account which remains unpaid
will be deemed collected and will be credited to your account as of the earlier
of the following dates:
(a)
the
date
of the Account's longest maturity if a proceeding or petition is filed by or
against the customer under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law,
or
if a receiver or trustee is appointed for the customer; or
(b)
the
last
day of the third month following the Account’s longest maturity date if such
Account remains unpaid as of said date without the occurrence of any of the
events specified in clause (a) above.
If
any
Factor Risk Account credited to you was not paid for any reason other than
Credit Risk, we shall reverse the credit and charge your account accordingly,
and such Account is then deemed to be a Client Risk Account.
8. CUSTOMER
CLAIMS AND CHARGE BACKS
8.1 You
must
notify us promptly of any matter affecting the value, enforceability or
collectibility of any Account and of all Customer Claims. You agree to promptly
issue credit memoranda or otherwise adjust the customer’s account upon accepting
returns or granting allowances. For full invoice credit memoranda, you agree
to
send duplicate copies thereof to us and to confirm their assignment to us.
You
may continue to do so until we have advised you that all such credits or
allowances on Factor Risk Accounts require our prior written approval. We shall
cooperate with you in the adjustment of Customer Claims, but we retain the
right
to adjust Customer Claims on Factor Risk Accounts directly with customers,
upon
such terms as we in our sole discretion may deem advisable.
8.2 We
may at
any time charge back to your account the amount of: (a) any Factor Risk Account
which is not paid in full when due for any reason other than Credit Risk; (b)
any Factor Risk Account which is not paid in full when due because of an act
of
God, civil strife, or war; (c) anticipation (interest) deducted by a customer
on
any Account; (d) Customer Claims; (e) any Client Risk Account which is not
paid
in full when due; and (f) any Account for which there is a breach of any
representation or warranty. A charge back does not constitute a reassignment
of
an Account. We
shall
not bear the Credit Risk on any Account charged back to you.
We
shall immediately charge any deduction taken by a customer to your account.
8.3 We
may at
any time charge to your account the amount of: (a) payments we receive on Client
Risk Accounts which we are required at any time to turnover or return (including
preference claims); (b) all remittance expenses (including incoming wire
charges, currency conversion fees and stop payment fees), other than stop
payment fees on Factor Risk Accounts; (c) expenses, collection agency fees
and
attorneys' fees incurred by us in collecting or attempting to collect any Client
Risk Account or any Obligation (defined in section 0 below); and (d) our fees
for handling collections on Client Risk Accounts which you have requested us
to
process, as provided in the Guide (see section 0 below). You shall indemnify
us
for, and hold us harmless against, any loss, liability claim or expense of
any
kind (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising from: (i) any
Customer Claims, (ii) any claim for a return of any payment on or relating
to
any Client Risk Account, or (iii) any other matter, except for any claim for
a
return of any payment on or relating to any Factor Risk Account. The foregoing
indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
9. HANDLING
AND COLLECTING ACCOUNTS; RETURNED GOODS
9.1 As
owners
of the Factor Risk Accounts, we have the right to: (a) bring suit, or otherwise
enforce collection, in your name or ours; (b) modify the terms of payment,
(c)
settle, compromise or release, in whole or in part, any amounts owing, and
(d)
issue credits in your name or ours. To the extent applicable, you waive any
and
all claims and defenses based on suretyship. If moneys are due and owing from
a
customer for both Factor Risk Accounts and Client Risk Accounts, you agree
that
any payments or recoveries received on such Accounts will be applied using
our
normal procedures. If at the time of a customer liquidation, we each have
Accounts at our respective risk, we agree that all payments, dividends,
recoveries or proceeds will be shared pro rata in proportion to our respective
Credit Risk for that customer. Once you have granted or issued a discount,
credit or allowance on any Account, you have no further interest therein. Any
checks, cash, notes or other documents or instruments, proceeds or property
received with respect to the Accounts must be held by you in trust for us,
separate from your own property, and immediately turned over to us with proper
endorsements. We may endorse your name or ours on any such check, draft,
instrument or document.
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9.2 As
owners
and assignees of the Accounts and all proceeds thereof, upon our written notice,
you will, at your expense, set aside, xxxx with our name and hold in trust
for
us, any and all returned, rejected, reclaimed or repossessed inventory
(“Returned Goods”). Further, upon such notice, you agree promptly: to notify us
of all Returned Goods and, at our request, either to deliver same to us, or
to
pay us the invoice price thereof, or to sell the same for our account.
10. STATEMENT
OF ACCOUNT
Periodically
we shall make available to you certain reports reflecting Accounts purchased,
advances made, fees and charges and all other financial transactions between
us
during the applicable period ("Reports"). The Reports that shall be made
available to you include a Statement of Account reflecting transactions in
three
sections: an accounts receivable account (the “Accounts Receivable”), a client
position account (the “Client Position Account”) and a funds in use account (the
“Funds In Use”). The Reports shall be deemed correct and binding upon you and
shall constitute an account stated between us unless we receive your written
statement of exceptions within thirty (30) days after same are made available
to
you.
11. GRANT
OF SECURITY INTEREST
11.1 You
hereby assign and grant to us a continuing security interest in all of your
right, title and interest in and to all of your now existing and future
(herein
collectively the “Collateral”):
(a)
accounts (including the Accounts), instruments, documents, chattel paper
(including electronic chattel paper), and any other obligations owing to you;
(b) unpaid seller's rights (including rescission, repossession, replevin,
reclamation and stoppage in transit); (c) rights to any inventory represented
by
the foregoing, including Returned Goods; (d) reserves and credit balances
arising hereunder; (e) guarantees, collateral, supporting obligations and letter
of credit rights with respect to the foregoing; (f) insurance policies, proceeds
or rights relating to the foregoing; (g) general intangibles (including all
payment intangibles and all other rights to payment); (h) federal, state and
local income tax refunds; (i) cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing;
and
(i) Books and Records (defined in section 0 below) evidencing or pertaining
to
the foregoing.
11.2 You
agree
to comply with all applicable laws to perfect our security interest in
collateral pledged to us hereunder, and to execute such documents as we may
require to effectuate the foregoing and to implement this Agreement. You
irrevocably authorize us to file financing statements, and all amendments and
continuations with respect thereto, all in order to create, perfect or maintain
our security interest in the Collateral, and you hereby ratify and confirm
any
and all financing statements, amendments and continuations with respect thereto
heretofore and hereafter filed by us pursuant to the foregoing
authorization.
12. OBLIGATIONS
SECURED
The
security interest granted hereunder and any lien or security interest that
we
now or hereafter have in any of your other assets, collateral or property,
secure the payment and performance of all of your now existing and future
indebtedness and obligations to us, whether absolute or contingent, whether
arising under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between
us,
by operation of law or otherwise ("Obligations"). Obligations also includes
ledger debt (which means indebtedness for goods and services purchased by you
from any party whose accounts receivable are factored or financed by us), and
indebtedness arising under any guaranty, credit enhancement or other credit
support granted by you in our favor. Any reserves or balances to your credit
and
any other assets, collateral or property of yours in our possession constitutes
security for any and all Obligations.
13. BOOKS
AND RECORDS AND EXAMINATIONS
13.1 You
agree
to maintain such Books and Records concerning the Accounts as we may reasonably
request and to reflect our ownership of the Accounts therein. “Books and
Records” means your accounting and financial records (whether paper, computer or
electronic), data, tapes, discs, or other media, and all programs, files,
records and procedure manuals relating thereto, wherever located.
13.2 Upon
our
reasonable request, you agree to make your Books and Records available to us
for
examination and to permit us to make copies or extracts thereof. Also, you
agree
to permit us to visit your premises during your business hours and to conduct
such examinations as we deem reasonably necessary. To cover our costs and
expenses of any such examinations, we shall charge you $1,000 for each day,
or
part thereof, during which such examination is conducted, plus any out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred by us, as provided in the Guide (see section 0
below) Said Examination fees shall be limited to $25,000.00 in any Contract
Year
on a combined basis with you, USI Electric, Inc, and International Conduit,
Ltd.
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14. INTEREST
14.1 Loans
and
advances made to you hereunder may bear interest based either on the JPMorgan
Rate, as defined in section 14.2 hereof (the "JPMorgan Rate Loans") or, subject
to the terms set forth below, based on the LIBOR Rate, as defined in section
14.4 hereof (the "LIBOR Rate Loans").
14.2 Interest
accrued on JPMorgan Rate Loans shall be due and payable in arrears on the last
day of each month, and shall be calculated at a per annum rate 0.25% below
the
JPMorgan Rate. The JPMorgan Rate is the per annum rate of interest publicly
announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank (or its successor) in New York, New York from
time to time as its prime rate, and is not intended to be the lowest rate of
interest charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank to its borrowers. Any change in the
rate
of interest hereunder due to a change in the JPMorgan Rate will take effect
as
of the first of the month following such change in the JPMorgan Rate. Interest
will be credited as of the last day of each month based on the daily credit
balances in your Funds In Use account for that month, at a rate four percent
(4%) per annum below the JPMorgan Rate being used to calculate interest for
the
period. All interest is calculated on a 360 day year.
14.3 Interest
accrued on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be due and payable in arrears on the earlier
of (a) the last day of the applicable Interest Period and (b) the first calendar
day of each quarter (for the immediately preceding quarter) computed through
the
last calendar day of the Interest Period or the last calendar day of the
preceding quarter, as the case may be, and shall be calculated at a rate equal
to two percent (2.0%) over the LIBOR Rate.
14.4 As
used
in this Section 14, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Interest
Period" shall mean, for any LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date
of the borrowing thereof and ending on the last day of the period selected
by
you pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 14.5. The duration of each
such Interest Period shall be for one, two or three months, in each case as
you
may select, pursuant to an appropriate notice of borrowing, notice of
continuation or notice of conversion, except as otherwise provided in Section
14.5 or Section 14.6. Notwithstanding anything hereinabove to the contrary,
you
may not select any Interest Period that ends after the last day of the
applicable Period, as defined in Section 15.1. Whenever the last day of any
Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a business day, the
last day of such Interest Period shall be extended so as to occur on the next
succeeding business day; provided,
however,
if such
extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur during
the
next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur
on the next preceding business day.
(b) “LIBOR
Rate” shall mean with respect to the Interest Period applicable to the borrowing
of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate obtained (rounded upwards to the nearest
one-sixteenth of one percent) by dividing (i) the rate of interest per annum
appearing in the interest rate quote section of the Wall
Street Journal
on the
first business day prior to the commencement of such Interest Period for U.S.
dollar deposits of amounts in immediately available funds comparable to the
principal amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan for which the LIBOR Rate is being
determined with maturities comparable to the Interest Period for which such
LIBOR Rate will apply, by (ii) an amount equal to one minus the stated reserve
(expressed as a decimal), if any, required to be maintained against
"Eurocurrency liabilities" as specified in Regulation D of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time shall be in effect
(or against any other category of liabilities, which includes deposits, by
reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans is determined or any
category of extensions of credit on other assets, which includes loans by a
Non-U.S. office of the JPMorgan Chase Bank to U.S. residents). In the absence
of
manifest error, each determination by us of the applicable LIBOR Rate shall
be
deemed conclusive.
14.5 Requests
for LIBOR Rate Loans shall be made on at least three (3) business days’ prior
written notice to us, in which notice you shall specify the amount of the
proposed LIBOR Rate Loan, the Interest Period with respect thereto, and the
proposed borrowing date, provided,
however,
that no
such request with respect to the borrowing of a LIBOR Rate Loan may be made
after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default
hereunder.
14.6 (A) Subject
to the provisions of paragraph (C) hereof, you may elect to maintain any
borrowing consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans, or any portion thereof, as a LIBOR
Rate Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such borrowing, which new
Interest Period shall commence on the last day of the then existing Interest
Period, provided
that no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date upon which
notice of a proposed Continuation (as hereafter defined) is given. Each
selection of a new Interest Period (a "Continuation") shall be made on three
(3)
business days’ prior notice, given by you to us not later than 12:00 noon (New
York City time) on the third business day preceding the date of any proposed
Continuation. If you elect to maintain more than one borrowing consisting of
LIBOR Rate Loans by combining such borrowings into one borrowing and selecting
a
new Interest Period pursuant to this subsection, each of the borrowings so
combined shall consist of LIBOR Rate Loans having Interest Periods ending on
the
same date. If you shall fail to select a new Interest Period for any borrowing
consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans in accordance with this paragraph (A), each
such
LIBOR Rate Loan shall automatically convert into a JPMorgan Rate
Loan.
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(B) Subject
to the provisions of paragraph (C) hereof, you may convert the entire amount
of
or a portion of all loans of the same type into loans of the other type (a
"Conversion"), provided,
that
(i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) any
Conversion of JPMorgan Rate Loans into LIBOR Rate Loans such may only be made
upon three (3) business days' prior notice given to us, and (iii) any Conversion
of any LIBOR Rate Loans into JPMorgan Rate Loans may only be made on the last
day of the Interest Period for such LIBOR Rate Loans, and upon Conversion of
any
JPMorgan Rate Loans into LIBOR Rate Loans, you shall pay accrued interest to
the
date of Conversion on the principal amount converted on the first day of the
following month. Each such notice of Conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR
Rate Loan shall be given not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on
the
third business day preceding the date of any proposed Conversion. Each
Conversion of JPMorgan Rate Loans into LIBOR Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate
amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). You may elect
to
convert the entire amount of or a portion of all loans of the same type
comprising more than one borrowing into loans of the other type by combining
such borrowings into one borrowing consisting of loans of such other type;
provided,
however,
that if
the borrowings so combined consist of LIBOR Rate Loans, such LIBOR Rate Loans
shall have Interest Periods ending on the same date.
(C) Notwithstanding
anything contained in paragraphs (A) and (B) above to the contrary:
(i)
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if
we reasonably determine that adequate and fair means do not otherwise
exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for LIBOR Rate Loans comprising
any
requested borrowing, Continuation or Conversion, your right to select
or
maintain LIBOR Rate Loans for such borrowing or any subsequent borrowing
shall be suspended until we shall notify you that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist, and each loan comprising
such
requested borrowing, Continuation or Conversion shall be automatically
converted into a JPMorgan Rate Loan;
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(ii)
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if
at any time we shall notify you in good faith that the LIBOR Rate
for
loans comprising such borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost
to us
of making such loans, your right to select, maintain, continue or
convert
to LIBOR Rate Loans for any borrowing shall be suspended until we
shall
notify you that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer
exist,
and each loan comprising such borrowing shall be automatically converted
into a JPMorgan Rate Loan;
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(iii)
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there
shall not be outstanding at any one time more than three (3) loan
tranches
bearing interest based on the LIBOR Rate;
and
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(iv)
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not
more than Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) in principal amount
of
loans and advances outstanding hereunder at any one time may bear
interest
based on the LIBOR Rate.
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(D) Each
notice of Continuation or Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on you.
In
the case of (i) any borrowing of a loan, Continuation or Conversion that the
related notice of borrowing, notice of Continuation or notice of Conversion
specifies is to be comprised of LIBOR Rate Loans or (ii) any payment or
prepayment of principal of, or Conversion or Continuation of, any LIBOR Rate
Loan made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such loan as
a
result of a payment, prepayment, Conversion or Continuation of such loan or
acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations pursuant to Section
17
hereof, or for any other reason, then in any such case, upon our demand, you
shall pay to us and indemnify us from and against the following costs and
expenses: (1) any cost or expense incurred by us as a result of any failure
to
fulfill, on or before the date for such borrowing, Continuation or Conversion,
and (2) any additional costs or expenses which we may reasonably incur as a
result of such payment or prepayment, including, without limitation in each
such
case, any cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or redeployment
of deposits or other funds acquired by us to fund the LIBOR Rate Loans requested
by you to be made as part of such borrowing, Continuation or
Conversion.
14.7 Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if any change in any "Requirement of Law" or in
the
interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for us to make
or
maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, as contemplated by this Agreement, then (i) our
obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans, continue LIBOR Rate Loans as such and
convert JPMorgan Rate Loans to LIBOR Rate Loans forthwith shall be cancelled
and
(ii) any loans then outstanding as LIBOR Rate Loans automatically shall be
converted to JPMorgan Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current
Interest Periods with respect to such loans or within such earlier period as
required by law. If any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan occurs on a day
which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, you shall pay to us such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant
to Section 14.6 (D). As used herein, the term "Requirement of Law" shall mean
as
to any person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other governmental authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such person or any of its property or pursuant to which
such
person or any of its property is subject.
14.8 If
we
shall have reasonably determined that the adoption of any law, rule or
regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or in the
interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by us with any request
or
directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law)
from any central bank or governmental authority, does or shall have the effect
of reducing the rate of return on our capital as a consequence of our
obligations hereunder to a level below that which we could have achieved but
for
such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration our policies
with
respect to capital adequacy) by a material amount, then from time to time,
after
submission by us to you of a written demand therefor, you agree to pay to us
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate us for such reduction.
Our
certificate claiming entitlement to payment as set forth above shall be
delivered to you and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Such
certificate shall set forth the nature of the occurrence giving rise to such
reduction, the additional amount or amounts to be paid to us, and the method
by
which such amounts were determined. In determining such amount, we may use
any
reasonable averaging and attribution method.
14.9 In
no
event will interest charged hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate. In the
event, however, that we do receive interest in excess of the highest lawful
rate, you agree that your sole remedy would be to seek repayment of such excess,
and you irrevocably waive any and all other rights and remedies which may be
available to you under law or in equity.
14.10 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, we shall not be required to purchase
United States Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or from any other
applicable LIBOR Rate market or source or otherwise “match fund” to fund any
loans, but any and all provisions hereof relating to LIBOR Rates shall be deemed
to apply as if we had purchased such deposits to fund any LIBOR Rate Loans.
15. FACTORING
FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
15.1 For
our
services hereunder, you will pay us a factoring fee or charge as set forth
below
on the gross face amount of all Accounts factored with us, but in no event
less
than $4.50 per invoice.
The
factoring fee will be as follows:
(a) 1%
on the
gross face amount of all of your Accounts factored with us and the accounts
of
USI (collectively, “Combined Accounts”) during each calendar month on the first
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) of Accounts during any Period;
and
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(b) 0.875%
on
the gross face amount of all Combined
Accounts factored
with us during each calendar month on Combined Accounts in excess of Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) up to Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00)
during such Period; and
(c) 0.75%
on
the gross face amount of all Combined
Accounts factored
with us during each calendar month on Combined Accounts in excess of Thirty
Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) during such Period; and
(d) 0.25%
of
the gross face amount of all Combined Accounts factored with us from Home Depot
Inc., Home Depot Supply, Xxxxxx Supply, Inc. and Contractors
Warehouse.
(e) Commencing
on
the
date occurring on the first day of the next month hereafter,
if the
actual factoring fees or charges paid to us by you and USI, during the period
commencing on January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (“Initial Period”) is less
than $75,000.00 (such amount, the “Initial Minimum Factoring Fees”), we shall
charge your account and/or USI’s account, at our option, as of the end of such
Initial Period with an amount equal to the difference between the actual
factoring fees or charges paid during such Initial Period and said Initial
Minimum Factoring Fees. Commencing on
the
first day of the month immediately following the end of the Initial Period,
if
the actual factoring fees or charges paid to us by you and/or USI, during any
calendar year or part thereof which follows (“Subsequent Period”) is less than
the Initial Minimum Factoring Fees we shall charge your
account and/or the account of USI, at our option,
as of
the end of such Subsequent Period with an amount equal to the difference between
the actual factoring fees or charges paid during such Subsequent Period and
the
Initial Minimum Factoring Fees.
For
purposes of this Agreement the Initial Period and each Subsequent Period may
be
referred to as the “Period”. Without limiting the forgoing, upon any termination
of this Agreement or upon the termination of the separate Factoring Agreements
between you and USI, we shall have the right to immediately charge your account
and/or the account of USI, at our option, with an amount equal to the Initial
Minimum Factoring Fees if any, for such Period or Periods through the next
forthcoming Anniversary Date of this Agreement, as applicable.
15.2 You
agree
to pay all costs and expenses incurred by us in connection with or in any way
related to: (i) this Agreement or (ii) the preparation, execution,
administration and enforcement of this Agreement, including all reasonable
fees
and expenses attributable to the services of our attorneys (whether in-house
or
outside), search fees and public record filing fees. Furthermore, you agree
to
pay to us our fees (as more fully set forth in the Guide, see section 0 below)
including fees for: (a) special reports prepared by us at your request; (b)
wire
transfers; (c) handling change of terms requests relating to Accounts; and
(d)
your usage of our on-line computer services. Beginning on the first of the
month
six months from the date hereof, you also agree to pay us our fees for : (i)
each new customer set-up on our customer accounts receivable data base and
each
new customer relationship established for you; (ii) crediting your account
with
proceeds of non-factored invoices received by us; and (iii) charge backs of
invoices factored with us that were paid directly to you. All such fees will
be
charged to your account when incurred. We may change our fees from time to
time
upon notice to you; however, any failure to give you such notice does not
constitute a breach of this Agreement and does not impair our ability to
institute any such change.
15.3 Any
tax
or fee of any governmental authority imposed on or arising from any transactions
between us, any sales made by you, or any inventory relating to such sales
is
your sole responsibility (other than income and franchise taxes imposed on
us
which are not related to any specific transaction between us). If we are
required to withhold or pay any such tax or fee, or any interest or penalties
thereon, you hereby indemnify and hold us harmless therefor and we shall charge
your account with the full amount thereof.
15.4 In
addition to all other fees and charges paid to us pursuant to this agreement,
you also agree to pay us a client set up fee in the amount of $300.00, which
we
may charge to your account as of the date hereof, which fee relates to
administration, analysis, review and handling performed by us in implementing
this agreement, as well as the preparation of related legal
documentation.
16. TERMINATION
16.1 You
may
terminate this Agreement only as of an Anniversary Date and then only by giving
us at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination. Upon any
termination of this Agreement, we shall be entitled to the unpaid portion of
the
Initial Minimum Factoring Fees, if any, for such Period or Periods for the
remainder of the term of this Agreement, as applicable, and as provided in
section 15.1 above, as of the effective date of termination. "Anniversary Date"
means January 1, 2010, and the same date in each year thereafter. Except as
otherwise provided, we may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving you
at
least sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination. However, we may
terminate this Agreement immediately, without prior notice to you, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default (defined in section 0 below).
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16.2 This
Agreement remains effective between us until terminated as herein provided.
Unless sooner demanded, all Obligations will become immediately due and payable
upon any termination of this Agreement.
16.3 All
of
our rights, liens and security interests hereunder continue and remain in full
force and effect after any termination of this Agreement and pending a final
accounting, we may withhold any balances in your account unless we are supplied
with an indemnity satisfactory to us to cover all Obligations. You agree to
continue to assign accounts receivable to us and to remit to us all collections
on accounts receivable, until all Obligations have been paid in full or we
have
been supplied with an indemnity satisfactory to us to cover all Obligations.
Once all Obligations have been paid in full or we have received an indemnity
as
described above, we shall continue to remit to you any balances in your account.
17. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
17.1 It
is an
"Event of Default" under this Agreement if: (a) your business ceases or a
meeting of your creditors is called; (b) any bankruptcy, insolvency,
arrangement, reorganization, receivership or similar proceeding is commenced
by
or against you under any federal or state law; (c) you breach any
representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement; (d) you fail
to pay any Obligation when due, or (e) any default shall have occurred under
any
other agreement or arrangement between us.
17.2 After
the
occurrence of an Event of Default which is not waived by us, we may terminate
this Agreement without notice to you. We shall then have immediate access to,
and may remove from any premises where same may be located, any and all Books
and Records as may pertain to the Accounts, Returned Goods and any other
collateral hereunder. Furthermore, as may be necessary to administer and enforce
our rights in the Accounts, Returned Goods and any other collateral hereunder,
or to facilitate the collection or realization thereof, we have your permission
to: (a) use (at your expense) your personnel, supplies, equipment, computers
and
space, at your place of business or elsewhere; and (b) notify postal authorities
to change the address for delivery of your mail to such address as we may
designate and to receive and open your mail. We agree to turn over to you or
your representative all mail not related to the aforesaid purposes.
17.3 After
the
occurrence of an Event of Default which is not waived by us, with respect to
any
other property or collateral in which we have a security interest, we shall
have
all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code. If notice of intended disposition of any such property or
collateral is required by law, it is agreed that five (5) days notice
constitutes reasonable notice. The net cash proceeds resulting from the exercise
of any of the foregoing rights, after deducting all charges, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) will be applied by us to the payment
or
satisfaction of the Obligations, whether due or to become due, in such order
as
we may elect. You remain liable to us for any deficiencies. With respect to
Factor Risk Accounts and Returned Goods relating thereto, you hereby confirm
that we are the owners thereof, and that our rights of ownership permit us
to
deal with this property as owner and you confirm that you have no interest
therein, other than the right to receive payment as set forth in Section 7
hereof.
18. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
18.1 This
Agreement, and all attendant documentation, as the same may be amended from
time
to time, constitutes the entire agreement between us with regard to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings. This
Agreement can be changed only by a writing signed by both of us. Our failure
or
delay in exercising any right hereunder will not constitute a waiver thereof
or
bar us from exercising any of our rights at any time. The validity,
interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement is governed by the laws of
the
State of New York, excluding the conflict laws of such State.
18.2 The
Client Service Guide, as supplemented and amended from time to time (the
“Guide”) has been furnished to you or is being furnished to you concurrently
with the signing of this Agreement, and by your signature below you acknowledge
receipt thereof. The Guide provides information on credit approval processes,
accounting procedures and fees. The procedures for Electronic Batch Transmission
are covered in supplemental instructions to the Guide. From time to time, we
may
provide you with amendments, additions, modifications, revisions or supplements
to the Guide, which will be operative for transactions between us. All
information and exhibits contained in the Guide, on any screen accessed by
you,
and on any print-outs, reports, statements or notices received by you are,
and
will be, our exclusive property and are not to be disclosed to, or used by,
anyone other than you, your employees or your professional advisors, in whole
or
in part, unless we have consented in writing.
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18.3 This
Agreement binds and benefits each of us and our respective successors and
assigns, provided, however, that you may not assign this Agreement or your
rights hereunder without our prior written consent.
18.4 Section
headings are for convenience only and are not controlling. The use of
“including” means “including without limitation”.
18.5 If
any
provision of this Agreement is contrary to, prohibited by, or deemed invalid
under applicable laws or regulations, such provision will be inapplicable and
deemed omitted to such extent, but the remainder will not be invalidated thereby
and will be given effect so far as possible.
18.6 You
further represent and covenant that you: (i) are familiar with all applicable
anti-money laundering laws and guidelines ("AML Policies") of the United States
of America, including the USA Patriot Act; (ii) acknowledge that your
transactions with residents of the United States of America are subject to
the
AML Policies of the United States of America, including the USA Patriot Act;
(iii) will make all reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable AML
Policies, including, if appropriate, the USA Patriot Act; (iv) acknowledge
that
our performance hereunder is also subject to our compliance with all applicable
AML Policies, including the USA Patriot Act; and (v) will provide all such
information about your ownership, officers, directors and business structure
as
we may require.
19. JURY
TRIAL WAIVER
To
the extent permitted by applicable law, we each hereby waive any right to a
trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising directly or indirectly out
of
this Agreement, or any other agreement or transaction between us or to which
we
are parties.
If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please so indicate by
signing and returning to us the original and one copy of this Agreement. This
Agreement will take effect as of the date set forth above but only after being
accepted below by one of our officers in New York, New York, after which we
shall forward a fully executed copy to you for your files.
Sincerely,
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UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
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