LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT (as
the
same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Agreement”) is made
this 31st day of July, 2008, between ANAREN,
INC.,
a New
York with offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Borrower”)
and KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a
national banking association, with offices at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000, and its successors and assigns (“Lender”).
In
consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the Borrower
and
the Lender hereby mutually agree as follows:
1.1.
General.
Any
accounting term used but not specifically defined herein shall be construed
in
accordance with GAAP (as defined below). The definition of each agreement,
document, and instrument set forth in Section 1.2 hereof shall be deemed to
mean
and include such agreement, document, or instrument as amended, restated, or
modified from time to time.
1.2.
Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement:
“Affiliate”
of any specified entity means any other entity directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such specified entity and “control”, when used with respect to any specified
entity, means the power to direct the management and policies of such entity,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by
contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Business
Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to
close in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, together with the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Collateral”
means the collateral in which Borrower has given the Lender a security interest
pursuant to the N/A,
and any
other instrument given to Lender to secure the Indebtedness and/or this
Agreement.
“Controlled
Group” shall mean Borrower and each Person required to be aggregated with
Borrower under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o).
“Environmental
Law” means any federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule,
regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to, or imposing liability
upon
a Person in connection with the use, release or disposal of any hazardous,
toxic
or dangerous substance, waste or material.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from
time to time, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
“ERISA
Event” shall mean (a) the existence of a condition or event with respect to an
ERISA Plan that presents a risk of the imposition of an excise tax or any other
liability on the Borrower or of the imposition of a Lien on the assets of
Borrower; (b) the engagement by a Controlled Group member in a non-exempt
“prohibited transaction” (as defined under ERISA Section 406 or Code Section
4975) or a breach of a fiduciary duty under ERISA that could result in liability
to Borrower; (c) the application by a Controlled Group member for a waiver
from the minimum funding requirements of Code Section 412 or ERISA Section
302
or a Controlled Group member is required to provide security under Code Section
401(a)(29) or ERISA Section 307; (d) the occurrence of a Reportable Event with
respect to any Pension Plan as to which notice is required to be provided to
the
PBGC; (e) the withdrawal by a Controlled Group member from a Multiemployer
Plan in a “complete withdrawal” or a “partial withdrawal” (as such terms are
defined in ERISA Sections 4203 and 4205, respectively); (f) the involvement
of, or occurrence or existence of any event or condition that makes likely
the
involvement of, a Multiemployer Plan in any reorganization under ERISA Section
4241; (g) the failure of an ERISA Plan (and any related trust) that is
intended to be qualified under Code Sections 401 and 501 to be so qualified
or
any “cash or deferred arrangement” under any such ERISA Plan to meet the
requirements of Code Section 401(k); (h) the taking by the PBGC of any steps
to
terminate a Pension Plan or appoint a trustee to administer a Pension Plan,
or
the taking by a Controlled Group member of any steps to terminate a Pension
Plan; (i) the failure by a Controlled Group member or an ERISA Plan to
satisfy any requirements of law applicable to an ERISA Plan; (j) the
commencement, existence or threatening of the incurrence by a Controlled Group
member of a claim, action, suit, audit or investigation with respect to an
ERISA
Plan, other than a routine claim for benefits; or (k) any occurrence by or
any expectation of the incurrence by a Controlled Group member of any liability
for post-retirement benefits under any Welfare Plan, other than as required
by
ERISA Section 601, et. seq.
or Code
Section 4980B.
“ERISA
Plan” shall mean an “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of ERISA Section
3(3)) that a Controlled Group member at any time sponsors, maintains,
contributes to, has liability with respect to or has an obligation to contribute
to such plan.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means each Person (whether or not incorporated) which together with
Borrower would be treated as a single employer under ERISA.
“Event
of
Default” means any one or more of the occurrences described in Section 6
hereof.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect, which shall include
the official interpretations thereof by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, consistently applied.
“Guarantor”
means each Person that now or hereafter guarantees any portion of the Borrower’s
Indebtedness payable to the Lender, and such Person’s heirs, administrators,
successors and assigns, including, without limitation, Anaren Microwave, Inc.,
Anaren Ceramics, Inc., and Anaren Properties, LLC.
“Guaranty”
means the guaranty agreement executed by Guarantor and delivered to
Lender.
“Indebtedness”
shall mean, for any Person (excluding in all cases trade payables payable in
the
ordinary course of business by such Person), (a) all obligations to repay
borrowed money, direct or indirect, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed, (b) all
obligations for the deferred purchase price of capital assets, (c) all
obligations under conditional sales or other title retention agreements, (d)
all
obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, banker’s
acceptance, currency swap agreement, or Interest Rate Agreement, (e) all
synthetic leases, (f) all lease obligations that have been or should be
capitalized on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (g) all
obligations of such Person with respect to asset securitization financing
programs to the extent that there is recourse against such Person or such Person
is liable (contingent or otherwise) under any such program, (h) all obligations
to advance funds to, or to purchase assets, property or services from, any
other
Person in order to maintain the financial condition of such Person, and (i)
any
other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements) having the
commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance
its operations or capital requirements.
“Interest
Rate Agreement” means any agreement for a derivative or hedging product,
including, without limitation, interest rate or equity swaps, futures, options,
caps, floors, collars, or forwards now or hereafter executed by and between
Borrower and Lender or any Lender Affiliate.
"Lender
Affiliate" means any one or more bank or non-bank subsidiaries (other than
the
Lender) of KeyCorp and its successors.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance on, pledge
or
deposit of, or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect
to any property or asset.
“Loan”
or
“Loans” means the credit to the Borrower extended by the Lender in accordance
with Section 2 hereof.
“Loan
Documents” means the collective reference to this Agreement and all other
instruments, agreements and documents entered into from time to time, evidencing
or securing the Loan or any obligation of payment thereof or performance of
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s obligations in connection with the transaction
contemplated hereunder, each as amended.
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“Margin
Stock” shall have the meaning given to it under Regulation U of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to
time.
“Material
Adverse Change” means any condition or event that Lender determines has or is
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
Borrower, (b) the business, operations, property, condition (financial or
otherwise) or prospects of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as
a
whole, or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of Lender hereunder or
thereunder.
“Multiemployer
Plan” shall mean a Pension Plan that is subject to the requirements of Subtitle
E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Note”
or
“Notes” means, as the case may be, the promissory note(s) signed and delivered
by the Borrower to evidence its Indebtedness to the Lender pursuant to Section
2
hereof .
“Obligation”
or “Obligations” means, collectively, (a) all Indebtedness and other obligations
incurred by Borrower to Lender pursuant to this Agreement and includes the
principal of and interest on all Notes; (b) each extension, renewal or
refinancing thereof in whole or in part; (c) the commitment and other fees,
and
any prepayment fees payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(d)
every other liability, now or hereafter owing to Lender or any Lender Affiliate
by Borrower, and includes, without limitation, any Interest Rate Agreement
entered into by Borrower with Lender or any Lender Affiliate and every other
liability, whether owing by only Borrower or by Borrower with one or more others
in a several, joint or joint and several capacity, whether owing absolutely
or
contingently, whether created by note, overdraft, guaranty of payment or other
contract or by quasi-contract, tort, statute or other operation of law, whether
incurred directly to Lender or any Lender Affiliate or acquired by Lender or
any
Lender Affiliate by purchase, pledge or otherwise and whether participated
to or
from Lender or any Lender Affiliate in whole or in part; and (e) all Related
Expenses.
“Obligor”
shall mean (a) a Person whose credit or any of whose property is pledged to
the
payment of the Obligations and includes, without limitation, any Guarantor,
and
(b) any signatory to a Loan Document.
"Organization"
means a corporation, government or government subdivision or agency, business
trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more Persons having
a
joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial entity.
“PBGC”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or its
successor.
“Pension
Plan” shall mean an ERISA Plan that is a “pension plan” within the meaning of
ERISA Section 3(2).
“Permitted
Distributions” means distributions to Borrower’s shareholders in an amount equal
to the amount of tax required to be paid by such shareholder as a result of
the
Borrower’s taxable income passing through and being taxable to such
shareholder.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means, as of any particular time, (a) liens for ad valorem taxes
and special assessments not then delinquent, (b) this Agreement, and any
security interest or other lien created thereby, (c) any Permitted Encumbrances
defined in any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, as defined
in any Security Instrument, (d) any liens permitted by Section 5.15 hereof,
and
(e) such minor defects, irregularities, encumbrances and clouds on title as
normally exist with respect to property similar in character to the Collateral
and as do not materially interfere with or impair the use or value of the
property affected thereby.
“Person”
means an individual or an Organization.
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“Plan”
means any plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) defined in ERISA in which
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary is, or has been at any time during the preceding
two
(2) years, an “employer” or a “substantial employer” as such terms are defined
in ERISA.
“Potential
Default” means any condition, action, or failure to act which, with the passage
of time, service of notice, or both, will constitute an Event of Default under
this Agreement.
“Quarters”
or “Quarterly” means calendar quarters, being each of the three (3) calendar
month periods ending 3/31, 6/30, 9/30 and 12/31 of each calendar
year.
“Related
Expenses” means any and all costs, liabilities, and expenses (including, without
limitation, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, reasonable attorney’s
fees, legal expenses, judgments, suits and disbursements) reasonably incurred
by, or imposed upon, or asserted against, Lender in any attempt by
Lender:
(a) to
obtain, preserve, perfect, or enforce any security interest evidenced by (i)
this Agreement, or (ii) any other pledge agreement, mortgage, deed of trust,
hypothecation agreement, guaranty, security agreement, assignment, or security
instrument executed or given by Borrower to or in favor of Lender;
(b) to
obtain
payment, performance, and observance of any and all of the
Obligations;
(c) to
maintain, insure, audit, inspect, collect, preserve, repossess, and dispose
of
any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, costs and expenses for
appraisals, assessments, and audits of Borrower or the Collateral;
or
(d) incidental
or related to (a) through (c) above, including, without limitation, interest
thereupon from the date incurred, imposed, or asserted until paid at the rate
payable as set forth in the Note, but in no event greater than the highest
rate
permitted by law.
“Related
Person” means any Person who (i) now or hereafter owns an equity interest in
Borrower or Guarantor or (ii) has warrants, debentures, or similar rights to
own
any equity interest in Borrower or Guarantor, whether or not the same has vested
or been delivered or (iii) is owned, in whole or in part, by Borrower or
Guarantor.
“Reportable
Event” shall mean a reportable event as that term is defined in Title IV of
ERISA, except actions of general applicability by the Secretary of Labor under
Section 110 of such Act.
“Revolving
Credit” means the Revolving Credit Facility described in Section 2.2 hereof,
which Revolving Credit shall be payable in accordance with the terms of such
Revolving Credit Facility and this Agreement.
“Security
Instrument(s)” means the written document(s) listed in Exhibit A attached
hereto, signed and delivered from time to time to the Lender in connection
with
Indebtedness owed by Borrower to the Lender.
“Subsidiary”
means any Person of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the following is,
at
the time, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Borrower or one or
more other Subsidiaries: (i) the voting stock or units entitling the holders
thereof to elect a majority of the board of directors, managers, or trustees
thereof, or (ii) the interest in the capital or profits of such
Person.
“Term
Loan” or “Term Loans” means the amounts advanced by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to the provisions, terms and conditions of Section 2.1
hereof.
The
foregoing definitions shall be applicable to the singulars and plurals of the
foregoing defined terms.
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2.1.
Term
Loan Facility.
The
Lender hereby agrees to extend a Term Loan on the date of this Agreement to
Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Term
Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of $__N/A____.
2.2.
Revolving
Credit Facility.
The
Lender hereby agrees to extend a Revolving Credit to Borrower, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Note of even
date herewith in the initial principal amount of $ 50,000,000.00. On August
1,
2009 and on each August 1 thereafter through July 31, 2013 the principal amount
of the Revolving Credit shall be reduced by $10,000,000.00. As used herein,
the
term “Available
Credit”
shall
mean the principal amount of Revolving Credit then in effect.
2.3. Fees.
The
Borrower shall pay the Lender the following fees: a non-usage fee for each
calendar quarter based upon the average daily unused Available Credit during
such quarter. The amount of the non-usage fee shall be the average daily unused
Available Credit multiplied by the applicable basis points from the chart set
forth below under the column headed “Non-Usage Fee”. For purposes hereof,
“EBITDA” means the net earnings of the Borrower plus the aggregate amounts
deducted in determining such net income in respect of interest expenses, taxes,
depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash charges (including non-cash
expenses related to equity based compensation); but not, however, giving effect
to extraordinary losses or gains in calculating net income, calculated on a
trailing twelve month basis. Any outstanding principal balance in excess of
the
Available Credit then in effect on the testing date shall be included in Current
Portion of Long Term Debt (“CPLTD”), which shall otherwise be determined in
accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA/CPLTD
+ Interest
|
Margin
for Revolver Balances
|
Non-Usage
Fee
|
>2.0
to 1
|
N/A
|
20
bps
|
>1.75
to 2.0
|
N/A
|
25
bps
|
>1.50
to 1.75
|
N/A
|
35
bps
|
1.50
or less (default)
|
N/A
|
NA
|
Borrower
represents and warrants to the Lender (which representations and warranties
will
survive the delivery of the Notes and the making of the Loans)
that:
3.1.
Existence and Legal Authority.
Borrower
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of New York and has all requisite power and authority to
own
its property and to carry on its business as now being conducted, to enter
into
the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the other agreements referred
to
herein and transactions contemplated thereby, and to carry out the provisions
and conditions of such Loan Documents to which it is a party. Borrower is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where
the
failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect.
3.2.
Due Execution and Delivery.
Borrower
has full power, authority and legal right to incur the obligations provided
for
in, and to execute and deliver and to perform and observe the terms and
provisions of, the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and each of them
has
been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and has been authorized by all
required action, and Borrower has obtained all requisite consents to the
transactions contemplated thereby under any instrument to which it is a party,
and the Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of
Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally.
3.3.
No Breach of Other Instruments.
Neither
the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, nor the compliance by Borrower
with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated thereby, will conflict with or result in a breach
of
the Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations, as applicable, or other
governing documents of Borrower, or any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of any agreement or instrument or any charter or other corporate restriction
or
law, regulation, rule or order of any governmental body or agency to which
Borrower is now a party or is subject, or imposition of a lien, charge or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of
Borrower pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or instrument.
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3.4.
Government Authorization.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the consummation by Borrower of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents.
3.5.
Ownership
of Property.
Except
for Permitted Encumbrances or as otherwise permitted in the Security Instruments
or this Agreement, Borrower has and will have good and marketable fee title
to,
or valid leasehold interests in, its real properties in accordance with the
laws
of the jurisdiction where located, and good and marketable title to
substantially all its other property and assets, subject, however, in the case
of real property, to title defects and restrictions which do not materially
interfere with the operations conducted thereon by Borrower. Except for
Permitted Encumbrances, the real property and all other property and assets
of
the Borrower is free from any liens or encumbrance securing Indebtedness and
from any other liens, encumbrances, charges or security interests of any kind.
Each lease, if any, to which Borrower is a party is in full force and effect,
and no material default on the part of Borrower or, to its knowledge, any other
party thereto exists.
3.6.
Absence of Defaults, etc.
The
Borrower is not (i) in material default under any indenture or contract or
agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation
of
its articles of incorporation or code of regulations, as applicable, or any
other governing document, (iii) in default with respect to any order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, or (iv) in default under any order or license
of any federal or state governmental department. There exists no condition,
event or act which constitutes, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute, an Event of Default.
3.7.
Indebtedness of Borrower.
Borrower
does not have outstanding on the date hereof, any Indebtedness for borrowed
money, except for such Indebtedness identified in the financial assumptions
referred to in Section 3.8 hereof.
3.8.
Financial
Condition.
The
Borrower has furnished to the Lender financial assumptions which, in the opinion
of Borrower, fairly and accurately reflect the financial assumptions for the
operations of Borrower, and there has been no material adverse change in the
Borrower’s financial prospects since that date which would require revision of
the same.
3.9.
No Adverse Change.
Subsequent
to the date of the financial assumptions referred to in Section 3.8 hereof,
Borrower has not incurred or agreed to incur any material liabilities or
obligations, direct or contingent, and there has not been any material increase
in the anticipated aggregate amount of debt of Borrower, or any Material Adverse
Change in the business, properties, prospects or condition, financial or
otherwise, of Borrower.
3.10.
Taxes.
Borrower
has filed all tax returns which are to be filed and has paid, or has made
adequate provision for the payment of, all taxes which have or may become due
pursuant to said returns or to assessments received by them. The provisions
for
taxes reflected in the financial projections referred to in Section 3.8 are
believed adequate to cover any and all accrued and unpaid taxes for which
Borrower is liable for the period ended on the date of such balance sheet and
all prior periods. Borrower knows of no deficiency assessment or proposed
deficiency assessment of taxes for which Borrower may be liable, except as
may
be otherwise disclosed in writing to the Lender prior to the date
hereof.
3.11.
Litigation.
Prior
to
the date hereof, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to
the
actual knowledge of Borrower, threatened against or affecting Borrower or its
respective property in any court, or before or by any federal, state or
municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency
or
other instrumentality, domestic or foreign, except for actions, suits or
proceedings of a character normally incident to the kind of business conducted
by Borrower, none of which, either individually or in the aggregate, if
adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change.
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3.12.
Environmental Matters.
Borrower
is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all applicable federal, state
and local health and safety laws, regulations, ordinances or rules.
3.13.
Subsidiaries
and Affiliates.
Borrower
does not have any Subsidiaries other than those listed on Exhibit B attached
hereto. If Borrower has any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate at any time
subsequent to the date of execution hereof, the term “Borrower” as used in
Sections 5 and 6 shall include in its meaning Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
for
such period or periods that Borrower has any Subsidiaries, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise. For any period during which Borrower has any
Subsidiaries, all financial statements, accounts and reports submitted by the
Borrower and all calculations hereunder based on same shall be consolidated
and/or on a consolidating basis or combined and/or on a combining basis with
such Subsidiaries, as the context required.
3.14.
ERISA.
No
Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction which could create a liability in
excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or cause a material adverse
change has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan of Borrower,
and
Borrower has not incurred an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as that term is
defined by ERISA) since the effective date of ERISA.
3.15.
Solvency.
The
Borrower is not insolvent as defined in any applicable state or federal statute,
nor will Borrower be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to Lender. The Borrower is not engaged
or
about to engage in any business or transaction for which the assets retained
by
it shall constitute an unreasonably small capital, taking into consideration
the
obligations to Lender incurred hereunder. Borrower does not intend to, nor
does
it believe that it will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay them as they
mature.
3.16.
No
Burdensome Restrictions.
Borrower
is not a party to any instrument or agreement or subject to any charter or
other
corporate restriction which would cause a Material Adverse Change.
3.17.
Federal
Reserve Regulations; Use of Loan Proceeds.
Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities,
in
the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any
Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or
indirectly, for a purpose which violates any law, rule or regulation of any
governmental body, including without limitation the provisions of Regulations
G,
U, or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
No
part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to
purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose
of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.
3.18. OFAC/USA
PATRIOT Act Restrictions.
Neither
Borrower nor any Guarantor is (or will be) a person with whom Lender is
restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset
Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of
America (“Treasury”) or under any list of known or suspected terrorists or
terrorist organizations issued by any federal government agency and designated
as such by Treasury in consultation with the federal functional regulators,
or
under any statute, executive order, or other governmental action, and neither
Borrower nor any Guarantor is engaging, or shall engage, in any dealings or
transactions or shall otherwise be associated with such persons. In addition,
Borrower hereby agrees to provide to the Lender with any additional information
that the Lender deems necessary from to time in order to ensure compliance
with
all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar
activities.
4.1.
Loan
Funding.
The
obligation of the Lender to close the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, unless
waived in writing by the Lender: (a) all legal matters and Loan Documents
incident to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory, in form and substance, to Lender's counsel; (b) the Lender shall
have received (i) certificates by an authorized officer or representative of
Borrower upon which the Lender may conclusively rely until superseded by similar
certificates delivered to the Lender, certifying that (1) all requisite action
taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly
authorized and (2) the names, signatures, and authority of Borrower’s authorized
signers executing the Loan Documents, and (ii) such other documents as the
Lender may reasonably require to be executed by, or delivered on behalf of,
Borrower; (c) the Lender shall have received the Notes with all blanks
appropriately completed, executed by an authorized signer for Borrower; (d)
the
Borrower shall have paid to the Lender the fee(s) then due and payable under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (e) Borrower and Guarantor shall
each have maintained their respective financial condition in a manner
satisfactory to the Lender, and no material adverse change shall have occurred
in Borrower’s or Guarantor’s financial condition or prospects; (f) the Lender
shall have received the written opinion(s) of legal counsel for the Borrower
selected by the Borrower and satisfactory to the Lender, dated the date of
this
Agreement and covering the Loan Documents and such other matter(s) as the Lender
may reasonably require; (g) the Lender shall have received written instructions
by the Borrower with respect to disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan; and
(h) the Lender shall have received all Security Instruments duly executed by
all
parties thereto.
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4.2.
Security.
No Loan
shall be made hereunder unless and until Borrower shall have supplied to Lender:
(a) Uniform Commercial Code searches from each applicable filing office on
Borrower and each Guarantor showing no effective UCC-1 filings, and (b) as
security for repayment of any and all Loans made hereunder the Security
Instruments listed on Exhibit A hereto, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Lender.
4.3.
Each
Loan.
The
obligation of the Lender to make any Loan shall be subject to initial compliance
with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 herein and also subject to satisfaction of the
following conditions that at the date of making such Loan, and after giving
effect thereto: (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and continue to
exist, and (b) each representation and warranty set forth in Section 3 above
is
true and correct as if then made.
As
long
as credit is available hereunder or until all principal of and interest on
the
Notes have been paid, the Borrower covenants and agrees that it will comply
with
the following provisions:
5.1.
Accounting;
Financial Statements and Other Information.
Borrower shall maintain a standard system of accounting, established and
administered in accordance with GAAP consistently followed throughout the
periods involved, and will set aside on its books for each fiscal quarter and
fiscal year, the proper amounts or accruals for depreciation, obsolescence,
amortization, bad debts, current and deferred taxes, prepaid expenses, and
for
other purposes as shall be required by GAAP. Borrower will deliver or cause
to
be delivered to the Lender:
(a) As
soon
as practicable after the end of each fiscal quarter in each fiscal year, and
in
any event within 45 days thereafter, internally prepared consolidated and
consolidating financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet,
statement of condition of the Borrower as of the end of such fiscal quarter,
and
statements of cash flow, changes in financial position, and common shareholder’s
equity for such fiscal quarter, certified as complete and correct by the
principal financial officer of Borrower, subject to changes resulting from
year-end adjustments;
(b) As
soon
as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, and in any event within 120
days thereafter, financial statements, including income statement, balance
sheet, statement of condition of the Borrower as of the end of such year, and
statement of cash flow and changes in financial position of the Borrower for
such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared by an independent
certified public accountant, accompanied by a report and unqualified opinion
of
an independent certified public accountant of recognized standing,
selected
by Borrower and satisfactory to the Lender, and prepared in accordance with
generally accepted audit standards;
(c) Together
with each set of financial statements required by subparagraphs (a) and (b)
above, a certificate by the chief financial officer or other authorized officer
of Borrower stating that the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the certificate, and whether
or
not there exists any Event of Default or Potential Default, specifying the
nature and period of existence thereof and what action, if any, the Borrower
is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(d) Promptly
and in any event within ten (10) days after the occurrence of a Reportable
Event
with respect to a Plan, a copy of any materials required to be filed with the
PBGC with respect to such Reportable Event or those that would have been
required to be filed if the thirty (30) day notice requirement to PBGC were
not
waived;
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(e) Promptly
upon receipt, and in no event more than two (2) Business Days after receipt,
of
a notice by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any administrator of any Plan
or
Multiemployer Plan that the PBGC has instituted proceedings to terminate such
Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer such Plan, a copy of such notice;
and
(f) Promptly
upon receipt thereof, copies of all written reports submitted to the Borrower
by
independent accountants in connection with any annual or interim compilation
and/or review the books of Borrower.
5.2.
Additional
Financial Reports.
Borrower shall, upon request of Lender, deliver to the Lender its annual
federal, state and local tax returns and such other financial information as
Lender may reasonably request.
5.3.
Insurance;
Maintenance of Properties.
Borrower shall: (a) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers,
insurance with coverage and limits as may be required by law and of such
character and amounts as are usually maintained by companies engaged in like
business, including without limitation products liability insurance; (b) furnish
to Lender upon the execution of this Agreement and at the beginning of each
fiscal year, copies of policies and a statement of the insurance coverage;
and
(c) obtain other or additional insurance promptly, upon the reasonable request
of Lender, to the extent that such insurance may be available. The policies
shall provide that no cancellation shall occur without thirty (30) days prior
written notice to Lender. Borrower shall provide to Lender notice that such
policies have been renewed and are paid in accordance with the terms of such
policies at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of expiration. Borrower
will at least annually and upon any change, or more often upon the occurrence
of
an Event of Default, upon request of Lender, furnish to the Lender a schedule
of
all insurance carried by Borrower, setting forth in detail the amount and type
of such insurance. Except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, Borrower
will maintain, in good repair, working order, and condition, all properties
used
in the business of the Borrower, subject to ordinary wear and tear.
5.4.
Existence;
Business.
Borrower shall cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in
full force and effect its existence and rights, to conduct its business in
a
prudent manner, to maintain in full force and effect, and renew from time to
time, its franchises, permits, licenses, patents, and trademarks that are
necessary to operate its business. Borrower will comply in all material respects
with all valid laws and regulations now in effect or hereafter promulgated
by
any properly constituted governmental authority having jurisdiction; provided,
however, that Borrower shall not be required to comply with any law or
regulation which it is contesting in good faith by appropriate proceedings
as
long as either the effect of such law or regulation is stayed pending the
resolution of such proceedings or the effect of not complying with such law
or
regulation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change.
5.5.
Payment
of Taxes.
Borrower shall pay all taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges levied
upon any of its properties or assets or in respect of its franchises, business,
income, or profits before the same become delinquent, except that no such taxes,
assessments, or other charges need be paid if contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted and if
proper amounts, determined in accordance with GAAP, have been set aside for
the
payment of all such taxes, charges, and assessments.
5.6.
Adverse
Changes.
Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender in writing of (a) the occurrence
of
any event which, if it had existed on the date of this Agreement, would have
required qualification of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3 hereof and (b) any Material Adverse Change.
5.7.
Notice
of Default.
Borrower shall promptly notify (but in no event more than five (5) days after
the occurrence thereof) the Lender of any Event of Default or Potential Default
hereunder and any demands made upon the Borrower by any Person for the
acceleration and immediate payment of any Indebtedness owed to such Person,
if
the amount of such Indebtedness exceeds $250,000.
5.8.
Inspection.
Borrower shall make available for inspection by duly authorized representatives
of the Lender, or its designated agent, Borrower’s books, records, and
properties when reasonably requested to do so, and will furnish the Lender
such
information regarding its business affairs and financial condition within a
reasonable time after written request therefor.
5.9.
Environmental
Matters.
Borrower:
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(a) Shall
comply in all respects with all Environmental Laws where a failure to comply
could result in a Material Adverse Change;
(b) Shall
deliver promptly to Lender (i) copies of any significant documents received
from
the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state, county, foreign,
provincial or municipal environmental or health agency, and (ii) copies of
any
significant documents submitted by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state, county, foreign,
provincial or municipal environmental or health agency concerning its
operations; and
(c) Shall
promptly undertake and diligently pursue to completion all action recommended
by
any environmental audit report(s) issued and all action(s) necessary to correct
any environmental problem or defect identified in any environmental audit
report(s).
5.10.
Health
and Safety.
Borrower shall be in compliance with all requirements of applicable federal,
state, foreign, provincial and local environmental, health and safety laws,
regulations, ordinances or rules which would, in the aggregate, if not complied
with, result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.11.
Extraordinary
Services.
In
the
event extraordinary services are required by Lender for inspections, appraisals,
or for securing estimates of costs which, in the Lender’s reasonable judgment
are not regular or routine, Lender may deduct the reasonable expense of such
extraordinary services from any moneys due to Borrower hereunder or from any
account maintained by Borrower with Lender or any Lender Affiliate.
5.12.
Commercial
Operating Account.
So long
as credit is available hereunder or until all principal of and interest on
the
Notes have been paid in full, the Borrower shall maintain with Lender and/or
a
Lender Affiliate, as its primary financial institution, corporate deposit,
cash
management and loan accounts, where applicable. At the option of Lender, all
Loan payments and fees will automatically be debited from the Borrower’s primary
operating account and all disbursements of Loan proceeds shall be made by the
Lender’s or Lender Affiliate’s crediting of such disbursements directly into the
appropriate Borrower’s account.
5.13.
Additional
Assurance.
Borrower shall upon request of Lender promptly take such action and promptly
make, execute, and deliver all such additional and further items, deeds,
assurances, and instruments as Lender may reasonably require, so as to
completely vest in and ensure to Lender its rights hereunder and in or to the
Collateral, including, but not limited to, additional subordination agreements
for all future shareholder loans and/or undistributed earnings.
5.14.
Sale,
Purchase of Assets.
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) purchase, lease, or otherwise
acquire any assets except: (i) in the ordinary course of business; (ii) Borrower
may purchase or acquire more than a 50% equity interest in or all or
substantially all of the assets of operating businesses; or (iii) as otherwise
expressly permitted under this Agreement), or (b) sell, lease, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of any assets except for (i) assets sold, leased, transferred
or subject to other disposition for full and adequate consideration in the
reasonable judgment of Borrower which Borrower has determined to be worn out
or
obsolete or not useful in the ordinary course of its business, and (ii) assets
sold, leased, transferred or subject to other disposition in the ordinary course
of business provided that Borrower receives full and adequate consideration
in
the reasonable judgment of Borrower in exchange for such assets sold, leased,
transferred or otherwise subject to disposition.
5.15.
Mortgages,
Security Interests, and Liens.
Borrower
shall not, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist
any
Lien with respect to non-real estate assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired other than:
(a) Liens
for
taxes, assessments, or governmental charges or levies the payment of which
is
not at the time required by Section 5.5 hereof;
(b) Liens
imposed by law, such as Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
and materialmen arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet
due
or being contested by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently
conducted, provided other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required
by
GAAP shall have been made therefor;
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(c) Liens
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with
workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and other types of social
security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, and
surety and appeal bonds, or to secure the performance and return of money bonds
and other similar obligations, excluding obligations for the payment of borrowed
money;
(d) Any
judgment Lien, provided that the judgment it secures shall, within thirty (30)
days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution therefor stayed
pending appeal, or shall have been discharged within thirty (30) days after
the
expiration of any such stay;
(e) Liens
that secure the repayment of Indebtedness of Borrower to the Lender or any
Lender Affiliate; or
(f) Liens
evidenced by or permitted under the terms of Security Instruments only, and
any
other Permitted Encumbrances.
5.16.
Negative
Pledge.
Borrower shall not (a) enter
into any agreement, promissory note, or document of any kind relating to a
loan
to Borrower by a lender other than Lender which contains a provision that
Borrower will not mortgage, assign, pledge, grant a security interest in, or
encumber any of Borrower’s non-real estate assets,
(b)
except as allowed as a Permitted Encumbrance, sell, transfer, mortgage, assign,
pledge, lease, grant a security interest in, or encumber any of Borrower’s
non-real estate assets, or (c) sell with recourse any of Borrower’s accounts,
except to Lender.
5.17.
Assumptions;
Guaranties.
Borrower shall not assume, guarantee, endorse, or otherwise become directly
or
contingently liable for (including, without limitation, liable by way of
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, to provide funds for payment,
to supply funds to, or otherwise invest in any debtor or otherwise to assure
the
creditor against loss) any obligation or Indebtedness of any other Person,
except (i) guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit,
collection, or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, and
(ii)
Indebtedness of Borrower to the Lender or any Lender Affiliate.
5.18.
Mergers;
Consolidation; Sale of Borrower.
Borrower
shall not merge or consolidate with any Person, dissolve, wind up its affairs,
or sell, assign, lease, or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction
or
in a series of transactions), all or substantially all of its assets (whether
now owned or hereafter acquired) to any Person, except where such Person is
or
becomes a Borrower hereunder as of the date of such transaction and such further
assurances with respect to any such transaction satisfactory to the Lender
are
delivered on or before the effective date of such transaction. Borrower will
not
permit a transfer or sale, directly or indirectly, whether in one transaction
or
in a series of transactions, of any of its shares of stock, other than between
and among current owners of such shares.
5.19.
Investments;
Loans.
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) purchase or otherwise acquire
or
own any stock or other securities of any other Person (other than as permitted
under this Agreement) or (b) make or permit to be outstanding any loan or
advance (other than trade advances in the ordinary course of business or as
otherwise permitted under this Agreement) or enter into any arrangement to
provide funds or credit, to any other Person, except that (i) it may purchase
or
otherwise acquire and own marketable U.S. Treasury and Agency obligations,
and
certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances issued or created by any
domestic commercial bank, and the stock of any Subsidiaries identified in
Section 3.13, and (ii) it may make loans or advances as permitted pursuant
to Section 5.15 above.
5.20.
Payment
of Subordinated Debt.
Borrower
shall not make any payment upon any outstanding indebtedness which is
subordinated to the Lender.
5.21.
Financial
Covenants.
(a) Debt
Service Coverage Ratio.
Borrower shall maintain a Debt Service Coverage Ratio greater than 1.50:1 tested
as of the end of each fiscal quarter on a trailing twelve month basis. For
purposes hereof, “Debt
Service Coverage Ratio”
is
defined as EBITDA divided by the Current Portion of Long Term Debt and the
current portion of Capital Leases due during the 12-month period plus Interest
Expense for the same period. “EBITDA”
means
the net earnings of the Borrower plus the aggregate amounts deducted in
determining such net income in respect of interest expenses, taxes,
depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash charges (including non-cash
expenses related to equity based compensation); but not, however, giving effect
to extraordinary losses or gains in calculating net income. Any outstanding
principal balance in excess of the Available Credit then in effect on the
testing date shall be included in Current Portion of Long Term Debt, which
shall
otherwise be determined in accordance with GAAP.
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(b) Liquid
Assets.
Borrower shall maintain a minimum of $20,000,000.00 in cash plus marketable
securities as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
(c) Total
Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
Borrower shall maintain a ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDA of less than
2.5:1 tested as of the end of each fiscal quarter on a trailing twelve month
basis. “Total
Funded Debt”
means
the sum without duplication for a Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries of
(1)
all indebtedness for borrowed money, whether maturing in less than or more
than
one year, plus (2) all bonds, notes, debentures or similar debt instruments
plus
(3) all capitalized lease obligations plus (4) the present value of all basic
rental obligations under any synthetic lease. “EBITDA”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.21(a) above.
(d) Other
Loan Agreements.
Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, enter into any
agreement, promissory note, or document of any kind relating to a loan to
Borrower containing a term similar to 5.21(a), (b), or (c) above which is more
restrictive than such term herein.
(e) Special
Provision: Frimley, England Sublease.
Borrower’s lease expense under its present sublease of a building located in
Frimley, England shall be excluded solely for the calculations relating to
compliance with Sections 5.21(a), (c), and (d) above. For purposes of clarity,
but without changing a broad application of the specific exclusion contained
in
the immediately preceding sentence, such exclusion shall not apply to the
calculation of the interest payable on Loans made pursuant to this
Agreement.
(f) Assets
of China Subsidiary.
Except
with Lender’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, permit the assets of
its
China Subsidiary, Anaren Communications Suzhou Company, Ltd., to be more than
15% of the consolidated assets of Borrower and all its
Subsidiaries.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event
of Default under this Agreement:
6.1.
Payments.
If
(a) the interest on any Note or any commitment or other fee shall not be
paid in full punctually when due and payable, or (b) the principal of any
Note shall not be paid in full punctually when due and payable.
6.2. Covenants.
If
Borrower or any Obligor fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement
(other than as referred to in Section 6.1 hereof) contained in this Agreement
or
in any other of the Loan Documents, and such failure remains unremedied for
thirty (30) days after the Lender gives notice thereof to such Borrower or
Obligor.
6.3. Representations
and Warranties.
If any
representation, warranty or statement made in or pursuant to this Agreement
or
any Loan Document or any other material information furnished by Borrower or
any
Obligor to Lender or any other holder of any Note, shall be false or
erroneous.
6.4. Validity
Of Loan Documents.
If (a)
any material provision, in the sole opinion of Lender, of any Loan Document
shall at any time for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable
against Borrower or any Obligor; (b) the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any Loan Document against Borrower or any Obligor shall be
contested by Borrower or any Obligor; (c) Borrower or any Obligor shall deny
that it has any or further liability or obligation thereunder; or (d) any Loan
Document shall be terminated, invalidated or set aside, or be declared
ineffective or inoperative or in any way cease to give or provide to Lender
the
benefits purported to be created thereby.
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6.5. Loan
Document Default.
If
any
event of default or default shall occur under any other Loan Document, or if
under any Loan Document any payment is required to be made by Borrower or any
Obligor on demand of Lender, and such demand is made.
6.6. Cross
Default.
If
Borrower shall default in the payment of principal or interest due and owing
upon any other obligation for borrowed money, beyond any period of grace
provided with respect thereto or in the performance or observance of any other
agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement under which such
obligation is created, if the effect of such default is to allow the
acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness or to permit the holder
thereof to cause such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated
maturity.
6.7. ERISA
Default.
The
occurrence of one or more ERISA Events that (a) Lender determines could have
a
material adverse effect, or (b) results in a Lien on any of the assets of
Borrower.
6.8. Money
Judgment.
A
final
judgment or order for the payment of money in an amount in excess of $250,000.00
shall be rendered against Borrower or any Obligor by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that remains unpaid or unstayed and undischarged for a period
(during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) of thirty (30) days
after the date on which the right to appeal has expired.
6.9.
Material
Adverse Change.
There
shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change.
6.10 Insecurity.
If
Lender, for any reason in good faith and supported with reasonable
documentation, deems itself insecure with respect to repayment of any
Obligation.
6.11
Solvency.
If
Borrower or any Obligor shall (a) die or discontinue business,
(b) generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, (c) make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (d) apply for or consent
to the appointment of a receiver, a custodian, a trustee, an interim trustee
or
liquidator of all or a substantial part of its assets, (e) be adjudicated a
debtor or have entered against it an order for relief under Title 11 of the
United States Code, as the same may be amended from time to time, (f) file
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a petition or an answer seeking
reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or seeking to take advantage
of
any other law (whether federal or state) relating to relief of debtors, or
admit
(by answer, by default or otherwise) the material allegations of a petition
filed against it in any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other
proceeding (whether federal or state) relating to relief of debtors,
(g) suffer or permit to continue unstayed and in effect for thirty (30)
consecutive days any judgment, decree or order entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that approves a petition seeking its reorganization or appoints
a
receiver, custodian, trustee, interim trustee or liquidator of all or a
substantial part of its assets, or (h) take any action in order thereby to
effect any of the foregoing, or omit to take, any action in order to prevent
any
of the foregoing.
7.1.
Rights
of Lender.
If any
Event of Default shall occur, Lender may, at its election, and without demand
or
notice of any kind, do any one or more of the following:
(a)
Declare
all of the Borrower’s Obligations to Lender to be immediately due and payable,
whereupon all unpaid principal, interest and fees in respect of such
Obligations, together with all of Lender’s costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees
related thereto, under the terms of the Loan Documents or otherwise, shall
be
immediately due and payable;
(b) Terminate
any commitment to make any additional advances under any Loan;
(c) Exercise
any and all rights and remedies available to Lender under any applicable
law;
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(d) Exercise
any and all rights and remedies granted to Lender under the terms of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; and/or
(e) Set
off
the unpaid balance of the Obligations against any debt owing to Borrower by
the
Lender or by any Lender Affiliate, including, without limitation, any obligation
under a repurchase agreement or any funds held at any time by the Lender or
any
Lender Affiliate, whether collected or in the process of collection, or in
any
time or demand deposit account maintained by Borrower at, or evidenced by any
certificate of deposit issued by, the Lender or any Lender Affiliate. Borrower
agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law,
that any holder of a participation in the Notes may exercise rights of set-off
or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation as fully
as
if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of Borrower pursuant
to
this Agreement in the amount of such participation.
7.2.
No
Waiver.
The
remedies in this Section 7 are in addition to, not in limitation of, any other
right, power, privilege, or remedy, either in law, in equity, or otherwise,
to
which the Lender may be entitled. No failure or delay on the part of the Lender
in exercising any right, power, or remedy will operate as a waiver thereof,
nor
will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. The remedies
in
this Agreement are in addition to, not in limitation of, any other right, power,
privilege, or remedy, either in law, in equity, or otherwise, to which the
Lender may be entitled. All Lender’s rights and remedies, whether evidenced by
this Agreement or by any other agreement, instrument or document shall be
cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently.
8.1.
Remedies;
Waiver; Amendments.
No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, or consent to departure
therefrom, is effective unless in writing and signed by the Lender. No such
consent or waiver extends beyond the particular case and purpose involved.
No
amendment to this Agreement is effective unless in writing and signed by the
Borrower and the Lender. If at any time or times, by assignment or otherwise,
Lender transfers any of the Obligations or any part of the Collateral to another
person, such transfer shall carry with it Lender’s powers and rights under this
Agreement with respect to the Obligation or Collateral so transferred and the
transferee shall have said powers and rights, whether or not they are
specifically referred to in the transfer. To the extent that Lender retains
any
other of the Obligations or any part of the Collateral, Lender will continue
to
have the rights and powers with respect to the Obligations and the Collateral
as
set forth in this Agreement.
8.2. Expenses,
Costs and Taxes.
The
Borrower shall pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of Lender, and
all Related Expenses, including but not limited to, (a) administration, travel
and out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses, of Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation
and
closing of the Loan Documents and the administration of the Loan Documents,
the
collection and disbursement of all funds hereunder and the other instruments
and
documents to be delivered hereunder, (b) reasonable extraordinary expenses
of
Lender in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the Notes and
the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, (c) the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of special counsel for Lender, with
respect to the foregoing, and of local counsel, if any, who may be retained
by
said special counsel with respect thereto, (d) all fees due hereunder or in
any
other Loan Documents, and (e) all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, in connection with the determination of Lender’s lien priority
in any collateral securing the Note, or the restructuring or enforcement of
the
Note or any other Loan Document. In addition, Borrower shall pay any and all
stamp and other taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection
with the execution and delivery of any Loan Document, and the other instruments
and documents to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to hold Lender harmless
from
and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay
in paying or omission to pay such taxes or fees. Borrower authorizes Lender
to
debit such expenses, costs and taxes directly to Borrower’s Loan accounts or any
account Borrower maintains with Lender or Lender Affiliate.
8.3.
Indemnification.
The
Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Lender harmless against any and all
liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses of any kind (including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in
connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding,
whether or not the Lender shall be designated a party thereto) which may be
incurred by the Lender relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
actual or proposed use of proceeds of any Loan hereunder; provided, that the
Lender shall have no right to be indemnified hereunder for its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction. A certificate as to any such loss or expense shall be promptly
submitted by the Lender to the Borrower and shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding as to the amount thereof.
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8.4.
Construction.
The
provisions of this Agreement and the respective rights and duties of Borrower
and Lender hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
New
York law and any applicable federal laws. Borrower hereby irrevocably submits
to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state or federal court sitting
in
Onondaga County, over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or any document related to the Obligations, and Borrower hereby
irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
may
be heard and determined in such New York state or federal court. The Borrower
hereby waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue
of
any such suit or any such court or that such suit is brought in an inconvenient
court. The several captions to different Sections of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall be ignored in interpreting the provisions hereof.
Time is of the essence in the performance of the obligations under this
Agreement. All grace periods in this Agreement and all other Loan Documents
shall run concurrently.
8.5.
Extension
of Time.
If any
payment comes due on a day that is not a Business Day, Borrower may make the
payment on the first Business Day following the payment date and pay the
additional interest accrued to the date of payment.
8.6.
Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands or other communications provided for hereunder shall
be in writing and, if to Borrower, mailed or delivered to it, addressed to
it at
the address specified on the signature pages of this Agreement, or if to
Lender,
mailed or delivered to it, addressed to the address of Lender specified on
the
signature pages of this Agreement. All notices,
statements, requests, demands and other communications provided for hereunder
shall be deemed to be given or made when delivered or forty-eight (48) hours
after being deposited in the mails with postage prepaid by registered or
certified mail, addressed as aforesaid, or sent by facsimile with telephonic
confirmation of receipt, except that notices from Borrower to Lender pursuant
to
any of the provisions hereof shall not be effective until received by Lender.
8.7. Capital
Adequacy.
If
Lender shall have determined, after the closing of the Loans, that the adoption
of any applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy,
or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by Lender
(or
its lending office) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank
or
comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on Lender’s capital (or the capital of its holding company) as a consequence of
its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender (or its holding
company) could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking
into consideration Lender’s policies or the policies of its holding company with
respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by Lender to be material,
then
from time to time, within fifteen (15) days after demand by Lender, Borrower
shall pay to Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Lender
(or its holding company) for such reduction. Lender shall designate a different
lending office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount
of, such compensation and will not, in the judgment of Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to Lender. A certificate of Lender claiming compensation under
this Section and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid
to it
hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining
such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Failure on the part of Lender to demand compensation for any reduction in return
on capital with respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of Lender’s
rights to demand compensation for any reduction in return on capital in such
period or in any other period. The protection of this Section shall be available
to Lender regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or
inapplicability of the law, regulation or other condition that shall have been
imposed.
8.8
Survival
of Agreements; Relationship.
All
agreements, representations, and warranties made in this Agreement will survive
the making of the extension of credit hereunder, and will bind and inure to
the
benefit of the Borrower and the Lender, and their respective successors and
assigns; provided, that no subsequent holder of the Notes shall by reason of
acquiring that Note or Notes become obligated to make any Loan hereunder and
no
successor to or assignee of the Borrower may borrow hereunder without the
Lender’s written assent. The Lender may transfer and assign this Agreement, and
the Loans hereunder, and deliver the Collateral to the assignee, who shall
thereupon have all of the rights of the Lender. Borrower may not assign this
Agreement or the right to receive any disbursements hereunder or any interest
herein. The rights and powers given in this Agreement to the Lender are in
addition to those otherwise created or existing in the same Collateral by virtue
of other agreements or writings. The relationship between the Borrower and
the
Lender with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and any other Loan Document
is
and shall be solely that of debtor and creditor, respectively, and the Lender
has no fiduciary obligation toward the Borrower with respect to any such
document or the transactions contemplated thereby.
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8.9.
Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the Notes, or any action taken hereunder, or
any
application thereof, is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, such
illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement
or the Notes, each of which shall be construed and enforced without reference
to
such illegal or invalid portion and shall be deemed to be effective or taken
in
the manner and to the full extent permitted by law.
8.10.
Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, the Notes, the Security Instruments and any other Loan Document
executed in connection herewith integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned
herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral representations and
negotiations and supersede, amend and restate prior writings with respect to
the
subject matter hereof. In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires,
words in the singular number include the plural, and in the plural number
include the singular.
8.11.
Participation/Syndication.
Borrower
acknowledges that the Lender reserves the right to syndicate and/or participate
its interest in the Loans and Borrower agrees to, at Lender’s request, execute
such additional promissory notes and other instruments as may be appropriate
to
evidence its obligation under the Loans to such syndicate Lenders as may commit,
in the future, to fund a portion of the Loans according to the terms of this
Agreement.
8.12.
JURY
TRIAL WAIVER.
BORROWER AND LENDER EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING
ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN LENDER
AND
BORROWER ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE
RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY
NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
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Address: | Borrower: | |
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx | ANAREN, INC. | |
E.
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
|
|
By: | s/s Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Title: President, CEO & Chairman |
Address: | Lender: | |
Mailcode: NY3421-0440 | KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | |
000
X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
|
|
By: | s/s Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President - Relationship Manager |
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Exhibit
A
Security
Instruments
Security
Agreement dated on even date herewith between
Anaren,
Inc. and KeyBank National Association
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Exhibit
B
Subsidiaries
Anaren
Microwave, Inc.
Anaren
Ceramics, Inc.
Anaren
Properties, LLC
Anaren
Communications Suzhou Company, Ltd.
19