EXHIBIT 10.1
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
AND
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dated:
November 22, 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I DEFINITIONS........................................................ 1
1.1 Definitions................................................... 1
1.2 Rules of Interpretation....................................... 9
SECTION II DESCRIPTION OF CREDIT.............................................. 10
2.1 Revolving Credit Loans........................................ 10
2.2 The Credit Note............................................... 10
2.3 Notice and Manner of Borrowing or Conversion of Loans ........ 11
2.4 Interest Rates and Payments of Interest....................... 11
2.5 Fees.......................................................... 12
2.6 Payments and Prepayments of the Loans......................... 12
2.7 Method of Payment............................................. 13
2.8 LIBOR Indemnity............................................... 13
2.9 Computation of Interest and Fees.............................. 14
2.10 Changed Circumstances; Illegality............................ 14
2.11 Increased Costs.............................................. 14
2.12 Capital Requirements......................................... 15
SECTION IIA LETTERS OF CREDIT.................................................. 15
2A.1 Issuance...................................................... 15
2A.2 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower...................... 16
2A.3 Letter of Credit Payments..................................... 16
2A.4 Obligations Absolute.......................................... 16
2A.5 Reliance by the Lender........................................ 17
SECTION III CONDITIONS OF LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT.......................... 17
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans......................... 17
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Loans and Letters of Credit....... 18
SECTION IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................... 19
4.1 Organization; Qualification; Business......................... 19
4.2 Corporate Authority........................................... 19
4.3 Valid Obligations............................................. 20
4.4 Consents or Approvals......................................... 20
4.5 Title to Properties; Absence of Encumbrances.................. 20
4.6 Financial Statements.......................................... 20
4.7 Changes....................................................... 20
4.8 Solvency...................................................... 20
4.9 Defaults...................................................... 21
4.10 Taxes........................................................ 21
4.11 Litigation................................................... 21
4.12 Subsidiaries................................................. 21
4.13 Investment Company Act....................................... 21
4.14 Compliance................................................... 21
4.15 ERISA........................................................ 21
4.16 Environmental Matters........................................ 22
4.17 Restrictions on the Borrower................................. 23
4.18 Labor Relations.............................................. 23
4.19 Margin Rules................................................. 23
4.20 Disclosure................................................... 23
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SECTION V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.............................................. 23
5.1 Financial Statements.......................................... 23
5.2 Conduct of Business........................................... 24
5.3 Maintenance and Insurance..................................... 24
5.4 Taxes......................................................... 25
5.5 Inspection.................................................... 25
5.6 Maintenance of Books and Records.............................. 25
5.7 Use of Proceeds............................................... 25
5.8 Further Assurances............................................ 26
5.9 Notification Requirements..................................... 26
5.10 ERISA Reports................................................ 26
5.11 Environmental Compliance..................................... 26
5.12 Depository Accounts.......................................... 27
SECTION VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS................................................ 27
6.1 Profitability................................................. 27
6.2 Tangible Net Worth............................................ 28
6.3 Debt to Worth Ratio........................................... 28
6.4 Interest Coverage............................................. 28
SECTION VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS................................................. 28
7.1 Indebtedness.................................................. 28
7.2 Contingent Liabilities........................................ 29
7.3 Encumbrances.................................................. 29
7.4 Merger; Consolidation; Sale or Lease of Assets................ 30
7.5 Restricted Payments........................................... 30
7.6 Investments; Purchases of Assets.............................. 30
7.7 ERISA Compliance.............................................. 30
7.8 Transactions with Affiliates.................................. 31
7.9 Fiscal Year................................................... 31
7.10 Permitted Systems Financing Facilities....................... 31
SECTION VIII DEFAULTS........................................................... 31
8.1 Events of Default............................................. 31
8.2 Remedies...................................................... 33
8.3 Subsidiary Insolvency and Bankruptcy Events................... 34
SECTION IX ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION....................................... 34
9.1 Assignment.................................................... 34
9.2 Participations................................................ 34
SECTION X MISCELLANEOUS...................................................... 35
10.1 Notices...................................................... 35
10.2 Expenses..................................................... 36
10.3 Indemnification.............................................. 36
10.4 Survival of Covenants, Etc................................... 36
10.5 Set-Off...................................................... 37
10.6 No Waivers................................................... 37
10.7 Amendments, Waivers, etc..................................... 37
10.8 Binding Effect of Agreement.................................. 37
10.9 Captions; Counterparts....................................... 37
10.10 Entire Agreement, Etc....................................... 37
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10.11 Waiver of Jury Trial........................................ 37
10.12 Governing Law............................................... 38
10.13 Severability................................................ 38
10.14 Confidentiality............................................. 38
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A - Form of Revolving Credit Note
EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Borrowing or Conversion
EXHIBIT C - Disclosure
EXHIBIT D - Form of Report of Chief Financial Officer
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT is made as of November 22, 1996 by and
between VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation having its chief
executive office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Borrower"), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust
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company having its head office at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000 ("SSB").
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WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested SSB to extend credit in the form of
loans and letters of credit, and SSB is willing to make loans to the Borrower
and issue Letters of Credit, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION I
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1 Definitions.
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All capitalized terms used in this Agreement or in the Credit Note or in
any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant to this
Agreement (unless otherwise defined therein) shall have the meanings assigned to
them below:
Accounts Receivable and Accounts. All of the Borrower's accounts, accounts
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receivable, notes, bills, drafts, acceptances, instruments, documents, chattel
paper and all other debts, obligations and liabilities in whatever form owing to
the Borrower from any Person for goods sold by it or for services rendered by
it, or however otherwise established or created, all guarantees and security
therefor, all right, title and interest of the Borrower in the goods or services
which gave rise thereto, including rights to reclamation and stoppage in transit
and all rights of an unpaid seller of goods or services; whether any of the
foregoing be now existing or hereafter arising, now or hereafter received by or
owing or belonging to the Borrower.
Affected Loans. See Section 2.10(a).
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Affiliate. With reference to any Person, (i) any director, officer or
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employee of that Person, (ii) any other Person controlling, controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control of that Person, (iii) any other Person
directly or indirectly holding 5% or more of any class of the capital stock or
other equity interests (including options, warrants, convertible securities and
similar rights) of that Person and (iv) any other Person 5% or more of any class
of whose capital stock or other equity interests (including options, warrants,
convertible securities and similar rights) is held directly or indirectly by
that Person.
Agreement. This Revolving Credit Agreement, including the Exhibits and
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Schedules hereto, as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time.
Applicable Margin. In the case of LIBOR Loans, (i) 1.5% at any time that
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the Borrower's Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and (ii) 2.0%
at any time that the Borrower's Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.0 to 1.0.
Borrower. See Preamble.
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Borrower's Accountants. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Co., LLP or such other
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independent certified public accountants as are selected by the Borrower and
reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
Business Day. (i) For all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii)
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below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in
Boston, Massachusetts are open for the conduct of a substantial part of their
commercial banking business; and (ii) with respect to all notices and
determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on,
LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (i) and that is
also a day for trading by and between banks in U.S. Dollar deposits in the
interbank LIBOR market.
Capital Expenditures. Without duplication, any expenditure for fixed or
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capital assets, leasehold improvements, capital leases (excluding expenditures
under Permitted Systems Financing Facilities), installment purchases of
machinery and equipment, acquisitions of real estate and other similar
expenditures.
Closing Date. The first date on which the conditions set forth in Sections
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3.1 and 3.2 have been satisfied.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations
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thereunder, collectively, as the same may from time to time be supplemented or
amended and remain in effect.
Commitment. The maximum dollar amount which the Lender has agreed to loan
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to the Borrower or to make available to the Borrower pursuant to Letters of
Credit upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, as such
amount may be modified pursuant hereto and in effect from time to time.
Commitment Fee. See Section 2.5(a).
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Confidential Information. See Section 10.14.
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Consolidated Net Income. For any fiscal period, the consolidated gross
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revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, less all expenses
and other proper charges (including taxes on income), all determined in
accordance with GAAP, but in any event there shall be excluded or deducted from
such gross revenues: (i) any gain or loss arising from any write-up of assets,
except to the extent inclusion thereof shall be approved in writing by the
Lender; (ii) earnings of any Subsidiary accrued prior to the date it became a
Subsidiary; and (iii) the net earnings of any business entity (other than a
Subsidiary or Permitted Venture) in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has an
ownership interest, except to the extent such net earnings shall have actually
been received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of cash
distributions.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. At any date as of which the amount
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thereof shall be determined, the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, with Inventory and cost of goods determined on a "first in,
first out" basis, minus (a) Consolidated Total Liabilities and (b) the sum of
any amounts attributable to (i) the book value, net of applicable reserves, of
all intangible assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without
limitation, goodwill, trademarks, copyrights, patents and any similar rights,
and unamortized debt discount and expense, (ii) all reserves not already
deducted from assets or included in Consolidated Total Liabilities, (iii) any
write-up in the book value of assets resulting from any revaluation thereof
subsequent to the date of the Initial Financial Statement, (iv) the value of any
minority interests in any business entity (other than a Subsidiary or Permitted
Venture), (v) the value, if any, attributable to any capital stock of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary held in treasury, and (vi) the value, if any,
attributable to any notes or subscriptions receivable due from stockholders in
respect of capital stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may change
the method by which it accounts for Inventory, provided that the Borrower has
given the Lender thirty (30) days prior written notice of
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such change, and provided, further, that upon receipt of any such notice the
Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the financial
covenants set forth in Section 6 to account for such change.
Consolidated Total Liabilities. At any date as of which the amount thereof
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shall be determined, all obligations that should, in accordance with GAAP, be
classified as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, including in any event all Indebtedness.
Credit Note. See Section 2.2 hereof.
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Customer Contract. Any lease agreement, installment sale contract,
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installment payment agreement or other agreement pursuant to which a System,
rights to use a System or services related to a System are sold, leased or
otherwise made available to any Person by the Borrower; provided, however, that
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Customer Contracts shall not include any Permitted Systems Financing Facility.
Default. An Event of Default or event or condition that, but for the
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requirement that time elapse or notice be given, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.
Drawdown Date. The Business Day on which any Loan is made or is to be
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made.
EBIT. For any fiscal period, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income
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for such period, plus the following, to the extent deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income: (i) Interest Expense, (ii) taxes, (iii) all
extraordinary items, and (iv) non-cash compensation paid to employees or others.
Eligible Interest Rate Contracts. Interest rate swap agreements, interest
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rate collar agreements, options on any of the foregoing and any other agreements
or arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in interest
rates, in each case purchased by the Borrower from a Lender with respect to
Loans and approved by the Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed).
Encumbrances. See Section 7.3.
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ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules
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and regulations thereunder, collectively, as the same may from time to time be
supplemented or amended and remain in effect.
ERISA Affiliate. Within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
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the Code, (i) any member of a controlled group of corporations which includes
the Borrower, (ii) any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, under
common control with the Borrower, (iii) any member of an affiliated service
group which includes the Borrower, and (iv) any member of a group treated as a
single employer by regulation.
Environmental Laws. Any and all applicable federal, state and local
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environmental statutes, laws, regulations, rules and ordinances (whether now
existing or hereafter enacted or promulgated), and all applicable judicial,
administrative and regulatory decrees, judgments and orders, including common
law rulings and determinations, relating to injury to, or the protection of,
real or personal property or human health or the environment, including, without
limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting,
investigation, remediation and removal of emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the environment or relating to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of such Hazardous Materials.
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Event of Default. Any event described in Section 8.1.
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FNBB. See Section 9.2(b).
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GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles.
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Guarantees. As applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all
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guarantees, endorsements or other contingent or surety obligations with respect
to obligations of others whether or not reflected on the consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including any obligation to furnish
funds, directly or indirectly, through the purchase of goods, supplies or
services, or to enter into a contract for any of the foregoing, for the purpose
of payment of obligations of any other Person.
Hazardous Material. Any substance (i) the presence of which requires or
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may hereafter require notification, investigation, removal or remediation under
any Environmental Law; (ii) which is or becomes defined as a "hazardous waste",
"hazardous material" or "hazardous substance" or "pollutant" or "contaminant"
under any present or future Environmental Law or amendments thereto including,
without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.) and any applicable local statutes
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and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) which is toxic, explosive,
corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or
otherwise hazardous and which is or becomes regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law by any governmental authority, agency, department, commission,
board, agency or instrumentality of the United States, any state of the United
States, or any political subdivision thereof; or (iv) without limitation, which
contains gasoline, diesel fuel or other petroleum products, asbestos or
polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCB's").
Indebtedness. As applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without
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duplication, (i) all obligations for borrowed money or other extensions of
credit whether secured or unsecured, absolute or contingent, including, without
limitation, unmatured reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of
credit or guarantees issued for the account of or on behalf of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and all obligations representing the deferred purchase price of
property, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other
similar instruments, (iii) all obligations secured by any mortgage, pledge,
security interest or other lien on property owned or acquired by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries whether or not the obligations secured thereby shall
have been assumed, (iv) that portion of all obligations arising under leases
that is required to be capitalized on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (v) all Guarantees, (vi) all obligations that are
immediately due and payable out of the proceeds of or production from property
now or hereafter owned or acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
(vii) obligations in respect of Eligible Interest Rate Contracts, (viii)
obligations arising under Permitted System Financing Facilities, and (ix) all
other obligations which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as a
liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, but notwithstanding the foregoing, excluding in any event anything
in the nature of capital stock, capital surplus and retained earnings, any
accounts payable, accrued expenses, xxxxxxxx in excess of costs and estimated
earnings, and deferred taxes arising in the ordinary course of business.
Initial Financial Statement. See Section 4.6.
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Initial Public Offering. See Section 3.1(d).
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Interest Expense. For any fiscal period, the consolidated interest expense
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(including interest in connection with capitalized lease obligations under GAAP)
and amortized debt discount on Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such period.
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Interest Period. With respect to each LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on
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the date of the making or continuation of or conversion to such LIBOR Loan and
ending one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, as the Borrower
may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Conversion; provided that:
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(i) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period determined
pursuant to clause (iii) below) that would otherwise end on a day that is
not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case
such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall,
subject to clause (iii) below, end on the last Business Day of a calendar
month;
(iii) any Interest Period that would otherwise end after the Maturity
Date shall end on the Maturity Date; and
(iv) notwithstanding clause (iii) above, no Interest Period shall
have a duration of less than one month, and if any Interest Period
applicable to a Loan would be for a shorter period, such Interest Period
shall not be available hereunder.
Inventory. All of the Borrower's inventory of whatever name, nature, kind
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or description, all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under
contracts of service, finished goods, work in process, raw materials, materials
used or consumed by Borrower, parts, supplies, all wrapping, packaging,
advertising, labeling, and shipping materials, devices, names and marks, all
contracts, rights and documents relating to any of the foregoing, whether any of
the foregoing be now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Borrower.
Investment. As applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the purchase
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or acquisition of any share of capital stock, partnership interest, evidence of
indebtedness or other equity security of any other Person (including any
Subsidiary), any loan, advance or extension of credit (excluding Accounts
Receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of xxxxxxxx arising in the
ordinary course of business) to, or contribution to the capital of, any other
Person (including any Subsidiary), any real estate held for sale or investment,
any securities or commodities futures contracts held, any other investment in
any other Person (including any other Borrower or any Subsidiary), and the
making of any commitment or acquisition of any option to make an Investment.
Lender. SSB and each other Person that may after the date hereof become a
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party to this Agreement as a "Lender" hereunder.
Letters of Credit. See Section 2A.1.
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Letter of Credit Applications. Applications for Letters of Credit in such
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form as may be required by SSB from time to time which are executed and
delivered by the Borrower to SSB pursuant to Section 2A, as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time.
Letter of Credit Fee. See Section 2.5(b).
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Leverage Ratio. The Ratio of the Borrower's Consolidated Total Liabilities
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(less cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as shown on the
Borrower's consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP) to Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth.
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LIBOR Loan. Any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined with reference
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to the LIBOR Rate.
LIBOR Rate. With respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period, the
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rate of interest determined by the Lender to be the prevailing rate per annum at
which deposits in U.S. Dollars are offered to the Lender by first-class banks in
the interbank LIBOR market in which it regularly participates on or about 10:00
a.m. (Boston time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest
Period in an amount approximately equal to the principal amount of the LIBOR
Loan to which such Interest Period is to apply for a period of time
approximately equal to such Interest Period.
LIBOR Reserve Percentage. For any Interest Period, the aggregate of the
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maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or
supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, established by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any other banking authority,
domestic or foreign, to which the Lender is subject with respect to
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as defined in regulations issued from time to time
by such Board of Governors). The LIBOR Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any such reserve
percentage.
Loan Documents. This Agreement, the Credit Note and the Letter of Credit
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Applications, together with any agreements, instruments or documents executed
and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing.
Loans. The Loans made or to be made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant
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to Section II of this Agreement, including Revolving Credit Loans and unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations.
Material Subsidiary. Any Subsidiary having total liabilities, as reflected
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on such Subsidiary's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet required
to be delivered hereunder, that exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Borrower's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as reflected on the Borrower's most
recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet required to be delivered hereunder.
Material Systems Financier. Any Permitted Systems Financier that either
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(i) finances more than fifty percent (50%) of all Systems related to Customer
Contracts in effect from time to time or (ii) is owed outstanding Indebtedness
in excess of $10,000,000 by the Borrower.
Maturity Date. June 30, 1998.
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Maximum Amount. $10,000,000, or any lesser amount, including zero,
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resulting from a termination or reduction of such amount in accordance with
Sections 2.1 and 8.2.
Maximum Drawing Amount. The maximum aggregate amount from time to time
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that beneficiaries may draw under outstanding Letters of Credit.
Note Record. Any internal record, including a computer record, maintained
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by the Lender with respect to any Loan.
Note. The Credit Note.
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Notice of Borrowing or Conversion. The notice, substantially in the form
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of Exhibit B hereto, to be given by the Borrower to SSB to request a Loan (other
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than an overdraft advance that is a Prime Rate Loan) or to convert an
outstanding Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type, in accordance with
Section 2.3.
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Obligations. Any and all obligations of the Borrower to the Lender of
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every kind and description pursuant to or in connection with the Loan Documents
and Eligible Interest Rate Contracts, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, primary or secondary, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, regardless of how they arise or by what agreement or
instrument, if any, and including obligations to perform acts and refrain from
taking action as well as obligations to pay money.
Participant. See Section 9.2(a).
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Participation Agreement. See Section 9.2(b).
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Pension Plan. Any Plan which is an "employee pension benefit plan" (as
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defined in ERISA).
PBGC. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to
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any or all of its functions under ERISA.
Permitted Encumbrances. See Section 7.3.
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Permitted Systems Financier. Any commercial bank, nationally recognized
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insurance company, nationally recognized leasing company or Subsidiary of any of
the foregoing being regularly engaged in the business of providing lease,
Systems, equipment or other commercial financing, including without limitation
Sanwa Business Credit Corporation.
Permitted Systems Financing Facility. Any lease or other agreement between
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the Borrower and a Permitted Systems Financier pursuant to which such Permitted
Systems Financier finances or agrees to finance the installation, equipment,
software, Inventory and related costs and services for Systems whether as part
of a sale or leaseback transaction or otherwise, including the Sanwa Purchase
Agreement.
Permitted Venture. Any Subsidiary or any other partnership, limited
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liability company, corporation, joint venture or other form of entity, domestic
or foreign, that is engaged in the business of the Borrower or any business
reasonably related or complimentary thereto.
Permitted Venture Investment. Any Investment in a Permitted Venture;
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provided, however, that without the Lender's consent (not to be unreasonably
withheld), the total net Investments in the equity of any Permitted Venture
(excluding for such purposes the Borrower's or applicable Subsidiary's interest
in the accumulated earnings of such Permitted Venture) shall not exceed ten
percent (10%) of the Borrower's consolidated total assets, all as reflected on
the Borrower's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet required to be
delivered hereunder, nor shall the total net Investments in the equity of all
Permitted Ventures (excluding for such purposes the Borrower's or applicable
Subsidiary's interest in the accumulated earnings of Permitted Ventures) exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Borrower's consolidated total assets, all as
reflected on the Borrower's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet
required to be delivered hereunder; and provided, further, that as long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result
therefrom, and without the Lender's prior written consent (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall lend, advance or extend credit or Guarantees to or for the
benefit of any single Permitted Venture in amounts exceeding, on a consolidated
basis, $500,000.00 in the aggregate, provided, however, in no event shall the
Lender's consent be required for extensions of credit in accordance with the
sale of goods, rendering of services or the licensing of technology or providing
Systems on the Borrower's customary business terms and on an arm's-length basis.
Person. Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated
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association, business or other legal entity, and any government or governmental
agency or political subdivision thereof.
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Plan. Any "employee pension benefit plan" or "employee welfare benefit
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plan" (each as defined in ERISA) maintained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Prime Rate. The rate of interest announced from time to time by SSB at its
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head office as its "Prime Rate".
Prime Rate Loan. Any Loan bearing interest determined with reference to
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the Prime Rate.
Prohibited Transaction. Any "prohibited transaction" as defined in ERISA
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and the Code.
Qualified Investments. As applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
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investments in (i) notes, bonds or other obligations of the United States of
America or any agency thereof that as to principal and interest constitute
direct obligations of or are guaranteed by the United States of America; (ii)
certificates of deposit, demand deposit accounts or other deposit instruments or
accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business with banks or trust
companies organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
that have capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, (iii) bonds and
commercial paper having a so-called "investment grade rating" by Standard &
Poor's Rating Group or Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., (iv) mutual funds which
invest solely in bonds and commercial paper of the type referred to in the
foregoing clause (iii), (v) any repurchase agreement secured by any one or more
of the foregoing, (vi) advances to employees for business related expenses to be
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices
in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any one
time, (vii) Eurodollar time deposits offered by the Lender, and (viii) other
investments pursuant to an investment policy adopted by the Borrower's board of
directors and approved by the Lender from time to time.
Reimbursement Obligation. The Obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the
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Lender on account of any drawing under any Letter of Credit as provided in
Section 2A.2.
Responsible Officer. The chief financial officer of the Borrower and any
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other officer of the Borrower designated by the chief financial officer to sign
Notices of Borrowing or Conversion.
Restricted Payment. Any dividend, distribution, loan, advance, guaranty,
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extension of credit or other payment, whether in cash or property to or for the
benefit of any Person who holds an equity interest in the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, whether or not such interest is evidenced by a security, and any
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of any capital
stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now or hereafter
outstanding, or of any options, warrants or similar rights to purchase such
capital stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for such capital
stock.
Revolving Credit Loan. See Section 2.1(a) hereof.
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Sanwa Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
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12, 1996, between the Borrower and Sanwa Business Credit Corporation, as amended
and in effect from time to time.
Securities Filings. Currently effective registration statements of the
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Borrower under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any filing (with
disclosures therein as updated by more recent filings, if any) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Subordinated Debt. Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
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which is expressly subordinated and made junior to the payment and performance
in full of the Obligations on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lender.
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Subsidiary. Any corporation, association, joint stock company, business
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trust, joint venture, limited liability company or other similar organization of
which more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of a majority
of the members of the board of directors or other governing body of such entity
is held or controlled by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower; or any
other such organization the management of which is directly or indirectly
controlled by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower through the exercise
of a majority of the voting power or the legal right to designate a majority of
the seats of the board of directors or other similar governing body of such
entity; or any joint venture, whether incorporated or not, in which the Borrower
has a greater than 50% ownership interest.
System. Any identification system that is sold, leased or otherwise made
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available to any Person pursuant to a Customer Contract, including any
equipment, Inventory, computer software and technology used in connection with
or otherwise made a part of such identification system, together with all
additions, replacements, substitutions, parts, repairs, accessories or
attachments thereto and any services performed in connection therewith.
Total Outstandings. At any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding
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principal balance of the Loans and (ii) the Maximum Drawing Amount at the time.
Type. A LIBOR Loan or a Prime Rate Loan.
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UCP. Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Letters of Credit, 1993
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revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500 and any
subsequent revisions thereof.
1.2 Rules of Interpretation.
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(a) All terms of an accounting character used herein but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto by GAAP. All calculations for
the purposes of Section VI hereof shall be made in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis.
(b) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such
document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from
time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.
(c) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the
singular.
(d) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and
permitted assigns.
(e) The words "include", "includes" and "including" are not limiting.
(f) The words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and words of like import
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or
subdivision of this Agreement.
(g) All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP that are
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, have the meanings assigned to them in such Uniform Commercial
Code.
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SECTION II
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DESCRIPTION OF CREDIT
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2.1 Revolving Credit Loans.
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(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the
Borrower herein, the Lender agrees to make revolving credit loans (the
"Revolving Credit Loans") to the Borrower at the Borrower's request, or as
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provided in Section 2.3, from time to time from and after the Closing Date and
prior to the Maturity Date, provided that the Total Outstandings (after giving
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effect to all requested Loans and Letters of Credit) shall not at any time
exceed the Maximum Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay, prepay and reborrow amounts, up to
the limits imposed by this Section 2.1, from time to time between the Closing
Date and the Maturity Date upon request given to the Lender pursuant to Section
2.3. Each request for a Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder
shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the
conditions set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 have been satisfied as of the date
of such request or the date any overdraft advance that is a Prime Rate Loan made
pursuant to the Lender's Liquidity Management Control System.
(b) No LIBOR Loan shall be requested or made for less than $100,000 in
principal amount and in integral multiples of $100,000. No more than five LIBOR
Loans may be outstanding at any time.
(c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
the Borrower may convert all or any part (in integral multiples of $100,000) of
any outstanding Loan into a Loan of another Type on any Business Day (which, in
the case of a conversion of an outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be the last day of
the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan). The Borrower shall give the
Lender prior notice of each such conversion (which notice shall be effective
upon receipt) in accordance with Section 2.3.
(d) The Commitment shall automatically terminate at 5:00 p.m. Boston
time on the Maturity Date. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7 regarding
mandatory payments, the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time
to time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the Lender to
reduce the Maximum Amount or to terminate entirely the Lender's Commitment
hereunder. No such reduction or termination of any Commitment may be
reinstated. If, as a result of any such reduction, the Maximum Drawing Amount at
the time would exceed the Maximum Amount or the maximum amount of Letters of
Credit permitted to be outstanding under Sections 2.1(a) and 2A.1(a) hereof, the
Borrower shall, as a condition precedent to any such reduction, deposit with and
pledge to the Lender cash or cash equivalents in an amount equal to 100% of such
excess. If any Letters of Credit would remain outstanding after the effective
date of any such termination, in addition to satisfaction of all other
applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower shall deposit
with and pledge to the Lender cash or cash equivalents in an amount equal to
100% of the Maximum Drawing Amount at the effective date of such termination.
Amounts so held by SSB by reason of this Section 2.1(d) shall be held in
interest-bearing accounts and shall be applied, together with any interest
accrued thereon, in satisfaction of Reimbursement Obligations or, when and if
such Reimbursement Obligations have been satisfied in full by the Borrower or by
such application by SSB, any excess of such amounts so held shall be refunded by
SSB to the Borrower.
2.2 The Credit Note. The Revolving Credit Loans shall be evidenced by a
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promissory note of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto
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(the "Credit Note"), dated as of the Closing Date. The Borrower irrevocably
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authorizes the Lender to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the
Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan or at the time of receipt of any
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payment of principal on the Credit Note, an appropriate notation on the Note
Record reflecting (as the case may be) the making of such Revolving Credit Loan
or the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit
Loans set forth on the Note Record shall be prima facie evidence of the
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principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to the Lender, but the failure to
record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on the Lender's Note
Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder or under any Credit Note to make payments of principal of or interest
on any Credit Note when due.
2.3 Notice and Manner of Borrowing or Conversion of Loans.
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(a) Whenever the Borrower desires to obtain or continue a Loan
hereunder or convert an outstanding Loan into a Loan of another Type, the
Borrower shall give SSB a written Notice of Borrowing or Conversion (or a
telephonic notice promptly confirmed by a written Notice of Borrowing or
Conversion), which Notice shall be irrevocable and which must be received no
later than 11:00 a.m. Boston time on the date (i) one Business Day before the
day on which the requested Loan is to be made as or converted to a Prime Rate
Loan, and (ii) three Business Days before the day on which the requested Loan is
to be made or continued as or converted to a LIBOR Loan; provided, however, that
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no such prior notice shall be required for Prime Rate Loans that are overdraft
advances made pursuant to the Lender's Liquidity Management Control System.
Such Notice of Borrowing or Conversion shall specify (i) the effective date and
amount of each Loan or portion thereof requested to be made, continued or
converted, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.1, (ii) the
interest rate option requested to be applicable thereto, and (iii) the duration
of the applicable Interest Period, if any (subject to the provisions of the
definition of the term "Interest Period"). If such Notice fails to specify the
interest rate option to be applicable to the requested Loan, then the Borrower
shall be deemed to have requested a Prime Rate Loan. If the written confirmation
of any telephonic notification differs in any material respect from the action
taken by SSB, the records of SSB shall control absent manifest error.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the definition of the term "Interest
Period" herein, the duration of each Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan shall be
as specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Conversion. If no
Interest Period is specified in a Notice of Borrowing or Conversion with respect
to a requested LIBOR Loan, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one month's duration. If SSB receives a Notice of Borrowing
or Conversion after the time specified in subsection (a) above, such Notice
shall not be effective. If SSB does not receive an effective Notice of
Borrowing or Conversion with respect to an outstanding LIBOR Loan, or if, when
such Notice must be given prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable to
such outstanding Loan, the Borrower shall have failed to satisfy any of the
conditions hereof, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such
outstanding Loan in whole into a Prime Rate Loan on the last day of the then
current Interest Period with respect thereto.
2.4 Interest Rates and Payments of Interest.
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(a) Each Loan which is a Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Prime
Rate, which rate shall change contemporaneously with any change in the Prime
Rate. Such interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business
Day of each month, commencing on the first Business Day of the month immediately
following the month in which the Closing Date occurs.
(b) Each Loan which is a LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof, for each Interest Period applicable
thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Such interest shall be payable for such Interest Period on the last day thereof
and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three
months after the first day thereof.
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(c) If an Event of Default shall occur, then at the option of the
Lender the unpaid balance of Loans shall bear interest, to the extent permitted
by law, compounded daily at an interest rate equal to 2% per annum above the
interest rate applicable to each such Loan in effect on the day such Event of
Default occurs, until such Event of Default is cured or waived.
(d) So long as the Lender shall be required under regulations of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any other banking
authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Lender is subject) to maintain
reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as defined in regulations issued from time to time
by such Board of Governors), the Borrower shall pay to the Lender additional
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Loan from the date such
Loan is made until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate
per annum equal at all times to the remainder (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next higher 1/100 of 1%) obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBOR Rate for the
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such
LIBOR Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage for
such Interest Period. Such additional interest shall be payable on each date on
which interest is payable on such LIBOR Loan. Notwithstanding anything in
Section 2.8 to the contrary, in the event that such additional interest causes
the effective interest rate of any LIBOR Loan to exceed the Prime Rate at such
time, the Borrower may prepay such LIBOR Loan, or convert such LIBOR Loan to a
Prime Rate Loan, without premium or penalty.
2.5 Fees.
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(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a commitment fee (the
"Commitment Fee"), computed on a daily basis and payable quarterly in arrears on
the first Business Day of each February, May, August and November, commencing
February 1997, equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of the
excess of (i) the Maximum Amount at the time over (ii) the Total Outstandings
from time to time.
(b) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a fee (the "Letter of Credit
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Fee") based upon a per annum percentage of the Maximum Drawing Amount of each
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Letter of Credit as agreed upon from time to time, payable in advance on the
date of issuance or renewal of the applicable Letter of Credit, provided that at
the option of the Lender the Letter of Credit Fees payable during the
continuance of any Event of Default shall be equal to one percent (1%) per annum
in excess of the Letter of Credit Fee in effect at such time.
(c) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender such other charges imposed by
the Lender on the Borrower as the parties may agree for related banking and
custodial services as are customarily imposed by the Lender on its customers
generally.
(d) The Borrower authorizes the Lender to charge to the Note Record or
to the Borrower's operating account with the Lender the interest, fees, charges,
taxes and expenses provided for in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or
any other document executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.
2.6 Payments and Prepayments of the Loans.
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(a) On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay in full the unpaid
principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans, together with all unpaid
interest thereon and all fees and other amounts due with respect thereto.
Revolving Credit Loans that are LIBOR Loans may be paid, without premium or
penalty, on the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto, upon three
Business Days' notice. Revolving Credit Loans that are Prime Rate Loans may be
prepaid at any time, without premium or penalty, upon one Business Day's notice;
provided, however, that no such prior notice shall be required for prepayments
of overdraft advances that are Prime Rate Loans
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made pursuant to the Lender's Liquidity Management Control System. Any such
notice of prepayment shall be irrevocable. Prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans
may be reborrowed to the extent provided in Section 2.1.
(b) If at any time the Total Outstandings exceed the Maximum Amount,
the Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of any such excess to the Lender
for application to the Loans.
2.7 Method of Payment. All payments by the Borrower hereunder and under
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any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off or counterclaim
and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory loans, restrictions
or conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied by any
jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other authority
therein unless the Borrower is compelled by law to make such deduction or
withholding. If any such obligation is imposed upon the Borrower with respect
to any amount payable by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
the Borrower will pay to the Lender such additional amount in U.S. Dollars as
shall be necessary to enable the Lender to receive the same net amount which the
Lender would have received on such due date had no such obligation been imposed
upon the Borrower. The Borrower will deliver promptly to the Lender
certificates or other valid vouchers or other evidence of payment reasonably
satisfactory to the Lender for all taxes or other charges deducted from or paid
with respect to payments made by the Borrower hereunder or under such other Loan
Document. The Lender may, and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to,
debit the amount of any payment not made by such time to the Borrower's
operating account with the Lender or to the Note Record.
2.8 LIBOR Indemnity. If the Borrower for any reason (including, without
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limitation, pursuant to Sections 2.6(b) and 8.2 hereof) makes any payment of
principal with respect to any LIBOR Loan on any day other than the last day of
an Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan, or fails to borrow or continue
or convert to a LIBOR Loan after giving a Notice of Borrowing or Conversion
thereof pursuant to Section 2.3 and in reliance on such notice the Lender has
made such LIBOR Loan (of if such LIBOR Loan has not yet been made, the Lender
has obtained or committed to obtain matched funding for such LIBOR Loan), or
fails to prepay a LIBOR Loan after having given notice thereof as provided in
Section 2.6(a), the Borrower shall pay to the Lender an amount computed pursuant
to the following formula:
L = (R - T) x P x D
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L = amount payable to the Lender
R = interest rate on such LIBOR Loan
T = effective interest rate per annum at which any readily marketable
bond or other obligation of the United States, selected at SSB's
reasonable discretion, maturing on or near the last day of the
then applicable Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan and in
approximately the same amount as such Loan can be purchased by
SSB on the day of such payment of principal or failure to borrow,
continue, convert or prepay
P = the amount of principal prepaid or the amount of the requested
Loan or the amount of the prepayment not made
D = the number of days remaining in the Interest Period as of the
date of such payment or failure or the number of days of the
requested Interest Period
The Borrower shall pay such amount upon presentation by the Lender of a
statement setting forth the amount and the Lender's calculation thereof pursuant
hereto, which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error.
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2.9 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest and all fees payable
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hereunder shall be computed daily on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid
for the actual number of days for which due. If the due date for any payment of
principal is extended by operation of law, interest shall be payable for such
extended time. If any payment required by this Agreement becomes due on a day
that is not a Business Day such payment may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day (subject to the definition of the term "Interest Period"), and such
extension shall be included in computing interest in connection with such
payment.
2.10 Changed Circumstances; Illegality.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the
event that, for reasons beyond the Lender's reasonable control:
(i) on any date on which the LIBOR Rate would otherwise be set the
Lender shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be
final and conclusive) that adequate and fair means do not exist for
ascertaining the LIBOR Rate, or
(ii at any time the Lender shall have determined in good faith (which
determination shall be final and conclusive that:
(A) the making or continuation of or conversion of any Loan to a LIBOR
Loan has been made impracticable or unlawful by (1) the occurrence of a
contingency that materially and adversely affects the interbank LIBOR
market or (2) compliance by the Lender in good faith with any applicable
law or governmental regulation, guideline or order or interpretation or
change thereof by any governmental authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof or with any request or directive
of any such governmental authority (whether or not having the force of
law); or
(B) the LIBOR Rate shall no longer represent the effective cost to the
Lender for U.S. dollar deposits in the interbank market for deposits in
which it regularly participates;
then, and in any such event, the Lender shall forthwith so notify the Borrower
thereof. Until the Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such notice no longer apply, the obligation of the Lender to allow
selection by the Borrower of the Type of Loan affected by the contingencies
described in this Section (herein called "Affected Loans") shall be suspended.
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If, at the time the Lender so notifies the Borrower, the Borrower has previously
given the Lender a Notice of Borrowing or Conversion with respect to one or more
Affected Loans but such Loans have not yet gone into effect, such notification
shall be deemed to be a request for Prime Rate Loans.
(b) In the event of a determination of illegality pursuant to
subsection (a)(ii)(A) above, the Borrower shall, with respect to the outstanding
Affected Loans, prepay the same, together with interest thereon and any amounts
required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.8, on such date as shall be specified
in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given)
and may, subject to the conditions of this Agreement, borrow a Loan of another
Type in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof by giving a Notice of Borrowing or
Conversion pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof.
2.11 Increased Costs. In case any change in law, regulation, treaty or
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official directive or the interpretation or application thereof by any court or
by any governmental authority charged with the administration thereof or the
compliance with any guideline or request of any central bank or other
governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law):
(i) subjects the Lender for reasons beyond its reasonable control to
any tax with respect to payments of principal or interest or any other
amounts payable hereunder by the
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Borrower or otherwise with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
(except for taxes on the overall net income of the Lender imposed by the
United States of America or any political subdivision thereof), or
(ii) for reasons beyond the Lender's reasonable control, imposes,
modifies or deems applicable any deposit insurance, reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or
for the account of, or loans by, the Lender (other than such requirements
as are already included in the determination of the LIBOR Rate), or
(iii) for reasons beyond the Lender's reasonable control, imposes upon
the Lender any other condition with respect to its obligations or
performance under this Agreement or in respect of any Letter of Credit,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Lender,
reduce the income receivable by the Lender or impose any expense upon the Lender
with respect to any Loans or its obligations under this Agreement or in respect
of any Letter of Credit, the Lender shall notify the Borrower thereof. The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender the amount of such increase in cost,
reduction in income or additional expense as and when such cost, reduction or
expense is incurred or determined, upon presentation by the Lender of a
statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail the Lender's
calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based,
which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error.
2.12 Capital Requirements. If after the date hereof the Lender determines
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that, for reasons beyond the Lender's reasonable control, (i) the adoption of or
change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements
for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or
application thereof by any governmental authority charged with the
administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by the Lender or its parent bank
holding company with any guideline, request or directive of any such entity
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the
effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender's or such holding company's
capital as a consequence of the Lender's Commitment hereunder or its obligations
in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which the Lender or
such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change or
compliance (taking into consideration the Lender's or such holding company's
then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full
utilization of such entity's capital) by any amount deemed by the Lender to be
material, then the Lender shall notify the Borrower thereof. The Borrower
agrees to pay to the Lender the amount of such reduction of its rate of return
on capital as a consequence of the Lender's Commitment hereunder or its
obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit as and when such reduction is
determined, payable within 90 days after presentation by the Lender of a
statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail the Lender's
calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based
(which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error) unless
within such 90 day period the Borrower shall have prepaid in full all
Obligations to the Lender, in which event no amount shall be payable to the
Lender under this Section. In determining such amount, the Lender may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
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LETTERS OF CREDIT
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2A.1 Issuance. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, SSB,
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in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained
herein, agrees to issue letters of credit (the "Letters of Credit") for the
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account of the Borrower in such form as may be requested from time to time by
the Borrower and agreed to by SSB, provided that the Total Outstandings (after
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giving effect to all requested Loans and Letters of Credit) shall not at any
time exceed the
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Maximum Amount, and provided further that no Letter of Credit shall have an
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expiration date later than the Maturity Date. At least three (3) Business Days
prior to the proposed issuance date of any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall
deliver to SSB a Letter of Credit Application setting forth the Maximum Drawing
Amount of all Letters of Credit (including the requested Letter of Credit), the
requested language of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information
as SSB shall require. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit
hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that
the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 have been satisfied as of the
date of such request.
2A.2 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. In order to induce SSB to
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issue, extend and renew each Letter of Credit, the Borrower hereby agrees to
reimburse or pay to SSB with respect to each Letter of Credit issued, extended
or renewed by SSB hereunder as follows:
(a) on each date that any draft presented under any Letter of Credit
is honored by SSB or SSB otherwise makes payment with respect thereto, (i) the
amount paid by SSB under or with respect to such Letter of Credit, and (ii) the
amount of any taxes, fees, charges or other costs and expenses whatsoever
incurred by SSB in connection with any payment made by SSB under, or with
respect to, such Letter of Credit; and
(b) upon the Maturity Date or the acceleration of the Reimbursement
Obligations pursuant to Section 8, an amount equal to 100% of the then Maximum
Drawing Amount of all Letters of Credit, which amount shall be held by SSB as
cash collateral for all Reimbursement Obligations. Amounts so held by SSB by
reason of this or any other provision of this Agreement shall be held in
interest-bearing accounts and shall be applied, together with any interest
accrued thereon, in satisfaction of Reimbursement Obligations or, when and if
such Reimbursement Obligations have been satisfied in full by the Borrower or by
such application by SSB, any excess of such amounts so held shall be refunded by
SSB to the Borrower.
Each such payment shall be made to SSB at SSB's head office in immediately
available funds. Interest on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the
Borrower under this Section 2A.2 at any time from the date such amounts become
due and payable (whether as stated in this Section 2A.2, by acceleration or
otherwise) until payment in full (whether before or after judgment) shall be
payable to the Lender, on demand at a rate per annum equal to 2% above the
interest rate applicable to Prime Rate Loans at the time in the absence of an
Event of Default, unless such payment is funded by a Loan, in which case such
Loan shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.4 above.
2A.3 Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented or other
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demand for payment shall be made under any Letter of Credit, SSB shall notify
the Borrower of the date and amount of the draft presented or demand for payment
and of the date and time when it expects to pay such draft or honor such demand
for payment. The responsibility of SSB to the Borrower shall be only to
determine that the documents (including each draft) delivered under each Letter
of Credit in connection with such presentment shall be in conformity in all
material respects with such Letter of Credit in accordance with the UCP. All
such unpaid Reimbursement Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit shall be
deemed to be Revolving Credit Loans.
2A.4 Obligations Absolute.
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(a) Subject to the second sentence of Section 2A.3 above: (i) The
Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations shall be absolute and unconditional under
any and all circumstances and irrespective of the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever or any set off,
counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had
against the Lender or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit; and (ii) the
Borrower further agrees that the Lender shall not be responsible for, and the
Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations
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shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of
documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such documents should in fact
prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute
between or among the Borrower, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any
financing institution or other party to which any Letter of Credit may be
transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower, against the
beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee.
(b) Subject to the second sentence of Section 2A.3 above, the Lender
shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in
transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however
transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit. The Borrower agrees that
any action taken or omitted by the Lender under or in connection with each
Letter of Credit and the related drafts and documents, if done in good faith,
shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not result in any liability on the
part of the Lender to the Borrower.
2A.5 Reliance by the Lender. To the extent not inconsistent with Section
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2A.4, the Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in
relying upon, any Letter of Credit, draft writing, resolution, notice, consent,
certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype
message, statement, order or other document believed by it to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons
and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and
other experts selected by the Lender.
SECTION III
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CONDITIONS OF LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans. The obligation of the Lender
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to make the initial Loans and to issue the initial Letter of Credit is subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Lender shall have received the following agreements,
documents, certificates and opinions in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender and duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto:
(i) This Agreement;
(ii) The Credit Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto;
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(iii) Notice of Borrowing or Conversion, where applicable;
(iv) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Borrower with respect to resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing
the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and identifying the
officer(s) authorized to execute, deliver and take all other actions
required under this Agreement, and providing specimen signatures of such
officers;
(v) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Borrower and all
amendments and supplements thereto, as filed in the office of the Secretary
of State of its jurisdiction of incorporation, certified by said Secretary
of State as being a true and correct copy thereof;
(vi) The Bylaws of the Borrower and all amendments and supplements
thereto, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Borrower as being a true and correct copy thereof;
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(vii) A certificate of the Secretary of State of the Borrower's
jurisdiction of incorporation as to legal existence and good standing of
the Borrower in such state;
(viii) A certificate of the Secretary of State of each state in which
the Borrower is required by law to qualify as a foreign corporation as to
the due qualification and good standing of the Borrower as a foreign
corporation in such states;
(ix) An opinion addressed to the Lender from Finnegan, Hickey,
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C., counsel to the Borrower; and
(x) Such other documents, instruments, opinions and certificates
and completion of such other matters, as the Lender may reasonably deem
necessary or appropriate.
(b) No litigation, arbitration, proceeding or investigation shall be
pending or threatened which questions the validity or legality of the
transactions contemplated by any Loan Document or seeks a restraining order,
injunction or damages in connection therewith, or which, in the reasonable
judgment of the Lender, and except as disclosed on Exhibit C as updated by
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Securities Filings subsequent to the date hereof, might adversely affect the
transactions contemplated hereby or might have a materially adverse effect on
the assets, business, financial condition or prospects of the Borrower.
(c) The Borrower shall have paid to the Lender all fees to be paid
hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.5(a) and (b) hereof) on or prior to
the Closing Date.
(d) The Borrower shall have completed an initial public offering under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Initial Public Offering"), of
shares of its common stock and shall have received net proceeds from such
offering (after taking account of all underwriting and other transactions costs
of such offering, of at least $10,000,000, and shall have used a portion of the
proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to satisfy and discharge all obligations
of the Borrower to The First National Bank of Boston, and the Lender shall have
received a certificate of an officer of the Borrower or other evidence
satisfactory to it that such offering was completed and such proceeds were
received by the Borrower and that such obligations of the Borrower were
satisfied and discharged.
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Loans and Letters of Credit. The
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obligation of the Lender to make any Loan, including the initial Loans, or
continue or convert Loans to Loans of another Type, and of the Lender to issue
any Letter of Credit, is further subject to the following conditions:
(a) timely receipt by the Lender of the Notice of Borrowing or
Conversion with respect to any Loan (other than Prime Rate Loans that are
overdraft advances made pursuant to the Lender's Liquidity Management Control
System), or the Letter of Credit Application with respect to any Letter of
Credit;
(b) the outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit do not and, after
giving effect to any requested Loan or Letter of Credit, will not exceed the
limitations set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2A.1 hereof;
(c) the representations and warranties contained in Section IV shall
be true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of such
Notice of Borrowing or Conversion or Letter of Credit Application and on the
effective date of the making, continuation or conversion of each Loan or
issuance of each Letter of Credit as though made at and as of each such date
(except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate
to an earlier date and except to the extent disclosed in Security Filings made
after the date hereof;
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(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of and immediately after the making of such requested
Loan or the issuance of such requested Letter of Credit;
(e) the resolutions referred to in Section 3.1(a)(iv) shall remain in
full force and effect; and
(f) no change shall have occurred in any law or regulation or
interpretation thereof that, in the opinion of counsel for the Lender, would
make it illegal or against the policy of any governmental agency or authority
for the Lender to make Loans hereunder or for the Lender to issue Letters of
Credit hereunder.
The making, continuation or conversion of each Loan and the issuance of
each Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the
Borrower on the date of the making, continuation or conversion of such Loan or
the issuance of such Letter of Credit as to the accuracy of the facts referred
to in subsection (c) of this Section 3.2 and of the satisfaction of all of the
conditions set forth in this Section 3.2.
SECTION IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make
Loans and to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower represents and
warrants to the Lender that except as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto:
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4.1 Organization; Qualification; Business.
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(a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, if any, (i) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii) has all requisite corporate power to
own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently
contemplated and (iii) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign
corporation and is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction (all of
which are listed on Exhibit C attached hereto) where the nature of its
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properties or business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business,
financial condition, assets or properties of the Borrower or of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Since the date of the Initial Financial Statement, the Borrower
has continued to engage in substantially the same business as that in which it
was then engaged and is engaged in no unrelated business.
4.2 Corporate Authority. The execution, delivery and performance of the
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Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate
power and authority of the Borrower and have been authorized by all necessary
corporate proceedings, and do not and will not (a) contravene any provision of
the charter documents or by-laws of the Borrower (b) contravene any law, rule or
regulation applicable to the Borrower or contravene any provision of, or
constitute an event of default or event that, but for the requirement that time
elapse or notice be given, or both, would constitute an event of default under,
any other agreement, instrument, order or undertaking binding on the Borrower to
the extent that such contravention or default has or could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition,
assets or properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or
(c) result in or require
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the imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of
the Borrower, except in favor of the Lender.
4.3 Valid Obligations. The Loan Documents and all of their respective
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terms and provisions are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and except as the
remedy of specific performance or of injunctive relief is subject to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
4.4 Consents or Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance of the
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Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated herein do not require any
approval or consent of, or filing or registration with, any governmental or
other agency or authority, or any other Person.
4.5 Title to Properties; Absence of Encumbrances. Each of the Borrower
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and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the properties,
assets and rights of every name and nature now purported to be owned by it,
including, without limitation, such properties, assets and rights as are
reflected in the Initial Financial Statement (except such properties, assets or
rights as have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the
date thereof), free from all Encumbrances except Permitted Encumbrances, and,
except as so disclosed, free from all defects of title that might materially
adversely affect such properties, assets or rights, taken as a whole.
4.6 Financial Statements. The Borrower has also furnished to the Lender
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the audited balance sheet as of June 30, 1996 and the audited statements of
operations and net assets and cash flows for the six months then ended for the
Borrower as a separate division of Xxx Acquisition Corp. (the "Initial Financial
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Statement"). The Borrower will furnish to the Lender its pro forma consolidated
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balance sheet as of the closing date of the Initial Public Offering and
projections of its future consolidated results of operations through December
31, 1997, all of which shall be reasonable when made, within four weeks of the
closing date of the Initial Public Offering. At the date hereof, the Borrower
has no Indebtedness or other material liabilities, debts or obligations, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due,
including, but not limited to, liabilities or obligations on account of taxes or
other governmental charges, other than accounts payable, accrued expenses,
xxxxxxxx in excess of costs and estimated earnings, and deferred taxes arising
in the ordinary course, the Sanwa Purchase Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereunder that are not set forth on the Initial Financial
Statement or on Exhibit C hereto.
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4.7 Changes. Since the date of the Initial Financial Statement, there have
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been no changes (other than the Borrower's entering into the Sanwa Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder) in the assets,
liabilities, financial condition, business or prospects of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries other than changes in the ordinary course of business, the
effect of which has not, in the aggregate, been materially adverse to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.8 Solvency. The Borrower has and, after giving effect to the Loans,
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will have, assets (both tangible and intangible) having a fair saleable value in
excess of the amount required to pay the probable liability on its then-existing
debts (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or
contingent); the Borrower has and will have access to adequate capital for the
conduct of its business and the discharge of its debts incurred in connection
therewith as such debts mature; the Borrower was not insolvent immediately prior
to the making of the Loans and immediately after giving effect thereto, the
Borrower will not be insolvent.
4.9 Defaults. As of the date of this Agreement, no Default exists.
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4.10 Taxes. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has filed all federal, state
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and other tax returns required to be filed, and all taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges due from the Borrower and each Subsidiary have been fully
paid when due, except for such taxes, assessments or charges that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which (a)
adequate reserves have been established and are being maintained in accordance
with GAAP and (b) no lien has been filed to secure such taxes, assessments or
charges. All such contests at the date hereof, if any, are described on Exhibit
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C hereto. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not executed any waiver that
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would have the effect of extending the applicable statute of limitations in
respect of tax liabilities. The federal and state income tax returns of the
Borrower and each Subsidiary have not been audited or otherwise examined by any
federal or state taxing authority. The Borrower and each Subsidiary have
established on their books reserves adequate for the payment of all federal,
state and other tax liabilities.
4.11 Litigation. There is no litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
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investigation pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower's or any
Subsidiary's officers, threatened, against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that,
if adversely determined, may reasonably be expected to result in a material
judgment not fully covered by insurance, may reasonably be expected to result in
a forfeiture of all or any substantial part of the property of the Borrower or
their Subsidiaries, or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the assets, business or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
4.12 Subsidiaries. All the Subsidiaries of the Borrower are listed on
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Exhibit C hereto. The Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower is the owner,
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free and clear of all Encumbrances, of all of the issued and outstanding stock
of each Subsidiary held by it. All shares of stock of any Subsidiary held by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof have been validly issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable, and to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, except as
disclosed on Exhibit C hereto or in the Securities Filings, no rights to
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subscribe to any additional shares have been granted, and no options, warrants
or similar rights are outstanding.
4.13 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
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Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
4.14 Compliance. The Borrower has all necessary permits, approvals,
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authorizations, consents, licenses, franchises, registrations and other rights
and privileges (including patents, trademarks, trade names and copyrights) to
allow it to own and operate its business without any violation of law or the
rights of others except to the extent that any such violation would not have a
material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operation of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the Borrower and each
Subsidiary are duly authorized, qualified and licensed under and in compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations, authorizations and orders of public
authorities, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, except to the
extent that any such failure to be so authorized, qualified, licensed or in
compliance would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
The Borrower and each Subsidiary have performed all obligations required to be
performed by it under, and is not in default under or in violation of, its
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or any agreement, lease, mortgage,
note, bond, indenture, license or other instrument or undertaking to which it is
a party or by which any of it or any of its properties are bound, except for
violations none of which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have
any material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise)
or assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.15 ERISA. Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has
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established or maintains, or has at any time maintained, a Plan subject to
Title IV of ERISA. The Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates are in
compliance in all material respects with ERISA and the provisions of the Code
applicable to the Plans; neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates
have
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engaged in a Prohibited Transaction which would subject the Borrower, any of its
ERISA Affiliates or any Plan to a material tax or penalty imposed on a
Prohibited Transaction.
4.16 Environmental Matters.
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(a) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all
permits, licenses and other authorizations which are required under all
Environmental Laws, except to the extent failure to have any such permit,
license or authorization would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
the terms and conditions of all such permits, licenses and authorizations, and
are also in compliance with all applicable orders, decrees, judgments and
injunctions, issued, entered, promulgated or approved under any Environmental
Law, except to the extent failure to comply would not have a material adverse
effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries.
(b) No written notice, notification, demand, request for information,
citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed, no
penalty has been assessed and no investigation or review is pending or, to the
best of the Borrower's knowledge, threatened by any governmental or other entity
(i) with respect to any alleged failure by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to have any permit, license or authorization required in connection
with the conduct of its business or to comply with any Environmental Laws, or
(ii) regarding the presence of any Hazardous Material at, on or under any
property now or previously owned, leased or used by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any other location to which Hazardous Materials from such
property had been transported or which they have been disposed of.
(c) To the best of the Borrower's knowledge no material oral or
written notification of a release of a Hazardous Material has been filed by or
on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no property now or
previously owned, leased or used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is
listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended, or on any similar state list of sites requiring investigation or clean-
up.
(d) There are no liens or Encumbrances arising under or pursuant to
any Environmental Law on any of the real property or properties owned, leased or
used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no governmental actions have
been taken or, to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, are in process which
could subject any of such properties to such liens or Encumbrances or, as a
result of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to
place any notice or restriction relating to the presence of Hazardous Materials
at any property owned by it in any deed to such property.
(e) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, any previous owner, tenant, occupant or user of any
property owned, leased or used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has
(i) engaged in or permitted any operations or activities upon or any use or
occupancy of such property, or any portion thereof, for the handling,
manufacture, treatment, storage, use, generation, release, discharge, refining,
dumping or disposal of any Hazardous Materials on, under, in or about such
property, except to the extent commonly used in day-to-day operations of such
property and in such case only in compliance in all material respects with all
Environmental Laws, or (ii) transported any Hazardous Materials to, from or
across such property except to the extent commonly used in day-to-day operations
of such property and, in such case, in compliance in all material respects with,
all Environmental Laws; nor to the best knowledge of the Borrower have any
Hazardous Materials migrated from other properties upon, about or beneath such
property, nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, are any Hazardous
Materials presently constructed, deposited, stored or otherwise located on,
under, in or about such
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property except to the extent commonly used in day-to-day operations of such
property and, in such case, in compliance in all material respects with all
Environmental Laws.
4.17 Restrictions on the Borrower. The Borrower is not party to or bound
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by any contract, agreement or instrument, nor subject to any charter or other
corporate restriction which will, under current or foreseeable conditions,
materially and adversely affect the business, property, assets, operations or
conditions, financial or otherwise of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.18 Labor Relations. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint
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pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, before the National Labor Relations
Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any
collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, except for
such complaints, grievances and arbitration proceedings which, if adversely
decided, would not have a material and adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), properties, business or results of operations of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or
stoppage pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, except for any such labor action as would not have a material and
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, business
or results of operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, no union representation question existing
with respect to the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and, to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, no union organizing activities are taking
place, except for any such question or activities as would not have a material
and adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties,
business or results of operations the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.19 Margin Rules. The Borrower does not own or have any present intention
of purchasing or carrying, and no portion of any Loan shall be used for
purchasing or carrying, any "margin security" or "margin stock" as such terms
are used in Regulations G, U or X of the Board of Governor's of the Federal
Reserve System.
4.20 Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by the Borrower in any
Loan Document and no document or information furnished to the Lender by or on
behalf of or at the request of the Borrower in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they are made.
SECTION V
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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The Borrower covenants that so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or other
Obligation remains outstanding or the Lender has any obligation to lend or to
issue any Letter of Credit hereunder:
5.1 Financial Statements. The Borrower shall furnish to the Lender:
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(a) as soon as available to the Borrower, but in any event within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, the Borrower's consolidated balance
sheet as of the end of and related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for such year, prepared in accordance with
GAAP and audited and certified by the Borrower's Accountants;
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(b) as soon as available to the Borrower, but in any event within 45
days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a consolidated condensed balance
sheet as of the end of, and related consolidated condensed statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for, the fiscal quarter then
ended and the portion of the year then ended, prepared in accordance with GAAP
and certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, subject to normal,
recurring year-end adjustments that shall not in the aggregate be material in
amount, which financial statements may be furnished to the Lender in the form of
the Borrowers quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on Form 10-Q;
(c) as soon as available to the Borrower, but in any event within 45
days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a report as to Accounts Receivable
aging and contract backlog in reasonable detail and in a form reasonably
acceptable to by the Lender, certified by the chief financial officer of the
Borrower;
(d) concurrently with the delivery of each financial statement
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 5.1, a report in
substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto signed on behalf of the Borrower by
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its chief financial officer;
(e) at least 30 days prior to the first day of each fiscal year, the
Borrower's projections for such fiscal year, prepared on a quarterly basis and
including consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations and cash
flows;
(f) promptly after the receipt thereof by the Borrower, copies of any
reports (including any so-called management letters) submitted to the Borrower
by independent public accountants in connection with any annual or interim
review of the accounts of the Borrower made by such accountants;
(g) promptly after the same are delivered to its stockholders or the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of all proxy statements, financial
statements and reports as the Borrower shall send to its stockholders or as the
Borrower may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
governmental authority at any time having jurisdiction over the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries;
(h) from time to time, such other financial data and information about
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as the Lender may reasonably request.
5.2 Conduct of Business. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall:
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(a) duly observe and comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, regulations, decrees, orders, judgments and valid requirements
of any governmental authorities relative to its corporate existence, rights and
franchises, to the conduct of its business and to its property and assets
(including without limitation all Environmental Laws and ERISA), and shall
maintain and keep in full force and effect and comply with all licenses and
permits necessary in any material respect to the proper conduct of its business;
(b) maintain its corporate existence and remain or engage
substantially in the same business as that in which it is now engaged and in no
unrelated business.
5.3 Maintenance and Insurance.
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(a) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall maintain their
properties in good repair, working order and condition as required for the
normal conduct of their business.
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(b) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall at all times
maintain liability and casualty insurance on its properties with financially
sound and reputable insurers in such amounts and with such coverages,
endorsements, deductibles and expiration dates as the officers of the Borrower
in the exercise of their reasonable judgment deem to be adequate, as are
customary in the industry for companies of established reputation engaged in the
same or similar business and owning or operating similar properties and as shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. In the event of failure to provide
and maintain insurance as herein provided, the Lender may, at its option,
provide such insurance and charge the amount thereof to the Borrower as a
Revolving Credit Loan. The Borrower shall furnish to the Lender certificates or
other evidence satisfactory to the Lender of compliance with the foregoing
insurance provisions. The Lender shall not, by the fact of approving,
disapproving or accepting any such insurance, incur any liability for the form
or legal sufficiency of insurance contracts, solvency of insurance companies or
payment of law suits, and the Borrower hereby expressly assumes full
responsibility therefor and liability, if any, thereunder. The Lender
acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower's current insurance coverages
disclosed on Exhibit C are as of the date hereof adequate to satisfy its
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obligations under this Section 5.3(b).
5.4 Taxes. The Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes,
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assessments or governmental charges on or against it or any of its Subsidiaries
or its or their properties on or prior to the time when they become due; except
for any tax, assessment or charge that is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been
established and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP if no Encumbrance
shall have been filed to secure such tax, assessment or charge.
5.5 Inspection. The Borrower shall permit the Lender and its designees,
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at any reasonable time and at reasonable intervals of time, and upon reasonable
notice (or if a Default shall have occurred and is continuing, at any time and
without prior notice), to (i) visit and inspect the properties of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, (ii) examine and make copies of and take abstracts from
the books and records of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with
their appropriate officers, employees and accountants, at no cost to the
Borrower, provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
the Borrower shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of any such review
(not to exceed $2,000 per audit). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Borrower will permit periodic reviews (as determined by the
Lender) of the books and records of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be
carried out by the Lender's commercial finance examiners, at no cost to the
Borrower, provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
the Borrower shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of any such review
(not to exceed $2,000 per audit). The Borrower shall also permit the Lender to
arrange for verification of Accounts Receivable, under reasonable procedures,
directly with any account debtors or by other methods.
5.6 Maintenance of Books and Records. The Borrower and each of its
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Subsidiaries shall keep adequate books and records of account, in which true and
complete entries will be made reflecting all of its business and financial
transactions, and such entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and
applicable law. The Borrower shall at all times keep correct and accurate
records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity of
Inventory, the Borrower's cost therefor in accordance with the Borrower's
current procedures as heretofore described by the Borrower to the Lender, and
withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto, all of which records shall be
updated at least monthly (or more frequently if reasonably requested by the
Lender) and shall be available during the Borrower's usual business hours at the
request of any of the Lender's officers, employees or agents.
5.7 Use of Proceeds.
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(a) The Borrower will use the proceeds of Loans solely for the working
capital needs of the Borrower, including payment of the costs and expenses of
the transactions
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contemplated hereby, and, with the prior written consent of the Lender, for
Permitted Venture Investments.
(b) No portion of any Loan shall be used for the "purpose of
purchasing or carrying" any "margin stock" or "margin security" as such terms
are used in Regulations G, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, or otherwise in violation of such regulations.
5.8 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time the Borrower
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shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, execute and deliver such
further documents and take such further action as may reasonably be requested by
the Lender to effect the purposes of the Loan Documents.
5.9 Notification Requirements. The Borrower shall furnish to the Lender:
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(a) promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after
becoming aware of the existence of any condition or event that constitutes a
Default or Event of Default, written notice thereof specifying the nature and
duration thereof and the action being or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto;
(b) promptly upon becoming aware of any litigation or of any
investigative proceedings by a governmental agency or authority commenced or
threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of which they have
notice, the outcome of which would or might have a materially adverse effect on
the assets, business or prospects of the Borrower alone or the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, written notice thereof and the action
being or proposed to be taken with respect thereto; and
(c) promptly after any occurrence or after becoming aware of any
condition affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which might constitute a
material adverse change in or which might have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower alone
or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, written notice thereof.
The furnishing by the Borrower to the Lender of Securities Filings disclosing
information of the type described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above shall not
in and of itself discharge the Borrower's obligations hereunder unless the
Borrower expressly directs the Lender's attention to such matter.
5.10 ERISA Reports. With respect to any Plan, the Borrower shall, or
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shall cause its ERISA Affiliates to, furnish to the Lender promptly (i) written
notice of the occurrence of a "reportable event" (as defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA), excluding any such event notice of which has been waived by regulation,
(ii) a copy of any request for a waiver of the funding standards or an extension
of the amortization periods required under Section 412 of the Code and Section
302 of ERISA, (iii) a copy of any notice of intent to terminate any Pension
Plan, (iv) notice that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate will or may incur any
liability to or on account of a Plan under Sections 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or
4204 of ERISA, and (v) a copy of the annual report of each Pension Plan (Form
5500 or comparable form) required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service
and/or the Department of Labor. Any notice to be provided to the Lender under
this Section shall include a certificate of the chief financial officer of the
Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any,
which the Borrower or the ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take,
together with any notices required or proposed to be filed with or by the
Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, the Internal Revenue Service, the
trustee or the plan administrator with respect thereto. Promptly after the
adoption of any Pension Plan, the Borrower shall notify the Lender of such
adoption.
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5.11 Environmental Compliance.
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(a) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries will comply in all material
respects with all applicable Environmental Laws in all jurisdictions in which
any of them operates now or in the future, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
will comply in all material respects with all such Environmental Laws that may
in the future be applicable to the Borrower's or any Subsidiary's business,
properties and assets.
(b) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) receive notice that
any material violation of any Environmental Law may have been committed or is
about to be committed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) receive notice
that any administrative or judicial complaint or order has been filed or is
about to be filed against the Borrower or any Subsidiary alleging a material
violation of any Environmental Law requiring the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
take any action in connection with the release of Hazardous Materials into the
environment, (iii) receive any notice from a federal, state or local government
agency or private party alleging that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may be
liable or responsible for any material amount of costs associated with a
response to or cleanup of a release of Hazardous Materials into the environment
or any damages caused thereby, or (iv) become aware of any investigative
proceedings by a governmental agency or authority commenced or threatened
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries regarding any potential
violation of Environmental Laws or any spill, release, discharge or disposal of
any Hazardous Material, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender thereof
(together with a copy of any such notice) and of any action being or proposed to
be taken with respect thereto.
(c) Within fifteen (15) days after the Borrower or any Subsidiary has
learned of the enactment or promulgation of any Environmental Law which may
result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall provide
the Lender with notice thereof.
5.12 Depository Accounts. From and after the Closing Date, the Borrower
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shall maintain its primary operating, deposit and disbursement accounts at the
offices of SSB.
SECTION VI
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FINANCIAL COVENANTS
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The Borrower covenants that so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or other
Obligation remains outstanding or the Lender has any obligation to make any Loan
or issue any Letter of Credit hereunder:
6.1 Profitability. The Borrower shall not permit Consolidated Net Income
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(excluding non-cash compensation expense) to be less than zero in any two
consecutive fiscal quarters (taken as separate periods and determined at the end
of each fiscal quarter for the fiscal quarter then ending). In addition,
Consolidated Net Income (excluding non-cash compensation expense) for any four
consecutive fiscal quarters (taken as a single period and determined at the end
of each fiscal quarter for the four fiscal quarters then ending) shall not be
less than the following amounts for the following periods:
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Twelve Months Ending Minimum Net Income
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December 31, 1996 $ 1
March 31, 1997, June 30, 1997
and September 30, 1997 $ 500,000
December 31, 1997 and the last
day of each fiscal quarter thereafter $2,000,000
6.2 Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall at the end of each fiscal
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quarter maintain a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of not less than, (a) for the
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 1996, an amount equal to the greater of
$10,000,000 or 85% of the Borrower's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at December
31, 1996 and (b) for each fiscal quarter thereafter, an amount equal to (i) the
amount of Tangible Net Worth required to be maintained at the end of the
immediately preceding fiscal quarter, plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of
Consolidated Net Income for the most recently ended fiscal quarter.
6.3 Debt to Worth Ratio. The ratio of Consolidated Total Liabilities to
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Consolidated Tangible Net Worth shall not exceed 4.0 to 1.0 at the end of the
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 1996 and the end of each fiscal quarter
thereafter.
6.4 Interest Coverage. The ratio of EBIT to total Interest Expense shall
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not be less than 2.0 to 1.0 for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending
December 31, 1997 and any four consecutive fiscal quarters ending the last day
of each fiscal quarter thereafter (as determined at the end of each fiscal
quarter for the four quarters then ended).
SECTION VII
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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The Borrower covenants that so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or other
Obligation remains outstanding or the Lender has any obligation to make any Loan
or to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder:
7.1 Indebtedness. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
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create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable with respect to any
Indebtedness other than the following:
(a) Obligations;
(b) Indebtedness (including without limitation Indebtedness under
Permitted System Financing Facilities) to the extent that no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would arise or could reasonably be expected to
arise therefrom based upon, among other things, financial statements and
projections theretofore furnished to the Lender;
(c) Indebtedness for taxes, assessments or governmental charges to the
extent that payment therefor shall at the time not be required to be made in
accordance with Section 5.4;
(d) current liabilities on open account for the purchase price of
services, materials and supplies, accruals and xxxxxxxx in excess of costs and
estimated earnings, and deferred taxes, incurred by the Borrower in the ordinary
course of business (not as a result of borrowing), so long as all of such open
account Indebtedness shall be promptly paid and discharged when due or in
conformity with customary trade terms and practices, except for any such open
account
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Indebtedness which is being contested in good faith by the Borrower, as to which
adequate reserves required by GAAP have been established and are being
maintained and as to which no Encumbrance has been placed on any property of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) Indebtedness (other than arising under Permitted System Financing
Facilities) for Capital Expenditures incurred in the ordinary course of business
and renewals and refinancings thereof, provided that such Indebtedness does not
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exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and
(f) Guarantees permitted under Section 7.2 hereof.
7.2 Contingent Liabilities. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
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Subsidiaries shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable with
respect to any Guarantees other than (i) Guarantees existing on the date of this
Agreement and disclosed on Exhibit C hereto, and (ii) Guarantees resulting from
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the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business, and (iii) Guarantees permitted under the definition
of Permitted Venture Investments.
7.3 Encumbrances. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
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create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, security
interest, lien or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, including the lien or
retained security title of a conditional vendor upon or with respect to any of
its property or assets ("Encumbrances"), or assign or otherwise convey any right
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to receive income, including the sale or discount of Accounts Receivable with or
without recourse, except the following ("Permitted Encumbrances"):
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(a) Encumbrances in favor of the Lender to secure Obligations;
(b) Encumbrances existing as of the date of this Agreement and
disclosed in Exhibit C hereto;
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(c) Encumbrances securing Indebtedness for Capital Expenditures to the
extent such Indebtedness is permitted by Section 7.1(e), provided that (i) each
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such Encumbrance is given solely to secure the purchase price of such property,
does not extend to any other property (other than substitutions, replacements
and proceeds thereof) and is given at the time of acquisition of the property,
and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the lesser of the cost
of such property or its fair market value at the time of acquisition;
(d) liens for taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges
to the extent that payment of the same may be postponed or is not required in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4;
(e) landlords' and lessors' liens in respect of rent not in default or
liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmen's compensation,
unemployment insurance, social security laws, or similar legislation (other than
ERISA) or in connection with appeal and similar bonds incidental to litigation;
mechanics', warehouseman's, laborers' and materialmen's and similar liens, if
the obligations secured by such liens are not then delinquent; liens securing
the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of
money); and liens securing statutory obligations or surety, indemnity,
performance, or other similar bonds incidental to the conduct of the Borrower's
or a Subsidiary's business in the ordinary course and that do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair
the use thereof in the operation of its business;
(f) judgment liens securing judgments not in excess of $250,000 in the
aggregate unless such judgments (i) are fully covered by insurance, and (ii)
shall not have been in
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existence for a period longer than 30 days after the creation thereof or, if a
stay of execution shall have been obtained, for a period longer than 30 days
after the expiration of such stay;
(g) rights of lessors and Permitted Systems Financiers under Permitted
Systems Financing Facilities and other capital leases to the extent such
Permitted Systems Financing Facilities and capital leases are permitted
hereunder;
(h) easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar charges
or Encumbrances relating to real property and not interfering in a material way
with the ordinary conduct of the Borrower's business; and
(i) liens constituting a renewal, extension or replacement of any
Permitted Encumbrance.
7.4 Merger; Consolidation; Sale or Lease of Assets. Neither the Borrower
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nor any of its Subsidiaries shall liquidate, merge or consolidate into or with
any other Person or entity, or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any assets or
properties, other than sales and leases of Inventory and Systems and the
disposition of scrap, waste and obsolete or unusable items and Qualified
Investments, in each case in the ordinary course of business. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to (a) as long as no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise therefrom, transfer title
to Inventory, equipment and rights to use technology, Customer Contracts and
other property, rights and interests related to Systems to Permitted Systems
Financiers pursuant to and in accordance with Permitted Systems Financing
Facilities, or (b) cause any of its Subsidiaries to merge with and into the
Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not enter into
any agreement with any Person other than the Lender pursuant to which the
Borrower agrees not to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets or
properties.
7.5 Restricted Payments. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
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shall pay, make, declare or authorize any Restricted Payment other than:
(a) payments paid to employees, officers, directors and other
Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and consistent with prudent
business practices;
(b) dividends payable solely in common stock;
(c) dividends paid by any Subsidiary to the Borrower; and
(d) cash dividends and any repurchase, redemption, retirement or other
acquisition for value of any capital stock of the Borrower, or of any options,
warrants or similar rights to purchase such capital stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock, to the extent that no
Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would arise or could
reasonably be expected to arise therefrom based upon, among other things,
financial statements and forecasts previously furnished to the Lender.
7.6 Investments; Purchases of Assets. Neither the Borrower nor any of
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its Subsidiaries shall make or maintain any Investments or purchase or otherwise
acquire any material amount of assets other than:
(a) Permitted Venture Investments;
(b) Other Qualified Investments;
(c) Capital Expenditures;
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(d) purchases of equipment, Inventory, software, other technology and
other items related to Systems in the ordinary course of business; or
(e) normal trade credit extended in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with prudent business practice.
7.7 ERISA Compliance. Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA
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Affiliates nor any Plan shall (i) engage in any Prohibited Transaction which
would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) incur any
"accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412(a) of the Code and
Section 302 of ERISA) whether or not waived which would have a material adverse
effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) fail to satisfy any additional funding
requirements set forth in Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA which
would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (iv)
terminate any Pension Plan in a manner which could result in the imposition of a
lien on any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Each Plan
shall comply in all material respects with ERISA, except to the extent failure
to comply in any instance would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not
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permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any
purchase, sale, lease or other transaction with any Affiliate except (i)
transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms that are no less
favorable to the Borrower than those which might be obtained at the time in a
comparable arm's-length transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate and
(ii) employment contracts with senior management of the Borrower entered into in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with prudent business practices.
7.9 Fiscal Year. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not change their
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fiscal years without thirty (30) days prior written notice to and prior written
consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, provided that the Lender shall have the right to make appropriate
adjustments to the financial covenants set forth in Section VI.
7.10 Permitted Systems Financing Facilities. The Borrower shall not enter
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into or amend, extend or modify any Permitted Systems Financing Facility if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise or could
reasonably be expected to arise therefrom based upon, among other things,
financial statements and projections theretofore furnished to the Lender.
SECTION VII
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DEFAULTS
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8.1 Events of Default. There shall be an Event of Default hereunder if
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any of the following events occurs:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan, any
Reimbursement Obligation or any interest, fees or other amounts owing under any
Loan Document or in respect of any Obligation within ten days after the same
shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or at any accelerated date of
maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
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(b) the Borrower shall fail to perform or comply with any term,
covenant or agreement applicable to it contained in Sections 5.1 (other than
Section 5.1(h)), 5.2(b), 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.12, 6 and 7 (other than Sections 7.3,
7.7 and 7.8) of this Agreement; or
(c) the Borrower shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement
applicable to it contained in Sections 5.1(h) or 5.11 of this Agreement and such
default shall continue for 15 days; or
(d) the Borrower shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement
(other than as specified in subsections 8.1(a), (b) or (c) hereof) contained in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for 30
days or, provided that such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable
time thereafter, such longer period as shall continue so long as the Borrower is
diligently pursuing a cure for such default and such default has not and is not
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition, assets or properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; or
(e) any representation or warranty of the Borrower made in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, notice or other
writing delivered hereunder or thereunder shall prove to have been false in any
material respect upon the date when made deemed to have been made; or
(f) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due
(after any applicable period of grace) any amount payable under any Indebtedness
for borrowed money exceeding $250,000 in aggregate principal amount or requiring
aggregate payments in excess of $250,000 in any twelve month period, or fail to
observe or perform any term, covenant or agreement evidencing or securing such
Indebtedness or relating to such agreement for the use of real or personal
property; or
(g) a default on the part of the Borrower shall have occurred under
any Permitted Systems Financing Facility and such default (i) results in the
acceleration of all of the Borrower's obligations under such Permitted Systems
Financing Facilities between the Borrower and the Material Systems Financier
under such Permitted Systems Financing Facility with a Permitted Systems
Financier, (ii) entitles such Material Systems Financier to accelerate all such
obligations or (iii) entitles such Material Systems Financier to preclude the
Borrower from receiving payments due to it with respect to all Customer
Contracts relating to Systems financed by such Permitted Systems Financing
Facilities; or
(h) a default on the part of the Borrower for non-performance shall
have occurred under two or more Customer Contracts relating to Systems financed
by one or more Permitted Systems Financing Facilities during any consecutive
twelve-month period and such defaults result in the termination of such Customer
Contracts; or
(i) the Borrower shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of,
or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator or
similar official of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii)
be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, (iii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) commence a voluntary case
under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect), (v)
take any action or commence any case or proceeding under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition or adjustment
of debts, or any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vi) fail to
contest in a timely or appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any
petition filed against it in an involuntary case under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or other law, (vii) take any action under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization similar to any of the foregoing,
or (viii) take any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing; or
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(j) a proceeding or case shall be commenced against the Borrower,
without the application or consent of the Borrower in any court of competent
jurisdiction, seeking (i) the liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding
up, or composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any
substantial part of its assets, or (iii) similar relief in respect of it, under
any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or
composition or adjustment of debts or any other law providing for the relief of
debtors, and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and
in effect, for a period of 60 days; or an order for relief shall be entered in
an involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, against the Borrower; or
action under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of
the Borrower similar to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the
Borrower and shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days; or
(k) a judgment or order for the payment of money shall be entered
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any court, or a warrant of
attachment or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied against
property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, that in the aggregate exceeds
$250,000 in value, the payment of which is not fully covered by insurance in
excess of any deductibles not exceeding $250,000 in the aggregate, and such
judgment, order, warrant or process shall continue undischarged or unstayed for
30 days; or
(l) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due any
material amount that they shall have become liable to pay to the PBGC or to a
Plan under Title IV of ERISA, unless such liability is being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, the Borrower or the ERISA Affiliate, as the
case may be, has established and is maintaining adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP and no lien shall have been filed to secure such liability; or the
PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to
cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any such Plan or Plans; or a
condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a
decree adjudicating that any such Plan or Plans must be terminated; or
(m) any of the Loan Documents shall be canceled, terminated, revoked
or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the express terms thereof or with
the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Lender, or any
action at law or in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or
rescind any Loan Document shall be commenced by or on behalf of the Borrower, or
any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent
jurisdiction shall make a determination that, or shall issue a judgment, order,
decree or ruling to the effect that, any one or more of the Loan Documents is
illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof; or
(n) the occurrence of any material adverse change in the condition or
affairs (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Material
Subsidiaries or of any endorser, guarantor or surety for any Obligation which
causes the Lender to deem itself insecure.
8.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in
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subsections 8.1(i) and (j), immediately and automatically, and upon the
occurrence of any other Event of Default, at any time thereafter while such
Event of Default is continuing, at the option of the Lender and upon the
Lender's declaration:
(a) the obligation of the Lender to make any further Loans and issue
any Letters of Credit hereunder shall terminate;
(b) the unpaid principal amount of the Loans together with accrued
interest, all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or further
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived; and
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(c) the Lender may exercise any and all rights it has under this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, and proceed to
protect and enforce the rights of the Lender by any action at law or in equity
or by any other appropriate proceeding.
No remedy conferred upon the Lender in the Loan Documents is intended to be
exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or by any other provision of law.
8.3 Subsidiary Insolvency and Bankruptcy Events. In the event that
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either:
(a) any Material Subsidiary shall (i) apply for or consent to the
appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee,
liquidator or similar official of itself or of all or a substantial part of its
property, (ii) be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, (iii)
make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) commence a
voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in
effect), (v) take any action or commence any case or proceeding under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition or
adjustment of debts, or any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vi)
fail to contest in a timely or appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to,
any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or other law, (vii) take any action under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization similar to any of the foregoing,
or (viii) take any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing; or
(b) a proceeding or case shall be commenced against any Material
Subsidiary, without the application or consent of such Material Subsidiary in
any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the liquidation,
reorganization, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its
debts, (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the
like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets, or (iii) similar
relief in respect of it, under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, winding-up or composition or adjustment of debts or any other
law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case shall
continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 days; or an
order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, against such Material Subsidiary; or action under the laws of
the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of a Material Subsidiary
similar to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to such Material and
shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
the obligation of the Lender to make any further Loans and issue any Letters of
Credit hereunder shall be suspended unless and until the Lender shall agree
otherwise in writing. In addition, there shall be an Event of Default if any of
the events referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall have occurred
and there is a judicial determination that the Borrower is liable for the debts
of such Material Subsidiary in an amount in excess of 50% of the Borrower's
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
SECTION IX
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ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION
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9.1 Assignment. Each Lender shall have the right to assign at any time
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any portion of its commitment hereunder and its interests in the risk relating
to any Loans and Letters of Credit to other banks or financial institutions
organized under the laws of the United States or a state or commonwealth
thereof.
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9.2 Participations.
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(a) Each Lender shall have the right to grant participations to one or
more banks or other financial institutions organized under the laws of the
United States or a state or commonwealth thereof (each a "Participant") in all
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or any part of any Loans and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Obligations owing to
such Lender and the Credit Note held by such Lender. In the event of any such
sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall
remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain
the holder of such Credit Note for all purposes under this Agreement and the
Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement.
(b) SSB represents that it has offered an undivided 40% participation
in the Loans and the Letters of Credit to The First National Bank of Boston
("FNBB") on the terms hereof and of a form of Participation Agreement forwarded
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to FNBB (as the same may be amended, modified, substituted, extended or restated
from time to time, the "Participation Agreement"). The Borrower hereby
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acknowledges and agrees that (I) SSB may enter into the Participation Agreement
with FNBB and (ii) FNBB and its directors, officers, agents, attorneys,
subsidiaries and affiliates shall be entitled to all rights of indemnification
set forth in Section 10.3 as if FNBB were a Lender hereunder.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.1 and 9.2, SSB agrees
that as long as this Agreement is in effect, SSB shall serve as "lead Lender" in
the administration of this Agreement and the making of Loans hereunder.
SECTION X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Notices. Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder to
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any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
delivered by hand, or when sent by electronic facsimile transmission or by
telex, answer back received, or on the first Business Day after delivery to any
overnight delivery service, freight pre-paid, or three days after being sent by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage pre-paid, and
addressed to such party at its address indicated below:
If to the Borrower, at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Finegan, Hickey, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C.
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to SSB, at
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, XX, Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx & Worcester LLP
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or at any other address specified by such party in writing.
10.2 Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated herein shall
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be consummated, the Borrower promises to reimburse the Lender for all reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and disbursements (including all reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred or expended in connection with the preparation, filing or recording, or
interpretation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or any amendment,
modification, approval, consent or waiver hereof or thereof, or with the
enforcement of any Obligations or the satisfaction of any indebtedness of the
Borrower hereunder or thereunder, or in connection with any litigation,
proceeding or dispute in any way related to the credit hereunder. The Borrower
will pay any taxes (including any interest and penalties in respect thereof),
other than the Lender's federal and state income taxes, payable on or with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (the Borrower
hereby agreeing to indemnify the Lender with respect thereto).
10.3 Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
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the Lender, as well as the Lender's corporate parent, directors, officers,
agents, attorneys, subsidiaries and affiliates, from and against all damages,
losses, settlement payments, obligations, liabilities, claims, suits, penalties,
assessments, citations, directives, demands, judgments, actions or causes of
action, whether statutorily created or under the common law, all reasonable
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of attorneys, engineers and consultants) and all other liabilities
whatsoever (including, without limitation, liabilities under Environmental Laws)
which shall at any time or times be incurred, suffered, sustained or required to
be paid by any such indemnified Person (except any of the foregoing which result
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified Person) on
account of or in relation to or any way in connection with any of the
arrangements or transactions contemplated by, associated with or ancillary to
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other documents executed or
delivered in connection herewith or therewith, all as the same may be amended
from time to time, or with respect to any Letters of Credit, whether or not all
or part of the transactions contemplated by, associated with or ancillary to
this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any such other documents are
ultimately consummated. In any investigation, proceeding or litigation, or the
preparation therefor, the Lender shall select its own counsel and, in addition
to the foregoing indemnity, the Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable
fees and expenses of such counsel. In the event of the commencement of any such
proceeding or litigation, the Borrower shall be entitled to participate in such
proceeding or litigation with counsel of its choice at its own expense, provided
that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. The Borrower
authorizes the Lender to charge the Note Record or the operating account which
the Borrower maintains with the Lender for any of the foregoing. The covenants
of this Section 10.3 shall survive payment or satisfaction of payment of all
amounts owing with respect to the Credit Note or any other Loan Document or any
other Obligation.
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10.4 Survival of Covenants, Etc. Unless otherwise stated herein, all
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covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein, in the other
Loan Documents or in any documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of
the Borrower pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the
Lender, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by it,
and shall survive the making by the Lender of the Loans as herein contemplated,
and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Obligation remains
outstanding and unpaid or the Lender has any obligation to make any Loans
hereunder or to issue any Letter of Credit. All statements contained in any
certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant
hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall
constitute representations and warranties by the Borrower hereunder.
10.5 Set-Off. The Lender shall have such rights of set-off as are
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provided under applicable law.
10.6 No Waivers. No failure or delay by the Lender in exercising any
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right, power or privilege hereunder, under the Credit Note or under any other
Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall extend to or affect any
Obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No
course of dealing or omission on the part of the Lender in exercising any right
shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. No
notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or
further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. The rights and
remedies herein and in the Credit Note and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies otherwise provided by
agreement or law.
10.7 Amendments, Waivers, etc. Neither this Agreement nor the Credit Note
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nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be amended,
waived, discharged or terminated except by a written instrument signed by the
party to be charged or bound thereby.
10.8 Binding Effect of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon
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and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lender and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that the Borrower may not assign or transfer
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its rights or obligations hereunder.
10.9 Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for
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convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions
hereof. This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several
counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one instrument. In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary
to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought.
10.10 Entire Agreement, Etc. The Loan Documents and any other documents
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executed in connection herewith or therewith express the entire understanding of
the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER HEREBY
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WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT
OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT NOTE OR ANY OF THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE
PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, EACH OF
THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR
RECOVER IN ANY LITIGATION REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE ANY SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER
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THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. THE BORROWER (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT THE LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LENDER HAS BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS
A PARTY BECAUSE OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE BORROWER'S WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.
10.12 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
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ARE CONTRACTS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SHALL FOR
ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SAID
COMMONWEALTH (EXCLUDING THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW). THE
BORROWER CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS
LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT TO
ENFORCE THE RIGHTS OF THE LENDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION BROUGHT IN THE COURTS
REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH ACTION THAT SUCH ACTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM.
10.13 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if
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any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability
shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such
jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any
other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any
jurisdiction.
10.14 Confidentiality. The Lender will endeavor in good faith to maintain
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the confidentiality of any non-public information relating to the Borrower which
has been identified in writing as confidential on the information itself or
otherwise (the "Confidential Information") and, except as provided below, will
exercise the same degree of care that the Lender exercises with respect to its
own proprietary information to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of the
Confidential Information to third parties. Confidential Information shall not
include information that either: (a) is in the public domain; or (b) is
disclosed to the Lender by a third party, provided the Lender does not have
reason to believe that such third party is prohibited from disclosing such
information. The terms of this Section shall not apply to disclosure of
Confidential Information by the Lender that is, in the good faith opinion of the
Lender, compelled by laws, regulations, rules, orders or legal process or
proceedings or is disclosed to: (a) any party, including a prospective
participant, who has signed a confidentiality agreement containing terms
substantially similar to those contained herein; (b) legal counsel, examiners;
auditors and directors of the Lender and examiners, auditors and investigators
having regulatory authority over the Lender; or (c) any party to the extent
reasonably required after an Event of Default. The Borrower acknowledges and
agrees that the Lender may disclose any Confidential Information to FNBB,
subject to FNBB's agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.14
as set forth in the Participation Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement under
seal as of the date first above written.
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, XX
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Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
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CREDIT NOTE
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$10,000,000 November 22, 1996
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the "Borrower") absolutely and
unconditionally promises to pay to the order of STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY (the "Lender"), at its head office at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000:
(a) on the Maturity Date, the principal amount of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving
Credit Loans advanced by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of November 22, 1996, as amended or supplemented from
time to time (the "Revolving Credit Agreement"), by and between the Borrower and
the Lender; and
(b) interest on the principal balance hereof from time to time outstanding
from the date hereof through and including the date on which such principal
amount is paid in full, at the times and at the rates provided in the Revolving
Credit Agreement.
This Note evidences borrowings under, is subject to the terms and conditions
of and has been issued by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the
Revolving Credit Agreement and is the Credit Note referred to therein. The
Lender and any holder hereof is entitled to the benefits and subject to the
conditions of the Revolving Credit Agreement and may enforce the agreements of
the Borrower contained therein, and any holder hereof may exercise the
respective remedies provided for thereby or otherwise available in respect
thereof, all in accordance with the respective terms thereof.
All capitalized terms used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the same meanings herein as in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Borrower has the right in certain circumstances and the obligation under
certain other circumstances to repay or prepay the whole or part of the
principal of this Note on the terms and conditions specified in the Agreement.
If any Event of Default shall occur, the entire unpaid principal amount of
this Note and all of the unpaid interest accrued thereon may become or be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Borrower and every endorser and guarantor of this Note or the obligation
represented hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other
demands and notice (other than such notice requirements, if any, as are
expressly set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement) in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note, assent
to any extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence,
to any substitution, exchange or release of collateral and to the addition or
release of any other party or Person primarily or secondarily liable.
This Note shall be deemed to take effect as a sealed instrument under the laws
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and for all purposes shall be construed in
accordance with such laws (without regard to conflicts of laws rules).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be signed under seal
by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:___________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Revolving Credit Agreement Dated as of _______, 1996 (the "Agreement")
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Agreement the undersigned hereby confirms its
request made on ____________, 1996 for a [Prime Rate] [LIBOR] Loan in the amount
of
$_________________ on ___________, 199__.
[The Interest Period applicable to said Loan will be [one] [two] [three] [six]
months.]*
[Said Loan represents a conversion of the [Prime Rate] [LIBOR] Loan in the
same amount made on __________.]**
The representations and warranties contained or referred to in Section IV of
the Agreement, as updated by the Securities Filings furnished to the Bank, are
true and accurate on and as of the effective date of the Loan as though made at
and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date); and no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the Loan.
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:___________________________
Title:
___________________
Date
* To be inserted in any request for a LIBOR Loan.
** To be inserted in any request for a conversion.
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
EXHIBIT C
TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1996
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3.1 (b) - Litigation:
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The Borrower recently received a letter from an attorney on behalf of the
holder of a patent on a system for scanning and encoding images from a personal
indentification card. Although the Borrower believes that its product does not
infringe such patent, there can be no assurance that such patent holder will not
initiate litigation with respect to this patent or allege additional claims.
There can be no assurance that the Borrower would prevail in any litigation
seeking damanges or expenses from the Borrower or to enjoin the Borrower from
selling its products on the basis of any alleged infringement.
On September 23, 1996, three minority shareholders of Xxx Acquisition
Corp. ("Xxx") filed suit against Xxx, the Borrower and others in Superior Court
in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, alleging that certain defendants breached
the fiduciary duty owed the plaintiffs as shareholders of Xxx. The plaintiffs
requested, among other things, an injunction to delay the initial public
offering of the Borrower's common stock in an effort to obtain a direct, rather
than an indirect, ownership interest in the Borrower. On October 4, 1996, the
Superior Court denied plaintiffs' request for such relief, although plaintiffs'
claims for unspecified money damages remain pending.
4.1 (a) - Jurisdictions of Foreign Qualification:
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Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Virgiani and Wisconsin.
4.4 - Consent or Approvals:
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The assignment of contracts between the Borrower and the United States
Governemnt or its contractors is subject to requirements concerning contracts
and novation agreements under Subpart 42.12 of the Federal Acquisition
Regualtions, and the limitations and procedures imposed under the Assignment of
Claims Act of 1940, and the rules, adminstrative interpretations and regulations
thereunder which are applicable to contracts with the United States Government
and generally are incorporated into the terms of Borrower's contracts with
contractors of the United States Government. We also note that many of the
Borrower's contracts with parties other than the United States Government
require the consent of such parties befoe such contracts can be assigned; only
some of such consents have been requested or obtained as of the date hereof.
4.11 - Litigation:
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See 3.1 (b) above.
4.12 - Subsidiaries:
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The Borrower has no subsidiaries.
5.3(b) - Insurance:
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See Attachement 1 hereto.
7.1(b) - Existing Indebtedness:
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Indebtedness for which encumbrances currently exit (as set forth in 7.3
below) and as described on the Initial Financial Statement.
7.2(i) - Guarantees:
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As a condition to their approval of the transfer of their agreements from
Xxx to the Borrower in connection with the Initial Public Offering, certain
contracting parties have required guaranty by or have yet to agree to novate
Xxx. The Borrower is obligated to indemnify Xxx should Xxx suffer claims as
a result thereof or otherwise due to any failure of the Borrower to perform
under those imaging and indentification contracts assumed by it from Xxx in
connection with the Initial Public Offering.
7.3 - Exisiting Encumbrances:
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DataCard Corporation (printers), CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
(production equipment), Sanwa Business Credit Corporation (digitial
identification system) and Frontier Insurance Company (performance bonds in
connection with Arizona, New Mexico and Wisconsin contracts). Other customer
contracts with governments or government agencies also may require performance
bonds.
Other:
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In connection with the transfer of the imaging and identifiction business
from Xxx to The Borrower and the Initial Public Offering, the Borrower has
entered into an Administrative and Services Agreement and a Use and Occupany
Agreement with Xxx.
ATTACHMENT 1
VIISAGE TECHNOLGY, INC.
LIABILTIY INSURANCE COVERAGE
NOVEMBER 11, 1996
Type of Coverage Insurer Limit
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General Liability Federal Insurance Co. $ 2,000,000
Umbrella Liability Federal Insurance Co. 5,000,000
Property Federal Insurance Co. 26,000,000
Business Income Federal Insurance Co. 14,499,000
Electronic Data Federal Insurance Co. 200,000 hardware
Processing Equip. 130,000 media
Transportation Federal Insurance Co. 500,000
Crime Federal Insurance Co. 250,000
(Includes 401(K) and Section 125 Plans)
Auto Commercial Union 1,000,000
*Directors & Officers Admiral Insurance 5,000,000
Royal Indemnity 2,000,000
Workmen's Compensation The Travelers N/A
*Please note that Directors and Officers Liability coverage is for Viisage
Technology, Inc. ONLY. All other coverages are combined with XXX Technologies
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current plans.
EXHIBIT D
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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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TO: STATE STREET BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
The undersigned authorized officer of Viisage Technology, Inc. (the
"Borrower"), hereby certifies, with respect to the Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of __________ __, 1996 between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Lender") and the Borrower, as amended through the date hereof (the "Credit
Agreement"), that (a) the Borrower is in complete compliance as of __/__/____
(the "Applicable Financial Statements Date") with the covenants of the Borrower
contained therein, as demonstrated below, and (b) no Default has occurred and is
continuing as of the date hereof, except, in either case, as noted below. All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
prescribed therefor in the Credit Agreement.
COVENANT REQUIRED ACTUAL AS
OF _______
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Financial Statements Quarterly w/in 45 days; annually
w/in 120 days
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All documents filed with SEC Within 10 days after filing
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Profitability No two consecutive fiscal quarters $______________
with Consolidated Net Income of
less than zero; $1 for twelve months
ending 12/31/96; $500,000 for
twelve months ending 3/31/97,
6/30/97 and 9/30/97; and
$2,000,000 for twelve months
ending 12/31/97 and the last day of
each quarter thereafter
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Tangible Net Worth Greater of $10,000,000 or 85% of $______________
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at
12/31/96 for fiscal quarter ending
12/31/96; thereafter Tangible Net
Worth at the end of each quarter
shall be the same as that required at
the end of the immediately
preceding quarter plus 50% of
Consolidated Net Income for the
most recently ended quarter
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Debt to Worth Ratio 4.0:1 at 12/31/96 and the end of __.__:1
each fiscal quarter thereafter
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Interest Coverage 2.0 to 1 for the four fiscal quarters $____________
ended 12/31/97 and the four fiscal
quarters ending the last day of each
fiscal quarter thereafter
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Comments Regarding Exceptions:
Attached hereto are financial statements as of and for the fiscal
[quarter][year] ended on the Applicable Financial Statements Date, which have
been certified by the [undersigned] [Borrower's Accountants] as required by
Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Submitted by:
VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: _________________________
Name: _________________________
Title:_________________________
Date: _________________________
