REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of the 21st
day of
December, 2007, by and between COMVEST
CAPITAL, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Lender”),
and
AFTERSOFT
GROUP, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”).
W
I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower is engaged in the business of designing, developing and providing
software, information and services (including business management systems,
information products and online services) to the automotive aftermarket in
the
United States, the United Kingdom and Canada (collectively, the “Business
Operations”);
and
WHEREAS,
in
order to provide funds for the Borrower’s working capital and other general
corporate purposes, the Borrower has requested the Lender to extend to the
Borrower a revolving credit facility and a term loan on the terms and conditions
of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the
Lender is willing and able to provide such revolving credit facility and make
such term loan to the Borrower on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Defined Terms.
In
addition to the other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used herein,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accounts”
shall
mean “accounts” (as defined in the UCC) of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries
from time to time.
“Account
Debtor”
shall
mean any Person who is obligated on an Account.
“Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Advances”
shall
mean the principal amounts loaned to the Borrower from time to time pursuant
to
Section 2.01 below.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person in Control of, Controlled
by,
or under common Control with the first Person, and any other Person who has
a
substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the first Person or any of its
Affiliates, including, without limitation, any officer or director of the first
Person or any of its Affiliates and any family member of any such officer or
director; provided,
however,
that
neither the Lender nor any of its Affiliates shall be deemed an “Affiliate” of
the Borrower for any purposes of this Agreement. For the purpose of this
definition, a “substantial interest” shall mean the direct or indirect legal or
beneficial ownership of more than ten (10%) percent of any class of stock or
similar interest.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement as it may from time to time
be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated.
“Applicable
Law”
shall
mean all applicable provisions of all (a) constitutions, statutes, ordinances,
rules, regulations and orders of all governmental and/or quasi-governmental
bodies, (b) Government Approvals, and (c) order, judgments and decrees of all
courts and arbitrators.
“Availability”
shall
mean the amount (if any) by which, at the time of determination, (a) the
Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds (b) the outstanding principal amount of
Advances.
“Borrowing
Base”
shall
mean an amount, determined in accordance with the most recent borrowing base
report theretofore provided to the Lender under Section 5.04(d) below, up to
(a)
80% of Eligible Accounts, plus
(b) in
the Lender’s sole discretion, 40% of Eligible Inventory, minus
(c) such
reserves as the Lender may establish from time to time in its Permitted
Discretion (including, without limitation, to account for Account concentration
and other risks of collection, and for obsolete, slow-moving or otherwise
problematic inventory). In the event that the Borrower has not timely delivered
a current Borrowing Base report in accordance with Section 5.04(d) below, then
the applicable Borrowing Base shall be such amount as is established by the
Lender, until such time as the Borrower has delivered a current Borrowing Base
report.
“Borrowing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which the Lender makes a Loan hereunder.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean a day other than (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday, or (c) a day on which
banking institutions in the State of Florida or the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Capital
Expenditures”
shall
mean with respect to any Person, all expenditures of such Person for tangible
assets which are capitalized, and the fair value of any tangible assets leased
by such Person under any lease which would be a Capitalized Lease, determined
in
accordance with GAAP, including all amounts paid or accrued by such Person
in
connection with the purchase (whether on a cash or deferred payment basis)
or
lease (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) of any machinery, equipment,
real property, improvements to real property (including leasehold improvements),
or any other tangible asset of such Person which is required, in accordance
with
GAAP, to be treated as a fixed asset on the consolidated balance sheet of such
Person.
“Capitalized
Lease”
shall
mean any lease which is or should be capitalized on the balance sheet of the
lessee thereunder in accordance with GAAP.
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“Capitalized
Lease Obligation”
shall
mean with respect to any Person, the amount of the liability which reflects
the
amount of future payments under all Capitalized Leases of such Person as at
any
date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean (a) marketable securities issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12)
months from the date of acquisition; (b) time deposits, demand deposits,
certificates of deposit, acceptances or prime commercial paper issued by, or
repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in
clause (a) entered into with any commercial bank having a short-term deposit
rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s
Corporation or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc.; (c) investment grade commercial paper maturing within twelve
(12)
months after the date of acquisition; (d) marketable direct obligations issued
by any state in the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof
maturing within twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition thereof and,
at
the time of acquisition, have one of the two highest ratings generally
obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Xxxxx’x Investors
Services, Inc.; (e) tax-exempt commercial paper of United States municipal,
state or local governments rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by
Standard & Poor’s Corporation or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by
Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. and maturing within twelve (12) months after
the date of acquisition thereof; (f) any other items selected by the Borrower
and approved by the Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed); or (g) any mutual fund or other pooled investment vehicle which
invests principally in the foregoing obligations.
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean the date on which the Term Loan is funded.
“Closing
Fees”
shall
mean the sum of $100,000 with respect to the Term Loan and $15,000 in respect
of
the Revolving Credit Commitment, which shall be payable in accordance with
Section 2.04(a) below.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
“Collateral”
shall
mean all collateral pledged by the Borrower and/or any of the Subsidiaries
as
security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, whether pursuant
to
the Collateral Agreement or any other Security Document.
“Collateral
Agreement”
shall
mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Lender, as same may be amended, modified,
supplemented and/or restated from time to time; provided,
however,
that
the members of the EXP Group shall not be required to execute and deliver or
become a party to the Collateral Agreement except in accordance with Section
5.11 below.
“Commitment
Fees”
shall
mean the annual fees payable to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(ii)
below.
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“Common
Stock”
shall
mean the authorized common stock of the Company, $.0001 par value per
share.
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean information that the Borrower furnishes to the Lender which is not
generally available to the public or available to the Lender from a source
other
than the Borrower which is not, to the Lender’s knowledge, bound by any
confidentiality agreement in respect thereof.
“Contract”
shall
mean any indenture, agreement (other than this Agreement), other contractual
restriction, lease in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a lessor or
lessee, license or instrument.
“Control”
shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms
“Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
shall
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Control
Agreement”
shall
mean, with respect to each bank account and/or securities account maintained
by
or in the name of the Borrower or any Subsidiary from time to time, an agreement
executed and delivered by the Borrower (or the subject Subsidiary, as
applicable) and the account intermediary, whereby the account intermediary
acknowledges the Lender’s Lien on such account and all funds or property
therein, and “control” (within the meaning of the UCC) over such account is
established in favor of the Lender.
“Debt
Service”
shall
mean, for the period in question, the sum of all principal payments scheduled
or
required to be made during or with respect to such period in respect of
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all Interest Expense
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“Default”
shall
mean any of the events specified in Article VII hereof, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been
satisfied.
“Disclosure
Schedule”
shall
mean the disclosure schedule, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and
delivered by the Borrower to the Lender, the section numbers of which correspond
to the Section numbers of this Agreement.
“Dollars”
or
“$”
shall
mean United States Dollars, lawful currency for the payment of public and
private debts.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Subsidiary which is incorporated or formed under the laws of the United
States, any State or Commonwealth in the United States, or the District of
Columbia.
“EBIDA”
shall
mean, for the subject period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, the sum of (a) Net Income, plus
(b)
Interest Expense deducted in the calculation of such Net Income, plus
(c)
depreciation and amortization expense deducted in the calculation of such Net
Income, plus
(d)
other non-cash charges and expenses deducted in the calculation of such Net
Income, excluding accruals for cash expenses made in the ordinary course of
business.
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“Eligible
Account”
shall
mean the face amount of each trade Account of the Borrower or a Subsidiary
(if
same has become a party to the Guaranty Agreement and the Collateral Agreement)
for services rendered or goods and products sold in the ordinary course of
the
Business Operations which the Lender, in its Permitted Discretion, deems to
be
an Eligible Account; provided,
however,
that an
Account shall not be deemed an Eligible Account unless it meets all of the
following conditions:
(a) the
subject services or products and goods have been rendered, shipped or delivered
on an absolute sale basis to an Account Debtor which is not an Affiliate, vendor
or supplier of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, with an invoice date
contemporaneous with or within thirty (30) calendar days after the date of
shipment or service, and which does not constitute a consignment sale,
xxxx-and-hold sale, sale-and-return or other such arrangement and is not subject
to any other repurchase, return or offset agreement binding upon the Borrower
or
a Subsidiary; the subject services or products and goods have been rendered,
shipped and delivered (or shipped f.o.b.) to such Account Debtor on an open
account basis (or with payment guaranteed by a letter of credit, drawn on or
by
a domestic financial institution, acceptable to the Lender in all respects),
and
no part of the subject services, products or goods has been returned, rejected,
lost or damaged; the Account is not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument
of any kind; and such Account Debtor, unless pre-approved in writing by the
Lender, is not insolvent or the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding of any kind in any jurisdiction;
(b) if
the
Account Debtor is located outside the continental United States, Canada or
the
United Kingdom, either (i) payment for the subject services or goods shall
be
secured by an irrevocable letter of credit, which letter of credit shall have
been confirmed by a financial institutional reasonably acceptable to the Lender
payable in the full amount of the face value of the Account in Dollars or other
currency reasonably acceptable to the Lender, (ii) such Account shall be covered
by credit insurance reasonably acceptable to the Lender, or (iii) such Account
and Account Debtor are reasonably satisfactory to the Lender in its Permitted
Discretion;
(c) it
is a
valid, legally enforceable obligation of the Account Debtor thereunder payable
in Dollars or other currency reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, and is
not
subject to any recoupment, offset or other defense or any discount or chargeback
on the part of such Account Debtor (provided that prompt payment discounts
granted in the ordinary course of business shall not cause an Account to be
disqualified hereunder, so long as only the discounted amount of such Account,
if not otherwise disqualified, is included in the calculation of the Borrowing
Base) or to any claim on the part of such Account Debtor denying liability
thereunder (provided that the undisputed portion may be considered to be an
Eligible Account);
(d) it
is
subject to no Lien whatsoever, except for the Lien of the Lender;
(e) it
has
not remained unpaid in whole or in part for a period exceeding ninety (90)
days
after the original invoice date;
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(f) it
does
not arise out of a transaction (whether direct or indirect) with an employee,
officer, agent, director or Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
with
any entity controlled by any employee, officer, agent or director of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) it
is not
subject to any contract retainage or other withholding of any portion of
payments on amounts invoiced, whether to secure the Borrower’s or any
Subsidiary’s performance or otherwise;
(h) it
does
not represent the unpaid portion of an Account any portion of which was
previously paid or agreed to be paid through the issuance or delivery of equity
securities or other non-cash consideration;
(i) if
the
Account Debtor is the United States, any State or Commonwealth therein, or
any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof, or any foreign government
(federal, national, provincial or local) or agency of a foreign government,
the
Borrower or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary has duly assigned its rights
to
payment of such Account to the Lender pursuant to the federal Assignment of
Claims Act, any comparable state statutes or any comparable foreign statutes
(as
applicable);
(j) the
Lender has a perfected first priority Lien in such Account;
(k) such
Account is not payable by any person other than the Account Debtor (such as
a
beneficiary, recipient or subscriber individually), provided that the portion
thereof which is payable by the Account Debtor may be considered to be an
Eligible Account;
(l) at
least
sixty (60%) percent in dollar amount of the total Accounts owed by such Account
Debtor and/or its Affiliates constitute Eligible Accounts;
(m) the
total
Accounts owed by the subject Account Debtor and/or its Affiliates constitute
less than ten (10%) percent of the net collectible dollar value of all Eligible
Accounts (provided that only the excess over ten (10%) percent shall be
disqualified under this clause (m), unless the Lender has otherwise consented
in
writing to the inclusion of all or any portion of such excess);
(n) such
Account is payable solely to the Borrower or a Subsidiary, and the Borrower
or
such Subsidiary is not aware of any dispute by the Account Debtor with respect
to such Account; and
(o) it
is not
otherwise determined by the Lender, in the Lender’s Permitted Discretion, to be
difficult to collect, uncollectible or otherwise unacceptable for any
reason.
“Eligible
Inventory”
shall
mean the lower of the cost (on a [first in-first out] basis) or fair market
value of that inventory consisting of raw materials or finished goods (but
excluding work in process and product models or samples) of Borrower or any
Subsidiary which is party to the Guaranty Agreement and the Collateral
Agreement, which (a) is in good and merchantable condition, (b) was manufactured
in accordance with and meets all standards imposed by any governmental agency
having regulatory authority over such goods and/or their use, manufacture and/or
sale, (c) is in the physical possession of the Borrower or the subject
Subsidiary, or has been shipped to the Borrower or the subject Subsidiary with
title thereto having passed to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (d) is currently
usable or currently saleable in the normal course of the Business Operations,
(e) is not on consignment to or from any Person, (f) is not subject to any
Lien
whatsoever, except for the Lien of the Lender, which shall be perfected with
respect to such inventory, (g) has not been sold to any Person, and (h) is
otherwise satisfactory to the Lender in its Permitted Discretion; provided,
however,
that
any inventory which is held or stored at any location which is not subject
to an
effective Landlord Waiver shall not constitute Eligible Inventory unless
expressly agreed to in writing by the Lender.
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“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from
time
to time.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which is under common control
with the first Person within the meaning of Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the
Code; provided,
however,
that
with respect to the Borrower, no Person which is an Affiliate of the Lender
(other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) shall be deemed an ERISA
Affiliate for purposes of this Agreement
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning set forth in Article VII below.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Factor”
shall
mean Eurofactor UK Limited.
“Factoring
Facility”
shall
mean the invoice discounting and factoring credit facility heretofore provided
to MMI Automotive Ltd. by the Factor.
“Financial
Statements”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) below.
“Fiscal
Year”
shall
mean the fiscal year of the Borrower which ends on June 30 of each
year.
“Foreign
Investment Limitation”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01(g) below.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
consistently applied, unless the context otherwise requires, with respect to
any
financial terms contained herein, as then in effect with respect to the
preparation of financial statements.
“Government
Approval”
shall
mean an authorization, consent, non-action, approval, license or exemption
of,
registration or filing with, or report to, any governmental or
quasi-governmental department, agency, body or other unit.
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“Guaranty”,
“Guaranteed”
or
to
“Guarantee”,
as
applied to any Indebtedness, liability or other obligation, shall mean (a)
a
guaranty, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including by way of endorsement
(other than endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business), of any part or all of such obligation, and (b)
an
agreement, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty,
assuring, or intended to assure, the payment or performance (or payment of
damages in the event of non-performance) of any part or all of such obligation
by any means (including, without limitation, the purchase of securities or
obligations, the purchase or sale of property or services, or the supplying
of
funds).
“Guaranty
Agreement”
shall
mean a guaranty agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender,
to
be executed by each Subsidiary in favor of the Lender, pursuant to which such
Subsidiary will guaranty the full and timely payment and performance of all
of
the Obligations; provided,
however,
that
the members of the EXP Group shall not be required to execute and deliver or
become a party to the Guaranty Agreement except in accordance with Section
5.11
below.
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean (without
duplication), with respect to any Person, (a) all obligations or liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, for borrowed money, (b) any and all obligations
represented by promissory notes, bonds, debentures or the like, or on which
interest charges are customarily paid, (c) any liability secured by any
mortgage, pledge, lien or security interest on property owned or acquired,
whether or not such liability shall have been assumed, (d) obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating
to
property or assets purchased by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding trade payables and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business), (f) any obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such
Person as an account party or applicant in respect of letters of credit and/or
bankers’ acceptances, or in respect of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps,
hedging agreements or other financial or hedging obligations, and (g)
Guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection in the ordinary course
of
business) and other contingent obligations in respect of the obligations of
others.
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Collateral Agreement.
“Interest
Expense”
shall
mean, for the relevant period, total interest expense (including interest
attributable to Capitalized Leases in accordance with GAAP) and fees with
respect to outstanding Indebtedness.
“Investment”,
as
applied to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall mean: (a) any shares of capital
stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other security issued by any other Person
to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any loan, advance or extension of credit
to,
or contribution to the capital of, any other Person, other than credit terms
extended to customers in the ordinary course of business, (c) any other
investment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any assets or securities of
any
other Person, and (d) any commitment to make any Investment.
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“Knowledge”
or “Known”
or
words of similar import shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and/or any
Subsidiary, the actual knowledge of Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and/or Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx (and/or their respective successors as officers of the Borrower) after
reasonable inquiry of the appropriate employees of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries.
“Landlord
Waiver”
shall
mean a landlord waiver, subordination and/or access agreement, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, executed in favor of the Lender
by the landlord of a Leased Real Property.
“Leased
Real Property”
shall
mean any and all Real Properties (other than Owned Real Properties) leased
or
occupied by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from time to time.
“Liabilities
and Contingencies”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c) below.
“Lien”,
as
applied to the property or assets (or the income or profits therefrom) of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall mean (in each case, whether the same is
consensual or non-consensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal
process or otherwise): (a) any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation,
attachment, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, charge, lease
constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, or other security interest or encumbrance of any kind
in
respect of any property (including, without limitation, stock of any Subsidiary)
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or upon the income or profits therefrom;
(b)
any arrangement under which any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
is
transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting
or making available the same for the payment of Indebtedness or the performance
of any other liability in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured
creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (c) any Indebtedness or liability
which remains unpaid after the same shall become due and payable and which,
if
unpaid, by law or otherwise is given any priority whatsoever over the general
unsecured creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (d) any agreement
(other than this Agreement) or other arrangement which, directly or indirectly,
prohibits the Borrower or any Subsidiary from creating or incurring any lien
on
any of its properties or assets or which conditions the ability to do so on
the
security, on a pro rata
or other
basis, of Indebtedness other than Indebtedness outstanding under this
Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
shall
mean the collective reference to this Agreement, the Notes, the Security
Documents, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, and any and all
other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents as may be
executed and delivered by the Borrower and/or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant
hereto or thereto.
“Loans”
shall
mean, collectively, the Advances and the Term Loan.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any event, act, omission, condition or circumstance which has or would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
operations, properties, assets or condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary to perform any of its obligations under any of the Loan
Documents, or (c) the validity or enforceability of, or the Lender’s rights and
remedies under, any of the Loan Documents, other than due to the acts or
omissions of the Lender or any of its Affiliates.
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“Maturity
Date”
shall
mean Revolving Credit Maturity Date and/or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as
the
case may be.
“Maximum
Revolver Amount”
shall
mean $1,000,000.
“Monitoring
Fee”
shall
mean the fees payable to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i)
below.
“Net
Income”
shall
mean the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for the period in question, after giving effect to deduction of or provision
for
all operating expenses, all taxes and reserves (including reserves for deferred
taxes) and all other proper deductions, all determined in accordance with GAAP
and (for so long as the Borrower is subject thereto) Regulation S-X promulgated
under the Act; provided,
however,
that
for purposes of calculating Net Income, there shall be excluded and no effect
shall be given to (a) any restoration of any contingency reserve, except to
the
extent that provision for such reserve was made out of income for the subject
period, and (b) any Net Income attributable to any Subsidiary to the extent
that
the Borrower is prohibited (by law, by Contract or otherwise) from receiving
a
distribution of such Net Income from such Subsidiary.
“Non-UK
Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Foreign Subsidiary which is not incorporated under the laws of England
and Wales.
“Notes”
shall
mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Note and the Term Note.
“Obligations”
shall
mean the collective reference to all Indebtedness and other liabilities and
obligations of every kind and description owed by the Borrower to the Lender
from time to time under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes, the Security
Documents and the other Loan Documents (excluding the Warrant and Registration
Rights Agreement, other than amounts payable from time to time pursuant to
Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement), and/or otherwise in respect
of the Loans, however evidenced, created or incurred, fixed or contingent,
now
or hereafter existing, due or to become due.
“Organic
Documents”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation, articles
of
incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership,
by-laws, operating agreement, limited partnership agreement or other such
document of such Person.
“Owned
Real Property”
shall
mean each Real Property in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary holds an
ownership or fee interest from time to time.
“Permitted
Discretion”
shall
mean a determination or judgment made by the Lender in good faith in the
exercise of reasonable business judgment from the perspective of a secured
lender.
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“Permitted
Indebtedness”
shall
mean any and all Indebtedness expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.01
below.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean those Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.02
below.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
banking association, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever
nature.
“Qualified
Proceeds”
shall
mean any and all net proceeds received by the Borrower from time to time after
the date of this Agreement from the issuance and/or sale of any capital stock
of
the Borrower or any security (including any Indebtedness incurred subsequent
to
the Closing Date) convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the
Borrower, except to the extent that such proceeds are, within sixty (60) days
after the receipt thereof, applied to pay the purchase price and/or directly
associated expenses of the Borrower’s acquisition (directly or through a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) of another business (whether through merger,
consolidation, share exchange, stock purchase, or purchase of all or
substantially all of the assets of the target company or an operating division
or unit thereof), in each case effected subject to and in accordance with the
requirements of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement (including, without
limitation the pledge to the Lender of the capital stock and/or assets (as
applicable) of the acquired business). In determining the amount of net proceeds
for purposes of this definition, there shall be deducted from gross proceeds
only those reasonable expenses incurred by the Borrower directly related to
the
subject issuance or sale, exclusive of any fees or commissions paid to any
officer, director or other Affiliate of the Borrower or any Affiliate of any
of
the foregoing.
“Real
Properties”
shall
mean, collectively, any real properties (land, buildings and/or improvements)
now owned or leased or occupied by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries,
and,
during the period of the Borrower’s and/or Subsidiary’s occupancy thereof, any
other real properties heretofore owned or leased by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary (provided that, with respect to leased properties, the “Real
Property” shall refer only to the portion of the subject property (excluding
common areas) leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary).
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
shall
mean the Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date,
made
by the Borrower for the benefit of the Lender and any subsequent Holders (as
such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), as same may be
amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment”
shall
mean the Lender’s agreement to make Advances to the Borrower within the
limitations set forth in Section 2.01 below.
“Revolving
Credit Maturity Date”
shall
mean the earlier of (a) November 30, 2009, subject to extension accordance
with
Section 2.01(h) below, or (b) the date of prepayment in full of the Term Loan
(or the date on which such prepayment is required to be made).
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“Revolving
Credit Note”
shall
mean the promissory note of the Borrower issued to the Lender to represent
the
Advances and interest thereon, as described in Section 2.01(f)
below.
“Sale”
shall
mean any transaction or series of related transactions (a) whereby Control
of
the Borrower is held by a Person (or group of Persons acting in concert),
provided that a “Sale” shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by reason of
normal market trading in the Common Stock which does not result in the
acquisition by a single Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of a majority of the outstanding voting stock
of
the Borrower, (b) in which the Borrower is a constituent party to any merger,
consolidation or share exchange and as a result thereof (i) the holders of
the
outstanding capital stock of the Borrower which ordinarily has voting power
for
the election of directors (including preferred stock counted on an “as
converted” basis into common stock) immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation cease to own a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the
Borrower which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors
(including preferred stock counted on an “as converted” basis into common
stock), or (ii) the Borrower is not the surviving corporation, or (c) whereby
all or any material portion of the assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
are
sold, assigned or transferred; provided,
however,
that
the term “Sale” shall not include (i) the distribution by Data Network, Inc. of
the Common Stock currently held by such entity.
“SEC”
shall
mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and any successor
agency performing the functions thereof.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
mean the periodic and current reports, registration statements, proxy statements
and other reports filed or required to be filed by the Borrower with the SEC
from and after December 2005 pursuant to the Act and/or the Exchange Act, and
any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the SEC.
“Security
Documents”
shall
mean the Guaranty Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the U.K. Security
Agreement, the Validity Guaranties, any collateral assignments, Landlord
Waivers, Control Agreements, financing statements, Lien recordings or other
such
agreements or documents pursuant thereto, and any other agreements or
instruments securing or creating or evidencing Liens securing the
Obligations.
“Subordinated
Debt”
shall
mean all Indebtedness for money borrowed and other liabilities of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, whether or not evidenced by promissory notes, which is
contractually subordinated in right of payment, in a manner satisfactory to
the
Lender (as evidenced by the Lender’s prior written approval thereof), to all
Obligations of the Borrower and/or the subject Subsidiary to the
Lender.
“Subsidiary”
or
“Subsidiaries”
shall
mean the individual or collective reference to any corporation, limited
liability company or other entity of which 50% or more of the outstanding shares
of stock or other equity interests of each class having ordinary voting power
and/or rights to profits (other than stock having such power only by reason
of
the happening of a contingency) is at the time owned by the Borrower, directly
or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
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“Term
Loan”
shall
mean the term loan in the principal amount of $5,000,000 to be made pursuant
to
Section 2.02(a) below.
“Term
Loan Maturity Date”
shall
mean November 30, 2010.
“Term
Note”
shall
mean the convertible promissory note of the Borrower issued to the Lender as
described in Section 2.02(d) below.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date
hereof and hereafter from time to time.
“U.K.
Security Agreement”
shall
mean the collective reference to (a) a Guarantee and Debenture, to be dated
the
Closing Date, by and among the Foreign Subsidiaries and the Lender, and (b)
a
Charge Over Shares, to be dated the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower
and the Lender, each as may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated
from time to time.
“Validity
Guaranties”
shall
mean the Validity Guaranties to be executed and delivered to the Lender by
the
Company and Xxx Xxxxxxx, by the Company and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, and by the Company
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, each as of the Closing Date.
“Warrants”
shall
mean the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (such warrants covering
an
aggregate of 5,083,333 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment) to be
issued by the Borrower to the Lender on the Closing Date.
“Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary”
shall
mean each Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding equity securities (other
than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by the Borrower or another such
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
“Wholly-Owned
Domestic Subsidiary”
shall
mean each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary which is a Domestic Subsidiary.
Section
1.02. Use of Defined Terms.
All
terms defined in this Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used
in
the Notes, the Security Documents, the other Loan Documents, and all
certificates, reports or other documents made or delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, unless otherwise defined therein or unless the specific context
shall
otherwise require.
Section
1.03. Accounting Terms.
All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP.
Section
1.04. Other Definitional Provisions.
The
words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to
any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein
shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise
specified.
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II. GENERAL
TERMS
Section
2.01. Revolving
Credit Loans.
(a) Subject
at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lender
hereby agrees to extend to the Borrower a secured revolving credit facility,
from the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed, at any time outstanding, the lesser of (i)
the
Borrowing Base at the subject time, or (ii) the Maximum Revolver Amount (the
“Revolving
Credit Commitment”).
(b) Such
revolving credit loans are herein sometimes referred to individually as an
“Advance”
and
collectively as the “Advances.”
Subject at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
from
the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and within the limits
of
the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Lender shall lend, and the Borrower may
borrow, prepay (without premium or penalty) and reborrow under this Section
2.01. Each request for an Advance (i) shall be irrevocable, (ii) shall be deemed
to constitute an express affirmation that all conditions precedent set forth
in
part B of Article IV hereof are satisfied on the date of such request and will
be satisfied on the requested Borrowing Date, and (iii) shall be made to the
Lender in writing, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the requested
Borrowing Date, by an authorized officer of the Borrower or by telephonic
communication by such authorized officer to the Lender, which shall be confirmed
by written notice to the Lender to be delivered to the Lender by the Business
Day next following the subject request. In no event shall the Borrower request,
or shall the Lender be required to honor, (A) any request for an Advance in
an
amount greater than the Availability at such time, (B) any request for an
Advance in an amount less than $100,000, or (C) more than one request for the
borrowing of an Advance in any seven (7) calendar day period.
(c) The
Borrower shall pay the Lender interest on all Advances at the rate(s) per annum
as in effect from time to time in accordance with the Revolving Credit Note.
Such interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar month commencing January 1, 2008 and on the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date, and shall be computed on the daily unpaid balance of all Advances made
under the Borrower’s revolving credit loan accounts with the Lender, based on a
three hundred sixty (360) day year, counting the actual number of days elapsed.
The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to charge the Borrower’s revolving
credit loan accounts for all such interest; provided,
however,
that
the Lender shall be under no obligation to make any such charge to the
Borrower’s revolving credit loan accounts (including, without limitation, if
there is insufficient Availability at the time such interest is due and
payable).
(d) In
the
event and to the extent that, at any time, the outstanding principal amount
of
Advances exceeds the Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, then the
Borrower shall immediately, without notice or demand, make a payment to the
Lender in respect of the Advances in an amount sufficient to cause the
outstanding principal amount of Advances to be equal to or less than the
Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect.
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(e) Unless
sooner due and payable by reason of an Event of Default or Sale having occurred,
the Borrower shall pay in full all of the Obligations to the Lender in respect
of all Advances on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(f) All
Advances shall be evidenced by a secured Revolving Credit Note of the Borrower
payable to the Lender or registered assigns.
(g) The
Borrower may, at its option, terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment at any
time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice, and paying to the
Lender, on the date fixed for termination, an amount equal to the sum of (i)
all
outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Advances, and (ii) prorated
accrued Commitment Fees.
(h) Provided
that the Revolving Credit Maturity Date has not theretofore occurred by reason
of clause (b) of the definition thereof, the Borrower may, at its option, by
written notice to the Lender given not earlier than September 1, 2009 and not
later than November 1, 2009, elect to extend the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date
to November 30, 2010, provided that, at the time of such notice and on the
scheduled Revolving Credit Maturity Date, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing. The Borrower’s extension notice shall expressly
certify to the satisfaction of such conditions, and once given, any such notice
shall be irrevocable.
Section
2.02. Term Loan.
(a) Subject
at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lender
hereby agrees to extend to the Borrower a Term Loan in the principal amount
of
$5,000,000. The Term Loan shall be borrowed in a single borrowing on the Closing
Date, and any principal amounts repaid in respect of the Term Loan may not
be
reborrowed.
(b) The
Term
Loan shall be repayable in installments, in accordance with the schedule of
payments set forth in the Term Note. The Borrower shall be required to prepay
the Term Loan (i) in full simultaneously with the consummation of any Sale,
and
(ii) in whole or in part from time to time in the event and to the extent of
50%
of any Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from time to time. Any
prepayment required under the foregoing clause (ii) shall be due and payable
as
and when the amount of Qualified Proceeds is determined (i.e., upon receipt
of
such Qualified Proceeds in the event that no acquisition transaction is then
pending, or sixty (60) days after receipt of such Qualified Proceeds to the
extent that such Qualified Proceeds have not been applied to the purchase price
and/or related expenses of a consummated business acquisition).
(c) The
Borrower shall pay the Lender interest on the principal balance of the Term
Loan
at the rate(s) per annum as in effect from time to time in accordance with
the
Term Note. Such interest shall be payable monthly in arrears commencing January
1, 2008, on the first day of each calendar month thereafter, and on the Term
Loan Maturity Date, and shall be computed on the daily unpaid balance of the
Term Loan, based on a three hundred sixty (360) day year, counting the actual
number of days elapsed. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to charge
the
Borrower’s revolving credit loan accounts for all such interest and/or for any
or all principal amounts due and payable in respect of the Term Loan;
provided,
however,
that
the Lender shall be under no obligation to make any such charge to the
Borrower’s revolving credit loan accounts (including, without limitation, if
there is insufficient Availability at the time such interest and/or principal
is
due and payable).
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(d) The
Term
Loan shall be evidenced by a secured Convertible Term Note of the Borrower
payable to the Lender or registered assigns.
Section
2.03. [Reserved].
Section
2.04. Fees and Premiums.
(a) The
Borrower shall pay the Closing Fees to the Lender on the Closing Date. The
Closing Fees shall be deemed fully earned on the Closing Date and shall not
be
refundable in whole or in part and shall not be subject to reduction or set-off
under any circumstances.
(b) The
Borrower shall further pay to the Lender, in respect of the Revolving Credit
Commitment:
(i) in
advance on the Closing Date and on the first (1st)
Business Day of each calendar month prior to (A) the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date, or (B) the earlier termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and
payment of the Obligations thereon in accordance with this Agreement, a
collateral monitoring and administrative fee in the amount of $1,500 per month
or portion thereof; and
(ii) on
December 1 of each year commencing December 1, 2008, and upon any termination
of
the Revolving Credit Commitment (appropriately prorated in such latter case),
an
annual Commitment Fee in the amount of $15,000.
(c) In
the
event of any prepayment of all or any portion of the Term Loan other than
pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(ii) above, in addition to the payment of the subject
principal amount and all unpaid accrued interest thereon, the Borrower shall
be
required to pay to the Lender a prepayment premium in an amount equal to (i)
three (3%) percent of the principal amount being prepaid if such prepayment
is
made or is required to be made on or prior to the second (2nd)
anniversary of the Closing Date, and (ii) one (1%) percent of the principal
amount being prepaid if such prepayment is made or is required to be made
subsequent to the second (2nd)
anniversary of the Closing Date.
(d) Payments
received in respect of the Obligations after 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time) on any
day shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding Business Day, and
if
any payment is received other than by wire transfer of immediately available
funds, such payment shall be subject to three (3) Business Days’ clearance prior
to being credited to the Obligations for interest calculation
purposes.
(e) In
the
event that the Lender notifies the Borrower that the Lender is ready, willing
and able to fund the Loans on substantially the terms of this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents presented to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the
Closing Date has not occurred within ten (10) days thereafter other than due
to
the fault of the Lender, then the Lender may, at any time thereafter until
the
Closing Date, terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Borrower, in
which event the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Lender (i) an amount
equal
to all out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Lender in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) an
additional fee in the amount of $150,000. This Section 2.04(e) shall survive
any
termination of this Agreement.
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Section
2.05. Use of Proceeds.
The
Borrower shall utilize the proceeds of the Loans solely for working capital
and
other general corporate purposes of the Borrower.
Section
2.06. Further Obligations.
With
respect to all Obligations for which the interest rate is not otherwise
specified herein (whether such Obligations arise hereunder, pursuant to the
Notes or Security Documents, or otherwise), such Obligations shall bear interest
at the rate(s) in effect from time to time pursuant to the Revolving Credit
Note.
Section
2.07. Application of Payments.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2.02(b), all amounts paid to or received by
the
Lender in respect of the Loans from whatever source (whether from the Borrower,
any Subsidiary pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement, any realization upon any
Collateral, or otherwise) shall, unless otherwise directed by the Borrower
with
respect to any particular payment (unless an Event of Default shall then be
continuing, in which event the Lender may disregard the Borrower’s direction),
be applied (a) first, to reimburse the Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred by the Lender which are reimbursable to the Lender in
accordance with this Agreement, the Notes and/or any of the other Loan
Documents, (b) next, to any accrued but unpaid fees or prepayment premiums,
and
amounts payable under Section 2.2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement,
(c)
next, to unpaid accrued interest on the Term Loan, (d) next, to unpaid accrued
interest on the Advances, (e) next, to the outstanding principal of the Term
Loan, to the extent then due and payable, (f) next, to the outstanding principal
of the Advances, and (g) finally, to the payment of any other outstanding
Obligations; and after payment in full of the Obligations, any further amounts
paid to or received by the Lender in respect of the Loans shall be paid over
to
the Borrower or such other Person(s) as may be legally entitled
thereto.
Section
2.08. Sale.
Anything elsewhere contained in this Agreement and/or the Notes to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate and all
Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without requirement of
any
notice or demand, upon the consummation of any Sale.
Section
2.09. Obligations Unconditional.
(a) The
payment and performance of all Obligations shall constitute the absolute and
unconditional obligations of the Borrower, and shall be independent of any
defense or rights of set-off, recoupment or counterclaim which the Borrower
might otherwise have against the Lender. All payments required by this Agreement
and/or the Notes shall be paid free of any deductions or withholdings for any
taxes (but only for the original Lender and any investment funds under common
management with such Lender) or other amounts and without abatement, diminution
or set-off. If the Borrower is required by law to make such a deduction or
withholding from a payment hereunder, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender
such
additional amount as is necessary to ensure that, after the making of such
deduction or withholding, the Lender receives (free from any liability in
respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which
it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding
been
made or required to be made. The Borrower shall (i) pay the full amount of
any
deduction or withholding, which it is required to make by-law, to the relevant
authority within the payment period set by the relevant law, and (ii) promptly
after any such payment, deliver to the Lender an original (or certified copy)
official receipt issued by the relevant authority in respect of the amount
withheld or deducted or, if the relevant authority does not issue such official
receipts, such other evidence of payment of the amount withheld or deducted
as
is reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
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(b) If,
at
any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, (i) any change in any
existing law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the interpretation or
application thereof, (ii) any new law, regulation, treaty or directive enacted
or application thereof, or (iii) compliance by the Lender with any request
or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental
authority (A) subjects the Lender to any tax, levy, impost, deduction,
assessment, charge or withholding of any kind whatsoever with respect to any
Loan Document, or changes the basis of taxation of payments to the Lender of
any
amount payable thereunder (except for net income taxes, or franchise taxes
imposed in lieu of net income taxes, imposed generally by federal, state, local
or foreign taxing authorities with respect to interest or commitment fees or
other fees payable hereunder or changes in the rate of tax on the overall net
income of the Lender or its members), or (B) imposes on the Lender any other
condition or increased cost in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby or participations therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is
to
increase the cost to the Lender of making or continuing any Loan or to reduce
any amount receivable hereunder, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall
promptly pay to the Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate the
Lender, on an after-tax basis, for such additional cost or reduced amount as
determined by the Lender. If the Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional
amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09(b), the Lender shall promptly notify
the
Borrower of the event by reason of which the Lender has become so entitled
and
the basis therefor (to the extent known to the Lender) in reasonable detail,
and
each such notice of additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.09(b)
submitted by the Lender to the Borrower shall, absent manifest error, be final,
conclusive and binding for all purposes.
Section
2.10. Reversal of Payments.
To the
extent that any payment or payments made to or received by the Lender pursuant
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid
to any trustee, receiver or other person under any state or federal bankruptcy
or other such law, then, to the extent thereof, such amounts shall be revived
as
Obligations and continue in full force and effect hereunder as if such payment
or payments had not been received by the Lender.
III. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
As
of the
Closing Date and on each Borrowing Date (unless the representation and warranty
refers to a specific date), the Borrower hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Lender, all of which representations
and
warranties shall survive the Closing Date, the delivery of the Notes and the
making of the Loans, shall be continuing in nature so long as any Obligations
are outstanding or the Revolving Credit Commitment remains in effect, and are
as
follows:
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Section
3.01. Financial Matters.
(a) The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lender the audited consolidated
financial statements (including balance sheets, statements of income and
statements of cash flows) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at June 30,
2005, 2006 and 2007, and for the Fiscal Years then ended (collectively, the
“Financial
Statements”).
(b) The
Financial Statements (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and
Regulation S-X promulgated under the Act on a consistent basis for all periods
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to the absence of full footnote
disclosures, and to normal non-material audit adjustments), (ii) are complete
and correct in all material respects, (iii) fairly present the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of said dates,
and
the results of their operations for the periods stated, (iv) contain and reflect
all necessary adjustments and accruals, as applicable, for a fair presentation
of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated financial condition and
results of operations as of the dates of and for the periods covered by such
Financial Statements, and (v) make full and adequate provision, subject to
and
in accordance with GAAP, for the various assets and liabilities (including,
without limitation, deferred revenues) of the Borrower, fixed or contingent,
and
the results of their operations and transactions in their accounts, as of the
dates and for the periods referred to therein.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries have
any
liabilities, obligations or commitments of any kind or nature whatsoever,
whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise (collectively “Liabilities
and Contingencies”),
including, without limitation, Liabilities and Contingencies under employment
agreements and with respect to any “earn-outs”, stock appreciation rights, or
related compensation obligations, except: (i) Liabilities and Contingencies
disclosed in the Financial Statements or footnotes thereto, (ii) Liabilities
and
Contingencies incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, or (iii)
those Liabilities and Contingencies which are not required to be disclosed
under
GAAP. The reserves, if any, reflected on the balance sheet included in the
most
recent Financial Statements are appropriate and reasonable. Neither the Borrower
nor any of its Subsidiaries have any Indebtedness for money borrowed,
outstanding obligations for the purchase price of property, contingent
obligations or liabilities for taxes, or any material or unusual forward or
long-term commitments, except as specifically set forth in Schedule
3.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Since
the
date of the most recent Financial Statements, except as set forth in
Schedule
3.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there has been no material adverse change in the working
capital, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, reserves,
business, management, operations or prospects of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the following:
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(i) there
has
been no material change in any assumptions underlying, or in any methods of
calculating, any bad debt, contingency or other reserve relating to the Borrower
or any Subsidiary;
(ii) there
have been (A) no material write-downs in the value of any inventory of, and
there have been no write-offs as uncollectible of any notes, accounts receivable
or other receivables of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than write-offs
of
accounts receivable reserved in full as of the date of the most recent financial
statements delivered to the Lender, and (B) no reserves established for the
uncollectibility of any notes, Accounts or other receivables of the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary except to the extent that same have been disclosed to the Lender
in writing and would not, individually or in the aggregate, cause the
outstanding Advances to exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment;
(iii) no
debts
which, individually or in the aggregate, are material to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) have been cancelled, no claims or rights of
substantial value have been waived and no properties or assets (real, personal
or mixed, tangible or intangible) have been sold, transferred, or otherwise
disposed of by the Borrower or any Subsidiary except in the ordinary course
of
business and consistent with past practice;
(iv) there
has
been no change in any method of accounting or accounting practice utilized
by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(v) no
material casualty, loss or damage has been suffered by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, regardless of whether such casualty, loss or damage is or was
covered by insurance;
(vi) Any
announced changes in the policies or practices of any customer, supplier or
referral source of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary has received written notice of and which would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vii) Any
incurrence of (A) any liability or obligation outside of the ordinary course
of
business which, individually or in the aggregate, is or will be material to
the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or (B)
any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness;
(viii) Any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution or any
other payment of any kind by the Borrower to or in respect of any equity
securities of the Borrower; and
(ix) No
action
described in this Section 3.01(d) has been agreed to be taken by the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary.
(e) The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have in place adequate systems of internal
controls and disclosure controls and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences, and (v) the Borrower and its management are able to obtain timely
and accurate information regarding the Business Operations and all material
transactions relating to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries; and no material
deficiency exists with respect to the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s systems of
internal controls.
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(f) All
of
the SEC Reports (as amended), as of the respective dates thereof, complied
in
all material respects, as applicable, with the Act and the Exchange
Act.
(g) The
representations and warranties made in this Section 3.01 are subject to the
matters disclosed in the Borrower’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 18,
2007, filed with the SEC.
Section
3.02. Organization; Corporate Existence.
(a) The
Borrower (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business
as now conducted and as proposed hereafter to be conducted, (iii) is qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the
failure of the Borrower to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect,
and (iv) has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver,
and perform all of its obligations under, the Loan Documents. True and complete
copies of the Organic Documents of the Borrower, together with all amendments
thereto to the date hereof, have been furnished to the Lender.
(b) On
the
date of this Agreement, the outstanding capital stock of the Borrower, the
number and amount of all outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities,
subscriptions and other rights to acquire capital stock of the Borrower, and
the
number of shares reserved or to be reserved under outstanding, authorized or
proposed option plans or the like, are as set forth in Schedule
3.02
of the
Disclosure Schedule. All of such outstanding capital stock is validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in such Schedule
3.02,
no
holders of any such securities have any registration rights in respect thereof.
(c) Schedule
3.02
of the
Disclosure Schedule further sets forth, with respect to each Subsidiary on
the
date of this Agreement, (i) its proper legal name, (ii) its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation, (iii) the jurisdictions in which it is qualified
to
do business as a foreign entity, (iv) the number of shares of capital stock,
equity securities or ownership interests outstanding (all of which are validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable), and (v) the owner(s) of such outstanding
capital stock, equity securities or other ownership interests. Each of the
Subsidiaries (A) is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation,
(B) has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry
on
its business as now conducted and as proposed hereafter to be conducted, and
to
execute and deliver, and perform all of its obligations under, the Loan
Documents to which it is a party, and (C) is not required to be qualified to
do
business as a foreign entity in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified
and the failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the Organic Documents
of
each Subsidiary, together with all amendments thereto to the date hereof, have
been furnished to the Lender.
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Section
3.03. Authorization.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of
their respective obligations under the Loan Documents have been duly authorized
by all requisite corporate and other action and will not, either prior to or
as
a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
(i) violate any provision of Applicable Law, any order of any court or other
agency of government, any provision of the Organic Documents of the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary, or any Contract, indenture, agreement or other instrument to
which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any of its assets or properties are
bound, or (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (after
the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or, except
as
may be provided in the Loan Documents, result in the creation or imposition
of
any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to, any such Contract, indenture,
agreement or other instrument.
(b) This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered
by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries party thereto, and constitute the valid and
binding obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries party thereto,
enforceable against the Borrower and such Subsidiaries in accordance with their
respective terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moretorium, fraudulent transfer or
other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally,
and by general principles of equity.
(c) Except
for compliance with applicable federal or state securities laws, as applicable,
neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries is required to obtain any
Government Approval, consent or authorization from, or to file any declaration
or statement with, any governmental instrumentality or agency in connection
with
or as a condition to the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Loan
Documents.
(d) Without
limitation of Sections 3.03(a) through 3.03(c) above, the issuance of the Term
Note and the Warrants has been authorized by all requisite corporate action
of
the Borrower, and such issuance does not conflict with any shareholders’
agreement, preemptive rights, limitation under or requirement of Organic
Documents, or other agreement or commitment of the Borrower. Upon conversion
of
the Term Note (in whole or in part) from time to time in accordance therewith,
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable; and upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance
with the terms thereof, the Warrant Shares (as such term is defined in the
Warrants) will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Section
3.04. Litigation.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.04
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity
or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending
or,
to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower
or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, which, if
adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower has
no
Knowledge of any state of facts, events, conditions or circumstances which
are
reasonably likely to give rise to, or would properly constitute grounds for
or
the basis of, any suit, action, arbitration, proceeding or investigation
(including, without limitation, any unfair labor practice charges, interference
with union organizing activities, or other labor or employment claims) against
or with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
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Section
3.05. Material Contracts.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.05
of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a)
a
party to any Contract, agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or
other corporate or organizational restriction which has had or could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) subject to any liability
or
obligation under or relating to any collective bargaining agreement, or (c)
in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations,
covenants or conditions contained in any Contract, agreement or instrument
to
which it is a party or by which any of its assets or properties is bound, which
default, individually or in the aggregate, would have or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.06. Title to Properties.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.06
fo the
Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has good title
to
all of its properties and assets, free and clear of all mortgages, security
interests, restrictions, encumbrances or other Liens of any kind, except for
restrictions on the nature of use thereof imposed by Applicable Law, and except
for Permitted Liens, none of which materially interfere with the use and
enjoyment of such properties and assets in the normal course of the Business
Operations as presently conducted, or materially impair the value of such
properties and assets for the purpose of such business.
Section
3.07. Real Property.
Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary owns any Owned Real Property. Schedule
3.07
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete lists of all Leased Real
Properties. The Borrower has a valid lessee’s interest in each Leased Real
Property currently leased or occupied by the Borrower and neither the Borrower
nor, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, is in material breach
or violation of any requirements of any such lease. All Real Properties
currently owned or occupied by the Borrower or any Subsidiary are in good
condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and are adequate for the current
and proposed businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. To the Borrower’s
Knowledge, its use of the Real Properties in the normal conduct of the Business
Operations does not violate any applicable building, zoning or other law,
ordinance or regulation affecting such Real Properties, and no covenants,
easements, rights-of-way or other such conditions of record materially impair
the Borrower’s use of the Real Properties in the normal conduct of the Business
Operations.
Section
3.08. Machinery and Equipment.
The
machinery and equipment owned and/or used by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries
is, as to each individual material item of machinery and equipment, and in
the
aggregate as to all such equipment, in good and usable condition and in a state
of good maintenance and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and adequate
for its use in the Business Operations.
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Section
3.09. Capitalization.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.02
of the
Disclosure Schedule and for new Subsidiaries which may hereafter be formed
or
acquired in compliance with this Agreement, the Borrower does not, directly
or
indirectly, own any capital stock of or any form of equity interest in any
other
Person.
Section
3.10. Solvency.
After
giving effect to the Loans and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
the
borrowings made and/or to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement do not
and will not render the Borrower insolvent or with unreasonably small capital
for its business; the fair saleable value of all of the assets and properties
of
the Borrower does now, and will, upon the funding of the Loans contemplated
hereby, exceed the aggregate liabilities and Indebtedness of the Borrower
(including contingent liabilities); the Borrower is not contemplating either
the
filing of a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law,
or
the liquidation of all or any substantial portion of its assets or property;
the
Borrower has no Knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such
petition against the Borrower; and the Borrower reasonably anticipates that
it
will be able to pay its debts as they mature.
Section
3.11. No Investment Company.
The
Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
Section
3.12. Margin Securities.
The
Borrower does not own or have any present intention of acquiring any “margin
security” or any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (herein called “margin
security” and “margin stock”). None of the proceeds of the Loans will be used,
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying, or for the
purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred
to purchase or carry, any margin security or margin stock or for any other
purpose which might constitute the transactions contemplated hereby a “purpose
credit” within the meaning of said Regulations T, U or X, or cause this
Agreement to violate any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or the Exchange Act, or any rules or regulations
promulgated under such statutes.
Section
3.13. Taxes.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.13
of the
Disclosure Schedule, all material federal, state, local and foreign tax returns
and tax reports required to be filed by the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary
have
been timely filed with the appropriate governmental agencies in all
jurisdictions in which such returns and reports are required to be filed, and
all of such tax returns, tax reports and other filings are correct and complete
in all material respects. All federal, state, local and foreign income,
franchise, sales, use, property, excise, ad valorem, value-added, payroll and
other taxes (including interest, penalties and additions to tax and including
estimated tax installments where required to be filed and paid) due from or
with
respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have been fully paid, and
appropriate accruals have been made on the Borrower’s books for taxes not yet
due and payable. All taxes and other assessments and levies which the Borrower
and/or any Subsidiary is required by law to withhold or to collect have been
duly withheld and collected, and have been paid over to the proper governmental
authorities to the extent due and payable. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.13
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or pending claims, deficiencies
or
assessments for taxes, interest or penalties with respect to any taxable period
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and no outstanding tax Liens.
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(b) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
3.13
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower has no Knowledge and has not received notice
of any pending audit with respect to any federal, state, local or foreign tax
returns of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and no waivers of statutes of
limitations have been given or requested with respect to any tax years or tax
filings of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section
3.14. ERISA.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.14
of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate of the
Borrower maintains or has any obligation to make any contributions to any
pension, profit sharing or other similar plan providing for deferred
compensation to any employee. With respect to any such plan(s) as may now exist
or may hereafter be established by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the
Borrower, and which constitutes an “employee pension benefit plan” within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, except as set forth on Schedule
3.14
of the
Disclosure Schedule: (a) the Borrower or the subject ERISA Affiliate has paid
and shall cause to be paid when due all amounts necessary to fund such plan(s)
in accordance with its terms, (b) except for normal premiums payable by the
Borrower to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”),
the
Borrower or the subject ERISA Affiliate has not taken and shall not take any
action which could result in any liability to the PBGC, or any of its successors
or assigns, (c) the present value of all accrued benefits thereunder shall
not
at any time exceed the value of the assets of such plan(s) allocable to such
accrued benefits, (d) there have not been and there shall not be any
transactions such as would cause the imposition of any tax or penalty under
Section 4975 of the Code or under Section 502 of ERISA, which would adversely
affect the funded benefits attributable to the Borrower or the subject ERISA
Affiliate, (e) there has not been and there shall not be any termination or
partial termination thereof (other than a partial termination resulting solely
from a reduction in the number of employees of the Borrower or an ERISA
Affiliate of the Borrower, which reduction is not anticipated by the Borrower),
and there has not been and there shall not be any “reportable event” (as such
term is defined in Section 4043(b) of ERISA) on or after the effective date
of
Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect to any such plan(s) subject to Title
IV of
ERISA, (f) no “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the
Code) has been or shall be incurred on or after the effective date of Section
412 of the Code, (g) such plan(s) have been and shall be determined to be
“qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, and have been and
shall be duly administered in compliance with ERISA and the Code, and (h) the
Borrower is not aware of any fact, event, condition or cause which might
adversely affect the qualified status thereof. As respects any “multi-employer
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) to which the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has heretofore been, is now, or may hereafter
be
required to make contributions, the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate has made
and shall make all required contributions thereto, and there has not been and
shall not be any “complete withdrawal” or “partial withdrawal” (as such terms
are respectively defined in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) therefrom on the
part of the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate. Neither the Borrower nor any
of
its Subsidiaries is or has at any time been an employer (for purposes of
Sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Xxx 0000 under English law) of an occupational
pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (both terms as defined
in
the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 under English law), or “connected” with an
“associate” of such an employer (as those terms are used in Sections 39 and 43
of the Pensions Xxx 0000 under English law).
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Section
3.15. Intellectual Property.
(a) To
the
Knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries own or have the
valid right to use all material patents, trademarks, copyrights, software,
computer programs, equipment designs, network designs, equipment configurations,
technology and other intellectual property used, marketed and/or sold in the
Business Operations, and the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance
in
all material respects with all licenses, user agreements and other such
agreements regarding the use of intellectual property used in the Business
Operations; and the Borrower has no Knowledge of or received written notice
claiming that any such intellectual property infringes upon or violates the
rights of any other Person.
(b) Schedule
3.15(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material Intellectual Property owned by
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries (“Owned
Intellectual Property”),
including the name, if any, and a brief description thereof. Except as set
forth
in such Schedule
3.15(b),
to the
Knowledge fo the Borrower, either the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries holds,
good, valid and indefeasible title to all Owned Intellectual Property, free
and
clear of any liens or encumbrances of any kind, except for: (i) any lien for
current taxes not yet due and payable, and (ii) liens that have arisen in the
ordinary course of business and that do not (individually or in the aggregate)
materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially
impair the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(c) Schedule
3.15(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) all material Intellectual Property licensed
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from third parties and used in the
conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (“Licensed
Intellectual Property”),
including a brief description thereof; (ii) with respect to any Owned
Intellectual Property that is the subject of any registration or pending
application in any jurisdiction, the names of the jurisdictions, any
registration and/or application serial numbers, and the current status thereof;
(iii) a brief description of all material licenses, sublicenses, and other
agreements pursuant to which the Borrower (or any of its Subsidiaries) or any
sublicensee of the Borrower (or any of its Subsidiaries) has granted to any
third party the right to use any of the Owned Intellectual Property; (iv) all
other material consents, indemnifications, forbearances to xxx, settlement
agreements and licensing or cross-licensing arrangements to which the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party relating to the Owned Intellectual
Property; and (v) any ongoing royalty or payment obligations with respect to
the
Licensed Intellectual Property.
(d) To
the
Knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have a valid right
to use, license, and otherwise exploit all Licensed Intellectual Property,
and
any rights thereunder will not be affected by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
entering into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the agreements and
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except as set forth in
Schedule
3.15(d)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is under
any obligation to pay royalties or other payments in connection with any
license, sublicense, or other agreement, nor restricted from assigning its
right
under any sublicense or agreement respecting the Licensed Intellectual Property,
nor will the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise be, as a result
of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the
performance of their obligations hereunder and thereunder, in breach of any
license, sublicense or other agreement relating to the Licensed Intellectual
Property.
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(e) To
the
Knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower’s and each Subsidiary’s rights in all of
the Owned Intellectual Property are valid, subsisting, and enforceable. None
of
the Owned Intellectual Property or any registrations therefor have been
cancelled or adjudicated invalid or unenforceable, or are subject to any
outstanding order, judgment, or decree restricting its use or adversely
affecting or reflecting the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights
thereto. To the Knowledge of the Borrower, all Owned Intellectual Property
that
is the subject of a registration or pending application is valid, subsisting,
unexpired, and in proper form, and all renewal fees and other maintenance fees
that have fallen due on or prior to the Closing Date have been paid. Either
the
Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary has timely made all filings and payments
with the appropriate intellectual property offices required to maintain in
subsistence all Owned Intellectual Property. All documentation necessary to
confirm and effect the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ ownership of and rights
in any Owned Intellectual Property that is the subject of a registration or
pending application acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from
third parties has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the United States Copyright Office, and any and all other relevant
intellectual property offices and agencies in other jurisdictions. Except for
any pending application by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, no Owned Intellectual
Property is the subject of any legal or governmental proceeding before any
governmental, registration or other authority in any jurisdiction, including
any
office action or other form of preliminary or final refusal of
registration.
(f) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not materially alter
or impair any Owned Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Borrower,
no
Owned Intellectual Property has been used, divulged, disclosed or appropriated
to the detriment of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit
of
any third party; and, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, no employee or agent
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has misappropriated any material trade
secrets or other material confidential information of any third party in the
course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee of the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Borrower, (i) none of the
Owned
Intellectual Property infringes on any Intellectual Property owned or used
by
any other Person; (ii) none of the products that are or have been designed,
created, developed, assembled, manufactured or sold by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating, or making any unlawful use
of
any Intellectual Property owned by any other Person, and the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have all rights and licenses reasonably necessary in order to
make,
have made, use or sell such products, (iii) no other Person is infringing,
misappropriating or making any unlawful use of, and no Intellectual Property
owned or used by any other Person infringes on any Owned Intellectual Property,
and (iv) there is no claim, suit, action or proceeding pending or threatened
or
asserted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries: (A) alleging any
conflict or infringement by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any
other
Person’s intellectual property or proprietary rights; or (B) challenging the
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or use of, or the validity or
enforceability of, any of the Owned Intellectual Property or the Licensed
Intellectual Property.
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Section
3.16. Compliance with Laws.
The
Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all occupational safety,
health, wage and hour, employment discrimination, environmental, flammability,
labeling and other Applicable Law which are material to the Business Operations,
except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has
any
Knowledge of any state or facts, events, conditions or occurrences which may
now
or hereafter constitute or result in a violation of any Applicable Law, or
which
may give rise to the assertion of any such violation, which in either case
could
have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has
received written notice of default or violation, nor is the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in default or violation, with respect to any Applicable Law. Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of or been charged
with, or is, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, under investigation with respect to,
any violation of any provision of any Applicable Law, which violation would
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.17. Licenses and Permits.
The
Borrower and each Subsidiary has all federal, state and local licenses and
permits required to be maintained in connection with and material to the
Business Operations, and all such licenses and permits are valid and in full
force and effect. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has complied with the
requirements of such licenses and permits in all material respects, and has
received no notice of any pending or threatened proceedings for the suspension,
termination, revocation or limitation thereof. There is no circumstance or
condition Known to the Borrower that would cause or permit any of such licenses
or permits to be voided, revoked or withdrawn.
Section
3.18. Insurance.
Schedule
3.18
of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all insurance coverages maintained by the Borrower
on
the date of this Agreement, including the names of insurers, policy limits
and
deductibles. The Borrower has not received written notice of cancellation or
intent not to renew any of such policies, and there has not occurred, and there
does not exist, any condition (other than general industry-wide conditions)
such
as would cause any of such insurers to cancel any of such insurance coverages,
or would be reasonably likely to materially increase the premiums charged to
the
Borrower for coverages consistent with the scope and amounts of coverages as
in
effect on the date hereof.
Section
3.19. Environmental Laws.
(a) The
Borrower and each Subsidiary has complied in all material respects with all
Environmental Laws relating to its business and properties, and to the Knowledge
of the Borrower there exist no Hazardous Substances in amounts in violation
of
applicable Environmental Laws or underground storage tanks on any of the Real
Properties the existence of which would have a Material Adverse Effect, except
those that are stored and used in compliance with Applicable Laws.
(b) Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of any pending
or
threatened litigation or administrative proceeding which in any instance (i)
asserts or alleges any violation of applicable Environmental Laws on the part
of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) asserts or alleges that the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary is required to clean up, remove or otherwise take remedial or other
response action due to the disposal, depositing, discharge, leaking or other
release of any Hazardous Substances or materials, or (iii) asserts or alleges
that the Borrower or any Subsidiary is required to pay all or any portion of
the
costs of any past, present or future cleanup, removal or remedial or other
response action which arises out of or is related to the disposal, depositing,
discharge, leaking or other release of any hazardous substances or materials
by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary. To the Borrower’s Knowledge, neither the
Borrower nor any Subsidiary is subject to any judgment, decree, order or
citation related to or arising out of any Environmental Laws. To the Borrower’s
Knowledge, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has been named or listed
as a
potentially responsible party by any governmental body or agency in any matter
arising under any Environmental Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary
is
a participant in, nor does the Borrower have Knowledge of, any governmental
investigation involving any of the Real Properties.
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(c) To
the
Borrower’s Knowledge, neither the Borrower, any Subsidiary nor any other Person
has caused or permitted any Hazardous Substances or other materials to be
stored, deposited, treated, recycled or disposed of on, under or at any of
the
Real Properties in violation of applicable Environmental Laws, which materials,
if known to be present, would reasonably be expected to require or authorize
cleanup, removal or other remedial action under any applicable Environmental
Laws.
(d) As
used
in this Section 3.19 and in Section 5.08 below, the following terms have the
following meanings:
“Environmental
Laws”
include
all federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
permits, orders, and consent decrees agreed to by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, relating to health, safety, and environmental matters applicable
to
the business and property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. Such laws and
regulations include but are not limited to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (“RCRA”),
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U.S.C. §6901 et seq., as amended; the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”),
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U.S.C. §9601 et seq., as amended; the Toxic Substances Control Act
(“TSCA”),
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U.S.C. §2601 et seq., as amended; and the Clean Xxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §0000 et
seq., as amended.
“Hazardous
Substances”,
“Release”,
“Respond”
and
“Response”
shall
have the meanings assigned to them in XXXXXX, 00 X.X.X. §0000, as amended.
“Notice”
means
any actual summons, citation, directive, information request, notice of
potential responsibility, notice of violation or deficiency, order, claim,
complaint, investigation, proceeding, judgment, letter, or other communication,
written or oral, from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or
other
federal, state, local or foreign agency or authority, or any other entity or
individual, public or private, concerning any intentional or unintentional
act
or omission which involves management of Hazardous Substances in amounts in
violation of Environmental Laws on or off any Real Properties; the imposition
of
any lien on any Real Properties, including but not limited to liens asserted
by
government entities in connection with any Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s response
to the presence or Release of Hazardous Substances in amounts in violation
of
Environmental Laws; and any alleged violation of or responsibility under any
Environmental Laws.
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Section
3.20. Sensitive Payments.
Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has (a) made any contributions, payments or
gifts to or for the private use of any governmental official, employee or agent
where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift
is
illegal under the laws of the United States or the jurisdiction in which made,
(b) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset for any purpose
or
made any false or artificial entries on its books, (c) made any payments to
any
person with the intention that any part of such payment was to be used for
any
purpose other than that described in the documents supporting the payment,
or
(d) engaged in any “trading with the enemy” or other transactions violating any
rules or regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control or any similar
laws, rules or regulations.
Section
3.21. Full Disclosure.
No
statement of fact made by the Borrower in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, in any SEC Report (as amended), or in any information memorandum,
business summary, agreement, certificate, schedule or other written statement
furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Lender pursuant hereto,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits
or
will omit to state any material fact necessary to make any statements contained
herein or therein not misleading. Except for matters of a general economic
or
political nature which do not affect the Borrower or any Subsidiary uniquely,
there is no fact presently known to the Borrower which has not been disclosed
to
the Lender, which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.22. Reaffirmation.
Each
and every request by the Borrower for an Advance shall constitute a
reaffirmation of the truth and accuracy of the Borrowers’ and each Subsidiary’s
representations and warranties made in this Agreement and the Security Documents
on and as of the date of such request.
IV. CONDITIONS
OF MAKING THE LOANS
A. The
obligation of the Lender to make the initial Loan hereunder and to consummate
the other transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the following
conditions precedent:
Section
4.01. Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof and in the other
Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing
Date.
Section
4.02. Loan Documents.
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) shall have duly executed and/or
delivered to the Lender all of the following:
(a) The
Notes;
(b) The
Guaranty Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the U.K. Security Agreement,
the
Validity Guaranties (which shall also be executed by Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, respectively) and any and all other Security Documents
required by the Lender at the Closing Date (including, without limitation,
Control Agreements in respect of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ deposit
accounts, and any Landlord Waivers, warehousemen’s waivers, bailee letters or
consents required by the Lender);
(c) The
Warrants;
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(d) The
Registration Rights Agreement;
(e) A
certificate or certificates of insurance, with loss payable endorsements,
evidencing the insurance required by Section 5.01(d) below;
(f) A
current
Borrowing Base report in conformity with Section 5.04(d) below, and a written
request for the borrowing of the Term Loan and the initial Advance;
(g) A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and
each
Subsidiary, certifying the vote of the Boards of Directors or other governing
body of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, authorizing and directing the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and all further agreements,
instruments, certificates and other documents pursuant hereto and
thereto;
(h) A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and
each
Subsidiary, certifying the names of the officers of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary who are authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and
all
other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents to be delivered
pursuant hereto and thereto, together with the true signatures of such officers.
The Lender may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Lender shall
receive any further such certificate canceling or amending the prior certificate
and submitting the signatures of the officers named in such further
certificate;
(i) Certified
copies of the Organic Documents of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, and a
certificate of the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Borrower and each Subsidiary and of each
jurisdiction in which the Borrower and each Subsidiary is qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation, dated reasonably prior to the Closing Date,
stating that the Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly formed or qualified and
in
good standing in such jurisdiction; provided,
however,
that
with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) the delivery of uncertified copies
of its Organic Documents shall be satisfactory, and (ii) no certificate of
good
standing need be delivered if the subject jurisdiction does not issue such
certificates or comparable documents;
(j) Such
other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates (including, without
limitation, satisfactory lien and judgment searches respecting the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries) as the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.
Section
4.03. Payoff and Release Letter.
The
Borrower shall have received, and shall have delivered to the Lender, a payoff
and release letter signed by the Factor, in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Lender, (a) confirming the amount required to be paid to the Factor in
order
to pay all of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ obligations to the Factor
under or in respect of the Factoring Facility, (b) affirming that, upon receipt
of such amount on or prior to the Closing Date, all claims, Liens, encumbrances
and security interests held by the Factor under, pursuant to or in respect
of
the Factoring Facility shall be terminated and released, and all collateral
therefor and receivables purchased thereunder shall be released, reassigned
and
returned to the transferor(s) thereof, and (c) authorizing the filing, upon
receipt of such amount on the Closing Date, of termination statements in respect
of any and all Lien filings against the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries in
respect of such Liens, encumbrances and security interests of the
Factor.
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Section
4.04. Equity Matters.
The
Borrower shall have provided to the Lender written evidence of, and all material
agreements relating to, (a) the receipt by the Borrower of gross proceeds of
not
less than $2,500,000 from the issuance and sale of Common Stock subsequent
to
July 1, 2007, and (b) the resolution to the Lender’s satisfaction the “toxic”
provision of the Rho preferred stock.
Section
4.05. Legal Opinions.
The
Lender shall have received written opinions of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP and McFaddens,
United States and United Kingdom (respectively) counsel for the Borrower and
the
Subsidiaries, dated the Closing Date, satisfactory to the Lender and its counsel
in scope and substance.
Section
4.06. Fees and Reimbursements.
The
Borrower shall have paid to the Lender the Closing Fee and the initial
Monitoring Fee, and shall have paid or reimbursed the Lender for its reasonable
out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses incurred to the Closing Date; and
in
connection herewith, the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender
to
charge such amounts as Advances to the Borrower’s revolving credit loan
accounts. Failure of the Lender to effect any such charge shall not excuse
the
Borrower from its obligation to pay such amounts.
Section
4.07. Further Matters.
All
legal matters, and the form and substance of all documents, incident to the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory to the Lender and its
counsel.
Section
4.08. No Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
B. The
obligation of the Lender to make any Advances subsequent to the Closing Date
is
subject to (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III
and
in the other Loan Documents being true and correct in all material respects
(except that, to the extent that any representation or warranty is already
qualified by concepts of materiality and/or Material Adverse Effect, then such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on
and
as of the subject Borrowing Date, (b) the Lender’s receipt of a current
Borrowing Base report in conformity with Section 5.04(d) below, (c) the
execution and delivery of such further Security Documents as the Lender may
have
reasonably requested pursuant to the Security Documents theretofore executed
and
delivered, and (d) there being no continuing Default or Event of
Default.
V. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until all
Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full
and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, unless the Lender
shall
otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to:
Section
5.01. Corporate and Insurance.
Do or
cause to be done all things necessary to at all times (a) preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its corporate or other legal existence, rights,
licenses, permits and franchises, (b) comply with the Loan Documents and any
other agreements and instruments executed and delivered hereunder and thereunder
(to the extent a party thereto), (c) maintain, preserve and protect all of
its
franchises and material trade names, and preserve all of its material property
used or useful in the conduct of its business and keep the same in good repair,
working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and from time
to time make, or cause to be made, all needed and proper repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, so that the Business
Operations carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously
conducted at all times, consistent with past practice, (d) maintain
insurance in amounts, on such terms and against such risks (including fire
and
other hazards insured against by extended coverage, and public liability
insurance covering claims for personal injury, death or property damage) as are
customary for companies of similar size in the same or similar businesses and
operating in the same or similar locations, as well as all such other insurance
as is required by the Collateral Agreement, each of which policies (other than
workers compensation or any similar statutorily-required employee coverage)
shall be issued by a financially sound and reputable insurer reasonably
satisfactory to the Lender and shall name the Lender as loss payee and
additional insured as its interest appears and provide for the Lender to receive
written notice thereof at least thirty (30) days prior to any cancellation
of
the subject policy, and (e) comply in all material respects with all material
Contracts and material obligations to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, all benefit plans which it maintains or is required to contribute to,
and
all Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws) material
to its Business Operations, and all requirements of its insurers, whether now
in
effect or hereafter enacted, promulgated or issued; provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall be permitted to contest any of the foregoing matters in
good
faith by appropriate proceedings, and subject to the maintenance of appropriate
reserves therefor on its books in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will
provide to the Lender a certificate of the foregoing insurance, promptly upon
request.
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Section
5.02. Payment of Taxes.
File,
pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all material taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Borrower and/or
any Subsidiary or upon its income and profits or upon any of its property (real,
personal or mixed) or upon any part thereof, before the same shall become in
default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials, supplies and
otherwise, which, if unpaid when due, might become a Lien or charge upon such
property or any part thereof; provided,
however,
that
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall be required to pay and discharge
or cause to be paid and discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or
claim so long as (a) the validity thereof shall be contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have set
aside
on its books adequate reserves (to the extent required by GAAP) with respect
to
any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so contested, and (b) payment
with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim shall be made
before any of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s property shall be seized or
sold in satisfaction thereof.
Section
5.03. Notices.
Give
prompt written notice to the Lender of (a) the filing by the Borrower of any
SEC
Reports, (b) any proceedings instituted against the Borrower or any Subsidiary
in any federal, state, local or foreign court or before any commission or other
regulatory body, whether federal, state, local or foreign, which, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
(c)
occupancy of any new or additional Real Property, and (d) the occurrence of
any
material casualty to any Collateral, any Material Adverse Effect, or any Default
or Event of Default, and the action that the Borrower has taken, is taking,
or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
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Section
5.04. Periodic Reports.
Furnish
to the Lender:
(a) Within
ninety (90) calendar days after the end of each Fiscal Year, consolidated
balance sheets, and consolidated and consolidating statements of income,
statements of stockholders’ equity, and statements of cash flows of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, together with footnotes and supporting schedules thereto,
certified (as to the consolidated statements) by independent certified public
accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Lender,
showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the
close of such Fiscal Year and the results of operations of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year;
(b) Within
thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar month (forty-five
(45)
calendar days in the case of the end of a fiscal quarter), consolidated and
consolidating unaudited balance sheets, statements of income and statements
of
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case with supporting
schedules thereto, prepared by the Borrower and certified by the Borrower’s
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief
Accounting Officer, such balance sheets to be as of the close of such calendar
month and such statements of income and statements of cash flows to be for
the
period from the beginning of the then-current Fiscal Year to the end of such
calendar month, together with comparative statements of income and cash flows
for the corresponding period in the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, in each
case subject to normal audit and year-end adjustments;
(c) Concurrently
with the delivery of each of the financial statements required by Sections
5.04(a) and 5.04(b) above, a certificate on behalf of the Borrower (signed
by
the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or
Chief Accounting Officer of the Borrower), certifying that he has examined
the
provisions of this Agreement and that, to the best of his knowledge, no Default
or Event of Default (including, without limitation, under Sections 6.16 and
6.17
below, as demonstrated by detailed calculations included in such certificate)
has occurred and/or is continuing;
(d) On
or
prior to the fifth (5th)
Business Day of each calendar month, a detailed calculation of the Borrowing
Base as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar month, in form and
substance, and with supporting documentation (including, without limitation,
receivables and payables agings as of the close of the immediately preceding
calendar month) as may reasonably be required by the Lender; and, on or prior
to
the twentieth (20th)
calendar day of each calendar month, a detailed calculation of the Borrowing
Base as of a date not earlier than the fifteenth (15th)
calendar day of such calendar month, with supporting documentation as
aforesaid;
(e) As
soon
as approved by the Borrower’s Board of Directors (but in any event not later
than thirty (30) days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year), a budget and
operating plan (on a quarter-by-quarter basis) for such Fiscal Year, in such
detail as may reasonably be required by the Lender;
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(f) As
and
when distributed to the Borrower’s shareholders, copies of all proxy materials,
reports and other information which the Borrower provides to its shareholders;
and as and when distributed to any other holders of Indebtedness of the Borrower
or the Subsidiaries, copies of all reports, statements and other information
provided to such lenders; and
(g) Promptly,
from time to time, such other information (including, without limitation,
receivables and payables agings, and sales reports) regarding the Borrower’s or
any Subsidiary’s operations, assets, business, affairs and financial condition,
as the Lender may reasonably request.
To
the
extent that the financial statements required by Sections 5.04(a) and 5.04(b)
are contained in any SEC Reports filed by the Borrower within the required
time
period hereunder for the delivery of such financial statements, then the
Borrower shall be deemed to have complied with the subject financial statement
delivery by notifying the Lender of the filing of the subject SEC
Report.
To
the
extent that any report or other delivery required under this Section 5.04 or
elsewhere in this Agreement will, at the time of anticipated delivery to the
Lender, contain any material non-public information, the Borrower will notify
the Lender thereof as promptly as practicable prior to the delivery of such
report (but without disclosing the specific items of material non-public
information or the nature thereof), and if so requested by the Lender prior
to
the required date of the information delivery hereunder, the Borrower shall
(x)
if reasonably practicable, redact such material non-public information from
the
subject report prior to the delivery thereof to the Lender, or (y) defer
delivery of such report until such time as the Borrower has made public
disclosure of the subject material information or the Lender has affirmatively
requested delivery of such report. Absent timely request by the Lender as
aforesaid, the Borrower shall make the required delivery to the Lender on a
timely basis; provided,
that
the Lender shall keep such material non-public information confidential in
accordance with Section 9.13 below, and shall refrain from trading in the Common
Stock until the earlier of such time as such information ceases to be material
or 48 hours after such information has become generally available to the
public.
Section
5.05. Books and Records; Inspection.
Maintain centralized books and records regarding all of the Business Operations
at the Borrower’s principal place of business, and permit agents or
representatives of the Lender to inspect, at any time during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, and without material disruption of the Business
Operations, all of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ various books and
records, to make copies, abstracts and/or reproductions thereof, and to discuss
the business and affairs of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with the
management of the Borrower; provided,
that to
the extent of any material non-public information disclosed to the Lender (after
fair warning to the Lender of the material non-public nature of such
information) or otherwise obtained by the Lender in connection with any such
inspection, the Lender shall keep such information confidential in accordance
with Section 9.13 below, and shall refrain from trading in the Common Stock
until the earlier of such time as such information ceases to be material or
48
hours after such information has become generally available to the
public.
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Section
5.06. Accounting.
Maintain a standard system of accounting in order to permit the preparation
of
financial statements in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X promulgated
under the Act.
Section
5.07. Reimbursements.
Pay or
reimburse the Lender or other appropriate Persons on demand for all reasonable
costs, expenses and other charges incurred or payable from time to time in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any waivers
or
amendments in respect of any Loan Documents (whether or not completed or
executed), and any “workout” or enforcement action (whether or not consummated
or completed, and regardless of the outcome thereof), including but not limited
to any and all search fees, recording fees, costs of inspections, reasonable
legal and accounting fees, and costs related to routine Exchange Act filings
in
respect of the Lender’s and its Affiliates’ position in securities of the
Borrower.
Section
5.08. Environmental Response.
In the
event of any material discharge, spill, injection, escape, emission, disposal,
leak or other Release of Hazardous Substances in amounts in violation of
applicable Environmental Laws by the Borrower or any Subsidiary on any Real
Property owned or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which is not
authorized by a permit or other approval issued by the appropriate governmental
agencies and which requires notification to or the filing of any report with
any
federal or state governmental agency, the Borrower shall promptly: (a) notify
the Lender; and (b) comply with the notice requirements of the Environmental
Protection Agency and applicable state agencies, and take all steps necessary
to
promptly clean up such discharge, spill, injection, escape, emission, disposal,
leak or other Release in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws
and
the Federal National Contingency Plan, and, if required, receive a certification
from all applicable state agencies or the Environmental Protection Agency,
that
such Real Property has been cleaned up to the satisfaction of such
agency(ies).
Section
5.09. Management.
Cause
Xxx Xxxxxxx to continue to be employed or to function as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Borrower, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx to continue to
be
employed or to function as executive officers of the Borrower, unless a
successor is appointed within sixty (60) days after the termination of any
such
individual’s employment and such successor is reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender.
Section
5.10. Use of Proceeds.
Cause
all proceeds of the Loans to be utilized solely in the manner and for the
purposes set forth in Section 2.05 above.
Section
5.11. Future Subsidiaries.
At any
time and from time to time when the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries proposes
to form or acquire any Subsidiary subsequent to the Closing Date, the Borrower
shall give written notice thereof to the Lender reasonably in advance of (and
in
no event less than fifteen (15) days prior to) the formation or acquisition
of
such Subsidiary, accompanied by true and complete copies of the Organic
Documents of such Subsidiary and stating, with respect to such Subsidiary,
(a)
its proper legal name, (b) its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation,
(c)
the jurisdictions (if any) in which it is qualified or is required to be
qualified to do business as a foreign entity, (d) the number of shares of
capital stock, equity securities or ownership interests outstanding, and (e)
the
record owners of such outstanding capital stock, equity securities or other
ownership interests; and contemporaneously with the formation or acquisition
of
such new Subsidiary, such new Subsidiary shall be deemed to have made and joined
in all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (all of which shall be applicable to
such
new Subsidiary as if named therein), and the Borrower shall cause such new
Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Lender (i) a Guaranty Agreement in
substantially the form of the Guaranty Agreement as then in effect (or a joinder
agreement with respect to the existing Guaranty Agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender), and (ii) a Collateral Agreement (with
completed perfection certificate and other appropriate Security Documents)
in
substantially the form of the Collateral Agreement as then in effect (or a
joinder agreement with respect to the existing Collateral Agreement and/or
U.K.
Security Agreement (as applicable) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Lender) and other Security Documents as reasonably requested by the
Lender.
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Section
5.12. Landlord Waivers.
Unless
in effect at the Closing Date, obtain, within thirty (30 days after the Closing
Date, a Landlord Waiver in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender, in respect of the Borrower’s Leased Real Property located in Allentown,
Pennsylvania; and to the extent requested by the Lender from time to time
subsequent to the Closing Date, use their commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain, within thirty (30) days after the Lender’s request therefor, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, any and all bailee waivers,
warehousemen’s waivers, Landlord Waivers and/or access agreements requested by
the Lender in respect of locations where there is stored or held Collateral
having an aggregate fair market value in excess of $25,000.
Section
5.13. Deposit Accounts.
Notify
the Lender upon opening any new bank account or securities account, and cause
the subject bank or securities intermediary promptly to execute and deliver
to
the Lender a Control Agreement in respect of such bank account or securities
account; and this Section 5.13 shall also be applicable to any and all bank
accounts for which Control Agreements have not been entered into on the Closing
Date if (a) the funds in such bank account exceed $25,000 (or the Dollar
equivalent), or (ii) the funds held in the Bank Accounts for which Control
Agreements are not in place exceed $100,000 (or the Dollar equivalent) in the
aggregate; and to the extent that a required Control Agreement is not entered
into within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, then the subject bank
account(s) shall be promptly closed and the funds held therein shall be
transferred to one or more accounts at another banking institution which has
executed and delivered a Control Agreement in respect of such account(s) in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
VI. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, until all Obligations (whether now
existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full and the Revolving Credit
Commitment has been terminated, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in
writing, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly:
Section
6.01. Indebtedness.
Incur,
create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit
to
exist, any Indebtedness, other than:
(a) Indebtedness
to the Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents;
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(b) liabilities
with respect to trade obligations, accounts payable, advances, royalty or other
similar payments, operating leases and other normal accruals incurred in the
ordinary course of business, or with respect to which the Borrower or the
subject Subsidiary is contesting in good faith the amount or validity thereof
by
appropriate proceedings, and then only to the extent that the Borrower or the
subject Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves
therefor;
(c) Indebtedness
existing on the date of this Agreement owed to those Persons, in those amounts
and having those maturities as set forth in Schedule
3.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule, and any Indebtedness that refinances any of such
Indebtedness (provided that such refinancing shall not cause an increase in
the
principal amount of the refinanced Indebtedness immediately prior to such
refinancing);
(d) Capitalized
Leases reflected in the Financial Statements, and Capitalized Leases hereafter
entered into by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, subject to the limitations
of
Section 6.16 below;
(e) purchase
money Indebtedness incurred in connection with the Borrower’s or its
Subsidiaries’ acquisition of assets, including capital assets, subject to the
limitations of Section 6.16 below;
(f) Subordinated
Debt;
(g) intercompany
Indebtedness between the Borrower and any Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries,
provided that all such Subsidiaries are, at the time of incurring such
intercompany Indebtedness, parties to the Guaranty Agreement and the Collateral
Agreement (and, to the extent applicable, the U.K. Security Agreement) and
in
compliance with their respective obligations thereunder; provided,
however,
that
except for the intercompany Indebtedness disclosed in Schedule
6.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the aggregate intercompany Indebtedness owed to the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary by any and all Non-UK Subsidiaries, when
aggregated with the amount of all other Investments in Non-UK Subsidiaries
and
the face amount of all Guarantees made by the Borrower or its Domestic
Subsidiaries in respect of obligations of Non-UK Subsidiaries, shall not at
any
time exceed $100,000 (the “Foreign
Investment Limitation”);
and.
(h) Guarantees
to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 6.03 below.
Section
6.02. Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien or other encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever on any of its assets, now or hereafter owned, other
than:
(a) subject
to Section 5.02 above, Liens securing the payment of taxes which are either
not
yet due or the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, and as to which the Borrower or the subject Subsidiary shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves;
(b) deposits
under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and social security laws, or
to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the
repayment of money borrowed) or leases, or to secure statutory obligations
or
surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar
bonds in the ordinary course of business;
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(c) statutory
Liens of landlords and Liens imposed by law, such as, carriers’, warehousemen’s,
materialmen’s or mechanics’ liens, incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
good faith in the ordinary course of business and discharged promptly after
same
are incurred; fully bonded Liens arising out of a judgment or award against
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary
shall currently be prosecuting an appeal, a stay of execution pending such
appeal having been secured; and Liens arising out of a judgment or award against
the Borrower or any Subsidiary which are fully covered by insurance (subject
to
applicable deductibles) and for which the relevant insurer has not denied or
disclaimed coverage;
(d) other
Liens incurred in connection with Indebtedness expressly permitted pursuant
to
Section 6.01(d) and/or Section 6.01(e) above, provided that such Liens do not
extend to any assets or property other than the specific assets or properties
acquired pursuant to such permitted Indebtedness;
(e) encumbrances
consisting of easements, rights-of-way, survey exceptions and other similar
restrictions on the use of Real Property, or irregularities in title thereto
which do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of
the
business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens
in
existence on the date of this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule
6.02
of the
Disclosure Schedule;
(g) Liens
arising out of judgments or awards (i) which are fully covered by insurance
(subject to applicable deductibles) and for which the relevant insurer has
not
denied or disclaimed coverage, or (ii) with respect to which the Borrower or
the
subject Subsidiary shall be prosecuting an appeal in good faith and in respect
of which a stay of execution shall have been issued;
(h) Liens
created by standard account agreements in favor of the depository institution
in
respect of funds in the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ bank
accounts;
(i) Liens
in
favor of the Lender;
(j) any
other
Liens specifically consented to by the Lender in writing; and
(k) extensions,
renewals or replacements of any Lien referred to in clauses (a) through (f)
above, provided that same shall not extend such Lien to any additional assets
or
effect any increase in any principal amount secured thereby.
Section
6.03. Guarantees.
Guarantee, endorse or otherwise in any manner become or be responsible for
obligations of any other Person, except (a) endorsements of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, (b) subject
to
the Foreign Investment Limitation, Guarantees by the Borrower of obligations
of
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
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Section
6.04. Sales of Assets and Management.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
6.04
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (a) sell, lease, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose
of
any of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s properties, assets, rights, licenses
or franchises other than (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) licenses, joint ventures and related transactions entered into,
modified or terminated in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the disposition
of surplus, obsolete or worn-out personal properties in the ordinary course
of
business, or the abandonment or disposition of Intellectual Property as and
to
the extent permitted by the Collateral Agreement, or (b) permit any Affiliate
of
the Borrower (other than a Subsidiary which is a party to the Guaranty Agreement
and the Collateral Agreement) to own or obtain any patent, patent application,
copyright, copyright application, trademark, trademark application, license,
or
other intangible asset relating to the Business Operations except in the normal
course of business on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary than those which could be obtained in an arms’ length transaction
with an unaffiliated third party.
Section
6.05. Sale-Leaseback.
Enter
into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property (real, personal
or mixed) used or useful in the Business Operations, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property.
Section
6.06. Investments; Acquisitions.
Make
any Investment in, or otherwise acquire or hold securities (including, without
limitation, capital stock and evidences of Indebtedness) of, or make loans
or
advances to, or enter into any arrangement for the purpose of providing funds
or
credit to, any other Person (including any Affiliate), except:
(a) The
outstanding intercompany loans described in the proviso
to
Section 6.01(g) above, and Investments in Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries which have
complied with the requirements of Section 5.11 hereof (subject, in the case
of
Foreign Subsidiaries, to the Foreign Investment Limitation);
(b) advances
(to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, including federal securities laws)
to employees of the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries for normal
business expenses not to exceed at any time $10,000 in the aggregate;
(c) Investments
of excess cash generated in the Business Operations in Cash Equivalents;
and
(d) Investments
of cash in overnight deposits or other customary cash management Investments
with commercial banks or in commercial paper satisfying the criteria for such
banks or commercial paper as set forth in the definition of Cash
Equivalents.
Section
6.07. Corporate Form; Acquisitions.
Purchase or acquire any Real Property or any ownership interest in any Real
Property; cause or permit any reduction in the Borrower’s ultimate percentage
ownership interest in any Subsidiary; or dissolve or liquidate, or consolidate
or merge with or into, sell all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to, or acquire all or substantially all of the
securities, assets or properties of, any other Person, except for (a)
consolidations of a Subsidiary with a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (provided that
no
Domestic Subsidiary shall be consolidated with a Foreign Subsidiary); (b)
mergers of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary into the Borrower or into a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary (provided that no Domestic Subsidiary shall be merged into any
Foreign Subsidiary); or (c) sales to the Borrower or another Subsidiary for
fair
value.
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Section
6.08. Dividends and Redemptions.
Directly or indirectly declare or pay any dividends, or make any distribution
of
cash or property, or both, to any Person in respect of any of the shares of
the
capital stock or other equity securities of the Borrower or any other Person,
or
directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration
any securities or shares of the capital stock or other equity securities of
the
Borrower or any other Person; provided,
that
this Section 6.08 shall not be deemed to prohibit the payment of dividends
or
distributions by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to any direct or indirect
Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary.
Section
6.09. Compensation.
Directly or indirectly pay any cash compensation to any executive officers
of
the Borrower except in accordance with the compensation levels disclosed in
Schedule
6.09
of the
Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise approved by the independent members of
the
Board of Directors of the Borrower but in no case in any amount or amounts
which
would cause or reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
6.10. Change of Business.
Directly or indirectly: (a) engage in a business materially different from
the
general nature of the Business Operations (i) as now being conducted, or (ii)
as
the same may hereafter be reasonably expanded from time to time in like areas
of
business; (b) wind up the Business Operations or cease substantially all of
its
normal Business Operations for a period in excess of thirty (30) consecutive
days; or (c) suffer any material disruption, interruption or discontinuance
of a
material portion of its normal Business Operations for a period in excess of
thirty (30) consecutive days.
Section
6.11. Receivables.
Sell or
assign in any way any accounts receivable, promissory notes or trade acceptances
held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with or without recourse, except for
collections (including endorsements) in the ordinary course of
business.
Section
6.12. Certain Amendments.
Agree,
consent, permit or otherwise undertake to amend any of the terms or provisions
of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Organic Documents in a manner which may
impair in any respect any of the Lender’s rights under any of the Loan
Documents.
Section
6.13. Affiliate Transactions.
Enter
into any Contract, agreement or transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower
except (a) as disclosed in Schedule
6.13
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (b) for intercompany Indebtedness between the Borrower
and
any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or between any Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (subject
to
the limitations provided in Section 6.06(a) above), or (c) in the normal course
of business on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary than those which could be obtained in an arms’ length transaction
with an unaffiliated third party.
Section
6.14. Fiscal Year.
Amend
its Fiscal Year.
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Section
6.15. Subordinated Debt.
Prepay
any of the Indebtedness listed in Schedule
3.01
of the
Disclosure Schedule; or prepay, redeem or purchase any Subordinated Debt, or
make any payment on any Subordinated Debt, in each case in violation of the
applicable subordination agreement.
Section
6.16. Capital Expenditures.
Make
aggregate Capital Expenditures in excess of $600,000 in any Fiscal Year;
provided,
however,
that
there shall not be counted against such limitation any Capital Expenditures
included in the purchase price of any business acquired after the Closing Date
(provided that any required consent with respect thereto under this Agreement
has been obtained).
Section
6.17. Coverage Test.
Permit,
as of the end of any quarter of any Fiscal Year, the ratio of (a) EBIDA minus
Capital Expenditures incurred to maintain or replace capital assets, to (b)
Debt
Service, for the four (4) consecutive quarters then ended to be less than 1.25
to 1.00.
VII. DEFAULTS
Section
7.01. Events of Default.
Each of
the following events is herein, and in the Notes, sometimes referred to as
an
Event of Default:
(a) if
any
representation or warranty made herein or in any other Loan Document, or in
any
certificate, financial statement, Borrowing Base report, instrument or other
written statement furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection
with
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any of the borrowings hereunder
shall
be false, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect when made or when
deemed made hereunder;
(b) any
default in the payment of any principal or interest under any of the Notes
or
any other Obligations when the same shall be due and payable, whether at the
due
date thereof or at a date required for prepayment or by acceleration or
otherwise, and the continuance of any such non-payment (in whole or in part)
for
a period of five (5) Business Days;
(c) any
default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in any Section of Article VI hereof, which, if capable
of
being cured, is not fully cured within thirty (30) days after the occurrence
thereof;
(d) any
default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement to be observed or performed under Article V hereof, or otherwise
pursuant to the terms hereof or any other Loan Document and not addressed in
Sections 7.01(a), (b) or (c), and the continuance of such default unremedied
for
a period of thirty (30) days (ten (10) Business Days in the case of Section
5.01(d) hereof) after written notice thereof to the Borrower, or such other
cure
period as may be provided in the applicable Loan Document;
(e) any
uncured default or event of default with respect to any Indebtedness of the
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than to the Lender) in an amount
in
excess of $100,000, if the effect of such default or event of default is to
permit the holder, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, to
accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness for money borrowed or to cause
such Indebtedness for money borrowed to become due prior to the stated maturity
thereof;
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(f) if
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment
of
a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties,
(ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (iii)
make
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title
11 of
the United States Code or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other
jurisdiction or foreign country, or (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy,
or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with
creditors or to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any
proceeding under any such law, or (vi) take or permit to be taken any action
in
furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(g) if
any
order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval
or
consent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, by any court of competent
jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking liquidation or reorganization of
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or
liquidator of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial
part
of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and
in
effect for any period of sixty (60) days;
(h) if
final
judgment(s) or administrative order for the payment of money in an uninsured
amount in excess of $100,000, individually or in the aggregate shall be rendered
against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary, and the same shall remain
undischarged or unbonded for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, during
which execution shall not be effectively stayed;
(i) the
occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss
of or damage to, any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary having an
aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000
individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment
shall
not be set aside, bonded or discharged within thirty (30) days after the date
thereof;
(j) if
any
Lien purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be a valid
perfected first priority Lien (subject only to any priority accorded by law
to
Permitted Liens) on the assets or properties covered thereby, or the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary shall assert in writing that any Lien purported to be created
by
any Security Document is not a valid perfected first priority lien (subject
only
to any priority accorded by law to Permitted Liens) on the assets or properties
purported to be covered thereby; or if any Subsidiary which is a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary shall cease to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
(k) if
any of
the Loan Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than as
a
result of the discharge thereof in accordance with the terms thereof or by
written agreement of all parties thereto);
(l) if
the
Common Stock shall not be listed or traded on any national securities exchange
or any NASDAQ market, or shall cease to be listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin
Board, for any period in excess of thirty (30) consecutive days;
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(m) if
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be indicted for, convicted of or plead
nolo contendere
to any
criminal offense; or
(n) the
occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
7.02. Remedies.
Upon
the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at all times thereafter during
the
continuance thereof: (a) the Notes, and any and all other Obligations, shall,
at
the Lender’s option (except in the case of Sections 7.01(f) and 7.01(g) hereof,
the occurrence of which shall automatically effect acceleration, regardless
of
any action or forbearance in respect of any prior or ongoing Default or Event
of
Default which may be inconsistent with such automatic acceleration), become
immediately due and payable, both as to principal, interest and other charges,
without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes or other
evidence of such Obligations to the contrary notwithstanding, (b) all
outstanding Obligations under the Notes, and all other outstanding Obligations,
shall bear interest at the default rates of interest provided in the Notes,
(c)
the Lender may file suit against the Borrower on the Notes and against the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries under the other Loan Documents and/or seek
specific performance or injunctive relief thereunder (whether or not a remedy
exists at law or is adequate), (d) the Lender shall have the right, in
accordance with the Security Documents, to exercise any and all remedies in
respect of such or all of the Collateral as the Lender may determine in its
discretion (without any requirement of marshalling of assets or other such
requirement, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower), and (e) the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall, at the Lender’s option (except in the case of
Sections 7.01(f) and 7/01(g) hereof, the occurrence of which shall automatically
effect termination, regardless of any action or forbearance in respect of any
prior or ongoing Default or Event of Default which may be inconsistent with
such
automatic termination), be immediately terminated or reduced, and the Lender
shall be under no further obligation to consider making any further
Advances.
VIII. PARTICIPATING
LENDERS; ASSIGNMENT.
Section
8.01. Participations.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lender may,
at
any time and from time to time, without in any manner affecting or impairing
the
validity of any Obligations, transfer, assign or grant participating interests
in the Loans as the Lender shall in its sole discretion determine, to such
other
Persons (the “Participants”)
as the
Lender may determine. Notwithstanding the granting of any such participating
interests: (a) the Borrower shall look solely to the Lender for all purposes
of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) the Borrower shall
at all times have the right to rely upon any waivers or consents signed by
the
Lender as being binding upon all of the Participants, and (c) all communications
in respect of this Agreement and such transactions shall remain solely between
the Borrower and the Lender (exclusive of Participants) hereunder.
Section
8.02. Transfer and Assignment.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lender may,
at
any time and from time to time, subject to Section 8.03 below, without in any
manner affecting or impairing the validity of any Obligations, transfer and
assign all or any portion of its interest in this Agreement, the Notes and
the
other Loan Documents to any Person (an “Assignee
Lender”)
as the
Lender may determine; provided,
however,
that
unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lender
shall not, without the Borrower’s prior written consent, make any such
assignment to any Person which, to the Lender’s knowledge, derives any material
amount of revenues from the operation (directly or through any Affiliate) of
any
business competitive with the Business Operations. Upon any such transfer or
assignment, the Assignee Lender shall be deemed to succeed (to the extent of
the
interest assigned) to the rights and obligations of the Lender for all purposes
of this Agreement. In the event of any transfer and assignment of the Lender’s
entire interest in this Agreement, the Notes and the Security Documents, the
Lender shall be replaced by the Assignee Lender as “Secured Party” under the
Collateral Agreement and all other Security Documents.
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Section
8.03. Recordation of Assignment.
In
respect of any negotiation, transfer or assignment of all or any portion of
any
Lender’s interest in this Agreement, any Note and/or any other Loan Documents at
any time and from time to time, the following provisions shall be
applicable:
(a) The
Borrower, or any agent appointed by the Borrower, shall maintain a register
(the
“Register”)
in
which there shall be recorded the name and address of each Person holding any
Note(s) hereunder or any commitment to lend hereunder, and the principal amount
payable to such Person under such Person’s Note(s) or committed by such Person
under such Person’s lending commitment. The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints
the Lender (and/or any subsequent Lender appointed by the Lender then
maintaining the Register) as the Borrower’s agent for the purpose of maintaining
the Register.
(b) In
connection with any negotiation, transfer or assignment as aforesaid, the
transferor/assignor shall deliver to the Lender then maintaining the Register
an
assignment and assumption agreement executed by the transferor/assignor and
the
transferee/assignee, setting forth the specifics of the subject transaction,
including but not limited to the amount and nature of Obligations and/or lending
commitments being transferred or assigned (and being assumed, as applicable),
and the proposed effective date of such transfer or assignment and the related
assumption (if applicable).
(c) Subject
to receipt of completed tax forms (indicating withholding status, or exemption
from withholding, as applicable, of the transferee/assignee) reasonably required
by the Person then maintaining the Register, and (if required by such Person)
surrender of the negotiated, transferred or assigned Note(s) for reissuance
by
the Borrower, such Person shall record the subject transfer, assignment and
assumption in the Register. Anything contained in any Note or other Loan
Document to the contrary notwithstanding, no negotiation, transfer or assignment
shall be effective until it is recorded in the Register pursuant to this Section
8.03(c). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error; and the Borrower and each Lender shall treat
each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for
all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection
by
the Borrower and each Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01. Survival.
This
Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the
making by the Lender of the Loans and the execution and delivery to the Lender
of the Notes, and shall continue in full force and effect for so long as the
Notes or any other Obligations are outstanding and unpaid or the Revolving
Credit Commitment remains outstanding. Whenever in this Agreement any of the
parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
successors and permitted assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises
and
agreements in this Agreement contained, by or on behalf of the Borrower shall
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Lender.
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Section
9.02. Indemnification.
The
Borrower shall indemnify the Lender and its directors, officers, employees,
attorneys and agents against, and shall hold the Lender and such Persons
harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities and related
expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, incurred by the Lender
or any such Person arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result
of:
(a) any breach by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any of the Loan Documents;
(b) the use of any of the proceeds of the Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower; (c) this Agreement, the ownership and operation of the Borrower’s and
any Subsidiary’s assets, including all Real Properties and improvements or any
Contract, the performance by the Borrower or any other Person of their
respective obligations thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (d) any finder’s fee, brokerage commission of
other such obligation payable or alleged to be payable in respect of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement which arises or is alleged to arise
from any agreement, action or conduct of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates,
and/or (e) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any
of
the foregoing, whether or not the Lender or its directors, officers, managers,
employees, attorneys or agents are a party thereto; provided
that
such indemnity shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or related expenses arising from (i) any unexcused breach by the Lender of
any
of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Lender as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment
of a
court of competent jurisdiction, or (iii) the breach of any commitment or legal
obligation of the Lender to any Person other than the Borrower or its
Affiliates, provided
that
such breach is determined pursuant to a final and nonappealable decision of
a
court of competent jurisdiction. The foregoing indemnity shall remain operative
and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination
of
this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the repayment of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of
any
term or provision of any Loan Document, any investigation made by or on behalf
of the Lender, and the content or accuracy of any representation or warranty
made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Loan Document. All amounts due
under this Section 9.02 shall be payable on written demand
therefor.
Section
9.03. Governing Law.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall (irrespective of where same are
executed and delivered) be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of the State of New York (without giving effect to principles of conflicts
of
laws).
Section
9.04. Waiver and Amendment.
Neither
any modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Notes, or
any
other Loan Document, nor any consent to any departure by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall
be
set forth in writing duly signed or acknowledged by the Lender (or, in the
event
that there are multiple Lenders at any time, Lenders holding a majority of
the
outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan and the maximum Revolving Credit
Commitment) and all parties to such Loan Document, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the specific
purpose, for which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any instance
shall entitle the Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same,
similar or other circumstances.
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Section
9.05. Reservation of Remedies.
Neither
any failure nor any delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any right,
power or privilege hereunder or under the Notes or any other Loan Document
shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof
preclude any other or future exercise, or the exercise of any other right,
power
or privilege.
Section
9.06. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications under or in respect of
this
Agreement or any transactions hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
personally delivered, sent by prepaid recognized overnight courier service,
or
telecopied by facsimile transmission to the applicable party at its address
or
telecopier number indicated below.
If
to the Lender:
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Capital, LLC
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
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Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, LLP
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Borrower:
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Aftersoft
Group, Inc.
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Regus
House
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Heronsway
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
XX0 0XX Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Telecopier:
011-44-870-134-2941
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxx
Savage LLP
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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or,
as to
each party, at such other address or telecopier number as shall be designated
by
such party in a written notice to the other party delivered as aforesaid. All
such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed given
(a) when personally delivered, (b) three (3) Business Days after being delivered
to the telegraph company or overnight courier service, if prepaid and sent
overnight delivery, addressed as aforesaid and with all charges prepaid or
billed to the account of the sender, or (c) when sent by facsimile transmission
to a telecopier number designated by such addressee (provided that, if such
facsimile is sent other than during normal business hours at the point of
receipt, such facsimile shall be deemed to have been sent on the next succeeding
Business Day).
Section
9.07. Binding Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and
the
Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower
shall not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Lender.
Section
9.08. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
Each of
the Lender and the Borrower hereby consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of
all courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for
the
Southern District of New York, as well as to the jurisdiction of all courts
from
which an appeal may be taken from such courts, for the purpose of any suit,
action or other proceeding arising out of or with respect to this Agreement,
any
other Loan Document, any other agreements, instruments, certificates or other
documents executed in connection herewith or therewith, or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any of the Lender’s, the
Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Borrower
hereby waives the right to interpose any counterclaims (other than compulsory
counterclaims) in any action brought by the Lender hereunder or in respect
of
any other Loan Document, provided that this waiver shall not preclude the
Borrower from pursuing any such claims by means of separate proceedings. EACH
OF
THE LENDER AND THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS
WHICH
IT MAY HAVE AS TO VENUE IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS, AND ALSO WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY
IN
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. Each party may file a copy of this
Agreement as evidence of the foregoing waiver of right to jury
trial.
Section
9.09. Certain Waivers.
The
Borrower and the Lender each hereby waives any claims for special, consequential
or punitive damages in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
any
of the other Loan Documents, or any breach hereof or thereof.
Section
9.10. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its
entirety or by virtue of its scope or application to given circumstances, such
provision shall thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to
render same valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from
this Agreement, as the situation may require, and this Agreement shall be
construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so
modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein, as the case
may be.
Section
9.11. Captions.
The
Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
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Section
9.12. Sole and Entire Agreement.
This
Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, and the other agreements,
instruments, certificates and documents referred to or described herein and
therein constitute the sole and entire agreement and understanding between
the
parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior
discussions, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between
the
parties as to such subject matter.
Section
9.13. Confidentiality.
The
Lender shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, or use
Confidential Information except in connection with the administration of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of
the
Borrower; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein contained shall limit any disclosure of the tax structure of
the
transactions contemplated hereby, or the disclosure of any information (a)
to
the extent required by statute, rule, regulation or judicial process, (b) to
counsel for the Lender, (c) to bank examiners, auditors, accountants or, if
required by law, any regulatory authority, (d) to the officers, partners,
managers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (including independent
auditors and counsel) of the Lender, subject to the requirements of this Section
9.13, (e) in connection with any litigation which relates to this Agreement
to
which the Lender is a party, (f) to a subsidiary or Affiliate of the Lender,
subject to the requirements of this Section 9.13, or (g) to any assignee or
participant (or prospective assignee or participant) which agrees to be bound
by
this Section 9.13, and further provided,
that in
no event shall the Lender be obligated or required to return any materials
furnished by the Borrower. The obligations of the Lender under this Section
9.13
shall supersede and replace the obligations of the Lender under any
confidentiality letter in respect of this financing previously signed and
delivered by the Lender to the Borrower. In no event shall the Lender trade
in
any securities of the Borrower using non-public information of the
Borrower.
Section
9.14. Counterparts; Fax Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may be executed by fax
or
e-mailed signatures, each of which shall be fully binding on the signing
party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly
authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.
COMVEST
CAPITAL, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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AFTERSOFT
GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Operating Officer
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