REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT between RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES and CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC Dated as of January 31, 2006
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between
XXXX
MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
and
CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC
Dated
as of
January
31, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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I.
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DEFINITIONS
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2
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1.1
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General
Terms
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2
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II.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
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2
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2.1
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The
Revolving Facility
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2
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2.2
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The
Loans; Maturity
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3
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2.3
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Interest
on the Facility
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4
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2.4
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Revolving
Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing
Certificate
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4
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2.5
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Revolving
Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and
Lockbox
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4
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2.6
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Promise
to Pay; Manner of Payment
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5
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2.7
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Repayment
of Excess Advances
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6
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2.8
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Payments
by Lender
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6
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2.9
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Grant
of Security Interest; Collateral
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6
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2.10
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Collateral
Administration
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8
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2.11
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Power
of Attorney
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9
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2.12
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Evidence
of Loans
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9
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III.
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FEES
AND OTHER CHARGES
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11
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3.1
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Commitment
Fee
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3.2
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Unused
Line Fee
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11
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3.3
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Collateral
Management Fee
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11
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3.4
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Computation
of Fees; Lawful Limits
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11
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3.5
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Default
Rate of Interest
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12
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3.6
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Acknowledgement
of Joint and Several Liability
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12
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IV.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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12
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4.1
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Conditions
to Closing
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12
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4.2
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Conditions
to Initial Advance
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14
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4.3
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Conditions
to Each Advance
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15
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V.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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5.1
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Organization
and Authority
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5.2
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Loan
Documents
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17
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5.3
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Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership Interests
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17
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5.4
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Properties
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18
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5.5
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Other
Agreements
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18
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5.6
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Litigation
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18
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5.7
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Hazardous
Materials
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19
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5.8
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Potential
Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental Reports
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19
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5.9
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Financial
Statements and Reports
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5.10
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Compliance
with Law
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20
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5.11
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Intellectual
Property
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20
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5.12
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Licenses
and Permits; Labor
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20
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5.13
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No
Default
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21
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5.14
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Disclosure
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21
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5.15
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Existing
Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
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5.16
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Other
Agreements
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22
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5.17
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Insurance
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22
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5.18
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Names;
Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
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22
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5.19
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Non-Subordination
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22
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5.20
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Accounts
and Inventory
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23
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5.21
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Food
and Drug Administration Approvals
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24
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5.22
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Product
Recalls
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24
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5.23
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Foreign
Subsidiaries
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24
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5.24
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Inactive
Subsidiaries
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25
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5.25
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Survival
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VI.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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6.1
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Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
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6.2
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Payment
of Obligations
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27
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6.3
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Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets
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27
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6.4
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Compliance
with Legal and Other Obligations
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6.5
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Insurance
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6.6
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True
Books
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28
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6.7
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Inspections;
Periodic Audits and Reappraisals
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28
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6.8
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Further
Assurances; Post Closing
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28
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6.9
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Payment
of Indebtedness
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29
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6.10
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Lien
Searches
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29
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6.11
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Use
of Proceeds
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29
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6.12
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Collateral
Documents; Security Interest in Collateral
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29
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6.13
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Right
of First Refusal
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30
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6.14
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Taxes
and Other Charges
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30
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6.15
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Payroll
Taxes
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6.16
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Inventory
Covenants
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6.17
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Inactive
Subsidiaries
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32
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VII.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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32
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7.1
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Financial
Covenants
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32
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7.2
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Permitted
Indebtedness
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32
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7.3
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Permitted
Liens
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33
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7.4
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Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral; Subsidiaries
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33
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7.5
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Dividends;
Redemptions
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34
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7.6
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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34
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7.7
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Charter
Documents; Fiscal Year; Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Dissolution;
Use of Proceeds
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35
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7.8
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Truth
of Statements
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35
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7.9
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IRS
Form 8821
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35
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7.10
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Transfer
of Assets
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35
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7.11
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Payment
on Permitted Subordinated Debt
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36
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7.12
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Foreign
Subsidiaries
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36
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7.13
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Inactive
Subsidiaries
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37
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VIII.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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IX.
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RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
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9.1
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Rights
and Remedies
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9.2
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Application
of Proceeds
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9.3
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Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
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42
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9.4
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Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
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X.
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WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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10.1
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Waivers
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10.2
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Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
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10.3
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Jury
Waiver
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10.4
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Cooperation
in Discovery and Litigation
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XI.
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EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
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11.1
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Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
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11.2
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Survival
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XII.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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12.1
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue
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12.2
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Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders
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12.3
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Application
of Payments
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12.4
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Indemnity
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12.5
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Notice
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12.6
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Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
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47
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12.7
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Expenses
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12.8
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Entire
Agreement
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48
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12.9
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Lender
Approvals
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49
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12.10
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Confidentiality
and Publicity
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49
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12.11
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Release
of Lender
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50
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12.12
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Agent
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12.13
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Agreement
Controls
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50
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ANNEX
I
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FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
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1)
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Minimum
EBITDA
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2)
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Minimum
Liquidity
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APPENDIX
A
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DEFINITIONS
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EXECUTION
DOCUMENT
THIS
REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the
βAgreementβ)
dated
as of January 31, 2006 is entered into among XXXX
MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.,
a
DelawareΒ corporation
(βRMSβ),
and
HORIZON
MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
a
Georgia corporation (βHMPβΒ and
with
RMS as the context may require, βBorrowerβ),
XXXX
MEDICAL SYSTEMS NETHERLANDS, BV,
a
Netherlands corporation (βXXXX
Netherlandsβ)
and
XXXX
MEDICAL
SYSTEMS FRANCE, S.A.R.L.
(βXXXX
FranceβΒ and
with
Xxxx Netherlands as the context may require, the βForeign
Subsidiariesβ)
and
CAPITALSOURCE
FINANCE LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (the βLenderβ).
WHEREAS,
Borrower has requested that Lender make available to Borrower a revolving
credit
facility (the βRevolving
Facilityβ)
in a
maximum principal amount at any time outstanding of up to SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS AND 00/100 CENTS
($7,000,000.00)
(the
βFacility
Capβ),
the
proceeds of which shall be used by Borrower as a manufacturer and distributor
of
medical products and devices and for payments to Lender hereunder; and
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to make the Revolving Facility available to Borrower upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which hereby are acknowledged,
Borrower and Lender hereby agree as follows:
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I.
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1Β General
Terms
For
purposes of this Agreement, in addition to the definitions above and elsewhere
in this Agreement, the terms listed in Appendix
A
and
Annex
I
hereto
shall have the meanings given such terms in Appendix
A
and
Annex
I,
which
are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms used
which
are not specifically defined herein shall have meanings provided in
ArticleΒ 9 of the UCC in effect on the date hereof to the extent the same
are used or defined therein. Unless otherwise specified herein or in
Appendix
A,
Annex
I,
any
agreement, contract or instrument referred to herein or in Appendix
A
or
Annex
I
shall
mean such agreement, contract or instrument as modified, amended, restated
or
supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, as used in the
Loan
Documents or in any certificate, report, instrument or other document made
or
delivered pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, all accounting terms not
defined in Appendix
A,
Annex
I
or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in
and
shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP. References herein to βEastern
Timeβ shall mean eastern standard time or eastern daylight savings time as in
effect on any date of determination in the eastern United States of
America.
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II.
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ADVANCES,
PAYMENT AND INTEREST
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2.1Β The
Revolving Facility
(a)Β Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender shall make Advances to Borrower
under the Revolving Facility from time to time during the Term,
provided
that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the aggregate amount
of
all Advances at any one time outstanding under the Revolving Facility shall
not
exceed the lesser of (a) the Facility Cap, and (b)Β the Availability. The
Revolving Facility is a revolving credit facility, which may be drawn, repaid
and redrawn, from time to time as permitted under this Agreement. Any
determination as to whether there is Availability for Advances shall be made
by
Lender in its sole discretion and is final and binding upon Borrower. Unless
otherwise permitted by Lender, each Advance shall be in an amount of at least
$1,000. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request
Advances under the Revolving Facility up to and including the value, in U.S.
Dollars, of the sum of (i) the Applicable Advance Rate (as hereinafter defined)
of the Borrowing Base for Eligible Receivables and (ii) the Applicable Advance
Rate of the Borrowing Base for Eligible Inventory minus, if applicable, amounts
adjusted or reserved pursuant to this Agreement (such calculated amount being
referred to herein as the βAvailabilityβ).Β For
purposes of this Agreement, the applicable advance rate for Eligible Accounts
and Eligible Inventory (in each case, the βApplicable
Advance Rateβ)
shall
be determined by reference to the calculation of Borrowerβs EBITDA for the most
recently completed Test Period as provided in Annex 1 hereto as
follows:
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EBITDA
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Applicable
Advance Rate for
Eligible Accounts |
Applicable
Advance Rate for
Eligible Inventory |
Greater
than $250,000
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85%
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50%
|
$1
to $250,000
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85%
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35%
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($149,999)
to ($0)
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75%
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20%
|
($350,000)
to ($150,000)
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75%
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0%
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Inventory Turn for any Test Period shall be less than
2.20
times then the Applicable Advance Rate for Eligible Inventory shall be reduced
to 0% until the end of the next Test Period in which the Inventory Turn exceeds
2.20 times. As long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be
continuing, any change in the Applicable Advance Rate shall be effective
as of
the fifth (5th)
Business Day following the submission to the Lender of the Compliance
Certificate for the applicable Test Period pursuant to Section
6.1(a).
Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the
Lender to reduce or otherwise adjust any Applicable Advance Rate or the
Availability upon the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default or as
otherwise provided in this Agreement.
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Β
Advances
under the Revolving Facility automatically shall be made for the payment
of
interest on the Loans and other Obligations on the date when due to the extent
available and as provided for herein.Β Β
(b)Β Notwithstanding
the establishment by Lender of the above-referenced advance rates for
Availability, Lender, in its sole credit judgment, may further adjust the
Availability and such advance rates by applying percentages (known as βliquidity
factorsβ) to Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory based upon Borrowerβs
actual recent collection history in a manner consistent with Lenderβs
underwriting practices and procedures, including without limitation Lenderβs
review and analysis of, among other things, Borrowerβs historical returns,
rebates, discounts, credits and allowances. Such liquidity factors and the
advance rates for Availability may be adjusted by Lender throughout the Term
as
warranted by Lenderβs underwriting practices and procedures in its sole credit
judgment. Also, Borrower acknowledges that Lender has established the Required
Liquidity Reserve (as defined in Annex
I)
and
that Lender shall have the right to establish from time to time, in its sole
credit judgment, additional reserves against the Availability, which reserves
shall have the effect of reducing the amounts otherwise eligible to be disbursed
to Borrower under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this
Agreement.
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2.2Β The
Loans; Maturity
All
amounts outstanding under the Loans and other Obligations shall be due and
payable in full in cash, if not earlier in accordance with this Agreement,
on
the last day of the Term (such earlier date being the βRevolving
Facility Maturity Dateβ).
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2.3Β Interest
on the Facility
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Interest
on outstanding Advances under the Revolving Facility shall be payable monthly
in
arrears on the first day of each calendar month at an annual rate of the
Prime
Rate plus 1.25% (the βApplicable
Rateβ),
provided,
however,
that,
notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, for the purpose of
calculating interest hereunder, the Prime Rate shall be not less than
7.25%Β in
each
case calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual number
of
calendar days elapsed in each interest calculation period. Interest accrued
on
each Advance under the Revolving Facility shall be due and payable on the
first
day of each calendar month, in accordance with the procedures provided for
in
Section
2.5
and
SectionΒ 2.6,
commencing on the first day of the first calendar month immediately following
the earlier of (i) date of the Initial Advance or (ii) the date upon which
any
other Advances are deemed to be outstanding pursuant to Section
2.8
, and
continuing until the later of the expiration of the Term and the full
performance and irrevocable payment in full in cash of the Obligations and
termination of this Agreement.
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2.4Β Revolving
Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing
Certificate
So
long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Borrower may give Lender irrevocable written notice requesting an Advance
under
the Revolving Facility by delivering to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m.
(Eastern Time) at least two but not more than four Business Days (but at
least
seven Business Days in the case of the Initial Advance) before the proposed
borrowing date of such requested Advance (the βBorrowing
Dateβ),
a
completed Borrowing Certificate and relevant supporting documentation
satisfactory to Lender, which shall (i)Β specify the proposed Borrowing Date
of such Advance which shall be a Business Day, (ii)Β specify the principal
amount of such requested Advance, (iii)Β certify the matters contained in
SectionΒ 4.2
(in the
case of the Initial Advance) and Section
4.3,
and
(iv) specify the amount of any recoupments of any third party payor being
sought, requested or claimed, or, to Borrowerβs knowledge, threatened against
Borrower or Borrowerβs Affiliates. Each time a request for an Advance is made,
and, in any event and regardless of whether an Advance is being requested,
on
Tuesday of each week during the Term
(and
more
frequently if Lender shall so request)
until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in cash in full and this Agreement
is terminated, Borrower
shall deliver to Lender a Borrowing Certificate accompanied by a separate
detailed aging and categorizing of Borrowerβs accounts receivable and accounts
payable and such other supporting documentation with respect to the figures
and
information in the Borrowing Certificate as Lender shall reasonably request
from
a credit or security perspective or otherwise.Β On
each
Borrowing Date, Borrower irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds
of the requested Advance to the appropriate Borrowerβs account(s) as set forth
on Schedule
2.4
to the
written disclosure statement delivered of even date herewith by the Credit
Parties to Lender (the βDisclosure
Scheduleβ),
in
all cases for credit to the appropriate Borrower (or to such other account
as to
which the appropriate Borrower shall instruct Lender) via Federal funds wire
transfer no later than 4:00Β p.m. (Eastern Time).
Β
2.5Β Revolving
Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and
Lockbox
Subject
to the following paragraph, Borrower shall maintain one or more lockbox accounts
(individually and collectively, the βLockbox
Accountβ)
with
one or more banks acceptable to Lender (each, a βLockbox
Bankβ),
and
shall execute with each Lockbox Bank one or more agreements acceptable to
Lender
in its sole discretion (individually and collectively, the βLockbox
Agreementβ),
and
such other agreements related thereto as Lender may reasonably require. Each
Borrower shall ensure that all collections of Borrowerβs Accounts and all other
cash payments received by any Borrower are paid and delivered directly from
Account Debtors and other Persons into the appropriate Lockbox Account. The
Lockbox Agreements shall provide that the Lockbox Banks immediately will
transfer all funds paid into the Lockbox Accounts into a depository account
or
accounts maintained by Lender or an Affiliate of Lender at such bank as Lender
may communicate to Borrower from time to time (the βConcentration
Accountβ).
Notwithstanding and without limiting any other provision of any Loan Document
(but subject to the second paragraph of this Section
2.5),
Lender
shall apply, on a daily basis, all funds transferred into the Concentration
Account pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement and this SectionΒ 2.5
in such
order and manner as determined by Lender. To the extent that any Accounts
are
collected by Borrower or any other cash payments received by Borrower are
not
sent directly to the appropriate Lockbox Account when required by this
Agreement, but are received by Borrower or any of Borrowerβs Affiliates, such
collections and proceeds shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender
and
immediately remitted (and in any event within two (2) Business Days), in
the
form received, to the appropriate Lockbox Account for immediate transfer
to the
Concentration Account. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that compliance with
the
terms of this Section
2.5
is an
essential term of this Agreement, and that, in addition to and notwithstanding
any other rights Lender may have hereunder, under any other Loan Document,
under
applicable law or at equity, upon each and every failure by Borrower or any
of
Borrowerβs Affiliates to comply with any such terms with respect to Eligible
Receivables in an amount during any 30-day period exceeding $25,000.
Β Lender
shall be entitled to assess the βLockbox Non-Compliance Feeβ which shall operate
to increase the Applicable Rate by two percent (2.0%) per annum during any
period of non-compliance, whether or not a Default or an Event of Default
occurs
or is declared, provided that nothing shall prevent Lender from considering
any
failure to comply with the terms of this SectionΒ 2.5
to
be a
Default or an Event of Default. All funds transferred to the Concentration
Account for application to the Obligations under the Revolving Facility shall
be
applied to reduce the Obligations under the Revolving Facility, but, for
purposes of calculating interest hereunder, shall be subject to a seven (7)
Business Day clearance period.
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4
Β
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraph, Borrower shall not be obligated to have funds
transferred from the Lockbox Account into the Lenderβs Concentration Account and
to comply with the related provisions of such paragraph until such time as
the
Initial Advance is received. As a condition to receiving the Initial Advance
and
all subsequent Advances and at all times whenever there are any Advances
outstanding, Borrower shall be required to have all funds transferred from
the
Lockbox Account into the Lenderβs Concentration Account as provided by this
Section
2.5
(which
shall be effected pursuant to the Lenderβs delivery of an instruction to the
Lockbox Bank directing that funds be transferred to the Concentration Account)
and the Lender shall have received confirmation from the Lockbox Bank that
it
has implemented such instruction. The Lender acknowledges and agrees that
it
shall not deliver the foregoing instruction to the Lockbox Bank unless and
until
(i) Borrower shall have requested the Initial Advance or (ii) an Event of
Default shall have occurred under subsection (a) of Article
VIII
as a
result of the non-payment of any fees or other amounts payable under this
Agreement prior to the date of the Initial Advance.
If
as the
result of collections of Accounts and/or any other cash payments received
by any
Borrower pursuant to this Section
2.5
a credit
balance exists with respect to the Concentration Account, such credit balance
shall not accrue interest in favor of a Borrower, but shall be available
to
Borrower upon Borrowerβs written request. If applicable, at any time prior to
the execution of all or any of the Lockbox Agreements and operation of all
or
any of the Lockbox Accounts, Borrower and Borrowerβs Affiliates shall direct all
collections or proceeds it receives on Accounts or from other Collateral
to the
accounts(s) and in the manner specified by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion.
Β
2.6Β Promise
to Pay; Manner of Payment
Borrower
absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay principal, interest and all
other
amounts payable hereunder, or under any other Loan Document, without any
right
of rescission and without any deduction whatsoever, including any deduction
for
any setoff, counterclaim or recoupment, and notwithstanding any damage to,
defects in or destruction of the Collateral or any other event, including
obsolescence of any property or improvements. All payments made by Borrower
(other than payments automatically paid through Advances or through the Lockbox
Accounts under the Revolving Facility as provided herein), shall be made
only by
wire transfer on the date when due, without offset or counterclaim, in U.S.
Dollars, in immediately available funds to such account as may be indicated
in
writing by Lender to Borrower from time to time. Any such payment received
after
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date when due shall be deemed received on
the
following Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to
be due
or shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the due
date
thereof shall be extended to, and such payment shall be made on, the next
succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time in such case shall be
included in the computation of payment of any interest (at the interest rate
then in effect during such extension) and/or fees, as the case may
be.
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Β
2.7Β Repayment
of Excess Advances
Any
balance of Advances under the Revolving Facility outstanding at any time
in
excess of the lesser of the Facility Cap or the Availability shall be
immediately due and payable by Borrower without the necessity of any demand,
at
the Payment Office by wire transfer, whether or not a Default or Event of
Default has occurred or is continuing and shall be paid in the manner specified
in Section
2.6.
Β
2.8Β Payments
by Lender
Should
any amount required to be paid under any Loan Document be unpaid, such amount
may be paid by Lender, which payment shall be deemed a request for an Advance
under the Revolving Facility as of the date such payment is due, and Borrower
irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Lender by way of
direct
payment of the relevant amount, interest or Obligations. No payment or
prepayment of any amount by Lender or any other Person shall entitle any
Person
to be subrogated to the rights of Lender under any Loan Document unless and
until the Obligations have been fully performed and paid irrevocably in cash
and
this Agreement has been terminated. Any sums expended by Lender as a result
of
Borrowerβs or Guarantorβs failure to pay, perform or comply with any Loan
Document or any of the Obligations may be charged to Borrowerβs account as an
Advance under the Revolving Facility and added to the Obligations.
Β
2.9Β Grant
of Security Interest; Collateral
(a)Β To
secure
the payment and performance of the Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to
Lender
a continuing security interest in and Lien upon, and pledges to Lender, all
of
its right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively and each
individually, the βCollateralβ),
which
security interest is intended to be a first priority security interest subject
to Permitted Liens:
(i)Β all
of
such Borrower's tangible personal property, including without limitation
all
present and future Goods, Inventory and Equipment (including items of equipment
which are or become Fixtures), now owned or hereafter acquired;
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(ii)Β all
of
such Borrower's intangible personal property, including without limitation
all
present and future Accounts, contract rights, Permits, General Intangibles,
Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments, Deposit Accounts, Investment Property,
Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations, rights to the payment
of
money or other forms of consideration of any kind, tax refunds, insurance
proceeds, now owned or hereafter acquired, and all intangible and tangible
personal property relating to or arising out of any of the foregoing;
(iii)Β all
of
such Borrower's present and future Government Contracts and rights thereunder
and the related Government Accounts and proceeds thereof, now or hereafter
owned
or acquired by such Borrower; provided,
however,
that
Lender shall not have a security interest in any rights under any Government
Contract of such Borrower or in the related Government Account where the
taking
of such security interest is a violation of an express prohibition contained
in
the Government Contract (for purposes of this limitation, the fact that a
Government Contract is subject to, or otherwise refers to, TitleΒ 31,
§ 203 or Title 41, § 15 of the United States Code shall not be
deemed an express prohibition against assignment thereof) or is prohibited
by
applicable law, unless in any case consent is otherwise validly obtained;
and
(iv)Β any
and
all additions and accessions to any of the foregoing, and any and all
replacements, products and proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any
of the
foregoing.
(b)Β Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 2.9,
such
grant of a security interest shall not extend to, and the term βCollateralβ
shall not include, any General Intangibles of Borrower to the extent that
(i)Β such General Intangibles are not assignable or capable of being
encumbered as a matter of law or under the terms of any license or other
agreement applicable thereto (but solely to the extent that any such restriction
shall be enforceable under applicable law) without the consent of the licensor
thereof or other applicable party thereto, and (ii)Β such consent has not
been obtained; provided,
however,
that
the foregoing grant of a security interest shall extend to, and the term
βCollateralβ shall include, each of the following: (a)Β any General
Intangible which is in the nature of an Account or a right to the payment
of
money or a proceed of, or otherwise related to the enforcement or collection
of,
any Account or right to the payment of money, or goods which are the subject
of
any Account or right to the payment of money, (b)Β any and all proceeds of
any General Intangible that is otherwise excluded to the extent that the
assignment, pledge or encumbrance of such proceeds is not so restricted,
and
(c)Β upon obtaining the consent of any such licensor or other applicable
party with respect to any such otherwise excluded General Intangible, such
General Intangible as well as any and all proceeds thereof that might
theretofore have been excluded from such grant of a security interest and
from
the term βCollateral.β
(c)Β In
addition to the foregoing, to secure the payment and performance of the
Obligations, RMS has pledged to Lender all of the securities owned by RMS
in HMP
and the Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to a Stock Pledge Agreement.
(d)Β Upon
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and upon the proper filing of the
necessary financing statements and proper delivery of the necessary stock
certificates, without any further action, Lender will have a good, valid
and
perfected first priority Lien and security interest in the Collateral, subject
to no transfer or other restrictions or Liens of any kind in favor of any
other
Person except for Permitted Liens. No financing statement relating to any
of the
Collateral is on file in any public office except those (i) on behalf of
Lender,
and/or (ii) in connection with Permitted Liens.
Borrower
acknowledges that Lender shall have the right, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to record the Collateral, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignment
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or the United States
Copyright Office at any time during the Term.
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Β
2.10Β Collateral
Administration
(a)Β All
Collateral (except Deposit Accounts) will at all times be kept by Borrower
at
the locations set forth on ScheduleΒ 5.18B
hereto
and shall not, without thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to
Lender,
be moved therefrom, and in any case shall not be moved outside the continental
United States except for shipments of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business.
(b)Β Borrower
shall keep accurate and complete records of its Accounts and all payments
and
collections thereon and shall submit such records to Lender on such periodic
bases as Lender may request. In addition, if Accounts of Borrower in an
aggregate face amount in excess of $25,000 become ineligible because they
fall
within one of the specified categories of ineligibility set forth in the
definition of Eligible Receivables, Borrower shall notify Lender of such
occurrence on the first Business Day following such occurrence and the Borrowing
Base shall thereupon be adjusted to reflect such occurrence. If requested
by
Lender, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender formal written assignments
of all of its Accounts, including all Accounts created since the date of
the
last assignment, together with copies of claims, invoices and/or other
information related thereto; provided, that as long as no Default or Event
of
Default shall have occurred Lender shall not request the assignment of Accounts
more than once per calendar month. To the extent that collections from such
assigned Accounts exceed the amount of the Obligations, such excess amount
shall
not accrue interest in favor of Borrower, but shall be available to Borrower
upon Borrowerβs written request.
(c)Β Whether
or not an Event of Default has occurred, any of Lenderβs officers, employees,
representatives or agents shall have the right, at any time during normal
business hours, in the name of Lender, any designee of Lender or Borrower,
to
verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Accounts
of
Borrower. Borrower shall cooperate reasonably with Lender in an effort to
facilitate and promptly conclude such verification process.
(d)Β To
expedite collection, Borrower shall endeavor in the first instance to make
collection of its Accounts for Lender. Lender shall have the right at all
times
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to
notify
Account Debtors owing Accounts to Borrower that their Accounts have been
assigned to Lender and to collect such Accounts directly in its own name
and to
charge collection costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneyβs fees, to
Borrower.
(e)Β As
and
when determined by Lender in its sole discretion, Lender will perform the
searches described in clauses (i) and (ii) below against Borrower (the results
of which are to be consistent with Borrowerβs representations and warranties
under this Agreement), all at Borrowerβs expense: (i) UCC searches with the
Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of Borrower and the
Secretary of State and local filing offices of each jurisdiction where Borrower
maintain their respective executive offices, a place of business or assets;
(ii)
lien searches with the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
and
(iii)Β judgment, federal tax lien and corporate and partnership tax lien
searches, in each jurisdiction searched under clause (i) above.
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Β
Β Β Β (f)Β Borrower
(i) shall provide prompt written notice to its current bank to transfer all
items, collections and remittances to the Concentration Account, (ii) shall
provide prompt written notice to each Account Debtor that Lender has been
granted a lien and security interest in, upon and to all Accounts applicable
to
such Account Debtor and shall direct each Account Debtor to make payments
to the
appropriate Lockbox Account, and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, upon
any
failure to send such notices and directions within ten (10) Business Days
after
the date of this Agreement or ten (10) Business Days after the Person becomes
an
Account Debtor), to send any and all similar notices and directions to such
Account Debtors, and (iii) shall do anything further that may be lawfully
required by Lender to create and perfect Lenderβs lien on any collateral and
effectuate the intentions of the Loan Documents. At Lenderβs request, Borrower
shall immediately deliver to Lender all items for which Lender must receive
possession to obtain a perfected security interest and all notes, certificates,
and documents of title, Chattel Paper, warehouse receipts, Instruments, and
any
other similar instruments constituting Collateral.
Β
2.11Β Power
of Attorney
Lender
is
hereby irrevocably made, constituted and appointed the true and lawful attorney
for Borrower (without requiring Lender to act as such) with full power of
substitution to do the following: (i) endorse the name of any such Person
upon
any and all checks, drafts, money orders, and other instruments for the payment
of money that are payable to such Person and constitute collections on its
or
their Accounts; (ii) execute in the name of such Person any financing
statements, schedules, assignments, instruments, documents, and statements
that
it is or they are obligated to give Lender under any of the Loan Documents;
and
(iii) do such other and further acts and deeds in the name of such Person
that
Lender may deem reasonably necessary or desirable (subject to the second
sentence of section 2.10(d)) to enforce any Account or other Collateral or
to
perfect Lenderβs security interest or lien in any Collateral. In addition, if
any such Person breaches its obligation hereunder to direct payments of Accounts
or the proceeds of any other Collateral to the appropriate Lockbox Account,
Lender, as the irrevocably made, constituted and appointed true and lawful
attorney for such Person pursuant to this paragraph, may, by the signature
or
other act of any of Lenderβs officers or authorized signatories (without
requiring any of them to do so), direct any federal, state or private payor
or
fiscal intermediary to pay proceeds of Accounts or any other Collateral to
the
appropriate Lockbox Account.
Β
2.12Β Evidence
of Loans
(a)Β Lender
shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, electronic or written
records evidencing the indebtedness and obligations to such Lender resulting
from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including without
limitation, the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such
Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
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(b)Β The
entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to
this
Section
2.12
(the
βRegisterβ)
shall
be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations and
indebtedness therein recorded; provided,
however,
that
the failure of the Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall
not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans
or
Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(c)Β Lender
will account to Borrower monthly with a statement of Advances under the
Revolving Facility, and any charges and payments made pursuant to this
Agreement, and in the absence of manifest error, such accounting rendered
by
Lender shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Lender is notified
by Borrower in writing to the contrary within fifteen (15) calendar days
of
Receipt of each accounting, which notice shall be deemed an objection only
to
items specifically objected to therein.
(d)Β The
Borrower agrees that:
(i)Β upon
written notice by Lender to the Borrower that a promissory note or other
evidence of indebtedness is requested by Lender to evidence the Loans and
other
Obligations owing or payable to, or to be made by, such Lender, the Borrower
shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any such
request) execute and deliver to Lender an appropriate promissory note or
notes
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender and Borrower, payable
to the order of Lender or in a principal amount equal to the amount of the
Loans
owing or payable to Lender;
(ii)Β all
references to Notes in the Loan Documents shall mean Notes, if any, to the
extent issued (and not returned to the Borrower for cancellation) hereunder,
as
the same may be amended, modified, divided, supplemented and/or restated
from
time to time; and
(iii)Β upon
Lenderβs written request, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of
Borrowerβs Receipt of any such request, Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Lender new notes and/or divide the notes in exchange for then existing notes
in
such smaller amounts or denominations as Lender shall specify in its sole
and
absolute discretion; provided,
that
the aggregate principal amount of such new Notes shall not exceed the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes outstanding at the time such request is made;
and
provided,
further,
that
such notes that are to be replaced shall then be deemed no longer outstanding
hereunder and replaced by such new notes and returned to the Borrower within
a
reasonable period of time after Lenderβs receipt of the replacement
notes.
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Β
III. |
FEES
AND OTHER CHARGESΒ
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Β
3.1Β Commitment
Fee
On
or
before the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender 2.0% of the Facility
Cap
as a nonrefundable commitment fee.
Β
3.2Β Unused
Line Fee
Borrower
shall pay to Lender monthly an unused line fee (the βUnused
Line Feeβ)
in an
amount equal to 0.04% per month of the difference derived by subtracting
(i) the
daily average amount of the balances under the Revolving Facility outstanding
during the preceding month, from (ii) the Facility Cap. The Unused Line Fee
shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each successive calendar
month (starting with the month in which the Closing Date occurs).
Β
3.3Β Collateral
Management Fee
Borrower
shall pay Lender as additional interest a monthly collateral management fee
(the
βCollateral
Management Feeβ)
equal
to 0.05% per month of the average outstanding principal amount of the Revolving
Facility during such month. The Collateral Management Fee shall be payable
monthly in arrears on the first day of each successive calendar month (starting
with the month in which the Closing Date occurs).
Β
3.4Β Computation
of Fees; Lawful Limits
All
fees
hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and for the
actual number of days elapsed in each calculation period, as applicable.
In no
contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise,
shall the interest and other charges paid or agreed to be paid to Lender
for the
use, forbearance or detention of money hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permissible under applicable law which a court of competent jurisdiction
shall,
in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. If, due to any circumstance
whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof, at the time performance
of such
provision shall be due, shall exceed any such limit, then, the obligation
to be
so fulfilled shall be reduced to such lawful limit, and, if Lender shall
have
received interest or any other charges of any kind which might be deemed
to be
interest under applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful rate, then
such
excess shall be applied first to any unpaid fees and charges hereunder, then
to
unpaid principal balance owed by Borrower hereunder, and if the then remaining
excess interest is greater than the previously unpaid principal balance,
Lender
shall promptly refund such excess amount to Borrower and the provisions hereof
shall be deemed amended to provide for such permissible rate. The terms and
provisions of this Section
3.4
shall
control to the extent any other provision of any Loan Document is inconsistent
herewith.
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3.5Β Default
Rate of Interest
Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Applicable
Rate of interest in effect at such time with respect to the Obligations shall
be
increased by 5.0% per annum (the βDefault
Rateβ).
Β
3.6Β Acknowledgement
of Joint and Several Liability
Each
Credit Party acknowledges that it is jointly and severally liable for all
of the
Obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Credit Party expressly understands,
agrees and acknowledges that (i) each Borrower is an Affiliated entity by
common
ownership of each other Borrower, (ii) each Borrower desires to have the
availability of one common credit facility instead of separate credit
facilities, (iii) each Borrower has requested that Lender extend such a common
credit facility on the terms herein provided, (iv) Lender will be lending
against, and relying on a lien upon, all of Borrowersβ assets even though the
proceeds of any particular loan made hereunder may not be advanced directly
to a
particular Borrower, (v) Borrower will nonetheless benefit by the making
of all
such loans by Lender and the availability of a single credit facility of
a size
greater than each could independently warrant, and (vi) all of the
representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, conditions, agreements
and
other terms contained in the Loan Documents shall be applicable to and shall
be
binding upon Borrower.Β Each
Credit Party hereby appoints RMS (in such capacity, "Borrower
Agent")
to act
as agent on behalf of each Credit Party and to deliver any statement, notice,
authorization or other writing required or permitted hereunder or under any
of
the Loan Documents. Lender shall be entitled to rely upon any statement,
notice,
authorization or other writing received from Borrower Agent without
investigation and each Credit Party agrees that any such statement, notice,
authorization or other writing shall be binding on it.
Β
IV.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Β
4.1Β Conditions
to Closing
The
obligations of Lender to consummate the transactions contemplated herein
are
subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of Lender, of the
following:
(a)Β (i)
Borrower shall have delivered to Lender the Loan Documents to which it is
a
party, each duly executed by an authorized officer of Borrower and the other
parties thereto, and (ii) each Guarantor, if any, shall have delivered to
Lender
the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each duly executed
and
delivered by Guarantor or an authorized officer of such Guarantor, as
applicable, and the other parties thereto;
(b)Β all
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, Lender
shall
have received (i) a report of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement,
tax
and judgment lien searches performed with respect to each Credit Party in
each
jurisdiction determined by Lender in its sole discretion, and such report
shall
show no Liens on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), (ii) each document
(including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement)
required by any Loan Document or under law or requested by Lender to be filed,
registered or recorded to create in favor of Lender, a perfected first priority
security interest upon the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens) and
(iii)Β evidence of each such filing, registration or recordation and of the
payment by the Credit Parties of any necessary fee, tax or expense relating
thereto;
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Β
(c)Β Lender
shall have received (i) the Charter and Good Standing Documents, all in form
and
substance acceptable to Lender, (ii) a certificate of the corporate secretary
or
assistant secretary of each Credit Party dated the Closing Date, as to the
incumbency and signature of the Persons executing the Loan Documents, in
form
and substance acceptable to Lender, and (iii) the written legal opinion of
counsel for the Credit Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
and
its counsel;
(d)Β Lender
shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer (or, in
the
absence of a chief financial officer, the chief executive officer) of Borrower,
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (each, a βSolvency
Certificateβ),
certifying (i) the solvency of such Person after giving effect to the
transactions and the Indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents, and
(ii)
as to such Personβs financial resources and ability to meet its obligations and
liabilities as they become due, to the effect that as of the Closing Date
and
after giving effect to such transactions and Indebtedness: (A) the assets
of
such Person, at a Fair Valuation, exceed the total liabilities (including
contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) of such
Person, and (B) no unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in
its
anticipated business exists with respect to such Person;
(e)Β Lender
shall have completed examinations, the results of which shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, of the Collateral, the financial
statements and the books, records, business, obligations, financial condition
and operational state of each Credit Party, and each such Person shall have
demonstrated to Lenderβs reasonable satisfaction that (i)Β its operations
comply in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, foreign
and
local laws, statutes and regulations, (ii)Β its operations are not the
subject of any governmental investigation, evaluation or any remedial action
which could result in any expenditure or liability deemed material by Lender,
in
its sole credit judgment, and (iii)Β it has no liability (whether contingent
or otherwise) that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole credit
judgment;
(f)Β Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or
prior
to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(g)Β all
corporate and other proceedings, documents, instruments and other legal matters
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents
(including, but not limited to, those relating to corporate and capital
structures of the Credit Parties) shall be satisfactory to Lender;
(h)Β Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
(i)Β evidence of the repayment in full and termination of the indebtedness
due from Borrower to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx XxxxxΒ and
all
related documents, agreements and instruments and of all Liens, security
interests and Uniform Commercial Code financing statements relating thereto,
if
any, and (ii) release and termination of any and all Liens, security interest
and/or Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in, on, against or with
respect to any of the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens);
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(i)Β Borrower
shall have executed and filed IRS Form 8821 with the appropriate office of
the
Internal Revenue Service; and
(j)Β Lender
shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal
opinions as Lender may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender.
Β
4.2Β Conditions
to Initial Advance
The
obligations of Lender to make the initial Advance under the Revolving Facility
(the βInitial
Advanceβ)
are
subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of Lender, of the
following:
(a)Β (i)
Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) the Loan Documents to which it
is a
party, if any, not executed on the Closing Date, each duly executed by an
authorized officer of Borrower and the other parties thereto, and (B) a
Borrowing Certificate for the Initial Advance under the Revolving Facility
executed by an authorized officer of Borrower, and (ii) each Guarantor, if
any,
shall have delivered to Lender the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor
is a
party, if any, not executed on the Closing Date, each duly executed and
delivered by Guarantor or an authorized officer of such Guarantor, as
applicable, and the other parties thereto;
(b)Β Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or
prior
to the date of the Initial Advance pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(c)Β all
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, Lender shall have received
such consents, approvals and agreements, including, without limitation, any
applicable Landlord Waivers and Consents and Warehouse Waivers and Consents
with
respect to any and all leases, warehouses and other locations set forth on
Schedule
5.4 of the Disclosure Schedule,
from
such third parties as Lender and its counsel shall determine are necessary
or
desirable with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and/or the transactions
contemplated thereby, and/or (ii) claims against any Credit Party or the
Collateral;
(d)Β Lender
shall have completed such bringdown examinations, the results of which shall
be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, of the Collateral,
the
financial statements and the books, records, business, obligations, financial
condition and operational state of each Credit Party as Lender may determine
are
necessary, and each of the Credit Parties shall have demonstrated to Lenderβs
reasonable satisfaction that (i)Β its operations comply in all material
respects with all applicable federal, state, foreign and local laws, statutes
and regulations, (ii)Β its operations are not the subject of any
governmental investigation, evaluation or any remedial action which could
result
in any expenditure or liability deemed material by Lender, in its sole credit
judgment, and (iii)Β it has no liability (whether contingent or otherwise)
that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole credit judgment;
Β
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(e)Β Lender
shall have received the Lockbox Agreement executed by all parties thereto
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion;
(f)Β Lender
shall have delivered an instruction to the Lockbox Bank under the Lockbox
Agreement directing that all funds be transferred from the Lockbox Account
to
the Lenderβs Concentration Account and Lender shall have received confirmation
from the Lockbox Bank that it has implemented such instruction as required
by
Section
2.5;
(g)Β the
Credit Parties shall be in compliance with Section
6.5,
and
Lender shall have received copies of all insurance policies or binders, original
certificates of all insurance policies of the Credit Parties confirming that
they are in effect and that the premiums due and owing with respect thereto
have
been paid in full and endorsements of such policies issued by the applicable
Insurers and in each case naming Lender as loss payee or additional insured,
as
appropriate; and
(h)Β Lender
shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal
opinions as Lender may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender.
Β
4.3Β Conditions
to Each AdvanceΒ
The
obligations of Lender to make any Advance (including, without limitation,
the
Initial Advance) are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of
Lender, of the following additional conditions precedent:
(a)Β Borrower
shall have delivered to Lender a Borrowing Certificate for the Advance executed
by an authorized officer of Borrower, which shall constitute a representation
and warranty by Borrower as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance that the
conditions contained in this Section
4.3
have
been satisfied; provided,
however,
that
any determination as to whether to fund Advances or extensions of credit
shall
be made by Lender in its sole discretion;
(b)Β each
of
the representations and warranties made by Borrower in or pursuant to this
Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects, before and after giving
effect to such Advance, and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
or be continuing or would exist after giving effect to the Advance under
the
Revolving Facility on such date;
(c)Β immediately
after giving effect to the requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Advances under the Revolving Facility shall not exceed
either the Availability or the Facility Cap;
(d)Β except
as
disclosed in the historical financial statements, there shall be no liabilities
or obligations with respect to Borrower of any nature whatsoever which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
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(e)Β Lender
shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or
prior
to such date pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(f)Β all
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, Lender
shall
have received such consents, approvals and agreements, including, without
limitation, any applicable Landlord Waivers and Consents and Warehouse Waivers
and Consents with respect to any and all leases, warehouses and other locations
set forth on Schedule
5.4 of the Disclosure Schedule,
from
such third parties as Lender and its counsel shall reasonably determine are
necessary or desirable with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and/or the
transactions contemplated thereby, and/or (ii) claims against any Borrower
or
Guarantor or the Collateral; and
(g)
Β if
the
instruction to the Lockbox Bank to have all funds in the Lockbox Account
transferred to Lenderβs Concentration Account is not in effect, Borrower shall
have instructed the Lockbox Bank to have all funds transferred from the Lockbox
Account to the Lenderβs Concentration Account and Lender shall have received
confirmation from the Lockbox Bank that it has implemented such instruction
as
required byΒ Section
2.5.
Β
V.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Each
Credit Party, jointly and severally, represents and warrants as of the date
hereof, the Closing Date, and each Borrowing Date as follows:
Β
5.1Β Organization
and Authority
RMS
is a
Delaware corporationΒ duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state
of
formation. HMP is a Georgia corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in
good standing under the laws of its state of formation. Each of the Foreign
Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Credit Party
(i)Β has all requisite corporate or entity power and authority to own its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted
and as
contemplated in the Loan Documents, (ii)Β is duly qualified to do business
in every jurisdiction in which failure so to qualify would reasonably be
likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and
authority (A)Β to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which
it is a party, (B) if a Borrower, to borrow hereunder, (C) to consummate
the
transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents, and (D) to grant the
Liens
with regard to the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents to which
it is
a party. No Credit Party is an βinvestment companyβ registered or required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or is
controlled by such an βinvestment company.β
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Β
5.2Β Loan
Documents
Β
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents
to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby, (i)Β have been duly authorized by all requisite action of each such
Person and have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each
such
Person; (ii) do not violate any provisions of (A)Β applicable law, statute,
rule, regulation, ordinance or tariff, (B)Β any order of any Governmental
Authority binding on any such Person or any of their respective properties,
or
(C)Β the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or any other equivalent
governing agreement or document) of any such Person, or any agreement between
any such Person and its respective stockholders, members, partners or equity
owners or among any such stockholders, members, partners or equity owners;
(iii)
are not in conflict with, and do not result in a breach or default of or
constitute an event of default, or an event, fact, condition or circumstance
which, with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result
in a
conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any material indenture,
agreement or other instrument to which any such Person is a party, or by
which
the properties or assets of such Person are bound; (iv)Β except as set forth
herein, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien of any
nature
upon any of the properties or assets of any such Person; and (v)Β except as
set forth on Schedule
5.2 to the Disclosure Schedule,
do not
require the consent, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration
or
qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person. When
executed and delivered, each of the Loan Documents to which any Credit Party
is
a party will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit
Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization
or
other similar law affecting the enforceability of creditorsβ rights generally
and to the effect of general principles of equity which may limit the
availability of equitable remedies (whether in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
Β
5.3Β Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership Interests
Except,
in the case of RMS for HMP and the Foreign Subsidiaries, and as listed on
Schedule
5.3A to the Disclosure Schedule,
the
Credit Parties have no Subsidiaries. ScheduleΒ 5.3B
to the Disclosure Schedule
states
the authorized and issued capitalization of each Credit Party other than
RMS,
the number and class of equity securities and/or ownership, voting or
partnership interests issued and outstanding of each such Credit Party and
the
record and beneficial owners thereof (including options, warrantsΒ and
other
rights to acquire any of the foregoing). The ownership or partnership interests
of any Credit Party that is a limited partnership or a limited liability
company
are not certificated, the documents relating to such interests do not expressly
state that the interests are xxxx`rned by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial
Code, and the interests are not held in a securities account. The outstanding
equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests of each
Credit Party other than RMS have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are
fully paid and nonassessable, and each Person listed on ScheduleΒ 5.3C
to the Disclosure Schedule
owns
beneficially and of record all the equity securities and/or ownership, voting
or
partnership interests it is listed as owning free and clear of any Liens
other
than Liens created by the Security Documents. ScheduleΒ 5.3D
to the Disclosure Schedule
also
lists the directors, members, managers and/or partners of each Credit Party.
Except as listed on Schedule
5.3E to the Disclosure Schedule,
no
Credit Party owns an interest in, participate in or engage in any joint venture,
partnership or similar arrangements with any Person.
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Β
5.4Β Properties
Borrower
(i) is the sole owner and has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, all of its properties and assets, including the
Collateral, whether personal or real, subject to no transfer restrictions
or
Liens of any kind except for Permitted Liens, and (ii) is in compliance in
all
material respects with each lease to which it is a party or otherwise bound.
ScheduleΒ 5.4
to the Disclosure Schedule
lists
all real properties (and their locations) owned or leased by or to, and all
other assets or property that are leased or licensed by, Borrower and all
leases
(including leases of leased real property) covering or with respect to such
properties and assets all warehouses, fulfillment houses or other locations
at
which any of Borrowerβs Inventory is located. Borrower enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession under all such leases and such leases are all the
leases
necessary for the operation of such properties and assets, are valid and
subsisting and are in full force and effect. All warehouse, fulfillment and
other agreements, if any, relating to Borrowerβs Inventory are in full force and
effect and no default or event of default exists thereunder or would exist
with
the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both.
Β
5.5Β Other
Agreements
No
Credit
Party is (i) a party to any judgment, order or decree or any agreement, document
or instrument, or subject to any restriction, which would materially affect
its
ability to execute and deliver, or perform under, any Loan Document or to
pay
the Obligations; (ii) in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment
of any material obligation, covenant or condition contained in any material
agreement, document or instrument to which it is a party or to which any
of its
properties or assets are subject, which default, if not remedied within any
applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect, nor to any such Credit PartyβsΒ knowledge,
is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or
passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach,
default or event of default under, any of the foregoing which, if not remedied
within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to
have a
Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) a party or subject to any agreement, document
or instrument with respect to, or obligation to pay any, management or service
fee with respect to, the ownership, operation, leasing or performance of
any of
its business or any facility, nor is there any third-party manager with respect
to any such facility.
Β
5.6Β Litigation
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.6.A. to the Disclosure Schedule,
there
is no other action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to their
knowledge, threatened against any Credit Party arising out of any death or
injury resulting from the use of any devices or products manufactured, marketed,
imported, distributed or sold by any Credit Party. There is no other action,
suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to their knowledge, threatened
against any Credit Party that (i) questions or could prevent the validity
of any
of the Loan Documents or the right of any Credit Party to enter into any
Loan
Document or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) would
reasonably be likely to be or have, either individually or in the aggregate,
any
Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect, or (iii)Β would
reasonably be likely to result in any Change of Control or other material
change
in the current ownership, control or management of any Credit Party. No Credit
Party has any knowledge that there is any basis for the foregoing. No Credit
Party is a party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree
of any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on Schedule
5.6.B. to the Disclosure Schedule,
there
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation (known to such Credit Party)
initiated by any Credit Party currently pending that would reasonably be
likely
to be or have, either individually or in the aggregate, any Material Adverse
Change or Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party has any existing accrued
and/or unpaid Indebtedness to any Governmental Authority or any other
governmental payor other than taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges not yet due and payable in the ordinary course of business.
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Β
5.7Β Hazardous
Materials
Each
Credit Party is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws. No Credit Party has been notified of any material action,
suit, proceeding or investigation (i) relating in any way to compliance by
or
liability of any Credit Party under any Environmental Laws, (ii) which otherwise
deals with any Hazardous Substance or any Environmental Law, or (iii) which
seeks to suspend, revoke or terminate any license, permit or approval necessary
for the generation, handling, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Substance.
Β
5.8Β Potential
Tax Liability; Tax Returns; Governmental Reports
(a)
Except as disclosed in Schedule
5.8 to the Disclosure Schedule,
no
Credit Party (i) has received any written communication from the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to any investigation or assessment relating
to such
Credit Party directly, or relating to any consolidated tax return which was
filed on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) has no knowledge of any year which
remains open pending tax examination or audit by the Internal Revenue Service,
and (iii) has no knowledge of any information that could give rise to a tax
liability or assessment to the Internal Revenue Service.
(b)
Except as disclosed in Schedule
5.8 to the Disclosure Schedule,
each
Credit Party (i) has filed all federal, state, foreign (if applicable) and
local
tax returns and other reports which are required by law to be filed by such
Credit Party, and (ii) has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges, including, without limitation, payroll and other
employment related taxes, in each case that are due and payable, except only
for
items that any such Credit Party is currently contesting in good faith with
adequate reserves under GAAP.
Β
5.9Β Financial
Statements and Reports
Except
as
described in Schedule
5.9 to the Disclosure Schedule,
financial statements and financial information relating to the Credit Parties
that have been or may hereafter be delivered to Lender by Borrower are accurate
and complete and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied
with prior periods. The Credit Parties have no material obligations or
liabilities of any kind not disclosed in such financial information or
statements, and since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted
to Lender, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change, Material Adverse
Effect or any other event or condition that would reasonably be likely to
have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Β
5.10Β Compliance
with Law
Each
Credit Party (i) is in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances and tariffs of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Credit
Party and/or its business, assets or operations, including, without limitation,
HIPAA, ERISA, FDA Laws and Healthcare Laws, and (ii) is not in violation
of any
order of any Governmental Authority or other board or tribunal, and with
respect
to both (i) and (ii) above except where noncompliance or violation could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no event,
fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or
both,
would constitute or result in any noncompliance with, or any violation of,
any
of the foregoing, in each case except where noncompliance or violation could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party
has
received any notice that it is not in compliance in any respect with any
of the
requirements of any of the foregoing. Borrower has (a) not engaged in any
Prohibited Transactions as defined in SectionΒ 406 of ERISA and
SectionΒ 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) not failed to meet any
applicable minimum funding requirements under SectionΒ 302 of ERISA in
respect of its plans and no funding requirements have been postponed or delayed,
(c) no knowledge of any amounts due but unpaid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, or of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension
Benefit
Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate any of the employee benefit plans, (d) no fiduciary responsibility
under ERISA for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit
of
Persons other than its employees or former employees, or (e) not withdrawn,
completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plans so as to incur
liability under the MultiEmployer Pension Plan Amendments of 1980. With respect
to the Credit Parties, there exists no event described in SectionΒ 4043 of
ERISA, excluding SubsectionsΒ 4043(b)(2) and 4043(b)(3) thereof, for which
the thirty (30) day notice period contained in 12 C.F.R. § 2615.3 has not
been waived. Each Credit Party has maintained in all material respects all
records required to be maintained by all applicable Governmental Authorities
as
required under HIPPA, FDA Laws and Healthcare Laws and, to the knowledge
of
Credit Parties, there are no existing circumstances which likely would result
in
material violations of HIPAA, FDA Laws or Healthcare Laws.
Β
5.11Β Intellectual
Property
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.11 to the Disclosure Schedule,
the
Credit Parties do not own, license or utilize, and are not a party to, any
patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service
marks,
registered copyrights, copyright applications, trade names, software or licenses
material to and currently or reasonably envisioned to be used in the Credit
Partiesβ business (collectively, the βIntellectual
Propertyβ).
Β
5.12Β Licenses
and Permits; Labor
Each
Credit Party is in compliance with and has all Permits and Intellectual Property
necessary or required by applicable law or Governmental Authority for the
operation of its businesses where the failure to have such permits and
Intellectual Property is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All
of
the foregoing are in full force and effect and not in known conflict with
the
rights of others. No Credit Party is (i) in breach of or default under the
provisions of any of the foregoing, nor is there any event, fact, condition
or
circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute
or
result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the
foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period
would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) a party
to or
subject to any agreement, instrument or restriction that is so unusual or
burdensome that it might have a Material Adverse Effect, and/or (iii) and
has
not been, involved in any labor dispute, strike, walkout or union organization
which would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Β
5.13Β No
Default
There
does not exist any Default or Event of Default or any event, fact, condition
or
circumstance which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
would
constitute or result in a Default or Event of Default.
Β
5.14Β Disclosure
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.14 to the Disclosure Schedule, no
Loan
Document nor any other agreement, document, certificate, or statement furnished
to Lender by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor any representation or
warranty made by any Credit Party in any Loan Document, contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the
statements therein not materially misleading. There is no fact known to any
Credit Party which has not been disclosed to Lender in writing which would
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.15Β Existing
Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain
Contracts
Except
as
contemplated by the Loan Documents or as otherwise set forth on ScheduleΒ 5.15A
to the Disclosure Schedule,
Borrower (i) has no outstanding Indebtedness, (ii) is not subject or party
to
any mortgage, note, indenture, indemnity or guarantee of, with respect to
or
evidencing any Indebtedness of any other Person, or (iii) does not own or
hold
any equity or long-term debt investments in, and does not have any outstanding
advances to or any outstanding guarantees for the obligations of, or any
outstanding borrowings from, any Person. Borrower has performed all material
obligations required to be performed by Borrower pursuant to or in connection
with any items listed on ScheduleΒ 5.15A
to the Disclosure Schedule
and
there has occurred no breach, default or event of default under any document
evidencing any such items or any fact, circumstance, condition or event which,
with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or
result
in a material breach, default or event of default thereunder. Schedule
5.15B to the Disclosure Schedule
sets
forth all Indebtedness with a maturity date during the Term of the Revolving
Facility, and identifies such maturity date.
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Β
5.16Β Other
Agreements
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.16 to the Disclosure Schedule,
(i)
there are no material existing or proposed agreements, arrangements,
understandings or transactions between any Credit Party and any of its officers,
managers, directors, five (5%) percent stockholders, employees or Affiliates
or
any members of their respective immediate families, and (ii) none of the
foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly, indebted to or have any direct
or
indirect ownership, partnership or voting interest in, to such Credit Partyβs
knowledge, any Affiliate of such Credit Party or any Person that competes
with
the Credit Party (except that any such Persons may own stock in (but not
exceeding two (2%) percent of the outstanding capital stock of) any publicly
traded company that may compete with the Credit Parties.
Β
5.17Β Insurance
The
Credit Parties have in full force and effect such insurance policies as are
customary in its industry and as may be required pursuant to Section
6.5
hereof.
All such material insurance policies are listed and described on Schedule
5.17 to the Disclosure Schedule.
Β
5.18Β Names;
Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
During
the preceding five years, no Credit Party has conducted business under or
used
any name (whether corporate, partnership or assumed) other than as shown
on
Schedule
5.18A to the Disclosure Schedule.
Each
Credit Party is the sole owner of all of its names listed on Schedule
5.18A to the Disclosure Schedule,
and any
and all business done and invoices issued in such names are such Credit Partyβs
sales, business and invoices. Each trade name of any Credit Party represents
a
division or trading style of such Credit Party. Each Credit Party maintains
its
places of business and chief executive offices only at the locations set
forth
on Schedule
5.18B to the Disclosure Schedule,
and all
Accounts of Borrower arise, originate and are located, and all of the
Collateral, including Inventory, and all books and records in connection
therewith or in any way relating thereto or evidencing the Collateral are
located and shall only be located, in and at such locations. Except as set
forth
on Schedule
5.18C to the Disclosure Schedule,
all of
the Collateral is located only in the continental United States.
Β
5.19Β Non-Subordination
The
Obligations are not subordinated in any way to any other obligations of any
Credit Party or to the rights of any other Person except for Permitted
Liens.
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Β
5.20Β Accounts
and InventoryΒ
Β
(a)Β In
determining which Accounts are Eligible Receivables, Lender may rely on all
statements and representations made by Borrower with respect to any Account.
Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender, (i) each Account of Borrower
is
genuine and in all respects what it purports to be and is not evidenced by
a
judgment, (ii) each Account of Borrower arises out of a completed, bona fide
sale and delivery of goods or rendering of services by Borrower in the ordinary
course of business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of all
purchase orders, contracts, certifications, participations and other documents
relating thereto or forming a part of the contract between Borrower and the
Account Debtor, (iii) each Account of Borrower is for a liquidated amount
maturing as stated in a claim or invoice covering such sale of goods or
rendering of services, a copy of which has been furnished or is available
to
Lender upon Lenderβs request, (iv) each Account of Borrower together with
Lenderβs security interest therein, is not and will not be in the future (by
voluntary act or omission by Borrower), subject to any offset, lien (other
than
Permitted Liens), deduction, defense, dispute, counterclaim or other adverse
condition, is absolutely owing to Borrower and is not contingent in any respect
or for any reason, (v) to the knowledge of Borrower, there are no facts,
events
or occurrences which in any way impair the validity or enforceability of
any
Account of Borrower or reduce the amount payable thereunder from the face
amount
of the claim or invoice and statements delivered to Lender with respect thereto,
(vi) (A) the Account Debtor under each Account of Borrower had the capacity
to
contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise thereto was
executed and (B)Β to the knowledge of Borrower each such Account Debtor is
solvent, (vii)Β to the knowledge of Borrower there are no proceedings or
actions which are pending or threatened against any Account Debtor under
any
Account of Borrower which might result in any Material Adverse Change in
such
Account Debtorβs financial condition or the collectability thereof, (viii) each
Account of Borrower has been billed and forwarded to the Account Debtor for
payment in accordance with applicable laws and is in compliance and conformance
with any requisite procedures, requirements and regulations governing payment
by
such Account Debtor with respect to such Account, and, (ix) Borrower has
obtained and currently has all material Permits necessary in the generation
of
each Account of Borrower.
(b)Β In
determining which Inventory is Eligible Inventory, Lender may rely on all
statements and representations made by Borrower with respect to any Inventory.
Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender (including, without limitation,
any Borrowing Certificate), (i) Borrower has at all times maintained correct
and
accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity
of Inventory in all material respects, Borrowerβs cost therefore and daily
withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto; (b) has not removed any Inventory
from the locations set forth or permitted herein, except for sales of Inventory
in the ordinary course of Borrowerβs business and except to move Inventory
directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such
location; (c) except as set forth on Schedule
5.22 to the Disclosure Schedule,
has
manufactured, produced, labeled, packaged, used, stored, shipped, distributed,
marketed and maintained Inventory with all reasonable care and caution and
in
accordance with material applicable standards of any insurance and in material
conformity with applicable laws (including the requirements of FDA Laws and
the
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations
and orders related thereto); (d) except as set forth on Schedule
5.20 to the Disclosure Schedule,
has not
sold Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles
the customer to return or may obligate Borrower to repurchase such Inventory;
(e) has kept Inventory in good and marketable condition; (f) except as set
forth
on Schedule
5.20 to the Disclosure Schedule,
has not
acquired or accepted any Inventory on consignment or approval; and (g) has
not
permitted Inventory to be subject to any Lien except Liens in favor of Lender
and Permitted Liens.
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5.21
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Food
and Drug Administration
Approvals
|
With
respect to all notifications, applications, registrations, listings and other
filings made with the United States Food and Drug Administration (collectively,
the βFDA Filingsβ) by or on behalf of Borrower, none of the FDA Filings contains
any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained in the applicable filing, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, misleading. To Borrowerβs
knowledge, the FDA Filings contain all information required or necessary
as a
condition to approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration of
products manufactured, marketed, sold or distributed by Borrower, and Borrower
has no knowledge of any denial or reasonable basis for denial of approval
of the
FDA Filings and /or the medical device 510K filings with respect to products
and
devices manufactured, imported, marketed, sold or distributed by
Borrower.
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5.22
|
Product
Recalls
|
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.22 to the Disclosure Schedule,
there
are to Borrowerβs knowledge, based upon reasonable investigation and inquiry, no
existing or threatened complaints, adverse events, allegations or other facts
or
circumstances known to Borrower upon which a claim could be based, against
Borrower alleging that any products or devices manufactured, imported, marketed,
sold or distributed by Borrower caused or contributed to the death or injury
of
any person or malfunctioned or are otherwise defective, whether by reason
of
design, manufacture or otherwise, or fail to meet any product or service
warranties or any applicable standard or specifications of any Governmental
Authority (including, but not being limited to, the United States Food and
Drug
Administration). Except as set forth on Schedule
5.22 to the Disclosure Schedule,
Borrower has not issued nor been directed to issue any recalls or withdrawals
of
any products or devices manufactured, imported, marketed, sold or distributed
by
Borrower nor has Borrower received or otherwise have knowledge of any
complaints, adverse events, allegations or other circumstances giving rise
to or
indicating a need for a recall or withdrawal of any such products and
devices.
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5.23
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Foreign
Subsidiaries
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The
Foreign Subsidiaries (i) do not engage in any business operations or activities
other than the employment of individuals within their jurisdiction of
organization for the benefit of Borrower, (ii) do not possess any properties
or
assets other than the minimum capitalization requirements of such jurisdictions,
(iii) are not liable or obligated for any Indebtedness, liabilities or other
obligations of any kind, direct or contingent, whether or not required to
be
reflected on a balance sheet, (iv) have not created, incurred, assumed or
suffered to exist any Lien upon, in or against, or pledge of, any of their
properties or assets or any of their shares, securities or other equity or
ownership or partnership interests, whether now owned or hereafter acquired
and
(v) are not a party to any contract, agreement or undertaking with any Person
other than this Agreement and any employment agreements with their
employees.
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5.24
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Inactive
Subsidiaries
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The
Inactive Subsidiaries (i) do not engage in any business operations or
activities, (ii) do not possess any properties or assets other than the minimum
capitalization requirements of such jurisdictions, (iii) are not liable or
obligated for any Indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations of any kind,
direct or contingent, whether or not required to be reflected on a balance
sheet, (iv) have not created, incurred, assumed or suffered to exist any
Lien
upon, in or against, or pledge of, any of their properties or assets or any
of
their shares, securities or other equity or ownership or partnership interests,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (v) are not a party to any contract,
agreement or undertaking with any Person other than this Agreement and any
employment agreements with their employees and (vi) will be dissolved and
liquidated by July 31, 2006.
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5.25
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Survival
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Each
Credit Party makes the representations and warranties contained herein with
the
knowledge and intention that Lender is relying and will rely thereon. All
such
representations and warranties will survive the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and the making of the Advances under the Revolving
Facility.
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VI.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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Each
Credit Party, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees that, until full
performance and satisfaction, and indefeasible payment in full in cash, of
all
the Obligations and termination of this Agreement:
Β
6.1Β Financial
Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other
Information
(a)Β Financial
Reports.
In
addition to providing the Borrowing Certificate in accordance with Section
2.4,
the
Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender (i) as soon as available and in any
event
within ninety (90) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower
(or such earlier date required by the laws, regulations and rules of the
SEC),
audited annual consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the
Credit
Parties, including the notes thereto, consisting of a consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet at the end of such completed fiscal year and
the
related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, retained earnings,
cash flows and stockholdersβ equity for such completed fiscal year, which
financial statements shall be audited and certified, without qualification
in
the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Financial
Statements included in its Form 10-K (Lender acknowledging that material
weaknesses in internal control shall not be treated as such a qualification),
by
an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
Lender
(Lender acknowledging that Stonefield Xxxxxxxxx, LLP is an acceptable certified
public accounting firm) and accompanied by related management letters, if
any,
and (ii) as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) calendar
days
after the end of each calendar month, unaudited consolidated and consolidating
financial statements of the Credit Parties consisting of a balance sheet
and
statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and stockholdersβ equity as
of the end of the immediately preceding calendar month. All such financial
statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP which shall be consistently
applied with prior periods except as required by GAAP or the Borrowerβs
certified public accounting firm. With each such financial statement, the
Credit
Parties shall also deliver a certificate of their chief financial officer
in
substantially the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
(a βCompliance Certificateβ) stating that (A) such person has reviewed the
relevant terms of the Loan Documents and the condition of the Credit Parties,
(B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, or, if
any of
the foregoing has occurred or is continuing, specifying the nature and status
and period of existence thereof and the steps taken or proposed to be taken
with
respect thereto, and (C) the Credit Parties are in compliance with all financial
covenants attached as Annex I hereto. Such certificate shall be accompanied
by
the calculations necessary to show compliance with the financial covenants
in a
form reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
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(b)Β Other
Materials.
The
Credit Parties shall furnish to Lender as soon as available, and in any event
within ten (10) calendar days after the preparation or issuance thereof or
at
such other time as set forth below: (i) copies of such financial statements
(other than those required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.1(a))
prepared by, for or on behalf of the Credit Parties and any other notes,
reports
and other materials related thereto, including, without limitation, any pro
forma financial statements, (ii) any reports, returns, information, notices
and
other materials that the Credit Parties are required to file with the SEC
or
shall otherwise send to their stockholders, partners or other equity owners
at
any time, (iii) if requested by Lender copies of licenses and permits required
by any applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute ordinance
or
regulation or Governmental Authority for the operation of its business, (iv)
within twenty (20) calendar days after the end of each calendar month for
such
month, a sales and collection report and accounts receivable and accounts
payable aging schedule, including a report of sales, credits issued and
collections received, all such reports showing a reconciliation to the amounts
reported in the monthly financial statements, (v) within ten (10) Business
Days
of receipt thereof, copies of any final reports submitted to the Credit Parties
by its independent accountants in connection with any interim audit of the
books
of such Person or any of its Affiliates and copies of each management control
letter provided by such independent accountants, (vi) within fifteen (15)
calendar days after the execution thereof, a copy of any contracts with the
federal government or with a Governmental Authority in the State of New York,
Vermont or Washington, and (vii) such additional information, documents,
statements, reports and other materials as Lender may reasonably request
from a
credit or security perspective or otherwise from time to time.
Β Β (c)Β Notices.
The
Credit Parties shall promptly, and in any event within three (3)Β Business
Days after any Credit Party or any authorized officer of any Credit Party
obtains knowledge thereof, notify Lender in writing of (i) any pending or
threatened litigation, suit, investigation, arbitration, dispute resolution
proceeding or administrative proceeding brought or initiated by any Credit
Party
or otherwise affecting or involving or relating to any Credit Party or any
of
its property or assets to the extent (A) the amount in controversy exceeds
$75,000, or (B) to the extent any of the foregoing seeks injunctive or
declarative relief, (ii) any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall
specify the nature and status thereof, the period of existence thereof and
what
action is proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iii)Β any other
development, event, fact, circumstance or condition that would reasonably
be
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case describing the nature
and
status thereof and the action proposed to be taken with respect thereto,
(iv)
any notice received by any Credit Party from any payor of a claim, suit or
other
action such payor has, claims or has filed against such Credit Party, (v)
any
matter(s) affecting the value, enforceability or collectability of any of
the
Collateral, including, without limitation, claims or disputes in the amount
of
$10,000 or more, singly or in the aggregate, in existence at any one time,
(vi)
any notice given by any Credit Party to any other lender of the Credit Parties,
which notice to Lender shall be accompanied by a copy of the applicable notice
given to the other lender, (vii) receipt of any notice or request from any
Governmental Authority or governmental payor regarding any liability or claim
of
liability, (viii) receipt of any notice by Borrower regarding termination
or
threatened termination of any material lease of real property leased by any
Credit Party, (ix) any Account becoming evidenced or secured by an Instrument
or
Chattel Paper, (x) receipt of any notice from any Account Debtor under a
material contract notifying Borrower of a material breach under or termination
of such contract, (xi) the recall or withdrawal of any products or devices
manufactured, imported, marketed, distributed or sold by the Credit Parties
(or
the issuance of any order or directive by any Governmental Authority requiring
such a recall or withdrawal), (xii) the withdrawal by the United States Food
and
Drug Administration or other applicable Governmental Authority of any required
approval or clearance for any product or device manufactured, imported,
marketed, distributed or sold by the Credit Parties, or (xiii) receipt of
any
notice by any Credit Party regarding the termination or threatened termination
of any material license, technology transfer, distribution, supplier or other
material agreement relating to the products and devices manufactured, imported,
marketed, distributed or sold by such Credit Party.
(d)Β Consents.
The
Credit Parties shall obtain and deliver from time to time all required consents,
approvals and agreements from such third parties as Lender shall determine
are
necessary in its Permitted Discretion, each of which must be satisfactory
to
Lender in its Permitted Discretion, with respect to (i) the Loan Documents
and
the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) claims against any Credit Party
or
the Collateral, and/or (iii) any agreements, consents, documents or instruments
to which any Credit Party is a party or by which any properties or assets
of any
Credit Party or any of the Collateral is or are bound or subject, including,
without limitation, Landlord Waivers and Consents with respect to leases
and
Warehouse Waivers and Consents with respect to warehouse, fulfillment and
similar agreements.
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Β
(e)Β Operating
Budget.
Borrower shall furnish to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date its original
2005 budget, together with a preliminary financial forecast for 2006 and
for
each fiscal year of Borrower thereafter not more than thirty (30) calendar
days
subsequent to the commencement of such fiscal year or earlier if such a plan
has
been approved by its Board of Directors prior to such 30 day period,
consolidated and consolidating month by month projected operating budgets,
annual projections, profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow
reports of and for Borrower for such upcoming fiscal year (including an income
statement for each month and a balance sheet as at the end of the last month
in
each fiscal quarter), in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP (except
for
the omission of footnotes and other disclosures required in its SEC filings)
consistently applied with prior periods
.
6.2Β Payment
of Obligations
Borrower
shall make full and timely indefeasible payment in cash of the principal
of and
interest on the Loans, Advances and all other Obligations.
Β
6.3Β Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets
Each
Credit Party shall (i) conduct its business in accordance with good business
practices customary to the industry, (ii) engage principally in the medical
device or similar lines of business substantially as heretofore conducted,
(iii)
use its best efforts to collect its Accounts in the ordinary course of business,
(iv) maintain all of its material properties, assets and equipment used or
useful in its business in good repair, working order and condition (normal
wear
and tear excepted and except as may be disposed of in the ordinary course
of
business and in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and otherwise
as
determined by such Credit Party using commercially reasonable business
judgment),
(v)
from time to time to make all necessary or desirable repairs, renewals and
replacements of its material properties, assets and equipment,Β as
determined by such Credit Party using commercially reasonable business judgment,
(vi) maintain and keep in full force and effect its existence and all material
Permits and qualifications to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business
makes
such Permits or qualification necessary and in which failure to maintain
such
Permits or qualification could reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (vii) remain in good standing and maintain operations in all
jurisdictions in which currently located unless the Borrower determines that
it
is not commercially reasonable to maintain operations in all such jurisdictions
in its reasonable business judgment and such determination shall not result
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.4Β Compliance
with Legal and Other Obligations
The
Credit Parties shall (i)Β comply with all material laws, statutes, rules,
regulations, ordinances and tariffs of all Governmental Authorities applicable
to it or its business, assets or operations, including HIPAA, FDA Laws and
Healthcare Laws, (ii) pay all taxes, assessments, fees, governmental charges,
claims for labor, supplies, rent and all other obligations or liabilities
of any
kind, except liabilities being contested in good faith and against which
adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) perform
in accordance with its terms each material contract, agreement or other
arrangement to which it is a party or by which it or any of the Collateral
is
bound, except where the failure to comply, pay or perform could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) maintain and comply
with
all material Permits necessary to conduct its business and comply with any
new
or additional requirements that may be imposed on it or its business.
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Β
6.5Β Insurance
Each
Credit Party shall (i) keep all of its insurable properties and assets including
without limitation Inventory that is in transit (whether by vessel, air or
land)
adequately insured in all material respects against losses, damages and hazards
as are customarily insured against by businesses engaging in similar activities
or owning similar assets or properties and at least the minimum amount required
by applicable law (and with respect to Inventory that is in transit, maintain
insurance covering the same for its full replacement cost under all risk
insurance policies endorsed to cover all risks required by Lender and with
such
amounts of coverage and deductibles as Lender determines, in its Permitted
Discretion, issued by such insurance carriers as are reasonably acceptable
to
Lender), including, without limitation, products liability insurance; and
maintain general public liability insurance at all times against liability
on
account of damage to persons and property having such limits, deductibles,
exclusions and co-insurance and other provisions as are customary for a business
engaged in activities similar to those of the Credit Parties; and (ii) maintain
insurance under all applicable workersβ compensation laws; all of the foregoing
insurance policies to (A)Β be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to Lender, (B) name Lender as loss payee and additional insured thereunder,
and
(C) expressly provide that they cannot be altered, amended, modified or canceled
without thirtyΒ (30)Β Business Days prior written notice to Lender and
that they inure to the benefit of Lender notwithstanding any action or omission
or negligence of or by the Credit Parties or any insured thereunder.
Β
6.6Β True
Books
The
Credit Parties shall (i) keep true, complete and accurate books of record
and
account in accordance with commercially reasonable business practices in
which
true and correct entries are made of all of its and their dealings and
transactions in all material respects; and (ii) set up and maintain on its
books
such reserves as may be required by GAAP with respect to doubtful accounts
and
all taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims and with respect to its
business, and include such reserves in its quarterly as well as year end
financial statements.
Β
6.7Β Inspections;
Periodic Audits and Reappraisals
The
Credit Parties shall permit the representatives of Lender, at the expense
of the
Credit Parties, from time to time during normal business hours upon reasonable
notice, to (i) visit and inspect any of its offices or properties or any
other
place where Collateral is located to inspect the Collateral and/or to examine
or
audit all of its books of account, records, reports and other papers, (ii)
make
copies and extracts therefrom, and (iii) discuss its business, operations,
prospects, properties, assets, liabilities, condition and/or Accounts and
Inventory with its officers and independent public accountants (and by this
provision such officers and accountants are authorized to discuss the
foregoing). Lender is also authorized, from time to time to conduct or obtain
at
the Credit Partiesβ expense, but not more frequently than quarterly, audits,
except upon or after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, and
obtain
at the Credit Partiesβ expense, but not more frequently than annually, updated
appraisals and examinations of Inventory by appraisers and examiners acceptable
to the Lender in its Permitted Discretion, except upon or after the occurrence
of a Default or Event of Default.
Β
6.8Β Further
Assurances; Post ClosingΒ
At
the
Credit Partiesβ cost and expense, each Credit Party shall (i) take such further
actions, obtain such consents and approvals and duly execute and deliver
such
further agreements, assignments, instructions or documents as Lender may
reasonably request with respect to the purposes, terms and conditions of
the
Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
and (ii)Β without limiting and notwithstanding any other provision of any
Loan Document, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered,
such
agreements and documents, and take or cause to be taken such actions, and
otherwise perform, observe and comply with such obligations, as are set forth
on
Schedule
6.8
hereto.
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6.9Β Payment
of Indebtedness
Except
as
otherwise prescribed in the Loan Documents, the Credit Parties shall pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity (subject to applicable
grace periods and, in the case of trade payables, to ordinary course payment
practices) all of its material obligations and liabilities, except when the
amount or validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and such reserves as Lender may deem proper and necessary in
its
Permitted Discretion shall have been made.
Β
6.10Β Lien
Searches
If
Liens
other than Permitted Liens exist, the Credit Parties immediately shall take,
execute and deliver all actions, documents and instruments necessary to release
and terminate such Liens.
Β
6.11Β Use
of Proceeds
Borrower
shall use the proceeds from the Revolving Facility only for the purposes
set
forth in the first βWHEREASβ clause of this Agreement.
Β
6.12Β Collateral
Documents; Security Interest in Collateral
The
Credit Parties shall (i) execute, obtain, deliver, file, register and/or
record
any and all financing statements, continuation statements, stock powers,
instruments and other documents, or cause the execution, filing, registration,
recording or delivery of any and all of the foregoing, that are necessary
or
required under law or reasonably requested by Lender to be executed, filed,
registered, obtained, delivered or recorded to create, maintain, perfect,
preserve, validate or otherwise protect the pledge of the Collateral to Lender
and Lenderβs perfected first priority Lien on the Collateral subject to
Permitted Liens (and each Credit Party irrevocably grants Lender the right,
at
Lender's option, to file any or all of the foregoing), (ii) immediately upon
learning thereof, report to Lender any reclamation, return or repossession
of
goods in excess of $10,000 (individually or in the aggregate), and (iii)
defend
the Collateral and Lenderβs perfected first priority Lien thereon, except for
Permitted Liens, against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time
claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to Lender, and pay all
reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, in-house
documentation and diligence fees and legal expenses and reasonable attorneysβ
fees and expenses) in connection with such defense, which may at Lenderβs
discretion be added to the Obligations.
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6.13Β Right
of First Refusal
If
at any
time any Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates receives from
a
third party an offer, term sheet or commitment or makes a proposal accepted
by
any Person (each, an βOfferβ)
which
provides for any type of financing (other than an offering of common stock
or
other equity securities which do not contain or enjoy debt or debt like
features, including preferred equity securities and warrants, which are not
convertible or exchangeable into debt instruments or which may otherwise
be
characterized, whether for accounting or income tax purposes as debt) to
or for
a Credit Party or any of its Affiliates, such Credit Party, on behalf of
itself
or such Affiliate, shall immediately notify such third party making the offer
of
Lenderβs rights under this Section
6.13,
and
further shall immediately notify Lender of the Offer in writing (including
all
material terms of the Offer). Lender shall have thirty (30) calendar days
after
Receipt of such notice (the βOption
Periodβ)
to
agree to provide similar financing in the place of such Person upon
substantially the same terms and conditions (or terms more favorable to such
Credit Party or Affiliate) as set forth in the Offer. Lender shall notify
Credit
Party or Affiliate in writing of Lenderβs acceptance of the Offer pursuant
hereto (the βAcceptance
Noticeβ),
in
which case Credit Party or such Affiliate shall obtain, such financing from
Lender and shall not accept the Offer from such other Person. If no Acceptance
Notice has been Received from Lender within the Option Period, Credit Party
or
Affiliate may consummate the Offer with the other Person on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Offer (the βTransactionβ);
provided,
however,
that
none of foregoing or any failure by Lender to issue an Acceptance Notice
shall
be construed as a waiver of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of
any of
the Loan Documents. If the Transaction is not consummated on the terms set
forth
in the Offer or with the Person providing the Offer or during the ninety
(90)
calendar day period following the expiration of the Option Period, such Credit
Party shall not be permitted, and shall not permit its Affiliate, to consummate
the Transaction without again complying with this SectionΒ 6.13.
The
provisions of this Section
6.13
shall
survive the payment in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement
for a period of one month. For purposes of this Section
6.13,
βLenderβ shall include CapitalSource Finance LLC and any of its parents,
subsidiaries or Affiliates.
Β
6.14Β Taxes
and Other Charges
Β
(a)
Β All
payments and reimbursements to Lender made under any Loan Document shall
be free
and clear of and without deduction for all taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
assessments, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto
of any nature whatsoever, excluding taxes to the extent imposed on Lenderβs net
income. If Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any such amounts from
or
in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to Lender, then the
sum
payable to Lender shall be increased as may be necessary so that, after making
all required deductions, Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made. Notwithstanding any other
provision of any Loan Document, if at any time after the Closing (i)Β 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 any interpretation or application thereof, or
(iii)Β compliance by Lender with any request or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority: (A) subjects 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 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 or local 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 Lender), or (B) imposes on 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 Lender of making or continuing any Loan hereunder or to reduce
any
amount receivable hereunder, then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly
pay
to Lender any additional amounts reasonably necessary to compensate Lender,
on
an after-tax basis, for such additional cost or reduced amount as reasonably
determined by Lender. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional
amounts
pursuant to this Section
6.14
it shall
promptly notify Borrower of the event by reason of which Lender has become
so
entitled, and each such notice of additional amounts payable pursuant to
this
Section
6.14
submitted by Lender to Borrower shall, absent manifest error, be final,
conclusive and binding for all purposes.
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Β
(b)Β Each
Credit Party shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after such Credit Party or any authorized officer of such Credit Party obtains
knowledge thereof, notify Lender in writing of any oral or written communication
from the Internal Revenue Service or otherwise with respect to any (i) tax
investigations, relating to the Credit Party directly, or relating to any
consolidated tax return which was filed on behalf of any Credit Party, (ii)
notices of tax assessment or possible tax assessment, (iii) years that are
designated open pending tax examination or audit, and (iv) information that
could give rise to a tax liability to or assessment by the Internal Revenue
Service.
Β
6.15Β Payroll
Taxes
Without
limiting or being limited by any other provision of any Loan Document, the
Credit Parties at all times shall retain and use a Person reasonably acceptable
to Lender to process, manage and pay its payroll taxes and shall cause to
be
delivered to Lender within ten (10) calendar days after the end of each calendar
month a report of its payroll taxes for the immediately preceding calendar
month
and evidence of payment thereof.
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6.16
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Inventory
Covenants
|
With
respect to the Inventory, Borrower: (a) shall at all times maintain inventory
records reasonably satisfactory to Lender, keeping correct and accurate records
itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity of Inventory,
Borrowerβs cost therefore and daily withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto;
(b) shall not remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted
herein, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall
not be
unreasonably denied or delayed, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary
course of Borrowerβs business and except to move Inventory directly from one
location set forth or permitted herein to another such location; (c) shall
produce, use, store, ship and maintain the Inventory with all reasonable
care
and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance
and in
conformity with applicable laws (including FDA Laws and the requirements
of the
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations
and orders related thereto); (d) assumes all responsibility and liability
arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or other disposition
of
the Inventory; (e) shall not sell Inventory to any customer on approval,
or any
other basis which entitles the customer to return or may obligate Borrower
to
repurchase such Inventory unless Borrower excludes such Account from the
Borrowing Base for Eligible Accounts and separately states such exclusion
on the
Borrowing Certificate; (f) shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable
condition; and (g) shall not, without prior written notice to Lender, acquire
or
accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.
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Β
6.17Β Inactive
SubsidiariesΒ
The
Inactive Subsidiaries shall be dissolved and liquidated in accordance with
applicable law not later than July 31, 2006. The Credit Parties shall provide
objective evidence of the dissolution of each of the Inactive Subsidiaries
not
later than ten (10) days following the effective date of its
dissolution.
VII.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
Each
Credit Party, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees that, until full
performance and satisfaction, and indefeasible payment in full in cash, of
all
of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of Lender:
Β
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7.1
|
Financial
Covenants
|
The
Credit Parties shall not violate the financial covenants set forth on
Annex
I
to this
Agreement, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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7.2
|
Permitted
Indebtedness
|
No
Credit
Party shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except
the following (collectively, βPermitted
Indebtednessβ),
each
category of which is cumulative to all other categories: (i) Indebtedness
under
the Loan Documents, (ii)Β any Indebtedness set forth on ScheduleΒ 7.2
to the Disclosure Schedule,
(iii)
Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred after the Closing Date and Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to purchase money Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.3(v),
provided that the aggregate amount of such Capitalized Lease Obligations
and
purchase money indebtedness outstanding at any time shall not exceed $250,000,
(iv)Β Indebtedness in connection with advances made by a stockholder in
order to cure any default of the financial covenants set forth on Annex
I;
provided,
however,
that
such Indebtedness shall be on an unsecured basis, subordinated in right of
repayment and remedies to all of the Obligations and to all of Lenderβs rights
pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender; (v)Β accounts payable to trade creditors and current
operating expenses (other than for borrowed money) which are not aged more
than
120 calendar days from the billing date or more than 30 days from the due
date,
in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and paid within
such
time period, unless the same are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate and lawful proceedings and such reserves, if any, with respect
thereto as are required by GAAP and deemed adequate by the Credit Partiesβ
independent accountants shall have been reserved; and (vi) borrowings incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not exceeding $25,000 individually
or in
the aggregate outstanding at any one time, provided,
however,
that
such Indebtedness shall be on an unsecured basis, subordinated in right of
repayment and remedies to all of the Obligations and to all of Lenderβs rights
pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender; and (vii) Permitted Subordinated Debt. The Credit
Parties shall not make prepayments on any existing or future Indebtedness
to any
Person other than to Lender or to the extent specifically permitted by this
Agreement or any subsequent agreement between the Credit Parties and
Lender.
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Β
7.3Β Permitted
Liens
No
Credit
Party shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon, in or
against, or pledge of, any of the Collateral or any of its properties or
assets
or any of its shares, securities or other equity or ownership or partnership
interests, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following
(collectively, βPermitted
Liensβ):
(i)
Liens under the Loan Documents or otherwise arising in favor of Lender, (ii)
Liens imposed by law for taxes (other than payroll taxes), assessments or
charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet due or which are
being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which
adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by
such
Person in accordance with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted
Discretion, (iii) (A) statutory Liens of landlords (provided that any such
landlord has executed a Landlord Waiver and Consent in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender) and of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, and
materialmen, and (B)Β other Liens imposed by law or that arise by operation
of law in the ordinary course of business from the date of creation thereof,
in
each case only for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves
or
other appropriate provisions are being maintained by such Person in accordance
with GAAP to the satisfaction of Lender in its Permitted Discretion, (iv)
Liens
(A) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (including,
without limitation, surety bonds and appeal bonds) in connection with workersβ
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits
or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts (other than
for
the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory obligations and other similar
obligations, or (B)Β arising as a result of progress payments under
government contracts, (v)Β purchase money Liens (A) securing Indebtedness
permitted under SectionΒ 7.2(iii),
or
(B)Β in connection with the purchase by such Person of equipment in the
normal course of business, provided
that
such payables shall not exceed any limits on Indebtedness provided for herein
and shall otherwise be Permitted Indebtedness hereunder, and (vi)Β Liens
disclosed on Schedule
7.3 to the Disclosure Schedule.
Β
7.4Β Investments;
New Facilities or Collateral; Subsidiaries
No
Credit
Party, directly or indirectly, shall (i)Β purchase, own, hold, invest in or
otherwise acquire obligations or stock or securities of, or any other interest
in, or all or substantially all of the assets of, any Person (other than
a
Credit Party) or any joint venture (other than as part of its regular cash
management activities), or (ii)Β make or permit to exist any loans, advances
or guarantees to or for the benefit of any Person or assume, guarantee, endorse,
contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable for or upon or
incur
any obligation of any Person (other than those created by the Loan Documents
and
Permitted Indebtedness and other than (A)Β trade credit extended in the
ordinary course of business, (B) advances for business travel and similar
temporary advances made in the ordinary course of business to officers,
directors and employees, and (C) the endorsement of negotiable instruments
for
deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of
business). No Credit Party, directly or indirectly, shall purchase, own,
operate, hold, warehouse, store, invest in or otherwise acquire any facility,
property or assets or any Collateral that is not located at the locations
set
forth on Schedule
5.18B to the Disclosure Schedule
unless
the Credit Party shall provide to Lender at least thirty (30) Business Days
prior written notice. The Credit Parties shall have no Subsidiaries other
than
those Subsidiaries, if any, existing at Closing and those Subsidiaries set
forth
in Schedule
5.3A to the Disclosure Schedule.
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Β
7.5Β Dividends;
Redemptions
No
Credit
Party shall (i) declare, pay or make any dividend or Distribution on any
shares
of capital stock or other securities or interests other than dividends or
Distributions payable in its stock, of split-ups or reclassifications of
its
stock (although HMP may pay dividends and Distributions to RMS), (ii) apply
any
of its funds, property or assets to the acquisition, redemption or other
retirement of any capital stock or other securities or interests or of any
options to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing (provided, however, that
a
Credit Party may redeem its capital stock from terminated employees pursuant
to,
but only to the extent required under the terms of the related employment
agreements as long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would be cause by or result therefrom), (iii) otherwise make
any
payments or Distributions to any stockholder, member, partner or other equity
owner in such Personβs capacity as such, or (iv) make any payment of any
management or service fee, and provided further, that no Credit Party shall
not
make or suffer to exist any such payment described in (i) through (iv) above
if
a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom.
7.6Β Transactions
with Affiliates
No
Credit
Party shall enter into or consummate any transaction of any kind with any
of its
Affiliates or any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates
other
than: (i) salary, bonus, employee stock option and other compensation and
employment or consulting arrangements with directors or officers in the ordinary
course of business, provided,
that no
payment of any bonus shall be permitted if a Default or Event of Default
has
occurred and remains in effect or would be caused by or result from such
payment, (ii) Distributions and dividends permitted pursuant to Section
7.5,
(iii)
transactions with Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, and (iv) payments permitted
under and pursuant to written agreements entered into by and between a Credit
Party and one or more of its Affiliates that either (A)Β reflect and
constitute transactions on overall terms at least as favorable to the Credit
Party as would be the case in an armβs-length transaction between unrelated
parties of equal bargaining power, or (B) are subject to such terms and
conditions as determined by Lender in its sole discretion; provided,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing no Credit Party shall (Y) enter into or consummate
any transaction or agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party to any
mortgage, note, indenture or guarantee evidencing any Indebtedness of any
of its
Affiliates or otherwise to become responsible or liable, as a guarantor,
surety
or otherwise, pursuant to agreement for any Indebtedness of any such Affiliate,
or (Z) make any payment to any of its Affiliates in excess of $25,000 without
the prior written consent of Lender.
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Β
7.7Β Charter
Documents; Fiscal Year; Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Dissolution;
Use of
Proceeds
Β
No
Credit
Party shall (i) amend, modify, restate or change its certificate of
incorporation or bylaws or similar charter documents in a manner that would
be
adverse to Lender, (ii)Β change its fiscal year unless the Credit Party
demonstrates to Lenderβs satisfaction compliance with the covenants contained
herein for both the fiscal year in effect prior to any change and the new
fiscal
year period by delivery to Lender of appropriate interim and annual pro forma,
historical and current compliance certificates for such periods and such
other
information as Lender may reasonably request, (iii) without at least 20 days
prior written notice to Lender, change its name or change its jurisdiction
of
organization, (iv) amend, alter or suspend or terminate or make provisional
in
any material way, any Permit without the prior written consent of Lender,
which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (v)Β wind up, liquidate or
dissolve (voluntarily or involuntarily) or commence or suffer any proceedings
seeking or that would result in any of the foregoing, or (vi) use any proceeds
of any Advance for βpurchasingβ or βcarryingβ βmargin stockβ as defined in
Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Β
7.8Β Truth
of Statements
No
Credit
Party shall furnish to Lender any certificate or other document that contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or that omits to state a material
fact
necessary to make it not misleading in light of the circumstances under which
it
was furnished.
Β
7.9Β IRS
Form 8821
No
Credit
Party shall not alter, amend, restate, or otherwise modify, or withdraw,
terminate or re-file the IRS Form 8821 required to be filed pursuant to the
Conditions Precedent in Section
4.1
hereof.
Β
7.10
Β Transfer
of Assets
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Credit
Party shall sell, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any interest
in any properties or assets (other than obsolete equipment or excess equipment
no longer needed in the conduct of the business in the ordinary course of
business and sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business), or agree
to
do any of the foregoing at any future time without written approval in advance
from the Lender, except that:
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(a)Β a
Credit
Party may lease (as lessee) real or personal property or surrender all or
a
portion of a lease of the same, in each case in the ordinary course of business
(so long as such lease does not create or result in and is not otherwise
a
Capitalized Lease Obligation prohibited under this Agreement), provided
that a
Landlord Waiver and Consent and such other consents as are reasonably required
by Lender are signed and delivered to Lender with respect to any lease of
real
or other property, as applicable;
(b)Β a
Credit
Party may arrange for warehousing, fulfillment or storage of Inventory at
locations not owned or leased by a Credit Party in each case in the ordinary
course of business, provided that a Warehouse Waiver and Consent and such
other
consents as are reasonably required by Lender are signed and delivered to
Lender
with respect to any such location;
(c)Β a
Credit
Party may license or sublicense Intellectual Property or customer lists from
third parties in the ordinary course of business, provided,
that
such licenses or sublicenses shall not interfere with the business or other
operations of any Credit Party and that such Credit Partyβs rights, title and/or
interest in or to such Intellectual Property and customer lists and interests
therein are pledged to Lender as further security for the Obligations and
included as part of the Collateral; and
(d)Β a
Credit
Party may consummate such other sales or dispositions of property or assets
(including any sale or transfer or disposition of all or any part of its
assets
and thereupon and within one year thereafter rent or lease the assets so
sold or
transferred) only to the extent prior written notice has been given to Lender
and to the extent Lender has given its prior written consent thereto, subject
in
each case to such conditions as may be set forth in such consent.
7.11Β Payment
on Permitted Subordinated DebtΒ
No
Credit
Party shall (i) make any prepayment of any part or all of any Permitted
Subordinated Debt, (ii) repurchase, redeem or retire any instrument evidencing
any such Permitted Subordinated Debt prior to maturity, or (iii) enter into
any
agreement (oral or written) which could in any way be construed to amend,
modify, alter or terminate any one or more instruments or agreements evidencing
or relating to any Permitted Subordinated Debt except as permitted in the
Master
Subordination Agreement or such other Subordination Agreement relating to
such
Permitted Subordinated Debt.
7.12Β Foreign
Subsidiaries
The
Foreign Subsidiaries shall not (i) engage in any business operations or
activities other than the employment of individuals within their jurisdiction
of
organization for the benefit of Borrower, (ii) own or possess any properties
or
assets other than the minimum capitalization requirements of such jurisdictions,
(iii) become liable or obligated for any Indebtedness, liabilities or other
obligations of any kind, direct or contingent, whether or not required to
be
reflected on a balance sheet, (iv) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any
Lien upon, in or against, or pledge of, any of their properties or assets
or any
of their shares, securities or other equity or ownership or partnership
interests, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (v) become a party to
any
contract, agreement or undertaking with any Person other than this Agreement
and
any employment agreements with their employees or (vi) permit RMS to own
less
than 100% of the their issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock.
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Β
7.13Β Inactive
Subsidiaries
The
Inactive Subsidiaries shall not (i) engage in any business operations or
activities, (ii) own or possess any properties or assets other than the minimum
capitalization requirements of such jurisdictions, (iii) become liable or
obligated for any Indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations of any kind,
direct or contingent, whether or not required to be reflected on a balance
sheet, (iv) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon, in or
against, or pledge of, any of their properties or assets or any of their
shares,
securities or other equity or ownership or partnership interests, whether
now
owned or hereafter acquired, (v) become a party to any contract, agreement
or
undertaking with any Person other than this Agreement and any employment
agreements with their employees, (vi) permit RMS or HMP, as applicable, to
own
less than 100% of the their issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock.
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VIII.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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The
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an βEvent of
Defaultβ:
(a)Β The
Credit Parties shall fail to pay any amount on the Obligations or provided
for
in any Loan Document when due (whether on any payment date, at maturity,
by
reason of acceleration, by notice of intention to prepay, by required prepayment
or otherwise);
(b)Β any
representation, statement or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party
in
any Loan Document or in any other certificate, document, report or opinion
delivered in conjunction with any Loan Document to which it is a party, shall
not be true and correct in all material respects or shall have been false
or
misleading in any material respect on the date when made or deemed to have
been
made (except to the extent already qualified by materiality, in which case
it
shall be true and correct in all respects and shall not be false or misleading
in any respect);
(c)Β any
Credit Party or other party thereto other than Lender shall be in material
violation, breach or default of, or shall fail to perform, observe or comply
with any covenant, obligation or agreement set forth in, any Loan Document
and
such violation, breach, default or failure shall not be cured within the
applicable period set forth in the applicable Loan Document; provided
that,
with respect to the affirmative covenants set forth in Article
VI
(other
than Sections
6.1(c), 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11, and 6.16
for
which there shall be no cure period), there shall be a fifteen (15) calendar
day
cure period commencing from the earlier of (i)Β Receipt by such Person of
written notice of such breach, default, violation or failure, and (ii)Β the
time at which such Person or any authorized officer thereof knew or became
aware, or should have known or been aware, of such failure, violation, breach
or
default but no Advances will be made during the cure period;
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(d)Β (i)
any
of the Loan Documents ceases to be in full force and effect, or (ii) any
Lien
created thereunder ceases to constitute a valid perfected first priority
Lien on
the Collateral in accordance with the terms thereof, or Lender ceases to
have a
valid perfected first priority security interest in any of the Collateral
or any
securities pledged to Lender pursuant to the Security Documents other than
resulting from Lenderβs failure to file a continuation statement under the
Uniform Commercial Code;
(e)Β one
or
more tax assessments, judgments or decrees is rendered against any Credit
Party
in an
amount in excess of $25,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate at any
one
time, which is/are not satisfied, stayed, vacated or discharged of record
within
thirty (30) calendar days of being rendered but no Advances will be made
before
the judgment is stayed, vacated or discharged;
(f)Β (i)Β any
default occurs, which is not cured or waived, (a)Β in the payment of any
amount with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of any
Credit Party in excess of $25,000, (b)Β in the performance, observance or
fulfillment of any material provision contained in any material agreement,
contract, document or instrument to which any of the Credit Parties is a
party
or to which any of their properties or assets are subject or bound under
or
pursuant to which any Indebtedness was issued, created, assumed, guaranteed
or
secured and such default continues for more than any applicable grace period
or
permits the holder of any Indebtedness in excess of $25,000 to accelerate
the
maturity thereof, or (c) in the performance, observance or fulfillment of
any
material provision contained in any agreement, contract, document or instrument
between any Credit Party and Lender or any Affiliate of Lender (other than
the
Loan Documents), or (ii) any Indebtedness of any Credit Party in excess of
$25,000 is declared to be due and payable or is required to be prepaid (other
than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof,
or
any obligation of such Person for the payment of Indebtedness (other than
the
Obligations) in excess of $25,000 is not paid when due or within any applicable
grace period, or any such obligation in excess of $25,000 becomes or is declared
to be due and payable before the expressed maturity thereof, or there occurs
an
event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would cause
any such obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared
to
be, due and payable;
(g)Β any
Credit Party shall (i) be unable to pay its debts generally as they become
due,
(ii) have total liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured
and
unliquidated liabilities) that exceed its assets, at a Fair Valuation, (iii)
have an unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in its anticipated
business, (iv) file a petition under any insolvency statute, (v)Β make a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (vi) commence a proceeding
for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of
itself
or of the whole or any substantial part of its property, or (vii)Β file a
petition seeking reorganization or liquidation or similar relief under any
Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law or statute;
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(h)Β a
court
of competent jurisdiction shall (A) enter an order, judgment or decree
appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of any
Credit Party or the whole or any substantial part of any such Personβs
properties, which shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of
forty-five (45) calendar days, (B) shall approve a petition filed against
any
Credit Party seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief under
the any
Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law or statute, which is not dismissed
within forty-five (45) calendar days or, (C)Β under the provisions of any
Debtor Relief Law or other applicable law or statute, assume custody or control
of any Credit Party or of the whole or any substantial part of any such Personβs
properties, which is not irrevocably relinquished within forty-five (45)
calendar days, or (ii)Β there is commenced against any Credit Party any
proceeding or petition seeking reorganization, liquidation or similar relief
under any Debtor Relief Law or any other applicable law or statute and either
(A) any such proceeding or petition is not unconditionally dismissed within
forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of commencement, or (B) any
Credit
Party takes any action to indicate its approval of or consent to any such
proceeding or petition, but no Advances will be made before any such order,
judgment or decree described above is stayed, vacated or discharged, any
such
petition described above is dismissed, or any such custody or control described
above is relinquished;
(i)Β (a)
any
Change of Control occurs or any agreement or commitment to cause or that
may
result in any such Change of Control is entered into, (b) any Material Adverse
Effect, or Material Adverse Change occurs or is reasonably expected to occur,
or
(c) any Credit Party ceases a material portion of its business operations
as
currently conducted;
(j)Β Lender
receives any indication or evidence that any Credit Party may have directly
or
indirectly been engaged in any type of activity which, in Lenderβs judgment,
might result in forfeiture of any property to any Governmental Authority
which
shall have continued unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business Days after
written notice from Lender (but no Advances will be made before any such
activity ceases);
(k)Β an
Event
of Default occurs under any other Loan Document;
Β Β Β (l)Β uninsured
damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any portion of the Collateral
occurs that exceeds $50,000 in the aggregate;
(m)Β any
Credit Party or any of their respective directors or senior officers is
criminally indicted or convicted under any law that could lead to a forfeiture
of any Collateral;
(n)Β the
issuance of any process for levy, attachment or garnishment or execution
with
respect to an amount owing of at least $25,000 upon or prior to any judgment
against any Credit Party or any of its properties or assets which is not
stayed
or removed within ten (10) Business Days;
(o)Β the
approval or clearance of any product or device manufactured, imported, marketed,
distributed or sold by any Credit Party is withdrawn by the United States
Food
and Drug Administration, which withdrawal is reasonably expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change;
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(p)Β any
product or device manufactured, imported, marketed, distributed or sold by
any
Credit Party is recalled or withdrawn by such Credit Party or ordered or
directed by any Governmental Authority, which recall or withdrawal is reasonably
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change;
or
(q)Β any
Credit Party does, or enters into or becomes a party to any agreement or
commitment to do, or cause to be done, any of the things described in this
Article
VIII
or
otherwise prohibited by any Loan Document (subject to any cure periods set
forth
therein);
then,
and
in any such event, notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document,
Lender may, without notice or demand, do any of the following: (i) terminate
its
obligations to make Advances hereunder, whereupon the same shall immediately
terminate and (ii) elect all or any of the Loans and/or Notes, all interest
thereon and all other Obligations to be due and payable immediately (except
in
the case of an Event of Default under Section
8(d), (g), (h) or (i)(iii),
in
which event all of the foregoing shall automatically and without further
act by
Lender be due and payable, provided
that,
with respect to non-material breaches or violations that constitute Events
of
Default under clause (ii) of Section
8(d),
there
shall be a five (5) Business Day cure period but no Advances will be made
during
any such cure period) commencing from the earlier of (A)Β Receipt by the
applicable Person of written notice of such breach or violation or of any
event,
fact or circumstance constituting or resulting in any of the foregoing, and
(B)
the time at which such Person or any authorized officer thereof knew or became
aware, or should have known or been aware, of such breach or violation and
resulting Event of Default or of any event, fact or circumstance constituting
or
resulting in any of the foregoing, in each case without presentment, demand,
protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived
by Borrower.
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IX.
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RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
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Β
9.1Β Rights
and Remedies
(a)Β In
addition to the acceleration provisions set forth in Article
VIII
above,
upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall
have
the right to exercise any and all rights, options and remedies provided for
in
the Loan Documents, under the UCC or at law or in equity, including, without
limitation, the right to (i) apply any property of the Credit Parties held
by
Lender to reduce the Obligations, (ii) foreclose the Liens created under
the
Security Documents, (iii)Β realize upon, take possession of and/or sell any
Collateral or securities pledged with or without judicial process,
(iv)Β exercise all rights and powers with respect to the Collateral as any
Credit Party, as applicable, might exercise, (v) collect and send notices
regarding the Collateral, with or without judicial process, (vi) by its own
means or with judicial assistance, enter any premises at which Collateral
and/or
pledged securities are located, or render any of the foregoing unusable or
dispose of the Collateral and/or pledged securities on such premises without
any
liability for rent, storage, utilities, or other sums, and no Credit Party
shall
resist or interfere with such action, (vii) at the Credit Partiesβ expense,
require that all or any part of the Collateral be assembled and made available
to Lender at any place designated by Lender, (viii) reduce or otherwise change
the Facility Cap, (ix) assess the Non-Compliance Fee, and/or (x) relinquish
or
abandon any Collateral or securities pledged or any Lien thereon.
Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, Lender, in its sole
discretion, shall have the right, at any time that any Credit Party fails
to do
so, and from time to time, without prior notice, to: (i) obtain insurance
covering any of the Collateral to the extent required hereunder; (ii) pay
for
the performance of any of Obligations; (iii) discharge taxes or Liens on
any of
the Collateral that are in violation of any Loan Document unless the Credit
Parties are in good faith with due diligence by appropriate proceedings
contesting those items; and (iv) pay for the maintenance and preservation
of the
Collateral, including the payment of rent, warehouse fees, insurance or other
charges under any Landlord Waiver and Consent or Warehouse Waiver and Consent.
Such expenses and advances shall be added to the Obligations until reimbursed
to
Lender and shall be secured by the Collateral, and such payments by Lender
shall
not be construed as a waiver by Lender of any Event of Default or any other
rights or remedies of Lender.
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(b)
Β Each
Credit Party agrees that notice received by it at least ten (10) calendar
days
before the time of any intended public sale, or the time after which any
private
sale or other disposition of Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to
be
reasonable notice of such sale or other disposition. If permitted by applicable
law, any perishable Collateral which threatens to speedily decline in value
or
which is sold on a recognized market may be sold immediately by Lender without
prior notice to any Credit Party. At any sale or disposition of Collateral
or
securities pledged, Lender may (to the extent permitted by applicable law)
purchase all or any part thereof free from any right of redemption by the
Credit
Parties which right is hereby waived and released. Each Credit Party covenants
and agrees not to, and not to permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries to,
interfere with or impose any obstacle to Lenderβs exercise of its rights and
remedies with respect to the Collateral. Lender, in dealing with or disposing
of
the Collateral or any part thereof, shall not be required to give priority
or
preference to any item of Collateral or otherwise to marshal assets or to
take
possession or sell any Collateral with judicial process.
Β
9.2Β Application
of Proceeds
In
addition to any other rights, options and remedies Lender has under the Loan
Documents, the UCC, at law or in equity, all dividends, interest, rents,
issues,
profits, fees, revenues, income and other proceeds collected or received
from
collecting, holding, managing, renting, selling, or otherwise disposing of
all
or any part of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof upon exercise of its
remedies hereunder shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(i)Β first,
to the
payment of all costs and expenses of such collection, storage, lease, holding,
operation, management, sale, disposition or delivery and of conducting the
Credit Partiesβ business and of maintenance, repairs, replacements, alterations,
additions and improvements of or to the Collateral, and to the payment of
all
sums which Lender may be required or may elect to pay, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance and other charges upon the Collateral or any part
thereof, and all other payments that Lender may be required or authorized
to
make under any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
in
each such case, in-house documentation and diligence fees and legal expenses,
search, audit, recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and
reasonable attorneys' fees and all expenses, liabilities and advances made
or
incurred in connection therewith); (ii) second,
to the
payment of all Obligations as provided herein; (iii) third,
to the
satisfaction of Indebtedness secured by any subordinate security interest
of
record in the Collateral if written notification of demand therefore is received
before distribution of the proceeds is completed, provided,
that,
if requested by Lender, the holder of a subordinate security interest shall
furnish reasonable proof of its interest, and unless it does so, Lender need
not
address its claims; and (iv)Β fourth,
to the
payment of any surplus then remaining to the Credit Parties, unless otherwise
provided by law or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided
that the
Credit Parties shall be liable for any deficiency if such proceeds are
insufficient to satisfy the Obligations or any of the other items referred
to in
this section.
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Β
9.3Β Rights
of Lender to Appoint Receiver
Without
limiting and in addition to any other rights, options and remedies Lender
has
under the Loan Documents, the UCC, at law or in equity, upon the occurrence
and
continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right to apply
for
and have a receiver appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in any
action
taken by Lender to enforce its rights and remedies in order to manage, protect,
preserve, sell or dispose the Collateral and continue the operation of the
business of the Credit Parties and to collect all revenues and profits thereof
and apply the same to the payment of all expenses and other charges of such
receivership including the compensation of the receiver and to the payments
as
aforesaid until a sale or other disposition of such Collateral shall be finally
made and consummated.
Β
9.4Β Rights
and Remedies not Exclusive
Lender
shall have the right in its sole discretion to determine which rights, Liens
and/or remedies Lender may at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate or
modify, and such determination will not in any way modify or affect any of
Lenderβs rights, Liens or remedies under any Loan Document, applicable law or
equity. The enumeration of any rights and remedies in any Loan Document is
not
intended to be exhaustive, and all rights and remedies of Lender described
in
any Loan Document are cumulative and are not alternative to or exclusive
of any
other rights or remedies which Lender otherwise may have. The partial or
complete exercise of any right or remedy shall not preclude any other further
exercise of such or any other right or remedy.
Β
X.
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WAIVERS
AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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Β
10.1Β Waivers
Except
as
expressly provided for herein, each Credit Party hereby waives setoff,
counterclaim, demand, presentment, protest, all defenses with respect to
any and
all instruments and all notices and demands of any description, and the pleading
of any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand under any Loan
Document. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Credit Party hereby
waives any and all defenses and counterclaims it may have or could interpose
in
any action or procedure brought by Lender to obtain an order of court
recognizing the assignment of, or Lien of Lender in and to, any Collateral.
With
respect to any action hereunder, Lender conclusively may rely upon, and shall
incur no liability to any Credit Party in acting upon, any request or other
communication that Lender reasonably believes to have been given or made
by a
person authorized on any Credit Party's behalf, whether or not such person
is
listed on the incumbency certificate delivered pursuant to Section
4.1
hereof.Β In each such case, each Credit Party hereby waives the right to
dispute Lender's action based upon such request or other communication, absent
manifest error.
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Β
10.2Β Delay;
No Waiver of Defaults
No
course
of action or dealing, renewal, release or extension of any provision of any
Loan
Document, or single or partial exercise of any such provision, or delay,
failure
or omission on Lenderβs part in enforcing any such provision shall affect the
liability of any Credit Party or operate as a waiver of such provision or
affect
the liability of any Credit Party or preclude any other or further exercise
of
such provision. No waiver by any party to any Loan Document of any one or
more
defaults by any other party in the performance of any of the provisions of
any
Loan Document shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any future default,
whether of a like or different nature, and each such waiver shall be limited
solely to the express terms and provisions of such waiver. Notwithstanding
any
other provision of any Loan Document, by completing the Closing under this
Agreement and/or by making Advances, Lender does not waive any breach of
any
representation or warranty under any Loan Document, and all of Lenderβs claims
and rights resulting from any such breach or misrepresentation are specifically
reserved.
Β
10.3Β Jury
Waiver
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
OF
ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT
TO THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, WHETHER NOW EXISTING
OR
HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH
PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL
BE
DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
MAY
FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS
WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
RIGHTS
TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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10.4Β
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Cooperation
in Discovery and
Litigation
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In
any
litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding relating to
any
Loan Document, each Credit Party waives any and all defenses, objections
and
counterclaims it may have or could interpose with respect to (i) any of its
directors, officers, employees or agents being deemed to be employees or
managing agents of any Credit Party for purposes of all applicable law or
court
rules regarding the production of witnesses by notice for testimony (whether
in
a deposition, at trial or otherwise), (ii) Lenderβs counsel examining any such
individuals as if under cross-examination and using any discovery deposition
of
any of them as if it were an evidence deposition, and/or (iii) using all
commercially reasonable efforts to produce in any such dispute resolution
proceeding, at the time and in the manner requested by Lender, all Persons,
documents (whether in tangible, electronic or other form) and/or other things
under its control and relating to the dispute.
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XI.
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EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TERMINATION
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Β
11.1Β Termination
and Effective Date Thereof
(a)Β Subject
to Lenderβs right to terminate and cease making Advances upon or after any Event
of Default, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until
the
full performance and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations,
unless terminated sooner as provided in this SectionΒ 11.1.
Borrower may terminate this Agreement at any time upon not less than sixty
calendar daysβ prior written notice to Lender and upon full performance and
indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations on or prior to such
sixtieth calendar day after Receipt by Lender of such written notice. All
of the
Obligations shall be immediately due and payable upon any such termination
on
the termination date stated in any notice of termination (the βTermination
Dateβ);
provided
that,
notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, the Termination
Date
shall be effective no earlier than the first Business Day of the month following
the expiration of the sixty calendar daysβ prior written notice period.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document, no termination
of this
Agreement shall affect Lenderβs rights or any of the Obligations existing as of
the effective date of such termination, and the provisions of the Loan Documents
shall continue to be fully operative until the Obligations have been fully
performed and indefeasibly paid in cash in full. The Liens granted to Lender
under the Security Documents and the financing statements filed pursuant
thereto
and the rights and powers of Lender shall continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding the fact that Borrowerβs borrowings hereunder may from time to
time be in a zero or credit position until all of the Obligations have been
fully performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Once all of the
Obligations have been fully performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash,
Lender agrees to promptly terminate any and all effective financing statements
or other filings made with any governmental agency to perfect Lenderβs security
interest in the Collateral.
Β
(b)Β If
the
Revolving Facility is terminated for any reason, including (without limitation)
if (i) Borrower terminates the Revolving Facility under this Section
11.1,
(ii)Β Borrower
voluntarily or involuntarily repays the Obligations (other than reductions
to
zero of the outstanding balance of the Revolving Facility resulting from
the
ordinary course operation of the provisions of Section
2.5),
whether by virtue of Lenderβs exercising its right of set off or otherwise;
(iii) the Obligations are accelerated by Lender (each of the events described
in
(i), (ii) and (iii) above being hereinafter referred to as, a βRevolver
Terminationβ),
then
at the effective date of any such Revolver Termination, Borrower shall pay
Lender (in addition to the then outstanding principal, accrued interest and
other Obligations relating to the Revolving Facility pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement and any other Loan Document), to compensate Lender for the
loss
of bargain and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the applicable Minimum
Termination Fee.
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Β
11.2Β Survival
All
obligations, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties, waivers
and
indemnities made by any Credit
Party
in any
Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents,
the Closing, the making of the Advances and any termination of this Agreement
until all Obligations are fully performed and indefeasibly paid in full in
cash
and, except as provided in the following sentence, shall then terminate.
The
obligations and provisions of Sections
3.4, 3.5, 6.13, 10.1, 10.3, 11.1, 11.2, 12.4, 12.7 and 12.10
shall
survive termination of the Loan Documents and any payment, in full or in
part,
of the Obligations.
Β
XII.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Β
12.1Β Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue
The
Loan
Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to its choice of law
provisions. Any judicial proceeding against any Credit Party with respect
to the
Obligations, any Loan Document or any related agreement may be brought in
any
federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of
Maryland. By execution and delivery of each Loan Document to which it is
a
party, each Credit Party (i) accepts the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered
thereby, (ii) waives personal service of process, (iii) agrees that service
of
process upon it may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, pursuant to Section
12.5
hereof,
(iv)Β waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action
instituted hereunder and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of
jurisdiction, venue or convenience, and
(v)
agrees that this loan was made in Maryland, that Lender has accepted in Maryland
the Loan Documents executed by the Credit Parties and has disbursed Advances
under the Loan Documents in Maryland.
Nothing
shall affect the right of Lender to serve process in any manner permitted
by law
or shall limit the right of Lender to bring proceedings against any Credit
Party
in the courts of any other jurisdiction having jurisdiction. Any judicial
proceedings against Lender involving, directly or indirectly, the Obligations,
any Loan Document or any related agreement shall be brought only in a federal
or
state court located in the State of Maryland. All parties acknowledge that
they
participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and that,
accordingly, no party shall move or petition a court construing this Agreement
to construe it more stringently against one party than against any
other.
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Β
12.2Β Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders
Β
The
Loan
Documents shall inure to the benefit of Lender, Transferees and all future
holders of the Loan, any Note, the Obligations and/or any of the Collateral,
and
each of their respective successors and assigns. Each Loan Document shall
be
binding upon the Personsβ other than Lender that are parties thereto and their
respective successors and assigns, and no such Person may assign, delegate
or
transfer any Loan Document or any of its rights or obligations thereunder
without the prior written consent of Lender. No rights are intended to be
created under any Loan Document for the benefit of any third party, creditor
or
incidental beneficiary of any Credit Party. Nothing contained in any Loan
Document shall be construed as a delegation to Lender of any other Personβs duty
of performance. EACH CREDIT PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT LENDER
AT
ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME MAY (I) DIVIDE AND RESTATE ANY NOTE, AND/OR
(II)
SELL, ASSIGN OR GRANT PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN OR TRANSFER ALL OR ANY PART
OF
ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, LOANS, ANY NOTE, THE
OBLIGATIONS AND/OR THE COLLATERAL TO OTHER PERSONS (EACH SUCH TRANSFEREE,
ASSIGNEE OR PURCHASER, A βTRANSFEREEβ).
Each
Transferee shall have all of the rights and benefits with respect to the
Loans,
Obligations, any Notes, Collateral and/or Loan Documents held by it as fully
as
if the original holder thereof, and either Lender or any Transferee may be
designated as the sole agent to manage the transactions and obligations
contemplated therein; provided
that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, Borrower shall
not be obligated to pay under this Agreement to any Transferee any sum in
excess
of the sum which Borrower would have been obligated to pay to Lender had
such
participation not been effected. Lender shall notify Borrower in writing
of any
such transfer before Lender or Transferee may declare an Event of Default
or
assess any late fees, default interest or other similar remedies for the
failure
to pay the appropriate party. Notwithstanding any other provision of any
Loan
Document, Lender may disclose to any Transferee all information, reports,
financial statements, certificates and documents obtained under any provision
of
any Loan Document, provided,
that,
such
Transferee agrees to be bound the confidentiality provisions set forth in
Section 12.10 of this Agreement.
Β
12.3Β Application
of Payments
To
the
extent that any payment made or received with respect to the Obligations
is
subsequently invalidated, determined to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside
or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver, custodian
or any other Person under any Debtor Relief Law, common law or equitable
cause
or any other law, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment
shall be revived and shall continue as if such payment had not been received
by
Lender. Any payments with respect to the Obligations received shall be credited
and applied in such manner and order as Lender shall decide in its sole
discretion.
Β
12.4Β Indemnity
Each
of
the Credit Parties jointly and severally shall indemnify Lender, its Affiliates
and its and their respective managers, members, officers, employees, Affiliates,
agents, representatives, successors, assigns, accountants and attorneys
(collectively, the βIndemnified
Personsβ)
from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind
or
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and in-house documentation and diligence fees and
legal
expenses) which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any
Indemnified Person with respect to or arising out of, or in any litigation,
proceeding or investigation instituted or conducted by any Person with respect
to any aspect of, or any transaction contemplated by or referred to in, or
any
matter related to, any Loan Document or any agreement, document or transaction
contemplated thereby, whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto,
except to the extent that any of the foregoing arises out of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. If any Indemnified
Person uses in-house counsel for any purpose for which any Credit Party is
responsible to pay or indemnify, each Credit Party expressly agrees that
its
indemnification obligations include the allocable costs of such in-house
counsel. Lender agrees to give the Credit Parties reasonable notice of any
event
of which Lender becomes aware for which indemnification may be required under
this Section
12.4,
and
Lender may elect (but is not obligated) to direct the defense thereof, provided
that the selection of counsel shall be subject to the Credit Partiesβ consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any Indemnified
Person may, in its reasonable discretion, take such actions as it deems
necessary and appropriate to investigate, defend or settle any event or take
other remedial or corrective actions with respect thereto as may be necessary
for the protection of such Indemnified Person or the Collateral. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Insurer agrees to undertake the defense of an event
(an
βInsured
Eventβ),
Lender agrees not to exercise its right to select counsel to defend the event
if
that would cause the Credit Partiesβ Insurer to deny coverage; provided,
however,
that
Lender reserves the right to retain counsel to represent any Indemnified
Person
with respect to an Insured Event at its sole cost and expense. To the extent
that Lender obtains recovery from a third party other than an Indemnified
Person
of any of the amounts that any Credit Party has paid to Lender pursuant to
the
indemnity set forth in this Section
12.4,
then
Lender shall promptly pay to the Credit Parties the amount of such
recovery.Β
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Β
12.5Β Notice
Any
notice or request under any Loan Document shall be given to any party to
this
Agreement at such partyβs address set forth beneath its signature on the
signature page to this Agreement (but, in the case of any Credit Party, to
the
Borrower Agent at the Borrower Agentβs address so set forth), or at such other
address as such party may hereafter specify in a notice given in the manner
required under this Section
12.5.
Any
notice or request hereunder shall be given only by, and shall be deemed to
have
been received upon (each, a βReceiptβ):
(i)Β registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, on the date on
which received as indicated in such return receipt, (ii)Β delivery by a
nationally recognized overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after deposit
with
such courier, or (iii) facsimile transmission or e-mail via the internet,
in
each case upon telephone or further electronic communication from the recipient
acknowledging receipt (whether automatic or manual from recipient), as
applicable.
Β
12.6Β Severability;
Captions; Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
If
any
provision of any Loan Document is adjudicated to be invalid under applicable
laws or regulations, such provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of
such
invalidity without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder
of
the Loan Documents which shall be given effect so far as possible. The captions
in the Loan Documents are intended for convenience and reference only and
shall
not affect the meaning or interpretation of the Loan Documents. The Loan
Documents may be executed in one or more counterparts (which taken together,
as
applicable, shall constitute one and the same instrument) and by facsimile
transmission, which facsimile signatures shall be considered original executed
counterparts. Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will be bound by
its
own facsimile signature and that it accepts the facsimile signature of each
other party.
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Β
12.7Β Expenses
The
Credit Parties shall pay, whether or not the Closing occurs, all costs and
expenses incurred by Lender and/or its Affiliates, including, without
limitation, documentation and diligence fees and expenses, all search, audit,
appraisal, recording, professional and filing fees and expenses and all other
out-of-pocket charges and expenses (including, without limitation, UCC and
judgment and tax lien searches and UCC filings and fees for post-Closing
UCC and
judgment and tax lien searches and wire transfer fees and audit expenses),
and
reasonable attorneysβ fees and expenses, (i) in any effort to enforce, protect
or collect payment of any Obligation or to enforce any Loan Document or any
related agreement, document or instrument, (ii) in connection with entering
into, negotiating, preparing, reviewing and executing the Loan Documents
and/or
any related agreements, documents or instruments, (iii) arising in any way
out
of administration of the Obligations, (iv) in connection with instituting,
maintaining, preserving, enforcing and/or foreclosing on Lenderβs Liens in any
of the Collateral or securities pledged under the Loan Documents, whether
through judicial proceedings or otherwise, (v) in defending or prosecuting
any
actions, claims or proceedings arising out of or relating to Lenderβs
transactions with the Credit Parties, (vi) in seeking, obtaining or receiving
any advice with respect to its rights and obligations under any Loan Document
and any related agreement, document or instrument, and/or (vii) in connection
with any modification, restatement, supplement, amendment, waiver or extension
of any Loan Document and/or any related agreement, document or instrument.
All
of the foregoing shall be charged to Borrowerβs account and shall be part of the
Obligations. If Lender or any of its Affiliates uses in-house counsel for
any
purpose under any Loan Document for which the Credit Parties are responsible
to
pay or indemnify, each Credit Party expressly agrees that its Obligations
include the allocable costs of such in-house counsel Without limiting the
foregoing, the Credit Parties shall pay all taxes (other than taxes based
upon
or measured by Lenderβs income or revenues or any personal property tax), if
any, in connection with the issuance of any Note and the filing and/or recording
of any documents and/or financing statements.
Β
12.8Β Entire
Agreement
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Credit Party is a party
constitute the entire agreement between any such Credit Party and Lender
with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof
or
thereof. Any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not herein
contained and hereinafter made shall have no force and effect unless in writing
signed by the Credit Parties and Lender. No provision of this Agreement may
be
changed, modified, amended, restated, waived, supplemented, discharged, canceled
or terminated orally or by any course of dealing or in any other manner other
than by an agreement in writing signed by Lender and the Credit Parties.
Each
party hereto acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in connection
with
the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and is not relying upon oral
representations or statements inconsistent with the terms and provisions
hereof.
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Β
12.9Β Lender
Approvals
Unless
expressly provided herein to the contrary, any approval, consent, waiver
or
satisfaction of Lender with respect to any matter that is subject of any
Loan
Document may be granted or withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion.
Β
12.10Β Confidentiality
and Publicity
(a)Β
Except
as required by law, Lender and Lenderβs agents shall hold all non-public,
proprietary or confidential information (which has been identified as such
by
the Credit Parties) obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement
in
accordance with their customary procedures for handling confidential information
of this nature for a public company and in accordance with safe and sound
lending practices; however, Lender and Lenderβs agents may disclose any such
information to their Affiliates, outside auditors, counsel, consultants,
operators, rating agencies, lenders and funding sources and other professional
advisors in connection with this Agreement, or as required in connection
with
any contemplated sale, assignment or transfer of any Note, Obligations or
the
Collateral, or as required or requested by any governmental authority or
representative thereof or in connection with the enforcement hereof or of
any
other Loan Document or pursuant to legal process; provided,
however,
that
any proposed Transferee shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms
of
this SectionΒ 12.10.
RMS has
caused all such non-public, proprietary or confidential information to be
delivered to Lender and its agents in reliance upon this subsection (a) and
upon
Rule 100(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation FD as promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, but subject to subsection (b) below, immediately upon the
Closing
Date, or upon any material change thereafter, the Borrower intends to disclose
the terms of the Revolving Facility in a press release and intends to file
the
agreement, or subsequent amendments thereof with the SEC.
(b)Β Each
Credit Party agrees to submit to Lender and Lender reserves the right to
review
and approve upon all materials that such Credit Party or any of its Affiliates
prepares that contain Lenderβs name or describe or refer to any Loan Document,
any of the terms thereof or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
However, Lender agrees that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
and
that the Borrower shall be permitted to make required public filings if in
the
opinion of Borrowerβs Legal Counsel such disclosures are required by law. No
Credit Party shall, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, use Lenderβs
name (or the name of any of Lenderβs Affiliates) in connection with any of its
business operations, including without limitation, advertising, marketing
or
press releases or such other similar purposes, without Lenderβs prior written
consent. Nothing contained in any Loan Document is intended to permit or
authorize Borrower or any of its Affiliates to contract on behalf of Lender.
(c)Β Each
Credit Party hereby agrees that Lender or any Affiliate of Lender may (i)
disclose a general description of transactions arising under the Loan Documents
for advertising, marketing or other similar purposes and (ii) use such Credit
Partyβs name, logo or other indicia germane to such party in connection with
such advertising, marketing or other similar purposes.
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Β
12.11Β Release
of Lender
Notwithstanding
any other provision of any Loan Document, each Credit Party voluntarily,
knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably, with specific and express intent,
for and on behalf of itself, its managers, members, directors, officers,
employees, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, representatives, accountants,
attorneys, successors and assigns and their respective Affiliates (collectively,
the βReleasing
Partiesβ),
hereby fully and completely releases and forever discharges the Indemnified
Parties and any other Person or Insurer which may be responsible or liable
for
the acts or omissions of any of the Indemnified Parties, or who may be liable
for the injury or damage resulting therefrom (collectively, with the Indemnified
Parties, the βReleased
Partiesβ),
of
and from any and all actions, causes of action, damages, claims, obligations,
liabilities, costs, expenses and demands of any kind whatsoever, at law or
in
equity, matured or unmatured, vested or contingent, that any of the Releasing
Parties has against any of the Released Parties as of the date of the Closing.
Each Credit Party acknowledges that the foregoing release is a material
inducement to Lenderβs decision to extend to Borrower the financial
accommodations hereunder and has been relied upon by Lender in agreeing to
make
the Advances.
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12.12
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Agent
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Lender
and its successors and assigns hereby (i) designate and appoint CapitalSource
Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and
assigns ("CapitalSource"),
to
act as agent for Lender and its successors and assigns under this Agreement
and
all other Loan Documents, (ii) irrevocably authorize CapitalSource to take
all
actions on its behalf under the provision of this Loan Agreement and all
other
Loan Documents, and (iii) to exercise all such powers and rights, and to
perform
all such duties and obligations hereunder and thereunder.Β CapitalSource,
on behalf of Lender, shall hold all Collateral, payments of principal and
interest, fees, charges and collections received pursuant to this Agreement
and
all other Loan Documents.Β Each Credit Party acknowledges that Lender and
its successors and assigns transfer and assign to CapitalSource the right
to act
as Lender's agent to enforce all rights and perform all obligations of Lender
contained herein and in all of the other Loan Documents.Β Each Credit Party
shall within ten (10) Business Days after Lender's reasonable request, take
such
further actions, obtain such consents and approvals and duly execute and
deliver
such further agreements, amendments, assignments, instructions or documents
as
Lender may request to evidence the appointment and designation of CapitalSource
as agent for Lender and other financial institutions from time to time party
hereto and to the other Loan Documents.
Β
Β |
12.13
|
Agreement
Controls
|
In
the
event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Documents,
the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Β
[SIGNATURES
APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
Β
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Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has duly executed this Revolving Credit
and
Security Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β | Β | Β |
Β CREDIT PARTIES: | XXXX MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
Β | Its: Chief Financial Officer |
Β
Β | Β | Β |
Β |
HORIZON
MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
|
|
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
Β | Its: Treasurer |
Β
Β | Β | Β |
Β | XXXX MEDICAL SYSTEMS NETHERLANDS, BV | |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
Β | Its: Treasurer |
Β
Β | Β | Β |
XXXX MEDICAL SYSTEMS FRANCE, S.A.R.L. | ||
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
Β | Its: Treasurer |
Β
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Β
Β | Β | Β |
BORROWER AGENT: | XXXX MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
|
Β | Its: Chief Financial Officer | |
Β | Β | |
Β | Address for Notices: | |
Β | 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Β | Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Β | Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Β | Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | |
Β | Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
Β
Β | Β | Β |
LENDER: | CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC | |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β Β |
Β | By:Β Β | /s/Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
|
Β | Its: President | |
Β | Β | |
Β | Address for Notices: | |
Β | CapitalSource Finance LLC | |
Β | 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | |
Β | Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Β | Attention: HSB, Portfolio Manager | |
Β | Telephone:Β (000) 000-0000 | |
Β | Fax:: (000) 000-0000 |
Β
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Schedule 6.8
Further
Assurances/Post Closing
Evidence
of the release of the following security interests in intellectual
property within 45 days of the Closing Date:
a.Β Transamerica
Business Credit Corporation
b.Β Venture
Lending
|
Evidence
of the assignment of rights as to US Patent No. 6,622,731 within
45 days
of the Closing Date
|
Evidence
of the assignment of US Patent No. 5,935,123 to RMS within 45 days
of the
Closing Date
|
Β
53
ANNEX
I
Β
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
1)Β Minimum
EBITDA
At
no
time shall Borrower permit its EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the date
of
such determination to be less than the following amounts for each Test Period
ending during the following periods:
January
31, 2006 - December 31, 2006Β ($325,000)
January
31, 2007 - December 31, 2007Β ($150,000)
January
31, 2008 - December 31, 2008Β $62,500
Β
2)Β Minimum
LiquidityΒ
Borrower
shall have a minimum liquidity (βMinimum
Liquidityβ)
of not
less than (i) $2,500,000 at the Closing and at all times through the date
Borrower is first required to deliver a Compliance Certificate under this
Agreement and (ii) at all times thereafter the amount determined as set forth
below by reference to Borrowerβs EBITDA for the most recent Test Period as set
forth on the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered for such Test
Period:
Β
Β
EBITDA
Β Β Β
|
Β
Required
Minimum Liquidity
|
($325,000)
to ($150,000)
|
$2,500,000
|
($149,999)
to $150,000
|
$2,000,000
|
$150,001
to $500,000
|
$1,500,000
|
Greater
than $500,000
|
$1,000,000
|
Β
Borrowerβs
compliance with this covenant shall be required to be satisfied as follows:
(i)
first pursuant to the application of the Required Liquidity Reserve against
the
required Minimum Liquidity amount and (ii) with any shortfall from (i) above
being satisfied by Available Cash. Notwithstanding any provision of this
covenant to the contrary, Minimum Liquidity shall be $2,500,000 for any Test
Period (or portion thereof) for which Borrower shall fail to submit a Compliance
Certificate on or before the date required by Section 6.1(a).
Β
For
purposes of the covenants set forth in this Annex I, the terms listed below
shall have the following meanings:
βAvailable
Cashβ
shall
mean, for and on any date, the sum without duplication of the following for
Borrower: (a) unrestricted cash on hand on such date, (b) Cash Equivalents
held
on such date, and (c) the unborrowed Availability (after taking into account
the
amount of the Required Liquidity Reserve and any other reserves established
hereunder) on and as of such date).
βCash
Equivalentsβ
shall
mean (a) securities issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured,
by the
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the
full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition, (b)
U.S.
dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankersβ
acceptances of (i) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having
capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, or (ii) any bank (or the parent
company of such bank) whose short-term commercial paper rating from Standard
& Poorβs Ratings Services (βS&Pβ)
is at
least A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.
(βXxxxxβxβ)
is at
least P-2 or the equivalent thereof in each case with maturities of not more
than six months from the date of acquisition (any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clauses (b)(i) or (ii), an βApproved
Bankβ),
(c)Β repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause (a), above, entered
into
with any Approved Bank, (d) commercial paper issued by any Approved Bank
or by
the parent company of any Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or
guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial
paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least
P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moodyβs, or guaranteed by any industrial
company with a long term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2, or the
equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moodyβs, as the case may be, and in
each case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition and (e)
investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are
comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (a) through (d)
above.
Β
βEBITDAβ
shall
mean, for any Test Period, without duplication and on a consolidated basis,
Net
Income or Loss of Borrower determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted as
stated in the following two sentences, all as determined in accordance with
GAAP. There shall be positive adjustments to reverse the negative impact
on Net
Income (or Loss) for the following items: (a)Β Interest Expense, (b) taxes
on income, whether paid, payable or accrued, (c)Β depreciation expense, (d)
amortization expense, (e) non-cash stock compensation expenses including
FASB
123R and charges associated with stock warrants, (f) non-cash asset impairment
charges including intangible assets, goodwill, and equipment, (g) loss from
any
sale of assets other than sales in the ordinary course of business, (h) non-cash
income statement provision for excess and obsolete inventories (determined
on a
consistent basis with the amount reflected in the Statement of Cash Flows
included in the Borrowerβs SEC filings), (i) non-cash losses included for
unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method, (j) one-time
restructure charges approved by the Lender in writing (which approval shall
not
be unreasonably withheld) and (k) all other non-cash, non-recurring charges
and
expenses, but excluding adjustments for other accruals for cash expenses
made in
the ordinary course of business. There shall be minus adjustments to reverse
the
positive impact on Net Income or Loss for the following items: (a) gains
from
any sale of assets, other than sales in the ordinary course of business,
(b)
non-cash gains included for unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for under
the
equity method, and (c) other extraordinary or non-recurring gains,.
Β
Β
βInterest
Expenseβ
shall
mean, for any Test Period, total interest expense (including attributable
to
Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP) fees with respect to all outstanding
Indebtedness including capitalized interest but excluding commissions, discounts
and other fees owed with respect to letters of credit and bankersβ acceptance
financing and net costs under Interest Rate Agreements.
βNet
Income (or Loss)β
shall
mean, the net income (or loss) determined in conformity with GAAP, provided
that
there shall be excluded (i) the income (or loss) of any Person in which any
other Person (other than Borrower) has a joint interest, except to the extent
of
the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to a Borrower
by
such Person, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the
date
it becomes a Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with a Borrower or
that
Personβs assets are acquired by a Borrower, (iii) the income of any Subsidiary
of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions of that income by that Subsidiary is not at the time
permitted by operation of the terms of the charter or any agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable
to
that Subsidiary, (iv) compensation expense resulting from the issuance of
capital stock, stock options or stock appreciation rights issued to former
or
current employees, including officers, of a Borrower, or the exercise of
such
options or rights, in each case to the extent the obligation (if any) associated
therewith is not expected to be settled by the payment of cash by a Borrower
or
any affiliate thereof, and (v)Β compensation expense resulting from the
repurchase of capital stock, options and rights described in clauseΒ (iv) of
this definition of Net Income.
βRequired
Liquidity Reserveβ
shall
mean a reserve established against the Borrowing Base at all times during
the
Term in the amount of $1,500,000; provided, that such amount shall be reduced
to
$1,000,000 to the extent that EBITDA for the most recent Test Period is greater
than $500,000.
βTest
Periodβ
shall
mean the three most recent elapsed calendar months then ended (taken as one
accounting period), or such other period as specified in the Agreement or
any
Annex thereto.
APPENDIX
A
Β
DEFINITIONS
βAcceptance
Noticeβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
6.13.
βAccountsβ
shall
mean all βaccountsβ (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower (or, if referring to
another Person, of such other Person), including without limitation, accounts,
accounts receivables, monies due or to become due and obligations in any
form
(whether arising in connection with contracts, contract rights, Instruments,
General Intangibles or Chattel Paper), in each case whether arising out of
goods
sold or services rendered or from any other transaction and whether or not
earned by performance, now or hereafter in existence, and all documents of
title
or other documents representing any of the foregoing, and all collateral
security and guaranties of any kind, now or hereafter in existence, given
by any
Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
βAccount
Debtorβ
shall
mean any Person who is obligated under an Account.
βAdvanceβ
shall
mean a borrowing under the Revolving Facility. Any amounts paid by Lender
on
behalf of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be an Advance for
purposes of the Agreement.
βAffiliateβ
shall
mean, as to any Person, any other Person (a) that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person, (b) who is a director or officer (i) of
such
Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) of any Person described
in clause (a) above with respect to such Person, or (c) which, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is the beneficial or record
owner
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
as
the same is in effect on the date hereof) of five percent (5%) or more of
any
class of the outstanding voting stock, securities or other equity or ownership
interests of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term βcontrolβ
(and the correlative terms, βcontrolled byβ and βunder common control withβ)
shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or
cause the direction of the management or policies, whether through ownership
of
securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise. βAffiliateβ
shall include any Subsidiary.
βApplicable
Rateβ
shall
mean the interest rates applicable from time to time to Advances under the
Agreement.
βAvailabilityβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.1(a).
βAverage
Inventoryβ
shall
mean, for any Test Period, the amount determined by dividing the sum of (A)
βTotal Inventoryβ as of the first day of such Test Period and (B) βTotal
Inventoryβ as of the last day of such Test Period by 2. For purposes of this
definition, βTotal Inventoryβ shall mean, as of any date of determination, the
amount of inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market, which would be
reflected on a balance sheet of Borrower prepared as of such date in accordance
with GAAP.
Β
"Borrower"
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereof.
"Borrower
Agent"
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
3.6.
βBorrowing
Baseβ shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Borrowing Base
for Eligible Inventory and the Borrowing Base for Eligible
Receivables.
βBorrowing
Base for Eligible Inventoryβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the net value in U.S. Dollars of Eligible
Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market, as determined with reference
to the most recent Borrowing Certificate and otherwise in accordance with
this
Agreement; provided,
however,
that if
as of such date the most recent Borrowing Certificate is of a date more than
four Business Days before or after such date, the Borrowing Base for Eligible
Inventory shall be determined by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion.
βBorrowing
Base for Eligible Receivablesβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination the net collectible U.S. Dollar value
of
Eligible Receivables, as determined with reference to the most recent Borrowing
Certificate and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement; provided,
however,
that if
as of such date the most recent Borrowing Certificate is of a date more than
four Business Days before or after such date, the Borrowing Base for Eligible
Receivables shall be determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion.
βBorrowing
Certificateβ
shall
mean a Borrowing Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
A.
βBorrowing
Dateβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.4.
βBusiness
Dayβ
shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal
Reserve or Lender is closed.
βCapital
Leaseβ
shall
mean, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or
asset
by that Person as lessee that is, should be or should have been recorded
as a
βcapital leaseβ in accordance with GAAP.
βCapitalized
Lease Obligationsβ
shall
mean all obligations of any Person under Capital Leases, in each case, taken
at
the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with
GAAP.
βChange
of Controlβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Credit Party, the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share or
interest exchange, sale or transfer or any other transaction or series of
transactions in which its stockholders, managers, partners or interest holders
immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions receive,
in
exchange for the stock or interests owned by them, cash, property or securities
of the resulting or surviving entity or any Affiliate thereof, and, as a
result
thereof, Persons who, individually or in the aggregate, were holders of a
majority or more of its voting stock, securities or equity, partnership or
ownership interests immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions hold less than a majority of the voting stock, securities or
other
equity, partnership or ownership interests of the resulting or surviving
entity
or such Affiliate thereof, calculated on a fully diluted basis, (ii) a direct
or
indirect sale, transfer or other conveyance or disposition, in any single
transaction or series of transactions, of all or substantially all of its
assets,
or
(iii) any
βchange in/of controlβ or βsaleβ or βdispositionβ or similar event as defined in
any document governing indebtedness of such Person which gives the holder
of
such indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise require payment of
such
indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof.
Β
βCharter
and Good Standing Documentsβ
shall
mean, for any Credit Party (i) a copy of the certificate of incorporation
or
formation (or other charter document) certified as of a date satisfactory
to
Lender before the Closing Date by the applicable Governmental Authority of
the
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such Credit Party, (ii)
a copy
of the bylaws or similar organizational documents certified as of a date
satisfactory to Lender before the Closing Date by the corporate secretary
or
assistant secretary of such Credit Party, (iii)Β an original certificate of
good standing as of a date acceptable to Lender issued by the applicable
Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of
such Credit Party and of every other jurisdiction in which the failure of
a
Credit Party to qualify would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (iv)Β copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors or
managers (or other applicable governing body) and, if required, stockholders,
members or other equity owners authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents to which any Credit Party is a party,
certified by an authorized officer of such Person as of the Closing
Date.
βClosingβ
shall
mean the satisfaction, or written waiver by Lender, of all of the conditions
precedent set forth in the Agreement required to be satisfied prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
βClosing
Dateβ
shall
mean the date of this Agreement.
βCollateralβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.9.
βCollateral
Management Feeβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
3.3.
βCollateral
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignmentβ
shall
mean any patent, trademark, or copyright assignment or acknowledgement executed
by and between Borrower and Lender, as such may be modified, amended or
supplemented from time to time.
βConcentration
Accountβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.5.
βCredit
Partiesβ
shall
mean Borrower, any Guarantor and each Foreign Subsidiary,
collectively.
βCredit
Partyβ
shall
mean Borrower, any Guarantor and any Foreign Subsidiary,
individually.
Β
βDebtor
Relief Lawβ
shall
mean, collectively, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America and
all
other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor
relief
laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally,
as
amended from time to time.
βDefaultβ
shall
mean any event, fact, circumstance or condition that, with the giving of
applicable notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or be or result
in an Event of Default.
βDisclosure
Scheduleβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.4.
βDistributionβ
shall
mean any fee, payment, bonus or other remuneration of any kind, and any
repayment of or debt service on loans or other indebtedness.
βEligible
Inventoryβ
shall
mean the Borrowerβs saleable Inventory consisting of finished goods, which
Inventory of finished goods is currently in existence at Borrowerβs places of
business or at a third party warehouse for which Lender has received a Landlord
Waiver and Consent and/or Warehouse Waiver and Consent in form satisfactory
to
it and is saleable in the ordinary course of Borrowerβs business and which
Lender, in its Permitted Discretion, deems Eligible Inventory unless one
or more
of the following applies which would eliminate such items or items of Inventory
consisting of finished goods from being considered as Eligible
Inventory:
(a)Β such
Inventory is not subject to a valid perfected first priority security interest
in favor of the Lender;
(b)Β any
consent, license, approval or authorization required to be obtained by Borrower
in connection with the granting of a security interest under the Security
Documents or in connection with the manufacture or sale of such Inventory
has
not been or was not duly obtained, has been revoked or terminated and is
otherwise not in full force and effect;
(c)Β any
covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in any
other
Loan Document with respect to such Inventory has been breached and remains
uncured;
(d)Β such
Inventory is not owned by Borrower;
(e)Β such
Inventory does not comply, or was not manufactured in compliance, in all
material respects, with all applicable requirements of all statutes, laws,
rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, policies, rules of common law, and
the
like, now or hereafter in effect, of any Governmental Authority, including
any
judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, and any judicial or
administrative orders, consents, decrees or judgments;
(f)Β such
Inventory does not, or at the time of its purchase from the vendor did not,
constitute βinventoryβ under Article 9 of the UCC as then in effect in the
jurisdiction whose law governs perfection of the security interest;
Β
(g)Β the
Person for whose account such Inventory is being or was produced has commenced
a
voluntary case under any federal bankruptcy or state or federal insolvency
laws
or has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a decree or
order
for relief has been entered by a court having jurisdiction in respect of
such
Person in an involuntary case under any federal bankruptcy or state or federal
insolvency laws, or if any other petition or application for relief under
any
federal bankruptcy or state or federal insolvency laws has been filed against
such Person, or if such Person has failed, suspended business, ceased to
be
solvent, called a meeting of its creditors, or has consented to or suffered
a
receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian to be appointed for it or for
all or
a significant portion of its assets or affairs;
(h)Β the
transfer of Inventory to Borrower by vendor, supplier or other Person did
not
constitute a valid sale and transfer to Borrower of all right, title and
interest of such Person in the inventory enforceable against all creditors
of
and purchasers from such person;
(i)Β (A)
Borrower is not the sole owner of all right, title and interest in and to
such
Inventory, (B) Borrower does not have a valid ownership interest therein
free
and clear of all Liens other than Liens granted under the Loan Documents,
or
(C)Β any offsets, defenses or counterclaims have been asserted or threatened
in writing against such Inventory;
(j)Β such
Inventory is not in good working order or is damaged;
(k)Β such
Inventory is not located at a location which is owned by Borrower or is not
located in a third party warehouse or subject to a Landlord Waiver and
Consent;
(l)Β such
Inventory consists only of packing materials, displays, supplies, parts or
other
components or is returned, rejected, repossessed or discontinued product
or
Inventory;
(m)Β such
Inventory is subject to a bona fide dispute or is or has been classified
as
counterfeit or fraudulent;
(n)Β such
Inventory has been sold, assigned, or otherwise encumbered by Borrower except
pursuant to the Loan Documents;
Β |
(o)Β
|
such
Inventory is not associated with a documented purchase
order;
|
(p)Β such
Inventory consists of equipment that Borrower offers for rental or that is
being
rented from the Borrower or equipment borrowed by Borrower or given to Borrower
to serve as demonstration equipment;
(q)Β such
Inventory constitutes custom Inventory, private-label Inventory, raw materials
in process, work-in-process, obsolete or unmerchantable Inventory, Inventory
allocated to current warranty assignments, Inventory that consists of spare
parts or Inventory subject to a quality assurance hold;
Β |
(r)Β
|
such
Inventory is in transit;
|
(s)Β such
Inventory is (i) not in Borrowerβs possession and control or (ii) outside the
continental United States;
Β
(t)Β such
Inventory otherwise is not satisfactory to the Lender, as determined in the
Permitted Discretion of the Lender;
Β |
(u)Β
|
such
Inventory is or has been utilized as demonstration models or consists
of
βtrunkβ stock or inventory; or
|
(v)Β such
Inventory is subject to recall or withdrawal under applicable FDA Laws or
otherwise; or
(w)Β such
Inventory has been manufactured, produced or distributed under a distribution,
license or similar agreement that does not permit the Lender to sell or
otherwise dispose of such Inventory, including, but not being limited to,
Inventory distributed under an agreement with Medtronic, Inc.
βEligible
Receivablesβ
shall
mean each Account arising in the ordinary course of Borrowerβs business from the
sale of goods or rendering of services which Lender, in its Permitted
Discretion, deems an Eligible Receivable unless:
(a)Β it
is not
subject to a valid perfected first priority security interest in favor of
Lender, subject to no other Lien;
(b)Β it
is not
evidenced by an invoice, statement or other documentary evidence satisfactory
to
Lender; provided,
that
Lender in its sole discretion may from time to time include as Accounts that
are
not evidenced by an invoice, statement or other documentary evidence
satisfactory to Lender as Eligible Receivables and determine the advance
rate,
liquidity factors and reserves applicable to Advances made on any such
Accounts;
(c)Β it
or any
portion thereof (in which case only such portion shall not be an Eligible
Receivable) is payable by a beneficiary, recipient or subscriber individually
and not directly by an Account Debtor;
(d)Β it
arises
out of services rendered or a sale made to, or out of any other transaction
between Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries and, one or more Affiliates of Borrower or any
of its
Subsidiaries;
(e)Β it
remains unpaid for longer than 120Β calendarΒ days
after the first to occur of the claim date or invoice date;
(f)Β with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor and/or its
Affiliates, if more than 10% of the aggregate balance of all such Accounts
owing
from such Account Debtor and/or its Affiliates remain unpaid for longer than
120Β calendarΒ days
after the first to occur of the claim date or invoice date;
(g)Β with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor and/or its
Affiliates, 25% or more of all such Accounts are not deemed Eligible Receivables
for any reason hereunder (which percentage may, in Lenderβs sole discretion, be
increased or decreased);
Β
(h)Β with
respect to all Accounts owed by any particular Account Debtor and/or its
Affiliates, if such Accounts exceed 20% of the net collectible dollar value
of
all Eligible Receivables at any one time (which percentage may, in Lenderβs sole
discretion, be increased or decreased);
(i)Β any
covenant, agreement, representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document
with respect to such Account has been breached and remains uncured;
(j)Β the
Account Debtor for such Account has commenced a voluntary case under any
Debtor
Relief Law or has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a decree
or order for relief has been entered by a court having jurisdiction in respect
of such Account Debtor in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law,
or
any other petition or application for relief under any Debtor Relief Law
has
been filed against such Account Debtor, or such Account Debtor has failed,
suspended business, ceased to be solvent, called a meeting of its creditors,
or
has consented to or suffered a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian
to be
appointed for it or for all or a significant portion of its assets or affairs,
or Borrower, in the ordinary course of business, should have known of any
of the
foregoing;
(k)Β it
arises
from the sale of property or services rendered to one or more Account Debtors
outside the continental United States or that have their principal place
of
business or chief executive offices outside the continental United
States;
(l)Β it
represents the sale of goods or rendering of services to an Account Debtor
on a
xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment
or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by Chattel Paper
or an
Instrument of any kind or has been reduced to judgment;
(m)Β the
applicable Account Debtor for such Account is any Governmental Authority,
unless
rights to payment of such Account have been assigned to Lender pursuant to
the
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. SectionΒ 3727, et
seq. and 41 U.S.C. SectionΒ 15, et seq.), or otherwise only if all
applicable statutes or regulations respecting the assignment of Government
Accounts have been complied with;
(n)Β it
is
subject to any offset, credit (including any resource or other income credit
or
offset) deduction, defense, discount, chargeback, freight claim, allowance,
adjustment, dispute or counterclaim, or is contingent in any respect or for
any
reason;
(o)Β there
is
any agreement with an Account Debtor for any deduction from such Account,
except
for discounts or allowances made in the ordinary course of business for prompt
payment, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected in the calculation
of the face value of each invoice related thereto, such that only the discounted
amount of such Account after giving effect to such discounts and allowances
shall be considered an Eligible Receivable;
(p)Β any
return, rejection or repossession of goods or services related to it has
occurred;
(q)Β it
is not
payable to Borrower;
Β
(r)Β Borrower
has agreed to accept or has accepted any non-cash payment for such
Account;
(s)Β with
respect to any Account arising from the sale of goods, the goods have not
been
shipped to the Account Debtor or its designee;
(t)Β with
respect to any Account arising from the performance of services, the services
have not been actually performed or the services were undertaken in violation
of
any law; or
(u)Β such
Account fails to meet such other specifications and requirements which may
from
time to time be established by Lender or is not otherwise satisfactory to
Lender, as determined in Lenderβs sole discretion.
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendment
and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, any
other
βSuperfundβ or βSuperlienβ law and all other federal, state and local and
foreign environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety and
sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes relating to the protection
of
the environment and/or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation,
transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous
Substances, in each case, as amended, and the rules, regulations, policies,
guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of Governmental
Authorities with respect thereto.
βERISAβ
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and
the
regulations thereunder.
βEvent
of Defaultβ
shall
mean the occurrence of any event set forth in ArticleΒ VIII.
βFacility
Capβ
shall
have the meaning given the term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
βFair
Valuationβ
shall
mean the determination of the value of the consolidated assets of a Person
on
the basis of the amount which may be realized by a willing seller within
a
reasonable time through collection or sale of such assets at market value
on a
going concern basis to an interested buyer who is willing to purchase under
ordinary selling conditions in an armβs length transaction.
βFDA
Lawsβ
shall
mean all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of
the
United States Food and Drug Administration and other applicable Governmental
Authorities with respect to the manufacture, sale, packaging, labeling,
importation, distribution and marketing of medical devices, including, but
not
being limited to, requirements relating to clinical trial and study, premarket
notification or approval, product and establishment labeling, registration
and
listing, product modification, postmarket performance monitoring, adverse
event
and complaint reporting, and product recall and withdrawal.
Β
βFDA
Filingsβ
shall
have the meaning given the term in Section
5.21.
βForeign
Subsidiariesβ
shall
mean XXXX-Netherlands, XXXX-France and any other subsidiary of RMS that is
not
organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or
the
District of Columbia.
βGAAPβ
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
in
effect from time to time.
βGoodsβ
shall
mean all βgoodsβ (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower (or, if referring to
another Person, of such other Person), now owned or hereafter acquired, and
all
documents of title or other documents representing any of the foregoing,
and all
collateral security and guaranties of any kind, now or hereafter in existence,
given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
βGovernmentΒ Accountβ
shall
be defined to mean all Accounts arising out of or with respect to any Government
Contract.
βGovernmentΒ Contractβ
shall
be defined to mean all contracts with the United States Government or with
any
agency thereof, and all amendments thereto.
βGovernmental
Authorityβ
shall
mean any federal, state, municipal, national, local or other governmental
department, court, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or
political subdivision thereof, or any entity or officer exercising executive,
legislative or judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to any government or any court, in each case, whether of the United States
or a
state, territory or possession thereof, a foreign sovereign entity or country
or
jurisdiction or the District of Columbia.
βGuarantorβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, all guarantors, if any, of the
Obligations or any part thereof.
βGuarantyβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, all guarantees executed by Guarantor.
βHazardous
Substancesβ
shall
mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive
materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances or related materials as defined
in or subject to any applicable Environmental Law.
βHealthcare
Lawsβ
shall
mean all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of
any
Governmental Authority with respect to regulatory matters primarily relating
to
patient healthcare, healthcare providers and healthcare services (including
without limitation (i) Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended,
(ii) 42Β U.S.C. Section 1320a-7(b) (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or
State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the βFederal Anti-Kickback
Statute,β and (iii) the Social Security Act, as amended, Section 1877, 42 U.S.C.
Section 1395nn (Prohibition Against Certain Referrals), commonly referred
to as
βXxxxx Statuteβ).
Β
Β
βHIPAAβ
shall
mean the applicable requirements of the Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information which were promulgated pursuant to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
βHMPβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereof.
βInactive
Subsidiariesβ
shall
mean Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Georgia corporation, Strato/Infusaid, Inc.,
a
Massachusetts corporation, and HMP Distribution, Inc., a New York corporation.
βIndebtednessβ
of
any
Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all items which, in accordance
with
GAAP, would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the
liability side of the balance sheet of such Person as of the date as of which
Indebtedness is to be determined, including any capitalized lease which,
in
accordance with GAAP would constitute Indebtedness, (b) all indebtedness
secured
by any mortgage, pledge, security, Lien or conditional sale or other title
retention agreement to which any property or asset owned or held by such
Person
is subject, whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been
assumed, (c) all indebtedness of others which such Person has directly or
indirectly guaranteed, endorsed (otherwise than for collection or deposit
in the
ordinary course of business), discounted or sold with recourse or agreed
(contingently or otherwise) to purchase or repurchase or otherwise acquire,
or
in respect of which such Person has agreed to supply or advance funds (whether
by way of loan, stock, equity or other ownership interest purchase, capital
contribution or otherwise) or otherwise to become directly or indirectly
liable.
βIndemnified
Personβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.4.
βInitial
Advanceβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
4.2.
βInsured
Eventβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.4.
βInsurerβ
shall
mean a Person that insures another Person against any costs incurred in the
receipt by such other Person of services, or that has an agreement with Borrower
to compensate it for providing services to such Person.
βInventoryβ
shall
mean all βinventoryβ (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower (or, if referring to
another Person, of such other Person), now owned or hereafter acquired, and
all
documents of title or other documents representing any of the foregoing,
and all
collateral security and guaranties of any kind, now or hereafter in existence,
given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
βInventory
Turnβ
shall
mean, for any Test Period, the product obtained when multiplying (i) the
total
βCost of Salesβ reflected in the Borrowerβs income statement during such Test
Period, (ii) by four, and then dividing that amount by the Average Inventory
for
such Test Period.
Β
βLandlord
Waiver and Consentβ
shall
mean a waiver/consent in form and substance satisfactory to Lender from the
owner/lessor of any premises not owned by any Credit Party at which any of
the
Collateral is now or hereafter located for the purpose of providing Lender
access to such Collateral, in each case as such may be modified, amended
or
supplemented from time to time.
βLienβ
shall
mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, restriction, lien
or
charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing,
any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature
thereof), or any other arrangement pursuant to which title to the property
is
retained by or vested in some other Person for security purposes.
βLoanβ
or
βLoansβ
shall
mean, individually and collectively, all Advances under the Revolving
Facility.
βLoan
Documentsβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, the Agreement, the Notes, the Security
Documents,
the
Stock
Pledge Agreements, the Lockbox Agreements, the Uniform Commercial Code Financing
Statements, the Subordination Agreements, the Landlord Waiver and Consents,
the
Borrowing Certificates and all other agreements, documents, instruments and
certificates heretofore or hereafter executed or delivered to Lender in
connection with any of the foregoing or the Loans, as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
βLockbox
Accountsβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.5.
βLockbox
Agreementβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.5.
βLockbox
Bankβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.5.
βLockbox
Non-Compliance Feeβ
shall
mean the fee payable to the Lender under the terms and conditions set forth
in
Section
2.5.
βMaster
Subordination Agreementβ
shall
mean that certain agreement entered into between Borrower, Lender as Senior
Lender and Atlas Master Fund, Ltd., as Subordinated Lender, dated as of the
Closing Date, as such may be modified, amended or supplemented from time
to
time.
βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ
or
βMaterial
Adverse Changeβ
shall
mean any event, condition or circumstance or set of events, conditions or
circumstances or any change(s) which (i) has, had or would reasonably be
likely
to have any material adverse effect upon or change in the validity or
enforceability of any Loan Document, (ii) has been or would reasonably be
likely
to be material and adverse to the value of any of the Collateral, to the
priority of the Lenderβs security interest in the Collateral, or to the
business, operations, properties, assets, liabilities or condition of any
Credit
Party, either individually or taken as a whole, or (iii) has materially impaired
or would reasonably be likely to materially impair the ability of any Credit
Party to pay any portion of the Obligations or to otherwise perform the
Obligations or to consummate the transactions under the Loan Documents executed
by such Person.
Β
Β
βMinimum
Termination Feeβ
shall
mean (for the time period indicated) the amount equal to (i) Three Percent
(3%)
of the Facility Cap, if the effective date of such termination is after the
Closing Date but before the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date;
(ii)
Two Percent (2%) of the Facility Cap, if the effective date of such termination
is on or after the first (1st)Β anniversary
of the Closing Date but before the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing
Date
and (iii) one (1%) of the Facility Cap, if the effective date of such
termination is on or after the second (2nd)Β anniversary
of the Closing Date.
βNon-Compliance
Feeβ
shall
mean a daily fee payable by Borrower equal to the greater of (i) $500, or
(ii)
five one-hundredths of one percent (0.05%) of the outstanding principal balance
of the Obligations as of any date of determination.
βNoteβ
or βNotesβ
shall
mean any promissory note or notes issued pursuant to Section
2.12.
βObligationsβ
shall
mean all present and future obligations, Indebtedness and liabilities of
the
Credit Parties to Lender at any time and from time to time of every kind,
nature
and description, direct or indirect, secured or unsecured, joint and several,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, matured or unmatured, now existing
or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated,
including but not limited to under any of the Loan Documents or otherwise
and,
including, without limitation, all applicable fees, charges and expenses
and/or
all amounts paid or advanced by Lender on behalf of or for the benefit of
any
Credit Party for any reason at any time, including in each case obligations
of
performance as well as obligations of payment and interest that accrue after
the
commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by or against
any
such Person.
βOfferβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
6.13.
βOption
Periodβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
6.13.
βPayment
Officeβ
shall
mean initially the address set forth beneath Lenderβs name on the signature page
of the Agreement, and thereafter, such other office of Lender, if any, which
it
may designate by notice to Borrower Agent to be the Payment Office.
βPermitβ
shall
mean collectively all licenses, leases, powers, permits, franchises,
certificates, authorizations, approvals, certificates of need, provider numbers
and other rights.
βPermitted
Discretionβ
shall
mean a determination or judgment made by Lender in good faith in the exercise
of
reasonable (from the perspective of a secured lender) business
judgment.
βPermitted
Indebtednessβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
7.2.
βPermitted
Liensβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
7.3.
Β
βPermitted
Subordinated Debtβ
shall
mean indebtedness incurred by Borrower from Atlas Master Fund, Ltd. and subject
to the Master Subordination Agreement and such other indebtedness approved
by
Lender in writing and which is subordinated to Borrowerβs indebtedness owed to
Lender pursuant to a Subordination Agreement.
Β
βPersonβ
shall
mean an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company,
a
business trust, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association,
a
joint venture, a Governmental Authority or any other entity of whatever
nature.
βPrime
Rateβ
shall
mean a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal at all times to the rate
of
interest announced publicly from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its base
rate; provided,
that
such rate is not necessarily the best rate offered to its customers, and,
should
Lender be unable to determine such rate, such other indication of the prevailing
prime rate of interest as may reasonably be chosen by Lender; provided,
that
each change in the fluctuating interest rate shall take effect simultaneously
with the corresponding change in the Prime Rate.
βReceiptβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.5.
βReleased
Partiesβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.11.
βReleasing
Partiesβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.11.
βRevolver
Terminationβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
11.1(b).
βRevolving
Facility Maturity Dateβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
2.2.
βXXXX
Franceβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereof.
βXXXX
Netherlandsβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereof.
βRMSβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Preamble hereof.
βSECβ
shall
mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
βSecurity
Documentsβ
shall
mean the Notes, this Agreement, the Stock Pledge Agreements, Collateral Patent,
Trademark, and Copyright Assignment, the Lockbox Agreements, Uniform Commercial
Code Financing Statements and all other documents or instruments necessary
to
create or perfect the Liens in the Collateral, as such may be modified, amended
or supplemented from time to time.
βSolvency
Certificateβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
4.1(d).
βStock
Pledge Agreementβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, each Stock Pledge Agreement by
and
between any Credit Party and Lender executed in connection herewith, in each
case as such may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to
time.
Β
βSubordination
Agreementβ
shall
mean, collectively and each individually, the Master Subordination Agreement,
and any other subordination agreements to which Lender and other service
providers or creditors of any Borrower are a party.
βSubsidiaryβ
shall
mean, (i) as to Borrower, any Person in which more than 50% of all equity,
membership, partnership or other ownership interests is owned directly or
indirectly by Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) as to
any
other Person, any Person in which more than 50% of all equity, membership,
partnership or other ownership interests is owned directly or indirectly
by such
Person or by one or more of such Personβs Subsidiaries.
βTermβ
shall
mean the period commencing on the date set forth on the first page hereof
and
ending on the date that is the earlier of (i) three (3) years after the Closing
Date or (ii) thirty (30) days before the maturity date of the Indebtedness
which
is the subject of the Master Subordination Agreement.
βTermination
Dateβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
11.1.
βTransactionβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
6.13.
βTransfereeβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
12.2.
βUCCβ
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Maryland from
time
to time.
βUnused
Line Feeβ
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
3.2.
βWarehouse
Waiver and Consentβ
shall
mean a waiver/consent in form and substance satisfactory to Lender from any
warehouseman, fulfillment house or other person owning a facility not owned
by
Borrower at which any Inventory is now or hereafter located for the purpose
of
providing Lender access to such Inventory, in each case as may be modified,
amended or supplemented from time to time.
Β