THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.13
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT to Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into this
16th day of June, 2006 by and between Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”) and Superconductor Technologies,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) whose address is 000 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000.
Recitals
A. Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Accounts Receivable Purchase
Agreement dated as of March 28, 2003, as amended by that certain Amendment to Purchase Agreement by
and between Bank and Borrower dated as of April 28, 2004, and that certain Accounts Receivable
Purchase Modification Agreement (as the same may from time to time be further amended, modified,
supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”).
B. Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement.
C. Borrower has requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement to extend the maturity date
D. Bank has agreed to so amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, but only to the
extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties set forth below.
Agreement
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the
meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendments to Loan Agreement.
2.1 Section 17 (Term and Termination). The first sentence of
Section 17 is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“The
term of this Agreement shall be through June 15, 2007 unless
terminated in writing by Buyer and Seller.”
3. Limitation of Amendments.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for the purposes set forth
herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any
amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b)
otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the future under or
in connection with any Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part
of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and
confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.
4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment, Borrower
hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties
contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the
date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in
which case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing;
4.2 Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this
Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;
4.3 The organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Bank on
the March 28, 2003 remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or
restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
4.4 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower
of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly
authorized;
4.5 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting
Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order,
judgment or decree of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision
thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower;
4.6 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower
of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any
order, consent, approval, license, authorization or
validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or
public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on either Borrower, except as already has
been obtained or made; and
4.7 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by
Borrower and is the binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or
other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights.
5. Integration. This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about
this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements,
understandings, representations, warranties and negotiations between the parties about the
subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge into this Amendment and the
Loan Document.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
7. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon (a) the due execution and
delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto, (b) Borrower’s payment of an amendment fee
in an amount equal to $25,000, (c) Bank’s receipt of the Acknowledgment of Amendment and
Reaffirmation of Guaranty substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1, duly executed
and delivered by each Guarantor.
[Signature page follows.]
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
BANK | BORROWER | |||||||||||||
Silicon Valley Bank | Superconductor Technologies, Inc. | |||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||
Title: | VP/SVB | Title: | President and CEO |
Schedule 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT
AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY
AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY
Section 1. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has reviewed and approved
the terms and conditions of the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of even
date herewith (the “Amendment”).
Section 2. Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that the Guaranty relating to
the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, shall
be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of the
Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith.
Section 3. Guarantor represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all
representations and warranties contained in the Guaranty are true, accurate and complete as if made
the date hereof.
Dated as of June 15, 2006
GUARANTOR | Conductus, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and CEO | |||