TERM NOTE
Exhibit
10.62
Borrower's
Name:
FabTech,
Inc.
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Borrower's
Address:
000
X.X. Blue Parkway, Suite 000
Xxx’x
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-5709
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Office:
30361
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Loan
Number:
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Maturity
Date:
August
29, 2010
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Amount:
$5,000,000
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Xxx’x Summit, Missouri |
$5,000,000
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Dated:
August 29,
2005
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, on August 29, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”), the undersigned ("Borrower") promises to pay to the order of Union Bank of California, N.A., a national banking association ("Bank"), as indicated below, the principal sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), or so much thereof as is disbursed, together with interest on the balance of such principal from time to time outstanding, at the per annum rate or rates and at the times set forth below. This Term Note (this "Note") shall replace that certain Term Note dated July 6, 2004, in the original principal amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), issued by Borrower in favor of Bank, and is the Note generally referred to in the Covenant Agreement (as such term is defined hereinbelow) and is governed by the terms and conditions thereof. Initially capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Covenant Agreement.
1. PAYMENTS
PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS.
Borrower
shall pay principal in equal consecutive monthly installments, each installment
in the amount of Eighty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars
($83,333), on the third day of each month, commencing on September 3, 2005.
On
the Maturity Date, all outstanding principal hereunder shall be due and
payable.
INTEREST
PAYMENTS.
Borrower
shall pay interest on the outstanding principal amount hereof on the third
day
of each month, commencing on September 3, 2005. Should interest not be paid
when
due, it shall become part of the principal and bear interest as herein provided.
All computations of interest under this Note shall be made on the basis of
a
year of 360 days, for actual days elapsed.
(a) Base
Interest Rate.
At
Borrower’s option, amounts outstanding hereunder in minimum amounts of at least
$100,000 shall bear interest at a rate, based on an index selected by Borrower,
equal to Bank's LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period selected by Borrower plus
one
and fifteen one-hundredths percent (1.15%).
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The
Base
Interest Rate may not be changed, altered or otherwise modified until the
expiration of the Interest Period selected by Xxxxxxxx. The exercise of interest
rate options by Xxxxxxxx shall be as recorded in Bank's records, which records
shall be prima facie
evidence
of the amount borrowed at the Base Interest Rate and the interest rate;
provided, however, that failure of Bank to make any such notation in its
records
shall not discharge Borrower from its obligations to repay in full with interest
all amounts borrowed. In no event shall any Interest Period extend beyond
the
Maturity Date.
To
exercise this option, Borrower may, from time to time with respect to principal
outstanding on which a Base Interest Rate is not accruing, and on the expiration
of any Interest Period with respect to principal outstanding on which a Base
Interest Rate has been accruing, select an index offered by Bank for a Base
Interest Rate Loan and an Interest Period by telephoning an authorized lending
officer of Bank located at the banking office identified below prior to 10:00
a.m., Pacific time, on any Business Day and advising that officer of the
selected index, the Interest Period and the Origination Date selected (which
Origination Date, for a Base Interest Rate Loan based on the LIBOR Rate,
shall
follow the date of such selection by no more than two (2) Business
Days).
Bank
will
mail a written confirmation of the terms of the selection to Borrower promptly
after the selection is made. Failure to send such confirmation shall not
affect
Bank's rights to collect interest at the rate selected. If, on the date of
the
selection, the index selected is unavailable for any reason, the selection
shall
be void. Bank reserves the right to fund the principal from any source of
funds
notwithstanding any Base Interest Rate selected by Borrower.
(b) Variable
Interest Rate.
All
principal outstanding hereunder which is not bearing interest at a Base Interest
Rate shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate,
which
rate shall vary as and when the Reference Rate changes.
Borrower
shall pay all amounts due under this Note in lawful money of the United States
at Bank's San Xxxxxxxx Valley Commercial Banking Office, or such other office
as
may be designated by Bank from time to time.
2. LATE
PAYMENTS.
If any
payment required by the terms of this Note shall remain unpaid ten days after
same is due, at the option of Bank, Borrower shall pay a fee of $100 to
Bank.
3. INTEREST
RATE FOLLOWING DEFAULT.
In the
event of default, at the option of Bank, and, to the extent permitted by
law,
interest shall be payable on the outstanding principal under this Note at
a per
annum rate equal to five percent (5%) in excess of the interest rate specified
in paragraph 1.b above, calculated from the date of default until all amounts
payable under this Note are paid in full.
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4. PREPAYMENT
(a) Amounts
outstanding under this Note bearing interest at a rate based on the Reference
Rate may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without penalty or premium.
Borrower may prepay amounts outstanding under this Note bearing interest
at a
Base Interest Rate in whole or in part provided Borrower has given Bank not
less
than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of Xxxxxxxx’s intention to
make such prepayment and pays to Bank the prepayment fee due as a result.
The
prepayment fee shall also be paid, if Bank, for any other reason, including
acceleration or foreclosure, receives all or any portion of principal bearing
interest at a Base Interest Rate prior to its scheduled payment date. The
prepayment fee shall be an amount equal to the present value of the product
of:
(i) the difference (but not less than zero) between (a) the Base Interest
Rate
applicable to the principal amount which is being prepaid, and (b) the return
which Bank could obtain if it used the amount of such prepayment of principal
to
purchase at bid price regularly quoted securities issued by the United States
having a maturity date most closely coinciding with the relevant Base Rate
Maturity Date and such securities were held by Bank until the relevant Base
Rate
Maturity Date ("Yield Rate"); (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the
number of days in the period between the date of prepayment and the relevant
Base Rate Maturity Date and the denominator of which is 360; and (iii) the
amount of the principal so prepaid (except in the event that principal payments
are required and have been made as scheduled under the terms of the Base
Interest Rate Loan being prepaid, then an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
the
amount prepaid or (B) 50% of the sum of (1) the amount prepaid and (2) the
amount of principal scheduled under the terms of the Base Interest Rate Loan
being prepaid to be outstanding at the relevant Base Rate Maturity Date).
Present value under this Note is determined by discounting the above product
to
present value using the Yield Rate as the annual discount factor.
(b) In
no
event shall Bank be obligated to make any payment or refund to Borrower,
nor
shall Borrower be entitled to any setoff or other claim against Bank, should
the
return which Bank could obtain under this prepayment formula exceed the interest
that Bank would have received if no prepayment had occurred. All prepayments
shall include payment of accrued interest on the principal amount so prepaid
and
shall be applied to payment of interest before application to principal.
A
determination by Bank as to the prepayment fee amount, if any, shall be
conclusive.
(c) Bank
shall provide Borrower a statement of the amount payable on account of
prepayment. Borrower acknowledges that (i) Bank establishes a Base Interest
Rate
upon the understanding that it apply to the Base Interest Rate Loan for the
entire Interest Period, and (ii) Bank would not lend to Borrower without
Borrower’s express agreement to pay Bank the prepayment fee described
above.
Initial
Here: /s/ MP
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5. DEFAULT
AND ACCELERATION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT.
Default
shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: (a) the failure
of
Borrower to make any payment required under this Note when due; (b) any breach,
misrepresentation or other default by Borrower, any guarantor, co-maker,
endorser, or any person or entity other than Borrower providing security
for
this Note (hereinafter individually and collectively referred to as the
"Obligor") under any security agreement, guaranty or other agreement between
Bank and any Obligor; (c) the insolvency of any Obligor or the failure of
any
Obligor generally to pay such Obligor's debts as such debts become due; (d)
the
commencement as to any Obligor of any voluntary or involuntary proceeding
under
any laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
debt
adjustment or debtor relief; (e) the assignment by any Obligor for the benefit
of such Xxxxxxx's creditors of any substantial part of such Obligor’s property;
(f) the appointment, or commencement of any proceeding for the appointment
of a
receiver, trustee, custodian or similar official for all or substantially
all of
any Obligor's property; (g) the commencement of any proceeding for the
dissolution or liquidation of any Obligor; (h) the termination of existence
or
death of any Obligor; (i) the revocation of any guaranty or subordination
agreement given in connection with this Note; (j) the failure of any Obligor
to
comply with any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ or demand of any
court
or other public authority; (k) the filing or recording against any Obligor,
or
the property of any Obligor, of any notice of levy, notice to withhold, or
other
legal process for taxes other than property taxes; (l) the default by any
Obligor personally liable for amounts owed hereunder on any obligation
concerning the borrowing of money (including, without limitation, the occurrence
of any Event of Default under and as defined in the Amended and Restated
Credit
Agreement); (m) the issuance against any Obligor, or the property of any
Obligor, of any writ of attachment, execution, or other judicial lien; or
(n)
the deterioration of the financial condition of any Obligor which results
in
Bank deeming itself, in good faith, insecure. Upon the occurrence of any
such
default, Bank, in its discretion, may cease to advance funds hereunder and
may
declare all obligations under this Note immediately due and payable; however,
upon the occurrence of an event of default under subparagraph (c), (d), (e),
(f)
or (g) hereof, all principal and interest shall automatically become immediately
due and payable.
6. ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS OF BORROWER.
If any
amounts owing under this Note are not paid when due, Borrower promises to
pay
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by
Bank
in the collection or enforcement of this Note. Borrower and any endorsers
of
this Note, for the maximum period of time and the full extent permitted by
law,
(a) waive diligence, presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest,
notice
of protest, and notice of every kind; (b) waive the right to assert the defense
of any statute of limitations to any debt or obligation hereunder; and (c)
consent to renewals and extensions of time for the payment of any amounts
due
under this Note. The receipt of any check or other item of payment by Bank,
at
its option, shall not be considered a payment on account until such check
or
other item of payment is honored when presented for payment at the drawee
Bank.
Bank may delay the credit of such payment based upon Bank's schedule of funds
availability, and interest under this Note shall accrue until the funds are
deemed collected. In any action brought under or arising out of this Note,
Xxxxxxxx and any Obligor, including their successors and assigns, hereby
consent
to the jurisdiction of any competent court within the State of California,
as
provided in any alternative dispute resolution agreement executed between
Borrower and Bank, and consent to service of process by any means authorized
by
said state’s law. The term "Bank" includes, without limitation, any holder of
this Note. This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the
laws of the State of California. This Note hereby incorporates any alternative
dispute resolution agreement previously, concurrently or hereafter executed
between Borrower and Bank.
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7. CHANGE
IN CIRCUMSTANCES
(a) Inability
to Determine Rates.
If, on
or before the first day of any Interest Period for any Base Interest Rate
Loan,
Bank determines that the Base Interest Rate for such Interest Period cannot
be
adequately and reasonably determined due to the unavailability of funds in
or
other circumstances affecting the London interbank market, or the certificate
of
deposit market, as the case may be, which determination by Bank shall be
conclusive and binding upon Borrower, Bank shall immediately give notice
thereof
to Borrower. After the giving of any such notice and until Bank shall otherwise
notify Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such condition no longer
exist, Borrower's right to request, and Bank's obligation to offer, a Base
Interest Rate Loan shall be suspended. Any Base Interest Rate Loan outstanding
at the commencement of any such suspension which affects Base Interest Rate
Loans of that type, shall be converted at the end of the then current Interest
Period for that loan to a Reference Rate Loan unless such suspension has
then
ended.
(b) Illegality.
If,
after the date of this Note, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change therein, or change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, comparable
agency or other Person charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof, or compliance by Bank with any request or directive (whether or
not
having the force of law) of any such authority (a "Change of Law") shall
make it
unlawful or impossible for Bank to make or maintain a Base Interest Rate
Loan,
Bank shall immediately notify Borrower of such Change of Law. After Borrower's
receipt of such notice, Xxxxxxxx's right to select, and Bank's obligation
to
offer, a Base Interest Rate Loan shall be terminated, and the undersigned
shall
(i) at the end of the current Interest Period for any Base Interest Rate
Loan
then outstanding, convert such loan to a Reference Rate Loan, or (ii)
immediately repay or convert any Base Interest Rate Loan then outstanding
if
Bank shall notify Borrower that Bank may not lawfully continue to fund and
maintain such Base Interest Rate Loan.
(c) Increased
Costs.
If,
after the date of this Note, any Change of Law:
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(i) shall
subject Bank to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to a Base Interest
Rate Loan or its obligation to make such Base Interest Rate Loan, or shall
change the basis of taxation of payments by Borrower to Bank on such Base
Interest Rate Loan or in respect to such Base Interest Rate Loan under this
Note
(except for changes in the rate of taxation on the overall net income of
Bank);
or
(ii) shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for
the
account of, advances or loans by, or any other acquisition of funds by Bank
for
any Base Interest Rate Loan (except for any reserve, special deposit or other
requirement included in the determination of the Base Rate); or
(iii) shall
impose on Bank any other condition directly related to any Base Interest
Rate
Loan; and the effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Bank
of
making, renewing or maintaining a Base Interest Rate Loan beyond any adjustment
made by Bank in determining the applicable interest rate for any such Base
Interest Rate Loan, or to reduce the amount receivable by Bank
hereunder;
then
Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by Bank, pay to Bank additional
amounts sufficient to reimburse Bank for such increased costs or reduced
amounts. A certificate as to the amount of such increased costs or reduced
amounts, submitted to the Borrower by Bank, shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes.
(d) Capital
Adequacy.
If Bank
shall determine that:
(i) any
law,
rule or regulation, any interpretation or application thereof by any
governmental authority, central bank, comparable agency or other Person charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, any directive, request,
assessment guideline or other guideline issued by such authority, bank, agency
or Person (whether or not having the force of law) or any change in any of
the
foregoing which is adopted, issued or becomes effective after the date hereof
affects the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Bank
or
any Person controlling Bank (a "Capital Adequacy Requirement"); and
(ii) the
amount of capital maintained by Bank or such Person which is attributable
to or
based upon this Note or the amounts outstanding hereunder must be increased
as a
result of such Capital Adequacy Requirement (taking into account Bank's or
such
Person's policies with respect to capital adequacy), Borrower shall pay to
Bank
or such Person, upon demand of Bank, such amounts as Bank or such Person
shall
determine are necessary to compensate Bank or such Person for the increased
costs to Bank or such Person of such increased capital. A certificate of
Bank,
setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of any such increased
costs,
delivered by Bank to Borrower shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive and binding on Borrower for all purposes.
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8. DEFINITIONS.
As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively set forth
below: "Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement" means
that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 27,
2003, by and between Diodes and Bank, as amended and as at any time and from
time to time further amended, supplemented, extended, restated or renewed.
"Base
Interest Rate"
means a
rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate. "Base
Interest Rate Loan"
means
amounts outstanding under this Note that bear interest at a Base Interest
Rate.
"Base
Rate Maturity Date"
means
the last day of the Interest Period with respect to principal outstanding
under
a Base Interest Rate Loan. "Business
Day"
means a
day on which Bank is open for business for the funding of corporate loans,
and,
with respect to the rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate, on which dealings
in U.S. dollar deposits outside of the United States may be carried on by
Bank.
"Covenant
Agreement"
means
that certain Covenant Agreement dated the date of this Note, by and between
Borrower and Bank, as an any time and from time to time amended, supplemented,
extended, restated or renewed. "Diodes"
means
Diodes Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and parent company of Borrower.
"Financial
Statement"
has the
meaning assigned to such term in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
"Interest
Period"
means
with respect to funds bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBOR Rate,
any
calendar period of one (1) month, two (2) months, three (3) months, four
(4)
months, five (5) months, six (6) months, nine (9) months or twelve (12) months.
In determining an Interest Period, a month means a period that starts on
one
Business Day in a month and ends on and includes the day preceding the
numerically corresponding day in the next month. For any month in which there
is
no such numerically corresponding day, then as to that month, such day shall
be
deemed to be the last calendar day of such month. Any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a non-Business Day shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day unless that is the first day of a month, in which event such
Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. "LIBOR
Rate"
means a
per annum rate of interest (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest
1/100
of 1%) at which dollar deposits, in immediately available funds and in lawful
money of the United States would be offered to Bank, outside of the United
States, for a term coinciding with the Interest Period selected by Xxxxxxxx
and
for an amount equal to the amount of principal covered by Borrower's interest
rate selection, plus Bank’s costs, including the cost, if any, of reserve
requirements. "Origination
Date"
means
the first day of the Interest Period. "Reference
Rate"
means
the rate announced by Bank from time to time at its corporate headquarters
as
its Reference Rate. The Reference Rate is an index rate determined by Bank
from
time to time as a means of pricing certain extensions of credit and is neither
directly tied to any external rate of interest or index nor necessarily the
lowest rate of interest charged by Bank at any given time.
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FABTECH,
INC.
By:
/s/
XxxxXx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Secretary
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