Exhibit 4.2
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Nematron Corporation
July 15, 2003
VIA FACSIMILE AND OVERNIGHT MAIL
Nematron Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President and CEO
Re: Loans by LaSalle Business Credit, LLC
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Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000, as heretofore and hereafter
amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time (the
"Agreement"), by and between Nematron Corporation ("Borrower") and LaSalle
Business Credit, Inc., predecessor by merger to LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Lender"). Each term set out herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement.
By our letters to you dated October 3, 2001 and February 18, 2002, we
notified you that Borrower is and remains in default (collectively, the
"Defaults") under the Agreement. The Defaults have not been cured or waived. The
terms of the Agreement provide that Lender may, as a result of any Event of
Default, including any Default, accelerate the payment of all Liabilities.
Borrower acknowledges the existence of each Default.
Lender has requested that Borrower obtain alternative financing, and
Borrower has agreed to use its best efforts to obtain such alternate financing.
However, Borrower has not yet obtained such alternative financing. Borrower has
therefore requested that Lender not immediately accelerate the payment of the
Liabilities, and that Lender, for the moment, allow both parties to the
Agreement to proceed under the terms of the Agreement and extend the Original
Term to August 15, 2003. In the event Borrower and each guarantor set forth
herein executes this letter and returns a copy of same to Lender by facsimile
transmission on or before July 15, 2003, and an original of same to Lender by
overnight courier for delivery on or before July 17, 2003, Lender hereby agrees
to allow both parties to proceed under the terms of the Agreement (as such terms
are amended herein) until further notice to Borrower, provided as follows:
(a) That there occurs no additional Event of Default; and
(b) That there occurs no material adverse change (as
determined by Lender in its sole discretion) in Borrower or in its
business; and
(c) That Borrower shall use its continuing best efforts to
refinance all of the Liabilities with another lender as soon as
practicable; and
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(d) That Borrower agrees that the definition of "Loan
Commitment" (formerly defined as "Revolving Loan Commitment") set forth
in Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective
as of July 16, 2003, to read in its entirety as follows:
"Loan Commitment" and "Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean
Four Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($450,000.00);
and
(e) That Borrower agrees that Section 12(a) of the Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the date "July 15, 2003" and by inserting
the phrase "August 15, 2003 or, if earlier, the date upon which
Borrower repays all Liabilities" in lieu thereof; and
(f) That on or before July 16, 2003, Borrower shall receive a
cash contribution (in the form of equity or unsecured indebtedness
under terms acceptable to Lender) to the capital of Borrower in the
amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), and prior to
such contribution, Borrower shall provide Lender with weekly written
updates on the status and progress in its efforts to obtain such cash
contribution; and
(g) That if Borrower shall fail to repay all Liabilities, or
if A-OK shall fail to repay all "Liabilities" (as such term is defined
in the A-OK Loan Agreement), in each case on or before July 31, 2003,
Borrower shall pay Lender a fee (which fee shall be in addition to any
fee payable by A-OK) in the amount of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($5,000.00) as an accommodation fee, which fee shall be payable, fully
earned and nonrefundable on July 31, 2003.
Borrower hereby (a) ratifies and affirms its obligations under
the Agreement; (b) denies and waives the existence of any defenses relating to
its obligations under the Agreement; and (c) waives and releases any claims or
causes or action against Lender which may now or hereafter be available to it
arising out of (i) the administration of the Agreement or the Other Agreements,
(ii) the negotiation and execution of this letter, or (iii) any other matter
pertaining to the Agreement or the Other Agreements.
Each of the undersigned guarantors hereby (a) ratifies and
affirms its individual and several obligations under its respective Continuing
Unconditional Guaranty executed by each guarantor in favor of Lender; (b)
acknowledges and confirms that each Continuing Unconditional Guaranty continues
in full force and effect notwithstanding this letter; (c) denies and waives the
existence of any defenses relating to any of such Continuing Unconditional
Guaranties; and (d) waives and releases any claims or causes or action against
Lender which may now or hereafter be available to any guarantor arising out of
(i) the administration of the Agreement or the Other Agreements, (ii)
negotiation and execution of this letter, or (iii) any other matter pertaining
to the Agreement or the Other Agreements; provided, however, that the failure of
any guarantor to execute this letter shall not release such guarantor or any
other guarantor of its respective obligations under any of the Continuing
Unconditional Guaranties.
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By this letter Lender does not waive any Default, nor any
previous Events of Default about which you have been notified. This letter is
being written with Lender reserving all of its rights to exercise any and all of
Lender's remedies, as provided in the Agreement and in all the Other Agreements,
at such time and in such manner as provided therein. Nothing herein shall be
construed or interpreted as being a waiver of any of Lender's rights or remedies
(as provided to Lender under the terms of the Other Agreements, the Uniform
Commercial Code or otherwise), by virtue of its forbearance to date (it being
understood that Lender has no obligation to continue to forbear) or extension
with respect thereto.
Very truly yours,
LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, First Vice President
Accepted and agreed to this 15th day of July, 2003.
NEMATRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its: President
Consented and agreed to by the following guarantors of the obligations of
Nematron Corporation to LaSalle Business Credit, LLC
A-OK CONTROLS ENGINEERING, INC. OPTIMATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its: Chairman of the Board Its: Chairman of the Board
Date: July 15, 2003 Date: July 15, 2003
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