EXHIBIT 10.5
AMENDMENT NO. ONE
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. One ("Amendment"), dated as of April 28, 1995,
constitutes a part of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 12, 1993
(the Loan and Security Agreement which amended and restated prior Loan and
Security Agreements, and as amended from time to time, is hereinafter referred
to as the "Agreement") between Lake Shore National Bank and Area Transportation
Company (the "Borrower"). Terms capitalized herein have the same meanings as in
the Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE NAME OF BANK
WHEREAS, Lake Shore National Bank is now known as American National Bank
and Trust Company of Chicago, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in the first paragraph of the Agreement, "LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK (the
"Bank"), a national banking association with its principal place of
business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000" is hereby
replaced with the following:
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO (the "Bank"), a
national banking association with its principal place of business at
00 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; and
(b) in Article I, section D, Payments, the address of the Bank's Principal
Offices is changed from "605 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000" to the following:
00 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN
WHEREAS, the Bank has agreed to increase the Accounts Revolving Loan which
the Bank will lend to Borrower, the parties have agreed to amend the Agreement
as follows:
(a) under the section entitled "REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS" the first sentence of
the subsection entitled "ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" is replaced with the
following:
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. The Bank will lend and relend to the Borrower
from time to time the sum of 80% of the face amount of the Borrower's
then existing "Eligible Accounts Receivable," as hereinafter defined
(the "Accounts Revolving Loan"); provided that the outstanding
principal amount of the Accounts Revolving Loan shall not at any time
exceed an amount equal to the lesser of $3,000,000.00 or the
Borrower's Accounts Borrowing Base, as hereinafter defined; and
further provided that the Bank may, at its sole discretion, terminate
the Accounts Revolving Loan or reduce the Accounts Borrowing Base,
upon 90 days written notice to the Borrower.
AMENDMENT TO AMOUNT OF TOTAL LOANS
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank have agreed to the above-described
increase in the Revolving Credit Loan, and whereas, the current outstanding
aggregate principal balance of the Machinery and Equipment Term Loans under the
Agreement is $2,723,084.00, the parties have agreed to amend the total loans
under the Agreement as follows:
(a) the first sentence under the caption "TOTAL LOANS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT" is
replaced with the following:
Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
aggregate amount of all outstanding loans by the Bank to the Borrower
under this Agreement shall not at any time exceed FIVE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($5,723,084.00)(the "Total Credit").
This Amendment supplements and modifies the Agreement, and all of the terms
and conditions and agreements therein contained are hereby reaffirmed and agreed
to and shall remain in full force and effect except as herein modified.
Dated: April 28, 1995
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND AREA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO (Borrower)
By: /s/ By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: CFO
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AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
and Trust Company of Chicago
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PROMISSORY NOTE (SECURED)
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$3,000,000.00 Chicago, Illinois May 31, 1996
Due May 31, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (jointly and severally if more than
one) ("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO ("Bank"), at its principal place of business in
Chicago, Illinois or such other place as Bank may designate from time to time
hereafter, the principal sum of THREE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($3,000,000.00), or such lesser principal sum as may then be owed by Borrower
to Bank hereunder, which sum shall be due and payable on May 31, 1997.
Borrower's obligations and liabilities to Bank under this Note, and all
other obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Bank (including without
limitation all debts, claims and indebtedness) whether primary, secondary,
direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, including those evidenced in rate
hedging agreements designed to protect the Borrower from the fluctuation of
interest rates, heretofore, now and/or from time to time hereafter owing, due or
payable, however evidenced, created, incurred, acquired or owing and however
arising, whether under this Note, any agreement, instrument or document
heretofore, now or from time to time hereafter executed and delivered to Bank by
or on behalf of Borrower, or by oral agreement or operation of law or otherwise
shall be defined and referred to herein as "Borrower's Liabilities."
The unpaid principal balance of Borrower's Liabilities due hereunder shall
bear interest from the date of disbursement until paid, computed as follows: at
a daily rate equal to the daily rate equivalent of 0.0% per annum (computed on
the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed) in excess of the rate of
interest announced or published publicly from time to time by Bank as its prime
or base rate of interest (the "Base Rate"); provided, however, that in the event
that any of Borrower's Liabilities are not paid when due, the unpaid amount of
Borrower's Liabilities shall bear interest after the due date until paid at a
rate equal to the sum of the rate that would otherwise be in effect plus 3%.
The rate of interest to be charged by Bank to Borrower shall fluctuate
hereafter from time to time concurrently with, and in an amount equal to, each
increase or decrease in the Base Rate, whichever is applicable.
Accrued interest shall be payable by Borrower to Bank on the same day of
each month and at maturity, commencing with the last day of June, 1996, or as
billed by Bank to Borrower, at Bank's principal place of business, or at such
other place as Bank may designate from time to time hereafter. After maturity,
accrued interest on all of Borrower's Liabilities shall be payable on demand.
Borrower warrants and represents to Bank that Borrower shall use the
proceeds represented by this Note solely for proper business purposes and
consistently with all applicable laws and statutes.
To secure the prompt payment to Bank of Borrower's Liabilities and the
prompt, full and faithful performance by Borrower of all of the provisions to be
kept, observed or performed by Borrower under this Note and/or any other
agreement, instrument or document heretofore, now and/or from time to time
hereafter delivered by or on behalf of Borrower to Bank, Borrower grants to Bank
a security interest in and to the following property: (a) all of Borrower's now
existing and/or owned and hereafter arising or acquired monies, reserves,
deposits, deposit accounts and interest or dividends thereon, securities, cash,
cash equivalents and other property now or at any time or times hereafter in the
possession or under the control of Bank or its bailee for any purpose; (b)
Certain business assets of Area Transportation Company, an Illinois corporation,
pursuant to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 12, 1993 as amended from time
to time by and between Borrower and Bank; and (c) all substitutions, renewals,
improvements, accessions or additions thereto, replacements, offspring, rents,
issues, profits, returns, products and proceeds thereof, including without
limitation proceeds of insurance policies insuring the foregoing collateral (all
of the foregoing property is referred to herein individually and collectively as
"Collateral").
Regardless of the adequacy of the Collateral, any deposits or other sums at
any time credited by or payable or due from Bank to Borrower, or any monies,
cash, cash equivalents, securities, instruments, documents or other assets of
Borrower in the possession or control of Bank or its bailee for any purpose, may
be reduced to cash and applied by Bank to or setoff by Bank against Borrower's
Liabilities.
Borrower agrees to deliver to Bank immediately upon Bank's demand, such
additional collateral as Bank may request from time to time should the value of
the Collateral (in Bank's sole and exclusive opinion) materially decline,
deteriorate, depreciate or become impaired, or should Bank deem itself insecure
for any material reason whatsoever, including without limitation a change in the
financial condition of Borrower or any party liable with respect to Borrower's
Liabilities, and does hereby grant to Bank a continuing security interest in
such other collateral, which shall be deemed to be a part of the Collateral.
Borrower shall execute and deliver to Bank, at any time upon Bank's demand, all
agreements, instruments, documents and other written matter that Bank may
request, in form and substance acceptable to Bank, to perfect and maintain
perfected Bank's security interest in the Collateral or any additional
collateral. Borrower agrees that a carbon, photographic or photostatic copy, or
other reproduction, of this Note or of any financing statement, shall be
sufficient as a financing statement.
In the Event of Default (as defined hereinbelow) Bank may take, and
Borrower hereby waives notice of, any action from time to time that Bank may
deem necessary or appropriate to maintain or protect the Collateral, and Bank's
security interest therein, and in particular Bank may at any time (i) transfer
the whole or any part of the Collateral into the name of the Bank or its
nominee, (ii) collect any amounts due on Collateral directly from persons
obligated thereon, (iii) take control of any proceeds and products of
Collateral, and/or (iv) xxx or make any compromise or settlement with respect to
any Collateral. Borrower hereby releases Bank from any and all causes of action
or claims which Borrower may now or hereafter have for any asserted loss or
damage to Borrower claimed to be caused by or arising from: (a) Bank's taking
any action permitted by this paragraph; (b) any failure of Bank to protect,
enforce or collect in whole or in part any of the Collateral; and/or (c) any
other act or omission to act on the part of Bank, its officers, agents or
employees, except for willful misconduct.
The occurrence of any one of the following events shall constitute a
default by the Borrower ("Event of Default") under this Note: (a) if Borrower
fails to pay any of Borrower's Liabilities when due and payable or declared due
and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required payment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise); (b) if Borrower or any guarantor of any of Borrower's
Liabilities fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any term, provision,
condition, covenant, warranty or representation contained in this Note; (c)
occurrence of a default or event of default under any agreement, instrument or
document heretofore, now or at any time hereafter delivered by or on behalf of
Borrower to Bank; (d) occurrence of a default or an event of default under any
agreement, instrument or document heretofore, now or at any time hereafter
delivered to Bank by any guarantor of Borrower's Liabilities or by any person or
entity which has granted to Bank a security interest or lien in and to some or
all of such person's or entity's real or personal property to secure the payment
of Borrower's Liabilities; (e) if the Collateral or any other of Borrower's
assets are attached, seized, subjected to a writ, or are levied upon or become
subject to any lien or come within the possession of any receiver, trustee,
custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors; (f) if a notice of lien,
levy or assessment is filed of record or given to Borrower with respect to all
or any of Borrower's assets by any federal, state or local department or agency;
(g) if Borrower or any guarantor of Borrower's Liabilities becomes insolvent or
generally fails to pay or admits in writing its inability to pay debts as they
become due, if a petition under Title 11 of the United States Code or any
similar law or regulation is filed by or against Borrower or any such guarantor,
if Borrower or any such guarantor shall make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, if any case or proceeding is filed by or against Borrower or any such
guarantor for its dissolution or liquidation, or if Borrower or any such
guarantor is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by court order from
conducting all or any material part of its business affairs; (h) the death or
incompetency of Borrower or any guarantor of Borrower's Liabilities, or the
appointment of a conservator for all or any portion of Borrower's assets or the
Collateral; (i) the revocation, termination or cancellation of any guaranty of
Borrower's Liabilities without written consent of Bank; (j) if a contribution
failure occurs with respect to any pension plan maintained by Borrower or any
corporation, trade or business that is, along with Borrower, a member of a
controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses
(as described in Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or
Section 4001 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
"ERISA") sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA; (k) if
Borrower or any guarantor of Borrower's Liabilities is in default in the payment
of any obligations, indebtedness or other liabilities to any third party and
such default is declared and is not cured within the time, if any, specified
therefor in any
agreement governing the same; (1) if any material statement, report or
certificate made or delivered by Borrower, any of Borrower's partners, officers,
employees or agents or any guarantor of Borrower's Liabilities is not true and
correct; or (m) if Bank is insecure for a material reason.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at Bank's option, without
notice by Bank to or demand by Bank of Borrower: (i) all of Borrower's
Liabilities shall be immediately due and payable; (ii) Bank may exercise any one
or more of the rights and remedies accruing to a secured party under the Uniform
Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction and any other applicable law upon
default by a debtor; (iii) Bank may enter, with or without process of law and
without breach of the peace, any premises where the Collateral is or may be
located, and may seize or remove the Collateral from said premises and/or remain
upon said premises and use the same for the purpose of collecting, preparing and
disposing of the Collateral; and/or (iv) Bank may sell or otherwise dispose of
the Collateral at public or private sale for cash or credit, provided, however,
that Borrower shall be credited with the net proceeds of any such sale only when
the same are actually received by Bank.
Upon an Event of Default, Borrower, immediately upon demand by Bank, shall
assemble the Collateral and make it available to Bank at a place or places to be
designated by Bank which is reasonably convenient to Bank and Borrower.
All of Bank's rights and remedies under this Note are cumulative and
non-exclusive. The acceptance by Bank of any partial payment made hereunder
after the time when any of Borrower's Liabilities become due and payable will
not establish a custom or waive any rights of Bank to enforce prompt payment
hereof. Bank's failure to require strict performance by Borrower of any
provision of this Note shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Bank
thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith. Any waiver of
an Event of Default hereunder shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event
of Default hereunder. Borrower and every endorser waive presentment, demand and
protest and notice of presentment, protest, default, non-payment, maturity,
release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of this Note, and hereby
ratify and confirm whatever Bank may do in this regard. Borrower further waives
any and all notice or demand to which Borrower might be entitled with respect to
this Note by virtue of any applicable statute or law (to the extent permitted by
law).
Borrower agrees to pay, immediately upon demand by Bank, any and all costs,
fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses)
incurred by Bank (i) in enforcing any of Bank's rights hereunder, and (ii) in
representing Bank in any litigation, contest, suit or dispute, or to commence,
defend or intervene or to take any action with respect to any litigation,
contest, suit or dispute (whether instituted by Bank, Borrower or any other
person) in any way relating to this Note, Borrower's Liabilities or the
Collateral, and to the extent not paid the same shall become part of Borrower's
Liabilities.
This Note shall be deemed to have been submitted by Borrower to Bank and to
have been made at Bank's principal place of business. This Note shall be
governed and controlled by the internal laws of the State of Illinois and not
the law of conflicts.
Advances under this Note may be made by Bank upon oral or written request
of any person authorized to make such requests on behalf of Borrower
("Authorized Person"). Borrower agrees that Bank may act on requests which Bank
in good faith believes to be made by an Authorized Person, regardless of whether
such requests are in fact made by an Authorized Person. Any such advance shall
be conclusively presumed to have been made by Bank to or for the benefit of
Borrower. Borrower does hereby irrevocably confirm, ratify and approve all such
advances by Bank and agrees to indemnify Bank against any and all losses and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and shall hold Bank harmless
with respect thereto.
TO INDUCE BANK TO ACCEPT THIS NOTE, BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT,
SUBJECT TO BANK'S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS IN ANY
WAY, MANNER OR RESPECT, ARISING OUT OF OR FROM OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE
LITIGATED IN COURTS HAVING SITUS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS.
BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR
FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN SAID CITY AND STATE. BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT
AGAINST BORROWER BY BANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH.
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT,
COUNTERCLAIM OR PROCEEDING (I) TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT
DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR
(II) ARISING FROM ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO
THIS NOTE OR ANY SUCH AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT, AND AGREES
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A
COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
000 Xxxx 000xx Xxxxxx AREA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 an Illinois corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President & CEO
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Secretary/Treasurer &
CFO
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Trainer
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Xxxxxx Trainer, Executive Vice
President
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FEIN
4-26-93 rev.
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of July
12, 1993 between LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK (the "Bank"), a national banking
association with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and Area Transportation, as a successor to the merger
of Area Interstate Trucking, Inc. and Area Transportation Co. (the "Borrower"),
a(n) Illinois Corporation with its principal place of business at 000 X. 000xx
Xx., Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Bank lend money to the Borrower and
the Bank is willing to lend money to the Borrower upon the following terms and
conditions:
AGREEMENT TO LEND
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the General Conditions of Credit set forth below, and the
limitations herein provided, the Bank will make loans (herein sometimes referred
to as the "Credit Facility") to the Borrower on the following terms:
Indicate lending arrangements by checking all applicable boxes.
Appropriate officers of the Bank and the Borrower should also
affix their initials in the margin next to each box that has been
checked and should also affix their initials on the lower right
hand corner of each page of this Agreement.
REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
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[X] ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. The Bank will lend and relend to the
Borrower from time to time the sum of 80% of the face amount of
the Borrower's then existing "Eligible Accounts Receivable," as
hereinafter defined (the "Accounts Revolving Loan"); provided
that the outstanding principal amount of the Accounts Revolving
Loan shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to the lesser
of $1,500,000.00 or the Borrower's Accounts Borrowing Base, as
hereinafter defined; and further provided that the Bank may, at
its sole discretion, terminate the Accounts Revolving Loan or
reduce the Accounts Borrowing Base, upon 90 days written notice
to the Borrower. The Accounts Revolving Loan (including the first
such loan and all additional such loans) shall be evidenced by
the Borrower's Accounts Demand Note, in form and substance
acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount specified in the
preceding sentence, being the maximum amount of the Accounts
Revolving Loan available to the Borrower under this Agreement.
The Accounts Demand Note shall be executed and delivered to the
Bank before or concurrently with the Bank's disbursement of the
first Accounts Revolving Loan. The unpaid principal amount of the
Accounts Revolving Loan shall bear interest and shall be due and
payable as provided in the Accounts Demand Note.
[NO] INVENTORY. The Bank will lend and relend to the Borrower from
time to time the sum of _____% of the Borrower's "Eligible
Inventory," as hereinafter defined (the "Inventory Revolving
Loan"); provided that the outstanding principal amount of the
Inventory Revolving Loan shall not at any time exceed an amount
equal to the lesser of $____________ or the Borrower's Inventory
Borrowing Base, as hereinafter defined; and further provided that
the Bank may, at its sole discretion, terminate the Inventory
Revolving Loans or reduce the Inventory Borrowing Base upon 90
days written notice to the Borrower. The Inventory Revolving Loan
(including the first such loan and all additional such loans)
shall be evidenced by the Borrower's Inventory Demand Note, in
form and substance acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount
specified in the preceding sentence, being the maximum amount of
the Inventory Revolving Loan available to the Borrower under this
Agreement. The Inventory Demand Note shall be executed and
delivered to the Bank before or concurrently with the Bank's
disbursement of the first Inventory Revolving Loan. The unpaid
principal amount of the Inventory Revolving Loan shall bear
interest and shall be due and payable as provided in the
Inventory Demand Note.
[NO] GENERAL. The Bank will lend and relend money to the Borrower from
time to time (the "General Revolving Loan"); provided that the
outstanding principal amount of the General Revolving Loan shall
not at any time exceed $_______________; and further provided
that the Bank may, at its sole discretion, terminate or modify
the terms of the General Revolving Loan upon 90 days written
notice to the Borrower. The General Revolving Loan (including the
first such loan and all additional such loans) shall be evidenced
by the Borrower's General Demand Note, in form and substance
acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount specified in the
preceding sentence, being the maximum amount of the General
Revolving Loan available to the Borrower under this Agreement.
The General Demand Note shall be executed and delivered to the
Bank before or concurrently with the Bank's disbursement of the
first General Revolving Loan. The unpaid principal amount of the
General Revolving Loan shall bear interest and shall be due and
payable as provided in the General Demand Note.
TERM LOANS
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[X] MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT. The Bank will lend to the Borrower the
sum of $4,000,000.00 (the "Machinery and Equipment Term Loan").
The Machinery and Equipment Term Loan shall be evidenced by the
Borrower's Machinery and Equipment Term Note, in form and
substance acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount specified
in the preceding sentence. The Machinery and Equipment Term Note
shall be executed and delivered to the Bank before or
concurrently with the Bank's disbursement of the Machinery and
Equipment Term Loan. The unpaid principal amount of the Machinery
and Equipment Term Loan shall bear interest and shall be due and
payable as provided in the Machinery and Equipment Term Note.
[NO] INVENTORY. The Bank will lend to the Borrower the sum of
$_______________ (the "Inventory Term Loan"). The Inventory Term
Loan shall be evidenced by the Borrower's Inventory Term Note, in
form and substance acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount
specified in the preceding sentence. The Inventory Term Note
shall be executed and delivered to the Bank before or
concurrently with the Bank's disbursement of the Inventory Term
Loan. The unpaid principal amount of the Inventory Term Loan
shall bear interest and shall be due and payable as provided in
the Inventory Term Note.
[NO] GENERAL. The Bank will lend to the Borrower the sum of
$_______________ (the "General Term Loan"). The General Term Loan
shall be evidenced by the Borrower's General Term Note, in form
and substance acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount
specified in the preceding sentence. The General Term Note shall
be executed and delivered to the Bank before or concurrently with
the Bank's disbursement of the General Term Loan. The unpaid
principal amount of the General Term Loan shall bear interest and
shall be due and payable as provided in the General Term Note.
OTHER LOANS The Bank will lend money to the Borrower on the terms set
forth in the appropriate Loan Supplement indicated below duly executed by
the Borrower and the Bank, and each such Loan Supplement is incorporated in
this Agreement and made a part hereof. Any such Loan Supplement may be
entered into as of the date of this Agreement or at a later date, but shall
in all respects be subject to the provisions of this Agreement except as
may otherwise be specifically provided in such Loan Supplement. Each such
loan shall be evidenced by the Borrower's note, in form and substance
acceptable to the Bank, in the amount of such loan, which shall be executed
and delivered to the Bank before or concurrently with the Bank's
disbursement of such loan. The unpaid principal amount of such loan shall
bear interest and shall be due and payable as provided in such note.
[X] LETTER OF CREDIT LOAN See Letter of Credit Loan Supplement
hereto.
[NO] REAL ESTATE LOAN See Real Estate Loan Supplement hereto.
TOTAL LOANS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
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Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
aggregate amount of all outstanding loans by the Bank to the Borrower under this
Agreement shall not at any time exceed FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,500,000.00) (the "Total Credit"). Notwithstanding the stated
amount of the notes described above, the Borrower's liabilities thereunder at
any time shall be limited to the then unpaid principal amount of all loans and
advances (including overadvances and overdrafts) made by the Bank to or for the
account of the Borrower, plus the accrued interest thereon, and all other costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to be paid by the Borrower
as provided by this Agreement (collectively the "Borrower's Liabilities"). (The
Accounts Demand Note, Inventory Demand Note, the General Demand Note, the
Machinery and Equipment Term Note, the Inventory Term Note, the General Term
Note and any other note delivered in connection with this Agreement or any Loan
Supplement hereto are sometimes herein referred to, together, as the "Notes"
and, individually, as a "Note").
COLLATERAL
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Payment of the Borrower's Liabilities is secured by all of the Collateral
described or referred to in Article II and by such additional security or
collateral as has been or may hereafter be granted or assigned to the Bank in
connection with this Agreement and any Loan Supplement and Addendum hereto, or
may hereafter be granted or assigned to the Bank in connection with this
Agreement, other loan documents or a credit facility hereafter arising or
otherwise.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CREDIT
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The making of any loans under this Agreement shall be subject to the Bank's
right, at its sole discretion, to terminate the Credit Facility or to reduce the
amount of the loans under the Credit Facility upon 90 days written notice to the
Borrower. Without limitation of the foregoing, each loan hereunder shall in any
event be subject to the following conditions precedent: (a) no Event of Default,
or Unmatured Event of Default (as those terms are hereinafter defined), shall
have occurred and be continuing, (b) the Bank does not deem itself insecure as
provided under the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code (810 ILCS 5/1-208), (c) the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Borrower contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of such loan with the same
effect as though made on such date, (d) all of the covenants of the Borrower in
this Agreement, and all of the requirements of this Agreement with respect to
such loan, shall have been complied with and (e) there shall not have occurred,
since the date of this Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial
condition, results of operations or business of the Borrower. Each borrowing by
the Borrower hereunder shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that the foregoing conditions have been fulfilled as of the date of
such borrowing.
REPAYMENT
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The Borrower agrees to repay each loan hereunder in accordance with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement and each Note.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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This Agreement (and any Loan Supplement and Addendum hereto) and the Notes
and the other documents delivered or to be delivered in connection with or
pursuant to this Agreement contain all of the agreements of the Bank and the
Borrower with respect to the subject matter hereof.
ARTICLE I LOANS: GENERAL TERMS
A. Prime Rate. "Prime Rate" are used herein and in connection herewith
(including, without limitation, in any Note) means the rate per annum from time
to time determined by the Bank as its Prime Rate, as reflected in the Bank's
Prime Rate history book maintained at its principal office in Chicago, Illinois.
The designation of a rate of interest as the Bank's Prime Rate is for
convenience of reference for the Bank's internal procedures and does not
indicate in any way that such Rate is the rate of interest then being charged by
the Bank to its most creditworthy customers. Whenever the Prime Rate is a
component of an interest rate under this Agreement, such interest rate shall
fluctuate from time to time concurrently with, and in an amount equal to, each
increase or decrease in the Prime Rate component thereof.
B. Changes in Interest Rate By Bank. The Bank, at its sole discretion, upon
90 days written notice to the Borrower, shall have the right from time to time
to change the interest rate (without regard and in addition to any change
therein resulting from any change in the Prime Rate or any other component of
such interest rate) applicable to any loan made or to be made to the
Borrower and to any other Borrower's Liabilities. Whenever the Bank shall elect
to increase such interest rate, the Bank shall send written notice to
the Borrower specifying the new interest rate to be charged and the effective
date (but not less than 90 days from date of notice) of the new interest rate.
The Borrower may pay the full amount of the outstanding Borrower's Liabilities,
without penalty or the payment of any specified increase in the interest rate,
within 90 days after the sending of any such notice of a change in the interest
rate.
1. The Greater of 4.5% or -0- percent in excess of the Bank's Prime
Rate, which rate shall change when and as Prime Rate changes with a
maximum Rate of 7.5%.
2. Notwithstanding above, after the 48th payment on the certain Note or
Notes evidencing all or any part of the $4,000,000 Machinery and
Equipment Term Loan, the Floor and Ceiling referenced above shall
expire.
C. Default Rate. After the occurrence of an Event of Default under this
Agreement, the Notes and all other Borrower's Liabilities shall (subject to any
limitations of applicable law) bear interest at rates per annum equal to the
respective rates applicable to such Notes and other Borrower's Liabilities prior
to such Event of Default plus four percent (4%).
D. Payments. All payments under this Agreement and with respect to the
Notes shall be made in immediately available funds by the Borrower to the Bank
prior to 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date when due at the Bank's offices at
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Bank's Principal
Office") or at such other location as the Bank may designate. Any payment
received after 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, shall be deemed received on the next
Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or with respect to any
Note shall be stated to be due on a date other than a Business Day, such payment
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time
shall be included in the computation of interest or any fees. "Business Day"
means any day on which the Bank is open for business at the Bank's Principal
Office.
E. Application of Payments. The Bank will apply against the Borrower's
Liabilities, on the date of receipt, if received by the Bank's commercial note
teller prior to 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, all payments received thereon,
including cash, solvent credits, collections of Accounts, proceeds of Collateral
(as hereinafter defined) and any other amounts; provided that (a) interest on
the amount of the reduction in any loan resulting from such application shall be
charged to the Borrower for the two days following the day that payment was
applied against the Borrower's Liabilities, unless the payment received is in
the form of cash or cash equivalent; (b) the Bank shall charge back to the
Borrower any payments that may be required to be returned to the entity making
such payment and the Borrower shall continue to pay interest on the amount
charged back from the date that such payment was applied against the Borrower's
Liabilities; (c) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, collections of
Accounts shall be applied only to the repayment of revolving loans and any
Borrower's Liabilities related thereto; and (d) except as provided in (c) above,
the Bank shall have the exclusive right to determine how, when and in what
amounts application of such payments and such credits shall be made on the
Borrower's Liabilities, and such determination shall be conclusive upon the
Borrower. (Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank and the Borrower may agree
otherwise in writing with respect to the application of collections and proceeds
of Accounts, as provided in Article III.)
F. Statement of Account. All of the Borrower's Liabilities shall constitute
one loan secured by the Collateral and by all security interests, liens, claims
and encumbrances heretofore, now or from time to time hereafter granted by the
Borrower to the Bank. Loans made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement may or may not (at the Bank's sole and absolute discretion) be
evidenced by notes or other instruments issued or made by the Borrower to the
Bank. Where such loans are not so evidenced, such loans shall be evidenced
solely by entries upon the ledgers, books, records or computer records of the
Bank maintained for that purpose. In determining the Borrower's Liabilities, the
books and records of the Bank shall be controlling. All statements of accounts
rendered by the Bank to the Borrower
concerning the Borrower's Liabilities hereunder, including all statements of
principal, interest, requests for advance, fees, expenses and costs owing to the
Bank by the Borrower, shall be presumed correct and accurate and shall
constitute an account stated between the Bank and the Borrower unless the
Borrower, within 180 days after receipt thereof, delivers to the Bank written
objection thereto, specifying the error or errors, if any, contained in such
statement. The Bank, at it's sole discretion, may request the Borrower to
certify as to the accuracy of the Bank's records relative to the Borrower's
Liabilities and the Borrower shall comply within 30 days of such request.
G. Compensating Balance. So long as this Agreement is in effect or there
are any outstanding Borrower's Liabilities hereunder, the Borrower shall
maintain with the Bank, in demand deposit (non-interest bearing) accounts, an
amount computed as follows (the "Compensating Balance"): NOT APPLICABLE
If the borrower fails to maintain the Compensating Balance, the Bank may charge,
and the Borrower agrees to pay, a deficiency fee, which shall be payable within
30 days after the Bank issues the xxxx for such fee, in an amount computed as
follows: NOT APPLICABLE
H. Commitment Fee - Service Charges. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Bank, in addition to all other amounts payable hereunder, a commitment fee
of: _______________________________________________________________________
($_________________) Dollars. NOT APPLICABLE
and a service charge computed as follows: NOT APPLICABLE
I. Unused Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay the Bank a monthly fee
of N/A of one percent (.____%) of the unused portion of the Accounts
Revolving Loan and/or the Inventory Revolving Loan which shall be paid on the
____ day of each month, and shall be computed on a sum determined by subtracting
the preceding one month's average outstanding daily balance of the Accounts
Revolving Loan and/or the Inventory Revolving Loan from the total available
credit available to the Borrower under the Accounts Revolving Loan and/or the
Inventory Revolving Loan.
J. Prepayment. Unless otherwise provided in the Addendum attached hereto,
any loan to the Borrower may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time
without premium or penalty; provided, however, that the Bank, at its sole
discretion, may demand payment of all other indebtedness of the Borrower to the
Bank and all indebtedness of its officers, directors and shareholders to the
Bank if the Revolving Credit Loans are prepaid in whole or in part from a credit
facility established at another banking or financial institution.
K. Certain Other Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay reasonable
attorneys's fees and other expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with this
Agreement and the loans contemplated hereby, (including the reasonable fees,
costs, and expenses in connection with the Bank's inspection of the Collateral
and the books and records, as provided in Paragraph C of Article II), and the
Bank shall have the right to charge or debit any account of the Borrower at the
Bank for any fees or expenses payable by the Borrower hereunder.
ARTICLE II COLLATERAL: GENERAL
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A. Description. The Borrower hereby grants and assigns to the Bank and
agrees that the Bank shall have a security interest in the following property,
assets, rights and interests of the Borrower, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising:
1. all of the Borrower's Accounts (the term "Accounts" as used herein
includes, without limitation, all of the Borrower's accounts receivable
arising out of the sale or lease of Inventory or other goods or out of the
rendering of services), whether or not specifically assigned to the Bank
and whether or not constituting Eligible Accounts Receivable;
2. all of the Borrower's Inventory (the term "Inventory" as used
herein includes, without limitation, all of the Borrower's goods held for
sale or lease or being processed for sale or lease, including all
materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other goods
customarily classified as inventory), including Inventory at any time in
the possession of any bailee and whether or not constituting Eligible
Inventory;
3. all of the Borrower's Machinery and Equipment as described or
referred to in RIDER D hereto (the "Machinery and Equipment");
4. all of the collateral and other security, if any, described in any
Loan Supplement and Addendum entered into by the Borrower and the Bank
pursuant to this Agreement;
5. N/A
6. all of the Borrower's cash, negotiable instruments, documents of
title, warehouse receipts, chattel paper, general intangibles, securities,
leases, contract rights, certificates of deposit, deposit accounts, cash
equivalents, interest or dividends on any of the foregoing, insurance
claims, patents, trademarks, good will and other property of any kind or
description, wherever now or hereafter located, and now or hereafter in
transit to or in the possession or control of or assigned to or owned or
held by the Bank; and
7. without limitation of the foregoing, all substitutions, renewals,
improvements and replacements of, and additions and accessions to, the
foregoing, and all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including,
without limitation, all of the proceeds in any form of the Borrower's
Accounts and Inventory, whether specifically assigned to the Bank or not.
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All of the assets described or referred to in this Paragraph A are herein called
the "Collateral"; provided, however, that the Collateral shall not include any
excluded assets of the Borrower described in RIDER A hereto. The terms used
herein to identify the Collateral shall have the respective meanings assigned to
such terms as of the date hereof in the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. The
security interest granted hereby shall continue to attach to the Collateral
notwithstanding any sale, exchange or other disposition of the Collateral, or
any part thereof, by the Borrower except for finished Inventory sold in the
ordinary course of business. The security interest herein granted is to secure
the payment of all of the Borrower's Liabilities and the performance of all of
the Borrower's obligations to the Bank hereunder and any and all other
obligations of the Borrower to the Bank of every kind and description, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, not existing or
hereafter arising. The Bank may call for additional Collateral as provided under
the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code (810 ILCS 5/1-208), and the
Borrower shall deliver such Collateral promptly.
B. Financing Statements. The Borrower shall sign and deliver such
financing statements and other documents, in form satisfactory to the Bank, as
the Bank may at any time reasonably request in order to effectuate or perfect
the Bank's security interest in the Collateral hereunder, or facilitate the
realization by the Bank upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and shall
reimburse the Bank for the costs of preparing and filing the same.
C. Inspection. The Bank or its agents may at any reasonable time and from
time to time inspect the Collateral and the books and records of the Borrower
pertaining to the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may make copies or
extracts from such books and records. The Borrower, at its sole cost and
expense, shall keep and maintain satisfactory and complete books and records of
the Collateral until all of the Borrower's Liabilities shall have been fully
paid and discharged. The Bank shall have a special property interest in and to
any and all books and records of the Borrower pertaining to the Collateral, and
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Borrower shall deliver such books
and records to the Bank at the demand of the Bank. The Bank may, at any time,
require the Borrower to furnish copies of any of the Borrower's books and
records to the Bank or its agent and the Borrower agrees to furnish such copies
promptly upon the Bank's request. At the request of the Bank, the Borrower shall
duly cause its accounts receivable ledger and other books and records relating
to the Collateral to be stamped, in form and manner satisfactory to the Bank,
which a proper reference to the fact that the Collateral has been assigned to
the Bank. The Borrower shall pay the Bank's reasonable fees, costs and expenses
as the Bank may fix from time to time in connection with the Bank's inspection
of the Collateral and the books and records of the Borrower as herein provided.
D. Preservation. The Bank may take such action from time to time as it
may, in its sole judgment, deem appropriate to maintain or protect the
Collateral, and for that purpose may, among other things, at its option, pay or
obtain the removal of any tax, lien, security interest, claim or encumbrance
that may be levied or placed on or with respect to any of the Collateral, or pay
the costs of insurance on any of the Collateral. The Borrower shall reimburse
the Bank, promptly upon demand by the Bank, for any costs or expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Bank in the protection or
maintenance of the Collateral, including the expenditures described herein and
any costs to move the Collateral to another location. The Bank shall have
exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in
its possession or control if it takes such action for that purpose as the
Borrower shall request in writing, but the failure to comply with any such
request shall not be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care. The Borrower
shall have the sole responsibility for taking such steps as may be necessary
from time to time to preserve all rights of the Borrower and the Bank in the
Collateral against other parties. The Borrower shall keep the Collateral in good
condition and repair and shall not waste or destroy any of the Collateral.
E. Insurance. The Borrower shall maintain in effect at all times
policies of insurance insuring against loss of or damage to all tangible
property constituting Collateral. Such insurance shall, except as may otherwise
be agreed to in writing by the Bank, (a) cover all risks, (b) be in amounts
equal to the full value of the Collateral, (c) be provided by such companies as
are satisfactory to the Bank, (d) contain a lender's loss payable clause naming
the Bank as payee as its interest may appear and (e) provide for 10 days' prior
written notice to the Bank of any cancellation. The Borrower shall cause a
certificate of insurance evidencing the insurance coverage required under this
Agreement to be delivered to the Bank within 14 days following the date of this
Agreement. The Bank, after an Event of Default as hereinafter defined, may act
as attorney for the Borrower in obtaining and cancelling such insurance and in
adjusting and settling any claims with respect thereto and endorsing any drafts
received as a result thereof.
F. Liens. The Borrower represents and warrants that the Collateral is,
and covenants and agrees that it will keep the Collateral, free from any lien,
security interest (other than the security interest herein granted), claim or
encumbrance, except for any Permitted Encumbrance, as hereinafter defined, and
agrees to defend the Collateral against any and all claims and demands of all
persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein.
G. Use. The Borrower shall not sell, assign, lease, transfer or convey any
of the Collateral or any interest therein; provided that, so long as no Event of
Default, as hereinafter defined, has occurred under this Agreement, the Borrower
may sell Inventory in the ordinary course of business (not including any
transfer in connection with or in satisfaction of any debt). The Borrower may
use and consume any raw materials or supplies, the use and consumption of which
is necessary in order to carry on the Borrower's business, may use and operate
any Machinery and Equipment and may otherwise use the Collateral in any lawful
manner not inconsistent with this Agreement, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred under this Agreement.
H. Locations. The Borrower represents and warrants that, in addition to
the location indicated in the first paragraph of this Agreement, it has places
of business at the following locations and keeps its books and records at the
place indicated:
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxx, XX
BOOKS & RECORDS: 000 X. 000 Xx., Xxxxxxxx, XX
The Borrower shall notify the Bank promptly in writing of any change in the
foregoing or of any change in its name or in the names (or of any other names)
under which it is doing business.
ARTICLE III COLLATERAL: ACCOUNTS
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Paragraphs A, B, C of this Article are applicable and constitute part
of this Agreement only if an Accounts Revolving Loan is made or to be
made under this Agreement.
A. Accounts Borrowing Base. "Accounts Borrowing Base" means, as to the
Borrower, at any time and from time to time, an amount equal to 80% of the face
amount of the Borrower's then existing "Eligible Accounts Receivable" (as
defined in Paragraph B below) which may be terminated or reduced as hereinabove
provided, less maximum discounts, allowances, credits and adjustments which may
be taken by or granted to any person who is or may become obligated to Borrower
under or on account of such Eligible Accounts Receivable (the "Obligor").
B. Eligible Accounts Receivable. "Account", as that term is used herein,
is a sum due the Borrower as evidenced by an invoice or other document
establishing the sum due the Borrower and the transaction creating the sum due.
"Eligible Accounts Receivable" is an Account or Accounts that, when scheduled to
the Bank and at all times thereafter, does not violate the negative covenants
and other provisions and does satisfy the affirmative covenants and other
provisions of this Agreement. The following Accounts are not Eligible Accounts
Receivable:
1. An Account which remains unpaid for more than 90 days after the
invoice dates or, in the case of "extended terms" an invoice, which remains
unpaid for more than 30 days beyond the date payment is due;
2. An Account which has been invoiced on "extended terms" which is
not due and payable within 30 days after the invoice dates;
3. Accounts owed by a single "Obligor", if the amount of the balance
owed by the Obligor upon all the Accounts owed to the Borrower exceeds 33%
of Obligor's Eligible Accounts Receivable, or such other amount which the
Bank, in its sole discretion, deems excessive;
4. Accounts owed by a single "Obligor" if the amount of the balance
owed by the Obligor is more than 50% (or such other percentage where the
Bank, in its sole discretion, deems excessive) of total ineligible
accounts;
5. An Account with respect to which a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Borrower is Obligor, or the Obligor, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Borrower;
6. An Account with respect to which payment by the Obligor is or may
be conditional, and Accounts commonly known as "xxxx and hold" and Accounts
of a similar arrangement;
7. An Account with respect to which the Obligor is not a resident or
citizen of or otherwise located in the continental United States of
America, or with respect to which the Obligor is not subject to service of
process in the continental United States of America;
8. An Account with respect to which the Obligor is the United States
of America or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, unless the
Borrower assigns its right to payment of such Accounts to the Bank pursuant
to the Agreement of Claims Act of 1940, as amended;
9. Accounts with respect to which the Borrower is or may become
liable to the Obligor for goods sold or services rendered by the Obligor to
the Borrower;
10. Accounts with respect to which the goods giving rise thereto have
not been shipped and delivered to and accepted as satisfactory by the
Obligor or with respect to which the services performed giving rise thereto
have not been completed and accepted as satisfactory by the Obligor;
11. Accounts which have not been involved, or have been fraudulently
or negligently or improperly included in a Request for Advance, as
hereinafter defined;
12. Accounts with respect to which possession or control of the goods
sold giving rise thereto is held, maintained or retained by the Borrower
(or by any agent or custodian of the Borrower) for the account of or
subject to further or future direction from the Obligor;
13. Accounts arising from a "sale on approval" or a "sale or return";
14. Accounts as to which the Obligor is insolvent or has admitted its
inability to pay its debts as they come due, or has filed a petition under
any bankruptcy or insolvency law or had such a petition filed against it,
or as to which the Obligor has made an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or as to which the Bank, at any time, determines, in good faith,
that prospect of payment thereon is unsatisfactory;
15. Accounts with respect to which the Bank does not have a valid,
first priority and fully perfected security interest and accounts subject
to any lien except those in favor of the Bank; and
16. Accounts of an Obligor to the extent that the Bank, in good
faith, has determined at any time that a credit limit shall be applied with
respect to such Obligor and has given notice to the Borrower of the
determination of such credit limit, and such Accounts exceed such credit
limit.
Immediately upon demand from the Bank, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank an
amount of money equal to the amount theretofore advanced by the Bank to the
Borrower upon any Account that is no longer an Eligible Accounts Receivable, and
the Bank shall apply such payment to and on account of the Accounts Revolving
Loan. The Borrower shall notify the Bank within a reasonable time after learning
that an Account is no longer an Eligible Accounts Receivable, but not later than
the date of the next request by the Borrower for an Accounts Revolving Loan
under this Agreement.
C. Waiver of Obligor's Right of Setoff. The Bank, at its sole discretion,
may require the Borrower to obtain a waiver of setoff from any Obligor of the
Borrower, and if the Borrower is unable to obtain such a waiver acceptable to
the Bank, the Bank, at its sole discretion, may declare the Accounts, or any of
them from such Obligor, as ineligible in determining the Borrower's Accounts
Borrowing Base.
D. Accounts Revolving Loan Advances. Each request for an Accounts
Revolving Loan under this Agreement shall be made by the Borrower by providing
the Bank with at least one Business Day's advance written notice (a "Request
for Advance") in substantially the form of RIDER B hereto specifying the amount
of the Accounts Revolving Loan being requested and the date by which the
Borrower desires such amount to be made available to it. The Bank, in its
reasonable discretion and upon its reasonable determination, that the conditions
set forth in this Agreement have been duly satisfied, will make the amount set
forth in the Request for Advance available to or upon the order of the Borrower
in immediately available funds at the Bank's Principal Office not later than
2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed borrowing.
E. Collection. The collection of the Accounts and the application of the
proceeds received therefrom shall be subject to the following:
1. The Borrower is authorized to collect the Accounts or any part
thereof, but such authorization may be restricted or terminated by the Bank
at any time in the Event of Default, as hereinafter defined. The Borrower
shall not grant any extension of time for the payment of the Accounts,
shall not compromise, compound or settle the Accounts or any part thereof
for less than the full amount thereof, shall not release, in whole or in
part, any person liable for the payment of the Accounts or any part
thereof, or allow any credit, discount or allowance whatsoever upon the
Accounts or any part thereof, unless such activity shall be deemed to be in
the ordinary course of business and shall not occasion or threaten a
material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operation or
business of the Borrower, without first obtaining the written consent of
the Bank.
2. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Bank, the Borrower
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank, not later than the
Business Day following the receipt thereof, all collections and proceeds
received by the Borrower on the Accounts, in the form in which they are
received, for application or retention by the Bank in accordance with this
Agreement. Simultaneously with each such delivery, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Bank, on forms provided by the Bank for said purpose, a
full, true and correct report of all such proceeds in manner and form
designated by the Bank. Such reports shall be accompanied by a statement
and description of the discounts, allowances, credits and adjustments
(other than normal trade discounts specifically noted at the time of
assignment) reported therein. The proceeds of the Accounts shall be
delivered to the Bank in precisely the form received, except for the
endorsement of the Borrower when required, and until so turned over shall
be deemed to be held in trust by the Borrower, for and as the property of
the Bank, and shall not be commingled with other funds of the Borrower. All
remittances are received subject to collection, and the Bank assumes no
responsibility in connection therewith beyond the exercise of ordinary care
and will not be liable for default, negligence or willful misconduct of any
correspondent or for losses in transit.
3. In the Event of Default, as hereinafter defined, the Bank may,
without notice to or assent of the Borrower, extend the time of payment or
compromise, settle for cash or credit or otherwise settle, upon any terms
or conditions, any part of the Accounts and thereby discharge or release
the person or persons liable for the payment of the Accounts or any part
thereof without affecting the Borrower's Liabilities to the Bank. The Bank
may, but shall not be obliged to, demand or enforce payment of the Accounts
or any part thereof and shall not be liable for its failure to collect or
enforce the payment thereof or for the negligence of its agents or
attorneys with respect thereto.
F. Notification. In the Event of Default, as hereinafter defined, the
Bank, without notice to the Borrower, may notify (the "Obligor") liable for the
payment of any Account of the fact that the same has been assigned to the Bank
and may direct that payment of any Accounts be made directly to the Bank. If the
Bank so requests, all bills and statements sent by the Borrower to the Obligor
shall state that the same has been assigned to the Bank and is payable solely to
the Bank. When requested by the Bank, for any reason and at any time, the
Borrower will notify or cause to be notified the Obligor to pay directly to the
Bank any sum or sums then due or to become due on account of the Accounts or any
part thereof.
G. Miscellaneous.
1. The Borrower will promptly notify the Bank, in writing, of the
return or rejection of any Inventory or other goods or materials
represented by any part of the Accounts, and in such event the Borrower
shall promptly account therefor to the Bank in cash without the necessity
of any further demand or notice by the Bank to make such an accounting. In
the event that any check or other instrument for the payment of money in
respect of any Account shall be returned uncollected for any reason, the
Borrower agrees to pay to the Bank the amount of such check or other
instrument, or the Bank may, in its discretion, charge the Borrower's Bank
account with the amount of such check or other instrument, in either case
as may be necessary to maintain the required Accounts Borrowing Base with
respect to the Accounts Revolving Loan, and the amount of such payment or
change shall be applied to the payment of the Accounts Revolving Loan.
2. In the Event of Default, the Bank is hereby authorized to endorse
the Borrower's name on all notes, checks, drafts, bills of exchange, money
orders, commercial paper of any kind whatsoever, and any other documents
received in payment of the Accounts, or any part thereof, and the Bank, or
any officer or employee thereof, is hereby irrevocably constituted and
appointed agent and attorney-in-fact for the Borrower for the foregoing
purpose.
3. In the Event of Default, the Bank shall have and succeed to all
rights, remedies, securities and liens of the Borrower in respect to the
Accounts and the related Inventory, goods, materials and other property
including, but not limited to, the right of stoppage in transit,
guaranties, or other contracts or suretyship, unpaid sellers' liens,
statutory liens, artisans' liens, or other collateral security held by or
to which the Borrower is entitled for the payment of the Accounts, and
shall have the right to enforce the same in its name or to direct the
enforcement thereof by the Borrower for the benefit of the Bank, and the
Borrower shall, at the request of the Bank, deliver to the Bank a separate
written assignment of any of the same.
4. In the Event of Default, the Borrower shall cause an accountant or
representative of the Borrower satisfactory to the Bank, to furnish to the
Bank, as often as the Bank shall reasonably request, the following reports:
(1) a reconciliation of all Accounts; (2) an aging of all Accounts; (3) a
test verification of all Accounts; and (4) trial balances; all certified as
to their accuracy by such accountant or representative; and the Borrower
shall pay the reasonable costs of such reports.
ARTICLE IV COLLATERAL: INVENTORY
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Paragraphs A, B and C of this Article are applicable and constitute
part of this Agreement only if an Inventory Revolving Loan is made or
to be made under this Agreement.
A. Inventory Borrowing Base. "Inventory Borrowing Base" means, as to any
Borrower, at any time and from time to time, an amount equal to N/A % of the
face amount of such Borrower's then existing "Eligible Inventory" (as defined in
Paragraph B below), which may be terminated or reduced as hereinabove provided.
B. Eligible Inventory. "Eligible Inventory" means that portion of
the Borrower's inventory that (a) is not obsolete; (b) consists of raw
materials, salable work in process or finished goods; (c) the Bank, in good
faith, has not determined to be unacceptable due to age, type, category or
quantity; and (d) is located on premises owned or leased as lessee by the
Borrower or is located on a third party's property on consignment.
C. Inventory Revolving Loan Advances. Each request for an Inventory
Revolving Loan under this Agreement shall be made by the Borrower by providing
the Bank with at least one Business Day's advance written notice (a "Request for
Advance") in substantially the form of RIDER C hereto specifying the amount of
the Inventory Revolving Loan being requested and the date by which the Borrower
desires such amount to be made available to it. The Bank, in its reasonable
discretion and upon its reasonable determination that the conditions set forth
in this Agreement have been duly satisfied, will make the amount set forth in
the Request for Advance available to or upon the order of the Borrower in
immediately available funds at the Bank's Principal Office not later than 2:00
p.m., Chicago time, on the date of the proposed borrowing. The Borrower will
confirm within 30 days after the Bank's written request that the information
contained in the Request for Advance is accurate, and upon such confirmation,
the Bank may destroy all prior Requests for Advance and the Borrower waives any
right to contest the accuracy of the information set forth in the Request for
Advance confirmed by the Borrower; and further provided, that the Borrower's
failure to confirm or contest the Bank's written request shall be deemed
conclusive evidence that the information contained in the Request for Advance is
accurate and the Bank may destroy all prior Requests for Advances.
D. Location. The Borrower represents and warrants that all Borrower's
Inventory (including, without limitation, any Inventory held in warehouses or
delivered on consignment) is kept at the following locations:
000 X. 000xx Xx., Xxxxxxxx, XX
E. Changes in Inventory. The Borrower shall notify the Bank immediately
of any change in the location of the Inventory and of any material decrease
(whether by loss, depreciation, damage or otherwise) in the value of the
Inventory and the amount of such decrease. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank,
immediately upon demand, (a) to be applied against the Inventory Revolving Loan,
such amount as may be necessary to maintain the required Inventory Borrowing
Base with respect to the outstanding Inventory Revolving Loan and (b) to be
applied against any other loan, such amount as may be necessary, in the sole
opinion of the Bank, to restore the Bank to an adequate level of security. The
Borrower shall deliver to the Bank, at such times as the Bank may request, a
statement in form satisfactory to the Bank showing (a) the Inventory available
for sale, (b) the Inventory previously sold and delivered, sold and held for
future delivery, used or consumed, (c) the description, value and location of
the Inventory and (d) such other information as the Bank may deem necessary or
desirable with respect to the Inventory.
ARTICLE V COLLATERAL: MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
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A. Description and Location. The Borrower represents and warrants that
the Machinery and Equipment is generally described or (if a Machinery and
Equipment Term Loan is made or to be made under this Agreement) is specifically
listed, and kept at the locations specified in RIDER D hereto. The Borrower
shall notify the Bank of any change in the location of the Machinery and
Equipment and shall not remove any Machinery and Equipment from the state in
which it is located as indicated on RIDER D without the prior written consent of
the Bank which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If a Machinery and
Equipment Term Loan is made or to be made under this Agreement, and if any of
the Machinery and Equipment is or is to be attached to real estate, the legal
description of such real estate is also contained in RIDER D.
B. Subordination. If requested by the Bank, the Borrower shall obtain
from the owner of and from the person or entity holding a mortgage or lien on
any real estate on which any Machinery and Equipment is located an agreement
that any interest which such owner, mortgagee or lienholder may have in the
Machinery and Equipment is subordinate to the interest of the Bank.
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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A. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank that, except as may
have been previously disclosed in writing to the Bank:
1. The Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly
qualified and in good standing and authorized to do business in each other
jurisdiction where, because of the nature of Borrower's activities or
properties, such qualification is required;
2. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the borrowings
hereunder, the execution and delivery of the Notes, and the performance by
the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes are
within the Borrower's powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary
action (corporate, partnership or other), have received all necessary
governmental and regulatory approval, and do not and will not contravene or
conflict with any provision of law or of any organizational documents
(including, without limitation, any articles of incorporation, by-laws, or
partnership agreement) of the Borrower or of any agreement, indenture or
other document binding upon the Borrower or to which its property is
subject;
3. This Agreement is, and the Notes, when duly executed and
delivered will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws relating to or
affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights;
4. There are no legal, governmental, arbitration or other actions or
proceedings which are pending or threatened against the Borrower which
might result in (a) any material adverse change in its financial condition,
or results of its business operations, or (b) materially and adversely
affect Borrower's use of property or assets, including the Collateral;
5. Except as disclosed in the financial statements of the Borrower
most recently delivered to the Bank pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement, the Borrower has no indebtedness or other liabilities, other
than trade payables and obligations arising in the ordinary course of its
business;
6. The Borrower is solvent and generally paying its debts as they
mature, and owns property which, at a fair valuation, is greater than the
sum of its debts and the Borrower has capital sufficient to carry on its
business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is
about to engage;
7. The Borrower has and is in good standing with respect to all
governmental permits, licenses, certificates, consents and franchises, and
all patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, necessary to conduct
and to continue to conduct the businesses now conducted by it and to own or
lease and operate the properties now owned or leased and operated by it;
and none of the foregoing contains any term, provision, condition or
limitation more burdensome than such as are generally applicable to persons
engaged in the same or similar business as the Borrower;
8. The Borrower is not a party to (or subject to any renegotiation
of) any contract or agreement, or subject to any charge, restriction,
judgment, decree or order, which materially and adversely affects its
financial condition, results of operations or business, or its property or
assets;
9. The Borrower's activities are legal and the intended use of the
Credit Facility will not result in a forfeiture under the provisions of the
Controlled Substance Act of 1978, or the Money Laundry Control Act of 1986,
or the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988;
10. The Borrower is not in violation of any applicable law,
regulation or ordinance of the United States of America or of any state,
city, town, municipality, county or other jurisdiction, or of any agency or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing, in any respect materially and
adversely affecting its financial condition, results of operations or
business, or its property or assets, including, without limitation, any
law, regulation or ordinance relating to occupational health or safety or
protection of the environment (including Hazardous Substances, as
hereinafter defined);
11. The financial statements, schedules and other information
furnished to the Bank prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and all financial statements, schedules and other information furnished to
the Bank after the execution and delivery of this Agreement fairly and
accurately present the financial condition and results of operations of the
Borrower (and any other persons described therein) as of and for the period
ending on the date as
of which such financial statements are presented, and have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied; and since the date of the financial statements of the Borrower
most recently furnished to the Bank, there has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition, results of operations or business of the
Borrower;
12. To the best of the knowledge of the Borrower, after reasonable
investigation, no hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, industrial
wastes, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, within the meaning of
any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance
(collectively, "Hazardous Substances"), are stored or otherwise located by
Borrower on any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower, and no
part of such property including the groundwater located thereon or
thereunder, is contaminated by any Hazardous Substances;
13. The Borrower has timely filed all material tax returns and
reports required to be filed by it with any governmental entity, and has
timely paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other charges upon the
Borrower and upon its properties, assets, income and franchises which are
shown on such returns and reports as due and payable;
14. None of the employees of the Borrower is subject to any
collective bargaining agreement, and there are no strikes, work stoppages,
election or decertification petitions or proceedings, unfair labor charges,
equal employment opportunity proceedings, wage payment or material
unemployment compensation proceedings, material workmen's compensation
proceedings or other material labor or employee-related controversies
pending or threatened involving the Borrower and any of its employees,
other than employee grievances arising in the ordinary course of business
which would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, results of operations or business of the Borrower;
15. No fact, including but not limited to, any "Reportable Event," as
that term is defined in Section 4043 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time
("Pension Reform Act") exists in connection with any Pension Plan (herein
called a "Plan") of the Borrower which might constitute grounds for
termination of any such Plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or
for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a
Trustee to administer any such Plan. No "Prohibited Transaction" within the
meaning of Section 406 of the Pension Reform Act exists to Borrower's
knowledge or will exist upon the execution or delivery of this Agreement or
the performance by the parties hereto of their respective duties, and
obligations hereunder. Borrower agrees to do all acts, including but not
limited to contributions, necessary to maintain compliance with the Pension
Reform Act and agrees not to terminate any such Plan in a manner or do or
fail to do any act which could result in the imposition of a lien on any
property of the Borrower pursuant to Section 406B of the Pension Reform
Act. Borrower has incurred no withdrawal liability under the Multiemployer
Pension Plan Amendment Act of 1980, as amended.
B. The Borrower further represents and warrants that it is in full
compliance with all of its convenants under this Agreement and there does not
exist any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default.
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS
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A. Negative Covenants. The Borrower shall not:
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1. Sell, assign, lease, transfer or convey any of its property or
assets (excluding the Collateral) or any interest therein except in the
ordinary course of business; or sell, assign, lease or convey any of the
Collateral except as permitted by Paragraph G of Article II hereof; and the
Borrower shall at all times have good, indefeasible and merchantable title
to and ownership of its property and assets, including the Collateral,
and shall not allow, suffer or cause to exist thereon any lien, claim,
security interest or encumbrance (including, without limitation, any lien
or encumbrance of any governmental entity or agency or with respect to any
taxes or debts owed thereto), except those of the Bank and Permitted
Encumbrances, if any, specified in RIDER E hereto; provided that the
Borrower shall have the right to contest, in good faith, with reasonable
diligence and by appropriate proceedings, the validity of any lien or
encumbrance or claim thereof, but only if none of the property or assets of
the Borrower is subject to sale or foreclosure during such contest, and the
Borrower shall promptly pay any judgment rendered against it in connection
with any such contest;
2. Incur any indebtedness, whether for borrowed money or otherwise,
except for (a) the Borrower's Liabilities and any other indebtedness owed
to the Bank, (b) extensions of the maturities of existing indebtedness and
interest thereon, (c) indebtedness which is unsecured and is to persons who
execute and deliver to the Bank (in form and substance acceptable to the
Bank) subordination agreements subordinating such indebtedness and their
claims against the Borrower in connection therewith to the payment of the
Borrower's Liabilities, and (d) trade payables and other obligations
arising in the ordinary course of the business, including indebtedness
incurred to purchase machinery and equipment not exceeding at any time
$ N/A in the aggregate with the knowledge of the Bank;
3. [DELETED]
4. Merge or consolidate with or acquire any other person or entity
or, other than in the ordinary course of business, make any investment in
the securities of any other person or entity;
5. Redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, any of the Borrower's capital stock or any other ownership
interest in the Borrower, declare or pay any dividend or make any
distribution upon any of the Borrower's capital stock, make any
distribution of the Borrower's property or assets or make any loan, advance
or extension of credit to any person;
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5. Make any material change in the Borrower's capital structure or
in any of the Borrower's business objectives, purposes or operations which
might in any way adversely affect its ability to repay the Borrower's
Liabilities;
6. Enter into any transaction not in the ordinary course of business
which materially and adversely affects the Borrower's ability to repay the
Borrower's Liabilities or any other indebtedness of the Borrower or the
Collateral; or
7. Enter into or be a party to any transaction or arrangement with
any Affiliate (including, without limitation, the purchase from, sale to or
exchange of property with, or the rendering of any service by or for, any
Affiliate), except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable
requirements of the Borrower's business and upon fair and reasonable terms
no less favorable to the Borrower than would obtain in a comparable arm's-
length transaction with a person other than an Affiliate. (Affiliate means
any person (i) which directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
the Borrower, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds, directly or
indirectly, 5% or more of any class of the voting stock of the Borrower or
(iii) 5% or more of the voting stock of which is beneficially owned or
held, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower (or in the case of a person
which is not a corporation, 5% or more of the equity interest). The term
"control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person,
whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract or otherwise);
B. Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower shall:
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1. Operate its business and properties in accordance with all
applicable laws, regulations and ordinances of the United States of
America, of any state, city, town, municipality, county or other
jurisdiction, and of any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing,
including, without limitation, any law, regulation or ordinance relating to
occupational health or safety or protection of the environment (including
Hazardous Substances);
2. Timely file all material tax returns and reports required to be
filed by it with any govenmental entity, and timely pay all taxes,
assessments, fees and other charges upon the Borrower and upon its
properties, assets, income and franchises which are shown on such returns
and reports as due and payable;
3. Notify the Bank immediately, in writing, if it becomes aware or
receives notice of the existence or alleged existence of any Hazardous
Substance on any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower;
4. Maintain its principal banking accounts at the Bank at all times
during the term of this Agreement and until all of the Borrower's
Liabilities have been paid;
5. At all times (including, without limitation, on the date of this
Agreement) be solvent and generally paying its debts as they mature, own
property which, at a fair valuation, is greater than the sum of its debts
and have capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and
all businesses and transactions in which it is about to engage; and
6. Prepare and keep proper books of account and financial statements
and cause to be furnished to the Bank the financial statements and
certificates specified below. All financial statements furnished to the
Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be accompanied by a
certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower to the effect
that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except for
any inconsistencies as to which the Borrower's certified public accountants
concur and which are consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles) and present fairly and accurately the financial condition and
results of operations of the Borrower as of and for the period ending on
the date as of which such financial statements are presented. The Borrower
shall notify its outside accountants and auditors of the Bank's reliance on
statements to be issued by them for the Borrower and shall require such
accountants and auditors to confirm such reliance to the Bank, and in the
event that the Bank waives this covenant at any time, the Bank may,
nonetheless, demand compliance with the covenant at any time and from time
to time, and Borrower's failure to obtain the agreement of its outside
accountant and auditors as herein provided shall constitute a default under
the Credit Facility.
Financial Statements and Certificates to be Furnished to Bank
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(a) As soon as available but not later than 120 days after
the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the financial
statements of the Borrower for such fiscal year (including at
least a balance sheet as of the end of, and the related statement
of income for, such fiscal year, and a statement of changes in
capital for such year) audited or reviewed by independent
certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and
acceptable to the Bank.
(b) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements described in Subparagraph (a) above, a certificate or
certificates of the chief executive officer of the Borrower and
the aforesaid certified public accountants certifying to the Bank
that (in the case of such certified public accountants, based
upon their examination of the affairs of the Borrower performed
in connection with their audit or review of said financial
statements) they are not aware of the existence of any Event of
Default, or Unmatured Event of Default, under this Agreement or,
if they are aware of any such Event, the nature thereof and the
steps being taken to remedy it.
(c) As soon as available but not later than 30 days after
the end of each fiscal quarter (or each calender month if the
Bank shall so request), the financial statements of the Borrower
for such period (including at least a balance sheet as of the end
of, and the related statement of income for, such period) and the
portion of Borrower's fiscal year then ended.
(d) Such other data and information (financial and
otherwise) as the Bank, from time to time, may request bearing
upon or related to the Borrower's financial condition, results of
operations or business or the Collateral.
In the event that the Borrower fails to provide the financial
statement's and data as herein provided, the applicable interest rate
on the Notes, for a period beginning thirty (30) days after written
notice of such default and ending upon the curing of said noticed
default, shall increase one quarter of one percent (.25%) for the
first thirty (30) days of said default and increase an additional one
quarter of one percent (.25%) during such thirty (30) day period
thereafter during which the noticed default continues, computed on the
outstanding principal balance of the Notes; and, upon the curing of
the noticed default, the interest rate of the Notes shall revert to
the initially agreed upon interest rate effective on the date on which
the default is cured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with the written consent of the Bank,
the financial statements required to be furnished by Subparagraph (a) above need
not be audited or reviewed by independent public accountants; (ii) the Bank
reserves the right to require that the financial statements described in
Subparagraph (a) above be audited by independent public accountants selected by
the Borrower and acceptable to the Bank; and (iii) if the Borrower has any
subsidiaries, all references to financial statements in this Agreement, unless
otherwise directed by the Bank, shall be deemed to refer to the consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower and its subsidiaries.
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT: REMEDIES OF BANK
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Each of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
A. If principal of or interest on any Note, or if any other of the
Borrower's Liabilities, is not paid when due; or
B. If the Borrower breaches any of the covenants, terms, conditions or
provisions of this Agreement and such breach continues for a period of 15 days
after notice thereof has been given by the Bank to the Borrower; provided,
however, that the Borrower shall not be in default hereunder if the breach is of
such a nature that it does not materially adversely affect the financial
condition or business operation of the Borrower and the Borrower has undertaken
efforts and continues such efforts to cure the breach within a reasonable period
of time; or
C. If any representation or warranty of the Borrower contained in this
Agreement or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement
is untrue or incorrect; or
D. If a default shall occur under any guarantee, instrument or document
furnished to the Bank in connection with this Agreement, or under any other
agreement between the Borrower and the Bank, and such default shall not be cured
or corrected within the time, if any, prescribed therein, and if not so
prescribed within 30 days after notice thereof has been given by the Bank to the
Borrower; or
E. If the Borrower becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits
in writing its inability to pay, debts as they become due; or the Borrower
applies for, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver
or other custodian for the Borrower or any property or assets of the Borrower,
or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or, in the absence
of such application, consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or other
custodian is appointed for the Borrower or for a substantial part of the
property or assets of the Borrower and is not discharged within 60 days; or any
bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under
any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding,
is commenced in respect of the Borrower and if such case or proceeding is not
commenced by the Borrower, it is consented to or acquiesced in by the Borrower
or remains for 60 days undismissed; or the Borrower takes any corporate action
to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the foregoing; or
F. If the Borrower is in default in respect of any other indebtedness of
the Borrower; or
G. If notice is given by the Bank to the Borrower that, in the opinion of
the Bank, any legal, governmental, arbitration or other proceeding which has
been instituted with respect to the Borrower or any of its property or assets is
likely to materially and adversely affect the financial condition, results of
operations or business of the Borrower and such legal or governmental proceeding
is not dismissed within 30 days after such notice is given by the Bank; or
"Unmatured Event of Default" means an event, act or occurrence which, if
it continues uncured will, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or
with both thereof, constitute an Event of Default.
REMEDIES IN THE EVENT OF DEFAULT
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If an Event of Default shall occur, or if the Bank shall otherwise deem
itself to be insecure for the reasons provided under the Illinois Uniform
Commercial Code (810 ILCS 5/1-208), which shall be considered an Event
of Default under this Agreement, then the Bank may, at its option, exercise any
one or more of the following rights and remedies:
A. The Bank may discontinue making any further loans under this Agreement;
B. The Bank may declare the entire unpaid amount of the Borrower's
Liabilities to be immediately due and payable;
C. Except as may otherwise be required by law, the Bank (a) may sell all
or any of the Collateral at public or private sale or sales upon such terms and
conditions as the Bank deems proper (and the Bank may purchase any or all of the
Collateral at any such sale) and apply the net proceeds of such sale, after
deducting all costs, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred at any time in the
collection of the Borrower's Liabilities and in the protection and sale of the
Collateral, first to the payment of the Borrower's Liabilities and then to the
payment of any other liabilities of the Borrower to the Bank, and shall return
any remaining proceeds to the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall remain
liable for any Borrower's Liabilities or other amounts remaining unpaid after
such application and interest thereon; and (b) may take such other actions as it
may deem appropriate or in its interest with respect to the Collateral
including, without limitation, (i) transfer the whole or any part of the
Collateral into its name or the name of a nominee, (ii) collect any amounts due
on the Collateral directly from the persons obligated thereon, (iii) exercise
any voting or other rights with respect to any Collateral consisting of
securities, (iv) take possession and control of the Collateral and any proceeds
thereof, (v) xxx or make any compromise or settlement with respect to any of the
Collateral; and
D. The Bank may exercise from time to time any rights and remedies
available to it under applicable laws, including, without limitation, the
Illinois Uniform Commercial Code and the commercial code of any other applicable
state. In addition to and not in limitation of all rights of offset that the
Bank may have under applicable law, the Bank shall, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, have the right to appropriate and apply to the payment of and
to set-off against the Borrower's Liabilities any and all balances, credits,
deposits, accounts or money of the Borrower then or thereafter received or held
by or under the control of the Bank. Except as may otherwise be required by law,
including with respect to notice of any sale of Collateral, the Borrower hereby
waives, in connection with this Agreement and the Borrower's Liabilities, any
right under or benefit of any law (whether or not intended for its advantage or
protection), that would restrict or limit the right or ability of the Bank to
obtain payment of the Borrower's Liabilities, including any law that would
restrict or limit the Bank in the exercise of its right to appropriate at any
time hereafter any indebtedness owing from the Bank to the Borrower and any
deposits or other property of the Borrower in the possession or control of the
Bank and apply the same toward or set-off the same against the payment of the
Borrower's Liabilities.
WAIVER
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THE BORROWER AND THE BANK HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, AT LAW OR IN
EQUITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
BORROWER'S LIABILITIES.
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
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A. The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment and protest, and notice
of demand, presentment, protest, nonpayment or dishonor, with respect to the
Notes and the Borrower's Liabilities, and with respect to any notes, checks or
other negotiable instruments which may be included in the Collateral or held by
the Bank with respect to which the Borrower is an endorser, drawer, surety or
other responsible party, and the Borrower hereby consents to any and every
renewal or extension of time that may be granted with respect to such
instruments.
B. If the Borrower shall cease to be indebted to the Bank for loans made
pursuant to this Agreement, any loan or advance made thereafter by the Bank to
the Borrower, secured by any Collateral, shall nevertheless be governed by the
terms of this Agreement without the necessity of any further act, understanding
or writing by the parties hereto, except as may otherwise be agreed to in
writing by the Bank and the Borrower.
C. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs of collection of the
Borrower's Liabilities, all reasonable costs in connection with the use,
custody, protection and sale of the Collateral and all reasonable costs paid or
incurred in enforcing or preserving any of the Bank's rights hereunder or in
connection with any transaction or proceeding in which the Bank may become
concerned or involved by reason of its interest in this Agreement or any
Borrower's Liabilities or any action by the Borrower, in each case including
reasonable attorneys' fees, all promptly on demand of the Bank or other person
incurring the same. The Borrower shall also pay interest on the foregoing
amounts at the highest Default Rate provided hereunder. Any such costs may be
deducted by the Bank from any money received under this Agreement or on any
Note.
D. The Bank shall not (by act, delay, omission or otherwise) be deemed to
have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder, or any provision hereof,
unless such waiver is in writing signed by the Bank, and any such waiver shall
be effective only to the extent specifically set forth therein; and a waiver by
the Bank of any right or remedy under this Agreement on any one occasion shall
not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy which the
Bank would otherwise have had on any further occasion.
E. The Borrower warrants and represents that (a) each of the loans and
other Borrower's Liabilities under this Agreement is being incurred as a
business loan to a business and is a transaction within the scope of Section
4(1)(c) of the Illinois Interest Act (815 ILCS 205/4), and none of such loans or
Borrower's Liabilities violates the provisions of the usury laws or any other
laws governing interest rates of Illinois or any other state having jurisdiction
over such loan or Liabilities, this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby; and (b) each of the loans and other Borrower's Liabilities under this
Agreement is primarily for a business, commercial or agricultural purpose and
does not consist of or involve any credit offered or extended to a consumer
primarily for personal, family or household purposes, and none of such loans or
Borrower's Liabilities is subject to Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.
F. The Borrower shall do and perform all further acts and deeds and shall
execute and deliver to the Bank all instruments, documents, assignments,
assurances or other writings that may be necessary or desirable to the Bank to
carry out the terms and intent of this agreement or effectuate the rights of the
Bank hereunder.
G. The Borrower releases the Bank from any and all causes of action,
claims or rights which the Borrower may now or hereafter have for, or which may
arise from, any loss or damage caused by or resulting from: (a) any failure of
the Bank to protect, enforce or collect in whole or in part any of the
Collateral; (b) the Bank's notification to any Obligor of the Bank's security
interest in the Accounts; (c) the Bank's directing any Obligor to pay any sums
owing to the Borrower directly to the Bank; and (d) any other act or omission to
act on the part of the Bank, its officers, agents or employees, except for gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
H. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and save the Bank, its officers,
directors, employees and agents, harmless of, from and against any liability,
loss, damage or expense (including attorneys' fees) to which the Bank or any of
such persons may become subject, arising from or based upon (a) any violation,
or claim of violation, by the Borrower of any laws, regulations or ordinances
relating to Hazardous Substances, or (b) any Hazardous Substances located or
disposed of on or released or transported from any property owned, leased or
operated by the Borrower, or any claim of any of the foregoing.
I. TO INDUCE THE BANK TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND ANY OTHER
AGREEMENTS OR DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO THE BANK IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THE
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO THE BANK'S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE
ELECTION, ALL LEGAL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS IN ANY MANNER OR RESPECT ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, ANY OTHER BORROWER'S LIABILITIES,
ANY AGREEMENTS OR DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO THE BANK IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE
COLLATERAL SHALL BE BROUGHT AND LITIGATED ONLY IN COURTS HAVING SITUS WITHIN THE
CITY AND STATE WHERE THE BANK'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS LOCATED; AND THE
BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR
FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN SAID CITY AND STATE AND HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT
MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
J. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and the invalid or unenforceable
provision of this Agreement shall be severable in any such instance.
K. The Bank may furnish any information concerning the Borrower in the
possession of the Bank from time to time to additional lenders and participants
and prospective additional lenders and participants.
L. The Bank may assign its rights and delegate its obligations under this
Agreement and further may assign, or sell participation in, all or any part of
the Credit Facility, its commitments or any other interest herein or in the
Notes to an affiliate or to another person or entity regularly engaged in the
making or buying of commercial loans (including, without limitation, any fund,
bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or commercial finance
company).
M. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of the Borrower and the Bank, provided that this
Agreement may not be assigned by the Borrower without the prior written consent
of the Bank which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Bank.
N. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws (without
regard to the conflicts of laws provisions) of the State of Illinois.
O. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing,
shall be given either by hand delivery or by certified or registered mail
addressed to the Borrower or the Bank, as the case may be, at the addresses
indicated in the first paragraph of this Agreement, to the attention of the
person or persons indicated below the signatures to this Agreement, and shall be
deemed given when so delivered or delivery is refused by the addressee. The
Bank may, at its option, rely upon notice or other communications received from
the Borrower by facsimile (FAX) communication. Either party to this Agreement
may change the name or address to which notices shall be sent to it, by written
notice to the other party given in accordance with this Paragraph.
P. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by amendments duly
executed by the Borrower and the Bank; provided that any amendment hereto signed
by the Borrower shall be binding upon the Borrower.
Q. If this Agreement (including any counterpart hereof) is signed by more
than one Borrower, the liability of each Borrower shall be joint and several,
and each reference herein to the Borrower shall be deemed to refer to each such
Borrower. No release, discharge or modification of the obligations of, or the
Collateral provided by, any person liable under this Agreement shall affect the
obligations of any other person under this Agreement.
R. This Agreement includes (a) the Loan Supplements, if any, indicated by
checkmark on page 2 hereof and (b) the Riders (whether or not elsewhere referred
to herein), if any, which are indicated by checkmark below:
Indicate applicable Riders by checking corresponding boxes.
Appropriate officers of the Bank and the Borrower should also sign
each applicable Rider on such Rider.
[X] RIDER A ASSETS EXCLUDED FROM COLLATERAL
[X] RIDER B REQUEST FOR ADVANCE (ACCOUNTS REVOLVING LOAN)
[NO] RIDER C REQUEST FOR ADVANCE (INVENTORY REVOLVING LOAN)
[X] RIDER D MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
[NO] RIDER E PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES
[NO] RIDER F FINANCIAL COVENANTS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly signed this 12th day of July 1993.
Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: CFO
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Send notices to attention of:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000
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ACCEPTED:
LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK
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(Bank)
By: /s/
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Its: V.P.
Send notices to attention of:
Commercial Loan Department
RIDER A
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
ASSETS EXCLUDED FROM COLLATERAL
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Describe any property or assets which are to be
excluded from the Collateral.
This Rider A constitutes a part of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of July 12, 1993 between Lake Shore National Bank and the undersigned
Borrower. Terms capitalized herein have the same meanings as in such Loan and
Security Agreement.
The following property and assets are excluded from the Collateral:
All Collateral as described in Article II A.6 not in transit, in
possession or control of or assigned to or owned or held by Lake
Shore National Bank.
Dated: July 12, 1993
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LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By: /s/ By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: V.P. Its: CFO
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RIDER B
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
REQUEST FOR ADVANCE (ACCOUNTS REVOLVING LOAN)
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Attach a copy of the Bank's current form of Accounts
Receivable Certificate and Loan Application.
This Rider B constitutes a part of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of July 12, 1993 between Lake Shore National Bank and the undersigned Borrower.
Terms capitalized herein have the same meanings as in such Loan and Security
Agreement.
Each request for an Accounts Revolving Loan shall be made by providing the
Bank with at least one Business Day's written notice on the attached certificate
and application.
Dated: July 12, 1993
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LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By: /s/ By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: V.P. Its: CFO
RIDER D
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
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Describe generally the Borrower's Machinery and Equipment;
if a Machinery and Equipment Term Loan is to be made, insert
or attach a Schedule containing a specific list of the
Machinery and Equipment, including a legal description of
any real estate to which it is or is to be attached.
This Rider D constitutes a part of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of July 12, 1993 between Lake Shore National Bank and the undersigned Borrower.
Terms capitalized herein have the same meanings as in such Loan and Security
Agreement.
Property located at 000 X. 000xx Xx., Xxxxxxxx, XX is as follows:
Twenty-four (24) 1993 Kenworth Tractors with
VIN #'s
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0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0XXXX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
Four (4) 1994 Kenworth Tractors with:
VIN #'s
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0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0XXXX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000
Dated: July 12, 1993
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LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By: /s/ By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: CFO
(5-26-93 rev.)
LETTER OF CREDIT LOAN SUPPLEMENT
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Letter of Credit Loan Supplement supplements and is a part of the Loan
and Security Agreement dated as of July 12, 1993 (the "Agreement") between Lake
Shore National Bank and the undersigned Borrower. Terms capitalized herein have
the same meanings as in the Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.
1. Letters of Credit. The Bank will from time to time issue, and extend
the expiration dates of, Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower
("Letters of Credit"); provided that (a) no Letter of credit shall have an
expiration date which is later than One Year from its date of issuance, (b) the
issuance and extension of each Letter of Credit shall be at the discretion of
the Bank and shall also be subject to the conditions precedent set forth under
"General Conditions of Credit" in the Agreement, (c) payment of the Letter of
Credit Loan is secured by the Collateral described in the Agreement, and (d) the
aggregate stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the Bank
(including its correspondents) for the account of the Borrower shall not at any
time exceed [indicate by checking box and completing]:
[X] The lesser of $10,000.00 or the Borrower's Accounts Borrowing
Base, as provided in the Agreement. Each Letter of Credit Loan
shall reduce the Borrower's Accounts Revolving Loan by the amount
of the Letter of Credit.
2. Letter of Credit Loan and Reimbursement Note. The obligation of the
Borrower to reimburse the Bank for amounts drawn on the Letters of Credit (the
"Letter of Credit Loan") shall be evidenced by the Borrower's Reimbursement
Note, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, in the dollar amount
specified in the preceding paragraph, which shall be executed and delivered to
the Bank before or concurrently with the Bank's issuance of any Letter of
Credit. The unpaid principal amount of the Letter of Credit Loan shall bear
interest and shall be due and payable as provided in the Reimbursement Note.
The Letter of Credit Loan shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of
the Agreement.
3. Form. Each Letter of Credit shall be in the Bank's (or its
correspondent's) customary form for the type of Letter of Credit to be issued
and shall contain the Bank's (or its correspondent's) usual and customary
provisions for such Letter of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be subject to
the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, 1983 Revision,
International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 400, and any subsequent
revisions thereof.
4. Request and Application. The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank (a) a
written request for each Letter of Credit to be issued or extended hereunder at
least 3 business days prior to the date such Letter of Credit is to be issued or
extended and (b) a Letter of Credit application prior to the issuance of such
Letter of Credit. Each such request and application shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Bank.
5. Fees and Charges. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank the fees and
charges described below in connection with such Letter of Credit issued pursuant
to this Loan Supplement. The amounts of such fees and charges shall be
determined based upon the Bank's fee schedule in effect at the time such amounts
are payable.
(a) Issuance fee, payable at the time of issuance;
(b) Amendment fee (including for any extension of the expiration
date), payable at the time of such amendment;
(c) Payment/negotiation fee, payable each time there is draw on a
Letter of Credit;
(d) Acceptance commission, payable, if applicable, each time there is
a draw on the Letter of Credit;
(e) Standby fee (consisting of a single fee applicable to all
outstanding Letters of Credit) equal to a specified percentage of
the aggregate stated amount (available and not drawn) of all
Letters of Credit, payable quarterly or at such other times as may
be determined by the Bank; and
(f) Miscellaneous other fees and charges, as applicable, including for
steamship guarantee, excessive wording, postage and handling and
any out-of-pocket expenses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Letter of Credit Loan
Supplement to be executed as of July 12, 1993.
LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By: /s/ By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: VP Its:
(5-26-93 rev.)
RIDER D ADDENDUM #1
to
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
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Describe generally the Borrower's Machinery and Equipment;
if a Machinery and Equipment Term Loan is to be made, insert
or attach a Schedule containing a specific list of the
Machinery and Equipment, including a legal description of
any real estate to which it is or is to be attached.
This Rider D Addendum #1 constitutes a part of the Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of July 12, 1993 between Lake Shore National Bank and the
undersigned Borrower. Terms capitalized herein have the same meanings as in such
Loan and Security Agreement.
1. The following Equipment described below is added as of July 26, 1993 to
Property located at 000 X. 000xx Xx., Xxxxxxxx, XX:
Ten (10) 1994 Kenworth tractors VIN #'s:
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000 0XXXXX0X0XX000000
0XXXXX0X0XX000000
Dated: July 12, 1993
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LAKE SHORE NATIONAL BANK Area Transportation Company
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(Borrower)
By: /s/ By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
-------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Its: VP Its:
(5-26-93 rev.)
