MANHEIM AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. SECURITY AGREEMENT (INVENTORY FINANCE AND BRIDGE LINE OF CREDIT)
MANHEIM
AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. SECURITY AGREEMENT
(INVENTORY
FINANCE AND BRIDGE LINE
OF CREDIT)
This Agreement
is dated and entered into
as
of the date listed below between Manheim
Automotive Financial Services, Inc (more specifically defined in Section 1
below
as “Lender”)
and the undersigned borrower (“Borrower”)
A
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WHEREAS,
Borrower wishes to purchase motor vehicles either through various
automotive auctions, wholesale motor vehicle dealers or directly
from
motor vehicle dealers from time to time,
and
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B
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WHEREAS,
Borrower requests and Lender agrees to finance the acquisition of
such
Vehicles for Borrower under two types of financing pursuant to this
Agreement
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(I)
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regular
inventory financing,
and/or
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(II)
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a bridge
line of credit (e.g. Manheim Plus) to facilitate the purchase of
a Vehicle
to be repaid within seven (7) to twenty-one (21) days,
and/or
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(III) |
any
other extension of short-term credit, including without limitation
final
sales or payment by personal checks or
drafts
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NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows
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Definitions.
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When
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the
terms defined):
“Advance”
shall
mean any amount
actually disbursed by Lender by cash, check, draft, or otherwise.
“Advance/
Fee Schedule”
shall
mean the schedule to this Agreement which indicates (i) the maximum amount
of
advance which may be outstanding under the Inventory Finance Loan and Bridge
Line of Credit and (ii) amount of fees applicable to each Advance.
“Agreement
Date”
shall
mean the date on
which
this Agreement is executed.
“Applicable
Percentage”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Promissory Note.
“Average
Daily Outstanding Balance”
shall
mean the total of the outstanding balances of the Advances with respect to
a Loan
for
all days in the Billing Period divided by the number of days in the Billing
Period.
“Borrower”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the introduction to this Agreement .
“Bridge
Line of Credit”
shall
have the meaning set forth
in
Section
2(b).
“Business
Day”
shall
mean a day other than Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays or other days on which
the principal office of Lender is not open for business.
“Collateral”
shall
have the meaning
set forth in Section
5.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all federal, state and local laws, regulations, codes, plans, orders,
decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or demand letters issued, entered,
or
promulgated, approved or otherwise relating to pollution or protection of the
environment.
“Event
of Default”
shall
mean any of the events specified in Section
14 of
this
Agreement.
“Guarantors”
shall
mean those Persons who have executed and delivered Guaranties.
“Guaranties”
shall
mean the guarantees of payment and performance of all or some of Borrower’s
indebtedness under the Loans, executed and delivered by the
Guarantors.
“Index
Rate”
shall
mean the base rate which is quoted as the “Prime Rate” in the column entitled
“Money Rates” published in The
Wall Street Journal
(in the
event no such rate is published in The
Wall Street Journal
on such
date, the Index Rate shall be the “Prime Rate” shown in such column for the most
recent Business Day preceding the last Business Day of such month on which
such
rate was published) or, in the event The
Wall Street Journal
does not
quote a “Prime Rate”, the rate quoted as the “Prime Rate” in a publication as
Lender may, from time to time, hereafter designate in writing.
“Interest
Rate”
shall
mean the Index Rate plus the Applicable Percentage.
“Inventory
Finance Loan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
“Lender”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the introduction to this Agreement as well as
including all of the direct and indirect operating subsidiaries of Manheim
Auctions, Inc, for all of whom it is hereby acknowledged Manheim Automotive
Financial Services, Inc acts as agent in signing this Agreement, to the extent
of obligations owed or to be owed by Borrower to any of them, now or
hereafter.
“Loans”
shall
mean, collectively, the Inventory Finance Loan and Bridge Line of
Credit.
“Maturity
Date”
shall
mean the date upon which an Advance is due as determined by the Lender,
including, pursuant to any other Agreement between Lender and Borrower, provided
however if no such date is specified by Lender then the advance shall be deemed
due upon demand of Lender.
“Original
Term”
shall
mean the period from the Agreement Date to the first anniversary of the
Agreement Date.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation/LLP/LLC
or
resident or general partnership (whether or not for profit), joint
venture, association, estate, trust, or unincorporated organization, (whether
foreign territorial, national, federal, state, commonwealth, parish, county,
city, municipal, local or otherwise, including without limitation, any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof) Unless the
context otherwise requires, “Person” shall not include Lender.
“Promissory
Note”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a).
“Uniform
Commercial Code” refers
to
the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the state where the Collateral is
located and the version in effect as of the Agreement Date.
“Vehicle(s)”
shall
mean any motor vehicle of any kind.
All
other
terms contained in this Agreement shall, when the context so indicates, have
the
meanings provided for by the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Loan
Terms
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Lender
agrees to make the following Loans to Borrower during the term of this Agreement
and so long as there has not occurred an Event of Default in a total aggregate
principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth on the Advance /Fee Schedule
for all such Loans, and Borrower promises to repay such Loans on the following
terms and conditions.
(a)
Inventory
Finance Loan
Each
Advance, from time to time as necessary on or after the Agreement Date, for
the
purchase of a vehicle as evidenced by a promissory note substantially in the
form of Exhibit
A
(the
“Promissory Note”) shall be payable in full on the earliest of:
(I)
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forty-eight
(48) hours from the time of the Vehicle sale or within twenty-four
(24)
hours from the time Borrower receives payment by or on behalf of
the
purchaser of such Vehicle, or
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(II)
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the
Maturity Date for such Advance, or
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(III)
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the
termination of this Agreement.
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In
addition, payments of principal may be required from time to time pursuant
to
the Lender’s curtailment program. The maximum amount of Advances outstanding at
any one time under the Inventory Finance Loan shall not exceed the amount set
forth on the Promissory Note. The proceeds of the Inventory Finance Loan may
only be used to purchase Vehicles to be held as inventory of the
Borrower.
(b)
Bridge
Line of Credit
Each
Advance, from time to time as necessary on or after the Agreement Date, to
finance a Vehicle payable within seven (7) to twenty-one (21) days from the
date
of the Advance as evidenced by a written approval from the Lender. The maximum
amount of Advances outstanding at any one time under the Bridge Line of Credit
shall not exceed the amount set forth on the Advance/Fee Schedule. The proceeds
of the Bridge Line of Credit may only be used to purchase Vehicles through
automotive auctions.
(c) Payments
received from Manufacturers or Distributors At
the
request of the Lender, in the event that Borrower receives any payments from
holdback reserves, manufacturer rebates, incentive payments or any other form
of
payment from a manufacturer or a distributor, such payments shall be immediately
forwarded to Lender and Lender shall apply such sums to the outstanding
principal balance with respect to the applicable
Loans.
(d) Time
of Payments
Payments
on the Loans received by Lender in good faith no later than 1:00 PM in the
time
zone where Lender is located, shall be credited to the Average Daily Outstanding
Balance within one (1) Business Day after the date of Lender’s receipt of such
payments or within one (1) Business Day after the date the Lender’s bank records
a wire transfer of such payment.
(e) Restrictions Loans
shall not be used to finance trade-ins,
salvage
units, wrecked units, personal watercraft, Canadian imports, xxxx market cars,
motorcycles, trailers, kit cars, snowmobiles, wreckers, ATVs, limousines, RVs,
buses, vehicles over 1 ton, boats, collector cars, electric cars, golf carts
or
“drivers”/demos (other than in connection with a Dealer Demo Agreement between
Lender and Borrower) Vehicles financed by Lender are not to be used for
Borrower’s personal use unless otherwise agreed between Lender and Borrower
pursuant to a Dealer Demo Agreement. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is the
maximum Advance for any single unit. Lender will not finance Vehicles intended
for export. Any Attempt by Borrower to finance any vehicle prohibited in this
section is a default under this Agreement.
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Interest/Fees
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(a)
Rates
of Interest
The
Average Daily Outstanding Balance of the Inventory Finance Loan shall bear
interest until paid in full at a per annum rate equal to the Interest
Rate.
(b)
Index
Rate
The
Index Rate shall initially be determined by Lender as of the Business Day
preceding the Agreement Date, and shall remain in effect for the remainder
of
such calendar month in which the Agreement Date occurs, thereafter, the Index
Rate shall be determined by Lender on the last Business Day of each month and
the Interest Rate on said date shall be based on the Index Rate used in
calculating the rates which are payable for the following month or as announced
by Lender from time to time. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year for actual days elapsed.
(c) Default
Rate of Interest
Any
Advance which is in default hereunder shall bear interest at a rate equal to
the
Interest Rate plus three percent (3%) until such Advance is paid in
full.
(d) Interest
Accrual on Advances Interest
on each Advance made under the Inventory Finance Loan, shall begin to accrue
on
the date of Lender’s Advance for such
Vehicle.
(e)
Administration
Fees
In
addition to interest on each Advance under the Inventory Finance Loan, the
Borrower shall pay, at the time the Vehicle is sold, an administration fee
in
the amount set forth on the Advance/Fee Schedule.
(f)
Bridge
Line of Credit Fees
In lieu
of the payment of interest, for each Advance under the Bridge Line of Credit,
the Borrower shall pay within seven (7) days to twenty-one (21) days after
the
date of the Advance, as applicable, a Bridge Line of Credit fee in the amount
set forth on the Advance/Fee Schedule.
(g)
Late
Fees
In
addition to interest, Lender may charge a late fee, to be determined by Lender
in its sole discretion, on any Advance not paid in accordance with Section
2.
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Term
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The
term of this Agreement shall commence on the Agreement date and shall
continue for one (1) year thereafter. After the initial term, the
Agreement shall be automatically renewed for one (1) year and from
year-to-year thereafter unless terminated by either party notifying
the
other in writing no later than ninety (90) days prior to any anniversary
of this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by
Lender
and, if Borrower is not in default, by Borrower; by either party
providing
the other party ninety (90) days prior written
notice.
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5. |
Collateral
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For
the
purpose of securing any indebtedness under this Agreement, any other
indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, or any indebtedness whatsoever of anyone
who
has guaranteed Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender, Borrower hereby grants Lender
a security interest in all Vehicle inventory, parts and accessories inventory,
equipment, fixtures, accounts, holdback reserves, manufacturer rebates and
incentive payments, accounts, payment intangibles, instruments, securities
and
security accounts, and general intangibles of the Borrower now owned and
hereafter acquired, wherever located, all accessions to, substitutions for
and
all replacements of any of the foregoing, all chattel, paper, documents,
instruments, monies, residues and property of any kind related to any of the
foregoing, all books and records of Borrower related to any of the foregoing,
including without limitation, computer programs, print-outs, and other computer
hardware and software materials and records pertaining to any of the foregoing,
together with all proceeds and products of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, proceeds of insurance policies issuing any of the foregoing
(“Collateral”).
The
security interest granted in this Agreement is in addition to and not in
substitution of any right of offset or netting which Lender may have against
Borrower pursuant to any contract or under applicable law. Borrower agrees
to
execute such supplemental documents or financing statements as Lender may
require to evidence or perfect the security interest granted in this Agreement.
Lender may obtain and retain the certificate of title in its possession until
any Vehicle is sold by Borrower and Borrower’s obligation is paid in
full.
Lender
shall have the right to inspect the Vehicles and other Collateral and Borrower’s
books and records at any time and without advance notice. Borrower agrees to
retain and preserve its books and records at its principal place of business
for
a period of three (3) years from the date of final billing under this
Agreement.
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Use
and Protection of Collateral
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(a)
Borrower
may exhibit and sell Vehicles and may use and sell other Collateral in the
ordinary course of business solely at the address listed below, (b) Borrower
shall protect and secure such Vehicles and other Collateral, (c) Borrower shall
maintain and Preserve the Vehicles and other physical assets in good order
and
condition and shall not impair the value of such Vehicles or physical assets,
(d) Borrower will keep the Vehicles and other Collateral free of taxes, liens
or
encumbrances, and any sums which may be paid by Lender, in its discretion,
in
release or discharge thereof shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand,
and (e) Vehicles and other Collateral shall not be used illegally, improperly
or
for hire.
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Insurance
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Borrower
is responsible
for insurance covering
the Vehicles and other Collateral against all risks, (including without
limitation, business interruption insurance) of such types and in such amounts
as Lender may reasonably require and will provide to the Lender copies of
insurance policies and certificates properly endorsed to show Lender’s interest
as loss payee and additional insured. Such endorsement shall provide that the
insurance companies will give Lender at least thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice before any such policy or policies of insurance shall be altered or
canceled and that no act or default of Borrower or any other Person shall affect
the right of Lender to recover under such policy or policies of insurance in
case of loss or damage. Borrower hereby directs all insurers under such policies
of insurance to pay all proceeds payable thereunder directly to Lender. Proceeds
payable to Lender under any such policies shall be applied to the indebtedness
due Lender under this Agreement on such basis as Lender shall
determine.
In
the
event Borrower, at any time or times hereafter, shall fail to obtain or maintain
any of the policies of insurance required in this Agreement or to pay any
premium in whole or in part relating thereto, then Lender, without waiving
or
releasing any obligation or default by Borrower under this Agreement, may (but
shall be under no obligation to do so) at any time or times thereafter obtain
and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other
action with respect thereto which Lender deems advisable. All sums so disbursed
by Lender, including without limitation, attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees, court
costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, on demand,
by Borrower to Lender and shall be additional indebtedness due Lender under
this
Agreement and be secured by the Collateral.
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Borrower’s
Financial Condition
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Borrower
represents that it now has and covenants that it will have at the time of any
Advance through the date of repayment of the applicable Loan (a) reasonably
adequate cash and equity capital to conduct its business and pay its debts
as
they mature, (b) capital and other financial resources reasonably adequate
to
engage in the business in which it is engaged or in any business or transaction
in which it is about to engage, (c) the ability to pay its debts and all debts
it intends to incur as they mature, and (d) ownership of property unencumbered
and not hypothecated in any fashion to the benefit of a third party, having
a
value, at a fair valuation, greater than the sum of its debts. Borrower further
warrants that it has not incurred and will not incur any other indebtedness,
and
that no other lender has or will acquire a perfected security interest in any
of
the Collateral, other than as disclosed on its loan application.
9.
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Borrower’s
Financial Statements
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(a) As
soon
as possible, but not later than six (6) months after the close of each fiscal
year of Borrower, Borrower agrees to provide Lender with the audited financial
statements of Borrower as certified by the Borrower’s independent certified
public accountant, or in lieu of audited financial statements, certified copies
of the Borrower’s federal income tax returns from previous calendar
year,
(b) As
soon
as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month
hereafter, Borrower’s unaudited interim financial statements, including balance
sheets and statements of income and expense as at the month-end and for the
portion of Borrower’s fiscal year then elapsed, as prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and fairly presenting the financial
position at such date and results of operations of Borrower for such period,
and
(c)
Borrower
certifies that each monthly financial statement and each audited annual
financial statement shall be complete, accurate and current in all
respects.
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Other
Agreements of Borrower
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Borrower
represents and warrants that he has correctly set out at the bottom of this
Agreement its legal name, state of incorporation/LLP/LLC or resident or general
partnership/formation, address of its chief executive office and all locations
at which Collatera1 will be kept. Without Lender’s prior written consent, which
Lender may or may not, in its sole discretion, give concurrently herewith or
hereafter, Borrower agrees that it shall not:
(a)
Make any
distributions of its property or assets, except distributions of earnings or
payments of principal and interest to service indebtedness in the ordinary
course including shareholders 1oans, or sell, issue, or redeem, retire, purchase
or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly any of its stock,
(b)
Make any
material change in its capital structure, or make any material change in any
of
its business objectives, purposes and operations, nor
(c)
Make
any loans or other advances of money or any loans or advances of inventory
or
other property, to any Person, including, without limitation, any officer,
director; stockholder, employee, or affiliate of Borrower, other than (1)
advances against commissions, and other similar advances to employees in the
ordinary course of business, and (2) loans not exceeding an aggregate of ten
percent (10%) of the outstanding balance of the Loan at any time,
nor
(d)
Incur
additional indebtedness or grant a security interest in the Collateral to other
lenders beyond that set forth in Borrower’s loan application.
The
individual signing below on behalf of Borrower expressly authorizes Lender
to
obtain his or her consumer credit report for purposes of evaluating extensions
of credit to Burrower, and expressly ratifies any such prior obtained
report.
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Environmental
Matters
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(a) Borrower
represents that it is currently in compliance, and covenants and agrees that
it
shall continue to manage and operate its business in compliance, with all
Environmental Laws.
(b) Borrower
shall send to Lender within five (5) days of receipt; any citation, notice
of
violation or other notice of potential liability from any governmental or
quasi-governmental authority empowered to regulate or oversee any of the
foregoing activities.
(c) Borrower
agrees to indemnify, defend with counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender, at
Borrower’s sole cost, and hold Lender harmless against any claim, response or
other costs, damages, liability or demand (including without limitation,
attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Lender) arising out of any claimed
violation of Borrower or Borrower’s agents of any of the foregoing laws,
regulations or ordinances or breach of any of the foregoing covenants or
agreements. The foregoing indemnity shall survive repayment of all indebtedness
due Lender under this Agreement.
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Conditions
Precedent
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Lender
shall have no obligation to make the Loans on the Agreement Date unless and
until the following conditions have been satisfied, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and its counsel.
(a)
No
Proceedings
No
action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been
instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or
legislative body to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit, or to obtain substantial
damages in respect of, or which is related to or arises out of this Agreement,
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or
which, in Lender’s sole discretion would make it inadvisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(b) No
Material Adverse Change
There
shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the financial condition,
results of operations, businesses or prospects of the Borrower, or any event;
condition or state of facts which could materially adversely affect the
financial condition, results of operations, businesses or prospects of the
Borrower, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion, and
(c) Loan
Documentation
Lender
shall have received, on or prior to the Agreement Date, the following documents,
each duly executed and delivered to Lender, and each to be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and its counsel:
(1)
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copies
of all filing receipts or acknowledgments issued by any governmental
authority to evidence any filing or recordation necessary to
perfect the
security interests of Lender in the Collateral and evidence in
a form
acceptable to Lender that such security interests constitute
valid and
perfected first priority interests in the
Collateral,
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(2) |
certified
copies of Borrower’s casualty and liability insurance policies, together
with loss payable and additional insured endorsements to the casualty
insurance policies, as required under Section
7,
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(3) |
the
Promissory Note, executed and delivered to
Lender,
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(4)
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Articles
of Incorporation/LLP/LLC or resident or general partnership and Bylaws
from the Borrower (or proof of state of residency if an
individual),
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(5) |
Certified
resolutions from Borrower’s Board of Directors authorizing execution of
this Agreement, the Promissory Note and related
documents,
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(6) |
An
opinion from Borrower’s counsel in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender which opines on The Borrower’s ability to execute the documents
required by this Agreement and perform its obligations
thereunder,
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(7) |
an
incumbency certificate from the Borrower’s Secretary in form and substance
satisfactory
to the Lender,
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(8)
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Power
of Attorney in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender,
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(9) |
an
intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender,
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(10)
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good
standing certificates from each state where the Borrower is
incorporated,
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(11) |
written
instructions from Borrower to Lender as to the disbursement to any
Person
of the proceeds of the Loan,
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(12)
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the
name and address of any other creditor with a lien on the Collateral
together with copies of the loan documents executed with said
creditor,
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(13)
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appropriate
financing statements and other documents as necessary to perfect
or
maintain Lender’s security interest in the Collateral,
and
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(14)
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such
other documents, instruments and agreements as Lender shall reasonably
request.
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To
the
extent that Lender has not received any of the foregoing on closing date, Lender
has done so in reliance on Borrower’s agreement and obligation to provide the
same within thirty (30) days of closing.
13. |
Termination
or Suspension of Financing
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Lender
may terminate or suspend financing under this Agreement as follows:
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default as defined in Section
14
of this
Agreement or in any other Agreement with, or guaranty to lender, or
(b) If
Lender
in its sole discretion, elects to terminate the program provided, however,
that
Lender shall give Borrower ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of such
termination, or
(c) If
Lender
in its judgment believes that future financing of Vehicles for Borrower is
not
justified due to changes in Borrower’s financial condition or any other material
change in the Borrower’s business
All
debts, obligations and remedies existent at the tune of any suspension or
termination shall continue in effect until the indebtedness of Borrower under
this Agreement is paid in full.
14. |
Event
of Default
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An
“Event
of Default” shall include the following (a) a default by Borrower in the payment
or performance of any obligation or agreement under this Agreement or any other
agreement with, or guaranty to, Lender, including, without limitation, any
MAFS
Floor-Plan Guidelines or MAFS Dealer Demo Program Agreement executed by
Borrower, (b) any representation or warranty, whether made in or pursuant to
this Agreement or any other obligation or debt to Lender, which is found to
be
untrue in any material respect, (c) the institution of a proceeding in
bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency by or against Borrower or its property
or
by or against any Guarantor, (d) an assignment by Borrower or any Guarantor
for
the benefit of creditors, (e) a default by any Guarantor in the payment or
performance of any obligation under a Guaranty, (f) the death or incompetence
of
any Guarantor, (g) the termination of any Guaranty, or (h) if Lender shall
deem
itself insecure. Time is of the essence in the performance of all obligations
of
Borrower.
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Offset
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As
additional security for payment and performance of all indebtedness due Lender
under this Agreement and any other agreement with Lender Borrower hereby gives
Lender a lien on and Lender shall also have right of offset against all of
Borrower’s deposits, credits, sums owing, Vehicles and any other property now or
hereafter in the possession or control of Lender or in transit to Lender. Lender
may at any time apply any or all of the property (or the proceeds thereof)
to
any amounts due under said indebtedness. Borrower expressly waives any
requirement of maturity or mutuality among the various entities comprising
“Lender”.
16. |
Rights
and Remedies upon Default
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Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default as set forth in Section
14
or if
Vehicles and other Collateral are in danger of misuse, loss, seizure or
confiscation, Lender may, in its discretion, accelerate the entire outstanding
amount due from Borrower under this Agreement and may take immediate possession
of Vehicles and other Collateral without demand or further notice and without
legal process. In furtherance thereof Borrower shall, if Lender so requests,
assemble Vehicles and other Collateral and make them available to Lender at
a
reasonable place designated by Lender. Lender shall have the right, and Borrower
hereby authorizes and empowers Lender to enter upon the premises wherever
Vehicles and other Collateral may be and remove same. Borrower shall pay all
expenses and reimburse Lender for any expenditures, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees end legal expenses, in connection with Lender’s exercise of any
of its rights and remedies under this Agreement. In the event of such
repossession by Lender, in addition to the rights specified in this Agreement,
all the rights and remedies afforded by applicable law shall apply. Lender
shall
have the right to present for payment immediately any payment instrument from
Borrower, notwithstanding any other agreement
17. |
Indemnity
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Borrower
agrees to indemnify Lender from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by Lender) which may be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Lender in any litigation,
proceeding or investigation instituted or conducted by any governmental agency
or instrumentality or any other Person with respect to any aspect of, or any
transaction contemplated by, or referred to in, or any matter related to, this
Agreement, whether or not Lender is a party thereto, except to the extent that
any of the foregoing arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
Lender.
18. |
Successors
and Assigns
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties’ successors and assigns, provided,
however, that Borrower shall have no right of assignment without the prior
written consent of Lender.
19. |
Savings
Clause
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Any
provision in this Agreement prohibited by law shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibitions without invalidating the remaining provisions in this
Agreement.
20. |
Power
of Attorney
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(a)
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender
as
Borrower’s lawful attorney and Lender may, without notice to Borrower, in
Borrower’s or Lender’s name(s):
(1) |
endorse
the name of Borrower upon any items of payment or proceeds of Collateral
and deposit the same to the account of Lender on account of the
indebtedness due under this
Agreement,
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(2)
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endorse
the name of Borrower upon any chattel paper, document, instrument,
invoice, freight xxxx, xxxx of lading or similar document or agreement
relating to the Collateral, and
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(3)
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use
the information recorded on or contained in any data processing equipment
and computer hardware and software relating to the Collateral to
which
Borrower has access.
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(b)
At
all times under this Agreement, with or without the occurrence of an Event
of
Default, Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender as Borrower’s lawful attorney and
Lender may, without notice to Borrower, in Borrower’s name or Lender’s name, (1)
execute such security agreements and related documentation as may be necessary
for Borrower to acquire Vehicles or secure these Loans, (2) make, settle and
adjust claims under policies of insurance, as are required under Section
7,
and to
endorse any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the Proceeds
of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions
with respect to such policies of insurance, and (3) endorse the name of Borrower
upon any document, instrument, certificate or other evidence of title, state
registration documents, trust receipt or related or similar documents as
necessary to protect the collateral.
(c)
On
the date of this Agreement, Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Lender
an
additional Power of Attorney in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender.
21.
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Applicable
Law and Consent to Jurisdiction
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This
Agreement and the other loan documents and all transactions hereunder and
thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Georgia, where the Lender has its principal place of
business, where payment is to be made and where Lender negotiated the terms
of
and executed this Agreement, without reference to the conflict of laws
principles of such State. Jurisdiction for its enforcement shall exist in the
courts of Georgia.
22. |
Entire
Agreement and Amendments
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This
Agreement, along with the other loan documents executed on or near this date,
and any supplemental agreements between the parties executed on or near this
date or in the future, including, without limitation, any MAFS Floor-Plan
Agreement or MAFS Dealer Demo Program Agreement, constitute the entire agreement
of the parties, and supercedes all other promises or representations. Any
amendment or modification to this Agreement must be made in writing and must
be
executed by the Borrower and Lender, provided, however, that this Section
22
may not
be amended in any circumstance.
23.
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Cumulative
Rights
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The
rights, powers, and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall
be in
addition to all rights, powers, and remedies given to Lender by virtue
of
any statute or rule of law, any agreements, instruments or documents
evidencing or securing the Loans or any other agreement, all of which
rights, powers, and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised
successively or concurrently without impairing Lender’s security interest
in the Collateral.
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Executed
this 11th
day of
OCTOBER 2004.
BORROWER: NORTHEAST
AUTO ACCEPTANCE CORP,
a
NEW
YORK corporation/LLP/LLC
or resident or general partnership/LLC/LLP/resident
LENDER:
Manheim
Automotive Financial Services, Inc
By ______________ ß SIGN HERE | By __________________________________ |
Title _____________ | Title DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS |
Address
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxx X000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
State
of
_________________)
)
County
of
_______________)
This
instrument was acknowledged before me on ________,
200___by _______________ (identified by driver’s license number _______________
from the State of ____________) for the purposes and in the capacity noted
therein as his free and voluntary act
NOTARIZE
PROMISSORY
NOTE
$975,000
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City,
State MERRICK,
NEW YORK
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|
Date
October
11, 2004
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FOR
VALUE
RECE1VED, the undersigned NORTHEAST
AUTO ACCEPTANCE CORP,
a
NEW
YORK
corporation/LLP/LLC or resident or general partnership (“Borrower”), promises to
pay to Manheim Automotive Financial Services, Inc (“Lender”), or order, at its
place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000,
Attention Manager of Operations or at Such other place as may be designated
in
writing by the holder of this Promissory Note (“Note”), so much of the principal
sum of NINE
HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
Thousand
Dollars ($975,000),
which
has been advanced by Lender and remains outstanding pursuant to the terms of
a
Security Agreement dated as OCTOBER
11, 2004,
between
Borrower and Lender (the “Security Agreement”), together with interest on the
unpaid principal balance advanced hereunder from the date of the Advance until
paid, at a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the Index Rate (as
hereinafter defined), plus an applicable percentage as set forth below and
provided, however, that amounts outstanding with respect to the following types
of Advances cannot exceed the limits listed below.
Applicable
Percentage
Rate
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Types of Advances |
Amount
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Over Index Rate |
Advances for Inventory Finance Loan |
$975,000
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2.00% |
The
initial Advance, all subsequent Advances and all payments made on account of
principal may be reflected on monthly statements if provided by Lender to
Borrower. The aggregate unpaid principal amount shown on any monthly statement
shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and
unpaid on this Note. The failure to record the date and amount of any Advance
on
such monthly statement or provide such monthly statement, shall not, however
limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under the Security
Agreement or under this Note to repay the principal amount of the Advances
together with all interest accruing thereon.
“Index
Rate” shall mean the rate quoted as the “Prime Rate” in the column entitled
“Money Rates” published in The
Wall Street Journal
(in the
event no such rate is published in The
Wall Street Journal
on such
date, the Index Rate shall be the “Prime Rate” shown in such column for the most
recent business day preceding the last business day of such month on which
such
rate was published) or, in the event The
Wall Street Journal
does not
quote a “Prime Rate”, the rate quoted as the “Prime Rate” in a publication as
Lender may, from time to time, hereafter designate in writing. The Index Rate
shall initially be determined by Lender as of the Business Day preceding the
date of the Security Agreement and shall remain in effect for the remainder
of
such calendar month in which such date occurs thereafter, the Index Rate shall
be determined by Lender on the last Business Day of each month and the Interest
Rate based on such Index Rate shall be in effect for the following month.
Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for actual days
elapsed.
Principal
and interest hereunder shall be due and payable by Borrower on the dates and
in
the manner as follows:
(a)
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Subject
to any payment changes resulting from changes in the Index Rate,
Borrower
will pay regular monthly installments of interest only, due as of
each
payment date, commencing on the fifteenth (15th) day of NOVEMBER
2004
with all subsequent payments to be due on the fifteenth (15th) day
of each
month thereafter or such other dates as may be specified by the Lender,
and
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(b)
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Any
Advance for a Vehicle shall be payable on the earliest
of
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(I)
forty-eight (48) hours from the time of sale or within twenty-four (24) hours
from the time Borrower receives payment by or on behalf of the purchaser of
such
Vehicle, or
(II)
the
Maturity Date (as defined below) for such Advance, or
(III)
the
termination of the Security Agreement.
(c)
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Payments
of principal required from time to time if the Vehicle is subject
to the
Lender’s curtailment program.
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The
“Maturity Date” for any Advance shall mean the date upon which an Advance is due
as determined by the Lender, provided however if no such date is specified
by
Lender then the advance shall be deemed due upon demand of Lender. Borrower
may
prepay at any time all or part of the principal balance under this Note without
penalty. All principal and interest, costs and expenses due hereunder are
payable in lawful money of the United States of America.
This
Note
has been executed and delivered pursuant to the Security Agreement. Terms
defined in the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used
herein with the meanings defined for those terms in the Security Agreement.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire principal balance outstanding
hereunder plus accrued interest shall, at the option of Lender, mature and
be
immediately due and payable. Any Advance in default shall bear interest at
a
rate equal to the Interest Rate plus three percent (3%) until paid in
full.
The
obligations under this Note are secured by the Collateral pledged by the
Borrower to the Lender pursuant to the Security Agreement.
Borrower
and all others who may become liable for all or any part of this obligation,
hereby agree to be jointly and severally bound, and jointly and severally waive
and renounce presentment, protest, demand and notice of dishonor and any and
all
lack of diligence or delays in collection or endorsement hereof, and expressly
consent to any extension of time, release of any party liable for this
obligation or any guaranty of this obligation, release of any security which
may
have been or which may hereafter be granted in connection herewith or any
guaranty of this obligation, or any other indulgence or forbearance which may
be
made without notice to said party and without in any way affecting the liability
of such party.
Nothing
contained herein nor in any transaction related hereto shall be construed or
shall so operate either presently or prospectively (a) to require the payment
of
interest at a rate greater than is now lawful in such case to contract for,
but
shall require payment of such lawful rate or (b) to require the payment or
the
doing of any act contrary to law, but if any clause or provision herein
contained shall otherwise so operate to invalidate this Note and/or the
transaction related hereto, in whole or in part, then such clause(s) and
provision(s) only shall be held for naught as though not contained herein and
the remainder of this Note shall remain operative and in full force and
effect.
If
for
any reason interest in excess of the amount as limited in the foregoing
paragraph shall have been paid hereunder, whether by reason of acceleration
or
otherwise, then in that event any such excess interest shall constitute and
be
treated as a payment of principal hereunder and shall operate to reduce such
principal by the amount of such excess, or if in excess of the then principal
indebtedness, such excess shall be refunded.
The
rights and remedies of Lender as provided in this Note or any document securing
this Note shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly,
successively or together against Borrower, any guarantor of these obligations
or
any security for the debt evidenced by this Note, at the discretion of
Lender.
The
Borrower agrees that if, and as often as, this Note is placed in the hands
of an
attorney for collection, to defend or enforce any of the Lender’s rights
hereunder or under any document securing this Note, whether or not litigation
is
commenced, Borrower shall pay to Lender its reasonable attorneys’ fees, together
with all court costs and other expenses which may be incurred or paid by Lender
in connection therewith.
Failure
to exercise any right or option herein given to Lender shall not constitute
a
waiver of the right to exercise the same at a later time or upon the occurrence
of any subsequent event permitting such exercise.
This
agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of the principal
place of business of the Borrower.
This
Note
may not be changed, modified, amended or terminated orally, but may only be
changed, modified, amended or terminated by an agreement in writing signed
by
both Borrower aid Lender, except that this paragraph may not be changed,
modified, amended or terminated under any circumstance.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be executed by its duly
authorized officer as of the date first above written.
NORTHEAST AUTO ACCEPTANCE CORP | |
a NEW YORK Corporation/LLP/LLC or resident or general partnership | |
BY__________________ ß SIGN HERE | |
Name XXXXX, WILLLIAM | |
Title _________________ | |
GUARANTOR
ACNOWLEDGEMENT in his individual capacity and as Guarantor of this Promissory
Note
______________________________
ß SIGN
HERE
XXXXX,
XXXXXXX
_____________________________
ß SIGN
HERE
XXXX,
XXXXXXX X