Contract
Exhibit
10.20
Amendment
to Credit Agreement
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This
agreement is dated as of April 25, 2008, by and between ARI Network Services,
Inc. (the "Borrower") and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Bank
One, NA, with its main office in Chicago, IL (the "Bank"), and its successors
and assigns. The provisions of this agreement are effective on the date that
this agreement has been executed by all of the signers and delivered to the Bank
(the "Effective Date").
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the
Bank entered into a credit agreement dated July 9, 2004, as amended (if
applicable) (the "Credit Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested and the Bank has agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth
below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in mutual
consideration of the agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows:
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DEFINED TERMS.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed in the Credit Agreement.
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MODIFICATION OF CREDIT
AGREEMENT. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
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2.1
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From
and after the Effective Date, Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement
captioned "Facility A (Line of Credit)" is hereby amended and restated to
read as follows:
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1.2
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Facility A (Line of Credit)
The Bank has approved a credit facility to the Borrower in the
principal sum not to exceed $1,500,000.00 in the aggregate at any one time
outstanding ("Facility A"). Credit under Facility A shall be repayable as
set forth in a Line of Credit Note dated July 9, 2004, and any renewals,
modifications or extensions thereof. The proceeds of Facility A shall be
used for the following purpose: the Borrower's working capital purposes
and the Borrower's purchase the Info Access division of Eye Communication
Systems.
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RATIFICATION. The
Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the Credit Agreement and the Credit
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as modified
herein.
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BORROWER REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and warrants that (a) the
representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of this agreement, (b)
no condition, act or event which could constitute an event of default
under the Credit Agreement or any promissory note or credit facility
executed in reference to the Credit Agreement exists, and (c) no
condition, event, act or omission has occurred, which, with the giving of
notice or passage of time, would constitute an event of default under the
Credit Agreement or any promissory note or credit facility executed in
reference to the Credit Agreement.
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FEES AND EXPENSES. The
Borrower agrees to pay all fees and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred
by the Bank in connection with this agreement, both before and after
judgment, including legal fees incurred by the Bank in the preparation,
consummation, administration and enforcement of this
agreement.
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EXECUTION AND DELIVERY.
This agreement shall become effective only after it is fully
executed by the Borrower and the Bank, and the Bank shall have received
from the Borrower the following documents: Note Modification
Agreement.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF BORROWER.
The Borrower acknowledges that as of the date of this agreement it
has no offsets with respect to all amounts owed by the Borrower to the
Bank arising under or related to the Credit Agreement on or prior to the
date of this agreement. The Borrower fully, finally and forever releases
and discharges the Bank and its successors, assigns, directors, officers,
employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, causes of
action, debts and liabilities, of whatever kind or nature, in law or in
equity, of the Borrower, whether now known or unknown to the Borrower,
which may have arisen in connection with the Credit Agreement or the
actions or omissions of the Bank related to the Credit Agreement on or
prior to the date hereof. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this
agreement is limited to the terms outlined above, and shall not be
construed as an agreement to change any other terms or provisions of the
Credit Agreement. This agreement shall not establish a course of dealing
or be construed as evidence of any willingness on the Bank's part to grant
other or future agreements, should any be
requested.
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NOT A NOVATION. This agreement is a
modification only and not a novation. Except for the above-quoted
modification(s), the Credit Agreement, any loan agreements, credit
agreements, reimbursement agreements, security agreements, mortgages,
deeds of trust, pledge agreements, assignments, guaranties, instruments or
documents executed in connection with the Credit Agreement,
and all the terms and conditions thereof, shall be and remain in full
force and effect with the changes herein deemed to be incorporated
therein. This agreement is to be considered attached to the Credit
Agreement and made a part thereof. This agreement shall not release or
affect the liability of any guarantor of any promissory note or credit
facility executed in reference to the Credit Agreement or release any
owner of collateral granted as security for the Credit Agreement. The
validity, priority and enforceability of the Credit Agreement shall not be
impaired hereby. To the extent that any provision of this agreement
conflicts with any term or condition set forth in the Credit Agreement, or
any document executed in conjunction therewith, the provisions of this
agreement shall supersede and control. The Bank expressly reserves all
rights against all parties to the Credit
Agreement.
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Borrower:
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ARI
Network Services, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Chief Executive Officer
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Printed
Name
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Title
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Date
Signed:
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Bank:
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
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By:
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Printed
Name
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Title
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Date
Signed:
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