LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT among HOOPER HOLMES, INC., as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and CITICAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, as Agent Dated as of October 10, 2006
EXHIBIT
10.1
among
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.,
as
Borrower,
the
Lenders from time to time party thereto,
and
CITICAPITAL
COMMERCIAL CORPORATION,
as
Agent
Dated
as
of October 10, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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2
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SECTION
1.1
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General
Definitions
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2
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SECTION
1.2
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Accounting
Terms and Determinations
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19
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SECTION
1.3
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Other
Terms; Headings
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19
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ARTICLE
II. THE CREDIT FACILITIES
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20
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SECTION
2.1
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The
Revolving Credit Loans
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20
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SECTION
2.2
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Procedure
for Borrowing; Notices of Borrowing; Notices of Continuation;
Notices of
Conversion
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20
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SECTION
2.3
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Application
of Proceeds
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23
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SECTION
2.4
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Maximum
Amount of the Revolving Facility; Mandatory Prepayments; Optional
Prepayments
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23
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SECTION
2.5
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Maintenance
of Loan Account; Statements of Account
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24
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SECTION
2.6
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Collection
of Receivables
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25
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SECTION
2.7
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Term
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26
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SECTION
2.8
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Payment
Procedures
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26
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SECTION
2.9
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Defaulting
Lenders
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27
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SECTION
2.10
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Letters
of Credit
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28
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SECTION
2.11
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Sharing
of Payments, Etc
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30
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ARTICLE
III. SECURITY
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30
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SECTION
3.1
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General
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30
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SECTION
3.2
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Further
Security
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31
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SECTION
3.3
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Recourse
to Security
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31
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SECTION
3.4
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Special
Provisions Relating to Inventory
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31
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SECTION
3.5
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Special
Provisions Relating to Receivables
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31
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SECTION
3.6
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Special
Provisions Relating to Equipment
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32
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SECTION
3.7
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Continuation
of Liens, Etc
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33
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SECTION
3.8
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Power
of Attorney
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33
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ARTICLE
IV. INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES
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33
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SECTION
4.1
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Interest
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33
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SECTION
4.2
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Interest
and Letter of Credit Fees After Event of Default
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34
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SECTION
4.3
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Closing
Fee
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34
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SECTION
4.4
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Unused
Line Fee; Letter of Credit Fees
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34
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SECTION
4.5
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Early
Termination Fee
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34
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SECTION
4.6
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Calculations
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35
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SECTION
4.7
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Indemnification
in Certain Events
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35
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SECTION
4.8
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Taxes
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35
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ARTICLE
V. CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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37
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SECTION
5.1
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Conditions
to Initial Loan or Letter of Credit
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37
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SECTION
5.2
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Conditions
Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of Credit
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41
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ARTICLE
VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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41
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SECTION
6.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Borrower; Reliance by the Lenders
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41
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ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
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48
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SECTION
7.1
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Affirmative
Covenants
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48
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SECTION
7.2
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Negative
Covenants
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57
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ARTICLE
VIII. FINANCIAL COVENANT
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61
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SECTION
8.1
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Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio
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61
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ARTICLE
IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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61
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SECTION
9.1
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Events
of Default
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61
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SECTION
9.2
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Acceleration,
Termination and Cash Collateralization
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63
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SECTION
9.3
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Other
Remedies
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64
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SECTION
9.4
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License
for Use of Software and Other Intellectual Property
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65
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SECTION
9.5
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No
Marshalling; Deficiencies; Remedies Cumulative
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65
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SECTION
9.6
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Waivers
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65
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SECTION
9.7
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Further
Rights of the Agent
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66
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SECTION
9.8
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Interest
and Letter of Credit Fees After Event of Default
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66
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ARTICLE
X. THE AGENT
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66
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SECTION
10.1
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Appointment
of Agent
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66
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SECTION
10.2
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Nature
of Duties of Agent
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67
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SECTION
10.3
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Lack
of Reliance on Agent
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67
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SECTION
10.4
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Certain
Rights of the Agent
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67
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SECTION
10.5
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Reliance
by Agent
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67
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SECTION
10.6
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Indemnification
of Agent
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67
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SECTION
10.7
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The
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
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68
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SECTION
10.8
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Holders
of Revolving Credit Notes
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68
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SECTION
10.9
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Successor
Agent
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68
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SECTION
10.10
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Collateral
Matters
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69
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SECTION
10.11
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Actions
with Respect to Defaults
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69
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SECTION
10.12
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Delivery
of Information
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70
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ARTICLE
XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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70
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SECTION
11.1
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Notices
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70
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SECTION
11.2
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Delays;
Partial Exercise of Remedies
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70
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SECTION
11.3
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Right
of Setoff
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70
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SECTION
11.4
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Indemnification;
Reimbursement of Expenses of Collection
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71
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SECTION
11.5
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Amendments,
Waivers and Consents
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72
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SECTION
11.6
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Nonliability
of Agent and Lenders
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72
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SECTION
11.7
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Assignments
and Participations
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72
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SECTION
11.8
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Counterparts;
Telecopied Signatures
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75
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SECTION
11.9
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Severability
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75
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SECTION
11.10
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Maximum
Rate
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75
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SECTION
11.11
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Entire
Agreement; Successors and Assigns; Interpretation
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76
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SECTION
11.12
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
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76
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SECTION
11.13
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GOVERNING
LAW
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76
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SECTION
11.14
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SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION
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76
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SECTION
11.15
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SERVICE
OF PROCESS
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77
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SECTION
11.16
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JURY
TRIAL
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77
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SECTION
11.17
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Publicity
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77
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Schedules
Schedule 1
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Commitments
of Lenders
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Schedule
6.1(a)
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Foreign
Jurisdictions
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Schedule
6.1(b)
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Locations
of Collateral and Real Property
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Schedule
6.1(f)
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Consents
and Authorizations
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Schedule
6.1(g)
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Ownership;
Subsidiaries
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Schedule
6.1(i)
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Contingent
Obligations
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Schedule
6.1(k)
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Joint
Ventures and Partnerships
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Schedule
6.1(r)
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Judgments;
Litigation
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Schedule
6.1(x)
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ERISA
Plans
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Schedule
6.1(y)
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
6.1(z)
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Labor
Contracts
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Schedule
6.1(dd)
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Material
Contracts
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Schedule
6.1(ff)
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Affiliate
Transactions
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Schedule
7.1(q)
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Billing
Practices
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Schedule
7.2(s)
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Bank
Accounts
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Exhibits
Exhibit A
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Revolving
Credit Note
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Exhibit B
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Assignment
and Acceptance
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Exhibit C
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Pledge
Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Subsidiary
Guaranty
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Exhibit E
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Subsidiary
Security Agreement
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Exhibit F
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Contribution
Agreement
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Exhibit G
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Compliance
Certificate
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Exhibit H
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Notice
of Borrowing
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Exhibit I
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Notice
of Continuation
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Exhibit J
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Notice
of Conversion
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Exhibit K
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Borrowing
Base Certificate
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Exhibit L
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Solvency
Certificate
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Exhibit M
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Perfection
Certificate
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Exhibit N
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Letter
of Credit Request
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Exhibit O
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-
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No
Material Adverse Effect
Certificate
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LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT,
dated
as of October 10, 2006, among Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc., a New York corporation
(the “Borrower”),
each
of the financial institutions identified as a Lender on Schedule 1
(together with each of their respective direct and indirect successors and
assigns, each, a “Lender,”
and
collectively, the “Lenders”),
and
CITICAPITAL COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“CitiCapital”),
as
agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”).
W
I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower wishes to obtain a revolving credit facility; and
WHEREAS,
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Lenders are
willing to make loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 |
General
Definitions
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As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified (to be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
“Acceptance
Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(b).
“Advance”
means
a
Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance.
“Affiliate”
means,
as to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is
under
common control with, is controlled by or is a director, officer, manager or
general partner of such Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including
its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting
securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise), provided
that, in
any event, any Person who owns directly or indirectly ten percent (10%) or
more
of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of the members
of the board of directors or other governing body of a corporation or ten
percent (10%) or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of any
other Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be
deemed to control such corporation, partnership or other Person.
“Agent”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
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“Agent’s
Payment Account”
means
the account of the Agent at Citibank, N.A. in New York, New York, account number
00000000, or such other account of the Agent or any of its Affiliates in the
United States as the Agent may from time to time designate in writing to the
Borrower and the Lenders.
“Agreement”
means
this Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“Assignment
and Acceptance”
means
an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by a Lender and its
assignee, and accepted by the Agent, and substantially in the form of
Exhibit B.
“Auditors”
means
a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the
Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as that title may be
amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
“Base
Rate”
means
the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A.
as
its base rate.
“Base
Rate Advance”
means
an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 4.1(a).
“Borrower”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Borrower’s
Account”
means
the deposit account designated by the Borrower in writing to the Agent from
time
to time as its “Borrower’s Account.”
“Borrowing”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
“Borrowing
Base”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.1(k)(v).
“Borrowing
Date”
means
the date on which a Borrowing is obtained.
“BSA”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 6.1(gg).
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial
banks in New York, New York are required or permitted by law to close. When
used
in connection with any LIBOR Rate Advance, a Business Day shall also exclude
any
day on which commercial banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits
in
the London interbank market.
“Business
Plan”
means
a
business plan of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, consisting of consolidated
and consolidating projected balance sheets, related cash flow statements and
related profit and loss statements, and availability forecasts, together with
appropriate supporting details and a statement of the underlying assumptions,
which covers a one-year period divided into separate months, except that a
Business Plan shall not include consolidating cash flow
statements.
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“Capital
Expenditures”
means
expenditures for any fixed assets or improvements, replacements, substitutions
or additions thereto or therefor which have a useful life of more than one
year,
and shall include all commitments, payments in respect of Capitalized Lease
Obligations and leasehold improvements.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations”
means
any rental obligation which, under GAAP, is or will be required to be
capitalized on the books of the lessee, taken at the amount thereof accounted
for as Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents”
means
(i) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States or any of
its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired;
(ii) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from
the date acquired, issued by (A) the Agent or its Affiliates; (B) any
U.S. federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing which
has
capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000; or (C) any bank
or its holding company that has a short-term commercial paper rating of at
least
A-1 or the equivalent by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or at least P-1
or the equivalent by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (iii) repurchase
agreements and reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven
days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in
clause (i) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the
qualifications described in clause (ii) above or such other financial
institutions with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the
equivalent by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or at least P-1 or the
equivalent by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (iv) commercial paper, other
than commercial paper issued by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, issued
by
any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
and rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Services or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc., in each case with maturities of not more than one year from
the
date acquired; and (v) investments in money market funds registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, which have net assets of at least
$500,000,000 and at least eighty-five percent (85%) of whose assets consist
of
securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (i) through
(iv) above.
“Casualty
Loss”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.1(i).
“CitiCapital”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Claim”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.4(a).
“Closing
Date”
means
the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Code”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 1.3.
“Collateral”
means
all Receivables, Equipment, General Intangibles, Inventory, Investment Property
and all other personal property of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties,
the
Property and all other collateral specified in this Agreement and in the
Security Documents.
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“Collateralization”
and
“Collateralize”
each
means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the deposit by the Borrower in
a
cash collateral account established and controlled by or on behalf of the Agent
of an amount equal to 105% of the undrawn amount of such Letter of
Credit.
“Collections”
means
all cash, funds, checks, notes, instruments, any other form of remittance
tendered by account debtors in respect of the payment of Receivables of the
Borrower.
“Commitment”
means,
with respect to any Lender, its commitment to make Loans and to participate
in
Letters of Credit up to the amount set forth opposite its name on
Schedule 1.
“Compliance
Certificate”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.1(k)(iv).
“Contingent
Obligation”
means
any direct, indirect, contingent or non-contingent guaranty or obligation for
the Indebtedness of another Person, except endorsements in the ordinary course
of business.
“Continuation”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
“Contribution
Agreement”
means
the contribution, subrogation and indemnity agreement among the Loan Parties,
substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Control
Agreement”
means
a
control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, among one
or
more of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, the Agent and the applicable
securities intermediary or depository bank, including, without limitation,
the
Lockbox Account Agreement, with respect to the applicable Securities Account
and
related Investment Property or deposit account, as the case may be.
“Convert,”
“Conversion”
and
“Converted”
each
refers to conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type
pursuant to Section 2.2(c).
“Corporate
Headquarters”
means
the real property, buildings and improvements owned in fee by the Borrower
and
located at 000 Xx. Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000.
“Default”
means
any of the events specified in Section 9.1, whether or not any of the
requirements for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
“Defaulting
Lender”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.9(a).
“Dollars”
and
the
sign “$”
means
freely transferable lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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“EBITDA”
means,
for any period, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis (i) net income (as that term is determined in accordance
with GAAP) for such period, plus
(ii) the amount of depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible
assets deducted in determining such net income for such period, plus
(iii) all Interest Expense and all fees for the use of money or the
availability of money, including commitment, facility and like fees and charges
upon Indebtedness (including Indebtedness to the Lenders) paid or payable during
such period, plus
(iv) all tax liabilities paid or accrued during such period, less
(v) the amount of all gains (or plus
the
amount of all losses) realized during such period upon the sale or other
disposition of property or assets that are sold or otherwise disposed of outside
the ordinary course of business that is included in the calculation of net
income for such period.
“Eligible
Assignee”
means
(i) a Lender or any Affiliate thereof; (ii) a commercial bank
organized or licensed under the laws of the United States or a state thereof
having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) a finance company,
insurance company or other financial institution or fund, which is regularly
engaged in making, purchasing or investing in loans and having total assets
in
excess of $1,000,000,000; or (iv) a savings and loan association or savings
bank organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof which
has
a net worth, determined in accordance with GAAP, in excess of $500,000,000;
provided,
however,
that
(A) neither a Loan Party nor an Affiliate of a Loan Party shall qualify as
an Eligible Assignee, (B) each Eligible Assignee under clauses (ii) through
(iv) hereof shall be reasonably acceptable to and subject to the consent of
the
Agent, and (C) nothing herein shall restrict or require the consent of any
Person to the pledge by any Lender of all or any portion of its rights and
interests under this Agreement, its Revolving Credit Note or any other Loan
Document to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or U.S. Treasury Regulation
31
CFR 203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge in any manner
permitted by applicable law.
“Eligible
Receivables”
means
and includes only those unpaid Receivables of a Loan Party, without duplication,
which (i) arise out of a bona fide sale of goods or rendition of services
of the kind ordinarily sold or rendered by such Loan Party in the ordinary
course of its business, (ii) are in respect of a Person competent to
contract therefor who is not an Affiliate or an employee of such Loan Party
and
is not controlled by an Affiliate of such Loan Party, (iii) are not subject
to renegotiation or redating, (iv) are free and clear of any Lien in favor
of any Person other than Liens in favor of the Agent and Liens permitted under
Section 7.2(i), and (v) mature as stated in the invoice or other supporting
data covering such sale or services. No Receivable of a Loan Party shall be
an
Eligible Receivable (i) unless the Agent has a perfected first priority
Lien thereon, (ii) if it is more than ninety days past the date of the
original invoice therefor or more than sixty days past its due date,
(iii) unless the delivery of the goods or the rendition of the services
giving rise to such Receivable has been completed, and (iv) unless and
until the Agent has conducted a field examination of such Loan Party (including,
without limitation, of such Receivable), and such Loan Party shall have put
into
place cash management arrangements and procedures covering such Loan Party’s
collections in respect of its Receivables, satisfactory to the Agent in its
sole
discretion, or the Agent has otherwise consented in writing to such Receivable
being included in the Borrowing Base determination. Further, the Agent may
treat
any Receivable as ineligible if:
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(a) any
warranty contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document with respect
to such Receivable or in any assignment or statement of warranties or
representations relating to such Receivable delivered by the applicable Loan
Party to the Agent has been breached or is untrue in any material respect or
such Loan Party is not in compliance with all applicable laws with respect
to
such Receivable; or
(b) the
account debtor or any Affiliate of the account debtor has disputed liability,
has or has asserted a right of setoff or has made any claim with respect to
any
other Receivable due from such account debtor or Affiliate to the applicable
Loan Party, to the extent of the amount of such dispute or claim, or the amount
of such actual or asserted right of setoff, as the case may be; or
(c) the
account debtor or any of its assets or any Affiliate of the account debtor
or
any of its assets is the subject of an Insolvency Event or, in the sole
discretion of the Agent, is likely to become the subject of an Insolvency Event,
unless such account debtor or Affiliate has been provided with a debtor in
possession credit facility pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or
a
similar arrangement reasonably acceptable to the Agent; or
(d) the
account debtor or any Affiliate of the account debtor has called a meeting
of
its creditors to obtain any general financial accommodation; or
(e) the
account debtor is also a supplier to or creditor of the applicable Loan Party,
to the extent of the aggregate amount owed by such Loan Party to the account
debtor; or
(f) the
sale
of goods or rendition of services is to an account debtor outside the United
States of America, unless it is on letter of credit, acceptance or other terms
acceptable to the Agent; or
(g) fifty
percent (50%) or more of the aggregate balance of the accounts of any single
account debtor and its Affiliates to the applicable Loan Party is unpaid more
than ninety days past the date of the original invoice(s) therefor or more
than
sixty days past the applicable due date(s); or
(h) the
account debtor is the United States of America or any department, agency or
instrumentality thereof, unless the applicable Loan Party assigns its right
to
payment under such Receivable to the Agent as collateral hereunder in full
compliance with (including, without limitation, the filing of a written notice
of the assignment and a copy of the assignment with, and receipt of
acknowledgment thereof by, the appropriate contracting and disbursing offices
pursuant to) the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (U.S.C.
§ 3727; 41 U.S.C. § 15); or
(i) the
Agent
believes, in its sole discretion, that collection of such Receivable is insecure
or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason of the account debtor’s
inability or unwillingness to pay.
Any
determination by the Agent hereunder that a Receivable is ineligible based
upon
one or more of the grounds set out in this definition shall be conclusive and
final as to the Loan Parties and shall not be subject to
challenge.
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“Environmental
Laws”
means
all federal, state and local statutes, laws (including common or case law),
rulings, regulations or governmental, administrative or judicial policies,
directives, orders or interpretations applicable to the business or property
of
a Person relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land
surface or subsurface strata) including, without limitation, laws and
regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases
of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of any
Hazardous Materials.
“Equipment”
means
all machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements,
conveyors, tools, materials, storage and handling equipment, hydraulic presses,
cutting equipment, computer equipment and hardware, including central processing
units, terminals, drives, memory units, embedded computer programs and
supporting information, printers, keyboards, screens, peripherals and input
or
output devices, molds, dies, stamps, and other equipment of every kind and
nature and wherever situated now or hereafter owned by a Person or in which
a
Person may have any interest as lessee or otherwise (to the extent of such
interest), together with all additions and accessions thereto, all replacements
and all accessories and parts therefor, all manuals, blueprints, know-how,
warranties and records in connection therewith and all rights against suppliers,
warrantors, manufacturers, and sellers or others in connection therewith,
together with all substitutes for any of the foregoing.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1000 et seq.,
amendments thereto, successor statutes, and regulations or guidelines
promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any entity required to be aggregated with the Borrower under Section 414(b),
(c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Event
of Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 9.1.
“Expiration
Date”
means
the earlier of (i) October 10, 2009, and (ii) the date of
termination of the Commitments.
“Fair
Market Value”
in
respect of the Corporate Headquarters means the fair market value assigned
to
the Corporate Headquarters by the Agent as of the Mortgage Effective Date.
For
the avoidance of doubt, until the Mortgage Effective Date, the Fair Market
Value
of the Corporate Headquarters shall be $0.00.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum
equal,
for each day during such period, to the weighted average of the rates on
overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day
is
not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is
a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions
received by the Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing
selected by it.
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“Federal
Reserve Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Person succeeding
to
the functions thereof.
“Financial
Covenant”
means
the covenant set forth in Section 8.1.
“Financial
Statements”
means,
with respect to a Loan Party, the balance sheets, profit and loss statements
and
statements of cash flow of such Loan Party for the period specified, prepared
in
accordance with GAAP and consistent with prior practices and, except in the
case
of annual audited Financial Statements, a comparison in reasonable detail to
(i) the projected balance sheets, profit and loss statements and statements
of cash flow set forth in the Business Plan for the same year-to-date and
month-to-date periods, and (ii) the balance sheets, profit and loss
statements and statements of cash flow for the same year-to-date and
month-to-date periods of the immediately preceding year.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
means
(without duplication), for any trailing twelve-month period, with respect to
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (except in the case of
clause (Y)(iv) hereof), as of the date of determination thereof, the ratio
of (X) EBITDA for such period, to (Y) (i) all principal amounts
of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness to the Lenders to the extent such
amounts may not be reborrowed) paid or payable during such period, plus
(ii) all Interest Expense and all fees for the use of money or the
availability of money, including commitment, facility and like fees and charges
upon Indebtedness (including Indebtedness to the Lenders) paid or payable during
such period, plus
(iii) all loans and Investments required to be made with respect to any
Person made during such period, plus
(iv) without limitation of the restrictions specified in
Section 7.2(j), all dividends, stock repurchases or other distributions
paid or payable in cash on account of the Borrower’s capital stock or other
equity interests during such period, plus
(v) all Capital Expenditures paid or payable during such period other than
Capital Expenditures financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than
proceeds of Loans), plus
(vi) all tax liabilities paid or accrued during such period.
“Foreign
Plan”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.1(m).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board that are applicable to the circumstances as of the
date of determination.
“General
Intangibles”
means
all present and future general intangibles as defined in the Code including,
without limitation, documents, certificates, patents, patent applications,
copyrights (registered and unregistered), licenses, permits, franchise rights,
authorizations, customer and supplier lists, rights of indemnification,
contribution and subrogation, leases, computer tapes, programs, discs and
software, trade secrets, computer service contracts, trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service names, domain names, logos, goodwill, deposits, causes
of
action (including, without limitation, commercial tort claims), choses in
action, judgments, designs, blueprints, plans, know-how, drafts, acceptances,
letters of credit, book accounts, deposit and other accounts and all money,
balances, credits, deposits or other financial assets therein or represented
thereby, credits and reserves and all forms of obligations whatsoever owing,
instruments, documents of title, leasehold rights in any goods, and books,
ledgers, files and records with respect to any collateral or
security.
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“Governing
Documents”
means,
with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or
similar organizational documents of such Person.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof
or
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions thereof or pertaining thereto.
“Guarantors”
means
each Subsidiary party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
any and all pollutants, contaminants and toxic, caustic, radioactive and
hazardous materials, substances and wastes including, without limitation,
petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam
insulation or asbestos-containing materials, whether or not friable,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all
other
substances or wastes of any nature, that are regulated under any Environmental
Laws.
“Hedging
Agreement”
means
any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement,
commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange
rate
or commodity price hedging agreement.
“Highest
Lawful Rate”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.10.
“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person, as of the date of determination thereof (without
duplication of the same obligation under any other clause hereof), (i) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money of any kind or nature, including
funded and unfunded debt, (ii) all obligations of such Person under Hedging
Agreements (including, without limitation, all payments such Person would have
to make in the event of an early termination of a Hedging Agreement calculated
as of the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined hereunder) or
arrangements therefor, regardless of whether the same is evidenced by any note,
debenture, bond or other instrument, (iii) all obligations of such Person
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current
trade accounts payable under normal trade terms and accrued expenses and which
are incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a
period greater than six months or that are contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings), (iv) all obligations of such Person to acquire or
for the acquisition or use of any fixed asset, including Capitalized Lease
Obligations (other than, in any such case, any portion thereof representing
interest or deemed interest or payments in respect of taxes, insurance,
maintenance or service), or improvements which are payable over a period longer
than one year, regardless of the term thereof or the Person or Persons to whom
the same are payable, (v) the then outstanding amount of withdrawal or
termination liability incurred under ERISA, (vi) all Indebtedness of others
secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right
to be secured) a Lien on any asset of such Person whether or not the
Indebtedness is assumed by such Person, (vii) all Indebtedness of others to
the extent guaranteed by such Person, (viii) all obligations of such Person
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and
remedies of the seller or lender under such agreements in the event of default
are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (ix) all obligations
or such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for
value any Interests of such Person, valued, in the case of redeemable preferred
stock, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference
plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and (x) all reimbursement or other
obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances,
surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments issued or accepted by
banks or other financial institutions for the account of such Person, whether
or
not matured.
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“Indemnified
Party”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.4(a).
“Insolvency
Event”
means,
with respect to any Person, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) such
Person shall be adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or institutes proceedings
to
be adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, or shall generally fail to pay or admit
in
writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) such Person
shall seek dissolution or reorganization or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian or liquidator for it or a substantial portion of its
property, assets or business or to effect a plan or other arrangement with
its
creditors, (iii) such Person shall make a general assignment for the benefit
of
its creditors, or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian or liquidator for a substantial portion of its property,
assets or business, (iv) such Person shall file a voluntary petition under
any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, (v) such Person shall take any corporate
or similar act in furtherance of any of the foregoing, or (vi) such Person,
or a
substantial portion of its property, assets or business, shall become the
subject of an involuntary proceeding or petition for (A) its dissolution or
reorganization, or (B) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
liquidator, and (I) such proceeding shall not be dismissed or stayed within
sixty days, or (II) such receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator shall be
appointed; provided,
however,
that
the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Advance or cause to be issued
any Letter of Credit during the pendency of any sixty-day period described
in
clause (I).
“Interest
Expense”
means,
for any period, all interest with respect to Indebtedness (including, without
limitation, the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations) accrued
or
capitalized during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period)
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest
Period”
means
the period commencing on the date of a LIBOR Rate Advance and ending one, two
or
three months thereafter; provided,
however,
that
(i) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period that ends after the
Expiration Date; (ii) whenever the last day of an Interest Period would
otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such
Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business
Day,
except that, if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period
to occur in the next following calendar month, then the last day of such
Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and
(iii) if there is no corresponding date of the month that is one, two or
three months, as the case may be, after the first day of an Interest Period,
such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such first, second
or
third month, as the case may be.
“Interests”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.2(j).
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“Internal
Revenue Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any amendments thereto, any successor statute
and any regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder.
“Internal
Revenue Service”
or
“IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service and any successor
agency.
“Inventory”
means
all present and future goods intended for sale, lease or other disposition
including, without limitation, all raw materials, work in process, finished
goods and other retail inventory, goods in the possession of outside processors
or other third parties, consigned goods (to the extent of the consignee’s
interest therein), materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description
which are or might be used in connection with the manufacture, packing,
shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of any such goods, all documents
of
title or documents representing the same and all records, files and writings
with respect thereto.
“Investment”
in
any
Person means, as of the date of determination thereof, (i) any payment or
contribution, or commitment to make a payment or contribution, by a Person
including, without limitation, property contributed or committed to be
contributed by such Person for or in connection with its acquisition of any
stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interest or
any
other security of the Person in whom such Investment is made, or (ii) any
loan, advance or other extension of credit or guaranty of or other surety
obligation for any Indebtedness of such Person in whom the Investment is made.
In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular
time, (i) a guaranty (or other surety obligation) shall be valued at not
less than the principal outstanding amount of the primary obligation;
(ii) returns of capital (but only by repurchase, redemption, retirement,
repayment, liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution) shall be deducted;
(iii) earnings, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, shall not be
deducted; and (iv) decreases in the market value shall not be deducted
unless such decreases are computed in accordance with GAAP.
“Investment
Property”
means
all present and future investment property, including without limitation, all
(i) securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, and including
stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, bills, certificates, warrants, options, rights
and shares, (ii) security entitlements, (iii) securities accounts,
(iv) commodity contracts, (v) commodity accounts and
(vi) dividends and other distributions in respect of any of the
foregoing.
“Items
of Payment”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.6.
“Lender”
or
“Lenders”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
“Letter
of Credit Agreement”
means
the collective reference to any and all agreements from time to time entered
into by the Agent and Citibank, N.A. or another bank acceptable to the Agent
(each an “issuing
bank”)
pursuant to which an issuing bank issues Letters of Credit for the account
of
the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Letter
of Credit Related Documents”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.10(f).
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“Letter
of Credit Request”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.10(c).
“Letters
of Credit”
means
all letters of credit issued for the account of the Borrower under Section
2.10,
and all amendments, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof.
“LIBOR
Rate”
means,
with respect to each Interest Period, the reserve adjusted rate per annum
equal to
the one, two or three-month London Interbank Offered Rate, as applicable, that
appears in the “Money Rates” section of The
Wall Street Journal
on the
first day of such Interest Period; provided,
however,
that if
The
Wall Street Journal
no
longer publishes such one, two or three-month London Interbank Offered Rate,
reference shall be made to the Dow Xxxxx Market Service (formerly Telerate)
page
3750 for such London Interbank Offered Rate.
“LIBOR
Rate Advance”
means
an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 4.1(b).
“Lien”
means
any lien, claim, charge, pledge, security interest, assignment, hypothecation,
deed of trust, mortgage, lease, conditional sale, retention of title or other
preferential arrangement having substantially the same economic effect as any
of
the foregoing, whether voluntary or imposed by law.
“Loan
Account”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.5.
“Loan
Documents”
means
this Agreement and all documents and instruments to be delivered by the Borrower
or any of its Affiliates or any other Loan Party under or in connection with
this Agreement, as each of the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, including, without limitation, the Revolving Credit
Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the
Contribution Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgage, the Lockbox Account
Agreement, the Letter of Credit Agreement and any other Control
Agreement.
“Loan
Party”
means
the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Loans”
means
the loans and financial accommodations made by the Agent or the Lenders
hereunder or under the Letter of Credit Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Revolving Credit Loans.
“Lockbox”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).
“Lockbox
Account Agreement”
means
a
control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, among the
Borrower, on behalf of all the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lockbox Bank,
as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Lockbox
Bank”
means
Citibank, N.A. or any successor or any other bank acceptable to the Agent to
provide lockbox services under the Lockbox Account Agreement or to act as the
depository of the Lockbox Deposit Account.
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“Lockbox
Deposit Account”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).
“Lockbox
Effective Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
(i) a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, operations,
results of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise)
of a Loan Party, (ii) the impairment of (A) a Loan Party’s ability to
perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or
(B) the ability of the Agent or the Lenders to enforce the Obligations or
realize upon the Collateral, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the
value of the Collateral or the amount that the Agent or the Lenders would be
likely to receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs
of
enforcement) in the liquidation of the Collateral, in each case, as to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Material
Contract”
means
any contract or other arrangement to which a Loan Party is a party (other than
the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure
to
renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
“Material
Indebtedness”
means
Indebtedness (other than the Loans and the MDG Indebtedness), or obligations
in
respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any Loan Party in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding $500,000. For purposes of this definition, the
“principal amount” of the obligations of any Loan Party in respect of any
Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving
effect to any netting agreements) that such Loan Party would be required to
pay
if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Maximum
Amount of the Revolving Facility”
means
Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000).
“MDG”
means
the Borrower’s Subsidiary Medicals Direct Group Ltd.
“MDG
Indebtedness”
means
the Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from MDG evidenced by that certain
promissory note dated January 8, 2004 in the original principal amount of
$6,585,630.10.
“Mortgage”
means
the mortgage between the Borrower and the Agent, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, relating to the Corporate Headquarters, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Mortgage
Effective Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.1(t).
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has contributed within the past six years or
with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any
liability.
“Notice
of Borrowing”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
“Notice
of Continuation”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
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“Notice
of Conversion”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(c).
“Obligations”
means
and includes all loans (including the Loans), advances (including the Advances),
debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Loan Parties
to (i) the Agent or the Lenders of any kind or nature, present or future,
whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, which may
arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, the Revolving Credit
Notes, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement executed in connection
herewith or therewith, or (ii) Citibank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates in
connection with a transaction under any Hedging Agreement related to or in
connection with any of the Obligations referred to in clause (i) above, now
existing or hereafter arising. The term includes, without limitation, all
interest (including interest accruing on or after an Insolvency Event, whether
or not such interest constitutes an allowed claim), charges, expenses,
commitment, facility, closing and collateral management fees, letter of credit
fees, cash management and other fees, interest, charges, expenses, fees,
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and any other sum chargeable to any of the
Loan Parties under this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes, the other Loan
Documents, any Hedging Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection
herewith or therewith.
“OFAC”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 6.1(gg).
“Other
Taxes”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 4.8(b).
“Participant”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(e).
“Patriot
Act”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 6.1(gg).
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to the
functions thereof.
“Pension
Plan”
means
a
pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA
(other than a Multiemployer Plan) which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to
make
contributions, or, in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in
Section 4064(a) of ERISA), has made contributions at any time during the
immediately preceding five plan years.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy
or
foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced and be continuing (unless
such
enforcement, collection, levy or foreclosure is being contested by the
applicable Loan Party in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
conducted and for which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance
with GAAP): (i) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
or levies or the claims or demands of landlords, carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, laborers, materialmen and other like Persons arising by operation
of
law in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet due and
payable, (ii) deposits or pledges (other than Liens on Receivables of a
Loan Party) to secure the payment of worker’s compensation, unemployment
insurance or other social security benefits or obligations, public or statutory
obligations, surety or appeal bonds, bid or performance bonds, or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(iii) zoning restrictions, easements, encroachments, licenses, restrictions
or covenants on the use of any Property which do not materially impair either
the use of such Property in the operation of the business of the applicable
Loan
Party or the value of such Property, (iv) inchoate Liens arising under
ERISA to secure current service pension liabilities as they are incurred under
the provisions of employee benefit plans from time to time in effect,
(v) rights of general application reserved to or vested in any Governmental
Authority to control or regulate any Property, or to use any Property in a
manner which does not materially impair the use of such Property for the
purposes for which it is held by the applicable Loan Party, and (vi) Liens
on
Equipment leased for terms not exceeding three years to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries from equipment lessors so long as the aggregate obligations for
principal and interest under such leases do not exceed $9,000,000, provided
that the
foregoing Liens under clauses (i) through (v) hereof do not secure liabilities
in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate at any time, and provided,
further
that
Permitted Liens shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.
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“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, joint stock company,
association, corporation, institution, entity, party or government (including
any division, agency or department thereof) or any other legal entity, whether
acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity, and, as applicable, the
successors, heirs and assigns of each.
“Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained
or
contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which
any of them may incur liability even if such plan is not covered by ERISA
pursuant to Section 4(b)(4) thereof.
“Pledge
Agreement”
means
the pledge agreement by the Borrower in favor of the Agent, substantially in
the
form of Exhibit C, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
The
sign
“£”
means
freely transferable lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Prohibited
Transaction”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 6.1(x)(v).
“Property”
means
any real property owned, leased or controlled by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of the Borrower, including, without limitation, the Corporate
Headquarters.
“Pro
Rata Share”
of
any
amount means, with respect to any Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage)
(i) at any time before the Expiration Date, the numerator of which is the
Commitment of such Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount
of the Commitments of all the Lenders, and (ii) at any time on and after
the Expiration Date, the numerator of which is the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Loans made by such Lender and the denominator of which is the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans at such time.
“Qualification”
or
“Qualified”
means,
with respect to any report of independent public accountants covering Financial
Statements, a material qualification to such report (i) resulting from a
limitation on the scope of examination of such Financial Statements or the
underlying data, (ii) as to the capability of the Borrower or any other
Loan Party to continue operations as a going concern, or (iii) which could
be eliminated by changes in Financial Statements or notes thereto covered by
such report (such as by the creation of or increase in a reserve or a decrease
in the carrying value of assets) and which, if so eliminated by the making
of
any such change and after giving effect thereto, would result in a Default
or an
Event of Default.
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“Receivables”
means
all present and future accounts, contracts, contract rights, promissory notes,
chattel paper, tax refunds, rights to receive tax refunds, rights to receive
payments under bonds and insurance policies (including, without limitation,
claims under health care insurance policies), insurance proceeds, royalties,
claims against third parties of every kind or nature, and rights to receive
payments under letters of credit, together with all supporting obligations
and
all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to any of the foregoing,
including any right of stoppage in transit.
“Register”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(d).
“Replacement
Lender”
means
a
financial institution proposed by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.9(d)
that is satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion and which has agreed
to
acquire and assume all or a part of a Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitments
under Section 2.9(d).
“Replacement
Notice”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.9(d).
“Reportable
Event”
means
any of the events described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations
thereunder, other than a reportable event for which the thirty-day notice
requirement to the PBGC has been waived.
“Required
Lenders”
means
(i) before the Expiration Date, the Lenders holding more than fifty percent
(50%) of the aggregate Commitments at such time, and (ii) on and after the
Expiration Date, the Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans at such time.
“Requirement
of Law”
means
(i) the Governing Documents, (ii) any law, treaty, rule, regulation,
order or determination of an arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority,
or (iii) any franchise, license, lease, permit, certificate, authorization,
qualification, easement, right of way, or other right or approval binding on
a
Loan Party or any of its property.
“Responsible
Officer”
means
the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or
the
Chief Operating Officer of a Loan Party.
“Revolving
Credit Loans”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving
Credit Note”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.1(c).
“Securities
Account”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 8-501 of the Code.
“Security
Documents”
means
Article III of this Agreement, the Lockbox Account Agreement, the Pledge
Agreement, the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the Mortgage, any other Control
Agreement and any other agreement delivered in connection herewith which
purports to xxxxx x Xxxx in favor of the Agent to secure all or any of the
Obligations.
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“Solvent”
means,
when used with respect to any Person, that as of the date as to which such
Person’s solvency is to be measured:
(i)
the
fair
saleable value of its assets is in excess of (A) the total amount of its
liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, absolute, fixed, matured,
unmatured, liquidated and unliquidated liabilities) and (B) the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts
as
such debts become absolute and matured;
(ii)
it
has
sufficient capital to conduct its business; and
(iii)
it
is
able to meet its debts as they mature.
“Subsidiary”
means,
as to any Person, a corporation or other entity in which that Person directly
or
indirectly owns or controls the shares of stock or other ownership interests
having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or
other governing body, or to appoint the majority of the managers of, such
corporation or other entity.
“Subsidiary
Guaranty”
means
the guaranty made by each Subsidiary of the Borrower in favor of the Agent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit D, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Subsidiary
Security Agreement”
means
the security agreement made by each Subsidiary of the Borrower in favor of
the
Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit E, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Taxes”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 4.8(a).
“Tax
Transferee”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 4.8(f).
“Termination
Event”
means
(i) a Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan; (ii) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA); (iii) the providing of notice of
intent to terminate a Pension Plan in a distress termination (as described
in
Section 4041(c) of ERISA); (iv) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings
to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (v) any event or
condition that is reasonably likely (A) to constitute grounds under Section
4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to
administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (B) to result in
termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA; or
(vi) the partial or complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Sections
4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multiemployer Plan.
“Trigger
Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 8.1.
“Type”
means
a
Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Rate Advance.
“Wachovia
Loan”
means
collectively the extensions of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Amended
and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated October 29, 1999,
as
amended and restated, by and among Wachovia Bank, National Association, Bank
of
America, N.A., and Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. and the
Borrower.
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SECTION 1.2 |
Accounting
Terms and Determinations
|
Unless
otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used in this
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis
consistent in all material respects with the Financial Statements delivered
to
the Agent on or before the Closing Date. All accounting determinations for
purposes of determining compliance with Article VIII shall be made in accordance
with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date and applied on a basis consistent
in
all material respects with the audited Financial Statements delivered to the
Agent on or before the Closing Date. The Financial Statements required to be
delivered hereunder from and after the Closing Date, and all financial records,
shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP. If GAAP shall change from the
basis
used in preparing the audited Financial Statements delivered to the Agent on
or
before the Closing Date, the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 7.1(k)(iv) shall include calculations setting forth the
adjustments necessary to demonstrate how the Borrower is in compliance with
the
Financial Covenant based upon GAAP as in effect on the Closing
Date.
SECTION 1.3 |
Other
Terms; Headings
|
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code, from time to time in effect in the State of New York (the
“Code”),
shall
have the meanings given in the Code. An Event of Default shall “continue” or be
“continuing” unless and until such Event of Default has been waived or cured
within any grace period specified therefor under Section 9.1. The headings
and
the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning
or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and
neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to
be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the
context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document herein or in any other Loan Document
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document
as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to
any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein
or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(iii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar
import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not
to
any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and
Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (v) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and
properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract
rights.
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ARTICLE
II.
THE
CREDIT FACILITIES
SECTION 2.1 |
The
Revolving Credit Loans
|
(a)
Each
Lender agrees, subject to Section 2.4(a) and the other terms and conditions
of this Agreement, to make revolving credit loans (the “Revolving
Credit Loans”)
to the
Borrower, from time to time from the Closing Date to but excluding the
Expiration Date, at the Borrower’s request to the Agent, in an aggregate
principal amount for all Lenders at any one time outstanding which, when
combined with the aggregate undrawn amount of all unexpired Letters of Credit,
does not exceed (i) ninety percent (90%) of Eligible Receivables of the
Loan Parties (but in the case of the Eligible Receivables of each Loan Party
other than the Borrower, only to the extent that such Eligible Receivables
do
not exceed the aggregate Investment by the Borrower in such Loan Party, as
determined by the Agent in its sole discretion) plus
(ii) sixty-five percent (65%) of the Fair Market Value of the Corporate
Headquarters, as such product shall reduce on a quarterly basis, effective
the
last day of each calendar quarter commencing March 31, 2007, over ten years
on a
straight line basis, commencing March 31, 2007 (such sum, the “Borrowing
Base”);
provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and the
Letters of Credit outstanding at any time exceed the Maximum Amount of the
Revolving Facility.
(b)
The
Agent, at any time in the exercise of its sole discretion based upon its
reasonable credit judgment, may (i) establish and increase or decrease
reserves against Eligible Receivables, (ii) reduce the advance rates
against Eligible Receivables and/or the Fair Market Value of the Corporate
Headquarters, or thereafter increase such advance rates to any level equal
to or
below the advance rates in effect on the Closing Date, and (iii) impose
additional restrictions (or eliminate the same) to the standards of eligibility
set forth in the definition of “Eligible Receivables” or accelerate the
reduction set out in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
(c)
The
Revolving Credit Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory
note payable to the order of such Lender, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, a “Revolving
Credit Note”),
executed by the Borrower and delivered to the Agent on the Closing Date. The
Revolving Credit Note payable to the order of a Lender shall be in a stated
maximum principal amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Maximum
Amount of the Revolving Facility.
(d)
The
Revolving Credit Loans shall be payable in full, with all interest accrued
thereon, on the Expiration Date. The Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow
Revolving Credit Loans, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms
hereof.
SECTION 2.2 |
Procedure
for Borrowing; Notices of Borrowing; Notices of Continuation; Notices
of
Conversion
|
(a)
Each
borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans (each, a “Borrowing”)
shall
be made on notice, given not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the third
Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a LIBOR
Rate Advance, and not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date of
the
proposed Borrowing in the case of a Base Rate Advance, by the Borrower to the
Agent. Each such notice of a Borrowing shall be by telephone, confirmed
immediately in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as permitted hereunder),
substantially in the form of Exhibit H (a “Notice
of Borrowing”),
specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type
of Advance comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate principal amount of
such Borrowing, (iv) Interest Period, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Advance,
and (v) Borrower’s Account.
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(b)
With
respect to any Borrowing consisting of a LIBOR Rate Advance, the Borrower may,
subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d) and so long as all the conditions
set forth in Article V have been fulfilled, elect to maintain such Borrowing
or
any portion thereof as a LIBOR Rate Advance by selecting a new Interest Period
for such Borrowing, which new Interest Period shall commence on the last day
of
the Interest Period then ending. Each selection of a new Interest Period (a
“Continuation”)
shall
be made by notice given not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the third
Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation by the Borrower to
the
Agent. Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telephone,
confirmed immediately in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as permitted
hereunder), substantially in the form of Exhibit I (a “Notice
of Continuation”),
specifying whether the Advance subject to the requested Continuation comprises
part (or all) of the Revolving Credit Loans and the requested (i) date of
such Continuation, (ii) Interest Period and (iii) aggregate amount of
the Advance subject to such Continuation, which shall comply with all
limitations on Loans hereunder. Upon the Agent’s receipt of a Notice of
Continuation, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Unless,
on or
before 12:00 Noon (New York time) of the third Business Day prior to the
expiration of an Interest Period, the Agent shall have received a Notice of
Continuation from the Borrower for the entire Borrowing consisting of the LIBOR
Rate Advance outstanding during such Interest Period, any amount of such Advance
comprising such Borrowing remaining outstanding at the end of such Interest
Period (or any unpaid portion of such Advance not covered by a timely Notice
of
Continuation) shall, upon the expiration of such Interest Period, be Converted
to a Base Rate Advance.
(c)
The
Borrower may on any Business Day upon notice (each such notice, a “Notice
of Conversion”)
given
by the Borrower to the Agent, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d),
Convert the entire amount of or a portion of an Advance of one Type into an
Advance of another Type; provided,
however,
that
any Conversion of a LIBOR Rate Advance into a Base Rate Advance shall be made
on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Rate Advance.
Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 12:00 Noon (New
York time) on the Business Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion
into
a Base Rate Advance and on the third Business Day prior to the date of any
proposed Conversion into a LIBOR Rate Advance. Subject to the restrictions
specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telephone, confirmed
immediately in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as permitted hereunder),
substantially in the form of Exhibit J, specifying (i) the requested
date of such Conversion, (ii) the Type of Advance to be Converted,
(iii) the requested Interest Period, in the case of a Conversion into a
LIBOR Rate Advance, and (iv) the amount of such Advance to be Converted and
whether such amount comprises part (or all) of the Revolving Credit Loans.
Upon
the Agent’s receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender thereof. Each Conversion shall be in an aggregate amount not less
than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof.
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(d)
Anything
in subsection (b) or (c) above to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i)
if,
at
least one Business Day before the date of any requested LIBOR Rate Advance,
the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or
regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental
Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender or any of its Affiliates
to perform its obligations hereunder to make a LIBOR Rate Advance or to fund
or
maintain a LIBOR Rate Advance hereunder (including in the case of a Continuation
or a Conversion), such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such
circumstance to the Agent, and the Agent shall promptly deliver such notice
to
the Borrower, and the right of the Borrower to select a LIBOR Rate Advance
for
such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing (including a Continuation or a
Conversion) shall be suspended until the circumstances causing such suspension
no longer exist, and any Advance comprising such requested Borrowing shall
be a
Base Rate Advance;
(ii)
if,
at
least one Business Day before the first day of any Interest Period, the Agent
is
unable to determine the LIBOR Rate for LIBOR Rate Advances comprising any
requested Borrowing, Continuation or Conversion, the Agent shall promptly give
written notice of such circumstance to the Borrower, and the right of the
Borrower to select or maintain LIBOR Rate Advances for such Borrowing or any
subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the
Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and
any
Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;
(iii)
if
any
Lender shall, at least one Business Day before the date of any requested
Borrowing or Continuation of, or Conversion into, a LIBOR Rate Advance, notify
the Agent, which notice the Agent shall promptly deliver to the Borrower, that
the LIBOR Rate for Advances comprising such Borrowing, Continuation or
Conversion will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lender of making or
funding Advances for such Borrowing, the right of the Borrower to select LIBOR
Rate Advances shall be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Borrower
that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and any Advance
comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;
(iv)
there
shall not be outstanding at any time more than five Borrowings which consist
of
LIBOR Rate Advances;
(v)
each
Borrowing which consists of LIBOR Rate Advances shall be in an amount equal
to
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and
(vi)
if
a
Default has occurred and is continuing, no LIBOR Rate Advances may be borrowed
or continued as such and no Base Rate Advance may be Converted into a LIBOR
Rate
Advance.
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(e)
Each
Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation and Notice of Conversion shall
be
irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each
Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result
of
(i) default by the Borrower in making a Borrowing of, Conversion into or
Continuation of a LIBOR Rate Advance after the Borrower has given notice
requesting the same, (ii) default by the Borrower in payment when due of
the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Rate Advance or (iii) the
making of a payment or prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Advance on a day which is
not
the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including, without
limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other
funds
acquired by such Lender to fund such Advance.
(f)
(i)Promptly
after its receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under Section 2.2(a), the Agent
shall notify the Lenders in writing (by telecopier or otherwise as permitted
hereunder) of the requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall make the amount of
such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available to the Agent in
same day funds, for the account of the Borrower, at the Agent’s Payment Account
prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York time), on the Borrowing Date requested by the
Borrower. The proceeds of such Borrowing will then be made available to the
Borrower by the Agent wire transferring to the Borrower’s Account the aggregate
of the amounts made available to the Agent by the Lenders, and in like funds
as
received by the Agent by 2:00 P.M. (New York time), on the requested Borrowing
Date.
(ii) Unless
the Agent receives contrary written notice prior to the date of any proposed
Borrowing, the Agent is entitled to assume that each Lender will make available
its Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing and, in reliance upon that assumption,
but
without any obligation to do so, may advance such Pro Rata Share on behalf
of
such Lender. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such
amount available to the Agent, but the Agent has made such amount available
to
the Borrower, such Lender and the Borrower jointly and severally agree to pay
and repay the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount and to pay
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is transferred by
the
Agent to the Borrower’s Account until the date such amount is paid or repaid to
the Agent, at (A) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable
at such time to such Loan and (B) in the case of each Lender, for the
period from the date such amount was wire transferred to the Borrower’s Account
to (and including) three days after demand therefor by the Agent to such Lender,
at the Federal Funds Rate and, following such third day, at the interest rate
applicable at such time to such Loan together with all costs and expenses
incurred by the Agent in connection therewith. If a Lender shall pay to the
Agent any or all of such amount, such amount so paid shall constitute a
Revolving Credit Loan by such Lender to the Borrower for purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 2.3 |
Application
of Proceeds
|
.The
proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be used by the Borrower for its
general working capital purposes and for expenses incurred by the Borrower
in
connection herewith.
SECTION 2.4 |
Maximum
Amount of the Revolving Facility; Mandatory Prepayments; Optional
Prepayments
|
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(a)
In
no
event shall the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of the
Revolving Credit Loans and the aggregate undrawn amount of all unexpired Letters
of Credit exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the
Maximum Amount of the Revolving Facility.
(b)
In
addition to any prepayment required as a result of an Event of Default
hereunder, the Loans shall be subject to mandatory prepayment as
follows:
(i)
immediately
upon discovery by or notice to the Borrower that any of the lending limits
set
forth in Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.4(a) has been exceeded, the Borrower shall
pay the Agent an amount sufficient to reduce the outstanding balances of the
Loans, Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit, or any combination thereof,
to the applicable maximum allowed amount, and such amount shall become due
and
payable by the Borrower without the necessity of a demand by the Agent or any
Lender; and
(ii)
the
entire outstanding principal amount of the Loans, together with all accrued
and
unpaid interest thereon and all fees, costs and expenses payable by the Borrower
hereunder, shall become due and payable on the Expiration Date.
(c)
The
Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, prepay the Revolving Credit
Loan, in whole or in part (subject, in the case of the prepayment in full of
all
the Loans and the termination of the Commitments, to the additional requirements
of Section 4.5), upon at least two Business Days’ irrevocable notice by the
Borrower to the Agent in the case of Base Rate Advances, and four Business
Days’
irrevocable notice by the Borrower to the Agent in the case of LIBOR Rate
Advances, specifying the date and amount of prepayment, provided
that
LIBOR Rate Advances may not be optionally prepaid other than on the last day
of
the Interest Period with respect thereto without the Borrower indemnifying
the
Lenders against losses, costs and expenses resulting from such prepayment as
provided in Section 2.2(e)(iii). If such notice is given, the Borrower
shall make such prepayment, and the payment amount specified in such notice
shall be due and payable, on the date specified therein accompanied by the
amount of accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
SECTION 2.5 |
Maintenance
of Loan Account; Statements of
Account
|
.
The
Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of the Borrower (the
“Loan
Account”)
in
which the Borrower will be charged with all Loans and Advances made by each
Lender to the Borrower or for the Borrower’s account, including the Revolving
Credit Loans, interest, fees, expenses and any other Obligations. The Loan
Account will be credited with all amounts received by the Agent from the
Borrower or for the Borrower’s account, including, as set forth below, all
amounts received from the Lockbox Bank. The Agent shall send the Borrower a
monthly statement reflecting the activity in the Loan Account. Each such
statement shall be an account stated and shall be final, conclusive and binding
on the Borrower, absent manifest error.
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SECTION 2.6 |
Collection
of Receivables
|
(a)
Within
ninety days after the date of this Agreement (the “Lockbox
Effective Date”),
the
Borrower shall open and maintain, pursuant to the Lockbox Account Agreement,
(i)
a lockbox (the “Lockbox”),
and
(ii) a blocked account in the name of the Borrower, subject to the security
interest of the Agent (the “Lockbox
Deposit Account”),
into
which all checks, drafts and other documents and instruments received in the
Lockbox evidencing remittances in payment by accounts debtors to the Borrower
(collectively, “Items
of Payment”)
shall
be deposited. Items of Payment remitted to the Lockbox Deposit Account will
be
processed in accordance with the Lockbox Account Agreement. Commencing on the
Lockbox Effective Date, the Borrower shall instruct its account debtors to
remit
all Items of Payment to the Lockbox.
(b)
Notwithstanding
the obligations of the Borrower under subsection (a) to instruct its account
debtors to remit all Items of Payment to the Lockbox on and after the Lockbox
Effective Date, if the Borrower receives any Items of Payment or any other
Collections of any kind after such date, the Borrower shall deposit, within
one
Business Day of its receipt thereof, such Items of Payment and all other
Collections and other cash, checks or other funds from time to time received
by
the Borrower from any source, into the Lockbox Deposit Account. The Borrower
will, at all times on and after the Lockbox Effective Date, (i) not commingle
any Items of Payment received by it with any of its other funds or property,
but
instead segregate such Items of Payment from its other assets and hold them
in
trust and for the account and as the property of the Agent until depositing
them
in the Lockbox Deposit Account, and (ii) endorse any Item of Payment received
by
it for deposit into the Lockbox Deposit Account.
(c)
The
Agent
will credit all Items of Payment and all other Collections deposited into the
Lockbox Deposit Account to the Loan Account, conditional upon final collection;
credit will be given only for cleared funds received prior to 2:00 p.m. (New
York time) by the Agent at the Agent’s Payment Account, or such other deposit
account as the Agent may designate. In all cases, the Loan Account will be
credited only with the net amounts actually received in payment of
Receivables.
(d)
The
Borrower agrees that the Agent will direct the Lockbox Bank to wire transfer
on
a daily basis to the Agent’s Payment Account all amounts from time to time on
deposit in the Lockbox Deposit Account (up to the aggregate then outstanding
amount of the Obligations), and the Agent shall apply any and all such amounts
received by it from the Lockbox Bank to such of the Obligations then due and
owing and in such order as it may elect in its sole and absolute discretion,
except as otherwise provided in Section 2.6(e) and (f).
(e)
So
long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Agent shall (i) apply any and all amounts received by it from the Lockbox
Account as contemplated by Section 2.6(d), after the Obligations then due and
owing have been paid in full, on a daily basis to prepay outstanding Borrowings
to the extent that such Borrowings consist of Base Rate Advances, until such
Base Rate Advances are repaid in full, and (ii) wire transfer all additional
amounts, after the Obligations then due and owing have been paid in full and
there are no longer any Base Rate Advances outstanding, to the Borrower’s
Account; provided,
however,
that if
the Borrower so advises the Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on any
Business Day, the Borrower may direct the Agent to apply any such additional
amounts to the prepayment of one or more Borrowings consisting of LIBOR Rate
Advances. On such date, the LIBOR Rate Advances selected by the Borrower shall
automatically convert to Base Rate Advances, whether or not the Borrower has
complied with and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.2(c), and the
Borrower shall indemnify the Lenders against any loss (including loss of
anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation
or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Lenders to fund such
converted LIBOR Rate Advances.
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(f)
If
a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent
shall apply any and all amounts received by it from the Lockbox Account as
contemplated by Section 2.6(d) to such of the Obligations, whether or not then
due and owing, and in such order as the Agent may elect in its sole and absolute
discretion.
SECTION 2.7 |
Term
|
The
term
of this Agreement shall be for a period from the Closing Date to but not
including the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower
shall
have no right to terminate this Agreement at any time that any principal of
or
interest on any of the Loans is outstanding, except upon prepayment of all
Obligations and the satisfaction of all other conditions set forth in the Loan
Documents with respect thereto.
SECTION 2.8 |
Payment
Procedures
|
(a)
The
Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to charge the Loan Account, and any other
account that the Borrower maintains with CitiCapital or an Affiliate thereof,
with the amount of all principal, interest, fees, expenses and other payments
to
be made hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The Agent may, but shall
not be obligated to, discharge the Borrower’s payment obligations hereunder by
so charging the Loan Account.
(b)
Each
payment by the Borrower on account of principal, interest, fees or expenses
hereunder shall be made to the Agent for the benefit of the Agent and the
Lenders according to their respective rights thereto. All payments to be made
by
the Borrower hereunder and under the Revolving Credit Notes, whether on account
of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff,
deduction or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York time)
on the due date thereof to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders according
to their Pro Rata Shares (except as expressly otherwise provided), at the
Agent’s Payment Account in immediately available funds. Except for payments
which are expressly provided to be made for the account of the Agent only,
the
Agent shall distribute all payments to the Lenders on the Business Day following
receipt in like funds as received. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, if a Lender exercises its right of setoff under
Section 11.3 or otherwise, any amounts so recovered shall promptly be shared
by
such Lender with the other Lenders according to their respective Pro Rata
Shares.
(c)
Whenever
any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is
not
a Business Day, the payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day
(except as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Interest Period) and
such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the amount of
interest due hereunder.
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SECTION 2.9 |
Defaulting
Lenders
|
(a)
A
Lender
that (i) fails to pay the Agent its Pro Rata Share of any Loans made available
by the Agent on such Lender’s behalf, or (ii) fails to pay any other amount
owing by it to the Agent hereunder, is a defaulting lender (a “Defaulting
Lender”).
The
Agent may recover all such amounts owing by a Defaulting Lender on
demand.
(b)
The
failure of any Lender to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of such
Borrowing. Conversely, no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of another
Lender to fund such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing.
(c)
The
Agent
shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made
by
the Borrower to the Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit; nor shall a
Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments hereunder. Amounts
payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by the
Agent. The Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrower the
amount of all such payments received or retained by it for the account of such
Defaulting Lender. For purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect
to the Loan Documents and determining Pro Rata Shares, such Defaulting Lender
shall be deemed not to be a Lender and such Lender’s Commitment or Loans made by
it, as applicable, for such purposes shall be deemed to be zero. This Section
shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until (i) the Defaulting
Lender has paid all amounts required to be paid to the Agent hereunder, or
(ii) the Required Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower shall have waived
such Lender’s default in writing. The operation of this Section shall not be
construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender or to
relieve or excuse the performance by the Borrower of its duties and obligations
hereunder.
(d)
The
Borrower may, by notice (a “Replacement
Notice”)
in
writing to the Agent and a Defaulting Lender, (i) request such Defaulting
Lender to cooperate with the Borrower in obtaining a Replacement Lender for
such
Defaulting Lender; (ii) request the non-Defaulting Lenders to acquire and
assume all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitment, but
none of such Lenders shall be obligated to do so; or (iii) propose a
Replacement Lender. If a Replacement Lender shall be accepted by the Agent
or
one or more of the non-Defaulting Lenders shall agree to acquire and assume
all
or part of a Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitment, then such Defaulting
Lender shall assign, in accordance with Section 11.7, all or part, as the
case may be, of its Loans, Commitment, Revolving Credit Note and other rights
and obligations under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents to such
Replacement Lender or non-Defaulting Lenders, as the case may be, in exchange
for payment of the principal amount of the Loans so assigned and all interest
and fees accrued on such amount so assigned; provided,
however,
that
(i) such assignment shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 11.7, and (ii) prior to any such assignment, the Borrower
shall have (A) paid to such Defaulting Lender all amounts properly demanded
and theretofore unpaid by the Borrower under the second sentence of
Section 2.2(e) (less costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower directly
as a result of the actions of the Defaulting Lender in violation of this
Agreement), and (B) paid to the Agent all amounts properly demanded and
theretofore unpaid by the Borrower under Article IV. If the Replacement
Lender and the non-Defaulting Lenders shall only be willing to acquire less
than
all of a Defaulting Lender’s outstanding Loans and Commitment, the Commitment of
such Defaulting Lender shall not terminate, but shall be reduced
proportionately, and such Defaulting Lender shall continue to be a “Lender”
hereunder with a reduced Commitment and Pro Rata Share. Upon the effective
date
of such assignment, the Borrower shall issue replacement Revolving Credit Notes
to such Replacement Lender, non-Defaulting Lenders and Defaulting Lender, as
the
case may be, in exchange for the Revolving Credit Note of such Defaulting Lender
theretofore outstanding, and such Replacement Lender shall, if not already
a
Lender, become a “Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
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SECTION 2.10 |
Letters
of Credit
|
(a)
The
Agent, upon the request of the Borrower, shall cause Citibank, N.A. or another
bank acceptable to the Agent to issue for the account of the Borrower Letters
of
Credit of a tenor and containing terms acceptable to the Lenders and the issuer
of such Letter of Credit, in a maximum aggregate face amount outstanding at
any
time not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), provided
that
(i) the Agent shall have no obligation to cause to be issued any Letter of
Credit with an expiration date after the Expiration Date, and (ii) if a
Letter of Credit is issued with an expiration date after the Expiration Date,
the Borrower shall Collateralize such Letter of Credit in full immediately.
The
term of any Letter of Credit shall not exceed 360 days from the date of
issuance, subject to renewal in accordance with the terms thereof, but in no
event to a date beyond the Expiration Date. All Letters of Credit shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4, and a sum equal to the
aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be included in
calculating outstanding amounts for purposes of determining compliance with
Section 2.4.
(b)
Immediately
upon issuance or amendment of any Letter of Credit in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 2.10, each Lender shall be deemed to have
irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from the Agent, without
recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent
of
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share, of the liability and obligations under and with
respect to such Letter of Credit and the Letter of Credit Agreement (including,
without limitation, all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, other
than amounts owing to the Agent pursuant to the first sentence of
Section 4.4(b)) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining
thereto.
(c)
Whenever
the Borrower desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Agent a written notice no later than 12:00 Noon (New York time)
at least ten Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the
Agent) in advance of the proposed date of issuance of a letter of credit request
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N (a “Letter
of Credit Request”).
The
transmittal by the Borrower of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed
to
be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the Letter of Credit
may
be issued in accordance with and will not violate any of the requirements of
this Section 2.10. Prior to the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit,
the
Borrower shall provide to the Agent a precise description of the documents
and
the text of any certificate to be presented by the beneficiary of such Letter
of
Credit which, if presented by such beneficiary on or prior to the expiration
date of such Letter of Credit, would require the issuing bank to make payment
under such Letter of Credit. The Agent, in its reasonable judgment, may require
changes in any such documents and certificates. No Letter of Credit shall
require payment against a conforming draft to be made thereunder prior to the
second Business Day after the date on which such draft is
presented.
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(d)
Upon
any
request for a drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof,
(i) the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing
to the Agent for a Revolving Credit Loan on the date on which such drawing
is
honored in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, and (ii) without
regard to satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.2
and
the other terms and conditions of borrowings contained herein, the Lenders
shall, on the date of such drawing, make Revolving Credit Loans comprised of
Base Rate Advances in the amount of such drawing, the proceeds of which shall
be
applied directly by the Agent to reimburse the issuing bank for the amount
of
such drawing or payment. If for any reason, proceeds of Advances are not
received by the Agent on such date in an amount equal to the amount of such
drawing, the Borrower shall reimburse the Agent, on the Business Day immediately
following the date of such drawing, in an amount in same day funds equal to
the
excess of the amount of such drawing over the amount of such Loans, if any,
which are so received, plus
accrued
interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 4.1(a) or 4.2, as
applicable.
(e)
As
among
the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender, the Borrower assumes all risks of
the
acts and omissions of the Agent and the issuing bank (other than for the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or such issuing bank) or misuse
of
the Letters of Credit by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit.
In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, neither the Agent nor
any
of the Lenders shall be responsible (i) for the accuracy, genuineness or
legal effects of any document submitted by any party in connection with the
application for and issuance of or any drawing honored under such Letters of
Credit even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
inaccurate, fraudulent or forged, (ii) for the validity or sufficiency of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign
any
such Letter of Credit, or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason, (iii) for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in
transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex,
telecopy or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher, (iv) for errors in
interpretation of technical terms, (v) for any loss or delay in the
transmission or otherwise of any document required to make a drawing under
any
such Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds thereof, (vi) for the
misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds
of any drawing honored under such Letter of Credit, and (vii) for any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the issuing bank, the
Agent or the Lenders, provided
that the
foregoing shall not release the Agent or the issuing bank for any liability
for
its gross negligence or willful misconduct. None of the above shall affect,
impair, or prevent the vesting of any of the Agent’s rights or powers hereunder.
No action taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent under or in connection
with
any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of the Agent, shall create any liability of the Agent to
the
Borrower or any Lender.
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(f)
The
obligations of the Borrower to reimburse the Agent for drawings honored under
the Letters of Credit and the obligations of the Lenders under this Section
2.10
shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances including, without
limitation, the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (the
“Letter
of Credit Related Documents”);
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the
Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or
entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), the Agent,
any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement,
the
other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated herein or therein or any
unrelated transaction; (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other
documents presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent
or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate
in
any respect; (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the
performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;
(v) failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit or any non-application
or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of any drawing; or
(vi) that a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
SECTION 2.11 |
Sharing
of Payments, Etc
|
If
any
Lender shall obtain at any time any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary,
through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of
Obligations payable to such Lender hereunder at such time in excess of its
ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such
Obligations, to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations payable to all
Lenders hereunder at such time), such Lender shall forthwith purchase from
the
other Lenders such participations in the Obligations payable to them as shall
be
necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably
with each of them; provided,
however,
that,
if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such
purchasing Lender, such purchase from each other Lender shall be rescinded
and
such other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to
the
extent of such other Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i)
the purchase price paid to such Lender, to (ii) the aggregate purchase price
paid to all Lenders) of such recovery together with an amount equal to such
Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such
other Lender’s required repayment, to (ii) the total amount so recovered from
the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the
purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower
agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
pursuant to this Section 2.11 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect
to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of
the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
ARTICLE
III.
SECURITY
SECTION 3.1 |
General
|
To
secure
the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the Obligations, the Borrower
hereby grants to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders a lien on
and
security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to all the
Collateral including, without limitation, its Receivables, Equipment, General
Intangibles, Inventory, Investment Property, and all other personal property,
and all the Property, in each case wherever located, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, and all additions and accessions thereto and substitutions
and replacements therefor and improvements thereon, and all proceeds (whether
in
the form of cash or other property) and products thereof including, without
limitation, all proceeds of insurance covering the same and all tort claims
in
connection therewith. As further security for the Obligations, and to provide
other assurances to the Agent and the Lenders, the Agent and the Lenders shall
receive, among other things:
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(a)
the
Lockbox Account Agreement and any other Control Agreement;
(b)
the
Mortgage;
(c)
the
Pledge Agreement; and
(d)
the
Subsidiary Security Agreement.
This
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement for purposes of the
Code.
SECTION 3.2 |
Further
Security
|
.
The
Borrower also grants to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as
further security for all of the Obligations, a security interest in all of
its
right, title and interest in and to all property of the Borrower in the
possession of or deposited with or in the custody of the Agent or any Affiliate
of the Agent or any representative, agent or correspondent of the Agent and
in
all present and future “deposit accounts” as that term is defined in the Code.
For purposes of this Agreement, any property in which the Agent or any such
Affiliate has any security or title retention interest shall be deemed to be
in
the custody of the Agent or of such Affiliate.
SECTION 3.3 |
Recourse
to Security
|
.
Recourse to security shall not be required for any Obligation hereunder, and
the
Borrower hereby waives any requirement that the Agent or the Lenders exhaust
any
right or take any action against any of the Collateral before proceeding to
enforce the Obligations against the Borrower.
SECTION 3.4 |
Special
Provisions Relating to
Inventory
|
(a)
.
The
security interest in the Inventory granted to the Agent hereunder shall continue
through all steps of manufacture and sale and attach without further act to
raw
materials, work in process, finished goods, returned goods, documents of title
and warehouse receipts, and to proceeds resulting from the sale or other
disposition of such Inventory. If sales of Inventory are made for cash, the
Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Agent the checks or other forms of
payment which it receives, together with any necessary endorsements. The
Borrower will perform any and all steps that the Agent may request to perfect
the Agent’s security interests in the Borrower’s Inventory.
SECTION 3.5 |
Special
Provisions Relating to Receivables
|
(a)
Invoices,
Etc.
On the
Agent’s request therefor, the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent copies of
invoices to customers. The Borrower shall deliver to the Agent (i) the
originals of all letters of credit, notes, and instruments in its favor,
(ii) such endorsements or assignments related thereto as the Agent may
reasonably request, and (iii) the written consent of the issuer of any
letter of credit to the assignment of the proceeds of such letter of credit
by
the Borrower to the Agent.
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(b)
Records,
Collections, Etc.
The
Borrower shall promptly report all customer credits to the Agent, except
customer credits granted in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business. The
Borrower shall not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, settle or adjust
any dispute or claim, or grant any discount (except ordinary trade discounts),
credit or allowance, except in the ordinary course of its business. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or at any time
that
the Agent believes that fraud has occurred, the Agent may (i) settle or
adjust disputes or claims directly with account debtors for amounts and upon
terms which it considers advisable, and (ii) notify account debtors on the
Borrower’s Receivables that such Receivables have been assigned to the Agent,
and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Agent and
no
longer to the Lockbox. Where the Borrower receives collateral of any kind or
nature by reason of transactions between itself and its customers or account
debtors, the Borrower will hold the same on the Agent’s behalf, subject to the
Agent’s instructions, and as property forming part of the Borrower’s
Receivables. Where the Borrower sells services to a customer which also sells
goods or services to it or which may have other claims against it, the Borrower
will so advise the Agent immediately to permit the Agent to establish a reserve
therefor. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and appoints the Agent,
or
any Person the Agent may designate, as its attorney-in-fact, at the Borrower’s
sole cost and expense, to exercise, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing or the Agent believes that fraud has occurred, all of the following
powers, which being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable until all
of
the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full in cash:
(A) to receive, take, endorse, sign, assign and deliver, all in the name of
the Agent or the Borrower, any and all checks, notes, drafts, and other
documents or instruments relating to the Collateral; (B) to receive, open
and dispose of all mail addressed to the Borrower and to notify postal
authorities to change the address for delivery thereof to such address as the
Agent may designate; and (C) to take or bring, in the name of the Agent or
the Borrower, all steps, actions, suits or proceedings deemed by the Agent
necessary or desirable to enforce or effect collection of the Borrower’s
Receivables or file and sign the Borrower’s name on a proof of claim in
bankruptcy or similar document against any obligor of the Borrower. The Borrower
shall maintain a record of its electronic chattel paper that identifies the
Agent as the assignee thereof and otherwise in a manner such that the Agent
has
control over such chattel paper for purposes of the Code.
SECTION 3.6 |
Special
Provisions Relating to Equipment
|
(a)
Repair.
The
Borrower shall keep all of its Equipment in a satisfactory state of repair
and
satisfactory operating condition in accordance with industry standards, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and will, consistent with the exercise of its reasonable
business judgment, make all repairs and replacements when and where necessary
and practical, will not waste or destroy it or any part thereof, and will not
be
negligent in the care or use thereof. The Borrower shall repair and maintain
all
of its Equipment in accordance with industry practices in a manner sufficient
to
continue the operation of its business as heretofore conducted. The Borrower
will use or cause its Equipment to be used in accordance with law and the
manufacturer’s instructions. The Borrower shall keep its Equipment separate
from, and will not annex or affix any of its Equipment to, any part of any
Property or any other realty.
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(b)
Disposal.
Where
the Borrower is permitted to dispose of any of its Equipment under this
Agreement or by any consent thereto hereafter given by the Agent, the Borrower
shall do so at arm’s length, in good faith and by obtaining the maximum amount
of recovery practicable therefor and without impairing the operating integrity
or value of its remaining Equipment.
SECTION 3.7 |
Continuation
of Liens, Etc
|
.
The
Borrower shall defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all
Persons at any time claiming any interest therein, other than claims relating
to
Liens permitted by the Loan Documents. The Borrower agrees to comply with the
requirements of all state and federal laws to grant to the Agent valid and
perfected first priority security interests in the Collateral and shall obtain
a
Control Agreement from any securities intermediary or depository bank in
possession of any of the Borrower’s Investment Property or deposit accounts. The
Agent is hereby authorized by the Borrower to sign the Borrower’s name on any
document or instrument as may be necessary or desirable to establish and
maintain the Liens covering the Collateral and the priority and continued
perfection thereof or file any financing or continuation statements or similar
documents or instruments covering the Collateral whether or not the Borrower’s
signature appears thereon and to describe the Collateral on any financing
statement as “all assets” or “all personal property” or otherwise use a
supergeneric collateral description therefor. The Borrower agrees, from time
to
time, at the Agent’s request, to file notices of Liens, financing statements,
similar documents or instruments, and amendments, renewals and continuations
thereof, and cooperate with the Agent’s representatives, in connection with the
continued perfection (and the priority status thereof) and protection of the
Collateral and the Agent’s Liens thereon. The Borrower agrees that the Agent may
file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement (or any
financing statement related hereto) as a financing statement.
SECTION 3.8 |
Power
of Attorney
|
.
In
addition to all of the powers granted to the Agent in this Article III, the
Borrower hereby appoints and constitutes the Agent as the Borrower’s
attorney-in-fact to sign the Borrower’s name on any of the documents,
instruments and other items described in Section 3.7, to make any filings under
the Uniform Commercial Code covering any of the Collateral, to request at any
time from customers indebted on its Receivables verification of information
concerning such Receivables and the amount owing thereon (provided that any
verification prior to an Event of Default shall not contain the Agent’s name),
and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(i) to convey any item of Collateral to any purchaser thereof, and
(ii) to make any payment or take any act necessary or desirable to protect
or preserve any Collateral. The Agent’s authority hereunder shall include,
without limitation, the authority to execute and give receipt for any
certificate of ownership or any document, to transfer title to any item of
Collateral and to take any other actions arising from or incident to the powers
granted to the Agent under this Agreement. This power of attorney is coupled
with an interest and is irrevocable.
ARTICLE
IV.
INTEREST,
FEES AND EXPENSES
SECTION 4.1 |
Interest
|
The
Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest
on the Advances, payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each
month, commencing with the month immediately following the Closing Date, and
on
the Expiration Date, at the following rates per annum:
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(a)
Base
Rate Advances.
If such
Advance is a Base Rate Advance, at a fluctuating rate which is equal to the
Base
Rate then in effect, each change in such fluctuating rate to take effect
simultaneously with the corresponding change in the Base Rate.
(b)
LIBOR
Rate Advances.
If such
Advance is a LIBOR Rate Advance, at a rate which is equal at all times during
the Interest Period for such LIBOR Rate Advance to (i) the LIBOR Rate,
plus
(ii) one and three-quarters percent (1.75%).
SECTION 4.2 |
Interest
and Letter of Credit Fees After Event of
Default
|
From
the
date of occurrence of any Event of Default until the earlier of the date upon
which (i) all Obligations shall have been paid and satisfied in full and
all Letters of Credit have expired or been terminated, or (ii) such Event
of Default shall have been waived, interest on the Loans shall be payable on
demand at a rate per annum
equal to
the rate that would be otherwise applicable thereto under Section 4.1
plus
up to an
additional two percent (2%) and the letter of credit fee pursuant to Section
4.4(b) shall be payable at the rate that would otherwise apply under Section
4.4(b) plus
up to an
additional two percent (2%).
SECTION 4.3 |
Closing
Fee
|
.
On the
Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent a fully earned, non-refundable
closing fee in the amount of $175,000.
SECTION 4.4 |
Unused
Line Fee; Letter of Credit Fees
|
(a)
The
Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders on the
first Business Day of each month, commencing with the month immediately
following the Closing Date, and on the Expiration Date, in arrears, an unused
line fee equal to three-eighths of one percent (.375%) per annum
of the
difference, if positive, between (i) the Maximum Amount of the Revolving
Facility, and (ii) the average daily aggregate outstanding amount of the
Revolving Credit Loans plus
the
average daily aggregate undrawn amount of all unexpired Letters of Credit during
the immediately preceding month or portion thereof.
(b)
The
Borrower shall promptly pay to the Agent for its own account all fees charged
to
the Agent by any issuer of a Letter of Credit which relate directly to the
opening or amending of or drawing under Letters of Credit. In addition, the
Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders on the
first Business Day of each month, commencing with the month immediately
following the Closing Date, and on the Expiration Date, in arrears, a fee equal
to one and three-quarters percent (1.75%) per annum
on the
daily average of the amount of the Letters of Credit outstanding during the
preceding month or during the interim period ending on the Expiration Date,
as
the case may be.
SECTION 4.5 |
Early
Termination Fee
|
The
Borrower shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time on 120
days’ prior written notice by the Borrower to the Agent, provided
that, on
the date of such termination, all Obligations, including all amounts required
for the Collateralization of Letters of Credit and interest, fees and expenses
payable to the date of such termination, shall be paid in full. If (a) the
Borrower gives such notice to terminate, or (b)(i) the Loans are paid in
full or substantially in full, and (ii) the Commitments are terminated,
including as a result of the Agent terminating the Commitments in accordance
with Section 9.2(b), the Borrower shall pay a fee to the Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders in an amount equal to (A) $125,000 if such
termination or payment occurs prior to the second anniversary of the Closing
Date, or (B) $0.00 if such termination or payment occurs on or after the
second anniversary of the Closing Date; provided
that no
fee otherwise payable pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall be payable if the
Borrower replaces the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement with a credit
facility from CitiCapital or an Affiliate thereof.
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SECTION 4.6 |
Calculations
|
.
All
calculations of interest and fees hereunder shall be made by the Agent on the
basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed in the period
for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent
of
an interest rate, fee or other payment hereunder shall be conclusive and binding
for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION 4.7 |
Indemnification
in Certain Events
|
.
If,
after the Closing Date, (i) any change in or in the interpretation of any
law or regulation is introduced including, without limitation, with respect
to
reserve requirements, applicable to any Lender or any other banking or financial
institution from which any Lender borrows funds or obtains credit, (ii) any
Lender complies with any future guideline or request from any central bank
or
other Governmental Authority, or (iii) any Lender determines that the
adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy,
or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof has or would have the effect
described below, or any Lender complies with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency, and in the case of any event set forth in
this clause (iii), such adoption, change or compliance has or would have
the direct or indirect effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s
capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that
which such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or
compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies as the case may be
with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be
material, and any of the foregoing events described in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) increases the cost to such Lender of funding or maintaining the Loans,
or
reduces the amount receivable in respect thereof by such Lender, then the
Borrower shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent for the benefit
of
such Lender additional amounts sufficient to indemnify such Lender against
such
increase in cost or reduction in amount receivable.
SECTION 4.8 |
Taxes.
|
(a)
Any
and
all payments by the Borrower hereunder or under the Revolving Credit Notes
shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or
future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and
penalties, interest and all other liabilities with respect thereto
(“Taxes”),
including any Taxes imposed under Section 7701(l) of the Internal Revenue Code,
excluding in the case of the Agent or any Lender, taxes imposed on its net
income (including, without limitation, any taxes imposed on branch profits)
and
franchise taxes imposed on the Agent or any Lender by any applicable
jurisdiction. If the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes
from
or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any Loan to or for the
benefit of the Agent or any Lender, (A) the sum payable shall be increased
as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions of Taxes
(including deductions of Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under
this
Section 4.8) the Agent or such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum
it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B) the Borrower
shall make such deductions, and (C) the Borrower shall pay the full amount
so deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance
with applicable law.
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(b)
In
addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, documentary,
excise, privilege, intangible or similar taxes or levies that arise at any
time
or from time to time (i) from any payment made under any and all Loan
Documents, or (ii) from the execution or delivery by the Borrower of, or
from the filing or recording or maintenance of, or otherwise with respect to
the
exercise by the Agent of its rights under, any and all Loan Documents
(hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).
(c)
The
Borrower indemnifies the Agent and each Lender for the full amount of
(i) Taxes imposed on or with respect to amounts payable hereunder,
(ii) Other Taxes, and (iii) any Taxes (other than Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 4.8) paid by the Agent and
any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising solely
therefrom or with respect thereto.
(d)
Within
thirty days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes, the Borrower
will, upon request, furnish to the Agent the original or a certified copy of
a
receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(e)
Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder,
the
agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 4.8
shall survive the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations.
(f)
If
a
Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States
acquires an interest in this Agreement or any Loan (each, a “Tax
Transferee”),
on or
prior to the effective date of such acquisition, it will deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent (i) two valid, duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or
W-8EC1 or any applicable successor form, as the case may be, and any other
required form, certifying in each case that such Tax Transferee is entitled
to
receive payments under this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Notes payable
to
it without deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax or
with
such withholding imposed at a reduced rate; and (ii) a valid, duly
completed IRS Form W-8 or W-9 or any applicable successor form, as the case
may
be, to establish an exemption from United States backup withholding tax. Each
Tax Transferee that delivers to the Borrower and the Agent a Form W-8BEN or
W-8EC1, and Form W-8 or W-9 and any other required form, pursuant to the
preceding sentence, further undertakes to deliver two further copies of such
Form W-8BEN or W-8EC1 and Form W-8 or W-9, or applicable successor forms, or
other manner of required certification, as the case may be, on or before the
date that any such form expires or becomes obsolete or otherwise is required
to
be resubmitted as a condition to obtaining an exemption from a required
withholding of United States federal income tax or entitlement to having such
withholding imposed at a reduced rate or after the occurrence of any event
requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the
Borrower and the Agent, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may
reasonably be requested by the Borrower and the Agent, certifying (A) in
the case of a Form W-8BEN or W-8EC1, that such Tax Transferee is entitled to
receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any
United States federal income taxes or with such withholding imposed at a reduced
rate, unless any change in treaty, law or regulation or official interpretation
thereof has occurred after the effective date of such acquisition or change
and
prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required that
renders all such forms inapplicable or that would prevent such Tax Transferee
from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it, and such
Tax Transferee advises the Borrower and the Agent that it is not capable of
receiving payments (I) without any deduction or withholding of United
States federal income tax or (II) with such withholding at a reduced rate,
as the case may be, or (B) in the case of a Form W-8 or W-9, establishing
an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
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ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
OF LENDING
SECTION 5.1 |
Conditions
to Initial Loan or Letter of
Credit
|
The
obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Loans or of the Agent to cause
to
be issued the initial Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions prior to or concurrent with such initial Loan or Letter
of
Credit:
(a)
the
Agent
shall have received the following, each dated the date of the initial Loan
or
Letter of Credit or as of an earlier date acceptable to the Agent, in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel:
(i)
the
Revolving Credit Notes, each duly executed by the Borrower;
(ii)
the
Pledge Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and acknowledged by each of
the
Borrower’s Subsidiaries, together with (A) the original certificates, if
any, representing the shares of stock or other equity interests pledged
thereunder and undated transfer powers therefor, executed in blank, (B) a
securities account control agreement for any securities credited to a securities
account, duly executed by the Borrower and the securities intermediary in whose
account such securities are maintained, (C) evidence satisfactory to the
Agent that the issuer of any uncertificated securities has agreed it will comply
with instructions originated by the Agent without further consent of the
registered owner thereof, and (D) the original promissory notes pledged
thereunder and undated note powers therefor, executed in blank;
(iii)
the
Subsidiary Guaranty, duly executed by each Subsidiary of the Borrower party
thereto;
(iv)
the
Subsidiary Security Agreement, duly executed by each Subsidiary of the Borrower
party thereto;
(v)
acknowledgment
copies of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (naming the Agent as
secured party and the Loan Parties as debtors and containing a description
of
the applicable Collateral) and duly authorized release or termination
statements, duly filed (or an authorization from all required Persons to file
release or termination statements) in all jurisdictions that the Agent deems
necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the Liens created hereunder and
under the Security Documents;
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(vi)
completed
requests for information, dated on or before the date of the initial Loan or
Letter of Credit, listing all effective financing statements filed in the
jurisdictions referred to in clause (v) above and in all other
jurisdictions that the Agent deems necessary or desirable to confirm the
priority of the Liens created hereunder and under the Security Documents, that
name each of the Loan Parties as debtor, together with copies of such financing
statements;
(vii)
a
completed perfection certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit M,
signed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party;
(viii)
the
Contribution Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party;
(ix)
a
solvency certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of each of the Loan Parties
other than Xxxxxx Distribution Services, LLC, for which the Manager thereof
shall execute such certificate, in the form of Exhibit L;
(x)
a
Borrowing Base Certificate, duly executed by the Borrower’s Chief Financial
Officer;
(xi)
(A) the
audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005,
certified by the Auditors, and unaudited Financial Statements for the
eight-month period ended August 31, 2006, certified by the Borrower’s Chief
Financial Officer, and (B) a certificate executed by the Borrower’s Chief
Financial Officer in the form of Exhibit O, certifying that since
December 31, 2005, no change, event, occurrence or development or event
involving a prospective change in the business, prospects, operations, results
of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of
a
Loan Party has occurred which has had or could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, and that all information provided by or on behalf
of
the Loan Parties to the Agent hereunder or in connection herewith is true and
correct in all respects;
(xii)
an
opinion of counsel for each Loan Party covering such matters incident to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Agent may reasonably require,
which such counsel is hereby requested by the Borrower on behalf of all the
Loan
Parties to provide;
(xiii)
certified
copies of all policies of insurance required by this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, together with loss payee endorsements for all such policies
naming the Agent as lender loss payee and an additional
insured;
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(xiv)
copies
of
the Governing Documents of each Loan Party and a copy of the resolutions of
the
Board of Directors (or similar evidence of authorization) of each Loan Party
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
other
Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or is to be a party, and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, attached to which is a certificate
of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party certifying
(A) that such copies of the Governing Documents and resolutions (or similar
evidence of authorization) relating to such Loan Party are true, complete and
accurate copies thereof, have not been amended or modified since the date of
such certificate and are in full force and effect, (B) the incumbency,
names and true signatures of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to
sign
the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (C) that attached thereto is
a list of all persons authorized to execute and deliver Notices of Borrowing,
Notices of Continuation and Notices of Conversion on behalf of the
Borrower;
(xv)
a
certified copy of a certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of
incorporation of each Loan Party, dated within two days of the Closing Date,
listing the certificate of incorporation of such Loan Party and each amendment
thereto on file in such official’s office and certifying that (A) such
amendments are the only amendments to such certificate of incorporation on
file
in that office, (B) such Loan Party has paid all franchise taxes to the
date of such certificate, and (C) such Loan Party is in good standing in
that jurisdiction;
(xvi)
a
good
standing certificate from the Secretary of State of each state in which each
Loan Party is qualified as a foreign corporation, each dated within ten days
of
the Closing Date;
(xvii)
a
letter
or electronic advice, including e-mail, from the Borrower to the Auditors and
acknowledged by the Auditors authorizing the Agent to discuss the financial
condition of the Loan Parties with the Auditors and their personnel and
directing the Auditors to cooperate with the Agent with respect
thereto;
(xviii)
a
consent
to the assignment to the Agent of the proceeds of each letter of credit, if
any,
issued in favor of the Borrower, duly executed by the issuer
thereof;
(xix)
evidence
that the Borrower maintains a record of its electronic chattel paper, if any,
that identifies the Agent as the assignee thereof and otherwise in a manner
such
that the Agent has control over such chattel paper, if any, for purposes of
the
Code; and
(xx)
such
other agreements, instruments, documents and evidence as the Agent deems
necessary in its sole and absolute discretion in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b)
There
shall be no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due inquiry,
threatened litigation, proceeding, inquiry or other action (i) seeking an
injunction or other restraining order, damages or other relief with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
or
(ii) which affects or could affect the business, prospects, operations,
assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Loan Party,
except, in the case of clause (ii), where such litigation, proceeding,
inquiry or other action could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(c)
The
Borrower shall have paid (i) all reasonable fees and expenses of the Agent
in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of
the
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all of the Agent’s examination,
audit, appraisal and travel expenses and the fees and expenses of counsel to
the
Agent), and (ii) the closing fee payable under Section 4.3 and all other
fees referred to in this Agreement that are required to be paid on the Closing
Date.
(d)
All
financing and termination statements under the Code specified in Section
5.1(a)(v) shall have been filed or authorized to be filed, and (ii) all
consents or authorizations specified in Schedule 6.1(f) shall have been
obtained.
(e)
No
change, occurrence, event or development or event involving a prospective change
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect shall have
occurred and be continuing.
(f)
The
Agent
and its counsel shall have performed (i) a review satisfactory to the Agent
of all of the Material Contracts and other assets (including, without
limitation, leases of operating facilities) of each Loan Party, the financial
condition of each Loan Party, including all of its tax, litigation,
environmental and other potential contingent liabilities, the corporate or
limited liability company, as the case may be, and capital structure of each
Loan Party and the cash management and management information systems of the
Borrower and each other Loan Party, (ii) a pre-closing audit and collateral
review, and (iii) reviews and investigations of such other matters as the
Agent and its counsel deem appropriate, in each case with results satisfactory
to the Agent.
(g)
The
Loan
Parties shall be in compliance with all Requirements of Law (including, without
limitation, those relating to income, unemployment and Social Security taxes,
those set out in ERISA and those relating to Hazardous Materials, whether set
out in Environmental Laws or otherwise) and Material Contracts, other than
such
noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h)
The
Liens
in favor of the Agent shall have been duly perfected and shall constitute first
priority Liens, and the Collateral shall be free and clear of all Liens other
than Liens in favor of the Agent and Permitted Liens.
(i)
After
giving effect to all Revolving Credit Loans to be made and all Letters of Credit
to be issued on the Closing Date, the difference
between
(i) the lesser
of
(A) the Borrowing Base, and (B) the Maximum Amount of the Revolving
Facility, and (ii) the sum
of
(A) the aggregate outstanding amount of such Revolving Credit Loans and
(B) the aggregate face amount of such Letters of Credit, shall exceed
$17,500,000.
(j)
The
Agent
shall have completed all due diligence, including, without limitation, a field
examination of the Loan Parties’ assets, liabilities, financial statements, and
books and records, and the Agent shall be satisfied with the results of such
due
diligence.
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(k)
The
Borrower shall have prepared and delivered to the Agent and the Lenders a
schedule showing the Borrower’s ownership of Subsidiaries and a list of the
Borrower’s Affiliates, which schedule may be in substantially the form of
Schedule 6.1(g).
(l)
The
Agent
and its counsel shall be satisfied with all of the Loan Documents and the terms
of the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.2 |
Conditions
Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of
Credit
|
.
The
obligation of the Lenders to make any Loan or the Agent to cause to be issued
any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:
(a)
all
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Loan or Letter
of Credit as if then made, other than representations and warranties that
expressly relate solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been
true and correct as of such earlier date;
(b)
no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result from the making of the requested Loan or the issuance of the requested
Letter of Credit as of the date of such request; and
(c)
no
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
6.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Borrower; Reliance by the Lenders
The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
The
Borrower (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, (ii) has the
corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to transact
the businesses in which it presently is, or proposes to be, engaged, and
(iii) is duly qualified, authorized to do business and in good standing in
each jurisdiction where it presently is, or proposes to be, engaged in business,
except to the extent that the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule
6.1(a) specifies the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is organized and all
jurisdictions in which the Borrower is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation as of the Closing Date.
(b)
Locations
of Offices, Records and Collateral.
The
address of the principal place of business and chief executive office of the
Borrower is, and the books and records of the Borrower and all of its chattel
paper and records of its Receivables are maintained exclusively in the
possession of the Borrower at, the address of the Borrower specified in Schedule
6.1(b). There is no location at which the Borrower maintains any Collateral
other than the locations specified for it in Schedule 6.1(b). Schedule 6.1(b)
specifies all Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and indicates
whether each location specified therein is leased or owned by the
Borrower.
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(c)
Authority.
It has
the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. All
corporate action necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by it
of
the Loan Documents to which it is a party (including the consent of shareholders
where required) has been taken.
(d)
Enforceability.
This
Agreement is and, when executed and delivered, each other Loan Document to
which
it is a party, will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally, and (ii) general principles of equity.
(e)
No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance by it of each Loan Document to which it
is a
party do not and will not contravene (i) any of the Governing Documents of
the Borrower, (ii) any Requirement of Law, or (iii) any Material
Contract and will not result in the imposition of any Liens upon any of its
properties except in favor of the Agent.
(f)
Consents
and Filings.
Except
in connection with terminating the Wachovia Loan and the liens and security
interests arising therefrom, no consent, authorization or approval of, or filing
with or other act by, any shareholders of the Borrower, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or the continuing operations of the Borrower following such
consummation, except (i) those that have been obtained or made and are
specified in Schedule 6.1(f), and (ii) the filing of financing and
termination statements under the Code and the recording of the Mortgage and
related releases.
(g)
Ownership;
Subsidiaries.
The
capital stock or limited liability company interests, as the case may
be, of
each
of the Subsidiaries are owned by the Persons and in the amounts specified in
Schedule 6.1(g). Schedule 6.1(g) sets forth the exact correct legal name of
each
of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower, in each case as specified in the public
record of the jurisdiction of its organization, and of the Persons that own
the
capital stock or limited liability company interests therein.
(h)
Solvency.
It is
Solvent and will be Solvent upon the completion of all transactions contemplated
to occur on or before the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the
Loans, if any, to be made on the Closing Date).
(i)
Financial
Data.
It has
provided to the Agent complete and accurate copies of its annual audited
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and
unaudited Financial Statements for the eight-month period ended August 31,
2006. Such Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods involved and fairly present the
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries for each of the periods covered. Except as specified in Schedule
6.1(i), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Contingent Obligation
or
liability for taxes, unrealized losses, unusual forward or long-term commitments
or long-term leases, which is not reflected in such Financial Statements or
the
footnotes thereto. During the period from December 31, 2005 to and
including the date hereof, there has been no sale, transfer or other disposition
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business
or property and no purchase or other acquisition of any business or property
(including any capital stock of any other Person) material in relation to the
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at December 31,
2005. Since December 31, 2005, (i) there has been no change,
occurrence, development or event, which has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) none of the capital stock of
the Borrower has been redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired for
value by the Borrower.
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(j)
Accuracy
and Completeness of Information.
All
data, reports and information heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter
furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to the Agent or the
Auditors for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document, or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, are or will be
true
and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such data, reports
and information are dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state
any material fact necessary to make such data, reports and information not
misleading at such time. There are no facts now known to any Responsible Officer
of the Borrower which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and which have not been specified
herein, in the Financial Statements, or in any certificate, opinion or other
written statement previously furnished by the Borrower to the
Agent.
(k)
No
Joint Ventures or Partnerships.
Except
as specified in Schedule 6.1(k), it is not engaged in any joint venture or
partnership with any other Person.
(l)
Corporate
and Trade Name.
During
the past five years, the Borrower has not been known by or used any other
corporate, trade or fictitious name except for its name as set forth in the
introductory paragraph and on the signature page of this Agreement, which is
the
exact correct legal name of the Borrower.
(m)
No
Actual or Pending Material Modification of Business.
There
exists no actual or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry,
threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any modification
or
change in, the business relationship of the Borrower with any customer or group
of customers which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)
No
Broker’s or Finder’s Fees.
No
broker or finder brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Loans
or
financial accommodations afforded hereunder or in connection herewith by the
Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates. No broker’s or finder’s
fees or commissions will be payable by the Borrower to any Person in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(o)
Investment
Company.
It is
not an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or
“principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any
Loans, the issuance of any Letters of Credit or the application of the proceeds
or repayment thereof by the Borrower or the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit,
nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the other Loan Documents, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.
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(p)
Margin
Stock.
It does
not own any “margin stock” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the
Federal Reserve Board.
(q)
Taxes
and Tax Returns.
(i)
It
has
properly completed and timely filed all income tax returns it is required to
file. The information filed is complete and accurate in all material respects.
All deductions taken in such income tax returns are appropriate and in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations, except deductions that may
have
been disallowed but are being challenged in good faith and for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(ii)
All
taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for periods beginning
prior to the date hereof have been timely paid (or, if not yet due, adequate
reserves therefor have been established) by it and the Borrower has no liability
for taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserves so
established.
(iii)
No
deficiencies for taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any taxing
or
other Governmental Authority against the Borrower and no tax Liens have been
filed with respect thereto. There are no pending or threatened audits,
investigations or claims for or relating to any liability of the Borrower for
taxes, and there are no matters under discussion with any Governmental Authority
which could result in an additional liability for taxes. The federal income
tax
returns of the Borrower have not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service
since 2001. No extension of a statute of limitations relating to taxes,
assessments, fees or other governmental charges is in effect with respect to
the
Borrower.
(iv)
It
is not
a party to, and has no obligations under, any written tax sharing agreement
or
agreement regarding payments in lieu of taxes.
(r)
No
Judgments or Litigation.
Except
as specified in Schedule 6.1(r), no judgments, orders, writs or decrees are
outstanding against it, nor is there now pending or, to its knowledge after
due
inquiry, threatened litigation, contested claim, investigation, arbitration,
or
governmental proceeding by or against the Borrower that (i) individually or
in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes, any other Loan Document or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(s)
Title
to Property.
It has
(i) good and marketable fee simple title to or valid leasehold interests in
all of its Property, and (ii) good and marketable title to all of its other
property, in each case free and clear of Liens other than Liens permitted by
Section 7.2(i).
(t)
No
Other Indebtedness.
On the
Closing Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
it
has no Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under Section
7.2(a).
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(u)
Investments;
Contracts.
The
Borrower (i) has not committed to make any Investment; (ii) is not a
party to any indenture, agreement, contract, instrument or lease, or subject
to
any charter, bylaw or other corporate or similar restriction or any injunction,
order, restriction or decree, which could materially and adversely affect its
business, operations, assets or financial condition; (iii) is not a party
to any “take or pay” contract as to which it is the purchaser; and (iv) has
no material contingent or long-term liability, including any management
contracts, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(v)
Compliance
with Laws.
On the
Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
it is
not in default under any term of any Requirement of Law other than any default
which, when taken together with all other similar defaults, could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w)
Rights
in Collateral; Priority of Liens.
All of
the Collateral of the Borrower is owned or leased by it free and clear, upon
the
termination of the liens and security interests in favor of Wachovia Bank,
National Association, Bank of America, N.A., and Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx &
Co. provided in connection with and as security for the Wachovia Loan, of any
and all Liens in favor of third parties, other than Liens in favor of the Agent
and Permitted Liens. Upon the proper filing of the financing and termination
statements specified in Section 5.1(a)(v) and the recording of the Mortgage
and
releases specified in Section 7.1(t), the Liens granted by the Borrower and
the other Loan Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents constitute valid,
enforceable and perfected first priority Liens on the Collateral.
(x)
ERISA.
(i)
Neither
it nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to any Plan, other than
those specified in Schedule 6.1(x).
(ii)
It
and
each ERISA Affiliate have fulfilled all contribution obligations for each Plan
(including obligations related to the minimum funding standards of ERISA and
the
Internal Revenue Code), and no application for a funding waiver or an extension
of any amortization period pursuant to Sections 303 and 304 of ERISA or Section
412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been made with respect to any
Plan.
(iii)
No
Termination Event has occurred nor has any other event occurred that is likely
to result in a Termination Event. Neither it or any ERISA Affiliate, nor any
fiduciary of any Plan, is subject to any direct or indirect liability with
respect to any Plan under any Requirement of Law or agreement, except for
ordinary funding obligations which are not past due.
(iv)
Neither
it nor any ERISA Affiliate is required to or reasonably expects to be required
to provide security to any Plan under Section 307 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(v)
It
and
each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to
all
Plans. There has been no prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code (a “Prohibited
Transaction”)
with
respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan. It and each ERISA Affiliate
have
made when due any and all payments required to be made under any agreement
relating to a Multiemployer Plan or any Requirement of Law pertaining thereto.
With respect to each Plan and Multiemployer Plan, neither it nor any ERISA
Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC or had asserted against it
any
penalty for failure to fulfill the minimum funding requirements of ERISA other
than for payments of premiums in the ordinary course of business.
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(vi)
Each
Plan
which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and no event has
occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification.
(vii)
The
aggregate actuarial present value of all benefit liabilities (whether or not
vested) under each Pension Plan, determined on a plan termination basis, as
disclosed in, and as of the date of, the most recent actuarial report for such
Pension Plan, does not exceed the aggregate fair market value of the assets
of
such Pension Plan as of such date.
(viii)
Neither
it nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any
liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under
Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in any such liability) under Section 4201
or
4243 of ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan.
(ix)
To
the
extent that any Plan is funded with insurance, it and each ERISA Affiliate
have
paid when due all premiums required to be paid. To the extent that any Plan
is
funded other than with insurance, it and each ERISA Affiliate have made when
due
all contributions required to be paid.
(y)
Intellectual
Property.
Set
forth on Schedule 6.1(y) is a complete and accurate list of all patents,
trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights, and all applications
therefor and licenses thereof, of the Borrower, showing as of the date hereof
the jurisdiction in which registered, the registration number, the date of
registration and the expiration date. The Borrower owns or licenses all patents,
trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, trade secrets, know-how,
copyrights, or licenses and other rights with respect to any of the foregoing,
which are necessary or advisable for the operation of its business as conducted
at present or proposed to be conducted. The Borrower has not infringed any
patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright, license or other right
owned by any other Person by the sale or use of any product, process, method,
substance, part or other material currently contemplated to be sold or used,
where such sale or use could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and no claim or litigation is pending, or, to the best of the Borrower’s
knowledge, threatened against the Borrower that contests its right to sell
or
use any such product, process, method, substance, part or other
material.
(z)
Labor
Matters.
Schedule 6.1(z) accurately sets forth all labor contracts to which the Borrower
is a party as of the Closing Date, and their dates of expiration. There are
no
existing or threatened strikes, lockouts or other disputes relating to any
collective bargaining or similar agreement to which the Borrower is a party
which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(aa)
Compliance
with Environmental Laws.
(i) It is not the subject of any judicial or administrative proceeding or
investigation relating to the violation of any Environmental Law or asserting
potential liability arising from the release or disposal by any Person of any
Hazardous Materials, (ii) it has not filed with or received from any
Governmental Authority or other Person any notice, order, stipulation or
directive under any Environmental Law, nor is it aware of any pending
discussions within any Governmental Authority, concerning the treatment,
storage, disposal, spill or release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Materials at, on, beneath or adjacent to Property owned or leased by it, or
the
release or threatened release at any other location of any Hazardous Material
generated, used, stored, treated, transported or released by or on behalf of
the
Borrower, (iii) it has disposed of all its waste in accordance with all
applicable laws and it has not improperly stored or disposed of any waste at,
on, beneath or adjacent to any of its Property and none of its Property contains
any waste fill, (iv) it has no knowledge of any contingent liability for
any release of any Hazardous Materials, and there has been no spill or release
of any Hazardous Materials at any of its Property in violation of Environmental
Laws, (v) to the knowledge of the Borrower, all of its Property (including,
without limitation, its Equipment) is free, and has at all times been free,
of
Hazardous Materials and underground storage tanks, and (vi) to the
knowledge of the Borrower, none of its Property has ever been used as a waste
disposal site, whether registered or unregistered.
(bb)
Licenses
and Permits.
It has
obtained and holds in full force and effect all franchises, licenses, leases,
permits, certificates, authorizations, qualifications, easements, rights of
way
and other rights and approvals which are necessary or advisable for the
operation of its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be
conducted, except where the failure to possess any of the foregoing
(individually or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(cc)
Government
Regulation.
It is
not subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce
Act or any other Requirement of Law that limits its ability to incur
Indebtedness or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.
(dd)
Material
Contracts.
Set
forth on Schedule 6.1(dd) is a complete and accurate list of all Material
Contracts of the Borrower, showing as of the date hereof the parties, subject
matter and term thereof. Each such contract has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Borrower and each other party thereto. Except as specified
in Schedule 6.1(dd), each Material Contract of the Borrower is in full
force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against all parties thereto
in accordance with its terms, and there exists no default under such contract
of
the Borrower by any party thereto.
(ee)
Business
and Properties.
No
business of the Borrower is affected by any fire, explosion, accident, drought,
storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other
casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(ff)
Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
as specified in Schedule 6.1(ff), the Borrower is not a party to or bound
by any agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) to which any Affiliate
of the Borrower is a party except (i) in the ordinary course of and
pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower, and
(ii) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower than
it could obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an unaffiliated
Person.
(gg)
Compliance
with Anti-Terrorism Laws.
The
Borrower is and will remain in full compliance with all laws and regulations
applicable to it including, without limitation, (i) ensuring that no Person
who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Borrower is or
shall be (A) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person
List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”),
Department of the Treasury, or any other similar list maintained by the OFAC
under any authorizing statute, Executive Order, or regulation or (B) a Person
designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) of Executive Order No. 13224
(September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any similar Executive
Order, and (ii) compliance with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act
(“BSA”)
laws,
regulations and government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention
and
detection of money laundering violations. The Borrower acknowledges that each
of
the Agent and the Lenders have notified the Borrower and the other Loan Parties
that the Agent and the Lenders are required, under the USA Xxxxxxx Xxx, 00
X.X.X. §0000 (the “Patriot
Act”),
to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and the
other
Loan Parties including, without limitation, the name and address of the Borrower
and the other Loan Parties and such other information that will allow the Agent
and the Lenders to identify the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in
accordance with the Patriot Act.
All
representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement and in
each other Loan Document to which it is a party shall survive the execution
and
delivery hereof and thereof and the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that the Lenders
are
relying on such representations and warranties without independent inquiry
in
entering into this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII.
COVENANTS
OF THE BORROWER
SECTION
7.1 Affirmative
Covenants
Until
termination of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction of all Obligations
in
full, and termination, Collateralization or expiration of all Letters of
Credit:
(a)
Corporate
Existence.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain
their corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, existence,
(ii) maintain in full force and effect all material licenses, bonds,
franchises, leases, trademarks, qualifications and authorizations to do
business, and all material patents, contracts and other rights necessary or
advisable to the profitable conduct of its businesses, and (iii) continue
in the same lines of business as currently conducted by it.
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(b)
Maintenance
of Property.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep all property
useful and necessary to its business in good working order and condition
(ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance with its past operating
practices.
(c)
Affiliate
Transactions.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct
transactions with any of its Affiliates on an arm’s-length basis or other basis
no less favorable to the Borrower or Subsidiary than would apply in a
transaction with a non-Affiliate and which are approved by the board of
directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower or
Subsidiary.
(d)
Taxes.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay, when due,
(i) all tax assessments, and other governmental charges and levies imposed
against it or any of its property and (ii) all lawful claims that, if
unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property; provided,
however,
that,
unless such tax assessment, charge, levy or claim has become a Lien on any
of
the property of the Borrower or Subsidiary, it need not be paid if it is being
contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
an
adequate reserve or other appropriate provision shall have been established
therefor as required in accordance with GAAP.
(e)
Requirements
of Law.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all
Requirements of Law applicable to it, including, without limitation, all
applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws and regulations, including,
without limitation, those relating to environmental and employee matters
(including the collection, payment and deposit of employees’ income,
unemployment, Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance taxes) and with
respect to pension liabilities, provided
that the
Borrower shall not be deemed in violation hereof if the Borrower’s or any such
Subsidiary’s failure to comply with any of the foregoing could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Insurance.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain public
liability insurance, business interruption insurance, third party property
damage insurance and replacement value insurance on its assets (including the
Collateral) under such policies of insurance, with such insurance companies,
in
such amounts and covering such risks as are at all times satisfactory to the
Agent, all of which policies covering the Collateral shall name the Agent as
an
additional insured and the lender loss payee in case of loss, and contain other
provisions as the Agent may require to protect fully the Agent’s interest in the
Collateral and any payments to be made under such policies.
(g)
Books
and Records; Inspections.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain
books and records (including computer records and programs) of account
pertaining to the assets, liabilities and financial transactions of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good
business practice, which shall exclude the assets, liabilities and financial
transactions of all direct and indirect members, shareholders, Subsidiaries
and
Affiliates of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) provide the Agent
and its agents and one representative of each of the Lenders access to the
premises of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at any time and from time to
time,
during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice under the circumstances,
and at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default
or
Event of Default, for the purposes of (A) inspecting and verifying the
Collateral, (B) inspecting and copying (at the Borrower’s expense) any and
all records pertaining thereto, and (C) discussing the affairs, finances
and business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with any officer, employee
or
director thereof or with the Auditors, all of whom are hereby authorized to
disclose to the Agent and the Lenders all financial statements, work papers,
and
other information relating to such affairs, finances or business. The Borrower
shall reimburse the Agent for the reasonable travel and related expenses of
the
Agent’s employees or, at the Agent’s option, of such outside accountants or
examiners as may be retained by the Agent to verify or inspect Collateral,
records or documents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a regular basis
or
for a special inspection if the Agent deems the same appropriate. If the Agent’s
own employees are used, the Borrower shall also pay such reasonable per diem
allowance as the Agent may from time to time establish, or, if outside examiners
or accountants are used, the Borrower shall also pay the Agent such sum as
the
Agent may be obligated to pay as fees therefor. All such Obligations may be
charged to the Loan Account or any other account of the Borrower with the Agent
or any of its Affiliates. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to
communicate directly with the Auditors to disclose to the Agent any and all
financial information regarding the Borrower including, without limitation,
matters relating to any audit and copies of any letters, memoranda or other
correspondence related to the business, financial condition or other affairs
of
the Borrower.
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(h)
Notification
Requirements.
The
Borrower shall timely give the Agent the following notices and other
documents:
(i)
Notice
of Defaults.
Promptly, and in any event within two Business Days after becoming aware of
the
occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, a certificate of a Responsible
Officer specifying the nature thereof and the Borrower’s proposed response
thereto, each in reasonable detail.
(ii)
Proceedings
or Changes.
Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after the Borrower becomes
aware of (A) any proceeding including, without limitation, any proceeding
the subject of which is based in whole or in part on a commercial tort claim
being instituted or threatened to be instituted by or against a Loan Party
or
any of its Subsidiaries in any federal, state, local or foreign court or before
any commission or other regulatory body (federal, state, local or foreign)
involving a sum, together with the sum involved in all other similar
proceedings, in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) any order,
judgment or decree involving a sum, together with the sum of all other orders,
judgments or decrees, in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate being entered
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
property or assets, (C) any notice or correspondence issued to any Loan
Party or Subsidiary thereof by a Governmental Authority warning, threatening
or
advising of the commencement of any investigation involving such Loan Party
or
Subsidiary or any of its property or assets, (D) any actual or prospective
change, development or event which has had or could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (E) the cessation of the business
relationships of the Borrower with any customers of the Borrower whose xxxxxxxx
for services rendered have accounted for more than fifteen percent (15%) in
the
aggregate of the gross receipts of the Borrower in any year since the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005, or the receipt by the Borrower of any notice
of an intention to terminate any such relationship, (F) the cessation of
the business relationships of the Borrower with any vendors or suppliers of
the
Borrower that have accounted for more than fifteen percent (15%) in the
aggregate (either in number or volume of business) for the goods and services
to
the Borrower in any year since the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, or
the receipt by the Borrower of any notice of an intention to terminate any
such
relationship, (G) a change in the location of any Collateral from the
locations specified in Schedule 6.1(b), or (H) a proposed or actual change
of the name, identity, corporate or limited liability company, as the case
may
be, structure or jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party thereof, a
written statement describing such proceeding, order, judgment, decree, change,
development or event and any action being taken by such Loan Party or any of
its
Subsidiaries with respect thereto.
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(iii)
ERISA
Notices.
(A)
Promptly,
and in any event within ten Business Days after a Termination Event has
occurred, a written statement of a Responsible Officer describing such
Termination Event and any action that is being taken with respect thereto by
the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and any action taken or threatened by the
Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC;
(B)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after the filing thereof with the
Internal Revenue Service, a copy of each funding waiver request filed with
respect to any Plan subject to the funding requirements of Section 412 of the
Internal Revenue Code and all communications received by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate with respect to such request;
(C)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower or
any
ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC’s intention to terminate a Pension Plan or to have a
trustee appointed to administer a Pension Plan, a copy of each such
notice;
(D)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after the occurrence thereof, notice
(including the nature of the event and, when known, any action taken or
threatened by the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC with respect thereto)
of:
(1)
any
Prohibited Transaction which could subject the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
to a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed
by Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with any Plan, or
any
trust created thereunder,
(2)
any
cessation of operations (by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at a facility
in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA,
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(3)
a
failure
by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make a payment to a Plan required
to
avoid imposition of a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA or Section 412(n)
of
the Internal Revenue Code,
(4)
the
adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such
Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or
(5)
any
change in the actuarial assumptions or funding methods used for any Plan where
the effect of such change is to increase materially or reduce materially the
unfunded benefit liability or obligation to make periodic
contributions;
(E)
promptly
upon the request of the Agent, each annual report (IRS Form 5500 series) and
all
accompanying schedules, the most recent actuarial reports, the most recent
financial information concerning the financial status of each Plan administered
or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and schedules showing
the
amounts contributed to each Pension Plan by or on behalf of the Borrower or
any
ERISA Affiliate in which any of its personnel participate or from which such
personnel may derive a benefit, and each Schedule B (Actuarial Information)
to
the annual report filed by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to each such Plan;
(F)
promptly
upon the filing thereof, copies of any Form 5310, or any successor or equivalent
form to Form 5310, filed with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with
the termination of any Plan, and copies of any standard termination notice
or
distress termination notice filed with the PBGC in connection with the
termination of any Pension Plan;
(G)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, notice and demand for payment of withdrawal
liability under Section 4201 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer
Plan;
(H)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, notice by the Department of Labor of any
penalty, audit, investigation or purported violation of ERISA with respect
to a
Plan;
(I)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, notice by the Internal Revenue Service or
the
Treasury Department of any income tax deficiency or delinquency, excise tax
penalty, audit or investigation with respect to a Plan; and
(J)
promptly,
and in any event within three Business Days after receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, notice of any administrative or judicial
complaint, or the entry of a judgment, award or settlement agreement, in either
case with respect to a Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(iv)
Material
Contracts.
Promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days after any Material Contract
is terminated or amended in any material respect, or any new Material Contract
is entered into, a written statement describing such event, with copies of
amendments or new contracts, and an explanation of any actions being taken
with
respect thereto.
(v)
Environmental
Matters.
Promptly, and in any event within ten days after receipt by a Loan Party
thereof, copies of each (A) written notice that any violation of any
Environmental Law may have been committed or is about to be committed by a
Loan
Party which violation could reasonably be expected to result in liability or
involve remediation costs in excess of $250,000, (B) written notice that
any administrative or judicial complaint or order has been filed or is about
to
be filed against a Loan Party alleging violations of any Environmental Law
or
requiring a Loan Party to take any action in connection with the release of
toxic or Hazardous Materials into the environment which violation or action
could reasonably be expected to result in liability or involve remediation
costs
in excess of $250,000, (C) written notice from a Governmental Authority or
other Person alleging that a Loan Party may be liable or responsible for costs
associated with a response to or cleanup of a release of a Hazardous Material
into the environment or any damages caused thereby which costs could reasonably
be expected to exceed $250,000, or (D) Environmental Law adopted, enacted
or issued after the date hereof of which the Borrower becomes aware which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)
Casualty
Loss.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) provide
written notice to the Agent, within ten Business Days, of any material damage
to, the destruction of or any other material loss to any asset or property
owned
or used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than any such asset
or
property with a net book value (individually or in the aggregate) less than
$150,000 or any condemnation, confiscation or other taking, in whole or in
part,
or any event that otherwise diminishes so as to render impracticable or
unreasonable the use of such asset or property owned or used by the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries together with a statement of the amount of the damage,
destruction, loss or diminution in value (a “Casualty
Loss”),
and
(ii) diligently file and prosecute its claim for any award or payment in
connection with a Casualty Loss.
(j)
Qualify
to Transact Business.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, qualify to transact
business as a foreign corporation, limited partnership or limited liability
company, as the case may be, in each jurisdiction where the nature or extent
of
its business or the ownership of its property requires it to be so qualified
or
authorized and where failure to qualify or be authorized could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)
Financial
Reporting.
The
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent the following:
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(i)
Annual
Financial Statements.
As soon
as available, but not later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year,
beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, (A) the
Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ annual audited and certified consolidated and
unaudited consolidating Financial Statements for or as of the end of the prior
fiscal year, except that the Borrower shall not be required to deliver
consolidating statements of cash flow; (B) a comparison in reasonable
detail to the prior year’s audited Financial Statements; (C) the Auditors’
opinion without Qualification, a “management letter” and a statement indicating
that the Auditors have not obtained knowledge of the existence of any Default
or
Event of Default during their audit; and (D) a narrative discussion of each
Loan Party’s financial condition and results of operations and the liquidity and
capital resources for such fiscal year, all on a consolidated and consolidating
basis, prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(ii)
Projections.
(A) Prior to the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, that portion of
the Business Plan consisting of a profit and loss statement of the Borrower
for
the immediately following fiscal year, and (B) within sixty days after the
end of such fiscal year of the Borrower then concluded, the remaining portions
of the Business Plan for such following fiscal year, certified by the Chief
Financial Officer of the Borrower, which Business Plan will have been prepared
in good faith on the basis of assumptions which were fair in the context of
the
conditions existing at the time of delivery thereof and which represented at
the
time of delivery thereof the Borrower’s best estimate of its future financial
performance.
(iii)
Monthly
Financial Statements.
As soon
as available, but not later than thirty-five days after the end of each month
(other than March, June, September and December, and as to such months, not
later than forty-five days after the end thereof), commencing with the month
of
September, 2006, (A) the Borrower’s interim consolidated and consolidating
Financial Statements as at the end of such month and for the fiscal year to
date, except that the Borrower shall not be required to deliver consolidating
statements of cash flow, together with a comparison thereof to the corresponding
month and fiscal year to date in the immediately prior fiscal year and to the
corresponding portions of the most recent Business Plan, except that such
comparison to such Business Plan shall be limited to the Borrower’s consolidated
(and not consolidating) Financial Statements, and (B) a certification by
the Borrower’s Chief Financial Officer that such Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP and are fairly stated in all material respects
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(iv)
Compliance
Certificate.
As soon
as available, but not later than forty-five days after the end of the fiscal
quarter, if any, in which the Trigger Date occurs and each fiscal quarter
thereafter, a compliance certificate, substantially in the form of
Exhibit G (a “Compliance
Certificate”),
signed by the Borrower’s Chief Financial Officer, with an attached schedule of
calculations demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenant as of the
end
of such quarter.
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(v)
Borrowing
Base Certificate.
Monthly
not later than fifteen days following the end of each month, a borrowing base
certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, detailing the Eligible
Receivables, containing a calculation of availability and reflecting all sales,
xxxxxxxx for services rendered, collections, and debit and credit adjustments,
as of the last day of (or for) the preceding month, which shall be prepared
by
or under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower and
certified by such officer (a “Borrowing
Base Certificate”).
(vi)
Agings.
Monthly, not later than the fifteenth day of each month, agings and
reconciliations of the Borrower’s Receivables and accounts payable and, if a
Loan Party’s Receivables are included in Eligible Receivables for purposes of
determining the Borrowing Base, such Loan Party’s Receivables and accounts
payable, in scope and detail satisfactory to the Agent, as of the last day
of
the preceding month.
(vii)
Shareholder,
Member and SEC Reports.
As soon
as available, but not later than five days after the same are sent or filed,
as
the case may be, copies of all financial statements and reports that any Loan
Party sends to any of its shareholders or members, as the case may be, or files
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Governmental
Authority.
(viii)
Quarterly
Litigation Report.
At the
same time that the Borrower sends its Auditors its quarterly litigation report,
a copy of such report.
(ix)
Other
Financial Information.
Promptly after the request by the Agent therefor, such additional financial
statements and other related data and information as to the business, prospects,
operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Borrower or any other Loan Party as the Agent may from
time
to time reasonably request.
(l)
Payment
of Liabilities.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge,
in the ordinary course of business, all obligations and liabilities (including,
without limitation, tax liabilities and other governmental charges), except
where the same may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for
which adequate reserves with respect thereto have been established in accordance
with GAAP.
(m)
ERISA.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to,
(i) maintain each Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code so as to satisfy the qualification requirements thereof,
(ii) contribute, or require that contributions be made, in a timely manner
(A) to each Plan in amounts sufficient (I) to satisfy the minimum
funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code, if applicable, (II) to satisfy any other Requirements of Law,
and (III) to satisfy the terms and conditions of each such Plan, and
(B) to each Foreign Plan in amounts sufficient to satisfy the minimum
funding requirements of any applicable law or regulation, without any
application for a waiver from any such funding requirements, (iii) cause
each Plan or Foreign Plan to comply in all material respects with applicable
law
(including all applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations), and
(iv) pay in a timely manner, in all material respects, all required
premiums to the PBGC.
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As
used
in this Section 7.1(m), “Foreign
Plan”
means
a
plan that provides retirement or health benefits and that is maintained, or
otherwise contributed to, by the Borrower for the benefit of employees outside
the United States.
(n)
Environmental
Matters.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its
business so as to comply in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws including, without limitation, compliance in all material
respects with the terms and conditions of all permits and governmental
authorizations.
(o)
Trademarks.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do and cause to
be
done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect all
of
its material registrations of trademarks, service marks and other marks, trade
names and other trade rights.
(p)
Solvency.
The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, be and remain
Solvent at all times.
(q)
Billing
Practices.
The
Borrower shall notify the Agent of any Receivable of the Borrower or any other
Loan Party generated pursuant to the sale of goods or the rendition of services
on any basis other than on the terms specified in Schedule 7.1(q).
(r)
Subsidiary
Dividends.
The
Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends
on
account of its capital stock or other equity interests as frequently as, and
to
the fullest extent, permitted by applicable law and otherwise consistent with
past practices.
(s)
Lockbox
Account.
The
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent by the Lockbox Effective Date, the Lockbox
Account Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower, on behalf of all the Loan
Parties, and the Lockbox Bank.
(t)
Mortgage.
Within
sixty days after the date of this Agreement (the “Mortgage
Effective Date”),
the
Borrower will:
(i)
Recording
of Mortgage.
(A)
Execute and deliver the Mortgage, (B) record the Mortgage with each office
that
the Agent deems necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the Lien created
thereunder, and (C) release all mortgages, security agreements and assignments
previously encumbering the Property covered by the Mortgage in all offices
as
the Agent may deem necessary or desirable to establish the first priority of
the
Lien created thereunder.
(ii)
Title
Policy.
Deliver
to the Agent a mortgagee’s title policy (A) dated the Mortgage Effective Date in
an amount satisfactory to the Agent, (B) insuring that the Mortgage creates
a
valid first Lien on the Property covered thereby free and clear of all Liens
except the Lien in favor of the Agent and other Liens that are satisfactory
to
the Agent, (C) naming the Agent as the insured thereunder, (D) in the form
of
ALTA Loan Policy-1992, and (E) covering revolving endorsements and such other
endorsements and effective coverage as the Agent may reasonably request,
together with evidence that all premiums in respect of such policy shall have
been paid by or on behalf of the Borrower;
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(iii)
Survey
of Property.
Deliver
to the Agent a survey of the Property covered by the Mortgage, satisfactory
in
form and substance to the Agent and certified within thirty days before the
Mortgage Effective Date by an independent public surveyor satisfactory to the
Agent, meeting the minimum standard detail requirements for ALTA/ACSM surveys,
and showing (A) the exact location and dimensions of such Property and the
improvements thereon, (B) the exact location of all lot and street lines,
required height and setback lines, all means of access to and all easements
relating to such Property, (C) the names of all streets and alleys abutting
such
Property, and (D) the absence of any encroachments, rights-of-way or easements
on such Property or any encroachments by the improvements thereon on adjoining
property, or any other defects except Liens permitted hereunder, together with
a
surveyor’s certificate satisfactory to the Agent; and
(iv)
Appraisal.
Cause
the delivery to the Agent of an appraisal of the Property covered by the
Mortgage, conducted in accordance with sound appraisal standards by appraisers
satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Agent; and
(v)
Environmental
Assessment.
Cause
the delivery to the Agent of an environmental assessment of the Property covered
by the Mortgage, prepared by an environmental engineer satisfactory to the
Agent
on which the Agent will have been expressly authorized to rely by such
engineer.
(u)
Control
Agreements.
Within
five Business Days after the Agent’s request therefor, the Borrower will
deliver, for each deposit account and for each Securities Account of the
Borrower and each other Loan Party identified by the Agent in such Request,
and
maintain in full force and effect a Control Agreement (in addition to the
Lockbox Account Agreement delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(s)), duly executed
by the Agent, the applicable Loan Party and the depository bank or securities
intermediary party thereto.
SECTION
7.2 Negative
Covenants
Until
termination of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction of all Obligations
in
full, and termination, Collateralization or expiration of all Letters of
Credit:
(a)
Indebtedness.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, at any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness other than:
(i)
Indebtedness
under the Loan Documents;
(ii)
endorsement
of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
of
business;
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(iii)
Indebtedness
(including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred solely to finance the
acquisition of fixed or capital assets in an aggregate principal amount not
to
exceed, as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken collectively, $1,000,000
at any time outstanding;
(iv)
the
MDG
Indebtedness; or
(v)
an
overdraft facility provided to MDG in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed £250,000.
(b)
Contingent
Obligations.
Except
as specified in Schedule 6.1(i), the Borrower will not, directly or indirectly,
incur, assume, or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligation, excluding
indemnities given in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents
in favor of the Agent and the Lenders.
(c)
Certain
Changes, Etc.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, merge or consolidate with any Person or amend, alter or modify
its
Governing Documents or its legal name, mailing address, chief executive office
or principal places of business, structure, status or existence, or liquidate
or
dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or issue any capital
stock or other equity interests.
(d)
Change
in Nature of Business.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
make any material change in the nature of its business as carried on at the
date
hereof or enter into any new line of business.
(e)
Sales,
Etc. of Assets.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, in any fiscal year, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
of
its assets (other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business),
or grant any option or other right to purchase or otherwise acquire any of
its
assets, with an aggregate value, as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
together, in excess of $250,000.
(f)
Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Borrower will not (i) use any portion of the proceeds of any Loan in
violation of Section 2.3 or for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
“margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board) in any
manner which violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal
Reserve Board or for any other purpose in violation of any applicable statute
or
regulation, or of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or (ii) take,
or permit any Person acting on its behalf to take, any action which could
reasonably be expected to cause this Agreement or any other Loan Document to
violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.
(g)
Cancellation
of Debt.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, cancel any
liability or debt owed to it, except for consideration in the ordinary course
of
business.
(h)
Loans
to Other Persons.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
make loans or advance any credit to any Affiliate thereof or other Person,
other
than (i) the MDG Indebtedness, (ii) the overdraft facility to MDG described
in
Section 7.2(a)(v), and (iii) additional regular intercompany loans and advances
among the Loan Parties.
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(i)
Liens,
Etc.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, at any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on
or
with respect to any assets, other than:
(i)
Liens
created hereunder and by the Security Documents;
(ii)
Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(a)(iii) incurred to finance
the
acquisition of fixed or capital assets, provided
that
(A) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the
acquisition of such assets, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any
assets other than the assets financed by such Indebtedness, (C) such Liens
are not modified to secure other Indebtedness and the amount of Indebtedness
secured thereby is not increased, and (D) the principal amount of
Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed the original
purchase price of such assets; and
(iii)
Permitted
Liens.
(j)
Dividends,
Stock Redemptions, Distributions, Etc.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, pay any dividends or distributions on, purchase, redeem or retire
any shares of any class of its capital stock or other equity interests or any
warrants, options or rights to purchase any such capital stock or other equity
interests, whether now or hereafter outstanding (“Interests”),
or
make any payment on account of or set apart assets for a sinking or other
analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other
acquisition of its Interests, or make any other distribution in respect thereof,
either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations
of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that a Subsidiary of the
Borrower may pay dividends to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the
Borrower.
(k)
Investments.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly
or
indirectly, at any time make or hold any Investment in any Person (whether
in
cash, securities or other property of any kind) other than (i) Investments
in
Cash Equivalents so long as the Agent has a perfected, first priority Lien
on
such Cash Equivalents, and (ii) an additional Investment by the Borrower in
MDG
after the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$1,500,000.
(l)
Partnerships;
Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Management Contracts.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
create any direct or indirect Subsidiary, enter into any joint venture or
similar arrangement or become a partner in any general or limited partnership
or
enter into any management contract permitting third party management rights
with
respect to the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(m)
Fiscal
Year.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its
fiscal year from a year ending with the month of December.
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(n)
Accounting
Changes.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
make or permit any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except
as required by GAAP.
(o)
No
Prohibited Transactions Under ERISA.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its ERISA Affiliates to, directly
or indirectly:
(i)
Engage
in
any Prohibited Transaction which could reasonably be expected to result in
a
civil penalty or excise tax described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975
of
the Internal Revenue Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not
available or a private exemption has not been previously obtained from the
Department of Labor;
(ii)
permit
to
exist with respect to any Pension Plan any accumulated funding deficiency (as
defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code),
whether or not waived;
(iii)
terminate
any Pension Plan where such event would result in any liability of the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA;
(iv)
fail
to
make any required contribution or payment to any Multiemployer
Plan;
(v)
fail
to
pay any required installment or any other payment required under Section 412
of
the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such installment or
other payment;
(vi)
amend
a
Pension Plan resulting in an increase in current liability for the plan year
such that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to provide security
to
such Plan under Section 307 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29) of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(vii)
withdraw
from any Multiemployer Plan where such withdrawal is reasonably likely to result
in any liability of any such entity under Title IV of ERISA; or
(viii)
take
any
action that would cause the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4978
or
Section 4979A of the Internal Revenue Code.
(p)
Unusual
Terms of Sale or Services Rendered.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell goods
or
products or render services on extended or consignment terms or on a progress
billing or xxxx and hold basis, or on any other unusual terms.
(q)
Prepayments
and Amendments of Material Contracts.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
(i) make any prepayment of any Indebtedness, other than the prepayment of
the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the prepayment
by
its Subsidiaries of loans made by the Borrower to its Subsidiaries, or
(ii) amend, modify, cancel or terminate, or permit the amendment,
modification, cancellation or termination of, any Material Contract, except
where such amendment or modification could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(r)
Lease
Obligations.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time
create, incur or assume any obligations as lessee for the rental or hire of
real
or personal property in connection with any sale and leaseback
transaction.
(s)
Bank
Accounts.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, open,
maintain or otherwise have any checking, savings or other accounts at any bank
or other financial institution, or any other account where money is or may
be
deposited or maintained with any other Person, other than (i) payroll
accounts, and (ii) accounts specified in Schedule 7.2(s).
(t)
Acquisition
of Stock or Assets.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, acquire
or
commit or agree to acquire any stock, securities or assets of any other Person
other than Equipment and Inventory acquired in the ordinary course of
business.
(u)
Negative
Pledge.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into
or
suffer to exist any agreement (other than in favor of the Agent) prohibiting
or
conditioning the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its
assets.
ARTICLE
VIII.
FINANCIAL
COVENANT
Until
termination of the Commitments, payment and satisfaction of all Obligations
in
full, and termination, Collateralization or expiration of all Letters of
Credit:
SECTION 8.1 |
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio
|
At
all
times after the first day (the “Trigger
Date”)
on
which the difference
between
(i) the lesser
of (A)
the Borrowing Base, and (B) the Maximum Amount of the Revolving Facility, and
(ii) the sum
of (A)
the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, and (B) the
aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit, is less than $10,000,000 (with
the payment of accounts payable by the Borrower to be at all times consistent
with the Borrower’s normal past historical practices), the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio for each trailing twelve-month period beginning with the twelve-month
period which ends in the fiscal quarter in which the Trigger Date occurs shall
not be less than one to one.
ARTICLE
IX.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
SECTION 9.1 |
Events
of Default
|
The
occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event
of Default”:
(a)
the
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal, interest, fees, expenses or other
Obligations when payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or
otherwise; or
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(b)
any
Loan
Party shall (i) default in the performance or observance of any agreement,
covenant, condition, provision or term contained in Section 2.3, 2.4, 2.6,
7.1(a)(i), 7.1(c), 7.1(f), 7.1(g)(ii), 7.1(h), 7.1(i), 7.1(k), 7.1(m), 7.1(p),
7.1(q), 7.1(s), 7.1(t), 7.2, 8.1, 11.4 or 11.7(a) or Article III hereof; or
(ii) default in the performance or observance of any agreement, covenant,
condition, provision or term contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (other than those referred to in Sections 9.1(a) and (b)(i)) and such
default continues for a period of ten days; or
(c)
any
Loan
Party shall dissolve, wind up or otherwise cease to conduct its business;
or
(d)
any
Loan
Party shall become the subject of an Insolvency Event; or
(e)
(i) any
Loan Party shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness
when
due (whether at scheduled maturity or by required prepayment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise), or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in
any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that
enables or permits the holder or holders (or a trustee or agent on behalf of
such holder or holders) to declare any Material Indebtedness to be due, or
to
require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior
to
its scheduled maturity; or
(f)
any
representation or warranty made by any Loan Party under or in connection with
any Loan Document or amendment or waiver thereof, or in any Financial Statement,
report, document or certificate delivered in connection therewith, shall prove
to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
or
(g)
any
judgment or order for the payment of money which, when taken together with
all
other judgments and orders rendered against the Loan Parties taken together,
exceeds $500,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Loan Parties
and
shall not be stayed, vacated, bonded or discharged within thirty days;
or
(h)
(i) less
than 100% in the aggregate of the shares of the voting stock or other voting
equity interests of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall be directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by the Borrower, or more than thirty-seven and
a
half percent (37.5%) in the aggregate of such shares or equity interests shall
become subject to any contractual, judicial or statutory Lien other than a
contractual Lien in favor of the Agent, or (ii) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, or a
successor satisfactory to the Agent, shall cease to be the Chief Executive
Officer of the Borrower, or Xxxxxxx Xxxx, or a successor satisfactory to the
Agent, shall cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower;
or
(i)
(i) a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body)
of
the Borrower shall not consist of Persons who were members of such board (or
similar governing body) on the Closing Date or who were either nominated by
such
members or appointed by directors (or the equivalent) so nominated, or
(ii) the occurrence of any change in control or similar event with respect
to the Borrower as defined or described under any indenture or agreement in
respect of Indebtedness to which the Borrower is a party; or
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(j)
any
covenant, agreement or obligation of a Loan Party contained in or evidenced
by
any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be enforceable, or shall be determined
to be unenforceable, in accordance with its terms; the Borrower or any other
Loan Party shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under any of the Loan
Documents or any Liens granted in connection therewith or shall otherwise
challenge any of its obligations under any of the Loan Documents; or any Liens
granted on any of the Collateral shall be determined to be void, voidable or
invalid, are subordinated or are not given the priority contemplated by this
Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(k)
a
Security Document shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected
first priority Lien on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby;
or
(l)
the
independent public accountants for the Borrower shall deliver a Qualified
opinion on any Financial Statement; or
(m)
more
than
fifteen percent (15%) in the aggregate of the Borrower’s vendors or suppliers
(either in number or volume of business) shall have ceased, or shall have given
notice that they intend to cease, supplying goods or rendering services to
the
Borrower and the Borrower shall not have obtained replacement goods or services
in substantially the same amount from other sources on terms at least as
favorable to the Borrower; or
(n)
the
occurrence of any event or condition that, in the Required Lenders’ judgment,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or the
occurrence of a Termination Event as to any Loan Party.
SECTION 9.2 |
Acceleration,
Termination and Cash
Collateralization
|
Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent may,
or
upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Agent shall take any or all of
the
following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Agent to enforce
its
claims against the Borrower:
(a)
Acceleration.
To
declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (except with respect to
any
Event of Default with respect to a Loan Party specified in Section 9.1(d),
in
which case all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and
payable) without presentment, demand, protest or any other action or obligation
of the Agent.
(b)
Termination
of Commitments.
To
declare the Commitments immediately terminated (except with respect to any
Event
of Default with respect to a Loan Party set forth in Section 9.1(d), in which
case the Commitments shall automatically terminate) and, at all times
thereafter, any Loan made by a Lender or the Agent and any Letter of Credit
caused to be issued by the Agent shall be in such Lender’s or the Agent’s sole
and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding any such termination, until all
Obligations shall have been fully and indefeasibly paid and satisfied, the
Agent
shall retain all rights under guaranties and all security in existing and future
Receivables, Inventory, General Intangibles, Investment Property and Equipment
of the Borrower and all other Collateral held by it hereunder and under the
Security Documents, and the Borrower shall continue to turn over all Collections
to the Agent.
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(c)
Cash
Collateralization.
With
respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding at the time of the acceleration
of
the Obligations under Section 9.2(a) or otherwise at any time after the
Expiration Date, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral
account established by or on behalf of the Agent an amount equal to 105% of
the
aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts
held in such cash collateral account shall be under the sole dominion and
control of the Agent and applied by the Agent to the payment of drafts drawn
under such Letters of Credit, and the balance, if any, in such cash collateral
account, after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully
drawn
upon shall be applied to repay the other Obligations. After all such Letters
of
Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon and all Obligations shall
have been satisfied, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall
be returned to the Borrower or to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled
thereto.
SECTION 9.3 |
Other
Remedies
|
(a)
Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent shall
have all rights and remedies with respect to the Obligations and the Collateral
under applicable law and the Loan Documents, and the Agent may do any or all
of
the following:
(i)
remove
for copying all documents, instruments, files and records (including the copying
of any computer records) relating to the Borrower’s Receivables or use (at the
expense of the Borrower) such supplies or space of the Borrower at the
Borrower’s places of business necessary to administer, enforce and collect such
Receivables including, without limitation, any supporting
obligations;
(ii)
accelerate
or extend the time of payment, compromise, issue credits, or bring suit on
the
Borrower’s Receivables (in the name of the Borrower or the Agent) and otherwise
administer and collect such Receivables;
(iii)
sell,
assign and deliver the Borrower’s Receivables with or without advertisement, at
public or private sale, for cash, on credit or otherwise, subject to applicable
law; and
(iv)
foreclose
the security interests created pursuant to the Loan Documents by any available
procedure, or take possession of any or all of the Collateral, without judicial
process and enter any premises where any Collateral may be located for the
purpose of taking possession of or removing the same.
(b)
The
Agent
may bid or become a purchaser at any sale, free from any right of redemption,
which right is expressly waived by the Borrower. If notice of intended
disposition of any Collateral is required by law, it is agreed that ten days’
notice shall constitute reasonable notification. The Borrower will assemble
the
Collateral in its possession and make it available at such locations as the
Agent may specify, whether at the premises of the Borrower or elsewhere, and
will make available to the Agent the premises and facilities of the Borrower
for
the purpose of the Agent’s taking possession of or removing the Collateral or
putting the Collateral in saleable form. The Agent may sell the Collateral
or
any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any
exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for
cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Agent
may deem commercially reasonable. The Agent shall not be obligated to make
any
sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Agent
may
adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the
time
and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made
at
the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Borrower hereby grants
the
Agent a license to enter and occupy any of the Borrower’s leased or owned
premises and facilities, without charge, to exercise any of the Agent’s rights
or remedies.
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SECTION 9.4 |
License
for Use of Software and Other Intellectual
Property
|
The
Borrower hereby grants to the Agent a license or other right to use, without
charge, all computer software programs, data bases, processes, trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights, labels, trade secrets, service marks, advertising
materials and other rights, assets and materials used by the Borrower in
connection with its businesses or in connection with the
Collateral.
SECTION 9.5 |
No
Marshalling; Deficiencies; Remedies
Cumulative
|
The
Agent
shall have no obligation to marshal any Collateral or to seek recourse against
or satisfaction of any of the Obligations from one source before seeking
recourse against or satisfaction from another source. The net cash proceeds
resulting from the Agent’s exercise of any of the foregoing rights to liquidate
all or substantially all of the Collateral, including any and all collections
(including, without limitation, Collections) (after deducting all of the Agent’s
expenses related thereto), or otherwise, shall be applied by the Agent to such
of the Obligations and in such order as the Agent shall elect in its sole and
absolute discretion, whether due or to become due. The Borrower shall remain
liable to the Agent and the Lenders for any deficiencies, and the Agent and
the
Lenders in turn agree to remit to the applicable Loan Party or its successor
or
assign any surplus resulting therefrom. All of the Agent’s and the Lenders’
remedies under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative, may be exercised
simultaneously against any Collateral and any Loan Party or in such order and
with respect to such Collateral or such Loan Party as the Agent may deem
desirable, and are not intended to be exhaustive.
SECTION 9.6 |
Waivers
|
.
Except
as may be otherwise specifically provided herein or in any other Loan Document,
the Borrower hereby waives any right to a judicial or other hearing with respect
to any action or prejudgment remedy or proceeding by the Agent to take
possession, exercise control over, or dispose of any item of Collateral in
any
instance (regardless of where the same may be located) where such action is
permitted under the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or by
applicable law or of the time, place or terms of sale in connection with the
exercise of the Agent’s rights hereunder and also waives any bonds, security or
sureties required by any statute, rule or other law as an incident to any taking
of possession by the Agent of any Collateral. The Borrower also waives any
damages (direct, consequential or otherwise) occasioned by the enforcement
of
the Agent’s rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document including the
taking of possession of any Collateral or the giving of notice to any account
debtor or the collection of any Receivable of the Borrower. The Borrower also
consents that the Agent may enter upon any premises owned by or leased to it
without obligations to pay rent or for use and occupancy, through self-help,
without judicial process and without having first obtained an order of any
court. These waivers and all other waivers provided for in this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents have been negotiated by the parties, and the Borrower
acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its own choice, has
consulted such counsel with respect to its rights hereunder and has freely
and
voluntarily entered into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as the
result of arm’s-length negotiations.
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SECTION 9.7 |
Further
Rights of the Agent
|
(a)
Further
Assurances.
The
Borrower shall do all things and shall execute and deliver all documents and
instruments reasonably requested by the Agent to protect or perfect any Lien
(and the priority thereof) of the Agent on the Collateral. The Agent is
authorized to describe the Collateral covered by any financing statement filed
by it under the Code as “all assets” or “all personal property” of the
applicable Borrower or by using a similar supergeneric description.
(b)
Insurance;
Etc.
If the
Borrower shall fail to purchase or maintain insurance (where applicable), or
to
pay any tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy, except as the same may
be
otherwise permitted hereunder or which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established
in
accordance with GAAP, or if any Lien prohibited hereby shall not be paid in
full
and discharged or if the Borrower shall fail to perform or comply with any
other
covenant, promise or obligation to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under
any other Loan Document, the Agent may (but shall not be required to) perform,
pay, satisfy, discharge or bond the same for the account of the Borrower, and
all amounts so paid by the Agent or the Lenders shall be treated as a Revolving
Credit Loan comprised of Base Rate Advances hereunder and shall constitute
part
of the Obligations.
SECTION 9.8 |
Interest
and Letter of Credit Fees After Event of
Default
|
The
Borrower agrees and acknowledges that the additional interest and fees that
may
be charged under Section 4.2 (a) are an inducement to the Agent and the
Lenders to make Advances and to the Agent to cause Letters of Credit to be
issued hereunder and that the Agent and the Lenders would not consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the inclusion of such
provisions, (b) are fair and reasonable estimates of the Agent’s and the
Lenders’ costs of administering the credit facility upon an Event of Default,
and (c) are intended to estimate the Agent’s and the Lenders’ increased
risks upon an Event of Default.
ARTICLE
X.
THE
AGENT
SECTION 10.1 |
Appointment
of Agent
|
(a)
Each
Lender hereby designates CitiCapital as its agent and irrevocably authorizes
it
to take action on such Lender’s behalf under the Loan Documents and to exercise
the powers and to perform the duties described therein and to exercise such
other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent may perform any
of
its duties by or through its agents or employees.
(b)
The
provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the
Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have any rights as third party beneficiaries
of any of the provisions hereof. The Agent shall act solely as agent of the
Lenders and assume no obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust
with
or for the Borrower.
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SECTION 10.2 |
Nature
of Duties of Agent
|
.
The
Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth
in the Loan Documents. Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it or
them as such hereunder or in connection herewith, unless caused by its or their
gross negligence or willful misconduct. The duties of the Agent shall be
mechanical and administrative in nature. The Agent does not have a fiduciary
relationship with or any implied duties to any Lender or any participant of
any
Lender.
SECTION 10.3 |
Lack
of Reliance on Agent
|
(a)
Independently
and without reliance upon the Agent, each Lender, to the extent it deems
appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent
investigation of the financial or other condition and affairs of the Borrower
and the other Loan Parties in connection with taking or not taking any action
related hereto and (ii) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties, and, except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially
or
on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before
the
making of the initial Loans or the issuance of the Initial Letter of Credit
or
at any time or times thereafter.
(b)
The
Agent
shall not be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements,
information, representations or warranties herein or in any document,
certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the
execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility,
priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Notes or
the
financial or other condition of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The
Agent shall not be required to make any inquiry concerning either the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, the financial condition of the Borrower
and the other Loan Parties, or the existence or possible existence of any
Default or Event of Default.
SECTION 10.4 |
Certain
Rights of the Agent
|
The
Agent
may request instructions from the Required Lenders at any time. If the Agent
requests instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action
or
inaction, it shall be entitled to await instructions from the Required Lenders.
No Lender shall have any right of action based upon the Agent’s action or
inaction in response to instructions from the Required Lenders.
SECTION 10.5 |
Reliance
by Agent
|
The
Agent
may rely upon any written or telephonic communication it believes to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Agent may obtain
the advice of legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower with respect
to
matters concerning the Borrower), independent public accountants and other
experts selected by it and shall have no liability for any action or inaction
taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith based upon such
advice.
SECTION 10.6 |
Indemnification
of Agent
|
To
the
extent the Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, each Lender
will reimburse and indemnify the Agent to the extent of such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share (determined as of the time that such indemnity payment is sought) for
any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements)
or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred
by or asserted against the Agent in performing its duties hereunder or otherwise
relating to the Loan Documents unless resulting from the Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements contained in this Section
shall
survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
the
payment in full of the Obligations.
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SECTION 10.7 |
The
Agent in Its Individual
Capacity
|
In
its
individual capacity, the Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder
as any other Lender or holder of a Revolving Credit Note or participation
interest and may exercise the same as though it was not performing the duties
specified herein. The terms “Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “holders of Revolving
Credit Notes,” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise
indicates, include CitiCapital in its individual capacity. The Agent and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, acquire equity interests
in,
and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other
business with the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not
performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other
consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement
and otherwise without having to account for the same to the
Lenders.
SECTION 10.8 |
Holders
of Revolving Credit Notes
|
.
The
Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Revolving Credit Note as the owner
thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the
assignment or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Agent. Any
request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such
request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Revolving
Credit Note, shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder,
transferee or assignee of such Revolving Credit Note or of any Revolving Credit
Note or Revolving Credit Notes issued in exchange therefor.
SECTION 10.9 |
Successor
Agent
|
(a)
The
Agent
may, upon twenty Business Days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower, resign
by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Any such
resignation shall be effective upon the appointment of a successor
Agent.
(b)
Upon
receipt of notice of resignation by the Agent, the Required Lenders may appoint
a successor agent which shall also be a Lender. If a successor agent has not
accepted its appointment within fifteen Business Days, then the retiring agent
may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor agent which shall be subject
to the written approval of the Borrower, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld and shall be delivered to the Required Lenders within
ten
Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of notice of a proposed successor
agent; provided,
however,
that
the Borrower’s approval shall not be required if a Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing.
(c)
Upon
its
acceptance of the agency hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to and
become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
agent, and the retiring agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations under this Agreement. The retiring agent shall continue to have
the
benefit of the provisions of this Article for any action or inaction while
it
was agent.
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SECTION 10.10 |
Collateral
Matters
|
(a)
Except
as
otherwise set forth herein, any action or exercise of powers by the Agent
provided under the Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto, shall be deemed authorized by and binding upon
all of the Lenders. At any time and without notice to or consent from any
Lender, the Agent may take any action necessary or advisable to perfect and
maintain the perfection of the Liens upon the Collateral.
(b)
The
Agent
is authorized to release any Lien granted to or held by it upon any Collateral
(i) upon termination of the Commitments, termination or Collateralization
of all outstanding Letters of Credit and payment and satisfaction of all of
the
Obligations, (ii) required to be delivered from permitted sales of
Collateral hereunder, if any, upon receipt of the proceeds by the Agent (or,
if
permitted hereunder, the Borrower) or (iii) if the release can be and is
approved by the Required Lenders. The Agent may request and the Lenders will
provide confirmation of the Agent’s authority to release particular types or
items of Collateral.
(c)
Upon
any
sale or transfer of Collateral which is expressly permitted pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, or consented to in writing by the Required Lenders
or
all of the Lenders, as applicable, and upon at least five Business Days’ prior
written request by the Borrower, the Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably
authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to
evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders herein or pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or
transferred, provided
that
(i) the Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms
which, in the Agent’s opinion, would expose the Agent to liability or create any
obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens
without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner
discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens upon (or obligations
of
the Borrower in respect of) all interests retained by the Borrower, including
(without limitation) the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue
to
constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any sale or transfer of
Collateral, or any foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, the Agent
shall be authorized to deduct all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the
Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or foreclosure.
(d)
The
Agent
shall not have any obligation to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned
by the Borrower, that the Collateral is cared for, protected or insured, or
that
the Liens on the Collateral have been created or perfected or have any
particular priority. With respect to the Collateral, the Agent may act in any
manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given CitiCapital’s own
interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders, and it shall have no duty
or
liability whatsoever to the Lenders with respect thereto, except for its gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 10.11 |
Actions
with Respect to Defaults
|
In
addition to the Agent’s right to take actions on its own accord as permitted
under this Agreement, the Agent shall take such action with respect to an Event
of Default as shall be directed by the Required Lenders. Until the Agent shall
have received such directions, the Agent may act or not act as it deems
advisable and in the best interests of the Lenders.
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SECTION 10.12 |
Delivery
of Information
|
The
Agent
shall not be required to deliver to any Lender originals or copies of any
documents, instruments, notices, communications or other information received
by
the Agent from the Borrower, the Required Lenders, any Lender or any other
Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document
except (i) as specifically provided in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and (ii) as specifically requested from time to time in writing by
any Lender with respect to a specific document, instrument, notice or other
written communication received by and in the possession of the Agent at the
time
of receipt of such request and then only in accordance with such specific
request.
ARTICLE
XI.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.1 |
Notices
|
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, all notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, by overnight delivery service, with all charges prepaid, by hand
delivery, or by telecopier followed by a hard copy sent by regular mail, if
to
the Agent, then to CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attn.: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Vice President, Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel, Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000; if to the Borrower, then to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc., 000 Xx.
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attn.: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Chief Financial
Officer, Telecopy: (000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.,
General Counsel, Telecopy: (000) 000-0000; and if to any Lender, then to its
address specified in Schedule 1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance under
which it became a party hereto; or, in each case, to such other address as
the
Agent, the Borrower or a Lender may specify to the other parties in the manner
required hereunder. All such notices and correspondence shall be deemed given
(i) if sent by certified or registered mail, three Business Days after being
postmarked, (ii) if sent by overnight delivery service or by hand delivery,
when
received at the above stated addresses or when delivery is refused and (iii)
if
sent by telecopier transmission, when such transmission is
confirmed.
SECTION 11.2 |
Delays;
Partial Exercise of Remedies
|
No
delay
or omission of the Agent or any Lender to exercise any right or remedy hereunder
shall impair any such right or operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial
exercise by the Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof, or preclude any other right or
remedy.
SECTION 11.3 |
Right
of Setoff
|
.
In
addition to and not in limitation of all rights of offset that the Agent, any
Lender or any of their respective Affiliates may have under applicable law,
and
whether or not the Agent has made any demand or the Obligations of the Borrower
have matured, the Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates shall
have
the right to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time
or
demand, provisional or final, or any other type) at any time held and any other
Indebtedness at any time owing by the Agent, the Lenders or any of their
respective Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or
any
of its Affiliates against any and all of the Obligations. In the event that
the
Agent or any Lender exercises any of its rights under this Section 11.3, the
Agent or such Lender shall provide notice to the Borrower of such exercise,
provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of the exercise of
such rights.
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SECTION 11.4 |
Indemnification;
Reimbursement of Expenses of
Collection
|
(a)
The
Borrower hereby agrees that, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents are consummated, the Borrower
will
indemnify, defend and hold harmless (on an after-tax basis) the Agent, the
Lenders, each issuer of a Letter of Credit and their respective successors,
assigns, directors, officers, agents, employees, advisors, shareholders,
attorneys and Affiliates (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies,
obligations, fines, penalties, actions (whether threatened or existing),
judgments, suits (whether threatened or existing) or expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, experts,
consultants and other professionals) incurred by any of them (collectively,
“Claims”)
(except, in the case of each Indemnified Party, to the extent that any Claim
is
determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have directly resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct) arising out of or by reason of (i) any
litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding related to (A) this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby, (B) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of
the Loans, (C) the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the acceptance or
payment of any document or draft presented to any issuer thereof, or
(D) the Agent’s or any Lender’s entering into this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or any other agreements and documents relating hereto (other
than
consequential damages and loss of anticipated profits or earnings), including,
without limitation, amounts paid in settlement, court costs and the fees and
disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such litigation,
investigation, claim or proceeding, (ii) any remedial or other action taken
or required to be taken by the Borrower in connection with compliance by the
Borrower, or any of its properties, with any federal, state or local
Environmental Laws and (iii) any pending, threatened or actual action,
claim, proceeding or suit by any shareholder of
the
Borrower or any actual or purported violation of the Borrower’s Governing
Documents or any other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party
or by which any of its properties is bound. In addition, the Borrower shall,
whether or not any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents are consummated, upon demand, pay to the Agent all costs
and expenses incurred by the Agent (including reasonable travel, per diem
and
other expenses related to the Agent’s auditing and collateral evaluation and the
fees and disbursements of counsel and other professionals, including, without
limitation, appraisers) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration (including, without limitation, all costs and expenses incurred
by the Agent, including the fees and disbursements of counsel and other
professionals, in connection with the Borrower’s compliance with Sections
7.1(s), (t) and (u)), modification and amendment of the Loan Documents, and
pay
to the Agent and each Lender all costs and expenses (including the fees and
disbursements of counsel and other professionals, including, without limitation,
appraisers) paid or incurred by the Agent or such Lender in (A) enforcing
or defending its rights under or in respect of this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or any other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and
delivered in connection herewith, (B) collecting the Obligations or
otherwise administering this Agreement, and (C) foreclosing or otherwise
realizing upon the Collateral or any part thereof. If and to the extent that
the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder are unenforceable for any reason, the
Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of such obligations that is permissible under applicable
law.
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(b)
The
Borrower’s obligations under Sections 4.7 and 4.8 and this
Section 11.4 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, the termination, expiration or Collateralization of all Letters
of Credit and the payment in full of the Obligations, and are in addition to,
and not in substitution of, any of the other Obligations.
SECTION 11.5 |
Amendments,
Waivers and Consents
|
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Borrower and the Required Lenders (or by the Agent on their behalf) without
taking into account the Commitments or Loans held by Defaulting Lenders, and
then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided,
however,
that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Borrower
and all the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender), do any of the following
at any time: (a) change the number of Lenders that shall be required for
the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; (b) amend the
definition of “Required Lenders”; (c) amend this Section 11.5;
(d) reduce the amount of principal of, or interest on, or the interest rate
applicable to, the Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder; or
(e) postpone any date on which any payment of principal of, or interest on,
the Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder is required to be
made;
provided,
further
that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (i) a
Lender, change the Pro Rata Share or increase the Commitment of such Lender,
and
(ii) the Agent, in addition to the Lenders required above, to take any such
action that affects the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document.
SECTION 11.6 |
Nonliability
of Agent and Lenders
|
The
relationship among the Borrower and each Lender shall be solely that of borrower
and lender. Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary
responsibilities to the Borrower. Neither the Agent nor any Lender undertakes
any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any
matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or
operations.
SECTION 11.7 |
Assignments
and Participations
|
(a)
Borrower
Assignment.
The
Borrower shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Required
Lenders, which they may withhold in their sole discretion.
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(b)
Lender
Assignments.
Each
Lender may, with the consent of the Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld),
assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (or, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, to one or more other Persons) all or a portion
of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes
and
the other Loan Documents upon execution and delivery to the Agent, for its
acceptance and recording in the Register, of an Assignment and Acceptance,
together with surrender of any Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes
subject to such assignment and a processing and recordation fee payable to
the
Agent for its account of $3,500. No such assignment shall be for less than
$5,000,000 of the Commitments or Loans unless it is to another Lender, and
each
such assignment shall be of a uniform, and not a varying, percentage of all
rights and obligations in respect of the Commitments and the Revolving Credit
Loans. Upon the execution and delivery to the Agent of an Assignment and
Acceptance and the payment of the recordation fee to the Agent, from and after
the date specified as the effective date in the Assignment and Acceptance (the
“Acceptance
Date”),
(i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto, and, to the extent
that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it under such
Assignment and Acceptance, such assignee shall have the rights and obligations
of a Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (ii) the
assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder
have been assigned by it under such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its
rights (other than any rights it may have under Sections 4.7, 4.8 and 11.4,
which shall survive such assignment) and be released from its obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and, in the case of an Assignment
and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be
a
party hereto).
(c)
Agreements
of Assignee.
By
executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder
confirms and agrees as follows: (i) other than as provided in such
Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement
or
the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or
value of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes, any other Loan Documents
or
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, (ii) such
assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or
the
performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under
this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto, (iii) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible
Assignee and has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of
the
Financial Statements referred to in Section 6.1(i), the Financial Statements
delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(k), if any, and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (iv) such assignee
will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender
or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking
or
not taking action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (v) such
assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on
its
behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with
such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations
which
by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a
Lender.
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(d)
Agent’s
Register.
The
Agent shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of the Lenders,
their
Commitments and the principal amount of their Loans (the “Register”).
The
Agent shall also maintain a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered
to
and accepted by it and modify the Register to give effect to each Assignment
and
Acceptance. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for
all
purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders
may
treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder
for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register and copies of each Assignment
and Acceptance shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender
at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Upon
its receipt of each Assignment and Acceptance and surrender of the affected
Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes subject to such assignment,
the
Agent will give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower. Within five Business
Days
after its receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to
the
Agent a new Revolving Credit Note to the order of the assignee in the amount
of
the applicable Commitment or Loans assumed by it and to the assignor in the
amount of the applicable Commitment or Loans retained by it, if any. Such new
Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes shall re-evidence the
indebtedness outstanding under the surrendered Revolving Credit Note or
Revolving Credit Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the
aggregate principal amount of such surrendered Revolving Credit Note or
Revolving Credit Notes and shall be dated as of the Acceptance Date. The Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon the Register exclusively for purposes of
identifying the Lenders hereunder.
(e)
Lender
Participations.
Each
Lender may sell participations to one or more parties (each, a “Participant”)
in or
to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the
Revolving Credit Notes and the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding a Lender’s
sale of a participation interest, such Lender’s obligations hereunder shall
remain unchanged. The Borrower, the Agent, and the other Lenders shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender. No Lender shall grant any
Participant the right to approve any amendment or waiver of this Agreement
except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) increase the
Commitment of the Lender from which the Participant purchased its participation
interest; (ii) reduce the principal of, or rate or amount of interest on,
the Loans subject to such participation interest; or (iii) postpone any
date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loans subject
to
such participation interest. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each
Participant shall also be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.3 as if it
were
a Lender, provided
that
such Participant agrees to be subject to the last sentence of Section 2.8(b)
as
if it were a Lender.
(f)
Securities
Laws.
Each
Lender agrees that it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner
or
under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of,
or
filings in respect of, any Loan, Revolving Credit Note or other Obligation
under
the securities laws of the United States or of any other
jurisdiction.
(g)
Information.
In
connection with their efforts to assign their rights or obligations or sell
participations pursuant to Sections 11.7(b) and (e), the Agent and the Lenders
may disclose any information they have, now or in the future, with respect
to
the business of the Loan Parties to prospective assignees or purchasers,
provided
that
such disclosure is subject to written confidentiality arrangements customary
for
assignment or participation transactions of such type.
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(h)
Pledge
to Federal Reserve Bank.
Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of
a
security interest, provided
that no
such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for
such
Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 11.8 |
Counterparts;
Telecopied Signatures
|
This
Agreement and any waiver or amendment hereto may be executed in counterparts
and
by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute
one and the same instrument. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents
may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile transmission
all
with the same force and effect as if the same was a fully executed and delivered
original manual counterpart.
SECTION 11.9 |
Severability
|
In
case
any provision in or obligation under this Agreement, any Revolving Credit Note
or any other Loan Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 11.10 |
Maximum
Rate
|
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other
Loan Document, the parties hereto hereby agree that all agreements between
them
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are expressly limited so that
in
no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid, or agreed to be paid,
to the Agent or any Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the money
loaned to the Borrower and evidenced hereby or thereby or for the performance
or
payment of any covenant or obligation contained herein or therein, exceed the
maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to
time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the
Obligations, under the laws of the State of New York (or the laws of any other
jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable notwithstanding other
provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), or under applicable
federal laws which may presently or hereafter be in effect and which allow
a
higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than under the laws of the State
of
New York (or such other jurisdiction), in any case after taking into account,
to
the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all relevant payments or charges
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed in connection
herewith, and any available exemptions, exceptions and exclusions (the
“Highest
Lawful Rate”).
If
due to any circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents at the time performance of such
provision shall be due shall exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, then,
automatically, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be modified or reduced
to
the extent necessary to limit such interest to the Highest Lawful Rate, and
if
from any such circumstance any Lender should ever receive anything of value
deemed interest by applicable law which would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate,
such excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal
amount then outstanding hereunder or on account of any other then outstanding
Obligations and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest
exceeds the principal unpaid balance then outstanding hereunder and such other
then outstanding Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to the Borrower.
All
sums paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders for the use, forbearance, or
detention of the Obligations and other Indebtedness of the Borrower to the
Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized,
prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of such Indebtedness,
until payment in full thereof, so that the actual rate of interest on account
of
all such Indebtedness does not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate throughout the
entire term of such Indebtedness. The terms and provisions of this Section
shall
control every other provision of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and
all other agreements among the parties hereto.
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SECTION
11.11 Entire
Agreement; Successors and Assigns;
Interpretation
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among
the
parties, supersede any prior written and verbal agreements among them with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and shall bind and benefit
the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement
shall be deemed to have been jointly drafted, and no provision of it shall
be
interpreted or construed for or against a party because such party purportedly
prepared or requested such provision, any other provision, or this Agreement
as
a whole.
SECTION 11.12 |
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
|
NEITHER
THE AGENT NOR ANY LENDER SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE BORROWER (WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE) FOR LOSSES SUFFERED BY THE
BORROWER IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE
TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIPS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY ACT,
OMISSION OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED
BY
A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT OR COURT ORDER BINDING ON THE AGENT OR SUCH
LENDER THAT THE LOSSES WERE THE RESULT OF ACTS OR OMISSIONS CONSTITUTING GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER. THE BORROWER
HEREBY WAIVES ALL FUTURE CLAIMS AGAINST THE AGENT AND EACH LENDER FOR SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
SECTION 11.13 |
GOVERNING
LAW
|
THE
VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS AND ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT
OR
ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY
OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICTS
OF LAW PROVISIONS OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 11.14 |
SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION
|
ALL
DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER AND THE AGENT BASED UPON, ARISING OUT
OF,
OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (A) THIS AGREEMENT; (B) ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN OR AMONG
THE
BORROWER, THE AGENT AND A LENDER; OR (C) ANY CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF
THE BORROWER, THE AGENT, A LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR OTHER AFFILIATES, IN
EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL
BE
RESOLVED ONLY BY STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND
THE
COURTS TO WHICH AN APPEAL THEREFROM MAY BE TAKEN; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,
THAT
THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, TO PROCEED AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN (A) ANY COURTS OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND VENUE AND (B) ANY LOCATION SELECTED BY THE AGENT
TO ENABLE THE AGENT TO REALIZE ON SUCH PROPERTY, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR
OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF THE AGENT. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT
ASSERT ANY PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIMS, SETOFFS OR CROSS-CLAIMS IN ANY PROCEEDING
BROUGHT BY THE AGENT. THE BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO
THE
LOCATION OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE AGENT HAS COMMENCED A PROCEEDING, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON FORUM
NON
CONVENIENS.
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SECTION 11.15 |
SERVICE
OF PROCESS
|
THE
BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CORPORATION SERVICES COMPANY,
1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 3100, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-6710
OR ITS SUCCESSOR AS THE DESIGNEE AND AGENT OF THE BORROWER TO RECEIVE, FOR
AND
ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER, SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD
THAT
A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS SERVED ON SUCH AGENT AT ITS ADDRESS WILL BE PROMPTLY
FORWARDED BY MAIL TO THE BORROWER, BUT THE FAILURE OF THE BORROWER TO RECEIVE
SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY THE SERVICE OF SUCH PROCESS. NOTHING
HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
SECTION 11.16 |
JURY
TRIAL
|
EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON,
ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (A) THIS AGREEMENT; (B) ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN
OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND A LENDER; OR (C) ANY CONDUCT, ACT OR
OMISSION OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT, A LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR OTHER
AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR
OTHERWISE.
SECTION 11.17 |
Publicity
|
The
Agent
may (a) publish in any trade or other publication or otherwise publicize to
any
third party (including its Affiliates) a tombstone, article, press release
or
similar material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and (b) provide to industry trade organizations related information
necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each of
the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its proper and
duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
BORROWER
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
LENDERS
CITICAPITAL
COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
SVP
AGENT
CITICAPITAL
COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
SVP
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EXHIBIT
A
REVOLVING
CREDIT NOTE
$25,000,000.00
|
Harrison,
New York
October
10, 2006
|
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, XXXXXX XXXXXX, INC., a New York corporation (the “Borrower”),
hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of CITICAPITAL COMMERICAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Lender”),
on
the Expiration Date, at c/o CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, as agent
for the
Lender and the other lenders referred to below (the “Agent”)
at the
Agent’s office at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or at such
other location as the Agent may from time to time designate in writing, in
lawful money of the United States of America, and in immediately available
funds, the principal amount equal to the lesser of (a) TWENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS ($25,000,000.00)1
and
(b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
the Revolving Credit Loans made to the Borrower under Section 2.1(a) of the
Loan Agreement (as defined below). The Borrower further promises to pay interest
in like money and funds to the Lender at the aforementioned address (or at
such
other location as the Agent may from time to time designate in writing) on
the
unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from and including
the date hereof until paid in full (both before and after judgment and both
before and after the occurrence of an Event of Default) at the rates and
on the
dates determined in accordance with, and calculated in the manner set forth
in,
Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Loan Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of October 10, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”)
among
the Borrower, the Lender and the other lenders from time to time party thereto,
and the Agent.
Whenever
any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that
is not
a Business Day, the payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business
Day
(except as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement), and such extension
of time
shall be included in the computation of the amount of interest due
hereunder.
This
Note
is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the Loan Agreement, shall
be
entitled to the benefit of all terms and conditions of, and the security
of all
security interests, liens and rights granted under or in connection with,
the
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and is subject to optional and
mandatory prepayment as provided therein. Upon the occurrence of any one
or more
of the Events of Default specified in the Loan Agreement, all amounts then
remaining unpaid on this Note may be declared to be or may automatically
become
immediately due and payable as provided in the Loan Agreement.
The
Borrower acknowledges that the holder of this Note may assign, transfer or
sell
all or a portion of its rights and interests in, to and under this Note to
one
or more Persons as provided in the Loan Agreement and that such Persons shall
thereupon become vested with all of the rights and benefits of the Lender
in
respect hereof as to all or that portion of this Note which is so assigned,
transferred or sold.
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In
the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms and provisions
of
the Loan Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement shall
control.
The
Borrower waives presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of dishonor
of this Note and authorizes the holder hereof, without notice, to increase
or
decrease the rate of interest on any amount owing under this Note in accordance
with the Loan Agreement. The Borrower shall make all payments hereunder and
under the Loan Agreement without setoff, deduction or counterclaim. No failure
to exercise and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder on the part of
the
holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights. This Note may not
be
changed or modified orally, but only by an agreement in writing, which is
signed
by the party or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change or
modification is sought.
THE
VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS NOTE AND ANY DISPUTE ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT,
EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO
CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
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EACH
OF
THE BORROWER AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE LENDER HEREBY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS NOTE
OR
ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY OF THE BORROWER, THE LENDER OR ANY
OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS
OR OTHER AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY
OR OTHERWISE.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
EXHIBIT
C
PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
PLEDGE
AGREEMENT,
dated
as of October 10, 2006 (this “Agreement”),
made
by XXXXXX XXXXXX, INC. a New
York
corporation (the “Pledgor”),
in
favor of CITICAPITAL
COMMERCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as
agent
(the
“Agent”)
for
the Lenders referred to below.
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the
Pledgor is a party to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
October 10, 2006 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement), among the Pledgor as
borrower,
the
lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and the
Agent,
pursuant to which the Lenders
have
agreed,
among other things, to make Loans and other extensions of credit to the Pledgor,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the
Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the Pledged Interests (as
defined below); and
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement that the Pledgor
shall have executed and delivered this Agreement in favor and for the benefit
of
the Agent.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises contained herein and to induce the Lenders
to enter
into the Loan Agreement, the Pledgor hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION
1. Pledge
.
The
Pledgor hereby pledges to the Agent
and
grants to the Agent
a lien
on and security interest in all of the Pledgor’s right, title and interest in
and to the following, whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by
the
Pledgor and wherever located (collectively, the “Collateral”):
(a)
all
of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
and
membership interests specified in Schedule 1 and any other issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock and membership interests, whether or not
specified in Schedule 1 (collectively, the “Pledged
Interests”),
of
the Subsidiaries of the Pledgor specified in Schedule 1 (the “Issuers”)
and
the certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Interests, and all dividends,
distributions, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or
all
of the Pledged Interests, and all additional shares of capital stock and
membership interests of or in the Issuers from time to time acquired in any
manner by the Pledgor, and the certificates, if any, representing such
additional shares of capital stock or membership interests, as the case may
be,
and all dividends, distributions, cash, instruments and other property from
time
to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of such additional shares of capital stock or membership
interests, as the case may be;
(b)
that
certain promissory note, dated January 8, 2004, made by Medicals Direct Group
Ltd., a company registered in England (“Medicals
Direct”),
in
favor of the Pledgor in the original principal amount of $6,585,630.10 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledged
Note”);
(c)
all
loans, liabilities and other indebtedness, whether now or hereafter incurred,
evidenced by the Pledged Note (collectively, the “Pledged
Debt”),
all
other instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt, and all interest, cash,
instruments, rights and other property from time to time received, receivable
or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged
Debt;
(d)
all
additional loans, liabilities and other indebtedness from time to time owed
to
the Pledgor by any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Medicals
Direct, whether now or hereafter incurred, and the instruments evidencing such
indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments, rights and other property
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect
of or
in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness; and
(e)
all
proceeds of any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, proceeds
constituting any property of the types described above).
The
Pledgor has delivered to the Agent
each of
the certificates representing the Pledged Interests, accompanied by an undated
stock power or comparable power with respect to each such certificate, executed
in blank by the Pledgor. The Pledgor has also delivered to the Agent the Pledged
Note, together with a duly executed indorsement thereof. The Pledgor shall
deliver to the Agent, immediately upon receipt thereof by the Pledgor, all
certificates, promissory notes and other instruments evidencing or representing
the Collateral, which certificates, promissory notes and other instruments
shall
be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent.
SECTION
2. Security
for Obligations
The
pledge of, and the grant of a lien on and security interest in, the Collateral
hereunder secures the prompt and complete payment and performance when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the
Obligations.
SECTION
3. Representations
and Warranties
The
Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
It
is a
corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of New
York,
is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in all other states where such qualification is required, except
to
the extent that failure so to qualify or to be in good standing could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
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(b)
It
has
taken all requisite corporate action through its board of directors to authorize
the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under,
this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Pledgor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.
(c)
It
is the
legal and beneficial owner of record of the Collateral free and clear, upon
termination of the liens and security interests in favor of Wachovia Bank,
National Association, Bank of America, N.A., and Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx &
Co. provided in connection with and as security for the Wachovia Loan, of any
Lien, except for the Lien created by this Agreement. On the date hereof, no
effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering
all
or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except for
financing statements arising out of the Wachovia Loan and certain filings
related to equipment liens described in the Loan Agreement as Permitted
Liens.
(d)
The
pledge of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, together with the delivery
to the Agent
of the
stock and membership interest certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged
Interests and the related stock powers and comparable powers, creates a valid
and perfected first priority lien on and security interest in the Collateral,
securing the payment and performance of the Obligations, and all filing and
other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such lien and
security interest have been duly made or taken.
(e)
Except
in
connection with terminating the Wachovia Loan and the liens and security
interests arising therefrom, no authorization, approval, or other action by,
and
no notice to or filing with, any Person is required for (i) the pledge by
the Pledgor of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, the grant by the
Pledgor of the lien and security interest granted hereby or the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Pledgor, (ii) the
perfection of the lien and security interest granted in this Agreement, or
(iii) the exercise by the Agent
of the
rights or remedies provided for in this Agreement.
(f)
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Pledgor of this Agreement, the
granting of the lien and security interest hereunder and the exercise by the
Agent
of any
or all of the remedies hereunder do not and will not violate, contravene or
constitute a default under any contractual obligation to which the Pledgor
or
any Issuer is a party, except to the extent that the lien and security interest
hereunder may violate the terms of the agreements creating the equipment liens
referred to in Section 3(c), but the Pledgor does not believe any such
violations would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
The
Pledged Interests constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock or membership interests, as the case may be, of each Issuer.
(h)
All
of
the Pledged Interests are duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. All
of
the Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, except as to the Pledged
Interests relating to Heritage Labs International, LLC (“HLI”).
(i)
The
Pledged Debt constitutes all of the outstanding indebtedness of Medicals Direct
owing to the Pledgor that is evidenced by a promissory note or other
instrument.
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(j)
The
exact
correct name of the Pledgor and the jurisdiction of organization of the Pledgor
are set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
SECTION
4. Further
Assurances; Covenants
(a)
The
Pledgor covenants and agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the
expense of the Pledgor, the Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all
further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or desirable, or that the Agent
may
request, in order to perfect and protect any Liens granted or purported to
be
granted hereby or to enable the Agent
to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Pledgor will
execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments
thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or
desirable, or as the Agent
may
request, in order to perfect and preserve the Liens granted or purported to
be
granted hereby.
(b)
The
Pledgor hereby authorizes the Agent
to file
one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto,
relative to all or any part of the Collateral and to describe the Collateral
as
“all assets” or “all personal property” or otherwise to use such a supergeneric
collateral description in such financing statements and amendments. A carbon,
photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement
covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing
statement where permitted by law.
(c)
The
Pledgor covenants and agrees that the Pledgor will not (i) sell, assign (by
operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option
with
respect to, any of the Collateral, (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien
upon or with respect to any of the Collateral, except for the lien and security
interest created by this Agreement, (iii) vote to enable, or take any other
action to permit, any Issuer to issue any shares of capital stock, membership
interests or other equity securities or interests of any nature or to issue
any
other securities or interests convertible into or granting the right to purchase
or exchange for any shares of capital stock, membership interests or other
equity securities or interests of any nature of any Issuer, or (iv) enter
into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of the
Agent
to sell,
assign or transfer any of the Collateral.
SECTION
5. Distributions;
Voting; Compensation; Etc.
(a)
So
long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual
rights pertaining to the Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and in a manner which does not
impair any of the Collateral and to receive and retain any and all distributions
and other amounts paid in respect of the Collateral; provided,
however,
that
any and all:
(i) |
dividends
and distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of,
and
instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any
Collateral,
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(ii) |
dividends
and distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Collateral
in
connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution of
any
Issuer, or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus
or
paid-in-surplus of any Issuer, and
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cash
paid, payable or otherwise distributed in exchange for, or in redemption
of, any Collateral
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shall,
if
received by the Pledgor, be received in trust for the benefit of the
Agent,
segregated from the other property or funds of the Pledgor, and forthwith
delivered to the Agent
as
Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement).
(b)
Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of
Default:
(i) |
All
rights of the Pledgor to receive any distributions that it would
otherwise
be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 5(a) shall
cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the
Agent
who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as Collateral
such distributions.
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(ii) |
Any
and all distributions payable to the Pledgor in respect of the Collateral
shall be received by the Pledgor in trust for the benefit of the
Agent,
segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and forthwith paid over
to the
Agent
as
Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement).
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(c)
The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Agent,
with
full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
power and authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of
the
Pledgor or otherwise, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Default or an Event of Default, to exercise the voting and other consensual
rights which the Pledgor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 5(a) (whereupon all rights of the Pledgor to exercise such rights
shall cease). The Pledgor hereby ratifies all that such attorney shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled
with
an interest and is irrevocable.
SECTION
6. Records,
Etc
The
Pledgor shall keep its office and principal place of business and the place
where it keeps its records concerning the Collateral at its address specified
in
Section 11.1
of the
Loan Agreement. The Pledgor will hold and preserve such records and, upon 48
hours’ notice from the Agent,
will
permit representatives of the Agent
at any
time during normal business hours to inspect and make abstracts from such
records.
SECTION
7. Agent
Appointed Attorney-in-Fact; Irrevocable Authorization and Instruction to
Issuers
The
Pledgor hereby appoints the Agent
the
Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in the
Agent’s
discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Agent
may deem
necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, to receive, endorse and collect all instruments made payable
to the Pledgor representing any distribution in respect of the Collateral or
any
part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. The Pledgor hereby
authorizes and instructs each Issuer to comply with any instruction received
by
it from the Agent
in
writing that (a) states that an Event of Default has occurred, and (b) is or
appears to be otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without
any other or further instructions from the Pledgor, and the Pledgor agrees
that
each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying. The Pledgor hereby
ratifies all that such attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable.
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SECTION
8. Agent
May
Perform
If
the
Pledgor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Agent
may
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the
Agent
incurred
in connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgor.
SECTION
9. Reasonable
Care; Return of Collateral
(a)
The
Agent
shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of
the
Collateral (including, without limitation, the certificates representing the
Pledged Interests) in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment
substantially equal to that which the Agent accords its own property, it being
understood that the Agent
shall
not have the responsibility under this Agreement for taking any necessary steps
to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Collateral except
as
set forth in subsection (b) below.
(b)
Upon
the
indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations, the expiration, termination
or Collateralization of all Letters of Credit and the termination of the
obligation of the Lenders and the Agent to make Loans and to cause
Letters of Credit to be issued, respectively, the Agent
shall
return to the Pledgor all certificates representing the Pledged Interests and
the stock powers and comparable powers therefor and all cash held by the
Agent
as
collateral hereunder which have not been disposed of, used or applied in
connection with or toward the payment of the Obligations.
SECTION
10. Remedies
upon Default; Private Placement
(a)
If
any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent may exercise
in respect of the Collateral, in addition to the other rights and remedies
provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies
of
a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York
(the
“Code”)
and
other applicable law, and the Agent
may
also, without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any
part
thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange or
broker’s board or at any of the Agent’s
offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon
such
other terms as the Agent
may deem
commercially reasonable. The Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale
shall be required by law, at least ten days’ notice to it of the time and place
of any public or private sale shall constitute reasonable notification. The
Agent
shall
not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale
having been given. The Agent
may
adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the
time
and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made
at
the time and place to which it was so adjourned. If an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Agent
may,
pursuant to the power of attorney granted herein, transfer the Collateral on
the
books of the Pledgor and each Issuer, in whole or in part, to the name of the
Agent
or such
other Person or Persons as the Agent
may
designate and take all such other and further actions as the Pledgor could
have
taken with respect to the Collateral which the Agent in its absolute discretion
determines to be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement.
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(b)
In
view
of the fact that federal and state securities laws may impose certain
restrictions on the method by which a sale of all or any part of the Collateral
may be effected after an Event of Default, the Pledgor agrees that, after the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Agent may,
from time to time, attempt to sell all or any part of the Collateral by means
of
a private placement restricting the bidders and prospective purchasers to those
who are qualified and will represent and agree that they are purchasing for
investment only and not for distribution. In so doing, the Agent
may
solicit offers to buy all or any part of the Collateral from a limited number
of
Persons deemed by the Agent,
in its
sole discretion, to be financially responsible parties who might be interested
in purchasing such Collateral. The Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any
such
private placement may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the
Agent than if such sale were a public sale. If the Agent
solicits
such offers from not less than three such Persons (none of which is an Affiliate
of the Agent
or any
Lender), then the acceptance by the Agent
of the
highest offer obtained therefrom shall be deemed to be a commercially reasonable
method of disposing of such Collateral; provided,
however,
that
this subsection shall not be construed to impose a requirement that the
Agent
solicit
offers from three or more Persons for any such sale to be deemed commercially
reasonable. The
Agent
shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Interests
for
the period of time necessary to permit an Issuer to register such securities
for
public sale under the Securities Act or under applicable state securities
laws.
SECTION
11. Registration
Rights
If
the
Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Pledged
Interests under Section 10, the Pledgor agrees that, upon request of the
Agent, the Pledgor will:
(a)
execute
and deliver all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done
all
such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Agent,
advisable to register such Pledged Interests under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
and
to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and
to
remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required by law to be
furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related
prospectus which, in the opinion of the Agent, are necessary or advisable,
all
in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable
thereto;
(b)
use
its
best efforts to qualify such Pledged Interests under the state securities or
"Blue Sky" laws and to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the
sale
of such Pledged Interests, as requested by the Agent;
(c)
use
its
best efforts to cause each Issuer to make available to its security holders,
as
soon as practicable, an earnings statement which will satisfy the provisions
of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and
(d)
use
its
best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may
be
necessary to make such sale of such Pledged Interests or any part thereof valid
and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
The
Pledgor further agrees to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may
be
reasonably requested to make any sale or sales of all or any portion of the
Pledged Interests under this Section 11 valid and binding and in compliance
with any and all other applicable requirements of law. Pledgor further agrees
that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 11 will
cause irreparable injury to the Agent, that the Agent has no adequate remedy
at
law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every
covenant contained in this Section 11 shall be specifically enforceable
against the Pledgor, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
the
Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action
for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event
of
Default has occurred.
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SECTION
12. Securities
Collateral
The
Pledgor acknowledges that the Pledged Interests are represented by certificates,
except in the case of interests in HLI, and the Pledged Interests constitute
“securities” as governed and defined by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial
Code in effect in any jurisdiction and are freely transferable and assignable.
The Pledgor further agrees that it and each Issuer will at no time “opt out” of
Article 8 through any amendment to an Issuer’s certificate of
incorporation
or
operating agreement, as the case may be, or by any other means cause the Pledged
Interests and the certificates representing any Pledged Interests to cease
to be
“securities” under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Any action taken to
so “opt out” will be null and void and of no effect.
SECTION
13. Registration
of Pledge; Control of Collateral
To
assure
the perfection of the security interest of the Agent in the Pledged Interests
consisting of membership interests, concurrently with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Pledgor shall send written instructions in the form
of
Exhibit A hereto to each Issuer of membership interests and shall cause
each such Issuer to deliver to the Agent the Confirmation Statement and
Instruction Agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto, pursuant to which each
such Issuer will confirm that it has registered the pledge and security interest
effected by this Agreement on its books and agrees to comply with instructions
originated by the Agent in respect of the applicable Pledged Interests without
further consent by the Pledgor or any other Person. From time to time, the
Pledgor shall promptly provide replacement written instructions in the form
of
Exhibit A hereto to each Issuer of membership interests and shall cause
each such Issuer to, and each such Issuer shall, deliver to the Agent the
Confirmation Statement and Instruction Agreement in the form of Exhibit B to
each assignee of the Agent, as requested by the Agent. The Pledgor agrees that
the foregoing provisions of this Section 13 shall inure to the benefit of
the Agent’s successors and assigns.
SECTION
14. Application
of Proceeds
All
money
held by the Agent as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the
Agent
in
respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or
any
part of the Collateral, shall be applied to the Obligations in such order as
determined by the Agent
in its
sole discretion,
subject
to the terms of the Loan Agreement.
SECTION
15. Indemnity
and Expenses.
(a)
The
Pledgor agrees to indemnify and hereby indemnifies the Agent
from and
against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses arising
out of, in connection with, or resulting from, this Agreement (including,
without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), other than such as arise
from the Agent’s
gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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(b)
The
Pledgor will upon demand pay to the Agent
the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents,
that
the Agent
may
incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the
custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement
of
any of the rights of the Agent
hereunder, (iv) the failure of the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the
provisions hereof, or (v) any action taken by the Agent
pursuant
to this Agreement.
SECTION
16. Amendments,
Etc
No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Pledgor and the
Agent;
no
waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure
by
the Pledgor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall
be
in writing and signed by the Agent,
and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and
for the specific purpose for which given. No failure to exercise and no delay
in
exercising on the part of the Agent
any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under
this Agreement shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
SECTION
17. Security
Interest Absolute
All
rights of the Agent
and the
lien and security interest granted to it hereunder, and all obligations of
the
Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective
of:
(a)
any
lack
of enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b)
any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent
to
departure from the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(c)
any
taking and holding of collateral or guarantees for all or any of the
Obligations, or any amendment, alteration, exchange, substitution, transfer,
enforcement, waiver, subordination, termination or release of any collateral
or
such guarantees, or any non-perfection of any collateral, or any consent to
departure from any such guaranty;
(d)
any
manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of
the
Obligations, or the manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral or
the
collection of proceeds thereof;
(e)
any
consent by the Agent
to the
restructure or refinancing of the Obligations or any portion
thereof;
(f)
any
other
modification, compromise, settlement or release by the Agent,
by
operation of law or otherwise, of the Obligations or the liability of any
obligor or guarantor, or of any collateral, in whole or in part, and any refusal
by the Agent
to
accept any payment, in whole or in part, from any obligor or guarantor in
connection with any of the Obligations, in each case whether or not with notice
to, further assent by, or any reservation of rights against, the Pledgor;
or
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(g)
any
other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) which
might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any third
party pledgor or guarantor.
SECTION
18. Addresses
for Notices
All
notices
and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, by overnight delivery service, with all charges prepaid,
by
hand delivery,
or by
telecopier,
if to
the Agent,
then to
CitiCapital
Commercial
Corporation,
000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx 00000,
Attn.:
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx, Vice President,
Telecopy:
(000)
000-0000,
with a
copy to Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel,
Telecopy: (000)
000-0000;
and if
to the Pledgor, then to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc., 000 Xx. Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attn.:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Chief Financial Officer,
Telecopy:
(000)
000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel, Telecopy: (000)
000-0000; or, in each case, to such other address as the Agent
or the
Pledgor may
specify to the other party in the manner required
hereunder. All such notices and correspondence shall be deemed given (i) if
sent
by certified or registered mail, three Business Days after being postmarked,
(ii) if sent by overnight delivery service or by hand delivery, when received
at
the above stated addresses or when delivery is refused, and (iii) if sent by
telecopier transmission, when such
transmission is confirmed.
SECTION
19. Continuing
Security Interest; Assignment
This
Agreement shall create a continuing lien on and security interest in the
Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until released in
accordance herewith, (b) be binding upon the Pledgor and its successors and
assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the
Agent
hereunder, to the benefit of the Agent
and its
successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause
(c), the Agent
may
assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement to any other Person which is an assignee of the
Agent
under
the Loan Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with
all
the benefits in respect hereof granted to the Agent
herein.
SECTION
20. Telecopied
Signature
This
Agreement may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile
transmission all with the same force and effect as if the same were a fully
executed and delivered original manual counterpart.
SECTION
21. Governing
Law
THE
VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS
(AS
OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF
NEW
YORK.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be executed by its proper and duly
authorized CFO as of the date first set forth above.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
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Schedule
1
Description
of Pledged Interests
Issuer
|
Type
and Class of
Stock/Interest
|
Certificate
No.
|
No.
of
Shares/Units
|
Percentage
of
Total Outstanding
Interests
|
Xxxxxx
Information Services, Inc.
|
common
stock
|
100%
|
||
Xxxxxx
Evaluations, Inc.
|
common
stock
|
100%
|
||
Mid
America Agency Services, Incorporated
|
common
stock
|
100%
|
||
TEG
Enterprises, Inc.
|
common
stock
|
100%
|
||
Heritage
Labs International, LLC
|
limited
liability company membership interest
|
100%
|
||
Xxxxxx
Distribution Services, LLC
|
limited
liability company membership interest
|
100%
|
||
Medicals
Direct Group Ltd.
|
ordinary
shares
|
65%
|
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND CONSENT
Each
of
the undersigned Issuers hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Pledge
Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge
Agreement”),
made
by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc., a New York corporation, in favor of CitiCapital
Commercial
Corporation, as agent. Each of the undersigned Issuers shall be bound by and
comply with the terms of the Pledge Agreement insofar as such terms are
applicable to the undersigned.
XXXXXX
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
EVALUATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
MID
AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
TEG
ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
HERITAGE
LABS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
MEDICALS
DIRECT GROUP LTD.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
EXHIBIT
A
Instruction
to Register Pledge
October
10, 2006
To:
|
Heritage
Labs International LLC
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c/x
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc.
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000
Xx. Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
|
In
accordance with the requirements of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of
October 10, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “Pledge
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Pledge Agreement), by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Inc., a New York corporation (the “Pledgor”),
in
favor of CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as agent
(the “Agent”),
you
are hereby instructed, given that the Pledged Interests are “securities” or
“investment property” under the Uniform Commercial Code, to register the pledge
of the Pledged Interests and the proceeds related thereto.
You
are
hereby further authorized and instructed to execute and deliver to the Agent
a
Confirmation Statement and Instruction Agreement, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit B to the Pledge Agreement, and, to the extent provided more fully
therein, to comply with instructions originated by the Agent in respect of
the
Pledged Interests without further consent by the undersigned or any other
Person.
Very
truly yours,
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
EXHIBIT
B
Confirmation
Statement and Instruction Agreement
OCTOBER
10, 2006
CitiCapital
Commercial Corporation, as Agent
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
statement is to advise you that a pledge of the following limited liability
company interests has been registered in the name of CitiCapital Commercial
Corporation, as agent, as follows:
The
100%
limited liability company interests of
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Inc. in Heritage Labs International, LLC (the “Pledged
Interests”).
This
also
confirms that there are no liens or restrictions on the Pledged Interests and
no
adverse claims to which any of the limited liability company
interests is
or may
be subject known to the undersigned, except for the security interest in your
favor pursuant to the Pledge Agreement dated as October 10, 2006 by Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Inc.
The
foregoing pledge was registered on October 10, 2006.
Very
truly yours,
Heritage
Labs International, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
EXHIBIT
D
SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTY
GUARANTY
dated as
of October 10, 2006 (this “Guaranty”)
made
by Xxxxxx Information Services, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Xxxxxx
Evaluations, Inc., a New York corporation, Mid America Agency Services, Inc.,
a
Nebraska corporation, TEG Enterprises, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, Heritage
Labs International, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company (“Heritage
Labs”),
and
Xxxxxx Distribution Services, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company
(“Xxxxxx
Distribution”;
each
individually a “Guarantor”
and
collectively the “Guarantors”),
in
favor of CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Agent
(the “Agent”)
for
the Lenders referred to below.
W
I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Borrower”),
is
entering into a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 10, 2006
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement) among the Borrower,
the
lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and
the Agent pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed, among other things,
to make
Loans to, and to provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account
of, the Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding shares
or
membership interests, as the case may be, of each of the
Guarantors;
WHEREAS,
the
Guarantors, as wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower, have an interest
in
the financial affairs and well-being of the Borrower and will benefit directly
and indirectly from the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement that each
of the
Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty in favor of and
for
the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises contained herein and to induce the Agent and
the
Lenders to enter into the Loan Agreement and to make Loans to, and to provide
for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrower
thereunder, each of the Guarantors hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION
1. Guaranty.
(a)
Each
of
the Guarantors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably (i) guarantees,
jointly and severally, to the Agent and the Lenders the prompt and complete
payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise) of all of the Obligations, and (ii) agrees, jointly and
severally, to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders
(including the fees and disbursements of counsel and other professionals)
in
connection with (A) enforcing or defending the Agent’s and the Lenders’
rights under or in respect of this Guaranty or any other document or instrument
now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection herewith, or
(B) collecting the Obligations or otherwise administering this
Guaranty.
(b)
Each
of
the Guarantors hereby agrees that all payments hereunder will be paid to
the
Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders without setoff, deduction or
counterclaim at the office of the Agent located at the address specified
in
Section 9 in U.S. dollars and in immediately available funds.
(c)
Anything
contained in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, the amount of
the
obligations payable by any of the Guarantors under this Guaranty shall be
the
aggregate amount of the Obligations unless a court of competent jurisdiction
adjudicates such Guarantor’s obligations to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or
federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers), in which case
the
amount of the obligations payable by such Guarantor hereunder shall be limited
to the maximum amount that could be guaranteed by such Guarantor without
rendering such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty invalid or
unenforceable under such applicable law.
SECTION
2. Guaranty
Absolute.
Each of
the Guarantors guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes
and
the other Loan Documents regardless of any law, regulation or order now or
hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the
rights of the Agent or the Lenders with respect thereto. The liability of
each
of the Guarantors under this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of:
(a)
any
lack
of validity, regularity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any other
Loan Document;
(b)
any
lack
of validity, regularity or enforceability of this Guaranty;
(c)
any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent
to
departure from the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(d)
any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any collateral,
or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
other
guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
(e)
any
failure on the part of the Agent or any of the Lenders or any other Person
to
exercise, or any delay in exercising, any right under the Loan Agreement
or any
other Loan Document; or
(f)
any
other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
a
discharge of, the Borrower, any of the Guarantors or any other guarantor
with
respect to the Obligations (including, without limitation, all defenses based
on
suretyship or impairment of collateral, and all defenses that the Borrower
may
assert to the repayment of the Obligations, including, without limitation,
failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds,
bankruptcy, lack of legal capacity, statute of limitations, lender liability,
accord and satisfaction, and usury), this Guaranty and the obligations of
the
Guarantors under this Guaranty.
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Each
of
the Guarantors hereby agrees that if the Borrower, any of the Guarantors
or any
other guarantor of all or a portion of the Obligations is the subject of
a
bankruptcy case under the Bankruptcy Code, such Guarantor will not assert
the
pendency of such case or any order entered therein as a defense to the timely
payment of the Obligations. Each of the Guarantors hereby waives notice of
or
proof of reliance by the Agent and the Lenders upon this Guaranty, and the
Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted,
incurred, renewed, extended, amended or reduced (as to the Borrower only)
in
reliance upon this Guaranty. Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that this
Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not collection.
SECTION
3. Waiver.
Each of
the Guarantors hereby waives (a) promptness, diligence, notice of
acceptance and any other notice or demand of any kind with respect to any
of the
Obligations and any of the amounts payable under Section 1(a)(ii) or that
may be
required to be given under any Requirement of Law, and (b) any requirement
that the Agent or any of the Lenders protect, secure, perfect or insure any
Lien
or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against
the Borrower or any other Person or any collateral.
SECTION
4. Subrogation.
Each of
the Guarantors hereby agrees that it will not exercise or assert any rights,
claims, defenses or rights of setoff which it may acquire against the Borrower
or any other guarantor of all or part of the Obligations that arise from
the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of its obligations hereunder
(including, without limitation, any rights or claims of subrogation,
reimbursement or contribution), until the termination of the Commitments,
the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations and the termination,
Collateralization or expiration of all Letters of Credit. If any amount shall
be
paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence,
such
amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Agent to be credited
and applied against the Obligations and all other amounts payable under Section
1(a)(ii), whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Agent may
determine.
SECTION
5. Representations
and Warranties.
(a)
Each
of
the Guarantors hereby makes each of the representations and warranties made
by
the Borrower under Section 6.1(a), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of the Loan
Agreement as if such representations and warranties stated that they applied
to
such Guarantor and the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party,
including, without limitation, this Guaranty and the Subsidiary Security
Agreement, and such representations and warranties as applied to such Guarantor
are true and correct as if they were repeated separately herein by such
Guarantor, except that references in Section 6.1(a) and (c) of the Loan
Agreement to “corporation” or “corporate” shall mean, in the case of Heritage
Labs and Xxxxxx Distribution, “limited liability company” and references in
Section 6.1(c) and (f) of the Loan Agreement to “shareholders” shall mean, in
the case of Heritage Labs and Xxxxxx Distribution, “members.”
(b)
Each
of
the Guarantors has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or
the
Lenders and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Guaranty.
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SECTION
6. Covenants.
Each of
the Guarantors covenants and agrees that, until the termination of the
Commitments, the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination,
Collateralization or expiration of all Letters of Credit, such Guarantor
will
perform, observe and otherwise comply with all of the covenants of the Borrower
under Xxxxxxx 0.0(x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (x) and (p) and
Section 7.2 ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), and ( ) of the Loan
Agreement as if such covenants stated that they applied to such Guarantor
and
were repeated separately herein by such Guarantor.
SECTION
7. Right
of Setoff.
In
addition to and not in limitation of all rights of offset that the Agent,
the
Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates may have under applicable law,
and
whether or not the Agent or any of the Lenders or any of their respective
Affiliates has made any demand or the obligations of the Guarantors have
matured, the Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates shall have
the
right to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time
or
demand, provisional or final, or any other type) at any time held and any
other
Indebtedness at any time owing by the Agent, the Lenders or their respective
Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any of the Guarantors or
any
of the Guarantors’ Affiliates against any and all of the Obligations. If the
Agent or any of the Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates exercises
any
of its rights under this Section 7, the exercising entity shall provide notice
to the Guarantors of such exercise, provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of the exercise
of
such rights.
SECTION
8. Survival
of Provisions.
All
representations, warranties and covenants made by the Guarantors under this
Guaranty shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the closing
of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION
9. Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and sent by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by overnight delivery
service, with all charges prepaid, by hand delivery, or by telecopier followed
by a hard copy sent by regular mail, if to the Agent or the Lenders, then
to
CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx
00000, Attn.: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Vice President, Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel, Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000; and if to the Guarantors, then to them c/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Inc.,
170 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, Attn.: Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Chief Financial Officer, Telecopy: (000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel, Telecopy: (000) 000-0000; or , in each case,
to
such other address as the Borrower on behalf of the Guarantors or the Agent
may
specify to the other party in the manner required hereunder. All such notices
and correspondence shall be deemed given (i) if sent by certified or registered
mail, three Business Days after being postmarked, (ii) if sent by overnight
delivery service or by hand delivery, when received at the above stated
addresses or when delivery is refused, and (iii) if sent by telecopier
transmission, when such transmission is confirmed.
SECTION
10. Amendments,
Waivers and Consents.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, or consent to any
departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Agent on behalf of the Lenders,
and
then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
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SECTION
11. Delays;
Partial Exercise of Remedies.
No
delay or omission of the Agent or any Lender to exercise any right or remedy
hereunder shall impair any such right or operate as a waiver thereof. No
single
or partial exercise by the Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy shall
preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or preclude any other right
or
remedy.
SECTION
12. Counterparts;
Telecopied Signature.
This
Guaranty may be executed and delivered by telecopier or other facsimile
transmission all with the same force and effect as if the same were a fully
executed and delivered original manual counterpart. This Guaranty and any
waiver
or amendment hereto may be executed in counterparts and by the parties hereto
in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall
be an
original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
13. Severability.
In case
any provision in or obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability
of
the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation
in
any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
SECTION
14. Interpretation.
All
terms not defined herein or in the Loan Agreement shall have the meaning
set
forth in the Code, except where the context otherwise requires. To the extent
a
term or provision of this Guaranty conflicts with the Loan Agreement and
is not
addressed herein with more specificity, the Loan Agreement shall control
with
respect to the subject matter of such term or provision.
SECTION
15. Continuing
Guaranty; Assignments of Guaranteed Debt.
This
Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and
effect until released in accordance herewith, (b) be binding upon each of
the Guarantors and their respective successors and assigns, and (c) inure,
together with the rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder,
to
their own benefit and to their respective successors and assigns. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), the Agent and the Lenders
may, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, assign or otherwise
transfer all or any portion of their respective rights and obligations under
the
Loan Agreement to any successor, and such successor shall thereupon become
vested with all the benefits in respect hereof granted to the Agent or such
Lender, as the case may be, herein or otherwise, in each case as provided
in the
Loan Agreement.
SECTION
16. Reinstatement.
To the
extent permitted by law, this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or
be
reinstated if at any time any amount received by the Agent or any Lender
in
respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or
returned by the Agent or such Lender for any reason whatsoever, including,
without limitation, upon the occurrence or during the pendency of any
bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding, or any fraudulent
transfer or similar proceeding, applicable to the Borrower, any of the
Guarantors or any other Person or the assets thereof, or upon or during the
occurrence of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Borrower,
any of
the Guarantors or any other Person, all as though such amount had not been
received.
SECTION
17. Entire
Agreement; Successors and Assigns.
This
Guaranty constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, supersedes
any
prior written and verbal agreements between them, and shall bind and benefit
the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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SECTION
18. GOVERNING
LAW.
THE
VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS GUARANTY AND ANY DISPUTE
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY, WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL
LAWS
AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW).
SECTION
19. SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION.
ALL
DISPUTES BETWEEN ANY OF THE GUARANTORS AND THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS, WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED ONLY
BY
STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND THE COURTS TO
WHICH
AN APPEAL THEREFROM MAY BE TAKEN; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,
THAT
THE AGENT OF BEHALF OF THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, TO PROCEED AGAINST ANY OF THE GUARANTORS IN ANY LOCATION
REASONABLY SELECTED BY THE AGENT TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER
IN
FAVOR OF THE AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS. EACH OF THE GUARANTORS AGREES
THAT
IT WILL NOT ASSERT ANY PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIMS, SETOFFS OR CROSS-CLAIMS
IN ANY
PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS. EACH OF THE GUARANTORS WAIVES
ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO THE LOCATION OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE
AGENT
OR THE LENDERS HAVE COMMENCED A PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY
OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS.
SECTION
20. SERVICE
OF PROCESS.
EACH OF
THE GUARANTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY,
0000
XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX 0000, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX 00000-0000 AS THE
DESIGNEE AND AGENT OF SUCH GUARANTOR TO RECEIVE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH
GUARANTOR, SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT
TO
THIS GUARANTY. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS SERVED ON SUCH
AGENT
AT ITS ADDRESS WILL BE PROMPTLY FORWARDED BY MAIL TO SUCH GUARANTOR, BUT
THE
FAILURE OF SUCH GUARANTOR TO RECEIVE SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY
THE
SERVICE OF SUCH PROCESS. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT
OR
THE LENDERS TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY
LAW.
SECTION
21. JURY
TRIAL.
EACH OF
THE GUARANTORS (AND BY ITS RECEIPT HEREOF, THE AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS)
HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY
RELATING TO (I) THIS GUARANTY, OR (II) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS
OF ANY OF THE GUARANTORS, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR OTHER AFFILIATES,
IN EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH
OF
THE GUARANTORS HEREBY AGREES THAT THIS GUARANTY CONSTITUTES THE WRITTEN CONSENT
ON THE GUARANTORS TO SUCH WAIVER AND MAY BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT
IN
THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED REGARDING
THIS
GUARANTY, AS EVIDENCE OF THE GUARANTORS’ WRITTEN CONSENT TO SUCH
WAIVER.
SECTION
22. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
NEITHER
THE AGENT NOR ANY OF THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OF THE
GUARANTORS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR EQUITY OR OTHERWISE) FOR
LOSSES SUFFERED BY SUCH GUARANTOR IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR
IN ANY
WAY RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIPS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS GUARANTY,
OR ANY ACT, OMISSION OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, UNLESS IT
IS
DETERMINED BY A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT OR COURT ORDER BINDING ON
THE
AGENT OR SUCH LENDER THAT THE LOSSES WERE THE RESULT OF ACTS OR OMISSIONS
CONSTITUTING GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE AGENT OR ONE OF
THE
LENDERS. EACH OF THE GUARANTORS HEREBY WAIVES ALL FUTURE CLAIMS AGAINST THE
AGENT AND THE LENDERS FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
UNLESS RESULTING FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE AGENT
OR
THE LENDERS.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each of
the Guarantors has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its proper and
duly
authorized officer or manager, as the case may be, as of the date first set
forth above.
XXXXXX
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
EVALUATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
MID
AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
TEG
ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
HERITAGE
LABS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
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EXHIBIT
E
SUBSIDIARY
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SUBSIDIARY
SECURITY AGREEMENT,
dated
as of October 10, 2006 (this “Agreement”),
made
by each of the companies listed on Schedule 1 hereto (individually a
“Grantor”
and
collectively the “Grantors”),
in
favor of CITICAPITAL
COMMERCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as
agent
(the
“Agent”)
for
the Lenders referred to below.
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Borrower”),
is a
party to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 10, 2006 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement), among the
Borrower,
the
lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and the
Agent,
pursuant to which the Lenders
have
agreed,
among other things, to make Loans and other extensions of credit to the
Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each of
the Grantors is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, has an interest
in
the financial affairs and well-being of the Borrower, and will benefit directly
and indirectly from the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each of
the Grantors is simultaneously executing and delivering in favor of the Agent
a
Subsidiary Guaranty of even date herewith (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Subsidiary
Guaranty”),
under
which the Grantors shall unconditionally guaranty the payment and performance
of
the Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents;
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement that the Grantors
shall have executed and delivered this Agreement in favor and for the benefit
of
the Agent.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises contained herein and to induce the Agent
and
the Lenders
to enter
into the Loan Agreement, the Grantors hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Creation
of Security Interest.
Each
of
the Grantors hereby grants to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders
a
lien on and security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest
in and to its Receivables, Equipment, General Intangibles, Inventory, Investment
Property, and all other personal property, and all its Property, in each case
wherever located, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or
created, and all additions and accessions thereto and substitutions and
replacements therefor and improvements thereon, and all proceeds (whether in
the
form of cash or other property) and products thereof including, without
limitation, all proceeds of insurance covering the same and all tort claims
in
connection therewith.
For
purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:
“Equipment”
means
all machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements,
conveyors, tools, materials, storage and handling equipment, hydraulic presses,
cutting equipment, computer equipment and hardware, including central processing
units, terminals, drives, memory units, embedded computer programs and
supporting information, printers, keyboards, screens, peripherals and input
or
output devices, molds, dies, stamps, and other equipment of every kind and
nature and wherever situated now or hereafter owned by a Person or in which
a
Person may have any interest as lessee or otherwise (to the extent of such
interest), together with all additions and accessions thereto, all replacements
and all accessories and parts therefor, all manuals, blueprints, know-how,
warranties and records in connection therewith and all rights against suppliers,
warrantors, manufacturers, and sellers or others in connection therewith,
together with all substitutes for any of the foregoing.
“General
Intangibles”
means
all present and future general intangibles as defined in the Code including,
without limitation, documents, certificates, patents, patent applications,
copyrights (registered and unregistered), licenses, permits, franchise rights,
authorizations, customer and supplier lists, rights of indemnification,
contribution and subrogation, leases, computer tapes, programs, discs and
software, trade secrets, computer service contracts, trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service names, domain names, logos, goodwill, deposits, causes
of
action (including, without limitation, commercial tort claims), choses in
action, judgments, designs, blueprints, plans, know-how, drafts, acceptances,
letters of credit, book accounts, deposit and other accounts and all money,
balances, credits, deposits or other financial assets therein or represented
thereby, credits and reserves and all forms of obligations whatsoever owing,
instruments, documents of title, leasehold rights in any goods, and books,
ledgers, files and records with respect to any collateral or
security.
“Inventory”
means
all present and future goods intended for sale, lease or other disposition
including, without limitation, all raw materials, work in process, finished
goods and other retail inventory, goods in the possession of outside processors
or other third parties, consigned goods (to the extent of the consignee’s
interest therein), materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description
which are or might be used in connection with the manufacture, packing,
shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of any such goods, all documents
of
title or documents representing the same and all records, files and writings
with respect thereto.
“Investment
Property”
means
all present and future investment property, including without limitation, all
(i) securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, and including stocks,
bonds, debentures, notes, bills, certificates, warrants, options, rights and
shares, (ii) security entitlements, (iii) securities accounts, (iv) commodity
contracts, (v) commodity accounts and (vi) dividends and other distributions
in
respect of any of the foregoing.
“Property”
means
any real property, whether owned, leased or otherwise controlled.
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“Receivables”
means
all present and future accounts, contracts, contract rights, promissory notes,
chattel paper, tax refunds, rights to receive tax refunds, rights to receive
payments under bonds and insurance policies (including, without limitation,
claims under health care insurance policies), insurance proceeds, royalties,
claims against third parties of every kind or nature, and rights to receive
payments under letters of credit, together with all supporting obligations
and
all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to any of the foregoing,
including any right of stoppage in transit.
Each
of
the Grantors also hereby grants to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest
in and to all property of such Grantor in the possession of or deposited with
or
in the custody of the Agent or any Affiliate of the Agent or any representative,
agent or correspondent of the Agent and in all present and future “deposit
accounts,” as that term is defined in the Code. For purposes of this Agreement,
any property in which the Agent or any such Affiliate has any security or title
retention interest shall be deemed to be in the custody of the Agent or of
such
Affiliate.
SECTION
2. Security
for Obligations. The
grant
of a lien on and security interest in the Collateral hereunder secures the
prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all of the Obligations.
SECTION
3. Representations
and Warranties. Each
Grantor represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
Such
Grantor is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
of
its organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in
all other states where such qualification is required, except to the extent
that
failure so to qualify or to be in good standing could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all necessary power and authority
to
enter into this Agreement.
(b)
Such
Grantor has taken all requisite action under its constituent documents to
authorize the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations
under, this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of such Grantor enforceable against it in accordance with
its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.
(c)
Such
Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of record of its Collateral free
and
clear, upon the termination of the liens and security interests in favor of
Wachovia Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., and Xxxxx Brothers
Xxxxxxxx & Co. provided in connection with and as security for the Wachovia
Loan, of any Lien, except for the Lien created by this Agreement. On the date
hereof, no effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect
covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office,
except for financing statements arising out of the Wachovia Loan and certain
filings related to equipment liens described in the Loan Agreement as Permitted
Liens.
(d)
This
Agreement creates a valid and, upon the proper filing of financing statements
in
the appropriate offices, perfected first priority lien on and security interest
in the Collateral described above in Section 1, securing the payment and
performance of the Obligations, and all filing and other actions necessary
or
desirable to perfect and protect such lien and security interest have been
duly
made or taken.
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(e)
Except
in
connection with terminating the Wachovia Loan and the liens and security
interests arising therefrom, no authorization, approval, or other action by,
and
no notice to or filing with, any Person is required for (i) the grant by
such Grantor of the lien and security interest granted hereby or the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, (ii) the
perfection of the lien and security interest granted in this Agreement, or
(iii) the exercise by the Agent
of the
rights or remedies provided for in this Agreement.
(f)
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Grantor of this Agreement, the
granting of the lien and security interest hereunder and the exercise by the
Agent
of any
or all of the remedies hereunder do not and will not violate, contravene or
constitute a default under any contractual obligation to which such Grantor
is a
party, except to the extent that the lien and security interest hereunder may
violate the terms of the agreements creating the equipment liens referred to
in
Section 3(c), but such Grantor does not believe any such violations would have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
The
exact
correct name of such Grantor and the jurisdiction of organization of such
Grantor are set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and such Grantor is a
“registered organization,” as such term is defined in the Code, organized under
the laws of the state indicated therefor on Schedule 1 hereto.
SECTION
4. Special
Provisions Relating to Inventory.
(a)
All
Inventory.
The
security interest in the Inventory granted to the Agent hereunder shall continue
through all steps of manufacture and sale and attach without further act to
raw
materials, work in process, finished goods, returned goods, documents of title
and warehouse receipts, and to proceeds resulting from the sale or other
disposition of such Inventory. Until all of the Obligations have been satisfied,
all Letters of Credit have been terminated or Collateralized and the Commitments
have been terminated, the Agent’s security interest in such Inventory and in all
proceeds thereof shall continue in full force and effect and the Agent shall
have, in its sole and absolute discretion at any time if an Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing or the Agent believes that fraud has occurred, the
right to take physical possession of such Inventory and to maintain it on the
premises of a Grantor, in a public warehouse, or at such other place as the
Agent may deem appropriate. If the Agent exercises such right to take possession
of such Inventory, the Grantors will, upon demand, and at the Grantors’ cost and
expense, assemble such Inventory and make it available to the Agent at a place
or places convenient to the Agent.
(b)
No
Liens.
All
Inventory of each Grantor shall be maintained at the locations therefor shown
on
Schedule 1 hereto.
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(c)
Further
Assurances.
Each
Grantor will perform any and all steps that the Agent may request to perfect
the
Agent’s security interests in such Grantor’s Inventory including, without
limitation, placing and maintaining signs, executing and filing financing or
continuation statements in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent,
maintaining stock records and conducting lien searches. In each case, each
Grantor shall take such action as promptly as possible after requested by the
Agent but in any event within five Business Days after any such request is
made
except that such Grantor shall take such action immediately upon the Agent’s
request following the occurrence of an Event of Default. If any of a Grantor’s
Inventory is in the possession or control of any Person other than a purchaser
in the ordinary course of business or a public warehouseman where the warehouse
receipt is in the name of or held by the Agent, such Grantor shall notify such
Person of the Agent’s security interest therein and, upon request, instruct such
Person to acknowledge in writing its agreement to hold all such Inventory for
the benefit of the Agent and subject to the Agent’s instructions. If so
requested by the Agent, each Grantor (as promptly as possible after requested
by
the Agent but in any event within five Business Days after any such request
is
made) will deliver (i) to the Agent warehouse receipts covering any of such
Grantor’s Inventory located in warehouses showing the Agent as the beneficiary
thereof, and (ii) to the warehouseman such agreements relating to the release
of
warehouse Inventory as the Agent may request. A physical verification of all
of
each Grantor’s Inventory wherever located will be taken by such Grantor at least
every twelve months and, in any case, as often as reasonably requested by the
Agent and a copy of such physical verification shall be promptly thereafter
submitted to the Agent. Each Grantor shall also submit to the Agent a report
of
the annual physical Inventory of such Grantor as observed and tested by its
public accountants in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
and
GAAP. If so requested by the Agent, each Grantor shall execute and deliver
to
the Agent a confirmatory written instrument, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Agent, listing all its Inventory, but any failure to execute or deliver
the same shall not limit or otherwise affect the Agent’s security interest in
and to such Inventory. Each Grantor shall deliver a monthly report of its
Inventory, based upon its perpetual inventory, which shall describe such
Inventory by category, item (in reasonable detail) and location and report
the
then appraised value (at the lower of cost or market) of such Inventory and
its
location.
(d)
Inventory
Records.
Each
Grantor shall maintain full, accurate and complete records of its Inventory
describing the kind, type and quantity of such Inventory and such Grantor’s cost
therefor, withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto, including a perpetual
inventory for raw materials, work in process and finished goods.
SECTION
5. Special
Provisions Relating to Receivables.
(a)
Invoices,
Etc.
On the
Agent’s request therefor, each Grantor shall furnish to the Agent copies of
invoices to customers and shipping and delivery receipts or warehouse receipts
thereof. Each Grantor shall deliver to the Agent (i) the originals of all
letters of credit, notes, and instruments in its favor, (ii) such endorsements
or assignments related thereto as the Agent may reasonably request, and (iii)
the written consent of the issuer of any letter of credit to the assignment
of
the proceeds of such letter of credit by such Grantor to the Agent.
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(b)
Records,
Collections, Etc.
Each
Grantor shall promptly report all customer credits to the Agent, except customer
credits granted in the ordinary course of such Grantor’s business. Each Grantor
shall notify the Agent of all returns and recoveries of merchandise and of
all
claims asserted with respect to merchandise, in quantities or in amounts
exceeding those which have been typical historically in such Grantor’s ordinary
course of business. Each Grantor shall promptly report to the Agent each such
return, repossession or recovery of merchandise, providing the Agent with a
description of such merchandise. No Grantor shall, without the Agent’s prior
written consent, settle or adjust any dispute or claim, or grant any discount
(except ordinary trade discounts), credit or allowance or accept any return
of
merchandise, except in the ordinary course of its business. Upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default or at any time that the Agent
believes that fraud has occurred, the Agent may (i) settle or adjust disputes
or
claims directly with account debtors for amounts and upon terms which it
considers advisable, and (ii) notify account debtors on a Grantor’s Receivables
that such Receivables have been assigned to the Agent, and that payments in
respect thereof shall be made directly to the Agent. Where a Grantor receives
collateral of any kind or nature by reason of transactions between itself and
its customers or account debtors, such Grantor will hold the same on the Agent’s
behalf, subject to the Agent’s instructions, and as property forming part of
such Grantor’s Receivables. Where a Grantor sells goods or services to a
customer which also sells goods or services to it or which may have other claims
against it, such Grantor will so advise the Agent immediately to permit the
Agent to establish a reserve therefor. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably
authorizes and appoints the Agent, or any Person the Agent may designate, as
its
attorney-in-fact, at such Grantor’s sole cost and expense, to exercise, if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the Agent believes that
fraud
has occurred, all of the following powers, which being coupled with an interest,
shall be irrevocable until all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid
and satisfied in full in cash: (A) to receive, take, endorse, sign, assign
and
deliver, all in the name of the Agent or such Grantor, any and all checks,
notes, drafts, and other documents or instruments relating to the Collateral;
(B) to receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Grantor and
to
notify postal authorities to change the address for delivery thereof to such
address as the Agent may designate; and (C) to take or bring, in the name of
the
Agent or such Grantor, all steps, actions, suits or proceedings deemed by the
Agent necessary or desirable to enforce or effect collection of such Grantor’s
Receivables or file and sign such Grantor’s name on a proof of claim in
bankruptcy or similar document against any obligor of such Grantor. Each Grantor
shall maintain a record of its electronic chattel paper that identifies the
Agent as the assignee thereof and otherwise in a manner such that the Agent
has
control over such chattel paper for purposes of the Code.
SECTION
6. Special
Provisions Relating to Equipment.
(a)
Repair.
Each
Grantor shall keep all of its Equipment in a satisfactory state of repair and
satisfactory operating condition in accordance with industry standards, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and will, consistent with the exercise of its reasonable
business judgment, make all repairs and replacements when and where necessary
and practical, will not waste or destroy it or any part thereof, and will not
be
negligent in the care or use thereof. Each Grantor shall repair and maintain
all
of its Equipment in accordance with industry practices in a manner sufficient
to
continue the operation of its business as heretofore conducted. Each Grantor
will use or cause its Equipment to be used in accordance with law and the
manufacturer’s instructions. Each Grantor shall keep its Equipment separate
from, and will not annex or affix any of its Equipment to, any part of any
Property or any other realty.
(b)
Disposal.
Where a
Grantor is permitted to dispose of any of its Equipment under this Agreement
or
by any consent thereto hereafter given by the Agent, the Borrower shall do
so at
arm’s length, in good faith and by obtaining the maximum amount of recovery
practicable therefor and without impairing the operating integrity or value
of
its remaining Equipment.
SECTION
7. Continuation
of Liens, Etc. Except
for excess or outdated office equipment, each Grantor shall defend the
Collateral against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming
any interest therein, other than claims relating to Liens permitted by the
Loan
Documents. Each Grantor agrees to comply with the requirements of all state
and
federal laws to grant to the Agent valid and perfected first priority security
interests in the Collateral and shall obtain a Control Agreement from any
securities intermediary or depository bank in possession of any of such
Grantor’s Investment Property or deposit accounts. The Agent is hereby
authorized by each Grantor to sign such Grantor’s name on any document or
instrument as may be necessary or desirable to establish and maintain the Liens
covering the Collateral and the priority and continued perfection thereof or
file any financing or continuation statements or similar documents or
instruments covering the Collateral whether or not such Grantor’s signature
appears thereon and to describe the Collateral on any financing statement as
“all assets” or “all personal property” or otherwise use a supergeneric
collateral description therefor. Each Grantor agrees, from time to time, at
the
Agent’s request, to file notices of Liens, financing statements, similar
documents or instruments, and amendments, renewals and continuations thereof,
cooperate with the Agent’s representatives, and take any other actions necessary
or, in the Agent’s opinion, desirable, in connection with the continued
perfection (and the priority status thereof) and protection of the Collateral
and the Agent’s Liens thereon. Each Grantor agrees that the Agent may file a
carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement (or any financing
statement related hereto) as a financing statement.
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SECTION
8. Covenants. Except
for excess or outdated office equipment, each Grantor covenants
and agrees that it will not (i) sell, assign (by operation of law or
otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any
of
the Collateral, (ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the Collateral, except for the lien and security interest
created by this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking
restricting the right or ability of the Agent
to sell,
assign or transfer any of the Collateral. If the Collateral, or any part
thereof, is sold, transferred, assigned, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of
in
violation of these provisions, the security interest of the Agent shall continue
in such Collateral or part thereof notwithstanding such sale, transfer,
assignment, exchange or other disposition, and the applicable Grantor will
segregate and hold the proceeds thereof in a trust account for the benefit
of
the Agent and as soon as possible transfer such proceeds to the Agent in kind.
Each Grantor shall promptly (but in no event later than five days) after its
receipt thereof, deliver to the Agent any documents or certificates of title
issued with respect to any property included in the Collateral. Each Grantor
agrees to notify the Agent promptly of any matters materially affecting the
value, enforceability or collectability of any Collateral. Each Grantor further
agrees that it will not change its jurisdiction of organization, legal structure
or legal name or cease to be a “registered organization.”
SECTION
9. Power
of Attorney. In
addition to all of the powers granted to the Agent in this Agreement, each
Grantor hereby appoints and constitutes the Agent as such Grantor’s
attorney-in-fact to sign such Grantor’s name on any of the documents,
instruments and other items described in Section 7, to make any filings
under the Code covering any of the Collateral, to request at any time from
customers indebted on its Receivables verification of information concerning
such Receivables and the amount owing thereon (provided that any verification
prior to an Event of Default shall not contain the Agent’s name), and, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) to convey
any
item of Collateral to any purchaser thereof, and (ii) to make any payment or
take any act necessary or desirable to protect or preserve any Collateral.
The
Agent’s authority hereunder shall include, without limitation, the authority to
execute and give receipt for any certificate of ownership or any document,
to
transfer title to any item of Collateral and to take any other actions arising
from or incident to the powers granted to the Agent under this Agreement. This
power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
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SECTION
10. Records,
Etc.
Each
Grantor shall keep its office and principal place of business and the place
where it keeps its records concerning the Collateral at its address specified
in
Schedule 1 hereto. Each Grantor will hold and preserve such records and,
upon 48 hours’ notice from the Agent,
will
permit representatives of the Agent
at any
time during normal business hours to inspect and make abstracts from such
records.
SECTION
11. Agent
May Perform. If
any
Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Agent
may
perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the
Agent
incurred
in connection therewith shall be payable by the Grantors.
SECTION
12. Remedies
upon Default. If
any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent may exercise
in respect of the Collateral, in addition to the other rights and remedies
provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies
of
a secured party under the Code and other applicable law, and the Agent
may
also, without notice except as specified below, require each Grantor to, and
each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense, assemble all or part
of
its Collateral as directed by the Agent and make it available at a place
designated by the Agent, and the Agent may sell the Collateral or any part
thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange or
broker’s board or at any of the Agent’s
offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon
such
other terms as the Agent
may deem
commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of
sale
shall be required by law, at least ten days’ notice to it of the time and place
of any public or private sale shall constitute reasonable notification. The
Agent
shall
not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale
having been given. The Agent
may
adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the
time
and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made
at
the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
SECTION
13. Application
of Proceeds.
All
money
held by the Agent as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the
Agent
in
respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or
any
part of the Collateral, shall be applied to the Obligations in such order as
determined by the Agent
in its
sole discretion,
subject
to the terms of the Loan Agreement.
SECTION
14. Indemnity
and Expenses.
(a)
Each
Grantor agrees to indemnify and hereby indemnifies the Agent
from and
against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses arising
out of, in connection with, or resulting from, this Agreement (including,
without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), other than such as arise
from the Agent’s
gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
(b)
The
Grantors will upon demand pay to the Agent
the
amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents,
that
the Agent
may
incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the
custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement
of
any of the rights of the Agent
hereunder, (iv) the failure of any Grantor to perform or observe any of the
provisions hereof, or (v) any action taken by the Agent
pursuant
to this Agreement.
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SECTION
15. Amendments,
Etc. No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Grantors and the
Agent;
no
waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure
by
the Grantors herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall
be
in writing and signed by the Agent,
and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and
for the specific purpose for which given. No failure to exercise and no delay
in
exercising on the part of the Agent
any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under
this Agreement shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
SECTION
16. Security
Interest Absolute.
All
rights of the Agent
and the
lien and security interest granted to it hereunder, and all obligations of
the
Grantors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective
of:
(a)
any
lack
of enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b)
any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent
to
departure from the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(c)
any
taking and holding of collateral or guarantees for all or any of the
Obligations, or any amendment, alteration, exchange, substitution, transfer,
enforcement, waiver, subordination, termination or release of any collateral
or
such guarantees, or any non-perfection of any collateral, or any consent to
departure from any such guaranty;
(d)
any
manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of
the
Obligations, or the manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral or
the
collection of proceeds thereof;
(e)
any
consent by the Agent
to the
restructure or refinancing of the Obligations or any portion
thereof;
(f)
any
other
modification, compromise, settlement or release by the Agent,
by
operation of law or otherwise, of the Obligations or the liability of any
obligor or guarantor, or of any collateral, in whole or in part, and any refusal
by the Agent
to
accept any payment, in whole or in part, from any obligor or guarantor in
connection with any of the Obligations, in each case whether or not with notice
to, further assent by, or any reservation of rights against, the Grantors;
or
(g)
any
other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) which
might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any third
party grantor or guarantor.
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SECTION
17. Addresses
for Notices.
All
notices
and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, by overnight delivery service, with all charges prepaid,
by
hand delivery,
or by
telecopier,
if to
the Agent,
then to
CitiCapital
Commercial
Corporation,
000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx 00000,
Attn.:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Vice President,
Telecopy:
(000)
000-0000,
with a
copy to Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel,
Telecopy: (000)
000-0000; and
if to
the Grantors, then to them c/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc., 170 Mt. Airy Road, Basking
Ridge, New Jersey 07920, Attn.:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Chief Financial Officer, Telecopy:
(000)
000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel, Telecopy: (000)
000-0000; or, in each case, to such other address as the Agent
or the
Grantors may
specify to the other parties in the manner required
hereunder. All such notices and correspondence shall be deemed given (i) if
sent
by certified or registered mail, three Business Days after being postmarked,
(ii) if sent by overnight delivery service or by hand delivery, when received
at
the above stated addresses or when delivery is refused, and (iii) if sent by
telecopier transmission, when such
transmission is confirmed.
SECTION
18. Continuing
Security Interest; Assignment.
This
Agreement shall create a continuing lien on and security interest in the
Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until released in
accordance herewith, (b) be binding upon each Grantor and its successors and
assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the
Agent
hereunder, to the benefit of the Agent
and its
successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause
(c), the Agent
may
assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement to any other Person which is an assignee of the
Agent
under
the Loan Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with
all
the benefits in respect hereof granted to the Agent
herein.
SECTION
19. Counterparts;
Telecopied Signature.
This
Agreement and any waiver or amendment hereto may be executed in counterparts
and
by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute
one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by
telecopier or other facsimile transmission all with the same force and effect
as
if the same was a fully executed and delivered original manual
counterpart.
SECTION
20. Nature
of
Grantors’ Liabilities.
Anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations
of
the Grantors herein are joint and several, except to the extent that a court
of
competent jurisdiction adjudicates any Grantor’s obligations hereunder (or the
amount thereof) to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including,
without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating
to
fraudulent conveyances or transfers), in which case such Grantor’s obligations
hereunder (or the amount thereof) shall be limited to the maximum amount that
could be incurred, undertaken or performed by such Grantor without rendering
such Grantor’s obligations under this Agreement invalid or unenforceable under
such applicable law.
SECTION
21. Governing
Law.
THE
VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS
(AS
OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF
NEW
YORK.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Grantors have caused this Agreement to be executed by their proper and duly
authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.
XXXXXX
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
EVALUATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
MID
AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
TEG
ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
HERITAGE
LABS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
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EXHIBIT
F
CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of October 10, 2006, by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc. (the “Borrower”)
and
the undersigned Guarantors (as defined in the Loan Agreement referred to
below;
each of the Borrower and the Guarantors individually, a “Contribution
Party,”
and
collectively, the “Contribution
Parties”)
in
favor of CitiCapital Commercial Corporation, as Agent (the “Agent”)
for
the lenders (the “Lenders”)
from
time to time party to the Loan Agreement.
W
I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are entering into a Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of October 10, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”;
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
them in the Loan Agreement) under which the Lenders have agreed to make Loans
to
the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the
Guarantors are simultaneously herewith guaranteeing repayment of the
Obligations; and
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement that the
Contribution Parties shall have executed and delivered this Agreement in
favor
of and for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises contained herein and to induce the Agent and
the
Lenders to enter into the Loan Agreement, the Contribution Parties hereby
agree
as follows:
To
the
extent that any Contribution Party shall make a payment (a “Payment”)
under
or on account of the Obligations in respect of an amount which, taking into
account all other Payments then previously or concurrently made by the
Contribution Parties, exceeds the amount which such Contribution Party would
otherwise have paid if each Contribution Party had paid the aggregate
Obligations satisfied by such Payment in the same proportion as the Allocable
Amount (as defined below) of such Contribution Party in effect immediately
prior
to such Payment bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of all of the
Contribution Parties in effect immediately prior to the making of such Payment,
then such Contribution Party shall be entitled to contribution and
indemnification from, and be reimbursed by, the other Contribution Parties
for
the amount of such excess pro rata
based
upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such
Payment.
As
of any
date of determination, the “Allocable
Amount”
of
any
Contribution Party with respect to any Payment shall be equal to the
lesser
of
(a) the product
of
(i) the percentage obtained by dividing the net book value of the assets
less the aggregate amount of liabilities of such Contribution Party as of
the
date of the most recent financial statements of the Contribution Parties
that
have been delivered to the Lenders under the Loan Agreement, by the aggregate
net book values of the assets less the aggregate amount of liabilities of
all
Contribution Parties as of such date (the “Allocable
Amount Percentage”)
and
(ii) the amount of aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Payment,
and
(b) the maximum amount which could then be claimed by the Agent and the
Lenders without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable for any reason
(including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal
law
relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers). To the extent that the
Allocable Amount of any Contribution Party is reduced as a result of
clause (b) above, the Allocable Amount for all other Contribution Parties
shall be increased on a pro rata basis to the extent the liability in respect
of
such Allocable Amount may be incurred under other laws.
This
Agreement is intended only to define the relative rights of the Contribution
Parties, and nothing set forth in this Agreement is intended to or shall
impair
the obligations of the Contribution Parties to pay any amounts to the Agent
and
the Lenders, as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance
with the terms of the Revolving Credit Note, the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution
and indemnification hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of any
Contribution Party to which such rights of contribution and indemnification
are
owing.
This
Agreement shall become effective upon its execution by each of the Contribution
Parties and shall continue in full force and effect and may not be terminated
or
otherwise revoked by any Contribution Party until the Obligations shall have
been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Contribution Party agrees that
if,
notwithstanding the foregoing, such Contribution Party shall have any right
under applicable law to terminate or revoke this Agreement and such Contribution
Party shall attempt to exercise such right, then such termination or revocation
shall not be effective until a written notice of such revocation or termination,
specifically referring hereto and signed by such Contribution Party, is actually
received by each of the other Contribution Parties and by the Agent, in each
case at its address for notices set forth or referred to in the Loan Agreement.
Such notice shall not affect the right or power of any Contribution Party
or the
Agent and the Lenders to enforce rights arising prior to receipt of such
written
notice by each of the other Contribution Parties and the Agent. If the Agent
and
the Lenders make any loan or take any other action giving rise to Obligations
after any Contribution Party has exercised any right to terminate or revoke
this
Agreement but before the Agent receives such written notice, the rights of
each
other Contribution Party to contribution and indemnification hereunder in
connection with any Payments made with respect to such Obligations shall
be the
same as if such termination or revocation had not occurred.
The
provisions of this Agreement may not be modified or waived, except in a writing
signed by the Contribution Parties and the Agent. This Agreement and any
amendments, waivers, consents, or supplements with respect hereto may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall
be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one
and
the same instrument. Any signature executed by a party and delivered by
facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.
This
Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws and decisions of the State
of
New York (without regard to conflicts of laws principles other than Section
5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law).
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each
of
the parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement
to
be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first
above written.
XXXXXX
XXXXXX, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
EVALUATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
MID
AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
TEG
ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
HERITAGE
LABS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
XXXXXX
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Title:
CFO
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