LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 8, 2006 (the "Agreement"), is
executed by and between MEDIRECT LATINO INC., a Florida
corporation (the "Borrower"), whose address is 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, and
GRANITE CREEK FLEXCAP I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Fund"),
whose address is 000 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
ST. CLOUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, whose address
is 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, BEDFORD
OAK PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bedford Oak"), whose
address is 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, XXXX X. AND XXXX
XXXXXX, individual residents of the State of New York (the "Tarters"), whose
address is 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx., Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, HUNGRY
LIZARD, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company ("Hungry Lizard"), and KKP
INVESTMENTS II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("KKP"), and the
parties hereto from time to time as lenders, whether by execution of this
Agreement or an Assignment and Acceptance (collectively with the Fund and any
other Lender, "Lenders") and Granite Creek Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, which is the general partner of the Fund, in its capacity
as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, "Agent" as hereinafter
further defined).
In
consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the Borrower,
the
Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested that Agent and Lenders enter into financing
arrangements with the Borrower pursuant to which the Lenders may make a loan
to
the Borrower; and
WHEREAS,
each Lender is willing to
agree to make such loan to the Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth
therein and Agent is willing to act as agent for Lenders on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and the other Loan Documents.
1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1. Defined
Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized words
and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below.
"Acquisitions"
shall mean any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated
on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower (i) acquires
any ongoing business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm,
corporation or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger
or
otherwise, or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or
as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority
(in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary
voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such
power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by
percentage or voting power) of the outstanding partnership interests of a
partnership.
"Agent"
shall mean GCP, in its capacity as administrative agent on behalf of Lenders
pursuant to the terms hereof and any replacement or successor agent
hereunder.
"Assignment
and Acceptance" shall mean an Assignment and Acceptance substantially in the
form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto (with blanks appropriately completed)
delivered to Agent in connection with an assignment of a Lender's interest
hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7
hereof.
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"Bankruptcy
Code" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as now existing or
hereafter amended.
"Business"
shall mean the business of the Borrower as conducted as of the date hereof,
which is the marketing and sale, primarily to Latino customers in the United
States, of diabetic medical supplies and, if applicable, Medicare reimbursement
services for the same, and the marketing and sale of related items to such
consumers.
"Business
Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on
which banks are authorized or required to be closed for the conduct of
commercial banking business in Chicago, Illinois.
"Capital
Expenditures" shall mean expenditures (including Capital Lease obligations
which should be capitalized under GAAP) for the acquisition of fixed assets
which are required to be capitalized under GAAP.
"Capital
Lease" shall mean, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of
property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible,
by such Person as lessee that is, or should be, in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13, as amended from time to time,
or, if such Statement is not then in effect, such statement of GAAP as may
be
applicable, recorded as a "capital lease" on the balance sheet of the Borrower
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
"Change
in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following
events: (a) one or more of the Designated Stockholders, together or
individually, shall grant a security interest in any of their shares or shall
cease to own and control in excess of eighty percent (80%) of their current
holdings of the Borrower's Common Stock as set forth on Schedule A
attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof; (b) the grant of
a
security interest other than to the Lenders pursuant hereto to all or
substantially all of Borrower's assets or the transfer (in one transaction
or a
series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower
to
any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act; (c) change in ownership of the Borrower such that any one person or group
(as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) that is not
a
20% owner of the Borrower becomes, directly or indirectly, a 20% owner of the
Borrower; (d) the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower or the adoption
of
a plan by the stockholders of the Borrower relating to the dissolution or
liquidation of the Borrower; (e) subject to the anticipated changes in office
in
connection with the Second and Third Draws, if Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall cease
to be the Executive Vice President or Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx shall cease to be the
President and Chief Executive Officer and a successor
satisfactory to the Lender shall not have been appointed to replace either
of
such individuals
within
sixty (60) days thereafter; or (f) a change in a majority of the composition
of
the Borrower's current board of directors as set forth on Schedule B
attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof that is not otherwise
approved by the Required Lenders. For the purpose hereof, the terms
"control" or "controlling" shall mean the possession of the power to direct,
or
cause the direction of, the management and policies of the Borrower by contract
or voting of securities.
"Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and all regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.
"Collateral"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
"Commitment"
shall mean, at any time, as to the Fund, the principal amount of Four Million
Dollars ($4,000,000) as to St. Cloud, the principal amount of Two Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000), as to Bedford Oak, the principal amount
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) as to the Tarters, the principal
amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), as to Hungry Lizard, the
principal amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and as to KKP, the
principal amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
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"Default
Rate" shall mean a per annum rate of interest equal to 18% per
annum.
"Depreciation"
shall mean the total amounts added to depreciation, amortization, obsolescence,
valuation and other proper reserves, as reflected on the Borrower's financial
statement and determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Designated
Stockholders" shall mean Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx.
"DMEPOS"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
"Employee
Plan" includes any pension, stock bonus, employee stock ownership plan,
retirement, disability, medical, dental or other health plan, life insurance
or
other death benefit plan, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option,
bonus or other incentive plan, vacation benefit plan, severance plan or other
employee benefit plan or arrangement, including, without limitation, those
pension, profit-sharing and retirement plans of the Borrower described from
time
to time in the financial statements of the Borrower and any pension plan,
welfare plan, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (as defined in ERISA) or any
multi-employer plan, maintained or administered by the Borrower or to which
the
Borrower is a party or may have any liability or by which the Borrower is
bound.
"Environmental
Laws" shall mean all federal, state, district, local and foreign laws,
rules, regulations, ordinances, and consent decrees relating to health, safety,
hazardous substances, pollution and environmental matters, as now or at any
time
hereafter in effect, applicable to the Borrower's business or facilities owned
or operated by the Borrower, including laws relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contamination, chemicals, or
hazardous, toxic or dangerous substances, materials or wastes in the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, land surface or
subsurface
strata)
or otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous
Materials.
"ERISA"
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from
time to time.
"Event
of Default" shall mean any of the events or conditions set forth in
Section 12 hereof.
"Exchange
Act" shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with all rules, regulations and
interpretations thereunder or related thereto.
"GAAP"
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, using the accrual basis
of
accounting and consistently applied with prior periods, provided, however,
that
GAAP with respect to any interim financial statements or reports shall be deemed
subject to fiscal year-end adjustments and footnotes made in accordance with
GAAP.
"GCP"
shall mean Granite Creek Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company.
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"Governmental
Authority" shall mean any nation or government, any state,
province, or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar
monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government, including by way of example but not by way of limitation, the
SBA.
"Hazardous
Materials" shall mean any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substance, materials
and wastes, including, without limitation, hydrocarbons (including naturally
occurring or man-made petroleum and hydrocarbons), flammable explosives,
asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, radioactive materials, biological
substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and any other
kind
and/or type of pollutants or contaminants (including, without limitation,
materials which include hazardous constituents), sewage, sludge, industrial
slag, solvents and/or any other similar substances, materials or wastes that
are
or become regulated under any Environmental Law (including without limitation,
any that are or become classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental
Law).
"HME"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
"Hungry
Lizard" shall mean Hungry Lizard, LLC, an Ohio limited liability
company.
"Indebtedness"
shall mean at any time (a) all Liabilities of the Borrower, (b) all
Capital Lease obligations of the Borrower, (c) all other debt, secured or
unsecured, created, issued, incurred or assumed by the Borrower for money
borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of any fixed or capital asset,
(d) indebtedness secured by any Lien existing on property owned by the
Borrower whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,
and
(e) all Contingent Liabilities of the Borrower whether or not reflected on
its balance sheet.
"Indemnified
Party" and "Indemnified Parties" shall mean, respectively, the Lender
and any parent corporations, affiliated corporations or subsidiaries of the
Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys
and agents, and all of such parties and entities.
"Initial
Draw" shall mean the amount of Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($4,750,000) funded by the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Shares
on
the Closing Date in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Intellectual
Property" shall mean, as to the Borrower, the Borrower's now owned and
hereafter arising or acquired: patents, patent rights, patent
applications, copyrights, works which are the subject matter of copyrights,
copyright applications, copyright registrations, trademarks, servicemarks,
trade
names, trade styles, trademark and service xxxx applications, and licenses
and
rights to use any of the foregoing and all applications, registrations and
recordings relating to any of the foregoing as may be filed in the United States
Copyright Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof, any political
subdivision thereof or in any other country or jurisdiction, together with
all
rights and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to the
Borrower's use of any of the foregoing; all extensions, renewals, reissues,
divisions, continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing;
all
rights to xxx for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing;
inventions, trade secrets, formulae, processes, compounds, drawings, designs,
blueprints, surveys, reports, manuals, and operating standards; goodwill
(including any goodwill associated with any trademark or servicemark, or the
license of any trademark or servicemark); customer and other lists in whatever
form maintained; trade secret rights, copyright rights, rights in works of
authorship, domain names and domain name registration; software and contract
rights relating to computer software programs, in whatever form created or
maintained.
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"Interest
Rate" shall mean 12% per annum.
"Investor
Rights Agreement"
shall mean that certain securities acquisition and investor rights agreement
between the Lender and the Borrower entered into as of the date hereof pursuant
to which the Borrower will grant certain rights to the Lender regarding the
Borrower as more particularly set forth therein.
"Leases"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.27.
"Lender
Payment Accounts" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, its account as
set forth on Schedule C or such other account of a Lender as it may from
time to time designate to the Borrower as its Lender Payment Account for
purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
"Lenders"
shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
"Lien"
shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, judgment lien or similar legal
process, title retention lien, or other lien or security interest, including,
without limitation, the interest of a vendor under any conditional sale or
other
title retention agreement and the
interest
of a lessor under a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset,
whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, by such Person
as
lessee that is, or should be, a Capital Lease on the balance sheet of the
Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP.
"Loan"
shall mean the loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under and pursuant to
this Agreement.
"Loan
Documents" shall mean this Agreement and all of the documents contemplated
hereby in connection with the Loan.
"KKP"
shall mean KKP Investments II LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
"Mandatory
Prepayment" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(d).
"Maturity
Date" shall mean June 8, 2010, unless extended by the Agent pursuant to any
modification, extension or renewal note executed by the Borrower and accepted
by
the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion in substitution for the
Note.
"Net
Income" shall mean, with respect to any period, the amount shown opposite
the caption "Net Income" or a similar caption on the financial statements of
the
Borrower, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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"Note(s)"
shall mean have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
"Notice
of Default" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.19.
"Obligations"
shall mean the Loan, as evidenced by the Note(s), all interest accrued thereon,
any fees due the Agent or the Lenders hereunder, any expenses incurred by the
Agent or any Lender hereunder and any and all other liabilities and obligations
of the Borrower to any Lender howsoever created, arising or evidenced, and
howsoever owned, held or acquired, whether now or hereafter existing, whether
now due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and
whether several, joint or joint and several.
"Obligor"
shall mean the Borrower, any accommodation endorser, third party pledgor, or
any
other party liable with respect to the Obligations.
"Participant"
shall mean any financial institution that acquires and holds participation
in
the interest of any Lender in the Loan in conformity with the provisions of
Section 14.7 of this Agreement governing participations.
"Permits"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
"Person"
shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation,
trust, joint venture, joint stock company, association, unincorporated
organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other
entity.
"Pro
Rata Share" shall mean as to any Lender, the fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is such Lender's Commitment and the
denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all of the Commitments of
Lenders, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14.7 hereof; provided that, if the
Commitments have been terminated, the numerator shall be the unpaid amount
of
such Lender's Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate amount of all
unpaid Loan amounts.
"Regulatory
Change" shall mean the introduction of, or any change in any applicable law,
treaty, rule, regulation or guideline or in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority or any central bank or other fiscal,
monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over the Agent or the
Lenders.
"Real
Property" shall mean all now owned and hereafter acquired real property of
the Borrower, including leasehold interests, together with all buildings,
structures, and other improvements located thereon and all licenses, easements
and appurtenances relating thereto, wherever located, as described in any
mortgages secured thereby
"Required
Lenders" shall mean, at any time, those Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares
aggregate seventy (70%) percent or more of the aggregate of the Commitments
of
all Lenders, or if the Commitments shall have been terminated, Lenders to whom
at least seventy (70%) percent of the then outstanding Obligations are
owing.
"SBA"
shall mean the Small Business Administration.
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"SBIA"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.23.
"Second
Draw" shall mean the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($1,750,000) to be funded by the Lenders according to their Pro Rata
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Special
Agent Advances" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8
hereof.
"St.
Cloud" means St. Cloud Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
"Subordinated
Debt" shall mean that portion of the Liabilities of the Borrower which is
subordinated to the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Lender,
including, but not limited to, right and time of payment of principal and
interest.
"Subsidiary"
and "Subsidiaries" shall mean, respectively, each and all such
corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies,
limited liability partnerships or other entities of which or in which the
Borrower owns directly or indirectly fifty percent (50.00%) or more of
(i) the combined voting power of all classes of stock having general voting
power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors
of such entity if a corporation, (ii) the management authority and capital
interest or profits interest of such entity, if a partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint
venture or similar entity, or (iii) the beneficial interest of such entity,
if a trust, association or other unincorporated organization.
"Third
Draw" shall mean the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($1,750,000) to be funded by the Lenders according to their Pro Rata
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Transaction
Documents" shall mean all of the Loan Documents and all of the documents
required or contemplated by the Investor Rights Agreement and all of the
documents required or contemplated thereby.
"UCC"
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in Illinois from time to
time.
1.2. Accounting
Terms. Any accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not
specifically defined herein shall have the meanings customarily given them
in
accordance with GAAP. Calculations and determinations of financial
and accounting terms used and not otherwise specifically defined hereunder
and
the preparation of financial statements to be furnished to the Agent pursuant
hereto shall be made and prepared, both as to classification of items and as
to
amount, in accordance with GAAP as used in the preparation of the financial
statements of the Borrower on the date of this Agreement. If any
changes in accounting principles or practices from those used in the preparation
of the financial statements are hereafter occasioned by the promulgation of
rules, regulations pronouncements and opinions by or required by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (or any successor thereto or agencies with similar functions),
which
results in a material change in the method of accounting in the financial
statements required to be furnished to the Agent hereunder or in the calculation
of financial covenants, standards or terms contained in this Agreement, the
parties hereto agree to enter into good faith negotiations to amend such
provisions so as equitably to reflect such changes to the end that the criteria
for evaluating the financial condition and performance of the Borrower will
be
the same after such changes as they were before such changes; and if the parties
fail to agree on the amendment of such provisions, the Borrower will furnish
financial statements in accordance with such changes but shall provide
calculations for all financial covenants, perform all financial covenants and
otherwise observe all financial standards and terms in accordance with
applicable accounting principles and practices in effect immediately prior
to
such changes. Calculations with respect to financial covenants
required to be stated in accordance with applicable accounting principles and
practices in effect immediately prior to such changes shall be reviewed and
certified by the Borrower's accountants.
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1.3. Other
Terms Defined in UCC. All other capitalized words and phrases
used herein and not otherwise specifically defined shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC, as amended from time to time, to
the
extent the same are used or defined therein.
1.4. Other
Definitional Provisions; Construction. Whenever the context so
requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine and feminine, the single
number includes the plural, and vice versa, and in particular the word
"Borrower" shall be so construed. The words "hereof", "herein" and
"hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement, and references to Article, Section, Subsection, Annex, Schedule,
Exhibit and like references are references to
this
Agreement unless otherwise specified. An Event of Default shall
"continue" or be "continuing" until such Event of Default has been waived in
accordance with Section 13.10 hereof. References in this
Agreement to any party shall include such party's successors and permitted
assigns. References to any "Section" shall be a reference to such
Section of this Agreement unless otherwise stated. To the extent any
of the provisions of the other Loan Documents are inconsistent with the terms
of
this Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Loan Agreement shall
govern.
2. COMMITMENT
OF THE LENDERS.
2.1. The
Loan.
(a) Loan
Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties of the Borrower set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,
the
Loan shall be available to the Borrower in up to three principal advances,
the
Initial Draw, the Second Draw and the Third Draw, each draw subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement. The
Lenders agree to make such draws at such times as the Borrower may from time
to
time request and has satisfied the conditions with respect to each such draw
until, but not three (3) months prior to the Maturity Date, provided, however,
that the aggregate principal balance of the Loan outstanding at any time shall
not exceed the total Commitments. The Loan may be prepaid in
whole only at any time without penalty, and shall be due in full on the Maturity
Date, unless the credit extended under the Loan is otherwise extended as
provided in this Agreement.
(b) Interest
and Payments. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2.1(b), the principal amount of the Loan outstanding from
time to time shall bear interest at the Interest Rate. Accrued and
unpaid interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Loan shall be due and
payable to each Lender, monthly in advance, commencing on December 15, 2006
and continuing on the 15th day of each calendar month thereafter, and on the
Maturity Date. Accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal
balance or interest on the Loan which is not paid when due, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, shall bear interest payable on demand
at
the Default Rate.
(c) Principal
Payments. The outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be
repaid, to the extent not previously paid, with a payment of all outstanding
principal and accrued interest due on the Maturity Date. Principal
amounts repaid on the Note may not be borrowed again.
(d) Mandatory
Prepayment. In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower shall make
a single mandatory prepayment (the "Mandatory Prepayment") on the next Business
Day following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Change of Control
as
set forth herein. Such Mandatory Prepayment shall be in the full
amount of accrued and unpaid interest and unpaid principal plus any fees
outstanding to the Lenders as of such payment date.
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2.2. Commitments. The
aggregate amount of each Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Loan shall not exceed
the amount of such Lender's Commitment, as the same may from time to time be
amended in accordance with the provisions hereof.
2.3. Interest
and Fee Computation; Collection of Funds. Except as otherwise set
forth herein, all interest and fees shall be calculated on the basis of a year
consisting of 360 days and shall be paid for the actual number of days
elapsed. Principal payments submitted in funds not immediately
available shall continue to bear interest until collected. If any
payment to be made by the Borrower hereunder or under the Note shall become
due
on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in
computing any interest in respect of such payment.
2.4. Changes
in Laws and Increased Costs of Loan. If after the Closing Date,
either (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 (ii) any Lender complies with any future guideline
or request from any central bank or 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 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 any 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 the Lender's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by such Lender to be material, and the result of any of the
foregoing events described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) is or results in an
increase in the cost to any Lender of funding or maintaining the Loan, then
the
Borrower shall from time to time upon demand by Agent pay to Agent additional
amounts sufficient to indemnify such Lender, as the case may be, against such
increased cost on an after-tax basis (after taking into account applicable
deductions and credits in respect of the amount indemnified). A
certificate as to the amount of such increased cost shall be submitted to the
Borrower by the Lender and shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
3. COLLECTION
AND ADMINISTRATION
3.1. Borrower's
Loan Accounts. Agent shall maintain one or more loan accounts on
its books in which shall be recorded (a) the Loan and the Collateral, (b) all
payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower and (c) all other appropriate
debits and credits as provided in this Agreement, including fees, charges,
costs, expenses and interest. All entries in the loan account shall
be made in accordance with Agent's customary practices as in effect from time
to
time and shall be subject to Agent's receipt of confirmation from each Lender
of
such Lender's receipt of payments and the amount thereof.
3.2. Payments.
(a) All
Obligations shall be payable to each Lender's Lender Payment Accounts or such
other place as each Lender may designate from time to time. Subject
to the other terms and conditions contained herein, each Lender shall apply
payments received or collected from the Borrower or for the account of the
Borrower (including the monetary proceeds of collections or of realization
upon
any Collateral) as follows: first, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense
reimbursements then due to Agent and Lenders from the Borrower; second, to
pay
interest due in respect of the Loan; and third to pay or prepay any other
Obligations whether or not then due, in such order and manner as Agent
determines and at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is
continuing.
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(b) At
Agent's option, all principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other charges
provided for in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be charged
directly to the loan account(s) of the Borrower maintained by
Agent. If after receipt of any payment of, or proceeds of Collateral
applied to the payment of, any of the Obligations, Agent or any Lender is
required to surrender or return such payment or proceeds to any Person for
any
reason, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment or
proceeds shall be reinstated and continue and this Agreement shall continue
in
full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received
by
Agent or such Lender. The Borrower shall be liable to pay to Agent,
and does hereby indemnify and hold Agent and Lenders harmless for the amount
of
any payments or proceeds surrendered or returned. This Section
3.2(b) shall remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may
be taken by Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such payment or
proceeds. This Section 3.2(b) shall survive the payment of the
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
3.3. Taxes.
(a) Any
and all payments by or on account of any of the Obligations shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any
setoff, counterclaim, defense, duties, taxes, levies, imposts, fees, deductions,
charges, withholdings, liabilities, restrictions or conditions of any kind,
excluding (i) in the case of each Lender and Agent (A) taxes measured by its
net
income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction (or any political
subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Lender or Agent (as the case
may be) is organized and (B) any United States withholding taxes payable with
respect to payments under the Loan Documents under laws (including any statute,
treaty or regulation) in effect on the Closing Date (or, in the case of an
Eligible Transferee, the date of the Assignment and Acceptance) applicable
to
such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, but not excluding any United States
withholding taxes payable as a result of any change in such laws occurring
after
the Closing Date (or the date of such Assignment and Acceptance) and (ii) in
the
case of each Lender, taxes measured by its net income, and franchise taxes
imposed on it as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender
and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any
taxing authority thereof or
therein
(all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, fees, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as
"Taxes").
(b) If
any Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any
sum
payable in respect of the Obligations to any Lender or Agent (i) the sum payable
shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required
deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section 3.3(b)), such Lender or Agent (as the case may be) receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall
pay
the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other authority
in
accordance with applicable law and (iv) the Borrower shall deliver to Agent
evidence of such payment.
(c) In
addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies of the
United States or any political subdivision thereof or any applicable foreign
jurisdiction, and all liabilities with respect thereto, in each case arising
from any payment made hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or
from
the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (collectively, "Other
Taxes").
(d) The
Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and Agent for the full amount of Taxes
and
Other Taxes (including any Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction
on
amounts payable under this Section 3.3) paid by such Lender or Agent (as
the case may be) and any liability (including for penalties, interest and
expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes
or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This
indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date such Lender
or Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Agent) or by Agent on its own behalf or
on
behalf of a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(e) As
soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower,
the Borrower shall furnish to Agent, at its address referred to herein, the
original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
(f) Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreements of the Borrower hereunder
or
under any of the other Loan Documents, the agreements and obligations of
Borrower contained in this Section 3.3 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the payment in full of the Obligations.
3.4. Use
of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the initial proceeds of the
hereunder only for: (a) repayment of subordinated notes, (b) growth capital
and
working capital and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with
the
Loan and all the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. None of the proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly,
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security or for the
purposes of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred
to purchase or carry any margin security or for
any
other
purpose which might cause the Loan to be considered a "purpose credit" within
the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, as amended, or for any purpose prohibited by the SBA regulations
limiting the use of proceeds from a lender regulated thereunder.
3.5. Pro
Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this
Agreement or as otherwise agreed by Lenders: (a) the making and
conversion of the Loan shall be made among the Lenders based on their respective
Pro Rata Shares as to the Loan and (b) each payment on account of any
Obligations to or for the account of one or more of Lenders in respect of any
Obligations due on a particular day shall be allocated among the Lenders
entitled to such payments based on their respective Pro Rata Shares and shall
be
distributed accordingly.
3.6. Sharing
of Payments, Etc.
(a) Borrower
agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff,
banker's lien or counterclaim Agent or any Lender may otherwise have, each
Lender shall be entitled, at its option (but subject, as among Agent and
Lenders, to the provisions of Section 6.3(b) hereof), to offset balances
held by it for the account of the Borrower at any of its offices, in dollars
or
in any other currency, against any principal of or interest with respect to
the
Loan owed to such Lender or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder,
that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such balances are then due
to
the Borrower), in which case it shall promptly notify the Borrower and Agent
thereof; provided that, such Lender's failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity thereof.
(b) If
any Lender shall obtain from the Borrower payment of any principal of or
interest on any Loan owing to it or payment of any other amount under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents through the exercise of any right
of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or similar right or otherwise (other
than from Agent as provided herein), and, as a result of such payment, such
Lender shall have received more than its Pro Rata Share of the principal of
the
Loan or more than its share of such other amounts then due hereunder or
thereunder by the Borrower to such Lender than the percentage thereof received
by any other Lender, it shall promptly pay to Agent, for the benefit of the
other Lenders, the amount of such excess and simultaneously purchase from such
other Lenders a participation in the Loan or such other amounts, respectively,
owing to such other Lenders (or such interest due thereon, as the case may
be)
in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall
be
equitable, to the end that all Lenders shall share the benefit of such excess
payment (net of any expenses that may be incurred by such Lender in obtaining
or
preserving such excess payment) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata
Shares or as otherwise agreed by Lenders. To such end all Lenders
shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of a
participation sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise
be restored.
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(c) The
Borrower agrees that any Lender purchasing a participation (or direct interest)
as provided in this Section may exercise, in a manner consistent with this
Section, all rights of setoff, banker's lien, counterclaim or similar rights
with respect to
such
participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of the Loan or
other amounts (as the case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such
participation.
(d) Nothing
contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any right of setoff,
banker’s lien, counterclaims or similar rights or shall affect the right of any
Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with
respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of Borrower. If,
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender
receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section applies,
such
Lender shall, to the extent practicable, assign such rights to Agent for the
benefit of Lenders and, in any event, exercise its rights in respect of such
secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of Lenders entitled under
this Section to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured
claim.
3.7. Obligations
Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights. The obligation of
each Lender hereunder is several, and no Lender shall be responsible for the
obligation or commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing
contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and no action
taken by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to constitute
the Lenders to be a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each
Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and subject to Section
6.3 hereof, each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights
arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender
to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
4. CONDITIONS
OF BORROWING.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Lenders nor the Agent shall
be required to disburse the Initial Draw, or make available any of their Pro
Rata Shares of the Initial Draw, or make all or any portion of the Loan if
any
of the following conditions shall not have occurred.
4.1. Transaction
Documents. The Borrower shall have failed to execute and deliver
to Agent any of the following documents (collectively, the "Transaction
Documents"), all of which must be satisfactory to Agent and the Agent's counsel
in form, substance and execution:
(a) Loan
Agreement. Four copies of this Agreement duly executed by the
Borrower.
(b) Note. A
Note duly executed by the Borrower, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "B", in favor of each of the Lenders in the principal amount
of each Lender's Commitment.
(c) Subordination
Agreement. Subordination Agreement dated as of the date of this
Agreement, from each holder of Subordinated Debt, in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit "C".
(d) Investor
Rights Agreement. The Securities Acquisition and Investor Rights
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "D", duly executed by
the
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Borrower
and each of the Fund, St. Cloud, Bedford Oak, the Tarters, Hungry Lizard and
KKP, respectively.
(e) Legal
Opinion. An opinion of counsel by Borrower's counsel in a form
satisfactory to Agent regarding all of the agreements comprising the Transaction
Documents.
(f) Projections
and Financial Statements. Attached hereto as Exhibit "E"
are projections covering the period from the date hereof through the third
anniversary hereof in a form satisfactory to Agent and audited financial
statements for the Borrower for the year ended June 30, 2006 and the unaudited
financial statements quarterly period ended September 30, 2006.
(g) Insurance. Borrower
shall have in place such insurance as is identified on Exhibit "F"
attached hereto and made a part hereof which in any event shall list all
policies Agent requires be in place as of the date hereof.
(h) Access
to Real Property. Borrower shall have requested of its landlords
a Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "G".
(i) Security
Instruments. Borrower shall provide executed UCC financing statements,
notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and such other
instruments necessary for the Lender to have a perfected and first priority
security interest in the Collateral.
(j) Resolutions;
Consents. Resolutions of the board of directors and/or
shareholders of the Borrower authorizing the execution of this Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents and the consents of any stockholders or third
parties, including any Governmental Authority, as may be required for the
Borrower to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(k) Non-Compete
Agreements. Each of the Designated Stockholders shall have
entered into a Non-Compete Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"H".
(l) Lock
Up Agreements. Each of the Designated Stockholders shall have
entered into a Lock Up Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"I".
(m) Advertising
Budget. Borrower and the Lenders shall have agreed upon an
advertising budget attached hereto as Exhibit "J" setting forth amounts
or rates of spending on advertising by the Borrower on a quarterly basis during
the term of the Loan and the required approval of such budgets in the
future.
(n) Good
Standing Certificates. Good standing certificate for the Borrower
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida of a date not less
than
one week prior to the date hereof.
(o) Additional
Documents. Such other certificates, schedules and other documents
which are provided for hereunder or which Agent shall require, including but
not
limited to the assignment of domain names by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx to the Borrower
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit "K".
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4.2. Event
of Default. Any Event of Default, or any event which, with notice
or lapse of time, or both would constitute an Event of Default, shall have
occurred and be continuing.
4.3. Adverse
Changes. A material adverse change in the financial condition or
affairs of the Borrower, as determined in the Agent's sole and complete
discretion, shall have occurred.
4.4. Litigation. Any
litigation or governmental proceeding shall have been instituted against the
Borrower or any of its officers or shareholders which in the discretion of
Agent, reasonably exercised, adversely affects the financial condition or
continued operation of the Borrower.
4.5. Representations
and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower
contained herein or in any of the Transaction Documents shall be untrue or
incorrect as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representation or
warranty expressly relates to an earlier date.
4.6. Commitment
Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent a commitment fee in
the amount of One Hundred Sixty Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($165,000.00),
payable on or before the execution of this Agreement to the Agent, which amount
may be paid from the Initial Draw. The Agent shall promptly remit to
the Fund Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) of the fee, Sixty Thousand Dollars
($60,000) of the fee to St. Cloud, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) of the
fee
to Hungry Lizard and Five Thousand Dollars of the fee ($5,000) to
KKP..
4.7. Due
Diligence. The Agent and the Lenders satisfactorily complete
their due diligence of the Borrower and their affiliates.
4.8. Second
Draw Conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, neither the Lenders nor the Agent shall be required to disburse
or
make all or any portion of the Second Draw if any of the following conditions
shall not have occurred:
(a) Chief
Financial Officer. A chief financial officer acceptable to at
least the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall have been identified and
hired
on terms acceptable at least to the Required Lenders and the Borrower commence
employment with the Borrower.
(b) Resignation. Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx shall have tendered her resignation as Chief Financial Officer
effective as of or prior to the date the chief financial officer reference
in
Section 4.8(a) commences employment with the Borrower and such
resignation has been accepted by the Borrower's board of directors.
(c) Legal
Opinion. An opinion of counsel by Borrower's counsel in a form
satisfactory to Agent regarding the Second Draw and the Transaction Documents
entered into in connection therewith.
(d) Security
Instruments. Borrower shall provide executed UCC financing
statements, notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
such
other instruments necessary for the Lender to have a perfected and first
priority security interest in the Collateral.
(e) Resolutions;
Consents. Resolutions of the board of directors and/or
shareholders of the Borrower authorizing the execution of this Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents and the consents of any stockholders or third
parties, including any Governmental Authority, as may be required for the
Borrower to borrow the Second Draw.
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(f) Good
Standing Certificate. Good standing certificate for the Borrower
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida of a date not less
than
one week prior to the date hereof.
(g) Additional
Documents. Such other certificates schedules and other documents
which are provided for hereunder or which Agent shall require.
(h) Additional
Conditions. Any of the conditions described in Sections
4.2 through 4.4 of this Agreement.
(i) Representations
and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower
contained herein or in any of the Transaction Documents shall be untrue or
incorrect as of the date of the Second Draw, except to the extent such
representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date.
4.9. Third
Draw Conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, neither the Lenders nor the Agent shall be required to disburse
or
make all or any portion of the Third Draw if any of the following conditions
shall not have occurred:
(a) Chief
Executive Officer. A chief executive officer acceptable to at
least the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall have been identified, hired
on
terms acceptable to at least the Required Lenders and the Borrower and commenced
employment with the Borrower.
(b) Resignations. Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx shall have tendered her resignation as Chief Executive Officer and
President effective as of or prior to the date the chief executive officer
reference in Section 4.9(a) commences employment with the Borrower and
such resignation has been accepted by the Borrower's board of
directors.
(c) Legal
Opinion. An opinion of counsel by Borrower's counsel in a form
satisfactory to Agent regarding the Third Draw and the Transaction Documents
entered into in connection therewith.
(d) Security
Instruments. Borrower shall provide executed UCC financing
statements, notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
such
other instruments necessary for the Lender to have a perfected and first
priority security interest in the Collateral.
(e) Resolutions;
Consents. Resolutions of the board of directors and/or
shareholders of the Borrower authorizing the execution of this Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents and the consents of any stockholders or third
parties, including any Governmental Authority, as may be required for the
Borrower to borrow the Third Draw.
(f) Good
Standing Certificate. Good standing certificate for the Borrower
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida of a date not less
than
one week prior to the date hereof.
(g) Additional
Documents. Such other certificates schedules and other documents
which are provided for hereunder or which Agent shall require.
(h) Additional
Conditions. Any of the conditions described in Sections
4.2 through 4.4 of this Agreement.
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(i) Representations
and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower
contained herein or in any of the Transaction Documents shall be untrue or
incorrect as of the date of the Third Draw, except to the extent such
representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date.
4.10. Second
and Third Draws. Once the conditions for either of these draws
has been satisfied to Agent's satisfaction, the Lenders will promptly fund
their
Pro Rata Shares of such amounts. Either of the Second or Third Draws
may be funded at any time that the conditions for it have been satisfied,
regardless of whether the other has been funded, at any time prior to the
Maturity Date.
4.11. Termination
of Commitments. To the extent, if any, that the Commitments have
not been fully funded, the Commitments will expire on March 8,
2010.
5. NOTES
EVIDENCING LOAN.
5.1. Term
Notes. The Loan shall be evidenced by the Notes (together with
any and all renewal, extension, modification or replacement notes executed
by
the Borrower and given in substitution therefor, the "Note") in the form of
Exhibit "B" attached hereto, duly executed by the Borrower and
payable to the order of each Lender. At the time of the disbursement
of the Loan or a repayment made in whole thereon, an
appropriate notation thereof shall be made on the books and records of
Agent. All amounts recorded shall be, absent demonstrable error,
conclusive and binding evidence of (i) the principal amount of the Loan
advanced hereunder, (ii) any unpaid interest owing on the Loan and
(iii) all amounts repaid on the Loan. The failure to record any
such amount or any error in recording such amounts shall not, however, limit
or
otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under the Note to repay the
principal amount of the Loan, together with all interest accruing
thereon.
6. THE
AGENT.
6.1. Appointment,
Powers and Immunities Each Lender designates, appoints and
authorizes GCP to act as Agent hereunder and under the Loan Documents with
such
powers as
are
specifically delegated to Agent by the terms of this Agreement and of the other
Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Agent (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except
those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents,
and
shall not by reason of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document be
a
trustee or fiduciary for any Lender; (b) shall not be responsible to Lenders
for
any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this
Agreement or in any of the other Transaction Documents, or in any certificate
or
other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under,
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any other Transaction Document or any other document referred to or provided
for
herein or therein or for any failure by Borrower or any other Person to perform
any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (c) shall not be responsible
to Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under
any other Loan Document or under any other document or instrument referred
to or
provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith, except
for its own willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction. Agent may employ agents.
Bailees, custodians and attorneys in fact and shall not be responsible for
the
negligence or misconduct of any such persons selected by it in good
faith. Agent may deem and treat the payee of any note as the holder
thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until the assignment thereof pursuant
to an agreement (if and to the extent permitted herein) in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent shall have been delivered to and acknowledged by
Agent.
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6.2. Reliance
by Agent. Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certification,
notice or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, telecopy,
telex, telegram, cable or email) believed by it to be genuine and correct and
to
have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and
upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other
experts selected by Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided
for by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Agent shall in all cases
be
fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or thereunder
in accordance with instructions given by the Required Lenders or all of Lenders
as is required in such circumstance, and such instructions to Agent and any
action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all
Lenders.
6.3. Events
of Default
(a) Agent
shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default
or an Event of Default or other failure of a condition precedent to the Loan
hereunder unless and until Agent has received written notice from a Lender,
or
Borrower specifying such Event of Default or any unfulfilled condition
precedent, and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default or failure of
condition". In the event that Agent receives such a Notice of Default
or failure of condition, Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the
Lenders. Agent shall (subject to Section 6.7) take such action
with respect to any such Event of Default or failure of condition precedent
as
shall be directed by the Required Lenders to the extent provided for herein;
provided that, unless and until Agent shall have received such directions,
Agent
may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking
such action, with respect to or by reason of such Event of Default or failure
of
condition precedent, as it shall deem
advisable
in the best interest of Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, and
notwithstanding the existence or occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default or any other failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 4 of this Agreement to the contrary, unless and until
otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, Agent may, but shall have no
obligation to, continue the Loan if Agent believes continuing the Loan is not
in
the best interests of Lenders.
(b) Except
with the prior written consent of Agent, no Lender may assert or exercise any
enforcement right or remedy in respect of the Loan or other Obligations, as
against Borrower or any of the Collateral or other property of
Borrower.
6.4. Indemnification Lenders
agree to indemnify Agent (without limiting any obligations of the Borrower
hereunder) ratably, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, for any and all
claims of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by
or
asserted against Agent (including by any Lender) arising out of or by reason
of
any investigation in or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document or any other documents contemplated by or
referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
(including the costs and expenses that Agent is obligated to pay hereunder)
or
the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other
documents provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing
to
the extent that it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the
party to be indemnified. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the
payment of the Obligations and the termination or non-renewal of this
Agreement.
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6.5. Non-Reliance
on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender agrees that it has,
independently and without reliance on Agent or other Lender, and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis of the Borrower and has made its own decision to enter into this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and that it will, independently
and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make
its
own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement
or any of the other Transaction Documents. Agent shall not be
required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the
Borrower of any term or provision of this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein
or therein or to inspect the properties or books of Borrower. Agent
will use reasonable efforts to provide Lenders with any information received
by
Agent from the Borrower which is required to be provided to Lenders or deemed
to
be requested by Lenders hereunder and with a copy of any Notice of Default
or
failure of condition received by Agent from the Borrower or any Lender; provided
that, Agent shall not be liable to any Lender for any failure to do so, except
to the extent that such failure is attributable to Agent's own willful
misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction. Except for notices, reports and other
documents expressly required to be furnished to Lenders by Agent or deemed
requested by Lenders hereunder, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility
to provide any Lender with any other credit or other information concerning
the
affairs, financial condition or business of Borrower that may come into the
possession of Agent.
6.6. Failure
to Act. Except for action expressly required of Agent hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents, Agent shall in all cases be fully justified
in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it shall receive
further assurances to its satisfaction from Lenders of their indemnification
obligations under Section 6.4 hereof against any
and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking
or
continuing to take any such action.
6.7. Concerning
the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender
authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by Agent or
Required Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents and the exercise by Agent or Required Lenders of their respective
powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are
reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the
Lenders.
6.8. Collateral
Matters.
(a) Agent
may, at its option, but shall not be obligated to from time to time, at any
time
on or after an Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing or
upon any other failure of a condition precedent to the Loan hereunder, make
such
disbursements and advances ("Special Agent Advances") which Agent, in its sole
discretion, (i) deems necessary or desirable either to preserve or protect
the
Collateral or any portion thereof, or (ii) to enhance the likelihood
or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrower of the Loan and other
Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
consisting of costs, fees and expenses. The Special Agent
Advances shall be repayable on demand and together with all interest thereon
shall constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral. Special Agent
Advances shall not constitute the Loan but shall otherwise constitute
Obligations hereunder. Interest on Special Agent Advances shall be
payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate as applicable and shall be
payable on demand. Each Lender agrees that it shall make available to
Agent, upon Agent's demand, in immediately available funds, the amount equal
to
such Lender's Pro Rata Share of each such Special Agent Advance. If
such funds are not made available to Agent by such Lender, such Lender shall
be
deemed a Defaulting Lender and Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds,
on
demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for each day from the
date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to Agent at the
Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period (as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York or at Agent's option based on the arithmetic mean
determined by Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal
Funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that day by each
of
the three leading brokers of Federal Funds transactions in New York City
selected by Agent) and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of
Agent's demand, at the default rate pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) Lenders
hereby irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its discretion to
release any security interest in, mortgage or lien upon, any of the Collateral
(i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction of all
of
the Obligations or (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if
Borrower certifies to Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance
with Section 9.4
hereof
(and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further
inquiry), or (iii) constituting property in which the Borrower did not own
an
interest at the time the security interest, mortgage or lien was granted or
at
any time thereafter, or (iv) if required or permitted under the terms of any
of
the other Loan Documents, including any intercreditor agreement, or (v)
approved, authorized or ratified in writing by all of Lenders. Except
as provided above, Agent will not release any security interest in, mortgage
or
lien upon, any of the Collateral without the prior written authorization of
all
of Lenders. Upon request by Agent at any time, Lenders will promptly confirm
in
writing Agent's authority to release particular types or items of Collateral
pursuant to this Section.
(c) Without
in any manner limiting Agent's authority to act without any specific or further
authorization or consent by the Required Lenders, each Lender agrees to confirm
in writing, upon request by Agent, the authority to release Collateral conferred
upon Agent under this Section. Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably
authorized by Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence
the release of the security interest, mortgage or liens granted to Agent upon
any Collateral to the extent set forth above; provided that, (i) Agent shall
not
be required to execute any such document on terms which, in Agent's opinion,
would expose Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any
consequence other than the release of such security interest, mortgage or liens
without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release shall not in any manner
discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any security interest, mortgage
or lien upon (or obligations of the Borrower in respect of) the Collateral
retained by the Borrower.
(d) Agent
shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to
investigate, confirm or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any
Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or
that
any particular items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable
in
respect of the Loan hereunder, or whether any particular reserves are
appropriate, or that the liens and security interests granted to Agent pursuant
hereto or any of the Loan Documents or otherwise have been properly or
sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are
entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular
manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue
exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available
to
Agent in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, it being
understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission
or
event related thereto, subject to the other terms and conditions contained
herein, Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its discretion,
given Agent's own interest in the Collateral as a Lender and that Agent shall
have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender.
6.9. Agency
for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints Agent and each other
Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests
in and liens upon the Collateral of Agent in assets which, in accordance with
Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession (or where the security
interest of a secured party with possession has priority over the security
interest of another secured party) and Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges
that it holds possession of any such Collateral for the benefit of Agent as
secured
party. Should
any Lender obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify
Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent's request therefor shall deliver such
Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agent's instructions.
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6.10. Successor
Agent. Agent may resign as Agent upon thirty (30) days' notice to
Lenders and the Borrower. If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required
Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders or their affiliates a successor
agent for Lenders subject to the Company's approval of the successor, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld. If no successor agent is
appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may
appoint, after consulting with Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent
from
among Lenders. Upon the acceptance by the Lender so selected of its
appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed
to
all of the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term "Agent"
as used herein and in the other Loan Documents shall mean such successor agent
and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be
terminated. After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as
Agent, the provisions of this Section 6 shall inure to its benefit as to
any actions taken or omitted by it while it was Agent under this
Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by
the date which is thirty (30) days after the date of a retiring Agent's notice
of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless thereupon
become effective and Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder
until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent
as
provided for above.
6.11. Other
Agent Designations. Agent may at any time and from time to time
determine that a Lender may, in addition, be a "Co-Agent", "Syndication Agent",
"Documentation Agent" or similar designation hereunder and enter into an
agreement with such Lender to have it so identified for purposes of this
Agreement. Any such designation shall be effective upon written
notice by Agent to the Borrower of any such designation. Any Lender
that is so designated as a Co-Agent, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent
or
such similar designation by Agent shall have no right, power, obligation,
liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any of the other
Loan
Documents other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Lenders so identified shall not have or be deemed
to
have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender and no Lender shall be deemed
to
have relied, nor shall any Lender rely, on a Lender so identified as a Co-Agent,
Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent or such similar designation in deciding
to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action
hereunder.
The
Agent
is authorized to rely on any written, verbal, electronic, telephonic or telecopy
loan requests which the Agent believes in its good faith judgment to emanate
from a properly authorized representative of the Borrower, whether or not that
is in fact the case. The Borrower does hereby irrevocably confirm,
ratify and approve all such advances by the Agent or the Lenders and does hereby
indemnify the Agent or the Lenders against losses and expenses (including court
costs, attorneys' and paralegals' fees) and shall hold the Agent and the Lenders
harmless with respect thereto.
7. SECURITY
FOR THE OBLIGATIONS.
7.1. Security
for Obligations. As security for the payment of the Obligations,
the Borrower does hereby pledge, assign, transfer and deliver to the Agent
and
the Lenders and does
hereby
grant to the Agent and the Lenders a continuing and unconditional security
interest in and to any and all property of the Borrower, of any kind or
description, tangible or intangible, whether now existing or hereafter arising
or acquired, including, but not limited to, the following (all of which
property, along with the products and proceeds therefrom, are individually
and
collectively referred to as the "Collateral"):
(a) all
property of, or for the account of, the Borrower now or hereafter coming into
the possession, control or custody of, or in transit to, the Lenders or any
agent or bailee for the Agent, any Lenders or any parent, affiliate or
subsidiary of the Agent or any Lender (whether for safekeeping, deposit,
collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise), including all earnings,
dividends, interest, or other rights in connection therewith and the products
and proceeds therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon;
and
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(b) the
additional property of the Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter arising
or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter located, together with all additions
and accessions thereto, substitutions for, and replacements, products and
proceeds therefrom, and all of the Borrower's books and records and recorded
data relating thereto (regardless of the medium of recording or storage),
together with all of the Borrower's right, title and interest in and to all
computer software required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such
records or data on electronic media, identified and set forth as
follows:
(i) All
Accounts and all Goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by the Borrower
has given rise to Accounts and have been returned to, or repossessed or stopped
in transit by, the Borrower, or rejected or refused by an Account
Debtor;
(ii) All
Real Property;
(iii) All
Inventory, including, without limitation, raw materials, work-in-process and
finished goods;
(iv) All
Goods (other than Inventory), including, without limitation, embedded software,
Equipment, vehicles, furniture and Fixtures:
(v) All
Software and computer programs and Intellectual Property;
(vi) All
Securities, Investment Property, Financial Assets and Deposit
Accounts;
(vii) All
Chattel Paper, Electronic Chattel Paper, Instruments, Documents, all proceeds
of
letters of credit, health care insurance Receivables, Supporting
Obligations, notes secured by real estate, and General Intangibles,
including Payment Intangibles; and
(viii) All
insurance policies and proceeds insuring the foregoing property or any part
thereof, including unearned premiums.
7.2. Possession
and Transfer of Collateral. Until an Event of Default has
occurred hereunder, the Borrower shall be entitled to possession or use of
the
Collateral. The cancellation or surrender of the Note, upon payment
or otherwise, shall not affect the right of the Agent on behalf of the Lenders
to retain the Collateral for any other of the Obligations. The
Borrower shall not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), license,
lease or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to any of the
Collateral, except that the Borrower may sell Inventory in the ordinary course
of business.
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7.3. Financing
Statements. The Borrower shall, at the Agent's request, at any
time and from time to time, execute and deliver to the Agent such financing
statements, amendments and other documents and do such acts as the Agent deems
necessary in order to establish and maintain valid, attached and perfected
first
security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Agent, free and clear
of
all Liens and claims and rights of third parties whatsoever (except as otherwise
specifically set forth in Section 8.15 or Section 9.2
hereof). The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent at any
time, and from time to time, to file in any jurisdiction any initial financing
statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral
(i) as all assets of the Borrower or words of similar effect, regardless of
whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope
of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the jurisdiction wherein
such financing statement or amendment is filed, or (ii) as being of an
equal or lesser scope or within greater detail, and (b) contain any other
information required by Section 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code of the jurisdiction wherein such financing statement or
amendment is filed regarding the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of
any
financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether the Borrower is an
organization, the type of organization and any organization identification
number issued to the Borrower, and (ii) in the case of a financing
statement filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as as-extracted
collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to
which the Collateral relates. The Borrower agrees to furnish any such
information to the Agent promptly upon request. The Borrower further
ratifies and affirms its authorization for any financing statements and/or
amendments thereto, executed and filed by the Agent in any jurisdiction prior
to
the date of this Agreement.
7.4. Additional
Collateral. The Borrower shall deliver to the Agent immediately
upon its demand, such other collateral as the Agent may from time to time
request, should the value of the Collateral, in the Agent's sole and absolute
discretion, decline, deteriorate, depreciate or become impaired, and does hereby
grant to the Agent and the Lenders a continuing security interest in such other
collateral, which, when pledged, assigned and transferred to the Agent and
the
Lenders shall be and become part of the Collateral. The Agent's and
Lenders' security interests in each of the foregoing Collateral shall be valid,
complete and perfected whether or not covered by a specific
assignment.
7.5. Preservation
of the Collateral. The Agent may, but is not required to, take
such action from time to time as the Agent deems appropriate to maintain or
protect the Collateral. The Agent shall have exercised reasonable
care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral if it takes such action
as the Borrower shall reasonably request in writing; provided, however, that
such request shall not be inconsistent with the Agent's and the Lenders' status
as a secured party, and the failure of the Agent to comply with any such request
shall not be deemed a failure
to
exercise reasonable care. In addition, any failure of the Agent to
preserve or protect any rights with respect to the Collateral against prior
or
third parties, or to do any act with respect to preservation of the Collateral,
not so requested by the Borrower, shall not be deemed a failure to exercise
reasonable care in the custody or preservation of the Collateral. The
Borrower shall have the sole responsibility for taking such action as may be
necessary, from time to time, to preserve all rights of the Borrower and the
Agent and the Lenders in the Collateral against prior or third
parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, where
Collateral consists in whole or in part of securities, the Borrower represents
to, and covenants with, the Agent and the Lenders that the Borrower has made
arrangements for keeping informed of changes or potential changes affecting
the
securities (including, but not limited to, rights to convert or subscribe,
payment of dividends, reorganization or other exchanges, tender offers and
voting rights), and the Borrower agrees that neither the Agent nor the Lenders
shall have any responsibility or liability for informing the Borrower of any
such or other changes or potential changes or for taking any action or omitting
to take any action with respect thereto.
7.6. Other
Actions as to any and all Collateral. The Borrower further agrees
to take any other action reasonably requested by the Agent to insure the
attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of the Agent
to
enforce, the Agent's and the Lenders' security interest in any and all of the
Collateral including, without limitation, (a) executing, delivering and,
where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating thereto
under the Uniform Commercial Code, to the extent, if any, that the Borrower's
signature thereon is required therefor, (b) causing the Agent's and the
Lenders' name to be noted as secured party on any certificate of title for
a
titled good if such notation is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of the Agent to enforce, the Agent's and the Lenders'
security interest in such Collateral, (c) complying with any provision of
any statute, regulation or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral
if
compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of the Agent to enforce, the Agent's and the Lenders'
security interest in such Collateral, (d) obtaining governmental and other
third party consents and approvals, including without limitation any consent
of
any licensor, lessor or other Person obligated on Collateral, (e) obtaining
waivers from mortgagees and landlords or other third parties in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, (f) taking all actions required by the
UCC in effect from time to time or by other law, as applicable in any relevant
UCC jurisdiction, or by other law as applicable in any foreign jurisdiction
and
(g) cooperating with Agent in the disposition of any Collateral to satisfy
amounts due to any Lender following any Event of Default.
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7.7. Collateral
in the Possession of a Warehouseman or Bailee. If any of the
Collateral at any time is in the possession of a warehouseman or bailee, the
Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent thereof, and if requested by the Agent,
shall promptly obtain an acknowledgment from the warehouseman or bailee, in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent, that the warehouseman or bailee holds
such Collateral for the benefit of the Agent and shall act upon the instructions
of the Agent, without the further consent of the Borrower.
7.8. Commercial
Tort Claims. If the Borrower shall at any time hold or acquire a
commercial tort claim, the Borrower shall immediately notify the Agent in
writing signed by the Borrower of the details thereof and grant to the Agent
and
the Lenders in such writing a security
interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement,
with
such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
7.9. Electronic
Chattel Paper and Transferable Records. If the Borrower at any
time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel paper or any
"transferable record", as that term is defined in Section 201 of the
federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in
Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any
relevant jurisdiction, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent thereof
and,
at the request of the Agent, shall take such action as the Agent may reasonably
request to vest in the Agent control under Section 9-105 of the UCC of such
electronic chattel paper or control under Section 201 of the federal
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may
be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect
in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record.
8. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
To
induce the Agent and Lenders to make
the Loan, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to
the
Agent and the Lenders, each of which shall be true and correct as of the date
of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as of the date of the Second
Draw and the Third Draw closings, and which shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement:
8.1. Borrower
Organization and Name. The Borrower is a corporation duly
organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida,
with full and adequate corporate power to carry on and conduct its business
as
presently conducted. The Borrower's state issued organizational
identification number is P03000000129. The Borrower is duly licensed
or qualified in all foreign jurisdictions wherein the nature of its activities
require such qualification or licensing. The exact legal name of the
Borrower is as set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and the
Borrower currently does not conduct, nor has it during the last five (5) years
conducted, business under any other name or trade name, except for "Interaxx
Digital Tools, Inc." which it used prior to July 23, 2004. The
Borrower does not have any Subsidiaries.
8.2. Authorization;
Validity. The Borrower has full right power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, to make the borrowings and execute and deliver the
Loan Documents as provided herein and to perform all of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Loan Documents will not, nor
will the observance or performance of any of the matters and things herein
or
therein set forth, violate or contravene any provision of law or of the articles
of incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower. All necessary and
appropriate corporate action has been taken on the part of the Borrower to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Loan
Documents. This Agreement and the Loan Documents are valid and
binding agreements and contracts of the Borrower in accordance with their
respective terms.
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8.3. Compliance
with Laws. The nature and transaction of the Borrower's Business
and operations and the use of its properties and assets, including, but not
limited to, the Collateral or any real estate owned or occupied by the Borrower,
do not and during the term of
the
Loan
shall not, violate or conflict with any applicable law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation or order of any kind or nature, including, without limitation,
the provisions of Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Code, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and all Environmental Laws or any zoning, land use,
building, noise abatement, occupational health and safety or other laws, any
building permit or any condition, grant, easement, covenant, condition or
restriction, whether recorded or not. The Borrower has obtained all
material permits, licenses, approvals, consents, certificates, orders or
authorizations of any Governmental Authority required for the lawful conduct
of
its business (the "Permits"). All of the Permits are valid and
subsisting and in full force and effect. There are no actions, claims
or proceedings pending or to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, threatened
that seek the revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification of any of
the
Permits.
8.4. Regulated
Business. Without limiting the generality of the representation
and warranty set forth in Section 8.3, Borrower represents and warrants
that it has been issued such licenses or permits as are required to conduct
its
business as being conducted as of the date hereof, including but not limited
to
your license to be a supplier of durable medical equipment, orthotics,
prosthetics, and supplies ("DMEPOS") issued by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and your license from the State of Florida to be a Home
Medical Equipment and Services provider ("HME") and as Borrower intends to
conduct its business at least during the term of the Loan. None of the
individuals in its employ are required to have any licenses to operate
Borrower's business. Copies of the DMEPOS and HME licenses are
attached hereto as Schedule 8.4.
8.5. Environmental
Laws and Hazardous Substances. The Borrower represents, warrants
and agrees with the Agent that (i) the Borrower has not generated, used,
stored, treated, transported, manufactured, handled, produced or disposed of
any
Hazardous Materials, on or off any of the premises of the Borrower (whether
or
not owned by it) in any manner which at any time violates any Environmental
Law
or any license, permit, certificate, approval or similar authorization
thereunder, (ii) the operations of the Borrower comply in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws and all licenses, permits certificates,
approvals and similar authorizations thereunder, (iii) there has been no
investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or
notice by any governmental authority or any other Person, nor is any pending
or,
to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, threatened, and the Borrower shall
immediately notify the Agent upon becoming aware of any such investigation,
proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice, and shall
take prompt and appropriate actions to respond thereto, with respect to any
non-compliance with, or violation of, the requirements of any Environmental
Law
by the Borrower or the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of
any
Hazardous Material or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation,
manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Material or
any
other environmental, health or safety matter, which affects the Borrower or
its
business, operations or assets or any properties at which the Borrower has
transported, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials, (iv) the
Borrower has no material liability, contingent or otherwise, in connection
with
a release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Materials
or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture,
handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Material, and (v) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall, following
determination by the Agent that there is non-compliance, or any
condition
which requires any action by or on behalf of the Borrower in order to avoid
any
non-compliance, with any Environmental Law, at the Borrower's sole expense
cause
an independent environmental engineer acceptable to the Agent to conduct such
tests of the relevant site as are appropriate, and prepare and deliver a report
setting forth the result of such tests, a proposed plan for remediation and
an
estimate of the costs thereof.
8.6. Absence
of Breach or Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement, the Loan Documents and any other documents or instruments to
be
executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection with the Loan shall not:
(i) violate any provisions of law or any applicable regulation, order,
writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority, or
(ii) conflict with, be inconsistent with, or result in any breach or
default of any of the terms, covenants, conditions, or provisions of any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, instrument, document, agreement or contract
of any kind to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any
of
its property or assets may be bound.
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8.7. Capitalization. The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock, options and other securities of the Borrower (whether or not presently
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock
of
the Borrower) is set forth in Schedule 8.7. All outstanding shares of
capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except
as disclosed in Schedule 8.7, there are no outstanding options, warrants,
script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for
or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Borrower is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible
or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Except as disclosed in Schedule
8.7, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in
any security issued by the Borrower (or in any agreement providing rights to
security holders) and the issue and sale of the Securities will not obligate
the
Borrower to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person
and
will not result in a right of any holder of Borrower securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. To the
knowledge of the Borrower, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule
8.7, no Person or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as determined
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), or has the right to acquire,
by
agreement with or by obligation binding upon the Borrower, beneficial ownership
of in excess of 5% of the outstanding Common Stock, ignoring for such purposes
any limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be owned at
any
single time.
8.8. Reservation
of Shares. The Borrower has reserved and until
the Loan is repaid in full the Borrower shall keep reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Loan into shares of common stock.
8.9. SEC
Reports; Financial Statements. The Borrower has filed all reports
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such
shorter period as the Borrower was required by law to file such material) (the
foregoing materials (together with any materials filed by the
Borrower
under the Exchange Act, whether or not required) being collectively referred
to
herein as the "SEC Reports" and, together with this Agreement and the Exhibits
and Schedules to this Agreement, the "Disclosure Materials") on a timely basis
or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any
such
SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. The
Borrower has delivered to the Agent true, correct and complete copies of all
SEC
Reports filed within the 10 days preceding the date hereof. As of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder,
and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
financial statements of the Borrower included in the SEC Reports comply in
all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and
regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time
of
filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements
or
the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Borrower as of and for the dates thereof and the results of
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments. All material agreements to which the Borrower is a party
or to which the property or assets of the Borrower is subject are included
as
part of or specifically identified in the SEC Reports.
8.10. Collateral
Representations. The Borrower is the sole owner of the
Collateral, free from any Lien of any kind, other than the Lien of the Agent
and
the Lenders.
8.11. Financial
Statements. All financial statements submitted to the Agent have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP on a basis, except as otherwise noted
therein, consistent with the previous fiscal year and truly and accurately
reflect the financial condition of the Borrower and the results of the
operations for the Borrower as of such date and for the periods
indicated. Since the date of the most recent financial statement
submitted by the Borrower to the Agent, there has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition or in the assets or liabilities of the
Borrower, or any changes except those occurring in the ordinary course of
business.
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8.12. Projections.
The projections provided to Agent by Borrower, a copy of which are attached
hereto as Exhibit "E" represent Borrower's best estimate of its
anticipated sales and costs for the periods covered thereby based upon the
assumptions set forth therein.
8.13. Priority
of Liens. The security interests and liens granted to Agent and
Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute valid
and
perfected first priority liens and security interests in and upon the Collateral
subject only to the liens created pursuant hereto.
8.14. Intellectual
Property. Borrower owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to
use all Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of its business as
presently conducted or proposed to be conducted. As of the date
hereof, the Borrower does not have any Intellectual Property registered, or
subject to pending applications, in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or any similar office or agency in the United States, any State thereof,
any
political
subdivision thereof or in any other country, other than those described in
Schedule 8.14 attached hereto and has not granted any licenses with
respect thereto other than as set forth therein. No event has
occurred which permits or would permit after notice or passage of time or both,
the revocation, suspension or termination of such rights. To the best
of the Borrower's knowledge, no slogan or other advertising device, product,
process, method, substance or other Intellectual Property or goods bearing
or
using any Intellectual Property presently contemplated to be sold by or employed
by the Borrower infringes any patent, trademark, servicemark, tradename,
copyright, license or other Intellectual Property owned by any other Person
presently and no claim or litigation is pending or threatened against or
affecting the Borrower contesting its right to sell or use any such Intellectual
Property. Schedule 8.14 sets forth all of the agreements or
other arrangements of the Borrower pursuant to which the Borrower has a material
license or other right to use any trademarks, logos, designs, representations
or
other Intellectual Property owned by another person as in effect on the date
hereof and the dates of the expiration of such agreements or other arrangements
of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof (collectively, together with
such agreements or other arrangements as may be entered into by the Borrower
after the date hereof, collectively, the "License Agreements" and individually,
a "License Agreement"). No trademark, servicemark, copyright or other
Intellectual Property at any time used by the Borrower which is owned by another
person, or owned by the Borrower subject to any Lien in favor of any person
other than Agent, is affixed to any Inventory, except (a) to the extent
permitted under the term of the license agreements listed on Schedule 8.14
and (b) to the extent the sale of Inventory to which such Intellectual
Property is affixed is permitted to be sold by the Borrower under applicable
law
(including the United States Copyright Act of 1976).
8.15. Litigation
and Taxes. There is no litigation, demand, charge, claim,
petition or governmental investigation or proceeding pending, or threatened,
against the Borrower, which, if adversely determined, would result in any
material adverse change in the financial condition or properties, business
or
operations of the Borrower. The Borrower has duly filed all
applicable income or other tax returns on a timely basis and has paid all income
or other taxes when due. There is no controversy or objection
pending, or threatened in respect of any tax returns of the
Borrower.
8.16. Event
of Default. No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the lapse of time,
the
giving of notice, or both, would constitute such an Event of Default under
this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents and the Borrower is not in default
(without regard to grace or cure periods) under any contract or agreement to
which it is a party.
8.17. ERISA
Obligations. Borrower is not subject to ERISA.
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8.18. Adverse
Circumstances. No condition, circumstance, event, agreement,
document, instrument, restriction, litigation or proceeding (or threatened
litigation or proceeding or basis therefor) exists which (a) could
adversely affect the validity or priority of the Liens granted to the Agent
and
the Lenders under the Loan Documents, (b) could materially adversely affect
the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents,
(c) would constitute a default under any of the Loan Documents, or
(d) would constitute such a default with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both.
8.19. Lending
Relationship. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the
relationship hereby created with the Agent and the Lenders is and has been
conducted on an open and arm's length basis in which no fiduciary relationship
exists and that the Borrower has not relied and is not relying on any such
fiduciary relationship in executing this Agreement and in consummating the
Loan. The Agent represents that it will receive the Note payable to
its order as evidence of a bank loan.
8.20. Business
Loan. The Loan, including interest rate, fees and charges as
contemplated hereby, (i) are business loans within the purview of 815 ILCS
205/4(1)(c), as amended from time to time, (ii) are an exempted transaction
under the Truth In Lending Act, 12 U.S.C. 1601 etseq., as amended
from time to time, and (iii) do not, and when disbursed shall not, violate
the provisions of the Illinois usury laws, any consumer credit laws or the
usury
laws of any state which may have jurisdiction over this transaction, the
Borrower or any property securing the Loan.
8.21. Compliance
with Regulation U. No portion of the proceeds of the Loan shall
be used by the Borrower, or any affiliates of the Borrower, either directly
or
indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock, within
the meaning of Regulation U as adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
8.22. Governmental
Regulation. The Borrower is not, or after giving effect to any
loan, will not be, subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of
1940
or to any federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur
indebtedness for borrowed money.
8.23. Small
Business Matters. The Borrower, together with its "affiliates"
(as that term is defined in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations,
§ 121.103), is a "small business concern" within the meaning of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and the regulations thereunder,
including but not limited to Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations,
§ 121.103 (the "SBIA") and is in full compliance with, the provisions of
the SBIA. The information regarding the Borrower and its affiliates
set forth in the SBA Form 480, Form 652 and Parts A and B of
Form 1031; delivered at the Closing is accurate and
complete. The information regarding use of proceeds to be used by
certain of the Lenders in completing SBA Form 1050 is also accurate and
complete. Copies of such forms shall have been completed and executed
by the Borrower and delivered at the Closing together with a written statement
of the Borrower regarding its planned use of the proceeds from the
Loan. The Borrower does not presently engage in, and it shall not
hereafter engage in, any activities, nor shall the Borrower use directly or
indirectly the proceeds from the Loan hereunder for any purpose, for which
a
Small Business Investment Company is prohibited from providing funds by the
SBIA). The Borrower acknowledges that the Lenders are and the Agent
is a federal licensee under the SBIA. Neither the Borrower nor any of
its officers, managers, or shareholders or, to the best of their knowledge,
their employees directly or indirectly own or control, or are related to any
Person who owns or controls, any interest in, or is an officer, director,
employee, shareholder, or agent of, the Agent or any entity in any way related
to or affiliated with the Agent or any Lender or any other Small Business
Investment Company. The Borrower has not received, is not receiving,
and has no intention to apply for any assistance from the SBA or any small
Business Investment Company other than the Agent or any Lender.
8.24. Individual
Licenses. There are no licenses required of individuals which are
necessary to the conduct of the Borrower's Business as presently
conducted.
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8.25. Solvency. The
Borrower is Solvent as of the date hereof and is not aware of any circumstance
or event as of the date hereof that would result in the Borrower becoming not
Solvent. Immediately after the Closing the Borrower will be, Solvent.
As used herein, the term "Solvent" means, with respect to a particular date,
that on such date, (i) the fair market value of the total assets of the Borrower
exceeds its total liabilities (including, without limitation, stated liabilities
and contingent liabilities), and (ii) the Borrower is as of any time or from
time to time currently able to discharge its debts as they come due or
mature. The Borrower has not taken any steps, and does not currently
expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy,
insolvency, debtor relief, reorganization or similar law, nor does the Borrower
have any knowledge or reason to believe that creditors of the Borrower have
initiated or intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or similar
proceedings.
8.26. Labor
Agreements and Relations.
(a) Other
than the Non-Compete Agreements with the Designated Stockholders there are
no
employment agreements or arrangements between the Borrower and any person and
no
collective bargaining or similar agreements between or applicable to the
Borrower and any union, labor organization or other bargaining agent in respect
of the employees of the Borrower as of the date hereof.
(b) The
Borrower's relations with its employees are good.
(c) There
is (i) no dispute, administrative proceeding or hearing or litigation pending
or
threatened with respect to any employee or former employee of the Borrower,
(ii)
no significant unfair labor practice complaint pending against the Borrower
or,
to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against it, before the
National Labor Relations Board, and no significant grievance or significant
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining
agreement is pending as of the date hereof against the Borrower or, to best
of
the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against it, and (ii) no significant strike,
labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against the Borrower or, to
the
best of the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against the Borrower.
8.27. Real
Estate. Borrower does not own any Real
Property. Schedule 8.27 attached hereto and by this reference
made a part hereof sets forth all Real Property leased by the Borrower, together
with, in the case of leased property, the name and mailing address of the lessor
of such property. The Borrower has (a) good and marketable fee simple
title to or valid leasehold interests in all of its Real Property and (b) good
and marketable title to all of its other property (including without limitation,
all real and other property in each case as reflected in the financial
statements delivered to the Agent hereunder), and in each case subject to no
Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder. The Borrower enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession of all its Real Property and there is no pending or,
to
the best of its knowledge, threatened condemnation proceeding relating to any
such Real Property. None of the leases evidencing any leasehold
interests of the Borrower (the "Leases") contains provisions which have or
could
reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Agent or the
Collateral. No default exists under any Lease. All of the
Real Property owned, leased or used by the Borrower in the conduct of the
Business is (i) insured to the extent and in a manner customary in the industry
in which the Borrower is engaged, (ii) structurally sound with no known defects
which have or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on
the Agent or its Collateral, (iii) in good operating condition and repair,
subject to ordinary wear and tear, (iv) not in need of maintenance or repair
except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repair the cost of which is
immaterial, (v) sufficient for the operation of the Business as currently
conducted and (vi) in conformity with all applicable laws, ordinances, orders,
regulations and other requirements (including applicable zoning, environmental,
motor vehicle safety, occupational safety and health laws and regulations)
relating thereto, except where the failure to conform could not reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect.
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8.28. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in SEC Reports
filed at least ten days prior to the date hereof, none of the officers or
directors of the Borrower and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the
employees of the Borrower is presently a party to any transaction with the
Borrower (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
8.29. Bank
Accounts. The account numbers and locations of all Deposit
accounts and other bank accounts of the Borrower are as follows listed on
Schedule 8.29.
8.30. Place
of Business. The principal place of business of the Borrower is
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
and the Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent of any change in such
location. The Borrower will not remove or permit the Collateral to be
removed from such location without the prior written consent of the Agent,
except for Inventory sold in the usual and ordinary course of the Borrower's
business.
8.31. Internal
Accounting Controls. The Borrower maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific
authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with
respect to any differences.
8.32. Complete
Information. This Agreement and all financial statements,
schedules, certificates, confirmations, agreements, contracts, and other
materials submitted to the Agent in connection with or in furtherance of this
Agreement by or on behalf of the Borrower fully and fairly state the matters
with which they purport to deal, and neither misstate any material fact nor,
separately or in the aggregate, fail to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements made not misleading.
9. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS.
9.1. Indebtedness. The
Borrower shall not, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or
have
outstanding any Indebtedness (including purchase money indebtedness), or become
liable, whether as endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise, for any debt or
obligation of any other Person, except:
(a) the
Obligations;
(b) endorsement
for collection or deposit of any commercial paper secured in the ordinary course
of business;
(c) obligations
of the Borrower for taxes, assessments, municipal or other governmental
charges;
(d) obligations
of the Borrower for accounts payable, other than for money borrowed, incurred
in
the ordinary course of business;
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(e) obligations
in the forms of guarantees of either payment or performance by Borrower or
any
other person;
(f) obligations
existing on the date hereof which are disclosed on the financial statements
referred to in Section 8.11; and
(g) obligations
arising under Capital Leases for property acquired (or deemed to be acquired)
by
the Borrower or claims arising from the use or loss of, or damage to, such
property.
9.2. Encumbrances. The
Borrower shall not, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or
suffer or permit to exist any Lien or charge of any kind or character upon
any
asset of the Borrower, whether owned at the date hereof or hereafter acquired
except:
(a) Liens
for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or which are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in such a manner as
not
to make the property forfeitable;
(b) Liens
or charges incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its
property and assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing
of
money or the obtaining of an advance or credit, and which do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or assets or
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business;
(c) Liens
arising out of judgments or awards against the Borrower with respect to which
it
shall concurrently therewith be prosecuting a timely appeal or proceeding for
review and with respect to which it shall have secured a stay of execution
pending such appeal or proceedings for review;
(d) pledges
or deposits to secure obligations under worker's compensation laws or similar
legislation;
(e) good
faith deposits in connection with lending contracts or leases to which the
Borrower is a party;
(f) deposits
to secure public or statutory obligations of the Borrower;
(g) Liens
existing on the date hereof and disclosed on the financial statements referred
to in Section 8.11;
(h) Liens
securing obligations permitted under Section 4.1(c);
and
(i) Liens
granted to the Agent and the Lenders hereunder.
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9.3. Investments. The
Borrower shall not, either directly or indirectly, make or have outstanding
any
new investments (whether through purchase of stocks, obligations, hedging
transactions or otherwise) in, or loans or advances to, or make an Acquisition
of, any other Person, or acquire all or any substantial part of the assets,
business, stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any other Person
except:
(a) investments
in direct obligations of the United States;
(b) investments
in certificates of deposit issued by any bank with assets greater than One
Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00); or
(c) investments
in Prime Commercial Paper (for purposes hereof, Prime Commercial Paper shall
mean short-term unsecured promissory notes sold by large corporations and rated
A-1/P-1 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.,
and Xxxxx'x Investment Service, Inc.).
9.4. Subsidiaries;
Transfer; Merger. The Borrower shall not form any subsidiaries,
and shall not, either directly or indirectly, merge, consolidate, sell,
transfer, license, lease, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any part
of
its property or business or all or any substantial part of its assets, or sell
or discount (with or without recourse) any of its Promissory Notes, Chattel
Paper, Payment Intangibles or Accounts, except Inventory in the ordinary course
of business.
9.5. Issuance
of Stock Interests. Except as
required pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of that certain settlement
agreement between the Borrower and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx dated November 30, 2006,
the Borrower shall not, either directly or indirectly, issue or distribute
any
additional capital stock or other securities of the Borrower.
9.6. Distributions. The
Borrower shall not, either directly or indirectly, purchase or redeem any shares
of its stock, or declare or pay any dividends (other than stock dividends),
whether in cash or otherwise, or set aside any funds for any such purpose or
make any distribution to its shareholders.
9.7. Bank
Accounts. The Borrower shall not establish any new Deposit
accounts or other bank accounts, other than bank accounts set forth on
Schedule 8.28 without the prior written consent of the
Agent.
9.8. Change
of Legal Status; Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall not
change its name, its organizational identification number, if it has one, its
type of organization, its jurisdiction of organization or other legal
structure. The Borrower shall not amend any of its articles or bylaws
or any agreements among its stockholders and shall not alter the present size
of
its board of directors, which has been set by resolution of the board of
directors at six members.
9.9. Permits. The
Borrower shall maintain in effect all Permits necessary to lawfully operate
the
Business where and how it's conducted during the term of the Loan.
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10. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS.
10.1. Corporate
Existence. The Borrower shall at all times preserve and maintain
its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges, and shall at all
times continue as a going concern in the business which the Borrower is
presently conducting. If the Borrower does not have a state issued
identification number and later obtains one, the Borrower shall promptly notify
the Agent of such organizational identification number.
10.2. Maintain
Property. The Borrower shall at all times maintain, preserve and
keep its plant, properties and Equipment, including, but not limited to, any
Collateral, in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear
excepted, and shall from time to time make all needful and proper repairs,
renewals, replacements, and additions thereto so that at all times the
efficiency thereof shall be fully preserved and maintained. The
Borrower shall permit the Agent to examine and inspect such plant, properties
and Equipment, including, but not limited to, any Collateral, at all reasonable
times.
10.3. Maintain
Insurance. The Borrower shall at all times insure and keep
insured with insurance companies acceptable to the Agent, all insurable property
owned by it which is of a character usually insured by companies similarly
situated and operating like properties, against loss or damage from fire and
such other hazards or risks as are customarily insured against by companies
similarly situated and operating like properties; and shall similarly insure
employers', public and professional liability risks. Borrower shall
maintain such insurance policies are outlined on Exhibit "F" attached
hereto. Prior to the date of the funding of the Note, the Borrower
shall deliver to the Lender a certificate setting forth in summary form the
nature and extent of the insurance maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 10. All such policies of insurance must be
satisfactory to the Agent in relation to the amount and term of the Obligations
and type and value of the Collateral and assets of the Borrower, shall identify
the Agent on behalf of the Lenders as sole loss payee or mortgagee and as an
additional insured. In the event the Borrower either fails to provide
the Agent with evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Section
or at
any time hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of
insurance required above, or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating
thereto, then the Agent, without waiving or releasing any obligation or default
by the Borrower hereunder, may at any time (but shall be under no obligation
to
so act), obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium
and
take any other action with respect thereto, which the Agent deems
advisable. This insurance coverage (i) may, but need not,
protect the Borrower's interest in the such property, including, but not limited
to the Collateral, and (ii) may not pay any claim made by, or against, the
Borrower in connection with such property, including, but not limited to the
Collateral. The Borrower may later cancel any such insurance
purchased by the Agent, but only after providing the Agent with evidence that
the Borrower has obtained the insurance coverage required by this
Section. The costs of such insurance obtained by the Agent, through
and including the effective date such insurance coverage is canceled or expires,
shall be payable on demand by the Borrower to the Agent, together with interest
at the Default Rate on such amounts until repaid and any other charges by the
Agent in connection with the placement of such insurance. The costs
of such insurance, which may be greater than the cost of insurance which the
Borrower may be able to obtain on its own, together with interest thereon at
the
Default Rate and any other charges by the Agent in connection with the placement
of such insurance may be added to the total Obligations due and
owing.
10.4. Tax
Liabilities. The Borrower shall at all times pay and discharge
all property and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon, and
all
claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against the Borrower
or any of its properties, Equipment or Inventory, before the same shall become
delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that
the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and are
insured against or bonded over to the satisfaction of the Agent.
10.5. Financial
Statements. The Borrower shall at all times maintain a standard
and modern system of accounting, on the accrual basis of accounting and in
all
respects in accordance with GAAP, and shall furnish to the Agent or its
authorized representatives such information regarding the business affairs,
operations and financial condition of the Borrower, including, but not limited
to:
(a) as
soon as available, and in any event, within ninety (90) days after the close
of
each of its fiscal years, a copy of the annual audited, compiled financial
statements of the Borrower, including balance sheet, statement of income and
retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the fiscal year then ended and
such other information (including nonfinancial information) as the Agent may
request, in reasonable detail, prepared and certified by an independent
certified public accountant acceptable to the Agent, containing an unqualified
opinion;
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(b) as
soon as available, and in any event, within forty-five (45) days following
the
end of each fiscal quarter, a copy of the financial statements of the Borrower
regarding such fiscal quarter, including balance sheet, statement of income
and
retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended
and
such other information (including nonfinancial information) as the Agent may
request, in reasonable detail, prepared and certified as accurate by the
Borrower; and
(c) as
soon as available, and in any event, within thirty (30) days following the
end
of each calendar month, a copy of the financial statements of the Borrower
regarding such calendar month, including balance sheet, statement of income
and
retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the calendar month then ended
and
such other information (including nonfinancial information) as the Agent may
request, in reasonable detail, prepared and certified as accurate by the
Borrower.
10.6. Changes
in Accounting Principles. No change with respect to such
accounting principles shall be made by the Borrower without giving prior
notification to the Agent. The Borrower represents and warrants to
the Agent that the financial statements delivered to the Agent at or prior
to
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to be delivered at all times
thereafter accurately reflect and will accurately reflect the financial
condition of the Borrower. The Agent shall have the right at all
times during business hours to inspect the books and records of the Borrower
and
make extracts therefrom. The Borrower agrees to advise the Agent
immediately of any adverse change in the financial condition, the operations
or
any other status of the Borrower.
10.7. Supplemental
Financial Statements. The Borrower shall immediately upon receipt
thereof, provide to the Agent copies of interim and supplemental reports if
any,
submitted to the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with any
interim audit or review of the books of the Borrower.
10.8. Prompt
Payment. The Borrower shall make payments to the Agent and to all
other third parties promptly and on or prior to the due date for any such
obligations.
10.9. Business. The
Borrower shall not conduct its business other than as the Business while the
Loan remains outstanding.
10.10. Notices. The
Borrower shall immediately advise the Agent of any violation of law by Borrower
or by any other person affecting Borrower's ability to conduct its Business
or
any change in legal or regulatory status of Borrower or any of the Designated
Stockholders which would affect Borrower's ability to conduct its
Business. The Borrower shall also immediately notify Agent of any
litigation pending or threatened against it or any regulatory action by any
Governmental Authority pending or threatened against it. The Borrower
shall immediately notify the Agent of any default by Borrower under the
Transaction Documents or any other agreement to which the Borrower is a
party.
10.11. Covenant
Compliance Report. The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days
after the end of each month, deliver to the Agent a computation in such detail
as the Agent shall specify, showing compliance by the Borrower with the
financial covenants set forth in Section 11, and certain other
information as set forth in a compliance certificate in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit "L" certified as accurate by the Borrower.
10.12. Field
Audits. The Borrower shall allow the Agent, at the Borrower's
sole expense, to conduct an annual field examination of the Accounts and
Inventory of the Borrower, the results of which must be satisfactory to the
Agent in the Agent's sole and absolute discretion.
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10.13. Inspections. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon reasonable notice the Borrower
shall permit the Agent (or such Persons as the Agent may designate, including
representatives of the SBA) to visit and inspect, under the Borrower's guidance,
any of the properties of the Borrower to examine all of its Collateral, books
of
account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts
therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its officers
and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Borrower authorize
such accountants to discuss with the Agent the finances and affairs of the
Borrower) all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent for the reasonable
out of pocket expenses for such visit and inspection; provided, however, that
the Borrower shall only be obligated to reimburse Agent for the costs associated
with such inspections one (1) time within a twelve (12) month
period.
10.14. Other
Reports. The Borrower shall, within such period of time as the
Agent may specify, deliver to the Agent such other schedules and reports as
the
Agent may require, including but not limited to any reporting required of the
Agent or the Borrower under the SBIA or by any Governmental
Authority.
10.15. Other
Information. With reasonable promptness and without
duplication of information described above, such other data and information
as
the Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation, all information
reasonably requested by the Agent in order for it to prepare and file SBA Form
468 and SBA Form 1050 on behalf of certain of the Lenders and any other
information reasonably requested or required by any governmental agency
assessing jurisdiction over the Lenders.
10.16. Collateral
Records. Borrower shall keep full and accurate books and records
relating to the Collateral and shall xxxx such books and records to indicate
the
Agent's Lien in the Collateral.
10.17. Notice
of Proceedings. The Borrower shall, immediately after knowledge
thereof shall have come to the attention of any officer of the Borrower, give
written notice to the Agent of all threatened or pending actions, suits, and
proceedings before any court or governmental department, commission, board
or
other administrative agency which may have a material effect on the business,
property or operations of the Borrower.
10.18. Notice
of Default. The Borrower shall immediately after the commencement
thereof, give notice to the Agent in writing of the occurrence of an Event
of
Default or of any event which, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice
or
both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder (in any case, a "Notice
of
Default").
10.19. SBIC
Regulatory Provisions.
(a) Within
75 days after the Closing and at the end of each month thereafter until all
of
the proceeds from the Loan hereunder have been used by the Borrower, the
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a written statement certified by the
Borrower's president or chief financial officer describing in reasonable detail
the use of the proceeds of the Loan hereunder by the Borrower. In
addition to any other rights granted hereunder, the Borrower shall grant the
Agent, the Lenders and the SBA access to the Borrower's records for the purpose
of verifying the use of such proceeds; and
(b) Promptly
after the end of each calendar year (but in any event prior to February 28
of
each year), Borrower shall deliver to Agent a written assessment of the economic
impact of the Lenders' loan to Borrower, specifying the full-time equivalent
jobs created or retained in connection with the investment, the impact of the
investment on the businesses of Borrower and on Taxes paid by Borrower and
its
employees.
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10.20. Regulatory
Compliance Cooperation.
(a) If
the Agent determines that the Agent or either of the Lenders has a Regulatory
Problem (as defined below) in connection with the Loan, the Borrower shall
take
all such actions as are reasonably requested by the Agent in order to remedy
the
situation. Such actions may include, but shall not necessarily be
limited to:
(i) entering
into such additional agreements as are requested by a Lender or the Agent;
and
(ii) taking
such additional actions as are reasonably requested by the Agent in order to
effectuate the intent of the foregoing.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Regulatory Problem" means any set of facts or
circumstances wherein it has been asserted by any governmental regulatory agency
(or the Agent believes that there is a substantial risk of such assertion)
that
the Agent or its Affiliates are not entitled to hold, or exercise any
significant right with respect to, the Loan.
10.21. Current
Shareholdings. The Designated Stockholders shall from time to
time until the Loan is paid in full own at least eighty percent (80%) of the
shares of the Borrower that they own as of the date hereof.
10.22. Modify
Agreement. The Borrower will cooperate with the Agent to enter
into any modification of any of the Transaction Documents which contain a
manifest error.
11. FINANCIAL
COVENANTS.
11.1. Available
Cash/Liquidity. At all times the Borrower shall maintain cash on
hand of at least One Million and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
11.2. Advertising
Budget. The Borrower shall only expend funds on advertising in
accordance with the budget attached hereto as Exhibit "J" unless the
Lenders give their prior written consent otherwise.
12. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
The
Borrower, without notice or demand of any kind, shall be in default under this
Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each an "Event
of
Default").
12.1. Nonpayment
of Obligations. Any amount due and owing on the Note or any of
the Obligations, whether by its terms or as otherwise provided herein, is not
paid when due.
12.2. Misrepresentation. Any
oral or written warranty, representation, certificate or statement in this
Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreement with the Agent
shall
be false in any material respect when made or at any time.
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12.3. Nonperformance. Any
failure to perform or default in the performance of any covenant, condition
or
agreement contained in this Agreement, or in the Transaction Documents or any
other agreement with the Agent.
12.4. Default
under Loan Documents. A default under any of the other Loan
Documents, all of which covenants, conditions and agreements contained therein
are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by express reference, shall be and
constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement and any other of the
Obligations.
12.5. Default
under Other Agreements. Any default in the payment of principal,
interest or any other sum for any other obligation beyond any period of grace
provided with respect thereto or in the performance of any other term, condition
or covenant contained in any agreement (including, but not limited to any
capital or operating lease or any agreement in connection with the deferred
purchase price of property) under which any such obligation is created, the
effect of which default is to cause or permit the holder of such obligation
(or
the other party to such other agreement) to cause such obligation to become
due
prior to its stated maturity, to be an event of default under or to permit
or to
terminate such other agreement. In addition any default by either
Designated Stockholder under the Non-Compete or Lock-Up Agreements entered
into
in connection herewith shall constitute an Event of Default.
12.6. Assignment
for Benefits of Creditors. Any Obligor makes an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability
to
pay its debts as they mature; or if a trustee of any substantial part of the
assets of any Obligor is applied for or appointed.
12.7. Bankruptcy. Any
proceeding involving any Obligor, is commenced by or against such Obligor under
any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
dissolution or liquidation law or statute of the federal government or any
state
government.
12.8. Judgments. The
seizure of any of the Collateral by a person other than the Agent, or any
Lender, entry of any judgment decree, levy, attachment, garnishment or other
process, or the filing of any Lien against the Borrower in an amount in excess
of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) with respect to any single instance
or
One Hundred Thousand Dollars in the aggregate of all such instances
.
12.9. Change
in Control. The occurrence of a Change in Control.
12.10. Collateral
Impairment. The entry of any judgment, decree, levy, attachment,
garnishment or other process, or the filing of any Lien against, any of the
Collateral or any collateral under a separate security agreement securing any
of
the Obligations and such judgment or other process shall not have been, within
thirty (30) days from the entry thereof, (i) bonded over to the
satisfaction of the Agent and appealed, (ii) vacated, or
(iii) discharged, or the loss, theft, destruction, seizure or forfeiture,
or the occurrence of any material deterioration or impairment of any of the
Collateral or any of the collateral under any security agreement securing any
of
the Obligations, or any material decline or depreciation in the value or market
price thereof (whether actual or reasonably anticipated), which causes the
Collateral, in the sole opinion of the Agent acting in good faith, to become
unsatisfactory as to value or character, or which causes the Agent to reasonably
believe that it is insecure and that the likelihood for repayment of the
Obligations is or will soon be impaired, time being of the
essence. The cause of such deterioration, impairment, decline or
depreciation shall include, but is not limited to, the failure by the Borrower
to do any act deemed reasonably necessary by the Agent to preserve and maintain
the value and collectability of the Collateral.
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12.11. Individual
Unavailable. The death or incapacity of a Designated Stockholder
or the loss of by any such individual of a license held by any of them that
relates to the conduct of the Borrower's Business.
12.12. Licensing. The
revocation, suspension or other limitation of any license from any Governmental
Authority relevant to the Business of the Borrower, whether held by the Borrower
or any Designated Stockholder.
12.13. Invalidity
of Lien. The occurrence of any event that has the effect of any
Lien granted to the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement becoming
invalid.
12.14. Material
Adverse Event. The occurrence of any material adverse event which
causes a change in the financial condition of the Borrower, or which would
have
a material adverse effect on the business of the Borrower.
12.15. Material
Adverse Financial Change. The determination by the Agent that a
material adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of the Borrower
from the condition set forth in the most recent financial statement of the
Borrower furnished to the Agent, or from the financial condition of the Borrower
most recently disclosed to the Agent in any manner.
12.16. Subordination
and Non-Disturbance Agreements. The failure of the Borrower to
obtain Subordination and Non-Disturbance agreements from each of its landlords
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "G" or otherwise in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
13. REMEDIES.
13.1. Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall
have all rights, powers and remedies set forth in the Loan Documents, in any
written agreement or instrument (other than this Agreement or the Loan
Documents) relating to any of the Obligations or any security therefor, or
as
otherwise provided at law or in equity. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Agent may, at its option upon the occurrence
of
an Event of Default, declare all Obligations to be immediately due and payable,
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under either
Section 12.6, "Assignment for Creditors", or
Section 12.7, "Bankruptcy" all Obligations shall be automatically
due and payable, all without demand, notice or further action of any kind
required on the part of the Agent. The Borrower hereby waives any and
all presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and all other notices
and
demands in connection with the enforcement of the Agent's or the Lenders' rights
under the Loan Documents, and hereby consents to, and waives notice of release,
with or without consideration, of any Collateral, notwithstanding anything
contained herein or in the Loan Documents to the contrary.
In
addition to the
foregoing:
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13.2. Possession
and Assembly of Collateral. The Agent may, without notice, demand
or through legal process of any kind, take possession of any or all of the
Collateral (in addition to Collateral of which the Agent or the Lenders already
have possession), wherever it may be found, and for that purpose may pursue
the
same wherever it may be found, and may enter into any of the Borrower's premises
where any of the Collateral may be or is supposed to be, and search for, take
possession of, remove, keep and store any of the Collateral until the same
shall
be sold or otherwise disposed of and the Agent shall have the right to store
the
same in any of the Borrower's premises without cost to the Agent or the
Lenders. At the Agent's request, the Borrower will, at the Borrower's
sole expense, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at
a
place or places to be designated by the Agent which is reasonably convenient
to
the Agent and the Borrower.
13.3. Sale
of Collateral. The Agent may sell any or all of the Collateral at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as the Agent may deem
proper, and the Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, purchase any or all of
the
Collateral at any such sale. The Agent may apply the net proceeds,
after deducting all costs, expenses, attorneys' and paralegals' fees incurred
or
paid at any time in the collection, protection and sale of the Collateral and
the Obligations, to the payment of the Note and/or any of the other Obligations,
returning the excess proceeds, if any, to the Borrower. The Borrower
shall remain liable for any amount remaining unpaid after such application,
with
interest. Any notification of intended disposition of the Collateral
required by law shall be conclusively deemed reasonably and properly given
if
given by the Agent at least five (5) calendar days before the date of such
disposition. The Borrower hereby confirms, approves and ratifies all
acts and deeds of the Agent relating to the foregoing, and each part
thereof.
13.4. Standards
for Exercising Remedies. To the extent that applicable law
imposes duties on the Agent to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable
manner, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially
unreasonable for the Agent (a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed
significant by the Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise
to
complete raw material or work-in-process into finished goods or other finished
products for disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third party consents for
access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by
other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the
collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of,
(c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against Account Debtors or
other Persons obligated on Collateral or to remove liens or encumbrances on
or
any adverse claims against Collateral, (d) to exercise collection remedies
against Account Debtors and other Persons obligated on Collateral directly
or
through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists,
(e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media
of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized
nature, (f) to contact other Persons, whether or not in the same business
as the Borrower, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion
of
the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist
in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the collateral is of a
specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet
sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the
Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match
buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather
than retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, including,
without limitation, any warranties of title, (k) to purchase insurance or
credit enhancements to insure the Agent against risks of loss, collection or
disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Agent a guaranteed return from
the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (l) to the extent deemed
appropriate by the Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment
bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist the Agent in the
collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. The Borrower
acknowledges that the purpose of this Section is to provide non-exhaustive
indications of what actions or omissions by the Agent would not be commercially
unreasonable in the Agent's exercise of remedies against the Collateral and
that
other actions or omissions by the Agent shall not be deemed commercially
unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this
Section. Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in
this Section shall be construed to grant any rights to the Borrower or to impose
any duties on the Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this
Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section.
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13.5. UCC
and Offset Rights. The Agent may exercise, from time to time any
and all rights and remedies available to it under the UCC or under any other
applicable law in addition to, and not in lieu of, any rights and remedies
expressly granted in this Agreement or in any other agreements between any
Obligor and the Agent, and may, without demand or notice of any kind,
appropriate and apply toward the payment of such of the Obligations, whether
matured or unmatured, including costs of collection and attorneys' and
paralegals' fees, and in such order of application as the Agent may, from time
to time, elect, any indebtedness of the Agent to any Obligor, however created
or
arising, including, but not limited to, balances, credits, deposits, accounts
or
moneys of such Obligor in the possession, control or custody of, or in transit
to the Agent. The Borrower, on behalf of itself and each Obligor,
hereby waives the benefit of any law that would otherwise restrict or limit
the
Agent in the exercise of its right, which is hereby acknowledged, to appropriate
at any time hereafter any such indebtedness owing from the Agent to any
Obligor.
13.6. Additional
Remedies. The Agent shall have the right and power
to:
(a) instruct
the Borrower, at its own expense, to notify any parties obligated on any of
the
Collateral, including, but not limited to, any Account Debtors, to make payment
directly to the Agent of any amounts due or to become due thereunder, or the
Agent may directly notify such obligors of the security interest of the Agent
and the Lenders, and/or of the assignment to the Agent and Lenders of the
Collateral and direct such obligors to make payment to the Agent of any amounts
due or to become due with respect thereto, and thereafter, collect any such
amounts due on the Collateral directly from such Persons obligated
thereon;
(b) enforce
collection of any of the Collateral, including, but not limited to, any
Accounts, by suit or otherwise, or make any compromise or settlement with
respect to any of the Collateral, or surrender, release or exchange all or
any
part thereof; or compromise, extend or renew for any period (whether or not
longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder;
(c) take
possession or control of any proceeds and products of any of the Collateral,
including the proceeds of insurance thereon;
(d) extend,
renew or modify for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original
period) the Note, any other of the Obligations, any obligation of any nature
of
any other obligor with respect to the Note or any of the
Obligations;
(e) grant
releases, compromises or indulgences with respect to the Note, any of the
Obligations, any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, any security
therefor, or to any other obligor with respect to the Note or any of the
Obligations;
(f) transfer
the whole or any part of securities which may constitute Collateral into the
name of the Lenders or the Agent without disclosing, if the Agent so desires,
that such securities so transferred are subject to the security interest of
the
Agent and the Lenders, and any corporation, association, or any of the managers
or trustees of any trust issuing any of said securities, or any transfer agent
shall not be bound to inquire, in the event that the Agent or any nominee makes
any further transfer of said securities, or any portion thereof, as to whether
the Agent or such nominee has the right to make such further transfer, and
shall
not be liable for transferring the same;
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(g) vote
the Collateral;
(h) make
an election with respect to the Collateral under Section 1111 of the
Bankruptcy Code or take action under Section 364 or any other section of
the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that any such action of the Agent as
set
forth herein shall not, in any manner whatsoever, impair or affect the liability
of the Borrower hereunder, nor prejudice, waive, nor be construed to impair,
affect, prejudice or waive the Agent's or the Lenders' rights and remedies
at
law, in equity or by statute, nor release, discharge, nor be construed to
release or discharge, the Borrower, any guarantor or other Person liable to
the
Agent for the Obligations; and
(i) at
any time, and from time to time, accept additions to, releases, reductions,
exchanges or substitution of the Collateral, without in any way altering,
impairing, diminishing or affecting the provisions of this Agreement, the Loan
Documents, or any of the other Obligations, or the Agent's or the Lenders'
rights hereunder, under the Note or under any of the other
Obligations.
The
Borrower hereby ratifies and
confirms whatever the Agent may do with respect to the Collateral and agrees
that the Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistakes of
fact
or law with respect to actions taken in connection with the
Collateral.
13.7. Attorney-in-Fact. The
Borrower hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Agent (and
any
officer of the Agent or any Person designated by the Agent for that purpose)
as
the Borrower's true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact (and agent-in-fact)
in
the Borrower's name, place and stead, with full power of substitution, to
(i) take such actions as are permitted in this Agreement, (ii) execute
such financing statements and other documents and to do such other acts as
the
Agent may require to perfect and preserve the Agent's security interest in,
and
to enforce such interests in the Collateral, and (iii) carry out any remedy
provided for in this Agreement, including, without limitation, endorsing the
Borrower's name to checks, drafts, instruments and other items of payment,
and
proceeds of the Collateral, executing change of address forms with the
postmaster of the United States Post Office serving the address of the Borrower,
changing the address of the Borrower to that of the Agent, opening all envelopes
addressed to the Borrower and applying any payments contained therein to the
Obligations. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the constitution
and appointment of such proxy and attorney-in-fact are coupled with an interest
and are irrevocable. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of any provision
of this Agreement.
13.8. No
Marshaling. The Agent shall not be required to marshal any
present or future collateral security (including but not limited to this
Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the
Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other
assurances of payment in any particular order. To the extent that it
lawfully may do so the Borrower hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law
relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede
the enforcement of the Agent's rights under this Agreement or under any other
instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any
of
the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured
or
payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may,
the Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such
laws.
13.9. Application
of Proceeds. The Agent will within three (3) business days after
receipt of cash or solvent credits from collection of items of payment, proceeds
of Collateral or any other source, apply the whole or any part thereof against
the Obligations secured hereby. The Agent shall further have the
exclusive right to determine how, when and what application of such payments
and
such credits shall be made on the Obligations, and such determination shall
be
conclusive upon the Borrower. Any proceeds of any disposition by the
Agent of all or any part of the Collateral may be first applied by the Agent
to
the payment of expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the Collateral,
including attorneys' fees and legal expenses as provided for in
Section 13 hereof.
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13.10. No
Waiver. No Event of Default shall be waived by the Agent except
in writing. No failure or delay on the part of the Agent in
exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of
the
exercise of the same or any other right at any other time; nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy
hereunder. There shall be no obligation on the part of the Agent to
exercise any remedy available to the Agent in any order. The remedies
provided for herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided
at
law or in equity. The Borrower agrees that in the event that the Borrower fails
to perform, observe or discharge any of its Obligations or liabilities under
this Agreement or any other agreements with the Agent, no remedy of law will
provide adequate relief to the Agent, and further agrees that the Agent shall
be
entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without
the necessity of proving actual damages.
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
14.1. Obligations
Absolute. None of the following shall affect the Obligations of
the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or the Agent's
or
the Lenders' rights with respect to the Collateral:
(a) acceptance
or retention by the Agent of other property or any interest in property as
security for the Obligations;
(b) release
by the Agent of the Borrower of all or any part of the Collateral or of any
party liable with respect to the Obligations;
(c) release,
extension, renewal, modification or substitution by the Agent of the Note,
or
any note evidencing any of the Obligations; or
(d) failure
of the Agent to resort to any other security or to pursue the Borrower or any
other obligor liable for any of the Obligations before resorting to remedies
against the Collateral.
14.2. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (i) is valid, binding and
enforceable against the Borrower and the Agent and the Lenders in accordance
with its provisions and no conditions exist as to its legal effectiveness;
(ii) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties; and
(iii) is the final expression of the intentions of the Borrower and the
Agent and the Lenders. No promises, either expressed or implied,
exist between the Borrower and the Agent and the Lenders unless contained
herein. This Agreement supersedes all negotiations, representations,
warranties, commitments, offers, contracts (of any kind or nature, whether
oral
or written) prior to or contemporaneous with the execution hereof.
14.3. Amendments;
Waivers. No amendment, modification, termination, discharge or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Loan Documents, 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 Agent and the Lenders,
and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only for the specific purpose
for
which given.
14.4. WAIVER
OF DEFENSES. THE BORROWER WAIVES EVERY PRESENT AND FUTURE
DEFENSE, CAUSE OF ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR SETOFF WHICH THE BORROWER MAY NOW
HAVE
OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO ANY ACTION BY THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS IN ENFORCING
THIS AGREEMENT. THE BORROWER WAIVES ANY IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD
FAITH AND RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS WHATEVER THE AGENT MAY DO PURSUANT TO THE TERMS
OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE
AGENT GRANTING ANY FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION TO THE BORROWER.
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14.5. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. THE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE BORROWER, AFTER
CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, EACH
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE IRREVOCABLY, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER
OBLIGATIONS, THE COLLATERAL, OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR CONTEMPLATED
TO
BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR
COURSE OF DEALING IN WHICH THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, ON ONE HAND, AND THE
BORROWER, ON OTHER HAND, ARE ADVERSE PARTIES. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDERS GRANTING ANY FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION TO THE
BORROWER.
14.6. LITIGATION. TO
INDUCE THE LENDERS TO MAKE THE LOAN, THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL
ACTIONS ARISING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AS A RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS OR THE
COLLATERAL, SHALL BE INSTITUTED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN COURTS HAVING THEIR SITUS
IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING IT'S
SITUS
IN SAID CITY, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON
CONVENIENS. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND
ALL PROCESS AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO THE BORROWER AS SET FORTH
HEREIN IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OF COURT OR
OTHERWISE.
14.7. Assignability.
(a) The
Borrower may not sell or assign this Agreement, or any other agreement with
the
Agent or the Lenders or any portion thereof; either voluntarily or by operation
of law, without the prior written consent of the Agent.
(b) Each
Lender may, with the prior written consent of Agent, and with the prior written
consent of the Company which shall be delivered promptly and not unreasonably
withheld, assign all or less than all of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement to one or more Eligible Transferees (but not including for this
purpose any assignments in the form of a participation), each of which assignees
shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment
and Acceptance; provided that, such transfer or assignment will not be effective
until recorded by Agent on the Register (defined below).
(c) Agent
shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of Lenders, their
Commitments and the principal amount of their portion of the Loan (the
"Register"). Agent shall also maintain a copy of each Assignment and
Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and shall 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, Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in
the
Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(d) Upon
such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective
date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and to the other Loan Documents and, to
the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder and thereunder and the assigning Lender shall, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from
its obligations under this Agreement.
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(e) By
execution and delivery of an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor and
assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties
hereto 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 any of the other Loan Documents
or the execution, legality, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value
of
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents furnished pursuant hereto,
(ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the
performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the Obligations; (iii)
such
assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information 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 assigning Lender, Agent 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 and the
other Loan Documents, (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes 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 Agent by the terms
hereof and thereof, 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 and
the
other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a
Lender. Agent and Lenders, subject to delivery to the Company of a
confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement executed by the receiving party
in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, may furnish any information
concerning the Borrower in the possession of Agent or any Lender from time
to
time to assignees and Participants.
(f) At
its sole cost and expense, each Lender may sell participations to one or more
banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without
limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments and the portion of the Loan
owing to it without the consent of Agent or the other Lenders); provided that,
(i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, its Commitment hereunder) and the other Loan Documents shall remain
unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations, and the Borrower, the other
Lenders and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the Participant shall not
have
any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (the
Participant's rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to
be
those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the
Participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder
shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such
participation.
(g) Nothing
in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its portion
of the Loan hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made
by
such Lenders from such Federal Reserve Bank; provided that, no such pledge
shall
release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any
such
pledgee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h) The
Borrower shall assist Agent or any Lender permitted to sell assignments or
participations under this Section 14.7 in whatever manner reasonably
necessary in order to enable or effect any such assignment or participation,
including (but not limited to) the execution and delivery of any and all
agreements, notes and other documents and instruments as shall be requested
and
the delivery of informational materials, appraisals or other documents for,
and
the participation of relevant management in meetings and conference calls with,
potential Lenders or Participants. The Borrower shall certify the correctness,
completeness and accuracy, in all material respects, of all descriptions of
the
Borrower and their affairs provided, prepared or reviewed by the Borrower that
are contained in any selling materials and all other information provided by
it
and included in such materials. The Borrower shall have no liability
for the costs and expenses related to any assignment or participation by a
Lender other than the Agent.
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14.8. Confidentiality. The
Borrower and the Agent hereby agree and acknowledge that any and all information
relating to the Borrower which is (i) furnished by the Borrower to the
Agent or the Lenders, and (ii) non-public, confidential or proprietary in
nature, shall be kept confidential by them in accordance with applicable law,
provided, however, that such information and other credit information relating
to the Borrower may be distributed by the Agent and the Lenders to their
affiliates, to its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates,
auditors and regulators, and upon the order of a court or other governmental
agency having jurisdiction over the Agent or the Lenders, to any other
party. The Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders further agree that
this provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
14.9. Binding
Effect; Successors. This Agreement shall become effective upon
execution by the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders. If this
Agreement is not dated or contains any blanks when executed by the Borrower,
the
Agent is hereby authorized, without notice to the Borrower, to date this
Agreement as of the date when it was executed by the Borrower, and to complete
any such blanks according to the terms upon which this Agreement is
executed. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Agent, the Lenders
and the Borrower and their respective legal representatives and
successors. All references herein to the Borrower shall be deemed to
include any successors, whether immediate or remote. In the case of a
joint venture or partnership, the term "Borrower" shall be deemed to include
all
joint venturers or partners thereof, who shall be jointly and severally liable
hereunder.
14.10. Governing
Law. This Agreement, the Loan Documents and the Note shall be
delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be contracts made under and
governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois (but giving effect to
federal laws applicable to national banks), and for all purposes shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of such State, without giving effect
to
the choice of law provisions of such State.
14.11. Enforceability. Wherever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of
this
Agreement shall be prohibited by, unenforceable or invalid under any
jurisdiction, such provision shall as to such jurisdiction, be severable and
be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the
validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
14.12. Survival
of Borrower Representations. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein shall,
notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders, be deemed
material and relied upon by the Agent or the Lenders and shall survive the
making and execution of this Agreement and the Loan Documents and the issuance
of the Note, and shall be deemed to be continuing representations and warranties
until such time as the Borrower has fulfilled all of its Obligations to the
Agent and the Lenders, and the Lenders have been paid in full. The
Lenders, in extending financial accommodations to the Borrower, is expressly
acting and relying on the aforesaid representations and warranties.
14.13. Extensions
of Lenders' Commitment and Note. This Agreement shall secure and
govern the terms of any extensions or renewals of the Lenders' commitment
hereunder and the Note pursuant to the execution of any modification, extension
or renewal note executed by the Borrower and accepted by the Agent and the
Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion in substitution for the
Note.
14.14. Time
of Essence. Time is of the essence in making payments of all
amounts due the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and in the
performance and observance by the Borrower of each covenant, agreement,
provision and term of this Agreement.
14.15. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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14.16. Facsimile
Signatures. The Agent is hereby authorized to rely upon and
accept as an original any Loan Documents or other communication which is sent
to
the Agent by facsimile, telegraphic or other electronic transmission (each,
a
"Communication") which the Agent in good faith believes has been signed by
Borrower and has been delivered to the Agent by a properly authorized
representative of the Borrower, whether or not that is in fact the
case. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent shall not be obligated
to accept any such Communication as an original and may in any instance require
that an original document be submitted to the Agent in lieu of, or in addition
to, any such Communication.
14.17. Notices. Except
as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower waives all notices and demands in
connection with the enforcement of the Agent's rights hereunder. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for hereunder
shall
be in writing, sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, by
facsimile, telegram or delivered in person, and addressed as
follows:
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If
to the Borrower:
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0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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If
to the Agent:
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Granite
Creek Partners, L.L.C.
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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If
to the Fund:
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Granite
Creek FlexCap I, L.P.
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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If
to St. Cloud:
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00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
0000
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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If
to Bedford Oak:
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000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Fax:
000.000.0000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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If
to the Tarters:
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000
Xxxx 00xx Xx.
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Fax:
000.000.0000
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If
to Hungry Lizard
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c/o
Xxxx XxXxx
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000
Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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If
to KKP
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
0000
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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or,
as to
each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice to each other party complying as to delivery with the terms
of
this subsection. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case
shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar
or other circumstances.
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14.18. Indemnification. The
Borrower agrees to defend (with counsel satisfactory to the Agent), protect,
indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and
all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
claims, costs, expenses and distributions of any kind or nature (including,
without limitation, the disbursements and the reasonable fees of counsel for
each Indemnified Party thereto, which may be imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against, any Indemnified Party (whether direct, indirect or
consequential and whether based on any federal, state or local laws or
regulations, including, without limitation, securities, Environmental Laws
and
commercial laws and regulations, under common law or in equity, or based on
contract or otherwise) in any manner relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, or any act, event or transaction related
or attendant thereto, the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, the making or issuance
and management of the Loan, the use or intended use of the proceeds of the
Loan,
the enforcement of the Agent's or Lenders' rights and remedies under this
Agreement, the Loan Documents, the Note, any other instruments and documents
delivered hereunder, or under any other agreement between the Borrower and
the
Agent or the Lenders; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not have any
obligations hereunder to any Indemnified Party with respect to matters caused
by
or resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified
Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify set forth in
the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or
public policy, the Borrower shall satisfy such undertaking to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law. Any liability, obligation, loss, damage,
penalty, cost or expense covered by this indemnity shall be paid to each
Indemnified Party on demand, and, failing prompt payment, shall, together with
interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date incurred by each Indemnified
Party until paid by the Borrower, be added to the Obligations of the Borrower
and be secured by the Collateral. The provisions of this
Section 14.18 shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the
other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
14.19. Repayment
in Full. Upon repayment in full of the Lenders the Agent shall,
upon receipt of written notice from the Borrower, promptly file or cause to
be
filed such documents as are necessary to release any and all liens filed against
the Borrower or its assets in favor of the Agent and/or the Lenders in
connection with the Loan.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders have executed this
Loan
and Security Agreement as of the date first above written.
MEDIRECT
LATINO INC., a Florida corporation
ATTEST:
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
WITH
RESPECT TO SECTIONS
10.21,12.12
ONLY:
__________________________________________
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
__________________________________________
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Agreed
and accepted:
GRANITE
CREEK FLEXCAP I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
By:
Granite Creek GP Flexcap I, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
Total
commitment: $4,000,000
Pro
Rata
Share 48.485%
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ST.
CLOUD
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
By:
SCGP
LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Senior Managing Member
Total
commitment: $2,300,000
Pro
Rata
Share: 27.879%
BEDFORD
OAK PARTNERS, LP,
a
Delaware limited partnership
By: ____________________
a
___________________
By:
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title:
Total
commitment: $500,000
Pro
Rata
Share: 6.061%
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XXXX
X.
AND XXXX XXXXXX,
Individual
residents of the State of New York
By: __________________________
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
By: __________________________
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Total
commitment: $200,000
Pro
Rata
Share: 2.424%
HUNGRY
LIZARD, LLC,
an
Ohio
limited liability company
By: ____________________
a
_____________
By:_________________________
Name:_______________________
Title:________________________
Total
commitment: $1,000,000
Pro
Rata
Share: 12.121%
KKP
INVESTMENTS LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
________________________________
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Managing Member
Total
commitment $250,000
Pro
Rata
Share: 3.030%
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