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EXHIBIT 10.5
TERM WCMA(R) LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TERM WCMA LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Loan Agreement') dated as of September
24, 1996, between FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Florida having its principal office at 000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 ("Customer"), and XXXXXXX XXXXX BUSINESS
FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware having its principal office at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 ("MLBFS").
In accordance with that certain WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENTS(R) ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
NO. 74007J98 ("WCMA Agreement') between Customer and MLBFS' affiliate, XXXXXXX
LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED ("MLPF&S"), Customer has subscribed
to the WCMA Program described in the WCMA Agreement. The WCMA Agreement is by
this reference incorporated as a part hereof. In conjunction therewith, Customer
has requested that MLBFS make the Term WCMA Loan hereinafter described (the
"Loan"); and, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, MLBFS has
agreed to make the Loan to Customer.
The Loan combines the equivalent of three successive one-year term loans, each
equal to that portion of the Loan that will be fully amortized in the ensuing
year, with a line of credit under the WCMA Program ("WCMA Line of Credit') equal
to that portion of the Loan that will not be amortized in the ensuing year.
Subject to the terms hereof, each year after the initial funding there will be
an additional funding on account of the term portion of the Loan, with the
proceeds deposited into Customers WCMA Account concurrently with a corresponding
reduction in the maximum WCMA Line of Credit.
This structure provides Customer with substantially the same initial funding and
loan amortization as a conventional term loan. However, unlike most conventional
term loans, it permits both a prepayment in whole or in part at any time without
penalty, and, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, a
reborrowing on a revolving basis of any such amounts prepaid on account of the
WCMA Line of Credit portion of the Loan. The structure of the Loan therefore
enables Customer at its option to use any free cash balances that it may have
from time to time to reduce interest expense on the line of credit portion of
the Loan without impairing its working capital.
Accordingly, and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants of
the parties hereto, Customer and MLBFS hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 SPECIFIC TERMS. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Loan
Agreement, when used herein the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Account Debtor' shall mean any party who is or may become obligated
with respect to an Account or Chattel Paper.
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(b) "Additional Agreements" shall mean all agreements, instruments,
documents and opinions other than this Loan Agreement, whether with or from
Customer or any other party, which are contemplated hereby or otherwise
reasonably required by MLBFS in connection herewith, or which evidence the
creation, guaranty or collateralization of any of the Obligations or the
granting or perfection of liens or security interests upon the Collateral or any
other collateral for the Obligations, and shall include, without limitation, the
Term WCMA Note.
(c) "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal
holiday or other day on which the New York Stock Exchange is regularly closed.
(d) "Closing Date" shall mean the date upon which all conditions precedent to
MLBFS' obligation to make the Loan shall have been met to the satisfaction of
MLBFS.
(e) "Collateral' shall mean all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Contract Rights,
Inventory, Equipment, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Deposit Accounts, Documents
and Instruments of Customer, howsoever arising, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located; together with all books and
records (including computer records) directly related thereto, all proceeds
thereof (including, without limitation, proceeds in the form of Accounts and
insurance proceeds), and the additional collateral described in Section 4.6 (b)
hereof.
(f) "Commitment Expiration Date" shall mean October 24, 1996.
(g) "Commitment Fee" shall mean a fee of $20,000.00 due to MLBFS in connection
with this Loan Agreement.
(h) "General Funding Conditions" shall mean each of the following conditions to
any loan or advance by MLBFS hereunder: (i) no Event of Default, or event which
with the giving of notice, passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event
of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the
making of such loan or advance hereunder by MLBFS; (ii) there shall not have
occurred any material adverse change in the business or financial condition of
Customer; (iii) all representations and warranties of Customer herein or in any
Additional Agreements shall then be true and correct in all material respects;
(iv) MLBFS shall have received this Loan Agreement and all Additional
Agreements, duly executed and filed or recorded where applicable, all of which
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to MLBFS; (v) the
Commitment Fee shall have been paid in full; (vi) MLBFS shall have received
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the ownership of the Collateral and
the perfection and priority of MLBFS' liens and security interests thereon, as
well as the ownership of and the perfection and priority of MLBFS' liens and
security interests on any other collateral for the Obligations furnished
pursuant to any of the Additional Agreements; (vii) MLBFS shall have received
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the insurance required hereby or by
any of the Additional Agreements; and (viii) any additional conditions specified
in the "Term WCMA Approval" letter executed by MLBFS with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been met to the reasonable
satisfaction of MLBFS.
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(i) "Interest Rate" shall mean a variable per annum rate equal to the sum of (i)
2.70%, and (ii) the 30-Day Commercial Paper Rate. The '30-Day Commercial Paper
Rate' shall mean, as of the date of any determination, the interest rate from
time to time published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall Street Journal
for 30-day high-grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major
corporations. The Interest Rate will change as of the date of publication in The
Wall Street Journal of a 30-Day Commercial Paper Rate that is different from
that published on the preceding Business Day. In the event that The Wall Street
Journal shall, for any reason, fail or cease to publish the 30-Day Commercial
Paper Rate, MLBFS will choose a reasonably comparable index or source to use as
the basis for the Interest Rate.
(j) "Loan Amount" shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the
aggregate cost to Customer of satisfying or fulfilling the Loan Purpose, (ii)
the aggregate amount which Customer shall request be advanced by MLBFS on
account of the Loan Purpose, or (iii) $2,000,000.00.
(k) "Loan Purpose" shall mean the purpose for which the proceeds of the Loan
will be used;to wit: to refinance debt of Xenon Research, Inc. and provide
general working capital.
(l) "Location of Tangible Collateral" shall mean the address of Customer set
forth at the beginning of this Loan Agreement, together with any other address
or addresses set forth on an exhibit hereto as being a Location of Tangible
Collateral.
(m) "Maximum WCMA Line of Credit" shall mean the maximum aggregate line of
credit which MLBFS will extend to Customer subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, as the same shall be reduced from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof.
(n) "Obligations" shall mean all liabilities, indebtedness and other obligations
of Customer to MLBFS, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether now
existing or hereafter arising, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary or joint or several, and,
without limiting the foregoing, shall include interest accruing after the filing
of any petition in bankruptcy, and all present and future liabilities,
indebtedness and obligations of Customer under this Loan Agreement and the Term
WCMA Note.
(o) "Permitted Liens' shall mean with respect to the Collateral: (i) liens for
current taxes not delinquent, other non-consensual liens arising in the ordinary
course of business for sums not due, and, if MLBFS' rights to and interest in
the Collateral are not materially and adversely affected thereby, any such liens
for taxes or other non-consensual liens arising in the ordinary course of
business being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) liens in
favor of MLBFS; (iii) liens which will be discharged with the proceeds of the
initial WCMA Loan; (iv) existing liens upon and leases of Equipment and
Fixtures, if any, together with any future purchase money liens upon and leases
of Equipment and Fixtures; (v) liens in favor of Xenon Research, Inc. ("Xenon")
which secure debt of Customer incurred after the closing date, but only if prior
to obtaining any such lien Xenon acknowledges in writing to MLBFS that (A)
Xenon's lien is subordinate to the security interest of MLBFS hereunder, and (B)
MLBFS does
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not owe Xenon any duty whatsoever in connection with said lien or Customer,
including, without limitation, any duty of notice or marshalling of assets; and
(vi) any other liens expressly permitted in writing by MLBFS.
(p) "Term WCMA Note" shall mean and refer to the Term WCMA Note executed by
Customer and dated as of the date hereof which incorporates both a WCMA Note
evidencing amounts owing on account of the WCMA Line of Credit portion of the
Loan, and a Term Note evidencing amounts owing on account of the term portion of
the Loan.
(q) "WCMA Account" shall mean and refer to the Working Capital Management
Account of Customer with MLPF&S identified as WCMA Account No. 740-07J98.
(r) "WCMA Loan" shall mean each advance made by MLBFS pursuant to the WCMA
Line of Credit.
(s) "WCMA Loan Balance" shall mean an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of all WCMA Loans.
1.2 OTHER TERMS. Except as otherwise defined herein: (i) all terms used in this
Loan Agreement which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of Illinois
("UCC") shall have the meanings set forth in the UCC, and (ii) capitalized terms
used herein which are defined in the WCMA Agreement shall have the meaning set
forth in the WCMA Agreement.
ARTICLE II. THE LOAN
2.1 COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MLBFS hereby agrees
to make the Loan to Customer, and Customer hereby agrees to borrow the Loan from
MLBFS. Unless otherwise hereafter agreed by MLBFS, the entire proceeds of the
Loan will be disbursed either directly to the applicable third party or parties
on account of the Loan Purpose or to reimburse Customer for amounts directly
expended by it; all as directed by Customer in a Closing Certificate to be
executed and delivered to MLBFS prior to the date of funding.
2.2 OPERATION OF LOAN.
(A) TERM WCMA NOTE. The Loan will be evidenced by and shall be repayable in
accordance with the terms of the Term WCMA Note and this Loan Agreement. The
Term WCMA Note combines two promissory notes, one evidencing the term portion of
the Loan (the *Term Note") and the other evidencing the WCMA Line of Credit
portion of the Loan (the 'WCMA Note"). The balance owing by Customer on account
of the Loan at any time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the then
outstanding balances under the WCMA Note and the Term Note included in the Term
WCMA Note. The Term WCMA Note is hereby incorporated as a part hereof.
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(B) TERM NOTE PRINCIPAL. The principal balance owing under the Tenn Note at any
time shall be an amount equal to the difference between (i) the Loan Amount less
the aggregate principal paid by Customer on account of the Term Note; and (ii)
the WCMA Line of Credit. So long as there shall be any moneys owing by Customer
to MLBFS hereunder or there shall be a WCMA Line of Credit, no reduction in the
unpaid principal balance of the Term Note to zero shall be deemed a payment of
the Term Note in full or an extinguishment of any of the obligations of Customer
thereunder or hereunder.
(C) TERM NOTE FUNDING. Subject to the terms hereof, the Term Note will be funded
by MLBFS in three annual installments, each equal to one-third of the Loan
Amount. The first one-third installment funded by MLBFS will be funded on the
Closing Date and applied on account of the Loan Purpose, as aforesaid.
Subsequent installments will be funded on a date chosen by MLBFS in its sole
discretion which will be on or within two weeks before or after each subsequent
anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date
occurs (each, a "Subsequent Funding Date"). Each Term Note funding after the
first shall be deposited into Customer's WCMA Account.
(D) ACTIVATION OF WCMA LINE. On the Closing Date, MLBFS will activate and make
available as an integral part of the Loan a WCMA Line of Credit equal to
two-thirds of the Loan Amount, all of which will be immediately disbursed on
account of the Loan Purpose as part of the Loan in accordance with the
directions of Customer set forth in the Closing Certificate, as aforesaid.
(E) SUBSEQUENT FUNDINGS. On the first Subsequent Funding Date, concurrently with
MLBFS' funding of the second installment of the debt evidenced by the Term Note
into the WCMA Account, the WCMA Line of Credit will be reduced to an amount
equal to one-third of the Loan Amount.
(F) WCMA MATURITY DATE. On the second Subsequent Funding Date (the "WCMA
Maturity Date), the WCMA Line of Credit will be terminated and the WCMA Account,
at the option of Customer, will either be converted to a WCMA Cash Account
(subject to any requirements of MLPF&S) or terminated.
2.3 CONDITIONS OF MLBFS' OBLIGATION. The Closing Date and MLBFS' obligation to
make the Loan on the Closing Date are subject to the prior fulfillment of each
of the following conditions: (a) MLBFS shall have received a written request
from Customer that the Loan be funded in accordance with the terms hereof,
together with a written direction from Customer as to the method of payment and
payee(s) of the proceeds of the Loan, which request and direction shall have
been received by MLBFS not less than two Business Days prior to any requested
funding date; (b) MLBFS shall have received a copy of invoices, bills of sale,
payoff letters or other applicable evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that
the proceeds of the Loan will satisfy or fulfill the Loan Purpose; (c) the
Commitment Expiration Date shall not then have occurred; and (d) each of the
General Funding Conditions shall have been met or satisfied to the reasonable
satisfaction of MLBFS.
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2.4 CONDITIONS OF SUBSEQUENT FUNDINGS. The obligation of MLBFS to fund
installments of the term portion of the Loan on any Subsequent Funding Date
shall be subject to each of the conditions specified in Section 2.3 hereof being
met at such date, and the further condition that all payments due under the Term
Note on or prior to any Subsequent Funding Date shall have been paid in full;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the failure of any such conditions to
have been met, MLBFS may in its sole discretion fund such installment and/or any
other installments, and no such funding shall constitute a waiver by MLBFS of
any of its rights hereunder or under any of the Additional Agreements. Without
limiting the foregoing, it is understood that no funding by MLBFS of any sum
hereunder while an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing shall
under any circumstances be deemed a waiver BY MLBFS of such Event of Default, or
a waiver of any of MLBFS' rights hereunder.
2.5 COMMITMENT FEE. In consideration of the agreement by MLBFS to extend the
Loan to Customer in accordance with and subject to the terms hereof, Customer
has paid or shall, on or before the Closing Date pay, the Commitment Fee to
MLBFS. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Commitment Fee has been fully
earned by MLBFS, and that it will not under any circumstances be refundable.
2.6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF CUSTOMER. Customer acknowledges, covenants and
agrees that:
(A) PAYMENT OF WCMA INTEREST; ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS. Under the terms of this Loan
Agreement, interest accrued on amounts outstanding on the Term WCMA Line of
Credit each month will, subject to the terms hereof, ordinarily be paid from the
proceeds of a borrowing of an additional sum under the Term WCMA Line of Credit.
Because all or substantially all of the Term WCMA Line of Credit will ordinarily
be drawn on the Closing Date, CUSTOMER AGREES THAT IT WILL, WITHOUT DEMAND,
INVOICING OR THE REQUEST OF MLBFS, FROM TIME TO TIME MAKE SUFFICIENT DEPOSITS
INTO THE WCMA ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT THE MAXIMUM WCMA LINE OF CREDIT IS
NOT EXCEEDED. Installments of principal and interest under the Term Note shall
be paid directly to MLBFS in accordance with the terms of the Term Note.
(B) ADDITIONAL INTEREST CHARGES. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, ON EACH SUBSEQUENT
FUNDING DATE MLBFS WILL DEPOSIT THE AMOUNT FUNDED INTO THE WCMA ACCOUNT. DUE TO
POSSIBLE DELAYS IN POSTING AS WELL AS CERTAIN DELAYS IN RECOGNITION OF DEPOSITS
INHERENT IN THE WCMA PROGRAM, CUSTOMER WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE AMOUNT
DEPOSITED FOR UP TO SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER, RESULTING IN AN INTEREST CHARGE FOR
THAT PERIOD OF TIME ACCRUING AND CHARGED IN THE WCMA ACCOUNT. ON THE OTHER HAND,
BECAUSE MLBFS BORROWS ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE FUNDS THAT IT LENDS ON THE
DATE OF FUNDING, IT MUST CHARGE INTEREST ON THE AMOUNT FUNDED ON EACH SUBSEQUENT
FUNDING DATE FROM THE DATE OF ITS DEPOSIT INTO THE WCMA ACCOUNT, WHETHER OR NOT
SUCH DEPOSIT IS IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED. THE TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DATE
OF DEPOSIT AND DATE OF RECOGNITION OF THE DEPOSIT IN THE WCMA ACCOUNT WILL
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THEREFORE RESULT IN EXTRA INTEREST CHARGES TO CUSTOMER, WHICH CUSTOMER
ACKNOWLEDGES ARE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF THE LOAN AND HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY
AGREES TO PAY.
ARTICLE III. THE WCMA LINE OF CREDIT
3.1 WCMA NOTE.
All amounts owing under the WCMA Line of Credit shall be deemed owing under and
evidenced by the WCMA Note included in the Term WCMA Note.
3.2 WCMA LOANS.
(A) LOAN COMMITMENT AND REQUESTS. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof:
(i) on the Closing Date, MLBFS will make a WCMA Loan to Customer in an amount
equal to the Maximum WCMA Line of Credit, the entire proceeds of which will be
disbursed on account of the Loan Purpose, as aforesaid; and (ii) during the
period from and after the Closing Date to the WCMA Maturity Date: (x) Customer
may repay said WCMA Loan and any other WCMA Loans in whole or in part at any
time without premium or penalty, and request a re-borrowing of amounts repaid on
a revolving basis, and (y) MLBFS will make such additional WCMA Loans as
Customer may from time to time request in accordance with the terms hereof.
Customer may request WCMA Loans by use of WCMA Checks, FTS, Visa(R) charges,
wire transfers, or such other means of access to the WCMA Line of Credit as may
be permitted by MLBFS from time to time; it being understood that so long as the
WCMA Line of Credit shall be in effect, any charge or debit to the WCMA Account
which but for the WCMA Line of Credit would under the terms of the WCMA
Agreement result in an overdraft, shall be deemed a request by Customer for a
WCMA Loan.
(B) CONDITIONS OF WCMA LOANS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, MLBFS shall not be
obligated to make any WCMA Loan, and may without notice refuse to honor any such
request by Customer, if at the time of receipt by MLBFS of Customers request:
(i) the making of such WCMA Loan would cause the Maximum WCMA Line of Credit to
be exceeded; or (ii) the Maturity Date shall have occurred, or the WCMA Line of
Credit shall have otherwise been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof;
or (iii) an event shall have occurred and is continuing which shall have caused
any of the General Funding Conditions to not then be met or satisfied to the
reasonable satisfaction of MLBFS. The making by MLBFS of any WCMA Loan at a time
when any one or more of said conditions shall not have been met shall not in any
event be construed as a waiver of said condition or conditions or of any Event
of Default, and shall not prevent MLBFS at any time thereafter while any
condition shall not have been met from refusing to honor any request by Customer
for a WCMA Loan.
(C) FORCE MAJEURE. MLBFS shall not be responsible, and shall have no liability
to Customer or any other party, for any delay or failure of MLBFS to honor any
request of Customer for a WCMA Loan or any other act or omission of MLBFS,
MLPF&S or any of their
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affiliates due to or resulting from any system failure, error or delay in
posting or other clerical error, loss of power, fire, Act of God or other cause
beyond the reasonable control of MLBFS, MLPF&S or any of their affiliates unless
directly arising out of the willful wrongful act or active gross negligence of
MLBFS. In no event shall MLBFS be liable to Customer or any other party for any
incidental or consequential damages arising from any act or omission by MLBFS,
MLPF&S or any of their affiliates in connection with the WCMA Line of Credit or
this Loan Agreement.
(D) INTEREST. The WCMA Loan Balance shall bear interest at the Interest Rate.
Interest shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of
a year consisting of 360 days. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Loan
Agreement or any Additional Agreements to the contrary, in no event shall the
Interest Rate exceed the highest rate permissible under any applicable law. In
the event that any court having jurisdiction determines that MLBFS has received
excess interest hereunder, MLBFS will promptly refund such excess interest to
Customer, without charge or penalty. Except as otherwise provided herein,
accrued and unpaid interest on the WCMA Loan Balance shall be payable monthly on
the last Business Day of each calendar month, commencing with the last Business
Day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date shall occur. Customer hereby
irrevocably authorizes and directs MLPF&S to pay MLBFS such accrued interest
from any available free credit balances in the WCMA Account, and if such
available free credit balances are insufficient to satisfy any interest payment
due, to liquidate any investments in the Money Accounts (other than any
investments constituting any Minimum Money Accounts Balance under the WCMA
Directed Reserve program) in an amount up to the balance of such accrued
interest, and pay to MLBFS the available proceeds on account thereof. If
available free credit balances in the WCMA Account and available proceeds of the
Money Accounts are insufficient to pay the entire balance of accrued interest,
and Customer otherwise fails to make such payment when due, MLBFS may, in its
sole discretion, make a WCMA Loan in an amount equal to the balance of such
accrued interest and pay the proceeds of such WCMA Loan to itself on account of
such interest. The amount of any such WCMA Loan will be added to the WCMA Loan
Balance. If MLBFS declines to extend a WCMA Loan to Customer under these
circumstances, Customer hereby authorizes and directs MLPF&S to make all such
interest payments to MLBFS from any Minimum Money Accounts Balance. If there is
no Minimum Money Accounts Balance, or it is insufficient to pay all such
interest, MLBFS will invoice Customer for payment of the balance of the accrued
interest, and Customer shall pay such interest as directed by MLBFS within 5
Business Days of receipt of such invoice.
(E) PAYMENTS. All payments required or permitted to be made pursuant to this
Loan Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States. Unless
otherwise directed by MLBFS, payments on account of the WCMA Loan Balance may be
made by the delivery of checks (other than WCMA Checks), or by means of FTS or
wire transfer of funds (other than funds from the WCMA Line of Credit) to MLPF&S
for credit to Customers WCMA Account. Notwithstanding anything in the WCMA
Agreement to the contrary, Customer hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs
MLPF&S to apply available free credit balances in the WCMA Account to the
repayment of the WCMA Loan Balance prior to application for any other
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purpose. Payments to MLBFS from funds in the WCMA Account shall be deemed to be
made by Customer upon the same basis and schedule as funds are made available
for investment in the Money Accounts in accordance with the terms of the WCMA
Agreement. The acceptance by or on behalf of MLBFS of a check or other payment
for a lesser amount than shall be due from Customer, regardless of any
endorsement or statement thereon or transmitted therewith, shall not be deemed
an accord and satisfaction or anything other than a payment on account, and
MLBFS or anyone acting on behalf of MLBFS may accept such check or other payment
without prejudice to the rights of MLBFS to recover the balance actually due or
to pursue any other remedy under this Loan Agreement or applicable law for such
balance. All checks accepted by or on behalf of MLBFS in connection with the
Loan and WCMA Line of Credit are subject to final collection.
(F) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM WCMA LINE OF CREDIT. In the event that the WCMA Loan
Balance shall at any time exceed the Maximum WCMA Line of Credit, Customer shall
within 1 Business Day of the first to occur of (i) any request or demand of
MLBFS, or (ii) receipt by Customer of a statement from MLPF&S showing a WCMA
Loan Balance in excess of the WCMA Line of Credit, deposit sufficient funds into
the WCMA Account to reduce the WCMA Loan Balance below the Maximum WCMA Line of
Credit.
(G) STATEMENTS. MLPF&S will include in each monthly statement it issues under
the WCMA Program information with respect to WCMA Loans and the WCMA Loan
Balance. Any questions that Customer may have with respect to such information
should be directed to MLBFS; and any questions with respect to any other matter
in such statements or about or affecting the WCMA Program should be directed to
MLPF&S.
ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Customer represents and warrants to MLBFS that:
(A) ORGANIZATION AND EXISTENCE. Customer is a corporation, duly organized and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida and is
qualified to do business and in good standing in each other state where the
nature of its business or the property owned by it make such qualification
necessary.
(B) EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE. The execution, delivery and performance
by Customer of this Loan Agreement and such of the Additional Agreements to
which it is a party: (i) have been duly authorized by all requisite action, (ii)
do not and will not violate or conflict with any law or other governmental
requirement, or any of the agreements, instruments or documents which formed or
govern Customer, and (iii) do not and will not breach or violate any of the
provisions of, and will not result in a default by Customer under, any other
agreement, instrument or document to which it is a party or by which it or its
properties are bound.
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(C) NOTICES AND APPROVALS. Except as may have been given or obtained, no notice
to or consent or approval of any governmental body or authority or other third
party whatsoever (including, without limitation, any other creditor) is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Customer of such of
this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and the other Additional Agreements to
which it is a party.
(D) ENFORCEABILITY. This Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and such of the
other Additional Agreements to which it is a party are the legal, valid and
binding obligations of Customer, enforceable against it in accordance with their
respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and
other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or by general
principles of equity.
(E) COLLATERAL. Subject to Permitted Liens: (i) Customer has good and marketable
title to the Collateral, (ii) none of the Collateral is subject to any lien,
encumbrance or security interest, and (Iii) upon the filing of all Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements executed by Customer with respect to the
Collateral in the appropriate jurisdiction(s) and/or the completion of any other
action required by applicable law to perfect its liens and security interests,
MLBFS will have valid and perfected first liens and security interests upon all
of the Collateral.
(F) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Except as expressly set forth in Customers financial
statements, all financial statements of Customer furnished to MLBFS have been
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied, are true and correct, and fairly present the financial
condition of it as at such dates and the results of its operations for the
periods then ended; and since the most recent date covered by such financial
statements, there has been no material adverse change in any such financial
condition or operation.
(G) LITIGATION. No litigation, arbitration, administrative or governmental
proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of Customer, threatened against
Customer, which would, if adversely determined, materially and adversely affect
the liens and security interests of MLBFS hereunder or under any of the
Additional Agreements, the financial condition of Customer or the continued
operations of Customer.
(H) TAX RETURNS. All federal, state and local tax returns, reports and
statements required to be filed by Customer have been filed with the appropriate
governmental agencies and all taxes due and payable by Customer have been timely
paid (except to the extent that any such failure to file or pay will not
materially and adversely affect either the liens and security interests of MLBFS
hereunder or under any of the Additional Agreements, the financial condition of
Customer, or the continued operations of Customer).
(I) COLLATERAL LOCATION. All of the tangible Collateral is located at a
Location of Tangible Collateral.
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Each of the foregoing representations and warranties are continuing and shall be
deemed remade by Customer on the Closing Date, on each Subsequent Funding Date
and concurrently with each request for a WCMA Loan.
4.2 FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Customer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to MLBFS during the term of this
Loan Agreement all of the following:
(A) ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal
year of Customer, Customer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to MLBFS a
copy of the annual audited financial statements of Customer consisting of at
least a balance sheet as at the close of such fiscal year and related statements
of income, retained earnings and cash flows, certified by its current
independent certified public accountants or other independent certified public
accountants reasonably acceptable to MLBFS.
(B) INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Within 45 days after the close of each fiscal
quarter of Customer, Customer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to MLBFS:
(i) a statement of profit and loss for the fiscal quarter then ended, and (ii) a
balance sheet as at the close of such fiscal quarter; all in reasonable detail
and certified by its chief financial officer.
(C) AGING OF ACCOUNTS. Within 45 days after the close of each fiscal quarter of
Customer, Customer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to MLBFS an aging of
its Accounts and any Chattel Paper, certified by its chief financial officer.
(D) OTHER INFORMATION. Customer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to MLBFS
such other information as MLBFS may from time to time reasonably request
relating to Customer or the Collateral.
4.3 OTHER COVENANTS. Customer further covenants and agrees during the term of
this Loan Agreement that:
(A) FINANCIAL RECORDS; INSPECTION. Customer will: (i) maintain at its principal
place of business complete and accurate books and records, and maintain all of
its financial records in a manner consistent with the financial statements
heretofore furnished to MLBFS, or prepared on such other basis as may be
approved in writing by MLBFS; and (H) permit MLBFS or its duly authorized
representatives, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to inspect its
properties (both real or personal), operations, books and records.
(B) TAXES. Customer will pay when due all taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, howsoever designated, and all other liabilities and
obligations, except to the extent that any such failure to pay will not
materially and adversely affect either the liens and security interests of MLBFS
hereunder or under any of the Additional Agreements, the financial condition of
Customer or the continued operations of Customer.
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(C) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND AGREEMENTS. Customer will not violate any law,
regulation or other governmental requirement, any judgment or order of any court
or governmental agency or authority, or any agreement, instrument or document to
which it is a party or by which it is bound, if any such violation will
materially and adversely affect either the liens and security interests of MLBFS
hereunder or under any of the Additional Agreements, or the financial condition
or the continued operations of Customer.
(D) USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS; SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS. The proceeds of the Loan
(including the initial WCMA Loan) shall be used by Customer solely for the Loan
Purpose, or, with the prior written consent of MLBFS, for other lawful business
purposes of Customer not prohibited hereby. The proceeds of each WCMA Loan other
than the initial WCMA Loan shall be used by Customer solely for working capital
in the ordinary course of Customer's business, or, with the prior written
consent of MLBFS, for other lawful business purposes of Customer not prohibited
hereby. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE LOAN OR FUNDS
BORROWED FROM MLBFS THROUGH THE WCMA LINE OF CREDIT BE USED: (I) FOR PERSONAL,
FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OF ANY PERSON WHATSOEVER, (II) TO PURCHASE, CARRY
OR TRADE IN SECURITIES, INCLUDING SHARES OF THE MONEY ACCOUNTS, OR (III) TO
REPAY DEBT INCURRED TO PURCHASE, CARRY OR TRADE IN SECURITIES; NOR WILL ANY SUCH
FUNDS BE REMITTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO MLPF&S OR ANY OTHER BROKER OR
DEALER IN SECURITIES, BY WCMA CHECK, CHECK, FTS, WIRE TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE.
(E) CONTINUITY. Except upon the prior written consent of MLBFS, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld: (i) Customer will not be a party to any
merger or consolidation with, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any material partnership or
joint venture interest in, any person or entity, or sell, transfer or lease all
or any substantial part of its assets if any such action causes a material
change in its control or principal business, or a material adverse change in its
financial condition or operations; (ii) Customer will preserve its existence and
good standing in the jurisdictions of establishment and operation, and will not
operate in any material business other than a business substantially the same as
its business as of the date of application by Customer for credit from MLBFS;
and (iii) Customer will not cause or permit any material change in its
controlling ownership, controlling senior management or, except upon not less
than 30 days prior written notice to MLBFS, its name or principal place of
business. Without limiting the foregoing, Xenon Research, Inc. shall remain the
largest shareholder of Customer.
(F) TANGIBLE NET WORTH. The "tangible net worth" of Customer, consisting of
Customers net worth as shown on Customers regular financial statements prepared
in a manner consistent with the terms hereof, but excluding an amount equal to:
(i) any assets which are ordinarily classified as "intangible" in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and (ii) any amounts now or
hereafter directly or indirectly owing to Customer by officers, shareholders or
affiliates of Customer, shall at all times exceed $2,750,000.00.
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(G) MINIMUM WORKING CAPITAL. Customers net working capital (i.e. the excess of
its current assets over its current liabilities), as shown on Customer's regular
books and records, shall at all time exceed $1,500,000.00.
(H) GUARANTIES. Except upon the prior written consent of MLBFS, Customer shall
not cause or permit Xxxxx Xxxx or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx to directly or indirectly
guaranty the obligations of Customer (other than obligations owing to MLBFS).
(I) LOANS TO AFFILIATED PERSONS AND ENTITIES. Except upon the prior written
consent of MLBFS, Customer shall not directly or indirectly lend any moneys to,
or guaranty the debt of, any affiliated person or entity.
4.4 COLLATERAL.
(A) PLEDGE OF COLLATERAL. To secure payment and performance of the Obligations,
Customer hereby pledges, assigns, transfers and sets over to MLBFS, and grants
to MLBFS first liens and security interests in and upon all of the Collateral,
subject only to Permitted Liens.
(B) LIENS. Except upon the prior written consent of MLBFS, Customer shall not
create or permit to exist any lien, encumbrance or security interest upon or
with respect to any Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired other than
Permitted Liens.
(C) PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. Customer shall perform all of its obligations
owing on account of or with respect to the Collateral; it being understood that
nothing herein, and no action or inaction by MLBFS, under this Loan Agreement or
otherwise, shall be deemed an assumption by MLBFS of any of Customers said
obligations.
(D) SALES AND COLLECTIONS. So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred
and is continuing, Customer may in the ordinary course of its business: (1) sell
any Inventory normally held by Customer for sale, (ii) use or consume any
materials and supplies normally held by Customer for use or consumption, and
(iii) collect all of its Accounts. Customer shall take such action with respect
to protection of its Inventory and the other Collateral and the collection of
its Accounts as MLBFS may from time to time reasonably request.
(E) ACCOUNT SCHEDULES. Upon the request of MLBFS, made now or at any reasonable
time or times hereafter, Customer shall deliver to MLBFS, in addition to the
other information required hereunder, a schedule identifying, for each Account
and all Chattel Paper subject to MLBFS' security interests hereunder, each
Account Debtor by name and address and amount, invoice or contract number and
date of each invoice or contract. Customer shall furnish to MLBFS such
additional information with respect to the Collateral, and amounts received by
Customer as proceeds of any of the Collateral, as MLBFS may from time to time
reasonably request.
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(F) ALTERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. Except upon the prior written consent of MLBFS,
Customer shall not make or permit any material alterations to any tangible
Collateral which might materially reduce or impair its market value or utility.
Customer shall at all times keep the tangible Collateral in good condition and
repair and shall pay or cause to be paid all obligations arising from the repair
and maintenance of such Collateral, as well as all obligations with respect to
each Location of Tangible Collateral, except for any such obligations being
contested by Customer in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
(G) LOCATION. Except for movements required in the ordinary course of Customers
business, Customer shall give MLBFS 30 days' prior written notice of the placing
at or movement of any tangible Collateral to any location other than a Location
of Tangible Collateral. In no event shall Customer cause or permit any material
tangible Collateral to be removed from the United States without the express
prior written consent of MLBFS.
(H) INSURANCE. Customer shall insure all of the tangible Collateral under a
policy or policies of physical damage insurance providing that losses will be
payable to MLBFS as its interests may appear pursuant to a Lender's Loss Payable
Endorsement and containing such other provisions as may be reasonably required
by MLBFS. Customer shall further provide and maintain a policy or policies of
comprehensive public liability insurance naming MLBFS as an additional party
insured. Customer shall maintain such other insurance as may be required by law
or is customarily maintained by companies in a similar business or otherwise
reasonably required by MLBFS. All such insurance shall provide that MLBFS will
receive not less than 10 days prior written notice of any cancellation, and
shall otherwise be in form and amount and with an insurer or insurers reasonably
acceptable to MLBFS. Customer shall furnish MLBFS with a copy or certificate of
each such policy or policies and, prior to any expiration or cancellation, each
renewal or replacement thereof.
(I) EVENT OF LOSS. Customer shall at its expense promptly repair all repairable
damage to any tangible Collateral. In the event that any tangible Collateral is
damaged beyond repair, lost, totally destroyed or confiscated (an "Event of
Loss") and such Collateral had a value prior to such Event of Loss of $25,000.00
or more, then, on or before the first to occur of (i) 90 days after the
occurrence of such Event of Loss, or (H) 10 Business Days after the date on
which either Customer or MLBFS shall receive any proceeds of insurance on
account of such Event of Loss, or any underwriter of insurance on such
Collateral shall advise either Customer or MLBFS that it disclaims liability in
respect of such Event of Loss, Customer shall, at Customer's option, either
replace the Collateral subject to such Event of Loss with comparable Collateral
free of all liens other than Permitted Liens (in which event Customer shall be
entitled to utilize the proceeds of insurance on account of such Event of Loss
for such purpose, and may retain any excess proceeds of such insurance), or
prepay the Loan by an amount equal to the actual cash value of such Collateral
as determined by either the insurance company's payment (plus any applicable
deductible) or, in absence of insurance company payment, as reasonably
determined by MLBFS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of occurrence
of such Event of Loss or any time thereafter prior to replacement or prepayment,
as aforesaid, an Event of Default shall occur hereunder, then MLBFS may at its
sole option, exercisable at any time
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while such Event of Default shall be continuing, require Customer to either
replace such Collateral or prepay the Loan, as aforesaid. Any prepayment of the
Loan pursuant to this Section shall be applied first to installments on account
of the then "Term Note Balance" (as defined in the Term WCMA Note) in inverse
order of maturity; with any prepayment in excess of the then Term Note Balance
applied on account of the WCMA Note concurrently with: (i) a like permanent
reduction in the WCMA Line of Credit, and (H) a like reduction in the obligation
of MLBFS to fund future installments on account of the Term Note in inverse
order of funding. No amount prepaid pursuant to this Section may be re-borrowed
by Customer.
(J) NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS. Customer shall give MLBFS immediate notice of any
attachment, lien, judicial process, encumbrance or claim affecting or involving
$25,000.00 or more of the Collateral.
(K) INDEMNIFICATION. Customer shall indemnify, defend and save MLBFS harmless
from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) of any
nature whatsoever which may be asserted against or incurred by MLBFS arising out
of or in any manner occasioned by (i) the ownership, collection, possession, use
or operation of any Collateral, or (H) any failure by Customer to perform any of
its obligations hereunder; excluding, however, from said indemnity any such
claims, liabilities, etc. arising directly out of the willful wrongful act or
active gross negligence of MLBFS. This indemnity shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Loan Agreement as to all matters arising or accruing prior
to such expiration or termination.
4.5 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an "Event of
Default" under this Loan Agreement:
(A) FAILURE TO PAY. Customer shall fail to pay to MLBFS or deposit into the WCMA
Account when due any amount owing or required to be deposited by Customer under
this Loan Agreement or the Term WCMA Note, or shall fail to pay when due any
other Obligations, and any such failure shall continue for more than 5 Business
Days after written notice thereof shall have been given by MLBFS to Customer.
(B) FAILURE TO PERFORM. Customer shall default in the performance or observance
of any covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed under this
Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any of the other Additional Agreements
(not constituting an Event of Default under any other clause of this Section),
and such default shall continue unremedied for 10 Business Days after written
notice thereof shall have been given by MLBFS to Customer.
(C) BREACH OF WARRANTY. Any representation or warranty made by Customer
contained in this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any of the other
Additional Agreements shall at any time prove to have been incorrect in any
material respect when made.
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(D) DEFAULT UNDER OTHER AGREEMENT. A default or Event of Default by Customer
shall occur under the terms of any other agreement, instrument or document with
or intended for the benefit of MLBFS, MLPF&S or any of their affiliates, and any
required notice shall have been given and required passage of time shall have
elapsed.
(E) BANKRUPTCY, ETC. A proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt or receivership law or statute
shall be filed by Customer, or any such proceeding shall be filed against
Customer and shall not be dismissed or withdrawn within 60 days after filing, or
Customer shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or Customer
shall become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in writing its
inability to pay, its debts as they become due.
(F) MATERIAL IMPAIRMENT. Any event shall occur which shall reasonably cause
MLBFS to in good faith believe that the prospect of payment or performance by
Customer has been materially impaired.
(G) ACCELERATION OF DEBT TO OTHER CREDITORS. Any event shall occur which results
in the acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness of $100,000.00 or more
of Customer to another creditor under any indenture, agreement, undertaking, or
otherwise.
(H) SEIZURE OR ABUSE OF COLLATERAL. The Collateral, or any material part
thereof, shall be or become subject to any material abuse or misuse, or any
levy, attachment, seizure or confiscation which is not released within 10
Business Days.
4.6 REMEDIES.
(A) REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
any Event of Default, MLBFS may at its sole option do any one or more or all of
the following, at such time and in such order as MLBFS may in its sole
discretion choose:
(I) TERMINATION. MLBFS may without notice terminate its obligation to make the
Loan (if the Loan has not then been funded), or fund any further amount on
account of the Term WCMA Note, or make or continue to make the WCMA Line of
Credit available to Customer, or otherwise extend any credit to or for the
benefit of Customer; and upon any such termination MLBFS shall be relieved of
all such obligations.
(II) ACCELERATION. MLBFS may declare the principal of and interest on the Term
Note and WCMA Note included in the Term WCMA Note, and all other Obligations to
be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all such amounts shall be immediately
due and payable, without presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of
protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration, notice of intent to
accelerate or other notice or formality of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived.
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(III) EXERCISE RIGHTS OF SECURED PARTY. MLBFS may exercise any or all of the
remedies of a secured party under applicable law, including, but not limited to,
the UCC, and any or all of its other rights and remedies under this Loan
Agreement and the Additional Agreements.
(IV) POSSESSION. MLBFS may require Customer to make the Collateral and the
records pertaining to the Collateral available to MLBFS at a place designated by
MLBFS which is reasonably convenient, or may take possession of the Collateral
and the records pertaining to the Collateral without the use of any judicial
process and without any prior notice to Customer.
(V) SALE. MLBFS may sell any or all of the Collateral at public or private
sale upon such terms and conditions as MLBFS may reasonably deem proper. MLBFS
may purchase any Collateral at any such public sale. The net proceeds of any
such public or private sale and all other amounts actually collected or received
by MLBFS pursuant hereto, after deducting all costs and expenses incurred at any
time in the collection of the Obligations and in the protection, collection and
sale of the Collateral, will be applied to the payment of the Obligations, with
any remaining proceeds paid to Customer or whoever else may be entitled thereto,
and with Customer remaining liable for any amount remaining unpaid after such
application.
(VI) DELIVERY OF CASH, CHECKS, ETC. MLBFS may require Customer to forthwith
upon receipt, transmit and deliver to MLBFS in the form received, all cash,
checks, drafts and other instruments for the payment of money (property
endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected by MLBFS) which
may be received by Customer at any time in full or partial payment of any
Collateral, and require that Customer not commingle any such items which may be
so received by Customer with any other of its funds or property but instead hold
them separate and apart and in trust for MLBFS until delivery is made to MLBFS.
(VII) NOTIFICATION OF ACCOUNT DEBTORS. MLBFS may notify any Account Debtor that
its Account or Chattel Paper has been assigned to MLBFS and direct such Account
Debtor to make payment directly to MLBFS of all amounts due or becoming due with
respect to such Account or Chattel Paper; and MLBFS may enforce payment and
collect, by legal proceedings or otherwise, such Account or Chattel Paper.
(VIII) CONTROL OF COLLATERAL. MLBFS may otherwise take control in any lawful
manner of any cash or noncash items of payment or proceeds of Collateral and of
any rejected, returned, stopped in transit or repossessed goods included in the
Collateral and endorse Customers name on any item of payment on or proceeds of
the Collateral.
(B) SET-OFF. MLBFS shall have the further right upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default to set-off, appropriate and apply
toward payment of any of the Obligations, in such order of application as MLBFS
may from time to time and at any time elect, any cash, credit, deposits,
accounts, securities and any other property of Customer which is in transit to
or in the possession, custody or control of MLBFS, MLPF&S or any agent, bailee,
or affiliate of MLBFS or MLPF&S, including, without limitation, the WCMA Account
and any Money Accounts, and all cash and securities therein or controlled
thereby, and all
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proceeds thereof. Customer hereby collaterally assigns and grants to MLBFS a
security interest in all such property as additional Collateral.
(C) REMEDIES ARE SEVERABLE AND CUMULATIVE. All rights and remedies of MLBFS
herein are severable and cumulative and in addition to all other rights and
remedies available in the Term WCMA Note, the other Additional Agreements, at
law or in equity, and any one or more of such rights and remedies may be
exercised simultaneously or successively.
(D) NOTICES. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Customer
hereby irrevocably waives and releases MLBFS of and from any and all liabilities
and penalties for failure of MLBFS to comply with any statutory or other
requirement imposed upon MLBFS relating to notices of sale, holding of sale or
reporting of any sale, and Customer waives all rights of redemption or
reinstatement from any such sale. Any notices required under applicable law
shall be reasonably and properly given to Customer if given by any of the
methods provided herein at least 5 Business Days prior to taking action. MLBFS
shall have the right to postpone or adjourn any sale or other disposition of
Collateral at any time without giving notice of any such postponed or adjourned
date. In the event MLBFS seeks to take possession of any or all of the
Collateral by court process, Customer further irrevocably waives to the fullest
extent permitted by law any bonds and any surety or security relating thereto
required by any statute, court rule or otherwise as an incident to such
possession, and any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit
or action.
(E) NO ARBITRATION. Without affecting the rights of MLPF&S under the WCMA
Agreement, it is understood that neither MLBFS nor Customer shall have the right
to non-judicial arbitration of any dispute hereunder without the written consent
of the other party.
4.7 MISCELLANEOUS.
(A) NON-WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of MLBFS in exercising any
right, power or remedy pursuant to this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or
any of the other Additional Agreements shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no
single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or
remedy. Neither any waiver of any provision of this Loan Agreement, the Term
WCMA Note or any of the other Additional Agreements, nor any consent to any
departure by Customer therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by MLBFS. Any waiver of any provision of this Loan Agreement,
the Term WCMA Note or any of the other Additional Agreements and any consent to
any departure by Customer from the terms thereof shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to or demand on Customer shall in
any case entitle Customer to any other or further notice or demand in similar or
other circumstances.
(B) DISCLOSURE. Customer hereby irrevocably authorize MLBFS and each of its
affiliates, including without limitation MLPF&S, to at any time (whether or not
an Event of Default shall
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have occurred) obtain from and disclose to each other any and all financial and
other information about Customer.
(C) COMMUNICATIONS. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder or in connection with any of the Additional Agreements shall
be in writing, and shall be either delivered personally, mailed by postage
prepaid certified mail or sent by express overnight courier or by facsimile.
Such notices and communications shall be deemed to be given on the date of
personal delivery, facsimile transmission or actual delivery of certified mail,
or one Business Day after delivery to an express overnight courier. Unless
otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, notices and other communications in writing shall be given to the
parties hereto at their respective addresses set forth at the beginning of this
Loan Agreement, or, in the case of facsimile transmission, to the parties at
their respective regular facsimile telephone number.
(D) COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. Customer shall upon demand pay or reimburse
MLBFS for: Q) all Uniform Commercial Code and other filing and search fees and
expenses incurred by MLBFS in connection with the verification, perfection or
preservation of MLBFS' rights hereunder or in the Collateral or any other
collateral for the Obligations; (ii) any and all stamp, transfer and other taxes
and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution,
delivery and/or recording of this Loan Agreement or any of the Additional
Agreements; and (iii) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses (including,
but not limited to, reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel) incurred by
MLBFS in connection with the enforcement of this Loan Agreement or any of the
Additional Agreements and the protection of MLBFS' rights hereunder or
thereunder, excluding, however, salaries and expenses of MLBFS' employees. The
obligations of Customer under this paragraph shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Loan Agreement and the discharge of the other Obligations.
(E) RIGHT TO PERFORM OBLIGATIONS. If Customer shall fail to do any act or
thing which it has covenanted to do under this Loan Agreement or any
representation or warranty on the part of Customer contained in this Loan
Agreement shall be breached, MLBFS may, in its sole discretion, after 5 Business
Days written notice is sent to Customer (or such lesser notice, including no
notice, as is reasonable under the circumstances), do the same or cause it to be
done or remedy any such breach, and may expend its funds for such purpose. Any
and all reasonable amounts so expended by MLBFS shall be repayable to MLBFS by
Customer upon demand, with interest at the Interest Rate during the period from
and including the date funds are so expended by MLBFS to the date of repayment,
and all such amounts shall be additional Obligations. The payment or performance
by MLBFS of any of Customer's obligations hereunder shall not relieve Customer
of said obligations or of the consequences of having failed to pay or perform
the same, and shall not waive or be deemed a cure of any Event of Default.
(F) LATE CHARGE. Any payment required to be made by Customer pursuant to
this Loan Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements not paid within 10 days
of the applicable due date shall be subject to a late charge in an amount equal
to the lesser of: (i) 5% of the overdue amount, or (ii) the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. Such late charge shall be
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payable on demand, or, without demand, may in the sole discretion of MLBFS be
paid by a WCMA Loan and added to the WCMA Loan Balance in the same manner as
provided herein for accrued interest with respect to the WCMA Line of Credit.
(G) FURTHER ASSURANCES. Customer agrees to do such further acts and things
and to execute and deliver to MLBFS such additional agreements, instruments and
documents as MLBFS may reasonably require or deem advisable to effectuate the
purposes of this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any the other Additional
Agreements, or to establish, perfect and maintain MLBFS' security interests and
liens upon the Collateral, including, but not limited to: (i) executing
financing statements or amendments thereto when and as reasonably requested by
MLBFS; and (II) if in the reasonable judgment of MLBFS it is required by local
law, causing the owners and/or mortgagees of the real property on which any
Collateral may be located to execute and deliver to MLBFS waivers or
subordinations reasonably satisfactory to MLBFS with respect to any rights in
such Collateral.
(H) BINDING EFFECT. This Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and the other
Additional Agreements shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of
MLBFS, Customer and their respective successors and assigns. Customer shall not
assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Loan
Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any of the other Additional Agreements without
the prior written consent of MLBFS. Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in a
writing signed by MLBFS, no such consent shall in any event relieve Customer of
any of its obligations under this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any of
the other Additional Agreements.
(I) HEADINGS. Captions and section and paragraph headings in this Loan
Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and shall not affect the
interpretation hereof.
(J) GOVERNING LAW. This Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and, unless
otherwise expressly provided therein, each of the other Additional Agreements,
shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Illinois.
(K) SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and the other Additional Agreements shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.
Any provision of this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note or any of the other
Additional Agreements which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of
this Loan Agreement, the Term WCMA Note and the other Additional Agreements or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
(L) TERM. This Loan Agreement shall become effective on the date accepted by
MLBFS at its offices in Chicago, Illinois, and, subject to the terms hereof,
shall continue in effect so long thereafter as either MLBFS shall be obligated
to make the Loan, or, after the Closing Date, there shall be any moneys
outstanding under the Term Note or WCMA Note included in the
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Term WCMA Note or under this Loan Agreement, or there shall be any other
Obligations outstanding.
(M) INTEGRATION. THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE TERM WCMA NOTE AND
THE OTHER ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS, CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING AND
REPRESENTS THE FULL AND FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR WRITTEN
AGREEMENTS OR PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE
PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (I) NO PROMISE OR COMMITMENT HAS BEEN
MADE TO IT BY MLBFS, MLPF&S OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR
REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THE LOAN ON ANY TERMS OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
HEREIN AND IN THE TERM WCMA NOTE, OR TO MAKE ANY OTHER LOAN OR OTHERWISE EXTEND
ANY OTHER CREDIT TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PARTY; AND (II) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ANY AND
ALL PROPOSALS, LETTERS OF INTENT AND APPROVAL AND COMMITMENT LETTERS FROM MLBFS
TO CUSTOMER, NONE OF WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT. NO
AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
TO WHICH CUSTOMER IS A PARTY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS IN A WRITING SIGNED BY
BOTH MLBFS AND CUSTOMER.
(N) JURISDICTION; WAIVER. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS LOAN AGREEMENT IS
BEING ACCEPTED BY MLBFS IN PARTIAL CONSIDERATION OF MLBFS' RIGHT AND OPTION, IN
ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO ENFORCE THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, THE TERM WCMA NOTE AND THE
OTHER ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS IN EITHER THE STATE OF ILLINOIS OR IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION WHERE CUSTOMER OR ANY COLLATERAL FOR THE OBLIGATIONS MAY BE
LOCATED. CUSTOMER CONSENTS TO JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND VENUE IN
ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN THE COUNTY OF XXXX FOR SUCH PURPOSES, AND CUSTOMER
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO CONTEST SAID JURISDICTION AND VENUE. CUSTOMER
FURTHER WAIVES ANY RIGHTS TO COMMENCE ANY ACTION AGAINST MLBFS IN ANY
JURISDICTION EXCEPT IN THE COUNTY OF XXXX AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. MLBFS AND
CUSTOMER HEREBY EACH EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER OF THE PARTIES AGAINST
THE OTHER PARTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH THE LOAN, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, THE TERM WCMA NOTE, ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AND/OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT
MATTER OF THIS LOAN AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Loan Agreement has been executed as of the day and year
first above written.
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXX
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Signature (1) Signature (2)
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Printed Name Printed Name
President
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Title Title
STATE OF Arizona
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COUNTY OF Pima
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On the 3rd day of October, 1996, before me personally came Xxxxx Xxxx known to
me to be the individual who executed the foregoing instrument, and who, being
sworn by me, did depose and say that the individual is an officer of the
Customer herein, and that the individual executed the foregoing instrument for
the Customer herein, and that the individual had the authority to sign the same,
and acknowledged that the individual executed the same as the act and deed of
said Customer.
Xxxxxxx X. Santa Xxxxx
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Notary Public
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Accepted at Chicago, Illinois:
XXXXXXX XXXXX BUSINESS FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC.
By:
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