LOAN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE, L.L.C., SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE LIMITED AND SUNTRUST BANK December 16, 2005
BY
AND
BETWEEN
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED
AND
SUNTRUST
BANK
December
16, 2005
THIS
AGREEMENT,
made, entered into and effective as of December 16, 2005, by and between
SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company
(“SouthPeak”), SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE LIMITED, a United Kingdom limited company
(“SouthPeak-UK”), jointly and severally (SouthPeak and SouthPeak-UK shall be
referred to herein collectively or individually, whether one or more in number,
as the “Borrower”), and SUNTRUST BANK (the “Lender”), recites and provides as
follows:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
Borrower
has applied to Lender for financing more particularly described hereinbelow;
and
WHEREAS,
Lender is
willing to extend financing to Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof
upon
the execution of this Agreement by Borrower, compliance by Borrower with all
of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement and fulfillment of all conditions
precedent to Lender’s obligations herein contained;
NOW,
THEREFORE, to
induce Lender to extend the financing provided for herein, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are
acknowledged by Borrower, Lender and Borrower agree as follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS,
TERMS AND REFERENCES
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1.1 Certain
Definitions.
In addition to
such other terms as elsewhere defined herein, as used in this Agreement, in
any
Exhibits and in any Supplements, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Account
Debtor”
means
any Person
who is or may become obligated to the Borrower under or on an account as defined
in the UCC.
“Advance”
shall
mean an
advance of borrowed funds made by Lender to or on behalf of Borrower under
the
Revolving Note.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with
respect to any Person, any Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common
Control with such Person or any director, officer, member, manager or employee
of such Person. For purposes hereof, each Guarantor, Manager and Subsidiary
shall at all times be considered an “Affiliate” of Borrower.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this
Loan Agreement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.
“Applicable
Rate”
shall
mean the
Prime Rate plus one-half percent (½%) per annum.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
shall
mean Title
11 of the United States Code, as it may be amended from time to
time.
“Borrower”
shall
have the
meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrowings”
shall
mean
advances of borrowed funds made hereunder to or on behalf of
Borrower.
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“Business
Day”
shall
mean a day
on which Lender is open for the conduct of banking business at its office in
the
City of Richmond, Virginia.
“Capital
Expenditures”
shall
mean all
expenditures made in respect of the cost of any fixed asset or improvement,
or
replacement, substitution, or addition thereto, having a useful life of more
than one (1) year, including, without limitation, those arising in connection
with the direct or indirect acquisition of such assets by way of increased
product or service charges or offset items or in connection with Capital
Leases.
“Capital
Lease”
shall
mean any
lease of property that, in accordance with GAAP, should be reflected as a
liability on the balance sheet of a Person.
“Cash
Collateral
Account”
means
that
certain deposit account number ____________________ held by Lender in the name
of SouthPeak into which all proceeds of SouthPeak’s Accounts
(as
defined in the Security Agreements) are
deposited in
accordance with Section 4.8.1. hereof.
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean the
date indicated on the first page.
“Collateral”
shall
mean the
property described in the Security Agreements.
“Consolidated
Subsidiaries”
shall
mean: (i)
those Subsidiaries of Borrower (if any) existing from time to time which, for
purposes of GAAP, are required to be consolidated with the Borrower for
financial reporting purposes; and (ii) those Subsidiaries of Borrower (if any)
organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction and existing from time
to
time which, if such Subsidiary were a U.S. entity, would be required to be
consolidated with the Borrower for financial reporting purposes under
GAAP.
“Control”,
“Controlled”
or
“Controlling”
shall
mean, with
respect to any Person, the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly, indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting rights
or
otherwise; provided, however, that, with respect to a business entity, any
Person which owns directly or indirectly ten percent (10%) or more of the voting
rights of such entity or of the rights to elect the management of such entity
shall be deemed to “Control” such business entity for purposes of this
Agreement.
“Debt”
shall
mean all
liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of a Person, of any kind or nature,
whether now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable, howsoever evidenced,
created, incurred, acquired or owing, and whether primary, secondary, direct,
contingent, fixed or otherwise, including, without in any way limiting the
generality of the foregoing: (i) all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness
secured by any Lien on a Person’s property, even though such Person shall not
have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; (ii) all obligations
or
liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease, conditional sale or
other title retention agreement; (iii) all accrued pension fund and other
employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities; (iv) all guaranteed
obligations; (v) any liabilities under, or associated with, interest rate
protection agreements; and (vi) all deferred taxes.
“Default
Condition”
shall
mean the
occurrence of any event which, after satisfaction of any requirement for the
giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of
Default.
“Default
Rate”
shall
mean that
interest rate that is the lesser of (i) the Applicable Rate plus 4.00% per
annum
or (ii) the maximum rate allowed by law.
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“Eligible Receivables”
shall
mean such
Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreements) of SouthPeak to the extent
that
they conform and continue to conform to the following criteria to the
satisfaction of Lender:
(i) the
Account arose
from a bona fide outright sale of goods or provision of services by SouthPeak,
and such goods or services have been delivered to the appropriate account debtor
or its respective designees, SouthPeak has in its possession shipping and
delivery receipts evidencing such shipment and delivery, no return, rejection
or
repossession has occurred and such goods or services have been finally accepted
by the account debtor;
(ii) the
Account is
based upon an enforceable written order or contract for goods delivered or
services rendered and the same were shipped, held, or performed in accordance
with such order or contract;
(iii) the
title of
SouthPeak to the Account and, except as to the account debtor and any creditor
which finances the account debtor’s purchase of such goods, to any goods is
absolute and is not subject to any prior assignment, claim or Lien, and
SouthPeak otherwise has the full and unqualified right and power to assign
and
grant a security interest in it to Lender;
(iv) the
amount shown on
the books of SouthPeak and on any invoice, certificate, schedule or statement
delivered to Lender is owing to SouthPeak and no partial payment has been
received unless reflected on such invoice, certificate, schedule or statement;
(v) the
Account is not
subject to any claim of reduction, counterclaim, set-off, recoupment, or other
defense in law or equity, or any claim for credits, allowances, or adjustments
by the account debtor because of returned, inferior, or damaged goods,
unsatisfactory services or for any other reason;
(vi) the
account debtor
has not returned or refused to retain, or otherwise notified SouthPeak of any
dispute concerning, or claimed nonconformity of, any of the goods or services
from the sale of which the Account arose;
(vii) the
Account is not
outstanding more than ninety (90) days from the date of the invoice therefor;
(viii) the
Account does
not arise out of a contract with, or order from, an account debtor that, by
its
terms, forbids or makes void or unenforceable the assignment by SouthPeak to
Lender of the Account arising with respect thereto;
(ix) SouthPeak
has not
received any note, trade acceptance draft or other instrument with respect
to,
or in payment of, the Account, unless, if any such instrument has been received,
SouthPeak immediately notified Lender and, at the latter’s request, endorsed or
assigned and delivered the same to Lender;
(x) SouthPeak
has not
received any written notice of dissolution, termination of existence,
insolvency, business failure, appointment of a receiver for any part of the
property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the filing of a
petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any proceeding under any
bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against, the account debtor;
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(xi) the
account debtor
is not an Affiliate, Subsidiary, employee, officer director or shareholder
of
SouthPeak;
(xii) the
account debtor
is not incorporated in or primarily conducting business in any jurisdiction
located outside of the United States of America, unless consented to in advance
by Lender, and has its principal place of business located in either the United
States of America or Canada;
(xiii) SouthPeak
is not
indebted in any manner to the account debtor, with the exception of customary
credits, adjustments and/or discounts given to an account debtor by SouthPeak
in
the ordinary course of its business, and the account is not otherwise subject
to
risk of set-off;
(xiv) the
Accounts of any
single account debtor of SouthPeak (together with the Accounts of all Affiliates
of such account debtor) shall be eligible only to the extent that they do not
exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the total Accounts of SouthPeak;
(xv) no
Accounts of an
account debtor shall be eligible if more than thirty-five percent (35%) of
such
account debtor’s Accounts are outstanding
more
than ninety (90) days from the date of the invoice therefor;
(xvi) the
account debtor
is not a supplier of SouthPeak; and
(xvii) the
Account is not
a contra account.
In
the event of any
dispute under the foregoing criteria, as to whether an Account is, or has ceased
to be, an Eligible Receivable, the decision of Lender in the exercise of its
reasonable discretion shall control. Lender may determine, on a daily basis,
whether any Account constitutes an Eligible Receivable, and if an Eligible
Receivable subsequently becomes ineligible its ineligibility shall be
immediate.
“Employee
Benefit
Plan”
shall
mean any
employee welfare benefit plan as that term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA,
any employee pension benefit plan, as that term is defined in Section 3(2)
of
ERISA or any other plan which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA
or which is for the benefit of any employees of Borrower and any employees
of
any Subsidiary or any other entity which is a member of a controlled group
or
under common control with Borrower, as such terms are defined in Section
4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all
federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
programs, permits, guidances, orders and consent decrees relating to health,
safety and environmental matters, whether now or hereafter existing, including,
but not limited to state and federal superlien and environmental cleanup laws
and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations and any other state or local
law or regulation relating to pollution, reclamation, or protection of the
environment, including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic materials
or wastes into air, water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or
handling of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic materials or
wastes.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as may be amended from time
to
time.
“Event
of
Default”
shall
mean any of
the events or conditions described in Section 7, provided that any requirement
for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, has been
satisfied.
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“Executive
Office”
shall
mean the
address of SouthPeak designated as such on Exhibit
“A”.
“Financial
Contract”
shall
mean (a) an
agreement (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference therein)
which is a rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity
swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, bond option, interest
rate
option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap agreement, rate floor agreement,
rate collar agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap
agreement, currency option, any other similar agreement (including any option
to
enter into any of the foregoing; (b) any combination of the foregoing; or (c)
a
master agreement for any of the foregoing together with all
supplements.
“Fiscal
Year”,
in respect of a
Person, shall mean the fiscal year of such Person employed by such Person as
of
the Closing Date, and designated as such on Exhibit
“A”
as to Borrower.
The term “Fiscal
Quarter”
shall
correspond
accordingly thereto.
“GAAP”
shall
mean
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied for the period
or
periods in question.
“Guarantees”
shall
mean the
Guaranty Agreements dated of even date herewith executed in connection with
the
Loan by the Guarantors, together with any amendments, modifications, extensions,
renewals or substitutions thereof.
“Guarantors”
shall
mean,
collectively: (i) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; (ii) Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; (iii) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Sales, Inc., a
Virginia corporation; (iv) Xxxxxxxx Land, X.X., a Virginia limited liability
company; and (v) Capitol Distributing, LLC, a Virginia limited liability
company.
“Lender”
shall
mean
SunTrust Bank, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns.
“Lien”
shall
mean any
deed to secure debt, deed of trust, mortgage or similar instrument, and any
lien, security interest, preferential arrangement which has the practical effect
of constituting a security interest, security title, pledge, charge, encumbrance
or servitude of any kind, whether by consensual agreement or by operation of
statute or other law, and whether voluntary or involuntary, including, without
limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease
in
the nature thereof.
“Loan”
shall
mean the
Revolving Loan.
“Loan
Administration Fee”
shall
have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.2.
“Loan
Documents”
shall
mean this
Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Security Agreements, the Guarantees and
the
Security Agreements of even date herewith executed by each of the Guarantors,
any Financial Contract, and any and all other documents, instruments,
certificates, commitment letters, deeds of trust, security agreements, guaranty
agreements, landlords’ lien waivers, and any and all other agreements executed
and/or delivered by Borrower or any Guarantor in connection herewith, or any
one, more, or all of the foregoing, as the context shall require, together
with
all amendments, modifications, replacements, substitutions and extensions
thereof.
“Manager(s)”
shall
mean the
Person(s) designated as such on Exhibit
“A”
attached
hereto.
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“Material
Adverse
Effect”
shall
mean with
respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including
any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration or governmental
investigation or proceeding), whether singly or in conjunction with any other
event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or
occurrences, whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon any of (a) the financial condition, operations, business,
properties or prospects of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of the Lender under any of the Loan
Documents or any documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered
by any Person other than Borrower in conjunction with the Loan Documents, or
the
ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under any of the Loan
Documents or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan
Documents or any documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered
by any Person other than Borrower in conjunction with the Loan
Documents.
“Member(s)”
shall
mean the
Person(s) designated as such on Exhibit
“A”
attached
hereto.
“Note”
shall
mean the
Revolving Note.
“Obligations”
shall
mean any
and all Debt of Borrower to Lender, including without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, any indebtedness, liability or obligation, now existing or
hereafter arising, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, of Borrower
to
Lender under any Loan Document or under any Financial Contract, and any and
all
extensions or renewals thereof in whole or in part; any Debt of Borrower to
Lender arising hereunder or as a result hereof, whether evidenced by the
Revolving Note, or otherwise, and any and all extensions or renewals thereof
in
whole or in part; any Debt of Borrower to Lender under any later or future
advances or loans made by Lender to Borrower, and any and all extensions or
renewals thereof in whole or in part; and any and all future or additional
Debt
of Borrower to Lender whatsoever and in any event, whether existing as of the
date hereof or hereafter arising, whether arising under a loan, lease, credit
card arrangement, line of credit, letter of credit or other type of financing,
and whether direct, indirect, absolute or contingent, as maker, endorser,
guarantor, surety or otherwise, and whether evidenced by, arising out of, or
relating to, a promissory note, xxxx of exchange, check, draft, bond, letter
of
credit, guaranty agreement, bankers’ acceptance, foreign exchange contract,
interest rate protection agreement, commitment fee, service charge or
otherwise.
“Payment(s)”
shall
mean any
check, note, draft, xxxx of exchange, acceptance, money order, legal tender
or
other form of payment or evidence of indebtedness in total or partial payment
of
the amount due on any Account or other Collateral.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
shall
mean: (i)
Liens for taxes not yet due and payable or being actively contested as permitted
by this Agreement, only if such Liens do not adversely affect Lender’s rights or
the priority of Lender’s security interest in the Collateral; (ii) carriers’,
warehousemen’s mechanics, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising
in the ordinary course of business, payment for which is not yet due or which
are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate, lawful
proceedings, but only if such Liens are and remain junior to Liens granted
in
favor of Lender; (iii) pledges or deposits in connection with worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(iv)
deposits to secure the performance of utilities, leases, statutory obligations
and surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of a like nature arising
by
statute or under customary terms regarding depository relationships on deposits
held by financial institutions with whom Borrower has a banker-customer
relationship; (v) typical restrictions imposed by licenses and leases of
software (including location and transfer restrictions); (vi) Liens set forth
on
Exhibit
“A”
and approved by
the Lender in its sole discretion; (vii) statutory Liens against the Collateral
in favor of any landlords of Borrower, which liens have been satisfactorily
subordinated to the Lender; and (viii) Liens in favor of the Lender.
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“Person”
shall
mean any
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture,
joint stock company, trust, governmental unit or other entity.
“Prime
Rate”
shall
mean that
interest rate so denominated and set by Lender from time to time as an interest
rate basis for borrowings. The Prime Rate is but one of several interest rate
bases used by Lender. Lender extends credit at interest rates above and below
the Prime Rate.
“Related
Loan
Agreements”
shall
mean: (i)
that certain
Loan
Agreement dated September 13, 2004, by and among Lender and Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; (ii) that certain Loan Agreement dated
September 13, 2004, by and among Lender and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; and (iii) that
certain
Loan
Agreement dated September 13, 2004, by and between Lender and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Sales, Inc.
“Revolving
Loan”
shall
mean that
certain extension of credit from Lender to Borrower for general corporate and
working capital purposes, in the maximum principal amount of Five Million and
No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00), evidenced by the Revolving Note, all as more
particularly described in the Loan Documents.
“Revolving
Note”
shall
mean the
promissory note, dated of even date herewith, as amended or supplemented from
time to time, in the original principal amount of Five Million and No/100
Dollars ($5,000,000.00), evidencing the Borrower’s obligation to repay to the
Lender the Revolving Loan, together with interest together with any renewals,
modifications or extensions thereof, in whole or in part.
“Security
Agreements”
means
(i) the one
or more Security Agreements by the Borrower encumbering the assets of the
Borrower as therein provided and the proceeds thereof as security for the
Obligations; and (ii) any subsequent Security Agreement executed in favor of
Lender pursuant to Section 4.17.
“Subordinated
Debt”
shall
mean any
Debt of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary to any Person which,
by
written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, has been
subordinated in right of payment and claim, to the rights and claims of Lender
in respect of the Obligations, on terms and conditions satisfactory to
Lender.
“Subsidiary”
shall
mean any
corporation, partnership, business association or other entity (including any
Subsidiary of any of the foregoing) of which Borrower owns, directly or
indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the capital stock or equity interest
having ordinary power for the election of directors, managers or others
performing similar functions.
“Termination
Date”
shall
mean, with
respect to the Revolving Loan, the earliest to occur of the following dates:
(i)
that date on which, pursuant to Section 7, Lender terminates the Revolving
Loan
(or the Revolving Loan is deemed automatically terminated) subsequent to the
occurrence of an Event of Default; or (ii) November 30, 2006, or such later
date
as to which Lender may agree in writing from time to time
hereafter.
“UCC”
shall
mean the
Uniform Commercial Code of Virginia, as amended or modified from time to
time.
1.2 Use
of Defined
Terms.
All terms defined
in this Agreement and the Exhibits shall have the same defined meanings when
used in any other Loan Documents, unless the context shall require
otherwise.
1.3 Accounting
Terms.
All accounting
terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings generally
attributed to such terms under GAAP.
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1.4 UCC
Terms.
The terms
“accounts”, “chattel paper”, “deposit account”, “instruments”, “general
intangibles”, “inventory”, “equipment” and “fixtures”, as and when used in the
Loan Documents, shall have the same meanings given such terms under the UCC
unless the context shall require otherwise.
1.5 Terminology.
All personal
pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or
neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include
the
plural, and the plural shall include the singular. Titles of Articles and
Sections in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor
amplify the provisions of this Agreement, and all references in this Agreement
to Articles, Sections, Subsections, paragraphs, clauses, subclauses, Exhibits
or
Supplements shall refer to the corresponding Article, Section, Subsection,
paragraph, clause, subclause of, or Exhibit or Supplement attached to, this
Agreement, unless specific reference is made to the articles, sections or other
subdivisions of, or Exhibit or Supplement to, another document or instrument.
Wherever in this Agreement reference is made to any instrument, agreement or
other document, including, without limitation, any of the Loan Documents, such
reference shall be understood to mean and include any and all amendments thereto
or modifications, restatements, renewals or extensions thereof. Wherever in
this
Agreement reference is made to any statute, such reference shall be understood
to mean and include any and all amendments thereof and all regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto. Whenever any matter set forth herein or in any
Loan Document is to be consented to or satisfactory to Lender, or is to be
determined, calculated or approved by Lender, then, unless otherwise expressly
set forth herein or in any such Loan Document, such consent, satisfaction,
determination, calculation or approval shall be in Lender’s sole discretion, and
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
1.6 Exhibits.
All Exhibits
attached hereto are by reference made a part hereof.
2. THE
FINANCING.
2.1 Revolving
Loan.
On the Closing
Date, subject to fulfillment of all conditions precedent set forth in Section
10
and any other conditions contained in the Loan Documents, Lender agrees to
extend the Revolving Loan to Borrower so that, during the period from the
Closing Date to, but not including, the Termination Date, so long as there
is
not in existence any Default Condition or Event of Default and the borrowing
will not cause a Default Condition or Event of Default to exist, Borrower may
borrow and repay and reborrow Advances up to a maximum aggregate principal
amount outstanding at any one time equal to the original principal amount of
the
Revolving Note. All proceeds so obtained under the Revolving Loan may be used
by
Borrower for general corporate and working capital purposes, in such manner
as
Borrower may elect in the ordinary course of its business operations. The Debts
arising from Advances made to or on behalf of Borrower under the Revolving
Loan
shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note, which shall be executed by Borrower
and delivered to Lender on the Closing Date. The outstanding principal amount
of
the Revolving Note may fluctuate from time to time, but shall be due and payable
in full on the Termination Date, and each Advance thereunder shall bear interest
from the date of such Advance until paid in full at the Applicable Rate.
2.1.1 Advances.
After the Closing
Date, Advances under the Revolving Loan shall be made on the following terms
and
conditions:
(a) SouthPeak
shall
make each request for a Revolving Loan (“Advance Request”) to Lender (or to
Lender’s agent) before 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day prior
to the date of the
requested Advance; provided,
however, that
SouthPeak shall not be permitted to make more than one (1) Advance Request
per
week. Advance Requests must be made in writing, specifying the date of the
requested Advance and the amount thereof. Each request shall be signed by (i)
the manager of SouthPeak or (ii) any person designated as SouthPeak’s agent by
the manager of SouthPeak in a writing delivered to Lender or (iii) any person
whom Lender reasonably believes to be the manager of SouthPeak or such a
designated agent, and shall be accompanied by a current Borrowing Base
Certificate (hereinafter defined).
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(b) On
a daily basis,
Lender shall debit the Cash Collateral Account and apply the amount of collected
funds in the Cash Collateral Account to the reduction of the aggregate principal
amount outstanding under the Revolving Loan. All principal and accrued interest
and fees shall be due and payable on the Termination Date and to the extent
that
the collected funds in the Cash Collateral Account (or the Lockbox in accordance
with Section 4.8.1) are insufficient to make such payments, SouthPeak shall
be
obligated to make such payments.
(c) The
Borrower’s
obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Revolving Loan shall
be
evidenced by the records of Lender and by the Revolving Note. The entries made
in such records and/or on the schedule annexed to the Revolving Note shall
be
prima
facie
evidence
of the
existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein
recorded; provided,
that the failure
or delay of Lender in maintaining or making entries into any such record or
on
such schedule or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay the Revolving Loan in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement.
(d) Lender
shall send
Borrower a monthly statement of Borrower’s loan account showing all debits and
credits and which shall also reflect the interest accrued on the Revolving
Loan,
the Loan Administration Fee for the immediately preceding month and any other
fees due hereunder. The interest and fees shall be added by Lender to Borrower’s
loan account on the last Business Day of each calendar month and shall be deemed
to be first paid from Payments subsequently credited to the Cash Collateral
Account. The statement of the loan account shall be deemed correct and accepted
by and conclusively binding upon Borrower unless Borrower notifies Lender in
writing specifically as to a particular discrepancy within forty-five (45)
days
from the mailing of such statement.
2.1.2 Limitations
on
Revolving Loan.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including, without
limitation, the provisions of the foregoing Section 2.1.1, the
aggregate
outstanding principal balance of Advances under the Revolving Loan (the “Total
Outstandings”) at any one time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the original
principal amount of the Revolving Note, or (b) the Borrowing Base (hereinafter
defined). In the event that the Total Outstandings at any time exceeds the
Borrowing Base, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount of such excess within
three (3) business days of receipt by Borrower of written notice of such excess
from Lender. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Borrowing Base” shall
mean (i) from the date hereof until and including December 31, 2005,
seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible Receivables, plus
$2,000,000.00; (ii) from and including January 1, 2006 until and including
March
31, 2006, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible Receivables,
plus $1,500,000.00; (iii) from and including April 1, 2006 until and including
April 30, 2006, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible
Receivables, plus $750,000.00; and (iv) from and including May 1, 2006 until
and
including the Termination Date, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount
of
Eligible Receivables.
2.2 Interest
and
Other Charges.
2.2.1 Interest
at
Applicable Rate.
The Revolving
Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate
per annum equal to the Applicable Rate.
(a) Payment
of
Interest.
Accrued interest
on each Borrowing at the Applicable Rate shall be due and payable monthly in
arrears, on the first day of each calendar month, for the preceding calendar
month (or portion thereof), commencing on the first day of the first calendar
month following the Closing Date.
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(b) Calculation
of
Interest and Fees.
Interest on each
Borrowing at the Applicable Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year and actual days elapsed.
(c) Charging
Interest and Fees.
Accrued and
unpaid interest on any Borrowings (and any outstanding fees described in Section
2.2.2) may, when due and payable, be paid, at Lender’s option (without any
obligation to do so), either (i) by Lender’s charging the Revolving Note for an
Advance in the amount thereof; or (ii) by Lender’s debiting any deposit account
of Borrower for the amount thereof.
(d) Rate
on Other
Obligations.
To the extent
that, at any time, there are other Obligations besides Advances which are
outstanding and unpaid, such Obligations shall, unless any Note evidencing
such
Obligations provides otherwise, bear interest at the Applicable Rate.
2.2.2 Loan
Fees.
In addition to
the payment of interest at the Applicable Rate, Borrower shall also be obligated
to pay Lender: (i) a fee equal to the monthly average principal balance
outstanding under all of the Note for such month, multiplied by 0.125%, due
on a
monthly basis in arrears and payable with each regularly scheduled monthly
interest payment under the Note (the “Loan Administration Fee”), but in no event
shall the Loan Administration Fee be less than $1,500.00 per month; and (ii)
a
one-time loan fee equal to $40,000.00, which sum shall be due, payable and
deemed earned on the Closing Date.
2.2.3 Capital
Adequacy.
If, after the
Closing Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding
capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation
or
administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the administration thereof, or compliance by Lender 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, affects or
might affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
Lender or any corporation in control of Lender and Lender determines that the
amount of such capital is increased by or based upon Lender’s obligations
hereunder, then from time to time, within thirty (30) days after demand by
Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate Lender in light of such circumstances, to the extent that Lender
reasonably determines such increase in capital is allocable to Lender’s
obligations hereunder, and such payment, as and when received, shall be applied
by Lender in reimbursement of Lender’s increased costs in regard to such
obligations.
2.2.4 Usury
Savings
Provisions.
Lender and
Borrower hereby further agree that the only charge imposed by Lender upon
Borrower for the use of money in connection herewith is and shall be the
interest expressed in the Revolving Note at the rate set forth in the Revolving
Note, and that all other charges imposed by Lender upon Borrower in connection
herewith, are and shall be deemed to be charges made to compensate Lender for
underwriting and administrative services and costs, and other services and
costs
performed and incurred, and to be performed and incurred, by Lender in
connection with the Borrowings, and shall under no circumstances be deemed
to be
charges for the use of money. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the
aggregate of all amounts deemed interest hereunder or under the Revolving Note
and charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or pursuant
to
the Revolving Note exceed the highest rate permissible under any law which
a
court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable
hereto. In the event that such a court determines that Lender has charged or
received interest hereunder in excess of the highest applicable rate, the rate
in effect hereunder shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate permitted
by applicable law and Lender shall promptly refund to Borrower any interest
received by Lender in excess of the maximum lawful rate or, if so requested
by
Borrower, shall apply such excess to the principal balance of the Obligations.
It is the intent hereof that Borrower not pay or contract to pay, and that
Lender not receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any manner
whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by Borrower under
applicable law.
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2.3 General
Provisions as to Payments.
2.3.1 Method
of
Payment.
Unless paid in
accordance with Section 2.2.1(c), all payments of interest, fees and principal
pursuant to this Agreement must be received by Lender no later than 2:00 p.m.
(Richmond, Virginia time) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds
immediately available to Lender in Richmond, Virginia.
2.3.2 Application
of
Payment.
All payments
received by Lender hereunder shall be applied, in accordance with the then
current billing statement applicable to the Borrowing, first to accrued
interest, then to fees, then to principal
due
and then to late
charges.
Any remaining
funds shall be applied to the further reduction of principal. In the event
more
than one Borrowing shall be outstanding hereunder, Lender in its sole discretion
may determine which Borrowing(s) each payment shall be applied to.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Default Condition or
Event of Default, payments shall be applied as determined by Lender in its
sole
discretion or as expressly provided herein.
2.3.3 Late
Charges.
If any portion of a payment is at least ten (10) days past due, the Borrower
agrees to pay a late charge of 5% of the amount which is past due.
3. GENERAL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
In order to
induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to Lender (which representations and warranties, together with any
other representations and warranties of Borrower contained elsewhere in this
Agreement, shall be deemed to be renewed as of the date of each Advance under
the Revolving Note) as set forth below:
3.1 Existence
and
Qualification.
SouthPeak is a
limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with its principal place of
business, chief executive office and office where it keeps all of its books
and
records being located at its Executive Office. SouthPeak-UK is a limited company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
United Kingdom. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date hereof, Borrower
shall be duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company in good standing
in each other state in which a Collateral location is situated or wherein the
conduct of its business or the ownership of its property requires such
qualification. Each Borrower has as its company name, as registered with the
secretary of state of the state of its organization or similar authority, the
words first inscribed hereinabove as its name, and, except as may be described
on Exhibit
“A”,
has not done
business under any other name for at least the past seven (7)
years.
3.2 Authority;
Validity and Binding Effect.
Borrower has the
power to make, deliver and perform under the Loan Documents, and to borrow
hereunder, and has taken all necessary and appropriate action to authorize
the
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents. This Agreement and
the remainder of the Loan Documents constitute, the valid obligations of
Borrower, legally binding upon it and enforceable against it in accordance
with
their respective terms. The Borrower acknowledges that the Lender’s liens and
security interests in the Collateral have been duly perfected as required by
applicable law. No novation is intended or to be implied. The Collateral shall
secure the Revolving Note and the other Obligations.
3.3 Incumbency
and
Authority of Signing Parties.
The undersigned
Manager(s) of Borrower hold the office(s) specified hereinbelow and, in such
capacity, are duly authorized and empowered to execute, attest and deliver
this
Agreement and the remainder of the Loan Documents for and on behalf of Borrower,
and to bind Borrower accordingly thereby.
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3.4 No
Material
Litigation.
Except as may be
set forth on Exhibit
“A”,
there are no
legal proceedings pending (or, so far as Borrower or its Manager(s) know,
threatened), before any court or administrative agency which, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect
the
financial condition or operations of Borrower.
3.5 Taxes.
Borrower has
filed or caused to be filed all tax returns required to be filed by it and
has
paid all taxes shown to be due and payable by it on said returns or on any
assessments made against it.
3.6 Collateral
Locations.
Prior to July 1,
2001, no portion of SouthPeak’s Collateral has been located at any location
other than 0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. Thereafter, no portion of SouthPeak’s
Collateral has been located at any location other than those identified as
“Business Locations” on Exhibit
“A”
attached hereto.
3.7 Organization.
The articles of
organization of and operating agreement, or similar charter or organizational
documents, of Borrower are in full force and effect under the law of the state
or other jurisdiction of its organization and all amendments to said articles
of
organization, operating agreement and other documents have been duly and
properly made under and in accordance with all applicable laws.
3.8 Insolvency.
After giving
effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of
any
disbursements under the Revolving Note, Borrower will not be “insolvent”, within
the meaning of such term as used in Virginia Code Section 8.1A-201(23) or as
defined in Sec. 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; or be unable to pay its debts
generally as such debts become due; or have an unreasonably small
capital.
3.9 Title.
Borrower has good
and marketable title to all of its properties subject to no material Lien of
any
kind except as otherwise disclosed in writing to Lender and as to the
Collateral, except for the Permitted Encumbrances.
3.10 Margin
Stock.
Borrower is not
engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business
of
purchasing or carrying any “margin stock”, as that term is defined in Section
221.2(h) of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, and no part of the proceeds of any borrowing made pursuant hereto will
be used to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock, or be used
for
any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of
Regulation X of said Board of Governors. In connection herewith, if requested
by
Lender, Borrower will furnish to Lender a statement in conformity with the
requirements of Federal Reserve Form U-1 referred to in said Regulation U to
the
foregoing effect.
3.11 No
Violations.
The execution,
delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and the Revolving Note
have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not and will not
require any consent or approval of the members of Borrower, violate any
provision of any law, rule, regulation (including, without limitation,
Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award presently in effect
having applicability to Borrower or of the charter, operating agreement or
similar organizational documents of Borrower, or result in a breach of or
constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any
other agreement, lease or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which
it
or its properties may be bound or affected; and Borrower is not in default
under
any such law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award or any such indenture, agreement, lease or
instrument.
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3.12 Financial
Statements.
The financial
statements of Borrower, the Guarantors and Borrower’s Consolidated Subsidiaries
(if any) for its most recent Fiscal Year together with the financial statements
of Borrower, the Guarantors and Borrower’s Consolidated Subsidiaries (if any)
for that portion ended with its most recent Fiscal Quarter of its current Fiscal
Year, for which statements have been prepared, copies of which heretofore have
been furnished to Lender, are complete and accurately and fairly represent
the
financial condition of Borrower, the Guarantors and Borrower’s Consolidated
Subsidiaries (if any), the results of its operations and the transactions in
its
equity accounts as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein, and
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are no material liabilities,
direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, of Borrower, any Guarantor or any
such
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements which
are
not reflected therein or in the notes thereto. No Material Adverse Effect has
occurred since the date of the balance sheet contained in financial statements
described hereinabove.
3.13 Purchase
of
Collateral.
Except as
disclosed on Exhibit
“A”,
within the twelve
(12) months period preceding the Closing Date, neither Borrower nor any
Subsidiary has purchased any of the Collateral in a bulk transfer or in a
transaction which was outside the ordinary course of the business of Borrower’s
seller.
3.14 Pollution
and
Environmental Control.
Borrower and each
Subsidiary have obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations which
are required under, and is in material compliance with, all Environmental
Laws.
3.15 Possession
of
Permits.
Borrower and each
Subsidiary possess all franchises, certificates, licenses, permits and other
authorizations from governmental political subdivisions or regulatory
authorities, and all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other rights, free from burdensome restrictions, that
are necessary for the ownership, maintenance and operation of any of its
properties, assets and Collateral, and Borrower is not in violation of any
thereof.
3.16 Subsidiaries.
As of the Closing
Date, Borrower has no Subsidiaries except as described on Exhibit
“A”.
3.17 Federal
Taxpayer
Identification Number.
SouthPeak’s
federal taxpayer identification number is as indicated on Exhibit
“A”.
3.18 Employee
Benefit
Plans.
As of the Closing
Date, Borrower has no Employee Benefit Plans except as described on Exhibit
“A”.
4. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS.
Borrower covenants
to Lender that from and after the date hereof, and so long as any amount remains
unpaid on account of any of the Obligations or this Agreement remains effective
(whichever is the last to occur), Borrower will comply (and cause each
Subsidiary to comply) with the affirmative covenants set forth
below:
4.1 Records
Respecting Collateral.
All records of
SouthPeak with respect to the Collateral will be kept at its Executive Office
and will not be removed from such address without the prior written consent
of
Lender.
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4.2 Further
Assurances.
Borrower shall
duly execute and/or deliver (or cause to be duly executed and/or delivered)
to
Lender any instrument, invoice, document, document of title, dock warrant,
dock
receipt, warehouse receipt, xxxx of lading, order, financing statement,
assignment, waiver, consent, financial report or other writing which may be
reasonably necessary to Lender to carry out the terms of this Agreement and
any
of the other Loan Documents and to perfect its security interest in and
facilitate the collection of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof, and any
other
property at any time constituting security to Lender. Borrower shall perform
or
cause to be performed such acts as Lender may reasonably request to establish
and maintain for Lender a valid and perfected security interest in and security
title to the Collateral, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
4.3 Right
to
Inspect.
Lender (or any
person or persons designated by it) may, in its sole discretion and at
Borrower’s expense, call at any place of business of Borrower at any reasonable
time and upon one (1) business day’s notice, and, without hindrance or delay,
examine, inspect, audit, check and make extracts from Borrower’s books, records,
journals, orders, receipts and any correspondence and other data relating to
the
Collateral, to Borrower’s business or to any other transactions between the
parties hereto.
4.4 Financial
Statements.
4.4.1 Monthly
Financial Statements.
SouthPeak shall,
as soon as practicable, and in any event within twenty (20) days after the
end
of each month, furnish to Lender unaudited, management-prepared financial
statements of SouthPeak, including balance sheets, income statements and
statements of cash flow, organized on a divisional basis and prepared in
accordance with GAAP, together with reconciliations of the preceding month’s
Borrowing Base Certificates (hereinafter defined), for the month ended,
certified as to truth and accuracy by a duly authorized manager of
SouthPeak.
4.4.2 Annual
Financial
Statements.
SouthPeak shall,
as soon as practicable, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the end of each Fiscal Year, furnish to Lender the annual audited
financial statements of SouthPeak, prepared by independent certified public
accountants selected by SouthPeak and acceptable to Lender, and prepared in
accordance with GAAP, together with balance sheets, income statements,
statements of cash flows and other relevant financial statements of SouthPeak
for the Fiscal Year then ended, with supporting schedules, on a consolidating
and a consolidated basis, if applicable.
4.4.3 Annual
Financial
Statements and Tax Returns of Guarantors.
Guarantors shall,
as soon as practicable after the Fiscal Year end of the Borrower, furnish to
Lender the annual financial statements of the Guarantors, so that the Lender
has, at all times, financial statements of the Guarantors which are no more
than
thirteen (13) months old, certified as to truth and accuracy by Guarantors.
In
addition, Guarantors shall deliver to Lender, within thirty (30) days of filing,
complete copies of federal and state tax returns, as applicable, together with
all schedules thereto, certified as to truth and accuracy by Guarantors. In
the
event an extension is filed, Guarantors shall deliver a copy of the extension
within thirty (30) days of filing.
4.5 Weekly
Borrowing
Certificates.
No later than
12:00 p.m. (Richmond, Virginia time) on the second Business Day of each week,
(a) a detailed borrowing base report for SouthPeak (each, a “Borrowing Base
Certificate”), including totals, customer names and addresses, a reconciliation
statement, and the original date of each invoice and demonstrating compliance
with the borrowing base restrictions of Eligible Receivables set forth in this
Agreement, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit
“D-1”,
(b) an aged
analysis by week of all outstanding receivables and payables in substantially
the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit
“D-2”
(the form of which
shall satisfy this subsection 4.5(b)), and (c) all other details or supporting
documents relating to SouthPeak’s accounts receivable or inventory requested by
Lender. In all cases, Borrower shall at a minimum provide to Lender,
within
twenty (20) days after the end of each calendar month (or at any other time
reasonably requested by the Lender), a detailed accounts receivable aging
report, setting forth totals, customer names, a reconciliation statement, the
original date of each invoice, and such other information as the Lender shall
reasonably require, including but not limited to customer addresses, all in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
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4.6 Payment
of
Taxes.
Borrower shall
pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon it,
its
income and its properties prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto,
unless and to the extent only that (i) such taxes, assessments and governmental
charges are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by
Borrower, (ii) Borrower maintains reasonable reserves on its books therefor,
and
(iii) the non-payment of such taxes does not result in a Lien upon any of the
Collateral other than a Permitted Encumbrance.
4.7 Maintenance
of
Insurance.
In addition to
and cumulative with any other requirements imposed on Borrower under the Loan
Documents with respect to insurance, SouthPeak shall maintain insurance with
responsible insurance companies on such of its properties, in such amounts
reasonably and against such risks as is customarily maintained by similar
businesses operating in the same vicinity, but in any event to include business
interruption, freight, loss, damage, flood, windstorm, fire, theft, extended
coverage and product liability insurance in amounts reasonably satisfactory
to
Lender, which such insurance shall not be cancelable by SouthPeak, unless with
the prior written consent of Lender, or by SouthPeak’s insurer, unless with at
least thirty (30) days (or such lesser or greater number of days as Lender
may
agree or accept) advance written notice to Lender thereof. SouthPeak shall
file
with Lender upon its request a detailed list of such insurance then in effect
stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rate of insurance,
the date of expiration thereof, the properties and risks covered thereby and
the
insured with respect thereto, a copy of each such insurance policy, and within
thirty (30) days after notice in writing from Lender, obtain such additional
insurance as Lender may reasonably request.
4.8 Payments
on
Accounts.
4.8.1 Cash
Collateral
Account; Lockbox.
SouthPeak
shall
open and maintain at its expense a cash collateral account with Lender (the
“Cash Collateral Account”), over which Lender alone shall have the power of
withdrawal, and shall deposit all Payments to such account promptly upon receipt
thereof. SouthPeak shall also execute and deliver to the Lender a Lockbox
Agreement in form satisfactory to Lender and direct all Payments to the lockbox
(“Lockbox”) established under the Lockbox Agreement and which shall be under the
sole dominion and control of Lender. Thereafter, SouthPeak shall direct all
account debtors to make all Payments on Accounts and other Collateral directly
to the Lockbox. SouthPeak shall pay all fees and charges in connection with
such
lockbox arrangement (if any) as such fees and charges may change from time
to
time. All Payment items received by SouthPeak on Accounts and sale of inventory
and other Collateral shall be held by SouthPeak in trust for Lender and not
commingled with SouthPeak’s funds and shall be delivered promptly by SouthPeak
to Lender. All such items shall be the exclusive property of Lender upon the
earlier of the receipt thereof by Lender or by SouthPeak. SouthPeak hereby
grants to Lender a security interest in and lien upon all items and balances
held in the Lockbox and any deposit account (including the Cash Collateral
Account) as collateral for the Obligations.
4.8.2 Attorney
in
Fact.
SouthPeak
hereby
irrevocably appoints Lender (and any duly authorized Person designated by
Lender) as SouthPeak’s attorney-in-fact to endorse SouthPeak’s name on any
checks, drafts, money orders or other media of payment which come into Lender’s
possession or control; this power being coupled with an interest is irrevocable
so long as any of the Indebtedness remain outstanding. Such endorsement by
Lender under power of attorney shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been
made by SouthPeak (prior to any subsequent endorsement by Lender) in negotiation
of the item.
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4.8.3 Interest
Calculation.
For
the purpose of
calculating interest due under this Agreement, only Payments that have become,
and are indicated as, collected funds in the Cash Collateral Account shall
be
applied to the Loan by Lender. Payments which are credited to SouthPeak’s loan
account from the Cash Collateral Account or the Lockbox after 2:00 P. M. on
any
Business Day shall be credited to SouthPeak’s loan account on the next Business
Day. No Payments received by Lender shall constitute payment to Lender until
such Payment is actually collected by Lender and credited to SouthPeak’s loan
account; provided, however, Lender shall have the right to charge back of
SouthPeak any Payment which is returned for inability to collect, plus accrued
interest during the period of Lender’s provisional credit for such item prior to
receiving notice of dishonor.
4.8.4 Notification
to
Account Debtors.
Upon an Event of
Default, Lender shall have the right at any time to notify Account Debtors
of
its security interest in the Accounts and to require Payments to be made
directly to Lender or to the Lockbox. To facilitate direct collection and upon
an Event of Default, SouthPeak hereby appoints Lender and any officer or
employee of Lender, as Lender may from time to time designate, as
attorney-in-fact for SouthPeak to (a) receive, open and dispose of all mail
addressed to SouthPeak and take therefrom any Payments or proceeds of Accounts;
(b) take over SouthPeak’s post office boxes or make other arrangements, in which
SouthPeak shall cooperate, to receive SouthPeak’s mail, including notifying the
post office authorities to change the address for delivery of mail addressed
to
SouthPeak to such address as Lender shall designate; (c) endorse the name of
SouthPeak in favor of Lender upon any and all Payments that may come into
Lender’s possession; (d) sign and endorse the name of SouthPeak on any invoice
or xxxx of lading relating to any Account, on verifications of Accounts sent
to
any Debtor, to drafts against Account Debtors, to assignments of Accounts and
to
notices to Account Debtors; and (e) do all acts and things necessary to carry
out this Agreement, including signing the name of SouthPeak on any instruments
required by law in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and
on
financing statements as permitted by the UCC. SouthPeak hereby ratifies and
approves all acts of such attorney-in-fact and neither Lender nor any other
such
attorney-in-fact shall be liable for any acts of commission or omission, or
for
any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law unless occasioned by Lender’s or
such attorney-in-fact’s gross negligence. This power, being coupled with an
interest, is irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain
unsatisfied.
4.8.5 Collections
Liability.
Lender
shall not,
under any circumstances, be liable for any error or omission or delay of any
kind occurring in the settlement, collection or payment of any Account or any
instrument received in payment thereof or for any damage resulting therefrom
unless occasioned by Lender’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Lender may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, without notice to
or
consent from SouthPeak, xxx upon or otherwise collect, extend the time of
payment of, or compromise or settle for cash, credit or otherwise upon any
terms, any of the Accounts or any securities, instruments or insurance
applicable thereto and/or release the obligor thereon. Lender is authorized
to
accept the return of the goods represented by any of the Accounts, without
notice to or consent of SouthPeak, or without discharging or any way affecting
the Obligations. Lender shall not be liable for or prejudiced by any loss,
depreciation or other damage to the Accounts and other Collateral unless caused
by Lender’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
4.9 Certificate
of
Compliance and No Default.
SouthPeak shall,
on a quarterly basis not later than thirty (30) days after the close of each
Fiscal Quarter, certify to Lender, in a statement executed by the Manager(s)
of
SouthPeak, in the form of Exhibit
“B”
attached hereto,
that no Event of Default and no Default Condition exists or has occurred, or,
if
an Event of Default or Default Condition exists or has occurred, specifying
the
nature and period of existence thereof.
4.10 Change
of
Principal Place of Business.
Borrower hereby
understands and agrees that if, at any time hereafter, Borrower elects to move
its Executive Office, or if Borrower elects to change its name, identity,
structure, type or status, Borrower will notify Lender in writing at least
thirty (30) days prior thereto.
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4.11 Waivers.
With respect to
each of the Collateral locations, SouthPeak will obtain such waivers of lien,
estoppel certificates or subordination agreements as Lender may reasonably
require to insure the priority of its security interest in that portion of
the
Collateral situated at such locations.
4.12 Preservation
of
Existence.
Borrower shall
preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the
jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign
limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is
necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the ownership
of its properties.
4.13 Compliance
With
Laws.
Borrower and each
of its Subsidiaries shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws,
rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority, noncompliance
with
which would or could materially adversely affect their respective financial
condition or the ownership, maintenance or operation of any material portion
of
any of their respective properties. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries shall obtain and maintain all permits, licenses and other
authorizations which are required under, and otherwise comply with, all federal,
state, local and foreign laws and regulations.
4.14 Subordinations.
Borrower shall
provide Lender with a subordination agreement, in form satisfactory to Lender,
executed by any Person who is an owner or agent of Borrower to whom Borrower
is
or hereafter becomes indebted for money borrowed, subordinating in right of
payment and claim all of such indebtedness and any future advances thereon
to
the claims of Lender on the Revolving Note and the other Obligations so long
as
any amount remains unpaid on the Revolving Note or any of the Obligations.
Such
subordination agreement shall provide, among other things, that no principal
or
interest on any such indebtedness shall be repaid unless and until there is
no
outstanding balance due and payable on the Revolving Note or on any other
Obligations of Borrower to Lender.
4.15 Certain
Required
Notices.
Promptly, upon
its receipt of notice or knowledge thereof, Borrower will report to Lender:
(i)
any lawsuit or administrative proceeding in which Borrower is a defendant in
which the amount or amounts in controversy exceed $100,000; or (ii) the
existence and nature of any Default Condition or Event of Default.
4.16 Primary
Deposit
Relationship.
SouthPeak shall
at all times maintain its primary deposit relationship and treasury management
services with the Lender.
4.17 Subsequently
Created Subsidiaries.
In the event
Borrower creates a new Subsidiary (with Lender’s consent as required by Section
5.10), Borrower shall execute a pledge agreement pledging the equity interests
of the Subsidiary to Lender and shall cause the Subsidiary to execute a Guaranty
Agreement and Security Agreement.
4.18 Management.
Borrower’s
executive management shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Lender shall
be
consulted in advance of any changes in the executive management of
Borrower.
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5. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS.
Borrower
covenants to Lender that from and after the date hereof and so long as any
amount remains unpaid on account of any of the Obligations or this Agreement
remains effective (whichever is the last to occur), Borrower will not do (and
will not permit any Subsidiary to do), without the prior written consent of
Lender, which
consent may
be withheld by Lender in its sole discretion, any
of the things
or acts set forth below:
5.1 Encumbrances.
Create, assume,
or suffer to exist any Lien on its property, except
for
Permitted
Encumbrances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees
that the assets of SouthPeak-UK shall not be pledged to any party other than
Lender.
5.2 Debt.
Incur, assume, or
suffer to exist any Debt, except
for:
(i) Debt to
Lender or any Affiliate of Lender; (ii) Subordinated Debt; (iii) trade payables
and contractual obligations to suppliers and customers incurred in the ordinary
course of business; (iv) accrued pension fund and other employee benefit plan
obligations and liabilities (provided, however, that such Debt does not result
in the existence of any Event of Default or Default Condition under any other
provision of this Agreement); (v) deferred taxes; and (vi) debt which serves
as
the underlying basis for the Permitted Encumbrances.
5.3 Contingent
Liabilities.
Guarantee,
endorse, become surety with respect to or otherwise become directly or
contingently liable for or in connection with the obligations of any other
Person.
5.4 Dividends;
Distributions.
Declare or pay
any dividends on, or make any distribution with respect to, its equity interests
except to the extent necessary to pay income tax on the income of the members
of
the Borrower directly attributable to the Borrower’s or such member’s income
received from Borrower.
5.5 Redemption.
Purchase, redeem,
or otherwise acquire for value any of its equity interests.
5.6 Mergers.
Dissolve,
liquidate, merge, lease, transfer or otherwise terminate its limited liability
company or limited company status or enter into any merger, reorganization
or
consolidation or dispose of any material portion of its assets or make any
substantial change in the basic type of business conducted by Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries, as of the Closing Date.
5.7 Business
Locations.
Transfer its
principal place of business or chief executive office, or open new locations
or
warehouses, or transfer existing locations or warehouses or maintain records
with respect to Collateral, to or at any locations other than those at which
the
same are presently kept or maintained as set forth on Exhibit
“A”,
except upon at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender and after the delivery
to
Lender of financing statements, if required by Lender, in form satisfactory
to
Lender, to perfect or continue the perfection of Lender’s Lien.
5.8 Affiliate
Transactions.
Enter into, or be
a party to, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into or be a party to, any
transaction with any Affiliate, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant
to
the reasonable requirements of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon
fair and reasonable terms which are fully disclosed to Lender and are no less
favorable to Borrower than would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction
with a Person not an Affiliate.
5.9 Capital
Expenditures. Make
Capital
Expenditures, including payments due under Capital Leases, in any Fiscal Year
in
excess of $100,000.00 without prior written consent of Lender.
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5.10 Subsidiaries.
Create any
Subsidiary or divest itself of any material assets by transferring them to
any
Subsidiary without the prior written consent of the Lender and the pledge of
equity interests of the new Subsidiary and execution of a Guaranty Agreement
and
Security Agreement by the new Subsidiary.
5.11 Fiscal
Year.
Change its Fiscal
Year, or permit any Subsidiary to have a fiscal year different from the Fiscal
Year of Borrower.
5.12 Disposition
of
Assets.
Sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties, including any disposition of
property as part of a sale and leaseback transaction, to or in favor of any
Person, except: (i) sales of inventory Collateral in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business; or (ii) dispositions otherwise expressly authorized by this
Agreement.
5.13 Federal
Taxpayer
Identification Number.
Change its
federal taxpayer identification number without prior written notice to
Lender.
5.14 Employee
Benefit
Plans.
Permit an
Employee Benefit Plan to become underfunded or create any Employee Benefit
Plan
without prior written notice to Lender and upon such notification, this
Agreement shall be amended as determined necessary by Lender in its discretion
as a result of the creation of such Plan.
5.15 Acquisitions.
Borrower shall
not make acquisitions other than in the ordinary course of business except
with
the prior written consent of Lender and so long as Borrower is in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
6. INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED.
7. EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT.
The occurrence of
any events or conditions set forth below shall constitute an Event of Default
hereunder, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, or both, has been satisfied:
7.1 Obligations.
Borrower shall
fail to make any payments on any of its Obligations when due.
7.2 Misrepresentations.
Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall make any representations or warranties in any of the Loan
Documents or in any certificate or statement furnished at any time hereunder
or
in connection with any of the Loan Documents which proves to have been untrue
or
misleading in any material respect when made or furnished.
7.3 Reporting
Covenants; Cure Period.
Borrower shall:
(a) default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement
contained in Section 4.5, unless such default is cured to Lender’s satisfaction
within two (2) days after receipt of notice of such default from Lender; or
(b)
default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement contained
in Sections 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3 or 4.9 unless such default is cured to Lender’s
satisfaction within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of such default
from Lender.
7.4 Other
Covenants;
Cure Period.
Borrower or any
Subsidiary or Guarantor shall default in the observance or performance of any
covenant or agreement contained herein, in any of the other Loan Documents
(other than a default the performance or observance of which is dealt with
specifically elsewhere in this Section 7) unless:
(i) with respect
to this Agreement, such default is cured to Lender’s satisfaction within thirty
(30) days after the sooner to occur of receipt of notice of such default from
Lender or the date on which such default first becomes known to
Borrower;
and (ii)
with
respect to any other Loan Document, such default is cured within any applicable
grace, cure or notice and cure period contained therein, if any.
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7.5 Other
Debts.
Borrower shall
default in connection with any agreement for Debt with any creditor other than
Lender which entitles said creditor to accelerate the maturity
thereof.
7.6 Voluntary
Bankruptcy.
Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or a voluntary petition
or answer seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of
its
debts, or for any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other
act
or law pertaining to insolvency or debtor relief, whether state, Federal, or
foreign, now or hereafter existing; Borrower or any Subsidiary shall enter
into
any agreement indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any
such petition or proceeding; Borrower or any Subsidiary shall apply for or
permit the appointment by consent or acquiescence of a receiver, custodian
or
trustee of Borrower or any Subsidiary for all or a substantial part of its
property; Borrower or any Subsidiary shall make an assignment for the benefit
of
creditors; or Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be unable or shall fail to pay
its debts generally as such debts become due, or Borrower or any Subsidiary
shall admit, in writing, its inability or failure to pay its debts generally
as
such debts become due.
7.7 Involuntary
Bankruptcy.
There shall have
been filed against Borrower or any Subsidiary an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy or seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment
of
its debts or for any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other
act or law pertaining to insolvency or debtor relief, whether state, federal
or
foreign, now or hereafter existing, and such petition is not dismissed within
sixty (60) days; Borrower or any Subsidiary shall suffer or permit the
involuntary appointment of a receiver, custodian or trustee of Borrower or
any
Subsidiary or for all or a substantial part of its property; or Borrower or
any
Subsidiary shall suffer or permit the issuance of a warrant of attachment,
execution or similar process against all or any substantial part of the property
of Borrower or any Subsidiary and is not vacated or stayed within sixty (60)
days of such attachment, execution, or similar process.
7.8 Damage,
Loss,
Theft or Destruction of Collateral.
There shall have
occurred material uninsured damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any
material part of the Collateral.
7.9 Default
in
Agreement with Third Party.
If there is a
default, after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period, in any
loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other material agreement to which
Borrower is a party with third parties, and Lender determines that such default
shall have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower’s business or the prospects for
repayment of the Obligations.
7.10 Judgments.
A final judgment
or order for the payment of money is rendered against Borrower or any Subsidiary
in the amount of $25,000 or more (exclusive of amounts covered by insurance)
and
either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor
upon such judgment or order, or (ii) a stay of enforcement of such judgment
or
order, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect for
any
period of thirty (30) consecutive days.
7.11 Bankruptcy
of
Affiliate.
Any motion,
complaint or other pleading is filed in any bankruptcy case of any Affiliate
of
the Borrower and such motion, complaint or pleading seeks the consolidation
of
Borrower’s assets and liabilities with the assets and liabilities of such
Person.
7.12 Material
Adverse
Effect.
There shall be
any event, act, condition or occurrence having a Material Adverse Effect.
7.13 Change
of
Control, Etc.
Any of the
following shall occur: (i) any Person or group of Persons shall have become,
after the date hereof, the beneficial owner of equity interests of the Borrower
representing ten percent (10%) or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding equity interests of Borrower; or (ii) the Manager(s) of the
Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of the individuals who constituted
the Manager(s) immediately following the consummation of the Closing.
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7.14 Deemed
Insecure.
Lender, at any
time and in good faith, shall deem itself insecure (and for the purposes of
this
Agreement, Lender shall be entitled to deem itself insecure when any Guarantor
terminates a Guarantee, or when some event occurs, fails to occur or is
threatened or some objective condition exists or is threatened which
significantly impairs the prospects that any of the Obligations will be paid
when due, which significantly impairs the value of the Collateral to Lender
or
which significantly affects the financial or business condition of
Borrower).
7.15 Change
in
Management, Etc.
Either of Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall
become
incapacitated, cease to be managers or officers of Borrower or otherwise cease
to be actively involved in the day to day executive management of Borrower,
or
Borrower shall fail to maintain executive management having sufficient skill
and
experience in Borrower’s industry to manage Borrower competently and
efficiently.
7.16 Related
Loans.
There shall be
any Event of Default under any of the Related Loan Agreements.
8. REMEDIES.
Upon the
occurrence of any Default Condition or Event of Default, Lender’s obligation to
extend financing under the Loans shall immediately cease; provided, however,
that if such obligation has ceased due to the occurrence of a Default Condition,
and such Default Condition does not become an Event of Default due to its having
been cured or waived before it has matured into an Event of Default, then such
obligation shall be reinstated as of the date such Default Condition is cured
or
waived. Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, or any time
thereafter, without prejudice to the rights of Lender to enforce its claims
against Borrower for damages for failure by Borrower to fulfill any of its
obligations hereunder, subject only to prior receipt by Lender of payment in
full of all Obligations then outstanding in a form acceptable to Lender, Lender
shall have all of the rights and remedies set forth below, and it may exercise
any one, more, or all of such remedies, in its sole discretion, without thereby
waiving any of the others.
8.1 Acceleration
of
the Obligations.
Lender, at its
option, may declare all of the Obligations (including but not limited to that
portion thereof evidenced by the Revolving Note) to be immediately due and
payable, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest, notice of nonpayment or any other notice required
by law relative thereto, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower,
anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding. If any note of
Borrower to Lender constituting Obligations, including, without limitation,
the
Revolving Note, shall be a demand instrument, however, the recitation of the
right of Lender to declare any and all Obligations to be immediately due and
payable, whether such recitation is contained in such note or in this Agreement,
as well as the recitation of the above events permitting Lender to declare
all
Obligations due and payable, shall not constitute an election by Lender to
waive
its right to demand payment under a demand at any time and in any event, as
Lender in its discretion may deem appropriate. Thereafter, Lender, at its
option, may, but shall not be obligated to, accept less than the entire amount
of Obligations due, if tendered, provided, however, that unless then agreed
to
in writing by Lender, no such acceptance shall or shall be deemed to constitute
a waiver of any Event of Default or a reinstatement of any commitments of Lender
hereunder.
8.2 Interest
Rate.
If Lender so
elects, by further written notice to Borrower, Lender may increase the rate
of
interest charged on the Revolving Note then outstanding for so long thereafter
as Lender further shall elect to an amount not to exceed the Default
Rate.
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8.3 Remedies
of a
Secured Party.
Lender shall
thereupon have the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC in
effect on date thereof (regardless of whether the same has been enacted in
the
jurisdiction where the rights or remedies are asserted), including, without
limitation, the right to take possession of any of the Collateral or the
proceeds thereof, to sell or otherwise dispose of the same, to apply the
proceeds therefrom to any of the Obligations in such order as Lender, in its
sole discretion, may elect. Lender shall give Borrower written notice of the
time and place of any public sale of the Collateral or the time after which
any
other intended disposition thereof is to be made. The requirement of sending
reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is given to Borrower at least
ten
(10) days before such disposition. Expenses of retaking, holding, insuring,
preserving, protecting, preparing for sale or selling or the like with respect
to the Collateral shall include, in any event, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
other legally recoverable collection expenses, all of which shall constitute
Obligations.
8.4 Repossession
of
the Collateral.
Lender may take
the Collateral or any portion thereof into its possession, by such means
(without breach of the peace) and through agents or otherwise as it may elect
(and, in connection therewith, demand that Borrower assemble the Collateral
at a
place or places and in such manner as Lender shall prescribe), and sell, lease
or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof in its then
condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing,
which disposition may be by public or private proceedings, by one or more
contracts, as a unit or in parcels, at any time and place and on any terms,
so
long as the same are commercially reasonable and Borrower hereby waives all
rights which Borrower has or may have to notice and to a judicial hearing prior
to seizure of any Collateral by Lender.
8.5 Other
Remedies.
Unless and except
to the extent expressly provided for to the contrary herein, the rights of
Lender specified herein shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of,
Lender’s rights under the UCC, as amended from time to time, or any other
statute or rule of law or equity, or under any applicable foreclosure laws,
or
under any other provision of any of the Loan Documents, or under the provisions
of any other document, instrument or other writing executed by Borrower or
any
third party in favor of Lender, all of which may be exercised successively
or
concurrently.
8.6 Set
Off;
Debiting Accounts.
Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may set off against the Obligations
any funds owed by Lender to Borrower. In addition, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, Lender may satisfy all or any part of the Obligations, at
Lender’s option (without any obligation to do so), by Lender’s debiting any
deposit account or investment account of Borrower for the amount
thereof.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
9.1 Waiver.
Each and every
right granted to Lender under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan
Documents, or any other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith
or allowed it by law or in equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised
from
time to time. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or
partial exercise by Lender of any right preclude any other or future exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right. No waiver by Lender of any Default
Condition or Event of Default shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent
Default Condition or Event of Default.
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9.2 Governing
Law.
THIS AGREEMENT,
THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY STATE’S CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.
9.3 Survival.
All
representations, warranties and covenants made herein and in the Loan Documents
shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. The terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect,
notwithstanding the payment of the Revolving Note, until all of the Obligations
have been paid in full and Lender has terminated this Agreement in
writing.
9.4 No
Assignment by
Borrower.
No assignment
hereof or of any Loan Document shall be made by Borrower without the prior
written consent of Lender. Lender may assign, or sell participations in, its
rights, title and interest herein and in the Loan Documents at any time
hereafter without notice to or consent of Borrower.
9.5 Counterparts.
This Agreement
may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when fully executed
shall be an original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
9.6 Reimbursement.
Borrower shall
pay to Lender on demand all out-of-pocket costs and expenses that Lender pays
or
actually incurs in connection with the negotiation, preparation, consummation,
enforcement and termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
including, without limitation: (a) reasonable attorneys’ fees and paralegals’
fees and disbursements of outside counsel; (b) costs and expenses (including
reasonable outside attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and disbursements) for any
amendment, supplement, waiver, consent or subsequent closing in connection
with
the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; (c) costs and
expenses of lien and title searches and title insurance; (d) actual taxes,
fees
and other charges for recording any deeds to secure debt, deeds of trust,
mortgages, filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions
to
perfect, protect and continue the Lien of Lender in the Collateral; (e) sums
paid or incurred to pay for any amount or to take any action required of
Borrower under the Loan Documents that Borrower fails to pay or take; (f) costs
of appraisals, inspections, field audits and verifications of the Collateral,
including, without limitation, costs of travel, for inspections of the
Collateral and Borrower’s operations by Lender or its designees; (g) costs and
expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral; and (h) after an Event
of
Default, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and paralegals’
fees and disbursements) paid or incurred to obtain payment of the Obligations,
enforce the Lien in the Collateral, sell or otherwise realize upon the
Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of the Loan Documents or to
defend any claim made or threatened against Lender arising out of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, preparations
for and consultations concerning any such matters). The foregoing shall not
be
construed to limit any other provisions of the Loan Documents regarding costs
and expenses to be paid to Borrower. All of the foregoing costs and expenses
may, in the discretion of Lender, be paid as provided in Section 2.2.1(c).
Borrower will pay all expenses incurred by it in the transaction. In the event
Borrower becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender’s secured claim in
such case shall include interest on the Obligations and all fees, costs and
charges provided for herein (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees actually incurred), all to the extent allowed by the Bankruptcy
Code.
9.7 Successors
and
Assigns.
This Agreement
and Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto and thereto.
9.8 Severability.
If any provision
this Agreement or of any of the Loan Documents or the application thereof to
any
party thereto or circumstances shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent,
the remainder of such Loan Documents and the application of such provisions
to
any other party thereto or circumstance shall not be affected thereby and shall
be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
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9.9 Notices.
All notices,
requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be deemed
to
have been given or made when personally delivered or deposited in the mail,
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Borrower at
its
Executive Office and to the Lender
at SunTrust
Bank, Mail Code HDQ 2102, 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attn:
Xx. Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Senior Vice President
(or to such other
address as may be designated hereafter in writing by the respective parties
hereto) except in cases where it is expressly provided herein or by applicable
law that such notice, demand or request is not effective until received by
the
party to whom it is addressed.
9.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This Agreement,
together with the remaining Loan Documents, constitute the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither
this Agreement nor any Loan Document may be changed, waived, discharged,
modified or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed
by
the party against whom enforcement is sought.
9.11 Time
of
Essence.
Time is of the
essence in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.12 Interpretation.
No provision of
this Agreement or any Loan Document shall be construed against or interpreted
to
the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other governmental or
judicial authority by reason of such party having or being deemed to have
structured or dictated such provision.
9.13 Lender
Not a
Joint Venturer.
Neither this
Agreement nor any Loan Document shall in any respect be interpreted, deemed
or
construed as making Lender a partner or joint venturer with Borrower or as
creating any similar relationship or entity, and Borrower agrees that it will
not make any contrary assertion, contention, claim or counterclaim in any
action, suit or other legal proceeding involving Lender and
Borrower.
9.14 Jurisdiction.
BORROWER AGREES
THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND DIVISION, ALL AS LENDER MAY ELECT. BY EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT,
BORROWER HEREBY SUBMITS TO EACH SUCH JURISDICTION, HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVING
WHATEVER RIGHTS MAY CORRESPOND TO IT BY REASON OF ITS PRESENT OR FUTURE
DOMICILE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO COMMENCE LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST BORROWER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
OR
TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW.
9.15 Acceptance.
This Agreement,
together with the other Loan Documents, shall not become effective unless and
until delivered to Lender at its principal office in the Commonwealth of
Virginia and accepted in writing by Lender at such office as evidenced by its
execution hereof (notice of which delivery and acceptance are hereby waived
by
Borrower).
9.16 Payment
on
Non-Business Days.
Whenever any
payment to be made hereunder or under the Revolving Note shall be stated to
be
due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day,
and
such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
payment of interest hereunder or under the Revolving Note.
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9.17 Cure
of Defaults
by Lender.
If, hereafter,
Borrower defaults in the performance of any duty or obligation to Lender
hereunder or under any Loan Document, Lender may, at its option, but without
obligation, cure such default and any costs, fees and expenses incurred by
Lender in connection therewith including, without limitation, for the purchase
of insurance, the payment of taxes and the removal or settlement of liens and
claims, shall be deemed to be advances against the Revolving Note, whether
or
not this creates an overadvance thereunder, and shall be payable in accordance
with its terms.
9.18 Recitals.
All recitals
contained herein are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and
made part thereof.
9.19 Attorney-in-Fact.
Borrower hereby
designates, appoints and empowers Lender irrevocably as its attorney-in-fact,
at
Borrower’s cost and expense, to do in the name of Borrower any and all actions
which Lender may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the terms of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document upon the failure, refusal or inability
of
Borrower to do so and Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Lender
harmless from any costs, damages, expenses or liabilities arising against or
incurred by Lender in connection therewith.
9.20 Sole
Benefit.
The rights and
benefits set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and may be relied
upon only by them.
9.21 Indemnification.
Borrower will
hold Lender, its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates,
successors and assigns harmless from and indemnify Lender, its respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, successors and assigns
against, all loss, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and expenses) actually incurred by any of the
foregoing, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising
from or relating to any “Proceedings” (as defined below) by any Person, whether
threatened or initiated, asserting a claim for any legal or equitable remedy
against any Person under any statute, case or regulation, including, without
limitation, any federal or state securities laws or under any common law or
equitable case or otherwise, arising from or in connection with this Agreement,
and any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except to
the
extent such losses, damages, costs or expenses are due to the willful misconduct
or gross negligence of Lender. As used herein, “Proceedings” shall mean actions,
suits or proceedings before any court, governmental or regulatory authority
and
shall include, particularly, but without limitation, any actions concerning
Environmental Laws. At the request of Lender, Borrower will indemnify any Person
to whom Lender transfers or sells all or any portion of its interest in the
Obligations or participations therein on terms substantially similar to the
terms set forth above. Lender shall not be responsible or liable to any Person
for consequential damages which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement
or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby. The obligations of Borrower under
this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of
the
Obligations.
9.22 JURY
TRIAL
WAIVER.
EACH OF BORROWER
AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY KIND
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OBLIGATIONS OR THE
COLLATERAL.
10. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
Unless waived in
writing by Lender at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the conditions set forth below shall constitute express conditions precedent
to
any obligation of Lender hereunder. These conditions shall be in addition to,
and not in replacement of, any of the conditions precedent contained in any
of
the other Loan Documents.
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10.1 Manager’s
Certificate.
Receipt by Lender
of a certificate from the Manager(s) of Borrower, certifying to Lender that
appropriate resolutions have been entered into by the Member(s) or Manager(s)
of
Borrower incident hereto and that the Manager(s) of Borrower whose signatures
appear hereinbelow, on the other Loan Documents, and on any and all other
documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection herewith, are
duly
authorized by the Member(s) or Manager(s) of Borrower for and on behalf of
Borrower to execute and deliver this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and
such other documents, instruments and agreements, and to bind Borrower
accordingly thereby, all in form and substance acceptable to
Lender.
10.2 Good
Standing
Certificates.
Receipt by Lender
of a certificate of good standing with respect to Borrower and each Subsidiary
from the secretaries of state of the state of organization of Borrower and
of
any state in which a Collateral location is situated, dated within thirty (30)
days of the date hereof.
10.3 Guarantees.
The Guarantees
duly
executed by the Guarantors, in a form satisfactory to the Lender in its sole
discretion.
10.4 Loan
Documents.
Receipt by Lender
of all the other Loan Documents, duly executed, in form and substance acceptable
to Lender.
10.5 Financing
Statements.
Receipt by Lender
of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements respecting the Collateral
as
deemed necessary by Lender, duly executed by Borrower and each Subsidiary (if
requested) in form and substance acceptable to Lender accompanied by Uniform
Commercial Code searches acceptable to the Lender in all respects and
accompanied by certificates of filing in all jurisdiction deemed necessary
by
the Lender.
10.6 Opinion
of
Counsel.
Receipt by Lender
of an acceptable opinion of counsel from independent legal counsel to
SouthPeak.
10.7 No
Default.
No Default
Condition or Event of Default shall exist and Borrower shall in all respects
be
in compliance with all of the terms of the Loan Documents, as evidenced by
its
delivery of a certificate of no default to such effect, to be substantially
in
the form of Exhibit
“B”
attached
hereto.
10.8 Telephone
Instruction Letter.
Receipt by Lender
of a telephone instruction letter, concerning requests for advances under the
Revolving Note, to be substantially in the form of Exhibit
“C”
attached
hereto.
10.9 Other.
Receipt by Lender
of such other documents, certificates, instruments and agreements as shall
be
required hereunder or provided for herein or as Lender or Lender’s counsel may
require in connection herewith.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first
written above.
LENDER: |
SUNTRUST BANK |
By: |
(SEAL)
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Name: | |
Title: | |
BORROWER: |
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
a
Virginia limited liability company
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By: |
(SEAL)
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Name: | |
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED,
a United
Kingdom limited company
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By: |
(SEAL)
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Name: | |
Title: | |
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FIRST
ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
FIRST ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
(this
“Addendum”), dated as of June 1, 2006, is made by SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
a Virginia limited liability company (“SouthPeak”), SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE
LIMITED, a United Kingdom limited company (“SouthPeak-UK”), jointly and
severally (SouthPeak and SouthPeak-UK shall be referred to herein collectively
or individually, whether one or more in number, as the “Borrower”), and provides
as follows:
RECITALS:
A. The
Borrower and SunTrust Bank (the “Bank”) are parties to that certain Loan
Agreement dated December 16, 2005 pursuant to which the Bank agreed to provide
a
Revolving Line of Credit to the Borrower in the original principal amount of
$5,000,000 (the “Loan Agreement”).
B. The
Bank
has agreed to modify the Limitations on the Revolving Loan pursuant to the
Loan
Agreement.
C. As
a
condition to modifying the limitations of the Revolving Loan, the Bank has
required the Borrower to modify the Loan Agreement as set forth herein, and
the
Borrower executes this Addendum to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth
below.
AMENDMENT:
The
Loan
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Section
2.1.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and this now
Section 2.1.2 is substituted in its place:
2.1.2 Limitations
on Revolving Loan.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including,
without limitation, the provisions of the foregoing Section 2.1.1. the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of Advances under the Revolving Loan (the “Total
Outstandings”) at any one time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the original
principal amount of the Revolving Note, or (b) the Borrowing Base (hereinafter
defined). In the event that the Total Outstandings at any time exceeds the
Borrowing Base, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount of such excess within
three (3) business days of receipt by Borrower of written notice of such excess
from Lender. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Borrowing Base” shall
mean (i) from the date hereof until and including February 28, 2006,
seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible Receivables, plus
$2,000,000.00; (ii) from and including March 1, 2006 until and including March
31, 2006, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible Receivables,
plus $1,500,000.00; (iii) from and including April 1, 2006 until and including
July 31, 2006, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible
Receivables, plus $750,000.00; and (iv) from and including August 1, 2006 until
and including the Termination Date, seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount
of Eligible Receivables.
2. In
all
other respects, the Loan Agreement is hereby ratified and
confirmed.
The
Borrower has caused this Addendum to be duly executed and delivered by its
proper and duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above
written.
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
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a
Virginia limited liability company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Manager
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, LIMITED,
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a
United Kingdom limited company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Secretary
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SECOND
ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
SECOND ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
(this
“Addendum”), dated as of October 5, 2006, is made by SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE,
L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company (“SouthPeak”), SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED, a United Kingdom limited company (“SouthPeak-UK”), jointly
and severally (SouthPeak and SouthPeak-UK shall be referred to herein
collectively or individually, whether one or more in number, as the “Borrower”),
and provides as follows:
RECITALS:
A. The
Borrower and SunTrust Bank (the “Bank”) are parties to that certain Loan
Agreement dated December 16, 2005 pursuant to which the Bank agreed to provide
a
Revolving Line of Credit to the Borrower in the original principal amount of
$5,000,000 (the “Loan Agreement”).
B. The
Bank
has agreed to modify the Limitations on the Revolving Loan pursuant to the
Loan
Agreement.
C. As
a
condition to modifying the limitations of the Revolving Loan, the Bank has
required the Borrower to modify the Loan Agreement as set forth herein, and
the
Borrower executes this Addendum to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth
below.
AMENDMENT:
The
Loan
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Within
Section 1.1.1 of the Loan Agreement, under the definition of eligible
receivables, number “xiv” is hereby deleted in its entirety and this new “xiv”
is substituted in its place:
(xiv)
With the exception of Wal-Mart, the Accounts of any single debtor of Southpeak
(together with the Accounts of all Affiliates of such account debtor) shall
be
eligible only to the extent that they do not exceed thirty-five percent (35%)
of
the total Accounts to Southpeak. Wal-Mart Accounts shall not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the total Accounts to Southpeak. The Lender reserves the right
to amend these limits as they feel appropriate.
2. In
all
other respects, the Loan Agreement is hereby ratified and
confirmed.
The
Borrower has caused this Addendum to be duly executed and delivered by its
proper and duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above
written.
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE. L.L.C.,
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a
Virginia limited liability company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Manager
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE. LIMITED,
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a
United Kingdom limited company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
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THIRD
ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
THIRD ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this
“Addendum”), dated as of January 31, 2007, is made by SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE,
L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company (“SouthPeak”), SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED, a United Kingdom limited company (“SouthPeak-UK”), jointly
and severally (SouthPeak and SouthPeak-UK shall be referred to herein
collectively or individually, whether one or more in number, as “Borrower”), and
SUNTRUST BANK (“Lender”), and provides as follows:
RECITALS:
A. Borrower
and Lender are parties to that certain Loan Agreement dated December 16, 2005
pursuant to which Lender agreed to provide a Revolving Loan to Borrower in
the
original principal amount of $5,000,000 (as the same may have been amended
from
time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).
B. Lender
has agreed to renew and extend the Revolving Loan on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
C. As
a
condition to renewing and extending the Revolving Loan, Lender has required
Borrower to modify the Loan Agreement as set forth herein, and Borrower executes
this Addendum to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated
herein by reference, of the mutual convenants and agreements contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Defined
Terms.
This
Addendum amends and supplements the Loan Agreement in certain respects. All
capitalized words and terms used in this Addendum which are defined in the
Loan
Agreement shall have their defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein,
which meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and the plural forms
of the words and terms defined.
2. Amendments.
The
Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
a. The
definition of “Termination Date” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
““Termination
Date” shall mean, with respect to the Revolving Loan, the earliest to occur
of the following dates: (i) that date on which, pursuant to Section 7. Lender
terminates the Revolving Loan (or the Revolving Loan is deemed automatically
terminated) subsequent to the occurrence of an Event of Default; or (ii) April
30, 2008, or such later date as to which Lender may agree in writing from time
to time hereafter.”
b.
The
definition of “Eligible Receivables” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (xiv) thereof and inserting
in
its place the following new clause (xiv):
“(xiv)
With the exception of Wal-Mart, the Accounts of any single debtor of Southpeak
(together with the Accounts of all Affiliates of such account debtor) shall
be
eligible only to the extent that they do not exceed thirty-five percent (35%)
of
the total Accounts of Southpeak. Wal-Mart Accounts shall be eligible only to
the
extent that they do not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total Accounts of
Southpeak. Lender reserves the right to amend these limits from time to time
and
as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion.”
c.
Section 2.1.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“2.1.2 Limitations
on Revolving Loan.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including,
without limitation, the provisions of the foregoing Section 2.1.1, the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of Advances under the Revolving Loan (the “Total
Outstandings”) at any one time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the original
principal amount of the Revolving Note, or (b) the Borrowing Base (hereinafter
defined). In the event that the Total Outstandings at any time exceeds the
Borrowing Base, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount of such excess within
three (3) business days of receipt by Borrower of written notice of such excess
from Lender. For purpose of this Agreement, the term “Borrowing Base” shall mean
(i) from the date hereof until and including June 30, 2007, seventy-five percent
(75%) of the net amount of Eligible Receivables. Plus $3,000,000.00; and (ii)
from and including July1, 2007 until and including the Termination Date,
seventy-five percent (75%) of the net amount of Eligible
Receivables.”
d.
The
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section
4.19:
“4.19 Minimum
Personal Liquidity Covenant.
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall
at
all times own (free from Liens) a combined amount of cash and marketable
securities valued at not less than Two Million and No Dollars ($2,000,000.00)
Borrower shall provide to Lender, within twenty (20) days after the end of
each
calendar month (or at any other time reasonable requested by the Lender), copies
of such accounts statements as Lender may request to evidence compliance with
the foregoing financial covenant.”
3.
Loan
Renewal Fee.
In
addition to the payment of any amounts owed to Lender under Section 2.2.2 of
the
Loan Agreement, Borrower shall also be obligated to pay Lender a one-time loan
fee equal to $25,000.00, which shall be due, payable and deemed earned as of
the
date of this Addendum.
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4.
Ratification.
Except
as modified by this Addendum, the Loan Agreement is hereby ratified and
reaffirmed in its entirety.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Addendum to be duly executed as of the date first
written above.
LENDER:
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SUNTRUST
BANK
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By:
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(SEAL)
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Name:
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Title:
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BORROWER:
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
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a
Virginia limited liability company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Manager
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED,
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a
United Kingdom limited company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
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FOURTH
ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS
FOURTH ADDENDUM TO LOAN AGREEMENT
(this
“Addendum”), dated as of August 6, 2007, is made by SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE,
L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company (“SouthPeak”), SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED, a United Kingdom limited company (“SouthPeak-UK”), jointly
and severally (SouthPeak and SouthPeak-UK shall be referred to herein collective
or individually, whether one or more in number, as “Borrower”), and SUNTRUST
BANK (“Lender”), and provides as follows:
RECITALS:
A. Borrower
and Lender are parties to that certain Loan Agreement dated December 16, 2005
pursuant to which Lender agreed to provide a Revolving Loan to Borrower in
the
original principal amount of $5,000,000 (as the same may have been amended
from
time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).
B. Lender
has agreed to modify the Revolving Loan on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
C. As
a
condition to modifying the Revolving Loan, Lender as required Borrower to modify
the Loan Agreement as set forth herein, and Borrower executes this Addendum
to
amend the Loan Agreement as set forth below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated
herein by reference, of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein
and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Defined
Terms.
This
Addendum amends and supplements the Loan Agreement in certain respects. All
capitalized words and terms used in this Addendum which are defined in the
Loan
Agreement shall have their defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein,
which meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and the plural forms
of the words and terms defined.
2. Amendments.
The
Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
a. The
definition of “Guarantors” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Guarantors”
shall
mean, collectively: (i) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; (ii) Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx; (iii) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Sales, Inc., a Virginia
corporation; (iv) Xxxxxxxx Land, X.X., a Virginia limited liability company;
and
(v) C&K Development, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company.
b. The
definition of “Revolving Loan” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Revolving
Loan”
shall
mean that certain extension of credit from Lender to Borrower for general
corporate and working capital purposes, in the maximum principal amount of
Nine
Million and No/100 Dollars ($9,000,000.00), evidenced by the Revolving Note,
all
as more particularly described in the Loan Documents.
c. The
definition of “Revolving Note” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Revolving
Note”
shall
mean the promissory note, dated even date herewith, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, in the original principal amount of Nine Million and No/100
Dollars ($9,000,000.00), evidencing Borrower’s obligation to repay to Lender the
Revolving Loan, together with interest together with any renewals, modifications
or extensions thereof, in whole or in part.
d. Section
2.1.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with
the following:
“2.1.2 Limitations
on Revolving Loan.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including, without
limitation, the provisions of the foregoing Section 2.1.1, the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Advances under the Revolving Loan (the
“Total Outstandings”) at any one time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the
Maximum Loan Amount (hereinafter defined), or (b) the Borrowing Base
(hereinafter defined). In the event that the Total Outstandings at any time
exceeds the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount of such
excess within three (3) business days of receipt by Borrower of written notice
of such excess from Lender.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Maximum Loan Amount” shall mean: (i) from
the date hereof until and including October 31, 2007, $9,000,000.00; (ii) from
and including November 1, 2007 until and including November 30, 2007,
$6,500,000.00; and (iii) from and including December 1, 2007 until and including
the Termination Date, $5,000,000.00.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Borrowing Base” shall mean (i) from the
date hereof until and including August 31, 2007, seventy-five percent (75%)
of
the net amount of Eligible Receivables, plus
seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount of the Unencumbered Investment
Portfolio (hereinafter defined), plus
$2,179,000.00; and (ii) from and including September 1, 2007 until and including
the Termination Date, sixty-five percent (65%) of the amount of Eligible
Receivables.
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(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Unencumbered Investment Portfolio” shall
mean: (i) the fair market value of SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. Account
No. DFL-088676; plus
(ii) the
fair market value of SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. Account No. WAP-007390;
minus
(iii)
the outstanding loan balance on SunTrust Commercial Loan obligation No.
34432-67.
(e) Lender
shall have the right to modify the dates set forth above in Lender’s sole
discretion in the event of any delays in Borrower’s release of the “Two Worlds”
video game.”
3. Real
Property Collateral.
a. Borrower
agrees that as additional security for the Obligations, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxxx”) shall execute and deliver to Lender one or more
credit line deeds of trust of even date herewith, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, from Xxxxxxxx to the trustee or trustees named therein
(the “Deeds of Trust”), which are to be recorded in the appropriate Circuit
Court Clerk’s Office as a first priority lien against all of the rights, title
and interests of Xxxxxxxx in and to: (i) that certain real property located
at
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx; (ii) that certain real property
located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx; (iii) that certain real
property known as Thaxton Lots 8&9 at Xxxxx Mountain Lake, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
(collectively, the “Real Property”). Borrower covenants to Lender that from and
after the date hereof, and so long as any amount remains unpaid on account
of
any of the Obligations or the Loan Agreement remains effective (whichever is
the
last to occur), Lender shall at all times have a first priority lien against
all
of the rights, title and interests of Xxxxxxxx in and to the Real
Property.
b. Lender
shall be entitled to obtain, at Borrower’s sole expense an ALTA mortgagee title
insurance policy in the form acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the
Real Property and insuring the lien of the Deeds of Trust encumbering the Real
Property. Such title insurance policy shall (i) provide coverage in an amount
equal to the collective fair market value of the Real Property, (ii) insure
Lender that the Deeds of Trust create a valid first priority lien on the Real
Property encumbered thereby, free and clear of the exceptions from coverage
other than standard exceptions and exclusions from coverage (as modified by
the
terms of any endorsements) and exceptions that do not affect the insurability
or
marketability of title or the value or use of the Real Property, (iii) contain
such endorsements and affirmative coverages as Lender may reasonably request,
and (iv) name Lender, its successors and assigns, as the insured. Should any
title insurance commitment obtained by Lender reveal the existence of prior
deeds of trust, judgment liens or other encumbrances that would cause the Deeds
of Trust not to be a valid first priority lien on the Real Property encumbered
thereby, Lender shall be entitled to (i) require Borrower to take such actions,
at its sole expense, as are deemed necessary by Lender to remove such existing
deeds of trust, judgment liens or other encumbrances, or (ii) require Borrower
or one or more Guarantors to provide substitute collateral for the Real
Property.
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4. Guaranty
and Security Agreement of C&K.
Borrower agrees that as additional security for the Obligations, C&K
Development, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“C&K”) shall execute
and deliver to Lender a Guaranty Agreement, Security Agreement and Assignment
of
Deed of Trust Note and Deed of Trust, and Notice Assignment of Deed of Trust
Note, each of even date herewith and in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender, to guarantee
the
Obligations and to assign to Lender all of C&K’s rights, title and interests
in and to: (i) that certain Deed of Trust Note (the “C&K Note”) dated
January 19, 2006 in the amount of $1,326,023.37 and made by Sabot Creek
Development Group, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“SCDG”); and (ii)
that certain Deed of Trust ( the “C&K Deed of Trust”) made by SCDG dated
January 19, 2006 and recorded on January 20, 2006, as Instrument Number
060000313 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Goochland County, Virginia.
Borrower covenants to Lender that from and after the date hereof, and so long
as
any amount remains unpaid on account of any of the Obligations or the Loan
Agreement
remains effective (whichever is the last to occur), Lender shall at all
times have a first priority lien against all of the rights, title
and interests of C&K in and to the C&K Note and the C&K Deed of
Trust.
5.
Examination.
Without
limiting the generality of Lender’s inspection rights under Section 4.4 of the
Loan Agreement, Borrower agrees that Lender (or any person or persons designated
by it) shall, at Borrower’s expense, conduct a field exam/audit of Borrower’s
books, records and assets on or before September 21, 2007.
6.
Commitment
Fee.
In
addition to the payment of any amounts owed to Lender under Section 2.2.2 of
the
Loan Agreement, Borrower shall also be obligated to pay Lender a one-time
commitment fee equal to $40,000.00, which sum shall be due and payable as
follows: (a) $10,000.00 shall be paid as of the date of this Addendum; and
(b)
$30,000.00 shall be paid on or before October 31, 2007.
7.
Reimbursement.
Pursuant to Section 9.6 of the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall pay to Lender
on
demand all out-of-pocket costs and expenses that Lender pays or actually incurs
in connection with this Addendum and the other Loan Documents executed in
connection herewith, including, without limitation all title insurance premiums,
recording and filing fees or taxes, the fees and costs of Lender’s counsel and
all other third party out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
Real Property, the Deeds of Trust, the C&K Note and the C&K Deed of
Trust.
8.
Ratification.
Except
as modified by this Addendum, the Loan Agreement is hereby ratified and
reaffirmed in its entirety.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Addendum to be duly executed as of the date first
written above.
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LENDER:
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SUNTRUST
BANK
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By:
__________________________________(SEAL)
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Name:
______________________________________
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Title:
_______________________________________
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BORROWER:
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.,
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a
Virginia limited liability company
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By:
__________________________________(SEAL)
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Manager
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE LIMITED
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a
United Kingdom limited company
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By:
__________________________________(SEAL)
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
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By:
__________________________________(SEAL)
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
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