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EXHIBIT 10.101
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Fifth Amendment"),
made as of 29th day of November, 1996, by and among PREFERRED EQUITIES
CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation, having an address of 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter referred to as "Preferred"); and
COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP., a Colorado Corporation, having an address
of 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter referred to as
"CLGC")(Preferred and CLGC are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Borrower" and any documents required to be executed by (or prepared for) the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be executed by (or prepared for) each
Borrower); and
MEGO FINANCIAL CORP., a New York corporation having an address of 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter referred to as "Guarantor");
and
DORFINCO CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, having an address of 00
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx
02940-6687(hereinafter referred to as "Lender")
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, On August 9, 1991, Preferred executed in favor of Lender a note
evidencing a revolving line of credit loan (the "Loan") in the maximum principal
sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) which note was amended by a First
Amendment to Promissory Note dated June 30, 1993, which amendment, inter alia,
increased the maximum amount of the Loan to Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,500,000.00) and by a Second Amendment to Promissory Note dated
August 23, 1994 and by a Third Amendment to Promissory Note dated September 30,
1995 and by a Fourth Amendment to Promissory Note of even date
herewith(collectively, "Note Amendment")(Said note, as amended, being
hereinafter referred to as the "Note"); and
WHEREAS, the above described Note evidences sums advanced or to be
advanced pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated July 31, 1991, which
agreement was amended by a First Amendment dated January 8, 1992, and by Second
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated June 30, 1993 and by a Third
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Assumption Agreement dated August
23, 1994 which amendment inter alia, added CLGC as a Borrower and by a Fourth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 30, 1995 (the Loan and
Security Agreement, as so amended, being hereinafter referred to as the "Loan
Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, Preferred and CLGC have requested that Lender modify the terms of
the Loan, upon the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth, in order to amend
the definition of Borrowing Base, to extend the Term and the Revolving Credit
Period and to reduce the Interest Rate as well as certain other provisions.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and in further
consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
I. AMENDMENTS
1. The date of this Fifth Amendment is referred to as the "Fifth Amendment
Date."
2. The parties mutually agree that Paragraph 1.1(e) of the Loan Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety and in lieu thereof, the following provision
is inserted:
"1.1 (e) BORROWING BASE. An amount equal to, at any time the lesser of (a)
$7,500,000; or (b) the sum of (i) 75% of the aggregate of the unpaid
principal balances of Eligible Notes Receivable in respect of which at
least one (1) scheduled monthly installment payment shall have been made;
(ii) 80% of the aggregate of the unpaid principal balances of Eligible
Notes Receivable in respect of which at least six (6) scheduled monthly
installments shall have been made; and (iii) 85% of the aggregate of the
unpaid principal balance of Eligible Notes Receivable in respect of which
at least twelve (12) scheduled monthly payments shall have been made."
3. The parties hereto mutually agree that Paragraph 1.1(u) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof the following
provision is inserted:
"1.1 (u) FINAL MATURITY DATE. May 31, 2002."
4. The parties mutually agree that Paragraph 1.1(aa) of the Loan Agreement
is hereby amended by adding the following provision:
"1.1(aa) INTEREST RATE. . . . Commencing as of the Fifth Amendment Date,
the Interest Rate shall be a variable rate equal to the sum of the prime
rate established by The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. adjusted monthly as of
the first day of each month, plus two percent (2.0%) per annum, as more
particularly described in the Note."
5. The parties hereto mutually agree that Paragraph 1.1 (ss) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof, the following
provision is inserted:
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"1.1 (ss) REVOLVING CREDIT PERIOD. The period from the Closing Date
to April 30, 1998."
6. The parties hereto mutually agree that Paragraph 1.1 (vv) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof the following
provision is inserted:
"1.1 (vv) TERM. The period commencing on the Closing Date and
continuing until May 31, 2002. The Term includes both the Revolving
Credit Period and the period during which no Advances are
permitted."
7. The parties hereto mutually agree that Paragraph 2.2 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof the following
provision is inserted:
"2.2 NON-REVOLVING PERIOD. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, no Advances of the Loan will be made after April
30, 1998."
II. REAFFIRMATIONS
1. Nothing contained herein shall be construed in any manner so as to
affect the validity or prior time lien of any security interest held by Lender,
its successors and assigns, in any Collateral described in the Loan Agreement.
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Note, Loan Agreement, Custodial
Agreement, Lockbox Agreement, Assignment, Environmental Indemnification
Agreement and all other Loan Documents (as modified herein) shall remain in full
force and effect, unimpaired by this Agreement and that they are valid, binding
and enforceable documents, duly executed and delivered by Borrower, and that
Borrower has no offsets or defenses to the enforcement of the terms and
provisions contained therein.
2. Borrower, and as applicable, the Guarantor, hereby reaffirm, restate
and incorporate by this reference all of their respective representations,
warranties and covenants as updated hereunder made in the Loan Agreement
(including as amended hereby), as if the same were made as of this date and with
reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby. In addition, Borrower (and,
as applicable, the Guarantor) represents and warrants as follows:
a. This Fifth Amendment (and the Note Amendment) has been duly
authorized by Borrower and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditor's rights and remedies
generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of
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whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
and, as applicable with respect to the Guarantor, this Fifth Amendment is the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
b. The execution, delivery and performance of this Fifth Amendment
and the documents, instruments and materials to be delivered in connection
herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not result in
any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Collateral or the Subdivisions pursuant to,
any provision of law, or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which
Borrower or the Guarantor is a party or by which the Borrower or the Guarantor
may be bound or affected except for liens in favor of Lender and the Deeds of
Trust.
c. There are no Defaults or Events of Default pursuant to the Loan
Documents; Lender has fully performed its obligations under the Loan Documents
which Lender is required to perform as of the date hereof, and neither Borrower
nor the Guarantor has any defense, set-offs, claims, counterclaims or
recoupments against Lender or with respect to the Loan.
3. Borrower and the Guarantor hereby reaffirm their respective
obligations, agreements and undertakings as set forth in the Loan Documents, and
acknowledge that the Indebtedness, or with respect to the Guarantor, the
guaranteed Obligations defined in the Guaranty, are the valid, legally binding
and enforceable obligations of Borrower, and the Guarantor, respectively.
III. CLOSING CONDITIONS AND ADDITIONAL TERMS
1. The obligation of Lender to enter into this Fifth Amendment and, in
addition to all of the other conditions precedent set forth in the Loan
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to fund any further Advance pursuant to
the terms hereof, shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions precedent by no later than the Expiration Date defined in the Fifth
Amendment Commitment Letter (as defined below).
a. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, Borrower shall pay to
Lender any unpaid portion of the commitment fee referred to in Paragraph IV of
the Commitment Letter from Lender to Preferred issued November 20, 1996 and
accepted by Preferred on November 20, 1996 ("Fifth Amendment Commitment
Letter").
b. Borrower shall pay Lender Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500) toward attorney's fees and costs incurred by Lender in connection with
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preparation of this Fifth Amendment and related documentation in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraph VII of the Fifth Amendment Commitment Letter.
c. Lender shall have received from Borrower the original executed
Note Amendment, and a fully executed original or executed counterpart originals
of this Fifth Amendment.
d. Lender shall have received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, counsel
for the Borrower and Mego Financial Corp., a New York corporation ("Guarantor"),
or other counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender, closing opinions in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, dated as of the Fifth Amendment
closing date.
e. Except for information contained in certificates provided
pursuant to Article III(1)(h) hereof, the representations and warranties
contained in the Loan Agreement and in this Fifth Amendment, and in the
certifications and closing documents delivered in connection herewith, shall be
true and correct in all material respects, and all covenants and agreements to
have been complied with performed by Borrower (or Guarantor), shall have been
fully complied with and performed to the satisfaction of Lender.
f. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall have taken any action or
permitted any condition to exist which would have been prohibited by any
provision of the Fifth Amendment Commitment Letter or the Loan Documents.
g. No Default or Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to
the closing hereof, or after giving effect to such closing, or immediately after
the making of any Advance requested in connection with such closing.
h. Lender shall have received a certificate or certificates in form
and substance satisfactory to it, dated as of the Fifth Amendment closing date
and signed by the president or other authorized officer of the Borrower,
certifying that the conditions specified in this Fifth Amendment have been
fulfilled, and "bringing down" the representations and warranties contained in
the Loan Agreement.
i. Borrower shall deliver to Lender, and Lender shall have
approved, by no later than the Fifth Amendment Date:
i. A certificate of current good standing for the Borrower,
together with copies of any amendments to the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws of the Borrower since September 30, 1995, certified to be true,
correct and complete by the Borrower, its secretary or assistant
secretary, or the Nevada or Colorado Secretary of State, as applicable;
ii. Evidence satisfactory to Lender that all taxes and
assessments, including without limitation, those specified in Section 4.1
(q) of the Loan
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Agreement, owed by or for which Borrower is responsible for collection
have been paid or will be paid prior to delinquency;
iii. A certificate of secretary or assistant secretary of
Borrower certifying the adoption by the Board of Directors thereof of a
resolution authorizing specified officers of Borrower to enter and execute
this Fifth Amendment, the Note Amendment and all other documents,
certificates and instruments to be executed and delivered in connection
with the Fifth Amendment closing, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder;
iv. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of
the Borrower certifying the incumbency of, and verifying the authenticity
of the signatures of, the officers of Borrower authorized to sign this
Fifth Amendment, the Note Amendment and the other documents, instruments
and materials to be executed and delivered in connection herewith;
v. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of
Guarantor certifying the adoption by the Board of Directors thereof of a
resolution authorizing specified officers of the Guarantor to enter and
execute this Fifth Amendment and all other documents, certificates and
instruments to be executed and delivered in connection with the Fifth
Amendment closing, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder;
vi. A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of
the Guarantor certifying the incumbency of, and verifying the authenticity
of signatures of, the officers of the Guarantor authorized to sign this
Fifth Amendment and the other documents, instruments and materials to be
executed and delivered in connection herewith;
vii. To the extent any of the same have not previously been
delivered to Lender, true, correct and complete copies of any amendments
since the Closing Date, to any of the Lot Sale Documents (as defined in
Section 4.1 [o] of the Loan Agreement), together with such copies of any
Lot Sale Documents, or required governmental permits or licenses obtained,
subsequent to the Closing Date and not previously delivered to Lender; and
viii. Such updated litigation and UCC searches as Lender may
require.
j. All actions taken in connection with the execution or delivery of
this Fifth Amendment, all documents, certificates, instruments and materials
relating hereto, shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender and its counsel.
Lender and its counsel shall have received copies of such documents and papers
as Lender or such counsel may reasonably request in connection herewith all in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel.
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k. Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses required to be
paid prior to or at the closing pursuant to this Fifth Amendment.
IV. GUARANTOR'S OBLIGATIONS
1. The Guarantor:
a. has reviewed the Fifth Amendment Commitment Letter and this Fifth
Amendment with counsel of its choice, and accepts and consents to the terms of
this Fifth Amendment and the transactions provided for herein;
b. acknowledges and agrees that it receives material benefit and
valuable consideration as a result of the transactions provided for herein or
contemplated hereunder;
c. ratifies and reaffirms the Guaranty, and all of the terms,
provisions, agreements, conditions and undertakings contained in the Guaranty or
any of the Loan Documents (as applicable to the Guarantor), all of which remain
unmodified except as modified herein and in full force and effect;
d. acknowledges and confirms its continuing obligations under the
Guaranty and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof, and that it has been since
July 31, 1991 and remains liable with respect to the guaranteed Obligations as
defined and provided in the Guaranty;
e. acknowledges and agrees that the guaranteed Obligations encompass
and apply to all Advances, including Advances from and after the Fifth Amendment
closing date, and to all Obligations, including Obligations arising pursuant to
this Fifth Amendment;
f. is fully aware of the financial and other conditions of the
Borrower and the SPR Subdivision, and is executing and delivering this Fifth
Amendment based solely upon its own independent investigation and not upon any
representation or statement of Lender;
g. except for information contained in certificates provided
pursuant to IV(1)(i) hereof reaffirms, restates and incorporates by this
reference all of the representations, warranties and covenants made in
the Guaranty as if the same were made as of this date;
h. acknowledges that its agreements, consents and acknowledgments
contained herein, and the provisions of the Guaranty (which are reaffirmed by
Guarantor), are a material inducement to Lender to enter into this Fifth
Amendment, and
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that, but for the Guaranty, and the Guarantor's agreements as set forth herein,
Lender would decline to enter into this Fifth Amendment; and
i. shall deliver to Lender a certificate or certificates in form and
substance satisfactory to it, dated as of the Fifth Amendment Closing Date and
signed by the president or other authorized officer of the Guarantor, certifying
that the conditions specified in this Fifth Amendment have been fulfilled, and
"bringing down" the representations and warranties contained in the Guaranty.
V. MISCELLANEOUS
a. This Fifth Amendment is entered into for the benefit of the
parties hereto, and is binding on the respective heirs, successors or assigns;
provided that Borrower may not transfer or assign any of its rights or
obligations under this Fifth Amendment without the prior written consent of
Lender. Guarantor is a party to this Fifth Amendment solely for the purposes of
affirming its obligations in accordance with Article IV hereof.
b. This Fifth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. This Fifth Amendment shall become effective upon
Lender's receipt of one or more counterparts hereof timely executed by Borrower,
the Guarantor and Lender. This Fifth Amendment may not be amended or modified,
and no term or provision hereof may be waived, except by written instrument
signed by the parties hereto.
c. Section headings have been inserted in this Fifth Amendment as a
matter of convenience of reference only; such headings are not part of this
Fifth Amendment and shall not be used in the interpretation of this Fifth
Amendment.
d. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH
CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF BORROWER, THE GUARANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND OR CLARIFY ANY RIGHT,
POWER, REMEDY OR DEFENSE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT, THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN,
WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT OR CONTRACT OF OTHERWISE, OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURSE
OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS
OF ANY PARTY; AND EACH AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A JUDGE AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH OF BORROWER, THE GUARANTOR AND LENDER
FURTHER WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LITIGATION IN WHICH A
JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN
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WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER LITIGATION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT OR HAS NOT BEEN
WAIVED UNLESS SUCH FAILURE TO CONSOLIDATE WOULD RESULT IN INABILITY TO ENFORCE A
CLAIM. FURTHER, BORROWER AND THE GUARANTOR HEREBY CERTIFY THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE
OR AGENT OF LENDER, NOR LENDER'S COUNSEL, HAS REPRESENTED EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. BORROWER AND THE GUARANTOR
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO
LENDER'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
e. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Nevada in all respects, including matters of
construction, performance and enforcement, except to the extent that the
procedural laws of the State of Colorado govern the enforcement of any remedy
against Collateral or property located in the State of Colorado, and excluding
principles governing conflicts of laws.
f. Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Note and/or the Loan Agreement.
g. Whenever possible, the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
all prior amendments shall be read together, but to the extent of any
irreconcilable conflict, the terms of this Fifth Amendment shall govern.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
ATTEST: BORROWER:
PREFERRED EQUITIES CORPORATION
_____________________________ By:_________________________________
COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING
CORP.
_____________________________ By:_________________________________
GUARANTOR:
MEGO FINANCIAL CORP.
_____________________________ By:_________________________________
LENDER:
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DORFINCO CORPORATION
_____________________________ By:_________________________________
The address of the within named Lender is:
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
_____________________________
on behalf of Lender
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XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXX 0X ____________:
COUNTY OF ___________:
ON THIS, the ___ day of ___________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared _________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
_____________________ of PREFERRED EQUITIES CORPORATION, being authorized to do
so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by
signing the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________:
COUNTY OF ___________:
ON THIS, the ___ day of ___________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared _________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
_____________________ of COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP., being authorized to do
so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by
signing the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________:
COUNTY OF ___________:
ON THIS, the ___ day of ___________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared _________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
_____________________ of MEGO FINANCIAL CORP., being authorized to do so,
executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing
the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________:
COUNTY OF ___________:
ON THIS, the ___ day of ___________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared _________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
_____________________ of DORFINCO CORPORATION, being authorized to do so,
executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing
the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO PROMISSORY NOTE
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO PROMISSORY NOTE ("Fourth Amendment"), made as
November 29, 1996, by and among PREFERRED EQUITIES CORPORATION, a Nevada
Corporation, having an address of 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
(hereinafter referred to as "Preferred"), and
COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP., a Colorado Corporation, having an address
of 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter referred to as
"CLGC"), and
DORFINCO CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, having an address of 00
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx
02940-6687(hereinafter referred to as "Lender").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, On August 9, 1991, Preferred executed in favor of Lender a note
evidencing a revolving line of credit loan (the "Loan") in the maximum principal
sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) which note was amended by a First
Amendment to Promissory Note dated June 30, 1993, which amendment, inter alia,
increased the maximum amount of the Loan to Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,500,000.00) which note was further amended by a Second Amendment to
Promissory Note dated August 23, 1994 and by a Third Amendment to Promissory
Note dated September 30, 1995 (Said note, as amended, being hereinafter referred
to as the "Note"); and
WHEREAS, the above described Note evidences sums advanced or to be
advanced pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated July 31, 1991, which
Agreement was amended by a First Amendment dated January 8, 1992, and by Second
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated June 30, 1993, and by a Third
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Assumption Agreement (the "Third
Amendment") dated August 23, 1994, which amendment, inter alia, added CLGC as a
Borrower and by a Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated
September 30, 1995 (the "Fourth Amendment") and by a Fifth Amendment to Loan and
Security Agreement of even date herewith (the "Fifth Amendment") (collectively,
the Loan and Security Agreement, as amended, being hereinafter referred to as
the "Loan Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Preferred and CLGC have requested that Lender modify the terms of
the Loan, upon the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth, in order to
extend the Term and the Revolving Credit Period and amend the Interest Rate as
well as other certain provisions; and
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and in further
consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
2. The parties mutually agree that Paragraph 2 of the Note is hereby
amended to reflect a change in the Basic Interest Rate effective as of the Fifth
Amendment Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement) from the rate of two and
one-half percent (2.5%) above the Prime Rate to the rate of two percent (2.0%)
above the Prime Rate.
3. The parties hereto mutually agree that Paragraph 3(a) of the Note is
hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof the following provision is
inserted:
"(a) Monthly Interest Payments. Commencing on September
1, 1991 and continuing on the first (1st) day of each and
every month thereafter through and including May 1, 2002,
all interest accrued at the Basic Interest Rate shall be
due and payable monthly in arrears."
4. The parties hereto mutually agree that paragraph 3(c) of the Note is
hereby deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof the following provision is
inserted:
"(c) Repayment on Maturity. On May 31, 2002, (THE "FINAL MATURITY
DATE"), or on such earlier date as the Note becomes due and
payable, whether by acceleration or otherwise, the entire
outstanding principal balance hereof, together with accrued but
unpaid interest thereon and all other sums owing to Holder
hereunder or under the Loan Documents, shall be due and payable
in full."
5. The parties hereto mutually agree that paragraph 8 of the
Note is hereby amended to delete the words "Closing Date" and insert the
words "Fifth Amendment Date."
6. Nothing contained herein shall be construed in any manner so as to
affect the validity or prior time lien of any security interest held by Lender,
its successors and assigns, in any Collateral described in the Loan Agreement.
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Note is a valid, binding and
enforceable document, duly executed and delivered by Borrower, and that Borrower
has no offsets or defenses to the enforcement of the terms and provisions
contained therein.
7. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, Lender shall make a notation
on the original Note indicating the existence of this Fourth Amendment.
8. The execution of this Fourth Amendment shall serve as additional
evidence of the obligation of Borrower (as that term was modified by the Third
Amendment to
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include CLGC) or so much thereof as may then be outstanding, to repay the sum of
Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00), to Lender in
accordance with the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions contained in the
Note, as modified herein, which terms, covenants, provisions and conditions are
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
9. Except as specifically set forth herein, all terms and provisions set
forth in the Note shall remain in full force and effect, unimpaired by this
Fourth Amendment.
10. This Fourth Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Nevada in all respects, including matters of construction, performance and
enforcement, excluding principles governing conflicts of laws.
11. Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined shall
have the meaning ascribed in the Note and/or the Loan Agreement.
12. Wherever possible, the terms of this Fourth Amendment and the terms of
all prior amendments shall be read together, but to the extent of any
irreconcilable conflict, the terms of this Fourth Amendment shall govern.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
ATTEST: BORROWER:
PREFERRED EQUITIES CORPORATION
__________________________ By: ________________________________
Title: ___________________ Title: _____________________________
COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP.
__________________________ By: ________________________________
Title: ___________________ Title: _____________________________
DORFINCO CORPORATION
__________________________ By: ________________________________
Title: ___________________ Title: _____________________________
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the _____ day of __________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and county aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ____________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
____________________, of PREFERRED EQUITIES CORPORATION, being authorized to do
so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by
signing the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the _____ day of __________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and county aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ____________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
____________________, of COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP., being authorized to do
so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by
signing the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the _____ day of __________, 1996 before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and county aforesaid, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ____________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
____________________, of DORFINCO CORPORATION, being authorized to do so,
executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing
the name of the corporation by himself/herself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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REAFFIRMATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
1. This Reaffirmation of Subordination Agreement ("Reaffirmation") by the
undersigned (the "Undersigned") is effective as of November 29, 1996. In order
to induce Dorfinco Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dorfinco") to extend a
loan to Preferred Equities Corporation ("PEC"), a Nevada corporation and
Colorado Land and Grazing Corp. ("CLGC") (the "Loan"), evidenced by that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 1991 (as amended from time to
time, the "Loan Agreement"), the Undersigned executed and delivered to Dorfinco
a certain Subordination Agreement of even date therewith.
2. PEC, CLGC and Dorfinco now intend to modify the Loan, as evidenced by
that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the "Modification").
3. In order to induce Dorfinco to execute the Modification the Undersigned
hereby agrees as follows:
a. All capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Loan Agreement;
b. The Undersigned consent to the Modification and agrees that
the Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
if the Loan Agreement referred to therein were the Loan Agreement as
amended by the Modification; and
c. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees that all references
to the term "Debtor" contained in the Subordination Agreement shall
continue to be deemed to refer to PEC and CLGC, and all references
to the "PEC Indebtedness" shall include any present and future
indebtedness from either PEC or CLGC to the Undersigned. All terms
and provisions contained in the Subordination Agreement shall be
equally applicable to any obligations of PEC and/or CLGC to the
Undersigned.
d. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Undersigned does hereby specifically agree that all sums owed by
CLGC now or in the future to the Undersigned, and all security
therefor, shall be and hereby is subordinated to the Indebtedness of
PEC and CLGC to Dorfinco as referred to in Section 1.1(y) of the
Loan Agreement. Said subordination shall be upon the same terms and
conditions set forth in the Subordination Agreement, which terms and
conditions are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
e. Except as disclosed on Exhibit A, the Undersigned's
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in
the
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Subordination Agreement remain unmodified as of the date hereof, and
are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned have hereunto executed this instrument
as of the ____ day of November, 1996.
MEGO FINANCIAL CORP.
a New York corporation
By: _______________________________________
Its: _______________________________________
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the __________________ day of _______________, 1996 before me, a
Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared _______________________________, who acknowledged
himself to be the _________________________ of _______________ a
________________Corporation, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing
instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the names of the
corporations by himself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM PREFERRED
EQUITIES CORPORATION AS OF __________, 1996 WAS $____________.
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM COLORADO LAND
AND GRAZING CORP. AS OF ______________ , 1996 WAS $______________.
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REAFFIRMATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
1. This Reaffirmation of Subordination Agreement ("Reaffirmation") by the
undersigned (the "Undersigned") is effective as of November 29, 1996. In order
to induce Dorfinco Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dorfinco") to extend a
loan to Preferred Equities Corporation ("PEC"), a Nevada corporation and
Colorado Land and Grazing Corp. ("CLGC") (the "Loan"), evidenced by that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 1991 (as amended from time to
time, the "Loan Agreement"), the Undersigned executed and delivered to Dorfinco
a certain Subordination Agreement of even date therewith.
2. PEC, CLGC and Dorfinco now intend to modify the Loan, as evidenced by
that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the "Modification").
3. In order to induce Dorfinco to execute the Modification the Undersigned
hereby agrees as follows:
a. All capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Loan Agreement;
b. The Undersigned consent to the Modification and agrees that
the Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
if the Loan Agreement referred to therein were the Loan Agreement as
amended by the Modification; and
c. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees that all references
to the term "Debtor" contained in the Subordination Agreement shall
continue to be deemed to refer to PEC and CLGC, and all references
to the "PEC Indebtedness" shall include any present and future
indebtedness from either PEC or CLGC to the Undersigned. All terms
and provisions contained in the Subordination Agreement shall be
equally applicable to any obligations of PEC and/or CLGC to the
Undersigned.
d. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Undersigned does hereby specifically agree that all sums owed by
CLGC now or in the future to the Undersigned, and all security
therefor, shall be and hereby is subordinated to the Indebtedness of
PEC and CLGC to Dorfinco as referred to in Section 1.1(y) of the
Loan Agreement. Said subordination shall be upon the same terms and
conditions set forth in the Subordination Agreement, which terms and
conditions are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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e. Except as disclosed on Exhibit A, the Undersigned's
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in
the Subordination Agreement remain unmodified as of the date hereof,
and are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned have hereunto executed this instrument
as of the ____ day of November, 1996.
SOUTHERN COLORADO PROPERTIES, INC.
a Colorado corporation
By: _____________________________________
Its: _____________________________________
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the __________________ day of _______________, 1996 before me, a
Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared _______________________________, who acknowledged
himself to be the ____________________ of _______________ a _________________
Corporation, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for
the purposes therein contained by signing the names of the corporations by
himself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM PREFERRED EQUITIES
CORPORATION AS OF __________, 1996 WAS $___________.
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM COLORADO LAND
AND GRAZING CORP. AS OF ___________, 1996 WAS $ __________.
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REAFFIRMATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
1. This Reaffirmation of Subordination Agreement ("Reaffirmation") by the
undersigned (the "Undersigned") is effective as of November 29, 1996. In order
to induce Dorfinco Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dorfinco") to extend a
loan to Preferred Equities Corporation ("PEC"), a Nevada corporation and
Colorado Land and Grazing Corp. ("CLGC") (the "Loan"), evidenced by that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 1991 (as amended from time to
time, the "Loan Agreement"), the Undersigned executed and delivered to Dorfinco
a certain Subordination Agreement of even date therewith.
2. PEC, CLGC and Dorfinco now intend to modify the Loan, as evidenced by
that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the "Modification").
3. In order to induce Dorfinco to execute the Modification the Undersigned
hereby agrees as follows:
a. All capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Loan Agreement;
b. The Undersigned consent to the Modification and agrees that
the Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
if the Loan Agreement referred to therein were the Loan Agreement as
amended by the Modification; and
c. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees that all references
to the term "Debtor" contained in the Subordination Agreement shall
continue to be deemed to refer to PEC and CLGC, and all references
to the "PEC Indebtedness" shall include any present and future
indebtedness from either PEC or CLGC to the Undersigned. All terms
and provisions contained in the Subordination Agreement shall be
equally applicable to any obligations of PEC and/or CLGC to the
Undersigned.
d. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Undersigned does hereby specifically agree that all sums owed by
CLGC now or in the future to the Undersigned, and all security
therefor, shall be and hereby is subordinated to the Indebtedness of
PEC and CLGC to Dorfinco as referred to in Section 1.1(y) of the
Loan Agreement. Said subordination shall be upon the same terms and
conditions set forth in the Subordination Agreement, which terms and
conditions are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
e. Except as disclosed on Exhibit A, The Undersigned's
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in
the
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Subordination Agreement remain unmodified as of the date hereof, and
are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned have hereunto executed this instrument
as of the ____ day of November, 1996.
CALVADA SPRINGS CORPORATION,
a Nevada corporation
By: _____________________________________
Its: _____________________________________
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the __________________ day of _______________, 1996 before me, a
Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared _______________________________, who acknowledged
himself to be the ____________________ of _______________ a _________________
Corporation, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for
the purposes therein contained by signing the names of the corporations by
himself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM PREFERRED
EQUITIES CORPORATION AS OF ___________, 1996 WAS $____________.
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM COLORADO LAND
AND GRAZING CORP. AS OF __________, 1996 WAS $______________.
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REAFFIRMATION OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
1. This Reaffirmation of Subordination Agreement ("Reaffirmation") by the
undersigned (the "Undersigned") is effective as of November 29, 1996. In order
to induce Dorfinco Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dorfinco") to extend a
loan to Preferred Equities Corporation ("PEC"), a Nevada corporation and
Colorado Land and Grazing Corp. ("CLGC") (the "Loan"), evidenced by that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 31, 1991 (as amended from time to
time, the "Loan Agreement"), the Undersigned executed and delivered to Dorfinco
a certain Subordination Agreement of even date therewith.
2. PEC, CLGC and Dorfinco now intend to modify the Loan, as evidenced by
that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the "Modification").
3. In order to induce Dorfinco to execute the Modification the Undersigned
hereby agrees as follows:
a. All capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Loan Agreement;
b. The Undersigned consent to the Modification and agrees that
the Subordination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
if the Loan Agreement referred to therein were the Loan Agreement as
amended by the Modification; and
c. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees that all references
to the term "Debtor" contained in the Subordination Agreement shall
continue to be deemed to refer to PEC and CLGC, and all references
to the "PEC Indebtedness" shall include any present and future
indebtedness from either PEC or CLGC to the Undersigned. All terms
and provisions contained in the Subordination Agreement shall be
equally applicable to any obligations of PEC and/or CLGC to the
Undersigned.
d. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Undersigned does hereby specifically agree that all sums owed by
CLGC now or in the future to the Undersigned, and all security
therefor, shall be and hereby is subordinated to the Indebtedness of
PEC and CLGC to Dorfinco as referred to in Section 1.1(y) of the
Loan Agreement. Said subordination shall be upon the same terms and
conditions set forth in the Subordination Agreement, which terms and
conditions are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
e. Except as disclosed on Exhibit "A", the Undersigned's
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained in
the
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Subordination Agreement remain unmodified as of the date hereof, and
are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned have hereunto executed this instrument
as of the ____ day of November, 1996.
COLORADO LAND AND GRAZING CORP.
a Colorado corporation
By: _____________________________________
Its: _____________________________________
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ____________________________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ____________________________ )
ON THIS, the __________________ day of _______________, 1996 before me, a
Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared _______________________________, who acknowledged
himself to be the ____________________ of _______________ a _________________
Corporation, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for
the purposes therein contained by signing the names of the corporations by
himself as such officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNDERSIGNED FROM PREFERRED
EQUITIES CORPORATION AS OF ____________, 1996 WAS $_________________.
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