LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
Loan
and Security Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
executed by and among Marquette Business Credit, Inc., a Minnesota corporation
(“Lender”),
Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc., a California corporation (“Mendocino
Brewing”)
and
Releta Brewing Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Releta
Brewing”);
together with Mendocino Brewing, collectively referred to herein as the
“Borrowers”),
as of
November 16, 2006. Lender and Borrowers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I —
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Definitions.
When
used in this Agreement, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have the
definitions assigned to such terms below:
“Account
Debtor”
means
a
Person who is obligated on an account.
“Affiliate”
of
a
Person means another Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such former Person. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings,
the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect
to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other
interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Agricultural
Lien Statute”
means,
collectively, each statute, law or regulation (or other mandatory provision
of
state or local law) that could either (a) create or give rise to an
“agricultural lien” (as defined in the UCC) in or against any portion of the
products purchased, stored or otherwise handled by any Person from whom any
Borrower purchases Inventory (or by any other Person from whom such first Person
purchases or otherwise receives goods in the ordinary course of business),
or
(b) create a Lien against, or impose a trust upon, some portion of either
Borrower's inventory (and/or the accounts receivable derived therefrom) for
the
benefit of unpaid agricultural producers, any broker acting on behalf of an
agricultural producer, any cooperative whose members consist of agricultural
producers or any other Person that purchases goods from an agricultural producer
in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the term “Agricultural Lien Statute” shall specifically include each
of the following statutes: Article 20 of the New York Agriculture and Markets
Law and Section 55631, et
seq.
of Food
and Agricultural Code of California.
“Authorized
Representatives”
means
any officers or employees of the Borrowing Agent designated by the Borrowing
Agent for purposes of giving and receiving notices hereunder, requesting and
repaying Loans, agreeing to rates of interest and otherwise transacting business
with the Lender hereunder.
“Availability”
means,
as of any date, the positive difference between (a) an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the Revolving Facility Limit or (ii) the Borrowing Base on such
date, and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving
Loans on such date.
“Base
Rate”
means
the one-month or 30 day LIBOR rate quoted by Lender from The
Wall Street Journal,
which
shall be that one-month or 30 day LIBOR rate in effect on the first day of
each
calendar month, adjusted for any reserve requirement and any subsequent costs
arising from a change in government regulation, such rate to be reset on the
first day of each succeeding calendar month. If the initial advance of any
Loan
occurs other than on the first day of the month, the initial one-month or 30
day
LIBOR rate shall be that one-month or 30 day LIBOR rate in effect on the date
of
such initial advance, which rate plus the Applicable Margin described on
Schedule
A,
shall
be in effect for the remaining days of the month of such initial advance; such
one-month or 30 day LIBOR rate to be reset at on the first day of each
succeeding month. Lender’s internal records of applicable interest rates shall
be determinative in the absence of manifest error.
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“Benefit
Plan”
means
a
defined benefit plan as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) in respect of which a Person or any Related Company is,
or
within the immediately preceding 6 years was, an “employer” as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA, including such plans as may be established after the
date
hereof.
“Blocked
Account”
means
an account maintained with a Collecting Bank pursuant to a Blocked Account
Agreement.
“Blocked
Account Agreement”
means
an agreement among one or more of the Borrowers, Lender, and a Collecting Bank
concerning the collection of payments which represent the proceeds of accounts
or of any other Collateral.
“Borrowing
Agent”
means
Mendocino Brewing.
“Borrowing
Base”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
means
a
certificate in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Capex
Loan”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.5(a).
“Capex
Loan Advance Rate”
shall
mean a percentage equal to eighty percent (80%) of the original invoice amount
of the capital assets acquired in connection with the relevant Qualified Capital
Expenditure.
“Capex
Loan Amount”
shall
mean an amount equal to $650,000, it being understood and agreed that in no
event shall the aggregate principal amount of all Capex Loans advanced by the
Lender from time to time exceed $650,000.
“Capex
Note”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.5(a).
“Capital
Expenditures”
means,
with respect to any Person, all expenditures made and liabilities incurred
for
the acquisition of assets (including by entry into a Capitalized Lease) which
are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized
Lease”
means
a
lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in
accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligation”
means
Indebtedness represented by obligations under a Capitalized Lease, and the
amount of such Indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any
successor statute, together with all regulations promulgated with respect
thereto.
“Collateral”
means
and includes all of each Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired personal
property and assets, whether tangible or intangible, including without
limitation all of each Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to each of
the following, wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising
or
acquired: (a) all accounts, (b) all inventory, (c) all equipment
and fixtures (except as set forth below), (d) all contract rights,
(e) all general intangibles, including without limitation payment
intangibles and software, (f) all Intellectual Property, (g) all
deposit accounts, cash, drafts, certificates of deposit, and general and special
deposits, (h) all investment property and financial assets (other than (i)
margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
the
Federal Reserve System, and (ii) the equity interest of any Borrower in its
subsidiaries), (i) all instruments, (j) all chattel paper, including
without limitation, electronic chattel paper, (k) all goods and all
accessions thereto, (1) all documents, (m) all letter of credit
rights, (n) all insurance and certificates of insurance pertaining to any
and all items of Collateral, (o) all books and records, (p) all files,
correspondence, computer programs, tapes, disks and related data processing
software and other media which contain information identifying or pertaining
to
any of the Collateral or any Account Debtor or showing the amounts thereof
or
payments thereon or otherwise necessary or helpful in the realization thereon
or
the collection thereof, (q) all cash deposited with any Affiliate of
Lender, (r) those commercial tort claims, if any, described on Schedule
1.1
hereto,
and (s) any and all products and cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing
(including, but not limited to, any claims to any items referred to in this
definition and any claims against third parties for loss of, damage to or
destruction of any or all of the Collateral or for proceeds payable under or
unearned premiums with respect to policies of insurance) in whatever form.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the term “Collateral”
shall not include any of either Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired real
property or any buildings, structures or improvements now or hereafter erected
on such real property.
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“Collecting
Bank”
means
any banking institution with which a Blocked Account has been established
pursuant to a Blocked Account Agreement.
“Concentration
Limit”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Contract
Rate”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Cross
Aging Percentage”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Default”
means
any of the events specified in Section
10.1
that,
with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event
of Default.
“Default
Rate”
means
the Contract Rate plus three percent (3%) per
annum.
“Dollar”
and
“$”
means
freely transferable United States dollars.
“EBITDA”
means,
for any period, the sum of (a) Net Income (or Net Loss) (including gains and
losses from the sales of assets in the ordinary course of business) for such
period, (b) the provision for income taxes allocable to such period,
(c) the interest expense for such period, and (d) any depreciation or
amortization expenses incurred in determining Net Income (or Net Loss) for
such
period (where the items set forth in sections (a) - (d) above are determined
without duplication and on a consolidated basis and, where applicable, in
accordance with GAAP).
“Eligible
Accounts”
shall
mean, with respect to each Borrower, all accounts of such Borrower which are
deemed by Lender in the exercise of its commercially reasonable discretion
to be
eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, net of any
and
all interest, finance charges, sales tax, fees, returns, discounts, claims,
credits, charges, contra accounts, exchange contracts or other allowances,
offsets and rights of offset, deductions, counterclaims, disputes, rejections,
shortages or other defenses and all credits owed or allowed by such Borrower
upon any of its accounts and further reduced by the aggregate amount of all
reserves, limits and deductions provided for in this definition and elsewhere
in
this Agreement. In no event shall Eligible Accounts include the
following:
(a) accounts
which remain unpaid more than ninety (90) days past their invoice
dates;
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(b) accounts
which are not due and payable within thirty (30) days after their invoice
dates;
(c) accounts
owing by a single Account Debtor if more than the Cross Aging
Percentage of
such
accounts is ineligible pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above;
(d) accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of any
Borrower;
(e) accounts
with respect to which the obligation of payment by the Account Debtor is or
may
be conditional for any reason whatsoever including, without limitation, accounts
arising with respect to goods that were (i) not sold on an absolute basis,
(ii) sold on a xxxx and hold sale basis, (iii) sold on a consignment
sale basis, (iv) sold on a guaranteed sale basis, (v) sold on a sale
or return basis, or (vi) sold on the basis of any other similar
understanding;
(f) accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is not a resident or citizen of, or
otherwise located in, the continental United States of America or a province
of
Canada (other than Quebec), or with respect to which the Account Debtor is
not
subject to service of process in the continental United States of America or
a
province of Canada (other than Quebec), unless such accounts are backed in
full
by irrevocable letters of credit or credit insurance in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender issued or confirmed by a domestic commercial bank
acceptable to Lender and which, if a letter of credit, is in the possession
of
Lender and which, if credit insurance, is payable to Lender;
(g) accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is the United States of America or
any
other federal governmental body, or any state, county or local governmental
authority, or (in each case) any department, agency or instrumentality thereof,
unless such accounts are duly assigned to Lender in compliance with all
applicable governmental requirements (including, without limitation, the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended, if applicable), or in compliance
with all applicable state law requirements (if any), as applicable, and such
assignment has been accepted and acknowledged by the appropriate government
officers;
(h) accounts
(i) with respect to which any Borrower is or may be liable to the Account
Debtor for goods sold or services rendered by such Account Debtor, but only
to
the extent of such liability to such Account Debtor or (ii) with respect to
which such Account Debtor disputes the amount owed but only that portion of
such
accounts which such Account Debtor disputes;
(i) accounts
with respect to which the goods giving rise thereto have not been shipped and
delivered to and accepted as satisfactory by the applicable Account Debtor
or
with respect to which the services performed giving rise thereto have not been
completed and accepted as satisfactory by the applicable Account
Debtor;
(j) accounts
which are not invoiced within three (3) days after the shipment and delivery
to
and acceptance by said Account Debtor of the goods giving rise thereto or the
performance of the services giving rise thereto;
(k) accounts
which are not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor
of Lender;
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(l) accounts
with respect to which there exists any Lien in favor of any Person other than
Lender, unless such Lien has been fully and unconditionally subordinated to
the
Lender’s security interest pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance
acceptable to the Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion;
(m) that
portion of the aggregate account balance owed by a single Account Debtor which
exceeds the Concentration Limit;
(n) accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in any state requiring
the
filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report in order
to
permit the applicable Borrower to seek judicial enforcement in such state of
payment of such account, unless such Borrower has qualified to do business
in
such state or has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or equivalent
report for the then current year;
(o) accounts
which represent a progress billing or which arise in connection with any
pre-billing;
(p) accounts
with respect to which there are proceedings or actions which are then threatened
or pending against the Account Debtor or to which such Account Debtor is a
party
which might result in any material adverse change in such Account Debtor’s
financial condition or in its ability to pay any account in full when
due;
(q) accounts
which arose out of a contract or order which, by its terms, forbids, restricts
or makes void or unenforceable the assignment by the applicable Borrower to
the
Lender of such account;
(r) accounts
with respect to which possession and/or control of the goods sold giving rise
thereto is held, maintained or retained by the applicable Borrower or any
Affiliate of such Borrower (or by any lender or custodian of such Borrower
or
any Affiliate of such Borrower) for the account of or subject to further and/or
future direction from the Account Debtor with respect thereto;
(s) accounts
which, in any way, violate or fail to meet any warranty, representation or
covenant contained in the Loan Documents relating directly or indirectly to
the
applicable Borrower’s accounts;
(t) accounts
with respect to which the applicable Borrower has failed to observe and comply
with all laws of the jurisdiction in which the Account Debtor with respect
to
such Account is located which, if not observed or complied with, would deny
such
Borrower access to the courts of such jurisdiction;
(u) accounts
which arise outside of the ordinary course of the applicable Borrower’s
business;
(v) accounts
which are evidenced by chattel paper or instruments unless the Lender has
specifically agreed to include each such account as an Eligible Account, in
which case (i) only payments then due and payable under such chattel paper
or
instrument shall be included as an Eligible Account and (ii) the originals
of
such chattel paper or instruments have been assigned and delivered to the Lender
in a manner satisfactory to the Lender; and
(w) accounts
that Lender, in its commercially reasonable discretion, has determined to be
ineligible.
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“Eligible
Inventory”
means,
with respect to each Borrower, as at any date of determination, all inventory
owned by and in the possession of such Borrower and located in the United States
of America that Lender, in its commercially reasonable discretion, deems to
be
eligible for borrowing purposes. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, unless otherwise agreed by Lender, the following are not Eligible
Inventory:
(a) finished
goods which are produced under a contract brewing agreement or are otherwise
specific to a particular customer;
(b) finished
goods which do not meet the specifications of the purchase order for such
goods;
(c) inventory
which Lender determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to be
unacceptable for borrowing purposes;
(d) inventory
with respect to which Lender does not have a valid, first priority and fully
perfected security interest;
(e) inventory
with respect to which there exists any Lien in favor of any Person other than
Lender, unless such Lien has been fully and unconditionally subordinated to
the
Lender’s security interest pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance
acceptable to the Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion;
(f) inventory
which has been consigned to such Borrower;
(g) packaging
and shipping materials, products and labels, with the exclusion of generic,
unbranded and unlabeled bottles;
(h) inventory
that is slow-moving or obsolete or returned or repossessed or used goods taken
in trade;
(i) inventory
consisting of consumables (i.e. chemicals used in the brewing
process);
(j) inventory
produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, in particular provisions
contained in Title 29 U.S.C. 215 (a)(i);
(k) inventory
that violates or fails to meet any warranty, representation or covenant
contained in the Loan Documents relating directly or indirectly to the
applicable Borrower’s inventory;
(l) inventory
that was purchased from a Person who did not comply with the Food Security
Act;
(m) inventory
that is located outside of the continental United States; and
(n) inventory
located at a location for which Lender does not have a valid landlord’s or
warehouseman’s waiver or subordination on terms and conditions acceptable to
Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion and inventory located at any
location other than those listed on Schedule
5.1(o).
It
is
expressly understood and agreed that any hops, malt or other grain products
or
derivatives, whether located at a facility owned or leased by a Borrower or
otherwise, that are covered by a negotiable warehouse receipt, nonnegotiable
warehouse receipt, scale weight ticket or load slip, or by any other evidence
of
ownership or document of title, that is not in the physical possession of the
applicable Borrower or the Lender shall in no event constitute Eligible
Inventory.
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“Environmental
Laws”
means
all federal, state, local and foreign laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to pollution or protection of the environment, including laws relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants,
contaminants, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes
or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, removal, transport or handling of pollutants,
contaminants, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes,
and any and all regulations, notices or demand letters issued, entered,
promulgated or approved thereunder.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time
to
time, and any successor statute, and any rule or regulation issued
thereunder.
“Event
of Default”
means
any of the events specified in Section
10.1.
“Financial
Statements”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Food
Security Act”
means
7
U.S.C. Section 1631, and any successor statute thereto, together with each
state
statute establishing a “central filing system” (as defined in 7 U.S.C. Section
1631) that has been certified by the Secretary of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently
applied.
“Grower
Payables”
means,
collectively, all unpaid amounts payable by Borrowers (or any of them), in
the
aggregate, for the purchase of inventory from any “Producer” as defined in
Article 20 of the New York Agriculture and Markets Law, from any “Producer” as
defined in the Food and Agricultural Code of California or from any other Person
engaged in a farming operation, or from any broker or agent selling on behalf
of
any such Producer or other Person, or from any cooperative whose owners/members
consist of any such Producer or other Persons.
“Grower
Payables Reserve”
means
a
reserve in such amount as the Lender shall determine from time to time is
necessary to cover the aggregate liability of all Borrowers for Grower Payables;
provided,
however, that the amount of such reserve shall be reduced, dollar for dollar,
by
the amount of each Grower Payable with respect to which the applicable payee
has
waived and disclaimed any Lien or other interest such payee might otherwise
have
or be entitled to in all or any portion of the Collateral, which waiver and
disclaimer shall be made pursuant to a written document in form and substance
acceptable to the Lender.
“Indebtedness”
means,
without duplication, (a) all Liabilities, (b) all obligations for
Money Borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of property or services or
in
respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, (c) all
obligations represented by bonds, debentures, notes and accepted drafts that
represent extensions of credit, (d) Capitalized Lease Obligations,
(e) all obligations (including, during the noncancellable term of any lease
in the nature of a title retention agreement, all future payment obligations
under such lease discounted to their present value in accordance with GAAP)
secured by any Lien to which any property or asset owned or held by a Person
is
subject, whether or not the obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed
by such Person, (f) all obligations of other Persons which such Person has
guaranteed, including, but not limited to, all obligations of such Person
consisting of recourse liability with respect to accounts sold or otherwise
disposed of by such Person, and (g) in the case of each Borrower, the
Loans.
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“Intellectual
Property”
means,
as to any Person, all of such Person’s then owned and existing and future
acquired or arising patents, patent rights, copyrights, works which are the
subject of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles,
patent, trademark and service xxxx applications, and all licenses and rights
related to any of the foregoing, and all rights to xxx for past, present and
future infringements of any of the foregoing.
“Inventory
Advance Rate”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1 of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Inversiones”
means
Inversiones Mirabel S.A., a company incorporated in Panama.
“Investment”
means
any investment, whether by means of share purchase, loan, advance, purchase
of
debt instrument, extension of credit (other than (i) accounts receivable
arising from the sale of goods or services in the ordinary course of business,
and (ii) notes, accepted in the ordinary course of business, evidencing
overdue accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business), capital
contribution, acquisition of real or personal property (other than personal
property acquired in the ordinary course of business) or otherwise, in or to
any
Person, the guaranty of any Indebtedness of any Person or the subordination
of
any claim against any Person to other indebtedness of such Person.
“Lender’s
Office”
means
the office of Lender located at 0000 X. Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX
00000-0000, Attention: Credit Department, or
such
other office as Lender may designate from time to time.
“Liabilities”
means
all liabilities of a Person determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Lien”
means,
with respect to any Person, any security interest, chattel mortgage, charge,
mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, lien, pledge, Capitalized Lease,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement covering, or any trust
upon,
or any other security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of, any
property of such Person or upon the income or profits therefrom.
“Loans”
means
the Revolving Loans, the Capex Loans and the Term Loan.
“Loan
Documents”
means,
collectively, this Agreement, each agreement or document now or hereafter
executed and delivered by any Person to evidence or secure, in whole or in
part,
the Obligations and each other instrument, agreement and document now or
hereafter executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement or the
Loans.
“Lockbox”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Material
Adverse Change”
means
any act, omission, event or undertaking which would, singly or in the aggregate,
have a materially adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets, properties,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or
business prospects of any Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, (b) upon the
ability of any Borrower or any of its subsidiaries to perform any obligations
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party, or
(c) the legality, validity, binding effect, enforceability or admissibility
into evidence of any Loan Document or the ability of Lender to enforce any
rights or remedies under or in connection with any Loan Document.
“Material
Agreement”
means
any contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement or instrument to which, as
of
any date, any Borrower is a party or by which any Borrower or any of its
properties is bound, including any contract brewing agreement, license
agreement, distribution agreement, promissory note, indenture, loan agreement,
mortgage, lease, or deed, in each case the cancellation, termination or
non-existence of which could constitute a Material Adverse Change.
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“Maximum
Rate”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
3.8.
“Money
Borrowed”
means
Indebtedness (i) that is represented by notes payable, drafts accepted,
bonds, debentures or similar instruments that represent extensions of credit,
(ii) upon which interest charges are customarily paid (other than trade
Indebtedness), (iii) that was issued or assumed as full or partial payment
for property, (iv) that is evidenced by a guarantee (but only if the
obligations guaranteed would otherwise qualify as Money Borrowed), or
(v) that constitutes a Capitalized Lease Obligation.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any
Borrower or a Related Company is required to contribute or has contributed
within the immediately preceding 6 years.
“Net
Income”
or
“Net
Loss”
means,
with respect to any Person, the net income or net loss of such Person for the
period in question (after provision for income taxes) determined in accordance
with GAAP, provided
that the
impact of any extraordinary gains and any extraordinary non-cash losses, in
each
case as determined in accordance with GAAP, shall be excluded from the
determination of “Net Income” and “Net Loss.”
“Net
Worth”
of
any
Person means the total shareholders’ or members’ equity (including capital
stock, additional paid-in capital and retained earnings, after deducting
treasury stock) which would appear as such on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“New
York Banking Day”
means
any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are open
for
business in New York, New York.
“Note”
shall
mean the Revolving Note, the Capex Note, the Term Loan Note and any other
promissory note of the Borrowers, or any one or more of them, evidencing any
loan or advance (including but not limited to the Loans) made by the Lender
to
the Borrowers, or any one or more of them, pursuant to this Agreement, as the
same may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to
time.
“Obligations”
shall
mean (i) all Loans or other advances made by Lender to Borrowers (or any of
them) pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, (ii) all future advances or
other value, of whatever class or for whatever purpose, at any time hereafter
made or given by Lender to Borrowers (or any of them), whether or not the
advances or value are given pursuant to a commitment and whether or not such
Borrower(s) is (are) indebted to Lender at the time of such advance;
(iii) any and all other debts, liabilities and obligations of every kind
and character of Borrowers (or any of them) to Lender, whether now or hereafter
existing, and regardless of whether such present or future debts, liabilities
or
obligations are direct or indirect, primary or secondary, joint, several, or
joint and several, fixed or contingent, and regardless of whether such present
or future debts, liabilities or obligations may, prior to their acquisition
by
Lender, be or have been payable to, or be or have been in favor of, some other
Person or have been acquired by Lender in a transaction with one other than
a
Borrower (it being contemplated that Lender may make such acquisitions from
others), howsoever such debts, liabilities or obligations shall arise or be
incurred or evidenced; (iv) any and all other debts, liabilities and
obligations of every kind and character of Borrowers (or any of them) to any
Affiliate of Lender, whether now or hereafter existing, and regardless of
whether such present or future debts, liabilities or obligations are direct
or
indirect, primary or secondary, joint, several, or joint and several, fixed
or
contingent, and regardless of whether such present or future debts, liabilities
or obligations may, prior to their acquisition by such Affiliate, be or have
been payable to, or be or have been in favor of, some other Person or have
been
acquired by such Affiliate in a transaction with one other than a Borrower
(it
being contemplated that Affiliates of Lender may make such acquisitions from
others), howsoever such debts, liabilities or obligations shall arise or be
incurred or evidenced; (v) interest on all of the debts, liabilities and
obligations set forth above; (vi) all costs, fees and expenses payable by
Borrowers (or any of them) to Lender or any Affiliate of Lender pursuant to
any
of the Loan Documents; and (vii) any and all renewals, extensions,
modifications and increases of the debts, liabilities and obligations set forth
above, or any part thereof.
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“Operating
Lease”
means
any lease (other than a lease constituting a Capitalized Lease) of real or
personal property determined in accordance with GAAP.
“PACA”
means,
collectively, (a) the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, as amended
(7 U.S.C. § 499(e)(c)(2) et. seq.), together with all rules and regulations
relating thereto or promulgated thereunder (including 7 C.F.R. § 46.1 et seq.),
and (b) any other state law or regulation of similar import.
“PACA
Payables”
means,
collectively, all unpaid amounts payable by any Borrower for the purchase of
“Perishable Agricultural Commodities” (as defined in PACA) acquired by Borrower
as a “dealer” (as defined in PACA). PACA Payables shall include, without
limitation, the amount of any outstanding uncashed checks issued by any Borrower
in payment of PACA Payables to the extent not otherwise included in the amount
of PACA Payables.
“PACA
Reserve”
shall
mean a reserve in such amount as Bank shall determine from time to time is
necessary to cover the Borrowers’ aggregate liability for PACA
Payables.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Permitted
Investments”
means,
with respect to each Borrower, Investments of such Borrower in
(a) negotiable certificates of deposit issued by any commercial bank having
capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000, and (b) any direct
obligation of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof which has a remaining maturity at the time of repurchase of not more
than one year and repurchase agreements relating to the same.
“Permitted
Liens”
means:
(a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or
levies (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA)
or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords
for
labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of
business, but (i) in all cases, only if payment shall not at the time be
past due, and (ii) in the case of warehousemen or landlords controlling
locations where inventory is located, only if such liens have been waived or
subordinated to the security interest of Lender in a manner satisfactory to
Lender; (b) the Liens described on Schedule
5.1(g)
attached
hereto and made a part hereof; and (c) Liens in favor of
Lender.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, trust or unincorporated organization or a government
or
any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Prohibited
Distribution”
by
any
Person means (a) the retirement, redemption, purchase, or other acquisition
for value of any capital stock or other equity securities or partnership
interests issued by such Person, (b) the declaration or payment of any
dividend or distribution on or with respect to any such securities (excluding
distributions made solely in shares of stock of the same class) or partnership
interests, (c) any loan or advance by such Person to, or other Investment
by such Person in, any other Person, and (d) any other payment by such
Person in respect of such securities or partnership interests, without the
prior
written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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“Prohibited
Payment”
means
(a) any redemption, repurchase or prepayment or other retirement, prior to
the stated maturity thereof or prior to the due date of any regularly scheduled
installment or amortization payment with respect thereto, of any Indebtedness
of
a Person (other than the Obligations and trade debt), (b) the payment by
any Person of the principal amount of or interest on any Indebtedness (other
than trade debt) owing to an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) any payment
with respect to any Subordinated Indebtedness that is made in violation of
the
subordination agreement relating thereto.
“Qualified
Capital Expenditure”
shall
mean a Capital Expenditure which meets the following requirements:
(a) the
applicable Borrower shall have paid (or shall cause to be paid contemporaneously
with the funding of the applicable Capex Loan), in cash, the full original
invoice cost of the capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure,
and
such Borrower shall have provided (or shall provide within five (5) days
following the funding of the applicable Capex Loan) to the Lender copies of
the
original invoice and the canceled check for payment or other evidence of payment
in full;
(b) it
is
made in the ordinary course of the applicable Borrower’s business;
(c) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure consist solely of one
or
more items of production equipment which are intended for direct use in the
applicable Borrower’s primary business of producing and distributing beer and
malt beverages for the specialty “craft” segment of the beer market (without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed
that in no event shall Capital Expenditures for such items as computers,
telephone systems, office machinery, office equipment, furniture, fixtures,
appliances, vehicles and other similar non-production equipment constitute
“Qualified Capital Expenditures” hereunder);
(d) no
portion thereof consists of any soft costs relating to the acquisition of the
applicable capital assets (for purposes hereof the term “soft costs” shall
include, but shall not be limited to, all taxes, delivery charges, setup fees,
installation costs, insurance and other similar charges and costs);
(e) no
portion thereof has been paid by or financed with any other Person;
(f) no
portion of the capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure are located
outside of the continental United States;
(g) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure are located on premises
that are either owned by the applicable Borrower or leased by such Borrower
(provided that in the case of leased premises the Lender has received a
landlord’s waiver acceptable to the Lender with respect to such leased
premises);
(h) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure are presently in good
and
workable condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(i) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure are not subject to any
prior assignment, claim or Lien other than (i) a first priority Lien in favor
of
the Lender, and (ii) Liens consented to by the Lender in writing;
(j) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure comply with the applicable
Borrower’s specifications and have been delivered to and accepted by such
Borrower;
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(k) there
exists no dispute with respect thereto between the applicable Borrower and
the
manufacturer or supplier of the capital assets acquired with such Capital
Expenditure including, without limitation, warranties or other
claims;
(l) the
capital assets acquired with such Capital Expenditure do not, in any way violate
or fail to meet any warranty, representation or covenant contained in the Loan
Documents relating directly or indirectly to such assets;
(m) the
Lender has determined in its commercially reasonable discretion that the capital
assets acquired with such Capital Expenditures are not unacceptable due to
age,
type, condition or quality (without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
it
is expressly understood and agreed that any capital asset acquired or first
used
by the applicable Borrower (whether pursuant to a Capitalized Lease or
otherwise) more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the applicable
Capex Loan request is unacceptable due to age, unless such capital asset is
included on a fixed asset appraisal (in form and substance acceptable to the
Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion) prepared by an independent
appraiser acceptable to the Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion
no
more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of such Capex Loan request);
and
(n) the
Capital Expenditure is not made in payment of obligations arising under any
Capitalized Lease, except to the extent such obligations are satisfied in full
by such payment and the liability related to such Capitalized Lease is removed
from the applicable Borrower’s balance sheet in accordance with
GAAP.
“Related
Company”
means,
as to any Person, any (a) corporation which is a member of the same
controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the
Code) as such Person, (b) partnership or other trade or business (whether
or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c)
of the Code) with such Person, or (c) member of the same affiliated service
group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as such Person or
any
corporation described in clause
(a)
above or
any partnership, trade or business described in clause
(b)
above.
“Reserve”
at
any
time shall mean the PACA Reserve (if any), plus
the
Grower Payables Reserve (if any), plus
the
aggregate amount of royalties and similar charges owed by the Borrowers (or
any
of them) to Kingfisher America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, UBI, UBSN or
any
other Affiliate of a Borrower, plus
an
amount from time to time established by Lender in its commercially reasonable
discretion as a reserve in reduction of the Borrowing Base in respect of
contingencies or other potential factors (such as, without limitation, rebates,
sales taxes, property taxes, installation and delivery expenses, and warranties)
which could adversely affect or otherwise reduce the anticipated amount of
timely collections in payment of Eligible Accounts or the value (whether at
cost, market or orderly liquidation value) of Eligible Inventory. The “Reserve,”
if any from time to time, does not represent cash funds. For purposes of this
definition and determining the Borrowing Base and without limiting Lender’s
other discretion as described above, Lender specifically reserves the right
to
establish additional commercially reasonable reserves in respect of: any claims,
interests, or rights (including Liens) of any Person (“Priming
Interests”),
whether arising pursuant to an Agricultural Lien Statute or otherwise, which
(A)
as of the date Lender learns or is notified of the existence of the applicable
Priming Interest, has priority over the Liens of Lender on any or all of the
Collateral or (B) will have priority over the Liens of Lender on any or all
of
the Collateral after any required notice or filing, the passage of time, the
satisfaction of any other condition, or otherwise.
“Revolving
Facility Limit”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Revolving
Loans”
means
the advances made to Borrowers pursuant to Section
2.1.
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“Schedule
of Accounts”
means
a
schedule delivered by Borrowers to Lender pursuant to the provisions of
Section
8.3(a).
“Schedule
of Inventory”
means
a
schedule delivered by Borrowers to Lender pursuant to the provisions of
Section
8.3(c).
“Solvent”
means,
when used in connection with any Person, that such Person has assets of a fair
value which exceeds the amount required to pay its debts (including contingent,
subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) as they become absolute
and matured, and that such Person is able to, and anticipates that it will
be
able to, meet its debts as they mature and has adequate capital to conduct
the
business in which it is or proposes to be engaged.
“State
of Organization”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness”
means
Indebtedness of Borrowers (or any of them) to a third Person (i) that has
been approved in writing by Lender and (ii) that has been subordinated to
the payment of the Obligations pursuant to a written subordination agreement
executed by Lender and the holder of such Indebtedness containing terms
acceptable to Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion.
“Tangible
Net Worth”
means
(a) the combined Net Worth of Borrowers at the time in question (excluding
the financial condition of all Persons other than the Borrowers), less
(b) the amount of all intangible items, investments in subsidiaries,
amounts due from Affiliates, employees, officers, managers, directors, members
and shareholders, and all other items which should properly be treated as
intangibles in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) the Subordinated Indebtedness
of Borrowers.
“Term
Loan”
means
the advances made to Borrower pursuant to Section
2.4.
“Termination
Date”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“Termination
Event”
means
(a) a “Reportable Event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, but excluding
any such event as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement
of
Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty days of the
occurrence of such event, provided however, that a failure to meet the minimum
funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall
be
a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice
requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d)
of the Code, (b) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Benefit
Plan or the treatment of a Benefit Plan amendment as a termination under Section
4041 of ERISA, or (c) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Benefit
Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA or the appointment of a trustee
to
administer any Benefit Plan.
“Total
Credit Facility”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section
1.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
“UBA”
means
United Breweries of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“UBH”
means
United Breweries Holdings Limited, an Indian public limited
company.
“UBI”
means
United Breweries International (U.K.), Limited, a United Kingdom private limited
company.
“UBSN”
means
UBSN Limited, a United Kingdom private limited company.
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“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
Minnesota, including without limitation, any amendments thereto which are
effective after the date hereof.
“Unfunded
Vested Liabilities”
shall
mean, with respect to each Borrower, the amount (if any) by which (i) the
actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under a Benefit Plan which
are
vested exceeds (ii) such Benefit Plan’s net assets available for benefits (all
as determined in connection with the filing of such Borrower’s most recent
Annual Report on Form 5500) but only to the extent such excess would, if such
Benefit Plan were to terminate as of such date, represent a liability of such
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA. In each
case the foregoing determination shall be made as of the most recent date prior
to the filing of said Annual Report as of which such actuarial present value
of
accumulated Plan benefits is determined.
Section
1.2 UCC
Terms.
Terms
defined in the UCC (such as, but not limited to, accounts, chattel paper,
commercial tort claims, contract rights, deposit account, documents, equipment,
financial assets, general intangibles, goods, instruments, investment property,
inventory and proceeds), as and when used (without being capitalized) in this
Agreement or the Loan Documents, shall have the meanings given to such terms
in
the UCC.
Section
1.3 Accounting
Terms and Determinations.
Unless
otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder
shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as
to
financial matters required to be furnished to the Lender hereunder shall be
prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the
audited financial statements of Borrowers referenced in Section
5.1(k).
ARTICLE
II — CREDIT
FACILITIES
Section
2.1 Revolving
Loans.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to the Termination Date
Lender shall make advances to Borrowers under the revolving credit facility
provided for under this Agreement in an amount not to exceed outstanding at
any
time the lesser of (a) the Revolving Facility Limit and (b) the
Borrowing Base. Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow the principal of the
Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section
2.2 Advances
Under the Revolving Loan.
A
request for an advance of a Revolving Loan shall be made, or shall be deemed
to
be made, in the following manner:
(a) Any
request by the Borrowing Agent for a Loan shall be in writing (via email,
facsimile or an updated Borrowing Base Certificate), and must be given so as
to
be received by the Lender not later than 12:00 noon, Minneapolis, Minnesota
time, on the date of the requested advance. Each such request shall specify
the
effective date of the borrowing, the amount of the requested advance and which
Borrower will be the recipient of such advance. The Borrowing Agent’s failure to
comply with the provisions of this Section
2.2(a)
with
respect to any Loan shall not in any manner affect the joint and several
obligation of each Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement.
(b) Unless
payment is otherwise made by a Borrower, the becoming due of any amount required
to be paid under any Loan Document or of any Obligation shall be deemed to
be a
request for an advance under the Revolving Loan on the due date in the amount
required to pay such amount, and such request shall be irrevocable.
Lender
shall
not have any obligation to any Borrower to honor any such deemed request for
an
advance but may do so in its sole and absolute discretion and without regard
to
the existence of, and without being deemed to have waived, any Default or Event
of Default.
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Section
2.3 Repayment
of the Revolving Loans.
The
Revolving Loans shall be repaid as follows: (a) unless accelerated in
accordance with the terms hereof, the outstanding principal amount of, and
all
accrued and unpaid interest on, the Revolving Loans is due and payable, without
demand, on the Termination Date; (b) if at any time the principal of, and
interest upon, the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans exceeds the lesser
of
(i) the Revolving Facility Limit or (ii) the Borrowing Base, Borrowers
jointly and severally agree to immediately repay the Revolving Loans in the
amount of such excess; and (c) each Borrower hereby instructs Lender to
repay the Revolving Loans on any day in an amount equal to the amount received
by Lender on such day pursuant to Section
6.2.
Section
2.4 Term
Loan.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, Lender agrees to make a Term Loan to
Borrowers in the amount equal to $1,525,000. Borrower agrees to repay to Lender
the Term Loan, together with interest thereon, in the manner provided herein.
The principal owing hereunder in respect of the Term Loan at any given time
shall equal the aggregate initial amount of the advance made as the Term Loan
minus all principal payments thereon received by Lender in respect of the Term
Loan. Amounts repaid in respect of the Term Loan may not be reborrowed
hereunder.
(b) The
aggregate principal balance of the Term Loan shall be paid, jointly and
severally, by Borrowers to Lender in monthly installments, due and payable
on
the first day of each calendar month, commencing on December 1, 2006. Each
monthly principal installment shall be in an amount equal to the original
principal balance of the Term Loan divided by eighty-four (84), provided that
the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan and all accrued interest
thereon shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the payment of the
remaining unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loans, (ii) the Termination
Date and (iii) acceleration of the maturity of the Term Loan in accordance
with
the terms hereof.
(c) Borrowers
shall prepay the Term Loan from the proceeds of insurance or condemnation awards
paid in respect of any equipment in which Lender has a security interest. Such
prepayments shall be applied first to accrued but unpaid interest and the
balance to installments of principal in the inverse order of their
maturities.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrowers may prepay the Term Loan
in
accordance with Section
3.4(b)(ii)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Section
2.5 Capital
Expenditure Loans.
(a) The
Lender agrees to make loans (each, a “Capex
Loan”)
to the
Borrowers from and after the effective date hereof through and including the
Termination Date, in such amounts and at such times as the Borrowing Agent
may
from time to time request, up to but not in excess of (A) with respect to each
individual Capex Loan, an amount equal to the Capex Loan Advance Rate
multiplied
by
the
amount of the Qualified Capital Expenditures to be paid with the proceeds of
such Capital Expenditure Loan, and (B) with respect to Capital Expenditure
Loans
in the aggregate, the Capex Loan Amount. The proceeds of each Capital
Expenditure Loan shall be used by the Borrowers solely to pay Qualified Capital
Expenditures. Each request for a Capital Expenditure Loan shall be in a minimum
amount of $25,000. The Capital Expenditure Loan shall be evidenced by that
certain Capex Note bearing even date herewith made payable, jointly and
severally, by the Borrowers to order of the Lender (as the same may be amended,
restated, renewed, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Capex
Note”).
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(b) Unless
otherwise required to be sooner paid pursuant to this Agreement, the principal
of each Capex Loan shall mature and be payable in consecutive equal monthly
installments in an amount sufficient to fully amortize the principal balance
of
such Capex Loan by the last day of the seventy-second (72nd) month following
the
first day of the first month following
the first anniversary date of this Agreement occurring after the date on which
such Capex Loan was made.
Such
payments shall commence on the first day of the first month following the first
anniversary date of this Agreement occurring after the date on which such Capex
Loan was made and shall continue on the first day of each calendar month
thereafter until the Termination Date, at which time a final balloon payment
equal to the aggregate principal balance of all Capex Loans outstanding on
such
date shall be due and payable.
(c) The
Borrowers may, upon three Business Days’ notice to the Lender, prepay the
principal of the Capex Loans in whole or in part without premium. Any partial
prepayment of principal of the Capex Loans shall be in a minimum amount of
the
lesser of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Capex Loans,
or
(B) $25,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and shall be applied to the unpaid
installments of the Capex Loans in the inverse order of their maturities. Any
principal of the Capex Loans which is repaid may not be reborrowed. Any
regularly scheduled payment due in respect of the Capex Loans may be made with
the proceeds of a Revolving Loan only if, immediately before and after giving
effect to such payment, no Default or Event of Default then exists or would
result therefrom. No portion of the Capex Loans may be prepaid with the proceeds
of any Revolving Loan.
Section
2.6 Disbursement
of Loans.
Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of Loans
requested, or deemed to be requested, pursuant to this Article
II
as
follows: (i) each advance requested under Section
2.2(a)
or
Section
2.5(a)
shall be
disbursed by the Lender in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds, (a) in the case of the initial advances under
the Revolving Loan, the Capex Loan and the Term Loan in accordance with the
written instructions from Borrowing Agent to Lender, and (b) in the case of
each subsequent advance, to a deposit account designated in writing by Borrowing
Agent to Lender; and (ii) the proceeds of each advance requested under
Section
2.2(b)
shall be
distributed by the Lender by way of direct payment of the relevant
Obligation.
Section
2.7 Authorized
Representatives.
The
Borrowing Agent shall act hereunder through the Authorized Representatives
designated from time to time and all notices and requests to be given and
received by the Borrowing Agent or any Borrower, including requests for Loans,
shall be given by and directed to such Authorized Representatives; provided,
however, that the Lender may rely on the authority (or apparent authority)
of
any officer or employee of the Borrowing Agent or any Borrower whom the Lender
in good faith believes to be an Authorized Representative.
Section
2.8 Borrowing
Agency Provisions.
Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably designates the Borrowing Agent to be its attorney
and agent and in such capacity to borrow, sign and endorse notes, and execute
and deliver all instruments, documents, writings and further assurances now
or
hereafter required hereunder, on behalf of such Borrower, and hereby authorizes
the Lender to pay over or credit all Loan proceeds hereunder in accordance
with
the request of the Borrowing Agent. The handling of this credit facility as
a
co-borrowing facility in the manner set forth in this Agreement is solely as
an
accommodation to the Borrowers and at their request. The Lender shall not incur
liability to any Borrower or any other Person as a result thereof. To induce
the
Lender to do so and in consideration thereof, each Borrower hereby indemnifies
the Lender and holds the Lender harmless from and against any and all
liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and claims of damage or injury asserted
against the Lender by any Person arising from or incurred by reason of the
handling of the financing arrangements of the Borrowers as provided herein,
reliance by the Lender on any request or instruction from the Borrowing Agent
or
any other action taken by the Lender with respect to this Section
2.8,
except
due to willful misconduct or gross (not mere) negligence of the
Lender.
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Section
2.9 Obligations
Joint and Several.
All
obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be joint and several. Each Borrower hereby agrees to make payment upon
the
maturity of the Obligations, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and such
obligation and liability on the part of each Borrower shall in no way be
impaired or otherwise affected by any act or omission of the Lender including,
without limitation any extension, renewal or forbearance granted by the Lender
to any Borrower, any failure of the Lender to pursue or preserve its rights
against any Borrower or the release by the Lender of any collateral now or
hereafter given as security for all or any part of such
obligations.
Section
2.10 Waiver
of Subrogation.
Subject
only to the provisions of Section
2.11
below,
each Borrower expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation, reimbursement,
indemnity, exoneration, contribution or any other claim which such Borrower
may
now or hereafter have against any other Borrower or any other person directly
or
contingently liable for the Obligations, or against or with respect to any
other
Borrower’s property (including, without limitation, any property which is
collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance
of
this Agreement, until repayment in full of the Obligations.
Section
2.11 Contribution
and Indemnification Among the Borrowers.
Each
Borrower is obligated to repay the Obligations as joint and several obligors
under this Agreement. To the extent that any Borrower shall, under this
Agreement as a joint and several obligor, repay any of the Obligations
constituting Loans made to another Borrower (an “Accommodation
Payment”),
then
the Borrower making such Accommodation Payment shall be entitled to contribution
and indemnification from, and be reimbursed by, each of the other Borrowers
in
an amount, for each of such other Borrowers, equal to a fraction of such
Accommodation Payment, the numerator of which fraction is such other Borrower’s
“Allocable Amount” (as defined below) and the denominator of which is the sum of
the Allocable Amounts of all of the Borrowers. As of any date of determination,
the “Allocable Amount” of each Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of
liability for Accommodation Payments which could be asserted against such
Borrower hereunder without (a) rendering such Borrower “insolvent” within the
meaning of Section
101(31)
of Title
11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” (as amended, the
“Bankruptcy
Code”),
Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (as amended, the “UFTA”),
or
Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act (as amended, the
“UFCA”),
(b)
leaving such Borrower with unreasonably small capital or assets, within the
meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 4 of the UFTA, or Section
4 of the UFCA, or (c) leaving such Borrower unable to pay its debts as they
become due within the meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, Section
4
of the UFTA, or Section 5 of the UFCA. All rights and claims of contribution,
indemnification and reimbursement under this Section
2.11
shall be
subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the
Obligations.
ARTICLE
III —
GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS; FEES AND EXPENSES
Section
3.1 Interest.
(a) Loans.
Borrowers shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Obligations
at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Rate and
(ii) the Contract Rate, payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar month and on the Termination Date.
(b) Default
Rate.
From
and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid principal amount
of
all Obligations shall, at the option of Lender, bear interest until paid in
full
(or, if earlier, until such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing
by
Lender) at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Rate and
(ii) the Default Rate, payable on demand.
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(c) Computation
of Interest.
The
interest rates provided for in Sections
3.1(a)
and
(b)
shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
elapsed;
Section
3.2 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) Origination
Fee.
In
consideration for Lender’s agreement to make the Loans in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and in order to compensate Lender in part for the costs
associated with the Loans, Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to
Lender on the date hereof an origination fee in the amount provided in
Section
3.2(a)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Such fee is in addition to the expenses that Borrowers have agreed to pay
elsewhere in this Agreement. Such fee shall in all respects be limited so that
interest on the Obligations is at all times less than interest calculated at
the
Maximum Rate.
(b) Monthly
Facility Fee.
In
consideration for Lender’s agreement to make the Loans in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and in order to compensate Lender in part for the costs
associated with the Loans, Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to
Lender a monthly facility fee for the period from the date hereof through the
Termination Date calculated as provided in Section
3.2(b)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Such facility fee shall be payable monthly in advance on the first day of each
calendar month until the Termination Date and on the Termination Date. Such
fee
is in addition to the expenses that Borrowers have agreed to pay elsewhere
in
this Agreement. Such fee shall in all respects be limited so that interest
on
the Obligations is at all times less than interest calculated at the Maximum
Rate.
(c) Unused
Line Fee.
Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to Lender an unused line fee for
the period from the date hereof through the Termination Date calculated as
provided in Section
3.2(c)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Such unused line fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of
each
calendar month until the Termination Date and on the Termination Date. The
parties hereto agree that such unused line fee, together with the other fees
assessed hereunder, constitutes reasonable consideration for Lender’s taking of
appropriate actions to be able to make available to Borrowers the amount of
the
Revolving Facility Limit for such period.
(d) Collateral
Monitoring Fee.
Lender
shall be entitled to charge Borrowers, and if so charged each Borrower jointly
and severally agrees to pay, a monthly collateral monitoring fee in the amount
provided in Section
3.2(d)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
The collateral monitoring fee for each calendar month shall be due and payable
on the first day of the next calendar month, and shall be prorated for any
partial calendar month until the Termination Date. Such fee shall in all
respects be limited so that interest on the Obligations is at all times less
than interest calculated at the Maximum Rate.
(e) Minimum
Usage Fee.
Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to Lender a minimum usage fee
for
the period from the date hereof through the Termination Date calculated as
provided in Section
3.2(e)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Such usage fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each
calendar month until the Termination Date and on the Termination Date. The
parties hereto agree that such usage fee, together with the other fees assessed
hereunder, constitutes reasonable consideration for Lenders taking appropriate
actions to be able to make available to Borrowers the Loans for such period.
(f) Early
Termination Fees; Prepayment Fees.
See
Section
3.4(b).
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(g) Expenses.
See
Section
11.2.
Section
3.3 Manner
of Payment.
(a) Timing.
Each
payment by a Borrower on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans
or
of any fee or other amount payable to Lender shall be made not later than 1:00
p.m. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, time) on the applicable due date (or if such
day
is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, provided
that
interest shall continue to accrue until such payment is made). All payments
shall be made to Lender at Lender’s Office, in Dollars, in immediately available
funds and shall be made without any setoff, counterclaim or deduction
whatsoever.
(b) Charging
Accounts.
Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender and each Affiliate of Lender
to
charge any account of such Borrower maintained with Lender or such Affiliate
with such amounts as may be necessary from time to time to pay any Obligations
which are not paid when due.
Section
3.4 Termination
of Agreement.
(a) Required
Payments.
On the
Termination Date and upon any early termination of this Agreement, each Borrower
jointly and severally agrees to pay to Lender (i) the principal of, and
accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans outstanding on such date,
(ii) all fees accrued and unpaid, (iii) any amounts payable to Lender
pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
and (iv) any and all other Obligations then outstanding.
(b) Early
Termination; Prepayment.
If
Borrowers terminate this Agreement or prepay the Term Loan prior to the
Termination Date, each Borrower acknowledges that such termination or prepayment
would result in the loss to Lender of the benefits of this Agreement and, as
a
result thereof, each Borrower jointly and severally agrees to pay to Lender
an
early termination fee or a prepayment fee (as applicable) in the amount provided
in Section
3.4(b)
of
Schedule A hereto.
Section
3.5 Evidence
of Indebtedness.
(a) At
the
request of Lender, the Loans shall be evidenced by one or more promissory
notes.
(b) Lender
shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan
extended hereunder and which Borrower was the recipient of such Loan,
(ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due and payable from Borrowers to Lender hereunder, and (iii) the amount of
any sum received by Lender hereunder from Borrowers.
(c) The
entries in the accounts maintained pursuant to subsection (b) above shall
be prima
facie
evidence
of the existence, amounts and recipients of the Obligations therein recorded,
provided,
however,
that
the failure of the Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall
not in any manner affect the joint and several obligation of each Borrower
to
repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
Section
3.6 Changes
in Capital Adequacy Regulations.
If
Lender determines the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained
by
Lender or any corporation controlling Lender is increased as a result of a
Change, then, within fifteen days of demand by Lender, each Borrower jointly
and
severally agrees to pay Lender the amount necessary to compensate for any
shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital which
Lender determines (in its commercially reasonable discretion) is attributable
to
this Agreement and any facility hereunder; provided,
however,
that
the Lender shall not demand a payment under this Section
3.6
relating
to any time period prior to 90 days before the date on which a demand is made
for payment pursuant to this Section. “Change”
means
(i) any change after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital
Guidelines (as defined below) or (ii) any adoption of or change in any
other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy,
guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of
law)
after the date of this Agreement which affects the amount of capital required
or
expected to be maintained by Lender or any corporation controlling Lender.
“Risk-Based
Capital Guidelines”
means
(i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the U.S. on the date of
this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding
capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the U.S.
implementing the July 1988 report of the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation
and Supervisory Practices Entitled “International Convergence of Capital
Measurements and Capital Standards,” including transition rules, and any
amendments to such regulations adopted prior to the date of this Agreement.
If
the Lender requests compensation under this Section
3.6
or
requires any Borrower to pay any additional amount to the Bank pursuant to
this
Section, then, upon the written request of such Borrower, the Lender shall
use
reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or
booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder
to
another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the commercially
reasonable judgment of the Lender, such designation or assignment (A) would
eliminate or materially reduce amounts payable pursuant to this Section in
the
future and (B) would not subject the Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense
and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to the Lender (as determined in
its
commercially reasonable discretion). Without limitation of the provisions of
Section
11.2,
the
Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by the Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.
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Section
3.7 Lender
Statements; Survival of Indemnity.
Lender
shall deliver a written statement to Borrowing Agent as to the amount due,
if
any, under Section
3.6.
Such
written statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon
which Lender determined such amount. Unless otherwise provided herein, the
amount specified in the written statement of Lender shall be jointly and
severally payable on demand by the Borrowers after receipt by Borrowing Agent
of
such written statement.
Section
3.8 Maximum
Interest.
If, at
any time, the rate of interest contracted for, and computed in the manner
provided, in this Agreement (“Applicable
Rate”),
together with all fees and charges as provided for herein or in any other Loan
Document (collectively, the “Charges”),
which
are treated as interest under applicable law, exceeds the maximum lawful rate
(the “Maximum
Rate”)
allowed under applicable law, it is agreed that such contracting for, charging
or receiving of such excess amount was an accidental and bona fide error and
the
provisions of this Section
3.8
will
govern and control. The rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all
Charges, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided,
however, that any subsequent reduction in the Base Rate shall not reduce the
Applicable Rate below the Maximum Rate until the total amount of interest earned
hereunder, together with all Charges, equals the total amount of interest which
would have accrued at the Applicable Rate if the Applicable Rate had at all
times been in effect. If any payment hereunder, for any reason, results in
the
Borrowers having paid interest in excess of that permitted by applicable law,
then all excess amounts theretofore collected by the Lender shall be credited
on
the principal balance of the Obligations (or, if all sums owing hereunder have
been paid in full, refunded to the Borrowers), and the amounts thereafter
collectible hereunder shall immediately be deemed reduced, without the necessity
of the execution of any new document, so as to comply with applicable law and
permit the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for hereunder.
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ARTICLE
IV —
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section
4.1 Conditions
Precedent.
Lender
shall not be obligated to make any Loan or advance hereunder (including the
first) until (i) it shall have received the documents and items listed in
Section
4.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto,
each duly executed and delivered in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
in its commercially reasonable discretion (it is understood and agreed that,
in
the case of the legal opinion delivered pursuant to Section
4.1(h)
of
Schedule
A
hereto,
such opinion shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C),
and
(ii) the requirements listed in Section
4.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto
have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of Lender, in its commercially
reasonable discretion.
Section
4.2 Conditions
to Subsequent Advances.
The
obligation of Lender to make any advance subsequent to the initial advance
is
subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) Conditions
to First Advance.
All of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section
4.1
have
been satisfied.
(b) Borrowing
Base Certificate.
Lender
shall have received from Borrowing Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate executed
by Borrowing Agent, prepared as of a date not more than five (5) Business Days
prior to the date of the requested advance.
(c) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Documents shall
be
true in all material respects with the same force and effect as though made
on
and as of such date.
(d) Defaults
and Events of Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(e) Adverse
Change.
No
Material Adverse Change (or event or condition that could reasonably be expected
to cause or have a Material Adverse Change) has occurred since the date of
the
Financial Statements.
(f) Legal
Restriction.
Such
advance or financial accommodation shall not be prohibited by any law or
regulation or any order of any court or governmental agency or authority.
(g) No
Repudiation.
No
Borrower shall have repudiated or made any anticipatory breach of any of its
obligations under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE
V — REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWERS
Section
5.1 Representations
and Warranties.
Each
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
(a) Organization;
Power; Qualification.
Each
Borrower is the type of entity identified in Section
5.1(a)
of
Schedule
A,
duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of
Organization and is authorized to do business in each state in which the nature
of its properties or its activities requires such authorization. The
jurisdictions in which each Borrower is qualified to do business as a foreign
entity are listed on Schedule
5.1(a).
Each
Borrower’s federal employer identification number and its organizational number
with the Secretary of State of the State of Organization (if issued) are as
set
forth in Section
5.1(a)
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
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(b) Authorization;
Enforceability.
Each
Borrower has the power and authority to, and is duly authorized to, execute
and
deliver the Loan Documents to be executed by such Borrower. All of the Loan
Documents to which a particular Borrower is a party, constitute the legal,
valid
and binding obligations of such Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of general
application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally.
(c) Subsidiaries;
Ownership.
Except
as shown on Schedule
5.1(c),
no
Borrower has any subsidiaries. The outstanding capital stock or membership
interests of each Borrower have been duly and validly issued and are fully
paid
and nonassessable, and the significant shareholders/members of each Borrower,
and the of the amount of shares of capital stock or membership interests, as
applicable, held by such significant shareholders/members, in each case as
of
the date of this Agreement, are set forth on Schedule
5.1(c).
(d) Conflicts.
Neither
the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, nor consummation of any of
the
transactions therein contemplated nor compliance with the terms and provisions
thereof, will contravene any provision of law or any judgment, decree, license,
order or permit applicable to any Borrower or will conflict with, or will result
in any breach of, any agreement to which any Borrower is a party or by which
any
Borrower may be bound or subject, or violate any provision of the organizational
documents of any Borrower.
(e) Consents,
Governmental Approvals, Etc.
No
governmental approval nor any consent or approval of any third Person (other
than those which have been obtained prior to the date hereof) is required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by any Borrower of
the
Loan Documents. Each Borrower is in compliance with all applicable governmental
approvals and all applicable laws.
(f) Business.
Each
Borrower is engaged principally in that business described in Section
5.1(b) of
Schedule
A
hereto.
(g) Title;
Liens.
Except
for items described in Schedule
5.1(g)
and for
Permitted Liens, all of the properties and assets of each Borrower are free
and
clear of all Liens, and such Borrower has good and marketable title to such
properties and assets. Each Lien granted, or intended to be granted, to Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents is a valid, enforceable, perfected, first
priority Lien and security interest.
(h) Indebtedness
and Guaranties.
With
respect to each Borrower, set forth on Schedule
5.1(h)
is a
complete and correct listing of all of such Borrower’s (i) Indebtedness for
Money Borrowed, and (ii) guaranties and other contingent
obligations.
(i) Suits,
Actions, Etc.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.1(i),
no
litigation,
arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry is pending or,
to
the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened against any Borrower
or that
could affect any of the Collateral.
(j) Tax
Returns and Payments.
All tax
returns required to be filed by any Borrower in any jurisdiction have been
filed
and all taxes (including property taxes) have been paid prior to the time that
such taxes could give rise to a lien therefor.
(k) Financial
Condition.
Borrowers have delivered to Lender copies of the Financial Statements. The
Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of Borrowers as
of
their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
(except,
with respect to the unaudited statements, for the presentation of footnotes
and
for applicable normal year-end audit adjustments).
There
is no Indebtedness of any Borrower which is not reflected in the Financial
Statements, and no event or circumstance has occurred since the date of the
Financial Statements which has had or could have or result in a Material Adverse
Change.
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(l) ERISA.
Neither
any Borrower nor any Related Company maintains or contributes to any Benefit
Plan other than those listed on Schedule
5.1(l).
Further, (i) no Reportable Event (as defined in ERISA) has occurred and is
continuing with respect to any Benefit Plan, and (ii) the PBGC has not
instituted proceedings to terminate any Benefit Plan. Each Borrower and each
Related Company has satisfied the minimum funding standards under ERISA with
respect to its Benefit Plans and is in compliance in all material respects
with
the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, and has not incurred
any liability to the PBGC or a Benefit Plan under Title IV of ERISA other than
a
liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.
(m) Compliance;
Defaults.
Each
Borrower is in material compliance with all applicable statutes and governmental
rules and regulations (including, without limitation, all statutes and
regulations governing or otherwise relating to the production, manufacture,
storage, sale, distribution and/or other handling of beer or other intoxicating
beverages that apply to such Borrower by virtue of the nature of its business).
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(n) Borrowing
Base Reports.
All
accounts and inventory included in any Borrowing Base Certificate constitute
Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, as appropriate, except as disclosed
in
such Borrowing Base Certificate.
(o) Location
of Tangible Collateral.
Set
forth on Schedule
5.1(o)
is
(i) the location and address where all inventory and other tangible
Collateral is located, and (ii) if the facility is leased or is a third
party warehouse or processor location, the name of the landlord or such third
party warehouseman or processor.
(p) Place
of Business.
The
place of business of each Borrower (or, if a Borrower has more than one place
of
business, its chief executive office) is at the address or addresses set forth
on Schedule
5.1(p)
and the
books and records relating to the accounts are located at the address or
addresses set forth on Schedule
5.1(p).
(q) Corporate
and Fictitious Names; Trade Names.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.1(q),
no
Borrower has, during the preceding five (5) years, (i) been known as or used
any
other corporate, fictitious or trade names (excluding trade names used solely
in
relation to the Borrowers’ contract and licensed brewing operations), (ii) been
the surviving corporation of a merger or consolidation, or (iii) acquired all
or
substantially all of the assets of any Person.
(r) Intellectual
Property.
Each
Borrower owns or possesses all Intellectual Property required to conduct its
business as now and presently planned to be conducted without, to its knowledge,
conflict with the rights of others, and Schedule
10.6
lists
all Intellectual Property owned by any Borrower.
(s) Payroll
Taxes.
Each
Borrower has made all payroll tax deposits for all of its employees on or before
the date when due.
(t) Other
Taxes.
Each
Borrower has filed all federal, state and local tax returns required to be
filed
and has paid or made provision for the payment of all taxes due and payable
pursuant to such returns and pursuant to any assessments made against it or
any
of its property and all other taxes, fees and other charges imposed on it or
any
of its property by any governmental authority (other than taxes, fees or charges
the amount or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with
GAAP have been provided on the books of the applicable Borrower). No tax Liens
have been filed and no material claims are being asserted with respect to any
such taxes, fees or charges. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books
of
the Borrowers in respect of taxes and other governmental charges are adequate.
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(u) Solvency.
Each
Borrower is Solvent. No transfer of property is being made by any Borrower
and
no obligation is being incurred by any Borrower in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with
the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of such
Borrower.
(v) Inventory;
PACA and Agricultural Lien Matters.
Except
for Liens arising in favor of warehousemen that are party to a warehouse or
bailee letter in favor of the Lender, no processing, packaging or other work
is
performed by any Person with respect to inventory of any Borrower giving rise
to
a Lien in favor of such Person for amounts due for the processing, packaging
or
other work performed. No Borrower has received written notice from any unpaid
seller, supplier, cooperative or agent of such Person’s intent to preserve the
benefits of the trust created under PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute, nor
has any action been commenced by (i) any beneficiary of the trust created under
PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute to enforce payment from such trust, or
(ii) U.S. Department of Agriculture or other governmental body or regulatory
authority against any Borrower to enforce payment from the trust created under
PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute. No Borrower has received (a) any direct
notice from any secured party claiming a security interest or agricultural
lien
in any “farm products” (as defined in the UCC) purchased by such Borrower, or
(b) any notice from any eligible claimant or other Person entitled to protection
or otherwise afforded rights under an Agricultural Lien Statute, nor is any
Borrower aware of any noncompliance with the Food Security Act or any
Agricultural Lien Statute on the part of any Person from whom such Borrower
has
purchased Inventory. Neither Borrower is a “Dealer” as defined in Article 20 of
the New York Agriculture and Markets Law, and, as such, neither Borrower
maintains a license as a Dealer under such statute. Neither Borrower is a
“Processor” as defined in Section 55407 of Food and Agricultural Code of
California.
Section
5.2 Survival
of Representations.
All
representations and warranties by Borrowers (or any of them) herein shall be
deemed to have been made on the date hereof and the date of each advance of
a
Loan.
ARTICLE
VI — SECURITY
INTEREST AND COLLATERAL COVENANTS
Section
6.1 Security
Interest.
To
secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, each Borrower hereby
mortgages, pledges and assigns to Lender all of the Collateral and grants to
Lender a continuing security interest and Lien in and upon all of the
Collateral.
Section
6.2 Collection
of Accounts.
(a) If
any
Borrower receives any monies, checks, notes, drafts, and other payments relating
to or constituting proceeds of accounts or of any other Collateral, such
Borrower shall immediately deposit such items in kind in a Blocked Account,
fully-endorsed. Each Borrower shall advise each Account Debtor that remits
amounts payable on the accounts, and any other Person that remits amounts to
such Borrower in respect of any of the Collateral, by wire transfer or ACH
to
make such remittances directly to a Blocked Account.
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(b) Each
Borrower shall enter into a Lockbox agreement and shall cause all moneys,
checks, notes, drafts and other payments relating to or constituting proceeds
of
accounts, or of any other Collateral, to be forwarded to a Lockbox for deposit
in a Blocked Account in accordance with the procedures set out in the
corresponding Blocked Account Agreement. In particular, each Borrower will
(i) advise each Account Debtor to address to a Lockbox specified by Lender
all remittances with respect to amounts payable on all accounts, and
(ii) stamp all invoices relating to any such amounts with a legend
satisfactory to Lender indicating that payment is to be made to such Borrower
via such specified Lockbox.
(c) Borrowers
and Lender shall cause all collected balances in each Blocked Account to be
transmitted daily to the Lender by wire transfer or depository transfer check
or
Automated Clearing House transfer in accordance with the procedures set forth
in
the corresponding Blocked Account Agreement.
(d) Amounts
transmitted to the Lender pursuant to subsection (c) above shall be credited
to
the payment of the Obligations three (3) Business Days after the date of actual
receipt of such amounts by the Lender. The delay in applying funds received
by
the Lender to the Obligations shall in all respects be limited so that interest
on the Obligations is at all times less than interest calculated at the Maximum
Rate.
(e) Any
payments which are received by any Borrower (including any payment evidenced
by
a promissory note or other instrument) shall be held in trust for Lender and
shall be (i) deposited in the Blocked Account, or (ii) delivered to Lender,
as
promptly as possible in the exact form received, together with any necessary
endorsements.
Section
6.3 Verification
and Notification.
Lender
shall have the right at any time at Borrowers’ expense and in its own name, any
Borrower’s name, or an assumed name (a) to verify the validity, amount or
any other matter relating to any accounts, and (b) to notify Account
Debtors to make payment of all amounts directly to Lender and enforce collection
of any such accounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment
thereof, in the same manner as the applicable Borrower.
Section
6.4 Disputes,
Returns and Adjustments.
(a) Each
Borrower shall provide Lender with prompt written notice of amounts in excess
of
$25,000 that are in dispute between any Account Debtor and such
Borrower.
(b) Each
Borrower shall notify Lender promptly of all returns and credits in respect
of
any account, which notice shall specify the accounts affected and be included
in
the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Lender in accordance with
Section
8.3(d).
Each
Borrower shall notify Lender promptly of any pending return or credit in excess
of $15,000 and shall specify the account affected, the related Account Debtor
and the goods to be returned.
(c) Each
Borrower may, in the ordinary course of business and prior to a Default or
an
Event of Default, grant any extension of time for payment of any account or
compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full amount thereof
or
release wholly or partly any Person liable for the payment thereof or allow
any
credit or discount whatsoever thereon, provided
that (i)
such Borrower shall not have taken any such action that results in the reduction
of more than ten percent (10%) of the amount payable with respect to any account
or of more than ten percent (10%) of the amount payable with respect to all
accounts of such Borrower in any fiscal year, and (ii) such Borrower shall
promptly notify Lender (but not less often than ten (10) days after the end
of
each month) of the amount of such adjustments and the account(s) affected
thereby.
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Section
6.5 Invoices.
Upon
request, each Borrower shall deliver to Lender copies of customers’ invoices or
the equivalent, original shipping and delivery receipts or other proof of
delivery, customers’ statements, the original copy of all documents, including,
without limitation, repayment histories and present status reports, relating
to
accounts and such other documents and information relating to the accounts
as
Lender shall specify.
Section
6.6 Ownership;
Defense of Title.
(a) Each
Borrower shall defend its title in and to the Collateral and shall defend the
security interest of Lender in the Collateral against the claims and demands
of
all Persons.
(b) Each
Borrower shall (i) protect and preserve all properties material to its business,
including Intellectual Property, and maintain all tangible property in good
and
workable condition in all material respects, with reasonable allowance for
wear
and tear, and (ii) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and
appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements, and additions to such properties
necessary for the conduct of its business.
Section
6.7 Location
of Offices and Collateral; Organizational Information.
No
Borrower shall change the location of its place of business (or, if it has
more
than one place of business, its chief executive office) or the place where
it
keeps its books and records relating to the Collateral or change its name,
identity, corporate structure or jurisdiction of organization without giving
Lender at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof (provided,
however, that such Borrower may change its corporate structure or jurisdiction
of organization with less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender
if Lender consents in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld). All inventory, other than inventory in transit to any such location,
shall at all times be kept by the applicable Borrower at one or more of the
locations set forth in Schedule
5.1(o).
Section
6.8 Records
Relating to Collateral.
(a) Each
Borrower shall at all times keep and maintain (i) complete and accurate records
of inventory on a basis consistent with past practices of such Borrower,
itemizing and describing the kind, type and quantity of inventory and such
Borrower’s cost therefor and a current price list for such inventory, (ii)
complete and accurate records of all other Collateral, (iii) a list of all
customers of such Borrower with names, addresses and phone numbers, (iv) a
list
of all distributors for each product line included in such Borrower’s inventory,
(v) a current customer open order report against current inventory, and (vi)
a
current list of all salesmen and employees of such Borrower. Data bases
containing the foregoing shall at all times be accessible and available to
Lender.
(b) Each
Borrower will conduct a physical count of all inventory, wherever located,
at
least annually and make adjustments to its books and records to reflect the
findings of such count and such adjustments shall be immediately reported to
Lender.
Section
6.9 Inspection.
Lender
(by any of its officers, employees, or agents) shall have the right at any
time
or times to (a) visit the properties of each Borrower, inspect the Collateral
and the other assets of each Borrower and inspect and make extracts from the
books and records of each Borrower, all during customary business hours, (b)
discuss each Borrower’s business, financial condition, results of operations and
business prospects with such Borrower’s (i) principal officers, (ii) independent
accountants and other professionals providing services to such Borrower, and
(iii) any other Person (except that any such discussion with any third parties
shall be conducted only in accordance with Lender’s standard operating
procedures relating to the maintenance of confidentiality of confidential
information of such Borrower), (c) verify the amount, quantity, value, and
condition of, or any other matter relating to, any of the Collateral and in
this
connection review, audit and make extracts from all records and files related
to
any of the Collateral, and (d) access and copy the records, lists, reports
and
data bases referred to in Section
6.8;
provided,
however,
that so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender
agrees to provide at least three (3) business days prior notice to Borrowers
before exercising any of its inspection or visitation rights under this Section.
Each Borrower will deliver to the Lender upon request any instrument necessary
to authorize an independent accountant or other professional to have discussions
of the type outlined above with the Lender or for the Lender to obtain records
from any service bureau maintaining records on behalf of such
Borrower.
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Section
6.10 Maintenance.
Each
Borrower shall maintain all equipment of such Borrower in good and working
order
and condition, reasonable wear and tear accepted.
Section
6.11 Power
of Attorney.
Each
Borrower hereby appoints Lender as its attorney, with power (a) to endorse
the
name of such Borrower on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders, drafts
or
other forms of payment or security that may come into Lender’s possession, and
(b) to sign the name of such Borrower on any invoice or xxxx of lading relating
to any accounts, inventory or other Collateral. Each Borrower also authorizes
Lender to file financing statements, without such Borrower’s signature, covering
part or all of the Collateral in such jurisdictions as Lender shall determine
to
be advisable.
ARTICLE
VII —
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So
long
as this Agreement shall be in effect or any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding, each Borrower covenants and agrees as follows:
Section
7.1 Preservation
of Corporate Existence and Similar Matters.
Each
Borrower shall preserve and maintain its existence as a corporation or limited
liability company, as the case may be, and qualify and remain qualified as
a
foreign entity authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such
qualification or authorization.
Section
7.2 Compliance
with Applicable Law.
Each
Borrower shall comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation,
PACA, the Food Security Act, any applicable Agricultural Lien Statute, and
any
applicable statute, regulation or ordinance governing or otherwise relating
to
(a) ecology, human health or the environment, or (b) the production,
manufacture, storage, sale, distribution and/or other handling of beer or other
intoxicating beverages).
Section
7.3 Conduct
of Business.
Each
Borrower shall engage only in substantially the same businesses conducted by
such Borrower on the date hereof.
Section
7.4 Payment
of Taxes and Claims.
Each
Borrower shall pay or discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges imposed upon it or its properties and (b) all lawful
claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Borrower,
except that this Section
7.4 shall
not
require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy
or
claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for
which adequate reserves have been established on the appropriate books of such
Borrower.
Section
7.5 Accounting
Methods and Financial Records.
Each
Borrower shall maintain a system of accounting, and keep such books, records
and
accounts (which shall be true and complete), as may be required or as may be
necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied.
Section
7.6 Use
of
Proceeds.
Each
Borrower shall (a) use the proceeds of the Loans for the repayment of its
outstanding bank debt and for working capital and general business purposes,
and
(b) not use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or
retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System) or for any other purpose which would violate Regulation U or
Regulation T or X of such Board of Governors or for any other purpose prohibited
by law or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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Section
7.7 Hazardous
Waste and Substances; Environmental Requirements.
Each
Borrower shall comply with all occupational health and safety laws and
Environmental Laws.
Section
7.8 Accuracy
of Information.
All
written information, reports, statements and other papers and data furnished
to
Lender shall be, at the time the same is so furnished, complete and correct
in
all material respects.
Section
7.9 Revisions
or Updates to Schedules.
Should
any of the information or disclosures provided on any of the Schedules attached
hereto become outdated or incorrect in any material respect, Borrowers shall
provide promptly to Lender such revisions or updates to such Schedule(s) as
may
be necessary or appropriate to update or correct and update such Schedule(s).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery to Lender of a revised or updated
schedule shall not constitute a waiver of, or consent to, any Default or Event
of Default arising as a result of any erroneous or incorrect information
provided in any Schedule previously delivered to Lender.
Section
7.10 ERISA.
Each
Borrower shall provide to Lender, as soon as possible and in any event within
30
days after the date that (a) any Termination Event with respect to a Benefit
Plan of such Borrower has occurred or will occur, (b) the aggregate present
value of the Unfunded Vested Liabilities under all Benefit Plans of such
Borrower has increased to an amount in excess of $0, or (c) such Borrower is
in
“default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments
to a Multiemployer Plan required by reason of its complete or partial withdrawal
(as described in Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA) from such Multiemployer Plan,
a
certificate of the president or the chief financial officer of such Borrower
setting forth the details of such of the events described in clauses
(a)
through
(c)
as
applicable and the action which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto
and, simultaneously with the filing thereof, copies of any notice or filing
which may be required by the PBGC or other agency of the United States
government with respect to such of the events described in clauses
(a)
through
(c)
as
applicable.
Section
7.11 Insurance.
Each
Borrower shall keep or cause to be kept adequately insured by financially sound
and reputable insurers all of its property usually insured by Persons engaged
in
the same or similar businesses. Without limiting the foregoing, each Borrower
shall insure the Collateral of such Borrower against loss or damage by fire,
theft, burglary, pilferage, loss in transit, business interruption, and such
other hazards as usual and customary in such Borrower’s industry or as Lender
may specify in amounts and under policies by insurers acceptable to Lender,
and
all premiums thereon shall be paid by such Borrower and copies of the policies
delivered to Lender. If any Borrower fails to do so, Lender may procure such
insurance and charge the cost to such Borrower’s account. Each policy of
insurance covering the Collateral shall provide that at least ten (10) days
prior written notice of cancellation or notice of lapse must be given to Lender
by the insurer. All insurance policies required under this Section
7.11
shall
name Lender as an additional named insured and as a loss payee. Any proceeds
of
insurance referred to in this Section
7.11
which
are paid to Lender shall be, at the option of Lender in its commercially
reasonable discretion, either (i) applied to rebuild, restore or replace the
damaged or destroyed property, or (ii) applied to the payment of the Obligations
(or, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to
the
prepayment of the Obligations).
Section
7.12 Payroll
Taxes.
Each
Borrower shall at all times make all payroll tax deposits for all of its
employees on or before the date when due.
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Section
7.13 Notice
of Certain Matters.
Each
Borrower shall provide to Lender prompt notice of (a) the commencement, to
the
extent such Borrower is aware of the same, of all actions and proceedings in
any
court against any Borrower or any of the Collateral, (b) any amendment of any
of
the organizational documents of any Borrower, including but not limited to
articles of incorporation or bylaws, (c) any change in the business, financial
condition, results of operations or business prospects of any Borrower and
any
change in the executive officers of any Borrower (including, without limitation,
if either (x) Xxxxxxx Xxxxx shall for any reason cease to hold the office of
President and Chief Executive Officer of Mendocino Brewing, or (y) X. Xxxxxxxxx
shall for any reason cease to hold the office of Chief Financial Officer of
Mendocino Brewing), and (d) any (i) Default or Event of Default, or (ii) event
that would constitute a default or event of default by any Borrower under any
Material Agreement (other than this Agreement) to which such Borrower is a
party. In addition, each Borrower will promptly notify Bank in writing upon
receiving from any unpaid seller, supplier or agent any written notice of intent
to preserve the benefits of the trust created under PACA or any Agricultural
Lien Statute, the commencement of any action by any beneficiary of the trust
created under PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute to enforce payment from
such
trust, or any action commenced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any
governmental body or regulatory authority against Borrower to enforce payment
from the trust created under PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute. In addition,
each Borrower will promptly notify Lender in writing (a) upon receiving any
direct notice from any secured party claiming a security interest or
agricultural lien in any “farm products” (as defined in the UCC) purchased by
such Borrower, (b) upon receiving any notice from any eligible claimant or
other
Person entitled to protection under an Agricultural Lien Statute, (c) upon
learning that any Person from whom such Borrower has purchased Inventory has
failed to comply with the Food Security Act or any Agricultural Lien Statute,
and (d) upon receiving any written notice or other written communication from
any licensing authority under any Agricultural Lien Statute. In addition, so
long as any of UBH, UBA or Inversiones remain significant shareholders, directly
or indirectly, of Mendocino Brewing, Mendocino Brewing agrees that it will
promptly notify Lender in writing upon learning of the occurrence of any of
the
following events or circumstances:
(A) UBH,
UBA
or Inversiones shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, intervenor or liquidator of such Person or of all or a
substantial part of such Person’s assets, (ii) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, (iii) admit in writing that such Person is unable to pay its debts
as they become due, (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(v) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with
creditors or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,
or
(vii) take corporate, company or partnership action for the purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing; or
(B) An
involuntary petition or complaint shall be filed against UBH, UBA or Inversiones
seeking bankruptcy or reorganization of such Person or the appointment of a
receiver, custodian, trustee, intervenor or liquidator of such Person, or of
all
or substantially all of such Person’s assets; or an order, order for relief,
judgment or decree shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction
or
other competent authority approving a petition or complaint seeking
reorganization of such Person or appointing an intervenor or liquidator of
such
Person, or of all or substantially all of such Person’s assets.
Section
7.14 Additional
Affirmative Covenants.
The
covenants set forth in Section
7.14
of
Schedule
A
hereto
are incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE
VIII —
FINANCIAL AND COLLATERAL REPORTING
So
long
as this Agreement shall be in effect or any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding, each Borrower covenants and agrees as follows:
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Section
8.1 Financial
Statements.
(a) Audited
Year-End Statements.
As soon
as available, but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the end of each fiscal year of Borrowers, Borrowers shall furnish to
Lender copies of the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of
Mendocino Brewing and its subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and
the
related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income,
shareholders’ equity and cash flow for such fiscal year, in each case setting
forth in comparative form the figures for the previous year of Mendocino Brewing
and its subsidiaries, together with an unqualified audit report certified by
independent certified public accountants selected by Borrowers and acceptable
to
Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion; provided that consolidating
statements need not be certified by such accountants. In addition, on or before
such date, Borrowers shall provide Lender with copies of all management reports
received from their certified public accountants.
(b) Monthly
Financial Statements.
As soon
as available, but in any event within twenty (20) days after the end of each
month, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender copies of the unaudited consolidated
and consolidating balance sheet of Mendocino Brewing and its U.S. subsidiaries
as of the end of such month and the related unaudited consolidated and
consolidating income statement and statement of cash flow of Mendocino Brewing
and its U.S. subsidiaries for such month and for the portion of the fiscal
year
of Borrowers through such month, certified by the chief financial officer of
Mendocino Brewing as presenting fairly the financial condition and results
of
operations of Mendocino Brewing and its subsidiaries as of the date thereof
and
for the periods ended on such date, subject to normal year-end
adjustments.
(c) Projected
Financial Statements.
At
least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the end of each
fiscal year of Borrowers, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender forecasted financial
statements, prepared by Borrowers’ management, consisting of consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets, cash flow statements and income statements of
Mendocino Brewing and its U.S. subsidiaries, reflecting projected borrowing
hereunder and setting forth the assumptions on which such forecasted financial
statements were prepared, covering the one-year period until the next fiscal
year end.
All
such
financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects
and
all such financial statements referred to in clauses
(a)
and
(b)
shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, with respect to interim financial
statements, for the omission of footnotes) applied consistently throughout
the
periods reflected therein. Further, all such financial statements shall be
in a
form acceptable to Lender. It is expressly understood and agreed that, if the
financial statements referred to in clauses
(a)
and
(b)
above
combine and consolidate the financial condition and results of operation of
the
Borrowers with those of any other Person, or if such financial statements do
not
combine and consolidate the financial condition and results of operation of
the
Borrowers, then the Borrowers, in addition to such financial statements referred
to above, shall deliver to the Lender with such financial statements a separate
set of financial statements for the same periods (and, in the case of the
financial statements referred to in clause
(a),
prepared by the same independent certified public accountants) which combine
and
consolidate solely the financial condition and results of operation of the
Borrowers.
Section
8.2 Compliance
Certificate.
Together with each delivery of financial statements required by Sections
8.1(a)
and
(b),
Borrowers shall furnish to Lender a certificate of each Borrower’s president or
chief financial officer in the form of Exhibit
B.
Section
8.3 Collateral
Information and Reports.
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(a) Schedules
of Accounts.
Within
twenty (20) days after the end of each month, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender
a Schedule of Accounts listing all accounts of each Borrower as of the last
Business Day of such month setting forth (i) the name of each Account
Debtor together with account balances detailed by invoice number, amount (and
any applicable rebate or discount), invoice date and terms, (ii) aging of
all accounts setting forth accounts thirty (30) days past the invoice date
or
less, accounts over thirty (30) days past the invoice date but less than
sixty-one (61) days past the invoice date, accounts over sixty (60) days past
the invoice date but less than ninety-one (91) days past the invoice date,
accounts over ninety (90) days past the invoice date and less than one hundred
twenty-one (121) days past the invoice date and accounts over one hundred twenty
(120) days past the invoice date, and (iii) a reconciliation of the
Schedule of Accounts to the Borrowing Base Certificate as of the most recent
month end and to each Borrower’s general ledger as of such month
end.
(b) Schedules
of Accounts Payable.
Within
twenty (20) days after the end of each month, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender
a schedule of accounts payable of each Borrower as of the last Business Day
of
such month setting forth (i) a detailed aged trial balance of all of each
Borrower’s then existing accounts payable, specifying the name of and the
balance due to each creditor and (ii) a reconciliation to the schedule of
accounts payable to each Borrower’s general ledger as of such month end.
Together with the above-described accounts payable agings, each Borrower shall
deliver to the Lender (i) a listing of all Grower Payables (if any) of such
Borrower, certified as true and complete by a duly authorized officer of such
Borrower, which listing may be relied upon by the Lender in determining the
Grower Payables Reserve, and (b) a listing of all PACA Payables (if any) of
such
Borrower, certified as true and complete by a duly authorized officer of such
Borrower, which listing may be relied upon by Bank in determining the PACA
Reserve.
(c) Schedule
of Inventory.
Within
twenty (20) days after the end of each month, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender
(i) (A) a Schedule of Inventory, based upon each Borrower’s perpetual
inventory, as of the last Business Day of such month, itemizing and describing
the kind, type, quantity and location of all inventory of each Borrower and
the
cost thereof with a summary of inventory by category, and (B) a detailed
statement of all inventory that is not located on the premises described on
Schedule
5.1(o),
in each
case in form and substance acceptable to Lender, and (ii) a reconciliation
of the Schedule of Inventory to the Borrowing Base Certificate as of the most
recent month end and to each Borrower’s general ledger as of such month
end.
(d) Borrowing
Base Certificate.
Not
less often than weekly, Borrowers shall furnish to Lender a Borrowing Base
Certificate prepared as of the close of business on the last Business Day of
such week, along with supporting documentation, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender (including but not limited to information on sales,
credits, collections and adjustments).
(e) Certification.
Each of
the schedules and certificates delivered to Lender by Borrowers pursuant to
this
Section
8.3
shall be
in a form acceptable to Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion and
shall be signed and certified by the president, chief financial officer or
treasurer of each Borrower to be true, correct and complete as of the date
indicated thereon. In the event any of such schedules or certificates are
delivered electronically or without signature, such schedules and/or
certificates shall, by virtue of their delivery, be deemed to have been signed
and certified by the president of each Borrower to be true, correct and complete
as of the date indicated thereon.
(f) Other
Information.
Lender
may, in its commercially reasonable discretion, from time to time require
Borrowers to deliver the schedules and certificates described in Section
8.3
more or
less often and on different schedules than specified in such Section. Borrowers
shall also furnish to Lender such other additional information as Lender may
from time to time request in its commercially reasonable
discretion.
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ARTICLE
IX —
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So
long
as this Agreement shall be in effect or any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding, each Borrower covenants and agrees as follows:
Section
9.1 Financial
Covenants.
Refer
to Section
9.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto.
Section
9.2 Prohibited
Distributions and Payments, Etc.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Prohibited
Distribution or Prohibited Payment without the prior written consent of Lender,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided,
that so
long as (i) a Borrower is a limited liability company and has elected to be
taxed as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes or has a valid election
to be taxed as an “S corporation” for Federal income tax purposes and (ii) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom, such
Borrower may pay dividends or make distributions to its shareholders or members
(as applicable) in an aggregate amount not greater than the amount necessary
for
such shareholders or members to pay their actual state and United States federal
income tax liabilities in respect of taxable income earned by such
Borrower.
Section
9.3 Indebtedness.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.1(h),
no
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, create, assume, or otherwise become
or
remain obligated in respect of, or permit or suffer to exist or to be created,
assumed or incurred or to be outstanding, any Indebtedness, except for Permitted
Indebtedness. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrowers
specifically covenant and agree that they will not, directly or indirectly,
create, assume or otherwise become or remain obligated in respect of, or permit
or suffer to exist or to be created, assumed or incurred or to be outstanding,
any Indebtedness owed to any subsidiary or other Affiliate of any Borrower,
other than Indebtedness that is expressly contemplated by and subject to a
Subordination Agreement (in form and substance acceptable to the Lender in
its
commercially reasonable discretion) executed by the holder(s) of such
Indebtedness in favor of the Lender.
Section
9.4 Liens.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit or suffer
to
exist or to be created or assumed any Lien on any of the property or assets
of
such Borrower, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, except for
Permitted Liens or the liens identified on Schedule
5.1(g).
Section
9.5 Loans.
No
Borrower shall make any loans or advances to or for the benefit of any officer,
director, manager, shareholder, member, or partner of any Borrower except
advances for routine expense allowances in the ordinary course of business.
No
Borrower shall make or suffer to exist any loans or advances to or for the
benefit of any subsidiary of other Affiliate of any Borrower. No Borrower shall
make any payment on any obligation owing to any officer, director, manager,
shareholder, member, partner or Affiliate of any Borrower, except payments
of
salary and payments to the holder of any Subordinated Indebtedness, if any,
in
accordance with the terms of the subordination agreement among such subordinated
creditor, such Borrower, and Lender.
Section
9.6 Merger,
Consolidation, Sale of Assets, Acquisitions.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate with any other
Person or sell, lease or transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets to any
Person (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business) or
acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or the assets
constituting the business or a division or operating unit of any
Person.
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Section
9.7 Transactions
with Affiliates.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, effect any transaction with any
Affiliate on a basis less favorable to such Borrower than would be the case
if
such transaction had been effected with a Person not an Affiliate, provided
that no
Borrower shall enter into any lease with any Affiliate.
Section
9.8 Licensure.
No
Borrower is required to maintain a license, and no Borrower maintains a license,
under either PACA or any Agricultural Lien Statute.
Section
9.9 Warehouse
Receipts.
Each
Borrower represents that it does not issue, and covenants that it will not
issue, any negotiable warehouse receipts, nonnegotiable warehouse receipts,
scale weight tickets or load slips, or any other evidence of ownership or
document of title, covering any hops, malt or other grain products or
derivatives, whether located at a facility owned or leased by a Borrower or
otherwise, that are or were included within such Borrower’s inventory.
Section
9.10 Guaranties.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, either (a) endorse, guarantee,
contingently agree to purchase or to provide funds for the payment of, or
otherwise become contingently liable upon, any obligation of any other Person,
except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection
(or similar transactions) in the ordinary course of business, or (b) agree
to
maintain the net worth or working capital of, or provide funds to satisfy any
other financial test applicable to, any other Person.
Section
9.11 Operating
Leases.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, suffer to exist or enter into any lease
other than a Capitalized Lease which would cause the annual payment obligations
of such Borrower under all leases (other than Capitalized Leases and the real
property leases described on Schedule
9.11
attached
hereto) to exceed $50,000 in
the
aggregate.
Section
9.12 Benefit
Plans.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, permit, or take any action which would
cause, the Unfunded Vested Liabilities under all Benefit Plans of such Borrower
to exceed $0.
Section
9.13 Sales
and Leasebacks.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any
Person providing for the leasing from such Person of real or personal property
which has been or is to be sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, by
such
Borrower to such Person.
Section
9.14 Investments.
No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment without
the prior written consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided,
however,
each
Borrower may make Permitted Investments.
Section
9.15 Amendments.
No
Borrower shall amend or modify, or permit any amendment or modification to,
whether orally, in writing, or otherwise, any agreement evidencing or relating
to Subordinated Indebtedness that would affect the validity or enforceability
of
the subordination agreement referred to in Section
4.11(q)
of
Schedule
A
hereto,
without the prior written consent of the Lender.
Section
9.16 USA
Patriot Act.
No
Borrower shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation,
or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office
of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lender from making
any
advance or extension of credit to such Borrower or from otherwise conducting
business with such Borrower or (b) fail to provide documentary and other
evidence of such Borrower’s or its officers’ or managers’ identities as may be
requested by Lender at any time to enable Lender to verify such Borrower’s
identity or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without
limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 X.X.X.
§0000.
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Section
9.17 Additional
Negative Covenants.
The
covenants set forth in Section
9.16
of
Schedule
A
hereto
are incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE
X —
DEFAULT
Section
10.1 Events
of Default.
Each of
the following events shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) The
failure or refusal of any Borrower to make any payment of the Obligations when
due;
(b) The
failure of any Borrower to perform properly any covenant in this Agreement
or in
any of the other Loan Documents;
(c) The
occurrence of any default or event of default under any of the other Loan
Documents;
(d) Any
representation or warranty contained herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents is false or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed
made;
(e) Any
Borrower shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, intervenor or liquidator of such Borrower or of all or
a
substantial part of such Borrower’s assets, (ii) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, (iii) admit in writing that such Borrower is unable to pay its
debts
as they become due, (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(v) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with
creditors or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,
or
(vii) take corporate, company or partnership action for the purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing;
(f) With
respect to any Borrower, either (i) an involuntary petition or complaint
shall be filed against such Borrower seeking bankruptcy or reorganization of
such Borrower or the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, intervenor
or liquidator of such Borrower, or of all or substantially all of such
Borrower’s assets or (ii) an order, order for relief, judgment or decree
shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent
authority approving a petition or complaint seeking reorganization of such
Borrower or appointing an intervenor or liquidator of such Borrower, or of
all
or substantially all of such Borrower’s assets; or (iii) such Borrower shall
become subject to a proceeding ancillary commenced in connection with any
insolvency proceeding involving UBI, UBSN or any other foreign Affiliate of
such
Borrower;
(g) Any
money
judgment is rendered against any Borrower that is not paid within thirty (30)
days after the entry thereof (or, if later, by the date on which such payment
is
due pursuant to a written settlement agreement duly executed by or on behalf
of
the applicable judgment creditor), or the failure, within a period of ten (10)
days after the commencement thereof, to have discharged any attachment,
sequestration, or similar proceedings against any Borrower’s assets;
(h) Lender
shall cease to have a valid, perfected and first priority Lien on any of the
Collateral, except as otherwise expressly permitted herein or consented to
in
writing by Lender;
(i) Any
failure by UBI, UBSN or any other foreign Affiliate owned, directly or
indirectly, by any Borrower to consistently observe all necessary and proper
corporate formalities consistent with its status as an independent legal entity;
or
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(j) Any
other
event described in Section
10.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto
shall occur.
Section
10.2 Remedies.
(a) Automatic
Acceleration and Termination of Facilities.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section
10.1(e)
or
(f)(ii),
(i) the principal of and the accrued interest on the Loans at the time
outstanding, and all other amounts owed to Lender under this Agreement or any
of
the Loan Documents and all other Obligations, shall thereupon become due and
payable without presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest and non-payment,
notice of default, notice of acceleration or intention to accelerate, or other
notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived, anything in this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and
(ii) the commitment of Lender to make Loans hereunder shall immediately
terminate.
(b) Other
Remedies.
Without
limiting the terms of Section
10.2(a)
above,
if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lender, in its
sole and absolute discretion, may (i) declare the principal of and accrued
interest on the Loans at the time outstanding, and all other amounts owed to
Lender under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents and all other
Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall
immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, notice
of protest and non-payment, notice of default, notice of acceleration or
intention to accelerate, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly
waived, anything in this Agreement or the Loan Documents to the contrary
notwithstanding; (ii) terminate any commitment of Lender to make Loans
hereunder; (iii) enter upon any premises where Collateral is located; (iv)
require that Mendocino Brewing execute and deliver to Lender a Pledge Agreement
(in form and substance acceptable to Lender in its commercially reasonable
discretion) covering all of its capital stock in Releta Brewing (which Mendocino
Brewing specifically agrees it will execute and deliver to Lender without
delay); and (v) exercise any or all rights and remedies available under the
Loan Documents, at law and/or in equity including, without limitation, the
rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC
is
applicable). Each Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall
be
required by law, 10 days’ notice to such Borrower of the time and place of any
public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall
constitute reasonable notice, but notice given in any other reasonable manner
or
at any other reasonable time shall also constitute reasonable
notification.
Section
10.3 Application
of Proceeds.
All
proceeds from each sale of, or other realization upon, all or any part of the
Collateral following an Event of Default shall be applied to the payment of
the
Obligations (with each Borrower remaining jointly and severally liable for
any
deficiency) in any order which Lender may elect with the balance (if any) paid
to Borrowers or to whomsoever is entitled thereto.
Section
10.4 Power
of Attorney.
Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably designates, makes, constitutes and appoints Lender
(and all Persons designated by Lender from time to time) as such Borrower’s true
and lawful attorney and agent in fact, and Lender or any agent of Lender may,
without notice to any Borrower, and at such time or times as Lender or any
such
agent in its sole and absolute discretion may determine, in the name of such
Borrower or Lender:
(a) demand
payment of the accounts, enforce payment thereof by legal proceedings or
otherwise, settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew any or all of the
accounts or any legal proceedings brought to collect the accounts, discharge
and
release the accounts or any of them and exercise all of such Borrower’s rights
and remedies with respect to the collection of accounts;
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(b) prepare,
file and sign the name of such Borrower on any proof of claim in bankruptcy
or
any similar document against any Account Debtor or any notice of Lien,
assignment or satisfaction of Lien or similar document in connection with any
of
the Collateral;
(c) use
the
stationery of such Borrower, open such Borrower’s mail, notify the post office
authorities to change the address for delivery of such Borrower’s mail to an
address designated by Lender and sign the name of such Borrower to verifications
of the accounts and on any notice to the Account Debtors; and
(d) use
the
information recorded on or contained in any data processing equipment and
computer hardware and software relating to the accounts, inventory or other
Collateral.
Section
10.5 Miscellaneous
Provisions Concerning Remedies.
(a) Rights
Cumulative.
The
rights and remedies of Lender under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative
and
not exclusive of any rights or remedies which it would otherwise have. In
exercising such rights and remedies, Lender may be selective and no failure
or
delay by Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its
other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or
right.
(b) Waiver
of Marshaling.
Each
Borrower hereby waives any right to require any marshaling of assets and any
similar right.
Section
10.6 Trademark
License.
All
trademarks, patents, copyrights, service marks and licenses owned by any
Borrower, and all trademarks, patents, copyrights, service marks and software
licensed by any Borrower, are listed on Schedule
10.6.
Each
Borrower hereby grants to Lender the nonexclusive right and license to use
all
of the trademarks, patents, copyrights, service marks and licenses described
on
Schedule
10.6
and any
other trademarks, patents, copyrights, service marks and licenses now or
hereafter used by such Borrower, for the purposes set forth in Section
10.2
and for
the purpose of enabling Lender to realize on the Collateral and to permit any
purchaser of any portion of the Collateral through a foreclosure sale or any
other exercise of Lender’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents to use,
sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral bearing any such trademarks,
patents, copyrights, service marks and licenses. Such right and license is
granted free of charge, without the requirement that any monetary payment
whatsoever be made to any Borrower or any other Person by Lender.
ARTICLE
XI —
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.1 Notices.
(a) Method
of Communication.
All
notices and the communications hereunder and thereunder shall be in writing
or
by telephone subsequently confirmed in writing. Notices in writing shall be
delivered personally or sent by overnight courier service, by certified or
registered mail, postage pre-paid, or by facsimile transmission and shall be
deemed received, in the case of personal delivery, when delivered, in the case
of overnight courier service, on the next Business Day after delivery to such
service, in the case of mailing, on the third day after mailing (or, if such
day
is a day on which deliveries of mail are not made, on the next succeeding day
on
which deliveries of mail are made) and, in the case of facsimile transmission,
upon transmittal, provided
that in
the case of notices to Lender, Lender shall be charged with knowledge of the
contents thereof only when such notice is actually received by Lender. A
telephonic notice to Lender as understood by Lender will be deemed to be the
controlling and proper notice in the event of a discrepancy with or failure
to
receive a confirming written notice.
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(b) Addresses
for Notices.
Notices
to any party shall be sent to it at the following addresses, or any other
address of which all the other parties are notified in writing.
If
to a Borrower:
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See
Section
11.1
of
Schedule
A
hereto for each Borrower’s address and contact
information.
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If
to Lender:
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0000
X. Xxxxxxx 000
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Credit Department
Facsimile
(000)
000-0000
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Section
11.2 Expenses.
Within
ten (10) days after presentation of an invoice for such costs and expenses,
outlining such items in reasonable detail, each Borrower jointly and severally
agrees to pay or reimburse all costs and expenses incurred by Lender arising
out
of or in connection with this Agreement and the Loans including, without
limitation, (a) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel in connection with
the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, amendment, enforcement and
termination of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, (b) the
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the administration
and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) the
costs
and expenses of appraisals of the Collateral, (d) the costs and expenses of
lien
searches, (e) all stamp, registration, recordation and similar taxes, fees
or
charges related to the Collateral and charges of filing financing statements
and
continuations and the costs and expenses of taking other actions to perfect,
protect, and continue the security interest of Lender, (f) costs and expenses
related to the preparation, execution and delivery of any waiver, amendment,
supplement or consent by Lender relating to this Agreement or any of the Loan
Documents, (g) sums paid or obligations incurred in connection with the payment
of any amount or taking any action required of any Borrower under the Loan
Documents that such Borrower fails to pay or take, (h) costs of inspections
and
verifications of the Collateral, including, without limitation, $800 per diem
per examiner plus out of pocket expenses
for travel, lodging, and meals arising in connection with inspections and
verifications of the Collateral and each Borrower’s operations and books and
records by Lender’s employees and agents, (i) costs and expenses of forwarding
loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing
and maintaining each account of each Borrower maintained with Lender or owned
by
Lender for the benefit of any Borrower and each Blocked Account and Lockbox,
(j)
costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral, (k) costs and
expenses related to consulting with and obtaining opinions and appraisals from
one or more Persons, including personal property appraisers, accountants and
lawyers, concerning the value of any Collateral for the Obligations or related
to the nature, scope or value of any right or remedy of Lender hereunder or
under any of the Loan Documents, including any review of factual matters in
connection therewith, which expenses shall include the fees and disbursements
of
such Persons, and (1) costs and expenses paid or incurred to obtain payment
of
the Obligations, enforce the security interest of Lender, sell or otherwise
realize upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of the Loan
Documents, or to prosecute or defend any claim in any way arising out of,
related to or connected with, this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents,
which
expenses shall include the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and
of
experts and other consultants retained by Lender. Each Borrower hereby
authorizes Lender to debit such Borrower’s loan account by increasing the
principal amount of the Loan, or deduct from such Borrower’s accounts maintained
with any Affiliate of Lender, the amount of any costs, fees and expenses owed
by
any Borrower when due.
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Section
11.3 Setoff.
In
addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law, and not
by
way of limitation of any such rights, upon and after the occurrence of any
Event
of Default, Lender and any participant with Lender in the Loans are hereby
authorized by each Borrower at any time or from time to time, without notice
to
any Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly
waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, including, but not limited to, indebtedness
evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any
other indebtedness at any time held or owing by Lender or any participant to
or
for the credit or the account of any Borrower against and on account of the
Obligations irrespective or whether or not (a) Lender shall have made any demand
under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, or (b) Lender shall have
declared any or all of the Obligations to be due and payable as permitted by
Section
10.2
and
although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.
Section
11.4 Venue;
Service of Process.
EACH
BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ITSELF TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF
THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND AGREES
AND CONSENTS THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON IT IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY BORROWING HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OR AMONG LENDER AND BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM) BY ANY MEANS ALLOWED
UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY BORROWING HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OR AMONG LENDER AND BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM) MAY BE BROUGHT AND
LITIGATED IN ANY ONE OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN HENNEPIN COUNTY,
MINNESOTA, HAVING JURISDICTION. BORROWERS AND LENDER WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO
ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING
IS
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR THAT THE VENUE THEREOF IS IMPROPER. ANY
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM) AGAINST THE LENDER INVOLVING,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR
CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
Section
11.5 Assignment;
Participation.
All the
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that
no
Borrower may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement. Lender may assign to one or more Persons, or sell participations
to
one or more Persons in, all or a portion of its rights and obligations hereunder
and under this Agreement and any promissory notes issued pursuant hereto and,
in
connection with any such assignment or sale of a participation, may assign
its
rights and obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower agrees that
Lender may provide any information that Lender may have about such Borrower
or
about any matter relating to this Agreement to any of its Affiliates or their
successors, or to any one or more purchasers or potential purchasers of any
of
its rights under this Agreement or any one or more participants or potential
participants.
Section
11.6 Amendments.
Any
term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents may be amended or waived and any departure therefrom may be
consented to if, but only if, such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing
signed by Lender and, in the case of an amendment, by Borrowers. Unless
otherwise specified in such waiver or consent, a waiver or consent given
hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given.
Section
11.7 Performance
of Borrowers’ Duties.
If any
Borrower shall fail to do any act or thing which it has covenanted to do under
this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, Lender may (but shall not be
obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done either in the name of Lender
or
in the name and on behalf of such Borrower, and each Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes Lender so to act.
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Section
11.8 Indemnification.
Each
Borrower jointly and severally agrees to reimburse Lender and its Affiliates
and
their officers, employees, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively,
the
“Indemnified
Parties”
and
individually, an “Indemnified
Party”)
for
all reasonable costs and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, incurred
and shall indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against
all losses suffered by any Indemnified Party, other than losses resulting from
an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, in connection
with (a) the exercise by Lender or any of its Affiliates of any right or
remedy granted to it under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents or at
law, (b) any claim, and the prosecution or defense thereof, arising out of
or in any way connected with this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except
in the case of a dispute between Borrowers (or any of them) and Lender in which
such Borrower(s) prevail(s) in a final unappealed or unappealable judgment,
and
(c) the collection or enforcement of the Obligations or any of them.
Section
11.9 All
Powers Coupled with Interest.
All
powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to Lender and any Persons
designated by Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of
the
Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable
so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied or Lender has
any
obligations to make advances hereunder.
Section
11.10 Entire
Agreement; Severability of Provisions.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and
understanding between the Borrowers and the Lender with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. Any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in
any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent
of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder
of
such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the
validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section
11.11 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and the promissory notes issued pursuant hereto shall be construed
in
accordance with and governed by the law of the State of Minnesota other than
its
conflict of laws principles.
Section
11.12 Jury
Waiver.
EACH
BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY, KNOWINGLY, IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY
DISPUTE (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) BETWEEN OR AMONG
BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM) AND LENDER AND LENDER’S AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR
IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OR AMONG LENDER AND BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM), OR BETWEEN
OR AMONG BORROWERS (OR ANY OF THEM) AND ANY AFFILIATE OF LENDER. THIS PROVISION
IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO LENDER TO PROVIDE THE FINANCING DESCRIBED HEREIN
OR
IN THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
Section
11.13 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed
to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and
assigns, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. A facsimile or digital copy of any signed Loan Document, including
this Agreement, shall be deemed to be an original thereof.
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Section
11.14 Patriot
Act Notice.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help the
government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities,
Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record
information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account,
including any deposit account, treasury management account, loan, other
extension of credit, or other financial services product. What this means for
each Borrower: When such Borrower opens an account, if such Borrower is an
individual, Lender will ask for such Borrower’s name, residential address, date
of birth, and other information that will allow Lender to identify such
Borrower, and if such Borrower is not an individual, Lender will ask for such
Borrower’s name, employer identification number, business address, and other
information that will allow Lender to identify such Borrower. Lender may also
ask, if such Borrower is an individual, to see such Borrower’s driver’s license
or other identifying documents, and if such Borrower is not an individual,
to
see such Borrower’s legal organizational documents or other identifying
documents.
Section
11.15 Wire
Transfer Fees and Returned Check Charges.
Each
Borrower jointly and severally agrees to pay a wire transfer charge of $20.00
for every wire transfer processed by the Lender and $20.00 for any returned
checks charged against its account for funds deposited on such Borrower’s
behalf.
Section
11.16 Participations
and Information.
Lender
may sell participation interests in any or all of the Loans to any Person.
Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrowers (or any of them)
in
the possession of the Lender from time to time to affiliates of the Lender
in
connection with lending business of the Lender or such affiliates, and to
participants and prospective participants, and may furnish information in
response to credit inquiries consistent with general commercial lending
practice.
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THIS
WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND
MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT
ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES.
MENDOCINO
BREWING COMPANY, INC.
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MARQUETTE
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EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES
EXHIBIT
A
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FORM
OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
B
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FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
C
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FORM
OF LEGAL OPINION
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SCHEDULE
A
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Additional
Terms and Covenants
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SCHEDULE
1.1
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Commercial
Tort Claims
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (a)
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Jurisdictions
in Which Each Borrower is Qualified as a Foreign
Corporation
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (c)
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Capital
Stock/Membership Interests and Subsidiaries
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (g)
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Liens
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (h)
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Indebtedness
for Money Borrowed and Guaranties
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (i)
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Litigation
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (1)
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ERISA
Benefit Plans
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (o)
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Locations
of inventory
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (p)
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Location
of Chief Executive Office
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SCHEDULE
5.1 (q)
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Corporate
and Fictitious Names
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SCHEDULE
9.1
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Real
Property Leases
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SCHEDULE
10.6
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List
of trademarks, patents, etc.
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LOANAND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
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41
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State
of
California
County
of
_________________
On
November ____, 2006 before me, _________________________, the
_____________________ of MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC., a California
corporation personally appeared _____________________________ personally known
to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the
person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
Signature
_______________________________
(Seal)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State
of
California
County
of
_________________
On
November ____, 2006 before me, ________________________, the
_____________________ of RELETA BREWING COMPANY LLC, a New York limited
liability company, personally appeared ______________________________ personally
known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the
person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
Signature
_______________________________
(Seal)
LOANAND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
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42
Exhibit
A
Borrowing
Base Certificate
See
attached.
LOANAND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
- PAGE
43
Exhibit
B
Compliance
Certificate
TO: Marquette
Business Credit, Inc.
THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
(a) I
am a
duly elected officer (or deputy thereof) Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc., a
California corporation and Releta Brewing Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (collectively, the “Borrowers”).
(b) I
have
reviewed the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November
16,
2006 (as previously amended, and as the same may be further amended or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Loan
Agreement")
among
MARQUETTE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Lender"),
and
the Borrowers, and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision,
a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrowers during
the
accounting period covered by the attachment hereto, and the financial
information contained in the attachment hereto is accurate as of the date of
said attachment for the period specified.
(c) The
examinations described in paragraph (b) did not disclose, and I have no
knowledge of, whether arising out of such examinations or otherwise, the
existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event
of
Default (as such terms are defined in the Loan Agreement) during or at the
end
of the accounting period covered by the attachment hereto or as of the date
of
this Certificate, except as described below (or in a separate attachment to
this
Certificate). The exceptions listing, in detail, the nature of the condition
or
event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the
applicable Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect
to
each such condition or event, are as follows: (see attached).
(d) No
policy
of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any
other Loan Document (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) has lapsed
during the reporting period described on Attachment No. 1 hereto and no such
policy will lapse within the next 60 days.
(e) The
undersigned is not aware of any change in any law, statute, regulation, rule
or
ordinance of any governmental authority or regulatory body, or in the prevailing
interpretation of any such law, statute, regulation, rule or ordinance, which
could reasonably be expected to impair or otherwise adversely affect the
Lender's rights or ability to enforce its security interest against, or to
otherwise realize the expected value from, the Collateral (or any significant
portion thereof), including, without limitation, any change by which any
governmental authority, regulatory body or other Person has, or has the right
to
obtain, a Lien on any material part of the Collateral.
The
foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Attachment
No. 1 hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate
in support hereof, are made and delivered this ___ day of ________________
200__, pursuant to Section
8.2
of the
Loan Agreement.
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ATTACHMENT
NO. 1
TO
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
AS
OF _______________, 200___, WHICH PERTAINS
TO
THE PERIOD FROM _______________, 200___
TO
_______________, 200___
Terms
defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein as defined therein and Section
references herein refer to the Sections in Schedule
A
to the
Loan Agreement.
1. Tangible
Net Worth (Section 9.1(a))
(At
least $7,000,000)
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Actual
$ _____________
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In
Compliance?
Yes______
No______
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2. Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio (Section 9.1(b))
(At
least 1.05 to 1.00 as of each calendar quarter-end)
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Actual
_____ to 1.00
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In
Compliance?
Yes______
No______
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3. Capital
Expenditures (Section 9.1(c))
(No
more than $300,000 in any fiscal year)
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Actual
$__________
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In
Compliance?
Yes______
No______
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4. Minimum
EBITDA (Section 9.1(d))
(Not
less than $925,000 for any fiscal year)
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Actual
$__________
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In
Compliance?
Yes
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Exhibit
C
Form
of Legal Opinion
See
attached.
SCHEDULE
A
Additional
Terms and Covenants
Section
1.1 Definitions
"Applicable
Margin"
means
(a) with respect to the Revolving Loans, a percentage equal to four and
one-quarter percent (4.25%) per annum, and (b) with respect to the Capex Loans,
the Term Loan and all of the other Obligations, a percentage equal to five
and
one-quarter percent (5.25%) per annum; provided,
however,
that
each such percentage shall be subject to adjustment on the first two (2)
anniversary dates of the date of this Agreement (each such anniversary date
being a “Determination
Date”)
as set
forth in the remainder of this definition based on the Borrowers’ Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be determined as of each
Determination Date for the immediately preceding period of twelve consecutive
months ending on, or most recently ended prior to, such Determination Date.
On
the Lender's receipt of the Borrowers’ financial statements required to be
delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section
8.1(b),
the
Applicable Margin will be reduced by 0.125% per annum if the then Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio equals or exceeds 1.25 to 1.00, so long as no Default or Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing as of applicable Determination Date
or as
of the effective date of such adjustment. The foregoing adjustment, if
applicable, to the Applicable Margin will become effective for the unpaid
principal balance of Loans outstanding on and after the first day of the first
calendar month following delivery to the Lender of the Borrowers’ financial
statements required to be delivered to Lender pursuant to Section
8.1(b)
until
the next succeeding effective date of adjustment pursuant to this definition
(if
any). Each of the financial statements required to be delivered to the Lender
must be delivered to the Lender in compliance with Section
8.1.
If
Borrower, however,
has not
timely delivered its financial statements in accordance with Section
8.1,
then,
without limiting any of the rights and remedies available to the Lender by
reason of such noncompliance at the Lender's option, commencing on the date
upon
which such financial statements should have been delivered in accordance with
Section
8.1
and
continuing until such financial statements are actually delivered in accordance
with Section
8.1,
it
shall be assumed for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin that the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio was less than 1.25 to 1.0 and the pricing associated
with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.0 will be applicable
on the then applicable Determination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing it
is
expressly understood and agreed that:
(i) in
no
event shall the Applicable Margin be less than (a) with respect to the Revolving
Loans, a percentage equal to four percent (4.00%) per annum, and (b) with
respect to the Capex Loans, the Term Loan and all of the other Obligations,
a
percentage equal to five percent (5.00%) per annum;
(ii) if,
as of
any date of determination occurring after the Applicable Margin has been
adjusted pursuant to the preceding provisions of this definition, the Fixed
Charge Coverage is less than 1.25 to 1.00, then the Applicable Margin shall
be
immediately restored to (a) with respect to the Revolving Loans, a percentage
equal to four and one-quarter percent (4.25%) per annum, and (b) with respect
to
the Capex Loans, the Term Loan and all of the other Obligations, a percentage
equal to five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) per annum; and
(iii) nothing
contained in this definition shall limit or otherwise affect any of the rights
and remedies available to the Lender if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is
less
than the level required pursuant to Section
9.1(b)
of this
Schedule
A.
“Borrowing
Base”
means,
as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) eighty-five percent (85%)
(or such lesser percentage as Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion
determine from time to time) of Eligible Accounts on such date, plus
(b) the lesser of (i) sixty percent (60%) (or such lesser percentage
as Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion determine from time to time)
multiplied by the amount of Eligible Inventory on such date and
(ii) $750,000, minus
(c) the Reserve.
“Concentration
Limit”
means
fifteen percent (15%).
“Contract
Rate”
means
(a) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the sum of the Base Rate in effect
from
time to time plus
the
Applicable Margin, and (b) with respect to the Capex Loans, the Term Loan and
all of the other Obligations, the sum of the Base Rate in effect from time
to
time plus
the
Applicable Margin. Any change in the Contract Rate resulting from a change
in
the Base Rate shall become effective on the day such change in the Base Rate
is
quoted and determined by Lender.
“Cross
Aging Percentage”
shall
mean twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate balance of all accounts owing
by
a particular Account Debtor.
“Financial
Statements”
means
(i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Mendocino Brewing and
its subsidiaries for its fiscal year ending, December 31, 2005, and the related
consolidated and consolidating statements of profit and loss and cash flows
for
the year ended on such date, audited by
independent public accountants, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet of Mendocino Brewing and its U.S. subsidiaries
as of
August 31, 2006, and the related statements of profit and loss and cash flows
for the monthly period then ended; provided,
however, that if the financial statements referred to in items (i) and (ii)
above combine and consolidate the financial condition and results of operation
of the Borrowers with those of any other Person, or if such financial statements
do not combine and consolidate the financial condition and results of operation
of the Borrowers, then the Borrowers, in addition to such financial statements
referred to above, shall deliver to the Lender with such financial statements
a
separate set of financial statements for the same periods (and, in the case
of
item (i), prepared by the same independent certified public accountants) which
combine and consolidate solely the financial condition and results of operation
of the Borrowers.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
means
the ratio, determined as of the end of each calendar quarter for the twelve
consecutive months then ending of (a) the combined EBITDA of the Borrowers
(excluding the results of operation of all Persons other than the Borrowers)
for
such period minus
cash
taxes paid by the Borrowers during such period, minus
unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by the Borrowers during such period, to
(b)
without duplication, cash interest expense of the Borrowers, plus
scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness made by the Borrowers during such
period, plus
payments
on Capitalized Leases of the Borrowers, plus
all
dividends and distributions made by the Borrowers in respect of their respective
capital stock or other equity interests during such period, all calculated
for
the Borrowers on a combined basis (excluding the results of operation of all
Persons other than the Borrowers).
“Lockbox”
means
the U.S. Post Office Box(es) specified in, or established pursuant to,
(i) a Blocked Account Agreement, or (ii) a Lockbox agreement, in form
and substance acceptable to Lender, executed between on or more of the Borrowers
and a financial institution acceptable to Lender.
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
means
(i) purchase money Indebtedness incurred by any Borrower to finance, or
provide the funds for, the acquisition of assets, which outstanding principal
Indebtedness shall not exceed $150,000 in
the
aggregate for all Borrowers at any time outstanding, (ii) the Indebtedness
described on Schedule
5.1(h)
attached
hereto and made a part hereof, and (iii) the Obligations.
“Revolving
Facility Limit”
means
Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and no/100 Dollars
($2,750,000.00).
“State
of Organization”
means
(a) with respect to Mendocino Brewing, California, and (b) with respect to
Releta Brewing, Delaware.
“Termination
Date”
means
June 27, 2011.
“Total
Credit Facility”
means
an amount equal to the sum of the Revolving Facility Limit, the Capex Loan
Amount and the original principal amount of the Term Loan.
Section
3.2 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) The
origination fee shall be $50,000.
(b) The
monthly facility fee shall be one-half of one percent (0.50%) per
annum
of the
Total Credit Facility.
(c) The
unused line fee shall equal one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per
annum
of the
sum of the average daily unborrowed amount of the Revolving Facility Limit
in
effect during the period for which payment is made.
(d) The
collateral monitoring fee shall be $0 for each calendar month.
(e) The
minimum usage fee shall equal, for a particular month, the positive difference
(if any) between (i) the interest that would have accrued under this Agreement
assuming the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans
averaged the Required Minimum Usage (defined below) during such month, and
(ii)
the actual interest that accrued on the Loans during such month. For purposes
of
this Section
3.2(e)
the term
“Required
Minimum Usage”
shall
mean (x) for all dates of determination before the second anniversary of the
date of this Agreement, an amount equal to $2,000,000, (y) for all dates of
determination on or after the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement
but before the fourth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, an amount
equal
to $1,750,000, and (z) for all dates of determination on or after the fourth
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, an amount equal to
$1,500,000.
Section
3.4 Early
Termination Fee; Prepayment Fee.
(b) (i) Revolving
Loan Facility.
Upon
termination of this Agreement prior to the Termination Date, the early
termination fee shall be an amount equal to (A) four percent (4.0%) of the
Revolving Facility Limit if the termination occurs on or prior to the first
anniversary of the date hereof; (B) three percent (3%) of the Revolving
Facility Limit if the termination occurs after the first anniversary of the
date
hereof but on or prior to the second anniversary of the date hereof.; (C) two
percent (2.0%) of the Revolving Facility Limit if the termination occurs after
the second anniversary of the date hereof but on or prior to the third
anniversary of the date hereof; (D) one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the
Revolving Facility Limit if the termination occurs after the third anniversary
of the date hereof but on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the date hereof;
and (E) one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Revolving Facility Limit
if
the termination occurs after the fourth anniversary of the date
hereof.
(ii) Term
Loan. Upon
prepayment of the Term Loan prior to the Termination Date, the prepayment fee
shall be an amount equal to (A) four percent (4.0%) of the amount prepaid
if such prepayment occurs on or prior to the first anniversary of the date
hereof; (B) three percent (3%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment
occurs after the first anniversary of the date hereof but on or prior to the
second anniversary of the date hereof.; (C) two percent (2.0%) of the amount
prepaid if such prepayment occurs after the second anniversary of the date
hereof but on or prior to the third anniversary of the date hereof; (D) one-half
of one percent (0.50%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment occurs after
the
third anniversary of the date hereof but on or prior to the fourth anniversary
of the date hereof; and (E) one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the amount
prepaid if such prepayment occurs after the fourth anniversary of the date
hereof; provided,
however,
that no
prepayment fee shall be due under this clause (ii) if the amount of such
prepayment is less than or equal to $500,000 in each fiscal year and if the
source of the funds used to effectuate such prepayment (which source has been
verified to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lender) is an Affiliate of the
Borrowers.
Section
4.1 Closing
Documents and Requirements
(a) this
Agreement and promissory notes evidencing the Loans;
(b) with
respect to each Borrower, a certificate executed by the President and the
Secretary of such Borrower certifying (i) the names and signatures of the
officers of such Person authorized to execute Loan Documents to which such
Borrower is a party, (ii) the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of such Person authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, as appropriate, and (iii) correctness and
completeness of the copy of the bylaws of such Person attached
thereto;
(c) with
respect to each Borrower, a certificate regarding the due formation, valid
existence, and good standing of such Borrower in the state of its organization
issued by the appropriate governmental authorities in such jurisdiction and
copies of its organizational documents certified by such
authorities;
(d) an
authorization to file financing statements;
(e) a
payoff
letter executed by BFI Business Finance;
(f) a
landlord’s or mortgagee’s waiver with respect to each premises where collateral
is located;
(g) endorsements
naming Lender as an additional insured and loss payee on all liability insurance
and all property insurance policies of each Borrower;
(h) a
favorable opinion of counsel for Borrowers in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C;
(i) establishment
of one or more Lockboxes for receipts of proceeds of Collateral;
(j) with
respect to each Lockbox, a Lockbox Agreement executed by the financial
institution with which such Lockbox has been established and the applicable
Borrower(s);
(k) with
respect to each Blocked Account, a deposit account control agreement executed
by
the financial institution with which such Blocked Account is maintained, Lender,
and the applicable Borrower(s);
(l) pre-funding
verifications of Accounts;
(m) after
giving effect to the first advance of a Revolving Loan, the first advance of
a
Capex Loan, the advance of the Term Loan and the Reserve established by Lender,
Borrowers shall have Availability of at least $350,000, plus an amount
sufficient so that no trade payables are overdue plus an amount sufficient
to
pay all book overdrafts;
(n) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred;
(o) all
documents evidencing or relating to any and all Subordinated
Indebtedness;
(p) a
validity and support agreement executed by each of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and X.
Xxxxxxxxx;
(q) a
subordination agreement from UBA;
(r) Uniform
Commercial Code, state and federal tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches
covering the Borrowers and such other parties as the Lender may require in
such
filing offices and locations as the Lender may require, and evidence of the
termination and satisfaction of all liens and encumbrances (other than Permitted
Liens) against any portion of the Collateral; and
(s) such
other documents, certificates, opinions, and information that Lender may
require.
Section
5.1 Representations
and Warranties of Borrowers
(a) Mendocino
Brewing is a California corporation. Mendocino Brewing’s federal employer
identification number is 00-0000000, and its organizational number with the
Secretary of State of the State of Organization is C1876489. Releta Brewing
is a
Delaware limited liability company. Releta Brewing’s federal employer
identification number is 00-0000000, and its organizational number with the
Secretary of State of the State of Organization is 2799258.
(b) Each
Borrower is engaged principally in the business of producing and distributing
beer and malt beverages for the specialty "craft" segment of the beer
market.
Section
7.14 Additional
Affirmative Covenants
[None]
Section
9.1 Financial
Covenants
(a) Minimum
Tangible Net Worth.
Borrowers shall not, directly or indirectly, permit the Tangible Net Worth
at
any time to be less than $7,000,000.
(b) Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
The
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of each calendar quarter-end shall be at least
1.05 to 1.0, commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2006.
(c) Capital
Expenditures.
Borrowers shall not, directly or indirectly, make or incur Capital Expenditures
which exceed, in the aggregate for all Borrowers, $300,000 in any fiscal year
without the prior written consent of the Lender.
(d) Minimum
EBITDA.
Borrowers shall not permit the combined EBITDA of the Borrowers (excluding
the
results of operation of all Persons other than the Borrowers) for any fiscal
year to be less than $925,000.
Section
9.16 Additional
Negative Covenants
(a) No
Borrower shall make any principal or interest payment on any Indebtedness owing
to UBA if a Default or Event of Default is then outstanding or would be caused
by such payment or would violate the terms of the Subordination Agreement
executed by UBA in favor of the Lender. In addition, no Borrower shall make
any
principal or interest payment on any Indebtedness owing to UBI or UBSN;
provided,
however,
that so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at the
time
of a “Permitted Payment” (defined below), or would result from such Permitted
Payment, the Permitted Payments are excepted from the terms of the foregoing
provisions of this Section
9.16(a).
For
purposes of this Section
9.16(a),
the
term “Permitted
Payments”
means
(i) ordinary course, non-cash offsets of Indebtedness owed by one or more of
the
Borrowers to UBI and/or UBSN against
amounts
owed by UBI and/or UBSN to one or more of the Borrowers in connection with
(A)
overhead expense allocations, and/or (B) amortization of the investment of
Mendocino Brewing in the UBI and UBSN, provided that such offsets are made
in
amounts, at a frequency and in a manner substantially consistent with the past
course of dealing among UBI, UBSN and the Borrowers; and (ii) cash payments
of
principal or interest in respect of any Indebtedness owing to UBI or UBSN,
provided that (x) the full amount of each such payment was included within
the
Reserve at the time of the associated invoicing, and (y) the Lender has
consented to such payment in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
(b) The
aggregate annual cash and non-cash compensation paid by the Borrowers (or any
of
them) to the person holding the office of Chairman of Mendocino Brewing in
any
fiscal year may not exceed the amount paid to the person holding such office
in
fiscal year 2005 without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
10.1 Additional
Events of Default
(a) Mendocino
Brewing shall cease to own, beneficially and of record, 100% of all classes
of
the membership interests of Releta Brewing.
(b) The
occurrence of a default or event of default under any other Indebtedness of
Borrowers (or any of them), excluding unsecured trade payables and the
Subordinated Indebtedness held by UBA, which Indebtedness exceeds $50,000.
(c) Any
material violation of any of the terms or provisions of that certain
Subordination Agreement dated as of November 16, 2006, executed by UBA in favor
of the Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, unless the Lender has otherwise consented in writing
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing each Borrower specifically agrees that the
occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances shall constitute
an
Event of Default hereunder:
(i) if
either
Borrower shall make any payment or other distribution whatsoever in respect
of
any Subordinated Indebtedness held by UBA, whether before or after the final
maturity of such Subordinated Indebtedness, at any time prior to the date on
which all Obligations have been paid in full in cash and this Agreement has
been
terminated;
(ii) if
any
property or assets of either Borrower be applied to the purchase or other
acquisition or retirement of any Subordinated Indebtedness held by UBA;
or
(iii) if
UBA
takes any action to (A) transfer or assign, or attempt to enforce or collect,
or
subordinate to any Liabilities other than the Obligations, any Subordinated
Indebtedness held by UBA or any rights in respect thereof, (B) take any
collateral security for any Subordinated Indebtedness held by UBA, or (C)
commence, or join with any other creditor in commencing, any bankruptcy,
reorganization or insolvency proceedings with respect to either Borrower, in
each case without the prior written consent of the Lender (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld).
(d) If
any
material portion of the unsecured trade payables of Borrowers (or any of them)
owed to a Major Vendor (defined below) is more than sixty (60) days past due.
For purposes of this subsection (d), the term “Major Vendor” shall mean any
trade creditor of Borrowers (or any of them) that is owed more than $250,000
in
the aggregate by such Borrower(s) at any one time.
Section
11.1 Borrowers’
Address for Notice Purposes
Mendocino
Brewing:
|
Releta
Brewing:
|
|
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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|
With
a copy to:
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||
Xxxxxxxx,
Patch, Xxxxx & Bass LLP
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||
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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||
Xxxxx
000
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||
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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||
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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||
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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SCHEDULE
1.1
Commercial
Tort Claims
None.
SCHEDULE
5.1(a)
Jurisdictions
in Which Each Borrower is Qualified as a Foreign Corporation
Mendocino
Brewing - None
Releta
Brewing - New York
SCHEDULE
5.1(c)
Capital
Stock/Membership Interests and Subsidiaries
Borrower
|
Subsidiaries
|
Owners
|
||
Mendocino
Brewing
|
Releta
Brewing
UBI
|
UBA
- 26.55%
Inversiones
- 47.30%
Others
- 26.15%
|
||
Releta
Brewing
|
None
|
Mendocino
Brewing - 100%
|
SCHEDULE
5.1(g)
Liens
Debtor
|
Secured
Party
|
State/County
|
Filing
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
||||
Mendocino
Brewing Co. Inc.
|
Colonial
Pacific Leasing
|
CA
|
9919360413
|
07/01/99
|
||||
Mendocino
Brewing Company, Inc.
|
GE
Capital Colonial Pacific Leasing
|
CA
|
0200760468
|
01/04/02
|
||||
Mendocino
Brewing Company, Inc.
|
Citicorp
Leasing, Inc.
|
CA
|
067073421373
|
06/12/06
|
||||
Mendocino
Brewing Company
|
Xxxxx
Laboratories, Inc.
|
CA
|
067074242688
|
06/15/06
|
SCHEDULE
5.1(h)
Indebtedness
for Money Borrowed and Guaranties
1. Continuing
Corporate Guaranty, dated December 20, 2000 by Mendocino Brewing, as guarantor,
on behalf of Releta Brewing, as payor, in favor of Gamer Packing, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation, as payee (“Gamer”), relating to amounts due to Gamer in
connection with products sold and services provided by Gamer to Releta
Brewing.
2. Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 dated June 28, 2006 issued by
Mendocino Brewing, as borrower, to Grand Pacific Financing Corporation, as
lender.
3. Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $350,000, dated June 6, 2006, issued by
Mendocino Brewing, as borrower, to Savings Bank of Mendocino County, as
lender.
4. Continuing
Guaranty, dated June 28, 2006, by Releta Brewing, as guarantor, on behalf of
Mendocino Brewing, as borrower, to Grand Pacific Financing Corporation (“Grand
Pacific”), as lender, relating to Mendocino Brewing’s obligations under the
certain loan agreement dated June 28, 2006 between Mendocino Brewing and Grand
Pacific.
5. [Additional
Capital Leases to Come]
SCHEDULE
5.1(i)
Litigation
None.
SCHEDULE
5.1(l)
ERISA
Benefit Plans
None.
SCHEDULE
5.1(o)
Location
of Inventory
Mendocino
Brewing:
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Releta
Brewing:
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
SCHEDULE
5.1(p)
Location
of Chief Executive Office
Mendocino
Brewing:
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Releta
Brewing:
000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
SCHEDULE
5.1(q)
Corporate
and Fictitious Names
Mendocino
Brewing:
None
Releta
Brewing:
Ten
Springs
Brewing Company
Olde
Saratoga
Brewing Company
Acquisitions
Mendocino
Brewing acquired all of the assets of UBI in 2001.
SCHEDULE
9.1
Real
Property Leases
1. That
certain Commercial Lease dated October, 1997 between Xxxxxxx’x Ice Cream
Company, Inc., as landlord, and Releta Brewing, as tenant, covering the leased
premises commonly known as 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
The
term of such lease has been extended to October 15, 2019.
2. That
certain Lease Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between Xxxx Xxxxxx, as landlord,
and Mendocino Brewing, as tenant, covering the leased premises located at 00000
X. Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
3. That
certain Commercial Lease dated April 1, 2003 between XxXxxxxx Business Center,
as landlord, and Mendocino Brewing, as tenant, covering the leased premises
located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx #00, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000. The term of such
lease has been extended to March 31, 2007.
SCHEDULE
10.6
List
of trademarks, patents, etc.
Mendocino
Brewing:
XXXX
|
SERIAL
NO.
|
REGISTRATION
NO.
|
ASSIGNED
TO
|
|||
MENDOCINO
BREWING COMPANY
word
xxxx
|
76/049,154
|
2,441,141
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
RED
TAIL ALE word xxxx
|
75/098,240
|
|
2,032,382
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
||
RED
TAIL design xxxx
|
74/734,783
|
|
2,011,817
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
||
BLUE
HERON PALE ALE design xxxx
|
74/734,782
|
|
2,011,816
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
||
EYE
OF THE HAWK SELECT ALE word xxxx
|
74/093,799
|
1,673,594
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
EYE
OF THE HAWK SPECIAL EDITION
ANNIVERSARY
ALE design xxxx
|
74/734,781
|
2,011,815
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
YULETIDE
XXXXXX word xxxx
|
74/093,789
|
1,666,891
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
BREWSLETTER
word xxxx
|
74/312,700
|
1,768,639
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
PEREGRINE
GOLDEN ALE word xxxx
|
76/029,927
|
2,475,522
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
HOPLAND
BREWERY word xxxx
|
76/128,830
|
2,509,464
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
BLACK
EYE ALE word xxxx
|
76/202,158
|
2,667,078
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
|
||||||
SUN
LAGER PREMIUM HANDCRAFTED
BREW
word and design xxxx
|
76/079,875
|
2,583,446
|
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
||
WHITE
HAWK ORIGINAL IPA word and design xxxx
|
78/304,844
|
2,956,999
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
BLUE
HERON word xxxx
|
78/117,249
|
Concurrent
Use Proceeding Pending; subject to concurrent use by Bridgepoint
Brewing
Company
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
BLACK
HAWK XXXXX word xxxx
|
78/835,504
|
Not
Available
Use,
by agreement with Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Sons, Inc., subject to the
restriction that it be used solely to identify and distinguish malt
beverage products namely, beer, ale and xxxxx, and only in conjunction
with the words “Mendocino Brewing Company.”
|
N/A
|
|||
XXXX
|
SERIAL
NO.
|
REGISTRATION
NO.
|
ASSIGNED
TO
|
RAPTOR
RED LAGER word and design xxxx
|
78/304,831
|
3,113,619
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
TALON
BARLEY WINE ALE word xxxx
|
|
Borrower
intends to register with USPTO
|
N/A
|
|||
TALON
BARLEY WINE ALE word and design xxxx
|
|
Borrower
intends to register with USPTO
|
N/A
|
Releta
Brewing:
XXXX
|
SERIAL
NO.
|
REGISTRATION
NO.
|
ASSIGNED
TO
|
|||
FAT
BEAR word xxxx
|
75/375,457
|
2,267,709
[registration
cancelled - Section 8; new application to be filed for
same]
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
WHITEFACE
word xxxx
|
75/375,229
|
2,322,226
[registration
will be cancelled - Section 8; new application to be filed for
same]
|
BFI
Business Finance
|
|||
SARATOGA
CLASSIC PILSNER word
xxxx
|
75/647,278
|
2,396,601
|
BFI
Business Finance
|