EXHIBIT 10.6
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CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
AND
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO CREDIT, INC.
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May 14, 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS........................................................1
1.1. Definitions......................................................1
1.2. Other Definitional Terms; Rules of Interpretation...............10
ARTICLE 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY...........................11
2.1. Revolving Advances..............................................11
2.2. Procedures for Requesting Advances..............................11
2.3. [Deleted].......................................................11
2.4. Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Funding Exceptions...........11
2.5. [Deleted].......................................................12
2.6. [Deleted].......................................................12
2.7. [Deleted].......................................................12
2.8. [Deleted].......................................................13
2.9. Inventory Appraisals............................................13
2.10. Interest; Minimum Interest Charge; Default Interest;
Participations; Clearance Days; Usury...........................13
2.11. Fees............................................................14
2.12. Time for Interest Payments; Payment on Non-Banking Days;
Computation of Interest and Fees................................15
2.13. Lockbox; Collateral Account; Application of Payments............15
2.14. Voluntary Prepayment; Reduction of the Maximum Line;
Termination of the Credit Facility by the
Borrower........................................................16
2.15. Mandatory Prepayment............................................16
2.16. Revolving Advances to Pay Obligations...........................16
2.17. Use of Proceeds.................................................16
2.18. Liability Records...............................................16
ARTICLE 3. SECURITY INTEREST; OCCUPANCY; SETOFF..............................17
3.1. Grant of Security Interest......................................17
3.2. Notification of Account Debtors and Other Obligors..............17
3.3. Assignment of Insurance.........................................17
3.4. Occupancy.......................................................17
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3.5. License.........................................................18
3.6. Financing Statement.............................................18
3.7. Setoff..........................................................19
3.8. Collateral......................................................19
ARTICLE 4. CONDITIONS OF LENDING.............................................19
4.1. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Revolving Advance...........19
4.2. Conditions Precedent to All Advances............................22
ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES....................................22
5.1. Existence and Power; Name; Chief Executive Office; Inventory
and Equipment Locations; Federal Employer Identification Number.22
5.2. Capitalization..................................................22
5.3. Authorization of Borrowing; No Conflict as to Law or Agreements.22
5.4. Legal Agreements................................................23
5.5. Subsidiaries....................................................23
5.6. Financial Condition; No Adverse Change..........................23
5.7. Litigation......................................................23
5.8. Regulation U....................................................23
5.9. Taxes...........................................................23
5.10. Titles and Liens................................................24
5.11. Intellectual Property Rights....................................24
5.12. Plans...........................................................25
5.13. Default.........................................................25
5.14. Environmental Matters...........................................25
5.15. Submissions to Lender...........................................26
5.16. Financing Statements............................................26
5.17. Rights to Payment...............................................26
5.18. Financial Solvency..............................................26
ARTICLE 6. COVENANTS.........................................................27
6.1. Reporting Requirements..........................................27
6.2. Financial Covenants.............................................30
6.3. Permitted Liens; Financing Statements...........................31
6.4. Indebtedness....................................................32
6.5. Guaranties......................................................32
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6.6. Investments and Subsidiaries....................................32
6.7. Dividends and Distributions.....................................33
6.8. Salaries........................................................33
6.9. Key Person Life Insurance.......................................33
6.10. Books and Records; Inspection and Examination...................33
6.11. Account Verification............................................34
6.12. Compliance with Laws............................................34
6.13. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims...............................34
6.14. Maintenance of Properties.......................................34
6.15. Insurance.......................................................35
6.16. Preservation of Existence.......................................36
6.17. Delivery of Instruments, etc....................................36
6.18. Sale or Transfer of Assets; Suspension of Business Operations...36
6.19. Consolidation and Merger; Asset Acquisitions....................36
6.20. Sale and Leaseback..............................................36
6.21. Restrictions on Nature of Business..............................36
6.22. Accounting......................................................37
6.23. Discounts, etc..................................................37
6.24. Plans...........................................................37
6.25. Place of Business; Name.........................................37
6.26. Constituent Documents; S Corporation Status.....................37
6.27. Performance by the Lender.......................................37
ARTICLE 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES............................38
7.1. Events of Default...............................................38
7.2. Rights and Remedies.............................................40
7.3. Certain Notices.................................................41
ARTICLE 8. MISCELLANEOUS.....................................................41
8.1. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Compliance with Laws............41
8.2. Amendments, Etc.................................................41
8.3. Addresses for Notices; Requests for Accounting..................41
8.4. [Deleted].......................................................42
8.5. Further Documents...............................................42
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8.6. Costs and Expenses..............................................42
8.7. Indemnity.......................................................42
8.8. Participants....................................................43
8.9. Execution in Counterparts; Facsimile Execution..................43
8.10. Retention of Borrower's Records.................................43
8.11. Binding Effect; Assignment; Complete Agreement;
Exchanging Information..........................................43
8.12. Severability of Provisions......................................44
8.13. Headings........................................................44
8.14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial........44
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CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MAY 14, 2003
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"),
and ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Lender"), hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as
otherwise expressly provided, the following terms shall have the meanings
assigned to them in this Section or in the Section referenced after such term:
"Accounts" means all of the Borrower's accounts, as such term
is defined in the UCC, including each and every right of the Borrower
to the payment of money, whether such right to payment now exists or
hereafter arises, whether such right to payment arises out of a sale,
lease or other disposition of goods or other property, out of a
rendering of services, out of a loan, out of the overpayment of taxes
or other liabilities, or otherwise arises under any contract or
agreement, whether such right to payment is created, generated or
earned by the Borrower or by some other person who subsequently
transfers such person's interest to the Borrower, whether such right to
payment is or is not already earned by performance, and howsoever such
right to payment may be evidenced, together with all other rights and
interests (including all Liens) which the Borrower may at any time have
by law or agreement against any account debtor or other obligor
obligated to make any such payment or against any property of such
account debtor or other obligor; all including but not limited to all
present and future accounts, contract rights, loans and obligations
receivable, chattel papers, bonds, notes and other debt instruments,
tax refunds and rights to payment in the nature of general intangibles.
"Advance" means a Revolving Advance.
"Affiliate" or "Affiliates" means BAW, GmbH and any other
Person controlled by, controlling or under common control with the
Borrower, including any Subsidiary of the Borrower. For purposes of
this definition, "control," when used with respect to any specified
Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" means this Credit and Security Agreement.
"Availability" means the difference of (i) the Borrowing Base
and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Note.
"Banking Day" means a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York is open for business.
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"Base Rate" means the rate of interest publicly announced from
time to time by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank National Association at its principal
office in San Francisco as its "prime rate," with the understanding
that the "prime rate" is one of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's base rates (not
necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon
which effective rates of interest are calculated for loans making
reference thereto.
"Book Net Worth" means the aggregate of the common and
preferred stockholders' equity in the Borrower, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
"Borrowing Base" means at any time the lesser of:
(a) the Maximum Line; or
(b) subject to change from time to time in the Lender's sole
discretion, the sum of:
(i) 70% of Eligible Accounts, plus
(ii) the lesser of (A) 35% of Eligible Inventory
or (B) $1,700,000, minus
(iii) such reserves as Lender establishes in its sole
discretion to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or
risks which may affect the Collateral or the Lender's Security
Interest in the Collateral or the business, business prospects
or financial condition of the Borrower, including a warranty
reserve.
"Capital Expenditures" means for a period, any expenditure of
money during such period for the lease, purchase or other acquisition
of any capital asset, or for the lease of any other asset whether
payable currently or in the future.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(a) any Person or "group" (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) is or becomes
the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a Person will be deemed to
have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such Person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 30
percent of the combined voting power of all classes of voting stock of
the Borrower.
(b) During any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the board of Directors of the
Borrower (together with any new Directors whose election to such board
of Directors, or whose nomination for election by the owners of the
Borrower, was approved by a vote of 66-2/3% of the Directors then still
in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of Directors
of the Borrower then in office.
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(c) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall cease to actively manage the Borrower's
day-to-day business activities.
"Collateral" means all of the following, wherever located, and
whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising or in
which the Borrower now has or hereafter acquires any rights: all
Accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, Equipment,
General Intangibles, goods, instruments, Inventory, Investment
Property, letter-of-credit rights, letters of credit, all sums on
deposit in any Collateral Account, and any items in any Lockbox;
together with (i) all substitutions and replacements for and products
of any of the foregoing; (ii) in the case of all goods, all accessions;
(iii) all accessories, attachments, parts, equipment and repairs now or
hereafter attached or affixed to or used in connection with any goods;
(iv) all warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents of
title now or hereafter covering such goods; (v) all collateral subject
to the Lien of any Security Document; (vi) any money, or other assets
of the Borrower that now or hereafter come into the possession,
custody, or control of the Lender; (vii) all sums on deposit in the
Special Account; and (viii) proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
"Collateral Account" means the "Lender Account" as defined in
the Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement.
"Commitment" means the Lender's commitment to make Advances to
the Borrower pursuant to Article 2.
"Constituent Documents" means with respect to any Person, as
applicable, such Person's certificate of incorporation, articles of
incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, articles of
organization, limited liability company agreement, management
agreement, operating agreement, shareholder agreement, partnership
agreement or similar document or agreement governing such Person's
existence, organization or management or concerning disposition of
ownership interests of such Person or voting rights among such Person's
owners.
"Credit Facility" means the credit facility being made
available to the Borrower by the Lender under Article 2.
"Debt" means of a Person as of a given date, all items of
indebtedness or liability which in accordance with GAAP would be
included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liabilities
side of a balance sheet for such Person and shall also include the
aggregate payments required to be made by such Person at any time under
any lease that is considered a capitalized lease under GAAP.
"Default" means an event that, with giving of notice or
passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Default Period" means any period of time beginning on the day
a Default or Event of Default occurs and ending on the date the Lender
notifies the Borrower in writing that such Default or Event of Default
has been cured or waived.
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"Default Rate" means an annual interest rate equal to three
percent (3%) over the Floating Rate, which interest rate shall change
when and as the Floating Rate changes.
"Director" means a director if the Borrower is a corporation,
a governor if the Borrower is a limited liability company, or a general
partner if the Borrower is a partnership.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is a member of a group which includes the Borrower
and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC.
"Earnings Before Taxes" means net earnings before taxes from
continuing operations, excluding extraordinary gains, but including
extraordinary losses.
"Eligible Accounts" means all unpaid Accounts arising from the
sale or lease of goods or the performance of services, net of any
credits, but excluding any such Accounts having any of the following
characteristics:
(i) That portion of Accounts unpaid 90 days or more after the
invoice date;
(ii) That portion of Accounts that is disputed or subject to a
claim of offset or a contra account;
(iii) That portion of Accounts not yet earned by the final
delivery of goods or rendition of services, as applicable, by the
Borrower to the customer, including progress ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and that portion
of Accounts for which an invoice has not been sent to the applicable
account debtor;
(iv) Accounts constituting (i) proceeds of copyrightable
material unless such copyrightable material shall have been registered
with the United States Copyright Office, or (ii) proceeds of patentable
inventions unless such patentable inventions have been registered with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(v) Accounts owed by any unit of government, whether foreign
or domestic (provided, however, that there shall be included in
Eligible Accounts that portion of Accounts owed by such units of
government for which the Borrower has provided evidence satisfactory to
the Lender that (A) the Lender has a first priority perfected security
interest and (B) such Accounts may be enforced by the Lender directly
against such unit of government under all applicable laws);
(vi) Accounts owed by an account debtor located outside the
United States which are not (A) backed by a bank letter of credit
naming the Lender as beneficiary or assigned to the Lender, in the
Lender's possession or control, and with respect to which a control
agreement concerning the letter-of-credit rights is in effect, and
acceptable to the Lender in all respects, in its sole discretion, or
(B) covered by a foreign receivables insurance policy acceptable to the
Lender in its sole discretion;
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(vii) Accounts owed by an account debtor that is insolvent,
the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or has gone out of business;
(viii) Accounts owed by an Owner, Subsidiary, Affiliate,
Officer or employee of the Borrower;
(ix) Accounts not subject to a duly perfected security
interest in the Lender's favor or which are subject to any Lien in
favor of any Person other than the Lender;
(x) That portion of Accounts that has been restructured,
extended, amended or modified;
(xi) That portion of Accounts that constitutes advertising,
finance charges, service charges or sales or excise taxes;
(xii) Accounts owed by an account debtor, regardless of
whether otherwise eligible, to the extent that the balance of such
Accounts exceeds 15% of the aggregate amount of all Eligible Accounts;
provided, however, that account debtors that have been approved by
Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation ("Transamerica") and are
participating in the wholesale finance program established by
Transamerica pursuant to the Manufacturer's / Distributor's Financing
Agreement (One-Step) dated June 12, 2002, shall not be subject to such
concentration limit so long as they are participating in the wholesale
finance program;
(xiii) Accounts owed by an account debtor, regardless of
whether otherwise eligible, if 10% or more of the total amount due
under Accounts from such debtor is ineligible under clauses (i), (ii)or
(x) above; and
(xiv) Accounts, or portions thereof, otherwise deemed
ineligible by the Lender in its sole discretion.
"Eligible Inventory" means all Inventory of the Borrower, at
the lower of cost or market value as determined in accordance with
GAAP, but excluding any Inventory having any of the following
characteristics:
(i) Inventory that is: in-transit; located at any warehouse,
job site or other premises not approved by the Lender in writing;
located outside of the states, or localities, as applicable, in which
the Lender has filed financing statements to perfect a first priority
security interest in such Inventory; covered by any negotiable or
non-negotiable warehouse receipt, ▇▇▇▇ of lading or other document of
title; on consignment from any Person; on consignment to any Person or
subject to any bailment unless such consignee or bailee has executed an
agreement with the Lender;
(ii) Supplies, packaging, or sample Inventory;
(iii) Work-in-process Inventory;
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(iv) Inventory that is damaged, obsolete, slow moving or not
currently saleable in the normal course of the Borrower's operations;
(v) Inventory that the Borrower has returned, has attempted to
return, is in the process of returning or intends to return to the
vendor thereof;
(vi) Inventory purchased or manufactured by the Borrower
pursuant to a license unless the applicable licensor has agreed in
writing to permit the Lender to exercise its rights and remedies
against such Inventory;
(vii) Inventory that is subject to a Lien in favor of any
Person other than the Lender;
(viii) Inventory at any location other than the Warrenton,
Oregon, Astoria, Oregon and Blair, Nebraska locations listed in
Schedule 5.1; and
(ix) Inventory otherwise deemed ineligible by the Lender in
its sole discretion.
"Environmental Law" means any federal, state, local or other
governmental statute, regulation, law or ordinance dealing with the
protection of human health and the environment.
"Equipment" means all of the Borrower's equipment, as such
term is defined in the UCC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
including but not limited to all present and future machinery,
vehicles, furniture, fixtures, manufacturing equipment, shop equipment,
office and recordkeeping equipment, parts, tools, supplies, and
including specifically the goods described in any equipment schedule or
list herewith or hereafter furnished to the Lender by the Borrower.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
"Financial Covenants" means the covenants set forth in Section
6.2.
"Floating Rate" means an annual interest rate equal to the sum
of the Base Rate plus one and three-quarters percent (1.75%), which
interest rate shall change when and as the Base Rate changes.
"Funding Date" has the meaning given in Section 2.1.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, applied
on a basis consistent with the accounting practices applied in the
financial statements described in Section 5.6.
"General Intangibles" means all of the Borrower's general
intangibles, as such term is defined in the UCC, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, including all present and future Intellectual
Property Rights, customer or supplier lists and contracts, manuals,
operating instructions, permits, franchises, the right to use the
Borrower's name, and the goodwill of the Borrower's business.
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"Guarantor(s)" means any Person hereafter guarantying the
Obligations.
"Hazardous Substances" means pollutants, contaminants,
hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, petroleum and fractions
thereof, and all other chemicals, wastes, substances and materials
listed in, regulated by or identified in any Environmental Law.
"IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
"Infringe" when used with respect to Intellectual Property
Rights means any infringement or other violation of Intellectual
Property Rights.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all actual or prospective
rights arising in connection with any intellectual property or other
proprietary rights, including all rights arising in connection with
copyrights, patents, service marks, trade dress, trade secrets,
trademarks, trade names or mask works.
"Inventory" means all of the Borrower's inventory, as such
term is defined in the UCC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
whether consisting of whole goods, spare parts or components, supplies
or materials, whether acquired, held or furnished for sale, for lease
or under service contracts or for manufacture or processing, and
wherever located.
"Investment Property" means all of the Borrower's investment
property, as such term is defined in the UCC, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, including but not limited to all securities,
security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts,
commodity accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, money market
shares and U.S. Government securities.
"Licensed Intellectual Property" has the meaning given in
Section 5.11(c).
"Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, title retention agreement or
analogous instrument or device, including the interest of each lessor
under any capitalized lease and the interest of any bondsman under any
payment or performance bond, in, of or on any assets or properties of a
Person, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and whether arising by
agreement or operation of law.
"Life Insurance Assignments" means the Assignments of Life
Insurance Policy as Collateral to be executed by the owner and the
beneficiary thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender,
granting the Lender a first priority Lien on each Life Insurance Policy
to secure payment of the Obligations.
"Life Insurance Policy" and "Life Insurance Policies" have the
meanings given in Section 6.9.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Note, and the
Security Documents.
"Lockbox" means as defined in the Lockbox and Collection
Account Agreement.
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"Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement" means the Lockbox
and Collection Account Agreement by and among the Borrower, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank Minnesota, and the Lender, of even date herewith.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any of the following:
(i) a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
results of operations, prospects, assets, liabilities or financial
condition of the Borrower;
(ii) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower
to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents;
(iii) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Lender
to enforce the Obligations or to realize the intended benefits of the
Security Documents, including a material adverse effect on the validity
or enforceability of any Loan Document or of any rights against any
Guarantor, or on the status, existence, perfection, priority (subject
to Permitted Liens) or enforceability of any Lien securing payment or
performance of the Obligations; or
(iv) any claim against the Borrower or threat of litigation
which if determined adversely to the Borrower would cause the Borrower
to be liable to pay an amount exceeding $50,000 or would be an event
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above.
"Maturity Date" means May 14, 2006, but the Maturity Date
shall be automatically extended for additional periods of one year each
unless either the Borrower or the Lender shall give written notice to
the other not less than 90 days prior to any Maturity Date (whether the
initial Maturity Date or any Maturity Date resulting from any automatic
extension) that it elects to terminate this Agreement as of such
Maturity Date.
"Maximum Line" means $3,000,000 unless said amount is reduced
pursuant to Section 2.14, in which event it means such lower amount.
"Minimum Interest Charge" has the meaning given in Section
2.10(c).
"Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute.
"Note" means the Revolving Note.
"Obligations" means the Note and each and every other debt,
liability and obligation of every type and description which the
Borrower may now or at any time hereafter owe to the Lender, whether
such debt, liability or obligation now exists or is hereafter created
or incurred, whether it arises in a transaction involving the Lender
alone or in a transaction involving other creditors of the Borrower,
and whether it is direct or indirect, due or to become due, absolute or
contingent, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or sole,
joint, several or joint and several, and including all indebtedness
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of the Borrower arising under any Credit Document or guaranty between
the Borrower and the Lender, whether now in effect or hereafter entered
into.
"Officer" means with respect to the Borrower, an officer if
the Borrower is a corporation, a manager if the Borrower is a limited
liability company, or a partner if the Borrower is a partnership.
"Owned Intellectual Property" has the meaning given in Section
5.11(a).
"Owner" means with respect to the Borrower, each Person having
legal or beneficial title to an ownership interest in the Borrower or a
right to acquire such an interest.
"Patent and Trademark Security Agreement" means the Patent and
Trademark Security Agreement by the Borrower in favor of the Lender of
even date herewith.
"Pension Plan" means a pension plan (as defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate and covered by Title IV of ERISA.
"Permitted Lien" has the meaning given in Section 6.3(a).
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
"Plan" means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate.
"Premises" means all premises where the Borrower conducts its
business and has any rights of possession.
"Reportable Event" means a reportable event (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA), other than an event for which the 30-day notice
requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
"Revolving Advance" has the meaning given in Section 2.1.
"Revolving Note" means the Borrower's revolving promissory
note, payable to the order of the Lender in substantially the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
"Security Documents" means this Agreement, the Lockbox and
Collection Account Agreement, the Life Insurance Assignments, the
Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, the Trust
Deed, and any other document delivered to the Lender from time to time
to secure the Obligations.
"Security Interest" has the meaning given in Section 3.1.
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"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which more than 50% of
the outstanding shares of capital stock having general voting power
under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of
Directors of such corporation, irrespective of whether or not at the
time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have
voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency, is at the
time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower, by the Borrower and
one or more other Subsidiaries, or by one or more other Subsidiaries.
"Termination Date" means the earliest of (i) the Maturity
Date, (ii) the date the Borrower terminates the Credit Facility, or
(iii) the date the Lender demands payment of the Obligations after an
Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.2.
"Trust Deed" means a Trust Deed, Assignment of Rents, Security
Agreement and Fixture Filing, in form and substance acceptable to the
Lender, granting the Lender a lien on the Warrenton Property to secure
the Obligations.
"Warrenton Property" means the Borrower's leasehold interest
in the land described in Exhibit C attached hereto and the Borrower's
fee interest in the buildings, improvements and fixtures located on
such land.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the
state designated in Section 8.14 as the state whose laws shall govern
this Agreement, or in any other state whose laws are held to govern
this Agreement or any portion hereof.
"▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota" means ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota,
National Association.
1.2. Other Definitional Terms; Rules of Interpretation. The words
"hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP. All terms defined in
the UCC and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
the UCC. References to Articles, Sections, subsections, Exhibits, Schedules and
the like, are to Articles, Sections and subsections of, or Exhibits or Schedules
attached to, this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided. The words
"include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase "without limitation." Unless the context in which used herein otherwise
clearly requires, "or" has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
"and/or." Defined terms include in the singular number the plural and in the
plural number the singular. Reference to any agreement (including the Loan
Documents), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument
as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof (and, if applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof and the
other Loan Documents), except where otherwise explicitly provided, and reference
to any promissory note includes any promissory note which is an extension or
renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor. Reference to any law,
rule, regulation, order, decree, requirement, policy, guideline, directive or
interpretation means as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in
whole or in part, and in effect on the determination date, including rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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ARTICLE 2
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY
2.1. Revolving Advances. The Lender agrees, on the terms and subject to
the conditions herein set forth, to make advances to the Borrower from time to
time from the date all of the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 are satisfied
(the "Funding Date") to the Termination Date (the "Revolving Advances"). The
Lender shall have no obligation to make a Revolving Advance to the extent the
amount of the requested Revolving Advance exceeds Availability. The Borrower's
obligation to pay the Revolving Advances shall be evidenced by the Revolving
Note and shall be secured by the Collateral. Within the limits set forth in this
Section 2.1, the Borrower may borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.14 and
reborrow.
2.2. Procedures for Requesting Advances. The Borrower shall comply with
the following procedures in requesting Revolving Advances:
(a) [Deleted]
(b) Time for Requests. The Borrower shall request each Advance not
later than 11:00 a.m., Denver, Colorado time on the Banking Day which is the
date the Advance is to be made. Each such request shall be effective upon
receipt by the Lender, shall be in writing or by telephone or telecopy
transmission, to be confirmed in writing by the Borrower if so requested by the
Lender, shall be by (i) an Officer of the Borrower; or (ii) a person designated
as the Borrower's agent by an Officer of the Borrower in a writing delivered to
the Lender; or (iii) a person whom the Lender reasonably believes to be an
Officer of the Borrower or such a designated agent. The Borrower shall repay all
Advances even if the Lender does not receive such confirmation and even if the
person requesting an Advance was not in fact authorized to do so. Any request
for an Advance, whether written or telephonic, shall be deemed to be a
representation by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 have
been satisfied as of the time of the request.
(c) Disbursement. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set
forth in Article 4, the Lender shall disburse the proceeds of the requested
Advance by crediting the same to the Borrower's demand deposit account
maintained with ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank unless the Lender and the Borrower shall agree
in writing to another manner of disbursement.
2.3. [Deleted]
2.4. Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Funding Exceptions.
(a) Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy. If the Lender
determines at any time that its Return has been reduced as a result of any Rule
Change, the Lender may so notify the Borrower and require the Borrower,
beginning fifteen (15) days after such notice, to pay it the amount necessary to
restore its Return to what it would have been had there been no Rule Change. For
purposes of this Section 2.4:
(i) "Capital Adequacy Rule" means any law, rule,
regulation, guideline, directive, requirement or request regarding
capital adequacy, or the interpretation or administration thereof by
any governmental or regulatory authority,
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central bank or comparable agency, whether or not having the force of
law, that applies to any Related Lender, including rules requiring
financial institutions to maintain total capital in amounts based upon
percentages of outstanding loans, binding loan commitments and letters
of credit.
(ii) "Related Lender" includes (but is not limited to) the
Lender, any parent of the Lender, any assignee of any interest of the
Lender hereunder and any participant in the Credit Facility.
(iii) "Return," for any period, means the percentage
determined by dividing (i) the sum of interest and ongoing fees earned
by the Lender under this Agreement during such period, by (ii) the
average capital the Lender is required to maintain during such period
as a result of its being a party to this Agreement, as determined by
the Lender based upon its total capital requirements and a reasonable
attribution formula that takes account of the Capital Adequacy Rules
then in effect, costs of issuing or maintaining any Advance and amounts
received or receivable under this Agreement or the Note with respect to
any Advance. Return may be calculated for each calendar quarter and for
the shorter period between the end of a calendar quarter and the date
of termination in whole of this Agreement.
(iv) "Rule Change" means any change in any Capital
Adequacy Rule occurring after the date of this Agreement, or any change
in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental or
regulatory authority, but the term does not include any changes that at
the Funding Date are scheduled to take place under the existing Capital
Adequacy Rules or any increases in the capital that the Lender is
required to maintain to the extent that the increases are required due
to a regulatory authority's assessment of that Lender's financial
condition.
The initial notice sent by the Lender shall be sent as promptly as practicable
after the Lender learns that its Return has been reduced, shall include a demand
for payment of the amount necessary to restore the Lender's Return for the
quarter in which the notice is sent, and shall state in reasonable detail the
cause for the reduction in its Return and its calculation of the amount of such
reduction. Thereafter, the Lender may send a new notice during each calendar
quarter setting forth the calculation of the reduced Return for that quarter and
including a demand for payment of the amount necessary to restore its Return for
that quarter. The Lender's calculation in any such notice shall be conclusive
and binding absent demonstrable error.
(b) [Deleted]
(c) [Deleted]
2.5. [Deleted]
2.6. [Deleted]
2.7. [Deleted]
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2.8. [Deleted]
2.9. Inventory Appraisals. The Lender may from time to time obtain at
the Borrower's expense an appraisal of Inventory by an appraiser acceptable to
the Lender in its sole discretion, and the percentage to be advanced on the
basis of Eligible Inventory may be adjusted by the Lender based on such
appraisals.
2.10. Interest; Minimum Interest Charge; Default Interest;
Participations; Clearance Days; Usury.
(a) Note. Except as set forth in Subsections (d) and (g), the
outstanding principal balance of the Note shall bear interest at the Floating
Rate.
(b) [Deleted]
(c) Minimum Interest Charge. Notwithstanding the interest
payable pursuant to Subsection (a), the Borrower shall pay to the Lender
interest of not less than $120,000 per Loan Year (the "Minimum Interest Charge")
during the term of this Agreement, and the Borrower shall pay any deficiency
between the Minimum Interest Charge and the amount of interest otherwise
calculated under Subsection (a) on the first day following each anniversary of
the Funding Date and on the Termination Date. As used in this subsection (c),
"Loan Year" means each one-year period ending on an anniversary of the Funding
Date.
(d) Default Interest Rate. Upon notice to the Borrower from
the Lender from time to time, the principal of the Advances outstanding from
time to time shall bear interest at the Default Rate, effective as of the first
day of the fiscal month during which any Default Period begins through the last
day of such Default Period. The Lender's election to charge the Default Rate
shall be in its sole discretion and shall not be a waiver of any of its other
rights and remedies. The Lender's election to charge interest at the Default
Rate for less than the entire period during which the Default Rate may be
charged shall not be a waiver of its right to later charge the Default Rate for
the entire such period.
(e) Clearance Days. Notwithstanding Section 2.13(b)(ii),
interest at the interest rate applicable under this Section 2.10 shall accrue on
the amount of all payments (even if in the form of immediately available federal
funds) for one (1) day for clearance.
(f) Participations. If any Person shall acquire a
participation in the Advances, the Borrower shall be obligated to the Lender to
pay the full amount of all interest calculated under this Section 2.10, along
with all other fees, charges and other amounts due under this Agreement,
regardless if such Person elects to accept interest with respect to its
participation at a lower rate than that calculated under this Section 2.10, or
otherwise elects to accept less than its prorata share of such fees, charges and
other amounts due under this Agreement.
(g) Usury. In any event no rate change shall be put into
effect which would result in a rate greater than the highest rate permitted by
law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document,
all agreements which either now are or which shall become agreements between the
Borrower and the Lender are hereby limited so that in no contingency or event
whatsoever shall the total liability for payments in the nature of interest,
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additional interest and other charges exceed the applicable limits imposed by
any applicable usury laws. If any payments in the nature of interest, additional
interest and other charges made under any Loan Document are held to be in excess
of the limits imposed by any applicable usury laws, it is agreed that any such
amount held to be in excess shall be considered payment of principal hereunder,
and the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be reduced by such amount so that
the total liability for payments in the nature of interest, additional interest
and other charges shall not exceed the applicable limits imposed by any
applicable usury laws, in compliance with the desires of the Borrower and the
Lender. This provision shall never be superseded or waived and shall control
every other provision of the Loan Documents and all agreements between the
Borrower and the Lender, or their successors and assigns.
2.11. Fees.
(a) Origination Fee. The Borrower shall pay the Lender a fully
earned and non-refundable origination fee of $30,000, due and payable upon the
execution of this Agreement.
(b) Audit Fees. The Borrower shall pay the Lender, on demand,
audit fees in connection with any audits or inspections conducted by or on
behalf of the Lender of any Collateral or the Borrower's operations or business
at the rates established from time to time by the Lender as its audit fees
(which fees are currently $95 per hour per auditor), together with all actual
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in conducting any such audit or
inspection. The Lender will conduct no less than four audits/inspections per
year.
(c) Facility Fees. The Borrower shall pay the Lender a fully
earned and non-refundable facility fee in an amount equal to one quarter of one
percent (.25%) of the Maximum Line on each anniversary of the Funding Date.
(d) Unused Line Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender an
unused line fee at the rate of one-quarter percent (.25%) per annum on the
average daily Unused Amount from the date of this Agreement to and including the
Termination Date, which fee shall be fully earned by the Lender, due and payable
monthly in arrears on the first day of each month and on the Termination Date.
For the purposes of this Section 2.11(d), "Unused Amount" means the Maximum Line
minus outstanding Advances.
(e) Termination and Line Reduction Fees. If the Credit
Facility is terminated (i) by the Lender during a Default Period that begins
before a Maturity Date, (ii) by the Borrower (A) as of a date other than a
Maturity Date or (B) as of a Maturity Date but without the Lender having
received written notice of such termination at least 90 days before such
Maturity Date, or if the Borrower reduces the Maximum Line, the Borrower shall
pay to the Lender a fee in an amount equal to a percentage of the Maximum Line
(or the reduction of the Maximum Line, as the case may be) as follows: (A) three
percent (3%) if the termination or reduction occurs on or before the first
anniversary of the Funding Date; (B) two percent (2%) if the termination or
reduction occurs after the first anniversary of the Funding Date but on or
before the second anniversary of the Funding Date; and (C) one percent (1%) if
the termination or reduction occurs after the second anniversary of the Funding
Date.
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(f) Waiver of Termination Fees. The Borrower will not be
required to pay the termination fees otherwise due under subsection (e) if such
termination is made because of refinancing by an affiliate of the Lender.
(g) Other Fees. The Lender may from time to time, upon five
(5) days prior notice to the Borrower during a Default Period, charge additional
fees for Revolving Advances made in excess of Availability, for late delivery of
reports, in lieu of imposing interest at the Default Rate, and for other
reasons. The Borrower's request for a Revolving Advance at any time after such
notice is given and such five (5) day period has elapsed shall constitute the
Borrower's agreement to pay the fees described in such notice.
2.12. Time for Interest Payments; Payment on Non-Banking Days;
Computation of Interest and Fees.
(a) Time For Interest Payments. Interest shall be due and
payable in arrears on the first day of each month and on the Termination Date.
(b) Payment on Non-Banking Days. Whenever any payment to be
made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Banking Day,
such payment may be made on the next succeeding Banking Day, and such extension
of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest on the
Advances or the fees hereunder, as the case may be.
(c) Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest accruing on the
outstanding principal balance of the Advances and fees hereunder outstanding
from time to time shall be computed on the basis of actual number of days
elapsed in a year of 360 days.
2.13. Lockbox; Collateral Account; Application of Payments.
(a) Lockbox and Collateral Account.
(i) The Borrower shall instruct all account debtors to pay
all Accounts directly to the Lockbox. If, notwithstanding such
instructions, the Borrower receives any payments on Accounts, the
Borrower shall deposit such payments into the Collateral Account. The
Borrower shall also deposit all other cash proceeds of Collateral
directly to the Collateral Account. Until so deposited, the Borrower
shall hold all such payments and cash proceeds in trust for and as the
property of the Lender and shall not commingle such property with any
of its other funds or property. All deposits in the Collateral Account
shall constitute proceeds of Collateral and shall not constitute
payment of the Obligations.
(ii) All items deposited in the Collateral Account shall
be subject to final payment. If any such item is returned uncollected,
the Borrower will immediately pay the Lender, or, for items deposited
in the Collateral Account, the bank maintaining such account, the
amount of that item, or such bank at its discretion may charge any
uncollected item to the Borrower's commercial account or other account.
The Borrower shall be liable as an endorser on all items deposited in
the Collateral Account, whether or not in fact endorsed by the
Borrower.
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(b) Application of Payments.
(i) The Borrower may, from time to time, in accordance
with the Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement, cause funds in the
Collateral Account to be transferred to the Lender's general account
for payment of the Obligations. Except as provided in the preceding
sentence, amounts deposited in the Collateral Account shall not be
subject to withdrawal by the Borrower, except after full payment and
discharge of all Obligations and termination of the Lender's security
interest in the Collateral.
(ii) All payments to the Lender shall be made in
immediately available funds and payments so made shall be applied to
the Obligations upon receipt by the Lender, subject to Section 2.10(e).
Funds received from the Collateral Account shall be deemed to be
immediately available. The Lender may hold all payments not
constituting immediately available funds for two additional days for
collection and one additional day for processing before applying them
to the Obligations.
2.14. Voluntary Prepayment; Reduction of the Maximum Line; Termination
of the Credit Facility by the Borrower. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Borrower may prepay the Advances in whole at any time or from time to time in
part. The Borrower may terminate the Credit Facility or reduce the Maximum Line
at any time if it (i) gives the Lender at least 30 days' prior written notice
and (ii) pays the Lender termination or Maximum Line reduction fees in
accordance with Section 2.11(e). Any reduction in the Maximum Line must be in an
amount of not less than $100,000 or an integral multiple thereof. If the
Borrower reduces the Maximum Line to zero, all Obligations shall be immediately
due and payable. Subject to termination of the Credit Facility and payment and
performance of all Obligations, the Lender shall, at the Borrower's expense,
release or terminate the Security Interest and the Security Documents to which
the Borrower is entitled by law.
2.15. Mandatory Prepayment. Without notice or demand, if the
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Advances shall at any time exceed
the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the Revolving Advances
to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. Any payment received by the
Lender under this Section 2.15 or under Section 2.14 may be applied to the
Obligations, in such order and in such amounts as the Lender, in its discretion,
may from time to time determine.
2.16. Revolving Advances to Pay Obligations. Notwithstanding anything
in Section 2.1, the Lender may, in its discretion at any time or from time to
time, without the Borrower's request and even if the conditions set forth in
Section 4.2 would not be satisfied, make a Revolving Advance in an amount equal
to the portion of the Obligations from time to time due and payable.
2.17. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of Advances
to repay obligations to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank and for ordinary working capital
purposes.
2.18. Liability Records. The Lender may maintain from time to time, at
its discretion, records as to the Obligations. All entries made on any such
record shall be presumed correct until the Borrower establishes the contrary.
Upon the Lender's demand, the Borrower will admit
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and certify in writing the exact principal balance of the Obligations that the
Borrower then asserts to be outstanding. Any billing statement or accounting
rendered by the Lender shall be conclusive and fully binding on the Borrower
unless the Borrower gives the Lender specific written notice of exception within
30 days after receipt.
ARTICLE 3.
SECURITY INTEREST; OCCUPANCY; SETOFF
3.1. Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns
and grants to the Lender a lien and security interest (collectively referred to
as the "Security Interest") in the Collateral, as security for the payment and
performance of the Obligations. Upon request by the Lender, the Borrower will
grant the Lender a security interest in all commercial tort claims it may have
against any Person.
3.2. Notification of Account Debtors and Other Obligors. The Lender may
at any time (whether or not a Default Period then exists) notify any account
debtor or other person obligated to pay the amount due that such right to
payment has been assigned or transferred to the Lender for security and shall be
paid directly to the Lender. The Borrower will join in giving such notice if the
Lender so requests. At any time after the Borrower or the Lender gives such
notice to an account debtor or other obligor, the Lender may, but need not, in
the Lender's name or in the Borrower's name, (a) demand, ▇▇▇ for, collect or
receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of,
or securing, any such right to payment, or grant any extension to, make any
compromise or settlement with or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or
change the obligations (including collateral obligations) of any such account
debtor or other obligor; and (b) as the Borrower's agent and attorney-in-fact,
notify the United States Postal Service to change the address for delivery of
the Borrower's mail to any address designated by the Lender, otherwise intercept
the Borrower's mail, and receive, open and dispose of the Borrower's mail,
applying all Collateral as permitted under this Agreement and holding all other
mail for the Borrower's account or forwarding such mail to the Borrower's last
known address.
3.3. Assignment of Insurance. As additional security for the payment
and performance of the Obligations, the Borrower hereby assigns to the Lender
any and all monies (including proceeds of insurance and refunds of unearned
premiums) due or to become due under, and all other rights of the Borrower with
respect to, any and all policies of insurance now or at any time hereafter
covering the Collateral or any evidence thereof or any business records or
valuable papers pertaining thereto, and the Borrower hereby directs the issuer
of any such policy to pay all such monies directly to the Lender. At any time,
whether or not a Default Period then exists, the Lender may (but need not), in
the Lender's name or in the Borrower's name, execute and deliver proof of claim,
receive all such monies, endorse checks and other instruments representing
payment of such monies, and adjust, litigate, compromise or release any claim
against the issuer of any such policy.
3.4. Occupancy.
(a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably grants to the Lender the
right to take exclusive possession of the Premises at any time during a Default
Period.
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(b) The Lender may use the Premises only to hold, process,
manufacture, sell, use, store, liquidate, realize upon or otherwise dispose of
goods that are Collateral and for other purposes that the Lender may in good
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to be related or incidental purposes.
(c) The Lender's right to hold the Premises shall cease and
terminate upon the earlier of (i) payment in full and discharge of all
Obligations and termination of the Credit Facility, and (ii) final sale or
disposition of all goods constituting Collateral and delivery of all such goods
to purchasers.
(d) The Lender shall not be obligated to pay or account for
any rent or other compensation for the possession, occupancy or use of any of
the Premises; provided, however, that if the Lender does pay or account for any
rent or other compensation for the possession, occupancy or use of any of the
Premises, the Borrower shall reimburse the Lender promptly for the full amount
thereof. In addition, the Borrower will pay, or reimburse the Lender for, all
taxes, fees, duties, imposts, charges and expenses at any time incurred by or
imposed upon the Lender by reason of the execution, delivery, existence,
recordation, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or the provisions of
this Section 3.4.
3.5. License. Without limiting the generality of any other Security
Document, the Borrower hereby grants to the Lender a non-exclusive, worldwide
and royalty-free license to use or otherwise exploit all Intellectual Property
Rights of the Borrower for the purpose of: (a) completing the manufacture of any
in-process materials during any Default Period so that such materials become
saleable Inventory, all in accordance with the same quality standards previously
adopted by the Borrower for its own manufacturing and subject to the Borrower's
reasonable exercise of quality control; and (b) selling, leasing or otherwise
disposing of any or all Collateral during any Default Period.
3.6. Financing Statement. The Borrower authorizes the Lender to file
from time to time where permitted by law, such financing statements against
collateral described as "all personal property" or describing specific items of
collateral including commercial tort claims as the Lender deems necessary or
useful to perfect the Security Interest. A carbon, photographic or other
reproduction of this Agreement or of any financing statements signed by the
Borrower is sufficient as a financing statement and may be filed as a financing
statement in any state to perfect the security interests granted hereby. For
this purpose, the following information is set forth:
Name and address of Debtor:
Ag-Bag International Limited
▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Federal Employer Identification No. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Organizational Identification No. 2214876
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Name and address of Secured Party:
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Credit, Inc.
MAC P6101-144
▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Federal Employer Identification No. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
3.7. Setoff. The Lender may at any time or from time to time, at its
sole discretion and without demand and without notice to anyone, setoff any
liability owed to the Borrower by the Lender, whether or not due, against any
Obligation, whether or not due. In addition, each other Person holding a
participating interest in any Obligations shall have the right to appropriate or
setoff any deposit or other liability then owed by such Person to the Borrower,
whether or not due, and apply the same to the payment of said participating
interest, as fully as if such Person had lent directly to the Borrower the
amount of such participating interest.
3.8. Collateral. This Agreement does not contemplate a sale of
accounts, contract rights or chattel paper, and, as provided by law, the
Borrower is entitled to any surplus and shall remain liable for any deficiency.
The Lender's duty of care with respect to Collateral in its possession (as
imposed by law) shall be deemed fulfilled if it exercises reasonable care in
physically keeping such Collateral, or in the case of Collateral in the custody
or possession of a bailee or other third person, exercises reasonable care in
the selection of the bailee or other third person, and the Lender need not
otherwise preserve, protect, insure or care for any Collateral. The Lender shall
not be obligated to preserve any rights the Borrower may have against prior
parties, to realize on the Collateral at all or in any particular manner or
order or to apply any cash proceeds of the Collateral in any particular order of
application. The Lender has no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the
Collateral for sale. The Borrower waives any right it may have to require the
Lender to pursue any third person for any of the Obligations.
ARTICLE 4.
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
4.1. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Revolving Advance. The
Lender's obligation to make the initial Advance hereunder shall be subject to
the condition precedent that the Lender shall have received all of the
following, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:
(a) This Agreement, properly executed by the Borrower.
(b) The Note, properly executed by the Borrower.
(c) A true and correct copy of any and all leases pursuant to
which the Borrower is leasing the Premises, together with a landlord's
disclaimer and consent with respect to each such lease.
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(d) A true and correct copy of any and all mortgages pursuant
to which the Borrower has mortgaged the Premises, together with a mortgagee's
disclaimer and consent with respect to each such mortgage.
(e) A true and correct copy of any and all agreements pursuant
to which the Borrower's property is in the possession of any Person other than
the Borrower, together with, in the case of any goods held by such Person for
resale, (i) a consignee's acknowledgment and waiver of Liens, (ii) UCC financing
statements sufficient to protect the Borrower's and the Lender's interests in
such goods, and (iii) UCC searches showing that no other secured party has filed
a financing statement against such Person and covering property similar to the
Borrower's other than the Borrower, or if there exists any such secured party,
evidence that each such secured party has received notice from the Borrower and
the Lender sufficient to protect the Borrower's and the Lender's interests in
the Borrower's goods from any claim by such secured party.
(f) [Deleted]
(g) A true and correct copy of any and all agreements pursuant
to which the Borrower's property is in the possession of any Person other than
the Borrower, together with, (i) an acknowledgment and waiver of Liens from each
subcontractor who has possession of the Borrower's goods from time to time, (ii)
UCC financing statements sufficient to protect the Borrower's and the Lender's
interests in such goods, and (iii) UCC searches showing that no other secured
party has filed a financing statement covering such Person's property other than
the Borrower, or if there exists any such secured party, evidence that each such
secured party has received notice from the Borrower and the Lender sufficient to
protect the Borrower's and the Lender's interests in the Borrower's goods from
any claim by such secured party.
(h) The Life Insurance Assignments, properly executed by each
beneficiary and owner, and the Life Insurance Policies, together with evidence
that the Life Insurance Policies are subject to no assignments or encumbrances
other than the Life Insurance Assignments.
(i) The Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement, properly
executed by the Borrower and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota.
(j) Control agreements, properly executed by the Borrower and
each bank at which the Borrower maintains deposit accounts.
(k) The Patent and Trademark Security Agreement, properly
executed by the Borrower.
(l) Agreements with Transamerica and, at the Lender's option, with each
other lender providing floor plan financing to the Borrower's dealers, pursuant
to which the floor plan lender agrees to remit proceeds of such financing
directly to the Lender.
(m) Current searches of appropriate filing offices showing
that (i) no Liens have been filed and remain in effect against the Borrower
except Permitted Liens or Liens held by Persons who have agreed in writing that
upon receipt of proceeds of the initial Advances, they
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will satisfy, release or terminate such Liens in a manner satisfactory to the
Lender, and (ii) the Lender has duly filed all financing statements necessary to
perfect the Security Interest, to the extent the Security Interest is capable of
being perfected by filing.
(n) A certificate of the Borrower's Secretary or Assistant
Secretary certifying that attached to such certificate are (i) the resolutions
of the Borrower's Directors and, if required, Owners, authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, (ii) true, correct and complete
copies of the Borrower's Constituent Documents, and (iii) examples of the
signatures of the Borrower's Officers or agents authorized to execute and
deliver the Loan Documents and other instruments, agreements and certificates,
including Advance requests, on the Borrower's behalf.
(o) A current certificate issued by the Secretary of State of
Delaware, certifying that the Borrower is in compliance with all applicable
organizational requirements of the State of Delaware.
(p) Evidence that the Borrower is duly licensed or qualified
to transact business in all jurisdictions where the character of the property
owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such
licensing or qualification necessary.
(q) A certificate of an Officer of the Borrower confirming, in
his personal capacity, the representations and warranties set forth in Article
5.
(r) Support Agreements in favor of the Lender, properly
executed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, each in his personal capacity.
(s) An opinion of counsel to the Borrower, addressed to the
Lender.
(t) Certificates of the insurance required hereunder, with all
hazard insurance containing a lender's loss payable endorsement in the Lender's
favor and with all liability insurance naming the Lender as an additional
insured.
(u) Evidence that Borrower's performance and results prior to
the Funding Date are consistent with its projections.
(v) All such documents and information as the Lender may
request with respect to the Borrower's dealer arrangements and the third party
financing arrangements of such dealers.
(w) A Phase I environmental assessment and a title insurance
commitment, if required by the Lender.
(x) Payment of the fees and commissions due under Section 2.11
through the date of the initial Advance and expenses incurred by the Lender
through such date and required to be paid by the Borrower under Section 8.6,
including all legal expenses incurred through the date of this Agreement.
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(y) Evidence that after making the initial Revolving Advance,
satisfying all obligations owed to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, satisfying all trade
payables older than 60 days from invoice date, book overdrafts and closing
costs, Availability shall be not less than $500,000.
(z) Such other documents as the Lender in its sole discretion
may require.
4.2. Conditions Precedent to All Advances. The Lender's obligation to
make each Advance shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) the representations and warranties contained in Article 5 are correct on and
as of the date of such Advance as though made on and as of such date, except to
the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date; and
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance
which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
ARTICLE 5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:
5.1. Existence and Power; Name; Chief Executive Office; Inventory and
Equipment Locations; Federal Employer Identification Number. The Borrower is a
corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and is duly licensed or qualified to transact
business in the states of Oregon and Nebraska and in all other jurisdictions
where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the
business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary. The
Borrower has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business, to own
its properties and to execute and deliver, and to perform all of its obligations
under, the Loan Documents. During its existence, the Borrower has done business
solely under the names set forth in Schedule 5.1. The Borrower's chief executive
office and principal place of business is located at the address set forth in
Schedule 5.1 and all of the Borrower's records relating to its business or the
Collateral are kept at that location. All Inventory and Equipment is located at
that location or at one of the other locations listed in Schedule 5.1. The
Borrower's federal employer identification number is correctly set forth in
Section 3.6.
5.2. Capitalization. Schedule 5.2 constitutes a correct and complete
list of all Persons holding ownership interests and rights to acquire ownership
interests which if fully exercised would cause such Person to hold more than
five percent (5%) of all ownership interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted
basis, and an organizational chart showing the ownership structure of all
Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
5.3. Authorization of Borrowing; No Conflict as to Law or Agreements.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents
and the borrowings from time to time hereunder have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and do not and will not (i) require any consent or
approval of the Borrower's Owners; (ii) require any authorization, consent or
approval by, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
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instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any third party, except such
authorization, consent, approval, registration, declaration, filing or notice as
has been obtained, accomplished or given prior to the date hereof; (iii) violate
any provision of any law, rule or regulation (including Regulation X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or of any order, writ,
injunction or decree presently in effect having applicability to the Borrower or
of the Borrower's Constituent Documents; (iv) result in a breach of or
constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any
other material agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party
or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected; or (v) result in, or
require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the Security
Interest) upon or with respect to any of the properties now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Borrower.
5.4. Legal Agreements. This Agreement constitutes and, upon due
execution by the Borrower, the other Loan Documents will constitute, the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower
in accordance with their respective terms.
5.5. Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.5 hereto, the
Borrower has no Subsidiaries.
5.6. Financial Condition; No Adverse Change. The Borrower has furnished
to the Lender its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and unaudited financial statements for the fiscal-year-to-date
period ended March 31, 2003, and those statements fairly present the Borrower's
financial condition on the dates thereof and the results of its operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended and were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. Since the date of the most recent
financial statements, there has been no change in the Borrower's business,
properties or condition (financial or otherwise) which has had a Material
Adverse Effect.
5.7. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or,
to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any
of its Affiliates or the properties of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates
before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which, if determined adversely to the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8. Regulation U. The Borrower is not engaged in the business of
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within
the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System), and no part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or
carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any margin stock.
5.9. Taxes. The Borrower and its Affiliates have paid or caused to be
paid to the proper authorities when due all federal, state and local taxes
required to be withheld by each of them. The Borrower and its Affiliates have
filed all federal, state and local tax returns which to the knowledge of the
Officers of the Borrower or any Affiliate, as the case may be, are required to
be filed, and the Borrower and its Affiliates have paid or caused to be paid to
the respective taxing authorities all taxes as shown on said returns or on any
assessment received by any of them to the extent such taxes have become due.
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5.10. Titles and Liens. The Borrower has good and absolute title to all
Collateral free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. No financing
statement naming the Borrower as debtor is on file in any office except to
perfect only Permitted Liens.
5.11. Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) Owned Intellectual Property. Schedule 5.11 is a complete
list of all patents, applications for patents, trademarks, applications for
trademarks, service marks, applications for service marks, mask works, trade
dress and copyrights for which the Borrower is the registered owner (the "Owned
Intellectual Property"). Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, (i) the Borrower
owns the Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of all restrictions
(including covenants not to ▇▇▇ a third party), court orders, injunctions,
decrees, writs or Liens, whether by written agreement or otherwise, (ii) no
Person other than the Borrower owns or has been granted any right in the Owned
Intellectual Property, (iii) all Owned Intellectual Property is valid,
subsisting and enforceable and (iv) the Borrower has taken all commercially
reasonable action necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual
Property.
(b) Agreements with Employees and Contractors. The Borrower
has entered into a legally enforceable agreement with each of its employees and
subcontractors obligating each such Person to assign to the Borrower, without
any additional compensation, any Intellectual Property Rights created,
discovered or invented by such Person in the course of such Person's employment
or engagement with the Borrower (except to the extent prohibited by law), and
further requiring such Person to cooperate with the Borrower, without any
additional compensation, in connection with securing and enforcing any
Intellectual Property Rights therein; provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not apply with respect to employees and subcontractors whose job
descriptions are of the type such that no such assignments are reasonably
foreseeable.
(c) Intellectual Property Rights Licensed from Others.
Schedule 5.11 is a complete list of all agreements under which the Borrower has
licensed Intellectual Property Rights from another Person ("Licensed
Intellectual Property") other than readily available, non-negotiated licenses of
computer software and other intellectual property used solely for performing
accounting, word processing and similar administrative tasks ("Off-the-shelf
Software") and a summary of any ongoing payments the Borrower is obligated to
make with respect thereto. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11 and in written
agreements copies of which have been given to the Lender, the Borrower's
licenses to use the Licensed Intellectual Property are free and clear of all
restrictions, Liens, court orders, injunctions, decrees, or writs, whether by
written agreement or otherwise. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, the
Borrower is not obligated or under any liability whatsoever to make any payments
of a material nature by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner of,
licensor of, or other claimant to, any Intellectual Property Rights.
(d) Other Intellectual Property Needed for Business. Except
for Off-the-shelf Software and as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, the Owned
Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property constitute all
Intellectual Property Rights used or necessary to conduct the Borrower's
business as it is presently conducted or as the Borrower reasonably foresees
conducting it.
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(e) Infringement. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, the
Borrower has no knowledge of, and has not received any written claim or notice
alleging, any Infringement of another Person's Intellectual Property Rights
(including any written claim that the Borrower must license or refrain from
using the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party) nor, to the
Borrower's knowledge, is there any threatened claim or any reasonable basis for
any such claim.
5.12. Plans. Except as disclosed to the Lender in writing prior to the
date hereof, neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate (i) maintains or has
maintained any Pension Plan, (ii) contributes or has contributed to any
Multiemployer Plan or (iii) provides or has provided post-retirement medical or
insurance benefits with respect to employees or former employees (other than
benefits required under Section 601 of ERISA, Section 4980B of the IRC or
applicable state law). Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has received
any notice or has any knowledge to the effect that it is not in full compliance
with any of the requirements of ERISA, the IRC or applicable state law with
respect to any Plan. No Reportable Event exists in connection with any Pension
Plan. Each Plan which is intended to qualify under the IRC is so qualified, and
no fact or circumstance exists which may have an adverse effect on the Plan's
tax-qualified status. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has (i) any
accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section
412 of the IRC) under any Plan, whether or not waived, (ii) any liability under
Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA for any withdrawal, partial withdrawal,
reorganization or other event under any Multiemployer Plan or (iii) any
liability or knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could result in any
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Internal Revenue
Service, the Department of Labor or any participant in connection with any Plan
(other than routine claims for benefits under the Plan).
5.13. Default. The Borrower is in compliance with all provisions of all
agreements, instruments, decrees and orders to which it is a party or by which
it or its property is bound or affected, the breach or default of which could
have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.14. Environmental Matters.
(a) To the Borrower's best knowledge, there are not present
in, on or under the Premises any Hazardous Substances in such form or quantity
as to create any material liability or obligation for either the Borrower or the
Lender under common law of any jurisdiction or under any Environmental Law, and
no Hazardous Substances have ever been stored, buried, spilled, leaked,
discharged, emitted or released in, on or under the Premises in such a way as to
create any such material liability.
(b) To the Borrower's best knowledge, the Borrower has not
disposed of Hazardous Substances in such a manner as to create any material
liability under any Environmental Law.
(c) There are not and there never have been any requests,
claims, notices, investigations, demands, administrative proceedings, hearings
or litigation, relating in any way to the Premises or the Borrower, alleging
material liability under, violation of, or noncompliance with any Environmental
Law or any license, permit or other authorization issued pursuant thereto. To
the Borrower's best knowledge, no such matter is threatened or impending.
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(d) To the Borrower's best knowledge, the Borrower's
businesses are and have in the past always been conducted in accordance with all
Environmental Laws, and all licenses, permits and other authorizations required
pursuant to any Environmental Law and necessary for the lawful and efficient
operation of such businesses are in the Borrower's possession and are in full
force and effect. No permit required under any Environmental Law is scheduled to
expire within 12 months, and there is no threat that any such permit will be
withdrawn, terminated, limited or materially changed.
(e) To the Borrower's best knowledge, the Premises are not and
never have been listed on the National Priorities List, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System or any
similar federal, state or local list, schedule, log, inventory or database.
(f) The Borrower has delivered to Lender all environmental
assessments, audits, reports, permits, licenses and other documents describing
or relating in any way to the Premises or Borrower's businesses.
5.15. Submissions to Lender. All financial and other information
provided to the Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the
Borrower's request for the credit facilities contemplated hereby (i) is true and
correct in all material respects, (ii) does not omit any material fact necessary
to make such information not misleading and, (iii) as to projections, valuations
or pro forma financial statements, presents a good faith opinion as to such
projections, valuations and pro forma condition and results.
5.16. Financing Statements. The Borrower has provided to the Lender
signed financing statements and has authorized the filing of financing
statements sufficient when filed to perfect the Security Interest and the other
security interests created by the Security Documents. When such financing
statements are filed in the offices noted therein, the Lender will have a valid
and perfected security interest in all Collateral which is capable of being
perfected by filing financing statements. None of the Collateral is or will
become a fixture on real estate, unless a sufficient fixture filing is in effect
with respect thereto.
5.17. Rights to Payment. Each right to payment and each instrument,
document, chattel paper and other agreement constituting or evidencing
Collateral is (or, in the case of all future Collateral, will be when arising or
issued) the valid, genuine and legally enforceable obligation, subject to no
defense, setoff or counterclaim, of the account debtor or other obligor named
therein or in the Borrower's records pertaining thereto as being obligated to
pay such obligation.
5.18. Financial Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to all of
the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents, none of the Borrower or its
Affiliates:
(a) was or will be insolvent, as that term is used and defined
in Section 101(32) of the United States Bankruptcy Code and Section 2 of the
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act;
(b) has unreasonably small capital or is engaged or about to
engage in a business or a transaction for which any remaining assets of the
Borrower or such Affiliate are unreasonably small;
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(c) by executing, delivering or performing its obligations
under the Loan Documents or other documents to which it is a party or by taking
any action with respect thereto, intends to, nor believes that it will, incur
debts beyond its ability to pay them as they mature;
(d) by executing, delivering or performing its obligations
under the Loan Documents or other documents to which it is a party or by taking
any action with respect thereto, intends to hinder, delay or defraud either its
present or future creditors; and
(e) at this time contemplates filing a petition in bankruptcy
or for an arrangement or reorganization or similar proceeding under any law any
jurisdiction, nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, is the subject of any
actual, pending or threatened bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings
under any law of any jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 6.
COVENANTS
So long as the Obligations shall remain unpaid, or the Credit Facility
shall remain outstanding, the Borrower will comply with the following
requirements, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing:
6.1. Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to the Lender each of the following, which shall be in form and
detail acceptable to the Lender:
(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in
any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
Borrower will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Lender, the Borrower's
audited financial statements with the unqualified opinion of independent
certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the
Lender, which annual financial statements shall include the Borrower's balance
sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of the
Borrower's income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal year then
ended, prepared, if the Lender so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated
basis to include any Affiliates, all in reasonable detail and prepared in
accordance with GAAP, together with (i) a report signed by such accountants
stating that in making the investigations necessary for said opinion they
obtained no knowledge, except as specifically stated, of any Default or Event of
Default and all relevant facts in reasonable detail to evidence, and the
computations as to, whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the
Financial Covenants; and (ii) a certificate of the Borrower's chief financial
Officer stating that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP, fairly represent the Borrower's financial position and the results of
its operations, and whether or not such Officer has knowledge of the occurrence
of any Default or Event of Default and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the
facts with respect thereto.
(b) Monthly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in
any event within 20 days after the end of each month, the Borrower will deliver
to the Lender an unaudited/internal balance sheet and statements of income and
retained earnings of the Borrower as at the end of and for such month and for
the year to date period then ended, prepared, if the Lender so requests, on a
consolidating and consolidated basis to include any Affiliates, in reasonable
detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date
and
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periods in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject
to year-end audit adjustments; and accompanied by a certificate of the
Borrower's chief financial Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto stating (i) that such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and fairly represent
the Borrower's financial position and the results of its operations, (ii)
whether or not such officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default not theretofore reported and remedied and, if so, stating in
reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto, and (iii) all relevant facts
in reasonable detail to evidence, and the computations as to, whether or not the
Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Covenants.
(c) Reports. Within 15 days after the end of each month or
more frequently if the Lender so requires, the Borrower will deliver to the
Lender agings of the Borrower's accounts receivable and its accounts payable, an
inventory certification report, and a calculation of the Borrower's Accounts,
Eligible Accounts, Inventory and Eligible Inventory as at the end of such month
or shorter time period.
(d) Projections. At least 30 days before the beginning of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender the
projected balance sheets and income statements for each month of such year, each
in reasonable detail, representing the Borrower's good faith projections and
certified by the Borrower's chief financial Officer as being the most accurate
projections available and identical to the projections used by the Borrower for
internal planning purposes, together with a statement of underlying assumptions
and such supporting schedules and information as the Lender may in its
discretion require. The Lender has the right to set new levels for the covenants
in Section 6.2 based on such projections.
(e) Litigation. Immediately after the commencement thereof,
the Borrower will deliver to the Lender notice in writing of all litigation and
of all proceedings before any governmental or regulatory agency affecting the
Borrower (i) of the type described in Section 5.14(c) or (ii) which seek a
monetary recovery against the Borrower in excess of $50,000.
(f) Defaults. As promptly as practicable (but in any event not
later than five business days) after an Officer of the Borrower obtains
knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower
will deliver to the Lender notice of such occurrence, together with a detailed
statement by a responsible Officer of the Borrower of the steps being taken by
the Borrower to cure the effect thereof.
(g) Plans. As soon as possible, and in any event within 30
days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event
with respect to any Pension Plan has occurred, the Borrower will deliver to the
Lender a statement of the Borrower's chief financial Officer setting forth
details as to such Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower proposes
to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such
Reportable Event to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. As soon as
possible, and in any event within 10 days after the Borrower fails to make any
quarterly contribution required with respect to any Pension Plan under Section
412(m) of the IRC, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a statement of the
Borrower's chief financial Officer setting forth details as to such failure and
the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together
with a copy of
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any notice of such failure required to be provided to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation. As soon as possible, and in any event with 10 days after
the Borrower knows or has reason to know that it has or is reasonably expected
to have any liability under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA for any withdrawal,
partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event under any Multiemployer Plan,
the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a statement of the Borrower's chief
financial Officer setting forth details as to such liability and the action
which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
(h) Disputes. Promptly upon knowledge thereof, the Borrower
will deliver to the Lender notice of (i) any disputes or claims by the
Borrower's customers exceeding $25,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate
during any fiscal year; (ii) credit memos; (iii) any goods returned to or
recovered by the Borrower; (iv) any demand by Transamerica under the
Manufacturer's / Distributor's Financing Agreement (One-Step), or any demand by
any other person under any other agreement, for repurchase of any goods by the
Borrower; (v) any setoff or deduction by Transamerica or any other person from
any amount payable to the Borrower with respect to the purchase of any of the
Borrower's Accounts; and (vi) any termination, or notice of intent to terminate,
by Transamerica with respect to the agreement referred to above or by any other
person with respect to any agreement for the purchase or financing of the
Borrower's Accounts.
(i) Officers and Directors. Promptly upon knowledge thereof,
the Borrower will deliver to the Lender notice any change in the persons
constituting the Borrower's Officers and Directors.
(j) Collateral. Promptly upon knowledge thereof, the Borrower
will deliver to the Lender notice of any loss of or material damage to any
Collateral or of any substantial adverse change in any Collateral or the
prospect of payment thereof.
(k) Commercial Tort Claims. Promptly upon knowledge thereof,
the Borrower will deliver to the Lender notice of any commercial tort claims it
may bring against any person, including the name and address of each defendant,
a summary of the facts, an estimate of the Borrower's damages, copies of any
complaint or demand letter submitted by the Borrower, and such other information
as the Lender may request.
(l) Intellectual Property.
(i) The Borrower will give the Lender 30 days prior
written notice of its intent to acquire material Intellectual Property
Rights; except for transfers permitted under Section 6.18, the Borrower
will give the Lender 30 days prior written notice of its intent to
dispose of material Intellectual Property Rights; and upon request,
shall provide the Lender with copies of all applicable documents and
agreements.
(ii) Promptly upon knowledge thereof, the Borrower will
deliver to the Lender notice of (A) any Infringement of its
Intellectual Property Rights by others, (B) claims that the Borrower is
Infringing another Person's Intellectual Property Rights and (C) any
threatened cancellation, termination or material limitation of its
Intellectual Property Rights.
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(iii) Promptly upon receipt, the Borrower will give the
Lender copies of all registrations and filings with respect to its
Intellectual Property Rights.
(m) Reports to Owners. Promptly upon their distribution, the
Borrower will deliver to the Lender copies of all financial statements, reports
and proxy statements which the Borrower shall have sent to its Owners.
(n) SEC Filings. Promptly after the sending or filing thereof,
the Borrower will deliver to the Lender copies of all regular and periodic
reports which the Borrower shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any national securities exchange.
(o) [Deleted]
(p) Violations of Law. Promptly upon knowledge thereof, the
Borrower will deliver to the Lender notice of the Borrower's violation of any
law, rule or regulation, the non-compliance with which could materially and
adversely affect the Borrower's business or its financial condition.
(q) Supplemental Reports. Weekly, or more frequently if the
Lender so requires, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender the "daily
collateral reports," receivables schedules, collection reports, sales reports,
credit memos, deposit records, equipment schedules, copies of invoices to
account debtors, shipment documents and delivery receipts for goods sold, and
such other material, reports, records or information as the Lender may request.
6.2. Financial Covenants.
(a) [Deleted]
(b) [Deleted]
(c) [Deleted]
(d) [Deleted]
(e) Minimum Book Net Worth. The Borrower will maintain, during
each period described below, its Book Net Worth, determined as at the end of
each month, at an amount not less than the amount set forth opposite such period
below:
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Date Minimum Book Net
---- Worth
-----
04/30/03 $8,975,000
05/31/03 $9,100,000
06/30/03 $9,200,000
07/31/03 $9,100,000
08/31/03 $9,225,000
09/30/03 $9,300,000
10/31/03 $9,300,000
11/30/03 $9,300,000
12/31/03 and the last $9,270,000
day of each calendar
month thereafter
(f) [Deleted]
(g) [Deleted]
(h) Minimum Earnings Before Taxes. The Borrower will achieve
as of the end of each fiscal year-to-date period described below, fiscal
year-to-date Earnings Before Taxes, of not less than the amount set forth
opposite such period below:
Fiscal Year-to-Date Minimum Earnings Before
Period Taxes
------ -----
Six Months Ending $210,000
June 30, 2003
Nine Months Ending $475,000
September 30, 2003
Twelve Months Ending $425,000
December 31, 2003
(i) Capital Expenditures. The Borrower will not incur or
contract to incur Capital Expenditures of more than $500,000 in the aggregate
during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003.
6.3. Permitted Liens; Financing Statements.
(a) The Borrower will not create, incur or suffer to exist any
Lien upon or of any of its assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure
any indebtedness; excluding, however, from the operation of the foregoing, the
following (collectively, "Permitted Liens"):
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(i) in the case of any of the Borrower's property which is not
Collateral, covenants, restrictions, rights, easements and minor irregularities
in title which do not materially interfere with the Borrower's business or
operations as presently conducted;
(ii) Liens in existence on the date hereof and listed in
Schedule 6.3 hereto, securing indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under
Section 6.4;
(iii) the Security Interest and Liens created by the Security
Documents; and
(iv) purchase money Liens relating to the acquisition of
machinery and equipment of the Borrower not exceeding the lesser of cost or fair
market value thereof, not exceeding in the aggregate the Capital Expenditures
limitation for such year, and so long as no Default Period is then in existence
and none would exist immediately after such acquisition.
(b) The Borrower will not amend any financing statements in
favor of the Lender except as permitted by law. Any authorization by the Lender
to any Person to amend financing statements in favor of the Lender shall be in
writing.
6.4. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not incur, create, assume or
permit to exist any indebtedness or liability on account of deposits or advances
or any indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit issued on the
Borrower's behalf, or any other indebtedness or liability evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or similar obligations, except:
(a) indebtedness arising hereunder;
(b) indebtedness of the Borrower in existence on the date
hereof and listed in Schedule 6.4 hereto; and
(c) indebtedness relating to Permitted Liens.
6.5. Guaranties. The Borrower will not assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any
obligations of any other Person, except:
(a) the endorsement of negotiable instruments by the Borrower
for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of
business; and
(b) guaranties, endorsements and other direct or contingent
liabilities in connection with the obligations of other Persons, in existence on
the date hereof and listed in Schedule 6.4 hereto.
6.6. Investments and Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not purchase or
hold beneficially any stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of,
make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make any investment or
acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other Person, including any partnership
or joint venture, except:
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(a) investments in direct obligations of the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute
full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America having a
maturity of one year or less, commercial paper issued by U.S. corporations rated
"A-1" or "A-2" by Standard & Poors Corporation or "P-1" or "P-2" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇
Investors Service or certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances having a
maturity of one year or less issued by members of the Federal Reserve System
having deposits in excess of $100,000,000 (which certificates of deposit or
bankers' acceptances are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation);
(b) travel advances or loans to the Borrower's Officers and
employees not exceeding at any one time an aggregate of $5,000;
(c) advances in the form of progress payments, prepaid rent
not exceeding two months or security deposits; and
(d) current investments in the Subsidiaries in existence on
the date hereof and listed in Schedule 5.5 hereto.
6.7. Dividends and Distributions. So long as no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Borrower may pay up to, but not
more than $60,000 per year in dividends on its preferred stock. No dividends may
be paid if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing.
Except as specifically authorized above, the Borrower will not declare or pay
any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in stock of the Borrower) on
any class of its stock or make any payment on account of the purchase,
redemption or other retirement of any shares of such stock or make any
distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly.
6.8. Salaries. The Borrower will not pay excessive or unreasonable
salaries, bonuses, commissions, consultant fees or other compensation; or
increase the salary, bonus, commissions, consultant fees or other compensation
of any Director, Officer or consultant, or any member of their families, by more
than 10% in any one year, either individually or for all such persons in the
aggregate, or pay any such increase from any source other than profits earned in
the year of payment.
6.9. Key Person Life Insurance. The Borrower shall maintain insurance
upon the lives of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, , ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, with the
death benefits thereunder in amounts not less than $250,000 for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
$1,100,000 for ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and $250,000 for ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, (the "Life
Insurance Policies" and each a "Life Insurance Policy). The right to receive the
cash surrender value and proceeds of the Life Insurance Policies shall be
assigned to the Lender by the Life Insurance Assignments.
6.10. Books and Records; Inspection and Examination. The Borrower will
keep accurate books of record and account for itself pertaining to the
Collateral and pertaining to the Borrower's business and financial condition and
such other matters as the Lender may from time to time request in which true and
complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and, upon the Lender's
request, will permit any officer, employee, attorney or accountant for the
Lender to audit, review, make extracts from or copy any and all company and
financial books
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and records of the Borrower at all times during ordinary business hours, to send
and discuss with account debtors and other obligors requests for verification of
amounts owed to the Borrower, and to discuss the Borrower's affairs with any of
its Directors, Officers, employees or agents. The Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes all accountants and third parties to disclose and deliver to Lender,
at the Borrower's expense, all financial information, books and records, work
papers, management reports and other information in their possession regarding
the Borrower. The Borrower will permit the Lender, or its employees,
accountants, attorneys or agents, to examine and inspect any Collateral or any
other property of the Borrower at any time during ordinary business hours.
6.11. Account Verification. The Lender may at any time and from time to
time send or require the Borrower to send requests for verification of accounts
or notices of assignment to account debtors and other obligors. The Lender may
also at any time and from time to time telephone account debtors and other
obligors to verify accounts.
6.12. Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Borrower will (i) comply with the requirements of
applicable laws and regulations, the noncompliance with which would materially
and adversely affect its business or its financial condition and (ii) use and
keep the Collateral, and require that others use and keep the Collateral, only
for lawful purposes, without violation of any federal, state or local law,
statute or ordinance.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing undertakings, the Borrower
specifically agrees that it will comply with all applicable Environmental Laws
and obtain and comply with all permits, licenses and similar approvals required
by any Environmental Laws, and will not generate, use, transport, treat, store
or dispose of any Hazardous Substances in such a manner as to create any
material liability or obligation under the common law of any jurisdiction or any
Environmental Law.
6.13. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. The Borrower will pay or
discharge, when due, (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied
or imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, upon any properties belonging
to it (including the Collateral) or upon or against the creation, perfection or
continuance of the Security Interest, prior to the date on which penalties
attach thereto, (b) all federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld
by it, and (c) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if
unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon any properties of the Borrower;
provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which proper reserves
have been made.
6.14. Maintenance of Properties.
(a) The Borrower will keep and maintain the Collateral and all
of its other properties necessary or useful in its business in good condition,
repair and working order (normal wear and tear excepted) and will from time to
time replace or repair any worn, defective or broken parts; provided, however,
that nothing in this Section 6.14 shall prevent the Borrower
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from discontinuing the operation and maintenance of any of its properties if
such discontinuance is, in the Borrower's judgment, desirable in the conduct of
the Borrower's business and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the
Lender. The Borrower will take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to
protect and maintain its Intellectual Property Rights.
(b) The Borrower will defend the Collateral against all Liens,
claims or demands of all Persons (other than the Lender) claiming the Collateral
or any interest therein. The Borrower will keep all Collateral free and clear of
all Liens except Permitted Liens. The Borrower will take all commercially
reasonable steps necessary to prosecute any Person Infringing its Intellectual
Property Rights and to defend itself against any Person accusing it of
Infringing any Person's Intellectual Property Rights.
6.15. Insurance. The Borrower will obtain and at all times maintain
insurance with insurers believed by the Borrower to be responsible and
reputable, in such amounts and against such risks as may from time to time be
required by the Lender, but in all events in such amounts and against such risks
as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar business and owning
similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower will at all times
maintain business interruption insurance including coverage for force majeure
and keep all tangible Collateral insured against risks of fire (including
so-called extended coverage), theft, collision (for Collateral consisting of
motor vehicles) and such other risks and in such amounts as the Lender may
reasonably request, with any loss payable to the Lender to the extent of its
interest, and all policies of such insurance shall contain a lender's loss
payable endorsement for the Lender's benefit. All policies of liability
insurance required hereunder shall name the Lender as an additional insured.
WARNING
UNLESS THE BORROWER PROVIDES THE LENDER WITH EVIDENCE OF THE INSURANCE
COVERAGE AS REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE LENDER MAY PURCHASE
INSURANCE AT THE BORROWER'S EXPENSE TO PROTECT THE LENDER'S INTEREST.
THIS INSURANCE MAY, BUT NEED NOT, ALSO PROTECT THE BORROWER'S
INTEREST. IF THE COLLATERAL BECOMES DAMAGED, THE COVERAGE THE LENDER
PURCHASES MAY NOT PAY ANY CLAIM THE BORROWER MAKES OR ANY CLAIM MADE
AGAINST THE BORROWER. THE BORROWER MAY LATER CAUSE LENDER TO CANCEL
THIS COVERAGE BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE THAT THE BORROWER HAS OBTAINED THE
REQUIRED COVERAGE ELSEWHERE.
THE BORROWER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF ANY INSURANCE PURCHASED BY
THE LENDER. THE COST OF THIS INSURANCE MAY BE ADDED TO THE BORROWER'S
LIABILITIES. IF THE COST IS ADDED TO THE BORROWERS' LIABILITIES, THE
DEFAULT INTEREST RATE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL APPLY TO THIS
ADDED AMOUNT. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE MAY BE THE DATE THE
BORROWER'S PRIOR COVERAGE LAPSED OR THE DATE THE BORROWER FAILED TO
PROVIDE PROOF OF COVERAGE.
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THE COVERAGE THE LENDER PURCHASES MAY BE CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN INSURANCE THE BORROWER CAN OBTAIN ON ITS OWN AND MAY NOT SATISFY
ANY NEED FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE COVERAGE OR ANY MANDATORY LIABILITY
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
6.16. Preservation of Existence. The Borrower will preserve and
maintain its existence and all of its rights, privileges and franchises
necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and shall conduct
its business in an orderly, efficient and regular manner.
6.17. Delivery of Instruments, etc. Upon request by the Lender, the
Borrower will promptly deliver to the Lender in pledge all instruments,
documents and chattel paper constituting Collateral, duly endorsed or assigned
by the Borrower.
6.18. Sale or Transfer of Assets; Suspension of Business Operations.
The Borrower will not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i)
the stock of any Subsidiary, (ii) all or a substantial part of its assets, or
(iii) any Collateral or any interest therein (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions) to any other Person other than the sale of Inventory in
the ordinary course of business and will not liquidate, dissolve or suspend
business operations. The Borrower will not transfer any part of its ownership
interest in any Intellectual Property Rights and will not permit any agreement
under which it has licensed Licensed Intellectual Property to lapse, except that
the Borrower may transfer such rights or permit such agreements to lapse if it
shall have reasonably determined that the applicable Intellectual Property
Rights are no longer useful in its business. If the Borrower transfers any
Intellectual Property Rights for value, the Borrower will pay over the proceeds
to the Lender for application to the Obligations. The Borrower will not license
any other Person to use any of the Borrower's Intellectual Property Rights,
except that the Borrower may grant licenses in the ordinary course of its
business in connection with sales of Inventory or provision of services to its
customers.
6.19. Consolidation and Merger; Asset Acquisitions. The Borrower will not
consolidate with or merge into any Person, or permit any other Person to merge
into it, or acquire (in a transaction analogous in purpose or effect to a
consolidation or merger) all or substantially all the assets of any other
Person.
6.20. Sale and Leaseback. The Borrower will not enter into any arrangement,
directly or indirectly, with any other Person whereby the Borrower shall sell or
transfer any real or personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
and then or thereafter rent or lease as lessee such property or any part thereof
or any other property which the Borrower intends to use for substantially the
same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
6.21. Restrictions on Nature of Business. The Borrower will not engage in any
line of business materially different from that presently engaged in by the
Borrower and will not purchase, lease or otherwise acquire assets not related to
its business.
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6.22. Accounting. The Borrower will not adopt any material change in
accounting principles other than as required by GAAP. The Borrower will not
adopt, permit or consent to any change in its fiscal year.
6.23. Discounts, etc. After notice from the Lender, the Borrower will
not grant any discount, credit or allowance to any customer of the Borrower or
accept any return of goods sold. The Borrower will not at any time modify,
amend, subordinate, cancel or terminate the obligation of any account debtor or
other obligor of the Borrower.
6.24. Plans. Unless disclosed to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.12,
neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate will (i) adopt, create, assume or
become a party to any Pension Plan, (ii) incur any obligation to contribute to
any Multiemployer Plan, (iii) incur any obligation to provide post-retirement
medical or insurance benefits with respect to employees or former employees
(other than benefits required by law) or (iv) amend any Plan in a manner that
would materially increase its funding obligations.
6.25. Place of Business; Name. The Borrower will not transfer its chief
executive office or principal place of business, or move, relocate, close or
sell any business location. The Borrower will not permit any tangible Collateral
or any records pertaining to the Collateral to be located in any state or area
in which, in the event of such location, a financing statement covering such
Collateral would be required to be, but has not in fact been, filed in order to
perfect the Security Interest. The Borrower will not change its name or
jurisdiction of organization.
6.26. Constituent Documents; S Corporation Status. The Borrower will
not amend its Constituent Documents. The Borrower will not become an S
Corporation.
6.27. Performance by the Lender. If the Borrower at any time fails to
perform or observe any of the foregoing covenants contained in this Article 6 or
elsewhere herein, and if such failure shall continue for a period of ten
calendar days after the Lender gives the Borrower written notice thereof (or in
the case of the agreements contained in Sections 6.13 and 6.15, immediately upon
the occurrence of such failure, without notice or lapse of time), the Lender
may, but need not, perform or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name,
place and stead of the Borrower (or, at the Lender's option, in the Lender's
name) and may, but need not, take any and all other actions which the Lender may
reasonably deem necessary to cure or correct such failure (including the payment
of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the performance of obligations owed to
account debtors or other obligors, the procurement and maintenance of insurance,
the execution of assignments, security agreements and financing statements, and
the endorsement of instruments); and the Borrower shall thereupon pay to the
Lender on demand the amount of all monies expended and all costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lender
in connection with or as a result of the performance or observance of such
agreements or the taking of such action by the Lender, together with interest
thereon from the date expended or incurred at the Default Rate. To facilitate
the Lender's performance or observance of such covenants of the Borrower, the
Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Lender, or the Lender's delegate,
acting alone, as the Borrower's attorney in fact (which appointment is coupled
with an interest) with the right (but not the duty) from time to time to create,
prepare, complete, execute, deliver, endorse or file in the name and
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on behalf of the Borrower any and all instruments, documents, assignments,
security agreements, financing statements, applications for insurance and other
agreements and writings required to be obtained, executed, delivered or endorsed
by the Borrower under this Section 6.27.
ARTICLE 7.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
7.1. Events of Default. "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means
any one of the following events:
(a) Default in the payment of any Obligations when they become
due and payable;
(b) Default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
agreement of the Borrower contained in this Agreement;
(c) A Change of Control shall occur;
(d) Any Financial Covenant shall become inapplicable due to
the lapse of time and the failure to amend any such covenant to cover future
periods;
(e) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall be or become
insolvent, or admit in writing its or his inability to pay its or his debts as
they mature, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Borrower
or any Guarantor shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver,
trustee, or similar officer for it or him or for all or any substantial part of
its or his property; or such receiver, trustee or similar officer shall be
appointed without the application or consent of the Borrower or such Guarantor,
as the case may be; or the Borrower or any Guarantor shall institute (by
petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or
similar proceeding relating to it or him under the laws of any jurisdiction; or
any such proceeding shall be instituted (by petition, application or otherwise)
against the Borrower or any such Guarantor; or any judgment, writ, warrant of
attachment or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied against a
substantial part of the property of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(f) A petition shall be filed by or against the Borrower or
any Guarantor under the United States Bankruptcy Code naming the Borrower or
such Guarantor as debtor;
(g) Any of the Life Insurance Policies shall be terminated, by
the Borrower or otherwise; or any of the Life Insurance Policies shall be
scheduled to terminate within 30 days and the Borrower shall not have delivered
a renewal thereof or substitute therefor to the Lender; or the Borrower shall
fail to pay any premium on any of the Life Insurance Policies when due; or the
Borrower shall take any other action that impairs the value of any of the Life
Insurance Policies.
(h) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in
this Agreement, by any Guarantor in any guaranty delivered to the Lender, or by
the Borrower (or any of its Officers) or any Guarantor in any agreement,
certificate, instrument or financial statement or
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other statement contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or any such guaranty shall prove to have been
incorrect in any material respect when deemed to be effective;
(i) The rendering against the Borrower of an arbitration
award, final judgment, decree or order for the payment of money in excess of
$50,000 and the continuance of such arbitration award, judgment, decree or order
unsatisfied and in effect for any period of 30 consecutive days without a stay
of execution;
(j) A default under any bond, debenture, note or other
evidence of material indebtedness of the Borrower owed to any Person other than
the Lender, or under any indenture or other instrument under which any such
evidence of indebtedness has been issued or by which it is governed, or under
any material lease or other contract, and the expiration of the applicable
period of grace, if any, specified in such evidence of indebtedness, indenture,
other instrument, lease or contract;
(k) Any Reportable Event, which the Lender determines in good
faith might constitute grounds for the termination of any Pension Plan or for
the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to
administer any Pension Plan, shall have occurred and be continuing 30 days after
written notice to such effect shall have been given to the Borrower by the
Lender; or a trustee shall have been appointed by an appropriate United States
District Court to administer any Pension Plan; or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation shall have instituted proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan or
to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; or the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate shall have filed for a distress termination of any Pension Plan
under Title IV of ERISA; or the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have
failed to make any quarterly contribution required with respect to any Pension
Plan under Section 412(m) of the IRC, which the Lender determines in good faith
may by itself, or in combination with any such failures that the Lender may
determine are likely to occur in the future, result in the imposition of a Lien
on the Borrower's assets in favor of the Pension Plan; or any withdrawal,
partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event occurs with respect to a
Multiemployer Plan which results or could reasonably be expected to result in a
material liability of the Borrower to the Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of
ERISA.
(l) An event of default shall occur under any Security
Document;
(m) The Borrower shall liquidate, dissolve, terminate or
suspend its business operations or otherwise fail to operate its business in the
ordinary course, or sell or attempt to sell all or substantially all of its
assets, without the Lender's prior written consent;
(n) Default in the payment of any amount owed by the Borrower
to the Lender other than any indebtedness arising hereunder;
(o) Any Guarantor or person signing a support agreement in
favor of the Lender shall repudiate, purport to revoke or fail to perform his
obligations under his guaranty or support agreement in favor of the Lender, any
individual Guarantor shall die or any other Guarantor shall cease to exist;
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(p) [Deleted]
(q) Any event or circumstance with respect to the Borrower
shall occur such that the Lender shall believe in good faith that the prospect
of payment of all or any part of the Obligations or the performance by the
Borrower under the Loan Documents is impaired or any material adverse change in
the business or financial condition of the Borrower shall occur; or
(r) Any breach, default or event of default by or attributable
to any Affiliate under any agreement between such Affiliate and the Lender shall
occur.
7.2. Rights and Remedies. During any Default Period, the Lender may
exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies:
(a) the Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the
Commitment to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate;
(b) the Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the
Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all Obligations shall
become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, notice of
dishonor, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower
hereby expressly waives;
(c) the Lender may, without notice to the Borrower and without
further action, apply any and all money owing by the Lender to the Borrower to
the payment of the Obligations;
(d) the Lender may exercise and enforce any and all rights and
remedies available upon default to a secured party under the UCC, including the
right to take possession of Collateral, or any evidence thereof, proceeding
without judicial process or by judicial process (without a prior hearing or
notice thereof, which the Borrower hereby expressly waives) and the right to
sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Collateral (with or
without giving any warranties as to the Collateral, title to the Collateral or
similar warranties), and, in connection therewith, the Borrower will on demand
assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Lender at a place to be
designated by the Lender which is reasonably convenient to both parties;
(e) [Deleted]
(f) the Lender may exercise and enforce its rights and
remedies under the Loan Documents; and
(g) the Lender may exercise any other rights and remedies
available to it by law or agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
described in subsections (e) or (f) of Section 7.1, the Obligations shall be
immediately due and payable automatically without presentment, demand, protest
or notice of any kind. If the Lender sells any of the Collateral on credit, the
Obligations will be reduced only to the extent of payments actually received. If
the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Lender may resell the
Collateral and shall apply any proceeds actually received to the Obligations.
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7.3. Certain Notices. If notice to the Borrower of any intended
disposition of Collateral or any other intended action is required by law in a
particular instance, such notice shall be deemed commercially reasonable if
given (in the manner specified in Section 8.3) at least ten calendar days before
the date of intended disposition or other action.
ARTICLE 8.
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Compliance with Laws. No failure
or delay by the Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy under the Loan
Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy under the
Loan Documents. The remedies provided in the Loan Documents are cumulative and
not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. The Lender may comply with any
applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of
the Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect
the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.
8.2. Amendments, Etc. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver
of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by the
Borrower therefrom or any release of a Security Interest shall be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender, and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any
case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances.
8.3. Addresses for Notices; Requests for Accounting. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for under the Loan Documents shall be in writing and
shall be (a) personally delivered, (b) sent by first class United States mail,
(c) sent by overnight courier of national reputation, or (d) transmitted by
telecopy, in each case addressed or telecopied to the party to whom notice is
being given at its address or telecopier number as set forth below next to its
signature or, as to each party, at such other address or telecopier number as
may hereafter be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party
complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section. All such notices,
requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been given on
(a) the date received if personally delivered, (b) when deposited in the mail if
delivered by mail, (c) the date sent if sent by overnight courier, or (d) the
date of transmission if delivered by telecopy, except that notices or requests
to the Lender pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 2 shall not be
effective until received by the Lender. All requests under Section 9-210 of the
UCC (i) shall be made in a writing signed by a person authorized under Section
2.2(b), (ii) shall be personally delivered, sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier of national reputation
(iii) shall be deemed to be sent when received by the Lender and (iv) shall
otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 9-210. The Borrower requests
that the Lender respond to all such requests which on their face appear to come
from an authorized individual and releases the Lender from any liability for so
responding. The
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Borrower shall pay Lender the maximum amount allowed by law for responding to
such requests.
8.4. [Deleted]
8.5. Further Documents. The Borrower will from time to time execute and
deliver or endorse any and all instruments, documents, conveyances, assignments,
security agreements, financing statements, control agreements and other
agreements and writings that the Lender may reasonably request in order to
secure, protect, perfect or enforce the Security Interest or the Lender's rights
under the Loan Documents (but any failure to request or assure that the Borrower
executes, delivers or endorses any such item shall not affect or impair the
validity, sufficiency or enforceability of the Loan Documents and the Security
Interest, regardless of whether any such item was or was not executed, delivered
or endorsed in a similar context or on a prior occasion).
8.6. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay on demand all costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Lender in
connection with the Obligations, this Agreement, the Loan Documents and any
other document or agreement related hereto or thereto, and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including all such costs, expenses and fees incurred in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, amendment,
administration, performance, collection and enforcement of the Obligations
(including without limitation costs, expenses and fees incurred at trial, on
appeal and in any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding) and all such
documents and agreements and the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction,
foreclosure or enforcement of the Security Interest.
8.7. Indemnity. In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to
Section 8.6, the Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Lender,
and any of its participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations,
affiliated corporations, successor corporations, and all present and future
officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents of the foregoing (the
"Indemnitees") from and against any of the following (collectively, "Indemnified
Liabilities"):
(i) any and all transfer taxes, documentary taxes, assessments
or charges made by any governmental authority by reason of the execution and
delivery of the Loan Documents or the making of the Advances;
(ii) any claims, loss or damage to which any Indemnitee may be
subjected if any representation or warranty contained in Section 5.14 proves to
be incorrect in any respect or as a result of any violation of the covenant
contained in Section 6.12(b); and
(iii) any and all other liabilities, losses, damages,
penalties, judgments, suits, claims, costs and expenses of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in
connection with the foregoing and any other investigative, administrative or
judicial proceedings, whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party
thereto, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such
Indemnitee, in any manner related to or arising out of or in connection with the
making of the Advances and the Loan Documents or the use or intended use of the
proceeds of the Advances.
Credit and Security Agreement - 42
If any investigative, judicial or administrative proceeding arising from any of
the foregoing is brought against any Indemnitee, upon such Indemnitee's request,
the Borrower, or counsel designated by the Borrower and satisfactory to the
Indemnitee, will resist and defend such action, suit or proceeding to the extent
and in the manner directed by the Indemnitee, at the Borrower's sole cost and
expense. Each Indemnitee will use its best efforts to cooperate in the defense
of any such action, suit or proceeding. If the foregoing undertaking to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless may be held to be unenforceable because it
violates any law or public policy, the Borrower shall nevertheless make the
maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. The Borrower's obligation
under this Section 8.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the
discharge of the Borrower's other obligations hereunder.
8.8. Participants. The Lender and its participants, if any, are not
partners or joint venturers, and the Lender shall not have any liability or
responsibility for any obligation, act or omission of any of its participants.
All rights and powers specifically conferred upon the Lender may be transferred
or delegated to any of the Lender's participants, successors or assigns.
8.9. Execution in Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Agreement and
other Loan Documents may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile
shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of
this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement
by facsimile also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this
Agreement, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not
affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
8.10. Retention of Borrower's Records. The Lender shall have no
obligation to maintain any electronic records or any documents, schedules,
invoices, agings, or other papers delivered to the Lender by the Borrower or in
connection with the Loan Documents for more than four months after receipt by
the Lender.
8.11. Binding Effect; Assignment; Complete Agreement; Exchanging
Information. The Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns,
except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights
thereunder or any interest therein without the Lender's prior written consent.
To the extent permitted by law, the Borrower waives and will not assert against
any assignee any claims, defenses or set-offs which the Borrower could assert
against the Lender. This Agreement shall also bind all Persons who become a
party to this Agreement as a borrower. This Agreement, together with the Loan
Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on
the subject matter hereof. Without limiting the Lender's right to share
information regarding the Borrower and its Affiliates with the Lender's
participants, accountants, lawyers and other advisors, the Lender, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo &
Company, and all direct and indirect subsidiaries of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo & Company, may
exchange any and all information they may have in their possession regarding the
Borrower and its Affiliates, and the Borrower waives any right of
confidentiality it may have with respect to such exchange of such information.
Credit and Security Agreement - 43
8.12. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which
is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof.
8.13. Headings. Article, Section and subsection headings in this
Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
8.14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. The
Loan Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
substantive laws (other than conflict laws) of the State of Oregon. The parties
hereto hereby (i) consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in the State of Oregon in connection with any controversy related
to this Agreement; (ii) waive any argument that venue in any such forum is not
convenient, (iii) agree that any litigation initiated by the Lender or the
Borrower in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be
venued in either the State or Federal courts located in Multnomah County,
Oregon; and (iv) agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BASED ON OR PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE
LENDER AFTER OCTOBER 3, 1989, CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS WHICH
ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY THE
BORROWER'S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED BY
THE LENDER TO BE ENFORCEABLE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.
Ag-Bag International Limited AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ By:/s/▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
E-Mail: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇-▇▇▇.▇▇▇ Title: CFO Chairman/President
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▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Credit, Inc. ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO CREDIT, INC.
MAC P6101-144
▇▇▇▇ ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Title: Assistant Vice President
E-Mail: ▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
Credit and Security Agreement - 44
TABLE OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit B Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C Premises
Schedule 5.1 Trade Names, Chief Executive Office, Principal
Place of Business, and Locations of Collateral
Schedule 5.2 Capitalization and Organizational Chart
Schedule 5.5 Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.11 Intellectual Property Disclosures
Schedule 6.3 Permitted Liens
Schedule 6.4 Permitted Indebtedness and Guaranties
Credit and Security Agreement - 45
Exhibit A to Credit and Security Agreement
REVOLVING NOTE
$3,000,000 Portland, Oregon
May 14, 2003
For value received, the undersigned, Ag-Bag International
Limited, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay on the
Termination Date under the Credit Agreement (defined below), to the order of
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO CREDIT, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Lender"), at its main
office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or at any other place designated at any time
by the holder hereof, in lawful money of the United States of America and in
immediately available funds, the principal sum of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving
Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (defined
below) together with interest on the principal amount hereunder remaining unpaid
from time to time, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
and a 360-day year, from the date hereof until this Note is fully paid at the
rate from time to time in effect under the Credit and Security Agreement of even
date herewith (the "Credit Agreement") by and between the Lender and the
Borrower. The principal hereof and interest accruing thereon shall be due and
payable as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note may be prepaid only in
accordance with the Credit Agreement.
This Note is issued pursuant, and is subject, to the Credit
Agreement, which provides, among other things, for acceleration hereof. This
Note is the Revolving Note referred to in the Credit Agreement. This Note is
secured, among other things, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Security
Documents as therein defined, and may now or hereafter be secured by one or more
other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, assignments or other
instruments or agreements.
The Borrower shall pay all costs of collection, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses if this Note is not paid when due,
whether or not legal proceedings are commenced.
Presentment or other demand for payment, notice of dishonor
and protest are expressly waived.
Ag-Bag International Limited
By:/s/▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: CFO Chairman/President
Exhibit B to Credit and Security Agreement
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To:
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▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Credit, Inc.
Date: __________________, 200___
Subject: Ag-Bag International Limited
Financial Statements
In accordance with our Credit and Security Agreement dated as
of _____________, 2003 (the "Credit Agreement"), attached are the financial
statements of Ag-Bag International Limited (the "Borrower") as of and for
________________, 20___ (the "Reporting Date") and the year-to-date period then
ended (the "Current Financials"). All terms used in this certificate have the
meanings given in the Credit Agreement.
I certify that the Current Financials have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and fairly present
the Borrower's financial condition as of the date thereof.
Events of Default. (Check one):
|_| The undersigned does not have knowledge of the occurrence of a
Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement except
as previously reported in writing to the Lender.
|_| The undersigned has knowledge of the occurrence of a Default
or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement not previously
reported in writing to the Lender and attached hereto is a
statement of the facts with respect to thereto. The Borrower
acknowledges that pursuant to Section 2.10(d) of the Credit
Agreement, the Lender may impose the Default Rate at any time
during the resulting Default Period.
Financial Covenants. I further hereby certify as follows:
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1. Minimum Book Net Worth. Pursuant to Section 6.2(e) of the
Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, the Borrower's Book Net Worth was
$____________ which " satisfies " does not satisfy the requirement that
such amount be not less than $_____________ on the Reporting Date as set forth
in table below:
Date Minimum Book Net Worth
04/30/03 $8,975,000
05/31/03 $9,100,000
06/30/03 $9,200,000
07/31/03 $9,100,000
08/31/03 $9,225,000
09/30/03 $9,300,000
10/31/03 $9,300,000
11/30/03 $9,300,000
12/31/03 and the last day of $9,270,000
each calendar month thereafter
2. Minimum Earnings Before Taxes. Pursuant to Section 6.2(h)
of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower's Earnings Before Taxes for the fiscal
year-to-date period ending on the Reporting Date, was $____________, which
" satisfies " does not satisfy the requirement that such amount be not less
than $_____________ during such fiscal year-to-date period as set forth in table
below:
Fiscal Year-To-Date Minimum Earnings Before
Period Taxes
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Six Months Ending $210,000
June 30, 2003
Nine Months Ending $475,000
September 30, 2003
Twelve Months Ending $425,000
December 31, ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ $210,000
June 30, 2003
3. Capital Expenditures. Pursuant to Section 6.2(i) of the
Credit Agreement, for the year-to-date period ending on the Reporting Date, the
Borrower has expended or contracted to expend during the _____________ year
ending December 31, 2003, for Capital Expenditures, $__________________ in the
aggregate, which " satisfies " does not satisfy the requirement that such
expenditures not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate during such year.
4. Salaries. As of the Reporting Date, the Borrower " is
" is not in compliance with Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement concerning
salaries.
Attached hereto are all relevant facts in reasonable detail to
evidence, and the computations of the financial covenants referred to above.
These computations were made in accordance with GAAP.
Ag-Bag International Limited
By:
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit C to Credit and Security Agreement
PREMISES
The Warrenton Property referred to in the Credit and Security
Agreement is legally described as follows:
A tract of land in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 26,
Township 8 North, Range 10 West, Willamette Meridian, in the
City of Warrenton, County of Clatsop and State of Oregon more
particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the centerline intersection of Airport Road
(Old Coast Highway) with Flightline Road, said intersection
being East a distance of 1844 feet, more or less from the
Northwest corner of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ D.L.C. No. 48;
thence West along said Airport Road centerline, a distance of
222 feet; thence South, at right angles to said centerline, a
distance of 190 feet to the point of beginning; thence South
a distance of 270 feet; thence East, parallel with the
aforesaid centerline, a distance of 190 feet; thence North a
distance of 270 feet; thence West a distance of 190 feet to
the point of beginning.
Schedule 5.1 to Credit and Security Agreement
TRADE NAMES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS,
AND LOCATIONS OF COLLATERAL
Trade Names
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Ag-Bag
Ag-Bag Corp
ABCTI Systems
AB Rental
ABVIN
Chief Executive Office/Principal Place of Business
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Other Inventory and Equipment Locations
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Oregon
Ag-Bag International
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
K Manufacturing, Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Nebraska
Ag-Bag International
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Schedule 5.2 to Credit and Security Agreement
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Attach organizational chart showing the ownership structure of all
Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
N/A
Schedule 5.5 to Credit and Security Agreement
SUBSIDIARIES
None
Schedule 5.11 to Credit and Security Agreement
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES
UNITED STATES ISSUED PATENTS
Title Patent Number Issue Date
----- ------------- ----------
Agricultural Bag Loading Apparatus 4,337,805 7/6/82
Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing an 4,424,051 1/3/84
Agricultural Bag
Agricultural Bag Loading Apparatus Braking 4,308,901 1/5/82
Mechanism
Tunnel Clean Out Mechanism for an 4,310,036 1/12/82
Agricultural Bag Loading Apparatus
Hydraulic Reservoir for Silage Compression 4,502,378 3/5/85
Machines
Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing an 4,522,615 6/11/85
Agricultural Bag
Bale-Sheathing Device 4,606,176 8/19/86
Agricultural Storage Bag Folding Apparatus and 4,721,503 1/26/88
Method
Agricultural Storage Bag Folding Apparatus and 4,867,736 9/19/89
Method
Grain Bagging Machine and Method 5,140,802 8/25/92
Rotor Arrangement for a Bagging Machine 5,159,877 11/3/92
Steering and Propulsion Mechanism for 5,213,143 5/25/93
Agricultural Field Vehicle
Bale Sheathing Method and Apparatus 5,220,772 6/22/93
Bale Sheathing Method and Apparatus 5,323,591 6/28/94
Improved Grain Bagging Machine 5,419,102 5/30/95
Sheathing Apparatus 5,385,002 1/31/95
Bale Bagging Machine 5,398,487 3/21/95
Bale Sheathing Method and Apparatus 5,421,144 6/6/95
Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Bagged 5,461,843 10/31/95
Organic Materials
Bale Bagging Machine 5,628,168 5/13/97
Replaceable Rotor Tine Cap for Bagging 5,503,066 4/2/96
Machine
Materials Bagger and System 5,724,793 3/10/98
Bagger for Organic Material 5,566,532 10/22/96
Square Bale Bagger 5,692,363 12/2/97
Device and Method For Compacting 5,860,271 1/19/99
Agricultural Material In A Storage Bag
Method and Device For Providing Compost 6,062,004 5/16/00
Bagging Machine With Perforated Conduit
Bagging Machine 6,202,389 3/20/01
Materials Bagging Machine (Ski Jump) 6,240,980 6/5/01
Bagging Machine Haying Feed Control 6,516,592 2/11/03
ISSUED TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS
AND COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP MARKS
REGISTRATIONS
▇▇▇▇ Country Registration Registration
---- ------- Number Date
------ ---
AG-BAG PLUS! USA 1,691,049 6/9/92
FLEX-A-TUBER USA 1,740,899 12/22/92
FLEX-TUBES USA 1,736,657 12/1/92
PORCINE PLUS USA 1,724,966 10/20/92
BALE BAG (Stylized) USA 1,332,239 4/23/85
TRI-DURA USA 2,026,691 12/31/96
MIGHTY BITE USA 1,331,943 4/23/85
AG-BAG STOR PLUS USA 2,034,573 1/28/97
FLEX-A-BAGGER USA 1,723,283 10/13/92
AG-BAG SQUARE BALE USA 2,105,075 10/14/97
BAGGER
CALF START PLUS USA 1,749,785 2/2/93
THE COMPLETE 1 USA 2,126,055 12/30/97
AG-BAG HMG PLUS USA 2,126,095 12/30/97
THE COMPLETE 1 and design USA 2,031,820 1/21/97
AB USA 1,143,433 12/16/80
AB (Stylized) USA 1,141,087 11/4/80
JR BAGGER USA 1,357,634 9/3/85
AG-BAGGER USA 1,159,728 7/7/81
AG-BAG USA 1,179,231 11/24/81
HYPAC USA 2,471,622 7/24/01
AG-BAGGER Canada 265746 1/15/82
AB DESIGN Canada 264315 11/20/81
AG-BAG Canada 272572 10/8/82
AG-BAG ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1604629
AB (Stylized) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 6/20/01
AG-BAG PLUS! ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 4/19/01
AG-BAG CTM 15423604 6/20/01
▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
APPLICATIONS
▇▇▇▇ Country Serial Number Filing Date
---- ------- ------------- -----------
PAC 2 POWER USA 76344605 12/31/01
Schedule 6.3 to Credit and Security Agreement
PERMITTED LIENS
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Creditor Collateral Jurisdiction Filing Date Filing No.
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Washington County Bank Ag-Bag International Limited Delaware 5/5/02 21312762
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank & Trust Ag-Bag International Limited California 11/2/98 9831060359
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
First Sierra Financial, Inc. Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 8/18/98 436098
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bank & Trust Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 10/30/98 444440
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Farm Plan Corporation Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 12/23/98 451212
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
First Sierra Financial, Inc. Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 5/19/99 468878
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Associates Leasing, Inc. Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 11/17/00 533459
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Associates Leasing, Inc. Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 1/9/01 538202
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
FPC Financial f.s.b. Ag-Bag International Limited Oregon 9/5/02 598194
----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
Oregon Economic Development Ag-Bag Corporation Oregon 7/9/90 67084
Commission
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Washington County Bank Ag-Bag International Limited Nebraska 12/28/99 999002312
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Schedule 6.4 to Credit and Security Agreement
PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS AND GUARANTIES
Indebtedness
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
Principal Monthly
Creditor Amount Maturity Date Payment Collateral
@3/31/03
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OEDC $63,070 July 2005 $2,435.54 Warrenton Eq.
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo $283,334 January 2006 $8,333.33 +int. Equipment
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Wash.Cty. Bank $635,748 August 2014 $6,723.97 ▇▇▇▇▇ Bldg.
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
NEDCO $519,806 November 2017 $4,968.70 Blair Bldg
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
City of ▇▇▇▇▇ $116,142 September 2004 $6,606.65 Blair Equip.
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
Wash.Cty Bank $60,170 December 2004 $3,105.07 ▇▇▇▇▇ Paint ▇▇▇▇▇
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
Case Credit $21,925 September 2003 $4,043.26 MH9512-537/7
------------------ ---------- -------------- --------------- -----------------
Case Credit $2,472 July 2003 $619.91 G6000-89/729
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Guaranties
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Primary Obligor Amount and Description of Beneficiary of Guaranty
--------------- Obligation Guaranteed -----------------------
---------------------
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Various Merchant Authorized Varies Daily based on level ▇▇▇▇ Deere Farmplan
Accounts of Customer Purchases
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 10,000 Series Bagging Washington County Bank
Machine, $275,100
less payments made by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 10,000 Series Bagging Washington County Bank
Feed Bag Inc. Machine, $198,662 less
payments made by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Mountain View Equipment $250,000 less payments made Transamerica
by Mt. View on contract
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BAW, GMbH - Germany 500,000 Euro bank guarantee Dresdner Bank, Bautzen
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