REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT NOTE
$10,000,000.00 Phoenix, Arizona
February 28, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned CERPROBE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") at its office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, or at such other place as the holder hereof may designate, in lawful
money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the
principal sum of TEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00), or so much
thereof as may be advanced and be outstanding, with interest thereon, to be
computed on each advance from the date of its disbursement as set forth herein.
DEFINITIONS:
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
after each, and any other term defined in this Note shall have the meaning set
forth at the place defined:
a. "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or any other
day on which commercial banks in Arizona are authorized or required by law to
close.
b. "Fixed Rate Term" means a period commencing on a Business Day and
continuing for one (1), two (2) or three (3) months, as designated by Borrower,
during which all or a portion of the outstanding principal balance of this Note
bears interest determined in relation to LIBOR; provided, however, that no Fixed
Rate Term may be selected for a principal amount less than TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($250,000.00) with $100,000.00 increments above
that; and provided further, that no Fixed Rate Term shall extend beyond the
scheduled maturity date hereof. If any Fixed Rate Term would end on a day which
is not a Business Day, then such Fixed Rate Term shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day.
c. "LIBOR" means the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to
the nearest whole 1/8 of 1%) and determined pursuant to the following formula:
LIBOR = Base LIBOR
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100% - LIBOR Reserve Percentage
i. "Base LIBOR" means the rate per annum for United States
dollar deposits quoted by Bank as the Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate,
with the understanding that such rate is quoted by Bank for the purpose
of calculating effective rates of interest for loans making reference
thereto, on the first day of a Fixed Rate Term for delivery of funds on
said date for a period of time approximately equal to the number of
days in such Fixed Rate Term and in an amount approximately equal to
the principal amount to which such Fixed Rate Term applies. Xxxxxxxx
understands and agrees that Bank may base its quotation
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of the Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate upon such offers or other market
indicators of the Inter-Bank Market as Bank in its discretion deems
appropriate including, but not limited to, the rate offered for U.S.
dollar deposits on the London Inter- Bank Market.
ii. "LIBOR Reserve Percentage" means the reserve percentage
prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or
any successor) for "Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as defined in Regulation
D of the Federal Reserve Board, as amended), adjusted by Bank for
expected changes in such reserve percentage during the applicable Fixed
Rate Term.
d. "Prime Rate" means at any time the rate of interest most recently
announced within Bank at its principal office as its Prime Rate, with the
understanding that the Prime Rate is one of Bank's base rates and serves as the
basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans
making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its
announcement in such internal publication or publications as Bank may designate.
INTEREST:
(a) Interest. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall bear
interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) either
(i) at a fluctuating rate per annum at the Prime Rate in effect from time to
time, or (ii) at a fixed rate per annum determined by Bank to be one and
three-quarters percent (1.75%) above LIBOR in effect on the first day of the
applicable Fixed Rate Term. When interest is determined in relation to the Prime
Rate, each change in the rate of interest hereunder shall become effective on
the date each Prime Rate change is announced within Bank. With respect to each
LIBOR selection hereunder, Bank is hereby authorized to note the date, principal
amount, interest rate and Fixed Rate Term applicable thereto and any payments
made thereon on Bank's books and records (either manually or by electronic
entry) and/or on any schedule attached to this Note.
(b) Selection of Interest Rate Options. At any time any portion of this
Note bears interest determined in relation to LIBOR, it may be continued by
Borrower at the end of the Fixed Rate Term applicable thereto so that all or a
portion thereof bears interest determined in relation to the Prime Rate or to
LIBOR for a new Fixed Rate Term designated by Borrower. At any time any portion
of this Note bears interest determined in relation to the Prime Rate, Borrower
may convert all or a portion thereof so that it bears interest determined in
relation to LIBOR for a Fixed Rate Term designated by Borrower. At such time as
Borrower requests an advance hereunder or wishes to select a LIBOR option for
all or a portion of the outstanding principal balance hereof, and at the end of
each Fixed Rate Term, Borrower shall give Bank notice specifying: (i) the
interest rate option selected by Borrower; (ii) the principal amount subject
thereto; and (iii) for each LIBOR selection, the length of the applicable Fixed
Rate Term. Any such notice may be given by telephone so long as, with respect to
each LIBOR selection, (A) Bank receives written confirmation from Borrower not
later than three (3) Business Days after such telephone notice is given, and (B)
such notice is given to Bank prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on the first
day of the Fixed Rate Term. For each LIBOR option requested hereunder, Bank will
quote the applicable fixed rate to Borrower at approximately 10:00 a.m.,
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California time, on the first day of the Fixed Rate Term. If Borrower does not
immediately accept the rate quoted by Bank, any subsequent acceptance by
Borrower shall be subject to a redetermination by Bank of the applicable fixed
rate; provided, however, that if Borrower fails to accept any such rate by 11:00
a.m., California time, on the Business Day such quotation is given, then the
quoted rate shall expire and Bank shall have no obligation to permit a LIBOR
option to be selected on such day. If no specific designation of interest is
made at the time any advance is requested hereunder or at the end of any Fixed
Rate Term, Borrower shall be deemed to have made a Prime Rate interest selection
for such advance or the principal amount to which such Fixed Rate Term applied.
(c) Additional LIBOR Provisions.
(i) If Bank at any time shall determine that for any reason
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR, then
Bank shall promptly give notice thereof to Borrower. If such notice is
given and until such notice has been withdrawn by Bank, then (A) no new
LIBOR option may be selected by Borrower, and (B) any portion of the
outstanding principal balance hereof which bears interest determined in
relation to LIBOR, subsequent to the end of the Fixed Rate Term
applicable thereto, shall bear interest determined in relation to the
Prime Rate.
(ii) If any law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination of
a court or governmental authority or any change therein or in the
interpretation or application thereof (each, a "Change in Law") shall
make it unlawful for Bank (A) to make LIBOR options available
hereunder, or (B) to maintain interest rates based on LIBOR, then in
the former event, any obligation of Bank to make available such
unlawful LIBOR options shall immediately be cancelled, and in the
latter event, any such unlawful LIBOR-based interest rates then
outstanding shall be converted, at Bank's option, so that interest on
the portion of the outstanding principal balance subject thereto is
determined in relation to the Prime Rate; provided, however, that if
any such Change in Law shall permit any LIBOR-based interest rates to
remain in effect until the expiration of the Fixed Rate Term applicable
thereto, then such permitted LIBOR-based interest rates shall continue
in effect until the expiration of such Fixed Rate Term. Upon the
occurrence of any of the foregoing events, Borrower shall pay to Bank
immediately upon demand such amounts as may be necessary to compensate
Bank for any fines, fees, charges, penalties or other costs incurred or
payable by Bank as a result thereof and which are attributable to any
LIBOR options made available to Borrower hereunder, and any reasonable
allocation made by Bank among its operations shall be conclusive and
binding upon Borrower, absent manifest error.
(iii) If any Change in Law or compliance by Bank with any
request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
central bank or other governmental authority shall:
(A) subject Bank to any tax, duty or other
charge with
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respect to any LIBOR options, or change the
basis of taxation of payments to Bank of
principal, interest, fees or any other
amount payable hereunder (except for changes
in the rate of tax on the overall net income
of Bank); or
(B) impose, modify or hold applicable any
reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or
similar requirement against assets held by,
deposits or other liabilities in or for the
account of, advances or loans by, or any
other acquisition of funds by any office of
Bank; or
(C) impose on Bank any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Bank
of making, renewing or maintaining any LIBOR options hereunder and/or
to reduce any amount receivable by Bank in connection therewith, then
in any such case, Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand
such amounts as may be necessary to compensate Bank for any additional
costs incurred by Bank and/or reductions in amounts received by Bank
which are attributable to such LIBOR options. In determining which
costs incurred by Bank and/or reductions in amounts received by Bank
are attributable to any LIBOR options made available to Borrower
hereunder, any reasonable allocation made by Bank among its operations
shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower, absent manifest error.
(d) Payment of Interest. Interest accrued on this Note shall be payable
on the first day of each month, commencing April 1, 1997.
(e) Default Interest. From and after the maturity date of this Note, or
such earlier date as all principal owing hereunder becomes due and payable by
acceleration or otherwise, the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall
bear interest until paid in full at an increased rate per annum (computed on the
basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) equal to four percent (4%) above
the rate of interest from time to time applicable to this Note.
BORROWING AND REPAYMENT:
(a) Borrowing and Repayment. Borrower may from time to time during the
term of this Note borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings,
and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions of this
Note and of any document executed in connection with or governing this Note;
provided, however, that the total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall
not at any time exceed the principal amount stated above. The unpaid principal
balance of this obligation at any time shall be the total amounts advanced
hereunder by the holder hereof less the amount of principal payments made hereon
by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by
the holder. The outstanding
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principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on August 15,
1998.
(b) Advances. Advances hereunder, to the total amount of the principal
sum stated above, may be made by the holder at the oral or written request of
(i) Xxxx Close or Xxxxx Xxxxxx, any one acting alone, who are authorized to
request advances and direct the disposition of any advances until written notice
of the revocation of such authority is received by the holder at the office
designated above, or (ii) any person, with respect to advances deposited to the
credit of any account of Borrower with the holder, which advances, when so
deposited, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to or for the
benefit of Borrower regardless of the fact that persons other than those
authorized to request advances may have authority to draw against such account.
The holder shall have no obligation to determine whether any person requesting
an advance is or has been authorized by Borrower.
(c) Application of Payments. Each payment made on this Note shall be
credited first, to any interest then due and second, to the outstanding
principal balance hereof. All payments credited to principal shall be applied
first, to the outstanding principal balance of this Note which bears interest
determined in relation to the Prime Rate, if any, and second, to the outstanding
principal balance of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to
LIBOR, with such payments applied to the oldest Fixed Rate Term first.
PREPAYMENT:
(a) Prime Rate. Borrower may prepay principal on any portion of this
Note which bears interest determined in relation to the Prime Rate at any time,
in any amount and without penalty or prior notice.
(b) LIBOR. Borrower may prepay principal on any portion of this Note
which bears interest determined in relation to LIBOR at any time and in the
minimum amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($250,000.00)
with $100,000.00 increments above that; provided, however, that if the
outstanding principal balance of such portion of this Note is less than said
amount, the minimum prepayment amount shall be the entire outstanding principal
balance thereof. In consideration of Bank providing this prepayment option to
Borrower, or if any such portion of this Note shall become due and payable at
any time prior to the last day of the Fixed Rate Term applicable thereto by
acceleration or otherwise, Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand a
fee which is the sum of the discounted monthly differences for each month from
the month of prepayment through the month in which such Fixed Rate Term matures,
calculated as follows for each such month:
(i) Determine the amount of interest which would have
accrued each month on the amount prepaid at the
interest rate applicable to such amount had it
remained outstanding until the last day of the Fixed
Rate Term applicable thereto.
(ii) Subtract from the amount determined in (i) above the
amount of interest which would have accrued for the
same month on the amount prepaid for the remaining
term of such Fixed Rate Term at
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LIBOR in effect on the date of prepayment for new
loans made for such term and in a principal amount
equal to the amount prepaid.
(iii) If the result obtained in (ii) for any month is
greater than zero, discount that difference by LIBOR
used in (ii) above.
Borrower acknowledges that prepayment of such amount may result in Bank
incurring additional costs, expenses and/or liabilities, and that it is
difficult to ascertain the full extent of such costs, expenses and/or
liabilities. Xxxxxxxx, therefore, agrees to pay the above-described prepayment
fee and agrees that said amount represents a reasonable estimate of the
prepayment costs, expenses and/or liabilities of Bank. If Borrower fails to pay
any prepayment fee when due, the amount of such prepayment fee shall thereafter
bear interest until paid at a rate per annum four percent (4.0%) above the Prime
Rate in effect from time to time (computed on the basis of a 360-day year,
actual days elapsed). Each change in the rate of interest on any such past due
prepayment fee shall become effective on the date each Prime Rate change is
announced within Bank.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
This Note is made pursuant to and is subject to the terms and
conditions of that certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated of
even date herewith as amended from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"). Any
default in the payment or performance of any obligation under this Note, or any
defined event of default under the Credit Agreement, shall constitute an "Event
of Default" under this Note.
MISCELLANEOUS:
(a) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the holder
of this Note, at the holder's option, may declare all sums of principal and
interest outstanding hereunder to be immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, notice of nonperformance, notice of protest, protest or
notice of dishonor, all of which are expressly waived by each Borrower, and the
obligation, if any, of the holder to extend any further credit hereunder shall
immediately cease and terminate.
(b) Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note as of the
date first written above.
CERPROBE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation
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By:
Name:
Its:
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