LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.1
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the Effective Date between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (“Bank”), and XXXX INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“LII”), XXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“LTI”); and together with LII, individually as a “Borrower” and collectively as “Borrowers”, provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrowers and Borrowers shall repay Bank. The parties agree as follows:
1 | ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS |
Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.
2 | LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
2.1 Promise to Pay. Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.
2.1.1 Revolving Advances.
(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount. Amounts borrowed hereunder may be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein.
(b) Termination; Repayment. The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.
2.1.2 Letters of Credit Sublimit.
(a) As part of the Revolving Line, Bank shall issue or have issued Letters of Credit for each Borrower’s account. Such aggregate amounts utilized hereunder shall at all times reduce the amount otherwise available for Advances under the Revolving Line. The face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve) may not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), less any Credit Extensions made under Sections 2.1.3 and 2.1.4 of this Agreement. If, on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, there are any outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such date Borrowers shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations
relating to said Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “Letter of Credit Application”). Borrowers agree to execute any further documentation in connection with the Letters of Credit as Bank may reasonably request. Borrowers further agree to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for any Borrower’s account or by Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Bank for any Borrower’s account, and Borrowers understand and agree that Bank shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following any Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto.
(b) The obligation of Borrowers to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings made under Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of Credit Application.
(c) Borrowers may request that Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency. If a demand for payment is made under any such Letter of Credit, Bank shall treat such demand as an Advance to Borrowers of the equivalent of the amount thereof (plus fees and charges in connection therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or similar charges) in Dollars at the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.
(d) To guard against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency, Bank shall create a reserve (the “Letter of Credit Reserve”) under the Revolving Line in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the face amount of such Letter of Credit. The amount of the Letter of Credit Reserve may be adjusted by Bank from time to time to account for fluctuations in the exchange rate. The availability of funds under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of such Letter of Credit Reserve for as long as such Letter of Credit remains outstanding.
2.1.3 Foreign Exchange Sublimit.
As part of the Revolving Line, Borrowers may enter into foreign exchange contracts with Bank under which Borrowers commit to purchase from or sell to Bank a specific amount of Foreign Currency (each, a “FX Forward Contract”) on a specified date (the “Settlement Date”). FX Forward Contracts shall have a Settlement Date of at least one (1) FX Business Day after the contract date and shall be subject to a reserve of ten percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract in a maximum aggregate amount equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the “FX Reserve”) less any Credit Extensions made under Sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.4 of this Agreement. The aggregate amount of FX Forward Contracts at any one time may not exceed ten (10) times the amount of the FX Reserve. The amount otherwise available for Credit Extensions under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract (the “FX Reduction Amount”). Any amounts needed to fully reimburse Bank will be treated as Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate applicable to Advances.
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2.1.4 Cash Management Services Sublimit.
Borrowers may use up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of the Revolving Line , less any Credit Extensions made under Sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.3 of this Agreement, for Bank’s cash management services which may include merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit card, and check cashing services identified in Bank’s various cash management services agreements (collectively, the “Cash Management Services”). Any amounts Bank pays on behalf of Borrowers for any Cash Management Services will be treated as Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate applicable to Advances.
2.1.5 Term Loan.
(a) Availability. Bank shall make one (1) term loan available to Borrowers in an amount up to the Term Loan Amount on the Effective Date subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) Repayment. Borrowers shall repay the Term Loan as follows: (i) Borrowers shall make monthly payments of interest only commencing on the first (1st) calendar day of the month following the Effective Date and continuing on the first (1st) day of each month thereafter until the Interest-Only Termination Date; and (ii) commencing on the first (1st) calendar day of the month following the month in which the Interest-Only Termination Date occurs and continuing on the first (1st) day of each month thereafter through the Repayment Period, Borrowers shall make forty-two (42) consecutive equal monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest (each a “Term Loan Payment”) through the Repayment Period. Borrowers’ final Term Loan Payment, due on the Term Loan Maturity Date, shall include all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Term Loan.
(c) Voluntary Prepayment. At Borrowers’ option, so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is not continuing, Borrowers shall have the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the Term Loan, provided Borrowers (i) provide written notice to Bank of their election to exercise to prepay the Term Loan at least fifteen (15) days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pay, on the date of the prepayment (A) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Term Loan through the date the prepayment is made; (B) all unpaid principal with respect to the Term Loan; (C) a premium equal to the Term Loan Termination Fee; and (D) all other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable hereunder with respect to this Agreement. The Term Loan Termination Fee, if not paid on the date of prepayment of the Term Loan in accordance with this Section 2.1.5(c), shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations.
(d) Mandatory Prepayment. If the Term Loan becomes due and payable according to the terms hereof because of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrowers shall pay to Bank on the date that the Term Loan becomes due and payable according to the terms hereof (i) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Term Loan; (ii) all unpaid principal with respect to the Term Loan; and (iii) all other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable hereunder with respect to this Agreement.
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2.2 Overadvances.
If, at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of any Advances (including any amounts used for Cash Management Services), plus (b) the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve), plus (c) the FX Reduction Amount exceeds the lesser of either the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, Borrowers shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such excess.
2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.
(a) Interest Rate.
(i) Advances. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to one half of one percentage point above the Prime Rate, which interest shall be payable monthly in accordance with Section 2.3(f) below.
(ii) Term Loan. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to one percentage point above the Prime Rate, which interest shall be payable monthly.
(b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is five percentage points above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “Default Rate”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.
(c) Adjustment to Interest Rate. Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.
(d) 360-Day Year. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Debit of Accounts. Bank may debit any of any Borrower’s deposit accounts, including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts any Borrower owes Bank when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.
(f) Payments. Unless otherwise provided, interest is payable monthly on the first calendar day of each month. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment is due the next Business Day and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue.
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2.4 Fees.
Borrowers shall pay to Bank:
(a) Commitment Fee. (i) A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee in regard to the Revolving Line equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Revolving Line, on the Effective Date and on each one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, and (ii) a fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee in regard to the Term Loan of $25,000, on the Effective Date;
(b) Letter of Credit Fee. Bank’s customary fees and expenses for the issuance or renewal of Letters of Credit;
(c) Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee. A fee (the “Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee”), payable quarterly, in arrears, on a calendar year basis, in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of the average unused and available portion of the Revolving Line, as determined by Bank. The unused and available portion of the Revolving Line, for the purposes of this calculation, shall include amounts reserved under the Cash Management Services Sublimit for products provided and under the Foreign Exchange Sublimit for FX Forward Contracts. Borrowers shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee previously earned by Bank pursuant to this Section notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement or the suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder;
(d) Term Loan Termination Fee. The Term Loan Termination Fee when due pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1.2(c) and (d); and
(e) Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due.
2.5 Lockbox; Account Collection Services.
(a) Borrowers shall direct each Account Debtor (and each depository institution where proceeds of Accounts are on deposit) to remit payments with respect to the Accounts to a lockbox account established with Bank or to wire transfer payments to a cash collateral account that Bank controls (collectively, the “Lockbox”). It will be considered an immediate Event of Default if the Lockbox is not set-up and operational within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date.
(b) Until such Lockbox is established, the proceeds of the Accounts shall be paid by the Account Debtors to an address consented to by Bank. Upon receipt by Borrowers of such proceeds, Borrowers shall immediately transfer and deliver same to Bank, along with a detailed cash receipts journal. Provided no Event of Default exists or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of Default, within three (3) days of receipt of such amounts by Bank, Bank will turn over to Borrowers the proceeds of the Accounts, less any amounts due to Bank, such as the commitment fee or any other fees described in Section 2.4 above, payments due to Bank, other fees and expenses, or otherwise. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default Bank may apply all amounts collected in the Lockbox to the Obligations in accordance with
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Section 9.4. This Section does not impose any affirmative duty on Bank to perform any act other than as specifically set forth herein. All Accounts and the proceeds thereof are Collateral and if an Event of Default occurs, Bank may apply the proceeds of such Accounts to the Obligations.
3 | CONDITIONS OF LOANS |
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension.
Bank’s obligation to make the initial Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Borrowers shall consent to or shall have delivered, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:
(a) duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) duly executed original signatures to the Control Agreements;
(c) the Operating Documents and a good standing certificate of each Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
(d) duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for each Borrower;
(e) Subordination Agreement duly executed by Carillon Health Systems in favor of Bank;
(f) certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;
(g) the Perfection Certificate(s) executed by each Borrower;
(h) duly executed original signatures to the Stock Pledge Agreements and undated stock powers, in blank executed by LII;
(i) all original stock certificates representing one hundred percent (100%) of LII’s ownership interest in the outstanding capital stock of the LII Subsidiaries;
(j) evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies required by Section 6.5 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank; and
(k) payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2. 4 hereof.
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3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions.
Bank’s obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following:
(a) except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4(a), timely receipt of an executed Payment/Advance Form;
(b) the representations and warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all material respects on the date of the Payment/Advance Form and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is each Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and
(c) in Bank’s sole discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse Change.
3.3 Covenant to Deliver.
Each Borrower agrees to deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition to any Credit Extension. Each Borrower expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of each Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and any such Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be made in Bank’s sole discretion.
3.4 Procedures for Borrowing.
(a) Advances. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an Advance (other than Advances under Sections 2.1.2 or 2.1.4), Borrowers shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Funding Date of the Advance. Together with any such electronic or facsimile notification, Borrowers shall deliver to Bank by electronic mail or facsimile a completed Payment/Advance Form executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee. Bank shall credit Advances to the Designated Deposit Account. Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from a Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.
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4 | CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. |
4.1 Grant of Security Interest.
Each Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof. Each Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under this Agreement). If any Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim, such Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by such Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.
If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrowers’ sole cost and expense, release its Liens in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrowers.
4.2 Authorization to File Financing Statements.
Each Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to Borrowers, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by any Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code.
5 | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
5.1 Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority.
Each Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement, Borrowers have delivered to Bank a completed certificate, entitled “Perfection Certificate”. Each Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that (a) such Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) such Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth such Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that such Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth such Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as such Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office);
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(e) such Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to such Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that each Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If any Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, such Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with such Borrower’s organizational identification number.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of any Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which any Borrower or any its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or are being obtained pursuant to Section 6.1(b)) or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which any Borrower is bound. No Borrower is in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Borrower’s business.
5.2 Collateral.
Each Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrowers have no deposit accounts other than the deposit accounts with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection herewith, or of which Borrowers have given Bank notice and taken such actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest therein; provided, however, that the foregoing representation shall not be deemed to have been made by Borrowers on the Effective Date or at any time during the sixty (60) days after the Effective Date. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the Account Debtors.
The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. Other than demo or loaner equipment with an aggregate value of up to $500,000 that is used in the sales and clinical trial process, none of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2. In the event that any Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to store or otherwise deliver any portion of the Collateral to a bailee, then such Borrower will first receive the written consent of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion.
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5.3 Accounts Receivable; Inventory.
For any Eligible Account in any Borrowing Base Certificate, all statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing such Eligible Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and other documents, and all of each Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all respects what they purport to be. Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may notify any Account Debtor owing any Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify the amount of such Eligible Account. All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Eligible Account shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. No Borrower has any knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Account Debtor whose accounts are Eligible Accounts in any Borrowing Base Certificate. To the best of each Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Eligible Accounts are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.
5.4 Litigation.
There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) that were not already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate.
5.5 No Material Deviation in Financial Statements.
All consolidated financial statements for each Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects each Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and each Borrower’s consolidated results of operations. There has not been any material deterioration in any Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Bank.
5.6 Solvency.
The fair salable value of each Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; no Borrower is left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and each Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.
5.7 Regulatory Compliance.
No Borrower is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Borrower is engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Each Borrower has complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding
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Company Act of 2005. No Borrower has violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. None of any Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by any Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of each Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.
5.8 Investments.
No Borrower owns any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.
5.9 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.
Each Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and each Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by any Borrower. Each Borrower may defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that such Borrower (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to prevent the Governmental Authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien”. Each Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrowers’ prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrowers. Each Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and no Borrower has withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of any Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.
5.10 Use of Proceeds.
Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital, and to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.
5.11 Full Disclosure.
No written representation, warranty or other statement of any Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken together with all such written certificates and written statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by any Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).
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5.12 LII Subsidiaries.
Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 5.12 attached hereto and made a part hereof, the LII Subsidiaries do not (a) own or possess any cash, Cash Equivalents, Accounts, Collateral Accounts, intellectual property or any other material assets, and (b) operate, conduct or engage in any business activities, operations or functions.
6 | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
Each Borrower shall do all of the following:
6.1 Government Compliance.
(a) Maintain its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Borrower’s business or operations. Each Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on any Borrower’s business.
(b) Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by each Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant of a security interest to Bank in all of its property.
6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.
(a) Deliver to Bank: (i) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering Borrowers’ consolidated operations for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank; (ii) as soon as available, but no later than ninety (90) days after the last day of each Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion; (iii) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available to any Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt (iv) in the event that any Borrower becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within five (5) days of filing, all reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a link thereto on such Borrower’s or another website on the Internet; (iv) a prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or more; (v) prompt notice of an event that materially and adversely affects the value of the intellectual property; and (vi) budgets, sales projections, operating plans and other financial information reasonably requested by Bank.
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(b) Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Bank a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, with (i) aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable (by invoice date).
(c) Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Bank with the monthly financial statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Allow Bank to audit each Borrower’s Collateral at Borrowers’ expense. Such audits shall be conducted no more often than once every twelve (12) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The initial audit shall be conducted within 30 days of the Effective Date.
6.3 Inventory; Returns.
Keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition, free from material defects. Returns and allowances between each Borrower and its Account Debtors shall follow such Borrower’s customary practices as they exist at the Effective Date. Borrowers must promptly notify Bank of all returns, recoveries, disputes and claims that involve more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
6.4 Taxes; Pensions.
Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by any Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.
6.5 Insurance.
Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in each Borrower’s industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as the sole lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Bank, and all liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. All policies (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer shall endeavor to give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy. At Bank’s request, Borrowers shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations. If any Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.5 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 6.5, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.
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6.6 Operating Accounts.
(a) Maintain its primary operating and other deposit accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates which accounts shall represent at least 95% of the dollar value of Borrowers’ accounts at all financial institutions, excluding Cash Collateral held at other financial institutions used to secure letters of credit or cash held as lease deposits.
(b) Provide Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each Collateral Account that any Borrower at any time maintains, such Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by any Borrower as such.
6.7 Financial Covenants.
Borrowers shall maintain at all times, to be tested as of the last day of each month, unless otherwise noted, on a consolidated basis with respect to Borrowers:
(a) Adjusted Quick Ratio. A ratio of Quick Assets to Current Liabilities minus the current portion of Deferred Revenue of at least 1.25 to 1.0.
(b) Liquidity. At all times that Borrowers have not achieved and sustained a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of greater than 1.25 to 1.00, Borrowers’ unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held at Bank or Bank’s Affiliates plus the Availability Amount of not less than one hundred seventy-five percent (175%) of the unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan.
(c) EBITDA. Maintain, measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter during the following periods, EBITDA of at least the following:
Period |
Minimum EBITDA | |||
Quarter ending June 30, 2008 |
$ | (1,500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending September 30, 2008 |
$ | (1,000,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending December 31, 2008 |
$ | (500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending March 31, 2009 |
$ | (750,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending June 30, 2009 |
$ | (500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending September 30, 2009 and each quarter thereafter |
$ | 1.00 |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrowers fail to maintain EBITDA sufficient to comply with the requirements of Section 6.7(c) above for any fiscal quarter, no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of such failure so long as (i) Borrower’s Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents held at Bank or Bank’s Affiliates plus the Availability Amount is equal to or greater than two hundred percent (200%) of the unpaid Obligations, and (ii) Borrowers did not fail to maintain EBITDA sufficient to comply with the requirements of Section 6.7(c) above for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter as well.
6.8 Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.
Each Borrower shall: (a) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its intellectual property; (b) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements of its intellectual property; and (c) not allow any intellectual property material to any Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank’s written consent. If any Borrower (i) obtains any patent, registered trademark or servicemark, registered copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any patent or the registration of any trademark or servicemark, then such Borrower shall immediately provide written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Bank shall request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such property. If any Borrower decides to register any copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, such Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of such Borrower’s intent to register such copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in the copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office. Each Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications that it files for patents or for the registration of trademarks, servicemarks, copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement necessary for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property.
6.9 Litigation Cooperation.
From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, without expense to Bank, each Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrowers’ books and records, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrowers.
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6.10 Further Assurances.
Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement. Deliver to Bank, within five (5) days after the same are sent or received, copies of all correspondence, reports, documents and other filings with any Governmental Authority regarding compliance with or maintenance of Governmental Approvals or Requirements of Law or that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the Governmental Approvals or otherwise on the operations of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
7 | NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
No Borrower shall do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:
7.1 Dispositions.
Convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Ownership, or Business Locations.
(a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrowers and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) have a change in management such that any three of the five Key Persons ceases to hold such offices with Borrower, unless Borrower replaces such persons with individuals who are suitably qualified in Bank’s reasonable discretion or (ii) enter into any transaction or series of related transactions in which the stockholders of any Borrower who were not stockholders immediately prior to the first such transaction own more than 40% of the voting stock of such Borrower immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of such transactions (other than by the sale of such Borrower’s equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital investors so long as such Borrower identifies to Bank the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the transaction). No Borrower shall, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in such Borrower’s assets or property), (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.
7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions.
Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into any Borrower.
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7.4 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
7.5 Encumbrance.
Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein, or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except with or in favor of Bank) with any Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any Borrower from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of such Borrower’s intellectual property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definition of “Permitted Lien” herein.
7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts.
Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.6(b) hereof.
7.7 Distributions; Investments.
(a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock provided that (i) each Borrower may convert any of its convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof, (ii) each Borrower may pay dividends solely in common stock; and (iii) each Borrower may repurchase the stock of former employees or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, provided such repurchase does not exceed in the aggregate of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per fiscal year; or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.
7.8 Transactions with Affiliates.
Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of any Borrower, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to such Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.
7.9 Subordinated Debt.
(a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated
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Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank.
7.10 Compliance.
Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Borrower’s business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of any Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.
8 | EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:
8.1 Payment Default.
Any Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) day grace period shall not apply to payments due on the Revolving Line Maturity Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date). During the cure period, the failure to cure the payment default is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);
8.2 Covenant Default.
(a) Any Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 or 6.7, or violates any covenant in Section 7; or
(b) Any Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by any Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrowers shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period
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the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Grace periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in subsection (a) above;
8.3 Material Adverse Change.
A Material Adverse Change occurs;
8.4 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.
(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of any Borrower or of any entity under control of such Borrower (including a Subsidiary) on deposit with Bank or any Bank Affiliate, or (ii) a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed against any of any Borrower’s assets by any government agency, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; and
(b) (i) any material portion of any Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents any Borrower from conducting any part of its business;
8.5 Insolvency
(a) Any Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) any Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against any Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while of any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);
8.6 Other Agreements.
There is a default in any agreement to which any Borrower is a party with a third party or parties resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or that could have a material adverse effect on any Borrower’s.
8.7 Judgments.
One or more judgments, orders, or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against any Borrower and shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated, or unstayed for a period of ten (10) days after the entry thereof (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the satisfaction, vacation, or stay of such judgment, order, or decree);
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8.8 Misrepresentations.
Any Borrower or any Person acting for any Borrower makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;
8.9 Subordinated Debt.
A default or breach occurs under any agreement between any Borrower and any creditor of any Borrower that signed a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement with Bank, or any creditor that has signed such an agreement with Bank breaches any terms of such agreement; or
8.10 Governmental Approvals.
Any Governmental Approval shall have been (a) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (b) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (a) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal (i) has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal qualifications of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental Approval in any applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal could reasonably be expected to affect the status of or legal qualifications of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction.
9 | BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES |
9.1 Rights and Remedies.
While an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:
(a) declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);
(b) stop advancing money or extending credit for any Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between any Borrower and Bank;
(c) demand that any Borrower (i) deposits cash with Bank in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of any Letters of Credit remaining undrawn, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and such Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all Letter of Credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;
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(d) terminate any FX Forward Contracts;
(e) settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable, notify any Person owing any Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds, and verify the amount of such account;
(f) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrowers shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Each Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;
(g) apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of any Borrower it holds, or (ii) any amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower;
(h) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, each Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section, each Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;
(i) place a “hold” on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;
(j) demand and receive possession of each Borrower’s Books; and
(k) exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).
9.2 Power of Attorney.
Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse each Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign each Borrower’s name on any invoice or xxxx of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrowers’ insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the
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Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits. Each Borrower hereby appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign each Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and Bank is under no further obligation to make Credit Extensions hereunder. Bank’s foregoing appointment as each Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Bank’s obligation to provide Credit Extensions terminates.
9.3 Protective Payments.
If any Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrowers are obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest applicable rate, and secured by the Collateral. Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrowers with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.
9.4 Application of Payments and Proceeds.
Borrowers shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Borrowers to Bank or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrowers’ account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrowers or other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrowers shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, in its good faith business judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.
9.5 Bank’s Liability for Collateral.
So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Bank, Bank shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrowers bear all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.
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9.6 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.
Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrowers of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by Bank and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election, and Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.
9.7 Demand Waiver.
Each Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which any Borrower is liable.
10 | NOTICES |
All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below. Bank or any Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.
If to Borrower: | Xxxx Innovations Incorporated and Xxxx Technologies, Inc. | |||
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Email:xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||
If to Bank: | Silicon Valley Bank | |||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx |
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11 | CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE |
Virginia law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Virginia; provided, however, that if for any reason Bank cannot avail itself of such courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia, each Borrower accept jurisdiction of the courts and venue in Santa Xxxxx County, California; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Each Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and each Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Each Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrowers at the address set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrowers’ actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.
12 | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
12.1 Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrowers may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion). Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrowers, to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
12.2 Indemnification.
Each Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities
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(collectively, “Claims”) asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Bank Expenses incurred, or paid by such Indemnified Person from, following, or arising from transactions between Bank and any Borrower (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused by such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
12.3 Time of Essence.
Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.
12.4 Severability of Provisions.
Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.
12.5 Correction of Loan Documents.
Bank may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties.
12.6 Amendments in Writing; Integration.
All amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both Bank and Borrowers. This Agreement and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Loan Documents merge into this Agreement and the Loan Documents.
12.7 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, are an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.
12.8 Survival.
All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) have been satisfied. The obligation of each Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.
12.9 Confidentiality.
In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a)
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to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential information does not include information that either: (i) is in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) is disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.
Bank may use confidential information for any purpose, including, without limitation, for the development of client databases, reporting purposes, and market analysis, so long as Bank does not disclose any Borrower’s identity or the identity of any person associated with any Borrower unless otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
12.10 Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses.
In any action or proceeding between any Borrower and Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.
12.11 Joint Liability. Each Person included in the term “Borrowers” hereby covenants and agrees with Bank as follows:
(a) The Obligations include all present and future indebtedness, duties, obligations, and liabilities under the Loan Documents, whether now existing or contemplated or hereafter arising, of any one or more of the Borrowers.
(b) Reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the “Borrowers” or otherwise with respect to any one or more of the Persons now or hereafter included in the definition of “Borrowers” shall mean each and every such Person and any one or more of such Persons, jointly and severally, unless the context requires otherwise.
(c) Each Person included in the term “Borrowers” in the discretion of its respective management is to agree among themselves as to the allocation of the benefits of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions, provided, however, that each such Person shall be deemed to have represented and warranted to Bank at the time of allocation that each benefit and use of proceeds is permitted under this Agreement.
(d) Bank assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, mistakes, and/or discrepancies in the oral, telephonic, written or other transmissions of any instructions, orders, requests and confirmations by any one or more of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” in connection with any Credit Extension or any other transaction in connection with the provisions of this Agreement.
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12.12 Inter-Company Debt, Contribution. Without implying any limitation on the joint and several nature of the Obligations, Bank agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” may create reasonable inter-company indebtedness between or among the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” with respect to the allocation of the benefits and proceeds of the Credit Extensions under this Agreement. The Persons included in the term “Borrowers” agree among themselves, and Bank consents to that agreement, that each such Person shall have rights of contribution from all of such Persons to the extent such Person incurs Obligations in excess of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions received by, or allocated to such Person. All such indebtedness and rights shall be, and are hereby agreed by the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” to be, subordinate in priority and payment to the indefeasible repayment in full in cash of the Obligations, and, unless Bank agrees in writing otherwise, shall not be exercised or repaid in whole or in part until all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Person included in the term “Borrowers” agrees that all of such inter-company indebtedness and rights of contribution are part of the Collateral and secure the Obligations. Each Person included in the term “Borrowers” hereby waives all rights of counter claim, recoupment and offset between or among themselves arising on account of that indebtedness and otherwise. No Person included in the term “Borrowers” shall evidence the inter-company indebtedness or rights of contribution by note or other instrument, and shall not secure such indebtedness or rights of contribution with any Lien or security.
12.13 Borrowers are Integrated Group.
Each Person included in the term “Borrowers” hereby represents and warrants to Bank that each of them will derive benefits, directly and indirectly, from each Credit Extension, both in their separate capacity and as a member of the integrated group to which each such Person belongs and because the successful operation of the integrated group is dependent upon the continued successful performance of the functions of the integrated group as a whole, because (i) the terms of the Credit Extensions provided under this Agreement are more favorable than would otherwise would be obtainable by such Persons individually, and (ii) the additional administrative and other costs and reduced flexibility associated with individual loan arrangements which would otherwise be required if obtainable would substantially reduce the value to such Persons of the Credit Extensions.
12.14 Primary Obligations.
The obligations and liabilities of each Person included in the term “Borrowers” shall be primary, direct and immediate, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, recoupment, set off, reduction or defense based upon any claim that such Person may have against any one or more of the other Persons included in the term “Borrowers”, Bank and/or any other guarantor and shall not be conditional or contingent upon pursuit or enforcement by Bank of any remedies it may have against Persons included in the term “Borrowers” with respect to this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, whether pursuant to the terms thereof or by operation of law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Bank shall not be required to make any demand
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upon any of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers”, or to sell the Collateral or otherwise pursue, enforce or exhaust its or their remedies against the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” or the Collateral either before, concurrently with or after pursuing or enforcing its rights and remedies hereunder. Any one or more successive or concurrent actions or proceedings may be brought against each Person included in the term “Borrowers”, either in the same action, if any, brought against any one or more of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” or in separate actions or proceedings, as often as Bank may deem expedient or advisable. Without limiting the foregoing, it is specifically understood that any modification, limitation or discharge of any of the liabilities or obligations of any one or more of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers”, any other guarantor or any obligor under any of the Loan Documents, arising out of, or by virtue of, any bankruptcy, arrangement, reorganization or similar proceeding for relief of debtors under federal or state law initiated by or against any one or more of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers”, in their respective capacities as borrowers and guarantors under this Agreement, or under any of the Loan Documents shall not modify, limit, lessen, reduce, impair, discharge, or otherwise affect the liability of any other Borrower under this Agreement in any manner whatsoever, and this Agreement shall remain and continue in full force and effect. It is the intent and purpose of this Agreement that each Person included in the term “Borrowers” shall and does hereby waive all rights and benefits which might accrue to any other guarantor by reason of any such proceeding, and the Persons included in the term “Borrowers” agree that they shall be liable for the full amount of the obligations and liabilities under this Agreement regardless of, and irrespective to, any modification, limitation or discharge of the liability of any one or more of the Persons included in the term “Borrowers”, any other guarantor or any other obligor under any of the Loan Documents, that may result from any such proceedings.
13 | DEFINITIONS |
13.1 Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Account” is any “account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to any Borrower.
“Account Debtor” is any “account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Advance” or “Advances” means an advance (or advances) under the Revolving Line.
“Affiliate” of any Person is a Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.
“Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.
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“Availability Amount” is (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolving Line or (ii) the amount available under the Borrowing Base minus (b) the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) plus an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Reserve, minus (c) the FX Reserve, minus (d) any amounts used for Cash Management Services, and minus (e) the outstanding principal balance of any Advances; provided, however, that at no time shall the sum of the unpaid principal balance of the Advances plus the unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan be permitted to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
“Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.
“Bank Expenses” are all audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to any Borrower.
“Bankruptcy-Related Defaults” is defined in Section 9.1.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” are defined in the preamble hereof.
“Borrower’s Books” are all of each Borrower’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns, records regarding each Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.
“Borrowing Base” is (a) 80% (the “Advance Rate”) of Eligible Accounts, as determined by Bank from Borrowers’ most recent Borrowing Base Certificate; provided, however, that Bank may decrease the foregoing Advance Rate in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect Collateral.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Borrowing Resolutions” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits D-1 and D-2.
“Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Bank is closed.
“Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (c) Bank’s certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.
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“Cash Management Services” is defined in Section 2.1.4.
“Code” is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the Commonwealth of Virginia; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Bank’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Virginia, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes on the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
“Collateral” is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrowers described on Exhibit A.
“Collateral Account” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
“Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Compliance Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
“Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.
“Control Agreement” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which any Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which any Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, the applicable Borrower, and Bank pursuant to which Bank obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
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“Credit Extension” is any Advance, Letter of Credit, Term Loan, FX Forward Contract, amount utilized for Cash Management Services, or any other extension of credit by Bank for any Borrower’s benefit.
“Current Liabilities” are all obligations and liabilities of the applicable Borrower to Bank, plus, without duplication, the aggregate amount of such Borrower’s Total Liabilities that mature within one (1) year.
“Default Rate” is defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Deferred Revenue” is all amounts received or invoiced in advance of performance under contracts and not yet recognized as revenue.
“Deposit Account” is any “deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Designated Deposit Account” is Borrowers’ deposit account, account number , maintained with Bank.
“Dollars,” “dollars” and “$” each mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.
“EBITDA” shall mean (a) Net Income, plus (b) Interest Expense, plus (c) to the extent deducted in the calculation of Net Income, depreciation expense and amortization expense, plus (d) income tax expense, plus reasonable add-backs for non-cash, non-recurring items, including, without limitation, stock compensation.
“Effective Date” is the date Bank executes this Agreement as indicated on the signature page hereof.
“Eligible Accounts” means Accounts which arise in the ordinary course of Borrowers’ business that meet all Borrowers’ representations and warranties in Section 5.3. Bank reserves the right at any time after the Effective Date to adjust any of the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria in its good faith business judgment. Eligible Accounts shall not include:
(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has not paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date regardless of invoice payment period terms;
(b) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, fifty percent (50%) or more of whose Accounts have not been paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date;
(c) Accounts billed in the United States and owing from an Account Debtor which does not have its principal place of business in the United States or Canada unless such Accounts are otherwise Eligible Accounts and (i) covered in full by credit insurance satisfactory to Bank, less any deductible, (ii) supported by letter(s) of credit acceptable to Bank, (iii) supported by a guaranty from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or (iv) that Bank otherwise approves of in writing;
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(d) Accounts billed and payable outside of the United States unless the Bank has a first priority, perfected security interest or other enforceable Lien in such Accounts;
(e) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor to the extent that the applicable Borrower is indebted or obligated in any manner to the Account Debtor (as creditor, lessor, supplier or otherwise - sometimes called “contra” accounts, accounts payable, customer deposits or credit accounts), with the exception of customary credits, adjustments and/or discounts given to an Account Debtor by such Borrower in the ordinary course of its business;
(f) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is any Borrower’s Affiliate, officer, employee, or agent;
(g) Accounts with credit balances over ninety (90) days from invoice date;
(h) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, including Affiliates, whose total obligations to any Borrower exceed twenty-five (25%) of all Accounts, unless Bank approves in writing; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (h) the account debtor with respect to each Governmental Account shall be the applicable Governmental Agency and not the United States government generally; and provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (h) Governmental Agencies shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of one another or of the United States government.
(i) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor which is a United States government entity or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof unless the applicable Borrower has assigned its payment rights to Bank and the assignment has been acknowledged under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (the “Assignment of Claims Requirement”); provided, however, Bank agrees that Governmental Accounts in an aggregate amount up to $1,000,000 divided by the Advance Rate shall not be required to satisfy the Assignment of Claims Requirement in order to be deemed “Eligible Accounts”;
(j) Accounts for demonstration or promotional equipment, or in which goods are consigned, or sold on a “sale guaranteed”, “sale or return”, “sale on approval”, or other terms if Account Debtor’s payment may be conditional;
(k) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor that has not been invoiced or where goods or services have not yet been rendered to the Account Debtor (sometimes called memo xxxxxxxx or pre-xxxxxxxx);
(l) Accounts subject to contractual arrangements between any Borrower and an Account Debtor where payments shall be scheduled or due according to completion or fulfillment requirements where the Account Debtor has a right of offset for damages suffered as a result of such Borrower’s failure to perform in accordance with the contract (sometimes called contracts accounts receivable, progress xxxxxxxx, milestone xxxxxxxx, or fulfillment contracts);
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(m) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor the amount of which may be subject to withholding based on the Account Debtor’s satisfaction of the applicable Borrower’s complete performance (but only to the extent of the amount withheld; sometimes called retainage xxxxxxxx);
(n) Accounts subject to trust provisions, subrogation rights of a bonding company, or a statutory trust;
(o) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor that has been invoiced for goods that have not been shipped to the Account Debtor unless Bank, the applicable Borrower, and the Account Debtor have entered into an agreement acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion wherein the Account Debtor acknowledges that (i) it has title to and has ownership of the goods wherever located, (ii) a bona fide sale of the goods has occurred, and (iii) it owes payment for such goods in accordance with invoices from such Borrower (sometimes called “xxxx and hold” accounts);
(p) Accounts for which the Account Debtor has not been invoiced;
(q) Accounts that represent non-trade receivables or that are derived by means other than in the ordinary course of the applicable Borrower’s business;
(r) Accounts for which the applicable Borrower has permitted Account Debtor’s payment to extend beyond 90 days;
(s) Accounts subject to chargebacks or others payment deductions taken by an Account Debtor (but only to the extent the chargeback is determined invalid and subsequently collected by the applicable Borrower);
(t) Accounts in which the Account Debtor disputes liability or makes any claim (but only up to the disputed or claimed amount), or if the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, or becomes insolvent, or goes out of business; and
(u) Accounts for which Bank in its good faith business judgment determines collection to be doubtful.
“Equipment” is all “equipment” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) trailing twelve-month EBITDA divided by four (4), to (b) trailing three-month Fixed Charges.
“Fixed Charges” means for any period of determination the sum of unfinanced capital expenditures, Interest Expense, income taxes paid in cash, required scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness, and any permitted cash dividends paid.
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“Foreign Currency” means lawful money of a country other than the United States.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding Date” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or on account of any Borrower which shall be a Business Day.
“FX Business Day” is any day when (a) Bank’s Foreign Exchange Department is conducting its normal business and (b) the Foreign Currency being purchased or sold by Borrowers is available to Bank from the entity from which Bank shall buy or sell such Foreign Currency.
“FX Forward Contract” is defined in Section 2.1.3.
“FX Reduction Amount” is defined in Section 2.1.3.
“FX Reserve” is defined in Section 2.1.3.
“GAAP” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“General Intangibles” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, any trade secret rights, including any rights to unpatented inventions, payment intangibles, royalties, contract rights, goodwill, franchise agreements, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, telephone numbers, domain names, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.
“Governmental Account” is an Account owing from the United States government or a Governmental Agency.
“Governmental Agency” is a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States government.
“Governmental Approval” is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.
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“Governmental Authority” is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.
“Indebtedness” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.
“Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 12.2.
“Initial Audit” is Bank’s inspection of the Collateral and each Borrower’s Books.
“Insolvency Proceeding” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
“Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of the applicable Borrower, including, without limitation or duplication, all commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and charges with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and the net costs associated with interest rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all types).
“Interest-Only Termination Date” is December 31, 2008.
“Inventory” is all “inventory” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrowers’ custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.
“Investment” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or other securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.
“Key Persons” means Borrowers Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercialization Officer, VP, General Counsel and President, Products Group, who are, as of the Effective Date, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, respectively.
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“Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued by Bank or another institution based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Bank as set forth in Section 2.1.2.
“Letter of Credit Application” is defined in Section 2.1.2(a).
“Letter of Credit Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(d).
“Lien” is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.
“Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the Warrant, the Perfection Certificate, the Subordination Agreement, the Guaranties, any note, or notes executed by any Borrower and any other present or future agreement between any Borrower and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.
“Material Adverse Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations or (d) Bank determines, based upon information available to it and in its reasonable judgment, that there is a reasonable likelihood that any Borrower shall fail to comply with one or more of the financial covenants in Section 6 during the next succeeding financial reporting period.
“Net Income” means, as calculated on a consolidated basis for Borrowers for any period as at any date of determination, the net profit (or loss), after provision for taxes, of any Borrower for such period taken as a single accounting period.
“LII Subsidiaries” means each of Xxxx Quest, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Xxxx nanoMaterials, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Xxxx Analytics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Obligations” are each Borrower’s obligation to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts any Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit (including reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit), cash management services, and foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of each Borrower assigned to Bank, and the performance of each Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.
“Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified with the Secretary of State of such Person’s state of formation on a date that is no earlier than 30 days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.
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“Payment/Advance Form” is that certain form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1.
“Permitted Indebtedness” is:
(a) Borrowers’ Indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;
(c) Subordinated Debt;
(d) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors and with respect to surety bonds and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens; and
(g) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (f) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon any Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.
“Permitted Investments” are:
(a) Investments shown on the Perfection Certificate and existing on the Effective Date;
(b) Investments consisting of Cash Equivalents;
(c) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrowers;
(d) Investments consisting of deposit accounts in which Bank has a perfected security interest;
(e) Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;
(f) Investments of Subsidiaries in or to other Subsidiaries or any Borrower and Investments by any Borrower in Subsidiaries, other than the LII Subsidiaries, not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;
(g) Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to
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employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by such Borrower’s Board of Directors;
(h) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; and
(i) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this paragraph (i) shall not apply to Investments of any Borrower in any Subsidiary.
“Permitted Liens” are:
(a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith and for which such Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations adopted thereunder;
(c) purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrowers incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than $250,000 in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on Equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the Equipment;
(d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;
(e) Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);
(f) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;
(g) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of business, and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of property (other than real property or intellectual property) granted in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, if the leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Bank a security interest;
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(h) non-exclusive license of intellectual property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 8.4 and 8.7; and
(j) Liens in favor of other financial institutions arising in connection with Borrowers’ deposit and/or securities accounts held at such institutions, provided that Bank has a perfected security interest in the amounts held in such deposit and/or securities accounts do not include reference to deposit accounts if Borrowers are not permitted to maintain such accounts with institutions other than Bank.
“Person” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.
“Prime Rate” is Bank’s most recently announced “prime rate,” even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.
“Quick Assets” are, on any date, Borrowers’ consolidated, unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents, net billed accounts receivable and investments with maturities of fewer than 12 months determined according to GAAP.
“Registered Organization” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Repayment Period” is a period of time equal to forty-two (42) consecutive months commencing on January 1, 2009.
“Requirement of Law” is as to any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer” is any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of any Borrower.
“Revolving Line” is an Advance or Advances in an amount equal to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
“Revolving Line Maturity Date” is May 22, 2012.
“Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
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“Settlement Date” is defined in Section 2.1.3.
“Stock Pledge Agreements” means all stock pledge agreements executed by LII in connection with the Obligations, including, without limitation, the stock pledge agreements executed by LII dated as of the date hereof pledging one hundred percent (100%) of LII’s ownership interest in the outstanding capital stock of the LII Subsidiaries.
“Subordinated Debt” is indebtedness incurred by any Borrower subordinated to all of Borrowers’ now or hereafter indebtedness to Bank (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank entered into between Bank and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Bank.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Person of which more than 50.0% of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations) is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of Affiliates of such Person.
“Term Loan” is a loan made by Bank pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1.5 hereof.
“Term Loan Amount” is an amount equal to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
“Term Loan Maturity Date” is June 1, 2012.
“Term Loan Payment” is defined in Section 2.1.5(b).
“Term Loan Termination Fee” is an amount equal to (a) two percent (2%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment is received by Bank prior to the one year anniversary of the Effective Date; (b) one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment is received by Bank on or after the one year anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the two year anniversary of the Effective Date; (c) one percent (1.0%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment is received by Bank on or after the two year anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the three year anniversary of the Effective Date; (d) one-half percent (0.5%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment is received by Bank on or after the three year anniversary of the Effective Date and prior to the four year anniversary of the Effective Date; and (e) zero percent (0%) of the amount prepaid if such prepayment is received on or after the four year anniversary of the Effective Date.
“Total Liabilities” is on any day, obligations that should, under GAAP, be classified as liabilities on Borrowers’ consolidated balance sheet, including all Indebtedness.
“Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1.
“Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee” is defined in Section 2.4(c).
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.
BORROWERS: | ||
XXXX INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: | Present & CEO | |
XXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: | President | |
BANK: | ||
SILICON VALLEY BANK | ||
By | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: | Relationship Manager |
Effective Date: May 22, 2008
Schedule 5.12
Disclosure Schedules for LII Subsidiaries
[See Attached]
EXHIBIT A
The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property:
All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles (except as provided below), commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and
all Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral does not include any of the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired any copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, patent applications and like protections, including improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions, and continuations-in-part of the same, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, and the goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized thereby, know-how, operating manuals, trade secret rights, rights to unpatented inventions, and any claims for damage by way of any past, present, or future infringement of any of the foregoing; provided, however, the Collateral shall include all Accounts, license and royalty fees and other revenues, proceeds, or income arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.
Borrower has agreed not to encumber any of its copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, patent applications and like protections, including improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions, and continuations-in-part of the same, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, and the goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized thereby, know-how, operating manuals, trade secret rights, rights to unpatented inventions, and any claims for damage by way of any past, present, or future infringement of any of the foregoing, without Bank’s prior written consent.
EXHIBIT B
Loan Payment/Advance Request Form
DEADLINE FOR SAME DAY PROCESSING IS NOON P.S.T.*
Fax To: ( ) - | Date: |
LOAN PAYMENT:
Xxxx Innovations Incorporated and Xxxx Technologies, Inc.
From Account # | To Account # | |||
(Deposit Account #) | (Loan Account #) | |||
Principal $ | and/or Interest $ | |||
Authorized Signature: | Phone Number: | |||
Print Name/Title: |
LOAN ADVANCE:
Complete Outgoing Wire Request section below if all or a portion of the funds from this loan advance are for an outgoing wire.
From Account # | To Account # | |||
(Loan Account #) | (Deposit Account #) | |||
Amount of Advance $ | ||||
All of each Borrower’s representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects on the date of the request for an advance; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date: | ||||
Authorized Signature: | Phone Number: | |||
Print Name/Title: |
OUTGOING WIRE REQUEST:
Complete only if all or a portion of funds from the loan advance above is to be wired.
Deadline for same day processing is noon, P.S.T.
Beneficiary Name: |
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Amount of Wire: $ |
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Beneficiary Bank: |
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Account Number: |
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City and State: |
Beneficiary Bank Transit (ABA) #: |
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Beneficiary Bank Code (Swift, Sort, Chip, etc.): | ||||||||
(For International Wire Only) |
Intermediary Bank: |
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Transit (ABA) #: |
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For Further Credit to: |
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Special Instruction: |
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By signing below, I (we) acknowledge and agree that my (our) funds transfer request shall be processed in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreements(s) covering funds transfer service(s), which agreements(s) were previously received and executed by me (us).
Authorized Signature: |
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2nd Signature (if required): |
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Telephone #: |
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EXHIBIT C
BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
Borrowers: Xxxx Innovations Incorporated and Xxxx Technologies, Inc.
Lender: Silicon Valley Bank
Commitment Amount: $10,000,000
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE |
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1. |
Accounts Receivable (invoiced) Book Value as of | $ | |||
2. |
Additions (please explain on reverse) | $ | |||
3. |
TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | $ | |||
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS (without duplication) |
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4. |
Un-invoiced Accounts | $ | |||
5. |
Amounts over 90 days due | $ | |||
6. |
Balance of 50% over 90 day accounts | $ | |||
7. |
Credit balances over 90 days | $ | |||
8. |
Concentration Limits | $ | |||
9. |
Foreign Accounts | $ | |||
10. |
Unperfected Governmental Accounts (include all Governmental Accounts without Assignment of Claims) | $ | |||
11. |
Contra Accounts | $ | |||
12. |
Promotion or Demo Accounts | $ | |||
13. |
Intercompany/Employee Accounts | $ | |||
14. |
Disputed Accounts | $ | |||
15. |
Deferred Revenue | $ | |||
16. |
Other (please explain on reverse) | $ | |||
17. |
TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS | $ | |||
18. |
Maximum Permitted Unperfected Governmental Accounts ($1,000,000 divide by Advance Rate) | $ | |||
19. |
Permitted Unperfected Governmental Accounts (lesser of #10 or #18) | $ | |||
20. |
Eligible Accounts (#3 minus #17 plus #19) | $ | |||
21. |
ELIGIBLE AMOUNT OF ACCOUNTS ( 80% of #18) | $ | |||
BALANCES |
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23. |
Revolving Line | $ | 10,000,000 | ||
24. |
Unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan | $ | |||
25. |
Maximum Loan Amount (#23 minus #24) | $ | |||
26. |
Total Funds Available (lesser of #25 or #21) | $ | |||
27. |
Present balance owing on Line of Credit | $ | |||
28. |
Outstanding under Sublimits | $ | |||
29. |
RESERVE POSITION (#26 minus #27 and #28) | $ |
The undersigned represents and warrants that this is true, complete and correct, and that the information in this Borrowing Base Certificate complies with the representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement between the undersigned and Silicon Valley Bank.
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COMMENTS:
By: Authorized Signer
Date: |
BANK USE ONLY Received by: AUTHORIZED SIGNER Date: Verified: AUTHORIZED SIGNER Date: Compliance Status: Yes No |
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EXHIBIT D-1
BORROWING RESOLUTIONS
CORPORATE BORROWING CERTIFICATE
BORROWER: | Xxxx Innovations Incorporated | DATE: , 2008 | ||
BANK: | Silicon Valley Bank |
I hereby certify as follows, as of the date set forth above:
1. I am the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other officer of the Borrower. My title is as set forth below.
2. Borrower’s exact legal name is set forth above. Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
3. Attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of Borrower’s Articles/Certificate of Incorporation (including amendments), as filed with the Secretary of State of the state in which Borrower is incorporated as set forth in paragraph 2 above. Such Articles/Certificate of Incorporation have not been amended, annulled, rescinded, revoked or supplemented, and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
4. The following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by Borrower’s Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of such directors (or pursuant to a unanimous written consent or other authorized corporate action). Such resolutions are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and have not been in any way modified, repealed, rescinded, amended or revoked, and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of revocation from Borrower.
RESOLVED, that any one of the following officers or employees of Borrower, whose names, titles and signatures are below, may act on behalf of Borrower:
Name |
Title |
Signature |
Authorized to Add or Remove Signatories | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | President & CEO | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
X | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Chief Commercialization Officer | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
X | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Chief Financial Officer | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
X | |||
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that any one of the persons designated above with a checked box beside his or her name may, from time to time, add or remove any individuals to and from the above list of persons authorized to act on behalf of Borrower.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that such individuals may, on behalf of Borrower:
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Borrow Money. Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”).
Execute Loan Documents. Execute any loan documents Bank requires.
Grant Security. Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower’s assets.
Negotiate Items. Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.
Letters of Credit. Apply for letters of credit from Bank.
Foreign Exchange Contracts. Execute spot or forward foreign exchange contracts.
Further Acts. Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they believe to be necessary to effectuate such resolutions.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that all acts authorized by the above resolutions and any prior acts relating thereto are ratified.
5. The persons listed above are Borrower’s officers or employees with their titles and signatures shown next to their names.
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: | President & CEO |
*** If the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other certifying officer executing above is designated by the resolutions set forth in paragraph 4 as one of the authorized signing officers, this Certificate must also be signed by a second authorized officer or director of Borrower.
I, the Chief Financial Officer, of Borrower, hereby certify as to paragraphs 1 through 5 above, as of the date set forth above.
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT D-2
BORROWING RESOLUTIONS
CORPORATE BORROWING CERTIFICATE
BORROWER: | Xxxx Technologies, Inc. | DATE: , 2008 | ||
BANK: | Silicon Valley Bank |
I hereby certify as follows, as of the date set forth above:
1. I am the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other officer of the Borrower. My title is as set forth below.
2. Borrower’s exact legal name is set forth above. Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3. Attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of Borrower’s Articles/Certificate of Incorporation (including amendments), as filed with the Secretary of State of the state in which Borrower is incorporated as set forth in paragraph 2 above. Such Articles/Certificate of Incorporation have not been amended, annulled, rescinded, revoked or supplemented, and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
4. The following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by Borrower’s Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of such directors (or pursuant to a unanimous written consent or other authorized corporate action). Such resolutions are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and have not been in any way modified, repealed, rescinded, amended or revoked, and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of revocation from Borrower.
RESOLVED, that any one of the following officers or employees of Borrower, whose names, titles and signatures are below, may act on behalf of Borrower:
Name |
Title |
Signature |
Authorized to Add or Remove Signatories | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | President & CEO | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
X | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Chief Commercialization Officer | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
X | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Chief Financial Officer | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
X | |||
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that any one of the persons designated above with a checked box beside his or her name may, from time to time, add or remove any individuals to and from the above list of persons authorized to act on behalf of Borrower.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that such individuals may, on behalf of Borrower:
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Borrow Money. Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”).
Execute Loan Documents. Execute any loan documents Bank requires.
Grant Security. Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower’s assets.
Negotiate Items. Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.
Letters of Credit. Apply for letters of credit from Bank.
Foreign Exchange Contracts. Execute spot or forward foreign exchange contracts.
Further Acts. Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they believe to be necessary to effectuate such resolutions.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that all acts authorized by the above resolutions and any prior acts relating thereto are ratified.
5. The persons listed above are Borrower’s officers or employees with their titles and signatures shown next to their name
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: | President & CEO |
*** If the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other certifying officer executing above is designated by the resolutions set forth in paragraph 4 as one of the authorized signing officers, this Certificate must also be signed by a second authorized officer or director of Borrower.
I, the Chief Financial Officer, of Borrower, hereby certify as to paragraphs 1 through 5 above, as of the date set forth above.
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT E
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
TO: | SILICON VALLEY BANK | Date: | ||
FROM: | XXXX INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED AND XXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
The undersigned authorized officers of Xxxx Innovations Incorporated and Xxxx Technologies, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrowers”) certify that under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrowers and Bank (the “Agreement”), (1) Each Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending with all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of Default, (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, (4) Each Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and each Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrowers except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which such Borrower has not previously provided written notification to Bank. Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrowers are not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.
Reporting Covenant |
Required |
Complies | ||
Monthly financial statements with Compliance Certificate | Monthly within 30 days | Yes No | ||
Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + XX | XXX within 90 days | Yes No | ||
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K | Within 5 days after filing with SEC | Yes No | ||
Borrowing Base Certificate, A/R & A/P Agings | Monthly within 30 days | Yes No |
Financial Covenant |
Required | Actual | Complies | ||||||
Maintain on a Monthly Basis: |
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Minimum Adjusted Quick Ratio (on a monthly basis) |
1.25:1.0 | :1.0 | Yes No | ||||||
Minimum Liquidity (at all times)* |
1.75:1.0 | ** | :1.0 | Yes No | |||||
Minimum EBITDA (on a quarterly basis) |
$ | ** | $ | Yes No | |||||
Fixed Charged Coverage Ratio (on a monthly basis) |
1.25:1.0 | :1.0 | Yes No |
* | Minimum Liquidity Covenant applies when Borrowers’ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00. |
** | See schedule 1 for required amount. |
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The following financial covenant analys[is][es] and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.
The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)
XXXX INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED | BANK USE ONLY | |||||||||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
AUTHORIZED SIGNER | ||||||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | Date: |
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Title: | President & CEO | |||||||||
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XXXX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | AUTHORIZED SIGNER | |||||||||
Date: |
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By; | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Compliance Status: Yes No | ||||||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Title: | President |
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Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate
Financial Covenants of Borrowers
Dated:
In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan Agreement shall govern.
I. | Adjusted Quick Ratio (Section 6.7(a)) |
Required: | 1.25:1.00 |
Actual:
A. |
Aggregate value of the unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrowers | $ | |||
B. |
Aggregate value of the net billed accounts receivable of Borrowers | $ | |||
C. |
Aggregate value of the Investments with maturities of fewer than 12 months of Borrower | $ | |||
D. |
Quick Assets (the sum of lines A through C) | $ | |||
E. |
Aggregate value of liabilities that should, under GAAP, be classified as liabilities on Borrowers’ consolidated balance sheet, including all Indebtedness, and not otherwise reflected in line E above that matures within one (1) year | $ | |||
F. |
Aggregate value of all amounts received or invoiced by Borrowers in advance of performance under contracts and not yet recognized as revenue | $ | |||
G. |
Line R minus line F | $ | |||
H. |
Adjusted Quick Ratio (line D divided by line G) | :1.00 |
Is line H equal to or greater than 1.25:1:00?
No, not in compliance | Yes, in compliance |
II. | Liquidity (Section 6.7(b)) |
Required: | $ 1.75 times line D below | |
Actual: | $ |
A. |
Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | |||
B. |
Availability Amount | $ | |||
C. |
Liquidity (line A plus line B) | $ | |||
D. |
Unpaid Principal Balance of Term Loan | $ |
Is line C equal to or greater than 1.75 times Line D?
No, not in compliance | Yes, in compliance |
III. | EBITDA (Section 6.7(c)) |
Required: See chart below
Period |
Minimum EBITDA | |||
Quarter ending June 30, 2008 |
$ | (1,500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending September 30, 2008 |
$ | (1,000,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending December 31, 2008 |
$ | (500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending March 31, 2009 |
$ | (750,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending June 30, 2009 |
$ | (500,000 | ) | |
Quarter ending September 30, 2009 and each quarter thereafter |
$ | 1.00 |
Actual: $_______
A. |
Net Income of Borrowers | $ | |||||
B. |
To the extent included in the determination of Net Income | $ | |||||
1. | The provision for income taxes | $ | |||||
2. | Depreciation expense | $ | |||||
3. | Amortization expense | $ | |||||
4. | Net Interest Expense | $ | |||||
5. | Reasonable add-backs for non-cash, non-recurring items | $ | |||||
6. | The sum of lines 1 through 5 | $ | |||||
C. |
EBITDA (line A plus line B.6) | $ | |||||
D. |
Required EBITDA (from chart above) | $ |
Is line C equal to or greater than line D?
No, not in compliance | Yes, in compliance |
IV. | Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio |
*The Liquidity covenant in Section II above is not applicable when each Borrower’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than 1.25:1.00.
Actual fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: :1.00
A. |
Net Income for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
B. |
To the extent included in the determination of Net Income | ||||||
1. | The provision for income taxes for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
2. | Depreciation expense for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
3. | Amortization expense for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
4. | Net Interest Expense for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
5. | Reasonable add-backs to EBITDA for non-cash and non-recurring items for the trailing 12 months | $ | |||||
6. | The sum of lines 1 through 5 | $ | |||||
C. |
EBITDA for the trailing 12 months (line A plus line B.6) | $ | |||||
D. |
Line C divided by four | $ | |||||
E. |
Unfinanced capital expenditures for the trailing three months | $ | |||||
F. |
Interest Expense for the trailing three months | $ | |||||
G. |
Income taxes paid in cash for the trailing three months | $ | |||||
H. |
Required scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness for the trailing three months | $ | |||||
I. |
Permitted dividends paid in cash for the trailing three months | $ | |||||
J. |
The sum of Lines E through I | $ | |||||
K. |
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Line D divided by line J) | :1.00 |
Is line K greater than 1.25:1:00?
No |
Yes |