CREDIT AGREEMENT among 20/20 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 20/20 TECHNOLOGIES I, LLC CENTREPATH, INC. FRONTRUNNER NETWORK SYSTEMS, CORP. GLOBAL CAPACITY GROUP, INC. and NEXVU TECHNOLOGIES, LLC as Borrowers CAPITAL GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC. and MAGENTA NETLOGIC...
Exhibit
4.3
[EXECUTION
COPY]
$12,000,000
among
20/20
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
20/20
TECHNOLOGIES I, LLC
CENTREPATH,
INC.
FRONTRUNNER
NETWORK SYSTEMS, CORP.
GLOBAL
CAPACITY GROUP, INC.
and
NEXVU
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
as
Borrowers
CAPITAL
GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.
and
MAGENTA
NETLOGIC LIMITED
as
Guarantors
and
CAPITAL
GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.
as
Funds Administrator
from
HILCO
FINANCIAL, LLC,
as
Lender
Dated
as of January 19, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
|
1
|
|
1.1
|
General
Definitions
|
1
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1.2
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Accounting
Terms and Determinations
|
20
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1.3
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Other
Interpretive Provisions
|
20
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ARTICLE
2
LOANS
|
21
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2.1
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Commitment;
Delivery of Note.
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21
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2.2
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Borrowing
Mechanics.
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21
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2.3
|
Voluntary
and Mandatory Payment of Loans; Termination of
Commitment
|
22
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2.4
|
Payments
and Computations
|
23
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2.5
|
Maintenance
of Account
|
24
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2.6
|
Statement
of Account
|
24
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2.7
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Withholding
and Other Taxes
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24
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2.8
|
Letters
of Credit.
|
26
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ARTICLE
3
INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES
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28
|
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3.1
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Interest
on Loans
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28
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3.2
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Interest
After Event of Default
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28
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3.3
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Fees
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28
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3.4
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Reimbursement
of Expenses
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29
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3.5
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Letter
of Credit Fee.
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29
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3.6
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Authorization
to Charge Borrowers’ Account
|
29
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3.7
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Indemnification
in Certain Events
|
29
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3.8
|
Calculations
and Determinations
|
29
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ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
|
30
|
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4.1
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Conditions
to Initial Credit Event
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30
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4.2
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Conditions
to Each Credit Event
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31
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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31
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5.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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31
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5.2
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Solvency
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32
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5.3
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Rights
in Collateral; Priority of Liens
|
32
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5.4
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No
Conflict
|
32
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5.5
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Enforceability
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32
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5.6
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Consents
|
32
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5.7
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Financial
Data
|
33
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5.8
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Locations
of Officers, Records and Inventory
|
33
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5.9
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Fictitious
Business Names
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33
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5.10
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Subsidiaries
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33
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5.11
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No
Judgments or Litigation
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34
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5.12
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No
Defaults
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34
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5.13
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Labor
Matters
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34
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5.14
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Compliance
with Law
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34
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5.15
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ERISA
|
35
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5.16
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Intellectual
Property
|
35
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5.17
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Licenses
and Permits
|
35
|
5.18
|
Title
to Property
|
35
|
5.19
|
Investment
Company
|
35
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5.20
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Taxes
and Tax Returns
|
35
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5.21
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Status
of Accounts
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36
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5.22
|
Material
Contracts
|
36
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5.23
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Affiliate
Transactions
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37
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5.24
|
Accuracy
and Completeness of Information
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37
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5.25
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Recording
Taxes
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37
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5.26
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No
Adverse Change or Event
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37
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5.27
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Additional
Adverse Facts
|
37
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5.28
|
Foreign
Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering.
OFAC.
|
37
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5.29
|
Patriot
Act
|
38
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ARTICLE
6 AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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38
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6.1
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Financial
Information
|
38
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6.2
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Inventory
|
40
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6.3
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Corporate
Existence
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40
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6.4
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ERISA
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40
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6.5
|
Books
and Records
|
41
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6.6
|
Collateral
Records
|
41
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6.7
|
Security
Interests
|
41
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6.8
|
Insurance;
Casualty Loss.
|
42
|
6.9
|
Credit
Party Taxes
|
43
|
6.10
|
Compliance
With Laws
|
43
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6.11
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
44
|
6.12
|
Fiscal
Year
|
44
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6.13
|
Notification
of Certain Events
|
44
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6.14
|
Intellectual
Property
|
45
|
6.15
|
Maintenance
of Property
|
45
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6.16
|
Further
Assurances
|
45
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ARTICLE
7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
|
45
|
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7.1
|
Financial
Covenants.
|
45
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7.2
|
No
Additional Indebtedness
|
45
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7.3
|
No
Liens; Judgments
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46
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7.4
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No
Sale of Assets
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47
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7.5
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No
Corporate Changes
|
47
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7.6
|
No
Guaranties
|
47
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7.7
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No
Restricted Payments
|
48
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7.8
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No
Investments
|
48
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7.9
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No
Affiliate Transactions
|
48
|
7.10
|
Limitation
on Transactions Under ERISA
|
49
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7.11
|
No
Additional Bank Accounts
|
49
|
7.12
|
Material
Amendments of Material Contracts
|
49
|
7.13
|
Additional
Restrictive Covenants
|
49
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7.14
|
No
Additional Subsidiaries
|
49
|
7.15
|
Limitation
on Derivative Transactions
|
50
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7.16
|
Related
Documents.
|
50
|
7.17
|
OFAC
|
50
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ARTICLE
8 EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
|
50
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8.1
|
Events
of Default
|
50
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8.2
|
Acceleration
and Cash Collateralization
|
52
|
8.3
|
Remedies
|
52
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
|
53
|
|
9.1
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SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS
|
53
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9.2
|
JURY
TRIAL
|
54
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9.3
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
54
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9.4
|
Delays;
Partial Exercise of Remedies
|
54
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9.5
|
Notices
|
54
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9.6
|
Assignability
by Lender
|
55
|
9.7
|
Confidentiality
|
56
|
9.8
|
Indemnification;
Expenses
|
56
|
9.9
|
Entire
Agreement
|
57
|
9.10
|
Amendments,
Etc
|
57
|
9.11
|
Non-liability
of Lender
|
57
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9.12
|
Counterparts
|
57
|
9.13
|
Effectiveness;
Successors and Assigns
|
57
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9.14
|
Severability
|
57
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9.15
|
Headings
Descriptive
|
58
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9.16
|
Maximum
Rate
|
58
|
9.17
|
Right
of Setoff
|
58
|
9.18
|
Rights
Cumulative
|
58
|
9.19
|
Patriot
Act Notice
|
59
|
9.20
|
Joint
and Several Liability of Borrowers.
|
59
|
9.21
|
Funds
Administrator.
|
59
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ARTICLE
10
GUARANTY
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60
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10.1
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Guaranty.
|
60
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10.2
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Guaranty
Absolute.
|
61
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10.3
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Waiver.
|
62
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10.4
|
Continuing
Guaranty.
|
62
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10.5
|
Maximum
Liability.
|
62
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10.6
|
Subordination.
|
62
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10.7
|
Subrogation.
|
63
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ANNEXES
ANNEX
I
|
Closing
Document List
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
EXHIBIT
A
|
Form
of Note
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
Form
of Notice of Borrowing
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
Form
of Compliance Certificate
|
SCHEDULES
|
|
SCHEDULE
1.1(A)
|
Rollover
Subordinated Notes
|
SCHEDULE
1.1(B)
|
Rollover
Warrants
|
SCHEDULE
5.1
|
Jurisdictions
Qualified to Do Business
|
SCHEDULE
5.8
|
Principal
Places of Business; Chief Executive Offices; Locations of Books
and
Records; Other Locations of Collateral
|
SCHEDULE
5.9
|
Prior
Names; Fictitious Business Names
|
SCHEDULE
5.10
|
Subsidiaries
|
SCHEDULE
5.11
|
Outstanding
Judgments; Orders; Waivers
|
SCHEDULE
5.12
|
Certain
Defaults and Disputes
|
SCHEDULE
5.14
|
Violations
and Failures to Comply with Requirements of Law; Environmental
Matters
|
SCHEDULE
5.15
|
ERISA
Matters
|
SCHEDULE
5.17
|
Licenses
and Permits
|
SCHEDULE
5.18
|
Real
Estate
|
SCHEDULE
5.20
|
Tax
Matters
|
SCHEDULE
5.22
|
Material
Contracts
|
SCHEDULE
5.23
|
Affiliate
Transactions
|
SCHEDULE
5.27
|
Additional
Adverse Facts
|
SCHEDULE
7.2
|
Existing
Indebtedness
|
SCHEDULE
7.3
|
Existing
Lien
|
SCHEDULE
7.8
|
Existing
Investments
|
SCHEDULE
7.11
|
Bank
Accounts
|
Dated
as of January 18, 2007
Borrowers,
Guarantors, Funds Administrator and Lender agree as follows (with certain terms
used herein being defined in Article
1):
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 General
Definitions.
As used herein, the following terms have the meanings herein specified:
“20/20
Inc.” means
20/20 Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
“20/20
LLC” means
20/20 Technologies I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“20/20
Inc. Pledge Agreement” means
the
Stock Pledge Agreement of even date herewith, executed by 20/20 Inc. in favor
of
Lender, evidencing the pledge by 20/20 Inc. to Lender of one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of 20/20
LLC.
“Accounts”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in the Security Agreement.
“Accumulated
Funding Deficiency”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section 302 of ERISA.
“Additional
Subordinated Note Documents” means
any
Additional Subordinated Notes and all other agreements, documents and
instruments executed and/or delivered in connection therewith (all of which
agreements, documents and instruments shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion), in each case as the same may
be
amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
and
in effect from time to time, to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Additional
Subordinated Noteholders” means
holders from time to time of Additional Subordinated Notes or any Indebtedness
evidenced thereby.
“Additional
Subordinated Notes” means
subordinated promissory notes in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
in
its sole discretion, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time, to the extent permitted hereunder, and including any notes and other
instruments issued in exchange or substitution therefor or replacement thereof,
in each case to the extent permitted hereunder. .
“Additional
Note Subordination Agreement” means
a
Subordination Agreement among Lender and the Additional Subordinated Noteholders
in substantially the form of the Rollover Subordination Agreement.
1
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any other Person, any Person which directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under
common Control with, such Person, or any Person who is a director or officer
of
such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person.
“Auditors”
means a
nationally-recognized firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the applicable Credit Party and satisfactory to Lender in its sole
discretion. For purposes of this Credit Agreement, Xxxxxx Xxxxx shall be deemed
to be Auditors satisfactory to Lender as of the Closing Date.
“Base
Rate”
means,
for any day, a rate of interest equal to the greater of (a) the rate of interest
which is identified as the “Prime Rate” and normally published in the Money
Rates section of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such rate ceases to be so
published, as quoted from such other generally available and recognizable source
as Lender may select) or (b) the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus
one half
of one percent (0.50%). Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the
“Prime Rate” or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date
of such change in the “Prime Rate” or the Federal Funds Rate.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
the United
States Bankruptcy Code
(11
U.S.C. § 101, et
seq.),
as
amended, and any successor statute.
“Benefit
Plan”
means an
employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than
a
Multiemployer Plan) for which the funding requirements under Section 412 of
the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA is, or within the immediately preceding six (6)
years was, in whole or in part, the responsibility of any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Borrowers”
means
20/20 Inc., 20/20 LLC, CentrePath, Frontrunner, Global and Nexvu.
“Borrower’s
Account”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
2.5.
“Borrowing
Base”
means:
(a) Subject
to clause
(b)
below,
at any time, the amount equal at such time to:
(i) eighty-five
percent (85%) of the Eligible Accounts Receivable, plus
(ii) the
Designated Sublimit, minus
(iii) the
amount of any reserves established by Lender pursuant to clause
(b)
below.
(b) Lender
at
any time in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion shall be entitled to
(i)
establish and increase or decrease reserves against Eligible Accounts Receivable
and the Designated Sublimit, (ii)
reduce
the advance rate under clause
(a)(i)
above or
(following any such reduction) restore such advance rate to any level equal
to
or below the advance rate stated in clauses
(a)(i)
above,
(iii)
impose
additional restrictions (or eliminate the same) to the standards of eligibility
set forth in the definition of “Eligible Accounts Receivable,” and (iv)
establish and increase or decrease a reserve in the amount of interest payable
by Borrowers hereunder, including interest on Loans.
2
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
6.1(e).
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which commercial
banks
in Chicago, Illinois are generally closed.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means,
of any Person for any period, the sum of (a)
all
expenditures capitalized by such Person for financial statement purposes in
accordance with GAAP plus,
without
duplication, (b)
the
entire principal amount of any debt (including obligations under capitalized
leases) assumed or incurred by such Person in connection with any such
expenditures, provided,
that,
Capital Expenditures of any Person shall in any event include the purchase
price
paid by such Person in connection with the acquisition of any other Person
(including through the purchase of a majority of the Capital Securities or
other
ownership interests of such other Person or through merger or consolidation)
to
the extent allocable to property, plant or equipment.
“CGS”
means
Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation.
“CGS
Pledge Agreement”
means
the Stock Pledge Agreement of even date herewith, executed by CGS in favor
of
Lender, evidencing the pledge by CGS to Lender of one hundred percent (100%)
of
the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each Borrower (other than
20/20
LLC).
“Capital
Security” means,
with respect to any Person, (a)
any
share of capital stock of, or membership, partnership or other unit of ownership
interest of any kind in, such Person and (b)
any
security convertible into, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire,
any
share of capital stock of or other unit of ownership interest of any kind in
such Person.
“Cash
Equivalents”
means
(a)
securities issued, guarantied or insured by the United States or any of its
agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired,
(b)
certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the
date
acquired issued by a U.S. federal or state chartered commercial bank of
recognized standing, which has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of
$200,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial
paper rating of at least A-1 or the equivalent by Standard & Poor’s
Corporation and at least P-1 or the equivalent by Xxxxx’x Investors Services,
Inc., (c)
reverse
repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date
acquired, for securities of the type described in clause
(a)
above
and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described
in clause
(b)
above,
(d)
commercial
paper, other than commercial paper issued by any Credit Party or any Affiliate
of any Credit Party, issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof and rated at least A-1 or the equivalent
thereof by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or at least P-1 or the equivalent
thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc., in each case with maturities of not
more than one year from the date acquired, and (e)
investments in money market funds which have net assets of at least $200,000,000
and at least eighty five percent (85%) of whose assets consist of securities
and
other obligations of the type described in clauses
(a)
through (d)
above.
3
“Casualty
Loss”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
6.8.
“CentrePath”
means
CentrePath, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“CentrePath
Acquisition Agreement” mean
that
certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 22, 2006, among CGS,
CentrePath and CGS Mergerco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and predecessor by
merger to CentrePath, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, to the extent
permitted hereunder.
“CentrePath
Acquisition Documents”
shall
mean, collectively, the CentrePath Acquisition Agreement and all other material
agreements, instruments and documents executed and/or delivered pursuant thereto
on in connection therewith, in each case as the same may be amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from
time
to time, to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Change
of Control” means
the
occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(a) less
than
a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of CGS shall be persons
who
either (i) were serving as directors on the Closing Date or (ii) were nominated
as directors and approved by the vote of the majority of the directors who
are
directors referred to in clause
(i)
above or
this clause
(ii);
or
(b) a
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)
shall, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases,
privately negotiated purchases or otherwise, have become the direct or indirect
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act)
of
Capital Securities of CGS representing more than thirty percent (30%) of the
combined ordinary voting power of the Capital Securities of CGS for the election
of directors or shall have the right to elect a majority of the Board of
Directors of CGS; or
(c) CGS
ceases to beneficially and of record own and control, directly or indirectly,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of Lender), one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each of
the
Borrowers (other than 20/20 LLC); or
(d) 20/20
Inc. ceases to beneficially and of record own and control, directly or
indirectly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of Lender),
one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities
of
20/20 LCC; or
(e) 20/20
LLC
ceases to beneficially and of record own and control, directly or indirectly,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of Lender), one hundred
percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of Magenta;
or
4
(f) the
holders of Capital Securities of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any
Credit Party approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution
of
such Credit Party or Subsidiary, as the case may be.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date on which the initial Credit Event occurs.
“Closing
Date Cash Equity Investment” means the
funding contemplated to occur on or about the date hereof of the proceeds of
the
equity offering of Capital Securities of CGS contemplated by the
PPM.
“Closing
Date Cash Equity Investment Documents” means the
PPM
and all other material agreements, documents and instruments executed in
connection with the Closing Date Equity Investment, in each case as the same
may
be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
and in effect from time to time, to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Closing
Document List”
means
the Closing Document List attached hereto as Annex I.
“Closing
Fee”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
3.3.
“Code”
means
the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended.
“Collateral”
means
any and all assets and rights and interests in or to property of any Borrower,
any other Credit Party and other Person, whether real or personal, tangible
or
intangible or mixed, in each case on which a Lien is granted or purported to
be
granted to Lender pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral
Access Agreements”
means
any landlord waivers, mortgagee waivers, bailee letters and any similar
acknowledgment agreements of any Person, such as a warehouseman or processor,
in
possession of Inventory of any Credit Party, in each case in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender.
“Collateral
Documents”
means
the Security Agreement, the CGS Pledge Agreement, the 20/20 Inc. Pledge
Agreement, the UK Collateral Documents and all other agreements, documents
and
instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to and/or in
connection with this Credit Agreement, pursuant to which Liens are granted
or
are purported to be granted to Lender on any Collateral.
“Collateral
Management Fee”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
3.3.
“Commitment”
means
Lender’s commitment to make Loans on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed
$12,000,000.
“Consolidated
EBITDA”
means,
for any fiscal period of the Consolidated Entity determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated net income (excluding
extraordinary items) of the Consolidated Entity for such period, plus
(a) all
Interest Expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (including
amortization of any goodwill or other intangibles) for such period,
minus
or
plus
(without
double counting) (b) gains and losses attributable to any fixed asset sales,
minus
or plus (c)
any
other non-cash gains or charges that have been added or subtracted in
calculating such consolidated net income, in each case.
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“Consolidated
Entity” means
CGS
and each of its Subsidiaries that are such by virtue of clause
(a)
of the
definition thereof, but shall mean and include, in any event, each of the Credit
Parties.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense”
means,
for any fiscal period of the Consolidated Entity, the aggregate consolidated
interest expense (net of interest income) of the Consolidated Entity in respect
of Indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
including amortization of original issue discount on any Indebtedness and of
all
fees payable in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the
extent included in interest expense), the interest portion of any deferred
payment obligation and the interest component of any Capital Lease
Obligations.
“Control”
means,
with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power
to (a)
vote ten
percent (10%) or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the
election of directors of such Person or (b)
direct
or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise either
alone or in conjunction with others or any group. The words “Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
have
correlative meanings.
“Covered
Taxes”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.7(a).
“Credit
Agreement”
means
this credit agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time.
“Credit
Documents”
means,
collectively, this Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Hilco Warrants, each of
the
Collateral Documents, each Subordination Agreement and all other agreements,
documents, instruments, opinions and certificates now or hereafter executed
and
delivered in connection herewith or therewith, as the same may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time.
“Credit
Event”
means
the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
“Credit
Party”
means
each Borrower, each Guarantor, the Funds Administrator and each other Person
(other than Lender) that is a party to any of the Credit Documents.
“Credit
Party Taxes” has
the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
5.20(a).
“Default”
means an
event, condition or default which with the giving of notice, the passage of
time
or both would be an Event of Default.
“Depositary
Account”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.4(b)(i).
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“Depositary
Account Agreement”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.4(b)(i).
“Depositary
Account Bank”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.4(b)(ii).
“Derivative
Contract”
means an
agreement, whether or not in writing and including any master agreement,
documenting, evidencing or relating to any Derivative Transaction between any
Credit Party and any Subsidiary of any Credit Party and another
Person.
“Derivative
Transaction”
means
(a)
an
interest rate transaction, including an interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward
rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar, and floor),
and
any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit
risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted),
(b)
an
exchange-rate transaction, including a cross-currency interest-rate swap, a
forward foreign-exchange contract, a currency option, and any other instrument
linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks, (c)
an
equity derivative transaction, including an equity-linked swap, an equity-linked
option, a forward equity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to
equities that gives rise to similar credit risk and (d)
a
commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including a
commodity-linked swap, a commodity-linked option, a forward commodity-linked
contract, and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to
similar credit risks.
“Designated
Sublimit” means
an
amount equal to $6,500,000.
“Disbursement
Account”
means
the operating account of the Funds Administrator maintained with the
Disbursement Account Bank.
“Disbursement
Account Bank”
means
any bank selected from time to time by Lender and reasonably acceptable to
the
Funds Administrator.
“DOL”
means
the United States Department of Labor and any successor department or
agency.
“Dollars”
and the
sign “$”
shall
each mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Eligible
Accounts Receivable”
means
Accounts of a Borrower payable in Dollars and deemed by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing
Base. In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of such
Accounts shall be reduced by the amount of all returns, discounts, claims,
credits, charges, or other allowances and by the aggregate amount of all
reserves, limits and deductions provided for in this definition and elsewhere
in
this Credit Agreement, including any reserves established by Lender pursuant
to
the definition of the term “Borrowing Base” set forth herein, and there shall be
excluded any such Accounts that Lender determines to be ineligible pursuant
to
the definition of the term “Borrowing Base” set forth herein. Unless otherwise
approved in writing by Lender, no Account of a Borrower shall be deemed to
be an
Eligible Account Receivable if:
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(a) it
arises
out of a sale made by such Person to an Affiliate of such Person;
or
(b) (i)
the
payment terms with respect to such Account are more than ninety (90) days after
the original invoice date with respect thereto or (ii)
such
Account remains unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the original payment
due
date with respect thereto; or
(c) it
is
from the same account debtor (or any Affiliate thereof) and fifty percent (50%)
or more, in face amount, of all Accounts from such account debtor (or any
Affiliate thereof) are ineligible pursuant to clauses
(b)
above;
or
(d) the
Account, when aggregated with all other Accounts of such account debtor, exceeds
thirty-three percent (33%) in face value of all Accounts of the Borrowers
combined then outstanding, to the extent of such excess;
(e) (i)
the
account debtor is also a creditor of such Borrower, (ii)
the
account debtor has disputed its liability on, or the account debtor has made
any
claim with respect to, such Account or any other Account due from such account
debtor to such Borrower, which has not been resolved or (iii)
the
Account otherwise is or may become subject to any right of setoff by the account
debtor; provided,
that,
any Account deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause
(e)
shall
only be ineligible to the extent of the amount owed by such Borrower to such
account debtor, the amount of such dispute or claim, or the amount of such
setoff, as applicable; or
(f) the
account debtor has commenced a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy
laws,
as now constituted or hereafter amended, or made an assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or if a decree or order for relief has been entered by a court
having jurisdiction over the account debtor in an involuntary case under the
federal bankruptcy laws, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or if any
other petition or other application for relief under the federal bankruptcy
laws
has been filed by or against the account debtor, or if the account debtor has
filed a certificate of dissolution under applicable state law or shall be
liquidated, dissolved or wound-up, or shall authorize or commence any action
or
proceeding for dissolution, winding-up or liquidation, or if the account debtor
has failed, suspended business, declared itself to be insolvent, is generally
not paying its debts as they become due or has consented to or suffered a
receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian to be appointed for it or for all
or
a significant portion of its assets or affairs (any such act or event an
“Act
of
Bankruptcy”), unless
the payment of Accounts from such account debtor is secured by assets of, or
guaranteed by, in either case in a manner satisfactory to Lender, a Person
with
respect to which an Act of Bankruptcy has not occurred and that is acceptable
to
Lender or, if the Account from such account debtor arises subsequent to a decree
or order for relief with respect to such account debtor under the federal
bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter in effect, Lender shall have determined
that the timely payment and collection of such Account will not be impaired;
or
(g) the
sale
is to an account debtor outside of the continental United States, unless the
chief executive office or principal place of business, or residence, as the
case
may be, of such account debtor is a member country in the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development; or
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(h) the
sale
to the account debtor is on a xxxx-and-hold, guarantied sale, sale-and-return,
sale on approval or consignment basis or made pursuant to any other written
agreement providing for repurchase or return; or
(i) Lender
determines in its Permitted Discretion that collection of such Account is
insecure or that such Account may not be paid by reason of the account debtor’s
financial inability to pay; or
(j) the
account debtor is the United States of America or any department, agency or
instrumentality thereof, unless such Person duly assigns its rights to payment
of such Account to Lender pursuant to the Assignment
of Claims Act of 1940
(31
U.S.C. § 3727 et
seq.);
or
(k) the
goods
giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and delivered to and accepted
by the account debtor or the services giving rise to such Account have not
been
performed by such Borrower and accepted by the account debtor or the Account
otherwise does not represent a final sale; or
(l) the
Account does not comply with all applicable legal requirements, including,
where
applicable, the Federal
Consumer Credit Protection Act,
the
Federal
Truth in Lending Act
and
Regulation
Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
or
(m) Lender
does not have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in such
Account or the Account does not otherwise conform to the representations and
warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement or any
of
the other Collateral Documents; provided, that, any such Accounts of Magenta
shall not be deemed ineligible solely by reason of this clause (m) for thirty
(30) days after the Closing Date; or
(n) the
Account is subject to any adverse security deposit, progress payment or other
similar advance made by or for the benefit of the applicable account
debtor.
“Equipment”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in the Security Agreement.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
and all
final or temporary regulations promulgated thereunder and published, generally
applicable rulings entitled to precedential effect.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any Person required at any relevant time to be aggregated with any Credit Party
or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)
of
the Code.
“Event(s)
of Default”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Article
8
of this
Credit Agreement.
“Exchange
Act” means
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all final or temporary regulations
promulgated thereunder and published, generally applicable rulings entitled
to
precedential effect.
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“Excluded
Deposit Accounts”
means
deposit accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes
and
other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of a Credit
Parties employees; provided,
that
the funds on deposit in such deposit accounts shall at no time exceed the actual
payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments then due
and
payable by such Credit Party.
“Expenses”
means
all present and future expenses incurred by or on behalf of Lender in connection
with this Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or otherwise, whether
incurred heretofore or hereafter, which expenses shall include, without being
limited to, the cost of record searches, the reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys (including the allocated cost of internal counsel) and paralegals,
all
costs and expenses incurred by Lender in opening bank accounts and lockboxes,
depositing checks, receiving and transferring funds, and any charges imposed
on
Lender due to insufficient funds of deposited checks and Lender’s standard fee
relating thereto, collateral examination fees and expenses, fees and expenses
of
accountants, appraisers, field examiners or other consultants, experts or
advisors employed or retained by Lender, fees and expenses incurred by Lender
in
connection with the assignments of or sales of participations in the Loans,
title insurance premiums, real estate survey costs, fees and taxes relative
to
the filing of financing statements, costs of preparing and recording any
Mortgages or any other Collateral Documents, all expenses and costs referred
to
in Article
3
of this
Credit Agreement and all fees and expenses incurred in connection with releasing
Collateral and the amendment or termination of any of the Credit
Documents.
“Expiration
Date”
means
the earlier of (a)
July 19,
2008 and (b)
the
termination or reduction to zero ($0) of the Commitment in accordance with
the
terms of this Credit Agreement.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per
annum equal,
for each day during such period, to the weighted average of the rates on
overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day
is
not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is
a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions
received by Lender from three (3) Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing
selected by it.
“Fees”
means
the Collateral Management Fee, the Closing Fee, the Unused Line Fee, the Make
Whole Amount, the Letter of Credit Fee and, without duplication, all other
fees
payable by Borrowers hereunder or in connection herewith.
“Financial
Statements”
means
the consolidated and, unless otherwise specified, consolidating balance sheets,
statements of operations, statements of cash flows and statements of changes
in
shareholder’s equity of the Consolidated Entity for the period
specified.
“Frontrunner”
means
Frontrunner Network Systems, Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Funding
Institution”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
3.7.
“Funds
Administrator”
means
CGS, acting in its capacity as funds administrator and borrowing agent for
the
Borrowers hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.
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“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect
from
time to time.
“Global”
means
Global Capacity Group, Inc., a Texas corporation.
“Global
Acquisition Agreement” mean
that
certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 6, 2006, among CGS,
Global, Global Capacity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation and predecessor
by
merger to Global, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, to the extent permitted
hereunder.
“Global
Acquisition Documents”
shall
mean, collectively, the Global Acquisition Agreement, the Global Employment
Agreements and all other material agreements, instruments and documents executed
and/or delivered pursuant thereto on in connection therewith, in each case
as
the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, to the extent permitted
hereunder.
“Global
Employment Agreements”
means
(a)
that
certain Employment Agreement dated as of December 11, 2006, between CGS and
Xxxxx Xxxxx, an individual, and (b)
that
certain Employment Agreement dated as of December 11, 2006, between CGS and
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, an individual.
“Governing
Documents”
means,
as to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws or
other organizational or governing documents of such Person.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof
and
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guaranteed
Obligations”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
10.1.
“Guaranty”
of any
Person means any Liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (other
than
an endorsement for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business)
(a)
to pay
any Liability of any other Person or to otherwise protect, or having the
practical effect of protecting, the holder of any such Liability against loss
(whether such obligation arises by virtue of such Person being a partner of
a
partnership or participant in a joint venture or by agreement to pay, to keep
well, to maintain solvency, assets, level of income or other financial
condition, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services or to take or
pay,
or otherwise) or (b)
incurred
in connection with the issuance by a third Person of a Guaranty of any Liability
of any other Person (whether such obligation arises by agreement to reimburse
or
indemnify such third Person or otherwise). The word “Guarantee”
when
used as a verb has the correlative meaning.
“Hilco
Warrants” means
(i)
that certain Capital Growth Systems, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Series AA
Preferred Stock, No. Hilco-1, issued on the date hereof by CGS to Lender and
(ii) that certain Capital Growth Systems, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Series AA
Preferred Stock, No. Hilco-2, issued on the date hereof by CGS to
Lender.
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“Highest
Lawful Rate”
means,
at any time when any Obligations shall be outstanding hereunder, the maximum
non-usurious interest rate, that then may be contracted for, taken, reserved,
charged or received on the Obligations owing under this Credit Agreement or
any
of the other Credit Documents, under (a)
the laws
of the State of Illinois (or the law of any other jurisdiction whose laws may
be
mandatorily applicable notwithstanding other provisions of this Credit Agreement
and the other Credit Documents) or (b)
if
higher, applicable federal laws, in any case after taking into account, to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, any and all relevant payments or charges
under this Credit Agreement and any other Credit Documents executed in
connection herewith, and any available exemptions, exceptions and exclusions.
“Indebtedness”
of any
Person means (in each case, whether such obligation is with full or limited
recourse) (a)
any
obligation of such Person for borrowed money, (b)
any
obligation of such Person evidenced by a bond, debenture, note or other similar
instrument, (c)
any
obligation of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services, except a trade account payable that arises in the ordinary course
of
business but only if and so long as the same is payable on customary trade
terms, (d)
any
obligation of such Person as lessee under a capital lease, (e)
any
Mandatorily Redeemable Obligation of such Person owned by any Person other
than
such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person (the amount of such Mandatorily
Redeemable Obligation to be determined for this purpose as the higher of the
liquidation preference of and the amount payable upon redemption of such
Mandatorily Redeemable Obligation), (f)
any
obligation of such Person to purchase securities or other property that arises
out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar
securities or property, (g)
any
non-contingent obligation of such Person to reimburse any other Person in
respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or other Guaranty issued by
such other Person to the extent that such reimbursement obligation remains
outstanding after it becomes non-contingent, (h)
any
Derivative Contract or similar obligation obligating such Person to make
payments, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency, except
that if any agreement relating to such obligation provides for the netting
of
amounts payable by and to such Person thereunder or if any such agreement
provides for the simultaneous payment of amounts by and to such Person, then
in
each such case, the amount of such obligation shall be the net amount thereof,
(i)
any
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on
any
asset of such Person and (j)
any
Indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such Person.
“Initial
Projections” has
the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
6.1(c).
“Insolvency
Proceeding” means
any
proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the
Bankruptcy Code or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments
for
the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, or
extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization,
arrangement, or other similar relief.
“Internal
Revenue Service”
or
“IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service and any successor
agency.
“Inventory”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in the Security Agreement.
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“Investment”
means,
as applied to an Investment of or by any Person, all Guaranties by such Person
of any Liabilities of another Person, all expenditures made and all Liabilities
incurred (contingently or otherwise) for or in connection with the acquisition
of stock or other ownership interests or Indebtedness of, or for loans,
advances, capital contributions or transfers of property to, another Person.
In
determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular
time, (a)
the
amount of any Investment represented by a Guaranty shall be taken at not less
than the principal amount of the Liabilities to which such Guaranty is
applicable and still outstanding; (b)
there
shall be deducted in respect of each such Investment any amount received as
a
return of capital (but only by sale, repurchase, redemption, retirement,
repayment, liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution); (c)
there
shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as
earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise; and
(d)
there
shall not be deducted from the original amount of any Investment, and such
Investment shall be deemed to continue to be “outstanding” in such original
amount notwithstanding, any (i)
decrease
in the market value thereof or (ii)
amount
thereof that may have been forgiven, released, cancelled or otherwise nullified
or held to be invalid.
"L/C"
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
2.8.
"L/C
Disbursement"
means a
payment made by Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
"L/C
Undertaking"
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
2.8.
“Lender”
means
Hilco Financial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Lender’s
Account”
means
the following:
Bank:
|
LaSalle
Bank National Association
|
000
Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
|
|
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
|
ABA#:
|
000-000-000
|
Account
No.:
|
5800442419
|
Account
Name:
|
Hilco
Financial, LLC
|
Reference:
|
Capital
Growth Systems, Inc.
|
“Letter
of Credit”
means an
L/C or an L/C Undertaking, as the context requires.
“Letter
of Credit Fee”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
3.5.
“Letter
of Credit Usage”
means,
as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn face amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit.
“Liability”
of any
Person means (in each case, whether with full or limited recourse) any
indebtedness, liability, obligation, covenant or duty of or binding upon, or
any
term or condition to be observed by or binding upon, such Person or any of
its
assets, of any kind, nature or description, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated,
whether arising under contract, Requirement of Law, or otherwise, whether now
existing or hereafter arising, and whether for the payment of money or the
performance or non-performance of any act.
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“Lien(s)”
means
(a)
any
lien, claim, charge, pledge, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, other
encumbrance or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing
or
other preferential arrangement of any other kind and shall include the interest
of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or
other title retention agreement and (b)
in
addition, in the case of any investment property, any contract or other
arrangement, express or implied, under which any Person has the right to control
such investment property.
“Loans”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.1,
but
shall in any event include any other amounts advanced by Lender pursuant to
any
other provision of this Credit Agreement.
“Lockbox”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.4(b)(i).
“Magenta”
means
Magenta NetLogic Limited, a company organized under the laws of United
Kingdom.
“Make
Whole Amount” means
an
amount equal to $250,000.
“Mandatorily
Redeemable Obligation”
means a
Liability of any Person, or a Liability of another Person Guaranteed by such
Person, to the extent that, in either case, it is redeemable, payable or
required to be purchased or otherwise retired or extinguished (a)
at a
fixed or determinable date, whether by operation of sinking fund or otherwise,
(b)
at the
option of any other Person or (c)
upon the
occurrence of a condition not solely within the control of such Person as a
redemption required to be made out of future earnings.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means a
material adverse effect on (a)
the
business, prospects, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities
or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties taken as a whole,
(b)
the
value of Collateral or the amount which Lender would be likely to receive (after
giving consideration to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the
liquidation of such Collateral, (c)
the
ability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to perform
its
obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is a party or
(d)
the
rights and remedies of Lender under any Credit Document.
“Material
Contract”
means
any contract or other arrangement (other than the Credit Documents), whether
written or oral, to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party
is a party with respect to which breaches, non-performances, cancellations
or
failures to renew by any party thereto singly or in the aggregate could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maximum
Liability”
has
the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
10.5.
“Mortgages”
means
each mortgage and deed of trust and each leasehold mortgage and leasehold deed
of trust granted by any Credit Party in favor of Lender.
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“Multiemployer
Plan”
means a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and (a)
which
is, or within the immediately preceding six (6) years was, contributed to by
any
Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or
(b)
with
respect to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party may
incur any liability.
“Nexvu”
means
Nexvu Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Note”
means a
promissory note of Borrowers payable to the order of Lender, in the form of
Exhibit
A,
evidencing the aggregate joint and several Indebtedness of Borrowers to Lender
resulting from the Loans.
“Notice
of Borrowing”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.2(a).
“Obligations”
means
(a)
the
unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and the Notes, (b)
all
reimbursement obligations of Borrowers with respect to Letters of Credit,
(c)
the
Expenses, and (d)
all
other Liabilities of Borrower to Lender, which may arise under, out of, or
in
connection with, the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Warrant, any other Credit
Document, any Letter of Credit or any other document made, delivered or given
in
connection herewith or therewith. As used herein in clause
(a)
and
wherever else the determination of the amount of “interest” is relevant,
“interest” shall include interest accruing on or after the filing of, or what
would have accrued but for the filing of, any petition in bankruptcy, or the
commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, relating to any Borrower, whether
or
not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding.
“Other
Taxes”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.7(b).
“Patriot
Act”
means
the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
P.L.
107-56, as amended.
“Payment
in Full”
or
“Paid
in Full”
means
the indefeasible payment in full in immediately available freely transferable
Dollars of all Obligations (including interest accrued after the commencement
of
any Insolvency Proceeding irrespective of whether a claim for such interest
is
allowable in such Insolvency Proceeding) and the termination of the commitment
of Lender or any other obligation of Lender to advance funds or otherwise make
extensions of credit hereunder or under any of the other Credit
Documents.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any Person succeeding to the
functions thereof.
“PPM”
means
CGS’s Private Placement Memorandum dated November 14, 2006, as supplemented
pursuant to those certain December 20, 2006 First Supplement, January 3, 2007
Second Supplement and January 12, 2007 Third Supplement.
“Permitted
Discretion”
means
Lender’s judgment exercised in good faith based upon its consideration of any
factor which Lender believes in good faith: (a)
will or
could adversely affect the value of any Collateral, the enforceability or
priority of Lender’s Liens thereon or the amount which Lender would be likely to
receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs of
enforcement) in the liquidation of such Collateral; (b)
suggests
that any collateral report or financial information delivered to Lender by
any
Person on behalf of any Credit Party is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading
in
any material respect; (c)
materially increases the likelihood of a bankruptcy, reorganization or other
insolvency proceeding involving any Credit Party or any of the Collateral;
or
(d)
creates
or reasonably could be expected to create a Default or Event of Default. In
exercising such judgment, Lender may consider such factors already included
in
or tested by the definition of Eligible Accounts Receivable, as well as any
of
the following: (i)
the
changes in collection history and dilution with respect to the Accounts;
(ii)
changes
in demand for, and pricing of, Inventory; (iii)
changes
in any concentration of risk with respect to any Accounts and Inventory of
any
Credit Party; and (iv)
any
other factors that change the credit risk of lending to any Borrower on the
security of the Accounts and Inventory of any Credit Party. The burden of
establishing lack of good faith hereunder shall be on the
Borrowers.
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“Permitted
Liens”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
7.3.
“Permitted
Restrictive Covenant”
means
(a)
any
covenant or restriction contained in any Credit Document, (b)
any
covenant or restriction of the type contained in Section
7.3
that is
contained in any contract evidencing or providing for the creation of or
concerning Indebtedness secured by any Purchase Money Lien so long as such
covenant or restriction is limited to the property purchased therewith, or
(c)
any
covenant or restriction that (i)
is not
more burdensome than an existing Permitted Restrictive Covenant that is such
by
virtue of clause
(b);
(ii)
is
contained in a contract constituting a renewal, extension or replacement of
the
Contract in which such existing Permitted Restrictive Covenant is contained;
and
(iii)
is
binding only on the Person or Persons bound by such existing Permitted
Restrictive Covenant.
“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, business
trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability
company, institution, entity, party or government (including any division,
agency or department thereof), and, as applicable, the successors, heirs and
assigns of each.
“Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, whether oral or written,
maintained or contributed to by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party or any ERISA Affiliate, or with respect to which any Credit Party or
any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, may incur
liability.
“Prohibited
Transaction”
means
any transaction that is prohibited under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section
406
and not exempt under Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 408.
“Purchase
Money Liens”
means
Liens on any item of Equipment of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party acquired after the date of this Credit Agreement to secure the purchase
price thereof; provided,
that:
(a)
each
such Lien shall attach only to the property to be acquired; and (b)
the
Indebtedness incurred in connection with such acquisitions shall not exceed
one
hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the purchase price of such items of
Equipment then being financed.
“Real
Estate”
means
all real property owned or leased by any Credit Party or any of Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party, together with all fixtures, improvements and other structures
thereon.
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“Regulation
D”
means
Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from
time to time in effect and any successor thereto.
“Related
Transactions Documents”
shall
mean, collectively, the Closing Date Cash Equity Investment Documents, the
CentrePath Acquisition Documents, the Global Acquisition Documents, the Rollover
Note Documents and any Additional Subordinated Note Documents.
“Related
Transactions”
shall
mean, collectively, the transactions provided for in the respective Related
Transactions Documents and the transactions otherwise contemplated
thereby.
“Reportable
Event”
means
any of the events described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations
thereunder.
“Requirement
of Law”
means,
as to any Person, the Governing Documents of such Person, and any law, treaty,
rule, regulation, direction, ordinance, criterion or guideline or determination
of a court or other Governmental Authority or determination of an arbitrator,
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.
“Restricted
Payment”
means,
(a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any
Capital Securities of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or
hereafter outstanding, (b) any repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance,
sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct
or indirect, of any Capital Securities of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment to retire or to
purchase, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options
or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of any class of Capital
Securities of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter
outstanding, (d) any cash payment or prepayment of interest on, principal of,
premium, if any, fees, redemption, conversion, exchange, purchase, retirement,
defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Indebtedness
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, including, without
limitation, any of the Subordinated Notes; or (e) payment of any management
fees
or any other fees or expenses (including the reimbursement thereof by such
Credit Party or such Subsidiary) pursuant to any management, consulting or
other
services agreement to any of the shareholders or other equityholders holding
two
percent (2%) or more of the Capital Securities of any Credit Party or any of
its
Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or to any other Subsidiary or Affiliate of
any
Credit Party. For the purposes of this definition, a “payment” shall include the
transfer of any asset or the incurrence of any Indebtedness or other Liability
(the amount of any such payment to be the fair market value of such asset or
the
amount of such obligation, respectively) but shall not include the issuance
by
such Person to the holders of a class or series of a class of its Capital
Securities of the same class and, if applicable, series, other than, in the
case
of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, Mandatorily Redeemable
Obligations.
"Risk
Participation Liability"
means,
as to each Letter of Credit, all reimbursement obligations of Borrowers to
Lender with respect to an L/C Undertaking, consisting of (a) the
amount available to be drawn or which may become available to be drawn,
(b) all
amounts that have been paid by Lender to the Underlying Issuer to the extent
not
reimbursed by a Borrower, whether by the making of a Loan or otherwise, and
(c) all
accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses payable with respect
thereto.
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“Rollover
Note Purchase Agreement” means
that certain CGSI 2-Year Term Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January __,
2007, among each of the Credit Parties and each holder of a Rollover
Subordinated Note, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, to the
extent permitted hereunder.
“Rollover
Servicer Agreement” means
that certain CGSI 2-Year Term Note Administration and Security Agreement dated
as of January __, 2007, among each of the Credit Parties, each holder of a
Rollover Subordinated Note, and CGSI Term Note Servicer, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, to the
extent permitted hereunder.
“Rollover
Subordinated Note Documents” means
the
Rollover Subordinated Notes, the Rollover Warrants and the Rollover Note
Purchase Agreement, Rollover Note Servicer Agreement, and all other agreements,
documents and instruments executed and/or delivered in connection therewith,
in
each case as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, to the
extent permitted hereunder.
“Rollover
Subordinated Notes” means
those certain CGSI 2-Year Promissory Notes dated January 19, 2007, issued
pursuant to the Rollover Note Purchase Agreement to the respective payees and
in
the respective original principal amounts indicated on Schedule
1.1(A),
in each
case as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from
time
to time, to the extent permitted hereunder, and including any notes and other
instruments issued in exchange or substitution therefor or replacement thereof,
in each case to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Rollover
Warrants” means
those certain Term Note Warrants to Purchase Capital Securities of CGSI, issued
pursuant to the Rollover Note Purchase Agreement to the respective holders
of
the Rollover Subordinated Notes and set forth on Schedule
1.1(B),
in each
case as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from
time
to time, to the extent permitted hereunder, and including any notes and other
instruments issued in exchange or substitution therefor or replacement thereof,
in each case to the extent permitted hereunder
“Rollover
Subordination Agreement” means
the
Subordination Agreement of even date herewith among Lender and the Rollover
Subordinated Noteholders.
“Subordinated
Note Documents” means
the
collective reference to the Rollover Subordinated Note Documents and any
Additional Subordinated Note Documents, in each case as the same may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time, to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Subordinated
Noteholders” means
the
collective reference to Rollover Subordinated Noteholders, any Additional
Subordinated Noteholders and all other holders from time to time of Subordinated
Notes.
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“Subordinated
Notes” means
the
collective reference to the Rollover Subordinated Notes and any Additional
Subordinated Notes, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time, to the extent permitted hereunder, and including any notes and other
instruments issued in exchange or substitution therefor or replacement thereof,
in each case to the extent permitted hereunder.
“Subordination
Agreements” means
the
collective reference to the Rollover Subordination Agreement and any Additional
Note Subordination Agreement.
“Security
Agreement”
means
the General Security Agreement of even date herewith, between Lender and Credit
Parties, as such Security Agreement may be amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person at any time (a)
any
other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such
first Person in its consolidated financial statements as of such time, and
(b)
any
other Person (i)
that is,
at such time, Controlled by, or (ii)
securities of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors (or other persons having similar functions), or other
ownership interests of which ordinarily constituting a majority voting interest,
are at such time, directly or indirectly, owned or Controlled by such first
Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and
one
or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Tax
Transferee”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.7(a).
“Taxes”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in subsection
2.7(a).
“Termination
Event”
means
(a)
a
Reportable Event with respect to any Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(b)
the
withdrawal of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Benefit Plan during a plan year in which such entity
was
a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a) (2) of ERISA;
(c)
the
providing of notice of intent to terminate a Benefit Plan in a distress
termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA or the treatment of any
amendment as a termination under Section 4041(e) of ERISA; (d)
the
institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Benefit Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (e)
any
event or condition (i)
that
might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of,
or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Benefit Plan or Multiemployer
Plan, or (ii)
that may
result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of
ERISA; or (f)
the
partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205
of
ERISA, of any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
Illinois; provided,
that,
if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any provisions
of
law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the Liens
granted to Lender pursuant to the applicable Credit Document is governed by
the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States
other than the State of Illinois, the term “UCC”
means
the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other
jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Credit Agreement, each
Credit Document and any financing statement relating to such perfection or
effect of perfection or non-perfection.
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“UK
Collateral Documents”
all
agreements, documents and instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered
pursuant to and/or in connection with this Credit Agreement, pursuant to which
Liens are granted or are purported to be granted to Lender on any Capital
Securities, or property or assets of, Magenta.
"Underlying
Issuer"
means a
third Person which is the beneficiary of an L/C Undertaking and which has issued
a letter of credit at the request of Lender for the benefit of any
Borrower.
"Underlying
Letter of Credit"
means a
letter of credit that has been issued by an Underlying Issuer.
“Unused
Line Fee”
has the
meaning ascribed to that term in Section
3.3.
“Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Subsidiary in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares issued
pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law) one hundred percent (100%) of the
Capital Securities, at the time as of which any determination is being made,
is
owned, beneficially and of record, by a Credit Party or by one or more of the
other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of a Credit Party, or both.
1.2 Accounting
Terms and Determinations. Unless
otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein has
the
meanings customarily given in accordance with GAAP, and all financial
computations to be made under this Credit Agreement shall, unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, be made in accordance with GAAP applied on a
basis
consistent in all material respects with the Financial Statements delivered
to
Lender on the Closing Date. All accounting determinations for purposes of
determining compliance with Article
7
shall be
made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date and applied on
a
basis consistent in all material respects with the Financial Statements
delivered to Lender on the Closing Date. The Financial Statement required to
be
delivered hereunder from and after the Closing Date and all financial records
shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP as in effect as of the date of
the
Financial Statements delivered to Lender on the Closing Date. If any Borrower
or
any Subsidiary of any Borrower shall change its method of inventory accounting
from the first in first out method to any other method, all calculations
necessary to determine compliance with the covenants contained herein shall
be
made as if such method of inventory accounting had not been so
changed.
1.3 Other
Interpretive Provisions.
Terms
not
otherwise defined herein which are defined in the UCC have the meanings given
them in the UCC. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Credit Agreement shall refer to this Credit
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Credit
Agreement, and references to Article, Section, Annex, Schedule, Exhibit and
like
references are references to this Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Any item or list of items set forth following the word “including,” “include” or
“includes” is set forth only for the purpose of indicating that, regardless of
whatever other items are in the category in which such item or items are
“included,” such item or items are in such category, and shall not be construed
as indicating that the items in the category are limited to such items or to
items similar to such items. An Event of Default shall “continue” or be
“continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in accordance with
Section
8.1.
Except
as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (a) to any Person shall
be
deemed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (b) to any Requirement
of Law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such
Requirement of Law or any successor Requirement of Law as the same may have
been
or may be amended or supplemented from time to time and (c) to any Credit
Document or Collateral Document defined or referred to herein shall be deemed
references to such Credit Document or Collateral Document (and, in the case
of
any Note or any other instrument, any instrument issued in substitution
therefor) as the terms thereof may have been or may be amended, supplemented,
waived or otherwise modified from time to time. Whenever the context so
requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, the masculine
gender includes the feminine, and the singular number includes the plural,
and
vice versa. Except as otherwise specified herein, all references to the time
of
day shall be deemed to be to Chicago, Illinois local time as then in
effect.
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ARTICLE
2
LOANS
2.1 Commitment;
Delivery of Note.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit Agreement, on and after
the
Closing Date and to but excluding the Expiration Date, Lender agrees to make
from time to time loans and advances to Borrowers hereunder on a joint and
several basis (each a “Loan”
and
collectively the “Loans”);
provided,
that,
no Loan shall be made if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan and
the
simultaneous application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Loans would exceed the lesser at such time of
(i)
the
Commitment less
the
Letter of Credit Usage and (ii)
the
Borrowing Base less
the
Letter of Credit Usage.
(b) Borrowers
hereby agree to execute and deliver to Lender a Note to evidence the
Loans.
2.2 Borrowing
Mechanics.
(a) Funds
Administrator shall give Lender prior telephonic notice (immediately confirmed
in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
(a “Notice
of Borrowing”),
not
later than 10:00 a.m. on the date of borrowing of a Loan; provided,
that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, except as otherwise
previously agreed to by Lender, Funds Administrator shall not submit a Notice
of
Borrowing and Lender shall not be required to make any Loan more than once
in
any week. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify
(i)
the
principal amount of the proposed Loan, and (ii)
the
proposed borrowing date therefor, which must be a Business Day.
(b) The
Funds
Administrator shall notify Lender in writing of the names of the officers of
Funds Administrator authorized to request Loans on behalf of Borrowers and
specifying which of those officers are also, or, if none are, the officers
that
are, authorized to direct the disbursement of Loans in a manner contrary to
standing disbursement instructions, and shall provide Lender with a specimen
signature of each such officer. In the absence of a specification of those
officers who are authorized to vary standing disbursement instructions, Lender
may assume that each officer authorized to request Loans also has such
authority. Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the authority of
such officers of Funds Administrator to request Loans on behalf of Borrowers,
or
to vary standing disbursement instructions, until Lender receives written notice
to the contrary. Lender shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the
signature appearing on any Notice of Borrowing or other writing delivered
pursuant to this Section
2.2
and,
with respect to an oral or electronic mail request for Loans, Lender shall
have
no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself as one
of
the officers of a Borrower authorized to make such request on behalf of such
Borrower. Lender shall not incur any liability to any Credit Party as a result
of (i)
acting
upon any telephonic or electronic mail notice referred to in this Section
2.2
if
Lender believes in good faith such notice to have been given by a duly
authorized officer of Funds Administrator or other individual authorized to
request Loans on behalf of Borrowers or to direct the disbursement thereof
in a
manner contrary to standing disbursement instructions, or (ii)
otherwise acting in good faith under this Section
2.2
and an
advance made and disbursed pursuant to any such telephonic or electronic mail
notice shall be deemed to be a Loan for all purposes of this Credit
Agreement.
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(c) In
addition to being evidenced, as provided in Section
2.5,
by
Borrowers’ Account, the Loans and Borrowers’ joint and several obligations to
repay the Loans with interest in accordance with the terms of this Credit
Agreement shall be evidenced by this Credit Agreement, the records of Lender
and
each Note. The records of Lender shall be prima
facie
evidence
of the Loans and accrued interest thereon and of all payments made in respect
thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding
the obligation of Funds Administrator to send written confirmation of a Notice
of Borrowing made by telephone or electronic mail transmission if and when
requested by Lender, in the event that Lender agrees to accept a Notice of
Borrowing made by telephone or electronic mail transmission, such Notice of
Borrowing shall be binding on Borrowers whether or not written confirmation
is
sent by Funds Administrator or requested by Lender. Lender may act prior to
the
receipt of any requested written confirmation, without any liability whatsoever,
based upon telephonic or electronic mail notice believed by Lender in good
faith
to be from Funds Administrator or its agents. Lender’s records of the terms of
any telephonic or electronic mail transmission Notices of Borrowing shall be
conclusive on Borrowers in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct
on the part of Lender in connection therewith.
2.3 Voluntary
and Mandatory
Payment of Loans; Termination of Commitment.
(a) The
amount by which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans exceeds
at any time the lesser at such time of (i)
the
Commitment less
the
Letter of Credit Usage and (ii)
the
Borrowing Base less
the
Letter of Credit Usage, shall be immediately due and payable without the
necessity of any notice or demand. Repayments of such excess amounts shall
be
applied, first,
to the
repayment of the Loans, second,
to the
payment of all then unpaid drawings under any of Letters and Credit,
third,
to the
securing, with cash or Cash Equivalents as provided in the second paragraph
of
Section
8.2
(but
without the requirement of any demand provided for in such paragraph), of all
other Risk Participation Liability with respect to outstanding Letters of
Credit.
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(b) On
the
Expiration Date, Lender’s Commitment shall automatically reduce to zero ($0) and
may not be reinstated. Borrowers may not reduce or terminate the Commitment
at
any time.
(c) Subject
to concurrent payment of the Make Whole Amount, if any, payable pursuant to
Section
3.3,
Borrowers may terminate the Commitment in whole but not in part, at any
time.
2.4 Payments
and Computations.
(a) Borrowers
shall make each payment under the Credit Documents and under the Notes not
later
than 12:00 noon on the day when due in Dollars to Lender at its address referred
to in Section
9.5
in
immediately available Dollars. The joint and several obligations of Borrowers
to
Lender with respect to such payments shall be discharged by making such payments
to Lender pursuant to this Section
2.4
or by
Lender, in its discretion, adding such payments to the principal amount of
the
Loans outstanding by charging such payments to Borrowers’ Account pursuant to
Section
2.5.
(b) (i)
Within
thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, each Borrower shall have established
and shall thereafter maintain in existence one or more lockboxes (each a
“Lockbox”)
with
one or more financial institutions selected by such Borrower and reasonably
acceptable to Lender (each a “Depositary
Account Bank”)
and
shall instruct all account debtors on the Accounts of such Borrower to remit
all
payments to a Lockbox. At all times following such establishment, all payments
remitted by account debtors of a Borrower to any Lockbox, all other amounts
received by a Borrower from any account debtor and all other cash received
by a
Borrower from any other source (including, without limitation, proceeds of
dispositions permitted pursuant to Section
7.4)
shall
in each case immediately upon receipt thereof be deposited into an account
(each
a “Depositary
Account”)
maintained by such Borrower with a Depositary Account Bank.
(ii) Within
thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, each Borrower, Lender and each
Depositary Account Bank shall have entered into an agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender (each a “Depositary
Account Agreement”),
providing, among other things, that all available amounts held in each
Depositary Account maintained at such Depositary Account Bank shall be wired
on
each Business Day into the Lender’s Account.
(iii) The
closing of any Lockbox or Depositary Account and the termination of any
Depositary Account Agreement shall require in each case the prior written
consent of Lender.
(c) Commencing
on the Closing Date and on each successive Business Day thereafter until such
time as Borrowers shall have complied in Lender’s sole determination with all of
the requirements set forth in the foregoing clauses
(a)
and
(b),
respectively, (i)
all
available amounts held in any deposit account maintained by any Credit Party
(other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) shall be wired on each Business Day
into
the Lender’s Account, and (ii)
to the
extent not deposited by the respective payors thereof directly into any such
deposit account, all drafts, checks, money orders, collections and other similar
forms of remittances received by any Credit Party shall be duly endorsed by
such
Credit Party to Lender and forwarded on the date received to Lender by overnight
courier for deposit into the Lender’s Account; provided,
that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, Magenta may retain an aggregate balance of funds
in deposit accounts of Magenta maintained in London, England, to the extent
that
the aggregate amount of all such funds retained in such deposit accounts (other
than Excluded Deposit Accounts) does not exceed £50,000.
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(d) All
amounts received by Lender hereunder shall be applied in the following order:
first,
to the
payment of any Fees and Expenses due and payable to Lender under any of the
Credit Documents;
second,
to the
payment of interest due on the Loans;
third,
to the
payment of principal due on the Loans; and
fourth,
to the
payment of other Obligations not specifically referred to in this subsection
2.4(d)
due and
payable to Lender under the Credit Documents.
2.5 Maintenance
of Account.
Lender
shall maintain an account (“Borrowers’
Account”)
on its
books in the name of Borrowers in which Borrowers will be charged with all
loans
and advances made by Lender to Borrowers or for Borrowers’ account, including
the Loans, the Fees, the Expenses and any other Obligations. Borrowers will
be
credited, in accordance with Section
2.4
above,
with all amounts received by Lender from Borrowers or from others for the
account of any Borrower, including, as set forth above, all amounts received
by
Lender in payment of Accounts of Borrowers. In no event shall prior recourse
to
any Accounts or other Collateral be a prerequisite to Lender’s right to demand
payment of any Obligation upon its maturity. Further, Lender shall have no
obligation whatsoever to perform in any respect any of the contracts or
obligations relating to the Accounts.
2.6 Statement
of Account.
After
the
end of each month, Lender shall send Funds Administrator a statement accounting
for the charges, loans, advances and other transactions occurring among and
between Lender and Borrowers during that month. The monthly statements shall,
absent manifest error, be an account stated, which is final, conclusive and
binding on Borrowers.
2.7 Withholding
and Other Taxes.
(a) Any
and
all payments by Borrowers hereunder or under the Notes shall be made, free
and
clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and penalties, interests and all
other liabilities with respect thereto (“Taxes”),
excluding, (i)
Taxes
imposed on its net income (including any Taxes imposed on branch profits) and
franchise taxes imposed on it by the jurisdiction under the laws of which Lender
is organized or any political subdivision thereof, (ii)
Taxes
imposed on Lender’s net income (including any Taxes imposed on branch profits),
and franchise Taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of Lender’s office
located at the address set forth in Section
9.5
or any
political subdivision thereof, (iii)
Taxes
that are in effect and that would apply to a payment of Lender as of the Closing
Date, and (iv)
if any
Person acquires any interest in this Credit Agreement, any Note or any Letter
of
Credit pursuant to the provisions hereof (any such Person being referred to
as a
“Tax
Transferee”),
any
Taxes to the extent that they are in effect and would apply to a payment to
such
Tax Transferee as of the date of the acquisition of such interest or changes
in
office, as the case may be (all such non-excluded Taxes being hereinafter
referred to as “Covered
Taxes”).
If
any Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Covered Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder, under any Note or in respect of any Letter
of Credit, to Lender or any Tax Transferee, (A)
the sum
payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required
deductions of Covered Taxes (including deductions of Covered Taxes applicable
to
additional sums payable under this Section
2.7)
Lender
or such Tax Transferee, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the
sum
it would have received had no such deductions been made, (B)
such
Borrower shall make such deductions and (C)
such
Borrower shall pay the full amount so deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) In
addition, Borrowers agree to pay any present or future stamp, documentary,
excise, privilege, intangible or similar levies that arise at any time or from
time to time (i)
from any
payment made under any and all Credit Documents, (ii)
from the
transfer of the rights of Lender under any Credit Documents to any transferee
or
(iii)
from the
execution or delivery by any Borrower of, or from the filing or recording or
maintenance of, or otherwise with respect to the exercise by Lender of their
rights under, any and all Credit Documents (hereinafter referred to as
“Other
Taxes”).
(c) Borrowers
will indemnify Lender and any Tax Transferee for the full amount of (i)
Covered
Taxes imposed on or with respect to amounts payable hereunder, under any Note
or
in respect of any Letter of Credit,
(ii)
Other
Taxes and (iii)
any
Taxes other than Covered Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable
under this Section
2.7
paid by
Lender or such Tax Transferee, as the case may be, and any liability (including
penalties, interest and expenses) arising solely therefrom or with respect
thereto whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the
relevant governmental taxing authority. Payment
of this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date
of
demand by Lender or such Tax Transferee certifying and setting forth in
reasonable detail the calculation thereof as to the amount and type of such
Taxes. Any such certificate submitted by Lender or such Tax Transferee in good
faith to Borrowers shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and
binding on all parties.
(d) Within
thirty (30) days after having received a receipt for Covered Taxes or Other
Taxes, Borrowers will furnish to Lender at its address referred to in
Section
9.5,
the
original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
(e) If
a Tax
Transferee that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the
United States acquires an interest in this Credit Agreement, any Note or any
Letter of Credit, the transferor shall cause such Tax Transferee to agree that,
on or prior to the effective date of such acquisition or change, as the case
may
be, it will deliver to Borrowers (i)
two
accurate, complete and signed copies of either (x) Internal Revenue Service
Form
W-8ECI or successor form, or (y) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
successor form, in each case, indicating that such Tax Transferee is on the
date
of delivery thereof entitled to receive payments of interest hereunder free
from
withholding of United States Federal income tax or (ii)
in the
case of such Tax Transferee that is entitled to claim exemption from withholding
of United States Federal income tax under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c)
of
the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that Person is (A)
not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue
Code, (B) not a 10 percent shareholder of the Parent within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (C) not a controlled
foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person for purposes of
Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code and (y) two accurate, complete
and signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or successor
form.
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(f) If
any
Taxes for which Borrowers would be required to make payment under this
Section
2.7
are
imposed, Lender shall use its best efforts to avoid or reduce such Taxes by
taking any appropriate action (including assigning its rights hereunder to
a
related entity or a different office) which would not in the sole opinion of
Lender be otherwise disadvantageous to Lender.
(g) Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Borrowers hereunder, the
agreements and obligations of Borrowers contained in this Section
2.7
shall
survive Payment in Full.
2.8 Letters
of Credit.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement, Lender agrees to issue
letters of credit for the account of Borrowers (each, an "L/C")
or to
purchase participations or execute indemnities or reimbursement obligations
(each such undertaking, an "L/C
Undertaking")
with
respect to letters of credit issued by an Underlying Issuer for the account
of
Borrowers. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the
amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall
be
made in writing by any officer or employee of Funds Administrator and delivered
to the Issuing Lender and Lender via hand delivery, facsimile, or other
electronic method of transmission reasonably in advance of the requested date
of
issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension. Each such request shall be in form
and substance satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion and shall
specify (i)
the
amount of such Letter of Credit, (ii)
the date
of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit,
(iii)
the
expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (iv)
the name
and address of the beneficiary thereof (or the beneficiary of the Underlying
Letter of Credit, as applicable), and (v)
such
other information (including, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or
extension, identification of the outstanding Letter of Credit to be so amended,
renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend
such Letter of Credit. If requested by Lender, each Borrower also shall be
an
applicant under the application with respect to any Underlying Letter of Credit
that is to be the subject of an L/C Undertaking. Lender shall have no obligation
to issue a Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving
effect to the issuance of such requested Letter of Credit, (x)
the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $5,000,000 and (y)
the sum
of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans and the Letter
of
Credit Usage would exceed the lesser at such time of (I)
the
Commitment and (II)
the
Borrowing Base.
(b) Each
Letter of Credit (and corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in
form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender (in the exercise of its
reasonable discretion), including the requirement that the amounts payable
thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Lender is obligated to advance funds
under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers immediately shall reimburse such L/C
Disbursement to Lender by paying to Lender an amount equal to such L/C
Disbursement not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date that such L/C Disbursement
is
made, if Borrowers shall have received written or telephonic notice of such
L/C
Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m. on such date, or, if such notice has not been
received by Borrowers prior to such time on such date, then not later than
11:00
a.m. on the Business Day that Borrowers receive such notice, if such notice
is
received prior to 10:00 a.m. on the date of receipt, and, in the absence of
such
reimbursement, the L/C Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be
deemed to be a Loan hereunder and, thereafter, shall bear interest at the rate
then applicable to the Loans pursuant to Section
3.1
or
3.2,
as
applicable. To the extent an L/C Disbursement is deemed to be a Loan hereunder,
Borrowers’ obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement shall be discharged and
replaced by the resulting Loan.
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(c) Borrowers
hereby agree to indemnify, save, defend, and hold Lender harmless from any
loss,
cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Lender
arising out of or in connection with any Letter of Credit; provided,
that
Borrowers shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any loss, cost,
expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused by the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of Lender. Each Borrower agrees to be bound by the Underlying
Issuer's regulations and interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit
or
by Lender's interpretations of any L/C issued by Lender to or for any Borrower's
account, even though this interpretation may be different from such Borrower's
own, and each Borrower understands and agrees that Lender shall not be liable
for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in
following Borrower's instructions or those contained in the Letter of Credit
or
any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto. Each Borrower understands
that the L/C Undertakings may require Lender to indemnify the Underlying Issuer
for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by a Borrower against
the
Underlying Issuer. Each Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, save, defend,
and
hold Lender harmless with respect to any loss, cost, expense (including
reasonable attorneys fees), or liability incurred by Lender under any L/C
Undertaking as a result of Lender's indemnification of any Underlying Issuer;
provided,
, that
no Borrower shall be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any loss, cost,
expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused by the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of Lender. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees
that
Lender shall not be responsible for delays, errors, or omissions resulting
from
the malfunction of equipment in connection with any Letter of
Credit.
(d) Each
Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Underlying Issuer to deliver to
Lender all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received
by
such Underlying Issuer pursuant to such Underlying Letter of Credit and to
accept and rely upon Lender's instructions with respect to all matters arising
in connection with such Underlying Letter of Credit and the related
application.
(e) Any
and
all issuance charges, commissions, fees, and costs incurred by Lender relating
to Underlying Letters of Credit shall be Expenses for purposes of this Credit
Agreement and immediately shall be reimbursable by Borrower to Lender; it being
acknowledged and agreed by each Borrower that such issuance charge may be
changed from time to time, and that the Underlying Issuer also imposes a
schedule of charges for amendments, extensions, drawings, and
renewals.
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ARTICLE
3
INTEREST,
FEES AND EXPENSES
3.1 Interest
on Loans.
Subject
to the provisions of Section
3.2,
the
Loans shall bear interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount thereof
at a
rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Base Rate plus
seven
percent (7%), or (b)
fifteen
percent (15%). Such interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of
each
month and at maturity of the Loans and, after maturity of the Loans (whether
by
acceleration or otherwise), upon demand. Each determination by Lender of the
interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
3.2 Interest
After Event of Default.
Interest
on any amount of overdue interest on or overdue principal of the Loans, and
interest on the amount of principal under the Loans outstanding as of the date
an Event of Default occurs, and at all times thereafter until the earlier of
the
date upon which (a) Payment in Full or (b) such Event of Default shall not
be
continuing, shall be payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to the rate
at
which the Loans are bearing interest pursuant to Section
3.1
above,
plus
eight
percent (8.00%). In the event of any change in said applicable interest rate,
the rate hereunder shall change, effective as of the day the applicable interest
rate changes, so as to remain eight percent (8.00%)
per
annum above
the
then applicable interest rate.
3.3 Fees.
(a) Borrowers
shall pay to Lender on the Closing Date and on the first day of each calendar
month thereafter a collateral management fee (the “Collateral
Management Fee”)
equal
to $3,000. The Collateral Management Fee shall be non-refundable for any reason
and fully earned as of the Closing Date and each subsequent date of payment
thereof.
(b) Borrowers
shall pay to Lender a closing fee (the “Closing
Fee”)
in the
amount of $600,000. The Closing Fee shall be non-refundable for any reason,
fully earned as of the Closing Date and payable (i) in the amount of $300,000
on
the Closing Date, and (ii) in the amount of $300,000 on July 19,
2007.
(c) If
the
Commitment is terminated for any reason (including, without limitation, by
Lender pursuant to Section
8.2)
prior
to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date set forth
in
clause
(a)
of the
definition of the term the Expiration Date, Borrowers shall pay to Lender the
Make Whole Amount.
(d) The
Borrowers shall pay to Lender, a non-refundable fee (the “Unused
Line Fee”)
equal
to one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum of the unused portion of the
Commitment (with any outstanding Letters of Credit constituting usage of the
Commitment). The Unused Line Fee shall accrue daily from the Closing Date until
the Expiration Date, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears, on
the
first Business Day of calendar month and on the Expiration Date.
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3.4 Reimbursement
of Expenses.
From
and
after the Closing Date, Borrowers shall promptly reimburse Lender for all
Expenses as the same are incurred by Lender.
3.5 Letter
of Credit Fee. In
addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in subsection
2.8(e),
Lender
shall be entitled to charge for the account of Borrowers, on the first Business
Day of each calendar month, a fee in an amount equal to one and one-quarter
percent (1.25%) per annum of the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit
outstanding during the immediately preceding calendar month (the foregoing
fee
hereinafter referred to as the “Letter
of Credit Fee”).
3.6 Authorization
to Charge Borrowers’ Account.
Each Borrower
hereby authorizes Lender to charge Borrowers’ Account with the amount of all
Fees, Expenses and other amounts to be paid hereunder and under the other Credit
Documents as and when such payments become due. Borrower confirms that any
charges which Lender may so make to Borrowers’ Account as herein provided will
be made as an accommodation to Borrowers and solely at Lender’s
discretion.
3.7 Indemnification
in Certain Events.
If
after
the Closing Date, either (a)
any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation is introduced,
including with respect to reserve requirements, applicable to Lender or any
Underlying Issuer or any other banking or financial institution from whom such
Person borrows funds or obtains credit (a “Funding
Institution”),
or
(b)
Lender,
any Underlying Issuer or any Funding Institution complies with any future
guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority
or
(c)
Lender,
any Underlying Issuer or any Funding Institution determines that the adoption
of
any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change
therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof has or would have the effect described
below, or Lender, any Underlying Issuer or any Funding Institution complies
with
any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether of not having
the
force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, and
in
the case of any event set forth in this clause
(c),
such
adoption, change or compliance has or would have the direct or indirect effect
of reducing the rate of return on the capital of Lender or such Underlying
Issuer as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that
which
such Person could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance
(taking into consideration such Person’s or such Funding Institution’s policies
as the case may be with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by
such
Person to be material, or any of the foregoing events described in clauses
(a),
(b)
or
(c)
increases the cost to Lender of funding or maintaining the Commitment, then
Borrowers shall upon demand by Lender, for the account of Lender or, as
applicable, a Funding Institution, additional amounts sufficient to indemnify
such Person against such increase in cost or reduction in amount receivable.
A
certificate as to the amount of such increased cost and setting forth in
reasonable detail the calculation thereof shall, if requested by any Borrower,
be submitted to such Borrower by the Person making such claim, and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
3.8 Calculations
and Determinations.
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(a) All
calculations of (i)
interest
hereunder, and (ii)
the
Unused Line Fee, shall be made by Lender on the basis of a year of 360 days,
or,
if such computation would cause the interest chargeable hereunder to exceed
the
Highest Lawful Rate, 365/366 days, in each case to the extent applicable for
the
actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last
day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable
(b) In
making
the determinations contemplated by Article
3,
Lender
may make such estimates, assumptions, allocations and the like that such Person
in good faith determines to be appropriate.
(c) Each
determination by Lender of an interest rate or payment hereunder shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions
to Initial Credit Event.
The
initial Credit Event is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, immediately
prior
thereto or concurrently therewith, of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Closing
Document List.
Lender
shall have received each of the agreements, opinions, reports, approvals,
consents, certificates and other documents set forth on the Closing Document
List attached hereto as Annex
1.
(b) Fees
and Expenses.
Lender
shall have received payment in full of those Fees and Expenses referred to
in
Article
3
payable
to it on or before the initial Credit Event (or an irrevocable authorization
to
pay such Fees or Expenses out of the proceeds of the initial
Loans).
(c) Closing
Date Cash Equity Investment.
Lender
shall have received evidence satisfactory to Lender that the Closing Date Cash
Equity Investment has been consummated in accordance with the Closing Date
Cash
Equity Investment Documents and all applicable Requirements of Law and that
CGS
has received cash proceeds of the Closing Date Cash Equity Investment in an
amount not less than $10,000,000.
(e) Related
Transaction Documents.
There
shall have been delivered to Lender true, correct and complete copies of the
Related Transaction Documents, each of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender.
(d) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since September 30,
2006.
(e) Availability.
Lender
shall have received a completed Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth the
Borrowing Base as of the Closing Date, and, after giving pro forma effect to
the
consummation of the Related Transactions, the funding of any Loans, or issuance
of any Letters of Credit and payment of all costs and expenses in connection
therewith, in each case on the Closing Date, the lesser of the (a) the
Commitment and (b) the Borrower Base, shall exceed the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Loans plus
Letter
of Credit Usage by at least $2,000,000.
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(f) Additional
Documents.
Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Lender all documents which Lender
determines are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
4.2 Conditions
to Each Credit Event.
On
the
date of each Credit Event (including the initial Credit Event), both immediately
before and immediately after giving effect thereto and to the application of
the
proceeds therefrom, the following statements shall be true to the satisfaction
of Lender (and each request for a Credit Event, shall constitute a
representation and warranty by each Borrower to Lender that on the date of
such
Credit Event, immediately before and immediately after giving effect thereto
and
to the application of the proceeds therefrom, such statements are
true):
(a) The
representations and warranties contained in this Credit Agreement and in each
other Credit Document are true and correct in all material respects on and
as of
the date of such Credit Event as though made on and as of such date, except
(i)
to the
extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to
an
earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties remain true
and
correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date), and
(ii)
for such
representations and warranties that are subject to a Material Adverse Effect
or
other materiality qualifier (in which case such representations and warranties
are true and correct in all respects);
(b) Lender
shall have received (i)
a Notice
of Borrowing pursuant to Section
2.2
and
(ii)
a
Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to subsection
6.1(e);
and
(c) No
event
has occurred and is continuing, or could reasonably be expected to result from
such Credit Event or the application of the proceeds thereof, which would
constitute a Default or an Event of Default.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
Lender to enter into this Credit Agreement, each Credit Party hereby represents
and warrants to Lender:
5.1 Organization
and Qualification.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.1, Each Credit
Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party: (a)
is a
corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its
organization, (b)
has the
corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority
to own its properties and assets and to transact the businesses in which it
presently is, or proposes to be, engaged and (c)
is duly
qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where it presently is, or proposes to be, engaged in business.
Schedule
5.1
lists
all jurisdictions in which each Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each are
qualified to do business as foreign corporations or limited liability
companies.
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5.2 Solvency.
The
fair
saleable value of the assets of the Credit Parties taken as a whole on a going
concern basis exceeds all probable liabilities of such Persons, including those
to be incurred pursuant to this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
No Credit Party (a) has unreasonably small capital in relation to the business
in which it is, or proposes to be, engaged and (b) has incurred, and does not
believe that it will incur after giving effect to the Related Transactions
and
the other transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement and the other
Credit Documents, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become
due.
5.3 Rights
in Collateral; Priority of Liens.
Each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party owns the property granted
by it as Collateral under the Credit Documents, free and clear of any and all
Liens in favor of third parties, except for those listed on Schedule
7.3.
Upon
the proper filing of the UCC financing statements, and the taking of the other
actions specified, in each case in the Closing Document List, the Liens granted
by any Credit Party (other than Magenta) pursuant to the Credit Documents will
constitute the valid and enforceable first, prior and perfected Liens on the
Collateral, except, in the case of priorities, for the Liens listed on
Schedule
7.3.
5.4 No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party and each Subsidiary
of
each Credit Party of each Credit Document and Related Transaction Document
to
which it is a party: (a) are within its corporate or, if applicable, limited
liability company, power; (b) are duly authorized by all necessary corporate
or,
if applicable, limited liability company, action; (c) are not in contravention
of any Requirement of Law or any indenture, contract, lease, agreement,
instrument or other commitment to which it is a party or by which it or any
of
its properties are bound; (d) do not require the consent, registration or
approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person (except such as
have
been duly obtained, made or given, and are in full force and effect); and (e)
will not, except as contemplated herein, result in the imposition of any Liens
upon any of its properties.
5.5 Enforceability.
The
Credit Agreement and all of the other Credit Documents to which any Credit
Party
or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is a party are the legal, valid and
binding obligations of such Credit Party and such Subsidiary, as the case may
be, and are enforceable against each of them, as the case may be, in accordance
with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) the effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of
equity.
5.6 Consents.
No
consent or authorization of, filing with or other act by or in respect of,
any
Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with any
Credit Event hereunder, the grant of the Liens pursuant to the Credit Documents,
the consummation of the Related Transactions, the continuing operations of
any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Credit Agreement,
the
Notes or the other Credit Documents, except for the filing of the UCC financing
statements and consents or authorizations which have been obtained or filings
which have been made and which, in each case, are in full force and
effect.
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5.7 Financial
Data
(a) The
Credit Parties have furnished or caused to be furnished to Lender the following
Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods involved: (a) balance sheets as
of,
and statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the fiscal
year of CGS and its consolidated Subsidiaries ending December 31, 2005, audited
by independent certified public accountants and accompanied by an unqualified
opinion thereon; (b) an unaudited balance sheet as of, and unaudited statements
of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the nine-month fiscal
period of CGS and its consolidated Subsidiaries ending September 30, 2006,
and
(c) an unaudited balance sheet as of, and unaudited statements of operations,
shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the nine-month fiscal period of each of
CentrePath and Global and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries, if any,
ending, September 30, 2006.
(b) All
financial performance projections delivered to Lender, including the Initial
Projections, represent the Credit Parties’ best good faith estimate of future
financial performance and are based on assumptions believed by the Credit
Parties to be fair and reasonable in light of current market conditions, it
being acknowledged and agreed by Lenders that projections as to future events
are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period
or
periods covered by such projections may differ from the projected
results.
5.8 Locations
of Officers, Records and Inventory.
The
address of the principal place of business and chief executive office of each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each is set forth on Schedule
5.8.
The
books and records of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party,
and all of their respective chattel paper and records of Accounts, are
maintained exclusively at such locations. There is no location at which any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has any Collateral (except
for vehicles) other than those locations identified on Schedule
5.8.
Schedule
5.8
also
contains a complete list of the legal names and addresses of each warehouse
at
which Inventory of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or any Credit Party is
stored. None of the receipts received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party from any warehouseman states that the goods covered thereby
are
to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person or to a named person
and such named person’s assigns.
5.9 Fictitious
Business Names.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.9,
No Credit
Party has
used
any corporate or fictitious name during the five (5) years preceding the date
hereof, other than the corporate name under which it has executed this Credit
Agreement.
5.10 Subsidiaries.
The
only
Subsidiaries of the respective Credit Parties are those listed on Schedule
5.10
and the
record and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding Capital
Securities of each Subsidiary of each Credit Party are listed on Schedule
5.10.
In each
case, except pursuant to the Credit Documents, there are no proxies, irrevocable
or otherwise, with respect to such Capital Securities, and no Capital Securities
of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is or may become required to be issued
by
reason of any options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for, Capital Securities of any Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is or may become bound
to issue additional Capital Securities convertible into or exchangeable for
such
Capital Securities. All of such shares listed on Schedule
5.10
are
owned by Person or Persons indicated free and clear of any Liens. Schedule
5.10
contains
a true, correct and complete list, as to each Subsidiary of each Credit Party,
of all jurisdictions in which such Subsidiary is qualified to do business as
a
foreign corporation.
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5.11 No
Judgments or Litigation.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.11,
no
judgments, orders, writs or decrees are outstanding against any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party nor is there now pending or, to the best
of
any Credit Party’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, threatened any litigation,
contested claim, investigation, arbitration, or governmental proceeding by
or
against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party.
5.12 No
Defaults.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.12,
(a) no Credit
Party nor
any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party is in default under any term of any indenture,
contract, lease, agreement, instrument or other commitment to which any Credit
Party or any Subsidiary of any is a party or by which any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party is bound, and (b)
no
Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party knows of any dispute
regarding any such indenture, contract, lease, agreement, instrument or other
commitment.
5.13 Labor
Matters.
(a) There
are
no labor controversies pending or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party after diligent inquiry, threatened between
any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party and any of their
respective employees.
(b) No
Credit
Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is engaged in any unfair labor
practice. There is (i)
no
unfair labor practice complaint pending against any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of Credit Party or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party or
any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party, threatened against any of them, before the
National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or significant arbitration
proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is so
pending against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, to
the
best knowledge of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party,
threatened against any of them, (ii)
no
strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or, to the best knowledge of any Credit
Party
or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, threatened against any of them and
(iii)
no union
representation question with respect to the employees of any Credit Party or
any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party and no union organizing activities.
5.14 Compliance
with Law.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.14,
no
Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has (i)
violated
or failed to comply with any Requirement of Law or any requirement of any
self-regulatory organization or (ii)
any
Liability of which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has
knowledge or reasonably should have knowledge in connection with any release,
generation, storage, use, transportation, disposal or other handling of any
hazardous or toxic waste, substance or constituent, or other substance into
the
environment, or (iii)
received
any notice, letter or other indication of potential Liability arising from
the
release, generation, storage, use, transportation, disposal or other handling
of
any hazardous or toxic waste, substance or constituent or other substance into
the environment.
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(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.14,
none of
the operations of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is
the
subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether such Credit
Party or such Subsidiary disposed of any hazardous or toxic waste, substance
or
constituent or other substance at any site that may require remedial action,
or
any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is
needed to respond to a release of any hazardous or toxic waste, substance or
constituent, or other substance into the environment.
5.15 ERISA.
No
Credit
Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains
or contributes to any Plan other than those listed on Schedule
5.15.
5.16 Intellectual
Property.
Each Credit
Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party possesses such assets, licenses,
patents, patent applications, copyrights, service marks, trademarks and trade
names as are necessary or advisable to continue to conduct its present and
proposed business activities.
5.17 Licenses
and Permits.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.17,
(i) each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party has obtained and holds
in
full force and effect, all franchises, licenses, leases, permits, certificates,
authorizations, qualifications, easements, rights of way and other rights and
approvals which are necessary or advisable for the operation of its businesses
as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and (ii) no Credit
Party
nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is in violation of the terms of any
such
franchise, license, lease, permit, certificate, authorization, qualification,
easement, right of way, right or approval.
5.18 Title
to Property.
All
Real
Estate is identified on Schedule
5.18.
Each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party has good and marketable
title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its Real Estate,
and good title to all its other property, and none of such property is subject
to any Lien, except Permitted Liens.
5.19 Investment
Company.
No
Credit Party nor
any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party is (a) an investment company or a company
controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940,
as
amended, or (b) subject to any other law which purports to regulate or restrict
its ability to borrow money or to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or to perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder.
5.20 Taxes
and Tax Returns.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.20,
each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party (and any affiliated group
of which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is now or have
been members) have timely filed (inclusive of any permitted extensions) with
the
appropriate taxing authorities all returns (including information returns)
in
respect of Credit Party Taxes required to be filed through the date hereof
and
will timely file (inclusive of any permitted extensions) any such returns
required to be filed on and after the date hereof. The information filed is
complete and accurate in all material respects. All deductions taken by any
Credit Party and its Subsidiaries as reflected in such income tax returns have
been taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, except deductions
that may have been disallowed but are being challenged in good faith and for
which adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP. Except as
specified in Schedule
5.20,
no
Credit Party, no Subsidiary of any Credit Party, nor any group of which any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is now or were members,
have
requested any extension of time within which to file returns (including
information returns) in respect of the Credit Party Taxes.
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(b) Except
for franchises taxes payable with respect to those matters described on
Schedule
5.1,
all
taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges payable by each Credit
Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party (and any affiliated group of
which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is now or has
been
a member) in respect of their incomes, franchises, businesses, properties or
otherwise (“Credit
Party Taxes”)
in
respect of periods beginning prior to the date hereof, have been timely paid,
or
will be timely paid, or an adequate reserve has been established therefor,
as
set forth in Schedule
5.20
or in
the Financial Statements, and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party has any liability for taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserves
so established.
(c) No
deficiencies for Credit Party Taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed
by
any taxing or other Governmental Authority against any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party and no Tax Liens have been filed. There are
no
pending or, to the best of the knowledge of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
of any Credit Party, threatened audits, investigations or claims for or relating
to any liability in respect of Credit Party Taxes, and there are no matters
under discussion with any governmental authorities with respect to Credit Party
Taxes which are likely to result in a material additional liability for Credit
Party Taxes. No extension of a statute of limitations relating to Credit Party
Taxes is in effect with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any
Credit Party .
(d) No
Credit
Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has any obligation under any
agreement regarding payments in lieu of Credit Party Taxes.
5.21 Status
of Accounts.
Each
Account of each Borrower is based on an actual and bona
fide
sale and
delivery of goods or rendition of services to customers, made by such Borrower
in the ordinary course of its businesses; the goods and inventory being sold
by
each Borrower and the Accounts created thereby are the exclusive property of
such Borrower and are not and shall not be subject to any Lien whatsoever other
than those arising under the Security Agreement and the customer’s of each
Borrower have accepted the goods or services, owe and are obligated to pay
the
full amounts stated in the invoices according to their terms, without any
dispute, offset, defense, counterclaim or contra.
5.22 Material
Contracts.
Schedule
5.22
contains
a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts currently in
effect on the date hereof. None of the Material Contracts contains any
burdensome restrictions on any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party or any of their respective properties. Except as set forth on Schedule
5.22,
all of
the Material Contracts are in full force and effect, and no defaults by any
Credit Party or, to the best of any Credit Party’s knowledge, any other party
thereto, currently exist thereunder.
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5.23 Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.23,
or
otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party is a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement (whether
oral or written) to which any Affiliate of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party is a party except (a) in the ordinary course of and pursuant
to
the reasonable requirements of such Credit Party’s or such Subsidiary’s
business, as the case may be, and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms no less
favorable to such Credit Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than
it
could obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an unaffiliated
Person.
5.24 Accuracy
and Completeness of Information.
All
factual information furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party in writing to Lender or the Auditors for purposes
of or in connection with this Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents, any of the Related Transaction Documents or any other transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby is or will be true and accurate in all material
respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and
not
incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such
information not misleading at such time.
5.25 Recording
Taxes.
All
mortgage recording taxes, recording fees and other charges payable in connection
with the filing and recording of the Credit Documents have either been paid
in
full by Credit Parties or arrangements for the payment of such amounts
satisfactory to Lender shall have been made.
5.26 No
Adverse Change or Event.
Since
September 30, 2006, no change in the business, assets, Liabilities, financial
condition, results of operations or business prospects of any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party has occurred, and no event has occurred
or
failed to occur, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, either
alone or in conjunction with all other such changes, events and failures, a
Materially Adverse Effect. Such an adverse change may have occurred, and such
an
event may have occurred or failed to occur, at any particular time
notwithstanding the fact that at such time no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.
5.27 Additional
Adverse Facts.
Except
for facts and circumstances disclosed on Schedule
5.27,
no fact
or circumstance is known to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party , as of the Closing Date, that, either alone or in conjunction with all
other such facts and circumstances, has had or might have (so far as any Credit
Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party can foresee) a Materially Adverse
Effect. If a fact or circumstance disclosed on such Schedule should in the
future have a Materially Adverse Effect, such Materially Adverse Effect shall
be
a change or event subject to Section
5.26
notwithstanding such disclosure.
5.28 Foreign
Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering.
OFAC.
No
Credit
Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (i) is a person whose property
or
interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section
1 of
Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support
Terrorism
(66 Fed.
Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited
by
Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such
person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list
of
Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
or
subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department
of
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive
order.
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5.29 Patriot
Act.
Each Credit
Party and
each
Subsidiary of each Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects,
with
the Patriot Act. No part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit
will
be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official
or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for
political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to
obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation
of the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as
amended.
ARTICLE
6
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Until
the
Expiration Date and payment and satisfaction of all Obligations:
6.1 Financial
Information.
Each
Credit Party shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender the following
information within the following time periods:
(a) as
soon
as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Consolidated Entity, (i)
audited
Financial Statements as of the close of the fiscal year and for the fiscal
year,
together with comparisons to the Financial Statements for the prior year, in
each case accompanied by (A)
an
unqualified opinion of the Auditors, which opinion shall be in scope and
substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, (B)
such
Auditors’ “Management Letter” to CGS, (C)
a
written statement signed by the Auditors stating that in the course of the
regular audit of the business of the Consolidated Entity, which audit was
conducted by the Auditors in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the Auditors have not obtained any knowledge of the existence of
any
Default or Event of Default under any provision of this Credit Agreement, or,
if
such Auditors shall have obtained from such examination any such knowledge,
they
shall disclose in such written statement the existence of the Default or Event
of Default and the nature thereof, it being understood that such Auditors shall
have no liability, directly or indirectly, to anyone for failure to obtain
knowledge of any such Default or Event of Default, (ii)
a
narrative discussion of the consolidated and consolidating financial condition
and results of operations and the consolidated and consolidating liquidity
and
capital resources of the Consolidated Entity for such fiscal year prepared
by
the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of CGS, and (iii)
a
compliance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
C;
(b) as
soon
as available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
month, (i)
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets for the Consolidated Entity as
at
the end of such month and consolidated and consolidating statements of
operations and cash flows for such month and for the fiscal year to date,
together with a comparison to the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets,
statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the same periods
in
the prior year, all in reasonable detail and duly certified (subject to year-end
audit adjustments) by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer
of
CGS as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP, (ii)
a
compliance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
C
along
with a schedule in form and substance satisfactory to Lender of the calculations
used in determining, as of the end of such month, whether the Credit Parties
were in compliance with the covenants set forth in Articles
6
and
7
of this
Credit Agreement for such month;
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(c) (i)
not
later than forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date, monthly projections
of
the financial condition and results of operations of the Consolidated Entity
for
the fiscal years of the Consolidate Entity ending December 31, 2007 and December
31, 2008, respectively, which projections shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion (the “Initial
Projections”),
in
each case, including, but not limited to, projected consolidating balance
sheets, consolidated and consolidating statements of operations and consolidated
and consolidating statements of cash flows and consolidated and consolidating
statements of changes in shareholders’ equity for each of such fiscal years; and
(ii)
not
later than forty-five (45) days prior to the end of each fiscal year of the
Consolidated Entity commencing with such fiscal year ending December 31, 2007,
monthly projections of the financial condition and results of operations of
the
Consolidated Entity for the following two (2) fiscal years, including, but
not
limited to, projected consolidating balance sheets, consolidated and
consolidating statements of operations and consolidated and consolidating
statements of cash flows and consolidated and consolidating statements of
changes in shareholders’ equity for such fiscal years;
(d) a
copy of
the state and federal income tax returns of each Credit Party and each
Subsidiary of such each Credit Party within thirty (30) days after they are
filed with the appropriate taxing authorities, in each case if and when
requested by Lender;
(e) upon
request by Lender at any time and in any event together with each Notice of
Borrowing submitted to Lender pursuant to Section
2.2,
a
borrowing base certificate (each a “Borrowing
Base Certificate”)
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender, duly completed, detailing each
Borrower’s Eligible Accounts as of the date of submission thereof, and certified
by and certified by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer
of
CGS. In addition, each Borrowing Base Certificate shall have attached to it
such
additional schedules and/or other information as Lender may reasonably request;
(f) promptly
and in any event within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware of the
occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, a certificate of the chief
executive officer or chief financial officer of CGS specifying the nature
thereof and the proposed response thereto, each in reasonable
detail;
(g) within
thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a comparison of the actual results
of consolidated and consolidating operations, consolidated and consolidating
cash flows and capital expenditures for the Consolidated Entity for such month
and for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year through the
end
of such month with actual results of operations, cash flow and capital
expenditures for the Consolidated Entity for the same periods of the prior
fiscal year;
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(h) promptly
upon the earlier of the mailing or filing thereof, copies of all 00-Xx, 00-Xx,
0-Xx, proxy statements, annual reports, quarterly reports, registration
statements and any other filings or other communications made by any Credit
Party to holders of its publicly traded securities or the Securities Exchange
Commission from time to time pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended;
(i) from
time
to time, such further information regarding the Collateral, business affairs
and
prospects and financial condition of such Credit Party and each Subsidiary
of
such Credit Party as Lender may reasonably request.
6.2 Inventory.
Upon
the
request of Lender from time to time, each Credit Party shall provide to Lender
written statements listing items of Inventory of such Credit Party in reasonable
detail as requested by Lender.
6.3 Corporate
Existence.
Each Credit
Party shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain its corporate
existence and maintain in full force and effect all licenses, bonds, franchises,
leases, trademarks and qualifications to do business, and all patents, contracts
and other rights necessary or advisable to the profitable conduct of their
businesses, (b) continue in, and limit their operations to, the same general
lines of business as presently conducted by it and (c) comply with all
Requirements of Law.
6.4 ERISA.
Each
Credit Party shall deliver to Lender, at such Credit Party’s expense, the
following information at the times specified below:
(a) within
thirty (30) days after the filing thereof with the DOL, Internal Revenue Service
or PBGC, copies of each annual report (form 5500 series), including Schedule
B
thereto,
filed with respect to each Benefit Plan;
(b) within
thirty (30) days after receipt by such Credit Party, any Subsidiary of such
Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of each actuarial report for any Benefit
Plan or Multiemployer Plan and each annual report for any Multiemployer Plan,
copies of each such report;
(c) within
ten (10) days upon the occurrence thereof, notification of any increase in
the
benefits of any existing Plan or the establishment of any new Plan or the
commencement of contributions to any Plan to which such Credit Party, any
Subsidiary of such Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously
contributing; and
(d) within
three (3) days upon the occurrence thereof, any event or condition referred
to
in clauses
(i)
through
(vii)
of
subsection
8.1(l),
whether
or not such event or condition shall constitute an Event of
Default.
Each
Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party shall establish, maintain
and operate all Plans to comply in all material respects with the provisions
of
ERISA, the Code, and all other Requirements of Law, other than to the extent
such Credit Party or any such Subsidiary (i)
is
in
good faith contesting by appropriate proceedings the validity or application
of
any such provision, law, rule, regulation or interpretation and (ii)
has made
an adequate reserve or other appropriate provision therefor as required in
order
to be in conformity with GAAP.
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6.5 Books
and Records.
Each Credit
Party agrees
to
maintain, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, books and records,
including those pertaining to the Collateral, in such detail, form and scope
as
is consistent with good business practice, and agrees that such books and
records will reflect Lender’s respective interests in its Accounts. Each Credit
Party agrees that Lender or its agents may enter upon the premises of such
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party at any time and from time
to
time, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice under the
circumstances, and at any time at all on and after the occurrence of a Default,
and which has not otherwise been waived pursuant to Section
9.10,
for the
purposes of (a)
conducting field examinations and appraisals and inspecting, evaluating and
verifying the Collateral, (b)
inspecting and/or copying (at such Credit Party’s expense) any and all records
pertaining thereto and (c) discussing the business affairs and prospects and
financial condition of such Credit Party and each Subsidiary of such Credit
Party with any officers, employees and directors of such Credit Party or such
Subsidiary or with the Auditors. Each Credit Party shall give Lender thirty
(30)
days prior written notice of any change in the location of any Collateral or
in
the location of its chief executive office or place of business from the
locations specified in Schedule
5.8,
and
such Credit Party shall execute in advance of such change and cause to be filed
and/or delivered to Lender any financing statements, Collateral Access
Agreements or other documents required by Lender, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender. Each Credit Party agrees to advise Lender promptly,
in
sufficient detail, of any substantial changes relating to the type, quantity
or
quality of the Collateral, or any event which singly or in the aggregate
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the
Collateral or on the Liens granted for the benefit of Lender
thereon.
6.6 Collateral
Records.
Each Credit
Party agrees
to
execute and deliver, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to execute and
deliver, to Lender, from time to time, solely for Lender’s convenience in
maintaining a record of the Collateral, such written statements and schedules
as
Lender may reasonably require designating, identifying or describing the
Collateral. The failure by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party, however, to promptly give Lender such statements or schedules shall
not
affect, diminish, modify or otherwise limit the Liens on the Collateral granted
pursuant to the Credit Documents.
6.7 Security
Interests.
Each Credit
Party shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, defend the Collateral against
all
claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming the same or any interest
therein. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to,
comply with the requirements of all state and federal laws in order to grant
to
Lender valid and perfected first priority security interests in the Collateral,
with perfection, in the case of any investment property, being effected by
giving Lender control of such investment property, rather than by the filing
of
a UCC financing statement with respect to such investment property. Lender
is
hereby authorized by each Credit Party to file any UCC financing statements
covering the Collateral. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, do whatever Lender may reasonably request, from time to time,
to effect the purposes of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
including filing notices of liens, UCC financing statements, fixture filings
and
amendments, renewals and continuations thereof; cooperating with Lender’s
representatives; keeping stock records; obtaining waivers from landlords and
mortgagees and from warehousemen and their landlords and mortgagees; and, paying
claims which might, if unpaid, become a Lien on the Collateral.
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6.8 Insurance;
Casualty Loss.
(a) Each
Credit Party agrees to maintain, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain, public liability insurance, third party property damage insurance
and
replacement value insurance on the Collateral under such policies of insurance,
with such insurance companies, in such amounts and covering such risks as are
at
all times satisfactory to Lender in its commercially reasonable judgment. All
policies covering the Collateral are to name Lender as an additional insured
and
the loss payee in case of loss, and are to contain such other provisions as
Lender may reasonably require to fully protect the interest of Lender in the
Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. Each Credit
Party
shall provide written notice to Lender of the occurrence of any of the following
events within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence of such event: any
asset or property owned or used by such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such
Credit Party is (i)
damaged
or destroyed, or suffers any other loss; or (ii)
condemned, confiscated or otherwise taken, in whole or in part, or the use
thereof is otherwise diminished so as to render impracticable or unreasonable
the use of such asset or property for the purposes for which such asset or
property was used immediately prior to such condemnation, confiscation or
taking, by exercise of the powers of condemnation or eminent domain or otherwise
(collectively, a “Casualty
Loss”).
Each
Borrower shall diligently file and prosecute, or cause to be filed and
prosecuted, all claims for any award or payment in connection with a Casualty
Loss with respect to such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party.
In the event of a Casualty Loss with respect to any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of such Credit Party, such Credit Party shall pay to Lender, promptly
upon receipt thereof, any and all insurance proceeds and payments received
by
such Credit Party or such Subsidiary on account of damage, destruction, loss,
condemnation or eminent domain proceedings. Lender may, at its election and
in
its sole discretion, (i)
apply
the proceeds realized from Casualty Losses to payment of accrued and unpaid
interest or outstanding principal under Loans or any other Obligations then
due
and payable, (ii)
hold
such proceeds as additional Collateral to secure any other Obligations not
then
due and payable or (iii)
pay such
proceeds to the applicable Credit Party to be used to repair, replace or rebuild
the asset or property or portion thereof that was the subject of the Casualty
Loss. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(A)
no
settlement on account of any such Casualty Loss with respect to any Credit
Party
or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party shall be made without the consent of
Lender and (B)
Lender
may participate in any such proceedings and the applicable Credit Party shall
deliver to Lender such documents as may be requested by Lender to permit such
participation and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and agents in the
making and prosecution of such claim or claims. Each Credit Party hereby
irrevocably authorizes and appoints Lender its attorney-in-fact, and agrees
that, upon request, it will cause each Subsidiary of Credit Party to authorize
and appoint Lender its attorney-in-fact, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, to collect and receive any such award or
payment and to file and prosecute such claim or claims, which power of attorney
shall be irrevocable and shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest with
full power of substitution, and each Credit Party shall, upon demand of Lender,
make, execute and deliver, and cause each of its Subsidiary to make, execute
and
deliver, any and all assignments and other instruments sufficient for the
purpose of assigning any such award or payment to Lender free and clear of
any
encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.
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(b) UNLESS
A CREDIT PARTY PROVIDES LENDER WITH EVIDENCE OF THE INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED
BY THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, LENDER MAY PURCHASE INSURANCE AT SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S
EXPENSE TO PROTECT LENDER’S INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL. THIS INSURANCE MAY, BUT
NEED NOT, PROTECT SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S INTERESTS. THE COVERAGE THAT LENDER
PURCHASES MAY NOT PAY ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY MAY MAKE OR ANY CLAIM
THAT IS MADE AGAINST SUCH CREDIT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLATERAL. SUCH
CREDIT PARTY MAY LATER CANCEL ANY INSURANCE PURCHASED BY LENDER, BUT ONLY AFTER
PROVIDING LENDER WITH EVIDENCE THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY HAS OBTAINED INSURANCE
AS
REQUIRED BY THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT. IF LENDER PURCHASES INSURANCE FOR THE
COLLATERAL, SUCH CREDIT PARTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF THAT
INSURANCE, INCLUDING INTEREST AND ANY OTHER CHARGES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE INSURANCE, UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE
CANCELLATION OR EXPIRATION OF THE INSURANCE. THE COSTS OF THE INSURANCE MAY
BE
ADDED TO THE OBLIGATIONS. THE COSTS OF THE INSURANCE MAY BE MORE THAN THE COST
OF INSURANCE ANY CREDIT PARTY MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ON ITS
OWN.
6.9 Credit
Party Taxes.
Each
Credit Party agrees to pay, when due, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries
to
pay when due, all Credit Party Taxes lawfully levied or assessed against such
Credit Party, any Subsidiary of such Credit Party or any of their properties,
including any of the Collateral, before any penalty or interest accrues thereon;
provided,
unless
the Credit Party Taxes have become a federal tax or ERISA Lien on any of the
assets of such Credit Party or any such Subsidiary, no Credit Party Taxes need
be paid if the same is being contested, in good faith, by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and if an adequate
reserve or other appropriate provision shall have been made therefor as required
in order to be in conformity with GAAP.
6.10 Compliance
With Laws.
(a) Each
Credit Party agrees to comply, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply,
in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law applicable to its
business or its operations or to the Collateral or any part
thereof.
(b) Within
fifteen (15) days after any Credit Party learns of the enactment or promulgation
of any Requirement of Law which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Affect, such Credit Party shall provide Lender with notice
thereof.
(c) At
the
request of Lender from time to time, but in any event not more frequently than
once in any twelve month period, and at the sole cost and expense of such Credit
Party, each Credit Party shall retain an environmental consulting firm,
satisfactory to Lender in its commercially reasonable judgment, to conduct
an
environmental review, audit or investigation of the specific items as requested
by Lender relating to the properties of such Credit Party and its Subsidiaries
and provide to Lender a copy of any reports delivered in connection therewith.
At the request of Lender, each Credit Party shall provide Lender with any
additional information relating to environmental matters and any potential
related liability resulting therefrom as Lender may reasonably
request.
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6.11 Use
of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loans shall be used solely to (a)
pay
fees
and expenses in connection with the Related Transactions, including Fees and
Expenses due on the Closing Date pursuant to Article
4,
and
(b)
effect
the transactions contemplated by the Rollover Note Documents, (c)
repay
certain existing Indebtedness and other obligations of the Credit Parties,
and
(d)
fund
working capital and, to the extent permitted hereunder, other general corporate
purposes, of the respective Credit Parties. No Credit Party shall use any
portion of the proceeds of any such Loans for the purpose of purchasing or
carrying any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System) in any manner which violates the
provisions of Regulation U or X of said Board of Governors or for any other
purpose in violation of any applicable statute or regulation, or of the terms
and conditions of this Credit Agreement.
6.12 Fiscal
Year.
Each
Credit Party agrees to maintain its fiscal year as a year ending December
31st
of each
calendar year, unless otherwise required by law, in which case such Borrower
will give Lender at least thirty (30) days prior written notice
thereof.
6.13 Notification
of Certain Events.
Each Credit
Party agrees
that it shall promptly (but, in the case of clause
(g),
in any
event within two (2) Business Days after such Credit Party learns of any such
proceeding, change, development or event) notify Lender of:
(a) any
Material Contract of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party
that is terminated or amended or any new Material Contract that is entered
into
(in which event such Credit Party shall provide Lender with a copy of such
Material Contract);
(b) any
material change or amendment of the material terms upon which suppliers of
such
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party do business with such Credit
Party or such Subsidiary;
(c) the
entry
of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $50,000
against
such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party or any of their
respective properties or assets;
(d) receipt
by such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party of any notification
of violation of any Requirement of Law from any Governmental
Authority;
(e) any
actual or prospective change, development or event which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) any
proceedings being instituted or threatened to be instituted by or against such
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party before any Governmental
Authority or arbitrator;
(g) any
Event
of Default or Default; and
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(h) The
occurrence of any event of default or unmatured event of default under or in
respect of any of the Subordinated Notes.
6.14 Intellectual
Property.
Each Credit
Party shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do and cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect all registrations of
patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks and other marks, trade names
or
other trade rights.
6.15 Maintenance
of Property.
Each
Credit Party agrees to keep, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep,
all
property useful and necessary to its respective businesses in good working
order
and condition (ordinary wear and tear and accidental casualty excepted) in
accordance with their past operating practices and not to commit or suffer
any
waste with respect to any of its properties.
6.16 Further
Assurances.
Each
Credit Party shall take, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to take,
all
such further actions and execute all such further agreements, documents and
instruments as Lender may at any time determine in its sole discretion to be
necessary or desirable to further carry out and consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Credit Documents, to cause the execution, delivery and
performance of the Credit Documents to be duly authorized and to perfect or
protect the Liens (and the priority status thereof) of Lender on the
Collateral.
ARTICLE
7
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Until
the
Expiration Date and Payment in Full, each of the Credit Parties agrees
that:
7.1 Financial
Covenants.
(a) The
Credit Parties shall not make or commit to make, or permit any of their
respective Subsidiaries to make to commit to make, Capital Expenditures during
any fiscal year of the Consolidated Entity that exceed in the aggregate for
all
Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries combined an amount equal to
projected Capital Expenditures for such fiscal year set forth in the Initial
Projections.
(b) The
Credit Parties shall not permit EBITDA for any fiscal quarter of the
Consolidated Entity ending after the Closing Date to be more than twenty-five
percent (25%) less than projected EBITDA for such fiscal quarter set forth
in
the Initial Projections.
7.2 No
Additional Indebtedness.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur, create,
assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness
secured by Purchase Money Liens not to exceed, in the aggregate for Credit
Parties and their respective Subsidiaries combined, $500,000 outstanding at
any
one time, such Indebtedness to be from parties and to have terms and conditions
satisfactory to Lender;
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(b) Indebtedness
arising under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents
(c) Indebtedness
evidenced by Subordinated Notes; and
(d) Indebtedness
described (and in the respective principal amounts set forth) on Schedule
7.2.
7.3 No
Liens; Judgments
.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, mortgage,
assign, pledge, transfer, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or otherwise
permit any Lien (whether as a result of a purchase money or title retention
transaction, or other security interest, judgment or otherwise) to exist on
any
of its property, assets, revenues or goods, whether real, personal or mixed,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (the
“Permitted
Liens”):
(a) Liens
granted by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party pursuant
to
any Credit Document;
(b) Liens
granted by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party pursuant
to
any Subordinated Note Documents;
(c) Liens
described on Schedule
7.3;
(d) Purchase
Money Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection
7.2(a);
(e) Liens
of
warehousemen, mechanics, material men, workers, repairmen, common carriers
and
landlords arising by operation of law not waived in connection herewith, for
amounts that are not yet due and payable;
(f) Attachment
and judgment Liens securing outstanding Liabilities of a Credit Party or a
Subsidiary of a which individually or in the aggregate for all such Liens are
not in excess of $50,000 for Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries
combined;
(g) Liens
for
Credit Party Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being diligently
contested in good faith by a Credit Party by appropriate proceedings;
provided,
that,
in any such case an adequate reserve is being maintained by the applicable
Credit Party for the payment of same;
(h) Deposits
or pledges of cash or Cash Equivalents to secure obligations arising in the
ordinary course of business under workmen’s compensation, social security or
similar laws, or under unemployment insurance;
(i) Deposits
or pledges of cash or cash Equivalents to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other
than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety
and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary
course of business not to exceed an aggregate of $1,000,000 outstanding at
any
one time for Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries combined;
and
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(j) Easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances arising or incurred
in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial
in amount and which do not detract in any material respect from the value of
the
property subject thereto or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of the business of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party.
For
the
purposes of subsection
7.3(e),
(g)
and
(h),
Liabilities and obligations referred to therein shall remain “outstanding”,
notwithstanding the sale or other disposition of any property subject to a
Lien
permitted thereunder.
7.4 No
Sale of Assets.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets other than
(a)
Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b)
obsolete
or worn out property disposed of in the ordinary course of business and other
dispositions of assets (other than Capital Securities); provided:
(i)
such dispositions described in the foregoing clause
(b)
are for
fair value; (ii) one hundred percent (100%) of the consideration for each of
such other dispositions is received by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary,
as
the case may be, in the form of cash; and (iii) the consideration for such
other
dispositions does not exceed, in the aggregate for Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries combined, for any fiscal year, $250,000.
7.5 No
Corporate Changes.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, merge,
consolidate or otherwise alter or modify such Person’s Governing Documents,
structure, status or existence, or enter into or engage in any operation or
activity materially different from that currently being conducted by such Credit
Party or such Subsidiary; provided,
that,
anything contained in this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document to
the
contrary notwithstanding, CGS shall not (i) engage in, or commit to engage
in,
any business or other activities, or enter into, execute or perform any business
transaction except as provided in the Credit Documents and activities incidental
to being a holding company, (ii) own any material property or assets other
than
Capital Securities of other Credit Parties and general intangibles arising
from
the Credit Documents and the Related Transaction Documents, (iii) incur any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness arising from the Credit Documents and
the
Related Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including, without
limitation, Indebtedness evidenced by Subordinated Notes), or (iv) grant any
Liens on any of its Property (other than Liens granted to Lender pursuant to
the
Credit Documents).
7.6 No
Guaranties.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
issue or assume any Guaranty with respect to the Liabilities of any other
Person, except (a)
pursuant
to the Credit Documents, (b)
by the
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business, and (c)
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
7.2.
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7.7 No
Restricted Payments.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly make any Restricted Payment; provided, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing:
(a) any
Subsidiary of a Borrower may declare and pay dividends and other distributions
to any Borrower;
(b) any
Credit Party may declare and pay dividends and other distributions to holders
of
its Capital Securities, payable solely in its common stock, to the extent that
(except in the case of such dividends or other distributions made by CGS) such
common stock is pledged to Lender as collateral security for the Obligations
in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the respective Collateral Documents;
and
(c) any
other
Credit Party may declare and pay dividends and other distributions to CGS,
to
permit CGS to pay (substantially contemporaneously with, and in the same amount
of, such dividend or distribution), without duplication:
(i) amounts
solely sufficient to permit CGS to pay as and when due and payable franchise
taxes and other similar ordinary course licensing expenses and other general
and
customary holding company costs and expenses incurred by CGS in the ordinary
course of business and otherwise relating solely to activities in which CGS
otherwise is permitted to engage under the Credit Documents, including, without
limitation; and
(ii) amounts
set forth in the Initial Notice of Borrowing delivered to Lender
hereunder.
7.8 No
Investments.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any
Investment in any Person other than:
(a) Investments
in existence on the Closing Date which are set forth on Schedule
7.8;
(b) Advances
or loans made to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed
$10,000 outstanding at any time to any one Person and $50,000 in the aggregate
outstanding at any one time;
(c) Cash
Equivalents, to the extent Lender has a perfected, first priority Lien thereon
securing all Obligations; and
(d) Guaranties
permitted under Section
7.6.
7.9 No
Affiliate Transactions.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
enter into any transaction with, including the purchase, sale or exchange of
property or the rendering of any service to any Affiliate of any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party and whether or not such transaction would
otherwise be permitted under any of the other provisions of the Credit
Documents, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable
requirements of such Person’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no
less favorable to such Person than could be obtained in a comparable arms-length
transaction with an unaffiliated Person.
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7.10 Limitation
on Transactions Under ERISA.
No
Credit Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(f) amend,
or
permit any ERISA Affiliate to amend, a Benefit Plan resulting in an increase
in
current liability for the plan year such that such Credit Party , any Subsidiary
of such Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to provide security
to
such a Benefit Plan under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code; or
(g) allow
the
representation made in Section
5.15
to be
untrue at any time.
7.11 No
Additional Bank Accounts.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
open, maintain or otherwise have any checking, savings or other accounts of
any
kind whatsoever at any bank or other financial institution, or any other account
where money is or may be deposited or maintained with any Person, other than
the
depositary accounts set forth on Schedule
7.11.
7.12 Material
Amendments of Material Contracts.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend, modify,
cancel or terminate or permit the amendment, modification, cancellation or
termination of, any of the Material Contracts, except, in the case of any
Material Contract with a customer of an Credit Party, (i) to the extent that
such amendment, modification, cancellation or termination occurs in the ordinary
course of such Credit Party’s business or (ii) in the case of any such
cancellation or modification, such cancellation or modification occurs at the
request of any party thereto other than any Credit Party.
7.13 Additional
Restrictive Covenants.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly of indirectly, create or
otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective (a)
any
consensual restriction limiting the ability (whether by covenant, event of
default, subordination or otherwise and including any such the effect of which
is to require the providing of equal and ratable security to any other Person
in
the event a Lien is granted to or for the benefit of Lender) to (i)
pay
dividends or make any other distributions on shares of its Capital Securities
held by such Credit Party or any other Subsidiary of such Credit Party; (ii)
pay
any Liability owed to such Credit Party or any other Subsidiary of such Credit
Party; (iii) make any loans or advances to other Investments in such Credit
Party or in any other Subsidiary of such Credit Party; or (iv) create or permit
to exist any Lien upon the assets of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of
such
Credit Party, other than Liens permitted under Section
7.3;
or
(b)
any
contractual obligation which may restrict or inhibit Lender’s rights or ability
to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof after the
occurrence of an Event of Default; other than Permitted Restrictive
Covenants.
7.14 No
Additional Subsidiaries.
No Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
form or acquire any new Subsidiaries.
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7.15 Limitation
on Derivative Transactions.
No Credit
Party shall,
or
shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Derivative
Transaction.
7.16 Related
Documents.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) amend, restate,
supplement, waive or otherwise modify in any respect any of the terms or
provisions of, and will not fail to enforce or diligently pursue its remedies
under, any of the Related Document, as in effect on the Closing Date, or (b)
take or fail to take any action under any Related Document that reasonably
could
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.17 OFAC.
No
Credit
Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(i)
become a person whose property or interests in property are blocked or subject
to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support
Terrorism
(66 Fed.
Reg. 49079(2001), (ii) engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by
Section 2 of such executive order, or be otherwise associated with any such
person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) otherwise become a person
on the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
or
subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation
or
executive order.
ARTICLE
8
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event
of Default”
hereunder (whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary
or involuntary, or within or without the control of any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party, or be effected by operation of law or pursuant
to any judgment or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
governmental or nongovernmental body):
(a) failure
of any Credit Party to pay any Obligations when due, whether at stated maturity,
by acceleration, or otherwise.
(b) failure
of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to perform, comply
with or observe any term, covenant or agreement applicable to it contained
in
subsection
2.3(a)
or in
Articles
6
or
7;
(c) any
representation or warranty made by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any
Credit Party under this Credit Agreement or under any other Credit Document
shall prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when
made or deemed made, except (i)
to the
extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an
earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall prove to
have
been incorrect or misleading on or as of such earlier date), and (ii)
for any
such representation or warranty that is subject to a Material Adverse Effect
or
other materiality qualifier (in which case such representation or warranty
shall
prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any respect); or
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(d) any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party shall fail to comply with
any
covenant contained in this Credit Agreement (other than under a provision
covered by subsections
8.1(a)
or
(b)
above)
or the other Credit Documents, which failure to comply is not cured within
ten
(10) Business Days of its occurrence;
(e) dissolution,
liquidation, winding up or cessation of the businesses of any Credit Party
or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, or the failure of any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party to meet its debts as they mature, or the calling
of one or more meetings of the major creditors of any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary of any Credit Party for purposes of obtaining a moratorium on payment
or a compromise of such Person’s debts;
(f) the
insolvency (however defined) of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit
Party; or
(g) the
commencement by or against of any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement,
reorganization, receivership or similar proceedings under any federal or state
law and, in the event any such proceeding is commenced against any Credit Party
or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, such proceeding is not dismissed within
thirty (30) days;
(h) the
occurrence of a default or event of default (in each case which shall continue
beyond the expiration of any applicable grace periods) which permits, or could
permit, the acceleration of the maturity of, any note, agreement or instrument
evidencing any other Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of
any
Credit Party, and the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness with
respect to which a default or an event of default has occurred, or the maturity
of which is permitted to be accelerated, exceeds $50,000;
(i) any
covenant, agreement or obligation of any party contained in or evidenced by
any
of the Credit Documents shall cease to be enforceable in accordance with its
terms, or any party (other than Lender) to any Credit Document shall deny or
disaffirm its obligations under any of the Credit Documents, or any Credit
Document shall be cancelled, terminated, revoked or rescinded without the
express prior written consent of Lender, or any action or proceeding shall
have
been commenced by any Person (other than Lender) seeking to cancel, revoke,
rescind or disaffirm the obligations of any party to any Credit Document, or
any
court or other Governmental Authority shall issue a judgment, order, decree
or
ruling to the effect that any of the obligations of any party to any Credit
Document are illegal, invalid or unenforceable; or
(j) Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx shall cease for any reason to occupy the office of Chief Executive Office
of CGS or to perform the customary functions of such office on a full time
basis, and (i) immediately upon such cessation, CGS shall have failed to employ
the services of a replacement therefor from an outside employment agency, in
each case acceptable to Lender, to perform such functions on an interim basis,
or (ii) within sixty (60) days of such cessation, CGS shall have failed to
employ a permanent replacement therefor
acceptable to Lender to perform such functions on a permanent basis;
or
(k) the
occurrence of a Change of Control; or
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(l) (i)
any
Termination Event shall occur with respect to any Benefit Plan of any Credit
Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (ii)
any
Accumulated Funding Deficiency, whether or not waived, shall exist with respect
to any such Benefit Plan, (iii)
any
Person shall engage in any Prohibited Transaction involving any such Benefit
Plan, (iv)
any
Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate shall
be
in “default” (as defined in ERISA Section 4219(c)(5)) with respect to payments
owing to any such Benefit Plan that is a Multiemployer Plan as a result of
such
Person’s complete or partial withdrawal (as described in ERISA Section 4203 or
4205) therefrom, (v)
any
Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate shall
fail to pay when due an amount that is payable by it to the PBGC or to any
such
Benefit Plan under Title IV of ERISA, (vi)
a
proceeding shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any such Benefit Plan against
any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate
to
enforce ERISA Section 515 and such proceeding shall not have been dismissed
within 30 days thereafter or (vii)
any
other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to any such Benefit
Plan, except that no event or condition referred to in clauses
(i)
through
(vii)
shall
constitute an Event of Default if it, together with all other such events or
conditions at the time existing, has not subjected, and in the reasonable
determination of Lender will not subject, any Credit Party or any Subsidiary
of
any Credit Party to any liability that, alone or in the aggregate with all
such
liabilities for all such Persons, exceeds $50,000.
8.2 Acceleration
and Cash Collateralization.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default and which is continuing, Lender may take
any
or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of Lender
to
enforce its claims against any or all of the Credit Parties: (a)
declare
all Obligations to be immediately due and payable (except with respect to any
Event of Default set forth in subsection
8.1(f),
in
which case all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and
payable without the necessity of any notice or other demand) without
presentment, demand, protest or any other action or obligation of Lender; and
(b)
immediately terminate the Commitment hereunder.
In
addition, upon demand by Lender upon the occurrence of any Event of Default
and
which is continuing, Borrowers shall deposit with Lender cash or Cash
Equivalents in an amount equal to 110% of the Risk Participation
Liability.
8.3 Remedies.
From
and
after the occurrence of any Event of Default and which is continuing, Lender
may: (a)
remove
from any premises where same may be located any and all documents, instruments,
files and records (including the copying of any computer records), and any
receptacles or cabinets containing same, relating to any or all of the
Collateral, or Lender may use (at the expense of the Credit Parties) such of
the
supplies or space of any Credit Party at such Credit Party’s place of business
or otherwise, as may be necessary to properly administer and control any or
all
of the Collateral or the handling of collections and realizations thereon;
(b)
bring
suit, in the name of any Credit Party or Lender and generally shall have all
other rights respecting any or all of the Collateral, including the right to:
accelerate or extend the time of payment, settle, compromise, release in whole
or in part any amounts owing on any or all of the Collateral and issue credits
in the name of any Credit Party or Lender; and (c) foreclose the security
interests created pursuant to the Credit Documents by any available judicial
procedure, or to take possession of any or all of the Collateral without
judicial process and enter any premises where any Collateral may be located
for
the purpose of taking possession of or removing same. Lender shall have the
right, without notice or advertisement, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose
of
all or any part of the Collateral, whether in its then condition or after
further preparation or processing, in the name of any Credit Party or Lender,
or
in the name of such other party as Lender may designate, either at public or
private sale or at any broker’s board, in lots or in bulk, for cash or for
credit, with or without warranties or representations, and upon such other
terms
and conditions as Lender in its sole discretion may deem advisable, and Lender
shall have the right to purchase at any such sale. If any Collateral shall
require rebuilding, repairing, maintenance or preparation, Lender shall have
the
right, at its option, to do such of the aforesaid as is necessary, for the
purpose of putting such Collateral in such saleable form as Lender shall deem
appropriate. Each Credit Party agrees, at the request of Lender, to assemble
the
Collateral and to make it available to Lender at places which Lender shall
select, whether at the premises of such Credit Party or elsewhere, and to make
available to Lender the premises and facilities of such Credit Party for the
purpose of Lender taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral
in
saleable form. However, if notice of intended disposition of any Collateral
is
required by law, it is agreed that five (5) Business Days notice shall
constitute reasonable notification. Unless expressly prohibited by the licensor
thereof, if any, Lender is hereby granted a license to use all computer software
programs, data bases, processes and materials used by each Credit Party in
connection with its businesses or in connection with the Collateral. The net
cash proceeds resulting from Lender’s exercise of any of the foregoing rights
(after deducting all charges, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Obligations,
whether due or to become due, in such order as Lender may elect, and pending
such payment shall be held as security for such payment. Credit Parties shall
remain liable on a joint and several basis to Lender for any deficiencies.
The
enumeration of the foregoing rights is not intended to be exhaustive and the
exercise of any right shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights,
all
of which shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 -SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS.
EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(a) SUBMITS
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR
FOR
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE
NONEXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS,
IN
EACH CASE LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
(b) CONSENTS
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND WAIVES
ANY
OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT
IN AN
INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE
SAME;
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(c) AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS
OF
SUCH CREDIT PARTY SET FORTH IN SECTION
9.5
OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH LENDER SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED PURSUANT
THERETO;
(d) AGREES
THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO EFFECT SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER
TO
BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST SUCH CREDIT PARTY, OR ITS PROPERTY IN
THE
COURTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
(e) WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO ASSERT ANY SETOFF, COUNTERCLAIM OR CROSS-CLAIM IN RESPECT OF,
AND
ALL STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO, SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING;
AND
(f) WAIVES
DUE DILIGENCE, DEMAND, PRESENTMENT AND PROTEST AND ANY NOTICES THEREOF AS WELL
AS NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT.
9.2 JURY
TRIAL.
EACH CREDIT PARTY AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT
DOCUMENTS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR
THERETO.
9.3 GOVERNING
LAW.
THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EACH CREDIT PARTY AND LENDER UNDER THIS CREDIT
AGREEMENT, THE NOTES (INCLUDING MATTERS RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
RATE) AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW
PRINCIPLES.
9.4 Delays;
Partial Exercise of Remedies.
No
delay
or omission of Lender to exercise any right or remedy hereunder or under any
of
the other Credit Documents, whether before or after the happening of any Event
of Default, shall impair any such right or shall operate as a waiver thereof
or
as a waiver of any such Event of Default. No single or partial exercise by
Lender of any right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise
thereof, or preclude any other right or remedy.
9.5 Notices.
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
and
shall be mailed, facsimiled or delivered, if to any Credit Party, at the
following address:
CAPITAL
GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Chief
Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
with
a
copy to:
XXXXXXX
& XXXXXXXX LTD.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
and,
if
to Lender, to it at the following address:
HILCO
FINANCIAL, LLC
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
with
a
copy to:
XXXXXX
XXXXXX ROSENMAN LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Burn, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
or,
as to
each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms
of
this Section 9.5.
All
such notices and other communications shall be effective, (a)
if
mailed, when received or three days after deposited in the mails, whichever
occurs first, (b)
if
facsimiled, on the date of transmission if transmitted before 4:00 p.m. (Chicago
time), otherwise on the next Business Day, (c) if
delivered by personal delivery, upon delivery, or (d)
if
delivered by overnight courier one (1) Business Day after delivery to the
courier (specifying one (1) Business Days’ delivery), in each case, properly
addressed.
9.6 Assignability
by Lender.
(a) Lender
may make, carry or transfer Loans at, to or for the account of, any of its
branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of Lender.
(b) Lender
may assign or sell participations to one or more banks, other financial
institutions, investment funds or any other Person all or a portion of the
Commitment, the Loans and the other rights and obligations of Lender under
this
Credit Agreement, any Note and the other Credit Documents.
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9.7 Confidentiality.
Lender
agrees that it will use its reasonable best efforts not to disclose without
the
prior consent of such Credit Party (other than to its employees, auditors,
advisors, Affiliates and counsel) any information with respect to any Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries which is furnished pursuant to this Credit
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents and which is designated by such
Credit Party to Lender in writing as confidential, provided,
Lender
may disclose any such information (a)
as has
become generally available to the public, (b)
as may
be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted
to or
examination conducted by any Governmental Authority having or claiming to have
jurisdiction over such Lender, (c)
as may
be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or in
connection with any litigation, (d)
in order
to comply with any Requirement of Law, (e)
to any
prospective or actual transferee or participant in connection with any
contemplated transfer or participation of any Note or the Commitment or any
interest therein by Lender, (f)
to other
financial institutions with respect to which Lender has a contractual
relationship in accordance with Lender’s regular banking procedures,
provided,
each
such other financial institution agrees to be bound by the confidentiality
provisions contained in this Section
9.7,
(g)
to any
nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information
regarding Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with such rating agency’s
issuance of ratings with respect to Lender, provided,
Lender
advises such rating agency of the confidential nature of such information,
(h)
as may
be required or appropriate in protecting, preserving, exercising or enforcing
any of its rights in, under or related to the Collateral or the Credit Documents
and (i)
as may
be required or appropriate in consulting with any Person with respect to any
of
the foregoing matters.
9.8 Indemnification;
Expenses.
Credit
Parties shall
and
hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender
and its directors, officers, agents, employees, counsel, advisors and Affiliates
from and against (a)
any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses
incurred by any of them (except to the extent that it is finally judicially
determined to have resulted from their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct) arising out of or by reason of any litigations, investigations,
claims or proceedings which arise out of or are in any way related to
(i)
this
Credit Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii)
the
administration by Lender of the credit facility under this Credit Agreement
as a
co-borrowing facility with a borrowing agent and funds administrator,
(iii)
any
of
the Related Transaction Documents or Related Transactions, (iv)
the
issuance of Letters of Credit; (v)
the
failure of Lender or any Underlying Issuer to honor a drawing under any Letter
of Credit, as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful,
of
any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority;
(vi)
any
actual or proposed use by any Credit Party of any Letter of Credit or the
proceeds of any Loans; or (vii)
Lender’s
entering into this Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other
agreements, instruments or documents relating thereto, including amounts paid
in-settlement, court costs and the fees and disbursements of counsel incurred
in
connection with any such litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding or
any
advice rendered in connection with any of the foregoing; and (b)
any such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses that
arise directly or indirectly from or in connection with any federal, state
or
local environmental laws, acts, rules, regulations, orders, directions,
ordinances, criteria or guidelines. If and to the extent that the Obligations
of
any Credit Party hereunder are unenforceable for any reason, such Credit Party
hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of such Obligations which is permissible under applicable law. Each Credit
Party’s obligations hereunder shall survive any termination of this Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents and Payment in Full, and are in
addition to, and not in substitution of, any other of its Obligations. In
addition, each Credit Party shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all Expenses,
including, without limitation, costs and expenses (including the reasonable
fees
and disbursements of counsel and other professionals) paid or incurred by Lender
in (i)
enforcing or defending its rights under or in respect of this Credit Agreement,
the other Credit Documents or any other agreement, document or instrument now
or
hereafter executed and delivered in connection herewith, (ii)
collecting the Loans and other Obligations, (iii)
foreclosing or otherwise collecting upon the Collateral or any part thereof
and
(iv)
obtaining any legal, accounting or other advice in connection with any of the
foregoing.
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9.9 Entire
Agreement.
This
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement
among Credit Parties and Lender (in their respective capacities as such) and
supersedes any prior agreements between them.
9.10 Amendments,
Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Credit Agreement or any Collateral
Document, nor consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall
in
any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Lender
(and, in the case of amendments, each Credit Party), and each such amendment,
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the
specific purpose for which given.
9.11 Non-liability
of Lender.
The
relationship between each Credit Party and Lender shall be solely that of
borrower or guarantor, as the case may be, and lender. Lender shall have no
fiduciary responsibilities to any Credit Party. Lender undertakes no
responsibility to any Credit Party to review or inform such Credit Party of
any
matter in connection with any phase of such Credit Party’s business or
operations.
9.12 Counterparts.
This
Credit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart which may be
delivered by facsimile, email or similar electronic transmission shall be deemed
the equivalent of an originally signed counterpart and shall be fully admissible
in any enforcement proceedings regarding this Credit Agreement.
9.13 Effectiveness;
Successors and Assigns.
This
Credit Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by
each
Credit Party and Lender and when the conditions precedent set forth in
Article
4
have
been satisfied or waived in writing by Lender in accordance with the terms
of
this Credit Agreement, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each Credit Party and Lender, and their respective successors and
assigns, except that no Credit Party shall have the right to assign its rights
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of Lender,
and any assignment by Lender shall be governed by Section
9.6.
9.14 Severability.
In
case
any provision in or obligation under this Credit Agreement or the Notes or
the
other Credit Documents shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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9.15 Headings
Descriptive.
The
headings of the several sections and subsections of this Credit Agreement,
and
the Table of Contents, are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any
way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Credit
Agreement.
9.16 Maximum
Rate.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Credit Agreement or in
any
other Credit Document, each Credit Party and Lender each hereby agrees that
all
agreements between them under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or
oral, are expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall
the amount paid, or agreed to be paid, to Lender for the use, forbearance,
or
detention of the money loaned to any Credit Party and evidenced hereby or
thereby or for the performance or payment of any covenant or obligation
contained herein or therein, exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If due to any
circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provisions of this Credit Agreement
or any of the other Credit Documents at the time performance of such provision
shall be due shall exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, then, automatically, the
obligation to be fulfilled shall be modified or reduced to the extent necessary
to limit such interest to the Highest Lawful Rate, and if from any such
circumstance Lender should ever receive anything of value deemed interest by
applicable law which would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, such excessive
interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount then
outstanding hereunder or on account of any other then outstanding Obligations
and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the
principal unpaid balance then outstanding hereunder and such other then
outstanding Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to Credit Parties. All
sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention
of the Obligations and other Indebtedness of any Credit Party to Lender shall,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated
and
spread throughout the full term of such Indebtedness until Payment in Full
so
that the actual rate of interest on account of all such Indebtedness does not
exceed the Highest Lawful Rate throughout the entire term of such Indebtedness.
The terms and provisions of this Section shall control every other provision
of
this Credit Agreement and all agreements among Credit Parties and
Lender.
9.17 Right
of Setoff.
In
addition to and not in limitation of all rights of offset that Lender may have
under applicable law, Lender shall, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default and whether or not Lender has made any
demand or the Obligations are matured, Lender shall have the right to
appropriate and apply to the payment of the Obligations all deposits (general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) then or thereafter held by or
under the control of, and other Indebtedness or property then or thereafter
owing by, Lender, including any and all amounts in any Depositary Account,
the
Hilco Account or the Disbursement Account.
9.18 Rights
Cumulative.
Each of
the rights and remedies of Lender under the Credit Documents shall be in
addition to all of its other rights and remedies under the Credit Documents
and
applicable law, and nothing in the Credit Documents shall be construed as
limiting any such rights or remedies.
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9.19 Patriot
Act Notice.
Lender,
to the extent Lender is subject to the Patriot Act, hereby notifies each Credit
Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it may be required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Credit Party,
which information includes the name and address of such Credit Party and other
information that will allow Lender to identify such Credit Party in accordance
with the Patriot Act.
9.20 Joint
and Several Liability of Borrowers.
(a) Each
of
the Borrowers shall be jointly and severally liable hereunder and under each
of
the other Credit Documents with respect to all Obligations, regardless of which
of such Persons actually receives the proceeds of the Loans or the benefit
of
any other extensions of credit hereunder, or the manner in which any of the
Borrowers account therefor or Lender accounts therefor in their respective
books
and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)
the
obligations and liabilities of the respective Borrowers with respect to proceeds
of Loans which it receives or Letters of Credit issued for its account, and
related fees, costs and expenses, and (ii)
the
obligations and liabilities of the respective Borrowers arising as a result
of
the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder with respect to
proceeds of Loans received by, or Letters of Credit issued for the account
of,
the other Borrower, together with the related fees, costs and expenses, shall
be
separate and distinct obligations, both of which are primary obligations of
the
Borrowers. Neither the joint and several liability of, nor the Liens granted
to
Lender under the Collateral Documents by, any of the Borrowers shall be impaired
or released by (A)
the
failure of Lender, any successors or assigns thereof, or any holder of any
Note
or any of the Obligations to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or
enforce any right, power or remedy against any Borrower or any other Person,
the
Collateral or otherwise; (B)
any
extension or renewal for any period (whether or not longer than the original
period) or exchange of any of the Obligations or the release or compromise
of
any obligation of any nature of any Person with respect thereto; (C)
the
surrender, release or exchange of all or any part of any property (including
without limitation the Collateral) securing payment, performance and/or
observance of any of the Obligations or the compromise or extension or renewal
for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) of any
obligations of any nature of any Person with respect to any such
property;
(D)
any
action or inaction on the part of Lender, or any other event or condition with
respect to the other Borrower, including any such action or inaction or other
event or condition, which might otherwise constitute a defense available to,
or
a discharge of, such Borrower, or a guarantor or surety of or for any or all
of
the Obligations; and (E)
any
other
act, matter or thing (other than payment or performance of the Obligations)
which would or might, in the absence of this provision, operate to release,
discharge or otherwise prejudicially affect the obligations of such or any
other
Borrower.
9.21 Funds
Administrator.
(a) Borrowers
maintain an integrated cash management system reflecting their interdependence
on one another and the mutual benefits shared among them as a result of their
respective operations. In order to efficiently fund and operate their respective
businesses and minimize the number of borrowings which they will make under
this
Credit Agreement and thereby reduce the administrative costs and record keeping
required in connection therewith, including the necessity to enter into and
maintain separately identified and monitored borrowing facilities, Borrowers
have requested, and Lender has agreed that all Loans will be advanced to and
for
the account of Borrowers on a joint and several basis in accordance with the
other provisions hereof. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that it will be
receiving direct and indirect benefits from each Loan made pursuant to this
Credit Agreement.
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(b) Each
Borrower hereby designates, appoints, authorizes and empowers CGS as its
borrowing agent and fund administrator to act as specified in this Credit
Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents and hereby acknowledges such
designation, authorization and empowerment, and accepts such appointment. Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Funds Administrator to take
such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Credit Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents, and any other instruments, documents and agreements
referred to herein or therein, and to exercise such powers and to perform such
duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required
of
Funds Administrator by the respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof,
and such other powers are reasonably incidental thereto, including, without
limitation, to take the following actions for and on such Borrower’s
behalf:
(i) to
submit
on behalf of each Borrower, Borrowing Base Certificates, Notices of Borrowing,
requests for issuance of Letters of Credit and all other notices to Lender
in
accordance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents;
(ii) to
receive on behalf of each Borrower the proceeds of Loans in accordance with
the
provisions of this Credit Agreement, such proceeds to be disbursed to or for
the
account of the applicable Borrower as soon as practicable after its receipt
thereof; and
(iii) to
submit
on behalf of each Borrower Compliance Certificates and all other certificates,
notices and other communications given or required to be given
hereunder.
Funds
Administrator hereby further is authorized and directed by each Borrower to
take
all such actions on behalf of such Borrower necessary to exercise the specific
power granted in clauses (i) through (iii) above and to perform such other
duties hereunder and under the Credit Documents, and deliver such agreements,
documents, certificates and instruments as delegated to or required of Funds
Administrator by the terms hereof or thereof.
(c) The
administration by Lender of the credit facility under this Credit Agreement
as a
co-borrowing facility with a borrowing agent and funds administrator in the
manner set forth herein is solely as an accommodation to Credit Parties and
at
their request and Lender shall not incur any liability to any Credit Party
as a
result thereof.
ARTICLE
10
GUARANTY
10.1 Guaranty. Each
Guarantor jointly and severally hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of each other Credit Party,
including, without limitation, of each Borrower, now or hereafter existing
under
any Credit Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without
limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency
Proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any other Credit Party), fees,
commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise (such
obligations, to the extent not paid by Borrowers, the “Guaranteed
Obligations”),
and
agrees to pay any and all Expenses) incurred by Lender in enforcing any rights
under the guaranty set forth in this Article
10.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall
extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and
would be owed by any Borrower or any other Credit Party to Lender under any
Credit Document, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable
due to the existence of any Insolvency Proceeding involving Borrower or any
other Credit Party. This guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of
collection.
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10.2 Guaranty
Absolute.Each
Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations
will
be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents,
regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting any such terms or the rights of Lender with respect
thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article
10
are
independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions
may
be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce such obligations,
irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Credit Party or
whether any Credit Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability
of each Guarantor under this Article
10
shall be
irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor
hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any
way
relating to, any or all of the following:
(a) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or any agreement or
instrument relating thereto;
(b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or
any
consent to departure from any Credit Document, including, without limitation,
any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of
additional credit to any Credit Party or otherwise;
(c) any
taking, exchange or release of, or non-perfection of a Lien on, any Collateral,
or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from
any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(d) any
change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company
or partnership structure or existence of any Credit Party; or
(e) any
other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or
any
existence of or reliance on any representation by Lender that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party or any
other guarantor or surety, other than the occurrence of all of the following:
(i) the termination of the Commitment, (ii) the payment in full in cash of
the
Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article 10,
and
(iii) the termination of Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents in
accordance with the respective terms and provisions hereof and
thereof,.
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This
Article
10
shall
continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise
be returned to Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of any Borrower or any other Credit Party or otherwise, all
as
though such payment had not been made.
10.3 Waiver.Each
Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any
other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this
Article
10
and any
requirement that Lender exhaust any right or take any action against any other
Credit Party, any other Person or any Collateral. Each Guarantor acknowledges
that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing
arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth in this Section
10.3 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. Each Guarantor hereby
waives any right to revoke this Article
10,
and
acknowledges that this Article 10
is
continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing
now or in the future.
10.4 Continuing
Guaranty. This
Article
10
is a
continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all
other
amounts payable under this Article
10
and the
termination of this Credit Agreement, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its
successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable
by,
Lender and its successor, pledgees, transferees and assigns.
10.5 Maximum
Liability.The
provisions of this Guaranty are severable, and in any action or proceeding
involving any state corporate or other similar law, or in any Insolvency
Proceeding, if the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty would
otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on
account of the amount of such Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, then,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the amount
of such liability shall, without any further action by the Guarantors or Lender,
be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and
enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding (such highest amount
determined hereunder being the relevant Guarantor’s “Maximum
Liability”).
This
Section with respect to the Maximum Liability of each Guarantor is intended
solely to preserve the rights of Lender to the maximum extent not subject to
avoidance under applicable law, and no Guarantor nor any other Person shall
have
any right or claim under this Section with respect to such Maximum Liability,
except to the extent necessary so that the obligations of any Guarantor
hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under applicable Requirements of Law.
Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time and from
time to time exceed the Maximum Liability of each Guarantor without impairing
this Guaranty or affecting the rights and remedies of Lender hereunder, provided
that, nothing in this sentence shall be construed to increase any Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder beyond its Maximum Liability.
10.6 Subordination. Each
of
the Guarantors hereby agrees that, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the payment of any amounts
due
with respect to the Indebtedness owing by any Borrower to such Guarantor or
any
amounts due with respect to the Indebtedness owing by any Borrower to such
Guarantor or by any Guarantor to any other Guarantor is hereby subordinated
to
the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations. Each
Guarantor hereby agrees that, after the occurrence and during the continuance
of
any Default or Event of Default, such Guarantor shall not demand, xxx for or
otherwise attempt to collect any Indebtedness of any Borrower or any other
Guarantor owing to such Guarantor until the Obligations shall have been paid
indefeasibly in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such
Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such
indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such
Guarantor as trustee for Lender, and such Guarantor shall deliver any such
amounts to Lender for application to the Obligations.
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Guarantor shall exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire
against any other Credit Party or any other guarantor or that arise from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations
under this Article
10,
including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in
any
claim or remedy of Lender against any other Credit Party or any other guarantor
or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity
or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the
right to take or receive from any other Credit Party or any other guarantor,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right,
unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this Article
10
shall
have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitment has terminated;
provided,
that no
Guarantor shall have any rights hereunder against any Credit Party or any of
its
Subsidiaries if all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have
been
satisfied with proceeds from the exercise of remedies in respect of the Capital
Securities of such Credit Party or Subsidiary pursuant to a Collateral Document.
If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately
preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender
and shall forthwith be paid to Lender to be credited and applied to the
Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article
10,
whether
matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement,
or
to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable
under this Article
10
thereafter arising. If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to Lender of all
or
any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations
and all other amounts payable under this Article
10
shall be
paid in full in cash and (iii) the Commitment has terminated, Lender will,
at
such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor
appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty,
reasonably necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor
of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by
such
Guarantor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be executed and delivered
by
their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date set forth
above.
BORROWERS:
20/20
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
20/20
TECHNOLOGIES I, LLC,
a
Delaware
limited
liability company
By: 20/20
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
Delaware
corporation
Its: Manager
By:
_____________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title:
_____________________________
CENTREPATH,
INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
FRONTRUNNER
NETWORK SYSTEMS,
CORP., a
Delaware corporation
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
Capital
Growth Systems, Inc., et al
Credit
Agreement
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the
date set forth above.
BORROWERS
(CONTINUED):
NEXVU
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
Delaware
limited
liability company
By: CAPITAL
GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.,
a
Florida
corporation
Its: Manager
By:
_____________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title:
_____________________________
GLOBAL
CAPACITY GROUP, INC., a
Texas
corporation
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
GUARANTORS:
CAPITAL
GROWTH SYSTEMS, INC.,
a
Florida corporation
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
MAGENTA
NETLOGIC LIMITED,
a
private
limited
company organized under the laws of the
United
Kingdom
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
Capital
Growth Systems, Inc., et al
Credit
Agreement
LENDER:
HILCO
FINANCIAL, LLC,
a
Delaware limited
liability
company
By:
________________________________
Name: ________________________________
Title:
________________________________
Capital
Growth Systems, Inc., et al
Credit
Agreement