5,000,000 CREDIT FACILITY AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 5, 2006 by and among BOO KOO BEVERAGES, INC., as Borrower, ORIX VENTURE FINANCE LLC, as Agent, and ORIX FINANCE CORP., as Lender
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$5,000,000
CREDIT FACILITY
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as of July 5, 2006
by
and among
BOO
KOO BEVERAGES, INC.,
as
Borrower,
ORIX
VENTURE FINANCE LLC,
as
Agent,
and
ORIX
FINANCE CORP.,
as
Lender
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I THE CREDITS |
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1.1.
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Amounts
and Terms of Commitments.
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1.2.
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Notes
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1.3.
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Interest
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1.4.
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Loan
Accounts
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1.5.
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Procedure
for Revolving Credit Borrowing
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1.6.
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Conversion
and Continuation Elections
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1.7.
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Optional
Prepayments.
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1.8.
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Mandatory
Prepayments of Loans and Commitment Reductions.
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1.9.
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Fees.
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1.10.
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Payments
by Borrower.
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ARTICLE II CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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2.1.
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Conditions
of Initial Loans
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2.2.
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Conditions
to All Borrowings
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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3.1.
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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3.2.
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Corporate
Authorization; No Contravention
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3.3.
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Governmental
Authorization
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3.4.
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Binding
Effect
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3.5.
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Litigation
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3.6.
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No
Default
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3.7.
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ERISA
Compliance
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3.8.
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Use
of Proceeds; Margin Regulations
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3.9.
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Title
to Properties
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3.10.
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Taxes
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3.11.
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Financial
Condition
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3.12.
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Environmental
Matters
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3.13.
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Collateral
Documents
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3.14.
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Regulated
Entities
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3.15.
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Solvency
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3.16.
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Labor
Relations
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3.17.
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Copyrights,
Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.
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3.18.
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Subsidiaries
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3.19.
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Brokers’
Fees; Transaction Fees
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3.20.
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Insurance
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3.21.
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Full
Disclosure
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3.22.
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Foreign
Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering.
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ARTICLE IV AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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4.1.
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Financial
Statements
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4.2.
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Certificates;
Borrowing Base Certificates; Other Information
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4.3.
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Notices
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4.4.
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Preservation
of Corporate Existence, Etc.
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4.5.
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Maintenance
of Property
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4.6.
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Insurance
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4.7.
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Payment
of Obligations
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4.8.
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Compliance
with Laws
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4.9.
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Inspection
of Property and Books and Records
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4.10.
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Use
of Proceeds
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4.11.
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Solvency
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4.12.
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Further
Assurances
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4.13.
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Reserved
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4.14.
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Subsidiaries
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4.15.
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Reserved
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4.16.
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Reserved
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4.17.
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Lockbox
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ARTICLE V NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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5.1.
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Limitation
on Liens
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5.2.
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Disposition
of Assets
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5.3.
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Consolidations
and Mergers
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5.4.
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Loans
and Investments
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5.5.
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Limitation
on Indebtedness
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5.6.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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5.7.
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Management
and Director Compensation
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5.8.
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Use
of Proceeds
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5.9.
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Contingent
Obligations
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5.10.
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Compliance
with ERISA
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5.11.
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Restricted
Payments
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5.12.
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Change
in Business
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5.13.
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Change
in Structure
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5.14.
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Accounting
Changes
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5.15.
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Amendments
to Subordinated Indebtedness
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5.16.
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No
Negative Pledges
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5.17.
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OFAC
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ARTICLE VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
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6.1.
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Minimum
Liquidity
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6.2.
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Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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7.1.
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Event
of Default
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7.2.
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Remedies
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7.3.
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Rights
Not Exclusive
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ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT |
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8.1.
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Appointment
and Authorization
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8.2. | Delegation of Duties |
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8.3.
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Liability
of Agent
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8.4.
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Reliance
by Agent
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8.5.
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Notice
of Default
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8.6.
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Credit
Decision
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8.7.
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Indemnification
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8.8.
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Agent
in Individual Capacity
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8.9.
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Successor
Agent
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8.10.
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Collateral
Matters.
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
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9.1.
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Amendments
and Waivers
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9.2.
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Notices
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9.3.
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No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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9.4.
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Costs
and Expenses
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9.5.
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Indemnity
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9.6.
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Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
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9.7.
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Successors
and Assigns
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9.8.
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Assignments,
Participations, etc.
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9.9.
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Confidentiality
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9.10.
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Set-off;
Sharing of Payments
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9.11.
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Notification
of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.
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9.12.
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Counterparts
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9.13.
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Severability
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9.14.
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Captions
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9.15.
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Independence
of Provisions
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9.16.
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Interpretation
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9.17.
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No
Third Parties Benefited
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9.18.
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
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9.19.
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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9.20.
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Entire
Agreement; Release
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ARTICLE X TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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10.1.
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Taxes.
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10.2.
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Illegality
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10.3.
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Increased
Costs and Reduction of Return.
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10.4.
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Funding
Losses
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10.5.
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Inability
to Determine Rates
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10.6.
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Reserves
on LIBOR Rate Loans
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10.7.
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Certificates
of Lender
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10.8.
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Survival
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ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS |
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11.1.
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Defined
Terms
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11.2.
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Other
Interpretive Provisions.
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11.3.
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Accounting
Principles.
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11.4.
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Amendment
and Restatement.
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SCHEDULES
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
3.8
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Certificate
Regarding Sources and Uses
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Exhibit
4.2(b)
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Compliance
Certificate
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Exhibit
11.1(a)
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Borrowing
Base Certificate
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Exhibit
11.1(b)
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Notice
of Borrowing
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Exhibit
11.1(c)
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Notice
of Continuation/Conversion
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Exhibit
11.1(d)
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Revolving
Note
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This
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (including all exhibits and schedules
hereto, as the same may be amended, modified and/or restated from time to time,
this “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of July 5, 2006, by and among Boo Koo Beverages, Inc., a Texas
corporation (“Borrower”),
ORIX
Venture Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as agent (in such
capacity, “Agent”)
for
ORIX Finance Corp. (“ORIX”),
a
Delaware corporation, as a lender, and each other financial institution from
time to time party to this Agreement as a lender (collectively, the
“Lenders”
and,
individually, a “Lender).
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Agent, Lenders and Borrower entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of
September 23, 2005 (the “Existing
Credit Agreement”)
to
provide a term loan in the initial aggregate amount of $3,000,000.00, of
which
3,255,981.70 remains
outstanding as of the date hereof and includes all accrued but unpaid Interest
and PIK Interest (each as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)(the
“Existing
Term Loan”),
and a
revolving line of credit in the aggregate amount of $2,500,000.00 (the
“Existing
Revolving Credit Facility”);
and
WHEREAS,
Agent, Lenders and Borrower desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement in order to amend and increase the Existing Revolving Credit Facility
to provide a $5,000,000 revolving line of credit to Borrower and to make certain
other changes to the Existing Credit Agreement, all as set forth
below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
CREDITS
1.1. Amounts
and Terms of Commitments.
(a) Reserved.
(b) The
Revolving Credit.
Each
Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment severally and not jointly agrees, on
the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Loans to Borrower (each
such
Loan, a “Revolving
Loan”)
from
time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to
the
Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time
outstanding the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in
Schedule 1.1(b) under the heading “Revolving Loan Commitment” the aggregate
principal amount of $5,000,000.00 unless increased by the mutual agreement
of
the Borrower and Lenders from time to time (such amount as the same may be
reduced from time to time pursuant to subsection 1.8(g) hereof or as a result
of
one or more assignments pursuant to Section 9.8, being referred to herein
as such Lender’s “Revolving
Loan Commitment”);
provided,
however,
after
giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding
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Revolving
Loans shall not exceed the Maximum Revolving Loan Balance. Subject to the other
terms and conditions hereof, amounts borrowed under this subsection 1.1(b)
may
be repaid and reborrowed from time to time. The “Maximum
Revolving Loan Balance”
from
time to time will be the lesser of:
(i) the
“Borrowing Base” (as calculated pursuant to the Borrowing Base Certificate) in
effect from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition and
calculation of “Borrowing Base” is subject to modifications from time to time by
the Agent in its sole discretion, which modifications may include, but shall
not
be limited to, amendments to the advance rates set forth in the Borrowing Base
Certificate, amendments to the definitions of “Eligible Accounts” and “Eligible
Inventory”, and the establishment of Reserves against Unused Borrowing
Availability; or
(ii) the
Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment then in effect.
If
at any
time the Revolving Loans exceed the Maximum Revolving Loan Balance, then
Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans in an amount sufficient to
eliminate such excess.
1.2. Notes.
The
Revolving Loans made by each Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment shall
be
evidenced by a Revolving Note payable to the order of Lender in an amount equal
to Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment.
1.3. Interest.
(a) Subject
to subsections 1.3(c) and 1.3(d), each Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made at a rate per
annum
equal to the LIBOR or the Base Rate, as the case may be, plus
the
Applicable Margin. Each determination of an interest rate by Agent shall be
conclusive and binding on Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of
demonstrable
error.
All computations of fees and interest payable under this Agreement shall be
made
on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and fees shall
accrue during each period during which interest or such fees are computed from
the first day thereof to the last day thereof.
(b) Interest
on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest
shall also be paid on the date of any payment or prepayment of Loans in
full.
(c) At
the
election of Agent or the Required Lenders while any Event of Default exists
(or
automatically while any Event of Default under subsection 7.1(f), or 7.1(g)
exists), Borrower shall pay interest (after as well as before entry of judgment
thereon to the extent permitted by law) on the Obligations from and after the
date of occurrence of such Event of Default, at a rate per annum which is
determined by adding two percent (2.0%) per annum to the Applicable Margin
then
in effect for such Loans (plus the LIBOR or Base Rate, as the case may be)
and,
in the case of Obligations not subject to an Applicable Margin (other than
the
fees described in subsection 1.9(c)), at a rate per annum equal to the rate
per
annum applicable to Revolving Loans which are
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Base
Rate
Loans (including the Applicable Margin with respect thereto) plus two percent
(2.0%); provided,
however,
on and
after the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Rate Loan
outstanding during the continuance of such Event of Default, the principal
amount of such Loan shall, during the continuation of such Event of Default,
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin plus two percent (2.0%). All such interest shall be payable on demand
of
Agent or the Required Lenders.
(d) No
agreements, conditions, provisions or stipulations contained in this Agreement
or any other instrument, document or agreement between Borrower and Agent or
any
Lender or default of Borrower, or the exercise by Agent or any Lender of the
right to accelerate the payment of the maturity of principal and interest,
or to
exercise any option whatsoever contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or the arising of any contingency whatsoever, shall entitle Lender
to
contract for, charge, or receive, in any event, consideration for the use,
forbearance or detention of money (“interest”) at a rate exceeding the maximum
rate of interest permitted by applicable state or federal law in effect from
time to time (hereinafter “Maximum
Legal Rate”).
In no
event shall Borrower be obligated to pay interest at any rate exceeding such
Maximum Legal Rate and all agreements, conditions or stipulations, if any,
which
may in any event or contingency whatsoever operate to bind, obligate or compel
Borrower to pay a rate of interest exceeding the Maximum Legal Rate, shall
be
without binding force or effect, at law or in equity, to the extent only of
the
excess of interest determined at a rate over such Maximum Legal Rate. In the
event any interest is contracted for, charged or received at any rate in excess
of the Maximum Legal Rate (“Excess”),
Borrower acknowledges and stipulates that any such contract, charge, or receipt
shall be the result of an accident and bona fide error, and that any Excess
received by Lender shall be applied, first, to reduce the principal then unpaid
hereunder; second, to reduce the other Obligations; and third, returned to
Borrower, it being the intention of the parties hereto not to enter at any
time
into a usurious or otherwise illegal relationship. Borrower recognizes that,
with fluctuations in the Maximum Legal Rate, such a result could inadvertently
occur. By the execution of this Agreement, Borrower covenants that (i) the
credit or return of any Excess shall constitute the acceptance by Borrower
of
such Excess, and (ii) Borrower shall not seek or pursue any other remedy,
legal or equitable, against Agent or any Lender, based in whole or in part
upon
contracting for, charging or receiving of any interest in excess of the maximum
authorized or receiving of any interest in excess of the maximum authorized
by
applicable law. For the purpose of determining whether or not any Excess has
been contracted for, charged or received by Agent or any Lender, all interest
at
any time contracted for, charged or received by Agent or any Lender in
connection with this Agreement shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread in equal parts during the full stated term of this Agreement and
otherwise as provided in the applicable laws of the State of New York (or the
successor(s) thereof). If, as a result of any circumstances whatsoever,
fulfillment of any provision hereof or of any related agreement, at the time
performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the
limit
of validity prescribed by applicable usury law, then, ipso facto, the obligation
to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity.
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1.4. Loan
Accounts.
The
Agent, on behalf of the Lenders,
shall
record on its books and records the amount of each Loan made, the interest
rate
applicable, all payments of principal and interest thereon and the principal
balance thereof from time to time outstanding. The
Agent
shall
deliver to Borrower on a monthly basis a loan statement setting forth such
record for the immediately preceding month. Such record shall, absent
demonstrable error, be conclusive evidence of the amount of the Loans made
by
the Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure
to so
record or any error in doing so, or any failure to deliver such loan statement
shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower
hereunder (and under any Note) to pay any amount owing with respect to the
Loans
or provide the basis for any claim against Agent.
1.5. Procedure
for Revolving Credit Borrowing.
a) Each
Borrowing under the Revolving Loan shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable
(subject to Section 10.5 hereof) written notice delivered to Agent in the form
of a Notice of Borrowing, which notice must be received by Agent prior
to
11:30
a.m. (New York, New York time) (i) on the requested Borrowing date in the case
of each Base Rate Loan equal to or less than $1,000,000 and in the case of
the
initial Loans to be made on the Closing Date, (ii) on the date which is one
(1)
Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing date of each Base Rate Loan in
excess of $1,000,000 but equal to or less than $3,000,000 and (iii) on the
day
which is three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing date in the
case of each LIBOR Rate Loan and each Base Rate Loan in excess of $3,000,000;
provided, that with respect to Loans subsequent to the initial Loans, Borrower
may give notice of the requested Borrowing to Agent by telephone call, with
such
notice confirmed not later than the following Business Day by delivery to Agent
of a signed Notice of Borrowing. Such Notice of Borrowing shall
specify:
(I) the
amount of the Borrowing (which shall be in an aggregate minimum principal amount
of $100,000
and multiples of $100,000
in excess thereof);
(II) the
requested Borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day;
(III) whether
the Borrowing is to be comprised of LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans;
and
(IV) if
the
Borrowing is to be LIBOR Rate Loans, the Interest Period applicable to such
Loans;
provided,
however,
with
respect to the Borrowing to be made on the Closing Date, such Borrowing will
consist of Base Rate Loans only and shall remain so for not less than three
(3)
Business Days. Thereafter, Borrower may request that Revolving Loans be made
as
LIBOR Rate Loans and that Loans be converted to or continued as LIBOR Rate
Loans
provided only LIBOR Rate Loans having an Interest Period of one (1) month shall
be permitted during the first sixty
(60)
days
after the Closing Date.
(b) Upon
receipt of the Notice of Borrowing, Agent will promptly notify each Lender
with
a Revolving Loan Commitment affected thereby of such Notice of Borrowing
and of the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the
Borrowing.
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Unless
Agent is otherwise directed in writing by Borrower, the proceeds of each
requested Borrowing after the Closing Date will be made available to Borrower
by
Agent by wire transfer (or ACH transfer) of such amount to Borrower pursuant
to
the wire transfer instructions specified on the signature page
hereto.
1.6. Conversion
and Continuation Elections.
a)
Borrower may upon irrevocable (subject to subsection 10.2(c) and Section 10.5)
written notice to Agent in accordance with subsection 1.6(b) elect to convert
on
any Business Day, any Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Rate Loans or elect to continue
on the last day of the applicable Interest Period any LIBOR Rate Loans having
Interest Periods maturing on such day, in each instance, in whole or in part
in
an amount not less than $100,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $50,000
in excess thereof.
(b) Borrower
shall deliver a Notice of Continuation/ Conversion to be received by Agent
not
later than 11:30 a.m.
(New
York, New York time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the
requested Conversion Date or continuation date, specifying:
(i) the
proposed Conversion Date or continuation date;
(ii) the
aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or continued; and
(iii) the
duration of the requested Interest Period with respect to the Loans to be
converted or continued as LIBOR Rate Loans.
(c) If
upon
the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans, Borrower
has failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such
LIBOR
Rate Loans or if any Event of Default shall then exist, Borrower shall be deemed
to have elected to convert such LIBOR Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans effective
as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
(d) Upon
receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion, Agent will promptly notify
each
Lender thereof. In addition, Agent will, with reasonable promptness, notify
Borrower and the Lenders of each determination of LIBOR; provided
that any
failure to do so shall not relieve Borrower of any liability hereunder or
provide the basis for any claim against Agent. All conversions and continuations
shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts
of the Loans held by each Lender with respect to which the notice was
given.
(e) Unless
the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, during the existence of an Event
of
Default, Borrower may not elect to have a Loan converted into or continued
as a
LIBOR Rate Loan.
(f) Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in this Agreement, after giving effect to any
Borrowing, or to any continuation or conversion of any Loans, there shall not
be
more than seven (7) different Interest Periods in effect.
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1.7. Optional
Prepayments.
(a) Borrower
may at any time prepay
the Revolving Loans without
penalty or premium except as provided in Section 10.4 and the applicable
Termination Fee, if any.
(b) The
notice of any prepayment shall not thereafter be revocable by Borrower and
Agent
will promptly notify each Lender thereof and of such Lender’s Commitment
Percentage of such prepayment. The payment amount specified in such notice
shall
be due and payable on the date specified therein. Together with each prepayment
under this Section 1.7, Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to
Section 10.4.
1.8. Mandatory
Prepayments of Loans and Commitment Reductions.
(a) Reserved.
(b) Revolving
Loan.
Borrower shall repay to Lenders in full on the date specified in clause (a)
of
the definition of “Revolving Termination Date” the aggregate principal amount of
the Revolving Loans outstanding on the Revolving Termination Date.
(c) Asset
Dispositions.
If
Borrower shall at any time or from time to time:
(i) make
or
agree to make a Disposition; or
(ii) suffer
an
Event of Loss;
and
the
aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds received by Borrower in connection with
such Disposition or Event of Loss and all other Dispositions and Events of
Loss
occurring during the fiscal year exceeds $200,000, then (A) Borrower shall
promptly notify Agent of such proposed Disposition or Event of Loss (including
the amount of the estimated Net Proceeds to be received by Borrower in respect
thereof) and (B) promptly upon receipt by Borrower of the Net Proceeds of such
Disposition or Event of Loss, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered,
such Net Proceeds to Agent for distribution to the Lenders as a prepayment
of
the Loans, which prepayment shall be applied in accordance with subsection
1.8(f) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing and provided no Default
or
Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing,
such
prepayment shall not be required to the extent Borrower reinvests the Net
Proceeds of such Disposition or Event of Loss, or a portion thereof, in
productive assets of a kind then used or usable in the business of Borrower,
within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such Disposition or
Event
of Loss or enters into a binding commitment thereof within said one hundred
eighty (180) day period and subsequently makes such reinvestment. Pending such
reinvestment, the Net Proceeds shall be delivered to Agent, for distribution
to
the Lenders, as a prepayment of the Revolving Loans, but not as a permanent
reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment.
(d) Reserved.
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(e) Reserved.
(f) Reserved.
(g) Application
of Prepayments.
Any
prepayments pursuant to Section 1.7 (other than prepayments of Revolving Loans
as set forth therein), 1.8(d) shall be applied in permanent reduction of the
Revolving Loan, whereupon the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender shall
automatically and permanently be reduced by an amount equal to such Lender’s
ratable share of the aggregate of principal repaid, effective as of the earlier
of the date that such prepayment is made or the date by which such prepayment
is
due and payable hereunder. Amounts prepaid shall be applied first to any Base
Rate Loans then outstanding and then to outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans with the
shortest Interest Periods remaining. Together with each prepayment under this
Section 1.8, Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 10.4
hereof.
1.9. Fees.
(a) Commitment
Fee.
Borrower
shall pay to Agent, for Agent’s own account, a fee (the “Commitment
Fee”)
in an
amount equal to
$25,000.
The Commitment Fee shall
be
due and payable on the Closing Date, and shall be deemed fully earned and
nonrefundable as of the Closing Date.
(b) Monitoring
Fee.
Borrowers shall pay Agent an a monitoring fee equal to $1,500.00 per month
(the
“Monitoring
Fee”)
commencing on the first day of the month following the Closing Date and on
the
first day of each month until the termination of this Agreement. The Monitoring
Fee shall be deemed earned in full on the date when same is due and payable
hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or proration upon termination
of
this Agreement for any reason.
(c) Unused
Line Fee.
Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders having
Revolving Loan Commitments, a fee (the “Unused
Line Fee”)
in an
amount equal to
(i) the
Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment, less
(ii) the
average daily balance of all Revolving Loans outstanding during the preceding
quarter.
multiplied
by one-half percent (0.50%) per annum, such fee to be payable quarterly in
arrears on the first day of the quarter following the date hereof and the first
day of each quarter thereafter. The Unused Line Fee provided in this subsection
1.9(c) shall accrue at all times from and after mutual execution and delivery
of
this Agreement.
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1.10. Payments
by Borrower.
(a) All
payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower on account of principal,
interest, fees and other amounts required hereunder shall be made without
set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, shall except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, be made to Agent at the address for payment
specified in the signature page hereof in relation to Agent (or such other
address as Agent may from time to time specify in accordance with Section 9.2),
and shall be made in dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than
11:30 a.m.
(New
York, New York time) on the date due. Any payment which is received by Agent
later than 11:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) shall be deemed to have been
received on the immediately succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest
or fee shall continue to accrue. Borrower hereby authorizes Agent and each
Lender to make a Revolving Loan (which shall be a Base Rate Loan) to pay
(i) interest, principal and any fees owing to Lender, in each instance, on
the date due, or (ii) after five (5) days prior notice to Borrower, other fees,
costs or expenses payable by Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents.
(b) Subject
to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” herein, if
any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest
or fees, as the case may be.
(c) Except
for payments collected or received prior to the occurrence of an Event of
Default, all amounts collected or received by Agent
shall
be
applied as follows:
first,
to
payment of costs and expenses, including Attorney Costs, of Agent
payable
or reimbursable by Borrower under the this Agreement or any of the Loan
Documents;
second,
to
payment of all accrued unpaid interest on the Obligations and fees owed to
Agent
and Lenders;
third,
to
payment of principal of the Obligations required hereunder;
fourth,
to
payment of any other amounts owing constituting Obligations; and
fifth,
any
remainder shall be for the account of and paid to whoever may be lawfully
entitled thereto.
In
carrying out the foregoing, (i) amounts received shall be applied in the
numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next
succeeding category; (ii) each of the Lenders shall receive an amount equal
to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses
third, fourth and fifth above.
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(d) As
set
forth in subsection 1.5(b), upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, Agent will
promptly notify each Lender of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the
Borrowing requested thereby. Each Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment will
fund its Commitment Percentage of Borrowings of Revolving Loans to Agent at
Agent’s account specified on its signature page hereto, or to such other account
as Agent may designate in writing, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York, New York
time) on the scheduled Borrowing date.
(e) Unless
Agent shall have received notice from a Lender on the Closing Date or, with
respect to each Borrowing after the Closing Date, by 1:00 p.m.
(New
York, New York time) on the date of any proposed Borrowing, that such Lender
will not make available to Agent as and when required hereunder for the account
of Borrower the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the proposed
Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made such amount available
to
Agent in immediately available funds on the applicable Borrowing date and Agent
may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent
any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to Agent in immediately
available funds and Agent in such circumstances has made available to Borrower
such amount, that Lender shall on the next Business Day following the date
of
such Borrowing make such amount available to Agent, together with interest
at
the Federal Funds Rate for and determined as of each day during such period.
A
notice of Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under
this
subsection 1.11(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount
is
so made available, such payment to Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Loan on
the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is
not
made available to Agent on the next Business Day following the date of such
Borrowing, Agent shall notify Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand
by Agent, Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent for Agent’s account, together
with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing,
at
a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans
comprising such Borrowing.
(f) On
each
Interest Payment Date and any other date on which a payment is made in respect
of the Obligations, Borrower shall deliver to Agent a certificate, certified
by
a Responsible Officer, setting forth: (i) outstanding receivables;
(ii) current inventory; (iii) the Borrowing Base calculation;
(iv) interest due and paid in respect of the Revolving Loans;
(v) principal due and paid in respect of the Revolving Loans; and
(vi) the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans taking into account the
payment made on such date.
(g) Provided
that such Lender has made all payments required to be made by it under this
Agreement, Agent will pay to such Lender, by wire transfer to such Lender’s
account (as specified by such Lender on such Lender’s respective signature page
to this Agreement or the applicable Assignment and Acceptance) such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of principal, interest, Commitment Fees and, in each
instance, received by Agent, promptly after Agent’s receipt
thereof.
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(h) Unless
Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any
payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment
in full as and when required hereunder, Agent may assume that Borrower has
made
such payment in full to Agent on such date in immediately available funds and
Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption,
cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to
the
amount then due such Lender. If Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this
Agreement in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will
be received by Agent from Borrower and such related payment is not received
by
Agent, Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount from such Lender, and
such
Lender shall repay to Agent on demand such amount, together with interest
thereon for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender
until the date such Lender repays such amount to Agent, at the Federal Funds
Rate, without setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. If
Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Agent under this
Agreement must be returned to Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant
to
any solvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar law or otherwise, then,
notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement, Agent will not
be
required to distribute any portion of such payment to any Lender. In addition,
each Lender will repay to Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Agent
has distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at such rate,
if
any, as Agent is required to pay to Borrower or such other Person, without
setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
ARTICLE
II
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
2.1. Conditions
of Initial Loans.
The
obligation of each Lender to make its initial Loan is subject to the condition
that Agent shall have received on or before the Closing Date all of the
following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, duly executed
by all parties thereto:
(a) Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement and Amended and Restated Notes.
This
Agreement duly executed by Borrower and Agent, and each of the Lenders, and
Amended and Restated Notes duly executed by Borrower;
(b) Loan
Documents.
The
Loan Documents duly executed by the parties signatory thereto, and the Shares
issued by Borrower to Lender.
(c) Secretary’s
Certificates; Resolutions; Incumbency.
A
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Borrower,
certifying:
(i) the
names
and true signatures of the officers of Borrower authorized to execute, deliver
and perform, as applicable, this Agreement, and all other Loan Documents to
be
delivered hereunder; and
(ii) copies
of
the resolutions of the board of directors or other governing body of Borrower
approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance, as
applicable, by Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be
executed or delivered by it hereunder;
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(d) Organization
Documents and Good Standing.
Each of
the following documents:
(i) the
Organization Documents of Borrower, as such Organization Documents are in effect
on the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of State (or similar, applicable
Governmental Authority) of the state of incorporation or formation of Borrower
as of a recent date, if and as applicable, all certified by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of Borrower as of the Closing Date; and
(ii) a
good
standing and, if available, tax good standing certificate for Borrower from
the
Secretary of State (or similar, applicable Governmental Authority) of its state
of incorporation or formation, as applicable, and each state where Borrower
is
qualified to do business as a foreign entity as of a recent date;
(e) Collateral
Documents.
The
Collateral Documents, executed by the Borrower in appropriate form for
recording, where necessary, together with:
(i) copies
of
all uniform commercial code financing statements to be filed, registered or
recorded to perfect the security interests of Agent, for the benefit of Agent
and the Lenders, granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents, or other evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Agent that there has been filed, registered or
recorded all financing statements and other filings, registrations and
recordings reasonably necessary and advisable to perfect the Liens of Agent,
for
the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents, in accordance with applicable law;
(ii) uniform
commercial code financing statement, federal and state tax lien, pending
litigation and judgment searches as Agent shall have reasonably requested of
Borrower and such other Persons as Agent may request, and such termination
statements, releases or other documents as may be reasonably necessary to
confirm that the Collateral is subject to no other Liens in favor of any Persons
(other than Permitted Liens);
(iii) evidence
that all other actions reasonably necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of
Agent, desirable to perfect and protect the Liens created by the Collateral
Documents have been taken;
(iv) funds
sufficient to pay any filing or recording tax or fee in connection with any
and
all uniform commercial code financing statements and, if applicable, the
Mortgages, all title insurance premiums, documentary stamp or intangible taxes,
recording fees and mortgage taxes payable in connection with the recording
of
any Mortgage or filing of any uniform commercial code financing statements
or
the issuance of the title insurance policies (whether due on the Closing Date
or
in the future) including sums due in connection with any future
advances;
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(v) with
respect to each parcel of real Property in respect of which there is delivered
a
Mortgage, if any, an A.L.T.A. or equivalent mortgagee policy of title insurance
or a binder issued by a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to
Agent
insuring (or undertaking to insure, in the case of a binder) that the Mortgage
creates and constitutes a valid first Lien against such real Property in favor
of Agent, for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, in an amount and subject
only to exceptions reasonably acceptable to Agent, with such endorsements and
affirmative insurance as Agent may reasonably request;
(vi) if
required by Agent,
flood
insurance and earthquake insurance on terms satisfactory to Agent;
(vii) current
A.L.T.A. or equivalent surveys and surveyor’s certifications as to all real
Property in respect of which there is delivered a Mortgage, if any, each in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
and
(viii) such
consents, estoppels, subordination agreements and other documents and
instruments executed by landlords, tenants and other Persons party to material
contracts relating to any Collateral as to which Agent
shall be
granted a Lien for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as reasonably requested
by Agent;
(f) Legal
Opinions.
Such
opinions of counsel to Borrower required by Lender, including an opinion of
counsel addressing the enforceability of the choice of law provisions set forth
in Section
9.18
of this
Agreement, in each instance addressed to Agent and the Lenders, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(g) Payment
of Fees.
Borrower shall have paid all accrued and unpaid fees (including the Commitment
Fee), costs and expenses to the extent then due and payable on the Closing
Date,
together with Attorney Costs of Agent;
(h) Financial
Statements, Projections and Management Letters.
(i)
Copies of all of the financial statements of Borrower together with a pro forma
balance sheet giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, certified
on behalf of Borrower by a Responsible Officer, (ii) monthly projections with
respect to Borrower for the twelve (12) months after the month in which the
Closing occurs and annual projections with respect to Borrower for the three
(3)
years following the year in which the Closing occurs,
and
(iii) management letters from Borrower’s auditors for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, if
any,
in each case, certified on behalf of Borrower by a Responsible
Officer;
(i) Audited
Balance Sheet.
The
audited balance sheet of Boo Koo Beverages, Inc. dated December 31, 2005, and
the related audited statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for the fiscal year ended on that date in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
(j) Insurance
Policies.
Standard lender’s or mortgagee’s (as applicable) loss payable endorsements in
favor of Lender
with
respect to the insurance policies or other instruments or documents evidencing
insurance coverage on the properties of Borrower in accordance with Section
4.6
and endorsements to all liability insurance policies naming Agent
and the
Lenders as additional insureds thereunder;
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(k) Due
Diligence.
Evidence of completion to the satisfaction of Agent
of such
investigations, reviews and audits with respect to Borrower;
(l) Insurance
Review.
A
review of Borrower’s insurance coverages, prepared by a qualified firm
reasonably acceptable to Agent,
dated
as of a recent date prior to the Closing Date and otherwise in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(m) Borrowing
Base Certificate.
A duly
completed Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth the Borrowing Base as of
a
date not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date;
(n) Purchase
Agreement and Related Transactions.
A
duly
executed copy of the Purchase Agreement and all amendments thereto effected
prior to the Closing Date, and evidence that all conditions set forth therein
shall have either been satisfied or waived to the satisfaction of BK Beverages,
LLC; provided, however, that the equity issuances of Borrower contemplated
by
the Purchase Agreement shall be satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion;
(o) Existing
Term Loan.
Proceeds from the equity issuances and transactions contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement in an amount sufficient to cause the indefeasible payment, in full,
in
cash of all amounts due and owing under the Existing Term Loan.
(p) Appointment
of Chief Executive Officer.
Evidence that the Board of Directors of Borrower shall have duly appointed
a
Chief Executive Officer satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion;
(q) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the condition (financial
or otherwise), business, performance, operations or properties of Borrower
from
that which has been disclosed to Agent
by
Borrower since September 23, 2005;
(r) Liquidity.
Evidence that Borrower shall have available on the Closing Date, after giving
effect to the transaction contemplated herein and in the other Loan Documents,
Liquidity of $500,000.00;
(s) Reserved.
(t) Other
Documents.
Such
other approvals, opinions, documents or materials as Agent
or any
Lender may reasonably request.
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2.2. Conditions
to All Borrowings. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan is subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant
Borrowing date:
(a) Satisfaction
of Post Closing Obligations.
Agent
shall have received evidence satisfactory to Agent that Borrower has satisfied
all obligations set forth in that certain Post-Closing Agreement dated the
date
hereof between Agent and Borrower.
(b) Notice
of Borrowing.
The
Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section
1.5;
(c) Continuation
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties made by Borrower contained in this Agreement
and
other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of such Borrowing
date
with the same effect as if made on and as of such Borrowing date (except to
the
extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date,
in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(d) No
Existing Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such Borrowing;
and
(e) Borrowing
Base Certificate.
The
Agent
shall
have received a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth
availability under the Revolving Loan as of a date not more than five (5) days
prior to the date of Borrowing and, after giving effect to such Revolving Loan,
the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans does not exceed the
Maximum Revolving Loan Balance.
Each
Notice of Borrowing submitted by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by Borrower hereunder, as of the date of each such
notice or application and as of the date of each Borrowing that the conditions
in Section 2.2 are satisfied.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Borrower
represents and warrants to Agent
and each
Lender that the following are, and after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereunder will be, true, correct and complete:
3.1. Corporate
Existence and Power.
Borrower:
(a) is
a
corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable,
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as applicable;
(b) has
the
power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and
approvals to (i) own
its
assets
and
carry on
its business and
(ii) execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it
is a
party;
(c) is
duly
qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or limited
partnership, as applicable, and licensed and in good standing, under the laws
of
each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; and
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(d) is
in
compliance with all Requirements of Law;
except,
in each case referred to in clause (c)
or
(d), to
the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2. Corporate
Authorization; No Contravention.
a) The
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and any other
Loan Document, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not
and
will not:
(i) contravene
the terms of any of Borrower’s Organization Documents;
(ii) conflict
with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or result in the
creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual
Obligation to which Borrower is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree
of any Governmental Authority to which Borrower or its Property is subject;
or
(iii) violate
any material Requirement of Law in any material respect.
(b) Schedule
3.2
sets
forth the authorized equity securities of Borrower. All issued and outstanding
equity securities of Borrower are duly authorized and validly issued, fully
paid, non-assessable, and free and clear of all Liens other than those in favor
of Agent,
for the
benefit of Agent and Lenders, and such securities were issued in compliance
with
all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities.
All
of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Borrower is owned by the
Persons and in the amounts set forth on Schedule
3.2.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.2
there
are no pre-emptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion
rights or other similar agreements or understandings for the purchase or
acquisition of any shares of capital stock or other securities of any such
entity.
3.3. Governmental
Authorization.
No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice
to,
or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement
against, Borrower of this Agreement, any other Loan Document except (a) for
recordings and filings in connection with the Liens granted to Agent
under
the Collateral Documents and (b) those obtained or made on or prior to the
Closing Date.
3.4. Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement and each other Loan Document to which Borrower is a party constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability
may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting
the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating
to enforceability.
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3.5. Litigation.
Except
as specifically disclosed in Schedule 3.5, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the
knowledge of Borrower, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against Borrower or any
of its
Properties which:
(a) purport
to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or
(b) if
determined adversely to Borrower, could reasonably be expected to result in
equitable relief or monetary judgment(s), individually or in the aggregate,
in
excess of $100,000.
No
injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has
been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin
or
restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any other
Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein
not be consummated as herein or therein provided.
3.6. No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default exists or would result from the incurring of any
Obligations by Borrower or the grant or perfection of Agent’s
Liens
on the Collateral. Borrower is not in default under or with respect to any
Contractual Obligation in any respect which, individually or together with
all
such defaults, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that would, if
such
default had occurred after the Closing Date, create an Event of Default under
subsection 7.1(e).
3.7. ERISA
Compliance.
a)
Schedule 3.7 lists all Qualified Plans and Multiemployer Plans. Borrower is
in
compliance in all material respects with all requirements of each Plan, and
each
Plan complies in all material respects, and is operated in compliance in all
material respects, with all applicable provisions of law. Borrower is not aware,
after due inquiry, of any item of non-compliance which could potentially result
in the loss of Plan qualification or tax-exempt status, or give rise to a
material excise tax or other penalty imposed by a Governmental Authority. No
material proceeding, claim, lawsuit and/or investigation is pending concerning
any Plan. All required contributions have been and will be made in accordance
with the provisions of each Qualified Plan and Multiemployer Plan, and with
respect to Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, there are, have been and will be
no
material Unfunded Pension Liabilities or Withdrawal Liabilities.
(b) No
ERISA
Event has occurred or is expected to occur with respect to any Qualified Plan,
Multiemployer Plan or Plan.
(c) Members
of the Controlled Group currently comply and have complied in each
case
in all
material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements of
Section 4980B of the Code.
3.8. Use
of
Proceeds; Margin Regulations.
The
proceeds of the Loans are intended to be and shall be used solely for the
purposes set forth in the Certificate Regarding Sources and Uses in
substantially the form of Exhibit
3.8
hereto
and permitted by Section 4.10, and are intended to be and shall be used in
compliance with Section 5.8. Borrower is not generally engaged in the business
of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. Proceeds of the Loans shall not be used
for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
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3.9. Title
to Properties.
Borrower has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid
leasehold interests in, all real Property, and good and valid title to all
owned
personal property and valid leasehold interests in all leased personal property,
in each instance, necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its businesses.
As of the Closing Date, the Property of Borrower is subject to no Liens, other
than Permitted Liens.
3.10. Taxes.
Borrower has filed all Federal and other material tax returns and reports
required to be filed, and have paid all Federal and other material taxes,
assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon it
or
its Properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
prosecuted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance
with
GAAP and no notice of Lien has been filed or recorded. There is no proposed
tax
assessment against Borrower which would, if the assessment were made, either
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.11. Financial
Condition.
a) Each of (i)
the
audited balance sheet of Borrower dated December 31, 2005, and the related
statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows or the
fiscal year ended on that date and (ii)
the
unaudited interim balance sheet of Borrower dated May 31, 2006 and the related
unaudited statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six
(6) month then ended:
(iii) were
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the respective
periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, subject
to, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, normal year-end
adjustments and the lack of footnote disclosures; and
(iv) present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of Borrower as of the
dates thereof and results of operations for the periods covered
thereby.
(b) Since
the
date of the last audited financial statements of Boo Koo Beverages, Inc.
delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(a),
there
has been no Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Borrower
has no Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 5.5
and have no Contingent Obligations other than Contingent Obligations permitted
pursuant to Section 5.9.
3.12. Environmental
Matters.
a) The
on-going operations of Borrower comply in all respects with all Environmental
Laws, except those for which non-compliance would not (if enforced in accordance
with applicable law) reasonably be expected to result in, either individually
or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Borrower
has obtained all licenses, permits, authorizations and registrations required
under any Environmental Law (“Environmental
Permits”)
and
necessary for its Ordinary Course of Business, all such Environmental Permits
are in good standing and in full force and effect, and Borrower is in compliance
with all material terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits, except
where the failure to obtain, to maintain in good standing and in full force
and
effect, or to be in compliance with such Environmental Permits would not
reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Borrower and could
not
reasonable be expected to result in, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) None
of
Borrower or
any of
its present Property or operations, is subject to any outstanding written order
from or agreement with any Governmental Authority, nor subject to any judicial
or docketed administrative proceeding, respecting any Environmental Law,
Environmental Claim or Hazardous Material.
(d) There
are
no Hazardous Materials or other conditions or circumstances existing with
respect to any Property, or arising from operations prior to the Closing Date,
of Borrower that would reasonably be expected to result, either individually
or
in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. In addition, Borrower has no
underground storage tanks (i) that are not properly registered or permitted
under applicable Environmental Laws, or (ii) that are leaking or disposing
of
Hazardous Materials.
3.13. Collateral
Documents.
All
representations and warranties of Borrower or any other party to any Collateral
Document (other than Agent
and/or
any Lender) contained in the Collateral Documents are true and correct in all
material respects.
3.14. Regulated
Entities.
None of
Borrower or any Person controlling Borrower is (a) an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940; or (b) subject to
regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal
Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or
any
other Federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur
Indebtedness.
3.15. Solvency.
Borrower
is
Solvent.
3.16. Labor
Relations.
There
are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes against Borrower, or,
to
the best
of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, in any case
which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and no significant unfair labor practice
complaint is pending against Borrower or, to the
best
knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower before any Governmental
Authority in any case which would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.17. Copyrights,
Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.
Schedule
3.17 identifies all United States and foreign patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names and copyrights, and all registrations and applications for
registration thereof and all licenses thereof, owned or held by Borrower on
the
Closing Date, and identifies the jurisdictions in which such registrations
and
applications have been filed. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 3.17,
as
of the Closing Date, Borrower is the sole beneficial owner of, or have the
right
to use, free from any restrictions, claims, rights encumbrances or burdens,
the
intellectual property identified on Schedule 3.17 and all other processes,
designs, formulas, computer programs, computer software packages, trade secrets,
inventions, product manufacturing instructions, technology, research and
development, know-how and all other intellectual property that are necessary
for
the operation of Borrower’s businesses as being operated on the Closing Date.
Each patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright and license listed
on Schedule 3.17 is in full force and effect except to the extent the failure
to
be in effect will not and would not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set
forth
in Schedule 3.17, to the best
knowledge
of Borrower, as of the Closing Date (a) none of the present or contemplated
products or operations of Borrower infringes any patent, trademark, service
xxxx, trade name, copyright, license of intellectual property or other right
owned by any other Person, and (b) there is no pending or,
to
Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened claim or litigation against or affecting Borrower or contesting
the
right of Borrower to manufacture, process, sell or use any such product or
to
engage in any such operation except for claims and/or litigation which will
not
and could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the trademark
registrations set forth on Schedule
3.17 is an “intent-to-use” registration.
3.18. Subsidiaries.
Borrower has no Subsidiaries or equity investments in any other corporation
or
entity other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 3.2.
3.19. Brokers’
Fees; Transaction Fees.
Borrower has no obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s, broker’s or
investment banker’s fee in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.20. Insurance.
Borrower and its Properties are insured with financially sound and reputable
insurance companies which are not Affiliates of Borrower, in such amounts,
with
such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies
engaged in similar businesses and owning similar Properties in localities where
Borrower operates. A true and complete listing of such insurance, including
issuers, coverages and deductibles, is
set
forth on Schedule 3.20.
3.21. Full
Disclosure.
None of
the representations or warranties made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as
of
the date such representations and warranties are made or deemed made, and none
of the statements contained in each exhibit, report, statement or certificate
furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents
(including the offering and disclosure materials, if any, delivered by or on
behalf of Borrower to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date), contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of
the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when
made
or delivered.
3.22. Foreign
Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering.
(a) OFAC.
Borrower (i) is not 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) does not engage 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 not a person on the list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, as amended, supplemented
and
modified from time to time, 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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(b) Patriot
Act.
Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot Act.
No
part of the proceeds of the Loans 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
IV
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower
covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have any Revolving Loan
Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent
indemnification Obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has
been
asserted) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, unless the Required Lenders waive
compliance in writing:
4.1. Financial
Statements.
Borrower shall maintain a system of accounting established and administered
in
accordance with sound business practices to permit the preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP (provided that monthly financial statements
shall not be required to have footnote disclosure and are subject to normal
year-end adjustments). Borrower shall deliver to Agent
and each
Lender in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to Agent
and the
Required Lenders:
(a) as
soon
as available, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end
of
each fiscal year, a copy of the audited balance sheets of Borrower
as at
the end of such year and the related statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, and
accompanied by the unqualified opinion of any independent public accounting
firm
reasonably acceptable to Agent
which
report shall state that such financial statements present fairly in all material
respects the financial position for the periods indicated in conformity with
GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years. Such opinion shall be
unqualified;
(b) as
soon
as available, but not later than fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal
month of each year, a copy of the unaudited balance sheets of Borrower,
and the
related statements of income, shareholders’ equity
and cash
flows as of the end of such month and for the portion of the fiscal year then
ended, setting forth, in each case, comparative figures (i) for the related
periods in the prior fiscal year and (ii) for Borrower’s budget, all certified
on behalf of Borrower by an appropriate Responsible Officer as being complete
and correct in all material respects
and
fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP, the financial position and the
results of operations of Borrower, subject to normal year-end adjustments and
absence of footnote disclosure.
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4.2. Certificates;
Borrowing Base Certificates; Other Information.
Borrower shall furnish to Lender:
(a) concurrently
with the delivery of the annual financial statements referred to in subsection
4.1(a) above, a certificate of the independent certified public accountants
reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination
necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default,
except as specified in such certificate;
(b) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections 4.1(a)
and 4.1(b) above, a fully and properly completed Compliance Certificate in
the
form of Exhibit 4.2(b) and a fully and properly completed Borrowing Base
Certificate certified on behalf of Borrower by a Responsible
Officer;
(c) promptly
after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports which
Borrower sends to its shareholders or other equity holders, as applicable,
generally; and promptly after the same are filed, copies of all financial
statements and regular, periodic or special reports which Borrower may make
to,
or file with, any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or similar Governmental
Authority;
(d) as
soon
as available and in any event within ten (10) days after the end of each
calendar month, and at such other times as Agent
may
reasonably require, a Borrowing Base Certificate, certified on behalf of
Borrower by a Responsible Officer, setting forth the Borrowing Base of Borrower
as at the end of the most-recently ended fiscal month or as at such other date
as Agent
may
reasonably require;
(e) together
with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to subsection 4.1(a) and
(b)
for
each
March, June, September and December (i)
a
management report, in reasonable detail, signed by the chief financial officer
of Borrower, describing the operations and financial condition of Borrower
for
the month and the portion of the fiscal year then ended (or for the fiscal
year
then ended in the case of annual financial statements), and (ii) a report
setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the
corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding figures
from the most recent projections for the current fiscal year delivered pursuant
to subsection 4.2(g) and discussing the reasons for any significant
variations;
(f) upon
the
request of Agent,
at any
time if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing but otherwise
not more often than once a year, Borrower will obtain and deliver to
Agent
a report
of an independent collateral auditor satisfactory to Agent
with
respect to the Accounts and Inventory, which report shall indicate whether
or
not the information set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently
delivered is accurate and complete in all material respects;
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(g) as
soon
as available and in any event no later than the last day of each fiscal year
of
Borrower, projections of Borrower’s financial performance for the forthcoming
three fiscal years on a year by year basis, and for the forthcoming fiscal
year
on a month-by-month basis, in each case, including for each such period balance
sheets of Borrower and the related statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows;
(h) annually,
concurrently with Borrower’s delivery of the projections under subsection
4.2(g), Borrower shall supplement in writing and deliver to Agent
revisions of and supplements
to the
Schedules hereto related to Article III hereof to the extent necessary to
disclose new or changed facts or circumstances after the Closing Date;
provided
that
delivery or receipt of such subsequent disclosure shall not constitute a waiver
by Agent
or any
Lender or a cure of any Default or Event
of
Default resulting in connection with the matters disclosed;
(i) promptly
upon receipt thereof, copies of any reports submitted by Borrower’s certified
public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit
or
review of any type of the financial statements or internal control systems
of
Borrower made by such accountants, including any comment letters submitted
by
such accountants to management of Borrower in connection with its
services;
(j) from
time
to time, if Agent
determines that obtaining appraisals is necessary in order for Agent
or any
Lender to comply with applicable laws or regulations, and at any time if a
Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Agent
may, or
may require Borrower to, in either case at Borrower’s expense, obtain appraisals
in form and substance and from appraisers reasonably satisfactory to
Agent
stating
the then current fair market value of all or any portion of the real or personal
property of Borrower; and
(k) promptly,
such additional business, financial, regulatory, corporate affairs, perfection
certificates and other information as Agent
may from
time to time reasonably request.
4.3. Notices.
Borrower shall notify promptly Agent
and each
Lender of each of the following (and in no event later than three
(3)
Business
Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware thereof):
(a) the
occurrence or existence of any Default or Event of Default, or any event or
circumstance that foreseeably will become a Default or Event of
Default;
(b) any
breach or non-performance of, or any default under, any material
Contractual
Obligation of Borrower or any violation of, or non-compliance with, any
material
Requirement
of Law, including a description of such breach, non-performance, default,
violation or non-compliance and the steps, if any, Borrower has taken, is taking
or proposes to take in respect thereof;
(c) any
dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension which may exist
at
any time between Borrower and any Governmental Authority which could
reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate,
in a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(d) the
commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding
affecting Borrower (i) in which the amount of damages claimed is
$100,000
(or its
equivalent in another currency or currencies) or more, (ii) in which injunctive
or similar relief is sought and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) in which the relief
sought is an injunction or other stay of the performance of this Agreement
or
any Loan Document;
(e) any
of
the following if the same would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any
enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory actions
instituted, completed or,
to the
knowledge of Borrower,
threatened against Borrower or any of its Properties pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Laws, (ii) any other Environmental Claims, and (iii) any
environmental or similar condition on any real property adjoining the Property
of Borrower that could reasonably be anticipated to cause Borrower’s Property or
any part thereof to be subject to any material restrictions on the ownership,
occupancy, transferability or use of such Property under any Environmental
Laws;
(f) any
of
the following if the same would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, together with
a
copy of any notice with respect to such event that may be required to be filed
with a Governmental Authority and any notice delivered by a Governmental
Authority to Borrower or any member or its Controlled Group with respect to
such
event:
(i) an
ERISA
Event;
(ii) the
adoption of any new Qualified Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code by any member of the Controlled Group;
(iii) the
adoption of any amendment to a Qualified Plan that is subject to Title IV of
ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, if such amendment results in a material
increase in benefits or unfunded liabilities; or
(iv) the
commencement of contributions by any member of the Controlled Group to any
Multiemployer Plan or any Qualified Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA
or
Section 412 of the Code;
(g) any
Material Adverse Effect subsequent to the date of the most recent audited
financial statements of Borrower delivered to Agent
and
Lenders pursuant to this Agreement;
(h) any
material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by
Borrower;
(i) any
labor
controversy resulting in or,
to the
knowledge of Borrower,
threatening to result in any strike, work stoppage, boycott, shutdown or other
labor disruption against or involving Borrower if the same would reasonably
be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect; and
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(j) the
creation, establishment or acquisition of any Subsidiary or the issuance by
Borrower of any capital stock or warrant option or similar agreement in respect
thereof.
Each
notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement
by a
Responsible Officer on behalf of Borrower setting forth details of the
occurrence referred to therein, and stating what action Borrower proposes to
take with respect thereto and at what time. Each notice under subsection 4.3(a)
shall describe with particularity any and all clauses or provisions of this
Agreement or other Loan Document that have been breached or
violated.
4.4. Preservation
of Corporate Existence, Etc.
Borrower
shall:
(a) preserve
and maintain in full force and effect its organizational existence and good
standing under the laws of its state or jurisdiction of incorporation,
organization or formation as applicable;
(b) preserve
and maintain in full force and effect all rights, privileges, qualifications,
permits, licenses and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business
except in connection with transactions permitted by Section 5.3 and sales of
assets permitted by Section 5.2 and except as would not reasonably be expected
to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) use
its
reasonable efforts, in the Ordinary Course of Business, to preserve its business
organization and preserve the goodwill and business of the customers, suppliers
and others having material business relations with it; and
(d) preserve
or renew all of its registered trademarks, trade names and service marks, the
non-preservation of which would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5. Maintenance
of Property.
Borrower shall maintain, and preserve all its Property which is used or useful
in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted and shall make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and
replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would not reasonably
be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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4.6. Insurance.
Borrower shall maintain with financially sound and reputable independent
insurers, insurance with respect to its Properties and business against loss
or
damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same
or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, including workers’
compensation insurance, public liability and Property and casualty insurance,
which amounts shall not be reduced by Borrower in the absence of thirty (30)
days’ prior notice to Agent.
All
Property damage and casualty insurance shall name Agent
as loss
payee/mortgagee, all liability insurance shall name Agent
and the
Lenders as additional insureds and all business interruption insurance shall
name Agent
as
assignee. Upon request of Agent
or
any Lender,
Borrower shall furnish Agent,
with sufficient copies for each Lender,
at
reasonable intervals (but not more than once per calendar year) a certificate
of
a Responsible Officer on behalf of Borrower (and, if requested by Agent,
any
insurance broker of Borrower) setting forth the nature and extent of all
insurance maintained by Borrower in accordance with this Section 4.6. Unless
Borrower provides Agent
with
evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Agreement, Agent
may
purchase insurance at Borrower’s expense to protect Agent
and
Lenders’
interests in Borrower’s properties. This insurance may, but need not, protect
Borrower’s interests. The coverage that Agent
purchases may not pay any claim that Borrower makes or any claim that is made
against Borrower in connection with said Property. Borrower
may later cancel any insurance purchased by Agent,
but
only after providing Agent
with
evidence that Borrower has obtained insurance as required by this Agreement.
If
Agent
purchases insurance, Borrower will be responsible for the costs of that
insurance, including interest and any other charges Agent
may
impose in connection with the placement of insurance, until the effective date
of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance. The costs of the insurance
shall be added to the Obligations. The costs of the insurance may be more than
the cost of insurance Borrower may be able to obtain on its own.
4.7. Payment
of Obligations.
Borrower shall pay, discharge and perform as the same shall become due and
payable or required to be performed, all its obligations and liabilities,
including:
(a) all
tax
liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its
properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted which stay the enforcement of
any
Lien and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being
maintained by Borrower;
(b) all
lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its Property
unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently prosecuted which stay the imposition or enforcement of the Lien
and
for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by
Borrower;
(c) all
Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination
provisions contained herein and/or in any instrument or agreement evidencing
such Indebtedness;
and
(d) the
performance of all obligations under any Contractual Obligation to which
Borrower is bound, or to which it or any of its properties is subject, except
where the failure to perform would not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.8. Compliance
with Laws.
Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all Requirements of Law
of
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business, except
(a)(i) such as may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently prosecuted without risk of loss of any Collateral, (ii) as to which
a
bona fide dispute exists, and (iii) for which appropriate reserves have been
established on Borrower’s financial statements, or (b) where the failure to
comply could
not
reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
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4.9. Inspection
of Property and Books and Records.
Borrower shall maintain proper books of record and account, in which full,
true
and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made
of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business
of
Borrower. Borrower
shall permit representatives and independent contractors of Agent
(at the
expense of Borrower),
to
visit and inspect any of its Properties, to examine its corporate, financial
and
operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and
independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business
hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice
to Borrower; provided, however, when an Event of Default exists Lender may
do
any of the foregoing at any time during normal business hours and without
advance notice.
4.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans solely as follows (a) for the
payment of fees and expenses related to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, as approved by Agent
(such approval not to be unreasonably withheld),
and
(b) for working capital and other general corporate purposes not in
contravention of any Requirement of Law and not in violation of this
Agreement.
4.11. Solvency.
Borrower shall at all times be Solvent.
4.12. Further
Assurances.
(a) Borrower shall ensure that all written information, exhibits and
reports furnished to Agent
or the
Lenders do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
and
do not and will not omit to state any material fact or any fact necessary to
make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which made, and will promptly disclose to Agent
and the
Lenders and correct any defect or error that may be discovered therein or in
any
Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgement or recordation
thereof.
(b) Promptly
upon request by Agent,
Borrower shall take such additional actions as Agent
may
reasonably require from time to time in order (i) to carry out more
effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(ii) to subject to the Liens created by any of the Collateral Documents any
of the Properties, rights or interests covered by any of the Collateral
Documents, (iii) to perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and
priority of any of the Collateral Documents and the Liens intended to be created
thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer,
preserve, protect and confirm to Agent
and
Lenders
the
rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to Agent
and
the Lenders
under
any Loan Document or under any other document executed in connection therewith.
Subsequent to the Closing Date, without limiting the generality of the foregoing
and except as otherwise approved in writing by Required Lenders, Borrower shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to guaranty the Obligations and to cause each
such Subsidiary to grant to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,
a
security interest in all of such Subsidiary’s Property to secure such guaranty.
Furthermore and except as otherwise approved in writing by the Required Lenders,
Borrower shall pledge the stock or other equity interests of each of its
Subsidiaries to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,
to
secure the Obligations. In connection with each pledge of stock or other equity
interests, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent,
the
items described in subsection 2.1(e)(iii), if applicable. In the event Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries acquires any real Property, simultaneously with
such
acquisition, Borrower or such Subsidiary shall execute and/or deliver, or cause
to be executed and/or delivered, to Agent,
(x) a fully executed Mortgage, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent
together
with an A.L.T.A. lender’s title insurance policy issued by a title insurer
reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
in form
and substance and in an amount reasonably satisfactory to Agent
insuring
that the Mortgage is a valid and enforceable first priority Lien on the
property, free and clear of all defects, encumbrances and Liens, (y) then
current A.L.T.A. surveys, certified to Agent and the Lenders by a licensed
surveyor sufficient to allow the issuer of the lender’s title insurance policy
to issue such policy without a survey exception and (z) an environmental
site assessment prepared by a qualified firm reasonably acceptable to
Agent,
in form
and substance satisfactory to Agent.
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4.13. Reserved.
4.14. Subsidiaries.
On any
date Borrower acquires or creates any Subsidiary, Borrower shall pledge the
stock or other equity interests of such Subsidiary as of such date to
Agent,
for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders,
and
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent
the
items described in subsection 2.1(e)(iii) and, to the extent not previously
delivered, the items described in subsections 2.1(b) and 2.1 (c), with respect
to each such Subsidiary. In addition, such Subsidiary shall guarantee the
Obligations and shall grant to Agent,
for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders,
a
security interest in all of such Subsidiary’s Property to secure such
guaranty.
4.15. Reserved.
4.16. Reserved.
4.17. Lockbox.
Borrower shall maintain a lockbox account (the “Lockbox
Account”)
with a
bank acceptable to Agent (the “Lockbox
Bank”),
and
shall execute with the Lockbox Bank an agreement acceptable to Agent in its
sole
discretion (the “Lockbox
Agreement”),
and
such other agreements related thereto as Agent may require. Borrower shall
ensure that all collections of Accounts and receivables of Borrower, its
Subsidiaries and/or Guarantors and proceeds of all other Collateral are paid
and
delivered directly from Account Debtors and other Persons into the Lockbox
Account. The Lockbox Agreement shall provide that, at all times prior to the
delivery of an Activation Notice (as hereinafter defined), the Lockbox Bank
shall disburse funds as the Borrower may direct. The Lockbox Agreement shall
require that, upon Lockbox Bank’s receipt of written notice (an “Activation
Notice”)
from
Agent at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lockbox
Bank
will immediately, and on a daily basis thereafter, transfer all funds paid
into
the Lockbox Account into a depository account maintained by Agent at such bank
as Agent may communicate to Borrower from time to time (the “Concentration
Account”).
To
the extent that any such Accounts and receivables collections or other proceeds
of Collateral are not sent directly to the Lockbox Account but are received
by
Borrower or any Guarantor or Affiliate of Borrower, such collections and
proceeds (“Trust
Collections”)
shall
be held in trust for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and immediately remitted
(and in any event within two (2) Business Days), in the form received, to the
Lockbox Bank for immediate transfer to the Lockbox Account; provided, however,
upon written request of Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance
of
an Event of Default, such collections and proceeds will be immediately remitted
(and in any event within two (2) Business Days) in the form received to the
Concentration Account. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that compliance with
the
terms of this Section 4.17 is an essential term of this Agreement, and that,
in
addition to and notwithstanding any other rights Agent may have hereunder,
under
any other Loan Document, under applicable law, at equity or otherwise, upon
each
and every such failure Agent shall be entitled to assess a non-compliance fee
which shall operate to increase the Base Rate or LIBOR for purposes of interest
calculation hereunder by two percent (2%) per annum during any period of
non-compliance; provided,
however,
that to
the extent Agent wishes to institute such non-compliance fee solely in
connection with Borrower’s failure to remit Trust Collections to the
Concentration Account within the timeframe established by this Section 4.17,
Agent shall only be entitled to institute such non-compliance fee if the
aggregate amount of the Trust Collections exceeds $100,000. Agent shall be
entitled to assess such fee whether or not a Default or an Event of Default
occurs or is declared, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
Agent from considering any failure to comply with the terms of this Section
4.17
to be a Default or an Event of Default. If applicable, at any time prior to
the
execution of the Lockbox Agreement and operation of the Lockbox Account,
Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Guarantors shall direct all collections or
proceeds it receives on Accounts or receivables or from Collateral to the
account(s) and in the manner specified by Agent in its sole discretion.
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ARTICLE
V
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower
covenants and agrees that, so long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Loan
Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent
indemnification Obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has
been
asserted) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, unless the Required Lenders waive
compliance in writing:
5.1. Limitation
on Liens.
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its Property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (“Permitted
Liens”):
(a) any
Lien
existing on the Property of Borrower on the Closing Date and set forth in
Schedule
5.1
securing
Indebtedness outstanding on such date and permitted by subsection 5.5(c),
including replacement Liens on the Property currently subject to such Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 5.5(c);
(b) any
Lien
created under any Loan Document;
(c) Liens
for
taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges (i) which are not
delinquent or remain payable without penalty, or (ii) the non-payment of which
is permitted by Section 4.7, provided
that, in
respect of this clause (ii), all such Liens secure claims in the aggregate
at
any time outstanding for Borrower not exceeding $100,000;
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(d) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other
similar Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not
delinquent for more than ninety (90) days or remain payable without penalty
or
which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently prosecuted, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the
forfeiture or sale of the Property subject thereto and for which adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained;
(e) Liens
(other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) consisting of pledges or deposits
required in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation
or to
secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs
and appeals bonds, bids, leases, governmental contract, trade contracts,
performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive
of obligations for the payment of borrowed money) or to secure liability to
insurance carriers;
(f) Liens
consisting of judgment or judicial attachment liens, provided that the
enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and all such Liens secure claims
in the aggregate at any time outstanding for Borrower not exceeding
$100,000;
(g) easements,
rights-of-way, zoning and other restrictions, minor defects or other
irregularities in title, and other similar encumbrances incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business which, either individually or in the aggregate, are not
substantial in amount, and
which do
not in any case materially detract from the value of the Property subject
thereto or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the
businesses of Borrower;
(h) Liens
on
any Property acquired or held by Borrower in the Ordinary Course of Business,
securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing (or
refinancing) all or any part of the cost of acquiring such Property and
permitted under subsection 5.5(d); provided that
(i) any
such Lien attaches to such Property concurrently with or within twenty (20)
days
after the acquisition thereof, (ii) such Lien attaches solely to the Property
so
acquired in such transaction, and (iii) the principal amount of the debt secured
thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of such Property;
(i) Liens
securing Capital Lease Obligations permitted under subsection
5.5(d);
(j) any
interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease permitted by this
Agreement;
(k) Liens
arising from precautionary uniform commercial code financing statements filed
under any lease permitted
by this
Agreement;
(l) Liens
in
favor of collecting banks arising under Section 4-210 of the
UCC.
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5.2. Disposition
of Assets.
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease, convey,
transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether in one or a series of transactions)
any Property (including accounts and notes receivable, with or without recourse)
or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing, except:
(a) dispositions
of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus equipment, all in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(b) dispositions
not otherwise permitted hereunder which are made for fair market value and
the
mandatory prepayment in the amount of the Net Proceeds of such disposition
is
made as provided in Section 1.8; provided,
that
(i) at the time of any disposition, no Event of Default shall exist or shall
result from such disposition, (ii) the aggregate sales price from such
disposition shall be paid in cash, and (iii) the aggregate fair market value
of
all assets so sold by Borrower shall not exceed in any fiscal year
$200,000
and (iv)
after giving effect to such disposition, Borrower is in compliance on a pro
forma basis with the covenants set forth in Article VI, recomputed for the
most
recent month for which financial statements have been delivered;
and
(c) dispositions
by any Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower;
(d) dispositions
permitted under Section 5.3; and
(e) the
granting of Permitted Liens.
5.3. Consolidations
and Mergers.
Borrower shall not merge, consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease
or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person without the prior written
consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of Agent.
5.4. Loans
and Investments.
Borrower shall not (i) purchase or acquire, or make
any
commitment to purchase or acquire any capital stock, equity interest, or any
obligations or other securities of, or any interest in, any Person, other than
the establishment or creation of a Subsidiary in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement, or (ii) make or commit to make any Acquisitions, or any other
acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or
of
any business or division of any Person, including without limitation, by way
of
merger, consolidation or other combination or (iii) make or commit to make
any
advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to or any other
investment in, any Person including any Affiliate of Borrower (the items
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are referred to as “Investments”),
except for:
(a) Investments
in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) extensions
of credit by Borrower to any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries provided the
obligations of each obligor shall be evidenced by notes, which notes shall
be
pledged to Agent,
for the benefit of Agent and Lenders,
and have such other terms as Agent
may
reasonably require; and
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(c) loans
and
advances to employees in the Ordinary Course of Business not to exceed $100,000
in the aggregate at any time outstanding.
5.5. Limitation
on Indebtedness.
Borrower shall not create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or otherwise become
or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness,
except:
(a) Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) Indebtedness
consisting of Contingent Obligations described in clause (i) of the definition
thereof and permitted pursuant to Section 5.9;
(c) Indebtedness
existing on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule
5.5
including extensions and refinancings thereof which do not increase the
principal amount of such Indebtedness as of the date of such extension or
refinancing;
(d) Indebtedness
not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, consisting
of
Capital Lease Obligations or secured by Liens permitted by subsection
5.1(h);
(e) Indebtedness
not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding related to
auto fleet leasing arrangements;
(f) unsecured
intercompany Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection 5.4(b);
(g) Subordinated
Indebtedness not to exceed $550,000
in the aggregate at any time outstanding (together with capitalized interest
thereon and accrued fees and expenses due in connection therewith);
(h) other
unsecured Indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate at any time outstanding
$250,000.
5.6. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Borrower shall not enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower,
except:
(a) as
expressly permitted by this Agreement or as contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement; or
(b) in
the
Ordinary Course of Business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of
the
business of Borrower provided that in the case of this clause (b), upon fair
and
reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in a
comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower
and which are disclosed in writing to Agent.
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5.7. Management
and Director Compensation.
Borrower shall not pay any management, consulting or similar fees to any
Affiliate of Borrower or to any officer, director or employee of Borrower or
any
Affiliate of Borrower except (a) payment of reasonable compensation
to
officers and employees for actual services rendered to Borrower in the Ordinary
Course of Business,
(b)
payment of directors’ fees of $250,000 in cash in any fiscal year of Borrower,
payment of directors’ fees in equity issuances reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
and reimbursement of the reasonable, in the sole discretion of Agent,
out-of-pocket expenses of directors incurred in connection with attending board
of director meetings and (c) as contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement.
5.8. Use
of
Proceeds.
Borrower shall not use any portion of the Loan proceeds, directly or indirectly,
to purchase or carry Margin Stock or repay or otherwise refinance Indebtedness
of Borrower or others incurred to purchase or carry Margin Stock, or otherwise
in any manner which is in contravention of any Requirement of Law or in
violation of this Agreement.
5.9. Contingent
Obligations.
Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Contingent
Obligations except in respect of the Obligations and except:
(a) endorsements
for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) Contingent
Obligations of Borrower existing as of the Closing Date and listed in
Schedule
5.9,
including extension and renewals thereof which do not increase the amount of
such Contingent Obligations as of the date of such extension or
renewal;
(c) Contingent
Obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to surety
and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other similar obligations;
(d) Contingent
Obligations arising under indemnity agreements to title insurers to cause such
title insurers to issue to Agent
title
insurance policies;
(e) Contingent
Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in
favor of purchasers in connection with dispositions permitted under subsection
5.2(b);
(f) Contingent
Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted under Section 5.5.
5.10. Compliance
with ERISA.
Borrower shall not:
(a) terminate
any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA so as to result in any material liability
to Borrower;
(b) permit
to
exist any ERISA Event or any other event or condition, which would reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) make
a
complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of ERISA Section 4201) from
any Multiemployer Plan so as to result in any material liability to
Borrower;
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(d) enter
into any new Plan or modify any existing Plan so as to increase its obligations
thereunder which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(e) permit
the present value of all nonforfeitable accrued benefits under any Plan (using
the actuarial assumptions utilized by the PBGC upon termination of a Plan)
materially to exceed the fair market value of Plan assets allocable to such
benefits, all determined as of the most recent valuation date for each such
Plan.
5.11. Restricted
Payments.
Borrower shall not (i) declare or make any dividend payment or other
distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities
on
account of any shares of any class of its capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests or other equity securities; provided,
however,
that so
long as no Event of Default exists, Borrower may declare and make preferred
stock dividends, (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any
shares of its capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or
other equity securities or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such
shares, interests or securities now or hereafter outstanding or (iii) make
any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, fees,
redemption, exchange, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar
payment with respect to any Subordinated Indebtedness (the items described
in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above are referred to as “Restricted Payments”);
except that any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and pay
dividends to Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and except
that Borrower may:
(a) make
distributions payable solely in respect of the Warrants or other equity
securities of Borrower held by Lender; and
(b) pay,
as
and when due and payable, regularly scheduled payments of interest only on
the
Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Agent.
5.12. Change
in Business.
Borrower shall not engage in any material line of business substantially
different from those lines of business carried on by it on the date
hereof.
5.13. Change
in Structure.
Except
as expressly permitted under Section 5.3, Borrower shall not make any material
changes in its equity capital structure (including in the terms of its
outstanding stock), or amend any of its Organization Documents without the
prior
written consent of Agent.
5.14. Accounting
Changes.
Borrower shall not make any significant change in accounting treatment or
reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the fiscal year
of
Borrower.
5.15. Amendments
to Subordinated Indebtedness.
Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly to, change or amend the terms of
any
Subordinated Indebtedness if the effect of such amendment is to: (i) increase
the interest rate on such Indebtedness; (ii) shorten the dates upon which
payments of principal or interest are due on such Indebtedness; (iii) add or
change in a manner adverse to Borrower any event of default or add or make
more
restrictive any covenant with respect to such Indebtedness; (iv) change in
a
manner adverse to Borrower the prepayment provisions of such Indebtedness;
(v)
change the subordination provisions thereof (or the subordination terms of
any
guaranty thereof); or (vi) change or amend any other term if such change or
amendment would materially increase the obligations of the obligor or confer
additional material rights on the holder of such Indebtedness in a manner
adverse to Borrower, Agent
or
Lenders.
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5.16. No
Negative Pledges.
Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer
to exist or become effective any consensual restriction or encumbrance of any
kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other
distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s equity securities or to pay fees,
including management fees, or make other payments and distributions to Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries. Borrower will not enter into, assume or become
subject to any Contractual Obligation prohibiting or otherwise restricting
the
existence of any Lien upon any of its assets in favor of Agent,
whether
now owned or hereafter acquired except in connection with any document or
instrument governing Liens permitted pursuant to subsections 5.1(h) and (i)
provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset
or assets subject to such permitted Liens.
5.17. OFAC.
Borrower will not (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), or (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
VI
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
Borrower
covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have any Revolving Loan
Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent
indemnification Obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has
been
asserted) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, unless the Required Lenders waive
compliance in writing:
6.1. Minimum
Liquidity.
Borrower
shall
maintain Liquidity of not less than $500,000.00.
6.2. Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio. Borrower
shall have, at the end of each calendar month ending during the periods set
forth below, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that is not less than:
1.00:1
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for
each quarter from March 31, 2007 and
thereafter
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“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio” shall be calculated in the manner set forth in Exhibit
4.2(b).
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ARTICLE
VII
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
7.1. Event
of Default.
Any of
the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
(a) Non-Payment.
Borrower fails to pay, (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount
of
principal on any Loan, including after maturity of the Loans, whether by
acceleration or otherwise, (ii) within three (3) days after the same shall
be
due when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of interest on any Loan,
including after maturity of the Loans, whether by acceleration or otherwise,
or
(iii) any fee or any other amount payable hereunder or pursuant to any other
Loan Document; or
(b) Representation
or Warranty.
Any
representation, warranty or certification by or on behalf of Borrower made
or
deemed made herein, in any other Loan Document, or which is contained in any
certificate, document or financial or other statement by Borrower or its
Responsible Officers, furnished at any time under this Agreement, or in or
under
any other Loan Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material
respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
(c) Specific
Defaults.
Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained
in Section
4.1,
4.2(b),
4.2(d), 4.6, 4.9 or 4.14
or
Article V or Article VI hereof; or
(d) Other
Defaults.
Borrower fails to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and such default shall
continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur
of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer becomes aware of such default
and (ii) the date upon which written notice thereof is given to Borrower by
Agent
or
Required Lenders;
or
(e) Cross-Default.
Borrower (i) fails to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness (other
than the Obligations) or Contingent Obligation having an aggregate principal
amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts
owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement)
of
more than $100,000
when due
(whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand,
or
otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice
period, if any, specified in the document relating thereto on the date of such
failure; or (ii) fails to perform or observe any other condition or covenant,
or
any other event shall occur or condition exist, under any agreement or
instrument relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation, if the
effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder
or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such
Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such Indebtedness to be declared to
be
due and payable prior to its stated maturity (without regard to any
subordination terms with respect thereto), or such Contingent Obligation to
become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded;
or
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(f) Insolvency;
Voluntary Proceedings.
Borrower (i) ceases or fails to be Solvent, (ii) generally fails to pay, or
admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject
to
applicable grace periods, if any, whether at stated maturity or otherwise;
(iii)
voluntarily ceases to conduct its business in the ordinary course; (iv)
commences any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to itself; or (v) takes any
action to effectuate or authorize any of the foregoing; or
(g) Involuntary
Proceedings.
(i) Any
involuntary Insolvency Proceeding is commenced or filed against Borrower, or
any
writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process, is issued
or levied against a substantial part of Borrower’s Properties, and any such
proceeding or petition shall not be dismissed, or such writ, judgment, warrant
of attachment, execution or similar process shall not be released, vacated
or
fully bonded within sixty (60) days after commencement, filing or levy; (ii)
Borrower admits the material allegations of a petition against it in any
Insolvency Proceeding, or an order for relief (or similar order under non-U.S.
law) is ordered in any Insolvency Proceeding; or (iii) Borrower acquiesces
in
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
mortgagee in possession (or agent therefor), or other similar Person for itself
or a substantial portion of its Property or business; or
(h) ERISA.
(i) A
member of the Controlled Group shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration
of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its
Withdrawal Liability under a Multiemployer Plan; (ii) a member of the Controlled
Group shall fail to satisfy its contribution requirements under Section
412(c)(11) of the Code, whether or not it has sought a waiver under Section
412(d) of the Code; (iii) the occurrence of an ERISA Event; (iv) a Plan that
is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code shall lose its
qualification; (v) any member of the Controlled Group engages in or otherwise
becomes liable for a non-exempt prohibited transaction; (vi) a violation of
Section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive benefit rule under Section 401(a)
of the Code; (vii) any member of the Controlled Group is assessed a tax under
Section 4980B of the Code or incurs a liability under Section 601 et seq of
ERISA; and, the occurrence of any such event listed in clauses (i) through
(vii), or the occurrence of any combination of events listed in clauses (i)
through (vii) results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect or result in exposure to Borrower in an amount in excess
of $100,000;
or
(i) Litigation.
Any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall be threatened against Borrower
which could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Monetary
Judgments.
One or
more judgments, non-interlocutory orders, decrees or arbitration awards shall
be
entered against Borrower involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent
not covered by independent third-party insurance) as to any single or related
series of transactions, incidents or conditions, of $100,000
or more,
and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal
for
a period of thirty (30) days after the entry thereof; or
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(k) Non-Monetary
Judgments.
One or
more non-monetary judgments, orders or decrees shall be rendered against
Borrower which does or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be any period
of
ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment
or
order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
or
(l) Collateral.
Any
material provision of any Collateral Document shall for any reason cease to
be
valid and binding on or enforceable against Borrower or Borrower shall so state
in writing or bring an action to limit its obligations or liabilities
thereunder; or any Collateral Document shall for any reason (other than pursuant
to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid security interest in the
Collateral purported to be covered thereby or such security interest shall
for
any reason (other than the failure of Agent
to take
any action within its control) cease to be a perfected and first priority
security interest subject only to Permitted Liens; or
(m) Management.
Any Key
Person shall cease to be employed by the Borrower in the capacity in which
such
Person served as of the Closing Date or in a more Senior Capacity and is not
replaced within 90 days by a person satisfactory to Agent; or
(n) Material
Exception in Audit.
The
occurrence of a material exception in any audit of Borrower by Borrower’s
independent auditors or in any collateral audit, as determined by Lender, which
could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in the reasonable opinion
of Agent.
7.2. Remedies.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may,
and shall at the request of the Required Lenders:
(a) declare
all or any portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender to make
Loans
to be terminated, whereupon such Revolving Loan Commitment shall forthwith
be
terminated;
(b) declare
all or any portion of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans,
all
interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable;
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; and
(c) exercise
on behalf of itself and the Lenders, all rights and remedies available to it
and
the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable law;
provided,
however,
upon
the occurrence of any event specified in subsections 7.1(f) or 7.1(g) above
(in
the case of clause (i) of subsection 7.1(g) upon the expiration of the sixty
(60) day period mentioned therein), the obligation of each Lender to make Loans
shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding
Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become
due and payable without further act of Agent or any Lender.
7.3. Rights
Not Exclusive.
The
rights provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights, powers, privileges or
remedies provided by law or in equity, or under any other instrument, document
or agreement now existing or hereafter arising.
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ARTICLE
VIII
THE
AGENT
8.1. Appointment
and Authorization.
Each
Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Agent to take
such
action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other
Loan
Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any
other Loan Document, Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except
those expressly set forth herein, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have
any
fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against
Agent.
8.2. Delegation
of Duties.
The
Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be
entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
The Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any
agent
or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.
8.3. Liability
of Agent.
None of
the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted
to
be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Loan Document (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct),
or
(ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital,
statement, representation or warranty made by Borrower or any officer thereof,
contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any
certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for
in,
or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, or for the value of any Collateral or the validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document, or for any failure of Borrower or any other party
to
any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No
Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain
or
to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements
contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or to
inspect the Properties, books or records of Borrower. Agent shall have no
obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to assure that the
property covered by the Collateral Documents exists or is owned by Borrower
or
any other Credit Party or is cared for, protected or insured or has been
encumbered or that the Liens granted to Agent have been properly or sufficiently
or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any
particular priority.
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8.4. Reliance
by Agent.
The
Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon
any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter,
telegram, facsimile or telephone message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or
made
by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel
(including counsel to Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing
to
take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall
first receive such advice or concurrence of the Lenders (or, where an action
or
waiver need only be approved by the Required Lenders, by the Required Lenders)
as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified
to
its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which
may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining
from
acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with
a
request or consent of the Lenders (or, where an action or waiver need only
be
approved by the Required Lenders, by the Required Lenders) and such request
and
any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all
of
the Lenders.
8.5. Notice
of Default.
The
Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of
any
Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment
of
principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Agent for the account of
the
Lenders, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or
Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of
Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that
Agent receives such a notice, Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.
The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of
Default as shall be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article
VII; provided, however, unless and until Agent shall have received any such
request, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain
from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as
it
shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
8.6. Credit
Decision.
Each
Lender expressly acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made
any representation or warranty to it and that no act by Agent hereinafter taken,
including any review of the affairs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall
be
deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by Agent to any Lender.
Each
Lender represents to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance
upon
Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating
to the transactions contemplated thereby, and made its own decision to enter
into this Agreement and extend credit to Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also
represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent and
based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking
or
not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to
make
such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents
expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by Agent, Agent shall
not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or
other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property,
financial and other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower which may come
into the possession of Agent.
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8.7. Indemnification.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, upon demand
therefor the Lenders shall indemnify Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by
or
on behalf of Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do
so),
ratably from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of
any
kind whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following the
repayment of the Loans and the termination or resignation of Agent) be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against Agent in any way relating to or arising
out
of this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to herein or
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted
by
Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing,
INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF AGENT’S OWN
NEGLIGENCE;
provided, however, no Lender shall be liable for the payment to Agent of any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting
from
Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In addition, each Lender shall
reimburse Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket
expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise)
of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein
to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf
of
Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Internal
Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or
other jurisdiction asserts a claim that Agent did not properly withhold tax
from
amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form
was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed
to
notify Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from,
or
reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such Lender
shall indemnify Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by
Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including
any
taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Agent under this
Section 8.7, together with all related costs and expenses (including Attorney
Costs). The obligation of the Lenders in this Section 8.7 shall survive the
payment of all Obligations hereunder.
8.8. Agent
in Individual Capacity.
ORIX
and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account
of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage
in
any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though ORIX were not Agent hereunder
and
without notice to or consent of the Lenders. With respect to its Loans, ORIX
shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender
and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent, and the terms “Lender”
and “Lenders” shall include ORIX in its individual capacity.
8.9. Successor
Agent.
The
Agent may resign as Agent upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Lenders and
to Borrower. If Agent shall resign as Agent under this Agreement, the Required
Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders.
If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the
resignation of Agent, Agent may thereupon appoint a successor agent from among
the Lenders reasonably acceptable to Borrower. Upon the acceptance of its
appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed
to
all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent”
shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and
duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation
hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII and Sections 9.4 and
9.5
shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by
it
while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted
appointment as Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following a retiring
Agent’s notice of resignation (or, if later, ten (10) days after the date upon
which Agent designates a successor agent), the retiring Agent’s resignation
shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform
all
of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required
Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.
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8.10. Collateral
Matters.
(a) The
Agent
is authorized (but not required) on behalf of all the Lenders, without the
necessity of any notice to or further consent from the Lenders, from time to
time to take any action with respect to any Collateral or the Collateral
Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security
interest in and Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents.
(b) The
Lenders irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to
release any Lien granted to or held by Agent upon any Collateral:
(i) upon
termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments and payment in full of all Loans
and all other Obligations then payable under this Agreement and under any other
Loan Document;
(ii) constituting
Property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with
any
disposition permitted hereunder;
(iii) consisting
of an instrument evidencing Indebtedness or of any other debt instrument, if
the
Indebtedness evidenced thereby has been paid in full; or
(iv) if
approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or all
the
Lenders, as the case may be, as provided in subsection 9.1(f).
Upon
request by Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s
authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this
subsection 8.10(b).
(c) Each
Lender agrees with and in favor of each other Lender (which agreement shall
not
be for the benefit of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) that Borrower’s
obligation to such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be equally and ratably secured by any real property and/or other
collateral now or hereafter securing any obligations of Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries to such Lender, whether or not the same constitutes Collateral
hereunder.
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1. Amendments
and Waivers.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by Borrower therefrom,
shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Required Lenders, Borrower and acknowledged by Agent, then such waiver shall
be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given;
provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless
in
writing and signed by all the Lenders, Borrower and acknowledged by Agent,
do
any of the following:
(a) increase
or extend the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any
Revolving Loan Commitment terminated pursuant to subsection
7.2(a));
(b) postpone
or delay any date fixed for, or waive, any payment of principal, interest,
fees
or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any
other Loan Document;
(c) reduce
the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein or the amount of
interest payable in cash specified herein on any Loan, or of any fees or other
amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(d) change
the percentage of the Revolving Loan Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans which shall be required for the Lenders or any
of
them to take any action hereunder;
(e) amend
this Section 9.1 or the definition of Required Lenders or any provision
providing for consent or other action by all Lenders; or
(f) discharge
Holdings or any Subsidiary of Borrower from their respective Obligations under
the Loan Documents, or release all or substantially all of the Collateral except
as otherwise may be provided in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents;
and,
provided further,
that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Agent in
addition to the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as the case may be, affect
the rights or duties of Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
9.2. Notices.
viii) All notices, requests and other communications provided for hereunder
shall be in writing (including, unless the context expressly otherwise provides,
by facsimile transmission) and mailed by certified or registered mail, faxed
or
delivered by personal or overnight delivery, to the address or facsimile number
specified for notices on the applicable signature page hereof; or, if directed
to Borrower or Agent, to such other address as shall be designated by such
party
in a written notice to each of the other parties hereto given in compliance
herewith, or, if directed to any other party hereto, to such other address
as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice given in compliance
herewith to Borrower and Agent.
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(b) All
such
notices, requests and communications shall be effective (i) if delivered in
person, when delivered, (ii) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the
date of transmission if transmitted on a Business Day before 4:00 p.m. New
York
time, otherwise on the next Business Day, (iii) if delivered by overnight
courier, one (1) Business Day after delivery to the courier properly addressed
and (iv) if mailed, upon the third (3rd) Business Day after the date
deposited into the U.S. Mail, certified or registered; except that notices
pursuant to Article I shall not be effective until actually received by
Agent.
(c) Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that any agreement of Agent and the Lenders
in
Article I hereof to receive certain notices by telephone and facsimile
transmission is solely for the convenience and at the request of Borrower.
The
Agent and the Lenders
shall be
entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person
authorized by Borrower to give such notice and Agent and the Lenders
shall
not have any liability to Borrower or other Person on account of any action
taken or not taken by Agent or the Lenders
in
reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of Borrower
to
repay the Loans shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure
by Agent and the Lenders
to
receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the
receipt by Agent and the Lenders
of a
confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by Agent and the
Lenders
to be
contained in the telephonic or facsimile notice.
9.3. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of Agent or any
Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy,
power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or
the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. No course of
dealing between Borrower, any Affiliate of Borrower, Agent or any Lender shall
be effective to amend, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement
or
any of the other Loan Documents.
9.4. Costs
and Expenses.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, Borrower
shall
pay or reimburse:
(a) Agent,
within
five (5) Business Days after demand (except as otherwise provided in subsection
2.1(f)) for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses paid or
incurred by Agent
in
connection with the development, preparation, delivery, administration and
execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to (in
each
case, whether or not consummated), this Agreement, any other Loan Document
and
any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including
out-of pocket costs, fees and expenses paid or incurred by Agent to third-party
auditors, the Attorney Costs incurred by Agent
with
respect thereto and for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it
in
connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of
any
rights or remedies during the existence of an Event of Default (including in
connection with any “workout” or restructuring regarding the Loans, and
including any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) under this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, and any such other documents, and including,
but not limited to, all UCC search fees, filing and recording fees, rating
agency fees, costs, fees and expenses related to financial and operational
examinations and collateral appraisals.
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(b) Agent,
within
five (5) Business Days after demand for all out-of-pocket appraisal, audit,
industry specialists, consultants, underwriting advisors, environmental
inspection and review (including the allocated cost of such internal services),
search and filing costs, fees and expenses, incurred or sustained by
Agent
in
connection with the matters referred to under clause (a) of this Section
9.4.
The
obligations of this Section 9.4 shall survive payment of all other
obligations.
9.5. Indemnity.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, Borrower
shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Lender, Agent and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact
(each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
charges, expenses or disbursements (including Attorney Costs):
(a) of
any
kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents
(including all amendments and waivers with respect thereto), or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and with respect to any investigation,
litigation or proceeding (including any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate
proceeding) related to this Agreement or the Loans or the transactions
contemplated hereby or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any
Indemnified Person is a party thereto (and including, but not limited to, all
UCC search fees, filing and recording fees, rating agency fees, costs, fees
and
expenses related to financial and operational examinations and collateral
appraisals); and
(b) which
may
be incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Person in connection with
or
arising out of any pending or threatened investigation, litigation or
proceeding, or any action taken by any Person, with respect to any Environmental
Claim arising out of or related to any Property of Borrower;
INCLUDING
THOSE WHICH RELATE TO OR ARISE OUT OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S OWN
NEGLIGENCE
(all the
foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”);
provided,
that
Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with
respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent arising from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person as determined by
a
court of competent jurisdiction.
No
action
taken by legal counsel chosen by Agent or any Lender in defending against any
investigation, litigation or proceeding or requested remedial, removal or
response action shall vitiate or any way impair Borrower’s obligation and duty
hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless Agent and each Lender. In no event
shall any site visit, observation, or testing by Agent or any Lender (or any
contractee of Agent or any Lender) be deemed a representation or warranty that
Hazardous Materials are or are not present in, on, or under, the site, or that
there has been or shall be compliance with any Environmental Law. Neither
Borrower nor any other Person is entitled to rely on any site visit,
observation, or testing by Agent or any Lender. Neither Agent nor any Lender
owes any duty of care to protect Borrower or any other Person against, or to
inform Borrower or any other Person of, any Hazardous Materials or any other
adverse condition affecting any site or Property. Neither Agent nor any Lender
shall be obligated to disclose to Borrower or any other Person any report or
findings made as a result of, or in connection with, any site visit,
observation, or testing by Agent or any Lender.
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The
obligations in this Section 9.5 shall survive payment of all other Obligations.
At the election of any Indemnified Person, Borrower shall defend such
Indemnified Person using legal counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Person
in such Person’s sole discretion, at the sole cost and expense of Borrower. All
amounts owing under this Section 9.5 shall be paid within thirty (30) days
after
demand.
9.6. Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside.
Neither
Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in
favor of Borrower or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all
of
the Obligations. To the extent that Borrower makes a payment or payments to
Agent or any Lender, or Agent or any Lender enforces its Liens or exercises
its
rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such
enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared
to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant
to
any settlement entered into by Agent in its discretion) to be repaid to a
trustee, receiver or any other party in connection with any Insolvency
Proceeding, or otherwise, then to
the
extent of such recovery the Obligations or part thereof originally intended
to
be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if
such
payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not
occurred.
(a) each
lender severally agrees to pay to Agent upon demand its ratable share of the
total amount so recovered from or repaid by Agent.
9.7. Successors
and Assigns.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that
any assignment by any Lender shall be subject to the provisions of Section
9.8
hereof, and provided further that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of
its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent
of
Agent and each Lender.
9.8. Assignments,
Participations, etc.
(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of Agent, at any time assign
and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that such consent
of
Agent shall not be required in connection with any assignment and delegation
by
a Lender to an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of such Lender)(each
an
“Assignee”) all, or any part of, the Loans, the Revolving Loan Commitments and
the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount
of $250,000 or, if less, the entire Revolving Loan Commitment or Loan(s) of
such
Lender; provided, however, Borrower and Agent may continue to deal solely and
directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an
Assignee until:
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(i) written
notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and
related information with respect to the Assignee, shall have been given to
Borrower and Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; and
(ii) Lender
and its Assignee shall have delivered to Borrower and Agent an Assignment and
Acceptance in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, such Lender
and its Assignee (an “Assignment
and Acceptance”).
(b) From
and
after the date that Agent notifies the assignor that Agent has received and
provided its consent with respect to an executed Assignment and
Acceptance:
(i) the
Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights
and
obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment
and
Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
(ii) the
assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder
and
under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its
obligations under the Loan Documents.
(c) Borrower
shall execute and deliver new Notes evidencing such Assignee’s assigned Loans
and Revolving Loan Commitment portion and, if the assignor Lender has retained
a
portion of its Loans and Revolving Loan Commitment, replacement Notes in the
principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Loan Commitment portion retained
by
the assignor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not in payment or
satisfaction of, the Notes held by Lender). This Agreement shall be deemed
to be
amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition
of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Revolving Loan Commitments
arising therefrom. The Revolving Loan Commitment allocated to each Assignee
shall reduce such Revolving Loan Commitment of the assigning Lender to the
same
extent.
(d) Any
Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks or other Persons
not
Affiliates of Borrower (a “Participant”)
participating interests in any Loans, the Revolving Loan Commitment of that
Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “Originating
Lender”)
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided,
however,:
(i) the
Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged;
(ii) the
Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such
obligations;
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(iii) Borrower
and Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender
in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
(iv) No
Lender
shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant
shall have rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent
such
amendment, consent or waiver would require unanimous consent of the Lenders
as
described in the first proviso
to
Section 9.1.
In
the
case of any such participation, the Participant shall not have any rights under
this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, and all amounts payable
by
Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if Lender had not sold such
participation.
(e) Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document
to
the contrary, any Lender may (i) assign all or any portion of the Loans
held by it to any Federal Reserve Bank or the United States Treasury as
collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board and
any Operating Circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank or (ii) pledge
all or any portion of the Loans held by it (and Notes evidencing such Loans)
to
its lenders for collateral security purposes, provided
that any
payment in respect of such assigned Loans made by Borrower to or for the account
of the assigning or pledging Lender in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement shall satisfy Borrower’s obligations hereunder in respect to such
assigned or pledged Loans to the extent of such payment. No such assignment
or
pledge shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations
hereunder.
(f) The
Agent
shall, on behalf of Borrower, maintain at its address referred to in Section
9.2
a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the
“Register”)
for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving
Loan
Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from
time
to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of
demonstrable error, and Borrower, Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person
whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Revolving Loan
Commitments, Loans and any Notes evidencing such Loans recorded therein for
all
purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of any Revolving Loan Commitment
and/or Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon
appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register. Any
assignment or transfer of all or part of a Revolving Loan Commitment and/or
Loan
evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon a surrender
or
registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan,
accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance; thereupon one or
more
new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the
designated assignee and, if applicable, assignor, and the old Notes shall be
returned by Agent to Borrower marked “cancelled”. The Register shall be
available for inspection by Borrower or any Lender (with respect to any entry
relating to such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitments and Loans) at any
reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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9.9. Confidentiality.
Each of
Agent and the Lenders shall maintain in confidence in accordance with its
customary procedures for handling confidential information, all written
information that Borrower, or any of its authorized representatives, furnishes
to Agent or any Lender on a confidential basis clearly marked as such
(“Confidential Information”), other than any such Confidential Information that
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach
by
Agent or any Lender of its obligations hereunder or that is or becomes available
to Agent or such Lender from a source other than Borrower, or any of its
authorized representatives, and that is not, to the actual knowledge of the
recipient thereof, subject to obligations of confidentiality with respect
thereto; provided, however, Agent and each Lender shall in any event have the
right to deliver copies of any such documents, and to disclose any such
information, to:
(a) its
directors, officers, trustees, partners, employees, agents, attorneys,
professional consultants, portfolio management services and rating
agencies;
(b) any
other
Lender and any successor Agent;
(c) any
Person to which such Lender offers to sell any Loan or any part thereof or
interest or participation therein (provided,
such
Person agrees to keep such information confidential on the terms set forth
in
this Section 9.9);
(d) any
federal or state regulatory authority or examiner, or any insurance industry
association, regulating or having jurisdiction over Agent or such Lender;
and
(e) any
other
Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate
(i) in compliance with any applicable law, rule, regulation or order,
(ii) in response to any subpoena or other legal process or informal
investigative demand, (iii) in connection with any litigation to which
Agent or such Lender is a party, or (iv) in connection with the enforcement
of the rights and remedies of Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents at any time when an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the information subject to this Section 9.9
shall not include, and Agent and each Lender may disclose without limitation
of
any kind, any information with respect to the “tax treatment” and “tax
structure” (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) that are provided to Agent or such Lender relating to such tax
treatment and tax structure (it being understood that this authorization is
retroactively effective to the commencement of the first discussions between
or
among any of the parties regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or
by
any of the other Loan Documents); provided that with respect to any document
or
similar item that in either case contains information concerning the “tax
treatment” or “tax structure” of the transactions as well as other information,
this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar
item
that relate to the “tax treatment” or “tax structure” of the transactions
contemplated herein or in any of the other Loan Documents.
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9.10. Set-off;
Sharing of Payments.
In
addition to any rights and remedies now or hereafter granted under applicable
law, and not by way of limitation of any such rights or remedies at any time
and
from time to time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, each Lender is hereby authorized by Borrower, with reasonably prompt
subsequent notice to Borrower or to any other Person (any prior or
contemporaneous notice being hereby expressly waived by Borrower) to set off
and
to appropriate and to apply any and all
(a) balances
held by such Lender at any of its offices for the account of Borrower
(regardless of whether such balances are then due to Borrower); and
(b) other
Property at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or for
the account of Borrower;
against
and on account of any and all Obligations which are not paid when due; except
that no Lender shall exercise such right without the prior written consent
of
Agent. Any Lender having a right to set off shall purchase for cash (and the
other Lenders shall sell) participations in each such other Lender’s pro rata
share of the Obligations as would be necessary to cause such Lender to share
the
benefit of such right of set-off with each other Lender in accordance with
their
respective pro rata shares of the Obligations. Borrower agrees, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, that (i) any Lender may exercise its right to set
off with respect to amounts in excess of its pro rata share of the Obligations
and may sell participations to other Lenders, and (ii) any Lender so
purchasing a participation in the Obligations held by other Lenders may exercise
all rights of setoff, bankers’ lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect
to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of
Obligations in the amount of such participation; provided,
however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity
of
such set-off and application. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security
interest in all such deposits and other Property, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, held by Lender for the purposes set forth
herein.
9.11. Notification
of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.
Each
Lender shall notify Agent in writing of any changes in the address to which
notices to such Lender should be directed, of addresses of its Lending Office,
of payment instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder
and of such other administrative information as Agent shall reasonably
request.
9.12. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement in
any
number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be
deemed an original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed
to constitute but one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this
Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with each of Borrower and
Agent.
9.13. Severability.
The
illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any
instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair
the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement
or
any instrument or agreement required hereunder. Any Loan Document, or other
agreement, document or instrument, delivered by facsimile transmission shall
have the same force and effect as if the original thereof has been
delivered.
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9.14. Captions.
The
captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
9.15. Independence
of Provisions.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and other Loan Documents may
use
several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or
similar matters, and that such limitations, tests and measurements are
cumulative and must each be performed, except as expressly stated to the
contrary in this Agreement.
9.16. Interpretation.
This
Agreement is the result of negotiations among and has been reviewed by counsel
to Agent and other parties hereto, and is the product of all parties hereto.
Accordingly, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be construed
against the Lenders or Agent merely because of Agent’s or Lenders’ involvement
in the preparation of such documents and agreements.
9.17. No
Third Parties Benefited.
This
Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit
of
Borrower, the Lenders and Agent, and their permitted successors and assigns,
and
no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have
any
direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have
any
obligation to any Person not a party to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents.
9.18. Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
(A) THIS
AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATION LAW); PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS
ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(B) BORROWER
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED
STATES FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT AND BORROWER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
MAY
BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION
IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING BY BORROWER AGAINST AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF
INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED
TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT LOCATED
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(C) BORROWER
DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS CT CORPORATION SYSTEM AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS MAY
HEREAFTER BE SELECTED BY BORROWER WHICH IRREVOCABLY AGREE IN WRITING TO SO
SERVE
AS ITS AGENT TO RECEIVE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH
PROCEEDINGS IN ANY SUCH COURT, SUCH SERVICE BEING HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY
BORROWER TO BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT. A COPY OF ANY
SUCH PROCESS SO SERVED SHALL BE MAILED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO BORROWER AT ITS
ADDRESS PROVIDED IN SECTION 9.2 EXCEPT THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH COPY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY
OF
SERVICE OF PROCESS. IF ANY AGENT APPOINTED BY BORROWER REFUSES TO ACCEPT
SERVICE, BORROWER HEREBY AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON IT BY MAIL SHALL CONSTITUTE
SUFFICIENT NOTICE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
9.19. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A
TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION
OF
ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES,
WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. BORROWER,
THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION
SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,
THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS
WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER
PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR
ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION
HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS.
9.20. Entire
Agreement; Release.
This
Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement
and understanding among Borrower, the Lenders and Agent, and supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous Agreements and understandings of such Persons, oral
or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and any prior
arrangements made with respect to the payment by Borrower of (or any
indemnification for) any fees, costs or expenses payable to or incurred (or
to
be incurred) by or on behalf of Agent or the Lenders. Borrower has relied
exclusively on the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents in its execution and delivery hereof and thereof and
entering into the transactions which are the subject hereof and thereof.
Execution of this Agreement by Borrower constitutes a full, complete and
irrevocable release of any and all claims which Borrower may have at law or
in
equity in respect of all prior discussions and understandings, oral or written,
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to Borrower or any other Person
on
any theory of liability for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive
damages.
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ARTICLE
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TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
10.1. Taxes.
(a) Subject
to subsection 10.1(g), any and all payments by Borrower to each Lender or Agent
under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or
withholding for, any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding, in the case of each Lender and Agent, such taxes (including income
taxes or franchise taxes) as are imposed on or measured by each Lender’s net
income by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or Agent, as
the
case may be, is organized or maintains a Lending Office or any political
subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as
“Taxes”).
(b) In
addition, Borrower shall pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes
or
any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from
any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration
of,
or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document
(hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).
(c) Subject
to subsection 10.1(g), Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Lender
and Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Taxes
or
Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section
10.1) paid by such Lender or Agent and any liability (including penalties,
interest, additions to tax and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30)
days from the date any Lender or Agent makes written demand
therefor.
(d) If
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes or Other
Taxes
from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or Agent, then,
subject to subsection 10.1(g):
(i) the
sum
payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required
deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section 10.1), such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, receives an amount
equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made;
(ii) Borrower
shall make such deductions; and
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(iii) Borrower
shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other
authority in accordance with applicable law.
(e) Within
thirty (30) days after the date of any payment by Borrower of Taxes or Other
Taxes, Borrower shall furnish to Agent (and the applicable Lender) the original
or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence
of payment satisfactory to Agent (and the applicable Lender).
(f) Each
Lender that is not a citizen or resident of the United States of America, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the
laws of the United States (or any jurisdiction thereof), or any estate or trust
that is subject to federal income taxation regardless of the source of its
income (a “Non-U.S.
Lender”)
shall
deliver to Borrower and Agent two copies of each U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors
thereto, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S.
federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect
to payments of “portfolio interest”, a Form W-8, or any subsequent versions
thereof or successors thereto (and, if such Non-U.S. Lender delivers a Form
W-8,
a certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” for
purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a ten percent (10%) shareholder
(within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of Borrower and is
not
a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower (within the meaning of
Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), properly completed and duly executed by such
Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S.
federal withholding tax on all payments by Borrower under this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender
on
or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement. In addition, each
Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or
invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each
Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify Borrower at any time it determines that
it
is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate
to
Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing
authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant
to this subsection that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to
deliver.
(g) Borrower
will not be required to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States
Federal income tax pursuant to subsection 10.1(d) to any Lender for the account
of any Lending Office of such Lender:
(i) if
the
obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a
failure by such Lender to comply with its obligations under subsection 10.1(f)
in respect of such Lending Office;
(ii) if
such
Lender shall have delivered to Borrower a Form W-8BEN and/or Form W-8ECI (or
any
subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto) in respect of such Lending
Office pursuant to subsection 10.1(f), and such Lender shall not at any time
be
entitled to exemption from deduction or withholding of United States Federal
income tax in respect of payments by Borrower hereunder for the account of
such
Lending Office for any reason other than a change in United States law, treaty
or regulations or in the official interpretation of such law or regulations
by
any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of delivery
of
such Form W-8BEN and/or Form W-8ECI (or any subsequent versions thereof or
successors thereto); or
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(iii) if
such
Lender shall have delivered to Borrower a Form W-8 (or any subsequent versions
thereof or successors thereto) in respect of such Lending Office pursuant to
subsection 10.1(f), and such Lender shall not at any time be entitled to
exemption from deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax
in
respect of payments by Borrower hereunder for the account of such Lending Office
for any reason other than a change in the United States law or regulations
or
any applicable tax treaty or regulations or in the official interpretation
of
any such law, treaty or regulations by any Governmental Authority charged with
the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force
of
law) after the date of delivery of such Form W-8 (or subsequent versions thereof
or successors thereto).
(h) If,
at
any time, Borrower requests Lender to deliver any forms or other documentation
pursuant to subsection 10.1(f), then Borrower shall, on demand of such Lender
through Agent, reimburse such Lender for any costs and expenses (including
Attorney Costs) reasonably incurred by such Lender in the preparation or
delivery of such forms or other documentation.
(i) If
Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or Agent pursuant
to subsection 10.1(d), then such Lender shall use its reasonable best efforts
(consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction
of its Lending Office so as to eliminate any such additional payment by Borrower
which may thereafter accrue if such change in the judgment of such Lender is
not
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
10.2. Illegality.
a) If
after the date hereof any Lender shall determine that the introduction of any
Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the
interpretation or administration thereof, has made it unlawful, or that any
central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful,
for any Lender or its Lending Office to make LIBOR Rate Loans, then, on notice
thereof by such Lender to Borrower through Agent, the obligation of that Lender
to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender shall have
notified Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such
determination no longer exists.
(b) Subject
to clause (c) below, if any Lender shall determine that it is unlawful to
maintain any LIBOR Rate Loan, Borrower shall prepay in full all LIBOR Rate
Loans
of such Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon, either
on the last day of the Interest Period thereof if such Lender may lawfully
continue to maintain such LIBOR Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if
such
Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Rate Loans, together
with any amounts required to be paid in connection therewith pursuant to Section
10.4.
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(c) If
the
obligation of any Lender to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans has been
terminated, Borrower may elect, by giving notice to such Lender through Agent
that all Loans which would otherwise be made by any such Lender as LIBOR Rate
Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans.
(d) Before
giving any notice to Agent pursuant to this Section 10.2, the affected Lender
shall designate a different Lending Office with respect to its LIBOR Rate Loans
if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice or making such
demand and will not, in the judgment of the Lender, be illegal or otherwise
disadvantageous to the Lender.
10.3. Increased
Costs and Reduction of Return.
(a) If
any
Lender shall have determined that:
(i) the
introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation;
(ii) any
change in any Capital Adequacy Regulation;
(iii) any
change in the interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy
Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with
the
interpretation or administration thereof; or
(iv) compliance
by such Lender (or its Lending Office) or any corporation controlling such
Lender, with any Capital Adequacy Regulation;
affects
the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender
or
any entity controlling such Lender and (taking into consideration such Lender’s
or such entities’ policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s
desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital is
increased as a consequence of its Revolving
Loan Commitment(s),
loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, within thirty (30)
days of demand of such Lender, (with a copy to Agent), Borrower shall upon
demand pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender,
additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender (or the entity
controlling Lender) for such increase.
10.4. Funding
Losses.
Borrower agrees to reimburse each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from
any loss or expense which each Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence
of:
(a) the
failure of Borrower to make any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal
of
any LIBOR Rate Loan (including payments made after any acceleration
thereof);
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(b) the
failure of Borrower to borrow, continue or convert a Loan after Borrower has
given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of
Continuation/Conversion;
(c) the
failure of Borrower to make any prepayment after Borrower has given a notice
in
accordance with Section 1.7;
(d) the
prepayment (including pursuant to Section 1.8) of a LIBOR Rate Loan on a
day which is not the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto;
or
(e) the
conversion pursuant to Section 1.6 of any LIBOR Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan
on
a day that is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period;
including
any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds
obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder or from fees payable
to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. Solely for
purposes of calculating amounts payable by Borrower to the Lenders under this
Section 10.4 and under subsection 10.3(a): each LIBOR Rate Loan made by a Lender
(and each related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement) shall be
conclusively deemed to have been funded at the LIBOR used in determining the
interest rate for such LIBOR Rate Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing
in the interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable
period, whether or not such LIBOR Rate Loan is in fact so funded.
10.5. Inability
to Determine Rates.
If
Agent shall have determined in good faith that for any reason adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR for any requested
Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan or that the LIBOR
applicable pursuant to subsection 1.3(a) for any requested Interest Period
with
respect to a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect
the
cost to the Lenders of funding such Loan, Agent will forthwith give notice
of
such determination to Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation
of
the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder shall be suspended
until Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice,
Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion
then submitted by it. If Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders
shall
make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by Borrower, in the amount
specified in the applicable notice submitted by Borrower, but such Loans shall
be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans.
10.6. Reserves
on LIBOR Rate Loans.
Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required
under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves with respect
to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or
deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional costs on
the unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Rate Loan equal to actual costs of
such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such
Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent
demonstrable error), payable on each date on which interest is payable on such
Loan provided Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days prior
written notice (with a copy to Agent) of such additional interest from the
Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days
prior to
the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be payable
fifteen (15) days
from
receipt of such notice.
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10.7. Certificates
of Lender.
If any
Lender claims a right of reimbursement or compensation pursuant to this Article
X, each Lender shall deliver to Borrower (with a copy to Agent) a certificate
setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to each Lender hereunder
and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence
of manifest error.
10.8. Survival.
The
agreements and obligations of Borrower in this Article X shall survive the
payment of all other Obligations.
ARTICLE
XI
DEFINITIONS
11.1. Defined
Terms.
The
following terms are defined in the Sections or subsections referenced opposite
such terms:
“Activation
Notice”
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4.17
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“Assignee”
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9.8(a)
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“Assignment
and Acceptance”
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9.8(a)(ii)
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“Borrower”
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Preamble
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“Borrowing
Base”
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1.1(b)
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“Commitment
Fee”
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1.9(a)
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“Concentration
Account”
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4.17
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“Confidential
Information”
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9.9
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“EBITDA”
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Exhibit
4.2(b)
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“Event
of Default”
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7.1
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“Existing
Credit Agreement”
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Recitals
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“Existing
Revolving Credit Facility”
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Recitals
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“Existing
Term Loan”
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Recitals
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“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
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Exhibit
4.2(b)
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“Indemnified
Person”
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9.5
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“Indemnified
Liabilities”
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9.5
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“Lender”
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Preamble
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“Lockbox
Account”
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4.17
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“Lockbox
Agreement”
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4.17
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“Lockbox
Bank”
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4.17
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“Maximum
Revolving Loan Balance”
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1.1(b)
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“Monitoring
Fee”
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1.9(b)
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“Originating
Lender”
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9.8
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“Other
Taxes”
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10.1(b)
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“Participant”
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9.8(d)
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“Permitted
Liens”
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5.1
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“Restricted
Payments”
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5.11
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“Revenue”
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Exhibit
4.1(b)
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“Revolving
Loan Commitment”
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1.1(b)
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“Revolving
Loan”
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1.1(b)
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“Taxes”
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10.1(a)
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“Trust
Collections”
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4.17
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“Unused
Borrowing Availability”
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Exhibit
11.1(a)
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“Unused
Line Fee”
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1.9(c)
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In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
have the following meanings:
“Account”
means,
as at any date of determination, all “accounts” (as such term is defined in the
UCC) of Borrower, including, without limitation, the unpaid portion of the
obligation of a customer of Borrower in respect of Inventory purchased by and
shipped to such customer and/or the rendition of services by Borrower, as stated
on the invoice of Borrower, net of any credits, rebates or offsets owed to
such
customer.
“Account
Debtor”
means
the customer of Borrower who is obligated on or under an Account.
“Acquisition”
means
any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or
resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division
of a
Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the
capital stock, partnership interests or equity of any Person or otherwise
causing any Person to become a Subsidiary of Borrower, or (c) a merger or
consolidation or any other combination with another Person.
“Affiliate”
means,
as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control
of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person
shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses,
directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership
of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Without limitation, any director,
executive officer or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the equity
of a Person shall for the purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to control
the
other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Agent nor any Lender shall
be deemed an “Affiliate” of Borrower or of any Subsidiary of
Borrower.
“Agent”
means
Venture Finance LLC in its capacity as agent for the Lenders hereunder, and
any
successor agent.
“Agent-Related
Persons”
means
Venture Finance LLC and any successor agent arising under Section 8.9,
together with their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors,
employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and
Affiliates.
“Aggregate
Revolving Loan Commitment”
means
the combined Revolving Loan Commitments of the Lenders, which shall initially
be
in the amount of $5,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time
pursuant to this Agreement.
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“Applicable
Margin”
means
with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, three and one-half
percent (3.5%), and with respect to Revolving Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans,
six and one-half percent (6.5%).
“Attorney
Costs”
means
and includes all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other
external counsel, the allocated cost of internal legal services and all
disbursements of internal counsel.
“Availability”
means
as of any date of determination, the amount by which (a) the Maximum Revolving
Loan Balance, exceeds (b) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
Revolving Loans.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101, et
seq.),
as
amended and in effect from time to time and the regulations issued from time
to
time thereunder.
“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 Agent may select) and (b) the sum of the
Federal Funds Rate plus one half of one percent (0.5%). 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.
“Borrower
Security Agreement”
means
that Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Borrower, made by
Borrower in favor of Agent for the benefit of Lenders.
“Borrowing”
means
a
borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans made to Borrower on the same day by
the
Lenders pursuant to Article I.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
means
a
certificate of Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit
11.1(a)
hereto,
duly completed as of a date acceptable to Agent in its sole
discretion.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in
New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and,
if the
applicable Business Day relates to any LIBOR Rate Loan, a day on which dealings
are carried on in the London interbank market.
“Capital
Adequacy Regulation”
means
any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental
Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the
force
of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any Lender or of any
corporation controlling a Lender.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means
all expenditures which, in accordance with GAAP, would be required to be
capitalized and shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower, but
excluding expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution
or
restoration of assets to the extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or
other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets
being replaced or restored, (b) with awards of compensation arising from the
taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced or (c)
with proceeds of Dispositions that are reinvested, within ninety (90) days
of
receipt of such proceeds, in assets performing the same or a similar function
as
the assets subject to such Disposition.
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“Capital
Lease”
means
any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with GAAP, is classified
as a capital lease.
“Capital
Lease Obligations”
means
all monetary obligations of Borrower under any Capital Leases.
“Cash
Equivalents”
means:
(a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
Government or any agency thereof having maturities of not more than six (6)
months from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits,
repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, or bankers’ acceptances,
having in each case a tenor of not more than six (6) months, issued by Lender,
or by any U.S. commercial bank or any branch or agency of a non-U.S. bank
licensed to conduct business in the U.S. having combined capital and surplus
of
not less than $250,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least
A-1
by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P-1 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service Inc.
and in either case having a tenor of not more than three (3) months and (d)
money market mutual funds provided that substantially all of the assets of
such
fund are comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (a) through
(c).
“Change
in Working Capital”
means,
for any period, Working Capital as of the end of such period minus Working
Capital as of the beginning of such period.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.1 are
satisfied or waived by Agent and all Lenders.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Collateral”
means
all Property and interests in Property and proceeds thereof now owned or
hereafter acquired by Borrower or any other Person as debtor and their
respective Subsidiaries and other Person who has granted a Lien to Agent, in
or
upon which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of any Lender or Agent for
the benefit of Agent and Lenders, whether under this Agreement or under any
other documents executed by any such Persons and delivered to
Agent.
“Collateral
Documents”
means,
collectively, the Borrower Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Guarantees
and
all other security agreements, patent and trademark assignments, lease
assignments, guarantees and other similar agreements, and all amendments,
restatements, modifications or supplements thereof or thereto, by or between
any
one or more of Borrower or any other Person pledging or granting a lien on
Collateral or pursuant to which any such Person guarantees the payment and
performance of the Obligations, and any Lender or Agent for the benefit of
Agent
and the Lenders now or hereafter delivered to the Lenders or Agent pursuant
to
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and all financing
statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with
the UCC or comparable law) against Borrower or any other Person pledging or
granting a lien on Collateral as debtor in favor of any Lender or Agent for
the
benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as secured party.
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“Commitment
Percentage”
means,
as to any Lender, the percentage equivalent of such Lender’s Revolving Loan
Commitment.
“Consolidated
Net Income”
means,
for any period, the net income (or loss) of Borrower for such period determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding
any
gains or losses from Dispositions, any extraordinary gains or extraordinary
losses and any gains or losses from discontinued operations.
“Contingent
Obligation”
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise,
of
that Person: (i) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person
incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance
to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged,
or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the
holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss
with respect thereto; (ii) with respect to any letter of credit issued for
the
account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for
reimbursement of drawings; (iii) to make take-or-pay or similar payments if
required regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an
agreement; or (iv) for the obligations of another Person through any agreement
to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any Property
constituting security therefor, to provide funds for the payment or discharge
of
such obligation or to maintain the solvency, financial condition or any balance
sheet item or level of income of another Person. The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or
otherwise supported or, if not a fixed and determined amount, the maximum amount
so guaranteed or supported.
“Contractual
Obligations”
means,
as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of
any
agreement, undertaking, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument, document or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which
it
or any of its Property is bound.
“Controlled
Group”
means
Borrower and all Persons (whether or not incorporated) under common control
or
treated as a single employer with Borrower pursuant to Section 414(b), (c),
(m)
or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Default”
means
any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time,
or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute
an Event of Default.
“Disposition”
means
(a) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of Property, other than
sales or other dispositions expressly permitted under subsection 5.2(a), and
(b)
the sale or transfer by Borrower of any equity securities issued by any
Subsidiary of Borrower and held by such transferor Person.
“Dollars”,
“dollars”
and
“$”
each
mean lawful money of the United States of America.
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“EBITDA”
means,
for any period, Consolidated
Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining such
Consolidated Net Income, Interest Expense, income tax expense, depreciation
and
amortization.
“Eligible
Accounts”
means,
at any time, the Accounts of Borrower which the Agent determines in its sole
discretion are eligible for the purposes of computing the Borrowing Base.
Without limiting the Agent’s discretion provided herein, the Eligible Accounts
shall not include any Account:
(a)
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that
does not arise from the sale, lease, or rental of Inventory or the
performance of services by such Borrower in the ordinary course of
its
business;
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(b)
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(i)
upon which such Borrower’s right to receive payment is not absolute or is
contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever or (ii)
as to
which such Borrower is not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce
its
remedies against the Account Debtor through judicial process or (iii)
if
the Account represents a progress billing consisting of an invoice
for
goods sold or used or services rendered pursuant to a contract under
which
the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay that invoice is subject to such
Borrower’s completion of further performance under such contract or is
subject to the equitable lien of a surety bond
issuer;
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in
the event that any defense, counterclaim, setoff or dispute is asserted
as
to such Account;
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that
is not a true and correct statement of bona fide indebtedness incurred
in
the amount of the Account for merchandise sold to or services rendered
and
accepted by the applicable Account
Debtor;
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with
respect to which an invoice, in a form reasonably acceptable to Agent
in
form and substance, has not been sent to the applicable Account
Debtor;
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that
(i) is not owned by such Borrower or (ii) is subject to any right,
claim,
security interest or other interest of any other Person, other than
Liens
in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and
Lenders;
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that
arises from a sale to any director, officer, other employee or Affiliate
of Holdings or Borrower, or to any entity that has any common officer
or
director with Holdings or Borrower, other than transactions permitted
pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof;
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that
is the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States
government or a political subdivision thereof, or any state or
municipality or department, agency or instrumentality thereof unless
Agent, in its sole discretion, has agreed to the contrary in writing
and
such Borrower, if necessary or desirable, has complied with the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, or
any
applicable state statute or municipal ordinance of similar purpose
and
effect, with respect to such
obligation;
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(i)
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that
is the obligation of an Account Debtor located in a foreign country
(other
than Canada) unless payment thereof is assured by a letter of credit
assigned and delivered to Agent, satisfactory to Agent as to form,
amount
and issuer;
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to
the extent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is liable for goods
sold or
services rendered by the applicable Account Debtor to Borrower or
any
Subsidiary thereof but only to the extent of the potential
offset;
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that
arises with respect to goods that are delivered on a xxxx-and-hold,
cash-on-delivery basis or placed on consignment, guaranteed sale
or other
terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor is or
may be
conditional;
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that
is in default; provided,
that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Account
shall
be deemed in default upon the occurrence of any of the
following:
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(i) it
is not
paid within the earlier of: ninety (90) days following its due date or one
hundred and twenty (120) days following its original invoice date;
(ii) if
any
Account Debtor obligated upon such Account suspends business, makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay its debts generally
as
they come due; or
(iii) if
any
petition is filed by or against any Account Debtor obligated upon such Account
under any bankruptcy law or any other federal, state or foreign (including
any
provincial) receivership, insolvency relief or other law or laws for the relief
of debtors;
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that
is the obligation of an Account Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or
more of
the dollar amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor are
ineligible under the other criteria set forth in herein (other than
if
deemed ineligible pursuant to subsection
(a)
above or subsection
(o)
below);
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as
to which Agent’s Lien thereon, on behalf of itself and Lenders, is not a
first priority perfected Lien;
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(o)
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as
to which any of the representations or warranties in the Loan Documents
are untrue;
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to
the extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment, instrument or
chattel
paper;
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to
the extent that such Account, together with all other Accounts owing
by
such Account Debtor and its Affiliates as of any date of determination
exceed fifty percent (50%) of all Eligible
Accounts;
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that
is a contra account, an account established in lieu of a required
customer
deposit, an account in respect of a cash pay or COD customer, or
an
account in respect of incentive liability or territorial infringement
liability;
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that
is payable in any currency other than Dollars; or
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(t)
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that
is unacceptable to Agent in its reasonable and good faith credit
judgment;
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for
the
avoidance of doubt, Agent may establish, modify or cancel Reserves in its sole
discretion with respect to such Accounts and may otherwise establish, modify
or
amend any of eligibility criteria in its sole discretion with respect to
Eligible Accounts. In the event that an Account which was previously an Eligible
Account ceases to be an Eligible Account hereunder, the Borrower shall notify
the Agent thereof on and at the time of submission to the Agent of the next
Borrowing Base Certificate.
“Eligible
Assignee”
means
any of: (a) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States,
or
any state thereof; (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other
country; (c) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution
or fund which is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in
commercial loans for its own account in the Ordinary Course of Business; (d)
a
Related Fund.
“Eligible
Inventory”
means
the Inventory of Borrower that is finished goods which the Agent determines
in
its sole discretion is eligible for the purposes of computing the Borrowing
Base. Without limiting the Agent’s discretion provided herein, the Eligible
Inventory shall not include any Inventory which:
(a)
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is
not owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens and rights of any
other
Person (including the rights of a purchaser that has made progress
payments and the rights of a surety that has issued a bond to assure
such
Borrower’s performance with respect to that Inventory), except the Liens
in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, and Permitted
Liens in
favor of landlords and bailees to the extent permitted in this Agreement
(subject to Reserves imposed by
Agent);
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is
(i) not located on premises owned or leased by such Borrower or (ii)
is
stored with a bailee, warehouseman or similar Person, unless Agent
has
given its prior consent thereto and unless (x) a satisfactory bailee
letter or landlord waiver has been delivered to Agent, or (y) Reserves
satisfactory to Agent have been established with respect thereto,
or (iii)
located at any site if the aggregate book value of Inventory at any
such
location is less than $100,000; provided,
however
that this subsection
(b)
shall not apply to any Inventory of any Borrower which is located
in the
United States on premises not owned or leased by such Borrower while
such
Inventory is on rent to a customer;
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is
not raw materials, point of sale display or other sales materials
or
“Liquid Love” Inventory;
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is
placed on consignment or is in
transit;
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(e)
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is
covered by a negotiable document of title, unless such document has
been
delivered to Agent with all necessary endorsements, free and clear
of all
Liens except those in favor of Agent and
Lenders;
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(f)
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in
Agent’s good faith and reasonable credit determination, is unleasable,
obsolete, unsalable, shopworn, seconds, damaged or unfit for
sale;
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(g)
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consists
of display items or packing or shipping materials, manufacturing
supplies,
work-in-process Inventory or replacement
parts;
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(h)
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consists
of goods which have been returned by the
buyer;
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(i)
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is
not of a type held for sale, lease or rental in the ordinary course
of
such Borrower’s business;
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(j)
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as
to which Agent’s Lien, on behalf of itself and Lenders, therein is not a
first priority perfected Lien;
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(k)
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as
to which any of the representations or warranties pertaining to Inventory
set forth in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or other
Loan
Documents is untrue;
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(l)
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consists
of any costs associated with “freight-in”
charges;
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(m)
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consists
of Hazardous Materials or goods that can be transported or sold only
with
licenses that are not readily available;
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(n)
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is
not covered by casualty insurance acceptable to Agent;
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(o)
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is
located outside the United States;
or
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(p)
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is
otherwise unacceptable to Agent in its reasonable and good faith
credit
judgment;
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for
the
avoidance of doubt, Agent may establish, modify or cancel Reserves in its sole
discretion with respect to such Inventory and may otherwise establish, modify
or
amend any of eligibility criteria in its sole discretion with respect to
Eligible Inventory.
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“Environmental
Claims”
means
all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person
alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any
Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment or threat to
public health, personal injury (including sickness, disease or death), property
damage, natural resources damage, or otherwise alleging liability or
responsibility for damages (punitive or otherwise), cleanup, removal, remedial
or response costs, restitution, civil or criminal penalties, injunctive relief,
or other type of relief, resulting from or based upon the presence, placement,
discharge, emission or release (including intentional and unintentional,
negligent and non-negligent, sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental,
placement, spills, leaks, discharges, emissions or releases) of any Hazardous
Material at, in, or from Property, whether or not owned by
Borrower.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
all foreign, federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules,
regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative orders,
directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and
agreements with, any Governmental Authorities, in each case relating to
environmental, health, safety and land use matters; including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of
1972,
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with
Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of
the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“ERISA
Event”
means
(a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Qualified Plan or a Multiemployer
Plan; (b) a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Qualified
Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a
substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA); (c) a
complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the
treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A
of
ERISA or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Qualified
Plan or Multiemployer Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA; (e) a failure by
Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group to make required contributions
to
a Qualified Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which
might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA
for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Qualified Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the imposition of any liability under
Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section
4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; (h) an application for
a
funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section
412 of the Code with respect to any Plan; (i) a non-exempt prohibited
transaction occurs with respect to any Plan for which Borrower may be directly
or indirectly liable; or (j) a violation of the applicable requirements of
Section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive benefit rule under Section 401(a)
of the Code by any fiduciary or disqualified person with respect to any Plan
for
which Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may be directly or
indirectly liable.
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“Event
of Loss”
means,
with respect to any Property, any of the following: (a) any loss,
destruction or damage of such Property; (b) any pending or threatened
institution of any proceedings for the condemnation or seizure of such Property
or for the exercise of any right of eminent domain; or (c) any
actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent
domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation of such Property or
the
requisition of the use of such Property.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%)
equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
Funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York
on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if no such rate
is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such day shall be the average rate quoted to Agent on such day on such
transactions as determined by Agent in a commercially reasonable
manner.
“Federal
Reserve Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any entity succeeding
to any of its principal functions.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
means,
as of
any date of determination, the ratio of (a) EBITDA plus proceeds of any equity
issuances minus Change in Working Capital, in each case, for the six calendar
months most recently ended as of such date of determination to (b) the sum
for
such period of (i) Interest Expense plus (ii) required payments of principal
of
Indebtedness (excluding the Revolving Loans) plus (iii) dividends or other
payments made by Borrower in respect of any preferred stock plus (iv) Capital
Expenditures plus (v) taxes (including any estimated taxes) paid in cash by
Borrower.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions
of
comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession), which are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof,
any
central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity
owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any
of
the foregoing.
“Guarantees”
mean,
collectively the individual Guarantee executed by each Guarantor in favor of
Lenders, in form satisfactory to Lenders.
“Guarantor”
means
each subsidiary of Borrower that executes a guarantee or other similar agreement
in favor of Lenders.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
all those substances which are regulated by, or which may form the basis of
liability under, any Environmental Law.
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“Indebtedness”
of
any
Person means, without duplication: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money;
(b)
all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price
of
Property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business); (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for
the
account of such Person and without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder
and
all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit,
surety bonds and other similar instruments issued by such Person; (d) all
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition
of Property, assets or businesses; (e) all indebtedness created or arising
under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
financing, in either case with respect to Property acquired by the Person (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in
the
event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such Property); (f)
all
Capital Lease Obligations; (g) the principal balance outstanding under any
synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off balance sheet financing
products; (h) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above
secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in Property
(including accounts and contracts rights) owned by such Person, even though
such
Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness;
and (i) all Contingent Obligations described in clause (i) of the definition
thereof in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds
referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above.
“Ineligible
Account”
means
any Account which is not an Eligible Account.
“Ineligible
Inventory”
means
any Inventory which does not constitute Eligible Inventory.
“Insolvency
Proceeding”
means
(a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental
Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation,
receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets
for
creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally
or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case in (a) and (b) above,
undertaken under U.S. federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Interest
Expense”
means,
for any period, the consolidated interest expense of Borrower for such period
(including all imputed interest on Capital Lease Obligations but excluding
all
interest paid in kind) as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means,
(a) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan (other than a LIBOR Rate Loan having
an
Interest Period of six (6) months) the last day of each Interest Period
applicable to such Loan, (b) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan having an
Interest Period of six (6) months, the last day of each three (3) month interval
and, without duplication, the last day of each Interest Period, and (c) with
respect to Base Rate Loans, the twenty-fifth day of each calendar
month.
“Interest
Period”
means,
with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Business
Day
such Loan is disbursed or continued or on the Conversion Date on which a Base
Rate Loan is converted to the LIBOR Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two,
three or six months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion; provided
that:
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(b) if
any
Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan would otherwise end on a day
which is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the
next
succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry
such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest
Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(c) any
Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan that begins on the last Business
Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such
Interest Period; and
(d) no
Interest Period for any Revolving Loan shall extend beyond the Revolving
Termination Date.
“Inventory”
means
all of the “inventory” (as such term is defined in the UCC) of Borrower,
including, but not limited to, all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies,
work-in-process and finished goods intended for sale, together with all the
containers, packing, packaging, shipping and similar materials related thereto,
and including such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or
possession, including inventory on the premises of others and items in
transit.
“Key
Person”
means
the Chief Executive Officer of Borrower.
“Lending
Office”
means,
with respect to any lender, the office or offices of such Lender specified
as
its “Lending Office” opposite its name on the applicable signature page hereto,
or such other office or offices of such Lender as it may from time to time
notify Borrower and Agent.
“LIBOR”
means,
for each Interest Period, the offered rate per annum for deposits of Dollars
for
the applicable Interest Period that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00
A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day in
such
Interest Period. If no such offered rate exists, such rate will be the rate
of
interest per annum, as determined by Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to
the nearest 1/16 of 1%) at which deposits of Dollars in immediately available
funds are offered at 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days
prior to the first day in such Interest Period by major financial institutions
reasonably satisfactory to Agent in the London interbank market for such
Interest Period for the applicable principal amount on such date of
determination.
“LIBOR
Rate Loan”
means
a
Loan that bears interest based on LIBOR.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge or
deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise) or preference,
priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind
or
nature whatsoever (including those created by, arising under or evidenced by
any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor
under a Capital Lease, any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing, or the filing of any financing
statement naming the owner of the asset to which such lien relates as debtor,
under the UCC or any comparable law) and any contingent or other agreement
to
provide any of the foregoing, but not including the interest of a lessor under
a
lease which is not a Capital Lease.
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“Liquidity”
means,
as of any date of determination, the amount equal to the sum of Unused Borrowing
Availability and all cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower, each as of such
date.
“Loan”
means
an extension of credit by a Lender to Borrower pursuant to Article I hereof,
and
may be a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
“Loan
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and all documents delivered
to Agent and/or any Lender in connection with any of the foregoing.
“Margin
Stock”
means
“margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal
Reserve Board.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
(a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the
operations, business, Properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of Borrower; (b) a material impairment of the ability of Borrower
or any other Person (other than Agent or Lenders) to perform in any material
respect its obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse
effect upon (i) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of
any
Loan Document, or (ii) the perfection or priority of any Lien granted to the
Lenders or to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under any of the Collateral
Documents.
“Mortgage”
means
any deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed
to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or other document creating a
Lien
on real Property or any interest in real Property.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) and to
which Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any
liability.
“Net
Issuance Proceeds”
means,
in respect of any issuance of debt or equity, cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents
received or receivable in connection therewith, net of underwriting discounts
and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection
therewith in favor of any Person not an Affiliate of Borrower.
“Net
Proceeds”
means
proceeds in cash, checks or other cash equivalent financial instruments
(including Cash Equivalents) as and when received by the Person making a
Disposition and insurance proceeds received on account of an Event of Loss,
net
of: (a) in
the
event of a Disposition (i) the direct costs relating to such Disposition
excluding amounts payable to Borrower
or any
Affiliate of Borrower, (ii)
sale, use or other transaction taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, and
(iii) amounts required to be applied to repay principal, interest and prepayment
premiums and penalties on Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset which
is
the subject of such Disposition and (b) in the event of an Event of Loss, (i)
all money actually applied to repair or reconstruct the damaged Property or
Property affected by the condemnation or taking, (ii) all of the costs and
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds,
award or other payments, and (iii) any amounts retained by or paid to
parties having superior rights to such proceeds, awards or other
payments.
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“Note”
means
any Amended and Restated Revolving Note other Revolving Note, issued pursuant
to
this agreement, and “Notes” means all such Notes.
“Notice
of Borrowing”
means
a
notice given by Borrower to Agent pursuant to Section 1.5, in substantially
the
form of Exhibit
11.1(b)
hereto.
“Notice
of Continuation/Conversion”
means
a
notice given by Borrower to Agent pursuant to Section 1.6, in substantially
the
form of Exhibit
11.1(c)
hereto.
“Obligations”
means
all Loans (including any Loans outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit
Facility), and other Indebtedness, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations,
covenants and duties owing by Borrower to any Lender, Agent or any other Person
required to be indemnified, that arises under any Loan Document, whether or
not
for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit,
loan, guaranty, indemnification or in any other manner, whether direct or
indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent,
due
or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and however
acquired.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”
means,
in respect of any transaction involving Borrower, the ordinary course of such
Person’s business, as conducted by any such Person in accordance with past
practice and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for purposes of
evading any covenant or restriction in any Loan Document.
“Organization
Documents”
means,
(a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the
bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights
of
preferred shareholders of such corporation, any shareholder rights agreement,
and all applicable resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee
thereof) of such corporation, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement
and, if applicable, certificate of limited partnership or (c) for any limited
liability company, the operating agreement and articles or certificate of
formation.
“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.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any of
its
principal functions under ERISA.
“Person”
means
an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture
or
Governmental Authority.
“Plan”
means
an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Borrower
or
any member of the Controlled Group sponsors or maintains or to which Borrower
or
any member of the Controlled Group may have liability.
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“Prior
Indebtedness”
means
the Indebtedness and obligations specified on Schedule
11.1
hereto.
“Property”
means
any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed,
and whether tangible or intangible.
“Purchase
Agreement”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Agreement, dated July 5, 2006, among BK
Beverages, LLC, Borrower and the shareholders of Borrower signatory thereto.
“Qualified
Plan”
means
a
pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) intended to be tax-qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code and which any member of the Controlled Group
sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making or is obligated to make
contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in
Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the
immediately preceding period covering at least five (5) plan years, but
excluding any Multiemployer Plan.
“Related
Fund”
means
(a) any fund, trust or similar entity that invests in commercial loans in the
Ordinary Course of Business and is advised or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii)
an
Affiliate of Lender, (iii) the same investment advisor that manages a Lender
or
(iv) an Affiliate of an investment advisor that manages a Lender or (b) any
finance company, insurance company or other financial institution which
temporarily warehouses loans for any Lender or any Person described in clause
(a) above.
“Reportable
Event”
means,
as to any Plan, (a) any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA
or
the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the thirty
(30)
day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by
the
PBGC, (b) a withdrawal from a Plan described in Section 4063 of ERISA, or (c)
a
cessation of operations described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA.
“Required
Lenders”
means
at any time (a) Lenders then holding at least sixty six and two-thirds percent
(66-2/3%) of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment then in effect,
or (b) if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated, Lenders then
having at least sixty six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the sum of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of Loans then outstanding plus outstanding
Letter of Credit Participation Liability.
“Requirement
of Law”
means,
as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), ordinance, treaty, rule,
regulation, order, policy, other legal requirement or determination of an
arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its
Property is subject.
“Responsible
Officer”
means
the chief executive officer or the president of Borrower, or any other officer
having substantially the same authority and responsibility; or, with respect
to
compliance with financial covenants or delivery of financial information, the
chief financial officer or the treasurer of Borrower, or any other officer
having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
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“Reserves”
means
any and all reserves which the Agent deems necessary, in its sole discretion,
to
maintain (including, without limitation, reserves for accrued and unpaid
interest on the Obligations, reserves for rent at locations leased by Borrower
for which a landlord waiver acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion is not
in
effect and for consignee’s, warehousemen’s and bailee’s charges, reserves for
contingent liabilities of Borrower, reserves for uninsured losses of Borrower
and reserves for taxes, fees, assessments, and other governmental charges)
with
respect to the Collateral or Borrower.
“Revenue”
means,
for any period, the total gross beverage revenue of Borrower plus any additional
revenue received by Borrower in the ordinary course of it business, in each
case
for such period.
“Revolving
Note”
means
a
promissory note of Borrower payable to the order of a Lender in substantially
the form of Exhibit
11.1(d)
hereto,
evidencing Indebtedness of Borrower under the Revolving Loan Commitment of
Lender.
“Revolving
Termination Date”
means
the earlier to occur of: (a) July 5, 2009; and (b) the date on which
the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment shall terminate in accordance with
the
provisions of this Agreement.
“Shares”
means
___ shares of the Common Stock of Borrower to be issued to ORIX Finance Corp.
on
the Closing Date.
“Solvent”
means,
as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the Property of such
Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including
disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established
and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32)(A) of the Bankruptcy
Code and, in the alternative, for purposes of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer
Act; (b) the present fair saleable value of the Property of such Person is
not
less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of
such
Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is
able
to realize upon its Property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including
disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal
course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe
that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as
such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in
business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a
transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably
small capital.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness”
means
unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower which has subordination terms, covenants,
pricing and other terms which have been approved in writing by Required
Lenders.
“Subsidiary”
of
a
Person means any corporation, association, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of
Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly
by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a
combination thereof.
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“Termination
Fee”
means,
if Borrower has notified Agent that it is terminating the Revolving facility
prior to the Revolving Termination Date (a) from the Closing Date till July
5, 2007, an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the Revolving Loan Commitment
as of the Closing Date, (b) from July 5, 2007 till July 5, 2008, an amount
equal to two percent (2%) of the Revolving Loan Commitment as of the Closing
Date, or (c) all times after July 5, 2008, an amount equal to one percent (1%)
of the Revolving Loan Commitment as of the Closing Date; provided,
however,
that
Borrower shall not be required to pay any Termination Fee in connection with
a
refinancing of the Obligations by another financial institution if, following
(A) modification by the Agent or Lenders of the Borrowing Base in any manner,
including without limitation (i) the implementation by the Lenders of Reserves;
(ii) modifications by the Lenders to the eligibility criteria set forth in
the
definitions of “Eligible Inventory” and “Eligible Receivables” in effect on of
the Closing Date, or (iii) modifications by the Lenders to the advance rates
in
effect on of the Closing Date and set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate
attached hereto as Exhibit
11.1(a),
(B)
Agent’s refusal to approve a subsequent transaction pursuant to which Borrower
or its successors would engage in a public offering pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, or become public reporting companies under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or (C) imposition of reserve charges
pursuant to Section 10.6, Borrower provides Agent with prior written notice
of
Borrower’s intent to refinance the Obligations within thirty (30) days of any
event in (A), (B) or (C) and Borrower consummates such refinancing with
one-hundred and twenty (120) days of such event.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
New
York.
“Unfunded
Pension Liabilities”
means
the excess of a Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA,
over the current value of that Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the
assumptions used by the Plan’s actuaries for funding the Plan pursuant to
section 412 for the applicable plan year.
“United
States”
and
“U.S.”
each
means the United States of America.
“Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary”
means
any Subsidiary in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by
law) one hundred percent (100%) of the equity securities, at the time as of
which any determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record,
by
Borrower, or by one or more of the other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or
both.
“Withdrawal
Liabilities”
means,
as of any determination date, the aggregate amount of the liabilities, if any,
pursuant to Section 4201 of ERISA if the Controlled Group made a complete
withdrawal from all Multiemployer Plans and any increase in contributions
pursuant to Section 4243 of ERISA.
“Working
Capital”
means,
as of any date of determination, Accounts of Borrower plus Inventory of Borrower
minus all accounts payable of Borrower as of such date.
11.2. Other
Interpretive Provisions.
(a) Defined
Terms.
Unless
otherwise specified herein or therein, all terms defined in this Agreement
shall
have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made
or
delivered pursuant hereto. The meanings of defined terms shall be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. Terms
(including uncapitalized terms) not otherwise defined herein and that are
defined in the UCC shall have the meanings therein described.
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(b) The
Agreement.
The
words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement; and subsection, section, schedule and
exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All
references herein to schedules shall mean such schedules as updated from time
to
time by written notice from Borrower to Lender.
(c) Certain
Common Terms.
The
term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements,
certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced. The
term “including” is not limiting and means “including without
limitation.”
(d) Performance;
Time.
Whenever any performance obligation hereunder (other than a payment obligation)
shall be stated to be due or required to be satisfied on a day other than a
Business Day, such performance shall be made or satisfied on the next succeeding
Business Day. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to
a
later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to”
and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and the word “through” means “to and
including.” If any provision of this Agreement refers to any action taken or to
be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such
provision shall be interpreted to encompass any and all means, direct or
indirect, of taking, or not taking, such action.
(e) Contracts.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, references to agreements and other
contractual instruments, including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, thereto, restatements
and
substitutions, thereof and other modifications and supplements thereto which
are
in effect from time to time, but only to the extent such amendments and other
modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document.
(f) Laws.
References to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all
statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing,
supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.
11.3. Accounting
Principles.
(a) Unless
the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly
defined herein shall be construed, and all financial computations required
under
this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied.
(b) References
herein to “fiscal year”, “fiscal quarter” and “fiscal month” refer to such
fiscal periods of Borrower.
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(c) If
any
change in GAAP results in a change in the calculation of the financial covenants
or interpretation of related provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, then Borrower, Agent and the Lenders agree to amend such provisions
of
this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such changes in GAAP with the desired
result that the criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial condition shall be
the same after such change in GAAP as if such change had not been made; provided
that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Required
Lenders’ agreement to any amendment of such provisions shall be sufficient to
bind all Lenders; and, provided further, until such time as the financial
covenants and the related provisions of this Agreement have been amended in
accordance with the terms of this subsection 11.3(c), the calculations of
financial covenants and the interpretation of any related provisions shall
be
calculated and interpreted in accordance with GAAP as in effect immediately
prior to such change in GAAP.
11.4. Amendment
and Restatement.
This
Agreement is given in amendment, restatement, renewal and extension (but not
in
novation, extinguishment or satisfaction) of the Existing Credit Agreement.
All
liens and security interests securing payment of the obligations under the
Existing Credit Agreement are hereby collectively renewed, extended, ratified
and brought forward as security for the payment and performance of the
Obligations. With respect to matters relating to the period prior to the date
hereof, all of the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, and the security
agreements and other documents, instruments or agreements executed in connection
therewith, are each hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in force
and
effect. Agent and Lenders hereby waive any and all Defaults or Events of Default
that may have occurred prior to the date hereof (but are not continuing as
of
the date hereof) under the Existing Credit Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.
BOO
KOO BEVERAGES, INC.,
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Texas corporation
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Vice
President
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Address
for notices:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, #000
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
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Facsimile:
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with
copies to:
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Glast,
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C.
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2200
One Galleria Tower
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Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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(000)
000-0000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
as
Agent
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Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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X. Xxxxx
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Title:
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Authorized
Representative
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Address
for notices:
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ORIX
USA Corporation
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn:
SPG –
Xxx X’Xxxxxxx, Director
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ORIX
Finance Corp.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Director
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(000)
000-0000
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E-Mail:
xxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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ORIX
Finance Corp.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx, Operations Manager
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Fax: (000)
000-0000
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E-Mail:
xxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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Address
for payments:
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Deutsche
Bank
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New
York, New York
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ABA#:
021 001 033
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BNF
Name: OFC1 - Loan Receipts CFG
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A/C#:
00399728
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REF:
Love Factor/Boo Koo
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Please
advise CFG Operations Manager at
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(000)
000-0000 (Backup: (000) 000-0000)) upon receipt
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ORIX
FINANCE CORP.,
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as
Lender
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By:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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