LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION
2.
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CREDIT
FACILITIES
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24
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2.1
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Loans.
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24
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2.2
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Letters
of Credit.
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25
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2.3
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Term
Loans.
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27
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SECTION
3.
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INTEREST
AND FEES
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28
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3.1
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Interest.
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28
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3.2
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Closing
Fee.
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29
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3.3
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Intentionally
omitted
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29
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3.4
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Servicing
Fee.
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29
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3.5
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Unused
Line Fee.
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29
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3.6
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Letter
of Credit Fees
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30
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3.7
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Changes
in Laws and Increased Costs of Loans.
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30
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SECTION
4.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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32
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4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to Initial Loans and Letters of Credit.
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32
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4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit
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34
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SECTION
5.
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GRANT
AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST
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34
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5.1
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Grant
of Security Interest.
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34
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5.2
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Perfection
of Security Interests.
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36
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SECTION
6.
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COLLECTION
AND ADMINISTRATION
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40
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6.1
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Borrowers’
Loan Accounts.
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40
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6.2
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Statements.
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40
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6.3
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Collection
of Accounts.
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40
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6.4
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Payments
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41
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6.5
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Authorization
to Make Loans.
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42
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6.6
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Use
of Proceeds.
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42
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6.7
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Appointment
of Administrative Borrower as Agent for Requesting Loans and Receipts
of
Loans and Statements
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43
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6.8
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Bank
Products
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43
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SECTION
7.
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COLLATERAL
REPORTING AND COVENANTS
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44
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7.1
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Collateral
Reporting
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44
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7.2
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Accounts
Covenants
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44
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7.3
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Inventory
Covenants.
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45
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7.4
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Equipment
and Real Property Covenants.
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46
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7.5
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Power
of Attorney.
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46
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7.6
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Right
to Cure.
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47
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7.7
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Access
to Premises.
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48
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SECTION
8.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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48
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8.1
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Corporate
Existence, Power and Authority.
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48
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8.2
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Name;
State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral
Locations.
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49
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8.3
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Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Change.
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49
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8.4
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Priority
of Liens; Title to Properties.
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50
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8.5
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Tax
Returns.
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50
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8.6
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Litigation.
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50
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8.7
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Compliance
with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws.
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50
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8.8
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Environmental
Compliance.
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51
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8.9
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Employee
Benefits.
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52
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8.10
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Bank
Accounts.
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52
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8.11
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Intellectual
Property.
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52
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8.12
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Subsidiaries;
Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency.
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53
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8.13
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Labor
Disputes.
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54
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8.14
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Restrictions
on Subsidiaries.
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54
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8.15
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Material
Contracts.
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55
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8.16
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Payable
Practices.
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55
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8.17
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Accuracy
and Completeness of Information.
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55
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8.18
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Survival
of Warranties; Cumulative.
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55
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SECTION
9.
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AFFIRMATIVE
AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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55
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9.1
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Maintenance
of Existence
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55
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9.2
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New
Collateral Locations.
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56
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9.3
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Compliance
with Laws, Regulations, Etc.
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56
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9.4
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Payment
of Taxes and Claims.
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57
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9.5
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Insurance.
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57
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9.6
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Financial
Statements and Other Information.
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58
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9.7
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Sale
of Assets, Consolidation, Merger, Dissolution, Etc.
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60
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9.8
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Encumbrances.
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62
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9.9
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Indebtedness.
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63
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9.10
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Loans,
Investments, Etc.
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65
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9.11
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Dividends
and Redemptions.
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67
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9.12
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Transactions
with Affiliates.
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68
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9.13
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Compliance
with ERISA.
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68
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9.14
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End
of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters.
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69
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9.15
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Change
in Business.
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69
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9.16
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Limitation
of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
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69
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9.17
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Fixed
Charge
Coverage.
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69
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9.18
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Intentionally
omitted
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69
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9.19
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License
Agreements.
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69
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9.20
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Foreign
Assets Control Regulations, Etc
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70
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9.21
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Intentionally
omitted
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71
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9.22
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Costs
and Expenses.
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71
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9.23
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Further
Assurances.
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71
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SECTION
10.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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72
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10.1
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Events
of Default.
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72
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10.2
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Remedies.
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74
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SECTION
11.
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JURY
TRIAL WAIVER; OTHER WAIVERS AND CONSENTS; GOVERNING LAW
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77
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11.1
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Governing
Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial
Waiver.
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77
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11.2
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Waiver
of Notices.
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78
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11.3
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Amendments
and Waivers.
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79
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11.4
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Waiver
of Counterclaims.
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79
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11.5
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Indemnification.
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79
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SECTION
12.
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TERM
OF AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS
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80
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12.1
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Term.
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80
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12.2
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Interpretative
Provisions.
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81
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12.3
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Notices.
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83
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12.4
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Partial
Invalidity.
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84
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12.5
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Successors.
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84
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12.6
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Entire
Agreement.
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84
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12.7
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USA
Patriot Act
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85
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12.8
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Counterparts,
Etc.
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85
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This
Loan
and Security Agreement dated May 11, 2007 is entered into by and among
Wachovia
Bank, National Association, a national banking association (“Lender” as
hereinafter further defined) and Xxxxxx, Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxx”),
Silipos, Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Silipos”), Twincraft, Inc. a Vermont
corporation (“Twincraft”) and Regal Medical, Inc. (formerly knows as Regal
Acquisition Co.), a Delaware corporation (“Regal” together with Xxxxxx, Silipos,
Twincraft, and Regal each individually a “Borrower” and a “Guarantor” and
collectively, “Borrowers” and “Guarantors” as such terms are hereinafter further
defined).
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings given to them below:
1.1 “Accounts”
shall mean, as to each Borrower and Guarantor, all present and future
rights of
such Borrower and Guarantor to payment of a monetary obligation, whether
or not
earned by performance, which is not evidenced by chattel paper or an
instrument,
(a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned,
or
otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, (c)
for a
secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, or (d) arising out of
the use
of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with
the
card.
1.2 “Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for any
Eurodollar Rate Loan comprising part of the same borrowing (including
conversions, extensions and renewals), the rate per annum determined
by dividing
(a) the London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period by (b)
a
percentage equal to: (i) one (1) minus (ii) the Reserve Percentage. For
purposes
hereof, “Reserve Percentage” shall mean for any day, that percentage (expressed
as a decimal) which is in effect from time to time under Regulation D
of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor),
as such
regulation may be amended from time to time or any successor regulation,
as the
maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic,
supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable with
respect
to Eurocurrency liabilities as that term is defined in Regulation D (or
against
any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference
to which
the interest rate of Eurodollar Loans is determined), whether or not
Lender has
any Eurocurrency liabilities subject to such reserve requirement at that
time.
Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities
and as
such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits
of credits
for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time
to time to
Lender. The Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically
on and as
of the effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage.
B-1
1.4 “Administrative
Borrower” shall mean Xxxxxx in its capacity as Administrative Borrower on behalf
of itself and the other Borrowers pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof and
it
successors and assigns in such capacity.
1.5 “Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person which
directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled
by
or is under common control with such Person, and without limiting the
generality
of the foregoing, includes (a) any Person which beneficially owns or
holds ten
(10%) percent or more of any class of Voting Stock of such Person or
other
equity interests in such Person, (b) any Person of which such Person
beneficially owns or holds ten (10%) percent or more of any class of
Voting
Stock or in which such Person beneficially owns or holds ten (10%) percent
or
more of the equity interests and (c) any director or executive officer
of such
Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly
or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock,
by
agreement or otherwise.
1.5.1 “Authorized
Signatory” shall mean any person designated by Borrower on Schedule 1.5.1 to the
Information Certificate as having authority to sign documents and request
advances on behalf of Borrower.
1.5.2 “Availability
Block” shall mean Ten (10%) percent of the Borrowing Base; provided,
that,
the
Availability Block shall be zero ($0) upon: (a) Lender becoming satisfied
in its
discretion with the Borrower’s financial reporting; (b) Lender having received
satisfactory financial projections; (c) Borrower having maintained or
on a pro
forma basis will maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of no less than
1.0
to1.0; and (d) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred
and
be continuing.
1.5.3 “Bank
Products” shall mean any one or more of the following types or services or
facilities provided to Borrowers by Lender or any Affiliate of Lender:
(a)
credit cards or stored value cards or (b) cash management or related
services,
including (i) the automated clearinghouse transfer of funds for the account
of
Borrowers pursuant to agreement or overdraft for any accounts of Borrowers
maintained at Lender that are subject to the control of Lender, whether
pursuant
to any Deposit Account Control Agreement to which Lender is a party or
by Lender
being the bank at which the deposit account is maintained, as applicable,
and
(ii) controlled disbursement services and (c) Hedge Agreements if and
to the
extent permitted hereunder.
B-2
1.6 “Blocked
Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.
1.7 “Borrowers”
shall mean, collectively, the following (together with their respective
successors and assigns): (a) Xxxxxx, (b) Silipos, (c) Twincraft, (d)
Regal; and
(e) any other Person that at any time after the date hereof becomes a
Borrower;
each sometimes being referred to herein individually as a
“Borrower”.
1.8 “Borrowing
Base” shall mean, at any time, as to each Borrower, the amount equal
to:
(a) the
sum
of: (i) Eighty-Five (85%) percent of the Eligible Accounts of such Borrower,
plus
(ii) the
lesser of (A) the Foreign Account Loan Limit or (B) Forty (40%) percent
of the
Eligible Foreign Accounts, plus
(iii)
the lesser of (A) the Fixed Asset Loan Limit or (B) Eighty-Five (85%)
percent of
the net orderly liquidation value of Eligible Equipment plus
Seventy
(70%) percent of the fair market value of the Eligible Real Property
plus
(iv) the
lesser of (A) the Inventory Loan Limit for such Borrower or (B) the sum
of: (1)
Sixty (60 %) percent of the Value of the Eligible Inventory of such Borrower
consisting of raw materials and finished goods or (C) Eighty-Five (85
%) percent
of the Net Recovery Percentage multiplied by the Value of such Eligible
Inventory, minus
(b) Letter
of
Credit Obligations; minus
(c) The
balance of all Term Loans; minus
(d) Reserves
attributable to such Borrower.
For
purposes only of applying the Inventory Loan Limit, Lender may treat
the then
undrawn amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit for the purpose of purchasing
Eligible Inventory as Revolving Loans to the extent Lender is in effect
basing
the issuance of the Letter of Credit on the Value of the Eligible Inventory
being purchased with such Letter of Credit. In determining the actual
amounts of
such Letter of Credit to be so treated for purposes of the sublimit,
the
outstanding Revolving Loans and Reserves shall be attributed first to
any
components of the lending formulas set forth above that are not subject
to such
sublimit, before being attributed to the components of the lending formulas
subject to such sublimit. The amounts of Eligible Inventory of any Borrower
shall, at Lender's option, be determined based on the lesser of the amount
of
Inventory set forth in the general ledger of such Borrower or the perpetual
inventory record maintained by such Borrower.
1.9 “Business
Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of
the State
of New York or the State of North Carolina, and a day on which Lender is
open for the transaction of business, except that if a determination
of a
Business Day shall relate to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business
Day
shall also exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in
dollar
deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar
Rate
market. When not capitalized, “day” shall mean a calendar day.
B-3
1.10 “Capital
Leases” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of (or any agreement
conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed)
by
such Person as lessee which in accordance with GAAP is required to be
reflected
as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.
1.11 “Capital
Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person's
capital stock or partnership, limited liability company or other equity
interests at any time outstanding, and any and all rights, warrants or
options
exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other interests
(but
excluding any debt security that is exchangeable for or convertible into
such
capital stock).
1.11.1 “Cash
Dominion Event” shall mean that (a) a Default or Event of Default shall exist or
have occurred and be continuing or (b) the Excess Availability shall
be less
than $3,000,000; or (c) the Obligations shall be in excess of
$10,000,000.
1.12 “Cash
Equivalents” shall mean, at any time, (a) any evidence of Indebtedness with a
maturity date of ninety (90) days or less issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof; provided,
that,
the
full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support
thereof; (b) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances with a maturity
of
ninety (90) days or less of any financial institution that is a member
of the
Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits
of not less than $1,000,000,000; (c) commercial paper (including variable
rate
demand notes) with a maturity of ninety (90) days or less issued by a
corporation (except an Affiliate of any Borrower or Guarantor) organized
under
the laws of any State of the United States of America or the District
of
Columbia and rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, a
division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. or at least P-1 by Xxxxx'x
Investors
Service, Inc.; (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
thirty
(30) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause
(a) above
entered into with any financial institution having combined capital and
surplus
and undivided profits of not less than $1,000,000,000; (e) repurchase
agreements
and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations
issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America
or issued
by any governmental agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit
of
the United States of America, in each case maturing within ninety (90)
days or
less from the date of acquisition; provided,
that,
the
terms of such agreements comply with the guidelines set forth in the
Federal
Financial Agreements of Depository Institutions with Securities Dealers
and
Others, as adopted by the Comptroller of the Currency on October 31,
1985; (f)
investments in money market funds and mutual funds which invest substantially
all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a)
through
(e) above; and (g) such other accounts as may be approved in writing
by
Lender.
B-4
1.13 “Change
of Control” shall mean (a) the transfer (in one transaction or a series of
transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of any Borrower
or
Guarantor to any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3)
of
the Exchange Act), other than as permitted in Section 9.7 hereof; (b)
the
liquidation or dissolution of any Borrower or Guarantor or the adoption
of a
plan by the stockholders of any Borrower or Guarantor relating to the
dissolution or liquidation of such Borrower or Guarantor, other than
as
permitted in Section 9.7 hereof; (c) the acquisition by any Person or
group (as
such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial
ownership, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the voting power
of the
total outstanding Voting Stock of any Borrower or Guarantor or the Board
of
Directors of any Borrower or Guarantor; (d) during any period of two
(2)
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted
the Board of Directors of any Borrower or Guarantor whose nomination
for
election by the stockholders of such Borrower or Guarantor, as the case
may be,
was approved by a vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2/3%)
percent of
the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning
of
such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously
so
approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board
of
Directors of any Borrower or Guarantor then still in office; or (e) the
failure
of Parent to own directly or indirectly one hundred (100%) percent of
the voting
power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of any other Borrower or
Guarantor.
1.14 “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same now exists
or may from
time to time hereafter be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented,
together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or
related
thereto.
1.15 “Collateral”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
1.16 “Collateral
Access Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, from any lessor of premises to any Borrower or
Guarantor, or any other person to whom any Collateral is consigned or
who has
custody, control or possession of any such Collateral or is otherwise
the owner
or operator of any premises on which any of such Collateral is located,
in favor
of Lender with respect to the Collateral at such premises or otherwise
in the
custody, control or possession of such lessor, consignee or other
person.
1.16.1 “Conversion
Shares” shall mean the shares of Xxxxxx common stock which are issuable
hereafter upon conversion of the Parent’s Convertible Notes.
1.16.2 “Convertible
Notes” shall mean the five (5%) percent convertible subordinated notes due
December 7, 2011, issued by the Parent in the principal amount of
$28,880,000.
1.17 “Credit
Facility” shall mean the Loans and Letters of Credit provided to or for the
benefit of any Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3
hereof.
1.18 “Default”
shall mean an act, condition or event which with notice or passage of
time or
both would constitute an Event of Default.
B-5
1.19 “Deposit
Account Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender, by and among Lender, the Borrower or
Guarantor
with a deposit account at any bank and the bank at which such deposit
account is
at any time maintained which provides that such bank will comply with
instructions originated by Lender directing disposition of the funds
in the
deposit account without further consent by such Borrower or Guarantor
and has
such other terms and conditions as Lender may require.
1.19.1 “EBITDA”
shall mean, for any period, all earnings before all interest, tax obligations
and depreciation and amortization expense of the Company for such period,
all
determined in conformity with GAAP on a basis consistent with the latest
audited
financial statements of the Company, but excluding the effect of extraordinary
and/or nonrecurring gains or losses for such period.
1.20 “Eligible
Accounts” shall mean Accounts created by a Borrower that in each case satisfy
the criteria set forth below as determined by Lender. In general, Accounts
shall
be Eligible Accounts if:
(a) such
Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide
sale and
delivery of goods by such Borrower or rendition of services by such Borrower
in
the ordinary course of its business which transactions are completed
in
accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related
thereto or, if there are no such documents, the Borrower’s customary practices
in the sale of goods or rendering of services;
(b) such
Accounts are not unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the date of the
original
due date or ninety (90) days after the original invoice date;
(c) such
Accounts comply with the terms and conditions contained in Section 7.2(b)
of
this Agreement;
(d) such
Accounts do not arise from sales on consign-ment, guaranteed sale, sale
and
return, sale on approval, or other terms under which payment by the account
debtor may be conditional or contingent;
(e) the
chief
executive office of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts
is located
in the United States of America or Canada (provided,
that,
at any
time promptly upon Lender's request, such Borrower shall execute and
deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, such other agreements, documents
and
instruments as may be required by Lender to perfect the security interests
of
Lender in those Accounts of an account debtor with its chief executive
office or
principal place of business in Canada in accordance with the applicable
laws of
the Province of Canada in which such chief executive office or principal
place
of business is located and take or cause to be taken such other and further
actions as Lender may request to enable Lender as secured party with
respect
thereto to collect such Accounts under the applicable Federal or Provincial
laws
of Canada) or, at Lender's option, if the chief executive office and
principal
place of business of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts
is located
other than in the United States of America or Canada, then if either:
(i) the
account debtor has delivered to such Borrower an irrevocable letter of
credit
issued or confirmed by a bank satisfactory to Lender and payable only
in the
United States of America and in U.S. dollars, sufficient to cover such
Account,
in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and if required by Lender,
the
original of such letter of credit has been delivered to Lender or Lender's
agent
and the issuer thereof, and such Borrower has complied with the terms
of Section
5.2(f) hereof with respect to the assignment of the proceeds of such
letter of
credit to Lender or naming Lender as transferee beneficiary thereunder,
as
Lender may specify, or (ii) such Account is subject to credit insurance
payable
to Lender issued by an insurer and on terms and in an amount acceptable
to
Lender, or (iii) such Account is otherwise acceptable in all respects
to Lender
(subject to such lending formula with respect thereto as Lender may
determine);
B-6
(f) such
Accounts do not consist of progress xxxxxxxx (such that the obligation
of the
account debtors with respect to such Accounts is conditioned upon such
Borrower's satisfactory completion of any further performance under the
agreement giving rise thereto), xxxx and hold invoices or retainage invoices,
except as to xxxx and hold invoices, if Lender shall have received an
agreement
in writing from the account debtor, in form and substance satisfactory
to
Lender, confirming the unconditional obligation of the account debtor
to take
the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;
(g) the
account debtor with respect to such Accounts has not asserted a counterclaim,
defense or dispute and is not owed or does not claim to be owed any amounts
that
may give rise to any right of setoff or recoupment against such Accounts
(but
the portion of the Accounts of such account debtor in excess of the amount
at
any time and from time to time owed by such Borrower to such account
debtor or
claimed owed by such account debtor may be deemed Eligible
Accounts);
(h) there
are
no facts, events or occurrences which would impair the validity, enforceability
or collectability of such Accounts or reduce the amount payable or delay
payment
thereunder;
(i) such
Accounts are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security
interest of Lender and any goods giving rise thereto are not, and were
not at
the time of the sale thereof, subject to any liens except those permitted
in
this Agreement that are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form
and
substance satisfactory to Lender between the holder of such security
interest or
lien and Lender;
(j) neither
the account debtor nor any officer or employee of the account debtor
with
respect to such Accounts is an officer, employee, agent or other Affiliate
of
any Borrower or Guarantor;
(k) the
account debtors with respect to such Accounts are not any foreign government,
the United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department,
agency or instrumentality thereof, unless, if the account debtor is the
United
States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency
or
instrumentality thereof, upon Lender's request, the Federal Assignment
of Claims
Act of 1940, as amended or any similar State or local law, if applicable,
has
been complied with in a manner satisfactory to Lender;
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(l) there
are
no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against the
account
debtors with respect to such Accounts which might result in any material
adverse
change in any such account debtor's financial condition (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization
or similar
proceeding);
(m) the
aggregate amount of such Accounts owing by a single account debtor do
not
constitute more than fifteen (15%) percent of the aggregate amount of
all
otherwise Eligible Accounts;
(n) such
Accounts are not owed by an account debtor who has Accounts which constitute
more than fifty (50%) percent of the total Accounts of such account debtor
which
remain unpaid in excess of the number of days set forth in
Section 1.20(b);
(o) the
account debtor is not located in a state requiring the filing of a Notice
of
Business Activities Report or similar report in order to permit such
Borrower to
seek judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless
such
Borrower has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice
of
Business Activities Report or equivalent report for the then current
year or
such failure to file and inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable
of
being remedied without any material delay or material cost;
(p) such
Accounts are owed by account debtors whose total indebtedness to such
Borrower
does not exceed the credit limit with respect to such account debtors
as
determined by such Borrower from time to time, to the extent such credit
limit
as to any account debtor is established consistent with the current practices
of
such Borrower as of the date hereof and such credit limit is acceptable
to
Lender (but the portion of the Accounts not in excess of such credit
limit may
be deemed Eligible Accounts); and
(q) such
Accounts are owed by account debtors deemed creditworthy at all times
by Lender
in good faith.
The
criteria for Eligible Accounts set forth above may only be changed and
any new
criteria for Eligible Accounts may only be established by Lender in good
faith
based on either: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising
after the
date hereof, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing
on the
date hereof to the extent Lender has no written notice thereof from a
Borrower
prior to the date hereof, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which
adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect
the
Accounts in the good faith determination of Lender. Any Accounts that
are not
Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.
1.20.1 “Eligible
Equipment” shall mean Equipment acceptable to Lender for borrowing purposes
having been appraised by an appraiser acceptable to Lender in good
faith.
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1.20.2 “Eligible
Foreign Accounts” shall mean Accounts created by a Borrower that in each case
satisfy the criteria set forth below as determined by Lender in good
faith. In
general, Accounts shall be Eligible Foreign Accounts if:
(a) such
Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide
sale and
delivery of goods by such Borrower or rendition of services by such Borrower
in
the ordinary course of its business which transactions are completed
in
accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related
thereto or, if there are no such documents, the Borrower’s customary practices
in the sale of goods or rendering of services;
(b) such
Accounts are not unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the date of the
original
due date or ninety (90) days after the original invoice date;
(c) such
Accounts comply with the terms and conditions contained in Section 7.2(b)
of
this Agreement;
(d) such
Accounts do not arise from sales on consign-ment, guaranteed sale, sale
and
return, sale on approval, or other terms under which payment by the account
debtor may be conditional or contingent;
(e) the
chief
executive office of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts
is located
in any country other than the United States of America or Canada approved
in
writing by the Lender (provided,
that,
at any
time promptly upon Lender's request, such Borrower shall execute and
deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, such other agreements, documents
and
instruments as may be required by Lender to perfect the security interests
of
Lender in such Eligible Foreign Accounts of an account debtor provided
that such
Account is acceptable in all respects to Lender (subject to such lending
formula
with respect thereto as Lender may determine);
(f) such
Accounts do not consist of progress xxxxxxxx (such that the obligation
of the
account debtors with respect to such Accounts is conditioned upon such
Borrower's satisfactory completion of any further performance under the
agreement giving rise thereto), xxxx and hold invoices or retainage invoices,
except as to xxxx and hold invoices, if Lender shall have received an
agreement
in writing from the account debtor, in form and substance satisfactory
to
Lender, confirming the unconditional obligation of the account debtor
to take
the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;
(g) the
account debtor with respect to such Accounts has not asserted a counterclaim,
defense or dispute and is not owed or does not claim to be owed any amounts
that
may give rise to any right of setoff or recoupment against such Accounts
(but
the portion of the Accounts of such account debtor in excess of the amount
at
any time and from time to time owed by such Borrower to such account
debtor or
claimed owed by such account debtor may be deemed Eligible Foreign
Accounts);
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(h) there
are
no facts, events or occurrences which would impair the validity, enforceability
or collectability of such Accounts or reduce the amount payable or delay
payment
thereunder;
(i) such
Accounts are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security
interest of Lender and any goods giving rise thereto are not, and were
not at
the time of the sale thereof, subject to any liens except those permitted
in
this Agreement that are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form
and
substance satisfactory to Lender between the holder of such security
interest or
lien and Lender;
(j) neither
the account debtor nor any officer or employee of the account debtor
with
respect to such Accounts is an officer, employee, agent or other Affiliate
of
any Borrower or Guarantor;
(k) the
account debtors with respect to such Accounts are not any foreign government;
(l) there
are
no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against the
account
debtors with respect to such Accounts which might result in any material
adverse
change in any such account debtor's financial condition (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization
or similar
proceeding);
(m) the
aggregate amount of such Accounts owing by a single account debtor do
not
constitute more than fifteen (15%) percent of the aggregate amount of
all
otherwise Eligible Foreign Accounts;
(n) such
Accounts are not owed by an account debtor who has Accounts which constitute
more than fifty (50%) percent of the total Accounts of such account debtor
which
remain unpaid in excess of the number of days set forth in
Section 1.20(b);
(o) the
account debtor is not located in a state requiring the filing of a Notice
of
Business Activities Report or similar report in order to permit such
Borrower to
seek judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless
such
Borrower has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice
of
Business Activities Report or equivalent report for the then current
year or
such failure to file and inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable
of
being remedied without any material delay or material cost;
(p) such
Accounts are owed by account debtors whose total indebtedness to such
Borrower
does not exceed the credit limit with respect to such account debtors
as
determined by such Borrower from time to time, to the extent such credit
limit
as to any account debtor is established consistent with the current practices
of
such Borrower as of the date hereof and such credit limit is acceptable
to
Lender (but the portion of the Accounts not in excess of such credit
limit may
be deemed Eligible Foreign Accounts); and
(q) such
Accounts are owed by account debtors deemed creditworthy at all times
by Lender
in good faith.
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The
criteria for Eligible Foreign Accounts set forth above may only be changed
and
any new criteria for Eligible Foreign Accounts may only be established
by Lender
in good faith based on either: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance
arising after the date hereof, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance
existing on the date hereof to the extent Lender has no written notice
thereof
from a Borrower prior to the date hereof, in either case under clause
(i) or
(ii) which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely
affect
the Accounts in the good faith determination of Lender. Any Accounts
that are
not Eligible Foreign Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the
Collateral.
1.21 “Eligible
Inventory” shall mean, as to each Borrower, Inventory of such Borrower
consisting of finished goods held for resale in the ordinary course of
the
business of such Borrower and raw materials for such finished goods that,
in
each case, satisfy the criteria set forth below as determined in good
faith by
Lender. In general, Eligible Inventory shall not include (a) work-in-process;
(b) components which are not part of finished goods; (c) spare parts
for
equipment; (d) packaging and shipping materials; (e) supplies used or
consumed
in such Borrower's business; (f) Inventory at premises other than those
owned or
leased and controlled by any Borrower; (g) Inventory subject to a security
interest or lien in favor of any Person other than Lender except those
permitted
in this Agreement that are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form
and
substance satisfactory to Lender between the holder of such security
interest or
lien and Lender; (h) xxxx and hold goods; (i) unserviceable, obsolete
or slow
moving Inventory; (j) Inventory that is not subject to the first priority,
valid
and perfected security interest of Lender; (k) returned, damaged and/or
defective Inventory; (l) Inventory purchased or sold on consignment and
(m)
Inventory located outside the United States of America or Canada. The
criteria
for Eligible Inventory set forth above may only be changed and any new
criteria
for Eligible Inventory may only be established by Lender in good faith
based on
either: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the
date
hereof, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on
the date
hereof to the extent Lender has no written notice thereof from a Borrower
prior
to the date hereof, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely
affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Inventory
in the
good faith determination of Lender. Any Inventory that is not Eligible
Inventory
shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.
1.21.1 “Eligible
Real Property” shall mean real property acceptable to Lender for borrowing
purposes having been appraised by an appraiser acceptable to Lender in
good
faith and subject to a Mortgage in favor of Lender.
1.22 “Environmental
Laws” shall mean all applicable foreign, Federal, State and local laws
(including common law), legislation, rules, codes, licenses, permits
(including
any conditions imposed therein), authorizations, judicial or administrative
decisions, injunctions or agreements between any Borrower or Guarantor
and any
Governmental Authority, (a) relating to pollution and the protection,
preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, water
vapor,
surface water, ground water, drinking water, drinking water supply, surface
land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource),
or
to human health or safety, (b) relating to the exposure to, or the use,
storage, recycling, treatment, generation, manufacture, processing,
distribution, transportation, handling, labeling, production, release
or
disposal, or threatened release, of Hazardous Materials, or (c) relating to
all laws with regard to recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting
requirements respecting Hazardous Materials. The term “Environmental Laws”
includes (i) the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Federal Clean
Water
Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery
Act of 1976 (including the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments thereto),
the
Federal Solid Waste Disposal and the Federal Toxic Substances Control
Act, the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act of 1974, (ii) applicable state counterparts to such
laws and
(iii) any common law or equitable doctrine that may impose liability
or
obligations for injuries or damages due to, or threatened as a result
of, the
presence of or exposure to any Hazardous Materials.
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1.23 “Equipment”
shall mean, as to each Borrower and Guarantor, all of such Borrower's
and
Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter acquired equipment, wherever located,
including machinery, data processing and computer equipment (whether
owned or
licensed and including embedded software), vehicles, tools, furniture,
fixtures,
all attachments, accessions and property now or hereafter affixed thereto
or
used in connection therewith, and substitutions and replacements thereof,
wherever located.
1.24 “ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, together
with
all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related
thereto.
1.25 “ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean any person required to be aggregated with any Borrower,
any Guarantor or any of its or their respective Subsidiaries under Sections
414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
1.26 “ERISA
Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c)
of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension
Plan,
other than events as to which the requirement of notice has been waived
in
regulations by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (b) the adoption
of any amendment to a Pension Plan that would require the provision of
security
pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (c)
a
complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA
Affiliate
from a Multiemployer Plan or a cessation of operations which is treated
as such
a withdrawal or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization;
(d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a
Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of
ERISA, or
the commencement of proceedings by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
to
terminate a Pension Plan; (e) 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 Plan;
(f) the
imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums due but not delinquent under Section
4007
of ERISA, upon any Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate in excess
of
$250,000 and (g) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan
including
any Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA maintained, or contributed
to, by
any ERISA Affiliate that could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of
any Borrower in excess of $250,000.
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1.27 “Eurodollar
Rate Loans” shall mean any Loans or portion thereof on which interest is payable
based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in accordance with the terms
hereof.
1.28 “Event
of
Default” shall mean the occurrence or existence of any event or condition
described in Section 10.1 hereof.
1.29 “Excess
Availability” shall mean, as to each Borrower, the amount, as determined by
Lender, calculated at any date, equal to: (a) the lesser of: (i) the
Borrowing
Base of such Borrower and (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower
(in
each case under (i) or (ii) after giving effect to any Reserves other
than any
Reserves in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations), minus (b) the sum
of: (i)
the amount of all then outstanding and unpaid Obligations of such Borrower
(but
not including for this purpose Obligations of such Borrower arising pursuant
to
any guarantees in favor of Lender of the Obligations of the other Borrowers
or
the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans or
any
outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations), plus (ii) the amount of all
Reserves
then established in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, plus (iii)
the
aggregate amount of all then outstanding and unpaid trade payables and
other
obligations of such Borrower which are outstanding more than thirty (30)
days
past due as of the end of the immediately preceding month or at Lender’s option,
as of a more recent date based on such reports as Lender may from time
to time
specify (other than trade payables or other obligations being contested
or
disputed by such Borrower in good faith), plus (iv) without duplication,
the
amount of checks issued by such Borrower to pay trade payables and other
obligations which are more than thirty (30) days past due as of the end
of the
immediately preceding month or at Lender’s option, as of a more recent date
based on such reports as Lender may from time to time specify (other
than trade
payables or other obligations being contested or disputed by such Borrower
in
good faith), but not yet sent.
1.30 “Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with all rules,
regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.
1.32 “Existing
Letters of Credit” shall mean, collectively, the letters of credit issued for
the account of a Borrower or Guarantor or for which such Borrower or
Guarantor
is otherwise liable listed on Schedule 1.32 hereto, as the same now exist
or may
hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated
or
replaced.
1.33 “Financing
Agreements” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement and all notes, guarantees,
security agreements, deposit account control agreements, investment property
control agreements, intercreditor agreements and all other agreements,
documents
and instr-uments now or at any time hereafter executed and/or delivered
by
Borrowers or any Obligor in connection with this Agreement; provided,
that,
in no
event shall the term Financing Agreements be deemed to include any Hedge
Agreement.
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1.33.1 “Fixed
Asset Loan Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, at any time, the amount equal
to $5,000,000 minus the then outstanding principal amount of Term Loans
to the
other Borrowers based on Eligible Equipment and Eligible Real
Property.
1.33.2 “Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, for any period, the quotient (expressed as a
ratio) obtained by dividing (a) EBITDA of the Company on a consolidated
basis
for such period by (b) Fixed Charges of the Company on a consolidated
basis for
such period.
1.33.3 “Fixed
Charges” shall mean, for any period, the sum of (a) all interest obligations
(including the interest component of Capital Leases) of the Company paid
or due
during such period, (b) the amount of all scheduled fees paid to the
the Lender
during such period, (c) the amount of principal repaid or scheduled to
be repaid
on the Term Loans and other Indebtedness of the Company (other than the
Revolving Loans) during such period, (d) unfinanced Capital Expenditures,
as
incurred by the Company during such period, (e) all dividends and distributions
made to shareholders, (f) all repurchases and redemptions of capital
stock; and
(g) all federal, state and local income tax expenses due and payable
by the
Company during such period
1.33.3 “Foreign
Subsidiaries” shall mean Bi-Op Laboratories, Inc, a Quebec corporation
(“Bi-Op”), Xxxxxx (UK) Ltd, an English limited liability company (“Xxxxxx UK”),
Silipos (UK) Limited, an English limited liability company (“Silipos UK”), and
Xxxxxx Canada, Inc., a New Brunswick corporation (“Xxxxxx Canada”).
1.33.4 “Foreign
Account Loan Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, at any time, the amount
equal to $750,000 minus the then outstanding principal amount of Revolving
Loans
to the other Borrowers based on Eligible Foreign Accounts.
1.34 “Funding
Bank” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.7
hereof.
1.35 “GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of
America as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of
the
Financial Accounting Standards Board which are applicable to the circumstances
as of the date of determination consistently applied, except that, for
purposes
of Sections 9.17 and 9.18 hereof, GAAP shall be determined on the basis
of such
principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used
in the
preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered
to Lender
prior to the date hereof.
1.36 “Governmental
Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province, or other
political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary
or
regulatory authority) thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
1.37 “Guarantors”
shall mean, collectively, the following (together with their respective
successors and assigns): (a) Xxxxxx; (b) Silipos; (c) Twincraft; (d)
Regal; and
(e) any other Person that at any time after the date hereof becomes party
to a
guarantee in favor of Lender or otherwise liable on or with respect to
the
Obligations or who is the owner of any property which is security for
the
Obligations (other than Borrowers); each sometimes being referred to
herein
individually as a “Guarantor”.
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1.38 “Hazardous
Materials” shall mean any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substances, materials
and wastes, including hydrocarbons (including naturally occurring or
man-made
petroleum and hydrocarbons), flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde
insulation, radioactive materials, biological substances, polychlorinated
biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and any other kind and/or type of pollutants
or contaminants (including materials which include hazardous constituents),
sewage, sludge, industrial slag, solvents and/or any other similar substances,
materials, or wastes and including any other substances, materials or
wastes
that are or become regulated under any Environmental Law (including any
that are
or become classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental
Law).
1.38.1 “Hedge
Agreement” shall mean an agreement between any Borrower and Lender, any
Affiliate of Lender, or any other financial institution that has entered
into an
intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
that is a
swap agreement as such term is defined in 11 U.S.C. Section 101, and
including
any rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity
swap,
interest rate option, forward foreign exchange agreement, spot foreign
exchange
agreement, rate cap agreement rate, floor agreement, rate collar agreement,
currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, currency
option,
any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of
the
foregoing or a master agreement for any the foregoing together with all
supplements thereto) for the purpose of protecting against or managing
exposure
to fluctuations in interest or exchange rates, currency valuations or
commodity
prices; sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Hedge
Agreements”.
1.39 “Indebtedness”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any liability,
whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money (whether
or not the
recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or
only to a
portion thereof) or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar
instruments; (b) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the
purchase
price of any property or services (other than an account payable to a
trade
creditor (whether or not an Affiliate) incurred in the ordinary course
of
business of such Person and payable in accordance with customary trade
practices); (c) all obligations as lessee under leases which have been,
or
should be, in accordance with GAAP recorded as Capital Leases; (d) any
contractual obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to pay
or be
liable for the payment of any indebtedness described in this definition
of
another Person, including, without limitation, any such indebtedness,
directly
or indirectly guaranteed, or any agreement to purchase, repurchase, or
otherwise
acquire such indebtedness, obligation or liability or any security therefor,
or
to provide funds for the payment or discharge thereof, or to maintain
solvency,
assets, level of income, or other financial condition; (e) all obligations
with
respect to redeemable stock and redemption or repurchase obligations
under any
Capital Stock or other equity securities issued by such Person; (f) all
reimbursement obligations and other liabilities of such Person with respect
to
surety bonds (whether bid, performance or otherwise), letters of credit,
banker's acceptances, drafts or similar documents or instruments issued
for such
Person's account; (g) all indebtedness of such Person in respect of indebtedness
of another Person for borrowed money or indebtedness of another Person
otherwise
described in this definition which is secured by any consensual lien,
security
interest, collateral assignment, conditional sale, mortgage, deed of
trust, or
other encumbrance on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligations,
liabilities or indebtedness are assumed by or are a personal liability
of such
Person, all as of such time; (h) all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness
of such Person (marked to market) arising under swap agreements, cap
agreements
and collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements designed to
protect
such person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency or commodity
values; (i) all obligations owed by such Person under License Agreements
with
respect to non-refundable, advance or minimum guarantee royalty payments;
(j)
indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person
is a
general partner or a joint venturer to the extent such Person is liable
therefor
as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in such entity, except to the
extent that the terms of such indebtedness expressly provide that such
Person is
not liable therefor or such Person has no liability therefor as a matter
of law
and (k) the principal and interest portions of all rental obligations
of such
Person under any synthetic lease or similar off-balance sheet financing
where
such transaction is considered to be borrowed money for tax purposes
but is
classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
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1.40 “Information
Certificate” shall mean, collectively, the Information Certificates of Borrowers
and Guarantors constituting Exhibit A hereto containing material information
with respect to Borrowers and Guarantors, their respective businesses
and assets
provided by or on behalf of Borrowers and Guarantors to Lender in connection
with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements
and
the financing arrangements provided for herein.
1.41 “Intellectual
Property” shall mean, as to each Borrower and Guarantor, such Borrower's and
Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter arising or acquired: patents, patent rights,
patent applications, copyrights, works which are the subject matter of
copyrights, copyright applications, copyright registrations, trademarks,
servicemarks, trade names, trade styles, trademark and service xxxx
applications, and licenses and rights to use any of the foregoing and
all
applications, registrations and recordings relating to any of the foregoing
as
may be filed in the United States Copyright Office, the United States
Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States,
any
State thereof, any political subdivision thereof or in any other country
or
jurisdiction, together with all rights and privileges arising under applicable
law with respect to any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s use of any of the foregoing;
all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions, continuations, and
continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing; all rights to xxx for
past,
present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; inventions,
trade
secrets, formulae, processes, compounds, drawings, designs, blueprints,
surveys,
reports, manuals, and operating standards; goodwill (including any goodwill
associated with any trademark or servicemark, or the license of any trademark
or
servicemark); customer and other lists in whatever form maintained; trade
secret
rights, copyright rights, rights in works of authorship, domain names
and domain
name registration; software and contract rights relating to computer
software
programs, in whatever form created or maintained.
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1.42 “Interest
Period” shall mean for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a period of approximately one
(1), two (2), or three (3) months duration as any Borrower (or Administrative
Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) may elect, the exact duration to
be
determined in accordance with the customary practice in the applicable
Eurodollar Rate market; provided, that, such Borrower (or Administrative
Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) may not elect an Interest Period
which will
end after the last day of the then-current term of this Agreement.
1.43 “Interest
Rate” shall mean,
(a) Subject
to clause (b) of this definition below:
(i) as
to
Prime Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Prime Rate,
(ii) as
to
Eurodollar Rate Loans, a rate equal to two (2%) percent per annum in
excess of
the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (in each case, based on the London Interbank
Offered Rate applicable for the Interest Period selected by a Borrower,
or by
Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower, as in effect two
(2)
Business Days prior to the commencement of the Interest Period, whether
such
rate is higher or lower than any rate previously quoted to any Borrower
or
Guarantor).
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in clause (a) of this definition,
the
Interest Rate shall mean the rate of two (2%) percent per annum in excess
of the
Prime Rate as to Prime Rate Loans and the rate of four (4%) percent per
annum in
excess of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate as to Eurodollar Rate Loans, at
Lender's
option, without notice, (i) either (A) for the period on and after the
date of
termination or non-renewal hereof until such time as all Obligations
are
indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full in immediately available funds,
or (B)
for the period from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event
of
Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing and (ii)
on the
Revolving Loans to any Borrower at any time outstanding in excess of
the
Borrowing Base of such Borrower or the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower
(whether or not such excess(es) arise or are made with or without Lender’s
knowledge or consent and whether made before or after an Event of
Default).
1.45 “Inventory”
shall mean, as to each Borrower and Guarantor, all of such Borrower's
and
Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter existing or acquired goods, wherever
located, which (a) are leased by such Borrower or Guarantor as lessor;
(b) are
held by such Borrower for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract
of
service; (c) are furnished by such Borrower or Guarantor under a contract
of
service; or (d) consist of raw materials, work in process, finished goods
or
materials used or consumed in its business.
1.46 “Inventory
Loan Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, at any time, the amount equal to
$7,500,000 minus the then outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans
to the
other Borrowers based on Eligible Inventory (and including Letters of
Credit to
the extent provided in the definition of the term Borrowing Base), except
that
until such time as Borrower has obtained an appraisal of the Inventory
acceptable to Lender in its discretion, the Inventory Loan Limit shall
be
$750,000.
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1.47 “Investment
Property Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender, by and among Lender, any Borrower or
Guarantor
(as the case may be) and any securities intermediary, commodity intermediary
or
other person who has custody, control or possession of any investment
property
of such Borrower or Guarantor acknowledging that such securities intermediary,
commodity intermediary or other person has custody, control or possession
of
such investment property on behalf of Lender, that it will comply with
entitlement orders originated by Lender with respect to such investment
property, or other instructions of Lender, and has such other terms and
conditions as Lender may require.
1.48 “Lender”
shall mean Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association,
and its successors and assigns.
1.49 “Lender
Payment Account” shall mean account no. 5000000030279 of Lender at Wachovia
Bank, National Association or such other account of Lender as Lender
may from
time to time designate to Administrative Borrower as the Lender Payment
Account
for purposes of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.
1.50 “Letter
of Credit Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, such
Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in
connection
therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments,
guarantees
or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only
to such
Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations
of
the parties concerned or at risk or (b) any collateral security for such
obligations.
1.51 “Letter
of Credit Limit” shall mean $5,000,000.
1.52 “Letter
of Credit Obligations” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate
undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time, plus
(b) the
aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit for which Lender
has
not at such time been reimbursed.
1.53 “Letters
of Credit” shall mean all letters of credit (whether documentary or stand-by and
whether for the purchase of inventory, equipment or otherwise) issued
by Lender
for the account of any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, and all amendments,
renewals, extensions or replacements thereof and including, but not limited
to,
the Existing Letters of Credit.
1.54 “License
Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11
hereof.
1.55 “Loan
Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, at any time, the amount equal to the
Maximum Credit minus the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans
and the
Letters of Credit provided to the other Borrowers.
1.56 “Loans”
shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans.
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1.57 “London
Interbank Offered Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the
Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Telerate
Page
3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for
deposits
in U.S. Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business
Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable
to such
Interest Period; provided, that, if more than one rate is specified on
Telerate
Page 3750, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such
rates.
If, for any reason, such rate is not available, the term “London Interbank
Offered Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest
Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards,
if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO
Page as
the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately
11:00
A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest
Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, however,
if more
than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable
rate
shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates.
1.57.1 “Management
Fee” shall mean any fee paid by a Borrower to a Person in consideration of
or
reimbursement for services provided by such Person to the Borrower, including,
but not limited to the Borrower’s pro
rata
share of
salaries, benefits, costs and expenses associated with such
services.
1.58 “Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the financial
condition, business, performance or operations of Borrowers, taken as
a whole;
(b) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Financing Agreements; (c) the legality, validity, enforceability,
perfection or priority of the security interests and liens of Lender
upon the
Collateral; (d) the Collateral or its value; (e) the ability of any
Borrower to repay the Obligations or of any Borrower to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements as and
when to be
performed; or (f) the ability of Lender to enforce the Obligations or
realize
upon the Collateral or otherwise with respect to the rights and remedies
of
Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Financing
Agreements.
1.59 “Material
Contract” shall mean (a) any contract or other agreement (other than the
Financing Agreements), written or oral, of any Borrower or Guarantor
involving
monetary liability of or to any Person in an amount in excess of $500,000
in any
fiscal year and (b) any other contract or other agreement (other than
the
Financing Agreements), whether written or oral, to which any Borrower
or
Guarantor is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation
or
failure to renew by any party thereto would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
1.60 “Maximum
Credit” shall mean the amount of $20,000,000.
1.61 "Mortgage(s)"
shall mean each mortgage in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
executed
by Borrower, pursuant to which Borrower grants to Lender a lien on and
mortgage
covering all real property and improvements thereon in such priority
and amount
as may be acceptable to Lender.
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1.62 “Multiemployer
Plan” shall mean a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately
preceding six (6) years contributed to by any Borrower, Guarantor or
any ERISA
Affiliate or with respect to which any Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA
Affiliate may incur any liability.
1.63 “Net
Recovery Percentage” shall mean the fraction, expressed as a percentage,
(a) the numerator of which is the amount equal to the amount of the
recovery in respect of the Inventory at such time on a “net orderly liquidation
value” basis as set forth in the most recent acceptable appraisal of Inventory
received by Lender in accordance with Section 7.3, net of operating expenses,
liquidation expenses and commissions, and (b) the denominator of which is
the applicable original cost of the aggregate amount of the Inventory
subject to
such appraisal.
1.63.1 "Note
Purchase Agreement" shall mean that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated
as of
December 7, 2006 between Xxxxxx and the purchasers of the Convertible
Notes.
1.64 “Obligations”
shall mean (a) any and all Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all
other
obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description
owing by any or all Borrowers to Lender and/or any of its affilitaes,
including
principal, interest, charges, fees, costs and expenses, however evidenced,
whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising
under
this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or on account
of any
Letter of Credit and all other Letter of Credit Obligations, whether
now
existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after
the
initial or any renewal term of this Agreement or after the commencement
of any
case with respect to such Borrower under the United States Bankruptcy
Code or
any similar statute (including the payment of interest and other amounts
which
would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether
or
not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such
case),
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several,
due or not
due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or secured or
unsecured
and (b) for purposes only of Section 5.1 hereof and subject to the priority
in
right of payment set forth in Section 6.4 hereof, all obligations, liabilities
and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by Borrower
to
Lender or any Affiliate of Lender arising under or pursuant to any Bank
Products, whether now existing or hereafter arising (and in the case
of any
Affiliate of Lender, Lender shall be deemed to act as Lender for such
Affiliate
for purposes of Section 5.1 hereof).
1.65 “Parent”
shall mean Xxxxxx, and its successors and assigns.
1.66 “Participant”
shall mean any financial institution that acquires and holds a participation
in
the interest of Lender in any of the Loans and Letters of Credit in conformity
with the provisions of Section 12.5 of this Agreement governing
participations.
1.68 “Person”
or “person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation (including any corporation which elects subchapter S status
under
the Code), limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
business
trust, unincorporated association, joint stock corporation, trust, joint
venture
or other entity or any government or any agency or instrumentality or
political
subdivision thereof.
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1.69 “Pension
Plan” shall mean a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject
to
Title IV of ERISA which any Borrower or Guarantor sponsors, maintains,
or to
which any Borrower, Guarantor or ERISA Affiliate makes, is making, or
is
obligated to make contributions, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
1.70 “Plan”
shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
which
any Borrower or Guarantor sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes,
is making,
or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a Multiemployer
Plan
has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six
(6) plan
years or with respect to which any Borrower or Guarantor may incur
liability.
1.71 “Prime
Rate” shall mean the higher
of (i)
the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Lender,
or its
successors, as its “prime rate,” subject to each increase or decrease in such
“prime rate” effective as of the day any such change occurs and whether or not
such announced rate is the best rate available from Lender; or (ii) the
“Intended Federal Funds Rate” as published from time to time by the United
States Federal Reserve Board and subject to each increase or decrease
in such
“Intended Federal Funds Rate” effective as of the day any such change occurs
plus
0.50%.
1.72 “Prime
Rate Loans” shall mean any Loans or portion thereof on which interest is payable
based on the Prime Rate in accordance with the terms thereof.
1.73 “Real
Property” shall mean all now owned and hereafter acquired real property of each
Borrower and Guarantor, including leasehold interests, together with
all
buildings, structures, and other improvements located thereon and all
licenses,
easements and appurtenances relating thereto, wherever located.
1.74 “Receivables”
shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter arising or acquired
property of each Borrower and Guarantor: (a) all Accounts; (b) all interest,
fees, late charges, penalties, collection fees and other amounts due
or to
become due or otherwise payable in connection with any Account; (c) all
payment
intangibles of such Borrower or Guarantor; (d) letters of credit, indemnities,
guarantees, security or other deposits and proceeds thereof issued payable
to
any Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise in favor of or delivered to any
Borrower
or Guarantor in connection with any Account; or (e) all other accounts,
contract
rights, chattel paper, instruments, notes, general intangibles and other
forms
of obligations owing to any Borrower or Guarantor, whether from the sale
and
lease of goods or other property, licensing of any property (including
Intellectual Property or other general intangibles), rendition of services
or
from loans or advances by any Borrower or Guarantor or to or for the
benefit of
any third person (including loans or advances to any Affiliates or Subsidiaries
of any Borrower or Guarantor) or otherwise associated with any Accounts,
Inventory or general intangibles of any Borrower or Guarantor (including,
without limitation, choses in action, causes of action, tax refunds,
tax refund
claims, any funds which may become payable to any Borrower or Guarantor
in
connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit
plan and
any other amounts payable to any Borrower or Guarantor from any Plan
or other
employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers,
rights
to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof,
casualty or any similar types of insurance and any proceeds thereof and
proceeds
of insurance covering the lives of employees on which any Borrower or
Guarantor
is a beneficiary).
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1.75 “Records”
shall mean, as to each Borrower and Guarantor, all of such Borrower's
and
Guarantor’s present and future books of account of every kind or nature,
purchase and sale agreements, invoices, ledger cards, bills of lading
and other
shipping evidence, statements, correspondence, memoranda, credit files
and other
data relating to the Collateral or any account debtor, together with
the tapes,
disks, diskettes and other data and software storage media and devices,
file
cabinets or containers in or on which the foregoing are stored (including
any
rights of any Borrower or Guarantor with respect to the foregoing maintained
with or by any other person).
1.76 “Renewal
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.
1.77 “Reserves”
shall mean as of any date of determination, such amounts as Lender may
from time
to time establish and revise in good faith reducing the amount of Revolving
Loans and Letters of Credit which would otherwise be available to any
Borrower
under the lending formula(s) provided for herein: (a) to reflect events,
conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Lender in
good
faith, adversely
affect, or would have a reasonable likelihood of adversely
affecting, either (i) the Collateral or any other property which is security
for
the Obligations, its value or the amount that might be received by Lender
from
the sale or other disposition or realization upon such Collateral, or
(ii) the
assets, business or prospects of any Borrower or Guarantor or (iii) the
security
interests and other rights of Lender in the Collateral (including the
enforceability, perfection and priority thereof) or (b) to reflect Lender's
good
faith belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished
by or
on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor to Lender is or may have been
incomplete,
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or (c) to reflect outstanding
Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.2 hereof or (d) to
reflect costs and fees arising out of Bank Products, or (e) to
reflect license fees and rent reserves which may need to be paid to secure
any
Collateral, (f) in respect of any state of facts which Lender determines
in good
faith constitutes a Default or an Event of Default. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, Reserves may, at Lender’s option, be established to
reflect: dilution with respect to the Accounts (based on the ratio of
the
aggregate amount of non-cash reductions in Accounts for any period to
the
aggregate dollar amount of the sales of such Borrower for such period)
as
calculated by Lender for any period is or is reasonably anticipated to
be
greater than five (5%) percent; that the orderly liquidation value of
the
Equipment or fair market value of any of the Real Property as set forth
in the
most recent acceptable appraisals received by Lender with respect thereto
has
declined so that the then outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans
is
greater than such percentage with respect to such appraised values as
Lender
used in establishing the original principal amount of the Term Loans
multiplied
by such appraised values; returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances
of
any nature that are not paid pursuant to the reduction of Accounts; sales,
excise or similar taxes included in the amount of any Accounts reported
to
Lender; a change in the turnover, age or mix of the categories of Inventory
that
adversely affects the aggregate value of all Inventory; amounts due or
to become
due to owners and lessors of premises where any Collateral is located,
other
than for those locations where Lender has received a Collateral Access
Agreement
that Lender has accepted in writing. The amount of any Reserve established
by
Lender shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or
other
matter which is the basis for such reserve as determined by Lender in
good faith
and to the extent that such Reserve is in respect of amounts that may
be payable
to third parties Lender may, at its option, deduct such Reserve from
the
Revolving Loan Limit, at any time that such limit is less than the amount
of the
Borrowing Base. The
Reserves shall include in addition, and not in limitation, the Availability
Block.
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1.77.1 “Reserve
Percentage” shall have the meaning defined in “Adjusted Eurodollar
Rate”.
1.78 “Revolving
Loan Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, at any time, the amount equal to
the $20,000,000 minus the then outstanding principal amount of the Revolving
Loans, Term Loans and Letters of Credit provided to the other
Borrowers.
1.79 “Revolving
Loans” shall mean the loans now or hereafter made by or on behalf of Lender
for
the account of any Borrower on a revolving basis (involving advances,
repayments
and readvances) as set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
1.80 “Solvent”
shall mean, at any time with respect to any Person, that at such time
such
Person (a) is able to pay its debts as they mature and has (and has a
reasonable basis to believe it will continue to have) sufficient capital
(and
not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business consistent with
its
practices as of the date hereof, and (b) the assets and properties of such
Person at a fair valuation (and including as assets for this purpose
at a fair
valuation all rights of subrogation, contribution or indemnification
arising
pursuant to any guarantees given by such Person) are greater than the
Indebtedness of such Person, and including subordinated and contingent
liabilities computed at the amount which, such person has a reasonable
basis to
believe, represents an amount which can reasonably be expected to become
an
actual or matured liability (and including as to contingent liabilities
arising
pursuant to any guarantee the face amount of such liability as reduced
to
reflect the probability of it becoming a matured liability).
1.81 “Subsidiary”
or “subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership or other limited or
general
partnership, trust, association or other business entity of which an
aggregate
of at least a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock or other interests
entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether, at the time, Capital Stock of any other class
or
classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by
reason of
the happening of any contingency), managers, trustees or other controlling
persons, or an equivalent controlling interest therein, of such Person
is, at
the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or
more
subsidiaries of such Person.
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1.82 “Term
Loans” shall mean, collectively, the term loans made by or on behalf of Lender
and Borrower as provided for in Section 2.3 hereof; sometimes being referred
to
herein individually as a “Term Loan”.
1.82.1
“Twincraft Consideration Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock of Parent
which may hereafter become issuable pursuant to the provisions of the
stock
purchase agreement dated as of November 14, 2006, between Parent, as
purchaser,
and Messrs. Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
as
sellers, pursuant to which Parent acquired all of the capital stock of
Twincraft.
1.83 “UCC”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York, and any successor statute, as in effect from time to time (except
that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code
as in
effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have
the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such
statute
except as Lender may otherwise determine).
1.83.1 “Unused
Line” shall mean the amount by which the Maximum Credit exceeds the average
daily principal balance of the outstanding Revolving Loans, Term Loans
and
Letters of Credit.
1.84 “Value”
shall mean, as determined by Lender in good faith, with respect to Inventory,
the lower of (a) cost computed on a first-in first-out basis in accordance
with
GAAP or (b) market value, provided, that, for purposes of the calculation
of the
Borrowing Base, (i) the Value of the Inventory shall not include: (A)
the
portion of the value of Inventory equal to the profit earned by any Affiliate
on
the sale thereof to any Borrower or (B) write-ups or write-downs in value
with respect to currency exchange rates and (ii) notwithstanding anything
to the
contrary contained herein, the cost of the Inventory shall be computed
in the
same manner and consistent with the most recent appraisal of the Inventory
received and accepted by Lender prior to the date hereof, if any.
1.85 “Voting
Stock” shall mean with respect to any Person, (a) one (1) or more classes of
Capital Stock of such Person having general voting powers to elect at
least a
majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person,
irrespective of whether at the time Capital Stock of any other class
or classes
have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency,
and (b) any Capital Stock of such Person convertible or exchangeable
without
restriction at the option of the holder thereof into Capital Stock of
such
Person described in clause (a) of this definition.
1.86 Intentionally
omitted.
SECTION
2. CREDIT
FACILITIES
2.1 Loans.
(a) Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein, Lender agrees
to make
Revolving Loans to each Borrower from time to time in amounts requested
by such
Borrower (or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) up to
the
amount outstanding at any time equal to the lesser of: (i) the Borrowing
Base of such Borrower at such time or (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit of
such
Borrower at such time.
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(b) Except
in
Lender's discretion or as otherwise provided herein, (i) the aggregate
amount of
the Loans and the Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time
shall not
exceed the Maximum Credit, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the
Revolving
Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time to a Borrower
shall not exceed the Borrowing Base of such Borrower, (iii) the aggregate
principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding
at
any time to a Borrower shall not exceed the Loan Limit of such Borrower,
(iv)
the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding to
a Borrower
based on the Eligible Inventory of such Borrower shall not exceed the
Inventory
Loan Limit of such Borrower and (v) the aggregate principal amount of
the
Revolving Loans outstanding at any time to Borrowers based on the Eligible
Inventory shall not exceed the Inventory Loan Limit.
(c) In
the
event that (i) the aggregate amount of the Loans and the Letter of Credit
Obligations outstanding at any time exceed the Maximum Credit, or (ii)
except as
otherwise provided herein, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving
Loans
and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding to a Borrower exceed the
Borrowing
Base of such Borrower or the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower, or
(iii) the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations
based on the Eligible Inventory of a Borrower exceed the Inventory Loan
Limit of
such Borrower, or (iv) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans
and
Letters of Credit based on the Eligible Inventory of all Borrowers exceeds
the
sublimit set forth above, such event shall not limit, waive or otherwise
affect
any rights of Lender in such circumstances or on any future occasions
and
Borrowers shall, upon demand by Lender, which may be made at any time
or from
time to time, immediately repay to Lender the entire amount of any such
excess(es) for which payment is demanded.
2.2 Letters
of Credit.
(a) Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Letter
of
Credit Documents, at the request of a Borrower (or Administrative Borrower
on
behalf of such Borrower), Lender agrees to issue for the account of such
Borrower one or more Letters of Credit, containing
terms and conditions acceptable to Lender.
(b) The
Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit (or Administrative Borrower
on behalf
of such Borrower) shall give Lender three (3) Business Days’ prior written
notice of such Borrower’s request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit. Such
notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the original face amount
of the
Letter of Credit requested, the effective date (which date shall be a
Business
Day and in no event shall be a date less than ten (10) days prior to
the end of
the then current term of this Agreement) of issuance of such requested
Letter of
Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in
partial
draws, the date on which such requested Letter of Credit is to expire
(which
date shall be a Business Day and shall not be more than one year from
the date
of issuance), the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued,
and
the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower requesting
the
Letter of Credit (or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower)
shall
attach to such notice the proposed terms of the Letter of Credit. The
renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit shall, for purposes hereof, be treated
in all
respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit
hereunder.
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(c) In
addition to being subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions
precedent contained in Section 4 hereof and the other terms and conditions
contained herein, no Letter of Credit shall be available unless each
of the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory
to
Lender: (i) the Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit (or
Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) shall have delivered
to the
Lender at such times and in such manner Lender may require, an application,
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender, for the issuance of the Letter
of
Credit and such other Letter of Credit Documents as may be required pursuant
to
the terms thereof, and the form and terms of the proposed Letter of Credit
shall
be satisfactory to Lender, (ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any
court, arbitrator or other Governmental Authority shall purport by its
terms to
enjoin or restrain money center banks generally from issuing letters
of credit
of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no
law, rule
or regulation applicable to money center banks generally and no request
or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
Authority with jurisdiction over money center banks generally shall prohibit,
or
request that Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally
or
the issuance of such Letter of Credit, (iii) after giving effect to the
issuance
of such Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Obligations shall not
exceed the
Letter of Credit Limit, and (iv) the Excess Availability of the Borrower
requesting such Letter of Credit, prior to giving effect to any Reserves
with
respect to such Letter of Credit, on the date of the proposed issuance
of any
Letter of Credit shall be equal to or greater than: (A) if the proposed
Letter
of Credit is for the purpose of purchasing Eligible Inventory and the
documents
of title with respect thereto are consigned to Lender, the sum of (1)
the
percentage equal to one hundred (100%) percent minus the then applicable
percentage with respect to Eligible Inventory set forth in the definition
of the
term Borrowing Base multiplied by the Value of such Eligible Inventory,
plus (2)
freight, taxes, duty and other amounts which Lender estimates must be
paid in
connection with such Inventory upon arrival and for delivery to one of
such
Borrower's locations for Eligible Inventory within the United States
of America
and (B) if the proposed Letter of Credit is for any other purpose or
the
documents of title are not consigned to Lender in connection with a Letter
of
Credit for the purpose of purchasing Inventory, an amount equal to one
hundred
(100%) percent of the Letter of Credit Obligations with respect thereto.
Effective on the issuance of each Letter of Credit, a Reserve shall be
established in the applicable amount set forth in Section 2.2(c)(iv)(A)
or
Section 2.2(c)(iv)(B).
(d) Except
in
Lender's discretion, the amount of all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations
shall not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Limit.
(e) Each
Borrower shall reimburse immediately Lender for any draw under any Letter
of
Credit issued for the account of such Borrower and pay Lender the amount
of all
other charges and fees payable to Lender in connection with any Letter
of Credit
issued for the account of such Borrower immediately when due, irrespective
of
any claim, setoff, defense or other right which such Borrower may have
at any
time against Lender or any other Person. Each drawing under any Letter
of Credit
or other amount payable in connection therewith when due shall constitute
a
request by the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued
to
Lender for a Prime Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing or other amount
then
due. The date of such Loan shall be the date of the drawing or as to
other
amounts, the due date therefor. Any payments made to reimburse Lender
in
connection with any Letter of Credit shall constitute additional Revolving
Loans
to such Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.
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(f) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against
any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses which Lender
may
suffer or incur in connection with any Letter of Credit and any documents,
drafts or acceptances relating thereto, including any losses, claims,
damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses due to any action taken by Lender or
correspondent with respect to any Letter of Credit, except for such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses that are a direct result
of the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender as determined pursuant
to a
final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each
Borrower
and Guarantor assumes all risks with respect to the acts or omissions
of the
drawer under or beneficiary of any Letter of Credit and for such purposes
the
drawer or beneficiary shall be deemed such Borrower's agent. Each Borrower
and
Guarantor assumes all risks for, and agrees to pay, all foreign, Federal,
State
and local taxes, duties and levies relating to any goods subject to any
Letter
of Credit or any documents, drafts or acceptances thereunder. Each Borrower
and
Guarantor hereby releases and holds Lender harmless from and against
any acts,
waivers, errors, delays or omissions, with respect to or relating to
any Letter
of Credit, except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender
as
determined pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction. The provisions of this Section 2.2(f) shall survive the
payment of
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(g) In
connection with Inventory purchased pursuant to any Letter of Credit,
Borrowers
and Guarantors shall, at Lender’s request, instruct all suppliers, carriers,
forwarders, customs brokers, warehouses or others receiving or holding
cash,
checks, Inventory, documents or instruments in which Lender holds a security
interest that upon Lender’s request, such items are to be delivered to Lender
and/or subject to Lender’s order, and if they shall come into such Borrower’s or
Guarantor’s possession, to deliver them, upon Lender's request, to Lender in
their original form. Except as otherwise provided herein, Lender shall
not
exercise such right to request such items so long as no Default or Event
of
Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing. Except as Lender
may
otherwise specify, Borrowers and Guarantors shall designate Lender as
the
consignee on all bills of lading and other negotiable and non-negotiable
documents.
(h) Each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Lender
to name
such Borrower or Guarantor as the account party therein and to deliver
to Lender
all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by
issuer
pursuant to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon Lender’s
instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection
with the Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Documents with respect
thereto. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to grant
any
Borrower or Guarantor any right or authority to pledge the credit of
Lender in
any manner. Borrowers and Guarantors shall be bound by any reasonable
interpretation made in good faith by Lender under or in connection with
any
Letter of Credit or any documents, drafts or acceptances thereunder,
notwithstanding that such interpretation may be inconsistent with any
instructions of any Borrower or Guarantor.
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(i) The
obligations of Borrowers to pay each Letter of Credit Obligations shall
be
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances,
whatsoever.
2.3 Term
Loans.
Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein, Lender agrees
to make a
Term Loan to one or more of the Borrowers in an original principal amount
not to
exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate amount, and any such loan shall not
exceed
eighty five (85%) percent of the net orderly liquidation value of Eligible
Equipment and seventy (70%) percent of the fair market value of Eligible
Real
Property. No Term Loans shall be available to the Borrower until such
time as
the Availability Block is $0. Each of the Term Loans is (a) evidenced
by a Term
Promissory Note in such original principal amount duly executed and delivered
by
the applicable Borrower to Lender concurrently herewith; (b) to be repaid,
together with interest and other amounts, in accordance with this Agreement,
such Term Promissory Note, and the other Financing Agreements and (c)
secured by
all of the Collateral.
SECTION
3. INTEREST
AND FEES
3.1 Interest.
(a) Borrowers
shall pay to Lender interest on the outstanding principal amount of the
Loans at
the Interest Rate. All interest accruing hereunder on and after the date
of any
Event of Default or termination hereof shall be payable on demand. Borrower
shall have the right to select either a Prime Rate Loan or, if Borrower
meets
the criteria set forth below, a Eurodollar Rate Loan with respect to
each
borrowing hereunder.
(b) Each
Borrower (or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) may
from time
to time request Eurodollar Rate Loans or may request that Prime Rate
Loans be
converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or that any existing Eurodollar Rate
Loans
continue for an additional Interest Period. Such request from a Borrower
(or
Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) shall specify the
amount of
the Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of the Prime Rate Loans to be
converted
to Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans to
be
continued (subject to the limits set forth below) and the Interest Period
to be
applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein, three (3) Business Days after receipt by Lender of
such a
request from a Borrower (or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such
Borrower),
such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made or Prime Rate Loans shall be
converted
to Eurodollar Rate Loans or such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall continue,
as the
case may be, provided,
that,
(i) no
Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing,
(ii)
no party hereto shall have sent any notice of termination of this Agreement,
(iii) such Borrower (or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower)
shall have complied with such customary procedures as are established
by Lender
and specified by Lender to Administrative Borrower from time to time
for
requests by Borrowers for Eurodollar Rate Loans, (iv) no more than four
(4)
Interest Periods may be in effect at any one time, (v) the aggregate
amount of
the Eurodollar Rate Loans must be in an amount not less than $2,000,000
or an
integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (vi) the maximum amount of
the Eurodollar Rate Loans in the aggregate at any time requested by Borrowers
shall not exceed the amount equal to (A) eighty (80%) percent of the
lowest
principal amount of the Revolving Loans which it is anticipated will
be
outstanding during the applicable Interest Period, in each case as determined
by
Lender in good faith (but with no obligation of Lender to make such Loans),
and
(vii) Lender shall have determined that the Interest Period or Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate is available to Lender and can be readily determined
as of the
date of the request for such Eurodollar Rate Loan by Borrower. Any request
by or
on behalf of a Borrower for Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Prime
Rate Loans
to Eurodollar Rate Loans or to continue any existing Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall
be irrevocable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
Lender shall not be required to purchase United States Dollar deposits
in the
London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market to
fund any
Eurodollar Rate Loans, but the provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply
as if
Lender had purchased such deposits to fund the Eurodollar Rate
Loans.
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(c) Any
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert to Prime Rate Loans
upon the
last day of the applicable Interest Period, unless Lender has received
and
approved a request to continue such Eurodollar Rate Loan at least three
(3)
Business Days prior to such last day in accordance with the terms hereof.
Any
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall, at Lender's option, upon notice by Lender
to
Parent, be subsequently converted to Prime Rate Loans in the event that
this
Agreement shall terminate or not be renewed; provided, however, that
Lender
shall not convert any such Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the expiration
of the
applicable Interest Period in respect thereof. Borrowers shall pay to
Lender,
upon demand by Lender (or Lender may, at its option, charge any loan
account of
any Borrower) any amounts required to compensate Lender or Participant
for any
loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred
by such
person, as a result of the conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Prime
Rate
Loans pursuant to any of the foregoing.
(d) Interest
shall be payable by Borrowers to Lender monthly in arrears not later
than the
first day of each calendar month and shall be calculated on the basis
of a three
hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed. The interest rate
on
non-contingent Obligations (other than Eurodollar Rate Loans) shall increase
or
decrease by an amount equal to each increase or decrease in the Prime
Rate
effective on the day of any change in such Prime Rate. In no event shall
charges
constituting interest payable by Borrowers to Lender exceed the maximum
amount
or the rate permitted under any applicable law or regulation, and if
any such
part or provision of this Agreement is in contravention of any such law
or
regulation, such part or provision shall be deemed amended to conform
thereto.
(e) In
no
event shall the Interest Rate exceed the highest rate permitted under
any
applicable law or regulation. If any part or provision of this Agreement
is in
contravention of any such law or regulation such part or provision shall
be
deemed amended to conform thereto and any payments of interest made in
excess of
such highest rate permitted, if any, shall be deemed to be payments of
principal
Obligations to the extent of such excess.
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3.2 Closing
Fee.
Borrowers shall pay to Lender as a closing fee the amount of $75,000,
which
shall be fully earned and payable as of the date hereof.
3.3 Intentionally
omitted.
3.4 Servicing
Fee.
Borrowers shall pay to Lender monthly a servicing fee in an amount equal
to
$1,500 in respect of Lender's services for each month (or part thereof)
while
this Agreement remains in effect and for so long thereafter as any of
the
Obligations are outstanding, which fee shall be fully earned as of and
payable
in advance on the date hereof and on the first day of each month hereafter.
3.5 Unused
Line Fee.
Borrowers shall pay to Lender monthly an Unused Line fee with respect
to any
Unused Line existing while this Agreement is in effect and for so long
thereafter as any of the Obligations are outstanding, which Unused Line
fee
shall be payable on the first day of each month in arrears. The Unused
Line Fee
shall be calculated as follows: (a) an amount equal to three eights of
one
percent (.375%) percent per annum calculated on the first $10,000,000
of Unused
Line during the immediately preceding month (or part thereof); plus
(b) an
amount equal to one quarter of one percent (.25%) percent per annum calculated
on the Unused Line in excess of $10,000,000 during the immediately preceding
month (or part thereof).
3.6 Letter
of Credit Fees.
(a) In
the
case of standby letters of credit, Borrowers shall pay to Lender a fee
at a rate
equal to two (2%) percent per annum on the average daily maximum amount
available to be drawn under all of such Letters of Credit for the immediately
preceding month (or part thereof), payable in arrears as of the first
day of
each succeeding month, computed for each day from the date of issuance
to the
date of expiration; except that Borrowers shall pay, at Lender's option,
without
notice, such fee at a rate two (2%) percent greater than the otherwise
applicable rate on such average daily maximum amount for: (a) the period
from
and after the date of termination or non-renewal hereof until Lender
has
received full and final payment of all Obligations (notwithstanding entry
of a
judgment against Borrowers) and (b) the period from and after the date
of the
occurrence of an Event of Default for so long as such Event of Default
is
continuing as determined by Lender. Such letter of credit fees shall
be
calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual
days
elapsed and the obligation of Borrowers to pay such fee shall survive
the
termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.
(b) In
addition to the letter of credit fees provided above, Borrowers shall
pay to
Lender the letter of credit fronting and negotiation fees agreed to by
Borrowers
and Lender from time to time and the customary charges from time to time
of
Lender with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, administration,
cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such Letters of
Credit.
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3.7 Changes
in Laws and Increased Costs of Loans.
(a) If
after
the date hereof, either (i) any change in, or in the interpretation of,
any law
or regulation is introduced, including, without limitation, with respect
to
reserve requirements, applicable to Lender or any banking or financial
institution from whom Lender borrows funds or obtains credit (a “Funding Bank”),
or (ii) a Funding Bank or Lender complies with any future guideline or
request
from any central bank or other Governmental Authority or (iii) a Funding
Bank or
Lender determines that the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation
regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority,
central
bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof has or would have the effect described below, or a Funding Bank
or
Lender complies with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central
bank or
comparable agency, and in the case of any event set forth in this clause
(iii),
such adoption, change or compliance has or would have the direct or indirect
effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of
its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have
achieved
but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration
the
Funding Bank’s or Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by Lender to be material, and the result of any of the
foregoing
events described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) is or results in an increase
in
the cost to Lender of funding or maintaining the Loans or the Letters
of Credit,
then Borrowers and Guarantors shall from time to time upon demand by
Lender pay
to Lender additional amounts sufficient to indemnify Lender against such
increased cost on an after-tax basis (after taking into account applicable
deductions and credits in respect of the amount indemnified) so long
as such
amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one hundred eighty
(180) days
prior to the date on which Lender first made a demand thereof. A certificate
as
to the amount of such increased cost shall be submitted to Administrative
Borrower by Lender and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b) If
prior
to the first day of any Interest Period, (i) Lender shall have determined
in
good faith (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon
Borrowers
and Guarantors) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant
market,
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, (ii) Lender determines that
the
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest
Period
will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Lender of making or
maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans during such Interest Period, or (iii)
Dollar
deposits in the principal amounts of the Eurodollar Rate Loans to which
such
Interest Period is to be applicable are not generally available in the
London
interbank market, Lender shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof
to
Administrative Borrower as soon as practicable thereafter, and will also
give
prompt written notice to Administrative Borrower when such conditions
no longer
exist. If such notice is given (A) any Eurodollar Rate Loans requested
to be
made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as Prime
Rate Loans,
(B) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such
Interest
Period to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be converted to
or
continued as Prime Rate Loans and (C) each outstanding Eurodollar Rate
Loan
shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period
thereof,
to Prime Rate Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by Lender,
no further
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall any
Borrower
(or Administrative Borrower on behalf of any Borrower) have the right
to convert
Prime Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans.
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(c) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any law,
treaty,
rule or regulation or final, non-appealable determination of an arbitrator
or a
court or other Governmental Authority or in the interpretation or application
thereof occurring after the date hereof shall make it unlawful for Lender
to
make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans as contemplated by this Agreement,
(i)
Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to
Administrative Borrower (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such
circumstances no longer exist), (ii) the commitment of Lender hereunder
to make
Eurodollar Rate Loans, continue Eurodollar Rate Loans as such and convert
Prime
Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall forthwith be canceled and,
until such
time as it shall no longer be unlawful for Lender to make or maintain
Eurodollar
Rate Loans, Lender shall then have a commitment only to make a Prime
Rate Loan
when a Eurodollar Rate Loan is requested and (iii) Loans then outstanding
as
Eurodollar Rate Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Prime
Rate
Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods
with
respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law.
If any
such conversion of a Eurodollar Rate Loan occurs on a day which is not
the last
day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required
pursuant to Section 3.3(d) below.
(d) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from
any loss
or expense which Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (i)
default by
any Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or extension of
Eurodollar Rate Loans after such Borrower has given a notice requesting
the same
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) default by
any
Borrower in making any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan after such
Borrower
(or Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) has given a notice
thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and (iii)
the
making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans on a day which is not
the last
day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. With respect to Eurodollar
Rate
Loans, such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess,
if any,
of (A) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount
so prepaid,
or not so borrowed, converted or extended, for the period from the date
of such
prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or extend to the last
day of
the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow,
convert
or extend, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date
of such
failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Eurodollar
Rate Loans provided for herein over (B) the amount of interest (as determined
by
such Lender) which would have accrued to Lender on such amount by placing
such
amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank
Eurodollar market. This covenant shall survive the termination or non-renewal
of
this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.
SECTION
4. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to Initial Loans and Letters of Credit.
The
obligation of Lender to make the initial Loans or to issue the initial
Letters
of Credit hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of, or waiver of,
immediately
prior to or concurrently with the making of such Loan or the issuance
of such
Letter of Credit of each of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, all
releases,
terminations and such other documents as Lender may request to evidence
and
effectuate the termination of all liens and security interests upon the
Collateral, or any of it except for the security interes and liens set
forth on
Schedule 8.4 to the Information Certificate;
(b) all
requisite corporate action and proceedings in connection with this Agreement
and
the other Financing Agreements shall be satisfactory in form and substance
to
Lender, and Lender shall have received all information and copies of
all
documents, including records of requisite corporate action and proceedings
which
Lender may have requested in connection therewith, such documents where
requested by Lender or its counsel to be certified by appropriate corporate
officers or Governmental Authority (and including a copy of the certificate
of
incorporation of each Borrower and Guarantor certified by the Secretary
of State
(or equivalent Governmental Authority) which shall set forth the same
complete
corporate name of such Borrower or Guarantor as is set forth herein and
such
document as shall set forth the organizational identification number
of each
Borrower or Guarantor, if one is issued in its jurisdiction of
incorporation);
(c) no
material adverse change shall have occurred in the assets, business or
prospects
of Borrowers since the date of Lender's latest field examination (not
including
for this purpose the field review referred to in clause (d) below) and
no change
or event shall have occurred which would impair the ability of any Borrower
or
Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other
Financing Agreements to which it is a party or of Lender to enforce the
Obligations or realize upon the Collateral;
(d) Lender
shall have completed a field review of the Records and such other information
with respect to the Collateral as Lender may require to determine the
amount of
Loans available to Borrowers (including, without limitation, current
perpetual
inventory records and/or roll-forwards of Accounts and Inventory through
the
date of closing and test counts of the Inventory in a manner satisfactory
to
Lender, together with such supporting documentation as may be necessary
or
appropriate, and other documents and information that will enable Lender
to
accurately identify and verify the Collateral), the results of which
each case
shall be satisfactory to Lender, not more than three (3) Business Days
prior to
the date hereof or such earlier date as Lender may agree;
(e) Lender
shall have received, in form and sub-stance satisfactory to Lender, all
consents, waivers, acknowl-edgments and other agreements from third persons
which Lender may deem necessary or desirable in order to permit, protect
and
perfect its security interests in and liens upon the Collateral or to
effectuate
the provisions or purposes of this Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements,
including, without limitation, Collateral Access Agreements;
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(f) the
Excess Availability as determined by Lender, as of the date hereof, shall
be not
less than $4,000,000 after giving effect to the initial Loans made or
to be made
and Letters of Credit issued or to be issued in connection with the initial
transactions hereunder;
(g) Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, Deposit
Account Control Agreements by and among Lender, each Borrower and Guarantor,
as
the case may be and each bank where such Borrower (or Guarantor) has
a deposit
account, in each case, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
bank and
Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be (or Lender shall be the bank’s
customer with respect to such deposit account as Lender may
specify);
(h) Lender
shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender,
that
Lender has a valid perfected first priority security interest in all
of the
Collateral;
(i) Lender
shall have received and reviewed lien and judgment search results for
the
jurisdiction of organization of each Borrower and Guarantor, the jurisdiction
of
the chief executive office of each Borrower and Guarantor and all jurisdictions
in which assets of Borrowers and Guarantors are located, which search
results
shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;
(j) Intentionally
omitted;
(k) Intentionally
omitted;
(l) Lender
shall have received originals of the shares of the stock certificates
representing (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Capital
Stock
of each domestic Borrower and Guarantor (other than Parent); and (ii)
Sixty Five
(65%) percent of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each foreign
Borrower and Guarantor, in each case together with stock powers duly
executed in
blank with respect thereto;
(m) Lender
shall have received evidence of insurance and loss payee endorsements
required
hereunder and under the other Financing Agreements, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, and certificates of insurance policies and/or
endorse-ments naming Lender as loss payee;
(n) Lender
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, such
opinion
letters of counsel to Borrowers and Guarantors with respect to the Financing
Agreements and such other matters as Lender may request; and
(o) the
other
Financing Agreements and all instruments and documents hereunder and
thereunder
shall have been duly executed and delivered to Lender, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender.
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit.
The
obligation of Lender to make the Loans, including the initial Loans,
or to issue
any Letter of Credit, including the initial Letters of Credit, is subject
to the
further satisfaction of, or waiver of, immediately prior to or concurrently
with
the making of each such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit
of each of
the following conditions precedent:
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(a) all
representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Financing
Agreements shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of
the making
of each such Loan or providing each such Letter of Credit and after giving
effect thereto, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations
and warranties shall have been true and accurate on and as of such earlier
date);
(b) no
law,
regulation, order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall
exist,
and no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding shall be
pending or
threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority,
which (i) purports to enjoin, prohibit, restrain or otherwise affect
(A) the
making of the Loans or providing the Letter of Credit, or (B) the consummation
of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the terms hereof or the
other
Financing Agreements or (ii) has or has a reasonable likelihood of having
a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) no
Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing
on
and as of the date of the making of such Loan or providing each such
Letter of
Credit and after giving effect thereto.
SECTION
5. GRANT
AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST
5.1 Grant
of Security Interest.
To
secure payment and performance of all Obligations, each Borrower and
Guarantor
hereby grants to Lender, a continuing security interest in, a lien upon,
and a
right of set off against, and hereby assigns to Lender, as security,
all
personal and real property and fixtures, and interests in property and
fixtures,
of each Borrower and Guarantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired
or
existing, and wherever located (together with all other collateral security
for
the Obligations at any time granted to or held or acquired by Lender,
collectively, the “Collateral”), including:
(a) all
Accounts;
(b) all
general intangibles, including, without limitation, all Intellectual
Property;
(c) all
goods, including, without limitation, Inventory and Equipment;
(d) all
Real
Property and fixtures;
(e) all
chattel paper, including, without limitation, all tangible and electronic
chattel paper;
(f) all
instruments, including, without limitation, all promissory notes;
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(g) all
documents;
(h) all
deposit accounts;
(i) all
letters of credit, banker’s acceptances and similar instruments and including
all letter-of-credit rights;
(j) all
supporting obligations and all present and future liens, security interests,
rights, remedies, title and interest in, to and in respect of Receivables
and
other Collateral, including (i) rights and remedies under or relating
to
guaranties, contracts of suretyship, letters of credit and credit and
other
insurance related to the Collateral, (ii) rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, repossession, reclamation and other rights and remedies of
an unpaid
vendor, lienor or secured party, (iii) goods described in invoices, documents,
contracts or instruments with respect to, or otherwise representing or
evidencing, Receivables or other Collateral, including returned, repossessed
and
reclaimed goods, and (iv) deposits by and property of account debtors
or other
persons securing the obligations of account debtors;
(k) all
(i)
investment property (including securities, whether certificated or
uncertificated but limited to Sixty-Five (65%) percent of the issued
and
outstanding shares of the capital stock of each foreign Borrower or Guarantor),
securities accounts, security entitlements, commodity contracts or commodity
accounts) and (ii) monies, credit balances, deposits and other property
of any
Borrower or Guarantor now or hereafter held or received by or in transit
to
Lender or its Affiliates or at any other depository or other institution
from or
for the account of any Borrower or Guarantor, whether for safekeeping,
pledge,
custody, transmission, collection or otherwise;
(l) all
commercial tort claims, including, without limitation, those identified
in the
Information Certificate;
(m) to
the
extent not otherwise described above, all Receivables;
(n) all
Records; and
(o) all
products and proceeds of the foregoing, in any form, including insurance
proceeds and all claims against third parties for loss or damage to or
destruction of or other involuntary conversion of any kind or nature
of any or
all of the other Collateral.
5.2 Perfection
of Security Interests.
(a) So
long
as this Agreement is in full force and effect , each Borrower and Guarantor
irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes Lender (or its agent) to file
at any
time and from time to time such financing statements with respect to
the
Collateral naming Lender or its designee as the secured party and such
Borrower
or Guarantor as debtor, as Lender may require, and including any other
information with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise required
by
part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction
as
Lender may determine, together with any amendment and continuations with
respect
thereto, which authorization shall apply to all financing statements
filed on,
prior to or after the date hereof. Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby
ratifies
and approves all financing statements heretofore filed and naming Lender
or its
designee as secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor, as the case
may be, as
debtor with respect to the Collateral (and any amendments with respect
to such
financing statements) filed by or on behalf of Lender prior to the date
hereof
and ratifies and confirms the authorization of Lender to file such financing
statements (and amendments, if any). Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby
authorizes Lender to adopt on behalf of such Borrower and Guarantor any
symbol
required for authenticating any electronic filing. In the event that
the
description of the collateral in any financing statement naming Lender
or its
designee as the secured party and any Borrower or Guarantor as debtor
includes
assets and properties of such Borrower or Guarantor that do not at any
time
constitute Collateral, whether hereunder, under any of the other Financing
Agreements or otherwise, the filing of such financing statement shall
nonetheless be deemed authorized by such Borrower or Guarantor to the
extent of
the Collateral included in such description and it shall not render the
financing statement ineffective as to any of the Collateral or otherwise
affect
the financing statement as it applies to any of the Collateral. In no
event
shall any Borrower or Guarantor at any time file, or permit or cause
to be
filed, any correction statement or termination statement with respect
to any
financing statement (or amendment or continuation with respect thereto)
naming
Lender or its designee as secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor
as debtor
without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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(b) Each
Borrower and Guarantor does not have any chattel paper (whether tangible
or
electronic) or instruments as of the date hereof, except as set forth
in the
Information Certificate. In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor
shall be
entitled to or shall receive any chattel paper or instrument after the
date
hereof, Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly notify Lender thereof
in
writing. Promptly upon the receipt thereof by or on behalf of any officer
of any
Borrower or Guarantor (including by any agent or representative), such
Borrower
or Guarantor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to Lender, all tangible
chattel paper and instruments that such Borrower or Guarantor has or
may at any
time acquire, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment
duly
executed in blank as Lender may from time to time specify, in each case
except
as Lender may otherwise agree. At Lender’s option, each Borrower and Guarantor
shall, or Lender may at any time on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor,
cause
the original of any such instrument or chattel paper to be conspicuously
marked
in a form and manner acceptable to Lender with the following legend referring
to
chattel paper or instruments as applicable: “This [chattel paper][instrument] is
subject to the security interest of Wachovia Bank, National Association
and any
sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance of this [chattel paper][instrument]
violates the rights of such secured party.”
(c) In
the
event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall at any time hold or acquire
an
interest in any electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record” (as such
term is defined in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in
Global
and National Commerce Act or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction), such Borrower
or
Guarantor shall promptly notify Lender thereof in writing. Promptly upon
Lender’s request, such Borrower or Guarantor shall take, or cause to be taken,
such actions as Lender may request to give Lender control of such electronic
chattel paper under Section 9-105 of the UCC and control of such transferable
record under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global
and
National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act, as in effect in such jurisdiction.
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(d) Each
Borrower and Guarantor does not have any deposit accounts as of the date
hereof,
except as set forth in the Information Certificate. Borrowers and Guarantors
shall not, directly or indirectly, after the date hereof open, establish
or
maintain any deposit account unless each of the following conditions
is
satisfied: (i) Lender shall have received not less than five (5) Business
Days
prior written notice of the intention of any Borrower or Guarantor to
open or
establish such account which notice shall specify in reasonable detail
and
specificity acceptable to Lender the name of the account, the owner of
the
account, the name and address of the bank at which such account is to
be opened
or established, the individual at such bank with whom such Borrower or
Guarantor
is dealing and the purpose of the account, (ii) the bank where such account
is
opened or maintained is Lender or shall be a bank reasonably acceptable
to
Lender, and (iii) on or before the opening of such deposit account, such
Borrower or Guarantor shall, as Lender may specify, either (A) deliver
to Lender
a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such deposit account
duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Borrower or Guarantor and
the bank at
which such deposit account is opened and maintained, or (B) arrange for
Lender
to become the customer of the bank with respect to the deposit account
on terms
and conditions acceptable to Lender. The terms of this subsection (d)
shall not
apply to deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll,
payroll
taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit
of any
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s salaried employees.
(e) No
Borrower or Guarantor owns or holds, directly or indirectly, beneficially
or as
record owner or both, any investment property, as of the date hereof,
or have
any investment account, securities account, commodity account or other
similar
account with any bank or other financial institution or other securities
intermediary or commodity intermediary as of the date hereof, in each
case
except as set forth in the Information Certificate.
(i) In
the
event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall be entitled to or shall at
any time
after the date hereof hold or acquire any certificated securities, such
Borrower
or Guarantor shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to Lender,
accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed
in blank
as Lender may from time to time specify. If any securities, now or hereafter
acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor are uncertificated and are issued
to such
Borrower or Guarantor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof,
such
Borrower or Guarantor shall immediately notify Lender thereof and shall
as
Lender may specify, either (A) cause the issuer to agree to comply with
instructions from Lender as to such securities, without further consent
of any
Borrower or Guarantor or such nominee, or (B) arrange for Lender to become
the
registered owner of the securities.
(ii) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall not, directly or indirectly, after the date hereof
open,
establish or maintain any investment account, securities account, commodity
account or any other similar account (other than a deposit account) with
any
securities intermediary or commodity intermediary unless each of the
following
conditions is satisfied: (A) Lender shall have received not less than
five (5)
Business Days prior written notice of the intention of Borrower or Guarantor
to
open or establish such account which notice shall specify in reasonable
detail
and specificity acceptable to Lender the name of the account, the owner
of the
account, the name and address of the securities intermediary or commodity
intermediary at which such account is to be opened or established, the
individual at such intermediary with whom such Borrower or Guarantor
is dealing
and the purpose of the account, (B) the securities intermediary or commodity
intermediary (as the case may be) where such account is opened or maintained
shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender, and (C) on or before the opening
of
such investment account, securities account or other similar account
with a
securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, such Borrower or Guarantor
shall as Lender may specify either (1) execute and deliver, and cause
to be
executed and delivered to Lender, an Investment Property Control Agreement
with
respect thereto duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Borrower
or
Guarantor and such securities intermediary or commodity intermediary
or (2)
arrange for Lender to become the entitlement holder with respect to such
investment property on terms and conditions acceptable to Lender.
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(f) Borrowers
and Guarantors are not the beneficiary or otherwise entitled to any right
to
payment under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument as
of the date hereof, except as set forth in the Information Certificate.
In the
event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall be entitled to or shall receive
any
right to payment under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or any similar
instrument, whether as beneficiary thereof or otherwise after the date
hereof,
such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Lender thereof in writing.
Such
Borrower or Guarantor shall immediately, as Lender may specify, either
(i)
deliver, or cause to be delivered to Lender, with respect to any such
letter of
credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument, the written agreement of the
issuer and any other nominated person obligated to make any payment in
respect
thereof (including any confirming or negotiating bank), in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, consenting to the assignment of the proceeds
of the
letter of credit to Lender by such Borrower or Guarantor and agreeing
to make
all payments thereon directly to Lender or as Lender may otherwise direct
or
(ii) cause Lender to become, at Borrowers’ expense, the transferee beneficiary
of the letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument (as the case
may be).
(g) Borrowers
and Guarantors do not have any commercial tort claims as of the date
hereof,
except as set forth in the Information Certificate. In the event that
any
Borrower or Guarantor shall at any time after the date hereof have any
commercial tort claims, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify
Lender
thereof in writing, which notice shall (i) set forth in reasonable detail
the
basis for and nature of such commercial tort claim and (ii) include the
express
grant by such Borrower or Guarantor to Lender of a security interest
in such
commercial tort claim (and the proceeds thereof). In the event that such
notice
does not include such grant of a security interest, the sending thereof
by such
Borrower or Guarantor to Lender shall be deemed to constitute such grant
to
Lender. Upon the sending of such notice, any commercial tort claim described
therein shall constitute part of the Collateral and shall be deemed included
therein. Without limiting the authorization of Lender provided in Section
5.2(a)
hereof or otherwise arising by the execution by such Borrower or Guarantor
of
this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, Lender is hereby
irrevocably authorized from time to time and at any time to file such
financing
statements naming Lender or its designee as secured party and such Borrower
or
Guarantor as debtor, or any amendments to any financing statements, covering
any
such commercial tort claim as Collateral. In addition, each Borrower
and
Guarantor shall promptly upon Lender’s request, execute and deliver, or cause to
be executed and delivered, to Lender such other agreements, documents
and
instruments as Lender may require in connection with such commercial
tort
claim.
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(h) Borrowers
and Guarantors do not have any goods, documents of title or other Collateral
in
the custody, control or possession of a third party as of the date hereof,
except as set forth in the Information Certificate and except for goods
located
in the United States in transit to a location of a Borrower or Guarantor
permitted herein in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower
or
Guarantor in the possession of the carrier transporting such goods. In
the event
that any goods, documents of title or other Collateral are at any time
after the
date hereof in the custody, control or possession of any other person
not
referred to in the Information Certificate or such carriers, Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall promptly notify Lender thereof in writing. Promptly
upon
Lender’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall deliver to Lender a Collateral
Access Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by such person
and the
Borrower or Guarantor that is the owner of such Collateral.
(i) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall take any other actions reasonably requested by Lender
from
time to time to cause the attachment, perfection and first priority of,
and the
ability of Lender to enforce, the security interest of Lender in any
and all of
the Collateral, including, without limitation, (i) executing, delivering
and,
where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating
thereto
under the UCC or other applicable law, to the extent, if any, that any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s signature thereon is required therefor, (ii) causing
Lender’s name to be noted as secured party on any certificate of title for a
titled good if such notation is a condition to attachment, perfection
or
priority of, or ability of Lender to enforce, the security interest of
Lender in
such Collateral, (iii) complying with any provision of any statute, regulation
or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral if compliance with
such
provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or
ability of
Lender to enforce, the security interest of Lender in such Collateral,
(iv)
obtaining the consents and approvals of any Governmental Authority or
third
party, including, without limitation, any consent of any licensor, lessor
or
other person obligated on Collateral, and taking all actions required
by any
earlier versions of the UCC or by other law, as applicable in any relevant
jurisdiction.
5.3 Borrowers
and Guarantors shall pledge and assign to Lender Sixty-Five (65%) of
the issued
and outstanding shares of stock in the Foreign Subsidiaries and in order
to
secure such pledge shall execute and deliver such stock pledge agreements,
notices of pledge and stock powers and such other documents as Lender
may
reasonably require in order to effect such pledge.
SECTION
6. COLLECTION
AND ADMINISTRATION
6.1 Borrowers’
Loan Accounts.
Lender
shall maintain one or more loan account(s) on its books in which shall
be
recorded (a) all Loans, Letters of Credit and other Obligations and the
Collateral, (b) all payments made by or on behalf of any Borrower or
Guarantor
and (c) all other appropriate debits and credits as provided in this
Agreement,
including fees, charges, costs, expenses and interest. All entries in
the loan
account(s) shall be made in accordance with Lender's customary practices
as in
effect from time to time.
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6.2 Statements.
Lender
shall render to Administrative Borrower each month a statement setting
forth the
balance in the Borrowers’ loan account(s) maintained by Lender for Borrowers
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including principal, interest,
fees, costs and expenses. Each such statement shall be subject to subsequent
adjustment by Lender but shall, absent manifest errors or omissions,
be
considered correct and deemed accepted by Borrowers and Guarantors and
conclusively binding upon Borrowers and Guarantors as an account stated
except
to the extent that Lender receives a written notice from Administrative
Borrower
of any specific exceptions of Administrative Borrower thereto within
thirty (30)
days after the date such statement has been received by Parent. Until
such time
as Lender shall have rendered to Administrative Borrower a written statement
as
provided above, the balance in any Borrower's loan account(s) shall be
presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Lender by Borrowers
and
Guarantors.
6.3 Collection
of Accounts.
(a) Borrowers
shall establish and maintain, at their expense, blocked accounts or lockboxes
and related blocked accounts (in either case, “Blocked Accounts”), as Lender may
specify, with such banks as are acceptable to Lender into which Borrowers
shall
promptly deposit and direct their respective account debtors to directly
remit
all payments on Receivables and all payments constituting proceeds of
Inventory
or other Collateral in the identical form in which such payments are
made,
whether by cash, check or other manner. Borrowers shall deliver, or cause
to be
delivered to Lender a Deposit Account Control Agreement duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each bank where a Blocked Account is maintained
as
provided in Section 5.2 hereof or at any time and from time to time Lender
may
become the bank’s customer with respect to any of the Blocked Accounts and
promptly upon Lender’s request, Borrowers shall execute and deliver such
agreements and documents as Lender may require in connection therewith.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor agrees that all payments made to such Blocked
Accounts
upon or after a Cash Dominion Event or other funds received and collected
by
Lender, whether in respect of the Receivables, as proceeds of Inventory
or other
Collateral or otherwise shall be treated as payments to Lender in respect
of the
Obligations and therefore shall constitute the property of Lender to
the extent
of the then outstanding Obligations.
(b) For
purposes of calculating the amount of the Loans avail-able to each Borrower,
such payments will be applied (conditional upon final collection) to
the
Obligations on the Business Day of receipt by Lender of immediately available
funds in the Lender Payment Account provided such payments and notice
thereof
are received in accordance with Lender's usual and customary practices
as in
effect from time to time and within sufficient time to credit such Borrower's
loan account on such day, and if not, then on the next Business Day.
For the
purposes of calculating interest on the Obligations, such payments or
other
funds received will be applied (conditional upon final collec-tion) to
the
Obligations one (1) Business Day following the date of receipt of immediately
available funds by Lender in the Lender Payment Account provided such
payments
or other funds and notice thereof are received in accordance with Lender’s usual
and customary practices as in effect from time to time and within sufficient
time to credit such Borrower's loan account on such day, and if not,
then on the
next Business Day.
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(c) Each
Borrower and Guarantor and their respective employees, agents and Subsidiaries
shall, acting as trustee for Lender, receive, as the property of Lender,
any
monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or
proceeds
of Accounts or other Collateral which come into their possession or under
their
control and immediately upon receipt thereof, shall deposit or cause
the same to
be deposited in the Blocked Accounts, or remit the same or cause the
same to be
remitted, in kind, to Lender. In no event shall the same be commingled
with any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s own funds. Borrowers agree to reimburse Lender on
demand for any amounts owed or paid to any bank or other financial institution
at which a Blocked Account or any other deposit account or investment
account is
established or any other bank, financial institution or other person
involved in
the transfer of funds to or from the Blocked Accounts arising out of
Lender's
payments to or indemnification of such bank, financial institution or
other
person. The obligations of Borrowers to reimburse Lender for such amounts
pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
6.4 Payments.
(a) All
Obligations shall be payable to the Lender Payment Account as provided
in
Section 6.3 or such other place as Lender may designate from time to
time.
Subject to the other terms and conditions contained herein, Lender shall
apply
payments received or collected from any Borrower or Guarantor or for
the account
of any Borrower or Guarantor (including the monetary proceeds of collections
or
of realization upon any Collateral) as follows: first,
to pay
any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to Lender from
any
Borrower or Guarantor; second,
to pay
interest due in respect of any Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations;
third,
to pay
or prepay principal in respect of the Loans and to pay or prepay Obligations
arising under or pursuant to any Hedge Agreements of Borrower (up to
the amount
of any then effective Reserve established in respect of such Obligations),
on a
pro rata
basis;
fourth,
to pay
or prepay any other Obligations whether or not then due, in such order
and
manner as Lender determines or to be held as cash collateral in connection
with
any Letters of Credit or other contingent Obligations (but not including
for
this purpose any Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Bank Products);
and fifth,
to pay
or prepay any Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Bank Products
(other
than to the extent provided for above) on a pro rata
basis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
(i) unless
so directed by Administrative Borrower, or unless a Default or an Event
of
Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, Lender shall
not apply
any payments which it receives to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, except (A)
on the
expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Eurodollar
Rate
Loans or (B) in the event that there are no outstanding Prime Rate Loans
and
(ii) to the extent any Borrower uses any proceeds of the Loans or Letters
of
Credit to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral or to repay
any
Indebtedness used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral,
payments in
respect of the Obligations shall be deemed applied first to the Obligations
arising from Loans and Letters of Credit that were not used for such
purposes
and second to the Obligations arising from Loans and Letters of Credit
the
proceeds of which were used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral
in
the chronological order in which such Borrower acquired such rights in
or the
use of such Collateral.
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(b)
At
Lender's option, all principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other
charges provided for in this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements
may be
charged directly to the loan account(s) of any Borrower maintained by
Lender. If
after receipt of any payment of, or proceeds of Collateral applied to
the
payment of, any of the Obligations, Lender is required to surrender or
return
such payment or proceeds to any Person for any reason, then the Obligations
intended to be satisfied by such payment or proceeds shall be reinstated
and
continue and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as
if such
payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender. Borrowers and Guarantors
shall be liable to pay to Lender, and do hereby indemnify and hold Lender
harmless for the amount of any payments or proceeds surrendered or returned.
This Section 6.4(b) shall remain effective notwithstanding any contrary
action
which may be taken by Lender in reliance upon such payment or proceeds.
This
Section 6.4 shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
6.5 Authorization
to Make Loans.
Lender
is authorized to make the Loans based upon written instructions received
from an
Authorized Signatory or, at the discretion of Lender, if such Loans are
necessary to satisfy any Obligations. All requests for Loans or Letters
of
Credit hereunder shall specify the date on which the requested advance
is to be
made (which day shall be a Business Day) and the amount of the requested
Loan.
Requests received after 11:00 a.m. New York time on any day shall be deemed
to have been made as of the opening of business on the immediately following
Business Day. All Loans and Letters of Credit under this Agreement shall
be
conclusively presumed to have been made to, and at the request of and
for the
benefit of, any Borrower or Guarantor when deposited to the credit of
any
Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise disbursed or established in accordance
with
the instructions of any Borrower or Guarantor or in accordance with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
6.6 Use
of
Proceeds.
Borrowers shall use the initial proceeds of the Loans and Letters of
Credit
hereunder only for: (a) payments to each of the persons listed in the
disbursement direction letter furnished by Borrowers to Lender on or
about the
date hereof and (b) costs, expenses and fees in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements. All other Loans made or Letters of Credit provided to or
for the
benefit of any Borrower pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be used
by such
Borrower only for general operating, working capital, capital expenditure
and
other proper corporate purposes of such Borrower not otherwise prohibited
by the
terms hereof including acquisitions approved in writing by Lender. None
of the
proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing
or
carrying any margin security or for the purposes of reducing or retiring
any
indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin
security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Loans
to be
considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
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6.7 Appointment
of Administrative Borrower as Agent for Requesting Loans and Receipts
of Loans
and Statements.
(a) Each
Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes Administrative Borrower
as
its agent and attorney-in-fact to request and receive Loans and Letters
of
Credit pursuant to this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements
from Lender
in the name or on behalf of such Borrower. Lender may disburse the Loans
to such
bank account of Administrative Borrower or a Borrower or otherwise make
such
Loans to a Borrower and provide such Letters of Credit to a Borrower
as
Administrative Borrower may designate or direct, without notice to any
other
Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Lender may at any time and from time to time require that Loans
to or
for the account of any Borrower be disbursed directly to an operating
account of
such Borrower.
(b) Administrative
Borrower hereby accepts the appointment by Borrowers to act as the agent
and
attorney-in-fact of Borrowers pursuant to this Section 6.7. Administrative
Borrower shall ensure that the disbursement of any Loans to each Borrower
requested by or paid to or for the account of Parent, or the issuance
of any
Letter of Credit for a Borrower hereunder, shall be paid to or for the
account
of such Borrower.
(c) Each
Borrower and other Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes
Administrative Borrower as its agent to receive statements on account
and all
other notices from Lender with respect to the Obligations or otherwise
under or
in connection with this Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements.
(d)
Any
notice, election, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking
by or on
behalf of any other Borrower or any Guarantor by Administrative Borrower
shall
be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower or Guarantor, as
the case may be, and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such
Borrower
or Guarantor to the same extent as if made directly by such Borrower
or
Guarantor.
(e) No
purported termination of the appointment of Administrative Borrower as
agent as
aforesaid shall be effective, except after ten (10) days' prior written
notice
to Lender.
6.8 Bank
Products.
Borrower may (but is not required to) request that Lender or its Affiliates
provide or arrange for Borrower to obtain Bank Products, and Lender may,
in its
sole discretion, provide or arrange for Borrower obtain the requested
Bank
Products. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the obtaining of Bank
Products
(a) is in the sole discretion of Lender, and (b) is subject to all rules
and
regulations of Lender with respect thereto.
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SECTION
7. COLLATERAL
REPORTING AND COVENANTS
7.1 Collateral
Reporting.
(a) Borrowers
shall provide Lender with the following documents in a form satisfactory
to
Lender:
(i) on
a
regular basis as reasonably required by Lender, schedules of sales made,
credits
issued and cash received;
(ii) as
soon
as possible after the end of each month (but in any event within ten
(10)
Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis or more frequently
as
Lender may reasonably request, (A) perpetual inventory reports, (B) inventory
reports by location and category (and including the amounts of Inventory
and the
value thereof at, any leased locations and at premises of warehouses,
processors
or other third parties), (C) agings of accounts receivable (together
with a
reconciliation to the previous month’s aging and general ledger), (D) agings of
Foreign Accounts sorted by country and customer name, and (E) agings
of accounts
payable (and including information indicating the amounts owing to owners
and
lessors of leased premises, warehouses, processors and other third parties
from
time to time in possession of any Collateral);
(iii) upon
Lender's reasonable request, (A) copies of customer statements, purchase
orders,
sales invoices, credit memos, remittance advices and reports, and copies
of
deposit slips and bank statements, (B) copies of shipping and delivery
documents, and (C) copies of purchase orders, invoices and delivery
documents for Inventory and Equipment acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor;
(iv) such
other reports as to the Collateral as Lender shall reasonably request
from time
to time.
(b) If
any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Collateral are prepared or
maintained by an accounting service, contractor, shipper or other agent,
such
Borrower and Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes such service, contractor,
shipper or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents
to
Lender and to follow Lender's instructions with respect to further services
at
any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is
continuing.
7.2 Accounts
Covenants.
(a) Borrowers
shall notify Lender promptly of: (i) any material delay in any Borrower's
performance of any of its material obligations to any account debtor
or the
assertion of any material claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims
by any
account debtor, or any material disputes with account debtors, or any
settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof, (ii) all material adverse
information known to any Borrower or Guarantor relating to the financial
condition of any account debtor and (iii) any event or circumstance which,
to
the best of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge, would cause Lender to
consider any then existing Accounts as no longer constituting Eligible
Accounts.
No credit, discount, allowance or extension or agreement for any of the
foregoing shall be granted to any account debtor without Lender's consent,
except in the ordinary course of a Borrower's or Guarantor’s business in
accordance with practices and policies previously disclosed in writing
to Lender
and except as set forth in the schedules delivered to Lender pursuant
to Section
7.1(a) above. So long as no Event of Default exists or has occurred and
is
continuing, Borrowers and Guarantors shall settle, adjust or compromise
any
claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any account debtor. At any
time that
an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Lender
shall, at
its option, have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise
any claim,
offset, counterclaim or dispute with account debtors or grant any credits,
discounts or allowances.
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(b) With
respect to each Account: (i) the amounts shown on any invoice delivered
to
Lender or schedule thereof delivered to Lender shall be true and complete,
(ii)
no payments shall be made thereon except payments immediately delivered
to
Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) no credit, discount,
allowance or extension or agreement for any of the foregoing shall be
granted to
any account debtor except as reported to Lender in accordance with this
Agreement and except for credits, discounts, allowances or extensions
made or
given in the ordinary course of each Borrower's business in accordance
with
practices and policies previously disclosed to Lender, (iv) there shall
be no
setoffs, deductions, contras, defenses, counterclaims or disputes existing
or
asserted with respect thereto except as reported to Lender in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement, (v) none of the transa-ctions giving rise
thereto
will violate any applicable foreign, Federal, State or local laws or
regulations, all documentation relating thereto will be legally sufficient
under
such laws and regulations and all such documentation will be legally
enforceable
in accordance with its terms.
(c) Lender
shall have the right at any time or times, in Lender's name or in the
name of a
nominee of Lender, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter
relating
to any Receivables or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, facsimile
transmission or otherwise.
7.3 Inventory
Covenants.
With
respect to the Inventory: (a) each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all
times
maintain inventory records reasonably satisfactory to Lender, keeping
correct
and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality
and
quantity of Inventory, such Borrower's or Guarantor’s cost therefor and daily
withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto; (b) Borrowers and Guarantors
shall
conduct a physical count of the Inventory at least once each year but
at any
time or times as Lender may request on or after an Event of Default,
and
promptly following such physical inventory shall supply Lender with a
report in
the form and with such specificity as may be reasonably satisfactory
to Lender
concerning such physical count; (c) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not
remove
any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted herein, without
the
prior written consent of Lender which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld
or delayed, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of its
business
and except to move Inventory directly from one location set forth or
permitted
herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped from
the
manufacturer thereof to such Borrower or Guarantor which is in transit
to the
locations set forth or permitted herein; (d) upon Lender's request, Borrowers
shall, at their expense, no more than one (1) time in any twelve (12)
month
period, but at any time or times as Lender may request on or after an
Event of
Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender written appraisals
as to the
Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Lender and by
an
appraiser acceptable to Lender, addressed to Lender and upon which Lender
is
expressly permitted to rely; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall produce,
use, store and maintain the Inventory with all reasonable care and caution
and
in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity
with
applicable laws (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor
Standards
Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related
thereto);
(f) none of the Inventory or other Collateral constitutes farm products or
the proceeds thereof; (g) each Borrower and Guarantor assumes all responsibility
and liability arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or
other
disposition of the Inventory; (h) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not
sell
Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles
the
customer to return or may obligate any Borrower or Guarantor to repurchase
such
Inventory; (i) Borrowers and Guarantors shall keep the Inventory in good
and
marketable condition; and (j) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, without
prior
written notice to Lender or the specific identification of such Inventory
in a
report with respect thereto provided by Administrative Borrower to Lender
pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof, acquire or accept any Inventory on
consignment or approval.
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7.4 Equipment
and Real Property Covenants.
With
respect to the Equipment and Real Property: (a) upon Lender’s request, Borrowers
and Guarantors shall, at their expense, no more than one (1) time in
any twelve
(12) month period, but at any time or times as Lender may request on
or after an
Event of Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender written
appraisals
as to the Equipment and/or the Real Property in form, scope and methodology
acceptable to Lender and by an appraiser acceptable to Lender, addressed
to
Lender and upon which Lender is expressly permitted to rely; (b) Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall keep the Equipment in good order, repair, running and
marketable condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted); (c) Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall use the Equipment and Real Property with all reasonable
care
and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance
and in
conformity with all applicable laws; (d) the Equipment is and shall be
used in
the business of Borrowers and Guarantors and not for personal, family,
household
or farming use; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not remove any Equipment
from
the locations set forth or permitted herein, except to the extent necessary
to
have any Equipment repaired or maintained in the ordinary course of its
business
or to move Equipment directly from one location set forth or permitted
herein to
another such location and except for the movement of motor vehicles used
by or
for the benefit of such Borrower or Guarantor in the ordinary course
of
business; (f) the Equipment is now and shall remain personal property
and
Borrowers and Guarantors shall not permit any of the Equipment to be
or become a
part of or affixed to real property; and (g) each Borrower and Guarantor
assumes
all responsibility and liability arising from the use of the Equipment
and Real
Property.
7.5 Power
of Attorney.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Lender
(and
all persons designated by Lender) as such Borrower's and Guarantor’s true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, and authorizes Lender, in such Borrower's, Guarantor’s
or Lender's name, to: (a) at any time an Event of Default exists or has
occurred
and is continuing (i) demand payment on Receivables or other Collateral,
(ii) enforce payment of Receivables by legal proceedings or otherwise,
(iii)
exercise all of such Borrower's or Guarantor’s rights and remedies to collect
any Receivable or other Collateral, (iv) sell or assign any Receivable
upon such
terms, for such amount and at such time or times as the Lender deems
advisable,
(v) settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew an Account, (vi) discharge
and
release any Receivable, (vii) prepare, file and sign such Borrower's or
Guarantor’s name on any proof of claim in bankruptcy or other similar document
against an account debtor or other obligor in respect of any Receivables
or
other Collateral, (viii) notify the post office authorities to change
the
address for delivery of remittances from account debtors or other obligors
in
respect of Receivables or other proceeds of Collateral to an address
designated
by Lender, and open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Borrower
or
Guarantor and handle and store all mail relating to the Collateral; and
(ix) do
all acts and things which are necessary, in Lender's determination, to
fulfill
such Borrower's or Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement and the other
Financing Agreements and (b) at any time to (i) take control in any manner
of
any item of payment in respect of Receivables or constituting Collateral
or
otherwise received in or for deposit in the Blocked Accounts or otherwise
received by Lender, (ii) have access to any lockbox or postal box into
which remittances from account debtors or other obligors in respect of
Receivables or other proceeds of Collateral are sent or received,
(iii) endorse such Borrower's or Guarantor’s name upon any items of payment
in respect of Receivables or constituting Collateral or otherwise received
by
Lender and deposit the same in Lender's account for application to the
Obligations, (iv) endorse such Borrower's or Guarantor’s name upon any chattel
paper, document, instrument, invoice, or similar document or agreement
relating
to any Receivable or any goods pertaining thereto or any other Collateral,
including any warehouse or other receipts, or bills of lading and other
negotiable or non-negotiable documents, (v) clear Inventory the purchase of
which was financed with a Letter of Credit through U.S. Customs or foreign
export control authorities in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name, Lender’s name
or the name of Lender’s designee, and to sign and deliver to customs officials
powers of attorney in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name for such purpose, and
to complete in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s or Lender’s name, any order, sale
or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith
and
collect the proceeds thereof, and (vi) sign such Borrower's or Guarantor’s
name on any verification of Receivables and notices thereof to account
debtors
or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof. Each
Borrower
and Guarantor hereby releases Lender and its officers, employees and
designees
from any liabilities arising from any act or acts under this power of
attorney
and in furtherance thereof, whether of omission or commission, except
as a
result of Lender’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined
pursuant to a final non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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7.6 Right
to Cure.
Lender
may, at its option, upon notice to Administrative Borrower, (a) cure
any default
by any Borrower or Guarantor under any Material Contract with a third
party that
affects the Collateral, its value or the ability of Lender to collect,
sell or
otherwise dispose of the Collateral or the rights and remedies of Lender
therein
or the ability of any Borrower or Guarantor to perform its obligations
hereunder
or under any of the other Financing Agreements, (b) pay or bond on appeal
any
judgment entered against any Borrower or Guarantor, (c) discharge lawful
taxes,
liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied on
or
existing with respect to the Collateral and (d) pay any amount, incur
any
expense or perform any act which, in Lender's reasonable judgment, is
necessary
or appropriate to preserve, protect, insure or maintain the Collateral
and the
rights of Lender with respect thereto. Lender may add any amounts so
expended to
the Obligations and charge any Borrower's account therefor, such amounts
to be
repayable by Borrowers on demand. Lender shall be under no obligation
to effect
such cure, payment or bonding and shall not, by doing so, be deemed to
have
assumed any obligation or liability of any Borrower or Guarantor. Any
payment
made or other action taken by Lender under this Section shall be without
prejudice to any right to assert an Event of Default hereunder and to
proceed
accordingly.
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7.7 Access
to Premises.
From
time to time as requested by Lender, at the cost and expense of Borrowers,
(a)
Lender or its designee shall have reasonable access to all of each Borrower's
and Guarantor’s premises during normal business hours and after notice to
Parent, or at any time and without notice to Administrative Borrower
if an Event
of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, for the purposes
of
inspecting, verifying and auditing the Collateral and all of each Borrower's
and
Guarantor’s books and records, including the Records, and (b) each Borrower and
Guarantor shall promptly furnish to Lender such copies of such books
and records
or extracts therefrom as Lender may reasonably request, and (c) Lender
or
Lender’s designee may use during normal business hours such of any Borrower's
and Guarantor’s personnel, equipment, supplies and premises as may be reasonably
necessary for the foregoing and if an Event of Default exists or has
occurred
and is continuing for the collection of Receivables and realization of
other
Collateral.
SECTION
8. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Lender the following
(which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement):
8.1 Corporate
Existence, Power and Authority.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor is a corporation duly organized and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified
as a
foreign corporation and in good standing in all states or other jurisdictions
where the nature and extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership
of
assets makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions
in
which the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on such
Borrower's or Guarantor’s financial condition, results of operation or business
or the rights of Lender in or to any of the Collateral. The execution,
delivery
and performance of this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and
the
transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder (a) are all within
each
Borrower's and Guarantor’s corporate powers, (b) have been duly authorized, (c)
are not in contravention of law or the terms of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s
certificate of incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documentation,
or
any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which any Borrower or Guarantor
is a
party or by which any Borrower or Guarantor or its property are bound
to the
extent that any conflict could not be reasonably expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition
of, or require or give rise to any obligation to grant, any lien, security
interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any property of any Borrower
or
Guarantor. This Agreement and the other Financing Agreements to which
any
Borrower or Guarantor is a party constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations
of such Borrower and Guarantor enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms.
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8.2 Name;
State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral
Locations.
(a) The
exact
legal name of each Borrower and Guarantor is as set forth on the signature
page
of this Agreement and in the Information Certificate. No Borrower or
Guarantor
has, during the five years prior to the date of this Agreement, been
known by or
used any other corporate or fictitious name or been a party to any merger
or
consolidation, or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of
any Person,
or acquired any of its property or assets out of the ordinary course
of
business, except as set forth in the Information Certificate.
(b) Each
Borrower and Guarantor is an organization of the type and organized in
the
jurisdiction set forth in the Information Certificate. The Information
Certificate accurately sets forth the organizational identification number
of
each Borrower and Guarantor or accurately states that such Borrower or
Guarantor
has none and accurately sets forth the federal employer identification
number of
each Borrower and Guarantor.
(c) The
chief
executive office and mailing address of each Borrower and Guarantor and
each
Borrower's and Guarantor’s Records concerning Accounts are located only at the
address identified as such in Schedule 8.2 to the Information Certificate
and
its only other places of business and the only other locations of Collateral,
if
any, are the addresses set forth in Schedule 8.2 to the Information Certificate,
subject to the rights of any Borrower or Guarantor to establish new locations
in
accordance with Section 9.2 below. The Information Certificate correctly
identifies any of such locations which are not owned by a Borrower or
Guarantor
and sets forth the owners and/or operators thereof.
8.3 Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Change.
All
financial statements relating to any Borrower or Guarantor which have
been or
may hereafter be delivered by any Borrower or Guarantor to Lender have
been
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as to any interim financial
statements,
to the extent such statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments
and do
not include any notes) and fairly present in all material respects the
financial
condition and the results of operation of such Borrower and Guarantor
as at the
dates and for the periods set forth therein. Except as disclosed in any
interim
financial statements furnished by Borrowers and Guarantors to Lender
prior to
the date of this Agreement, there has been no act, condition or event
which has
had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect since the
date of
the most recent audited financial statements of any Borrower or Guarantor
furnished by any Borrower or Guarantor to Lender prior to the date of
this
Agreement. The projections for the fiscal years ending 2007 through 2008
shall
be delivered in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender no
later than
forty-five (45) days following the date of this Agreement. Any projections
hereafter delivered to Lender shall be prepared in light of the past
operations
of the businesses of Borrowers and Guarantors and be based upon estimates
and
assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrowers and Guarantors shall
have
determined to be reasonable and fair in light of the then current conditions
and
current facts and shall reflect the good faith and reasonable estimates
of
Borrowers and Guarantors of the future financial performance of Parent
and its
Subsidiaries and of the other information projected therein for the periods
set
forth therein.
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8.4 Priority
of Liens; Title to Properties.
The
security interests and liens granted to Lender under this Agreement and
the
other Financing Agreements constitute valid and perfected first priority
liens
and security interests in and upon the Collateral subject only to the
liens
indicated on Schedule 8.4 to the Information Certificate and the other
liens
permitted under Section 9.8 hereof. Each Borrower and Guarantor has good
and
marketable fee simple title to or valid leasehold interests in all of
its Real
Property and good, valid and merchantable title to all of its other properties
and assets subject to no liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests,
encumbrances or charges of any kind, except those granted to Lender and
such
others as are specifically listed on Schedule 8.4 to the Information
Certificate
or permitted under Section 9.8 hereof.
8.5 Tax
Returns.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor has filed, or caused to be filed, in a timely
manner
(including, where applicable, valid extensions of time to file) all tax
returns,
reports and declarations which are required to be filed by it. All information
in such tax returns, reports and declarations is complete and accurate
in all
material respects. Each Borrower and Guarantor has paid or caused to
be paid all
taxes due and payable or claimed due and payable in any assessment received
by
it, except taxes the validity of which are being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to such Borrower
or
Guarantor and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside
on its
books. Adequate provision has been made for the payment of all accrued
and
unpaid Federal, State, county, local, foreign and other taxes whether
or not yet
due and payable and whether or not disputed.
8.6 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 8.6 to the Information Certificate, (a) there
is no
investigation by any Governmental Authority pending, or to the best of
any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, against or affecting any
Borrower or Guarantor, its or their assets or business and (b) there
is no
action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person pending, or to the best
of any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, against any Borrower or
Guarantor or its or their assets or goodwill, or against or affecting
any
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, which if adversely
determined against such Borrower or Guarantor has or could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.7 Compliance
with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws.
(a) Borrowers
and Guarantors are not in default in any respect under, or in violation
in any
respect of the terms of, any material agreement, contract, instrument,
lease or
other commitment to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
assets are
bound. Borrowers and Guarantors are in compliance in all material respects
with
the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders
of any
Governmental Authority relating to their respective businesses, including,
without limitation, those set forth in or promulgated pursuant to the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Fair Labor
Standards
Act of 1938, as amended, ERISA, the Code, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and all Environmental Laws.
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(b) Borrowers
and Guarantors have obtained all material permits, licenses, approvals,
consents, certificates, orders or authorizations of any Governmental
Authority
required for the lawful conduct of its business (the “Permits”) except to the
extent that the failure to obtain such permit could not reasonably be
expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Permits are valid and subsisting
and in full force and effect. There are no actions, claims or proceedings
pending or to the best of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened
that seek the revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification of
any of the
Permits.
8.8 Environmental
Compliance.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 8.8 to the Information Certificate, to Borrowers’
knowledge, Borrowers, Guarantors and any Subsidiary of any Borrower or
Guarantor
have not generated, used, stored, treated, transported, manufactured,
handled,
produced or disposed of any Hazardous Materials, on or off its premises
(whether
or not owned by it) in any manner which at any time violates in any material
respect any applicable Environmental Law or Permit, and the operations
of
Borrowers, Guarantors and any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor
complies
in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and all
Permits.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 8.8 to the Information Certificate, there has been
no
investigation known to any officer of Borrower by any Governmental Authority
or
any proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice
by any
Governmental Authority or any other person nor is any pending or to the
best of
any Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, with respect to any
non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any Environmental
Law by
any Borrower or Guarantor and any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor
or the
release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Material
or
the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture,
handling,
production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or any other environmental,
health or safety matter, which adversely affects or could reasonably
be expected
to adversely affect in any material respect any Borrower or Guarantor
or its or
their business, operations or assets or any properties at which such
Borrower or
Guarantor has transported, stored or disposed of any Hazardous
Materials.
(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 8.8 to the Information Certificate, Borrowers,
Guarantors
and their Subsidiaries have no knowledge of any material liability (contingent
or otherwise) in connection with a release, spill or discharge, threatened
or
actual, of any Hazardous Materials or the generation, use, storage, treatment,
transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any
Hazardous
Materials.
(d)
Borrowers, Guarantors and their Subsidiaries have all Permits required
to be
obtained or filed in connection with the operations of Borrowers and
Guarantors
under any Environmental Law (except that to the extent that the failure
to
obtain such permit could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse
Effect) and all of such licenses, certif-icates, approvals or similar
authorizations and other Permits are valid and in full force and
effect.
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8.9 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Each
Plan
is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions
of
ERISA, the Code and other Federal or State law. Each Plan which is intended
to
qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination
letter from the Internal Revenue Service and to the best of any Borrower's
or
Guarantor’s knowledge, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such
qualification. Each Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates have made all required
contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no
application
for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant
to
Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.
(b) There
are
no pending, or to the best of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental
Authority,
with respect to any Plan which if adversely determined against any Borrower
or
Guarantor could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
There
has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility
rules with respect to any Plan.
(c) (i)
No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) based on
the latest valuation of each Pension Plan and on the actuarial methods
and
assumptions employed for such valuation (determined in accordance with
the
assumptions used for funding such Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412
of the
Code), the aggregate current value of accumulated benefit liabilities
of such
Pension Plan under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA does not exceed the aggregate
current value of the assets of such Pension Plan; (iii) each Borrower and
Guarantor, and their ERISA Affiliates, have not incurred and do not reasonably
expect to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to
any Plan
(other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA);
(iv) each Borrower and Guarantor, and their ERISA Affiliates, have not
incurred and do not reasonably expect to incur, any liability (and no event has
occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA,
would
result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect
to a
Multiemployer Plan; and (v) each Borrower and Guarantor, and their ERISA
Affiliates, have not engaged in a transaction that would be subject to
Section
4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
8.10 Bank
Accounts.
All of
the deposit accounts, investment accounts or other accounts in the name
of or
used by any Borrower or Guarantor maintained at any bank or other financial
institution are set forth on Schedule 8.10 to the Information Certificate,
subject to the right of each Borrower and Guarantor to establish new
accounts in
accordance with Section 5.2 hereof.
8.11 Intellectual
Property.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to
use all
Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of its business as
presently
conducted or proposed to be conducted. As of the date hereof, Borrowers
and
Guarantors do not have any Intellectual Property registered, or subject
to
pending applications, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
or any
similar office or agency in the United States, any State thereof, any
political
subdivision thereof or in any other country, other than those described
in
Schedule 8.11 to the Information Certificate and has not granted any
licenses
with respect thereto other than as set forth in Schedule 8.11 to the
Information
Certificate. No event has occurred which permits or would permit after
notice or
passage of time or both, the revocation, suspension or termination of
such
rights. To the best of any Borrower's and Guarantor’s knowledge, no slogan or
other advertising device, product, process, method, substance or other
Intellectual Property or goods bearing or using any Intellectual Property
presently contemplated to be sold by or employed by any Borrower or Guarantor
infringes any patent, trademark, servicemark, tradename, copyright, license
or
other Intellectual Property owned by any other Person presently and no
claim or
litigation is pending or threatened against or affecting any Borrower
or
Guarantor contesting its right to sell or use any such Intellectual Property
having a Material Adverse Effect except as set forth on Schedule 8.11
to the
Information Certificate. Schedule 8.11 to the Information Certificate
sets forth
all of the agreements or other arrangements of each Borrower and Guarantor
pursuant to which such Borrower or Guarantor has a license or other right
to use
any trademarks, logos, designs, representations or other Intellectual
Property
owned by another person as in effect on the date hereof and the dates
of the
expiration of such agreements or other arrangements of such Borrower
or
Guarantor as in effect on the date hereof (collectively, together with
such
agreements or other arrangements as may be entered into by any Borrower
or
Guarantor after the date hereof, collectively, the “License Agreements” and
individually, a “License Agreement”). No trademark, service xxxx, copyright or
other Intellectual Property at any time used by any Borrower or Guarantor
which
is owned by another person, or owned by such Borrower or Guarantor subject
to
any security interest, lien, collateral assignment, pledge or other encumbrance
in favor of any person other than Lender, is affixed to any Eligible
Inventory,
except (a) to the extent permitted under the term of the license agreements
listed on Schedule 8.11 to the Information Certificate and (b) to the
extent the
sale of Inventory to which such Intellectual Property is affixed is permitted
to
be sold by such Borrower or Guarantor under applicable law (including
the United
States Copyright Act of 1976).
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8.12 Subsidiaries;
Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency.
(a) Each
Borrower and Guarantor does not have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries
or
Affiliates and is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership except
as set
forth in Schedule 8.12 to the Information Certificate.
(b) Each
Borrower and Guarantor is the record and beneficial owner of all of the
issued
and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each of the Subsidiaries listed
on
Schedule 8.12 to the Information Certificate as being owned by such Borrower
or
Guarantor and there are no proxies, irrevocable or otherwise, with respect
to
such shares and no equity securities of any of the Subsidiaries are or
may
become required to be issued by reason of any options, warrants, rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any kind or nature and there are
no
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Subsidiary
is or may become bound to issue additional shares of it Capital Stock
or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.
(c) The
issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Borrower and Guarantor
are directly and beneficially owned and held by the persons indicated
in the
Information Certificate, and in each case all of such shares have been
duly
authorized and are fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all
claims,
liens, pledges and encumbrances of any kind, except as disclosed in writing
to
Lender prior to the date hereof.
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(d) Each
Borrower and Guarantor is Solvent and will continue to be Solvent after
the
creation of the Obligations, the security interests of Lender and the
other
transaction contemplated hereunder.
(e) Each
of
the Foreign Subsidiaries shall remain free from all debts (other than
debts
existing as of the date hereof), whether secured or unsecured, other
than: (i)
debts arising from trade debt obtained in the ordinary course of its
business;
(ii) debts owing to any other Foreign Subsidiaries or any Borrower and/or
Guarantor including Management Fees owed or owing to any such entity;
and (iii)
loans and advances made by Borrowers and/or Guarantors or any of them
to Foreign
Subsidiaries on or after the date hereof not to exeed the amounts as
follows:
(i) Bi-Op
and
Xxxxxx Canada $650,000
(ii) Xxxxxx
(UK) $250,000
(iii) Silipos
(UK) $250,000
8.13 Labor
Disputes.
(a) Set
forth
on Schedule 8.13 to the Information Certificate is a list (including
dates of
termination) of all collective bargaining or similar agreements between
or
applicable to each Borrower and Guarantor and any union, labor organization
or
other bargaining agent in respect of the employees of any Borrower or
Guarantor
on the date hereof.
(b) There
is
(i) no significant unfair labor practice complaint pending against any
Borrower or Guarantor or, to the best of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s
knowledge, threatened against it, before the National Labor Relations
Board, and
no significant grievance or significant arbitration proceeding arising
out of or
under any collective bargaining agreement is pending on the date hereof
against
any Borrower or Guarantor or, to best of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s
knowledge, threatened against it, and (ii) no significant strike, labor
dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against any Borrower or Guarantor
or,
to the best of any Borrower's or Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against any
Borrower or Guarantor.
8.14 Restrictions
on Subsidiaries. Except
for restrictions contained in this Agreement or any other agreement with
respect
to Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor permitted hereunder as in
effect on
the date hereof, there are no contractual or consensual restrictions
on any
Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise
restrict (a) the transfer of cash or other assets (i) between any
Borrower or Guarantor and any of its or their Subsidiaries or (ii) between
any Subsidiaries of any Borrower or Guarantor or (b) the ability of any
Borrower or Guarantor or any of its or their Subsidiaries to incur Indebtedness
or grant security interests to Lender in the Collateral.
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8.15 Material
Contracts. Schedule
8.15 to the Information Certificate sets forth all Material Contracts
to which
any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or is bound as of the date hereof.
Borrowers and Guarantors have delivered true, correct and complete copies
of
such Material Contracts to Lender on or before the date hereof. Borrowers
and
Guarantors are not in breach or in default in any material respect of
or under
any Material Contract and have not received any notice of the intention
of any
other party thereto to terminate any Material Contract.
8.16 Payable
Practices. Each
Borrower and Guarantor have not made any material change in the historical
accounts payable practices from those in effect immediately prior to
the date
hereof.
8.17 Accuracy
and Completeness of Information.
All
information furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor in
writing to
Lender in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Financing
Agreements or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, including
all
information on the Information Certificate is true and correct in all
material
respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified
and does
not omit any material fact necessary in order to make such information
not
misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Affect, which has not
been
fully and accurately disclosed to Lender in writing prior to the date
hereof.
8.18 Survival
of Warranties; Cumulative.
All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any of
the other
Financing Agreements shall: (a) survive the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement; (b) shall be deemed to have been made again to Lender on the
date of
each additional borrowing or other credit accommodation hereunder, except
to the
extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely
to an
earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall
have been
true and accurate on and as of such earlier date); and (c) shall be conclusively
presumed to have been relied on by Lender regardless of any investigation
made
or information possessed by Lender. The representations and warranties
set forth
herein shall be cumulative and in addition to any other representations
or
warranties which any Borrower or Guarantor shall now or hereafter give,
or cause
to be given, to Lender.
SECTION
9. AFFIRMATIVE
AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
9.1 Maintenance
of Existence.
(a) Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times preserve, renew and keep in
full force
and effect its corporate existence and rights and franchises with respect
thereto and maintain in full force and effect and in accordance with
their terms
all licenses, trademarks, tradenames, approvals, authorizations, leases,
contracts and Permits necessary to carry on the business as presently
or
proposed to be conducted, except as to any Guarantor other than Parent
as
permitted in Section 9.7 hereto.
(b) No
Borrower or Guarantor shall change its name unless each of the following
conditions is satisfied: (i) Lender shall have received not less than
thirty
(30) days prior written notice from Administrative Borrower of such proposed
change in its corporate name, which notice shall accurately set forth
the new
name; and (ii) Lender shall have received a copy of the amendment to
the
Certificate of Incorporation of such Borrower or Guarantor providing
for the
name change certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization of such Borrower or Guarantor as soon as
it is
available.
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(c) No
Borrower or Guarantor shall change its chief executive office or its
mailing
address or organizational identification number (or if it does not have
one,
shall not acquire one) unless Lender shall have received not less than
thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice from Administrative Borrower of such proposed
change, which notice shall set forth such information with respect thereto
as
Lender may require and Lender shall have received such agreements as
Lender may
reasonably require in connection therewith. No Borrower or Guarantor
shall
change its type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or other
legal
structure.
9.2 New
Collateral Locations.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor may only open any new location within the continental
United States provided such Borrower or Guarantor (a) gives Lender thirty
(30)
days prior written notice of the intended opening of any such new location
and
(b) executes and delivers, or causes to be executed and delivered, to
Lender
such agreements, docu-ments, and instruments as Lender may deem reasonably
necessary or desirable to protect its interests in the Collateral at
such
location.
9.3 Compliance
with Laws, Regulations, Etc.
(a) Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary to, at all
times,
comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations, licenses,
approvals, orders and other Permits applicable to it and duly observe
all
requirements of any foreign, Federal, State or local Governmental
Authority.
(b) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall give written notice to Lender immediately upon any
Borrower's or Guarantor’s receipt of any notice of, or any Borrower's or
Guarantor’s otherwise obtaining knowledge of, (i) the occurrence of any event
involving the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any
Hazardous Material or (ii) any investigation, proceeding, complaint,
order,
directive, claims, citation or notice with respect to: (A) any material
non-compliance with or violation of any Environmental Law by any Borrower
or
Guarantor or (B) the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual,
of any
Hazardous Material other than in the ordinary course of business and
other than
as permitted under any applicable Environmental Law. Copies of all environmental
surveys, audits, assessments, feasibility studies and results of remedial
investigations shall be promptly furnished, or caused to be furnished,
by such
Borrower or Guarantor to Lender. Each Borrower and Guarantor shall take
prompt
action to respond to any material non-compliance with any of the Environmental
Laws and shall regularly report to Lender on such response.
(c) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, whenever Lender, in good faith,
reasonably determines that there is non-compliance, or any condition
which
requires any action by or on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor in order
to
avoid any non-compliance, with any Environmental Law, Borrowers shall,
at
Lender's request and Borrowers’ expense: (i) cause an independent environmental
engineer reasonably acceptable to Lender to conduct such tests of the
site where
non-compliance or alleged non-compliance with such Environmental Laws
has
occurred as to such non-compliance and prepare and deliver to Lender
a report as
to such non-compliance setting forth the results of such tests, a proposed
plan
for responding to any environmental problems described therein, and an
estimate
of the costs thereof and (ii) provide to Lender a supplemental report
of such
engineer whenever the scope of such non-compliance, or such Borrower's
or
Guarantor’s response thereto or the estimated costs thereof, shall change in any
material respect.
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(d) Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless Lender and its
directors, officers, employees, agents, invitees, representa-tives, successors
and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
directly
or indirectly arising out of or attributable to the use, generation,
manufacture, reproduction, storage, release, threatened release, spill,
discharge, disposal or presence of a Hazardous Material, including the
costs of
any required or necessary repair, cleanup or other remedial work with
respect to
any property of any Borrower or Guarantor and the preparation and implementation
of any closure, remedial or other required plans. All representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnifications in this Section 9.3 shall
survive the
payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
9.4 Payment
of Taxes and Claims.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary to, duly
pay and
discharge all taxes, assessments, contributions and governmental charges
upon or
against it or its properties or assets, except for taxes the validity
of which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
pursued
and available to such Borrower, Guarantor or Subsidiary, as the case
may be, and
with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall be liable for any tax or penalties imposed
on
Lender as a result of the financing arrangements provided for herein
and each
Borrower and Guarantor agrees to indemnify and hold Lender harmless with
respect
to the foregoing, and to repay to Lender on demand the amount thereof,
and until
paid by such Borrower or Guarantor such amount shall be added and deemed
part of
the Loans, provided, that, nothing contained herein shall be construed
to
require any Borrower or Guarantor to pay any income or franchise taxes
attributable to the income of Lender from any amounts charged or paid
hereunder
to Lender. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment of the Obligations
and the termination of this Agreement.
9.5 Insurance.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary to, at all
times,
maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers insurance with
respect to
the Collateral against loss or damage and all other insurance of the
kinds and
in the amounts customarily insured against or carried by corporations
of
established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and
similarly
situated. Said policies of insurance shall be reasonably satisfactory
to Lender
as to form, amount and insurer. Borrowers and Guarantors shall furnish
certificates, policies or endorsements to Lender as Lender shall reasonably
require as proof of such insurance, and, if any Borrower or Guarantor
fails to
do so, Lender is authorized, but not required, to obtain such insurance
at the
expense of Borrowers. All policies shall provide for at least thirty
(30) days
prior written notice to Lender of any cancellation or reduction of coverage
and
that Lender may act as attorney for each Borrower and Guarantor in obtaining,
and at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing,
adjusting, settling, amending and canceling such insurance. Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall cause Lender to be named as a loss payee and an additional
insured (but without any liability for any premiums) under such insurance
policies and Borrowers and Guarantors shall obtain non-contributory lender’s
loss payable endorsements to all insurance policies in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender. Such lender’s loss payable endorsements shall specify
that the proceeds of such insurance shall be payable to Lender as its
interests
may appear and further specify that Lender shall be paid regardless of
any act
or omission by any Borrower, Guarantor or any of its or their Affiliates.
Without limiting any other rights of Lender, any insurance proceeds received
by
Lender at any time may be applied to payment of the Obligations, whether
or not
then due, in any order and in such manner as Lender may determine. Upon
application of such proceeds to the Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans
may be
available subject and pursuant to the terms hereof to be used for the
costs of
repair or replacement of the Collateral lost or damages resulting in
the payment
of such insurance proceeds.
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9.6 Financial
Statements and Other Information.
(a) Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary to, keep
proper
books and records in which true and complete entries shall be made of
all
dealings or transactions of or in relation to the Collateral and the
business of
such Borrower, Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
Borrowers
and Guarantors shall promptly furnish to Lender all such financial and
other
information as Lender shall reasonably request relating to the Collateral
and
the assets, business and operations of Borrowers and Guarantors, and
to notify
the auditors and accountants of Borrowers and Guarantors that Lender
is
authorized to obtain such information directly from them. Without limiting
the
foregoing, Borrowers shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender,
the
following:
(i) within
thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month, commencing September
30,
2007, monthly unaudited consolidated financial statements and unaudited
consolidating financial statements (including in each case balance sheets,
statements of income and loss, statements of cash flow, and statements
of
shareholders' equity), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in
all
material respects the financial position and the results of the operations
of
Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and through such fiscal
month,
certified to be correct by the chief financial officer of Parent, subject
to
normal year-end adjustments and accompanied by a compliance certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto; and
(ii) Intentionally
omitted.
(iii) within
ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, audited consolidated
financial statements and unaudited consolidating financial statements
of Parent
and its Subsidiaries (including in each case balance sheets, statements
of
income and loss, statements of cash flow, and statements of shareholders'
equity), and the accompanying notes thereto, all in reasonable detail,
fairly
presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results
of
the operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
as of the
end of and for such fiscal year, together with the unqualified opinion
of
independent certified public accountants with respect to the audited
consolidated financial statements, which accountants shall be an independent
accounting firm selected by Administrative Borrower and acceptable to
Lender,
that such audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with GAAP, and present fairly in all material respects the
results of
operations and financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on
a
consolidated basis as of the end of and for the fiscal year then ended.
Each
document required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 9.6(a) shall
be
deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such document is posted
on
the SEC’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx,
provided,
that
the Parent shall deliver paper copies of all such documents to Lender
within one
Business Day following the date in which such document is posted to such
website; and
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(iv) at
such
time as available, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following
the
start of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year of Borrowers
ending
December 31, 2008), projected consolidated financial statements (including
in
each case, forecasted balance sheets and statements of income and loss,
statements of cash flow, and statements of shareholders’ equity) of Parent and
its Subsidiaries for the next fiscal year, all in reasonable detail,
and in a
format consistent with the projections delivered by Borrowers to Lender
prior to
the date hereof subject to such revisions as may be appropriate to account
for
facts and circumstance then extant, together with such supporting information
as
Lender may reasonably request. Such projected financial statements shall
be
prepared on a monthly basis for the next succeeding year. Such projections
shall
represent the reasonable best estimate by Borrowers and Guarantors of
the future
financial performance of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the periods
set forth
therein and shall have been prepared on the basis of the assumptions
set forth
therein which Borrowers and Guarantors believe are fair and reasonable
as of the
date of preparation in light of current and reasonably foreseeable business
conditions (it being understood that actual results may differ from those
set
forth in such projected financial statements). Borrowers shall provide
to Lender
semi-annual updates with respect to such projections or at any time a
Default or
Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, more frequently
as
Lender may reasonably require.
(b) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall promptly notify Lender in writing of the details
of (i) any
loss, damage, investigation, action, suit, proceeding or claim relating
to
Collateral having a value of more than $200,000 or which if adversely
determined
would result in any material adverse change in any Borrower's or Guarantor’s
business, properties, assets, goodwill or condition, financial or otherwise,
(ii) any Material Contract being terminated or amended or any new Material
Contract entered into (in which event Borrowers and Guarantors shall
provide
Lender with a copy of such Material Contract), (iii) any order, judgment or
decree in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate shall have been entered
against
any Borrower or Guarantor any of its or their properties or assets,
(iv) any notification of a material violation of laws or regulations
received by any Borrower or Guarantor which if adversely determined would
result
in any material adverse change in any Borrower's or Guarantor’s business,
properties, assets, goodwill or condition, financial or otherwise, (v) any
ERISA Event, and (vi) the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default.
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(c) Promptly
after the sending or filing thereof, Borrowers shall send to Lender copies
of
(i) all reports which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries sends to its
shareholders generally (ii) all reports and registration statements which
Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities Exchange Commission,
any
national or foreign securities exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., and such other reports as Lender may hereafter
specifically identify to Administrative Borrower that Lender will reasonably
require be provided to Lender, (iii) all press releases and (iv) all
other
statements concerning material changes or developments in the business
of a
Borrower or Guarantor made available by any Borrower or Guarantor to
the
public.
(d) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender such
budgets,
forecasts, projections and other information respecting the Collateral
and the
business of Borrowers and Guarantors, as Lender may, from time to time,
reasonably request. If required by any legal process, Lender is hereby
authorized to deliver a copy of any financial statement or any other
information
relating to the business of Borrowers and Guarantors to any court or
other
Governmental Authority or to any Lender or Participant or prospective
Lender or
Participant or any Affiliate of any Lender or Participant. Each Borrower
and
Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs all of Borrowers’
independent accountants or auditors to deliver to Lender, at Borrowers’ expense,
copies of the financial statements of any Borrower and Guarantor and
any reports
or management letters prepared by such accountants or auditors on behalf
of any
Borrower or Guarantor and to disclose to Lender such information as they
may
have regarding the business of any Borrower and Guarantor. Any documents,
schedules, invoices or other papers delivered to Lender may be destroyed
or
otherwise disposed of by Lender one (1) year after the same are delivered
to
Lender, except as otherwise designated by Administrative Borrower to
Lender in
writing.
9.7 Sale
of Assets, Consolidation, Merger, Dissolution, Etc.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to,
directly or indirectly,
(a) merge
into or with or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other
Person to
merge into or with or consolidate with it except that
any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (other than any Borrower) may merge
with and
into or consolidate with any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent
(other than
any Borrower), provided,
that,
each of
the following conditions is satisfied as determined by Lender in good
faith: (i)
Lender shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days' prior
written
notice of the intention of such Subsidiaries to so merge or consolidate,
which
notice shall set forth in reasonable detail satisfactory to Lender, the
persons
that are merging or consolidating, which person will be the surviving
entity,
the locations of the assets of the persons that are merging or consolidating,
and the material agreements and documents relating to such merger or
consolidation, (ii) Lender shall have received such other information
with
respect to such merger or consolidation as Lender may reasonably request,
(iii)
as of the effective date of the merger or consolidation and after giving
effect
thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, (iv) Lender shall
have
received true, correct and complete copies of all agreements, documents
and
instruments relating to such merger or consolidation, including, but
not limited
to, the certificate or certificates of merger to be filed with each appropriate
Secretary of State (with a copy as filed promptly after such filing),
(v) the
surviving corporation shall expressly confirm, ratify and assume the
Obligations
and the Financing Agreements to which it is a party in writing, in form
and
substance satisfactory to Lender, and Borrowers and Guarantors shall
execute and
deliver such other agreements, documents and instruments as Lender may
request
in connection therewith;
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(b) sell,
issue, assign, lease, license, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose
of any
Capital Stock or Indebtedness to any other Person or any of its assets
to any
other Person, except for
(i) sales
of
Inventory in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) the
sale
or other disposition of Equipment (including worn-out or obsolete Equipment
or
Equipment no longer used or useful in the business of any Borrower or
Guarantor)
so long as such sales or other dispositions do not involve Equipment
having an
aggregate fair market value in excess of $200,000 for all such Equipment
disposed of in any fiscal year of Borrowers or as Lender may otherwise
agree,
and
(iii) the
issuance and sale by any Borrower or Guarantor of Capital Stock of such
Borrower
or Guarantor after the date hereof; provided, that, (A) Lender shall
have
received not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of such
issuance and sale by such Borrower or Guarantor, which notice shall specify
the
parties to whom such shares are to be sold, the terms of such sale, the
total
amount which it is anticipated will be realized from the issuance and
sale of
such stock and the net cash proceeds which it is anticipated will be
received by
such Borrower or Guarantor from such sale, (B) such Borrower or Guarantor
shall
not be required to pay any cash dividends or repurchase or redeem such
Capital
Stock or make any other payments in respect thereof, except as otherwise
permitted in Section 9.11 hereof, (C) the terms of such Capital Stock,
and the
terms and conditions of the purchase and sale thereof, shall not include
any
terms that include any limitation on the right of any Borrower to request
or
receive Loans or Letters of Credit or the right of any Borrower and Guarantor
to
amend or modify any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or
any of the
other Financing Agreements or otherwise in any way relate to or affect
the
arrangements of Borrowers and Guarantors with Lender or are more restrictive
or
burdensome to any Borrower or Guarantor than the terms of any Capital
Stock in
effect on the date hereof, and (D) as of the date of such issuance and
sale and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist
or have
occurred,
(iv) the
issuance of Capital Stock of any Borrower or Guarantor consisting of
common
stock pursuant to an existing or future employee stock option or grant
or
similar equity plan or 401(k) plans of such Borrower or Guarantor for
the
benefit of its employees, directors and consultants, provided, that,
in no event
shall such Borrower or Guarantor be required to issue, or shall such
Borrower or
Guarantor issue, Capital Stock pursuant to such stock plans or 401(k)
plans
which would result in a Change of Control or other Event of
Default,
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(v) the
issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Twincraft Consideration
Shares,
(c) wind
up,
liquidate or dissolve except that
any
Guarantor (other than Parent) may wind up, liquidate and dissolve, provided,
that,
each of
the following conditions is satisfied, (i) the winding up, liquidation
and
dissolution of such Guarantor shall not violate any law or any order
or decree
of any court or other Governmental Authority in any material respect
and shall
not conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default
under, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or any other agreement or instrument
to
which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or may be bound, (ii) such
winding up, liquidation or dissolution shall be done in accordance with
the
requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, (iii) effective upon
such winding up, liquidation or dissolution, all of the assets and properties
of
such Guarantor shall be duly and validly transferred and assigned to
a Borrower,
free and clear of any liens, restrictions or encumbrances other than
the
security interest and liens of Lender (and Lender shall have received
such
evidence thereof as Lender may require) and Lender shall have received such
deeds, assignments or other agreements as Lender may request to evidence
and
confirm the transfer of such assets of such Guarantor to a Borrower,
(iv) Lender shall have received all documents and agreements that any
Borrower or Guarantor has filed with any Governmental Authority or as
are
otherwise required to effectuate such winding up, liquidation or dissolution,
(v) no Borrower or Guarantor shall assume any Indebtedness, obligations
or
liabilities as a result of such winding up, liquidation or dissolution,
or
otherwise become liable in respect of any obligations or liabilities
of the
entity that is winding up, liquidating or dissolving, unless such Indebtedness
is otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, (vi) Lender shall have received
not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of the intention
of
such Guarantor to wind up, liquidate or dissolve, and (vii) as of the
date of
such winding up, liquidation or dissolution and after giving effect thereto,
no
Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred; or
(d) agree
to
do any of the foregoing.
9.8 Encumbrances.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any security interest, mortgage,
pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on
any of its
assets or properties, including the Collateral, or file or permit the
filing of,
or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar
notice
of any security interest or lien with respect to any such assets or properties,
except:
(a) the
security interests and liens of Lender (for itself and any Affiliate,
in the
case of Bank Products);
(b) liens
securing the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
or
levies either not yet overdue or the validity of which are being contested
in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available
to such
Borrower, or Guarantor or Subsidiary, as the case may be and with respect
to
which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books;
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(c) non-consensual
statutory liens (other than liens securing the payment of taxes) arising
in the
ordinary course of such Borrower's, Guarantor’s or Subsidiary's business to the
extent: (i) such liens secure Indebtedness which is not overdue or (ii)
such
liens secure Indebtedness relating to claims or liabilities which are
fully
insured and being defended at the sole cost and expense and at the sole
risk of
the insurer or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently pursued and available to such Borrower, Guarantor or such
Subsidiary,
in each case prior to the commencement of foreclosure or other similar
proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set
aside on
its books;
(d) zoning
restrictions, easements, licenses, covenants and other restrictions affecting
the use of Real Property which do not interfere in any material respect
with the
use of such Real Property or ordinary conduct of the business of such
Borrower,
Guarantor or such Subsidiary as presently conducted thereon or materially
impair
the value of the Real Property which may be subject thereto;
(e) purchase
money security interests in Equipment (including Capital Leases) and
purchase
money mortgages on Real Property to secure Indebtedness permitted under
Section
9.9(b) hereof;
(f)
pledges
and deposits of cash by any Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof
in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits consistent
with the current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as of the date
hereof;
(g)
pledges
and deposits of cash by any Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof
to
secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, trade contracts (other
than for
the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory obligations and other similar
obligations in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent
with the
current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as of the date hereof;
provided,
that,
in
connection with any performance bonds issued by a surety or other person,
the
issuer of such bond shall have waived in writing any rights in or to,
or other
interest in, any of the Collateral in an agreement, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender;
(h) liens
arising from (i) operating leases and the precautionary UCC financing
statement filings in respect thereof and (ii) equipment or other materials
which are not owned by any Borrower or Guarantor located on the premises
of such
Borrower or Guarantor (but not in connection with, or as part of, the
financing
thereof) from time to time in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor and the precautionary
UCC
financing statement filings in respect thereof;
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(i) judgments
and other similar liens arising in connection with court proceedings
that do not
constitute an Event of Default, provided,
that,
(i)
such liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently pursued, (ii) adequate reserves or other appropriate provision,
if
any, as are required by GAAP have been made therefor, (iii) a stay of
enforcement of any such liens is in effect and (iv) Lender may establish
a
Reserve with respect thereto; and
(j) the
security interests and liens set forth on Schedule 8.4 to the Information
Certificate.
9.9 Indebtedness.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to, incur,
create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or
permit to
exist, any Indebtedness, or guarantee, assume, endorse, or otherwise
become
responsible for (directly or indirectly), the Indebtedness, performance,
obligations or dividends of any other Person, except:
(a) the
Obligations;
(b) purchase
money Indebtedness (including Capital Leases) arising after the date
hereof to
the extent secured by purchase money security interests in Equipment
(including
Capital Leases) and purchase money mortgages on Real Property not to
exceed
$250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding so long as such security
interests and mortgages do not apply to any property of such Borrower,
Guarantor
or Subsidiary other than the Equipment or Real Property so acquired,
and the
Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the Equipment
or Real
Property so acquired, as the case may be;
(c) guarantees
by any Borrower or Guarantor of the Obligations of the other Borrowers
or
Guarantors in favor of Lender;
(d) the
Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor to any other Borrower or Guarantor
arising after the date hereof pursuant to loans by any Borrower or Guarantor
permitted under Section 9.10(g) hereof;
(e) unsecured
Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor arising after the date hereof
to any
third person (but not to any other Borrower or Guarantor), provided,
that,
each of
the following conditions is satisfied as determined by Lender: (i) such
Indebtedness shall be on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to
Lender
and shall be subject and subordinate in right of payment to the right
of Lender
to receive the prior indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full payment
of
all of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement
between Lender and such third party, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender, (ii) Lender shall have received not less than
ten (10)
days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor
to
incur such Indebtedness, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail
satisfactory to Lender the amount of such Indebtedness, the person or
persons to
whom such Indebtedness will be owed, the interest rate, the schedule
of
repayments and maturity date with respect thereto and such other information
as
Lender may request with respect thereto, (iii) Lender shall have received
true,
correct and complete copies of all agreements, documents and instruments
evidencing or otherwise related to such Indebtedness, (iv) except as
Lender may
otherwise agree in writing, all of the proceeds of the loans or other
accommodations giving rise to such Indebtedness shall be paid to Lender
for
application to the Obligations in such order and manner as Lender may
determine
or at Lender's option, to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations,
(v) in
no event shall the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred
during the term of this Agreement exceed $5,000,000, (vi) as of the date
of
incurring such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto, no Default
or Event
of Default shall exist or have occurred, (vii) such Borrower and Guarantor
shall
not, directly or indirectly, (A) amend, modify, alter or change the terms
of
such Indebtedness or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto,
except,
that,
such
Borrower or Guarantor may, after prior written notice to Lender, amend,
modify,
alter or change the terms thereof so as to extend the maturity thereof,
or defer
the timing of any payments in respect thereof, or to forgive or cancel
any
portion of such Indebtedness (other than pursuant to payments thereof),
or to
reduce the interest rate or any fees in connection therewith, or (B)
redeem,
retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness (except
pursuant to regularly scheduled payments permitted herein), or set aside
or
otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, and (viii) Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall furnish to Lender all notices or demands in connection
with
such Indebtedness either received by any Borrower or Guarantor or on
its behalf
promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by any Borrower or Guarantor
or on
its behalf concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may
be;
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(f) the
Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 9.9 to the Information Certificate;
provided,
that,
(i)
Borrowers and Guarantors may only make regularly scheduled payments of
principal
and interest in respect of such Indebtedness in accordance with the terms
of the
agreement or instrument evidencing or giving rise to such Indebtedness
as in
effect on the date hereof, (ii) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, directly
or
indirectly, (A) amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such Indebtedness
or
any agreement, document or instrument related thereto as in effect on
the date
hereof except,
that,
Borrowers and Guarantors may, after prior written notice to Lender, amend,
modify, alter or change the terms thereof so as to extend the maturity
thereof,
or defer the timing of any payments in respect thereof, or to forgive
or cancel
any portion of such Indebtedness (other than pursuant to payments thereof),
or
to reduce the interest rate or any fees in connection therewith, or (B)
redeem,
retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness, or
set aside
or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, and (iii) Borrowers
and Guarantors shall furnish to Lender all notices or demands in connection
with
such Indebtedness either received by any Borrower or Guarantor or on
its behalf,
promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by any Borrower or Guarantor
or on
its behalf, concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be,
nothing
in this Section 9.9(f) shall be construed to prohibit Xxxxxx from calling
the
Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms of Article XIII of the
Note
Purchase Agreement;
(g) the
Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor entered into in the ordinary
course of
business pursuant of a Hedge Agreement.
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9.10 Loans,
Investments, Etc.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to,
directly or indirectly, make any loans or advance money or property to
any
person, or invest in (by capital contribution, dividend or otherwise)
or
purchase or repurchase the Capital Stock or Indebtedness or all or a
substantial
part of the assets or property of any person, or form or acquire any
Subsidiaries, or agree to do any of the foregoing, except:
(a) the
endorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of
business;
(b) investments
in cash or Cash Equivalents, provided,
that,
(i) no
Loans are then outstanding and (ii) the terms and conditions of Section
5.2
hereof shall have been satisfied with respect to the deposit account,
investment
account or other account in which such cash or Cash Equivalents are
held;
(c) the
existing equity investments of each Borrower and Guarantor as of the
date hereof
in its Subsidiaries, provided,
that,
no
Borrower or Guarantor shall have any further obligations or liabilities
to make
any capital contributions or other additional investments or other payments
to
or in or for the benefit of any of such Subsidiaries;
(d) loans
and
advances by any Borrower or Guarantor to employees of such Borrower or
Guarantor
not to exceed the principal amount of $200,000 in the aggregate at any
time
outstanding for: (i) reasonably and necessary work-related travel or
other
ordinary business expenses to be incurred by such employee in connection
with
their work for such Borrower or Guarantor and (ii) reasonable and necessary
relocation expenses of such employees (including home mortgage financing
for
relocated employees);
(e) stock
or
obligations issued to any Borrower or Guarantor by any Person (or the
representative of such Person) in respect of Indebtedness of such Person
owing
to such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy,
receivership or reorganization of such Person or a composition or readjustment
of the debts of such Person; provided,
that,
the
original of any such stock or instrument evidencing such obligations
shall be
promptly delivered to Lender, upon Lender's request, together with such
stock
power, assignment or endorsement by such Borrower or Guarantor as Lender
may
request;
(f) obligations
of account debtors to any Borrower or Guarantor arising from Accounts
which are
past due evidenced by a promissory note made by such account debtor payable
to
such Borrower or Guarantor; provided,
that,
promptly upon the receipt of the original of any such promissory note
by such
Borrower or Guarantor, such promissory note shall be endorsed to the
order of
Lender by such Borrower or Guarantor and promptly delivered to Lender
as so
endorsed;
(g) loans
by
a Borrower or Guarantor to another Borrower or Guarantor after the date
hereof,
provided,
that,
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(i) as
to all
of such loans, (A) within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal
month, Borrowers shall provide to Lender a report in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender of the outstanding amount of such loans as of
the last
day of the immediately preceding month and indicating any loans made
and
payments received during the immediately preceding month, (B) the
Indebtedness arising pursuant to any such loan shall not be evidenced
by a
promissory note or other instrument, unless the single original of such
note or
other instrument is promptly delivered to Lender upon its request to
hold as
part of the Collateral, with such endorsement and/or assignment by the
payee of
such note or other instrument as Lender may require, (C) as of the date of
any such loan and after giving effect thereto, the Borrower or Guarantor
making
such loan shall be Solvent, and (D) as of the date of any such loan and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist
or have
occurred and be continuing,
(ii) as
to
loans by a Guarantor to a Borrower, (A) the Indebtedness arising pursuant
to such loan shall be subject to, and subordinate in right of payment
to, the
right of Lender to receive the prior final payment and satisfaction in
full of
all of the Obligations on terms and conditions acceptable to Lender,
(B) promptly upon Lender’s request, Lender shall have received a
subordination agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
Lender, providing for the terms of the subordination in right of payment
of such
Indebtedness of such Borrower to the prior final payment and satisfaction
in
full of all of the Obligations, duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such
Guarantor and such Borrower, and (C) such Borrower shall not, directly or
indirectly make, or be required to make, any payments in respect of such
Indebtedness prior to the end of the then current term of this
Agreement;
(h) the
loans
and advances set forth on Schedule 9.10 to the Information Certificate;
provided,
that,
as to
such loans and advances, (i) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, directly
or
indirectly, amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such loans and
advances
or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto and (ii) Borrowers
and
Guarantors shall furnish to Lender all notices or demands in connection
with
such loans and advances either received by any Borrower or Guarantor
or on its
behalf, promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by any Borrower or
Guarantor
or on its behalf, concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case
may
be.
9.11 Dividends
and Redemptions.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly, declare or
pay any
dividends on account of any shares of class of any Capital Stock of such
Borrower or Guarantor now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside or otherwise
deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, or redeem, retire, defease,
purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of Capital Stock
(or set
aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose) for any
consideration or apply or set apart any sum, or make any other distribution
(by
reduction of capital or otherwise) in respect of any such shares or agree
to do
any of the foregoing, except that:
(a) any
Borrower or Guarantor may declare and pay such dividends or redeem, retire,
defease, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of Capital
Stock
for consideration in the form of shares of common stock (so long as after
giving
effect thereto no Change of Control or other Default or Event of Default
shall
exist or occur);
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(b) Borrowers
and Guarantors may pay dividends to the extent permitted in Section 9.12
below;
(c) any
Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor may pay dividends to a
Borrower;
(d) Borrowers
and Guarantors may repurchase Capital Stock consisting of common stock
held by
employees pursuant to any employee stock ownership plan thereof upon
the
termination, retirement or death of any such employee in accordance with
the
provisions of such plan, provided,
that,
as to
any such repurchase, each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i)
as of
the date of the payment for such repurchase and after giving effect thereto,
no
Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing,
(ii) such repurchase shall be paid with funds legally available therefor,
(iii) such repurchase shall not violate any law or regulation or the
terms of
any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which such Borrower or Guarantor
is a
party or by which such Borrower or Guarantor or its or their property
are bound,
and (iv) the aggregate amount of all payments for such repurchases in
any
calendar year shall not exceed $250,000;
(e) Xxxxxx
may call all or any lesser portion of the Convertible Notes in accordance
with
the terms of Article XIII of the Note Purchase Agreement.
9.12 Transactions
with Affiliates.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly:
(a) purchase,
acquire or lease any property from, or sell, transfer or lease any property
to,
any officer, director or other Affiliate of such Borrower or Guarantor,
except
in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements
of such
Borrower's or Guarantor’s business (as the case may be) and upon fair and
reasonable terms no less favorable to such Borrower or Guarantor than
such
Borrower or Guarantor would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction
with
an unaffiliated person; or
(b) make
any
payments (whether by dividend, loan or otherwise) of management, consulting
or
other fees for management or similar services, or of any Indebtedness
owing to
any officer, employee, shareholder, director or any other Affiliate of
such
Borrower or Guarantor, except
(i)
compensation to officers, employees, consultants, Affiliates and directors
for
services rendered to such Borrower or Guarantor, (ii) payments
by any such Borrower to another Borrower for reasonable out-of-pocket
legal and
accounting, insurance, corporate or similar overhead, marketing, Management
Fees, payroll and similar types of services paid for by a Borrower on
behalf of
such other Borrower, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses
or as
the same may be directly attributable to such Borrower and for the payment
of
taxes by or on behalf of such other Borrower; and (iii) pursuant to the
agreements set forth on Schedule 9.12 to the Information
Certificate.
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9.13 Compliance
with ERISA.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates
to:
(a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal and State
law;
(b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to
maintain such qualification; (c)not terminate any Pension Plan so as
to incur
any material liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (d) not
allow or suffer to exist any prohibited transac-tion involving any Plan
or any
trust created thereunder which would subject such Borrower, Guarantor
or such
ERISA Affiliate to a material tax or other liability on prohibited transactions
imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or ERISA; (e) make all required
contributions to any Plan which it is obligated to pay under Section
302 of
ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or the terms of such Plan; (f) not allow or
suffer to exist any accumulated funding deficiency, whether or not waived,
with
respect to any such Pension Plan; (g) not engage in a transaction that
could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; or (h) not allow
or suffer
to exist any occurrence of a reportable event or any other event or condition
which presents a material risk of termination by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty
Corporation of any Plan that is a single employer plan, which termination
could
result in any material liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
9.14 End
of
Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, for financial reporting purposes, cause
its, and
each of its Subsidiaries’ (a) fiscal years to end on December 31 of each
year and (b) fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31 of each year.
9.15 Change
in Business.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not engage in any business other than the
business
of such Borrower or Guarantor on the date hereof and any business reasonably
related, ancillary or complimentary to the business in which such Borrower
or
Guarantor is engaged on the date hereof without the prior written consent
of
Lender.
9.16 Limitation
of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall not, directly, or indirectly, create or
otherwise
cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits
or
limits the ability of any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor to
(a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed
to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor;
(b) make loans or advances to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary
of such Borrower or Guarantor, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets
to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor;
or (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien upon any of its
property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
other
than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law,
(ii) this Agreement, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting
or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Borrower
or
Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor, (iv) customary
restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal
easement agreements of such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of
such
Borrower or Guarantor, (v) any agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness
incurred by a Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor prior to the date
on
which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Borrower or such Guarantor
and
outstanding on such acquisition date, and (vi) the extension or
continuation of contractual obligations in existence on the date hereof;
provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in such
extension or continuation are no less favorable to Lender than those
encumbrances and restrictions under or pursuant to the contractual obligations
so extended or continued.
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9.17 Fixed
Charge Coverage.
Borrower
shall maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of no less than 1.0 to 1.0
at all
times that Excess Availability is less than Three Million ($3,000,000)
Dollars.
9.18 Intentionally
omitted.
9.19 License
Agreements.
(a) Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall (i) promptly and faithfully observe and
perform all of the material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions
of the
material License Agreements to which it is a party to be observed and
performed
by it, at the times set forth therein, if any, (ii) not do, permit, suffer
or refrain from doing anything that could reasonably be expected to result
in a
default under or breach of any of the terms of any material License Agreement,
(iii) not cancel, surrender, modify, amend, waive or release any material
License Agreement in any material respect or any term, provision or right
of the
licensee thereunder in any material respect, or consent to or permit
to occur
any of the foregoing; except,
that,
subject
to Section 9.19(b) below, such Borrower or Guarantor may cancel, surrender
or
release any material License Agreement in the ordinary course of the
business of
such Borrower or Guarantor; provided,
that,
such
Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) shall give Lender not less
than
fifteen (15) days prior written notice of its intention to so cancel,
surrender
and release any such material License Agreement, (iv) give Lender prompt
written notice of any material License Agreement entered into by such
Borrower
or Guarantor after the date hereof, together with a true, correct and
complete
copy thereof and such other information with respect thereto as Lender
may
request, (v) give Lender prompt written notice of any material breach of
any obligation, or any default, by any party under any material License
Agreement which if not cured would have a Material Adverse Effect, and
deliver
to Lender (promptly upon the receipt thereof by such Borrower or Guarantor
in
the case of a notice to such Borrower or Guarantor and concurrently with
the
sending thereof in the case of a notice from such Borrower or Guarantor)
a copy
of each notice of default and every other notice and other communication
received or delivered by such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with
any
material License Agreement which relates to the right of such Borrower
or
Guarantor to continue to use the property subject to such License Agreement,
and
(vi) furnish to Lender, promptly upon the request of Lender, such
information and evidence as Lender may reasonably require from time to
time
concerning the observance, performance and compliance by such Borrower
or
Guarantor or the other party or parties thereto with the material terms,
covenants or provisions of any material License Agreement.
(b) Each
Borrower and Guarantor will either exercise any option to renew or extend
the
term of each material License Agreement to which it is a party in such
manner as
will cause the term of such material License Agreement to be effectively
renewed
or extended for the period provided by such option and give prompt written
notice thereof to Lender or give Lender prior written notice that such
Borrower
or Guarantor does not intend to renew or extend the term of any such
material
License Agreement or that the term thereof shall otherwise be expiring,
not less
than sixty (60) days prior to the date of any such non-renewal or expiration.
In
the event of the failure of such Borrower or Guarantor to extend or renew
any
material License Agreement to which it is a party, Lender shall have,
and is
hereby granted, the irrevocable right and authority, at its option, to
renew or
extend the term of such material License Agreement, whether in its own
name and
behalf, or in the name and behalf of a designee or nominee of Lender
or in the
name and behalf of such Borrower or Guarantor, as Lender shall determine
at any
time that an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.
Lender may, but shall not be required to, perform any or all of such
obligations
of such Borrower or Guarantor under any of the License Agreements, including,
but not limited to, the payment of any or all sums due from such Borrower
or
Guarantor thereunder. Any sums so paid by Lender shall constitute part
of the
Obligations.
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9.20 Foreign
Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
None of
the requesting or borrowing of the Loans or the requesting or issuance,
extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds
of any
thereof will violate the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 USC §1 et seq., as
amended) (the “Trading With the Enemy Act”) or any of the foreign assets control
regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle
B,
Chapter V, as amended) (the “Foreign Assets Control Regulations”) or any
enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto (including,
but not
limited to (a) Executive order 13224 of September 21, 2001 Blocking Property
and
Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit,
or Support
Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) (the “Executive Order”) and (b) the
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56). None
of
Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or other Affiliates is or will
become a
“blocked person” as described in the Executive Order, the Trading with the Enemy
Act or the Foreign Assets Control Regulations or engages or will engage
in any
dealings or transactions, or be otherwise associated, with any such “blocked
person”.
9.21 Intentionally
omitted.
9.22 Costs
and Expenses.
Borrowers and Guarantors shall pay to Lender on demand all costs, expenses,
filing fees and taxes paid or payable in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution, delivery, recording, syndication, administr-ation,
collection, liquidation, enforcement and defense of the Obligations,
Lender's
rights in the Collateral, this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements
and all
other documents related hereto or thereto, including any amendments,
supplements
or consents which may hereafter be contemplated (whether or not executed)
or
entered into in respect hereof and thereof, including: (a) all costs
and
expenses of filing or recording (including Uniform Commercial Code financing
statement filing taxes and fees, documentary taxes, intangibles taxes
and
mortgage recording taxes and fees, if appl-icable); (b) costs and expenses
and fees for insurance premiums, environmental audits, title insurance
premiums,
surveys, assessments, engineering reports and inspections, appraisal
fees and
search fees, background checks, costs and expenses of remitting loan
proceeds,
collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining
the Blocked Accounts, together with Lender's customary charges and fees
with
respect thereto; (c) charges, fees or expenses charged by any bank or
issuer in
connection with any Letter of Credit; (d) costs and expenses of preserving
and
protecting the Collateral; (e) costs and expenses paid or incurred in
connection
with obtaining payment of the Obligations, enforcing the security interests
and
liens of Lender, selling or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral,
and
otherwise enforcing the provisions of this Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements or defending any claims made or threatened against Lender
arising out
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including preparations
for
and consultations concerning any such matters); (f) all out-of-pocket
expenses
and costs heret-ofore and from time to time hereafter incurred by Lender
during
the course of periodic field examinations of the Collateral and such
Borrower's
or Guarantor’s operations, plus a per diem charge at Lender’s then standard rate
for Lender's examiners in the field and office (which rate as of the
date hereof
is $900 per person per day); and (g) the fees and disbursements of counsel
(including legal assistants) to Lender in connection with any of the
foregoing.
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9.23 Further
Assurances.
At the
request of Lender at any time and from time to time, Borrowers and Guarantors
shall, at their expense, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly
executed
and delivered, such further agreements, documents and instruments, and
do or
cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary or proper to evidence,
perfect, maintain and enforce the security interests and the priority
thereof in
the Collateral and to otherwise effectuate the provisions or purposes
of this
Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements. Lender may at any
time and
from time to time request a certificate from an officer of any Borrower
or
Guarantor representing that all conditions precedent to the making of
Loans and
providing Letters of Credit contained herein are satisfied. In the event
of such
request by Lender, Lender may, at Lender’s option, cease to make any further
Loans or provide any further Letters of Credit until Lender has received
such
certificate and, in addition, Lender has determined that such conditions
are
satisfied.
SECTION
10. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
10.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events are
referred
to herein individually as an “Event of Default”, and collectively as “Events of
Default”:
(a) (i)
any
Borrower fails to pay any of the Obligations when due or (ii) any Borrower
or
Guarantor fails to perform any of the covenants contained in Sections
9.3, 9.4,
9.13, 9.14, 9.15, and 9.16 of this Agreement and such failure shall continue
for
ten (10) days folloinwg Borrower’s receipt of notice from either Lender or any
Governmental Authority; provided,
that,
such
ten (10) day period shall not apply in the case of: (A) any failure to
observe
any such covenant which is not capable of being cured at all or within
such ten
(10) day period or which has been the subject of a prior failure within
a six
(6) month period or (B) an intentional breach by any Borrower or Guarantor
of
any such covenant or (iii) any Borrower or Guarantor fails to perform
any of the
terms, covenants, conditions or provisions contained in this Agreement
or any of
the other Financing Agreements other than those described in Sections
10.1(a)(i)
and 10.1(a)(ii) above;
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(b) any
representation, warranty or statement of fact made by any Borrower or
Guarantor
in this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements or any other written
agreement, schedule, confirmatory assignment or otherwise shall when
made or
deemed made be false or misleading in any material respect
(c) any
Guarantor revokes or terminates or purports to revoke or terminate, or
fails to
perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of any
guarantee,
endorsement or other agreement of such party in favor of Lender;
(d) any
judgment for the payment of money is rendered against any Borrower or
Guarantor
in excess of $200,000 in any one case or in excess of $500,000 in the
aggregate
(to the extent not covered by insurance where the insurer has assumed
responsibility in writing for such judgment) and shall remain undischarged
or
unvacated for a period in excess of thirty (30) days or execution shall
at any
time not be effectively stayed, or any judgment other than for the payment
of
money, or injunction, attachment, garnishment or execution is rendered
against
any Borrower or Guarantor or any of the Collateral having a value in
excess of
$25,000;
(e) any
Guarantor (being a natural person or a general partner of a Guarantor
which is a
partnership) dies or any Borrower or Guarantor, which is a partnership,
limited
liability company, limited liability partnership or a corporation, dissolves
or
suspends or discontinues doing business;
(f) any
Borrower or Guarantor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
makes or
sends notice of a bulk transfer or calls a meeting of its creditors or
principal
creditors in connection with a moratorium or adjustment of the Indebtedness
due
to them;
(g) a
case or
proceeding under the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America
now or
hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any
jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect (whether at law or in equity)
is filed
against any Borrower or Guarantor or all or any part of its properties
and such
petition or application is not dismissed within forty-five (45) days
after the
date of its filing or any Borrower or Guarantor shall file any answer
admitting
or not contesting such petition or application or indicates its consent
to,
acquiescence in or approval of, any such action or proceeding or the
relief
requested is granted sooner;
(h) a
case or
proceeding under the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America
now or
hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any
jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect (whether at a law or equity)
is filed by
any Borrower or Guarantor or for all or any part of its property;
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(i) any
default in respect of any Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor (other
than
Indebtedness owing to Lender hereunder), in any case in an amount in
excess of
$100,000,
which
default continues for more than the applicable cure period, if any, with
respect
thereto or any default by any Borrower or Guarantor under any Material
Contract,
which default continues for more than the applicable cure period, if
any, with
respect thereto and/or is not waived in writing by the other parties
thereto;
(j) any
material provision hereof or of any of the other Financing Agreements
shall for
any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable with respect to
any party
hereto or thereto (other than Lender) in accordance with its terms, or
any such
party shall challenge the enforceability hereof or thereof, or shall
assert in
writing, or take any action or fail to take any action based on the assertion
that any provision hereof or of any of the other Financing Agreements
has ceased
to be or is otherwise not valid, binding or enforceable in accordance
with its
terms, or any security interest provided for herein or in any of the
other
Financing Agreements shall cease to be a valid and perfected first priority
security interest in any of the Collateral purported to be subject thereto
(except as otherwise permitted herein or therein);
(k) an
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Event shall occur which results in or could reasonably be expected to
result in
liability of any Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of
$200,000;
(l) any
Change of Control;
(m) the
indictment of any Borrower or Guarantor or officer of any Borrower or
Guarantor,
or receipt of notice by any Governmental Authority that any Borrower
or
Guarantor or any officer of any Borrower or Guarantor is a target of
a criminal
investigation, or in either case, as to which there is a reasonable possibility
of an adverse determination, in the good faith determination of Lender,
under
any criminal statute, or commencement of criminal or civil proceedings
against
such Borrower or Guarantor, pursuant to which statute or proceedings
the
penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture of (i) any
of the
Collateral having a value in excess of $50,000 or (ii) any other property
of any
Borrower or Guarantor which is necessary or material to the conduct of
its
business;
(n) there
shall be a material adverse change in the business or assets of any Borrower
or
Guarantor after the date hereof; or
(o) there
shall be an event of default under any of the other Financing Agreements
which
remains uncured following any applicable cure period, if any.
10.2 Remedies.
(a) At
any
time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Lender
shall
have all rights and remedies provided in this Agreement, the other Financing
Agreements, the UCC and other applicable law, all of which rights and
remedies
may be exercised without notice to or consent by any Borrower or Guarantor,
except as such notice or consent is expressly provided for hereunder
or required
by applicable law. All rights, remedies and powers granted to Lender
hereunder,
under any of the other Financing Agreements, the UCC or other applicable
law,
are cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable, in Lender's discr-etion,
alternatively, successively, or concurrently on any one or more occasions,
and
shall include, without limitation, the right to apply to a court of equity
for
an injunction to restrain a breach or threatened breach by any Borrower
or
Guarantor of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.
Lender
may, at any time or times, proceed directly against any Borrower or Guarantor
to
collect the Obligations without prior recourse to the Collateral.
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(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, at any time an Event of Default exists or has
occurred
and is continuing, Lender may, in its discretion, (i) accelerate the
payment of
all Obligations and demand immediate payment thereof to Lender, (provided,
that,
upon
the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 10.1(g)
and
10.1(h), all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and
payable), (ii) with or without judicial process or the aid or assistance
of
others, enter upon any premises on or in which any of the Collateral
may be
located and take possession of the Collateral or complete processing,
manufacturing and repair of all or any portion of the Collateral, (iii)
require
any Borrower or Guarantor, at Borrowers’ expense, to assemble and make available
to Lender any part or all of the Collateral at any place and time designated
by
Lender, (iv) collect, foreclose, receive, appropriate, setoff and realize
upon
any and all Collateral, (v) remove any or all of the Collateral from
any
premises on or in which the same may be located for the purpose of effecting
the
sale, foreclosure or other disposition thereof or for any other purpose,
(vi)
sell, lease, transfer, assign, deliver or otherwise dispose of any and
all
Collateral (including entering into contracts with respect thereto, public
or
private sales at any exchange, broker's board, at any office of Lender
or
elsewhere) at such prices or terms as Lender may deem reasonable, for
cash, upon
credit or for future delivery, with the Lender having the right to purchase
the
whole or any part of the Collateral at any such public sale, all of the
foregoing being free from any right or equity of redemption of any Borrower
or
Guarantor, which right or equity of redemption is hereby expressly waived
and
released by Borrowers and Guarantors and/or (vii) terminate this Agreement.
If any of the Collateral is sold or leased by Lender upon credit terms
or for
future delivery, the Obligations shall not be reduced as a result thereof
until
payment therefor is finally collected by Lender. If notice of disposition
of
Collateral is required by law, ten (10) days prior notice by Lender to
Administrative Borrower designating the time and place of any public
sale or the
time after which any private sale or other intended disposition of Collateral
is
to be made, shall be deemed to be reasonable notice thereof and Borrowers
and
Guarantors waive any other notice. In the event Lender institutes an
action to
recover any Collateral or seeks recovery of any Collateral by way of
prejudgment
remedy, each Borrower and Guarantor waives the posting of any bond which
might
otherwise be required. At any time an Event of Default exists or has
occurred
and is continuing, upon Lender’s request, Borrowers will either, as Lender shall
specify, furnish cash collateral to the issuer to be used to secure and
fund
Lender’s reimbursement obligations to the issuer in connection with any Letter
of Credit Obligations or furnish cash collateral to Lender for the Letter
of
Credit Obligations. Such cash collateral shall be in the amount equal
to one
hundred ten (110%) percent of the amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations
plus the amount of any fees and expenses payable in connection therewith
through
the end of the latest expiration date of the Letters of Credit giving
rise to
such Letter of Credit Obligations.
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(c) At
any
time or times that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is
continuing,
Lender may, in its discretion, enforce the rights of any Borrower or
Guarantor
against any account debtor, secondary obligor or other obligor in respect
of any
of the Accounts or other Receivables. Without limiting the generality
of the
foregoing, Lender may, in its discretion, at such time or times (i) notify
any
or all account debtors, secondary obligors or other obligors in respect
thereof
that the Receivables have been assigned to Lender and that Lender has
a security
interest therein and Lender may direct any or all account debtors, secondary
obligors and other obligors to make payment of Receivables directly to
Lender,
(ii) extend the time of payment of, compromise, settle or adjust for
cash,
credit, return of merchandise or otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions,
any and all Receivables or other obligations included in the Collateral
and
thereby discharge or release the account debtor or any secondary obligors
or
other obligors in respect thereof without affecting any of the Obligations,
(iii) demand, collect or enforce payment of any Receivables or such other
obligations, but without any duty to do so, and Lender shall not be liable
for
any failure to collect or enforce the payment thereof nor for the negligence
of
its agents or attorneys with respect thereto and (iv) take whatever other
action
Lender may deem necessary or desirable for the protection of its interests.
At
any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing,
at
Lender's request, all invoices and statements sent to any account debtor
shall
state that the Accounts and such other obligations have been assigned
to Lender
and are payable directly and only to Lender and Borrowers and Guarantors
shall
deliver to Lender such originals of documents evidencing the sale and
delivery
of goods or the performance of services giving rise to any Accounts as
Lender
may require. In the event any account debtor returns Inventory when an
Event of
Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall, upon
Lender's
request, hold the returned Inventory in trust for Lender, segregate all
returned
Inventory from all of its other property, dispose of the returned Inventory
solely according to Lender's instructions, and not issue any credits,
discounts
or allowances with respect thereto without Lender's prior written
consent.
(d) To
the
extent that applicable law imposes duties on Lender to exercise remedies
in a
commercially reasonable manner (which duties cannot be waived under such
law),
each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially
unreasonable for Lender (i) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed
significant by Lender to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise
to
complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other
finished
products for disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents
for access
to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by
other law,
to fail to obtain consents of any Governmental Authority or other third
party
for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of,
(iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors,
secondary
obligors or other persons obligated on Collateral or to remove liens
or
encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (iv) to exercise
collection remedies against account debtors and other persons obligated
on
Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other
collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through
publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral
is
of a specialized nature, (vi) to contact other persons, whether or not
in the
same business as any Borrower or Guarantor, for expressions of interest
in
acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (vii) to hire one or
more
professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral,
whether or
not the collateral is of a specialized nature, (viii) to dispose of Collateral
by utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of
the types
included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of
doing so,
or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets
in
wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim disposition warranties,
(xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure Lenders against
risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide
to Lender a
guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or
(xii) to
the extent deemed appropriate by Lender, to obtain the services of other
brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist
Lender in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Each
Borrower
and Guarantor acknowledges that the purpose of this Section is to provide
non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Lender would
not be
commercially unreasonable in the exercise by any Lender of remedies against
the
Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Lender shall not be
deemed
commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in
this
Section. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing contained in this
Section
shall be construed to grant any rights to any Borrower or Guarantor or
to impose
any duties on Lender that would not have been granted or imposed by this
Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section.
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(e) For
the
purpose of enabling Lender to exercise the rights and remedies hereunder,
each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby grants to Lender, to the extent assignable,
an
irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable at any time an Event
of Default
shall exist or have occurred and for so long as the same is continuing)
without
payment of royalty or other compensation to any Borrower or Guarantor,
to use,
assign, license or sublicense any of the trademarks, service-marks, trade
names,
business names, trade styles, designs, logos and other source of business
identifiers and other Intellectual Property and general intangibles now
owned or
hereafter acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor, wherever the same maybe
located, including in such license reasonable access to all media in
which any
of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs
used for the compilation or printout thereof.
(f) At
any
time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Lender
may
apply the cash proceeds of Collateral actually received by Lender from
any sale,
lease, foreclosure or other disposition of the Collateral to payment
of the
Obligations, in whole or in part and in accordance with the terms hereof,
whether or not then due or may hold such proceeds as cash collateral
for the
Obligations. Borrowers and Guarantors shall remain liable to Lender for
the
payment of any deficiency with interest at the highest rate provided
for herein
and all costs and expenses of collection or enforcement, including attorneys'
fees and expenses.
(g) Without
limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event
of Default,
Lender may, at Lender’s option, without notice, (i) cease making Loans or
arranging for Letters of Credit or reduce the lending formulas or amounts
of
Loans and Letters of Credit available to Borrowers and/or (ii) terminate
any
provision of this Agreement providing for any future Loans or Letters
of Credit
to be made by Lender to Borrowers and/or (iii) establish such Reserves
as Lender
determines, without limitation or restriction, notwithstanding anything
to the
contrary contained herein.
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(a) The
validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the other
Financing Agreements (except as otherwise provided therein) and any dispute
arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in
contract,
tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of
the State
of New York but excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other
rule of
law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other
than
the laws of the State of New York.
(b) Borrowers,
Guarantors and Lender irrevocably consent and submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the United
States
District Court for the Eastern District of New York, whichever Lender
may elect,
and waive any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens
with
respect to any action instituted therein arising under this Agreement
or any of
the other Financing Agreements or in any way connected with or related
or
incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto in respect of this Agreement
or
any of the other Financing Agreements or the transactions related hereto
or
thereto, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and
whether in
contract, tort, equity or otherwise, and agree that any dispute with
respect to
any such matters shall be heard only in the courts described above (except
that
Lender shall have the right to bring any action or proceeding against
any
Borrower or Guarantor or its or their property in the courts of any other
jurisdiction which Lender deems necessary or appropriate in order to
realize on
the Collateral or to otherwise enforce its rights against any Borrower
or
Guarantor or its or their property).
(c) Each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives personal service of any and all
process
upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by
certified
mail (return receipt requested) directed to its address set forth herein
and
service so made shall be deemed to be completed five (5) days after the
same
shall have been so deposited in the U.S. mails, or, at Lender’s option, by
service upon any Borrower or Guarantor (or Administrative Borrower on
behalf of
such Borrower or Guarantor) in any other manner provided under the rules
of any
such courts. Within thirty (30) days after such service, such Borrower
or
Guarantor shall appear in answer to such process, failing which such
Borrower or
Guarantor shall be deemed in default and judgment may be entered by Lender
against such Borrower or Guarantor for the amount of the claim and other
relief
requested.
(d) BORROWERS,
GUARANTORS AND LENDER EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF
ANY
CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY
OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR (ii) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR
RELATED
OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS
AGREEMENT
OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED
HERETO OR
THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER
IN
CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. BORROWERS, GUARANTORS AND LENDER
HEREBY
AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION
SHALL
BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR
OR
LENDER MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH
ANY
COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE
WAIVER OF
THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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(e) Lender
shall not have any liability to any Borrower or Guarantor (whether in
tort,
contract, equity or otherwise) for losses suffered by such Borrower or
Guarantor
in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions
or
relationships contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or
event
occurring in connection herewith, unless it is determined by a final
and
non-appealable judgment or court order binding on Lender , that the losses
were
the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful
misconduct. In any such litigation, Lender shall be entitled to the benefit
of
the rebuttable presumption that it acted in good faith and with the exercise
of
ordinary care in the performance by it of the terms of this Agreement.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor: (i) certifies that neither Lender nor any
representative, agent or attorney acting for or on behalf of Lender has
represented, expressly or otherwise, that Lender would not, in the event
of
litigation, seek to enforce any of the waivers provided for in this Agreement
or
any of the other Financing Agreements and (ii) acknowledges that in entering
into this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, Lender is relying
upon,
among other things, the waivers and certifications set forth in this
Section
11.1 and elsewhere herein and therein.
11.2 Waiver
of Notices.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor hereby expressly waives demand, presentment, protest
and
notice of protest and notice of dishonor with respect to any and all
instruments
and chattel paper, included in or evidencing any of the Obligations or
the
Collateral, and any and all other demands and notices of any kind or
nature
whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, the Collateral and this Agreement,
except such as are expressly provided for herein. No notice to or demand
on any
Borrower or Guarantor which Lender may elect to give shall entitle such
Borrower
or Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar
or
other circumstances.
11.3 Amendments
and Waivers.
Neither
this Agreement nor any provision hereof shall be amended, modified, waived
or
discharged orally or by course of conduct, but only by a written agreement
signed by an authorized officer of Lender, and as to amendments, as also
signed
by an authorized officer of Borrowers. Lender shall not, by any act,
delay,
omission or otherwise be deemed to have expressly or impliedly waived
any of its
rights, powers and/or remedies unless such waiver shall be in writing
and signed
by an authorized officer of Lender. Any such waiver shall be enforceable
only to
the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver by Lender of any
right,
power and/or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar
to or
waiver of any such right, power and/or remedy which Lender would otherwise
have
on any future occasion, whether similar in kind or otherwise.
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11.4 Waiver
of Counterclaims.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor waives all rights to interpose any claims, deductions,
setoffs or counterclaims of any nature (other then compulsory counterclaims)
in
any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Obligations,
the
Collateral or any matter arising therefrom or relating hereto or
thereto.
11.5 Indemnification.
Each
Borrower and Guarantor shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold
Lender,
and its officers, directors, agents, employees, advisors and counsel
and their
respective Affiliates (each such person being an “Indemnitee”), harmless from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or
expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and expenses) imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against any of them in connection with any litigation, investigation,
claim or
proceeding commenced or threatened related to the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of this
Agreement, any other Financing Agreements, or any undertaking or proceeding
related to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any act, omission,
event or transaction related or attendant thereto, including amounts
paid in
settlement, court costs, and the fees and expenses of counsel except
that
Borrowers and Guarantors shall not have any obligation under this Section
11.5
to indemnify an Indemnitee with respect to a matter covered hereby resulting
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as
determined
pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction
(but without limiting the obligations of Borrowers or Guarantors as to
any other
Indemnitee). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and
hold
harmless set forth in this Section may be unenforceable because it violates
any
law or public policy, Borrowers and Guarantors shall pay the maximum
portion
which it is permitted to pay under applicable law to Lender in satisfaction
of
indemnified matters under this Section. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, no Borrower or Guarantor shall assert, and each Borrower and Guarantor
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability,
for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct
or
actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of,
this
Agreement, any of the other Financing Agreements or any undertaking or
transaction contemplated hereby. No Indemnitee referred to above shall
be liable
for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information
or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic
or
other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement
or any
of the other Financing Agreements or the transaction contemplated hereby
or
thereby. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable upon demand.
The
foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment of the Obligations and
the
termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.
SECTION
12. TERM
OF AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Term.
(a) This
Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall become effective as
of the
date set forth on the first page hereof (the “Effective Date”) and shall
continue in full force and effect for a term ending on September 30,
2011 (the
“Renewal Date”), and from year to year thereafter, unless sooner terminated
pursuant to the terms hereof. Lender may, at its option, terminate this
Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, or Administrative Borrower
or any
Borrower may terminate this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements,
each
case, effective on the Renewal Date or on the anniversary of the Renewal
Date in
any year by giving to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior
written
notice; provided,
that,
this
Agreement and all other Financing Agreements must be terminated simultaneously.
In addition, Borrowers may terminate this Agreement at any time upon
ten (10)
days prior written notice to Lender (which notice shall be irrevocable)
and
Lender may, at its option, terminate this Agreement at any time on or
after an
Event of Default. Upon the Renewal Date or any other effective date of
termination of the Financing Agreements, Borrowers shall pay to Lender
all
outstanding and unpaid Obligations and shall furnish cash collateral
to Lender
(or at Lender’s option, a letter of credit issued for the account of Borrowers
and at Borrowers’ expense, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, by an
issuer acceptable to Lender and payable to Lender as beneficiary) in
such
amounts as Lender determines are reasonably necessary to secure Lender
and
Lenders from loss, cost, damage or expense, including attorneys' fees
and
expenses, in connection with any contingent Obligations, including issued
and
outstanding Letters of Credit Obligations and checks or other payments
provisionally credited to the Obligations and/or as to which Lender has
not yet
received final and indefeasible payment and any continuing obligations
of Lender
pursuant to any Deposit Account Control Agreement. The amount of such
cash
collateral (or letter of credit, as Lender may determine) as to any Letter
of
Credit Obligations shall be in the amount equal to one hundred ten (110%)
percent of the amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations plus the amount
of any
fees and expenses payable in connection therewith through the end of
the latest
expiration date of the Letters of Credit giving rise to such Letter of
Credit
Obligations. Such payments in respect of the Obligations and cash collateral
shall be remitted by wire transfer in Federal funds to the Lender Payment
Account or such other bank account of Lender, as Lender may, in its discretion,
designate in writing to Administrative Borrower for such purpose. Interest
shall
be due until and including the next Business Day, if the amounts so paid
by
Borrowers to the Lender Payment Account or other bank account designated
by
Lender are received in such bank account later than 12:00 noon, New York
time.
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(b) No
termination of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements
shall
relieve or discharge any Borrower or Guarantor of its respective duties,
obligations and covenants under this Agreement or any of the other Financing
Agreements until all Obligations have been fully and finally discharged
and
paid, and Lender's continuing security interest in the Collateral and
the rights
and remedies of Lender hereunder, under the other Financing Agreements
and
applicable law, shall remain in effect until all such Obligations have
been
fully and finally discharged and paid. Accordingly, each Borrower and
Guarantor
waives any rights it may have under the UCC to demand the filing of termination
statements with respect to the Collateral and Lender shall not be required
to
send such termination statements to Borrowers or Guarantors, or to file
them
with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement shall have been
terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations paid and
satisfied
in full in immediately available funds.
(c) If
for
any reason this Agreement is terminated on or prior to the second anniversary
of
the Effective Date for any reason other than a refinancing with another
division
of Lender, in view of the impracticality and extreme difficulty of ascertaining
actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable
calculation of Lender’s lost profits as a result thereof, Borrowers agree to pay
to Lender, upon the effective date of such termination, an early termination
fee
in the amount equal to one-half of one (.5%) percent of the Maximum Credit.
In
the event that at a time prior to the second anniversary of the Effective
Date,
Parent has requested authorization to make an acquisition and Lender
has
declined such request and
Borrower
has notified Lender that it is terminating this Agreement and paying
off the
Obligations in full, Borrower shall pay Lender, upon the effective date
of such
termination, an early termination fee in an amount equal to one-quarter
of one
(.25%) percent of the Maximum Credit.
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Such
early termination fee shall be presumed to be the amount of damages sustained
by
Lender as a result of such early termination and Borrowers and Guarantors
agree
that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing (including,
but
not limited to, the borrowings that are reasonably expected by Borrowers
hereunder and the interest, fees and other charges that are reasonably
expected
to be received by Lender). In addition, Lender shall be entitled to such
early
termination fee upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described
in
Sections 10.1(g) and 10.1(h) hereof which occurs on or prior to the second
anniversary of the Effective Date, even if Lender does not exercise the
right to
terminate this Agreement, but elects, at its option, to provide financing
to any
Borrower or permit the use of cash collateral under the United States
Bankruptcy
Code. The early termination fee provided for in this Section 12.1 shall
be
deemed included in the Obligations.
12.2 Interpretative
Provisions.
(a) All
terms
used herein which are defined in Article 1, Article 8 or Article 9 of
the UCC
shall have the meanings given therein unless otherwise defined in this
Agreement.
(b) All
references to the plural herein shall also mean the singular and to the
singular
shall also mean the plural unless the context otherwise requires.
(c) All
references to any Borrower, Guarantor and Lender pursuant to the definitions
set
forth in the recitals hereto, or to any other person herein, shall include
their
respective successors and assigns.
(d) The
words
“hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “this Agreement” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not any
particular provision of this Agreement and as this Agreement now exists
or may
hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated
or
replaced.
(e) The
word
“including” when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without
limitation” and the word “will” when used in this Agreement shall be construed
to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.
(f) An
Event
of Default shall exist or continue or be continuing until such Event
of Default
is waived in accordance with Section 11.3 or is cured in a manner satisfactory
to Lender, if such Event of Default is capable of being cured as determined
by
Lender.
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(g) All
references to the term “good faith” used herein when applicable to Lender shall
mean, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in
the UCC,
honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. Borrowers and
Guarantors shall have the burden of proving any lack of good faith on
the part
of Lender alleged by any Borrower or Guarantor at any time.
(h) Any
accounting term used in this Agreement shall have, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, the meaning customarily given in accordance with GAAP,
and all
financial computations hereunder shall be computed unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied and
using the
same method for inventory valuation as used in the preparation of the
financial
statements of Parent most recently received by Lender prior to the date
hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in GAAP or any
interpretations or other pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or otherwise, the term “unqualified opinion” as used herein to refer to
opinions or reports provided by accountants shall mean an opinion or
report that
is unqualified and also does not include any explanation, supplemental
comment
or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable person to continue
as
a going concern or the scope of the audit.
(i) 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”.
(j) Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references herein to any
agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to include all subsequent
amendments, modifications, supplements, extensions, renewals, restatements
or
replacements with respect thereto, but only to the extent the same are
not
prohibited by the terms hereof or of any other Financing Agreement, and
(ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as
including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing, recodifying, supplementing or interpreting the statute or
regulation.
(k) The
captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only
and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(l) This
Agreement and other Financing Agreements may use several different limitations,
tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such
limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be
performed
in accordance with their terms.
(m) This
Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are the result of negotiations
among and have been reviewed by counsel to Lender and the other parties,
and are
the products of all parties. Accordingly, this Agreement and the other
Financing
Agreements shall not be construed against Lender merely because of Lender’s
involvement in their preparation.
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12.3 Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands hereunder shall be in writing and deemed
to have
been given or made: if delivered in person, immediately upon delivery;
if by
telex, telegram or facsimile transmission, immediately upon sending and
upon
confirmation of receipt; if by nationally recognized overnight courier
service
with instructions to deliver the next Business Day, one (1) Business
Day after
sending; and if by certified mail, return receipt requested, five (5)
days after
mailing. Notices delivered through electronic communications shall be
effective
to the extent set forth in Section 13.3(b) below. All notices, requests
and
demands upon the parties are to be given to the following addresses (or
to such
other address as any party may designate by notice in accordance with
this
Section):
If
to any Borrower
or Guarantor: |
Xxxxxx,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
W. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: 000 000 0000
Telecopy
No.:000 000 0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx P.C.
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No.: (000) 000 0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000 0000
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If
to Lender:
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Wachovia
Bank, National Association
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telephone
No. (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to
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Ruskin
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxx
Xxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
0000
XxxXxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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(a) Notices
and other communications to Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by
electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites)
pursuant to procedures approved by Lender or as otherwise determined
by Lender.
Lender or any Borrower or Guarantor may, in its discretion, agree to
accept
notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications
pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided, that, approval of such
procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless
Lender
otherwise requires, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail
address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement
from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function,
as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided,
that,
if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal
business
hours of the recipient, such notice shall be deemed to have been sent
at the
opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii)
notices
or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be
deemed
received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail
address
as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice
or
communications is available and identifying the website address
therefor.
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12.4 Partial
Invalidity.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate this Agreement as
a whole,
but this Agreement shall be construed as though it did not contain the
particular provision held to be invalid or unenforceable and the rights
and
obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced only to such
extent
as shall be permitted by applicable law.
12.5 Successors.
This
Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and any other document referred
to
herein or therein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and
be
enforceable by Lender and Borrowers and their respective successors and
assigns,
except that Borrowers may not assign their rights under this Agreement,
the
other Financing Agreements and any other document referred to herein
or therein
without the prior written consent of Lender. Any such purported assignment
without such express prior written consent shall be void. Lender may,
after
notice to Administrative Borrower, assign its rights and delegate its
obligations under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and
further
may assign, or sell participations in, all or any part of the Loans,
the Letters
of Credit or any other interest herein to another financial institution
or other
person on terms and conditions acceptable to Lender.
12.6 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, the other Financing Agreements, any supplements hereto or
thereto,
and any instru-ments or documents delivered or to be delivered in connection
herewith or therewith represents the entire agreement and understanding
concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof between the parties
hereto, and
supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals, offers
and
contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any
schedule
or exhibit hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
12.7 USA
Patriot Act.
Lender
hereby notifies Borrowers and Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements
of
the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub.L. 107-56 (signed into law October
26,
2001) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies each person or corporation who opens an account and/or enters
into a
business relationship with it, which information includes the name and
address
of Borrowers and Guarantors and other information that will allow such
Lender to
identify such person in accordance with the Act and any other applicable
law.
Borrowers and Guarantors are hereby advised that any Loans or Letters
of Credit
hereunder are subject to satisfactory results of such verification.
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12.8 Counterparts,
Etc.
This
Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements may be executed in
any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which
taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed
counterpart of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements
by
telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall have the
same
force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart
of this
Agreement or any of such other Financing Agreements. Any party delivering
an
executed counterpart of any such agreement by telefacsimile or other
electronic
method of transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart,
but
the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or
binding
effect of such agreement.
(SIGNATURES
FOLLOW)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender, Borrowers and Guarantors have caused these presents
to
be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
LENDER
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BORROWERS
AND GUARANTORS
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WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
______________________________
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Director
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XXXXXX,
INC.
By:
______________________________
W.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
SILIPOS,
INC.
By:
______________________________
W.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
|
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TWINCRAFT,
INC
By:
______________________________
W.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Executive
Chairman
|
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REGAL
MEDICAL, INC.
By:
______________________________
W.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
|
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