EXHIBIT 4.4
PEMSTAR INC.
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Table of Contents
Section 1. DEFINITIONS; ATTACHMENTS ....................................... 1
1.1. Special Definitions............................................. 1
1.2. Other Defined Terms............................................. 6
1.3. Attachments..................................................... 6
Section 2. CREDIT LINE/FINANCE CHARGES/OTHER CHARGES ...................... 6
2.1. Credit Line..................................................... 6
2.2. A/R Advances.................................................... 6
2.3. Finance and Other Charges....................................... 7
2.4. Customer Account Statements..................................... 7
2.5. Shortfall....................................................... 8
2.6. Application of Payments......................................... 8
2.7. Prepayment and Reborrowing By Customer.......................... 8
Section 3. CREDIT LINE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS............................... 8
3.1. Ineligible Accounts............................................. 8
3.2. Reimbursement for Charges....................................... 9
3.3. Lockbox and Special Account..................................... 10
3.4. Collections..................................................... 10
3.5. Application of Remittances and Credits.......................... 10
3.6. Power of Attorney............................................... 10
3.7. Concentration Accounts.......................................... 11
Section 4. SECURITY -COLLATERAL............................................ 11
4.1. Grant........................................................... 11
4.2. Further Assurances.............................................. 12
Section 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT............................................ 12
5.1. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement..... 12
5.2. Conditions Precedent to Each Advance............................ 13
Section 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................. 13
6.1. Organization and Qualifications................................. 13
6.2. Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens......................... 14
6.3. No Conflicts.................................................... 14
6.4. Enforceability.................................................. 14
6.5. Locations of Offices, Records and Inventory..................... 14
6.6. Fictitious Business Names....................................... 14
6.7. Organization.................................................... 14
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6.8. No Judgments or Litigation...................................... 14
6.9. No Defaults..................................................... 14
6.10. Labor Matters................................................... 15
6.11. Compliance with Law............................................. 15
6.12. ERISA........................................................... 15
6.13. Compliance with Environmental Laws.............................. 15
6.14. Intellectual Property........................................... 15
6.15. Licenses and Permits............................................ 15
6.16. Investment Company.............................................. 16
6.17. Taxes and Tax Returns........................................... 16
6.18. Status of Accounts.............................................. 16
6.19. Affiliate/Subsidiary Transactions............................... 16
6.20. Accuracy and Completeness of Information........................ 16
6.21. Recording Taxes................................................. 16
6.22. Indebtedness.................................................... 16
Section 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .......................................... 16
7.1. Financial and Other Information................................. 16
7.2. Location of Collateral.......................................... 18
7.3. Changes in Customer. .......................................... 18
7.4. Corporate Existence............................................. 18
7.5. ERISA........................................................... 19
7.6. Environmental Matters........................................... 19
7.7. Collateral Books and Records/Collateral Audit................... 19
7.8. Insurance; Casualty Loss........................................ 20
7.9. Taxes........................................................... 20
7.10. Compliance With Laws............................................ 20
7.11. Fiscal Year..................................................... 20
7.12. Intellectual Property........................................... 20
7.13. Maintenance of Property......................................... 20
7.14. Collateral...................................................... 20
7.15. Subsidiaries.................................................... 21
7.16. Financial Covenants; Additional Covenants....................... 21
Section 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS ............................................. 21
8.1. Liens........................................................... 21
8.2. Disposition of Assets........................................... 22
8.3. Corporate Changes............................................... 22
8.4. Guaranties...................................................... 22
8.5. Restricted Payments............................................. 22
8.6. Investments..................................................... 22
8.7. Affiliate/Subsidiary Transactions............................... 22
8.8. ERISA........................................................... 23
8.9. Additional Negative Pledges..................................... 23
8.10. Storage of Collateral with Bailees and Warehousemen............. 23
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8.11. Use of Proceeds................................................. 23
8.12. Accounts........................................................ 23
8.13. Indebtedness.................................................... 23
8.14. Loans........................................................... 23
8.15. Additional Covenants............................................ 23
Section 9. DEFAULT ........................................................ 23
9.1. Event of Default................................................ 23
9.2. Acceleration.................................................... 25
9.3. Remedies........................................................ 25
9.4. Waiver.......................................................... 26
Section 10. MISCELLANEOUS .................................................. 26
10.1. Term; Termination............................................... 26
10.2. Indemnification................................................. 26
10.3. Additional Obligations.......................................... 27
10.4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY......................................... 27
10.5. Alteration/Waiver............................................... 27
10.6. Severability.................................................... 27
10.7. One Loan........................................................ 27
10.8. Additional Collateral........................................... 28
10.9. No Merger or Novations.......................................... 28
10.10. Paragraph Titles................................................ 28
10.11. Binding Effect; Assignment. ................................... 28
10.12. Notices; E-Business Acknowledgment.............................. 28
10.13. Counterparts. ................................................. 29
10.14. SUBMISSION AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
AND CHOICE OF LAW............................................... 29
10.15. JURY TRIAL WAIVER............................................... 30
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, this "Agreement") is hereby made this ___ day of
__________, 2000, by and between IBM Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation
with a place of business at 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, XX
00000 ("IBM Credit"), and PEMSTAR INC., a Minnesota corporation with a place of
business at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx XX, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 ("Customer").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Customer has requested that IBM Credit finance certain of its
working capital requirements, and IBM Credit is willing to provide such
financing to Customer subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS; ATTACHMENTS
1.1 Special Definitions. The following terms shall have the following respective
meaning in this Agreement:
"A/R Advance": any loan or advance of funds made by IBM Credit to or on behalf
of Customer pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement, including a Takeout
Advance.
"A/R Advance Date": the Business Day on which IBM Credit makes an A/R Advance
under this Agreement.
"A/R Finance Charges": as defined in Attachment A.
"Accounts": as defined in the U.C.C. (as defined pursuant to Section 1.2).
"Advance": any loan or other extension of credit by IBM Credit to or on behalf
of Customer pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, A/R
Advances.
"Affiliate": with respect to any Person, any other Person (the "Affiliate")
meeting one of the following: (i) at least 10% of the Affiliate's equity is
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; (ii) at least 10% of such
Person's equity is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Affiliate; or (iii) at
least 10% of such Person's equity and at least 10% of the Affiliate's equity is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the same Person or Persons. All of Customer's
officers, directors, joint venturers, and partners shall also be deemed to be
Affiliates of Customer for purposes of this Agreement.
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"Agreement": as defined in the caption.
"Auditors": a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public
accountants selected by Customer and reasonably satisfactory to IBM Credit.
"Available Credit": at any time, (1) the Maximum Advance Amount less (2) the
Outstanding Advances at such time.
"Average Daily Balance": for each Advance for a given period of time, the sum of
the unpaid principal of such Advance as of each day during such period of time,
divided by the number of days in such period of time.
"Borrowing Base": as defined in Attachment A.
"Business Day": any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are generally closed or on which IBM
Credit is closed.
"Celestica": shall mean Celestica Inc.
"Closing Date": the date on which the conditions precedent to the effectiveness
of this Agreement set forth in Section 5.1 hereof are satisfied or waived in
writing by IBM Credit.
"Code": the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or any successor statute.
"Collateral": as defined in Section 4.1.
"Collateral Management Report": a report to be delivered by Customer to IBM
Credit from time to time, as provided herein, signed by the chief executive
officer or chief financial officer of Customer, substantially in the form and
detail of Attachment E hereto, detailing and certifying, among other items: a
summary of Customer's inventory on hand financed by IBM Credit and Customer's
Eligible Accounts, the amounts and aging of all of Customer's Accounts, the
amounts and aging of Customer's accounts payable as of a specified date, all of
Customer's IBM Credit borrowing activity during a specified period and the total
amount of Customer's Borrowing Base as well as Customer's Outstanding A/R
Advances, Available Credit and any Shortfall Amount as of a specified date.
"Compliance Certificate": a certificate substantially in the form of Attachment
C.
"Concentration Accounts": shall mean an Eligible Account that, individually, or
when aggregated with all other outstanding Accounts of the same Account debtor
and such Account debtor's Affiliates, constitute more than five percent (5%) of
the net outstanding balance of all Eligible Accounts of the Customer then
outstanding for all Account debtors, other than Eligible Accounts due from IBM
or Celestica or their Subsidiaries.
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"Concentration Account Debtor": shall mean, at any time, any Account debtor
obligated to Customer with respect to, or on account of, a Concentration
Account.
"Credit Line": as defined in Section 2.1.
"Customer": as defined in the caption.
"Default": either (1) an Event of Default or (2) any event or condition which,
but for the requirement that notice be given or time lapse or both, would be an
Event of Default.
"Delinquency Fee Rate": as defined on Attachment A.
"Eligible Accounts": as defined in Section 3.1.
"Environmental Laws": all statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations,
ordinances, and other governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the
protection of the environment, occupational health and safety, or to emissions,
discharges or release of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or
wastes into the environment.
"Environmental Liability": any claim, demand, obligation, cause of action,
allegation, order, violation, injury, judgment, penalty or fine, cost or
expense, resulting from the violation or alleged violation of any Environmental
Laws or the imposition of any Lien pursuant to any Environmental Laws.
"ERISA": the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
successor statutes.
"Event of Default": as defined in Section 9.1.
"Financial Statements": the consolidated balance sheets (including, without
limitation, securities such as stocks and investment bonds), statements of
operations, statements of cash flows and statements of changes in shareholders
equity of Customer and its Subsidiaries for the period specified, prepared in
accordance with GAAP and consistent with prior practices.
"GAAP": generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in
effect from time to time.
"Governmental Authority": any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any
corporation or other entity owned or controlled (through stock or capital
ownership or otherwise) by any of the foregoing.
"Guarantor": a guarantor under a Guaranty.
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"Guaranty": any guarantee of any or all of Customer's Obligations in favor of
IBM Credit that may be entered into from time to time.
"Hazardous Substances": all substances, wastes or materials, to the extent
subject to regulation as "hazardous substances" or "hazardous waste" under any
Environmental Laws.
"IBM": shall mean International Business Machines Corporation
"IBM Credit": as defined in the caption.
"Indebtedness": with respect to any Person, (1) all obligations of such Person
for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and
payable in accordance with customary practices) or which is evidenced by a note,
bond, debenture or similar instrument, (2) all obligations of such Person under
capital leases (including obligations under any leases Customer may enter into,
now or in the future, with IBM Credit), (3) all obligations of such Person in
respect of letters of credit, banker's acceptances or similar obligations issued
or created for the account of such Person, (4) liabilities arising under any
interest rate protection, future, option swap, cap or hedge agreement or
arrangement under which such Person is a party or beneficiary, (5) all
obligations under guaranties of such Person and (6) all liabilities secured by
any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not
assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof.
"Intercreditor Agreement": as defined in Section 5.1(H).
"Investment": with respect to any Person (the "Investor"), (1) any investment by
the Investor in any other Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital
contribution, purchase or other acquisition of a partnership or joint venture
interest, loan, time deposit, demand deposit or otherwise, and (2) any guaranty
by the Investor of any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person.
"Lien(s)": any lien, claim, charge, pledge, security interest, deed of trust,
mortgage, other encumbrance or other arrangement having the practical effect of
the foregoing, including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement.
"Material Adverse Effect": a material adverse effect (1) on the business,
operations, results of operations, assets, or financial condition of the
Customer, (2) on the aggregate value of the Collateral or the aggregate amount
which IBM Credit would be likely to receive (after giving consideration to
reasonably likely delays in payment and reasonable costs of enforcement) in the
liquidation of such Collateral to recover the Obligations in full, or (3) on the
rights and remedies of IBM Credit under this Agreement.
"Maximum Advance Amount": at any time, the lesser of (1) the Credit Line and (2)
the Borrowing Base at such time.
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"Obligations": all covenants, agreements, warranties, duties, representations,
loans, advances, interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of
any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to Customer, whether or not a claim
for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), fees,
reasonable expenses, indemnities, liabilities and Indebtedness of any kind and
nature whatsoever now or hereafter arising, owing, due or payable from Customer
to IBM Credit.
"Other Documents": all security agreements, mortgages, leases, instruments,
documents, guarantees, schedules of assignment, contracts and similar agreements
executed by Customer and delivered to IBM Credit, pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise, and all amendments, supplements and other modifications to the
foregoing from time to time.
"Other Charges": as set forth in Attachment A.
"Outstanding Advances": at any time of determination, the sum of (1) the unpaid
principal amount of all Advances made by IBM Credit under this Agreement, and
(2) any finance charge, fee, expense or other amount related to Advances charged
to Customer's account with IBM Credit.
"Outstanding A/R Advances": at any time of determination, the sum of (1) the
unpaid principal amount of all A/R Advances made by IBM Credit under this
Agreement; and (2) any finance charge, fee, expense or other amount related to
A/R Advances charged to Customer's account with IBM Credit.
"Permitted Indebtedness": any of the following:
(1) Indebtedness to IBM Credit;
(2) Indebtedness described in Section VII of Attachment B;
(3) Purchase Money Indebtedness;
(4) guaranties in favor of IBM Credit; and
(5) other Indebtedness consented to by IBM Credit in writing prior to incurring
such Indebtedness.
"Permitted Liens": any of the following:
(1) Liens which are the subject of an Intercreditor Agreement, in effect from
time to time between IBM Credit and any other secured creditor;
(2) Purchase Money Security Interests;
(3) Liens described in Section I of Attachment B;
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(4) Liens of warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, workers, repairmen, common
carriers, landlords and other similar Liens arising by operation of law or
otherwise, not waived in connection herewith, for amounts that are not yet due
and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently conducted if an adequate reserve or other appropriate
provisions shall have been made therefor as required to be in conformity with
GAAP and an adverse determination in such proceedings could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(5) attachment or judgment Liens individually or in the aggregate not in excess
of $100,000.00 (exclusive of (A) any amounts that are duly bonded to the
satisfaction of IBM Credit or (B) any amount fully covered by insurance as to
which the insurance company has acknowledged its obligation to pay such judgment
in full);
(6) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances
incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not
substantial in amount and which do not materially detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of
the business of Customer;
(7) extensions and renewals of the foregoing Permitted Liens; provided that (A)
the aggregate amount of such extended or renewed Liens do not exceed the
original principal amount of the Indebtedness which it secures, (B) such Liens
do not extend to any property other than property already previously subject to
the Lien and (C) such extended or renewed Liens are on terms and conditions no
more restrictive than the terms and conditions of the Liens being extended or
renewed;
(8) Liens arising from deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts,
leases, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in
the ordinary course of the Customer's business;
(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges not delinquent or being
contested, in good faith, by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently conducted if an adequate reserve or other appropriate provisions
shall have been made therefor as required in order to be in conformity with GAAP
and an adverse determination in such proceedings could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(10) Liens arising out of deposits in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance or other social security or similar legislation;
(11) Liens arising pursuant to this Agreement; and
(12) other Liens consented to by IBM Credit in writing prior to incurring such
Lien.
"Person": any individual, association, firm, corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity whatsoever.
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"Policies": all policies of insurance required to be maintained by Customer
under this Agreement or any of the Other Documents.
"Prime Rate": as of the date of determination, the average of the rates of
interest announced by Citibank, N.A., Chase Manhattan Bank and Bank of America
National Trust & Savings Association (or any other bank which IBM Credit uses in
its normal course of business of determining Prime Rate) as their prime or base
rate, as of the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the date of determination, whether or not such announced rates are the actual
rates charged by such banking institutions to their most creditworthy borrowers.
"Purchase Money Indebtedness": any Indebtedness (including capital leases)
incurred to finance the acquisition of assets to be used in the Customer's
business not to exceed the lesser of (1) the purchase price or acquisition cost
of such asset and (2) the fair market value of such asset.
"Purchase Money Security Interest": any security interest securing Purchase
Money Indebtedness, which security interest applies solely to the particular
asset acquired with the Purchase Money Indebtedness.
"Request for A/R Advance": as defined in Section 2.2.
"Requirement of Law": as to any Person, the articles of incorporation and
by-laws of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination
of an arbitrator or a court or other governmental authority, in each case
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which
such Person or any of its property is subject.
"Shortfall Amount": as defined in Section 2.5.
"Shortfall Transaction Fee": as defined in Attachment A.
"Subsidiary": with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of
which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar
functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
"Takeout Advance": upon request by Customer, an A/R Advance made, only on the
Closing Date, to existing creditors of Customer on behalf of Customer, in an
amount sufficient to discharge Customer's indebtedness to such creditor.
"Termination Date": shall mean the first anniversary of the date of this
Agreement or such other date as IBM Credit and Customer may agree to from time
to time.
"Termination Fee": a fee in the amount of $150,000.00 to be due from Customer to
IBM Credit if Customer terminates the Agreement prior to the one year
anniversary of this Agreement. IBM Credit, in its sole discretion, may reduce
the amount of the Termination Fee.
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"U.S. Bank": shall mean U.S. Bank National Association, together with its
assigns and successors
"U.S. Bank Credit Agreement": shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of June
4, 1999 among Customer, and U.S. Bank, as amended and modified from time to
time.
"Voting Stock": securities, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence
of contingencies, entitled to elect the corporate directors (or persons
performing similar functions).
1.2. Other Defined Terms. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement which
are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York
(the "U.C.C.") shall have the meanings assigned to them therein.
1.3. Attachments. All attachments, exhibits, schedules and other addenda hereto,
including, without limitation, Attachment A and Attachment B, are specifically
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement.
Section 2. CREDIT LINE/FINANCE CHARGES/OTHER CHARGES
2.1. Credit Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, on and after the Closing Date to but not including the date that is
the earlier of (x) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 10. and (y) the date on which IBM Credit terminates the Credit Line
pursuant to Section 9., IBM Credit agrees to extend to the Customer a credit
line ("Credit Line") in the amount set forth in Attachment A pursuant to which
IBM Credit will make to the Customer, from time to time, Advances in an
aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Maximum Advance
Amount.
2.2. A/R Advances. (A) Whenever Customer shall desire IBM Credit to provide an
A/R Advance, Customer shall deliver to IBM Credit written notice of Customer's
request for such an Advance ("Request for A/R Advance"). For any requested A/R
Advance pursuant to which monies will be disbursed to Customer or any Person
other than IBM Credit, a Request for A/R Advance shall be delivered to IBM
Credit on or prior to 1:00 p.m. (eastern time) one Business Day prior to the
requested A/R Advance Date. The Request for A/R Advance shall specify (i) the
requested A/R Advance Date; and (ii) the amount of the requested A/R Advance.
Customer may deliver a Request for A/R Advance via facsimile. Any Request for
A/R Advance delivered to IBM Credit shall be irrevocable.
(B) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the A/R
Advance Date specified in a Request for A/R Advance, IBM Credit shall make the
principal amount of each A/R Advance available to the Customer in immediately
available funds to an account maintained by Customer (or in the case of a
Takeout Advance, as directed by Customer). If IBM Credit is making an A/R
Advance hereunder on a day on which Customer is to repay all or any part of an
Outstanding Advance (or any other amount owing hereunder), IBM Credit shall
apply the proceeds of the A/R Advance to such repayment and only an amount equal
to the difference, if
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any, between the amount of the A/R Advance and the amount being repaid shall be
made available to Customer as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.
(C) Each A/R Advance shall accrue a finance charge on the Average Daily
Balance thereof, from and including the date of each A/R Advance to and
including the date such A/R Advance is paid by Customer to IBM Credit, at a per
annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) the finance charge set forth in Attachment
A to this Agreement under the caption "A/R Finance Charge" for such type of A/R
Advance, and (b) the highest rate from time to time permitted by applicable law.
If it is determined that amounts received from the Customer were in excess of
such highest rate, then the amount representing such excess shall be considered
reductions to principal of Advances.
(D) Unless otherwise due and payable at an earlier date, the unpaid
principal amount of each A/R Advance, other than a Takeout Advance, shall be due
and payable on the Termination Date. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, a Takeout Advance may only be requested on the Closing Date and such
Takeout Advance shall be limited to an amount sufficient to discharge the
indebtedness that is the subject of a Takeout Advance.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, a Takeout Advance shall be due pursuant to
the Schedule of Repayments in Attachment D to this Agreement.
2.3. Finance and Other Charges. (A) Finance charges for an Advance for a
calendar month shall be equal to (i) one twelfth (1/12) of the applicable A/R
Finance Charge multiplied by (ii) the Average Daily Balance of such Advance for
the period when such finance charge accrues during such calendar month
multiplied by (iii) the actual number of days during such calendar month when
such finance charge accrues divided by (iv) thirty (30).
Late charges pursuant to subsection (D) of this Section 2.4 for an Advance for a
calendar month shall be equal to (i) one twelfth (1/12) of the Delinquency Fee
Rate multiplied by (ii) the Average Daily Balance of such Advance for the period
when such Advance is past due during such calendar month multiplied by (iii) the
actual number of days during such calendar month when such Advance is past due
divided by (iv) thirty (30).
(B) The Customer hereby agrees to pay to IBM Credit the charges set forth
as "Other Charges" in Attachment A. The Customer also agrees to pay IBM Credit
additional charges for any returned items of payment received by IBM Credit. The
Customer hereby acknowledges that any such charges are not interest but that
such charges, if unpaid, will constitute part of the Outstanding Advances.
(C) The finance charges and Other Charges owed under this Agreement, and
any charges hereafter agreed to in writing by the parties, are payable monthly
on receipt of IBM Credit's xxxx or statement therefor or IBM Credit may, in its
sole discretion, add unpaid finance charges and Other Charges to the Customer's
Outstanding Advances.
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(D) If any amount owed under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
any Advance, is not paid when due (whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), the unpaid amount thereof will bear a late charge from and including
the day after such Advance was due and payable to and including the date IBM
Credit receives payment thereof, at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a)
the amount set forth in Attachment A to this Agreement as the "Delinquency Fee
Rate" and (b) the highest rate from time to time permitted by applicable law. In
addition, if any Shortfall Amount shall not be paid when due pursuant to Section
2.6 hereof, Customer shall pay IBM Credit a Shortfall Transaction Fee. If it is
determined that amounts received from Customer were in excess of such highest
rate, then the amount representing such excess shall be considered reductions to
principal of Advances.
2.4. Customer Account Statements. IBM Credit will send statements of each
transaction hereunder as well as monthly billing statements to Customer with
respect to Advances and other charges due on Customer's account with IBM Credit.
Each statement of transaction and monthly billing statement shall be deemed,
absent manifest error, to be correct and shall constitute an account stated with
respect to each transaction or amount described therein unless within seven (7)
Business Days after such statement of transaction or billing statement is
received by Customer, Customer provides IBM Credit written notice objecting that
such amount or transaction is incorrectly described therein and specifying the
error(s), if any, contained therein. IBM Credit may at any time adjust such
statements of transaction or billing statements to comply with applicable law
and this Agreement.
2.5. Shortfall. If, on any date, the Outstanding Advances shall exceed the
Maximum Advance Amount (such excess, the "Shortfall Amount"), then the Customer
shall on such date prepay the Outstanding Advances in an amount equal to such
Shortfall Amount.
2.6. Application of Payments. The Customer hereby agrees that all checks and
other instruments delivered to IBM Credit on account of Customer's Obligations
shall constitute conditional payment until such items are actually collected by
IBM Credit. The Customer waives the right to direct the application of any and
all payments at any time or times hereafter received by IBM Credit on account of
the Customer's Obligations. Customer agrees that IBM Credit shall have the
continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such payments to
Customer's Obligations in such manner as IBM Credit may deem advisable
notwithstanding any entry by IBM Credit upon any of its books and records.
2.7. Prepayment and Reborrowing By Customer. (A) On or after the first
anniversary of this Agreement, Customer may at any time prepay, without notice
or penalty, in whole or in part amounts owed under this Agreement. IBM Credit
may apply payments made to it (whether by the Customer or otherwise) to pay
finance charges and other amounts owing under this Agreement first and then to
the principal amount owed by the Customer.
(B) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, any amount
prepaid or repaid to IBM Credit in respect to the Outstanding Advances may be
reborrowed by Customer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Section 3. CREDIT LINE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
3.1. Ineligible Accounts. IBM Credit and Customer agree that IBM Credit shall
have the sole right to determine eligibility of Accounts from an Account debtor
for purposes of determining the Borrowing Base; however, without limiting such
right, the following Accounts will be deemed to be ineligible for purposes of
determining the Borrowing Base:
(A) Accounts created from the sale of goods and/or performance of services
on non-standard terms or that allow for payment to be made more than thirty (30)
days from the date of such sale or performance of services, unless as otherwise
agreed to in writing by IBM Credit;
(B) Accounts unpaid more than ninety (90) days from date of invoice;
(C) Accounts payable by an Account debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more of
the aggregate outstanding balance of all such Accounts remain unpaid for more
than ninety (90) days from the date of invoice;
(D) Accounts payable by an Account debtor that is an Affiliate of Customer,
or an officer, employee, agent, Guarantor, stockholder of Customer or an
Affiliate of Customer, or is related to or has common shareholders, officers or
directors with Customer;
(E) Accounts arising from consignment sales;
(F) Except for state, local and United States government institutions and
public educational institutions, Accounts with respect to which the payment by
the Account debtor is or may be conditional;
(G) Except for state, local and United States government institutions and
public educational institutions, and except for those that are owed to Customer
either generated directly in the US or by enforceable transfer or assignment
from Customer's foreign subsidiaries to Customer, provided that such transfer or
assignment is supported by documents satisfactory to IBM Credit, including a
legal opinion from counsel to Customer regarding the validity and legality of
such transfer or assignment;
Accounts with respect to which:
(i) the Account debtor is not a commercial entity, or
(ii) the Account debtor is not a resident of the United States (it
being understood that non-U.S. Resident affiliates of IBM and Celestica,
and possibly others as agreed to in writing by IBM Credit, are anticipated
to be permitted Account debtors subject to the limitations above);
(H) Accounts payable by any Account debtor to which Customer is or may
become liable for goods sold or services rendered by such Account debtor to
Customer,
(I) Accounts arising from the sale or lease of goods, purchased for a
personal, family or household purpose;
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(J) Accounts arising from the sale or other disposition of goods that have
been used for demonstration purposes or loaned or leased by the Customer to
another party;
(K) Accounts which are progress payment accounts or contra accounts;
(L) Accounts upon which IBM Credit does not have a valid, perfected, first
priority security interest, or which are not the subject of an intercreditor
agreement to which IBM Credit is a party and has obtained a subordination from
any prior filer;
(M) Accounts payable by an Account debtor that is or Customer knows will
become, subject to proceedings under United States Bankruptcy Law or other law
for the relief of debtors;
(N) Accounts that are not payable in US dollars;
(O) Accounts payable by any Account debtor that is a remarketer of computer
hardware and software products and whose purchases of such products from
Customer have been financed by another person who pays the proceeds of such
financing directly to Customer on behalf of such debtor ("Third Party Financer")
unless (i) such Third Party Financer does not have a separate financing
relationship with Customer or (ii) such Third Party Financer has a separate
financing relationship with Customer and has waived its right to set off its
obligations to Customer;
(P) Accounts arising from the sale or lease of goods which are billed to
any Account debtor but have not yet been shipped by Customer;
(Q) Accounts to the extent Customer has permitted or agreed to any
extension, compromise or settlement, or made any change or modification of any
kind or nature, including, but not limited to, any change or modification to the
terms relating thereto, but only to the extent of such extension, compromise,
settlement, change or modification;
(R) Accounts that do not arise from undisputed bona fide transactions
completed in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the invoices,
purchase orders and contracts relating thereto;
(S) Accounts that are discounted for the full payment term specified in
Customer's terms and conditions with its Account debtors, or for any longer
period of time;
(T) Accounts on cash on delivery (C.O.D.) terms;
(U) Accounts arising from maintenance or service contracts that are billed
in advance of full performance of service;
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(V) Accounts arising from bartered transactions;
(W) Accounts arising from incentive payments, rebates, discounts, credits,
and refunds from a supplier; and
(X) Any and all other Accounts that IBM Credit deems, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to be ineligible.
The aggregate of all Accounts that are not ineligible Accounts shall hereinafter
be referred to as "Eligible Accounts", and as further described in Attachment A.
3.2. Reimbursement for Charges. Customer agrees to pay for all costs and
expenses of Customer's bank in respect to collection of checks and other items
of payment, all fees relating to the use and maintenance of the Lockbox and the
Special Account (each as defined in Section 3.3) and with respect to remittances
of proceeds of the Advances hereunder.
3.3. Lockbox and Special Account. Customer shall establish and maintain
lockbox(es) (each, a "Lockbox") at the address(es) set forth in Attachment A
with the financial institution(s) listed in Attachment A (each, a "Bank")
pursuant to an agreement between the Customer and each Bank in form and
substance satisfactory to IBM Credit. Customer shall also establish and maintain
a deposit account which shall contain only proceeds of Customer's Accounts
("Special Account") with each Bank. Customer shall enter into and maintain a
contingent blocked account agreement with each Bank for the benefit of IBM
Credit in form and substance satisfactory to IBM Credit pursuant to which, among
other things, such Bank shall agree that disbursements from the Special Account
shall be made only as IBM Credit shall direct.
3.4. Collections. Customer shall instruct all Account debtors to remit payments
directly to a Lockbox and shall deliver to IBM Credit written agreements from
each Account obligor that such Account obligor agrees to make all payments due
Customer to the Lockbox unless otherwise instructed by IBM Credit. In addition,
Customer shall have such instruction printed in conspicuous type on all
invoices. Customer shall instruct such Bank to deposit all remittances to such
Bank's Lockbox into its Special Account. Customer further agrees that it shall
not deposit or permit any deposits of funds other than remittances paid in
respect of the Accounts into the Special Account(s) or permit any commingling of
funds with such remittances in any Lockbox or Special Account.
Without limiting the Customer's foregoing obligations, if, at any time, Customer
receives a remittance directly from an Account debtor, then Customer shall make
entries on its books and records in a manner that shall reasonably identify such
remittances and shall keep a separate account on its record books of all
remittances so received and deposit the same into a Special Account. Until so
deposited into the Special Account, Customer shall keep all remittances received
in respect of Accounts separate and apart from Customer's other property so that
they are capable of identification as the proceeds of Accounts in which IBM
Credit has a security interest.
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3.5. Application of Remittances and Credits. Customer shall apply all
remittances against the aggregate of Customer's outstanding Accounts no later
than the end of the Business Day on which such remittances are deposited into
the Special Account. Customer also agrees to apply each remittance against its
respective Account no later than three (3) Business Days from the date such
remittance is deposited into the Special Account. In addition, Customer shall
promptly apply any credits owing in respect to any Account when due.
3.6. Power of Attorney. Customer hereby irrevocably appoints IBM Credit, with
full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
power, in good faith and in compliance with commercially reasonable standards,
in the discretion of IBM Credit, to:
(A) sign the name of Customer on any document or instrument that IBM Credit
shall deem necessary or appropriate to perfect and maintain perfected the
security interest in the Collateral contemplated under this Agreement and the
Other Documents;
(B) endorse the name of Customer upon any of the items of payment of
proceeds and deposit the same in the account of IBM Credit for application to
the Obligations; and
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default as defined
in Section 9.1 hereof:
(C) demand payment, enforce payment and otherwise exercise all Customer's
rights and remedies with respect to the collection of any Accounts;
(D) settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew any Accounts;
(E) settle, adjust or compromise any legal proceedings brought to collect
any Accounts;
(F) sell or assign any Accounts upon such terms, for such amounts and at
such time or times as IBM Credit may deem advisable;
(G) discharge and release any Accounts;
(H) prepare, file and sign Customer's name on any Proof of Claim in
Bankruptcy or similar document against any Account debtor;
(I) prepare, file and sign Customer's name on any notice of lien, claim of
mechanic's lien, assignment or satisfaction of lien or mechanic's lien, or
similar document in connection with any Accounts;
(J) endorse the name of Customer upon any chattel paper, document,
instrument, invoice, freight xxxx, xxxx of lading or similar document or
agreement relating to any Account or goods pertaining thereto;
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(K) endorse the name of Customer upon any of the items of payment of
proceeds and deposit the same in the account of IBM Credit for application to
the Obligations;
(L) sign the name of Customer to requests for verification of Accounts and
notices thereof to Account debtors;
(M) sign the name of Customer on any document or instrument that IBM Credit
shall deem necessary or appropriate to enforce any and all remedies it may have
under this Agreement, at law or otherwise;
(N) make, settle and adjust claims under the Policies with respect to the
Collateral and endorse Customer's name on any check, draft, instrument or other
item of payment of the proceeds of the Policies with respect to the Collateral;
and
(O) take control in any manner of any term of payment or proceeds and for
such purpose to notify the postal authorities to change the address for delivery
of mail addressed to Customer to such address as IBM Credit may designate.
The power of attorney granted by this Section is for value and coupled with an
interest and is irrevocable so long as this Agreement is in effect or any
Obligations remain outstanding. Nothing done by IBM Credit pursuant to such
power of attorney will reduce any of Customer's Obligations other than
Customer's payment Obligations to the extent IBM Credit has received monies.
3.7. Concentration Accounts. Without limiting IBM Credit's other rights, IBM
Credit reserves the right to, from time to time in its sole discretion, modify
the percentage of the amount of Customer's Concentration Accounts used in
calculating Customer's Borrowing Base or eliminate Concentration Accounts in
calculating Customer's Borrowing Base.
Section 4. SECURITY -COLLATERAL
4.1. Grant. To secure Customer's full and punctual payment and performance of
the Obligations (including obligations under any leases Customer may enter into,
now or in the future, with IBM Credit) when due (whether at the stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise), Customer hereby grants IBM Credit a security
interest in all of Customer's right, title and interest in and to the following
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or existing and wherever
located:
(A) all inventory and equipment, and all parts thereof, attachments,
accessories and accessions thereto, products thereof and documents therefor;
(B) all accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, instruments, deposit
accounts, obligations of any kind owing to Customer, whether or not arising out
of or in connection with the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services
and all books, invoices, documents and other records in any form evidencing or
relating to any of the foregoing;
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(C) general intangibles;
(D) all rights now or hereafter existing in and to all mortgages, security
agreements, leases or other contracts securing or otherwise relating to any of
the foregoing; and
(E) all substitutions and replacements for all of the foregoing, all
proceeds of all of the foregoing and, to the extent not otherwise included, all
payments under insurance or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by
reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing.
All of the above assets shall be collectively defined herein as the
"Collateral". Customer covenants and agrees with IBM Credit that: (a) the
security constituted to by this Agreement is in addition to any other security
from time to time held by IBM Credit and (b) the security hereby created is a
continuing security interest and will cover and secure the payment of all
Obligations both present and future of Customer to IBM Credit.
4.2. Further Assurances. Customer shall, from time to time upon the request of
IBM Credit, execute and deliver to IBM Credit, or cause to be executed and
delivered, at such time or times as IBM Credit may request such other and
further documents, certificates and instruments that IBM Credit may deem
necessary to perfect and maintain perfected IBM Credit's security interests in
the Collateral and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement and the Other Documents. Customer shall make
appropriate entries on its books and records disclosing IBM Credit's security
interests in the Collateral.
Section 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement. The
effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the receipt by IBM Credit of, or
waiver in writing by IBM Credit of compliance with, the following conditions
precedent:
(A) this Agreement executed and delivered by Customer and IBM Credit;
(B) a favorable opinion of counsel for Customer in substantially the form
of Attachment G;
(C) a certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of Customer,
substantially in the form and substance of Attachment H hereto, certifying that,
among other items, (i) Customer is a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of its incorporation and has its principal place of business as stated
therein, (ii) Customer is registered to conduct business in specified states and
localities, (iii) true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation and
by-laws of Customer are delivered therewith, together with all amendments and
addenda thereto as in effect on the date thereof, (iv) the resolution as stated
in the certificate is a true, accurate and compared copy of the resolution
adopted by the Customer's Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and each Other Document executed and delivered
in
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connection herewith, and (v) the names and true signatures of the officers of
Customer authorized to sign this Agreement and the Other Documents;
(D) certificates dated as of a recent date from the Secretary of State or
other appropriate authority evidencing the good standing of Customer in the
jurisdiction of its organization and in each other jurisdiction where the
ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business requires it to
qualify to do business;
(E) copies of all approvals and consents from any Person, in each case in
form and substance satisfactory to IBM Credit, which are required to enable
Customer to authorize, or required in connection with, (a) the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement and each of the Other Documents, and
(b) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement
and each of the Other Documents;
(F) a lockbox agreement executed by Customer and each Bank, in form and
substance satisfactory to IBM Credit;
(G) a contingent blocked account agreement executed by Customer and each
Bank in form and substance satisfactory to IBM Credit;
(H) intercreditor agreements ("Intercreditor Agreement"), in form and
substance satisfactory to IBM Credit, executed by each other secured creditor of
Customer as set forth in Attachment A;
(I) UCC-1 financing statements for each jurisdiction reasonably requested
by IBM Credit executed by Customer and each Guarantor whose Guaranty to IBM
Credit is intended to be secured by a pledge of its assets;
(J) the statements, certificates, documents, instruments, financing
statements, agreements and information set forth in Attachment A and Attachment
B; and
(K) all such other statements, certificates, documents, instruments,
financing statements, agreements and other information with respect to the
matters contemplated by this Agreement as IBM Credit shall have reasonably
requested.
5.2. Conditions Precedent to Each Advance. No Advance will be required to be
made or renewed by IBM Credit under this Agreement unless, on and as of the date
of such Advance, the following statements shall be true to the satisfaction of
IBM Credit:
(A) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in
any document, instrument or agreement executed in connection herewith are true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Advance as
though made on and as of such date;
(B) No event has occurred and is continuing or after giving effect to such
Advance or the application of the proceeds thereof would result in or would
constitute a Default;
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(C) No event has occurred and is continuing which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(D) Both before and after giving effect to the making of such Advance, no
Shortfall Amount exists.
Except as Customer has otherwise disclosed to IBM Credit in writing prior to
each request, each request for an Advance hereunder and the receipt (or deemed
receipt) by the Customer of the proceeds of any Advance hereunder shall be
deemed to be a representation and warranty by Customer that, as of and on the
date of such Advance, the statements set forth in (A) through (D) above are true
statements. No such disclosures by Customer to IBM Credit shall in any manner be
deemed to satisfy the conditions precedent to each Advance that are set forth in
this Section 5.2.
Section 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce IBM Credit to enter into this Agreement, Customer represents and
warrants to IBM Credit as follows:
6.1. Organization and Qualifications. Customer and each of its Subsidiaries (i)
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
law:; of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the power and authority
to own its properties and assets and to transact the businesses in which it
presently is engaged and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it presently is
engaged in business and is required to be so qualified.
6.2. Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens. Customer and each of its
Subsidiaries owns the property granted by it respectively as Collateral to IBM
Credit, free and clear of any and all Liens in favor of third parties except for
the Liens otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 8.1. The Liens granted by the
Customer and each of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, the
Guaranties, if any, and the Other Documents in the Collateral constitute the
valid and enforceable first, prior and perfected Liens on the Collateral, except
to the extent any Liens that are prior to IBM Credit's Liens are (i) the subject
of an Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) Purchase Money Security Interests.
6.3. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by Customer of this
Agreement and each of the Other Documents (i) are within its corporate power;
(ii) are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action; (iii) are not in
contravention in any respect of any Requirement of Law or any indenture,
contract, lease, agreement, instrument or other commitment to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties are bound; (iv) do not require the
consent, registration or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other
Person (except such as have been duly obtained, made or given, and are in full
force and effect); and (v) will not, except as contemplated herein, result in
the imposition of any Liens upon any of its properties.
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6.4. Enforceability. This Agreement and all of the other documents executed and
delivered by the Customer in connection herewith are the legal, valid and
binding obligations of Customer, and are enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or the general
equitable principles relating thereto.
6.5. Locations of Offices, Records and Inventory. The address of the principal
place of business and chief executive office of Customer is as set forth on
Attachment B or on any notice provided by Customer to IBM Credit pursuant to
Section 7.7(C) of this Agreement. The books and records of Customer, and all of
its chattel paper (other than the chattel paper delivered to IBM Credit pursuant
to Section 7.14(E)) and records of Accounts, are maintained exclusively at such
location.
There is no jurisdiction in which Customer has any assets, other than those
jurisdictions identified on Attachment B or on any notice provided by Customer
to IBM Credit pursuant to Section 7.7(C) of this Agreement. None of the receipts
received by Customer from any warehouseman states that the goods covered thereby
are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person or to a named
person and such named person's assigns.
6.6. Fictitious Business Names. Customer has not used any corporate or
fictitious name during the five (5) years preceding the date of this Agreement,
other than those listed on Attachment B.
6.7. Organization. All of the outstanding capital stock of Customer has been
validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable.
6.8. No Judgments or Litigation. Except as set forth on Attachment B, no
judgments, orders, writs or decrees are outstanding against Customer nor is
there now pending or, to the best of Customer's knowledge after due inquiry,
threatened, any litigation, contested claim, investigation, arbitration, or
governmental proceeding by or against Customer.
6.9. No Defaults. The Customer is not in material default under any term of any
indenture, contract, lease, agreement, instrument or other commitment to which
it is a party or by which it, or any of its properties are bound, that gives the
other party the right to accelerate Customer's obligations under such other
party's agreement with Customer. Customer has no knowledge of any dispute
regarding any such indenture, contract, lease, agreement, instrument or other
commitment. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
6.10. Labor Matters. Except as set forth on any notice provided by Customer to
IBM Credit pursuant to Section 7.1(G) of this Agreement, the Customer is not a
party to any labor dispute. There are no strikes or walkouts or labor
controversies pending or threatened against the Customer which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.11. Compliance with Law. Customer has not violated or failed to comply with
any Requirement of Law or any requirement of any self regulatory organization.
6.12. ERISA. Each "employee benefit plan", "employee pension benefit plan",
"defined benefit plan", or " multi-employer benefit plan", which Customer has
established, maintained, or to which it is required to contribute (collectively,
the "Plans") is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the
Code and the rules and regulations thereunder as well as the Plan's terms and
conditions. There have been no "prohibited transactions" and no "reportable
event" has occurred within the last 60 months with respect to any Plan. Customer
has no "multi- employer benefit plan".
As used in this Agreement the terms "employee benefit plan", "employee pension
benefit plan", "defined benefit plan", and "multi-employer benefit plan" have
the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 3 of ERISA and any
applicable rules and regulations thereunder. The Customer has not incurred any
"accumulated funding deficiency" within the meaning of ERISA or incurred any
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC") in connection
with a Plan (other than for premiums due in the ordinary course).
6.13. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed in
Attachment B:
(A) The Customer has obtained all government approvals required with
respect to the operation of their businesses under any Environmental Law.
(B) (i) the Customer has not generated, transported or disposed of any
Hazardous Substances; (ii) the Customer is not currently generating,
transporting or disposing of any Hazardous Substances; (iii) the Customer has no
knowledge that (a) any of its real property (whether owned, leased, or otherwise
directly or indirectly controlled) has been used for the disposal of or has been
contaminated by any Hazardous Substances, or (b) any of its business operations
have contaminated lands or waters of others with any Hazardous Substances; (iv)
the Customer and its respective assets are not subject to any Environmental
Liability and, to the best of the Customer's knowledge, any threatened
Environmental Liability, (v) the Customer has not received any notice of or
otherwise learned of any governmental investigation evaluating whether any
remedial action is necessary to respond to a release or threatened release of
any Hazardous Substances for which the Customer may be liable; (vi) the Customer
is not in violation of any Environmental Law; (vii) there are no proceedings or
investigations pending against Customer with respect to any violation or alleged
violation of any Environmental Law; provided however, that the parties
acknowledge that any generation, transportation, use, storage and disposal of
certain such Hazardous Substances in Customers or its Subsidiaries' business
shall be excluded from representations (i) and (ii) above, provided, further,
that Customer is at all times generating, transporting, utilizing, storing and
disposing such Hazardous Substances in accordance with all applicable
Environmental Laws and in a manner designed to minimize the risk of any spill,
contamination, release or discharge of Hazardous Substances other than as
authorized by Environmental Laws.
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6.14. Intellectual Property. Customer possesses such assets, licenses, patents,
patent applications, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade names and
trade secrets and all rights and other property relating thereto or arising
therefrom ("Intellectual Property") as are necessary or advisable to continue to
conduct its present and proposed business activities.
6.15. Licenses and Permits. Customer has obtained and holds in full force and
effect all franchises, licenses, leases, permits, certificates, authorizations,
qualifications, easements, rights of way and other rights and approvals which
are necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted.
Customer is not in violation of the terms of any such franchise, license, lease,
permit, certificate, authorization, qualification, easement, right of way, right
or approval.
6.16. Investment Company. The Customer is not (i) an investment company or a
company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) a holding company or a subsidiary of a
holding company, or an Affiliate of a holding company or of a subsidiary of a
holding company, within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended, or (iii) subject to any other law which purports to regulate
or restrict its ability to borrow money or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Other Documents or to perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder.
6.17. Taxes and Tax Returns. Customer has timely filed all federal, state, and
local tax returns and other reports which it is required by law to file, and has
either duly paid all taxes, fees and other governmental charges indicated to be
due on the basis of such reports and returns or pursuant to any assessment
received by the Customer, or made provision for the payment thereof in
accordance with GAAP. The charges and reserves on the books of the Customer in
respect of taxes or other governmental charges are in accordance with GAAP. No
tax liens have been filed against Customer or any of its property.
6.18. Status of Accounts. Each Account is based on an actual and bona fide sale
and delivery of goods or rendition of services to customers, made by Customer,
in the ordinary course of its business; the goods and inventory being sold and
the Accounts created are its exclusive property and are not and shall not be
subject to any Lien, consignment arrangement, encumbrance, security interest or
financing statement whatsoever (other than Permitted Liens). The Customer's
customers have accepted goods or services and owe and are obligated to pay the
full amounts stated in the invoices according to their terms. There are no
proceedings or actions known to Customer which are pending or threatened against
any Material Account Debtor (as defined in Section 7.14(B) of this Agreement) of
any of the Accounts which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the debtor's ability to pay the full amounts due to Customer.
6.19. Affiliate/Subsidiary Transactions. Customer is not a party to or bound by
any agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) to which any Affiliate or
Subsidiary of the Customer is a party except (i) in the ordinary course of and
pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Customer's business and (ii) upon
fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to
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Customer than it could obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with an
unaffiliated Person.
6.20. Accuracy and Completeness of Information. All factual information
furnished by or on behalf of the Customer to IBM Credit or the Auditors for
purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any Other Document, or any
transaction contemplated hereby or thereby is or will be true and accurate in
all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or
certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to
make such information not misleading at such time.
6.21. Recording Taxes. All recording taxes, recording fees, filing fees and
other charges payable in connection with the filing and recording of this
Agreement have either been paid in full by Customer or arrangements for the
payment of such amounts by Customer have been made to the satisfaction of IBM
Credit.
6.22. Indebtedness. Customer (i) has no Indebtedness, other than Permitted
Indebtedness; and (ii) has not guaranteed the obligations of any other Person
(except as permitted by Section 8.4).
Section 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until termination of this Agreement and the indefeasible payment and
satisfaction of all Obligations:
7.1. Financial and Other Information. Customer shall cause the following
information to be delivered to IBM Credit within the following time periods:
(A) as soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the
end of each fiscal year of Customer (i) audited Financial Statements (provided
that, to the extent not otherwise audited by the Auditors, the consolidated
Financial Statements may be unaudited) as of the close of the fiscal year and
for the fiscal year, together with a comparison to the Financial Statements for
the prior year, in each case accompanied by (a) either an opinion of the
Auditors without a "going concern" or like qualification or exception, or
qualification arising out of the scope of the audit or, if so qualified, an
opinion which shall be in scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to IBM
Credit, (b) such Auditors' "Management Letter" to Customer, if any, (c) a
written statement signed by the Auditors stating that in the course of the
regular audit of the business of Customer and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
which audit was conducted by the Auditors in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the Auditors have not obtained any knowledge of the
existence of any Default under any provision of this Agreement, or, if such
Auditors shall have obtained from such examination any such knowledge, they
shall disclose in such written statement the existence of the Default and the
nature thereof, it being understood that such Auditors shall have no liability,
directly or indirectly, to anyone for failure to obtain knowledge of any such
Default; and (ii) a Compliance Certificate along with a schedule, in
substantially the form of Attachment C hereto, of the calculations used in
determining, as of the end of such fiscal year, whether Customer is in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Attachment A;
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(B) as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after
the end of each fiscal quarter of Customer (i) Financial Statements as of the
end of such period and for the fiscal year to date, together with a comparison
to the Financial Statements for the same periods in the prior year, all in
reasonable detail and duly certified (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and except for the absence of footnotes) by the chief executive
officer or chief financial officer of Customer as having been prepared in
accordance with GAAP; and (ii) a Compliance Certificate along with a schedule,
in substantially the form of Attachment C hereto, of the calculations used in
determining, as of the end of such fiscal quarter, whether Customer is in
compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Attachment A;
(C) as soon as available and in any event within twenty (20) days after the
end of each fiscal month of Customer (i) Financial Statements as of the end of
such period and for the fiscal year to date, together with a comparison to the
Financial Statements for the same periods in the prior year, all in reasonable
detail and duly certified (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and
except for the absence of footnotes) by the chief executive officer or chief
financial officer of Customer as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP;
and (ii) a Compliance Certificate along with a schedule, in substantially the
form of Attachment C hereto, of the calculations used in determining, as of the
end of such fiscal month, whether Customer is in compliance with the financial
covenants set forth in Attachment A;
(D) as soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the
end of each fiscal year of Customer (i) projected Financial Statements, broken
down by quarter, for the current and following fiscal year; and (ii) if
composed, a narrative discussion relating to such projected Financial
Statements;
(E) as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the
end of each fiscal quarter of Customer, revised projected Financial Statements,
broken down by quarter, for (i) the current fiscal year from the beginning of
such fiscal quarter to the fiscal year end and (ii) the following fiscal year;
(F) promptly after Customer obtains knowledge of (i) the occurrence of a
Default or Event of Default, or (ii) the existence of any condition or event
which would result in the Customers failure to satisfy the conditions precedent
to Advances set forth in Section 5, a certificate of the chief executive officer
or chief financial officer of Customer specifying the nature thereof and the
Customers proposed response thereto, each in reasonable detail;
(G) promptly after Customer obtains knowledge of (i) any proceeding(s)
being instituted or threatened to be instituted by or against Customer in any
federal, state, local or foreign court or before any commission or other
regulatory body (federal, state, local or foreign), or (ii) any actual or
prospective change, development or event which, in any such case, has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of
the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of Customer specifying
the nature thereof and the Customer's proposed response thereto, each in
reasonable detail;
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(H) promptly after Customer obtains knowledge that (i) any order, judgment
or decree in excess of $50,000.00 shall have been entered against Customer or
any of its properties or assets, or (ii) it has received any notification of a
material violation of any Requirement of Law from any Governmental Authority, a
certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of
Customer specifying the nature thereof and the Customer's proposed response
thereto, each in reasonable detail;
(I) promptly after Customer learns of any material labor dispute to which
Customer may become a party, any strikes or walkouts relating to any of its
plants or other facilities, and the expiration of any labor contract to which
Customer is a party or by which it is bound, a certificate of the chief
executive officer or chief financial officer of Customer specifying the nature
thereof and the Customer's proposed response thereto, each in reasonable detail,
(J) within five (5) Business Days after request by IBM Credit, any written
certificates, schedules and reports together with all supporting documents as
IBM Credit may reasonably request relating to the Collateral or the Customer's
or any guarantor's business affairs and financial condition;
(K) by the fifth (5th) day of each month, or as otherwise agreed in
writing, a Collateral Management Report as of a date no earlier than the last
day of the immediately preceding month;
(L) along with the Financial Statements set forth in Section 7.1 (A) and
(B), the name, address and phone number of each of its Account debtors' primary
contacts for each Account on the Accounts aging report contained in its most
recent Collateral Management Report; and
(M) within five (5) days after the same are sent, copies of all Financial
Statements and reports which Customer sends to its stockholders, and within five
(5) days after the same are filed, copies of all Financial Statements and
reports which Customer may make to, or file with, the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor or analogous governmental authority.
Each certificate, schedule and report provided by Customer to IBM Credit shall
be signed by an authorized officer of Customer, and which signature shall be
deemed a representation and warranty that the information contained in such
certificate, schedule or report is true and accurate in all material respects on
the date as of which such certificate, schedule or report is made and does not
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein not misleading at such time. Each Financial Statement
delivered pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior
periods. Customer shall cause the audited Financial Statements and accompanying
documents set forth in Section 7.1(A)(i) to be delivered directly by the
Auditors to IBM Credit only via first class mail.
7.2. Location of Collateral. The inventory, equipment and other tangible
Collateral shall be kept or sold at the addresses as set forth on Attachment B
or on any notice provided by Customer to IBM Credit in accordance with Section
7.7(C). Such locations shall be certified quarterly to IBM Credit substantially
in the form of Attachment F.
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7.3. Changes in Customer. Customer shall provide thirty (30) days prior written
notice to IBM Credit of any change in Customer's name, chief executive office
and principal place of business, organization, form of ownership or corporate
structure; provided, however, that Customer's compliance with this covenant
shall not relieve it of any of its other obligations or any other provisions
under this Agreement or any Other Document limiting actions of the type
described in this Section.
7.4. Corporate Existence. Customer shall (A) maintain its corporate existence,
maintain in full force and effect all licenses, bonds, franchises, leases and
qualifications to do business, and all contracts and other rights necessary to
the profitable conduct of its business, (B) continue in, and limit its
operations to, the same general lines of business as presently conducted by it
unless otherwise permitted in writing by IBM Credit and (C) comply with all
Requirements of Law.
7.5. ERISA. Customer shall promptly notify IBM Credit in writing after it learns
of the occurrence of any event which would constitute a "reportable event" under
ERISA or any regulations thereunder with respect to any Plan, or that the PBGC
(as defined in Section 6.12 of this Agreement) has instituted or will institute
proceedings to terminate any Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer
shall have no obligation to notify IBM Credit as to any "reportable event" as to
which the 30-day notice requirement of Section 4043(b) has been waived by the
PBGC, until such time as such Customer is required to notify the PBGC of such
reportable event.
Such notification shall include a certificate of the chief financial officer of
Customer setting forth details as to such "reportable event" and the action
which Customer proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of
any notice of such "reportable event" which may be required to be filed with the
PBGC, or any notice delivered by the PBGC evidencing its intent to institute
such proceedings. Upon request of IBM Credit, Customer shall furnish, or cause
the plan administrator to furnish, to IBM Credit the most recently filed annual
report for each Plan.
7.6. Environmental Matters. (A) Customer and any other Person under Customer's
control (including, without limitation agents and Affiliates under such control)
shall (i) comply with all Environmental Laws in all material respects, and (ii)
undertake to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any unlawful release
of any Hazardous Substance by Customer or such Person into, upon, over or under
any property now or hereinafter owned, leased or otherwise controlled (directly
or indirectly) by Customer.
(B) Customer shall notify IBM Credit, promptly upon its obtaining knowledge
of (i) any non-routine proceeding or investigation by any Governmental Authority
with respect to the presence of any Hazardous Substances on or in any property
now or hereinafter owned, leased or otherwise controlled (directly or
indirectly) by Customer, (ii) all claims made or threatened by any Person or
Governmental Authority against Customer or any of Customers assets relating to
any loss or injury resulting from any Hazardous Substance, (iii) Customers
discovery of evidence of unlawful disposal of or environmental contamination by
any Hazardous Substance on any property now or hereinafter owned, leased or
otherwise controlled (directly or indirectly) by
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Customer, and (iv) any occurrence or condition which could constitute a
violation of any Environmental Law.
7.7. Collateral Books and Records/Collateral Audit. (A) Customer agrees to
maintain books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and
scope as is consistent with good business practice, and agrees that such books
and records will reflect IBM Credit's interest in the Accounts.
(B) Customer agrees that IBM Credit or its agents may enter upon the
premises of Customer at any time and from time to time, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable notice under the circumstances, and at any time at all
on and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
for the purposes of (i) inspecting the Collateral, (ii) inspecting and/or
copying (at Customer's expense) any and all records pertaining thereto, (iii)
discussing the affairs, finances and business of Customer with any officers,
employees and directors of Customer or with the Auditors and (iv) verifying
Eligible Accounts and other Collateral. Customer also agrees to provide IBM
Credit with such reasonable information and documentation that IBM Credit deems
necessary to conduct the foregoing activities, including, without limitation,
reasonably requested samplings of purchase orders, invoices and evidences of
delivery or other performance.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default which has
not been waived by IBM Credit in writing, IBM Credit may conduct any of the
foregoing activities in any manner that IBM Credit deems reasonably necessary.
(C) Customer shall give IBM Credit thirty (30) days prior written notice of
any change in the location of any Collateral, the location of its books and
records or in the location of its chief executive office or place of business
from the locations specified in Attachment B, and will execute in advance of
such change and cause to be filed and/or delivered to IBM Credit any financing
statements, landlord or other lien waivers, or other documents reasonably
required by IBM Credit, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to IBM
Credit.
(D) Customer agrees to advise IBM Credit promptly, in reasonably sufficient
detail, of any substantial change relating to the type, quantity or quality of
the Collateral, or any event which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral or on the security
interests granted to IBM Credit therein.
7.8. Insurance; Casualty Loss. Customer agrees to maintain with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies: (i) insurance on its properties, (ii)
public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death as a
result of the use of any products sold by it and (iii) insurance coverage
against other business risks, in each case, in at least such amounts and against
at least such risks as are usually and prudently insured against in the same
general geographical area by companies of established repute engaged in the same
or a similar business. Customer will furnish to IBM Credit, upon its written
request, the insurance certificates with respect to such insurance. In addition,
all Policies so maintained are to name IBM Credit as an additional insured as
its interest may appear.
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If Customer fails to pay any cost, charges or premiums, or if Customer fails to
insure the Collateral, IBM Credit may pay such costs, charges or premiums. Any
amounts paid by IBM Credit hereunder shall be considered an additional debt owed
by Customer to IBM Credit and are due and payable immediately upon receipt of an
invoice by IBM Credit.
7.9. Taxes. Customer agrees to pay, when due, all taxes lawfully levied or
assessed against Customer or any of the Collateral before any penalty or
interest accrues thereon unless such taxes are being contested, in good faith,
by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and an
adequate reserve or other appropriate provisions have been made therefor as
required in order to be in conformity with GAAP and an adverse determination in
such proceedings could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.10. Compliance With Laws. Customer agrees to comply with all Requirements of
Law applicable to the Collateral or any part thereof, or to the operation of its
business.
7.11. Fiscal Year. Customer agrees to maintain its fiscal year as a year ending
March 31 unless Customer provides IBM Credit at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice of any change thereof.
7.12. Intellectual Property. Customer shall do and cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect all registrations of
Intellectual Property which the failure to do or cause to be done could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.13. Maintenance of Property. Customer shall maintain all of its material
properties (business and otherwise) in good condition and repair (ordinary wear
and tear excepted) and pay and discharge all costs of repair and maintenance
thereof and all rental and mortgage payments and related charges pertaining
thereto and not commit or permit any waste with respect to any of its material
properties.
7.14. Collateral. Customer shall:
(A) from time to time upon request of IBM Credit, provide IBM Credit with
access to copies of all invoices, delivery evidences and other such documents
relating to each Account;
(B) promptly upon Customer's obtaining knowledge thereof, furnish to and
inform IBM Credit of all material adverse information relating to the financial
condition of any Account debtor whose outstanding obligations to Customer
constitute two percent (2%) or more of the Accounts at such time (a "Material
Account Debtor");
(C) promptly upon Customer's learning thereof, notify IBM Credit in writing
of any event which would cause any obligation of a Material Account Debtor to
become an Ineligible Account;
(D) keep all goods rejected or returned by any Account debtor and all goods
repossessed or stopped in transit by Customer from any Account debtor segregated
from other
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property of Customer, holding the same in trust for IBM Credit until Customer
applies a credit against such Account debtor's outstanding obligations to
Customer or sells such goods in the ordinary course of business, whichever
occurs earlier;
(E) stamp or otherwise xxxx chattel paper and instruments now owned or
hereafter acquired by it in conspicuous type to show that the Same are subject
to IBM Credits security interest and immediately thereafter deliver or cause
such chattel paper and instruments to be delivered to IBM Credit or any agent
designated by IBM Credit with appropriate endorsements and assignments to vest
title and possession in IBM Credit;
(F) use commercially reasonable efforts to collect all Accounts owed;
(G) promptly notify IBM Credit of any loss, theft or destruction of or
damage to any of the Collateral. Customer shall diligently file and prosecute
its claim for any award or payment in connection with any such loss, theft,
destruction of or damage to Collateral. Customer shall, upon demand of IBM
Credit, make, execute and deliver any assignments and other instruments
sufficient for the purpose of assigning any such award or payment to IBM Credit,
free of any encumbrances of any kind whatsoever;
(H) consistent with reasonable commercial practice, observe and perform all
matters and things necessary or expedient to be observed or performed under or
by virtue of any lease, license, concession or franchise forming part of the
Collateral in order to preserve, protect and maintain all the rights of IBM
Credit thereunder;
(I) consistent with reasonable commercial practice, maintain, use and
operate the Collateral and carry on and conduct its business in a proper and
efficient manner so as to preserve and protect the Collateral and the earnings,
incomes, rents, issues and profits thereof, and
(J) at any time and from time to time, upon the request of IBM Credit, and
at the sole expense of Customer, Customer will promptly and duly execute and
deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further action as
IBM Credit may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the
full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted,
including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation
statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction with
respect to the security interests granted herein and the payment of any and all
recording taxes and filing fees in connection therewith.
7.15. Subsidiaries. IBM Credit may require that any Subsidiaries of Customer
become parties to this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection
with this Agreement as guarantors or sureties. Customer will comply, and cause
all Subsidiaries of Customer to comply with Sections 7 and 8 of this Agreement,
as if such sections applied directly to such Subsidiaries.
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7.16. Financial Covenants; Additional Covenants. Customer acknowledges and
agrees that Customer shall maintain the financial covenants and other covenants
set forth in the attachments, exhibits and other addenda incorporated in this
Agreement.
Section 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until termination of this Agreement and the indefeasible payment and
satisfaction of all Obligations hereunder:
8.1. Liens. The Customer will not, directly or indirectly mortgage, assign,
pledge, transfer, create, incur, assume, permit to exist or otherwise permit any
Lien or judgment to exist on any of its property, assets, revenues or goods,
whether real, personal or mixed, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except
for Permitted Liens.
8.2. Disposition of Assets. The Customer will not, directly or indirectly, sell,
lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any assets other than (i) sales
of inventory in the ordinary course of business and short term rental of
inventory as demonstrations in amounts not material to Customer, and (ii)
voluntary dispositions of individual assets and obsolete or worn out property in
the ordinary course of business, provided, that the aggregate book value of all
such assets and property so sold or disposed of under this section 8.2 (ii) in
any fiscal year shall not exceed 5% of the consolidated assets of the Customer
as of the beginning of such fiscal year.
8.3. Corporate Changes. The Customer will not without the prior written consent
of IBM Credit, directly or indirectly, merge, consolidate, liquidate, dissolve
or enter into or engage in any operation or activity materially different from
that presently being conducted by Customer.
8.4. Guaranties. The Customer will not, directly or indirectly, assume,
guaranty, endorse, or otherwise become liable upon the obligations of any other
Person, except (i) by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, (ii) by
the giving of indemnities in connection with the sale of inventory or other
asset dispositions permitted hereunder, (iii) for guaranties in favor of IBM
Credit, and (iv) guaranty to suppliers of Customer's subsidiaries' obligations
less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) individually, or in the
aggregate less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00).
8.5. Restricted Payments. The Customer will not, directly or indirectly: (i)
declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock
of Customer) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a
sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance,
retirement or other acquisition of, any shares of any class of capital stock of
Customer or any warrants, options or rights to purchase any such capital stock,
whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect
thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in
obligations of Customer; or (ii) make any optional payment or prepayment on or
redemption (including, without limitation, by making payments to a sinking or
analogous fund) or repurchase of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations).
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8.6. Investments. The provisions of Section 9.9 of the U.S. Bank Credit
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, only as modified as follows, and all
applicable defined terms with respect thereto, are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Agreement with the same force and effect as if such provisions
and definitions were set forth in this Agreement in their entirety.
For the purpose of this Agreement:
Section 9.9(k) of the U.S. Bank Credit Agreement is modified by (a) deleting
subclause (i) and (b) substituting the dollar amount "$115,000,000.00" with
"$30,000,000.00" in subclause (ii).
8.7. Affiliate/Subsidiary Transactions. The Customer will not, directly or
indirectly, enter into any transaction with any Affiliate or Subsidiary,
including, without limitation, the purchase, sale or exchange of property or the
rendering of any service to any Affiliate or Subsidiary of Customer except in
the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of
Customer's business upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Customer
than could be obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with an
unaffiliated Person.
8.8. ERISA. The Customer will not (A) terminate any Plan so as to incur a
material liability to the PBGC (as defined in Section 6.12 of this Agreement),
(B) permit any "prohibited transaction" involving any Plan (other than a
"multi-employer benefit plan") which would subject the Customer to a material
tax or penalty on "prohibited transactions" under the Code or ERISA, (C) fail to
pay to any Plan any contribution which they are obligated to pay under the terms
of such Plan, if such failure would result in a material accumulated funding
deficiency", whether or not waived, (D) 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 PBGC of any Plan (other than a
"multi-employer benefit plan"), or (E) fail to notify IBM Credit as required in
Section 7.5. As used in this Agreement, the terms "accumulated funding
deficiency" and "reportable event" shall have the respective meanings assigned
to them in ERISA, and the term "prohibited transaction" shall have the meaning
assigned to it in the Code and ERISA. For purposes of this Section 8.8, the
terms "material liability", "tax", "penalty", "accumulated funding deficiency"
and "risk of termination" shall mean a liability, tax, penalty, accumulated
funding deficiency or risk of termination which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.9. Additional Negative Pledges. Customer will not, directly or indirectly,
create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any contractual
obligation which may restrict or inhibit IBM Credit's rights or ability to sell
or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
8.10. Storage of Collateral with Bailees and Warehousemen. Collateral shall not
be stored with a bailee, warehouseman or similar party without the prior written
consent of IBM Credit unless Customer will, concurrently with the delivery of
such Collateral to such party, cause such party to issue and deliver to IBM
Credit, warehouse receipts in the name of IBM Credit evidencing the storage of
such Collateral.
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8.11. Use of Proceeds. The Customer shall not use any portion of the proceeds of
any Advances other than for its general working capital requirements.
8.12. Accounts. The Customer shall not permit or agree to any extension,
compromise or settlement or make any change or modification of any kind or
nature with respect to any Account, including any of the terms relating thereto,
which would affect IBM Credit's ability to collect payment on any Account in
whole or in part, except for such extensions, compromises or settlements made by
Customer in the ordinary course of its business, provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of such extensions, compromises or settlements does not exceed
five percent (5%) of the Customer's Accounts at any time.
8.13. Indebtedness. The provisions of Section 9.10 of the U.S. Bank Credit
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, and all applicable defined terms with
respect thereto, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Agreement with the
same force and effect as if such provisions and definitions were set forth in
this Agreement in their entirety.
8.14. Loans. The Customer will not make any loans, advances, contributions or
payments of money or goods to any Subsidiary, Affiliate or parent corporation or
to any officer, director or stockholder of Customer or of any such corporation
(except for compensation for personal services actually rendered), except for
transactions expressly authorized in this Agreement.
8.15. Additional Covenants. The provisions of Section 9.8 of the U.S. Bank
Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, and all applicable defined
terms with respect thereto, are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Agreement with the same force and effect as if such provisions and definitions
were set forth in this Agreement in their entirety.
Any amendments or modifications to the provisions or definitions of the U.S.
Bank Credit Agreement incorporated in this Section 8.15 shall not be effective
with respect to this Agreement unless IBM Credit and the Customer shall have
agreed in writing to such amendments or modifications, as the case may be.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require IBM Credit's consent to
amend or modify the provisions or definitions of the U.S. Bank Credit Agreement.
Section 9. DEFAULT
9.1. Event of Default. Any one or more of the following events shall constitute
an Event of Default by the Customer under this Agreement and the Other
Documents:
(A) The failure to make timely payment of the Obligations or any part
thereof when due and payable;
(B) (i) Customer fails to comply with any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Sections 7.1 (F), 7.3 and 8 of this Agreement (including provisions
of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.10 of the U.S. Bank Credit Agreement incorporated by
reference therein); and (ii) Customer fails to comply with or observe any term,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any
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Other Documents (and such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default under
any of the other provisions of this Section 9.1) and, if capable of being
remedied, such failure to comply shall continue for a period of 30 days after
the earlier to occur of Customer's receipt of notice of such failure from IBM
Credit or the date on which such failure first becomes known to any of
Customer's officers;
(C) Any representation, warranty, statement, report or certificate made or
delivered by or on behalf of Customer or any of its officers, employees or
agents or by or on behalf of any Guarantor to IBM Credit was false in any
material respect at the time when made or deemed made;
(D) The occurrence of any event or circumstance which has a Material
Adverse Effect;
(E) Customer, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor shall generally not pay its
debts as such debts become due, become or otherwise declare itself insolvent,
file a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection, have filed against it any
involuntary bankruptcy petition, cease to do business as a going concern, make
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a custodian, receiver, trustee,
liquidator, administrator or person with similar powers shall be appointed for
Customer, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor or any of its respective properties or
have any of its respective properties seized or attached, or take any action to
authorize, or for the purpose of effectuating, the foregoing, provided, however,
that Customer, any Subsidiary or any guarantor shall have a period of sixty (60)
days within which to discharge any involuntary petition for bankruptcy or
similar proceeding;
(F) The use of any funds borrowed from IBM Credit under this Agreement for
any purpose other than as provided in this Agreement;
(G) The entry of any judgment against Customer or any Guarantor in an
amount in excess of $100,000.00 and such judgment is not satisfied, dismissed,
stayed or superseded by bond within thirty (30) days after the day of entry
thereof (and in the event of a stay or supersedes a bond, such judgment is not
discharged within thirty (30) days after termination of any such stay or bond)
or such judgment is not fully covered by insurance as to which the insurance
company has acknowledged its obligation to pay such judgment in full;
(H) The dissolution or liquidation of Customer, any Subsidiary or any
Guarantor, or Customer or any Guarantor or its directors or stockholders shall
take any action to dissolve or liquidate Customer or any Guarantor;
(I) Any "going concern" or like qualification or exception, or
qualification arising out of the scope of an audit by an Auditor of its opinion
relative to any Financial Statement delivered to IBM Credit under this
Agreement;
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(J) There issues a warrant of distress for any rent or taxes with respect
to any premises occupied by Customer in or upon which the Collateral, or any
part thereof, may at any time be situated and such warrant shall continue for a
period of ten (10) Business Days from the date such warrant is issued;
(K) Customer suspends business;
(L) The occurrence of any event or condition that permits the holder of any
Indebtedness arising in one or more related or unrelated transactions to
accelerate the maturity thereof or the failure of Customer to pay when due any
such Indebtedness;
(M) Any Guaranty shall at any time for any reason cease to be in full force
and effect or shall be declared to be null and void by a court of competent
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested or
denied by any such Guarantor, or any such Guarantor shall deny that it has any
further liability or obligation thereunder or any such Guarantor shall fail to
comply with or observe any of the terms, provisions or conditions contained in
any such Guaranty;
(N) Customer is in default under the material terms of any of the Other
Documents after the expiration of any applicable cure periods;
(O) There shall occur a "reportable event" with respect to any Plan, or any
Plan shall be subject to termination proceedings (whether voluntary or
involuntary) and there shall result from such "reportable event" or termination
proceedings a liability of Customer to the PBGC which in the reasonable opinion
of IBM Credit will have a Material Adverse Effect;
(P) Any "person" (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) acquires a beneficial interest in 50% or more of the
Voting Stock of Customer.
9.2. Acceleration. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default which has not been waived in writing by IBM Credit, IBM Credit may, in
its sole discretion, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice
to any other rights it may have at law or under this Agreement to enforce its
claims against the Customer: (a) declare all Obligations to be immediately due
and payable (except with respect to any Event of Default set forth in Section
9.1(E) hereof, in which case all Obligations shall automatically become
immediately due and payable without the necessity of any notice or other demand)
without presentment, demand, protest or any other action or obligation of IBM
Credit; and (b) immediately terminate the Credit Line hereunder.
9.3. Remedies. (A) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default which has not been waived in writing by IBM Credit, IBM Credit may
exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party under the U.C.C. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, IBM Credit may: (i) remove from any
premises where same may be located any and all documents, instruments, files and
records (including the copying of any computer records), and
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any receptacles or cabinets containing same, relating to the Accounts, or IBM
Credit may use (at the expense of the Customer) such of the supplies or space of
the Customer at Customer's place of business or otherwise, as may be necessary
to properly administer and control the Accounts or the handling of collections
and realizations thereon; (ii) bring suit, in the name of the Customer or IBM
Credit and generally shall have all other rights respecting said Accounts,
including without limitation the right to accelerate or extend the time of
payment, settle, compromise, release in whole or in part any amounts owing on
any Accounts and issue credits in the name of the Customer or IBM Credit; (iii)
sell, assign and deliver the Accounts and any returned, reclaimed or repossessed
merchandise, with or without advertisement, at public or private sale, for cash,
on credit or otherwise, at IBM Credit's sole option and discretion, and IBM
Credit may bid or become a purchaser at any such sale; and (iv) foreclose the
security interests created pursuant to this Agreement by any available judicial
procedure, or to take possession of any or all of the Collateral without
judicial process and to enter any premises where any Collateral may be located
for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the same.
(B) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default
which has not been waived in writing by IBM Credit, IBM Credit shall have the
right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral,
whether in its then condition or after further preparation or processing, in the
name of Customer or IBM Credit, or in the name of such other party as IBM Credit
may designate, either at public or private sale or at any broker's board, in
lots or in bulk, for cash or for credit, with or without warranties or
representations, and upon such other terms and conditions as IBM Credit in its
sole discretion may deem advisable, and IBM Credit shall have the right to
purchase at any such sale.
If IBM Credit, in its sole discretion determines that any of the Collateral
requires rebuilding, repairing, maintenance or preparation, IBM Credit shall
have the right, at its option, to do such of the aforesaid as it deems necessary
for the purpose of putting such Collateral in such saleable form as IBM Credit
shall deem appropriate. The Customer hereby agrees that any disposition by IBM
Credit of any Collateral pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of a
repurchase agreement between IBM Credit and the manufacturer or any supplier
(including any Authorized Supplier) of such Collateral constitutes a
commercially reasonable sale. The Customer agrees, at the request of IBM Credit,
to assemble the Collateral and to make it available to IBM Credit at places
which IBM Credit shall select, whether at the premises of the Customer or
elsewhere, and to make available to IBM Credit the premises and facilities of
the Customer for the purpose of IBM Credit's taking possession of, removing or
putting such Collateral in saleable form. If notice of intended disposition of
any Collateral is required by law, it is agreed that ten (10) Business Days
notice shall constitute reasonable notification.
(C) Unless expressly prohibited by the licensor thereof, if any, IBM Credit
is hereby granted, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default which has not been waived in writing by IBM Credit, an irrevocable,
non-exclusive license to use, assign, license or sublicense all computer
software programs, data bases, processes and materials used by the Customer in
its businesses or in connection with any of the Collateral.
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(D) The net cash proceeds resulting from IBM Credit's exercise of any of
the foregoing rights (after deducting all charges, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees) shall be applied by IBM Credit to the payment of
Customer's Obligations, whether due or to become due, in such order as IBM
Credit may in it sole discretion elect. Customer shall remain liable to IBM
Credit for any deficiencies, and IBM Credit in turn agrees to remit to Customer
or its successors or assigns, any surplus resulting therefrom.
(E) The enumeration of the foregoing rights is not intended to be
exhaustive and the exercise of any right shall not preclude the exercise of any
other rights, all of which shall be cumulative.
9.4. Waiver. If IBM Credit seeks to take possession of any of the Collateral by
any court process Customer hereby irrevocably waives to the extent permitted by
applicable law any bonds, surety and security relating thereto required by any
statute, court rule or otherwise as an incident to such possession and any
demand for possession of the Collateral prior to the commencement of any suit or
action to recover possession thereof. In addition, Customer waives to the extent
permitted by applicable law all rights of set-off it may have against IBM
Credit. Customer further waives to the extent permitted by applicable law
presentment, demand and protest, and notices of non-payment, non-performance,
any right of contribution, dishonor, and any other demands, and notices required
by law.
Section 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1. Term; Termination. (A) This Agreement shall remain in force until the
earlier of (i) the Termination Date, (ii) the date specified in a written notice
by the Customer that they intend to terminate this Agreement which date shall be
no less than ninety (90) days following the receipt by IBM Credit of such
written notice, and (iii) termination by IBM Credit after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the date that this Agreement
is terminated, all of Customer's Obligations shall be immediately due and
payable in their entirety, notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement.
(B) Until the indefeasible payment in full of all of Customer's
Obligations, no termination of this Agreement or any of the Other Documents
shall in any way affect or impair (i) Customer's Obligations to IBM Credit
including, without limitation, any transaction or event occurring prior to and
after such termination, or (ii) IBM Credit's rights hereunder, including,
without limitation IBM Credit's security interest in the Collateral. On and
after a Termination Date, IBM Credit may, but shall not be obligated to, upon
the request of Customer, continue to provide Advances hereunder.
10.2. Indemnification. The Customer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
IBM Credit and each of its officers, directors, agents and assigns
(collectively, the "Indemnified Persons") against all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or other expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court
costs now or hereinafter arising from the enforcement of this Agreement, the
"Losses") to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Losses arise
out of or are based upon any event, circumstance or condition (a) occurring or
existing on or
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before the date of this Agreement relating to any financing arrangements IBM
Credit may from time to time have with (i) Customer, (ii) any Person that shall
be acquired by Customer or (iii) any Person that Customer may acquire all or
substantially all of the assets of, or (b) directly or indirectly, relating to
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or to any of the Collateral or
to any act or omission of the Customer in connection therewith. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Customer shall not be obligated to indemnify IBM Credit for
any Losses incurred by IBM Credit which are a result of IBM Credit's gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity provided herein shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
10.3. Additional Obligations. IBM Credit, without waiving or releasing any
Obligation or Default of the Customer, may perform any Obligations of the
Customer that the Customer shall fail or refuse to perform and IBM Credit may,
at any time or times hereafter, but shall be under no obligation to do so, pay,
acquire or accept any assignment of any security interest, lien, encumbrance or
claim against the Collateral asserted by any person. All sums paid by IBM Credit
in performing in satisfaction or on account of the foregoing and any expenses,
including reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other charges relating
thereto, shall be a part of the Obligations, payable on demand and secured by
the Collateral.
10.4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER IBM CREDIT NOR ANY OTHER INDEMNIFIED
PERSON SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, ANY DELAY, OMISSION OR ERROR IN THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
OR RECEIPT OF ANY E-DOCUMENT, OR ANY CLAIMS IN ANY MANNER RELATED THERETO. NOR
SHALL IBM CREDIT OR ANY OTHER INDEMNIFIED PERSON HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER
OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED TO BE TAKEN BY IT OR THEM
HEREUNDER, EXCEPT FOR ITS OR THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
IN THE EVENT CUSTOMER REQUESTS IBM CREDIT TO EFFECT A WITHDRAWAL OR DEBIT OF
FUNDS FROM AN ACCOUNT OF CUSTOMER, THEN IN NO EVENT SHALL IBM CREDIT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF ANY AMOUNT INCORRECTLY DEBITED, EXCEPT IN THE EVENT
OF IBM CREDIT'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE
FOR ANY FAILURE TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY E-DOCUMENT,
WHERE SUCH FAILURE RESULTS FROM ANY ACT OF GOD OR OTHER CAUSE BEYOND SUCH
PARTY'S REASONABLE CONTROL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY MECHANICAL,
ELECTRONIC OR COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE) WHICH PREVENTS SUCH PARTY FROM
TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING E-DOCUMENTS.
10.5. Alteration/Waiver. This Agreement and the Other Documents may not be
altered or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by the Customer and
by IBM Credit. No delay or omission of IBM Credit to exercise any right or
remedy hereunder, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of
Default, shall impair any such right or remedy or shall operate as a waiver
thereof or as a waiver of any such Event of Default. In the event that IBM
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Credit at any time or from time to time dispenses with any one or more of the
requirements specified in this Agreement or any of the Other Documents, such
dispensation may be revoked by IBM Credit at any time and shall not be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any such requirement subsequent thereto. IBM Credit's
failure at any time or times to require strict compliance and performance by the
Customer of any undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and
representations of this Agreement or any Other Document shall not waive, affect
or diminish any right of IBM Credit thereafter to demand strict compliance and
performance thereof. Any waiver by IBM Credit of any Default by the Customer
under this Agreement or any of the Other Documents shall not waive or affect any
other Default by the Customer under this Agreement or any of the Other
Documents, whether such Default is prior or subsequent to such other Default and
whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements,
warranties, covenants, and representations of the Customer contained in this
Agreement or the Other Documents and no Default by the Customer shall be deemed
waived by IBM Credit unless such waiver is in writing signed by an authorized
representative of IBM Credit.
10.6. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the Other Documents or
the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is held invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the Other Documents and the
application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will not be
affected thereby, the provisions of this Agreement and the Other Documents being
severable in any such instance.
10.7. One Loan. All Advances heretofore, now or at any time or times hereafter
made by IBM Credit to the Customer under this Agreement or the Other Documents
shall constitute one loan secured by IBM Credit's security interests in the
Collateral and by all other security interests, liens and encumbrances
heretofore, now or from time to time hereafter granted by the Customer to IBM
Credit or any assignor of IBM Credit.
10.8. Additional Collateral. All monies, reserves and proceeds received or
collected by IBM Credit with respect to Accounts and other property of the
Customer in possession of IBM Credit at any time or times hereafter are hereby
pledged by Customer to IBM Credit as security for the payment of Customer's
Obligations and shall be applied promptly by IBM Credit on account of the
Customer's Obligations; provided, however, IBM Credit may release to the
Customer such portions of such monies, reserves and proceeds as IBM Credit may
from time to time determine, in its sole discretion.
10.9. No Merger or Novations. Neither the obtaining of any judgment nor the
exercise of any power of seizure or sale shall operate to extinguish the
Obligations of the Customer to IBM Credit secured by this Agreement and shall
not operate as a merger of any covenant in this Agreement, and the acceptance of
any payment or alternate security shall not constitute or create a novation and
the obtaining of a judgment or judgments under a covenant herein contained shall
not operate as a merger of that covenant or affect IBM Credit's rights under
this Agreement.
10.10. Paragraph Titles. The Section titles used in this Agreement and the Other
Documents are for convenience only and do not define or limit the contents of
any Section.
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10.11. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and the Other Documents shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of IBM Credit and the Customer and
their respective successors and assigns; provided, that the Customer shall have
no right to assign this Agreement or any of the Other Documents without the
prior written consent of IBM Credit.
10.12. Notices; E-Business Acknowledgment. (A) Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, any notice required or desired to be served, given
or delivered hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been
validly served, given or delivered (i) upon receipt if deposited in the United
States mails, first class mail, with proper postage prepaid, (ii) upon receipt
of confirmation or answerback if sent by telecopy, or other similar facsimile
transmission, (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight
courier with all charges prepaid, or (iv) when delivered, if hand-delivered by
messenger, all of which shall be properly addressed to the party to be notified
and sent to the address or number indicated as follows:
(i) If to IBM Credit at: (ii) If to Customer at:
IBM Credit Corporation PEMSTAR INC.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx XX
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Region Operations Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Manager, Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx International Controller
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or number as each party designates to the other in the
manner prescribed herein.
(B) (i) Each party may electronically transmit to or receive from the other
party certain documents set forth in Attachment I ("E-Documents") via the
Internet or electronic data interchange ("EDI"). Any transmission of data which
is not an E-Document shall have no force or effect between the parties. EDI
transmissions may be sent directly or through any third party service provider
("Provider") with which either party may contract. Each party shall be liable
for the acts or omissions of its Provider while handling E-Documents for such
party, provided, that if both parties use the same Provider, the originating
party shall be liable for the acts or omissions of such Provider as to such
E-Document. Some information to be made available to Customer will be specific
to Customer and will require Customer's registration with IBM Credit before
access is provided. After IBM Credit has approved the registration submitted by
Customer, IBM Credit shall provide an ID and password(s) to an individual
designated by Customer ("Customer Recipient"). Customer accepts responsibility
for the designated individual's distribution of the ID and password(s) within
its organization and Customer will take reasonable measures to ensure that
passwords are not shared or disclosed to unauthorized individuals. Customer will
conduct an annual review of all IDs and passwords to ensure they are accurate
and properly authorized. IBM CREDIT MAY CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE USE OF AN ID OR
PASSWORD AT ITS DISCRETION AT ANY TIME. E-Documents shall not be deemed to have
been properly received, and no E-Document shall give rise to any obligation,
until accessible to the receiving party at such party's receipt computer at the
address specified herein. Upon proper receipt of an
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E-Document, the receiving party shall promptly transmit a functional
acknowledgment in return. A functional acknowledgment shall constitute
conclusive evidence that an E-Document has been properly received. If any
transmitted E-Document is received in an unintelligible or garbled form, the
receiving party shall promptly notify the originating party in a reasonable
manner. In the absence of such a notice, the originating party's records of the
contents of such E-Document shall control.
(ii) Each party shall use those security procedures which are reasonably
sufficient to ensure that all transmissions of E-Documents are authorized and to
protect its business records and data from improper access. Any E-Document
received pursuant to this Section 10.12 shall have the same effect as if the
contents of the E-Document had been sent in paper rather than electronic form.
The conduct of the parties pursuant to this Section 10.12 shall, for all legal
purposes, evidence a course of dealing and a course of performance accepted by
the parties. The parties agree not to contest the validity or enforceability of
E-Documents under the provisions of any applicable law relating to whether
certain agreements are to be in writing or signed by the party to be bound
thereby. The parties agree, as to any E-Document accompanied by the Customer's
ID, that IBM Credit can reasonably rely on the fact that such E-Document is
properly authorized by Customer. E-Documents, if introduced as evidence on paper
in any judicial, arbitration, mediation or administrative proceedings, will be
admissible as between the parties to the same extent and under the same
conditions as other business records originated and maintained in documentary
form. Neither party shall contest the admissibility of copies of E-Documents
under either the business records exception to the hearsay rule or the best
evidence rule on the basis that the E-Documents were not originated or
maintained in documentary form.
CUSTOMER RECIPIENT INFORMATION for Internet transmissions:
(PLEASE PRINT)
Name of Customer's Designated Central Contact Authorized to Receive IDs and
Passwords:
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
e-mail Address: XXXX.XXXXXXXXX@XXXXXXX.XXX
Phone Number: (000) 000-0000
10.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto were upon the same instrument.
10.14. SUBMISSION AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND CHOICE OF LAW. TO INDUCE IBM
CREDIT TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS, THE CUSTOMER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(A) SUBMITS ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT, OR FOR THE RECOGNITION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
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XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX AND ANY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH
COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREINAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE
OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM
THE SAME.
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE
EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO CUSTOMER AT ITS ADDRESS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 10,13 OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH IBM CREDIT SHALL
HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED PURSUANT THERETO;
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(E) AGREES THAT THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF
LAW PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.15. JURY TRIAL WAIVER. EACH OF IBM CREDIT AND THE CUSTOMER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING (INCLUDING ANY
COUNTERCLAIM) OF ANY TYPE IN WHICH IBM CREDIT AND THE CUSTOMER ARE PARTIES AS TO
ALL MATTERS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
DOCUMENT, INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Customer has read this entire Agreement, and has
caused its authorized representatives to execute this Agreement and has caused
its corporate seal to be affixed hereto as of the date first written above.
IBM CREDIT CORPORATION PEMSTAR INC.
By:_________________________________ By:_________________________________
Print Name:_________________________ Print Name:_________________________
Title:______________________________ Title:______________________________
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