REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of the 31st
day of
December, 2007, by and among COMVEST
INVESTMENT PARTNERS III, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Lender”),
TECHNICAL
CAREER INSTITUTES, INC.,
a New
York corporation (“TCI”),
and
PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INC.,
a
Pennsylvania corporation (“PSB”)
(TCI
and PSB are sometimes hereinafter referred to singly and/or collectively as
the
“Borrower”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
TCI and
PSB are engaged in the provision of adult career training and education on
a
for-profit basis (collectively, the “Business
Operations”);
and
WHEREAS,
in
order to provide funds for TCI’s and PSB’s working capital and other general
corporate purposes, TCI and PSB have requested the Lender to extend to TCI
and
PSB a revolving credit facility on the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Lender is willing and able to provide such revolving credit facility to the
Borrower on the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Defined Terms.
In
addition to the other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used herein,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Advances”
shall
mean the principal amounts loaned to the Borrower from time to time pursuant
to
Section 2.01 below.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person in Control of, Controlled
by,
or under common Control with the first Person, and any other Person who has
a
substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the first Person or any of its
Affiliates, including, without limitation, any officer or director of the first
Person or any of its Affiliates
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Revolving Credit Agreement as it may from time to time be amended,
modified and/or supplemented.
“Applicable
Law”
shall
mean all applicable provisions of all (a) constitutions, statutes, ordinances,
rules, regulations and orders of all governmental and/or quasi-governmental
bodies, (b) Government Approvals, and (c) order, judgments and decrees of all
courts and arbitrators.
“Approved
Budget”
shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement described in Section
4.04 below..
“Availability”
shall
mean the amount (if any) by which, at the time of determination, (a) the
Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds (b) the outstanding principal amount of
Advances.
“Borrowing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which the Lender makes an Advance hereunder.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean a day other than (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday, or (c) a day on which
banking institutions in the State of Florida are authorized or required by
law
or executive order to close.
“Capitalized
Lease”
shall
mean any lease which is or should be capitalized on the balance sheet of the
lessee thereunder in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean (a) marketable securities issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12)
months from the date of acquisition; (b) time deposits, demand deposits,
certificates of deposit, acceptances or prime commercial paper issued by, or
repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in
clause (a) entered into with any commercial bank having a short-term deposit
rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s
Corporation or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc.; (c) commercial paper with a rating of A-I or A-2 or the
equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or P-1 or P-2 or the
equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and in each case maturing
within twelve (12) months after the date of acquisition; (d) marketable direct
obligations issued by any state in the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof maturing within twelve (12) months from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, have one of the two highest
ratings generally obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or
Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc.; (e) tax-exempt commercial paper of United
States municipal, state or local governments rated at least A-2 or the
equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or at least P-2 or the
equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. and maturing within
twelve (12) months after the date of acquisition thereof; (f) any other items
selected by the Borrower and approved by the Lender (which approval shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed); or (g) any mutual fund or other pooled
investment vehicle which invests principally in the foregoing
obligations.
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV hereof
are satisfied, and the initial Advance is funded to the Borrower.
“Closing
Fee”
shall
mean the sum of $150,000, which shall be payable in accordance with Section
2.02(a) below.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
“Collateral”
shall
mean all collateral pledged by the Borrower and/or any of the Subsidiaries
as
security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, whether pursuant
to
the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement and/or related loan documents, the Security
Agreement or any other Security Document.
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“Commitment
Expiration Date”
shall
mean the earlier of (a) December 31, 2008, or (b) any termination of
the Revolving Credit Commitment in accordance with this Agreement.
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean information that the Borrower furnishes to the Lender pursuant to any
Loan
Document, but does not include any such information once such information has
become, or if such information is, generally available to the public or
available to the Lender from a source other than the Borrower which is not,
to
the Lender’s knowledge, bound by any confidentiality agreement in respect
thereof.
“Contract”
shall
mean any indenture, agreement (other than this Agreement), other contractual
restriction, lease in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a lessor or
lessee, license or instrument.
“Control”
shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms
“Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
shall
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible
Notes”
shall
mean the Secured Convertible Promissory Notes dated May 23, 2007 issued by
EVCI
to the Lender, Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. XxXxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, respectively.
“Default”
shall
mean any of the events specified in Article VII hereof, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
“Disclosure
Schedule”
shall
mean the disclosure schedule, dated the Closing Date, executed and delivered
by
the Borrower to the Lender, in which the schedule numbers correspond to the
Section numbers of this Agreement.
“Dollars”
or
“$”
shall
mean United States Dollars, lawful currency for the payment of public and
private debts.
“EVCI”
shall
mean EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Event
of Default”
shall
mean any of the events specified in Article VII hereof, provided
that any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
“Existing
Events of Default”
shall
mean those events of default set forth in Schedule 2 attached to the Forbearance
Agreement.
“Exit
Fee”
shall
mean the fee payable to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(b)
below.
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“Forbearance
Agreement”
shall
mean the written forbearance under or written amendment of the Xxxxxx Credit
Agreement and related loan documents, restructuring the terms thereof in a
manner satisfactory to the Lender and EVCI.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
consistently applied, unless the context otherwise requires, with respect to
any
financial terms contained herein, as then in effect with respect to the
preparation of financial statements.
“Government
Approval”
shall
mean an authorization, consent, non-action, approval, license or exemption
of,
registration or filing with, or report to, any governmental or
quasi-governmental department, agency, body or other unit.
“Guaranty”,
“Guaranteed”
or
to
“Guarantee”,
as
applied to any Indebtedness, liability or other obligation, shall mean (a)
a
guaranty, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including by way of endorsement
(other than endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business), of any part or all of such obligation, and (b)
an
agreement, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty,
assuring, or intended to assure, the payment or performance (or payment of
damages in the event of non-performance) of any part or all of such obligation
by any means (including, without limitation, the purchase of securities or
obligations, the purchase or sale of property or services, or the supplying
of
funds).
“Guarantors”
shall
mean the collective reference to EVCI, Interboro Holding and
Interboro.
“Guaranty
Agreement”
shall
mean the Guaranty Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, made by the
Guarantors in favor of the Lender, as same may be amended, modified,
supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Xxxxxx
Credit Agreement”
shall
mean the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September
16,
2005 (as heretofore amended) among EVCI, the guarantors thereunder, and Xxxxxx
X.X., which has been assigned by Xxxxxx X.X. to the Lender or its
Affiliate.
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean (without
duplication), with respect to any Person, (a) all obligations or liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, for borrowed money, (b) any and all obligations
represented by promissory notes, bonds, debentures or the like, or on which
interest charges are customarily paid, (c) any liability secured by any
mortgage, pledge, lien or security interest on property owned or acquired,
whether or not such liability shall have been assumed, (d) obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating
to
property or assets purchased by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding trade payables and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business), (f) any obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such
Person as an account party or applicant in respect of letters of credit and/or
bankers’ acceptances, and (g) Guarantees, endorsements (other than for
collection in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations
in respect of the obligations of others.
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“Interboro”
shall
mean Interboro Institute, Inc., a New York corporation.
“Interboro
Holding”
shall
mean Interboro Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Intercreditor
Agreement”
shall
mean the Intercreditor Agreement dated April 24, 2007 by and among the Lender
or
its Affiliate (as assignee of Xxxxxx X.X.), the Lender and the other Junior
Creditors named therein.
“Investment”,
as
applied to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall mean: (a) any shares of capital
stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other security issued by any other Person
to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any loan, advance or extension of credit
to,
or contribution to the capital of, any other Person, other than credit terms
extended to customers in the ordinary course of business, (c) any other
investment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any assets or securities of
any
other Person, and (d) any commitment to make any Investment.
“Lien”,
as
applied to the property or assets (or the income or profits therefrom) of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall mean (in each case, whether the same is
consensual or nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal
process or otherwise): (a) any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation,
attachment, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, charge, lease
constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, or other security interest or encumbrance of any kind
in
respect of any property (including, without limitation, stock of any Subsidiary)
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or upon the income or profits therefrom;
(b)
any arrangement under which any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
is
transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting
or making available the same for the payment of Indebtedness or the performance
of any other liability in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured
creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (c) any Indebtedness or liability
which remains unpaid after the same shall become due and payable and which,
if
unpaid, by law or otherwise is given any priority whatsoever over the general
unsecured creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (d) any agreement
(other than this Agreement) or other arrangement which, directly or indirectly,
prohibits the Borrower or any Subsidiary from creating or incurring any lien
on
any of its properties or assets or which conditions the ability to do so on
the
security, on a pro rata
or other
basis, of Indebtedness other than Indebtedness outstanding under this
Agreement.
“Loan
Documents”
shall
mean the collective reference to (a) this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note,
the Security Documents, and any and all other agreements, instruments,
certificates and other documents as may be executed and delivered by the
Borrower and/or any of the Loan Parties from time to time pursuant hereto or
thereto, and (b) any and all promissory notes or other evidences of Indebtedness
owed by EVCI to the Lender on the date of this Agreement.
“Loan
Parties”
shall
mean the collective reference to the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any event, act, omission, condition or circumstance which has or would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
operations, properties, assets or condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower or the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any of its obligations under any
of
the Loan Documents, or (c) the validity or enforceability of, or the Lender’s
rights and remedies under, any of the Loan Documents, other than due to the
acts
or omissions of the Lender or one of its Affiliates.
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“Maturity
Date”
shall
mean March 31, 2009.
“Obligations”
shall
mean the collective reference to all Indebtedness, interest, fees and other
liabilities and obligations of every kind and description owed by the Borrower
and/or any of the Loan Parties to the Lender from time to time under or pursuant
to this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note, the Security Documents and the
other Loan Documents, however evidenced, created or incurred, fixed or
contingent, now or hereafter existing, due or to become due.
“Organic
Documents”
shall
mean the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, certificate
of
formation, certificate of limited partnership, by-laws, operating agreement,
limited partnership agreement or other such document of any Person.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean those Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.02
below.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
banking association, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever
nature.
“PSB”
shall
mean Pennsylvania School of Business, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation.
“Restructuring”
shall
mean (a) the formation of a Delaware business trust (the “Trust”)
for
the purpose of holding all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and
other
equity securities of TCI and PSB, whose board of trustees shall at all times
consist solely of the same individuals serving as the directors of EVCI (subject
to any statutory requirement of a resident trustee), (b) the transfer by EVCI
to
the Trust of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and other equity
securities of TCI, and the transfer by Interboro Holding to the Trust of all
of
the issued and outstanding capital stock and other equity securities of PSB,
such that EVCI shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Trust and shall have
an
undivided beneficial interest in the property of the Trust, including the equity
securities of TCI and PSB, and (c) the assignment to and assumption by the
Trust
of (i) the Indebtedness and other obligations owed by EVCI under or pursuant
to
the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement, (ii) all Indebtedness and other obligations of
EVCI
to the Lender as of the date of the consummation of the Restructuring (exclusive
of obligations under the loan agreement described in Section 4.04 below), such
that the Trust shall be deemed to be the Borrower hereunder, and in connection
with which each of TCI and PSB shall join in and become a party to the Guaranty
Agreement, and (iii) the Convertible Notes.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment”
shall
mean the Lender’s agreement to make Advances to the Borrower within the
limitations set forth in Section 2.01 below.
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“Revolving
Credit Note”
shall
mean the promissory note of the Borrower issued to the Lender to represent
the
Advances and interest thereon, as described in Section 2.01(f)
below.
“Sale”
shall
mean any transaction or series of related transactions (a) whereby a majority
of
the outstanding equity interests in TCI and/or PSB which ordinarily has voting
power for the election of directors (including preferred stock counted on an
“as
converted” basis into Common Stock and Common Stock counted on a fully diluted
basis) is sold, assigned or transferred, (b) whereby additional equity interests
in TCI and/or PSB which ordinarily have voting power for the election of
directors (calculated in accordance with clause (a) of this definition) are
issued, which equity interests constitute a majority of the outstanding equity
interests in TCI and/or PSB which ordinarily has voting power for the election
of directors (calculated as aforesaid) after giving effect to such
transaction(s), (c) in which TCI and/or TSB is a constituent party to any merger
or consolidation and as a result thereof (i) the holders of the outstanding
equity interests in TCI and/or PSB which ordinarily has voting power for the
election of directors (including preferred stock counted on an “as converted”
basis into common stock) immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
cease
to own a majority of the outstanding equity interests in TCI and/or PSB which
ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (including preferred
stock counted on an “as converted” basis into common stock), or (ii) TCI and/or
PSB is not the surviving corporation, or (d) whereby all or any material portion
of the assets of TCI and/or PSB are sold, assigned or transferred. Following
any
Restructuring, a “Sale” shall be deemed to include any of the foregoing
transactions relating to the outstanding beneficial interests in the
Trust.
“Security
Agreement”
shall
mean the Security Agreement dated as of May 23, 2007 by and among EVCI, the
other “Debtors” thereunder, and the Lender acting as agent, as same may be
amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Security
Documents”
shall
mean the Guaranty Agreement, the Security Agreement, any collateral assignments,
control agreements, financing statements or other such agreements or documents
pursuant thereto, and any other agreements or instruments securing or creating
or evidencing Liens securing the Obligations, and shall also include the
security provisions of the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement and any related loan
documents unless and until it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
that the Obligations are not entitled to the benefits of the senior Liens
accorded thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
or
“Subsidiaries”
shall
mean the individual or collective reference to any corporation, limited
liability company or other entity of which 50% or more of the outstanding shares
of stock or other equity interests of each class having ordinary voting power
and/or rights to profits (other than stock having such power only by reason
of
the happening of a contingency) is at the time owned beneficially or of record
by the Borrower, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of
the
Borrower.
“TCI”
shall
mean Technical Career Institutes, Inc., a New York corporation.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date
hereof and hereafter from time to time.
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Section
1.02. Use of Defined Terms.
All
terms defined in this Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used
in
the Revolving Credit Note, the Security Documents, the other Loan Documents,
and
all certificates, reports or other documents made or delivered pursuant to
his
Agreement, unless otherwise defined therein or unless the specific context
shall
otherwise require.
Section
1.03. Accounting Terms.
All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP.
Section
1.04. Other Definitional Provisions.
The
words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to
any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein
shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise
specified.
II. GENERAL
TERMS
Section
2.01. Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) Subject
at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lender
hereby agrees to extend to the Borrower a secured revolving credit facility,
from the Closing Date to the Commitment Expiration Date, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed, at any time outstanding, the sum of $2,850,000
(the “Revolving
Credit Commitment”).
(b) Such
revolving credit loans are herein sometimes referred to individually as an
“Advance”
and
collectively as the “Advances.”
Subject at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
from
the Closing Date to the Maturity Date and within the limits of the Revolving
Credit Commitment, the Lender shall lend, and the Borrower may borrow, prepay
(without penalty, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.02(c) hereof) and
reborrow under this Section 2.01. Each request for an Advance (i) shall indicate
which Borrower is requesting the subject Advance, (ii) shall be irrevocable,
(iii) shall be deemed to constitute an express affirmation that all conditions
precedent set forth in Section 4B hereof are satisfied on the date of such
request and will be satisfied on the requested Borrowing Date, and (iv) shall
be
made to the Lender in writing, not later than two (2) Business Days prior to
the
requested Borrowing Date, by an authorized officer of the subject Borrower
or by
telephonic communication by such authorized officer to the Lender, which shall
be confirmed by written notice to the Lender to be delivered to the Lender
by
the Business Day next following the subject request. In no event shall the
Borrower request, or shall the Lender be required to honor, (A) any request
for
an Advance in an amount greater than the Availability at such time, (B) any
request for an Advance in an amount less than $100,000, or an amount which
is
not a whole integral multiple of $100,000 (or, if less, the remaining
Availability), or (C) more than one request for the borrowing of Advances in
any
seven (7) calendar day period. The Lender’s records as to the outstanding
Advances shall constitute prima facie
evidence
of such amounts, and TCI and PSB shall be jointly and severally liable for
all
Obligations.
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(c) The
Borrower shall pay the Lender interest on all Revolving Credit Advances at
the
rate(s) per annum as in effect from time to time, and at the times and in the
manner, in accordance with the Revolving Credit Note.
(d) In
the
event and to the extent that, at any time, the outstanding principal amount
of
Advances (exclusive of interest which has been added to principal) exceeds
the
Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, then the Borrower shall immediately,
without notice or demand, make a payment to the Lender in respect of the
Advances in an amount sufficient to cause the outstanding principal amount
of
Advances (exclusive of interest which has been added to principal) to be equal
to or less than the Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect.
(e) Unless
sooner due and payable by reason of an Event of Default hereunder or a Sale
having occurred, the Borrower shall pay in full all of the Obligations to the
Lender in respect of all Advances on or prior to the Maturity Date.
(f) All
Advances shall be evidenced by a secured Revolving Credit Note of the Borrower
payable to the Lender or registered assigns.
(g) The
Borrower may, at its option, terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment at any
time upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice, and paying to the
Lender, on the date fixed for termination, an amount equal to the sum of (i)
all
outstanding principal and accrued interest of the Advances, and (ii) any and
all
other then-outstanding Obligations. Any such prepayment shall automatically
terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment.
Section
2.02. Fees.
(a) The
Closing Fee shall be deemed fully earned on the Closing Date, and shall not
be
refundable in whole or in part and shall not be subject to reduction or set-off
under any circumstances. The Closing Fee shall be due and payable by the
Borrower (jointly and severally) on the Maturity Date or the earlier termination
of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
(b) In
the
event that the Obligations shall become due and payable by reason of the
consummation of a Sale, then the subject Borrower(s) shall pay to the Lender
a
fee in the amount of (i) 5% of the Net Proceeds if the Agreement Date is on
or
prior to Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) 9% of the Net Proceeds if the Agreement Date
is
subsequent to March 31, 2008 but on or prior to June 30, 2008, (iii) 14% of
the
Net Proceeds if the Agreement Date is subsequent to June 30, 2008 but on or
prior to September 30, 2008, (iv) 20% of the Net Proceeds if the Agreement
Date
is subsequent to September 30, 2008 but on or prior to December 31, 2008, and
(v) 20% of the Net Proceeds if the Agreement Date is subsequent to December
31,
2008, plus 1% for each 30-day period (or portion thereof) subsequent to December
31, 2008 (up to a maximum fee of 25%). As used herein, the term “Net
Proceeds”
means
the aggregate amount paid by the purchaser in any Sale of TCI and/or PSB
(provided that, if the Sale is for less than all of TCI and/or PSB, then the
proceeds shall be deemed to be the full value of all equity interests in TCI
and/or PSB, as the case may be, based on the valuation in the subject Sale),
minus all reasonable expenses incurred by the Borrower in effecting the Sale
and
minus the aggregate Indebtedness of TCI and PSB under or pursuant to the Xxxxxx
Credit Agreement, the aggregate Indebtedness of TCI and PSB to the Lender,
and
the aggregate Indebtedness under the Convertible Notes; and the term
“Agreement
Date”
means
the date on which the definitive sale agreement in respect of the subject Sale
is executed and delivered (provided
that any
proposed Sale which is not consummated due to a failure to obtain any required
regulatory approval(s) shall be disregarded in determining the Agreement Date
for purposes of calculating the Exit Fee). In the event that the Sale of TSI
is
made separately from the Sale of PSB, and regardless of whether the Obligations
have been repaid prior to the later of such transactions, the foregoing Exit
Fee
shall be payable in respect of each such Sale. In the event that the Obligations
are repaid other than by reason of a Sale of both TSI and PSB (including,
without limitation, a Sale of TCI or PSB without a contemporaneous sale of
the
other, payment by reason of the Maturity Date having occurred, or any
refinancing or prepayment which is not in conjunction with a Sale), then the
Borrower shall hire an independent financial advisor (i.e., a qualified
investment banker which (A) has relevant industry experience, (B) is not an
Affiliate of the Lender or the Borrower, and (C) has not provided investment
banking services to the Lender, the Borrower or any of their respective
Affiliates during the preceding 12 months) to render its opinion on the fair
market value of each of TCI and/or PSB (as applicable) that would have been
obtained if TCI and/or PSB (as applicable) had been sold to an unaffiliated
third party in an arm’s length transaction (i.e., a willing buyer purchasing
from a willing seller, with neither party being subject to any compulsion or
duress to make a purchase or sale) as of the date of the repayment of the
Obligations; and such valuation opinion shall be used to calculate Net Proceeds
and in the determination of the Exit Fee. Any
such
investment banker shall be instructed to render its written opinion to the
Lender and the Borrower within thirty (30) days after the date of its
engagement, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause TSI and PSB to, provide
to
such investment banker all documents and information requested by such
investment banker in connection with the preparation of its opinion. Following
any Restructuring, the Trust shall be jointly and severally liable with each
Borrower in respect of the Exit Fee. Any and all Exit Fees pursuant to this
Section 2.02(b) shall be due and payable on the due date for the payment of
the
Obligations (if payment is required by reason of a Sale), and/or (if applicable)
within ten (10) Business Days after delivery of the investment banker’s
valuation opinion.
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(c) Payments
received in respect of the Obligations after 12:00 Noon on any day shall be
deemed to be received on the next succeeding Business Day, and if any payment
is
received other than by wire transfer of immediately available funds, such
payment shall be subject to three (3) Business Days’ clearance prior to being
credited to the Obligations for interest calculation purposes.
Section
2.03. Use of Proceeds.
The
Borrower shall utilize the proceeds of the Advances solely for working capital
and other general corporate purposes of TCI and PSB (provided that not more
than
$1,000,000 of Advances may be utilized to provide credit support for standby
letters of credit and no such credit support shall be posted or renewed at
any
time when an Event of Default is continuing).
Section
2.04. Further Obligations.
With
respect to all Obligations for which the interest rate is not otherwise
specified herein (whether such Obligations arise hereunder, pursuant to the
Revolving Credit Note or Security Documents, or otherwise), such Obligations
shall bear interest from the due date thereof until the date paid at the rate(s)
in effect from time to time pursuant to the Revolving Credit Note.
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Section
2.05. Application of Payments.
All
amounts paid to or received by the Lender in respect of the Advances from
whatever source (whether from the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any realization
upon
any Collateral, or otherwise) shall, unless otherwise directed by the Borrower
with respect to any particular payment (unless an Event of Default shall then
be
continuing, in which event the Lender may disregard the Borrower’s direction),
be applied (a) first, to reimburse the Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred by the Lender which are reimbursable to the Lender in
accordance with this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note and/or any of the
other Loan Documents, (b) next, to any Closing Fee then due and payable, (c)
next, to unpaid accrued interest on the Advances, to the extent then due and
payable in cash, (d) next, to the outstanding principal of the Advances
(including interest which has been added to principal), and (e) finally, to
the
payment of any other outstanding Obligations; and after payment in full of
the
Obligations, any further amounts paid to or received by the Lender in respect
of
the Obligations shall be paid over to the Borrower or such other Person(s)
as
may be legally entitled thereto. The Lender shall credit each Borrower, in
accordance with the foregoing, for all payments made by such Borrower
hereunder.
Section
2.06. Sale.
Anything elsewhere contained in this Agreement and/or the Revolving Credit
Note
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate
and all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, and shall be
paid,
without requirement of notice or demand, simultaneously with the consummation
of
any Sale.
Section
2.07. Obligations Unconditional.
(a) The
payment and performance of all Obligations shall constitute the absolute and
unconditional obligations of the Borrower, and shall be independent of any
defense or rights of set-off, recoupment or counterclaim which the Borrower
might otherwise have against the Lender. All payments required by this Agreement
and/or the other Loan Documents shall be paid free of any deductions or
withholdings for any taxes or other amounts and without abatement, diminution
or
set-off. If the Borrower is required by law to make such a deduction or
withholding from a payment hereunder, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender
such
additional amount as is necessary to ensure that, after the making of such
deduction or withholding, the Lender receives (free from any liability in
respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which
it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding
been
made or required to be made. The Borrower shall (i) pay the full amount of
any
deduction or withholding, which it is required to make by-law, to the relevant
authority within the payment period set by the relevant law, and (ii) promptly
after any such payment, deliver to the Lender an original (or certified copy)
official receipt issued by the relevant authority in respect of the amount
withheld or deducted or, if the relevant authority does not issue such official
receipts, such other evidence of payment of the amount withheld or deducted
as
is reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
(b) If,
at
any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, (i) any change in any
existing law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the interpretation or
application thereof, (ii) any new law, regulation, treaty or directive enacted
or application thereof, or (iii) compliance by the Lender with any request
or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental
authority (A) subjects the Lender to any tax, levy, impost, deduction,
assessment, charge or withholding of any kind whatsoever with respect to any
Loan Document, or changes the basis of taxation of payments to the Lender of
any
amount payable thereunder (except for net income taxes, or franchise taxes
imposed in lieu of net income taxes, imposed generally by federal, state or
local taxing authorities with respect to interest or commitment fees or other
fees payable hereunder or changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income
of the Lender or its members), or (B) imposes on the Lender any other condition
or increased cost in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby
or
participations therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase
the cost to the Lender of making or continuing any Loan or to reduce any amount
receivable hereunder, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay
to
the Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate the Lender, on an
after-tax basis, for such additional cost or reduced amount as determined by
the
Lender. If the Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant
to this Section 2.07(b), the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the
event by reason of which the Lender has become so entitled, and each such notice
of additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.07(b) submitted by
the
Lender to the Borrower shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and
binding for all purposes.
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Section
2.08. Reversal of Payments.
To the
extent that any payment or payments made to or received by the Lender pursuant
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid
to any trustee, receiver or other person under any state or federal bankruptcy
or other such law, then, to the extent thereof, such amounts shall be revived
as
Obligations and continue in full force and effect hereunder as if such payment
or payments had not been received by the Lender.
Section
2.09. Collateral.
The
Obligations shall be secured by and entitled to the benefits of the Liens
created under the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement and related loan documents as if
the
Obligations were expressly stated as being secured thereunder, and shall
constitute “Secured Obligations” under and as defined in the Security Agreement,
secured on a pari passu
basis
with all other such Secured Obligations. As part of any Restructuring, the
Trust
shall join in, become bound by and agree to comply with all obligations of
EVCI
under the Security Agreement, and shall grant to the Lender a Lien on all assets
of the Trust, including (without limitation) all outstanding capital stock
and
equity securities of TCI and PSB.
III. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
As
of the
Closing Date and on each Borrowing Date (unless the representation and warranty
refers to a specific date), the Borrower hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Lender, all of which representations
and
warranties shall survive the Closing Date, the delivery of the Revolving Credit
Note and the making of the Loans, shall be continuing in nature so long as
any
Obligations are outstanding or the Revolving Credit Commitment remains in
effect, and are as follows:
Section
3.01. Financial Matters.
(a) All
financial statements listed on Schedule
3.01(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule which have heretofore been provided to the Lender by
or on
behalf of TCI and PSB (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP on a
consistent basis for all periods (subject, in the case of interim statements,
to
the absence of full footnote disclosures, and to normal non-material audit
adjustments), (ii) are complete and correct in all material respects, (iii)
fairly present the financial condition of TCI and PSB as at said dates, and
the
results of its operations for the periods stated, (iv) contain and reflect
all
necessary adjustments and accruals for a fair presentation of TCI’s and PSB’s
financial condition and the results of their respective operations as of
the
dates of and for the periods covered by such financial statements, and (v)
make
full and adequate provision, subject to and in accordance with GAAP, for
the
various assets and liabilities of TCI and PSB, fixed or contingent, and the
results of their operations and transactions in their accounts, as of the
dates
and for the periods referred to therein.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.01(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the most recent financial statements
provided to the Lender by or on behalf of TCI and PSB, there has been no
material adverse change in the working capital, condition (financial or
otherwise), assets, liabilities, reserves, business, management or Business
Operations of TCI or PSB.
Section
3.02. Organization; Existence.
(a) Each
of
TCI and PSB (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has
all
requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry
on
its business as now conducted and as proposed hereafter to be conducted, (iii)
is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which the failure of such entity to be so qualified would have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (iv) has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver, and perform all of its obligations under, the Loan
Documents to which it is a party. True and complete copies of the Organic
Documents of TCI and PSB, together with all amendments thereto, have been
furnished to the Lender.
(b) EVCI
is
the record and beneficial owner of all outstanding capital stock and other
equity securities of TCI and Interboro Holding. Interboro Holding is the sole
record and beneficial owner of all outstanding capital stock and other equity
securities of PSB.
(c) Neither
TCI nor PSB has any Subsidiaries.
Section
3.03. Authorization.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of their respective
obligations under the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate and other action and will not, either prior to or as a result of
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: (i) violate
any
provision of Applicable Law, any order of any court or other agency of
government, any provision of the Organic Documents of any Loan Party, or, except
as set forth in Schedule
3.03
of the
Disclosure Schedule, any Contract, indenture, agreement or other instrument
to
which any Loan Party is a party, or by which any Loan Party or any of its assets
or properties are bound, or (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of,
or
constitute (after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, or, except as may be provided in the Loan Documents, result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any of the
property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to,
any
such Contract, indenture, agreement or other instrument. All Loan Documents
to
which any Loan Party is a party have been or will be duly and validly executed
and delivered by such Loan Party.
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(b) Except
with respect to any assertion which may hereafter be made as described in
Section 7.03 below, no Loan Party is required to obtain any Government Approval,
consent or authorization from, or to file any declaration or statement with,
any
governmental instrumentality or agency in connection with or as a condition
to
the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Loan
Documents.
Section
3.04. Solvency.
After
giving effect to the Loans and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
the
borrowings made and/or to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement do not
and will not render either Borrower insolvent or with unreasonably small capital
for its business; the fair saleable value of all of the assets and properties
of
each Borrower does now, and will, upon the funding of the Loans contemplated
hereby, exceed the aggregate liabilities and Indebtedness of such Borrower
(including contingent liabilities); neither Borrower is contemplating either
the
filing of a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law,
or
the liquidation of all or any substantial portion of its assets or property;
neither Borrower has any knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of
any
such petition against either Borrower; and each Borrower reasonably anticipates
that it will be able to pay its debts as they mature.
Section
3.05. No Investment Company.
Neither
Borrower is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
Section
3.06. Margin Securities.
Neither
Borrower owns or has any present intention of acquiring any “margin security” or
any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (herein called “margin security” and
“margin stock”). None of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or
indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying, or for the purpose of
reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase
or carry, any margin security or margin stock or for any other purpose which
might constitute the transactions contemplated hereby a “purpose credit” within
the meaning of said Regulations T, U or X, or cause this Agreement to violate
any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
or
the Exchange Act, or any rules or regulations promulgated under such
statutes.
Section
3.07. Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Except
for Existing Events of Default, all representations and warranties made in
the
Xxxxxx Credit Agreement with respect to TCI and PSB are true and correct in
all
material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement.
Section
3.08. Full Disclosure.
No
statement of fact made by the Borrower in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or in any information memorandum, business summary, agreement,
certificate, schedule or other written statement furnished by the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary to the Lender pursuant hereto, contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material
fact necessary to make any statements contained herein or therein not
misleading. Except for matters of a general economic or political nature which
do not affect the Borrower or any Subsidiary uniquely, there is no fact
presently known to the Borrower or any Subsidiary which has not been disclosed
to the Lender, which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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Section
3.09. Reaffirmation.
Each
and every request by a Borrower for an Advance shall constitute a reaffirmation
of the truth and accuracy of the Borrowers’ representations and warranties made
in this Agreement and the Security Documents on and as of the date of such
request.
IV. CONDITIONS
OF MAKING THE LOANS
A. The
obligation of the Lender to make the initial Advance hereunder and to consummate
the other transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the following
conditions precedent:
Section
4.01. Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof and in the other
Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing
Date.
Section
4.02. Loan Documents.
The
Borrower or other applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties shall have duly executed
and/or delivered to the Lender all of the following:
(a) The
Revolving Credit Note;
(b) The
Guaranty Agreement, which shall be duly executed and delivered by each of the
Guarantors;
(c) A
certificate or certificates of insurance, with loss payable endorsements,
evidencing the insurance required by this Agreement and the Security Agreement;
(d) A
certificate of good standing (or other comparable certificate) of the
appropriate official of the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party,
certifying that such Loan Party is validly existing and subsisting or in good
standing in such jurisdiction; each such certificate to be as of a date
reasonably prior to the Closing Date;
(e) A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Borrower and
each
other Loan Party, certifying the votes of the Board of Directors of such
Borrower and such other Loan Party, authorizing and directing the execution
and
delivery of the Loan Documents and all further agreements, instruments,
certificates and other documents pursuant hereto and thereto;
(f) A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Borrower and
each
other Loan Party, certifying the names of the officers of such Borrower and
such
Loan Party who are authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and
all
other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents to be delivered
pursuant hereto and thereto, together with the true signatures of such officers.
The Lender may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Lender shall
receive any further such certificate canceling or amending the prior certificate
and submitting the signatures of the officers named in such further
certificate;
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(g) Such
other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates (including, without
limitation, satisfactory lien and judgment searches respecting the Borrower)
as
the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.
Section
4.03. Forbearance Agreement.
The
Borrower and the Lender or its Affiliate (as the assignee of Xxxxxx X.X. under
the Xxxxxx Loan Agreement) shall have entered into the Forbearance
Agreement.
Section
4.04. EVCI Loan Closing.
The
transactions contemplated by that certain Loan Agreement of even date herewith
by and between the Lender and EVCI shall have been consummated in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Section
4.05. Regulatory Approvals.
TCI
shall have received any and all regulatory approvals (other than approvals
from
Middle States) required in order to permit TCI (a) on a permanent basis, to
offer the degree programs heretofore offered by Interboro, and (b) on an interim
basis, to utilize certain physical facilities of Interboro to accommodate
existing Interboro students who transfer to TCI.
Section
4.06. Fees and Reimbursements.
The
Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed the Lender for its reasonable
out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses incurred to the Closing Date; and
in
connection herewith, the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender
to
charge such amounts as Advances to the Borrower’s revolving credit loan account.
Failure of the Lender to effect any such charge shall not excuse the Borrower
from its obligation to pay such amounts.
Section
4.07. Further Matters.
All
legal matters, and the form and substance of all documents, incident to the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory to counsel for the
Lender.
Section
4.08. No Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
B. The
obligation of the Lender to make any Advances subsequent to the Closing Date
is
subject to (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III
and
in the other Loan Documents being true and correct in all material respects
(except that, to the extent that any representation or warranty is already
qualified by concepts of materiality and/or Material Adverse Effect, then such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on
and
as of the subject Borrowing Date, (b) the execution and delivery of such further
Security Documents as the Lender may have requested pursuant to the Security
Documents theretofore executed and delivered, and (c) there being no continuing
Default or Event of Default.
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V. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until all
Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full
and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, unless the Lender
shall
otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to:
Section
5.01. Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Comply
with all of its obligations (including, without limitation, affirmative and
negative covenants) under the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Section
5.02. Notices.
Give
prompt written notice to the Lender of (a) any proceedings instituted against
the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any federal or state court or before any
commission or other regulatory body, whether federal, state or local, which,
if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (b) the occurrence of any material casualty to any Collateral,
any
Material Adverse Effect, or any Default or Event of Default, and the action
that
the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
Section
5.03. Periodic Reports.
Furnish
to the Lender:
(a) Within
ninety (90) calendar days after the end of each Fiscal Year, consolidated
balance sheets, and consolidated and consolidating statements of income,
statements of stockholders’ equity, and statements of cash flows of each
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together with footnotes and supporting schedules
thereto, audited and certified (as to the consolidated statements) by
independent certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably
acceptable to the Lender (with the form of audit certification to be without
qualification as a going concern and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender), showing the financial condition of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries
at the close of such Fiscal Year and the results of operations of each Borrower
and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year;
(b) Within
thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar month, (i) unaudited
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets, statements of income and
statements of cash flows of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together with
supporting schedules thereto, prepared by each Borrower and certified by its
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief
Accounting Officer, such balance sheets to be as of the close of such calendar
month and such statements of income and statements of cash flows to be for
the
period from the beginning of the then-current Fiscal Year to the end of such
calendar month, together with comparative statements of income and cash flows
for the corresponding period in the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, in each
case subject to normal audit and year-end adjustments, and (ii) operating cash
flow statements for each of TCI and PSB, in form reasonably satisfactory to
the
Lender and prepared and certified as aforesaid, setting forth each Borrower’s
revenues received in cash during such month and its expenses paid in cash during
such month;
(c) Concurrently
with the delivery of each of the financial statements required by Sections
5.03(a) and 5.03(b) above, a certificate on behalf of each Borrower (signed
by
its Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or
Chief Accounting Officer), certifying that he has examined the provisions of
this Agreement and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and/or
is
continuing;
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(d) As
and
when distributed to the holders of equity interests in the Borrower or EVCI,
copies of all proxy materials, reports and other information which the Borrower
provides to its stockholders; and as and when distributed to any other lenders
for borrowed money to EVCI, any Borrower or any Subsidiaries, copies of all
reports, statements and other information provided by the Borrower to such
lenders; and
(e) Promptly,
from time to time, such other information (including, without limitation,
receivables and payables agings, and sales reports) regarding either Borrower’s
or any Subsidiary’s operations, assets, business, affairs and financial
condition, as the Lender may reasonably request.
Section
5.04. Books and Records; Inspection.
Maintain centralized books and records regarding all of the Business Operations
at each Borrower’s principal place of business, and permit agents or
representatives of the Lender to inspect, at any time during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, and without undue material disruption of the
Business Operations, all of each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ various books
and records, to make copies, abstracts and/or reproductions thereof, and to
discuss the business and affairs of each Borrower and the Subsidiaries with
the
management of such Borrower.
Section
5.05. Accounting.
Maintain a standard system of accounting in order to permit the preparation
of
financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
Section
5.06. Reimbursements.
Pay or
reimburse the Lender or other appropriate Persons on demand for all reasonable
costs, expenses and other charges incurred or payable from time to time in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any waivers
or
amendments (whether or not implemented) in respect of any Loan Documents, and
any “workout” or enforcement action, including but not limited to any and all
search fees, recording fees, costs of inspections and legal and accounting
fees.
Section
5.07. Use of Proceeds.
Cause
all proceeds of the Loans to be utilized solely in the manner and for the
purposes set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.
Section
5.08. Closing of Interboro.
To the
extent within the Borrower’s control, cause Interboro to cease all business
operations (other than with respect to the winding up of its business) not
later
than January 1, 2008 (provided that TCI may utilize Interboro facilities to
continue instruction programs to existing Interboro students).
Section
5.09. Approvals.
TCI
shall use its best efforts to obtain from Middle States, as soon as practicable
(but in any event not later than May 31, 2008), all required approvals of Middle
States in respect of the matters described in clause (a) of Section 4.05
above.
Section
5.10. Sale of TCI and PSB.
If a
definitive agreement for the Sale of TCI and PSB is not in effect on
April 1, 2008, TCI and PSB shall retain an investment banker, reasonably
satisfactory to the Lender, to conduct a process for the sale of TCI and PSB
(either separately or in combination) within a time frame reasonably calculated
in order that, not later than November 30, 2008, a definitive agreement(s)
with a financially capable buyer(s) (who shall be reasonably satisfactory to
the
Lender) and containing no financing contingency can be expected to be executed
and delivered for the Sale(s) of TCI and PSB (provided that the closing of
any
such transaction may be subject to obtaining applicable regulatory approvals).
The Lender shall have the right to waive this covenant.
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Section
5.11. Restructuring.
Upon
request of the Lender at any time, implement a Restructuring pursuant to
agreements and instruments in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender,
and
on such terms and conditions (not inconsistent with the definition of
“Restructuring” in Article I above) as the Lender may reasonably require; and
cause all necessary Persons to execute and deliver such agreements, instruments,
certificates and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in
connection therewith; all subject to obtaining any and all required regulatory
approvals.
VI. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
The
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, until all Obligations (whether now
existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full and the Revolving Credit
Commitment has been terminated, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in
writing, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly:
Section
6.01. Indebtedness.
Incur,
create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit
to
exist, any Indebtedness, other than:
(a) Indebtedness
to the Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents, and Indebtedness pursuant to
the
Xxxxxx Credit Agreement and related loan documents; and
(b) Indebtedness
permitted under the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Section
6.02. Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien or other encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever on any of its assets, now or hereafter owned, other than Liens as
and
to the extent permitted under the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Section
6.03. Guarantees.
Guarantee, endorse or otherwise in any manner become or be responsible for
obligations of any other Person, except (a) endorsements of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, (b) pursuant
to
the Guaranty Agreement, and (c) guarantees otherwise permitted pursuant to
the
Xxxxxx Credit Agreement.
Section
6.04. Investments; Acquisitions.
Make
any Investment in, or otherwise acquire or hold securities (including, without
limitation, capital stock and evidences of Indebtedness) of, or make loans
or
advances to, or enter into any arrangement for the purpose of providing funds
or
credit to, any other Person (including any Affiliate), except:
(a) advances
to employees of the Borrowers or any Subsidiaries for normal business expenses
not to exceed at any time $15,000 in the aggregate;
(b) Investments
of excess cash generated in the Business Operations in Cash Equivalents; and
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(c) Investments
of cash in overnight deposits or other customary cash management Investments
with commercial banks or in commercial paper satisfying the criteria for such
banks or commercial paper as set forth in the definition of Cash
Equivalents.
Section
6.05. Corporate Form; Acquisitions.
Form or
acquire any Subsidiary.
Section
6.06. Restricted Payments.
Directly or indirectly declare or pay any dividends, or make any distribution
of
cash or property, or both, to any Person in respect of any equity interests
in
either Borrower, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire
for consideration any equity interests in either Borrower or any equity
securities of any other Person, or create any sinking fund therefor;
provided,
that
this Section 6.06 shall not be deemed to prohibit (a) the Borrower from paying
periodic dividends and distributions to EVCI on a semi-monthly basis to the
extent that the aggregate such dividends subsequent to the Closing Date do
not
exceed the lesser of (i) the projected distribution set forth in the Approved
Budget on a cumulative basis for all periods from the Closing Date to the date
of the subject distribution, or (ii) the combined positive operating cash flow
(after payment or allowance for all accrued interest and all required principal
payments on Indebtedness) of TCI and PSB for the period from the Closing Date
to
the date of the subject distribution, and (b) the payment of dividends or
distributions by any Subsidiary to the Borrower.
VII. DEFAULTS
Section
7.01. Events of Default.
Each of
the following events is herein, and in the Notes, sometimes referred to as
an
Event of Default:
(a) if
any
representation or warranty made herein or in any other Loan Document, or in
any
certificate, financial statement, instrument or other written statement
furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement
or
any of the borrowings hereunder, shall be false, inaccurate or misleading in
any
material respect when made or when deemed made hereunder;
(b) any
default in the payment of any principal or interest under the Revolving Credit
Note or any other Obligations when the same shall be due and payable, whether
at
the due date thereof or at a date required for prepayment or by acceleration
or
otherwise, and the continuance of any such non-payment (in whole or in part)
for
a period of three (3) Business Days;
(c) any
default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in any Section of Article VI above, which, if capable of
being cured, is not fully cured within thirty (30) days after the occurrence
thereof;
(d) any
default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement to be observed or performed under Article V above, or otherwise
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and not addressed in any other
subsection of this Section 7.01), or pursuant to any other Loan Document, and
the continuance of such default unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days
(five (5) Business Days in the case of Section 5.01(d) hereof) after written
notice thereof to the Borrower, or such other cure period (if any) as may be
provided in the subject Loan Document (provided that, as respects Section 5.01
above, the applicable cure period shall be the cure period, if any, provided
in
the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement);
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(e) (i)
any
default with respect to any Indebtedness for money borrowed of either Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under this Agreement) in an amount
(individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $100,000, if the effect of
such
default is to permit the holder, with or without notice or lapse of time or
both, to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness for money borrowed
or
to cause such Indebtedness for money borrowed to become due prior to the stated
maturity thereof, or (ii) the occurrence of any “Event of Default” under and as
defined in the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement or under the Loan Agreement desribed
in
Section 4.04 above (other than, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), Existing
Events of Default, and any default under the Convertible Notes resulting from
the consummation of this Agreement);
(f) if
either
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment
of
a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties,
(ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (iii)
make
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title
11 of
the United States Code, or (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or
a
petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors
or
to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment
of
debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the
material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under
any
such law, or (vi) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or
for
the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(g) if
any
order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval
or
consent of either Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, by any court of competent
jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking reorganization of such Borrower
or
such Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator
of
such Borrower or such Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial part of its
assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect
for any period of sixty (60) days;
(h) if
final
judgment(s) for the payment of money in an uninsured amount in excess of
$100,000 individually or in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower
and/or any Subsidiary, and the same shall remain undischarged or unbonded for
a
period of thirty (30) consecutive days, during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed;
(i) the
occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss
of or damage to, any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary having an
aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000
individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment
shall
not be set aside, bonded or discharged within thirty (30) days after the date
thereof;
(j) if
any
Lien purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be a valid
perfected first priority Lien (subject only to the priority of the Liens created
under or pursuant to the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement, and any priority accorded
by
law to Permitted Liens) on the assets or properties covered thereby, or either
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall assert in writing that any Lien purported
to be
created by any Security Document is not a valid perfected first priority lien
(subject only to the priority of the Liens securing obligations under or
pursuant to the Xxxxxx Credit Agreement, and any priority accorded by law to
Permitted Liens) on the assets or properties purported to be covered
thereby;
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(k) if
any of
the Loan Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than as
a
result of the discharge thereof in accordance with the terms thereof or by
written agreement of all parties thereto), or if any Loan Party shall disclaim
or deny the validity of any Loan Document or such Loan Party’s obligations
thereunder;
(l) the
occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect;
(m) if
any
regulatory or accrediting authority having jurisdiction over any Loan Party
shall assert or impose any fines or penalties exceeding $25,000 in the aggregate
on any Loan Party (other than Interboro) which have not been asserted or imposed
in writing prior to the date of this Agreement; or if any such regulatory or
accrediting authority shall assert or impose any such fines or penalties against
Interboro and shall also assert that any other Loan Party has liability for
the
payment thereof;
(n) if
either
TCI or PSB becomes or is declared ineligible to receive TAP or Pell Grant funds
for any reason whatsoever; or
(o) the
failure to have entered into a definitive Sale agreement(s) complying with
the
criteria set forth in Section 5.10 above on or before November 30, 2008.
Section
7.02. Remedies.
Upon
the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at all times thereafter during
the
continuance thereof: (a) the Revolving Credit Note, and any and all other
Obligations, shall, at the Lender’s option (except in the case of Sections
7.01(f) and 7.01(g) hereof, the occurrence of which shall automatically effect
acceleration, regardless of any action or forbearance in respect of any prior
or
ongoing Default or Event of Default which may be inconsistent with such
automatic acceleration), become immediately due and payable, both as to
principal, interest and other charges, without presentment, demand, protest
or
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained
herein or in the Revolving Credit Note or other evidence of such Obligations
to
the contrary notwithstanding, (b) all outstanding Obligations under the
Revolving Credit Note, and all other outstanding Obligations, shall bear
interest at the default rate of interest provided in the Revolving Credit Note,
(c) the Lender may file suit against the Borrower on the Revolving Credit Note
and/or seek specific performance or injunctive relief thereunder (whether or
not
a remedy exists at law or is adequate), (d) the Lender shall have the right,
in
accordance with the Security Documents, to exercise any and all remedies in
respect of the Guarantors and/or such or all of the Collateral as the Lender
may
determine in its discretion (without any requirement of marshalling of assets,
or other such requirement), (e) the Revolving Credit Commitment shall, at the
Lender’s option (except in the case of Sections 7.01(f) and 7/01(g) hereof, the
occurrence of which shall automatically effect termination, regardless of any
action or forbearance in respect of any prior or ongoing Default or Event of
Default which may be inconsistent with such automatic termination), be
immediately terminated or reduced, and the Lender shall be under no further
obligation to consider making any further Advances, and (f) the Borrower shall
cause either (i) the cancellation and return of any and all then outstanding
letters of credit provided by or on behalf of the Lender for the benefit of
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) post cash collateral with the
Lender in an amount equal to 100% of the undrawn amount of any and all such
outstanding letters of credit.
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Section
7.03. Unwinding.
In the
event that, following any Restructuring, any regulatory or accrediting authority
having jurisdiction over EVCI, the Borrower, TSI or PSB shall assert that the
Restructuring constitutes a change of control such as would materially impair
or
restrict the ability of TSI and/or PSB to conduct the Business Operations as
currently conducted, then, upon request of the Lender, the Borrower shall,
and
shall cause EVCI, TSI and PSB to, unwind the Restructuring, including but not
limited to (a) transferring all outstanding capital stock and other equity
securities of TSI and PSB to EVCI, (b) assigning the Obligations to EVCI, with
the assumption thereof by EVCI and the Guaranty thereof by TCI and PSB, and
(c)
such other actions as may be appropriate to accomplish the rescission of the
Restructuring and restore, as closely as possible, all applicable Persons to
their respective pre-Restructuring positions (subject to the express
requirements of this Section 7.03). The Borrower shall, and shall cause EVCI,
TSI and PSB to take any and all such action, and to execute and deliver any
and
all such agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents, as may
be
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intent of this Section 7.3 as
promptly as practicable following the Lender’s demand therefor.
VIII. PARTICIPATING
LENDERS; ASSIGNMENT.
Section
8.01. Participations.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lender may,
at
any time and from time to time, without in any manner affecting or impairing
the
validity of any Obligations, transfer, assign or grant participating interests
in the Loans as the Lender shall in its sole discretion determine, to such
other
Persons (the “Participants”)
as the
Lender may determine. Upon any such transfer, assignment or granting of
participating interests, the Participants shall be deemed to be included within
the term “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement, subject to such agreements
and arrangements as the Lender and the Participants may agree upon.
Notwithstanding the granting of any such participating interests: (a) the
Borrower shall look solely to the Lender for all purposes of this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) the Borrower shall at all times have
the right to rely upon any waivers or consents signed by the Lender as being
binding upon all of the Participants, and (c) all communications in respect
of
this Agreement and such transactions shall remain solely between the Borrower
and the Lender (exclusive of Participants) hereunder.
Section
8.02. Transfer.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lender may,
at
any time and from time to time, without in any manner affecting or impairing
the
validity of any Obligations, pledge, transfer and/or assign all or any portion
of its interest in this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note and the other
Loan
Documents to any Person (an “Assignee
Lender”)
as the
Lender may determine. Upon any such transfer or assignment, the Assignee Lender
shall be deemed to succeed (to the extent of the interest assigned) to the
rights and obligations of the Lender for all purposes of this Agreement. In
the
event of any transfer and assignment of the Lender’s entire interest in this
Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note and the Security Documents, the Lender
shall be replaced by the Assignee Lender as “Secured Party” under the Collateral
Agreement and all other Security Documents.
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Section
8.03. Recordation of Assignment.
In
respect of any negotiation, transfer or assignment of all or any portion of
any
Lender’s interest in this Agreement, any Note and/or any other Loan Documents at
any time and from time to time, the following provisions shall be
applicable:
(a) The
Borrower, or any agent appointed by the Borrower, shall maintain a register
(the
“Register”)
in
which there shall be recorded the name and address of each Person holding any
Note(s) hereunder or any commitment to lend hereunder, and the principal amount
payable to such Person under such Person’s Note(s) or committed by such Person
under such Person’s lending commitment. The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints
the Lender (and/or any subsequent Lender appointed by the Lender then
maintaining the Register) as the Borrower’s agent for the purpose of maintaining
the Register.
(b) In
connection with any negotiation, transfer or assignment as aforesaid, the
transferor/assignor shall deliver to the Lender then maintaining the Register
an
assignment and assumption agreement executed by the transferor/assignor and
the
transferee/assignee, setting forth the specifics of the subject transaction,
including but not limited to the amount and nature of Obligations and/or lending
commitments being transferred or assigned (and being assumed, as applicable),
and the proposed effective date of such transfer or assignment and the related
assumption (if applicable).
(c) Subject
to receipt of completed tax forms (indicating withholding status, or exemption
from withholding, as applicable, of the transferee/assignee) reasonably required
by the Person then maintaining the Register, and (if required by such Person)
surrender of the negotiated, transferred or assigned Note(s) for reissuance
by
the Borrower, such Person shall record the subject transfer, assignment and
assumption in the Register. Anything contained in any Note or other Loan
Document to the contrary notwithstanding, no negotiation, transfer or assignment
shall be effective until it is recorded in the Register pursuant to this Section
8.03(c). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error; and the Borrower and each Lender shall treat
each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for
all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection
by
the Borrower and each Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01. Survival.
This
Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the
making by the Lender of the Advances and the execution and delivery to the
Lender of the Revolving Credit Note, and shall continue in full force and effect
for so long as the Revolving Credit Note or any other Obligations are
outstanding and unpaid or the Revolving Credit Commitment remains outstanding.
Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such
reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of
such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement made
by
or on behalf of the Borrower shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Lender.
Section
9.02. Indemnification.
The
Borrower (jointly and severally) shall indemnify the Lender and its managers,
directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents against, and shall hold
the
Lender and such Persons harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages
and
liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses, incurred by the Lender or any such Person arising out of, in any
way
connected with, or as a result of: (a) the use of any of the proceeds of the
Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower; (b) this Agreement, the ownership
and operation of the Borrower’s and the Subsidiaries’ assets, including all real
properties and improvements or any Contract, the performance by the Borrower
or
any other Person of their respective obligations thereunder, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and/or (c)
any
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether or not the Lender or its directors, officers, employees, attorneys
or
agents are a party thereto; provided
that
such indemnity shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or related expenses arising from (i) any unexcused breach by the Lender of
any
of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Lender as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment
of a
court of competent jurisdiction, or (iii) the breach of any commitment or legal
obligation of the Lender to any Person other than the Borrower or its
Affiliates, provided
that
such breach is determined pursuant to a final and nonappealable decision of
a
court of competent jurisdiction. The foregoing indemnity shall remain operative
and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination
of
this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the repayment of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability
of any term or provision of any Loan Document, any investigation made by or
on
behalf of the Lender, and the content or accuracy of any representation or
warranty made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Loan Document. All
amounts due under this Section 9.02 shall be payable on written demand
therefor.
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Section
9.03. Governing Law.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall (irrespective of where same are
executed and delivered) be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of the State of New York (without giving effect to principles of conflicts
of
laws).
Section
9.04. Waiver and Amendment.
Neither
any modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Revolving
Credit Note, or any other Loan Document, nor any consent to any departure by
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
the
same shall be set forth in writing duly signed or acknowledged by the Lender
and
the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance, and for the specific purpose, for which given. No notice
to
or demand on the Borrower in any instance shall entitle the Borrower to any
other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other
circumstances.
Section
9.05. Reservation of Remedies.
Neither
any failure nor any delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any right,
power or privilege hereunder or under the Revolving Credit Note or any other
Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial
exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise, or the exercise of
any
other right, power or privilege.
Section
9.06. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications under or in respect of
this
Agreement or any transactions hereunder shall be in writing (which may include
telegraphic or telecopied communication) and shall be personally delivered
or
mailed (by prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested),
sent
by prepaid recognized overnight courier service, or telegraphed or telecopied
by
facsimile transmission to the applicable party at its address or telecopier
number indicated below.
If
to the Lender:
ComVest
Investment Partners III, L.P.
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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with
a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Annex, Esq.
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Borrower:
c/o
EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp.
0
Xxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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with
a copy to:
Technical
Career Institutes, Inc.
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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or,
as to
each party, at such other address or telecopier number as shall be designated
by
such party in a written notice to the other party delivered as aforesaid. All
such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed given
(a) when personally delivered, (b) three (3) Business Days after being
deposited in the mails with postage prepaid (by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested), (c) one (1) Business Day after being delivered to
the
telegraph company or overnight courier service, if prepaid and sent overnight
delivery, addressed as aforesaid and with all charges prepaid or billed to
the
account of the sender, or (d) when sent by facsimile transmission to a
telecopier number designated by such addressee.
Section
9.07. Binding Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and
the
Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower
shall not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Lender.
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Section
9.08. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
The
Borrower hereby consents to the jurisdiction of all courts of the State of
New
York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York,
as well as to the jurisdiction of all courts from which an appeal may be taken
from such courts, for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding
arising out of or with respect to this Agreement, any other Loan Document,
any
other agreements, instruments, certificates or other documents executed in
connection herewith or therewith, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby, or any of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s obligations hereunder
or thereunder. The Borrower hereby waives the right to interpose any
counterclaims (other than compulsory counterclaims) in any action brought by
the
Lender hereunder or in respect of any other Loan Document, provided that this
waiver shall not preclude the Borrower from pursuing any such claims by means
of
separate proceedings. THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL
OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY HAVE AS TO VENUE IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS, AND ALSO WAIVES
ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
The
Lender may file a copy of this Agreement as evidence of the foregoing consent
to
jurisdiction and waiver of right to jury trial.
Section
9.09. Certain Waivers.
The
Borrower and the Lender each hereby waives any claims for special, consequential
or punitive damages in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
any
of the other Loan Documents, or any breach hereof or thereof.
Section
9.10. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its
entirety or by virtue of its scope or application to given circumstances, such
provision shall thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to
render same valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from
this Agreement, as the situation may require, and this Agreement shall be
construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so
modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein, as the case
may be.
Section
9.11. Captions.
The
Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Section
9.12. Sole and Entire Agreement.
This
Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note, the other Loan Documents, and the other
agreements, instruments, certificates and documents referred to or described
herein and therein constitute the sole and entire agreement and understanding
between the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all
prior discussions, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature
between the parties as to such subject matter.
Section
9.13. Confidentiality.
The
Lender shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person without
the
prior consent of the Borrower; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein contained shall limit any disclosure of the tax structure of
the
transactions contemplated hereby, or the disclosure of any information (a)
to
the extent required by statute, rule, regulation or judicial process, (b) to
counsel for the Lender, (c) to bank examiners, auditors, accountants or, if
required by law, any regulatory authority, (d) to the officers, partners,
managers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (including independent
auditors and counsel) of the Lender, (e) in connection with any litigation
which
relates to this Agreement to which the Lender is a party, (f) to a subsidiary
or
Affiliate of the Lender, or (g) to any pledgee, assignee or participant (or
prospective pledgee, assignee or participant) which agrees to be bound by this
Section 9.13; and further provided,
that in
no event shall the Lender be obligated or required to return any materials
furnished by the Borrower. The obligations of the Lender under this Section
9.13
shall supersede and replace the obligations of the Lender under any
confidentiality letter in respect of this financing previously signed and
delivered by the Lender to the Borrower.
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Section
9.14. Counterparts; Fax Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may be executed by fax
signatures, each of which shall be fully binding on the signing
party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written
above.
COMVEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS III, L.P. | ||
By: | ComVest III Partners LLC, its General Partner | |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTES, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx |
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Title: Chairman |
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx | |
Name: Xx. Xxxx X. XxXxxxx |
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer and
President
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