Exhibit 10.2
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is
entered into this 1st day of October, 2007 by and among Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association acting through its Wells Fargo Business
Credit operating division (“WFBC”), Gateway, Inc.
(“Gateway”), Gateway Companies, Inc. (“Gateway
Companies”) and MPC-Pro, LLC (“MPC”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of MPC Corporation (“MPC
Parent”).
RECITALS
A.
Gateway, MPC and MPC Parent are parties to an Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of September 4, 2007 (the “Purchase and
Sale Agreement”) pursuant to which MPC is purchasing from
Gateway certain assets and liabilities associated with
Gateway’s Professional Division and that portion of its
Consumer Direct division that provides business-related products
(the “Transferred Organization”) and the stock of
Gateway Companies on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth therein (the closing date of such sale referred to as the
“Closing Date”).
B.
Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Gateway shall retain
accounts receivable of the Transferred Organization generated and
invoiced prior to the Closing Date (the “Gateway
Accounts”).
C.
WFBC is party to Account Purchase Agreements with MPC and Gateway
Companies dated as of the date hereof (the “Account Purchase
Agreements”) (copies of which has been provided to Gateway)
pursuant to which MPC and Gateway Companies have granted WFBC a
security interest in the accounts receivable generated on or after
the Closing Date (the “WFBC Accounts”), inventory and
all other property of MPC and Gateway Companies described in
Section 5.01 of the Account Purchase Agreements (collectively, the
“WFBC Collateral”).
D.
MPC and Gateway are parties to a Transition Services Agreement
dated as of the date hereof (the “Transition Services
Agreement), pursuant to which Gateway has agreed to purchase
certain inventory for MPC and perform certain other transitional
services for MPC during the term of the Transition Services
Agreement for which Gateway will provide a statement to MPC for
payment to be due in 30 days or less, provided (i) WFBC
allows Gateway to take a junior security interest in the WFBC
Collateral to secure the payment of all obligations owing to
Gateway under the Transition Services Agreement, including without
limitation, the price of such purchased inventory, shipping costs
and other expenses, service fees and indemnities (collectively, the
“TSA Obligations”) and (ii) WFBC, MPC and Gateway
Companies agree to set aside certain accounts receivable for the
payment of the TSA Obligations on the terms set forth herein (the
“Financing Arrangements”).
E.
WFBC has agreed to allow a junior security interest in the WFBC
Collateral in favor of Gateway pursuant to the terms hereof and to
participate in the Financing Arrangements as set forth herein.
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F.
The parties desire to set forth their agreement with respect to the
accounts receivable of MPC and Gateway Companies, financing during
the Transition Period (as defined below) by Gateway and security
for the TSA Obligations.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Junior Security Interest .
(a)
WFBC agrees that Gateway may take a security interest in WFBC
Collateral junior to the security interest of WFBC to secure the
TSA Obligations and that the granting of such junior security
interest shall not be deemed to be a default under the Account
Purchase Agreements. Gateway agrees that the security interest of
WFBC in WFBC Collateral granted under the Asset Purchase Agreements
shall be and remain senior to the security interest of Gateway
granted hereby in WFBC Collateral. MPC and Gateway Companies agree
that the grant of any security interest in WFBC Collateral other
than the security interest to Gateway securing payment of the TSA
Obligations shall be a default under the terms of the Account
Purchase Agreements.
(b)
Subject to the first-priority security interest granted to WFBC
under the Asset Purchase Agreements, MPC and Gateway Companies
hereby grant to Gateway, as collateral for the TSA Obligations, a
security interest, under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
in the applicable jurisdiction (the “UCC”), in the
following described property, as defined under the UCC: all
presently existing or hereafter arising, now owned or hereafter
acquired property including, but not limited to, accounts, general
intangibles, contracts rights, investment property, deposit
accounts, the Gateway Reserve Funds (as defined below) established
hereunder, inventory, instruments, chattel paper, documents,
insurance proceeds, and all books and records pertaining to
accounts and all proceeds and products of the foregoing property
together with a controlled collateral account to be maintained at
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and controlled by WFBC with a balance of
$1,500,000 which account shall serve as additional collateral for
the TSA Obligations (collectively, “Gateway Collateral”
and, together with WFBC Collateral, “Common
Collateral”).
(c)
MPC and Gateway Companies shall execute and deliver to Gateway any
and all documents and instruments as Gateway may request from time
to time. MPC and Gateway Companies authorize Gateway to file UCC
financing statements with any appropriate authority reflecting its
security interest and further authorize Gateway to file other
filings including amendments (other than amendments adding
collateral) as Gateway deems appropriate.
(d)
WFBC hereby acknowledges that if and to the extent it holds, or a
third party holds on its behalf, physical possession of or
“control” (as defined in the UCC) of any Common
Collateral, such possession or control is also for the benefit of
Gateway
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solely to the
extent required to perfect Gateway’s security interest in
such Common Collateral.
(e)
The parties hereto agree that all proceeds of Common Collateral
resulting from the sale, collection or other disposition of Common
Collateral in connection with or resulting from any enforcement
action shall be distributed, first to WFBC for the payment
of all amounts owing by MPC to WFBC under the Account Purchase
Agreement, until such time that all such amounts have been paid in
full, and second to Gateway for the payment of the TSA
Obligations until all such amounts have been paid in full.
2.
Transition Period Financing Arrangements . The parties agree
as follows with respect to the financing arrangements in respect of
the TSA Obligations during the Transition Period (defined as the
period commencing on the Closing Date and expiring on the date that
is 120 days following the Closing Date; provided that such
period may be extended for up to an additional 60 days upon written
notice to WFBC in the event that Gateway and MPC agree to extend
the term of the Transition Services Agreement or such other longer
period as WFBC may agree).
(a)
During the first five business days of the Transition Period, MPC
and Gateway Companies may sell Acceptable Accounts (as defined in
the Account Purchase Agreements) to WFBC under the terms of the
Account Purchase Agreements without restriction.
(b)
After the first five business days of the Transition Period, and at
the end of each week thereafter during the Transition Period,
Gateway w
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