Exhibit 10.24
E XPORT -I MPORT B ANK OF THE U NITED S TATES
W ORKING C APITAL G UARANTEE P ROGRAM
B ORROWER A GREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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1.01
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Definition of
Terms
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1.02
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Rules of
Construction
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1.03
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Incorporation
of Recitals
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ARTICLE II
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OBLIGATIONS OF
BORROWER
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2.01
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Use of Credit
Accommodations
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2.02
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Security
Interests
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2.03
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Loan Documents
and Loan Authorization Agreement
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2.04
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Export-Related
Borrowing Base Certificates and Export Orders
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2.05
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Schedules,
Reports and Other Statements
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2.06
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Exclusions from
the Export-Related Borrowing Base
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2.07
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Borrowings and
Reborrowings
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2.08
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Repayment
Terms
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2.09
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Financial
Statements
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2.10
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Additional
Security or Payment
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2.11
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Continued
Security Interest
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2.12
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Inspection of
Collateral and Facilities
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2.13
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General
Intangibles
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2.14
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Economic Impact
Approval
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2.15
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Indirect
Exports
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2.16
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Overseas
Inventory and Accounts Receivable
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2.17
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Country
Limitation Schedule
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2.18
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Notice of
Certain Even
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2.19
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Insurance
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2.20
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Taxes
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2.21
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Compliance with
Laws
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2.22
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Negative
Covenants
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2.23
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Cross
Default
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2.24
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Munitions
List
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2.25
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Suspension and
Debarment, etc.
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ARTICLE III
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RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES
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3.01
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Indemnification
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3.02
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Liens
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ARTICLE IV
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MISCELLANEOUS
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4.01
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Governing
Law
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4.02
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Notification
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4.03
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Partial
Invalidity
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4.04
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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4.05
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Consequential
Damages
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ii
E XPORT -I MPORT B ANK OF THE U NITED S TATES
W ORKING C APITAL G UARANTEE P ROGRAM
B ORROWER A GREEMENT
THIS BORROWER AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into by the entity
identified as Borrower on the signature page hereof
(“Borrower”) in favor of the Export-Import Bank of the
United States (“Ex-Im Bank”) and the institution
identified as Lender on the signature page hereof
(“Lender”).
RECITALS
Borrower has requested that Lender
establish a Loan Facility in favor of Borrower for the purposes of
providing Borrower with working capital to finance the manufacture,
production or purchase and subsequent export sale of
Items.
Lender and Borrower expect that
Ex-Im Bank will provide a guarantee to Lender regarding this Loan
Facility subject to the terms and conditions of the Master
Guarantee Agreement, a Loan Authorization Agreement, and to the
extent applicable, the Delegated Authority Letter Agreement or Fast
Track Lender Agreement.
Lender and Ex-Im Bank have requested
that Borrower execute this Agreement as a condition precedent to
Lender establishing the Loan Facility and Ex-Im Bank providing the
guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower hereby
agrees as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definition of Terms . As
used in this Agreement, including the Recitals to this Agreement
and the Loan Authorization Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Accounts Receivable”
shall mean all of Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired
(a) “accounts” (as such term is defined in the
UCC), other receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations,
whether arising out of goods sold or services rendered or from any
other transaction; (b) rights in, to and under all purchase
orders or receipts for goods or services; (c) rights to any
goods represented or purported to be represented by any of the
foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of rescission,
replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to
returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods); (d) moneys due or
to become due to such Borrower under all purchase orders and
contracts (which includes Export Orders) for the sale of goods or
the performance of services or both by Borrower (whether or not yet
earned by performance on the part of Borrower), including the
proceeds of the foregoing; (e) any notes, drafts, letters of
credit, insurance proceeds or other instruments, documents and
writings evidencing or supporting the foregoing; and (f) all
collateral security and guarantees of any kind given by any other
Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Accounts Receivable Aging
Report” shall mean a report detailing the Export-Related
Accounts Receivable and Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable
for a Loan Facility, and the applicable terms for the relevant time
period; in the case of Indirect Exports, such report shall indicate
the portion of such Accounts Receivables corresponding to Indirect
Exports.
“Advance Rate” shall
mean, with respect to a Loan Facility, the rate specified in
Section 5.C. of the Loan Authorization Agreement for each category
of Primary Collateral except for Export-Related General Intangibles
and Other Collateral. Unless otherwise set forth in writing by
Ex-Im Bank, in no event shall the Advance Rate exceed
(i) ninety percent (90%) for Eligible Export-Related
Accounts Receivable, (ii) seventy five percent (75%) for
Eligible Export-Related Inventory, (iii) seventy percent
(70%) for Eligible Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable
or (iv) sixty percent (60%) for Eligible Export-Related
Overseas Inventory and (v) twenty five percent
(25%) for Retainage Accounts Receivable.
“Affiliated Foreign
Person” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.15.
“Business Day” shall
mean any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is open
for business.
“Buyer” shall mean a
Person that has entered into one or more Export Orders with
Borrower or who is an obligor on Export-Related Accounts Receivable
or Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable.
“Capital Good” shall
mean a capital good (e.g., manufacturing equipment, licensing
agreements) that will establish or expand foreign production
capacity of an exportable good.
“Collateral” shall mean
all real and personal property and interest in real and personal
property in or upon which Lender has been, or shall be, granted a
Lien as security for the payment of all the Loan Facility
Obligations and all products and proceeds (cash and non-cash)
thereof.
“Commercial Letters of
Credit” shall mean those letters of credit subject to the UCP
payable in Dollars and issued or caused to be issued by Lender on
behalf of Borrower under a Loan Facility for the benefit of a
supplier(s) of Borrower in connection with Borrower’s
purchase of goods or services from the supplier in support of the
export of the Items.
“Country Limitation
Schedule” shall mean the schedule published from time to time
by Ex-Im Bank setting forth on a country by country basis whether
and under what conditions Ex-Im Bank will provide coverage for the
financing of export transactions to countries listed
therein.
“Credit Accommodation
Amount” shall mean, the sum of (a) the aggregate
outstanding amount of Disbursements and (b) the aggregate
outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations, which sum may not exceed
the Maximum Amount.
“Credit Accommodations”
shall mean, collectively, Disbursements and Letter of Credit
Obligations.
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“Debarment Regulations”
shall mean, collectively, (a) the Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) regulations (Common Rule), 53 Fed. Reg.
19204 (May 26, 1988), (b) Subpart 9.4 (Debarment, Suspension,
and Ineligibility) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, 48
C.F.R. 9.400-9.409 and (c) the revised Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) regulations (Common
Rule), 60 Fed. Reg. 33037 (June 26, 1995).
“Delegated Authority Letter
Agreement” shall mean the Delegated Authority Letter
Agreement, if any, between Ex-Im Bank and Lender.
“Disbursement” shall
mean, collectively, (a) an advance of a working capital loan
from Lender to Borrower under the Loan Facility, and (b) an
advance to fund a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued or caused
to be issued by Lender for the account of Borrower under the Loan
Facility.
“Dollars” or
“$” shall mean the lawful currency of the United
States.
“Economic Impact
Approval” shall mean a written approval issued by Ex-Im Bank
stating the conditions under which a Capital Good may be included
as an Item in a Loan Facility consistent with Ex-Im Bank’s
economic impact procedures (or other mechanism for making this
determination that Ex-Im Bank notifies Lender of in
writing).
“Economic Impact
Certification” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.14(b).
“Effective Date” shall
mean the date on which (a) all of the Loan Documents have been
executed by Lender, Borrower and, if applicable, Ex-Im Bank and
(b) all of the conditions to the making of the initial Credit
Accommodations under the Loan Documents or any amendments thereto
have been satisfied.
“Eligible Export-Related
Accounts Receivable” shall mean Export-Related Accounts
Receivable which are acceptable to Lender and which are deemed to
be eligible pursuant to the Loan Documents, but in no event shall
Eligible Export-Related Accounts Receivable include any Account
Receivable:
(a) that does not arise from the
sale of Items in the ordinary course of Borrower’s
business;
(b) that is not subject to a valid,
perfected first priority Lien in favor of Lender;
(c) as to which any covenant,
representation or warranty contained in the Loan Documents with
respect to such Account Receivable has been breached;
(d) that is not owned by Borrower or
is subject to any right, claim or interest of another Person other
than the Lien in favor of Lender;
(e) with respect to which an invoice
has not been sent;
(f) that arises from the sale of
defense articles or defense services;
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(g) that arises from the sale of
Items to be used in the construction, alteration, operation or
maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment, reprocessing, research or
heavy water production facilities unless with Ex-Im Bank’s
prior written consent;
(h) that is due and payable from a
Buyer located in a country with which Ex-Im Bank is prohibited from
doing business as designated in the Country Limitation
Schedule;
(i) that does not comply with the
requirements of the Country Limitation Schedule;
(j) that is due and payable more
than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the
invoice;
(k) that is not paid within sixty
(60) calendar days from its original due date, unless it is
insured through Ex-Im Bank export credit insurance for
comprehensive commercial and political risk, or through Ex-Im Bank
approved private insurers for comparable coverage, in which case it
is not paid within ninety (90) calendar days from its due
date;
(1) of a Buyer for whom fifty
percent (50%) or more of the Accounts Receivable of such Buyer
do not satisfy the requirements of subclauses (j) and (k)
above;
(m) that arises from a sale of goods
to or performance of services for an employee of Borrower, a
stockholder of Borrower, a subsidiary of Borrower, a Person with a
controlling interest in Borrower or a Person which shares common
controlling ownership with Borrower;
(n) that is backed by a letter of
credit unless the Items covered by the subject letter of credit
have been shipped;
(o) that Lender or Ex-Im Bank, in
its reasonable judgment, deems uncollectible for any
reason;
(p) that is due and payable in a
currency other than Dollars, except as may be approved in writing
by Ex-Im Bank;
(q) that is due and payable from a
military Buyer, except as may be approved in writing by Ex-Im
Bank;
(r) that does not comply with the
terms of sale set forth in Section 7 of the Loan Authorization
Agreement;
(s) that is due and payable from a
Buyer who (i) applies for, suffers, or consents to the
appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver,
custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a
substantial part of its property or calls a meeting of its
creditors, (ii) admits in writing its inability, or is
generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or ceases
operations of its present business, (iii) makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) commences a
voluntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (as now
or hereafter in effect), (v) is adjudicated as bankrupt or
insolvent, (vi) files a petition seeking to take advantage of
any other law providing for the relief of debtors,
(vii) acquiesces to, or fails to have
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dismissed, any petition which is filed against
it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or
(viii) takes any action for the purpose of effecting any of
the foregoing;
(t) that arises from a
bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval,
consignment or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced
by chattel paper;
(u) for which the Items giving rise
to such Accounts Receivable have not been shipped to the Buyer or
when the Items are services, such services have not been performed
or when the Export Order specifies a timing for invoicing the Items
other than shipment or performance and the Items have not been
invoiced in accordance with such terms of the Export Order, or the
Accounts Receivable otherwise do not represent a final
sale;
(v) that is subject to any offset,
deduction, defense, dispute, or counterclaim or the Buyer is also a
creditor or supplier of Borrower or the Account Receivable is
contingent in any respect or for any reason;
(w) for which Borrower has made any
agreement with the Buyer for any deduction therefrom, except for
discounts or allowances made in the ordinary course of business for
prompt payment, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected
in the calculation of the face value of each respective invoice
related thereto;
(x) for which any of the Items
giving rise to such Account Receivable have been returned, rejected
or repossessed;
(y) that is included as an eligible
receivable under any other credit facility to which Borrower is a
party;
(z) any of the Items giving rise to
such Accounts Receivable are Capital Goods, unless the transaction
is in accordance with Section 2.14;
(aa) that is due and payable from a
Buyer that is, or is located in, the United States; provided
however, that this subsection (aa) shall not preclude an
Export-Related Accounts Receivable arising from the sale of Items
to foreign contractors or subcontractors providing services to a
United States Embassy or the United States Military located
overseas from being deemed an Eligible Export-Related Accounts
Receivable; or
(bb) that arises from the sale of
Items that do not meet the U.S. Content requirements in accordance
with Section 2.0l(b)(ii).
“Eligible Export-Related
Inventory” shall mean Export-Related Inventory which is
acceptable to Lender and which is deemed to be eligible pursuant to
the Loan Documents, but in no event shall Eligible Export-Related
Inventory include any Inventory:
(a) that is not subject to a valid,
perfected first priority Lien in favor of Lender;
(b) that is located at an address
that has not been disclosed to Lender in writing;
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(c) that is placed by Borrower on
consignment or held by Borrower on consignment from another
Person;
(d) that is in the possession of a
processor or bailee, or located on premises leased or subleased to
Borrower, or on premises subject to a mortgage in favor of a Person
other than Lender, unless such processor or bailee or mortgagee or
the lessor or sublessor of such premises, as the case may be, has
executed and delivered all documentation which Lender shall require
to evidence the subordination or other limitation or extinguishment
of such Person’s rights with respect to such Inventory and
Lender’s right to gain access thereto;
(e) that is produced in violation of
the Fair Labor Standards Act or subject to the “hot
goods” provisions contained in 29 U.S.C. §215 or any
successor statute or section;
(f) as to which any covenant,
representation or warranty with respect to such Inventory contained
in the Loan Documents has been breached;
(g) that is not located in the
United States unless expressly permitted by Lender, on terms
acceptable to Lender;
(h) that is an Item or is to be
incorporated into Items that do not meet U.S. Content requirements
in accordance with Section 2.01(b)(ii);
(i) that is demonstration
Inventory;
(j) that consists of proprietary
software (i.e. software designed solely for Borrower’s
internal use and not intended for resale);
(k) that is damaged, obsolete,
returned, defective, recalled or unfit for further
processing;
(l) that has been previously
exported from the United States;
(m) that constitutes, or will be
incorporated into Items that constitute, defense articles or
defense services;
(n) that is an Item or will be
incorporated into Items that will be used in the construction,
alteration, operation or maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment,
reprocessing, research or heavy water production facilities unless
with Ex-Im Bank’s prior written consent;
(o) that is an Item or is to be
incorporated into Items destined for shipment to a country as to
which Ex-Im Bank is prohibited from doing business as designated in
the Country Limitation Schedule;
(p) that is an Item or is to be
incorporated into Items destined for shipment to a Buyer located in
a country in which Ex-Im Bank coverage is not available for
commercial reasons as designated in the Country Limitation
Schedule, unless and only to the extent that such Items are to be
sold to such country on terms of a letter of credit confirmed by a
bank acceptable to Ex-Im Bank;
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(q) that constitutes, or is to be
incorporated into, Items whose sale would result in an Accounts
Receivable which would not be an Eligible Export-Related Accounts
Receivable;
(r) that is included as eligible
inventory under any other credit facility to which Borrower is a
party; or
(s) that is, or is to be
incorporated into, an Item that is a Capital Good, unless the
transaction is in accordance with Section 2.14.
“Eligible Export-Related
Overseas Accounts Receivable” shall mean Export-Related
Overseas Accounts Receivable which are acceptable to Lender and
which are deemed to be eligible pursuant to the Loan Documents but
in no event shall include the Accounts Receivable (a) through
(bb) excluded from the definition of Eligible Export-Related
Accounts Receivable.
“Eligible Export-Related
Overseas Inventory” shall mean Export-Related Overseas
Inventory which is acceptable to Lender and which is deemed to be
eligible pursuant to the Loan Documents, but in no event shall
include the Inventory (a) through (r) excluded from the
definition of Eligible Export-Related Inventory.
“Eligible Person” shall
mean a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability
partnership, corporation or limited liability company which
(a) is domiciled, organized or formed, as the case may be, in
the United States, whether or not such entity is owned by a foreign
national or foreign entity; (b) is in good standing in the
state of its formation or otherwise authorized to conduct business
in the United States; (c) is not currently suspended or
debarred from doing business with the United States government or
any instrumentality, division, agency or department thereof;
(d) exports or plans to export Items; (e) operates and
has operated as a going concern for at least one (1) year; (f)
has a positive tangible net worth determined in accordance with
GAAP; and (g) has revenue generating operations relating to
its core business activities for at least one year. An Affiliated
Foreign Person that meets all of the requirements of the foregoing
definition of Eligible Person other than subclause (a) thereof
shall be deemed to be an Eligible Person
“ERISA” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder
“Export Order” shall
mean a documented purchase order or contract evidencing a
Buyer’s agreement to purchase the Items from Borrower for
export from the United States, which documentation shall include
written information that is necessary to confirm such purchase
order or contract, including identification of the Items, the name
of the Buyer, the country of destination, contact information for
the Buyer and the total amount of the purchase order or contract;
in the case of Indirect Exports, such documentation shall further
include a copy of the written purchase order or contract from a
foreign purchaser or other documentation clearly evidencing a
foreign purchaser’s agreement to purchase the
Items.
“Export-Related Accounts
Receivable” shall mean those Accounts Receivable arising from
the sale of Items which are due and payable to Borrower in the
United States.
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“Export-Related Accounts
Receivable Value” shall mean, at the date of determination
thereof, the aggregate face amount of Eligible Export-Related
Accounts Receivable less taxes, discounts, credits, allowances and
Retainages, except to the extent otherwise permitted by Ex-Im Bank
in writing.
“Export-Related Borrowing
Base” shall mean, at the date of determination thereof, the
sum of (a) (if Lender elects to include) the Export-Related
Inventory Value or Export-Related Historical Inventory Value
multiplied by the Advance Rate applicable to Eligible
Export-Related Inventory set forth in Section 5.B.(l.) of the
Loan Authorization Agreement, plus (b) the Export-Related
Accounts Receivable Value multiplied by the Advance Rate applicable
to Eligible Export-Related Accounts Receivable set forth in
Section 5.B.(2.) of the Loan Authorization Agreement, plus
(c) if permitted by Ex-Im Bank in writing, the Retainage Value
multiplied by the Advance Rate applicable to Retainages set fort in
Section 5.B.(3.) of the Loan Authorization Agreement, plus
(d) the Other Assets set forth in Section 5.B.(4.) of the
Loan Authorization Agreement multiplied by the Advance Rate agreed
to in writing by Ex-Im Bank, plus (e) if permitted by Ex-Im
Bank in writing, the Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable
Value multiplied by the Advance Rate applicable to Eligible
Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable set forth in
Section 5.B.(5.) of the Loan Authorization Agreement, plus
(f) if permitted by Ex-Im Bank in writing, the Export-Related
Overseas Inventory Value multiplied by the Advance Rate applicable
to Eligible Export-Related Overseas Inventory set forth in Section
5.B.(6.) of the Loan Authorization Agreement, less (g) the
amounts required to be reserved pursuant to Sections 4.12 and 4.13
of this Agreement for each outstanding Letter of Credit, less
(h) such reserves and in such amounts deemed necessary and
proper by Lender from time to time.
“Export-Related Borrowing Base
Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form provided or
approved by Lender, executed by Borrower and delivered to Lender
pursuant to the Loan Documents detailing the Export-Related
Borrowing Base supporting the Credit Accommodations which reflects,
to the extent included in the Export-Related Borrowing Base,
Export-Related Accounts Receivable, Eligible Export-Related
Accounts Receivable, Export-Related Inventory, Eligible
Export-Related Inventory, Export-Related Overseas Accounts
Receivable, Eligible Export-Related Accounts Receivable,
Export-Related Overseas Inventory and Eligible Export-Related
Overseas Inventory balances that have been reconciled with
Borrower’s general ledger, Accounts Receivable Aging Report
and Inventory schedule.
“Export-Related General
Intangibles” shall mean the Pro Rata Percentage of General
Intangibles determined as of the earlier of: (i) the date such
General Intangibles are liquidated and (ii) the date Borrower
fails to pay when due any outstanding amount of principal or
accrued interest payable under the Loan Documents that becomes the
basis for a Payment Default on which a Claim is filed.
“Export-Related Historical
Inventory Value” shall mean with respect to a Borrower, the
relevant Export-Related Sales Ratio multiplied by the lowest of
(i) the cost of such Borrower’s Inventory as determined
in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) the market value of such
Borrower’s Inventory as determined in accordance with GAAP or
(iii) the appraised or orderly liquidation value of such
Borrower’s Inventory, if Lender has loans and financial
accommodations to such Borrower for which it conducts (or contracts
for the performance of) such an appraised or orderly liquidation
value.
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“Export-Related
Inventory” shall mean the Inventory of Borrower located in
the United States that has been purchased, manufactured or
otherwise acquired by Borrower for sale or resale as Items, or to
be incorporated into Items to be sold or resold pursuant to Export
Orders.
“Export-Related Inventory
Value” shall mean, at the date of determination thereof, the
lowest of (i) the cost of Eligible Exported-Related Inventory
as determined in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) the market
value of Eligible Export-Related Inventory as determined in
accordance with GAAP or (iii) the lower of the appraised
market value or orderly liquidation value of the Eligible
Export-Related Inventory, if Lender has other loans and financial
accommodations to a Borrower for which it conducts (or contracts
for the performance of) such an appraised or orderly liquidation
value.
“Export-Related Overseas
Accounts Receivable” shall mean those Accounts Receivable
arising from the sale of Items which are due and payable outside of
the United States either to a Borrower or an Affiliated Foreign
Person.
“Export-Related Overseas
Accounts Receivable Value” shall mean, with respect to a Loan
Facility, at the date of determination thereof, the aggregate face
amount of Eligible Export-Related Overseas Accounts Receivable less
taxes, discounts, credits, allowances and Retainages, except to the
extent otherwise permitted by Ex-Im Bank in writing.
“Export-Related Overseas
Inventory” shall mean the Inventory of Borrower located
outside of the United States that has been purchased, manufactured
or otherwise acquired by such Borrower for sale or resale as Items,
or to be incorporated into Items to be sold or resold pursuant to
Export Orders.
“Export-Related Overseas
Inventory Value” shall mean, at the date of determination
thereof, the lowest of (i) the cost of Eligible Export-Related
Overseas Inventory as determined in accordance with GAAP,
(ii) the market value of Eligible Export-Related Overseas
Inventory as determined in accordance with GAAP or (iii) the
appraised or orderly liquidation value of the Eligible
Export-Related Overseas Inventory, if Lender has other loans and
financial accommodations to Borrower or an Affiliated Foreign
Person for which it conducts (or contracts for the performance of)
such a appraised or orderly liquidation.
“Export-Related Sales
Ratio” shall mean with respect to a Borrower, the percentage
of such Borrower’s total sales revenue derived from the sale
of Eligible Export-Related Inventory over a rolling twelve-month
period ending no more than ninety (90) days prior to the date
of the relevant Export-Related Borrowing Base
Certificate
“Extension” shall mean,
with respect to a Loan Facility, an amendment to the Loan
Authorization Agreement extending the Final Disbursement Date on
the same terms and conditions as the Loan Facility for an aggregate
period not to exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days beyond
the original Final Disbursement Date, either as agreed to in
writing by Ex-Im Bank or, in the case of Delegated Authority, as
notified by Lender to Ex-Im Bank pursuant to its authority under
the Delegated Authority Letter Agreement.
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“Fast Track Lender
Agreement” shall mean the Fast Track Lender Agreement, if
any, between Ex-Im Bank and Lender.
“Final Disbursement
Date” shall mean the last date on which Lender may make a
Disbursement set forth in Section 10 of the Loan Authorization
Agreement (including as amended by an Extension) or, if such date
is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day;
provided , however , to the extent that Lender has
not received cash collateral in the amount of the Letter of Credit
Obligations or an equivalent full indemnity from Borrower or
Guarantor, as applicable, with respect to Letter of Credit
Obligations outstanding on the Final Disbursement Date, the Final
Disbursement Date with respect to an advance to fund a drawing
under such Letter of Credit shall be no later than thirty
(30) days after any such drawing which may be no later than
the expiry date of the Letter of Credit related thereto.
“GAAP” shall mean the
generally accepted accounting principles issued in the United
States.
“General Intangibles”
shall mean all intellectual property and other “general
intangibles” (as such term is defined in the UCC).
“Guarantor” shall mean
any Person which is identified in Section 3 of the Loan
Authorization Agreement who shall guarantee (jointly and severally
if more than one) the payment and performance of all or a portion
of the Loan Facility Obligations.
“Guarantee Agreement”
shall mean a valid and enforceable agreement of guarantee executed
by each Guarantor in favor of Lender.
“Indirect Exports” shall
mean finished goods or services that are sold by a Borrower to a
Buyer located in the United States, are intended for export from
the United States, and are identified in Section 4.A.(2.) of
the Loan Authorization Agreement.
“Inventory” shall mean
all “inventory” (as such term is defined in the UCC),
now or hereafter owned or acquired by Borrower, wherever located,
including all inventory, merchandise, goods and other personal
property which are held by or on behalf of Borrower for sale or
lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract of
service or which constitute raw materials, work in process or
materials used or consumed or to be used or consumed in
Borrower’s business or in the processing, production,
packaging, promotion, delivery or sh