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Title: Floor Plan Financing Agreement
Date: 3/31/2006
Industry: Auto and Truck Manufacturers    

Floor Plan Financing Agreement, Parties: featherlite inc
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Exhibit 10.25

 

 

Regions Bank

Floor Plan Financing Agreement

41-1621676

 

 

Borrower’s Name

Tax I.D. number

Featherlite, Inc.

 

 

 

Address:

 

13380 US Hwy 63 & 9, Cresco, IA 52136

 

 

Aggregate amount of line of credit

 

Date of Agreement

 

Place of Agreement

 

$2,000,000.00

 

December 19, 2005

 

Birmingham, AL

 

 

 

In this Agreement, we, us , and our mean Regions Bank. You and your mean the Borrower. This Agreement means the Floor Plan Financing Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined are used with the meanings set forth in Schedule I . Any undefined terms shall have the meaning as set forth in the Alabama Uniform Commercial Code.

 

SECTION    I

LINE OF CREDIT COMMITMENT

 

  1.1   Your line of credit. You have received a line of credit from us in the aggregate amount shown. Under the conditions stated below, we will advance money to you, or on your behalf, up to the amount of your line of credit. In return, you promise to perform all of your Obligations under this Agreement and to pay to our order the amount of all advances we have made, plus interest and other charges due under this Agreement.

 

1.2   Payments by you. You agree to make monthly payments to us of all accrued interest, beginning on the 15 th day of the first month immediately following the date of this Agreement as set forth above, and on the same day of each month thereafter. You also agree to make principal payments as described below. If we request, you agree to sign at any time a Note payable to our order for the amount outstanding under your line of credit.

 

1.3   Future advances, line of credit. It is expressly understood that this Agreement is intended to and does secure not only the line of credit, but also future advances and any and all present and future Indebtedness, Obligations and liabilities, direct or contingent, of you to us, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and any and all extensions, renewals, modifications and refinancing of same, or any part thereof, existing at any time before actual cancellation of this Agreement.

1.4   Purpose of line of credit. You have obtained this line of credit in order to finance your purchase of Goods for resale at retail unless otherwise agreed to by us in writing.

1.5   Allocation of line of credit. Your line of credit is allocated as follows:

a.  

New Goods.

Supplier                  Available Credit

[ ]   Advances for new Goods requested through                           _______________________________________   $0.00

ACH. If checked, we will make advances to the Supplier           _______________________________________   $0.00

or Suppliers shown at the right.                                        _______________________________________   $0.00

(i)         We may make advances to the Supplier or Suppliers, or any other persons whom they designate, when we receive electronic requests through the Automated Clearing House(ACH) from a Supplier for Goods delivered or sold to you. The amount of the advance that we make on your behalf to the Supplier will be for the amount indicated on the electronic payment request. You agree that we may, at our option, make these advances even though the electronic payment requests are not accompanied or preceded by the original invoices. We are not obligated to accept and pay any electronic payment request when the amount you owe us,   including interest, exceeds the available credit or when honoring the payment request will exceed your available credit.

[ ]   Advances for new Goods requested                                        _______________________________________   $0.00

by draft . If checked, we will make advances                    _______________________________________   $0.00

to the Supplier or Suppliers shown at the right                      _______________________________________   $0.00

 

 

(ii)

We may make advances to the Supplier or Suppliers, or any other person whom they designate, when we receive sight or cash drafts from a Supplier for Goods delivered or sold to you. The amount of the advance that we make on your behalf to the Supplier will be for the amount of the invoice. You agree that we may, at our option, make these advances even though the drafts are not accompanied by the original invoices. We are not obligated to accept and pay any draft when the amount you owe us, including interest, exceeds the available credit or when honoring the payment request will exceed your available credit.

[X]   Advances for new Goods not requested by draft. If checked, we will make advances up to an aggregate amount of $2,000,000.00 for the amount of your purchase price of new Goods, when requested directly by you and accompanied by the bill of sale and other evidence of your ownership (such as a certificate of title for a vehicle), satisfactory to us, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, satisfactory to us, for the Goods purchased. At our option, you may supply us with copies of these documents. If no figure is listed above, the credit limit under this section is the available credit. We are not obligated to accept and pay any draft when the amount you owe us, including interest, exceeds the available credit or when honoring the payment request will exceed your available credit.

 

b.   Used Goods.

 

[ ]   Advances for used Goods. If checked, we will make advances for your purchase of used Goods limited to $0.00. If no figure is listed, the credit limit is the aggregate amount of your line of credit less the amount of credit already extended for your purchase of new Goods, if any. We will make these advances under the following conditions:

 

 

(i)

You agree to request an advance by supplying us with the bill of sale and other evidence of your ownership (such as certificate of title for a vehicle), satisfactory to us, for the Goods being purchased. At our option, you may supply us with copies of these documents.

 

 

(ii)

We are not obligated to make advances for more than 0.00% of the N/A trade-in value of the Goods as determined by the N/A publication for the month in which such advance is requested, if the Goods are vehicles, or that percentage of your purchase price if the Goods are not vehicles.

 

 

(iii)

You have not exceeded your available line of credit and when honoring the payment request will not exceed your available credit.

 

 

(iv)

If the goods are used vehicles, the vehicles cannot be used as demonstrators and must fall within the following model years N/A

 

1.6   Demonstrators and daily rentals. We agree that the Goods may be used as demonstrators and/or daily rentals in our sole discretion and upon our prior consent. We may, at any time, revoke our consent to the use of any and/or all Goods as demonstrators and/or daily rentals.

1.7   Interest. You agree to pay us interest on the amount of the outstanding balance that you owe us. Interest on all amounts advanced pursuant to this Agreement is calculated:

[X] on the basis of the actual number of days outstanding divided by 360.

1.8   Your interest rate. For advances for New Goods, your interest rate is equal to the Commercial Base Rate index rate (the “Index”) plus 50 basis points and for advances for Used Goods, your interest rate is equal to the Index plus N/A basis points. When the Index changes, your interest rate will increase or decrease correspondingly. Such rate change may occur each day.

1.9   Reduction of outstanding amounts. You agree to pay us the amount we have advanced on your line of credit for the purchase of Goods as follows:

 

a.   New Goods. If you have not sold New Goods within 270 days of the date we made an advance for the purchase of those Goods, you agree to make an immediate principal payment of 5.00 percent of the amount of the advance, due and payable by the 15 th day of the month immediately following the month end. You agree to make additional principal payments of 10.00 percent of the amount of the advance 95 days thereafter. If you have not sold New Goods within 540 days of the date we made an advance for the purchase of those Goods, you agree to pay us immediately in full the balance you owe on that advance. At our option, if you have not sold New Goods on or before April 1 of the year immediately following the model year of the New Goods, you agree to make additional principal payments sufficient to curtail the amount you owe us, on the advance for the purchase of those Goods, down to 100% of clean NADA value for such Goods, and such Goods will then be treated as “Used Goods” subject to the principal reduction requirements of Section 1.9b. hereinafter.

 

b.   Used Goods. If you have not sold used Goods within N/A days of the date we made an advance for the purchase of those Goods, you agree to make an immediate principal payment of 0.00 percent of the amount of the advance, due and payable by the 15 th day of the month immediately following the month end. You agree to make additional principal payments of 0.00 percent of the amount of the advance every N/A days thereafter until the Goods are sold. If the Goods have not been sold within N/A days of the date we made an advance for the purchase of those Goods, you agree to pay us immediately in full the balance that you owe on that advance.

 

c.   Repayment upon sale. Upon the sale of Goods for which we made an advance for the purchase of such Goods, you agree, on the first to occur of seven (7) Calendar Days after the sale or forty-eight (48) hours after the collection of the sale proceeds, to make an immediate payment of principal sufficient to pay, in full, the proportion of the advance allocable to the Goods sold, as determined by us and in our sole discretion.

 

d.   Accounting for unsold units after audit. Within five (5) Business Days after any audit, all Goods unaccounted for during the audit must be presented to us for inspection or, alternatively, you shall pay us for such Goods in the amount and pursuant to the schedule set forth in Paragraph 1.9(c) above.

 

1.10   Security for your line of credit.  As security for all of your Obligations and for all of your other present or future Indebtedness to us, including indirect and contingent Obligations, you grant us a security interest in the Collateral, including, but not limited to, the Goods. In addition, you grant us a security interest in all Documents relating to the Collateral, any after-acquired similar property, any returned or unearned premiums on insurance insuring the Goods; any deposit now or in the future held by us in which you have an interest, and any property, securing any non-consumer loans you have with us. Any other security agreement that you have entered with us will continue to be in effect. You also assign to us all of your rights in any and all factory repurchase agreements. Any prior security interest that you have granted to us will continue to be in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Regions Bank explicitly excludes consumer loans from the security interest granted pursuant to this provision.

 

1.11   Previous agreements. If you have an existing floor plan line of credit agreement with us that has an outstanding balance, that agreement will continue in effect until you have paid all sums that you owe us under that agreement for advances, interest, and other charges. The available amount of credit that you have under this Agreement will be reduced by the amount of your outstanding balance under the earlier agreement.

 

1.12   Crediting of payments. Payments received before 1 p.m. Central Time on a Business Day will be credited to your account no later than the next Business Day. Posting of payments may be delayed up to five (5) Business Days if the payment is not accompanied by the payment coupon (if provided), the payment is not made by check or money order, the payment is not received in the envelope (if provided), or if the payment is not mailed to the location designated by us for payment. Checks or money orders drawn on non-US banks shall not be accepted.

 

1.13   Returned item charges. You agree that if you submit a check, draft, negotiable order of withdrawal or like instrument in payment of an amount owing on your account and the instrument is not paid or is dishonored , you will pay a returned item charge in such amount as allowed by Law. You agree that we may re-present, by electronic means or otherwise, an instrument for payment. You will still be responsible for the return item charge even if, upon re-presentation, the instrument is paid. All returned item charges will be added to the principal amount owing under your account and will accrue finance charges at the interest rate set forth in Section 1.7 until paid in full. You agree that we may, in our discretion, add the amount of the return item charge to the electronic re-presentation of the instrument that was unpaid.

 

1.14   Late charge.   You will pay a late charge of five percent (5%) on any amount due to be paid to us under this Agreement, if your payment is not received by the 15 th day of each month.

 

SECTION    II

WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS

 

2.1   Warranty of title. You warrant that you have good and absolute title to all existing Goods, and have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell, convey, and grant a security interest that the same is free and clear of all grants, reservations, security interests, liens, charges, and encumbrances whatsoever, including conditional sales contracts, security agreements, financing statements, and anything of a similar nature, and that you shall and will warrant and forever defend the title thereto and the quiet use and enjoyment thereof unto us, our successors and assigns, against the lawful claims of all Persons whomsoever.

 

2.2   Formation and qualification. You warrant that each Loan Party which is a corporation is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified to do business in all states in which the Loan Parties transact business. Each Loan Party which is a partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity is duly formed and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and is duly registered in all jurisdictions where it engages in any form of business transaction. Each Loan Party which is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company is in good standing in all states in which such Loan Party transacts business and each Loan Party has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business.

 

2.3   Loan documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s power and authority, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not and will not (a) require any Authorization which has not been obtained, (b) contravene the Charter Documents of any Loan Party, any applicable Laws or Other Requirements or any agreement or restriction binding on or affecting any Loan Party, or (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now or in the future owned by any Loan Party, including the Goods (other than Liens in favor of us). No Authorization which has not been obtained is required for the creation of the Liens or the enforcement by us of our Remedies under the Loan Documents. Each Loan Document, when executed and delivered, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party which is a party to or bound by such Loan Document, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

2.4   Financial information. The Financial Statements of each Loan Party which have been furnished to us fairly present such Loan Party’s financial condition as of the dates of such Financial Statements and the results of operations for the periods covered by such Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (or such other method of preparation approved by us in writing), and since the respective dates of such Financial Statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of such Loan Parties. Each Loan Party has filed all tax returns required to be filed by it, and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or in respect of any of its properties (except for any such taxes which are being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings), and to the best knowledge of each Loan Party, no basis exists for additional assessments which have not been adequately reserved against in the Financial Statements referred to above or otherwise disclosed in writing to us.

 

2.5   Your corporate resolution. If a corporation, you agree, before requesting your initial advance and as a condition to our issuing such advance, to provide us with a corporate resolution duly signed by a person or persons with appropriate authority evidencing the authority of your officers or agents to request advances or otherwise transact business with us in connection with this Agreement. Such corporate resolution must be signed by your secretary or assistant secretary, include duly adopted resolutions of your Board of Directors so authorizing such officers and certify that each such officer holds the office beside his or her name.

 

2.6   Litigation and other matters. You acknowledge that, except as otherwise disclosed in writing to us: (a) no actions or other proceedings affecting or relating to the Goods are pending or, to the best knowledge of each Loan Party, threatened, (b) no actions or other proceedings are pending or, to the best knowledge of each Loan Party, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party which, if determined adversely to such Loan Party, could materially impair the financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of such Loan Party or the ability of such Loan Party to perform its Obligations under the Loan Documents, and (c) you have given notice to us of any other matters which you are required to disclose to us under this Agreement . See Schedule 2.6 .

 

2.7   Performance. You agree to perform, observe and comply with all provisions hereof and of all other Loan Documents and you agree to duly and punctually pay to us the sum of money expressed in this Agreement with interest thereon, and all other sums required to be paid by you pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

2.8   Compliance with laws and other requirements. You shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the Goods and shall obtain and maintain all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses, permits, exemptions or other action by or from, or any filing, registration or qualification required in connection with the Goods.

 

2.9   Your obligations regarding the Goods. You agree to keep the Goods free and clear from any debt, lien, security interest, encumbrance or claim, except those stated in Schedule II , if any; which are the only debts, liens, security interests, encumbrances or claims on the Goods.

 

2.10   Documents from you. You agree to supply us with copies of any present or future agreements you have with your Suppliers. You agree to deliver to us original title Documents (e.g., certificates of title, manufacturer’s statements of origin, bills of sale) on the Goods whenever we request. You agree to deliver these Documents to us promptly.

 

2.11   Books and records . You shall at all times maintain (a) full and complete books of account and other records with respect to the Goods and your business and operations, and (b) complete copies of all Authorizations issued in connection with the Goods, and shall permit us and our agents, upon request from time to time, to inspect and copy any of such books, records and other documents.

 

2.12   Estoppel affidavits . You shall, within ten (10) days after written request from us, furnish a written statement, duly acknowledged, setting forth the unpaid principal of and interest on the line of credit and any other Indebtedness owed by you to us and whether or not any offsets or defenses exist against any principal and interest owed. You shall, within ten (10) days after written request from us, furnish a written estoppel certificate from your landlord, in form and substance acceptable to us, duly acknowledged, setting forth any defaults, offsets or defenses under the lease between the landlord and you and stating the nature of any such defaults, offsets or defenses.

 

2.13   Landlord’s   lien waiver. You shall, within ten (10) days after written request from us, furnish a written statement, duly acknowledged, from your landlord waiving all of the landlord’s lien rights in the Goods.

 

2.14   Reporting requirements. You shall cause to be delivered to us, in form and detail satisfactory to us:

 

a.   Promptly after discovery by you, notice of (i) any dispute between you and any agency or Person relating to any of the Goods, the adverse determination of which could adversely affect the Goods in any material respect, (ii) any material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of any Loan Party to the Agreement, including, but not limited to, any and all Guarantors, (iii) any event which has or may have a material adverse impact on the Goods, and (iv) the occurrence of any Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, could become an Event of Default;

 

b.   Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of each Loan Party, audited Financial Statements for such Loan Party for and as at the end of such fiscal year, and upon request by us from time to time, quarterly audited Financial Statements for each Loan Party and copies of any audited Financial Statements prepared for each Loan Party, in each case certified in a manner acceptable to us and updated periodically at our sole discretion; and

 

c.   Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, monthly unaudited Financial Statements pertaining to you and your business which business is the subject of this Agreement.

 

d.   Such other Documents or information relating to any Loan Party, the Goods or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as we may reasonably request from time to time. We are authorized at any time and from time to time to directly contact any Person or agency to verify any information provided by you or for any other purpose relating to any Loan Party, the line of credit, the Goods or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Loan Documents executed in connection with this Agreement.

 

2.15   Documents and other information. All Documents and other information delivered to us pursuant to any of the Loan Documents are and will be complete and correct in all material respects at the time of delivery to us.

 

2.16   Power of attorney. You grant us a power of attorney to execute in your name any Documents we believe are necessary or helpful to perfect or protect our security interest or to sell or transfer any of the Goods. You agree that this power cannot be canceled as long as you are indebted to us.

 

2.17   Other creditors. You agree to give us ten (10) days written notice before obtaining floor plan financing from any other creditor. You also agree to give us copies of any agreements you have with other creditors.

 

2.18   Location of the security. You agree not to change the location or use of the Goods without obtaining our written permission in advance. See Schedule 2.18 .

 

2.19   Disposing of the security. You agree not to sell, transfer, or dispose of the Goods except in the ordinary course of business, without our prior written permission. You also agree to let us receive, endorse and apply any payments resulting from transfer or disposal of the Goods. You agree not to release any of the Goods (including inventory) without our prior written permission.

 

2.20   Inspection rights and easements. In addition to other inspection rights, you shall and hereby do grant and convey to us, our agents, representatives, contractors, and employees, to be exercised by us, periodically as deemed necessary by us and in our sole discretion, an easement and license to enter on the Premises, at any time and from time to time, for the purpose of making such audits, tests, inspections, and examinations, as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary, convenient, or proper to determine the condition and use of the Goods, to make an inventory of the Goods, and to determine whether the ownership, use and operation of the Goods are in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, environmental laws, health and public accommodation laws, the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, as applicable, and ordinances, rules and regulations relating thereto. Notwithstanding the grant of the above easement and license to us, we shall have no obligation to perform any such inspections, or to take any remedial action. All the costs and expenses incurred by us with respect to any inspections which we may conduct or take pursuant to this paragraph, including, without limitation, the fees of any engineers, laboratories, and contractors, shall be repaid by you, with interest, and shall be secured by this Agreement and the other Documents executed in connection with this Agreement. Further, any audit or examination conducted by us is for our sole use and benefit, and is not for your benefit. Our inspection rights, audits and examinations are for our business purposes, and may not be relied upon by you for your business purposes apart from the requirements of this Agreement.

 

2.21   Demonstrators. If you plan to use any of the Goods as a demonstration model, you must first give us notice in writing of your intention to do so and provide us with a written description of the Goods to be so used.

 

2.22   Taxes and liens. You agree to pay promptly, when and as due, and, if requested, will exhibit promptly to us, receipts for the payment of all taxes and other expenses incurred and impositions of every nature whatsoever imposed, levied or assessed or to be imposed, levied or assessed upon or against the Goods or any charge which, if unpaid, would become a lien or charge upon the Goods. You will not allow any statutory or other lien to be created or to remain outstanding upon any of the Goods.

 

2.23   Property insurance.

 

a.   You shall procure for, deliver to, and maintain for the benefit of us during the term of this Agreement, insurance policies in an aggregate amount not less than the aggregate amount of the advances outstanding on your line of credit (or such greater amount as we may specify from time to time) combined single limit in such amounts as we shall require, insuring the Goods, while in transit and otherwise, against fire, extended coverage, and such other insurable hazards, casualties and contingencies as we may require. The form of such policies and the companies issuing them shall be acceptable to us, and, unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, shall provide for coverage without coinsurance or deductibles. All policies shall contain a New York standard, non-contributory endorsement making losses payable to us. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration date of all such policies, renewals thereof satisfactory to us shall be delivered to us. You shall deliver to us receipts evidencing the payment of all such insurance policies and renewals.

 

b.   We hereby are authorized and empowered, at our option, to adjust or compromise any loss under any insurance policies on the Goods, and to collect and receive the proceeds from any such policy or policies. Each insurance company hereby is authorized and directed to make payment for all such losses directly to us instead of to you and us jointly. After deducting from said insurance proceeds any expenses incurred by us in the collection or handling of said funds, we may apply the net proceeds, at our option, either toward repairing or restoring the Goods, or as a credit on any portion of your Indebtedness selected by us, whether then matured or to mature in the future, or at our option, such sums either wholly or in part may be used to repair the Goods or for any other purpose and in a manner satisfactory to us, all without affecting the Lien of this Agreement for the full amount secured hereby before such payment took place. We shall not be liable to you or otherwise responsible for any failure to collect any insurance proceeds due under the terms of any policy regardless of the cause of such failure, nor shall we bear any risk of loss as to the Goods.

 

c.   If required by us, you shall pay on the first day of each month, in addition to any regular installment of principal and interest and other charges with respect to the Indebtedness secured hereby, one-twelfth (1/12th) of the yearly premiums for insurance maintained pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph. Such amount shall be used by us to pay such insurance premiums when due. Such added payments shall not be, nor be deemed to be, trust funds, but may be commingled with the general funds of ours, and no interest shall be payable in respect thereof. Upon our demand, you agre


 
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