EXHIBIT 10.2
BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT (ASSET BASED)
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Principal
$5,000,000.00
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Loan Date
08-13-2009
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Maturity
02-13-2010
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Loan No
2000206013
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Account
309275
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Borrower:
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ELECSYS
CORPORATION
ELECSYS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
846 N. MARTWAY
COURT
OLATHE, KS
66061
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Lender:
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Bank Midwest
N.A.
Town Pavillion
Facility
1111 Main
Street
Kansas City,
MO 64105
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THIS
BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT (ASSET BASED) dated August 13, 2009, is made and executed
between ELECSYS CORPORATION and ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(“Borrower”) and Bank Midwest N.A.
(“Lender”) on the following terms and
conditions. Borrower has received prior commercial loans
from Lender or has applied to Lender for a commercial loan or loans
or other financial accommodations, including those which may be
described on any exhibit or schedule attached to this
Agreement. Borrower understands and agrees
that: (A) in granting, renewing, or extending any Loan,
Lender is relying upon Borrower’s representations,
warranties, and agreements as set forth in this Agreement; (B) the
granting, renewing, or extending of any loan by Lender at all times
shall be subject to Lender’s sole judgment and discretion;
and (C) all such loans shall be and remain subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
TERM . This Agreement shall be effective
as of August 13, 2009, and shall continue in full force and effect
until such time as all of Borrower’s loans in favor of Lender
have been paid in full, including principal, interest, costs,
expenses, attorneys’ fees, and other fees and charges, or
until such time as the parties may agree in writing to terminate
this Agreement.
ADVANCE
AUTHORITY . The following person or persons are
authorized, except as provided in this paragraph, to request
advances and authorize payments under the line of credit until
Lender receives from Borrower, at Lender’s address shown
above, written notice of revocation of such authority:
KARL B. GEMPERLI, President & CEO of ELECSYS CORPORATION and
President & CEO of ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; and TODD
A. DANIELS, Vp, CFO & Secretary of ELECSYS CORPORATION and CFO
of ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. FUNDS ARE TO BE
DISBURSED AT BORROWER’S REQUEST AND LOAN OFFICER’S
APPROVAL .
LINE OF
CREDIT . Lender agrees to make Advances to
Borrower from time to time from the date of this Agreement to the
Expiration Date, provided the aggregate amount of such Advances
outstanding at any time does not exceed the Borrowing
Base. Within the foregoing limits, Borrower may borrow,
partially or wholly prepay, and reborrow under this Agreement as
follows:
Conditions
Precedent to Each Advance. Lender’s obligation to
make any Advance to or for the account of Borrower under this
Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent, with
all documents, instruments, opinions, reports, and other items
required under this Agreement to be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender:
(1) Lender
shall have received evidence that this Agreement and all Related
Documents have been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by
Borrower to Lender.
(2) Lender
shall have received such opinions of counsel, supplemental
opinions, and documents as Lender may request.
(3) The
security interests in the Collateral shall have been duly
authorized, created, and perfected with first lien priority and
shall be in full force and effect.
(4) All
guaranties required by Lender for the credit facility(ies) shall
have been executed by each Guarantor, delivered to Lender, and be
in full force and effect.
(5) Lender, at
its option and for its sole benefit, shall have conducted an audit
of Borrower’s Accounts, Inventory, books, records, and
operations, and Lender shall be satisfied as to their
condition.
(6) Borrower
shall have paid to Lender all fees, costs, and expenses specified
in this Agreement and the Related Documents as are then due and
payable.
(7) There shall
not exist at the time of any Advance a condition which would
constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement, and Borrower
shall have delivered to Lender the compliance certificate called
for in the paragraph below titled “Compliance
Certificate.”
Making loan
Advances . Advances under this credit
facility, as well as directions for payment from Borrower’s
accounts, may be requested orally or in writing by authorized
persons. Lender may, but need not, require that all oral
requests be confirmed in writing. Each Advance shall be
conclusively deemed to have been made at the request of and for the
benefit of Borrower (1) when credited to any deposit account
of Borrower maintained with Lender or (2) when advanced in
accordance with the instructions of an authorized
person. Lender, at its option, may set a cutoff time,
after which all requests for Advances will be treated as having
been requested on the next succeeding Business Day.
Mandatory
loan Repayments . If at any time the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Advances shall exceed the
applicable Borrowing Base, Borrower, immediately upon written or
oral notice from Lender, shall pay to Lender an amount equal to the
difference between the outstanding principal balance of the
Advances and the Borrowing Base. On the Expiration Date,
Borrower shall pay to Lender in full the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Advances then outstanding and all accrued unpaid
interest, together with all other applicable fees, costs and
charges, if any, not yet paid.
Loan
Account . Lender shall maintain on its books
a record of account in which Lender shall make entries for each
Advance and such other debits and credits as shall be appropriate
in connection with the credit facility. Lender shall
provide Borrower with periodic statements of Borrower’s
account, which statements shall be considered to be correct and
conclusively binding on Borrower unless Borrower notifies Lender to
the contrary within thirty (30) days after Borrower’s receipt
of any such statement which Borrower deems to be
incorrect.
COLLATERAL . To secure payment of the Primary
Credit Facility and performance of all other Loans, obligations and
duties owed by Borrower to Lender, Borrower (and others, if
required) shall grant to Lender Security Interests in such property
and assets as Lender may require. Lender’s
Security Interests in the Collateral shall be continuing liens and
shall include the proceeds and products of the Collateral,
including without limitation the proceeds of any
insurance. With respect to the Collateral, Borrower
agrees and represents and warrants to Lender:
Perfection
of Security Interests . Borrower agrees to execute all
documents perfecting Lender’s Security Interest and to take
whatever actions are requested by Lender to perfect and continue
Lender’s Security Interests in the
Collateral. Upon request of Lender, Borrower will
deliver to Lender any and all of the documents evidencing or
constituting the Collateral, and Borrower will note Lender’s
interest upon any and all chattel paper and instruments if not
delivered to Lender for possession by
Lender. Contemporaneous with the execution of this
Agreement, Borrower will execute one or more UCC financing
statements and any similar statements as may be required by
applicable law, and Lender will file such financing statements and
all such similar statements in the appropriate location or
locations. Borrower hereby appoints Lender as its
irrevocable attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing any
documents necessary to perfect or to continue any Security
Interest. Lender may at any time, and without further
authorization from Borrower, file a carbon, photograph, facsimile,
or other reproduction of any financing statement for use as a
financing statement. Borrower will reimburse Lender for
all expenses for the perfection, termination, and the continuation
of the perfection of Lender’s security interest in the
Collateral. Borrower promptly will notify Lender before
any change in Borrower’s name including any change to the
assumed business names of Borrower. Borrower also
promptly will notify Lender before any change in Borrower’s
Social Security Number or Employer Identification
Number. Borrower further agrees to notify Lender in
writing prior to any change in address or location of
Borrower’s principal governance office or should Borrower
merge or consolidate with any other entity.
Collateral Records . Borrower does now, and at all times
hereafter shall, keep correct and accurate records of the
Collateral, all of which records shall be available to Lender or
Lender’s representative upon demand for inspection and
copying at any reasonable time. With respect to the
Accounts, Borrower agrees to keep and maintain such records as
Lender may require, including without limitation information
concerning Eligible Accounts and Account balances and
agings. Records related to Accounts (Receivables) are or
will be located at 846 N. Martway Court, Olathe KS
66061. With respect to the Inventory, Borrower agrees to
keep and maintain such records as Lender may require, including
without limitation information concerning Eligible Inventory and
records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality, and
quantity of Inventory, Borrower’s Inventory costs and selling
prices, and the daily withdrawals and additions to
Inventory. Records related to Inventory are or will be
located at 846 N. Martway Court, Olathe KS 66061. The
above is an accurate and complete list of all locations at which
Borrower keeps or maintains business records concerning
Borrower’s collateral.
Collateral
Schedules . Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Lender schedules of Accounts and Inventory and schedules of
Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender. Thereafter supplemental
schedules shall be delivered according to the following
schedule: With respect to Eligible Accounts, schedules
shall be delivered within 30 days of month end. With
respect to Eligible Inventory, schedules shall be delivered within
30 days of month end.
Representations and Warranties Concerning
Accounts . With respect to the Accounts,
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender: (1) Each
Account represented by Borrower to be an Eligible Account for
purposes of this Agreement conforms to the requirements of the
definition of an Eligible Account; (2) All Account information
listed on schedules delivered to Lender will be true and correct,
subject to immaterial variance; and (3) Lender, its assigns, or
agents shall have the right at any time and at Borrower’s
expense to inspect, examine, and audit Borrower’s records and
to confirm with Account Debtors the accuracy of such
Accounts.
Representations and Warranties Concerning
Inventory . With respect to the Inventory,
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender: (1) All
Inventory represented by Borrower to be Eligible Inventory for
purposes of this Agreement conforms to the requirements of the
definition of Eligible Inventory; (2) All Inventory values listed
on schedules delivered to Lender will be true and correct, subject
to immaterial variance; (3) The value of the Inventory will be
determined on a consistent accounting basis; (4) Except as agreed
to the contrary by Lender in writing, all Eligible Inventory is now
and at all times hereafter will be in Borrower’s physical
possession and shall not be held by others on consignment, sale on
approval, or sale or return; (5) Except as reflected in the
Inventory schedules delivered to Lender, all Eligible Inventory is
now and at all times hereafter will be of good and merchantable
quality, free from defects; (6) Eligible Inventory is not now and
will not at any time hereafter be stored with a bailee,
warehouseman, or similar party without Lender’s prior written
consent, and, in such event, Borrower will concurrently at the time
of bailment cause any such bailee, warehouseman, or similar party
to issue and deliver to Lender, in form acceptable to Lender,
warehouse receipts in Lender name evidencing the storage of
Inventory; and (7) Lender, its assigns, or agents shall have the
right at any time and at Borrower’s expense to inspect and
examine the Inventory and to check and test the same as to quality,
quantity, value, and condition.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO EACH ADVANCE . Lender’s obligation to make
the initial Advance and each subsequent Advance under this
Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment to Lender’s
satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement
and in the Related Documents.
Loan
Documents . Borrower shall provide to Lender
the following documents for the Loan: (1) the Note; (2)
Security Agreements granting to Lender security interests in the
Collateral; (3) financing statements and all other documents
perfecting Lender’s Security Interests; (4) evidence of
insurance as required below; (5) together with all such Related
Documents as Lender may require for the Loan; all in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s
counsel.
Borrower’s Authorization
. Borrower shall have
provided in form and substance satisfactory to Lender properly
certified resolutions, duly authorizing the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Note and the Related
Documents. In addition, Borrower shall have provided
such other resolutions, authorizations, documents and instruments
as Lender or its counsel, may require.
Fees and
Expenses Under This Agreement . Borrower shall have paid to Lender
all fees, costs, and expenses specified in this Agreement and the
Related Documents as are then due and payable.
Representations and Warranties
. The representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement, in the Related Documents,
and in any document or certificate delivered to Lender under this
Agreement are true and correct.
No Event of
Default . There shall not exist at the time
of any Advance a condition which would constitute an Event of
Default under this Agreement or under any Related
Document.
MULTIPLE
BORROWERS . This Agreement has been executed by
multiple obligors who are referred to in this Agreement
individually, collectively and interchangeably as
“Borrower.” Unless specifically stated to the contrary,
the word “Borrower” as used in this Agreement,
including without limitation all representations, warranties and
covenants, shall include all Borrowers. Borrower
understands and agrees that, with or without notice to anyone
Borrower, Lender may (A) make one or more additional secured or
unsecured loans or otherwise extend additional credit with respect
to any other Borrower; (B) with respect
to any other
Borrower alter, compromise, renew, extend, accelerate, or otherwise
change one or more times the time for payment or other terms of any
indebtedness, including increases and decreases of the rate of
interest on the indebtedness; (C) exchange, enforce, waive,
subordinate, fail or decide not to perfect, and release any
security, with or without the substitution of new collateral; (D)
release, substitute, agree not to sue, or deal with anyone or more
of Borrower’s or any other Borrower’s sureties,
endorsers, or other guarantors on any terms or in any manner Lender
may choose; (E) determine how, when and what application of
payments and credits shall be made on any indebtedness; (F) apply
such security and direct the order or manner of sale of any
Collateral, including without limitation, any non-judicial sale
permitted by the terms of the controlling security agreement or
deed of trust, as Lender in its discretion may determine; (G) sell,
transfer, assign or grant participations in all or any part of the
Loan; (H) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against
Borrower or others, or otherwise act or refrain from acting; (I)
settle or compromise any indebtedness; and (J) subordinate the
payment of all or any part of any of Borrower’s indebtedness
to Lender to the payment of any liabilities which may be due Lender
or others.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender, as
of the date of this Agreement, as of the date of each disbursement
of loan proceeds, as of the date of any renewal, extension or
modification of any Loan, and at all times any Indebtedness
exists:
Organization.
ELECSYS CORPORATION is a corporation
for profit which is, and at all times shall be, duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Kansas. ELECSYS CORPORATION is duly
authorized to transact business in all other states in which
ELECSYS CORPORATION is doing business, having obtained all
necessary filings, governmental licenses and approvals for each
state in which ELECSYS CORPORATION is doing
business. Specifically, ELECSYS CORPORATION is, and at
all times shall be, duly qualified as a foreign corporation in all
states in which the failure to so qualify would have a material
adverse effect on its business or financial
condition. ELECSYS CORPORATION has the full power and
authority to own its properties and to transact the business in
which it is presently engaged or presently proposes to
engage. ELECSYS CORPORATION maintains an office at 846
N. MARTWAY COURT, OLATHE, KS 66061. Unless ELECSYS
CORPORATION has designated otherwise in writing, the principal
office is the office at which ELECSYS CORPORATION keeps its books
and records including its records concerning the
Collateral. ELECSYS CORPORATION will notify Lender prior
to any change in the location of ELECSYS CORPORATION’s state
of organization or any change in ELECSYS CORPORATION’s
name. ELECSYS CORPORATION shall do all things necessary
to preserve and to keep in full force and effect its existence,
rights and privileges, and shall comply with all regulations,
rules, ordinances, statutes, orders and decrees of any governmental
or quasi-governmental authority or court applicable to ELECSYS
CORPORATION and ELECSYS CORPORATION’s business
activities.
ELECSYS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is a corporation for profit which is, and
at all times shall be, duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of
Kansas. ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is duly
authorized to transact business in all other states in which
ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is doing business, having
obtained all necessary filings, governmental licenses and approvals
for each state in which ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is doing
business. Specifically, ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION is, and at all times shall be, duly qualified as a
foreign corporation in all states in which the failure to so
qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or
financial condition. ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
has the full power and authority to own its properties and to
transact the business in which it is presently engaged or presently
proposes to engage. ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
maintains an office at 846 N. MARTWAY COURT,
OLATHE, KS
66061. Unless ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION has
designated otherwise in writing, the principal office is the office
at which ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION keeps its books and
records including its records concerning the Collateral.
ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION will notify Lender prior to any
change in the location of ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’s
state of organization or any change in ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION’s name. ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION shall do all things necessary to preserve and to keep
in full force and effect its existence, rights and privileges, and
shall comply with all regulations, rules, ordinances, statutes,
orders and decrees of any governmental or quasi-governmental
authority or court applicable to ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
and ELECSYS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’s business
activities.
Assumed
Business Names. Borrower has filed or recorded all documents or
filings required by law relating to all assumed business names used
by Borrower. Excluding the name of Borrower, the
following is a complete list of all assumed business names under
which Borrower does business: None.
Authorization.
Borrower’s execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all the Related
Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action by
Borrower and do not conflict with, result in a violation of, or
constitute a default under (1) any provision of
(a) Borrower’s articles of incorporation or
organization, or bylaws, or (b) any agreement or other instrument
binding upon Borrower or (2) any law, governmental regulation,
court decree, or order applicable to Borrower or to
Borrower’s properties.
Financial
Information. Each of Borrower’s financial statements
supplied to Lender truly and completely disclosed Borrower’s
financial condition as of the date of the statement, and there has
been no material adverse change in Borrower’s financial
condition subsequent to the date of the most recent financial
statement supplied to Lender. Borrower has no material
contingent obligations except as disclosed in such financial
statements.
Legal
Effect. This
Agreement constitutes, and any instrument or agreement Borrower is
required to give under this Agreement when delivered will
constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of Borrower
enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms.
Properties. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as
previously disclosed in Borrower’s financial statements or in
writing to Lender and as accepted by Lender, and except for
property tax liens for taxes not presently due and payable,
Borrower owns and has good title to all of Borrower’s
properties free and clear of all Security Interests, and has not
executed any security documents or financing statements relating to
such properties. All of Borrower’s properties are
titled in Borrower’s legal name, and Borrower has not used or
filed a financing statement under any other name for at least the
last five (5) years.
Hazardous
Substances. Except as disclosed to and acknowledged by
Lender in writing, Borrower represents and warrants
that: (1) During the period of Borrower’s
ownership of the Collateral, there has been no use, generation,
manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal, release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Substance by any person on, under, about
or from any of the Collateral. (2) Borrower has no
knowledge of, or reason to believe that there has been (a) any
breach or violation of any Environmental Laws; (b) any use,
generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Substance on, under, about or
from the Collateral by any prior owners or occupants of any of the
Collateral; or (c) any actual or threatened litigation or claims of
any kind by any person relating to such matters. (3)
Neither
Borrower nor
any tenant, contractor, agent or other authorized user of any of
the Collateral shall use, generate, manufacture, store, treat,
dispose of or release any Hazardous Substance on, under, about or
from any of the Collateral; and any such activity shall be
conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and
local laws, regulations, and ordinances, including without
limitation all Environmental Laws. Borrower authorizes
Lender and its agents to enter upon the Collateral to make such
inspections and tests as Lender may deem appropriate to determine
compliance of the Collateral with this section of the
Agreement. Any inspections or tests made by Lender shall
be at Borrower’s expense and for Lender’s purposes only
and shall not be construed to create any responsibility or
liability on the part of Lender to Borrower or to any other
person. The representations and warranties contained
herein are based on Borrower’s due diligence in investigating
the Collateral for hazardous waste and Hazardous
Substances. Borrower hereby (1) releases and waives
any future claims against Lender for indemnity or contribution in
the event Borrower becomes liable for cleanup or other costs under
any such laws, and (2) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Lender against any and all claims, losses, liabilities,
damages, penalties, and expenses which Lender may directly or
indirectly sustain or suffer resulting from a breach of this
section of the Agreement or as a consequence of any use,
generation, manufacture, storage, disposal, release or threatened
release of a hazardous waste or substance on the
Collateral. The provisions of this section of the
Agreement, including the obligation to indemnify and defend, shall
survive the payment of the Indebtedness and the termination,
expiration or satisfaction of this Agreement and shall not be
affected by Lender’s acquisition of any interest in any of
the Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise.
Litigation
and Claims . No litigation, claim,
investigation, administrative proceeding or similar action
(including those for unpaid taxes) against Borrower is pending or
threatened, and no other event has occurred which may materially
adversely affect Borrower’s financial condition or
properties, other than litigation, claims, or other events, if any,
that have been disclosed to and acknowledged by Lender in
writing.
Taxes . To the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, all of Borrower’s tax returns and reports that are
or were required to be filed, have been filed, and all taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges have been paid in full,
except those presently being or to be contested by Borrower in good
faith in the ordinary course of business and for which adequate
reserves have been provided.
Lien
Priority . Unless otherwise previously
disclosed to Lender in writing, Borrower has not entered into or
granted any Security Agreements, or permitted the filing or
attachment of any Security Interests on or affecting any of the
Collateral directly or indirectly securing repayment of
Borrower’s Loan and Note, that would be prior or that may in
any way be superior to Lender’s Security Interests and rights
in and to such Collateral.
Binding
Effect . This
Agreement, the Note, all Security Agreements (if any), and all
Related Documents are binding upon the signers thereof, as well as
upon their successors, representatives and assigns, and are legally
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS . Borrower covenants and agrees with
Lender that, so long as this Agreement remains in effect, Borrower
will:
Notices of
Claims and Litigation . Promptly inform Lender in writing
of (1) all material adverse changes in Borrower’s financial
condition, and (2) all existing and all threatened litigation,
claims, investigations, administrative proceedings or similar
actions affecting Borrower or any Guarantor which could materially
affect the financial condition of Borrower or the financial
condition of any Guarantor.
Financial
Records . Maintain its books and records in
accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis, and permit
Lender to examine and audit Borrower’s books and records at
all reasonable times.
Financial
Statements . Furnish Lender with the
following:
Annual
Statements . As soon as available, but in no
event later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal
year, Borrower’s balance sheet and income statement for the
year ended, audited by a certified public accountant satisfactory
to Lender.
Interim
Statements . As soon as available after the end
of each fiscal quarter, Borrower’s balance sheet and profit
and loss statement for the period ended, prepared by
Borrower.
Additional
Requirements . Monthly Financial Statements,
Accounts Receivable Aging report, Accounts Payable Aging report,
Inventory report and Borrowing Base Certificate are
required.
All financial
reports required to be provided under this Agreement shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis,
and certified by Borrower as being true and correct.
Additional
Information . Furnish such additional information
and statements, as Lender may request from time to time.
Financial
Covenants and Ratios . Comply with the following covenants
and ratios:
Additional
Requirements . Financial covenants are tested
quarterly on a trailing twelve month basis.
1) Minimum EBITDA to Debt Service -
1.5x
2) Maximum Funded Debt to EBITDA -
3.5x, stepping down to 3.0x by September 30, 2009
3) Maximum Funded Debt to Tangible
Net Worth - 2.0x
4) Minimum Tangible Net Worth -
$4,000,000.00
The following
financial metrics are defined with respect to
Borrower. Static metrics reported on the balance sheet
shall be defined as the figure reported as at the effective date of
calculation unless otherwise specified; cumulative metrics reported
on th
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