Exhibit 10.5
COMMERCIAL
FINANCING AGREEMENT
Commercial
Financing Agreement (the "Agreement") made this _____ day
of March, 2009, between LUMEA, INC., a Nevada corporation,
known or trading as LUMEA STAFFING OF CA, INC., a Nevada
corporation, LUMEA STAFFING, INC.., a Nevada corporation,
and LUMEA STAFFING OF IL, INC., an Illinois corporation,
with a primary business location at 7430 E. Butherus Dr., Suite D,
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 with additional business locations as
reflected on attached Exhibit “I” (jointly,
individually, severally and collectively hereinafter referred to as
“the "Company"), and PORTER CAPITAL CORPORATION, an
Alabama corporation with offices for the transaction of business
located at 292 Madison Avenue, NY, NY, 10017; 38 Grove Street
– Building C, Ridgefield, CT 06877; and 2112 First Avenue
North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 ("Porter Capital"). Company and
Porter Capital agree and shall be legally bound as
follows:
1.
Purpose of Agreement. Company desires to obtain
short-term financing by selling, transferring, setting over and
assigning to Porter Capital certain accounts receivable and
invoices held by Company at a discount below their face
value.
2.
Definitions.
2.1
"Account Receivable" shall mean any right to payment for goods
sold, or leased, and delivered, or services rendered, which is not
evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper.
2.2
"Acceptable Account" shall mean an account conforming to the
warranties and terms set forth herein. 2.3 "Customer" shall mean
Company's customer or account debtor.
2.4
"Collateral" shall mean the intangible or tangible property given
as security for the obligations of Company under this
agreement.
2.5
"Credit Problem" shall mean a Customer unable to pay its debts
because of financial problems or insolvency or both, the
appointment of any receiver or trustee for all or a substantial
portion of the assets of has been appointed, has filed a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors or had filed against it an
involuntary or voluntary Bankruptcy proceeding.
2.6
"Customer Dispute" shall mean a claim or disagreement, by Customer
against Company at any time, of any kind whatsoever, whether valid
or invalid that reduces the amount collectible from a Customer by
Porter Capital.
2.7
“Default” shall have the meaning set forth throughout
this Agreement and in Section 24 hereof.
2.8
“Lockbox Account” shall mean the account established
and maintained by Porter Capital for the purpose of receiving
collections on account of any Accounts Receivable.
2.9
“Misdirected Payment” shall mean any payment received
by the Company, its principals, agents or employees instead of
Porter on any Account Receivable listed on the Invoice Schedule or
otherwise sold to Porter Capital pursuant to Section 9 and Section
21 of this Agreement.
2.10
“Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 15 hereof.
2.11
“Purchased Receivables” shall mean the Accounts
Receivable purchased by Porter Capital and set forth on the Invoice
Schedule.
2.12 "Warranty"
shall mean to guarantee, as a material element of this agreement.
Each separate warranty herein shall be deemed to be an independent
condition to Porter Capital's duties and obligations under this
agreement.
3.
Tender of Accounts Receivable; Invoices.
3.1
The Company will tender to Porter Capital for purchase pursuant to
this Agreement all of the Accounts Receivable from its Customers
with respect to goods sold and delivered to, or services performed
for, such Customers by the Company by delivering to Porter Capital
all invoices to such Customers promptly after the creation thereof.
Porter Capital will forward said invoices to the Company's
Customers, in accordance with Porter Capital's standard procedures,
together with a notice by the Company to its Customers, in the form
prescribed by Porter Capital, of the assignment of payment of said
invoices to Porter Capital.
3.2
In each instance where the Company delivers its Accounts Receivable
to Porter Capital, the Company must simultaneously deliver to
Porter Capital an original invoice, a copy of such invoice, and
satisfactory proof of delivery of goods or services to which
the Accounts Receivable relate.
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3.3
Porter Capital will conduct such examination, verification, and
credit investigation of the invoices and the account debtors as it
considers necessary, and will notify the Company as to which of the
individual Accounts Receivable tendered by the Company, if any,
Porter Capital elects to purchase from the Company. Porter Capital
shall have the absolute right, in its sole discretion, to reject
any or all of the Accounts Receivable tendered to it by the
Company. From time to time Porter Capital’s underwriting
department may ask the Customer to sign an invoice verification
notice in a form substantially the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
C.
4.
Assignment. Those Accounts Receivable which Porter
Capital elects to purchase from the Company shall be listed in an
"Invoice Delivery Schedule", substantially in the form of Exhibit
"I" annexed hereto (such form, together with any schedules and
attachments thereto is hereinafter referred to as an "Invoice
Schedule"), executed by the Company and accepted by Porter Capital
from time to time throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon
acceptance by Porter Capital of an Invoice Schedule, the Company
shall have been deemed to have sold, assigned, transferred,
conveyed and delivered to Porter Capital, and Porter Capital shall
be deemed to have purchased and received from the Company, all
right, title, and interest of the Company in and to the Accounts
Receivable listed on the Invoice Schedule. Upon the assignment of
an Account Receivable, Porter Capital shall have all of the rights
of an unpaid seller of any goods, the sale of which gives rise to
each receivable, including the right of stoppage in transit,
reclamation and replevin. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Company or Porter Capital fails to include in any Invoice Schedule
a particular Account Receivable tendered by the Company to Porter
Capital, but Porter Capital nonetheless pays to the Company the
"Purchase Price" (as hereinafter defined) for such Account
Receivable, then Porter Capital shall be presumed conclusively to
have purchased, and the Company shall be presumed conclusively to
have sold, such Account Receivable pursuant to this Agreement, and
such Account Receivable shall be governed by the terms and
conditions (including, without limitation, the Company's
representations and warranties to Porter Capital) of this
Agreement. It is understood and agreed that Porter Capital is not
assuming any of the responsibilities or obligations of Company
under such Accounts Receivable but that it is simply taking an
assignment of the right to be paid on such Accounts Receivable
which Company has fulfilled in the ordinary course of its business
operations. It is also understood and agreed that Porter Capital
will have no obligation whatsoever to buy any Accounts Receivable
from the Company at any time.
5.
Purchase Price, Reserve Account.
5.1
Purchase Price. Porter Capital agrees to buy the Accounts
Receivable set forth on the Invoice Schedule from the Company at
the Purchase Price Percentage on Exhibit “B” attached
of the face value of each such acceptable invoice (respectively the
"Purchase Price" and "Purchased Receivable"). The Purchase Price
for each Purchased Receivable, less the reserve amount described in
Exhibit “B”, shall be paid to the Company in
immediately available funds at the time of purchase.
5.2
Reserve Account. Porter Capital shall establish and maintain
a reserve account (see Exhibit B) for the Company and withhold from
each Purchased Receivable an amount equal to the Purchase Price in
paragraph 5.1 above, less the amount advanced to the Company (the
"Reserve Account"). Porter Capital may increase the reserve amount
taken on each Purchased Receivable in its sole discretion. The
Reserve Account may be held and applied by Porter Capital in its
sole discretion against charge backs or any Obligations of the
Company to Porter Capital.
5.3
Rebates. As an inducement to secure full and prompt payment
of the Accounts Receivable upon which Porter Capital agrees to pay
the Company, a rebate on each Purchased Receivable shall be paid in
full in accordance with the rebate schedule annexed hereto as
Exhibit "B". Porter Capital shall deliver a Monthly Reserve
Statement and pay any reserves and rebate due on or before the
seventh business day of each month for the prior month.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Porter Capital may, in its
sole discretion, withhold from time to time any rebate sums due
Company as further security for the re-payment of any and all
Obligations of Company.
6.
Collection of Accounts Receivable. Commencing on the
date of this Agreement, Porter Capital shall administer the
collection of all Accounts Receivable originated by the Company and
shall forward an Aged Accounts Receivable Schedule to the Company
weekly. Porter Capital shall have the right of endorsement on all
payments received in connection with each Account Receivable and
the Company hereby appoints Porter Capital the attorney-in-fact and
agent of the Company for this purpose, which appointment is coupled
with an interest and is irrevocable during the term of this
Agreement. Porter Capital shall have no liability to the Company
for any mistake in the application of any payment received by it
with respect to any Account Receivable, so long as it acts in good
faith without gross negligence.
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7.
Cross-Col lateral ization. If a "Default" (as defined
in this Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, Porter
Capital shall have the right, which may be exercised in its sole
and absolute discretion at any time and from time to time during
the continuance of such Default, to apply all amounts collected
with respect to Accounts Receivable as follows, before any payment
from such collections shall be made to the Company: (i) against the
un-reimbursed balance of the Purchase Price made by Porter Capital
to the Company with respect to Purchased Receivables; (ii) to the
payment of all fees accrued with respect to the Accounts Receivable
purchased by Porter Capital from the Company, whether or not such
fees have become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement; and (iii) to the payment of any and all other
liabilities and obligations of the Company to Porter Capital
pursuant to this Agreement, the "Security Agreement" and any other
agreement entered into between Porter Capital and the Company
concurrently herewith (the "Transaction Documents"). For purposes
of this paragraph, "Company" shall mean and include each person
named as the Company in the preamble of this Agreement and any
shareholder, parent, subsidiary, controlling person or other
affiliate.
8.
Over-Advances. While it is anticipated that the
Reserve Account will carry a positive balance most if not all the
time, Porter Capital may, as part of this Commercial Financing
Agreement and to ease the Company's short-term cash-flow problems,
permit the Company to carry an Over-Advance balance on its Reserve
Account. An Over-Advance is defined as a negative balance in the
Reserve Account. Upon the establishment of each such Over-Advance
amount, Porter Capital, in its sole judgment, shall have the right
to charge the Company a one-time processing and administrative fee
of up to four percent of each such amount so established as an
Over-Advance. Porter Capital may withhold from the Accounts
Receivable or the sums it normally advances such sums as it deems
necessary to satisfy any Over-Advance or negative balance in the
Reserve Account. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, Porter Capital may terminate the Over-Advance facility at
any time without notice to the Company as it deems fit. Interest
shall accrue on the outstanding Over-Advance balance at the rate of
two percent per month.
9.
Collection of Accounts Receivable.
9.1
The Company will instruct all of its Customers obligated with
respect to its Accounts Receivable to mail or deliver payments on
such Accounts Receivable directly to Porter Capital at its address
set forth in the preamble of this Agreement or to such other
address that Porter Capital may specify in a written notice to the
Company. Each invoice shall bear the following instructions
prominently displayed in large bold type:
“This
invoice has been assigned to Porter Capital Corporation for the
account of LUMEA, INC., a Nevada corporation, known or
trading as LUMEA STAFFING OF CA, INC., a Nevada corporation,
LUMEA STAFFING, INC.., a Nevada corporation, and LUMEA
STAFFING OF IL, INC., an Illinois corporation, and must be paid
to c/o Porter Capital Corporation, P. O. Box 12105, Birmingham, AL
35202.”
Such
instructions shall not be rescinded or modified without Porter
Capital's prior written consent. If, despite such instructions, the
Company shall receive any payments with respect to any Accounts
Receivable purchased by Porter Capital, it shall receive such
payments in trust for the benefit of Porter Capital, shall
segregate such payments from its other funds, and shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Porter Capital, in the same form as so
received with all necessary endorsements, all such payments
received as soon as practicable, but in no event later than two
business days after the receipt thereof by the Company. If the
Company fails to turn over to Porter Capital any checks or other
form of payment received by it, or in the event the Company
deposits any such checks or payments into its own account, the
Company must deliver to Porter Capital either the payment in the
identical form received or the cash equivalent of the amount of the
Misdirected Payment within two (2) business days. If the Company
fails to deliver such value within said two (2) business days or if
the Company shall present any invoice to Porter Capital for an
advance against which merchandise has not been shipped, services
have not been rendered or work performed (an “Invalid
Invoice”), this shall be an event of default of this
contract, and in addition, as the exact costs to Porter Capital of
such actions by the Company are difficult if not impossible to
calculate, the Company shall pay to Porter Capital the entire
invoice amount at once plus liquidated damages equal to twenty-five
percent of the amount so deposited or the Invalid Invoice amount
submitted to Porter Capital.
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9.2
Porter Capital shall have the full power and authority to collect
each Account Receivable, through legal action or otherwise, and
may, in its sole discretion, settle, compromise, or assign (in
whole or in part) the claim for any of the Accounts Receivable, or
otherwise exercise any other right now existing or hereafter
arising with respect to any of the Accounts Receivable, if such
action will facilitate collection. The amount of any reduction
resulting from any such settlement, compromise, assignment or other
collection action shall reduce the balance otherwise due to the
Company hereunder. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Porter
Capital shall have the sole and exclusive right to commence legal
action to collect any Account Receivable. To allow an interval for
checks to clear the federal banking system, Porter Capital shall
have the right to extend constructive receipt of payments that
Porter Capital receives on behalf of the Company by three business
days for in state checks received and by five business days for out
of state checks received.
9.3
Should Company receive and deposit or otherwise convert into cash
any payment from any account debtor when such payment was due
Porter Capital, and because the damage to Porter Capital cannot be
quantified, the Company may be held liable to Porter Capital as
liquidated damages for three times the amount of such converted
payment or five thousand dollars, whichever is the larger amount
(the “Misdirected Payment Fee”). The enforcement or
non-enforcement of these damages shall not be considered a waiver
of any remedy or default, nor shall it be construed a precedent for
future discretionary actions available to Porter
Capital.
9.4
If Porter Capital shall agree that certain Account Debtors'
invoices be eligible for financing between the thirty-first and
sixtieth days beyond their net-thirty due date (i. e., during the
period from sixty to ninety days after their origination date),
then these invoices shall be deemed "Special Risk," and a further
charge of one and one-half percent for each fifteen-day period in
which each of these invoices is outstanding will be collected by
Porter Capital, but ninety days after the origination date these
Special Risk invoices shall be deemed a Customer Dispute and shall
be charged back to the Company's account.
10.
Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification. The
Company will (a) pay or reimburse Porter Capital for all of Porter
Capital's out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the preparation and execution of, and any amendment,
supplement or modification to, the Transaction Documents and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of
counsel to Porter Capital, (b) pay or reimburse Porter Capital for
all its costs and expenses incurred with the enforcement or
preservation of any rights under the Transaction Documents, and the
verification of the Accounts Receivable and the credit worthiness
of the Customers, including without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel to Porter Capital; (c) pay, indemnify, and
hold Porter Capital harmless from, any and all recording and filing
fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting
from, any delay in paying any stamp, excise, and other taxes, if
any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection
with the execution and delivery of, or consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or
modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of,
the Transaction Documents; (d)pay for monthly statements at $0.73
each plus all postage expended by Porter Capital to mail invoices
and otherwise collect the accounts; (e) pay a processing and
administration fee as defined in Exhibit “B” Attached
hereto and made a part thereof; (f) pay for field examinations at
the rate of eight hundred fifty dollars per person per day plus
expenses; (g) pay, indemnify and hold Porter Capital harmless from
and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses,
potential losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever,
whether threatened, pending or determined (including attorney's
fees and court costs now or hereafter arising from this Agreement
or any activities of the Company (referred to as the "indemnified
liabilities"); provided that the Company shall have no obligation
hereunder to Porter Capital with respect to indemnified liabilities
arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Porter
Capital. The covenants of this paragraph shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
11.
Term.
11.1 This
Agreement shall be effective for a period commencing on the date
hereof and continuing until the close of business on the first
anniversary of the date hereof (the "Initial Term"). This Agreement
shall be deemed to be automatically renewed for an additional term
of two year at the expiration of the Initial Term, and thereafter
to be automatically renewed for succeeding two-year terms at the
end of the first and each succeeding renewal term, unless the
Company shall deliver written notice of cancellation to Porter
Capital not earlier than ninety days and not later than sixty days
prior to the expiration date of the Initial Term or any succeeding
renewal term. No such termination shall terminate or otherwise
affect Company's obligations hereunder incurred or accrued prior to
such termination.
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11.2 The
Company shall pay Porter Capital an application and due diligence
fee in the amount of $0.00 on the first day of each term hereunder,
which amount, at the option of Porter Capital, may be deducted from
any amounts otherwise due from Porter Capital to the
Company.
11.3 The
representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the
remedies of Porter Capital for a breach of such representations,
warranties and/or covenants, shall survive the termination of this
Agreement, and such termination shall not effect the rights of
Porter Capital to enforce its remedies under the Transaction
Documents against the Company or against any collateral after a
default by the Company. Upon termination, the Company shall remain
fully responsible to Porter Capital for any Purchased Receivables
purchased prior to such termination. Additionally, Porter Capital
shall maintain its security interest in the Property (as
hereinafter defined) of the Company until all of its Obligations
(as hereinafter defined) to Porter Capital have been paid in full.
Both parties agree that they will sign mutual releases on the
termination of this agreement and the satisfaction of all debt and
obligations by the Company to Porter Capital; and that providing
the debt and all obligations to Porter have been paid in full,
Porter will promptly sign a UCC-3 termination statement for the
Company’s use.
12.
Facility Fee; Credits.
12.1 The
rebates set forth in the rebate schedule attached hereto have been
established after negotiations between the Company and Porter
Capital on the assumption that the Company will tender to Porter
Capital for purchase hereunder acceptable Accounts Receivable
averaging at least four million dollars a month (the "Base Purchase
Amount") during the Initial Term and each renewal term.
12.2 In further
consideration of Porter Capital's undertakings in this Agreement,
the Company shall pay to Porter Capital a fee in an amount equal to
three percent of the Base Purchase Amount (the "Facility Fee") as
of the termination date of the Initial Term and of each renewal
term, but the amount thereof shall be reduced by the total fees
paid by the Company to Porter Capital in each term.
13.
Disputed Accounts Receivable, Re-Purchase,
etc.
13.1
Non-Recourse. Porter Capital shall not have any recourse
against Company for unpaid Accounts Receivable, if the reason for
non-payment is related to a Customer's Credit Problem, except under
the following circumstances, where Porter Capital will have
immediate recourse against the Company:
13.1.1 if
Company mails invoices on Accounts Receivable directly to a
Customer;
13.1.2 if
Company breaches any warranties, representations, or promises in
this Agreement;
13.1.3 if
Company has contributed to or aggravated Customer's credit
problem;
13.1.4 if
Company and Customer are involved in a Customer Dispute of any
kind, regardless of its validity; or
13.1.5 if
Customer asserts a claim of loss or potential loss or offset of any
kind against Company.
13.2 Notice of
Dispute. Company agrees to immediately notify Porter Capital of any
Customer Dispute between Company and any of its
Customers.
13.3
Re-purchase of Disputed Purchased Receivable. Company shall
immediately pay to Porter Capital the full amount of any Purchased
Receivable subject to a Customer Dispute of any kind, whether or
not the same is valid or with merit. If Company fails to fully
settle any Customer Dispute within thirty (30) days, Porter Capital
may, in addition to any other remedy it may have under this
Agreement, charge or sell back the Purchased Receivable to the
Company. Invoices unpaid after ninety days from any Customer
without a Credit Problem shall be deemed to be the subject of a
Customer Dispute. Porter Capital may, at its sole discretion,
require Customer to repurchase an account deemed the subject of a
Customer Dispute. The repurchase of an Acceptable Account shall not
constitute a reassignment of such Account, and the security
interest therein shall remain in Porter Capital until expressly
released. If after the Company repurchases Purchased Receivables,
whether subject to a Customer Dispute or unpaid after ninety days,
a payments for the Purchased Receivables are received by the
Company, the Company shall immediately deliver the payments to the
Lockbox Account.
14.
Warranties By Company. As an inducement to and as a
condition of Porter Capital's willingness to enter into this
Agreement, and with full knowledge that the truth and accuracy of
the warranties in this Agreement are being relied upon by Porter
Capital, Company warrants as follows:
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14.1 By its
execution of each Invoice Schedule with respect to Accounts
Receivable or acceptance of the Purchase Price with respect to a
Purchased Receivable that:
14.1.1 The
Company is the sole owner of such Purchased Receivable and such
Purchased Receivable has not been previously assigned or encumbered
in any manner; the Company has the full power and authority to sell
such Purchased Receivable and its sale to Porter Capital has been
duly authorized;
14.1.2 The
goods or services listed or referred to in the Purchased Receivable
have been shipped or rendered to the Customer, and the prices and
terms of shipment set forth therein conform in all material
respects to the terms of any related purchase order or agreement
with the Customer;
14.1.3 The
invoice representing the Purchased Receivable correctly sets forth
the full purchase price of the goods and services covered thereby,
and such amount, less only the applicable trade discounts and
allowances stated therein, if any, is due and owing from the
Customer, subject to no set-offs, deductions, disputes,
contingencies or counterclaims against the Company or the invoice,
and payment thereof is not contingent upon fulfillment of any
obligation other than delivery of the goods or services referred to
in such invoice; and Company represents that its invoices do not
represent a delivery of merchandise or services upon consignment,
guaranteed sale, or similar term.
14.2 Company is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
in which it is incorporated and is properly licensed and authorized
to operate the business it conducts under its corporate name or any
trade name of and is authorized to do business in every
jurisdiction in which it conducts business. By reason of this
Agreement the Company is conducting business in the State of
Alabama.
14.3 Each
Customer's business is solvent to best of Company's information and
knowledge.
14.4 Company
is, or will be at the time of the purchase by Porter Capital, the
lawful owner of and have good and undisputed title to the Purchased
Receivables.
14.5 Company
does not own, control or exercise dominion over, in any way
whatsoever, the business of any account-debtor/Customer whose
Accounts Receivable are to be purchased by Porter Capital and shall
not change or modify the terms of any Account Receivable with any
Customer unless Porter Capital first consents to such change in
writing. By way of example only, Company shall not extend a
Customer's credit beyond thirty (30) days without Porter Capital's
prior written consent.
14.6 All
financial records, statements, books or other documents of Company
furnished to Porter Capital for review at any time, either before
or after the signing of this Agreement, are true and accurate.
Company has no outstanding state, federal, or local tax
liabilities, and has filed all tax returns or other documents as
required by law.
14.7 Company
will not, under any circumstances or in any manner whatsoever,
interfere with any of Porter Capital's rights under this Agreement
or misdirect any purchase as defined in the attached Exhibit
“G”.
14.8 Company
shall not factor, finance, give a security interest or sell any of
its Accounts Receivable or any of its property, fixtures or
inventory to any person or entity other than Porter Capital during
the term of this Agreement, nor shall any Accounts Receivable to be
purchased under this Agreement be previously sold, pledged or
encumbered by Company or any other person or entity in any manner
whatsoever.
14.9 Company
shall not permit the placement of any lien, security interest, or
encumbrance on its fixtures, inventory, or other personal property
and chattels except with the prior written consent of Porter
Capital and shall maintain its property, inventory, and fixtures in
good order and in an operating state, condition, and
repair.
Upon the
breach of any of the warranties above, the Company will immediately
pay to Porter Capital the entire unpaid balance of the Purchased
Receivables purchased pursuant to this Agreement and any other
Obligations of the Company to Porter Capital.
15.
Security Interest. To secure the payment of any sums
which have or may become due by the Company to Porter Capital under
this Agreement and also to secure any other indebtedness or
liability of the Company to Porter Capital, direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, including all future advances or loans which may
be made at the option of Porter Capital to the Company (hereinafter
referred to as "Obligations"), Company hereby grants, conveys and
mortgages to Porter Capital the Property as defined in the Security
Agreement.
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16.
Financing Statements and Security Agreement. The
Company and/or its principals shall execute such security
agreements as Porter Capital may reasonably request to perfect the
security interest granted hereunder, including but not limited to
the Security Agreement, (a true copy of which is annexed hereto,
made a part hereof and is marked Exhibit "D"), Corporate
Resolutions (a true copy of which is annexed hereto, made a part
hereof and is marked Exhibit "E"; the Performance Covenant and
Waiver (a true copy of which is annexed hereto, made a part hereof
and is marked Exhibit "F"). the Misdirected Payment Agreement (a
true copy of which is annexed hereto, made a part hereof and is
marked Exhibit “G”), and a Tax Form 8821 (a true copy
of which is annexed hereto, made a part hereof and is marked
Exhibit “H”) listing Porter Capital Corporation as
Appointee for the purpose of notification of delinquent payroll
tax, corporate tax or unemployment tax. The Company hereby
authorizes Porter Capital or its agents or assigns to sign and
execute on its behalf, any and all necessary forms to perfect the
security interest granted hereunder. Further, the Company and/or
its principals grant The Porter Capital Group, consisting of Porter
Capital Corporation, Porter Bridge Loan Company and Capital
Partners Leasing, permission to use their experience/story for its
marketing endeavors.
17.
Financial Records. During the term of this Agreement,
Company agrees to provide Porter Capital with such financial
statements and records and such other information as may be
reasonably requested by Porter Capital from time to time, and each
quarter, within forty-five days following the end of the respective
quarter, shall furnish an updated customer list with customer
names, contact names, addresses, and phone numbers, as well as a
complete and current payables-aging report.
18.
Notice of Levy. Company shall promptly notify Porter
Capital of any attachment or any other legal process levied against
Company or any of Company's Customers. Company's failure to do so
shall be a material default hereunder.
19.
No Pledge. Company shall not, at any time during the
term of this Agreement, pledge the credit of Porter Capital to any
person or business for any purpose whatsoever.
20.
Book Entry. Company shall, immediately upon the sale
of an Account Receivable to Porter Capital, make proper entries on
its books and records disclosing the absolute sale and assignment
of such Account to Porter Capital.
21.
Misdirected Payments. All remittances received by the
Company on any Account sold to Porter Capital shall be held by the
Company in trust as a fiduciary for Porter Capital, separate and
apart from the Company’s own properties and funds.
Notwithstanding that the Company has agreed to pay the Misdirected
Payment Fee, the Company shall, on the next banking day following
the date of receipt of the Misdirected Payment, deliver to Porter
Capital either the payment in the identical form received or the
cash equivalent of the amount of the Misdirected Payment. In the
event any goods shall be returned to, reclaimed, or repossessed by
the Company, such goods shall be held by the Company in trust as a
fiduciary for Porter Capital, separate and apart from the
Company’s own property and subject to Porter Capital’s
direction and control.
22.
Attorney’s Fees. The Company agrees to
reimburse Porter Capital on demand for the following:
(a) the
actual amount of all fees, costs, and expenses, including but not
limited to attorneys’ fees, which Porter Capital may incur in
any action to enforce this Agreement or any related transaction, or
in connection with any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding commenced by or against the Company, (including but not
limited to any complaint to determine non-dischargeablility of the
guarantor’s obligations); and
(b) the
actual fees, expenses, and costs, including but not limited to
photocopying (which, if performed by Porter Capital’s
employees, shall be at a rate of $.25/page), travel, expert witness
fees, attorneys’ fees, and all other fees, costs, and
expenses incurred in complying with any subpoena or other legal
process attendant to any litigation in which the Company is a
party.
23.
Power of
Attorney. Company irrevocably appoints Porter Capital, or
any person designated by Porter Capital, its special
attorney-in-fact, or agent, with power to: (1) strike out Company's
address on all invoices or statements of account mailed to
Customers and substitute Porter Capital's address; (2) receive and
open all mail addressed to Company or to Company's trade name via
Porter Capital address; (3) endorse the name of Company or
Company's trade name on any checks or other evidences of payment,
invoices or other documents that may come into the possession of
Porter Capital on Accounts Receivable or on which Porter Capital
holds a security interest; (4) in Company's name, or otherwise,
demand, sue for, collect, and subject to Company's prior written
approval, compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, or
proceedings and give releases for any and all monies due or to
become due; (5) do any and all things reasonably necessary and
proper to carry out the purpose intended by this Agreement. The
authority granted Porter Capital shall remain in full force and
effect until all Accounts Receivable sold and/or assigned to Porter
Capital have been paid in full.
COMMERCIAL
FINANCING AGREEMENT
24.
Default. Any one or more
of the following shall constitute a default hereunder (a "Default")
provided same is not cured by the Company within fifteen (15) days
after receipt of written notice from Porter Capital:
24.1 Company's
failure to pay any indebtedness or Obligations (including legal
fees and expenses) to Porter Capital when due;
24.2 Company's
breach of any term, provision, warranty, or representation under
this Agreement, or under any other agreement or contract between
Company and Porter Capital, or Obligation of Company to Porter
Capital;
24.3 Porter
Capital shall reasonably believe that Company is failing to tender
all of its Accounts Receivable to Porter Capital for purchase; or
the Company shall have failed to tender Accounts Receivable
aggregating at least twenty percent of the Annual Base Purchase
Amount during any Calendar Quarter; of the Company shall have
failed to tender Accounts Receivable to Porter Capital for purchase
for a period of fifteen or more consecutive business
days;
24.4 The
Company shall instruct any Customer to mail or deliver payment on
Accounts Receivable to the Company or to any person other than
Porter Capital;
24.5 The
appointment of any receiver or trustee for all or a substantial
portion of the assets of Company, the filing of a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors by Company or a
voluntary or involuntary filing under any bankruptcy or
similar law which is not dismissed with prejudice within 60
days;
24.6 The
issuance of any levies of attachment, execution, tax assessments,
or similar process against the Accounts Receivable which is not
released within ten days;
24.7 If any
financial statements, profits-and-loss statements, borrowing
certificates or schedules, or other statements furnished by Company
to Porter Capital prove false or incorrect in any material
respect.
24.8
Failure of the Company to pay all taxes to every government agency
in a timely manner.
24.9
Notwithstanding the fifteen (15) day notice period set forth above,
the failure of the Company to timely deliver to Porter Capital any
Misdirected Payment remittance received by the Company on a
Purchased Account within two (2) business days;
24.10
Insolvency, bankruptcy, or dissolution of the Company or a
guarantor of any of the Transaction Documents.
24.11 Failure
of the Company to maintain the financial covenants and comply with
the covenants set forth in Exhibit “B”;
24.12
Notwithstanding the fifteen (15) day notice period set forth above,
failure of the Company to cure a Default under the Misdirected
Payment Agreement, the Performance Covenant or a Validity Guaranty
within three (3) days after receipt of written notice from Porter
Capital;
25.
Remedies Upon Default. In the event of any default
Porter Capital shall have the following cumulative rights and
remedies:
25.1
Declare any Obligations (including any sums still due and owing
under any Purchased Receivable) immediately due and
payable;
25.2 Enforce
the security interest given hereunder;
25.3 Require
Company to assemble any Collateral secured hereunder and the
records pertaining
thereto and
make them available to Porter Capital at a place designated by
Porter Capital;
25.4 Enter
the premises of Company and take possession of any Collateral not
then in its possession
and of the
records pertaining thereto and any other collateral;
25.5
Grant extensions, compromise claims, and settle Accounts Receivable
for less than face value, all without prior notice to
Company;
25.6
Use, in connection with any assembly or disposition of the
collateral, any trademark, trade name, trade style, copyright,
patent right, or technical process used or utilized by Company;
and
25.7 Return
any surplus realized and hold Company liable for any
deficiency.
25.8
Interest shall accrue on any outstanding Obligations (including
unpaid legal fees and expenses) at the rate of two percent per
month;
25.9 The
Company shall pay to Porter Capital as liquidated damages, an
amount of ten percent of the outstanding balance, including unpaid
interest, on any outstanding Obligations; 25.10 Any and all other
remedies allowed at law or under the Alabama Commercial
Code.
COMMERCIAL
FINANCING AGREEMENT
26.
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns of both Company and Porter
Capital.
27.
Cumulative Rights. All rights, remedies, and powers
granted to Porter Capital in this Agreement, or in any note or
other Agreement given by Company to Porter Capital, are cumulative
and may be exercised singularly or concurrently with such other
rights as Porter Capital may have. These rights may be exercised
from time to time as to all or any part of the pledged collateral
as Porter Capital in its discretion may determine.
28.
Written Waiver. Porter Capital shall not be deemed to
have waived any right or remedy it may have hereunder unless such
waiver is in writing and signed by Porter Capital. A waiver by
Porter Capital of a right or remedy under this Agreement on one
occasion shall not be deemed a waiver of a right or remedy on any
subsequent occasion.
29.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
29.1 This
Agreement is, and shall be deemed to be, a contract entered into
under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Alabama and shall be
in all respects governed, construed, applied and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama. No defense given
or allowed by the laws of any other state or country shall be
interposed in any action or proceeding hereon unless such defense
is also given or allowed by the laws of the State of Alabama. The
parties agree that Alabama bears a reasonable relationship to this
transaction.
29.2 The
parties hereto agree to submit to personal jurisdiction and
acknowledge they are doing business in the State of Alabama in any
action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement and, in
furtherance of such agreement, they hereby agree and consent that
without limiting other methods of obtaining jurisdiction, that
personal jurisdiction in any such action or proceeding may be
obtained within or without the jurisdiction of any court located in
Alabama and that any process or notice or motion or other
application to any such court in connection with any such action or
proceeding may be served by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to or by personal service at their last known
address whether such address be within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. In the event of litigation between Porter
Capital and the Company, the Company agrees that any requirement
for a bond, be it for any order or other action in court, shall not
exceed two hundred and fifty dollars.
30.
Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be declared illegal or contrary to law, it is
agreed that such provision shall be disregarded and this Agreement
shall continue in force as though such provisions had not been
incorporated herein. If a law, which applies to this Agreement and
which sets maximum loan charges, is finally interpreted so that the
fees and commissions charged by Porter Capital to Company or other
charges collected or to be collected in connection with this
Agreement exceed the permitted limits under any applicable law or
statute, then: (i) any such fee or commission shall be reduced by
the amount necessary to reduce the charges to the permitted limit;
and (ii) any sums already collected from the Company which exceed
permitted limits will be applied and shall be deemed to have been
payments in reduction of the obligations hereunder.
31.
Further Instruments. Company agree that, upon request
from time to time of Porter Capital, it will, at its expense,
execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional instruments
and further assurances and will do or cause to be done all such
further acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to fully
establish, confirm or perfect from time to time the security
interest of Porter Capital in the Collateral and to fully
establish, confirm or perfect from time to time the intention of
this Agreement.
32.
No Jury Trial. The Company hereby ir
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evocably and
unconditionally waives, and Porter Capital by its acceptance of
this Agreement irrevocably and unconditionally waives, any and all
right to trial by jury in any action, suit or counterclaim arising
in connection with, out of or otherwise relating to this
Agreement.
33.
Entire Agreement. This instrument contains the entire
Agreement between the parties. Any addendum or modification hereto
must be signed by both parties in order to have any force or
effect.
34.
Notices. All notices, demands or requests
(collectively, "Notice") made pursuant to, under or by virtue of
this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the party or parties
to whom or to which such Notice is being sent, by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, reputable overnight
courier or delivered by hand with receipt acknowledged in writing
to the addresses first hereinabove set forth. All notices shall be
deemed given as follows: (a) if by hand, immediately upon delivery
along with said receipt evidencing such by hand delivery; (b) if
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid on the fifth (5th) business day after mailing; if by
nationally recognized overnight courier or any other overnight
delivery service, on the first business day after dispatch. All
notices may be given either by a party or such party's
attorneys.
COMMERCIAL
FINANCING AGREEMENT
35.
Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective
only upon its execution by a duly authorized officer of Porter
Capital.
36.
Duplicate Originals. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of duplicate originals and each such duplicate
original shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same
instrument.
37.
Headings, Etc. The headings, titles and captions of
various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting,
in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions
hereof.
COMMERCIAL
FINANCING AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first
above written.
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DBA LUMEA
STAFFING OF CA, INC., LUMEA STAFFING, INC. AND LUMEA STAFFING OF
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DBA LUMEA
STAFFING OF CA, INC., LUMEA STAFFING, INC. AND LUMEA STAFFING OF
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Marshall
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