Exhibit 10.1
COMMERCIAL LOAN
AGREEMENT
THIS COMMERCIAL
LOAN AGREEMENT, together with the Schedules
hereto , (collectively, the “Agreement”), is
made as of the 30 th
day of
March, 2007, by and between MICRONETICS, INC., a Delaware
corporation with an executive office at 26 Hampshire Drive, Hudson,
New Hampshire 03051 (the “Borrower”);
MICROWAVE & VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC., a Connecticut corporation
with an executive office at 160B Shelton Road, Monroe, Connecticut
06468, ENON MICROWAVE, INC., MICROWAVE CONCEPTS, INC., and STEALTH
MICROWAVE, INC., each a Delaware corporation, and all with an
executive office at 26 Hampshire Drive, Hudson, New Hampshire 03051
(individually, a “Guarantor”, and collectively, the
“Guarantors”); and CITIZENS BANK NEW HAMPSHIRE, a
guaranty savings bank chartered under the laws of the State of New
Hampshire with a place of business at 875 Elm Street, Manchester,
New Hampshire 03101 (the “Bank”).
PREAMBLE:
The Bank has agreed, at the
Borrower’s and Guarantors’ request, to extend to the
Borrower certain credit facilities which shall consist of a
revolving line of credit loan in the principal amount of up to
$5,000,000 (the “Revolving Line of Credit Loan”) and a
term loan in the principal amount of $6,500,000 (the “Term
Loan”, which together with the Revolving Line of Credit Loan,
and any other loans or credit facilities extended to Borrower by
Bank under this Agreement are, individually, a “Loan”
and, collectively, the “Loans”). All of the Loans,
together with any and all other debts, liabilities and obligations
of Borrower to the Bank; any and all obligations arising under any
foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swap, cap, floor or
hedging agreements, or similar agreements of Borrower with the Bank
or any affiliate of the Bank; any and all obligations of the
Borrower to the Bank arising under any credit cards issued by the
Bank to the Borrower; any and all obligations of the Borrower to
the Bank arising out of or in connection with any Automated
Clearing House (“ACH”) Agreements relating to the
processing of ACH transactions’ and any and all fees,
expenses, charges and other amounts owing by or chargeable to the
Borrower under all such contracts, agreements, and credit cards,
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now existing or
hereafter arising, are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred
to as the “Obligations”. Each Loan is or shall be
evidenced by a promissory note (individually, a “Note”
and collectively, the “Notes”) and secured by security
interests in all of the properties and assets of the Borrower and
the Guarantors pursuant to one or more security agreements of near
or even date between Borrower, Guarantors, and the Bank
(collectively, the “Security Agreement”).
In connection with the Loans and
other Obligations, the Borrower and the Guarantors may execute
certain other documents, assignments, certificates and agreements,
all of which are, together with this Agreement, Notes, the Security
Agreement, and as all of the same may be hereafter amended,
modified, revised, renewed, restated, extended, or replaced,
sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Loan
Documents” and individually as a “Loan Document”.
Each Loan, whether now existing or hereafter arising, is made upon
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Note
evidencing such Loan, the Security Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, and this Agreement.
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The terms, conditions,
representations, warranties, and covenants set forth in this
Agreement are in addition to, and not in limitation of, the terms,
conditions, representations, warranties, and covenants set forth in
the other Loan Documents. In the event of any conflict between the
terms, conditions, representations, warranties, and covenants
contained in this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents,
the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, or covenants
set forth herein shall control. Capitalized terms not defined
within the text of this Agreement are defined in Schedule A
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
IN CONSIDERATION OF
the Loans made or to be made by Bank
to the Borrower, and of all other Obligations of the Borrower to
the Bank, Borrower, Guarantors, and Bank hereby agree as
follows:
I. REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
LOAN. The Revolving Line
of Credit Loan shall be made available by the Bank to the Borrower
pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and all advances and readvances thereunder shall be
evidenced by the Borrower’s revolving credit note of even
date in the principal amount of $5,000,000 (as such Note may be
amended, restated or replaced, the “Revolving Credit
Note”).
A. Revolver Expiration Date .
Pending an Event of Default, the Bank shall extend the Revolving
Line of Credit Loan to Borrower for the period from the date hereof
through and until March 30, 2010 (the “Revolver
Expiration Date”). THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL, ACCRUED INTEREST AND OTHER CHARGES PAYABLE UNDER THE
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE BY BORROWER
ON THE REVOLVER EXPIRATION DATE. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE BANK HAS NO OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT TO RENEW THE
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN ON THE REVOLVER EXPIRATION
DATE.
B. Maximum Available Amount .
The maximum amount available to the Borrower from time to time
under the Revolving Line of Credit Loan (the “Maximum
Available Amount”) shall be $5,000,000.
C. Advances . The Revolving
Line of Credit Loan shall be disbursed, advanced, readvanced, and
repaid as provided in this Agreement and in accordance with the
Bank’s customary loan account management procedures. The Bank
shall be under no obligation to make any advance (automatic or
otherwise) at any time or times during which a Default or an Event
of Default has occurred or exists under this Agreement or the Loan
Documents. At the time of each advance and readvance under the
Revolving Line of Credit Loan (each such advance or readvance an
“Advance” or “Revolving Credit Advance”),
the Borrower shall immediately become indebted to the Bank for the
amount thereof. Each such Advance or readvance may be credited by
the Bank to any operating account of Borrower with the Bank, or be
paid to Borrower.
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D. Interest . Borrower shall
pay interest on the outstanding principal balance under the
Revolving Line of Credit Loan in accordance with the provisions of
Section III below and the Revolving Credit Note.
E. Purposes. Borrower shall
use proceeds of the Revolving Line of Credit Loan solely for
purposes of funding working capital and capital expenditures of
Borrower in the ordinary course of business and funding Permitted
Acquisitions.
II. TERM LOAN.
The Term Loan in the principal
amount of $6,500,000 shall be made by the Bank to the Borrower upon
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Term Note
evidencing the Term Loan of even date in the principal amount of
$6,500,000 (as such Note may be amended, restated or replaced, the
“Term Note”), the other Loan Documents and this
Agreement. Proceeds of the Term Loan shall be used by Borrower
solely for purposes of refinancing existing indebtedness of
Borrower with TD Banknorth and general corporate purposes of the
Borrower. The Term Loan shall be repaid as set forth in the Term
Note and this Agreement. Borrower shall pay interest on the
outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan in accordance with
the provisions of Section III below and the Term Note.
III. INTEREST, LATE CHARGES, AND
PREPAYMENT PROVISIONS. The following provisions shall apply to the
Revolving Line of Credit Loan and the Term Loan:
A. Certain Definitions Relating
To Interest Rates .
1. Advance . The term
“Advance” means either a LIBOR Advance or Prime Rate
Advance, as the case may be.
2. Applicable Margin . The
term “Applicable Margin” means the annual percentage
rate to be added to LIBOR to determine the LIBOR Rate under this
Agreement. Initially, the Applicable Margin shall be 1.80% per
annum. The Applicable Margin will be adjusted (up or down) on a
quarterly basis as determined by Borrower’s Total Funded Debt
to EBITDA ratio. Adjustments in the Applicable Margin will be
determined by reference to the following grid:
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If Total Funded Debt to EBITDA
Ratio is:
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Then Applicable Margin
is:
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Greater than or
equal to 1.75
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2.25%
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Greater than
1.0 but less than 1.75
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1.80%
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Less than or
equal to 1.0
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1.50%
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Within forty-five (45) days of
the end of each Fiscal Quarter of Borrower (provided that Borrower
shall have ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal
Year), Borrower shall (a) deliver to BANK its Financial
Statements covering such Fiscal Quarter (which shall be management
prepared financial statements for purposes hereof),
(b) deliver to BANK the quarterly financial covenant
compliance certificate of Borrower, and (c) certify to Bank
the then Total Funded Debt to EBITDA ratio of Borrower and
Borrower's determination of Applicable Margin therefrom on such
form as the Bank may from time to time specify. Borrower shall
also
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provide to the Bank
such other reasonable information as Bank may request of Borrower
to verify its determination of the Applicable Margin. As of the
tenth (10 th
) Business Day
after the Borrower's delivery of all of the above-referenced items
to the Bank, the Bank shall notify Borrower of its determination of
the Applicable Margin. The new Applicable Margin as so determined
by the BANK shall be effective as to all then outstanding LIBOR
Advances and all new LIBOR Advances thereafter made, and such new
Applicable Margin shall remain in effect through the next date upon
which the determination of a new Applicable Margin becomes
effective in accordance with the above provisions. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon any Event of Default, the Applicable Margin
shall be 2.25%.
3. Authorized Representative
. The term “Authorized Representative” shall mean the
President, Controller or Chief Financial Officer of
Borrower.
4. Banking Day . The term
“Banking Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or day which shall be in the State of New Hampshire a legal
holiday or day on which banking institutions are required or
authorized to close.
5. Business Day;
Same Calendar Month . The term “Business Day” means
any Banking Day and, with respect to determining or selecting the
LIBOR Rate, any London Banking Day. If any day on which a payment
is due is not a Business Day, then the payment shall be due on the
next day following which is a Business Day, unless, with respect to
a LIBOR Advance, the effect would be to make the payment due in the
next calendar month, in which event such payment shall be due on
the next preceding day which is a Business Day. Further, if there
is no corresponding day for a payment in the given calendar month
(i.e., there is no “February 30 th
”), the
payment shall be due on the last Business Day of the calendar
month.
6. Dollars . The term
“Dollars” or “$” means lawful money of the
United States.
7. Interest
Payment Date . The term “Interest Payment Date”
means (a) as to any Prime Rate Advance, the first Business Day
of each January, April, July, and October while such Advance is
outstanding, (b) as to any LIBOR Advance, the last day of the
applicable LIBOR Period, provided that if the applicable
Interest Period exceeds three (3) months, the Interest Payment
date shall be the last day of each third (3
rd
) month of
such Interest Period; provided further , that, in addition
to the foregoing, each of (x) the date upon which all
commitments to make Advances under the Revolving Line of Credit
Loan have been terminated and the Loans have been paid in full and
(y) the date of Maturity applicable to a particular Loan shall
be deemed to be an Interest Payment Date with respect to any
interest which is then accrued respecting such Loans.
8. Interest Period
.
(A) The term “Interest
Period” means with respect to each LIBOR Advance a period of
one (1), two (2), three (3), or (6) consecutive months, in
each case subject to availability, as selected, or deemed selected,
by Borrower at least three (3) Business Days prior to an
Advance, or if an Advance is already outstanding, at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the end of the current Interest
Period. Each such Interest Period shall commence on the Business
Day so
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selected, or deemed
selected, by Borrower and shall end on the numerically
corresponding day in the first, second, third or sixth month
thereafter, as applicable. Provided , however :
(i) if there is no such numerically corresponding day (i.e.,
there is no “February 30 th
”), such
Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the
applicable month, (ii) if the last day of such an Interest
Period would otherwise occur on a day which is not a Business Day,
such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day; but (iii) if such extension would otherwise
cause such last day to occur in a new calendar month, then such
last day shall occur on the next preceding Business Day.
(B) The term “Interest
Period” shall mean with respect to each Prime Rate Advance
consecutive periods of one (1) day each.
(C) If the last day of an Interest
Period would otherwise occur on a day which is not a Business Day,
such last day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day, except as provided above in clause (A) relative to a
LIBOR Advance.
9. LIBOR . The term
“LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR Advance, the
interest rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the
nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point) equal to the
British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”),
as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source
providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as selected by the Bank from time
to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two
(2) London Banking Days before the commencement of the
applicable Interest Period, for U.S. Dollar deposits (for
delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term
equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available
at such time for any reason, then the rate for that Interest Period
will be determined by such alternate method as reasonably selected
by the Bank. In the event that the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System shall impose a Reserve Percentage (as
defined below) with respect to LIBOR deposits of the Bank, then for
any period during which such Reserve Percentage shall apply, LIBOR
shall be equal to the amount determined above divided by an amount
equal to 1 minus the Reserve Percentage. “Reserve
Percentage” shall mean the maximum aggregate reserve
requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other
reserves) which is imposed on member banks of the Federal Reserve
System against “Euro-currency Liabilities” as defined
in Regulation D (or any successor regulation).
10. LIBOR Advance . The term
“LIBOR Advance” means any principal outstanding under a
Loan which bears interest based on LIBOR.
11. LIBOR Rate . The term
“LIBOR Rate” means the per annum rate equal to LIBOR
plus the Applicable Margin.
12. London Banking Day . The
term “London Banking Day” means any day on which
dealings in deposits in Dollars are transacted in the London
interbank market.
13. Maturity . The term
“Maturity” means, (i) for the Revolving Line of
Credit Loan, the Revolver Expiration Date, (ii) for the Term
Loan, March 30, 2012, or (iii) for all Loans,
the
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maturity upon acceleration of the Loans, if the
Loans have been accelerated by Bank following the occurrence of an
Event of Default.
14. Prime Rate . The term
“Prime Rate” means the variable per annum rate of
interest so designated from time to time by Bank as its prime rate.
The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily
represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer.
Changes in the rate of interest resulting from changes in the Prime
Rate shall take place immediately without notice or demand of any
kind.
15. Prime Rate Advance . The
term “Prime Rate Advance” means any principal amount
outstanding under a Loan which bears interest based on the Prime
Rate.
B. Interest Rates and Late
Charges .
1. Applicable Interest Rates;
Payment . Advances and outstanding principal under the
Revolving Line of Credit Loan and Term Loan shall bear interest, as
selected by Borrower as herein provided, at either the Prime Rate
or LIBOR Rate. Interest on each Advance or Loan shall be due and
payable on each Interest Payment Date applicable to such Advance or
Loan.
2. Selection of Interest Rate
. Except as hereinafter provided, Borrower shall select through an
Authorized Representative, and thereafter may change the selection
of, the applicable interest rate, from the alternatives provided
herein, for a Loan by giving Bank a Notice of Rate Selection:
(i) prior to each Advance, (ii) prior to the end of each
Interest Period applicable to a LIBOR Advance or (iii) on any
Business Day on which Borrower desires to convert an outstanding
Prime Rate Advance to a LIBOR Advance. The selection of an interest
rate for a particular Advance or Loan shall be limited to those
rates specifically made available for such Advance or Loan pursuant
to this Agreement.
3. Notice . A “Notice
of Rate Selection” shall be a written notice, given by cable,
tested telex, telecopier (with authorized signature), or by
telephone if immediately confirmed by such a written notice, from
an Authorized Representative of Borrower which: (i) is
irrevocable; (ii) is received by Bank not later than 10:00
o'clock A.M. Eastern Time: (a) if a LIBOR Rate is selected, at
least three (3) Business Days prior to the first day of the
Interest Period to which such selection is to apply, or (b) if
the Prime Rate is selected, on the first day of the Interest Period
to which it applies; and (iii) as to each selected interest
rate option, sets forth the aggregate principal amount(s) to which
such interest rate option(s) shall apply and the Interest Period(s)
applicable to each LIBOR Advance.
4. If No Notice . If Borrower
fails to select an interest rate option in accordance with the
foregoing prior to a new Advance, or if a LIBOR Advance is selected
for a new Advance but is not available, such new Advance made shall
be deemed to be a Prime Rate Advance. On the other hand, if the
Borrower fails to convert an existing LIBOR Advance to a Prime Rate
Advance or to a LIBOR Advance with a different Interest Period at
least three (3) days prior to the last day of the applicable
Interest Period of an outstanding LIBOR Advance, on the last day of
the applicable Interest Period the outstanding principal amount of
the LIBOR Advance shall be renewed as a LIBOR Advance having an
Interest Period of the same duration.
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5. Telephonic Notice .
Without any way limiting Borrower's obligation to confirm in
writing any telephonic notice, Bank may act without liability upon
the basis of telephonic notice believed by Bank in good faith to be
from Borrower prior to receipt of written confirmation. In each
case Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute Bank's record of
the terms of such telephonic Notice of Rate Selection in the
absence of manifest error.
6. Limits On Options; Maximum
Number of LIBOR Advances . With respect to the Revolving Line
of Credit Loan, each LIBOR Advance shall be in a minimum amount of
$250,000, and in increments of $100,000 above such amount At no
time shall there be outstanding a total of more than five
(5) LIBOR Advances at any time under the Revolving Line of
Credit Loan. With respect to the Term Loan, Borrower may only
select the LIBOR Rate to apply to all of then outstanding principal
under the Term Loan and may only select an Interest Period of
ninety (90) days. Borrower shall not be entitled to select a
LIBOR Advance, and no LIBOR Advance shall be deemed selected, after
the occurrence of an Event of Default.
7. Extension of Interest Payment
Date . If any payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a
day which is not a Business Day, the due date of the payment will
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except as set
forth in the definition of Interest Period), and with respect to
payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the
then applicable rate during such extension.
8. Computation of Interest .
All computations of interest with respect to LIBOR Advances shall
be made by the Bank on the basis of a three hundred and sixty
(360) day year, in each case for the actual number of days
occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. All
computations of interest with respect to Prime Rate Advances shall
be made by the Bank on the basis of an actual three hundred and
sixty-five/sixty (365/366) day year, as the case may be. Each
determination by Bank of an interest rate hereunder shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error.
9. Default Rate . Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default (whether or not Bank has
accelerated payment of a Note), or upon demand (if a Note evidences
a demand obligation), or after maturity or after a judgment has
been rendered on a Note, Borrower’s right to select pricing
options shall cease and the unpaid principal of each Loan or
Advance shall, at the Bank’s option, bear interest at a rate
which is two percent (2%) per annum above the Prime Rate
(“Default Rate”).
10. Late Charges . Borrower
shall pay with respect to any Loan, upon billing therefor, a
“Late Charge” equal to five percent (5%) of the
amount of any payment of principal, other than principal due at
Maturity, interest, or both, which is not paid within ten
(10) days of the due date thereof. Late charges are:
(a) payable in addition to, and not in limitation of, the
Default Rate, (b) intended to compensate Bank for
administrative and processing costs incident to late payments,
(c) are not interest, and (d) shall not be subject to
refund or rebate or credited against any other amount
due.
C. Prepayment Provisions
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1. Mandatory Prepayments
.
(i) If at any time the outstanding
principal balance of the Revolving Line of Credit Loan exceeds the
Maximum Available Amount, Borrower shall immediately repay the
aggregate outstanding amount to the extent required to eliminate
such excess.
(ii) Immediately upon receipt by the
Borrower of the net proceeds resulting from any of (a) an
asset disposition (other than an asset disposition in the ordinary
course of business), (b) an insured loss of properties or
assets (provided that Borrower has not submitted to Bank a proposal
for use of such proceeds for the repair or replacement of the
assets subject to such loss and uses such proceeds within 180 days
of the receipt thereof to repair or replace such properties or
assets with equivalent properties or assets to be used in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s business), or (c) the
issuance by Borrower of its equity securities in an equity
financing, Borrower shall prepay the Loans within three
(3) Business Days of receipt of such net proceeds in an amount
equal to such net proceeds. For purpose of the foregoing,
“net proceeds” means the proceeds resulting from such
transaction or event described in clauses (a), (b) or
(c) less (A) commissions and other reasonable and
customary transaction costs, fees and expenses properly
attributable to such transaction and payable by Borrower in
connection therewith (in each case, paid to non-Affiliates),
(B) transfer taxes, (C) amounts payable to holders of
senior Liens (to the extent such Liens constitute Permitted
Encumbrances hereunder), if any, and (D) an appropriate
reserve for income taxes in accordance with GAAP in connection
therewith. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with
subsection C. 1. (iii) below.
(iii) Any prepayments made by
Borrower pursuant to subsection C. 1. (ii) above shall be
applied as follows: first , to fees and reimbursable
expenses of Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan
Documents; second , to interest then due and payable on the
Revolving Line of Credit Loan; third , to interest then due
and payable on the Term Loan; fourth , to the principal
balance of the Revolving Line of Credit Loan outstanding until the
same shall have been repaid in full and the Maximum Available
Amount shall be permanently reduced by the amount so prepaid; and
fifth , to the principal balance of the Term Loan
outstanding in reverse order of maturity until the same shall have
been repaid in full. Any partial prepayment of principal under the
Term Loan shall first be applied to any installment of principal
then due and then be applied to the principal due in the reverse
order of maturity, and no such partial prepayment shall relieve
Borrower of the obligation to pay each subsequent installment of
principal when due.
(iv) Nothing in this Section C. 1.
shall be construed to constitute Bank’s consent to any
transaction referred to in subsection C. 1. (ii) above which
is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents.
(v) In the event of any prepayment
pursuant to the Section C. 1. of any LIBOR Advance, Borrower shall
compensate Bank in accordance with the provisions of Sections C.
2., 3., and 4. below with respect to the prepayment of such LIBOR
Advance.
2. Voluntary Prepayment
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(i) Borrower may voluntarily prepay
a LIBOR Advance in whole or in part at any time, upon at least
three (3) Business Days' prior written notice to Bank (which
notice shall be irrevocable). In such event, Borrower shall pay to
Bank, upon request of Bank, such amounts as shall be sufficient (in
the reasonable opinion of Bank) to compensate it for any loss, cost
or expense incurred as a result of (i) any payment of a LIBOR
Advance on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period
for such Loan; (ii) any failure by Borrower to borrow a LIBOR
Advance on the date specified by Borrower’s written notice;
and (iii) any failure by Borrower to pay a LIBOR Advance on
the date for payment specified in Borrower’s written notice.
Without limiting the foregoing Borrower shall pay to Bank a Yield
Maintenance Fee determined as provided below respecting any
prepayment of a LIBOR Advance.
(ii) Borrower may voluntarily prepay
a Prime Rate Advance in whole or in part at any time without prior
written notice and without payment of a prepayment fee or
penalty.
3. Calculation of Yield
Maintenance Fee .
(i) The Yield Maintenance Fee shall
be calculated based on the remainder of the applicable Interest
Period all in accordance with the following: The current rate for
United States Treasury securities (bills on a discounted basis
shall be converted to a bond equivalent) with a maturity date
closest to the last day of the current Interest Period, shall be
subtracted from the applicable Revolving Rate in effect at the time
of prepayment. If the result is zero or a negative number, there
shall be no yield maintenance fee. If the result is a positive
number, then the resulting percentage shall be multiplied by the
amount of the principal balance being prepaid. The resulting amount
shall be divided by 360 and multiplied by the number of days
remaining in the Interest Period during which the prepayment is
made. Said amount shall be reduced to present value calculated by
using the above referenced United States Treasury securities rate
and the number of days remaining in the current Interest Period.
The resulting amount shall be the yield maintenance fee due to Bank
upon the prepayment of the LIBOR Advance. If Bank elects to declare
any Loan to be immediately due and payable, then the Yield
Maintenance Fee with respect to the outstanding LIBOR Advances
thereunder shall become due and payable in the same manner as
though Borrower had exercised such right of prepayment.
(ii) The Yield Maintenance Fee shall
be payable in respect of all prepayments of principal whether
mandatory, voluntary or involuntary including, without limitation,
prepayments made upon acceleration of the Loan, or application of
insurance or eminent domain proceeds.
4. Make Whole Provision .
Borrower shall pay to Bank, immediately upon request and
notwithstanding contrary provisions contained in any of the Loan
Documents, such amounts as shall, in the conclusive judgment of
Bank (in the absence of manifest error), compensate Bank for the
loss, cost or expense which it may reasonably incur as a result of
(i) any payment or prepayment, under any circumstances
whatsoever, whether mandatory, voluntary or involuntary, of all or
any portion of a LIBOR Advance on a date other than the last day of
the applicable Interest Period of a LIBOR Advance, (ii) the
conversion, for any reason whatsoever, whether
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mandatory, voluntary or involuntary, of any
LIBOR Advance to a Prime Rate Advance on a date other than the last
day of the applicable Interest Period, (iii) the failure of
all or a portion of a Loan Advance which was to have borne interest
at the LIBOR Rate pursuant to the request of Borrower to be made
under the Loan Agreement (except as a result of a failure by Bank
to fulfill Bank's obligations to fund), or (iv) the failure of
Borrower to borrow in accordance with any request submitted by it
for a LIBOR Advance. Such amounts payable by Borrower shall be
equal to any administrative costs actually incurred, plus any
amounts required to compensate for any loss, cost or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation or re-employment of deposits
or other funds acquired by Bank to fund or maintain a LIBOR Advance
plus, in any event, but without duplication, a Yield Maintenance
Fee.
D. Additional Provisions Related
to Interest Rate .
1. Increased Costs . If, due
to any one or more of: (i) the introduction of any applicable
law or regulation or any change (other than any change by way of
imposition or increase of reserve requirements already referred to
in the above definition of LIBOR) in the interpretation or
application by any authority charged with the interpretation or
application thereof of any law or regulation; or (ii) the
compliance with any guideline or request from any governmental
central bank or other (whether or not having the force of law),
there shall be an increase in the cost to Bank of agreeing to make
or making, funding or maintaining LIBOR Advances, including without
limitation changes which affect or would affect the amount of
capital or reserves required or expected to be maintained by Bank,
with respect to all or any portion of any Loan, or any corporation
controlling Bank, on account thereof, then Borrower from time to
time shall, upon written demand by Bank, pay Bank additional
amounts sufficient to indemnify Bank against the increased cost. A
certificate as to the amount of the increased cost and the reason
therefor submitted to Borrower by Bank, in the absence of manifest
error, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
2. Illegality .
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the
applicable Note, if the introduction of or change in or in the
interpretation of any law, treaty, statute, regulation or
interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central bank
or government authority shall assert by directive, guideline or
otherwise, that it is unlawful, for Bank to make or maintain LIBOR
Advances or to continue to fund or maintain the LIBOR Advances
then, on written notice thereof and demand by Bank to Borrower,
(a) the obligation of Bank to make LIBOR Advances and to
continue any LIBOR Advances shall terminate and (b) all
principal outstanding under any Note shall bear interest at the
Prime Rate.
3. Additional LIBOR
Conditions . The selection by Borrower of a LIBOR Rate and the
maintenance of LIBOR Advances at such rate shall be subject to the
following additional terms and conditions:
(i) Availability . If, before
or after Borrower has selected to take or maintain a LIBOR Advance,
Bank notifies Borrower that:
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dollar deposits in the amount and
for the maturity requested are not available to Bank in the London
interbank market at the rate specified in
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the definition of LIBOR set forth
above, or
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reasonable
means do not exist for Bank to determine LIBOR for the amount(s)
and Interest Period(s) requested, then the Advance which would have
borne interest at the LIBOR Rate shall bear interest at the Prime
Rate.
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(ii) Payments Net of Taxes .
All payments and prepayments of principal and interest under each
Note shall be made net of any taxes and costs resulting from having
principal outstanding at or computed with reference to LIBOR.
Without limiting the generality of the preceding obligation,
illustrations of such taxes and costs are taxes, or the withholding
of amounts for taxes, of any nature whatsoever including income,
excise, interest equalization taxes (other than United States or
state income taxes) as well as all levies, imposts, duties or fees
whether now in existence or which become in effect as the result of
a change in or promulgation of any treaty, statute, regulations, or
interpretation thereof or any directive guideline or otherwise by a
central bank or fiscal authority (whether or not having the force
of law) or a change in the basis of, or the time of payment of,
such taxes and other amounts resulting therefrom.
4. Prime Rate Advances . Each
Prime Rate Advance shall continue as a Prime Rate Advance until
paid in full, unless sooner converted, in whole or in part, to a
LIBOR Advance, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth
in this Agreement and the applicable Note.
5. Conversion of Other
Advances . At the end of each applicable Interest Period, the
applicable LIBOR Advance shall remain a LIBOR Advance having an
Interest Period of the same duration as the immediately preceding
Interest Period unless Borrower selects another option in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable
Note.
IV. GUARANTY.
Each Guarantor, jointly and
severally, hereby unconditionally guaranties to the Bank the prompt
payment and performance of (a) all Loans and other
Obligations, direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, primary or
secondary, certain or contingent, of the Borrower arising under or
in connection with this Agreement (including without limitation,
costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in attempting to collect or
enforce any of the foregoing), accrued in each case to the date of
payment, and (b) the performance of all other agreements,
covenants and conditions of the Borrower with respect thereto set
forth in this Agreement and all other Loan Documents. The
responsibilities and obligations of the Borrower to the Bank
described in the preceding sentence are hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “Guaranteed Obligations.” The
guaranty pursuant to this Section IV is an absolute, unconditional
and continuing guaranty of the full and punctual payment and
performance by the Borrower of the Guaranteed Obligations and not
of collectability of the Guaranteed Obligations, and is in no way
conditioned upon any requirement that the Bank first attempt to
collect any of the Guaranteed Obligations from the Borrower or
resort to any security or other means of obtaining payment of any
of the Guaranteed Obligations which the Bank now has or may acquire
after the date hereof, or upon any other contingency whatsoever.
Upon any default by the Borrower in the full and punctual payment
and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, the liabilities and
obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall, at the option of the
Bank, become
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forthwith due and payable to the Bank without
demand or notice of any nature, all of which are expressly waived
by the Guarantors. Payments by each Guarantor under this Section IV
may be required by the Bank on any number of occasions. Each
Guarantor waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of
acceptance, notice of Guaranteed Obligations incurred and all other
notices of any kind, all defenses which may be available by virtue
of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshaling of assets
of the Borrower, and all suretyship defenses generally. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor agrees to
the provisions of any instrument evidencing, securing or otherwise
executed in connection with any Guaranteed Obligations and agrees
that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be
released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected
by any rescissions, waivers, amendments or modifications of any of
the terms or provisions of any agreement evidencing securing or
otherwise executed in connection with any Guaranteed Obligation.
Until the payment and performance in full of all
Guaranteed