CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and
between
RENEGY
HOLDINGS, INC, a Delaware corporation
and
COMERICA BANK, a Texas banking corporation
Dated
as of
March 28, 2008
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DEFINITION OF TERMS |
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Definitions |
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1.2 |
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References |
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Accounting Terms |
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THE NRLC |
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NRLC Commitment |
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2.2 |
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Non Revolving Line of Credit |
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NRLC Payments |
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LIBOR Election |
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Excess Balance Payment |
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Optional Prepayment |
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Non Use Fee |
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Conditions |
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Other NRLC Advances by Lender |
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Assignment of NRLC Advance |
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Assignment of Credit Agreement |
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(INTENTIONALLY OMITTED) |
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(INTENTIONALLY OMITTED) |
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PAYMENTS, FEES AND PREPAYMENTS
PROVISIONS |
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Payments |
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Computations |
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Maintenance of Accounts |
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LIBOR Based Rate Breakage Fees |
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Special LIBOR Provisions |
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SECURITY |
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Security for Loans |
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Additional Security |
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Security Documents |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Initial or Any Subsequent
Advance |
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Subsequent Advances |
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NRLC Advances |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Recitals |
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Organization and Good Standing |
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Authorization and Power |
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Security Documents |
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No Conflicts or Consents |
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No Litigation |
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Financial Condition |
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Taxes |
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No Stock Purchase |
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Advances |
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Enforceable Obligations |
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No Default |
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ERISA |
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Compliance with Law |
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Solvent |
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Investment Company Act |
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Title |
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Survival of Representations, Etc |
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Environmental Matters |
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Existing Indebtedness |
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Accuracy of Information |
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Lien Priority |
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Leases |
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Capital Stock of Borrower |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Financial Statements, Reports and
Documents |
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Maintenance of Existence and Rights;
Conduct of Business; Management |
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Operations and Properties |
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Authorizations and Approvals |
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Compliance with Law |
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Payment of Taxes and Other
Indebtedness |
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Compliance with Other Agreements |
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Compliance with Credit Documents |
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Notice of Default |
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Other Notices |
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Books and Records; Access;
Appraisals; Audits |
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ERISA Compliance |
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Further Assurances |
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Insurance |
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Deposit Accounts |
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Perfection of Liens |
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Real Property |
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Intellectual Property |
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Recovery of Additional Costs |
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Books and Records |
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Creation of Subsidiaries |
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Mandatory Payments |
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Minimum Liquidity |
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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10.1 |
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Amendments to Organizational
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Sale of Assets |
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Distributions |
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No Indebtedness |
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Guaranties |
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Change in Ownership Control |
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Redemption of Stock |
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Change or Suspension of Business |
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Change Name, Office or Place of
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Liens |
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Capital Expenditures |
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No Further Assignment |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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Events of Default |
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Remedies Upon Event of Default |
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Performance by Lender |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Modification |
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Right of Setoff |
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Waiver |
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Payment of Expenses |
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Notices |
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue;
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Additional Sums |
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Invalid Provisions |
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Conflicts; Inconsistency |
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Binding Effect |
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Entirety |
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Headings |
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Survival |
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No Third Party Beneficiary |
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Time |
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Exhibits Incorporated |
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Counterparts |
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Participations |
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Exchange of Information |
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Costs of Collection |
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Bankruptcy |
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No Transfer by Borrower |
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EXHIBITS:
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EXHIBIT
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Form of Advance Notice |
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
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Affiliates and Subsidiaries |
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Description of Leases |
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Form of Landlord Consent |
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Trademarks/Names, Copyrights and
Patents and Logo |
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EXHIBIT
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Proxies, Warrants, Options, Rights
and Shareholder Agreements |
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EXHIBIT
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Chief Executive Office and Other
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EXHIBIT
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Litigation |
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EXHIBIT
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CoBank Pledge Agreement |
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Schedule of Permitted Debts |
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EXHIBIT
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Schedule of Permitted Indemnification
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vi
CREDIT AGREEMENT
BY THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (together
with any amendments or modifications, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), entered into as of this 28th day of
March 2008 by and between RENEGY HOLDINGS, INC, a Delaware
corporation (“ Borrower ”), and COMERICA BANK, a
Texas banking corporation (the “ Lender ”), in
consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and for other
valuable consideration, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
RECITALS
A. Borrower has requested that
Lender make available to Borrower the following financial
accommodations:
(1) A non revolving line of
credit facility (the “ NRLC ”) in the principal
amount of not to exceed SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($6,200,000.00) for the purpose of funding costs over-run
associated with the Snowflake White Mountain Power Plant,
Borrower’s working capital and other general corporate
uses.
B. As a condition for extending
such financial accommodations, Lender has required that Borrower
enter into this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as
defined herein), establishing the terms and conditions
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual agreements contained herein, Borrower and Lender agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.1 Definitions . For the
purposes of this Credit Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them in this Article 1 or in the Section
hereof referred to below:
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Additional Sums ”: See Section 12.7
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Advance ” means, severally and collectively, any NRLC
Advance by Lender to Borrower.
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Affiliate ” means any Person, excluding Borrower,
which, directly or indirectly, is controlled by Borrower. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with
correlative meanings, the term “controlled by”), as
used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by
contract or otherwise.
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Authorized Officer ” means one or more officers of
Borrower duly authorized (and so certified to Lender by an officer
of Borrower pursuant to a certificate of authority and incumbency
from time to time satisfactory to Lender in the exercise of
Lender’s reasonable discretion), acting alone, to request
Advances under the provisions of this Credit Agreement and
execute
and deliver documents, instruments, agreements, reports, statements
and certificates in connection herewith.
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Banking Day ” means a day of the year on which banks
are not required or authorized to close in Texas, Detroit, Michigan
and/or Phoenix, Arizona; provided, however, that when used in
connection with a LIBOR Based Rate Amount, “ Banking
Day ” shall mean any such day on which banks are open for
dealings in or quoting deposit rates for Dollar deposits in the
London interbank market.
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Base Rate ” means the rate per annum equal to the sum
of the Prime Rate plus 1% as to a NRLC Advance.
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Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears or is
requested to bear interest at the Base Rate.
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Base Rate Amount ” means an amount of a Loan that
bears interest at the Base Rate.
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Borrower(s) ”: shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preamble hereto.
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Capital Expenditures ” means for any specified period,
the sum of all expenditures capitalized for financial statement
purposes in accordance with GAAP (whether payable in cash or other
property or accrued as a liability).
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Capital Lease ” means any lease of Property by
Borrower that has been or will be classified and accounted for as a
capital lease on the balance sheet of Borrower in accordance with
GAAP.
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Capital Raise ” means a transaction by the Borrower
for the purpose of raising capital involving the issuance of any
equity security by the Borrower, including debt convertible into or
in conjunction with such debt, provided that any debt issued as
part of a Capital Raise must be expressly subordinate to the
Obligations hereunder in a manner reasonable acceptable to
Lender.
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Cash Collateral Account Agreement ” means that certain
Cash Collateral Account Agreement dated of even date herewith
executed and delivered by the Borrower in favor and for the benefit
of the Lender.
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Chase Guaranty ” means the Continuing Guaranty entered
into by Borrower on March 17, 2008 in favor of Chase Equipment
Lease, Inc.
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Closing Date ” means the date of delivery of this
Credit Agreement fully executed by Borrower and Lender.
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CoBank ” means CoBank, ACB.
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CoBank Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement,
dated as of September 1, 2006 by and among Snowflake White
Mountain Power, LLC, Renegy, LLC, Renegy
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Trucking, LLC, the financial institutions thereto, CoBank, as
letter of credit issuer, CoBank as administrative agent and CoBank
as collateral agent for the secured parties under the Credit
Agreement, as amended to date.
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CoBank Collateral ” means the collateral pledged to
secure the obligations under the CoBank Credit Agreement as more
particularly described in the CoBank Pledge Agreement, provided
that, such collateral shall exclude any and all rights,
interest, title or claims in and to that certain Loyalton Power
Plant Facility to the extent acquired by Borrower after the date of
this Credit Agreement, including without limitation all real and
personal property, all general intangibles, including payment
intangibles and rights relating to such property, all operational
agreements, schematic designs, trade names, goodwill, accounts
receivables, revenue and other consideration received, inventory,
equipment, supply agreements and the like, related to the Loyalton
Power Plant Facility, and all substitutions, replacements,
additions, accessions and proceeds for or to any of the foregoing,
and all books, records, and files relating to any of the foregoing,
computer readable memory and data and any computer software or
hardware reasonably necessary to access and process such memory and
data.
“
CoBank Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement
dated as of October 1, 2007 by and among Borrower, Renegy,
LLC, Renegy Trucking, LLC, Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC and
CoBank, ACB, attached hereto as Exhibit J.
“Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
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Collateral ” means all property subject to the
Security Documents.
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Compliance Certificate ”: Shall have the meaning as
set forth in Section 9.1(c) hereof.
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Control ” when used with respect to any Person means
the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“
Controlled Group ” means, severally and collectively,
the members of the group controlling, controlled by and/or in
common control of Borrower, within the meaning of Section 4001(b)
of ERISA.
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CPA ”: Shall have the meaning as set forth in
Section 9.1(a) .
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Credit Agreement ”: means this Agreement.
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Credit Documents ” means this Credit Agreement, the
Note, the Guaranty, the Security Documents and any written
agreements, certificates or documents (and with respect to this
Credit Agreement and such other written agreements and documents,
any amendments or supplements thereto or modifications thereof)
executed or delivered pursuant to the terms of this Credit
Agreement.
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Default Rate ” means at any time three percentage
points (3.00%) per annum over the then applicable interest
rate.
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Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” mean
lawful currency of the United States of America.
“EPA”
means the Environmental Protection Act in force as of the date of
this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, revised or
modified from time to time.
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Equipment ” means equipment that is:
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owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens other than Liens
held by Lender and the Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (c),
and (d) of the definition of Permitted Liens; and |
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reflected on the financial statements of Borrower as an asset
in accordance with GAAP. |
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, together with all final and permanent
regulations issued pursuant thereto. References herein to sections
and subsections of ERISA are deemed to refer to any successor or
substitute provisions therefor.
“
Event of Default ”: Shall have the meaning as set
forth in Section 11.1 hereof.
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
“
Financing Statements ” means the UCC financing
statements relating to the Collateral, naming Lender as the secured
party and Borrower as the debtor to be filed among the records of
the Secretary of State, Corporation Commission or other appropriate
Governmental Authority.
“
GAAP ” means those generally accepted accounting
principles and practices which are recognized as such by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants acting through
its Accounting Principles Board or by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or through other appropriate boards or committees
thereof and which are consistently applied for all periods after
the date hereof so as to properly reflect the financial condition,
and the results of operations and changes in the financial
position, of Borrower, except that any accounting principle or
practice required to be changed by the said Accounting Principles
Board or Financial Accounting Standards Board (or other appropriate
board or committee of the said Boards) in order to continue as a
generally accepted accounting principle or practice may be so
changed.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any government (or any
political subdivision or jurisdiction thereof), court, bureau,
agency or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over
Borrower or any of its business, operations or properties.
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“
Guaranty ” means that certain guaranty dated of even
date herewith executed and delivered by (1) Robert Merrill
Worsley, a married man, (2) Christi Marie Worsley, a married
woman, and (3) the Robert Merrill Worsley and Christi Marie
Worsley Family Revocable Trust, dated July 28, 1998, in favor
and for the benefit of Lender.
“
Indebtedness ” of a Person means each of the following
(without duplication): (a) obligations of that Person to any other
Person for payment of borrowed money, (b) Capital Lease
obligations, (c) notes and drafts drawn or accepted by that
Person payable to any other Person, whether or not representing
obligations for borrowed money (but without duplication of
indebtedness for borrowed money), (d) any obligation for the
purchase price of property the payment of which is deferred for
more than one year or evidenced by a note or equivalent instrument,
(e) guarantees of Indebtedness of third parties, and
(f) a recourse or nonrecourse payment obligation of any other
Person that is secured by a Lien on any property of the first
Person, whether or not assumed by the first Person, up to the fair
market value (from time to time) of such property.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means:
(a) as
to Base Rate Amounts, the first day of each month, provided that if
any such day is not a Banking Day, then such Interest Payment Date
shall be the next succeeding Banking Day; and
(b) as
to LIBOR Based Rate Amounts the last day of the corresponding LIBOR
Interest Period.
“
Landlord(s) ” means the landlord(s) under the
Leases.
“
Landlord Consents ” collectively means, if applicable,
the landlord consents (each in a form substantially similar to
Exhibit “E” hereto and acceptable to Lender in
its sole discretion) executed by the Landlords in favor of Lender,
as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or
modified, together with all exhibits and schedules from time to
time attached thereto, pursuant to which each Landlord, among other
things, waives any landlord’s lien, whether statutory or
otherwise, and other claims in and to any of the Collateral for the
Obligations and agrees to such other covenants as are reasonably
requested by Lender.
“
Leases ” collectively means the leases described on
Exhibit “D” attached hereto (as Exhibit
“D” may be updated from time to time), as such
leases may from time to time be amended, supplemented or modified,
and any other rental agreements or leases hereafter executed by
Borrower for the lease or rental of real property or space,
together with all exhibits and schedules from time to time attached
thereto
“
Lender ”: Shall have the meaning as set forth in the
Preamble hereto.
“
LIBOR ” means the interest rate for and during each
LIBOR Interest Period, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one
percent, calculated as of the first day of each LIBOR Interest
Period as follows:
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LIBOR
Rate = London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
(1.00
– Reserve Percentage)
Where,
“
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ” means the rate of
interest determined by Lender, based on such sources as may be
selected by Lender, to be the rate at which deposits in United
States dollars are offered by major banks in London, England to
other major banks in the London inter-bank market at
11:00 a.m. (London, England, local time) on the first London
Banking Day of the LIBOR Interest Period for the period in the
London inter-bank market equal to or next greater than the LIBOR
Interest Period. A “ London Banking Day ” is a
day on which dealings are carried on in the London inter-bank
market.
“
Reserve Percentage ” means the total of the maximum
reserve percentages for determining the reserves to be maintained
by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency
Liabilities, as defined in the Federal Reserve Board
Regulation D, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one
percent. The percentage will be expressed as a decimal, and will
include, but not be limited to, marginal, emergency, supplemental,
special, and other reserve percentages.
“
LIBOR Based Rate ” means the rate per annum equal to
the sum of LIBOR plus 3.75% as to a NRLC Advance.
“
LIBOR Based Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears
or is requested to bear interest at the LIBOR Based Rate.
“
LIBOR Based Rate Amount ” means an amount of a Loan
that bears interest at the LIBOR Based Rate.
“
LIBOR Interest Period ” means the period selected by
Borrower pursuant to the provisions herein, and, thereafter, each
subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately
preceding LIBOR Interest Period and ending on the last day of the
period selected by Borrower pursuant to the provisions herein. The
duration of each LIBOR Interest Period shall be to any principal
portion of the NRLC, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days,
120 days, 180 days, or 270 days, as selected by
Borrower pursuant hereto; provided, however, that:
(i)
Whenever the last day of any LIBOR Interest Period would otherwise
occur on a day other than a Banking Day, the last day of such LIBOR
Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding
Banking Day, provided that if such extension would cause the last
day of such LIBOR Interest Period to occur in the next following
calendar month, the last day of such LIBOR Interest Period shall
occur on the immediately preceding Banking Day;
(ii) No
LIBOR Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity
Date; and
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(iii)
The maximum amount of LIBOR Interest Periods that can be pending at
any one time with respect to the Loan shall be three (3).
“
Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, security interest,
tax lien, pledge, encumbrance, conditional sale or title retention
arrangement, or any other interest in property designed to secure
the repayment of Indebtedness whether arising by agreement or under
any statute or law, or otherwise.
“
Loan ” or “ Loans ” means the
amounts advanced to or for the benefit of Borrower pursuant to the
Agreement, including those advances in respect of the NRLC.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any circumstance or
event which (i) has any material adverse effect upon the
validity or enforceability of any Credit Document,
(ii) materially impairs the ability of Borrower to fulfill
their obligations under the Credit Documents, or (iii) causes
an Event of Default or any event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would reasonably be expected to become an Event of
Default.
“
Maturity Date ” means, the NRLC Maturity Date.
“
Maximum NRLC Loan Amount ” means Six Million Two
Hundred Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($6,200,000.00).
“
Non Use Fee ” means the fee the Borrower agrees to pay
on any difference between the Maximum NRLC Loan Amount and the
amount of the NRLC the Borrower actually uses, determined by the
average of the daily amount of credit outstanding during the
specified. The fee will be calculated quarterly in arrears
“
Note(s) ” means, separately or collectively, as
applicable, the NRLC Note, and any note or notes required by Lender
to be executed by any Borrower in connection with the Obligations,
and any other note as notes issued in substitution, replacement or
renewal of, or that amend or supersede any of the foregoing
notes.
“
NRLC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereof.
“
NRLC Advance ” means a disbursement of the proceeds of
the NRLC.
“
NRLC Maturity Date ” means the first Banking Day next
preceding the first anniversary of the Closing Date, or such
earlier date on which all amounts under the NRLC first become due
and payable as provided herein.
“
NRLC Note ” means that certain means that certain Non
Revolving Line of Credit Promissory Note of even date herewith in
the amount of the Maximum NRLC Amount executed by Borrower and
delivered pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, together
with any renewals, extensions, modifications or replacements
thereof.
“
Obligations ” means, individually and collectively,
all present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of
Borrower to Lender, and all renewals and extensions thereof, or any
part thereof, arising pursuant to this Credit Agreement or
represented by any of
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the
Notes, including without limitation the Loans and all interest
accruing thereon, and attorneys’ fees incurred in the
enforcement or collection thereof, regardless of whether such
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities are direct, indirect,
fixed, contingent, joint, several or joint and several; together
with all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of Borrower
evidenced or arising pursuant to any of the other Credit Documents,
and all renewals and extensions thereof, or part thereof.
“
Operating Current Assets ” means, as determined in
accordance with GAAP and on a consolidated basis, the sum of trade
accounts receivable and inventory.
“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
and any successor to all or substantially all of the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s functions under ERISA.
“
Permitted Debt ” means the debt described and set
forth in the Schedule of Permitted Debts attached hereto as
Exhibit K.
“
Permitted Liens ” means:
(a) Liens in Lender’s
favor.
(b) Liens for taxes not
delinquent.
(c) Liens agreed to in writing by
Lender.
(d) To the extent not otherwise
included in clauses (a) through (c) above, liens created
by Capital Leases permitted by Section 10.4 , so long
as (i) the Indebtedness secured by all such Liens, together with
the Indebtedness described in clause (e) below, does not
exceed $1,000,000.00 in the aggregate for the Borrower at any given
time; (ii) the Liens created by such Capital Leases attach
solely to the assets being leased or acquired by Borrower pursuant
to such Capital Leases and secure only the capitalized amount; and
(iii) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien does not
exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the capitalized amount.
(e) To the extent not otherwise
included in clauses (a) through (c) above, purchase money
Liens or security interests permitted by Section 10.4 ,
and granted to suppliers in the ordinary course of business for
purposes of purchasing any personal property, so long as
(i) the Indebtedness secured by all such liens and security
interests, together with the indebtedness described in clause
(d) above, does not exceed $1,000,000.00 in the aggregate for
the Borrower at any given time; (ii) such purchase money liens
or security interests arise pursuant to a bona fide sales at prices
consistent with the prevailing market price for such property;
(iii) the Liens created by such transactions attach solely to the
property being acquired by Borrower and secure only the balance of
the purchase price of such property; and (iv) the Indebtedness
secured by any such Lien does not exceed one hundred percent (100%)
of the price of the property that is acquired.
(f) Liens arising from Permitted
Debt.
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“
Person ” includes an individual, a corporation, a
joint venture, a partnership, a trust, a limited liability company,
an unincorporated organization or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“
Plan ” means an employee defined benefit plan or other
plan maintained by Borrower for employees of Borrower and covered
by Title IV of ERISA, or subject to the minimum funding standards
under Section 412 of the Code.
“
Prime Rate ” means the interest rate per annum
publicly announced by Lender, or its successors, as its
“prime rate” as in effect from time to time. Borrower
acknowledges that the Prime Rate is not necessarily the best or
lowest rate offered by Lender and Lender may lend to its customers
at rates that are at, above or below its Prime Rate.
“
Property ” means any interest of Borrower, now owned
or herein after acquired, in any kind of property or asset, whether
real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including
without limitation all contracts and agreements to which Borrower
is a party.
“
Quarterly End Date ” means each March 31,
June 30, September 30 and December 31.
“
Regulation U ” means Regulation U
promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 12 C.F.R. Part 221, or any other regulation hereafter
promulgated by said Board to replace the prior Regulation U
and having substantially the same function.
“
Regulatory Change ” means any change effective after
the date of this Credit Agreement in United States federal, state,
or foreign law, regulations, or rules or the adoption or making
after such date of any interpretation, directive, or request
applying to a class of banks including Lender, of or under any
United States federal, state, or foreign law, regulation or rule
(whether or not having the force of law) by any court or
governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation
or administration thereof.
“
Reportable Event ” means any “reportable
event” as described in Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect
to which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been
waived by the PBGC.
“
Security Documents ”: Shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 6.3 hereof.
“
Snowflake White Mountain Power plant ” shall mean the
approximately 24 megawatt biomass power plant being constructed
near Snowflake, Arizona.
“
Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person,
(a) a corporation whose shares of
stock having ordinary voting power (other than stock having such
power only by reason of the happening of a contingency that has not
occurred) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
managers of such corporation are at the time owned, or the
management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries or both, by such Person.
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(b) a limited liability company, the
majority of the membership interests of which are at the time held,
or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries or both, by such
Person.
(c) a partnership, which is
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries or both by such Person.
(d) a limited partnership, the
general partner of which is at the time, or the management of which
is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries or both, by such Person.
“
Trademarks/names, Registered Copyrights and Patents ”
means all logos, insignia, trademarks and trade names, registered
copyrights and patents or applications therefor, all of which are
listed (and a copy of any logo is included) on Exhibit
“F” , now or hereafter utilized for or in
connection with the business of Borrower.
“
Worsley Line of Credit ” means the Revolving Credit
Agreement dated February 12, 2008 by and among the Borrower,
Robert M. Worsley, Christi R. Worsley and the Robert M. Worsley and
Christi R. Worsley Revocable Trust. Any draws under the Worsley
Line of Credit shall be expressly subordinate to the Obligations
hereunder in a manner reasonably acceptable to Lender.
1.2 References . Capitalized
terms shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the
plural forms of the terms therein defined. References to
“Credit Agreement,” “this Agreement,”
“herein,” “hereof,”
“hereunder,” or other like words mean this Credit
Agreement as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified
and in effect from time to time.
1.3 Accounting Terms . Except
as expressly provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms
shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations shall be
made in accordance with GAAP. To the extent any change in GAAP
affects any computation or determination required to be made
pursuant to this Credit Agreement, such computation or
determination shall be made as if such change in GAAP had not
occurred unless Borrower and Lender agree in writing on an
adjustment to such computation or determination to account for such
change in GAAP. Any report not prepared in accordance with GAAP
shall not satisfy Borrower’s obligation to provide such
report hereunder.
ARTICLE 2
THE
NRLC
2.1 NRLC Commitment . Subject
to the conditions herein set forth, and subject to the payment of a
commitment fee in the amount of $31,000 (50 basis points), to the
Lender by Borrower, Lender agrees to make the NRLC available to or
for the benefit of Borrower, and Borrower may draw upon the NRLC,
in the manner and upon the terms and conditions herein expressed,
amounts that shall not exceed the Maximum NRLC Loan Amount.
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2.2 Non Revolving Line of
Credit .
Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Credit Agreement, Bank agrees to make NRLC
Advances to Borrower from time to time on or before the NRLC
Maturity Date, provided that the outstanding amount of NRLC
Advances from time to time shall not exceed the Maximum NRLC Loan
Amount. The NRLC shall be a non-revolving line of credit, against
which NRLC Advances may be made to Borrower, and repaid by
Borrower. NRLC Advances repaid may not be re-borrowed. Upon
occurrence of an Event of Default, Bank, in its absolute and sole
discretion and without notice, may suspend the commitment to make
NRLC Advances. The obligation of Borrower to repay NRLC Advances is
set forth in the NRLC Note. Although the outstanding principal of
the NRLC Note may be zero from time to time, the Loan Documents
shall remain in full force and effect until the Commitment
terminates and all Obligations are paid and performed in full. No
NRLC Advance shall be made on or after the NRLC Maturity
Date.
(a) The NRLC shall be evidenced by
the NRLC Note.
(b) NRLC Advances may be made for the
purpose of funding Borrower’s over-run costs associated with
the Snowflake White Mountain Power Plant, working capital and other
general corporate uses.
(c) Subject to all of the other terms
and conditions hereof, NRLC Advances may be made upon written
request in accordance with the procedures described below.
(d) Each request for an NRLC Advance
given pursuant to Section 2.2(e) shall be substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” from
an Authorized Officer and shall, in addition to complying with the
other requirements in this Agreement, shall be made three
(3) Banking Days prior to the disbursement of any NRLC
Advances.
2.3 NRLC Payments . The NRLC
shall bear interest and be payable to Lender upon the following
terms and conditions:
(a) Interest shall accrue on the
unpaid principal of an NRLC Advance at:
(i) the applicable Base Rate;
or
(ii) the LIBOR Based Rate to the
extent Borrower shall elect.
(b) All accrued and unpaid interest
shall be due and payable on each Interest Payment Date.
(c) The entire unpaid principal
balance, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts
payable under the NRLC Note shall be due and payable in full on the
NRLC Maturity Date.
(d) If any payment of interest and/or
principal is not received by Lender within ten (10) days after
such payment is due, then in addition to the remedies
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conferred upon
Lender under the Credit Documents, a late charge of five percent
(5%) of the amount of the installment due and unpaid will be added
to the delinquent amount to compensate Lender for the expense of
handling the delinquency for any such payment, regardless of any
notice and cure period.
(e) Upon the occurrence of an Event
of Default and at any time when such Event of Default is
continuing, the unpaid principal balance, all accrued and unpaid
interest and all other amounts payable hereunder shall bear
interest at the Default Rate.
2.4 LIBOR Election .
(a) If Borrower desires that any NRLC
Advance bear interest at the LIBOR Based Rate, Borrower shall
deliver to Lender at least three (3) Banking Days prior to a
LIBOR Interest Period a notice making such election. Any request
for a NRLC Advance not complying with the requirements provided
herein for a NRLC Advance bearing interest at the LIBOR Based Rate
shall bear interest at the Base Rate.
(b) Each LIBOR Base Rate Advance
under the NRLC shall be for a minimum principal amount of
$1,000,000.00.
(c) If Borrower desires that a LIBOR
Based Rate Advance continue to bear interest at the LIBOR Based
Rate after the end of an existing LIBOR Interest Period, Borrower
shall deliver to Lender at least three (3) Banking Days prior
to the end of the existing LIBOR Interest Period a notice making
such election and specifying the new LIBOR Interest Period. If
Borrower does not deliver such notice within such time, then after
the expiration of the existing LIBOR Interest Period, the LIBOR
Based Rate Advance shall become a Base Rate Advance and shall bear
interest at the applicable Base Rate.
(d) Borrower may upon advance written
notice to Lender delivered not less than three (3) Banking
Days prior to the proposed conversion date, convert a LIBOR Based
Rate Advance into a Base Rate Advance, and vice versa; provided,
however, that any conversion of a LIBOR Based Rate Advance shall
only be made on the last day of the applicable LIBOR Interest
Period. Each such request shall specify the date of such conversion
and the Advance to be so converted.
(e) Each request for an Advance as
well as each election by Borrower that an Advance continue to bear
interest at the LIBOR Based Rate after the end of an existing LIBOR
Interest Period and each conversion request shall be irrevocable
and binding upon Borrower once the request is received by Lender.
Borrower shall indemnify Lender against any cost, loss, or expense
incurred by Lender as a result of Borrower’s failure to
fulfill, on or before the date specified in an Advance request, the
conditions to such Advance, including any cost, loss, or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation of deposits or other funds
acquired by Lender to fund such Advance. Lender shall, upon
request, provide to Borrower a statement setting forth in
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reasonable
detail such losses and expenses, including an explanation of the
manner of calculation thereof.
(f) No Advance shall be requested by
Borrower to bear a LIBOR Based Rate during the continuance of any
Event of Default
2.5 Excess Balance Payment .
There shall be due and payable from Borrower to Lender, and
Borrower shall immediately repay to Lender, any amount by which the
outstanding principal balance of the NRLC exceeds the Maximum NRLC
Loan Amount.
2.6 Optional Prepayment .
Provided that all matured interest and other charges accrued to the
date of prepayment are also paid in full, Borrower may, at the
option of Borrower, at any time and from time to time, prepay the
principal amount of the NRLC, in whole or in part, without any
prepayment premium or penalty. Notwithstanding any partial
prepayment of principal under the NRLC, there shall be no change in
the due date or the amount of any scheduled payment with respect to
the NRLC unless Lender, in its sole discretion, agrees in writing
to such change.
2.7 Non Use Fee .
The
Borrower agrees to pay a Non Use Fee equal to 25 basis points,
payable quarterly in arrears.
2.8 Conditions . Lender shall
have no obligation to make any NRLC Advance unless and until all of
the conditions and requirements of this Credit Agreement are fully
satisfied. However, Lender in its sole and absolute discretion may
elect to make one or more NRLC Advances prior to full satisfaction
of one or more such conditions and/or requirements. Notwithstanding
that such a NRLC Advance or NRLC Advances are made, such
unsatisfied conditions and/or requirements shall not be waived or
released thereby. Borrower shall be and continue to be obligated to
fully satisfy such conditions and requirements, and Lender, at any
time, in Lender’s sole and absolute discretion, may stop
making NRLC Advances until all conditions and requirements are
fully satisfied.
2.9 Other NRLC Advances by
Lender . Lender, to allow for corrective action, at its option,
without prior written notice to Borrower, from time to time, may
make NRLC Advances in any amount in payment of accrued and unpaid
(i) insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, liens or
encumbrances existing against property encumbered by the Security
Documents, (ii) interest accrued and payable upon the NRLC or
any Loan, (iii) any charges and expenses that are the
obligation of Borrower under this Credit Agreement or any other
Credit Document, and (iv) any charges or matters necessary to
preserve the property encumbered by the Security Documents or to
cure any still existing Event of Default.
2.10 Assignment of NRLC
Advance . Borrower shall have no right to any NRLC Advance
other than to have the same disbursed by Lender in accordance with
the disbursement provisions contained in this Credit Agreement. Any
assignment or transfer, voluntary or involuntary, of this Credit
Agreement or any right hereunder shall not be binding upon or in
any way affect Lender without its written consent; Lender may make
NRLC Advances under the disbursement provisions herein,
notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer.
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2.11 Assignment of Credit
Agreement . Any assignment or transfer, voluntary or
involuntary, of this Credit Agreement or any right hereunder shall
not be binding upon or in any way affect Lender without its written
consent and any such assignment without Lender’s consent
shall be void.
ARTICLE 3
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ARTICLE 4
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ARTICLE 5
PAYMENTS, FEES AND PREPAYMENTS PROVISIONS
5.1 Payments .
(a) All payments and prepayments by
Borrower of principal of and interest on the Notes and all fees,
expenses and any other Obligations payable to Lender in connection
with the Loans shall be nonrefundable and made in Dollars or
immediately available funds to Lender not later than
12:00 p.m. (Phoenix, Arizona local time) on the dates called
for under this Credit Agreement, at the office of Lender in
Phoenix, Arizona. Funds received after such hour shall be deemed to
have been received by Lender on the next Banking Day.
(b) Borrower authorizes Lender to
collect all interest, principal, fees, costs, expenses or other
amounts due under the Credit Documents by charging Borrower’s
deposit account, numbered
, with Lender, or any other deposit account maintained by Borrower
with Lender, for the full amount thereof. Should there be
insufficient funds in any such demand deposit account to pay all
such sums when due, the full amount of such deficiency shall be
immediately due and payable by Borrower.
(c) Unless otherwise required by
applicable law, payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid
interest, then to principal, and any remaining amount to any unpaid
collection costs, late charges and other charges; provided,
however, upon an Event of Default and at any time in which such
Event of Default is continuing, Lender reserves the right to apply
payments among principal, interest, late charges, collection costs
and other charges at its discretion.
(d) Whenever any payment to be made
hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Banking
Day, such payment shall be made on the next
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succeeding
Banking Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of interest, commission or fee, as the
case may be.
5.2 Computations . All fees
and interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of
360-days/year and accrue on a daily basis for the actual number of
days elapsed.
5.3 Maintenance of Accounts .
Lender shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of Borrower and the
amounts payable and paid from time to time hereunder. In any legal
action or proceeding in respect of this Credit Agreement, the
entries made in the ordinary course of business in such account or
accounts shall be evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of Borrower therein recorded. The failure to record any
such amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of Borrower hereunder to repay all amounts owed
hereunder, together with all interest accrued thereon.
5.4 LIBOR Based Rate Breakage
Fees . If for any reason (including voluntary or mandatory
prepayment, or acceleration) Lender receives all or part of any
LIBOR Based Rate Amount prior to the last day of the relevant LIBOR
Interest Period, Borrower shall reimburse Lender and hold Lender
harmless from any losses or reasonable expenses which Lender may
sustain or incur as a result of such prepayment. Borrower shall
reimburse Lender and hold Lender harmless from any losses or
reasonable expenses which Lender may sustain or incur as a
consequence of the failure of Borrower to make on a timely basis
any payment of any principal of any Loan bearing interest at a
LIBOR Based Rate, including any such loss or expense arising from
liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain
such Loan bearing a LIBOR Based Rate or from fees payable to
terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.
5.5 Special LIBOR Provisions
.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of
the Credit Documents to the contrary, Lender shall be entitled to
fund and maintain funding of all or any part of any Advance in any
reasonable manner.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of
the Credit Documents to the contrary, Borrower shall pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding under
a Loan, in arrears, at the Base Rate if (i) by reason of any
Regulatory Change, Lender reasonably determines that, by reason of
circumstances affecting the London inter-bank market generally,
adequate and fair means do not or will not exist for determining
LIBOR or the LIBOR Based Rate, (ii) by reason of any
Regulatory Change, Lender becomes restricted in the amount which it
may hold of a category of liabilities which includes deposits by
reference to LIBOR or a category of assets which includes loans
which bear interest at rate determined in part by reference to
LIBOR, (iii) by reason of any Regulatory Change, it shall be
unlawful for Lender to maintain an Advance, or any portion thereof,
bearing interest based on the LIBOR Based Rate, (iv) in the
reasonable judgment of Lender, deposits are not available to Lender
in the international inter-bank market in the requisite amounts and
for the requisite durations, or (v) in the reasonable
discretion of Lender, the LIBOR Based Rate does not adequately
reflect the cost to Lender of the Advance. If Lender
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determines that it cannot accept an election for a LIBOR Based Rate
based on the previous sentence, the corresponding Advance shall
bear interest at the Base Rate. Lender shall provide Borrower
notice if Lender determines that it cannot accept an election to
make a LIBOR Based Rate Advance or to continue or convert an
existing Advance to a LIBOR Based Rate Advance; however, failure by
Lender to provide such notification shall not create or result in
any liability for or impose any other obligation on Lender.
ARTICLE 6
SECURITY
6.1 Security for Loans . So
long as any Loan is outstanding and so long as Lender has any
commitment to make any Advance hereunder, Borrower shall:
(a) cause such Loans and
Borrower’s Obligations to be secured at all times by valid
and effective security agreements and assignments (collectively,
the “ Security Agreement ”), duly executed and
delivered by or on behalf of Borrower as Lender shall reasonably
specify, granting Lender a valid and enforceable security interest
in all of its personal property as described therein (to the extent
assignable), including but not limited to trademarks, tradenames,
copyrights, patents, patent rights, and licensing agreements, but
excluding the CoBank Co
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