CREDIT
AGREEMENT
between
SUNTRUST
BANK
and
NOVEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
July 31,
2008
1
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated as of:
July 31, 2008
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is made and
entered into as of the date set forth above by and between NOVEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation authorized to
transact business in Florida (“Borrower”), and SUNTRUST
BANK, a state bank organized under the laws of Georgia
(“Bank”). For good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Borrower and Bank hereby
agree as follows:
§1. TERMINOLOGY AND INTERPRETATION .
§1.1 Definitions of
Capitalized Terms . When used herein, each capitalized term
listed below shall have the meaning indicated below:
“Acquisition” shall mean
the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest in
another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or
convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling
interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof),
whether by purchase of such equity interest or upon exercise of an
option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such
equity interest, or (ii) assets of another Person which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such
Person.
“Advance” shall mean a
cash loan made by Bank to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall mean
any Person (i) which, directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, Borrower; or (ii) which beneficially owns or holds
20 percent or more of the aggregate voting rights for all
classes of outstanding Voting Stock (or in the case of a Person
which is not a corporation, 20 percent or more of the
aggregate voting rights of such Person) of Borrower; or
20 percent or more of any class of the outstanding Voting
Stock (or in the case of a Person which is not a corporation,
20 percent or more of the aggregate voting rights of such
Person) of which is beneficially owned or held by Borrower (as used
in the foregoing definition, the term “control” means,
with respect to a Person, the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through ownership of Voting Stock,
by contract or otherwise).
“Agreement” shall mean
this Credit Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“Agreement Date” shall
mean the date as of which this Agreement is dated.
“Agreement Termination
Date” shall mean the date on which the Commitment Termination
Date shall have occurred and Borrower shall have fully, finally and
irrevocably paid and satisfied all Obligations.
“Applicable Law” shall
mean (a) all applicable common law and principles of equity
and (b) all applicable provisions of all
(i) constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of
Governmental Authorities, (ii) Governmental Approvals and
(iii) orders, decisions, judgments and decrees of all courts
and arbitrators.
“Authorized
Representative” shall mean any of the President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller, Senior
Director of Accounting and SEC Compliance of Borrower or, with
respect to financial matters, the Chief Financial Officer or
Controller, Senior Director of Accounting and SEC Compliance of
Borrower, or any other Person expressly designated by the Board of
Directors of Borrower (or the appropriate committee thereof) as an
Authorized Representative, as set forth from time to time in a
certificate in a form prescribed by Bank.
“Borrowing Account” shall
mean a demand deposit account established by Borrower with Bank (or
any substitute account established by Borrower with Bank).
“Borrowing Notice” shall
mean a notice delivered by an Authorized Representative in
connection with an Advance in a form prescribed by Bank.
“Business Day” shall mean
a day (other than a Saturday) on which most banks are open for
general commercial business in Miami, Florida (“day”,
as used herein, means a calendar day).
“Capital Securities”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any shares of capital stock
of such Person or any security convertible into, or any option,
warrant or other right to acquire, any shares of capital stock of
such Person.
“Change of Control” shall
mean any “person” or “group” (each as used
in §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) other than the present controlling group (and/or any
trusts or other entities owned or controlled by him or them) either
(i) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly
or indirectly, of Voting Stock of Borrower (or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for such Voting Stock)
representing more than 50 percent of the combined voting power
of all Voting Stock of Borrower or (ii) otherwise attains the
ability, through an express contractual arrangement, to elect a
majority of the board of directors of Borrower.
“Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time
to time.
“Commitment Termination
Date” shall mean the date that falls one year after the
Agreement Date.
“Consequential Loss”
shall mean, with respect to any prepayment of all or part of an
Advance, any loss or expense actually incurred by Bank (by reason
of liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired
by Bank to make, continue or maintain all or any part of the
principal amount prepaid) as a result of such prepayment.
“Consistent Basis” shall
mean, in reference to GAAP, that the accounting principles observed
in such period are comparable in all material respects to those
applied in the preparation of the audited financial statements of
Borrower previously delivered to Bank.
“Contract” shall mean an
indenture, agreement (other than this Agreement and any other
Credit Document), other contractual restriction, lease, instrument
(other than the Note), certificate of incorporation or charter, or
bylaw.
“Copyright” shall mean
any of the following: any copyright or general intangible of like
nature (whether registered or unregistered), any registration or
recording thereof, and any application in connection therewith,
including any registration, recording and application in the United
States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the
United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country
or any political subdivision thereof.
“Covered Assets” shall
have the meaning given that term in the Negative Pledge
Agreement.
“Credit Documents” shall
mean this Agreement, the Note, the Negative Pledge Agreement, any
other documents delivered by Borrower to Bank in connection with
this Agreement, all as amended from time to time.
“Debt” shall mean any of
the following: (i) indebtedness or liability for borrowed
money, (ii) obligations evidenced by bonds, notes, or other
similar instruments, (iii) obligations for the deferred
purchase price of property or services (excluding trade obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business),
(iv) obligations as lessee under capital leases, (v) current
liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits under plans
covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, (vi) obligations under letters of credit or
acceptance facilities, (vii) all guarantees, endorsements
(other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide
funds for payment, or otherwise to assure creditors against loss,
and (viii) obligations secured by any mortgage, lien, pledge
or security interest or other charge or encumbrance on property,
whether or not the obligations have been assumed.
“Default” shall mean any
condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless
cured or waived (or, in the case of a judgment, action or
proceeding, dismissed), become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” shall mean
a floating per annum rate equal to 2.00 percent above the rate
then applicable to Advances hereunder.
“Dollars” and
“$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Employee Benefit Plan”
shall mean any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section
3(3) of ERISA which (i) is maintained for employees of
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates or is assumed by Borrower
or any of its ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Acquisition
or (ii) has at any time been maintained for the employees of
Borrower or any current or former ERISA Affiliate.
“Environmental Law” shall
mean any federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code,
rule, regulation, order, decree, permit or license regulating,
relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning, any environmental matters, conditions, protection or
conservation, including without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
as amended; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended;
the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended; the Clean Air Act, as
amended; the Clean Water Act, as amended; together with all
regulations promulgated thereunder, and any other
“Superfund” or “Superlien” law.
“ERISA” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from
time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate”, shall
mean, with respect to Borrower, any Person or trade or business
which is a member of a group which is under common control with
Borrower, and which, together with Borrower, is treated as a single
employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) and (c) of the
Code.
“Event of Default” shall
have the meaning given it in §7.1.
“Facility Limit” shall
mean $15,000,000.00, subject to reduction pursuant to
§2.7(b).
“Fiscal Year” shall mean
the twelve-month fiscal period of Borrower commencing on January 1
st of each calendar year and ending on December 31
st of such calendar year.
“GAAP” shall mean
accounting principles that are consistent with the principles
promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
and its predecessors, as in effect in the United States from time
to time.
“Governmental Approval”
shall mean an authorization, consent, approval, license or
exemption of, registration or filing with, or report or notice to,
any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, any such
approval required under ERISA or by the PBGC.
“Governmental Authority”
shall mean any Federal, state, municipal, national or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency
or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity
or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or
any court, in each case whether associated with the United States
of America, a state thereof, or a foreign entity or government.
“Hazardous Material”
shall mean any pollutant, contaminant or hazardous, toxic or
dangerous waste, substance or material (including without
limitation petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials and
lead) the generation, handling, storage, transportation, disposal,
treatment, release, discharge or emission of which is subject to
any Environmental Law.
“Information” shall mean
written data, services, reports, statements (including, but not
limited to, financial statements delivered pursuant to or referred
to in §§6.1(a) and 6.1(b)), opinions of counsel,
documents and other written information, whether, in the case of
any such in writing, it was prepared by Borrower or any other
Person on behalf of Borrower and delivered by Borrower to Bank.
“Intellectual Property”
shall mean all licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, trade
names and customer lists in which Borrower has any interest and all
technology, know-how and processes relating to any inventory of
Borrower.
“Interest Period” shall
mean the period beginning on the date the initial Advance is made
and ending on the first Business Day of the following month and
successive one-month periods each ending on the first Business Day
of a month and each beginning when the previous one ends.
“LIBOR Rate” shall mean,
with respect to any Interest Period, the per annum rate which is
equal to the quotient of: (a) the per annum rate equal to the
offered rate for Dollars for a one-month period, which rate appears
on the page of Bloomberg Reporting Service, or such similar service
as determined by Bank, that displays British Bankers’
Association interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars as of
11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to
the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if no such
offered rate appears on such page, the rate used for such Interest
Period will be the per annum rate of interest determined by Bank to
be the rate at which one-month Dollar deposits are offered to Bank
in the London interbank market as of 11:00 A.M. (London,
England time) on the day which is two Business Days prior to the
first day of such Interest Period, divided by (b) a percentage
equal to 100 percent minus the maximum reserve percentage
(including any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal
reserves) (rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1.00 percent,
if not already a whole multiple of such fraction of a percent) in
effect on any day on which Bank is subject to regulations issued by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect
to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
“eurocurrency liabilities” under
Regulation D)(this percentage will be adjusted automatically
on and as of the effective date of any change in any such reserve
percentage).
“Lien” shall mean any
lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance, or any
other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with respect to any
properties or assets (other than licenses granted by Borrower in
the ordinary course of its business).
“Material Adverse Effect”
shall mean any material and adverse effect (whether occasioned by
one or a number of concurrent events) upon
(a) Borrower’s assets, business operations, properties
or condition, financial or otherwise, or (b) the ability of
Borrower to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the
Obligations.
“Negative Pledge
Agreement” shall mean the Negative Pledge Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, executed by Borrower and each Subsidiary in
favor of Bank, as amended or restated from time to time.
“Note” shall mean the
Revolving Promissory Note, of even date herewith, made by Borrower
to Bank’s order in the principal amount of $15,000,000.00,
and any modification, renewal or consolidation thereof or
substitute therefor.
“Novogyne Joint Venture”
shall mean Vivelle Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company established pursuant to the Formation Agreement, dated as
of May 1, 1998, by and between Borrower and Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
“Novogyne Joint Venture
Agreement” shall mean the Operating Agreement of Vivelle
Ventures, LLC, dated as of May 1, 1998, between Borrower and
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
“Obligations” shall mean
all indebtedness, liabilities, obligations and duties of Borrower
to Bank arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the
Note or any other Credit Documents, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or not due, in contract or tort, liquidated or
unliquidated, arising by operation of law or otherwise, now
existing or hereafter arising, and whether or not for the payment
of money or the performance or non-performance of any act,
including, but not limited to, all actual damages which Borrower
may owe to Bank by reason of any breach by Borrower of any
Representation and Warranty, covenant, agreement or other provision
of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.
“PBGC” shall mean the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Patent” shall mean any
of the following: (a) patents and letters patent of the United
States or any other country, and all registrations and recordings
thereof and applications therefor, including registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or an any similar office or agency of the United
States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country, and
(b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of any of the
foregoing.
“Pension Plan” shall mean
any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which
is subject to the provisions of Title IV or ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code and which (i) is maintained for
employees of Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates or is assumed
by Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates in connection with any
Acquisition or (ii) has at any time been maintained for the
employees of Borrower or any current or former ERISA Affiliate.
“Person” shall mean an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust or unincorporated organization or a government or any agency
or political subdivision thereof.
“Prime Rate” shall mean
Bank’s Prime Rate as quoted or otherwise established by Bank
from time to time (or, if Bank ceases to quote or otherwise
establish a Prime Rate, a comparable index selected by Bank) (the
Prime Rate is purely a discretionary benchmark and is not
necessarily the lowest or most favorable rate at which Bank extends
credit to its customers).
“Rate Hedging
Obligations” shall mean any and all obligations and
liabilities of Borrower to Bank, whether absolute or contingent and
however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired
(including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and
substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all agreements,
devices or arrangements designed to protect at least one of the
parties thereto from the fluctuations of interest rates, exchange
rates or forward rates applicable to such party’s assets,
liabilities or exchange transactions, including but not limited to
Dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange
agreements, forward currency exchange agreements, interest rate cap
or collar protection agreements, forward rate currency or interest
rate options, puts, warrants and those commonly known as interest
rate “swap” agreements; and (ii) any and all
cancellations, buybacks, reversals, terminations or assignments of
any of the foregoing.
“Regulation D” shall
mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time, and any regulation
successor thereto.
“Regulation U” shall
mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time, and any regulation
successor thereto.
“Representation and
Warranty” shall mean each representation and warranty made by
Borrower pursuant to or under (a) §4 or any other provision of
this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (b) any amendment
of or waiver or consent under this Agreement, (c) any Schedule
to this Agreement or any such amendment, waiver or consent, or
(d) any statement contained in any certificate, financial
statement, or other instrument or document delivered by or on
behalf of Borrower pursuant to any Credit Document, whether or not
(except as expressly provided to the contrary herein), in the case
of any representation or warranty referred to in clause (a), (b),
(c) or (d) of this definition, the information that is
the subject matter thereof is within the knowledge of Borrower.
“Solvent” shall mean,
when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of
determination: (a) the book value of its assets is in excess
of the total amount of its liabilities, including contingent
Obligations; (b) it is then able and expects to be able to pay
its debts as they mature; and (c) it has capital sufficient to
carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be
conducted.
“Subsidiary” shall mean
any corporation or other entity in which 50 percent or more of
its outstanding Voting Stock or 50 percent or more of all
equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by Borrower and/or
by one or more of Borrower’s Subsidiaries.
“Tax” shall mean any
federal, state or foreign tax, assessment or other governmental
charge or levy (including any withholding tax) upon a Person or
upon its assets, revenues, income or profits other than income and
franchise taxes imposed upon Bank by the federal government or the
State of Florida (or any political subdivision thereof).
“Termination Event” shall
mean: (i) a “Reportable Event” described in
Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder
(unless the notice requirement has been waived by applicable
regulation); or (ii) the withdrawal of Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a
“substantial employer” as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or was deemed such under Section
4068(f) of ERISA; or (iii) the termination of a Pension Plan,
the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or the
treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under
Section 4041 of ERISA; or (iv) the institution of
proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan by the PBGC; or
(v) any other event or condition which would constitute
grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; or
(vi) the partial or complete withdrawal of Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the
imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA; or (viii) any event or condition
which results in the reorganization or insolvency of a
Multiemployer Plan under Section 4241 or Section 4245 of
ERISA, respectively; or (ix) any event or condition which
results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section
4041A of ERISA or the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to
terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of
ERISA.
“Trademark” shall mean
any of the following: (a) trademarks, trade names, corporate
names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other
source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of
the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general
intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered),
now owned or existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and
applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in
any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or
territory thereof, or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof; and (b) all reissues, extensions or
renewals thereof.
“Voting Stock” shall
mean, with respect to any Person, Capital Securities of such Person
entitling the holder thereof to vote in the election of directors
of such Person.
§1.2 Other Definitional and
Interpretive Provisions .
(a) When used in this Agreement,
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or
subsection of this Agreement, and “Section” (and/or
“§”) or “subsection” and
“Schedule” and “Exhibit” shall refer to
sections and subsections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) Whenever the context so
requires, when used in this Agreement the neuter gender shall
include the masculine or feminine, and the singular number shall
include the plural, and vice versa.
(c) In this Agreement, in the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word “from” means “from and
including” and the words “to” and
“until” each means “to but excluding.”
(d) The words
“includes” and “including” when used herein
are not limiting.
(e) When used herein, unless
specifically provided herein otherwise, the phrase
“acceptable to Bank” or “satisfactory to
Bank”‘ shall mean “acceptable and satisfactory to
Bank in its sole and absolute discretion.”
(f) Each term defined in
Article 1 or Article 9 of the Florida Uniform Commercial
Code shall have the meaning given to it therein unless otherwise
defined herein, except to the extent that the Uniform Commercial
Code of another jurisdiction is controlling, in which case such
term shall have the meaning given to it in the Uniform Commercial
Code of the applicable jurisdiction.
§1.3 Accounting Terms and
Matters . Unless the context otherwise requires, all accounting
terms herein (including capitalized terms) that are not
specifically defined herein shall be interpreted and determined
under GAAP applied on a Consistent Basis. Unless otherwise
specified herein, all accounting determinations hereunder and all
computations utilized by Borrower in complying with the covenants
contained herein shall be made, and all financial statements
requested to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in
accordance with GAAP applied on a Consistent Basis, except, in the
case of such financial statements, for departures from GAAP that
may from time to time be approved in writing by the independent
certified public accountants who are at the time, in accordance
with §7, reporting on the financial statements of
Borrower.
§1.4 Representations and
Warranties . All Representations and Warranties shall be made
at and as of the Agreement Date, at and as of the time of each
Advance, and, in addition, in the case of any particular
Representation and Warranty, at such other time or times as such
Representation and Warranty is made or deemed made in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement or the document pursuant to,
under, or in connection with which such Representation and Warranty
is made or deemed made, except to the extent that any such
Representation or Warranty expressly states that it relates to a
different specified date.
§1.5 Captions. Section
and subsection captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of
this Agreement for any other purpose.
§1.6 Neutral
Interpretation . This Agreement and each other Credit Document
has been thoroughly reviewed by counsel for Borrower and the
Subsidiaries. No provision of this Agreement or other Credit
Document shall be construed less favorably to Bank because it was
drafted by Bank’s counsel.
§1.7 Severability, Conflicts,
Etc . Any provision of any Credit Document which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction. It is the intention of the
parties to this Agreement that if any provision of any Credit
Document is capable of two constructions, one of which would render
the provision void and the other of which would render the
provision valid, the provision shall have the meaning which renders
it valid.
§2. GENERAL TERMS .
§2.1 Commitment . Bank
agrees, upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth, to make Advances to Borrower from time to time during
the period from the Agreement Date to (but excluding) the
Commitment Termination Date.
§2.2 Limit . At no time
shall the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding exceed
the Facility Limit.
§2.3 Use of Advances .
Each Advance shall be used for Borrower’s general corporate
purposes (including working capital and capital expenditures).
§2.4 Making of Advances .
Each Advance shall be made on the basis of written notice from
Borrower to Bank specifying for such Advance the date thereof, the
amount thereof, and any other information required under §2.
Bank reserves the right to require any such notice to be made at
least two Business Days before the date of the Advance requested by
it. Each such notice shall be given by means of a writing
reasonably satisfactory to Bank. Each notice requesting an Advance
shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower; and Borrower shall
indemnify Bank against any loss or expense incurred by Bank as a
result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified
for such Advance the applicable conditions set forth in §3,
including without limitation any loss or expense actually incurred
by Bank by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or
other funds acquired or held by Bank to fund the Advance when such
Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
Bank shall make each Advance available to Borrower on the date
specified by Borrower in accordance with this §2.4, upon
fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in §3, by
crediting the Borrowing Account, except that Bank may, in its
discretion, apply all or any part of any Advance to repay any
Obligations.
§2.5 Interest Rates and
Payment . (a) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding
principal amount of Advances, during each Interest Period, at a per
annum rate equal to 1.25 percent above the LIBOR Rate for that
Interest Period. Borrower shall pay such accrued interest to Bank
in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar month and at
maturity. Bank is hereby irrevocably authorized to debit any
account of Borrower with Bank to make any interest payment on its
due date. Nothing herein to the contrary withstanding, interest
shall accrue on any overdue principal of Advances, fees or other
Obligations at a floating per annum rate equal to the Default Rate
and be payable on demand.
(b) If Bank determines that for
any period of time it is impossible or unfeasible for it to obtain
funds in the London interbank market and so notifies Borrower, the
outstanding principal amount of Advances shall, prior to their
maturity, bear interest during that period at a floating per annum
rate equal to .50 percent below the Prime Rate.
§2.6 Mandatory Repayment of
Advances .
(a) At Maturity . All
Advances then outstanding shall mature and become immediately due
and payable in full on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Prior to Maturity .
If at any time the limitation set forth in §2.2 is exceeded,
Borrower shall, within two Business Days after Bank’s written
demand, prepay the Advances in the amount of the excess. Nothing in
this §2.6(b) shall be construed to restrict Bank’s right
to accelerate the Obligations or pursue its other remedies under
§7 based on the limitation in §2.2 being exceeded.
§2.7 Optional Prepayments of
Advances . (a) Borrower may, at any time and from time to
time, upon one Business Day’s advance notice, prepay the
Advances in whole or in part without premium or penalty, except
that any prepayment of an Advance shall be in a principal amount of
a whole multiple of $100,000, and except that no prepayment shall
be made on other than the last day of an Interest Period unless the
payment is accompanied by the applicable Consequential Loss (as
computed by Bank) (as of the date hereof, Bank computes the LIBOR
Rate in such a manner that a prepayment would not result in any
Consequential Loss; Bank shall advise Borrower if and when this
ceases to be the case). Amounts to be prepaid shall irrevocably be
due and payable on the date specified in the applicable notice of
prepayment, together with interest thereon. Amounts prepaid in
respect of Advances may be reborrowed, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof. Borrower shall also have the right, upon one
Business Day’s advance notice, to prepay the Advances in full
and terminate this Agreement, provided that (i) such
prepayment shall be subject to the provisions hereinabove set forth
with respect to prepayment, (ii) Borrower must fully prepay
all Advances together with all other outstanding Obligations, and
(iii) Borrower shall remit a pro rata payment of the
commitment fee specified in §2.8 (b), calculated to the date
of receipt by Bank of the full payment of the Advances and other
Obligations, and (iv) the written notice from Borrower must
specify that Borrower desires to terminate this Agreement and
prepay in full the Advances.
(b) In addition, Borrower may
from time to time, upon three Business Days prior written notice to
Bank, permanently reduce the Facility Limit to an amount not less
than the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at such
time. Any such reduction shall be in an amount not less than
$100,000 or a higher integral multiple of $100,000.
§2.8 Facility and Commitment
Fees . (a) Borrower shall pay to Bank a non-refundable
facility fee in the amount of $15,000 on the Agreement Date.
(b) Within 5 Business Days of
being invoiced therefor, Borrower shall pay to Bank, with respect
to each quarter of each Fiscal Year, a commitment fee equal to
0.25 percent multiplied by the average daily amount by which
the Facility Limit exceeds the outstanding principal amount of
Advances during that quarter.
§2.9 Payments and
Computations . (a) Borrower shall make each payment
hereunder by 11:00 a.m. (Miami, Florida time) on the day when
due, in lawful money of the United States of America and
immediately available funds without setoff or deduction of any
kind, to Bank at its address referred to in §8.9 (or another
address of which Bank gives Borrower notice pursuant to §8.9).
Until notice to the contrary from Bank, interest payments shall be
automatically debited from a demand account which Borrower shall
maintain with Bank and in which Borrower shall maintain sufficient
balances to cover such payments.
(b) All computations of
interest, commissions and fees hereunder shall be made by Bank on
the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
(including the first day but excluding the last day) elapsed in the
period for which such interest, commission or fee is payable.
Payments received hereunder shall be applied first against interest
and any lawful charges accrued but unpaid and the remainder, if
any, against outstanding principal. If any interest payment
required to be made hereunder is not made within 10 days after
its due date, Borrower shall pay Bank on demand a late charge equal
to 5.00 percent of the amount of the payment. Each late charge
is intended to compensate Bank for administrative and other costs
associated with not receiving a payment when due and is neither a
penalty nor interest. Each late charge may be assessed without
notice, shall be immediately due and payable and shall be in
addition to all other rights and remedies available to Bank.
(c) Whenever any payment to be
made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be
stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be reflected in the
computation of interest, commissions or fees, as the case may
be.
(d) Borrower irrevocably
authorizes Bank — if and to the extent any payment is not
made to Bank when due hereunder or under any other agreement
relating to any Advance and any applicable grace period has expired
— to charge from time to time against a demand account in
Borrower’s name (which Borrower hereby agrees to maintain
with Bank) any amount so due even if doing so creates an overdraft.
Any overdraft so created shall (to the extent permitted by
Applicable Law) bear interest until paid in full at the Default
Rate and shall be due and payable, together with any accrued
interest, immediately after being created.
§2.10. Evidence of
Indebtedness; Impaired Note . The Advances and Borrower’s
obligations to repay them, with interest in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, shall be evidenced by this Agreement, the
records of Bank, and the Note. The records of Bank shall be prima
facie evidence of the Advances and the other indebtedness of
Borrower under this Agreement, of accrued interest thereon, of
accrued fees, and of all payments made in respect of any thereof.
Upon Borrower’s receipt from Bank of (a) reasonably
satisfactory evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of the Note (an “Impaired Note”) and (b) (i) in
the case of mutilation, such Impaired Note for cancellation or
(ii) in all other cases, indemnity reasonably satisfactory to
Borrower and reimbursement of Borrower’s reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incidental thereto, Borrower shall make and
deliver to Bank a new replacement Note of like tenor, date and
principal amount in lieu of the Impaired Note.
§3. CONDITIONS OF LENDING .
§3.1 Conditions Precedent to
Initial Advance . The obligation of Bank to make the initial
Advance hereunder after the date hereof is subject to the condition
precedent that Bank shall have received, on or before the day such
Advance is made, the following, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Bank:
(a) The Note, duly executed by
Borrower.
(b) The Negative Pledge
Agreement, duly executed by Borrower and each Subsidiary:
(i) certified copies of
Requests for Information or Copies, or equivalent reports
acceptable to Bank, listing all effective financing statements
which name Borrower (under its present name and any previous names)
as debtor and which are filed in one or more of jurisdictions
reasonably specified by Bank, together with copies of such other
financing statements (none of which may cover the any Covered
Assets);
(ii) judgment, tax lien and
litigation searches in all relevant jurisdictions showing that
there are no outstanding judgments or tax liens or pending lawsuits
against Borrower or any property of Borrower except as disclosed
herein;
(c) A certified copy of the
resolution of the board of directors of Borrower approving and
authorizing each Credit Document to which it is a party and of all
documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and
Governmental Approvals, if any, with respect to each such Credit
Document.
(d) A certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Borrower certifying the name
and true signatures of its officers authorized to sign each Credit
Document to which it is a party and the other documents to be
delivered by it hereunder.
(e) Certificates of good
standing issued by the Delaware and Florida Secretaries of State
with respect to Borrower; a copy of Borrower’s articles of
incorporation certified by each such Secretary of State; and a copy
of Borrower’s bylaws certified as true and complete by an
Authorized Representative.
(f) A favorable opinion of
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.,
counsel for Borrower, covering such matters as Bank may
request.
(g) Either evidence that Florida
documentary stamp tax in the amount of $2,450 has been paid with
respect to the Note or whatever certificates and affidavits Bank
requires to establish that no such tax is or will be owing in
connection with the Note or other Credit Documents.
(h) Such other approvals,
appraisals, opinions, consents and documents as Bank may reasonably
request.
§3.2 Conditions to Each
Advance . The obligation of Bank to make each Advance to be
made by it, including the initial Advance, is subject to the
fulfillment of each of the following conditions to Bank’s
satisfaction:
(a) each of the Representations
and Warranties shall, in the determination of Bank in its
reasonable discretion, be true and correct in all material respects
at and as of the time of such Advance, with and without giving
effect to such Advance and to the application of the proceeds
thereof, except those expressly stated to be made as of a
particular date which shall be true and correct in all