DATED AS OF September 23,
2008
BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS
CORP.,
as Parent Company and Guarantor
BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS,
INC.,
U.S. VOICE & DATA, LLC,
STANDARD TEL ACQUISITIONS, LLC,
TRANS-WEST NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., d/b/a STANDARD TEL,
and
STANDARD TEL NETWORKS, LLC,
as Borrowers
ANY OTHER PERSONS PARTY HERETO
THAT
ARE DESIGNATED AS CREDIT PARTIES,
CHATHAM CREDIT MANAGEMENT III,
LLC,
as Agent
CHATHAM INVESTMENT FUND III, LLC,
CHATHAM INVESTMENT FUND III QP, LLC,
AND ANY
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders
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SECTION 1.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LOANS
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Loans
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Interest and
Applicable Margins
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Fees
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Payments
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Prepayments
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Maturity
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Loan
Accounts
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Capital
Adequacy and Other Adjustments
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Taxes
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Borrower
Representative
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Use of Loan
Proceeds
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Application and
Allocation of Payments
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SECTION 2.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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Compliance With
Laws and Contractual Obligations
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Insurance
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Inspection;
Lender Meeting; Board Meetings
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Organizational
Existence
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Environmental
Matters
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Landlords’ Agreements, Mortgagee
Agreements and Real Estate Purchases
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Further
Assurances
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Cash Management
Systems
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ERISA
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SECTION 3.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Indebtedness
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Liens and
Related Matters
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Investments
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Contingent
Obligations
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Restricted
Payments
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Restriction on
Fundamental Changes
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Disposal of
Assets or Subsidiary Stock
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Conduct of
Business
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Changes
Relating to Indebtedness
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Fiscal
Year
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Press Release;
Public Offering Materials
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Subsidiaries
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Bank Accounts;
Lockboxes
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Hazardous
Materials
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ERISA
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Sale
Leasebacks
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Changes to
Material Contracts
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Prepayments of
Other Indebtedness
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Accounting
Changes
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Subordinated
Debt
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Executive
Compensation
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Hedging
Agreements
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SECTION 4.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS/REPORTING
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Capital
Expenditure Limits
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Minimum Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio
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Maximum
Leverage Ratio
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Financial
Statements and Other Reports
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Accounting
Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under
Agreement
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SECTION 5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Disclosure
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No Material
Adverse Effect
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No
Conflict
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Organization,
Powers, Capitalization and Good Standing, Organization and
Powers
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Financial
Statements and Projections
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Intellectual
Property
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Investigations,
Audits, Etc
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Employee
Matters
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Solvency
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Litigation;
Adverse Facts
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Use of
Proceeds; Margin Regulations
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Ownership of
Property; Liens
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Environmental
Matters
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ERISA
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Brokers
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Deposit and
Disbursement Accounts
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STN Acquisition
Agreement
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Insurance
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Anti-Terrorism
Law
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Compliance with
Laws
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Taxes and Tax
Returns
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SECTION 6.
DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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Event of
Default
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Suspension or
Termination of Commitments
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Acceleration
and other Remedies
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Application of
Payments
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SECTION 7.
CONDITIONS TO LOANS
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Conditions to
Initial Loans
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Conditions to
All Loans
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SECTION 8.
ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION
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Assignment and
Participations
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Agent
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Set Off and
Sharing of Payments
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Disbursement of
Funds
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Disbursements
of Advances; Payment Advances; Payments
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SECTION 9.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Indemnities
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Amendments and
Waivers
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Notices;
Effectiveness
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Failure or
Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
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Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
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Severability
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Lenders’
Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’
Rights
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Headings
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Applicable
Law
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Successors and
Assigns
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No Fiduciary
Relationship; Limited Liability
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Construction
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Confidentiality
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CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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Survival of
Warranties and Certain Agreements
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Entire
Agreement
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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Replacement of
Lenders
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Delivery of
Termination Statements and Mortgage Releases
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Right to
Cure
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Injunctive
Relief
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Consequential
Damages
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Captions
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Permitted
Deliveries
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Seals
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Publicity
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Destruction of
Invoices
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Time
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Patriot
Act
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No Tax
Advice
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Completion of
Blanks
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Exculpation of
Agent and Lender Parties
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Page
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Electronic
Transmissions
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Credit
Inquiries
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Rules of
Construction
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SECTION 10.
CROSS-GUARANTY
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Cross-Guaranty
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Waivers by
Credit Parties
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Benefit of
Guaranty
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Waiver of
Subrogation, Etc
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Election of
Remedies
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Limitation
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Contribution
with Respect to Guaranty Obligations
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Liability
Cumulative
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Definitions
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Pro Rata Shares
and Commitment Amounts
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Closing
Checklist
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Pro
Forma
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Lenders’
Bank Accounts
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Compliance
Certificate
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Term
Note
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Revolving
Note
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Notice of
Revolving Credit Advance
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Subordinated
Intercompany Note
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Borrowing Base
Certificate
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Assignment
Agreement
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Indebtedness
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Liens
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Investments
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Obligations
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Affiliate
Transactions
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Business
Description
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Material
Contracts
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Jurisdictions
of Organization and Qualifications
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Capitalization
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Intellectual
Property
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Investigations
and Audits
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Employee
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Estate
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Fees
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Disbursement Accounts
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Insurance
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v
This CREDIT
AGREEMENT is dated as of September ___, 2008 and is entered into by
and among: (i) BROOKSIDE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS CORP., a Florida
corporation (“ Parent Company ”); (ii) BROOKSIDE
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, INC., a Texas corporation (“ BTP
”); U.S. VOICE & DATA, LLC, an Indiana limited liability
company (“ USVD ”); STANDARD TEL ACQUISITIONS,
LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“ STN
Acquisition Sub ”); TRANS-WEST NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
d/b/a STANDARD TEL, a California corporation (“
Trans-West ”); and STANDARD TEL NETWORKS, LLC, a
California limited liability company (“ STN ”)
(STN, Trans-West, STN Acquisition Sub, USVD and BTP hereinafter
collectively called “Borrowers” and individually called
a “ Borrower ”); (iii) any other persons
designated as “ Credit Parties ” on the
signature pages hereof or which from time to time hereafter become
“ Credit Parties ” hereto; (iv) CHATHAM
INVESTMENT FUND III, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company
(“ Chatham Fund III ”), and CHATHAM INVESTMENT
FUND III QP, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“
Chatham Fund III QP ”; Chatham Fund III QP and Chatham
Fund III herein called, individually and collectively, “
Chatham Lender ”), together with any other financial
institutions which are or hereafter become parties to this
Agreement as Lenders; and (v) CHATHAM CREDIT MANAGEMENT III,
LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (in its individual
capacity, “ Chatham Agent ”), as
Agent.
WHEREAS, the
Parent Company owns all Stock of BTP, USVD and STN Acquisition Sub;
and
WHEREAS, effective
this date, the Parent Company, acting through the STN Acquisition
Sub, has acquired all Stock of Trans-West from the Trans-West
Shareholders and all Stock of STN owned by ProLogic from ProLogic;
and
WHEREAS, Parent
Company intends to operate STN Acquisition Sub, Trans-West, STN,
BTP and USVD as a common business enterprise to enjoy certain
economies of scale, including for the borrowing of money;
and
WHEREAS, the
Parent Company desires that Lenders extend a certain term credit
facility and a revolving credit facility to Borrowers to fund a
portion of the cost of the STN Acquisition, to fund the repayment
of certain indebtedness of Borrowers assumed as part of the STN
Acquisition, to refinance certain existing indebtedness of STN, BTP
and USVD, to provide working capital financing for Borrowers and
their Subsidiaries and to provide funds for other general corporate
purposes of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, the
Parent Company intends to secure all Obligations of Borrowers
arising in regard thereto by causing the Borrowers to grant to
Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, a security interest in
and lien upon substantially all of their personal and real
property; and
WHEREAS, the
Parent Company desires to guarantee all of the Borrowers’
obligations and to secure its liabilities in regard thereto by
pledging to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, all Stock
of Borrowers and the other Credit Parties owned by it;
and
WHEREAS, all
capitalized terms used herein (including in this preamble) shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A hereto which
is incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, the Parent Company, the Borrowers, any
other Credit Parties, Lenders and Agent agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LOANS
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Loans . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of Borrowers and the other Credit
Parties contained herein:
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(a)
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Term Loan . Each Term Loan Lender agrees,
severally and not jointly, to lend to Borrowers in one draw, on the
Closing Date, its Pro Rata Share of such Term Loan Lender’s
applicable Term Loan Commitment of the “ Term Loan
” in a principal amount equal to Seven Million Dollars
($7,000,000). Borrowers shall jointly and severally repay the Term
Loan through periodic payments of principal (“ Scheduled
Installments ”) equal to (a) Eighty-Three Thousand Three
Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($83,333) each on the first Business
Day of each month commencing with the first such Business Day
following six (6) months after the Closing Date, and with a
final payment of the entire remaining principal balance thereof on
the Commitment Termination Date. The principal balance of the Term
Loan shall be due and payable in its entirety on the Commitment
Termination Date. Amounts borrowed under this
Section 1.1(a) and repaid may not be reborrowed.
Payments of principal of each of the Term Loan shall reduce the
Term Loan Commitment applicable to the Term Loan in the amount of
any such payment.
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The
Term Loan shall be evidenced by promissory notes substantially in
the form of Exhibit 1.1(a) (as amended, modified,
extended, substituted or replaced from time to time, each a “
Term Note ” and, collectively, the “ Term
Notes ”), and, except as provided in
Section 1.7 , all of the Borrowers shall jointly
execute and deliver each Term Note to the applicable Term Loan
Lender. Each Term Note shall represent the joint and several
obligation of each Borrower to pay the amount of the applicable
Term Loan Lender’s portion of the Term Loan, together with
interest thereon.
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Revolving Loans
. Each Revolving Lender
agrees, severally and not jointly, to make available to Borrowers
from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date its Pro
Rata Share of advances (each a “ Revolving Credit
Advance ”) requested by Borrower Representative on behalf
of the Borrowers hereunder in up to an aggregate principal amount
outstanding at any time, initially, of Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000), representing the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment
on the Closing Date. The Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan of
any Revolving Lender shall not at any time exceed
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separate Revolving Loan Commitment. Revolving Credit Advances may
be repaid and reborrowed; provided , that Borrowers shall
not be entitled to request more than one (1) Revolving Credit
Advance in any calendar week without the consent of Agent;
provided , further , that Revolving Credit Advances
shall only be permitted hereunder so long as (i) the amount of
such requested Revolving Credit Advance does not exceed Borrowing
Availability and (ii) each of the other conditions precedent
in Section 7.2 hereof are satisfied. All Revolving
Loans shall be repaid in full on the Commitment Termination Date,
but may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed prior thereto. Except
as provided in Section 1.7 , each Borrower shall
execute and deliver to each Revolving Lender a promissory note to
evidence the Revolving Loan Commitment of that Revolving Lender.
Each promissory note shall be in the principal amount of the
Revolving Loan Commitment of the applicable Revolving Lender, dated
the Closing Date and substantially in the form of
Exhibit 1.1(b)(i) (as amended, modified, extended,
substituted or replaced from time to time, each a “
Revolving Note ” and, collectively, the “
Revolving Notes ”). If at any time the aggregate
outstanding Revolving Loans exceed the Borrowing Base (any such
excess Revolving Loans are herein referred to collectively as
“ Overadvances ”), Lenders shall not be
obligated to make Revolving Credit Advances and the full amount of
such Overadvance must be repaid as soon as practicable but in any
event within five (5) Business Days after such Overadvance
occurs (otherwise, an Event of Default shall exist after such five
(5) Business Days’ grace period shall have elapsed).
Unless otherwise approved by Agent, Revolving Credit Advances may
be requested only with two (2) Business Days prior written notice
to Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) and must be made
in writing. Written notices for funding requests shall be in the
form attached as Exhibit 1.1(b)(ii) (“ Notice
of Revolving Credit Advance ”) and shall be delivered to
the Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time).
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(c)
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Funding Authorization
. The proceeds of all
Loans made pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date are to be
funded by Agent in accordance with a disbursement instructions
letter issued by Borrower Representative and approved by Agent
consistent with, and attaching, Schedule 5.11 . The
proceeds of all Loans made pursuant to this Agreement subsequent to
the Closing Date are to be funded by Agent by wire transfer to an
account designated by Borrower Representative on or prior to the
Closing Date subject to change as provided in the following
sentence (the “ Disbursement Account ”).
Borrower Representative shall provide Agent with written notice of
any change in the foregoing instructions at least three
(3) Business Days before the desired effective date of such
change.
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1.2
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Interest and Applicable
Margins .
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(a)
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Borrowers shall pay interest to
Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, in accordance with the
various Loans being made by each Lender, monthly in arrears on each
applicable Interest Payment Date, at the following rates:
(i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Advances, the LIBOR
Rate plus the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin per annum and
(ii) with respect to the Term Loan, the LIBOR Rate plus
the Applicable Term Loan LIBOR Margin per annum; (iii) with
respect to all other Obligations, to the extent no interest rate is
otherwise prescribed herein or in any Loan Document in regard
thereto, at
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the
highest among the interest rates then being charged on the
Revolving Credit Advances and the Term Loan.
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The
Applicable Margins are as follows:
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Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin
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4.00
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Applicable Term Loan LIBOR Margin
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9.00
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Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin
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(b)
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In
addition to the foregoing, the Term Loan shall also bear interest
at a rate per annum equal, initially, to two percent (2.00%), but
subject to change as provided in the following sentence that shall
be payable-in-kind on (and added to) the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loan (“ PIK Interest ”), and
be payable monthly in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment
Date as an increase to the principal amount of the Term Loan on
such date without any further action on part of Agent, any Lender
or any Borrower, and all such PIK Interest shall be paid in full at
maturity of the Term Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however,
the rate per annum chargeable as PIK Interest shall be subject to
change from time to time commencing on the later of
(i) one (1) year from the Closing Date or (ii) that
date on which Agent and Lenders receive the audited financial
statements of Parent Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for
their 2008 Fiscal Year in accordance with Section 4.5(b) ,
based on the Leverage Ratio, as measured at the end of each Fiscal
Quarter thereafter; that is, if the Leverage Ratio, determined in
accordance with Section 4.4 as of the end of any Fiscal
Quarter ending after the applicable commencement date prescribed
above is: (x) greater than or equal to 2.00:1, but less than
or equal to 2.25:1, the rate of PIK Interest shall be one percent
(1%) per annum, or (y) less than 2.00:1, the rate of PIK
Interest shall be zero i.e. , no PIK Interest shall be
charged during the applicable effective period described below; or
(z) greater than 2.25:1, the rate of PIK Interest shall be two
percent (2.0%); with the change, in each case, becoming effective
on the first Business Day of the first calendar month following the
date in which Agent and Lenders receive financial statements of
Parent Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with
Section 4.5(a) for an applicable Fiscal Quarter
reflecting a Leverage Ratio as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter
sufficient to cause a change in the rate of PIK Interest as
provided hereinabove, and shall continue until such time as any
financial statement of Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for
an applicable Fiscal Quarter reflect a Leverage Ratio sufficient to
cause a subsequent change in the rate of PIK Interest;
provided , however , that (i) no downward
adjustment in the rate of PIK Interest shall be implemented if, at
such time, there exists any Default or Event of Default unless and
until such time as, respectively, such Default is cured or such
Event of Default is waived, at which time such adjustment shall be
effective prospectively; (ii) should Agent and Lenders not
receive financial statements of Parent Company and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries for any applicable Fiscal Quarter on a timely basis in
accordance with Section 4.5(a) , then, without limiting
the rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders results from such
Default, the rate of PIK Interest shall remain, or be increased to,
the highest amount described above pending delivery of such
compliant financial statements; and (iii) if, subsequent to
making any reduction in the rate of PIK
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Interest, Agent and Lenders shall
determine that the financial statements on which such reduction was
predicated were false or misleading in any material respect, the
amount of PIK Interest that would have been charged had such
financial statements not been false or misleading shall be added to
the principal amount of the Term Loan retroactive to the date when
such reduction was implemented.
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(c)
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If
any payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than
a Business Day, the maturity thereof will be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate
during such extension.
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(d)
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All
computations of Fees calculated on a per annum basis and interest
shall be made by Agent on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case
for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which
such Fees and interest are payable. Each determination by Agent of
an interest rate and Fees hereunder shall be final, binding and
conclusive on Borrowers, absent manifest error.
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(e)
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So
long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
interest rates applicable to the Loans shall be increased by four
percent (4.00%) per annum above the rates of interest otherwise
applicable hereunder (“ Default Rate ”), and all
outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate
applicable to such Obligations. Interest at the Default Rate shall
accrue from the initial date of such Event of Default until that
Event of Default is waived in writing by Lenders and shall be
payable upon demand, but in any event, shall be payable on the next
regularly scheduled payment date set forth herein for such
Obligation.
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(f)
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in this Section 1.2 , if the rate of
interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest
permissible under law (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate
”), then, so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so
exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to
the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided , however , that if
at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is
less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrowers shall continue to pay
interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as
the total interest received by Agent, on behalf of Lenders, is
equal to the total interest that would have been received had the
interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this
paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as
otherwise provided in this Agreement. Thereafter, interest
hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the
manner provided in Sections 1.2(a) through (e) , unless
and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful
Rate, and at that time this paragraph shall again apply. In no
event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to
the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully
have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for
the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. If the Maximum
Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such interest
shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful
Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such
calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 1.2(f) , a court of competent jurisdiction
shall determine by a final, non-appealable order that a Lender has
received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum
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Lawful Rate, Agent shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess as a
voluntary prepayment in the manner specified in
Section 1.5(d) and thereafter shall refund any excess
to Borrowers or as such court of competent jurisdiction may
otherwise order.
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1.3
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Fees .
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(a)
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Fee Letter . Borrowers shall pay to Chatham,
individually, the Fees specified in that certain fee and
syndication letter dated on or about the date hereof among Parent
Company, Chatham, and Borrowers (the “ Chatham Fee
Letter ”), at the time(s) specified for payment
therein.
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(b)
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Unused Line Fee
. As additional
compensation for the Revolving Lenders, Borrowers shall pay to
Agent, for the ratable benefit of such Lenders, in arrears, on the
first Business Day of each month prior to the Commitment
Termination Date and on the Commitment Termination Date, a fee for
Borrowers’ non use of available funds (the “ Unused
Line Fee ”) in an amount equal to the Applicable Unused
Line Fee Margin per annum multiplied by the difference between
(x) the Maximum Amount (as it may be increased or reduced from
time to time) and (y) the average for the period of the daily
closing balances of the Revolving Loan outstanding during the
period for which such Fee is due.
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(c)
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Prepayment Fee
. If Borrowers pay after
acceleration or voluntarily prepay (to the extent permitted to do
so pursuant hereto) all or any portion of the Term Loan or prepay
in full the Revolving Loan in connection with any termination of
the Revolving Loan Commitment, whether voluntarily or involuntarily
and whether before or after acceleration of the Obligations or if
any of the Commitments are otherwise terminated, Borrowers shall
pay to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders as liquidated damages and
compensation for the costs of being prepared to make funds
available hereunder a fee (the “ Prepayment Fee
”) in an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage (as
defined below) multiplied by the sum of (i) the principal
amount of the Term Loan paid after acceleration or, as applicable,
prepaid and (ii) the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment. As
used herein, the term “ Applicable Percentage ”
shall mean (A) three percent (3.00%), in the case of a
prepayment on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing
Date, and (B) two percent (2.00%), in the case of a prepayment
after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to
the third anniversary thereof. The Credit Parties agree that the
Applicable Percentage is a reasonable calculation of Lenders’
lost profits in view of the difficulties and impracticality of
determining actual damages resulting from an early termination of
the Commitments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Prepayment Fee
shall be payable by Borrowers upon any optional prepayment of the
Revolving Loan not made at or after the Revolving Loan Commitment
is terminated or upon a mandatory prepayment of the Loans made
pursuant to Sections 1.5(b) and 1.5(c) ;
provided that Borrowers do not reduce or terminate the
Revolving Loan Commitment upon any such prepayment and, in the case
of prepayments made pursuant to Section 1.5(c) , the
transaction giving rise to the applicable prepayment is expressly
permitted under Section 3 .
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(d)
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Expenses and Attorneys’
Fees .
Borrowers agree to promptly pay all reasonable fees, charges, costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses and the allocated cost of internal legal staff) incurred
by Agent in connection with any matters contemplated by, arising
out of, or related to the Loan Documents, whether in connection
with the examination, appraisal, review, due diligence
investigation, documentation, negotiation, closing and syndication
of the transactions contemplated herein and in connection with the
continued administration and monitoring of the Loan Documents
including any amendments, modifications, consents and waivers, or
otherwise. Borrowers agree to promptly pay reasonable documentation
charges assessed by Agent for amendments, waivers, consents and any
of the documentation prepared by Agent’s internal legal
staff. Borrowers agree to promptly pay all reasonable fees,
charges, costs and expenses (including fees, charges, costs and
expenses of attorneys, auditors (whether internal or external),
appraisers, consultants and advisors and the allocated cost of
internal legal staff) incurred by Agent in connection with any
amendment, waiver, consent with respect to the Loan Documents,
Event of Default, work-out or action to enforce any Loan Document
or to collect any payments due from Borrowers or any other Credit
Party. In addition, in connection with any work-out or action to
enforce any Loan Document or to collect any payments due from
Borrowers or any other Credit Party, Borrowers agree to promptly
pay all reasonable fees, charges, costs and expenses incurred by
Lenders for one (1) legal counsel acting for all Lenders other
than Agent. All fees, charges, costs and expenses for which
Borrowers are responsible under this Section 1.3(d)
shall be deemed part of the Obligations when incurred, payable in
accordance with the final sentence of Section 1.4 and
secured by the Collateral.
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1.4
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Payments . All payments by Borrowers of the
Obligations shall be without deduction, defense, setoff or
counterclaim and shall be made in same day funds and delivered to
Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, as applicable, by wire
transfer to the applicable account designated by Agent or such
other place as Agent may from time to time designate in writing.
Borrowers shall receive credit on the day of receipt for funds
received by Agent by 2:00 p.m. (New York time). In the absence of
timely receipt, such funds shall be deemed to have been paid on the
next Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall
be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the
payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such
extension of time shall be included in the computation of the
amount of interest and Fees due hereunder. Borrowers hereby
authorize Revolving Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances for
the payment of Scheduled Installments, interest, Fees and
expenses.
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1.5
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Prepayments .
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(a)
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Voluntary Prepayments of
Loans . At
any time, Borrowers may prepay the Loans, in whole or in part,
subject to the payment of the Fees specified in
Section 1.3(c) , if applicable , provided
, however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no
voluntary prepayment of the Term Loan may be made by Borrowers
prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and
(ii) prepayments of the Term Loan shall be applied in
accordance with Section 1.5(d) or as otherwise may be
agreed by Requisite Lenders.
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Prepayments from Asset Dispositions;
Casualty Events .
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(i)
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Immediately upon receipt of any Net
Proceeds from an Asset Disposition (except the Asset Dispositions
described in
Sections 3.7(b) and 3.7(c) ) in excess of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the “ Threshold
Amount ”), in the aggregate, for all such transactions
during any Fiscal Year, Borrowers shall first prepay the Revolving
Credit Advances (without reduction of the Revolving Loan
Commitment) by an amount equal to the amount of any reduction in
the Borrowing Base attributable to any Asset Disposition giving
rise to such Net Proceeds to the extent that any such reduction
would result in the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving
Loan exceeding the maximum amount of Revolving Loan permitted to be
outstanding, except, so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, that Borrowers may reinvest all such Net
Proceeds of any such Asset Disposition within ninety
(90) days, in fixed assets. If Borrowers do not intend to so
reinvest such Net Proceeds or if the period set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence expires without Borrowers having
reinvested the full amount of the Net Proceeds of any such Asset
Disposition or if such Net Proceeds are attributable to a working
capital, earnings, balance sheet or similar adjustment under the
STN Acquisition Agreement, including any pursuant to the STN
Acquisition Escrow Agreement, in excess of the Threshold Amount
then, Borrowers shall apply all such remaining Net Proceeds of such
Asset Disposition in excess of the Threshold Amount to payment of
the Loans in accordance with Section 1.5(d)
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Subject to the terms of
Section 2.2 , immediately following the receipt of any
Net Proceeds from a Casualty Event, the Borrowers shall first
prepay the Revolving Loans (without reduction of the Revolving Loan
Commitment) by an amount equal to the amount of any reduction in
the Borrowing Base attributable to the Casualty Event giving rise
to such Net Proceeds to the extent that any such reduction would
result in the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans
exceeding the maximum amount of Revolving Loans permitted to be
outstanding, to the extent not otherwise permitted by
Section 2.2 to be used to replace, repair, restore or
rebuild the Collateral. If Borrowers do not intend to replace,
repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral, as permitted by
Section 2.2 , then Borrowers shall apply all such
remaining Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event to the payment of the
Loans in accordance with Section 1.5(d) .
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Prepayments from Issuance of
Securities .
Immediately upon the receipt by any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of the proceeds of the issuance of Stock (other than
proceeds of the issuance of Stock to any Borrower or any Subsidiary
of any Borrower by any Subsidiary thereof), to the extent that such
proceeds exceed, individually or in aggregate amount, in any period
of twelve (12) consecutive Fiscal Months, beginning with the
Closing Date, the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
(herein, the “ Threshold Amount” ), Borrowers
shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to such proceeds in
excess of the Threshold Amount, net of underwriting discounts and
commissions and other reasonable costs associated therewith. The
payments shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.5(d)
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Application of Proceeds
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With respect to any prepayments made
by any Borrower made in accordance with Section 1.5(a)
, except as provided in clause (iii) , unless otherwise
designated by Borrowers, such prepayments shall be applied as
follows: first , to the Term Loan in the inverse order of
maturity of the Scheduled Installments of the Term Loan until the
Term Loan shall have been prepaid in full; and second , to
the Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until the same has been
repaid in full but not as a permanent reduction of the Revolving
Loan Commitment.
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(ii)
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With respect to any prepayments made
by any Borrower pursuant to Sections 1.5(b) or 1.5(c)
, except as provided in clause (iii) , such prepayments
shall be applied as follows: first , to the Term Loan in the
inverse order of maturity of the Scheduled Installments of the Term
Loan until the Term Loan shall have been prepaid in full; and,
second , to the Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until
the same has been repaid in full but not as a permanent reduction
of the Revolving Loan Commitment.
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(iii)
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With respect to any prepayments made
pursuant to any of Sections 1.5 (a) , 1.5(b) ,
1.5(c) when any Event of Default has occurred and while it
is continuing shall be in effect, such prepayments shall be applied
in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof.
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Notwithstanding any other term of
this Section 1.5 to the contrary, the Requisite Lenders
may elect to waive any requirement for mandatory prepayments by
instructing Agent to give written notice to Borrower Representative
to such effect at any time on or prior to such prepayment becoming
due and payable.
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Maturity . All of the Obligations shall
become due and payable as otherwise set forth herein, but in any
event all of the remaining Obligations shall become due and payable
upon the Commitment Termination Date. Until all Obligations have
been fully paid and satisfied (other than contingent
indemnification obligations to the extent no unsatisfied claim has
been asserted) and the Revolving Loan Commitment has been
terminated, Agent shall be entitled to retain the security
interests in the Collateral granted under the Collateral Documents
and the ability to exercise all rights and remedies available to
Agent under the Loan Documents and applicable laws. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, upon any
termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment, all of the
Obligations shall be due and payable.
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1.7
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Loan Accounts
. Agent shall maintain a
loan account (the “ Loan Account ”) on its books
to record: the Loans, all payments made by Borrowers with respect
to the Loans, and all other debits and credits as provided in this
Agreement with respect to the Loans and any other Obligations. All
entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with the
customary accounting practices of Agent as in effect from time to
time. The balance in the Loan Account, as recorded on the most
recent printout or other written statement of Agent shall, absent
manifest error, be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and
owing to Agent and Lenders by Borrowers; provided that any
failure to so record or any
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error in so recording shall not
limit or otherwise affect Borrowers’ duty to pay the
Obligations. Agent shall render to Borrower Representative a
monthly accounting of transactions with respect to the Loans and
any other Obligations setting forth the balance of the Loan Account
for the immediately preceding month. Unless Borrower Representative
notifies Agent in writing of any objection to any such accounting
(specifically describing the basis for such objection), within
thirty (30) days after the date thereof, each and every such
accounting shall, absent manifest error, be deemed final, binding
and conclusive on Borrowers in all respects as to all matters
reflected therein. Only those items expressly objected to in such
notice shall be deemed to be disputed by Borrowers. Notwithstanding
any provision herein contained to the contrary, any Lender may
elect (which election may be revoked) to dispense with the issuance
of Notes to that Lender and may rely on the Loan Account as
evidence of the amount of Obligations from time to time owing to
it.
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Capital Adequacy and Other
Adjustments . Subject at all times to
Section 9.19 , in the event that any Lender shall have
determined that the adoption after the date hereof of any law,
treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation,
guideline or order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements
or similar requirements or compliance by any Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive
regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar
requirements (whether or not having the force of law and whether or
not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) from any central
bank or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction does or
shall have the effect of increasing materially the amount of
capital, reserves or other funds required to be maintained by such
Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and thereby
reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such
corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations
hereunder, then Borrowers shall from time to time within five
(5) Business Days after notice and demand from such Lender
(together with the certificate referred to in the next sentence and
with a copy to Agent) pay to Agent, for the account of such Lender,
additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such
reduction. A certificate as to the amount of such cost and showing
the basis of the computation of such cost submitted by such Lender
to Borrower Representative and Agent shall, absent manifest error,
be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.
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1.9
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Taxes . Subject at all times to
Section 9.19 :
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(a)
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No Deductions
. Any and all payments
or reimbursements made hereunder (including any payments made
pursuant to Section 10 ) or under the Notes or any
other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any and all Charges, taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect
thereto of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing authority,
excluding such taxes to the extent imposed on Agent’s or a
Lender’s net income by the jurisdiction in which Agent or
such Lender is organized. If any Borrower shall be required by law
to deduct any such amounts from or in respect of any sum payable
hereunder to any Lender or Agent, then the sum payable hereunder
shall be increased as may be necessary so that, after making all
required deductions, such Lender or Agent receives an amount equal
to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made.
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Changes in Tax Laws
. In the event that,
subsequent to the Closing Date, (1) any changes in any
existing law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the
interpretation or application thereof, (2) any new law,
regulation, treaty or directive enacted or any interpretation or
application thereof, or (3) compliance by Agent or any Lender
with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) from any Governmental Authority:
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(i)
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does or shall subject Agent or any
Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Documents or any Loans made
hereunder, or change the basis of taxation of payments to Agent or
such Lender of principal, fees, interest or any other amount
payable hereunder (except for net income taxes, or franchise taxes
imposed in lieu of net income taxes, imposed generally by federal,
state or local taxing authorities with respect to interest or
commitment Fees or other Fees payable hereunder or changes in the
rate of tax on the overall net income of Agent or such Lender);
or
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(ii)
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does or shall impose on Agent or any
Lender any other condition or increased cost in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or participations
herein;
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and
the result of any of the foregoing is to increase materially the
cost to Agent or any such Lender of making or continuing any Loan
hereunder, as the case may be, or to reduce materially any amount
receivable hereunder under any Note or under any other Loan
Document, then, in any such case, Borrowers shall promptly pay to
Agent or such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts
necessary to compensate Agent or such Lender, on an after-tax
basis, for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable, as
determined by Agent or such Lender with respect to this Agreement,
the Notes or the other Loan Documents. If Agent or such Lender
becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 1.9(b) , it shall promptly notify Borrower
Representative of the event by reason of which Agent or such Lender
has become so entitled. A certificate as to any additional amounts
payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Agent or
such Lender to Borrower Representative (with a copy to Agent)
shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for
all purposes.
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Foreign Lenders
. Each Lender organized
under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States (a
“ Foreign Lender ”) shall provide to Borrower
Representative and Agent a properly completed and executed IRS Form
W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI or other applicable form, certificate or
document prescribed by the IRS of the United States certifying as
to such Foreign Lender’s entitlement to such exemption with
respect to payments to be made to such Foreign Lender under this
Agreement and under the Notes (a “ Certificate of
Exemption ”). Prior to becoming a Lender under this
Agreement and within fifteen (15) days after a reasonable
written request of Borrower Representative or Agent from time to
time thereafter, each Foreign Lender that becomes a Lender under
this Agreement shall provide a Certificate of Exemption to Borrower
Representative and Agent. If a Foreign Lender is entitled to an
exemption with respect to payments to be made to such Foreign
Lender under this Agreement and does not provide a Certificate of
Exemption to Borrower Representative and Agent within the time
periods set forth in the preceding sentence, Borrowers shall
withhold taxes from payments to such Foreign Lender at the
applicable statutory rates and Borrowers shall not be required to
pay any
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additional amounts as a result of
such withholding, provided that all such withholding shall cease
upon delivery by such Foreign Lender of a Certificate of Exemption
to Borrower Representative and Agent.
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Borrower Representative
. Each Borrower hereby
designates Parent Company as its representative (Parent Company,
acting in such capacity, herein, “ Borrower
Representative ”) and agent on its behalf for the
purposes of issuing Notice of Revolving Credit Advances, giving
instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of
the Loans, selecting interest rate options, giving and receiving
all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect
of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or
Borrowers under the Loan Documents. Borrower Representative hereby
accepts such appointment. Agent and each Lender may regard any
notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from
Borrower Representative as a notice or communication from all
Borrowers. Each warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made
on its behalf by Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all
purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding
upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as it
if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.
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Use of Loan Proceeds
. The proceeds of the
Term Loan shall be used for refinancing the Borrowers’
existing Indebtedness, funding the payment of the purchase price
for the STN Acquisition (and any other Related Transaction
expenses), funding the initial portion of the Cash Collateral
required to be deposited pursuant to the Cash Collateral Agreement,
funding the payment of fees and expenses hereunder and for general
business purposes in a manner not in conflict with any of the
Borrowers’ covenants in this Agreement. The proceeds of the
Revolving Credit Advances shall be used for refinancing the
Borrower’s existing Indebtedness, funding the payment of fees
and expenses hereunder and general business purposes in a manner
not in conflict with any of the Borrowers’ covenants in this
Agreement.
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Application and Allocation of
Payments .
So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(i) payments matching specific scheduled payments then due
shall be applied to those scheduled payments; (ii) voluntary
prepayments shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1.5(a) and 1.5(d) ; and (iii) mandatory
prepayments shall be applied as set forth in
Section 1.5(b) , 1.5(c) and 1.5(d) . All
payments and prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be
applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as
determined by its Pro Rata Share. As to any other payment, and as
to all payments made when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or following the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers
hereby irrevocably waive the right to direct the application of any
and all payments received from or on behalf of any Borrower, and
Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that Agent shall have the
continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments
against the Obligations as Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding
any previous entry by Agent in the Loan Account or any other books
and records.
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SECTION 2.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each Credit
Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to
all Credit Parties that from and after the date hereof and until
the Termination Date:
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Compliance With Laws and Contractual
Obligations . Each Credit Party will
(a) comply with and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to
comply with (i) the requirements of all applicable material
laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
(including, without limitation, laws, rules, regulations and orders
relating to taxes, employer and employee contributions, securities,
employee retirement and welfare benefits, environmental protection
matters and employee health and safety) as now in effect and which
may be imposed in the future in all jurisdictions in which any
Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is now doing business or
may hereafter be doing business and (ii) the obligations,
covenants and conditions contained in all Contractual Obligations
of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries other than those
laws, rules, regulations and orders and those provisions of such
Contractual Obligations the noncompliance with which could not be
reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain or
obtain and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain or
obtain all licenses, qualifications and permits now held or
hereafter required to be held by such Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, for which the loss, suspension, revocation or failure
to obtain or renew, could reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. This
Section 2.1 shall not preclude any Credit Party or its
Subsidiaries from contesting any taxes or other payments, if they
are being diligently contested in good faith in a manner which
stays enforcement thereof and if appropriate expense provisions
have been recorded in conformity with GAAP, subject to
Section 3.2 and no Lien (other than a Permitted
Encumbrance) in respect thereof has been created.
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2.2
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Insurance.
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(a)
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Each Credit Party will maintain or
cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable
insurers, public liability and property damage insurance with
respect to its business and properties and the business and
properties of its Subsidiaries against loss or damage of the kinds
customarily carried or maintained by corporations of established
reputation engaged in similar businesses and in amounts acceptable
to Agent and will deliver evidence thereof to Agent. Each Credit
Party will maintain business interruption insurance providing
coverage for a period and in an amount satisfactory to Agent, in
its Permitted Discretion. Each Credit Party shall, pursuant to
endorsements and/or assignments in form and substance satisfactory
to Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, (i) cause Agent to be
named as lender’s loss payee in the case of casualty
insurance, and assignee in the case of all business interruption
insurance, in each case for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and
(ii) cause Agent and each Lender to be named as additional insureds
in the case of all liability insurance. Each Credit Party
represents and warrants that it and each of its Subsidiaries
currently maintains all material properties as set forth above and
maintains all insurance described above. In the event any Credit
Party fails to provide Agent with evidence of the insurance
coverage required by this Agreement,
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Agent may purchase insurance at such
Credit Party’s expense to protect Agent’s and
Lenders’ interests in the Collateral. This insurance may, but
need not, protect such Credit Party’s interests. The coverage
purchased by Agent may not pay any claim made by such Credit Party
or any claim that is made against such Credit Party in connection
with the Collateral. Such Credit Party may later cancel any
insurance purchased by Agent, but only after providing Agent with
evidence that such Credit Party has obtained insurance as required
by this Agreement. If Agent purchases insurance for the Collateral,
such Credit Party will be responsible for the costs of that
insurance, including interest and other Charges imposed by Agent in
connection with the placement of the insurance, until the effective
date of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance. The costs
of the insurance may be added to the Obligations. The costs of the
insurance may be more than the cost of insurance such Credit Party
is able to obtain on its own.
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(b)
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Credit Parties shall notify Agent in
writing immediately upon the occurrence of any Casualty Event.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any insurance
policies, all Net Proceeds arising from a Casualty Event paid to
any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall immediately be
delivered to Agent. So long as (i) no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or result from the release of funds
or the making of any Revolving Credit Advance to Borrowers in
accordance with the following, and (ii) in Agent’s
reasonable judgment, appropriate arrangements have been made to
ensure that the Collateral will not be materially impaired, the
Agent shall permit the Credit Parties to use Net Proceeds arising
from a Casualty Event to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the
Collateral and/or other assets of the Credit Parties in accordance
with the terms of this Section 2.2 ; provided
that such Credit Party commences and diligently pursues such
replacement, repair, restoration or rebuilding of Collateral and/or
other assets of the Credit Parties within ninety (90) days of
the occurrence of such Casualty Event. All Net Proceeds that are to
be made available to any Credit Party to replace, repair, restore
or rebuild the Collateral and/or other assets of the Credit Parties
shall be applied by Agent to reduce the outstanding principal
balance of the Revolving Loan (which application shall not result
in a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment) and
upon such application, Agent shall establish an Availability
Reserve against the Borrowing Base in an amount equal to the amount
of such Net Proceeds so applied. Thereafter, such Net Proceeds
shall be made available to Credit Parties to provide funds to
replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral and/or other
assets of the Credit Parties as follows: (i) Borrowers shall
request a Revolving Credit Advance be made to Borrowers in the
amount requested to be released; (ii) so long as the
conditions set forth in Section 7.2 have been met,
Agent shall make such Revolving Credit Advance; and (iii) in
the case of Net Proceeds applied against the Revolving Loan, the
Availability Reserve established with respect to such insurance
proceeds shall be reduced by the amount of such Revolving Credit
Advance. To the extent not used to replace, repair, restore or
rebuild the Collateral and/or other assets of the Credit Parties in
accordance with this Section 2.2(b) , such Net Proceeds
shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.5(d)(ii) .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the aggregate amount of the Net
Proceeds arising from any such Casualty Event that are to be made
available to any Credit Party to replace, repair, restore or
rebuild the Collateral and/or other assets of the Credit Parties
exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans
(any such excess amount, the “ Excess Net Proceeds
”), Agent shall first make available to
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Credit Parties the Excess Net
Proceeds to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral
and/or other assets of the Credit Parties as and when such Credit
Parties request disbursement of such funds to be used solely for
such purposes prior to making any Revolving Credit Advances for
such purposes as described above in this Section 2.2 .
To the extent not used to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the
Collateral and/or other assets of the Credit Parties in accordance
with this Section 2.2(b) , such Excess Net Proceeds
shall be applied in accordance with Section 1.5(d)(ii)
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2.3
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Inspection; Lender Meeting; Board
Meetings .
Each Credit Party shall permit any authorized representatives of
Agent to visit, audit and inspect any of the properties of such
Credit Party and its Subsidiaries, including its and their
financial and accounting records, and to make copies and take
extracts therefrom, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances
and business with its and their officers and certified public
accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours
and as often as may be reasonably requested. Borrowers shall pay
all normal audit and field examination fees and reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of Agent related to any such audit and/or
field examination. Representatives of each Lender will be permitted
to accompany representatives of Agent during each visit, inspection
and discussion referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.
Without in any way limiting the foregoing, each Credit Party will
participate and will cause key management personnel of each Credit
Party and its Subsidiaries to participate in a meeting with Agent
and Lenders at least once during each year, which meeting shall be
held at such time and such place as may be reasonably requested by
Agent. In addition, Borrowers shall provide Agent with not less
than five (5) Business Days prior written notice of all
meetings of the Board of Directors of any Credit Party (except in
the case of emergency meetings, in which case such written notice
shall be given to Agent at the same time as that given to the
relevant directors (or equivalent)). Agent and each Lender shall
have the right to appoint up to two (2) observers to the Board
of Directors, who shall be entitled to attend (or at the option of
such observer, monitor by telephone) all meetings of such Board of
Directors and each committee of such Board of Directors (including
any executive committee), but shall not be entitled to vote, or to
influence any vote, and who shall receive all reports, meeting
materials, notices, written consents and other materials as and
when provided to the members of such Board of Directors. The Credit
Parties shall reimburse Agent and such Lenders for the reasonable
travel expenses incurred by each such observer (limited to two
(2) such Persons, in the case of Agent, and one (1) such
Person, in the case of each Lender) in connection with attendance
at or participation in meetings of such Credit Party’s Board
of Directors to the extent consistent with such Credit
Party’s policies of reimbursing directors generally for such
expenses.
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2.4
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Organizational Existence
. Except as otherwise
permitted by Section 3.6 , each Credit Party will and
will cause its material Subsidiaries to at all times preserve and
keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and all
rights and franchises material to its business.
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2.5
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Environmental Matters
. Each Credit Party
shall and shall cause each Person within its control to:
(a) conduct its operations and keep and maintain its Real
Estate in compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental
Permits other than noncompliance that
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could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) implement any and all
investigation, remediation, removal and response actions that are
appropriate or necessary to maintain, in all material respects, the
value and marketability of the Real Estate or to otherwise comply
with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits pertaining to the
presence, generation, treatment, storage, use, disposal,
transportation or Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in,
under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate;
(c) notify Agent promptly after such Credit Party or any
Person within its control becomes aware of any violation of
Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or any Release on, at,
in, under, above, to, from or about any Real Estate that is
reasonably likely to result in Environmental Liabilities to a
Credit Party or its Subsidiaries in excess of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000); and (d) promptly forward to Agent a copy
of any order, notice, request for information or any communication
or report received by such Credit Party or any Person within its
control in connection with any such violation or Release or any
other matter relating to any Environmental Laws or Environmental
Permits that could reasonably be expected to result in
Environmental Liabilities in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), in each case whether or not the Environmental
Protection Agency or any Governmental Authority has taken or
threatened any action in connection with any such violation,
Release or other matter. If Agent at any time has a reasonable
basis to believe that there may be a violation of any Environmental
Laws or Environmental Permits by any Credit Party or any Person
under its control or any Environmental Liability arising
thereunder, or a Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under,
above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate, that, in each
case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, then each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries shall, upon
Agent’s written request (i) cause the performance of
such environmental audits including subsurface sampling of soil and
groundwater, and preparation of such environmental reports, at
Borrowers’ expense, as Agent may from time to time reasonably
request, which shall be conducted by reputable environmental
consulting firms reasonably acceptable to Agent and shall be in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent, and (ii) if
the Credit Parties fail to perform (or cause performance) of any
environmental audits under Section 2.5(d)(i) above
within a reasonable time after receiving a written request from
Agent, Credit Parties shall permit Agent or its representatives to
have reasonable access to all Real Estate for the purpose of
conducting such environmental audits and testing as Agent deems
appropriate, including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater.
Borrowers shall reimburse Agent for the costs of such audits and
tests and the same will constitute a part of the Obligations
secured hereunder.
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2.6
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Landlords’ Agreements,
Mortgagee Agreements and Real Estate Purchases
. After the Closing
Date, each Credit Party shall use its best efforts to obtain a
landlord’s agreement or mortgagee agreement, as applicable,
from the lessor of any Real Estate leased by any Credit Party or
mortgagee of any Real Estate owned by any Credit Party, as
applicable, which agreement shall contain a waiver or subordination
of all Liens or claims that the landlord or mortgagee may assert
against the Collateral at that location, shall permit Agent access
to the related premises and shall otherwise be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Agent. If such
landlord’s agreement is not obtained within thirty
(30) days after the Closing Date or upon entering into a lease
in connection with new Real Estate, Agent may, in its sole
discretion, establish an Availability Reserve in an
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amount equal to three
(3) month’s rent related to each such leased property.
Each Credit Party shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to timely
and fully pay and perform their obligations under all leases and
other agreements with respect to each leased location or public
warehouse where any Collateral is or may be located.
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2.7
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Further Assurances.
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Each Credit Party shall, from time
to time, execute such guaranties, financing statements, documents,
security agreements and reports as Agent or Requisite Lenders at
any time may reasonably request to evidence, perfect or otherwise
implement the guaranties and security for repayment of the
Obligations contemplated by the Loan Documents.
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In
the event any Credit Party acquires a fee ownership interest in
real property after the Closing Date, such Credit Party shall
deliver to Agent a fully executed mortgage or deed of trust over
such real property in form and substance satisfactory to Agent,
together with such title insurance policies, surveys, appraisals,
evidence of insurance, legal opinions, environmental assessments
and other documents and certificates as shall be required by
Agent.
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(c)
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Each Credit Party shall
(i) cause each Person, upon its becoming a Subsidiary of such
Credit Party (provided that this shall not be construed to
constitute consent by any of the Lenders to any transaction not
expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement), promptly to
guaranty the Obligations and to grant to Agent, for the benefit of
Agent and Lenders, a security interest in the real, personal and
mixed property of such Person to secure the Obligations and
(ii) pledge, or cause to be pledged, to Agent, for the benefit
of Agent and Lenders, all of the Stock of such Subsidiary to secure
the Obligations. The documentation for such guaranty, security and
pledge shall be substantially similar to the Loan Documents
executed concurrently herewith with such modifications as are
reasonably requested by Agent.
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Each Credit Party shall promptly
correct any defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan
Document by it, or if when discovered by the Agent, by the Agent or
in the execution, acknowledgment or recordation thereof. Promptly
upon request by the Agent, each Credit Party also shall, and shall
cause each Subsidiary to do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record,
re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register, any and all
deeds, conveyances, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds,
assignments, estoppel certificates, financing statements and
continuations thereof, notices of assignment, transfers,
certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Agent may
require from time to time in order: (a) to carry out more
effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents; (b) to perfect
and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any
security interests intended to be created by the Loan Documents
including, without limitation, the delivery of a landlord waiver
from any landlord required by the Agent; and (c) to better
assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and
confirm unto the Agent and Lenders the rights granted now or
hereafter intended to be granted to the Agent and Lenders under any
Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection
with any Loan Document or that any Credit Party may be or become
bound to convey, mortgage or assign to the Agent in order to carry
out the intention or facilitate the performance of the
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provisions of any Loan Document. The
Borrower Representative shall furnish to the Agent evidence
satisfactory to the Agent of every such recording, filing or
registration.
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2.8
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Cash Management Systems
. Borrowers shall, and
shall cause each other Credit Party to, enter into Control
Agreements with respect to each lockbox and deposit account
maintained by each Credit Party (other than any payroll account so
long as such payroll account is a zero balance account) after the
Closing Date, if requested to do so by Agent, to become effective
from and after any Control Event. Each such Control Agreement shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted
Discretion and provide Agent exclusive dominion and control of such
lockboxes and deposit accounts from and after the occurrence of any
Control Event. In connection therewith, Borrowers shall, and shall
cause each other Credit Party to, remit, and direct all Account
Debtors to remit, all remittances on Accounts and all other
proceeds of Collateral directly to such lockboxes from which, on a
daily basis, all such remittances shall be concentrated into one or
more deposit accounts under the exclusive dominion and control of
Agent from and after the occurrence of any Control Event used
exclusively for that purpose. Funds so deposited into such
concentration accounts shall, unless otherwise required by Agent to
be deposited directly with Agent for application to Obligations
then outstanding during any time that a Control Event exists, which
Agent may elect to do at any time and from time to time, be
deposited into one or more operating accounts of Borrowers, also
under the exclusive dominion and control of Agent, but from which,
unless Agent determines otherwise at any time that a Control Event
exists, Borrowers shall have the right to make transfers and
withdrawals and write checks against amounts on deposit therein
from time to time.
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2.9
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ERISA . Each Credit Party will
(a) maintain, and cause each Subsidiary to maintain, each Plan
in compliance with all material applicable requirements of ERISA
and of the IRC and with all material applicable rulings and
regulations issued under the provisions of ERISA and of the IRC;
and (b) will not permit any of the ERISA Affiliates to
(i) engage in any transaction in connection with which such
Credit Party or any of the ERISA Affiliates would be subject to
either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA
or a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, in either case
in an amount exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000),
(ii) fail to make full payment when due of all amounts which,
under the provisions of any Plan, such Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto, or permit to
exist any accumulated funding deficiency (as such term is defined
in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code),
whether or not waived, with respect to any Plan in an aggregate
amount exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or (iii) fail to
make any payments in an aggregate amount exceeding Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) to any Multiemployer Plan that such Borrower or
any of the ERISA Affiliates may be required to make under any
agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each Credit
Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to
all Credit Parties that from and after the date hereof until the
Termination Date:
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Indebtedness . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries directly or indirectly
to create, incur, assume, or otherwise become or remain directly or
indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness (other than
pursuant to a Contingent Obligation permitted under
Section 3.4 ), except :
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(a)
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Obligations;
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(b)
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intercompany Indebtedness arising
from loans made by any Borrower (i) to any other Borrower or
to the Parent Company, in each case, without limitation as to
Dollar amount, or (ii) to any other Credit Party which is not
a Borrower or the Parent Company in an aggregate amount not to
exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), in the aggregate,
for all such Credit Parties taken as a whole at any time
outstanding, provided , however , that (1) such
Indebtedness shall be evidenced by one or more subordinated
promissory notes substantially in the form of
Exhibit 3.1(b) or otherwise having terms satisfactory
to Agent, in its Permitted Discretion the sole originally executed
counterparts of which shall be pledged and delivered to Agent, for
the benefit of Agent and Lenders, as security for the Obligations
and (2) at the time any such intercompany loan is made by any
Borrower and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower
extending such intercompany loan or advance shall be Solvent;
provided that for purposes of determining such Solvency,
such Borrower making such intercompany loan shall assume that the
right to be repaid any loans, advances or other intercompany
extensions of credit owing from any Credit Party which is not
Solvent shall have no value;
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Indebtedness secured by purchase
money Liens on Equipment or incurred with respect to Capital Leases
of Equipment, to the extent not in excess of the amount specified
in Section 4.1 ;
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Indebtedness consisting of
Subordinated Debt;
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(e)
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Indebtedness outstanding on the
Closing Date but being satisfied on the Closing Date pursuant to
the Recapitalization;
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other Indebtedness outstanding on
the Closing Date and described on Schedule 3.1 ;
and
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Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness.
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3.2
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Liens and Related
Matters.
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No Liens . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to directly or
indirectly create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or
with respect to any property or asset of such Credit Party or any
such Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any
income or profits therefrom, except Permitted Encumbrances,
including, without limitation, those Liens constituting Permitted
Encumbrances existing on the date hereof and renewals and
extensions thereof, as set forth on Schedule 3.2
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No Negative Pledges
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to
directly or indirectly enter into or assume any agreement (other
than the
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Loan Documents) prohibiting the
creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties or assets,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except
(i) provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any
lease governing a leasehold interest of any Borrower or a
Subsidiary of any Borrower entered into in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices and
(ii) provisions of customary documentation of any Indebtedness
secured by purchase money security interests or Capital Leases of
any Credit Party or their respective Subsidiaries restricting the
transfer and/or encumbrance of any assets of Credit Parties or
their respective Subsidiaries acquired with the proceeds of such
Indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests or
pursuant to such Capital Leases.
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No Restrictions on Subsidiary
Distributions to Borrowers . Except as provided herein or in
any of the other Loan Documents, the Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to directly or
indirectly create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on
the ability of any such Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or
make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s Stock
owned by any Borrower or any other Subsidiary; (2) pay any
Indebtedness owed to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(3) make loans or advances to any Borrower or any other
Subsidiary; or (4) transfer any of its property or assets to
any Borrower or any other Subsidiary.
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3.3
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Investments . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to directly or
indirectly make or own any Investment in any Person except
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(a)
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Credit Parties may make intercompany
loans to other Credit Parties to the extent permitted under
Section 3.1 ;
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(b)
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Credit Parties may make loans and
advances to employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other
similar expenses in the ordinary course of business not to exceed
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), in the aggregate, at any time
outstanding (inclusive of any such loans and advances outstanding
on the Closing Date);
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(c)
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Credit Parties may hold Investments
representing non-cash consideration received in accordance with
Section 3.7 ;
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(d)
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Credit Parties may make Investments
in Cash Equivalents subject to Control Agreements in favor of
Agent; provided that such Investments are not subject to
setoff rights, except as provided in such Control
Agreements;
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(e)
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Credit Parties may hold Investments
existing on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 3.3
and any renewals, amendments and replacements thereof that do not
increase the amount thereof; and
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(f)
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each Credit Party may hold
investments comprised of notes payable, or stock or other
securities issued by financially troubled Account Debtors
(excluding Affiliates) to such Credit Party pursuant to agreements
with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s Accounts
with such Credit Party negotiated in the ordinary course of
business.
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3.4
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Contingent Obligations
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to
directly or indirectly create or become or be liable with respect
to any Contingent Obligation, except :
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(a)
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those resulting from endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of
business;
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(b)
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those existing on the Closing Date
and described in Schedule 3.4 ;
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(c)
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those arising under indemnity
agreements to title insurers to cause such title insurers to issue
to Agent mortgagee title insurance policies;
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(d)
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those arising with respect to
customary indemnification obligations incurred in connection with
Asset Dispositions permitted hereunder;
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(e)
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those incurred in the ordinary
course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds,
performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations
not exceeding at any time outstanding One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), in aggregate liability; and
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(f)
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those incurred with respect to
Indebtedness permitted by Section 3.1 provided that any
such Contingent Obligation is subordinated to the Obligations to
the same extent as the Indebtedness to which it relates is
subordinated to the Obligations.
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3.5
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Restricted Payments
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to
directly or indirectly declare, order, pay, make or set apart any
sum for any Restricted Payment, except that:
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(a)
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Each Credit Party may make payments
and distributions to Parent Company (whether directly or through
sequential upstream Restricted Payments) that are used by Parent
Company to pay federal and state income taxes then due and owing,
franchise taxes and other similar licensing expenses incurred in
the ordinary course of business; provided that each Credit
Party’s aggregate contribution to taxes as a result of the
filing of a consolidated or combined return by Parent Company shall
not be greater, nor the aggregate receipt of tax benefits less,
than they would have been had such Credit Party not filed a
consolidated or combined return with Parent Company;
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(b)
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Wholly-owned direct and indirect
Subsidiaries of a Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the
entity (if a Borrower) which is the direct owner of the equity of
such wholly-owned Subsidiary;
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(c)
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Parent Company may make regularly
scheduled payments of (but no prepayments of) principal and
interest under the Existing Subordinated Notes, as in effect on the
Closing Date, so long as (i) before and after giving effect
thereto, no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) without
limitation of the preceding clause (i) , on a pro
forma basis, giving effect to such payment as if made in the
last Fiscal Month for which financial statements have been reported
to Agent and Lenders, Borrowers remain in compliance with all
Financial Covenants, (iii) giving effect to such payment as
made, Borrowers are in
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compliance with the Restricted
Payment Test; and (iv) such payment is otherwise then
permitted to be paid pursuant to the applicable Existing Notes
Subordination Agreement;
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(d)
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Parent Company may make regularly
scheduled payments of (but no prepayments of) the USVD Seller Debt,
pursuant to the USVD Documents applicable thereto as in effect on
the Closing Date, so long as such payment is otherwise then
permitted to be made pursuant to the USVD Seller Subordination
Agreement;
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(e)
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Parent Company may pay cash
dividends on the Preferred A Stock (but for avoidance of doubt, no
other Stock) at a coupon rate not to exceed eight percent (8%) per
annum, being the rate in effect under the Parent Company’s
Organizational Documents as in effect on the Closing Date (without
giving affect to any permission thereof authorizing or permitted
any subsequent increase therein) so long as (i) before and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default exists,
(ii) without limitation of the preceding clause (i) ,
on a pro forma basis, giving effect to such payment
as if made in the last Fiscal Month for which financial statements
have been reported to Agent and Lenders, Borrowers remain in
compliance with all Financial Covenants, (iii) giving effect
to such payment as made, Borrowers are in compliance with the
Restricted Payment Test; and (iv) such payment is otherwise
then permitted to be made under the Parent Company’s
Organizational Documents;
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(f)
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any
Credit Party may declare and pay dividends and other distributions
to holders of its Stock, payable solely in its Stock, to the extent
that such Stock is pledged to Agent as collateral security for the
Obligations in accordance with the terms and provisions of the
respective Collateral Documents; and
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(g)
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Parent Company may pay (on or after
April 15, 2010) the scheduled principal payment due on
April 15, 2010 under the Equity Investor Note (together with
accrued interest at the rate provided in the Equity Investor Note
as in effect on the date hereof), so long as (i) before and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default exists,
(ii) Borrower Representative has delivered to Agent and each
Lender the audited year-end financial statements of Parent Company
and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ending December 31,
2009 required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 4.5(b) and the monthly financial statements of
Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Month ending
March 31, 2010 required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) , in each case prepared in compliance
with all requirements of Section 4.5 ,
(iii) without limitation of the preceding clause (i) ,
(A) on a pro forma basis, giving effect to such
payment as if made in the Fiscal Year ending December 31,
2009, Borrowers remain in compliance with all Financial Covenants
and (B) on a pro forma basis, giving effect to
such payment as if made in the Fiscal Month ending March 31,
2010, Borrowers remain in compliance with all Financial Covenants,
(iv) giving effect to such payment as made, Borrowers are in
compliance with the Restricted Payment Test; (v) no Material
Adverse Effect has occurred since the Closing Date; (vi) such
payment is otherwise then permitted to be paid pursuant to the
Equity Investor Note Subordination Agreement; and (vii) the
chief executive officer or chief financial officer of Borrower
Representative shall have certified as to satisfaction of each of
the foregoing conditions in a certificate attaching
calculations.
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3.6
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Restriction on Fundamental
Changes . The
Credit Parties shall not and shall not cause or permit their
Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly: (a) amend, modify or
waive any term or provision of its Organizational Documents in any
manner materially adverse to themselves or to the Agent or Lenders,
unless required by law; (b) enter into any transaction of
merger or consolidation except , upon not less than five
(5) Business Days prior written notice to Agent, any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Borrower may be merged with or into
such Borrower (provided that such Borrower is the surviving entity)
or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Borrower;
(c) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any
liquidation or dissolution); or (d) except as the result of
(i) the closing of the STN Acquisition or (ii) the
consummation of a transaction permitted under Aclause (b)
herein, acquire by purchase or otherwise all or any substantial
part of the business, Stock or assets of any other
Person.
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3.7
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Disposal of Assets or Subsidiary
Stock . The
Credit Parties shall not and shall not cause or permit their
Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly convey, sell, lease,
sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any Person an
option to acquire, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, any of its property, business or assets, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, except for (a) sales of inventory
in good faith to customers for fair value in the ordinary course of
business and dispositions of obsolete equipment not used or useful
in the business and (b) the Notes and the Warrants,
(c) dispositions pursuant to the Warrantholders Rights
Agreement and (d) Asset Dispositions not otherwise permitted
under this Section 3.7 by any Credit Party if all of
the following conditions are met: (i) the aggregate market
value of assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any Fiscal Year
does not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);
(ii) the consideration received is at least equal to the fair
market value of such assets; (iii) the Net Proceeds of such
Asset Disposition are applied as required by
Section 1.5(d) ; and (iv) no Default or Event of
Default then exists or would result from such Asset
Disposition.
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3.8
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Transactions with
Affiliates .
The Credit Parties shall not and shall not cause or permit their
Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly enter into or permit to
exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or
exchange of any property or the rendering of any management,
consulting, investment banking, advisory or other similar services)
with any Affiliate or with any director, officer or employee of any
Credit Party, except (a) as set forth on
Schedule 3.8(a) , (b) transactions in the ordinary
course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the
business of any such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and
upon fair and reasonable terms which are fully disclosed to Agent
and are no less favorable to any such Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s
length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate,
(c) payment of reasonable compensation to officers and
employees for services actually rendered to any such Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries; (d) payment of director’s
(or similar) fees not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in
the aggregate as to all such fees, for any Fiscal Year of
Borrowers; (e) loans to employees permitted in
Section 3.3 , (f) Restricted Payments permitted in
Section 3.5 and the agreements pursuant to which such
Restricted Payments are required to be made, (g) reimbursement
of employee travel and lodging costs incurred in the ordinary
course of business and (h) employment agreements, equity
incentive agreements and other employee and arrangements in
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ordinary course of business which
are fully disclosed to the Agent, including the USVD Employment
Agreements and the USVD Non-Compete Agreements.
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3.9
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Conduct of Business
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to
directly or indirectly engage in any business other than businesses
of the type described on Schedule 3.9 .
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3.10
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Changes Relating to
Indebtedness . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to directly or
indirectly change or amend the terms of any of its Indebtedness
permitted by Section 3.1 , except as permitted by
Section 3.1(g) and except as contemplated by, and in
accordance with, the STN Acquisition Agreement.
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3.11
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Fiscal Year . No Credit Party shall change its
Fiscal Year or permit any of its Subsidiaries to change their
respective fiscal years, provided , however , that
STN may change its Fiscal Year to December 31 to make it
consistent with Parent Company’s Fiscal Year.
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3.12
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Press Release; Public Offering
Materials .
Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that neither it
nor its Affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or
other public disclosure, including any prospectus, proxy statement
or other materials filed with any Governmental Authority relating
to a public offering of the Stock of any Credit Party, using the
name of Agent, any Lender or its Affiliates or referring to this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Related Transactions
Documents without at least two (2) Business Days’ prior
notice to Agent and Lenders and without the prior written consent
of Agent and Lenders unless (and only to the extent that) such
Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then,
in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with
Chatham before issuing such press release or other public
disclosure. Each Credit Party consents to the publication by Agent
or any Lender of a tombstone or similar advertising material
relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Agent or such Lender shall provide a draft of any such
tombstone or similar advertising material to each Credit Party for
review and comment prior to the publication thereof. Agent reserves
the right to provide to industry trade organizations information
necessary and customary for inclusion in league table
measurements.
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3.13
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Subsidiaries . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to directly or
indirectly establish, create or acquire any Subsidiary subsequent
to the Closing Date.
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3.14
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Bank Accounts; Lockboxes
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to
establish any new bank accounts or lockboxes without prior written
notice to Agent and, if such bank account is a deposit account,
unless Agent and the bank at which such deposit account is to be
opened or lockbox is to be administered (other than any payroll
account so long as such payroll account is a zero balance account
and other than any client account administered by any Credit Party)
enter into a Control Agreement regarding such deposit account
and/or lockbox, as applicable (after any Control Event), pursuant
to which such bank acknowledges the security interest of Agent in
such deposit account and/or lockbox, as applicable, agrees to
comply with instructions originated by
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Agent directing disposition of the
funds in the deposit account and/or lockbox, as applicable, without
further consent from such Credit Party or Subsidiary, and agrees to
subordinate and limit any security interest the bank may have in
the deposit account and/or lockbox, as applicable, and waive all
rights of set-off with respect thereto (other than for customary
fees and expenses) on terms satisfactory to Agent and permitting
Agent to assume exclusive dominion and control over such deposit
account and/or lockbox, as applicable.
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3.15
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Hazardous Materials
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit their Subsidiaries to cause
or permit a Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in, under,
above, to, from or about any of the Real Estate where such Release
would (a) violate in any respect, or form the basis for any
Environmental Liabilities by the Credit Parties or any of their
Subsidiaries under, any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits
or (b) otherwise adversely impact the value or marketability
of any of the Real Estate or any of the Collateral, other than such
violations or Environmental Liabilities that could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.16
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ERISA . The Credit Parties shall not and
shall not cause or permit any ERISA Affiliate to, cause or permit
to occur an ERISA Event to the extent such ERISA Event could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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3.17
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Sale Leasebacks
. The Credit Parties
shall not and shall not cause or permit any of their Subsidiaries
to engage in any sale leaseback, synthetic lease or similar
transaction involving any of its assets.
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3.18
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Changes to Material
Contracts .
The Credit Parties shall not and shall not cause or permit any of
their Subsidiaries to change or amend the terms of their Material
Contracts, including, particularly, any set forth on
Schedule 3.18 , in a manner materially adverse to the
rights or interests of any Credit Party which is a party thereto or
materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Agent and the
Lenders, other than (i) the Related Transaction Documents,
which may not be changed or amended in any manner without the prior
written consent of Agent, and (ii) the Subordinated Debt
Documents, which may not be changed or amended in any manner except
in accordance with the Subordination Documents corresponding
thereto.
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3.19
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Prepayments of Other
Indebtedness . The Credit Parties shall not,
directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or
prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount
payable in respect of any Indebtedness, including, particularly,
but without limitation in this regard, the USVD Seller Debt,
except (i) the Obligations, subject to the terms and
conditions thereon set forth herein; (ii) Indebtedness secured
by a Permitted Encumbrance if the asset securing such Indebtedness
has been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with
Section 3.7(a) , and (iii) intercompany
Indebtedness reflecting amounts owing to Borrowers and permitted
under Section 3.1 .
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3.20
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Accounting Changes
. No Credit Party will,
and shall not cause or permit any Subsidiary to, make any
significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices,
except as required by GAAP.
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Subordinated Debt
. No Credit Party will,
nor permit any Subsidiary to, (a) make any scheduled payment
of the principal of or interest on any Subordinated Debt which
would be prohibited by the terms of such Subordinated Debt and any
related Subordination Agreement; (b) directly or indirectly make
any prepayment on or purchase, redeem or defease any Subordinated
Debt or offer to do so (whether such prepayment, purchase or
redemption, or offer with respect thereto, is voluntary or
mandatory, unless expressly permitted pursuant to the applicable
Subordination Agreement); (c) amend or cancel the
subordination provisions applicable to any Subordinated Debt;
(d) take or omit to take any action if as a result of such
action or omission the subordination of such Subordinated Debt, or
any part thereof, to the Obligations might be terminated, impaired
or adversely affected; or (e) omit to give the Agent prompt
notice of any notice received from any holder of Subordinated Debt,
or any trustee therefor, or of any default under any agreement or
instrument relating to any Subordinated Debt by reason whereof such
Subordinated Debt might become or be declared to be due or
payable.
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3.22
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Executive Compensation
. No Credit Party will,
nor permit any Subsidiary to, make any payments of management,
consulting or other fees for management or similar services, or any
payment on account of any Indebtedness owing to any officer,
employee, shareholder, director or other Affiliate of such Credit
Party, except reasonable compensation to officers, employees and
directors of such Credit Party for services rendered to such
Borrower in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the
foregoing, (i) no Credit Party shall pay or commit to pay cash
compensation to any member of such Credit Party’s senior
management in an amount in any Fiscal Year in excess of one hundred
ten percent (110%) of the aggregate cash compensation paid during
the prior Fiscal Year plus such additional amounts of incentive
compensation as the Credit Parties may elect to pay from time to
time after prior review with, and prior approval by, Agent and
(ii) no Credit Party may make any change in the amount, method
of calculation or frequency of payment of the USVD Compensation in
any event.
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Hedging Agreements
. No Credit Party will,
nor permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any hedging arrangements,
other than any Rate Protection Agreements that are issued or
approved by the Agent.
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SECTION 4.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS/REPORTING
Borrowers
covenant and agree that from and after the date hereof until the
Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers shall perform and comply
with, and shall cause each of the other Credit Parties to perform
and comply with, all covenants in this Section 4
applicable to such Person.
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Capital Expenditure
Limits .
Parent Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall
not make Capital Expenditures that exceed in the aggregate $250,000
in any Fiscal Year beginning with the 2008 Fiscal Year.
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Intentionally Omitted ].
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Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio .
Parent Company and its Subsidiaries shall have on a consolidated
basis at the end of each Fiscal Month, beginning with the Fiscal
Month ending August 31, 2008, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
for the twelve (12) Fiscal Months then ended of at least
1.75:1; provided , however , that, notwithstanding
the foregoing, in computing the Fixed Charges component of the
foregoing ratio for the period between August 31, 2008 and
July 31, 2009, the Fixed Charges shall be computed on an
“annualized” basis and not on a trailing twelve
(12) Fiscal Months’ basis, with the Fiscal Month ended
August 31, 2008, being the “base” month; that is,
for the foregoing purposes, “Fixed Charges” as of
August 31, 2008 shall be equal to Fixed Charges for such
Fiscal Month multiplied by twelve (12), “Fixed Charges”
as of September 30, 2008 shall be equal to Fiscal Charges for
the two (2) Fiscal Months then ended (counting from
August 1, 2008) multiplied by six (6), and so forth
month-by-month.
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Maximum Leverage Ratio
. Parent Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall have, at the end of each
Fiscal Month, beginning with the Fiscal Month ending
August 31, 2008, a Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such
Fiscal Month and for the twelve (12) Fiscal Months then ended
(using for all applicable Fiscal Months ending prior to the Closing
Date the stipulated amounts of EBITDA set forth at Annex
F-12 ), of not more than 3.0:1.
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4.5
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Financial Statements and Other
Reports .
Parent Company will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain, a system of accounting established and administered in
accordance with sound business practices to permit preparation of
Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP (it being understood
that monthly Financial Statements are not required to have footnote
disclosures and may be subject to normal year-end adjustments).
Borrower Representative will deliver each of the Financial
Statements and other reports described below to Agent (and each
Lender in the case of the Financial Statements and other reports
described in Sections 4.5(a), (b), (c) ,
(d), (e), (f) , (g), (h),
(i), (j) , and (n) ).
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Interim Financials
. As soon as available
and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
Fiscal Month (including the last Fiscal Month of Parent
Company’s Fiscal Year), Borrower Representative will deliver
(1) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of
Parent Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal
Month, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of
income and stockholders’ equity and a schedule of Capital
Expenditures for such Fiscal Month and for the period from the
beginning of the then current Fiscal Year of Parent Company to the
end of such month, together with, on a quarterly basis only, a cash
flow statement, (2) a report setting forth in comparative form
the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the
previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the most
recent Projections for the current Fiscal Year delivered pursuant
to
Section 4.5(h) and (3) a schedule of the
outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries describing in reasonable detail each such debt issue
or loan outstanding and the principal amount and amount of accrued
and unpaid interest with respect to each such debt issue or
loan.
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Year-End Financials
. As soon as available
and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
Fiscal Year thereafter of Parent Company, Borrower Representative
will deliver (1) the consolidated and consolidating balance
sheets of Parent Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of
such year, and the related consolidated and consolidating
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for
such Fiscal Year, (2) a schedule of the outstanding
Indebtedness for borrowed money of Parent Company and its
Subsidiaries describing in reasonable detail each such debt issue
or loan outstanding and the principal amount and amount of accrued
and unpaid interest with respect to each such debt issue or loan
and (3) a report with respect to the consolidated Financial
Statements from a firm of Certified Public Accountants selected by
Borrowers and reasonably acceptable to Agent, which report shall be
prepared in accordance with Statement of Auditing Standards
No. 58 (the “ Statement ”) “
Reports on Audited Financial Statements ” and such
report shall be “ Unqualified ” (as such term is
defined in such Statement).
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Accountants’
Reports .
Promptly upon receipt thereof, Borrower Representative will deliver
copies of all significant reports submitted by Parent
Company’s firm of certified public accountants in connection
with each annual, interim or special audit or review of any type of
the Financial Statements or related internal control systems of
Borrowers or their Subsidiaries made by such accountants, including
any comment letter submitted by such accountants to management in
connection with their services.
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Borrowing Base
Certificate .
As soon as available and in any event on the first Business Day of
each calendar month, and from time to time upon the request of
Agent, Borrower Representative will deliver a Borrowing Base
Certificate (in substantially the same form as
Exhibit 4.5(d) , the “ Borrowing Base
Certificate ”) as at the last Business Day of the
preceding calendar week.
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(e)
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Management Report
. Together with each
delivery of Financial Statements of Parent Company pursuant to
Sections 4.5(a) , Borrower Representative will deliver
a management report (1) describing the operations and
financial condition of Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the
month then ended and the portion of the current Fiscal Year then
elapsed (or for the Fiscal Year then ended in the case of year-end
financials) and (2) discussing the reasons for any significant
variations. The information above shall be presented in reasonable
detail and shall be certified by the chief financial officer of
Borrower Representative to the effect that such information fairly
presents the results of operations and financial condition of
Parent Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates and for the
periods indicated.
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Backlog . Together with each delivery of
Financial Statements of Parent Company pursuant to
Section 4.5(a) , Borrower Representative will deliver a
schedule of backlog (by customer and by Borrower), to be current as
of its delivery date, to be in form and content reasonably
satisfactory to Agent, but including therein in any event the
amount of each contract, the expected installation date and status
of contract ( i.e. , executed, pending or
upside).
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(g)
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Appraisals . From time to time, at
Borrowers’ expense, at any time while and so long as an Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Agent may obtain
appraisal
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reports in form and substance and
from appraisers satisfactory to Agent stating the then current
market values of all or any portion of the Real Estate and personal
property owned by any of the Credit Parties.
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Projections and Operating
Plan . As
soon as available and in any event no later than thirty
(30) days prior to the end of each of Parent Company’s
Fiscal Years, Borrower Representative will deliver
(a) Projections of Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the
forthcoming three (3) fiscal years, year by year, and for the
forthcoming fiscal year, month by month and (b) a board
approved operating plan for Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for
the forthcoming Fiscal Year.
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(i)
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SEC Filings and Press
Releases .
Promptly upon their becoming available, but in any event within
five (5) Business Days thereafter Borrower Representative will
deliver copies of (1) all Financial Statements, reports,
notices and proxy statements sent or made available by Parent
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to their Stockholders,
(2) all regular and periodic reports and all registration
statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by Parent Company or any
of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any Governmental Authority or
any private regulatory authority, and (3) all press releases
and other statements made available by Parent Company or any of its
respective Subsidiaries to the public concerning developments in
the business of any such Person.
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Events of Default, Etc.
Promptly upon any
officer of any Credit Party obtaining knowledge of any of the
following events or conditions, but in any event within five (5)
Business Days thereafter Borrower Representative shall deliver
copies of all notices given or received by such Borrower or any of
their Subsidiaries with respect to any such event or condition and
a certificate of a Senior Officer of Borrower Representative
specifying the nature and period of existence of such event or
condition and what action Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries
has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto:
(1) any condition or event that constitutes, or which could
reasonably be expected to result in the occurrence of, an Event of
Default or Default; (2) any notice that any Person has given
to any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or any other action
taken with respect to a claimed default or event or condition of
the type referred to in Section 6.1(b) ; (3) any
event or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in
any Material Adverse Effect; or (4) any default or event of
default with respect to any Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries.
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Litigation . Promptly upon any officer of any
Credit Party obtaining knowledge of but in any event within five
(5) Business Days thereafter (1) the institution of any
action, charge, claim, demand, suit, proceeding, petition,
governmental investigation, tax audit or arbitration now pending
or, to the best knowledge of such Credit Party after due inquiry,
threatened against or affecting any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or any property of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries (“ ALitigation ”) not previously
disclosed by Borrower Representative to Agent or (2) any
material development in any action, suit, proceeding, governmental
investigation or arbitration at any time pending against or
affecting any Credit Party or any property of any Credit Party
which, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, Borrower Representative will
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promptly give notice thereof to
Agent and provide such other information as may be reasonably
available to them to enable Agent and its counsel to evaluate such
matter.
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(l)
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Notice of Corporate and other
Changes .
Borrower Representative shall provide prompt (but within five
(5) Business Days) written notice of (1) all
jurisdictions in which a Credit Party becomes qualified after the
Closing Date to transact business, (2) any change after the
Closing Date in the authorized and issued Stock of any Credit Party
or any amendment to their articles or certificate of incorporation,
by laws, partnership agreement or other organizational documents,
(3) any Subsidiary created or acquired by any Credit Party or
any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, such notice, in
each case, to identify the applicable jurisdictions, capital
structures or Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (4) any other
event that occurs after the Closing Date which would cause any of
the representations and warranties in Section 5 of this
Agreement or in any other Loan Document to be untrue or misleading
in any material respect. The foregoing notice requirement shall not
be construed to constitute consent by any of the Lenders to any
transaction referred to above which is not expressly permitted by
the terms of this Agreement.
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Other Information
. Promptly (but within
five (5) Business Days), Borrower Representative will deliver
such other information and data with respect to any Credit Party or
any Subsidiary of any Credit Party as from time to time may be
reasonably requested by Agent.
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(n)
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Compliance Certificate
. Together with each
delivery of Financial Statements of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries pursuant to
Sections 4.5(a) and (b) , Borrower
Representative will deliver a fully and properly completed
Compliance Certificate (in substantially the same form as Annex
F (the “ Compliance Certificate ”) signed by
Borrower Representative’s chief executive officer or chief
financial officer.
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(o)
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Taxes . Borrower Representative shall
provide prompt (but within five (5) Business Days) written
notice of (i) the execution or filing with the IRS or any
other Governmental Authority of any agreement or other document
extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for
assessment or collection of any Charges by any Credit Party or any
of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any agreement by any Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries or request directed to any Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries to make any adjustment under IRC
Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method or
otherwise, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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4.6
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Accounting Terms; Utilization of
GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under Agreement
. For purposes of this
Agreement, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in conformity with GAAP.
Financial statements and other information furnished to Agent
pursuant to Sections 4.5 or any other section (unless
specifically indicated otherwise) shall be prepared in accordance
with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation; provided
that no Accounting Change shall affect financial covenants,
standards or terms in this Agreement; provided further that
Borrowers shall prepare footnotes to the Financial Statements
required to be delivered hereunder that show the differences
between the Financial Statements delivered
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(which reflect such Accounting
Changes) and the basis for calculating financial covenant
compliance (without reflecting such Accounting Changes). All such
adjustments described in clause (c) of the definition of the
term Accounting Changes resulting from expenditures made subsequent
to the Closing Date (including capitalization of costs and expenses
or payment of pre-Closing Date liabilities) shall be treated as
expenses in the period the expenditures are made.
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SECTION 5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce Agent
and Lenders to enter into the Loan Documents and make Loans,
Borrowers and the other Credit Parties executing this Agreement,
jointly and severally, represent, warrant and covenant to Agent and
each Lender that, except as otherwise expressly set forth in the
Schedules attached hereto, the following statements are or, after
giving effect to the Related Transactions, will be true, correct
and complete until the Termination Date with respect to all Credit
Parties:
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Disclosure . No representation or warranty of
any Credit Party contained in this Agreement, the Financial
Statements referred to in Section 5.5 , the other
Related Transactions Documents or any other document, certificate
or written statement furnished to Agent or any Lender by or on
behalf of any such Person for use in connection with the Loan
Documents or the Related Transactions Documents contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading in any material respect
in light of the circumstances in which the same were
made.
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5.2
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No Material Adverse
Effect .
Since December 31, 2007, there have been no events or changes
in facts or circumstances affecting any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries which individually or in the aggregate have had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and
that have not been disclosed herein or in the attached Disclosure
Schedules.
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5.3
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No Conflict . The consummation of the Related
Transactions does not and will not violate or conflict with any
laws, rules, regulations or orders of any Governmental Authority or
violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a
default (with due notice or lapse of time or both) under any
Contractual Obligation or Organizational Documents of any Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries except if such violations,
conflicts, breaches or defaults could not reasonably be expected to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.4
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Organization, Powers, Capitalization
and Good Standing, Organization and Powers .
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(a)
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Each of the Credit Parties and each
of their Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization
and qualified to do business in all states where such qualification
is required except where failure to be so qualified could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
jurisdiction of organization and all jurisdictions in which each
Credit Party is qualified to do business are set forth on
Schedule 5.4(a) . Each of the Credit Parties and each
of their Subsidiaries has all requisite organizational power and
authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its
business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted, to enter
into each Related Transactions Document to which it is a party and
to incur the Obligations, grant liens and security interests in the
Collateral and carry out the Related Transactions.
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(b)
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Capitalization
. As of the Closing
Date: (i) each Subsidiary of a Credit Party is listed on
Schedule 5.4(b) ; (ii) the authorized Stock of
each of the Credit Parties and each of their Subsidiaries is as set
forth on Schedule 5.4(b) ; (iii) all issued and
outstanding Stock of each of the Credit Parties and each of their
Subsidiaries is duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens other than those in
favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, and such Stock
was issued in compliance with all applicable state, federal and
foreign laws concerning the issuance of securities; (iv) the
identity of the holders of the Stock of each of the Credit Parties
and the percentage of their fully diluted ownership of the Stock of
each of the Credit Parties is set forth on
Schedule 5.4(b) ; and (v) no Stock of any Credit
Party or any of their Subsidiaries, other than those described
above, is issued and outstanding. Except as provided in
Schedule 5.4(b) , as of the Closing Date, there are no
preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants,
conversion rights or similar agreements or understandings for the
purchase or acquisition from any Credit Party or any of their
Subsidiaries of any Stock of any such entity.
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(c)
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Binding Obligation
. This Agreement is, and
the other Related Transactions Documents when executed and
delivered will be, the legally valid and binding obligations of the
applicable parties thereto, each enforceable against each of such
parties, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws affecting, creditors’ rights
generally and the effects of general principles of
equity.
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5.5
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Financial Statements and
Projections .
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(a)
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All
Financial Statements concerning the Credit Parties which have been
or will hereafter be furnished to Agent pursuant to this Agreement,
including the Historical Financial Statements, have been or will be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except as
disclosed therein) and do or will present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the entities covered thereby as
at the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the
periods then ended, subject to, in the case of unaudited Financial
Statements, the absence of footnotes and normal year end
adjustments.
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The
Projections delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and the
updated Projections delivered pursuant to
Section 4.5(h) represent and will represent as of the
date thereof the good faith estimate of Borrowers and their senior
management concerning the most probable course of their
business.
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5.6
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Intellectual Property
. As of the Closing
Date, each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries owns, is
licensed to use or otherwise has the right to use, all material
Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct of its
business as currently conducted that is material to the condition
(financial or other), business or operations of such Credit Party
and its Subsidiaries and all such Intellectual Property is
identified on Schedule 5.6 and fully protected and/or
duly and properly registered, filed or issued in the appropriate
office and jurisdictions for such registrations, filings or
issuances. As of the Closing Date, except as disclosed in
Schedule 5.6 , the use of such Intellectual Property by
the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries and the conduct of their
businesses does not and has not been alleged by any Person to
infringe on the rights of any Person.
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5.7
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Investigations, Audits,
Etc. As of
the Closing Date, except as may be set forth on
Schedule 5.7 , no Credit Party or any of their
Subsidiaries is the subject of any review or audit by the IRS or
any governmental investigation concerning the violation or possible
violation of any law.
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5.8
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Employee Matters
. As of the Closing
Date, except as may be set forth on Schedule 5.8 ,
(a) no Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party nor any of
their respective employees is subject to any collective bargaining
agreement, (b) no petition for certification or union election
is pending with respect to the employees of any Credit Party or any
of their Subsidiaries and no union or collective bargaining unit
has sought such certification or recognition with respect to the
employees of any Credit Party or any of their Subsidiaries,
(c) there are no strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or
controversies pending or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party
after due inquiry, threatened between any Credit Party or any of
their Subsidiaries and its respective employees, other than
employee grievances arising in the ordinary course of business
which could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (d) hours
worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party and
each of their Subsidiaries comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act
and each other federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law
applicable to such matters. Except in respect of the USVD
Employment Agreement and as may be set forth on
Schedule 5.8 , no Credit Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries is party to an employment contract.
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5.9
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Solvency . As of the Closing Date each of the
Credit Parties and each of its Subsidiaries is Solvent.
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5.10
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Litigation; Adverse Facts
. Except as may be set
forth on Schedule 5.10 , there are no judgments
outstanding against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or
affecting any property of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, nor is there any Litigation pending, or to the best
knowledge of any Credit Party threatened, against any Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to
result in any Material Adverse Effect.
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Use of Proceeds; Margin
Regulations.
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No
part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for
“buying” or “carrying” “margin
stock” within the respective meanings of such terms under
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any
other purpose that violates the provisions of the regulations of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. If requested
by Agent, each Credit Party will furnish to Agent and each Lender a
statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the
requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form 0-1, as applicable,
referred to in Regulation U.
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Borrowers shall utilize the proceeds
of the Loans solely for the STN Acquisition and the Related
Transactions (and to pay any Related Transaction expenses), and for
the financing of Borrowers’ ordinary working capital needs
and/or other purposes permitted by this Agreement.
Schedule 5.11 contains a description of
Borrowers’ sources and uses of funds as of the Closing Date,
including Loans to be made on that date, and a funds flow
memorandum detailing how funds from each source are to be
transferred for particular uses.
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Ownership of Property;
Liens . As of
the Closing Date, the real estate (“ Real Estate
”) listed in Schedule 5.12 constitutes all of the
real property owned, leased, subleased, or used by any Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, each of the
Credit Parties and each of its Subsidiaries owns good and
marketable fee simple title to all of its owned Real Estate, and
valid leasehold interests in all of its leased Real Estate, all as
described on Schedule 5.12 , and copies of all such
leases or a summary of terms thereof reasonably satisfactory to
Agent have been delivered to Agent. Schedule 5.12
further describes any Real Estate with respect to which any Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessor, sublessor or assignor
as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, each of the Credit
Parties and each of its Subsidiaries also has good and marketable
title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its personal
property and assets. As of the Closing Date, none of the properties
and assets of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries are
subject to any Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, and there
are no facts, circumstances or conditions known to any Credit Party
that are reasonably likely to result in any Liens (including Liens
arising under Environmental Laws) other than Permitted Encumbrances
against the properties or assets of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.12 ,
each of the Credit Parties and each of its Subsidiaries has
received all deeds, assignments, waivers, consents, nondisturbance
and attornment or similar agreements, bills of sale and other
documents, and has duly effected all recordings, filings and other
actions necessary to establish, protect and perfect such Credit
Party’s or Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in
and to all such Real Estate and other properties and assets. As of
the Closing Date, Schedule 5.12 also describes any
purchase options, rights of first refusal or other similar
contractual rights pertaining to any Real Estate. As of the Closing
Date, no portion of any Credit Party’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ Real Estate has suffered any material damage by
fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired
and restored in all material respects to its original condition or
otherwise remedied. As of the Closing Date, all material permits
required to have been issued or appropriate to enable the Real
Estate to be lawfully occupied and
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used for all of the purposes for
which it is currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued
and are in full force and effect.
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Environmental
Matters.
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Except as set forth in
Schedule 5.13 , as of the Closing Date: (i) the
Real Estate is free of contamination from any Hazardous Material
except for such contamination that could not reasonably be expected
to adversely impact the value or marketability of such Real Estate
and that could not reasonably be expected to result in
Environmental Liabilities of the Credit Parties or their
Subsidiaries in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000),
in the aggregate; (ii) no Credit Party and no Subsidiary of a
Credit Party has caused or suffered to occur any Release of
Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any
of their Real Estate; (iii) the Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all Environmental
Laws, except for such noncompliance that could not reasonably be
expected to result in Environmental Liabilities of the Credit
Parties or their Subsidiaries in excess of One Hundred Dollars
($100,000), in the aggregate; (iv) the Credit Parties and
their Subsidiaries have obtained, and are in compliance with, all
Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for the
operations of their respective businesses as presently conducted or
as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to so obtain
or comply with such Environmental Permits could not reasonably be
expected to result in Environmental Liabilities of the Credit
Parties or their Subsidiaries in excess of One Hundred Dollars
($100,000), in the aggregate, and all such Environmental Permits
are valid, uncontested and in good standing; (v) no Credit
Party and no Subsidiary of a Credit Party is involved in operations
or knows of any facts, circumstances or conditions, including any
Releases of Hazardous Materials, that are likely to result in any
Environmental Liabilities of such Credit Party or Subsidiary which
could reasonably be expected to be in excess of One Hundred Dollars
($100,000), in the aggregate, and no Credit Party or Subsidiary of
a Credit Party has permitted any current or former tenant or
occupant of the Real Estate to engage in any such operations;
(vi) there is no Litigation arising under or related to any
Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or Hazardous Material
that seeks damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses in excess
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), in the aggregate or
injunctive relief against, or that alleges criminal misconduct by
any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party; (vii) no
notice has been received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a
Credit Party identifying any of them as a “potentially
responsible party” or requesting information under CERCLA or
analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of the Credit
Parties, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that may
result in any of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries being
identified as a “potentially responsible party” under
CERCLA or analogous state statutes; and (viii) the Credit
Parties have provided to Agent copies of all existing environmental
reports, reviews and audits and all written information pertaining
to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case in
possession of the Credit Parties relating to any of the Credit
Parties or their Subsidiaries.
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Each Credit Party hereby
acknowledges and agrees that Agent (i) is not now, and has not
ever been, in control of any of the Real Estate or affairs of such
Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) does not have the
capacity through the provisions of the Loan
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Documents or otherwise to influence
any Credit Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ conduct with
respect to the ownership, operation or management of any of their
Real Estate or compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental
Permits.
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ERISA.
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Schedule 5.14
lists all Plans and
separately identifies all Pension Plans, including Title IV Plans,
Multiemployer Plans, ESOPs and Welfare Plans, including all Retiree
Welfare Plans. As of the Closing Date, copies of all such listed
Plans, together with a copy of the latest form IRS/DOL 5500-series
for each such Plan have been delivered to Agent. Except with
respect to Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has been
determined by the IRS to qualify under Section 401 of the IRC,
and the trusts created thereunder have been determined to be exempt
from tax under the provisions of Section 501 of the IRC, and
nothing has occurred that would cause the loss of such
qualification or tax exempt status. Each Plan is in compliance with
the applicable provisions of ERISA and the IRC, including the
timely filing of all reports required under the IRC or ERISA,
including the statement required by 29 CFR Section 2520.104 23.
Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any
contribution or pay any amount due as required by either
Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA or the
terms of any such Plan. Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA
Affiliate has engaged in a “prohibited transaction,” as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the
IRC, in connection with any Plan, that would subject any Credit
Party to a material tax on prohibited transactions imposed by
Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC.
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As
of the Closing Date, except as may be set forth in
Schedule 5.14 : (i) no Title IV Plan has any
Unfunded Pension Liability; (ii) no ERISA Event or event
described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to any Title IV
Plan has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur;
(iii) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any
Borrower, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the
normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or
instituted against any Plan or any Person as fiduciary or sponsor
of any Plan; (iv) no Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has
incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability as a result
of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan; (v)
within the last five years no Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or
ERISA Affiliate has been terminated, whether or not in a “
standard termination ” as that term is used in Section
404(b)(1) of ERISA, nor has any Title IV Plan of any Credit Party
or ERISA Affiliate (determined at any time within the past five
years) with Unfunded Pension Liabilities been transferred outside
of the “ controlled group ” (within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) of any Credit Party or ERISA
Affiliate; (vi) except in the case of any ESOP, Stock of all
Credit Parties and their ERISA Affiliates makes up, in the
aggregate, no more than ten percent (10%) of fair market value of
the assets of any Plan measured on the basis of fair market value
as of the latest valuation date of any Plan; and (vii) no
liability under any Title IV Plan has been satisfied with the
purchase of a contract from an insurance company that is not rated
AAA by the S&P or an equivalent rating by another nationally
recognized rating agency.
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5.15
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Brokers . Except as may be disclosed in
Schedule 5.15 , no broker or finder acting on behalf of
any Credit Party or Affiliate thereof brought about the obtaining,
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closing of the Loans or the Related
Transactions, and no Credit Party or Affiliate thereof has any
obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or
brokerage fees in connection therewith.
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5.16
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Deposit and Disbursement
Accounts .
Schedule 5.16 lists all banks and other financial
institutions at which any Credit Party maintains deposit or other
accounts as of the Closing Date, including the Disbursement
Account, and Schedule 5.16 correctly identifies the
name, address and telephone number of each depository, the name in
which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the
account, the complete account number therefore and listing of any
lockboxes maintained through any financial institutions for
processing payments by account debtors and other proceeds of
Collateral.
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5.17
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STN Acquisition Agreement
. On or before the
Closing Date, Parent Company shall have delivered to Agent complete
and correct copies of the STN Acquisition Documents (including all
schedules, exhibits, amendments, supplements, modifications,
assignments and all other documents delivered pursuant thereto or
in connection therewith). No Credit Party and no other Person party
thereto is in default in the performance or compliance with any
provisions thereof. The STN Acquisition Documents comply with, and
the STN Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with, all
applicable laws in all material respects. The STN Acquisition has
been consummated substantially in accordance with the STN
Acquisition Documents as heretofore presented to, reviewed with,
and approved by Agent, and for a total consideration payable in
connection therewith of not more than $4,379,017 of which not more
than $2,709,262.75 shall be payable in cash on the Closing Date
plus an additional amount in escrow of $500,000 pursuant to the STN
Acquisition Escrow Agreement. The STN Acquisition Agreement is in
full force and effect as of the Closing Date and has not been
terminated, rescinded or withdrawn. All requisite approvals by
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the STN
Acquisition Sellers, any Credit Party and other Persons referenced
therein, with respect to the transactions contemplated by the STN
Acquisition Agreement, have been obtained, and no such approvals
impose any conditions to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the STN Acquisition Agreement or to the conduct by
any Credit Party of its business thereafter. To the best of Parent
Company’s knowledge, none of the STN Sellers’
representations or warranties in the STN Acquisition Agreement
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any fact
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any STN Acquisition Document
to the contrary, such representations and warranties of the Credit
Parties are incorporated into this Agreement by this
Section 5.17 as of the Closing Date and shall, solely
for purposes of this Agreement and the benefit of Agent and
Lenders, survive the consummation of the STN
Acquisition.
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5.18
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Insurance . Schedule 5.18 lists
all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing
Date, for current occurrences by each Credit Party, as well as a
summary of the key business terms of each such policy such as
deductibles, coverage limits and term of policy.
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Anti-Terrorism Law.
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(a)
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Compliance with Law
. No Credit Party and,
to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, none of its Affiliates is
in violation of any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering
(“ Anti-Terrorism Laws ”), including Executive
Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective
September 24, 2001 (the “ Executive Order
”), and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
of 2001, Public Law 107-56.
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Prohibited Lists
. No Credit Party and to
the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no Affiliate or other agent of
any Credit Party acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection
with the Loans is any of the following: (i) a person that is
listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions
of, the Executive Order; (ii) a person owned or controlled by,
or acting for or on behalf of, any person that is listed in the
annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the
Executive Order; (iii) a person with which any Lender is
prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by
any Anti-Terrorism Law; (iv) a person that commits, threatens
or conspires to commit or support “terrorism” as
defined in the Executive Order; or (v) a person that is named
as a “specialty designated national and blocked person”
on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) at
its official website or any replacement website or other
replacement official publication of such list.
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Relationships
. No Credit Party and,
to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, no other agent of any
Credit Party acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans
(i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving
any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit
of any person described in paragraph (b) above,
(ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction
relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant
to the Executive Order, or (iii) engages in or conspires to
engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose
of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the
prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.
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Compliance with Laws
. Each Credit Party
represents and warrants that it (i) is in compliance and each
of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the requirements of all
applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental
Authority and the obligations, covenants and conditions contained
in all Contractual Obligations other than those laws, rules,
regulations, orders and provisions of such Contractual Obligations
the noncompliance with which could not be reasonably expected to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, and (ii) maintains and each of its Subsidiaries
maintains all licenses, qualifications and permits referred to
above except where the failure to maintain could not reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Taxes and Tax Returns
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As
of the Closing Date, (i) all tax returns required to be filed
by the Credit Parties have been timely and properly filed and
(ii) all taxes for which a notice of assessment or collection
has been received (other than amounts being contested in good faith
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appropriate proceedings), have been
paid except for any such filings, payments or accruals which would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. No Governmental Authority has
asserted any claim for taxes, or to any Credit Party’s
knowledge, has threatened to assert any claim for taxes that
(A) are not indemnified by the STN Acquisition Sellers and
(B) that would, if paid by a Credit Party, have a Material
Adverse Effect. All taxes required by law to be withheld or
collected and remitted (including, without limitation, income, tax,
unemployment insurance and workman’s compensation premiums)
with respect to the Credit Parties have been withheld or collected
and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authorities (or are
properly being held for such payment), except for amounts which
would not reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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None of the Credit Parties has been
notified that either the IRS or any other Governmental Authority
has raised any adjustments or intends to raise such adjustments, in
connection with any tax return of the Credit Parties, which
adjustments would have a Material Adverse Effect
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None of the Credit Parties is a
party to, is bound by, or has any obligation under, any tax sharing
agreement, tax indemnification agreement or similar contract or
arrangement, excluding leases entered into in the ordinary course
of business and sales contracts, that either individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse
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SECTION 6.
DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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6.1
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Event of Default
. “ Event of
Default ” shall mean the occurrence or existence of any
one or more of the following:
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Payment . Failure to pay (i) when due
any principal of or interest on any Loan or fees payable pursuant
to Section 1.3 hereof or (ii) with in five
(5) Business Days after demand, any other amount of any
Obligation, whether under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or otherwise; or
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Default in Other
Agreements .
(1) Any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries fails to pay
when due or within any applicable grace period any principal or
interest on Indebtedness (other than the Loans) or any Contingent
Obligations or (2) breach or default of any Credit Party or
any of its Subsidiaries, or the occurrence of any condition or
event, with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) or
any Contingent Obligations, if the effect of such failure, breach,
default or occurrence is to cause or to permit the holder or
holders then to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations
having an aggregate principal amount in excess of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to become or be declared due prior to
their stated maturity; or
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Breach of Certain
Provisions .
Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply with any term or
condition contained in Section 2.3 ,
Section 2.9 , Section 3 or
Section 4 ; or
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Breach of Warranty
. Any representation,
warranty, certification or other statement made by any Credit Party
in any Loan Document or in any statement or certificate at any
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given by such Person in writing
pursuant or in connection with any Loan Document is false in any
material respect (without duplication of materiality qualifiers
contained therein) on the date made; or
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Other Defaults Under Loan
Documents .
Any Credit Party defaults in the performance of or compliance with
any term contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents
(other than occurrences described in other provisions of this
Section 6.1 for which a different grace or cure period
is specified, or for which no cure period is specified and which
constitute immediate Events of Default) and such default is not
remedied or waived within ten (10) Business Days after the
earlier of (1) receipt by Borrower Representative of
notice from Agent or Requisite Lenders of such default or
(2) actual knowledge of any officer of Borrower or any other
Credit Party of such default; or
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Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment
of Receiver, Etc. (1) A court enters a decree or
order for relief with respect to any Credit Party in an involuntary
case under the Bankruptcy Code, which decree or order is not stayed
or other similar relief is not granted under any applicable federal
or state law; or (2) the continuance of any of the following
events for sixty (60) days unless dismissed, bonded or
discharged: (a) an involuntary case is commenced against any
Credit Party, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect; or (b) a decree or
order of a court for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar
powers over any Credit Party, or over all or a substantial part of
its property, is entered; or (c) a receiver, trustee or other
custodian is appointed without the consent of a Credit Party, for
all or a substantial part of the property of the Credit Party;
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Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of
Receiver, Etc. (1) any Credit Party commences
a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code, or consents to the
entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case or to the
conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case under any
such law or consents to the appointment of or taking possession by
a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial
part of its property; or (2) any Credit Party makes any
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (3) the board of
directors of any Credit Party adopts any resolution or otherwise
authorizes action to approve any of the actions referred to in this
Section 6.1(g) ; or
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Judgment and Attachments
. Any money judgment,
writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process (other than those
described elsewhere in this Section 6.1 ) involving
(1) an amount in any individual case in excess of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or (2) an amount in the aggregate
at any time in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
(in either case to the extent not adequately covered by insurance
in Agent’s Permitted Discretion as to which the insurance
company has acknowledged coverage) is entered or filed against one
or more of the Credit Parties or any of their respective assets and
remains undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period
of thirty (30) days or in any event later than five
(5) Business Days prior to the date of any proposed sale
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