Dated as of March 11,
2009
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions
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SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms
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SECTION 2.01. Revolving Credit
Loans
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SECTION 2.02. Revolving Credit
Note
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SECTION 2.04. Term Loan Notes
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SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE III INTEREST RATE; FEES AND PAYMENTS;
USE OF PROCEEDS
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SECTION 3.01. Interest Rate
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SECTION 3.02. Use of Proceeds
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SECTION 3.03. Prepayments
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SECTION 3.05. Inability to Determine Interest
Rate
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SECTION 3.07. Increased Costs
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SECTION 3.11. Disbursement of
Loans
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SECTION 3.12. Manner of Payment
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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SECTION 4.01. Organization, Corporate Powers,
etc.
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SECTION 4.02. Authorization of Borrowing,
Enforceable Obligations
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SECTION 4.03. Financial
Condition
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SECTION 4.05. Title to
Properties
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SECTION 4.08. Compliance with
ERISA
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SECTION 4.09. Federal Reserve Regulations; Use
of Proceeds
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SECTION 4.11. Subsidiaries and
Affiliates
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SECTION 4.12. Hazardous
Materials
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SECTION 4.13. Investment Company
Act
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SECTION 4.15. Material Contracts
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SECTION 4.16. Permits and
Licenses
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SECTION 4.17. Compliance with
Law
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SECTION 4.19. Security Documents
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SECTION 4.20. Globecomm UK
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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SECTION 5.01. Conditions To Initial
Loans
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SECTION 5.02. Conditions to Term
Loans :
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SECTION 5.03. Conditions to All Loans and
Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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SECTION 6.01. Corporate Existence, Properties,
etc
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SECTION 6.02. Payment of Indebtedness, Taxes,
etc.
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SECTION 6.03. Financial Statements, Reports,
etc. Furnish to the Bank
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SECTION 6.04. Access to Premises and
Records
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SECTION 6.05. Notice of Adverse
Change
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SECTION 6.06. Notice of Default
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SECTION 6.07. Notice of
Litigation
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SECTION 6.09. Compliance with Applicable
Laws
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SECTION 6.10. Subsidiaries
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SECTION 6.11. Default in Other
Agreements
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SECTION 6.12. Operating Accounts
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SECTION 6.13. Environmental Laws
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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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SECTION 7.02. Indebtedness
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SECTION 7.04. Sale of Assets
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SECTION 7.05. Sale of Notes
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SECTION 7.06. Loans and
Investments
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SECTION 7.07. Nature of Business
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SECTION 7.08. Sale and Leaseback
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SECTION 7.09. Federal Reserve
Regulations
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SECTION 7.10. Accounting Policies and
Procedures
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SECTION 7.11. Hazardous
Materials
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SECTION 7.12. Limitations on Fundamental
Changes
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SECTION 7.13. Financial
Covenants
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SECTION 7.14. Subordinated Debt
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SECTION 7.16. Transactions with
Affiliates
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SECTION 7.17. Impairment of Security
Interest
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SECTION 7.18. Negative Pledge
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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 8.01. Events of Default
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SECTION 9.02. Survival of
Agreement
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses of the
Bank
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SECTION 9.04. No Waiver of Rights by the
Bank
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SECTION 9.05. Applicable Law
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SECTION 9.06. Submission to Jurisdiction; Jury
Waiver
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SECTION 9.07. Extension of
Maturity
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SECTION 9.08. Modification of
Agreement
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SECTION 9.09. Severability
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SECTION 9.10. Sale of Participations,
Assignments
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SECTION 9.11. Reinstatement; Certain
Payments
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SECTION 9.12. Right of Setoff
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SECTION 9.13. Counterparts
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SECTION 9.15. Construction
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SECTION 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act
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SECTION 9.17. Termination
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SECTION 9.18. Confidentiality
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Subsidiaries
and Affiliates
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Liens
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Existing
Indebtedness
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Guaranties
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Letters of Credit
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Litigation,
etc.
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Form of
Revolving Credit Note
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Form of Term
Loan Note
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Form of
Guaranty
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Form of Pledge
Agreement [re: Non-Domestic Subsidiary]
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Form of
Security Agreement
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Form of Opinion
of Counsel
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vi
CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of March 11, 2009, by and between
GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and CITIBANK N.A., a national banking
association (the “Bank”).
WHEREAS ,
the Bank previously made a line of credit available to the Company
pursuant to a Line of Credit Letter dated December 31, 2007
(as amended, the “Prior Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Company has requested that the Prior Agreement be amended and
restated as hereinafter provided;
WHEREAS,
the Bank is willing to agree to such amendment and restatement and
to extend credit to the Company on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants herein contained, the Company and the Bank hereby agree
that the Prior Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and
restated in its entirety and the Company and the Bank hereby
further agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
SECTION 1.01.
Definitions . As used herein, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings:
“Acquisition”
means the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest in
another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or
convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling
interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof),
whether by purchase of such equity interest or upon exercise of an
option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such
equity interest, or (ii) assets of another Person which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or
of a line or lines of business conducted by such Person.
“Affiliate”
shall mean with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization
which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with such Person. For the purpose of this
definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power,
direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person whether through the ownership
of voting securities by contract or otherwise; provided that, in
any event, any person who owns directly or indirectly 15% or more
of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or other governing body of a corporation or 10% or more
of the membership or other ownership interest of any Person (other
than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to
control such corporation or other Person.
“Aggregate
Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean on the date of
determination thereof, the sum of (a) the aggregate maximum
amount which is available or available in the future to be drawn
under all outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement
plus (b) the aggregate amount of any payments made by
the Bank under any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this
Agreement that has not been reimbursed by the Company or the
relevant Letter of Credit Party.
“Aggregate
Outstandings” shall mean, on the date of determination
thereof, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Letters of Credit
Outstanding plus (ii) outstanding principal amount of the
Revolving Credit Loans plus (iii) the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loans.
“Agreement”
shall mean this Credit Agreement dated as of March 11, 2009,
as it may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof.
“Alternate
Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and
(c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day
plus 1
/ 2 of 1%.
Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime
Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from
and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate
or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“Alternate
Base Rate Loans” shall mean Loans at such times as they are
being made and/or maintained at a rate of interest based on the
Alternate Base Rate.
“Applicable
Margin” shall mean (a) with respect to a Libor Rate
Loan, the percentage set forth below under the heading “LIBOR
Margin” opposite the applicable ratio, and (b) with
respect to an Alternate Base Rate Loan, the percentage set forth
below under the heading “ABR Margin” opposite the
applicable ratio.
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ABR
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MARGIN
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LIBOR
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MARGIN
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Revolving
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Revolving
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Credit Loans
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Term Loans
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Credit Loans
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(360 day
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(360 day
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Term Loans
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Leverage
Ratio
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basis)
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basis)
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basis)
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(360 day basis)
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Less than or equal to 0.25:1.00
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0.00
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0.00
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1.75
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2.00
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Greater than 0.25:1.00 but less than or equal to
0.50:1.00
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0.00
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0.00
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2.00
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2.25
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Greater than 0.50:1.00 but less than or equal to
0.75:1.00
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0.00
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0.25
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2.25
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0.25
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the date of reset of the Applicable Margin in accordance
with this paragraph, the ABR Margin and the LIBOR Margin shall be
determined based upon a Leverage Ratio of 0.27:1.00. The Applicable
Margin will be set or reset with respect to each Loan on the date
which is five (5) Business Days following the date of receipt
by the Administrative Agent of the financial statements referred to
in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b) together with a
certificate of the Financial Officer of the Company certifying the
Leverage Ratio and setting forth the calculation thereof in detail;
provided, however, (a) the Applicable Margin will first be
reset based on the financial statements for the fiscal quarter
ending March 31, 2009, and (b) if any such financial
statement and certificate are not received by the Administrative
Agent within the time period required pursuant to
Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b), as the case may be,
the Applicable Margin will be set or reset, unless the rate of
interest specified in Section 3.01(c) is in effect, based on a
Leverage Ratio of greater than 0.75:1.00 from the date such
financial statements and certificate were due until the date which
is five (5) Business Days following the receipt by the
Administrative Agent of such financial statements and certificate,
and provided, further, that the Bank shall not in any way be deemed
to have waived any Default or Event of Default, including without
limitation, an Event of Default resulting from the failure of the
Company to comply with Section 7.13 of this Agreement, or any
rights or remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document in
connection with the foregoing proviso. During the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, no downward
adjustment, and only upward adjustments, shall be made to the
Applicable Margin.
“Borrowing
Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the date on which
such Loan is disbursed to the Company.
“Business
Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
legal holiday, on which banks in New York City, New York are not
required or authorized by law or other governmental action to
close; provided that, when used in connection with a Libor Loan,
the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on
which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the
London inter bank market.
“Capital
Lease” shall mean (i) any lease of property, real or
personal, if the then present value of the minimum rental
commitment thereunder should, in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, be capitalized on the balance sheet of the
lessee, and (ii) any other such lease the obligations of which
are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the
lessee.
“Change of
Control” shall mean any event which results in (i) any
Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, acquiring
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company (or other securities convertible into such securities)
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all
securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of
directors; or (ii) the individuals who, as of the date hereof,
constitute the Board of Directors of the Company, together with
those who first become directors subsequent to such date, provided
the recommendation, election or nomination for election to the
Board of Directors of such subsequent directors was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office
who were either directors as of the date hereof
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or who
recommendation, election or nomination for election was previously
so approved, ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Chief
Financial Officer” shall mean the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company.
“Closing
Date” shall mean March 11, 2009.
“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect from time to time.
“Commercial
Letter of Credit” shall mean any commercial letter of credit
issued for the account of a Person for the purpose of providing the
primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of
materials, goods, or services by such Person.
“Commercial
Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the
Bank to issue Commercial Letters of Credit on the terms herein
described in an aggregate amount up to $20,000,000.
“Commitments”
shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Commitment, the
Standby Letter of Credit Commitment, the Commercial Letter of
Credit Commitment and the Term Loan Commitment.
“Consolidated”
shall mean, as applied to any financial or accounting term, such
term determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated
Capital Base” shall mean, on a Consolidated basis for the
Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum of (i) shareholders
equity, as reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its Subsidiaries plus (ii) Subordinated
Debt minus the sum of (x) intangible assets, (y) items
recorded as “due from” shareholders, employees, or
affiliates of the Company, and (z) investments in affiliates
other than the Guarantors, all as determined in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applied on a consistent
basis.
“Consolidated
Current Portion of Long Term Debt” shall mean for the Company
and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, current portion of
long term debt as reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applied on a consistent
basis.
“Consolidated
Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to
(b) the sum of (i) the Consolidated Current Portion of
Long Term Debt plus (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense. All of
the foregoing categories shall be determined on a Consolidated
basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent
basis and shall be calculated (without duplication) with respect to
the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to
the date of determination thereof.
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“Consolidated
EBITDA” shall mean, on any date of determination,
Consolidated Net Income (whether income or loss) for such period,
plus the sum, without duplication, of (a) Consolidated
Interest Expense, (b) depreciation and amortization expenses
or charges, and (c) all income taxes to any government or
governmental instrumentality expensed on the Company’s and
any Subsidiaries books (whether paid or accrued), minus all
extraordinary or unusual gains, in each case, determined on a
Consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on
a consistent basis. All of the foregoing categories shall be
calculated (without duplication) over the four fiscal quarters
ending on or most recently ended prior to the date of determination
thereof.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” shall mean the Consolidated interest
expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applied
on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio of Consolidated
Unsubordinated Liabilities to Consolidated Capital Base.
“Consolidated
Liquidity Ratio” shall mean the ratio of (a) the sum of
(i) Consolidated Unrestricted Cash plus
(ii) Consolidated Net Accounts Receivables to (b) the sum
of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Current Portion of
Long Term Debt plus (ii) the Aggregate Letters of
Credit Outstanding, other than cash secured letters of credit,
plus (iii) Consolidated current liabilities, all as
determined for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated
basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,
applied on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated
Net Accounts Receivable” shall mean, any and all rights to
payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered,
including accounts, contract rights, general intangibles and any
such right evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or documents,
minus any reserves held by the Company or any its Subsidiaries in
connection with such accounts receivable (including reserves for
bad debts), all determined with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis in accordance with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, applied on a consistent
basis.
“Consolidated
Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or
net loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated
basis for such period determined in accordance with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent
basis.
“Consolidated
Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean the Consolidated
Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, applied on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated
Total Liabilities” shall mean all of the liabilities of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, including
all items which, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles would be included on the liability side of the balance
sheet determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles applied on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated
Unrestricted Cash” shall mean all cash and cash equivalents
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, held
at the Bank or any Affiliate of the
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Bank which is
not subject to any restriction on usage or subject to any Lien
other than a Lien in favor of the Bank or such
Affiliate.
“Consolidated
Unsubordinated Liabilities” shall mean for the Company and
its Subsidiaries, Consolidated Total Liabilities less
Consolidated Subordinated Indebtedness, all as determined in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
“Debt
Issuance” means the incurrence, issuance or sale by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (including,
without limitation, any debt securities, whether in a public
offering of such securities or otherwise), including, without
limitation, any Subordinated Debt, but excluding issuance of any
Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(a) through
(e) .
“Default”
shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time,
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Dollar”
and the symbol “$” shall mean lawful money of the
United States of America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or any
Guarantor organized under the laws of any state of the United
States of America.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to
ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any
subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental
thereto or substituted therefore.
“ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in
Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the Company or any
Guarantor would be deemed to be a member of the same
“controlled group” within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the
Code.
“Equity
Issuance” means the issuance, sale or other disposition by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such
Person, and any rights, warrants or options to purchase or acquire
any shares of such equity interest or any other security or
instrument representing, convertible into or exchangeable for any
equity interests in the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Eurocurrency
Reserve Requirement” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a
decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the
denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate (without
duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal) of reserve
requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation,
basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves, under any
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction with
respect thereto) as from time to time in effect, dealing with
reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” in
Regulation D) maintained by the Bank. For purposes hereof each
Libor Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute a “eurocurrency
liability” as defined in Regulation D, and subject to the
reserve requirements of “Regulation D,” without
benefit of credit or proration, exemptions or offsets which might
otherwise be available to the Bank from time to time under
Regulation D.
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“Event of
Default” shall mean any Event of Default set forth in
Article VIII.
“Executive
Officer” shall mean any of the Chief Executive Office, the
President, or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or any
Guarantor, as applicable, and their respective successors, if any,
designated by the Board of Directors of the Company or such
Guarantor.
“Existing
Letters of Credit” shall mean those certain Letters of Credit
described on Schedule V hereto.
“Federal
Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal fund
brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Bank
from three Federal fund brokers of recognized standing selected by
the Bank.
“First-Tier
Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a
Subsidiary of such Person that is directly owned by such
Person.
“Fiscal
Quarter” shall mean the fiscal quarter of the Company, which
will be the fiscal quarters ending as of March 31,
September 30 and December 31 in each year.
“Fiscal
Year” shall mean the fiscal year of the Company, which will
be the period commencing July 1 of any calendar year and ending on
June 30 of the following calendar year.
“Globecomm
Maryland” shall mean Globecomm Services Maryland LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state,
province, city or municipal entity or other political subdivision
thereof, and any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial,
administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority,
instrumentality, commission, board or similar body, whether
federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or
foreign.
“Guarantors”
shall mean, collectively, Globecomm Network Services Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, GSI Properties, Inc., a New York corporation,
Globecomm Maryland, Turbo, Cachendo, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and each Domestic Subsidiary which, from time to
time, is required to execute a Guaranty in accordance with
Section 6.10.
“Guaranty”
shall mean the Guaranty of All Liability, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C , to be executed
and delivered on the Closing Date by each Guarantor, as such
Guaranty may be further amended to add any Domestic Subsidiary
required to become a guarantor thereunder pursuant to
Section 6.10 hereof , as same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or modified, from time to time.
“Hazardous
Materials” includes, without limit, any flammable explosives,
radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes,
hazardous or toxic substances, or related materials defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et
seq .), the Hazardous Materials
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Transportation
Act, as amended (49) U.S.C. Sections 1801, et
seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq .), and
in the regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant
thereto, or any other federal, state or local environmental law,
ordinance, rule or regulation.
“Hedging
Agreement” means any interest rate swap, collar, cap, floor
or forward rate agreement or other agreement regarding the hedging
of interest rate risk exposure executed in connection with hedging
the interest rate exposure of the Company or any Guarantor, and any
confirming letter executed pursuant to such agreement, all as
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Indebtedness”
shall mean, without duplication, as to any Person
(a) indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) indebtedness for
the deferred purchase price of property or services;
(c) indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments; (d) obligations and liabilities
secured by a Lien upon property owned by such Person, whether or
not owing by such Person and even though such Person has not
assumed or become liable for the payment thereof;
(e) obligations and liabilities directly or indirectly
guaranteed by such Person; (f) obligations or liabilities
created or arising under any conditional sales contract or other
title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or
acquired by such Person; (g) obligations of such Person as
lessee under Capital Leases; (h) net liabilities of such
Person under Hedging Agreements and foreign currency exchange
agreements, as calculated on a basis reasonably satisfactory to the
Bank and in accordance with commercially accepted practice;
(i) all obligations of such Person in respect of
bankers’ acceptances; (j) all obligations, contingent or
otherwise of such Person as an account party in respect of letters
of credit; and (k) all liabilities which would be reflected on
a balance sheet of such Person, prepared in accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
“Interest
Payment Date” shall mean (a) as to any Alternate Base
Rate Loan, the first day of each calendar month, commencing
April 1, 2009, (b) as to any Libor Rate Loan, at the
option of the Bank, (i) the first day of each calendar month,
commencing April 1, 2009, and on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto or (ii) the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, and (c) the date the Term Loan is
otherwise paid in full or in part.
“Interest
Period” shall mean with (I) with respect to any Libor
Rate Loan:
(a) initially,
the period commencing on the date such Libor Rate Loan is made and
ending one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by the
Company in its notice of borrowing as provided in
Section 2.01(b), or in its notice of conversion as provided in
Section 3.01(f); and
(b) thereafter,
each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding
Interest Period applicable to such Libor Rate Loan and ending one,
two or three months thereafter, as selected by the Company by
irrevocable written notice to the Bank not later than
11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the last day of the
then current Interest Period with respect to such Libor Rate Loan;
provided, however, that all of the foregoing provisions relating to
Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any
Interest Period pertaining to a Libor Rate Loan would
otherwise
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end on a day
which is not a Business Day, the Interest Period shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such
extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) if the
Company shall fail to give notice as provided in clause
(b) above, the Company shall be deemed to have requested
conversion of the affected Libor Rate Loan to an Alternate Base
Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto;
(iii) any Interest
Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the
last Business Day of a calendar month;
(iv) no more than
four (4) Interest Periods may exist at any one time;
and
(v) the Company
shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or
prepayment of any Libor Rate Loan during an Interest Period for
such Libor Rate Loan.
“Letter of
Credit” shall mean any Commercial Letter of Credit or Standby
Letter of Credit issued by the Bank for the account of a Letter of
Credit Party, or any of them, pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
“Letter of
Credit Party” shall mean the Company or any
Guarantor.
“Libor Rate
Loan” shall mean Loans at such time as they are made and/or
being maintained at a rate of interest based upon Reserve Adjusted
Libor.
“Lien”
shall mean any lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest,
mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, charge, conditional sale, title
retention agreement, Capital Lease or other encumbrance or similar
right of others, or any agreement to give any of the
foregoing.
“Loan
Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the
Notes, the Guaranty, Security Documents, and each other agreement
executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
“Loans”
shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term
Loans.
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on
(a) the business, operations, properties or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company or any Guarantor, or
(b) the ability of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any
of their respective material obligations under any Loan Document to
which they are a party.
“Material
Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Person, each
contract, instrument or agreement to which such Person is a party
which is not entered into in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business and which is material to the business,
operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of
such Person.
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“Non-Domestic
Person” shall mean any Person which is not organized under
the laws of any state of the United States of America.
“Non-Domestic
Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or any
Guarantor which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Notes”
shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Note and the Term
Loan Notes. “Note” shall mean the Revolving Credit Note
and each Term Loan Note individually.
“Obligations”
shall mean all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the
Company to the Bank, whether now existing or hereafter created,
absolute or contingent, direct or indirect, due or not, whether
created directly or acquired by assignment or otherwise, arising
under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, all obligations,
liabilities and indebtedness of the Company with respect to the
principal of and interest on the Loans, reimbursement of Letters of
Credit, obligations under any Hedging Agreement and foreign
currency exchange agreements relating to the Indebtedness of the
Company arising under this Agreement, and the payment and
performance of all other obligations, liabilities, and indebtedness
of the Company to the Bank hereunder (including the payment of
amounts that would become due but for the operation of the
automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy
Code, and interest that but for the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy with respect to the Company, would accrue on such
obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Company
for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), under the
Notes or with respect to the Loans, including without limitation
all fees, costs, expenses and indemnity obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the term
Obligations when used in the Guaranty and the Security
Documents shall include each Letter of Credit Party’s
reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of
Credit.
“Officer’s
Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by an Executive
Officer of the Company.
“Payment
Office” shall mean the Bank’s office located at 730
Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, Attention:
Relationship Officer — Globecomm Systems Inc. or such other
office hereinafter designated by the Bank as its Payment
Office.
“PBGC”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established
pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor
thereto.
“Permitted
Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition (whether by merger or
otherwise) by the Company or any Guarantor of more than 50% of the
outstanding capital stock, membership interests, partnership
interests or other similar ownership interests of a Person which is
engaged in a line of business similar to the business (or
reasonable extensions thereof) of the Company or such Guarantor or
the purchase of all or substantially all of the assets owned by
such Person or the purchase of a division, business unit or product
line of a Person; provided (a) the Bank shall have received,
simultaneously with the closing of such Permitted Acquisition,
those documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 6.10 hereof; (b) the Bank shall have received
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the shares or other
interests in the Person, or the assets of the Person, which is the
subject of the Permitted Acquisition are, or will be promptly
following the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, free and clear
of all Liens, except Permitted
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Liens,
including, without limitation, with respect to the acquisition of
shares or other equity interests, free of any restrictions on
transfer other than restrictions applicable to the sale of
securities under federal and state securities laws and regulations
generally; (c) the Bank shall have received not less than five
(5) Business Days preceding the closing of such Permitted
Acquisition, the documentation governing the proposed acquisition,
including, without limitation, the purchase agreement with respect
thereto, together with such other additional documentation or
information with respect to the proposed acquisition as the Bank
may reasonably require; (d) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or would
occur after giving effect to the Acquisition on a pro
forma basis and the Bank shall have received projections and
pro forma financial statements showing that no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred after giving effect to such
acquisition; (e) the acquisition has either (i) been
approved by the Board of Directors or other governing body of the
Person which is the subject of the acquisition or (ii) been
recommended for approval by the Board of Directors or other
governing body of such Person to the shareholders or other members
of such Person and subsequently approved by the shareholders or
such members if shareholder or such member approval is required
under applicable law or the by-laws, certificate of incorporation
or other governing instruments of such Person; (f) prior to
the closing of any such acquisition, the Company shall have
delivered evidence to the Bank that, on a pro forma
basis, (i) the Company will be in compliance with the
financial condition covenants of Section 7.13 hereof upon
completion of such Acquisition; (g) evidence that the Person
that is the subject of such Permitted Acquisition does not have a
negative EBITDA, as calculated on a rolling four-quarter basis,
(h) the aggregate purchase price (excluding consideration
consisting of the Company’s common stock) paid in connection
with all Permitted Acquisitions during the term of this Agreement
shall not exceed the Term Loan Commitment; and (i) not more
than two (2) Permitted Acquisitions may be consummated prior
to the Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date, of which only one
(1) Permitted Acquisition may involve the acquisition of
ownership interests of a Non-Domestic Person or the purchase of all
or substantially all of the assets owned by such Non-Domestic
Person.
“Permitted
Liens” shall mean those Liens described in Section 7.01
hereof.
“Permitted
Investments” shall mean (i) direct obligations of the
United States of America or any governmental agency thereof,
provided that such obligations mature within one year from the date
of acquisition thereof; (ii) dollar denominated certificates
of time deposit maturing within one year issued by any commercial
bank organized and existing under the laws of the United Sates or
any state thereof and having aggregate capital and surplus in
excess of $1,000,000,000; (iii) money market mutual funds having
assets in excess of $2,500,000,000; or (iv) commercial paper
rated not less than P-1 or A-1 or their equivalent by Moody’s
Investor Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating
Group, respectively.
“Person”
shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, business trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership or Governmental
Authority.
“Plan”
shall mean any multi-employer or single-employer plan defined in
Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained, or at any time
during the five calendar years preceding the date of this Agreement
was maintained for employees of the Company, any Guarantor or an
ERISA Affiliate.
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“Pledge
Agreements” shall mean, collectively, those Pledge
Agreements, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D , which may be hereinafter executed
and delivered by the Company or a Guarantor with respect to any
Non-Domestic Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof,
as same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified, from time to time.
“Prime
Rate” shall mean the rate per annum publicly announced by the
Bank from time to time as its prime rate in effect at its principal
office, each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the
date such change is announced to become effective.
“Regulation D”
shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.
“Reportable
Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA with respect to a Plan as to which the 30 day notice
requirement has not been waived by the PBGC.
“Reserve
Adjusted Libor” shall mean with respect to the Interest
Period pertaining to a Libor Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to
the product (rounded upwards to the next higher 1/16 of one
percent) of (a) the annual rate of interest at which Dollar
deposits of an amount equal to the amount of the portion of the
proposed Libor Rate Loan and for a period equal to the Interest
Period applicable thereto which appears on Telerate Page 3750 at
approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the second Business
Day prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, multiplied
by (b) the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement.
If the rate
described in clause (a) above does not appear on the Telerate
system on any applicable interest determination date, then the rate
described in clause (a) shall be determined by reference to
the rate for deposits in Dollars of an amount equal to the amount
of the proposed Libor Rate Loan for a period substantially equal to
the Interest Period on the Reuters Page “LIBO” (or such
other page as may replace the LIBO Page on that service for the
purpose of displaying such rates), as of 11:00 a.m. (London
Time) on the date that is three Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Period.
If both the
Telerate and Reuters system are unavailable, then the rate
described in clause (a) for that date will be determined on the
basis of the offered rates for deposits in U.S. dollars for a
period of time comparable to such applicable Interest Period which
are offered by four major banks selected by the Bank in the London
interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
the day that is three Business Days preceding the first day of such
Interest Period. The principal London office of each of the four
major banks will be requested to provide a quotation of its U.S.
dollar deposit offered rate. If at least two such quotations are
provided, the rate described in clause (a) for that date will
be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two
quotations are provided as requested, the rate described in clause
(a) for that date will be determined on the basis of the rates
quoted for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a
period of time comparable to such Interest Period offered by major
banks in New York, New York at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New
York, New York time) on the day that is three Business Days
preceding the first day of such Interest Period. In the event that
the Bank is unable to obtain any such quotation as provided above,
it will be deemed that Reserve Adjusted Libor pursuant to a Libor
Rate Loan cannot be determined.
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“Revolving
Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Bank to
make Revolving Credit Loans to the Company in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $7,500,000.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment Period” shall mean the period from and
including the Closing Date to, but not including, the Revolving
Credit Commitment Termination Date or such earlier date as the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate as provided
herein.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of
(a) the Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date and
(b) March 9, 2010.
“Revolving
Credit Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01 hereof.
“Revolving
Credit Note” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02 hereof.
“SBLC
Rate” shall mean the percentage set forth below opposite the
average daily balance of cash and cash equivalents maintained in
money market and certificates of deposit with the Bank during the
applicable fiscal quarter:
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Amount of Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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Greater than or equal to $5,000,000, but less
than $35,000,000
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“Security
Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the General Security
Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E , to be executed and delivered on the
Closing Date by the Company and each Guarantor and, thereafter, by
each Person who may be required to execute the same pursuant to
Section 6.10 hereof, as same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.
“Security
Documents” shall mean the Security Agreements, the Pledge
Agreements, and each other collateral security document delivered
to the Bank hereunder.
“Solvent”
shall mean with respect to the Company or a Guarantor, as
applicable, as of the date of determination thereof that
(i) the amount of the “present fair saleable
value” of the assets of such Person (including goodwill)
will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities
of such Person, contingent or otherwise,” as of such date, as
such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable
federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency
of debtors, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets
of such Person (including goodwill) will, as of such date, be
greater than the amount that will be required on its debts as such
debts become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person will not
have as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with
which to conduct its business, and (iv) such Person will be
able to pay its debts as they mature.
“Standby
Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued to
support an obligation
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of a Person and
which may be drawn on only upon the failure of such Person to
perform such obligation or other contingency.
“Standby
Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the
Bank to issue Standby Letters of Credit on the terms herein
described in an aggregate amount up to $30,000,000.
“Subordinated
Debt” or “Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean
all debt which is subordinated in right of payment to the prior
indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations of the Company
and/or any Guarantor to the Bank, on terms reasonably satisfactory
to and approved in writing by the Bank.
“Subsidiaries”
shall mean with respect to any Person any corporation, association
or other business entity more than 50% of the voting stock or other
ownership interest of which is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of its
Subsidiaries or a combination thereof.
“Telerate
Page 3750” shall mean the display designated as “Page
3750” on the Associated Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service (or
such other page as may replace Page 3750 on the Associated
Press-Dow Jones Telerate Service or such other service as may be
nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as the
information vendor for the purpose of displaying British
Bankers’ Association interest settlement rates for Dollar
deposits). Each Reserve Adjusted Libor rate based on the rate
displayed on Telerate Page 3750 shall be subject to corrections, if
any, made in such rate and displayed by the Associated Press-Dow
Jones Telerate Service within one hour of the time when such rate
is first displayed by such service.
“Term
Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03.
“Term Loan
Commitment” shall mean the Bank’s obligation to make
Term Loans on or prior to the Term Loan Commitment Expiration Date
in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.
“Term Loan
Commitment Expiration Date” shall mean shall mean the earlier
of (a) the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date and
(b) March 9, 2010.
“Term Loan
Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan, a
period not to exceed five years from the applicable Borrowing Date
as selected by the Company in its notice of borrowing.
“Term Loan
Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.04.
“Total
Credit Commitment” shall mean $50,000,000.
“Turbo”
shall mean Turbo Logic Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
“Type”
shall mean as to any Loan its status as an Alternate Base Rate Loan
or a Libor Rate Loan.
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“Unfunded
Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any,
by which the present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan
as of the close of its most recent plan year exceeds the fair
market value of the assets allocable thereto, determined in
accordance with Section 412 of the Code.
SECTION 1.02.
Accounting Terms . Except as otherwise herein
specifically provided, each accounting term used herein shall have
the meaning given to it under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”
or “GAAP” shall mean those generally accepted
accounting principles and practices which are recognized as such by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants acting
through the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) or through other appropriate boards or
committees thereof and which are consistently applied for all
periods so as to properly reflect the Consolidated financial
condition, and the Consolidated results of operations and cash
flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries except that any
accounting principle or practice required to be changed by the FASB
(or other appropriate board or committee of the FASB) in order to
continue as a generally accepted accounting principle or practice
may be so changed. Any dispute or disagreement between the Company
and the Bank relating to the determination of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusively resolved for all purposes hereof by the written
opinion with respect thereto, delivered to the Bank, of nationally
recognized independent certified public accountants selected by the
Company and reasonably acceptable to the Bank for the purpose of
auditing the periodic Consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.01.
Revolving Credit Loans . (a) Subject to the terms
and conditions, and relying upon the representations and
warranties, set forth herein, the Bank agrees to make loans
(individually a “Revolving Credit Loan” and,
collectively, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the
Company at any time or from time to time on or after the date
hereof and until the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date
in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in
excess of the Revolving Credit Commitment, provided ,
however , that no Revolving Credit Loan shall be made if,
after giving effect to such Revolving Credit Loan, the Aggregate
Outstandings would exceed the Total Credit Commitment in effect at
such time. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the
Company may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow hereunder
on or after the date hereof and prior to the Revolving Credit
Commitment Termination Date, subject to the terms, provisions and
limitations set forth herein. The Revolving Credit Loans may be (i)
Libor Rate Loans, (ii) Alternate Base Rate Loans or
(iii) a combination thereof.
(b) The
initial Revolving Credit Loan made by the Bank shall be made
against delivery to the Bank of the Revolving Credit Note, payable
to the order of the Bank, as referred to in Section 2.02
hereof. The Bank will make available each requested Revolving
Credit Loan to the Company by crediting the proceeds thereof into
an account of the Company at the Payment Office on the date and in
the amount set forth in the applicable notice of
borrowing.
(c) The
Company shall give the Bank irrevocable written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) not later than
12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three Business Days prior to
the date of each proposed Libor Rate Loan under this
Section 2.01
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or prior to
12:00 noon New York, New York time on the date of each proposed
Alternate Base Rate Loan under this Section 2.01. Such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the amount and Type
of the proposed borrowing, (ii) the proposed use of the loan
proceeds, (iii) the initial Interest Period if a Libor Rate
Loan, and (iv) the proposed Borrowing Date. Except for
borrowings which utilize the full remaining amount of the Revolving
Credit Commitment, each borrowing of an Alternate Base Rate Loan
shall be in an amount not less than $200,000 or, whole multiples of
$100,000 in excess thereof. Each borrowing of a Libor Rate Loan
shall be in an amount not less than $500,000 or whole multiples of
$100,000 in excess thereof.
(d) The
Company shall have the right, upon not less than three Business
Days’ prior written notice to the Bank, to terminate the
Revolving Credit Commitment or from time to time to permanently
reduce the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment; provided,
however, that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted
if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the
Revolving Credit Loans made on the effective date thereof, the
aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans
outstanding would exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment as then
reduced; provided, further, that any such termination or reduction
requiring prepayment of any Libor Rate Loan shall be made only on
the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto. Any such
reduction shall be in the amount of $500,000 or whole multiples of
$100,000 in excess thereof, and shall reduce permanently the amount
of the Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect.
(e) The
Revolving Credit Commitment shall automatically terminate on the
Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date. Upon such
termination, the Company shall immediately repay in full the
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding,
together with all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts
due and payable hereunder.
SECTION 2.02.
Revolving Credit Note . The Revolving Credit Loans made
by the Bank shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Note,
appropriately completed, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
the Company and payable to the order of the Bank in a principal
amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment. The date and
amount of each Revolving Credit Loan, the Type and the date and
amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of each Revolving
Credit Loan shall be recorded on the grid schedule annexed to the
Revolving Credit Note, and the Company authorizes the Bank to make
such recordation; provided , however , that the
failure of the Bank to set forth each such Revolving Credit Loan,
payment and other information on such grid shall not in any manner
affect the obligation of the Company to repay each Revolving Credit
Loan made by the Bank in accordance with the terms of the Revolving
Credit Note and this Agreement. The Revolving Credit Note, the grid
schedule and the books and records of the Bank shall constitute
conclusive evidence of the information so recorded absent manifest
error. The aggregate unpaid amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of
the Bank at any time shall be the principal amount owing on the
Revolving Credit Note of the Company at such time.
SECTION 2.03.
Term Loans . (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Bank agrees to make up
to two (2) loans (individually, a “Term Loan” and,
collectively, the “Term Loans”) to the Company at any
time and from time to time during the Term Loan Commitment Period,
in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the Term
Loan Commitment, provided , however , that no Term
Loan shall be made if, after giving effect to such Term Loan, the
Aggregate Outstandings would exceed the Total Credit
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Commitment in
effect at such time, and provided , further , that
any Term Loan made to finance an Acquisition relating to the
acquisition of ownership interests of a Non-Domestic Person or the
purchase of all or substantially all of the assets owned by such
Non-Domestic Person or the purchase of a division, business unit or
product line of a Non-Domestic Person shall not exceed $12,500,000.
Each borrowing of a Term Loan shall be in a minimum principal
amount of $5,000,000. Availability under the Term Loan Commitment
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loans. The Term Loans may be
(i) Libor Rate Loans, (ii) Alternate Base Rate Loans or
(iii) a combination thereof.
(b) The
Company shall give the Bank irrevocable written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) not later than
12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three Business Days prior to
the date of each proposed Libor Rate Loan under this
Section 2.03 or prior to 12:00 noon New York, New York time on
the date of each proposed Alternate Base Rate Loan under this
Section 2.03. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall
specify (i) the amount and Type of the proposed borrowing,
(ii) the initial Interest Period if a Libor Rate Loan,
(iii) the proposed Borrowing Date and the (iv) the
proposed Term Loan Maturity Date provided that such date shall not
exceed five (5) years from the Borrowing Date of such Term
Loan.
SECTION 2.04.
Term Loan Notes. Each Term Loan to the Company shall be
evidenced by a promissory note of the Company (individually a
“ Term Loan Note ” and, collectively, the
“ Term Loan Notes ”), substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B , each
appropriately completed, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
the Company and payable to the order of the Bank in a principal
amount equal to the amount of such Term Loan advanced on the
applicable Borrowing Date. Each Term Loan Note shall (a) be
stated to mature on the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date,
(b) bear interest from the date thereof until paid in full on
the unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding
as provided in Section 3.01 and (c) be payable in such
number of consecutive equal monthly installments so that the amount
of such Term Loan shall be full amortized by the applicable Term
Loan Maturity Date and such installments shall commence on the
first day of the month following the Borrowing Date of such Term
Loan and on the first day of each month thereafter, provided that
the outstanding principal amount of each Term Loan shall be due and
payable on the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date, together with
interest thereon as of such date. Each Term Loan shall bear
interest from the date of funding thereof until paid in full on the
unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding at
the applicable interest rate per annum specified in
Section 3.01. The date and amount of each Term Loan , the Type
and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal
of such Term Loan shall be recorded on a schedule annexed to such
Term Loan Note, and the Company authorizes the Bank to make such
recordation; provided , however , that the failure of
the Bank to set forth payments and other information in such grid
shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to
repay each Term Loan made by the Bank in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. Each Term Loan Note, the grid schedule and the
books and records of the Bank shall constitute conclusive evidence
of the information so recorded absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.05.
Letters of Credit.
(a)
Generally . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, upon the written request of a Letter of Credit
Party in accordance herewith, the Bank shall issue, at any time
during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period for the account of
such Letter of
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Credit Party,
(i) Commercial Letters of Credit, in an aggregate amount not
to exceed the Commercial Letter of Credit Commitment and
(ii) Standby Letters of Credit, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed the Standby Letter of Credit Commitment. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Letter of Credit shall be issued or created if, after
giving effect to the same, Aggregate Outstandings would exceed the
Total Credit Commitment. The Company agrees that it shall be
jointly and severally obligated with any other Letter of Credit
Party for all Letters of Credit issued by the Bank hereunder
regardless of whether the Company is the named account party for
such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, the Bank shall be under no obligation to issue a
Letter of Credit, if any order, judgment or decree of any court,
arbitrator or governmental authority shall purport by its terms to
enjoin, restrict or restrain the Bank in any respect relating to
the issuance of such Letter of Credit or a similar letter of
credit, or any law, rule, regulation, policy, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Bank shall
prohibit or direct the Bank in any respect relating to the issuance
of such Letter of Credit or similar letter of credit, or shall
impose upon the Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit any
restrictions, any reserve or capital requirement or any loss, cost
or expense not reimbursed by the Company and/or the applicable
Letter of Credit Party to the Bank. Each request for issuance of a
Letter of Credit shall be in writing and shall be received by the
Bank by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day which is at least
two Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance. Such
issuance shall occur by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the proposed
date of issuance (assuming proper prior notice as aforesaid).
Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the expiry
dates, the type of Letter of Credit (i.e., Commercial Letter of
Credit or Standby Letter of Credit), the purpose, the amounts and
the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit will be as designated by
the applicable Letter of Credit Party. Each Letter of Credit issued
by the Bank hereunder shall identify: (i) the dates of
issuance and expiry of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the amount
of such Letter of Credit (which shall be a sum certain, although
partial drawings shall be permitted), (iii) the beneficiary
and account party of such Letter of Credit, and (iv) the
drafts and other documents necessary to be presented to the Bank
upon drawing thereunder. The Company and each Letter of Credit
Party agrees to execute and deliver to the Bank such further
documents and instruments in connection with any Letter of Credit
issued hereunder (including without limitation, applications
therefore and the Bank’s Master Letter of Credit Agreement)
as the Bank in accordance with its customary practices may
reasonably request.
(b)
Expiration Date . Each Commercial Letter of Credit
shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of
(i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such
Commercial Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or
extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and
(ii) the Revolving Credit Commitment Termination Date. Each
Standby Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the close of
business on the date four years after the date of the issuance of
such Standby Letter of Credit, provided that if the Letter of
Credit Party so requests in any Letter of Credit application, the
Bank may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a
Standby Letter of Credit that has an automatic extension provision,
as may be described in the Bank’s Master Letter of Credit
Agreement, provided that such Standby Letter of Credit must permit
the Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each
twelve-month period by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof not
later that a day during such twelve-month period to be agreed upon
at the time such Standby Letter of Credit is issued. If this
Agreement shall terminate, whether upon the Revolving Credit
Commitment Termination Date or by reason of the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default or otherwise, the Company shall
either (x) arrange for any new lender to indemnify the Bank for
the
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Aggregate
Letters of Credit Oustanding in a manner and pursuant to such
documents satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion or
(y) deposit in an account with the Bank an amount in cash
equal to the Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding as of such
date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Such deposit
shall be held by the Bank as collateral for the payment and
performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.
The Bank shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the
exclusive right of withdrawal, over such accounts.
(c)
Drawings Under Letters of Credit. The applicable Letter of
Credit Party and the Company hereby absolutely and unconditionally
promise to pay to the Bank on the date of any drawing under a
Letter of Credit, in immediately available funds from its accounts,
the amount of such drawing under such Letter of Credit. If the
Company and the applicable Letter of Credit Party so request by a
notice of borrowing delivered to the Bank not later than 12:00 noon
(New York, New York time) on the date of the drawing under a Letter
of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof and if each of the
conditions precedent to the making of a Loan set forth in
Article V of this Agreement has been satisfied, on the
Business Day on which a drawing under a Letter of Credit occurs,
the amount of such drawing, plus interest thereon, for which the
Bank has not been reimbursed by the Company and/or the relevant
Letter of Credit Party, shall become a Revolving Credit Loan
bearing interest at the Alternate Base Rate made by the Bank to the
Company on such day.
(d)
Letter of Credit Obligations Absolute . (i) The
obligations of the Company and the relevant Letter of Credit Party
to reimburse the Bank as provided hereunder in respect of drawings
or payments under Letters of Credit shall rank pari passu
with the obligations of the Company to repay the Loans hereunder,
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances
and shall be secured pro rata with the other Obligations
pursuant to the Security Documents in accordance with the
provisions of the Security Documents. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the obligation of the relevant Letter
of Credit Party to reimburse the Bank in respect of drawings under
Letters of Credit shall not be subject to any defense based on the
non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the
proceeds of any such payment or the legality, validity, regularity
or enforceability of the Letters of Credit or any related document
or any dispute between or among the Company and/or the relevant
Letter of Credit Party, or any of them, the beneficiary of any
Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to
which any Letter of Credit may be transferred. The Bank may accept
or pay any draft presented to it under any Letter of Credit
regardless of when drawn and whether or not negotiated, if such
draft, accompanying certificate or documents and any transmittal
advice are presented or negotiated on or before the expiry date of
the Letter of Credit or any renewal or extension thereof then in
effect, and conforms to the terms and conditions of such Letter of
Credit. Furthermore, neither the Bank nor any of its correspondents
shall be responsible, as to any document presented under a Letter
of Credit which appears to be regular on its face, and appears on
its face to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit, for the
validity or sufficiency of any signature or endorsement, for delay
in giving any notice or failure of any instrument to bear
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