CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and among
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS THAT ARE SIGNATORIES
HERETO
as the Lenders,
and
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL,
LLC
as the Arranger and
Administrative Agent
Dated as of April 3,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
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1.1
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Definitions.
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1.2
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Accounting Terms.
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1.3
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Code.
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1.4
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Construction
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1.5
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Schedules and Exhibits
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2.
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LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
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2.1
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Revolver Advances
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2.2
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Intentionally Omitted
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2.3
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Borrowing Procedures and Settlements
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2.4
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Payments; Reductions of Commitments;
Prepayments
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2.5
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Overadvances
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2.6
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Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates,
Payments, and Calculations
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2.7
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Crediting Payments
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2.8
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Designated Account
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2.9
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Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of
Obligations
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2.10
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Fees
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2.11
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Letters of Credit
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2.12
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LIBOR Option
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2.13
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Capital Requirements
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CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT
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3.1
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Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension
of Credit
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3.2
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Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of
Credit
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3.3
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Term
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3.4
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Effect of Termination
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3.5
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Early Termination by Borrower
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3.6
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Conditions Subsequent.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1
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Due Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries
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4.2
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Due Authorization; No Conflict
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4.3
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Governmental Consents
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4.4
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Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens
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4.5
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Title to Assets; No Encumbrances
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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4.6
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Jurisdiction of Organization; Location of Chief
Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial
Tort Claims
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4.7
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Litigation
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4.8
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Compliance with Laws
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4.9
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No Material Adverse Change
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4.10
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Fraudulent Transfer
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4.11
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Employee Benefits
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4.12
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Environmental Condition
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4.13
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Intellectual Property
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4.14
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Leases
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4.15
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Deposit Accounts and Securities
Accounts
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4.16
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Complete Disclosure
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4.17
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Material Contracts
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4.18
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Patriot Act
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4.19
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Indebtedness
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4.20
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Payment of Taxes
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4.21
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Margin Stock
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4.22
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Governmental Regulation
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4.23
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OFAC
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4.24
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Eligible Accounts and Eligible Foreign
Accounts
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4.25
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Location of Inventory and Equipment
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4.26
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Inventory Records
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4.27
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Convertible Notes Documents
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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5.1
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Financial Statements, Reports,
Certificates
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5.2
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Collateral Reporting
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5.3
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Existence
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5.4
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Maintenance of Properties
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5.5
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Taxes
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5.6
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Insurance
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5.7
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Inspection
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5.8
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Compliance with Laws
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5.9
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Environmental
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5.10
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Disclosure Updates
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5.11
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Formation of Subsidiaries
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5.12
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Further Assurances
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5.13
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Lender Meetings
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5.14
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Material Contracts
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5.15
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Location of Inventory and Equipment
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5.16
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Anti-Assignment Provisions; Purchase
Orders
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1
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Indebtedness
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6.2
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Liens
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6.3
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Restrictions on Fundamental Changes
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6.4
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Disposal of Assets
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6.5
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Change Name
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6.6
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Nature of Business
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6.7
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Prepayments and Amendments
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6.8
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Change of Control
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6.9
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Distributions
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6.10
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Accounting Methods
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6.11
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Investments
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6.12
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Transactions with Affiliates
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6.13
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Use of Proceeds
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6.14
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Consignments
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6.15
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Inventory and Equipment with Bailees
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FINANCIAL COVENANTS
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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9.1
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Rights and Remedies
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9.2
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Remedies Cumulative
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WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1
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Demand; Protest; etc
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10.2
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The Lender Group’s Liability for
Collateral
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Indemnification
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NOTICES
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CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL
WAIVER
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ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS;
SUCCESSORS
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13.1
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Assignments and Participations
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13.2
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Successors
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AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS
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14.1
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Amendments and Waivers
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Replacement of Holdout Lender
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14.3
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No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies
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AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP
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15.1
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Appointment and Authorization of
Agent
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Delegation of Duties
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15.3
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Liability of Agent
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15.4
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Reliance by Agent
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15.5
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Notice of Default or Event of
Default
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15.6
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Credit Decision
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15.7
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Costs and Expenses; Indemnification
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15.8
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Agent in Individual Capacity
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15.9
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Successor Agent
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15.10
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Lender in Individual Capacity
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15.11
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Collateral Matters
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15.12
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Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of
Payments
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15.13
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Agency for Perfection
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15.14
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Payments by Agent to the Lenders
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15.15
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Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan
Documents
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15.16
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Audits and Examination Reports;
Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other Reports and
Information
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Several Obligations; No Liability
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WITHHOLDING TAXES
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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17.1
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Effectiveness
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17.2
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Section Headings
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17.3
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Interpretation
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17.4
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Severability of Provisions
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17.5
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Bank Product Providers
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17.7
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Counterparts; Electronic Execution
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17.8
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Revival and Reinstatement of
Obligations
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17.9
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Confidentiality
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17.13
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Integration
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v
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement
”), is entered into as of April 3, 2009, by and among
the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders,
together with their respective successors and permitted assigns,
are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “
Lender ” and collectively as the “
Lenders ”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company, as the arranger and
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “
Agent ”), and POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a
Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”).
The parties agree as
follows:
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DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION.
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1.1 Definitions. Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified
therefor on Schedule 1.1 .
1.2 Accounting Terms. All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed
in accordance with GAAP. When used herein, the term
“financial statements” shall include the notes and
schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrower” is used
in respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it
shall be understood to mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.
1.3 Code. Any terms used in
this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and
defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein;
provided , however , that to the extent that the Code
is used to define any term herein and such term is defined
differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of
such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall
govern.
1.4 Construction .
Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the
singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms
“includes” and “including” are not
limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise
indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
“and/or.” The words “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan
Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the
case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit
references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to
any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all
alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications,
renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements,
thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on
such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications,
renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements
set forth herein). The words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts, and
contract rights. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document
to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall
mean the repayment in full in cash (or, in the case of Letters of
Credit or Bank Products, providing Letter of Credit
Collateralization) of all Obligations other than unasserted
contingent indemnification Obligations and other than any Bank
Product Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the
applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding and that are
not required by the provisions of this Agreement to be repaid or
cash collateralized. Any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.
Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan
Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a
Record.
1.5 Schedules and Exhibits
. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement
shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
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LOAN AND
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
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2.1 Revolver Advances
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(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this
Agreement, each Lender with a Commitment agrees (severally, not
jointly or jointly and severally) to make advances (“
Advances ”) to Borrower in an amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver
Amount less the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, and
(ii) the Borrowing Base at such time less the Letter of
Credit Usage at such time.
(b) Amounts borrowed pursuant to
this Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time
during the term of this Agreement. The outstanding principal amount
of the Advances, together with interest accrued thereon, shall be
due and payable on the Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on
which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
(c) Anything to the contrary in this
Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Agent shall have the right
to establish reserves against the Borrowing Base in such amounts,
and with respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted
Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, including
(i) reserves for the variance risk implied in the foreign
currency of any Eligible Account, Eligible Foreign Account, or
Letter of Credit payable in such foreign currency,
(ii) reserves with respect to sums that Borrower or its
Subsidiaries are required to pay under any Section of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document (such as taxes, assessments,
insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or
other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay, and
(ii) reserves with respect to amounts owing by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or
trust over, any of the Collateral (other than a Permitted Lien),
which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of Agent likely
would have a priority superior to the Agent’s Liens (such as
Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers,
mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts
for ad valorem , excise, sales, or other taxes where given
priority under applicable law) in and to such item of the
Collateral; provided that Agent shall not have the right to
impose reserves against the Borrowing Base in respect of Permitted
Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries unless
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or a default in
respect of such Indebtedness has occurred and is
continuing.
2.2 Intentionally
Omitted .
2.3 Borrowing Procedures and
Settlements .
(a) Procedure for Borrowing.
Each Borrowing shall be made by a written request by an Authorized
Person delivered to Agent. Unless Swing Lender is not obligated to
make a Swing Loan pursuant to Section 2.3(b) below,
such notice must be received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m.
(California time) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding
Date specifying (i) the amount of such Borrowing, and
(ii) the requested Funding Date, which shall be a Business
Day; provided , however , that if Swing Lender is not
obligated to make a Swing Loan as to a requested Borrowing, such
notice must be received by Agent no later than 10:00 a.m.
(California time) on the Business Day prior to the date that is the
requested Funding Date. At Agent’s election, in lieu of
delivering the above-described written request, any Authorized
Person may give Agent telephonic notice of such request by the
required time. In such circumstances, Borrower agrees that any such
telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing within 24 hours of
the giving of such telephonic notice, but the failure to provide
such written confirmation shall not affect the validity of the
request.
(b) Making of Swing Loans. In
the case of a request for an Advance and so long as either
(i) the aggregate amount of Swing Loans made since the last
Settlement Date, minus the amount of
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Collections or payments applied to Swing Loans
since the last Settlement Date, plus the amount of the requested
Advance does not exceed $10,000,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in
its sole discretion, shall agree to make a Swing Loan
notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, Swing Lender shall make
an Advance in the amount of such Borrowing (any such Advance made
solely by Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)
being referred to as a “ Swing Loan ” and such
Advances being referred to collectively as “ Swing
Loans ”) available to Borrower on the Funding Date
applicable thereto by transferring immediately available funds to
Borrower’s Designated Account. Each Swing Loan shall be
deemed to be an Advance hereunder and shall be subject to all the
terms and conditions applicable to other Advances, except that all
payments on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely
for its own account. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3(d)(ii) , Swing Lender shall not make and
shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan if Swing Lender has
actual knowledge that (i) one or more of the applicable
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be
satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable
Borrowing, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the
Availability on such Funding Date. Swing Lender shall not otherwise
be required to determine whether the applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3 have been satisfied on
the Funding Date applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan.
The Swing Loans shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens,
constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate
applicable from time to time to Advances that are Base Rate
Loans.
(c) Making of
Loans.
(i) In the event that Swing Lender
is not obligated to make a Swing Loan, then promptly after receipt
of a request for a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a)
, Agent shall notify the Lenders, not later than 1:00 p.m.
(California time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Funding Date applicable thereto, by telecopy, telephone, or other
similar form of transmission, of the requested Borrowing. Each
Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share
of the requested Borrowing available to Agent in immediately
available funds, to Agent’s Account, not later than 10:00
a.m. (California time) on the Funding Date applicable thereto.
After Agent’s receipt of the proceeds of such Advances, Agent
shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrower on the
applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds
equal to such proceeds received by Agent to the Designated Account;
provided , however , that, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.3(d)(ii) , Agent shall not request any
Lender to make, and no Lender shall have the obligation to make,
any Advance if Agent shall have actual knowledge that (1) one
or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 will not be satisfied on the requested
Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition has
been waived, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed the
Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii) Unless Agent receives notice
from a Lender prior to 9:00 a.m. (California time) on the date of a
Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when
required hereunder to Agent for the account of Borrower the amount
of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, Agent may
assume that each Lender has made or will make such amount available
to Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date and
Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding
amount. If any Lender shall not have made its full amount available
to Agent in immediately available funds and if Agent in such
circumstances has made available to Borrower such amount, that
Lender shall on the Business Day following such Funding Date make
such amount available to Agent, together with interest at the
Defaulting Lender Rate for each day during such period. A notice
submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing
under this subsection shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
If such amount is so made available, such payment to Agent shall
constitute such Lender’s Advance on the date of Borrowing for
all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made
available to Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date,
Agent will notify Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand
by Agent, Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent for Agent’s
account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since
the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the
interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances composing such
Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any Advance on any
Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of any
obligation
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hereunder to make an Advance on such Funding
Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any
other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on
any Funding Date.
(iii) Agent shall not be obligated
to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrower to
Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, and, in the
absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, Agent shall
transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender
member of the Lender Group ratably in accordance with their
Commitments (but only to the extent that such Defaulting
Lender’s Advance was funded by the other members of the
Lender Group) or, if so directed by Borrower and if no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent
such Defaulting Lender’s Advance was not funded by the Lender
Group), retain same to be re-advanced to Borrower as if such
Defaulting Lender had made Advances to Borrower. Subject to the
foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its Permitted Discretion, re-lend
to Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of
all such payments received and retained by Agent for the account of
such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of voting or
consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents, such
Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender”
and such Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be zero. This
Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until
(x) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been
declared or shall have become immediately due and payable,
(y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, and Borrower shall have
waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in writing, or
(z) the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the
applicable Advance and pays to Agent all amounts owing by
Defaulting Lender in respect thereof. The operation of this Section
shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the
Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by
such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and
obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by
Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent or to the
Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any such failure to fund
by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such
Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrower at
its option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a
substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting
Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to
Agent. In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute
Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be
replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed
form of Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender
(and agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered
such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being repaid
its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations, but including an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of
the Risk Participation Liability) without any premium or penalty of
any kind whatsoever; provided , however , that any
such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall
not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lender
Groups’ or Borrower’s rights or remedies against any
such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such
failure to fund.
(d) Protective Advances and
Optional Overadvances.
(i) Agent hereby is authorized by
Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in Agent’s sole
discretion, (A) after the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any
time that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, to make Advances
to Borrower on behalf of the Lenders that Agent, in its Permitted
Discretion deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or
protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or (2) to
enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than
the Bank Product Obligations) (any of the Advances described in
this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred to as “
Protective Advances ”).
(ii) Any contrary provision of this
Agreement notwithstanding, the Lenders hereby authorize Agent or
Swing Lender, as applicable, and either Agent or Swing Lender, as
applicable, may, but is not obligated to, knowingly and
intentionally, continue to make Advances (including Swing Loans) to
Borrower notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists or thereby
would be created, so long as (A) after giving effect to such
Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the
Borrowing Base by more than $5,000,000, and (B) after giving
effect to such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage (except for
and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest,
fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed
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the Maximum Revolver Amount. In the event Agent
obtains actual knowledge that the Revolver Usage exceeds the
amounts permitted by the immediately foregoing provisions,
regardless of the amount of, or reason for, such excess, Agent
shall notify the Lenders as soon as practicable (and prior to
making any (or any additional) intentional Overadvances (except for
and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest,
fees, or Lender Group Expenses) unless Agent determines that prior
notice would result in imminent harm to the Collateral or its
value), and the Lenders with Commitments thereupon shall, together
with Agent, jointly determine the terms of arrangements that shall
be implemented with Borrower intended to reduce, within a
reasonable time, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances
to Borrower to an amount permitted by the preceding sentence. In
such circumstances, if any Lender with a Commitment objects to the
proposed terms of reduction or repayment of any Overadvance, the
terms of reduction or repayment thereof shall be implemented
according to the determination of the Required Lenders. Each Lender
with a Commitment shall be obligated to settle with Agent as
provided in Section 2.3(e) for the amount of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional Overadvances by
Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional Overadvances made as
permitted under this Section 2.3(d)(ii) , and any
Overadvances resulting from the charging to the Loan Account of
interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses.
(iii) Each Protective Advance and
each Overadvance shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder, except
that no Protective Advance or Overadvance shall be eligible to be a
LIBOR Rate Loan and, prior to Settlement therefor, all payments on
the Protective Advances shall be payable to Agent solely for its
own account. The Protective Advances and Overadvances shall be
repayable on demand, secured by the Agent’s Liens, constitute
Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable
from time to time to Advances that are Base Rate Loans. The
provisions of this Section 2.3(d) are for the exclusive
benefit of Agent, Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not
intended to benefit Borrower in any way.
(e) Settlement. It is agreed
that each Lender’s funded portion of the Advances is intended
by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the outstanding Advances. Such agreement notwithstanding,
Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement
shall not be for the benefit of Borrower) that in order to
facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Advances, the
Swing Loans, and the Protective Advances shall take place on a
periodic basis in accordance with the following
provisions:
(i) Agent shall request settlement
(“ Settlement ”) with the Lenders on a weekly
basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Agent
(1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding
Swing Loans, (2) for itself, with respect to the outstanding
Protective Advances, and (3) with respect to Borrower’s
or its Subsidiaries’ Collections or payments received, as to
each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other
similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no
later than 2:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day
immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the
date of such requested Settlement being the “ Settlement
Date ”). Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a
summary statement of the amount of outstanding Advances, Swing
Loans, and Protective Advances for the period since the prior
Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein (including Section 2.3(c)(iii) ): (y) if a
Lender’s balance of the Advances (including Swing Loans and
Protective Advances) exceeds such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
the Advances (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) as of
a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m.
(California time) on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately
available funds to a Deposit Account of such Lender (as such Lender
may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon
receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro
Rata Share of the Advances (including Swing Loans and Protective
Advances), and (z) if a Lender’s balance of the Advances
(including Swing Loans and Protective Advances) is less than such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances (including Swing
Loans and Protective Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender
shall no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Settlement
Date transfer in immediately available funds to the Agent’s
Account, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer
of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share
of the Advances (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances).
Such amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the
immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts
of the applicable Swing Loans or Protective Advances and, together
with the portion of
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such Swing Loans or Protective Advances
representing Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall
constitute Advances of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made
available to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable
thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Agent shall be
entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender
Rate.
(ii) In determining whether a
Lender’s balance of the Advances, Swing Loans, and Protective
Advances is less than, equal to, or greater than such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances, Swing Loans, and
Protective Advances as of a Settlement Date, Agent shall, as part
of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of
payments actually received in good funds by Agent with respect to
principal, interest, fees payable by Borrower and allocable to the
Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral.
(iii) Between Settlement Dates,
Agent, to the extent Protective Advances or Swing Loans are
outstanding, may pay over to Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable,
any Collections or payments received by Agent, that in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction
of the Advances, for application to the Protective Advances or
Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent no
Protective Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to
Swing Lender any Collections or payments received by Agent, that in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the
reduction of the Advances, for application to Swing Lender’s
Pro Rata Share of the Advances. If, as of any Settlement Date,
Collections or payments of Borrower or its Subsidiaries received
since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been
applied to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances
other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in the previous
sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the accounts of the
Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders, to be applied to the
outstanding Advances of such Lenders, an amount such that each
Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such
Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Advances. During the
period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to Swing
Loans, Agent with respect to Protective Advances, and each Lender
(subject to the effect of agreements between Agent and individual
Lenders) with respect to the Advances other than Swing Loans and
Protective Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the
applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily
amount of funds employed by Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders, as
applicable.
(f) Notation. Agent, as a
non-fiduciary agent for Borrower, shall maintain a register showing
the principal amount of the Advances owing to each Lender,
including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, and Protective
Advances owing to Agent, and the interests therein of each Lender,
from time to time and such records shall, absent manifest error,
conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.
(g) Lenders’ Failure to
Perform. All Advances (other than Swing Loans and Protective
Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in
accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that
(i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any
other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Advance (or
other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of
any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by
any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and
(ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligations
hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations
hereunder.
2.4 Payments; Reductions of
Commitments; Prepayments.
(a) Payments by
Borrower.
(i) Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all payments by Borrower shall be made to
Agent’s Account for the account of the Lender Group and shall
be made in immediately available funds, no later than 11:00 a.m.
(California time) on the date specified herein. Any payment
received by Agent later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) shall be
deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any
applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such
following Business Day.
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(ii) Unless Agent receives notice
from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the
Lenders that Borrower will not make such payment in full as and
when required, Agent may assume that Borrower has made (or will
make) such payment in full to Agent on such date in immediately
available funds and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in
reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such
due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and
to the extent Borrower does not make such payment in full to Agent
on the date when due, each Lender severally shall repay to Agent on
demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with
interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day from
the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date
repaid.
(b) Apportionment and
Application.
(i) So long as no Application Event
has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise provided
with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all principal and interest
payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according
to the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such
payments relate held by each Lender) and all payments of fees and
expenses (other than fees or expenses that are for Agent’s
separate account) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders
having a Pro Rata Share of the type of Commitment or Obligation to
which a particular fee or expense relates. All payments to be made
hereunder by Borrower shall be remitted to Agent and all (subject
to Section 2.4(b)(iv) ) such payments, and all proceeds
of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no
Application Event has occurred and is continuing, to reduce the
balance of the Advances outstanding and, thereafter, to Borrower
(to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person
entitled thereto under applicable law.
(ii) At any time that an Application
Event has occurred and is continuing and except as otherwise
provided with respect to Defaulting Lenders, all payments remitted
to Agent and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent shall be
applied as follows:
(A) first , to pay any Lender
Group Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) or
indemnities then due to Agent under the Loan Documents, until paid
in full,
(B) second , to pay any fees
or premiums then due to Agent under the Loan Documents until paid
in full,
(C) third , to pay interest
due in respect of all Protective Advances until paid in
full,
(D) fourth , to pay the
principal of all Protective Advances until paid in full,
(E) fifth , ratably to pay
any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or expense
reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of the Lenders under
the Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(F) sixth , ratably to pay
any fees or premiums then due to any of the Lenders under the Loan
Documents until paid in full,
(G) seventh , ratably to pay
interest due in respect of the Advances (other than Protective
Advances) and the Swing Loans until paid in full,
(H) eighth , ratably
(i) to pay the principal of all Swing Loans until paid in
full, (ii) to pay the principal of all Advances until paid in
full, (iii) to Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of
Issuing Lender and those Lenders having a share of the Risk
Participation Liability, as cash collateral in an amount up to 105%
of the Letter of Credit Usage, and (iv) to Agent, to be held
by Agent, for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as cash
collateral in an amount up to the amount the Bank
Product
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Providers reasonably determine to be the credit
exposure of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank
Products,
(I) ninth , to pay any other
Obligations, and
(J) tenth , to Borrower (to
be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person entitled
thereto under applicable law.
(iii) Agent promptly shall
distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the applicable wire
instructions received from each Lender in writing, such funds as it
may be entitled to receive, subject to a Settlement delay as
provided in Section 2.3(e) .
(iv) In each instance, so long as no
Application Event has occurred and is continuing,
Section 2.4(b)(i) shall not apply to any payment made
by Borrower to Agent and specified by Borrower to be for the
payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or
prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
(v) For purposes of
Section 2.4(b)(ii) , “paid in full” means
payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents,
including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and
specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of
any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest,
and expense reimbursements, whether or not any of the foregoing
would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any
Insolvency Proceeding.
(vi) In the event of a direct
conflict between the priority provisions of this
Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in any
other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that
such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest
extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of
any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as
aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.4
shall control and govern.
(c) Reduction of
Commitments.
(i) Commitments . The
Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrower may
reduce the Commitments on any date to an amount not less than the
greater of (A) $25,000,000, and (B) sum of (x) the
Revolver Usage as of such date, plus (y) the principal amount
of all Advances not yet made as to which a request has been given
by Borrower under Section 2.3(a) , plus (z) the
amount of all Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which a
request has been given by Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.11(a) . Each such reduction shall be in an
amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000, shall be made
by providing not less than 10 Business Days prior written notice to
Agent and shall be irrevocable. Once reduced, the Commitments may
not be increased. Each such reduction of the Commitments shall
reduce the Commitments of each Lender proportionately in accordance
with its Pro Rata Share thereof.
(ii) Intentionally Omitted
.
(d) Optional Prepayments
.
(i) Advances . Borrower may
prepay the principal of any Advance at any time in whole or in
part.
(ii) Intentionally Omitted
.
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(e) Intentionally
Omitted.
(f) Intentionally
Omitted.
2.5 Overadvances . If,
at any time or for any reason, the amount of Obligations owed by
Borrower to the Lender Group pursuant to Section 2.1 or
Section 2.11 is greater than any of the limitations set
forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.11 , as
applicable (an “ Overadvance ”), Borrower shall
immediately pay to Agent, in cash, the amount of such excess, which
amount shall be used by Agent to reduce the Obligations in
accordance with the priorities set forth in
Section 2.4(b) . Borrower promises to pay the
Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and
expenses) in Dollars in full on the Maturity Date or, if earlier,
on the date on which the Obligations are declared due and payable
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
2.6 Interest Rates and Letter of
Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations .
(a) Interest Rates. Except as
provided in Section 2.6(c) , all Obligations (except
for undrawn Letters of Credit and except for Bank Product
Obligations) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to
the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof
as follows:
(i) if the relevant Obligation is a
LIBOR Rate Loan, at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus
the Margin, and
(ii) otherwise, at a per annum rate
equal to the Base Rate plus the Margin.
(b) Letter of Credit Fee.
Borrower shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Lenders
with a Commitment, subject to any agreements between Agent and
individual Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (in addition to the
charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in
Section 2.11(e) ) which shall accrue at a per annum
rate equal to the Margin times the Daily Balance of the undrawn
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
(c) Default Rate. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default and
at the election of the Required Lenders,
(i) all Obligations (except for
undrawn Letters of Credit and except for Bank Product Obligations)
that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms
hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per
annum rate equal to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate
otherwise applicable hereunder, and
(ii) the Letter of Credit fee
provided for in Section 2.6(b) shall be increased to 2
percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable
hereunder.
(d) Payment. Except as
provided to the contrary in Section 2.10 or
Section 2.12(a) , interest, Letter of Credit fees, and
all other fees payable hereunder shall be due and payable, in
arrears, on the first day of each month at any time that
Obligations or Commitments are outstanding. Borrower hereby
authorizes Agent, from time to time without prior notice to
Borrower, to charge all interest and fees (when due and payable),
all Lender Group Expenses (as and when incurred), all charges,
commissions, fees, and costs provided for in
Section 2.11(e) (as and when accrued or incurred), all
fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10 (as and
when accrued or incurred), and all other payments as and when due
and payable under any Loan Document (including any amounts due and
payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products)
to the Loan Account, which amounts thereafter shall constitute
Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then
applicable to Advances that are Base Rate Loans. Any interest not
paid when due shall be compounded by being charged to the Loan
Account and shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and
shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances that
are Base Rate Loans.
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(e) Computation. All interest
and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on
the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of
days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees
accrue. In the event the Base Rate is changed from time to time
hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Base Rate
automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an
amount equal to such change in the Base Rate.
(f) Intent to Limit Charges to
Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or
rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in
connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any
law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final
determination, deem applicable. Borrower and the Lender Group, in
executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree
upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated
within it; provided , however , that, anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or
rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum
allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto , as of the
date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable only for
the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received
from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received,
shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations
to the extent of such excess.
2.7 Crediting Payments
. The receipt of any payment item by Agent shall not be
considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire
transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the
Agent’s Account or unless and until such payment item is
honored when presented for payment. Should any payment item not be
honored when presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed
not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated
accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained herein
notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by Agent
only if it is received into the Agent’s Account on a Business
Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any payment item
is received into the Agent’s Account on a non-Business Day or
after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a Business Day, it shall be
deemed to have been received by Agent as of the opening of business
on the immediately following Business Day.
2.8 Designated Account
. Agent is authorized to make the Advances, and Issuing Lender
is authorized to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement
based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone
purporting to be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if
pursuant to Section 2.6(d) . Borrower agrees to
establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated
Account Bank for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the
Advances requested by Borrower and made by Agent or the Lenders
hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrower, any
Advance, Protective Advance, or Swing Loan requested by Borrower
and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the
Designated Account.
2.9 Maintenance of Loan
Account; Statements of Obligations . Agent shall maintain
an account on its books in the name of Borrower (the “
Loan Account ”) on which Borrower will be charged with
all Advances (including Protective Advances and Swing Loans) made
by Agent, Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrower or for
Borrower’s account, the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing
Lender for Borrower’s account, and with all other payment
Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (except for
Bank Product Obligations), including, accrued interest, fees and
expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with
Section 2.7 , the Loan Account will be credited with
all payments received by Agent from Borrower or for
Borrower’s account. Agent shall render statements regarding
the Loan Account to Borrower, including principal, interest, fees,
and including an itemization of all charges and expenses
constituting Lender Group Expenses owing, and such statements,
absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct
and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrower and
the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof by
Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto
describing the error or errors contained in any such
statements.
2.10 Fees . Borrower
shall pay to Agent,
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(a) for the account of Agent, as and
when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees
set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) for the ratable account of those
Lenders with Commitments, on the first day of each month from and
after the Closing Date up to the first day of the month prior to
the Payoff Date and on the Payoff Date, an unused line fee in an
amount equal to the 0.75% per annum times the result of
(i) the Maximum Revolver Amount, less (ii) the average
Daily Balance of the Revolver Usage during the immediately
preceding month (or portion thereof).
2.11 Letters of Credit
.
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Lender agrees to issue
letters of credit for the account of Borrower (each, an “
L/C ”) or to purchase participations or to indemnify,
guarantee, or agree to reimburse the Underlying Issuer (including
by way of being a co-applicant with respect to an Underlying Letter
of Credit) (each such undertaking, an “ L/C
Undertaking ”) with respect to letters of credit issued
by an Underlying Issuer (as of the Closing Date, the prospective
Underlying Issuer is to be Wells Fargo) for the account of
Borrower. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or
the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of
Credit, shall be made in writing by an Authorized Person and
delivered to the Issuing Lender and Agent via hand delivery,
telefacsimile, or other electronic method of transmission
reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment,
renewal, or extension. Each such request shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its
Permitted Discretion and shall specify (i) the amount of such
L/C or Underlying Letter of Credit, (ii) the date of issuance,
amendment, renewal, or extension of such L/C or Underlying Letter
of Credit, (iii) the expiration date of such L/C or Underlying
Letter of Credit, (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary
of the L/C (or the beneficiary of the Underlying Letter of Credit,
as applicable), and (v) such other information (including, in
the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of
the outstanding Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or
extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend
such L/C or Underlying Letter of Credit. Anything contained herein
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuing Lender may, but shall
not be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that supports the
obligations of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of
(1) a lease of real property, or (2) an employment
contract. If requested by the Issuing Lender, Borrower also shall
be an applicant under the application with respect to any
Underlying Letter of Credit that is to be the subject of an L/C
Undertaking. The Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue a
Letter of Credit if any of the following would result after giving
effect to the issuance of such requested Letter of
Credit:
(i) the Letter of Credit Usage would
exceed the Borrowing Base less the outstanding amount of
Advances, or
(ii) the Letter of Credit Usage
would exceed $30,000,000,
(iii) the Foreign Letter of Credit
Usage would exceed $500,000,
(iv) the Letter of Credit Usage
would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the sum of
(A) the Bank Product Reserve, and (B) the outstanding
amount of Advances.
Each Letter of Credit (and
corresponding Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender (in the exercise of its
Permitted Discretion). If Underlying Issuer is obligated to advance
funds under an Underlying Letter of Credit, Borrower shall pay to
Issuing Lender an amount equal to the L/C Disbursement not later
than 11:00 a.m., California time, on the date that such L/C
Disbursement is made, if Borrower shall have received written or
telephonic notice of such L/C Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m.,
California time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been
received by Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not
later than 11:00 a.m., California time, on the Business Day that
Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to
10:00 a.m., California time, on the date of receipt, and, in the
absence of such reimbursement, the amount of the L/C Disbursement
immediately and automatically
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shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and,
initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to
Advances that are Base Rate Loans. To the extent the amount of an
L/C Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder,
Borrower’s obligation to pay the amount of such L/C
Disbursement to Issuing Lender shall be discharged and replaced by
the resulting Advance. Promptly following receipt by Agent of any
payment from Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, Agent shall
distribute such payment to the Issuing Lender or, to the extent
that Lenders have made payments pursuant to
Section 2.11(b) to reimburse the Issuing Lender, then
to such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may
appear.
(b) Promptly following receipt of a
notice of an L/C Disbursement pursuant to
Section 2.11(a) , each Lender with a Commitment agrees
to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Advance deemed made pursuant to
the foregoing subsection on the same terms and conditions as if
Borrower had requested such Advance and Agent shall promptly pay to
Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. By
the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of
Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further
action on the part of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders with
Commitments, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have granted to
each Lender with a Commitment, and each Lender with a Commitment
shall be deemed to have purchased, a participation in each Letter
of Credit, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Risk
Participation Liability of such Letter of Credit, and each such
Lender agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of the Issuing
Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any payments made by
the Underlying Issuer under the applicable Underlying Letter of
Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each
Lender with a Commitment hereby absolutely and unconditionally
agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each L/C Disbursement made by the
Underlying Issuer and not reimbursed by Borrower on the date due as
provided in Section 2.11(a) , or of any reimbursement
payment required to be refunded to Borrower for any reason. Each
Lender with a Commitment acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to deliver to Agent, for the account of the Issuing
Lender, an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of each
L/C Disbursement made by the Underling Issuer pursuant to this
Section 2.11(b) shall be absolute and unconditional and
such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or
continuation of an Event of Default or Default or the failure to
satisfy any condition set forth in Section 3 . If any
such Lender fails to make available to Agent the amount of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of an L/C Disbursement made by the
Underlying Issuer as provided in this Section, such Lender shall be
deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the account of the
Issuing Lender) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand
from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting
Lender Rate until paid in full.
(c) Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group harmless from
any loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable attorneys
fees incurred by the Lender Group arising out of or in connection
with any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that
Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any
loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender
or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower agrees to be
bound by the Underlying Issuer’s regulations and
interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit or by Issuing
Lender’s interpretations of any L/C issued by Issuing Lender
to or for Borrower’s account, even though this interpretation
may be different from Borrower’s own, and Borrower
understands and agrees that the Lender Group shall not be liable
for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or
commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those
contained in the Letter of Credit or any modifications, amendments,
or supplements thereto. Borrower understands that the L/C
Undertakings may require Issuing Lender to indemnify the Underlying
Issuer for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by
Borrower against such Underlying Issuer. Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group harmless with
respect to any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys
fees), or liability incurred by the Lender Group under any L/C
Undertaking as a result of the Lender Group’s indemnification
of any Underlying Issuer; provided , however , that
Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any
loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender
or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower hereby
acknowledges and agrees that neither the Lender Group nor the
Issuing Lender shall be responsible for delays, errors, or
omissions resulting from the malfunction of equipment in connection
with any Letter of Credit.
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(d) Borrower hereby authorizes and
directs any Underlying Issuer to deliver to the Issuing Lender all
instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by
such Underlying Issuer pursuant to such Underlying Letter of Credit
and to accept and rely upon the Issuing Lender’s instructions
with respect to all matters arising in connection with such
Underlying Letter of Credit and the related application.
(e) Any and all issuance charges,
commissions, fees, and costs incurred by the Issuing Lender
relating to Underlying Letters of Credit shall be Lender Group
Expenses for purposes of this Agreement and shall be reimbursable
immediately by Borrower to Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender; it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrower that, as of
the Closing Date, the issuance charge imposed by the prospective
Underlying Issuer is .825% per annum times the undrawn amount
of each Underlying Letter of Credit, that such issuance charge may
be changed from time to time, and that the Underlying Issuer also
imposes a schedule of charges for amendments, extensions, drawings,
and renewals.
(f) If by reason of (i) any
change after the Closing Date in any applicable law, treaty, rule,
or regulation or any change in the interpretation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (ii) compliance by
the Underlying Issuer or the Lender Group with any direction,
request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force
of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority
including, Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as from time
to time in effect (and any successor thereto):
(i) any reserve, deposit, or similar
requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any
Letter of Credit issued hereunder, or
(ii) there shall be imposed on the
Underlying Issuer or any member of the Lender Group any other
condition regarding any Underlying Letter of Credit or any Letter
of Credit issued pursuant hereto,
and the result of the foregoing is
to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to any member of the
Lender Group of issuing, making, guaranteeing, or maintaining any
Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect
thereof by any member of the Lender Group, then, and in any such
case, Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the
additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced,
notify Borrower, and Borrower shall pay within 30 days after demand
therefor, such amounts as are necessary (as determined by the
applicable member of the Lender Group) to compensate the applicable
member of the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced
receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of
such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then
applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided that Borrower
shall not be required to compensate a member of the Lender Group
pursuant to this Section for any such amounts incurred more than
120 days prior to the date that such member of the Lender Group
first demands payment from Borrower of such amounts;
provided further that if an event or circumstance giving
rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 120-day period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof. The determination by Agent of any
amount due pursuant to this Section, as set forth in a certificate
setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall
constitute prima facie evidence of the amount due.
(g) Borrower and the Lender Group
acknowledge and agree that the letter of credit in the face amount
of AED 100,000, having an initial expiration date of
August 31, 2009, issued by Underlying Issuer at the request of
WFF for the account of Borrower and the benefit of Standard
Chartered Bank Dubai shall, as of the Closing Date, be deemed an
Underlying Letter of Credit for purposes of this Agreement and
WFF’s reimbursement obligations to the Underlying Issuer
shall be deemed to be an L/C Undertaking hereunder, in each case,
subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including with respect to any fees or charges payable with respect
to Letters of Credit) as if first issued or entered into on the
Closing Date.
2.12 LIBOR Option
.
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(a) Interest and Interest Payment
Dates. In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based
upon the Base Rate, Borrower shall have the option (the “
LIBOR Option ”) to have interest on all or a portion
of the Advances be charged (whether at the time when made (unless
otherwise provided herein), upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan
to a LIBOR Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan as
a LIBOR Rate Loan) at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate.
Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of
(i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto;
(ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations
are accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the
date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms
hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless
Borrower properly has exercised the LIBOR Option with respect
thereto, the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan
automatically shall convert to the rate of interest then applicable
to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder. At any time that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower no longer
shall have the option to request that Advances bear interest at a
rate based upon the LIBOR Rate.
(b) LIBOR
Election.
(i) Borrower may, at any time and
from time to time, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, elect to exercise the LIBOR Option by notifying
Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (California time) at least 3 Business
Days prior to the commencement of the proposed Interest Period (the
“ LIBOR Deadline ”). Notice of Borrower’s
election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted portion of the
Advances and an Interest Period pursuant to this Section shall be
made by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent
before the LIBOR Deadline, or by telephonic notice received by
Agent before the LIBOR Deadline (to be confirmed by delivery to
Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by Agent prior to 5:00 p.m.
(California time) on the same day). Promptly upon its receipt of
each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall provide a copy thereof to each
of the affected Lenders.
(ii) Each LIBOR Notice shall be
irrevocable and binding on Borrower. In connection with each LIBOR
Rate Loan, Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the
Lenders harmless against any loss, cost, or expense actually
incurred by Agent or any Lender as a result of (A) the payment
of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day
of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of
an Event of Default), (B) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate
Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, or (C) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or
prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any LIBOR
Notice delivered pursuant hereto (such losses, costs, or expenses,
“ Funding Losses ”). A certificate of Agent or a
Lender delivered to Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail any
amount or amounts that Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent or
the Lender, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of its
receipt of such certificate.
(iii) Borrower shall have not more
than 5 LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given time. Borrower only
may exercise the LIBOR Option for LIBOR Rate Loans of at
least $1,000,000.
(c) Conversion. Borrower may
convert LIBOR Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans at any time;
provided , however , that in the event that LIBOR
Rate Loans are converted or prepaid on any date that is not the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, including as a
result of any automatic prepayment through the required application
by Agent of proceeds of Borrower’s and its
Subsidiaries’ Collections in accordance with
Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early
termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or
any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof,
Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders
and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses
in accordance with Section 2.12 (b)(ii)
above.
(d) Special Provisions Applicable
to LIBOR Rate.
(i) The LIBOR Rate may be adjusted
by Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take
into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of
maintaining or
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obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased
costs, in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring
subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest
Period, including changes in tax laws (except changes of general
applicability in corporate income tax laws (including increases in
currently applicable corporate income tax rates)) and changes in
the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or any successor), excluding the Reserve
Percentage, which additional or increased costs would increase the
cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at the LIBOR
Rate. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give Borrower
and Agent written notice of such a determination and adjustment and
Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and,
upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, Borrower
may, by notice to such affected Lender (y) require such Lender
to furnish to Borrower a statement setting forth the basis for
adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount
of such adjustment, or (z) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans with
respect to which such adjustment is made (without having to pay any
amounts due under Section 2.12(b)(ii) ).
(ii) In the event that any change in
market conditions or any law, regulation, treaty, or directive, or
any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof,
shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion
of any Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for such Lender to
fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans or to continue such funding or
maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR
Rate, such Lender shall give written notice of such changed
circumstances to Agent and Borrower and Agent promptly shall
transmit the notice to each other Lender and (y) in the case
of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the
date specified in such Lender’s notice shall be deemed to be
the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and
interest upon the LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall
accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, and
(z) Borrower shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option
until such Lender determines in its Permitted Discretion that it
would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so.
(e) No Requirement of Matched
Funding. Anything to the contrary contained herein
notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their
Participants, is required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits
to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation as to which interest
accrues at the LIBOR Rate.
2.13 Capital Requirements
.
(a) If, after the date hereof, any
Lender determines that (i) the adoption of or change in any
law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements
for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority
charged with the administration thereof, or (ii) compliance by
such Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline,
request or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy
(whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of
reducing the return on such Lender’s or such holding
company’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s
Commitments hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or
such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption,
change, or compliance (taking into consideration such
Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing
policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full
utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by
such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify Borrower
and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrower
agrees to pay such Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of
return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable
within 30 days after presentation by such Lender of a statement in
the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail such
Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which
such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true
and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount,
such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver
of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation;
provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a
Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return
incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender
notifies Borrower of such law, rule, regulation or guideline giving
rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor; provided further that if
such claim arises by reason of the
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adoption of or change in any law, rule,
regulation or guideline that is retroactive, then the 180-day
period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof.
(b) If any Lender requests
additional or increased costs referred to in
Section 2.12(d)(i) or amounts under
Section 2.13(a) (any such Lender, a “ Affected
Lender ”), then such Affected Lender shall use reasonable
efforts to promptly designate a different one of its lending
offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to
another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the reasonable
judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or assignment
would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to
Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as
applicable, and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such
Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject
it to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not
otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it. Borrower agrees to
pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by
such Affected Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts, such Affected Lender
does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or
assign its rights to another of its offices or branches so as to
eliminate Borrower’s obligation to pay any future amounts to
such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(d)(i) or
Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, then Borrower (without
prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under
Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as
applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such
assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such
additional amounts under Section 2.12(d)(i) or
Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, designate another
Lender reasonably acceptable to Agent to purchase the Obligations
owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lender’s
Commitments hereunder (a “ Replacement Lender
”), such Affected Lender shall assign to the Replacement
Lender its Obligations and Commitments, pursuant to an Assignment
and Acceptance Agreement, and upon such purchase by the Replacement
Lender, such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be a
“Lender” for purposes of this Agreement and such
Affected Lender shall cease to be a “Lender” for
purposes of this Agreement.
2.14 Increase in
Commitments .
(a) At any time during the period
from and after the Closing Date through the date that is 12 months
after the Closing Date, at the option of Borrower and with the
consent of Agent, the Commitments and the Maximum Revolver Amount
may be increased on one occasion by an amount not in excess of
$20,000,000 (such increase that satisfies the terms and conditions
herein, an “ Approved Increase ”) if and only if
(i) each of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3.2 are satisfied as of the Increase Effective
Date, (ii) Borrower has delivered to Agent updated pro forma
Projections (after giving effect to the proposed increase) for
Borrower and its Subsidiaries evidencing compliance on a pro forma
basis with Section 7(a) for the 12 calendar months (on
a quarter-by-quarter basis) following the Increase Effective Date,
in form and consent reasonably acceptable to Agent,
(iii) Borrower shall have paid to Agent all fees due and
payable as of the Increase Effective Date pursuant to the Fee
Letter, and (iv) Agent or Borrower have obtained the
commitment of one or more Lenders (or other prospective lenders)
reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Borrower to provide the
proposed increase. Unless waived by Agent, Borrower shall provide
written notice of a proposed increase to Agent, which notice shall
specify a date not less than 20 days after the date of such notice
on which the proposed increase is to be effective (the “
Increase Effective Date ”). The proposed increase
shall be in an amount of at least $5,000,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(b) Agent shall invite each Lender
to increase its Commitment (it being understood that no Lender
shall be obligated to increase its Commitment), or may invite any
prospective lender who is reasonably satisfactory to Agent and
Borrower to become a Lender in connection with an Approved Increase
by executing a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent, to which such prospective lender, Borrower,
and Agent are party (the “ Increase Joinder ”).
So long as each of the requirements set forth in
Section 2.14(a) and this Section 2.14(b)
are satisfied, the increased Commitments with respect to an
Approved Increase shall become effective as of the Increase
Effective Date.
(c) To the extent any Advances or
Letters of Credit are outstanding on the Increase Effective Date,
each of the Lenders having a Commitment prior to the Increase
Effective Date (the “ Pre-
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Increase Revolver Lenders
” ) shall assign to any
Lender which is acquiring a new or additional Commitment on the
Increase Effective Date (the “ Post-Increase Revolver
Lenders ”), and such Post-Increase Revolver Lenders shall
purchase from each Pre-Increase Revolver Lender, at the principal
amount thereof, such interests in the Advances and participation
interests in Letters of Credit on such Increase Effective Date as
shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such
assignments and purchases, such Advances and participation
interests in Letters of Credit will be held by Pre-Increase
Revolver Lenders and Post-Increase Revolver Lenders ratably in
accordance with their Pro Rata Share after giving effect to such
increased Commitments.
(d) Unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, all references in this Agreement and any other
Loan Document to Advances shall be deemed, unless the context
otherwise requires, to include Advances made pursuant to the
increased Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount pursuant to this
Section 2.14 . The Advances, Commitments, and Maximum
Revolver Amount established pursuant to this
Section 2.14 shall constitute Advances, Commitments,
and Maximum Revolver Amount under, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and
ratably from any guarantees and the security interests created by
the Loan Documents. Borrower shall take any actions reasonably
required by Agent to ensure and demonstrate that the Liens granted
by the Loan Documents continue to be perfected under the Code or
otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such new
Commitments and Maximum Revolver Amount.
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3.
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CONDITIONS;
TERM OF AGREEMENT.
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3.1 Conditions Precedent to
the Initial Extension of Credit . The obligation of each
Lender to make its initial extension of credit provided for
hereunder, is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of
Agent and each Lender of each of the conditions precedent set forth
on Schedule 3.1 (the making of such initial extension of
credit by a Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions precedent ).
3.2 Conditions Precedent to
all Extensions of Credit . The obligation of the Lender
Group (or any member thereof) to make any Advances hereunder (or to
extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to
the following conditions precedent:
(a) the representations and
warranties of Borrower or its Subsidiaries contained in this
Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct
in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier
shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that
already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text
thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as
though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date);
and
(b) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension
of credit, nor shall either result from the making
thereof.
3.3 Term . This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending
on the Maturity Date. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Lender
Group, upon the election of the Required Lenders, shall have the
right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately
and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of an Event of Default.
3.4 Effect of Termination
. On the date of termination of this Agreement, all Obligations
(including contingent reimbursement obligations of Borrower with
respect to outstanding Letters of Credit and including all Bank
Product Obligations) immediately shall become due and payable
without notice or demand (including the requirement that Borrower
provide (a) Letter of Credit Collateralization, and
(b) Bank Product Collateralization). No termination of this
Agreement, however, shall relieve or discharge Borrower or its
Subsidiaries of their duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder
or under any other Loan Document and the Agent’s Liens in the
Collateral shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been
paid in full and the Lender
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Group’s obligations to provide additional
credit hereunder have been terminated. When this Agreement has been
terminated and all of the Obligations have been paid in full and
the Lender Group’s obligations to provide additional credit
under the Loan Documents have been terminated irrevocably, Agent
will, at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver any
termination statements, lien releases, mortgage releases,
re-assignments of trademarks, discharges of security interests, and
other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable,
in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of
record, the Agent’s Liens and all notices of security
interests and liens previously filed by Agent with respect to the
Obligations.
3.5 Early Termination by
Borrower . Borrower has the option, at any time upon 10
Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to terminate this
Agreement and terminate the Commitments hereunder by paying to
Agent the Obligations (including (a) providing Letter of
Credit Collateralization with respect to the then existing Letter
of Credit Usage, and (b) providing Bank Product
Collateralization with respect to the then existing Bank Products),
in full.
3.6 Conditions Subsequent
. The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to
continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is
subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable
thereto, of the following conditions subsequent:
(a) On or before the date that is 7
Business Days after the Closing Date, Agent shall have received the
Account Charge Agreement, and the same shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and in full force and
effect.
(b) On or before the date that is 90
days after the Closing Date, Agent shall have received evidence
satisfactory to it that Borrower has (i) closed bank account
numbers 029658300888 and 029658300030 at Deutsche Bank AG, London
branch, and (ii) taken reasonable steps to ensure that all of
Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Account Debtors who
are making payments to such bank accounts forward payment of the
amounts owed by them directly to one of Borrower’s bank
accounts in the United States at a Controlled Account Bank over
which Agent has a first priority perfected Lien.
(c) Unless Agent otherwise agrees,
on or before the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date,
Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that
(i) Borrower has closed bank account numbers 5553-8234371 and
5554-8263064 at SEB in Sweden, and (ii) all of
Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Account Debtors who
are making payments to such bank accounts are forwarding payment of
the amounts owed by them directly to one of Borrower’s bank
accounts in the United States at a Controlled Account Bank over
which Agent has a first priority perfected Lien.
(d) On or before the date that is 30
days after the Closing Date, Borrower shall have used commercially
reasonable efforts to deliver to Agent a Collateral Access
Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
with respect to the warehouse located at 2760 E. El Presido,
Carson, California.
Borrower acknowledges and agrees
that its failure to perform or cause to be performed such
conditions subsequent by the applicable deadline shall constitute
an immediate Event of Default.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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In order to induce the Lender Group
to enter into this Agreement, Borrower makes the following
representations and warranties to the Lender Group which shall be
true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as of the
date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all
material respects, as of the Closing Date and at and as of the date
of the making of each Advance (or other extension of credit) made
thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance
(or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date)
and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Agreement:
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4.1 Due Organization and
Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a) Borrower (i) is duly
organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) qualified to do
business in any state where the failure to be so qualified
reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own
and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now
conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions
contemplated thereby.
(b) Set forth on Schedule
4.1(b) is a complete and accurate description of the authorized
capital Stock of Borrower, by class, and, as of the Closing Date, a
description of the number of shares of each such class that are
issued and outstanding. Other than as described on Schedule
4.1(b) , there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or
calls relating to any shares of Borrower’s capital Stock,
including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding
security or other instrument. Borrower is not subject to any
obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise
acquire or retire any shares of its capital Stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital
Stock.
(c) Set forth on Schedule
4.1(c) (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to
reflect changes permitted to be made under Section 5.11
), is a complete and accurate list of the Borrower’s direct
and indirect Subsidiaries, showing the percentage of the
outstanding shares of each class of Stock of each such Subsidiary
owned directly or indirectly by Borrower. All of the outstanding
capital Stock of each such Subsidiary has been validly issued and
is fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1(c) , there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, or calls relating to any shares of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries’ capital Stock, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other
instrument. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject
to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or
otherwise acquire or retire any shares of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries’ capital Stock or any security convertible into
or exchangeable for any such capital Stock.
4.2 Due Authorization; No
Conflict .
(a) The execution, delivery, and
performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part
of Borrower.
(b) The execution, delivery, and
performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision
of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of Borrower
or its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court
or other Governmental Authority binding on Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any Material Contract (other than the Convertible Notes
Documents) of Borrower or its Subsidiaries except to the extent
that any such conflict, breach or default could not individually or
in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Change, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any Convertible Notes Documents, (iv) result in or
require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature
whatsoever upon any assets of Borrower, other than Permitted Liens,
(v) require any approval of Borrower’s interestholders
or any approval or consent of any Person under any Material
Contract (other than the Convertible Notes Documents) of Borrower,
other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that
are still in force and effect and except, in the case of such
Material Contracts, for consents or approvals, the failure to
obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, and (vi) require
any approval of any Person under any Convertible Notes Documents,
other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that
are still in force and effect.
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4.3 Governmental Consents
. The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of the
Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will
not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or
notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority,
other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that
are still in force and effect and except for filings and recordings
with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered
to the Agent for filing or recordation, as of the Closing
Date.
4.4 Binding Obligations;
Perfected Liens .
(a) Each Loan Document to which
Borrower is a party has been duly executed and delivered by
Borrower and is the legally valid and binding obligation of
Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its
respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable
principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting
creditors’ rights generally.
(b) The Agent’s Liens are
validly created, perfected (other than (i) in respect of motor
vehicles and (ii) any Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts
not subject to a Control Agreement as permitted by
Section 6.11 , and subject only to the filing of
financing statements and the recordation of the Mortgages), and
first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens.
4.5 Title to Assets; No
Encumbrances . Borrower and its Subsidiaries have
(i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee
interests in Real Property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in
(in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property),
and (iii) good and marketable title to (in the case of all
other personal property), all of their respective assets reflected
in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1 , in each case except for assets disposed
of since the date of such financial statements to the extent
permitted hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens
except for Permitted Liens.
4.6 Jurisdiction of
Organization; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational
Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims .
(a) The name of (within the meaning
of Section 9-503 of the Code) and jurisdiction of organization
of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is set forth on
Schedule 4.6(a) (as such Schedule may be updated from time
to time to reflect changes permitted to be made under
Section 6.5 ).
(b) The chief executive office of
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is located at the address
indicated on Schedule 4.6(b) (as such Schedule may be
updated from time to time to reflect changes permitted to be made
under Section 5.15 ).
(c) Borrower’s tax
identification number and organizational identification number, if
any, are identified on Schedule 4.6(c) (as such Schedule may
be updated from time to time to reflect changes permitted to be
made under Section 6.5 ).
(d) As of the Closing Date, neither
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries holds any commercial tort
claims that exceed $100,000 in amount, except as set forth on
Schedule 4.6(d) .
4.7 Litigation
.
(a) There are no actions, suits, or
proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower,
threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that either
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change.
(b) Schedule 4.7(b) sets
forth a complete and accurate description, with respect to each of
the actions, suits, or proceedings with asserted liabilities in
excess of, or that could reasonably be expected to result in
liabilities in excess of, $500,000 that, as of the Closing Date, is
pending or, to the best knowledge
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of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, of (i) the parties to such actions,
suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the dispute that is
the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the
status, as of the Closing Date, with respect to such actions,
suits, or proceedings, and (v) whether any liability of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such actions,
suits, or proceedings is covered by insurance.
4.8 Compliance with Laws
. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in
violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive
orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Change, or (b) is subject to or in default
with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees,
rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal
or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Change.
4.9 No Material Adverse
Change . All financial statements relating to Borrower and
its Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrower to Agent have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of
unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being
subject to year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all
material respects, Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’
consolidated financial condition as of the date thereof and results
of operations for the period then ended. Since December 28,
2008, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change
with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
4.10 Fraudulent Transfer
.
(a) Borrower is Solvent.
(b) No transfer of property is being
made by Borrower and no obligation is being incurred by Borrower in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or
defraud either present or future creditors of Borrower.
4.11 Employee Benefits
. Borrower, none of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their ERISA
Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.
4.12 Environmental
Condition . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 ,
(a) to Borrower’s knowledge, neither Borrower’s
nor its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used
by Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators
in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release,
or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal,
production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was
in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable
Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, neither
Borrower’s nor its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets
has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to
any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials
disposal site, (c) neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any
Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real
Property owned or operated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and
(d) neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to
Borrower’s knowledge, any of their respective facilities or
operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent
decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any
Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change.
4.13 Intellectual Property
. Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or hold licenses in, all
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, and licenses that are
necessary to the conduct of its business as currently conducted,
and attached hereto as Schedule 4.13 (as updated from time
to time) is a true, correct, and complete listing of all
(a) material trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, and
licenses as to which Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries is the
owner, and (b) all material licenses of intellectual property
of any third party (including any affiliate) to which Borrower or
one of its Subsidiaries is a party; provided ,
however , that Borrower may amend Schedule 4.13 to
add additional intellectual property so long as such
amendment
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occurs by written notice to Agent not less than
30 days after the date on which Borrower or its Subsidiary acquires
any such property after the Closing Date.
4.14 Leases . Borrower
and its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession
under all leases material to their business and to which they are
parties or under which they are operating, and, subject to
Permitted Protests, all of such material leases are valid and
subsisting and no material default by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries exists under any of them.
4.15 Deposit Accounts and
Securities Accounts . Set forth on Schedule 4.15 (as
updated pursuant to the provisions of the Security Agreement from
time to time) is a listing of all of Borrower’s and its
Subsidiaries’ Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts,
including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary
(a) the name and address of such Person, and (b) the
account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts
maintained with such Person.
4.16 Complete Disclosure
. All factual information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on
behalf of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any
Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto
or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection
with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any transaction
contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual
information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf
of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender
will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date
as of which such information is dated or certified and not
incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such
information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material
respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such
information was provided. On the Closing Date, the Closing Date
Projections represent, and as of the date on which any other
Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections
represent Borrower’s good faith estimate of the
Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ future performance for
the periods covered thereby based upon assumptions believed by
Borrower to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to
Agent (it being understood that such projections and forecasts are
subject to uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are
beyond the control of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and no
assurances can be given that such projections or forecasts will be
realized).
4.17 Material Contracts
. Set forth on Schedule 4.17 (as updated from time to
time) is a list of the Material Contracts of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries; provided , however , that Borrower may
amend Schedule 4.17 to add additional Material Contracts so
long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent at the
time that Borrower provides its quarterly financial statements
pursuant to Section 5.1 . Except for matters which,
either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, each Material
Contract (other than those that have expired at the end of their
normal terms) (a) is in full force and effect and is binding
upon and enforceable against Borrower or its Subsidiary and, to the
best of Borrower’s knowledge, each other Person that is a
party thereto in accordance with its terms, (b) has not been
otherwise amended or modified (other than amendments or
modifications permitted by Section 6.7(d) ), and
(c) is not in default due to the action or inaction of
Borrower or its Subsidiary.
4.18 Patriot Act . To
the extent applicable, Borrower is in compliance, in all material
respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended,
and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the Untied
States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as
amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order
relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the “ Patriot Act
”). No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will
be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any
governmental official or employee, political party, official of a
political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else
acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or
direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of
the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
4.19 Indebtedness .
Set forth on Schedule 4.19 is a true and complete list of
all Indebtedness of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to
remain
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outstanding after the Closing Date and such
Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of
such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
4.20 Payment of Taxes
. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20 or as otherwise
permitted under Section 5.5 , all tax returns and
reports of Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by
any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax
returns to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other
governmental charges upon Borrower and its Subsidiaries and upon
their respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are
due and payable have been paid when due and payable. Borrower and
each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in accordance
with GAAP for all taxes not yet due and payable. Borrower knows of
no proposed tax assessment against Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by Borrower or
such Subsidiary diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate
proceedings; provided such reserves or other appropriate
provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP
shall have been made or provided therefor. Neither Borrower nor any
of its Subsidiaries has ever been a party to any understanding or
arrangement constituting a “tax shelter” within the
meaning of Section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii) of the IRC or within the
meaning of Section 6111(c) or Section 6111(d) of the IRC
as in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004, or has ever “participated”
in a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4, except as would not be
reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in
a Material Adverse Change.
4.21 Margin Stock .
Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business
of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the loans made to Borrower
will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to
extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any such margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is
inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of said
Board of Governors.
4.22 Governmental
Regulation . Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state
statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur
Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of
the Obligations unenforceable. Neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a “registered investment company” or a
company “controlled” by a “registered investment
company” or a “principal underwriter” of a
“registered investment company” as such terms are
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
4.23 OFAC . Neither
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the
country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and
enforced by OFAC. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
(a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity,
(b) has a more than 10% of its assets located in Sanctioned
Entities, or (c) derives more than 10% of its revenues from
investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or
Sanctioned Entities. The proceeds of any Advance will not be used
to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities
in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned
Entity.
4.24 Eligible Accounts and
Eligible Foreign Accounts .
(a) As to each Account that is
identified by Borrower as an Eligible Account or an Eligible
Foreign Account in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Agent,
such Account is (i) a bona fide existing payment obligation of
the applicable Account Debtor created by the sale and delivery of
Inventory or the rendition of services to such Account Debtor in
the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (ii) owed to
Borrower without any known defenses, disputes, offsets,
counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation, and
(iii) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of
the excluding criteria set forth in the definition of Eligible
Accounts or Eligible Foreign Accounts (as applicable).
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(b) As to Accounts that are
identified by Borrower as Eligible Foreign Accounts, such Accounts
are lawfully owned by Borrower, and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing: (i) such Accounts are owed to
Borrower in connection with purchase orders or contracts issued by
the applicable Account Debtors to Borrower for the sale of
Inventory of Borrower or the rendition of services by Borrower to
such Account Debtors, (ii) to the extent that a Subsidiary of
Borrower receives a purchase order or contract for such sale of
Inventory or rendition of services, it receipt of such purchase
order or contract is solely in its capacity as a service provider
(a “ Subsidiary Service Provider ”) to Borrower
pursuant to one of the Sales Support Services Agreements, and
(iii) any invoice sent to the applicable Account Debtors in
connection with such sale of Inventory or rendition of services has
been sent directly by Borrower to such Account Debtors. No
Subsidiary Service Provider has any authority to sign or accept
purchase orders or contracts on behalf of Borrower or to sign or
issue invoices on behalf of Borrower. Each Sales Support Services
Agreements (A) is in full force and effect and is binding upon
and enforceable against each Person that is a party thereto in
accordance with its terms, and (B) has not been amended or
modified since the Closing Date.
(c) No Subsidiary of Borrower has
any interest in any Eligible Account or Eligi