EXHIBIT 10.7
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of
July 15, 2002, by and between RENTRAK CORPORATION, an Oregon
corporation (“Borrower”), and WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Bank”).
RECITALS
Borrower has requested that Bank
extend or continue credit to Borrower as described below, and Bank
has agreed to provide such credit to Borrower on the terms and
conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Bank and Borrower hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CREDIT TERMS
SECTION 1.1.
LINE OF CREDIT.
(a)
Line of Credit
. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby agrees to make advances
to Borrower from time to time up to and including July 1,
2003, not to exceed at any time the aggregate principal amount of
Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00)
(“Line of Credit”), the proceeds of which shall be used
to finance Borrower’s working capital requirements.
Borrower’s obligation to repay advances under the Line of
Credit shall be evidenced by a promissory note substantially in the
form of Exhibit A attached hereto (“Line of Credit
Note”), all terms of which are incorporated herein by this
reference.
(b)
Borrowing and
Repayment .
Borrower may from time to time during the term of the Line of
Credit borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding
borrowings, and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms
and conditions contained herein or in the Line of Credit Note;
provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under the
Line of Credit shall not at any time exceed the maximum principal
amount available thereunder, as set forth above.
SECTION 1.2.
INTEREST/FEES.
(a)
Interest .
The outstanding principal balance of
each credit subject hereto shall bear interest at the rate of
interest set forth in each promissory note or other instrument
executed in connection therewith.
(b)
Prime Rate
. The term “Prime
Rate” shall mean at any time the rate of interest most
recently announced within Bank at its principal office as its Prime
Rate, with the understanding that the Prime Rate is one of
Bank’s base rates and serves as the basis upon which
effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making
reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof in
such internal publication or publications as Bank may
designate. Each change in the rate of interest shall become
effective on the date each Prime Rate change is announced within
Bank.
(c)
Computation and
Payment . Interest
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days
elapsed. Interest shall be payable at the times and place set
forth in each promissory note or other instrument required
hereby.
(d)
Unused Commitment Fee
. Borrower shall pay to Bank a
fee equal to one hundred eighty eight thousands of one percent
(0.188%) per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual
days elapsed) on the average daily unused amount of the Line of
Credit, which fee shall be calculated on
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a quarterly basis by Bank and shall be due and
payable by Borrower in arrears within thirty (30) days after each
billing is sent by Bank.
SECTION 1.3.
COLLATERAL.
As security for all indebtedness of
Borrower to Bank subject hereto, Borrower hereby grants to Bank
security interests of first priority in all Borrower’s
accounts receivable and other rights to payment, general
intangibles, inventory and equipment.
As security for all indebtedness of
Borrower to Bank subject hereto, Borrower shall cause
3PF.Com, Inc. and Blowout Video, Inc. to grant to Bank
security interests of first priority in all accounts receivable and
other rights to payment, general intangibles, inventory and
equipment.
All of the foregoing shall be evidenced by and
subject to the terms of such security agreements, financing
statements, deeds of trust and other documents, as Bank shall
reasonably require, all in form and substance satisfactory to
Bank. Borrower shall reimburse Bank immediately upon demand
for all costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with any
of the foregoing security, including without limitation, filing and
recording fees and costs of appraisals, audits and title
insurance.
SECTION 1.4.
GUARANTIES. All indebtedness
of Borrower to Bank shall be guaranteed jointly and severally by
3PF.Com, Inc. and Blowout Video, Inc. in the principal
amount of Four Million Five Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars
($4,535,000.00) each, as evidenced by and subject to the terms of
guaranties in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Borrower makes the following
representations and warranties to Bank, which representations and
warranties shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall
continue in full force and effect until the full and final payment,
and satisfaction and discharge, of all obligations of Borrower to
Bank subject to this Agreement.
SECTION 2.1.
LEGAL STATUS. Borrower is a
corporation, duly organized and existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Oregon, and is qualified or licensed to do
business (and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, if
applicable) in all jurisdictions in which such qualification or
licensing is required or in which the failure to so qualify or to
be so licensed could have a material adverse effect on
Borrower.
SECTION 2.2.
AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY.
This Agreement and each promissory note, contract, instrument and
other document required hereby or at any time hereafter delivered
to Bank in connection herewith (collectively, the “Loan
Documents”) have been duly authorized, and upon their
execution and delivery in accordance with the provisions hereof
will constitute legal, valid and binding agreements and obligations
of Borrower or the party which executes the same, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms.
SECTION 2.3.
NO VIOLATION. The execution,
delivery and performance by Borrower of each of the Loan Documents
do not violate any provision of any law or regulation, or
contravene any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or
By-Laws of Borrower, or result in any breach of or default under
any contract, obligation, indenture or other instrument to which
Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be bound.
SECTION 2.4.
LITIGATION. There are no
pending, or to the best of Borrower’s knowledge threatened,
actions, claims, investigations, suits or proceedings by or before
any governmental authority, arbitrator, court or administrative
agency which could have a material adverse effect on the
financial
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condition or operation of Borrower other than
those disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior to the date
hereof.
SECTION 2.5.
CORRECTNESS OF FINANCIAL
STATEMENT. The financial statement of Borrower dated
March 31, 2002, a true copy of which has been delivered by
Borrower to Bank prior to the date hereof, (a) is complete and
correct and presents fairly the financial condition of Borrower,
(b) discloses all liabilities of Borrower that are required to
be reflected or reserved against under generally accepted
accounting principles, whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or
contingent, and (c) has been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied. Since the date of such financial statement there has
been no material adverse change in the financial condition of
Borrower, nor has Borrower mortgaged, pledged, granted a security
interest in or otherwise encumbered any of its assets or properties
except in favor of Bank or as otherwise permitted by Bank in
writing.
SECTION 2.6.
INCOME TAX RETURNS. Borrower
has no knowledge of any pending assessments or adjustments of its
income tax payable with respect to any year.
SECTION 2.7.
NO SUBORDINATION. There is no
agreement, indenture, contract or instrument to which Borrower is a
party or by which Borrower may be bound that requires the
subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower’s
obligations subject to this Agreement to any other obligation of
Borrower.
SECTION 2.8.
PERMITS, FRANCHISES. Borrower
possesses, and will hereafter possess, all permits, consents,
approvals, franchises and licenses required and rights to all
trademarks, trade names, patents, and fictitious names, if any,
necessary to enable it to conduct the business in which it is now
engaged in compliance with applicable law.
SECTION 2.9.
ERISA. Borrower is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
or recodified from time to time (“ERISA”); Borrower has
not violated any provision of any defined employee pension benefit
plan (as defined in ERISA) maintained or contributed to by Borrower
(each, a “Plan”); no Reportable Event as defined in
ERISA has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan
initiated by Borrower; Borrower has met its minimum funding
requirements under ERISA with respect to each Plan; and each Plan
will be able to fulfill its benefit obligations as they come due in
accordance with the Plan documents and under generally accepted
accounting principles.
SECTION 2.10.
OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Borrower is
not in default on any obligation for borrowed money, any purchase
money obligation or any other material lease, commitment, contract,
instrument or obligation.
SECTION 2.11.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except
as disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior to the date
hereof, Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable federal or state environmental, hazardous waste, health
and safety statutes, and any rules or regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, which govern or affect any of Borrower’s
operations and/or properties, including without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
and the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, as any of the same
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
None of the operations of Borrower is the subject of any federal or
state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action
involving a material expenditure is needed to respond to a release
of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the
environment. Borrower has no material contingent liability in
connection with any release of any toxic or hazardous waste or
substance into the environment.
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS
SECTION 3.1.
CONDITIONS OF INITIAL EXTENSION OF
CREDIT. The obligation of Bank to extend any credit
contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment to
Bank’s satisfaction of all of the following
conditions:
(a)
Approval of Bank
Counsel . All legal
matters incidental to the extension of credit by Bank shall be
satisfactory to Bank’s counsel.
(b)
Documentation
. Bank shall have received, in
form and substance satisfactory to Bank, each of the following,
duly executed:
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(i)
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This Agreement and each promissory note or other
instrument required hereby.
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(ii)
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Corporate Resolution: Borrowing
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(iii)
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Certificate of Incumbency (3)
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(iv)
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Continuing Security Agreement Rights to Payment
and Inventory
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(v)
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Security Agreement Equipment
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(vi)
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Exhibit A to UCC1 Financing Statement
(3)
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(vii)
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Continuing Guaranty (2)
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(viii)
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Corporate Resolution: Continuing Guaranty
(2)
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(ix)
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Third Party Security Agreement Rights To Payment
and Inventory (2)
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(x)
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Third Party Security Agreement Equipment
(2)
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(xi)
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Corporate Resolution Third Party Collateral
(2)
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(xii)
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Acknowledgement of Security Interest (3); for
debtor 3PF.COM, INC.
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(xiii)
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Such other documents as Bank may require under
any other Section of this Agreement.
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(c)
Financial Condition
. There shall have been no
material adverse change, as determined by Bank, in the financial
condition or business of Borrower or any guarantor hereunder, nor
any material decline, as determined by Bank, in the market value of
any collateral required hereunder or a substantial or material
portion of the assets of Borrower or any such guarantor.
(d)
Insurance . Borrower shall have delivered to Bank
evidence of insurance coverage on all Borrower’s property, in
form, substance, amounts, covering risks and issued by companies
satisfactory to Bank, and where required by Bank, with loss payable
endorsements in favor of Bank.
SECTION 3.2.
CONDITIONS OF EACH EXTENSION OF
CREDIT. The obligation of Bank to make each extension of
credit requested by Borrower hereunder shall be subject to the
fulfillment to Bank’s satisfaction of each of the following
conditions:
(a)
Compliance
. The representations and
warranties contained herein and in each of the other Loan Documents
shall be true on and as of the date of the signing of this
Agreement and on the date of each extension of credit by Bank
pursuant hereto, with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of each such
date, and on each such date, no Event of Default as defined herein,
and no condition, event or act which with the giving of notice or
the passage of time or both would constitute such an Event of
Default, shall have occurred and be continuing or shall
exist.
(b)
Documentation
. Bank shall have received all
additional documents which may be required in connection with such
extension of credit.
ARTICLE IV
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that so long as
Bank remains committed to extend credit to Borrower pursuant
hereto, or any liabilities (whether direct or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated) of Borrower to Bank
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under any of the Loan Documents remain
outstanding, and until payment in full of all obligations of
Borrower subject hereto, Borrower shall, unless Bank otherwise
consents in writing:
SECTION 4.1.
PUNCTUAL PAYMENTS. Punctually
pay all principal, interest, fees or other liabilities due under
any of the Loan Documents at the times and place and in the manner
specified therein.
SECTION 4.2.
ACCOUNTING RECORDS. Maintain
adequate books and records in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, and permit any
representative of Bank, at any reasonable time, to inspect, audit
and examine such books and records, to make copies of the same, and
to inspect the properties of Borrower.
SECTION 4.3.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Provide
to Bank all of the following, in form and detail satisfactory to
Bank:
(a)
not later than 90 days after and as
of the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the 10K report filed with
the Securities Exchange Commission, prepared by a certified public
accountant acceptable to Bank;
(b)
not later than 45 days after and as
of the end of each fiscal quarter, a copy of the 10Q report filed
with the Securities Exchange Commission, prepared by a certified
public accountant acceptable to Bank:
(c)
from time to time such other
information as Bank may reasonably request
SECTION 4.4.
COMPLIANCE. Preserve and
maintain all licenses, permits, governmental approvals, rights,
privileges and franchises necessary for the conduct of its
business; and comply with the provisions of all documents pursuant
to which Borrower is organized and/or which govern Borrower’s
continued existence and with the requirements of all laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to
Borrower and/or its business.
SECTION 4.5.
INSURANCE. Maintain and keep
in force insurance of the types and in amounts customarily carried
in lines of business similar to that of Borrower, including but not
limited to fire, extended coverage, public liability, flood,
property damage and workers’ compensation, with all such
insurance carried with companies and in amounts satisfactory to
Bank, and deliver to Bank from time to time at Bank’s request
schedules setting forth all insurance then in effect.