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EXHIBIT
10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
by and
among
CRYOLIFE,
INC.
and
EACH OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES
THAT ARE SIGNATORIES HERETO
as
Borrowers,
and
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL,
INC.
as Lender
Dated as of
February 8, 2005
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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LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
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2.1
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Revolver
Advances |
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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 |
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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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Cash
Management |
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2.8
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Crediting
Payments; Clearance Charge |
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2.9
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Designated Account |
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2.10
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Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of
Obligations |
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2.11
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Fees |
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2.12
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Letters
of Credit |
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2.13
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Intentionally Omitted |
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2.14
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Capital
Requirements |
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2.15
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Joint and
Several Liability of Borrowers |
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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 Borrowers |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1
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No
Encumbrances |
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4.2
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Intentionally Omitted |
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4.3
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Intentionally Omitted |
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4.4
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Equipment |
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4.5
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Location
of Inventory and Equipment |
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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Inventory
Records |
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4.7
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State of
Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational
Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims |
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4.8
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Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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4.9
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Due
Authorization; No Conflict |
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4.10
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Litigation |
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4.11
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No
Material Adverse Change |
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4.12
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Fraudulent Transfer |
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4.13
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Employee
Benefits |
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4.14
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Environmental Condition |
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4.15
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Intellectual Property |
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4.16
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Leases |
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4.17
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Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts |
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4.18
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Complete
Disclosure |
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4.19
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Indebtedness |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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5.1
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Accounting System |
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5.2
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Collateral Reporting |
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5.3
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Financial
Statements, Reports, Certificates |
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5.4
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Intentionally Omitted |
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5.5
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Inspection |
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5.6
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Maintenance of Properties |
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5.7
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Taxes |
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5.8
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Insurance; Litigation Settlement |
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5.9
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Location
of Inventory and Equipment |
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5.10
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Compliance with Laws |
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5.11
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Leases |
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5.12
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Existence |
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5.13
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Environmental |
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5.14
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Disclosure Updates |
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5.16
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Formation
of Subsidiaries |
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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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TABLE OF
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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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Consignments |
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6.10
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Distributions |
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6.11
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Accounting Methods |
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6.12
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Investments |
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6.13
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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6.14
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Use of
Proceeds |
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6.15
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Inventory
and Equipment with Bailees |
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6.16
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Financial
Covenants |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES |
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8.1
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Rights
and Remedies |
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8.2
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Remedies
Cumulative |
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8.3
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Bank
Product Providers |
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TAXES AND EXPENSES |
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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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Lender’s Liability for Borrower Collateral |
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10.3
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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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14.2
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No
Waivers; Cumulative Remedies |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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TABLE OF
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15.1 |
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Effectiveness |
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15.2
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Section
Headings |
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15.3
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Interpretation |
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15.4
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Severability of Provisions |
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15.5
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Withholding Taxes |
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15.6
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Counterparts; Electronic Execution |
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15.7
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Revival
and Reinstatement of Obligations |
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15.8
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Confidentiality |
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15.9
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Integration |
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15.10
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Parent as
Agent for Borrowers |
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EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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Exhibit A-1
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance |
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Exhibit C-1
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Form of
Compliance Certificate |
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Schedule 1.1
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Definitions |
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Schedule 2.7(a)
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Cash
Management Banks |
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Schedule 3.1
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Conditions Precedent |
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Schedule 4.5
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Locations
of Inventory and Equipment |
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Schedule 4.7(a)
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States of
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Schedule 4.7(b)
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Chief
Executive Offices |
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Schedule 4.7(c)
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Organizational Identification Numbers |
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Schedule 4.7(d)
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Commercial Tort Claims |
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Schedule 4.8(b)
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Capitalization of Borrowers |
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Schedule 4.8(c)
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Capitalization of Borrowers’ Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 4.10
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Litigation |
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Schedule 4.14
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Environmental Matters |
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Schedule 4.15
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Intellectual Property |
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Schedule 4.19
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Permitted
Indebtedness |
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Schedule 5.2
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Collateral Reporting |
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Schedule 5.3
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Financial
Statements, Reports, Certificates |
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Schedule 6.7
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Capitalized Lease Obligations to be Prepaid on Closing
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Schedule D-1
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Designated Account |
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Schedule L-1
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Lender’s Account |
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Schedule P-1
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Permitted
Cash Investments |
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Schedule P-2
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Permitted
Liens |
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CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”), is entered into as of
February 8, 2005, by and among, on the one hand, WELLS
FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation
(“Lender”), and, on the other hand, CRYOLIFE,
INC. , a Florida corporation (“ Parent ”),
and each of Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the signature
pages hereof (such Subsidiaries, together with Parent, are referred
to hereinafter each individually as a “ Borrower
”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally,
as the “ Borrowers ”).
The parties agree as
follows:
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. |
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
“Borrowers” or the term “Parent” is used in
respect of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall
be understood to mean Parent 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 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
the other Loan Documents 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). Any Event of Default shall
“exist,” “continue” or be
“continuing” until such Event of Default has been
waived in writing in accordance with Section 14.1 . Any
reference herein to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the
Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash
collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all
Obligations other than 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 are not required to be repaid or cash
collateralized pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. 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 the other Loan Documents shall be satisfied
by the transmission of a Record and any Record transmitted shall
constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and
completeness of the information contained therein.
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. |
2.1 Revolver
Advances .
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this
Agreement, Lender agrees to make advances (“ Advances
”) to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding not
to exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the
Maximum Revolver Amount less the Letter of Credit Usage, or
(ii) the Borrowing Base less the Letter of Credit
Usage.
(b) Anything to the contrary
in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding, Lender shall have
the right to establish reserves in such amounts, and with respect
to such matters, as Lender in its Permitted Discretion shall deem
necessary or appropriate, against the Borrowing Base, including
reserves (i) with respect to (A) sums that Borrowers are
required to pay by 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 have failed to pay, and (B) amounts owing by
Borrowers or their 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 Lender likely would have a priority superior to the
Lender’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, and (ii) after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with
respect to such other matters as Lender in its Permitted Discretion
shall deem necessary or appropriate. In addition to the foregoing,
Lender shall have the right to have the Borrower’s business
reappraised by a qualified appraisal company selected by Lender
from time to time after the occurrence of a Default or Event of
Default for the purpose of redetermining the Enterprise Valuation
and, as a result, redetermining the Borrowing Base.
(c) 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.
2.2 Intentionally
omitted.
2.3 Borrowing
Procedures and Settlements .
(a) Procedure for
Borrowing. Each Borrowing shall be made by an irrevocable
written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Lender. Such
notice must be received by Lender 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. At Lender’s election, in lieu of delivering the
above-described written request, any Authorized Person may give
Lender telephonic notice of such request by the required time. In
such circumstances, Borrowers agree 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 Advances
. If Lender has received a timely request for a Borrowing in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable terms and conditions set forth
herein, Lender shall make the proceeds of such Advance available to
Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by transferring available
funds equal to such proceeds to Administrative Borrower’s
Designated Account.
2.4 Payments
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(a) Payments by
Borrowers. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
payments by Borrowers shall be made to Lender’s Account for
the account of Lender and shall be made in immediately available
funds, no later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date
specified herein. Any
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payment received by Lender
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.
(b) Apportionment and
Application.
(i) All payments shall be
remitted to Lender and all such payments, and all proceeds of
Collateral received by Lender, shall be applied as
follows:
(A) first , to pay any
Lender Expenses then due to Lender under the Loan Documents, until
paid in full,
(B) second , to pay
any fees or premiums then due to Lender under the Loan Documents
until paid in full,
(C) third , to pay
interest due in respect of Advances until paid in full,
(D) fourth , so long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and at
Lender’s election, to pay amounts then due and owing by
Administrative Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of Bank
Products, until paid in full,
(E) fifth , so long as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to pay the
principal of all Advances until paid in full,
(F) sixth , if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, ratably
(i) to pay the principal of all Advances until paid in full,
(ii) to Lender, to be held by Lender as cash collateral in an
amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage until paid in full,
and (iii) to Lender, to be held by Lender, for the benefit of
the Bank Product Providers, as cash collateral in an amount up to
the amount of the Bank Product Reserve established prior to the
occurrence of, and not in contemplation of, the subject Event of
Default until Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries’
obligations in respect of Bank Products have been paid in full or
the cash collateral amount has been exhausted,
(G) seventh , if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to pay any other
Obligations (including the provision of amounts to Lender, to be
held by Lender, for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, as
cash collateral in an amount up to the amount determined by Lender
in its Permitted Discretion as the amount necessary to secure
Borrowers’ and its Subsidiaries’ obligations in respect
of Bank Products), and
(H) eighth , to
Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other
Person entitled thereto under applicable law; provided, however,
that any such amount remitted to Borrowers from a Lender Deposit
Account shall be limited to the amount of collected funds in such
account (after payment of the amounts described in items
(A) through (G) above) in excess of $10,000 (which
$10,000 amount shall be held in such account as cash collateral
(i) to pay any amounts due to the applicable depository bank
from time to time in respect of such account or any lockbox
services provided by such depository bank in connection with such
account which are not otherwise paid by Borrowers directly, through
a debit against the Designated Account or otherwise or (ii) to
pay any other Obligations that may be due from time to
time).
(ii) In each instance, so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, this
Section 2.4(b) shall not apply to any payment made by
Borrowers to Lender and specified by Borrowers to be for the
payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or
prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement.
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(iii) For purposes of the
foregoing, “paid in full” means payment of all amounts
owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof,
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.
(iv) In the event of a direct
conflict between the priority provisions of this
Section 2.4 and other provisions contained in any other
Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such
priority provisions in such documents shall 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.
2.5 Overadvances
. If, at any time or for any reason, the amount of Obligations
owed by Borrowers to Lender pursuant to Section 2.1 or
Section 2.12 is greater than any of the limitations set
forth in Section 2.1 or Section 2.12 , as
applicable (an “ Overadvance ”), Borrowers
immediately shall pay to Lender, in cash, the amount of such
excess, which amount shall be used by Lender to reduce the
Obligations in accordance with the priorities set forth in
Section 2.4(b) . In addition, Borrowers hereby promise
to pay the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs,
and expenses) in Dollars in full as and when due and payable under
the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
2.6 Interest Rates and
Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and Calculations
.
(a) Interest Rates.
Except as provided in clause (c) below, 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 the Base Rate plus the Base Rate
Margin.
The foregoing
notwithstanding, at no time shall any portion of the Obligations
(other than Bank Product Obligations) bear interest on the Daily
Balance thereof at a per annum rate less than 5.25%. To the extent
that interest accrued hereunder at the rate set forth herein would
be less than the foregoing minimum daily rate, the interest rate
chargeable hereunder for such day automatically shall be deemed
increased to the minimum rate.
(b) Letter of Credit
Fee. Borrowers shall pay Lender a Letter of Credit fee (in
addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in
Section 2.12(d) ) which shall accrue at a rate equal to
2.00% per annum 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 Lender),
(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 above 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 2.11 , 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 any Obligations are outstanding or at any time that
Lender has an obligation to extend credit hereunder. Borrowers
hereby authorize Lender, from time to time, without prior notice to
Borrowers,
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to charge all interest and
fees (when due and payable), all Lender Expenses (as and when
incurred), all charges, commissions, fees, and costs provided for
in Section 2.12(e) (as and when accrued or incurred),
all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.11 (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
up to the amount of the Bank Product Reserve) to Borrowers’
Loan Account, which amounts thereafter shall constitute Advances
hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to
Advances hereunder. Any interest not paid when due shall be
compounded by being charged to Borrowers’ Loan Account and
shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and shall accrue
interest at the rate then applicable to Advances.
(e) Computation. All
interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be
computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of
days elapsed. 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. Borrowers and Lender, 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, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for
the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received
from Borrowers 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 Cash
Management .
(a) Borrowers shall and shall
cause each of their Subsidiaries to establish and maintain cash
management services of a type and on terms satisfactory to Lender
at one or more of the banks or securities intermediaries set forth
on Schedule 2.7(a) (each a “ Cash Management
Bank ”). Borrowers shall and shall cause each of their
Subsidiaries to (i) request in writing and otherwise take such
reasonable steps to ensure that all of their and their
Subsidiaries’ Account Debtors forward payment of the amounts
owed by them directly to a Cash Management Account with respect to
which the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary has delivered to Lender
a Control Agreement or an account with respect to which Lender is
the customer of the depository bank (each a “ Lender
Deposit Account ”), and (ii) deposit or cause to be
deposited promptly, and in any event no later than the first
Business Day after the date of receipt thereof, all of their
Collections (including those sent directly by their Account Debtors
to Borrowers or their Subsidiaries) into a Cash Management Account
with respect to which the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary has
delivered a Control Agreement or a Lender Deposit Account;
provided, however, that foreign Account Debtors of CryoLife Europa
Ltd. may make payments directly to an Excluded Account and any
Collections received by CryoLife Europa Ltd. in respect of its
foreign Account Debtors may be deposited into an Excluded
Account.
(b) Each Cash Management Bank
shall establish and maintain Control Agreements with Lender and a
Borrower or Subsidiary of a Borrower, as applicable, in form and
substance acceptable to Lender; provided, however, that Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries shall not be required to deliver a Control
Agreement with respect to any Deposit Account or Securities Account
so long as the aggregate balance in all such accounts not subject
to Control Agreements does not exceed in the aggregate $5,000,000
at any time (or, if either (i) Parent has not received at
least $15,000,000 in net proceeds from an offering of Stock on or
before March 31, 2005 or (ii) at any time after
March 31, 2005, the collected balance in Cash Management
Accounts subject to Control Agreements is less than $10,000,000 in
the aggregate, such $5,000,000 limit shall be reduced to $2,000,000
from and after March 31, 2005 or, in the case of clause (ii),
from and after the date such collected balance in Cash Management
Accounts subject to Control Agreements is less than
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$10,000,000 in the aggregate)
(collectively, such accounts with respect to which a Control
Agreement is not required, the “ Excluded Accounts
” and each an “ Excluded Account ”). Each
such Control Agreement shall provide, among other things, that
(i) the Cash Management Bank will comply with any instructions
originated by Lender directing the disposition of the funds in such
Deposit Account (or, in the case of a Securities Account,
entitlement orders originated by Lender) without further consent by
Borrowers or their Subsidiaries, as applicable, (ii) the Cash
Management Bank has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other
claim against the applicable Deposit Account or Securities Account,
other than for payment of its service fees and other charges
directly related to the administration of such account and, in the
case of a Deposit Account, for returned checks or other items of
payment, and (iii) upon written notice by Lender without
further consent by Borrower or their Subsidiaries, it will forward
by daily sweep all amounts in the applicable Deposit Account or
Securities Account to the Lender’s Account. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Lender agrees that it shall not send any such notice
or otherwise direct the disposition of funds in any such Cash
Management Account unless and until an Event of Default has
occurred or Excess Availability first drops below $7,500,000 after
the Closing Date.
(c) So long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative
Borrower may amend Schedule 2.7(a) to add or replace a Cash
Management Bank or Cash Management Account; provided ,
however , that (i) such prospective Cash Management
Bank shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and
(ii) unless such account is an Excluded Account, prior to the
time of the opening of such Cash Management Account, a Borrower or
its Subsidiary, as applicable, and such prospective Cash Management
Bank shall have executed and delivered to Lender a Control
Agreement. Borrowers (or their Subsidiaries, as applicable) shall
close any of their Cash Management Accounts (and establish
replacement cash management accounts in accordance with the
foregoing sentence) promptly and in any event within 30 days of
notice from Lender that such Cash Management Bank no longer has an
issuer credit rating of A2 or A or better from Moody’s or
S&P, respectively, and is no longer acceptable to Lender in
Lender’s reasonable judgment, or as promptly as practicable
and in any event within 60 days of notice from Lender that the
operating performance, funds transfer, or availability procedures
or performance of such Cash Management Bank with respect to such
accounts or Lender’s liability under any Control Agreement
with such Cash Management Bank is no longer acceptable in
Lender’s reasonable judgment.
(d) Except for the Excluded
Accounts, all Cash Management Accounts shall be cash collateral
accounts subject to Control Agreements.
2.8 Crediting Payments;
Clearance Charge . The receipt of any payment item by
Lender (whether from transfers to Lender by the Cash Management
Banks pursuant to the Control Agreements or otherwise) shall not be
considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire
transfer of immediately available federal funds made to the
Lender’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 Borrowers 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
Lender only if it is received into the Lender’s Account on a
Business Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any
payment item is received into the Lender’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 Lender as
of the opening of business on the immediately following Business
Day. The parties acknowledge and agree that the economic benefit of
the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.8 shall be
for the exclusive benefit of Lender.
2.9 Designated
Account . Lender is authorized to make the Advances, and
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) .
Administrative 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 Borrowers
and made by Lender hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and
Administrative Borrower, any Advance requested by Borrowers and
made by Lender hereunder shall be made to the Designated
Account.
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2.10 Maintenance of
Loan Account; Statements of Obligations . Lender shall
maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the
“ Loan Account ”) on which Borrowers will be
charged with, all Advances made by Lender to Borrowers or for
Borrowers’ account, the Letters of Credit issued by Lender
for Borrowers’ 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 Expenses. In accordance with
Section 2.8 , the Loan Account will be credited with
all payments received by Lender from Borrowers or for
Borrowers’ account, including all amounts received in the
Lender’s Account from any Cash Management Bank. Lender shall
render statements regarding the Loan Account to Administrative
Borrower, including principal, interest, fees, and including an
itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender
Expenses owing, and such statements, absent manifest error, shall
be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute
an account stated between Borrowers and Lender unless, within 30
days after receipt thereof by Administrative Borrower,
Administrative Borrower shall deliver to Lender written objection
thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such
statements.
2.11 Fees .
Borrowers shall pay to Lender, as and when due and payable under
the terms of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee
Letter.
2.12 Letters of
Credit .
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to issue letters of
credit for the account of Borrowers (each, an “ L/C
”) or to purchase participations or execute indemnities or
reimbursement obligations (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
Borrowers. 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 Lender 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 satisfactory to Lender
in its Permitted Discretion and shall specify (i) the amount
of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the date of issuance,
amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit,
(iii) the expiration date of such Letter of Credit,
(iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof (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 Letter of
Credit. If requested by Lender, Borrowers 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.
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 $2,000,000, or
(iii) the Letter of Credit
Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount less the
outstanding amount of Advances.
Borrowers and Lender
acknowledge and agree that certain Underlying Letters of Credit may
be issued to support letters of credit that already are outstanding
as of the Closing Date. Each Letter of Credit (and corresponding
Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and substance
acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion),
including the requirement that the amounts payable thereunder must
be payable in Dollars. If Lender is obligated to advance funds
under a Letter of Credit, Borrowers immediately shall reimburse
such L/C Disbursement to Lender by paying to Lender an amount equal
to such L/C Disbursement not later than 11:00 a.m., California
time, on the date that such L/C Disbursement is made, if
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Administrative 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 Administrative Borrower prior to
such time on such date, then not later than 11:00 a.m., California
time, on the Business Day that Administrative 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 L/C Disbursement immediately and
automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder and,
thereafter, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to
Advances under Section 2.6 . To the extent an L/C
Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder, Borrowers’
obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement shall be discharged
and replaced by the resulting Advance.
(b) Each Borrower hereby
agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold Lender harmless from
any loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable attorneys
fees incurred by Lender arising out of or in connection with any
Letter of Credit; provided , however , that no
Borrower shall 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 Lender. Each Borrower
agrees to be bound by the Underlying Issuer’s regulations and
interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit or by
Lender’s interpretations of any L/C issued by Lender to or
for such Borrower’s account, even though this interpretation
may be different from such Borrower’s own, and each Borrower
understands and agrees that Lender shall not be liable for any
error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission,
in following Borrowers’ instructions or those contained in
the Letter of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or
supplements thereto. Each Borrower understands that the L/C
Undertakings may require Lender to indemnify the Underlying Issuer
for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by Borrowers
against such Underlying Issuer. Each Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify, save, defend, and hold Lender harmless with respect to
any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys fees), or
liability incurred by Lender under any L/C Undertaking as a result
of Lender’s indemnification of any Underlying Issuer;
provided , however , that no Borrower shall 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 Lender. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges
and agrees that Lender shall not be responsible for delays, errors,
or omissions resulting from the malfunction of equipment in
connection with any Letter of Credit.
(c) Each Borrower hereby
authorizes and directs any Underlying Issuer to deliver to 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 Lender’s
instructions with respect to all matters arising in connection with
such Underlying Letter of Credit and the related
application.
(d) Any and all issuance
charges, commissions, fees, and costs incurred by Lender relating
to Underlying Letters of Credit shall be Lender Expenses for
purposes of this Agreement and immediately shall be reimbursable by
Borrowers to Lender for the account of Lender; it being
acknowledged and agreed by each Borrower that, as of the Closing
Date, the issuance charge imposed by the prospective Underlying
Issuer is .825% per annum times the face 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.
(e) 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 Lender 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
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(ii) there shall be imposed
on the Underlying Issuer or Lender 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 Lender of issuing,
making, guaranteeing, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to
reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof by Lender, then,
and in any such case, Lender may, at any time within a reasonable
period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received
is reduced, notify Administrative Borrower, and Borrowers shall pay
on demand such amounts as Lender may specify to be necessary to
compensate Lender 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
Advances. The determination by Lender of any amount due pursuant to
this Section, as set forth in a certificate setting forth the
calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of
manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding
on all of the parties hereto.
2.13 Intentionally
Omitted .
2.14 Capital
Requirements . If, after the date hereof, 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 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 Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a
consequence of Lender’s obligations hereunder to a level
below that which Lender or such holding company could have achieved
but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into
consideration 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 Lender to be material, then Lender may notify
Administrative Borrower thereof. Following receipt of such notice,
Borrowers agree to pay Lender on demand the amount of such
reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is
determined, payable within 90 days after presentation by Lender of
a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail
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,
Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods.
2.15 Joint and Several
Liability of Borrowers .
(a) Each Borrower is
accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to
be provided by Lender under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit,
directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of
the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several
liability for the Obligations.
(b) Each Borrower, jointly
and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not
merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several
liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and
performance of all of the Obligations (including, without
limitation, any Obligations arising under this
Section 2.15 ), it being the intention of the parties
hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several
obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction
among them.
(c) If and to the extent that
any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of
the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the
Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such
event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to,
or perform, such Obligation.
(d) The Obligations of each
Borrower under the provisions of this Section 2.15
constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse
Obligations of each Borrower enforceable against
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each such Borrower to the
full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the
validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
other circumstances whatsoever.
(e) Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives
notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of
any Advances or Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this
Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of
Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement,
notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by Lender under
or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of
diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other
formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement). Each Borrower hereby
assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of
the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance
of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any
partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or
acquiescence by Lender at any time or times in respect of any
default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any
term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and
all other indulgences whatsoever by Lender in respect of any of the
Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in
whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of
the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole
or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in
acting or failure to act on the part of Lender with respect to the
failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective
Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or
diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply
fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might,
but for the provisions of this Section 2.15 afford
grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in
whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this
Section 2.15 , it being the intention of each Borrower
that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain
unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this
Section 2.15 shall not be discharged except by
performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The
Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.15
shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding
up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or
similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or
Lender.
(f) Each Borrower represents
and warrants to Lender that such Borrower is currently informed of
the financial condition of Borrowers and of all other circumstances
which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk
of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents
and warrants to Lender that such Borrower has read and understands
the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower
hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed
of Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of
other guarantors, if any, and of all other circumstances which bear
upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the
Obligations.
(g) Each Borrower waives all
rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by
Lender, even though that election of remedies, such as a
nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed
obligation, has destroyed Lender’s rights of subrogation and
reimbursement against such Borrower.
(h) Intentionally
omitted.
(i) The provisions of this
Section 2.15 are made for the benefit of Lender and its
successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time
to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor
may arise and without requirement on the part of Lender, successor
or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to
exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to
exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower
or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of
any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The
provisions of this Section 2.15 shall remain in effect
until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or
otherwise fully satisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part
thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or
must otherwise be restored or returned by Lender upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or
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reorganization of any
Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this
Section 2.15 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as
though such payment had not been made.
(j) Each Borrower hereby
agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution
or subrogation against any other Borrower with respect to any
liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents, any payments made by it to Lender with respect to any of
the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time
as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim
which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect
to any payments to Lender hereunder or under any other Loan
Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right
of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the
Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment
in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any
insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization
or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction
relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether
voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in
full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character,
whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any
other Borrower therefor.
(k) Each Borrower hereby
agrees that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Default or Event of Default, the payment of any amounts due with
respect to the indebtedness owing by any Borrower to any other
Borrower is hereby subordinated to the prior payment in full in
cash of the Obligations. Each Borrower hereby agrees that after the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of
Default, such Borrower will not demand, sue for or otherwise
attempt to collect any indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to
such Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in
cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such Borrower
shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such
indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and
received by such Borrower as trustee for Lender, and such Borrower
shall deliver any such amounts to Lender for application to the
Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(b)
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CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT. |
3.1 Conditions
Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit . The
obligation of Lender to make the initial extension of credit
provided for hereunder, is subject to the fulfillment, to the
satisfaction of Lender of each of the conditions precedent set
forth on Schedule 3.1 (the making of such initial extension
of credit by 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
Lender to make any Advances hereunder at any time (or to extend any
other credit hereunder) shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent:
(a) the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects 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);
(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;
(c) no injunction, writ,
restraining order, or other order of any nature restricting or
prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit
shall have been issued and remain in force by any Governmental
Authority against any Borrower, Lender, or any of their Affiliates;
and
(d) no Material Adverse
Change shall have occurred.
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3.3 Term . This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending
on the date three (3) years following the Closing Date (the
“ Maturity Date ”). The foregoing
notwithstanding, Lender 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
Borrowers with respect to outstanding Letters of Credit and
including all Bank Product Obligations) immediately shall become
due and payable without notice or demand (including (a) either
(i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an
amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or
(ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to
Lender, and (b) providing cash collateral (in an amount
determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably
estimated credit exposure) to be held by Lender for the benefit of
the Bank Product Providers with respect to the Bank Product
Obligations). No termination of this Agreement, however, shall
relieve or discharge Borrowers or their Subsidiaries of their
duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan
Document and the Lender’s Liens in the Collateral shall
remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full and
Lender’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 Lender’s
obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents
have been terminated irrevocably, Lender will, at Borrowers’
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 Lender’s
Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously
filed by Lender with respect to the Obligations.
3.5 Early Termination
by Borrowers . Borrowers have the option, at any time upon
90 days prior written notice by Administrative Borrower to Lender,
to terminate this Agreement by paying to Lender, in cash, the
Obligations (including (a) either (i) providing cash
collateral to be held by Lender in an amount equal to 105% of the
Letter of Credit Usage, or (ii) causing the original Letters
of Credit to be returned to Lender, and (b) providing cash
collateral (in an amount determined by Lender as sufficient to
satisfy the reasonably estimated credit exposure) to be held by
Lender for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers with respect
to the Bank Product Obligations), in full. If Administrative
Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, then Lender’s obligations to
extend credit hereunder shall terminate and Borrowers shall be
obligated to repay the Obligations (including (a) either
(i) providing cash collateral to be held by Lender in an
amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, or
(ii) causing the original Letters of Credit to be returned to
Lender, and (b) providing cash collateral (in an amount
determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably
estimated credit exposure) to be held by Lender for the benefit of
the Bank Product Providers with respect to the Bank Products
Obligations), in full, on the date set forth as the date of
termination of this Agreement in such notice.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. |
In order to induce Lender to
enter into this Agreement, each Borrower makes the following
representations and warranties to Lender 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:
4.1 No Encumbrances
. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their personal property
assets and good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, their Real Property, in each case, free and clear of
Liens except for Permitted Liens.
4.2 Intentionally
Omitted .
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4.3 Intentionally
Omitted .
4.4 Equipment .
Each material item of Equipment of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
is used or held for use in their business and is in good working
order, ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty
excepted.
4.5 Location of
Inventory and Equipment . The Inventory and Equipment
(other than vehicles or Equipment out for repair) of Borrowers and
their Subsidiaries are not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or
similar party and are located only at, or in-transit between, the
locations identified on Schedule 4.5 (as such Schedule may
be updated pursuant to Section 5.9 ).
4.6 Inventory
Records . Each Borrower keeps correct and accurate records
itemizing and describing the type, quality, and quantity of its and
its Subsidiaries’ Inventory and the book value
thereof.
4.7 State of
Incorporation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational
Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims .
(a) The jurisdiction of
organization of each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is set
forth on Schedule 4.7(a) .
(b) The chief executive
office of each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is located at
the address indicated on Schedule 4.7(b) (as such Schedule
may be updated pursuant to Section 5.9 ).
(c) Each Borrower’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ organizational identification
number, if any, is identified on Schedule 4.7(c)
.
(d) As of the Closing Date,
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries do not hold any commercial tort
claims, except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(d) .
4.8 Due Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a) Each Borrower and each
Subsidiary of a Borrower is duly organized and existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
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.
(b) Set forth on Schedule
4.8(b) , is a complete and accurate description of the
authorized capital Stock of each 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 4.8(b) , there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, or calls relating to any shares of each Borrower’s
capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under
any outstanding security or other instrument.
(c) Set forth on Schedule
4.8(c) , is a complete and accurate list of each
Borrower’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing:
(i) the jurisdiction of their organization, (ii) the
number of shares of each class of common and preferred Stock
authorized for each of such Subsidiaries, and (iii) the number
and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class
owned directly or indirectly by the applicable 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 4.8(c) , there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any Borrower’s
Subsidiaries’ capital Stock, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other
instrument. No Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries is
subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire
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any shares of any
Borrower’s Subsidiaries’ capital Stock or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for any such capital
Stock.
4.9 Due Authorization;
No Conflict .
(a) As to each Borrower, the
execution, delivery, and performance by such Borrower of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Borrower.
(b) As to each Borrower, the
execution, delivery, and performance by such Borrower of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party do
not and will not (i) violate any provision of federal, state,
or local law or regulation applicable to any Borrower, the
Governing Documents of any Borrower, or any order, judgment, or
decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any
Borrower, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any material contractual obligation of any Borrower,
(iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of
Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any
approval of any Borrower’s interestholders or any approval or
consent of any Person under any material contractual obligation of
any Borrower, other than consents or approvals that have been
obtained and that are still in force and effect.
(c) Other than the filing of
financing statements, and the recordation of the Mortgages, the
execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a
party 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.
(d) As to each Borrower, this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a
party, and all other documents contemplated hereby and thereby,
when executed and delivered by such Borrower will be the legally
valid and binding obligations of such Borrower, enforceable against
such Borrower in accordance with their 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.
(e) The Lender’s Liens
are validly created, perfected, and first priority Liens, subject
only to Permitted Liens.
(f) The execution, delivery,
and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it
is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of such Guarantor.
(g) The execution, delivery,
and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it
is a party do not and will not (i) violate any provision of
federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to such
Guarantor, the Governing Documents of such Guarantor, or any order,
judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority
binding on such Guarantor, (ii) conflict with, result in a
breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both)
a default under any material contractual obligation of such
Guarantor, (iii) result in or require the creation or
imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties
or assets of such Guarantor, other than Permitted Liens, or
(iv) require any approval of such Guarantor’s
interestholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any
material contractual obligation of such Guarantor, other than
consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in
force and effect. E
(h) Other than the filing of
financing statements and the recordation of the Mortgages, the
execution, delivery, and performance by each Guarantor of the Loan
Documents to which such Guarantor
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is a party 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.
(i) The Loan Documents to
which each Guarantor is a party, and all other documents
contemplated hereby and thereby, when executed and delivered by
such Guarantor will be the legally valid and binding obligations of
such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance
with their 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.
4.10 Litigation
. Other than those matters disclosed on Schedule 4.10 ,
and other than matters arising after the Closing Date that
reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to
the best knowledge of each Borrower, threatened against any
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.11 No Material
Adverse Change . All financial statements relating to
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or Guarantor that have been
delivered by Borrowers to Lender 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,
Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries’ (or any
Guarantor’s, as applicable) financial condition as of the
date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended.
There has not been a Material Adverse Change with respect to
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (or any Guarantor, as applicable)
since the date of the latest financial statements submitted to
Lender on or before the Closing Date.
4.12 Fraudulent
Transfer .
(a) Each Borrower and each
Subsidiary of a Borrower is Solvent.
(b) No transfer of property
is being made by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower and
no obligation is being incurred by any Borrower or any Subsidiary
of a 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
Borrowers or their Subsidiaries.
4.13 Employee
Benefits . None of Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries, or
any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any
Benefit Plan.
4.14 Environmental
Condition . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14 ,
(a) to Borrowers’ knowledge, none of Borrowers’ or
their Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used
by Borrowers, their 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 use,
production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was
in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable
Environmental Law, (b) to Borrowers’ knowledge, none of
Borrowers’ nor their 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) none of Borrowers nor any of their
Subsidiaries have received notice that a Lien arising under any
Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real
Property owned or operated by Borrowers or their Subsidiaries, and
(d) none of Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries have
received a summons, citation, notice, or directive from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal or
state governmental agency concerning any action or omission by any
Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower resulting in the releasing
or disposing of Hazardous Materials into the
environment.
4.15 Intellectual
Property . Each Borrower and each Subsidiary of a Borrower
owns, or holds licenses in, all trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, patents, patent rights, and licenses that are necessary
to the conduct of its business as currently conducted, and attached
hereto as Schedule 4.15 (as updated from time to
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time) is a true, correct, and complete
listing of all ma
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