REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN
AGREEMENT
This Revolving Credit Loan Agreement
(this “ Agreement
”) dated as of April 30, 2009 (the “ Execution
Date ”) and effective as of May 1, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), is made and entered into by and
among IP GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD., a Nevada corporation (the
“ Lender ”), located at 499 N. Canon, Beverly
Hills, CA 90210; and FUND.COM INC. , a Delaware corporation
(the “Borrower ”), located at 14 Wall Street,
New York, New York 10005; and certain of the Subsidiaries of the
Borrower who have executed this Agreement on the signature page
hereof (the “ Subsidiaries ”). The
Lender, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are
hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “
Party ” and collectively as “ Parties
”.
RECITALS
A. The
Borrower desires to receive loans and advances from the Lender (the
“ Advances ”) for the purpose of obtaining
additional working capital for its business; and
B. The
Lender is willing to make Advances to the Borrower of up to “
Maximum Advances ” (as hereinafter defined) all upon
the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing recitals,
the following mutual and respective covenants and agreements of the
Parties, intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions. Except as otherwise specifically indicated, the
following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement
(such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined):
“ Accounts ” shall mean all
“accounts” (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (or, if referring to another Person, of such other
Person) that relates to the operation of the businesses of Borrower
and each of its Subsidiaries, as now conducted or may hereafter be
conducted until all of the Obligations shall have been paid and
satisfied, including without limitation, accounts, accounts
receivables, monies due or to become due and obligations in any
form (whether arising in connection with contracts, contract
rights, Instruments, General Intangibles or Chattel Paper), in each
case whether arising out of goods sold or services rendered or from
any other transaction and whether or not earned by performance, now
or hereafter in existence, and all documents of title or other
documents representing any of the foregoing, and all collateral
security and guaranties of any kind, now or hereafter in existence,
given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing ;
provided however that the definition of Accounts shall not
include any of the securities or collateral as is contemplated by
(i) that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April 7,
2009 by and between the Borrower and National Holdings Corporation
and all related documents thereto (the “SPA”); (ii)
that certain Demand Promissory Note dated as of April 7, 2009 by
and between the Borrower and Global Asset Fund Limited (“
GAF ”) and all related documents thereto, and (iii)
that certain securities purchase agreement by and between the
Borrower, Amalphis Group, Inc. and GAF (the “Amalphis
Transaction Documents” and together with the SPA and the GAF
Note, the “NHC-GAF Collateral”).
“ Account Debtor
” shall mean any Person who is obligated under an
Account.
“ AdvisorShares ” means AdvisorShares LLC,
a partially owned subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a party
to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any particular Person means any other Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by or under common control with such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “
control ” (including the terms “
controlling ,” “ controlled by ”
and “ under common control with ”) means the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Advances ” means periodic
loans and advances made from time to time by the Lender under this
Agreement to the Borrower following the receipt of a Borrowing
Report.
“ Business Day ”
means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, on which
banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of
business.
“ Borrowing Report
” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit
A annexed hereto and made a part hereof, to be
delivered to the Lender by the Borrower prior to or in connection
with each request for an Advance under this Agreement, setting
forth, inter alia (a) the date by which the Borrower needs the
Funds, which must be a Business Day, (b) the requested Advance
amount (c) the purpose and use of the Funds to be received from the
Advance, including the name of the Person to whom payments will be
made by the Borrower, (d) delivery instructions for the Advance,
and (e) such other information as the Lender may, from time to
time, reasonably request as is necessary for the Lender to issue
the Advance to the Borrower.
“ Certificate of
Deposit ” means the restricted certificate of
deposit maturing in approximately eighteen months (the “
CD Maturity Date ”) in the amount of Twenty Million
Dollars ($20,000,000) issued by Global Bank of Commerce Limited and
constituting as asset of the Borrower.
“ CD Release Fee
” means that number of shares of the authorized and
previously unissued shares of Common Stock of the Borrower
determined by dividing (a) $1,343,000, by (b) the Conversion
Price.
“ Closing Date ” means the date of
execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other Transaction
Documents and the funding of the initial Advance by the
Lender.
“ Collateral ”
shall have the meaning defined in Section 6 of this
Agreement.
“ Common Stock ”
means the shares of common stock of the Borrower, $0.001 par value
per share.
“ Conversion Price
” means sixty cent ($0.60) per share, subject to adjustment
as provided in the Note.
“ Conversion Shares
” means the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower
issuable upon conversion of any or all of the Note.
“ Exercise Price
” means sixty cent ($0.60) per share, subject to adjustment
as provided in the Warrant.
“ Funds ” means the United
States Dollars that the Lender provides to the Borrower as
Advances.
“ GAF Note ”
means the Borrower’s $18,000 note, issued in December 2008,
originally payable to Global Asset Fund, Ltd. (“ GAF
”), but which Lender purchased from Global Asset Fund,
Ltd.
“ Governmental
Authority ” shall mean any federal, state, municipal,
national, local or other governmental department, court,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or political
subdivision thereof, or any entity or officer exercising executive,
legislative or judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of
or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case, whether
of the United States or a state, territory or possession thereof, a
foreign sovereign entity or country or jurisdiction or the District
of Columbia.
“ Guarantors ”
means each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“ Guaranty Agreement
” means the guaranty of each of the Guarantors of the
Obligations, as set forth in the guaranty agreement annexed hereto
as Exhibit B and made a part hereof.
“ Insolvency Event
” occurs, with respect to the Borrower or any Guarantor, when
such Entity: (a) is dissolved, becomes insolvent, generally fails
to pay or admits in writing, its inability generally to pay its
debts as they become due; (b) makes a general assignment,
arrangement or composition agreement with or for the benefit of its
creditors; or (c) files a petition in bankruptcy or institutes any
action under federal or state law for relief from debts or seeks or
consents to the appointment of an administrator, receiver,
custodian, or similar entity for the winding up of its business (or
has such a petition or action filed against it and such petition,
action or appointment is not dismissed or stayed within 50
days).
“ Intellectual Property ”
shall mean all present and future: trade secrets,
know-how and other proprietary information; Trademarks, internet
domain names (including, without limitation, the domain name
“www.fund.com”), service marks, trade dress, trade
names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and all
translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the
foregoing) indicia and other source and/or business identifiers,
and the goodwill of the business relating thereto and all
registrations or applications for registrations which have
heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the
world; Copyrights (including Copyrights for computer programs) and
all tangible and intangible property embodying the Copyrights,
unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable); Patents;
industrial design applications and registered industrial designs;
license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income
therefrom; books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow
diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes,
object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical
manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the
foregoing; the right to sue for all past, present and future
infringements of any of the foregoing; all other intellectual
property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world
in and to all of the foregoing.
“ Interest Rate ” means
an amount equal to nine percent (9%) per annum on the outstanding
amount of all Advances made by the Lender pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Investment ”
means the aggregate dollar amount of all Advances made by the
Lender to the Borrower during the Term.
“ Lenders Shares
” means the collective reference to the (a) Conversion
Shares; (b) the Warrant Shares; and (c) the shares of Common Stock
payable in respect of the CD Release Fee.
“ Loan Servicing Fees
” means the sum of $16,500 per month to cover the servicing
and monitory of all Advances under this Agreement.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or
otherwise), business or prospects of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, whether individually or taken as a consolidated
whole, or (b) the ability of any of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations under the
Transaction Documents.
“ Maximum Advances
” means the sum of One Million Three Hundred and Forty Three
Thousand United States Dollars ($1,343,000), which Maximum Advances
may be increased only in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Lender.
“ Note ” means the revolving
credit convertible note, dated as of the Effective Date, and in the
form of Exhibit C annexed hereto and made a part
hereof.
“ Obligations ” means the
collective reference to (a) the obligation of the Borrower and each
Guarantor to repay Approved Advances, interest at the Interest Rate
on all Advances made under this Agreement, (b) all Loan Servicing
Fees, (c) the CD Release Fee, and (d) the respective obligations of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under other Transaction
Documents.
“ Permitted Discretion
” shall mean a determination or judgment made by Lender in
good faith in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a
lender) business judgment.
“ Person ” means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint
venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization,
governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically
listed herein.
“ Prior Advances
” means the collective reference to the sum of approximately
$723,000, representing (a) a loan of $325,000 made by the Lender to
the Borrower and evidenced by the Prior Note, (b) the $18,000 loan
from Global Asset Fund Ltd. (“ GAF ”) originally
evidenced by the GAF Note which was purchased by the Lender from
GAF; and (c) approximately $380,000 of other loans and Advances
made by the Lender to the Borrower prior to the Execution Date of
this Agreement.
“ Prior Note ”
shall mean the note from Borrower to Lender in the principal amount
of $325,000 and payable within 30 days of demand for payment by the
Lender.
“ SEC Filings ”
means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
the Corporations are required to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”), including material filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
“ Subsidiary ”
means any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority
of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary
voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the
time owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower and/or any of its
other subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, as
at the date hereof and the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries of the
Borrower are the Persons who have executed this Agreement on the
signature page hereof, but shall not include
AdvisorShares.
“ Term ” shall
mean one year from the Execution Date, subject to extension by the
Parties.
“ Trademarks ”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s
now existing or hereafter acquired right, title, and interest in
and to: (i) trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company
names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles,
service marks, logos, other business identifiers, prints and labels
on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, all
applications, registrations and recordings relating to the
foregoing as may at any time be filed in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the
United States, any State thereof, any political subdivision thereof
or in any other country, and all research and development relating
to the foregoing; (ii) all renewals thereof; and (iii) all designs
and general intangibles of a like nature.
“ Transaction Documents
” means the collective reference to this Agreement, the Note,
the Warrant and the Guaranty Agreement.
“ Warrant
” means a warrant to be delivered to the Lender on
the Closing Date entitling the Lender to purchase to purchase that
number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower determined by
dividing: (a) $1,343,000, by (b) the Exercise Price, and in the
from of Exhibit D annexed hereto and made a part
hereof.
“ Warrant Shares
” means the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower
issuable upon exercise of any or all of the Warrant.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement the Lender shall make Advances
to the Borrower from time to time during the Term; provided that ,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
aggregate amount of all Advances at any one time outstanding under
this Agreement shall not exceed the (i) the Maximum Advances,
less (ii) the sum of (A) the Prior Advances, and
(B) the outstanding amount of all additional Advances made under
this Agreement (the “ Availability
”).
(b) The
Advances made under this Agreement is in the nature of a revolving
credit facility, which may be drawn, repaid and redrawn, from time
to time as permitted under this Agreement. Advances
shall be made by the Lender under this Agreement following delivery
to the Lender of a Borrowing Report in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Lender, in the exercise of its
Permitted Discretion.
(c) Advances
shall be made during the Term. Each Advance subsequent
to the Execution Date Advance, shall be in an amount of at least
$10,000 and in increments of $10,000 in excess
thereof. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
Borrower may request Advances under this Agreement up to and
including the Availability.
(d) All
Advances and all other Obligations under this Agreement shall be
due and payable in full in cash, if not earlier in accordance with
this Agreement, on the earlier of (i) the occurrence of an Event of
Default if required pursuant hereto or Lender’s demand upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
and (ii) the last day of the Term (such earlier date being the
“Maturity Date” ).
(e) Interest
on all outstanding Advances under this Agreement shall be payable
monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, commencing June
1, 2009 (each an “ Interest Calculation Period
”) at the Interest Rate, calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year and for the actual number of calendar days elapsed in each
Interest Calculation Period. Interest accrued on each
Advance under the this Agreement shall be due and payable on the
first day of each month, commencing June 1, 2009, and continuing
until the later of the expiration of the Term and the full
performance and irrevocable payment in full in cash of the
Obligations and termination of this Agreement. To the
extent Advances are then available under this Agreement, Advances
shall be automatically made for the payment of interest on the
Obligations at the Interest Rate on the date when such interest is
due to the extent available and as provided for herein.
(f) For
so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, Borrower may give Lender irrevocable written notice
requesting an Advance under this Agreement by delivering to Lender
not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three (3)
Business Days before the Borrower requires such Advance (the
“Borrowing Date” ), a completed Borrowing Report
in substantially the same form as Exhibit A attached
hereto, and relevant supporting documentation satisfactory to
Lender, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. If
specified by the Borrower in the Borrowing Report, the Borrower
irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of the
requested Advance directly to the creditor of the Borrower, in all
cases for credit to the Borrower (or to such other account as to
which the Borrower shall instruct Lender) via Federal funds wire
transfer no later than 4:00 p.m. (New York City
time).
(g) Subject
to its approval of the form and content of such Borrowing Report
(which approval shall be given in the exercise of Lender’s
Permitted Discretion, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), the Lender shall disburse the Advance as set forth in the
Borrowing Report within three (3) Business Days after receipt of
such Borrowing Report.
(h) Borrower
absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay principal, interest
and all other amounts and Obligations payable hereunder, or under
any other Transaction Document, without any right of rescission and
without any deduction whatsoever, including any deduction for any
setoff, counterclaim or recoupment, and notwithstanding any damage
to, defects in or destruction of the Collateral or any other event,
including obsolescence of any property or improvements.
(i) As
of the Effective Date, each of the Guarantors shall unconditionally
and irrevocably guaranty payment and performance of all outstanding
Advances and interest thereon at the Interest Rate, pursuant to the
Guaranty Agreement.
(j) As
of the Effective Date, the Prior Note shall be deemed cancelled and
replaced by the Note issued under this Agreement.
(k) Should
any amount required to be paid under any Transaction Document to
the Lender be unpaid, such amount may be paid by Lender, which
payment shall be deemed a request for an Advance under this
Agreement as of the date such payment is due, and Borrower
irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Lender by
way of direct payment of the relevant amount, interest or
Obligations without necessity of any demand. No payment
or prepayment of any amount by Lender or any other Person shall
entitle any Person to be subrogated to the rights of Lender under
any Transaction Document unless and until the Obligations have been
fully performed and paid irrevocably in cash and this Agreement has
been terminated. Any sums expended by Lender as a result
of the failure of the Borrower or the Guarantors to pay, perform or
comply with any Transaction Document or any of the Obligations may
be charged to the account of Borrower and the Guarantors and added
to the Obligations.
(l) Subject
at all times to (i) there being adequate Availability at the time a
request for an Advance is made and after giving effect to the
funding thereof, (ii) such request for an Advance is accompanied by
a duly completed Borrowing Report furnished to the Lender as
provided in this Agreement, and (iii) requests for Advances are
approved for proper business purposes of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, as determined by the Lender in the exercise of its
Permitted Discretion (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), in the event that the Lender shall fail to
make any such requested Advance within five (5) Business Days of
the date such Advance is approved, the Lender shall not be entitled
to receive or accrue any fees or interest on then outstanding
Advances for the month or applicable part thereof that the Advance
was so approved and funding delayed.
(a) Each
of the Lender and the Borrower do hereby covenant and agree that
all Loan Servicing Fees payable under this Agreement shall accrue
and shall be paid to the Lender on the Maturity Date and shall be
deemed part of the Obligations.
(b) Each
of the Lender and the Borrower do hereby agree that the CD Release
Fee shall only be payable to the Lender in the event that the
Lender is able to arrange for the Borrower to effect a payment of
and drawdown on the Certificate of Deposit prior to the CD Maturity
Date, all upon such terms and conditions as shall be satisfactory
to the Borrower.
4. Representations
and Warranties
Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
jointly and severally represents and warrants as of the date
hereof, the Closing Date and each Borrowing Date, as
follows:
4.1
Organization and Authority
Borrower and each of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its state of formation. Borrower and each of
its Subsidiaries (i) has all requisite corporate or entity
power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry
on its business as now being conducted and as contemplated in the
Transaction Documents, (ii) is duly qualified to do business
in every jurisdiction in which failure so to qualify would
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii)
has all requisite power and authority (A) to execute, deliver
and perform the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (B)
to borrow hereunder, and (C) to consummate the transactions
contemplated under the Transaction Documents. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.1, neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is an “investment company” registered or
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, or is controlled by such an “investment
company.”
4.2
Transaction Documents
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.2 , the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower
and each of Borrower’s Subsidiaries (collectively, the
“ Corporations ”) of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, (i) have been duly authorized by all
requisite action of each such Person and have been duly executed
and delivered by or on behalf of each such Person; (ii) do not
violate any provisions of (A) applicable law, statute, rule,
regulation, ordinance or tariff, (B) any order of any
Governmental Authority binding on any such Person or any of their
respective properties, or (C) the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws (or any other equivalent governing agreement or document)
of any such Person, or any agreement between any such Person and
its respective stockholders, members, partners or equity owners or
among any such stockholders, members, partners or equity owners;
(iii) are not in conflict with, and do not result in a breach or
default of or constitute an event of default, or an event, fact,
condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or
both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or
event of default under, any indenture, agreement or other
instrument to which any such Person is a party, or by which the
properties or assets of such Person are bound; (iv) except as
set forth therein, will not result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien of any nature upon any of the properties or assets of any
such Person, and (v) do not require the consent, approval or
authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with,
any Governmental Authority or any other Person. When
executed and delivered, each of the Transaction Documents to which
Borrower and each of the other Corporations is a party will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person,
enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, moratorium,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the
enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to the
effect of general principles of equity which may limit the
availability of equitable remedies (whether in a proceeding at law
or in equity).
4.3 Subsidiaries,
Capitalization and Ownership Interests
Schedule 4.11
states the names of all of the
Subsidiaries of the Borrower who have executed this Agreement,
other than AdvisorShares LLC (“AdvisorShares”) which is
not a party to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents. Schedule 4.3 sets forth, the number
and class of equity securities and/or ownership, voting or
partnership interests issued and outstanding of Borrower and each
of its Subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners thereof
(including options, warrants and other rights to
acquire any of the foregoing). The outstanding equity
securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and each Person listed
on Schedule 4.3 owns beneficially and of record all the
equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests
it is listed as owning free and clear of any Liens other than Liens
created by the Transaction Documents.
Schedule 4.3 also lists the directors, members,
managers and/or partners of Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.4 or as otherwise disclosed in the Corporations’ SEC
filings, none of the Corporations is (i) a party to any judgment,
order or decree or any agreement, document or instrument, or
subject to any restriction, which would affect its ability to
execute and deliver, or perform under, any Transaction Document or
to pay the Obligations, (ii) in default in the performance,
observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition
contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a
party or to which any of its properties or assets are subject,
which default, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure
period would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, nor is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance
which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or
result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under,
any of the foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable
grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or (iii) a party or subject to any agreement,
document or instrument with respect to, or obligation to pay any,
management or service fee with respect to, the ownership,
operation, leasing or performance of its business.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5 ,
there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or,
to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of the
Corporations that (i) questions or could prevent the validity of
any of the Transaction Documents or the right of such Person to
enter into any Transaction Document or to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) would reasonably be likely
to be or have, either individually or in the aggregate, any
Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) would reasonably be likely
to result in any change of control or other change in the current
ownership, control or management of any of the
Corporations. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5
, neither Borrower nor any of the Guarantors is aware that there is
any basis for the foregoing. None of the Corporations is
a party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or
decree of any Governmental Authority. There is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation initiated by any of the
Corporations currently pending. None of the Corporations
has any existing accrued and/or unpaid indebtedness or other
payment obligations to any Governmental Authority.
Each of the Corporations (i) is in
compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances
and tariffs of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person
and/or such Person’s business, assets or operations,
including, without limitation, ERISA, and (ii) is not in violation
of any order of any Governmental Authority or other board or
tribunal, except where noncompliance or violation could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is no event, fact, condition or
circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or both, would
constitute or result in any noncompliance with, or any violation
of, any of the foregoing, in each case except where noncompliance
or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. None of the Corporations has received
any notice that such Corporation is not in compliance in any
respect with any of the requirements of any of the
foregoing. None of the Corporations have (a) engaged in
any Prohibited Transactions as defined in Section 405 of ERISA
and Section 4965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1985, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b)
failed to meet any applicable minimum funding requirements under
Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its plans and no funding
requirements have been postponed or delayed, (c) any knowledge of
any amounts due but unpaid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, or of any event or occurrence which would cause the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under
Title IV of ERISA to terminate any of the employee benefit plans,
(d) any fiduciary responsibility under ERISA for investments with
respect to any plan existing for the benefit of Persons other than
its employees or former employees, or (e) withdrawn, completely or
partially, from any multi-employer pension plans so as to incur
liability under the MultiEmployer Pension Plan Amendments of
1980.
4.7 Intellectual
Property
Each of the Corporations owns, licenses or
utilizes, and is a party to, all patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered
copyrights, copyright applications, copyrights, trade names, trade
secrets, software, licenses and other Intellectual Property,
necessary to operate the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
4.8 Licenses
and Permits; Labor
Each of the Corporations is in
compliance with and has all permits and Intellectual Property
necessary or required by applicable law or Governmental Authority
for the operation of such Corporation’s
businesses. All of the foregoing are in full force and
effect and not in known conflict with the rights of
others. None of the Corporations is (i) in breach of or
default under the provisions of any of the foregoing, nor is there
any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or
passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a conflict,
breach, default or event of default under, any of the foregoing
which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period
would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii)
a party to or subject to any agreement, instrument or restriction
that is so unusual or burdensome that it might have a Material
Adverse Effect, and/or (iii) and has not been, involved in any
labor dispute, strike, walkout or union organization which would
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No Transaction Document nor any
other agreement, document, certificate, or statement furnished to
Lender by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, nor any representation or warranty made by any of the
Corporations in any Transaction Document, contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to
make the statements therein not materially
misleading. There is no fact known to Borrower which has
not been disclosed to Lender in writing which would reasonably be
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each of Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries has in full force and effect such insurance policies
as are customary in its industry.
4.11 Names;
Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
During the preceding two years, neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has conducted
business under or used any name (whether corporate, partnership or
assumed) other than as shown on Schedule 4.11
. The Corporations, as applicable, is the sole owner of
all of its names listed on Schedule 4.11 , and any and all
business done and invoices issued in such names are such
Person’s sales, business and invoices. Each trade
name of Borrower or, as applicable, the Borrower’s Subsidiary
represents a division or trading style of Borrower or such
Subsidiary. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
maintains its places of business and chief executive offices only
at the locations set forth on Schedule 4.11 , and all
Accounts of Borrower arise, originate and are located, and all of
the Collateral granted by Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all
books and records in connection therewith or in any way relating
thereto or evidencing such Collateral are located and shall only be
located, in and at such locations of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries. All of the Collateral is located only in
the continental United States.
The Obligations are not subordinated in any way
to any other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
to the rights of any other Person.
Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender
or on Schedule 4.13 : (i) each Account of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be
and is not evidenced by a judgment, (ii) each Account of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries arises out of a completed, bona fide sale and
delivery of goods or rendering of services by Borrower in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of all purchase orders, contracts, certifications,
participations and other documents relating thereto or forming a
part of the contract between Borrower and the Account Debtor,
(iii)each Account of Borrower and its Subsidiaries together with
Lender’s security interest therein, is not and will not be in
the future (by voluntary act or omission by Borrower), subject to
any offset, lien, deduction, defense, dispute, counterclaim or
other adverse condition, is absolutely owing to Borrower or its
Subsidiaries and is not contingent in any respect or for any
reason, (iv) there are no facts, events or occurrences which in any
way impair the validity or enforceability of any Account of
Borrower or tend to reduce the amount payable thereunder from the
face amount of the claim or invoice and statements delivered to
Lender with respect thereto, (v) there are no proceedings or
actions which are threatened or pending against any Account Debtor
under any Account of Borrower which might result in any Material
Adverse Effect on the Borrower or any other Subsidiaries (vi) each
Account of Borrower has been billed and forwarded to the Account
Debtor for payment in accordance with applicable laws and is in
compl
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