NOTE AND EQUITY PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
IMAGING AND SENSING TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION AND
CERTAIN OF THE SUBSIDIARIES OF
IMAGING AND SENSING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
AMERICAN CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.
THE PURCHASERS IDENTIFIED ON
ANNEX A HERETO
AMENDMENT NO. 1
to the
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NOTE AND EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO.
1, dated October 21, 2005 (this “ Amendment
No. 1 ”), amends THE AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE AND
EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”),
dated as of October 29, 2004, is by and among IST
ACQUISITIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), IMAGING AND SENSING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a New York
corporation (“ Borrower ”), IST CONAX NUCLEAR,
INC., a New York corporation, IMAGING AND SENSING TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL CORP., a New York corporation, IST INSTRUMENTS, INC.,
a New York corporation, QUADTEK, INC., a Washington corporation
(each a “ Subsidiary ” and collectively the
“ Subsidiaries ” and together with Borrower and
Parent, the “ Loan Parties ”), the securities
purchasers that are now and hereafter at any time parties hereto
and are listed in Annex A (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) attached hereto (each a “ Purchaser ”
and collectively, “ Purchasers ”), and AMERICAN
CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
ACFS ”), as administrative and collateral agent for
Purchasers (in such capacity “ Agent
”).
A. The
parties hereto were party to a Note and Equity Purchase Agreement,
dated as of May 24, 2004 (the “ Original Purchase
Agreement ”);
B. The
parties hereto are party to the Amended and Restated Purchase
Agreement, pursuant to which the Original Purchase Agreement was
amended and restated;
C. The Loan
Parties, Purchasers and the Agent have agreed to enter into this
Amendment No. 1 to amend the Amended and Restated Purchase
Agreement, in order to (i) refinance the Senior Term A Notes
through the issuance and sale of the Senior Term D Notes (as
defined herein) and (ii) amend of certain other terms of the
Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
their mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth and
intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not defined
elsewhere in this Amendment are as defined in the Agreement (as
amended by this Amendment No. 1).
2.
Amendments . The Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
(a) The
following definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the
Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their
entirety:
“
Agreement ” shall mean this Amended and Restated Note
and Equity Purchase Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1
and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“
LIBOR Period ” means each month commencing on the
Closing Date, the Additional Closing Date, in the case of the
Senior Term C Notes, or the Term D Closing Date, in the case of the
Senior Term D Notes (or if the Closing Date (of if the Additional
Closing Date or the Term D Closing Date) is not a LIBOR Business
Day, the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day) and ending one month
thereafter; provided , that the foregoing provision
relating to LIBOR Periods is subject to the following:
(a) if any LIBOR
Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business
Day, such LIBOR Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
LIBOR Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to
carry such LIBOR Period into another calendar month in which event
such LIBOR Period shall end on the immediately preceding LIBOR
Business Day;
(b) any LIBOR
Period that would otherwise extend beyond the maturity date of the
Notes shall end on such date; and
(c) any LIBOR
Period that begins on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar
month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such LIBOR Period) shall
end on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar month.
“ Senior
Term Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.1(d) hereof.
“ Senior
Term Notes ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.1(d) hereof.
“
Transactions ” shall mean the incurrence of debt and
the issuance of securities in connection therewith, as contemplated
by this Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1), the Notes
and all other agreements contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(b) The following
definitions are hereby inserted in Section 1.1:
“
Amendment No. 1 ” shall mean Amendment No. 1
to this Agreement, dated October 21, 2005.
“ Senior
Term Loan D ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.1(d).
“ Senior
Term D Notes ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.1(d).
“ Senior
Term D Origination Fee ” shall mean a fee in an amount
equal to $450,000.
“ Term D
Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8(c).
“ Term D
Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8(c).
(c) The following
definitions are hereby deleted from Section 1.1:
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“
Borrowing Base Certificate ”
“
Inventory Advance Rate ”
“
Receivables Advance Rate ”
(d) The term
“Senior Agent” shall be replaced with the term
“Agent” wherever in the Amended and Restated Purchase
Agreement it is found.
(e) The words
“and together with the Senior Term Loan A and the Senior Term
Loan B the ‘ Senior Term Loans ’” and
“together with the Senior Term A Notes and the Senior Term B
Notes, the ‘ Senior Term Notes ’” in
Section 2.1(c) are deleted
(f) A new
Section 2.1(d) is hereby inserted as set forth
below:
“(d)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Purchasers agree to make a loan (“ Senior Term Loan D
” and together with the Senior Term Loan B and the Senior
Term Loan C, the “ Senior Term Loans ”) to the
Loan Parties on the Term D Closing Date in the principal amount of
$15,000,000. From and after the Term D Closing, the Senior Term
Loan D shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes made by
the Loan Parties in favor of Purchasers in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A-1.4 (together with any promissory notes issued in
substitution therefor pursuant to Sections 6.3 and 6.4, the
“ Senior Term D Notes ” and together with the
Senior Term B Notes and the Senior Term C Notes, the “
Senior Term Notes ”) to be issued in tranches of
$5,000,000, $5,000,000, $5,000,000, and delivered by the Loan
Parties at the Term D Closing.”
(g) Section 2.3
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on
or after the Closing Date and to, but excluding, May 24, 2006
(the “ Revolving Loan Termination Date ”),
Purchasers shall, severally, on a pro rata basis based on the
percentages specified to Agent, make loans and advances to the Loan
Parties on a revolving credit basis (collectively, the “
Revolving Loans ”) in an aggregate amount outstanding
at any time up to the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount. From and
after the Closing, the Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a
promissory note made by the Loan Parties in favor of Purchasers
(the “ Revolving Notes ”) in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A-4 to be delivered by the Loan parties at
the Closing. The date and amount of each Revolving Loan made by
Purchasers and each payment on account of principal thereof shall
be recorded by Agent on its books; provided that, the failure of
Agent to make any such
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recordation
shall not affect the obligations of the Loan Parties to make
payments when due of any amounts owing in respect of the Revolving
Loans.
“(b)
Purchasers shall make Revolving Loans available to the Loan Parties
up to a maximum of one draw per week, in integral multiples of
$100,000, provided that the conditions set forth in
Section 2.3(a) hereof, this Section 2.3(b) and
Section 4.2 hereof have been satisfied. Before a Revolving
Loan is made, the Loan Parties shall have (i) provided Agent
an irrevocable written Request for Borrowing in the form of
Exhibit H (a “ Request for Borrowing
”) by facsimile or other means set forth in Section 14.6
so that such notice is received by Agent not later than three
(3) Business Days before the day on which the Revolving Loan
is to be made and (ii) contacted Agent and received from Agent
either oral or written confirmation of Agent’s receipt of the
Request for Borrowing not later than 1:00 pm New York time three
(3) Business Days before the date on which the Revolving Loan
is to be made. No Revolving Loan shall be made if it would cause
the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans to exceed the Revolving
Loan Commitment Amount. Agent and Purchasers shall be entitled to
rely conclusively on any Executive Officer’s authority to
deliver a Request for Borrowing or other writing on behalf of the
Loan Parties and neither Agent nor any Purchaser shall have any
duty to verify the identity of or signature of any Person
identifying himself as an Executive Officer.
(h) A new
Section 2.7A is hereby inserted after Section 2.7 as set
forth below:
“2.7A
Sale and Purchase of Senior Term D Notes . Subject to the
terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations,
warranties and agreements set forth herein, (a) the Loan
Parties shall sell to Purchasers, and Purchasers shall purchase
from the Loan Parties, in an amount equal to the pro rata portion
of the Senior Term D Notes as set forth on Annex B, the Notes in
the aggregate principal amounts set forth in Section 2.1(d)
hereof.
(i) A new
Section 2.8(c) is hereby inserted as set forth
below:
“(c)
Delivery of and payment for the Senior Term D Notes issued in
connection with Amendment No. 1 (the “ Term D
Closing ”) shall be made at the offices of Weil, Gotshal
& Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153, commencing
at 10:00 a.m., local time, on October 21, 2005 or at such
place or on such other date as may be mutually agreeable to the
Loan Parties and Purchasers. The date and time of the Term D
Closing as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.8(c)
are referred to herein as the “ Term D Closing Date
.” Delivery of the Senior Term D Notes issued at the Term D
Closing shall be made to Purchasers (or their designees) against
payment of the purchase price therefor, less any unpaid Senior Term
D Origination Fee and any other amounts due and payable pursuant to
Section 4.1(i) hereof, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in the manner agreed to by the Loan Parties and
Purchasers. The Senior Term D Notes issued at the Term D Closing
shall be issued in such name or names and in such permitted
denomination or denominations as set forth in Annex B or as
Purchasers may request in writing not less than two
(2) Business Days before the Term D Closing
Date.”
(j) A new
Section 3.1(a)(iv) is hereby inserted as set forth
below:
“
(iv) The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, covenant and
agree to make payments to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of
Purchasers, of accrued interest on the
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Senior Term
Loan D on the last day of each LIBOR Period commending on
November 1, 2005 through the date of repayment in full of the
Senior Term Loan D. The Senior Term Loan D shall bear interest on
the outstanding principal thereof at a rate equal to the LIBOR
Rate, as such rate may adjust from time to time, plus six and five
tenths (6.5%) per annum.
(k) Section 3.1(e)
is hereby amended by deleting the word “last” before
the words “Business Day” and replacing it with the word
“first”.
(l) A new
Section 3.2(c) is hereby inserted as set forth
below:
“(c)
Senior Term D Notes . The Loan Parties, jointly and
severally, covenant and agree to repay to Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Purchasers, the unpaid balance of the Senior Term D
Notes in full, together with all accrued and unpaid i
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