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Title: PROMISSORY NOTE
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 12/24/2008
Industry: Communications Equipment     Sector: Technology

PROMISSORY NOTE, Parties: capital bank  national association , interphase corporation
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Exhibit 10.2

LIBOR-BASED RATE

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,000,000.00

 

December 19, 2008

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, INTERPHASE CORPORATION , a Texas corporation (whether one or more, “ Borrower ”), having an address at 2901 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75093, hereby promises to pay to the order of TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (together with its successors and assigns and any subsequent holders of this Promissory Note, the “ Lender ”), as hereinafter provided, the principal sum of FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be advanced by Lender from time to time hereunder to or for the benefit or account of Borrower, together with interest thereon at the Note Rate (as hereinafter defined), and otherwise in strict accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Promissory Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Applicable Margin : The percentage points set forth below:

 

 

 

Applicable Rate based

 

Applicable Rate based

on Prime Rate

 

on LIBOR

0%

 

1%

Applicable Rate : (i) In the case of a Portion bearing interest based upon the Prime Rate, the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) in the case of a Portion bearing interest based upon LIBOR, LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin; provided , however , if any amounts are outstanding hereunder for more than ten (10) days in any calendar quarter, the Applicable Margin in item (ii) shall be (x) 1% when LIBOR is greater than 2.5%, or (y) 1.5% when LIBOR is equal to or less than 2.5%.

Borrower : As identified in the introductory paragraph of this Note.

Business Day : A weekday, Monday through Friday, except a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in Dallas, Texas are authorized or required by law to be closed. Unless otherwise provided, the term “ days ” when used herein shall mean calendar days.

Change : (i) any change after the date of this Note in the risk-based capital guidelines applicable to Lender or (ii) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of this Note that affects capital adequacy or the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or any entity controlling Lender.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Charges : All fees, charges and/or any other things of value, if any, contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by Lender in connection with the transactions relating to this Note and the other Loan Documents, which are treated as interest under applicable law.

Debtor Relief Laws : Title 11 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter in effect, or any other applicable law, domestic or foreign, as now or hereafter in effect, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, reorganization, arrangement or composition, extension or adjustment of debts, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors.

Default Interest Rate : A rate per annum equal to the Note Rate plus four percent (4%), but in no event in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate.

Event of Default : Any event or occurrence described under Section 3.1 hereof.

Funding Indemnification : The amount (which shall be payable on demand by Lender) necessary to promptly compensate Lender for, and hold it harmless from, any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any payment or prepayment of any Portion bearing interest based upon LIBOR on a day other than the last day of the relevant LIBOR Interest Period (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or

(b) any failure by Borrower to prepay, borrow, continue or convert a Portion bearing or selected to bear interest based upon LIBOR on the date or in the amount selected by Borrower,

including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such portion or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by Lender in connection with the foregoing. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by Borrower to Lender hereunder, Lender shall be deemed to have funded the Portion based upon LIBOR by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London inter-bank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Portion was in fact so funded.

Lender : As identified in the introductory paragraph of this Note.

LIBOR Banking Day : Any day on which commercial banks in the City of London, England are open for business and dealing in offshore dollars.

LIBOR Determination Date : A day that is three LIBOR Banking Days prior to the beginning of the relevant LIBOR Interest Period.

LIBOR Interest Period : A period of one, two or three months. The first day of the interest period must be a LIBOR Banking Day. The last day of the interest period and the actual number of days during the interest period will be determined by Lender using the practices of the London inter-bank market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LIBOR : With respect to each LIBOR Interest Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and adjusted as described in the last sentence of this definition of LIBOR) for deposits in United States Dollars that appears on Telerate Page 3750 (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the related LIBOR Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on such screen or service, or such screen or service shall cease to be available, LIBOR shall be determined by Lender to be the offered rate on such other screen or service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in United States Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period) for a term equivalent to such LIBOR Interest Period as of 11:00 a.m. on the relevant LIBOR Determination Date. If the rates referenced in the two preceding sentences are not available, LIBOR for the relevant LIBOR Interest Period will be determined by such alternate method or reasonably selected by Lender. LIBOR shall be adjusted from time to time in Lender’s sole discretion for then-applicable reserve requirements, deposit insurance assessment rates, marginal emergency, supplemental, special and other reserve percentages, and other regulatory costs.

Loan Agreement : The Loan Agreement of even date herewith executed by Lender and Borrower.

Loan Documents : As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Maturity Date : December 19, 2013.

Maximum Lawful Rate : The maximum lawful rate of interest which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by Lender in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Texas (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that such law permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law), taking into account all Charges made in connection with the transaction evidenced by this Note and the other Loan Documents.

Note : This Promissory Note.

Note Rate : The rate equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Lawful Rate or (b) the Applicable Rate.

Payment Date : The first day of each and every calendar month during the term of this Note and the last day of each LIBOR Interest Period.

Portion : Any principal amount bearing interest based upon the Prime Rate or LIBOR.

Prime Rate : The rate of interest announced from time to time by Lender as its “base” or “prime” rate of interest, which Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees may not be the lowest interest rate charged by Lender and is set by Lender in its sole discretion, changing when and as said prime rate changes.

Related Indebtedness : Any and all indebtedness paid or payable by Borrower to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents or any other communication or writing by or between Borrower and Lender related to the transaction or transactions that are the subject matter of the Loan Documents, except such indebtedness which has been paid or is payable by Borrower to Lender under this Note.

Any capitalized term used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to each such term in the Loan Agreement. All terms used herein, whether or not defined in Section 1.1 hereof, and whether used in singular or plural form, shall be deemed to refer to the object of such term whether such is singular or plural in nature, as the context may suggest or require.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE II
PAYMENT TERMS

Section 2.1 Payment of Principal and Interest . All accrued but unpaid interest on the principal balance of this Note outstanding from time to time shall be payable on each Payment Date. The then outstanding principal balance of this Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Note borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions of this Note and of the Loan Documents; provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall not at any time exceed the principal amount stated above. The unpaid principal balance of this Note at any time shall be the total amounts advanced hereunder by Lender less the amount of principal payments made hereon by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by Lender or otherwise noted in Lender’s records, which notations shall be, absent manifest error, conclusive evidence of the amounts owing hereunder from time to time.

Section 2.2 Application . Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, all payments on this Note shall be applied in the following order of priority: (i) the payment or reimbursement of any expenses, costs or obligations (other than the outstanding principal balance hereof and interest hereon) for which either Borrower shall be obligated or Lender shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Note or the other Loan Documents, (ii) the payment of accrued but unpaid interest hereon, and (iii) the payment of all or any portion of the principal balance hereof then outstanding hereunder, in the direct order of maturity. If an Event of Default exists under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents, then Lender may, at the sole option of Lender, apply any such payments, at any time and from time to time, to any of the items specified in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above without regard to the order of priority otherwise specified in this Section 2.2 and any application to the outstanding principal balance hereof may be made in either direct or inverse order of maturity.

Section 2.3 Payments . All payments under this Note made to Lender shall be made in immediately available funds at 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 75201 (or at such other place as Lender, in Lender’s sole discretion, may have established by delivery of written notice thereof to Borrower from time to time), without offset, in lawful money of the United States of America, which shall at the time of payment be legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and private. Payments by check or draft shall not constitute payment in immediately available funds until the required amount is actually received by Lender in full. Payments in immediately available funds received by Lender in the place designated for payment on a Business Day prior to 11:00 a.m. Dallas, Texas time at said place of payment shall be credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received, while payments received by Lender on a day other than a Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. Dallas, Texas time on a Business Day shall not be credited until the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment of principal or interest on this Note shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any such extension of time for payment shall be included in computing interest which has accrued and shall be payable in connection with such payment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section 2.4 Rate Selection, Etc. Borrower may select, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, a Note Rate based upon either LIBOR or the Prime Rate for the entire principal amount of this Note then outstanding or any Portion thereof. No more than three LIBOR Interest Periods may be outstanding at any time, and each Portion bearing interest based on LIBOR shall be at least $100,000. Borrower may designate the Portion to bear interest based upon LIBOR by giving Lender written notice of its selection before 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on the LIBOR Determination Date, which selection shall be irrevocable, for each LIBOR Interest Period. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the option to select LIBOR as a basis for the Note Rate shall be terminated. No LIBOR Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Any Portion for which LIBOR Interest Period is not selected shall bear interest at a Note Rate based upon the Prime Rate. The determination by Lender of the Note Rate shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding in all respects. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if (i) at any time, Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) that any applicable law or regulation or any change therein or the interpretation or application thereof or compliance therewith by Lender (A) prohibits, restricts or makes impossible the charging of interest based on LIBOR or (B) shall make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain the indebtedness evidenced by this Note in eurodollars, or (ii) at the time of or prior to the determination of the Note Rate, Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market generally, (A) deposits in United States Dollars in the relevant amounts and of the relevant maturity are not available to Lender in the London interbank market, (B) the Note Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Lender of making or maintaining the loan, due to changes in administrative costs, fees, tariffs and taxes and other matters outside of Lender’s reasonable control, or (C) adequate and fair means do not or will not exist for determining the Note Rate as set forth in this Note, then Lender shall give Borrower prompt notice thereof, and this Note shall bear interest, and continue to bear interest until Lender determines that the applicable circumstance described in the foregoing clauses (i) (A) or (B) or (ii) (A), (B) or (C) no longer pertains, at the Prime Rate plus Applicable Margin.

Section 2.5 Computation Period . Interest on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and shall accrue on the actual number of days elapsed for any whole or partial month in which interest is being calculated. In computing the number of days during which interest accrues, the day on which funds are initially advanced shall be included regardless of the time of day such advance is made, and the day on which funds are repaid shall be included unless repayment is credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received as provided in Section 2.3 hereof.

Section 2.6 Prepayment . Borrower shall have the right to prepay, at any time and from time to time, without fee, premium or penalty (except as noted below), all or any Portion of the outstanding principal balance hereof, provided, however, that (a) Borrower shall provide notice to Lender of any such prepayment on or before 2:30 P.M. Dallas, Texas time on the date of any such prepayment; (b) such prepayment shall also include any and all accrued but unpaid interest on the amount of principal being so prepaid through and including the date of prepayment, plus any other sums which have become due to Lender under the other Loan Documents on or before the date of prepayment, but which have not been fully paid; and (c) Borrower shall pay any Funding Indemnification. Prepayments of principal will be applied in inverse order of maturity. If this Note is prepaid in full, any commitment of Lender to make further advances shall automatically terminate and shall be of no further force or effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section 2.7 Unconditional Payment . Borrower is and shall be obligated to pay all principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable under this Note or under any of the other Loan Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction whatsoever and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff whatsoever. If at any time any payment received by Lender hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Debtor Relief Law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Borrower and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.

Section 2.8 Partial or Incomplete Payments . Remittances in payment of


 
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