EXHIBIT 10.11
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ” ) dated as of March 20, 2009
by and between PERF-GO GREEN, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
Client ”) and STAR FUNDING, INC., a New York
corporation (“ Supplier ”)
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS, Client engages in the business of
development, marketing and selling of eco-friendly, non-toxic, food
contact compliant, biodegradable plastic products, including
without limitation bags, batteries, drop cloths, and other
“green” products (the “Goods”),
and
WHEREAS, Supplier is willing, on the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to supply such
Goods to Client or provide financial accommodations to Client to
enable it to purchase such Goods;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
§ 1. Accommodations Offered by
Supplier .
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, Supplier may from time to time, at Client’s
request but at Supplier’s sole discretion, take any one or
more of the following actions (each, an “
Accommodation ”) :
(i) arrange
to purchase Goods from such vendors as Client may recommend that
are satisfactory to Supplier (the “ Sellers ”)
and supply such Goods to Client against payment by Client on an
open account basis;
(ii) cause
one or more financial institutions (“ Issuers ”)
to issue letters of credit ( “ Supplier Letters of
Credit ” ) for its account in favor of one or more
Sellers to support Supplier’s or Client’s payment
obligations for Goods purchased from such Sellers;
(iii) make advances to Client in such amounts
and on such terms as Supplier may determine in its sole discretion,
for the purpose of financing Client’s acquisition of Goods
and payment of the related Transaction Costs (as defined below);
or
(iv) arrange to purchase from one or more
financial institutions designated by Client ( “
Document Lenders ” ) documents covering Goods
ordered by Client ( “ Documents ” ) and
sell such Documents and the Goods they cover to Client against
payment by Client on an open account basis;
provided, however , that unless Supplier expressly agrees
otherwise in writing, Client shall not request that Supplier
provide any Accommodations if, after giving effect thereto (x) the
sum (without duplication) of (A) the total amount of Expenses and
Transaction Costs then outstanding, plus (B) the aggregate
unpaid amount of Supplier’s obligations, whether absolute or
contingent, under or in respect of any Supplier Letters of Credit,
plus (C) the aggregate amount paid by Supplier for Documents
at Client’s request for which Client has not reimbursed
Supplier, plus (D) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all advances and other financial accommodations made by
Supplier to or for the benefit of Client under this Agreement (such
sum herein called the “ Supplier Exposure
” ) would exceed $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate at any
one time outstanding (which amount Supplier may increase from time
to time in its sole and absolute discretion, based on factors which
include, without limitation, the Client’s needs and financial
condition, the structure of the Transaction at issue, and the
performance of the Collateral).
(b) Client
intends to sell Goods supplied or financed by Supplier to
Client’s customers ( “ Customers ”
) pursuant to written orders from the Customers ( “
Customer Orders ”) .
§ 2. Procedure for Requesting
Accommodations .
(a)
Transaction Requests . If Client proposes to request
that Supplier arrange to supply or finance the purchase of any
Goods or a portion of the purchase price of any Goods, Client
shall: (i) notify Supplier of the proposed transaction (the “
Transaction ” ) in writing; and (ii)
furnish to Supplier: (A) a copy of the purchase order(s) proposed
to be entered into by and between the Seller and Supplier or Client
for the purchase of the Goods (the “ Supplier
Order(s )” ) (B) copies of the corresponding
Customer Orders that Client proposes to fill using the Goods (all
of which shall be duly executed by Customers, shall be subject to
confirmation by Supplier and shall allow for partial shipment
and/or fulfillment if the Goods necessary to fill them are to be
provided by more than one Seller), accompanied by such assignments
(the “ Assignments ” ) as Supplier
may require and remittance in full of all deposits made by
Customers in connection with such Customer Orders, if any; (C)
copies of any letters of credit that support Customer Orders (
“ Customer Letters of Credit ”) , which
letters of credit (if any) must be issued or confirmed by domestic
banks acceptable to Supplier, must be payable in U.S. Dollars at
the New York counters of such domestic banks, and must be in form,
substance and amount satisfactory to Supplier, together with
evidence satisfactory to Supplier that such letters of credit have
been amended as requested by Supplier in its sole discretion and
have been transferred or assigned to Supplier, (D) a budget
itemizing all costs related to such request ( “
Transaction Costs ” ) (including but not limited
to: the invoice price of the Goods; shipping costs; freight costs;
handling costs, insurance costs; customs and duties; taxes, storage
charges; packaging costs; additional overhead costs and expenses;
royalty payments, if any; and any other costs that may be incurred
in connection with the sale of the Goods) and setting forth the
estimated time to deliver the Goods to the Customer and the sale
price of the Goods; (E) a specific description of each freight
forwarder, shipping company, customs broker, warehouse and other
person or entity that will provide services relating to the
shipping or storage of the Goods (each of which shall be
satisfactory to Supplier in its sole discretion and shall be
referred to as a “ Logistics Company
”) , together with a description of the shipping and
storage arrangements in detail satisfactory to Supplier (the
“ Delivery Arrangements ” ) and
triparty agreements in form and substance satisfactory to Supplier
( “ Triparty Agreements ”) , duly
executed by each Logistics Company, (F) all documents specified on
Exhibit “A” annexed hereto and incorporated herein by
reference (other than documents that have been waived by Supplier),
and (0) such other documents as Supplier may require in its sole
discretion (all of the foregoing documents herein collectively
called the “ Transaction Documents
”) . Supplier shall in no event consider supplying or
financing the acquisition of Goods in a Transaction that (i)
requires Supplier or Client to make any payment to a Seller
(whether directly, under a letter of credit or otherwise) before
the Goods are finished and ready for shipment or (ii) would give
rise to a CR Receivable (as such term is defined in the Factoring
Agreement, as hereinafter defined). Notwithstanding any other
provision herein, Spectrum Bags, Incorporated is hereby deemed to
be an approved Logistics Company.
(b)
Supplier’s Discretion . Client agrees that
Supplier is not and shall not be obligated to purchase or finance
Goods or take any other action requested by Client pursuant to this
Section, and acknowledges that Supplier may reject any such request
for any reason (or no reason) in its sole discretion.
(c)
Accounts . Client shall provide such documents and
take such action as Supplier may require from time to time to
ensure that Client has the unconditional and irrevocable right to
assign each Customer Order and the related Account (as hereinafter
defined), including the right to receive all payments in connection
therewith, to Supplier. Client hereby grants to Supplier the right
and authorizes Supplier (but agrees that Supplier shall have no
obligation) to ship all Goods supplied or financed by it directly
to the Customer, invoice the sale of the Goods to the Customer and
assign the Accounts arising therefrom to Supplier, either in its
capacity as Supplier hereunder or in its capacity as factor (in
such capacity, the “ Factor ”) under the
Factoring Agreement of even date herewith between Client and Factor
(as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ Factoring Agreement
”) , on behalf of Client and in Client’s name.
Client further agrees that such Accounts may be reassigned by any
assignee. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Accounts ” shall mean and include all accounts
and all other obligations of Customers arising out of the sale and
delivery of Goods pursuant to a Customer Order. All Accounts
related to the Goods (and all invoices and other instruments and
documents relating to such Accounts) shall (i) except as otherwise
provided in the Factoring Agreement, state that all payments in
respect of the Accounts are to be made directly to Supplier (in
accordance with instructions to be provided by Supplier to Client
and printed, stamped or otherwise indicated on the related
invoices), and (ii) if Supplier so requires, be covered by one or
more policies in form and substance, and in amounts, that are
satisfactory to Supplier, issued by insurance companies that are
acceptable to Supplier.
(d)
Related Costs and Expenses . If all the Transaction
Documents relating to a contemplated Transaction are in form and
substance acceptable to Supplier in its sole discretion, Client may
request Supplier to provide an Accommodation and Supplier may, in
its sole discretion, do so if it is satisfied with all other
matters relating to such Transaction. At Supplier’s option,
Supplier in its sole discretion may pay any Transaction Costs
relating to such Transaction. Any amounts paid by Supplier in
respect of the purchase price of the Goods, Transaction Costs and
any and all other charges or expenses including, but not limited to
any and all filing fees, costs of collection, legal fees, royalty
payments and any and all other expenses, charges and fees incurred
by Supplier to protect its title or interest in and to the Goods,
any and all charges, commissions, fees, costs and expenses provided
for in this Agreement and in any of the other Supplier Documents
(as defined below) shall be paid to Supplier by Client upon
demand.
(e)
No Assumption of Obligations . Client confirms and
acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement or any other document, Supplier has not
assumed and will not assume or be or become liable for any of the
obligations of Client to any Customer, Seller, Logistics Company or
other person or entity, under any Transaction Document or
otherwise, and Client shall remain fully liable for the performance
of all such obligations. The assignment herein of the Customer
Orders is executed only as security for the obligations of Client
to Supplier; the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not
subject Supplier to, or in any way affect or modify the liability
of Client under, any Customer Orders.
(f)
Title to Goods . Client acknowledges and agrees that
Supplier shall hold good and marketable title to all Goods
purchased by Supplier from a Seller at Client’s request or
covered by Documents purchased by Supplier from a Document Lender
at Client’s request, free and clear of any liens,
encumbrances, claims and adverse interests of Client or any person
or entity claiming through Client, other than as contemplated by
that certain Subordination Agreement of even date herewith between
Client, PERF Go-Green Holdings, Inc., Supplier, and certain third
party lenders (as may be amended or modified from time to time, the
“ Subordination Agreement ” ) and
Client hereby expressly waives and releases, and expressly agrees
that it will not assert, or permit any other person or entity to
assert, any such liens, encumbrances, claims or adverse
interests.
(g)
Delivery Arrangements . No Goods shall be shipped
unless Supplier is satisfied with the Delivery Arrangements and
approves them in writing. Unless Supplier otherwise directs in its
sole discretion, the Delivery Arrangements shall provide that all
Goods purchased or financed hereunder shall be handled by Logistics
Companies that are acceptable to Supplier in its sole discretion
and have executed and delivered Triparty Agreements and shall be
shipped (at Supplier’s option in its sole discretion)
directly to Client, Customer, Supplier, or a warehouse that is
acceptable to Supplier. Supplier shall have no obligation to use,
and Client shall not use, any Logistics Company that has not been
approved in writing by Supplier.
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(h)
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Shipping
Location and Charges .
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(i) Supplier
retains the right at any and all times to ship Goods purchased or
financed by it hereunder to any location designated by Supplier,
and Client hereby agrees to accept the Goods at such location.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Supplier may ship
the Goods directly to the Customer in Client’s name or its
own name.
(ii) Client
shall pay all shipping charges related to the Transactions. At
Supplier’s option, Client shall pay the shipping charges by:
(a) prepaying such charges and providing evidence of same to
Supplier; or (b) paying to Supplier, upon the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and on Supplier’s demand from time
to time thereafter, an amount sufficient in Supplier’s
judgment to cover shipping charges relating to a request by Client
for Goods, to be held in escrow by Supplier for payment against the
shipping invoices; or (c) paying Supplier upon Supplier’s
demand.
(i)
Invoices . Client shall issue, at Supplier’s
request and at Supplier’s option as Supplier’s agent,
invoices pursuant to the Customer Orders in such form as Supplier
may in its sole discretion direct.
(j)
Supplier Letters of Credit . Client hereby agrees to
reimburse Supplier immediately upon demand for any payment
(including without limitation in respect of reimbursement, fees and
charges) made or required to be made by Supplier to an Issuer in
respect of a Supplier Letter of Credit issued by it. The obligation
of Client to reimburse Supplier for payments under or in respect of
Supplier Letters of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable
and shall be paid under all circumstances including without
limitation any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of
validity or enforceability of any Supplier Letter of Credit; (ii)
the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which
Client or Supplier may have at any time against a beneficiary or
any transferee of any Supplier Letter of Credit (or any person or
entity for whom any such transferee may be acting), or any other
person or entity; (iii) any draft or other document presented under
any Supplier Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent,
invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by the
applicable Issuer under any Supplier Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document which does not
substantially comply with the tenns of such Supplier Letter of
Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations,
properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects
of Client; (vi) any breach of this Agreement or any related
instrument or document by any party thereto; or (vii) any other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any
of the foregoing. As between Client and Supplier, Client assumes
all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any Supplier
Letters of Credit by the respective beneficiaries of such Supplier
Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, Supplier shall not be responsible for: (i) the form,
validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any
document submitted by any party in connection with the application
for and issuance of any such Supplier Letter of Credit, even if it
should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity
or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign any such Supplier Letter of Credit
or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole
or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Supplier
Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in
order to draw upon such Supplier Letter of Credit; (iv) errors,
omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of
any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise,
whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of
technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under
any such Supplier Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof~
(vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Supplier
Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Supplier
Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes
beyond the control of Supplier, and none of the above shall affect
or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Supplier’s
rights or powers hereunder.
§ 3. Inspection of Goods
. Supplier, in its sole discretion,
may arrange for a pre-shipment inspection of the Goods by an
inspection company of its choice, or require Client to cause the
Goods to be inspected by an independent quality control agency
chosen by Client and approved by Supplier before Supplier pays for
such Goods or for the Documents that cover such Goods or makes an
advance or permits a drawing under a Supplier Letter of Credit that
allows Client to pay for such Goods or related Documents. Supplier
may consider waiving the requirement of an independent pre-shipment
inspection of Goods by a third party if the Customer with respect
to such Goods (i) nominates an independent inspector satisfactory
to Supplier, in its sole discretion, or (ii) takes responsibility
in writing for inspecting such Goods. A representative of Supplier
or any individual designated by Supplier shall have access to
inspect all Goods purchased or financed by Supplier hereunder at
any and all times until they are delivered to Customer. Client
shall pay all costs and fees incurred by Supplier in connection
with the inspection and examination of such Goods immediately upon
demand by Supplier.
§ 4. Purchase Price, Fees and
Charges .
(a)
Purchase Price . In the event that Client requests
that Supplier supply Goods to it, Client shall purchase such Goods
from Supplier for a purchase price (the “ Purchase
Price ” ) equal to the sum (without
duplication) of (i) the total amount paid or to be paid by Supplier
to Seller for the Goods, or the total amount paid or to be paid by
Supplier to a Document Lender for Documents covering the Goods,
plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Supplier’s obligations,
whether absolute or contingent, under or in respect of any related
Supplier Letters of Credit, plus (iii) all related Transaction
Costs, bank fees and charges and inspection costs, plus (iv) all
other amounts advanced by Supplier to Client or to a third party
for Client’s benefit, plus (v) all other charges, costs, fees
and expenses provided for in this Agreement (the sum of the amounts
specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) above being
herein referred to as the “ Expenses ”), plus
(vi) the Margin. For this purpose, the term “
Margin ” means with respect to each request by
Client for Supplier to supply or finance Goods under this
Agreement, an amount equal to 2.0% of the total amount of Expenses
relating to such Goods for each 30-day period (or portion thereof),
commencing on the earliest Supplier Acquisition Date (as defined
below) with respect to such Goods and continuing until the date on
which all Accounts in respect of such Customer Invoice have been
factored and funded in full under the Factoring Agreement or
otherwise paid in full in cash. The term “ Supplier
Acquisition Date ” means, with respect to any Goods,
the date on which Supplier first incurs an obligation (whether
absolute or contingent) to purchase such Goods or any exposure with
respect to such purchase (whether by placing a purchase order, by
issuing or causing the issuance of a letter of credit, by making an
advance, or for any other reason). The Purchase Price, and all
other obligations of Client to Supplier, shall be paid by Client to
Supplier immediately upon demand.
(b)
Letter of Credit Fees . In the event that Supplier
obtains a Supplier Letter of Credit, Client shall pay to Supplier
(i) a fee equal to 0.25% of the face amount of such Supplier Letter
of Credit, payable (A) on the first day of each 90-day period (or
portion thereof) that such Supplier Letter of Credit is outstanding
and (B) on any date on which such Supplier Letter of Credit is
renewed, extended or cancelled, (ii) a fee equal to 0.25% of the
face amount of each draft presented under such Supplier Letter of
Credit, payable on the date such draft is presented to the Issuer
thereof, and (iii) any additional fees, charges, costs, expenses or
other amounts charged by the Issuer thereof
(c)
Maximum Amount . Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained herein, if a court of competent jurisdiction
should deem any portion of the Purchase Price or any commissions,
costs, fees or charges provided for in this Agreement to be
interest and such interest is deemed by such court to be in excess
of the maximum contract rate permitted by the applicable usury law,
the provisions of this subsection (c) shall govern and control and
neither Client nor any Guarantor (as hereinafter defined) shall be
liable to pay the amount of such interest to the extent that it is
in excess of the maximum interest rate permitted by law, any such
excess which may have been received by Supplier shall be either
applied against the then unpaid obligations of Client to Supplier
(other than any such obligations that are deemed to be excessive
interest as aforesaid) or at Supplier’s option refunded to
Client, and any portion of the Purchase Price or any commissions,
costs, fees or charges deemed to be interest by such court shall be
automatically reduced to the maximum interest rate allowed by
law.
(d)
Shortfall . Client hereby agrees that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any
other Transaction Document, in the event that the aggregate
principal amount of all advances Factor expects to make under the
Factoring Agreement on accounts receivable arising from the sale of
Goods supplied or financed by Supplier in a particular Transaction
is less than the total anticipated Supplier Exposure for such
Transaction (the amount by which it is less, herein called the
“ Shortfall ”), Client shall remit to Supplier
immediately upon demand and as a condition to Supplier’s
providing the Accommodation requested by Client in connection with
such Transaction, cash collateral in an amount equal to or
exceeding the Shortfall. Client further agrees that Supplier may,
at its option, charge the amount of the Shortfall to Client’s
account with the Factor.
§ 5. Sale of Goods . Client shall
deliver Goods to each Customer in accordance with (i) its customary
business practice; (ii) the terms and conditions of the relevant
Customer Order; (iii) the terms and conditions of any Triparty
Agreement; (iv) the terms and conditions of the Factoring
Agreement; and (v) the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In
the event that Supplier delivers or arranges for the delivery of
Goods directly to a Customer, then simultaneously with such
delivery Supplier shall, under the following terms and conditions,
sell such Goods to Client to allow Client to deliver the Goods
pursuant to the Customer Order.
(a)
Accounts . Client represents and warrants with
respect to all Accounts that (A) each such Account will: (i) cover
a bona fide sale and delivery of merchandise usually dealt in or
sold by Client or the rendition of services to customers in the
ordinary course of Client’s business; (ii) cover merchandise
or services which have been received and will be accepted by the
respective Customer without dispute or claim of any kind or nature;
(iii) not represent a consignment, “guaranteed return”
or other type of conditional sale; (iv) be for a liquidated amount
maturing as stated iii the respective invoice covering said sale
and Client’s assignment thereof to Supplier; (v) be
absolutely enforceable against the respective Customer free and
clear of any condition, offset, deduction, counterclaim, lien or
encumbrance except in favor of the Factor; and (B) at the time of
assignment of each such Account Client shall not be aware of
anything detrimental to the relevant Customer’s credit.
Client hereby represents that it will not re-date any sale or
invoice without Supplier’s prior written approval.
(b)
Supplier Payments . Except as otherwise provided in
the Factoring Agreement, Client will cause each Customer to pay all
amounts generated from all Accounts directly to Supplier. Any
payment to which Supplier is entitled with respect to any sale of
Goods is herein referred to as a “ Supplier
Payment ” .
(c)
Supplier’s Property . Except as otherwise
provided in the Factoring Agreement or the Subordination
Agreement, all Accounts shall remain the sole property of Supplier
unless and until all Supplier Payments have been paid in full to
Supplier.
(d)
Turnover of Payments; Deficiency . Any amount
received by Client in connection with the sale of Goods shall be
immediately turned over to Supplier in the form received and paid
directly to Supplier. Client shall not factor, assign or grant any
security interest in any accounts receivable to any person or
entity other than Star Funding, Inc., except for Permitted Liens
(as defined in the Security Agreement of even date herewith between
the Client and Supplier) unless (i) Client shall have obtained the
prior written consent of Supplier and (ii) Client shall have
delivered to Supplier an intercreditor agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Supplier, duly executed by Client and
such person or entity. Client hereby expressly grants Supplier the
right to set off any amount owed by Client to Supplier against any
amount otherwise due Client under this Agreement or otherwise, and
Client shall remain liable to Supplier at all times for any
deficiency with respect thereto. If for any reason Supplier does
not receive an amount in connection with the sale of Goods
sufficient to reimburse or pay Supplier in full for all amounts
owing under this Agreement or any other Supplier Document, Client
shall pay to Supplier on demand the amount of any
deficiency.
(e)
Sale to Customer . Provided all of the foregoing
terms and conditions are satisfied with respect to any shipment of
Goods and Client provides Supplier with (i) a copy of the invoice
to Customer acceptable to Supplier in its sole discretion, (ii)
proof of assignment of the Accounts to Supplier (or Factor, if the
Accounts are being factored under the Factoring Agreement)
satisfactory to Supplier in its sole discretion, (iii) receipt of
the shipping documents evidencing the shipment of the Goods to the
Customer satisfactory to Supplier in its sole discretion, (iv) if
required by Supplier in its sole discretion, an inspection
certification by Customer’s representative stating that the
Goods meet the specifications of the Customer Order, and (v) any
and all other documents Supplier in its sole discretion may
request, Supplier shall simultaneously therewith sell the Goods to
Client. In order to ensure Client’s compliance with this
Section a representative of Supplier may be present when the Goods
are shipped to the Customer.
§ 6. Application of
Payments . All
payments received by Supplier with respect to any Transaction will
be applied by Supplier to the payment in full of Client’s
obligations to it hereunder in such order and manner as it may
determine in its sole discre
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