FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
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Rockville, Maryland
December 11, 2006
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ARGAN, INC., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“
Argan ”), SOUTHERN MARYLAND CABLE, INC., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(“ SMC ”), VITARICH LABORATORIES,
INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware (“ Vitarich ”) GEMMA POWER,
INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Connecticut (“ GP ”), GEMMA POWER
SYSTEMS CALIFORNIA, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of California (“ GPSC ”),
GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC, a limited liability company organized
under the laws of the state of Connecticut (“
GPS ”), and GEMMA POWER HARTFORD, LLC, a
limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of
Connecticut (“ GPH ”), jointly and
severally (each of Argan, SMC, Vitarich, GP, GPSC, GPS, and GPH, a
“ Borrower ” and collectively, the
“ Borrowers ”); promise to pay to the
order of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, its
successors and assigns (the “ Lender
”), the principal sum of FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,250,000) (the “ Principal
Sum ”), or so much thereof as has been or may be
advanced or readvanced to or for the account of the Borrowers
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Fourth Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Note (including all renewals, extensions
or modifications hereof, this “ Note
”), together with interest thereon at the rate or rates
hereinafter provided, in accordance with the following:
Commencing as of the date hereof and continuing
until repayment in full of all sums due hereunder, the unpaid
Principal Sum shall bear interest at the LIBOR Rate plus three and
one quarter percent (3.25%) per annum. For purposes hereof, the
“ LIBOR Rate ” shall mean a daily
fluctuating rate equal to the one (1) month rate of interest
(rounded upwards, if necessary to the nearest 1/100 of 1%)
appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the one
(1) month London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S.
Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London, time), on the second
preceding business day, as adjusted from time to time in the
Lender’s sole discretion for then-applicable reserve
requirements, deposits insurance assessment rates and other
regulatory costs. If for any reason such rate is not available, the
term “ LIBOR Rate ” shall mean the
fluctuating rate of interest equal to the one (1) month rate of
interest (rounded upwards, if necessary to the nearest 1/100 of 1%)
appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the one (1) month London
interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London Time) on the second preceding
business day, as adjusted from time to time for then-applicable
reserve requirements, deposit insurance assessment rates and other
regulatory costs; provided, however, if more than one rate is
specified on Reuters Screen LIBO page, the applicable rate shall be
the arithmetic mean of all such rates.
The rate of interest charged under this Note
shall change immediately and contemporaneously with any change in
the LIBOR Rate. All interest payable under the terms of this Note
shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual
number of days elapsed.
2. Payments and Maturity.
The unpaid Principal Sum, together with interest
thereon at the rate or rates provided above, shall be payable as
follows:
(a) Interest only on the unpaid Principal Sum shall
be due and payable monthly, commencing December 30, 2006, and on
the last day of each month thereafter to maturity; and
(b) Unless sooner paid, the unpaid Principal Sum,
together with interest accrued and unpaid thereon, shall be due and
payable in full on the Revolving Credit Expiration Date.
The fact that the balance hereunder may be
reduced to zero from time to time pursuant to the Financing
Agreement will not affect the continuing validity of this Note or
the Financing Agreement, and the balance may be increased to the
Principal Sum after any such reduction to zero.
Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to
automatically deduct from Borrower’s account numbered
003939628068 the amount of each payment of principal (including
without limitation the principal payment due on the final maturity
date) and/or interest on the dates such payments become due. If the
funds in the account are insufficient to cover any payment, Lender
shall not be obligated to advance funds to cover the payment. At
any time and for any reason, Borrower or Lender may voluntarily
terminate automatic payments as provided in this
paragraph.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as
hereinafter defined), the unpaid Principal Sum shall bear interest
thereafter at the LIBOR Rate plus four percent (4.00%) (the “
Post-Default Rate ”) until such Event of
Default is cured.
If the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment
under the terms of this Note within five (5) days after the date
such payment is due, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender on
demand a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of such
payment.
5. Application and Place of
Payments.
All payments, made on account of this Note shall
be applied first to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest then
due hereunder, and the remainder, if any, shall be applied to the
unpaid Principal Sum. All payments on account of this Note shall be
paid in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately
available funds during regular business hours of the Lender at its
principal office in Rockville, Maryland or at such other times and
places as the Lender may at any time and from time to time
designate in writing to the Borrowers.
6. Financing Agreement and Other Financing
Documents.
This Note is the “ Revolving
Credit Note ” described in the Second Amended and
Restated Financing and Security Agreement, dated of even date
herewith, by and among the Borrowers and the Lender (as amended,
modified, restated, substituted, extended and renewed at any time
and from time to time, the “ Financing
Agreement ”). This Note amends and restates in its
entirety that certain Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Note (the “ Prior Note ”) in the
maximum principal sum of Four Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($4,250,000) dated May 5, 2005 in favor of the Lender. It
is expressly agreed that the indebtedness evidenced by the Prior
Note has not been extinguished or discharged hereby. Each of the
Borrowers and the Lender agree that the execution of this Note is
not intended to and shall not cause or result in a novation with
respect to the Prior Note. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note
is included within the meaning of the term “
Obligations ” as defined in the Financing
Agreement. The term “ Financing Documents
” as used in this Note shall mean collectively this Note, the
2006 Term Note, the Acquisition Term Note, the Financing Agreement
and any other instrument, agreement, or document previously,
simultaneously, or hereafter executed and delivered by any Borrower
and/or any other Person, singularly or jointly with any other
Person, evidencing, securing, guaranteeing, or in connection with
the Principal Sum, this Note, the 2006 Term Note, the Acquisition
Term Note and/or the Financing Agreement.
This Note is secured as provided in the
Financing Agreement.
The occurrence of any one or more of the
following events shall constitute an event of default
(individually, an “ Event of Default ”
and collectively, the “ Events of Default
”) under the terms of this Note:
(a) The failure of any Borrower to pay to the
Lender within five (5) days of when due any and all amounts payable
by any Borrower to the Lender under the terms of this Note;
or
(b) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as
defined therein) under the terms and conditions of any of the other
Financing Documents.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at
the option of the Lender, all amounts payable by the Borrowers to
the Lender under the terms of this Note shall immediately become
due and payable by the Borrowers to the Lender without notice to
the Borrowers or any other Person, and the Lender shall have all of
the rights, powers, and remedies available under the terms of this
Note, any of the other Financing Documents and all applicable laws.
The Borrowers and all endorsers, guarantors, and other parties who
may now or in the future be primarily or secondarily liable for the
payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note hereby severally
waive presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest, notice of
demand and of dishonor and non-payment of this Note and expressly
agree that this Note or any payment hereunder may be extended from
time to time without in any way affecting the liability of the
Borrowers, guarantors and endorsers.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each
Borrower hereby authorizes any attorney designated by the Lender or
any clerk of any court of record to appear for the Borrowers in any
court of record and confess judgment without prior hearing against
the Borrowers in favor of the Lender for and in the amount of the
unpaid Principal Sum, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, all
other amounts payable by any Borrower to the Lender under the terms
of this Note or any of the other Financing Documents, costs of
suit, and attorney
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