Exhibit 10.20
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Revolving Credit Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between
the undersigned borrower (the “Borrower”) and the
undersigned bank (the “Bank”) as of the date set forth
on the last page of this Agreement.
ARTICLE I.
LOANS
1.1.
Revolving Credit Loans . From time to time prior to
December 31, 2008 (the “Maturity Date”) or the
earlier termination hereof, the Borrower may borrow from the Bank
for working capital purposes up to the aggregate principal amount
outstanding at any one time of the lesser of (i) $ 500,000.00
(the “Loan Amount”), less letters of credit issued by
the Bank, or (ii) if applicable, the Borrowing Base (defined
below). All revolving loans hereunder will be evidenced by a
single promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the
Bank in the principal amount of the Loan Amount (the
“Note”). Although the Note will be expressed to
be payable in the full Loan Amount, the Borrower will be obligated
to pay only the amounts actually disbursed hereunder, together with
accrued interest on the outstanding balance at the rates and on the
dates specified therein and such other charges provided for herein,
in the event that the principal amount outstanding under the Note
exceeds the Borrowing Base at anytime, the Borrower will
immediately, without request, prepay an amount sufficient to
eliminate such excess.
1.2.
Borrowing Base . The Borrowing Base, if any, will be
as set forth in an addendum to this Agreement.
1.3.
Advances After Maturity or In Excess of Maximum Loan Amount
. The Bank shall have no obligation whatsoever, and the Bank
has no present Intention, to make any advance after the Maturity
Date or which would cause the principal amount outstanding under
this Agreement to exceed the maximum loan amount or any other
limitations on advances stated In this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may from time to
time. In its sole and absolute discretion, agree to make an
advance after the Maturity Date or which would cause the principal
amount of advances outstanding under this Agreement to exceed the
maximum loan amount or any of the other limitations on
advances. The Borrower is and shall be and remain
unconditionally liable to the Bank for the amount of all advances,
including, without limitation, advances in excess of the maximum
loan amount or any other limitation on advances and advances made
after the Maturity Date. Immediately upon the Banks demand,
the Borrower shall pay to the Bank the amount of any advances made
after the Maturity Date or in excess of the maximum loan amount or
any other limitation on advances contained in this Agreement,
together with interest on the principal amount of such excess
advances, for so long as such advances are outstanding, at the
highest interest rate from time to time in effect for such
advances. Any such advances shall not be deemed an extension
of this Agreement nor an increase in the maximum loan amount
available for borrowing under this Agreement.
1.4.
Advances and Paying Procedure . The Bank is authorized
and directed to credit any of the Borrower’s accounts with
the Bank (or to the account the Borrower designates in writing) for
all loans made hereunder, and the Bank is authorized to debit such
account or any other account of the Borrower with the Bank for the
amount of any principal, interest or expenses due under the Note or
other amount due hereunder on the due date with respect
thereto.
If, upon any request by
the Borrower to the Bank to issue a wire transfer, there is an
inconsistency between the name of the recipient of the wire and its
identification number as specified by the Borrower, the Bank may,
without liability, transmit the payment via wire based solely upon
the identification number.
1.5.
Closing Fee . The Borrower will pay the Bank a
one-time closing fee of $5,000.00 contemporaneously with execution
of this Agreement. This fee is in addition to all other fees,
expenses and other amounts due hereunder.
1.6.
Loan Facility Fee . The Borrower will pay a loan
facility fee equal to:
o
$ n/a per annum, payable annually in advance; (or)
o
n/a% per annum of the Loan Amount, payable annually in
advance; (or)
o
n/a% per annum of the difference between the Loan Amount and
the actual daily unpaid principal amount of the Note outstanding
from time to time, payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last
business day of each third calendar month, and at maturity;
(or)
o
n/a% per annum of the actual daily unpaid principal amount
of the Note outstanding from time to time, payable quarterly, in
arrears, on the last business day of each third calendar month, and
at maturity.
The
loan facility fee is payable for the entire period that this
Agreement is in effect, regardless of whether any amounts are
outstanding hereunder at any given time.
1.7.
Expenses and Attorneys’ Fees . Upon demand, the
Borrower will immediately reimburse the Bank and any participant in
the Obligations (defined below) (“Participant”) for all
attorneys’ fees and all other costs, fees and out-of-pocket
disbursements incurred by the Bank or any Participant in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, defense,
and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents (defined below), including attorneys’ fees and all
other costs and fees (a) incurred before or after commencement
of litigation or at trial, on appeal or in any other proceeding,
(b) incurred in any bankruptcy proceeding and (o) related
to any waivers or amendments with respect thereto (examples of
costs and fees include but are not limited to fees and costs for:
filing, perfecting or confirming the priority of the Banks
lien, title searches or insurance, appraisals, environmental audits
and other reviews related to the Borrower, any collateral or the
loans, if requested by the Bank). The Borrower will also
reimburse the Bank and any Participant for all costs of collection,
including all attorneys’ fees, before and after judgment, and
the costs of preservation and/or liquidation of any
collateral.
1.8.
Compensating Balances . The Borrower will maintain on
deposit with the Bank in non-interest bearing accounts average
daily collected balances, in excess of that required to support
account activity and other credit facilities extended to the
Borrower by the Bank, an amount at least equal to the sum of
(i) $ n/a and (ii) n/a % of the Loan
Amount as computed on a monthly basis. If the Borrower fails
to keep and maintain such balances, it will pay a deficiency fee,
payable within five days after receipt of a statement therefor
calculated on the amount by which the Borrower’s average
daily balances are less than the requirements set forth above,
computed at a rate equal to the rate set forth in the Note.
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1.9.
Conditions to Borrowing . The Bank will not be
obligated to make (or continue to make) advances hereunder unless
(i) the Bank has received executed originals of the Note and
all other documents or agreements applicable to the loans described
herein, including but not limited to the documents specified in
Article III (collectively with this Agreement the Loan
Documents), in form and content satisfactory to the Bank;
(ii) if the loan is secured, the Bank has received
confirmation satisfactory to it that the Bank has a properly
perfected security interest, mortgage or lien, with the proper
priority; (iii) the Bank has received certified copies of the
Borrower’s governance documents and certification of entity
status satisfactory to the Bank and all other relevant documents;
(iv) the Bank has received a certified copy of a resolution or
authorization in form and content satisfactory to the Bank
authorizing the loan and all acts contemplated by this Agreement
and all related documents, and confirmation of proper authorization
of all guaranties and other acts of third parties contemplated
hereunder; (v) if required by the Bank, the Bank has been
provided with an Opinion of the Borrower’s counsel in form
and content satisfactory to the Bank confirming the matters
outlined in Section 2.2 and such other matters as the Bank
requests; (vi) no default exists under this Agreement or under
any other Loan Documents, or under any other agreements by and
between the Borrower and the Bank; and (vii) all proceedings
taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including any required environmental assessments), and
all instruments, authorizations and other documents applicable
thereto, are satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel.
ARTICLE II.
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
While any part of the credit granted to the
Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is
available or any obligations under any of the Loan Documents are
unpaid or outstanding, the Borrower continuously warrants and
agrees as follows:
2.1.
Accuracy of Information . All information,
certificates or statements given to the Bank pursuant to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be true and complete
when given.
2.2.
Organization and Authority; Litigation . This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the
Borrower in accordance with their terms. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other Loan
Documents to which the Borrower is a party (i) are within the
borrower’s power; (ii) have been duly authorized by all
appropriate entity action; (iii) do not require the approval
of any governmental agency; and (iv) will not violate any law,
agreement or restriction by which the Borrower is bound. If
the Borrower is not an individual, the Borrower is validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization,
has all requisite power and authority and possesses all licenses
necessary to conduct its business and own its properties.
There is no litigation or administrative proceeding threatened or
pending against the Borrower which would, if adversely determined,
have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s financial
condition or its property.
2.3.
Existence; Business Activities; Assets; Change of Control
. The Borrower will (i) preserve its existence, rights
and franchises; (ii) not make any material change in the
nature or manner of its business activities; (iii) not
liquidate, dissolve, acquire another entity or merge or consolidate
with or into another entity or change its form of organization;
(iv) not amend its
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organizational
documents in any manner that may conflict with any term or
condition of the Loan Documents; and (v) not sell, lease,
transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets. Other than the transfer to a trust beneficially
controlled by the transferor, no event shall occur which causes or
results in a transfer of majority ownership of the Borrower while
any Obligations are outstanding or while the Bank has any
obligation to provide funding to the Borrower.
2.4.
Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock; Speculation . Advances
by the Bank hereunder will be used exclusively by the Borrower for
working capital and other regular and valid purposes. The
Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Bank,
redeem, purchase, or retire any of the capital stock or declare or
pay any dividends, or make any other payments or distributions of a
similar type or nature including withdrawal distributions.
The Borrower will not use any of the loan proceeds to purchase or
carry “margin” stock (as defined in Regulation U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of
any of the proceeds will be used for speculative investment
purposes, including, without limitation, speculating or hedging in
the commodities and/or futures market.
2.5.
Environmental Matters . Except as disclosed in a
written schedule attached to this Agreement (if no schedule is
attached, there are no exceptions), there exists no uncorrected
violation by the Borrower of any federal, state or local laws
(including statutes, regulations, ordinances or other governmental
restrictions and requirements) relating to the discharge of air
pollutants, water pollutants or process waste water or otherwise
relating to the environment or Hazardous Substances as hereinafter
defined, whether such laws currently exist or are enacted in the
future (collectively “Environmental Laws’). The
term “Hazardous Substances” will mean any hazardous or
toxic wastes, chemicals or other substances, the generation,
possession or existence of which is prohibited or governed by any
Environmental Laws. The Borrower is not subject to any
judgment, decree, order or citation, or a party to (or threatened
with) any litigation or administrative proceeding, which asserts
that the Borrower (i) has violated any Environmental Laws;
(ii) is required to clean up, remove or take remedial or other
action with respect to any Hazardous Substances (collectively
“Remedial Action”); or (iii) is required to pay
all or a portion of the cost of any Remedial Action, as a
potentially responsible party. Except as disclosed on the
Borrower’s environmental questionnaire provided to the Bank,
there are not now, nor to the Borrower’s knowledge after
reasonable investigation have there ever been, any Hazardous
Substances (or tanks or other facilities for the storage of
Hazardous Substances) stored, deposited, recycled or disposed of
on, under or at any real estate owned or occupied by the Borrower
during the periods that the Borrower owned or occupied such real
estate, which if present on the real estate or in soils or ground
water, could require Remedial Action. To the Borrower’s
knowledge, there are no proposed or pending changes in
Environmental Laws which would adversely affect the Borrower or its
business, and there are no conditions existing currently or likely
to exist while the Loan Documents are in effect which would subject
the Borrower to Remedial Action or other liability. The
Borrower currently complies with and will continue to timely comply
with all applicable Environmental Laws; and will provide the Bank,
immediately upon receipt, copies of any correspondence, notice,
complaint, order or other document from any source asserting or
alleging any circumstance or condition which requires or may
require a financial contribution by the Borrower or Remedial Action
or other response by or on the part of the Borrower under
Environmental Laws, or which seeks damages or civil, criminal or
punitive penalties from the Borrower for an alleged violation of
Environmental Laws.
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2.6.
Compliance with Laws . The Borrower has complied with
all laws applicable to its business and its properties, and has all
permits, licenses and approvals required by such laws, copies of
which have been provided to the Bank.
2.7.
Restriction on Indebtedness . The Borrower will not
create, incur, assume or have outstanding any indebtedness for
borrowed money (including capitalized leases) except (i) any
indebtedness owing to the Bank and its affiliates, and
(ii) any other indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof,
and shown on the Borrower’s financial statements delivered to
the Bank prior to the date hereof, provided that such other
indebtedness will not be increased.
2.8.
Restriction on Liens . The Borrower will not create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance
or other lien or levy upon or security interest in any of the
Borrower’s property now owned or hereafter acquired, except
(i) taxes and assessments which are either not delinquent or
which are being contested in good faith with adequate reserves
provided; (ii) easements, restrictions and minor title
irregularities which do not, as a practical matter, have an adverse
effect upon the ownership and use of the affected property;
(iii) liens in favor of the Bank and its affiliates; and
(iv) other liens disclosed in writing to the Bank prior to the
date hereof.
2.9.
Restriction on Contingent Liabilities . The Borrower
will not guarantee or become a surety or otherwise contingently
liable for any obligations of others, except pursuant to the
deposit and collection of checks and similar matters in the
ordinary course of business.
2.10.
Insurance . The Borrower will maintain insurance to
such extent, covering such risks and with such insurers as is usual
and customary for businesses operating similar properties, and as
is satisfactory to the Bank, including insurance for fire and other
risks insured against by extended coverage, public liability
insurance and workers’ compensation insurance; and will
designate the Bank as loss payee with a “Lender’s Loss
Payable” endorsement on any casualty policies and take such
other action as the Bank may reasonably request to ensure that the
Bank will receive (subject to no other interests) the insurance
proceeds on the Bank’s collateral.
2.11.
Taxes and Other Liabilities . The Borrower will pay
and discharge, when due, all of its taxes, assessments and other
liabilities, except when the payment thereof is being contested in
good faith by appropriate procedures which will avoid foreclosure
of liens securing such items, and with adequate reserves provided
therefor.
2.12.
Financial Statements and Reporting . The financial
statements and other information previously provided to the Bank or
provided to the Bank in the future are or will be complete and
accurate and prepared in accordance with generall
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