REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

WORLD HEALTH ALTERNATIVES, INC.

BETTER SOLUTIONS, INC.,

JC NATIONWIDE, INC. (f/k/a MedTech Medical Staffing of Boca Raton, Inc.),

MEDTECH STAFFING OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.,

MEDTECH FRANCHISING, INC.,

WORLD HEALTH STAFFING INC., and

WORLD HEALTH STAFFING, INC. (f/k/a MedTech Medical Staffing of Orlando, Inc.),

as Borrower

 

and

 

CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC,

as Lender

 

Dated as of

February 14, 2005

 

 

REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

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REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of February 14, 2005, is entered into by and among WORLD HEALTH ALTERNATIVES, INC. , a Florida corporation and BETTER SOLUTIONS, INC. , a Pennsylvania corporation, JC NATIONWIDE, INC ., (f/k/a MedTech Medical Staffing of Boca Raton, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, MEDTECH MEDICAL STAFFING OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. , a Delaware corporation, MEDTECH FRANCHISING, INC. , a Delaware corporation, WORLD HEALTH STAFFING, INC. , a California corporation, and WORLD HEALTH STAFFING, INC. (f/k/a MedTech Medical Staffing of Orlando, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (individually and collectively, “ Borrower ”), and CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Lender ”).

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender make available to Borrower a revolving credit facility (the “ Revolving Facility ”) in a maximum principal amount at any time outstanding of up to Thirty Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($35,000,000.00) (the “ Facility Cap ”), and a term loan (the “ Term Loan ”) in a maximum principal amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($7,500,000.00) (the “ Maximum Loan Amount ”), the proceeds of which shall be used by Borrower as a provider of healthcare staffing services to refinance existing indebtedness, for its working capital needs and other general corporate purposes not prohibited under this Agreement thereafter and for payments to Lender hereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan available to Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which hereby are acknowledged, Borrower and Lender hereby agree as follows:

 

I. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 General Terms

 

For purposes of this Agreement, in addition to the definitions above and elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms listed in Appendix A and Annex I hereto shall have the meanings given such terms in Appendix A and Annex I , which are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms used which are not specifically defined herein shall have meanings provided in Article 9 of the UCC in effect on the date hereof to the extent the same are used or defined therein. Unless otherwise specified herein or in Appendix A , any agreement, contract or instrument referred to herein or in Appendix A shall mean such agreement as modified, amended, restated or supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, as used in the Loan Documents or in any certificate, report, instrument or other document made or delivered pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, all accounting terms not defined in Appendix A , Annex I or elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in and shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP. References herein to “Eastern Time” shall mean eastern standard time or eastern daylight savings time as in effect on any date of determination in the eastern United States of America.

 

II. ADVANCES, PAYMENT AND INTEREST

 

2.1 The Revolving Facility

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender shall make Advances to Borrower under the Revolving Facility from time to time during the Term, provided that , notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of all Advances at any one time outstanding under the Revolving Facility shall not exceed either the lesser of (a) the Facility Cap, and (b) the Availability. The Revolving Facility is a revolving credit facility, which may be drawn, repaid and redrawn, from time to time as permitted under this Agreement. Any determination as to whether there is availability within the Availability shall be made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion and is final and binding upon Borrower. Unless otherwise permitted by Lender, each Advance shall be in an amount of at least $1,000. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request Advances under the Revolving Facility up to and including the value, in U.S. Dollars, of eighty five percent (85%) of the Borrowing Base minus, if applicable, amounts reserved pursuant to this Agreement (such calculated amount being referred to herein as the “Availability” ). Advances under the Revolving Facility automatically shall be made for the payment of interest on the Revolving Loan and other Obligations on the date when due to the extent available and as provided for herein.

 

(b) Lender has established the above-referenced advance rate for Availability and, in its Permitted Discretion, may further adjust the Availability and such advance rate by applying percentages (known as “liquidity factors”) to Eligible Receivables by payor class based upon Borrower’s actual recent collection history for each such payor class in a manner consistent with Lender’s underwriting practices and procedures, including without limitation Lender’s review and analysis of, among other things, Borrower’s historical returns, rebates, discounts, credits and allowances (collectively, the “Dilution Items ”). Such liquidity factors and the advance rate for Availability may be adjusted by Lender throughout the Term as warranted by Lender’s underwriting practices and procedures in its Permitted Discretion. Also, Lender shall have the right to establish from time to time, in its sole credit judgment, reserves against the Borrowing Base, which reserves shall have the effect of reducing the amounts otherwise eligible to be disbursed to Borrower under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.2 The Revolving Loans; Maturity

 

All amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan and other Obligations shall be due and payable in full, if not earlier in accordance with this Agreement, on the last day of the Term.

 

2.3 Interest on the Revolving Facility

 

Interest on outstanding Advances under the Revolving Facility shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month at an annual rate of Prime Rate plus one and one-half of one percent (1.5%); provided , however , that, notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document, for the purpose of calculating interest on outstanding Advances under the Revolving Facility, the Prime Rate, shall be not less than five and one half percent (5.5%), in each case calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual number of calendar days elapsed in each interest calculation period. Interest accrued on each Advance under the Revolving Facility shall be due and payable on the first day of each calendar month, in accordance with the procedures provided for in Section 2.5 and Section 2.9 , commencing March 1, 2005, and continuing until the later of the expiration of the Term and the full performance and irrevocable payment in full in cash of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

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2.4 Revolving Facility Disbursements; Requirement to Deliver Borrowing Certificate

 

So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower may give Lender irrevocable written notice requesting an Advance under the Revolving Facility by delivering to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) at least one but not more than four Business Days before the proposed borrowing date of such requested Advance (the “ Borrowing Date ”), a completed Borrowing Certificate and relevant supporting documentation satisfactory to Lender, which shall (i) specify the proposed Borrowing Date of such Advance which shall be a Business Day, (ii) specify the principal amount of such requested Advance, (iii) certify the matters contained in Section 4.2 and (iv) specify the amount of any offsets or recoupments of any Account Debtor being sought, requested or claimed, or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against Borrower or Borrower’s Affiliates. Each time a request for an Advance is made, and, in any event and regardless of whether an Advance is being requested, on Tuesday of each week during the Term (and more frequently if Lender shall so request in its Permitted Discretion) until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in cash in full and this Agreement is terminated, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a Borrowing Certificate accompanied by a separate detailed aging and categorizing of Borrower’s accounts receivable and such other supporting documentation with respect to the figures and information in the Borrowing Certificate as Lender shall reasonably request from a credit or security perspective or otherwise. On each Borrowing Date, Borrower irrevocably authorizes Lender to disburse the proceeds of the requested Advance to the appropriate Borrower’s account(s) as set forth on Schedule 2.4 , in all cases for credit to the appropriate Borrower (or to such other account as to which the appropriate Borrower shall instruct Lender) via Federal funds wire transfer no later than 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time).

 

2.5 Revolving Facility Collections; Repayment; Borrowing Availability and Lockbox

 

Each Borrower shall maintain one or more lockbox accounts (individually and collectively, the “ Lockbox Account ”) with one or more banks acceptable to Lender (each, a “ Lockbox Bank ”), and shall execute with each Lockbox Bank one or more agreements acceptable to Lender (individually and collectively, the “ Lockbox Agreement ”), and such other agreements related thereto as Lender may require in its Permitted Discretion. Each Borrower shall use its best efforts to ensure that all collections of their respective Accounts and all other cash payments received by any Borrower are paid and delivered directly from Account Debtors and other Persons into the appropriate Lockbox Account. The Lockbox Agreements shall provide that the Lockbox Banks immediately will transfer all funds paid into the Lockbox Accounts into a depository account or accounts maintained by Lender or an Affiliate of Lender at such bank as Lender may communicate to Borrower from time to time (the “ Concentration Account ”). Notwithstanding and without limiting any other provision of any Loan Document, Lender shall apply, on a daily basis, all funds transferred into the Concentration Account pursuant to the Lockbox Agreement and this Section 2.5 in such order and manner as determined by Lender. To the extent that any Accounts are collected by Borrower or any other cash payments received by any Borrower are not sent directly to the appropriate Lockbox Account but are received by any Borrower or any of their Affiliates, such collections and proceeds shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lender and immediately remitted (and in any event within three (3) Business Days), in the form received, to the appropriate Lockbox Account for immediate transfer to the Concentration Account. Borrower has previously maintained a lockbox with Bank of America and after Closing it will not instruct Account Debtors to make payments to such lockbox and will on a daily basis forward any collections into the Bank of America lockbox to the Lockbox Account for Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that compliance with the terms of this Section 2.5 is an essential term of this Agreement, and that, in addition to and notwithstanding any other rights Lender may have hereunder, under any other Loan Document, under applicable law or at equity, upon each and every failure by any Borrower or any of their Affiliates

 

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to comply with any such terms Lender shall be entitled to assess a non-compliance fee which shall operate to increase the Applicable Rate by two percent (2.0%) per annum during any period of non-compliance, whether or not a Default or an Event of Default occurs or is declared, provided that nothing shall prevent Lender from considering any failure to comply with the terms of this Section 2.5 to be a Default or an Event of Default. All funds transferred to the Concentration Account for application to the Obligations under the Revolving Facility shall be applied to reduce the Obligations under the Revolving Facility, but, for purposes of calculating interest hereunder, shall be subject to a four (4) Business Day clearance period. If as the result of collections of Accounts and/or any other cash payments received by any Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.5 a credit balance exists with respect to the Concentration Account, such credit balance shall not accrue interest in favor of a Borrower, but shall be available to the appropriate Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If applicable, at any time prior to the execution of all or any of the Lockbox Agreements and operation of all or any of the Lockbox Accounts, each Borrower and their Affiliates shall direct all collections or proceeds it receives on Accounts or from other Collateral to the accounts(s) and in the manner specified by Lender in its sole discretion.

 

2.6 The Term Loan Facility

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to loan to Borrower on the Closing Date the Maximum Loan Amount in the form of the Term Loan to be constituted of a single draw equal to such Maximum Loan Amount to be disbursed to the appropriate Borrower’s account(s) as set forth on Schedule 2.4 . The Term Loan is not a revolving credit facility, and any repayments of principal shall be applied to permanently reduce the Term Loan.

 

2.7 Interest on the Term Loan

 

Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month at an annual rate of the Prime Rate plus four percent (4.0%), provided , however , that, notwithstanding, any other provision of any Loan Document, the interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan, the Prime Rate shall be not less than five and one half percent (5.5%), in each case calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual number of calendar days elapsed in each interest calculation period. Interest accrued on the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the first day of each calendar month commencing March 1, 2005, and continuing until the later of the Term Loan Maturity Date and the full performance and indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Term Loan and all Obligations related thereto (other than contingent indemnification obligations). Advances under the Revolving Facility may be made automatically for the payment of interest on the Term Loan and other Obligations on the date when due to the extent available and as provided for herein.

 

2.8 Repayment of Term Loan; Maturity

 

Payment of the outstanding principal balance and all other amounts outstanding under the Term Loan and all other Obligations due hereunder shall be due and payable in full, and the Term Loan shall mature, if not earlier in accordance with this Agreement, on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

Payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan (in addition to the interest payments in Section 2.7 ) and all other amounts (other than interest) outstanding under the Term Loan shall be made by a principal payment of $208,333.33 on the first day of each month beginning on May 1, 2005.

 

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2.9 Promise to Pay; Manner of Payment

 

Borrower absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay, when due and payable pursuant hereto, principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under any other Loan Document, without any right of rescission and without any deduction whatsoever, including any deduction for any setoff, counterclaim or recoupment, and notwithstanding any damage to, defects in or destruction of the Collateral or any other event, including obsolescence of any property or improvements. All payments made by Borrower (other than payments automatically paid through Advances under the Revolving Facility as provided herein), shall be made only by wire transfer on the date when due, without offset or counterclaim, in U.S. Dollars, in immediately available funds to such account as may be indicated in writing by Lender to Borrower from time to time. Any such payment received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date when due shall be deemed received on the following Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due or shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to, and such payment shall be made on, the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time in such case shall be included in the computation of payment of any interest (at the interest rate then in effect during such extension) and/or fees, as the case may be.

 

2.10 Repayment of Excess Advances

 

Any balance of Advances under the Revolving Facility outstanding at any time in excess of the lesser of the Facility Cap or the Availability shall be immediately due and payable by Borrower without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment Office, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and shall be paid in the manner specified in Section 2.9 .

 

2.11 Other Mandatory Prepayments

 

In addition to and without limiting any provision of any Loan Document:

 

(a) if a Change of Control occurs that has not been consented to by Lender, on or prior to the first Business Day following the date of such Change of Control, Borrower shall prepay the Loans, including, without limitation, all outstanding Advances and all other Obligations, in full in cash together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment and all other amounts owing to Lender under the Loan Documents;

 

(b) if any Borrower sells any of its assets or properties (other than sales of assets during the Term in an amount less than $25,000 in the aggregate), sells or issues any securities (other than redeemable equity securities or any other securities convertible into cash or debt securities), receives any property damage insurance award which is not used to repair or replace the property covered thereby or incurs any Indebtedness except for Permitted Indebtedness, then it shall apply 100% (or such lesser amount as is required to indefeasibly pay in full the Obligations) of the proceeds thereof to the prepayment of the Loans together with accrued interest thereon and all other Obligations owing to Lender under the Loan Documents, such payment to be applied at such time and in such manner and order as Lender shall decide in its sole discretion; and

 

(c) until such time as the Obligations relating to the Term Loan are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and fully performed, fifty percent (50%) of Borrower’s Excess Cash Flow for each consecutive six (6) month period ending on each June 30 and December 31 (commencing with the period ending June 30, 2005, provided that for such initial period, such determination shall be made based upon

 

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the 4 month period from March 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005) shall be paid by Borrower to Lender and shall be applied by Lender to reduce the Obligations relating to the Term Loan. Such payments shall be made no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the date Borrower’s annual (10-K) and quarterly (10-Q) filings are initially required (without extension) to be made with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, but in any event not later than (i) seventy-five (75) calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter ending each June and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter ending each December, to which such Excess Cash Flow relates, provided , however , that such payments are to be applied to the Obligations relating to the Term Loan in the inverse order of their maturity.

 

2.12 Payments by Lender

 

Should any amount required to be paid under any Loan Document be unpaid, after the due date thereof, such amount may be paid by Lender, which payment shall be deemed a request for an Advance under the Revolving Facility as of the date such payment is due, and Borrower irrevocably authorizes disbursement of any such funds to Lender by way of direct payment of the relevant amount, interest or Obligations. No payment or prepayment of any amount by Lender or any other Person shall entitle any Person to be subrogated to the rights of Lender under any Loan Document unless and until the Obligations have been fully performed and paid indefeasibly in cash and this Agreement has been terminated. Any sums expended by Lender as a result of any Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s failure to pay, perform or comply with any Loan Document or any of the Obligations may be charged to Borrower’s account as an Advance under the Revolving Facility and added to the Obligations.

 

2.13 Grant of Security Interest; Collateral

 

(a) To secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing security interest in and Lien upon, and pledges to Lender, all of its right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively and each individually, the “ Collateral ”), which security interest is intended to be a first priority security interest:

 

(i) all of such Borrower’s tangible personal property, including without limitation all present and future Inventory and Equipment (including items of equipment which are or become Fixtures), now owned or hereafter acquired;

 

(ii) all of such Borrower’s intangible personal property, including without limitation all present and future Accounts, contract rights, Permits, General Intangibles, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments and Deposit Accounts, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations, rights to the payment of money or other forms of consideration of any kind, tax refunds, insurance proceeds, now owned or hereafter acquired, and all intangible and tangible personal property relating to or arising out of any of the foregoing;

 

(iii) all of such Borrower’s present and future Government Contracts and rights thereunder and the related Government Accounts and proceeds thereof, now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Borrower; provided , however , that Lender shall not have a security interest in any rights under any Government Contract of such Borrower or in the related Government Account where the taking of such security interest is a violation of an express prohibition contained in the Government Contract (for purposes of this limitation, the fact that a Government Contract is subject to, or otherwise refers to, Title 31, § 203 or Title 41, § 15 of the United States Code shall not be deemed an express prohibition against assignment thereof) or is prohibited by applicable law, unless in any case consent is otherwise validly obtained; and

 

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(iv) any and all additions and accessions to any of the foregoing, and any and all replacements, products and proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13 , such grant of a security interest shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any General Intangibles of Borrower to the extent that (i) such General Intangibles are not assignable or capable of being encumbered as a matter of law or under the terms of any license or other agreement applicable thereto (but solely to the extent that any such restriction shall be enforceable under applicable law) without the consent of the licensor thereof or other applicable party thereto, and (ii) such consent has not been obtained; provided , however , that the foregoing grant of a security interest shall extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall include, each of the following: (a) any General Intangible which is in the nature of an Account or a right to the payment of money or a proceed of, or otherwise related to the enforcement or collection of, any Account or right to the payment of money, or goods which are the subject of any Account or right to the payment of money, (b) any and all proceeds of any General Intangible that is otherwise excluded to the extent that the assignment, pledge or encumbrance of such proceeds is not so restricted, and (c) upon obtaining the consent of any such licensor or other applicable party with respect to any such otherwise excluded General Intangible, such General Intangible as well as any and all proceeds thereof that might theretofore have been excluded from such grant of a security interest and from the term “Collateral.”

 

(c) Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and upon the proper filing of the necessary financing statements, recordation of the Collateral Patent, Trademark and Copyright Assignment in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or the United States Copyright Office, without any further action, Lender will have a good, valid and perfected first priority Lien and security interest in the Collateral, subject to no transfer or other restrictions or Liens of any kind in favor of any other Person except for Permitted Liens. No financing statement relating to any of the Collateral is on file in any public office except those (i) on behalf of Lender, and/or (ii) in connection with Permitted Liens and (iii) securing indebtedness to be repaid at the Closing.

 

2.14 Collateral Administration

 

(a) All Collateral (except Deposit Accounts) will at all times be kept by Borrower at the locations set forth on Schedule 5.18B hereto or in transit to and from such locations (other than immaterial property, the nature and use of which reasonably requires its location at other sites) and shall not, without twenty (20) calendar days prior written notice to Lender, be moved therefrom (other than to another such location), and in any case shall not be moved outside the continental United States.

 

(b) Borrower shall keep accurate and complete records of its Accounts and all payments and collections thereon and shall submit such records to Lender on such periodic bases as Lender may request. In addition, if Accounts of Borrower in an aggregate face amount in excess of $10,000 become ineligible because they fall within one of the specified categories of ineligibility set forth in the definition of Eligible Receivables, Borrower shall notify Lender of such occurrence on the first Business Day following such occurrence and the Borrowing Base shall thereupon be adjusted to reflect such occurrence. If requested by Lender upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender formal written

 

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assignments of all of its Accounts weekly or daily as Lender may request, including all Accounts created since the date of the last assignment, together with copies of claims, invoices and/or other information related thereto. To the extent that collections from such assigned accounts exceed the amount of the Obligations, such excess amount shall not accrue interest in favor of Borrower, but shall be available to the Borrower upon Borrower’s written request.

(c) Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred, any of Lender’s officers, employees, representatives or agents shall have the right, at any time during normal business hours, in the name of Lender, any designee of Lender or Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Accounts of Borrower. Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender in an effort to facilitate and promptly conclude such verification process. Unless a Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing, (i) Lender shall not charge Borrower more than four (4) times per calendar year for such verification processes and (ii) Lender shall give Borrower reasonable notice before commencing such verification processes.

 

(d) To expedite collection, Borrower shall endeavor in the first instance to make collection of its Accounts for Lender. Lender shall have the right at all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to notify Account Debtors owing Accounts to Borrower that their Accounts have been assigned to Lender and to collect such Accounts directly in its own name and to charge collection costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, to Borrower.

 

(e) As and when determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion, Lender will perform the searches described in clauses (i) and (ii) below against Borrower and Guarantors, all at Borrower’s expense: (i) UCC searches with the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of each Borrower and Guarantor and the Secretary of State and local filing offices of each jurisdiction where Borrower and/or any Guarantors maintains their respective executive offices, a place of business or assets; and (ii) lien searches with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Untied States Copyright Office; and (iii) judgment, federal tax lien and corporate and partnership tax lien searches, in each jurisdiction searched under clause (i) above. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, Borrower shall only be required to pay for four (4) such searches in any calendar year.

 

(f) Borrower (i) shall provide prompt written notice to its current bank to transfer all items, collections and remittances to the Concentration Account, (ii) shall upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, provide prompt written notice to each Account Debtor that Lender has been granted a lien and security interest in, upon and to all Accounts applicable to such Account Debtor, and upon any failure to send such notices, Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to send any and all similar notices to such Account Debtors, (iii) shall direct each Account Debtor to make payments to the appropriate Lockbox Account, and Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, upon any failure to send such directions within ten (10) calendar days after the date of this Agreement (or ten (10) calendar days after the Person becomes an Account Debtor), to send any and all similar directions to such Account Debtors, and (iv) shall do anything further that may be lawfully required by Lender to create and perfect Lender’s lien on any collateral and effectuate the intentions of the Loan Documents. At Lender’s request, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender all items for which Lender must receive possession to obtain a perfected security interest and all notes, certificates, and documents of title, Chattel Paper, warehouse receipts, Instruments, and any other similar instruments constituting Collateral.

 

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2.15 Power of Attorney

 

Lender is hereby irrevocably made, constituted and appointed the true and lawful attorney for Borrower (without requiring Lender to act as such) with full power of substitution to do the following: (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, endorse the name of any such Person upon any and all checks, drafts, money orders, and other instruments for the payment of money that are payable to such Person and constitute collections on its or their Accounts; (ii) execute in the name of such Person any financing statements, schedules, assignments, instruments, documents, and statements that it is or they or are obligated to give Lender under any of the Loan Documents; and (iii) do such other and further acts and deeds in the name of such Person that Lender may deem necessary or desirable to enforce any Account or other Collateral, to the extent an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or to perfect Lender’s security interest or lien in any Collateral. In addition, if any such Person breaches its obligation hereunder to direct payments of Accounts or the proceeds of any other Collateral to the appropriate Lockbox Account, Lender, as the irrevocably made, constituted and appointed true and lawful attorney for such Person pursuant to this paragraph, may, by the signature or other act of any of Lender’s officers or authorized signatories (without requiring any of them to do so), direct any federal, state or private payor or fiscal intermediary to pay proceeds of Accounts or any other Collateral to the appropriate Lockbox Account.

 

2.16 Evidence of Loans

 

(a) Lender shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, electronic or written records evidencing the indebtedness and obligations to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including without limitation, the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

 

(b) The entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 2.16 (the “ Register ”) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations and indebtedness therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of the Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans or Obligations in accordance with their terms.

 

(c) Lender will account to Borrower monthly with a statement of Advances under the Revolving Facility, and any charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement, and in the absence of manifest error, such accounting rendered by Lender shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Lender is notified by Borrower in writing to the contrary within thirty (30) calendar days of Receipt of each accounting, which notice shall be deemed an objection only to items specifically objected to therein.

 

(d) The Borrower agrees that:

 

(i) upon written notice by Lender to the Borrower that a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness is requested by Lender to evidence the Loans and other Obligations owing or payable to, or to be made by, such Lender, the borrower shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request) execute and deliver to Lender an appropriate promissory note or notes in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender and Borrower, payable to the order of Lender or in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Loans owing or payable to Lender;

 

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(ii) all references to Notes in the Loan Documents shall mean Notes, if any, to the extent issued (and not returned to the Borrower for cancellation) hereunder, as the same may be amended, modified, divided, supplemented and/or restated from time to time; and

 

(iii) upon Lender’s written request, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any such request, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender new notes and/or divide the notes in exchange for then existing notes in such smaller amounts or denominations as Lender shall specify in its sole and absolute discretion; provided , that the aggregate principal amount of such new Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding at the time such request is made; and provided, further, that such notes that are to be replaced shall then be deemed no longer outstanding hereunder and replaced by such new notes and returned to the Borrower marked “cancelled” within a reasonable period of time after Lender’s receipt of the replacement notes, and in any event within thirty (30) calendar days thereof.

 

III. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES

 

3.1 Commitment Fee

 

On or before the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender one percent (1.0%) of the Facility Cap as a nonrefundable commitment fee and (b) one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) of the Maximum Loan Amount as a nonrefundable commitment fee, each of which will be deemed fully earned by Lender when paid.

 

3.2 Unused Line Fee

 

Borrower shall pay to Lender monthly an unused line fee (the “ Unused Line Fee ”) in an amount equal to 0.042% (per month) of the difference derived by subtracting (i) the daily average amount of the balances under the Revolving Facility outstanding during the preceding month, from (ii) the Facility Cap; provided that for the month of Closing, such Unused Line Fee shall only begin to accrue on the Closing Date. The Unused Line Fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each successive calendar month (starting with March 1, 2005).

 

3.3 Computation of Fees; Lawful Limits

 

All fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and for the actual number of days elapsed in each calculation period, as applicable. In no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise, shall the interest and other charges paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of money hereunder exceed the maximum rate permissible under applicable law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. If, due to any circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall exceed any such limit, then, the obligation to be so fulfilled shall be reduced to such lawful limit, and, if Lender shall have received interest or any other charges of any kind which might be deemed to be interest under applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful rate, then such excess shall be applied first to any unpaid fees and charges hereunder, then to unpaid principal balance owed by Borrower hereunder, and if the then remaining excess interest is greater than the previously unpaid principal balance, Lender shall promptly refund such excess amount to Borrower and the provisions hereof shall be deemed amended to provide for such permissible rate.

 

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The terms and provisions of this Section 3.3 shall control to the extent any other provision of any Loan Document is inconsistent herewith.

 

3.4 Default Rate of Interest

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Applicable Rate of interest in effect at such time with respect to the Obligations shall be increased by 3.0% per annum (the “ Default Rate ”).

 

3.5 Acknowledgement of Joint and Several Liability

 

Each Borrower acknowledges that it is jointly and severally liable for all of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower expressly understands, agrees and acknowledges that (i) Borrowers are all Affiliated entities by common ownership, (ii) each Borrower desires to have the availability of one common credit facility instead of separate credit facilities, (iii) each Borrower has requested that Lender extend such a common credit facility on the terms herein provided, (iv) Lender will be lending against, and relying on a lien upon, all of Borrowers’ assets even though the proceeds of any particular loan made hereunder may not be advanced directly to a particular Borrower, (v) each Borrower will nonetheless benefit by the making of all such loans by Lender and the availability of a single credit facility of a size greater than each could independently warrant, and (vi) all of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, conditions, agreements and other terms contained in the Loan Documents shall be applicable to and shall be binding upon each Borrower.

 

3.6 Debt Service Reserve

 

On the Closing Date, Borrower shall deposit with Lender the Debt Service Reserve Amount to be held by Lender in escrow. Upon the full performance and satisfaction and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, Lender shall return to Borrower that portion of the Debt Service Reserve Amount not already used by Lender to pay Obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding and without limiting or being limited by any other provision of this Agreement, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to use all or any portion of the Debt Service Reserve Amount to pay any amount or Obligation hereunder and/or under the Loans, Notes and other Loan Documents, to be applied at such time and in such manner and order as Lender shall decide in its sole discretion. After any cure of any Event of Default, if amounts from the Debt Service Reserve Amount have been used by Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall promptly deposit such additional cash with Lender to be held by Lender in escrow in a non-interest bearing account to restore the full amount of the Debt Service Reserve Amount in such account.

 

3.7 Finance Fee

 

On the earliest of (i) the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) the day the Term Loan is repaid in full and (iii) a Term Termination, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Finance Fee, which shall be deemed fully earned by Lender when due.

 

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IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1 Conditions to Initial Advance, Funding of Term Loan and Closing

 

The obligations of Lender to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and to make the initial Advance under the Revolving Facility (the “ Initial Advance ”) and to fund the Term Loan are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole judgment of Lender, of the following:

 

(a) (i) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) the Loan Documents to which it is a party, each duly executed by an authorized officer of Borrower and the other parties thereto, (B) the Life Insurance Policy, and (C) a Borrowing Certificate for the Initial Advance under the Revolving Facility executed by an authorized officer of Borrower, and (ii) each Guarantor shall have delivered to Lender the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor or an authorized officer of such Guarantor, as applicable, and the other parties thereto;

 

(b) all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, Lender shall have received (i) a report of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, tax and judgment lien searches performed with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor in each jurisdiction determined by Lender in its sole discretion, and such report shall show no Liens on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens and Liens to be terminated at Closing), (ii) each document (including, without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by any Loan Document or under law or requested by Lender to be filed, registered or recorded to create in favor of Lender, a perfected first priority security interest upon the Collateral, and (iii) evidence of each such filing, registration or recordation and of the payment by Borrower of any necessary fee, tax or expense relating thereto;

 

(c) Lender shall have received (i) the Charter and Good Standing Documents, all in form and substance acceptable to Lender, (ii) a certificate of the corporate secretary or assistant secretary of each Borrower and Guarantor dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the Persons executing the Loan Documents, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, and (iii) the written legal opinion of counsel for Borrower and Guarantors, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel;

 

(d) Lender shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer (or, in the absence of a chief financial officer, the chief executive officer) of each Borrower and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (each, a “ Solvency Certificate ”), certifying (i) the solvency of such Person after giving effect to the transactions and the Indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents, and (ii) as to such Person’s financial resources and ability to meet its obligations and liabilities as they become due, to the effect that as of the Closing Date and the Borrowing Date for the Initial Advance and the date of funding of the Term Loan and after giving effect to such transactions and Indebtedness: (A) the assets of such Person, at a Fair Valuation, exceed the total liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, and (B) no unreasonably small capital base with which to engage in its anticipated business exists with respect to such Person;

 

(e) Lender shall have completed examinations, the results of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, of the Collateral, the financial statements and the books, records, business, obligations, financial condition and operational state of each Borrower and Guarantor, and each such Person shall have demonstrated to Lender’s satisfaction that (i) its operations comply, in all respects deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment, with all applicable federal, state, foreign and local laws, statutes and regulations, (ii) its operations are not the subject of any governmental investigation, evaluation or any remedial action which could result in any expenditure or liability deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment, and (iii) it has no liability (whether contingent or otherwise) that is deemed material by Lender, in its sole judgment;

 

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(f) Lender shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

(g) all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, Lender shall have received such consents, approvals and agreements, including, without limitation, any applicable Landlord Waivers and Consents with respect to any and all leases set forth on Schedule 5.4 , from such third parties as Lender and its counsel shall determine are necessary or desirable with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and/or the transactions contemplated thereby, and/or (ii) claims against any Borrower or Guarantor or the Collateral;

 

(h) Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 7.7 and Section 6.5 , and Lender shall have received copies of all insurance policies or binders, original certificates of all insurance policies of Borrower confirming that they are in effect and that the premiums due and owing with respect thereto have been paid in full and endorsements of such insurance policies issued by the applicable insurers and, in each case, naming Lender as beneficiary for any Life Insurance Policy, loss payee or additional insured, as appropriate;

 

(i) all corporate and other proceedings, documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, those relating to corporate and capital structures of Borrower) shall be satisfactory to Lender;

 

(j) Lender shall have received (or shall be satisfied that, contemporaneously with the Closing it will receive), in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (i) evidence of the repayment in full and termination of Borrower’s existing credit agreements with (A) General Electric Capital Corporation, (B) PNC Bank, and (C) Advanced Payroll Services and all related documents, agreements and instruments and of all Liens, security interests and Uniform Commercial Code financing statements relating thereto, and (ii) releases providing for the termination of any and all Liens, security interest and/or Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in, on, against or with respect to any of the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens);

 

(k) Borrower shall have executed and filed IRS Form 8821 with the appropriate office of the Internal Revenue Service;

 

(l) Lender shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal opinions as Lender may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

 

(m) no material adverse change shall have occurred in the business, operating profits or prospects of Borrower, no material adverse change shall have occurred in the assets since the date of Lender’s latest field examination, no material default shall have occurred in any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract and no change or event shall have occurred which would impair the ability of (i) Borrower or any other Person to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or (ii) Lender to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral;

 

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(n) Lender shall have completed its financial and legal due diligence examination of Borrower, the results of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender in its sole discretion; and

 

(o) Lender shall have received Lockbox Agreements in form and substance mutually satisfactory to Borrower and Lender.

 

4.2 Conditions to Each Advance and Funding of Term Loan

 

The obligations of Lender to make any Advance (including, without limitation, the Initial Advance) and to fund the Term Loan are subject to the satisfaction, in the Permitted Discretion of Lender, of the following additional conditions precedent:

 

(a) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender, in the case of an Advance, a Borrowing Certificate for the Advance executed by an authorized officer of Borrower, which shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance that the conditions contained in this Section 4.2 have been satisfied; provided , however , that any determination as to whether to fund Advances or extensions of credit shall be made by Lender in its Permitted Discretion;

 

(b) each of the representation and warranties made by Borrower in or pursuant to this Agreement shall be accurate, before and after giving effect to such Advance and/or funding the Term Loan;

 

(c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would exist after giving effect to the Advance under the Revolving Facility or the funding of the Term Loan on such date;

 

(d) immediately after giving effect to the requested Advance, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances under the Revolving Facility shall not exceed either the Availability and the Facility Cap and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall not exceed the Maximum Loan Amount;

 

(e) except as disclosed in the historical financial statements, there shall be no liabilities or obligations with respect to Borrower of any nature whatsoever which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(f) Richard McDonald (or an Acceptable Replacement Chief Executive Officer) is employed as and is performing his duties as the Chief Executive Officer of Borrower; and

 

(g) Lender shall have received all fees, charges and expenses payable to Lender on or prior to such date pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower, jointly and severally, represents and warrants as of the date hereof, the Closing Date, each Borrowing Date and, if applicable, the date of funding of the Term Loan as follows:

 

5.1 Organization and Authority

 

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Each Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation. Each Borrower (i) has all requisite corporate or entity power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as contemplated in the Loan Documents, (ii) is duly qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which failure so to qualify would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority (A) to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (B) to borrow hereunder, (C) to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents, and (D) to grant the Liens with regard to the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents to which it is a party. No Borrower is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or is controlled by such an “investment company.”

 

5.2 Loan Documents

 

The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (i) have been duly authorized by all requisite action of each such Person and have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each such Person; (ii) do not violate any provisions of (A) applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance or tariff, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority binding on any such Person or any of their respective properties, or (C) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or any other equivalent governing agreement or document) of any such Person, or any agreement between any such Person and its respective stockholders, members, partners or equity owners or among any such stockholders, members, partners or equity owners; (iii) are not in conflict with, and do not result in a breach or default of or constitute an event of default, or an event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any indenture, any debt document or any other agreement or instrument to which any such Person is a party, or by which the properties or assets of such Person are bound, where such conflict, breach, default or event of default would result in a Material Adverse Change; (iv) except as set forth in the Loan Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature upon any of the properties or assets of any such Person, and (v)except for filings in connection with the perfection of the Lender’s Liens and except as set forth on Schedule 5.2 , do not require the consent, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person. When executed and delivered, each of the Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general principles of equity which may limit the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

5.3 Subsidiaries, Capitalization and Ownership Interests

 

Except as listed on Schedule 5.3 , no Borrower has any Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.3 states the authorized and issued capitalization of each Borrower, the number and class of equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests issued and outstanding of each Borrower and the record and beneficial owners thereof (including options, warrants and other rights to acquire any of the foregoing). The ownership or partnership interests of any Borrower that is a limited partnership or a limited liability company are not certificated, the documents relating to such interests do not expressly state that the interests are governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and the interests are not held in a securities account. The outstanding equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests of each Borrower have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid

 

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and nonassessable, and each Person listed on Schedule 5.3 owns beneficially and of record all the equity securities and/or ownership, voting or partnership interests it is listed as owning free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens and Liens created by the Security Documents. Schedule 5.3 also lists the directors, members, managers and/or partners of each Borrower. Except as listed on Schedule 5.3 , no Borrower owns any an interest in, participates in or engages in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangements with any Person.

 

5.4 Properties

 

Each Borrower (i) is the sole owner and has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of such Borrower’s properties and assets, including the Collateral, whether personal or real, subject to no transfer restrictions or Liens of any kind except for Permitted Liens, and (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with each lease to which it is a party or otherwise bound. Schedule 5.4 lists all real properties (and their locations) owned or leased by or to, and all other assets or property that are leased or licensed by, any Borrower and all leases (including leases of leased real property) covering or with respect to such properties and assets. Each Borrower enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under each such lease to which it is a party and all such leases are all the leases necessary for the operation of such properties and assets, are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect.

 

5.5 Other Agreements

 

No Borrower is (i) a party to any judgment, order or decree or any agreement, document or instrument, or subject to any restriction, which would affect its ability to execute and deliver, or perform under, any Loan Document or to pay the Obligations, (ii) in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a party or to which any of its properties or assets are subject, which default, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) a party or subject to any agreement, document or instrument with respect to, or obligation to pay any, management or service fee with respect to, the ownership, operation, leasing or performance of any of its business or any facility, nor is there any manager with respect to any such facility.

 

5.6 Litigation

 

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6 , there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to their knowledge, threatened against Borrower that (i) questions or could prevent the validity of any of the Loan Documents or the right of Borrower to enter into any Loan Document or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) would reasonably be likely to be or have, either individually or in the aggregate, any Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) would reasonably be likely to result in any Change of Control or other change in the current ownership, control or management of Borrower. No Borrower is aware that there is any basis for the foregoing. No Borrower is a party or subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation initiated by Borrower currently pending.

 

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Borrower has no existing accrued and/or unpaid Indebtedness to any Governmental Authority or any other governmental payor.

 

5.7 Hazardous Materials

 

Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not been notified of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation (i) relating in any way to compliance by or liability of Borrower under any Environmental Laws, (ii) which otherwise deals with any Hazardous Substance or any Environmental Law, or (iii) which seeks to suspend, revoke or terminate any license, permit or approval necessary for the generation, handling, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Substance.

 

5.8 Tax Returns; Governmental Reports

 

(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.8 , Borrower (i) has not received any oral or written communication from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any investigation or assessment relating to the Borrower directly, or relating to any consolidated tax return which was filed on behalf of Borrower, (ii) is not aware of any year which remains open pending tax examination or audit by the IRS, and (iii) is not aware of any information that could give rise to an IRS tax liability or assessment.

 

(b) Borrower (i) has filed all federal, state, foreign (if applicable) and local tax returns and other reports which are required by law to be filed by Borrower, and (ii) has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges, including, without limitation, payroll and other employment related taxes, in each case that are due and payable, except only for items that Borrower is currently contesting in good faith with adequate reserves under GAAP, which contested items are described on Schedule 5.8 .

 

5.9 Financial Statements and Reports

 

All financial statements and financial information relating to Borrower that have been or may hereafter be delivered to Lender by Borrower are accurate and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods, except that the unaudited financial statements contain no footnotes or year-end adjustments. Borrower has no material obligations or liabilities of any kind not disclosed in such financial information or statements or in the schedules hereto, and since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Lender, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change, Material Adverse Effect or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other event or condition that would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10 Compliance with Law

 

Borrower (i) is in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and tariffs of any Governmental Authority applicable to Borrower and/or Borrower’s business, assets or operations, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information which were promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“ HIPAA ”), ERISA, and (ii) is not in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority or other board or tribunal, except in the case of (i) and (ii) above where noncompliance or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or both, would

 

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constitute or result in any noncompliance with, or any violation of, any of the foregoing            , in each case except where noncompliance or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not received any notice that Borrower is not in compliance in any respect with any of the requirements of any of the foregoing. Borrower has (a) not engaged in any Prohibited Transactions as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) not failed to meet any applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its plans and no funding requirements have been postponed or delayed, (c) no knowledge of any amounts due but unpaid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any of the employee benefit plans, (d) no fiduciary responsibility under ERISA for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of Persons other than its employees or former employees, or (e) not withdrawn, completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plans so as to incur liability under the MultiEmployer Pension Plan Amendments of 1980. With respect to Borrower, there exists no event described in Section 4043 of ERISA, excluding Subsections 4043(b)(2) and 4043(b)(3) thereof, for which the thirty (30) day notice period contained in 12 C.F.R. § 2615.3 has not been waived.

 

5.11 Intellectual Property

 

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11 , Borrower does not own, license or utilize, and is not a party to, any registered patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, trademark applications, registered service marks, registered copyrights, copyright applications, copyrights, or any material trade names, software or licenses (collectively, the “Intellectual Property ”).

 

5.12 Licenses and Permits; Labor

 

Borrower is in compliance with and has all Permits and Intellectual Property necessary or required by applicable law or Governmental Authority for the operation of its businesses, except where noncompliance or lack of such Permit or Intellectual Property would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the foregoing are in full force and effect and not in known conflict with the rights of others, except where such conflict or lack of being in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not (i) in breach of or default under the provisions of any of the foregoing, nor is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or cure period would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) a party to or subject to any agreement, instrument or restriction that is so unusual or burdensome that it might have a Material Adverse Effect, and/or (iii) and has not been, involved in any labor dispute, strike, walkout or union organization which would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.13 No Default

 

There does not exist any Default or Event of Default or any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a Default or Event of Default.

 

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5.14 Disclosure

 

No Loan Document nor any other agreement, document, certificate, or statement furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor any representation or warranty made by Borrower in any Loan Document, contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not materially misleading. There is no fact known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender in writing which would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.15 Existing Indebtedness; Investments, Guarantees and Certain Contracts

 

Except as contemplated by the Loan Documents or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.15 , Borrower (i) has no outstanding Indebtedness, (ii) is not subject or party to any mortgage, note, indenture, indemnity or guarantee of, with respect to or evidencing any Indebtedness of any other Person, or (iii) does not own or hold any equity or long-term debt investments in, and does not have any outstanding advances to or any outstanding guarantees for the obligations of, or any outstanding borrowings from, any Person. Borrower has performed all material obligations required to be performed by Borrower pursuant to or in connection with any items listed on Schedule 5.15 and there has occurred no breach, default or event of default under any document evidencing any such items or any fact, circumstance, condition or event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in a breach, default or event of default thereunder.

 

5.16 Other Agreements

 

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16 , (i) there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements, understandings or transactions between Borrower and any of Borrower’s officers, directors, or Affiliates or any members of their respective immediate families, and (ii) none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly, indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership or voting interest in, to Borrower’s knowledge, any Affiliate of Borrower or any Person that competes with Borrower (except that any such Persons may own stock in (but not exceeding two (2%) percent of the outstanding capital stock of) any publicly traded company that may compete with Borrower.

 

5.17 Insurance

 

Borrower has in full force and effect such insurance policies as are customary in its industry and as may be required pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof. All such insurance policies are listed and described on Schedule 5.17 .

 

5.18 Names; Location of Offices, Records and Collateral

 

During the preceding five years, Borrower has not conducted business under or used any name (whether corporate, partnership or assumed) other than as shown on Schedule 5.18A . Borrower is the sole owner of all of its names listed on Schedule 5.18A , and any and all business done and invoices issued in such names are Borrower’s sales, business and invoices. Borrower maintains its places of business and chief executive offices only at the locations set forth on Schedule 5.18B , and all Accounts of Borrower arise, originate and are located, and all of the Collateral and all books and records in connection therewith or in any way relating thereto or evidencing the Collateral are located and shall only be located, in and at such locations. All of the Collateral is located only in the continental United States.

 

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5.19 Non-Subordination

 

The Obligations are not subordinated in any way to any other obligations of Borrower or to the rights of any other Person.

 

5.20 Accounts

 

In determining which Accounts are Eligible Receivables, Lender may rely on all statements and representations made by Borrower with respect to any Account. Unless otherwise indicated in writing to Lender, (i) each Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be and is not evidenced by a judgment, (ii) each Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base arises out of a completed, bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendering of services by Borrower in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of all purchase orders, contracts, certifications, participations, certificates of need and other documents relating thereto or forming a part of the contract between Borrower and the Account Debtor, (iii) each Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base is for a liquidated amount maturing as stated in a claim or invoice covering such sale of goods or rendering of services, a copy of which has been furnished or is available to Lender, (iv) each Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base, together with Lender’s security interest therein, is not and will not be in the future (by voluntary act or omission by Borrower), subject to any offset, lien, deduction, defense, dispute, counterclaim or other adverse condition, is absolutely owing to Borrower and is not contingent in any respect or for any reason, (v) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there are no facts, events or occurrences which in any way impair the validity or enforceability of any Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base or tend to reduce the amount payable thereunder from the face amount of the claim or invoice and statements delivered to Lender with respect thereto, (vi) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, (A) the Account Debtor under each Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base had the capacity to contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise thereto was executed and (B) each such Account Debtor is solvent, (vii) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, subject to subsection (x) below, there are no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against any Account Debtor under any Account of Borrower included in the Borrowing Base which might result in any Material Adverse Change in such Account Debtor’s financial condition or the collectability thereof, (viii) each Account of Borrower included in the Borrower Base has been billed and forwarded to the Account Debtor for payment in accordance with applicable laws and is in compliance and conformance with any requisite procedures, requirements and regulations governing payment by such Account Debtor with respect to such Account, and (ix) Borrower has obtained and currently has all Permits necessary in the generation of each Account of Borrower.

 

5.21 Survival

 

Borrower makes the representations and warranties contained herein with the knowledge and intention that Lender is relying and will rely thereon. All such representations and warranties will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the making of the Advances under the Revolving Facility and the funding of the Term Loan.

 

VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Borrower, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees that, until full performance and satisfaction, and indefeasible payment in full in cash, of all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and termination of this Agreement:

 

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6.1 Financial Statements, Borrowing Certificate, Financial Reports and Other Information

 

(a) Financial Reports . In addition to providing the Borrowing Certificate in accordance with Section 2.4, Borrower shall furnish to Lender (i) as soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower (or such earlier date as Borrower’s financial statements are initially required (without extension) to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission), audited annual consolidated financial statements of Borrower, including the notes thereto, consisting of a consolidated balance sheet at the end of such completed fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owners’ equity for such completed fiscal year, which financial statements shall be certified without qualification by Daszkal Bolton LLP or any other an independent certified public accounting firm satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and accompanied by related management letters, if available, and (ii) as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each calendar month, unaudited consolidated financial statements of Borrower consisting of a balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and owners’ equity as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar month. All such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior periods (except for such changes as are required by GAAP), subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and year-end adjustments. With each such financial statement, Borrower shall also deliver a certificate of its chief financial officer in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “ Compliance Certificate ”) stating that (A) such person has reviewed the relevant terms of the Loan Documents and the condition of Borrower, (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, or, if any of the foregoing has occurred or is continuing, specifying the nature and status and period of existence thereof and the steps taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (C) Borrower is in compliance with all financial covenants attached as Annex I hereto. Such certificate shall be accompanied by the calculations necessary to show compliance with the financial covenants in a form satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion.

 

(b) Other Materials . Borrower shall furnish to Lender as soon as available, and in any event within ten (10) calendar days after the preparation or issuance thereof or at such other time as set forth below: (i) copies of such financial statements (other than those required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) ) prepared by, for or on behalf of Borrower and any other notes, reports and other materials related thereto, including, without limitation, any pro forma financial statements, (ii) any reports, returns, information, notices and other materials that Borrower shall send to its stockholders, members, partners or other equity owners at any time, (iii) copies of reports, licenses and permits required by any applicable federal, state, foreign or local law, statute, ordinance or regulation or Governmental Authority for the operation of its business, (iv) within fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each calendar month for such month, a sales and collection report and accounts receivable and accounts payable aging schedule, including a report of sales, credits issued and collections received, all such reports showing a reconciliation to the amounts reported in the monthly financial statements, (v) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any reports submitted to Borrower by its independent accountants in connection with any interim audit of the books of such Person or any of its Affiliates and copies of each management control letter provided by such independent accountants, (vi) within fifteen (15) calendar days after the execution thereof, a copy of any contracts with the federal government or with a Governmental Authority in the State of New York, Vermont or Washington, (vii) updated Schedules to this Agreement, to the extent necessary to maintain the representations in Section 5 hereto as true and correct, which Schedules shall be deemed a part of this Agreement upon receipt by Borrower of written notice to that effect from Lender (provided that Lender may withhold its consent to such updated Schedules in its sole and absolute discretion), and (viii) such additional information, documents, statements, reports and other materials as Lender may reasonably request in its Permitted Discretion from time to time.

 

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(c) Notices . Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after Borrower or any authorized officer of Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, notify Lender in writing of (i) any pending or threatened litigation, suit, investigation, arbitration, dispute resolution proceeding or administrative proceeding brought or initiated by Borrower or otherwise affecting or involving or relating to Borrower or any of its property or assets to the extent (A) the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000, or (B) to the extent any of the foregoing seeks injunctive or declarative relief, (ii) any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature and status thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action is proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iii) any other development, event, fact, circumstance or condition that would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case describing the nature and status thereof and the action proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iv) any notice received by Borrower from any payor of a claim, suit or other action such payor has, claims or has filed against Borrower, (v) any matter(s) affecting the value, enforceability or collectability of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, claims or disputes in the amount of $25,000 or more, singly or in the aggregate, in existence at any one time, (vi) any notice given by Borrower to any other lender of Borrower, which notice to Lender shall be accompanied by a copy of the applicable notice given to the other lender, (vii) receipt of any notice or request from any Governmental Authority or governmental payor regarding any liability or claim of liability, (viii) receipt of any notice by Borrower regarding termination of any manager of any facility owed, operated or leased by Borrower, (ix) any Account becoming evidenced or secured by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and/or (x) any change in the Chief Executive Officer of Borrower.

 

(d) Consents . Borrower shall obtain and deliver from time to time all required consents, approvals and agreements from such third parties as Lender shall determine are necessary or desirable in its Permitted Discretion, each of which must be satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion, with respect to (i) the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) claims against Borrower or the Collateral, and/or (iii) any agreements, consents, documents or instruments to which Borrower is a party or by which any properties or assets of Borrower or any of the Collateral is or are bound or subject, including, without limitation, Landlord Waivers and Consents with respect to leases.

 

(e) Operating Budget . Borrower shall furnish to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date and for each fiscal year of Borrower thereafter not less than thirty (30) ca