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REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

Revolving Credit Agreement

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Title: REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
Date: 3/19/2007
Industry: Schools     Law Firm: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.; Dorsey & Whitney LLP     Sector: Services

REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: franklin covey co , jpmorgan chase bank  n.a.
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Exhibit 10.1

 


 

 

 

REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,

a national banking association,

 

as Lender,

 

and

 

FRANKLIN COVEY CO. ,

a Utah corporation,

 

as Borrower

 

Dated as of March 14, 2007

 


 




 

REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT is made as of March 14, 2007, by and between FRANKLIN COVEY CO. , a Utah corporation (“ Borrower ”), whose address is 2200 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a national banking association (“ Lender ”), whose mailing address is 80 West Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.

 

RECITALS:

 

A.   Borrower has applied to Lender for a revolving line of credit loan to finance Borrower’s general corporate purposes, including Borrower’s working capital needs, the redemption of Borrower’s common or preferred stock, or other Borrower purposes, and for other uses approved by Lender, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

B.   Based on the foregoing and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Lender is willing to extend the requested revolving line of credit loan to Borrower.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1   

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1    Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Account Control Agreement ” means that certain Account Control Agreement of even date herewith by and among Borrower, Guarantor, Collateral Agent and Zions.

 

Advance ” means a disbursement of Loan proceeds.

 

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The term “Affiliate” does not include the officers, directors, or employees of a Person, if the Person is a corporation, and does not include the employees or managers of a Person, if the Person is a limited liability company or limited partnership.

 

Agreement ” means this Revolving Line of Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

Authorized Representative ” means, for any Person, the person or persons designated by that Person to take any and all actions on the part of that Person under any of the Loan Documents or in connection with the Loan.

 

Average Quarterly Outstanding Balance ” means the aggregate sum of the outstanding and unpaid balance of the Loan for each day during a calendar quarter (or portion thereof) with respect to which the Unused Commitment Fee is being computed, divided by the number of days in that calendar quarter (or portion thereof).

 

Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Borrower Operating Documents ” means the Articles of Incorporation of Borrower, as filed with the predecessor filing office to the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code on December 2, 1983, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Borrower, dated effective as of January 11, 2002, and all modifications and amendments to those documents, pursuant to which Borrower has been formed and exists.

 

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which Lender’s branch located at 80 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, Utah is authorized or obligated to close.

 

Capital Expenditures ” means expenditures for fixed or capital assets as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Change of Control ” (a) means the closing of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s assets; (b) shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors; or (c) Borrower’s or Guarantor’s merger into or consolidation with any other entity, or any other reorganization or transfer, directly or indirectly, of the ownership interests in Borrower or Guarantor, in which the holders of the outstanding ownership interests in Borrower or Guarantor immediately prior to such transaction receive or retain, in connection with such transaction on account of their ownership interests, ownership interests representing less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the entity surviving such transaction; provided, however , that a Change of Control shall not include a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of Borrower or Guarantor or a merger of a Guarantor into Borrower or another Guarantor.

 

Closing Date ” means the date upon which Borrower, Guarantor and Lender have executed and delivered each of the Loan Documents and each of the conditions precedent and other requirements in Article 4 have been satisfied or waived, as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute promulgated in replacement thereof, together with all temporary, final and other Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Collateral ” means all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s assets and proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, the personal property subject to the Security Agreement, including proceeds, products, interest on and investments thereof from time to time, and all other property, interests in property, and rights to property securing any or all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s payment and other obligations under the Loan Documents from time to time.

 

Collateral Agent ” means JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral agent for Lender and Zions.

 

Consolidated Entities ” means Borrower and any Subsidiaries thereof, including, without limitation, Guarantor.

 

Covenant Compliance Certificate ” means a Covenant Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A from Borrower to Lender certifying compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.8 of this Agreement, together with such other supporting documents and information as Lender may require from time to time in accordance herewith.

 

Default Interest Rate ” means a rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate of THREE PERCENT (3%) per annum plus the Interest Rate, or (b) the highest rate legally permissible under applicable Requirements of Law. The Default Interest Rate shall change from time to time as and when the Interest Rate changes.

 

Early Termination Fee ” means, as of the date of any early termination of the Loan by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.6(c) , an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Unused Commitment Fee for the portion of the calendar quarter that has passed as of such date and (b) using a discount rate of seven percent (7%), the net present value of the aggregate amount of future Unused Commitment Fees which would have been due (assuming an Average Quarterly Outstanding Balance of $0.00) for each calendar quarter (or portion thereof) remaining in the term of the Loan after the date Borrower terminates the Loan.

 

EBITDAR ” shall have the meaning given in Section 6.8(a) .

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed to also refer to any successor sections.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, or other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is, along with Borrower or Guarantor, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses, as described in sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code or section 4001 of ERISA, or a member of the same affiliated service group within the meaning of section 414(m) of the Code.

 

Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any of the events listed in Section 7.1 and the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period provided in said section.

 

Financing Statement ” means one or more UCC financing statements and/or addenda thereto, to be prepared by Collateral Agent, naming Borrower and/or Guarantor, as applicable, as debtor, in favor of Collateral Agent, as secured party, and perfecting Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent, to be filed with the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code and in such other offices for recording or filing such statements in such jurisdictions as Collateral Agent shall desire to perfect Collateral Agent’s liens and security interest or reflect such interest in appropriate public records.

 

Franklin Covey Mexico ” means FRANKLIN COVEY MEXICO, INC. , a Utah corporation.

 

GAAP  shall have the meaning given in Section 1.3 .

 

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Guarantor ” means, individually and collectively, as the context requires, and jointly and severally, all present and future domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, including, without limitation, FRANKLIN COVEY PRINTING, INC. , a Utah corporation (“ Printing ”), FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION , a Utah corporation (“ Development ”), FRANKLIN COVEY TRAVEL, INC. , a Utah corporation (“ Travel ”), FRANKLIN COVEY CATALOG SALES, INC. , a Utah corporation (“ Catalog ”), FRANKLIN COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC. , a Utah corporation (“ Client ”), FRANKLIN COVEY PRODUCT SALES , a Utah corporation (“ Product ”), FRANKLIN COVEY SERVICES, L.L.C. , a Utah limited liability company (“ Services ”), and FRANKLIN COVEY MARKETING, LTD. , a Utah limited partnership (“ Marketing ”).

 

Guarantor Loan Documents ” means the Guaranty and any other guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter executed by Guarantor evidencing, guarantying, securing or otherwise related to the obligations of Guarantor or the Loan, as the Guaranty and such other guaranties, agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.

 

Guarantor Operating Documents ” means the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of partnership, bylaws, operating agreements and limited partnership agreements of Guarantor, as applicable, and all modifications and amendments to those documents, pursuant to which Guarantor has been formed and exists.

 

Guaranty ” means that certain Repayment Guaranty executed by Guarantor, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time.

 

Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person (a) indebtedness created, issued, incurred or assumed by such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services; (c) all indebtedness secured by a lien on any asset of such Person whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by such Person; (d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such indebtedness against loss (excluding endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business); (e) the amount of all reimbursement obligations and other obligations of such Person (whether due or to become due, contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, surety or other bonds (but excluding surety or other bonds in favor of Governmental Authorities) and similar instruments; (f) all obligations under leases capitalized in accordance with GAAP; and (g) all other obligations that would be included as liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement of approximately even date herewith by and among Collateral Agent, Lender and Zions, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Interest Period ” means each period commencing on the first day of a calendar month and ending on the first day of the next succeeding calendar month; provided, however , that (i) the first Interest Period shall commence on the Closing Date; and (ii) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend past the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date.

 

Interest Rate ” means a variable rate equal to the LIBO Rate in effect from time to time plus One and One-Tenth Percent (1.10%) per annum.

 

Lender ” means JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a national banking association whose address is as set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, its successors and assigns.

 

Letter of Credit ” means a written agreement by Lender to honor drafts or other demands for payment in compliance with the conditions specified in a letter of credit extended by Lender pursuant to this Agreement, on such form(s) of letter of credit as customarily issued by Lender and on such terms as Lender shall require in its reasonable discretion.

 

Letter of Credit Application and Agreement ” means Lender’s then-current form of Letter of Credit Application and Agreement or such other application form as Lender shall then require.

 

Letter of Credit Limit ” means the aggregate issued and committed amount of THREE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00).

 

Letter of Credit Interest Rate ” means the per annum interest rate set forth in the Letter of Credit Application and Agreement executed and delivered by Borrower in connection with any Letter of Credit.

 

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by Lender from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “ LIBO Rate ” with respect to such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $1,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of Lender in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

Lien or Encumbrance ” and “ Liens and Encumbrances ” means any assignment as security, conditional sale for security purposes, grant in trust, lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, title retention arrangement, other encumbrance, or other interest or right securing the payment of money or the performance of any other liability or obligation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily created and whether arising by agreement, document, or instrument, under any law, ordinance, regulation, or rule (federal, state, or local), or otherwise.

 

Loan ” means the revolving line of credit loan from Lender to Borrower described in this Agreement.

 

Loan Amount ” means the amount of up to EIGHTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($18,000,000.00), plus any sum in addition thereto advanced by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with the Loan Documents, to be disbursed pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Loan Documents ” means the documents described in Section 4.1(i) , any International Swap and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (and any confirmation related thereto and any other Swap Agreement), and any other guaranties, agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter evidencing, guarantying or securing the Obligations of Borrower hereunder, as this Agreement, the other documents described in Section 4.1 , and such other agreements, documents, and instruments may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.

 

Loan Party ” means Borrower, Guarantor and each other Person that from time to time is or becomes obligated to Lender or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document or grants any Lien or Encumbrance to Lender or Collateral Agent with respect to any Collateral.

 

Material Adverse Change ” means any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, or results of operations of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor on an aggregate basis, or any other event or condition with respect to Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together, that materially and adversely affects any of the following: (i) the likelihood of performance by Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together of any Obligations or the ability of Borrower or Borrower and Guarantor together to perform such Obligations, (ii) the legality, validity or binding nature of any of the Obligations of Borrower or Guarantor, (iii) any Lien or Encumbrance securing any of such Obligations, or (iv) the priority of any Lien or Encumbrance securing any of such Obligations.

 

Maturity Date ” means the date which is exactly thirty-six (36) months from the date of the Note.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is maintained for employees of Borrower or Guarantor.

 

Note ” means the Secured Promissory Note of approximately even date herewith executed by Borrower and payable to Lender, as such note may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Obligations ” means, as the context requires, the duties and obligations of Borrower and/or Guarantor under the Loan Documents from time to time, including without limitation, any and all obligations, contingent or otherwise, whether now existing or hereafter arising, of Borrower to Lender arising under or in connection with Swap Agreements.

 

Occupational Safety and Health Law ” means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any other federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning employee health and/or safety.

 

Other Loans” means any loan, financing arrangement or extension of credit to Borrower or its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Guarantor, from Lender, any Affiliate of Lender, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. or any of its Affiliates, or Zions or any of its Affiliates.

 

Payment Date ” means the first (1 st ) day of each calendar month after the Closing Date.

 

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

 

Permitted Exceptions ” means the following: (a) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of any Collateral that is (i) consumed or worn out in ordinary usage and that is promptly replaced with similar items of equal or greater value or (ii) sold in the ordinary course of business; (b) the Loan Documents; (c) purchase money liens on items of the Collateral; (d) Liens or Encumbrances granted to Zions or Collateral Agent pursuant to the Zions Loan Documents in respect of which Lender or Collateral Agent shares or is otherwise granted a first priority security interest with Zions on a pari passu basis pursuant to and as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement; (e) Liens and Encumbrances against Borrower or Guarantor set forth on Schedule 5.6 in effect on the Closing Date; (f) covenants, restrictions, rights, rights-of-way, easements and minor irregularities and encumbrances in title which do not materially interfere with the business or operations of Borrower or Guarantor as presently conducted; (g) Liens and Encumbrances arising by statute in connection with worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance (other than Liens and Encumbrances arising under ERISA), good faith cash deposits in connection with tenders, contracts or leases to which Borrower or Guarantor is a party or other cash deposits required to be made in the ordinary course of business (provided in each case that the obligation is not for borrowed money and that the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being contested in good faith); (h) mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, carriers’ or other similar Liens and Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith; (i) the pledge of assets for the purpose of securing an appeal, stay or discharge in the course of any legal proceeding, provided that the aggregate amount of liabilities of Borrower and Guarantor secured by a pledge of Collateral, including interest and penalties thereon, if any, shall not be in excess of $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and (j) any interest or title of a lessor under any operating lease to Borrower or Guarantor.

 

Person ” means any natural person, any unincorporated association, any corporation, any partnership, any joint venture, any limited liability company, any trust, any other legal entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

Pledged Securities ” means all of the shares of the common stock of Guarantor (other than Services and Marketing) owned and pledged by Borrower, together with all dividends therefrom (whether in cash or in equity securities), all stock splits or reissuances thereof, all distributions thereon or in respect thereof, all rights with respect thereto, including voting and appraisement rights, all investments thereof, interest thereon and proceeds thereof, all securities, cash or other assets in replacement thereof.

 

Quarterly Payment Date ” means the last day of each of March, June, September and December of each calendar year until the Maturity Date, unless any such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Quarterly Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

 

Reimbursement Obligations  shall have the meaning given in Section 3.2(a) .

 

Reportable Event ” has the meaning given to such term in ERISA, but shall not include any event for which the thirty (30) day reporting requirement has been waived by the PBGC.

 

Request for Advance ” means a completed, written Request for Advance and Pledge in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, which shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B from Borrower to Lender requesting an Advance from Lender, together with such other documents and information as Lender may require from time to time in accordance herewith.

 

Requirements of Law  means (a) the organizational documents of an entity and (b) any law, regulation, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, ruling or determination of an arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority, or any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which such Person, any of its property or the conduct of its business is subject.

 

Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower and Guarantor, as debtor, and Collateral Agent, as secured party, with respect to all of the assets of Borrower and Guarantor.

 

Stock Pledge Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower, as pledgor, and Collateral Agent, pledging all of the shares of each Guarantor other than Services and Marketing.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent. As used in this definition, “ control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

 

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement between Borrower and Lender with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.

 

Transfer ” means (a) the granting of any Lien or Encumbrance on the Collateral or any part thereof to any Person, except the security interests in favor of Lender or Collateral Agent, the Permitted Exceptions and other matters which have been approved in writing by Lender; (b) any sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or vesting of the Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein to or in any Person, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law, or otherwise, except the Permitted Exceptions, which would result in a Material Adverse Change (without taking into consideration subsections (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Material Adverse Change); (c) any Change of Control; or (d) the execution of any agreements to do any of the foregoing, except the Permitted Exceptions.

 

Unused Commitment Fee ” means, with respect to each calendar quarter (or portion thereof) during the term of the Loan, an amount equal to (i) the Loan Amount minus (ii) the Average Quarterly Outstanding Balance for such calendar quarter (or portion thereof) with respect to which the Unused Commitment is being computed, with the resulting number being multiplied by ONE QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) per annum (i.e., 0.0625% per quarter). If the Unused Commitment Fee is being computed for less than a full calendar quarter, the percentage used in the preceding sentence will be computed on a daily basis for the number of days for which the fee is being computed.

 

Zions ” means ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK , a national banking association.

 

Zions Account ” means an account established by Borrower with Zions into which Lender and Zions shall advance proceeds of the Loan and the Zions Loan, respectively.

 

Zions Loan ” means that certain revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of up to SEVEN MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,000,000.00).

 

Zions Loan Documents ” means any agreements, documents, instruments or guaranties, now or hereafter governing, evidencing, guarantying or securing the obligations of Borrower with respect to the Zions Loan, as such agreements, documents, instruments and guaranties may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, or supplemented from time to time.

 

1.2    Interpretation . Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents:

 

(a)    Number; Inclusion . References to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the whole; “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; and “including” has the meaning represented by the phrase “including without limitation”.

 

(b)    Documents Taken as a Whole . The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

 

(c)    Headings . The section and other headings contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and the Table of Contents (if any) preceding this Agreement or the other Loan Documents are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the interpretation thereof in any respect.

 

(d)    Implied References to This Agreement . Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(e)    Persons . Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as the case may be.

 

(f)    Modifications to Documents . Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and any other Loan Document together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated.

 

1.3    Accounting Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Recitals shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices and principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied. In the event that GAAP changes during the term of this Agreement such that the covenants contained in Section 6.8 would then be calculated in a different manner or with different components, (a) Borrower and Lender agree to amend this Agreement in such respects as are necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Consolidated Entities’ financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were effective prior to such change in GAAP and (b) the Consolidated Entities shall be deemed to be in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.8 following any such change in GAAP if and to the extent that the Consolidated Entities would have been (and would continue to be) in compliance therewith under GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such change.

 

1.4    Actions by Lender . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all determinations, consents, approvals, disapprovals, calculations, requirements, requests, acts, actions, elections, selections, opinions, judgments, options, exercise of rights, remedies or indemnities, satisfaction of conditions or other decisions of or to be made by Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be made in the reasonable discretion of Lender. Any reference to Lender’s “sole and absolute discretion” or similar phrases has the meaning represented by the phrase “sole and absolute discretion, acting in good faith”.

 

1.5    Knowledge of Borrower . As used herein and in any other Loan Document, the phrase “to the knowledge of Borrower,” “to the knowledge of Guarantor” or such similar phrases shall mean to the actual, conscious knowledge of Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

THE LOAN

 

2.1    Agreement to Lend and Borrow .

 

(a)    Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender agrees to lend to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to borrow from Lender from time to time prior to the Maturity Date, Advances of the proceeds of the Loan up to the Loan Amount. Lender’s commitment to make Advances shall be decreased at the same time and in the same amount as the aggregate stated amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit.

 

(b)    Revolving Nature of Loan . Prior to the Maturity Date, the Loan Amount may be drawn, repaid, and drawn again, on a revolving basis, in unlimited repetition so long as (i) the aggregate of all outstanding Advances does not exceed, at any time, the Loan Amount, and (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Although the outstanding principal balance of the Note may be zero from time to time, the Loan Documents will remain in full force and effect until the Maturity Date or all obligations of Borrower or Guarantor relating to the Loan are indefeasibly paid and performed in full, whichever is later. Borrower shall have the right to terminate the Loan upon Borrower’s specific written direction and attendant payment in full to Lender of all Obligations with respect to the Loan, including, without limitation, the Early Termination Fee. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Lender may suspend or terminate its commitment to make Advances of the proceeds of the Loan without notice to Borrower or further act on the part of Lender.

 

(c)    Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loan may be used by Borrower for its general working capital purposes or other Borrower purposes and to repurchase shares of Borrower’s preferred and common stock.

 

2.2    Procedures for Advances .

 

(a)    Requests for Advances . Each request for an Advance shall be in writing and in the form of a Request for Advance. Lender, at its option, may set a cutoff time, after which all requests for Advances will be treated as having been requested on the next succeeding Business Day. In addition to complying with the other requirements of this Agreement, each Request for Advance shall specify the date (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount of the requested Advance.

 

(b)    Timing of Disbursement of Advances . Provided the conditions for the making of Advances contained herein are satisfied, Lender shall disburse each Advance no later than the first Business Day following the date of the receipt by Lender of a valid Request for Advance. Upon acceptance of a Request for Advance made hereunder, Lender will make the amount of each Advance available to Borrower in immediately available funds by initiating a wire transfer to the Zions Account designated by Borrower in the Request for Advance.

 

(c)    Authorized Persons . The persons initially authorized to request Advances are all Authorized Representatives of Borrower. At Lender’s request, Borrower shall provide Lender with documentation satisfactory to Lender indicating the names of those employees of Borrower authorized by Borrower to sign a Request for Advance and other documents, and Lender shall be entitled to rely upon such documentation until notified in writing by Borrower of any change(s) in the names of the employees so authorized.

 

2.3    Conditions Precedent to Advances . The obligation of Lender to make Advances is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, of each of the following conditions; provided, however, that Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive any of the following conditions:

 

(a)    Lender shall have received a Request for Advance pursuant to Section 2.2 ;

 

(b)    No Event of Default shall exist and be continuing or shall result from such Advance;

 

(c)    The amount of the requested Advance, together with the amount of all prior Advances then outstanding and the aggregate stated amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding, shall not exceed the Loan Amount;

 

(d)    The representations and warranties made by Borrower contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Advance with the same effect as if made on and as of the date of such Advance (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and

 

(e)    Borrower shall have provided such additional information and documents as Lender may reasonably request.

 

Each Request for Advance submitted by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower hereunder, as of the date of each such request and as of the date of each Advance, that the conditions in this Section 2.3 are satisfied.

 

2.4    Evidence of Indebtedness . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note. Disbursements of the Loan shall be charged and funded under the Note. If there is any inconsistency between the Note and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

2.5    Interest .

 

(a)    Rate . The advanced and unpaid balance of the Loan shall bear interest at the Interest Rate in effect from time to time. Each change in the Interest Rate will become effective for each Interest Period, without notice, on the date set forth in the definition of the term LIBO Rate set forth herein.

 

(b)    Default Interest Rate . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, at the option of Lender, the outstanding and unpaid principal balance of the Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Default Interest Rate. Lender may also, at its option, from time to time, add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such sum will bear interest therefrom until paid at the rate provided in this Agreement (including at the Default Interest Rate, as and when applicable). The application of the Default Interest Rate shall not be interpreted or deemed to extend any cure period set forth in this Agreement, or otherwise to limit any of Lender’s remedies under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(c)    Effective Rate . Borrower agrees to pay an effective rate of interest that is the sum of (i) the interest rate provided in this Agreement and (ii) any additional rate of interest resulting from any other charges or fees paid or to be paid in connection herewith that are determined to be interest or in the nature of interest. Any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender and Borrower agree that none of the terms and provisions contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents shall be construed to create a contract for the use, forbearance or detention of money requiring payment of interest at a rate in excess of the maximum interest rate permitted to be charged by the Requirements of Laws of the State of Utah. In such event, if any holder of the Note shall collect monies which are deemed to constitute interest which would otherwise increase the effective interest rate on the Note to a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted to be charged by applicable Requirements of Law, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of such maximum rate shall, at the option of the holder, be credited to the payment of other amounts payable under the Loan Documents or returned to Borrower.

 

(d)    Computation of Interest . Interest shall be computed by applying the ratio of the annual Interest Rate over a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding.

 

2.6    Payment of Principal and Interest; Application of Payments .

 

(a)    Payments of Interest . Commencing on the Payment Date occurring in May, 2007, and continuing on each monthly Payment Date thereafter, installments of all accrued and outstanding interest shall be due and payable by Borrower to Lender.

 

(b)    Payment at Maturity . The outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with all unpaid accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower with respect to the Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date in lawful money of the United States of America.

 

(c)    Early Termination . Borrower shall have the right to terminate the Loan at any time prior to the Maturity Date by (i) giving written notice of its intent to do so to Lender; (ii) paying the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with all unpaid accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower with respect to the Note or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents; and (iii) paying the Early Termination Fee.

 

(d)    Application of Payments . Unless otherwise agreed to in writing or otherwise required by applicable Requirements of Law, payments will be applied first to accrued, unpaid interest, then to any unpaid collection costs, late charges and other charges, and any remaining amount to principal; provided, however , upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender reserves the right to apply payments among principal, interest, late charges, collection costs and other charges at its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(e)    No Deductions . All payments of principal or interest hereunder or under the Note shall be made (i) without deduction of any present and future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, which amounts shall be paid by Borrower, and (ii) without any other set off. Borrower will pay the amounts necessary such that the gross amount of the principal and interest received by Lender is not less than that required hereby and by the Note.

 

(f)    Late Charges . If any payment of interest or principal required pursuant to any provision of this Agreement is not received by Lender within ten (10) days after its due date, then, in addition to the other rights and remedies of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower will be charged five percent (5.0%) of the regularly scheduled payment or Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater, up to the maximum amount of One Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($1,500.00) per late charge. Such late charge will be immediately due and payable and is in addition to any other costs, fees, and expenses that Borrower may owe as a result of such late payment.

 

2.7    Manner and Time of Payment . All amounts payable by Borrower on or with respect to the Loan, or pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents, shall be paid without condition or reservation of right, in lawful money of the United States of America at 80 West Broadway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, or at such other place as Lender may from time to time designate in writing, not later than 1:00 p.m. (Utah time), in same day funds, on the date due, and to such account of Lender as Lender may designate; funds received by Lender after that time shall be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment would otherwise be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the payment instead shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing the interest due in respect of said payment.

 

2.8    Guaranty . Payment of the Note and performance of Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall be unconditionally guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty and secured by, among other things, the Security Agreement, which shall be a first priority security interest in and to all of the personal property assets of Borrower and Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement, subject to Permitted Exceptions.

 

2.9    Security . Payment of the Note shall be secured by and/or guaranteed by, among other things, the following:

 

(a)    the Guaranty;

 

(b)    the Security Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty and be a first priority security interest in and to all of the personal property assets of Borrower and Guarantor, as more fully described in the Security Agreement, subject to Permitted Exceptions;

 

(c)    the Stock Pledge Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and be a first priority security interest in and to the Pledged Securities, subject to Permitted Exceptions; and

 

(d)    the Account Control Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations and the Guaranty and perfect the security interest given to Collateral Agent in and to all of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s deposit accounts maintained with Zions.

 

2.10    Fees and Expenses .

 

(a)    Unused Commitment Fee . During the term hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Unused Commitment Fee on each Quarterly Payment Date. The Unused Commitment Fee shall be calculated on a quarterly basis and payable quarterly in arrears for the calendar quarter or portion thereof throughout the term of the Loan and on the Maturity Date.

 

(b)    Early Termination Fee . As set forth in Section 2.6(c) above, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Early Termination Fee in the event Borrower elects to terminate the Loan prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(c)    Additional Provisions Regarding Fees . The fees described in this Section 2.10 shall be payable in addition to, and not in lieu of, interest, expense reimbursements, indemnification and other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that all fees and other amounts described in this Section 2.10 have been fully earned by Lender at the time of payment and are non-refundable to Borrower in the event this Agreement is terminated or expires as provided herein. All fees specified or referred to in this Agreement shall bear interest, if not paid when due, at the Default Interest Rate. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender, at its sole option and direction, without prior notice to Borrower, to advance any of the fees provided for in this Section 2.10 if not paid within ten (10) days of when due.

 

ARTICLE 3   

 

LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

3.1    Issuance of Letters of Credit .

 

(a)    Issuance of Letters of Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the policies, procedures, and requirements of Lender for issuance of Letters of Credit in effect from time to time, Lender agrees to issue, from time to time on or before the Maturity Date, Letters of Credit upon request by and for the account of Borrower. Letters of Credit (i) will expire on the earlier of the date stated therein or thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date; and (ii) will not exceed, in the aggregate stated amount outstanding at any time, the lesser of (A) Letter of Credit Limit or (B) the difference between the Loan Amount and the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan. Each reference in this Agreement to “issue” or “issuance” or other forms of such words in relation to Letters of Credit will also include any extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit. Requests for the issuance of a Letter of Credit will be processed by Lender in accordance with its policies, procedures, and requirements then in effect. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may suspend or terminate its agreement to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

(b)    Issuance Procedures . Lender’s obligation to issue Letters of Credit is expressly conditioned upon the receipt and approval by Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, of each of the following items and the satisfaction by Borrower of the following conditions:

 

(i)    Borrower shall deliver to Lender the Letter of Credit Application and Agreement in form and content satisfactory to Lender, duly executed (and acknowledged where necessary) by the appropriate parties thereto.

 

(ii)    The stated face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with the stated face amount of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding, will not exceed the Letter of Credit Limit.

 

(iii)    The stated face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with (A) the stated face amount of all Letters of Credit then issued and outstanding and (B) the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, will not exceed the Loan Amount.

 

(iv)    The representations and warranties of Borrower contained in all of the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of each issuance as though made on and as of that date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of issuance of the Letter of Credit or request therefor.

 

3.2    Reimbursement Obligations .

 

(a)    Borrower hereby agrees to pay to Lender the following (collectively, the “ Reimbursement Obligations ”):

 

(i)    On the date of each drawing under a Letter of Credit, a sum equal to (A) the amount of such drawing under the Letter of Credit to the extent actually paid by Lender plus (B) any and all transaction charges or other charges and expenses which Lender may pay or incur relative to the drawing or Letter of Credit;

 

(ii)    Upon the date incurred, any and all expenses incurred by Lender in enforcing any rights under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or under any agreement, document or instrument securing Lender’s rights under this Agreement; and

 

(iii)    All payments or drawings due and owing to Lender which are related to any Letter of Credit shall bear interest payable from the date such amounts become payable (in the case of an amount payable on demand, from the date Lender is first entitled to demand payment, regardless as to whether a demand for payment is actually made) until payment in full, at an annual rate at all times equal to the Letter of Credit Interest Rate, but in no event above the maximum rate permitted by law. Interest accruing pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(iii) shall be due and payable on the day on which amounts due hereunder are paid or earlier upon demand of Lender. All interest becoming due and payable under this Agreement shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days.

 

(b)    The Reimbursement Obligations shall be paid as herein provided without notice from or demand of Lender to Borrower. The Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations from Borrower to Lender shall at all times be full recourse obligations of Borrower.

 

(c)    Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, is authorized, but not obligated, to make Advances under the Note without notice to Borrower or any Guarantor to satisfy any amounts owing to Lender by Borrower as a result of any drawing.

 

3.3    Obligations Absolute . The Reimbursement Obligations of Borrower shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Letter of Credit Application and Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:

 

(a)    any lack of validity or enforceability of a Letter of Credit or any of the Loan Documents;

 

(b)    any amendment or waiver of or any consent to or departure from a Letter of Credit or any of the Loan Documents;

 

(c)    the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which Borrower may have at any time against Lender, any holder of a Letter of Credit, or any other person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or in any of the Loan Documents or any unrelated transactions; or

 

(d)    any statement or any other document presented under or in connection with a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever.

 

3.4    Assumption of Risk and Liability . Borrower hereby assumes all risk of the acts or omissions of any holder of a Letter of Credit, and any beneficiary or transferee of a Letter of Credit with respect to its use of a Letter of Credit. Neither Lender nor any of its employees, officers, directors, agents or representatives shall be liable or responsible for:

 

(a)    the use which may be made of a Letter of Credit or for any acts or omissions of Lender in connection therewith;

 

(b)    the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsements thereon, whether submitted in connection with a drawing under a Letter of Credit, or otherwise, even if such documents or endorsements should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent, forged, inaccurate or untrue;

 

(c)    payment by Lender against presentation of documents which do not strictly comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any such documents to bear reference or adequate reference to a Letter of Credit or the failure of any holder or beneficiary of a Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to obtain honor of a drawing under a Letter of Credit;

 

(d)    the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason;

 

(e)    omissions, interruptions, losses or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages by mail, cable, telegraph, telex, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise;

 

(f)    any loss or delay in the transmission of any document or draft required in order to make a drawing under a Letter of Credit; or

 

(g)    any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under a Letter of Credit.

 

ARTICLE 4   

 

LOAN CLOSING; INITIAL ADVANCE

 

4.1    Conditions Precedent . Lender’s obligation to close the Loan and to disburse the initial Advance and to perform the remainder of its obligations under this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon the receipt and approval by Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, of each of the following items and the satisfaction by Borrower of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date unless otherwise waived by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion:

 

(a)    Borrower’s payment of all fees and costs payable under this Agreement;

 

(b)    Receipt, review and approval by Lender of copies of the Borrower Operating Documents and the Guarantor Operating Documents;

 

(c)    The representations and warranties of Borrower and/or Guarantor in Article 5 and elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects;

 

(d)    No Event of Default shall exist and be continuing;

 

(e)    Receipt, review and approval by Lender, in its sole discretion, of such financial statements and tax returns for Borrower and/or Guarantor as Lender may require;

 

(f)    A determination by Lender that the Collateral provides an adequate loan-to-value coverage ratio for the Loan and all Other Loans which are secured by the Collateral;

 

(g)    The original certificat


 
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