REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
AGREEMENT
BIOTIME, INC.
as “Borrower”
ALFRED D. KINGSLEY, CYNDEL &
CO., INC., AND GEORGE KARFUNKEL
as “Lenders”
Dated as of April 12,
2006
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General
Definitions.
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Draws and
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Terms of
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Shares.
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Events of
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Representations and Warranties of
Borrower.
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Affirmative
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Maximum
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Governing
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Successors
and Assigns.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
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Survival.
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Notices.
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Delays and
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Rules of
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Counterparts.
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Investment
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Registration
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Legends.
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REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This Revolving
Line of Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of April 12, 2006, by and between Alfred
D. Kingsley, Cyndel & Co., Inc. and George Karfunkel (each a
“Lender,” and collectively “Lenders”), and
BioTime, Inc., a California corporation
(“Borrower”).
Borrower has
requested a credit facility consisting of a revolving line of
credit, and Lenders are willing to make the requested credit
facility to Borrower, but only upon the terms, and subject to the
conditions, contained herein.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. General Definitions. The following words shall have
the following meanings:
1.1 “Business Day” means any day that is not a
Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks are required, or
permitted, to be closed in the State of New York.
1.2 “Credit Facility” means the right of
Borrower to borrow up to $500,000 from Lenders under the terms and
conditions of this Credit Agreement and the Note.
1.3 “Debtor Relief Law” means the Bankruptcy
Code of the United States of America, as amended, or any other
applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar
debtor relief law affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
1.4 “Earmarked Funds” means funds received by
Borrower through (i) the sale of capital stock,
(ii) loans from other lenders, or (iii) funds in excess
of $1,000,000 received by Borrower through the collection of
license fees, signing fees, milestone fees, or similar fees
(excluding royalties) under any other present or future agreement
pursuant to which Borrower grants one or more licenses to use
Borrower’s patents or technology.
1.5 “Event of Default” or “Events of
Default” means any of the events specified in
Section 5.
1.6 “Loan” means the loans made by Lenders to
Borrower pursuant to this Credit Agreement, and evidenced by the
Note.
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1.7 “Loan Documents” means this Credit
Agreement, the Note, and the Security Agreement, and all other
agreements, instruments, and documents in favor of a Lender, now or
hereafter executed by or on behalf of Borrower and delivered to a
Lender in connection with this Credit Agreement or in connection
with any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
1.8 “Maturity Date” means the earlier of
(i) October 31, 2007, and (ii) such date on which
Borrower shall have received an aggregate of $600,000 through
(A) the sale of capital stock, (B) the collection of license
fees, signing fees, milestone fees, or similar fees (excluding
royalties) in excess of $1,000,000 under any present or future
agreement pursuant to which Borrower grants one or more licenses to
use Borrower’s patents or technology, (C) funds borrowed
from other lenders, or (D) any combination of sources under
clauses (A) through (C).
1.9 “Note” means each promissory note, of even
date, in the form attached as EXHIBIT A, evidencing the amount of
the Loan from each Lender, to be executed concurrently with this
Credit Agreement.
1.10 “Security Agreement” means that certain
Security Agreement of even date among Borrower and Lender pursuant
to which Borrower is granting Lender security interest in certain
specified collateral to secure Borrower’s obligations under
this Agreement and the Note.
1.11 “Shares” means common shares, no par value,
of the Borrower.
2. Draws
and Disbursements.
2.1 Maximum Loan Amount. On the terms and conditions set
forth in this Credit Agreement, Lenders shall make available to
Borrower the Credit Facility, as a revolving line of credit in a
principal amount not to exceed at any one time Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000), less all amounts of principal prepaid
or required to be prepaid under Section 3.2.1 of this Credit
Agreement (the “Maximum Loan Amount”). Each Lender
shall be severally, and not jointly and severally, obligated to
lend One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars
and Sixty-Seven Cents ($166,666.67) of the Maximum Loan
Amount.
2.2 Draw Period. Borrower may request from Lenders advances
of funds (“Draws”) under the Credit Facility from the
date of this Agreement until October 31, 2007 (the “Draw
Period”). As amounts drawn by Borrower hereunder are repaid,
they may be reborrowed subject to the terms and conditions of this
Credit Agreement; provided, that at no time shall the aggregate
principal amount of Loans outstanding under this Credit Agreement
exceed the Maximum Loan Amount. The Draw Period may be terminated
by Borrower at any time by written notice to Lenders. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement, and provided
that no Event of Default has occurred, Lenders shall make advances
to Borrower upon request as provided in this
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Section 2.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of, one of Lenders’ remedies
includes Lenders’ right to terminate the Draw Period and
Borrower’s right to make Draws under this Credit
Agreement.
2.3
Increments. Draws must be in increments of not less than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), or the remaining amount
available under the Credit Facility, whichever is less. Each Lender
shall advance one-half of each Draw.
2.4 Use of
Funds . All funds borrowed under this Credit Agreement will be
used as working capital to pay Borrower expenses arising in the
ordinary course of business.
2.5
Disbursement Procedures.
2.5.1 Borrower hereby appoints each member of its Office of
the President and the Chief Financial Officer as the officers
authorized to make Draws under this Credit Agreement during the
Draw Period. Any one of such officers (the “Authorized
Officers”) is authorized to make Draws. Lender, at its sole
option, may require that all requests for Loan funds be in writing,
signed by an Authorized Officer, in a form acceptable to Lenders.
Facsimile documents may be accepted by Lenders as originals. Any
Draw by an Authorized Officer shall constitute an ongoing
representation and warranty by Borrower that at the time of request
for or payment of any Draw no Event of Default has
occurred.
2.5.2 Draws shall be paid according to the Authorized
Officer’s instructions, except that checks representing Loan
funds shall always be made payable to Borrower, and wire transfers
shall only be permitted if Borrower has authorized payment into the
account into which the funds are to be deposited. The appointment
of the above-named Authorized Officer(s) shall remain in full force
and effect until written notice of revocation of appointment signed
by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of
Borrower has been received by Lender.
2.5.3 Lenders shall advance Loan funds available under the
Credit Facility in accordance with Borrower’s Draws within
four (4) Business Days after the receipt of the
Draw.
2.5.4 Each Draw shall be accompanied by the certificates
required by Section 2.6.
2.5.5 Borrower shall indemnify and hold Lenders harmless
from loss or liability of any kind arising from or related to any
action or inaction taken by Lenders in good faith in reliance upon
instructions received from any Authorized Officer.
2.6 Conditions
Precedent. The following conditions must be satisfied before
Lenders shall be obligated to disburse Loan funds to Borrower
pursuant to a Draw:
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2.6.1 Due execution. Lenders shall have received duly
executed originals of this Credit Agreement and all other Loan
Documents.
2.6.2 Approvals. Lenders shall have received evidence
satisfactory to them that all consents and approvals which are
necessary for, or required as a condition of, the validity and
enforceability of this Credit Agreement and all other Loan
Documents have been obtained and are in full force and
effect.
2.6.3 Representations and Warranties Correct. All of
Borrower’s representations and warranties contained in this
Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the date the Loan funds are
disbursed, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lenders a
certificate executed by an Authorized Officer to such
effect.
2.6.4 No Event of Default. No Event of Default shall have
occurred, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lenders a
certificate executed by an Authorized Officer to such
effect.
2.6.5 Independent Verification. Borrower must provide for
Lenders’ review and acceptance such documentation as may be
required by Lenders to ensure Borrower is in compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement, including, without
limitation, resolutions of Borrower’s board of directors or a
duly constituted and authorized committee thereof, certified by the
secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, authorizing
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and performance of Borrower’s obligations hereunder
and thereunder.
2.6.6 Shares. Prior to the initial Draw under this Credit
Agreement, Borrower must have issued the Shares to
Lenders.
2.6.7 Closing Costs. Borrower must have paid all
attorneys’ fees (not to exceed $10,000 for all Lenders in the
aggregate) incurred by Lenders in connection the preparation,
execution, and delivery of the Loan Documents, and all reports and
notices required to be filed by Lenders or their respective
affiliates under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), in connection with this Agreement
and Lenders’ receipt of the Shares.
3.1 Interest. Interest shall accrue and be payable at the
rate of 10% per annum on the outstanding principal balance of the
Loan. Interest shall accrue from the date of each disbursement of
principal pursuant to a Draw. Accrued interest shall be paid with
principal on the Maturity Date. Interest will be charged on that
part of outstanding principal of the Loan which has not been paid
and shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and a 30-day
month.
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3.2 Payment of Principal. The outstanding principal balance
of the Loan, together with accrued interest, shall be paid in full
on the Maturity Date.
3.2.1 Mandatory Prepayment of Principal. In the event that
Borrower receives Earmarked Funds, Borrower shall use the Earmarked
Funds to prepay principal, plus accrued interest, within two
business days after such Earmarked Funds are received by Borrower,
and the amount of principal so prepaid shall reduce the Maximum
Loan Amount.
3.3 Optional Prepayment of Principal . Borrower may prepay
principal, with accrued interest, at any time and the amount of
principal so prepaid shall be available for further Draws by
Borrower during the Draw Period to the extent that the prepayment
of principal was not required under Section 3.2.1.
3.4 Default Interest Rate; Late Payment Charge. In the event
that any payment of principal or interest is not paid within five
(5) days from on the date on which the same is due and
payable, such payment shall continue as an obligation of the
Borrower, and interest thereon from the due date of such payment
and interest on the entire unpaid balance of the Loan shall accrue
until paid in full at the lesser of (i) fifteen percent (15%)
per annum, or (ii) the highest interest rate permitted under
applicable law (the “Default Rate”). From and after the
Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Note, the entire unpaid
principal balance of the Loan with all unpaid interest accrued
thereon, and any and all other fees and charges then due at such
maturity, shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
3.5 Date of Payment. If the date on which a payment of
principal or interest on the Loan is due is a day other than a
Business Day, then payment of such principal or interest need not
be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day.
3.6 Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied
first to costs of collection, next to late charges or other sums
owing Lenders, next to accrued interest, and then to principal, or
in such other order or proportion as Lenders, in their sole
discretion, may determine.
3.7 Currency. All payments shall be made in United States
Dollars.
4. Shares. As consideration for Lenders making the
Credit Faculty available to Borrower, Borrower will issue and
deliver to each Lender 33,333 Shares. No fractional Shares shall be
issued.
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5. Events
of Default. The following shall constitute Events of Default:
(a) the default of Borrower in the payment of any interest or
principal due under this Credit Agreement or the Note held by
either Lender; (b) the failure of Borrower to perform or
observe any other term or provision of, or covenant, agreement, or
obligation under, this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(c) any act, omission, or other event that constitutes an
“Event of Default” under the Note or the Security
Agreement; (d) any representation or warranty of Borrower
contained in this Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document,
or in any certificate delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, is false or misleading in any
material respect when made or given; (e) Borrower becoming the
subject of any order for relief in a proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law; (f) Borrower making an assignment for the benefit
of creditors; (g) Borrower applying for or consenting to the
appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator, or similar officer for it or for all or
any part of its property or assets; (h) the appointment of any
receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator, or similar officer for Borrower, or for all or any
part of the property or assets of Borrower, without the application
or consent Borrower if such appointment continues undischarged or
unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; (i) Borrower
instituting or consenting to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law with respect to Borrower, or all or any part of its property or
assets, or the institution of any similar case or proceeding
without the consent of Borrower, if such case or proceeding
continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar
days; (j) the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower, or the
winding-up of the business or affairs of Borrower; (k) the
taking of any action by Borrower to initiate any of the actions
described in clauses (f) through (j) of this paragraph;
(l) the issuance or levy of any judgment, writ, warrant of
attachment or execution or similar process against all or any
material part of the property or assets of Borrower if such process
is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) calendar
days after its issue or levy; or (m) any breach or default by
Borrower under any loan agreement, promissory note, or other
instrument evidencing indebtedness payable to a third
party.
5.1 Remedies On Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, at Lender’s option, all
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