Exhibit 10.1
REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT,
PROMISSORY NOTE
AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
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$1,500,000.00
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October 16, 2006
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EMERGE
INTERACTIVE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of
THE BIEGERT FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST, DATED JUNE 11, 1998
(together with any successor, assignee or endorsee thereof, the
“ Lender ”), at c/o Biegert Feeds, 115 S.
14 th Street, Geneva, NE 68361 or such
other place as the Lender may designate in writing, in lawful money
of the United States of America, the principal sum of up to ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) (hereinafter,
the “ Maximum Commitment ”), or as much thereof
as shall have been advanced and remain outstanding hereunder, with
interest on the unpaid principal balance at the Fixed Rate (as
defined below), and the Lender hereby agrees to make loans to the
Borrower in a principal amount up to the Maximum Commitment, all in
accordance with the following terms and provisions:
1. Commitment to Lend .
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender
agrees to make loans (“ Revolving Loans ”) to
the Borrower from time to time on any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of
Delaware are authorized to close; provided , that after
giving effect to any such Revolving Loan, the aggregate amount of
Revolving Loans shall not exceed the Maximum Commitment.
2. Payment Terms . The
principal of and interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable as
follows:
(a) Interest on the outstanding
principal balance of Revolving Loans shall accrue at a simple
interest rate equal to eight and one-quarter percent
(8.25%) per annum (the “ Fixed Rate ”) and
shall be payable pursuant to Section 1(c) below.
(b) Interest shall be calculated on
the basis of a 365-day year for the actual number of days
elapsed.
(c) If not sooner paid pursuant to
Section 3 below, the entire outstanding principal balance of
Revolving Loans advanced pursuant to this Revolving Loan Agreement,
Promissory Note and Security Agreement (this “ Note
”), plus all unpaid accrued interest thereon, shall be due
and payable in full in a single payment due on the earlier to occur
of the following (the “ Maturity Date ”):
(i) April 1, 2007, (ii) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated October 16, 2006, by and among Borrower, eMerge
Merger Sub, LLC, PRIME BioShield, LLC and PRIME BioSolutions, LLC
(the “ Merger Agreement ”), or (iii) the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
terms.
3. Prepayment . This Note may
be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part without premium or
penalty, at the Borrower’s option, provided that unpaid
accrued interest on the amount prepaid shall be brought current
through the date of prepayment. Amounts prepaid under this Note may
be reborrowed.
4. Use of Proceeds . The
proceeds of this Note shall be used by the Borrower for working
capital and general corporate purposes.
5. Security Agreement . The
Borrower hereby grants to the Lender a continuing, first-priority
lien on and security interest in the Collateral (as defined in
Section 6 below), to secure the payment in full of all
Revolving Loans and any other obligations of Borrower to the Lender
under this Note, including any extensions, modifications or
renewals hereof (the “ Secured Obligations ”).
In addition to any remedies specified herein, the Lender shall have
all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
Delaware (the “ UCC ”) upon an Event of Default
(as defined in Section 7 below). The Borrower represents,
warrants and covenants to the Lender that the Collateral is and
shall remain free of any and all liens, security interests and
other encumbrances affecting the Collateral other than the security
interest granted hereby.
6. Collateral . As used in
this Note, the term “ Collateral ” shall mean
all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and
under the following property relating to, used in or useful to the
Borrower’s “Animal Information Solutions” or
“CattleLog” businesses, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired (each of the following capitalized terms in this
Section 6 shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
Article 9 of the UCC):
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(a)
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Accounts and
General Intangibles;
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(g)
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Letter of
Credit Rights;
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(k)
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securities and
certificates of deposit;
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2
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(l)
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trademarks,
copyrights and/or patents;
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(m)
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all other
personal property of the Borrower, whether tangible or intangible
and wherever located, including, but not limited to, all moneys of
the Borrower and all rights to payment of money of the Borrower;
and
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(n)
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all products
and Proceeds of the foregoing, including without limitation all
distributions, dividends, cash, rights, instruments and other
property and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all
of the foregoing;
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provided , however , that the Collateral shall
not, in any event, include the Excluded Collateral. For purposes of
this Note, “ Excluded Collateral ” means all of
the property relating to, used in or useful to the Borrower’s
Food Safety Technologies business, including, without limitation,
the assets described on Schedule 1 hereto.
Concurrently with the execution of
this Note, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender financing
statements in form satisfactory to the Lender necessary to evidence
and perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the
Lender hereunder (the “ Financing Statements ”);
provided , that the Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to
file such Financing Statements (and all amendments thereto and
continuations thereof) on its behalf and without its signature if
the Lender is permitted to do so under applicable law.
7. Default . If any one or
more of the following events shall occur, it shall be an “
Event of Default ” under this Note:
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(a)
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the Borrower
fails to make any payment of principal, interest or any other
amount payable under this Note when due, whether at maturity or by
acceleration or otherwise;
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