SUBORDINATED REVOLVING LINE OF
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Subordinated Revolving Line of
Credit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as
of ________, 2006 by and between Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), and the
individuals and entities set forth on Schedule A (“
Lenders ”), with reference to the following
facts.
(a) Borrower has been
organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination
with an operating business (a “ Business Combination
”).
(b) Borrower proposes to:
(a) make a public offering (the “ Public Offering
”) of its securities pursuant to a registration statement
(the “ Registration Statement ”) filed with and
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“ SEC ”); (b) deposit the proceeds from the
Public Offering into a trust account (the “ Trust
Account ”) for the benefit of the purchasers of
securities in the Public Offering, net of offering costs,
underwriting discounts, to be held and disbursed in accordance with
the terms of the Investment Management Trust Agreement to be
entered into between Borrower and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. as
trustee (the “ Trust Agreement ”); and
(c) utilize the funds in the Trust Account in connection with
a Business Combination.
(c) Borrower may need
funds to pay costs and expenses prior to consummation of a Business
Combination.
(d) On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lenders are
willing to make available to Borrower a revolving line of credit to
pay certain costs and expenses that may arise prior to a Business
Combination (the “ Loan ”).
AGREEMENT
1. The Loan
1.1 Lenders agree to make
advances to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to repay such advances,
from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the form of revolving promissory note attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Note ”);
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, at no time shall the aggregate of all advances and
readvances outstanding under the Loan at any time exceed $750,000.
This Agreement and the Note are each sometimes referred to in this
Agreement individually as a “ Loan Document ,”
and are sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Loan
Documents .”
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1.2 Lenders’ obligation to make
advances shall expire upon the first to occur of the
following:
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1.2.1 Upon a material
breach or default of any representation, warranty or agreement of
Borrower that is not cured or corrected within 20 days of notice of
such breach from Lender;
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1.2.2 Upon consummation of a Business
Combination;
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1.2.3 Upon notice from any Lender at
any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement;
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1.2.4 Two years after the
effective date of the Registration Statement, provided that
Borrower may request advances after that date solely to pay
reasonable costs and expenses in connection with liquidation of
Borrower;
1.2.5 Thirty days after Borrower
provides written notice to Lender of its termination of this
Agreement and the Loan facility, and the payment of all amounts due
hereunder to Lender.
2. Conditions of Advances
. Upon reasonable advance request from Borrower, Lenders
shall make advances to or as directed by Borrower, provided that
each and all of the following conditions is satisfied:
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2.1 Borrower shall have executed and
delivered the Note to Lenders, as applicable;
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2.2 The aggregate amount of
outstanding advances following such advance shall not exceed
$750,000;
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2.3 The representations
and warranties of Borrower in the Loan Documents shall be true and
correct in all material respects;
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2.4 Borrower shall have complied in
all material respects with each of its agreements in the Loan
Documents;
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2.5 The advances shall be used only
for such purposes as are set forth in Section 4.1 of this
Agreement; and
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2.6 Prior to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, Lenders consent to the advance.
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3. Borrower
Representations
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3.1 Borrower represents and warrants
as follows:
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3.1.1 Borrower has full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by it pursuant
hereto and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
This Agreement and such Loan Documents constitute the valid and
legally binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable
against Borrower in accordance with their terms.
3.1.2 Neither the
execution and the delivery of the Loan Documents by Borrower, nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents, nor the borrowing by Borrower, will
(a) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to
which Borrower is subject or any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Borrower, or (b) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any entity or natural person (each, a
“ Person ”) the right to accelerate, terminate,
modify, or cancel, any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Borrower is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets are subject (or
result in the imposition of any security interest upon any of its
assets), in each case other than where such violation, conflict,
breach, default, acceleration or creation of right would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
ability of Borrower to repay amounts due under the Note in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. (a “
Material Adverse Effect ”).
3.1.3 Borrower does not
need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, permit, certificate, registration, consent, approval
or order of any government or governmental agency in order for the
parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except where the failure would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.1.4 The conditions to
the obligation of Lenders to make the advance, as set forth in
Section 2, shall be satisfied.
3.2 Each and every
representation and warranty made by Borrower in this Agreement
shall be deemed renewed and remade upon the making of each and
every advance or readvance under the Note that Lenders may
make.
4. Borrower Covenants
. For as long as Lenders shall have a commitment to make
advances or there shall be any outstanding balance on the Loan,
without the prior consent of Lenders, Borrower shall:
4.1 use the proceeds of
any advance made hereunder only for: (a) prior to the closing
of the Public Offering, costs and expenses of the Public Offering,
including legal, accounting, printing and “road show”
expenses; and (b) after the Closing of the Public Offering,
ordinary and reasonable operating costs and expenses during the
period Borrower seeks to identify, investigate, negotiate and
consummate a Business Combination, including Borrower’s
reporting obligations with the SEC, the audit and review of
Borrower’s financial statements, identifying and
investigating potential targets for a Business Combination,
deposits, down payments or funding of “no-shop”
provisions in connection with a particular Business Combination,
negotiating and closing the Business Combination, legal and other
professional fees and expenses, fees, salaries and compensation for
directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors, and
insurance premiums;
4.2 not declare or pay
any dividend or distribution with respect to, or repurchase or
redeem any shares of, the capital stock of Borrower, provided that
this shall not prohibit payments from the Trust Account to
stockholders of Borrower in accordance with the Trust
Agreement;
4.3 not engage in any
business other than identifying, investigating, negotiating and
closing a Business Combination;
4.4 make any material
capital expenditure or purchase any material property or asset
(other than office supplies and equipment); and
4.5 upon request of
Lenders, provide to Lenders copies of all filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
5. No Recourse to Trust
Account
Lenders, on behalf of themselves and their
successors and assigns, hereby acknowledge and agree that under no
circumstance shall Lenders have any right, title or interest in or
to any of the funds in the Trust A