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TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Revolving Credit Agreement

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Title: TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 2/6/2007
Industry: Food Processing     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical

TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT  
, Parties: calavo growers inc , farm credit west  pca
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EXHIBIT 10.1

Loan No. 3789055-101

TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

           THIS TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement”) is entered into as of January 31, 2007 and is a replacement of the Agreement” Dated October 5, 2006, between FARM CREDIT WEST, PCA, Visalia, California (“FCW”) and CALAVO GROWERS, INC. , Santa Paula, California (the “Company”).

      SECTION 1. The Credit Facility. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, FCW agrees to make advances to the Company during the period set forth below in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000.00 (the “Commitment”). The Agreement and Commitment is executed, delivered and accepted not in payment of but for the purpose of amending, restating and replacing the following described obligations, and renewing any unpaid balance(s) evidenced thereby: Note dated August 17, 2005, in the principal amount of $12,000,000.00. Furthermore, the Commitment also evidences an additional loan advance(s) to the extent the Commitment under this Agreement exceeds the renewed unpaid balance(s) referred to above.

      SECTION 2. Sale of Interest. The Company acknowledges that FCW has the option to participate all or a portion of the Commitment with one or more lenders, including CoBank, ACB (“CoBank”). All advances hereunder shall be made by CoBank as agent for FCW and all repayments by the Company hereunder shall be made to CoBank as agent for FCW.

      SECTION 3. Purpose. The purpose of the Commitment is to finance the purchase and installation of capital items and other corporate needs of the Company.

      SECTION 4. Term. The term of the Commitment shall be from the date hereof, up to and including February 1. 2010.

      SECTION 5. Availability. Subject to the provisions of Section 25, advances will be made available on any day on which FCW, CoBank, and the Federal Reserve Banks are open for business upon the telephonic or written request of the Company. Requests for advances must be received no later than 12:00 Noon, Company’s local time, on the date the advance is desired. Advances will be made available by CoBank by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account or accounts as may be authorized by the Company. The Company shall furnish to CoBank a duly completed and executed copy of a CoBank Delegation and Wire and Electronic Transfer Authorization Form, and CoBa nk shall be entitled to rely on (and shall incur no liability to the Company in acting on) any request or direction furnished in accordance with the terms thereof.

      SECTION 6. Interest and Fees.

 


 

 

 

 

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      (A) Interest. The Company agrees to pay interest on the unpaid balance of the Commitment in accordance with the following interest rate option:

           (1) 7-Day LIBOR Index Rate. At a rate (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th% and adjusted for reserves required on “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as hereinafter defined) for banks subject to “FRB Regulation D” (as hereinafter defined) or required by any other federal law or regulation) per annum equal at all times to 100 basis points (1.00%) above the annual rate quoted by the British Bankers Association (the “BBA”) at 11:00 a.m. London time for the offering of seven (7) day of U.S. dollars deposits, as published by Bloomberg or another major information vendor listed on BBA’s official website on the first U.S. Banking Day (as hereinafter defined) in each week with such rate to change weekly on such day. The rate shall be reset automatically, without the necessity of notice being provided to the Company or any other party, on the first U.S. Banking Day of each succeeding week and each change in the rate shall be applicable to all balances subject to this option and information about the then current rate shall be made available upon telephonic request. For purposes hereof (a) “U.S. Banking Day” shall mean a day on which CoBank is open for business, dealings in U.S. dollar deposits are being carried out in the London interbank market, and banks are open for business in New York City and London, England; (b) “Eurocurrency Liabilities” shall have meaning as set forth in “FRB Regulation D”; and (c) “FRB Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 CFR Part 204, as amended.

           (2) LIBOR. At a fixed rate per annum equal to “LIBOR” (as hereinafter defined) plus 100 basis points (1%). Under this option: (1) rates may be fixed for “Interest Periods” (as hereinafter defined) of 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months as selected by the Company; (2) amounts may be fixed in increments of $100,000.00 or multiples thereof; (3) the maximum number of fixes in place at any one time shall be 10; and (4) rates may only be fixed on a “Banking Day” (as hereinafter defined) on 3 Banking Days’ prior written notice. For purposes hereof: (a) “LIBOR” shall mean the rate (rounded upward to the nearest sixteenth) and adjusted for reserves required on “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as hereinafter defined) for banks subject to “FRB Regulation D” (as herein defined) or required by any other federal law or regulation) quoted by the British Bankers Association (the “BBA”) at 11:00 a.m. London time 2 Banking Days before the commencement of the Interest Period for the offering of U.S. dollar deposits in the London interbank market for the Interest Period designated by the Company; as published by Bloomberg or another major information vendor listed on BBA’s official website; (b) “Banking Day” shall mean a day on which CoBank is open for business, dealings in U.S. dollar deposits are being carried out in the London interbank market, and banks are open for business in New York City and London, England; (c) “Interest Period” shall mean a period commencing on the date this option is to take effect and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month or the month that is 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months thereafter, as the case may be; provided, however, that: (i) in the event such ending day is not a Banking Day, such period shall be extended to the next Banking Day unless such next Banking Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case it shall end on the preceding Banking Day; and (ii) if there is no numerically corresponding day in the month, then such period shall end on the last Banking Day

 


 

 

 

 

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in the relevant month; (d) “Eurocurrency Liabilities” shall have meaning as set forth in “FRB Regulation D”; and (e) “FRB Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 CFR Part 204, as amended.

          The Company shall select, the applicable rate option at the time it requests a loan hereunder and may, subject to the limitations set forth above, elect to convert balances bearing interest at the 7-Day LIBOR Index Rate option to the LIBOR rate option. Upon the expiration of any fixed rate period, interest shall automatically accrue at the 7-Day LIBOR Index Rate option provided for above unless the amount fixed is repaid or fixed for an additional period in accordance with the terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rates may not be fixed in such a manner as to cause the Company to have to break any fixed rate balance in order to pay any installment of principal. All elections provided for herein shall be made telephonically or in writing and must be received by 12:00 Noon Company’s local time. Interest shall be calculated on the actual number of days each loan is outstanding on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days and shall be payable monthly in arrears by the 20th day of the following month or on such other day in such month as FCW shall require in a written notice to the Company.

           (B) Commitment Fee. In consideration of the Commitment, the Company agrees to pay to FCW a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the Commitment at the rate of 0.15% per annum (calculated on a 360 day basis based on utilization, which is defined as outstanding advances plus issued and outstanding letters of credit divided by the total available amount of the Commitment), payable quarterly in arrears by the 20th day following each quarter. Such fee shall be payable for each quarter (or portion thereof) occurring during the original or any extended term of the Commitment.

      SECTION 7. Repayment and Maturity. The unpaid principal balance of the Commitment shall mature and be due and payable on February 1, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”).

      SECTION 8. Promissory Note. The Company’s obligation to repay the Commitment shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Note”).

      SECTION 9. Manner and Time of Payment. CoBank shall maintain a record of all loans, the interest accrued thereon, and all payments made with respect thereto, and such record shall, absent proof of manifest error, be conclusive evidence of the outstanding principal and interest on the loans. All payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, by check, or by automated clearing house or other similar cash handling processes as specified by separate agreement between the Company and CoBank. Wire transfers shall be made to ABA No. 307088754 for advice to and credit of CoBank (or to such other account as CoBank may direct by notice). The Company shall give CoBank telephonic notice no later than 12:00 Noon Company’s local time of its intent to pay by wire and funds received after 3:00 p.m. Company’s local time shall be credited on the next business day. Checks shall be mailed to CoBank, Department 167, Denver, Colorado 80291-0167 (or to such other place as CoBank may direct by notice). Credit for payment by check will not be given until the later of: (a) the day on

 


 

 

 

 

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which CoBank receives immediately available funds; or (b) the next business day after receipt of the check all as set forth in the Servicing Agreement between Borrower, FCW, and CoBank in form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

      SECTION 10. Capitalization. The Company has purchased a $1,000.00 stock investment under FCW’s capitalization plan. The Company understands that FCW’s stock is at risk and that any reference to “FCW equities” or to “stock or participation certificates required by Lender’s bylaws” in any document, agreement or Loan Document shall mean the FCW stock investment described herein.

      SECTION 11. Patronage. The Commitment is eligible for patronage under the plan and in accordance with the provisions of FCW’s bylaws and its practices and procedures related to patronage distribution and as set forth in Section 27.

      SECTION 12. Security. The Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Note shall be secured by a statutory first lien on all equity which the Company may now own or hereafter acquire in FCW. With the exception of the security referenced in the preceding sentence, the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Note shall be unsecured.

      SECTION 13. Conditions Precedent. FCW’s obligation to make advances hereunder is subject to the condition precedent that FCW receive, in form and content satisfactory to FCW, each of the following:

           (A) Agreement. A duly executed copy of this Agreement and all instruments and documents contemplated hereby.

           (B) Evidence of Authority. Such certified board resolutions, evidence of incumbency, and other evidence that FCW may require that this Agreement and the Note have been duly authorized and executed.

           (C) Fees and Other Charges. All fees and other charges provided for herein.

           (D) Evidence of Insurance. Such evidence as FCW may require that the Company is in compliance with Section 15(C) hereof

           (E) Event of Default. That no “Event of Default” (as defined in Section 18 hereof) or event which with the giving of notice and/or the passage of time would become an Event of Default hereunder (a “Potential Default”), shall have occurred and be continuing.

SECTION 14. Representations and Warranties.

      (A) Agreement. The Company represents and warrants to FCW that as of the date of this Agreement:

 


 

 

 

 

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           (1) Compliance. The Company and, to the extent contemplated hereunder, each “Subsidiary” (as defined below), is in compliance with all of the terms of this Agreement, and no Event of Default or Potential Default exists hereunder.

           (2) Subsidiaries. The Company has the following Subsidiaries: Calavo Foods, Inc. (CFI); Maui Fresh International, Inc.; Calavo de Mexico S.A, de C.V.; and Calavo Foods de Mexico S.A. de C.V, . For purposes hereof, a “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation of which shares of stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

           (3) Conflicting Agreements. This Agreement and the Note (collectively, at any time, the “Loan Documents”), do not conflict with, or require the consent of any party to, any other agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or affected, and do not conflict with any provision of the Company’s bylaws, articles of incorporation, or other organizational documents.

           (4) Compliance. The Company and, to the extent contemplated hereunder, each Subsidiary, if any, is in compliance with all of the terms of the Loan Documents.

           (5) Binding Agreement. The Loan Documents create legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Company which are enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

      SECTION 15. Affirmative Covenants. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by FCW, while this Agreement is in effect, the Company agrees to and with respect to Subsections 15(A) through 15(F) hereof, agrees to cause each Subsidiary, if any, to:

           (A) Corporate Existence, Licenses. (i) Preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation; (ii) qualify and remain qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions where such qualification is required; and (iii) obtain and maintain all licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals, and the like which are material to the conduct of its business or required by law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, order, and the like (collectively, “Laws”).

           (B) Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including, without limitation, all Laws relating to environmental protection.In addition, the Company agrees to cause all persons occupying or present on any of its properties, and to cause each Subsidiary, if any, to cause all persons occupying or present on any of its properties, to comply in all material respects with all environmental protection Laws.

 


 

 

 

 

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           (C) Insurance. Maintain insurance with insurance companies or associations acceptable to FCW in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated, and make such increases in the type or amount of coverage as FCW may request. At FCW’s request, all policies (or such other proof of compliance with this Subsection as may be satisfactory to FCW) shall be delivered to FCW.

           (D) Property Maintenance. Maintain all of its property that is necessary to or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

           (E) Books and Records. Keep adequate records and books of account in which complete entries will be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied.

           (F) Inspection. Permit FCW or its agents, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours or at such other times as the parties may agree, to examine its properties, books, and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts, with its respective officers, directors, employees, and independent certified public accountants.

           (G) Reports and Notices. Furnish to FCW:

                (1) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in no event more than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company occurring during the term hereof, annual consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, if any, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Such financial statements shall: (a) be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the Company and acceptable to FCW; (b) be accompanied by a report of such accountants containing an opinion thereon acceptable to FCW; (c) be prepared in reasonable detail and in comparative form; and (d) include a balance sheet, a statement of income, a statement of retained earnings, a statement of cash flows, and all notes and schedules relating thereto.

                (2) Interim Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in no event more than 45


 
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