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Exhibit
10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”) dated as of the Effective Date between SILICON VALLEY
BANK , a California corporation (“ Bank ”),
and SONIC FOUNDRY, INC. , a Maryland corporation (“
Sonic Foundry ”) and SONIC FOUNDRY MEDIA SYSTEMS,
INC. , a Maryland corporation (“ Sonic Systems
”; and collectively with Sonic Foundry, “
Borrower ”), jointly and severally, provide the terms
on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank.
The parties agree as follows:
RECITALS
A. Bank and Borrower have
entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
May 2, 2007 (as may amended from time to time, the “
Existing Loan Agreement ”) under which Bank agreed to
make available to Borrower a revolving line of credit in the
maximum principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “ Existing
Line ”) and term loan in the maximum principal amount of
$1,000,000 (the “ Existing Term Loan ”, and
collectively with the Existing Line, the “ Existing
Obligations ”).
B. Borrower has requested
that Bank refinance the Existing Line and amend and restate the
Existing Loan Agreement.
C. Bank has agreed to so
amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement, but only to the
extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and
in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth
below.
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ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS |
1.1 Accounting and Other
Terms . Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be
construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be
made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in
Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement,
unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the
Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.
1.2 Designation of
Agent . Each Borrower hereby designates Sonic Foundry
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as “ Agent ”)
as the agent of that Borrower to discharge the duties and
responsibilities of Agent as provided herein.
1.3 Operation of
Borrower . Except as otherwise provided in this Article, loans
and advances hereunder shall be requested solely by Agent, as agent
for each Borrower. Each Borrower shall be directly indebted to Bank
for each Credit Extension distributed to Agent, together with all
accrued interest thereon, as if that amount had been advanced
directly by Bank to such Borrower. Bank shall have no
responsibility to inquire to the distribution of Credit Extensions
made by Bank through Agent as described herein.
1.4 Continuation of
Authority of Agent. The authority of Agent to request Credit
Extensions on behalf of, and to bind, Borrowers shall continue
unless and until Bank actually receives writing notice of the
termination of such authority.
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LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
2.1 Promise to Pay .
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the
outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued
and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this
Agreement.
2.1.1 Revolving
Advances .
(a) Availability .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to
deduction of Reserves, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the
Availability Amount. Amounts borrowed hereunder may be repaid and,
prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to
the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein.
(b) Termination;
Repayment . The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line
Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the
unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the
Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.
(c) Initial Advance .
This Agreement amends and restates the Existing Loan Agreement. All
advances made under, and the outstanding balance of, the Existing
Line shall be, and hereby are, refinanced by the initial Advance
made hereunder and shall be repaid as Advances pursuant to the
terms hereof.
2.1.2 Letters of Credit
Sublimit .
(a) As part of the Revolving
Line and the Other Services Sublimit, Bank shall issue or have
issued Letters of Credit for Borrower’s account. Such
aggregate amounts utilized hereunder shall at all times reduce the
amount otherwise available for Advances under the Revolving Line
and under the Other Services Sublimit. The face amount of
outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed
Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve) may not exceed
the lesser of the Availability Amount or the amount available under
the Other Services Sublimit. If, on the Revolving Line Maturity
Date, there are any outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such
date Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount
equal to 105% of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus
all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection
therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business
judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to said
Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and
substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard
Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “ Letter
of Credit Application ”). Borrower agrees to execute any
further documentation in connection with the Letters of Credit as
Bank may reasonably request. Borrower further agrees to be bound by
the regulations and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of
Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for Borrower’s account
or by Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued
by Bank for Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and
agrees that Bank shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or
mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following
Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of
Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements
thereto.
(b) The obligation of
Borrower to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings made under
Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and
irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of
Credit Application.
(c) Borrower may request that
Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency. If a
demand for payment is made under any such Letter of Credit, Bank
shall treat such demand as an Advance to Borrower of the equivalent
of the amount thereof (plus fees and charges in connection
therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or similar charges) in Dollars
at the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco,
California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the
country issuing such Foreign Currency.
(d) To guard against
fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the issuance of any
Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency, Bank shall create a
reserve (the “ Letter of Credit Reserve ”) under
the Revolving Line in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of
the face amount of such Letter of Credit. The amount of the Letter
of Credit Reserve may be adjusted by Bank from time to time to
account for fluctuations in the exchange rate. The availability of
funds under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of
such Letter of Credit Reserve for as long as such Letter of Credit
remains outstanding.
2.1.3 Foreign Exchange
Sublimit . As part of the Revolving Line and the Other Services
Sublimit, Borrower may enter into foreign exchange contracts with
Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank
a specific amount of Foreign Currency (each, a “ FX
Forward Contract ”) on a specified date (the “
Settlement Date ”). FX Forward Contracts shall have a
Settlement Date of at least one (1) FX Business Day after the
contract date and shall be subject to a reserve of ten percent
(10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract in a maximum
aggregate amount equal to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000)
(the “ FX Reserve ”). The aggregate amount of FX
Forward Contracts at any one time may not exceed ten
(10) times the amount of the FX Reserve and the aggregate
amount of FX Forward Contracts may not exceed the amount available
at the time of such FX Forward Contract under the Other Services
Sublimit. The amount otherwise available for Credit Extensions
under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by an amount equal to ten
percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract (the
“ FX Reduction Amount ”). Any amounts needed to
fully reimburse Bank will be treated as Advances under the
Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate
applicable to Advances.
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2.1.4 Cash Management
Services Sublimit . Borrower may use up to the amount available
under the Other Services Sublimit of the Revolving Line for
Bank’s cash management services which may include merchant
services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit card, and
check cashing services identified in Bank’s various cash
management services agreements (collectively, the “ Cash
Management Services ”). Any amounts Bank pays on behalf
of Borrower for any Cash Management Services will be treated as
Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the
interest rate applicable to Advances.
2.2 Existing Term
Loan
2.2.1 Repayment . The
outstanding principal balance of the Existing Term Loan as of the
Effective Date is $638,888.86. Borrower shall continue paying the
Existing Term Loan on the first day of each month in
(i) monthly installments of principal, plus (ii) monthly
payments of accrued interest (the “ Term Loan Payment
”). Amounts repaid under the Existing Term Loan may not be
reborrowed. Borrower’s final Term Loan Payment, due on the
Term Loan Maturity Date, shall include all outstanding principal
and unpaid interest on the Existing Term Loan.
2.2.2 Term Loan Balance
Reserve . At all times Borrower achieves EBITDA, as tested on
the last day of each month for the six (6) month period then
ending, of less than $200,000 for such six (6) month period,
Bank shall maintain a reserve under the Revolving Line in an amount
equal to the outstanding principal balance of the Existing Term
Loan (the “ Term Loan Balance Reserve
”).
2.3 Overadvances If,
at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount
of any Advances (including any amounts used for Cash Management
Services), plus (b) the face amount of any outstanding Letters
of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and
any Letter of Credit Reserve), plus (c) the FX Reduction
Amount, plus (d) the Term Loan Balance Reserve, if applicable
(such sum being an “ Overadvance ”) exceeds the
lesser of either the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, Borrower
shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such Overadvance. Without
limiting Borrower’s obligation to repay Bank any amount of
the Overadvance, Borrower agrees to pay Bank interest on the
outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at the Default
Rate.
2.4 Payment of Interest on
the Credit Extensions .
(a) Interest Rate
;
(i) Advances . Subject
to Section 2.4(b), the amounts outstanding under the Revolving
Line shall accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to the
following: (i) during such period that Borrower maintains an
Adjusted Quick Ratio of greater than 2.00 to 1.00, interest shall
accrue at the greater of one percent (1.00%) above the Prime
Rate or seven percent (7.0%), or (ii) during such period that
Borrower maintains an Adjusted Quick Ratio equal to or less than
2.00 to 1.00, interest shall accrue at the greater of one and
one-half percent (1.50%) above the Prime Rate or seven and
one-half percent (7.5%) which interest shall be payable
monthly.
(ii) Existing Term
Loan . Subject to Section 2.4(b), the principal amount
outstanding under the Existing Term Loan shall accrue interest at a
floating per annum rate equal to the greater of (i) one
percentage point (1.0%) above the Prime Rate, or
(ii) eight and three-quarters of one percent (8.75%), which
interest shall be payable monthly.
(b) Default Rate .
Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per
annum which is five percentage points above the rate that is
otherwise applicable thereto (the “ Default Rate
”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate
provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative
to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of
Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of
Bank.
(c) Adjustment to Interest
Rate . Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension
based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the
effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of
any such change.
(d) 360-Day Year .
Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed.
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(e) Debit of Accounts
. Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts,
including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and
interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Bank when due.
These debits shall not constitute a set-off.
(f) Payment; Interest
Computation; Float Charge . Interest is payable monthly on the
last calendar day of each month. In computing interest on the
Obligations, all Payments received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on
any day shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. In
addition, Bank shall be entitled to charge Borrower a
“float” charge in an amount equal to two
(2) Business Days interest, at the interest rate applicable to
the Advances, on all Payments received by Bank. Said float charge
is not included in interest for purposes of computing Minimum
Monthly Interest (if any) under this Agreement. The float charge
for each month shall be payable on the last day of the month. Bank
shall not, however, be required to credit Borrower’s account
for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to
Bank in its good faith business judgment, and Bank may charge
Borrower’s Designated Deposit Account for the amount of any
item of payment which is returned to Bank unpaid.
2.5 Fees . Borrower
shall pay to Bank:
(a) Commitment Fee . A
fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $20,000, on the
Effective Date, and on each anniversary of the Effective Date;
and
(b) Letter of Credit
Fee . Bank’s customary fees and expenses for the issuance
or renewal of Letters of Credit, upon the issuance, each
anniversary of the issuance, and the renewal of such Letter of
Credit by Bank; and
(c) Termination Fee .
A Termination Fee, if applicable, pursuant to the terms of
Section 12.1 ; and
(d) Unused Revolving Line
Facility Fee . A fee (the “ Unused Revolving Line
Facility Fee ”), payable monthly, in arrears, on a
calendar year basis, in an amount equal to one half of one percent
(0.50%) per annum of the average unused portion of the Revolving
Line, as determined by Bank. The unused portion of the Revolving
Line, for the purposes of this calculation, shall not include
amounts reserved under the Other Services Sublimit and under the
Term Loan Balance Reserve. Borrower shall not be entitled to any
credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility
Fee previously earned by Bank pursuant to this Section
notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement, or suspension or
termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances
hereunder; and
(e) Collateral Monitoring
Fee . A monthly collateral monitoring fee of $1,000, payable in
arrears on the last day of each month (prorated for any partial
month at the beginning and upon termination of this Agreement);
provided, that such fee shall be $0.00 during any Streamline
Period; and
(f) Bank Expenses .
All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation of this
Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when
due.
3.1 Conditions Precedent
to Initial Advance . Bank’s obligation to make the
initial Advance is subject to the condition precedent that Borrower
shall consent to or have delivered, in form and substance
satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other
matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate,
including, without limitation:
(a) duly executed original
signatures to the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) duly executed original
signatures to the Control Agreements from all depositories at which
Borrower maintains accounts, including, but not limited to, US Bank
and Park Bank;
(c) its Operating Documents
and a good standing certificate of each Borrower certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Maryland as of a date no earlier
than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
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(d) duly executed original
signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for
Borrower;
(e) certified copies, dated
as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank shall
request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC
termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such
financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been
or, in connection with the initial Advance, will be terminated or
released;
(f) the Perfection
Certificate(s) executed by Borrower;
(g) a landlord’s
consent executed by Borrower’s landlord in favor of
Bank;
(h) the insurance policies
and/or endorsements required pursuant to Section 6.5;
and
(i) payment of the fees and
Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.5
hereof.
3.2 Conditions Precedent
to all Credit Extensions . Bank’s obligations to make
each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is
subject to the following:
(a) except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.4, timely receipt of an executed
Transaction Report;
(b) the representations and
warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all material respects
on the date of the Transaction Report and on the Funding Date of
each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and
warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in
the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations
and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such
date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is
Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the
representations and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all
material respects; provided, however, that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and
warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in
the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations
and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such
date; and
(c) in Bank’s sole
discretion, there has not been any material impairment in the
general affairs, management, results of operation, financial
condition or the prospect of repayment of the Obligations, or there
has not been any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the
most recent business plan of Borrower presented to and accepted by
Bank.
3.3 Covenant to
Deliver .
(a) Borrower agrees to
deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under
this Agreement as a condition to any Credit Extension. Borrower
expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt
by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of
Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and any such
Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be made in
Bank’s sole discretion.
(b) Borrower agrees to
deliver to Bank as soon as possible, and in any event within
forty-five (45) days of the Effective date, a duly executed
Bailee Agreement from Borrower’s manufacturer, MaxVision (the
“MaxVision Agreement”. Borrower’s failure to
deliver the MaxVision Agreement within such forty-five
(45) day period shall constitute an immediate Event of Default
under the Loan Documents.
3.4 Procedures for
Borrowing . Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other
applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this
Agreement, to obtain an Advance (other than Advances under Sections
2.1.2 or 2.1.4), Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be
irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00
p.m. Pacific time on the Funding Date of the Advance. Together with
such notification, Borrower must promptly deliver to Bank by
electronic mail or facsimile a completed Transaction Report
executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank
shall credit Advances to the Designated Deposit Account. Bank may
make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from a
Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions
if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become
due. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom
Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee.
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CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST |
4.1 Grant of Security
Interest . Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment
and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing
security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever
located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and
all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower represents, warrants,
and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and
shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected
security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted
Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under
this Agreement). If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim,
Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower
of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a
security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the
terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.
If this Agreement is
terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue
until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations)
are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the
Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make
Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s
sole cost and expense, release its Liens in the Collateral and all
rights therein shall revert to Borrower.
4.2 Authorization to File
Financing Statements . Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file
financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all
appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s
interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any
disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other
Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the
Code. Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as
“all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect,
or as being of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater detail,
all in Bank’s discretion.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
Borrower represents and
warrants as follows:
5.1 Due Organization,
Authorization; Power and Authority . Borrower is duly existing
and in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation and is
qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in
any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. In connection
with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed
certificate signed by each Borrower, entitled “Perfection
Certificate”. Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that
(a) Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the
Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof;
(b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized
in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate;
(c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth
Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately
states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate
accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or, if
more than one, its chief executive office as well as
Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief
executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors)
has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction
of formation, organizational structure or type, or any
organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and
(f) all other information set forth on the Perfection
Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is
accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that Borrower
may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection
Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one
or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If Borrower is not
now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall
promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with
Borrower’s organizational identification number.
The execution, delivery and
performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with
any of Borrower’s organizational documents,
(ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or
violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene,
conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental
Authority by which Borrower or any its Subsidiaries or any of their
property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any
action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or
Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such
Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in
full force and effect or (v) constitute an event of default
under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower
is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by
which it is bound in which the default could have a material
adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
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5.2 Collateral .
Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to
transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to
grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except
Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit accounts other than the
deposit accounts with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any, described
in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection
herewith, or of which Borrower has given Bank notice and taken such
actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest
therein. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the
Account Debtors.
The Collateral is not in the
possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except
as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the
components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other
than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted
pursuant to Section 7.2. In the event that Borrower, after the
date hereof, intends to store or otherwise deliver any portion of
the Collateral to a bailee, then Borrower will first receive the
written consent of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a
bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its
sole discretion.
All Inventory is in all
material respects of good and marketable quality, free from
material defects.
Borrower is the sole owner of
its intellectual property, except for non-exclusive licenses
granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business. Each
patent is valid and enforceable and no part of the intellectual
property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has
been made that any part of the intellectual property violates the
rights of any third party. Except as noted on the Perfection
Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is bound by, any
material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower
is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts
Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s
interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or
(b) for which a default under or termination of could
interfere with the Bank’s right to sell any Collateral.
Borrower shall provide written notice to Bank within ten
(10) days of entering or becoming bound by any such license or
agreement (other than over-the-counter software that is
commercially available to the public). Borrower shall take such
steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any
person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (x) all such
licenses or agreements to be deemed “Collateral” and
for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be
restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such license
or agreement, whether now existing or entered into in the future,
and (y) Bank to have the ability in the event of a liquidation
of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with
Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
5.3 Accounts Receivable;
Inventory .
(a) For each Account with
respect to which Advances are requested, on the date each Advance
is requested and made, such Account shall be an Eligible
Account.
(b) All statements made and
all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and
other documents evidencing the Eligible Accounts are and shall be
true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and other
documents, and all of Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all
respects what they purport to be. Whether or not an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may notify any Account
Debtor owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in
such funds and verify the amount of such Eligible Account. All
sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each
Eligible Account shall comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. Borrower
has no knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of
any Account Debtor whose accounts are Eligible Accounts in any
Transaction Report. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all
signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and
agreements relating to all Eligible Accounts are genuine, and all
such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable
in accordance with their terms.
5.4 Litigation . There
are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than One Hundred Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($100,000).
5.5 No Material Deviation
in Financial Statements . All consolidated financial statements
for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly
present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated
financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of
operations. There has not been any material deterioration in
Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of
the most recent financial statements submitted to Bank.
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5.6 Solvency . The
fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill
minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities;
Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the
transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its
debts (including trade debts) as they mature.
5.7 Regulatory
Compliance . Borrower is not an “investment
company” or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended. Borrower is not engaged as one of its
important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under
Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors).
Borrower has complied in all material respects with the Federal
Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a “holding company” or an
“affiliate” of a “holding company” or a
“subsidiary company” of a “holding company”
as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005. Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances
or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on its business. None of
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or
assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best
of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing,
producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous
substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made
all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all
Government Authorities that are necessary to continue their
respective businesses as currently conducted.
5.8 Subsidiaries;
Investments . Borrower does not own any stock, partnership
interest or other equity securities except for Permitted
Investments.
5.9 Tax Returns and
Payments; Pension Contributions . Borrower has timely filed all
required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all
foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and
contributions owed by Borrower. Borrower may defer payment of any
contested taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in good faith
contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings
promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies
Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material
development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any
other steps required to prevent the governmental authority levying
such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the
Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien”.
Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any
of Borrower’s prior tax years which could result in
additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has
paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit
sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their
terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and
has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted
the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan
which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of
Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or its successors or any other governmental
agency.
5.10 Use of Proceeds .
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as
working capital and to fund its general business requirements and
not for personal, family, household or agricultural
purposes.
5.11 Full Disclosure .
No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower
in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the
date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made,
taken together with all such written certificates and written
statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained in the certificates or statements not
misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and
forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon
reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual
results during the period or periods covered by such projections
and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted
results).
Borrower shall do all of the
following:
6.1 Government
Compliance .
(a) Maintain its and all its
Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their
respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify
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reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.
Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, with all
laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject,
noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on
Borrower’s business.
(b) Obtain all of the
Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower of
its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and
the grant of a security interest to Bank in all of its property.
Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained
Governmental Approvals to Bank.
6.2 Financial Statements,
Reports, Certificates .
(a) Borrower shall provide
Bank with the following:
(i) weekly, a Transaction
Report (and any schedules related thereto); provided, that during
any Streamline Period, such Transaction Report (and any schedules
related thereto) shall be provided within fifteen (15) days
after the end of each month, rather than weekly;
(ii) within fifteen
(15) days after the end of each month, (A) monthly
accounts receivable agings, aged by invoice date, (B) monthly
accounts payable agings, aged by invoice date, and outstanding or
held check registers, if any, and (C) monthly reconciliations
of accounts receivable agings (aged by invoice date), transaction
reports and general ledger,
(iii) as soon as available,
and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
month, monthly unaudited financial statements; provided, that such
monthly unaudited financial statement for the last month in each
fiscal year shall be delivered as soon as available, but in any
event within sixty (60) days after the end of such
month;
(iv) within thirty
(30) days after the end of each month a monthly Compliance
Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of
the end of such month, Borrower was in full compliance with all of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth
calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in this Agreement and such other information as Bank shall
reasonably request, including, without limitation, a statement that
at the end of such month there were no held checks; and
(v) within fifteen
(15) days following approval by Borrower’s board of
directors, and in any event no later than fifteen (15) of the
end of each fiscal year, deliver to Bank financial projections and
an annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year approved by
Borrower’s board of directors.
(b) within five (5) days
after filing, all reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or a link thereto on
Borrower’s or another website on the Internet.
(c) Prompt written notice of
(i) any material change in the composition of the intellectual
property, (ii) the registration of any copyright, including
any subsequent ownership right of Borrower in or to any copyright,
patent or trademark not previously disclosed in writing to Bank, or
(iii) Borrower’s knowledge of an event that materially
adversely affects the value of the intellectual
property.
6.3 Accounts
Receivable .
(a) Schedules and
Documents Relating to Accounts . Borrower shall deliver to Bank
transaction reports and schedules of collections, as provided in
Section 6.2, on Bank’s standard forms; provided,
however, that Borrower’s failure to execute and deliver the
same shall not affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights
in all of Borrower’s Accounts, nor shall Bank’s failure
to advance or lend against a specific Account affect or limit
Bank’s Lien and other rights therein. If requested by Bank,
Borrower shall furnish Bank with copies (or, at Bank’s
request, originals) of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other
similar documents, and all shipping instructions, delivery
receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of delivery, for any
goods the sale or disposition of which gave rise to such Accounts.
In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Bank, on its request, the
originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security agreements,
guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or securing
any Accounts, in the same form as received, with all necessary
indorsements, and copies of all credit memos.
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(b) Disputes .
Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all disputes or claims
relating to Accounts. Borrower may forgive (completely or
partially), compromise, or settle any Account for less than payment
in full, or agree to do any of the foregoing so long as
(i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially
reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in
arm’s-length transactions, and reports the same to Bank in
the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after
taking into account all such discounts, settlements and
forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the
lesser of the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base.
(c) Collection of
Accounts . Borrower shall have the right to collect all
Accounts, unless and until a Default or an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Whether or not an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall hold all payments on,
and proceeds of, Accounts in trust for Bank, and Borrower shall
immediately deliver all such payments and proceeds to Bank in their
original form, duly endorsed, to be applied to the Obligations
pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4 hereof, except during any
Streamline Period, in which case Borrower may apply such payments
and proceeds as it determines. Bank may, in its good faith business
judgment, require that all proceeds of Accounts be deposited by
Borrower into a lockbox account, or such other “blocked
account” as Bank may specify, pursuant to a blocked account
agreement in such form as Bank may specify in its good faith
business judgment.
(d) Returns . Provided
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if any Account
Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower, Borrower shall promptly
(i) determine the reason for such return, (ii) issue a
credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount,
and (iii) provide a copy of such credit memorandum to Bank,
upon request from Bank. In the event any attempted return occurs
after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, Borrower shall hold the returned Inventory in trust for
Bank, and immediately notify Bank of the return of the
Inventory.
(e) Verification .
Bank may, from time to time, verify directly with the respective
Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to
the Accounts, either in the name of Borrower or Bank or such other
name as Bank may choose.
(f) No Liability .
Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage or
discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of, any goods,
the sale or other disposition of which gives rise to an Account, or
for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the
settlement, failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any
Account, or for settling any Account in good faith for less than
the full amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be responsible
for any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract or
agreement giving rise to an Account. Nothing herein shall, however,
relieve Bank from liability for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
6.4 Remittance of
Proceeds . Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3(c),
deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising from the disposition of any
Collateral to Bank in the original form in which received by
Borrower not later than the following Business Day after receipt by
Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of
Section 9.4 hereof; provided that, if no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be
obligated to remit to Bank the proceeds of the sale of worn out or
obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower in good faith in an
arm’s length transaction for an aggregate purchase price of
$25,000 or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year).
Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral
with any of Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold
such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and property
and in an express trust for Bank. Nothing in this Section limits
the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere
in this Agreement.
6.5 Taxes; Pensions .
Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file,
all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require
each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all foreign, federal,
state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed
by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred
payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of
Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on
demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and
pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit
sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their
terms.
6.6 Access to Collateral;
Books and Records . At reasonable times, on one
(1) Business Day’s notice (provided no notice is
required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing),
Bank, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral
and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books. Such audits
shall be conducted no more often than twice per year unless an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing The foregoing
inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense, and
the charge therefor shall be $750 per person
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per day (or such higher amount as shall
represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same),
plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In the event Borrower and
Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and
Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedule the audit with less than
ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting
any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay Bank a
fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to
compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the
cancellation or rescheduling.
6.7 Insurance . Keep
its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts
standard for companies in Borrower’s industry and location
and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in
a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to
Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss
payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee and waive
subrogation against Bank, and all liability policies shall show, or
have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. All
policies (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements)
shall provide that the insurer shall endeavor to give Bank at least
twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or
declining to renew its policy. At Bank’s request, Borrower
shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all
premium payments. Proceeds payable under any property policy shall,
at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the
Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall
have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy up
to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate for all
losses under all casualty policies in any one year, toward the
replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided
that any such replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of
equal or like value as the replaced or repaired Collateral and
(ii) shall be deemed Collateral in which Bank has been granted
a first priority security interest, and (b) after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all
proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at the option of
Bank, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations. If Borrower
fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.7
or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to
third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment
or obtain such insurance policies required in this
Section 6.7, and take any action under the policies Bank deems
prudent.
6.8 Operating Accounts
.
(a) Maintain its and its
Subsidiaries’ operating and other deposit accounts and
securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates ,
which accounts shall represent at least 85% of the dollar value of
Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries accounts at all financial
institutions.
(b) Provide Bank five
(5) days prior written notice before establishing any
Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution
other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each Collateral
Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause
the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at
or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and
deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with
respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in
such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder. The
provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to deposit
accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other
employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of
Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as
such.
6.9 Financial
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