Exhibit
10.27
AMENDMENT
TO
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
(EXIM PROGRAM)
THIS AMENDMENT to Loan and Security
Agreement (Exim Program) (this
“Amendment”) is entered into this 14 day of August 2008
by and between Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”) and
Lantronix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”)
whose address is 15353 Barranca Parkway, Irvine,
California 92618.
Recitals
A. Bank
and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security
Agreement (Exim Program) with an Effective Date of May 23, 2006 (as
the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented
or restated, the “Loan Agreement”).
B. Bank
has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the
Loan Agreement.
C. Borrower
has requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement, as herein set
forth, and Bank has agreed to the same, but only to the extent, in
accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth
herein.
Agreement
Now,
Therefore, in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in
the Loan Agreement.
2. Amendments
to Loan Agreement.
2.1
Modified FX Reserve. The FX Reserve, as defined
in Section 2.1.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended from
“$2,000,000” to “$2,500,000.”
2.2
Modified Cash Management Services Sublimit. The
Cash Management Services Sublimit, as defined in Section 2.1.4 of
the Loan Agreement is hereby amended from “$2,000,000”
to “$2,500,000.”
2.3
Modified Overall Aggregate Sublimit. The Overall
Aggregate Sublimit, as set forth in Section 2.1.5 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended from “$2,000,000” to
“$2,500,000.”
2.4
Modified Interest Rate. Section 2.3(a) of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(i)
Advances . Subject to Section 2.3(b), the
principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue
interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of 1.25%
percentage points above the Prime Rate or 6.25%, which interest
shall be payable monthly. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
and subject to Section 2.3(b), if Borrower achieves two consecutive
fiscal quarters of EBITDAS greater than $1.00 (commencing with the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009 or any fiscal quarter
ending thereafter), and only for so long as Borrower maintains
EBITDAS greater than $1.00 at the end of each subsequent fiscal
quarter, then the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving
Line shall accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater
of 0.75% percentage points above the Prime Rate or 5.75%, which
interest shall be payable monthly.
2.5
Modified Interest Computation. The sentence in
Section 2.3(g) of the Loan Agreement that currently reads as
follows:
In addition, so
long as any principal or interest with respect to any Hard Credit
Extension (defined as Credit Extensions other than for Letters of
Credit, FX Forward Contracts or amounts utilized for Cash
Management Services) remains outstanding, Bank shall be entitled to
charge Borrower a “float” charge in an amount equal to
three (3) Business Days interest, at the interest rate applicable
to the Advances, on all Payments received by Bank.
is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
In addition, so
long as any principal or interest with respect to any Credit
Extension remains outstanding, Bank shall be entitled to charge
Borrower a “float” charge in an amount equal to three
(3) Business Days interest, at the interest rate applicable to the
Advances, on all Payments received by Bank.
2.6
Deletion of Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee.
Section 2.4(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(d)
Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee
. [Omitted].
2.7
Modified Anniversary Fee. Section 2.4(g) of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(g)
Anniversary Fee . A fully earned, non-refundable
fee of $10,000, on the first anniversary of the August 2008
Amendment Effective Date; and if this Agreement is terminated prior
to the first anniversary of the August 2008 Amendment Effective
Date, either by Borrower or Bank, Borrower shall pay such
Anniversary Fee to Bank in addition to any Termination
Fee.
2.8
Modified Termination Fee. The sentence in Section 4.1 of the
Loan Agreement that currently reads as follows:
If such
termination is at Borrower’s election or at Bank’s
election due to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default, Borrower shall pay to Bank, in addition to the payment of
any other expenses or fees then-owing, a termination fee in an
amount equal to 2.0% of the Revolving Line if termination occurs on
or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and 1.0% of
the Revolving Line if termination occurs after the first
anniversary of the Effective Date and on or before the second
anniversary of the Effective Date; provided that no termination fee
shall be charged if the credit facility hereunder is replaced with
a new facility from another division of Silicon Valley
Bank.
is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
If such
termination is at Borrower’s election or at Bank’s
election due to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default, Borrower shall pay to Bank, in addition to the payment of
any other expenses or fees then-owing, a termination fee in an
amount equal to 2.0% of the Maximum Revolving Line if termination
occurs on or before the first anniversary of the August 2008
Amendment Effective Date, and 1.0% of the Maximum Revolving Line if
termination occurs after the first anniversary of the August 2008
Amendment Effective Date; provided that no termination fee shall be
charged if the credit facility hereunder is replaced with a new
facility from another division of Silicon Valley Bank.
2.9
Modified Transaction Report Submission. Section
6.2(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
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a Transaction
Report weekly and at the time of each request for an Advance if
Hard Credit Extensions are equal to or greater than $3,000,000;
otherwise within thirty (30) days after the end of each
month;
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2.10
Modified Collection of Accounts. The last
sentence of Section 6.3(c) of the Loan Agreement that currently
reads as follows:
All collections
shall be applied to against any outstanding Obligations (as
provided for in Section 9.4 hereof); provided, however, if
Borrower’s outstanding Hard Credit Extensions are less than
$2,500,000 and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the collections will be placed in Borrower’s
general operating account maintained with Bank.
is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
All collections
shall be applied against any outstanding Obligations (as provided
for in Section 9.4 hereof); provided, however, if Borrower’s
outstanding Hard Credit Extensions are less than $3,000,000 and no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
collections will be placed in Borrower’s general operating
account maintained with Bank.
2.11
Modified Deposit Requirement. Section 6.8(a) of
the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(a) Maintain
its primary depository and operating accounts and securities
accounts with Bank and Bank’s affiliates which accounts shall
represent at least 85% of the dollar value of Borrower’s
accounts at all financial institutions maintained in the United
States.
2.12
Modified Tangible Net Worth Financial Covenant. Section
6.9(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
(a)
Tangible Net Worth . A Tangible Net Worth of at
least $ 5,250,000 (“Minimum Tangible Net Worth”)
plus (i) 50% of all consideration received after the date hereof
for equity securities and subordinated debt of the Borrower, plus
(ii) 50% of the Borrower’s net income in each fiscal quarter
ending after the date hereof. Increases in the Minimum
Tangible Net Worth based on consideration received for equity
securities and subordinated debt of the Borrower shall be effective
as of the end of the month in which such consideration is received,
and shall continue effective thereafter. Increases in the Minimum
Tangible Net Worth based on net income shall be effective on the
last day of the fiscal quarter in which said net income is
realized, and shall continue effective thereafter. In no event
shall the Minimum Tangible Net Worth be decreased.
2.13
Modified Definitions. In Section 13.1 of the
Loan Agreement, the following definitions are, as applicable,
either hereby (i) amended in their entirety to read as follows or
(ii) added to read as follows:
“
Credit Extension ” is any Advance, Term Loan, Letter
of Credit, FX Forward Contract, amount utilized for Cash Management
Services, or any other extension of credit by Bank for
Borrower’s benefit.
“EBITDAS” shall mean (a) Net Income, plus (b) Interest
Expense, plus (c) to the extent deducted in the calculation of Net
Income, depreciation expense and amortization expense, plus (d)
income tax expense, plus (e) stock compensation expense.
“Hard
Credit Extensions” means Credit Extensions other than Credit
Extensions for Letters of Credit, FX Forward Contracts or amounts
utilized for Cash Management Services.
“
Interest Expense ” means for any fiscal period,
interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in
accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date,
including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any
Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation or duplication, all
commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and
charges with respect to letters of credit and bankers’
acceptance financing and the net costs associated with interest
rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion
of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all
types).
“Maximum Revolving Line”
is $2,000,000.
“ Net
Income ” means, as calculated on a consolidated basis for
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period as at any date of
determination, the net profit (or loss), after provision for taxes,
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period taken as a single
accounting period.
“Revolving Line”
is an Advance or Advances in an
aggregate amount of up to $2,000,000 outstanding at any
time.
“
Revolving Line Maturity Date ” August ___, 2010 [the
date that is two years from the date of this Amendment].
2.14
Modified Definition of Exim Borrower Agreement.
The definition of the term “Exim Borrower Agreement,”
set forth in Section 14.2 of the Loan Agreements is hereby amended
to mean that certain Borrower Agreement, in the form specified by
the Exim Bank, in favor of Bank and the Exim Bank being executed by
Borrower approximately concurrently herewith and any subsequent
Borrower Agreement executed by Borrower in favor of Bank and Exim
Bank.
2.15
Modified Exhibit E. Exhibit E to the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as set forth in
Exhibit E attached hereto.
3. Limitation
of Amendments.
3.1 The
amendments set forth in Section 2 , above, are
effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited
precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a
consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term
or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice
any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the
future under or in connection with any Loan Document.
3.2 This
Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the
Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan
Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and
confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.
4.
Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank
to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to Bank as follows:
4.1 Immediately
after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations
and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate
and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except
to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an
earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such
date), and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing;
4.2 Borrower
has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment
and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended
by this Amendment;
4.3 The
organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Bank on the
Effective Date remain true, accurate and complete and have not been
amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in
full force and effect;
4.4 The
execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the
performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly
authorized;
4.5 The
execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the
performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not
contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting
Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person
binding on B