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Exhibit 99.1
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of March 29, 2005
(the
"Agreement"), is executed by and between ROCKWELL MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), which has its chief
executive office
located at 30142 Wixom Road, Wixom, Michigan 48393, and STANDARD
FEDERAL BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the
"Bank"), whose address
is 2600 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan 48084.
R E C I T A L S:
A. The Borrower desires to borrow funds and obtain other
financial
accommodations from the Bank.
B. Pursuant to the Borrower's request, the Bank is willing to
extend such
financial accommodations to the Borrower under the terms and
conditions set
forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the mutual
covenants
and agreements set forth herein, the Borrower agrees to borrow
from the Bank,
and the Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower, subject to and upon
the following
terms and conditions:
A G R E E M E N T S:
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Defined Terms. For the purposes of this Agreement, the
following
capitalized words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth
below.
"Affiliate" of any Person shall mean (a) any other Person which,
directly
or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with such
Person, (b) any officer or director of such Person, and (c) with
respect to the
Bank, any entity administered or managed by the Bank, or an
Affiliate or
investment advisor thereof and which is engaged in making,
purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in commercial loans. A Person shall be
deemed to be
"controlled by" any other Person if such Person possesses,
directly or
indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and
policies of such Person whether by contract, ownership of voting
securities,
membership interests or otherwise. An Affiliate shall not
include a director of
the Borrower or an entity for which such person is also an
equity holder,
officer or director provided that any dealings between the
Borrower and such
director or entity are made on an independent arms-length basis
in the normal
course of business.
"Applicable Margin" shall mean the rate per annum added to the
Prime Rate
to determine the Revolving Interest Rate. The applicable Margin
is seventy-five
basis points (0.75%) for Prime Loans.
"Asset Disposition" shall mean the sale, lease, assignment or
other
transfer for value (each a "Disposition") by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to
any Person (other than the
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Borrower or any Subsidiary) of any asset or right of the
Borrower or any
Subsidiary (including, the loss, destruction or damage of any
thereof or any
actual or threatened (in writing to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary)
condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or taking
thereof), other than
(a) the Disposition of any asset which is to be replaced, and is
in fact
replaced, within thirty (30) days with another asset performing
the same or a
similar function, (b) the sale or lease of inventory in the
ordinary course of
business, or (c) the Disposition of damaged or obsolete
equipment that is not
replaced.
"Bank Product Agreements" shall mean those certain agreements
entered into
from time to time by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the
Bank or any
Affiliate of the Bank concerning Bank Products.
"Bank Product Obligations" shall mean all obligations,
liabilities,
contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing
by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary to the Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank
pursuant to or
evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of
whether for the
payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to
become due, now existing or hereafter arising.
"Bank Products" shall mean any service or facility extended to
the Borrower
or any Subsidiary by the Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank,
including: (a)
credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit
cards, (d) purchase
cards, (e) ACH Transactions, (f) cash management, including
controlled
disbursement, accounts or services, or (g) Hedging
Agreements.
"Bankruptcy Code" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code,
as now
existing or hereafter amended.
"Borrowing Base Amount" shall mean:
(a) an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the net amount
(after
deduction of such reasonable reserves and allowances as the Bank
deems
proper and necessary) of all Eligible Accounts, plus
(b) the lesser of (i) an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of
the
lower of cost or market value (after deduction of such
reasonable reserves
and allowances as the Bank deems proper and necessary) of all
Eligible
Inventory, and (ii) Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($600,000.00),
minus
(c) an availability reserve equal to twenty percent (20%) of
all
outstanding lease obligations between the Bank and the Borrower
when the
Company, at any time, does not exhibit a Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio (as
defined in Section 10.5 hereof) of greater than 1.50 to 1.00 for
two (2)
consecutive quarters (based on a trailing twelve- (12-) month
calculation).
"Borrowing Base Certificate" shall mean a certificate to be
signed by the
Borrower certifying to the accuracy of the Borrowing Base Amount
in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank.
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"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday
or a legal
holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed
for the conduct
of commercial banking business in Troy, Michigan.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean all expenditures (including
Capitalized
Lease Obligations) which, in accordance with GAAP, would be
required to be
capitalized and shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower, but
excluding expenditures made in connection with the replacement,
substitution or
restoration of assets to the extent financed (i) from insurance
proceeds (or
other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or
damage to the assets
being replaced or restored or (ii) with awards of compensation
arising from the
taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being
replaced.
"Capital Lease" shall mean, as to any Person, a lease of any
interest in
any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed,
or tangible or
intangible, by such Person, as lessee, that is, or should be, in
accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13, as
amended from time to
time, or, if such statement is not then in effect, such
statement of GAAP as may
be applicable, recorded as a "capital lease" on the financial
statements of such
Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Securities" shall mean, with respect to any Person, all
shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated, whether
voting or non-voting) of such Person's capital, whether now
outstanding or
issued or acquired after the date hereof, including common
shares, preferred
shares, membership interests in a limited liability company,
limited or general
partnership interests in a partnership or any other equivalent
of such ownership
interest.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" shall mean, as to any Person,
all rental
obligations of such Person, as lessee under a Capital Lease
which are or will be
required to be capitalized on the books of such Person.
"Cash Equivalent Investment" shall mean, at any time, (a) any
evidence of
Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or
guaranteed by
the United States government or any agency thereof, (b)
commercial paper,
maturing not more than one year from the date of issue, or
corporate demand
notes, in each case (unless issued by the Bank or its holding
company) rated at
least A-l by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division
of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. or P-l by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., (c)
any certificate
of deposit, time deposit or banker's acceptance, maturing not
more than one year
after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that
is issued or
sold by the Bank or its holding company (or by a commercial
banking institution
that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a
combined capital and
surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000),
(d) any repurchase
agreement entered into with the Bank, or other commercial
banking institution of
the nature referred to in clause (c), which (i) is secured by a
fully perfected
security interest in any obligation of the type described in any
of clauses (a)
through (c) above, and (ii) has a market value at the time such
repurchase
agreement is entered into of not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the
repurchase obligation of the Bank, or other commercial banking
institution,
thereunder, (e) money market accounts or mutual funds which
invest exclusively
in assets satisfying
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the foregoing requirements, and (f) other short term liquid
investments approved
in writing by the Bank.
"Collateral" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1
hereof.
"Collateral Access Agreement" shall mean an agreement in form
and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank pursuant to which a
mortgagee or lessor of
real property on which Collateral is stored or otherwise
located, or a
warehouseman, processor or other bailee of Inventory or other
property owned by
the Borrower of any Subsidiary, acknowledges the Liens of the
Bank and waives
any Liens held by such Person on such property, and, in the case
of any such
agreement with a mortgagee or lessor, permits the Bank
reasonable access to and
use of such real property following the occurrence and during
the continuance of
an Event of Default to assemble, complete and sell any
collateral stored or
otherwise located thereon.
"Contingent Liability" and "Contingent Liabilities" shall
mean,
respectively, each obligation and liability of the Borrower and
all such
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower incurred pursuant to
any agreement,
undertaking or arrangement by which the Borrower: (a)
guarantees, endorses or
otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or
indirect
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for
payment, to supply
funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to
assure a creditor
against loss) the indebtedness, dividend, obligation or other
liability of any
other Person in any manner (other than by endorsement of
instruments in the
course of collection), including without limitation, any
indebtedness, dividend
or other obligation which may be issued or incurred at some
future time; (b)
guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon
the shares or
ownership interest of any other Person; (c) undertakes or agrees
(whether
contingently or otherwise): (i) to purchase, repurchase, or
otherwise acquire
any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person or
any property or
assets constituting security therefor, (ii) to advance or
provide funds for the
payment or discharge of any indebtedness, obligation or
liability of any other
Person (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases,
capital
contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets,
level of income,
working capital or other financial condition of any other
Person, or (iii) to
make payment to any other Person other than for value received;
(d) agrees to
lease property or to purchase securities, property or services
from such other
Person with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such
indebtedness or
obligation of the ability of such other Person to make payment
of the
indebtedness or obligation; (e) to induce the issuance of, or in
connection with
the issuance of, any letter of credit for the benefit of such
other Person; or
(f) undertakes or agrees otherwise to assure a creditor against
loss. The amount
of any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set
forth herein)
be deemed to be the outstanding principal amount (or maximum
permitted principal
amount, if larger) of the indebtedness, obligation or other
liability guaranteed
or supported thereby.
"Daily Rate" shall mean an interest rate equal to LIBOR for a
one month
Interest Period, as determined by the Bank for each calendar
day. The Daily Rate
for any day that is not a Business Day will be the Daily Rate
for the most
recent preceding Business Day.
"Debt" shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (a)
all
indebtedness of such Person; (b) all borrowed money of such
Person (including
principal, interest, fees and
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charges), whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or similar
instruments; (c) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase
price of property
or services; (d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with
respect to the
maximum face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not
drawn), bankers'
acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of
such Person
(including the Letters of Credit), and all unpaid drawings in
respect of such
letters of credit, bankers' acceptances and similar obligations;
(e) all
indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property owned by such
Person, whether
or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person
(provided, however, if
such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in
respect of such
indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an
amount equal to the
fair market value of the property subject to such Lien at the
time of
determination); (f) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized
Lease Obligations of
such Person; (g) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person,
whether or not
reflected on its balance sheet; (h) all Hedging Obligations of
such Person; (i)
all Debt of any partnership of which such Person is a general
partner; and (j)
all monetary obligations of such Person under (i) a so-called
synthetic,
off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (ii) an agreement
for the use or
possession of property creating obligations that do not appear
on the balance
sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or
bankruptcy of such
Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such
Person (without
regard to accounting treatment). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Debt shall not
include trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by such
Person in
accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course
of business of
such Person.
"Default Rate" shall mean a per annum rate of interest equal to
the Prime
Rate plus Two and Three-Quarters percent (2.75%).
"Depreciation" shall mean the total amounts added to
depreciation,
amortization, obsolescence, valuation and other proper reserves,
as reflected on
the Borrower's financial statements and determined in accordance
with GAAP.
"EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, (a) the sum for such period
of: (i)
Net Income, plus (ii) Interest Charges, plus (iii) federal and
state income
taxes, plus (iv) Depreciation, plus (v) Amortization, plus (vi)
research and
development costs that has been financed by the issuance of
equity interests,
minus (b) income or loss attributable to equity in any Affiliate
or Subsidiary),
in each case to the extent included in determining Net Income
for such period.
All such amounts may be verified by the Bank at its discretion
and shall be
determined acceptable to Bank.
"Eligible Account" and "Eligible Accounts" shall mean each
Account and all
such Accounts (exclusive of sales, excise or other similar
taxes) owing to the
Borrower which meets each of the following requirements:
(a) it is genuine in all respects and has arisen in the
ordinary
course of the Borrower's business from (i) the performance of
services by
the Borrower, which services have been fully performed,
acknowledged and
accepted by the Account Debtor or (ii) the sale or lease of
Goods by the
Borrower, including C.O.D. sales, which Goods have been
completed in
accordance with the Account Debtor's specifications (if any) and
delivered
to and accepted by the Account Debtor, and the Borrower has
possession of,
or has
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delivered to the Bank at the Bank's request, shipping and
delivery receipts
evidencing such delivery;
(b) it is subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in favor
of the
Bank and is not subject to any other assignment, claim or
Lien;
(c) it is the valid, legally enforceable and unconditional
obligation
of the Account Debtor with respect thereto, and is not subject
to the
fulfillment of any condition whatsoever or any counterclaim,
credit (except
as provided in subsection (h) of this definition), trade or
volume
discount, allowance, discount, rebate or adjustment by the
Account Debtor
with respect thereto, or to any claim by such Account Debtor
denying
liability thereunder in whole or in part and the Account Debtor
has not
refused to accept and/or has not returned or offered to return
any of the
Goods or services which are the subject of such Account;
(d) the Account Debtor with respect thereto is a resident or
citizen
of, and is located within, the United States, unless the sale of
goods or
services giving rise to such Account is on letter of credit,
banker's
acceptance or other credit support terms reasonably satisfactory
to the
Bank;
(e) it is not an Account arising from a "sale on approval,"
"sale or
return," "consignment," "guaranteed sale" or "bill and hold", or
are
subject to any other repurchase or return agreement;
(f) it is not an Account with respect to which possession
and/or
control of the goods sold giving rise thereto is held,
maintained or
retained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (or by any agent or
custodian of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary) for the account of, or subject
to, further
and/or future direction from the Account Debtor with respect
thereto;
(g) it has not arisen out of contracts with the United States or
any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof, unless the
Borrower has
assigned its right to payment of such Account to the Bank
pursuant to the
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, and evidence (satisfactory to
the Bank)
of such assignment has been delivered to the Bank, or any state,
county,
city or other governmental body, or any department, agency
or
instrumentality thereof;
(h) Intentionally omitted;
(i) if the Account is evidenced by chattel paper or an
instrument, the
originals of such chattel paper or instrument shall have been
endorsed
and/or assigned and delivered to the Bank or, in the case of
electronic
chattel paper, shall be in the control of the Bank, in each case
in a
manner satisfactory to the Bank;
(j) such Account is evidenced by an invoice delivered to the
related
Account Debtor and is not more than (i) sixty (60) days past the
due date
thereof, or (ii) ninety (90)
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days past the original invoice date thereof, in each case
according to the
original terms of sale;
(k) it is not an Account with respect to an Account Debtor that
is
located in any jurisdiction which has adopted a statute or
other
requirement with respect to which any Person that obtains
business from
within such jurisdiction must file a notice of business
activities report
or make any other required filings in a timely manner in order
to enforce
its claims in such jurisdiction's courts unless (i) such notice
of business
activities report has been duly and timely filed or the Borrower
is exempt
from filing such report and has provided the Bank with
satisfactory
evidence of such exemption or (ii) the failure to make such
filings may be
cured retroactively by the Borrower for a nominal fee;
(l) the Account Debtor with respect thereto is not an Affiliate
of the
Borrower;
(m) such Account does not arise out of a contract or order
which, by
its terms, forbids or makes void or unenforceable the assignment
thereof by
the Borrower to the Bank and is not unassignable to the Bank for
any other
reason;
(n) there is no bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation
proceeding
pending by or against the Account Debtor with respect thereto,
nor has the
Account Debtor suspended business, made a general assignment for
the
benefit of creditors or failed to pay its debts generally as
they come due,
and/or no condition or event has occurred having a Material
Adverse Effect
on the Account Debtor which would require the Accounts of such
Account
Debtor to be deemed uncollectible in accordance with GAAP;
(o) it is not owed by an Account Debtor with respect to
which
twenty-five percent (25.00%) or more of the aggregate amount of
outstanding
Accounts owed at such time by such Account Debtor is classified
as
ineligible under clause (j) of this definition;
(p) Intentionally omitted; and
(q) it does not violate the negative covenants and does satisfy
the
affirmative covenants of the Borrower contained in this
Agreement.
An Account which is at any time an Eligible Account, but which
subsequently
fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements, shall forthwith
cease to be an
Eligible Account. Further, with respect to any Account, if the
Bank at any time
hereafter determines in its reasonable discretion that the
prospect of payment
or performance by the Account Debtor with respect thereto is
materially impaired
for any reason whatsoever, such Account shall cease to be an
Eligible Account
after notice of such determination is given to the Borrower.
"Eligible Inventory" shall mean all Inventory of the Borrower
which meets
each of the following requirements:
(a) it is subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in favor
of the
Bank and is not subject to any other assignment, claim or
Lien;
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(b) it is salable and not slow-moving, obsolete or discontinued,
as
reasonably determined by the Bank;
(c) it is in the possession and control of the Borrower and it
is
stored and held in facilities owned by the Borrower or, if such
facilities
are not so owned by the Borrower, the Bank is in possession of a
Collateral
Access Agreement with respect thereto;
(d) it is not Inventory produced in violation of the Fair
Labor
Standards Act and subject to the "hot goods" provisions
contained in Title
29 U.S.C. Section 215;
(e) it is not subject to any agreement or license which would
restrict
the Bank's ability to sell or otherwise dispose of such
Inventory;
(f) it is located in the United States or in any territory
or
possession of the United States that has adopted Article 9 of
the Uniform
Commercial Code;
(g) it is not "in transit" to the Borrower or held by the
Borrower on
consignment;
(h) it is not "work-in-progress" Inventory;
(i) it is not supply items, packaging or any other similar
materials;
(j) it is not identified to any purchase order or contract to
the
extent progress or advance payments are received with respect to
such
Inventory;
(k) it does not breach any of the representations, warranties
or
covenants pertaining to Inventory set forth in the Loan
Documents; and
(l) the Bank shall not have determined in its reasonable
discretion
that it is unacceptable due to age, type, category, quality,
quantity
and/or any other reason whatsoever.
Inventory which is at any time Eligible Inventory but which
subsequently fails
to meet any of the foregoing requirements shall forthwith cease
to be Eligible
Inventory.
"Employee Plan" includes any pension, stock bonus, employee
stock ownership
plan, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock
option, bonus or
other incentive plan, whether qualified or nonqualified, or any
disability,
medical, dental or other health plan, life insurance or other
death benefit
plan, vacation benefit plan, severance plan or other employee
benefit plan or
arrangement, including, without limitation, those pension,
profit-sharing and
retirement plans of the Borrower described from time to time in
the financial
statements of the Borrower and any pension plan, welfare plan,
Defined Benefit
Pension Plans (as defined in ERISA) or any multi-employer plan,
maintained or
administered by the Borrower or to which the Borrower is a party
or may have any
liability or by which the Borrower is bound.
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"Environmental Laws" shall mean all present or future federal,
state or
local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations,
ordinances and
codes, together with all administrative or judicial orders,
consent agreements,
directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits
of, and
agreements with, any governmental authority, in each case
relating to any matter
arising out of or relating to public health and safety, or
pollution or
protection of the environment or workplace, including any of the
foregoing
relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling,
transport,
treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, discharge, emission,
release,
threatened release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous
Substance.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"Event of Default" shall mean any of the events or conditions
which are set
forth in Section 11 hereof.
"Federal Funds Rate" shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating
interest rate
equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of
the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day
(or, if such day is
not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the
Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any
day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions
received by the Bank from three Federal funds brokers of
recognized standing
selected by the Bank. The Bank's determination of such rate
shall be binding and
conclusive absent manifest error.
"Funded Debt" shall mean, as to any Person, all Debt of such
Person that
matures more than one year from the date of its creation (or is
renewable or
extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than
one year from such
date).
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set
forth from
time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles
Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and statements
and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(or agencies with
similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the
U.S. accounting
profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the
date of
determination, provided, however, that interim financial
statements or reports
shall be deemed in compliance with GAAP despite the absence of
footnotes and
fiscal year-end adjustments as required by GAAP.
"Guarantor" and "Guarantors" shall mean, respectively, each of
and
collectively, the following Person: Rockwell Transportation,
Inc.
"Guaranty" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1
hereof.
"Hazardous Substances" shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum
products,
radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could
become friable,
urea formaldehyde foam insulation, dielectric fluid containing
levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and mold; (b) any
chemicals, materials,
pollutant or substances defined as or included in the
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tion of "hazardous substances", "hazardous waste", "hazardous
materials",
"extremely hazardous substances", "restricted hazardous waste",
"toxic
substances", "toxic pollutants", "contaminants", "pollutants" or
words of
similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c)
any other
chemical, material or substance, the exposure to, or release of
which is
prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority
or for which any
duty or standard of care is imposed pursuant to, any
Environmental Law.
"Hedging Agreements" shall mean any interest rate, currency or
commodity
swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other
agreement or
arrangement designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in
interest rates,
currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
"Hedging Obligation" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any
liability
of such Person under any Hedging Agreement.
"Indemnified Party" and "Indemnified Parties" shall mean,
respectively,
each of the Bank and any parent corporations, Affiliate or
Subsidiary of the
Bank, and each of their respective officers, directors,
employees, attorneys and
agents, and all of such parties and entities.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean the collective reference to
all rights,
priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property,
whether arising
under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise,
including
copyrights, patents, service marks and trademarks, and all
registrations and
applications for registration therefor and all licensees
thereof, trade names,
domain names, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights
to sue at law
or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof,
including the
right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
"Interest Charges" shall mean, for any period, the sum of: (a)
all
interest, charges and related expenses payable with respect to
that fiscal
period to a lender in connection with borrowed money or the
deferred purchase
price of assets that are treated as interest in accordance with
GAAP, plus (b)
the portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations with respect to
that fiscal period
that should be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus
(c) all charges
paid or payable (without duplication) during that period with
respect to any
Hedging Agreements.
"Interest Period" shall mean successive one, two, three or six
month
periods, beginning and ending as provided in this Agreement.
"Investment" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any
investment in
another Person, whether by acquisition of any debt or equity
security, by making
any loan or advance, by becoming obligated with respect to a
Contingent
Liability in respect of obligations of such other Person (other
than travel and
similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of
business).
"Letter of Credit" and "Letters of Credit" shall mean,
respectively, a
letter of credit and all such letters of credit issued by the
Bank, in its sole
discretion, upon the execution and delivery by the Borrower and
the acceptance
by the Bank of a Master Letter of Credit Agreement and a Letter
of Credit
Application, as set forth in Section 2.7 of this Agreement.
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"Letter of Credit Application" shall mean, with respect to any
request for
the issuance of a Letter of Credit, a letter of credit
application in the form
being used by the Bank at the time of such request for the type
of Letter of
Credit requested.
"Letter of Credit Commitment" shall mean, at any time, an amount
equal to
One Million and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
"Letter of Credit Maturity Date" shall mean the date twelve (12)
months
after the issue date, and in any case March 30, 2007.
"Letter of Credit Obligations" shall mean, at any time, an
amount equal to
the aggregate of the original face amounts of all Letters of
Credit minus the
sum of (i) the amount of any reductions in the original face
amount of any
Letter of Credit which did not result from a draw thereunder,
(ii) the amount of
any payments made by the Bank with respect to any draws made
under a Letter of
Credit for which the Borrower has reimbursed the Bank, (iii) the
amount of any
payments made by the Bank with respect to any draws made under a
Letter of
Credit which have been converted to a Revolving Loan as set
forth in Section
2.7, and (iv) the portion of any issued but expired Letter of
Credit which has
not been drawn by the beneficiary thereunder. For purposes of
determining the
outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations at any time, the Bank's
acceptance of a
draft drawn on the Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit shall
constitute a draw
on the applicable Letter of Credit at the time of such
acceptance.
"Liabilities" shall mean at all times all liabilities of the
Borrower that
would be shown as such on a balance sheet of the Borrower
prepared in accordance
with GAAP.
"Lien" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any interest
granted by such
Person in any real or personal property, asset or other right
owned or being
purchased or acquired by such Person (including, without
limitation, an interest
in respect of a Capital Lease) which secures payment or
performance of any
obligation and shall include any mortgage, lien, encumbrance,
title retention
lien, charge or other security interest of any kind, whether
arising by
contract, as a matter of law, by judicial process or
otherwise.
"Loans" shall mean, collectively, all Revolving Loans made by
the Bank to
the Borrower and all Letter of Credit Obligations, under and
pursuant to this
Agreement.
"Loan Documents" shall mean each of the agreements, documents,
instruments
and certificates set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, and any and
all such other
instruments, documents, certificates and agreements from time to
time executed
and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their
Subsidiaries for
the benefit of the Bank pursuant to any of the foregoing, and
all amendments,
restatements, supplements and other modifications thereto.
"Master Letter of Credit Agreement" shall mean, at any time,
with respect
to the issuance of Letters of Credit, a Master Letter of Credit
Agreement in the
form being used by the Bank at such time.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean (a) a material adverse
change in, or a
material adverse effect upon, the assets, business, properties,
condition
(financial or otherwise) or
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results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, (b)
a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries to
perform any of the Obligations under any of the Loan Documents,
or (c) a
material adverse effect on (i) any substantial portion of the
Collateral, (ii)
the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against
the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries of any of the Loan Documents, (iii) the
perfection or
priority of any Lien granted to the Bank under any Loan
Document, or (iv) the
rights or remedies of the Bank under any Loan Document.
"Net Cash Proceeds" shall mean:
(a) with respect to any Asset Disposition, the aggregate cash
proceeds
(including cash proceeds received pursuant to policies of
insurance or by
way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note,
installment
receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received
by the
Borrower pursuant to such Asset Disposition net of (i) the
direct costs
relating to such sale, transfer or other disposition (including
sales
commissions and legal, accounting and investment banking fees),
(ii) taxes
paid or reasonably estimated by the Borrower to be payable as a
result
thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions
and any tax sharing arrangements), and (iii) amounts required to
be applied
to the repayment of any Debt secured by a Lien on the asset
subject to such
Asset Disposition (other than the Loans);
(b) with respect to any issuance of Capital Securities, the
aggregate
cash proceeds received by the Borrower pursuant to such
issuance, net of
the direct costs relating to such issuance (including sales
and
underwriters' commissions; and
(c) with respect to any issuance of Debt, the aggregate cash
proceeds
received by the Borrower pursuant to such issuance, net of the
direct costs
of such issuance (including up-front, underwriters' and
placement fees).
"Net Income" shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries
for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the
Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with
GAAP, excluding
any gains from Asset Dispositions, any extraordinary gains and
any gains from
discontinued operations.
"Non-Excluded Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(a)
hereof.
"Note" shall mean the Revolving Note.
"Obligations" shall mean the Loans, as evidenced by any Note,
all interest
accrued thereon (including interest which would be payable as
post-petition in
connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or
not permitted
as a claim thereunder), any fees due the Bank hereunder, any
expenses incurred
by the Bank hereunder and any and all other liabilities and
obligations of the
Borrower to the Bank under this Agreement and any other Loan
Document, including
any reimbursement obligations of the Borrower in respect of
Letters of Credit
and surety bonds, all Hedging Obligations of the Borrower which
are owed to the
Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank, and all Bank Product
Obligations of the
Borrower, all in each case
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howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or
contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due,
together with
any and all renewals or extensions thereof.
"Obligor" shall mean the Borrower, any Guarantor, accommodation
endorser,
third party pledgor, or any other party liable with respect to
the Obligations.
"Organizational Identification Number" means, with respect to
Borrower, the
organizational identification number assigned to Borrower by the
applicable
governmental unit or agency of the jurisdiction of organization
of the Borrower.
"Other Taxes" shall mean any present or future stamp or
documentary taxes
or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies
which arise
from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of, or
otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
"Permitted Liens" shall mean (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or
other
governmental charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter
payable without
penalty or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and, in each
case, for which it maintains adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP and in
respect of which no Lien has been filed; (b) Liens arising in
the ordinary
course of business (such as (i) Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics and
materialmen and other similar Liens imposed by law, and (ii)
Liens in the form
of deposits or pledges incurred in connection with worker's
compensation,
unemployment compensation and other types of social security
(excluding Liens
arising under ERISA) or in connection with surety bonds, bids,
performance bonds
and similar obligations) for sums not overdue or being contested
in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and not involving any advances or
borrowed money or
the deferred purchase price of property or services, which do
not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or
assets of the
Borrower or materially impair the use thereof in the operation
of the Borrower's
business and, in each case, for which it maintains adequate
reserves in
accordance with GAAP and in respect of which no Lien has been
filed; (c) Liens
described on Schedule 9.2 as of the Closing Date; (d)
attachments, appeal bonds,
judgments and other similar Liens, for sums not exceeding Fifty
Thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) arising in connection with court
proceedings,
provided the execution or other enforcement of such Liens is
effectively stayed
and the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in
good faith and by
appropriate proceedings and to the extent such judgments or
awards do not
constitute an Event of Default under Section 11.8 hereof; (e)
easements, rights
of way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title
and other similar
Liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of the
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (f) subject
to the
limitation set forth in Section 9.1(g), if any, Liens arising in
connection with
Capitalized Lease Obligations (and attaching only to the
property being leased);
(g) subject to the limitation set forth in Section 9.1(h), Liens
that constitute
purchase money security interests on any property securing Debt
incurred for the
purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring
such property,
provided that any such Lien attaches to such property within
twenty (20) days of
the acquisition thereof and attaches solely to the property so
acquired; and (h)
Liens granted to the Bank hereunder and under the Loan
Documents.
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"Person" shall mean any natural person, partnership, limited
liability
company, corporation, trust, joint venture, joint stock company,
association,
unincorporated organization, government or agency or political
subdivision
thereof, or other entity, whether acting in an individual,
fiduciary or other
capacity.
"Prime Loan" or "Prime Loans" shall mean that portion, and
collectively,
those portions of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
the Loans that
bear interest at the Prime Rate plus Three-Quarters percent
(0.75%) per annum.
"Prime Rate" shall mean the floating per annum rate of interest
which at
any time, and from time to time, shall be most recently
announced by the Bank as
its Prime Rate, which is not intended to be the Bank's lowest or
most favorable
rate of interest at any one time. The effective date of any
change in the Prime
Rate shall for purposes hereof be the date the Prime Rate is
changed by the
Bank. The Bank shall not be obligated to give notice of any
change in the Prime
Rate.
"Regulatory Change" shall mean the introduction of, or any
change in any
applicable law, treaty, rule, regulation or guideline or in the
interpretation
or administration thereof by any governmental authority or any
central bank or
other fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction
over the Bank or
its lending office.
"Revolving Interest Rate" shall mean a floating per annum rate
of interest
equal to the Prime Rate plus Three-Quarters percent (0.75%).
"Revolving Loan" and "Revolving Loans" shall mean, respectively,
each
direct advance and the aggregate of all such direct advances
made by the Bank to
the Borrower under and pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth
in Section 2.1
of this Agreement.
"Revolving Loan Availability" shall mean, at any time, an amount
equal to
the lesser of (a) the Revolving Loan Commitment minus the Letter
of Credit
Obligations, or (b) the Borrowing Base Amount minus the Letter
of Credit
Obligations.
"Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean Two Million Seven Hundred
Fifty
Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,750,000.00).
"Revolving Loan Maturity Date" shall mean March 31, 2006, unless
extended
by the Bank pursuant to any modification, extension or renewal
note executed by
the Borrower and accepted by the Bank in its sole and absolute
discretion in
substitution for the Revolving Note.
"Revolving Loan Mandatory Prepayment" shall have the meaning set
forth in
Section 2.1(d)(ii) hereof.
"Revolving Note" shall mean a revolving note in the form
prepared by and
acceptable to the Bank, dated as of the date hereof, in the
amount of the
Revolving Loan Commitment and maturing on the Revolving Loan
Maturity Date, duly
executed by the Borrower and payable to the order of the Bank,
together with any
and all renewal, extension, modification
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or replacement notes executed by the Borrower and delivered to
the Bank and
given in substitution therefor.
"Senior Debt" shall mean all Debt of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries
other than Subordinated Debt.
"Subordinated Debt" shall mean that portion of the Debt of the
Borrower
which is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner
satisfactory to the Bank,
including right and time of payment of principal and
interest.
"Subsidiary" and "Subsidiaries" shall mean, respectively, with
respect to
any Person, each and all such corporations, partnerships,
limited partnerships,
limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships,
joint ventures or
other entities of which or in which such Person owns, directly
or indirectly,
such number of outstanding Capital Securities as have more than
fifty percent
(50.00%) of the ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or other
managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other
entity. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to
Subsidiaries
herein shall be a reference to Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
"Tangible Assets" shall mean the total of all assets appearing
on a balance
sheet of the Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP (with
Inventory being
valued at the lower of cost or market), after deducting all
proper reserves
(including reserves for Depreciation) minus the sum of (i)
goodwill, patents,
trademarks, prepaid expenses, deposits, deferred charges and
other personal
property which is classified as intangible property in
accordance with GAAP, and
(ii) any amounts due from shareholders, Affiliates, officers or
employees of the
Borrower.
"Tangible Net Worth" shall mean at any time the total of
Tangible Assets
minus Liabilities plus Subordinated Debt.
"Taxes" shall mean any and all present and future taxes, duties,
levies,
imposts, assessments, charges or withholdings, and any and all
liabilities
(including interest and penalties and other additions to taxes)
with respect to
the foregoing.
"Total Debt" shall mean all Debt of the Borrower, determined on
a
consolidated basis, excluding (i) Contingent Liabilities (except
to the extent
constituting Contingent Liabilities in respect of the Debt of a
Person other
than the Borrower or any Subsidiaries), (ii) Hedging Obligations
and (iii) Debt
of the Borrower to Subsidiaries and Debt of Subsidiaries to the
Borrower or to
other Subsidiaries, and (iv) contingent obligations in respect
of undrawn
Letters of Credit.
"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the
state of
Michigan from time to time.
"Unmatured Event of Default" shall mean any event which, with
the giving of
notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event
of Default.
"Voidable Transfer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
13.21
hereof.
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"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary of which or
in which
the Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent
(100%) of the
Capital Securities of such Subsidiary.
"Working Capital" shall mean the total of cash on hand, cash
equivalents,
marketable securities, Accounts minus adequate reserves for
doubtful Accounts,
and readily salable Inventory at the lower of cost or market
value, minus the
total of all liabilities payable within one year, all as
determined in
accordance with GAAP.
1.2 Accounting Terms. Any accounting terms used in this
Agreement which are
not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings
customarily given them
in accordance with GAAP. Calculations and determinations of
financial and
accounting terms used and not otherwise specifically defined
hereunder and the
preparation of financial statements to be furnished to the Bank
pursuant hereto
shall be made and prepared, both as to classification of items
and as to amount,
in accordance with sound accounting practices and GAAP as used
in the
preparation of the financial statements of the Borrower on the
date of this
Agreement. If any changes in accounting principles or practices
from those used
in the preparation of the financial statements are hereafter
occasioned by the
promulgation of rules, regulations, pronouncements and opinions
by or required
by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the American
Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (or any successor thereto or
agencies with similar
functions), which results in a material change in the method of
accounting in
the financial statements required to be furnished to the Bank
hereunder or in
the calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms
contained in this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree to enter into good faith
negotiations to
amend such provisions so as equitably to reflect such changes to
the end that
the criteria for evaluating the financial condition and
performance of the
Borrower will be the same after such changes as they were before
such changes;
and if the parties fail to agree on the amendment of such
provisions, the
Borrower will furnish financial statements in accordance with
such changes, but
shall provide calculations, which are reviewed and certified by
the Borrower's
accountants, for all financial covenants, shall perform all
financial covenants
and shall otherwise observe all financial standards and terms in
accordance with
applicable accounting principles and practices in effect
immediately prior to
such changes. Calculations with respect to financial covenants
required to be
stated in accordance with applicable accounting principles and
practices in
effect immediately prior to such changes shall be reviewed and
certified by the
Borrower's accountants.
1.3 Other Terms Defined in UCC. All other capitalized words and
phrases
used herein and not otherwise specifically defined herein shall
have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC, to the
extent the same
are used or defined therein.
1.4 Other Interpretive Provisions.
(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to
the
singular and plural forms of the defined terms. Whenever the
context so
requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine and feminine,
the single
number includes the plural, and vice versa, and in particular
the word
"Borrower" shall be so construed.
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(b) Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement
unless
otherwise specified. The words "hereof", "herein" and
"hereunder" and words
of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to
this Agreement
as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement
(c) The term "including" is not limiting, and means
"including,
without limitation".
(d) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date
to a
later specified date, the word "from" means "from and
including"; the words
"to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding", and the word
"through" means
"to and including".
(e) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references
to
agreements (including this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents) and
other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all
subsequent
amendments, restatements, supplements and other modifications
thereto, but
only to the extent such amendments, restatements, supplements
and other
modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan
Document, and
(ii) references to any statute or regulation shall be construed
as
including all statutory and regulatory provisions amending,
replacing,
supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation.
(f) To the extent any of the provisions of the other Loan
Documents
are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the
provisions of this
Agreement shall govern.
(g) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use
several
different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the
same or
similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements
are
cumulative and each shall be performed in accordance with its
terms.
SECTION 2 COMMITMENT OF THE BANK.
2.1 Revolving Loans.
(a) Revolving Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and
conditions of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance
upon the
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth herein
and in the
other Loan Documents, the Bank agrees to make such Revolving
Loans at such
times as the Borrower may from time to time request until, but
not
including, the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, and in such amounts
as the
Borrower may from time to time request, provided, however, that
the
aggregate principal balance of all Revolving Loans outstanding
at any time
shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Availability. Revolving
Loans made by
the Bank may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof,
borrowed again up to, but not including the Revolving Loan
Maturity Date
unless the Revolving Loans are otherwise accelerated, terminated
or
extended as provided in this Agreement. The Revolving Loans
shall be used
by the Borrower for the purpose of working capital.
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(b) Revolving Loan Interest and Payments. Intentionally
omitted.
(c) Revolving Loan Interest and Payments. Except as otherwise
provided
in this Section 2.1(c), the principal amount of the Revolving
Loans
outstanding from time to time shall bear interest at the
applicable
Revolving Interest Rate. Accrued and unpaid interest on the
unpaid
principal balance of all Revolving Loans outstanding from time
to time
which are Prime Loans, shall be due and payable monthly, in
arrears,
commencing on April 1, 2005 and continuing on the 1st day of
each calendar
month thereafter, and on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date. Any
amount of
principal or interest on the Revolving Loans which is not paid
when due,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, shall
bear
interest payable on demand at the Default Rate.
(d) Revolving Loan Principal Payments.
(i) Revolving Loan Mandatory Payments. All Revolving Loans
hereunder shall be repaid by the Borrower on the Revolving
Loan
Maturity Date, unless payable sooner pursuant to the provisions
of
this Agreement. In the event the aggregate outstanding
principal
balance of all Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit
Obligations
hereunder exceeds the Revolving Loan Availability, the Borrower
shall,
without notice or demand of any kind, immediately make such
repayments
of the Revolving Loans or take such other actions as are
satisfactory
to the Bank as shall be necessary to eliminate such excess.
(ii) Mandatory [Clean-Up / Clean-Down]. Intentionally
omitted.
(iii) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may from time to
time
prepay the Revolving Loans which are Prime Loans, in whole or in
part,
without any prepayment penalty whatsoever, provided that any
prepayment of the entire principal balance of the Prime Loans
shall
include accrued interest on such Prime Loans to the date of
such
prepayment.
2.2 Term Loan. Intentionally omitted.
2.3 Capex Loans. Intentionally omitted.
2.4 Additional LIBOR Loan Provisions. Intentionally omitted.
2.5 Interest and Fee Computation; Collection of Funds. Except as
otherwise
set forth herein, all interest and fees shall be calculated on
the basis of a
year consisting of 360 days and shall be paid for the actual
number of days
elapsed. Principal payments submitted in funds not immediately
available shall
continue to bear interest until collected. If any payment to be
made by the
Borrower hereunder or under any Note shall become due on a day
other than a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding
Business Day and
such extension of time shall be included in computing any
interest in respect of
such payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the
final payment due under any of the Loans must be made by wire
transfer or other
immediately available funds. All payments made by the Borrower
hereunder or
under any of the Loan Documents shall be made without setoff,
counterclaim, or
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other defense. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all
payments hereunder
or under any of the Loan Documents (including any payment of
principal,
interest, or fees) to, or for the benefit, of any Person shall
be made by the
Borrower free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding
for, or account
of, any taxes now or hereinafter imposed by any taxing
authority.
2.6 Late Charge. If any payment of interest or principal due
hereunder is
not made within ten (10) days after such payment is due in
accordance with the
terms hereof, then, in addition to the payment of the amount so
due, the
Borrower shall pay to the Bank a "late charge" of five cents for
each whole
dollar so overdue to defray part of the cost of collection and
handling such
late payment. The Borrower agrees that the damages to be
sustained by the Bank
for the detriment caused by any late payment are extremely
difficult and
impractical to ascertain, and that the amount of five cents for
each one dollar
due is a reasonable estimate of such damages, does not
constitute interest, and
is not a penalty.
2.7 Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this
Agreement and upon (i) the execution by the Borrower and the
Bank of a Master
Letter of Credit Agreement in form and substance acceptable to
the Bank
(together with all amendments, modifications and restatements
thereof, the
"Master Letter of Credit Agreement") and, (ii) the execution and
delivery by the
Borrower, and the acceptance by the Bank, in its sole and
absolute discretion,
of a Letter of Credit Application, the Bank agrees to issue for
the account of
the Borrower such Letters of Credit in the standard form of the
Bank and
otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, from
time to time during
the term of this Agreement, provided that the Letter of Credit
Obligations may
not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment and
provided further,
that no Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date later
than the Letter of
Credit Maturity Date. The amount of any payments made by the
Bank with respect
to draws made by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit for
which the Borrower
has failed to reimburse the Bank upon the earlier of (i) the
Bank's demand for
repayment, or (ii) five (5) days from the date of such payment
to such
beneficiary by the Bank, shall be deemed to have been converted
to a Revolving
Loan as of the date such payment was made by the Bank to such
beneficiary. Upon
the occurrence of an Event of a Default and at the option of the
Bank, all
Letter of Credit Obligations shall be converted to Revolving
Loans consisting of
Prime Loans, all without demand, presentment, protest or notice
of any kind, all
of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. To the extent the
provisions of the
Master Letter of Credit Agreement differ from, or are
inconsistent with, the
terms of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
govern.
2.8 Taxes.
(a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall
be
made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for
or on
account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes,
levies,
imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now
or
hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by
any
governmental authority, excluding net income taxes and franchise
taxes
(imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Bank as a
result of a
present or former connection between the Bank and the
jurisdiction of the
governmental authority imposing such tax or any political
subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such
connection arising
solely from the Bank having executed, delivered or performed
its
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obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or any
other Loan Document). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies,
imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings
(collectively,
"Non-Excluded Taxes") or Other Taxes are required to be withheld
from any
amounts payable to the Bank hereunder, the amounts so payable to
the Bank
shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Bank
(after
payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or
any such
other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts
specified in
this Agreement, provided, however, that the Borrower shall not
be required
to increase any such amounts payable to the Bank with respect to
any
Non-Excluded Taxes that are attributable to the Bank's failure
to comply
with the requirements of subsection (c).
(b) The Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
governmental authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) At the request of the Borrower and at the Borrower's sole
cost,
the Bank shall take reasonable steps to (i) contest its
liability for any
Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes that have not been paid, or
(ii) seek a
refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes that have been
paid.
(d) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable
by the
Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall
send to the
Bank a certified copy of an original official receipt received
by the
Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay
any
Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate
taxing
authority or fails to remit to the Bank the required receipts or
other
required documentary evidence or if any governmental authority
seeks to
collect a Non-Excluded Tax or Other Tax directly from the Bank
for any
other reason, the Borrower shall indemnify the Bank on an
after-tax basis
for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become
payable by
the Bank.
(e) The agreements in this Section shall survive the
satisfaction and
payment of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
2.9 All Loans to Constitute Single Obligation. The Loans shall
constitute
one general obligation of the Borrower, and shall be secured by
Bank's priority
security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral and by
all other
security interests, Liens, claims and encumbrances heretofore,
now or at any
time or times hereafter granted by the Borrower to Bank.
SECTION 3 CONDITIONS OF BORROWING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Bank
shall not
be required to disburse, make or continue all or any portion of
the Loans, if
any of the following conditions shall have occurred.
3.1 Loan Documents. The Borrower shall have failed to execute
and deliver
to the Bank any of the following Loan Documents, all of which
must be
satisfactory to the Bank and the Bank's counsel in form,
substance and
execution:
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(a) Loan Agreement. Two copies of this Agreement duly executed
by the
Borrower.
(b) Revolving Note. A Revolving Note duly executed by the
Borrower, in
the form prepared by and acceptable to the Bank.
(c) Term Note. Intentionally omitted.
(d) Capex Note. Intentionally omitted.
(e) Master Letter of Credit Agreement. A Master Letter of
Credit
Agreement prepared by and acceptable to the Bank duly executed
by the
Borrower in favor of the Bank.
(f) Guaranty. A Continuing Unconditional Guaranty dated as of
the date
of this Agreement, executed by the Guarantor to and for the
benefit of the
Bank, in the form prepared by and acceptable to the Bank (the
"Guaranty").
(g) Guaranties. Intentionally omitted.
(h) Pledge Agreement. Intentionally omitted.
(i) Subordination Agreement. Intentionally omitted.
(j) Collateral Access Agreement. Collateral Access Agreements
dated
effective as of the date of this Agreement, from the owner,
lessor or
mortgagee, as the case may be, of any real estate whereon any
Collateral is
stored or otherwise located, in the form prepared by and
acceptable to the
Bank.
(i) Real Estate Documents. Intentionally omitted.
(k) Borrowing Base Certificate. A Borrowing Base Certificate in
the
form prepared by the Bank, certified as accurate by the Borrower
and
acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion.
(l) Search Results; Lien Terminations. Copies of UCC search
reports
dated such a date as is reasonably acceptable to the Bank,
listing all
effective financing statements which name the Borrower and any
of its
Subsidiaries, under their present names and any previous names,
as debtors,
together with (i) copies of such financing statements, (ii)
payoff letters
evidencing repayment in full of all existing Debt to be repaid
with the
Loans, the termination of all agreements relating thereto and
the release
of all Liens granted in connection therewith, with UCC or other
appropriate
termination statements and documents effective to evidence the
foregoing
(other than Permitted Liens), and (iii) such other UCC
termination
statements as the Bank may reasonably request.
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(m) Organizational and Authorization Document. Certified copies
of (i)
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Borrower and each of
its
Subsidiaries, (ii) good standing certificates in the state of
incorporation
of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and in each other
state
requested by the Bank, (iii) resolutions of the board of
directors of the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries approving and authorizing
such
Person's execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents to which
it is party and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iv)
signature
and incumbency certificates of the officers of the Borrower and
each of its
Subsidiaries, executing any of the Loan Documents, it being
understood that
the Bank may conclusively rely on each such certificate until
formally
advised by a like certificate of any changes therein), all
certified by its
secretary or an assistant secretary (or similar officer) as
being in full
force and effect without modification.
(n) Insurance. Evidence satisfactory to the Bank of the
existence of
insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 8.6,
together with
evidence that the Bank has been named as a lender's loss
payee.
(o) Lockbox Agreement. Intentionally omitted.
(p) Additional Documents. Such other certificates, financial
statements, schedules, resolutions, opinions of counsel, notes
and other
documents which are provided for hereunder or which the Bank
shall require.
3.2 Event of Default. Any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of
Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
3.3 Material Adverse Effect. The occurrence of any event having
a Material
Adverse Effect upon the Borrower.
3.4 Litigation. Any litigation or governmental proceeding shall
have been
instituted against the Borrower or any of its officers or
shareholders having a
Materially Adverse Effect upon the Borrower.
3.5 Representations and Warranties. Any representation or
warranty of the
Borrower contained herein or in any Loan Document shall be
untrue or incorrect
in any material respect as of the date of any Loan as though
made on such date,
except to the extent such representation or warranty expressly
relates to an
earlier date.
3.6 Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall have failed to pay to the
Bank a
commitment fee in the amount of One-Half percent (0.5%) of the
commitment amount
and a facility fee in the amount of One-Quarter percent (0.25%)
of the
commitment amount, payable on or before the execution of this
Agreement by the
Bank.
SECTION 4 NOTES EVIDENCING LOANS.
4.1 Revolving Note. The Revolving Loans and the Letter of
Credit
Obligations shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note. At the
time of the initial
disbursement of a Revolving Loan
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and at each time any additional Revolving Loan shall be
requested hereunder or a
repayment made in whole or in part thereon, a notation thereof
shall be made on
the books and records of the Bank. All amounts recorded shall
be, absent
manifest error, conclusive and binding evidence of (i) the
principal amount of
the Revolving Loans advanced hereunder and the amount of all
Letter of Credit
Obligations, (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest owing on the
Revolving Loans,
and (iii) all amounts repaid on the Revolving Loans or the
Letter of Credit
Obligations. The failure to record any such amount or any error
in recording
such amounts shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of
the Borrower under the Revolving Note to repay the principal
amount of the
Revolving Loans, together with all interest accruing
thereon.
4.2 Term Note. Intentionally omitted.
4.3 Capex Note. Intentionally omitted.
SECTION 5 MANNER OF BORROWING.
5.1 Borrowing Procedures. Each Loan shall be made available to
the Borrower
upon any written, verbal, electronic, telephonic or telecopy
loan request which
the Bank in good faith believes to emanate from a properly
authorized
representative of the Borrower, whether or not that is in fact
the case. Each
such request shall be effective upon receipt by the Bank, shall
be irrevocable,
and shall specify the date, amount and type of borrowing. A
request for a direct
advance must be received by the Bank no later than 11:00 a.m.
Troy, Michigan
time, on the day it is to be funded. The proceeds of each direct
advance shall
be made available at the office of the Bank by credit to the
account of the
Borrower. The Borrower does hereby irrevocably confirm, ratify
and approve all
such advances by the Bank and does hereby indemnify the Bank
against losses and
expenses (including court costs, attorneys' and paralegals'
fees) and shall hold
the Bank harmless with respect thereto.
5.2 Borrowing Procedures. Intentionally omitted.
5.3 LIBOR Conversion and Continuation Procedures. Intentionally
omitted.
5.4 LIBOR Conversion and Continuation Procedures. Intentionally
omitted.
5.5 Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall bear such
application,
issuance, renewal, negotiation and other fees and charges, and
bear such
interest as charged by the Bank or otherwise payable pursuant to
the Master
Letter of Credit Agreement or this Agreement. In addition to the
foregoing, all
standby Letters of Credit issued under and pursuant to this
Agreement shall bear
an annual issuance fee equal to three and three-quarters percent
(3.75%) of the
face amount of such standby Letter of Credit, payable by the
Borrower quarterly,
in arrears, until (i) such Letter of Credit has expired or has
been returned to
the Bank, or (ii) the Bank has paid the beneficiary thereunder
the full face
amount of such Letter of Credit.
5.6 Automatic Debit. In order to effectuate the timely payment
of any of
the Obligations when due, the Borrower hereby authorizes and
directs the Bank,
at the Bank's option, to (a) debit the amount of the Obligations
to any ordinary
deposit account of the Borrower, or (b) make a Revolving Loan
hereunder to pay
the amount of the Obligations.
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5.7 Discretionary Disbursements. The Bank, in its sole and
absolute
discretion, may immediately upon notice to the Borrower,
disburse any or all
proceeds of the Loans made or available to the Borrower pursuant
to this
Agreement to pay any fees, costs, expenses or other amounts
required to be paid
by the Borrower hereunder and not so paid. All monies so
disbursed shall be a
part of the Obligations, payable by the Borrower on demand from
the Bank.
SECTION 6 SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS.
6.1 Security for Obligations. As security for the payment and
performance
of the Obligations, the Borrower does hereby pledge, assign,
transfer, deliver
and grant to the Bank, for its own benefit and as agent for its
Affiliates, a
continuing and unconditional first priority security interest,
or to the extent
a first priority security interest is unavailable as a result of
the items
listed in Schedule 9.2 then a security interest with the highest
available
priority, in and to any and all property of the Borrower, of any
kind or
description, tangible or intangible, wheresoever located and
whether now
existing or hereafter arising or acquired, including the
following (all of which
property, along with the products and proceeds therefrom, are
individually and
collectively referred to as the "Collateral"):
(a) all property of, or for the account of, the Borrower now
or
hereafter coming into the possession, control or custody of, or
in transit
to, the Bank or any agent or bailee for the Bank or any parent,
Affiliate
or Subsidiary of the Bank or any participant with the Bank in
the Loans
(whether for safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody,
pledge,
transmission or otherwise), including all earnings, dividends,
interest, or
other rights in connection therewith and the products and
proceeds
therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon; and
(b) the additional property of the Borrower, whether now
existing or
hereafter arising or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter
located,
together with all additions and accessions thereto,
substitutions,
betterments and replacements therefor, products and Proceeds
therefrom, and
all of the Borrower's books and records and recorded data
relating thereto
(regardless of the medium of recording or storage), together
with all of
the Borrower's right, title and interest in and to all computer
software
required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such
records or data
on electronic media, identified and set forth as follows:
(i) All Accounts and all Goods whose sale, lease or other
disposition by the Borrower has given rise to Accounts and have
been
returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, the
Borrower, or
rejected or refused by an Account Debtor;
(ii) All Inventory, including, without limitation, raw
materials,
work-in-process and finished goods;
(iii) All Goods (other than Inventory), including, without
limitation, embedded software, Equipment, vehicles, furniture
and
Fixtures;
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(iv) All Software, computer programs, and intellectual
property;
(v) All Securities, Investment Property, Financial Assets
and
Deposit Accounts;
(vi) All Chattel Paper, Electronic Chattel Paper,
Instruments,
Documents, Letter of Credit Rights, all proceeds of letters
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