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Exhibit
10.28
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
(aircraft)
Loan Number:
1000129876
This Agreement is
dated as of October 10, 2006 and is executed by and between
CHASE EQUIPMENT LEASING INC. (“Lender”), with
Lender’s principal office located at 1111 Polaris Parkway,
Suite A3 (OH1-1085), Columbus, Ohio 43240 and the borrower
identified below (“Borrower”):
Borrower Name :
ABX Air, Inc.
Borrower Address: 145
Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45177
1. GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST. Borrower grants, pledges and assigns to
Lender a security interest in all of Borrower’s respective
right, title and interest in and to the property described on the
attached Schedule A-1 , now or hereafter arising or
acquired, wherever located, together with any and all additions,
accessions, parts, accessories, substitutions and replacements
thereof, now or hereafter installed in, affixed to or used in
connection with said property (the “Equipment”), in all
proceeds thereof, cash and non-cash, including, but not limited to,
proceeds of notes, checks, instruments, indemnity proceeds, or any
insurance on such and any refund or rebate of premiums on such
(“Collateral”). This Agreement secures the prompt
payment and complete performance in full when due, whether at the
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all payment and
other obligations of Borrower under or in connection with this
Agreement, the Business Purpose Promissory Note executed in
connection with the Loan Number referenced above with Borrower as
the maker (the “Note”), and any and all renewals,
extensions or substitutions for any such instrument, and also any
and all other liabilities of Borrower to Lender, or any affiliate
of either Lender or JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising, and without limitation, all
indebtedness, leases, debts and liabilities (including principal,
interest, late charges, collection costs, attorney fees and the
like) (collectively, the “Obligations”). The absence of
any reference to this Agreement in any documents, instruments or
agreements evidencing or relating to any Obligations secured hereby
shall not limit or be construed to limit the scope of this
Agreement. While any Obligations are outstanding, Borrower is and
will continue to be (or, with respect to after acquired property,
will be when acquired) the legal and beneficial owner of the
Collateral free and clear of any Lien except for the security
interest created by this Agreement. No effective Uniform Commercial
Code (“UCC”) financing statement or other instrument
providing notice of a security interest in all or any part of the
Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those in
favor of Lender. At its sole expense, Borrower shall protect and
defend Lender’s first priority security interest in the
Collateral against all claims and demands whatsoever.
2.
MAINTENANCE; USE AND OPERATION; LOCATION .
2.1 At its sole
expense, Borrower shall: (a) repair and maintain the Equipment
in good condition and working order and supply and install all
replacement parts or other devices when required to so maintain the
Equipment or when required by applicable law or regulation, which
parts or devices shall automatically become part of the Equipment;
(b) use and operate the Equipment in a careful manner in the
normal course of its business and only for the purposes for which
it was designed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
warranty requirements, and comply with all laws and regulations
relating to the Equipment, and obtain all permits or licenses
necessary to install, use or operate the Equipment; (c) make
no alterations, additions, subtractions, upgrades or improvements
to the Equipment with a cost in excess of $150,000.00 without
Lender’s prior written consent (which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld), but any such alterations, additions,
upgrades or improvements shall automatically become part of the
Equipment; (d) maintain, inspect, service and repair, overhaul
and test the Equipment in accordance with the FAA approved
maintenance program, manufacturer’s approved maintenance
program, FAA airworthiness directives, and the manufacturer’s
alert bulletins and urgently recommended service bulletins and
procedures, and perform all duties and tasks which would be
required to maintain the Equipment, including the engines, in full
compliance with the manufacturer’s specification (i) so
as to keep the Equipment in as good operating condition as when
delivered to the Borrower hereunder, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and (ii) so as to keep the Equipment in such
operating condition as may be necessary to enable the airworthiness
certification of such Equipment to be maintained in good standing
at all times under the Act (as defined in Section 19 hereof);
and (e) maintain all records, logs and other materials
required by the FAA to be maintained in respect of the Equipment.
Lender has the right upon reasonable notice to Borrower to inspect
the Equipment wherever located. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, Borrower may remove an Engine from the
Airframe and install an Engine on another airframe owned or leased
by Borrower provided that: (i) the Engine does not become
subject to any Lien (other than Lender’s security interest)
or claim of ownership; and (ii) Borrower installs a
Replacement Engine on the Airframe. “Airframe” means
the airframe described on the Schedule A-1 attached hereto.
“Engine” shall mean any one of the engines described on
the Schedule A-1 attached hereto. “Replacement Engine”
shall mean an engine of the same make and model (or an improved
model engine) as the Engine.
2.2 The Equipment
will not be operated, used or located outside of the United States
of America (“USA”) by Borrower or any other party;
provided, that Borrower may temporarily use, operate and locate the
Equipment outside the USA
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(any country or jurisdiction
other than the USA hereinafter called a “Foreign
Jurisdiction”) so long as all of the following conditions are
satisfied: (a) the Geneva Convention on the International
Recognition of Rights in Aircraft together with the necessary
enacting laws, rules and regulations for such Geneva Convention (or
some similar treaty, laws and regulations) shall be in effect in
any such Foreign Jurisdiction; (b) any notices, statements,
documents and instruments necessary or required to be filed in any
such Foreign Jurisdiction for the operation, use or location of the
Equipment therein shall have been filed in accordance with
applicable law and regulation and Borrower shall provide file
stamped copies to Lender upon Lender’s request from time to
time; (c) the Equipment shall remain insured in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement at all times and shall be insured
in accordance with the laws and regulations of each Foreign
Jurisdiction in or over which the Equipment will be operated;
(d) the Equipment will not be registered under the laws of any
Foreign Jurisdiction and shall remain registered under the Act at
all times; and (e) the Equipment shall not be used, operated
or located in any Foreign Jurisdiction if at the time of such use,
operation or location (i) the insurance covering the Equipment
would not permit the use, operation or location of the Equipment in
such Foreign Jurisdiction or such use, operation or location would
otherwise void, result in the cancellation of, limit or diminish
the coverage provided by the applicable insurance policy, or
(ii) any law, regulation or presidential executive order of
the USA prohibits the use, operation or location of the Equipment
in such Foreign Jurisdiction, or (iii) there is any material
risk of war (declared or civil), of other hostilities or of
confiscation, seizure or detention of the Equipment in such Foreign
Jurisdiction, or (iv) the USA does not have diplomatic
relations with such Foreign Jurisdiction. The Equipment shall be
hangered at the location specified on Schedule A-1.
3.
INSURANCE. At its sole expense, Borrower at all times shall
keep the Equipment insured against all risks of loss or damage from
every cause whatsoever (including, without limitation, standard war
risk insurance coverage) for an amount not less than the greater of
the full replacement value of the Equipment or 102% of the
outstanding principal balance of the Note. All insurers shall be
reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall deliver to Lender
satisfactory evidence of such coverage. Proceeds of any insurance
covering damage or loss of the Equipment shall be payable to Lender
as loss payee and shall be applied as set forth in Section 4
below. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then
Borrower automatically appoints Lender as Borrower’s
attorney-in-fact with full power and authority in the place of
Borrower and in the name of Borrower or Lender to make claim for,
receive payment of, and sign and endorse all documents, checks or
drafts for loss or damage under any such policy. Each insurance
policy will require that the insurer give Lender at least 30 days
prior written notice of any cancellation of such policy and will
require that Lender’s interests remain insured regardless of
any act, error, omission, neglect or misrepresentation of Borrower.
The insurance maintained by Borrower shall be primary without any
right of contribution from insurance that may be maintained by
Lender.
4. LOSS OR
DAMAGE. Borrower bears the entire risk of loss, theft, damage
or destruction of Equipment in whole or in part from any reason
whatsoever (“Casualty Loss”). No Casualty Loss to
Equipment shall relieve Borrower from the obligation to pay the
installment payments or from any other obligation under this
Agreement. In the event of Casualty Loss to any item of Equipment,
Borrower shall immediately notify Lender of the same and Borrower
shall, if so directed by Lender, immediately repair the same. If
Lender determines that the Equipment has suffered a Casualty Loss
beyond repair or a Casualty Loss which substantially and
permanently reduces the fair market value of the Equipment
(“Lost Equipment”), then Borrower, at the option of
Lender, shall: (1) immediately replace the Lost Equipment with
similar equipment in good repair, condition and working order free
and clear of any Liens and deliver to Lender a bill of sale
covering the replacement equipment, in which event such replacement
equipment shall automatically be Equipment under this Agreement; or
(2) on the installment payment due date which is at least 30
but no more than 60 days after the date of the Casualty Loss
(“Loss Payment Due Date”), pay to Lender all accrued
and unpaid principal, interest, late charges and other amounts then
due and payable by Borrower under this Agreement or the Note plus
the remaining principal balance of the Note as of the Loss Payment
Due Date as determined by Lender’s records. Upon payment by
Borrower of all amounts due under the above clause (2), the
security interest of the Lender in the Lost Equipment will
terminate.
5. TAXES.
Borrower will pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges upon or against Borrower, the Collateral or
the property or operations of Borrower, in each case before same
becomes delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and
to the extent that same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings.
6. GENERAL
INDEMNITY. Borrower assumes all risk and liability for, and
shall defend, indemnify and keep Lender harmless on an after-tax
basis from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, claims, actions, suits, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorney fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and
nature imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Lender, in any
way relating to or arising out of the manufacture, purchase,
acceptance, rejection, ownership, possession, use, selection,
delivery, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition
of the Equipment or any part thereof (including, without
limitation, any claim for latent or other defects, whether or not
discoverable by Borrower or any other person, any claim for
negligence, tort or strict liability, any claim under any
environmental protection or hazardous waste law and any claim for
patent, trademark or copyright infringement). Borrower will not
indemnify Lender under this section for loss or liability caused by
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. In this
section, “Lender” also includes any director, officer,
employee, agent, successor or assign of Lender. Borrower’s
obligations under this section shall survive the expiration,
cancellation or termination of this Agreement.
7. PERSONAL
PROPERTY. Borrower represents and agrees that the Equipment is,
and shall at all times remain, separately identifiable personal
property. Lender may display notice of its interest in the
Equipment by any reasonable identification and Borrower shall not
alter or deface any such indicia of Lender’s
interest.
8.
FINANCIAL & OTHER REPORTS. Borrower agrees to furnish
to Lender: (a) annual audited financial statements setting
forth the financial condition and results of operation of Borrower
(financial statements shall include balance sheet, income statement
and statement of cash flows and all notes and auditor’s
report thereto) within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year of
Borrower; (b) upon Lender’s request, quarterly financial
statements setting forth the financial condition and results of
operation of Borrower within 45 days of the end of each of the
first three fiscal quarters of Borrower; and (c) such other
financial information as Lender may from time to time reasonably
request including, without limitation, financial reports filed by
Borrower with federal or state regulatory agencies. All such
financial information shall be prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles on a basis consistently
applied. Borrower will promptly notify Lender in writing with full
details if any event occurs or any condition exists which
constitutes, or which but for a requirement of lapse of time or
giving of notice or both would constitute, an Event of Default
under this Agreement or which might materially and adversely affect
the financial condition or operations of Borrower or any affiliate
of Borrower. Borrower will promptly notify Lender in writing of the
commencement of any litigation to which Borrower or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates may be a party (except for litigation in
which Borrower’s or the affiliate’s contingent
liability is fully covered by insurance) which, if decided
adversely to Borrower would materially adversely affect or impair
the security interest of Lender to the Equipment or which, if
decided adversely to Borrower would materially adversely affect the
business operations or financial condition of Borrower. Borrower
will immediately notify Lender, in writing, of any judgment against
Borrower if such judgment would have the effect described in the
preceding sentence.
9. NO CHANGES IN
BORROWER . Borrower shall not: (a) liquidate, dissolve or
suspend its business; (b) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of all or a majority of its assets, except that Borrower may sell
its inventory in the ordinary course of its business;
(c) enter into any merger, consolidation or similar
reorganization unless it is the surviving corporation;
(d) transfer all, or any substantial part of, its operations
or assets outside of the United States of America; or
(e) without 30 days advance written notice to Lender, change
its name, state of incorporation or organization, or chief place of
business. There shall be no transfer of more than a 25% ownership
interest in Borrower or any Guarantor (as defined in
Section 12 hereof) by shareholders, partners, members or
proprietors thereof in any calendar year without Lender’s
prior written consent. All financial covenants of Borrower and any
Guarantor under any Affiliate Credit Agreement (as defined in
Section 12 hereof) shall remain fully applicable to Borrower
and any Guarantor (as the case may be) and shall not be violated by
Borrower or any Guarantor (as the case may be) at any time. If for
any reason whatsoever an Affiliate Credit Agreement is canceled,
discharged or otherwise terminated and if no other Affiliate Credit
Agreement remains in effect as to Borrower or any Guarantor, then,
automatically and without any action by Lender or any other party,
all financial covenants which are in effect as of the date
immediately prior to the cancellation, discharge or termination of
such Affiliate Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect, shall be incorporated in this Agreement by reference, and
shall be made a part of this Agreement.
10.
REPRESENTATIONS. Borrower represents and warrants that:
(a) Borrower is a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or proprietorship as stated below Borrower’s
signature duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its organization as stated below
Borrower’s signature and Borrower is qualified to do business
and is in good standing under the laws of each other state in which
the Equipment is or will be located; (b) Borrower’s name
as set forth at the outset of this Agreement is its complete and
correct legal name as indicated in the public records of
Borrower’s state of organization; (c) Borrower has full
power, authority and legal right to sign, deliver and perform this
Agreement, the Note and all related documents and such actions have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company,
partnership or proprietorship action; (d) this Agreement, the
Note and each related document has been duly signed and delivered
by Borrower and each such document constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Borrower enforceable in accordance with its
terms; (e) there is no litigation or other proceeding pending,
or to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened
against or affecting Borrower which, if decided adversely to
Borrower, would adversely affect, impair or encumber the interest
of Lender in the Equipment or would materially adversely affect the
business operations or financial condition of Borrower;
(f) all balance sheets, income statements and other financial
data that have been delivered to Lender (or JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.) with respect to Borrower are complete and correct in all
material respects, fairly present the financial condition of
Borrower on the dates for which, and the results of its operations
for the periods for which, the same have been furnished and have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, (g) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, financial or
otherwise, since the date of the most recent financial statements
delivered to Lender (or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.),
(h) Borrower’s organizational number assigned to
Borrower by the state of its organization is correctly stated below
Borrower’s signature; (i) this Agreement and the Note
evidence a loan made primarily for business, commercial or
agricultural purposes and not primarily for personal, family, or
household purposes; (j) the Equipment is not, and will not, be
registered under the laws of any foreign country; (k) the
Equipment is, and shall remain at all times, eligible for
registration under the Act (as defined in Section 19 hereof);
(l) the Equipment shall be based in, and primarily used in,
the United States all as required by the Act; and (m) the
Equipment will not be used in violation of any law, regulation,
ordinance or policy of insurance affecting the maintenance, use or
flight of the Equipment; and (n) Borrower qualifies as a
citizen of the United States as defined in the Act and will
continue to qualify as a United States citizen in all
respects.
11. OTHER
DOCUMENTS; EXPENSES; APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT . Borrower
agrees to sign and deliver to Lender any additional documents
deemed desirable by Lender to effect the terms of the Note or this
Agreement including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements and instruments to be filed with the Federal
Aviation Administration, all of which Lender is authorized to file
with the appropriate filing officers. Borrower hereby irrevocably
appoints Lender as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact with full
power and authority in the place of Borrower and in the name of
Borrower to prepare, sign, amend, file or record any Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements or other documents deemed
desirable by Lender to perfect, establish or give notice of
Lender’s interests in the Equipment or in any collateral as
to which Borrower has granted Lender a security interest. Borrower
agrees to sign and deliver to Lender any additional documents
deemed desirable by Lender to effect the terms of this Agreement.
Borrower shall pay upon Lender’s request any out-of-pocket
costs and expense paid or incurred by Lender in connection with the
above terms of this Agreement or the funding and closing of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all out-of-pocket fees
and expenses of any outside counsel to Lender).
12. EVENTS OF
DEFAULT. Each of the following events shall constitute an Event
of Default under this Agreement and the Note: (a) Borrower
fails to pay any installment payment or other amount due under this
Agreement or the Note within 10 days of its due date; or
(b) Borrower fails to perform or observe any of its
obligations in Sections 3, 9, or 18 hereof; or (c) Borrower
fails to perform or observe any of its other obligations in this
Agreement or the Note within 30 days after Lender notifies Borrower
of such failure; or (d) Borrower or any Guarantor fails to pay
or perform or observe any term, covenant (including, but not
limited to, any financial covenant), agreement or condition
contained in, or there shall occur any payment or other default
under or as defined in, any loan, credit agreement, extension of
credit or lease in which Lender or any subsidiary (direct or
indirect) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (or its successors or
assigns) is the lender, creditor or lessor (each an
“Affiliate Credit Agreement”) that shall not be
remedied within the period of time (if any) within which such
Affiliate Credit Ag
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