Exhibit 10.1
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Loan and Security Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into
as
of the Effective Date set forth on
Schedule A by and between Halifax
Corporation of
Virginia, a Virginia Corporation ("Borrower"), and
Textron Financial
Corporation
("Lender"). All
terms used in this
Agreement and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
from
time to time in Oregon (the "UCC") and not
otherwise defined
herein
shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC. References
to a "person" in this Agreement are not limited
to individuals,
but
also include any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust or any other
entity. References to "including" in this Agreement
shall not be construed to be limited but shall mean "including, but
not
limited to" or "including, without limitation."
In reliance
upon the representations, warranties
and covenants of
Borrower set forth in
this Agreement, Lender agrees with Borrower as
follows:
1. LOANS,
RENEWAL AND TERMINATION
Lender, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, will extend
credit to Borrower up to the Credit Limit set forth on Schedule A
under
a revolving
credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). Borrower
unconditionally promises to pay when due the principal amount of all
Revolving Loans
(defined in Section
1.1), and all other
Obligations
(defined in Section 1.7) incurred by it in accordance with the
terms of
this Agreement.
1.1. Revolving Credit
Facility. Provided
that there has not been an
Event of Default on the part of Borrower under
this Agreement and
Borrower's financial condition and business prospects are
acceptable to
Lender, Lender
will, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, make
loans to Borrower (the "Revolving Loans") in an
aggregate amount at
any time outstanding not to exceed the Borrowing
Base (as defined in
this Section). The
Borrowing Base shall be equal
to the lesser of: (a) the Credit Limit set forth on
Schedule A;
or
(b) the sum of: (i) up
to the Eligible Accounts Advance Rate set forth
on Schedule A of the
aggregate amount of Eligible Accounts (as defined
in Section
1.2) and (ii) up to
the Eligible Pre-Billed Accounts Rate
set forth on Schedule A of the aggregate amount
of Eligible Pre-
Billed Accounts (as defined in Section 1.3), in an amount not to
exceed
the Eligible
Pre-Billed Accounts
Sublimit set forth on
Schedule A.
Lender may establish such reserves against the Borrowing Base as
Lender
determines in
its sole discretion are necessary to
reflect events,
conditions,
contingencies or risks which may affect the Collateral or
the financial
condition of Borrower.
In the event Lender
determines
that Borrower's
Dilution (as defined
below) at any time
exceeds the
Maximum Dilution
Percentage set forth on Schedule A, Lender may, upon
notice to Borrower,
reduce the Eligible Accounts Advance Rate to such
lesser amount
as Lender determines in its sole credit judgment.
"Dilution" means, for
any period, the percentage obtained by dividing
(i) the sum of
non-cash credits against Accounts of Borrower for such
period by (ii) total invoiced sales of Borrower for such
period.
1.2. Eligible Accounts. "Eligible Accounts" is that
portion of
Borrower's Accounts (and shall not include Instruments, Chattel
Paper
or General Intangibles) arising from the sale and delivery of
Inventory
or from services rendered by Borrower in the ordinary course of
Borrower's business that Lender determines, in Lender's sole
discretion, is to be included in the calculation of the Borrowing
Base.
An Account shall not be an Eligible Account unless such
Account:
(i) is subject to Lender's perfected first priority security
interest
and no other encumbrance, claim, assignment, levy, subrogation
right,
lien or other security interest; (ii) is evidenced by an invoice
or
other evidence satisfactory to Lender; (iii) is unconditionally due
and
payable in U.S. dollars; and (iv) conforms to the warranties
regarding
Accounts contained in this Agreement. Without limiting Lender's
absolute discretion, the following Accounts will not be
Eligible
Accounts: (a) Accounts
that are unpaid more than sixty (60) days from
their respective original due dates; (b) Accounts that are unpaid
more
than ninety (90) days from their respective original invoice
dates;
(c) Accounts relating to any Account Debtor, or affiliated group
of
Account Debtors, for which 50% or more of the dollar amount of
such
Accounts are not Eligible Accounts pursuant to clause (a) above or
are
unpaid more than sixty (60) days from their respective original
invoice
dates; (d) Except to the extent otherwise permitted with respect
to
Account Debtors listed in Schedule 1.2 attached hereto (as such
schedule may be amended from time to time by a writing signed
by
Lender), Accounts owed by an Account Debtor, or affiliated group
of
Account Debtors, which is obligated to Borrower respecting
Accounts,
the aggregate unpaid balance of which exceeds the lesser of
$500,000 or
the Maximum Concentration Percentage set forth on Schedule A of
the
aggregate unpaid balance of all otherwise Eligible Accounts owed
to
Borrower at such time by all of Borrower's Account Debtors, but
only to
the extent of such excess; (e) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor
to
which Borrower is indebted in any way, or which is subject to
any
contra account or any right of setoff or recoupment by the
Account
Debtor; (f) Accounts relating to any Account Debtor who has, or
claims
to have, any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim; (g)
Accounts
relating to any Account Debtor located outside of the United States
of
America, unless such Accounts are supported by security acceptable
to
Lender, or to any Account Debtor located in any state requiring
that
Borrower qualify to do business in such state or file a Notice
of
Business Activities Report or similar document in order to bring
suit
or otherwise enforce its remedies against such Account Debtor in
the
courts or through any judicial process of such state, unless
Borrower
has qualified to do business in such state, has properly filed a
Notice
of Business Activities Report or similar document as appropriate
for
the then applicable year, or is exempt from such filing
requirement;
(h) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is an employee, agent,
owner,
partner or shareholder of Borrower (an "Interested Party") or for
which
the Account Debtor controls, is controlled by, or is under
common
control with Borrower or an Owner of Borrower (a "Borrower
Affiliate");
(i) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is the government of
the
United States of America, any state, or any political subdivision
of
either of the foregoing, unless Borrower assigns its right to
payment
of such Accounts to Lender in compliance with the provisions of
the
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (the "ACA") or any other
applicable
laws and the governmental entity acknowledges such assignment
in
writing; (j) Accounts arising from the sale of Goods or rendition
of
services by Borrower to any Account Debtor purchasing such Goods
or
services primarily for personal, family or household purposes, or
on a
sale or return or other conditional basis; (k) Accounts for which
the
Account Debtor's financial condition is unsatisfactory to Lender or
for
which the Account Debtor is the subject of bankruptcy,
insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceedings; (l) Accounts that (i)
arise
from uncompleted performance on the part of Borrower, (ii)
constitute
progress billings, advance billings, any retention amount or
retainage,
(iii) are a guaranteed sale, a sale and return, or other repurchase
or
return basis; (iv) are a "bill and hold" or involve a sale of
Goods,
and all such Goods have not been lawfully shipped and invoiced to
the
Account Debtor (or if requested by Lender, copies of all
invoices,
together with all shipping documents and delivery receipts
evidencing
such shipment have not been delivered to Lender) or (v) arise from
an
Account Debtor to whom Goods or services are provided on a "cash
on
delivery" or C.O.D. basis; (m) Accounts that Lender believes
are, or
will be, impaired as the result of actual or potential liens,
claims or
other risks; or (n) Accounts for which the Virginia Department
of
Transportation is the Account Debtor.
1.3. Eligible Pre-Billed Accounts. "Eligible Pre-Billed Accounts"
is
that portion of Borrower's Accounts arising from invoices for
services
to be performed during the 30-day period following the invoice
date
which (except for the fact that performance is uncompleted)
would
otherwise be considered an Eligible Account.
1.4. Requests for Revolving Loans. Borrower may, from time to
time,
request Revolving Loans in an amount which, when added to the
amount of
outstanding Revolving Loans, does not exceed the lesser of (i)
the
Revolving Credit Limit less Reserves, or (ii) the Borrowing Base
less
Reserves. Any such
request shall be made by an authorized employee of
Borrower and shall be accompanied by a borrowing base
certificate.
Borrower shall make no more than 1 request for Revolving Loans
per
business day. Lender
shall process such requests on the same business
day if received before 10:00 a.m. (Portland, Oregon time) and on
the
next business day if received after 10:00 a.m. (Portland, Oregon
time).
Borrower shall reimburse Lender for and hold Lender harmless from
any
loss or expense which Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence
of
the failure of Borrower to borrow Revolving Loans after Borrower
has
given (or is deemed to have given) notice thereof to Lender,
including
any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or
re-employment
of funds obtained by Lender to maintain the Revolving Loans or
from
fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds
were
obtained.
1.5. Intentionally Deleted.
1.6. Payment of Interest and Principal. Interest shall accrue on the
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans at a
variable
rate, adjusted daily, equal to the Interest Rate set forth on
Schedule A. All
interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance
of the Revolving Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a year
of
360 days and the actual number of days elapsed in each month.
Borrower
shall pay accrued interest monthly, in arrears, on the first day of
the
month following the month in which such interest accrues.
Accrued
interest, and the fees described in Section 2 hereof, will be added
to
the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans on the day
such
amounts are due to the extent permitted by law, unless Lender
elects to
invoice Borrower for such amounts. Immediately upon the occurrence
of
an Event of Default on the part of Borrower under this Agreement
and
for so long as such default continues, Borrower shall pay interest
on
the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loans at a rate
of
interest equal to the Default Interest Rate set forth on Schedule
A.
Borrower promises to and shall pay all the outstanding principal
amount
of all Revolving Loans and all other Obligations (defined in
Section
1.7 below) on the date that the Credit Facility is terminated
under
Section 1.8 or 10.2 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
outstanding
balance of Borrower's Revolving Loans or the actual interest due on
the
unpaid principal balance thereof, Borrower shall pay a minimum
interest
charge each month on the Revolving Loans equal to the Minimum
Monthly
Interest Charge set forth on Schedule A.
1.7. Allocation of Payments and Limit of Interest. All revenues,
payments and collections received by Lender from or on behalf
of
Borrower or from the Collateral shall be applied to the Obligations
(as
defined below) under this Agreement and/or under the terms of any
other
agreements between Borrower and Lender or its affiliates (the
"Other
Agreements"), in such manner as Lender shall determine in Lender's
sole
discretion.
"Obligations" means all Revolving Loans, advances,
indebtedness, principal, interest (including any interest that but
for
the provision of Title 11 of the United States Code (as in effect
from
time to time, the "Bankruptcy Code") would have accrued),
contingent
obligations, obligations, fees, charges, costs, expenses,
indemnification obligations, lease payments and liabilities owing,
or
due or payable by Borrower or any guarantor of the Obligations or
any
person granting security for the Obligations to Lender or its
affiliates of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or
not
evidenced by any note, draft, letter of credit, guaranty,
instrument or
document and whether arising under this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document (as defined in Section 6.1) or any Other Agreement,
whether
direct or indirect, acquired by assignment or otherwise, absolute
or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due,
now
existing or arising hereafter and however acquired or incurred,
(including late charges, collection costs, attorneys' fees and
other
amounts chargeable under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or
any
Other Agreement), and any and all amendments, extensions, or
other
modifications thereof and therefore, both prior to and subsequent
to
any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings. It is the intention of
Lender not to charge interest pursuant to this Agreement the other
Loan
Documents or the Other Agreements at a rate in excess of the
highest
rate permitted by applicable law. In making such determination,
interest on any outstanding principal balance shall be spread over
the
entire period that such principal balance is outstanding.
Any interest
charges paid by Borrower to Lender in excess of the highest
rate
permitted by applicable law shall be applied to reduce the
principal
amount outstanding under the Revolving Loans and/or other amounts
owing
under this Agreement the other Loan Documents or the Other
Agreements.
After such application, any remaining excess shall be refunded
to
Borrower.
1.8. Renewal and Termination. The Credit Facility is for the
Initial
Term set forth on Schedule A and will be automatically renewed
for
additional one year periods (each, a "Renewal Term"), unless
terminated
by Lender or Borrower in accordance with the terms of this
Section.
Borrower may terminate the Credit Facility, effective at the end of
the
Initial Term or any Renewal Term, by giving written notice of
such
termination to Lender at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of
the
relevant term. Lender
may terminate the Credit Facility: (i) at the
expiration of the Initial Term or at the end of each Renewal Term
by
giving written notice of such termination to Borrower at least
sixty
(60) days prior to the effective date of such termination; and (ii)
at
any time during the existence of an Event of Default. Borrower agrees
that sixty (60) days is a commercially reasonable period for
Borrower
to find an alternate source of financing for its business.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may terminate the
Credit
Facility in connection with Borrower's prepayment of the entire
principal balance of the Revolving Loans, provided that Borrower
pays
the Early Termination Fee described in Section 2.5 (subject to
the
provisions of this Agreement that survive such termination).
In the
event of any termination of the Credit Facility, Borrower shall
be
required to pay in full in cash, no later than the effective date
of
such termination, the Revolving Loans and all other Obligations
owing
to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and
the
Other Agreements.
Notwithstanding the payment in full of the Revolving
Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest and fees, any early
termination
fee, and all other Obligations outstanding, Lender shall not be
required to terminate its security interests against the
Collateral
unless, with respect to any loss or damage Lender may incur as a
result
of dishonored checks or other items of payment received by Lender
from
Borrower or any Account Debtor and applied to the Obligations,
Lender
shall (i) have received a written agreement, executed by Borrower
and
by any new lender whose loans or other advances to Borrower are
used in
whole or in part to satisfy the Obligations, indemnifying Lender
from
any such loss or damage; or (ii) have retained such monetary
reserves
and its security interest for such period of time as Lender, in
its
reasonable discretion, may deem necessary to protect Lender from
any
such loss or damage.
1.9. Intentionally Deleted.
2. FEES
2.1. Monthly Servicing Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to
Lender the
Monthly Servicing Fee set forth on Schedule A for each month or
partial
month during
the term of this
Agreement. Such
Monthly Servicing
Fee
shall be payable on the first day of each month during the term of
this
Agreement, including any and all renewal terms. The Monthly Servicing
Fee shall be earned by Lender, in full, on the due dates
therefore.
2.2. Credit Facility Fees. In order to induce Lender to enter
into
this Agreement and to consider Borrower's requests for Revolving
Loans,
Borrower agrees to pay to Lender the Credit Facility Fees set forth
on
Schedule A. The Credit
Facility Fees shall be earned by Lender, in
full, on the due dates therefore.
2.3. Field Examination Fee. For each field examination of the
books,
records, inventory or other assets of Borrower performed by one or
more
employees or agents of Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender a
field
examination fee set forth in Schedule A (the "Field Examination
Fee").
Lender may perform field examinations once each quarter, unless
an
Event of Default (as defined in Section 10.1) has occurred, in
which
case the frequency of Lender's field examinations shall not be
limited.
Each Field Examination Fee shall be payable by Borrower to Lender,
in
whole or in part, as appropriate, on the date(s) on which such
field
examination was performed.
2.4. Unused Credit Facility Fee. In consideration of Lender's
administrative and other costs incurred in making the Revolving
Loans
available to Borrower, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on the first
day
of the month following the date of this Agreement and on the first
day
of each month thereafter, the Unused Credit Facility Fee set forth
on
Schedule A.
2.5. Early Termination Fee. The unpaid principal balance of
the
Revolving Loans may be prepaid in whole or in part by Borrower at
any
time. Notwithstanding
the preceding, if for any reason the Credit
Facility is terminated prior to the end of the then current
term
(whether the Initial Term or any Renewal Term), in view of the
impracticality and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual
damages
and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable
calculation
of lost profits of Lender as a result thereof, Borrower agrees to
pay
to Lender, upon the effective date of such termination, the
Early
Termination Fee set forth on Schedule A. Such early termination fee
shall be presumed to be the amount of damages sustained by Lender
as a
result of such early termination and Borrower agrees that it is
reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. In addition,
Lender shall be entitled to such early termination fee upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(h)
hereof,
even if Lender does not exercise its right to terminate the
Credit
Facility, but elects, at its option, to provide financing to
Borrower
or permits the use of cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code.
The
Early Termination Fee provided for in this Section 2.5 shall be
deemed
included in the Obligations.
2.6. Lockbox Maintenance Fee. Borrower agrees to pay Lender
the
Lockbox Maintenance Fee as set forth on Schedule A.
2.7. Wire/ACH Transfer Fee. For each wire or ACH transfer
initiated by
Lender to Borrower, or for the benefit of Borrower, Borrower shall
pay
to Lender the Wire/ACH Transfer Fee set forth on Schedule A.
2.8. Delinquent Reporting Fee. For each item that is late,
Borrower
agrees to pay Lender the Delinquent Reporting Fee set forth on
Schedule A for each day that Borrower is late in delivering to
Lender
any of the financial statements required under Section 7.1 or any
of
the Collateral reporting information required under Section
7.7.
2.9. Overadvance Fees.
Borrower shall pay to Lender an Overadvance fee
in the amount of $500 for each day or portion thereof during which
an
Overadvance exists, regardless of how the Overadvance arises
and
regardless of whether or not the Overadvance has been consented to
by
Lender. "Overadvance"
means the amount by which the outstanding
principal balance of the Revolving Loans exceeds the lesser of
the
(i) Revolving Credit Limit less Reserves, or (ii) the
then-existing
Borrowing Base less Reserves.
3. GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST
3.1. Grant of Security Interest and Description of Collateral.
Borrower grants to Lender a first priority security interest in all
of
the personal
property of Borrower,
including all
of the following
property of
Borrower, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
acquired, created
or arising, and
wherever now or
hereafter located
(collectively the
"Collateral"):
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all liens,
security interests,
rights and remedies relating to any Accounts or
other Collateral,
including (i) rights and remedies under or relating
to guaranties, contracts of suretyship, letters of credit and
insurance
related to
any Collateral, (ii) rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin, repossession, reclamation and other rights and remedies
of an
unpaid vendor, (iii) all goods or other Collateral the sale or
lease of
which has given rise to any Account or other
Collateral,
including
returned, repossessed
and reclaimed goods, and (iv) deposits by and
property of any Account Debtor or other person securing obligations
to
Borrower; (c) all
General Intangibles (including payment intangibles,
patents, trademarks,
service marks,
copyrights, trade
names, trade
secrets, choses in
action and other claims), Chattel Paper, Documents
and Instruments; (d)
all monies, securities, credit balances, deposits
and other property of Borrower now or hereafter held or received by
or
in transit
to Lender or any of its affiliates;
(e) all Inventory;
(f) all Deposit
Accounts; (g) all Investment Property; (h) all Letter-
of-Credit Rights; (i)
all Commercial Tort Claims, if any, listed on
Schedule 6.3
attached hereto; (j) all Goods, including Equipment,
vehicles, furniture,
and Fixtures, together with all attachments,
accessions and
property now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in
connection therewith,
and all substitutions and replacements thereof;
(k) all books and records of every kind,
nature and medium (including
computerized data)
relating to any of the Collateral or to Borrower's
business; and (l) all
products and Proceeds of the foregoing, in any
form, including insurance proceeds and claims against third parties
for
loss of or damage to any or all of the foregoing.
3.2. Obligations Secured by the Collateral. Each item of Collateral
shall secure the payment and performance by Borrower of all present
and
future indebtedness and Obligations owing to Lender and its
affiliates
of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether under this Agreement,
the
other Loan Documents, the Other Agreements or otherwise.
4. PERFECTION OF
SECURITY INTERESTS
4.1. Filing of Financing Statement. Borrower authorizes Lender to
file
at any time and from time to time financing statements (whether
initial
financing statements, continuation statements or amendments) and
other
notices of Lender's rights to the Collateral in such filing offices
as
Lender deems appropriate to evidence Lender's security interests in
the
Collateral. Such
financing statements may include an "all assets" of
debtor or "all personal property" of debtor collateral description.
In
addition, Borrower
hereby ratifies and approves any and all financing
statements previously
filed by Lender relating to Borrower or the
Collateral.
4.2. Possession.
Borrower shall have possession of the Collateral,
except where expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or
where
Lender chooses to perfect its security interest by possession
of
Instruments, Chattel Paper, Investment Property or similar
Collateral
in addition to the filing of a financing statement or other
notices.
Where Collateral is in the possession of a third party, Borrower
will
join with Lender in notifying the third party of Lender's
security
interest and assist Lender in obtaining an acknowledgment from
the
third party that the third party is holding the Collateral for
the
benefit of Lender.
4.3. Control. Borrower
will cooperate with and assist Lender in
obtaining control (with any agreements establishing control to be
in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender) with respect to
Collateral
consisting of: (a)
Deposit Accounts; (b) Letter-of-Credit rights;
(c) Investment Property; and (d) Electronic Chattel Paper.
4.4. Marking of Chattel Paper. Borrower will not create any
Chattel
Paper without placing a legend on the Chattel Paper acceptable
to
Lender indicating that Lender has a security interest in the
Chattel
Paper.
5. REVENUES,
ACCOUNTS AND COLLECTIONS
5.1. Borrower's Revenues.
Borrower shall pay to
Lender, or as directed
by Lender from time to time, all revenues received by Borrower from
all
sources, whether
such revenues are
received in cash, by
wire, ACH,
check or by other instrument (the "Revenues"). Following the date upon
which Lender receives
credit for collected funds, Lender shall, after
the number of Float
Days set forth on Schedule A, apply the amount of
such funds to the
principal balance of the Revolving Loans; provided,
however, that such Float Day collections shall be deemed to be
credited
to Borrower's account upon the date on which Lender receives credit
for
such funds
for the purpose of determining
availability
hereunder.
Lender shall be
entitled to charge Borrower for the Float Days at the
Interest Rate on all collections that are received. This float charge
is acknowledged by the
parties as an integral aspect of the pricing of
the financing and
shall apply irrespective of whether or not there are
any outstanding Obligations.
5.2. Collection of Accounts. Borrower shall utilize a
lockbox
arrangement for collection of Accounts at a bank designated by
Lender
and pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall
instruct all Account Debtors to make all payments directly to
the
address established for such service. If, notwithstanding such
instructions, Borrower receives any proceeds of Accounts, draws
on
letters of credit or other Collateral, it shall receive such
payments
as Lender's trustee, and shall immediately deliver such payments
to
Lender in their original form, duly endorsed in blank. All collections
received in the lockbox shall be subject to Lender's sole
control
pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Lender and shall be
applied
by Lender on account of the Revolving Loans and other Obligations
of
Borrower. Lender or
its designee may, at any time, in Lender's sole
discretion, collect Accounts directly from the related Account
Debtors
and charge the collection costs and expenses to Borrower as
additional
Revolving Loans.
5.3. Costs of Collection. Borrower will pay all costs
associated with
the collection of Accounts and other Collateral and will
cooperate
fully with Lender to insure that the Accounts are timely collected
and
paid to Lender.
5.4. Statements.
Lender shall deliver to Borrower each month a
statement(s) showing all Revolving Loans, charges and payments.
Each
such statement shall be subject to subsequent adjustment by Lender
but
shall, absent manifest errors or omissions, be considered correct
and
deemed accepted by Borrower and conclusively binding upon
Borrower
unless Lender receives a written notice from Borrower of any
specific
exceptions of Borrower thereto within thirty (30) days after the
date
such statement has been mailed by Lender to Borrower. Any such notice
from Borrower to Lender shall only constitute an objection to the
items
specifically identified.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender,
as of the date hereof
and as of the various times that Lender makes
Revolving Loans to
Borrower, as follows:
6.1. Existence, Authority and
Enforceability; State of Organization;
Name. Borrower
is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under
the laws of the State or Commonwealth
identified
on
Schedule 6.1
and its state
organizational identification number and
employer tax
identification number
(as applicable) are identified on
Schedule 6.1.
Borrower
is qualified to do business in all
jurisdictions in which the nature of its business or the
ownership of
its property so
requires. Borrower has
no Borrower Affiliates
except
as set forth on Schedule 6.1.
Borrower has all
requisite power
and
authority to
borrow the Revolving
Loans, to execute and deliver, and
perform its
obligations under, all agreements and documents associated
with the Revolving Loans (the "Loan Documents"), and to own and
operate
its property
and carry on its business as presently conducted by
Borrower. Each
of the Loan Documents has been duly authorized,
executed and
delivered by Borrower and is a valid and binding
obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with
its terms.
Borrower's exact legal
name is as set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement and as identified on Schedule 6.1.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.1, Borrower has not,
during the
past 5
years, been known by or used any trade name or fictitious name, or
been
a party
to any merger or consolidation, or acquired all or
substantially all of the assets of any person, or acquired any
of its
property outside
of the ordinary course of business, or been
incorporated or
registered in any jurisdiction other than the state
identified on Schedule 6.1 as its current jurisdiction of
incorporation
or registration.
The outstanding shares
of equity issued by
Borrower
have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable,
and the owners of five percent (5%) or more of such stock or
membership
interests are
set forth on Schedule 6.1 and there
are no existing
warrants, options,
or commitments of any
kind or nature
convertible
into capital
stock or membership
interest of Borrower except as set
forth on Schedule 6.1.
6.2. No Default or Conflict. Borrower is not in default under
any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other instrument
to
which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or any of its
property
is bound. All
approvals and consents from all parties required in
connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents,
and
the performance of the transactions contemplated thereby, have
been
obtained and all required notices or other filings have been made.
The
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, and the performance
of
the transactions contemplated thereby, do not violate, conflict
with,
result in the breach of, or constitute a default under any
applicable
law, the organizational documents of Borrower or any agreement
or
instrument to which Borrower is a party, or result in the creation
or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets
of
Borrower (other than Lender's lien pursuant to this Agreement),
pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which
Borrower
is a party or by which Borrower or any of its assets are bound.
6.3. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule
6.3, there
are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending or
threatened
against Borrower, whether or not covered by insurance, which
may
result, either individually or in the aggregate, in any
material
adverse change in the assets, financial condition or business
prospects
of Borrower. Borrower
has no Commercial Tort Claims pending against
any person or entity other than those set forth on Schedule 6.3
attached hereto, as such Schedule 6.3 may be amended from time to
time.
6.4. Taxes and Returns. Borrower has timely filed all tax
returns that
Borrower is required by law to file or has obtained valid
extensions.
All taxes and other sums owing by Borrower to any governmental
authority have been fully paid and Borrower maintains adequate
reserves
to pay such tax liabilities as they accrue.
6.5. Lien Priority and Nature of Certain Collateral. Lender has a
perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral and
the
Collateral is free of any lien, encumbrance or adverse interest of
any
kind whatsoever, with the exception of: (i) any prior security
interests identified on Schedule 6.5 in the Collateral described
on
Schedule 6.5 (the "Permitted Prior Encumbrances"), (ii) any
security
interests to finance Purchase Money Equipment, and liens for
taxes,
assessments or similar charges incurred in the ordinary course
of
business that are not yet due and payable, or encumbrances
consisting
of zoning restrictions, easements, or other restrictions on the use
of
real property, none of which materially impairs the use of such
property by Borrower in the operation of its business, and none
of
which is violated in any material respect by existing or
proposed
structures or land use; and (iii) liens permitted under the terms
of
any Intercreditor Agreement (defined in Schedule 9.1(e))
(collectively,
the "Permitted Liens"). Borrower has good title to all of
the
Collateral which Borrower has indicated to Lender is the property
of
Borrower. Each Account
which Borrower represents to Lender as an
Eligible Account or Eligible Pre-Billed Account has arisen from
the
sale and delivery of Inventory or from services rendered or to
be
rendered by Borrower, is genuine, complete and, in all other
respects,
what it purports to be, and is not otherwise ineligible under
the
standards set forth in Section 1.2 of this Agreement.
6.6. Collateral and Business Locations. Borrower's principal place of
business or, if Borrower has more than one principal place of
business,
Borrower's chief executive office, is located at the address
specified
on Schedule 6.6. All
books and records pertaining to the Collateral
are kept by Borrower at its principal place of business or, if
Borrower
has one, its chief executive office. Borrower conducts its
business,
and the Collateral is located at, Borrower's business locations
identified on Schedule 6.6. Except as set forth in Schedule
6.6,
during the past 5 years Borrower's principal place of business,
chief
executive office, and business locations have continually been
as
identified on Schedule 6.6.
6.7. Financial and Other Information. All financial and other
information furnished by Borrower to Lender represents true and
correct
extracts from the books and records of Borrower. Financial statements
furnished by Borrower to Lender present fairly the financial
condition
of Borrower as of the date of such statements and for the
relevant
periods then ended.
6.8. Compliance with Laws. Borrower is in compliance with
all
applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and
ordinances,
including all laws relating to the environment or the health
and
welfare of the general public. No "hazardous substance," as
defined in
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability
Act, has been generated, treated, stored, or disposed of at, or
discharged from, any of Borrower's business locations or any of
Borrower's past property or operations, except as authorized
pursuant
to applicable law and disclosed by Borrower to Lender in
writing.
6.9. Intangible Assets. Borrower owns or possesses the
right to use
all trade secrets, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents,
patent
rights, service marks, computer software, licenses and other
intangible
assets, if any, used in the conduct of Borrower's business as
presently
operated, and no such property, to the best knowledge of
Borrower
following due inquiry thereof, conflicts with the valid
trademark,
trade name, copyright, patent right or other intangible asset of
any
other person.
6.10. Employee Pension
Benefit Plans. Any and
all Employee Pension
Benefit Plans, as defined in the Employee Retirement Income
Security
Act of 1974 as amended ("ERISA"), of Borrower meet, as of the
date
hereof, the minimum funding standards of 29 U.S.C.A. Section
1082
(Section 302 of ERISA), and no Reportable Event or Prohibited
Transaction, as defined in ERISA, has occurred with respect to
any
Employee Benefit Plan (as defined in ERISA) of Borrower.
7. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower covenants and
agrees with Lender as follows:
7.1. Financial Statements. Borrower shall deliver to Lender,
within
ninety (90)
days following the end
of each of its fiscal
years, the
Financial Statements
set forth on Schedule A. Borrower shall deliver
to Lender such other financial information as
Lender shall
request,
including, (a)
within thirty (30)
days after the end of
each month,
reasonably
detailed monthly
and fiscal year-to-date financial
statements prepared
in accordance with
generally accepted
accounting
principles, certified
by the chief financial
officer, president or
chief executive
officer of Borrower as presenting fairly the financial
condition of
Borrower, which shall also include a covenant and
compliance certificate
in form satisfactory to Lender that provides a
calculation of, and
certification of Borrower's compliance with, the
financial covenants
described in Section 8.6 hereof and the status of
all other monetary
covenants set forth in Sections 7 and 8 hereof for
such period,
(b) no later than April 30th of
each calendar year,
completed tax returns together with all schedules thereto provided
that
if Borrower has not
filed its tax returns and schedules by such time,
Borrower shall deliver
evidence that it has obtained an extension for
such filing and shall
deliver copies of such tax returns and schedules
thereto within fifteen
(15) days after such returns and schedules are
actually filed
but in any event no
later than October
31st of each
calendar year, and (c)
at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of
Borrower's fiscal year, an annual operating budget showing a
projected
income statement, balance sheet and cash flows as of each month end
for
the forthcoming fiscal
year. In addition to
the above, Borrower shall
deliver final audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2008 to
Lender within 45 days after the Effective Date, and
such financial
statements
shall be satisfactory
to Lender in all
respects and shall not be materially different (as determined by
Lender
in its
sole discretion) from the internal financial statements
previously delivered to Lender by Borrower.
7.2. Books and Records. Borrower shall keep accurate and
complete
records of the Collateral and permit Lender to: (a) visit Borrower's
business locations at intervals to be determined by Lender;
(b) inspect, audit and make extracts from or copies of
Borrower's
books, records, journals, receipts, computer tapes and disks;
and
(c) temporarily remove any of the items identified in the
foregoing
clause (b), where necessary, for the purpose of making copies
thereof.
All governmental authorities are authorized to furnish Lender
with
copies of reports of examinations of Borrower made by such
parties.
Banks, Account Debtors and other third parties with whom Borrower
has
contractual relationships pertaining to the Collateral or the
Loan
Documents, are authorized to furnish Lender with copies of such
contracts and related materials. Lender is authorized, in its own
name
or any other name, to communicate with Account Debtors in order
to
verify the existence, amount and terms of any Account.
7.3. Additional Documentation. Borrower shall execute and deliver
to
Lender all additional documents, which Lender may, from time to
time,
determine are necessary or appropriate to evidence the Revolving
Loans
or to continue or perfect Lender's security interest in the
Collateral.
7.4. Existence, Name and Chief Executive Office. Borrower shall
maintain its corporate existence in good standing and shall deliver
to
Lender written notice, at least sixty (60) days in advance, of
any
proposed change in any of the following: Borrower's trade name (or the
use of any new trade names), Borrower's business locations, the
location of Borrower's principal place of business or chief
executive
office, the location of any Inventory or Equipment, or the location
of
Borrower's books and records. Borrower shall execute any and
all
documents that Lender requests in connection with any such
change.
7.5. Compliance with Laws and Taxes. Borrower shall comply with all
applicable laws and regulations. Borrower shall pay all real
and
personal property taxes, assessments and charges, and all
franchise,
income, unemployment, social security, withholding, sales and all
other
taxes assessed against Borrower or the Collateral, at such times
and in
such manner so as to avoid any penalty from accruing against
Borrower
or any lien or charge from attaching to the Collateral.
Borrower shall
promptly de