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Exhibit
10.1
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of
the Effective Date between SILICON VALLEY BANK , a
California corporation (“ Bank ”), and
MOTIVE, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“
Borrower ”), provides the terms on which Bank shall
lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank. The parties agree
as follows:
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ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS |
Accounting terms not defined
in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations
and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms
not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set
forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this
Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning
provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined
therein.
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LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT |
2.1 Promise to Pay .
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the
outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued
and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this
Agreement.
2.1.1 Advances
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(a) Availability .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall
make Advances to Borrower not exceeding the Availability Amount;
provided , however , and notwithstanding any other
term or provision of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of
outstanding Advances hereunder together with the aggregate amount
of loan advances outstanding under the EXIM Agreement shall not in
any event exceed $8,000,000 jointly. Amounts borrowed hereunder may
be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date,
reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions
precedent herein.
(b) Termination;
Repayment . The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line
Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the
unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the
Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.
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2.1.2 |
Equipment Advances . |
(a) Availability .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the
Draw Period, Bank shall make advances (each, an “
Equipment Advance ” and, collectively, “
Equipment Advances ”) not exceeding the Equipment
Line. Equipment Advances may only be used to finance Eligible
Equipment purchased within ninety (90) days (determined based
upon the applicable invoice date of such Eligible Equipment) before
the date of each Equipment Advance, provided that the initial
Equipment Advance may be used to finance Eligible Equipment
purchased within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the
Effective Date. All Eligible Equipment must have been new when
purchased by Borrower, except for such Eligible Equipment that is
disclosed in writing to Bank by Borrower, and that Bank in its sole
discretion has agreed to finance, prior to being financed by Bank.
No Equipment Advance may exceed 100% of the total invoice for
Eligible Equipment (excluding taxes, shipping, warranty charges,
freight discounts and installation expenses relating to such
Eligible Equipment except to the extent such are allowed to be
financed pursuant hereto as Other Equipment). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Borrower shall be permitted to request Equipment
Advances up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) without supplying
an invoice. Unless otherwise agreed to by Bank, not more than 30%
of the proceeds of the Equipment Line shall be used to finance
Other Equipment. Each Equipment Advance must be in an amount equal
to the lesser of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) or the
amount that has not yet been drawn under the Equipment Line.
Borrower may only request eight (8) Equipment Advances
hereunder. After repayment, no Equipment Advance may be
reborrowed.
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(b) Repayment . Each
Equipment Advance shall immediately amortize and be payable in 36
equal payments of principal and interest beginning 30 days
following such Equipment Advance and continuing on the same day of
each month thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all unpaid
principal and interest on each Equipment Advance shall be due on
the applicable Equipment Maturity Date.
(c) Prepayment . At
Borrower’s option, so long as an Event of Default has not
occurred and is not continuing, Borrower shall have the option to
prepay all, but not less than all, of the Equipment Advances
advanced by Bank under this Agreement, provided Borrower
(a) provides written notice to Bank of its election to
exercise to prepay the Equipment Advances at least three
(3) days prior to such prepayment, and (b) pays, on the
date of the prepayment (i) all accrued and unpaid interest
with respect to all outstanding Equipment Advances through the date
the prepayment is made; (ii) all unpaid principal with respect
to all outstanding Equipment Advances; (iii) a premium equal
to the Make-Whole Premium; and (iv) all other sums, if any,
that shall have become due and payable hereunder with respect to
this Agreement.
2.1.3 EXIM Agreement .
Bank and Borrower are parties to the EXIM Agreement. Both this
Agreement and the EXIM Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect until all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity
obligations) have been paid in full, and all rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the EXIM Agreement are cumulative. The
term “Obligations” as used in this Agreement and in the
EXIM Agreement shall include without limitation the obligation to
pay when due all Credit Extensions made pursuant to this Agreement
(the “Non-EXIM Loans”) and all interest thereon and the
obligation to pay when due all Credit Extensions made pursuant to
the EXIM Agreement (the “EXIM Loans”) and all interest
thereon. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all
“Collateral” as defined in this Agreement and as
defined in the EXIM Agreement shall secure all EXIM Loans and all
Non-EXIM Loans and all interest thereon, and all other Obligations.
Any Event of Default under this Agreement shall also constitute an
Event of Default under the EXIM Agreement, and any Event of Default
under the EXIM Agreement shall also constitute an Event of Default
under this Agreement. In the event Bank assigns its rights under
the EXIM Agreement and/or under any note evidencing EXIM Loans
and/or its rights under this Agreement and/or under any note
evidencing Non-EXIM Loans, to any third party, including without
limitation the Export-Import Bank of the United States (“EXIM
Bank”), whether before or after the occurrence of any Event
of Default, Bank shall have the right (but not any obligation), in
its sole discretion, to allocate and apportion Collateral to this
Agreement, the EXIM Agreement and/or note assigned and to specify
the priorities of the respective security interests in such
Collateral between itself and the assignee, all without notice to
or consent of the Borrower.
2.2 Overadvances . If,
at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances
made under Section 2.1.1 exceeds the lesser of either
(a) the Revolving Line or (b) the Borrowing Base,
Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such
excess.
2.3 Payment of Interest on
the Credit Extensions .
(a) Interest Rate
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(i) Advances . Subject
to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the
Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate
equal to the greater of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) above
the Prime Rate or 6.25%, which interest shall be payable monthly in
accordance with Section 2.3(f) below.
(ii) Equipment
Advances . Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount
outstanding for each Equipment Advance shall accrue interest at a
floating per annum rate equal to the greater of one half of one
percent (0.50%) above the Prime Rate or 6.50%, which interest shall
be payable monthly.
(b) Default Rate .
Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per
annum which is two percentage points above the rate that is
otherwise applicable thereto (the “ Default Rate
”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate
provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative
to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of
Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of
Bank.
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(c) Adjustment to Interest
Rate . Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension
based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the
effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of
any such change.
(d) 360-Day Year .
Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Debit of Accounts
. Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts,
including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and
interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Bank under
this Agreement when due. These debits shall not constitute a
set-off.
(f) Payments . Unless
otherwise provided, interest is payable monthly on the first
calendar day of each month. Payments of principal and/or interest
received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time are considered received at
the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is
due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment is due the
next Business Day and additional fees or interest, as applicable,
shall continue to accrue.
2.4 Fees . Borrower
shall pay to Bank:
(a) Commitment Fee . A
fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $20,000 on the
Effective Date;
(b) Make-Whole Premium
. The Make-Whole Premium when due pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.1.2(c); and
(c) Bank Expenses .
All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation of this
Agreement) invoiced to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day
after the Effective Date, and, within ten (10) Business Days
after demand therefor, all Bank Expenses incurred through and after
the Effective Date (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses).
3.1 Conditions Precedent
to Initial Credit Extension . Bank’s obligation to make
the initial Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent
that Borrower shall consent to or have delivered, in form and
substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of
such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or
appropriate, including, without limitation:
(a) duly executed original
signatures to the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) its Operating Documents
and a good standing certificate of Borrower certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date no earlier
than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
(c) duly executed original
signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for
Borrower;
(d) certified copies, dated
as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank shall
request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC
termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such
financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been
or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be
terminated or released;
(e) the Perfection
Certificate(s) executed by Borrower;
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(f) insurance certificates
evidencing the policies and/or endorsements required pursuant to
Section 6.3 hereof;
(g) the completion of the
Initial Audit with results satisfactory to Bank in its sole and
absolute discretion; provided, however, Borrower may request
Equipment Advances prior to such Initial Audit; and
(h) payment of the fees and
Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4
hereof.
3.2 Conditions Precedent
to all Credit Extensions . Bank’s obligations to make
each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is
subject to the following:
(a) except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.4(a), timely receipt of an executed
Payment/Advance Form;
(b) the representations and
warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all material respects
on the date of the Payment/Advance Form and on the Funding Date of
each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and
warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in
the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations
and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such
date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is
Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the
representations and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all
material respects; provided, however, that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and
warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in
the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations
and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such
date; and
(c) in Bank’s sole
discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse
Change.
3.3 Covenant to
Deliver .
Borrower agrees to deliver to
Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this
Agreement as a condition to any Credit Extension. Borrower
expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt
by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of
Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and any such
Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be made in
Bank’s sole discretion.
3.4 Procedures for
Borrowing .
(a) Advances . Subject
to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the
making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an
Advance (other than Advances under Section 2.1.2), Borrower
shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic
mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the
Funding Date of the Advance. Together with any such electronic or
facsimile notification, Borrower shall deliver to Bank by
electronic mail or facsimile a completed Payment/Advance Form
executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank may
rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes
is a Responsible Officer or designee. If Borrower satisfies the
conditions of each Advance, Bank shall credit Advances to the
Designated Deposit Account on the date Bank receives
Borrower’s request for such Advance if such request is
received by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time. Bank may make Advances under
this Agreement based on instructions from a Responsible Officer or
his or her designee or without instructions if the Advances are
necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.
(b) Equipment Advances
. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable
conditions to the making of an Equipment Advance set forth in this
Agreement, to obtain an Equipment Advance, Borrower must notify
Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail or
facsimile no later than 12:00 p.m. Pacific time one
(1) Business Day before the proposed Funding Date. The notice
shall be a Payment/Advance Form, must be signed by a Responsible
Officer or designee, and shall include a copy of the invoice for
the Equipment being
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financed (except as otherwise set forth
in Section 2.1.2). If Borrower satisfies the conditions of
each Equipment Advance, Bank shall disburse such Equipment Advance
by transfer to the Designated Deposit Account on Borrower’s
proposed Funding Date.
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CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST |
4.1 Grant of Security
Interest . Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment
and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing
security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever
located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and
all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower represents, warrants,
and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and
shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected
security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted
Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under
this Agreement). If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim,
Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower
of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a
security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the
terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.
If this Agreement is
terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue
until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations)
are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the
Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make
Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s
sole cost and expense, release its Liens in the Collateral and all
rights therein shall revert to Borrower.
4.2 Authorization to File
Financing Statements . Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file
financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all
appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s
interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any
disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other
Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the
Code unless such disposition is permitted by this Agreement. Such
financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all
assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect, or as being
of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater detail, all in
Bank’s discretion.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
Borrower represents and
warrants as follows:
5.1 Due Organization,
Authorization; Power and Authority . Borrower is duly existing
and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its
jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do
business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that
it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement,
Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed certificate signed by
Borrower, entitled “Perfection Certificate”. Borrower
represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Borrower’s
exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate
and on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an
organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set
forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection
Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s organizational
identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none;
(d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth
Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief
executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing address (if
different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and
each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years,
changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or
type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction;
and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection
Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is
accurate and complete in all material respects (it being understood
and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update certain
information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date
to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this
Agreement). If Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but
later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such
occurrence and provide Bank with Borrower’s organizational
identification number.
The execution, delivery and
performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with
any of Borrower’s organizational documents,
(ii) contravene,
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conflict with, constitute a default
under or violate any material Requirement of Law,
(iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any its Subsidiaries or
any of their property or assets may be bound or affected,
(iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or
qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental
Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already
been obtained and are in full force and effect and filings
necessary to perfect or maintain the perfection of Bank’s
security interest in the Collateral) or (v) constitute an
event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is
bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it
is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could have
a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
5.2 Collateral .
Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to
transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to
grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except
Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit accounts other than the
deposit accounts with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any, described
in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection
herewith, or of which Borrower has given Bank notice and taken such
actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest
therein. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the
Account Debtors.
The Collateral is not in the
possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except
as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the
components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other
than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted
pursuant to Section 7.1. In the event that Borrower, after the
date hereof, intends to store or otherwise deliver any portion of
the Collateral to a bailee, then Borrower will first receive the
written consent of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a
bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its
sole discretion.
All Financed Equipment is
new, except for such Financed Equipment that has been disclosed in
writing to Bank by Borrower as “used” and that Bank, in
its sole discretion, has agreed to finance. All Inventory is in all
material respects of good and marketable quality, free from
material defects.
Borrower is the sole owner of
or has sufficient rights to use its intellectual property, except
for non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary
course of business. Each patent is valid and enforceable, and no
part of the intellectual property has been judged invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, and to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of
the intellectual property violates the rights of any third party
except to the extent such claim could not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. Except
as noted on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to,
nor is bound by, any material license or other agreement with
respect to which Borrower is the licensee (a) that prohibits
or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest
in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any
other property, or (b) for which a default under or
termination of could interfere with the Bank’s right to sell
any Collateral. Borrower shall provide written notice to Bank
within ten (10) days of entering or becoming bound by any such
license or agreement (other than over-the-counter software that is
commercially available to the public). Borrower shall take such
steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any
person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (x) all such
licenses or agreements to be deemed “Collateral” and
for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be
restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such license
or agreement, whether now existing or entered into in the future,
and (y) Bank to have the ability in the event of a liquidation
of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with
Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
5.3 Accounts Receivable;
Inventory . For any Eligible Account in any Borrowing Base
Certificate, all statements made and all unpaid balances appearing
in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing such
Eligible Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such
invoices, instruments and other documents, and all of
Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all respects what they
purport to be. Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, Bank may notify any Account Debtor owing Borrower
money of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify
the amount of such Eligible Account. All sales and other
transactions underlying or giving rise to each Eligible Account
shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and
governmental rules and regulations. Borrower has no knowledge of
any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any
Account
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Debtor whose accounts are Eligible
Accounts in any Borrowing Base Certificate. To the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all
documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Eligible
Accounts are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and
agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
5.4 Litigation . As of
the Effective Date, except as previously disclosed to Bank, there
are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000). There are no actions or proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers,
threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
5.5 No Material Deviation
in Financial Statements . All consolidated financial statements
for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly
present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated
financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of
operations as of the date of such financial statements (subject to
the absence of footnotes and year-end audit adjustments in the case
of interim financial statements). There has not been any material
deterioration in Borrower’s consolidated financial condition
since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to
Bank.
5.6 Solvency . The
fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill
minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities;
Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the
transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its
debts (including trade debts) as they mature.
5.7 Regulatory
Compliance . Borrower is not an “investment
company” or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended. Borrower is not engaged as one of its
important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under
Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors).
Borrower has complied in all material respects with the Federal
Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a “holding company” or an
“affiliate” of a “holding company” or a
“subsidiary company” of a “holding company”
as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005. Except as previously disclosed to Bank,
Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the
violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on its business. None of Borrower’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by
Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing,
treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than
legally or de minimus uses that could not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents,
approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings
with, and given all notices to, all Government Authorities that are
necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently
conducted except to the extent the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Borrower’s business.
5.8 Subsidiaries;
Investments . Borrower does not own any stock, partnership
interest or other equity securities except for Permitted
Investments.
5.9 Tax Returns and
Payments; Pension Contributions . Borrower has timely filed all
required federal income tax returns and all other material tax
returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign,
federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and
contributions owed by Borrower, except to the extent the failure to
so timely pay could not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Borrower’s business. Borrower may defer
payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in
good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate
proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted,
(b) notifies Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any
material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or
takes any other steps required to prevent the governmental
authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon
any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted
Lien”. As of the Effective Date, Borrower is unaware of any
claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower’s prior
tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and
payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to
fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation
plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not
withdrawn from
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participation in, and has not permitted
partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of
any other event with respect to, any such plan which could
reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower,
including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or its successors or any other governmental agency.
5.10 Use of Proceeds .
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as
working capital, to purchase Eligible Equipment, and to fund its
general business requirements and not for personal, family,
household or agricultural purposes.
5.12 Full Disclosure .
No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower
in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the
date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made,
taken together with all such written certificates and written
statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained in the certificates or statements not
misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and
forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon
reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual
results during the period or periods covered by such projections
and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted
results).
Borrower shall do all of the
following:
6.1 Government
Compliance . Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain its legal existence and good standing in
its jurisdiction of formation and each jurisdiction in which the
nature of its business requires them to be so qualified, except
where the failure to take such action would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s and
its Subsidiaries’ business or operations, taken as a whole;
provided , that (a) the legal existence of any
Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may be terminated or permitted
to lapse, and any qualification of such Subsidiary to do business
may be terminated or permitted to lapse, if, in the good faith
judgment of Borrower, such termination or lapse is in the best
interests of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
(b) Borrower may not permit its qualification to do business
in the jurisdiction of its chief executive office to terminate or
lapse; and provided , further , that this
Section 6.1 shall not be construed to prohibit any other
transaction that is otherwise expressly permitted in Section 7
of this Agreement.
Borrower shall comply, and
shall have each Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and
regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which could
have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s
business.
6.2 Financial Statements,
Reports, Certificates .
(a) Deliver to Bank:
(i) as soon as available, but no later than five (5) days
after filing with the Securities Exchange Commission,
Borrower’s 10K, 10Q, and 8K reports; (ii) a Compliance
Certificate together with delivery of the 10K and 10Q reports;
(iii) beginning with fiscal year ending December 31,
2008, as soon as available, but no later than one hundred eighty
(180) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year,
audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP,
consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the
financial statements from an independent certified public
accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion
(iv) within 45 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual
financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a quarterly
basis) as approved by Borrower’s board of directors, together
with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such
annual financial projections; (v) a prompt report of any legal
actions pending or threatened against Borrower or any Subsidiary
that could reasonably be expected to result in damages or costs to
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000) or more; and (vi) budgets, sales projections,
operating plans or other financial information Bank reasonably
requests.
Borrower’s 10K, 10Q,
and 8K reports required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 6.2(a)(i) shall be deemed to have been delivered on
the date on which Borrower posts such report or provides a link
thereto on Borrower’s or another website on the Internet;
provided , that Borrower shall provide paper copies to Bank
of the Compliance Certificates required by
Section 6.2(a)(ii).
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(b) Within thirty
(30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Bank a
duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible
Officer, with aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts
payable (by invoice date).
(c) Within thirty
(30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Bank
its monthly financial statements together with a duly completed
Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer setting
forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants
set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Allow Bank to audit
Borrower’s Collateral at Borrower’s expense. Such
audits shall be conducted no more often than once every six
(6) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
6.3 Taxes; Pensions .
Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file,
all federal income tax returns and all other required material tax
returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its
Subsidiaries to timely file, all foreign, federal, state and local
taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and
each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes
contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and
shall deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates
attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund
all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans
in accordance with their terms.
6.3 Insurance . Keep
its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts
standard for companies in Borrower’s industry and location
and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in
a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to
Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss
payable endorsement showing Bank as an additional loss payee and,
to the extent available, waive subrogation against Bank, and all
liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank
as an additional insured. All policies (or the loss payable and
additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer
shall endeavor to give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice
before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy. At
Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of
policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable
under any policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank
on account of the Obligations, provided that Bank, upon request of
Borrower, agrees to promptly turn over such proceeds to Borrower so
that Borrower can repair such damaged assets or purchase additional
or replacement assets so long as no Event of Default has occurred
that is continuing. If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as
required under this Section 6.5 or to pay any amount or
furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank,
Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance
policies required in this Section 6.5, and take any action
under the policies Bank deems prudent.
6.4 Operating Accounts
. Other than as set forth in the Schedule, maintain (i) its
and its Subsidiaries’ operating and other deposit accounts
with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates and (ii) its securities
accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates.
6.5 Financial
Covenants .
Borrower shall maintain at
all times, to be tested as of the last day of each month, on a
consolidated basis with respect to Borrower and its
Subsidiaries:
(a) Tangible Net Worth
. A Tangible Net Worth of at least ($52,000,000).
(b) Liquidity Coverage
. A ratio of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents at Bank or
Bank’s Affiliates plus Eligible Accounts to all Indebtedness
owed to Bank of not less than 1.25:1.00.
6.6 Protection and
Registration of Intellectual Property Rights . Borrower shall:
(a) protect, defend and maintain the validity and
enforceability of its material intellectual property;
(b) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements
of its intellectual property; and (c) not allow any
intellectual property material to Borrower’s business to be
abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without
Bank’s written consent. If Borrower (i) obtains any
patent, registered trademark or servicemark, registered copyright,
registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the
foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or
(ii) applies for any
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patent or the registration of any
trademark or servicemark, then Borrower shall immediately provide
written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute such intellectual
property security agreements and other documents and take such
other actions as Bank shall request in its good faith business
judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected
security interest in favor of Bank in such property. If Borrower
decides to register any copyrights or mask works in the United
States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with
at least five (5) days prior written notice of
Borrower’s intent to register such copyrights or mask works
together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the
United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto);
(y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and
such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may
request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain
a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in
the copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the
United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such
intellectual property security agreement with the United States
Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the copyright or
mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office.
Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications
that it files for patents or for the registration of trademarks,
servicemarks, copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of
the recording of the intellectual property security agreement
necessary for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority
perfected security interest in such property.
6.7 Litigation
Cooperation . From the date hereof and continuing through the
termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, without
expense to Bank, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents
and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Bank may
deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any
third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with
respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.
6.8 Further Assurances
. Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank
reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s Lien in the
Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.
Borrower shall not do any of
the following without Bank’s prior written
consent:
7.1 Dispositions .
Convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(collectively, “ Transfer ”), or permit any of
its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or
property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory, Equipment and
other assets in the ordinary course of business; (b) of
worn-out or obsolete Equipment that does not constitute Financed
Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens, Permitted
Distributions and Permitted Investments; (d) of cash and cash
equivalents pursuant to transactions not prohibited by this
Agreement; (e) of any equity interests of Borrower so long as
no Change of Control results therefrom; (f) of intellectual
property no longer (i) economically practicable to maintain or
useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower or (ii) has
value; (g) of real or personal property that is leased in the
ordinary course of business; (h) licenses, assignments and
sales of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business,
and discounts, adjustments, settlements and compromises of accounts
receivable and contract claims in the ordinary course of
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