LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
by and
among
FEDERATED KAUFMANN
FUND
as Agent for the benefit of
the Lenders,
FEDERATED KAUFMANN
FUND
and
SAMSUNG C&T
CORPORATION,
as
Lenders
HYDROGEN,
L.L.C.,
as
Borrower
HYDROGEN
CORPORATION
as
Guarantor
Dated: August 22,
2008
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT,
dated as of August 22, 2008, by and
among HYDROGEN, L.L.C., an Ohio limited liability
company, with its principal place of business located at 2 Juniper
Street, Versailles, Pennsylvania 15132 (the
“Borrower” ), HYDROGEN
CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, with its principal
place of business located at 10 East 40 th Street, Suite
3405, New York, New York 10016 (“ Guarantor
” or “ HYDRO Corp ”),
FEDERATED KAUFMANN FUND, a portfolio of Federated
Equity Funds, a Massachusetts business trust, with offices located
at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237, in its
capacity as agent for the benefit of the Lenders (together with its
successors and assigns, the “Agent” ),
FEDERATED KAUFMANN FUND, a portfolio of Federated
Equity Funds, a Massachusetts business trust, with offices located
at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237, in its
capacity as a Lender, and SAMSUNG C & T
CORPORATION , a corporation organized under the laws of
the Republic of Korea, with offices at Samsung C&T Corporation
Building, 1321-20, Seocho-2 Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea, in its
capacity as a Lender (together with their respective successors and
assigns, the “Lenders” ).
R E C I T A L
S :
WHEREAS , Borrower desires to enter into a term loan
with Lenders; and
WHEREAS , Guarantor desires to provide a certain
guaranty as stipulated herein; and
WHEREAS , each Lender is willing to provide such term
loan on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, Agent, Lenders and Borrower mutually
covenant, warrant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF
INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION
Specific Terms Defined
. The following terms (including
both the singular and plurals thereof) shall have the following
meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
1.1
“Account
Debtor” or
“account debtor” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.2
“Accounts”
or “accounts” shall mean
all “accounts” as defined in the UCC, and, in addition,
any and all obligations of any kind at any time due and/or owing to
Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and all rights
of Borrower to receive payment or any other consideration
including, without limitation, invoices, contract rights, accounts
receivable, general intangibles, choses-in-action, notes, drafts,
acceptances, instruments and all other debts, obligations and
Obligations in whatever form owing to Borrower from any Person,
Governmental Authority or any other entity, all security therefor,
and all of Borrower’s rights to receive payments for goods
sold (whether delivered, undelivered, in transit or returned),
which may be represented thereby, or with respect thereto,
including, but not limited to, all rights as an unpaid vendor
(including stoppage in transit, replevin or reclamation), and all
additional amounts due from any Account Debtor, together with all
Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing.
1.3
“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any
Person, (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
Person or (b) any other Person who is a director or officer (i) of
such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any
Person described in clause (a) above. For the purposes of this
definition, control of a Person shall mean the power (direct or
indirect) to direct or cause the direction of the management or the
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of not less
than 20% of the voting stock or equity of such person or by
contract or otherwise.
1.4 “ Agent " means Federated
Kaufmann, in its capacity as contractual representative of the
Lenders pursuant to Section 13 herein, and not in its individual
capacity as a Lender, and any successor Agent appointed pursuant to
Section 13 herein.
1.5
“Agreement”
shall mean this Loan and Security
Agreement (including all Exhibits annexed hereto and the
Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule) as originally executed or, if
amended, modified, supplemented, renewed or extended from time to
time, as so amended, modified, supplemented, renewed or
extended.
1.6 “ Aggregate Term Loan
Commitment ” means the aggregate of the Loan
commitments of all the Lenders, which amount equals
$2,000,000.
1.7
“Balance
Sheet” means the Borrower’s balance sheet dated
as of June 30, 2008.
1.8
“Borrower”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.9
“Borrower’s
Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
hereof.
1.10
“Borrower’s
Disclosure Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule prepared
by Borrower that is being delivered to each Lender concurrently
herewith.
1.11
“Business
Day” shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on
which banks located in the State of New York are authorized or
required to close under applicable banking laws.
1.12
“Capital
Assets” shall
mean, in accordance with GAAP, fixed assets, both tangible (such as
land, buildings, fixtures, machinery and equipment) and intangible
(such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, franchises and
goodwill).
1.13
“Change of
Control” shall
have the meaning as set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.
1.14 “ Chattel Paper ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.15
“Closing
Date” shall mean the date of this
Agreement.
1.16
“Closing Date
Warrants ”
means the five (5) year warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of
Common Stock of HYDRO Corp, issued to each of the Lenders on the
Closing Date having a per share exercise price equal to the volume
weighted average price per share for the period starting on the
25th trading day prior to the respective vesting date and ending on
the 10th trading day prior to such vesting date, in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit A .
1.17
“Collateral”
shall have the meaning as set forth
in Section 5.1 hereof.
1.18 “ Commercial Tort Claims
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
UCC.
1.19 “ Common Stock ”
shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of HYDRO
Corp.
1.20 “ Default Interest Rate
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1
hereof.
1.21
“Default
Warrants ”
means the five (5) year warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock of HYDRO Corp, issued to each of the Lenders having a
per share exercise price equal to $0.01 per share, issuable solely
after the occurrence and existence of an Event of Default that
remains uncured for a period of fifteen (15) days, in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit B .
1.22 “ Deposit Accounts
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, said Deposit Accounts shall include
the Borrower’s Account.
1.23
“Document”
or
“document” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.24 “ Environment ”
means all air, surface water, groundwater or land, including,
without limitation, land surface or subsurface, including, without
limitation, all fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural
resources.
1.25
“Environmental
Law” or
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all
federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations
now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended or
supplemented from time to time, and any judicial or administrative
interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative
order, consent decree or judgment relating to the regulation and
protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural
resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater,
wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic
species and vegetation).
1.26
“Environmental
Obligations and Costs” shall mean, as to any Person, all Obligations,
obligations, responsibilities, remedial actions, losses, damages,
punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and
expenses (including all fees, disbursements and expenses of
counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and
feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest
incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any other Person,
whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty,
strict liability, criminal or civil statute, including any
Environmental Law, permit, order or agreement with any Governmental
Authority or other Person, and which arise from any environmental,
health or safety conditions, or a Release or conditions that are
reasonably likely to result in a Release, and result from the past,
present or future operations of such Person or any of its
Affiliates.
1.27
“Environmental
Lien” shall
mean any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for
Environmental Obligations and Costs.
1.28
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as the same now exists or may from time to
time hereafter be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented,
together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder
or related thereto.
1.29
“Equipment”
shall mean “equipment”,
as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired
by Borrower, wherever located, and shall include, without
limitation, all equipment, machinery, furniture, Fixtures, computer
equipment, telephone equipment, molds, tools, dies, partitions,
tooling, transportation equipment, all other tangible assets used
in connection with the manufacture, sale or lease of goods or
rendition of services, and Borrower’s interests in any leased
equipment, and all repairs, modifications, alterations, additions,
controls and operating accessories thereof or thereto, and all
substitutions and replacements therefor.
1.30 “ Equity Interests
” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares,
rights to purchase, options, warrants, general, limited or limited
liability partnership interests, membership interests, units,
participations or other equivalents of or interest in (regardless
of how designated) equity of such Person, whether voting or
nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, convertible
securities or any other “equity security” (as such term
is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the SEC (or any successor thereto) under the 1934
Act).
1.31
“Event of
Default” shall
mean the occurrence or existence of any event or condition
described in Section 10 of this Agreement.
1.32
“Expenses”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13.6 hereof.
1.33
“Financial
Statements” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
7.9 hereof.
1.34
“Financing
Statements” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code UCC-1
Financing Statements to be filed with applicable Governmental
Authorities of each State or Commonwealth or political subdivisions
thereof pursuant to which Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders)
shall perfect its security interest in the Collateral.
1.35
“Fiscal
Year” shall
mean that twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and
ending on December 31.
1.36
“Fixtures”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the UCC.
1.37
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles
in effect in the United States of America at the time of any
determination, and which are applied on a consistent basis. All
accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not expressly
defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to those
terms by GAAP, unless the context of this Agreement otherwise
requires.
1.38
“General
Intangibles” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the UCC.
1.39
“Goods” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the UCC.
1.40
“Governmental
Authority” or
“Governmental Authorities” shall mean
any federal, state, county or municipal governmental agency, board,
commission, officer, official or entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
1.41
“Guaranty”
shall mean that certain General
Continuing Guaranty of even date herewith made by the Guarantor in
favor of the Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) as the same may
be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
1.42
“Indebtedness”
shall mean, with respect to any
Person, all of the obligations of such Person which, in accordance
with GAAP, should be classified upon such Person’s balance
sheet as Obligations, or to which reference should be made by
footnotes thereto, including without limitation, with respect to
Borrower, in any event and whether or not so classified:
(a) all debt and similar monetary obligations of
Borrower, whether direct or indirect;
(b) all obligations of Borrower arising or incurred
under or in respect of any guaranties (whether direct or indirect)
by Borrower of the indebtedness, Obligations or obligations of any
other Person; and
(c) all obligations of Borrower arising or incurred
under or in respect of any Lien upon or in any property owned by
such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become
liable for the payment of such obligations.
1.43 “ Intellectual Property
” shall mean property constituting under any applicable law a
registered patent, patent application, copyright, trademark,
service mark, trade name, mask work, trade secret or license or
other right to use any of the foregoing
1.44 “ Interest Rate ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.
1.45
“Instruments”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the UCC
1.46
“Inventory”
shall mean any
“inventory,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now
owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or Guarantor, wherever
located, and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all
raw materials, work-in-process, finished and semi-finished
Inventory including, without limitation, all materials, parts,
components and supplies relating to the manufacture or assembly
thereof, packaging and shipping supplies relating thereto, and all
other inventory, merchandise, goods and other personal property now
or hereafter owned by Borrower or Guarantor, which are held for
sale, exchange or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished
under a contract of service or an exchange arrangement or which
constitute raw materials, work-in-process or materials used or
consumed or to be used or consumed in Borrower’s or
Guarantor’s business, or the processing, packaging, delivery
or shipping of the same, and all finished goods and the products of
the foregoing, whatever form and wherever located; and all names or
marks affixed to or to be affixed thereto for purposes of selling
same by the seller, manufacturer, lessor or licensor thereof and
all right, title and interest of Borrower or Guarantor therein and
thereto.
1.47 “ Investment Property
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
UCC.
1.48
“Lender
Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.6
hereof.
1.49
“Lenders”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.50 “ Letter-of-Credit Rights
” means “letter-of-credit rights” as such term is
defined in the UCC, including rights to payment or performance
under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary thereof
has demanded or is entitled to demand payment or
performance.
1.51
“Lien” or “lien” shall
mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest,
hypothecation, assignment, lien (statutory or other), charge or
other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including,
without limitation, pursuant to any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any
financing statement under the UCC or comparable law of any
jurisdiction to evidence any of the foregoing) on personal or real
property or fixtures.
1.52
“Loan” shall mean the original principal amount
as set forth in each Term Loan Note.
1.53
“Loan
Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guaranty and the
Disclosure Schedules, and any and all other agreements, notes,
documents, mortgages, financing statements, guaranties,
intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements, certificates
and instruments executed and/or delivered by Borrower or Guarantor
or any other Person to Agent or the Lenders pursuant to and in
connection with the Loan and this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Term Loan Notes, the Closing Date Warrants, the
Default Warrants, the Membership Interest Pledge Agreement, and all
other documents entered into by the parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby .
1.54
“Losses”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13.6 hereof.
1.55 “ Material Adverse Effect
” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
assets, Obligations, financial condition, or results of operations
of Borrower, (b) the ability of a Borrower or Guarantor to pay
when due or perform its obligations under any Loan Document to
which it is a party in accordance with its respective terms,
(c) the value of the Collateral or the priority of the
Lender’s Lien therein, (d) the validity or enforceability of
any of the Loan Documents, (e) the rights and remedies of
Lender under any of such Loan Documents. All determinations of
materiality shall be made by the Lender in its reasonable judgment
unless expressly provided otherwise.
1.56 “ Material Contract
” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan
Documents), whether written or oral, to which Borrower or Guarantor
is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or
failure to renew by any party thereto could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
1.57
“Maturity
Date” shall
mean December 15, 2008; provided that if on or before December 15,
2008, Borrower has executed a definitive agreement with a
third-party to consummate a transaction with either of the Borrower
for an amount that will result in full repayment of the Loan, and
such transaction requires shareholder approval as a closing
condition, then said maturity date shall be extended until the
earlier of (i) February 1, 2009 and (ii) ten (10) days from the
date on which the transaction was put to a vote of shareholders of
HYDRO Corp at a duly called meeting of such
shareholders.
1.58 “ Membership Interest Pledge
Agreement ” shall mean the Membership Interest
Pledge Agreement, of even date herewith, between HYDRO Corp. and
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to which HYDRO Corp
has pledged 100% of the membership interests of the Borrower to
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to secure the
Obligations.
1.59 “ Minimum Price ”
shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.1(b)
hererof.
1.60
“1934
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
1.61
“Obligations”
shall mean all obligations,
liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description
owing by Borrower to Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, principal, interest,
repurchase obligations, charges, fees, reimbursements, costs and
expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety,
endorser, guarantor or otherwise, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, whether arising before, during or after the Term (solely
to the extent not otherwise satisfied by the Borrower) whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due
or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured.
1.62 “ Payment Intangibles
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
UCC.
1.63
“Permitted
Encumbrances” shall mean the following: (a) Liens granted to
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders; (b) Liens granted to any
other secured lender that are second in priority to the
first-priority Liens of the Agent as provided in a subordination
agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, (c) purchase
money security interests in favor of equipment vendors upon any
Capital Assets hereafter acquired (including, without limitation,
capitalized or finance leases); provided, that
, (i) no such purchase money security interest or other Lien (or
capitalized or finance lease, as the case may be) with respect to
specific future Capital Assets shall extend to or cover any other
property, other than the specific Capital Assets so acquired, and
the proceeds thereof, (ii) such mortgage, Lien or security interest
secures only the cost or obligation to pay the purchase price of
such specific Capital Assets only (or the obligations under the
capitalized or finance lease), and (iii) the principal amount
secured thereby shall not exceed one hundred (100%) percent of the
lesser of the cost or the fair market value (at the time of the
acquisition of the Capital Assets) of the Capital Assets so
acquired, and (iv) the total indebtedness secured by all such
purchase money security interests granted on or after the Closing
Date shall not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate at any time; (d)
Liens of carriers, warehousemen, artisans, bailees, mechanics and
materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business securing
sums not overdue; (e) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business in connection with worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or
benefits, relating to employees, securing sums (i) not overdue or
(ii) being diligently contested in good faith provided that
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books
of Borrower in conformity with GAAP; (f) Liens for taxes (i) not
yet due or (ii) being diligently contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with
respect thereto are maintained on the books of Borrower in
conformity with GAAP, and which have no effect on the priority of
Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders or the value
of the assets in which Agent has a Lien; and (g) such other Liens
as are set forth on Exhibit 1.63 annexed
hereto and made a part hereof.
1.64
“Person”
or
“person” shall mean, as applicable,
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business
trust, unincorporated association, joint stock corporation, trust,
joint venture or other entity or any government or any agency or
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
1.65
“Proceeding”
means any insolvency, bankruptcy,
receivership, custodianship, liquidation, reorganization,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or other proceeding for
the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of Borrower or the
Collateral, whether voluntary or involuntary.
1.66
“Proceeds”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the UCC and shall also include, but not be limited to,
(a) any and all proceeds of any and all insurance policies
(including, without limitation, life insurance, casualty insurance,
business interruption insurance and credit insurance), indemnity,
warranty or guaranty payable to Borrower from time to time with
respect to any of the Collateral or otherwise, (b) any and all
payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to
Borrower from time to time in connection with any requisition,
confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any
part of the Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau
or agency or any other Person (whether or not acting under color of
Governmental Authority) and (c) any and all other amounts from time
to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the
Collateral.
1.67 “ Promissory Note ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.68 “ Release ” means
any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing
of a hazardous substance into the environment.
1.69 “ Required Lenders
” means, Lenders in the aggregate having at least 50% of the
Aggregate Loan Commitment.
1.70
“Satisfied”
means with respect to the Senior
Debt that all of the Senior Debt shall have been paid in full in
cash and all financing arrangements and accommodations among
Borrower, Agent and the Senior Lender shall have been terminated
and the Senior Lender and Agent, as applicable, have no obligations
to make any loans, financial accommodations or advance any funds
which would constitute Senior Debt to Borrower.
1.71
“SEC”
shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.72 “ SEC Reports ”
shall mean HYDRO Corp’s (1) Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007, and (2) all other periodic and
other reports filed by HYDRO Corp with the SEC pursuant to the 1934
Act subsequent to December 31, 2007, and prior to the date hereof,
in each case as filed with the SEC and including the information
and documents (other than exhibits) incorporated therein by
reference.
1.73 “ Securities ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.74
“Senior
Debt” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.75
“Senior
Lien” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.76
“Senior
Lender” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.77
“Software”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the UCC.
1.78
“Subordinated
Collection Action” means any judicial proceeding or other action
taken or initiated by the Subordinated Lender against the Borrower,
Guarantor, Agent or any Collateral to collect the Subordinated
Lender Debt, to foreclose the Subordinated Liens or otherwise to
enforce the rights or remedies of the Subordinated Lender under the
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or applicable law
with respect to the Subordinated Lender Debt.
1.79
“Subordinated
Debt” shall
mean, at any particular time, all Indebtedness of Borrower which is
not expressly by its terms pari passu or senior, in right of
payment to the prior payment in full of all of the
Obligations.
1.80
“Subordinated
Lien” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.81
“Subordinated
Lender” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.82
“Subordinated Lender
Debt” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.83
“Subordination
Event” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.84
“Subordination Event
Date” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.85
“Subordination
Notice” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.
1.86
“Subsidiary”
shall mean, as to any Person, a
corporation, limited liability company or other entity with respect
to which more than fifty (50%) percent of the outstanding Equity
Interests of each class having voting power is at the time owned by
such Person or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by
such Person.
1.87
“Tangible Chattel
Paper ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.
1.88
“Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.
1.89
“Term Loan
Commitment” means, the obligation of each Lender to make the
Loan in the principal amount of One Million Dollars
($1,000,000).
1.90
“Term Loan
Note” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
1.91
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as
presently enacted in the State of New York
or any successor legislation thereto), and as the same may be
amended from time to time, and the state counterparts thereof as
may be enacted in such states or jurisdictions where any of the
Collateral is located or held.
1.92 “ Rules of Interpretation and
Construction. In this Agreement unless the context
otherwise requires:
(a) All terms used herein which are defined in the
UCC shall have the meanings given therein unless otherwise defined
in this Agreement;
(b) Sections mentioned by number only are the
respective Sections of this Agreement as so numbered;
(c) Words importing a particular gender shall mean
and include the other gender and words importing the singular
number mean and include the plural number and vice
versa;
(d) Words importing persons shall mean and include
firms, associations, partnerships (including limited partnerships),
societies, trusts, corporations, limited liability companies or
other legal entities, including public or governmental bodies, as
well as natural persons;
(e) Each reference in this Agreement to a
particular person shall be deemed to include a reference to such
person's successors and permitted assigns;
(f) Any headings preceding the texts of any Section
of this Agreement, and any table of contents or marginal notes
appended to copies hereof are intended, solely for convenience of
reference and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor
shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect;
(g) If any clause, provision or section of this
Agreement shall be ruled invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable any of the remaining provisions thereof;
(h) The terms “herein”,
“hereunder”, “hereby”,
“hereto”, and any similar terms as used in this
Agreement refer to this Agreement; the term
“heretofore” means before the date of execution of this
Agreement; and the term “hereafter” shall mean after
the date of execution of this Agreement;
(i) If any clause, provision or section of this
Agreement shall be determined to be apparently contrary to or
conflicting with any other clause, provision or section of this
Agreement, then the clause, provision or section containing the
more specific provisions shall control and govern with respect to
such apparent conflict;
(j) Unless otherwise specified, (i) all accounting
terms used herein or in any Loan Document shall be interpreted in
accordance with GAAP, (ii) all accounting determinations and
computations hereunder or thereunder shall be made in accordance
with GAAP and (iii) all financial statements required to be
delivered hereunder or thereunder shall be prepared in accordance
with GAAP;
(k) An Event of Default that occurs shall exist or
continue or be continuing unless such Event of Default is waived by
Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement; and
(l) The word “and” when used from time
to time herein shall mean “or” or “and/or”
if such meaning is expansive of the rights or interests of Agent
and Lenders in the given context.
2.1
Loan
. Upon the terms and provisions and
subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, on the date
hereof, each Lender is willing to extend in one (1) advance term
loans (collectively, the “ Loan ”) to
the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to each Term
Loan Commitment, which aggregate amount equals the Aggregate Term
Loan Commitment. On the Closing Date, each Lender shall provide to
the Borrower 50% of its respective Term Loan Commitment. The
remaining 50% of such Term Loan Commitment shall be deposited into
an account in the name of the Borrower and Agent, for the benefit
of the Lenders (the “ Borrower’s
Account ”). Upon the satisfaction of the conditions
in this Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b) and upon written
authorization or instruction of the Agent to release the amount in
the Borrower’s Account, the amount in the Borrower’s
Account shall be released to the Borrower. The Agent agrees that
upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Section 2.1(a) and
Section 2.1(b), it shall take all necessary action, including,
without limitation, delivering the aforementioned signed
authorization or instruction, to release the amount in the
Borrower’s Account to the Borrower.
(a) Each of the
Lenders has been notified by the Borrower that the Borrower’s
demonstration facility at ASHTA Chemicals has
been successfully started up to 10 amps and 5
psig, has completed acid addition, and has achieved
stable fuel cell segment voltages sufficient to initiate increased
power level operation; and
(b) (1) The
Agent has received a letter from Triax Capital Advisors or another
financial advisor to the Borrower indicating that one or more
Persons has indicated a willingness to close an equity or loan
transaction on or prior to December 15, 2008, which will allow the
Loan to be repaid in full on or prior to the Maturity Date; or (2)
the Agent has received a letter from Samsung C&T Corporation
indicating Samsung C&T Corporation’s willingness to close
an equity transaction with the Borrower or Guarantor on or prior to
December 15, 2008 and stating the cash purchase price it is willing
to pay in connection with such transaction in an amount equal to or
greater than the minimum cash purchase price mutually agreed upon
by Samsung C&T Corporation and Federated Kaufmann Fund as an
acceptable minimum price (the “Minimum
Price”). The Parties hereto shall keep the Minimum Price
as set forth in any such letter from Samsung C&T Corporation as
confidential and shall not disclose it to any person not a party
hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties to
this Agreement. Any such letter from Samsung C&T
Corporation shall not (i) be a binding commitment on Samsung
C&T Corporation to consummate any equity transaction with the
Borrower or Guarantor, (ii) be a binding commitment on Samsung
C&T Corporation to pay a cash purchase price equal to or
greater than the Minimum Price in connection with any equity
transaction it may consummate with the Borrower, and (iii) cause
Samsung C&T Corporation to incur any liability to the Borrower,
the Guarantor, Federated Kaufmann or any other Persons unless
liability arises as a direct result of gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Samsung C&T Corporation as determined in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction
(c) If the
Borrower fails to satisfy the criteria for disbursement as provided
in Sections 2.1(a) and (b) above from the Borrower’s Account
on or prior to September 30, 2008, then the Agent and Borrower
shall promptly take all necessary action, including delivering
signed authorizations or instructions, to return the Loan proceeds
in the Borrower’s Account to the Lenders without payment of
the Prepayment Fee.
(d) The
obligation of Borrower to repay the Loan shall be evidenced by
separate notes (collectively, the “Term Loan
Notes” ) dated the date hereof, with appropriate
insertions, dated the Closing Date, payable to the order of each
Lender in the principal amount of each Lender’s Term Loan
Commitment. In case of any discrepancy between this Agreement and
the Term Loan Notes, this Agreement shall govern.
2.2
Use of
Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan for
working capital needs and general corporate purposes.
2.3
Repayment.
The Loan and all accrued and unpaid
interest owed to the Lenders hereunder shall be due and payable on
the Maturity Date.
2.4
Subrogation.
(a) Borrower expressly waives any and all rights of
subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution or
any other claim which Borrower may now or hereafter have against
the Guarantor or against any other Person directly or contingently
liable for the Obligations until all Obligations have been
indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement has been irrevocably
terminated.
(c) Borrower represents and warrants to Lenders
that (i) Borrower and Guarantor have one or more common
shareholders, members, directors, managers and/or officers, as the
case may be, (ii) the businesses and corporate activities of
Borrower and Guarantor are closely related to, and substantially
benefit, the business and corporate activities of the consolidated
group of which Borrower and Guarantor are members, and (iii)
Borrower and Guarantor will receive a substantial economic benefit
from entering into Loan Documents and will receive a substantial
economic benefit from the Loan hereunder, in each case, whether or
not such amount is used directly by Borrower.
SECTION 3
INTEREST, FEES AND
CHARGES
(a) Interest on the unpaid principal balance of the
Loan shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed and a year of 360 days, shall accrue at a rate equal to
twelve percent (12%) per annum (the “ Interest
Rate ”) and shall be payable in arrears on October
15, 2008 and on the Maturity Date, or together with any prepayment
of the Loan.
(b) Following and during the continuation of an
Event of Default and as elected by the Lenders as evidenced by
written notice to the Borrower, interest on the unpaid principal
balance of the Loan (from the date of such notice until such Event
of Default has been cured or waived by the Lenders) shall accrue at
a rate equal to eighteen percent (18%) per annum (the “
Default Interest Rate ”).
3.2
Fees and
Expenses . Borrower
shall pay, on Agent’s and each Lender's demand, all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
filing fees and taxes payable in connection with the
administration, collection, liquidation, defense and enforcement of
the Loan Documents, Agent’s rights in the Collateral, and all
other existing and future agreements or documents contemplated
herein or related hereto, including any amendments, waivers,
supplements or consents which may now or hereafter be made or
entered into in respect hereof, or in any way involving claims or
defenses asserted by Agent on behalf of the Lenders or claims or
defenses against Agent or any Lender asserted by Borrower or any
third party directly or indirectly arising out of or related to the
relationship among Borrower, Agent and Lenders, including, but not
limited to the following, whether incurred before, during or after
the Term (solely to the extent any Obligations remain unsatisfied
by Borrower) or after the commencement of any case with respect to
Borrower under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar or
successor statute: (a) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
filing or recording (including UCC Financing Statement filing
fees); and (b) all fees relating to the wire transfer of loan
proceeds and other funds and fees for returned checks. In addition
to the foregoing, if Samsung C&T Corporation submits an offer
to HYDRO Corp to consummate an equity transaction with HYDRO Corp
at a price no less than the Minimum Price and such offer by Samsung
C&T Corporation is not accepted by HYDRO Corp or, if accepted,
Samsung C&T Corporation does not consummate any such equity
transaction with one or more of the Borrower through no fault of
Samsung C&T Corporation, Samsung C&T Corporation shall be
reimbursed by the Borrower for actual and reasonable expenses
incurred by Samsung C&T Corporation in connection with
conducting its due diligence review in connection with its
consideration of such equity transaction involving the Borrower in
an amount not to exceed $100,000. If any fees, costs or charges
payable to Lenders hereunder are not paid when due (and after
reasonable prior notice to the Borrower), such amounts shall accrue
interest at the Default Interest Rate from the date when such
amounts were due and ending on the date when such amounts are paid
to Lenders.
3.3
Savings
Clause . It is
intended that the Interest Rate and the Default Interest Rate shall
never exceed the maximum rate, if any, which may be legally charged
in the State of New York for loans made to corporations (the
“ Maximum Rate ”). If the provisions
for interest contained in the Term Loan Notes would result in a
rate higher than the Maximum Rate, the interest shall nevertheless
be limited to the Maximum Rate and any amounts which may be paid
toward interest in excess of the Maximum Rate shall be applied to
the reduction of principal, or, at the option of Lenders, returned
to the Borrower.
SECTION
4 TERM.
4.1
Term
. This Agreement shall continue
until all Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full
(the “Term” ).
(a)
Agent (at the direction of the
Required Lenders) shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
at any time upon or after the occurrence of an Event of
Default.
(b)
Except as set forth in Section
4.2(c) hereof, the Loan shall be prepayable by Borrower without
premium or penalty.
(c) Borrower may prepay the remaining outstanding
Loan without premium or penalty, provided , however ,
that , (i) such prepayment is no less than the amount of the
remaining outstanding principal sum of the Term Loan Note, and (ii)
as part of such prepayment, Borrower pay Lenders all other amounts
due to Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (iii) in the
event Borrower make such prepayment on or before the Maturity Date,
Borrower shall also pay Lenders an amount equal to two and one half
percent (2.5%) times the amount of the Loan prepaid (the “
Prepayment Fee ”). The Prepayment Fee is
intended to compensate such Lender for committing and deploying
funds for Borrower’s loan pursuant to the Agreement and for
such Lender’s loss of investment of such funds in connection
with such early termination, and is not intended as a
penalty.
5.1
Security Interests in
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Assets
. As collateral security for the
payment and performance of the Obligations, Borrower and the
Guarantor hereby grant and convey to Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders a first priority continuing security interest in and Lien
upon all now owned and hereafter acquired property and assets of
Borrower and the Guarantor and the Proceeds and products thereof
(which property, assets and Proceeds, together with all other
collateral security for the Obligations now or hereafter granted to
or otherwise acquired by Lenders, are referred to herein
collectively as the “Collateral” ),
including, without limitation, all property of Borrower and/or
Guarantor now or hereafter held or possessed by Lenders, and
including the following:
(c) Commercial Tort Claims;
(f) Electronic Chattel Paper;
(n) Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(r) Tangible Chattel Paper;
(s) Securities (whether certificated or
uncertificated), including, without limitation, the membership
interests in Borrower;
(v) Tax and duty refunds;
(w) Patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, tradenames and tradestyles, copyrights,
copyright applications, trade rights (whether or not registered),
discoveries, improvements, processes, know-how, formulas, trade
secrets, service marks, other rights in intellectual property
(whether patentable or not), goodwill, customer and mailing lists,
insurance policies, licenses (whether as licensor or licensee),
franchises and permits;
(x) All present and future books and records
relating to any of the above including, without limitation, all
present and future books of account of every kind or nature,
purchase and sale agreements, invoices, ledger cards, bills of
lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence,
memoranda, credit files and other data relating to the Collateral
or any Account Debtor, together with the tapes, disks, diskettes
and other data and software storage media and devices, file
cabinets or containers in or on which the foregoing are stored
(including any rights of Borrower or Guarantor with respect to any
of the foregoing maintained with or by any other Person);
and
(y) Any and all products and Proceeds of the
foregoing in any form including, without limitation, all insurance
claims, warranty claims and proceeds and claims against third
parties for loss or destruction of or damage to any or the
foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the
Collateral include (i) the Equipment listed on Schedule 5.1
attached hereto, (ii) (ii) cash on hand as of the Closing Date in
an amount of approximately $225,000, or (iii) any lease, license,
contract, property rights or agreement to which a Borrower is a
party (or to any of its rights or interests thereunder) if the
grant of such security interest would constitute or result in
either (A) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any
right, title or interest of Borrower in such property, or (B) in a
breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under,
any lease, license, contract, property rights, agreement, law,
statute or regulation, in each case, evidencing, governing or
giving rise to such property (other than to the extent that any
such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406,
9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC).
5.2
Financing
Statements .
Borrower, on behalf of the Lenders, shall file Financing Statements
with respect to the Collateral in form acceptable to Agent and its
counsel, and shall provide satisfactory evidence of said filing to
the Lenders and their counsel promptly after the said filing.
Borrower shall, at all times, do, make, execute, deliver and
record, register or file all Financing Statements and other
instruments, acts, pledges, leasehold or other mortgages,
amendments, modifications, assignments and transfers (or cause the
same to be done), and will deliver to Agent such instruments and/or
documentation evidencing items of Collateral, as may be reasonably
requested by Agent to better secure or perfect Agent’s
security interest in the Collateral or any Lien with respect
thereto. Borrower acknowledges that it is
not authorized to file any Financing Statement or amendment or
termination statement with respect to any Financing Statement
without the prior written consent of Agent and agrees that it will
not do so without the prior written consent of Agent.
5.3
License
Grant . Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit
of the Lenders and for the sole purpose of facilitating repayment
of the Obligations, an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide
license without payment of royalty or other compensation to
Borrower, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, to use or otherwise exploit in any manner as to
which authorization of the holder of such Intellectual Property
would be required, and to license or sublicense such rights in to
and under, any Intellectual Property now or hereafter owned by or
licensed to Borrower, and wherever the same may be located,
including in such license access to all media in which any of such
Intellectual Property may be recorded or stored and to all software
and hardware used for the compilation or printout thereof, and
represent, promise and agree that any such license or sublicense is
not and will not be in conflict with the contractual or commercial
rights of any third Person and subject, in the case of trademarks
and service marks, to sufficient rights to quality control and
inspection in favor of Borrower to avoid the risk of invalidation
of said trademarks and service marks. The foregoing license will
terminate on the indefeasible payment in full of all Obligations;
provided , however , that any license, sublicense, or
other rights granted by Lender pursuant to such license during its
term shall remain in effect in accordance with its
terms.
5.4
Representations, Warranties
and Covenants Concerning the Collateral.
Each of Borrower and Guarantor
represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) All of its Collateral (i) is owned by it free
and clear of all Liens (including any claim of infringement) except
those in Agent’s favor and Permitted Encumbrances and (ii) is
not subject to any agreement prohibiting the granting of a Lien or
requiring notice of or consent to the granting of a
Lien.
(b) It shall not encumber, mortgage, pledge, assign
or grant any Lien upon any Collateral or any other assets to anyone
other than the Agent and except for Permitted Liens.
(c) The Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement,
upon the filing of Financing Statements in respect of Borrower and
Guarantor (as may be applicable) in favor of the Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders in the applicable filing office of the
states of organization of Borrower and Guarantor (as may be
applicable), constitute valid perfected first priority security
interests in all of the Collateral to be perfected by filing in
favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, as security for
the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations,
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.
(d) To our best knowledge, no security agreement,
mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security
or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any
part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any
public office, except those relating to Permitted
Encumbrances.
(e) It shall not dispose of any of the Collateral
whether by sale, lease or otherwise except for (i) the sale of
Inventory in the ordinary course of business and (ii) the
disposition or transfer in the ordinary course of business of
Equipment only to the extent that the proceeds of any such
disposition are used to acquire replacement Equipment which is
subject to the Lender’s security interest or are used to
repay the Obligations.
(f) It shall defend the right, title and interest
of the Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) in and to the
Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever, and take such actions, including (i) all actions
necessary to grant the Lender “control” of any
Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit Rights or
Electronic Chattel Paper owned by it, with any agreements
establishing control to be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent, (ii) the prompt (but in no event later than three (3)
Business Days following the Agent’s request therefor)
delivery to the Agent of all original Instruments, Chattel Paper,
negotiable Documents and certificated Securities owned by it (in
each case, accompanied by stock powers, allonges or other
instruments of transfer executed in blank), (iii) notification to
third parties of the Agent’s interest in Collateral at the
Agent’s request, and (iv) the institution of litigation
against third parties as shall be prudent in order to protect and
preserve its and/or the Agent’s interests in the
Collateral.
(g) It shall promptly, and in any event within
three (3) Business Days after the same is acquired by it, notify
the Agent of any Commercial Tort Claim acquired by it and, unless
otherwise consented to by the Agent, it shall enter into a
supplement to this Agreement granting to the Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders a Lien in such Commercial Tort Claim for the benefit
of Agent.
(h) It shall perform in a reasonable time all other
steps reasonably requested by the Agent to create and maintain in
the Agent’s favor a valid perfected first Lien in all
Collateral subject only to Permitted Encumbrances.
(i) It shall notify the Agent promptly and in any
event within three Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof
(i) of any material delay in its performance of any of its
obligations to any Account Debtor; (ii) of any assertion by any
Account Debtor of any material claims, offsets or counterclaims;
(iii) of any allowances, credits and/or monies granted by it to any
Account Debtor; (iv) of all material adverse information relating
to the financial condition of an Account Debtor; (v) of any
material return of Goods; and (vi) of any loss, damage or
destruction of any of the Collateral.
(j) All Accounts (i) represent complete bona fide
transactions which require no further act under any circumstances
on its part to make such Accounts payable by the Account Debtors
and (ii) do not represent bill and hold sales, consignment sales,
guaranteed sales, sale or return or other similar understandings or
obligations of any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the applicable
Borrower. It has not made, nor will it make, any agreement with any
Account Debtor for any extension of time for the payment of any
Account, any compromise or settlement for less than the full amount
thereof, any release of any Account Debtor from liability therefor,
or any deduction therefrom except a discount or allowance for
prompt or early payment allowed by it in the ordinary course of its
business consistent with historical practice and as previously
disclosed to the Agent in writing.
(k) It shall keep and maintain its Equipment in
good operating condition, except for ordinary wear and tear, and
shall make all necessary repairs and replacements thereof so that
the value and operating efficiency shall at all times be maintained
and preserved. It shall not permit any such items to become a
fixture to real estate or accessions to other personal
property.
(l) It shall maintain and keep all of its books and
records concerning the Collateral at its executive offices listed
in Section 5.4(l) of the Borrower’s Disclosure
Schedule.
(m) Section 5.4(m) of the Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule
lists all banks and other financial institutions at which it
maintains deposits and/or other accounts, and such Schedule
correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each
such depository, the name in which the account is held, a
description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account
number. It shall not establish any depository or other bank account
with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth
on Section 5.4(m) of the Borrower’s Disclosure
Schedule) without providing Agent with written notification thereof
and providing similar information related thereto.
(n) On the date hereof, its exact legal name (as
indicated in the public record of its jurisdiction of
organization), jurisdiction of organization, organizational
identification number, if any, from the jurisdiction of
organization, and the location of its chief executive office and
all other offices or locations out of which it conducts business or
operations, are specified on Section 5.4(n) of the
Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule. It has furnished to each
Lender a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other
organization document and long-form good standing certificate as of
a date which is within thirty (30) days of the date hereof. It is
organized solely under the law of the jurisdiction so specified and
has not filed any certificates of domestication, transfer or
continuance in any other jurisdiction. Except as otherwise
indicated on Section 5.4(n) of the Borrower’s
Disclosure Schedule, the jurisdiction of its organization of
formation is required to maintain a public record showing it to
have been organized or formed. Except as specified on Section
5.4(n) of the Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule, it has not
changed its name, jurisdiction of organization, chief executive
office or sole place of business or its corporate structure in any
way (e.g., by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or
otherwise) within the last five years and has not within the last
five years become bound (whether as a result of merger or
otherwise) as a grantor under a security agreement entered into by
another Person, which has not heretofore been
terminated.
(o) It will not, except upon thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice to the Agent and delivery to the
Agent of all additional financing statements and other documents
reasonably requested by the Agent to maintain the validity,
perfection and priority of the security interests provided for
herein: (i) change its jurisdiction of organization or the location
of its chief executive office from that referred to in Section
5.4(n) of the Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule; or (ii)
change its name, identity or organizational structure.
(p) Except as otherwise provided herein, none of
the Collateral is subject to any prohibition against encumbering,
pledging, hypothecating or assigning the same or requires notice or
consent to Borrower doing of the same.
SECTION 6
CONDITIONS TO
LOAN
The obligation of Lenders to make the Loan shall
be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Lenders, prior thereto
or concurrently therewith, of each of the following conditions
precedent:
6.1
Loan
Documents . Each of
the Loan Documents shall have been duly and properly authorized,
executed and delivered by Borrower, the Guarantor and the other
parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect as of the
date hereof.
6.2
Representations and
Warranties . Each of
the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of each of
the Borrower and Guarantor to Lenders in this Agreement and in
other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof, provided that any such
representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date
hereof.
6.3
Certified Copies of
Corporate Documents . Lenders shall have received from each of the
Borrower and Guarantor, (a) certified by a duly authorized officer
to be true and complete on and as of a date which is not more than
ten (10) Business Days prior to the date hereof, a copy of each of
(i) the certificate of incorporation or such other formation
documents of Borrower in effect on such date of certification and
(ii) the by-laws (or equivalent document) of Borrower in effect on
such date, and (b) a long-form good standing certificate as of a
date which is within thirty (30) days of the date
hereof.
6.4
Proof of Corporate
Action . Lenders
shall have received from each of the Borrower and Guarantor a copy,
certified by a duly authorized officer to be true and complete on
and as of the date which is not more than ten (10) Business Days
prior to the date hereof, of the records of all corporate and/or
limited liability company action taken by Borrower or Guarantor, as
applicable, to authorize (a) its execution and delivery of each of
the Loan Documents to which it is or is to become a party as
contemplated or required by this Agreement, (b) its performance of
all of its agreements and obligations under each of such documents,
and (c) the incurring, or guaranty, as applicable, of the
Obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
6.5
Insurance
. Agent on behalf of Lenders shall
have received evidence of insurance, additional insured and loss
payee endorsements required hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Lenders, and
certificates of insurance policies and/or endorsements naming Agent
as additional insured and lender’s loss payee.
6.6
Warrants
. Each of the Lenders shall have
received the Closing Date Warrant.
6.7
UCC Filings
. The Borrower shall have filed the
Financing Statements with respect to the Collateral in favor of the
Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) as stipulated in Section
5
6.8
Approvals
. Samsung C&T Corporation shall
have obtained the requisite approval from the Bank of Korea to
consummate its Term Loan Commitment hereunder.
SECTION 7
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES.
Each of Borrower and Guarantor hereby represents
and warrants to Lenders, knowing and intending that Lenders shall
rely thereon in making the Loan contemplated hereby (each of which
representations and warranties shall be continuing unless expressly
made in relation only to a specific date), that:
7.1
Corporate Existence: Good
Standing .
(a) It (i) is a corporation or limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is in good
standing in all other jurisdictions in which it is required to be
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and where the
failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite corporate or
limited liability company power and authority and full legal right
to own or to hold under lease its properties and to carry on the
business as presently engaged.
(b) It has corporate or limited liability company
power and authority and has full legal rights to enter into each of
the Loan Documents to which it is a party, to perform, observe and
comply with all of its agreements and obligations under each of
such documents.
7.2
No Violation,
etc. The
execution and delivery by it of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, the performance by it of all of its agreements and
obligations under each of such documents, and the incurring by it
of all of the Obligations contemplated by this Agreement, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of
it and, if required, its shareholders or members, as applicable,
and do not and will not (a) contravene any provision of its
charter, bylaws or other governing documents or this Agreement
(each as from time to time in effect), (b) conflict with, or result
in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien
upon any of the property of it under, any agreement, mortgage or
other instrument to which it is or may become a party, (c) violate
or contravene any provision of any law, regulation, order, ruling
or interpretation thereunder or any decree, order or judgment or
any court or governmental or regulatory authority, bureau, agency
or official (all as from time to time in effect and applicable to
such entity) except where such conflict or violation would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (d)
require any approval, consent, order, authorization, or license by,
or giving notice to, or taking any other action with respect to,
any Governmental Authority.
7.3
Binding Effect of Documents,
etc. It has
duly executed and delivered each of the Loan Documents to which it
is a party, and each of the Loan Documents is valid, binding and in
full force and effect. The agreements and obligations of it as
contained in each of the Loan Documents constitute, or upon
execution and delivery thereof will constitute, legal, valid and
binding obligations of it, enforceable against it in accordance
with their respective terms, subject, as to the enforcement of
remedies only, to limitations imposed by federal and state laws
regarding bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and
by general principles of law and equity.
7.4
No Events of
Default .
(a) No Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and no event has occurred and is continuing and no
condition exists that would, with notice or the lapse of time, or
both, constitute an Event of Default.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.4, it is not
in default under any material contract, agreement or instrument to
which Borrower is a party or by which it or any property of it is
bound which is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Its execution, delivery and performance of and
compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will
not, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice,
result in any material violation of law, or be in conflict with or
constitute a default under any term or provision, or result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets or the
suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal, of
any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to it, or
any of its businesses or operations or any of its assets or
properties that is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.5
No Governmental Consent
Necessary . No
consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration with or
taking of any other action in respect of, any Governmental
Authority is required with respect to the execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to
which it is a party.
7.6
No
Proceedings . There
are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best of
its knowledge, threatened against or affecting it in any court or
before any Governmental Authority which, if adversely determined,
would have an adverse effect on the ability of it to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to
which they are parties.
7.7
No Violations of
Laws . It has
conducted, and is conducting, its business, so as to comply in all
material respects with all applicable federal, state, county and
municipal statutes and regulations. Neither it nor any officer,
director or shareholder of it is charged with, or so far as is
known by Borrower, after having made due inquiry, is under
investigation with respect to, any violation of any such statutes,
regulations or orders, which could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.8
Use of Proceeds of the
Loan .
Proceeds from the Loan shall be used only
for those purposes set forth in this Agreement .
No part of the proceeds of the Loan shall be used, directly or
indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin
stock or for the purpose of purchasing or carrying or trading in
any stock under such circumstances as to involve Borrower in a
violation of any statute or regulation. In particular, without
limitation of the foregoing, no part of the proceeds from the Loan
is intended to be used to acquire any publicly-held stock of any
kind.
7.9
Financial Statements;
Indebtedness .
(a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and Guarantor as of December 31, 2007 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity
and cash flows (together with the related notes) for the year ended
December 31, 2007, as audited by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, and
the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related
consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and Guarantor as
of and for the period beginning January 1, 2008 and ended June 30,
2008 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements” ), (x) fairly present as of the
respective dates thereof, the financial position of the Borrower
and Guarantor and the results of their operations, cash flows and
stockholders’ equity for each of the periods then ended in
all material aspects; and (y) except for the fact that the
unaudited financial statements omit notes to such statements and
year-end adjustments thereto, have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP in conformity with the rules and regulations of the
SEC.
(b) Except as shown on the most recent Financial
Statements (i) except for Indebtedness of it that has accrued in
the ordinary course of business, it has no other Indebtedness as of
the date hereof which would adversely affect the financial
condition of it or the Collateral, (ii) lease commitments of it,
and (iii) except for severance payments and change of control
payments that may be owed to certain employees of it in the event
of termination or a change in control in it, it has no Obligations,
contingent or otherwise, except those which, individually or in the
aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating
results of Borrower.
7.10
Changes in Financial
Condition . Since
December 31, 2007, except as disclosed to Lenders or otherwise
provided in this Agreement, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect on it. Since December 31, 2007, it has not (i) declared or
paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the
aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business, (iii) had
capital expenditures outside of the ordinary course of business,
(iv) engaged in any transaction with any Affiliate or (v) engaged
in any other transaction outside of the ordinary course of
business.
7.11
Equipment
. It shall keep its Equipment in
good order and repair, and in running and marketable condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted.
7.12
Taxes and
Assessments .
(a)
It has paid and discharged when due
all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges which may
lawfully be levied or assessed upon its income and profits, or upon
all or any portion of any property belonging to it, whether real,
personal or mixed, to the extent that such taxes, assessment and
other charges have become due, except for taxes that may be
contested in good faith by it. It has filed all tax returns,
federal, state and local, and all related information, required to
be filed by it except for extensions for filing that have been
granted to the it.
(b)
It shall make all payments to be
made by it hereunder without any Tax Deduction (as defined below),
unless a Tax Deduction is required by law. If a Borrower is aware
that it must make a Tax Deduction (or that
there is a change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction), it
shall promptly notify Lenders. If a Tax Deduction is required by
law to be made by it, the amount of the payment due from Borrower
shall be increased to an amount which (after making the Tax
Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have
been due if no Tax Deduction had been required. If a Borrower is
required to make a Tax Deduction, Borrower shall make the minimum
Tax Deduction allowed by law and shall make any payment required in
connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed by law.
Within thirty (30) days of making either a Tax Deduction or a
payment required in connection with a Tax Deduction, Borrower shall
deliver to Lenders evidence satisfactory to Lenders that the Tax
Deduction has been made or (as applicable) the appropriate payment
has been paid to the relevant taxing authority.
(c)
“Tax
Deduction” means a deduction or withholding for or on
account of Tax from a payment under a Loan Document.
“Tax” means any tax, levy, impost,
duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature, including
any income, franchise, stamp, documentary, excise or property tax,
charge or levy (in each case, including any related penalty or
interest).
7.13
ERISA
. It is in material compliance in
all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and
all regulations issued thereunder by the United States Treasury
Department, the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
7.14
Environmental
Matters .
(a) To its best knowledge, it has duly complied
with, and its facilities, business assets, property, leaseholds and
equipment are in compliance in all respects with, the provisions of
all Environmental Laws, the failure of which would likely result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To its best knowledge, it has been issued all
required federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits
relating to the operation of its business; and it and its
facilities, business, assets, property and equipment are in
compliance in all material respects with all Environmental
Laws.
7.15
United States Anti-Terrorism
Laws; Holding Company Status .
(a) In this Section 7.15:
“ Anti-Terrorism Law
” means each of: (i) Executive Order No. 13224 of September
23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism (the
“Executive Order” ); (ii) the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56
(commonly known as the USA Patriot Act); (iii) the Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99-570; and (iv) any similar law
enacted in the United States of America subsequent to December 31,
2004.
“ holding company ”
has the meaning given to it in the United States Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, and any successor legislation and
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ investment company
” has the meaning given to it in the United States Investment
Company Act of 1940.
“ public utility ”
has the meaning given to it in the United States Federal Power Act
of 1920.
“ Restricted Party
” means any person listed: (i) in the Annex to the Executive
Order; (ii) on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons list maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the United States Department of the Treasury; or (iii) in any
successor list to either of the foregoing.
(b) It is not (i) a holding company or subject to
regulation under the United States Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935; (ii) a public utility or subject to regulation under
the United States Federal Power Act of 1920; or (iii) required to
be registered as an investment company or subject to regulation
under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940.
(c) To the best of its knowledge, it (i) is not,
and is not controlled by, a Restricted Party; (ii) has not received
funds or other property from a Restricted Party; and (iii) is not
in breach of and is not the subject of any action or investigation
under any Anti-Terrorism Law.
7.16
Changes
. Since the date of the Balance
Sheet, except as disclosed in Section 7.16 of
Borrower’s Disclosure Schedule, with respect to it, there has
not been:
(a) any change in its business, assets,
Obligations, condition (financial or otherwise), properties,
operations or prospects, which, individually or in the aggregate,
has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(b) any resignation or termination of any of its
officers, key employees or groups of employees;
(c) any material change, except in the ordinary
course of business, in its contingent obligations by way of
guaranty, endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;
(d) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, which has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(e) any waiver by it of a valuable right or of a
material debt owed to it;
(f) any direct or indirect material loans made by
it to any of its stockholders, employees, officers or directors,
other than advances made in the ordinary course of
business;
(g) any material change in any compensation
arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or
stockholder;
(h) any declaration or payment of any dividend or
other distribution of its assets;
(i) any labor organization activity related to
it;
(j) any debt, obligation or liability incurred,
assumed or guaranteed by it, except those for immaterial amounts
and for current Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(k) any sale, assignment, transfer, abandonment or
other disposition of any Collateral other than Inventory in the
ordinary course of business;
(l) any change in any material agreement to which
it is a party or by which either it is bound which, either
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(m) any other event or condition of any character
that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(n) any arrangement or commitment by it to do any
of the acts described in subsection (a) through (m) of this Section
7.16.
7.17
Intellectual
Property .
(a) Except for Permitted Encumbrances, (1)
it holds all Intellectual Property that it owns free and clear of
all Liens and restrictions on use or transfer, whether or not
recorded, and has sole title to and ownership of or has the full,
exclusive (subject to the rights of its licensees) right to use in
its field of business such Intellectual Property; and Borrower
holds all Intellectual Property that it uses but does not own under
valid licenses or sub-licenses from others; (2) the use of the
Intellectual Property by it does not, to the best knowledge of it,
violate or infringe on the rights of any other Person; (3) it has
not received any notice of any conflict between the asserted rights
of others and Borrower with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(4) it has used its commercially reasonable best efforts to protect
its rights in and to all Intellectual Property; (5) it is in
compliance with all material terms and conditions of its agreements
relating to the Intellectual Property; (6) to the best knowledge of
it, it is not, and since December 31, 2007 has not been, a
defendant in any action, suit, investigation or proceeding relating
to infringement or misappropriation by it of any Intellectual
Property nor has it been notified of any alleged claim of
infringement or misappropriation by Borrower of any Intellectual
Property; (7) to the best knowledge of it, none of the products or
services that it is researching, developing, proposes to research
and develop, make, have made, use, or sell, infringes or
misappropriates any Intellectual Property right of any third party;
(8) none of the trademarks and service marks used by it, to the
best knowledge of it, infringes the trademark or service mark
rights of any third party; and (9) to its best knowledge, none of
the material processes and formulae, research and development
results and other know-how relating to its business, the value of
which to it is contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality
thereof, has been disclosed to any Person other than Persons bound
by written confidentiality agreements.
(b)
Section 7.17
of Borrower’s Disclosure
Schedule sets forth, to the best knowledge of it, a true and
complete list of (i) all registrations and applications for
Intellectual Property owned by it filed or issued by any
Intellectual Property registry and (ii) all Intellectual Property
licenses which are either material to the business of it or relate
to any material portion of its Inventory, including licenses for
standard software having a replacement value of more than $10,000.
None of such Intellectual Property licenses are reasonably likely
to be construed as an assignment of the licensed Intellectual
Property to it.
7.18
Representations and
Warranties: True, Accurate and Complete.
None of the representations,
certificates, reports, warranties or statements now or hereafter
made or delivered to Agent or Lenders pursuant hereto or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein and therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are
made, not misleading.
7.19
Internal Accounting
Controls . To the
extent required, it maintains disclosure controls and procedures
(as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act) that
are effective, in ensuring that information required to be
disclosed by it in the reports that they file or submit under the
1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC,
including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the
reports that they file or submit under the 1934 Act is accumulated
and communicated to its management, including its principal
executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer
or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
7.20
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act . To its
knowledge, it is in compliance with any and all applicable
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective
as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as
of the date hereof.
SECTION 8
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS.
Until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction
in full of all Obligations from and after the Closing Date, each of
Borrower and Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees as
follows:
8.1
Notify
Lenders . It shall
promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days, inform
Lenders and Agent in writing (a) if any one or more of the
representations and warranties made by it in this Agreement or in
any document related hereto shall no longer be true, accurate and
complete in any material respect, (b) of all material adverse
information relating to the financial condition of it; and (c) of
any material loss, damage or destruction of any of the
Collateral.
8.2
Change in Directors or
Officers. It shall
promptly notify Lenders in writing of any changes in either of its
Directors or Officers.
8.3
Observe Covenants,
etc . It shall
observe, perform and comply with the covenants, terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
8.4
Information and Documents to
be Furnished to Lenders . Borrower shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to Lenders:
(a)
Weekly Statement of Cash
Position. Not
later than the close of business (New York Time) on each Tuesday
during the Term of the Loan, a statement of cash position and
projected cash activity of the Borrower by week as of the previous
Friday through the period ending November 30, 2008.
(b)
Notice of Judgments,
Environmental, Health or Safety Complaints
.
(i) Within three (3) Business Days thereafter,
written notice to Lenders of the entry of any judgment or the
institution of any lawsuit or of other legal or equitable
proceedings or the assertion of any crossclaim or counterclaim
seeking monetary damages from Borrower in an amount exceeding
$50,000; and
(ii) Within three (3) Business Days thereafter,
notice or copies if written of all claims, complaints, orders,
citations or notices, whether formal or informal, written or oral,
from a governmental body or private person or entity, relating to
air emissions, water discharge, noise emission, solid or liquid
waste disposal, hazardous waste or materials, or any other
environmental, health or safety matter, which adversely effect
Borrower. Such notices shall include, among other information, the
name of the party who filed the claim, the potential amount of the
claim, and the nature of the claim.
(c)
Other
Information . Upon
demand,
(i) Certificates of insurance for all policies of
insurance to be maintained by Borrower pursuant hereto;
and
(ii) All material information received by Borrower
affecting the financial status or condition of any Account Debtor
or the
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