LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
Among
ANCHOR FUNDING SERVICES,
LLC
As Borrower
EACH OF THE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
SIGNATORY HERETO,
As Lenders,
and
TEXTRON FINANCIAL
CORPORATION,
As Agent
Dated as of November 21,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I -
LOANS, RENEWAL AND TERMINATION
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1.1Credit
Facility.
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1.2Borrowing
Procedures.
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1.3Interest.
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1.4Charges to
Loan Account.
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1.5Allocation
of Payments; Pro Rata Treatment and Limit of Interest.
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1.6Renewal and
Termination.
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1.7Payments by
Borrower.
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1.8Sharing of
Payments.
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1.9Taxes.
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ARTICLE II -
FEES
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2.1Closing Date
Fees.
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2.2Unused Line
Fee.
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2.3Field
Examination Fee.
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2.4Wire
Transfer Fee.
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2.5Collateral
Management Fee.
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2.6Costs and
Expenses.
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2.7Early
Termination Fee
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ARTICLE
III - GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
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3.1Grant of
Security Interest.
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3.2Continued
Priority of Security Interest.
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ARTICLE IV -
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS APPLICABLE TO PURCHASED
ACCOUNTS AND RECEIVABLES COLLATERAL.
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4.1Bona Fide
Accounts.
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4.2Good Title;
No Existing Encumbrances.
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4.3Right to
Assign; No Further Encumbrances.
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4.4Collateral
Account.
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4.5Power of
Attorney
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4.6Purchased
Accounts
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ARTICLE V -
PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL AND COLLECTIONS
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5.1Borrower's
Proceeds of Collateral.
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5.2Collection
of Collateral.
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ARTICLE VI -
GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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6.1Existence,
Power and Authority; Affiliates of Borrower.
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6.2Compliance
with Other Agreements and Applicable Law.
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6.3Absence of
Litigation.
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6.4Taxes and
Returns.
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6.5Lien
Priority and Nature of Certain Collateral.
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6.6Executive
Office.
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6.7Financial
Statements.
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6.8Environmental Compliance.
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6.9Proprietary
Rights.
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6.10Trade
Names.
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6.11Employee
Relations.
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6.12Employee
Pension Benefit Plans.
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6.13Bank
Accounts.
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6.14Sanctioned
Persons; Sanctioned Countries.
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6.15Accuracy
and Completeness of Information.
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6.16Software
License Compliance.
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6.17Survival of
Warranties; Cumulative.
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6.18Anti-Terrorism Laws.
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6.19Licenses
and Permits.
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ARTICLE VII -
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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7.1Financial
Statements.
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7.2Books and
Records.
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7.3Additional
Documentation.
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7.4Existence,
Name, Organization and Executive Office.
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7.5Compliance
with Laws and Taxes.
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7.6Performance
of Obligations.
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7.7Reporting as
to Revenues, Receivables Collateral.
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7.8Over-Advance.
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7.10Maintenance
of Assets.
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7.12Use of
Proceeds.
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7.13Disclosure.
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7.14Further
Assurances.
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7.15Brokerage
Commissions.
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7.16Factoring
Documentation.
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7.17Additional
Covenants.
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ARTICLE VIII -
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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8.1Business,
Management and Organization.
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8.2Disposition
of Assets.
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8.3Loans and
Guarantees.
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8.4Investments.
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8.5Distributions and Salaries.
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8.6Financial
Covenants.
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8.7Change of
Control
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8.8Limitation
on Indebtedness for Money Borrowed.
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8.9Mergers;
Consolidations; Acquisitions.
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8.10Subsidiaries.
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8.11Fiscal
Year.
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8.12Affiliate
Transactions.
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8.13Subordinated Indebtedness.
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8.14Credit
Guidelines.
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8.15Purchased
Accounts Covenants.
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8.16Anti-Terrorism Laws.
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8.17Sanctioned
Persons.
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ARTICLE IX -
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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9.1Initial
Credit.
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9.2Initial and
Subsequent Credit.
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ARTICLE X -
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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10.1Events of
Default.
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10.2Remedies.
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ARTICLE XI -
AGENT
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11.1Appointment
of Agent.
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11.2Nature of
Duties of Agent.
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11.3Lack of
Reliance on Agent.
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11.4Certain
Rights of Agent.
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11.5Reliance by
Agent.
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11.6Indemnification of Agent.
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11.7Agent in
its Individual Capacity.
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11.8Holders of
Revolving Notes.
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11.9[Reserved].
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11.10Collateral
Matters.
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11.11Actions
with Respect to Defaults.
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11.12Delivery
of Information.
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11.13No
Reliance on Agent's Customer Identification Program.
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11.14USA
Patriot Act.
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11.15Non-Consenting Lender.
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ARTICLE XII -
JURY TRIAL WAIVER; OTHER WAIVERS AND CONSENTS; AND GOVERNING
LAW
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12.1Governing
Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial
Waiver.
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12.2Waiver of
Certain Claims and Counterclaims.
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12.3Indemnification.
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ARTICLE XIII -
MISCELLANEOUS
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13.1Power of
Attorney.
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13.2Outstanding
Loan Balance.
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13.3Entire
Agreement, Successors and Assigns and Course of Dealing.
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13.4Assignments
and Participations.
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13.5Amendments,
Etc.
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13.6Notices.
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13.7Expenses.
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13.8Assignment
of Purchased Accounts.
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13.9Binding
Effect; Severability.
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13.10Final
Agreement.
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13.11Counterparts.
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13.12Captions.
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13.13[Reserved].
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13.1Information.
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13.15Nonliability of Agent and
Lenders.
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13.16Independent Nature of Lenders'
Rights.
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13.17Maximum
Rate.
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13.18Right of
Setoff.
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EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form of
Borrowing Base Certificate
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Exhibit
B
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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Exhibit
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Form of
Revolving Note
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Exhibit
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Form of
Factoring Documentation
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Exhibit
E
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Credit
Guidelines
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Exhibit
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Form of
Covenant Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit
G
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Collateral
Locations
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Exhibit
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Receivables
Collateral; Purchased Accounts
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
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Lenders and
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages
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Schedule
3.2(e)
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Commercial Tort
Claims
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Schedule
6.1(a)
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Organization;
Qualification
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Schedule
6.1(c)
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Borrower's
Affiliates
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Schedule
6.1(d)
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Capitalization
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Schedule
6.2
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Defaults
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Schedule
6.3
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Litigation
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Schedule
6.4
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Taxes and
Returns
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Schedule
6.5(a)
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Permitted
Liens
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Schedule
6.5(b)
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Title
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Schedule
6.5(c)
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Inventory
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Schedule
6.5(d)
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Equipment
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Schedule
6.5(e)
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Real
Property
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Schedule
6.5(f)
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Corporate and
Fictitious Names
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Schedule
6.9
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Proprietary
Rights
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Schedule
6.10
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Trade
Names
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Schedule
6.11
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Employee
Relations
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Schedule
6.13
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Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
6.19
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Licenses and
Permits
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Schedule
8.8
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Permitted
Indebtedness
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LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 21,
2008
ANCHOR FUNDING SERVICES, LLC, a North Carolina
limited liability company (the " Borrower "), each of the
financial institutions identified as Lenders on the signature pages
hereto (together with each of their successors and assigns,
referred to collectively as " Lenders " and each
individually as a " Lender "), and TEXTRON FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (" Textron "), acting in
the manner and to the extent described in Article XI (in
such capacity, " Agent "), agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:
" Acceptance Date " means, as to any
particular Assignment and Acceptance, the date specified as the
effective date in such Assignment and Acceptance.
" Account " or " Accounts " means
all now owned or hereafter acquired right, title and interest in
all accounts, as such term is defined in the UCC, and any and all
supporting obligations with respect to any of the
foregoing.
" Account Debtor " means a Person who is
obligated to pay in respect of a Purchased Account.
" Additional Documents " has the meaning
given to such term in Section 3.2(d) .
" Adjusted Tangible Net Worth " means,
with respect to Borrower, on a consolidated basis (a) stockholder's
equity determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the
outstanding principal balance of Subordinated Indebtedness,
minus (c) Intangible Assets including but not limited to all
unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized research and
development expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill,
intellectual property, unamortized excess cost of investments
in subsidiaries over equity at dates of acquisition, deferred
taxes, deferred financing costs and all similar items which should
properly be treated as intangibles in accordance with GAAP,
minus (d) all loans or advances to Affiliates of
Borrower.
" Affiliate " means, with respect to a
Person, (a) any partner, officer, shareholder or member (if holding
more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding interest in such
Person), director or managing agent of such Person, and (b) any
other Person (other than a Subsidiary) that, (i) directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such given Person,
(ii) directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds ten percent
(10%) or more of any class of voting stock or membership or other
voting interest of such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person, or
(iii) ten percent (10%) or more of the voting stock or membership
or other voting interest of which is directly or indirectly
beneficially owned or held by such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person. The term "control" means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities or membership or other
voting interest, by contract or otherwise.
" Agent " has the meaning given to such
term in the preamble of this Agreement.
" Agent Advances " has the meaning given
to such term in Section 1.2(b)(vi) .
" Agreement " means this Loan and
Security Agreement, including all Schedules, Exhibits and other
attachments hereto, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented, extended or otherwise modified from time to
time.
" Agreement Date " means the date as of
which this Agreement is dated.
" Anti-Terrorism Law " means,
collectively, the Patriot Act, Executive Order No. 13224 or any
other statute, regulation, executive order, or other law pertaining
to the prevention of future acts of terrorism or money laundering,
in each case as such law may be amended from time to
time.
" Applicable Law " means all applicable
provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and
orders of governmental bodies and orders and decrees of courts and
arbitrators.
" Applicable Margin " means four percent
(4.0%).
" Approved Assignee " means any Lender,
an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
" Approved Fund " means any Fund that is
administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a
Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
administers or manages a Lender.
" Asset Disposition " means the
disposition of any asset of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
" Assignment and Acceptance " means an
Assignment and Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit
B .
" Availability " means at any time (a)
the amount of the Borrowing Base at such time minus (b) the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loan Advances at such
time.
" Average Monthly Purchased Accounts
Turnover " means the average of the Monthly Purchased Accounts
Turnover for any applicable period.
" Bankruptcy Code " means the United
States Bankruptcy Code, as in effect from time to time.
" Board " means the duly elected and
serving members of the Board of Managers of Borrower.
" Borrower " has the meaning given to
such term in the preamble of this Agreement.
" Borrowing " means a borrowing of
Revolving Loan Advances made on the same day by the Lenders (or
Agent on behalf thereof), or by Agent in the case of an Agent
Advance.
" Borrowing Base " means, with respect to
Borrower, an amount in dollars equal to the lesser of (a) the
Revolving Credit Limit, or (b) up to eighty-five percent (85%) of
the net amount of Eligible Factored Accounts, minus (c) any
Reserves.
" Borrowing Base Certificate " means the
Borrowing Base Certificate referred to in Section 1.2 in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A .
" Business Day " means any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in Providence, Rhode
Island are authorized or required to close.
" Capital Expenditures " means the
aggregate of all expenditures made and liabilities incurred that,
in accordance with GAAP, are required to be included in or
reflected by the property, plant, equipment or similar fixed assets
accounts.
" Capitalized Lease " means a lease that
is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in
accordance with GAAP.
" Cash Concentration Account " means a
deposit account established and maintained by Borrower over which
Agent, for itself and for the benefit of the Lender Group, has
"control" (as that term is used in Article 9 of the UCC), pursuant
to the terms of a Deposit Account Control Agreement.
" Cash Equivalents " mean: (a) marketable
obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by, and backed by
the full faith and credit of, the United States government,
maturing within 12 months of the date of acquisition; (b)
certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances
maturing within 12 months of the date of acquisition, and overnight
bank deposits, in each case which are issued by a commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States or any state or
district thereof, rated A-1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 (or
better) by Moody's at the time of acquisition, and (unless issued
by a Lender) not subject to offset rights; (c) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying
investments of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) entered
into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(b); (d) commercial paper rated A-1 (or better) by S&P or P-1
(or better) by Moody's, and maturing within nine months of the date
of acquisition; and (e) shares of any money market fund that has
substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types
of investments referred to above, has net assets of at least
$500,000,000 and has the highest rating obtainable from either
Moody's or S&P.
" Change of Control " means the
occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the sale
or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower
as an entirety to any person or related group of persons other than
an Affiliate or Affiliates of Borrower; (ii) Parent shall
cease to own at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the issued and
outstanding membership interests of Borrower; (iii) Brad
Bernstein shall cease to be an officer of Borrower or his
replacement is not acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion; or
(iv) Borrower is liquidated, dissolved, or adopts a plan of
liquidation pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy
law.
" Closing Date " means the date of the
funding of an initial Loan under this Agreement.
" Closing Fee " has the meaning given to
such term in Section 2.1(b) .
" Collateral " means all of Borrower's
assets, including, without limitation, all of the following
property and interests in property of Borrower, wherever located
and whether now or hereafter existing or now owned or hereafter
acquired or arising: (i) all Receivables Collateral; (ii) all
Inventory; (iii) all Equipment; (iv) all Contract Rights; (v) all
General Intangibles and Proprietary Rights; (vi) all Investment
Property; (vii) each Deposit Account and all certificates of
deposit maintained with a bank, savings and loan association,
credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced
by a certificate of deposit that is an instrument under the UCC;
(viii) all goods, services and other property, whether or not
delivered, (a) the sale, rendition or lease of which gives or
purports to give rise to any Receivables Collateral, including, but
not limited to, all merchandise returned or rejected by or
repossessed from Sellers, or (b) securing any Receivables
Collateral, including, without limitation, all rights as an unpaid
vendor or lienor (including, without limitation, stoppage in
transit, replevin and reclamation) with respect to such goods and
other property; (ix) all mortgages, deeds to secure debt and deeds
of trust on real or personal property, guaranties, leases, security
agreements, and other agreements and property which secure or
relate to any Receivables Collateral or other Collateral (including
the Purchased Accounts), or are acquired for the purpose of
securing and enforcing any item thereof; (x) all documents of
title, policies and certificates of insurance, securities, chattel
paper (including electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel
paper) and other documents and instruments; (xi) all other
goods and personal property, whether tangible or intangible,
wherever located, including money, supporting obligations, letters
of credit and each Letter-of-credit right; (xii) all files,
correspondence, computer programs, tapes, discs and related data
processing software which contain information identifying or
pertaining to any of the Receivables Collateral, or any Account
Debtor, or showing the amounts thereof or payments thereon or
otherwise necessary or helpful in the realization thereon or the
collection thereof; (xiii) any "commercial tort claims" as
that term is defined in the UCC, as set forth on
Schedule 3.2(e) ; (xiv) all Purchased Accounts and
Factoring Documentation (and the rights of Borrower to payments
thereunder), and (xv) any and all products and proceeds of the
foregoing (including, but not limited to, any claim to any item
referred to in this definition, and any claim against any third
party for loss of, damage to or destruction of any or all of, the
Collateral or for proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with
respect to, policies of insurance) in whatever form, including, but
not limited to, cash, negotiable instruments and other instruments
for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements and
other documents.
" Collateral Locations " shall mean the
Executive Office and those additional locations, if any, of
Borrower set forth and described on Exhibit G .
" Commitment ", as applied to any Lender,
means the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender.
" Contract Rights " means any rights
under contracts not yet earned by performance and not evidenced by
an instrument or chattel paper.
" Covenant Compliance Certificate " has
the meaning given to such term in Section 7.1
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" Credit Facility " means the total
revolving credit facility established under this Agreement in an
aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the
Maximum Credit.
" Credit Guidelines " means Borrower's
customary credit and underwriting guidelines as of the date hereof
as set forth in Borrower's credit and underwriting guidelines
manual, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit E , as such
guidelines are amended from time to time, provided that such
amendments have been approved by Agent in writing in accordance
with Section 8.14 .
" Credit Support Document " means each
Guaranty, and any letter of credit or other undertaking of any
Guarantor or other party in favor of Agent relating to the
Obligations.
" Default " means an event or condition
the occurrence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving
of notice, or both, become an Event of Default.
" Defaulting Lender " has the meaning
given to such term in Section 1.2(b)(iii) .
" Deposit Account " has the meaning given
to such term in the UCC.
" Deposit Account Control Agreement "
means a Deposit Account Control Agreement among Borrower, Agent and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, pursuant to which Agent shall
have been granted a first priority lien and security interest in
the deposit account more particularly described therein.
" Dollar " and " $ " means freely
transferable United States dollars.
" Early Termination Fee " means the fee
referred to in Section 2.7 .
" East Coast Time " means the time in
Providence, Rhode Island.
" EBITDA " means, for any period, the sum
of the amounts for such period of consolidated (a) Net Income
of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (b) Interest Expense of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, (c) Taxes imposed on Borrower, and
(d) the amount of all depreciation and amortization allowances
and other non-cash expenses of Parent and its Subsidiaries (but
excluding allowances for bad debt and provision for
losses).
" Eligible Assignee " means (a) an
Approved Assignee or (b) any other Person (i) that is a
commercial bank, finance company, insurance company or other
financial institution or fund and that, in the ordinary course of
business, extends credit of the type contemplated herein;
(ii) whose becoming an assignee would not constitute a
prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code or Section 406 of ERISA; (iii) that is
organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof;
and (iv) that has capital in excess of $1,000,000,000,
provided , however , that "Eligible Assignee" shall
not include the Obligors, or any of the Obligors' Affiliates,
financial sponsors or Subsidiaries.
" Eligible Factored Accounts " shall mean
that portion of the Receivables Collateral consisting of Purchased
Accounts actually owing to Borrower, as assignee of the Seller of
such Purchased Accounts, by Account Debtors, subject to no known
counterclaim, defense, setoff or deduction (other than setoff
rights of the Government in the case of Government Purchased
Accounts), excluding, however, in any event, but without
limitation, any Purchased Account: (i) as to which Borrower is
not in compliance with the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof;
(ii) for which the Account Debtor has not remitted full
payment to the Borrower within ninety (90) days past the date
of purchase under any Factoring Agreement; (iii) which is
owing by any Account Debtor which is an Affiliate of the Seller
thereof, Borrower, any Subsidiary, any subsidiary of such Seller or
any shareholders, directors or officers of such Seller, Borrower,
any Subsidiary or any subsidiary of such Seller or is a Sanctioned
Person; (iv) except as provided in Section 4.6, the
assignment of which is subject to any requirements set forth in any
Assignment of Claims Acts, unless such requirements have been
satisfied in all respects to Agent's satisfaction; (v) which
are Purchased Accounts then outstanding purchased from any one
Seller that exceed 10% in the aggregate of all Eligible Factored
Accounts, to the extent of such excess, unless otherwise approved
by Agent; (vi) which is then owing by any single Account
Debtor that would cause the total Eligible Factored Accounts then
owing by such Account Debtor to exceed five percent (5%) of all
Eligible Factored Accounts, to the extent of such excess, , unless
otherwise approved by Agent; (vii) which is owing by an
Account Debtor located outside the United States (other than
Canada), unless it is secured by an irrevocable letter of credit,
which letter of credit shall have been confirmed by a financial
institution acceptable to Agent and shall be in form and substance
acceptable to Agent and pledged to the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of Lenders, and otherwise is payable in full in United
States Dollars; (viii) which by its terms or by law may not be
assigned or subjected to a Lien; (ix) as to which the services
giving rise to such account have not been fully performed;
(x) as to which any portion thereof is owing to any Person
other than Borrower, as assignee of a Seller, whether as a result
of a sale by Borrower of a participation in such account or
otherwise, but only to the extent of such portion; (xi) which
is the subject of a known contra-account because the Account Debtor
under such Account is also Borrower's or the applicable Seller's
creditor or supplier, to the extent of such contra-account;
(xii) which is subject to any customer reserve or escrow, to
the extent thereof; or (xiii) which has otherwise been
excluded by Agent, which it reserves the right to do, in its sole
discretion, for purposes hereof.
" Environmental Laws " means all federal,
state, local and foreign laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to pollution or protection of the environment, including laws
relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases
of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes into the environment (including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, or
land), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, removal,
transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, and all
regulations, notices or demand letters issued, entered, promulgated
or approved thereunder.
" Equipment " has the meaning given to
such term in the UCC.
" ERISA " means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to
time.
" Event of Default " means an event
described in Section 10.1 .
" Excluded Taxes " has the meaning given
to such term in Section 1.9 .
" Executive Order No. 13224 " means
Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective
September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter
be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
" Factoring Agreements " shall mean,
collectively, all factoring agreements, factoring and security
agreements, assignments of accounts, agreements for the sale and
assignment of accounts or billings and any other agreements
pertaining to the purchase of accounts to which Borrower is a party
with any Seller and pursuant to which Borrower purchases the
accounts of any Seller. " Factoring Agreement "
shall mean, individually, any of the foregoing.
" Factoring Documentation " shall mean,
collectively, all Factoring Agreements, all powers of attorney
executed by any Seller in favor of Borrower in connection with any
factoring arrangement between such Seller and Borrower, all
financing statements between Borrower, as secured party, and any
Seller, as debtor, filed in connection with any such factoring
arrangements, all guarantees of any such factoring arrangements,
all agreements, instruments, certificates, invoices, promissory
notes, chattel paper, bills of lading and other documents
evidencing or pertaining to any and all accounts which are factored
pursuant to such factoring arrangement and all other documentation
relating to any such factoring arrangement.
" Federal Funds Rate " means, for any
period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal, for each day
during such period, to the weighted average of the rates on
overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for
such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next
preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business
Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it.
" Financing Statements " has the meaning
given to such term in the UCC.
" Fiscal Quarter " means a fiscal quarter
of any Fiscal Year.
" Fiscal Year " means the fiscal year of
Borrower that ends on the last day of December of each
year.
" Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio " means,
for any period, the ratio of (i) EBITDA minus Unfunded
Capital Expenditures minus taxes actually paid by Borrower
in cash minus distributions and dividends paid by Borrower
in cash to (ii) Interest Expense of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
plus scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness for Money
Borrowed (other than payments on Revolving Loan Advances) made by
Borrower, in each case for such period.
" Foreign Lender " means any Lender that
is not a United States person, as such term is defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
" Fund " means any Person (other than a
natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing,
holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.
" GAAP " means generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied and maintained
throughout the period indicated and, when used with reference to
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower, consistent with the prior
financial practices of Borrower.
" General Intangibles " has the meaning
given to such term in the UCC.
" Government " shall mean the government
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof,
including, without limitation, any state, county or municipality
thereof, together with any department, agency or instrumentality of
any thereof.
" Governmental Approvals " means all
authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of,
registrations and filings with, and reports to, all governmental
bodies, whether federal, state, local or foreign national or
provincial and all agencies thereof.
" Governmental Authority " means any
federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency,
authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.
" Government Purchased Accounts " shall
mean Purchased Accounts as to which the Government is the Account
Debtor.
" Guarantor " or " Guarantors "
means Parent, Brad Bernstein, Morry Rubin (or with respect to Brad
Bernstein and Morry Rubin, a replacement Guarantor is acceptable to
Agent in its sole discretion), and each other Person
guaranteeing to Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, all or
part of the Obligations.
" Guaranty " or " Guaranties "
means each of (a) that certain Limited Guaranty and that
certain Validity Guaranty executed and delivered by Brad Bernstein,
(b) that certain Limited Guaranty and that certain Validity
Guaranty executed and delivered by and Morry Rubin,
(c) that certain Unlimited Guaranty executed and delivered by
Parent, and (d) any other guaranty executed and delivered by a
Guarantor, in each case in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the
Lender Group, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to
Agent.
" Highest Lawful Rate " means, at any
given time during which any Obligations shall be outstanding
hereunder, the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at
any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken,
reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness under this
Agreement, under the laws of the State of Rhode Island (or the law
of any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable
notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents), or under applicable federal laws that may
presently or hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher
maximum nonusurious interest rate than under the State of Rhode
Island or such other jurisdiction's law, in any case after taking
into account, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all relevant payments or charges under this Agreement and any other
Loan Documents executed in connection herewith, and any available
exemptions, exceptions and exclusions.
" Indebtedness " of any Person means,
without duplication, all Liabilities of such Person, and to the
extent not otherwise included in Liabilities, the following: (a)
all obligations for Money Borrowed or for the deferred purchase
price of property or services, (b) all obligations (including,
during the noncancellable term of any lease in the nature of a
title retention agreement, all future payment obligations under
such lease discounted to their present value in accordance with
GAAP) secured by any Lien to which any property or asset owned or
held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligation
secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person, (c) all
obligations of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed,
including, but not limited to, all obligations of such Person
consisting of recourse liability with respect to accounts
receivable sold or otherwise disposed of by such Person, and (d) in
the case of Borrower (without duplication) all Obligations under
the Loan Documents.
" Initial Term " means the three (3) year
period commencing on the Agreement Date.
" Insolvency Proceeding " means any
proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision
of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal
bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of
creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions
generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization,
arrangement, or other similar relief.
" Installment " means, with respect to
any obligation, each installment of rent under, or payment of (or
in the nature of) principal of, such obligation that is stated or
scheduled (in accordance with the terms of such obligation) to be
due and payable.
" Intangible Assets " means, with respect
to any Person, that portion of the book value of all of such
Person's assets that would be treated as intangibles under
GAAP.
" Interest Expense " means for any period
as determined in conformity with GAAP, total interest expense,
whether paid or accrued or due (including without limitation, in
respect of the Loans and Subordinated Indebtedness, if any) and
payable, including without limitation, the interest component of
Capital Lease obligations for such period, all bank fees, and net
costs under interest rate contracts.
" Interest Rate " means the LIBOR Rate,
plus the Applicable Margin.
" Interested Party " means any employee,
agent, owner, partner, member, or shareholder of
Borrower.
" Internal Revenue Code " means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to
time.
" Inventory " has the meaning given to
such term in the UCC.
" Investment " means, with respect to any
Person; (a) the acquisition or ownership by such Person of any
share of capital stock, evidence of Indebtedness (which shall not
include funds on deposit in demand deposit accounts) or other
security issued by any other Person, (b) any loan, advance or
extension of credit to, or contribution to the capital of, any
other Person, excluding advances to employees in the ordinary
course of business for business expenses, (c) the obligations
of any other Person that are guaranteed by such Person,
(d) any other investment in any other Person, and (e) any
commitment or option to make any of the investments listed in
clauses (a) through (d) above.
" Investment Property " has the meaning
given to such term in the UCC.
" Lender " and " Lenders " have
the respective meanings given to such terms in the preamble of this
Agreement.
" Lender Group " means the Agent and each
Lender.
" Letter-of-credit right " has the
meaning given to such term in the UCC.
" Leverage Ratio " means, as of the last
day of each calendar month, the ratio of
(a) (i) Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of
such day on a consolidated basis, minus
(ii) Subordinated Indebtedness, if any, of Borrower as of such
day to (b) (i) Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of Parent and
its Subsidiaries as of such day on a consolidated basis,
plus (ii) Subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower as of
such day.
" Liabilities " of any Person means all
items (except for items of capital stock, additional paid-in
capital or retained earnings, or of general contingency or deferred
tax reserves) which in accordance with GAAP would be included in
determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a
balance sheet of such Person as at the date as of which Liabilities
are to be determined.
" LIBOR Rate " means as of any date of
determination during a calendar month, that rate for deposits in
Dollars for a 30-day period which appears on Telerate page 3750 as
of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the first day of such calendar
month. If for any reason such rate is not available, the
LIBOR Rate shall be the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page
as the London Interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London Time) on the first day of such
calendar month for a 30-day period; provided, however, if more than
one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable
rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates. If
for any reason none of the foregoing rates is available, the LIBOR
Rate shall be the rate determined by Agent as the rate of interest
at which Dollar deposits would be offered by the London branch of a
major U.S. bank to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at
their request at or about 11:00 a.m. (London Time) on the first day
of such calendar month for a 30-day period. Each
determination by Agent of the LIBOR Rate shall, in the absence of
any manifest error, be conclusive.
" Lien " as applied to the property of
Borrower or any Person means: (a) any mortgage, deed to secure
debt, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, lease constituting a
Capitalized Lease, conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, or other security interest, security title or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person,
or upon the income or profits therefrom, (b) any arrangement,
express or implied, under which any property of such Person is
transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of
subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance
of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general,
unsecured creditors of such Person, and (c) the filing of, or
any agreement to give, any financing statement under the UCC or its
equivalent in any jurisdiction, excluding informational financing
statements relating to property leased by such Person.
" Loan Documents " means collectively
this Agreement, any Revolving Notes, the Security Documents, the
Credit Support Documents, and each other instrument, agreement or
document executed by Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person
in connection with this Agreement, whether prior to, on or after
the Agreement Date.
" Loans " means, individually and
collectively, a Revolving Loan Advance.
" Materially Adverse Effect " means a
material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
properties, financial condition, contingent liabilities or material
agreements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
(b) the value of the Collateral, (c) the Security
Interest or the priority of the Security Interest, (d) the
respective ability of Borrower or any other obligor to perform any
material obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or (e) the rights of or benefits available to the
Lender Group under, or the validity or enforceability of, any Loan
Document.
" Maximum Credit " means the amount of
$5,000,000; provided that Borrower may request that Agent and
Lenders increase the Maximum Credit in two (2) increments of
$5,000,000 each up to an amount not to exceed $15,000,000, which
increases shall be requested by Borrower's delivery to Agent in
respect of each such increase a Maximum Credit Increase Notice; and
such increase shall be effective as of the effective date indicated
in a conforming Maximum Credit Increase Notice unless prior to such
proposed effective date Agent shall notify Borrower that Agent has
determined that the Maximum Credit Increase Conditions are not
satisfied.
" Maximum Credit Increase Conditions "
means as of any date of determination: (a) no Default or Event
of Default exists; (b) the Credit Guidelines have not been
materially amended or modified without Agent's written consent;
(c) Agent's determination that Borrower's provision of
factoring services and the Factoring Documentation complies with
the Credit Guidelines in all material respects; and (d) Agent
shall have completed a satisfactory field examination of Borrower's
books, records, Factoring Documentation, and such other matters as
Agent may reasonably determine, within the last
60 days.
" Maximum Credit Increase Notice " means
a written notice delivered to Agent requesting an increase in the
Maximum Credit in the amount of $5,000,000 which notice shall
designate an effective date for such increase that is no sooner
than ten (10) Business Days from the date of such notice and
include a certification from senior officers of Borrower that each
of the Maximum Credit Increase Conditions is satisfied.
" Money Borrowed " means, as applied to
Indebtedness, (a) Indebtedness for money borrowed,
(b) Indebtedness, whether or not in any such case the same was
for money borrowed, (i) represented by notes payable, and
drafts accepted, that represent extensions of credit,
(ii) constituting obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or similar instruments, or (iii) upon which interest
charges are customarily paid or that was issued or assumed as full
or partial payment for property (other than trade credit that is
incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) Indebtedness
that constitutes a Capitalized Lease, and (d) Indebtedness
that is such by virtue of clause (c) of the definition
thereof, but only to the extent that the obligations guaranteed are
obligations that would constitute Indebtedness for Money
Borrowed.
" Monthly Purchased Accounts Turnover "
means the number of days determined by multiplying the number of
days in the applicable month by a fraction, the numerator of which
is equal to the average of the unpaid balance of Purchased Accounts
outstanding on the first day of such month and on the last day of
such month, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate
collections on all Purchased Accounts in such month.
" Net Income " means, as to any Person,
the net income (or net loss) of such Person for the period in
question after giving effect to deduction of or provision for all
operating expenses, all taxes and reserves (including reserves for
deferred taxes) and all other proper deductions, all determined in
accordance with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded:
(a) the net income (or net loss) of any Person accrued prior
to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of, or is merged into or
consolidated with, the Person whose Net Income is being determined
or a Subsidiary of such Person, (b) the net income (or net
loss) of any Person in which the Person whose Net Income is being
determined or any Subsidiary of such Person has an ownership
interest, except, in the case of net income, to the extent that any
such income has actually been received by such Person or such
Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar distributions,
(c) any restoration of any contingency reserve, except to the
extent that provision for such reserve was made out of income
during such period, (d) any net gains or losses on the sale or
other disposition, not in the ordinary course of business, of
Investments, business units and other capital assets, provided that
there shall also be excluded any related charges for taxes thereon,
(e) any net gain arising from the collection of the proceeds
of any insurance policy, (f) any write-up of any asset, and
(g) any other extraordinary item (as determined by
GAAP).
" Net Proceeds " means proceeds received
by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in cash from any Asset
Disposition (including, without limitation, payments under notes or
other debt securities received in connection with any Asset
Disposition), net of: (a) the transaction costs, fees and
expenses of such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition;
(b) any tax liability arising from such transaction; and
(c) amounts applied to repayment of Indebtedness (other than
the Obligations) secured by a Lien on the asset or property
disposed.
" Non Government Purchased Accounts "
shall mean all Purchased Accounts other than Government Purchased
Accounts.
" Notice of Borrowing " means a
telephonic or electronic notice followed by a confirming same-day
written notice requesting a Borrowing, which is given by telex or
facsimile transmission in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this Agreement and which specifies (i) the amount of the
requested Borrowing, and (ii) the date of the requested
Borrowing.
" Obligations " means, in each case
whether now in existence or hereafter arising, (a) the
principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the Loans, and
(b) all indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and
duties of Borrower to the Lender Group of every kind, nature and
description arising under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan
Documents, or in connection with the Credit Facility, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due,
contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or
not evidenced by any note, and whether or not for the payment of
money, including without limitation, fees and expenses required to
be paid or reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement.
" Obligor " means Borrower and any Person
who may now or in the future guaranty the payment and performance
of the whole or any part of the Obligations.
" Other Taxes " has the meaning given to
such term in Section 1.9(e) .
" Overadvance " means, as of any date of
determination, the amount, if any, by which the outstanding
principal balance of Revolving Loan Advances exceeds the Borrowing
Base.
" Parent " means Anchor Funding Services,
Inc., a Delaware corporation.
" Patriot Act " means the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Publ. No. 107-56, 115
Stat. 272 (2001), as in effect from time to time.
" Payment Taxes " has the meaning given
to such term in Section 1.9(a) .
" PBGC " means the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.
" Permitted Discretion " means a
determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable
(from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business
judgment.
" Permitted Investments " means
Investments of Borrower in: (a) Cash Equivalents; (b) the
Purchased Accounts; (c) loans, advances or other extensions of
credit to officers and employees not to exceed $50,000 in the
aggregate outstanding at any time; (d) overadvance to Sellers not
to exceed at any time $150,000 in the aggregate, and (e) other
advances or extensions of credit made by Borrower not to exceed
$100,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
" Permitted Liens " means: (a) Liens
securing taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or
levies (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the
provisions of ERISA) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics,
carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies
or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, but
(i) in all cases only if payment shall not at the time be due
and payable or as to which the period of grace related thereto has
not expired or (ii) other than those being contested in good faith
if adequate reserves are made in accordance with GAAP,
(b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made in the
ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure
payment of, obligations under workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance or similar legislation or under payment or performance
bonds, (c) other Liens on real property owned by Borrower in
the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or
restrictions of record on the use of real property, which do not
materially detract from the value of such property or impair the
use thereof in the business of Borrower, (d) purchase money
Liens or Liens in connection with Capitalized Leases,
(e) Liens shown on Schedule 6.5(a) , and
(f) Liens of Agent arising under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
" Permitted Other Distributions " means
cash dividends or distributions made from and after January 1, 2010
to the members of Borrower in an amount not to exceed $450,000 in
the aggregate during any Fiscal Year of Borrower.
" Permitted Tax Distributions " means
cash dividends or distributions to the members of a Borrower with
respect to each taxable year during which such Borrower is treated
as a partnership or ignored as an entity under the Code in an
amount not to exceed the aggregate of the maximum federal and state
income tax liability of the members of such Borrower (assuming that
all of such members are taxed at the maximum permissible federal
rate and the maximum permissible state rate applicable to the
shareholder subject to the highest state rate) attributable to the
taxable income of such Borrower for such taxable year, computed in
accordance with the Code.
" Person " means any individual, limited
liability company, corporation, partnership, association, trust or
unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
" Plan " means any employee benefit plan
as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA in respect of which
Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower is, or within the immediately
preceding six years was, an "employer" as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA.
" Pledge Agreements " means each of
(a) that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the Agreement
Date pursuant to which Parent pledges all of its membership
interests in Borrower, and (b) that certain Pledge Agreement
dated as of the Agreement Date pursuant to which Borrower pledge
all of its membership interests in its respective Subsidiaries, in
each case in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group,
and in each case in form and substance satisfactory to
Agent.
" Pro Rata Share " means with respect to
all matters relating to any Lender, (a) with respect to the
Revolving Loan Advances, the percentage obtained by dividing (i)
the Revolving Credit Commitment of that Lender by (ii) the
aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders and (b) with
respect to all Revolving Loan Advances on and after the Termination
Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan Advances held
by that Lender, by (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the
Revolving Loan Advances held by all Lenders.
" Purchased Accounts " shall mean all
accounts purchased by Borrower under the Factoring Agreements and
the bills of lading (if any) evidencing such accounts.
" Proprietary Rights " means all of
Borrower's now owned and hereafter arising or acquired patents,
patent applications, inventions and improvements, copyrights,
copyright applications, literary rights, trademarks, trademark
applications, trade names, trade secrets, service marks, data
bases, computer software and software systems, including the source
and object codes, information systems, discs, tapes, customer
lists, telephone numbers, credit memoranda, goodwill, licenses, and
other intangible property, and all other rights under any of the
foregoing, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions,
continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing,
all income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or
hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect thereto,
including without limitation, damages and payments for past and
future infringement thereof, all rights to sue for past, present
and future infringement of any of the foregoing and all rights
corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the
world.
" Receivables Collateral " means and
includes, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising,
(a) any and all rights to the payment of money or other forms
of consideration of any kind (whether classified under the UCC as
Accounts, Contract Rights, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles, or
otherwise) including, but not limited to, payments under the
Purchased Accounts, Accounts, Letters-of-credit rights, chattel
paper, tax refunds, insurance proceeds, Contract Rights, notes,
drafts, instruments, documents, acceptances, and all other debts,
obligations and liabilities in whatever form from any Person,
(b) all rights of Borrower under the Factoring Documentation,
including, without limitation, Borrower's collection rights against
Sellers with respect to accounts not paid by the Account Debtors
with respect thereto, (c) all bills of lading evidencing any
of the foregoing, (d) all guarantees, security and Liens for
payment thereof, (e) all goods, whether sold, delivered,
undelivered, in transit or returned, which may be represented by,
or the sale or lease of which may have given rise to, any such
right to payment or other debt, obligation or liability,
(f) all books, records, computer tapes, programs, and ledger
books arising therefrom or relating thereto, and (g) all cash
and non-cash proceeds, including insurance proceeds, of any of the
foregoing.
" Reportable Event " has the meaning set
forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, but shall not include a
Reportable Event as to which the provision for thirty
(30) days notice to the PBGC is waived under applicable
regulations.
" Required Lenders " means, at any time,
Lenders which are then in compliance with their obligations
hereunder (as determined by Agent) and holding in the aggregate
more than fifty percent (50)% of (a) the Revolving Credit
Commitments or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated,
the outstanding Loans and participation interests.
" Reserves " means reserves established
against the amount of the Revolving Loan Advances which Agent in
the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary to ensure
payment of the Obligations.
" Revenues " means all money, funds,
cash, proceeds, or payments of any kind received by Borrower from
all sources, including without limitation, all proceeds of
Receivables Collateral and other Collateral, including Net
Proceeds, insurance proceeds, and all proceeds from the Purchased
Accounts and other Collateral, whether received in cash, by check,
by other instrument, or otherwise.
" Revolving Credit Commitment " means, as
to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make its pro rata
portion of the Revolving Loan Advances in a principal amount up to
such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Maximum
Credit.
" Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage
" means, for any Lender, the percentage identified as its Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage as of the Closing Date on
Schedule R , as such percentage may be modified in
connection with any assignment made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 13.4 .
" Revolving Credit Facility " means that
portion of the Credit Facility established under this Agreement
consisting of the Revolving Loan Advances in an aggregate amount
outstanding at any one time not to exceed the Revolving Credit
Limit.
" Revolving Credit Limit " means the
revolving credit facility established under this Agreement in an
aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to
exceed the Maximum Credit in effect from time to time.
" Revolving Loan Advance " means a
revolving loan made to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and
"Revolving Loan Advances" means more than one Revolving Loan
Advance and, collectively, all Revolving Loan Advances.
" Revolving Note " or " Revolving
Notes " means promissory notes issued by Borrower to Lenders
that request such notes pursuant to Section 1.1(b) ,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C , as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from
time to time.
" Sanctioned Country " means a country
subject to the sanctions program identified on the list maintained
by OFAC and available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions /index.html or
as otherwise published from time to time.
" Sanctioned Person " means (i) a Person
named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked
Persons maintained by OFAC available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sdn/index.html or as
otherwise published from time to time, or (ii) (A) an agency of the
government of a Sanctioned Country, (B) an organization controlled
by a Sanctioned Country, or (C) a Person resident in a Sanctioned
Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered
by OFAC.
" Security " has the meaning given to
such term in Section 2(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
" Security Documents " means each of the
following: (a) the Financing Statements, (b) the Pledge
Agreements, (c) the Deposit Account Control Agreements, and
(d) each other writing executed and delivered by Borrower or
any other Obligor securing the Obligations or any part
thereof.
" Security Interest " means the Liens of
Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, on and in the
Collateral created or affected hereby or by any of the Security
Documents or pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof.
" Seller " shall mean any Person who
sells accounts to Borrower under a Factoring Agreement.
" Subordinated Indebtedness " means any
Indebtedness for Money Borrowed of Borrower that is expressly
subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions acceptable
to Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
" Subsidiary " means, (a) when used
to determine the relationship of a Person to another Person, a
Person of which an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
stock of any class or classes or fifty percent (50%) or more of
other ownership interests is owned of record or beneficially by
such other Person, or by one or more Subsidiaries of such other
Person, or by such other Person and one or more Subsidiaries of
such Person, (i) if the holders of such stock, or other
ownership interests, (A) are ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of a majority of
the directors (or other individuals performing similar functions)
of such Person, even though the right so to vote has been suspended
by the happening of such a contingency, or (B) are entitled,
as such holders, to vote for the election of a majority of the
directors (or individuals performing similar functions) of such
Person, whether or not the right so to vote exists by reason of the
happening of a contingency, or (ii) in the case of such other
ownership interests, if such ownership interests constitute a
majority voting interest, and (b) when used with respect to a
Plan, ERISA or a provision of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining
to employee benefit plans, any other corporation, trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is under common control with
Borrower and is treated as a single employer with Borrower under
Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code and
the regulations thereunder.
" Taxes " means any federal, state, local
or foreign income, sales, use, transfer, payroll, personal,
property, occupancy, franchise or other tax, levy, impost, fee,
imposition, assessment or similar charge, together with any
interest or penalties thereon.
" Termination Date " means the earliest
to occur of: (a) the end of the Initial Term, or such later
date as to which the same may be extended pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.6 , (b) such date as the
Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to the provisions
of Section 10.2 , or (c) such date as all
Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the
Revolving Credit Facility shall have been terminated.
" Termination Event " means (a) a
Reportable Event, or (b) the filing of a notice of intent to
terminate a Plan, or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a
termination, under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, or (c) the
institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC under
Section 4042 of ERISA, or (d) the appointment of a trustee to
administer any Plan.
" Textron " has the meaning given to such
term in the preamble of this Agreement.
" UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time in the state of Rhode
Island.
" Unfunded Capital Expenditures " means
all Capital Expenditures, other than those Capital Expenditures
that are financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness for Money
Borrowed (other than Revolving Loan Advances).
" Unused Line Fee " means the fee
required to be paid to Agent for the benefit of Lenders at the end
of each calendar month, in arrears, as partial compensation for
extending the Revolving Credit Facility to Borrower, and shall be
determined by multiplying (a) the positive difference, if any,
between (i) the Revolving Credit Limit in effect at such time and
(ii) the average daily Revolving Loan Advances outstanding during
such calendar month by (b) .375% per annum for the number of days
in said calendar month.
General . Unless otherwise defined, all terms
used in this Agreement that are defined in the UCC shall have the
meaning give them in the UCC. All terms of an accounting
nature not specifically defined in this Agreement shall have the
meaning ascribed them by GAAP. References to any
legislation or statute or code, or to any provision thereof, shall
include any modification or reenactment of, or any legislative,
statutory or code provision substituted for, such legislation,
statute or code or provision thereof. The words
"hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when
used in this Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, unless otherwise
specifically provided. References in this Agreement to
"Articles", "Sections", "Schedules" or "Exhibits" shall be to
Articles, Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of or to this Agreement
unless otherwise specifically provided. Any of the terms
defined in this Section may, unless the context otherwise requires,
be used in the singular or plural depending on the
reference. "Include", "includes" and "including" shall
be deemed to be followed by "without limitation" whether or not
they are in fact followed by such words or words of like
import. "Writing", "written" and comparable terms refer
to printing, typing, computer disk, e-mail and other means of
reproducing words in a visible form. References to any
agreement or contract are to such agreement or contract as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof. References to any Person
include the successors and permitted assigns of such
Person. References "from" or "through" any date mean,
unless otherwise specified, "from and including" or "through and
including", respectively.
ARTICLE I -LOANS, RENEWAL AND
TERMINATION
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Revolving
Credit Commitment . (i) Each of the Lenders agrees, for
so long as no Default or Event of Default exists and subject to the
terms of this Agreement, to severally make Loans and other
financial accommodations to Borrower in an amount equal to the
lesser of: (A) the Maximum Credit; or (B) Revolving Loan
Advances from time to time in an aggregate amount at any time
outstanding up to the amount of the Borrowing Base at such
time.
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(ii)
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No Lender shall be obligated at any time to make
available to Borrower Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any
Revolving Loan Advance to the extent such amount plus its Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount of outstanding
Revolving Loan Advances would exceed such Lender's Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time. The aggregate balance of
Revolving Loan Advances shall not at any time exceed the Revolving
Credit Limit. No Lender shall be obligated to make
available, nor shall Agent make available (except pursuant to and
in accordance with Section 1.2(b)(vi) ), any Revolving Loan
Advances to Borrower to the extent such Revolving Loan Advance when
added to the then outstanding Revolving Loan Advances would cause
the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loan Advances to exceed the
Borrowing Base. If at any time (A) the amount of all
Revolving Loan Advances outstanding exceeds (B) the lesser of (1)
the Revolving Credit Limit and (2) the Borrowing Base, Borrower
immediately shall make a mandatory prepayment to Agent for the
ratable benefit of Lenders in an amount not less than such excess
within one (1) Business Day of the request by
Agent.
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Revolving
Notes . If so
requested by a Lender (at or at any after the Closing Date), the
obligations of Borrower to repay the Revolving Loan Advances to
such Lender and to pay interest thereon shall be evidenced by a
separate Revolving Note to such Lender, with appropriate
insertions. One Revolving Note shall be payable to the
order of each Lender that so requests a Revolving Note, and each
such Revolving Note shall be in a principal amount equal to such
Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment and shall represent the joint
and several obligations of Borrower to pay such Lender the amount
of such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment or, if less, the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by
such Lender hereunder, plus interest accrued thereon, as set
forth herein. Borrower irrevocably authorizes each
Lender that has been issued a Revolving Note to make or cause to be
made appropriate notations on its Revolving Note, or on a record
pertaining thereto, reflecting Revolving Loan Advances and Agent
Advances and repayments thereof. The outstanding amount
of the Revolving Loan Advances set forth on such Lender's Revolving
Note or record shall be prima facie evidence of the
principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Lender, but the
failure to make such notation or record, or any error in such
notation or record shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any Revolving Note to
make payments of principal of or interest on any Revolving Note
when due. Any of the foregoing to the contrary
notwithstanding, any lack of a Lender's request to be issued a
Revolving Note shall not, in any manner, diminish Borrower's
obligation to repay the Revolving Loan Advances made by such
Lender, together with all other amounts owing to such Lender by
Borrower.
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Request for
Increase in Maximum Credit . Agent and Lenders agree that
Borrower may, on any Business Day after the Closing Date and so
long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (ii) the Maximum Credit is not less than $15,000,000 as
of such date, and (c) increased Revolver Commitments provided for
this Section 1.1(c) are syndicated to the reasonable
satisfaction of Agent (it being understood that as of the date
hereof neither the Agent or any Lender has any Revolver Commitments
provided for under this Section 1.1(c ), deliver a written
notice to Agent (an "Increase Notice") requesting an increase in
the aggregate Maximum Credit in an aggregate amount of up to
$10,000,000 (the "Requested Increase"). If Borrower
delivers an Increase Notice, each Lender shall have the option but
no obligation to participate in the Requested Increase. If a Lender
shall elect in its sole discretion to participate a Requested
Increase, such participation shall be on a pro rata basis effected
by delivering a written notice to the Agent and Borrower within ten
(10) Business Days of such Lender's receipt of the Increase Notice
(it being agreed and understood that such Lender shall be deemed to
have elected not to participate in the Requested Increase if it
does not respond to the Increase Notice within ten (10) Business
Days of its receipt thereof). If one or more of the
Lenders elects not to participate in the Requested Increase, then
the Lenders participating in the Requested Increase may, at their
option, elect to participate in such remaining portion of the
Requested Increase (with such remaining portion to be allocated
ratably among such participating Lenders based on a pro rata basis
or as otherwise may be agreed by such participating Lenders).After
giving effect to the procedures described in this Section
1.1(c) , each Lender participating in the Requested Increase
shall have its Revolving Credit Commitment increased to the extent
of its participation. Borrower agrees to execute such
amendments and supplements to this Agreement and the Security
Documents as Agent reasonably deems necessary in connection with a
Requested Increase. No more than two (2) Increase
Notices may be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this
Section 1.1(c) . In connection with any
increase of the Revolving Credit Commitments that occurs pursuant
to this Section 1.1(c) , Borrower shall pay any closing
fees as may be agreed among Borrower and Agent.
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Subject to the
provisions of Section 9.2 , and provided that there
does not then exist a Default or an Event of Default, each of the
Lenders severally agrees to lend to Borrower at any time or from
time to time on or after the Closing Date and before the Maturity
Date, such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the
Loans as may be requested or deemed requested by
Borrower.
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(i) Except
as otherwise provided in clause (ii) of this
Section 1.2(b) , each request for a Revolving Loan
Advance shall be made by a transmission to Agent of a Notice of
Borrowing from Borrower given not later than 1:00 p.m. East Coast
Time and shall, if requested by Agent or required pursuant to
Section 7.7 , be accompanied by a complete and accurate
Borrowing Base Certificate, and shall be confirmed by Borrower with
Agent by telephone; provided , that Agent shall at any time
have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its
Permitted Discretion, any calculation set forth in the Borrowing
Base Certificate or the Notice of Borrowing (A) to reflect
Agent's reasonable estimate of declines in value of any of the
Collateral described in such Borrowing Base Certificate, and
(B) to the extent such calculation is not in accordance with
this Agreement. Borrower shall make no more than five (5) request
for Revolving Loan Advances per calendar week. Revolving
Loan Advances may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the
provisions hereof. Agent shall be entitled to rely upon,
and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Notice of
Borrowing believed by Agent to be genuine.
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Agent shall give to each Lender prompt notice
(but in no event later than 3:00 p.m. East Coast Time on the
date of Agent's receipt of notice from Borrower) of each Notice of
Borrowing by telecopy, telex or cable (other than any Notice of
Borrowing which will be funded by Agent in accordance with
subsection (b)(ii) below). No later than 3:00 p.m.
East Coast Time on the date which a Borrowing is requested to be
made pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing, each Lender
will make available to Agent at the address of Agent set forth on
the signature pages hereto, in immediately available funds, its
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such Borrowing requested
to be made (unless such funding is to be made by Agent in
accordance with subsection (b)(ii) below). Unless
Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of
Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to
Agent its portion of the Borrowing to be made on such date, Agent
may assume that such Lender will make such amount available to
Agent as required above and Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available the amount of the Borrowing to be
provided by such Lender. Upon fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in Article IX for such Borrowing,
Agent will make such funds available to Borrower at the account
specified by Borrower in such Notice of Borrowing.
(ii) If
the amounts described in subsection (b)(i) of this
Section 1.2 are not in fact made available to Agent by
a Lender (such Lender being hereinafter referred to as a "
Defaulting Lender ") and Agent has made such amount
available to Borrower, Agent shall be entitled to recover such
corresponding amount on demand from such Defaulting
Lender. If such Defaulting Lender does not pay such
corresponding amount forthwith upon Agent's demand therefor, Agent
shall promptly notify Borrower and Borrower shall immediately (but
in no event later than five (5) Business Days after such demand)
pay such corresponding amount to Agent. Agent shall also
be entitled to recover from such Defaulting Lender and Borrower,
(A) interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each
day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by
Agent to Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is
recovered by Agent, at a rate per annum equal to either (1) if
paid by such Defaulting Lender, the overnight Federal Funds Rate or
(2) if paid by Borrower, the then applicable rate of interest,
calculated in accordance with Section 1.3 , plus
(B) if paid by Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to any costs
(including legal expenses) and losses incurred as a result of the
failure of such Defaulting Lender to provide such amount as
provided in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its
commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrower may
have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender
hereunder, including the right of Borrower or Agent to seek
reimbursement from any Defaulting Lender for any amounts paid by
Borrower under clause (B) above on account of such Defaulting
Lender's default.
(iii) The
failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of
any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation,
if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing,
but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date
of any Borrowing.
(iv) Each
Lender shall be entitled to earn interest at the then applicable
rate of interest, calculated in accordance with this Article
I , on outstanding Revolving Loan Advances which it has funded
to Agent from the date such Lender funded such Revolving Loan
Advance to, but excluding, the date on which such Lender is repaid
with respect to such Revolving Loan Advance.
(vi) Agent
hereby is authorized by Borrower and Lenders, from time to time in
Agent's Permitted Discretion unless Agent's authorization is
revoked by the Required Lenders, (A) after the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or
(B) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Article IX have not been
satisfied, to make Revolving Loan Advances to Borrower on behalf of
Lenders that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or
desirable (x) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any
portion thereof, (y) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of
the Obligations, or (z) to pay any other amount chargeable to
Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including the
costs, fees, and expenses described in Section 13.7
(any of the Revolving Loan Advances described in this
Section 1.2(b)(vii) shall be referred to as " Agent
Advances "). Each Agent Advance shall be deemed to
be a Revolving Loan Advance hereunder and all payments thereon
shall be payable to Agent solely for its own account.
(vii) The
Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand, secured by the Liens
granted to Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate
applicable from time to time to Revolving Loan Advances.
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Borrower shall
reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss
or expense such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of the
failure of Borrower to borrow additional Loans after Borrower has
requested (or is deemed to have requested) such additional Loans,
including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or
re-employment of funds obtained by such Lender to maintain the
Loans or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which
such funds were obtained.
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Interest shall
accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Loans at the
Interest Rate. All interest accrued on the outstanding
principal balance of the Loans shall be calculated on the basis of
a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the actual number of
days elapsed in each month. Accrued interest shall be
added to the outstanding principal balance of the Loans on the
first Business Day of each calendar month following the month in
which such interest accrues. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate ceases at any time to be publicly
quoted, discontinued or otherwise unavailable as a standard for
calculating interest for financial accommodations of the type
contemplated under this Agreement, a comparable reference rate
designated by Agent as a substitute therefor shall be the LIBOR
Rate.
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Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
which Event of Default is not cured to the satisfaction of Agent
within ten (10) days from the date such Event of Default first
occurred, the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loan
Advances shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the
Interest Rate plus two percent (2%) per annum effective as of and
from the date such Event of Default first occurred, as determined
by Agent.
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Charges to
Loan Account .
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At Agent's option, exercised in
Agent's sole discretion, Agent may (a) deduct the aggregate amount
of principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses, and other charges
and amounts provided for in this Agreement or in any other Loan
Documents from any Revolving Loan Advance on the due date thereof,
(b) treat such amounts as a Revolving Loan Advance or (c) disburse
such amount by way of direct payment, which such disbursement shall
be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Advance.
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Allocation
of Payments; Pro Rata Treatment and Limit of Interest
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Each Borrowing
of Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of Lenders.
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Prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default, all Revenues received by Agent
or any Lender from Borrower shall be applied to the Obligations as
follows: first , to pay pro rata any fees and
expenses then due to Agent hereunder or under the Loan Documents
until paid in full, second , to repay the principal amount
of all outstanding Obligations until paid in full, and third
, to pay interest then due and owing in respect of the
Loans. Each payment on account of any fees pursuant to
Article II shall be made pro rata in accordance with the
respective amounts due and owing. Each payment (other
than prepayments) by Borrower on account of principal of and
interest on the Loans shall be allocated, subject to Section
1.7 , pro rata among Lenders in accordance with the respective
principal amounts of their outstanding Loans.
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Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all
Revenues received by Agent or any Lender from Borrower shall be
applied to the Obligations as follows:
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FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out of
pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) of
Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of Lenders under the
Loan Documents and to any Agent Advances;
SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to Agent
hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
THIRD, to the payment of all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses, (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) of each of the Lenders in connection with enforcing its
rights under the Loan Documents;
FOURTH, to the payment of the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans, pro rata, as set forth
below;
FIFTH, to all other Obligations that shall have
become due and payable under the Loan Documents and not repaid
pursuant to clauses "FIRST" through "FOURTH" above; and
SIXTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to
the Borrower or other Person lawfully entitled to received such
surplus.
In carrying out the foregoing, each of the
Lenders shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share (based
on the proportion of its outstanding amounts in each clause) of
amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses "THIRD",
"FOURTH", and "FIFTH" above.
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Lenders do not
intend to charge interest at a rate in excess of the highest rate
permitted by Applicable Law. Interest on any outstanding
principal balance shall be spread over the entire period that such
principal balance is outstanding. Any excess interest
charges paid by Borrower to Lenders shall be applied to reduce the
outstanding principal balance of the Obligations.
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Renewal and
Termination .
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This Agreement
and the Commitments made hereunder shall expire on the Termination
Date. Borrower may terminate this Agreement on a date
other than the Termination Date, by payment to Agent of the Early
Termination Fee as provided in Section 2.7 , together with
all other payments due upon such termination as provided in this
Agreement. The Lender Group may terminate this Agreement
at any time during the existence of an Event of Default.
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Upon the
termination of this Agreement for any reason, Borrower shall be
required to pay, discharge and satisfy, no later than the effective
date of such termination, the Loans, all accrued and unpaid
interest and fees, any Early Termination Fee, and all other
non-contingent Obligations then outstanding.
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All
undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and representations
of Borrower contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall survive any such termination, and Agent shall
retain each and every Security Interest, and Agent and Lenders
shall retain all other rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders, as
applicable, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
notwithstanding such termination until Borrower has paid the
amounts described in Section 1.6(b) .
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Notwithstanding
the payment in full of the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest
and fees, any Early Termination Fee, and all other non-contingent
Obligations outstanding, Agent shall not be required to terminate
its Security Interests unless, with respect to any loss or damage
Agent may incur as a result of dishonored checks or other items of
payment received by Agent from Borrower or any Account Debtor and
applied to the Obligations, Agent shall (i) have received a written
agreement executed by Borrower and Borrower shall use its best
efforts to obtain a written agreement executed by any Person whose
loans or other advances to Borrower are used in whole or in part to
satisfy the Obligations, the indemnification of Agent for any such
loss or damage; or (ii) have retained such monetary reserves and
its Security Interest for such period of time as Agent, in its
Permitted Discretion, may deem necessary to protect it from any
such loss or damage.
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Borrower shall make each payment
hereunder and under the Revolving Notes not later than 1:00 pm East
Coast Time on the day when due. Payments made by
Borrower shall be in Dollars to Agent at its address referred to in
Section 13.6 in immediately available funds without
deduction, withholding, setoff or counterclaim. As soon
as practicable after Agent receives payment from Borrower, but in
no event later than one Business Day after such payment has been
made, subject to Section 1.2(d)(ii) , Agent will cause
to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal,
interest, or fees (other than amounts payable to Agent to reimburse
Agent for fees and expenses payable solely to them pursuant to
Article II ) or expenses payable to Agent and Lenders
in accordance with Section 13.7 ratably to Lenders, and
like funds relating to the payment of any other amounts payable to
such Lender. Borrower's obligations to Lenders with
respect to such payments shall be discharged by making such
payments to Agent pursuant to this Section 1.7 or if
not timely paid or any Event of Default then exists, may be added
to the principal amount of the Revolving Loan Advances
outstanding.
Subject to Section 1.7 ,
if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary,
involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff upon the
consent of Agent) on account of the Loans made by it in excess of
its pro rata share of such payment as provided in this Agreement,
such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to
cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment accruing
to all Lenders in accordance with their respective ratable shares
as provided for in this Agreement; provided , however
, that if all or any portion of such excess is thereafter recovered
from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall
be rescinded and each such Lender shall repay to the purchasing
Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together
with an amount equal to such Lender's ratable share (according to
the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender's required
repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing
Lender) or any interest or other amount paid or payable by the
purchasing Lender in respect to the total amount so
recovered. Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing
a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section
1.8 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all
of its rights of payment (including the right of setoff upon the
consent of Agent) with respect to such participation as fully as if
such Lender were the direct creditor of Borrower in the amount of
such participation.
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All payments
made by Borrower hereunder or under any Revolving Note will be,
except as provided in Section 1.9(b) , made free and
clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or
future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other
charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any
Governmental Authority or by any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but
excluding any tax imposed on or measured by the net income or
profits or gross receipts of a Lender pursuant to the laws of the
United States or the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the
jurisdiction in which the principal office or applicable lending
office of such Lender is located or any subdivision thereof or
therein (the " Excluded Taxes ")) and all interest,
penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (all such
non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or
other charges being referred to collectively as " Payment
Taxes "). If any Payment Taxes are so levied or
imposed, Borrower agrees to pay the full amount of such Payment
Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that
every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, after withholding or deduction for or on account of
any Payment Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for
herein or therein. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written
request, for the amount of any Payment Taxes so levied or imposed
and paid by such Lender.
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Each Foreign
Lender agrees to deliver to Borrower and Agent on or prior to the
Closing Date, or in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or
transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to
Section 13.4(c) (unless the respective Lender was
already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment or
transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to such
Foreign Lender, two accurate and complete original signed copies of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN, W-8 ECI or W-8 IMY, as
applicable (or successor forms) certifying such Foreign Lender's
entitlement to a complete exemption from United States withholding
tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and
under any Revolving Note. In addition, each Foreign
Lender agrees that it will deliver updated versions of the
foregoing, as applicable, whenever the previous certification has
become obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, together
with such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or
establish the entitlement of such Foreign Lender to a continued
exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax with
respect to payments under this Agreement and any Revolving
Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 1.9(a) , but subject to the immediately
succeeding sentence, (x) Borrower shall be entitled, to the extent
it is required to do so by law, to deduct or withhold Payment Taxes
imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein) from interest, fees or other
amounts payable hereunder for the account of any Foreign Lender to
the extent that such Foreign Lender has not provided to Borrower
Internal Revenue Service Forms that establish a complete exemption
from such deduction or withholding and (y) Borrower shall not be
obligated pursuant to Section 1.9(a) to gross-up payments to
be made to a Foreign Lender in respect of Payment Taxes imposed by
the United States if such Foreign Lender has not provided to
Borrower the Internal Revenue Service Forms required to be provided
to Borrower pursuant to this Section 1.9(b)
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
the preceding sentence or elsewhere in this Section 1.9 ,
Borrower agrees to pay additional amounts and to indemnify each
Foreign Lender in the manner set forth in Section 1.9(a)
(without regard to the identity of the jurisdiction requiring the
deduction or withholding) in respect of any amounts deducted or
withheld by it as described in the immediately preceding sentence
as a result of any changes after the Closing Date in any applicable
law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order, or
in the interpretation thereof, relating to the deducting or
withholding of Payment Taxes.
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Each Lender
agrees to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to
change its lending office) to avoid or to minimize any amounts that
might otherwise be payable pursuant to this Section 1.9 ;
provided , however , that such efforts shall not
cause the imposition on such Lender of any additional costs or
legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such Lender in its sole
discretion to be material.
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If Borrower
pays any additional amount pursuant to this Section 1.9 with
respect to a Lender, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to
obtain a refund of tax or credit against its tax liabilities on
account of such payment; provided that such Lender shall have no
obligation to use such reasonable efforts if either (i) it is in an
excess foreign tax credit position or (ii) it believes in good
faith, in its sole discretion, that claiming a refund or credit
would cause adverse tax consequences to it. In the event
that such Lender receives such a refund or credit, such Lender
shall pay to Borrower an amount that such Lender reasonably
determines is equal to the net tax benefit obtained by such Lender
as a result of such payment by Borrower. In the event
that no refund or credit is obtained with respect to Borrower's
payments to such Lender pursuant to this Section 1.9 , then
such Lender shall upon request provide a certification that such
Lender has not received a refund or credit for such
payments. Nothing contained in this
Section 1.9 shall require a Lender to disclose or
detail the basis of its calculation of the amount of any tax
benefit or any other amount or the basis of its determination
referred to in the proviso to the first sentence of Section
1.9(a) to Borrower or any other party.
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In addition,
Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, documentary,
privilege, intangible or similar Taxes or any other excise or
property Taxes, charges or similar levies that arise at any time or
from time to time (other than Excluded Taxes) (i) from any payment
made under any and all Loan Documents, (ii) from the transfer of
the rights of any Lender under any Loan Documents to any other
Lender or Lenders or (iii) from the execution or delivery by
Borrower of, or from the filing or recording or maintenance of, or
otherwise with respect to, any and all Loan Documents (hereinafter
referred to as " Other Taxes ").
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Borrower will
indemnify each Lender and Agent for the full amount of Payment
Taxes (including, without duplication, any Payment Taxes imposed by
any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 1.9
), subject to (i) the exclusion set out in the first sentence of
Section 1.9(a) , and (ii) the provisions of Section
1.9(b) , and will indemnify each Lender and Agent for the full
amount of Other Taxes (including, without duplication, any Payment
Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this
Section 1.9 ) paid by such Lender or Agent (on its own
behalf or on behalf of any Lender), as the case may be, in respect
of payments made or to be made hereunder, and any liability
(including penalties, interest and expenses) arising solely
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Payment
Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
asserted. Payment of this indemnification shall be made
within thirty (30) days from the date such Lender or Agent, as the
case may be, makes written demand therefor.
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Within thirty
(30) days after the date of any payment of Payment Taxes or Other
Taxes, the applicable Borrower shall furnish to Agent, at its
address referred to in Section 13.6 , the original or
certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
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Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Borrower
hereunder, the agreements and o
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