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Exhibit 10.1
Customer No.
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RBC BANK
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
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This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
entered into as of the 31 st day of December 2008, by and
between RBC BANK (USA) ("Bank") and A.D.A.M., INC.
("Borrower").
RECITALS
Borrower wishes to obtain credit from time to time from Bank,
and Bank desires to extend credit to Borrower for use by Borrower
in its business. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
on which Bank will advance credit to Borrower.
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION .
1.1 Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not
defined in the specific section in which they are used shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit A . Terms not
defined in a specific section or in Exhibit A which are
defined in the Code shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in the Code.
1.2 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not
specifically defined in Exhibit A shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP and all calculations shall be made in
accordance with GAAP. The term "financial statements" shall include
the accompanying notes and schedules.
1.3 Use and Application of Terms . To the end of
achieving the full realization by Bank of its rights and remedies
under this Agreement, including payment in full of the Obligations,
in using and applying the various terms, provisions and conditions
in this Agreement, the following shall apply: (i) the terms
"hereby", "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and any similar words
refer to this Agreement; (ii) words in the masculine gender
mean and include correlative words of the feminine and neuter
genders and words importing the singular numbered meaning include
the plural number, and vice versa; (iii) words importing
persons include firms, companies, associations, general
partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships,
limited liability limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, trusts, business trusts, corporations and other
registered or legal organizations, including public and
quasi-public bodies, as well as individuals; (iv) the use of
the terms "including" or "included in", or the use of examples
generally, are not intended to be limiting, but shall mean, without
limitation, the examples provided and others that are not listed,
whether similar or dissimilar; (v) the phrase "costs and
expenses", or variations thereof, shall include, without
limitation, the reasonable fees of the following persons:
attorneys, legal assistants, accountants, engineers, surveyors,
appraisers and other professionals and service providers;
(vi) as the context requires, the word "and" may have a joint
meaning or a several meaning and the word "or" may have an
inclusive meaning or an exclusive meaning; (vii) this
Agreement shall not be applied, interpreted and construed more
strictly against a person because that person or that
person’s attorney drafted this Agreement; and
(viii) wherever possible each provision of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted and applied in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Requirements
of Law, but if any provision of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents shall be prohibited or invalid under such law, or
the application thereof shall be prohibited or invalid under such
law, such provision shall be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions, or the application thereof shall be in a
manner and to an extent permissible under applicable Requirements
of Law.
2. CREDIT EXTENSIONS .
2.1 Credit Extensions . Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and provided that no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, Bank shall make available to
Borrower the following Credit Facilities and Credit Extensions
thereunder: a Revolving Facility, Letters of Credit and a Term
Loan. The Credit Facilities and related Credit Extensions which are
to be made available to Borrower are more fully described below in
this Section 2.1 and unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Credit Facilities and related Credit Extensions
shall be evidenced by one or more Promissory Notes from Borrower to
Bank and the Credit Extensions shall bear interest, and the Credit
Extensions, the interest and the fees, charges, premiums and costs
and expenses associated therewith, shall be repayable in accordance
with the terms of such Promissory Notes and this Agreement.
(a) Revolving Facility . At any time from the date hereof
through the Revolving Maturity Date, Borrower may request and Bank
agrees to make advances ("Advance" or "Advances") to Borrower for
use in its business – and not for any other purpose. Borrower
may request no more than two (2) Advances in a calendar month.
The aggregate amount of outstanding Advances shall not exceed at
any time (i) the lesser of (A) the Committed Revolving
Line or (B) the Borrowing Base, minus the aggregate face
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit. If no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, amounts borrowed under the
Revolving Facility may be repaid and reborrowed at any time prior
to the Revolving Maturity Date.
(b) Term Loan Facility . On the Closing Date, Borrower
may request and Bank agrees to make a term loan advance (the "Term
Loan Advance") to Borrower to refinance existing debt and for other
general corporate purposes - and for no other purposes.
(c) Reserved .
(d) Letters of Credit . At any time from the date hereof
through the Revolving Maturity Date, Borrower may request and Bank
agrees to issue, or cause to be issued, letters of credit for the
account of Borrower (each, a "Letter of Credit" and, collectively,
the "Letters of Credit") in an aggregate outstanding face amount
not to exceed the amount of Advances available under the Revolving
Facility at the time of any such issuance; provided (i) any
such request shall be subject to availability of Advances under the
Revolving Facility; (ii) the availability of Advances shall be
reduced by the aggregate outstanding face amount of Letters of
Credit issued by Bank for the account of Borrower under this
subsection plus any other amounts which become due and owing by
Borrower to Bank under this subsection and any amounts which become
due and owing in connection with the Letters of Credit; and
(iii) in no event shall the aggregate outstanding face amount
of Letters of Credit plus any other amounts which become due and
owing by Borrower to Bank under this subsection and in connection
with the Letters of Credit exceed Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000). All Letters of Credit shall be, in form
and substance, acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion. The
Letters of Credit and Borrower’s reimbursement obligations to
Bank in connection therewith shall be subject to and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of Bank’s form of standard
application and letter of credit agreement (which Borrower shall
execute and deliver to Bank prior to the issuance of any Letters of
Credit), this Agreement and separate Promissory Notes if Borrower
is requested to execute Promissory Notes in connection with the
application and letter of credit agreement; and, to the extent a
conflict exists or conflicts exist between the aforementioned
application and letter of credit agreement, Promissory Notes and
this Agreement, Bank shall have the right to resolve such conflict
or conflicts and Bank’s resolution thereof shall be binding
on Borrower.
2.2 Credit Extensions – Disbursements . Whenever
Borrower desires an Advance, Borrower shall notify Bank (which
notice shall be irrevocable) by facsimile transmission or telephone
no later than 10:00 a.m. eastern time, on the Business Day on which
Borrower desires the Advance to be made. Each notification by
facsimile transmission shall include the information requested on
the form attached as Exhibit B , shall be submitted
substantially in the form of Exhibit B and shall be signed
by a Responsible Officer or a designee thereof. Each notification
by telephone shall include the information requested on the form
attached as Exhibit B and each notification by
telephone shall be followed within one (1) Business Day by a
facsimile transmission which meets
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the criteria regarding a facsimile transmission.
Bank shall be entitled to rely on any telephonic notice given by a
person who Bank reasonably believes to be a Responsible Officer or
a designee thereof. Bank shall not have any liability to Borrower
or any other person for its failure to make an Advance on the date
requested by Borrower, unless such failure is the result of willful
misconduct or gross negligence of Bank; and if Bank’s failure
is a result of willful misconduct or gross negligence, its
liability shall be limited to actual damages only – Bank
shall not be liable for indirect, speculative, consequential or
punitive damages and losses. If Borrower maintains its operating
deposit account with Bank, Bank will credit the amount of the
Advances and Term Loan Advances to such account. If Borrower does
not maintain its operating deposit account with Bank, Bank will
issue to Borrower for deposit in its operating deposit account a
bank check or other negotiable instrument drawn on Bank in the
amount of the Advances or the Term Loan Advance.
2.3 Overadvances . If, at any time, the aggregate amount
of the outstanding principal under any Credit Extension exceeds the
maximum amount that is permitted to be outstanding at any one time,
as provided in this Section 2, the Borrower shall immediately
pay to Bank, in cash, the amount of such excess.
2.4 Charging of Payments . Bank may, at its option,
set-off and apply to the Obligations and otherwise exercise its
rights of recoupment as to any and all (i) balances and
deposits of Borrower held by Bank, (ii) indebtedness and other
obligations at any time owing to or for the credit or the account
of Borrower by Bank and by any of Bank’s Affiliates. Bank
may, at its option, also charge all payments required to be made on
any of the Obligations against the Committed Revolving Line. If
Bank charges the aforementioned payments against the Committed
Revolving Line, the same shall be deemed an Advance thereunder and
the amount of the Advance shall thereafter accrue interest at the
interest rate applicable from time to time to Advances; and if Bank
charges payments as aforesaid, Bank may, in its discretion, limit,
declare a moratorium on and terminate Borrower’s right under
this Agreement to receive additional Advances, all without prior
notice to Borrower, unless notice is otherwise specifically
required under this Agreement – and Bank’s decision to
do one of the foregoing does not prevent it from later doing any
one or more of the others.
2.5 Fees . In addition to the other fees, charges, costs
and expenses required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay to Bank the fees,
charges, costs and expenses set forth in this Section 2.5.
(a) Facility Fee . On or before the Closing Date,
Borrower shall pay to Bank a facility fee of Seventy Five Thousand
Dollars ($75,000) for the commitment made in Section 2.1,
which fee shall be nonrefundable.
(b) Bank Expenses . On the Closing Date, Borrower shall
pay to Bank all Bank Expenses incurred through the Closing Date and
shall pay, as and when demand is so made by Bank to Borrower, all
Bank Expenses incurred relating to completion, after the Closing
Date, of matters related to closing of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank’s legal fees in regard to
the closing of this Agreement shall be capped at $10,000 unless
otherwise agreed upon by Borrower. Borrower shall be responsible
for its own fees and expenses, including its legal fees.
(c) Letter of Credit Fees . Prior to or simultaneously
with the opening of each Letter of Credit, Borrower shall pay to
Bank, a letter of credit fee (each a "Letter of Credit Fee" and
collectively the "Letter of Credit Fees") in an amount equal to one
and one half percent (1.50%) per annum of the face amount of
the Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fees shall be paid upon
the opening of each Letter of Credit and upon each anniversary
thereof, if any. In addition, Borrower shall pay to Bank all other
reasonable and customary amendment, negotiation, processing,
transfer or other fees to the extent and as and when required by
the provisions of any agreement executed by Borrower in connection
with the issuance of any Letter of Credit.
2.6 Documentary and Intangible Taxes; Additional Costs .
To the extent not prohibited by law and notwithstanding who is
liable for payment of the taxes and fees, Borrower shall pay, on
Bank’s demand, all intangible personal property taxes,
documentary stamp taxes, excise taxes and other similar taxes
assessed, charged and required to be paid in connection with the
Credit Extensions and any extension, renewal and modification
thereof, or assessed, charged and required to be paid in connection
with this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents and any
extension, renewal and modification of any of the foregoing. If,
with respect to this
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Agreement or the transactions hereunder, any
Requirement of Law (i) subjects Bank to any tax (except
federal, state and local income taxes on the overall net income of
Bank), (ii) imposes, modifies and deems applicable any deposit
insurance, reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against
assets held by, or deposits in, or loans by Bank, or
(iii) imposes upon Bank any other condition, and the result of
any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Bank, reduce the
income receivable by Bank or impose any expense upon Bank with
respect to the Obligations, Borrower agrees to pay to Bank the
amount of such increase in cost, reduction in income or additional
expense within thirty (30) days following presentation by Bank
of a statement of the amount and setting forth Bank’s
calculation thereof, all in reasonable detail, which statement
shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error.
2.7 Term of Agreement . This Agreement shall become
effective on the Closing Date and shall continue in full force and
effect until the last to occur of (i) payment in full of all
of the Obligations or (ii) termination of Bank’s
obligation to make Credit Extensions under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank shall have the right to limit,
declare a moratorium on and terminate its obligation to make Credit
Extensions under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default;
and such action by Bank shall not constitute a termination of this
Agreement, shall not constitute a termination of Borrower’s
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
shall not adversely affect or impair Bank’s security
interests in the Collateral. Bank’s decision to do any one of
the foregoing (i.e., limit, declare a moratorium and terminate its
obligations to make Credit Extensions) shall not prevent it from
exercising any one or more of the other options available to it at
any other time.
3. CONDITIONS OF CREDIT EXTENSIONS .
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension .
The obligation of Bank to make the initial Credit Extension is
subject to the condition precedent that all of the conditions and
requirements set forth in this Section 3.1 and
Section 3.2 have been satisfied and completed, or the
satisfaction and completion thereof waived by Bank. If all of the
conditions are not met to Bank’s satisfaction, or the
completion thereof waived by Bank, Bank may, at its option,
(i) withhold disbursement until the same are met,
(ii) close and require that any unsatisfied conditions be
satisfied as a condition subsequent to closing within such period
of time as may be designated by the Bank or (iii) terminate
its obligation to make any Credit Extension and recover from
Borrower all Bank Expenses incurred by Bank in connection with its
preparations for making the Credit Extensions, together with the
fees and other costs and expenses required to be paid by Borrower
under the Loan Documents. A waiver by Bank of a condition or
requirement must be in writing to be effective and a waiver as to
one or more conditions or requirements shall not constitute a
waiver as to other conditions or requirements and shall not
establish a "course of dealing or practice" that would require a
waiver of the same or a similar condition or requirement at some
later time.
(a) Loan Documents, etc . Bank shall have received an
original of this Agreement, duly executed by Borrower and any other
persons who are parties hereto, and all of the information,
certifications, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals,
title and other insurance policies and commitments, financial
statements, financing statements, agreements, documents and records
listed on the Closing Memorandum and Checklist as items to be
received, reviewed, completed, executed, recorded, filed and
satisfied prior to Bank making the initial Credit Extension, and
such other information, agreements, documents and records as Bank
and its counsel may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate.
(b) Payment of Fees . Bank shall have received payment of
the fees and Bank Expenses then due, as specified in
Section 2.
(c) No Event of Default . No Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing as of the Closing Date, or after giving
effect to the initial Credit Extension to be made at or immediately
after closing.
(d) Additional Matters . All other legal and non-legal
matters as Bank or its counsel deem reasonably necessary or
appropriate to be satisfied, completed and received prior to the
initial Credit Extension shall be satisfied, completed and received
in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel; and
Bank’s counsel shall have received duly executed counterpart
originals, or certified or other such copies of all records as such
counsel may reasonably request.
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3.2 Conditions Precedent to All Credit
Extensions . The obligation of Bank to make each Credit
Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is further
subject to all of the conditions and requirements set forth in this
Section 3.2 being satisfied and completed, or the satisfaction
and completion thereof waived by Bank.
(a) Loan Payment/Advance Request Form . Bank shall have
received, as and when required, a completed Loan Payment/Advance
Request Form in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default .
The representations and warranties referenced in Section 5 and
in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of
the date of such Loan Payment/Advance Request Form and on the
effective date of each Credit Extension as though made at and as of
each such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, or would exist after giving effect to such Credit
Extension (provided, however, that those representations and
warranties expressly referring to another date shall be true,
correct and complete as of such date). The making of each Credit
Extension shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by
Borrower on the date of such Credit Extension as to the accuracy of
the facts referred to in this subsection.
(c) Audit of Collateral . In the case of any Advances
under the Revolving Facility, at Bank’s election, the Bank
shall have received and conducted an audit of the Collateral
(including, without limitation, Borrower’s Accounts), the
results of which shall be satisfactory to the Bank.
4. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST .
4.1 Grant of Security Interest . Borrower grants and
pledges to Bank a continuing security interest in all presently
existing and hereafter acquired or arising Collateral to secure the
prompt repayment of any and all Obligations and to secure the
prompt performance by Borrower of each of its covenants, duties and
obligations under the Loan Documents. Except as set forth in the
Schedule, such security interest constitutes a valid, first
priority security interest in the presently existing Collateral,
and will constitute a valid, first priority security interest in
Collateral acquired or arising after the date hereof.
Notwithstanding any limitation of, moratorium on or termination of
Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions under this
Agreement, Bank’s security interest on the Collateral shall
remain in full force and effect for so long as any Obligations are
outstanding.
4.2 Delivery of Additional Documentation Required .
Borrower shall from time to time execute and deliver to Bank, at
the request of Bank, all Negotiable Collateral, all Financing
Statements and other documents and records that Bank may request,
in form and substance satisfactory to Bank and its counsel, to
perfect and continue perfected Bank’s security interests in
the Collateral and in order to fully consummate all of the
transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby
consents to the filing by Bank of Financing Statements and such
other instruments and documents in any jurisdictions or locations
deemed advisable or necessary in Bank’s discretion to
preserve, protect and perfect Bank’s security interest and
rights in the Collateral. Borrower further consents to and ratifies
the filing of such Financing Statements and other instruments and
documents prior to the Closing Date. If Borrower has executed and
delivered to Bank a separate security agreement or agreements in
connection with any or all of the Obligations, that security
agreement or those security agreements and the security interests
created therein shall be in addition to and not in substitution of
this Agreement and the security interests created hereby, and this
Agreement shall be in addition to and not in substitution of the
other security agreement or agreements and the security interests
created thereby. In all cases this Agreement and the aforesaid
security agreement or agreements, as well as all other evidences or
records of any and all of the Obligations and agreements of
Borrower, Bank and other persons who may be obligated on any of the
Obligations, shall be applied and enforced in harmony with and in
conjunction with each other to the end that Bank realizes fully
upon its rights and remedies in each and the Liens created by each;
and, to the extent conflicts exist between this Agreement and the
other security agreements and records, they shall be resolved in
favor of Bank for the purpose of achieving the full realization of
Bank’s rights and remedies thereunder and the Liens as
aforesaid.
4.3 Power of Attorney . Borrower does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint Bank its true and lawful attorney with full
power of substitution, for it and in its name, place and stead, to
execute, deliver and file such agreements, documents, notices,
statements and records, to include, without limitation, Financing
Statements, and to do or undertake such other acts as Bank, in its
sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and to
otherwise preserve, protect and perfect the security of the
security interest in the Collateral. The foregoing appointment is
and the same shall be coupled with an interest in favor of
Bank.
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4.4 Right to Inspect and Audit . Bank
(through any of its officers, employees, agents or other persons
designated by Bank) shall have the right, upon reasonable prior
notice, from time to time during Borrower’s usual business
hours, to inspect Borrower’s Books and to make copies thereof
and to inspect, check, test, audit and appraise the Collateral and
Borrower’s business affairs in order to verify
Borrower’s financial condition or the amount, condition of,
or any other matter relating to the Collateral and Borrower’s
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, provided, however, Borrower shall not be
obligated to reimburse Bank for more than two (2) inspections
during any fiscal year while no Event of Default exists. Borrower
shall permit representatives of Bank to discuss the business,
operations, properties and financial and other conditions of
Borrower with its officers, board members, executives, managers,
members, partners, employees, agents, independent certified public
accountants and others, as applicable. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4, Bank shall not be
required to give prior notice or limit its inspections to normal
business hours if it deems an emergency or other extraordinary
situation to exist with respect to the Collateral, Borrower’s
Books and its other rights hereunder.
4.5 Collection of Accounts . In addition to its other
rights and remedies in this Agreement, Bank shall have the rights
and remedies set forth in this Section 4.5, all of which may
be exercised by Bank upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default:
(a) Bank is authorized and empowered at any time in its sole
discretion (i) to require Borrower to notify, or itself to
notify, either in its own name or in the name of Borrower, all or
any of the Borrower’s account debtors, and any other person
obligated to Borrower, that Borrower’s Accounts have been
assigned to Bank and to request in its name, in the name of
Borrower or in the name of a third person, confirmation from any
such account debtor or other person of the amount payable and any
other matter stated therein or relating thereto, (ii) to
demand, collect, settle, compromise for, recover payment of, to
hold as additional security for the Obligations and to apply
against the Obligations any and all sums which are now owing and
which may hereafter arise and become due and owing upon any of said
Accounts and upon any other obligation to Borrower (to include
making, settling, adjusting, collecting and recovering payment of
all claims under and decisions with respect to Borrower’s
policies of insurance), (iii) to enforce payment of any
Account and any other obligation of any person to Borrower either
in its own name or in the name of Borrower, (iv) to endorse in
the name of Borrower and to collect any instrument or other medium
of payment, whether tangible or electronic, tendered or received in
payment of the Accounts that constitute Collateral and any other
obligation to Borrower; (v) to sign Borrower’s name on
any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Account, drafts
against account debtors, schedules and assignments of Accounts,
verifications of Accounts and notices to account debtors; and
(vi) dispose of any Collateral constituting Accounts and to
convert any Collateral constituting Accounts into other forms of
Collateral. But, under no circumstances shall Bank be under any
duty to act in regard to any of the foregoing matters. Without
limiting the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof, but in addition
thereto, Borrower hereby appoints Bank and any employee or
representative of Bank as Bank may from time to time designate, as
attorneys-in-fact for Borrower, to sign and endorse in the name of
Borrower, to give notices in the name of Borrower and to perform
all other actions necessary or desirable in the reasonable
discretion of Bank to effect these provisions and carry out the
intent hereof. Borrower hereby ratifies and approves all acts of
such attorneys-in-fact and neither Bank nor any other such
attorneys-in-fact will be liable for any acts of commission or
omission or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law.
The foregoing power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable
so long as any Account pledged and assigned to Bank remains unpaid
and this Agreement or any other Loan Document is in force. The
costs and expenses of such collection and enforcement shall be
borne solely by Borrower whether the same are incurred by Bank or
on behalf of Bank or Borrower and, if paid or incurred by Bank, the
same shall be an Obligation owing by Borrower to Bank, payable on
demand with interest at the Default Rate, and secured by this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes and consents to all account debtors and other persons
communicating with Bank, or its agent, with respect to
Borrower’s property, business and affairs and to all of the
foregoing persons acting upon and in accordance with Bank’s,
or its representative’s, instructions, directions and
demands, including, without limitation, Bank’s request and
demand to pay money and deliver other property to Bank or
Bank’s representatives, all without liability to Borrower for
so doing.
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(b) At Bank’s request, Borrower will
forthwith upon receipt of all checks, drafts, cash and other
tangible and electronic remittances in payment or on account of
Borrower’s Accounts, deposit the same in a special bank
account maintained with Bank or its representative, over which Bank
and its representative (as applicable) have the sole power of
withdrawal and will designate with each such deposit the particular
Account upon which the remittance was made. The funds in said
account shall be held by Bank as security for the Obligations. Said
proceeds shall be deposited in precisely the form received except
for the endorsement of Borrower where necessary to permit
collection of items, which endorsement Borrower agrees to make, and
which endorsement Bank and its representative (as applicable) are
also hereby authorized to make on Borrower’s behalf. Pending
such deposit, Borrower agrees that it will not commingle any such
checks, drafts, cash and other remittances with any of
Borrower’s funds or property, but will hold them separate and
apart therefrom and upon an express trust for Bank until deposit
thereof is made in the special account. Bank may at anytime and
from time to time, in its sole discretion, apply any part of the
credit balance in the special account to the payment of all or any
of the Obligations, whether or not the same be due, and to payment
of any other obligations owing to Bank under or on account of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. In the event the
balance of the Obligations outstanding is ZERO at anytime prior to
the Revolving Maturity Date, and provided no Event of Default has
occurred or is continuing, Bank will pay over to the Borrower any
excess good and collected funds received by Bank from Borrower as
aforesaid. On the Revolving Maturity Date and upon the full and
final payment of all of the Obligations and the other obligations
as aforesaid, together with a termination of Bank’s
obligation to make additional Advances, Bank will pay over to the
Borrower any excess good and collected funds received by Bank from
Borrower, whether received as a deposit in the special account or
received as a direct payment on any of the Obligations.
(c) Bank shall have the absolute and unconditional right to
apply for and to obtain the appointment of a receiver, custodian or
similar official for all or a portion of the Collateral, including,
without limitation, the Accounts, to, among other things, manage
and sell the same, or any part thereof, and to collect and apply
the proceeds therefrom to payment of the Obligations as provided in
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In the event of such
application, Borrower consents to the appointment of such receiver,
custodian or similar official and agrees that such receiver,
custodian or similar official may be appointed without notice to
Borrower, without regard to the adequacy of any security for the
Obligations secured hereby and without regard to the solvency of
Borrower or any other person who or which may be liable for the
payment of the Obligations or any other obligations of Borrower
hereunder. All costs and expenses related to the appointment of a
receiver, custodian or other similar official hereunder shall be
the responsibility of Borrower, but if paid by Bank, Borrower
hereby agrees to pay to Bank, on demand, all such costs and
expenses, together with interest thereon from the date of payment
at the Default Rate. All sums so paid by Bank, and the interest
thereon, shall be an Obligation owing by Borrower to Bank, and
secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the appointment of any receiver, custodian or other
similar official, Bank shall be entitled as pledgee to the
possession and control of any cash, deposits, accounts, account
receivables, documents, chattel paper, documents of title or
instruments at the present or any future time held by, or payable
or deliverable under the terms of the Loan Documents to Bank.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .
Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that the
certifications, representations and warranties set forth in the
Certificate of Borrower which has been executed and delivered by
Borrower to Bank contemporaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Borrower to Bank are true, correct and
accurate as of the date of this Agreement or such other date as may
be specifically set forth in a particular certification,
representation or warranty; and Borrower agrees that such
certifications, representations and warranties shall be continuing
certifications, representations and warranties of Borrower to
Bank.
6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .
Borrower covenants and agrees that until the termination of
Bank’s obligation under this Agreement to make Credit
Extensions and the payment in full of the Obligations, Borrower
shall do each and all of the matters set forth in this
Section 6; and Borrower acknowledges to Bank that the breach
or default by Borrower of any of the covenants and agreements set
forth below in this Section 6 is and the same shall be
material.
6.1 Good Standing and Government Compliance . Borrower
shall maintain in good standing its and each of its
Subsidiaries’ organizational existence in their respective
jurisdictions of organization and maintain qualification in each
jurisdiction in which the
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conduct of their respective businesses or their
respective ownership of property requires that they be so
qualified. Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each Subsidiary
to comply with all Requirements of Law to which they are subject,
and without limiting the foregoing with respect to compliance with
all Requirements of Law, Borrower shall remain in material
compliance with and each of its Subsidiaries shall remain in
material compliance with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act,
as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of
the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter
V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive
order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening
America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And
Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). Borrower shall
maintain, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, in
force all licenses, approvals and agreements, the loss of which or
failure to comply with which could have a Material Adverse Effect,
or an adverse effect in a material manner on the Collateral or the
priority of Bank’s security interest in the
Collateral.
6.2 Payment/Performance . Borrower shall pay when due all
amounts owing to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and promptly perform all other obligations of Borrower
thereunder and hereunder.
6.3 Use of Loan Funds . Borrower shall use all loan
proceeds disbursed to Borrower only for the purposes stated in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
6.4 Financial Statements; Reports; Certificates .
(a) Borrower shall deliver to Bank each and all of the financial
statements, reports, certificates and other records referenced
under this subsection (a) and such other statements, reports,
certificates and records as Bank may reasonably request from time
to time.
(i) As soon as available, but in any event within forty five
(45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, Borrower shall
deliver to Bank an unaudited consolidated balance sheet and a
statement of income and retained earnings prepared in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied, covering Borrower’s
consolidated operations during such period, in a form acceptable to
Bank and certified by a Responsible Officer.
(ii) Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008, as soon as available, but in any event within one hundred
fifty (150) days after the end of Borrower’s fiscal
year, Borrower shall deliver to Bank audited consolidated financial
statements of Borrower (including a balance sheet, an income
statement and a statement of retained earnings, each with the
related notes and changes in the financial position for such year
and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the prior
year) prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied,
together with an opinion on such financial statements that is
unqualified or qualified in a manner acceptable to Bank from Grant
Thornton or another independent certified public accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to Bank.
(iii) If applicable, Borrower shall deliver to Bank copies of
all statements, reports and notices sent or made available
generally by Borrower to its security holders or to any holders of
Subordinated Debt and all reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(iv) Promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, Borrower shall
deliver to Bank a report of any legal actions pending or threatened
against Borrower or any Subsidiary that could result in damages or
costs to Borrower or any Subsidiary of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) or more.
(v) Borrower shall deliver to Bank such budgets, sales
projections, operating plans or other financial information
generally prepared by Borrower in the ordinary course of business
as Bank may reasonably request from time to time.
(vi) Within twenty (20) days after the last day of each
fiscal quarter, Borrower shall deliver to Bank a report signed by
Borrower, in form reasonably acceptable to Bank, listing any
applications or registrations that Borrower has made or filed in
respect of any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks and the status of
any outstanding applications or registrations, as well as any
change in Borrower’s Intellectual Property Collateral,
including, but not limited to, any subsequent ownership right of
Borrower in or to any Trademark, Patent or Copyright not specified
in Exhibits A, B and C to the Intellectual Property Security
Agreement or Negative Pledge Agreement delivered to Bank by
Borrower in connection with this Agreement.
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(vii) As soon as available, but in any event
within ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month,
Borrower shall deliver to Bank copies of minutes of meetings of the
Borrower’s board of directors.
(b) Within ten (10) days after the last calendar day of
each month so long as any amounts remain outstanding under the
Revolving Facility, Borrower shall deliver to Bank a Borrowing Base
Certificate dated and signed by a Responsible Officer in
substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, together with
aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable and a
schedule of future billings.
(c) Borrower shall deliver to Bank with the quarterly financial
statements a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer
in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.
(d) At least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of
each fiscal year of Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Bank a
detailed annual budget, and Borrower shall notify Bank of each
material change to or deviation from such budget within five
(5) days after the Borrower’s board of directors has
approved such change or deviation.
(e) Borrower shall permit Bank directly and through another
person on Bank’s behalf and Bank shall have a right from time
to time hereafter, directly and through another person on
Bank’s behalf, to audit Borrower’s Accounts and
appraise Collateral at Borrower’s expense.
(f) Borrower shall provide such additional statements and
information as Bank may from time to time request, in form
reasonably acceptable to Bank.
6.5 Taxes . Borrower shall make, and shall cause each
Subsidiary to make, due and timely payment of, or deposit or
withholding of, all federal, state and local taxes, assessments or
contributions required of it by all Requirements of Law, and will
execute and deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates
attesting to the payment, deposit or withholding thereof; provided
that Borrower or a Subsidiary need not make any payment if the
amount or validity of such payment is contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and is reserved against (to the extent
required by GAAP) by Borrower.
6.6 Insurance .
(a) Borrower, at its expense, shall keep the Collateral insured
against loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, sprinklers and
all other hazards and risks required by Bank, acting reasonably and
taking into account the types and risks customarily insured against
by businesses similar to Borrower’s. Unless otherwise
directed by Bank, the insurance shall be all risk replacement cost
insurance with agreed amount endorsement, standard noncontributing
mortgagee clauses and standard waiver of subrogation clauses.
Borrower shall also maintain general liability, workmen’s
compensation and other insurance in amounts and of a type that are
customary to businesses similar to Borrower’s , unless Bank
directs otherwise, in Bank’s reasonable discretion, in which
event Borrower shall maintain such insurance in amounts and types
as Bank directs in Bank’s reasonable discretion.
(b) All policies of insurance shall be in such form and with
such companies as may be reasonably satisfactory to Bank. All
policies of property insurance shall contain a lender’s loss
payable endorsement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Bank,
showing Bank as an additional loss payee, and all liability
insurance policies shall show Bank as an additional insured. All
policies shall specify that the insurer must give at least twenty
(20) days’ notice to Bank before canceling its policy
for any reason. Upon Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver
to Bank certified copies of the policies of insurance and evidence
of all premium payments. All proceeds payable under any such policy
or policies shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank to be
applied on account of the Obligations.
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6.7 Primary Depository . Borrower shall
maintain its primary operating depository accounts with Bank. If
Borrower elects to maintain any accounts with another person,
Borrower shall grant to Bank a perfected, first priority security
interest in such accounts maintained by it with such other person.
The security interest in any accounts with another person shall
secure the Obligations and the same shall be evidenced by such
security documents as Bank and its counsel deem necessary or
appropriate, in their discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
control agreements shall be required in regard to accounts with
Bank of America so long as the aggregate balance of such accounts
at Bank of America does not exceed $100,000, and no control
agreement shall be required in regard to accounts with persons
other than Bank or Bank of America so long as the aggregate balance
of all such accounts does not exceed $100,000.
6.8 Financial Covenants . Borrower shall maintain, as of
the last day of each calendar month unless stated otherwise, and
Borrower shall fully and timely comply with, each and every one of
the financial maintenance covenants set forth in this Section and
others that may be contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
6.9 (a) Funded Debt to EBITDA . A ratio of Funded Debt to
EBITDA, calculated on a rolling 4 quarters basis for the fiscal
quarter then ended and the immediately preceding 3 fiscal quarters,
of not greater than 2.00 to 1.00.
(b) Modified Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . A ratio of
(i) EBITDA, less cash taxes, less unfunded Capital
Expenditures, less capitalized software to (ii) Debt Service,
calculated on a rolling 4 quarters basis for the fiscal quarter
then ended and the immediately preceding 3 fiscal quarters, of not
less than (A) 1.15 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ended
March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and (B) 1.25 to
1.00 for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 and each
fiscal quarter thereafter. For purposes of the foregoing
calculation, Borrower’s Capital Expenditures for the fiscal
quarter ending September 30, 2008 shall be deemed to have been
$400,000 (regardless of the actual amount thereof).
6.10 Maintenance of Property . Borrower shall keep and
maintain the Collateral in good working order and condition and
make all needful and proper repairs, replacements, additions, or
improvements thereto as are necessary, reasonable wear and tear
excepted.
6.11 Maintain Security Interest . Borrower shall
maintain, protect and preserve the security interest of Bank in the
Collateral and the lien position of Bank in the Collateral,
including, without limitation, (i) the filing of "claims"
under insurance policies and (ii) protecting, defending and
maintain the validity and enforceability of the Trademarks, Patents
and Copyrights.
6.12 Further Assurances . At any time and from time to
time, Borrower shall execute and deliver such further instruments,
agreements, documents and other records and take such further
action as may be requested by Bank to effect the purposes of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the perfection and
continuation of perfection of Bank’s security interests in
the Collateral.
7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS .
Borrower covenants and agrees that until the termination of
Bank’s obligation under this Agreement to make Credit
Extensions and the payment in full of the Obligations, Borrower
shall not do or permit to be done any of the matters set forth in
this Section 7; and Borrower acknowledges to Bank that the
breach or default by Borrower of any of the covenants and
agreements set forth below in this Section 7 is and the same
shall be material.
7.1 Dispositions . Borrower shall not convey, sell,
lease, transfer and otherwise dispose of and Borrower shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to convey, sell, lease, transfer and
otherwise dispose of (with respect to both Borrower and
Borrower’s Subsidiaries, by operation of law or otherwise)
any of the Collateral, other than Permitted Transfers.
7.2 Change in Business; Change in Control or Executive
Office . Borrower shall not engage in any business, or permit
any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business, other than as
reasonably related or incidental to the businesses currently
engaged in by Borrower. Borrower shall not have a Change in Control
and will not, without thirty (30) days’ prior written
notification to Bank, relocate its chief executive office, change
its state of organization or change any other matter that will or
could result in Bank’s security interests in the Collateral
becoming unperfected.
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7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions; New
Subsidiary . Other than the merger of Online Benefits, Inc.
with and into Borrower effective December 31, 2008 (the
"Online Merger"), Borrower shall not merge or consolidate, or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with or
into any other business organization, or acquire, or permit any of
its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the
capital stock or property of another person. Borrower shall not
create or cause to be created or to come into existence any new
subsidiary after the Closing Date, without the prior written
consent of the Bank.
7.4 Indebtedness . Borrower shall not create, incur,
assume or be or remain liable with respect to any Indebtedness, or
permit any Subsidiary so to do, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
With respect to Indebtedness described in clause (iii) of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness in Exhibit A , to the
extent not specifically prohibited by the terms of such
Indebtedness, Bank shall have a subordinate lien in and to all
equipment and property financed or acquired with such
Indebtedness.
7.5 Encumbrances . Borrower shall not create, incur,
assume or allow any Lien with respect to the Collateral or assign
or otherwise convey any right to receive income, including the sale
of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, except
for Permitted Liens, or covenant to any other person that Borrower
in the future will refrain from creating, incurring, assuming or
allowing any Lien with respect to any of Borrower’s
property.
7.6 Judgments . Borrower shall not permit a judgment for
the payment of money to be entered against it which judgment
Borrower permits to remain unsatisfied or unstayed for a period of
thirty (30) days after the same is entered against
Borrower.
7.7 Distributions . Borrower shall not pay any dividends
or make any other distribution or payment on account of or in
redemption, retirement or purchase of any capital stock, or permit
any of its Subsidiaries to do so, other than Permitted
Investments.
7.8 Investments . Borrower shall not directly or
indirectly acquire or own, or make any Investment in or to any
person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, other than
Permitted Investments.
7.9 Loans . Borrower shall not make or commit to make any
advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to, or
purchase of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities
of any person, other than Permitted Investments including without
limitation that certain Promissory Note and Security Agreement by
Paul Russo in favor of Borrower dated December 31, 2008 issued
in connection with the YHIA Sale.
7.10 Loans to Officers . Borrower shall not make any loan
or advance directly or indirectly for the benefit of any past,
present, or future stockholder, director, officer, executive,
manager, member, partner or employee of Borrower, other than
employee relocation loans, employee bridge loans and other
incidental loans to employees, all in the ordinary course of
business.
7.11 Compensation . Borrower shall not pay any
compensation to any past, present and future shareholder, director,
officer, executive, member, manager, partner or employee, whether
through salary, bonus or otherwise, in excess of industry standards
and norms.
7.12 Transactions with Affiliates . Borrower shall not
directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material
transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower except for (a) the
Online Merger and (b) transactions that are in the ordinary
course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms
that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an
arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.
7.13 Subordinated Debt . Borrower shall not make any
payment in respect of any Subordinated Debt, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to make any such payment except in compliance with the
terms of such Subordinated Debt, or amend any provision contained
in any documentation relating to the Subordinated Debt without
Bank’s prior written consent.
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7.14 Inventory and Equipment . Borrower
shall not store its Inventory and shall not store its Equipment
with a bailee, warehouseman or similar person unless Bank has
received a pledge of the warehouse receipt covering such Inventory
and Equipment. Except for Inventory sold in the ordinary course of
business and except for such other locations as Bank may approve in
writing, Borrower shall not move or relocate its Inventory and
shall not move or relocate its Equipment from the location or
locations identified in the Certificate of Borrower and such other
locations of which Borrower gives Bank prior written
notice.
7.15 Licenses . Borrower shall not become bound by any
license, agreement or other record which would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.16 Compliance . Borrower shall not become or be
controlled by an "investment company", within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, or become principally engaged in,
or undertake as one of its important activities, the business of
extending credit
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