LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into
as of November ___, 2008 by and between Power Sports Factory, Inc.,
a Minnesota Corporation (“Borrower”), and Crossroads
Debt LLC, a Florida limited liability company
(“Lender”).
RECITALS
A. Borrower has requested that Lender provide
financial accommodations to Borrower as more fully set forth herein
and in the Loan Documents.
B. The
Obligations will be guaranteed by Guarantors.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Certain
Definitions and Index to Definitions.
1.1 Accounting Terms. Unless otherwise specified
herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all
accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
1.2 Definitions. All other terms contained in
this Agreement that are not specifically defined herein shall have
the meanings provided in the UCC to the extent the same are used
herein. All references herein to the singular or plural shall also
mean the plural or the singular, respectively. As used herein, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.2.1
“Advances” - see Section 2.1.1 hereof.
1.2.2 “Agreement” - this Loan and
Security Agreement, together with all exhibits and schedules
hereto, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended,
modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, or
replaced.
1.2.3 “Allowable Amount” - the
lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base less Availability Reserves and
(ii) the Maximum Amount.
1.2.4 “Availability Reserves” - as
of any date of determination, such amounts as Lender may from time
to time establish and revise reducing the amount of Advances which
would otherwise be available to Borrower hereunder:
(a) To reflect events, conditions, contingencies
or risks which, as determined by Lender, which may affect either
(i) the Collateral or any other property which is security for the
Obligations or its value, (ii) the assets, business or prospects of
Borrower or any Obligor, or (iii) the security interest and other
rights of Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability,
perfection and priority thereof);
(b) In the amount of any Third Party Claim,
until such time as Lender has determined in good faith that the
Third Party Claim is unlikely to be asserted;
(c) To reflect Lender's belief that any
collateral report or financial information furnished by or on
behalf of Borrower or any Obligor to Lender is or may have been
incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect;
or
(d) In respect of any state of facts that Lender
determined constitutes an Event of Default or may, with notice or
passage of time or both, constitute an Event of Default.
1.2.5 “Avoidance Claim” - any claim
that any payment received by Lender from or for the account of
Borrower or on account of any Collateral is avoidable under the
United States Bankruptcy Code or any other state or federal debtor
relief statute.
1.2.6
“Borrower” - see Preamble hereof.
1.2.7 “Borrowing Base” – the
lower of the following, when applied to Eligible
Inventory:
(a) 50% of
Inventory Cost;
(b) 75% of Net
Liquidation Value.
1.2.8 “Borrowing Base Certificate” -
a request for an Advance, in a form acceptable to
Lender.
1.2.9 “Business Day” - any day which
is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which national banks are
authorized or required to be closed.
1.2.10
“Chosen State” - Florida.
1.2.11
“Clearance Days” - Five (5) Business Days.
1.2.12 “Clearance Day Payments” -
payments received by Lender, in whatever form and from whatever
source, except wire transfers, in reduction of the
Obligations.
1.2.13 “Collateral” – All
Borrower’s present and future Accounts, Chattel Paper, Goods
(including Inventory and Equipment), Instruments, Investment
Property, Documents, and General Intangibles, Letter of Credit
Rights, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, and the proceeds
thereof.
1.2.14 “Collateral Management Fee”
– [0.5%] per month of the Loan Account
balance.
1.2.15 “Complete Termination”
– Complete Termination occurs upon satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a) Payment in
full of all Obligations;
(b) If Lender has issued or caused to be issued
guarantees, commitments to third parties or letters of credit on
behalf of Borrower, acknowledgement from any beneficiaries thereof
that Lender or any other issuer has no outstanding direct or
contingent liability therein.
(c) Borrower has executed and delivered to
Lender a general release in the form of Exhibit 1.2.15 (c) attached
hereto.
1.2.16 “Contractual Termination
Date” – The end of the Initial Term or any Renewal
Term, as the case may be.
1.2.17 “Credit Accommodation” - any
advance or other extension of credit by Lender to or on behalf of
Borrower hereunder.
1.2.18
“Default Interest Rate Spread” – 10%. 1.2.19
“Default Waiver Fee” - $1,000.
1.2.20 “Early Termination Date”
– the date on which an Early Termination Event
occurs.
1.2.21
“Early Termination Event” – the occurrence of any
of the
following:
(a) Termination
of this Agreement by Borrower;
(b) Borrower becomes a debtor in a case filed
under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar state
proceeding;
(c) Borrower repays the Obligations (whether by
acceleration or otherwise, except if such repayment is due to
termination of this Agreement by Lender) prior to the next
Contractual Termination Date.
1.2.22 “Early Termination Fee” -
$7,500 per month for each month, or portion thereof, between the
Early Termination Date and the next anniversary date of this
Agreement.
1.2.23
“Eligible Inventory” – Finished goods Inventory
of Borrower
which
is:
(a) Subject to
Lender’s first priority, perfected security interest; (b) Not
owned by Borrower for more than 120 days, and (c) Otherwise
acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion.
1.2.24
“Event of Default” - see Section 12 hereof.
1.2.25 “Factor” - LSQ Funding Group
or any other entity that agrees, pursuant to a factoring agreement
or otherwise, to purchase the Accounts of Borrower.
1.2.26 “Factoring Documents” –
That certain Collection Agreement between Factor and Borrower dated
, and all documents executed in connection therewith, or any
other factoring or accounts receivable financing agreement or
related documents executed by Borrower and Factor.
1.2.27 “GAAP” - means generally
accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any successor authority)
that are applicable as of the date of determination.
1.2.28 “Guarantors” - all
individuals and entities now or hereafter guaranteeing the
Obligations, including a prepayment penalty of $7,500.
1.2.29
“Initial Term” – 1(12) year [months] from
the date hereof.
1.2.30
“Interest Rate” – 1.75% per month.
1.2.31 “Inventory Cost” – As
determined by Lender, the lesser of (a) cost of Eligible Inventory,
computed on a first-in-first-out basis in accordance with GAAP, or
(b) market value of Eligible Inventory.
1.2.32 “Key Employees” –
Stanislav Rubakh (President), Shawn Landgraf (CEO), Tommy Pannone
(VP of Customer Relations and Warehouse).
1.2.33 “Loan Account” – that
portion of the Obligations which accrue interest hereunder,
including the sum of the unpaid balances of:
(b) Other payments made by Lender arising
hereunder for which Borrower is liable to Lender.
1.2.34 “Loan Documents” - this
Agreement, together with any documents, instruments and agreements,
executed and/or delivered in connection herewith, as the same now
exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented,
extended, renewed, restated or replaced.
1.2.35 “Loan Fee” – the Loan
Fee Percent multiplied by the Maximum Amount at the time this fee
accrues.
1.2.36
“Loan Fee Percent” – 1.5%.
1.2.37
“Maximum Amount” - $1,000,000.
1.2.38
“Minimum Monthly Line Fee” – the greater of
interest on $250,000 or the actual loan balance outstanding,
calculated on a monthly basis.
1.2.39 “Net Liquidation Value”
– The value of Eligible Inventory, as determined by Lender in
the exercise of its reasonable sole discretion, which could be
obtained upon liquidation under distress conditions.
1.2.40
“Obligor” – the Borrower or any
Guarantor.
1.2.41 “Obligations” - all present
and future obligations owing by Borrower to Lender whether arising
hereunder or otherwise, and whether arising before, during or after
the commencement of any bankruptcy case in which Borrower is a
Debtor.
1.2.42
“Renewal Term” - one year.
1.2.43 “Subordinating Creditor”
– any creditor of the Borrower which has executed a
Subordination Agreement.
1.2.44 “Subordination Agreement” - a
subordination agreement in form and substance acceptable to Lender
whereby a Subordinating Creditor subordinates, in favor of Lender,
obligations owed to it by Borrower.
1.2.45 “Termination Date” - the
earlier of (i) the Contractual Termination Date or (ii) the date on
which Lender elects to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the
terms herein.
1.2.46 “Third Party Claim” –
claims asserted against Lender by any person or entity relating in
any way to the Lender’s relationship with
Borrower.
1.2.47 “UCC” - The Uniform
Commercial Code in effect in the Chosen State at the date on which
a determination thereunder is to be made.
2. Credit
Facilities.
2.1 Advances. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, from the date on which this Agreement
becomes effective until the Termination Date:
2.1.1 Lender, may, from time to time in its sole
discretion, at the request of Borrower, make advances
(“Advances”) to Borrower, so long as, before and after
such Advance, the Obligations do not exceed the Allowable Amount.
The fact that the Borrower is bound to various covenants herein,
the breach of which may allow Lender to accelerate the due date of
Borrower's Obligations hereunder, shall not be construed to
constitute a commitment by Lender to make any Advances hereunder,
all of which are in the sole discretion of Lender.
2.1.2 Lender may, in its discretion, from time
to time, upon not less then five (5) days prior notice to Borrower,
reduce the amount available under the Borrowing Base to the extent
that Lender determines that the number of days of the turnover of
the Inventory for any period has changed in any material respect,
or (a) the liquidation value of the Eligible Inventory, or any
category thereof, has decreased, or (b) the nature and quality of
the Inventory has deteriorated.
2.2.1 Borrowing Base Certificate. Each request
from Borrower for a Credit Accommodation shall be accompanied by a
Borrowing Base Certificate, completed and signed by
Borrower.
2.2.2 Crediting Borrower's Account. All Credit
Accommodations by Lender may be made by deposits or transfers to
any demand deposit account of Borrower.
2.2.3 Authorization for Credit Accommodations.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender is
authorized to make Credit Accommodations:
(a) Upon telephonic, facsimile or other
instructions received from anyone purporting to be an officer,
employee or representative of Borrower; or
(b) At the sole discretion of Lender, and
notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if necessary
to meet any Obligations, including but not limited to any interest
not paid when due.
2.3 Limitations on Credit Accommodations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Lender
shall not be obligated to make a Credit
Accommodation
if, before or as a result thereof, the Obligations shall exceed the
Allowable Amount.
3.1.1 Place of Payments. All payments hereunder
shall be made by Borrower to Lender at Lender’s address set
forth herein or at such other place as Lender may designate in
writing.
3.1.2 ACH Debits. In order to satisfy any of the
Obligations, Lender is hereby authorized by Borrower to initiate
electronic debit entries through the ACH or other electronic
payment system to any account maintained by Borrower. At the
Lender's request, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender an
authorization agreement for ACH debits.
3.1.3 Borrower irrevocably waives the right to
direct the application of any and all payments received at any time
by Lender from or on behalf of Borrower and specifically waives any
right to designate application of payments. Borrower irrevocably
agrees that Lender shall have the exclusive right to determine the
order and method of the application of payments against the then
due and payable Obligations of Borrower in Lender's sole discretion
and to revise such application prospectively or retroactively in
Lender's sole discretion.
3.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be
paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of
non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law (the
“Maximum Rate”). If Lender shall receive interest in an
amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be
applied to the principal of the loans hereunder or, if it exceeds
such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining whether
the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Lender exceeds
the Maximum Rate, Lender may, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an
expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude
voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize,
prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total
amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the
Obligations hereunder.
3.3.1 Lender is authorized to debit the Loan
Account for interest, fees and other charges due Lender hereunder
as and when due.
(a) Subject to Section 3.3.2 (b) hereof,
interest on the Loan Account balance shall be payable monthly, in
arrears, shall be computed at the Interest Rate computed on the
basis of a 360 day year, and shall be due on the first day of each
month following the accrual thereof.
(b) Default Interest. Immediately upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the interest rates otherwise
applicable shall be increased by the Default Interest Rate
Spread.
(a) Audit Fee. Borrower shall immediately pay to
Lender Lender’s out-of-pocket expenses in connection with
each audit Lender performs or causes to be performed
hereunder.
(b) Collateral Management Fee. Borrower shall
pay the Collateral Management Fee to Lender monthly, prorated for
partial months, in arrears, on the first (1st) day of each month
following the accrual thereof.
(c) Default Waiver Fee. Borrower shall pay the
Default Waiver Fee to Lender, immediately upon the waiver by Lender
of any Event of Default hereunder, so long as the waiver was done
at the Borrower’s request.
(d) Early Termination Fee. Borrower shall pay to
Lender the Early Termination Fee immediately upon the occurrence of
an Early Termination Event.
(e) Loan Fee. Borrower shall pay the Loan Fee to
Lender on the date hereof, and shall pay an additional Loan Fee on
the first day of each Renewal Term.
(f) Immediately upon any increase in the Maximum
Amount, Borrower shall pay to Lender a fee computed as the product
of the Loan Fee Percent and the amount of the increase in the
Maximum Amount.
(g) Attorney Fees. Borrower shall pay to Lender
all attorneys fees and costs incurred in preparation of this
Agreement and related documents.
(h) Standard Fees. Borrower shall pay to Lender
fees for such services as Lender customarily charges. Lender shall
have the right to change all or any of such fees upon ten days
notice to Borrower.
3.3.4 Application of Collections. Lender shall,
for the purpose of the computation of interest and the Collateral
Management Fee due hereunder, add the Clearance Days to any
Clearance Day Payments, which is acknowledged by the parties to
constitute an integral aspect of the pricing of Lender's facility
to Borrower, and shall apply irrespective of the characterization
of whether receipts are owned by Borrower or Lender. Should any
check or item of payment not be honored when presented
for
payment, then
Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment, and
interest shall be recalculated accordingly.
4.
Indemnification Protection.
4.1 Notwithstanding payment in full of the
Obligations and termination of this Agreement, in the event that
(i) a Third Party Claim has been asserted against Lender, or (ii)
Lender believes in good faith that a Third Party Claim may be
asserted against Lender, Lender may retain its security interest or
any funds of Borrower in the amount of the Third Party Claim
together with Lender’s good faith estimate of its costs to be
incurred in the defense thereof, until such time as the Third Party
Claim is withdrawn or satisfied, unless Lender receives Assurances
(as defined below) regarding its exposure to the Third Party
Claim.
4.2 For the purposes hereof,
“Assurances” shall mean collateral, a guaranty or a
letter of credit from an entity so that Lender reasonably believes
in good faith that the likelihood of loss resulting from the Third
Party Claim is remote.
5. Grant of
Security Interest.
5.1 To secure the performance of the
Obligations, Borrower grants to the Lender a security interest in
the Collateral, and all proceeds and products thereof.
6.
Authorization to File Financing Statements.
6.1 The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the
Lender to file in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any
initial financing statements and amendments thereto
that:
6.1.1 Indicate the Collateral as all assets of
the Borrower or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any
particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope
of Article 9 of the UCC, or as being of an equal or lesser scope or
with greater detail;
6.1.2 Contain any other information required by
part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office
acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including (i)
whether the Borrower is an organization, the type of organization,
and any organization identification number issued to the Borrower
and, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture
filing or indicating Collateral to be as-extracted collateral or
timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to
which the Collateral relates;
6.1.3 Contain a notification that the Borrower
has granted a negative pledge to the Lender, and that any
subsequent lienor may be tortuously interfering with Lender’s
rights;
6.2 The Borrower agrees to furnish any of the
foregoing information to the Lender promptly upon
request;
6.3 The Borrower ratifies its authorization for
the Lender to have filed any like initial financing statements or
amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof;
and
6.4 The Lender may add any supplemental language
to any such financing statement as Lender may determine to be
necessary or helpful in acquiring or preserving rights against
third parties.
7.
Representations and Warranties by Borrower.
7.1 There are no actions or proceedings pending
by or against Borrower before any court or administrative agency
and Borrower does not have knowledge or belief of any pending,
threatened, or imminent litigation, governmental investigations, or
claims, complaints, actions, or prosecutions involving Borrower or
any Guarantor of the Obligations, except for ongoing collection
matters in which Borrower is the plaintiff.
7.2 All financial statements relating to
Borrower that have been delivered by Borrower to Lender have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present
Borrower’s financial condition as of the date thereof and
Borrower’s results of operations for the period then ended.
There has not been a material adverse change in the financial
condition of Borrower since the date of the latest financial
statements submitted to Lender on or before the date
hereof.
7.3 Borrower agrees to maintain books and
records and its records pertaining to the Collateral in accordance
with GAAP and in such additional detail, form and scope, as Lender
shall reasonably require.
7.4 Borrower certifies that, to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower has not been designated, and
is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist”
as defined in Executive Order 13224. Borrower hereby acknowledges
that Lender seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning
money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those
efforts, Borrower hereby represents, warrants and agrees that: (i)
none of the cash or property that Borrower will pay or will
contribute to Lender has been or shall be derived from, or related
to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law;
and (ii) no contribution or payment by Borrower to Lender, to the
extent that they are within Borrower’s control shall cause
Lender to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act,
the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of
1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement
and AntiTerrorist Financing Act of 2001. Borrower shall
promptly notify Lender if any of these representations ceases to be
true and accurate. Borrower shall provide Lender any additional
information regarding Borrower that Lender deem necessary or
convenient to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning
money laundering and similar activities. Borrower understands and
agrees that if at any time it is discovered that any of the
foregoing representations are incorrect, or if otherwise required
by applicable law or
regulation
related to money laundering similar activities, Lender may
undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable
law or regulation, including but not limited to segregation and/or
redemption of Lender’ investment in Borrower. Borrower
further understands that Lender may release confidential
information abou