LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
By and Among
HOOPER HOLMES,
INC.,
HOOPER INFORMATION SERVICES,
INC.,
MID-AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES,
INCORPORATED,
TEG ENTERPRISES,
INC.,
HERITAGE LABS INTERNATIONAL,
LLC,
HOOPER DISTRIBUTION SERVICES,
LLC
and
TD BANK, N.A., as
Agent
and
the Lenders described
herein
Dated: March 9, 2009
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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THE LINE; USE
OF PROCEEDS
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Request for
LIBOR Rate
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Certain
Provisions Regarding LIBOR Rates
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LIBOR Based
Rate Borrowings
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LIBOR Based
Rate Unascertainable or Unavailable
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Post
Judgment Interest
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Limitation of
Interest to Maximum Lawful Rate
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Interest
Payments on the Line
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Principal
Payments on the Line
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Collateral
Management Fee
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Application
of Payments
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SECURITY;
COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES AND PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL
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Collection of
Receivables; Proceeds of Collateral.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Valid
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification
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No Material
Adverse Change in Financial Condition
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Pending
Litigation or Proceedings
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Due
Authorization; No Legal Restrictions
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No Default
Under Other Obligations, Orders or Governmental
Regulations
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Eligible
Account Warranties
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Commercial
Tort Claims
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Accuracy of
Representations and Warranties
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Interrelatedness of Borrower and
Guarantors
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Payment of
Principal, Interest and Other Amounts Due
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Limitation
on Sale and Leaseback
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Limitation
on Indebtedness
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Merger;
Consolidation; Business Acquisitions; Subsidiaries
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Taxes;
Claims for Labor and Materials
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Existence;
Approvals; Qualification; Business Operations; Compliance with
Laws
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Maintenance of
Properties, Intellectual Property
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Inspections;
Examinations
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Default
Under Other Indebtedness
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Maintenance
of Management
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Amendment to
Certificate or Articles of Incorporation
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Restrictions
on Interest Transfer
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Name; Address
or State of Organization Change
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Additional
Documents and Future Actions
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Material
Adverse Contracts
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Restrictions
on Use of Proceeds
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Commercial
Tort Claims
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Electronic
Chattel Paper
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Fiscal Year;
Accounting Changes
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Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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ACCOUNTING
RECORDS, REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Projections
and Cash Flow
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Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable Statements
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Borrowing Base
Certifications and Related Documents
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Reports to
Governmental Agencies and Other Creditors
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Compliance
Certificates
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Accountant's
Certificate
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Shareholder,
Member and SEC Reports
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ENVIRONMENTAL
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS.
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Covenant
Regarding Compliance
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Representations and Warranties
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Proceedings
and Documents
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Delivery of
Other Documents
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CERTAIN
CONDITIONS TO SUBSEQUENT ADVANCES
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Representations and Warranties
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Sale or
Other Disposition of Collateral
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Actions with
Respect to Accounts
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Turnover of
Property Held by Agent
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Delay or
Omission Not Waiver
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Remedies
Cumulative; Consents
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Certain
Fees, Costs, Expenses, Expenditures and
Indemnification
Time is of
the Essence
Acknowledgement of Confession of Judgment
Provisions
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COMMUNICATIONS
AND NOTICES.
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Communications and Notices
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Limitation
on Liability
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SUBMISSION TO
JURISDICTION.
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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USA Patriot Act
Provisions.
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USA Patriot
Act Notice
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Collateral
Provisions .
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SETTLEMENT
AMONG LENDERS.
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Between
Settlement Dates
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Holding of
Collateral and Collections
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Collections
and Disbursements
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Delegation of
Duties; Discretion; Instructions
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Lack of
Reliance on the Agent
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Certain
Rights of Agent
Reliance
Notice of Default
The
Agent in its Capacity as Lender
Othe rLoans
Disclosure of Information;
Audits
Actions by Agent; Amendments ;
Waivers
Sharing of Risk; Indemnification;
Expenses
Consultation with C
ousel
Documents
Several Obli
gations
No
Third Party Beneficiary
Participations and
Assignments
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No
Assignment by Obligor
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No Third
Party Beneficiaries
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Modifications
Holidays
Law
Governing
Integration
Exh
ibits and Schedules
Headings
Counterparts
Waive r of Right to Trial by
Jury
Marketi ng Release
Credit Inquiries
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LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the "Agreement" ) is made
effective the 9th day of March, 2009 by and among HOOPER HOLMES,
INC. , a New York corporation ( "Borrower" ), HOOPER
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. , a New Jersey corporation (
"Information" ), MID-AMERICA AGENCY SERVICES,
INCORPORATED , a Nebraska corporation ( "Mid America" ),
TEG ENTERPRISES, INC. , a Nebraska corporation
( "TEG" ), HERITAGE LABS INTERNATIONAL,
LLC , a Kansas limited liability company ( "Heritage" ),
HOOPER DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC, a New Jersey limited
liability company ( "Distribution" , and
collectively with Information, Mid America, TEG and Heritage, the
"Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor" ), TD BANK,
N.A. in its capacity as Agent ( "Agent" ) and the
financial institutions listed on Schedule A attached
hereto (as such Schedule may be amended, modified or replaced from
time to time), in their capacity as Lenders (collectively, the
"Lenders" and each a "Lender" ). Borrower and
Guarantors are referred to herein jointly, severally and
collectively as "Obligors" and each as an "Obligor"
.
BACKGROUND
A. Borrower has
requested that Lenders extend a certain credit facility to
Borrower, which Lenders are willing to do on the terms set forth
herein.
B. Capitalized terms
used herein will have the meanings set forth therefor in
Section 1 of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the terms and conditions
contained herein, and of any extensions of credit now or hereafter
made to or for the benefit of Borrower by Lenders, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:
. The following words and phrases as
used in capitalized form in this Agreement, whether in the singular
or plural, shall have the meanings indicated:
(a) "
Advance " means any loan or extension of credit by
Lenders to Borrower including, without limitation, Line Advances
and the undrawn face amount of any letter of credit issued by any
Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender for the account of
Borrower.
(b) "
Affiliate " , as to any Person, means (a) each other
Person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Person in question and (b) any person who is an
officer, director, member, manager or partner of (i) such Person,
(ii) any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) any Person described
in the preceding clause (i).
(c) " Agent
" shall have the meaning given such term in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement and shall include all permitted
successors and assigns of such Person.
(d) "
Allegiance " shall mean Allegiance Health, P.C., a New
York professional corporation.
(e) "
Borrower " shall have the meaning given such terms in
the
(f) introductory
paragraph of this Agreement and shall include all permitted
successors and assigns of Borrower.
(g) " Borrowing
Base Amount " means, at any time, an amount up to
eighty-five percent (85%) of the amount of Borrower's Eligible
Receivables.
(h) " Business
Day " means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day
on which banks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are authorized by law
to close.
(i) " Capital
Expenditures " means any expenditure that would be
classified as a capital expenditure on a statement of cash flow of
Obligors prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(j) "
Capitalized Leases " means all lease obligations which
have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, capitalized on the
books of the lessee.
(k) "
Capitalized Lease Obligations " means all amounts
payable with respect to a Capitalized Lease.
(l) "
Collateral " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 5.5 of this Agreement.
(m) " Contract
Period " means the period of time commencing on the date
hereof and continuing through and including March 8,
2012.
(n) "
Corporation " means a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association
or joint stock company.
(o) "
Default " means any event which with the giving of
notice, passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
(p) " Defaulting
Lender " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 18.6 hereof.
(q) " Default
Rate " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 3.8 hereof.
(r) " EBITDA
" means, for any period, Net Income of Obligors for such
period, plus the aggregate amounts deducted in determining
such Net Income in respect of (i) Interest Expense for such period,
(ii) income taxes for such period, (iii) depreciation for such
period, and (iv) amortization for such period, all as determined in
accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis.
(s) " Eligible
Receivables " means accounts receivable of Borrower in
which Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, has a prior,
perfected first priority lien, which have been outstanding no more
than sixty (60) days from the due date and no more than ninety (90)
days from the original invoice date with respect to account debtors
other than Increased Account Debtors, or one hundred and twenty
(120) days from the original invoice date with respect to Increased
Account Debtors, are not subject to offset, deduction,
counterclaim, discount, credit, charge back, freight claim,
allowance or adjustment, comply with the representations set forth
in Section 6.19 and meet all specifications
established by Agent in its sole discretion from time to
time. Eligible
(t) Receivables shall
not include: (i) non-trade receivables; (ii) foreign accounts
receivable other than those fully secured by a letter of credit
issued by a financial institution acceptable to Agent in its sole
discretion or covered by credit insurance acceptable to Agent in
its sole discretion in each case assigned to Agent, for the pro
rata benefit of Lenders, or with respect to which Agent has been
named loss payee, as applicable; (iii) contra-accounts; (iv)
customer deposits; (v) bill and hold amounts; (vi) accounts
originating from account debtors which are insolvent, bankrupt or
whose accounts are under collection process; (vii) intercompany
accounts or accounts from other affiliated corporations,
organizations or individuals; (viii) accounts receivable from the
United States government or any of its agencies which have not been
assigned to Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, under the
Assignment of Claims Act; (ix) finance charges; (x) lease
receivables; (xi) accounts receivable owed by a Person if fifty
percent (50%) or more of such Person's accounts receivable owed to
Borrower, collectively, have been outstanding more than sixty (60)
days from the due date, more than ninety (90) days from the
original invoice date with respect to account debtors other than
Increased Account Debtors or more than one hundred and twenty (120)
days from the original invoice date with respect to Increased
Account Debtors; (xii) accounts receivable of poor
credit quality as determined by Agent in its sole discretion;
(xiii) that portion of accounts receivable concentrated in
individual account debtors in excess of fifteen percent (15%) (or
in such other amounts or percentages as may be established by Agent
from time to time) of all Eligible Receivables; (xiv) any account
with respect to which the account debtor is located in a state
which requires Borrower, as a precondition to commencing or
maintaining an action in the courts of that state, either to (A)
receive a certificate of authority to do business and be in good
standing in such state; or (B) file a notice of business activities
report or similar report with such state's taxing authority, unless
(I) Borrower has taken one of the actions described in clauses (A)
or (B), (II) the failure to take one of the actions described in
either clause (A) or (B) may be cured retroactively by Borrower at
its election, or (III) Borrower has proven, to Agent's
satisfaction, that it is exempt from any such requirements under
any such state's laws and (xv) any account where the account debtor
is a Sanctioned Person. Borrower shall immediately
notify Agent if any account receivable previously scheduled, listed
or referred to in any certificate, statement or report by Borrower
and upon which Borrower is basing availability under the Line
ceases to be an Eligible Receivable.
(u) " End
Date " means each "End Date" set forth in the chart
contained in the definition of Required Cash Deposit.
(v) "
Environmental Affiliate " means each Obligor, and any
other Person for whom any Obligor at any time has any liability
(contingent or otherwise) with respect to any claims arising out of
the failure of such Obligor or such Person to comply with all
applicable Environmental Requirements.
(w) "
Environmental Cleanup Site " means any location which is
listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List, on
CERCLIS or on any similar state list of sites requiring
investigation or cleanup, or which is the subject of any pending or
threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation related to or
arising from any alleged violation of any Environmental
Requirements.
(x) "
Environmental Consultants " has the meaning given such
term in Section 10.6 hereof.
(y) "
Environmental Requirements " means any and all
applicable federal, state or local laws, statutes, ordinances,
regulations or standards, administrative or court orders or
decrees, common law doctrines or private agreements, relating to
(i) pollution or protection
(z) of the environment
and natural resources, (ii) exposure of employees or other persons
to Special Materials, (iii) protection of the public health and
welfare from the effects of Special Materials and their products,
by-products, wastes, emissions, discharges or releases, and (iv)
regulation, licensing, approval or authorization of the
manufacture, generation, use, formulation, packaging, labeling,
transporting, distributing, handling, storing or disposing of any
Special Materials.
(aa) " ERISA
" has the meaning given such term in Section 6.16
hereof.
(bb) " Event of
Default " means each of the events specified in
Section 13.1 .
(cc) " Federal
Funds Rate " means, for any day, the rate per annum (based
on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to
the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted
average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions
arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as
computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any
successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve
Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as
the "Federal Funds Effective Rate" as of the date of this
Agreement; provided, if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its
successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal
Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds
Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was
announced.
(dd) " Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio " means the ratio of Obligors'
(a) EBITDA to (b) Fixed Charges determined on a consolidated
basis.
(ee) " Fixed
Charges " means, for any period, the greater of (i) one (1)
or (ii) the sum of (A) Obligors' Interest Expense for such period,
plus (B) principal payments paid or due on Obligors'
long-term Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations for such
period, plus (C) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures of Obligors
for such period, plus (D) income taxes paid or due by
Obligors during such period, plus (E) dividends and
distributions paid by Obligors during such period, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated
basis.
(ff) " GAAP
" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America, in effect from time to time, consistently
applied and maintained.
(gg) " Good
Business Day " means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York and London, England
are authorized by law to close.
(hh) "
Guarantor " and " Guarantors " shall have
the meanings given such terms in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement and shall include all permitted successors and assigns of
such Persons.
(ii) " Hedging
Agreements " means any interest rate protection agreement,
swap agreement (as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101), foreign
currency exchange agreement, commodity purchase or option agreement
or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging
agreements between any Borrower and Agent or any Lender or any
Affiliate of Agent or any Lender.
(jj) " Increased
Account Debtor " means each of the account
debtors listed on Schedule 1.1(ff) hereof.
(kk) "
Indebtedness " , as applied to a Person,
means:
(1) all items (except
items of capital stock or of surplus) 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 Indebtedness is to be determined;
(2) to the extent not
included in the foregoing, all indebtedness, obligations, and
liabilities secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien, conditional sale
or other title retention agreement or other security interest to
which any property or asset owned or held by such Person is
subject, whether or not the indebtedness, obligations or
liabilities secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person;
and
(3) to the extent not
included in the foregoing, all indebtedness, obligations and
liabilities of others which such Person has directly or indirectly
guaranteed, endorsed (other than for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business), sold with recourse, or agreed
(contingently or otherwise) to purchase or repurchase or otherwise
acquire or in respect of which such Person has agreed to supply or
advance funds (whether by way of loan, stock purchase, capital
contribution or otherwise) or otherwise to become directly or
indirectly liable.
(ll) " Interest
Expense " , as applied to Obligors, means for any period,
the amount of interest paid or due on Indebtedness by Obligors for
such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
(mm) " IP
Security Agreement " means that certain Intellectual
Property Security Agreement executed by Borrower in favor of Agent
dated of even dated herewith.
(nn) " Issuing
Bank " means TD.
(oo) " Lender
" and " Lenders " shall have the meaning given
such terms in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and
shall include all permitted successors and assigns of such
Person.
(pp) " Lender
Indebtedness " means all obligations and Indebtedness of
any Obligor to Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of Agent or any
Lender, whether now or hereafter owing or existing, including,
without limitation, all obligations under the Loan Documents, all
obligations to reimburse Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of
Agent or any Lender for payments made by Agent or any Lender or any
such Affiliate pursuant to any letter of credit issued for the
account or benefit of any Obligor by Agent, Issuing Bank or any
Lender or any Affiliate of Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender, all
obligations to Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of Agent or any
Lender under any Hedging Agreements, all other obligations or
undertakings now or hereafter made by or for the benefit of any
Obligor to or for the benefit of Agent or any Lender or any
Affiliate of Agent or any Lender under any other agreement,
promissory note or undertaking now existing or hereafter entered
into by any Obligor with Agent or any Lender or any such Affiliate,
including, without limitation, all obligations of each Obligor to
Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of Agent or any Lender under
any guaranty or surety agreement and all obligations of each
Obligor to immediately pay to Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate
of Agent or any Lender the amount of any overdraft on any deposit
account maintained with Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of
Agent or
(qq) any Lender,
together with all interest and other sums payable in connection
with any of the foregoing.
(rr) " Letter of
Credit Sublimit " means an amount up to One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00).
(ss) " LIBOR
Based Rate " means the LIBOR Rate, plus the LIBOR Rate
Margin.
(tt) " LIBOR
Market Index Based Rate " means the LIBOR Market Index
Rate, plus the LIBOR Market Index Rate Margin.
(uu) " LIBOR
Market Index Rate " means greater of (i) one percent (1%)
per annum and (ii) the LIBOR Rate for a one (1) month Rate Period
as determined on the first Good Business Day of each month, which
rate shall remain in effect until, and shall be reset on, the first
Good Business Day of each successive month.
(vv)
" LIBOR Market Index Rate
Advance " means any
Advance accruing interest at the LIBOR Market Index Based
Rate.
(ww) " LIBOR
Market Index Rate Margin " means three hundred fifty (350)
basis points.
(xx) " LIBOR
Rate " means, for any proposed or existing LIBOR Rate
Advances, the greater of (i) one percent (1%) per annum and (ii)
the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the offered rate for deposits
in United States dollars for a period equal to such Rate Period
which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page as of 11:00 a.m.,
London time, two Good Business Days prior to the first day of such
Rate Period; provided, that if such rate does not appear on Reuters
Screen LIBOR 01 Page, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the
rates quoted by major banks in London, selected by Agent for such
Rate Period, as of 11:00 a.m (London time) two Good Business Days
prior to the first day of such Rate Period, by (B) a number equal
to 1.0 minus the maximum reserve percentages (expressed as a
decimal fraction) including, without limitation, basic
supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other
governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as
now and from time to time in effect, for Eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in Regulation
D of such Board) which are required to be maintained by Agent by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically
on and as of the effective date of any change in such reserve
percentage.
(yy) " LIBOR Rate
Advance " means any Advance accruing interest at the LIBOR
Based Rate.
(zz) " LIBOR Rate
Margin " means three hundred fifty (350) basis
points.
(aaa) " LIBOR Rate
Notification " means an irrevocable written notice in form
acceptable to Agent requesting the LIBOR Based Rate, which notice
must be provided to Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. Philadelphia time on
a Business Day which is at least three (3) Good Business Days prior
to the date on which such rate is requested to take effect,
specifying:
(bbb) the principal
amount which is to accrue interest at such rate;
(1) the date on which
such rate is to take effect and the Rate Period; and
(2) whether such
principal amount is a new advance, a conversion from another
interest rate or a renewal of another interest rate.
(ccc) " Line
" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
2.1 hereof.
(ddd) " Line
Advances " means all Advances under the Line other than
Letters of Credit.
(eee) " Line
Note " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 2.1 hereof.
(fff) " Loan
" means the Line.
(ggg) " Loan
Account " has the meaning given such term in Section
4.11 hereof.
(hhh) " Loan
Fee " has the meaning given such term in Section
4.4 hereof.
(iii) " Loan
Documents " means this Agreement, the Line Note, the Surety
Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgage, the Rent Assignment,
the IP Security Agreement and all other documents, executed or
delivered by any Obligor or any other Person pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection herewith, as they may be amended,
modified or restated from time to time.
(jjj) " Material
Adverse Effect " means a material adverse effect, as
determined by Agent in its sole discretion (i) on the business,
operations, assets, management, liabilities or condition of any
Obligor, (ii) in the value of or the perfection or priority of
Agent's lien upon the Collateral, or (iii) in the ability of any
Obligor to perform its obligations under the Loan
Documents
(kkk) " Maximum
Line Amount " means an amount up to Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00).
(lll) "
Mortgage " means that certain Mortgage and Security
Agreement executed by Borrower in favor of Agent
dated of even date herewith.
(mmm) " Mortgaged
Property " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 5.2 hereof.
(nnn) " Net
Income " means income (or loss) of Obligors after income
and franchise taxes and shall have the meaning given such term by
GAAP, provided that there shall be specifically excluded therefrom
(i) gains or losses from the sale of capital assets, (ii) net
income of any Person in which any Obligor has an ownership
interest, unless received by such Obligor in a cash distribution,
and (iii) any gains arising from extraordinary items, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated
basis.
(ooo) " Note
" means the Line Note.
(ppp) " OFAC
" means the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign
Assets Control.
(qqq) "
Out-Of-Formula Advance " means the amount by which (i)
the sum of (a) the then outstanding Line Advances, plus (b)
the face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit exceeds (ii)
the Borrowing Base Amount, subject to such restrictions on Advances
as are set forth in this Agreement.
(rrr) "
Participations " shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 19.21(a) hereof.
(sss) "
Participants " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 19.21(a) hereof.
(ttt) " PBGC
" has the meaning given such term in Section 6.16
below.
(uuu) " Person
" means an individual, a Corporation or a government or any
agency or subdivision thereof, or any other entity.
(vvv) " Plan
" has the meaning given such term in Section 6.16
below.
(www) " Pledge
Agreement " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 5.3 hereof.
(xxx) " Prime
Based Rate " means the Prime Rate, plus the Prime
Rate Margin (such interest rate to change immediately upon any
change in the Prime Rate).
(yyy) " Prime
Rate " means the greater of (1) the "Prime Rate" of
interest as published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall
Street Journal on the applicable date (or the highest "Prime
Rate" if more than one is published) as such rate may change from
time to time; (2) the Federal Funds Rate plus fifty (50) basis
points; and (C) the LIBOR Rate for a one month Rate Period plus one
hundred (100) basis points. If The Wall Street
Journal ceases to be published or goes on strike or is
otherwise not published, Agent may use a similar published prime or
base rate. The Prime Rate is not necessarily the lowest
or best rate of interest offered by Agent to any borrower or class
of borrowers.
(zzz) " Prime Rate
Advance " means any Advance accruing interest at the Prime
Based Rate.
(aaaa) " Prime Rate
Margin " means one hundred fifty (150) basis
points.
(bbbb) " Pro Rata
Percentages " means, as to each Lender, the percentage set
forth next to such Lender's name on Schedule A
hereof.
(cccc) " Pro Rata
Share " means, as to each Lender, the amount set forth next
to such Lender's name on Schedule A hereto with
respect to the Loan.
(dddd) " Rate
Period " means, for any principal portion of the Line for
which Borrower elects the LIBOR Based Rate, the period of time for
which such rate shall apply to such
(eeee) principal
portion.
(ffff) " Real
Property " had the meaning given such term in Section
10.2 below.
(gggg) " Rent
Assignment " means that certain Assignment of Rents and
Leases executed by Borrower in favor of Agent of even date
herewith.
(hhhh) " Requested
Advance Date " has the meaning given such term in
Section 2.5(b) hereof.
(iiii) " Required
Cash Deposit " means for each ninety (90) day period ending
on each End Date set forth below an average amount equal to the
Required Cash Deposit set forth below, in each case, minus
the average amount of Line Advances outstanding during such ninety
(90) day period:
|
End Date
|
Required Cash Deposit
|
|
1/31/2010
|
$3,500,000
|
|
3/31/2010
|
$4,000,000
|
|
6/30/2010
|
$4,500,000
|
|
9/30/2010
|
$5,000,000
|
|
12/31/2010
|
$5,500,000
|
|
3/31/2011
|
$6,000,000
|
|
6/30/2011
|
$6,500,000
|
|
9/30/2011
|
$7,000,000
|
|
12/31/2011
|
$7,500,000
|
|
3/31/2012
|
$8,000,000
|
(jjjj) " Required
Lenders " means Lenders holding at least fifty-one percent
(51%) of the Advances and, if no Advances are outstanding, means
Lenders holding fifty-one percent (51%) of the Pro Rata
Percentages; provided, however, if there are fewer than three (3)
Lenders, Required Lenders means all Lenders.
(kkkk) " Sanctioned
Country " means a country subject to a 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.
(llll) " 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.
(mmmm) " Special
Materials " means any and all materials which, under
Environmental Requirements, require special handling in use,
generation, collection, storage, treatment or disposal, or payment
of costs associated with responding to the lawful directives of any
court or agency of competent jurisdiction. Special
Materials shall include, without limitation: (i)
any
(nnnn) flammable
substance, explosive, radioactive material, hazardous material,
hazardous waste, toxic substance, solid waste, pollutant,
contaminant or any related material, raw material, substance,
product or by-product of any substance specified in or regulated or
otherwise affected by any Environmental Requirements (including but
not limited to any "hazardous substance" as defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 as amended or any similar state or local law), (ii) any
toxic chemical or other substance from or related to industrial,
commercial or institutional activities, and (iii) asbestos,
gasoline, diesel fuel, motor oil, waste and used oil, heating oil
and other petroleum products or compounds, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon, urea formaldehyde and lead-containing
materials.
(oooo) "
Subsidiary " means a Corporation (i) which is organized
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, or any
other county or jurisdiction, (ii) which conducts substantially all
of its business and has substantially all of its assets within the
United States and (iii) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of
its outstanding voting stock of every class (or other voting equity
interest) is owned by any Obligor or one or more of their
Subsidiaries.
(pppp) " Surety
Agreement " shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 5.4 hereof.
(qqqq) " TD
" means TD Bank, N.A.
(rrrr)
" Test Period "
shall mean each ninety (90) day
period ending on an End Date.
(ssss) " Undrawn
Availability " at a particular date means an amount equal
to (i) the lesser of (A) the Borrowing Base Amount or (B) the
Maximum Line Amount, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the
outstanding amount of Advances under the Line, plus (B) the
face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (C)
all amounts due and owing to each Obligor's trade creditors which
are outstanding beyond normal trade terms.
(tttt) " Unfinanced
Capital Expenditures " means all Capital Expenditures of
any Obligor which are not funded with borrowed money; provided
that, as long as the Obligors, collectively, maintain on deposit
with Agent an amount equal to at least the Required Cash Deposit
for each Test Period contained in each twelve (12) month period
ending on an End Date, then for each such twelve (12) month period,
up to Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00) of
Obligors Capital Expenditures shall be considered "financed" for
the purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, and
further provided that all Capital Expenditures funded with Line
Advances shall be deemed "Unfinanced Capital
Expenditures".
(uuuu) " Waiver
Agreement " means an agreement in form and content
satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion executed by a landlord
of a leased location of an Obligor or a warehouseman of a warehouse
location of an Obligor pursuant to which, inter alia, such landlord
or warehouseman waives any and all rights against any Collateral at
such location and permits Agent access to such location for the
purpose of selling and taking possession of any Collateral at such
location.
. As used in this Agreement, or any
certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant to
this Agreement, accounting terms not defined elsewhere in this
Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to them under
GAAP.
. All terms used herein and defined
in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New
Jersey from time to time shall have the meanings given therein
unless otherwise defined herein.
2.
THE LINE; USE OF
PROCEEDS
(a) Each Lender will
establish for Borrower for and during the Contract Period, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, a revolving line of credit (the
"Line" ) pursuant to which Lender will from time to time in
accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentage, severally and
not jointly, make Advances to Borrower in an aggregate amount not
exceeding at any time the lesser of: (a) the Borrowing
Base Amount or (b) the Maximum Line Amount. Agent, in
its sole discretion, may from time to time (x) establish certain
reserves in respect of the Borrowing Base Amount and/or (y)
increase or decrease the advance rates contained in the Borrowing
Base Amount. Borrower consents to any such
implementation of reserves or increase or decrease of advance rates
and acknowledge that Agent's decrease of advance rates or
implementation of reserves may limit or restrict Advances available
to Borrower. Within the limitations set forth above,
Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow under the
Line. The Line shall be subject to all terms and
conditions set forth in all of the Loan Documents, which terms and
conditions are incorporated herein. Borrower's
obligation to repay Advances under the Line shall be evidenced by
Borrower's promissory note (the "Line Note" ) delivered to
each Lender, which shall be in the respective principal amounts of
each Lenders' Pro Rata Share of the Line and which shall be in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" , with the
blanks appropriately filled in.
(b) Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender agrees to lend
to Borrower the amount equal to such Lender's respective Pro Rata
Percentage of each advance requested by Borrower under the
Line. The outstanding amount of the advances by each
Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Line
(as such amount may change from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement).
(c) The obligations of
each Lender under this Agreement are several and not joint with
each other Lender. The failure of any Lender to make any
Advance to be made by it hereunder shall not relieve any other
Lender of its obligation to do so; provided; however, no Lender
shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make
any Advance to be made by such Lender hereunder.
. Borrower agrees to use Line
Advances to refinance obligations of Borrower to Citicorp USA, Inc.
( "Citicorp" ) and for proper working capital
purposes.
(a) Line
Advances . On any Business Day, Borrower
may request a Line Advance by delivering to the bank
officer designated by Agent no later than 11:00 A.M.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time, three (3) Good Business Days prior
to the first day of the selected Rate Period a written request for
a Line Advance and a completed and executed borrowing base
certificate together with such collateral and back-up documentation
as Agent may from time to time require and a LIBOR Rate
Notification. Each request for an Advance under the
Line shall be conclusively presumed to be made by a Person
authorized by Borrower to do so and, once received by Agent, shall
be deemed irrevocable. However, Agent may require that
specified officers of
(b) Borrower sign each
borrowing base certificate
(c) Funding of
Advances . Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, Agent may make the proceeds of an Advance
available to Borrower by crediting such proceeds to Borrower's
deposit account with Agent.
. Issuing Bank, at its reasonable
discretion, may issue for the account of Borrower standby letters
of credit in form and content satisfactory to Issuing Bank, at its
sole discretion, with a term not to exceed the earlier to occur of
(a) twelve (12) months, or (b) the last day of the Contract
Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at no time shall
the (i) aggregate face amount of all outstanding letters of credit
issued under the Line exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit; and
(ii) principal balance of the Line, plus the aggregate face
amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under the Line,
exceed the lesser of the (A) Borrowing Base Amount or (B) Maximum
Line Amount. In addition, no letter of credit issued
under this Agreement shall have any "evergreen" or other automatic
renewal provisions.
Borrower will execute a letter of credit
application and letter of credit agreement, and such other
documents as may be required by Issuing Bank in connection with the
issuance of letters of credit hereunder. The outstanding
face amount of all letters of credit issued by Issuing Bank
pursuant hereto will reduce Borrower's ability to borrow under the
Line as if such face amount were a Line Advance. In the
event that any Lender pays any sums due pursuant to such letters of
credit for any reason, such payment shall be deemed to be a Line
Advance under the Line repayable by Borrower pursuant to the terms
hereof.
In the event that the Line is terminated for any
reason or demand is made thereunder, Borrower will deposit with
Agent an amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the
face amount of all letters of credit then outstanding which have
been issued hereunder, plus all fees related thereto or to
accrue thereunder. Such funds will be held by Agent as
cash collateral to secure the Lender Indebtedness.
Borrower hereby assume all risks of the acts or
omissions of Agent and any beneficiary of any letter of credit
issued by Issuing Bank, Lenders and Agent. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower hereby
indemnifies and holds harmless Issuing Bank, Lenders and Agent and
any Affiliate, shareholder, officer, director, official, agent,
employee and attorney of Agent and any of their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns (collectively,
for this paragraph, the "Indemnitees" ) from and against any
and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses
whatsoever by reason of or in connection with the execution and
delivery or transfer of, or payment or failure to pay under, any
letter of credit issued by Issuing Bank, Lenders or Agent or any
Indemnitee entering into any transaction described herein provided,
however, Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnitee
for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to
the extent, but only to the extent, caused by the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee.
Immediately upon the issuance of any letter of
credit, Issuing Bank is deemed to have granted to each Lender, and
each Lender is deemed to have acquired from Issuing Bank, an
undivided participating interest (without recourse to or warranty
by Issuing Bank), in accordance with each such Lender's respective
Pro Rata Percentage of the Line, in all of Issuing Bank's rights
and liabilities with respect to such letter of
credit. Each Lender shall be directly and
unconditionally obligated without deduction or setoff of any kind,
to Issuing Bank, according to such Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of
the Line, to reimburse Issuing Bank for draws honored or paid by
Issuing Bank at
any time (including, without limitation,
following commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization,
receivership or dissolution proceeding with respect to Borrower)
under any such letter of credit.
(a)
. Interest on outstanding Line Advances will accrue from
the date of advance until final payment thereof at the rate per
annum which is the LIBOR Based Rate.
3.2
Request for LIBOR
Rate
. If Borrower desires that all or
part of the Line Advances accrue interest at the
LIBOR Based Rate, Borrower shall give Agent a LIBOR Rate
Notification. Upon delivery of a LIBOR Rate
Notification, that portion of the principal balance outstanding
under the Line identified in such LIBOR Rate Notification shall
accrue interest at the LIBOR Based Rate as follows: (a)
with respect to the principal amount of any new Line Advance
from the date of such Advance until the end of the
Rate Period specified in such LIBOR Rate Notification; and/or (b)
with respect to all or any portion of Line Advances outstanding and
accruing interest at another LIBOR Based Rate at the time of the
LIBOR Rate Notification related to such Advances, from the
expiration of the then current Rate Period related to such Advances
until the end of the Rate Period specified in such LIBOR Rate
Notification; and/or (c) with respect to all or any portion of the
Line Advances outstanding and accruing interest at
the Prime Based Rate or the LIBOR Market Index Based Rate at the
time of the LIBOR Rate Notification related to such Advances, from
the date set forth in such LIBOR Rate Notification until the end of
the Rate Period specified in such LIBOR Rate
Notification. If Borrower fails to deliver a LIBOR Rate
Notification with respect to any new Line Advance or fails to
deliver a LIBOR Rate Notification with respect to any existing Line
Advance at least three (3) Good Business Days prior to the last day
of the applicable Rate Period, such Line Advance shall accrue
interest automatically at the LIBOR Market Index Based Rate from
the date of advance or the date of expiration of such Rate Period,
as applicable, until paid in full, unless and until receipt by
Agent of a request for another interest rate in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
3.3
Certain Provisions Regarding
LIBOR Rates
. Borrower understands and agrees
that: (a) subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
the LIBOR Based Rate may apply simultaneously to different portions
of the outstanding principal of the Line; (b) the LIBOR Based Rate
may apply simultaneously to various portions of the outstanding
principal of the Line for various Rate Periods; (c) the Rate
Periods for the LIBOR Based Rate shall be either one (1), two (2),
or three (3) months; (d) the LIBOR Based Rate applicable to any
portion of the outstanding principal of the Line may be different
from the LIBOR Based Rate applicable to any other portion of the
outstanding principal of the Line; (e) individual portions of the
Line accruing interest at the LIBOR Based Rate must be in amounts
of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) each and in
increments of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00); and (f)
the LIBOR Based Rate shall not be available at any time during the
continuation of an Event of Default.
. After expiration of any Rate
Period, any principal portion of the Line corresponding to such
Rate Period which has not been converted or renewed in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement shall accrue interest
automatically at the LIBOR Market Index Based Rate in accordance
with the last sentence of Section 3.2
hereof.
3.5
LIBOR Based Rate
Borrowings
. No more than three (3) separate
borrowings in the aggregate accruing interest at the LIBOR Based
Rate may be outstanding at any
. In the event that, as a result of
any changes in applicable law or regulation or the interpretation
thereof, it becomes unlawful for any Lender to maintain or fund any
Advance at the LIBOR Based Rate and/or the LIBOR Market Index Based
Rate, then such Lender shall immediately notify Agent who shall
immediately notify Borrower thereof and such Lender's obligation to
make, convert to, or maintain any Advance at the LIBOR Based Rate
and/or LIBOR Market Index Based Rate shall be
suspended until such time as such Lender advises Agent that it may
again cause the LIBOR Based Rate and/or the LIBOR Market Index
Based Rate to be applicable and, until such time, Advances subject
to the LIBOR Based Rate or LIBOR Market Index Based Rate shall
accrue interest at the Prime Based Rate. Promptly after
becoming aware that it is no longer unlawful for such Lender to
maintain or fund Advances at the LIBOR Based Rate or LIBOR Market
Index Based Rate, such Lender shall notify Agent who shall notify
Borrower thereof and such suspension shall cease to
exist.
3.7
LIBOR Based Rate
Unascertainable or Unavailable
. If, at any time, any Lender in good
faith shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive)
that the LIBOR Based Rate and/or LIBOR Market Index Based Rate is
unavailable or adequate means for ascertaining the LIBOR Based Rate
and/or LIBOR Market Index Based Rate do not exist, such Lender
shall promptly notify Agent who shall promptly notify Borrower of
such determination. Upon such determination, the right
of Borrower to select, maintain and/or convert to the LIBOR Based
Rate and/or the LIBOR Market Index Based Rate shall be suspended
until notice from such Lender to Agent that the LIBOR Based Rate
and/or LIBOR Market Index Based Rate is again available or
ascertainable and, until such time, all outstanding Advances under
the Line shall accrue interest at the Prime Based Rate.
. Interest will accrue on the
principal balance of the Line after the occurrence of an Event of
Default or expiration of the Contract Period at a rate which is
three percent (3%) in excess of the applicable rate of interest in
effect for the Line from time to time (the " Default Rate
" ).
3.9
Post Judgment
Interest
. Any judgment obtained for sums due
hereunder or under the Loan Documents will accrue interest at the
applicable default rate set forth above until paid.
. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days
elapsed.
3.11
Limitation of Interest to
Maximum Lawful Rate
. In no event will the rate of
interest payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate of interest
permitted to be charged by applicable law (including the choice of
law rules) and any interest paid in excess of the permitted rate
will be refunded to Borrower. Such refund will be made
by application of the excessive amount of interest paid against any
sums outstanding hereunder and will be applied in such order as
Agent may determine. If the excessive amount of interest
paid exceeds the sums outstanding, the portion exceeding the sums
outstanding will be refunded in cash by Agent. Any such
crediting or refunding will not cure or waive any default by
Borrower. Borrower agrees, however, that in determining
whether or not any interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest
rate permitted by law, any non-principal payment, including without
limitation prepayment fees and late charges, will be deemed to the
extent permitted by law to be an expense, fee, premium or penalty
rather than interest.
4.1 Interest Payments on the
Line
. Borrower will pay interest on: (a)
outstanding LIBOR Rate Advances on the last day of each Rate
Period; (b) LIBOR Market Index Rate Advances monthly in arrears on
the first day of each calendar month commencing the first day of
the first calendar month following the date hereof; and (c) Prime
Rate Advances monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar
month commencing the first day of the first calendar month
following the date hereof.
4.2 Principal Payments on the
Line
. Borrower will pay the outstanding
Advances under the Line, together with any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, and any other sums due pursuant to the terms
hereof, ON DEMAND after the occurrence of an Event of Default or
after expiration of the Contract Period. If any
Out-Of-Formula Advance arises or exists under the Line for any
reason whatsoever, including accounts becoming ineligible, Agent
decreasing advance rates or Agent establishing reserves, Borrower
will repay such Out-Of-Formula Advance immediately, without
demand.
4.3 Letter of Credit
Fees
. For each issuance or renewal of a
standby letter of credit hereunder, Borrower will pay to Agent an
issuance or renewal fee in an amount equal to three and one-half
percent (3.5%) per annum of the face amount of such standby letter
of credit, payable coincident with and as a condition of the
issuance or renewal of such standby letter of credit. In
addition, Borrower shall pay such other fees and charges in
connection with each standby letter of credit as may be customarily
charged by Agent. Such fees shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days.
. In consideration of Agent's and
Lenders' agreements contained herein, Borrower shall pay to Agent
an annual loan fee in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($100,500.00) (the "Loan Fee" ), which fee
may be charged as a Line Advance or charged to any bank account of
Borrower maintained with Agent. The Loan Fee shall be
due and payable by Borrower on the date hereof and annually
thereafter on each anniversary of the date hereof (each such date
being referred to herein as a "Due Date" ). The
Loan Fee is in addition to the interest and other amounts which
Borrower is required to pay under the Loan Documents and is fully
earned and nonrefundable on and as of each applicable Due
Date.
. So long as the Line is outstanding
and has not been terminated, and the Lender Indebtedness has not
been satisfied in full, Borrower shall unconditionally pay to Agent
a fee equal to one percent (1%) per annum of the daily unused
portion of the Line (which shall be calculated as the Maximum Line
Amount, minus the sum of (a) the average outstanding
principal balance of cash advances under the Line for the
applicable month, plus (b) the average daily aggregate
undrawn portion of all outstanding Letters of Credit for the
applicable month), which fee shall be computed on a monthly basis
in arrears and shall be due and payable on the first day of each
month commencing on the first day of the first full month after the
date hereof.
4.6 Collateral Management Fee
. So long as the Line has not been
terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, and the Lender
Indebtedness has not been satisfied in full, Borrower shall
unconditionally pay to Agent a non-refundable monthly collateral
management fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00),
payable on the date hereof and on the first day of each calendar
month hereafter.
. In the event that Borrower fails to
pay any principal, interest
or other fees or expenses payable hereunder for
a period of at least fifteen (15) days after any such payment is
first due, in addition to paying such sums, Borrower will pay to
Agent a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of such past due
payment as compensation for the expenses incident to such past due
payment.
4.8 Termination of Line
.
(a) Right to
Terminate . Borrower may terminate the Line upon
ninety (90) days prior written notice to Agent.
(b) Termination
Fee . In the event that (i) the Line is
terminated by Borrower for any reason, including without limitation
prepayment or refinancing of the Line with another lender or from
any other source, or (ii) an Event of Default occurs and the Line
is terminated, Borrower shall pay to Agent a termination fee
calculated as follows:
(1) if the termination
date is on or prior to the first anniversary of the date hereof,
the termination fee will be equal to two percent (2%) of the
Maximum Line Amount;
(2) if the termination
date is after the first anniversary of the date hereof but on or
prior to the second anniversary of the date hereof, the termination
fee will be equal to one percent (1%) of the Maximum Line Amount;
and
(3) if the termination
date is after the second anniversary of the date hereof but prior
to the last day of the Contract Period, the termination fee will be
equal to one-half percent (.5%) of the Maximum Line
Amount.
. Borrower irrevocably authorizes
Agent to debit all payments required to be made by Borrower
hereunder or under the Loan on the date due from any deposit
account maintained by Borrower with Agent or any Lender or to
charge any or all of such payments as a Line
Advance. Otherwise, Borrower will be obligated to make
such payments directly to Agent. All payments are to be
made in immediately available funds. If Agent accepts
payment in any other form, such payment shall not be deemed to have
been made until the funds comprising such payment have actually
been received by or made available to Agent.
4.10 Application of Payments
. Any and all payments on account of
the Loan will be applied to accrued and unpaid interest,
outstanding principal and other sums due hereunder or under the
Loan Documents, in such order as Agent, in its discretion,
elects. If any Obligor makes a payment or payments and
such payment or payments, or any part thereof, are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside
or are required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any other
person under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law
or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or payments,
the obligations or part thereof hereunder intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said
payment or payments had not been made.
. Agent will open and maintain on its
books a loan account (the " Loan Account " ) with
respect to Advances made, repayments, prepayments, the computation
and payment of interest and fees and the computation and final
payment of all other amounts due and sums paid to Agent under this
Agreement. Except in the case of manifest error in
computation, the Loan Account will be conclusive and binding on
Borrower as to the amount at any time due to Agent from Borrower
under this Agreement or the Line Note.
. In the event that any present or
future law, rule, regulation, treaty or official directive or the
interpretation or application thereof by any central bank, monetary
authority or governmental authority, or the compliance with any
guideline or request of any central bank, monetary authority or
governmental authority (whether or not having the force of
law):
(a) subjects Agent or
any Lender to any tax with respect to any amounts payable under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any Obligor or
otherwise with respect to the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents (except for taxes on the
overall net income of Agent or any Lender imposed by the United
States of America or any political subdivision thereof);
or
(b) imposes, modifies
or deems applicable any deposit insurance, reserve, special
deposit, capital maintenance, capital adequacy, or similar
requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the
account of, or loans or Advances or commitment to make loans or
Advances by, or letters of credit issued or commitment to issue
letters of credit by, the Agent or any Lender; or
(c) imposes upon Agent
or any Lender any other condition with respect to Advances or
extensions of credit or the commitment to make Advances or
extensions of credit under this Agreement, or
the result of
any of the foregoing is to increase the costs of Agent or any
Lender, reduce the income receivable by or return on equity of
Agent or any Lender or impose any expense upon Agent or any Lender
with respect to any Advances or extensions of credit or commitments
to make Advances or extensions of credit under this Agreement,
Agent shall so notify Borrower in writing. Borrower
agrees to pay Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, the
amount of such increase in cost, reduction in income, reduced
return on equity or capital, or additional expense within ten (10)
days after presentation by Agent of a statement concerning such
increase in cost, reduction in income, reduced return on equity or
capital, or additional expense. Such statement shall set
forth a brief explanation of the amount and Agent's calculation of
the amount (in determining such amount the Agent may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods), which statement
shall be conclusively deemed correct absent manifest
error. If the amount set forth in such statement is not
paid within ten (10) days after such presentation of such
statement, interest will be payable on the unpaid amount at the
highest default rate payable hereunder from the due date until
paid, both before and after judgment.
. Borrower shall indemnify Agent and
Lender against any loss or expense (including loss of margin) which
Agent or any Lender has sustained or incurred as a consequence of
(a) payment, prepayment or conversion of any portion of any LIBOR
Rate Advances on a day other than the last day of the corresponding
Rate Period (even if such payment is pursuant to demand by Agent
pursuant to this Agreement and whether or not any such payment,
prepayment or conversion is consented to by Agent); or (b) attempt
by Borrower to revoke in whole or in part any irrevocable LIBOR
Rate Notification pursuant to this Agreement.
If any such loss is sustained, Agent shall from
time to time notify Borrower of the amount determined
in good faith by Agent (which determination shall be conclusive) to
be necessary to indemnify Agent and Lenders for such loss or
expense. Such amount shall be due and payable by
Borrower on demand.
5.
SECURITY; COLLECTION OF
RECEIVABLES AND PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL
. As security for the full and timely
payment and performance of all Lender Indebtedness, each Obligor
hereby grants to Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, a
security interest in all existing and after-acquired property of
such Obligor of any nature including, without
limitation:
(a) All present and
future accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, instruments and
documents and all other rights to the payment of money whether or
not yet earned, for services rendered or goods sold, consigned,
leased or furnished by such Obligor or otherwise, together with (i)
all goods (including any returned, rejected, repossessed or
consigned goods), the sale, consignment, lease or other furnishing
of which shall be given or may give rise to any of the foregoing,
(ii) all of such Obligor's rights as a consignor, consignee, unpaid
vendor or other lienor in connection therewith, including stoppage
in transit, set-off, detinue, replevin and reclamation,
(iii) all general intangibles related thereto, (iv) all
guaranties, mortgages, security interests, assignments, and other
encumbrances on real or personal property, leases and other
agreements or property securing or relating to any accounts, (v)
choses-in-action, claims and judgments, and (vi) any returned or
unearned premiums, which may be due upon cancellation of any
insurance policies.
(b) All present and
future inventory of such Obligor (including but not limited to
goods held for sale or lease or furnished or to be furnished under
contracts for service, raw materials, work-in-process, finished
goods and goods used or consumed in such Obligor's business)
whether owned, consigned or held on consignment, together with all
merchandise, component materials, supplies, packing, packaging and
shipping materials, and all returned, rejected or repossessed goods
sold, consigned, leased or otherwise furnished by such Obligor and
all embedded software related thereto.
(c) All present and
future general intangibles (including but not limited to payment
intangibles, tax refunds and rebates, manufacturing and processing
rights, designs, patents, patent rights and applications therefor,
trademarks and registration or applications therefor, tradenames,
brand names, logos, inventions, copyrights and all applications and
registrations therefor), licenses, permits, approvals, software and
computer programs, license rights, royalties, trade secrets,
methods, processes, know-how, formulas, drawings, specifications,
descriptions, label designs, plans, blueprints, patterns and all
memoranda, notes and records with respect to any research and
development.
(d) All present and
future machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, motor vehicles,
tools, dies, jigs, molds and other articles of tangible personal
property of every type together with all parts, substitutions,
accretions, accessions, attachments, accessories, additions,
components and replacements thereof, and all manuals of operation,
maintenance or repair, and all embedded software related
thereto.
(e) All present and
future general ledger sheets, files, books and records, customer
lists, books of account, invoices, bills, certificates or documents
of ownership, bills of sale, business papers, correspondence,
credit files, tapes, cards, computer runs and all other data and
data storage systems whether in the possession of such Obligor or
any service bureau.
(f) All present and
future letter of credit rights and supporting obligations,
including without limitation, all letters of credit and letter of
credit rights now existing or hereafter issued naming such Obligor
as a beneficiary or assigned to such Obligor, including the right
to receive payment thereunder, and all documents and records
associated therewith.
(g) All present and
future deposit accounts of such Obligor. With respect to
any deposit accounts not maintained with Agent or any Lender, such
Obligor shall enter into a control agreement satisfactory to Agent
for each such deposit account.
(h) All present and
future financial assets and investment property of such
Obligor.
(i) All of such
Obligor's commercial tort claims from time to time listed on
Schedule 5.1(i) hereto. Each amendment
adding commercial tort claims to such
Schedule 5.1(i) pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.30 below shall constitute a contemporaneous
grant by such Obligor of a security interest in all of such
Obligor's rights and interests in such commercial tort
claims.
(j) All funds,
instruments, documents, policies and evidence and certificates of
insurance and rights thereunder, securities, chattel paper and
other assets of such Obligor or in which such Obligor has an
interest and all proceeds thereof, now or at any time hereafter on
deposit with or in the possession or control of Agent or any Lender
or owing by Agent or any Lender to Obligor or in transit by mail or
carrier to Agent or any Lender or in the possession of any other
Person acting on Agent's or any Lender's behalf, without regard to
whether Agent or any Lender received the same in pledge, for
safekeeping, as agent for collection or otherwise, or whether Agent
or any Lender has conditionally released the same, and in all
assets of such Obligor in which Agent or any Lender now has or may
at any time hereafter obtain a lien, mortgage, or security interest
for any reason.
(k) All products and
proceeds of each of the items described in the foregoing
subparagraphs (a)-(j) and all supporting obligations
related thereto.
. As further security for the Lender
Indebtedness, Borrower shall grant to Agent a first priority
mortgage lien encumbering the premises situated at 170 Mount Airy
Road, Basking Ridge, New Jersey and all improvements thereon and
all rights, licenses, permits and approvals relating thereto,
together with an assignment of all rents and leases related thereto
(collectively, the "Mortgaged Property" ).
. As further security for all Lender
Indebtedness, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Agent a Pledge
Agreement (the " Pledge Agreement " ) in form and
content satisfactory to Agent pursuant to which Borrower pledges to
Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, all right, title and
interest of Borrower in each of its Subsidiaries.
. As further security for the Lender
Indebtedness, Borrower shall cause to be executed and delivered to
Agent the absolute, unconditional, unlimited surety agreement (the
"Surety Agreement" ) of Guarantors in form and content
satisfactory to Agent.
. The collateral described above in
Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is collectively
referred to herein as the " Collateral "
. The above-described security interests, assignments,
liens and guarantees shall not be rendered void by the fact that no
Lender Indebtedness exists as of any particular date, but shall
continue in full force and effect until the Lender Indebtedness has
been repaid, neither Agent nor any Lender has any agreement or
commitment outstanding pursuant to which Agent or any Lender may
extend credit to or on behalf of any Obligor and Agent and Lenders
have executed termination statements or releases with respect
thereto. IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE OBLIGORS
THAT ALL OF THE COLLATERAL
SHALL SECURE NOT ONLY THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
LOAN DOCUMENTS, BUT ALSO ALL OTHER PRESENT AND FUTURE OBLIGATIONS
OF EACH OBLIGOR TO AGENT OR ANY LENDER.
5.6
Collection of Receivables;
Proceeds of Collateral .
(a) Borrower will
collect its accounts receivable only in the ordinary course of
business. Borrower will notify all of its account
debtors to forward all accounts receivable collections owed to
Borrower to a lockbox maintained by Agent, and will execute such
lockbox agreements as may be required by Agent and will pay to
Agent all customary fees in connection with such lockbox
arrangement. Immediately upon receipt, Borrower will
forward to Agent all other checks, drafts and other monies received
by any Borrower which are proceeds of the Collateral.
(b) All accounts
receivable collections of Borrower and all checks, drafts and other
monies received by any Borrower which are proceeds of the
Collateral will be deposited in a non interest bearing cash
collateral account maintained at Agent (the "Cash Collateral
Account" ). Agent will have sole dominion and
control over all items and funds in the Cash Collateral Account and
such items and funds may be withdrawn only by
Agent. Agent will have the right to apply all or any
part of such funds towards payment of any of the Lender
Indebtedness.
(c) Solely for
purposes of calculating interest on the balance of the Line and
availability thereunder, all items deposited into the Cash
Collateral Account will be credited by Agent as payments of the
principal balance of the Line on the Business Day on which such
items are deposited into the Cash Collateral Account. As
compensation for the foregoing arrangement, Borrower will pay to
Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, on the first day of
each month for the month then ended, a sum equal to two (2) days
interest on all collected funds at the interest rate set forth in
Section 3.1 . Borrower will reimburse
Agent on demand for the amount of any items credited as provided
above and subsequently returned unpaid. Agent may
terminate the foregoing arrangement upon notice to
Borrower.
(d) Borrower agrees
that all monies, checks, notes, instruments, drafts or other
payments relating to or constituting proceeds of any accounts
receivable or other Collateral of Borrower which come into the
possession or under the control of Borrower or any employees,
agents or other persons acting for or in concert with Borrower,
shall be received and held in trust for Lenders and such items
shall be the sole and exclusive property of
Lenders. Immediately upon receipt thereof, Borrower and
such other persons shall remit the same or cause the same to be
remitted, in kind, to Agent. Borrower shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Agent, with appropriate endorsement and
assignment to Agent with full recourse to Borrower, all
instruments, notes and chattel paper constituting an account
receivable or proceeds thereof or other
Collateral. Agent is hereby authorized to open all mail
addressed to Borrower and endorse all checks, drafts or other items
for payment on behalf of Borrower. Agent is granted a
power of attorney by Borrower with full power of substitution to
execute on behalf of Borrower and in Borrower's name or to endorse
Borrower's name on any check, draft, instrument, note or other item
of payment or to take any other action or sign any document in
order to effectuate the foregoing. Such power of
attorney being coupled with an interest is irrevocable.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
. Each Obligor represents and
warrants as follows:
6.1
Valid Organization, Good
Standing and Qualification
Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of New York, has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
comply with the Loan Documents, and to carry on its business as it
is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified as a
foreign corporation in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties
owned by it or the business transacted by it requires such
licensing or qualification. Schedule 6.1
lists Borrower's jurisdiction of incorporation, each jurisdiction
of foreign qualification and the organizational identification
number of Borrower (if any) issued by each such
jurisdiction.
(a) Information is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, has full power
and authority to execute, deliver and comply with the Loan
Documents, and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and is duly licensed or qualified as a foreign
corporation in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in
which the character or location of the properties owned by it or
the business transacted by it requires such licensing or
qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or
qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 lists
Information's jurisdiction of incorporation, each jurisdiction of
foreign qualification and the organizational identification number
of Information (if any) issued by each such
jurisdiction.
(b) Mid America is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nebraska, has full power
and authority to execute, deliver and comply with the Loan
Documents, and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and is duly licensed or qualified as a foreign
corporation in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in
which the character or location of the properties owned by it or
the business transacted by it requires such licensing or
qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or
qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 lists Mid
America's jurisdiction of incorporation, each jurisdiction of
foreign qualification and the organizational identification number
of Mid America (if any) issued by each such
jurisdiction.
(c) TEG is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nebraska, has full power
and authority to execute, deliver and comply with the Loan
Documents, and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and is duly licensed or qualified as a foreign
corporation in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in
which the character or location of the properties owned by it or
the business transacted by it requires such licensing or
qualification, except where the failure to be so licensed or
qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 lists TEG's
jurisdiction of incorporation, each jurisdiction of foreign
qualification and the organizational identification number of TEG
(if any) issued by each such jurisdiction.
(d) Heritage is a
limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Kansas, has full power and
authority to execute, deliver and comply with the Loan Documents,
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is
duly licensed or qualified as a foreign limited liability company
in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the
character or location of the properties owned by it or the business
transacted by it requires such licensing or qualification, except
where the failure to be so licensed or qualified could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 6.1 lists Heritage's
jurisdiction of formation, each jurisdiction of foreign
qualification and the organizational identification number of
Heritage (if any) issued by each such jurisdiction.
(e) Distribution is a
limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, has full power
and authority to execute, deliver and comply with the Loan
Documents, and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and is duly licensed or qualified as a foreign limited
liability company in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties
owned by it or the business transacted by it requires such
licensing or qualification, except where the failure to be so
licensed or qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1
lists Distribution's jurisdiction of formation, each jurisdiction
of foreign qualification and the organizational identification
number of Distribution (if any) issued by each such
jurisdiction.
. Each Obligor and their respective
employees, servants and agents have all licenses, registrations,
approvals and other authority as may be necessary to enable such
Obligor to own and operate its business and perform all services
and business which such Obligor has agreed to perform in any state,
municipality or other jurisdiction.
. The ownership of all stock,
membership interests, debentures, options, warrants, bonds and
other securities (debt and equity) of each Guarantor and all
pledges, proxies, voting trusts, powers of attorney and other
agreements affecting the ownership or voting rights of said
interests is as set forth on Schedule 6.3 attached
hereto.
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6.4 attached hereto and in Section
6.24 hereof, no Obligor owns any shares of stock or other
equity interests in any Person, directly or indirectly (by any
Subsidiary or otherwise).
. Obligors have furnished to Agent
(a) the audited financial statements of Obligors for their fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 certified without qualification by
independent public accountants and all management and comment
letters in connection therewith and (b) its internally prepared
interim financial statements for Obligors fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 and for the month ended January 31,
2009. Such financial statements of Obligors (together
with the related notes and comments), are correct and complete,
fairly present the financial condition and the assets and
liabilities of Obligors at such dates, and have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP. With respect to the interim
statements, such statements are subject to year-end adjustment and
any accompanying footnotes.
6.6
No Material Adverse Change in
Financial Condition
. There has been no material adverse
change in the financial condition of any Obligor since the date of
the most recent financial statements of Obligors delivered to
Agent.
6.7
Pending Litigation or
Proceedings
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6.7 attached hereto, there are no judgments
outstanding or actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the
best of each Obligor's knowledge, threatened against or affecting
any Obligor, at law or in equity or before or by any federal,
state, municipal or other governmental department, commission,
board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign.
6.8
Due Authorization; No Legal
Restrictions
. The execution and delivery by each
Obligor of the Loan Documents, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents and the fulfillment and
compliance with the respective terms, conditions and provisions of
the Loan Documents: (a) have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate and limited liability company action, as
applicable, of each Obligor, (b) will not conflict with or result
in
a breach of, or constitute a default (or might,
upon the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
constitute a default) under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any applicable statute, law, rule, regulation or
ordinance, or any Obligor's certificate or articles of
incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation or
organization, operating agreement or any indenture, mortgage, loan,
credit agreement or other document or instrument to which any
Obligor is a party or by which any Obligor may be bound or
affected, or any judgment or order of any court or governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, and (c) will not result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of any Obligor under
the terms or provisions of any such agreement or instrument, except
liens in favor of Agent, for the benefit of Lenders.
. The Loan Documents have been duly
executed by each Obligor and delivered to Agent and constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor, enforceable
in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights
generally.
6.10
No Default Under Other
Obligations, Orders or Governmental Regulations
. No Obligor is in violation of its
certificates or articles of incorporation, by-laws certificate of
formation or organization or operating agreement, as applicable,
and no Obligor is in default in the performance or observance of
any of its obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any
indenture or other agreement creating, evidencing or securing any
Indebtedness or pursuant to which any such Indebtedness is issued
or in violation of or in default under any other agreement or
instrument or any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation, applicable to it or by which its
properties may be bound or affected.
6.11
Governmental
Consents
. No consent, approval or
authorization of or designation, declaration or filing with any
governmental authority on the part of any Obligor is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such
Obligor of the Loan Documents or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby.
. Each Obligor has filed all tax
returns which it is required to file and has paid, or made
provision for the payment of, all taxes which have or may have
become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment
received by such Obligor. Such tax returns are complete
and accurate in all respects. No Obligor knows of any
proposed additional assessment or basis for any assessment of
additional taxes.
. The Collateral is and will be owned
by each Obligor free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances
of any kind (including liens or other encumbrances upon properties
acquired or to be acquired under conditional sales agreements or
other title retention devices), excepting only liens in favor of
the Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, and those liens and
encumbrances permitted under Section 7.9
below. Each Obligor will defend the Collateral against
any claims of all persons or entities other than the
Agent.
. During the past five (5) years, no
Obligor has been known by any names (including trade names) other
than those set forth in Schedule 6.14 attached hereto
and has not been located at any addresses other than those set
forth on Schedule 6.14 attached
hereto. The portions of the Collateral which are
tangible property and each Obligor's books and records (both
pertaining to the Collateral and otherwise) will at all times be
located at the addresses
set forth on Schedule 6.14 ; or
such other location determined by such Obligor after prior notice
to Agent and delivery to Agent of any items requested by Agent to
maintain perfection and priority of Agent's security interests and
access to each Obligor's books and records.
Schedule 6.14 identifies the chief executive office
of each Obligor.
. Each Obligor is currently in
compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Loan
Documents.
. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 6.16 hereto, (a) no Obligor has any
obligations with respect to any employee pension benefit plan (
"Plan" ) (as such term is defined in the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( "ERISA" )), (b) no
events, including, without limitation, any "Reportable
Event" or "Prohibited Transaction" (as those terms are
defined under ERISA), have occurred in connection with any Plan of
any Obligor which might constitute grounds for the termination of
any such Plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( "
PBGC " ) or for the appointment by any United States
District Court of a trustee to administer any such Plan, (c) all of
each Obligor's Plans meet with the minimum funding standards of
Section 302 of ERISA, and (d) no Obligor has any existing liability
to the PBGC. No Obligor is subject to or bound to make
contributions to any "multi-employer plan" as such term is defined
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
6.17
Leases and
Contracts
. Each Obligor has complied with the
provisions of all material leases, contracts, agreements or
commitments of any kind (such as employment agreements, collective
bargaining agreements, powers of attorney, distribution agreements,
patent license agreements, contracts for future purchase or
delivery of goods or rendering of services, bonus, pension and
retirement plans or accrued vacation pay, insurance and welfare
agreements) to which it is a party and is not in default
thereunder. No other party is in default under any such
leases, contracts or other commitments and no event has occurred
which, but for the giving of notice or the passage of time or both,
would constitute an event of default thereunder.
Schedule 6.17 sets forth an accurate list of all
material leases, contracts, agreements and commitments to which
each Obligor is a party or by which it is found, including, without
limitation, any real or personal property leases to which such
Obligor is a party.
6.18
Intellectual
Property
. Each Obligor owns or possesses the
irrevocable right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises and permits
and rights with respect to the foregoing necessary to own and
operate such Obligor's properties and to carry on its business as
presently conducted and presently planned to be conducted without
conflict with the rights of others. Schedule
6.18 sets forth an accurate list and description of each
such patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright,
license, franchise and permit and right with respect to the
foregoing, together with all registration or application numbers or
information with respect thereto.
6.19
Eligible Account
Warranties
. With respect to all Eligible
Receivables from time to time scheduled, listed or referred to in
any certificate, statement or report prepared by or for Borrower
and delivered to Agent and upon which Borrower is basing
availability under the Line, Borrower warrants and represents that
(a) the accounts arose in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business; (b) the accounts are genuine, are in all respects what
they purport to be, and are not evidenced by any chattel paper,
note, instrument or judgment; (c) Borrower has absolute title to
such accounts and the accounts represent undisputed, bona fide
transactions completed in accordance with the terms thereof and as
represented to Agent; (d) such accounts are not subject to any lien
whatsoever except for the prior, perfected security interest
granted to Agent, for the benefit of
Lenders; (e) no payments have been or will be
made thereon, except payments immediately delivered to Agent
pursuant to the Loan Documents; (f) there are no setoffs,
counterclaims, disputes, discounts, credits, charge backs, freight
claims, allowances or adjustments existing or asserted with respect
thereto and Borrower has not made any agreement with any account
debtor for any deduction therefrom; (g) there are no facts, events
or occurrences which impair the validity or enforcement thereof or
may reduce the amount payable thereunder as shown on any
certificates, statements or reports, prepared by or for Borrower
and delivered to Agent, Borrower's books and records and all
invoices and statements delivered to Agent with respect thereto;
(h) to the best of Borrower's knowledge, all account debtors have
the capacity to contract and are solvent; (i) the goods sold giving
rise thereto are not subject to any lien, claim, encumbrance or
security interest except that of Agent; (j) to the best of
Borrower's knowledge, there are no proceedings or actions which are
threatened or pending against any account debtor which might result
in any material adverse change in such account debtor's financial
condition; (k) the account is not an account with respect to which
the account debtor is an Affiliate of Borrower or a director,
officer of employee of Borrower or its Affiliates; (l) the account
does not arise with respect to goods which have been returned,
rejected, lost or damaged, or which have not been shipped or arise
with respect to services which have not been fully performed and
accepted as satisfactory by the account debtor; (m) the account is
not an account with respect to which the account debtor's
obligation to pay the account is conditional upon the account
debtor's approval or is otherwise subject to any repurchase
obligation or return right, as with sales made on a consignment,
bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, or sale on
approval basis; (n) the amounts shown on the applicable
certificates, statements, on Borrower's books and
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