Exhibit 10.1
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement
”) dated as of the Effective Date between SILICON VALLEY
BANK , a California corporation (“ Bank ”),
and BETAWAVE CORPORATION , a Nevada corporation (“
Borrower ”), provides the terms on which Bank shall
lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank. The
parties agree as follows:
1
ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS
Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement
shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and
determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms
contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have
the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are
defined therein.
2
LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
2.1
Promise to Pay . Borrower hereby unconditionally
promises to pay Bank the outstanding principal amount of all Credit
Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due
in accordance with this Agreement.
2.1.1
Revolving Advances .
(a)
Availability . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and to deduction of Reserves, Bank
shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability
Amount. Amounts borrowed hereunder may be repaid and,
prior to the Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable
terms and conditions precedent herein.
(b)
Termination; Repayment . The Revolving Line
terminates on the Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all
Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations
relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and
payable.
2.1.2
Overadvances . If, at any time, the outstanding
principal amount of any Advances exceeds the lesser of either the
Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately
pay to Bank in cash such excess.
2.1.3
Letters of Credit Sublimit .
(a) As
part of the Revolving Line, Bank shall issue or have issued Letters
of Credit for Borrower’s account. Such aggregate
amounts utilized hereunder shall at all times reduce the amount
otherwise available for Advances under the Revolving
Line. The face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit
(including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) may not exceed
(i) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), minus (ii) any
Letter of Credit Reserve, minus (iii) any amounts used for
Cash Management Services and minus (iv) the FX
Reserve. If, on the Maturity Date, there are any
outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such date Borrower shall
provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the
face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees,
and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as
estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure
all of the Obligations relating to said Letters of
Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and
substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard
Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “ Letter
of Credit Application ”). Borrower agrees to
execute any further documentation in connection with the Letters of
Credit as Bank may reasonably request. Borrower further
agrees to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the
issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for
Borrower’s account or by Bank’s interpretations of any
Letter of Credit issued by Bank for Borrower’s account, and
Borrower understands and agrees that Bank shall not be liable for
any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or
commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those
contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications,
amendments, or supplements thereto.
(b) The
obligation of Borrower to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings
made under Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and
irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of
Credit Application.
(c) Borrower
may request that Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign
Currency. If a demand for payment is made under any such
Letter of Credit, Bank shall treat such demand as an Advance to
Borrower of the equivalent of the amount thereof (plus fees and
charges in connection therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or
similar charges) in Dollars at the then-prevailing rate of exchange
in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for
transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.
(d) To
guard against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the
issuance of any Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency,
Bank shall create a reserve (the “ Letter of Credit
Reserve ”) under the Revolving Line in an amount equal to
ten percent (10%) of the face amount of such Letter of
Credit. The amount of the Letter of Credit Reserve may
be adjusted by Bank from time to time to account for fluctuations
in the exchange rate. The availability of funds under
the Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of such Letter of
Credit Reserve for as long as such Letter of Credit remains
outstanding.
2.1.4
Foreign Exchange Sublimit . As part of the
Revolving Line, Borrower may enter into foreign exchange contracts
with Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to
Bank a specific amount of Foreign Currency (each, a “ FX
Forward Contract ”) on a specified date (the “
Settlement Date ”). FX Forward Contracts
shall have a Settlement Date of at least one (1) FX Business Day
after the contract date and shall be subject to a reserve of ten
percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward Contract in a maximum
aggregate amount not to exceed (i) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000), minus (ii) the face amount of any issued Letters
of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit),
minus (iii) any Letter of Credit Reserve, minus (iv)
any amounts used for Cash Management Services (the “ FX
Reserve ”). The aggregate amount of FX Forward
Contracts at any one time may not exceed ten (10) times the amount
of the FX Reserve. The amount otherwise available for
Credit Extensions under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by an
amount equal to ten percent (10%) of each outstanding FX Forward
Contract (the “ FX Reduction Amount ”).
Any amounts needed to fully reimburse Bank will be treated as
Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the
interest rate applicable to Advances.
2.1.5
Cash Management Services Sublimit . Borrower may
use a portion of the Revolving Line not to exceed (i) Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000), minus (ii) the face amount of
any issued Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed
Letters of Credit), minus (iii) any Letter of Credit
Reserve, minus (iv) the FX Reserve, for Bank’s cash
management services, which may include merchant services, direct
deposit of payroll, business credit card, and check cashing
services identified in Bank’s various cash management
services agreements (collectively, the “ Cash Management
Services ”). Any amounts Bank pays on behalf
of Borrower for any Cash Management Services will be treated as
Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the
interest rate applicable to Advances.
2.2
Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions .
(a)
Interest Rate . Subject to Section 2.2(b), the
principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue
interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of (i)
three percentage points above the Prime Rate (the “ Prime
Rate Formula ”); provided , however , that
if the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00, the Prime Rate
Formula shall be increased to four percentage points above the
Prime Rate and shall remain at this increased rate until the
Liquidity Ratio is at least 2.25 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive
months, or (ii) seven percent (7.0%); provided ,
however , that if the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.25 to
1.00, this interest rate shall increase to eight percent (8.0%) and
shall remain at this increased rate until the Liquidity Ratio is at
least 2.25 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive months, which interest
shall be payable monthly in accordance with Section 2.2(f)
below.
(b)
Default Rate . Immediately upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations
shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is four percentage
points above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the
“ Default Rate ”). Payment or
acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in
this
Section 2.2(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely
payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default
or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of
Bank.
(c)
Adjustment to Interest Rate . Changes to the
interest rate of any Credit Extension based on changes to the Prime
Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the
Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.
(d)
360-Day Year . Interest shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days
elapsed.
(e)
Debit of Accounts . Bank may debit any of
Borrower’s deposit accounts, including the Designated Deposit
Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts
Borrower owes Bank when due. These debits shall not
constitute a set-off.
(f)
Payments . Unless otherwise provided, interest is
payable monthly on the last calendar day of each
month. Payments of principal and/or interest received
after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time are considered received at the
opening of business on the next Business Day. If
the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00, payments of
principal and/or interest shall be considered received at the
opening of business on the second Business Day after the date that
they would otherwise be considered received, and shall continue to
be considered received after such two (2) Business Days until the
Liquidity Ratio is at least 2.25 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive
months. When a payment is due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the payment is due the next Business Day and
additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to
accrue.
2.3
Fees . Borrower shall pay to Bank:
(a)
Commitment Fee . A fully earned, non-refundable
commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”) equal to
one percent (1.0%) of the Revolving Line, on the Effective Date and
each yearly anniversary thereof;
(b)
Collateral Handling Fee . A fully-earned,
non-refundable collateral handling fee of $750 a month, on the
first day of each month, if the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.25
to 1.00, which fee shall continue to accrue until the Liquidity
Ratio is at least 2.25 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive
months;
(c)
Letter of Credit Fee . Bank’s customary
fees and expenses for the issuance or renewal of Letters of Credit,
including, without limitation, a Letter of Credit Fee of two
percent (2.00%) per annum of the face amount of each Letter of
Credit issued, upon the issuance, each anniversary of the issuance,
and the renewal of such Letter of Credit by Bank;
(d)
Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee . A fee (the
“ Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee ”), payable
monthly, in arrears, on a calendar year basis, in an amount equal
to the interest that would have accrued during such month, based
the average per annum interest rate in effect pursuant to Section
2.2(a) during such month, with respect to the Revolving Line Usage
Shortfall, as determined by Bank; provided, however, that the
Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee shall be reduced to the extent
that the Revolving Line Usage Shortfall is due to (i) Bank
excluding Accounts from Eligible Accounts under clause (t) of the
Eligible Accounts definition, or (ii) Bank expanding the Accounts
excluded as Eligible Accounts by amending any of the exclusions and
limitations set forth in clauses (a) through (s) of the Eligible
Accounts definition. The “ Revolving Line Usage
Shortfall ” is the amount by which the average Revolving
Line Advances during such month was less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000). Borrower shall not be entitled to any
credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility
Fee previously earned by Bank pursuant to this Section
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or suspension or
termination of Bank’s obligation to make Advances
hereunder;
(e)
Termination Fee . If this Agreement is
terminated prior to the Maturity Date for any reason, other than
based on an Event of Default in accordance with Section 8.3,
Borrower shall pay to Bank as a fee (the “ Termination
Fee ”) an amount equal to the interest that would have
accrued on an Advance of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) during
the period commencing on the termination date and terminating on
the Maturity Date, based the per annum interest rate in effect
pursuant to Section 2.2(a) on the termination date, as determined
by Bank.
The foregoing notwithstanding, Borrower shall
not owe the Termination Fee if (A) Bank terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section 8.3, or (B) if Borrower terminates this
Agreement as a result of Bank reducing the Borrowing Base by the
greater of (x) Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) or (y)
Twenty-Five Percent (25%) by (i) excluding Accounts from Eligible
Accounts under clause (t) of the Eligible Accounts definition, or
(ii) expanding the Accounts excluded as Eligible Accounts by
amending any of the exclusions and limitations set forth in clauses
(a) through (s) of the Eligible Accounts definition.
(f)
Bank Expenses . All Bank Expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, plus expenses, for
documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through
and after the Effective Date, when due. On the
Effective Date, Bank shall apply the remaining amount of the Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) to the Commitment Fee.
2.4
Lockbox; Account Collection Services . Within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, Borrower shall direct each
Account Debtor (and each depository institution where proceeds of
Accounts are on deposit) to remit payments with respect to the
Accounts to a lockbox account with Bank or to wire transfer
payments to a cash collateral account with Bank (collectively, the
“Lockbox” ). Subject to the repayment
provisions of Section 2.1.1(b), Bank shall sweep all amounts from
the Lockbox to the Designated Deposit Account on a daily (or as
soon thereafter as is practical) basis; provided, however, that if
the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00, Bank shall apply the
amount from the Lockbox to the Obligations, which application shall
continue until the Liquidity Ratio is at least 2.25 to 1.00 for two
(2) consecutive months. Until the Lockbox is
established, the Account Debtors shall pay the amounts owed on the
Accounts to an address designated by Borrower and consented to by
Bank (for purposes hereof, Bank consents to payment to
Borrower’s current bank accounts described in the Perfection
Certificate). Upon receipt of such payments,
Borrower shall immediately deposit them in Borrower’s primary
operating account with Bank, and Bank may apply the amount of such
deposit necessary to satisfy the Obligations then due and
owing. This Section 2.4 does not impose any affirmative
duty on Bank to perform any act other than as specifically set
forth herein. All Accounts and the proceeds thereof are
Collateral and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, Bank may apply the proceeds of such Accounts to
the Obligations then due and owing. So long
as an Event of Default does not exist, Borrower shall have
immediate and full access to funds held in the Lockbox account and
access to such funds shall not be subject to any conditions or
restrictions other than those of the Bank and as provided in this
Agreement.
3.1
Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension
. Bank’s obligation to make the initial Credit
Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Borrower shall
consent to or have delivered, in form and substance satisfactory to
Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank
may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without
limitation:
(a) duly
executed original signatures to the Loan Documents to which it is a
party;
(b) a
duly executed original signature to the Warrant;
(c) duly
executed original signatures to the Control Agreements, if
applicable (Control Agreements shall not be required as of the
Effective Date with respect to the accounts that Borrower maintains
at Wells Fargo Bank, but if such accounts remain open thirty (30)
days after the Effective Date, Control Agreements shall be required
with respect to such accounts);
(d) duly
executed original signatures to the Intellectual Property Security
Agreement;
(e) its
Operating Documents and a good standing certificate of Borrower
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as of a
date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective
Date;
(f) duly
executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions
for Borrower;
(g) certified
copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches,
as Bank shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including
any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any
such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have
been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be
terminated or released;
(h) the
Perfection Certificate(s) executed by Borrower;
(i) evidence
satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies required by
Section 6.8 hereof are in full force and effect, together with
appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and/or additional
insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank;
(j) the
completion of the Initial Audit with results satisfactory to Bank
in its sole and absolute discretion;
(k) annual
financial projections for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009
(on a quarterly basis) as approved by Borrower’s board of
directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the
preparation of such annual financial projections; and
(l) payment
of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.3
hereof.
3.2
Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions
. Bank’s obligations to make each Credit
Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to
the following:
(a) except
as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, timely receipt of an executed
Transaction Report;
(b) the
representations and warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all
material respects on the date of the Transaction Report and on the
Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such
materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any
representations and warranties that already are qualified or
modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further
that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a
specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material
respects as of such date, and no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit
Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s
representation and warranty on that date that the representations
and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all material respects;
provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be
applicable to any representations and warranties that already are
qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and
provided, further that those representations and warranties
expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and
complete in all material respects as of such date; and
(c) in
Bank’s sole discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse
Change.
3.3
Covenant to Deliver. Borrower agrees to deliver to
Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this
Agreement as a condition to any Credit
Extension. Borrower expressly agrees that a Credit
Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall
not constitute a waiver by Bank of Borrower’s obligation to
deliver such item, and any such Credit Extension in the absence of
a required item shall be made in Bank’s sole
discretion.
3.4
Procedures for Borrowing . Subject to the prior
satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an
Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an Advance (other
than Advances under Sections 2.1.3 or 2.1.5), Borrower shall notify
Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail,
facsimile, or telephone by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Funding
Date of the Advance. Together with such notification,
Borrower must promptly deliver to Bank by electronic mail or
facsimile a completed Transaction Report executed by a Responsible
Officer or his or her designee. Bank shall credit
Advances to the Designated Deposit Account. Bank may
make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from a
Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions
if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become
due. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given
by a person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or
designee.
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CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
4.1
Grant of Security Interest . Borrower hereby
grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all
of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges
to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products
thereof. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants
that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times
continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the
Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior
priority to Bank’s Lien under this Agreement). If
Borrower shall acquire commercial tort claims in the aggregate
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or more in any twelve
(12) month period, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing
signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank
in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds
thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Bank.
If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s
Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other
than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in
cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations
and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit
Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s sole
cost and expense, release its Liens in the Collateral and all
rights therein shall revert to Borrower.
4.2
Authorization to File Financing Statements
. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing
statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate
jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights
hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the
Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed
to violate the rights of Bank under the Code. Such financing
statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the
Debtor” or words of similar effect, or as being of an equal
or lesser scope, or with greater detail, all in Bank’s
discretion.
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants as
follows:
5.1
Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority
. Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a
Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is
qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in
any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its
ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. In
connection with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank a
completed certificate signed by Borrower entitled “
Perfection Certificate ”. Borrower
represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Borrower’s exact
legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on
the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of
the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the
Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately
sets forth Borrower’s organizational identification number or
accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection
Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of
business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well
as Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief
executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors)
has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of
formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational
number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information
set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and
each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being
understood and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update
certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the
Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific
provisions in this Agreement). If Borrower is not now a
Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall
promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with
Borrower’s organizational identification number.
The execution, delivery and performance by
Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been
duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of
Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene,
conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material
Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any
applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination
or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any its
Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or
affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or
qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental
Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already
been obtained and are in full
force and
effect and except for filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or NASDAQ, which shall be made following the Effective
Date ) or (v) constitute an event of default under any
material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower
is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by
which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s
business.
5.2
Collateral . Borrower has good title to, has
rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral
upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of
any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrower has
no deposit accounts other than the deposit accounts with Bank, the
deposit accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificate
delivered to Bank in connection herewith, or of which Borrower has
given Bank notice and taken such actions as are necessary to give
Bank a perfected security interest therein; provided, however, that
Borrower may maintain accounts that are not subject to control
agreements in favor of Bank so long as each such account has a
balance of less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and all
such accounts have an aggregate balance of less than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000). The Accounts are bona fide,
existing obligations of the Account Debtors.
The Collateral is not in the possession of any
third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise
provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the
components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other
than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted
pursuant to Section 7.2, except to the extent that less than
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) in Collateral is maintained
at a location and to the extent that less than One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) in Collateral is maintained at locations not
described in the Perfection Certificate or in Section
7.2. In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof,
intends to store or otherwise deliver any portion of the Collateral
to a bailee, then Borrower will first receive the written consent
of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a bailee agreement
in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole
discretion.
All Inventory is in all material respects of
good and marketable quality, free from material defects.
Borrower is the sole owner of its intellectual
property, except for non-exclusive licenses granted to its
customers in the ordinary course of business. Each
patent is valid and enforceable, and no part of the intellectual
property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has
been made that any part of the intellectual property violates the
rights of any third party except to the extent such claim could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.3
Accounts Receivable .
(a) For
each Account with respect to which Advances are requested, on the
date each Advance is requested and made, such Account shall be an
Eligible Account.
(b) All
statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices,
instruments and other documents evidencing the Accounts are and
shall be true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and
other documents, and all of Borrower's Books are genuine and in all
respects what they purport to be. All sales and other
transactions underlying or giving rise to each Account shall comply
in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental
rules and regulations. Borrower has no knowledge of any
actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Account Debtor
whose accounts are an Eligible Account in any Transaction
Report. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all
signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and
agreements relating to all Accounts are genuine, and all such
documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in
accordance with their terms.
5.4
Litigation . Except as provided in the Perfection
Certificate, there are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or
against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
5.5
No Material Deviation in Financial Statements
. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and
any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all
material respects Borrower’s consolidated financial condition
and Borrower’s consolidated results of operations (subject to
normal year-end
adjustments and
the absence of footnotes). There has not been any
material deterioration in Borrower’s consolidated financial
condition since the date of the most recent financial statements
submitted to Bank.
5.6
Solvency . The fair salable value of
Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition
costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; Borrower is not
left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this
Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade
debts) as they mature.
5.7
Regulatory Compliance . Borrower is not an
“investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company”
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. Borrower is not engaged as one of its important
activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations
X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of
Governors). Borrower has complied in all material
respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards
Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
“holding company” or an “affiliate” of a
“holding company” or a “subsidiary company”
of a “holding company” as each term is defined and used
in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
2005. Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or
rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on its business. None of
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or
assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best
of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing,
producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous
substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and
authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given
all notices to, all Government Authorities that are necessary to
continue their respective businesses as currently
conducted.
5.8
Subsidiaries; Investments . Borrower does not own
any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities except
for Permitted Investments.
5.9
Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions
. Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and
reports, and Borrower has timely paid all material foreign,
federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and
contributions owed by Borrower, except those that are being
contested in good faith pursuant to proceedings being diligently
pursued and for which reserves in accordance with GAAP has been
created. Borrower may defer payment of any contested
taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in good faith contests its
obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and
diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in writing
of the commencement of, and any material development in, the
proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to
prevent the governmental authority levying such contested taxes
from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than
a “Permitted Lien”. Borrower is unaware of
any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower's prior tax
years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and
payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid all amounts
necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred
compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has
not withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial
or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any
other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably
be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its
successors or any other governmental agency.
5.10
Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds
of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital to fund its
general business requirements and not for personal, family,
household or agricultural purposes.
5.11
Full Disclosure . No written representation,
warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or
written statement given to Bank, as of the date such
representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken
together with all such written certificates and written statements
given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it
being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts
provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable
assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during
the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may
differ from the projected or forecasted results).
Borrower shall do all of the
following:
6.1
Government Compliance .
(a) Maintain
its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good
standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and
maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to
so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Borrower’s business or
operations. Borrower shall comply, and have each
Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to
which it is subject, noncompliance with which could have a material
adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
(b) Obtain
all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by
Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is
a party and the grant of a security interest to Bank in all of its
property. Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any
such obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank.
6.2
Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates .
(a) Provide
Bank with the following (all of which are subject to Section
12.9):
(i) within
twenty (20) days after the last day of each month, a Transaction
Report (and any schedules related thereto);
(ii) within
twenty (20) days after the last day of each month, (A) monthly
accounts receivable agings, aged by invoice date, (B) monthly
accounts payable agings, aged by invoice date, and outstanding or
held check registers, if any, (C) a Deferred Revenue report,
and (D) a schedule of Publisher Guarantees and Publisher Advances,
together with a schedule of the amounts currently payable and the
minimum amounts guaranteed by Borrower under such Publisher
Guarantees;
(iii) as
soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30) days after
the end of each month, monthly unaudited financial
statements;
(iv) within
thirty (30) days after the end of each month a monthly Compliance
Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of
the end of such month, Borrower was in full compliance with all of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth
calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in this Agreement and such other information as Bank shall
reasonably request, including, without limitation, a statement that
at the end of such month there were no held checks;
(v) within
thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, (A)
annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance
sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal
year of Borrower, and (B) annual financial projections for the
following fiscal year commensurate with those provided to
Borrower’s board of directors, together with any related
business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial
projections;
(vi) as
soon as available, and in any event within one hundred eighty (180)
days following the end of Borrower's fiscal year, commencing with
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, annual financial
statements certified by, and with an unqualified opinion of,
independent certified public accountants acceptable to Bank;
and
(vii) weekly
and on the date of any Advance, deliver to Bank a Transaction
Report with respect to (i) sales and (ii) collections for the
preceding week, commencing if and when the Liquidity Ratio is less
than 2.25 to 1.00, and continuing until the Liquidity Ratio is at
least 2.25 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive months.
(b) Deliver
to Bank, within five (5) days after filing, all reports on Form
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or a link thereto on Borrower’s or another website
on the Internet.
(c) Give
Bank prompt written notice of (i) any material change in the
composition of the intellectual property, (ii) the registration of
any copyright, including any subsequent ownership right of Borrower
in or to any copyright, patent or trademark not shown in the IP
Security Agreement, or (iii) Borrower’s knowledge of an
event that materially adversely affects the value of the
intellectual property.
6.3
Accounts Receivable .
(a)
Schedules and Documents Relating to Accounts .
Borrower shall deliver to Bank Transaction Reports and schedules of
collections, as provided in Section 6.2, on Bank’s standard
forms; provided , however , that Borrower’s
failure to execute and deliver the same shall not affect or limit
Bank’s Lien and other rights in all of Borrower’s
Accounts, nor shall Bank’s failure to advance or lend against
a specific Account affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other
rights therein. If requested by Bank, Borrower shall
furnish Bank with copies (or, at Bank’s request, originals)
of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents,
and all shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading,
and other evidence of delivery, for any goods the sale or
disposition of which gave rise to such Accounts. In
addition, Borrower shall deliver to Bank, on its request, the
originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security agreements,
guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or securing
any Accounts, in the same form as received, with all necessary
indorsements, and copies of all credit memos.
(b)
Disputes . Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of
all disputes or claims relating to Accounts in excess of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000). Borrower may forgive
(completely or partially), compromise, or settle any Account for
less than payment in full, or agree to do any of the foregoing so
long as (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially
reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in
arm’s-length transactions, and reports the same to Bank in
the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after
taking into account all such discounts, settlements and
forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the
lesser of the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base.
(c)
Collection of Accounts . Borrower shall have the
right to collect all Accounts, unless and until a Default or an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Whether
or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower
shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of, Accounts in trust for
Bank, and Borrower shall immediately deliver all such payments and
proceeds to Bank in their original form, duly endorsed, to be
applied to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4
hereof.
(d)
Returns . Provided no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, if any Account Debtor returns any
Inventory to Borrower, Borrower shall promptly (i) determine
the reason for such return, (ii) issue a credit memorandum to
the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount, and
(iii) provide a copy of such credit memorandum to Bank, upon
request from Bank. In the event any attempted return
occurs after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, Borrower shall hold the returned Inventory in trust for
Bank, and immediately notify Bank of the return of the
Inventory.
(e)
Verification . Bank may, from time to
time, verify directly with the respective Account Debtors the
validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts, either
in the name of Borrower or Bank or such other name as Bank may
choose.
(f)
No Liability . Bank shall not be
responsible or liable for any shortage or discrepancy in, damage
to, or loss or destruction of, any goods, the sale or other
disposition of which gives rise to an Account, or for any error,
act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement,
failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any Account, or
for settling any Account in good faith for less than the full
amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be responsible for any
of Borrower's obligations under any contract or agreement giving
rise to an Account. Nothing herein shall, however,
relieve Bank from liability for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
6.4
Remittance of Proceeds . Except as otherwise
provided in Section 6.3(c), deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising
from the disposition of any Collateral to Bank in the original form
in which received by Borrower not later than the following Business
Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations
pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4 hereof; provided that, if no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to Bank the proceeds of
the sale of worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower
in good faith in an arm’s length
transaction. Borrower agrees that it will not commingle
proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower’s other funds or
property, but will hold such proceeds separate and apart from such
other funds and property and in an express trust for
Bank. Nothing in this Section limits the restrictions on
disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this
Agreement.
6.5
Inventory; Returns . Keep all Inventory in good
and marketable condition, free from material defects, except for
wear and tear in the ordinary course of Borrower’s
business. Returns and allowances between Borrower and
its Account Debtors shall follow Borrower’s customary
practices as they exist at the Effective Date.
6.6
Access to Collateral; Books and Records
. At reasonable times, on three (3) Business
Day’s notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall
have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and
copy Borrower’s Books. Such audits shall be
conducted no more often than once every six (6) months, except that
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such audits
shall be conducted as frequently as Bank, in its sole discretion,
deems appropriate. The foregoing inspections and
audits shall be at Borrower’s expense, and the charge
therefor shall be $750 per person per day (or such higher amount as
shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the
same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, but except for the
Initial Audit, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay audit fees in
excess of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) each year with respect to
audits conducted when no Event of Default exists. In the
event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days
in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedules the audit
with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without
limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall
pay Bank a fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses
of the cancellation or rescheduling.
6.7
Taxes; Pensions . Timely file, and require each
of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and
reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to
timely file, all material foreign, federal, state and local taxes,
assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each
of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes
contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and shall
deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to
such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present
pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in
accordance with their terms.
6.8
Insurance . Keep its business and the Collateral
insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in
Borrower’s industry and location and as Bank may reasonably
request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with
companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to
Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s
loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee and
waive subrogation against Bank, and all liability policies shall
show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional
insured. All policies (or the loss payable and
additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer
shall endeavor to give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice before
canceling, amending, or declining to renew its
policy. At Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver
certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium
payments. After the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, proceeds payable under any
policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account
of the Obligations. If Borrower fails to obtain
insurance as required under this Section 6.8 or to pay any
amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons
and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such
insurance policies required in this Section 6.8, and take any
action under the policies Bank deems prudent.
(a) Maintain
its primary and its Subsidiaries’ primary operating and other
deposit accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s
Affiliates which accounts shall represent at least 75% of the
dollar value of Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries accounts at
all financial institutions.
Borrower shall maintain at least Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000) at all times in a sweep account with Bank (the “
Sweep Account ”).
(b) Provide
Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any
Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution
other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates For each
Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower
shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other
than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to
execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate
instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect
Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the
terms hereunder. The provisions of the previous sentence
shall not apply to deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll,
payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or
for the benefit of Borrower’s employees and identified to
Bank by Borrower as such or accounts with a balance of less than
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) individually and less than
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the
aggregate.
6.10
Financial Covenants .
Borrower shall maintain, on a consolidated basis
with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries:
(a)
Liquidity Ratio . At all times, a Liquidity Ratio
of at least 1.50 to 1.00.
(b)
Tangible Net Worth . At all times, to be tested
as of the last day of each month, a Tangible Net Worth of at least
the following.
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Period
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Minimum Tangible Net
Worth
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Effective Date
through March 31, 2009
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$6,500,000
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April 1, 2009
through June 30, 2009
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$5,000,000 plus the Adjustment
Amount
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July 1, 2009
through the Maturity Date
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$3,000,000 plus the Adjustment
Amount
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For purposes of
determining compliance with this Section 6.10(b) as of the last day
of a month, Tangible Net Worth shall be increased by the cash
proceeds of equity issuances by Borrower that close within fifteen
(15) days after such day, provided that such cash proceeds are not
less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).
6.11
Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights
. Borrower shall: (a) use commercially
reasonable efforts to protect, defend and maintain the validity and
enforceability of its intellectual property; (b) promptly advise
Bank in writing of material infringements of its intellectual
property; and (c) not allow any intellectual property material to
Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated
to the public without Bank’s written consent. If
Borrower (i) obtains any patent, registered trademark or
servicemark, registered copyright, registered mask work, or any
pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner,
licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any patent or the
registration of any trademark or servicemark, then Borrower shall
promptly provide written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute
such intellectual property security agreements and other documents
and take such other actions as Bank shall request in its good faith
business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority
perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such
property. If Borrower decides to register any copyrights
or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower
shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior
written notice of Borrower’s intent to register such
copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it
intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding
exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property
security agreement and such other documents and take such other
actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to
perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest
in favor of Bank in the copyrights or mask works intended to be
registered with the United States Copyright Office; and
(z) record such intellectual property security agreement with
the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing
the copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States
Copyright Office. Borrower shall promptly provide to
Bank copies of all applications that it files for patents or for
the registration of trademarks, servicemarks, copyrights or mask
works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual
property security agreement necessary for Bank to perfect and
maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such
property.
6.12
Litigation Cooperation . From the date hereof and
continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make
available to Bank, without expense to Bank, Borrower and its
officers, employees and agents and Borrower's books and records, to
the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to
prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted
by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to
Borrower.
6.13
Further Assurances . Execute any further
instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to
perfect or continue Bank’s
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