Exhibit 10.10
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 ARCA Discovery, Inc. , a Delaware
corporation (“ Borrower ”), provides the terms
on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank.
The parties agree as follows:
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ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS
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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.
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LOAN AND
TERMS OF PAYMENT
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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 Growth Capital Line
A.
(a) Availability . Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the GC Line A
Draw Period, Bank shall make advances (each, a “ GC Line A
Advance ” and, collectively, “ GC Line A
Advances ”) not exceeding the Growth Capital Line A.
After repayment, no GC Line A Advance may be reborrowed. GC Line A
Advances made on or after the Effective Date and on or before
December 31, 2007 are called “ GC Line A Tranche One
Advances ,” and GC Line A Advances made after
December 31, 2007 and on or before the last day of the GC Line
A Draw Period are called “ GC Line A Tranche Two
Advances .” If Borrower has not advanced all of Growth
Capital Line A by the end of the GC Line A Draw Period, any such
amounts not advanced as of such date shall be added to, and become
part of the Growth Capital Line B.
(b) Repayment . The period of
time commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the day
immediately prior to the GC Line A Tranche One Amortization Start
Date is called the “ GC Line A Tranche One Interest Only
Period ,” and the period of time commencing on
January 1, 2008 and ending on June 30, 2008 is called the
“ GC Line A Tranche Two Interest Only Period .”
During the GC Line A Tranche One Interest Only Period, Borrower
will make monthly payments to Bank of accrued interest only on the
outstanding principal amount of all GC Line A Tranche One Advances,
and during the GC Line A Tranche Two Interest Only Period, Borrower
will make monthly payments to Bank of accrued interest only on the
outstanding principal amount of all GC Line A Tranche Two Advances.
GC Line A Advances made and outstanding on July 31, 2007 are
payable in thirty (30) consecutive equal monthly installments
of principal and interest, beginning on the earlier of (i) the
first day of the month following the date which is six months from
the date of the first GC Line A Advance or (ii) July 1,
2008 (the “ GC Line A Tranche One Amortization Start
Date ”) and ending on the GC Line A Tranche One Maturity
Date (the “ GC Line A Tranche One Amortization Period
”). Any GC Line A Advances made after D 31, 2007 and
outstanding on the last day of the GC Line A Draw Period are
payable in thirty (30) consecutive equal monthly installments
of principal and interest, beginning on July 1, 2008 (the
“ GC Line A Tranche Two Amortization Start Date
”) and ending on the GC Line A Tranche Two Maturity Date (the
“ GC Line A Tranche Two Amortization Period
”).
(c) Prepayment . At
Borrower’s option, so long as an Event of Default has not
occurred and is not continuing, Borrower shall have the option to
prepay without penalty or premium all, but not less than all, of
Growth Capital Line A advanced by Bank under this Agreement,
provided Borrower (i) provides written notice to Bank of its
election to exercise to prepay the Growth Capital Line A at least
thirty (30) days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pays,
on the date of the prepayment (A) all accrued and unpaid
interest with respect to all outstanding GC Line A Advances through
the date the prepayment is made; (B) all unpaid principal with
respect to all outstanding GC Line A Advances; and (C) all
other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable
hereunder with respect to Growth Capital Line A.
2.1.2 Growth Capital Line
B.
(a) Availability . Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the GC Line B
Draw Period, Bank shall make advances (each, a “ GC Line B
Advance ” and, collectively, “ GC Line B
Advances ”) not exceeding the Growth Capital Line B.
After repayment, no GC Line B Advance may be reborrowed. GC Line B
Advances made on or after the Milestone Achievement Date and on or
before June 30, 2008 are called “ GC Line B Tranche
One Advances ,” and GC Line B Advances made after
June 30, 2008 and on or before the last day of the GC Line B
Draw Period are called “ GC Line B Tranche Two
Advances .”
(b) Repayment . The period of
time commencing on the Milestone Achievement Date and ending on the
day immediately prior to the GC Line B Tranche One Amortization
Start Date is called the “ GC Line B Tranche One Interest
Only Period ,” and the period of time commencing on
July 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2008 is called
the “ GC Line B Tranche Two Interest Only Period
.” During the GC Line B Tranche One Interest Only Period,
Borrower will make monthly payments to Bank of accrued interest
only on the outstanding principal amount of all GC Line B Tranche
One Advances, and during the GC Line B Tranche Two Interest Only
Period, Borrower will make monthly payments to Bank of accrued
interest only on the outstanding principal amount of all GC Line B
Tranche Two Advances. GC Line B Advances made and outstanding on
June 30, 2008 are payable in twenty-four (24) consecutive
equal monthly installments of principal and interest, beginning on
the earlier of (i) the first day of the month following the
date which is six months from the date of the first GC Line B
Advance or (ii) January 1, 2009 (the “ GC Line B
Tranche One Amortization Start Date ”) and ending on the
GC Line B Tranche One Maturity Date (the “ GC Line B
Tranche One Amortization Period ”). Any GC Line B
Advances made after June 30, 2008 and outstanding on the last
day of the GC Line B Draw Period are payable in twenty-four
(24) consecutive equal monthly installments of principal and
interest, beginning on January 1, 2009 (the “ GC Line
B Tranche Two Amortization Start Date ”) and ending on
the GC Line B Tranche Two Maturity Date (the “ GC Line B
Tranche Two Amortization Period ”).
(c) Prepayment . At
Borrower’s option, so long as an Event of Default has not
occurred and is not continuing, Borrower shall have the option to
prepay without penalty or premium all, but not less than all, of
Growth Capital Line B advanced by Bank under this Agreement,
provided Borrower (i) provides written notice to Bank of its
election to exercise to prepay the Growth Capital Line B at least
thirty (30) days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pays,
on the date of the prepayment (A) all accrued and unpaid
interest with respect to all outstanding GC Line B Advances through
the date the prepayment is made; (B) all unpaid principal with
respect to all outstanding GC Line B Advances; and (C) all
other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable
hereunder with respect to Growth Capital Line B.
2.2 Payment of Interest on the
Credit Extensions.
(a) Interest Rates . Subject
to Section 2.2(b), the principal amounts outstanding under
Growth Capital Line A and Growth Capital Line B, respectively,
shall accrue interest at, during the GC Line A Tranche One Interest
Only Period with respect to GC Line A Tranche One Advances, during
the GC Line A Tranche Two Interest Only Period with respect to GC
Line A Tranche Two Advances, during the GC Line B Tranche One
Interest Only Period with respect to GC Line B Tranche One
Advances, and during the GC Line B Tranche Two Interest Only Period
with respect to GC Line B Tranche Two Advances, a floating per
annum rate equal to the Prime Rate, which interest shall be payable
monthly in accordance with Section 2.2(f) below. On the GC
Line A Tranche One Amortization Start Date with respect to the GC
Line A Tranche One Amortization Period, on the GC Line A Tranche
Two Amortization Start Date with respect to the GC Line A Tranche
Two Amortization Period, on the GC Line B Tranche One Amortization
Start Date with respect to the GC Line B Tranche One Amortization
Period, and on the GC Line B Tranche Two Amortization Date with
respect to the GC Line B Tranche Two Amortization Period, the
principal amounts outstanding under Growth Capital Line A and
Growth Capital Line B, respectively, shall accrue interest at a per
annum rate equal to the Prime Rate, which shall be fixed as of the
GC Line A Tranche One Amortization Start Date the GC Line A Tranche
Two Amortization Start Date, the GC Line B Tranche One Amortization
Start Date, and the GC Line B Tranche Two Amortization Start Date,
as the case may be, 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 five 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.
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(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 first
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. 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 of $7,500.00 (which includes
the Bank’s attorney’s fees for drafting and negotiating
the initial Loan Documents), on the Effective Date; and
(b) Bank Expenses . All Bank
Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses
but excluding the Bank’s attorney’s fees for drafting
and negotiating the initial Loan Documents) incurred through and
after the Effective Date, when due.
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 shall 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) duly executed original
signatures to the completed Corporate Borrowing Certificate for
Borrower, plus all exhibits thereto;
(c) good standing
certificates/certificates of foreign qualification from the
Secretaries of State of the States of Delaware and Colorado, dated
no later than 30 days prior to the Effective Date.
(d) the Perfection Certificate
executed by Borrower;
(e) a copy of its Investors’
Rights Agreement, Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement and
Voting Agreement and any amendments thereto;
(f) evidence satisfactory to Bank
that the insurance policies required by Section 6.4 hereof are
in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence
showing loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or
endorsements in favor of Bank; and
(g) payment of the fees and Bank
Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.3
hereof.
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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 Payment/Advance
Form;
(b) the representations and
warranties in Section 5 shall be true in all material respects
on the date of the Payment/Advance Form 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) 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 the extension of a Credit Extension 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 extension in the absence of a required item shall be in
Bank’s sole discretion.
3.4 Procedures for
Borrowing . Subject to
the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the
making of a GC Line A Advance or GC Line B Advance set forth in
this Agreement, to obtain a GC Line A Advance or GC Line B Advance,
as the case may be, 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 such GC Line A
Advance or GC Line B Advance. Together with any such electronic or
facsimile notification, Borrower shall deliver to Bank by
electronic mail or facsimile a completed Payment/Advance Form
executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank may
rely on any telephone notice given by a person who Bank believes is
a Responsible Officer or designee. Bank shall credit GC Line A
Advances and GC Line B Advances to the Designated Deposit Account.
Bank may make Advances GC Line A Advances or GC Line B Advances
under this Agreement based on instructions from a Responsible
Officer or his or her designee or without instructions if the GC
Line A Advances or GC Line B Advances are necessary to meet
Obligations which have become due.
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CREATION
OF SECURITY INTEREST
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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 a commercial tort claim, 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 those arising under the Warrants and
inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Upon
payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than those
arising under the Warrants and inchoate indemnity 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 except as permitted
hereunder.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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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) other than a reincorporation from
Colorado into Delaware, completed in 2004, 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 in all material respects (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).
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), 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.
The Collateral is not in the
possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except
as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate and except for
raw materials and inventory at off-site locations. None of the
components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other
than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as Borrower has
given Bank notice pursuant to Section 7.2, except for raw
materials and inventory at off-site locations. In the event that
Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to store or otherwise
deliver any portion of the Collateral, except for raw materials and
inventory, to a bailee not listed on the Perfection Certificate,
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.
Except as noted on the Perfection
Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is bound by, any
material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower
is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts
Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s
interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or
(b) for which a default under or termination of would
interfere with the Bank’s right to sell any Collateral.
Borrower shall provide written notice to Bank within ten
(10) days of entering or becoming bound by any such license or
agreement not noted on the Perfection Certificate (other than
over-the-counter software that is
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commercially available to the public). Borrower
shall take such steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or
waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for
(x) all such licenses or agreements to be deemed
“Collateral” and for Bank to have a security interest
in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by
the terms of any such license or agreement, whether now existing or
entered into in the future, and (y) Bank to have the ability
in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such
Collateral in accordance with Bank’s rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
5.3 Litigation
. 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 One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000).
5.4 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 as of the date
of such financial statements. 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.
5.5 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.
5.6 Regulatory
Compliance . Borrower is
not an “investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company”
under the Investment Company Act. Borrower is not engaged as one of
its important activities in extending credit for margin stock
(under Regulations 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 would 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 except where failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on its business or operations.
5.7 Subsidiaries;
Investments . Borrower
does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity
securities except for Permitted Investments.
5.8 Tax Returns and Payments;
Pension Contributions .
Borrower has timely filed or obtained extensions for filing all
required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all
foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and
contributions owed by Borrower. 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.
5.9 Use of Proceeds
. Borrower shall use the proceeds of
the Credit Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its
general business requirements and not for personal, family,
household or agricultural purposes.
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5.10 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 in light
of the circumstances under which they were made (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, except as
provided in Section 7.3, 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 upon request provide copies of any such
obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank.
6.2 Financial Statements,
Reports, Certificates .
Deliver to Bank: (i) as soon as available, but no later than
thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company
prepared consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering
Borrower’s consolidated operations for such month certified
by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank;
(ii) as soon as available, but no later than one hundred fifty
(150) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year,
audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP,
consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the
financial statements from an independent certified public
accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion;
(iii) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all
statements, reports and notices made generally available to
Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated
Debt, (iv) in the event that Borrower becomes subject to the
reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, within five (5) days of 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; (v) a prompt report of any legal actions
pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or more;
and (vi) budgets, sales projections, operating plans
and other financial information reasonably requested by
Bank.
6.3 Taxes; Pensions
. Make, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to make, timely payment of all foreign, federal,
state, and local taxes or assessments (other than taxes and
assessments which Borrower is contesting pursuant to the terms of
Section 5.8 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.
6.4 Insurance
. Keep its business and the
Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies
in Borrower’s industry and location 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 the sole 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. So long as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall
have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy
toward
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the replacement or repair of destroyed or
damaged property; provided that any such replaced or repaired
property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the replaced
or repaired Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in
which Bank has been granted a first priority security interest, and
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, all proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at
the option of Bank, be payable to Bank on account of the
Obligations. If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required
under this Section 6.4 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 6.4, and take any action under the
policies Bank deems prudent.
6.5 Operating
Accounts.
(a) Maintain a majority of its and
its Subsidiaries’ primary operating and other deposit
accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s
Affiliates.
(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.
6.6 Protection of Intellectual
Property Rights .
Borrower shall: (a) protect, defend and maintain the validity
and enforceability of the intellectual property material to
Borrower’s business; (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.
6.7 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.
6.8 Warrants
.
(a) At Closing, Borrower will issue
Bank a Warrant to purchase up to 31,790 shares of its Series B
Preferred Stock (the “ Initial Warrant ”), in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit D , at a price per share
equal to $2.43975.
(b) Thereafter, for every GC Line A
Advance or GC Line B Advance that Bank makes to Borrower, Borrower
will issue Bank an additional Warrant (each an “
Additional Warrant ” and together with the Initial
Warrant, the “ Warrants ”), substantially in the
same form as the Initial Warrant, for that number of shares of its
Series B Preferred Stock, determined by multiplying the amount of
Such GC Line A Advance or GC Line B Advance, as the case may be, by
two percent (2.0%) and dividing such number by the most recent
price per share at which the Series B Preferred Stock was sold by
Borrower in an arms-length transaction, as may be adjusted for
stock splits, dividends or the like. Each Additional Warrant shall
be executed and delivered to Bank within ten (10) Business
Days following such GC Line A Advance or GC Line B
Advance.
6.9 Further Assurances
. Execute any further instruments
and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or
continue Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the
purposes of this Agreement.
Borrower shall not do any of the
following without Bank’s prior written consent:
7.1 Dispositions
. Convey, sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of (collectively, “ Transfer
”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any
substantial part of its business or property, except
(a) for
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Transfers of Inventory in the ordinary course of
business; (b) for Transfers of worn-out, surplus or obsolete
Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and
Permitted Investments; (d) for other Transfers which do not
exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year,
so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such
Transfer and would not exist after giving effect to such Transfer;
and (f) for other Transfers contemplated by the exceptions to
the covenants in Sections 7.7 or 7.8 .
7.2 Changes in Business,
Management, Ownership, or Business Locations
. (a) Engage in or permit any
of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the
businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as
applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or
dissolve, except as to Subsidiaries, as permitted by
Section 7.3; or (c) (i) have a change in its Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating
Officer (unless a replacement is approved by a majority of
Borrower’s Board of Directors) or (ii) enter into any
transaction or series of related transactions in which the
stockholders of Borrower who were not stockholders immediately
prior to the first such transaction own more than 50% of the voting
stock of Borrower immediately after giving effect to such
transaction or related series of such transactions (other than by
the sale of Borrower’s equity securities in a public offering
or to venture capital investors so long as Borrower identifies to
Bank the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the
transaction). Borrower shall not, without at least thirty
(30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new
offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such
new offices or business locations contain less than Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) in Borrower’s assets or property), provided
that Borrower may store raw materials and inventory at off-site
locations without notice to Bank, (2) change its jurisdiction
of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or
type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any
organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of
organization.
7.3 Mergers or
Acquisitions . Merge or
consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or
consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of
its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the
capital stock or property of another Person. A Subsidiary may merge
or consolidate into another