LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the
“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
September 1, 2009 (the “ Closing Date ”) by
and between TERRY M. GILES, an individual residing in the State of
Texas (“ Lender ”), and PACIFIC BIOMETRICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at 220 West Harrison Street, Seattle, Washington 98119 (“
Borrower ”).
For good and valuable consideration,
intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1: AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF LOAN
1.1 Principal Amount of Loan .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the
Closing Date, Lender shall loan to Borrower an aggregate principal
amount of $4,000,000 in the form of a term loan (the “
Loan ”). All amounts owed with respect to the Loan
shall be paid as set forth below, and no later than the Maturity
Date (defined below). Amounts borrowed under the Loan and
subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
1.2 Maturity of Loan . The
Loan shall be for a term of 48 months, unless earlier repaid
(the “ Term ”), and Borrower hereby promises to
pay to Lender all remaining unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid
interest, and any other amounts due with respect to the Loan on or
before September 1, 2013 (the “ Maturity Date
”).
1.3 Interest Rate . All
principal outstanding from time to time under the Loan shall bear
interest at an interest rate of 12.0% per annum, calculated on a
365/6-day basis and the actual number of days elapsed (the “
Interest Rate ”). Upon and during the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the outstanding principal shall bear interest at
a default rate of interest of 1- 1/2 % per month (the “ Default
Rate ”). In no event shall Borrower be obligated to pay
Lender interest, charges or fees at a rate in excess of the highest
rate permitted by applicable law from time to time in effect.
1.4 Payments .
(a) Loan Payment
Schedule . Borrower shall make payments to Lender on the Loan
on the following schedule:
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(i)
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Borrower shall make 8 monthly payments of
accrued and unpaid interest only ($40,000), beginning on
September 30, 2009 and on the last business day of each of the
next succeeding seven calendar months (the “ Interest-Only
Period ”); and
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(ii)
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Thereafter, the principal amount of the Loan
shall be amortized over 40 months, and Borrower shall make 40
regular monthly payments of principal and interest ($121,822 each),
on the last business day of each succeeding calendar month; and
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(iii)
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On the Maturity Date, Borrower shall make a
final payment of all outstanding Loan principal, accrued interest,
and any and all unpaid fees and other charges owed under the
Loan.
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(b) Application of
Payments . All payments received by Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof shall be applied first to the payment of accrued and
unpaid interest on the Loan, and the balance, if any, to the
payment of Loan principal.
1.5 No Prepayment Penalties .
The Loan may be prepaid, in full or in part, at any time prior to
the Maturity Date without premium or penalty.
1.6 Promissory Note . The Loan
shall be evidenced by a promissory note (the “ Note
”) payable to the order of Lender, in the total principal
amount of the Loan.
1.7 Loan Fees . In connection
with this Agreement and the Loan, Borrower shall pay to Lender a
quarterly finance fee in an amount equal to $12,000. The foregoing
fee shall be payable on the last business day of each calendar
quarter during the Term.
1.8 Use of Proceeds . The
proceeds of the Loan shall be applied by Borrower (a) to
repurchase up to a maximum of 2,400,000 shares of Borrower common
stock of held by certain stockholders of Borrower, as designated by
Lender, pursuant to the terms of a stock repurchase agreement to be
entered into with such stockholders (the “ Stock
Repurchase ”), and (b) otherwise for
Borrower’s working capital and other general corporate
purposes. The Stock Repurchase shall be at a repurchase price equal
to $0.70. Lender acknowledges and agrees that, other than the Stock
Repurchase, it is making the Loan to Borrower without conditions or
requirements on Borrower’s use of the Loan proceeds, and that
unless otherwise provided for herein, Borrower shall have full
discretion and right to use the Loan for any purpose or purposes as
Borrower shall deem necessary and useful in Borrower’s sole
discretion.
1.9 Option for Additional Loan
.
(a) During the first
12 months of the Term, provided that no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have the right,
exercisable in its sole discretion, to obtain an additional loan
from Lender in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 (the
“ Additional Loan ”). The Additional Loan will
be at the Interest Rate, and otherwise on the same terms as the
Loan, other than the payment schedule as described below, and will
be evidenced by a separate promissory note between the parties.
(b) Payments on the Additional
Loan will be as follows:
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(i)
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If the Addition Loan is made during the
Interest-Only Period, Borrower shall make monthly payments of
accrued and unpaid interest only ($5,000), on the last business day
of each calendar month during the Interest-Only Period, and
thereafter, the principal amount of the Additional Loan shall be
amortized over 40 months, and Borrower shall make 40 regular
monthly payments of principal and interest ($15,227 each), on the
last business day of each succeeding calendar month; and
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(ii)
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If the Addition Loan is made after the
Interest-Only Period, the principal amount of the Additional Loan
shall be amortized over the remaining number of months in the Term,
and Borrower shall make regular equal monthly payments of principal
and interest, on the last business day of each succeeding calendar
month during the Term; and
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(iii)
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On the Maturity Date, Borrower shall make a
final payment of all outstanding Additional Loan principal, accrued
interest, and any and all unpaid fees and other charges owed under
the Additional Loan.
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(c) Borrower shall give Lender
at least five business days’ written notice of any request
for borrowing under the Additional Loan, stating the requested
funding date for such borrowing, and accompanied by such other
information and documentation as Lender may reasonably request.
Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
Lender shall make such requested advance to Borrower in immediately
available funds no later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the
requested funding date. Any amounts owing under the Additional Loan
will be included as “Obligations” hereunder.
ARTICLE 2:
SECURITY
2.1 Grant of Security Interest
. In order to secure the payment to Lender of all amounts owing
under the Loan (the “ Obligations ”), Borrower
hereby grants to Lender, and its successors and assigns, a first
priority security interest in the Collateral (defined below). This
Agreement shall continue until all Obligations are paid in
full.
2.2 Collateral . For purposes
of the foregoing grant of security interest to Lender, “
Collateral ” means all of Borrower’s right,
title and interest in, to and under all of its assets, whether now
owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever
located including, but not limited to the following: all cash and
cash equivalents, accounts, deposit accounts, inventory, equipment,
goods, documents, instruments, contract rights, general
intangibles, chattel paper, investment property (including, without
limitation, all equity interests owned by Borrower),
letter-of-credit rights, trademarks, trademark applications,
tradestyles, patents, patent applications, copyrights, copyright
applications and other intellectual property in which Borrower now
has or hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest, all
proceeds and products thereof (including, without limitation,
proceeds of insurance) and all additions, accessions and
substitutions thereto or therefor. Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms that are defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of Washington
(the “ Uniform Commercial Code ”) and used
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Uniform
Commercial Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral
shall not include any of such property that is subject on the date
hereof to certain outstanding security interests (and the related
UCC-1 financing statements relating thereto) granted by Borrower to
third parties in connection with certain equipment financings.
2.3 Subsidiary Guaranty . Each
of Borrower’s subsidiaries (the “ Subsidiaries
”) shall enter into a Subsidiary Guaranty, pursuant to which
each such Subsidiary shall guarantee Borrower’s Obligations
and shall secure their guaranties by granting to Lender a security
interest in all of their Collateral.
2.4 Stock Pledge . As
collateral security for the payment and performance in full of the
Obligations, Borrower also pledges and grants to Lender a security
interest in all of its right, title and interest in the shares of
capital stock in each of the Subsidiaries, as listed on
Schedule A to this Agreement (the “ Pledged
Stock ”). All certificates representing or evidencing the
Pledged Stock shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of
Lender, accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignment in blank. Lender may not transfer any of the Pledged
Stock except in realization on its security interests in the
Collateral after the occurrence, and during the continuance beyond
any applicable grace or cure period, of an Event of Default. At all
times prior to an Event of Default (and the expiration of any
applicable grace or cure period pertaining thereto), Borrower shall
(i) be entitled to vote the Pledged Stock, (ii) be
entitled to give consents, waivers and ratification in respect of
the Pledged Stock, and (iii) be entitled to collect and
receive for its own use cash dividends legally declared available
for distribution, on the Pledged Stock.
2.5. Perfection; Recordation .
The security interests granted herein shall be perfected by
Lender’s filing of appropriate Uniform Commercial Code Forms
UCC-1 with the appropriate government filing offices (including, as
applicable, any required filings with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office). In connection with the foregoing, Borrower
authorizes Lender to prepare and file any financing statements
describing the Collateral without otherwise obtaining
Borrower’s signature or consent with respect to the filing of
such financing statements.
2.6 Termination of Security
Interests . Upon the payment in full of the Obligations, all
security interests granted hereby and under the Subsidiary Guaranty
shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral and Pledged Stock
shall revert to Borrower. Upon any such termination, the Lender
shall, at Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to Borrower
such documents as Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence
such termination.
ARTICLE 3:
BORROWER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce Lender to execute this
Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, Borrower hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to Lender.
3.1 Corporate Power . Borrower
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Note and to carry out and perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder.
3.2 Authorization . All
corporate action on the part of Borrower, its directors and its
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, issuance,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Borrower and the
performance of Borrower’s obligations hereunder, has been
taken. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency and the relief of debtors and subject to general
principles of equity.
3.3 Governmental Consents .
All consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or
registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations, or
filings with, any governmental authority, required on the part of
Borrower in connection with the consummation of the transaction
contemplated hereby have been obtained and are effective as of the
date hereof.
3.4 No Violations . The
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement
and the compliance with the provisions hereof by Borrower does not
violate, conflict with or constitute or result in a breach or
default under (or an event which with notice of passage of time or
both would constitute a default) (a) Borrower’s
Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, (b) applicable law,
statute, rule or regulation, or any ruling, writ, injunction,
order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator, administrative
agency or other governmental body applicable to Borrower or any of
its properties or assets or (c) any contract or agreement
affecting Borrower, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and
(iii), in each case, where such violation, conflict, breach or
default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on Borrower.
3.5 No Litigation, Claims or
Proceedings . There is no material litigation, tax claim,
proceeding or dispute pending, or, to the knowledge of Borrower,
threatened against or affecting Borrower, the Collateral or the
conduct of its business.
3.6 Outstanding Debt and Capital
Leases . Schedule 3.6 to this Agreement sets forth a list
of the Company’s capital leases outstanding as of
June 30, 2009. Other than such capital leases, and except for
accounts payable and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business, the Company has no outstanding debt or notes
payable.
ARTICLE 4:
COVENANTS
4.1 Corporate Existence .
During the Term, Borrower shall preserve and maintain its existence
and good standing in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify
and remain qualified to do business and remain in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required except
where the failure to so qualify could not be reasonably expected to
have a material adverse effect on Borrower. Borrower shall not
change its jurisdiction of organization, relocate its chief
executive office, principal place of business or its records, or
allow the relocation of any Collateral (other than to another
location in Washington after providing advance notice to the
Lender) without 30 days’ prior written notice to
Lender.
4.2 Access to Facilities and
Collateral . During the Term, Lender shall have the right, from
time to time, upon rea