LOAN, PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN. PLEDGE AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT (as amended,
modified or restated from time to time, this “
Agreement ”) dated as of SEPTEMBER 17,
2008 (the “ Closing Date ”), will
serve to set forth the terms of the Credit Facility by and among
(a) THERMO CREDIT, LLC , a Colorado limited liability
company (together with its successors and assigns, “
Lender ”); and (b) UNITED ESYSTEMS, INC.
, a Nevada corporation (“ ESystems ”),
NETCOM DATA SOUTHERN CORP ., a Georgia corporation (“
Southern ”), NETCOM DATA CORP ., a
Georgia corporation (“ Netcom ”) and
UNITED CHECK SERVICES, L.L.C ., a Louisiana limited
liability company (“ Check Services ” and
together with ESystem, Southern and Netcom, jointly, severally and
in solido , “ Debtor
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , each Debtor desires to establish their
borrowing potential on a consolidated basis to the same extent
possible if they were merged into a single entity and that this
Agreement reflects the establishment of a credit facility which
would not otherwise be available to Debtor if they were not jointly
and severally liable for payment and performance of the
Indebtedness under the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS , each Debtor has (1) determined that each will
benefit specifically and materially from the Credit Facility
contemplated by this Agreement, and (2) have requested and
bargained for the structure, terms and obligations set forth in the
Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS , each Debtor has requested that Lender extend
the Credit Facility to such Debtor on the terms described in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS , Lender is willing to make the Credit Facility
available to Debtor upon and subject to the provisions, terms and
conditions set forth in the Loan Documents;
NOW THEREFORE , the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . As used in this Agreement,
all exhibits, appendices and schedules hereto, and in any other
Loan Documents made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the
following terms will have the meanings given such terms in this
Section 1 or in the provisions, sections or recitals
herein:
(a) “
Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified
Person, another Person that directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the Person specified.
(b)
“ Business Day ” means any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which the Federal Reserve
Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana, is closed.
(c) “
Capital Stock ” means any and all shares of
capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests however designated in a Person (other than a
corporation), including partnership interests and membership
interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase
or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the
foregoing.
(d) “
Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the
same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State
of Louisiana; provided, that to the extent that the Code is used to
define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is
defined differently in different articles or divisions of the Code,
the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern;
provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or
priority of, or remedies with respect to, Lender’s lien on
any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as
enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of
Louisiana, the term “ Code ” shall mean
the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other
jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating
to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for
purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
(e)
“ Collateral ” means:
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(i) All present and future accounts,
chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper), commercial tort
claims, commodity accounts, commodity contracts, deposit accounts,
documents, financial assets, general intangibles, health care
insurance receivables, instruments, investment property, letters of
credit, letter of credit rights, payment intangibles, securities,
security accounts, and security entitlements now or hereafter
owned, held, or acquired.
(ii) All
right, title and interest in and to all of the Capital Stock of any
Debtor or any Subsidiary of any Debtor (including, but
not limited to the Capital Stock listed on Schedule 1(e)(ii)
attached hereto) now or hereafter owned by any Debtor, regardless
of class or designation, and all substitutions therefor and
replacements thereof, all proceeds thereof and all rights relating
thereto, including, without limitation, any certificates
representing the Capital Stock, the right to request after the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default that
such Capital Stock be registered in the name of Lender or any of
its nominees, the right to receive any certificates representing
any of the Capital Stock and the right to require that such
certificates be delivered to Lender together with undated powers or
assignments of investment securities with respect thereto, duly
endorsed in blank by such Debtor, all warrants, options, share
appreciation rights and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in
respect thereof and of all dividends, distributions of income,
profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or
liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and cash,
instruments, and other property from time to time received,
receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition
to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or
all of the foregoing; provided that in no event shall more than
SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT (65.00%) of the total outstanding equity
interests of any foreign Subsidiary be required to be pledged
hereunder.
(iii) All
present and hereafter acquired inventory and goods (including
without limitation, all raw materials, work in process and finished
goods) held, possessed, owned, held on consignment, or held for
sale, lease, return or to be furnished under contracts of services,
in whole or in part, wherever located.
(iv) All
equipment and fixtures of whatsoever kind and character now or
hereafter possessed, held, acquired, leased or owned, together with
all replacements, accessories, additions, substitutions and
accessions to all of the foregoing, and all records relating in any
way to the foregoing.
(v) All
books, records, data, plans, manuals, computer software, computer
tapes, computer systems, computer disks, computer programs, source
codes and object codes containing any information, pertaining
directly or indirectly to the Collateral and all rights to retrieve
data and other information pertaining directly or indirectly to the
Collateral from third parties.
The term
“ Collateral ,” as used herein, shall
also include (i) any other property or assets, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, now existing or hereafter acquired, of any
Debtor or Pledgor that may at any time be or become subject to a
security interest or lien in favor of Lender as security for the
Indebtedness, and (ii) all SUPPORTING OBLIGATIONS, PRODUCTS
and PROCEEDS of all of the foregoing (including without
limitation, insurance payable by reason of loss or damage to the
foregoing property) and any property, assets securities, guaranties
or monies of any Debtor which may at any time come into the
possession of Lender.
(f) “
Constituent Documents ” means (i) in the
case of a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation
and bylaws; (ii) in the case of a general partnership, its
partnership agreement; (iii) in the case of a limited
partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and partnership
agreement; (iv) in the case of a trust, its trust agreement;
(v) in the case of a joint venture, its joint venture
agreement; (vi) in the case of a limited liability company,
its articles of organization and operating agreement or
regulations; and (vii) in the case of any other entity, its
organizational and governance documents and agreements.
(g)
“ Control ” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or
otherwise. “ Controlling ” and
“ Controlled ” have meanings correlative
thereto.
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(h) “
Debt ” means as to any Person at any time
(without duplication) all items of indebtedness, obligation or
liability of a Person, whether mature or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or
several, that should be classified as liabilities in accordance
with GAAP.
(i)
“ GAAP ” means generally accepted
accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, as set forth
in Opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and/or in statements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board and/or their respective
successors and which are applicable in the circumstances as of the
date in question. Accounting principles are applied on a
"consistent basis" when the accounting principles applied in a
current period are comparable in all material respects to those
accounting principles applied in a preceding period.
(j) “
Governmental Authority ” means the government
of the United States of America, any other nation or any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government.
(k) “
Indebtedness ” means (i) all indebtedness,
obligations and liabilities of Debtor to Lender of any kind or
character, now existing or hereafter arising, whether direct,
indirect, related, unrelated, fixed, contingent, liquidated,
unliquidated, joint, several or joint and several, and regardless
of whether such indebtedness, obligations and liabilities may,
prior to their acquisition by Lender, be or have been payable to or
in favor of a third party and subsequently acquired by Lender (it
being contemplated that Lender may make such acquisitions from
third parties), including without limitation all indebtedness,
obligations and liabilities of Debtor to Lender now existing or
hereafter arising under the Note, this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or any draft, acceptance, guaranty, endorsement, letter
of credit, assignment, purchase, overdraft, discount, indemnity
agreement or otherwise, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest on any
of the indebtedness described in (i) above, (iii) all obligations
of Obligors to Lender under the Loan Documents, (iv) all costs and
expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the collection and
administration of all or any part of the indebtedness and
obligations described in (i), (ii) and (iii) above or the
protection or preservation of, or realization upon, the collateral
securing all or any part of such indebtedness and obligations,
including without limitation all reasonable attorneys’ fees,
and (v) all renewals, extensions, modifications and rearrangements
of the indebtedness and obligations described in (i), (ii), (iii)
and (iv) above.
(l) “
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the
Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other agreements, instruments
and documents evidencing, securing, governing, guaranteeing or
pertaining to the Loans.
(m) “
Loans ” means all advances under the Credit
Facility as established pursuant to the Loan Documents from time to
time.
(n) “
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material
adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, property,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, of a
Debtor (individually or taken as a whole), (ii) the ability of
a Debtor to pay or perform the Indebtedness, (iii) any of the
rights of or benefits available to Lender under the Loan Documents,
or (iv) the validity or enforceability of the Loan
Documents.
(o)
“ Obligors ” means each Debtor, Pledgor
or any other Person who (i) guaranteed or is otherwise obligated to
pay or perform all or any portion of Indebtedness, or (ii) has
pledged any property as Collateral for the Indebtedness.
(p) “
Permitted Encumbrances ” means the following
encumbrances:
(i) liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet
due and payable or liens for taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in
accordance with GAAP;
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(ii) liens in respect
of property of a Person imposed by law which were incurred in the
ordinary course of business and which have not arisen to secure
Debt for borrowed money, such as carriers’,
materialmen’s, warehousemen’s and mechanics’
liens, statutory and common law landlord’s liens, and other
similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and which
either (1) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the
value of such property or materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of the business of a Person, or (2) are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have
the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property
subject to such lien;
(iii) liens
created by or pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(iv) liens
in existence on the Closing Date which are listed, and the property
subject thereto described, on Schedule 1(p) , without giving
effect to any extensions or renewals thereof;
(v) liens
arising from judgments, decrees, awards or attachments in
circumstances not constituting an Event of Default;
(vi) liens
(1) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with general insurance maintained by a Person, (2)
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business of a
Person in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security, (3) to secure
the performance by any Person of tenders, statutory obligations
(other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds,
statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade
contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar
obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed
money) to the extent incurred in the ordinary course of business,
and (4) to secure the performance by a Person of leases of real
property, to the extent incurred or made in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices;
(vii) licenses,
sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to third Persons in the
ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect
with the business of a Person;
(viii) liens
arising from precautionary Code financing statements regarding
operating leases;
(ix) liens
arising pursuant to that certain SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as
of AUGUST 22, 2008 , between ESytems and ROBERT
SORRENTINO , an individual residing in the State of Florida
(“ Sorrentino ”), which liens are
expressly subordinate to the liens of Lender pursuant to the terms
of that certain SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated as of even
date herewith (the “ Subordination Agreement
”) between Lender, Sorrentino and ESystems.
(x) liens
created pursuant to or in connection with capital leases permitted
pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (1) such liens only serve
to secure the payment of rent or indebtedness arising under such
capital leases, and (2) the liens encumbering the assets leased or
purported to be leased under such capital leases do not encumber
any other assets of a Person.
(q) “
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, business trust, association, company,
partnership, joint venture, Governmental Authority, or other
entity, and shall include such Person's heirs, administrators,
personal representatives, executors, successors and
assigns.
(r) “
Pledge Agreement ” means that certain PLEDGE
AND CONTROL AGREEMENT dated as of the Closing Date executed by
Pledgor in favor of Lender relating to the Collateral described
therein (as the same may be amended, modified or restated from time
to time).
(s) “
Pledgor ” means, jointly, severally and
in solido , (i) LEON NOWALSKY , an individual
residing in the State of Louisiana (“ Nowalsky
”), and (ii) Sorrentino.
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(t) "
Subsidiary " means any entity (i) of which at
least a majority of the ownership, equity or voting interest is at
the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a Person
and/or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) which is treated as a
subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.
All words and
phrases used herein shall have the meaning specified in the Code
except to the extent such meaning is inconsistent with this
Agreement. All definitions contained in this Agreement are equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. The words "hereof", "herein", and "hereunder"
and words of similar import referring to this Agreement refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement. Any accounting term used in the Loan
Documents shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided
therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with
GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed,
unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied; provided, that all financial covenants
and calculations in the Loan Documents shall be made in accordance
with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date unless Debtor and Lender
shall otherwise specifically agree in writing. That
certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase
"in accordance with GAAP" shall in no way be construed to limit the
foregoing.
(a)
Joint and Several Liability . ESystems,
Netcom, Southern, Check Systems and any other Person named or
identified as a Debtor under the Loan Documents from time to time
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (i) agree that each is
JOINTLY and SEVERALLY liable to Lender for the full
and prompt payment and performance of the Indebtedness under the
Loan Documents in accordance with the terms thereof; (ii) agree to
fully and promptly perform all of their obligations hereunder and
the other Loan Documents with respect to each Loan hereunder as if
such Loan had been made directly to it; and (iii) agree as a
primary obligation to indemnify Lender on demand for and against
any loss incurred by Lender as a result of any of the Indebtedness
of any Debtor being or becoming void, voidable, unenforceable or
ineffective for any reason whatsoever, whether or not known to
Lender or any person, the amount of such loss being the amount
which Lender would otherwise have been entitled to recover from any
one or more of ESystems, Netcom, Southern, Check Systems and any
other Person named as a Debtor under the Loan Documents from time
to time. Each Debtor hereby designates ESystems as its
representative and agent on its behalf for the purposes of giving
instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of
the Loans, selecting interest rate options, giving and receiving
all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect
of compliance with covenants) on behalf of such Debtor under the
Loan Documents. ESystems hereby accepts such
appointment. Lender may regard any notice or other
communication pursuant to any Loan Document from ESystems as a
notice or communication from each Debtor. Each warranty,
covenant, agreement and undertaking made on behalf of any Debtor by
ESystems shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such
Debtor and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such
Debtor to the same extent as it if the same had been made directly
by such Debtor.
(b)
Cross-Guaranty . Each Debtor hereby agrees
that such Debtor is JOINTLY and SEVERALLY liable for,
and hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and
its successors and assigns, the full and prompt payment (whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and performance of,
all Indebtedness owed or hereafter owing to Lender by each
Debtor. Each Debtor agrees that its guaranty obligation
hereunder is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and
not of collection, that its obligations under this
Section 2(b) shall not be discharged until indefeasible
payment and performance, in full, of the Indebtedness has occurred,
and that its obligations under this Section 2(b) shall be
absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected
by:
(i) the
genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future
amendment of, or change in, this Agreement, any other Loan Document
or any other agreement, document or instrument to which any Debtor
is or may become a party;
(ii) the
absence of any action to enforce this Agreement, including this
Section 2(b) , or any other Loan Document or the waiver or
consent by Lender with respect to any of the provisions
thereof;
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(iii) the existence,
value or condition of, or failure to perfect its lien against, any
security for the Indebtedness or any action, or the absence of any
action, by Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any
such security);
(iv) the
insolvency of any Obligor; or
(v) any
other action or circumstance that might otherwise constitute a
legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or
guarantor.
Each Debtor
shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal
debtor with respect to the Indebtedness guaranteed hereunder.
Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary,
each Debtor’s liability under this Section 2(b) ,
which liability is in addition to amounts for which such Debtor is
liable under Section 2(a) , shall be limited to an amount
not to exceed as of any date of determination the greater of: (i)
the net amount of all Loans advanced to any Debtor under this
Agreement and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for
the benefit of, such Debtor; and (ii) the amount that could be
claimed by Lender from any Debtor under this Section 2(b)
without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section
548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable
state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent
Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law after taking into
account, among other things, each Debtor’s right of
contribution and indemnification from each other
Debtor. To the extent that any Debtor shall make a
payment under this Section 2(b) of all or any of the
Indebtedness (other than Loans made to such Debtor for which it is
primarily liable) (a “ Guarantor Payment
”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments
then previously or concurrently made by any Debtor, exceeds the
amount that such Debtor would otherwise have paid if each Debtor
had paid the aggregate Indebtedness satisfied by such Guarantor
Payment in the same proportion that such Debtor’s Allocable
Amount (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such
Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each
of Debtor as determined immediately prior to the making of such
Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in
cash of the Indebtedness, such Debtor shall be entitled to receive
contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed
by, each other Debtor for the amount of such excess, pro rata based
upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior
to such Guarantor Payment. As of any date of
determination, the “ Allocable Amount ”
of any Debtor shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim
that could then be recovered from such Debtor under this Section
2(b) without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under
Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any
applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform
Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common
law. This Section 2(b) is intended only to define
the relative rights of any Debtor and nothing set forth herein is
intended to or shall impair the obligations of such Debtor, jointly
and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become
due and payable in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 2(b)
shall limit the liability of any Debtor to pay the Loans made
directly or indirectly to that such Debtor and accrued interest,
fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Debtor shall
be primarily liable. The liability of any Debtor under
this Section 2(b) is in addition to and shall be cumulative
with all liabilities of each Debtor to Lender under the Loan
Documents to which such Debtor is a party or in respect of any
Indebtedness of any other Debtor, without any limitation as to
amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating
such other liability specifically provides to the
contrary.
(c)
Credit Facility . Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, Lender hereby agrees to lend to Debtor an aggregate sum
not to exceed TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,128,500.00) or such other amount
(but in any event not below the outstanding principal amount of the
Loans outstanding at such time) as may be determined from time to
time by Lender in its sole discretion (the “ Credit
Facility ”), in one or more advances from time to
time during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing
until: (i) the acceleration of the Indebtedness pursuant to the
terms of the Loan Documents; (ii) MARCH 17, 2009 ; or
(iii) such other date as may be established by a written instrument
between Debtor and Lender from time to time. If at any
time the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding
hereunder exceeds the Credit Facility, such amounts shall be deemed
an “ Overadvance .” Debtor
shall immediately repay the amount of such Overadvance plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon upon written demand from
Lender. Notwithstanding anything
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contained herein to the contrary, an Overadvance shall be
considered a Loan and shall bear interest at the Rate as set forth
in the Note and be secured by this Agreement.
(d)
Funding . Lender reserves the right to
require not less than ONE (1) Business Day prior notice of
each Loan under the Credit Facility, specifying the aggregate
amount of such Loan together with any documentation relating
thereto as Lender may reasonably request; in by no later than 1:00
p.m. (New Orleans, Louisiana time) on the date provided
herein. Lender at its option may accept telephonic
requests for such Loan, provided that such acceptance shall not
constitute a waiver of Lender's right to require delivery of a
written request in connection with subsequent
Loans. Lender shall have no liability to Debtor for any
loss or damage suffered by Debtor as a result of Lender's honoring
of any requests, execution of any instructions, authorizations or
agreements or reliance on any reports communicated to it
telephonically, by facsimile or electronically and purporting to
have been sent to Lender by Debtor and Lender shall have no duty to
verify the origin of any such communication or the identity or
authority of the Person sending it. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each Loan under this section
shall be made available to Debtor by depositing the same, in
immediately available funds, in an account of Debtor designated by
Debtor or by paying the proceeds of such Loan to a third party
designated by Debtor.
(e)
Use of Proceeds . The Loans under the
Credit Facility shall be used by Debtor for working capital in the
ordinary course of business and in connection with the acquisition
of Southern and in connection with the purchase of certain assets
from NET COM DATA CORP OF N.Y. , a New York corporation and
AMERICAN TIMESHARE ASSOCIATES, INC ., a New York corporation
by Netcom. Debtor hereby agrees to hold the proceeds of
the Loans in escrow and promptly return the proceeds of the Loans
in the event that the foregoing transactions shall not be
consummated.
(f)
Fees . Debtor agrees to pay to
Lender:
(i)
An unused facility fee on the daily average unused amount of the
Credit Facility for the period from and including the Closing Date
to and including the Maturity Date, at the rate of ONE QUARTER
OF ONE PERCENT (0.025%) per annum based on a 360 day year and
the actual number of days elapsed. The accrued unused facility fee
shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each
calendar quarter and on the Maturity Date (as such term is defined
in the Note); and
(ii) A
monitoring fee for the period from and including the Closing Date
to and including the Maturity Date, in an amount equal to ONE
TWENTIETH OF ONE PERCENT (0.05%) of the Credit Facility per
week (or portion thereof, each week being deemed to have commenced
on a Sunday). The accrued monitoring fee shall be payable in
arrears on each Payment Date and on the Maturity Date (as such
terms are defined in the Note); and
(iii) A
commitment fee equal to (1) ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (0.50%)
of the amount of the Credit Facility as of the Closing Date, and
(2) ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT (0.50%) of the amount of the
Credit Facility as of the date of Debtor’s exercise of the
Extension Option (as such term is defined in the Note); each such
commitment fee shall be paid as compensation for the cost and
expenses incurred by Lender in the establishment of the Credit
Facility. The initial commitment fee shall be due and
payable on the Closing Date and shall be deemed fully earned as of
the Closing Date. In the event that Debtor shall
exercise the Extension Option, a second commitment fee shall be due
and payable on the date of the exercise of the Extension Option and
shall be deemed fully earned as of such date.
Each commitment
fee, monitoring fee, and unused facility fee shall be to compensate
Lender for its costs and expenses in the structuring of the Credit
Facility, monitoring the Collateral, and for the commitment of
funds hereunder and (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law) shall not be deemed interest. In addition to the
foregoing, Debtor has made an origination fee deposit equal to
FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($5,000.00) as compensation
or the cost and expenses incurred by Lender in the establishment of
the Credit Facility. Expenses and costs incurred by
Lender in the due diligence, structuring and documentation of the
Credit Facility, in excess of the deposit shall be due and payable
on the Closing Date and payable from the proceeds of the initial
Loan hereunder. In the event that such costs and
expenses shall be less than the deposit, such excess sums shall be
refunded to Debtor within TWENTY (20) days of the Closing
Date.
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3. Note, Rate
and Computation of Interest . The Credit
Facility shall be evidenced by a promissory note (together with any
amendments, modifications, replacements, substitutions,
restatements, renewals, extensions and increases thereof, the
“ Note ”) duly executed by Debtor and
payable to the order of Lender, in form and substance acceptable to
Lender. Interest on the Note shall accrue at the rates
set forth therein. The principal of and interest on the
Note shall be due and payable in accordance with the respective
terms and conditions set forth in the Note and in this
Agreement.
(a)
Grant of Security Interest . As collateral
security for the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Indebtedness, (i)
each Debtor hereby pledges to and grants Lender, a security
interest in, all of Debtor's right, title and interest in the
Collateral, whether now owned by such Debtor or hereafter acquired
and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence and all
PRODUCTS, PROCEEDS and SUPPORTING OBLIGATIONS
relating thereto. If Debtor at any time holds or
acquires a commercial tort claim, Debtor shall notify Lender in
writing within FIVE (5) Business Days of such occurrence
with the details thereof and grant to Lender a security interest
therein or lien thereon and in the proceeds thereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
(b)
Additional Documents . To secure full and
complete payment and performance of the Indebtedness, each Obligor
shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all
of the Loan Documents reasonably required by Lender covering the
Collateral. Each Obligor shall execute and cause to be
executed such further documents and instruments, as Lender, in its
reasonable discretion, deems necessary or desirable to create,
evidence, preserve, and perfect its liens and security interests in
the Collateral. In the event any of the Loan Documents
evidencing or securing the Indebtedness misrepresents or
inaccurately reflects the correct terms and/or provisions of the
Indebtedness, each Obligor shall upon request by Lender and in
order to correct such mistake, execute such new documents or
initial corrected, original documents as Lender may deem necessary
to remedy said errors or mistakes. Each Obligor shall
execute such other documents as Lender shall deem reasonably
necessary to correct any defects or deficiencies in the Loan
Documents. Any Obligor’s failure to execute such
documents as requested shall constitute an Event of Default under
this Agreement.
(c)
Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Lender shall have the right to set off
and apply against the Indebtedness in such manner as Lender may
determine, at any time and without notice to Debtor, any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
or other sums at any time credited by or owing from Lender to
Debtor whether or not the Indebtedness is then due. The
rights and remedies of Lender hereunder are in addition to any
other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other
rights of setoff) which Lender may have.
(d)
Satisfaction of Indebtedness . Until the
Indebtedness has been indefeasibly paid and fully satisfied (other
than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no
unsatisfied claim has been asserted) and the commitments of Lender
under the Credit Facility have been terminated, Lender shall be
entitled to retain the security interests in the Collateral granted
under the Loan Documents and the ability to exercise all rights and
remedies available to Lender under the Loan Documents and
applicable laws.
5.
Conditions Precedent .
(a)
Initial Loan . The obligation of Lender to
make the initial Loan under the Credit Facility, is subject to the
condition precedent that Lender shall have received on or before
the day of such Loan all of the following, each dated (unless
otherwise indicated) as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender:
(i)
Resolutions . Resolutions of the governing
body of each Obligor that is not a natural Person certified by an
authorized officer or representative of such Obligor which
authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan
Documents that such Obligor is a party to;
(ii) Incumbency
Certificate . A certificate of incumbency
certified by an authorized officer or representative of an Obligor
certifying the names of the individuals or other Persons
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AND SECURITY AGREEMENT - PAGE 8
THERMO CREDIT,
LLC - UNITED ESYSTEMS, INC.
authorized to
sign the Loan Documents to which any Obligor that is not a natural
Person is to be a party (including the certificates contemplated
herein) together with specimen signatures of such
Persons;
(iii)
Constituent Documents . The Constituent
Documents of each Obligor that is not a natural Person certified to
Lender as being true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement;
(iv)
Governmental Certificates . Certificates
of the appropriate government officials of the state of
organization of each Obligor that is not a natural Person and any
state such Obligor is currently doing business as to the existence,
qualification and good standing of such Obligor, dated within
TEN (10) days of the date of this Agreement;
(v)
Loan Documents . The Loan Documents
executed by each Obligor party thereto;
(vi)
Financing Statements . Code financing
statements covering the Collateral shall have been filed with such
filing officers as Lender may request;
(vii)
Insurance Matters . Copies of insurance
certificates describing all insurance policies as may be required
by Lender from time-to-time, together with loss payable and lender
endorsements in favor of Lender with respect to all insurance
policies covering the Collateral;
(viii)
Uniform Commercial Code Search
. The results of a Code search showing all financing
statements and other documents or instruments on file against
Debtor in such locations as Lender may reasonably request, such
search to be as of a date no more than TEN (10) days prior
the Closing Date;
(ix)
Fees and Expenses . Evidence that the
costs and expenses of Lender (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
and all fees owing to Lender, shall have been paid in full by
Debtor;
(x)
Opinion of Debtor’s Counsel . The
opinion of Obligor’s counsel as to (1) the existence and due
organization of such Obligor (if not a natural Person) or the legal
capacity of such Obligor (if a natural Person), (2) the due
authorization and execution of the Loan Documents, (3) the
enforceability of the Loan Documents, (4) the perfection of
Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, and (5) such
other matters as may be reasonably requested by Lender and its
counsel;
(xi)
Other Matters . Such other documents and
agreements as may be required by Lender in its reasonable
discretion.
(b)
All Loans . The obligation of Lender to
make any Loan shall be subject to the following additional
conditions precedent:
(i)
Request for Loan . Lender shall have
received in accordance with this Agreement, a request for a Loan in
form and content satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable
discretion dated as of the date of request and executed by an
authorized officer of Debtor;
(ii)
No Event of Default, Etc . No Event of
Default, event which with the passage of time and/or notice would
be an Event of Default, or event which could have a Material
Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing, or would
result from or after giving effect to such
Loan; and
(iii)
Representations and Warranties . All of
the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents
shall be true and correct in material respects on and as of the
date of such Loan with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of such
date.
6.
Representations and Warranties . Each
Debtor hereby represents and warrants, and upon each request for a
Loan represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
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LLC - UNITED ESYSTEMS, INC.
(a)
Existence . Debtor (i) is duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) has all requisite
power and authority to own its assets and carry on its business as
now being or as proposed to be conducted; and (iii) is
qualified to do business in all jurisdictions in which the nature
of its business makes such qualification necessary and where
failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect. Debtor
has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its
obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is or may become a
party. The federal tax identification number and state
organizational number for Debtor are set forth below:
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Debtor
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Federal Tax Identification
Number
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State Filing
Number
And Jurisdiction Of
Organization
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ESystems
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91-2150635
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NV –
C23017-2001
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Southern
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GA
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Check
Systems
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GA
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Netcom
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58-2228995
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GA –
K610306
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(b)
Binding Obligations . The execution,
delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by each Obligor have
been duly authorized by all necessary action by such Obligor, and
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Obligor,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of general
application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights
and except to the extent specific remedies may generally be limited
by equitable principles.
(c)
No Consent . The execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby, do not (i) conflict with,
result in a violation of, or constitute a default under (1) any
provision of the Constituent Documents (if any) or other instrument
binding upon any Obligor, (2) any law, governmental
regulation, court decree or order applicable to any Obligor, or (3)
any contractual obligation, agreement, judgment, license, order or
permit applicable to or binding upon any Obligor, (ii) require the
consent, approval or authorization of any third party, or (iii)
result in or require the creation of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any property of any Obligor except as may be
expressly contemplated in the Loan Documents.
(d)
Financial Condition . Each financial
statement of each Debtor supplied to Lender truly discloses and
fairly presents such Person’s financial condition as of the
date of each such statement. There has been no material
adverse change in such financial condition or results of operations
of any Debtor subsequent to the date of the most recent financial
statement supplied to Lender.
(e)
Operation of Business . Debtor possesses
all contracts, licenses, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights,
trademarks and tradenames, or rights thereto, necessary to conduct
its businesses substantially as now conducted and as presently
proposed to be conducted, and Debtor is not in violation of any
valid rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing, except
any violations that could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Litigation and Judgments . There is no
action, suit, investigation, or proceeding before or by any
Governmental Authority or arbitrator pending, or to the knowledge
of Debtor, threatened against or affecting any Debtor that would,
if adversely determined, have a Material Adverse
Effect. There are no outstanding judgments against any
Debtor.
(g)
Rights in Properties; Liens . Debtor has
good and indefeasible title to or valid leasehold interests in its
properties, including the properties reflected in the financial
statements provided to Lender, and none of the properties of Debtor
is subject to any lien, except Permitted Encumbrances.
(h)
Disclosure . No statement, information,
report, representation, or warranty made by any Debtor in the Loan
Documents or furnished to Lender in connection with the Loan
Documents or any of
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