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Exhibit 10(h)
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RBC BANK (USA)
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Loan and Security Agreement
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Loan And Security Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"),
dated as of September ___, 2008 among VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION, a
Georgia corporation ("Parent"), LEXEL IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC.
("Lexel"), FOX INTERNATIONAL, LTD., INC. ("Fox"), Z-AXIS, INC.
("Z-Axis"), TELTRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("Teltron") and AYDIN
DISPLAYS, INC. ("Aydin" and together with Lexel, Fox, Z-Axis and
Teltron, collectively, the "Subsidiaries"; and the Subsidiaries,
together with Parent, collectively, the "Borrower"), and RBC BANK
(USA) ("RBC" or the "Bank") (formerly known as RBC Centura Bank);
W I T N E S S E T H: In
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein
contained and to induce Bank to extend credit to Borrower, the
parties agree as follows: 1.
Definitions .
1.1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms that are not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth below.
"Account" means all "accounts" as
defined in the Code from time to time, together with any
guaranties, Letters of Credit and other security therefor.
"Account Debtor" means an "account
debtor" as defined in the Code from time to time.
"Adjusted Total Liabilities to
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio" means, as of any date of
calculation, the ratio of Borrower’s Adjusted Total
Liabilities as of such date to its Adjusted Tangible Net Worth as
of such date. "Adjusted Tangible Net
Worth" means, as of any date of calculation, Borrower’s
Shareholder Equity, less its intangible assets, less its leasehold
improvements and loans receivable from related parties, plus its
Subordinated Debt, calculated on consolidated basis and in
accordance with GAAP. "Adjusted Total
Liabilities" means, as of any date of calculation, Borrower’s
Total Liabilities, including Contingent Liabilities, less its
Subordinated Debt, calculated on a consolidated basis and (except
with respect to Contingent Liabilities) in accordance with GAAP.
"Advance" means an advance of
proceeds of a Revolving Loan to, or the issuance of a letter of
credit for the account of, Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
"Advance Date" means the date on
which an Advance is made. "Affiliate"
means, with respect to any Person, any Person that owns or controls
directly or indirectly such Person, any Person that controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with such Person, and each
of such Person’s senior executive officers, directors and
partners. "Asset Coverage Ratio"
means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of (a) the
total amount of Borrower’s Obligations outstanding under the
Primary Revolving Loan and the Secondary Revolving Loan divided by
(b) the sum of (i) Borrower’s Accounts, net of
allowance for doubtful Accounts, plus (ii) its Inventory, net
of reserves (such net Inventory capped at $20,000,000), less
(iii) its accounts payable.
"Authority" shall mean any
governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration of any applicable law,
rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof.
"Business Day" means any day that is
not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the State of
Georgia are authorized or required to close.
"Capital Expenditures" means any
amounts accrued or paid in respect of any purchase or other
acquisition for value of capital assets and, for greater certainty,
excludes amounts expended in respect of the normal repair and
maintenance of capital assets utilized in the ordinary course of
business. "Capitalized Leases" means
all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP,
recorded as capitalized leases.
"Change in Ownership" shall mean a
transaction or series of transactions in which any "person" or
"group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934), directly or indirectly, of a sufficient number of shares of
all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower ordinarily
entitled to vote in the election of directors, empowering such
"person" or "group" to elect a majority of the Board of Directors
of Borrower, who did not have such power before such transaction.
"Change in Senior Management" shall
mean (a) any one or more of Ronald D. Ordway, Gregory Osborne
or Ervin Kuczogi shall cease to be actively involved with the
day-to-day management of Borrower in an executive officer capacity,
or (b) any two or more of David Mutcher, William Frohoff,
Murray Fox or Carl Beacher shall cease to be actively involved with
the day-to-day management of Borrower in an executive officer
capacity. "Change of Law" shall mean
the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any
change therein, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Authority.
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"Chattel Paper" means "chattel
paper" as defined in the Code from time to time, together with any
guaranties, Letters of Credit and other security therefor.
"Code" means the Uniform Commercial
Code, as in effect in Georgia from time to time.
"Collateral" means all assets and
personal property of Borrower, wherever located and whether now
owned by Borrower or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, the following: (a) all Accounts; (b) all
General Intangibles; (c) all Chattel Paper, Documents and
Instruments and rights to payment evidenced thereby, (d) all
Inventory; (e) all Equipment and Fixtures; (f) all
Investment Property; (g) all Deposit Accounts; (h) all
Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights; (i) any other
collateral in which Bank may be hereafter granted a security
interest or Lien; and (j) all parts, replacements,
substitutions, profits, products and cash and non-cash Proceeds of
any of the foregoing (including insurance proceeds payable by
reason of loss or damage thereto) in any form and wherever located.
Collateral shall include all written or electronically recorded
books and records relating to any such Collateral and other rights
relating thereto. "Contingent
Liabilities" means, as applied to any Person, any direct or
indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with
respect to (i) any account, instrument, chattel paper,
document, general intangible, indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter
of credit, letter of credit right or other obligation of another
Person, including, without limitation, any such obligation directly
or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold
with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that person is
otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations
with respect to undrawn letters of credit issued for the account of
that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any
Interest Rate Agreement or other agreement or arrangement
designated to protect a person against fluctuation in interest
rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided,
however, that the term "Contingent Obligation" shall not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed
to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such
person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not
in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the
guarantee or other support arrangement.
"Corporate Distributions" means all
payments to (i) any shareholder (or other holder of an equity
interest in Borrower), director, executive or officer of the
Borrower, (ii) any Affiliate or holder of Subordinated Debt of
the Borrower, or (iii) any shareholder (or other holder of an
equity interest in Borrower), director, executive or officer of any
Affiliate or holder of Subordinated Debt of the Borrower. For
greater certainty, it includes bonuses, dividends, salaries (except
salaries to officers or other employees in the ordinary course of
business), and repayment of Indebtedness or making of loans to any
such Person. "Debt" means
(a) all liabilities which would be reflected on a balance
sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (b) all indebtedness
for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or
services, including without limitation reimbursement and other
obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit,
(c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds,
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debentures or similar instruments, (d) all capital lease
obligations and (e) all Contingent Obligations.
"Default" or "default" means any of
the events specified in Section 8.1, whether or not any
requirement in such Section for the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or the happening of any further condition, event or act
shall have been satisfied. "Default
Rate" means the "default rate" of interest per annum specified in
the applicable Note. "Deposit
Account" means "deposit account" as defined in the Code from time
to time. "Document" means "document"
as defined in the Code from time to time.
"EBITDA" shall mean, as of any date
of calculation, Borrower’s net income, plus its Interest
Expense, plus its income tax expense, plus its depreciation and
amortization, calculated on a consolidated basis and in accordance
with GAAP. "Environmental Laws"
means, collectively the following acts and laws, as amended: the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Toxic
Substances Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Oil
Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act of 1978; and any
other "Superfund" or "Superlien" law or any other federal, state or
local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or
decree relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning, any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or
material, as now or at any time hereafter in effect.
"Equipment" means "equipment" as
defined in the Code from time to time.
"Event of Default" means any event
specified as such in Section 8.1 hereof, provided that there
shall have been satisfied any requirement in connection with such
event for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means,
as of any date of calculation: (a) the sum of Borrower’s
EBITDA, plus its rent and lease expense, less its Unfunded Capital
Expenditures, less its cash taxes, divided by (b) the sum of
Borrower’s rent and lease expense, plus its current
maturities of long term Funded Debt, plus its Interest Expense,
plus its Corporate Distributions, each calculated on a consolidated
basis for the trailing four quarter period and in accordance with
GAAP. "Fixtures" means "fixtures" as
defined in the Code from time to time.
"Funded Debt" means, at any time, all
obligations for borrowed money which bear interest or to which
interest is imputed plus, without duplication, all obligations for
the deferred payment of the purchase of property, all Capitalized
Lease obligations and all Indebtedness secured by purchase money
security interests.
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"GAAP" means generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time
to time. "General Intangibles" means
"general intangibles" as defined in the Code from time to time,
including "payment intangibles" and "software" (each as defined in
the Code from time to time).
"Instrument" means "instrument" as
defined in the Code from time to time.
"Interest Expense" means the total of
the costs of advances outstanding under Indebtedness including
(i) interest charges, (ii) capitalized interest,
(iii) the interest component of Capitalized Leases,
(iv) fees payable in respect of letters of credit and letters
of guarantee, and (v) discounts incurred and fees payable in
respect of bankers’ acceptances.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means any
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest
rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other
similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person
against fluctuations in interest rates or to hedge such
Person’s interest rate risk exposure, including any swap
agreements as defined in 11 U.S.C. §101, as amended.
"Inventory" means "inventory" as
defined in the Code from time to time.
"Investment" means any beneficial
ownership of (including stock, partnership interest or other
securities) any Person, or any loan, advance or capital
contribution to any Person.
"Investment Property" means
"investment property" as defined in the Code from time to time.
"Letters of Credit" and "Letter of
Credit Rights" means "letters of credit" and "letter of credit
rights", respectively, each as defined in the Code from time to
time. "Lien" means any mortgage,
pledge, statutory lien or other lien arising by operation of law,
security interest, trust arrangement, security deed, financing
lease, collateral assignment or other encumbrance, conditional sale
or title retention agreement, or any other interest in property
designed to secure the repayment of Obligations, whether arising by
agreement or under any statute or law or otherwise.
"Loan Documents" means this
Agreement, the Notes, the Shareholder Subordination Agreement, the
Negative Pledge Agreement, any Interest Rate Agreement, the Advance
requests, and all other documents and instruments now or hereafter
evidencing, describing, guaranteeing or securing the Obligations
contemplated hereby or delivered in connection herewith, as they
may be modified. "Loans" has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1 and "Loan" means any of such
loans identified therein as the context may require.
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"Material Adverse Effect" means
any (i) material adverse effect upon the validity, performance
or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) material
adverse effect upon the properties, business, prospects or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, any Subsidiary
and/or any other Person obligated under any of the Loan Documents,
or (iii) material adverse effect upon the ability of Borrower,
any Subsidiary or any other Person to fulfill any obligation under
any of the Loan Documents. "Maximum
Primary Revolving Loan Amount" means $17,000,000.
"Maximum Secondary Revolving Loan
Amount" means $3,500,000. "Negative
Pledge Agreement" means that certain Negative Pledge Agreement of
even date herewith from Borrower in favor of the Bank, as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Notes" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2 and "Note" means any of such notes identified
therein as the context may require.
"Obligations" means all obligations
now or hereafter owed to Bank by Borrower, whether related or
unrelated to the Loans, including, without limitation, amounts owed
or to be owed under the terms of the Loan Documents, or arising out
of the transactions described therein, including, without
limitation, the Loans, sums advanced to pay overdrafts on any
account maintained by Borrower with Bank, reimbursement obligations
for outstanding letters of credit or banker’s acceptances
issued for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, amounts
paid by Bank under letters of credit or drafts accepted by Bank for
the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, together with all
interest accruing thereon, all obligations, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, under any Interest Rate Agreement, including any
swap agreements as defined in 11 U.S.C. §101, as amended,
between Bank and Borrower whenever executed, all fees, all costs of
collection, attorneys’ fees and expenses of or advances by
Bank which Bank pays or incurs in discharge of obligations of
Borrower, whether such amounts are now due or hereafter become due,
direct or indirect and whether such amounts due are from time to
time reduced or entirely extinguished and thereafter re-incurred.
"Permitted Debt" means (a) the
Obligations; (b) Debt payable to suppliers and other trade
creditors in the ordinary course of business on ordinary and
customary trade terms and which is not past due; (c) Debt of
any Subsidiary to Borrower or another Subsidiary;
(d) Capitalized Leases in effect on the date hereof; and
(e) endorsement of checks for collection in the ordinary
course of business. "Permitted
Investment" means: (i) Investments existing on the date
disclosed on Exhibit 1.1 hereto; (ii) (A) Marketable
direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the
United States of America or any agency or any State thereof
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof,
(B) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the
date of creation thereof and currently having a rating of at least
A-2 or P-2 from either Standard &
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Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service,
(C) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one year
from the date of investment therein issued by Bank, and
(D) Bank’s money market accounts; (iii) Investments
accepted in connection with Permitted Transfers;
(iv) Investments consisting of travel advances and employee
relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the
ordinary course of business; (v) Investments (including Debt
obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or
reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of
delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or
suppliers arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s
business; and (vi) Investments consisting of notes receivable
of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers
and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of
business, provided that this part shall not apply to Investments of
Borrower in any Subsidiary.
"Permitted Liens" means
(a) Liens securing the Obligations; (b) Liens for taxes
and other statutory Liens, landlord’s Liens and similar Liens
arising out of operation of law so long as the obligations secured
thereby are not past due or are being contested and the proceedings
contesting such obligations have the effect of preventing the
forfeiture or sale of the property subject to such Lien;
(c) Liens for deposits made in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance, social security and similar laws; (d) attachment,
judgment and other similar non-tax Liens arising in connection with
court proceedings but only if and for so long as (i) the
execution or enforcement of such Liens is and continues to be
effectively stayed and bonded on appeal, (ii) the validity
and/or amount of the claims secured thereby are being actively
contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings and
(iii) such Liens do not, in the aggregate, materially detract
from the value of the assets of the Person whose assets are subject
to such Lien or materially impair the use thereof in the operation
of such Person’s business; (e) Liens securing Permitted
Debt described in clause (d) of the definition of Permitted
Debt; and (f) Liens in the nature of easements or other
similar encumbrances or restrictions (not securing Debt) on the use
of Borrower’s properties, so long as such Liens do not
materially impair Borrower’s use of such property.
"Permitted Transfer" means the
conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or disposition by Borrower or any
Subsidiary of: (i) Inventory in the ordinary course of
business; (ii) non-exclusive licenses and similar arrangements
for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business; (iii) surplus, worn-out or
obsolete Equipment in the ordinary and normal replacement program
for Equipment under which Bank’s Lien priority continues in
the replacement Equipment, or (iv) its Wintron Technology
unit. "Person" means any natural
person, corporation, unincorporated organization, trust,
joint-stock company, joint venture, association, company, limited
or general partnership, limited liability company, any government
or any agency or political subdivision of any government, or any
other entity or organization.
"Primary Revolving Loan" shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Proceeds" means "proceeds" as
defined in the Code from time to time.
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"Regulated Materials" means any
hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, the
generation, handling, storage, disposal, treatment or emission of
which is subject to any Environmental Law.
"Revolving Loan Period" means the
period from and including the date of this Agreement to and
including the Revolving Loan Termination Date.
"Revolving Loans" means collectively,
the Primary Revolving Loan and the Secondary Revolving Loan and
"Revolving Loan" means either of such loans as the context may
require. "Revolving Loan Termination
Date" or "Termination Date" means (i) with respect to the
Primary Revolving Loan only, June 30, 2010 and (ii) with
respect to the Secondary Revolving Loan only, June 30, 2009, in
each case as such date may be renewed from time to time as provided
herein. "Sarbanes-Oxley" means the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended from time to time.
"Secondary Revolving Loan" shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Security Agreement" means this
Agreement as it relates to a security interest in the Collateral
and any other mortgage, security agreement or similar instrument
now or hereafter executed by Borrower or other Person granting Bank
a security interest in any Collateral to secure the Obligations
(including any arising under any Interest Rate Agreement).
"Shareholder Equity" means the total
of (i) share capital (excluding redeemable preferred shares
and treasury stock), (ii) contributed surplus, and
(iii) retained earnings; and for non-corporate organizations
such as partnerships or limited liability companies, equity
accounts similar to those described herein for corporations.
"Shareholder Subordination Agreement"
means that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of even date
herewith, among Bank, Ronald D. Ordway and Borrower, as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Solvent" means, as to any Person,
that such Person has capital sufficient to carry on its business
and transactions in which it is currently engaged and all business
and transactions in which it is about to engage, is able to pay its
debts as they mature, and has assets having a fair valuation
greater than its liabilities, at fair valuation.
"Subordinated Debt" means Debt of
Borrower that is subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a
written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its
sole discretion. "Subordinated
Shareholder Note" means that certain unsecured promissory note from
Borrower in favor of Ronald D. Ordway in the principal amount of
$6,000,000.
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"Subsidiary" means any
corporation, partnership or other entity in which Borrower,
directly or indirectly, owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the
stock, capital or income interests, or other beneficial interests,
or which is effectively controlled by such Person.
"Term Loan" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1. "Term
Loan Amount" means $1,700,000. "Total
Liabilities" means all liabilities of a Person, including
Contingent Liabilities, exclusive of deferred tax liabilities,
calculated on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
"Unfunded Capital Expenditures" means
those Capital Expenditures which are not financed by Funded Debt.
1.2.
Financial Terms . All financial terms used herein shall have
the meanings assigned to them under GAAP unless another meaning
shall be specified 2. The
Loan Facility .
2.1.
The Loans . Bank agrees to extend the following credit to
Borrower, subject to the terms set forth herein:
(a) Bank
agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to
make revolving loan Advances (including issuing letters of credit)
to or for the account of Borrower from time to time during the
Revolving Loan Period in amounts such that the aggregate principal
amount of such revolving loan Advances (including the face amount
of any letters of credit) under this loan at any one time
outstanding will not exceed the Maximum Primary Revolving Loan
Amount (the "Primary Revolving Loan"). Within the foregoing limit,
Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow such Advances at any time
during the Revolving Loan Period.
(b) Bank
agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to
make additional revolving loan Advances to or for the account of
Borrower under a second revolving loan facility from time to time
during the Revolving Loan Period in amounts such that the aggregate
principal amount of such revolving loan Advances at any one time
outstanding will not exceed the Maximum Secondary Revolving Loan
Amount (the "Secondary Revolving Loan"). Within the foregoing
limit, Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow such Advances at
any time during the Revolving Loan Period.
(c) Bank
agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to
make a term loan to Borrower in an amount equal to the Term Loan
Amount in a single advance on the date hereof (the "Term Loan" and
together with the Primary Revolving Loan and the Secondary
Revolving Loan, the "Loans"). Once repaid, principal of the Term
Loan cannot be reborrowed.
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2.2.
Promissory Notes .
(a) The
Primary Revolving Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note in
the face amount of the Maximum Primary Revolving Loan Amount, dated
of even date herewith, from Borrower to the order of Bank (as
amended, modified, supplemented, restated or renewed from time to
time, the "Primary Revolving Note").
(b) The
Secondary Revolving Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note in
the face amount of the Maximum Secondary Revolving Loan Amount,
dated of even date herewith, from Borrower to the order of Bank (as
amended, modified, supplemented, restated or renewed from time to
time, the "Secondary Revolving Note").
(c) The
Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the face
amount of the Term Loan Amount, dated of even date herewith, from
Borrower to the order of Bank (as amended, modified, supplemented,
restated or renewed from time to time, the "Term Note" and together
with the Revolving Note and the Revolving Note, the "Notes").
2.3.
Repayment of Loans .
(a) The
Primary Revolving Loan shall be repayable in accordance with the
terms of the Primary Revolving Note and this Agreement.
(b) The
Secondary Revolving Loan shall be repayable in accordance with the
terms of the Secondary Revolving Note and this Agreement.
(c) The
Term Loan shall be repayable in accordance with the terms of the
Term Note and this Agreement.
(d) Borrower
shall make each required payment of principal of and interest on
the Loans and fees hereunder not later than 12:00 noon (local time
Atlanta, Georgia) on the date when due, without set off,
counterclaim or other deduction, in immediately available funds to
Bank at its address provided to Borrower from time to time.
Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loans or
of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date
for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended
by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable
for such extended time.
2.4.
Extension of Termination Date . Bank may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, extend the Termination Date for successive
one-year terms which shall terminate on the anniversary of the then
applicable Termination Date by giving written notice thereof to
Borrower at least one year prior to the then applicable Termination
Date (an "Extension Notice"); provided, unless Bank gives such
Extension Notice in writing to Borrower at least one year prior to
the then applicable Termination Date, the Termination Date shall
not be extended.
2.5.
Overdue Amounts .
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(a) Any
payments not made as and when due shall bear interest from the date
due until paid at the Default Rate, in Bank’s discretion.
(b) If
any payments are not timely made, Borrower shall also pay to Bank a
late charge equal to 5% of each payment past due for 15 or more
days to Bank. The Borrower acknowledges that the late charge
imposed herein represents a reasonable estimate of the expenses of
Bank incurred because of such lateness. Acceptance by Bank of any
late payment without an accompanying late charge shall not be
deemed a waiver of Bank’s right to collect such late charge
or to collect a late charge for any subsequent late payment
received.
2.6.
Calculation of Interest . All interest under the Notes or
hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of the Actual/360
Computation, as defined in the Notes.
2.7.
Letters of Credit .
(a) At
its discretion Bank may from time to time issue, extend or renew
letters of credit for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries;
provided, the stated expiration date thereof shall not be later
than the Revolving Loan Termination Date. The availability of
Advances under the Primary Revolving Loan shall be reduced by
outstanding obligations of Bank under any letters of credit. All
payments made by Bank under any such letters of credit (whether or
not Borrower is the account party) and all fees, commissions,
discounts and other amounts owed or to be owed to Bank in
connection therewith, shall be deemed to be Advances under the
Primary Revolving Note, and shall be repaid on demand. Borrower
shall complete and sign such applications and supplemental
agreements and provide such other documentation as Bank may
require. The form and substance of all letters of credit, including
expiration dates, shall be subject to Bank’s approval. Bank
may charge a fee or commission for each issuance, renewal or
extension of a letter of credit, such fee to be the "Applicable
Margin" (as defined in the Primary Revolving Note) as then in
effect under the Primary Revolving Note of the stated amount of
such letter of credit. Borrower unconditionally guarantees all
obligations of any Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit
issued by Bank for the account of such Subsidiary. Upon a Default,
Borrower shall, on demand, deliver to Bank good funds equal to 100%
of Bank’s maximum liability under all outstanding letters of
credit, to be held as cash collateral for Borrower’s
reimbursement obligations and other Obligations.
(b) Any
letter of credit issued hereunder shall be governed by the
International Standby Practices (1998) of the Institute of
International Banking Law & Practice, International Chamber of
Commerce Publication No. 590 ("ISP98"), as revised from time
to time, except to the extent that the terms of such publication
would limit or diminish rights granted to Bank hereunder or in any
other Loan Document.
2.8.
Statement of Account . If Bank provides Borrower with a
statement of account on a periodic basis, such statement will be
presumed complete and accurate and will be definitive and binding
on Borrower, unless objected to with specificity by Borrower in
writing within forty-five (45) days after receipt.
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2.9.
Fees . Borrower shall pay to Bank on or before the date
hereof a commitment fee in the amount of $17,000, which fee has
been fully earned by Bank and is non-refundable in its entirety.
2.10.
Termination . Upon at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice to Bank, Borrower may, at its option, terminate this
Agreement and repay the Loans in full.
2.11.
Increased Costs; Reduced Returns .
(a) If
after the date hereof, a Change of Law or compliance by Bank with
any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
of any Authority either: (i) shall subject Bank to any tax,
duty or other charge with respect to its Loans, its Notes or its
obligation to make Advances, or shall change the basis of taxation
of payments to it of the principal of or interest on its Loans or
any other amounts due under this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents in respect of its Loans or its obligation to make
Advances (except for changes in the rate of tax on its overall net
income imposed by the jurisdiction in which its principal executive
office is located); or (ii) shall impose, modify or deem
applicable any reserve, special deposit insurance or similar
requirement (including, without limitation, any such requirements
imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, it; or (iii) shall impose on it or the London
Interbank Market any other similar condition affecting its Loans,
its Notes or its obligation to make Advances; and the result of any
of the foregoing is to increase the cost to it of making or
maintaining any of its Loans, or to reduce the amount received or
receivable by it under this Agreement, under its Notes or under the
other Loan Documents with respect thereto, by an amount deemed by
it to be material, then, within fifteen (15) days after demand
by Bank, Borrower shall pay to Bank such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate Bank for such increased cost or
reduction.
(b) If
Bank shall have determined that after the date hereof the adoption
of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital
adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by it with
any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not
having the force of law) of any Authority, has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on its capital as a
consequence of its obligations with respect to such adoption,
change or compliance (taking into consideration its policies with
respect to capital adequacy), by an amount deemed by it to be
material, then from time to time, within fifteen (15) days
after demand by Bank, Borrower shall pay to Bank such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate Bank for such reduction.
(c) Bank
shall promptly notify Borrower of any event of which it has
knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle it
to compensation or reimbursement pursuant to this Section. A
certificate of Bank claiming compensation under this Section and
setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it
hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In
determining such amount, Bank may use any reasonable averaging and
attribution methods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Bank may not claim compensation or reimbursement for any
period more than twelve (12)
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months prior to the date any such demand for payment is made
under this Section 2.12, regardless of the cost to Bank.
3. Conditions Precedent
to Borrowing .
3.1.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance . In addition to any
other requirement set forth in this Agreement, Bank will not make
the initial Advance under its Revolving Loan unless and until the
following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a)
Loan Documents . Borrower and each other party to any Loan
Document, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered this
Agreement, the Notes, Negative Pledge Agreement, and other required
Loan Documents, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.
(b)
Supporting Documents . Borrower shall cause to be delivered
to Bank the following documents:
(i) A copy of the governing
instruments of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and a good standing
certificate of Borrower and Subsidiaries, certified by the
appropriate official of its state of incorporation, if different;
(ii) Incumbency certificate and
certified resolutions of the board of directors (or other
appropriate Persons) of Borrower and each other Person executing
any Loan Documents, signed by the Secretary or another authorized
officer of Borrower or such other Person, authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents;
(iii) The legal opinion of
Borrower’s legal counsel addressed to Bank regarding such
matters as Bank and its counsel may request;
(iv) Satisfactory evidence of
payment of all fees due and reimbursement of all costs incurred by
Bank, and evidence of payment to other parties of all fees or costs
which Borrower is required under this Agreement to pay by the date
of the initial Advance; and
(v) UCC searches and other Lien
searches showing no existing security interests in or Liens on the
Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, other than
Permitted Liens.
(c)
Insurance . Borrower shall have delivered to Bank
satisfactory evidence of insurance meeting the requirements of
Section 5.3.
(d)
Perfection of Liens . UCC-1 financing statements covering
the Collateral shall duly have been recorded or filed in the manner
and places required by law to establish, preserve, protect and
perfect the interests and rights created or intended to be created
by the Security Agreement; and all taxes, fees and other charges in
connection with the execution,
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delivery and filing of the Security Agreement and the financing
statements shall duly have been paid.
(e)
Shareholder Subordinated Note . The Shareholder Subordinated
Note shall be on terms and in form and substance satisfactory to
Bank in its sole discretion, and Ronald D. Ordway and Borrower
shall have executed and delivered the Shareholder Subordination
Agreement.
(f)
Additional Documents . Borrower shall have delivered to Bank
all additional opinions, documents, certificates and other
assurances that Bank or its counsel may require.
(g)
Payment of Fees . Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs
and expenses as required by the Loan Documents in connection with
the Closing.
3.2.
Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving Loan Advance . The
following conditions, in addition to any other requirements set
forth in this Agreement, shall have been met or performed by the
Advance Date with respect to any request for an Advance and each
request for an Advance (whether or not a written Advance request is
required) shall be deemed to be a representation that all such
conditions have been satisfied:
(a)
Advance Request . Borrower shall have delivered to Bank a
request for an Advance and such other information as may be
reasonably required by Bank.
(b)
No Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or could occur upon the making of the
Advance in question.
(c)
Correctness of Representations . All representations and
warranties made by Borrower herein or otherwise in writing in
connection herewith shall be true and correct in all material
respects with the same effect as though the representations and
warranties had been made on and as of the proposed Advance Date.
(d)
No Adverse Change . There shall have been no event or
condition which could have a Material Adverse Effect since the date
of the most recent financial statements of Borrower delivered prior
to date hereof.
(e)
Limitation on Advances . Borrower shall not draw on the
Primary Revolving Loan unless the Secondary Revolving Loan is fully
funded.
(f)
Further Assurances . Borrower shall have delivered such
further documentation or assurances as Bank may reasonably require.
4. Representations and
Warranties . In order to induce Bank to enter into this
Agreement and to make the Loans provided for herein, Borrower
hereby represents and warrants (all of which shall survive the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and all of which
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shall be deemed made as of the date hereof and as of the Advance
Date), on behalf of it and each of its Subsidiaries, that:
4.1.
Valid Existence and Power . It is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization and is duly qualified or licensed to transact
business in all places where the failure to be so qualified could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on it; the
state of its organization, its organization number in such state,
if any, and its tax identification number or other identifying
number are as set forth in Exhibit 4.1; and it has the power
to make and perform the Loan Documents executed by it, and all such
instruments will constitute its legal, valid and binding
obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
subject only to bankruptcy and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally.
4.2.
Authority . Its execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action,
and do not and will not violate any provision of law or regulation,
or any writ, order or decree of any court or Authority or any
provision of its governing instruments, and do not and will not,
with the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a
breach of, or constitute a default or require any consent under, or
result in the creation of any Lien upon any of its property or
assets pursuant to, any law, regulation, instrument or agreement to
which it is a party or by which it or its properties may be
subject, bound or affected.
4.3.
Financial Condition . Other than as disclosed in financial
statements delivered on or prior to the date hereof to Bank, it has
no direct or contingent obligations or liabilities (including any
guarantees or leases) or any unrealized or anticipated losses from
any of its commitments which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; all such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present its financial
condition as of the date thereof; and it is not aware of any
adverse fact (other than facts which are generally available to the
public and not particular to it, such as general economic or
industry trends) concerning its financial or business condition or
future prospects which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect and which has not been fully disclosed to
Bank, including any adverse change in its operations or financial
condition since the date of the most recent financial statements
delivered to Bank; and it is Solvent, and after consummation of the
transactions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, it will be Solvent.
4.4.
Litigation . There are no suits or proceedings pending, or
to its knowledge threatened, before any court or by or before any
governmental or regulatory authority, commission, bureau or agency
or public regulatory body against or affecting it or its assets
which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5.
Agreements, Etc. It is not a party to any agreement or
instrument or subject to any court order, governmental decree or
any charter or other corporate restriction, adversely affecting its
business, assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise),
nor is it in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment
of any of the material obligations, covenants or conditions
contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party, or
any law, regulation, decree, order or the like.
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4.6.
Authorizations . All authorizations, consents, approvals and
licenses required under applicable law or regulation for its
ownership or operation of the property owned or operated by it or
for the conduct of any business in which it is engaged have been
duly issued and are in full force and effect, and it is not in
default, nor has any event occurred which with the passage of time
or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default, under
any of the terms or provisions of any part thereof, or under any
order, decree, ruling, regulation, closing agreement or other
decision or instrument of any Authority having jurisdiction over
it, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as noted herein, no approval, consent or
authorization of, or filing or registration with, any Authority or
agency is required with respect to the execution, delivery or
performance of any Loan Document.
4.7.
Title . It has good title to all of the assets shown in its
financial statements free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted
Liens, and it alone has full ownership rights in all Collateral.
4.8.
Collateral . The security interests granted to Bank herein
and pursuant to any other Security Agreement (a) constitute
and, as to subsequently acquired property included in the
Collateral covered by the Security Agreement, will constitute,
security interests under the Code entitled to all of the rights,
benefits and priorities provided by the Code and (b) are, and
as to such subsequently acquired Collateral will be, fully
perfected, superior and prior to the rights of all third persons,
now existing or hereafter arising, subject only to Permitted Liens;
and all of the Collateral is intended for use solely in its
business.
4.9.
Location . Its chief executive office where its business
records are located, all of its other places of business and any
other places where any Collateral is kept, are all located at the
addresses indicated on Exhibit 4.9; the Collateral is located
and shall at all times be kept and maintained only at its location
or locations as described on Exhibit 4.9 herein; and no such
Collateral is attached or affixed to any real property so as to be
classified as a fixture unless Collateral Agent has otherwise
agreed in writing.
4.10.
Taxes . It has filed all federal and state income and other
tax returns which are required to be filed, and have paid all taxes
as shown on said returns and all taxes, including withholding, FICA
and ad valorem taxes, shown on all assessments received by it to
the extent that such taxes have become due; and it is not subject
to any federal, state or local tax Liens nor has it received any
notice of deficiency or other official notice to pay any taxes; and
it has paid all sales and excise taxes payable by it.
4.11.
Labor Law Matters . No goods or services have been or will
be produced by it in violation of any applicable labor laws or
regulations or any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
agreements or in violation of any minimum wage, wage-and-hour or
other similar laws or regulations.
4.12.
Judgment Liens . Neither it nor any of its assets are
subject to any unpaid judgments (whether or not stayed) or any
judgment liens in any jurisdiction.
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4.13.
Subsidiaries . If it has any Subsidiaries, they are listed
on Exhibit 4.13.
4.14.
Environmental . Except for ordinary and customary amounts of
solvents, cleaners and similar materials used in the ordinary
course of its business and in strict compliance with all
Environmental Laws, neither it, nor to its best knowledge any other
previous owner or operator of any real property currently owned or
operated by it, has generated, stored or disposed of any Regulated
Material on any portion of such property, or transferred any
Regulated Material from such property to any other location in
violation of any applicable Environmental Laws; no Regulated
Material has been generated, stored or disposed of on any portion
of the real property currently owned or operated by it by any other
Person, or is now located on such property; and it is in full
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and it has not
been notified of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation
which calls into question compliance by it with any Environmental
Laws or which seeks to suspend, revoke or terminate any license,
permit or approval necessary for the generation, handling, storage,
treatment or disposal of any Regulated Material.
4.15.
ERISA . It has no unfunded liabilities with respect to any
pension, profit-sharing or other benefit plan subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA").
4.16.
Investment Company Act . It is not an "investment company"
as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.17.
Names . It currently conducts all business only under its
legal name as set forth above in the introductory section of this
Agreement; and during the preceding five (5) years it has not
(i) been known as or used any other corporate, fictitious or
trade name, (ii) been the surviving entity of a merger or
consolidation or (iii) acquired all or substantially all of
the assets of any Person.
4.18.
Accounts . Each Account, instrument, Chattel Paper and other
writing constituting any portion of the Collateral (a) is
genuine and enforceable in accordance with its terms except for
such limits thereon arising from bankruptcy and similar laws
relating to creditors’ rights; (b) is not subject to any
deduction or discount (other than as stated in the invoice),
defense, set off, claim or counterclaim of a material nature
against it except as to which it has notified Bank in writing;
(c) is not subject to any other circumstances that would
impair the validity, enforceability or amount of such Collateral
except as to which it has notified Bank in writing; (d) arises
from a bona fide sale of goods or delivery of services in the
ordinary course and in accordance with the terms and conditions of
any applicable purchase order, contract or agreement; (e) is
free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens; and (f) is for a
liquidated amount maturing as stated in the invoice therefor.
4.19.
Intellectual Property . It possesses all licenses,
certificates, franchises, permits and other authorizations from
governmental and political subdivisions or regulatory authorities,
and all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, franchises, licenses and other rights that are
necessary for ownership, maintenance and operation of any of
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their respective material Properties and assets, and it is not
in violation of any thereof, which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.20.
Insider . It is not, and no Person having "control" (as that
term is defined in 12 U.S.C. § 375(b)(5) or in
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) of it is, an "executive
officer," "director," or "principal shareholder" (as those terms
are defined in 12 U.S.C. § 375(b) or in regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto) of Bank, of a bank holding company of
which Bank is a subsidiary, or of any subsidiary of a bank holding
company of which Bank is a subsidiary.
4.21.
Compliance with Covenants; No Default . It is, and upon
funding of the Loans will be, in compliance with all of the
covenants hereof; and no Default or Event of Default has occurred,
and the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents
and the funding of the Loans will not cause a Default or Event of
Default.
4.22.
Full Disclosure . There is no material fact which is known
or which should be known by it that it has not disclosed to Bank
which could have a Material Adverse Effect; and no Loan Document,
nor any agreement, document, certificate or statement delivered by
it to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact which is known or which should be
known by it necessary to keep the other statements from being
misleading. 5.
Affirmative Covenants . Borrower covenants and agrees
that from the date hereof and until payment in full of the
Obligations and the formal termination of this Agreement, Borrower
and each Subsidiary:
5.1.
Use of Loan Proceeds . Shall use the proceeds of the Loans
to refinance existing indebtedness of the Borrower, other than the
Subordinated Shareholder Note. The proceeds from the Primary
Revolving Loan and the Secondary Revolving Loan may also be use to
finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the
Borrower. In each case, Borrower shall furnish Bank all evidence
that the Bank may reasonably require with respect to such use.
5.2.
Maintenance of Business and Properties . Shall at all times
maintain, preserve and protect its material property used or useful
in the conduct of its business, and keep the same in good repair,
working order and condition, and from time to time make, or cause
to be made, all material needful and proper repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereto so that the
business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted
properly and in accordance with standards generally accepted in
businesses of a similar type and size at all times, and maintain
and keep in full force and effect all licenses and permits
necessary to the proper conduct of its business.
5.3.
Insurance . Shall maintain such liability insurance,
workers’ compensation insurance, business interruption
insurance and casualty insurance as may be required by law,
customary and usual for prudent businesses in its industry or as
may be reasonably required by
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Bank and shall insure and keep insured all of its material
properties in good and responsible insurance companies satisfactory
to Bank.
5.4.
Notice of Default . Shall provide to Bank immediate notice
of (a) the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default and
what action (if any) it is taking to correct the same, (b) any
material litigation or material changes in existing litigation or
any judgment against it or its assets, (c) any damage or loss
to property that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (d) any notice from taxing authorities as to
claimed deficiencies or any tax lien or any notice relating to
alleged ERISA violations, (e) any Reportable Event, as defined
in ERISA, (f) any rejection, return, offset, dispute, loss or
other circumstance that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (g) the cancellation or termination
of, or any default under, any agreement to which it is a party or
by which any of its properties are bound, which cancellation or
termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, or any acceleration of the maturity of any of its Debt, and
(h) any loss or threatened loss of licenses or permits, which
loss could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.5.
Inspections . Shall permit inspections of its records, at
such times and in such manner as may be reasonably required by Bank
and shall further permit such inspections, reviews and examinations
of its other records and its properties (with such reasonable
frequency and at such reasonable times as Bank may desire) by Bank
as Bank may deem necessary or desirable from time to time. The cost
of any such examinations, reviews, verifications and inspections
shall be borne by Borrower.
5.6.
Financial Information . Shall maintain books and records in
accordance with GAAP and shall furnish to Bank the following
periodic financial information:
(a)
Quarterly Interim Statements . Within forty five
(45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter,
Borrower’s consolidated unaudited balance sheet at the end of
that period and its consolidated income statement and statement of
cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such
period, together with all supporting schedules, setting forth in
comparative form the figures for the same period of the preceding
fiscal year, and certified by its chief financial officer as true
and correct and fairly representing its and its Subsidiaries
financial condition and that such statements are prepared in
accordance with GAAP, except without footnotes and subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments;
(b)
Annual Statement . Within one hundred fifty (150) days
after the end of each fiscal year, Borrower’s audited
financial statements containing a consolidated balance sheet at the
end of that period and a consolidated income statement and
statement of cash flows for that period, setting forth in
comparative form the figures for the preceding fiscal year,
together with all supporting schedules and footnotes, and
containing an unqualified audit opinion of independent certified
public accountants reasonably acceptable to Bank that the financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(c)
No Default Certificates . Within forty five (45) days
after the end of each fiscal quarter, a certificate of
Borrower’s president or chief financial officer, in the form
attached
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hereto as Exhibit 5.6 (a "Compliance Certificate"), that no
Default or Event of Default then exists or if a Default or Event of
Default exists, the nature and duration thereof and its intention
with respect thereto, and in addition, shall cause its independent
auditors (if applicable) to submit to Bank, together with its audit
report, a statement that, in the course of such audit, it
discovered no circumstances which it believes would result in a
Default or Event of Default or if it discovered any such
circumstances, the nature and duration thereof;
(d)
Budget . Annually, within thirty (30) days following
the close of each fiscal year, Borrower’s internally prepared
budget for the following year, in form and substance satisfactory
to Bank;
(e)
Other Information . Such other information reasonably
requested by Bank from time to time concerning its business,
properties or financial condition.
5.7.
Maintenance of Existence and Rights . Shall preserve and
maintain its corporate existence, authorities to transact business,
rights and franchises, trade names, patents, trademarks and permits
necessary to the conduct of its business.
5.8.
Payment of Taxes, Etc. Shall pay before delinquent all of
its Debts and taxes, except that Bank shall not unreasonably
withhold its consent to nonpayment of taxes being actively
contested in accordance with law (provided that Bank may require
bonding or other assurances).
5.9.
Subordination . Shall cause all Debt and other obligations
now or hereafter owed to any shareholder or Affiliate to be
subordinated in right of payment and security to the Obligations in
accordance with subordination agreements satisfactory to Bank.
5.10.
Compliance; Hazardous Materials . Shall strictly comply with
all laws, regulations, ordinances and other legal requirements,
specifically including, without limitation, ERISA, all securities
laws, Sarbanes-Oxley (if applicable) and all laws relating to
hazardous materials and the environment; and unless approved in
writing by Bank, it shall not engage in the storage, manufacture,
disposition, processing, handling, use or transportation of any
hazardous or toxic materials, whether or not in compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
5.11.
Further Assurances . Shall take such further action and
provide to Bank such further assurances as may be reasonably
requested to ensure compliance with the intent of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.
5.12.
Covenants Regarding Collateral . Shall, regarding the
Collateral:
(a) use
the Collateral only in the ordinary course of its business and will
not permit the Collateral to be used in violation of any applicable
law or policy of insurance;
(b) as
agent for Bank, will defend the Collateral against all claims and
demands of all Persons, except for Permitted Liens;
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(c) at
Bank’s request, obtain and deliver to Bank such waivers as
Bank may require waiving the landlord’s, mortgagee’s or
other lienholder’s enforcement rights against the Collateral
and assuring Bank’s access to the Collateral in the exercise
of their rights hereunder; &n
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