Exhibit 10.1
TWELFTH AMENDMENT
TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS TWELFTH AMENDMENT to
Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is
entered into as of this 29th day of May, 2009, by and between
SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Bank”) and XPLORE TECHNOLOGIES
CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Delaware corporation
(“Borrower”) whose address is 14000 Summit Drive,
Suite 900, Austin, Texas 78728.
RECITALS
A.
Bank and Borrower
have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as
of September 15, 2005, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of November 28, 2005, that certain Letter
amending Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of March 30, 2006, that certain Second
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of May 15, 2006, that certain Third
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of February 28, 2007, that certain Fourth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of March 28, 2008, that certain Fifth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of May 27, 2008, that certain Sixth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of August 6, 2008, that certain Seventh
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of August 29, 2008, that certain Eighth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of September 30, 2008, that certain Ninth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of March 30, 2009, that certain Tenth
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and
Borrower dated as of April 10, 2009 and that certain Eleventh
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between Bank and Borrower
dated as of April 24, 2009 (as the same may from time to time
be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the
“Loan Agreement”).
B.
Bank has extended
credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan
Agreement.
C.
Borrower has
requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement to extend the maturity
date and make certain other changes.
D.
Bank has agreed
to so amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, but only to
the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions
and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth
below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing
recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used but
not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them
in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Amendments to Loan
Agreement.
2.1
Section 5.2
(Insurance) The following
is hereby added to the end of Section 5.2 of the Loan
Agreement:
“Not later than June 30,
2009 and all times thereafter, Borrower shall obtain and maintain
foreign credit insurance acceptable to Bank with respect to all
foreign Accounts.”
2.2
Section 8
(Definitions). The
following defined terms in Section 8 of the Loan Agreement are
either added or amended and restated in their entirety to read as
follows:
“ Deferred Revenue
” is all amounts received or invoiced in advance of
performance under contracts and not yet recognized as
revenue.
“ Formula Loans ”
means any Loans made with regards to the Borrowing Base.
“Non-Formula
Amount ” means an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) $1,500,000 and (ii) the
face amount of the Supporting Letter of Credit.
“Non-Formula
Loans ” means Loans
in excess of the Borrowing Base up to the Non-Formula Amount made
without regard to the Borrowing Base.
“ Prime Rate ” is
Bank’s most recently announced “prime rate,” even
if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.
“ Supporting Letter of
Credit ” means that certain irrevocable standby letter of
credit issued by the Bank of America on May 29, 2009, or a
letter of credit issued by another bank rated A2 or better by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., for account of the
Supporting Letter of Credit Applicants and naming Bank as
beneficiary, in the face amount of $1,000,000 (as amended,
supplemented, modified or extended from time to time).
“ Supporting Letter of
Credit Applicants ” means, collectively, Philip Sassower
and Susan Sassower, individuals, as applicants under the Supporting
Letter of Credit.
2.3
Schedule Section 1 (CREDIT
LIMIT (Section 1.1)
) . The first three paragraphs and the definitions of
Section 1 of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement (up until the
definition of “Letter of Credit Sublimit”) are hereby
amended and restated to read as follows:
“An amount not to exceed
(a) the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) the amount
available under the Borrowing Base plus the Non-Formula Amount,
minus (b) the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
(including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit), minus
(c) any amounts used under the Cash Management Services
Sublimit, and minus (d) the outstanding principal balance of
any Loans.”
“ Borrowing Base
” is (a) 80% of Eligible Domestic Accounts plus
(b) 80% of Eligible Foreign Accounts (not to exceed 35% of all
Eligible Accounts) all as determined by Bank from Borrower’s
most recent Transaction Report; provided, however, that Bank may
decrease the foregoing amounts or percentages in its good faith
business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies, or
risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect
Collateral.”
“ Eligible
Accounts” means Eligible Domestic Accounts and Eligible
Foreign Accounts
“ Eligible Domestic
Accounts ” means Accounts which (i) arise in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (ii) that meet
all Borrower’s representations and warranties in
Section 4.1, (iii) that are billed and payable inside of
the United States and (d) with respect to which, the Account
Debtor has its principal place of business in the United States or
Canada. Bank reserves the right upon prior written notice to
Borrower at any time after May 29, 2009 to adjust any of the
criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria in its good
faith business judgment. Unless Bank otherwise agrees in
writing using its good faith business judgment, Eligible Domestic
Accounts shall not include:
(a)
Accounts that the Account Debtor has
not paid within 90 days of invoice date regardless of invoice
payment period terms;
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(b)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor, 50% or more of whose Accounts have not been paid within 90
days of invoice date;
(c)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor which does not have its principal place of business in the
United States or Canada ;
(d)
Accounts billed and/or payable
outside of the United States;
(e)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor to the extent that Borrower is indebted or obligated to the
Account Debtor (as creditor, lessor, supplier or otherwise -
sometimes called “contra” accounts, accounts payable,
customer deposits or credit accounts), with the exception of
customary credits, adjustments and/or discounts given to an Account
Debtor by Borrower in the ordinary course of its
business;
(f)
Accounts for which the Account
Debtor is Borrower’s Affiliate, officer, employee, or agent
;
(g)
Accounts with credit balances over
90 days from invoice date;
(h)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor, including Affiliates, whose total obligations to Borrower
exceed 25% of all Accounts, for the amounts that exceed that
percentage, unless Bank approves in writing;
(i)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor which is a United States government entity or any
department, agency, or instrumentality thereof unless Borrower has
assigned its payment rights to Bank and the assignment has been
acknowledged under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as
amended;
(j)
Accounts for demonstration or
promotional equipment, or in which goods are consigned, or sold on
a “sale guaranteed”, “sale or return”,
“sale on approval”, or other terms if Account
Debtor’s payment may be conditional;
(k)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor that has not been invoiced or where goods or services have
not yet been rendered to the Account Debtor (sometimes called memo
billings or pre-billings);
(l)
Accounts subject to contractual
arrangements between Borrower and an Account Debtor where payments
shall be scheduled or due according to completion or fulfillment
requirements where the Account Debtor has a right of offset for
damages suffered as a result of Borrower’s failure to perform
in accordance with the contract (sometimes called contracts
accounts receivable, progress billings, milestone billings, or
fulfillment contracts);
(m)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor the amount of which may be subject to withholding based on
the Account Debtor’s satisfaction of Borrower’s
complete performance (but only to the extent of the amount
withheld; sometimes called retainage billings);
(n)
Accounts subject to trust
provisions, subrogation rights of a bonding company, or a statutory
trust;
(o)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor that has been invoiced for goods that have not been shipped
to the Account Debtor unless Bank, Borrower, and the Account Debtor
have entered into an agreement acceptable to Bank in its sole
discretion wherein the Account Debtor acknowledges that (i) it
has title to and has ownership of the goods wherever located,
(ii) a bona fide sale of the goods has occurred, and
(iii) it owes payment for such goods in accordance with
invoices from Borrower (sometimes called “bill and
hold” accounts);
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(p)
Accounts owing from an Account
Debtor with respect to which Borrower has rece