Exhibit 10.1
WELLS FARGO BUSINESS
CREDIT
CREDIT AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This Credit And Security
Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is dated April 3, 2009, and is
entered into between PINNACLE DATA SYSTEMS, INC., an Ohio
corporation (“Company”), and WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (as more fully defined in Exhibit A,
“Wells Fargo”), acting through its Wells Fargo Business
Credit operating division.
RECITALS
Company has asked Wells Fargo to
provide it with a $9,000,000.00 revolving line of credit (the
“Line of Credit”) for working capital purposes. Wells
Fargo is agreeable to meeting Company’s request, provided
that Company agrees to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement,
capitalized terms not otherwise defined in the Agreement shall have
the meaning given them in Exhibit A.
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1.
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AMOUNT AND
TERMS OF THE LINE OF CREDIT
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1.1
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Line of
Credit; Limitations on Borrowings; Termination Date; Use of
Proceeds.
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(a)
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Line of
Credit and Limitations on Borrowing . Wells Fargo shall make Advances to Company
under the Line of Credit that, shall not at any time exceed in the
aggregate the lesser of (i) $9,000,000.00 (the “Maximum
Line Amount”), or (ii) the Borrowing Base limitations
described in Section 1.2. Within these limits, Company may
periodically borrow, prepay in whole or in part, and reborrow.
Wells Fargo has no obligation to make an Advance during a Default
Period or at any time that making an Advance would result in an
Event of Default.
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(b)
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Maturity and
Termination Dates .
Company may request Advances from the date that the conditions set
forth in Section 3 are satisfied until the earlier of:
(i) three (3) years from the date of this Agreement (the
“Maturity Date”), (ii) the date Company terminates
the Line of Credit, or (iii) the date Wells Fargo terminates
the Line of Credit following an Event of Default. (The earliest of
these dates is the “Termination Date.”)
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(c)
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Use of Line
of Credit Proceeds .
Company shall use the proceeds of each Advance for ordinary working
capital purposes and to repay indebtedness owed to Key
Bank.
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(d)
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Revolving
Note . Company’s
obligation to repay Line of Credit Advances, regardless of how
initiated under Section 1.3, shall be evidenced by a revolving
promissory note (as renewed, amended or replaced from time to time,
the “Revolving Note”).
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1.2
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Borrowing
Base; Mandatory Prepayment.
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(a)
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Borrowing
Base . The borrowing base
(the “Borrowing Base”) is an amount equal
to:
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(i) 85% or such lesser percentage of
Eligible Accounts as Wells Fargo in its sole discretion may deem
appropriate; provided that this rate may be reduced at any time by
Wells Fargo’s in its sole discretion by one (1) percent
for each percentage point by which Dilution on the date of
determination is in excess of five percent (5.0%), plus
(ii) 75% or such lesser percentage
of Eligible Foreign Accounts as Wells Fargo in its sole discretion
may deem appropriate, plus
(iii) 10% or such lesser percentage
of Eligible Inventory as Wells Fargo in its sole discretion may
deem appropriate, or $500,000.00, whichever is less,
less
(iv) the Borrowing Base Reserve,
less
(v) Indebtedness that Company owes
Wells Fargo that has not been advanced on the Revolving Note,
less
(vi) Indebtedness that is not
otherwise described in Section 1, including Indebtedness that
Wells Fargo in its sole discretion finds on the date of
determination to be equal to Wells Fargo’s net credit
exposure with respect to any swap, derivative, foreign exchange,
hedge, deposit, treasury management or similar transaction or
arrangement extended to Company by Wells Fargo.
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(b)
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Mandatory
Prepayment; Overadvances . If unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances
evidenced by the Revolving Note exceed the Borrowing Base or the
Maximum Line Amount at any time, then Company shall immediately
prepay the Revolving Note in an amount sufficient to eliminate the
excess, unless Wells Fargo has delivered to Company an
Authenticated Record consenting to the Overadvance prior to its
occurrence, in which event the Overadvance shall be temporarily
permitted on such terms and conditions as Wells Fargo in its sole
discretion may deem appropriate, including the payment of
additional fees or interest, or both.
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1.3
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Procedures
for Line of Credit Advances.
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(a)
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Advances to
Operating Account .
Advances shall be credited to Company’s demand deposit
account maintained with Wells Fargo (the “Operating
Account”), unless the parties agree in a Record Authenticated
by both of them to disburse to another account.
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(i) Advances Upon Company’s
Request . Line of Credit Advances may be funded upon
Company’s request. No request will be deemed received until
Wells Fargo acknowledges receipt, and Company, if requested by
Wells Fargo, confirms the request in an Authenticated Record.
Company shall repay all
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Advances in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, even if the Person requesting the Advance
on behalf of Company lacked authorization.
(ii) Advances through Loan
Manager . If Wells Fargo has separately agreed that Company may
use the Wells Fargo Loan Manager service (“Loan
Manager”), Line of Credit Advances will be initiated by Wells
Fargo and credited to the Operating Account as Floating Rate
Advances as of the end of each Business Day in an amount sufficient
to maintain an agreed upon ledger balance in the Operating Account,
subject only to Line of Credit availability as provided in
Section 1.1(a). If Wells Fargo terminates Company’s
access to Loan Manager, Company may continue to request Line of
Credit Advances as provided in Section 1.3(a)(i). Wells Fargo
shall have no obligation to make an Advance through Loan Manager
during a Default Period, or in an amount in excess of Line of
Credit availability, and may terminate Loan Manager at any time in
its sole discretion.
(A) Floating Rate Advances .
If Company wants a Floating Rate Advance, it shall make the request
no later than 11:59 a.m. Central Time on the Business Day on which
it wants the Floating Rate Advance to be funded, specifying the
principal Advance amount being requested.
(B) Fixed Rate Advances . If
Company wants a Fixed Rate Advance for a three (3)month Fixed Rate
Interest Period, it shall make the request no later than 11:59 a.m.
Central Time on the Business Day on which it wants the Fixed Rate
Advance to be funded, specifying the principal Advance amount. No
more than three (3) separate Fixed Rate Advances may be
outstanding at any time. Each Fixed Rate Advance shall be in
multiples of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and in the
minimum amount of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Fixed Rate Advances are not available for Advances made through the
Loan Manager Service, and shall not be available during Default
Periods. Not more than seventy-five 75% of the Line of Credit may
be allocated to Fixed Rate Advances.
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(b)
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Protective
Advances; Advances to Pay Indebtedness Due . Wells Fargo may initiate a Floating Rate
Advance on the Line of Credit in its sole discretion for any reason
at any time, without Company’s compliance with any of the
conditions of this Agreement, and (i) disburse the proceeds
directly to third Persons in order to protect Wells Fargo’s
interest in Collateral or to perform any of Company’s
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) apply the proceeds
to the amount of any Indebtedness then due and payable to Wells
Fargo.
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(c)
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Converting Floating Rate
Advances to Fixed Rate Advances . Company may request that all or any part of an
outstanding Floating Rate Advance be converted to a Fixed Rate
Advance, provided that no part of the Floating Rate Advance is
subject to a Rate Hedge, that no Default Period is in effect, and
that Wells Fargo receives the request no later than 11:59 a.m.
Central Time on the
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Business Day on which Company
wishes the conversion to become effective. Each request shall
specify the principal amount of the Floating Rate Advance to be
converted and the Business Day of conversion. The request shall be
confirmed in an Authenticated Record if requested by Wells Fargo.
Each conversion to a Fixed Rate Advance shall be in multiples of
$100,000.00 and in the minimum amount of at least
$1,000,000.00.
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(d)
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Expiration
of Fixed Rate Advances .
Unless Company requests a new Fixed Rate Advance, or prepays an
outstanding Fixed Rate Advance at the expiration of a Fixed Rate
Interest Period, Wells Fargo shall convert each Fixed Rate Advance
to a Floating Rate Advance on the last day of the expiring Fixed
Rate Interest Period. If no Default Period is in effect, Company
may request that all or part of any expiring Fixed Rate Advance be
renewed as another Fixed Rate Advance, provided that Wells Fargo
receives the request no later than 11:59 a.m. Central Time on the
Business Day that constitutes the first day of the new Fixed Rate
Interest Period. Each request shall specify the principal amount of
the expiring Fixed Rate Advance to be renewed, and shall be
confirmed in an Authenticated Record if requested by Wells Fargo.
Each renewal of a Fixed Rate Advance shall be in multiples of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and in the minimum amount of
at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
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(e)
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Quotation of
Fixed Rates for Fixed Rate Advances . Wells Fargo shall, with respect to any request
for a Fixed Rate Advance or the renewal of an existing Fixed Rate
Advance, or for the conversion of a Floating Rate Advance to a
Fixed Rate Advance, provide Company with a Fixed Rate quote based
on LIBOR for each Fixed Rate Interest Period identified by Company
on the Business Day on which the request was made, if the request
is received by Wells Fargo no later than 11:59 a.m. Central Time of
the Business Day on which Company has requested that the Fixed Rate
Advance be funded. If Company does not immediately accept the Fixed
Rate quote for a Fixed Rate Interest Period, then the quoted rate
shall expire and any subsequent request for a Fixed Rate quote for
a Fixed Rate Interest Period shall be subject to redetermination by
Wells Fargo.
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(f)
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Taxes and Regulatory
Costs . Company shall
also pay Wells Fargo with respect to any Advance based on LIBOR,
all (i) withholdings, interest equalization taxes, stamp taxes
or other taxes (except income and franchise taxes) imposed by any
domestic or foreign governmental authority that are related to
LIBOR, and (ii) future, supplemental, emergency or other
changes in the LIBOR Reserve Percentage, the assessment rates
imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar
costs imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority or
resulting from compliance by Wells Fargo with any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central
bank or other governmental authority that are related to LIBOR but
not otherwise included in the calculation of LIBOR. In determining
which of these amounts are attributable to an existing Advance that
is based on LIBOR, any reasonable allocation made
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by Wells Fargo among its
operations shall be deemed conclusive and binding absent manifest
error.
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1.4
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Collection
of Accounts and Application to Revolving Note.
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(a)
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The
Collection Account .
Company has granted a security interest to Wells Fargo in the
Collateral, including all Accounts. Except as otherwise agreed by
both parties in an Authenticated Record, all Proceeds of Accounts
and other Collateral, upon receipt or collection, shall be
deposited each Business Day into the Collection Account. Funds so
deposited (“Account Funds”) are the property of Wells
Fargo, and may only be withdrawn from the Collection Account by
Wells Fargo. Notwithstanding, Company and Wells Fargo have agreed
contemporaneously herewith, and on an interim basis, to the
establishment of a control deposit account and lockbox with
KeyBank, N.A. in certain agreements to that effect (the
“KeyBank Control/Lockbox Agreement”) to which such
Proceeds and payments shall be initially deposited. Upon
termination of the KeyBank Control/Lockbox Agreement, and in
accordance with its terms, all such Proceeds shall be deposited and
delivered to the Collection Account in accordance with this
paragraph and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
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(b)
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Payment of
Accounts by Company’s Account Debtors . Company shall instruct all account debtors to
make payments either directly to the Lockbox for deposit by Wells
Fargo directly to the Collection Account, or instruct them to
deliver such payments to Wells Fargo by wire transfer, ACH, or
other means as Wells Fargo may direct for deposit to the Collection
Account or for direct application to the Line of Credit. If Company
receives a payment or the Proceeds of Collateral directly, Company
will promptly deposit the payment or Proceeds into the Collection
Account. Until deposited, it will hold all such payments and
Proceeds in trust for Wells Fargo without commingling with other
funds or property. All deposits held in the Collection Account
shall constitute Proceeds of Collateral and shall not constitute
the payment of Indebtedness. Notwithstanding, Company and Wells
Fargo have agreed contemporaneously herewith, and on an interim
basis, to the establishment of a control deposit account and
lockbox with KeyBank, N.A. in the KeyBank Control/Lockbox Agreement
to which such Proceeds and payments shall be initially deposited.
Upon termination of the KeyBank Control/Lockbox Agreement, and in
accordance with its terms, all such Proceeds and payments shall be
deposited and delivered to the Collection Account and/or Lockbox in
accordance with this paragraph and subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Application of Payments to
Revolving Note . Wells
Fargo will withdraw Account Funds deposited to the Collection
Account and pay down borrowings on the Line of Credit by applying
them to the Revolving Note on the first Business Day following the
Business Day of deposit to the Collection Account, or, if payments
are received by Wells Fargo that are not first deposited to the
Collection Account pursuant to any treasury management service
provided to Company by Wells Fargo, such payments shall be applied
to the Revolving Note as provided in the
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Master Agreement for Treasury
Management Services and the relevant service
description.
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1.5
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Interest and
Interest Related Matters.
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(a)
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Interest
Rates Applicable to Line of Credit . Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the unpaid principal amount of each Line of Credit
Advance evidenced by the Revolving Note shall accrue interest at an
annual interest rate calculated as follows:
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Floating Rate
Pricing
The “Floating Rate”
for Line of Credit Advances = An interest rate equal to the
sum of (i) the WFBC Base Rate, which interest rate shall
change whenever the WFBC Base Rate changes, plus (ii) two and
one-half percent (2.5%), subject at all times to a minimum interest
rate of four percent (4%), which will apply regardless of
fluctuations in the WFBC Base Rate that would otherwise cause the
interest rate of the Revolving Note to be less than this minimum
interest rate floor;
Or
Fixed Rate Pricing for Three
Month Terms
The “Fixed Rate” for
Line of Credit Fixed Rate Advances = An interest rate equal to
LIBOR applicable and fixed on the first Business Day of the Fixed
Rate Interest Period plus five percent (5%);
Multiple Advances under the Line of
Credit may simultaneously accrue interest at both the Floating Rate
and at the Fixed Rate, subject to the limitations of
Section 1.3(a)(i).
Any minimum interest rate floor
described in this subsection will apply at all times to borrowings
evidenced by the Revolving Note, except to the extent that any Rate
Hedge is in effect. The minimum interest rate floors will apply to
all borrowings not otherwise subject to a Rate Hedge, and upon
termination of any Rate Hedge, the minimum interest rate floor
shall resume application to borrowings under the Revolving Note
that were formerly subject to such Rate Hedge.
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(b)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(c)
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Default Interest
Rate . Commencing on the
day an Event of Default occurs, through and including the date
identified by Wells Fargo in a Record as the date that the Event of
Default has been cured or waived (each such period a “Default
Period”), or during a time period specified in
Section 1.8(b) or (c), or at any time following the
Termination Date, in Wells Fargo’s sole discretion and
without waiving any of its other rights or remedies, the principal
amount of the Revolving
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Note shall bear interest at a rate
that is three (3.0%) percent above the contractual rate set
forth in Section 1.5(a) (the “Default Rate”), or
any lesser rate that Wells Fargo may deem appropriate, starting on
the first day of the month in which the Default Period begins
through the last day of that Default Period, or any shorter time
period to which Wells Fargo may agree in an Authenticated
Record.
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(d)
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Interest
Accrual on Payments Applied to Revolving Note
. Payments received by Wells Fargo
shall be applied to the Revolving Note as provided in
Section 1.4(c), but the principal amount paid down shall
continue to accrue interest through the end of the first Business
Day following the Business Day that the payment was applied to the
Revolving Note.
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(e)
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Usury . No interest rate shall be effective which
would result in a rate greater than the highest rate permitted by
law. Payments in the nature of interest and other charges made
under any Loan Documents or any other document or agreement
described in or related to this Agreement that are later determined
to be in excess of the limits imposed by applicable usury law will
be deemed to be a payment of principal, and the Indebtedness shall
be reduced by that amount so that such payments will not be deemed
usurious.
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(a)
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Origination
Fee . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo a one time origination fee of Sixty Thousand Dollars
($60,000.00), which shall be fully earned and payable upon the
execution of this Agreement.
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(b)
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Unused Line
Fee . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo an annual unused line fee of one-half percent
(1/2%) of the daily average of the Maximum Line Amount reduced
by outstanding Advances (the “Unused Amount”), from the
date of this Agreement to and including the Termination Date, which
unused line fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first
day of each month and on the Termination Date.
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(c)
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[Intentionally Omitted]
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(d)
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Collateral
Exam Fees . Company shall
pay Wells Fargo fees in connection with any collateral exams,
audits or inspections conducted by or on behalf of Wells Fargo at
the current rates established from time to time by Wells Fargo as
its collateral exam fees (which fees are currently One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) per eight hour day per collateral examiner),
together with all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in conducting any collateral examination or inspection
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(e)
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Collateral Management
Fees . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo a fee at the rates established from time to time by
Wells Fargo as its Collateral management fees
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(which fees are currently Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per month), due and payable monthly
in arrears on the first day of the month and on the Termination
Date.
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(f)
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Line of
Credit Termination and/or Reduction Fees . If (i) Wells Fargo terminates the Line of
Credit during a Default Period, or if (ii) Company terminates
the Line of Credit on a date prior to the Maturity Date, or if
(iii) Company and Wells Fargo agree to reduce the Maximum Line
Amount, then Company shall pay Wells Fargo as liquidated damages a
termination or reduction fee in an amount equal to a percentage of
the Maximum Line Amount (or the reduction of the Maximum Line
Amount, as the case may be) calculated as follows: (A) three
percent (3.0%) if the termination or reduction occurs on or
before the first anniversary of the first Line of Credit Advance;
(B) two percent (2.0%) if the termination or reduction
occurs after the first anniversary of the first Line of Credit
Advance, but on or before the second anniversary of the first Line
of Credit Advance; and (C) one percent (1.0%) if the
termination or reduction occurs after the second anniversary of the
first Line of Credit Advance.
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Overadvance
Fees . Company shall pay
a $500.00 Overadvance fee for each day that an Overadvance exists
which was not agreed to by Wells Fargo in an Authenticated Record
prior to its occurrence; provided that Wells Fargo’s
acceptance of the payment of such fees shall not constitute either
consent to the Overadvance or waiver of the resulting Event of
Default. Company shall pay additional Overadvance fees and interest
in such amounts and on such terms as Wells Fargo in its sole
discretion may consider appropriate for any Overadvance to which
Wells Fargo has specifically consented in an Authenticated Record
prior to its occurrence.
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(h)
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Treasury
Management Fees . Company
will pay service fees to Wells Fargo for treasury management
services provided pursuant to the Master Agreement for Treasury
Management Services or any other agreement entered into by the
parties, in the amount prescribed in Wells Fargo’s current
service fee schedule.
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(i)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(j)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(k)
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Other Fees
and Charges . Wells Fargo
may impose additional reasonable fees and charges during a Default
Period for (i) waiving an Event of Default, or for
(ii) the administration of Collateral by Wells Fargo. All such
fees and charges shall be imposed at Wells Fargo’s sole
discretion following oral notice to Company on either an hourly,
periodic, or flat fee basis, and in lieu of or in addition to
imposing interest at the Default Rate, and Company’s request
for an Advance following such notice shall constitute
Company’s agreement to pay such fees and charges.
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(l)
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Termination and Prepayment
Fees Following Transfer Between Wells Fargo Operating
Divisions . If the Loan
Documents, following Company’s request and
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the consent of Wells Fargo Business
Credit (which consent may be withheld by Wells Fargo Business
Credit in its sole discretion), are transferred to an operating
division of Wells Fargo other than Wells Fargo Business Credit, the
transfer will not be deemed a termination or prepayment resulting
in the payment of termination and/or prepayment fees, or Fixed Rate
Advance breakage fees, provided that Company agrees, at the time of
transfer, to the payment of comparable fees in an amount not less
than that set forth in this Agreement, in the event that any
facilities extended under this Agreement are terminated early or
prepaid after transfer.
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Fixed Rate
Advance Breakage Fees .
Company may prepay any Revolving Note Fixed Rate Advance at any
time in any amount, whether voluntarily or by acceleration;
provided, however, that if the Fixed Rate Advance is prepaid,
Company shall pay Wells Fargo upon demand a Fixed Rate Advance
breakage fee equal to the sum of the discounted monthly differences
for each month from the month of prepayment through the month in
which the Fixed Rate Interest Period matures, calculated as follows
for each such month:
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(i) Determine the amount of interest
that would have accrued each month on the amount prepaid at the
interest rate applicable to such amount had it remained outstanding
until the last day of the applicable Fixed Rate Interest
Period.
(ii) Subtract from the amount
determined in (i) above the amount of interest that would have
accrued for the same month on the amount of principal prepaid for
the remaining term of the Fixed Rate Interest Period at a rate
equal to LIBOR in effect on the date of prepayment for new loans
extended at a Fixed Rate for the remainder of the Fixed Rate
Interest Period in a principal amount equal to the amount
prepaid.
(iii) If the result obtained in
(ii) for any month is greater than zero, discount that
difference by LIBOR used in (ii) above.
Company acknowledges that prepayment
of the Revolving Note may result in Wells Fargo incurring
additional costs, expenses or liabilities, and that it is difficult
to ascertain the full extent of such costs, expenses or
liabilities. Company agrees to pay the above-described Fixed Rate
Advance breakage fee and agrees that this amount represents a
reasonable estimate of the Fixed Rate Advance breakage costs,
expenses and/or liabilities of Wells Fargo.
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CSI
Fee . Accounts receivable
agings and inventory reports shall be submitted electronically to
Wells Fargo via its vendor, Collateral Services, Inc. (CSI) for
which a monthly processing fee of $100.00 per month shall apply,
payable by the Company in arrears.
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Interest
Accrual; Principal and Interest Payments;
Computation.
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(a)
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Interest
Payments and Interest Accrual . Accrued and unpaid interest under the
Revolving Note on Floating Rate Advances shall be due and payable
on the first day of each month (each an “Interest Payment
Date”) and on the Termination Date, and shall be paid in the
manner provided in Section 1.4(c). Interest shall accrue from
the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from the date of Advance to the Interest
Payment Date. Interest accruing on any Fixed Rate Advance shall be
due and payable on the last day of the applicable Fixed Rate
Interest Period and on the Termination Date; provided, however, for
Fixed Rate Interest Periods in excess of one month, interest shall
nevertheless be due and payable monthly on the last day of each
month, and on the last day of the Fixed Rate Interest
Period.
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(b)
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Payment of
Revolving Note Principal . The principal amount of the Revolving Note
shall be paid from time to time as provided in this Agreement, and
shall be fully due and payable on the Termination Date.
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(c)
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Payments Due
on Non Business Days . If
an Interest Payment Date or the Termination Date falls on a day
which is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next
Business Day, and interest shall continue to accrue during that
time period.
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(d)
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Computation
of Interest and Fees .
Interest accruing on the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving
Note and fees payable under this Agreement shall be computed on the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360
days.
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(e)
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Liability
Records . Wells Fargo
shall maintain accounting and bookkeeping records of all Advances
and payments under the Line of Credit and all other Indebtedness
due to Wells Fargo in such form and content as Wells Fargo in its
sole discretion deems appropriate. Wells Fargo’s calculation
of current Indebtedness shall be presumed correct unless proven
otherwise by Company. Upon Wells Fargo’s request, Company
will admit and certify in a Record the exact principal balance of
the Indebtedness that Company then believes to be outstanding. Any
billing statement or accounting provided by Wells Fargo shall be
conclusive and binding unless Company notifies Wells Fargo in a
detailed Record of its intention to dispute the billing statement
or accounting within 30 days of receipt.
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1.8
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Termination,
Reduction or Non-Renewal of Line of Credit by Company;
Notice.
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(a)
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Termination by Company after
Advance Notice . Company
may terminate or reduce the Line of Credit at any time prior to the
Maturity Date, if it (i) delivers an Authenticated Record
notifying Wells Fargo of its intentions at least 90 days prior to
the proposed Termination Date, (ii) pays Wells Fargo the
termination fee set forth in Section 1.6(f), and
(iii) pays the Indebtedness in full or down to the
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reduced Maximum Line Amount. Any
reduction in the Maximum Line Amount shall be in multiples of
$100,000.00, with a minimum reduction of at least
$1,000,000.00.
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(b)
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Termination
by Company without Advance Notice . If Company fails to deliver Wells Fargo timely
notice of its intention to terminate the Line of Credit or reduce
the Maximum Line Amount as provided in Section 1.8(a), Company
may nevertheless terminate the Line of Credit or reduce the Maximum
Line Amount and pay the Indebtedness in full or down to the reduced
Maximum Line Amount if it (i) pays the termination fee set
forth in Section 1.6(f), and (ii) pays the Default Rate
on the Revolving Note commencing on the 90th day prior to the
proposed Termination Date or reduction date and continuing through
the date that Wells Fargo receives delivery of an Authenticated
Record giving it actual notice of Company’s intention to
terminate or reduce the Line of Credit.
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(c)
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Non-Renewal
by Company; Notice . If
Company does not wish Wells Fargo to consider renewal of the Line
of Credit on the next Maturity Date, Company shall deliver an
Authenticated Record to Wells Fargo at least 90 days prior to the
Maturity Date notifying Wells Fargo of its intention not to renew.
If Company fails to deliver to Wells Fargo such timely notice, then
the Revolving Note shall accrue interest at the Default Rate
commencing on the 90th day prior to the Maturity Date and
continuing through the date that Wells Fargo receives delivery of
an Authenticated Record giving it actual notice of Company’s
intention not to renew.
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1.9
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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1.10
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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2.
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SECURITY
INTEREST AND OCCUPANCY OF COMPANY’S PREMISES
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2.1
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Grant of
Security Interest. Company hereby pledges, assigns and grants to
Wells Fargo, for the benefit of Wells Fargo, a Lien and security
interest (collectively referred to as the “Security
Interest”) in the Collateral, as security for the payment and
performance of all Indebtedness. Following request by Wells Fargo,
Company shall grant Wells Fargo, for the benefit of Wells Fargo, a
Lien and security interest in all commercial tort claims that it
may have against any Person.
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2.2
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Notifying Account Debtors and
Other Obligors; Collection of Collateral. Wells Fargo may at any time (whether or not a
Default Period then exists) deliver a Record giving an account
debtor or other Person obligated to pay an Account, a General
Intangible, or other amount due, notice that the Account, General
Intangible, or other amount due has been assigned to Wells Fargo
for security and must be paid directly to Wells Fargo. Company
shall join in giving such notice and shall Authenticate any Record
giving such notice upon Wells Fargo’s request. After Company
or Wells Fargo gives such notice, Wells Fargo may, but
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need not, in Wells Fargo’s or
in Company’s name, demand, sue for, collect or receive any
money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of,
or securing, such Account, General Intangible, or other amount due,
or grant any extension to, make any compromise or settlement with
or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or change the
obligations (including collateral obligations) of any account
debtor or other obligor. Wells Fargo may, in Wells Fargo’s
name or in Company’s name, as Company’s agent and
attorney-in-fact, notify the United States Postal Service to change
the address for delivery of Company’s mail to any address
designated by Wells Fargo, otherwise intercept Company’s
mail, and receive, open and hold Company’s mail, applying all
Collateral as permitted under this Agreement and holding all other
mail for Company’s account or forwarding such mail to
Company’s last known address.
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2.3
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Assignment
of Insurance. As
additional security for the Indebtedness, Company hereby assigns to
Wells Fargo, all rights of Company under every policy of insurance
covering the Collateral and all business records and other
documents relating to it, and all monies (including proceeds and
refunds) that may be payable under any policy, and Company hereby
directs the issuer of each policy to pay all such monies directly
to Wells Fargo; provided however that if any such monies are less
than $50,000 for any loss and no Default Period then exists, such
monies may be paid directly to the Company to be applied to repair
and restore such damage or loss unless agreed by Wells Fargo in an
Authenticated Record that the proceeds be paid on account of the
Revolving Note. In connection with a claim in excess of $50,000 at
any time, whether or not a Default Period then exists, Wells Fargo
may (but need not), in Wells Fargo’s or Company’s name,
execute and deliver proofs of claim, receive payment of proceeds
and endorse checks and other instruments representing payment of
the policy of insurance, and adjust, litigate, compromise or
release claims against the issuer of any policy. Any monies
received under any insurance policy assigned to Wells Fargo, other
than liability insurance policies, or received as payment of any
award or compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain,
shall be paid to Wells Fargo and, as determined by Wells Fargo in
its sole discretion, either be applied to prepayment of the
Indebtedness or disbursed to Company under staged payment terms
reasonably satisfactory to Wells Fargo for application to the cost
of repairs, replacements, or restorations which shall be effected
with reasonable promptness and shall be of a value at least equal
to the value of the items or property destroyed.
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Wells Fargo’s Right to
Occupy Company’s Premises . Company hereby grants to Wells Fargo the
right, at any time during a Default Period and without notice or
consent, to take exclusive possession of all locations where
Company conducts its business or has any rights of possession,
including the locations described on Exhibit B (the
“Premises”), until the earlier of (i) payment in
full and discharge of all Indebtedness and termination of the Line
of Credit, or (ii) final sale or
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disposition of all items
constituting Collateral and delivery of those items to
purchasers.
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(b)
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Wells
Fargo’s Use of Company’s Premises
. Wells Fargo may use the Premises
to store, process, manufacture, sell, use, and liquidate or
otherwise dispose of items that are Collateral, and for any other
incidental purposes deemed appropriate by Wells Fargo in good
faith.
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(c)
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Company’s Obligation to Reimburse Wells
Fargo . Wells Fargo shall
not be obligated to pay rent or other compensation for the
possession or use of any Premises, but if Wells Fargo elects to pay
rent or other compensation to the owner of any Premises in order to
have access to the Premises, then Company shall promptly reimburse
Wells Fargo all such amounts, as well as all taxes, fees, charges
and other expenses at any time payable by Wells Fargo with respect
to the Premises by reason of the execution, delivery, recordation,
performance or enforcement of any terms of this
Agreement.
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2.5
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License . Without limiting the generality of any other
Security Document, Company hereby grants to Wells Fargo a
non-exclusive, worldwide and royalty-free license to use or
otherwise exploit all Intellectual Property Rights of Company for
the purpose of: (a) completing the manufacture of any
in-process materials during any Default Period so that such
materials become saleable Inventory, all in accordance with the
same quality standards previously adopted by Company for its own
manufacturing and subject to Company’s reasonable exercise of
quality control; and (b) selling, leasing or otherwise
disposing of any or all Collateral during any Default
Period.
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2.6
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Financing
Statements.
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(a)
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Authorization to File . Company authorizes Wells Fargo to file
financing statements describing Collateral to perfect Wells
Fargo’s Security Interest in the Collateral, and Wells Fargo
may describe the Collateral as “all personal property”
or “all assets” or describe specific items of
Collateral including commercial tort claims as Wells Fargo may
consider necessary or useful to perfect the Security Interest. All
financing statements filed before the date of this Agreement to
perfect the Security Interest were authorized by Company and are
hereby re-authorized. Following the termination of the Line of
Credit and payment of all Indebtedness, Wells Fargo shall, at
Company’s expense and within the time periods required under
applicable law, release or terminate any filings or other
agreements that perfect the Security Interest.
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(b)
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Termination
. Wells Fargo shall, at
Company’s expense, release or terminate any filings or other
agreements that perfect the Security Interest, provided that there
are no suits, actions, proceedings or claims pending or threatened
against any Indemnitee under this Agreement with respect to any
Indemnified Liabilities, upon Wells Fargo’s receipt of the
following, in form and content satisfactory to Wells Fargo:
(i) cash payment in full of all Indebtedness and a
completed
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performance by Company with respect
to its other obligations under this Agreement, (ii) evidence
that the commitment of Wells Fargo to make Advances under the Line
of Credit or under any other facility with Company has been
terminated, (iii) a release of all claims against Wells Fargo
by Company relating to Wells Fargo’s performance and
obligations under the Loan Documents, and (iv) an agreement by
Company, and any new lender to Company to indemnify Wells Fargo for
any payments received by Wells Fargo that are applied to the
Indebtedness as a final payoff that may subsequently be returned or
otherwise not paid for any reason.
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2.7
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Setoff. Wells Fargo may at any time, in its sole
discretion and without demand or notice to anyone, setoff any
liability owed to Company by Wells Fargo against any Indebtedness,
then due.
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2.8
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Collateral
Related Matters. This
Agreement does not contemplate a sale of Accounts or chattel paper,
and, as provided by law, Company is entitled to any surplus and
shall remain liable for any deficiency. Wells Fargo’s duty of
care with respect to Collateral in its possession (as imposed by
law) will be deemed fulfilled if it exercises reasonable care in
physically keeping such Collateral, or in the case of Collateral in
the custody or possession of a bailee or other third Person,
exercises reasonable care in the selection of the bailee or third
Person, and Wells Fargo need not otherwise preserve, protect,
insure or care for such Collateral. Wells Fargo shall not be
obligated to preserve rights Company may have against prior
parties, to liquidate the Collateral at all or in any particular
manner or order or apply the Proceeds of the Collateral in any
particular order of application. Wells Fargo has no obligation to
clean-up or prepare Collateral for sale. Company waives any right
it may have to require Wells Fargo to pursue any third Person for
any of the Indebtedness.
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2.9
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Notices
Regarding Disposition of Collateral. If notice to Company of any intended disposition
of Collateral or any other intended action is required by
applicable law in a particular situation, such notice will be
deemed commercially reasonable if given in the manner specified in
Section 7.4 at least ten calendar days before the date of
intended disposition or other action.
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3.1
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Conditions
Precedent to Initial Advance. Wells Fargo’s obligation to make the
initial Advance shall be subject to the condition that Wells Fargo
shall have received this Agreement and each of the Loan Documents,
and any document, agreement, or other item described in or related
to this Agreement, and all fees and information described in
Exhibit C, executed and in form and content satisfactory to Wells
Fargo.
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3.2
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Additional Conditions
Precedent to All Advances. Wells Fargo’s obligation to make any
Advance (including the initial Advance) shall be subject to the
further additional conditions: (a) that the representations
and warranties described in
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Exhibit D are correct on the date of
the Advance, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date; and (b) that no
event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the
requested Advance that would result in an Event of
Default.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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To induce Wells Fargo to enter into
this Agreement, Company makes the representations and warranties
described in Exhibit D. Any request for an Advance will be deemed a
representation by Company that all representations and warranties
described in Exhibit D are true, correct, and complete as of the
time of the request, unless they relate exclusively to an earlier
date. Company shall promptly deliver a Record notifying Wells Fargo
of any change in circumstance that would affect the accuracy of any
representation or warranty, unless the representation and warranty
specifically relates to an earlier date.
So long as the Indebtedness remains
unpaid, or the Line of Credit has not been terminated, Company
shall comply with each of the following covenants, unless Wells
Fargo shall consent otherwise in an Authenticated Record delivered
to Company.
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5.1
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Reporting
Requirements. Company
shall deliver to Wells Fargo the following information, compiled
where applicable using GAAP consistently applied, in form and
content acceptable to Wells Fargo:
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(a)
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Annual
Financial Statements . As
soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days
after Company’s fiscal year end, Company’s audited
financial statements audited by an independent certified public
accountant acceptable to Wells Fargo, which shall include
Company’s balance sheet, income statement, and statement of
retained earnings and cash flows prepared, if requested by Wells
Fargo, on a consolidated and consolidating basis to include
Company’s Affiliates. The annual financial statements shall
be accompanied by the unqualified opinion of such accountant and a
certificate (the “Compliance Certificate”) in the form
of Exhibit E that is signed by Company’s chief financial
officer, together with Company’s Form 10K.
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Each Compliance Certificate that
accompanies an annual financial statement shall also be accompanied
by a copy of all management letters prepared by Company’s
accountants.
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Quarterly Financial
Statements . As soon as
available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after
the end of each quarter, a Company prepared balance sheet, income
statement, and statement of retained earnings prepared for that
quarter and for the year–to-date period then ended, prepared,
if requested by Wells Fargo, on a consolidated and consolidating
basis to include Company’s Affiliates, and stating in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding date
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and periods in the prior fiscal
year, subject to year-end adjustments. The financial statements
shall be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate in the form of
Exhibit E that is signed by Company’s chief financial
officer, together with Company’s Form 10Q.
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(c)
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Collateral
Reports . No later than
ten (10) days after each month end (or more frequently if
Wells Fargo shall request it), detailed agings and listings of
Company’s accounts receivable, sales, collections, credit
memos, and accounts payable, detailed agings of accrued expenses,
an inventory certification report, and a calculation of
Company’s Accounts, Eligible Accounts, Inventory and Eligible
Inventory as of the end of that month or shorter time period
requested by Wells Fargo.
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(d)
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Projections . No later than thirty (30) days following
the beginning of a fiscal year, Company’s projected balance
sheet and income statement and statement of cash flows and
statement of retained earnings and cash flows for each month of the
next fiscal year, certified as accurate by Company’s chief
financial officer and accompanied by a statement of assumptions and
supporting schedules and information.
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(e)
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Supplemental
Reports . Weekly, or more
frequently if Wells Fargo requests, Wells Fargo’s standard
form of “daily collateral report,” together with
detailed inventory report, sales reports, collection reports,
credit memos, receivables schedules, collection reports, and a copy
of invoices in excess of $30,000.00, shipment documents and
delivery receipts for goods sold to account debtors in excess of
$30,000.00.
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(f)
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Litigation . No later than three days after discovery, a
Record notifying Wells Fargo of any litigation or other proceeding
before any court or governmental agency which seeks a monetary
recovery against Company in excess of $50,000.00.
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(g)
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Intellectual
Property . (i) No
later than 30 days before it acquires material Intellectual
Property Rights, a Record notifying Wells Fargo of Company’s
intention to acquire such rights; (ii) except for transfers
permitted under Section 5.18, no later than 30 days before it
disposes of material Intellectual Property Rights, a Record
notifying Wells Fargo of Company’s intention to dispose of
such rights, along with a copy of all proposed documents and
agreements concerning the disposal of such rights as requested by
Wells Fargo; (iii) promptly upon discovery, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of (A) any Infringement of Company’s
Intellectual Property Rights by any Person, (B) claims that
Company is Infringing another Person’s Intellectual Property
Rights and (C) any threatened cancellation, termination or
material limitation of Company’s Intellectual Property
Rights; and (iv) promptly upon receipt, a copy of all
registrations and filings with respect to Company’s
Intellectual Property Rights.
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(h)
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Defaults . No later than three days after learning of the
probable occurrence of any Event of Default, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of the Event of Default and the steps being taken by
Company to cure the Event of Default.
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(i)
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Disputes . Promptly upon discovery, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of (i) any disputes or claims by Company’s
customers exceeding $10,000.00 individually or $20,000.00 in the
aggregate during any fiscal year; (ii) credit memos not
previously reported in Section 5.1(e); and (iii) any
goods returned to or recovered by Company outside of the ordinary
course of business or in the ordinary course of business but with a
value in an amount in excess of $10,000.00.
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(j)
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Changes in
Officers and Directors .
Promptly following occurrence, a Record notifying Wells Fargo of
any change in the persons constituting Company’s Officers and
Directors.
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(k)
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Collateral . Promptly upon discovery, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of any loss of or material damage to any Collateral
having an aggregate value in excess of $20,000 or of any
substantial adverse change in any Collateral having an aggregate
value in excess of $20,000 or the prospect of its
payment.
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(l)
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Commercial
Tort Claims . Promptly
upon discovery, a Record notifying Wells Fargo of any commercial
tort claims brought by Company against any Person, including the
name and address of each defendant, a summary of the facts, an
estimate of Company’s damages, a copy of any complaint or
demand letter submitted by Company, and such other information as
Wells Fargo may request.
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(m)
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Reports to
Owners . Promptly upon
distribution, a copy of all financial statements, reports and proxy
statements which Company shall have sent to its Owners.
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(n)
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Tax Returns
of Company . No later
than five days after they are required to be filed, copies of
Company’s signed and dated state and federal income tax
returns and all related schedules, and a copy of any extension
requests.
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(o)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(p)
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Violations
of Law . No later than
three days after discovery of any violation, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of Company’s violation of any law, rule or
regulation, the non-compliance with which could have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company.
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(q)
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Pension Plans
. (i) Promptly upon discovery,
and in any event within 30 days after Company knows or has reason
to know that any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan
has occurred, a Record authenticated by Company’s chief
financial officer notifying Wells Fargo of the Reportable Event in
detail and the actions which Company proposes to take to correct
the deficiency, together with a copy of any related notice sent to
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (ii) promptly upon
discovery, and in any event within 10 days after
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Company fails to make a required
quarterly Pension Plan contribution under Section 412(m) of
the IRC, a Record authenticated by Company’s chief financial
officer notifying Wells Fargo of the failure in detail and the
actions that Company will take to cure the failure, together with a
copy of any related notice sent to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation; and (iii) promptly upon discovery, and in any
event within 10 days after Company knows or has reason to know that
it may be liable or may be reasonably expected to have liability
for any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other
event under any Multiemployer Plan under Sections 4201 or 4243 of
ERISA, a Record authenticated by Company’s chief financial
officer notifying Wells Fargo of the details of the event and the
actions that Company proposes to take in response.
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(r)
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Other
Reports . From time to
time, with reasonable promptness, all customer lists, receivables
schedules, inventory reports, collection reports, deposit records,
equipment schedules, invoices to account debtors, shipment
documents and delivery receipts for goods sold, and such other
materials, reports, records or information as Wells Fargo may
reasonably request.
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5.2
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Financial
Covenants. Company agrees
to comply with the financial covenants described below, which shall
be calculated using GAAP consistently applied, except as they may
be otherwise modified by the following capitalized
definitions:
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(a)
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Minimum Book
Net Worth . Based upon
Company’s submitted projections, Company shall maintain, at
the end of each fiscal quarter described below, its non-cumulative
Book Net Worth, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter in
an amount not less than the amount set forth below (numbers
appearing between “< >“ are negative):
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Minimum Book
Net Worth
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March 31, 2009
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$
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8,100,000.00
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June 30, 2009
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$
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8,200,000.00
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September 30, 2009
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$
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8,200,000.00
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December 31, 2009
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$
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8,400,000.00
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(b)
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Minimum Net
Income . Based upon 75%
of the Company’s submitted projections, Company shall achieve
for each fiscal quarter described below, non-cumulative Net Income
of not less than the amount set forth for each such fiscal quarter
(numbers appearing between “< >“ are
negative):
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Minimum Net
Income
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March 31, 2009
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<$
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738,000.00>
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June 30, 2009
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$
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27,000.00
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September 30, 2009
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$
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0
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December 31, 2009
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$
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127,000.00
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(c)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(d)
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Intentionally
omitted]
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(e)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(f)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(g)
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Capital
Expenditures . Company
shall not incur or contract to incur Capital Expenditures of more
than Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) in the aggregate
during any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009, and thereafter.
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(h)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(i)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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(j)
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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5.3
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Other Liens
and Permitted Liens.
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(a)
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Other Liens; Permitted
Liens . Company shall not
create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its assets,
now owned or later acquired, as security for any indebtedness, with
the exception of the following (each a “Permitted
Lien”; collectively, “Permitted Liens”):
(i) In the case of real property, covenants, restrictions,
rights, easements and minor irregularities in title which do not
materially interfere with Company’s business or operations as
presently conducted; (ii) Liens in existence on the date of
this Agreement that are described in Exhibit F and secure
indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 5.4;
(iii) The Security Interest and Liens created by the Security
Documents; (iv) Purchase money Liens relating to the
acquisition of Equipment not exceeding the lesser of cost or fair
market value or $100,000.00 in the aggregate during any fiscal
year, and so long as no Default Period is then in existence and
none would exist immediately after such acquisition and
(v) Liens for taxes, assessments or
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