WELLS FARGO BUSINESS
CREDIT
CREDIT AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated December 18, 2008,
and is entered into among NutraCea, a California corporation,
NutraPhoenix, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(collectively, the "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 $2,500,000.00 revolving line
of credit (the "Line of Credit") for working capital purposes and
to facilitate the issuance of standby letters of credit. Company
has also requested: (i) a $5,000,000.00 term loan (the "Real Estate
Loan") to be secured by Company-owned real estate, and (ii) a
$2,500,000.00 term loan (the "Term Loan"), for additional 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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AMOUNT AND
TERMS OF THE LINE OF CREDIT AND TERM LOAN
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Line of
Credit; Limitations on Borrowings; Termination Date; Use of
Proceeds.
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Line of
Credit and Limitations on Borrowing . Wells Fargo shall make Advances to Company
under the Line of Credit that, together with the L/C Amount, shall
not at any time exceed in the aggregate the lesser of (i)
$2,500,000.00 (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 Wells Fargo believes that an
Advance would result in an Event of Default.
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Maturity and
Termination Dates .
Company may request Line of Credit Advances from the date that the
conditions set forth in Section 3 are satisfied until the earlier
of: (i) November 30, 2011 (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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Use of Line
of Credit Proceeds .
Company shall use the proceeds of each Line of Credit Advance and
each Letter of Credit for ordinary working capital
purposes.
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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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Borrowing
Base; Mandatory Prepayment.
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(a)
Borrowing Base . The borrowing base (the "Borrowing Base")
is an amount equal to:
(i)
75% or such lesser percentage of Eligible Accounts as Wells Fargo
in its sole discretion may deem appropriate, plus
(ii) 50%
or such lesser percentage of Eligible Inventory as Wells Fargo in
its sole discretion may deem appropriate, or $1,000,000.00,
whichever is less, less
(iii) the
Borrowing Base Reserve, less
(iv) Indebtedness
that Company owes Wells Fargo that has not been advanced on the
Revolving Note, less
(v) 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 and any Indebtedness
owed by Company to Wells Fargo Merchant Services, L.L.C.
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Mandatory
Prepayment; Overadvances . If unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances
evidenced by the Revolving Note plus the L/C Amount 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, and if payment in full of the Revolving
Note is insufficient to eliminate this excess and the L/C Amount
continues to exceed the Borrowing Base, then Company shall deliver
cash to Wells Fargo in an amount equal to the remaining excess for
deposit to the Special Account, unless in each case, 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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Procedures
for Line of Credit Advances.
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(a)
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Advances to Operating Account
. Line of Credit 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 . Each Advance will be funded as a Floating
Rate Advance upon Company's request, which must be communicated to
Wells Fargo no later than 10:59 a.m. Arizona Time on the Business
Day on which Company wants the Advance to be funded, and 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 Advances, 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 (but not Real Estate Loan or Term Loan)
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.
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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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Collection
of Accounts and Application to Revolving Note.
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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.
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Payment of
Accounts by Company's Account Debtors . Company shall instruct all account debtors to
make payments, as Lender shall designate, 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.
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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 Master Agreement for Treasury Management Services and the
relevant service description.
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Real Estate
Loan . Wells Fargo shall
extend the Real Estate Loan to Company through a single Advance in
the amount of $5,000,000.00.
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Real Estate
Term Note . Company's
obligation to repay the Real Estate Loan shall be evidenced by an
installment promissory note (as renewed, amended, or replaced from
time to time, the "Real Estate Term Note").
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Real Estate
Loan Advance and Disbursement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Real Estate Loan Advance shall be made on the same
date as the initial Advance on the Line of Credit.
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Reserve;
Cash Collateralization .
Concurrently with the Real Estate Loan Advance, Lender shall
reserve $1,500,000.00 from the proceeds Real Estate Loan Advance
(including any interest or profits thereon, the "Cash Collateral"),
which Cash Collateral shall be deposited in an account with Lender.
The Cash Collateral shall be held by Lender as collateral for the
payment and performance of the obligations of Company under this
Agreement. Lender shall have exclusive dominion and control,
including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account.
Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits,
which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion
of Lender and at Company's risk and expense, such deposits shall
not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments
shall accumulate in such account. The Cash Collateral in such
account may be applied by Lender to reimburse Lender for expenses
recoverable under the Loan Documents, and to the extent not so
applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the Obligations of
the Company. Lender agrees to release the Cash Collateral to
Company upon delivery to Lender of publicly filed financial
statements for Company, reflecting debt service coverage in excess
of 1.0 for a period of three rolling quarters, and provided that no
default or Event of Default exists and provided that the Company's
unadvanced amount under the Line of Credit is greater than
$350,000.00.
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Setoff . Whenever an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on account of which Lender shall have
the right to exercise any of its rights hereunder, Company hereby
irrevocably authorizes Lender to set off the Obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents or otherwise owed to Lender
against the Cash Collateral and all deposits and credits of Company
with, and any all claims of Company against, Lender, but only to
the extent that said Liabilities of Company to Lender shall be then
due, whether by acceleration or otherwise
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Payments and
Adjustments to Payments .
The unpaid principal amount of the Real Estate Term Note shall be
amortized over a 120 month period, but shall be due and payable in
equal monthly principal installments of $41,667.00, beginning on
February 1, 2009, and on the first calendar day of each succeeding
month until the earlier of December 31, 2018 or, if Lender elects,
the Termination Date, when the unpaid principal and interest
evidenced by the Real Estate Term Note shall be fully due and
payable. Additionally, accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and
payable monthly, beginning on January 1, 2009 and on the first
calendar day of each succeeding month until the earlier of December
31, 2018 or, if Lender elects, the Termination Date. Payments shall
be collected by Wells Fargo through a debit to the Real Estate Term
Note and a simultaneous Line of Credit Advance in the same amount,
or by such other method as the parties may agree. Proceeds from the
liquidation of Collateral acquired with Real Estate Loan proceeds
will be applied first to the Real Estate Term Note, then to the
Term Loan and Line of Credit in such order as Lender may
elect.
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Prepayments
and Mandatory Prepayments . Company may prepay the Real Estate Loan at any
time. If Wells Fargo obtains an appraisal of the Real Estate at any
time as permitted under this Agreement, and the appraisal shows the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Real Estate Term Note to
exceed sixty-three percent (63%) of the appraised value of the Real
Estate, then Company, shall immediately prepay the unpaid principal
of the Real Estate Term Note in the amount of such
excess.
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Collection
of Prepayments and Related Fees . All Real Estate Loan prepayments, including
mandatory prepayments and prepayments due on the Termination Date,
must be accompanied by any prepayment and breakage fees payable
under this Agreement, which will be applied to the most remote
principal installments then due and payable. Any prepayment of
principal and any related fees shall be collected by Wells Fargo
through a debit to the Real Estate Term Note and a simultaneous
Line of Credit Advance in the same amount, or by such other method
as the parties may agree.
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Term
Loan . Wells Fargo shall
extend the Term Loan to Company through a single Advance in an
amount not in excess of the lesser of (i) $2,500,000.00,
(ii) ninety percent (90%) of the Net Forced Liquidation Value of
Company's Eligible Equipment, or (iii) eighty percent (80%) of the
Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Company's Eligible
Equipment.
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Term
Note . Company's
obligation to repay the Term Loan and each Term Loan Advance shall
be evidenced by an installment promissory note (as renewed,
amended, or replaced from time to time, the "Term
Note").
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Term Loan
Advance and Disbursement . The Term Loan Advance shall be made no later
than June 30, 2010, and only upon satisfaction of the conditions in
Section 3.3.
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Payments and
Adjustments to Payments .
The unpaid principal amount of the Term Note shall be amortized
over a 36 month period, but shall be due and payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest beginning on the
first calendar day of the first calendar month after Lender makes
the Term Loan Advance, and on the first calendar day of each
succeeding month until the earlier of November 30, 2011 or the
Termination Date, when the unpaid principal and interest evidenced
by the Term Note shall be fully due and payable. Payments shall be
collected by Wells Fargo through a debit to the Term Note and a
simultaneous Line of Credit Advance in the same amount, or by such
other method as the parties may agree. Proceeds from the
liquidation of Collateral acquired with Term Loan proceeds will be
applied first to the Term Note, then to the Real Estate Loan and
Line of Credit in such order as Lender may elect.
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Prepayments
and Mandatory Prepayments . Company may prepay the Term Loan at any time.
If Wells Fargo obtains an appraisal of the Equipment at any time as
permitted under this Agreement, and the appraisal shows the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Note to exceed (i)
ninety percent (90%) of the Net Forced Liquidation Value of
Company's Eligible Equipment, or (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the
Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Company's Eligible Equipment, then
Company, shall immediately prepay the unpaid principal of the Term
Note in the amount of such excess.
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Collection
of Prepayments and Related Fees . All Term Loan prepayments, including mandatory
prepayments and prepayments due on the Termination Date, must be
accompanied by any prepayment and breakage fees payable under this
Agreement, which will be applied to the most remote principal
installments then due and payable. Any prepayment of principal and
any related fees shall be collected by Wells Fargo through a debit
to the Term Note and a simultaneous Line of Credit Advance in the
same amount, or by such other method as the parties may
agree.
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Interest and
Interest Related Matters.
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Interest
Rates Applicable to Line of Credit and Term Loan
. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, the unpaid principal amount of each Line of Credit
Advance evidenced by the Revolving Note, the Real Estate Loan
Advance evidenced by the Real Estate Term Note, and the Term Loan
Advance evidenced by the Term Note, shall accrue interest at an
annual interest rate calculated as follows:
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Line of Credit Advances = the Prime Rate plus
two and one half percent (2.5%);
Real Estate Loan Advance = the Prime Rate plus
three percent (3.0%);
Term Loan Advance = the Prime Rate plus three
percent (3.0%);
which interest rate shall change whenever the
Prime Rate changes (the "Floating Rate").
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Minimum
Interest Charge .
Notwithstanding the other terms of Section 1.7 to the contrary, and
except as limited by the usury savings provision of Section 1.7(e),
Company shall pay Wells Fargo at least $10,000.00 of interest each
calendar month (the "Minimum Interest Charge") during the term of
this Agreement, and Company shall pay any deficiency between the
Minimum Interest Charge and the amount of interest otherwise
payable on first day of each month and on the Termination
Date.
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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 waived (each such period a
"Default Period"), or during a time period specified in Section
1.10, 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 Note, the Real
Estate Term Note, and the Term Note shall bear interest at a rate
that is three percent (3.0%) above the contractual rate set forth
in Section 1.7(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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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 second Business Day following the
Business Day that the payment was applied to the Revolving
Note.
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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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Origination
Fee . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo a one time origination fee of $100,000.00, which fee
shall be fully earned and payable upon the execution of this
Agreement.
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Unused Line
Fee . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo an annual unused line fee of one quarter of one percent
(0.25%) of the daily average of the Maximum Line Amount reduced by
outstanding Advances and the L/C Amount, from the date of this
Agreement to and including the Termination Date (the "Unused
Amount"), 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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Facility
Fee . Company shall pay
Wells Fargo an annual facility fee of $25,000.00, which facility
fee shall be payable annually on each the fifteenth of December
each year, commencing December 15, 2009.
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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 $1,000.00 per
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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Credit
Facility Termination and/or Reduction Fees . If (i) Wells Fargo terminates the Line of
Credit, the Real Estate Loan and the Term Loan (collectively, the
"Credit Facility") during a Default Period, or if (ii) Company
terminates or prepays all or any portion of the Credit Facility 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 the percentage of the Maximum Line Amount
plus the principal balance outstanding on the Real Estate
Loan, 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; and
following an Event of Default, this fee shall increase to $1,000.00
for each day that an Overadvance exists, commencing on the first
day of the month in which the Default Period begins and continuing
through the last day of such Default Period, or any shorter time
period that Wells Fargo in its sole discretion may deem
appropriate, without waiving any of its other rights and remedies.
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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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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Letter of
Credit Fees . Company
shall pay a fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by
Wells Fargo of three percent (3.0%) of the aggregate undrawn amount
of the Letter of Credit (the "Aggregate Face Amount") accruing
daily from and including the date the Letter of Credit is issued
until the date that it either expires or is returned, which shall
be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month and on
the date that the Letter of Credit either expires or is returned;
and following an Event of Default, this fee shall increase to six
percent (6.0%) of the Aggregate Face Amount, commencing on the
first day of the month in which the Default Period begins and
continuing through the last day of such Default Period, or any
shorter time period that Wells Fargo in its sole discretion may
deem appropriate, without waiving any of its other rights and
remedies.
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Letter of
Credit Administrative Fees . Company shall pay all administrative fees
charged by Wells Fargo in connection with the honoring of drafts
under any Letter of Credit, and any amendments to or transfers of
any Letter of Credit, and any other activity with respect to the
Letters of Credit at the current rates published by Wells Fargo for
such services rendered on behalf of its customers
generally.
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Other Fees
and Charges . Wells Fargo
may impose additional 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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Termination
and Prepayment Fees Following Transfer Between Wells Fargo
Operating Divisions . If
the Loan Documents, following Company's request and the consent of
Wells Fargo Business Credit (which consent may be withheld by Wells
Fargo Business Credit in its sole discretion), are transferred at
any time after the expiration of 24 months from the date of this
Agreement, 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, 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 the transfer.
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Interest
Accrual; Principal and Interest Payments;
Computation.
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Interest
Payments and Interest Accrual . Accrued and unpaid interest under the
Revolving Note, the Real Estate Term Note, the Term 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)
and Section 1.5(f). 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.
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Payment of
Revolving Note, Real Estate Term Note, and Term Note
Principal . The principal
amount of the Revolving Note, Real Estate Term Note, and Term 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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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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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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Liability
Records . Wells Fargo
shall maintain accounting and bookkeeping records of all Advances
and payments with respect to the Indebtedness in such form and
content as Wells Fargo in its sole discretion deems appropriate.
Wells Fargo's calculation of the amount of the Indebtedness shall
be presumed correct unless proven otherwise by Company. Upon
request, Company will admit and certify to Wells Fargo in a Record
the exact unpaid principal amount of Indebtedness that Company then
believes to be due and payable to Wells Fargo. 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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Termination,
Reduction or Non-Renewal of Line of Credit by Company;
Notice.
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Termination
or Reduction by Company after Advance Notice
. Company may terminate or reduce
the Line of Credit, or terminate the Real Estate Loan or Term Loan,
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 1.8(e), and
(iii) pays the Indebtedness in full or down to the reduced Maximum
Line Amount. Any reduction in the Maximum Line Amount shall be in
multiples of $100,000.00.
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Termination
or Reduction by Company without Advance Notice
. If Company fails to deliver Wells
Fargo timely notice of its intention to terminate the Line of
Credit, Real Estate Loan or Term Loan, or reduce the Maximum Line
Amount as provided in Section 1.10(a), Company may nevertheless
terminate the Line of Credit, Real Estate Loan or Term Loan, 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 1.8(e), and (ii) pays
additional interest for each day that the notice was short of the
required 90 days notice, which interest shall be in an amount that
is equal to the greater of (A) interest calculated at the Default
Rate based on the Company's average borrowings under the Line of
Credit for the two months prior to 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, or (B) the unused line fee for the 3 months prior to the
date that Wells Fargo receives delivery of an Authenticated Record
giving it actual notice of Company's intention to terminate any
portion of the Credit Facility or reduce the Line of Credit,
calculated as provided in Section 1.8(b) of this
Agreement.
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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 90 th
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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Issuance of
Letters of Credit; Amount . Wells Fargo, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, shall issue, on or after the date
that Wells Fargo is obligated to make its first Advance under this
Agreement and prior to the Termination Date, one or more
irrevocable standby letters of credit (each, a "Letter of Credit",
and collectively, "Letters of Credit") for Company's account. Wells
Fargo will not issue any Letter of Credit if the face amount of the
Letter of Credit would exceed the lesser of: (i) $250,000.00 less
the L/C Amount, or (ii) the Borrowing Base, less an amount equal to
aggregate unreimbursed Line of Credit Advances plus the L/C
Amount.
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Additional
Letter of Credit Documentation . Prior to requesting issuance of a Letter of
Credit, Company shall first execute and deliver to Wells Fargo a
Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or a Commercial Letter of Credit
Agreement, as applicable, an L/C Application, and any other
documents that Wells Fargo may request, which shall govern the
issuance of the Letter of Credit and Company's obligation to
reimburse Wells Fargo for any related Letter of Credit draws (the
"Obligation of Reimbursement").
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Expiration . No Letter of Credit shall be issued that has
an expiry date that is later than one year from the date of
issuance, or the Maturity Date in effect on the date of issuance,
whichever is earlier.
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Obligation
of Reimbursement During Default Periods . If Company is unable, due to the existence of
a Default Period or for any other reason, to obtain an Advance to
pay any Obligation of Reimbursement, Company shall pay Wells Fargo
on demand and in immediately available funds, the amount of the
Obligation of Reimbursement together with interest, accrued from
the date presentment of the underlying draft until reimbursement in
full at the Default Rate. Wells Fargo is authorized, alternatively
and in its sole discretion, to make an Advance in an amount
sufficient to discharge the Obligation of Reimbursement and pay all
accrued but unpaid interest and fees with respect to the Obligation
of Reimbursement.
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Special
Account. If the Line of
Credit is terminated for any reason while a Letter of Credit is
outstanding, or if after prepayment of the Revolving Note the L/C
Amount continues to exceed the Borrowing Base, then Company shall
promptly pay Wells Fargo in immediately available funds for deposit
to the Special Account, an amount equal, as the case may be, to
either (a) the L/C Amount plus any anticipated fees and costs, or
(b) the amount by which the L/C Amount exceeds the Borrowing Base.
If Company fails to pay these amounts promptly, then Wells Fargo
may in its sole discretion make an Advance to pay these amounts and
deposit the proceeds to the Special Account. The Special Account
shall be an interest bearing account maintained with Wells Fargo or
any other financial institution acceptable to Wells Fargo. Wells
Fargo may in its sole discretion apply amounts on deposit in the
Special Account to the Indebtedness. Company may not withdraw
amounts deposited to the Special Account until the Line of Credit
has been terminated and all outstanding Letters of Credit have
either been returned to Wells Fargo or have expired and the
Indebtedness has been fully paid.
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SECURITY
INTEREST AND OCCUPANCY OF COMPANY'S PREMISES
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Grant of
Security Interest. Company hereby pledges, assigns and grants to
Wells Fargo, for the benefit of Wells Fargo and as agent for Wells
Fargo Merchant Services, L.L.C., 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 and as agent for Wells
Fargo Merchant Services, L.L.C., a Lien and security interest in
all commercial tort claims that it may have against any
Person.
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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 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 dispose of 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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Assignment
of Insurance. As
additional security for the Indebtedness, Company hereby assigns to
Wells Fargo and to Wells Fargo Merchant Services, L.L.C., 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. 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 disposition of all items constituting Collateral and
delivery of those items to purchasers.
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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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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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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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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.
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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 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, any guarantor, 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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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,
whether or not due.
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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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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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Conditions
Precedent to Initial Advance and Issuance of Initial Letter of
Credit.
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Wells Fargo's
obligation to make the initial Advance or issue the first Letter of
Credit 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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Additional
Conditions Precedent to All Advances and Letters of
Credit. Wells Fargo's
obligation to make any Advance (including the initial Advance) or
issue any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the further
additional conditions: (a) that the representations and warranties
described in Exhibit D are correct on the date of the
Advance or the issuance of the Letter of Credit, 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 or issuance of the
Letter of Credit that would result in an Event of
Default.
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Additional
Conditions Precedent to Term Loan Advance. Wells Fargo's obligation to make the Term Loan
Advance shall be subject to the further additional condition that
Company shall have provided to Lender an appraisal of Company's
equipment in form and substance acceptable to Lender, as well as
evidence satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion, that (i) Company's operations have produced a positive
cash flow for at least 3 rolling fiscal quarters as determined in
accordance with GAAP, and (ii) Company is current with its trade
vendors.
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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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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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Annual
Financial Statements . As
soon as available and in any event within 90 days after Company's
fiscal year end, Company's audited financial statements prepared 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 on a consolidated and consolidating basis to include
Company's Affiliates. The annual financial statements shall be
accompanied by a certificate (the "Compliance Certificate") in the
form of Exhibit E that is signed by Company's chief
financial officer.
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Each Compliance Certificate that accompanies an
annual financial statement shall also be accompanied by (i) copies
of all management letters prepared by Company's accountants; and
(ii) a report signed by the accountant stating that in making the
investigations necessary to render the opinion, the accountant
obtained no knowledge, except as specifically stated, of any Event
of Default under the Agreement, and a detailed statement, including
computations, demonstrating whether or not Company is in compliance
with the financial covenants of this Agreement.
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Interim
Financial Statements . So
long as the principal outstanding on the Line of Credit is less
than $500,000.00, as soon as available and in any event within 40
days of each calendar 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 and periods in the
prior fiscal year, subject to year-end adjustments. For any month
in which the principal outstanding on the Line of Credit is at any
time $500,000.00 or greater, as soon as available and in any event
within 30 days after the end of such month, a Company prepared
balance sheet, income statement, and statement of retained earnings
prepared for that month 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 and periods
in the prior fiscal year, subject to year-end adjustments. In each
case, 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.
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Collateral
Reports . No later than
15 days after each month end (or more frequently if Wells Fargo
shall request it), a Borrowing Base certificate, detailed agings of
Company's accounts receivable and accounts payable, a detailed
inventory 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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Projections . No later than 30 days prior to each fiscal
year end, Company's projected balance sheet and income statement
and statement of 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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Supplemental
Reports . When an Advance
made pursuant to an Advance request of the Company is outstanding,
weekly, or more frequently if Wells Fargo requests, standard form
"daily collateral report," together with receivables schedules,
collection reports, and copies of invoices in excess of $50,000.00,
shipment documents and delivery receipts for goods sold to account
debtors in excess of $50,000.00.
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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 $10,000.00.
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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 copies 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, copies of all registrations and filings with
respect to Company's Intellectual Property Rights.
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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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Disputes . Promptly upon discovery, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of (i) any disputes or claims by Company's customers
exceeding $5,000.00 individually or $10,000.00 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 $50,000.00.
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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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Collateral . Promptly upon discovery, a Record notifying
Wells Fargo of any loss of or material damage to any Collateral or
of any substantial adverse change in any Collateral or the prospect
of its payment.
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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, copies of any complaint or demand
letter submitted by Company, and such other information as Wells
Fargo may request.
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Reports to
Owners . Promptly upon
distribution, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy
statements which Company shall have sent to its Owners.
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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 copies of any extension
requests.
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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 noncompliance with which could have a Material Adverse
Effect on Company.
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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 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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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
request.
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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, and
which shall be if requested by Wells Fargo, calculated on a
consolidated and consolidating basis to include Company's
Affiliates:
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Minimum
Quarterly Net Income .
Company shall achieve, for each period described below, Net Income
of not less than the amount set forth for each such period (numbers
appearing between "< >" are negative):
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(b)
Minimum Cumulative Quarterly Net Income . Company will
maintain, as of the end of each period described below,
year-to-date consolidated aggregate Net Income, minus the Company's
year-to-date consolidated aggregate Net Income, as of December
31 st of the preceding year (as set forth in the
Company's audited financial statements), in an amount not less than
the amount set forth for each such period (numbers appearing
between "< >" are negative):
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Quarter Ending
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Minimum Quarterly
Cumulative
Net Income Step Up
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<$1,000,000.00>
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<$500,000.00>
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$750,000.00
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$2,000,000.00
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(c)
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio . Company will maintain,
as of each fiscal quarter end, a cumulative quarterly Debt Service
Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.2 to 1.0, beginning the quarter
ending March 31, 2009.
(d)
Capital Expenditures . Company shall not incur or contract
to incur Capital Expenditures of more than $5,000,000.00 in the
aggregate during the fourth quarter 2008. Company shall not incur
or contract to incur Capital Expenditures of more than
$4,500,000.00 in the aggregate during 2009; except that Company may
carry over up to $2,500,000.00 of the above-referenced fourth
quarter 2008 Capital Expenditures to 2009. Lender may, in its sole
discretion, increase the Capital Expenditure limit in the event
that Company subsequently raises additional capital.
(e)
Minimum Availability . Company's availability under the Line
of Credit plus its unrestricted cash shall not be less than
$4,000,000.00 measured at each month end.
(f)
Future Covenants . Company and
Lender shall establish financial covenants for the Company, which
covenants shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole and absolute
discretion, for fiscal year 2010 by December 31, 2009.
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Other Liens
and Permitted Liens.
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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; and (iv) Purchase money Liens
relating to the acquisition of Equipment not exceeding the lesser
of cost or fair market value, not exceeding $500,000.00 for any one
purchase or $1,000,000.00 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.
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Financing
Statements . Company
shall not authorize the filing of any financing statement by any
Person as Secured Party with respect to any of Company's assets,
other than Wells Fargo. Company shall not amend any financing
statement filed by Wells Fargo as Secured Party except as permitted
by law.
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Indebtedness. Company shall not incur, create, assume or
permit to exist any indebtedness or liability on account of
deposits or letters of credit issued on Company's behalf, or
advances or any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind,
whether or not evidenced by an instrument, except: (a) Indebtedness
described in this Agreement; (b) indebtedness of Company described
in Exhibit F ; and (c) indebtedness secured by Permitted
Liens.
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Guaranties. Company shall not assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the
obligations of any Person, except : (a) the endorsement of
negotiable instruments by Company for deposit or collection or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (b)
guaranties, endorsements and other direct or contingent liabilities
in connection with the obligations of other Persons in existence on
the date of this Agreement and described in Exhibit F
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Investments
and Subsidiaries. Company
shall not make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make
any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any Person or
Affiliate, including any partnership or joint venture, nor purchase
or hold beneficially any stock or other securities or evidence of
indebtedness of any Person or Affiliate, except :
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Investments in
direct obligations of the United States of America or any of its
political subdivisions whose obligations constitute the full faith
and credit obligations of the United States of America and have a
maturity of one year or less, commercial paper issued by U.S.
corporations rated "A-l" or "A-2" by Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services or "P-1" or "P-2" by Moody's Investors Service or
certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances having a maturity
of one year or less issued by members of the Federal Reserve System
having deposits in excess of $100,000,000.00 (which certificates of
deposit or bankers' acceptances are fully insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation);
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Travel advances
or loans to Company's Officers and employees not exceeding at any
one time an aggregate of $10,000.00;
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Prepaid rent
not exceeding one month or security deposits; and
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Current
investments in those Subsidiaries in existence on the date of this
Agreement which are identified on Exhibit D .
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Dividends
and Distributions. Company shall not declare or pay any dividends
(other than dividends payable solely in stock or membership
interests of Company, as applicable) on any class of its stock or
membership interests, or make any payment on account of the
purchase, redemption or retirement of any shares of its stock or
membership interests, or other securities or evidence of its
indebtedness or make any distribution regarding its stock or
membership interests, either directly or indirectly.
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Salaries. Company shall not pay excessive or unreasonable
salaries, bonuses, commissions, consultant fees or other
compensation. Company shall not increase the salary, commissions,
consultant fees or other compensation of any Director, Officer or
consultant, or any member of their families, by more than 20% in
any one year, either individually or for all such Persons in the
aggregate, or pay such an increase from any source other than
profits earned in the year of payment; provided however, that the
restriction in this sentence shall not apply to existing employment
contracts that have been approved by Company's board of directors.
No bonuses shall be paid that would result in the occurrence of an
Event of Default.
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Books and
Records; Collateral Examination; Inspection and
Appraisals.
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Books and
Records; Inspection .
Company shall keep complete and accurate books and records with
respect to the Collateral and Company's business and financial
condition and any other matters that Wells Fargo may request, in
accordance with GAAP. Company shall permit any employee, attorney,
accountant or other agent of Wells Fargo to audit, review, make
extracts from and copy any of its books and records at any time
during ordinary business hours, and to discuss Company's affairs
with any of its Directors, Officers, employees, Owners or
agents.
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Authorization to Company's Agents to Make
Disclosures to Wells Fargo . Company authorizes all accountants and other
Persons acting as its agent to disclose and deliver to Wells
Fargo's employees, accountants, attorneys and other Persons acting
as its agent, at Company's expense, all financial information,
books and records, work papers, management reports and other
information in their possession regarding Company, other than
materials subject to attorney-client privilege.
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Collateral
Exams and Inspections .
Company shall permit Wells Fargo's employees, accountants,
attorneys or other Persons acting as its agent, to examine and
inspect any Collateral or any other property of Company at any time
during ordinary business hours.
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Collateral
Appraisals . Wells Fargo
may also obtain, from time to time, at Company's expense, an
appraisal of Company's Collateral, by an appraiser acceptable to
Wells Fargo in its sole discretion.
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Account
Verification; Payment of Permitted Liens.
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Account
Verification . Wells
Fargo or its agents may (i) contact account debtors and other
obligors at any time to verify Company's Accounts; and (ii) require
Company to send requests for verification of Accounts or send
notices of assignment of Accounts to account debtors and other
obligors.
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Covenant to
Pay Permitted Liens .
Company shall pay when due each account payable due to any Person
holding a Permitted Lien (as a result of such payable) on any
Collateral.
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General
Compliance with Applicable Law; Use of Collateral
. Company shall (i) comply, and
cause each Subsidiary to comply, with the requirements of
applicable laws and regulations, the non-compliance with which
would have a Material Adverse Effect on its business or its
financial condition and (ii) use and keep the Collateral, and
require that others use and keep the Collateral, only for lawful
purposes, without violation of any federal, state or local law,
statute or ordinance.
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Compliance
with Federal Regulatory Laws . Company shall (i) prohibit, and cause each
Subsidiary to prohibit, any Person that is an Owner or Officer from
being listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the Department of the Treasury or
included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not permit the proceeds of
the Line of Credit or any other financial accommodation extended by
Wells Fargo to be used in any way that violates any foreign asset
control regulations of OFAC or other applicable law, (iii) comply,
and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable Bank
Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended from time to time, and
(iv) otherwise comply with the USA Patriot Act and Wells Fargo's
related policies and procedures.
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Compliance
with Environmental Laws .
Company shall (i) comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with
the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and
comply with all permits, licenses and similar approvals required by
them, and (ii) not generate, use, transport, treat, store or
dispose of any Hazardous Substances in such a manner as to create
any material liability or obligation under the common law of any
jurisdiction or any Environmental Law.
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Payment of
Taxes and Other Claims. Company shall pay or discharge, when due, and
cause each Subsidiary to pay or discharge, when due, (a) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or
upon its income or profits, upon any properties belonging to it
(including the Collateral) or upon or against the creation,
perfection or continuance of the Security Interest, prior to the
date on which penalties attach, (b) all federal, state and local
taxes required to be withheld by it, and (c) all lawful claims for
labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become
a Lien upon any properties of Company, although Company shall not
be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose
amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which proper reserves have been
made.
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Maintenance
of Collateral and Properties.
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Company shall
keep and maintain the Collateral and all of its other properties
necessary or useful in its business in good condition, repair and
working order (normal wear and tear excepted) and will from time to
time replace or repair any worn, defective or broken parts,
although Company may discontinue the operation and maintenance of
any properties if Company believes that such discontinuance is
desirable to the conduct of its business and not disadvantageous in
any material respect to Wells Fargo. Company shall take all
commercially reasonable steps necessary to protect and maintain its
Intellectual Property Rights.
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Company shall
defend the Collateral against all Liens, claims and demands of all
third Persons claiming any interest in the Collateral. Company
shall keep all Collateral free and clear of all Liens except
Permitted Liens. Company shall take all commercially reasonable
steps necessary to prosecute any Person Infringing its Intellectual
Property Rights and to defend itself against any Person accusing it
of Infringing any Person's Intellectual Property Rights.
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Insurance. Company shall at all times maintain insurance
with insurers acceptable to Wells Fargo, in such amounts and on
such terms (including deductibles) as Wells Fargo in its sole
discretion may require and including, as applicable and without
limitation, business interruption insurance (including force
majeure coverage), hazard coverage on an "all risks" basis for all
tangible Collateral, and theft and physical damage coverage for
Collateral consisting of motor vehicles. All insurance policies
must contain an appropriate lender's interest endorsement or
clause, and name Wells Fargo as an additional insured.
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Preservation
of Existence. Company
shall preserve and maintain its existence and all of its rights,
privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal
conduct of its business and shall conduct its business in an
orderly, efficient and regular manner.
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Delivery of
Instruments, etc. Upon
request by Wells Fargo, Company shall promptly deliver to Wells
Fargo in pledge all instruments, documents and chattel paper
constituting Collateral, endorsed or assigned by
Company.
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Sale or
Transfer of Assets; Suspension of Business Operations.
Company shall not sell, lease,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (a) the stock of any
Subsidiary, (b) all or a substantial part of its assets, or (c) any
Collateral or any interest in Collateral (whether in one
transaction or in a series of transactions) to any other Person
other than the sale of Equipment not exceeding $250,000.00 in the
aggregate or Inventory in the ordinary course of business and shall
not liquidate, dissolve or suspend business operations. Company
shall not transfer any part of its ownership interest in any
Intellectual Property Rights and shall not permit its rights as
licensee of Licensed Intellectual Property to lapse, except that
Company may transfer such rights or permit them to lapse if it has
reasonably determined that such Intellectual Property Rights are no
longer useful in its business. If Company transfers any
Intellectual Property Rights for value, Company shall pay the
Proceeds to Wells Fargo for application to the Indebtedness.
Company shall not license any other Person to use any of Company's
Intellectual Property Rights, except that Company may grant
licenses in the ordinary course of its business in connection with
sales of Inventory or the provision of services to its
customers.
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Consolidation and Merger; Asset
Acquisitions. Company
shall not consolidate with or merge into any other entity, or
permit any other entity to merge into it, or acquire (in a
transaction analogous in purpose or effect to a consolidation or
merger) all or substantially all of the assets of any other
entity.
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Sale and
Leaseback. Company shall
not enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any
other Person pursuant to which Company shall sell or transfer any
real or personal property, whether owned now or acquired in the
future, and then rent or lease all or part of such property or any
other property which Company intends to use for substantially the
same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or
transferred.
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Restrictions
on Nature of Business. Company will not engage in any line of business
materially different from that presently engaged in by Company, and
will not purchase, lease or otherwise acquire assets not related to
its business.
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Accounting. Company will not adopt any material change in
accounting principles except as required by GAAP, consistently
applied. Company will not change its fiscal year.
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Discounts,
etc. After notice from
Wells Fargo, Company will not grant any discount, credit or
allowance to any customer of Company or accept any return of goods
sold. Company will not at any time modify, amend, subordinate,
cancel or terminate any Account.
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Pension
Plans. Except as
disclosed to Wells Fargo in a Record prior to the date of this
Agreement, neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate will (a) adopt,
create, assume or become party to any Pension Plan, (b) become
obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan, (c) incur any
obligation to provide post-retirement medical or insurance benefits
with respect to employees or former employees (other than benefits
required by law) or (d) amend any Plan in a manner that would
materially increase its funding obligations.
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Place of
Business; Name. Company
will not transfer its chief executive office or principal place of
business, or move, relocate, close or sell any business Premises.
Company will not permit any tangible Collateral or any records
relating to the Collateral to be located in any state or area in
which, in the event of such location, a financing statement
covering such Collateral would be required to be, but has not in
fact been, filed in order to perfect the Security Interest. Company
will not change its name or jurisdiction of
organization.
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Constituent
Documents; S Corporation Status. Company will not amend its Constituent
Documents. Company will not become an S Corporation.
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Performance
by Wells Fargo. If
Company fails to perform or observe any of its obligations under
this Agreement at any time, Wells Fargo may, but need not, perform
or observe them on behalf of Company and may, but need not, take
any other actions which Wells Fargo may reasonably deem necessary
to cure or correct this failure; and Company shall pay Wells Fargo
upon demand the amount of all costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expense) incurred by Wells
Fargo in performing these obligations, together with interest on
these amounts at the Default Rate.
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Wells Fargo
Appointed as Company's Attorney in Fact. To facilitate Wells Fargo's performance or
observance of Company's obligations under this Agreement, Company
hereby
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