DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (Revolving Credit Loan and Floorplan Loan) EMTEC INC. (Delaware Corporation) EMTEC INC. (New Jersey Corporation) EMTEC VIASUB LLC (Delaware Limited LiabilityCompany) WESTWOOD COMPUTER CORPORATION (New Jersey Corporation) Borrower _________________________________________
EXHIBIT 10.1
DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(Revolving Credit Loan and Floorplan Loan)
EMTEC INC. (Delaware Corporation)
EMTEC INC. (New Jersey Corporation)
EMTEC VIASUB LLC (Delaware Limited Liability Company)
WESTWOOD COMPUTER CORPORATION (New Jersey Corporation)
Borrower
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11 Diamond RoadSpringfield, NJ 07081
Address
_________________________________________
87-0273300 (Emtec Delaware)22 ###-###-#### (Emtec NJ)
68-0614277 (Emtec Viasub)
22-1913563 (Westwood)
Borrower Fed ID Tax No.
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$32,000,000Amount of Credit Facility
_________________________________________
December 7, 2006Date
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. | DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||
1.1 | Defined Terms | 1 | ||
1.2 | Other Terms | 7 | ||
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2. | LOANS; INTEREST RATE AND OTHER CHARGES | 8 | ||
2.1 | Total Facility | 8 | ||
2.2 | Loans | 8 | ||
2.3 | Reconciliation Payments | 8 | ||
2.4 | Floorplan Credit Line | 8 | ||
2.5 | Loan Account | 9 | ||
2.6 | Interest; Fees | 9 | ||
2.7 | Default Interest Rate | 9 | ||
2.8 | Examination Fees | 9 | ||
2.9 | Excess Interest | 9 | ||
2.10 | Principal Payments; Proceeds of Collateral | 10 | ||
2.11 | Application of Collateral | 12 | ||
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3. | COLLATERAL | 12 | ||
3.1 | Security Interest in the Collateral | 12 | ||
3.2 | Perfection and Protection of Security Interest | 12 | ||
3.3 | Preservation of Collateral | 13 | ||
3.4 | Insurance | 13 | ||
3.5 | Collateral Reporting | 13 | ||
3.6 | Receivables | 14 | ||
3.7 | Equipment | 15 | ||
3.8 | Other Liens; No Disposition of Collateral | 15 | ||
3.9 | Collateral Security | 15 | ||
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4. | CONDITIONS OF CLOSING | 15 | ||
4.1 | Initial Advance | 15 | ||
4.2 | Subsequent Advances | 17 | ||
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5. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 17 | ||
5.1 | Due Organization | 17 | ||
5.2 | Other Names | 17 | ||
5.3 | Due Authorization | 18 | ||
5.4 | Binding Obligation | 18 | ||
5.5 | Intangible Property | 18 | ||
5.6 | Capital | 18 | ||
5.7 | Material Litigation | 18 | ||
5.8 | Title; Security Interests of DLL | 18 | ||
5.9 | Restrictive Agreements; Labor Contracts | 18 | ||
5.10 | Laws | 18 | ||
5.11 | Consents | 18 | ||
5.12 | Defaults | 18 | ||
5.13 | Financial Condition | 19 | ||
5.14 | ERISA | 19 | ||
5.15 | Taxes | 19 | ||
5.16 | Locations; Federal Tax ID No | 19 | ||
5.17 | Business Relationships | 19 | ||
5.18 | Margin Stock | 19 | ||
5.19 | Reaffirmations | 20 | ||
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6. | COVENANTS | 20 |
6.1 | Affirmative Covenants | 20 | ||
6.2 | Negative Covenants | 21 | ||
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7. | DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 23 | ||
7.1 | Events of Default | 23 | ||
7.2 | Remedies | 24 | ||
7.3 | Standards for Determining Commercial Reasonableness | 25 | ||
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8. | EXPENSES AND INDEMNITIES | 25 | ||
8.1 | Expenses | 25 | ||
8.2 | Environmental Matters | 26 | ||
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9. | MISCELLANEOUS | 27 | ||
9.1 | Examination of Records; Financial Reporting | 27 | ||
9.2 | Term; Termination | 28 | ||
9.3 | Certain Waivers | 28 | ||
9.4 | No Waiver by DLL | 28 | ||
9.5 | Binding on Successor and Assigns | 28 | ||
9.6 | Severability | 28 | ||
9.7 | Amendments; Assignments | 28 | ||
9.8 | Integration | 29 | ||
9.9 | Survival | 29 | ||
9.10 | Evidence of Obligations | 29 | ||
9.11 | Loan Requests | 29 | ||
9.12 | Notices | 29 | ||
9.13 | Brokerage Fees | 29 | ||
9.14 | Disclosure | 29 | ||
9.15 | Publicity | 29 | ||
9.16 | Captions | 30 | ||
9.17 | Injunctive Relief | 30 | ||
9.18 | Counterparts; Facsimile Execution | 30 | ||
9.19 | Construction | 30 | ||
9.20 | Time of Essence | 30 | ||
9.21 | [RESERVED] | 30 | ||
9.22 | Liability | 30 | ||
9.23 | [RESERVED] | 30 | ||
9.24 | Withholding and Other Tax Liabilities | 30 | ||
9.25 | Power of Attorney | 31 | ||
9.26 | GOVERNING LAW; WAIVERS | 31 | ||
9.27 | MUTUAL WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL | 31 | ||
9.28 | Lien Termination | 31 | ||
9.29 | Multiple Borrowers, Joint and Several Liability | 31 | ||
9.30 | Right of Offset | 33 |
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THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (collectively with the Schedule to Loan and Security Agreement (the Schedule) attached hereto, the Agreement) dated the date set forth on the cover page, is entered into by and between EMTEC INC. (a Delaware corporation), EMTEC INC. (a New Jersey corporation), EMTEC VIASUB LLC (a Delaware limited liability company), and WESTWOOD COMPUTER CORPORATION (a New Jersey corporation) (jointly and severally, if more than one, the Borrower), whose address is set forth on the cover page and DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (DLL), whose address is 1111 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, PA 19087.
1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions set forth below. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing any capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Section 1.1 but which are defined in the Schedule shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Schedule:
Account Debtor means any Person who is obligated to make payments or otherwise satisfy obligations owing on any Receivable to the owner of such Receivable, including without limitation each Person who is an account debtor as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code with respect to any Receivable of Borrower.
Affiliate means any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause direction of the management and policies of any Person, whether through ownership of common or preferred stock or other equity interests, by contract or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries each of the following shall be an Affiliate: any officer, director, employee or other agent of Borrower or such Subsidiary, any shareholder or subsidiary of Borrower or such Subsidiary, and any other Person with whom or which Borrower or such Subsidiary has common shareholders, officers or directors.
Applicable Usury Law has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
Blocked Account has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(c) .
Borrowing Base Certificate has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Business Day means any day on which commercial banks in both Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY are open for business.
Capital Expenditures means all expenditures made and liabilities incurred for the acquisition of any fixed asset or improvement, replacement, substitution or addition thereto which has a useful life of more than one year and including, without limitation, those arising in connection with Capital Leases.
Capital Lease means any lease of property by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower that, in accordance with GAAP, should be capitalized for financial reporting purposes and reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries.
Chattel Paper has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code, and includes all electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from time to time.
Collateral has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Commercial Tort Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Consolidated Subsidiary means at any date any Subsidiary or other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of Borrower (or any other Person, as the context may require hereunder) in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
Deposit Accounts has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code.
DLL Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 9.22.
Document has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Dominion Account has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(c) .
Due Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Eligible Inventory has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Eligible Receivables has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Environmental Costs has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.2(c) .
Equipment means all present and hereafter acquired machinery, molds, machine tools, motors, furniture, equipment, furnishings, trade fixtures, motor vehicles, tools, parts, dyes, jigs, goods and other tangible personal property (other than Inventory) of every kind and description used in the applicable Persons operations or owned by such applicable Person, specifically including without limitation all equipment as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code, and any interest in any of the foregoing, and all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located.
ERISA means the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated and whether or not foreign) which is or may hereafter become a member of a group of which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member and which is treated as a single employer under ERISA Section 4001(b)(1), or IRC Section 414.
Event of Default means any of the events set forth in Section 7.1.
Examination Fee has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Excess Availability has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Excess Revolver Availability has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Existing Affiliated Subordinated Debt shall mean all of the Indebtedness and other obligations and liabilities arising under (i) that certain Subordinated Note in the original principal amount of $750,000 dated April 16, 2004 issued by Emtec Viasub LLC (as successor by merger to Darr Westwood Acquisition Corporation) in favor of Four Kings Management LLC, (ii) that certain Subordinated Note in the original principal amount of $750,000 dated April 16, 2004 issued by Emtec Viasub LLC (as successor by merger to Darr Westwood Acquisition Corporation) in favor of Darr Westwood LLC and (iii) that certain 8% Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $1,102,794 dated August 5, 2005 issued by Emtec Viasub LLC (as successor by merger to Darr Westwood Technology Corporation) in favor of Darr Westwood LLC.
Facility Overloan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Floorplan Borrowing Base Amount has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Floorplan Credit Line has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
Floorplan Loans has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Floorplanned Inventory means all Inventory of Borrower from those Vendors and subject to a repurchase agreement from the applicable Vendor financed by DLL pursuant to Section 2.4, so long as each such Vendor and repurchase agreement is acceptable to DLL in its sole discretion.
Floorplan Overloan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Boards which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination consistently applied; provided, however, that if, after the occurrence of any change in GAAP or the rules promulgated with respect thereto occurring after the Closing Date, either Borrower or DLL shall object to determining Borrowers compliance with this Agreement (specifically including without limitation the financial covenants set forth herein) utilizing the as in effect from time to time standard for determining GAAP and such objecting party shall provide written notice to the other of such objection (including, in the case of DLL, any such notice provided in connection with the delivery of any financial statements or other reports or certificates required hereunder), then from and after the time of such objection (including in connection with any financial statements or other reports or certificates delivered in connection therewith), GAAP shall be deemed to mean such generally accepted accounting principles as in effect immediately prior to and without giving effect to any such change. If Borrower shall deliver any financial statements or other reports or certificates required hereunder following any such change in GAAP as described in the foregoing sentence giving effect to and without objecting to such change, DLL shall have thirty (30) days to object to giving effect to such change and upon any such objection, Borrower shall revise and resubmit such financial statements or other
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General Intangibles means all general intangibles of any applicable Person, whether now owned or hereafter created or acquired, including, without limitation, all choses in action, causes of action, corporate or other business records, inventions, designs, drawings, blueprints, patents, patent applications, trademarks and the goodwill of the business symbolized thereby, names, trade names, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights, registrations, licenses, franchises, customer lists, security and other deposits, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending for any cause or claim (whether in contract, tort (other than Commercial Tort Claims) or otherwise), and all judgments now or hereafter arising therefrom, in the case of Borrower, all claims of Borrower against DLL (other than Commercial Tort Claims), rights to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights as a licensor or licensee of any kind other than rights that constitute Receivables, telephone numbers, proprietary information, purchase orders, and all insurance policies and claims (including without limitation credit, liability, property and other insurance), tax refunds and claims, computer programs, discs, tapes and tape files, claims under guaranties, security interests or other security held by or granted to such Person to secure payment of any of the Receivables by an Account Debtor, all rights to indemnification and all other intangible property of every kind and nature (other than Receivables), specifically including without limitation all general intangibles as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code (including all payment intangibles and software as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code).
Goods has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code and includes all fixtures as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Guarantor means each Person, if any, from time to time liable for the payment and performance of the Obligations as a guarantor and surety pursuant to a written Guaranty executed by such Person in favor of DLL.
Guaranty means each Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, if any, issued by any Guarantor from time to time in favor of DLL, as any such Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement may from time to time be amended, modified, restated or replaced.
Hazardous Substances has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.1(b) .
Indebtedness means with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables not overdue more than sixty (60) days or being contested in good faith); (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (iv) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person or created or arising in connection with any letter of credit, acceptance, bankers acceptance or similar facility or obligation; (v) all capital lease obligations of such Person; (vi) all obligations referred to in (i)-(vii) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a lien upon property owned by such Person, regardless of whether such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness.
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Instrument has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code and includes all promissory notes as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Inventory means all of any Persons now owned and hereafter acquired goods, merchandise or other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished under any contract of service or held for sale or lease, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be used or consumed in such Persons business or used in connection with the manufacture, packing, shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such goods, merchandise or other personal property, specifically including without limitation all inventory as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code, and all Documents or other documents representing them. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all references herein to Inventory shall be references to the Inventory of Borrower (and not to the Inventory of any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Borrower entity).
Investment Property means all of any Persons right, title and interest in and to investment property of every kind, nature or description, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, specifically including without limitation all investment property as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code (including all of such Persons securities (whether certificated or uncertificated) and security entitlements as defined in Section 8-102 of the Code, securities accounts as defined in Section 8-501 of the Code, and commodity contracts and commodity accounts as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code), and all present and future rights of exchange, subscription or substitution incident to or arising from any of the foregoing, and all present and future rights and interest in and to dividends or distributions of any kind, profits, losses, or capital accounts incident to or arising from any of the foregoing.
IRC means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
Letter-of-Credit Right has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Loan or Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Loan Documents means, collectively, this Agreement (including the Schedule), any note or notes executed by Borrower and payable to DLL, including the Secured Revolving Credit Note and the Secured Floorplan Note, each Guaranty (if any), each subordination agreement executed by any Subordinated Creditor with respect to any Subordinated Debt, any and all mortgages, pledge agreements or other security agreements or documents executed by Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other person with respect to the Collateral or any other collateral pledged to or subject to a lien in favor DLL to secure the Obligations, any and all agreements relating to any Blocked Account or Dominion Account, and any other agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement, together with all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, refinancings, refundings, renewals, replacements, restatements, or supplements, of or to any of the foregoing.
Loan Party means Borrower and each other party (other than DLL, but including each Guarantor and Subordinating Creditor, if any) to any of the Loan Documents.
Loan Reserves means, as of any date of determination, such amounts as DLL may from time to time establish and revise in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment reducing the amount of Revolving Credit Loans which would otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending formula(s) provided in the Schedule: (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as reasonably determined by DLL, do or may affect either (i) the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations or its value, (ii) the assets, business or prospects of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any Guarantor or (iii) the security interests and other rights of DLL in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof), including without limitation reserves with respect to any rent or other obligations owing or to become owing to any landlord, warehouseman or bailee on whose property any of the Collateral is stored or (b) to reflect DLL's reasonable belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any Guarantor to DLL is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or (c) in respect of any state of facts which DLL reasonably determines constitutes an Event of Default or may, with notice or passage of time or both, constitute an Event of Default or (c) to reflect DLLs decision, in its Permitted Discretion, to consent to the establishment of a reserve against the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount in the amount of any Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation rather than requiring the immediate repayment of such Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation as provided for in Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
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Lockbox has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(c) .
Material Adverse Effect means with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences, whether or not related, which results or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, properties or prospects of all Borrower entities taken as a whole, (ii) the rights and remedies DLL under any Loan Document, or the ability of either of Emtec, Inc. (the New Jersey corporation) or Westwood Computer Corporation individually or of all Borrower entities taken as a whole to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Document, (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, (iv) the existence, perfection or priority of any security interest granted in any Loan Document, or (v) a material amount of the value of any material Collateral.
Maximum Floorplan Amount has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Maximum Interest Rate has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
MRA Intercreditor Agreement means the Subordination Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between DLL and MRA Systems, Inc. (d/b/a GE Access) regarding the respective rights and security interests of each of them in the property and assets of Borrower.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan as defined in ERISA Sections 3(37) or 4001(a) (3) or IRC Section 414(f) which covers employees of Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Obligations means all present and future loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any time owing by Borrower to DLL, whether evidenced by this Agreement, any note or other instrument or document or otherwise, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, banker's acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation, those acquired by assignment and any participation by DLL in Borrower's debts owing to others), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, including, without limitation, all interest (specifically including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement or any receivership or other insolvency proceeding regardless of whether a claim for such interest is allowable or allowed in any such bankruptcy, receivership or other proceeding), charges, expenses, fees, attorney's fees, expert witness fees, examination fees, letter of credit fees, collateral monitoring fees, closing fees, facility fees, anniversary fees and any other sums chargeable to Borrower hereunder or under any other agreement with DLL.
Overloan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
Permitted Discretion means DLL's reasonably business judgment and discretion exercised in good faith based upon its consideration of any factor which DLL reasonably believes in the exercise of its good faith business judgment: (i) will or could adversely affect the value of any Collateral, the enforceability or priority of DLL's liens thereon or the amount which DLL would be likely to receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs and expenses of enforcement including the satisfaction and/or payment of any other liens or encumbrances on the Collateral (including the claims for rent or other obligations of any landlord, warehouseman or other bailee on whose property any of the Collateral is stored) in the liquidation of such Collateral; (ii) suggests that any collateral report or financial information delivered to DLL by any Person on behalf of Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower or any Guarantor is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (iii) materially increases the likelihood of a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding involving Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, any other Loan Party (including any Guarantor) or any of the Collateral, or (iv) creates or reasonably could be expected to create an Event of Default. In exercising such judgment, DLL may consider such factors already included in or tested by the definition of Eligible Receivables or Eligible Inventory, as well as any of the following: (a) the financial and business climate of Borrower's and its Subsidiarys industry and general macroeconomic conditions, (b) changes in collection history and dilution with respect to the Receivables, (c) changes in demand for, and pricing of, Inventory, (d) changes in any concentration of risk with respect to Receivables and/or Inventory, and (e) any other factors that change the credit risk of lending to Borrower on the security of the Receivables and Inventory. The burden of establishing lack of good faith hereunder shall be on Borrower.
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Permitted Encumbrance means (i) liens granted to DLL by Borrower pursuant hereto; (ii) liens of warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, workers, repairmen, fillers, packagers, processors, common carriers, landlords and other similar liens arising by operation of law or otherwise, not waived in connection herewith, for amounts that are not yet due and payable on any given day or which are being contested by Borrower reasonably and in good faith through proper proceedings (but only so long as appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP have been established in respect of such contested obligations and the enforcement of such liens are effectively stayed pending the resolution of the applicable contest proceedings); (iii) liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable on any given day or which are being contested by Borrower reasonably and in good faith through proper proceedings (but only so long as appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP have been established in respect of such contested obligations and the enforcement of such liens are effectively stayed pending the resolution of the applicable contest proceedings); (iv) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under workmens compensation, social security or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance; (v) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, regulatory or statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary course of business; (vi) liens to secure purchase money indebtedness, including Capital Leases, to the extent, if any, such purchase money indebtedness is permitted hereunder; provided that such lien(s), in each case under this clause (vi), may only attach to the specific asset(s) acquired by Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary with the proceeds of each particular item of permitted purchase money indebtedness and (vii) each of the other liens, mortgages and other security interests, if any, set forth as Permitted Encumbrances in the Schedule, including any liens or security interest, if any, existing on the Closing Date and listed as Permitted Encumbrances in the Schedule.
Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, government, or any agency or political division thereof, or any other entity.
Plan means any plan described in ERISA Section 3(2) maintained for employees of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Prepared Financials means the initial audited balance sheets of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date(s) set forth in the Schedule delivered to DLL on or prior to the Closing Date, and as of each subsequent date on which audited balance sheets are delivered to DLL from time to time hereunder, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholder's equity and changes in cash flow for the periods ended on such dates.
Prohibited Transaction means any transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA which is not exempt by reason of Section 408 of ERISA, and any transaction described in Section 4975(c) of the IRC which is not exempt by reason of Section 4975(c)(2) of the IRC.
Property has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.1(c) .
Receivables means all of any Person's now owned and hereafter acquired accounts and accounts receivable (whether or not earned by performance), proceeds of any letters of credit naming such Person as beneficiary, contract rights, payment intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents and all other forms of obligations at any time owing to such Person, all guaranties and other security therefor, whether secured or unsecured, all merchandise returned to or repossessed by such Person, and all rights of stoppage in transit and all other rights or remedies of an unpaid manufacturer or vendor, lienor or secured party, specifically including without limitation all accounts as defined in Section 9-102 of the Code. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all references herein to Receivables shall be references to the Receivables of Borrower (and not to the Inventory of any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Borrower entity).
Reportable Event means a reportable event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, a withdrawal from a Plan described in Section 4063 of ERISA, or a cessation of operations described in ERISA.
Revolver Overloan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Revolving Credit Loans has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
RMA Credits has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.
Schedule has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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Secured Floorplan Loan Note means the Secured Floorplan Loan Note dated as of the date hereof issued by Borrower in favor of DLL to evidence the Floorplan Loans, as it may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time.
Secured Revolving Credit Note means the Secured Revolving Credit Note dated as of the date hereof issued by Borrower in favor of DLL to evidence the Revolving Credit Loans, as it may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time.
Subordinating Creditor means each Person, if any, from time to time to whom any Subordinated Debt is owing and who is a party to a subordination agreement reasonably acceptable to DLL in its Permitted Discretion and, as of the Closing Date, specifically including Darr Westwood LLC and Four Kings Management LLC.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such capital stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (b) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50% or of which any such Person is a general partner or may exercise the powers of a general partner. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of a Borrower.
Subordinated Debt means indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of Borrower on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to DLL in its Permitted Discretion incurred with the prior written consent of DLL the repayment of which is subordinated to the payment and performance of the Obligations, pursuant to a subordination agreement reasonably acceptable to DLL in its Permitted Discretion between the applicable Subordinating Creditor, Borrower and DLL.
Supporting Obligation has the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 of the Code.
Term has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a) .
Total Facility has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents means all of any Persons right, title and interest in and to, whether now owned or hereafter acquired: (i) trademarks, trademark registrations, trade names, trade name registrations, Internet domain names, Internet domain name registrations, and trademark, trade name or Internet domain name applications, including without limitation those listed on the Schedule, as the same may be amended from time to time, and (a) renewals thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (c) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, (d) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and (e) the goodwill of the business operated by such Person connected with and symbolized by any trademarks or trade names; (ii) copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright applications, including without limitation those listed in the Schedule, as the same may be amended from time to time, and (a) renewals thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (c) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (d) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world; (iii) license agreements with respect to any of the types of property described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iv), including without limitation those listed in the Schedule, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale any Inventory now or hereafter owned by such Person and now or hereafter covered by such licenses; and (iv) patents and patent applications, registered or pending, including without limitation those listed in the Schedule, as the same may be amended from time to time, together with (a) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof, (b) all income, royalties, shop rights, damages and payments thereto, now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (c) the right to sue for infringements thereof, and (d) all rights thereto throughout the world.
Valid Price Protection means any credit memorandum issued by any Vendor of Floorplanned Inventory to reimburse Borrower for a decrease in the value of
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Vendor means, with respect to any Floorplan Loan or Floorplanned Inventory, the manufacturer or vendor from whom any Floorplanned Inventory is purchased.
1.2 Other Terms. All accounting terms used in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance with GAAP. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings provided by the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein. Any references herein to the occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of an Event of Default shall refer to the occurrence or existence of any event, fact or circumstances constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.1 of this Agreement after giving effect to and/or after the expiration of to any grace or cure period provided for with respect to such event, fact or circumstance in the applicable provision(s) of Section 7.1.
2. LOANS; INTEREST RATE AND OTHER CHARGES.
2.1 Total Facility. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and provided that no Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, may have occurred and be continuing, DLL may (and, if and to the extent that the Schedule states that any portion of the facility to be provided is a committed facility, upon the satisfaction of the appropriate conditions set forth in the Schedule and Section 4.2, DLL shall) upon Borrower's request, make advances to Borrower from time to time in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the Total Facility amount (the Total Facility) set forth in the Schedule, subject to deduction of reserves for accrued interest and such other reserves as DLL deems proper from time to time in its Permitted Discretion, including Loan Reserves against the borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Loans, and less amounts DLL may be obligated to pay in the future on behalf of Borrower. The Schedule is an integral part of this Agreement and all references to herein, herewith and words of similar import shall for all purposes be deemed to include the Schedule.
2.2 Loans. Advances hereunder (each, a Loan and collectively, Loans) shall be comprised of the amounts and at the advance rates shown in the Schedule. DLL may, in its Permitted Discretion, adjust the advance rates set forth in the Schedule.
2.3 Reconciliation Payments. If at any time or for any reason (i) the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans exceeds any of the applicable dollar or percentage limitations contained in the Schedule (any such excess, a Revolver Overloan); (ii) the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Floorplan Loans plus (b) approvals given by DLL to a Vendor of Floorplanned Inventory exceeds the Maximum Floorplan Amount (any such excess a Floorplan Overloan); (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Floorplan Loans exceeds the sum of (x) the amount of Floorplanned Inventory plus (y) the Valid Price Protection plus (z) the RMA Credits (any such excess, a Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation), or (iv) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Loans exceeds the Total Facility (a Facility Overloan), then Borrower shall, upon DLL's demand, immediately pay to DLL, in cash, the full amount of such Revolver Overloan, Floorplan Overloan, Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation or Facility Overloan (each, an Overloan). As long as no Event of Default shall have occurred, DLL may consent to reserve Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation amounts against Excess Revolver Availability under the Revolving Line of Credit, to the extent of such Excess Revolver Availability, in lieu of a cash payment, which consent of DLL may be withdrawn at any time in DLLs Permitted Discretion. Without limiting Borrower's obligation to repay to DLL on demand any such amount of any Overloan, (a) on the date on which any inventory report is required to be delivered to DLL hereunder, Borrower shall repay in full any Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation described therein to the extent DLL has not consented to reserve such Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation against and deduct such Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation from the Excess Revolver Availability as described above (and, in the event that DLL should initially consent to the establishment of such a reserve against the Excess Revolver Availability, but later withdraws such consent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, Borrower shall repay in full such Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation immediately upon such withdrawal of consent by DLL), and (b) Borrower shall pay DLL interest on the outstanding principal amount of any Revolver Overloan, Floorplan Overloan, Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation (unless such Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation is currently reserved against Excess Revolver Availability with the consent of DLL) or Facility Overloan upon the earlier of demand by DLL or the next regularly scheduled payment date for interest on the Revolving Credit Loans as specified in the Schedule at the rate of interest applicable to Revolving Credit Loans
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as specified in the Schedule (subject to any applicable default rate as provided for in Section 2.7) .
2.4 Floorplan Credit Line. At the request of Borrower and as part of the Total Facility, DLL may, in its Permitted Discretion, make Floorplan Loans to or for the account of Borrower for the purpose of financing Floorplanned Inventory proposed by Borrower to be financed pursuant to this Section 2.4 (the Floorplan Credit Line). At no time shall the sum of Borrower's Obligations to DLL in respect of the Floorplan Credit Line exceed the amount specified in the Schedule. Upon receipt by DLL of an invoice for Floorplanned Inventory from Borrower or the Vendor of such Floorplanned Inventory, which invoice is acceptable to DLL in its Permitted Discretion, DLL shall, if it elects to finance such Floorplanned Inventory, make a Floorplan Loan to Borrower in an amount not to exceed (subject to the other limitations set forth in this Agreement) the cost, as reflected on the Vendors invoice, of such Floorplanned Inventory, including freight. DLL may, in its Permitted Discretion, refuse to make a Floorplan Loan against any invoice. If DLL elects to make a Floorplan Loan, DLL may disburse the proceeds of such Floorplan Loan, less the amount of any discount agreed to between DLL and the Vendor of the Floorplanned Inventory, directly to such Vendor on Borrower's behalf in accordance with the payment arrangement then in effect between DLL and such Vendor. DLL will charge Borrower's loan account for the full amount of the Floorplan Loan without regard to any discount that DLL may be entitled to receive pursuant to any payment arrangement referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. The Floorplan Credit Line is an uncommitted line of credit, may be terminated in whole or in part by DLL, in its Permitted Discretion, at any time and, upon such termination, no further Floorplan Loans shall be available from DLL.
2.5 Loan Account. All advances made hereunder, including without limitation all Loans and any and all Overloans, shall be added to and deemed part of the Obligations when made and shall be secured by the Collateral. DLL may from time to time charge all Obligations of Borrower when due to Borrower's loan account with DLL.
2.6 Interest; Fees.
(a) Revolving Credit Line. Borrower shall pay DLL interest on the daily outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Loans at the per annum rates and at the times set forth in the Schedule and the Secured Revolving Credit Note, as applicable. Borrower shall also pay DLL the fees at the rates and/or in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Schedule.
(b) Floorplan Credit Line. If Borrower fails to repay any Floorplan Loan on the applicable Due Date, Borrower shall pay DLL interest on the daily amount past due at the applicable per annum rate set forth in the Schedule. In addition, in the event that DLL elects to make advances under the Floorplan Credit Line which are not subsidized by the Vendor, any such non-subsidized Floorplan Loan will bear interest from the date such Floorplan Loan is made until the applicable Due Date at the rate agreed to by DLL (acting in its Permitted Discretion) and Borrower in connection with each such specific non-subsidized Floorplan Loan as evidenced by the transaction statement provided to Borrower by DLL in connection with each such specific non-subsidized Floorplan Loan. All such interest accruing from time to time with respect to any Floorplan Loan shall be payable upon demand of DLL, or if not sooner demanded by DLL, upon the next regularly scheduled interest payment date for interest on the Revolving Credit Loans as specified in the Schedule.
2.7 Default Interest Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay DLL interest on the daily outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Loans and any other Obligations that are outstanding (other than the Floorplan Loans) at a rate per annum which is three percentage points (3.0%) in excess of the rate which would otherwise be applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to the Schedule. All such default interest shall be payable upon the earlier of demand by DLL or on the next regularly scheduled interest payment date for interest on the Revolving Credit Loans as specified in the Schedule.
2.8 Examination Fees. Borrower agrees to pay to DLL an Examination Fee in the amount set forth in the Schedule in connection with each audit or examination of Borrower performed by DLL prior to or after the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall pay to DLL an initial Examination Fee in an amount equal to the amount set forth on the Schedule. Such initial Examination Fee shall be deemed fully earned at the time of payment and due and payable upon the closing of this transaction, and shall be deducted from any good faith deposit paid by Borrower to DLL prior to the date of this Agreement.
2.9 Excess Interest. It is the intent of the parties to comply with the usury laws and all other laws regarding the maximum lawful rate of interest applicable to the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (collectively, the Applicable Usury Law). Accordingly, it is agreed that
- 9 -notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, or in any of the documents securing payment hereof or otherwise relating hereto, in no event shall this Agreement or such documents require the payment or permit the collection of interest in excess of the maximum contract rate permitted by the Applicable Usury Law (the Maximum Interest Rate). In the event that the effective rate of interest contracted for hereunder would exceed the Maximum Interest Rate under any circumstances, then in any such event (1) the provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (2) neither Borrower nor any other person or entity now or hereafter liable for the payment of the Obligations shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the extent that it is in excess of the Maximum Interest Rate, (3) any such excess which may have been collected shall be either applied as a credit against the then unpaid principal amount of the Obligations or refunded to Borrower, at DLL's option, and (4) the effective rate of interest hereunder shall be automatically reduced to the Maximum Interest Rate. It is further agreed, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that to the extent permitted by the Applicable Usury Law; (x) all calculations of interest which are made for the purpose of determining whether the effective rate of interest hereunder would exceed the Maximum Interest Rate shall be made by amortizing, prorating, allocating and spreading during the period of the full stated term of the loan evidenced hereby, all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received from Borrower or otherwise in connection with such loan; and (y) in the event that the effective rate of interest on the loan should at any time exceed the Maximum Interest Rate, such excess interest that would otherwise have been collected had there been no ceiling imposed by the Applicable Usury Law shall be paid to DLL from time to time, if and when the effective interest rate on the loan otherwise falls below the Maximum Interest Rate, to the extent that interest paid to the date of calculation does not exceed the Maximum Interest Rate, until the entire amount of interest which would otherwise have been collected had there been no ceiling imposed by the Applicable Usury Law has been paid in full.
2.10 Principal Payments; Proceeds of Collateral.
(a) Principal Payments on Revolving Credit Loans and Floorplan Loans. Except where evidenced by notes or other instruments issued or made by Borrower to DLL specifically containing payment provisions which are in conflict with this Section 2.10(a) (in which event the conflicting provisions of said notes or other instruments shall govern and control), that portion of the Obligations consisting of principal payable on account of Revolving Credit Loans and Floorplan Loans shall be payable by Borrower to DLL immediately upon the earliest of (i) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans only, the receipt by DLL or Borrower of any proceeds of any of the Collateral, to the extent of said proceeds, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default in consequence of which DLL elects to accelerate the maturity and payment of such loans, (iii) any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2, or (iv) in the case of any Floorplan Loan, the date that is the number of days after the invoice date for the Floorplanned Inventory purchased with the proceeds of such Floorplan Loan agreed to by DLL (acting in its Permitted Discretion and based on the payment and repurchase arrangements then in effect between DLL and the applicable Vendor) and Borrower in connection with the making of each such specific Floorplan Loan as evidenced by the transaction statement (which may be delivered by electronic transmission or email) provided to Borrower by DLL in connection with each such specific Floorplan Loan, subject to any commonized due date program established and made applicable to Borrower by DLL in is sole discretion (provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or otherwise in this Agreement, DLL shall provide thirty (30) days prior notice to Borrower before making any change to any of the due dates under or any other aspect of any such commonized due date program) under which payments that would ordinarily be due in respect of any Floorplan Loans on any particular date of a month shall instead, along with other payments that would ordinary be due on particular dates in a time period during the same month established by DLL under such commonized due date program, will instead come due on a common due date for the administrative convenience of DLL and Borrower (e.g., and for illustrative purposes only, a commonized due date program whereby all payments on any Floorplan Loans that would otherwise come due on the 1st of any month through the 10th of such month would all come due on the 5th day of such month) and further subject to any changes in or the discontinuation of any such commonized due date program as to Borrower by DLL in its sole discretion (each, a Due Date), provided, however, that any Overloan shall be payable on demand (or, in the case of a Floorplan Collateral Coverage Reconciliation originally reserved against the borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Loans with the consent of DLL, immediately upon the withdrawal by DLL of such consent) pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, on a case by case basis, DLL, acting in its Permitted Discretion, may agree with Borrower to extend the Due Date of any specific Floorplan Loan, on such terms and conditions as are established by DLL in its Permitted Discretion, and consented to by Borrower.
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(b) [RESERVED].
(c) Collections. Borrower may make collection of all Receivables for DLL unless and until DLL shall notify Borrower to the contrary after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Unless Borrower shall be otherwise directed by DLL in writing, Borrower shall at all times direct all Account Debtors to remit all payments owing to Borrower on its customer Receivables to one or more lockboxes (each, a Lockbox) established with a bank or other financial institution selected by Borrower and acceptable to DLL pursuant to an arrangement with such bank or financial institution that is acceptable to DLL. Each such arrangement regarding each such Lockbox shall provide, inter alia, that all checks and payments received into such Lockbox shall be deposited on a daily basis into a related lockbox account or other blocked account (as DLL may require) (each, a Blocked Account), which such Blocked Account shall be subject to a tri-party agreement among DLL, Borrower and the applicable bank of other financial institution in form and substance acceptable to DLL which shall provide that DLL shall have exclusive authority and control over such Blocked Account and the funds deposited therein and that said bank or financial institution shall transfer funds deposited in such Blocked Account to DLL on a daily basis, either to any account maintained by DLL at said bank or financial institution or by wire transfer to appropriate account(s) of DLL at another bank or financial institution or otherwise as DLL may direct. In the event Borrower shall nevertheless directly receive any payments owing to Borrower on its customer Receivables, Borrower shall receive all such payments as trustee of DLL pursuant to an express trust hereunder and immediately deliver all payments to DLL in their original form as set forth below, duly endorsed in blank or cause the same to be deposited into the Blocked Accounts, and until such payments and proceeds are so deposited into a Blocked Account, Borrower shall segregate such payments and proceeds from and shall not commingle any such payments and proceeds with or in any of Borrowers other deposit accounts or funds or monies or other assets. Alternatively, DLL may establish depository accounts in the name of DLL at the bank or other financial institution at which each Lockbox is maintained for the deposit of the checks, payment and other funds received into the Lockbox (each, a Dominion Account) and Borrower shall deposit all proceeds of customer Receivables or cause same to be deposited, in kind, in such Dominion Accounts of DLL in lieu of depositing same to Blocked Accounts. All funds deposited in a Blocked Account or Dominion Account shall immediately become the sole property of DLL and Borrower shall obtain the agreement by each applicable bank or financial institution to waive any offset rights against the funds so deposited. All funds deposited into any Blocked Account or Dominion Account, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be applied in payment of the Obligations in such order as DLL determines in its Permitted Discretion. DLL assumes no responsibility for any Lockbox, Blocked Account or Dominion Account arrangement, including without limitation, any claim of accord and satisfaction or release with respect to deposits accepted by any bank or financial institution thereunder.
(d) Payments Without Deductions. Borrower shall pay principal, interest, and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under any related agreement, without any deduction whatsoever, including, but not limited to, any deduction for any setoff or counterclaim.
(e) Collection Days Upon Repayment; Time of Payments. Any payments made by or on behalf of Borrower with respect to the Obligations owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation any payments made with the collections and payments and proceeds on any of Receivables or other Collateral as provided for in Sections 2.10(c) above, shall be credited (conditioned upon final collection) to Borrower's loan account within the number of days referenced in the Schedule after DLL's receipt thereof. Any payments received by DLL after 1:00 PM Pennsylvania time on any Business Day or at any time on any day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the next following Business Day. DLL is not however required to credit Borrowers account for the amount of any uncollected payment which is unsatisfactory to DLL in its Permitted Discretion and DLL may charge Borrowers loan account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to DLL unpaid.
(f) Monthly Accountings, Floorplan Loan Transaction Statements. DLL shall provide Borrower monthly with an account of advances, charges, expenses and payments made pursuant to this Agreement. Such account shall be deemed correct, accurate and binding on Borrower and DLL and an account stated (subject to final collection of all payments received and except for reverses and reapplications of payments made and corrections of errors discovered by DLL), unless Borrower notifies DLL in writing to the contrary within forty-five (45) days after each account is rendered, describing the nature of any alleged errors or omissions.
In addition, DLL shall also provide Borrower promptly after making each Floorplan Loan to Borrower with a transaction statement (which may be delivered by electronic transmission or email) for each such specific
- 11 -Floorplan Loan, which statement shall, inter alia, list the amount of such specific Floorplan Loan, the number of days after the invoice date for the Floorplanned Inventory purchased with the proceeds of such Floorplan Loan after which repayment of such Floorplan Loan shall be due (subject to any commonized due date program applicable to DLL as described in Section 2.10(a) above)) and in the case of any non-subsidized Floorplan Loan as described in Section 2.4(b) above, the rate of interest applicable to such Floorplan Loan between the date such Floorplan Loan is made and the Due Date of such Floorplan Loan. Such transaction statement with respect to each such specific Floorplan Loan, including the terms regarding due dates and/or interest rates applicable to such specific Floorplan Loan, shall be deemed correct, accurate and binding on Borrower and DLL unless Borrower notifies DLL in writing to the contrary within five (5) days after such transaction statement is provided by DLL to Borrower describing the nature of any alleged errors or omissions.
(g) Collections and Administration. DLL may, at any time, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, either (i) notify any Account Debtor of the fact that the Receivables and other Collateral have been assigned to DLL by Borrower and of DLLs security interest therein and that payment thereof is to be made to the order of and directly to DLL, and/or (ii) demand, collect or enforce payment of any Receivables or such other Collateral, but without any duty to do so, and DLL shall not be liable for any failure to collect or enforce payment thereof. At DLL's request, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all invoices, or bills and statements sent to any Account Debtor, other obligor or bailee, shall state that the Receivables and such Collateral shall have been assigned to DLL and/or are payable directly and only to DLL (other than with respect to federal government Receivables unless the procedures under the federal Assignment of Claims Act to assign the Receivable to DLL have been followed). DLL may charge any and all reasonable and documented costs and expenses relating to the collection of Borrowers Receivables to Borrowers loan account. DLL shall have the right, at any time, whether or not an Event of Default has occurred, without notice to or assent of Borrower, in DLL's name, Borrowers name or in the name of a nominee of DLL, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to the Receivables or the other Collateral, by mail, telephone or otherwise (except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, DLL shall conduct all such verifications in the name of and/or on behalf of Borrower and not in DLLs own name or the name of any nominee of DLL).
2.11 Application of Collateral. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(a) above, DLL shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and re-apply any and all payments to any portion of the Obligations, and such application or re-application can be in any order or manner that DLL deems necessary and appropriate in its Permitted Discretion. To the extent that Borrower makes a payment or DLL receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral for Borrower's benefit which is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then, to such extent, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied by such payment or proceeds shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by DLL and DLL shall adjust the balance of the Loans to reflect the revival of such Obligations and reversal of such payment.
3. COLLATERAL.
3.1 Security Interest in the Collateral. To secure the payment and performance of the Obligations when due, Borrower hereby grants to DLL (i) a first priority security interest (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances) in all of Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired or arising Receivables, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts (and all funds and monies from time to time on deposit therein), Documents, Equipment, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, life insurance policies, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents, all of Borrower's money and cash, any and all property now or at any time hereafter in DLL's possession (including claims and credit balances), and all proceeds of the foregoing (including proceeds of any insurance policies, proceeds of proceeds and claims against third parties) and all Supporting Obligations, products, accessions and all books and records related to any of the foregoing and (ii) assigns, transfers and sets over to DLL all of its right, title and interest, powers, privileges and other benefits of all leases, rental agreements and related documents entered into by Borrower with respect to any Equipment leased by Borrower as lessor or lessee together with all income, proceeds and other benefits thereof (all of the foregoing, together with all other property in which DLL may be granted a lien or security interest, is referred to herein, collectively, as the Collateral).
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3.2 Perfection and Protection of Security Interest. Borrower shall, at its expense, take all actions reasonably requested by DLL at any time to perfect, maintain, protect and enforce DLL's security interest and other rights in the Collateral and the priority thereof from time to time, including, without limitation, (i) executing and filing financing statements and continuations and amendments thereof, all in form and substance satisfactory to DLL, (ii) maintaining a perpetual inventory and complete and accurate inventory stock records, (iii) delivering to DLL warehouse receipts covering any portion of the Collateral located in warehouses and for which warehouse receipts are issued, and transferring Inventory to warehouses designated by DLL, (iv) delivering to DLL any and all other Documents covering any portion of the Collateral; (iv) [RESERVED], and (v) upon the request of DLL, taking all actions necessary to give DLL control of any and all Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and/or Letter-of-Credit Rights as defined and provided for in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the Code respectively. Borrower represents and covenants that as of the date hereof, Borrower has no Commercial Tort Claims, and covenants and agrees that if Borrower shall at any time hereafter acquire any Commercial Tort Claims, Borrower, promptly and in any event within five (5) days of the filing of any complaint by Borrower with respect to any such Commercial Tort Claim or Borrower otherwise becoming aware that such a Commercial Tort Claim has arisen or been acquired, Borrower shall given written notice to DLL of the filing of such complaint and/or acquisition of such Commercial Tort Claim, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such Commercial Tort Claim. Borrower shall provide any other information reasonably requested by DLL from time to time regarding any such Commercial Tort Claim and shall from time to time execute and deliver to DLL any security agreements or other documents requested by DLL in order to create, perfect, preserve and protect a security interest in favor of DLL in each such Commercial Tort Claim. Borrower hereby authorizes DLL to file, without Borrower's signature to the extent permitted by the Code and/or any other applicable law, one or more financing statements in such jurisdictions as DLL shall elect in its Permitted Discretion naming Borrower as the debtor and DLL as the secured party and indicating as the collateral covered thereby a description of the Collateral, which such description of the Collateral may consist of the words all assets or all personal property of Borrower, and Borrower further authorizes DLL to file, without Borrower's signature to the extent permitted by the Code and/or any other applicable law, any and all amendments to and continuations of such financing statements as DLL shall elect in its Permitted Discretion. Subject to any applicable provisions of the MRA Intercreditor Agreement, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that DLL will and is hereby authorized to send notices pursuant to Section 9-324(b) of the Code to any and all persons holding security interest that were created prior to the Closing Date and to any and all persons who have filed UCC-1 financing statements naming Borrower as the debtor prior to the Closing Date stating that DLL will be acquiring and expects to acquire a purchase-money security interest in the Floorplanned Inventory and giving a description of the Floorplanned Inventory. If any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of any warehouseman, bailee or any of Borrower's agents or processors, Borrower shall notify such Person of DLL's security interest in such Collateral and, upon DLL's request, instruct them to hold all such Collateral for DLL's account subject to DLL's instructions and/or obtain a waiver from such Person of that Persons rights to such Collateral to the extent DLL shall require in its Permitted Discretion. From time to time, Borrower shall, upon DLL's request, execute and deliver confirmatory written instruments pledging the Collateral to DLL, but Borrower's failure to do so shall not affect or limit DLL's security interest or other rights in and to the Collateral. Until the Obligations have been fully satisfied and DLL's obligation to make further advances hereunder has terminated, DLL's security interest in the Collateral shall continue in full force and effect.
3.3 Preservation of Collateral. DLL may, in its Permitted Discretion, at any time following notice to Borrower (provided that no such notice shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) discharge any lien or encumbrance on the Collateral (including any past due rent or other obligations owing to any landlord, warehouseman or bailee on whose property any of the Collateral is stored) or bond the same, pay any insurance, maintain guards, pay any service bureau, obtain any record or take any other action to preserve the Collateral and charge the cost thereof to Borrower's loan account as an Obligation secured by the Collateral.
3.4 Insurance. Borrower will maintain and deliver evidence to DLL of such insurance as is reasonably required by DLL, including without limitation, all insurance required pursuant to the Schedule, written by insurers, in amounts, and with Lenders loss payee, additional insured and other endorsements, in each case reasonably satisfactory to DLL. All premiums shall be paid by Borrower as and when due. Accurate and complete copies of all policies shall be delivered by Borrower to DLL. If Borrower fails to comply with this
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3.5 Collateral Reporting.
(a) Invoices. Borrower shall not re-date any invoice or sale from the original date thereof or make sales on extended terms beyond those customary in Borrower's industry, or otherwise extend or modify the term of any Receivable. Borrower shall deliver a copy of any invoice reasonably requested by DLL (provided that nothing contained in the foregoing shall limit DLLs rights to when conducting its field examinations and audits of Borrower and the Collateral to request copies of and verify any invoice consistent with reasonable audit protocols). Each copy of an invoice delivered to DLL by Borrower will be a genuine copy of the original invoice sent to the Account Debtor named therein; and with respect to any invoice or accounts receivable aging report delivered to DLL, all goods described in each invoice (or in the respective invoice(s) underlying each Receivable listed on such aging report) will have been delivered to the Account Debtor and all services of Borrower described in each invoice (or in the respective invoice(s) underlying each Receivable listed on such aging report) will have been performed.
(b) Instruments. If any Receivable is or becomes evidenced by a promissory note, trade acceptance or any other Instrument for the payment of money, Borrower shall immediately deliver such Instrument to DLL appropriately endorsed to DLL or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer executed in blank, and, regardless of the form of any presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest or notice of protest with respect thereto, Borrower shall remain liable thereon until such instrument is paid in full.
(c) Physical Inventory. Borrower shall maintain a computerized perpetual inventory system and shall conduct a physical count of the Inventory at such intervals as DLL requests (but not more frequently than annually unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and promptly supply DLL with a copy of such accounts accompanied by a report of the quantity and value (calculated at the lower of cost or market value on a first in, first out basis) of the Inventory and such additional information with respect to the Inventory as DLL may reasonably request from time to time.
(d) Returns. For so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(b), if any Account Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, Borrower shall promptly determine the reason for such return and may issue a credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount. In the event any Account Debtor returns Inventory to Borrower after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Borrower shall (i) hold the returned Inventory in trust for DLL, (ii) segregate all returned Inventory from all of Borrower's other property, (iii) conspicuously label the returned Inventory as DLL's property, (iv) immediately notify DLL of the return of any Inventory, specifying the reason for such return, the location and condition of the returned Inventory, and on DLL's request deliver such returned Inventory to DLL, and (v) not dispose of, or issue any credits or allowances with respect to, any returned Inventory without DLLs prior written consent.
(e) Consignments. Borrower shall not consign any Inventory.
3.6 Receivables.
(a) Eligibility. (i) Borrower represents and warrants that as of the date of the issuance of the invoice for each Receivable and also as of the date any such Receivable is reported to DLL as an Eligible Receivable, such Receivable covers and shall cover a bona fide sale or lease and delivery by Borrower of goods or a bona fide rendition by Borrower of services, in each case in the ordinary course of its business, and shall be for a liquidated amount and shall not be subject to any offset, deduction, or counterclaim, or any rights of return or cancellation (other than rights of return and cancellation granted to customers in the ordinary course of business), or any lien (except for DLLs security interest) or other condition. If any representation or warranty herein is breached as to any Receivable or any Receivable ceases to be an Eligible Receivable for any reason other than payment thereof, then DLL may, in addition to its other rights hereunder, and without limiting the generality of the first sentence of the definitions of Eligible Receivables or (if applicable) Eligible Inventory, designate any and all Receivables owing by that Account Debtor as Receivables that are not Eligible Receivables; provided, that DLL shall in any such event retain its security interest in all Receivables, whether or not Eligible Receivables, until the Obligations have been fully satisfied and DLL's obligation to provide loans hereunder has terminated. If prior to the date of providing the next Borrowing Base Certificate due and required under this Agreement, Borrower becomes aware of any matter adversely affecting any one or more Receivable(s) which have previously been reported to DLL
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as Eligible Accounts, including information affecting the credit of the Account Debtor thereon, Borrower shall promptly notify DLL in writing if the adverse effect on such Receivable would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) DLL at any and all times shall be entitled in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion to (i) establish and increase or decrease the Loan Reserves against the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount as provided for in the definition of Loan Reserves and/or as otherwise provided for in the Agreement, (ii) reduce the advance rates in the Schedule or restore such advance rates to any level equal to or below the advance rates set forth in the Schedule or (iii) without limiting the generality of the first sentence of the definition of Eligible Receivables or the first sentence of the definition of Eligible Inventory (if applicable), impose additional restrictions (or eliminate the same) for or tighten or make more restrictive any standards of eligibility set forth in the definitions of Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory (if applicable) contained in the Schedule. DLL may but shall not be required to rely on the schedules and/or reports delivered to DLL in connection herewith in determining the then eligibility of Receivables and Inventory. Reliance thereon by DLL from time to time shall not be deemed to limit the right of DLL to revise advance rates or standards of eligibility as provided above.
(b) Disputes. If prior to the date of providing the next Borrowing Base Certificate due and required under this Agreement, Borrower becomes aware of an dispute or claims with respect to any one or more Receivable(s) which have previously been reported to DLL as Eligible Accounts, Borrower shall notify DLL promptly of all such disputes or claims with respect to any such Receivable(s) if the failure of the Account Debtor to pay such Receivable(s) as a result of such dispute would have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any Receivable that becomes subject to any such dispute or claim, Borrower shall settle or adjust such disputes or claims at no expense to DLL, but no discount, credit or allowance shall be granted to any Account Debtor and no returns of merchandise shall be accepted by Borrower without DLL's consent, except for discounts, credits and allowances made or given and returns accepted in the ordinary course of Borrower's business. DLL may, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, settle or adjust disputes or claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts and upon terms which DLL considers advisable in its reasonable credit judgment and, in all cases, DLL shall credit Borrower's loan account with only the net amounts received by DLL in payment of any Receivables.
3.7 Equipment. Borrower shall keep and maintain the Equipment in good operating condition and repair and make all necessary replacements thereto to maintain and preserve the value and operating efficiency thereof at all times consistent with Borrower's past practice, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Borrower shall not permit any item of Equipment to become a fixture (other than a trade fixture) to real estate or an accession to other property unless such real estate or property is subject to a first priority, perfected security interest in favor of DLL.
3.8 Other Liens; No Disposition of Collateral. Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that except for DLL's security interest and, with respect to Collateral other than Eligible Accounts, Eligible Inventory or Floorplanned Inventory, other Permitted Encumbrances, and such other liens, claims and encumbrances as may be permitted by DLL in its Permitted Discretion from time to time in writing, all Collateral is and shall continue to be owned by it free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever. Furthermore, Borrower shall not, without DLL's prior written approval, sell, encumber or dispose of or permit the sale, encumbrance or disposal of any Collateral or any of its other assets (or any interest of Borrower therein), except as permitted by Section 6.2.1 below. In the event DLL gives any such prior written approval with respect to any such sale of Collateral, the same may be conditioned on the sale price being equal to, or greater than, an amount acceptable to DLL. The proceeds of any such sales, as well as all other sales of any of the Collateral, shall be remitted to DLL pursuant to this Agreement (specifically including Section 2.10(c) hereof) for application to the Obligations.
3.9 Collateral Security. The Obligations shall constitute one loan secured by the Collateral. DLL may, in its Permitted Discretion, (i) exchange, enforce, waive or release any of the Collateral, (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, apply Collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as it may determine, and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, settle, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate any Collateral in any manner without affecting its right to take any other action with respect to any other Collateral. DLL shall have no obligation to exercise its rights against the Collateral in any particular order, or to exercise its rights against any or all of the Collateral (or to forbear from exercising its rights against any or all of the Collateral) prior to exercising any other rights it may have against Borrower and/or any rights it may have against any one or more Guarantors (if any exist) or to otherwise marshal any
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of the Collateral or other assets of Borrower for the benefit of Borrower or any other party (including any Guarantor that may exist from time to time) and Borrower waives any and all such rights of marshalling.
4. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING.
4.1 Initial Advance. DLL shall not, and, regardless of whether the Schedule provides that any portion of the Total Facility is a committed facility, shall not under any circumstances be deemed to have any obligation to, make the initial advance hereunder unless each of the following conditions and any additional conditions specified in the Schedule is fulfilled, to the satisfaction of DLL and its counsel in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all documents, agreements, contracts or instruments required to be delivered under such conditions below or in the Schedule shall be in form and substance acceptable to DLL and its counsel in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment (the date of fulfillment of all such conditions, the Closing Date):
(a) Loan Documents. DLL shall have received each of the following Loan Documents: (i) the Agreement and the Schedule hereto fully and properly executed by Borrower; (ii) promissory notes in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as DLL shall specify, executed by Borrower; (iii) such security agreements, intellectual property assignments, guaranty agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages and deeds of trust as DLL may require with respect to this Agreement, executed by each of the parties thereto and, if applicable, duly acknowledged for recording or filing in the appropriate governmental offices; (iv) such other documents, instruments and agreements in connection herewith as DLL shall require, executed, certified and/or acknowledged by such parties as DLL shall have designated;
(b) Terminations/Subordinations by Existing Lender. Borrower's existing lender(s), if any, (other than MRA Systems, Inc.) shall have executed and delivered UCC termination statements and other documentation evidencing the termination of its liens and security interests in the assets of Borrower or a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to DLL in its Permitted Discretion, and all loan documents of any kind between Borrower and any such existing lender that is not becoming a Subordinating Creditor shall have been terminated; and DLL shall have approved in its Permitted Discretion any outstanding payoff arrangements with the foregoing creditors;
(c) Charter and Other Corporate Documents. DLL shall have received copies of (i) Borrower's Bylaws and Articles or Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of Borrower; and (ii) Borrowers registrations of fictitious names, trademarks, tradenames and Internet domain names.
(d) Good Standing. DLL shall have received a certificate of status with respect to Borrower, and each other Loan Party (other than a Subordinating Creditor), dated within ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, by the Secretary of State or other similar official of the state of incorporation or organization of Borrower or such Loan Party (other than a Subordinating Creditor), which certificate shall indicate that Borrower or such Loan Party(other than a Subordinating Creditor) is in good standing in such state;
(e) Foreign Qualification. DLL shall have received certificates of status with respect to Borrower and each other Loan Party (other than a Subordinating Creditor), each dated within thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State or other similar official of each state in which such party's failure to be duly qualified or licensed would have a material adverse effect on its business, operations, financial condition or assets, indicating that such party is in good standing;
(f) Authorizing Resolutions and Incumbency. DLL shall have received (i) a copy of resolutions of Borrower's Board of Directors authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) a copy of resolutions of each other Loan Partys (other than a Subordinating Creditor) Board of Directors authorizing the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and authorizing specific officers of such Loan Party to execute same, and (iii) a certificate from the Secretary of Borrower and each other Loan Party (other than a Subordinating Creditor), attesting to (A) the adoption of the such resolutions, and (B) the authenticity of original specimen signatures of such officers;
(g) Insurance. DLL shall have received the insurance certificates and certified copies of policies required by Section 3.4 hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to DLL and its counsel, including if so required an additional insured endorsement in favor of DLL with respect to all liability policies and a lenders loss payable endorsement in favor of DLL with respect to all casualty and business interruption policies, each in form and substance acceptable to DLL and its counsel;
(h) Title Insurance. DLL shall have received binding commitments to issue title insurance, in form and
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substance satisfactory to DLL and its counsel, with respect to any real property that constitutes part of the Collateral;
(i) Searches; Certificates of Title; Perfection. DLL shall have received searches reflecting the filing of its financing statements and fixture filings in such jurisdictions as it shall determine, and shall have received certificates of title with respect to any applicable Collateral and shall have received executed copies of any and all agreements and/or received possession of any certificates necessary for DLL to have control over any applicable Collateral as described in Section 3.2 above, all of which shall have been duly executed, filed and/or delivered in a manner sufficient to perfect all of the security interests granted to DLL;
(j) Landlord, Bailee and Mortgagee Waivers. To the extent requested by DLL, DLL shall have received landlord, bailee and/or mortgagee waivers from the lessors, bailees and/or mortgagees of all locations where any Collateral is located;
(k) Fees. Borrower shall have paid all fees payable by it on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement;
(l) Opinion of Counsel. DLL shall have received an opinion of Borrower's counsel covering such matters as DLL shall determine in its Permitted Discretion;
(m) Officer Certificate. DLL shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or similar official of Borrower, attesting to the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Agreement and the fulfillment of all conditions precedent to the initial advance hereunder;
(n) Solvency Certificate. DLL shall have received a signed certificate of the Borrowers duly elected Chief Financial Officer or such other officer of Borrower acceptable to DLL, concerning the solvency and financial condition of Borrower, on DLL's standard form;
(o) Blocked Account. Any Blocked Account or Dominion Account required by DLL, and any and all documents required to give DLL control over any such account(s) as defined and provided for in Section 9-104 of the Code, shall have been established to the satisfaction of DLL in its Permitted Discretion;
(p) [RESERVED];
(q) RESERVED;
(r) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The representations an warranties of Borrower set forth in the Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects, before and after giving effect to such initial advance and to the application of any proceeds thereof; and no event which would constitute an Event of Default, or an event which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such initial advance or from the application of any proceeds thereof.
(s) Minimum Excess Availability or Excess Revolver Availability. If required by DLL, Borrower shall have Excess Availability and/or Excess Revolver Availability hereunder of not less than the amount specified in the Schedule, after giving effect to the initial advance hereunder.
(t) Schedule Conditions. Borrower shall have complied with all additional conditions precedent as set forth in the Schedule.
(u) Other Matters. All other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed or recorded and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to DLL and its counsel.
4.2 Subsequent Advances. DLL shall not, and, regardless of whether the Schedule provides that any portion of the Total Facility is a committed facility, shall not under any circumstances be deemed to have any obligation to, make any advance subsequent to the initial advance hereunder unless, on and as of the date of each such advance, each of the further conditions precedent shall be fulfilled: (i) the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Agreement as remade on the date of such advance pursuant to Section 5.18 below shall be accurate in all material respects, before and after giving effect to such advance or issuance and to the application of any proceeds thereof; (ii) no Event of Default and no event which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such advance or issuance or from the application of any proceeds thereof; (iii) no material adverse change has occurred in the Borrowers business, operations, financial condition, or assets or in the prospect of repayment of the Obligations; and (iv) DLL shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as shall be required under and consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
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5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Borrower represents and warrants that:
5.1 Due Organization. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State set forth on the Schedule, is qualified and authorized to do business and is in good standing in all states in which such qualification and good standing are necessary in order for it to conduct its business and own its property except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified in any such state(s) other than the applicable state of organization would not have a Material Adverse Effect (which states, as of the Closing Date, are listed on the Schedule), and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted, to own its property and to execute and deliver each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and perform all of its Obligations thereunder and has not taken any steps to wind up, dissolve or otherwise liquidate its assets.
5.2 Other Names. As of the Closing Date, neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has, during the preceding five (5) years, been known by or used any other corporate or fictitious name except as set forth in the Schedule, nor has Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries been the surviving entity of a merger or consolidation or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any person or acquired any assets of another person outside of the ordinary course of business during such time, except as set forth in the Schedule.
5.3 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by each of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and shall not constitute a violation of any applicable law or of such entitys Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or any other document, agreement or instrument to which such entity is a party or by which such entity or its assets are bound.
5.4 Binding Obligation. Each of the Loan Documents to which Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is a party is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the effect of general principles of equity whether applied by a court of equity or law.
5.5 Intangible Property. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries possesses adequate Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents for the present and planned future conduct of its business without any known conflict with the rights of others, and each is valid and enforceable and has been duly registered or filed with the appropriate governmental or regulatory authorities; each of the patents, patent applications, copyrights, Internet domain names, trademarks and trademark applications of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries which have been registered or filed with any governmental or regulatory authority (including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress) as of the Closing Date are listed by name, date and filing number in the Schedule and if any such assets have been acquired (whether by purchase from a third party or registration or filing with any such governmental or regulatory authority by Borrower) since the date hereof, Borrower has given written notice of any such acquisition, filing or registration to DLL and has taken all actions requested by DLL to perfect DLLs rights and liens with respect to such assets.
5.6 Capital. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has capital sufficient to conduct its business, is able to pay its debts as they mature and owns property having a fair salable value greater than the amount required to pay all of its debts (including contingent debts).
5.7 Material Litigation. There is no pending or overtly threatened litigation, actions or proceedings against Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries which if determined adversely to Borrower or such Subsidiary, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8 Title; Security Interests of DLL. Borrower has good, indefeasible and merchantable title to the Collateral and, upon the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, filing of UCC-1 Financing Statements in the appropriate offices, delivery of the certificate(s) evidencing any pledged securities, the filing of any collateral assignments or security agreements regarding Borrowers Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents, if any, with the appropriate governmental or regulatory authorities, the recording of any mortgages or deeds of trust with respect to real property in the appropriate offices, the notation of DLLs security interest on any certificate of title for any of the Collateral and all necessary steps being taken and all necessary agreements and documents being executed to give DLL control as provided for under Sections 9-104 and 9-107 with respect to all of Borrowers Deposit Accounts and Letter-of-Credit Rights, this Agreement and such documents shall create valid and perfected first priority liens in and to the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. Each Subsidiary of Borrower
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5.9 Restrictive Agreements; Labor Contracts. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to any contract, or subject to any charge, corporate restriction, judgment, decree or order, in either such case materially and adversely affecting its business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, or which restricts its right or ability to incur Indebtedness, and it is not party to any material labor dispute. In addition, no labor contract to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party is scheduled to expire during the Term of this Agreement, except as disclosed to DLL in writing prior to the date hereof.
5.10 Laws. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any applicable statute, regulation, ordinance or any order of any court, tribunal or governmental agency, which such violation could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Collateral or its business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise.
5.11 Consents. Borrower has obtained or caused to be obtained or issued any required consent of a governmental agency or other Person in connection with the financing contemplated hereby.
5.12 Defaults. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default, nor has any event occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would cause such a default, with respect to any note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed or other agreement to which it is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, if in any such case, the result of such default, and/or of any termination or acceleration of such note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed or other agreement occurring or permitted to occur as a result of such default, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13 Financial Condition. The Prepared Financials fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and those of such other Persons described therein as of the respective dates thereof in accordance with GAAP; there are no material omissions from the Prepared Financials or other facts or circumstances existing as of the respective dates thereof not reflected in the Prepared Financials; and there has been no material and adverse change in such financial condition or operations since the date of the latest initial Prepared Financials delivered to DLL hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date.
5.14 ERISA. None of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any ERISA Affiliate, or any Plan is or has been in violation of any of the provisions of ERISA, any of the qualification requirements of IRC Section 401(a) or any of the published interpretations thereunder, nor has Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate received any notice to such effect. No notice of intent to terminate a Plan has been filed under Section 4041 of ERISA, nor has any Plan been terminated under ERISA. The PBGC has not instituted proceedings to terminate, or appointed a trustee to administer, a Plan. No lien upon the assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower has arisen with respect to a Plan. No prohibited transaction or Reportable Event has occurred with respect to a Plan. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any withdrawal liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate have made all contributions required to be made by them to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan when due. There is no accumulated funding deficiency in any Plan, whether or not waived.
5.15 Taxes. Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all material tax returns and such other reports as each is required by law to file and has paid or made adequate provision for the payment on or prior to the date when due of all taxes, assessments and similar charges that are due and payable except to the extent such obligation is being contested by Borrower reasonably and in good faith through proper proceedings (but only so long as appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP have been established in respect of such contested obligations and the enforcement of any liens that may arise in favor of the applicable taxing authority or other governmental body as a result of the Borrowers failure to pay are effectively stayed pending the resolution of the applicable contest proceedings).
5.16 Locations; Federal Tax ID No. The chief executive office of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and the offices and locations where Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries keeps the Collateral (or, in the case of any Subsidiary, any of its other assets and property) (except for Inventory in transit) are at the locations set forth in the Schedule, except to the extent that such locations may have been changed or established after notice to DLL in accordance with Section 6.1.4. The federal tax identification number of Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower is as shown in the Schedule. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, regardless of whether DLL shall have required Borrower to provide an acceptable landlord, bailee or warehouseman
- 19 -waiver with respect to any particular location where any Collateral is located for the purposes of Section 4.1(j) or the first sentence of Section 6.1.11, no Collateral that is located at any location which is not owned by Borrower and with respect to which Borrower has not provided to DLL an acceptable landlord, bailee or warehouseman waiver shall be considered Eligible Inventory for any purposes under this Agreement unless DLL, acting in its Permitted Discretion, shall have agreed otherwise in writing and, if DLL shall so elect in its Permitted Discretion, an appropriate Loan Reserve shall have been established by DLL against the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount for the rent and/or other obligations that will from time to time be owing to the applicable landlord, bailee or warehouseman with respect to such location.
5.17 Business Relationships. There exists no actual or threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any modification or change in, the business relationship between Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower and any customer or any group of customers whose purchases individually or in the aggregate are material to the business of Borrower or such Subsidiary, or with any material supplier, and there exists no present condition or state of facts or circumstances which would materially and adversely affect Borrower or such Subsidiary or prevent Borrower or such Subsidiary from conducting such business after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in substantially the same manner in which it has heretofore been conducted.
5.18 Margin Stock. As of the Closing Date, neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and none of the Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date, whether such Indebtedness is being paid off with the proceeds of the initial Loans being made hereunder or is permitted to remain outstanding under the provisions of Section 6.2.11, was incurred for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.
5.19 Reaffirmations. Each request for a loan made by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute (i) an automatic representation and warranty by Borrower to DLL that there does not then exist (nor will there result from such advance or issuance or from the application of any proceeds thereof) any Event of Default or event which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, (ii) a reaffirmation as of the date of said request (or, if such representation expressly related to an earlier date, as of such earlier date) that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are accurate in all material respects; and (iii) a representation and warranty that all of the conditions precedent to such advance specified in Section 4.2 above have been satisfied as of such date.
6. COVENANTS.
6.1 Affirmative Covenants. Borrower covenants that, so long as any Obligation remains outstanding and this Agreement is in effect, it shall and shall cause it of its Subsidiaries to:
6.1.1 Taxes. File all tax returns and pay or make adequate provision for the payment of all taxes, assessments and other charges on or prior to the date when due except to the extent such obligation is being contested by Borrower reasonably and in good faith through proper proceedings (but only so long as appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP have been established in respect of such contested obligations and the enforcement of any liens that may arise in favor of the applicable taxing authority or other governmental body as a result of the Borrowers failure to pay are effectively stayed pending the resolution of the applicable contest proceedings).
6.1.2 Notice of Litigation. Promptly notify DLL in writing of any litigation, suit or administrative proceeding which may materially and adversely affect the Collateral or Borrower's or any Subsidiarys business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, whether or not the claim is covered by insurance.
6.1.3 ERISA. Notify DLL in writing (i) promptly upon the occurrence of any event described in Paragraph 4043 of ERISA, other than a termination, partial termination or merger of a Plan or a transfer of a Plan's assets and (ii) prior to any termination, partial termination or merger of a Plan or a transfer of a Plan's assets.
6.1.4 Change in Location. Notify DLL in writing forty-five (45) days prior to any change in the location of Borrower's or any Subsidiarys chief executive office or any change in the location of any Collateral (or any other assets or property of any Subsidiary) to a location not previously disclosed to DLL on the Schedule or pursuant to this Section 6.1.4, or Borrower's or any Subsidiarys opening or closing of any other place of business.
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6.1.5 Corporate Existence. Maintain its corporate existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and its qualification to do business and good standing in all other states necessary for the conduct of its business (except to the extent any such failure to be so qualified and/or in good standing in any state other than its jurisdiction of incorporation would not have a Material Adverse Effect) and the ownership of its property and maintain adequate assets and Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents for the conduct of its business (except to the extent any such failure to maintain ownership and adequate assets and Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents would not have a Material Adverse Effect).
6.1.6 Labor Disputes. Promptly notify DLL in writing of any material labor dispute to which Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is or may become subject and the expiration of any labor contract to which Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is a party or bound.
6.1.7 Violations of Law. Promptly notify DLL in writing of any violation of any law, statute, regulation or ordinance of any governmental entity, or of any agency thereof, applicable to Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower which may materially and adversely affect the Collateral or Borrower's or such Subsidiarys business, assets, prospects, operations or condition, financial or otherwise.
6.1.8 Defaults. Notify DLL in writing within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of Borrower's or any Subsidiarys default under any Indebtedness, note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other similar agreement to which Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is bound, if any such case the result of such default, and/or any termination or acceleration of such Indebtedness, note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other similar agreement occurring or permitted to occur as a result of such default, would have a Material Adverse Effect,. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall so notify DLL of the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Agreement or any event which, which notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.
6.1.9 Capital Expenditures. Promptly notify DLL in writing of the making of any Capital Expenditure materially affecting Borrower's or any Subsidiarys business, assets, prospects, operations or condition, financial or otherwise.
6.1.10 Books and Records. Keep records and books of account with respect to its business activities in which proper entries are made in accordance with GAAP, reflecting all of its financial transactions.
6.1.11 Leases; Warehouse Agreements. Both (i) provide DLL with copies of all agreements between Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower and any landlord, bailee or warehouseman which owns any premises at which any Collateral may, from time to time, be located, and (ii) subject to the provisions of the Post-Closing Conditions section of the Schedule with respect to the locations of Borrower in existence as of the Closing Date, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to provide landlord, bailee, warehouseman and mortgagee waivers in form acceptable to DLL with respect to all locations where any Collateral is hereafter located to the extent requested by DLL.
6.1.12 Additional Documents. At DLL's request, promptly execute or cause to be executed and delivered to DLL any and all documents, instruments or agreements reasonably deemed necessary by DLL to give effect to or carry out the terms or intent of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents with respect to the Obligations or the Collateral, including all such all documents, instruments or agreements reasonably deemed necessary establish, create, preserve, protect and perfect a first priority Lien (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances) in favor of DLL on the Collateral (including Collateral acquired after the date hereof). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any of the Receivables with a face value in excess of the amount set forth in the Schedule arises out of a contract with the United States of America or any department, agency, subdivision or instrumentality thereof, Borrower shall promptly notify DLL of such fact in writing and shall execute any instruments and take any other action required or requested by DLL to comply with the provisions of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.
6.1.13 Financial Covenants. Comply with the financial covenants set forth in the Schedule.
6.1.14 Issuing of Credit Memoranda. Borrower shall issue credit memoranda in the ordinary course of its business no later than the number of Business Days referenced in the Schedule after: (i) Borrower's receipt of returned goods or merchandise; or (ii) any Account Debtor shall become entitled to a credit from Borrower under any other circumstances.
6.1.15 Other Covenants. Borrower shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries (as and if applicable) to
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6.2 Negative Covenants. Without DLL's prior written consent, which consent DLL may withhold in its Permitted Discretion, so long as any Obligation remains outstanding and this Agreement is in effect, Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
6.2.1 Mergers, Consolidations, Fundamental Changes of Business. Merge, reorganize, consolidate or amalgamate with or acquire any other Person (except that any Borrower entity may merge into any other Borrower entity), or wind up its affairs or dissolve itself; or acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise all of substantially all or any material part of the assets or capital stock or other equity interests of any Person or any business or division of any Person; or make any other material change in its capital structure or in its business or operations which might adversely affect the repayment of the Obligations. Without contradicting or limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not and shall not permit any Subsidiary to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its property or assets, except for (i) the sale of Inventory of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (ii) sales of equipment or other assets or property (excluding any and all Inventory of Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and Receivables of Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower) that is obsolete, worn-out or no longer useful in the conduct of Borrowers or such Subsidiarys business so long as (x) any such sale or disposition of obsolete, worn-out or no longer useful assets shall be made for fair market value and (y) Borrower shall give at least five (5) days prior written notice to DLL of each and any such proposed sale or disposition if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate fair market value of all such Property disposed of in any fiscal year of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) pursuant to this clause (y) will exceed $50,000 (even if such a notice has already been given with respect to one or more prior transactions in such fiscal year).
6.2.2 Loans. Make advances, loans or extensions of credit to, or invest in, any Person except as set forth in the Schedule.
6.2.3 Dividends. Declare or pay cash dividends or distributions upon any of its stock or other equity interests, except as permitted on the Schedule, or distribute any of its property or redeem, retire, purchase or acquire directly or indirectly any of its stock or other equity interests.
6.2.4 [RESERVED]. .
6.2.5 Indebtedness of Others. Become directly or contingently liable for the Indebtedness of any Person (other than for any Indebtedness of another Borrower that is permitted to be outstanding under Section 6.2.11 below), except by endorsement of instruments for deposit; and except for the existing guarantees made by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower prior to the date hereof, if any, which are set forth in the Schedule.
6.2.6 Repurchase. Make a sale to any customer on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, consignment, or any other repurchase or return basis.
6.2.7 Name. Use any corporate or fictitious name other than its corporate name as set forth in its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation on the date hereof or as set forth in the Schedule; or change its legal name or jurisdiction of organization, or become organized in any additional jurisdiction, or change the nature of its entity organization (e.g., change from a corporation to a limited liability company), whether by merger, conversion under state law or otherwise, without giving at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of any such change to DLL.
6.2.8 Payment of Subordinated Debt. Make any payment (whether of principal or interest or any other fee or obligations of any kind) under and/or in respect of any Subordinated Debt (specifically including the Existing Affiliated Subordinated Debt) except to the extent that such payment is expressly permitted to be make pursuant to the Subordination Agreement governing such Subordinated Debt.
6.2.9 Compensation. Pay total compensation (considering Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken together as a whole) (exclusive of any cash dividends or distributions permitted under Section 6.2.3, if any), including salaries, withdrawals, fees, bonuses, commissions, drawing accounts and other payments, whether directly or indirectly, in money or otherwise, during any fiscal year to all of Borrower's and its Subsidiarys executives, officers and directors (or any relative thereof) in an amount in excess of the amount set forth in the Schedule.
6.2.10 Capital Expenditure. Make or incur any Capital Expenditure if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures by Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken together as a whole) in any fiscal year would exceed the amount set forth in the Schedule.
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6.2.11 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Obligations, (ii) trade payables and other contractual obligations to suppliers and customers incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) other Indebtedness existing on the date of this Agreement and reflected in the latest initial Prepared Financials delivered to DLL hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date (except Indebtedness paid on the date of this Agreement from proceeds of the initial advances hereunder); (iv) purchase money indebtedness incurred in connection with Capital Expenditures, including Capital Leases, not in excess of the amount set forth in the Schedule (v) Subordinated Debt (specifically including the Existing Affiliated Subordinated Debt); and (vi) any other Indebtedness specifically permitted in the Schedule.
6.2.12 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth below or on the Schedule, or as permitted under Sections 6.2.2, 6.2.3 and 6.2.9, sell, transfer, distribute or pay any money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any stock or Indebtedness, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any guaranty of the indebtedness, dividends or other obligations of any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Event of Default has occurred, Borrower and its Subsidiaries may engage in transactions with Affiliates in the ordinary course of business, in amounts and upon terms which are fully disclosed to DLL and which are no less favorable to Borrower or to such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person who is not an Affiliate.
6.2.13 Nature of Business. Enter into any new business (other than any business or business line reasonably related to the business(es) and business line(s) engaged in by Borrower as of the Closing Date) or make any material change in any of Borrower's or any Subsidiarys business objectives, purposes or operations inconsistent with this Section.
6.2.14 DLL's Name. Use the name of DLL in connection with any of Borrower's or any Subsidiarys business or activities, except in connection with internal business matters or as required in dealings with governmental agencies and financial institutions or with trade creditors of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower, solely for credit reference purposes.
6.2.15 Permitted Uses of Proceeds of Loans; Margin Security. Use the proceeds of any Floorplan Loan for any purpose other than the purchase and/or financing of Floorplan Inventory to be sold to Borrowers customers (or, in the case of any Refinancing Floorplan Loan, the refinancing and/or payoff of similar floorplan loans made to Borrower by its prior lender(s) to fund the purchase and/or finance of Inventory) or use the proceeds any Revolving Credit Loan for any purpose other than Borrowers general corporate purposes consistent with past practices and, if applicable, the refinancing and/or payoff of prior Indebtedness in existence on the Closing Date required to be refinanced and/or paid off pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not and shall not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to engage (and has not in the past) engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System); use any proceeds of any Loan or other advance to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock, or in any manner which might cause such Loan or other advance or the application of such proceeds to violate (or require any regulatory filing under) Regulation T, Regulation U, Regulation X or any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in each case as in effect on the date or dates of such Loan or other advance and such use of proceeds; or use any proceeds of any Loan or other advance to acquire any security of a class which is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
6.2.16 Real Property. Purchase or acquire any real property without DLLs prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), a condition of which consent shall include delivery of appropriate title and environmental reports and analysis, in form and substance satisfactory to DLL and its counsel.
6.2.17 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Encumbrances.
6.2.18 Change in Fiscal Year; Auditors. Change the commencement or ending date of the fiscal year of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or retain the independent public auditors for purposes of preparing the Borrowers and its Consolidated Subsidiaries audited financial statements which are different than those retained by Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the time of the Closing Date, in each case, without providing at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to DLL.
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6.2.19 Issuance of Stock. Except as permitted in the Schedule, issue or permit any subsidiary to issue any capital stock after the Closing Date without the prior written approval of DLL.
7. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.
7.1 Events of Default. Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:
(a) Borrower fails to pay when due and payable any portion of the Obligations, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise;
(b) Borrower or any other Loan Party fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe in any respect (i) any term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.1.13 (subject to any express cure provisions provided for in Section 6.1.13 as set forth here and/or as supplemented in the Schedule) or any of the subsections/provisions of Section 6.2 or (ii) any other any term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which Borrower or such other Loan Party is a party, and such failure or neglect shall continue unremedied for more than ten (10) days;
(c) Any material adverse change occurs in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrower entities taken as a whole;
(d) The prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations or the value or priority of DLL's security interest in the Collateral is materially impaired;
(e) Any portion of Borrower's or any Subsidiarys assets is seized, attached, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, is levied upon or comes into the possession of any judicial officer unless such action is stayed and such attachment is dismissed within thirty (30) days;
(f) Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower shall generally not pay its debts as they become due or shall enter into any agreement (whether written or oral), or offer to enter into any agreement, with all or a significant number of its creditors regarding any moratorium or other indulgence with respect to its debts or the participation of such creditors or their representatives in the supervision, management or control of the business of Borrower or of such Subsidiary or make a general assignment in favor of its creditors;
(g) Any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is commenced by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower, or any such proceeding is commenced against Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower and remains undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) days (or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding commenced against Borrower or such Subsidiary);
(h) Any notice of lien (other than with respect to a Permitted Encumbrance provided that, if such lien ceases at any time to be a Permitted Encumbrance, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to such lien and any notice filed with respect thereto) or levy or is filed of record with respect to any of Borrowers or any Subsidiarys assets;
(i) Any judgments are entered against Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower in an aggregate amount exceeding the amount set forth in the Schedule unless each such judgment is stayed and such each such judgment is dismissed or satisfied within thirty (30) days;
(j) Any default (after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure periods), including without limitation in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), any default which would result in a right by any third party to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness of Borrower or such Subsidiary of Borrower to such third party, shall occur under (i) any Indebtedness between Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower if the acceleration and/or exercise of remedies by the applicable creditor with respect to such Indebtedness would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any Subordinated Debt or (iii) any other agreement to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which its property is bound if the termination and/or exercise of remedies under which would result in a Material Adverse Effect,;
(k) Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any other Loan Party in any Loan Document or any other statement, document or report made or delivered to DLL in connection therewith shall prove to have been misleading in any material respect when made;
(l) Any Prohibited Transaction or Reportable Event shall occur with respect to a Plan which would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; any lien upon the assets of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower in connection with any Plan shall arise; Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA
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(m) If any of the Loans are guaranteed: (i) any Guarantor revokes, terminates or attempts to revoke or terminate its Guaranty or any security therefor, or becomes subject to any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding; (ii) any Guarantor other than an individual Guarantor, is dissolved, liquidated, merged, reorganized or terminated; or (iii) any individual Guarantor dies or becomes disabled; or
(n) Any transfer of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock or other equity interests of Borrower or other change in ownership or management of Borrower in violation of Change of Control restrictions forth in the Schedule or if Borrower shall fail to own all of the equity interests of each of its Subsidiaries
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, DLL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CEASE MAKING ANY ADVANCES OR LOANS IF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING.
7.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, DLL may, at its option and in its Permitted Discretion and in addition to all of its other rights under the Loan Documents, terminate this Agreement and declare all of the Obligations to be immediately payable in full. DLL shall also have all of its rights and remedies under applicable law, including, without limitation, the default rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code, and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default Borrower hereby consents to the appointment of a receiver by DLL in any action initiated by DLL pursuant to this Agreement and to the jurisdiction and venue set forth in Section 9.26, and Borrower waives notice and posting of a bond in connection therewith. Further, DLL may, at any time, take possession of the Collateral and keep it on Borrower's premises, at no cost to DLL, or remove any part of it to such other place(s) as DLL may desire, or Borrower shall, upon DLL's demand, at Borrower's sole cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to DLL at a place reasonably convenient to DLL. DLL may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as DLL deems advisable, at DLL's discretion, and may, if DLL deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of the Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Borrower agrees that DLL has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person. DLL is hereby granted a non-exclusive license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower's Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses and Patents or any similar property, in completing production, advertising or selling any Collateral and Borrower's rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to DLL's benefit. Any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is mailed postage prepaid to Borrower at its address set forth in the heading to this Agreement at least ten (10) days before sale or other disposition. The proceeds of sale shall be applied, first, to all attorneys fees and other expenses of sale, and second, to the Obligations in such order as DLL shall elect, in its sole discretion. DLL shall return any excess to Borrower and Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency to the fullest extent permitted by law. DLL shall also have the right to reduce the Total Facility amount, the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount, the Floorplan Borrowing Base Amount, or any portion of either borrowing base, or the advance rates or to modify the terms and conditions upon which DLL is willing to consider making advances under the Total Facility or to take additional reserves against the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount or the Floorplan Borrowing Base Amount for any reason.
7.3 Standards for Determining Commercial Reasonableness. Borrower and DLL agree that the following conduct by DLL with respect to any disposition of Collateral shall conclusively be deemed commercially reasonable (but other conduct by DLL, including, but not limited to, DLL's use in its sole discretion of other or different times, places and manners of noticing and conducting any disposition of Collateral shall not be deemed unreasonable): Any public or private disposition: (i) as to which on no later than the tenth calendar day prior thereto written notice thereof is mailed or personally delivered to Borrower and, with respect to any public disposition, on no later than the tenth calendar day prior thereto notice thereof describing in general non-specific terms, the Collateral to be disposed of is published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is to be conducted; (provided that no notice of any public or private disposition need be given to the Borrower if the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market); (ii) which commences at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower expressly agrees that, with respect to any disposition of accounts, Receivables, Instruments and General Intangibles, it shall be commercially reasonable for DLL to direct any
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prospective purchaser thereof to ascertain directly from Borrower any and all information concerning the same, including, but not limited to, the terms of payment, aging and delinquency, if any, the financial condition of any obligor or Account Debtor thereon or guarantor thereof, and any collateral therefor.
8. EXPENSES AND INDEMNITIES.
8.1 Expenses.
(a) Borrower covenants that, so long as any Obligation remains outstanding and/or this Agreement remains in effect, it shall promptly reimburse DLL for all reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses incurred by DLL in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of each of the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, the attorneys' and paralegals' fees of outside counsel, expert witness fees, lien, title search and insurance fees, appraisal fees, all charges and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any and all environmental reports and environmental remediation activities, and all other costs, expenses, taxes and filing or recording fees payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation all such reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses as DLL shall incur or for which DLL shall become obligated (subject to any restrictions otherwise set forth in the Loan Documents with respect to DLLs liability for any such particular costs, fees and expenses) in connection with (i) any inspection, audit or verification of the Collateral, (ii) any proceeding relating to the Loan Documents or the Collateral, (iii) actions taken with respect to the Collateral and DLL's security interest therein, including, without limitation, the defense or prosecution of any action involving DLL and Borrower or any third party, (iv) enforcement of any of DLL's rights and remedies with respect to the Obligations or Collateral, and (v) consultation with DLL's attorneys and participation in any workout, bankruptcy or other insolvency or other proceeding involving any Loan Party or any Affiliate, whether or not suit is filed. Borrower shall also pay all DLL charges in connection with bank wire or electronic funds transfers, forwarding of loan proceeds, deposits of checks and other items of payment, returned checks, establishment and maintenance of lockboxes and other Blocked Accounts, and all other bank and administrative matters, in accordance with DLL's schedule of bank and administrative fees and charges in effect from time to time. All costs, fees, expense, charges and other obligations payable by Borrower under this Section 8.1(a) shall be due and payable on demand, and Borrowers covenants and obligations under this Section 8.1(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify DLL and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Total Facility, the Loans hereunder or any actual or proposed use by Borrower of the proceeds of any of the Loans hereunder, including any investigation or litigation or other proceedings (including any threatened investigation or litigation or other proceedings) relating to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation or litigation or other proceedings (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified). DLL agrees to give the Borrower notice of any such investigations, litigation or other proceedings, within a reasonable time after Lenders actual discovery of the same; provided that DLLs failure to provide such notice shall not affect Borrowers obligations under this paragraph. All indemnification obligations of Borrower under this Section 8.1(b) shall be payable on demand, and Borrowers covenants and obligations under this Section 8.1(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8.2 Environmental Matters.
8.2.1 Definitions. The following definitions apply to the provisions of this Section 8.2: (a) the term Applicable Law shall include, but shall not be limited to, all local, state and/or federal laws, rules, regulations or ordinances, whether currently in existence or hereafter enacted, which govern, to the extent applicable to the Property or to Borrower, (i) the existence, cleanup and/or remedy of contamination on real property; (ii) the protection of the environment from soil, air or water pollution, or from spilled, deposited or otherwise emplaced contamination; (iii) the emission or discharge of hazardous substances into the environment; (iv) the control of hazardous wastes; or (v) the use, generation, transport, treatment, removal or recovery of Hazardous Substances, and shall include without limitation including, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USC §§ 9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 USC §§ 6901 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC §§ 1801 et seq.;
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and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC §§ 1251 et seq; (b) the term Hazardous Substance shall mean (i) any oil, flammable substance, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or substances, toxic wastes or substances or any other wastes, materials or pollutants which either pose a hazard to the Property or to persons on or about the Property or cause the Property to be in violation of any Applicable Law; (ii) asbestos in any form which is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment which contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or radon gas; (iii) any chemical, material or substance defined as or included in the definition of hazardous substances, waste, hazardous wastes, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous waste, restricted hazardous waste, or toxic substances or words of similar import under any Applicable Law.; (iv) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority which may or could pose a hazard to the health or safety of the occupants of the Property or the owners and/or occupants of property adjacent to or surrounding the Property, or any other person coming upon the Property or adjacent property; and (v) any other chemical, materials or substance which may or could pose a hazard to the environment; and (c) the term Property shall mean all real property, wherever located, in which Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower has any right, title or interest, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and including, without limitation, as owner, lessor or lessee.
8.2.2 Covenants and Representations.
(a) Borrower represents and warrants that there have not been during the period of Borrower's possession of any interest in the Property and, to the best of its knowledge after reasonable inquiry, there have not been at any other times, any activities by Borrower or any other Person for which Borrower could reasonably expected to be responsible under Applicable Law on the Property involving, directly or indirectly, the use, generation, treatment, storage or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, except in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law, either (i) under, on or in the land included in the Property, whether contained in soil, tanks, sumps, ponds, lagoons, barrels, cans or other containments, structures or equipment, (ii) incorporated in the buildings, structures or improvements included in the Property, including any building material containing asbestos, or (iii) used in connection with any operations of Borrower or its Affiliates on or in the Property.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and to the extent not included within the scope of this Section 8.2.2, Borrower represents and warrants that it is in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law and has received no notice from any person or any governmental agency or other entity of any violation by Borrower or its Affiliates of any Applicable Law which could reasonably be expected to result in a liability or remediation or clean-up costs in excess of $250,000.
(c) Borrower shall be solely responsible for and agrees to indemnify DLL, protect and defend DLL with counsel reasonably acceptable to DLL, and hold DLL harmless from and against any claims, actions, administrative proceedings, judgments, damages, punitive damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities (including sums paid in settlements of claims), interest or losses, reasonable attorneys' fees (including any fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this indemnity), consultant fees, expert fees, and other out-of-pocket costs or expenses actually incurred by DLL (collectively, the Environmental Costs), that may, at any time or from time to time, arise directly or indirectly from or in connection with: (i) the presence, suspected presence, disposal, release or suspected release of any Hazardous Substance whether into the air, soil, surface water or groundwater of or at the Property, or any other violation of Applicable Law, or (ii) any breach of the foregoing representations and covenants; except to the extent any of the foregoing result from the actions of DLL, its employees, agents and representatives. All Environmental Costs incurred or advanced by DLL if incurred by DLL in good faith shall constitute Obligations hereunder.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
9.1 Examination of Records; Financial Reporting.
(a) Examinations. DLL, and any agents or auditors retained by DLL, shall at all reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice (except that no such notice shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) have full access to and the right to examine, audit, make abstracts and copies from and inspect Borrower's records, files, books of account and all other documents, instruments and agreements relating to the Collateral and full access to Borrowers business locations and the right to examine, audit, inspect check, test and appraise the Collateral. Borrower shall deliver to DLL any instrument necessary for DLL to obtain records from any service bureau maintaining records for Borrower. All instruments and certificates prepared by Borrower showing the value of any of the Collateral shall be accompanied, upon DLL's request, by copies of related purchase orders and invoices. DLL may, at any time after
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the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, remove from Borrower's premises Borrower's books and records (or copies thereof) or require Borrower to deliver such books and records or copies to DLL. If originals are removed, DLL shall permit Borrower to make copies prior to such removal. Subject to any limitations on Borrowers liability for Examination Fees set forth on the Schedule, DLL may, without expense to DLL, use Borrower's personnel, supplies and premises as may be reasonably necessary for auditing or examining the Collateral or for maintaining or enforcing DLL's security interest.
(b) Reporting Requirements. Borrower shall furnish DLL, upon reasonably request, such information and statements as DLL shall request from time to time regarding Borrower's business affairs, financial condition and the results of its operations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall provide DLL with all information and reports required under the Schedule.
(c) Guarantor's Financial Statements and Tax Returns. If any of the Loans are guaranteed, Borrower shall cause each of the Guarantors to deliver to DLL such Guarantor's signed annual financial statement (in form acceptable to DLL) and a copy of such Guarantor's federal income tax return with respect to the corresponding year, in each case on the date when such tax return is due or, if earlier, on the date when available. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the case of any Guarantor that is not an individual, if DLL shall so require, Borrower shall cause each of the Guarantors to deliver to DLL such Guarantor's annual audited financial statements for such Borrower within ninety (90) days after the end of each of such Guarantors fiscal years.
(d) Confidentiality. DLL agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its affiliates and to its and its affiliates respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives on a confidential basis, (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over DLL, (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (v) to any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement on a confidential basis, (vi) with the consent of Borrower or (vii) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to DLL or any of its affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Borrower. For purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from Borrower relating to Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to DLL on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information
9.2 Term; Termination.(a) Term. The term of this Agreement shall be as set forth in the Schedule (the Term), unless earlier terminated as provided herein.
(b) [RESERVED].
(c) Payment in Full. Upon the effective date of termination, the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable in full in cash.
(d) Early Termination. Borrower may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the expiration of the Term but only upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice and prepayment of the Obligations.
9.3 Certain Waivers. All Obligations shall be payable by Borrower as provided for herein and, in full, at the termination of this Agreement. Borrower waives presentment and protest of any instrument and notice thereof, notice of default and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all other notices to which Borrower might otherwise be entitled.
9.4 No Waiver by DLL. Neither DLL's failure to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any supplement, the Loan Documents or other agreement between DLL and Borrower nor any delay by DLL in exercising the same shall operate as a waiver. An Event of Default shall exist or continue or be continuing until such Event of Default is waived in writing by DLL as herein provided. No waiver by DLL shall be effective unless in writing and then only to the extent stated. No waiver by DLL shall affect its right to otherwise require strict performance of this Agreement either at such time or in the future. DLL's rights and remedies, whether arising hereunder, under any other Loan Document or otherwise
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at law or in equity and whether against Borrower, any Guarantor (if any) or any other Person liable for the Obligations, and/or any of their assets (including the Collateral), or any Subordinating Creditor (if any), shall be cumulative and not exclusive, and DLL may exercise, or forebear from exercising, any one or more of such rights or remedies against any one or more of such Persons or their assets in such order and at such times as DLL shall determine in the exercise of its sole discretion.
9.5 Binding on Successor and Assigns. All terms, conditions, promises, covenants, provisions and warranties hereof and of the Loan Documents shall inure to the benefit of and bind DLL's and Borrower's respective representatives, successors and assigns.
9.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
9.7 Amendments; Assignments. This Agreement may not be modified, altered or amended, except by an agreement in writing signed by Borrower and DLL. Borrower may not sell, assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, any of Borrower's obligations, rights, title, interests, remedies, powers and duties hereunder or thereunder. Borrower hereby consents to DLL's participation, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, at any time or times if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,, of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, or of any portion hereof or thereof, including, without limitation, DLL's rights, title, interests, remedies, powers and duties hereunder or thereunder and without limiting the generality of Section 9.1(d) above, in connection therewith, DLL may disclose all documents and information which DLL now or hereafter may have relating to Borrower or Borrower's business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, DLL may not participate, sell, assign or transfer or otherwise dispose of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents without Borrowers prior written consent (which such consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) and DLL will not make disclosures regarding this Agreement and the other Loan Document to any such potential participant, buyer, assignee or transferee without Borrowers prior written consent (which such consent will not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed). To the extent that DLL assigns its rights and obligations hereunder to a third party, DLL shall thereafter be released from such assigned obligations to Borrower and such assignment shall effect a novation between Borrower and such third party.
9.8 Integration. This Agreement, together with the Schedule (which is a part hereof) and the other Loan Documents, reflect the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.9 Survival. All of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance of this Agreement by the parties. No termination of this Agreement or of any guaranty of the Obligations shall affect or impair the provisions of Sections 8.1(a) and (b) or Section 9.13 or any other provision hereof or any Loan Documents providing for the payment by Borrower of DLLs costs and expenses or indemnification by Borrower of DLL and all such provisions shall survive any such termination.
9.10 Evidence of Obligations. Each Obligation may, in DLL's Permitted Discretion, be evidenced by notes or other instruments issued or made by Borrower to DLL. If not so evidenced, such Obligation shall be evidenced solely by entries upon DLL's books and records.
9.11 Loan Requests. Each oral or written request for a loan by any Person who purports to be any employee, officer or authorized agent of Borrower shall be made to DLL on or prior to 11:00 a.m., Pennsylvania time, on the Business Day on which the proceeds thereof are requested to be paid to Borrower and shall be conclusively presumed to be made by a Person authorized by Borrower to do so and the crediting of a loan to Borrower's operating account shall conclusively establish Borrower's obligation to repay such loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the coming due of any payment under this Agreement, whether for principal (including required payments of principal on Floorplan Loans), interest, fees, costs and expenses of DLL or otherwise, at the sole option of DLL, may be deemed to be an automatic request by Borrower for a Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to such payment due, and DLL, in its sole option, may make such Revolving Credit Loan and use the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loan to satisfy such payment due regardless of whether the conditions otherwise required by the making of a Revolving Credit Loan under Section 4.2 have been satisfied and regardless of whether the total outstanding balance of all Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect
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to the making of such Revolving Credit Loan) would exceed any dollar or percentage limitation otherwise applicable to Revolving Credit Loans, including the Revolving Credit Borrowing Base Amount, the Revolving Credit Limit or the amount of the Total Facility. Unless and until Borrower otherwise directs DLL in writing, all loans shall be wired to Borrower's operating account set forth on the Schedule.
9.12 Notices. Any written notice, consent or other communication provided for in this Agreement shall be delivered personally (effective upon delivery), via facsimile (effective upon confirmation of transmission), via overnight courier (effective upon delivery) or via U.S. certified or registered Mail (effective upon delivery) to each party at its address(es) and/or facsimile number(s) set forth below its signature, or to such other address as either party shall specify to the other in writing from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, Borrower and DLL agree that the transaction statement for each Floorplan Loan described under Section 2.10(f) above for each such Floorplan Loan, may at the option of DLL be delivered by DLL to Borrower via electronic transmission or email (effective upon transmission) at such addresses for electronic transmission or email as Borrower shall specify to DLL from time to time.
9.13 Brokerage Fees. Borrower represents and warrants to DLL that, with respect to the financing transaction herein contemplated, no Person is entitled to any brokerage fee or other commission and Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold DLL harmless against any and all such claims.
9.14 Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by Borrower in this Agreement, or in any financial statement, report, certificate or any other document furnished in connection herewith contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
9.15 Publicity. Upon receipt of Borrowers prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), DLL is hereby authorized to issue appropriate press releases and to cause a tombstone to be published announcing the consummation of this transaction and the aggregate amount thereof.
9.16 Captions. The Section titles contained in this Agreement are without substantive meaning and are not part of this Agreement.
9.17 Injunctive Relief. Borrower recognizes that, in the event Borrower fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its Obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to DLL. Therefore, DLL, if it so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
9.18 Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, admissible into evidence. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall also deliver a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, but the failure to deliver a manually executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
9.19 Construction. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits hereto.
9.20 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance by Borrower of the Obligations set forth in this Agreement.
9.21 [RESERVED].
9.22 Liability. Neither DLL nor any DLL Affiliate shall be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with any breach of contract, tort or other wrong relating to this Agreement or the Obligations or the establishment, administration or collection thereof (including without limitation damages for loss of profits, business interruption, or the like), whether such damages are foreseeable or unforeseeable, even if DLL has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Neither DLL, nor any DLL Affiliate shall be liable for any claims, demands, losses or damages, of any kind whatsoever, made, claimed, incurred or suffered by the Borrower through the ordinary negligence of DLL, or any DLL Affiliate. DLL Affiliate shall mean DLLs directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or other person or entity affiliated with or representing DLL.
9.23 [RESERVED].
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9.24 Withholding and Other Tax Liabilities. DLL shall have the right to refuse to make any advances from time to time unless Borrower shall, at DLL's request, have given to DLL evidence, reasonably satisfactory to DLL, that Borrower has properly deposited or paid, as required by law, all withholding taxes and all federal, state, city, county or other taxes due up to and including the date of the advance. Until all of Borrower's liabilities and obligations to DLL have been paid in full (and notwithstanding any termination or expiration of this Agreement), DLL shall be entitled to continue to hold any and all of the Collateral until Borrower has given to DLL evidence, reasonably satisfactory to DLL, that Borrower has properly deposited or paid, as required by law, all federal withholding taxes due up to and including the date of such expiration or termination. Copies of validated deposit slips showing payment shall likewise constitute satisfactory evidence for such purpose. In the event that any lien, assessment or tax liability against Borrower shall arise in favor of any taxing authority, whether or not notice thereof shall be filed or recorded as may be required by law, DLL shall have the right (but shall not be obligated, nor shall DLL hereby assume the duty) upon reasonable prior notice to Borrower (which notice shall not be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) to pay any such lien, assessment or tax liability by virtue of which such charge shall have arisen; provided, however, that DLL shall not pay any such tax, assessment or lien if the amount, applicability or validity thereof is being contested by Borrower reasonably and in good faith through proper proceedings (but only so long as appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP have been established in respect of such contested obligations and the enforcement of such liens are effectively stayed pending the resolution of the applicable contest proceedings) and further provided that Borrower's title to and its right to use, the Collateral are not materially adversely affected and DLL's lien and priority in the Collateral are not affected, altered or impaired thereby. In order to pay any such lien, assessment or tax liability, DLL shall not be obliged to wait until said lien, assessment or tax liability is filed before taking such action permitted hereby. Any sum or sums which DLL shall have paid for the discharge of any such lien shall constitute an Obligation secured by the Collateral and shall be added to the Revolving Loans and shall be paid by Borrower to DLL with interest thereon, upon demand, and DLL shall be subrogated to all rights of such taxing authority against Borrower. DLL may establish reserves against the Revolving Loans Borrowing Base Amount for any amounts paid by DLL pursuant to this paragraph or for any amounts being contested in good faith under this paragraph.
9.25 Power of Attorney. Borrower appoints DLL and its designees as Borrower's attorney, with the power (i) to endorse Borrower's name on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders or other forms of payment or security that come into DLL's possession and on verifications of accounts and on financing statements and other public lien or security interests records, (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to endorse Borrowers name on notices of assignment and other notices to customers or Account Debtors; (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to sign Borrower's name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Receivable, on drafts against customers and, on assignments of Receivables; (iv) to send requests for verification of Receivables to customers or Account Debtors in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 2.10(g) below; (v) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to notify the post office authorities to change the address for delivery of Borrower's mail to an address designated by DLL and to open and dispose of all mail addressed to Borrower; and (vi) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to do all other things DLL reasonably deems necessary to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Borrower hereby ratifies and approves all acts of such attorney. Neither DLL nor any of its designees shall be liable for any acts or omissions nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law while acting as Borrower's attorney. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until the Obligations have been fully satisfied and DLL's obligation to provide loans hereunder shall have terminated.
9.26 GOVERNING LAW; WAIVERS. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND ARISING HEREFROM (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ENFORCEMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES) OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNING CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE. BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF DELAWARE OR PHILADELPHIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF DLL, IN ANY OTHER
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9.27 MUTUAL WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. DLL AND BORROWER EACH HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (i) THIS AGREEMENT; (ii) ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN DLL AND BORROWER; OR (iii) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF DLL OR BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH DLL OR BORROWER; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
9.28 Lien Termination. In recognition of DLLs right to have all of its attorneys fees and other expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement secured by the Collateral, notwithstanding the payment in full of the Obligations, DLL shall not be required to execute or record any terminations or satisfactions of any of its liens on the Collateral unless and until Borrower and all Guarantors (if any) have executed and delivered to DLL general releases of all claims, in form and substance satisfactory to DLL in its sole discretion.
9.29 Multiple Borrowers, Joint and Several Liability. If more than one Person is named as the Borrower on the cover page hereof, or hereafter becomes a Borrower hereunder by means of a joinder, amendment or other modification hereto, then all references herein to Borrower shall be deemed to be a joint and several reference to each and every such Borrower entity and to any such Borrower entity. The liability of all such Borrower entities for the Loans and other Obligations shall be joint and several, and each such Borrower entity hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall be unconditionally liable in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Loan Agreements for the repayment of all of the Obligations of all Borrower entities under this Agreement, including without limitation all Loans and any other extensions of credit made to the Borrower entities, regardless of which Borrower entity actually receives the proceeds of any Loan or the benefit of any other extensions of credit hereunder and/or whether any particular Loan is made in reliance on or based on the value of the property and assets, including the Collateral, belonging to any particular one or more of the Borrower entities. The ultimate scope of liability of the Borrower entities shall be such that DLL may proceed against any one or more Borrower entities in any order and on any basis provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Agreement to collect the Obligations and each Borrower entity shall be directly, primarily and unconditionally liable for the repayment of the Loans and other extensions of credit and Obligations and interest thereon.
To the extent that applicable law, including any fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law (specifically including the provisions of Section 548 of the federal Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101 et seq.), otherwise would render the full amount of the joint and several Obligations of any Borrower entity hereunder and under the other Loan Documents invalid or unenforceable, such Borrower entitys obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be limited to the maximum amount which does not result in such invalidity or unenforceability; provided, however, that each Borrower entitys obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be presumptively valid and enforceable to their fullest extent in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, as if this Section were not a part of this Agreement.
Each Borrower entity hereby authorizes DLL, without notice or demand and without affecting the liability of any Borrower entity hereunder, to, at any time and from time to time, (i) renew, extend or otherwise increase the time for payment of the Obligations; (ii) with the written agreement of any Borrower entity accelerate or otherwise change the terms relating to the Obligations or otherwise modify, amend or change the terms of any promissory note or other agreement, document or instrument now or hereafter executed by any Borrower entity and delivered to Administrative Agent and/or any Lender; (iii) accept
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Each Borrower entity hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of (i) the absence of any attempt to collect the Obligations from any other Borrower entity or obligor or other action to enforce the same; (ii) the waiver or consent by DLL with respect to any provision of any instrument evidencing the Obligations, or any part thereof, or any other agreement heretofore, now or hereafter executed by a Borrower entity and delivered to DLL; (iii) failure by DLL to take any steps to perfect and maintain its security interest in, or to preserve its rights to, any security or collateral (including the Collateral) for the Obligations; (iv) the institution of any proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any similar proceeding, by or against any other Borrower entity or DLLs election in any such proceeding of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (v) any borrowing or grant of a security interest by any other Borrower entity as debtor-in-possession, under Section 364 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (vi) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of DLLs claim(s) in any such bankruptcy or similar proceeding against any other Borrower entity for repayment of any of the Obligations; or (vii) any other circumstance other than payment in full of the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor or surety.
Any notice given by one Borrower entity hereunder shall constitute and be deemed to be notice given by all Borrower entities, jointly and severally. Notice given by DLL to any one Borrower entity hereunder or pursuant to any other Loan Documents in accordance with the terms hereof shall constitute notice to each and every Borrower entity. The knowledge of one Borrower entity shall be imputed to all Borrower entities and any consent by one Borrower entity shall constitute the consent of and shall bind all Borrower entities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower entity hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Borrower entity designated as the Borrowing Agent on the Schedule, in such capacity, to be its attorney and agent-in-fact and to borrow, request Revolving Credit Loans, Floorplan Loans and/or Letters of Credit (to the extent each is available hereunder), to make elections regarding the interest rate options applicable to any Loans (if any such options are available hereunder), sign and endorse notes, consent to waivers and amendments, supplements, modifications and restatements of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and execute and deliver all instruments, documents, writings and further assurances now or hereafter required hereunder (including any such amendments, supplements, modifications and restatements), all on behalf of each such Borrower entity, and hereby authorizes DLL to pay over or credit all proceeds of any Loans hereunder in accordance with the requests and instructions of such Borrowing Agent (including without limitation, instructions to pay such proceeds to Borrowing Agent or an account maintained and/or controlled by Borrowing Agent) and to give all notices required under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to such Borrowing Agent.
No payment made by or for the account of any Borrower entity including, without limitation, (i) a payment made by such Borrower entity on behalf of another Borrower entitys Obligations or (ii) a payment made by any other person under any guaranty, shall entitle such Borrower entity, by subrogation or otherwise, to any payment from such other Borrower entity or from or out of such other Borrower entity's property and such Borrower entity shall not exercise any right or remedy against such other Borrower entity or any property of such other Borrower entity by reason of any performance of such Borrower entity of its joint and several obligations hereunder, in any such case until such time as this Agreement and all obligations of DLL to make loans and extend credit hereunder has been terminated and all of the Obligations have been paid in full.
9.30 Right of Offset. In addition to and not in limitation of all rights of offset that DLL may have under applicable law, DLL shall, whether or not amounts owed by
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Borrower are due and payable, have the right to appropriate and apply to the payment of all amounts, indebtedness, obligations or liabilities then or thereafter owing to the Borrower from DLL or any of DLLs affiliates, including without limitation any indebtedness, obligation or liability owing to Borrower from DLL or any of DLLs affiliates with respect to any financing of the acquisition of any Inventory by DLL or any of DLLs affiliates, whether such financing is made by DLL or its affiliate on its own behalf or on behalf of any other customer of DLL or its affiliate (whether in connection with a leasing contract or any other relationship between DLL or its affiliate and such other customer).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto have executed this Loan and Security Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
Executed under Seal by:Borrower:
EMTEC INC. (a Delaware corporation)
Tax I.D. No. 87-0273300
By: /s/ Stephen C. Donnelly___ (SEAL)Name: Stephen C. Donnelly
Title: President or Vice President
EMTEC INC. (a New Jersey corporation)
Tax I.D. No. 22 ###-###-####
By: /s/ Stephen C. Donnelly___ (SEAL)Name: Stephen C. Donnelly
Title: President or Vice President
EMTEC VIASUB LLC (a Delaware limited liability company)
Tax I.D. No. 68-0614277
By: /s/ Stephen C. Donnelly___ (SEAL)
Name: Stephen C. Donnelly
Title: President or Vice President
WESTWOOD COMPUTER CORPORATION
(a New Jersey corporation)
Tax I.D. No. 82-1913563
By: /s/ Stephen C. Donnelly___ (SEAL)Name: Stephen C. Donnelly
Title: President or Vice President
Borrowers address for notices:
[Borrower to Specify contact information]
Attn:
Facsimile:
[Signature Page 1 of 2 to De Lage Landen/Emtech Loan Agreement]
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DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
/s/ Michael L. Jordan
By: Michael L. Jordan (SEAL)
Title: Credit Process Manager
DLLs address for notices:
De Lage Landen Financial Services
1111 Old Eagle School Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Attn: Vice President Operations Commercial Finance
Telephone: (800) 800-0345
Facsimile:   ###-###-####
[[Signature Page 2 of 2 to De Lage Landen/Emtech Loan Agreement]
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