$2,500,000.00

$     2,500,000.00

______________

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

______________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned borrower (the 'Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of ___ U. S . BANK N.A.                                 (the 'Bank"), the principal sum of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100

 

Dollars ($ 2,500, 000.00 ________), payableNOVEMBER 30, 2010 ____(the "Maturity Date").

 

Interest.

 

The unpaid principal balance will bear interest at an annual rate described in the Interest Rate Rider attached to this Note.

 

Payment Schedule.

 

 

Interest will be computed for the actual number of days principal is unpaid, using a daily factor obtained by dividing the stated interest rate by 360.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Note to the contrary, upon any default or at any time during the continuation thereof (including failure to pay upon maturity), the Bank may, at its option and subject to applicable law, increase the interest rate on this Note to a rate of 5% per annum plus the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to applicable law, upon the occurrence of a default by the Borrower or any guarantor involving bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership proceedings or an assignment for the benefit of creditors, the interest rate on this Note shall automatically increase to a rate of 5% per annum plus the rate otherwise payable hereunder.

 

In no event will the interest rate hereunder exceed that permitted by applicable law. If any interest or other charge is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum amount permitted by law, the interest or charge shall be reduced to the maximum permitted by law, and the Bank may credit any excess amount previously collected against the balance due or refund the amount to the Borrower.

 

Subject to applicable law, if any payment is not made on or before its due date, the Bank may collect a delinquency charge of 5 .00 % of the unpaid amount. Collection of the late payment fee shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the Bank's right to declare a default hereunder.

 

Without affecting the liability of any Borrower, endorser, surety or guarantor, the Bank may, without notice, renew or extend the time for payment, accept partial payments, release or impair any collateral security for the payment of this Note, or agree not to sue any party liable on it.

 

This Revolving Credit Note constitutes the Note issued under a Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Borrower and the Bank, to which Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which loans evidenced hereby were or may be made and a description of the terms and conditions upon which the maturity of this Note may be accelerated, and for a description of the collateral securing this Note.

 

This Note is a "transferable record" as defined in applicable law relating to electronic transactions. Therefore, the holder of this Note may, on behalf of Borrower, create a microfilm or optical disk or other electronic image of this Note that is an authoritative copy as defined in such law. The holder of this Note may store the authoritative copy of such Note in its electronic form and then destroy the paper original as part of the holder's normal business practices. The holder, on its own behalf, may control and transfer such authoritative copy as permitted by such law.

 

 

 

 

 

This Rider is made part of the ___________________ Revolving Credit _______ Note (the "Note") in the original amount of $2.5 0 0,00 0.0 0 ___________ by the undersigned borrower (the 'Borrower") in favor of U.S. BANK N.A. ___(the "Bank") as of the date identified below. The following interest rate description is hereby added to the Note:

 

Interest on each advance hereunder shall accrue at an annual rate equal to 2.000% plus the one-month LIBOR rate quoted by Bank from Reuters Screen LIBORO1 Page or any successor thereto, which shall be that one-month LIBOR rate in effect and reset each New York Banking Day, adjusted for any reserve requirement and any subsequent costs arising from a change in government regulation, such rate rounded up to the nearest one-sixteenth percent. The term 'New York Banking Day' means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are open for business in New York, New York. Bank's internal records of applicable interest rates shall be determinative in the absence of manifest error.

 

 

 

 

This Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the undersigned borrower (the "Borrower") and the undersigned bank (the "Bank") as of the date set forth on the last page of this Agreement.

 

 

 

1.2 Borrowing Base. The Borrowing Base, if any, will be as set forth in an addendum to this Agreement.

 

1.3 Advances After Maturity or In Excess of Maximum Loan Amount. The Bank shall have no obligation whatsoever, and the Bank has no present intention, to make any advance after the Maturity Date or which would cause the principal amount outstanding under this Agreement to exceed the maximum loan amount or any other limitations on advances stated in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to make an advance after the Maturity Date or which would cause the principal amount of advances outstanding under this Agreement to exceed the maximum loan amount or any of the other limitations on advances. The Borrower is and shall be and remain unconditionally liable to the Bank for the amount of all advances, including, without limitation, advances in excess of the maximum loan amount or any other limitation on advances and advances made after the Maturity Date. Immediately upon the Bank's demand, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank the amount of any advances made after the Maturity Date or in excess of the maximum loan amount or any other limitation on advances contained in this Agreement, together with interest on the principal amount of such excess advances, for so long as such advances are outstanding, at the highest interest rate from time to time in effect for such advances. Any such advances shall not be deemed an extension of this Agreement nor an increase in the maximum loan amount available for borrowing under this Agreement.

 

1.4  Advances and Paying Procedure. The Bank is authorized and directed to credit any of the Borrower's accounts with the Bank (or to the account the Borrower designates in writing) for all loans made hereunder, and the Bank is authorized to debit such account or any other account of the Borrower with the Bank for the amount of any principal, interest or expenses due under the Note or other amount due hereunder on the due date with respect thereto. If, upon any request by the Borrower to the Bank to issue a wire transfer, there is an inconsistency between the name of the recipient of the wire and its identification number as specified by the Borrower, the Bank may, without liability, transmit the payment via wire based solely upon the identification number.

 

1.5  Closing Fee. The Borrower will pay the Bank a one-time closing fee of $    n/a contemporaneously with execution of this Agreement. This fee is in addition to all other fees, expenses and other amounts due hereunder.

 

1.6  Loan Facility Fee. The Borrower will pay a loan facility fee equal to:

 

$           n/a     per annum, payable annually in advance; (or)

             n/a     % per annum of the Loan Amount, payable annually in advance; (or)

             n/a     % per annum of the difference between the Loan Amount and the actual daily unpaid principal amount of the Note outstanding from time to time, payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last business day of each third calendar month, and at maturity; (or)

 

            n/a      To per annum of the actual daily unpaid principal amount of the Note outstanding from time to time, payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last business day of each third calendar month, and at maturity.

 

The loan facility fee is payable for the entire period that this Agreement is in effect, regardless of whether any amounts are outstanding hereunder at any given time.

 

1.7 Expenses and Attorneys' Fees. Upon demand, the Borrower will immediately reimburse the Bank and any participant in the Obligations (defined below) ("Participant") for all attorneys' fees and all other costs, fees and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by the Bank or any Participant in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, defense and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (defined below), including attorneys' fees and all other costs and fees (a) incurred before or after commencement of litigation or at trial, on appeal or in any other proceeding, (b) incurred in any bankruptcy proceeding and (c) related to any waivers or amendments with respect thereto (examples of costs and fees include but are not limited to fees and costs for: filing, perfecting or confirming the priority of the Bank's lien, title searches or insurance, appraisals, environmental audits and other reviews related to the Borrower, any collateral or the loans, if requested by the Bank). The Borrower will also reimburse the Bank and any Participant for all costs of collection, including all attorneys' fees, before and after judgment, and the costs of preservation and/or liquidation of any collateral.

 

 

 

1.9 Conditions to Borrowing. The Bank will not be obligated to make (or continue to make) advances hereunder unless (i) the Bank has received executed originals of the Note and all other documents or agreements applicable to the loans described herein, including but not limited to the documents specified in Article III (collectively with this Agreement the "Loan Documents"), in form and content satisfactory to the Bank; (ii) if the loan is secured, the Bank has received confirmation satisfactory to it that the Bank has a properly perfected security interest, mortgage or lien, with the proper priority; (iii) the Bank has received certified copies of the Borrower's governance documents and certification of entity status satisfactory to the Bank and all other relevant documents; (iv) the Bank has received a certified copy of a resolution or authorization in form and content satisfactory to the Bank authorizing the loan and all acts contemplated by this Agreement and all related documents, and confirmation of proper authorization of all guaranties and other acts of third parties contemplated hereunder; (v) if required by the Bank, the Bank has been provided with an Opinion of the Borrower's counsel in form and content satisfactory to the Bank confirming the matters outlined in Section 2.2 and such other matters as the Bank requests; (vi) no default exists under this Agreement or under any other Loan Documents, or under any other agreements by and between the Borrower and the Bank; and (vii) all proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any required environmental assessments), and all instruments, authorizations and other documents applicable thereto, are satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel.

 

 

While any part of the credit granted to the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is available or any obligations under any of the Loan Documents are unpaid or outstanding, the Borrower continuously warrants and agrees as follows:

 

2.1 Accuracy of Information. All information, certificates or statements given to the Bank pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be true and complete when given.

 

2.2 Organization and Authority; Litigation. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a parry (i) are within the borrower's power; (ii) have been duly authorized by all appropriate entity action; (iii) do not require the approval of any governmental agency; and (iv) will not violate any law, agreement or restriction by which the Borrower is bound. If the Borrower is not an individual, the Borrower is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, has all requisite power and authority and possesses all licenses necessary to conduct its business and own its properties. There is no litigation or administrative proceeding threatened or pending against the Borrower which would, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on the Borrower's financial condition or its property.

 

2.3 Existence; Business Activities; Assets; Change of Control. The Borrower will (i) preserve its existence, rights and franchises; (ii) not make any material change in the nature or manner of its business activities; (iii) not liquidate, dissolve, acquire another entity or merge or consolidate with or into another entity or change its form of organization; (iv) not amend its organizational documents in any manner that may conflict with any term or condition of the Loan Documents; and (v) not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. Other than the transfer to a trust beneficially controlled by the transferor, no event shall occur which causes or results in a transfer of majority ownership of the Borrower while any Obligations are outstanding or while the Bank has any obligation to provide funding to the Borrower.

 

2.4 Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock; Speculation. Advances by the Bank hereunder will be used exclusively by the Borrower for working capital and other regular and valid purposes. The Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Bank, redeem, purchase, or retire any of the capital stock or declare or pay any dividends, or make any other payments or distributions of a similar type or nature including withdrawal distributions. The Borrower will not use any of the loan proceeds to purchase or carry "margin" stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of any of the proceeds will be used for speculative investment purposes, including, without limitation, speculating or hedging in the commodities and/or futures market.

 

2.5 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in a written schedule attached to this Agreement (if no schedule is attached, there are no exceptions), there exists no uncorrected violation by the Borrower of any federal, state or local laws (including statutes, regulations, ordinances or other governmental restrictions and requirements) relating to the discharge of air pollutants, water pollutants or process waste water or otherwise relating to the environment or Hazardous Substances as hereinafter defined, whether such laws currently exist or are enacted in the future (collectively "Environmental Laws"). The term "Hazardous Substances" will mean any hazardous or toxic wastes, chemicals or other substances, the generation, possession or existence of which is prohibited or governed by any Environmental Laws. The Borrower is not subject to any judgment, decree, order or citation, or a parry to (or threatened with) any litigation or administrative proceeding, which asserts that the Borrower (i) has violated any Environmental Laws; (ii) is required to clean up, remove or take remedial or other action with respect to any Hazardous Substances (collectively "Remedial Action"); or (iii) is required to pay all or a portion of the cost of any Remedial Action, as a potentially responsible party. Except as disclosed on the Borrower's environmental questionnaire provided to the Bank, there are not now, nor to the Borrower's knowledge after reasonable investigation have there ever been, any Hazardous Substances (or tanks or other facilities for the storage of Hazardous Substances) stored, deposited, recycled or disposed of on, under or at any real estate owned or occupied by the Borrower during the periods that the Borrower owned or occupied such real estate, which if present on the real estate or in soils or ground water, could require Remedial Action. To the Borrower's knowledge, there are no proposed or pending changes in Environmental Laws which would adversely affect the Borrower or its business, and there are no conditions existing currently or likely to exist while the Loan Documents are in effect which would subject the Borrower to Remedial Action or other liability. The Borrower currently complies with and will continue to timely comply with all applicable Environmental Laws; and will provide the Bank, immediately upon receipt, copies of any correspondence, notice, complaint, order or other document from any source asserting or alleging any circumstance or condition which requires or may require a financial contribution by the Borrower or Remedial Action or other response by or on the part of the Borrower under Environmental Laws, or which seeks damages or civil, criminal or punitive penalties from the Borrower for an alleged violation of Environmental Laws.

 

2.6 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower has complied with all laws applicable to its business and its properties, and has all permits, licenses and approvals required by such laws, copies of which have been provided to the Bank.

 

2.7 Restriction on Indebtedness. The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or have outstanding any indebtedness for borrowed money (including capitalized leases) except (i) any indebtedness owing to the Bank and its affiliates, and (ii) any other indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof, and shown on the Borrower's financial statements delivered to the Bank prior to the date hereof, provided that such her indebtedness will not be increased.

 

2.8 Restriction on Liens. The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or other lien or levy upon or security interest in any of the Borrower's property now owned or hereafter acquired, except (i) taxes and assessments which are either not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith with adequate reserves provided; (ii) easements, restrictions and minor We irregularities which do not, as a practical matter, have an adverse effect upon the ownership and use of the affected property; (iii) liens in favor of the Bank and its affiliates; and (iv) other liens disclosed in writing to the Bank prior to the date hereof.

 

2.9 Restriction on Contingent Liabilities. The Borrower will not guarantee or become a surety or otherwise contingently liable for any obligations of others, except pursuant to the deposit and collection of checks and similar matters in the ordinary course of business.

 

2.10 Insurance. The Borrower will maintain insurance to such extent, covering such risks and with such insurers as is usual and customary for businesses operating similar properties, and as is satisfactory to the Bank, including insurance for fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, public liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance; and will designate the Bank as loss payee with a 'Lender's Loss Payable' endorsement on any casualty policies and take such other action as the Bank may reasonably request to ensure that the Bank will receive (subject to no other interests) the insurance proceeds on the Bank's collateral.

 

2.11 Taxes and Other Liabilities. The Borrower will pay and discharge, when due, all of its taxes, assessments and other liabilities, except when the payment thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures which will avoid foreclosure of liens securing such items, and with adequate reserves provided therefor.

 

2.12 Financial Statements and Reporting. The financial statements and other information previously provided to the Bank or provided to the Bank in the future are or will be complete and accurate and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There has been no material adverse change in the Borrower's financial condition since such information was provided to the Bank. The Borrower will (i) maintain accounting records in accordance with generally recognized and accepted principles of accounting consistently applied throughout the accounting periods involved; (ii) provide the Bank with such information concerning its business affairs and financial condition (including insurance coverage) as the Bank may request; and (iii) without request, provide the Bank with such specific financial statements, certifications and/or information as may be set forth in an addendum to this Agreement.

 

2.13 Inspection of Properties and Records; Fiscal Year. The Borrower will permit representatives of the Bank to visit and inspect any of the properties and examine any of the books and records of the Borrower at any reasonable time and as often as the Bank may reasonably desire. The Borrower will not change its fiscal year.

 

2.14 Financial Status. Financial Covenants, if any, will be as set forth in an addendum to this Agreement.

 

2.15 Paid-In-Full Period.  ______If checked here, all revolving loans under this Agreement and the Note must be paid in full for a period of at least          n/a consecutive days during each fiscal year.

 

ARTICLE III. COLLATERAL AND GUARANTIES

 

3.1 Collateral. This Agreement and the Note are secured by any and all security interests, pledges, mortgages/deeds of trust (except any mortgage/deed of trust expressly limited by its terms to a specific obligation of Borrower to Bank) or liens now or hereafter in existence granted to the Bank to secure indebtedness of the Borrower to the Bank, including without limitation as described in the following documents:

 

 

3.2 Guaranties. This Agreement and the Note are guaranteed by each and every guaranty now or hereafter in existence guarantying the indebtedness of the Borrower to the Bank (except for any guaranty expressly limited by its terms to a specific separate obligation of Borrower to the Bank) including, without limitation, the following:

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3.3 Credit Balances; Setoff. As additional security for the payment of the obligations described in the Loan Documents and any other obligations of the Borrower to the Bank of any nature whatsoever (collectively the "Obligations"), the Borrower hereby grants to the Bank a security interest in, a lien on and an express contractual right to set off against all depository account balances, cash and any other property of the Borrower now or hereafter in the possession of the Bank and the right to refuse to allow withdrawals from any account (collectively "Setoff"). The Bank may, at any time upon the occurrence of a default hereunder (notwithstanding any notice requirements or grace/cure periods under this or other agreements between the Borrower and the Bank) Setoff against the Obligations whether or not the Obligations (including future installments) are then due or have been accelerated, all without any advance or contemporaneous notice or demand of any kind to the Borrower, such notice and demand being expressly waived.

 

The omission of any reference to an agreement in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 above will not affect the validity or enforceability thereof. The rights and remedies of the Bank outlined in this Agreement and the documents identified above are intended to be cumulative.

 

 

4.1 Defaults. Notwithstanding any cure periods described below, the Borrower will immediately notify the Bank in writing when the Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any default specified below. Regardless of whether the Borrower has given the required notice, the occurrence of one or more of the following will constitute a default:

 

	(a)	Nonpayment. The Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any interest due on the Note or any fees, charges, costs or expenses under the Loan Documents by 5 days after the same becomes due; or (ii) any principal amount of the Note when due.
	(b)	Nonperformance. The Borrower or any guarantor of Borrower's Obligations to the Bank ("Guarantor") shall fail to perform or observe any agreement, term, provision, condition, or covenant (other than a default occurring under (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of this Section 4.1) required to be performed or observed by the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document or other agreement with or in favor of the Bank.

 

(c)

Misrepresentation. Any financial information, statement, certificate, representation or warranty given to the Bank by the Borrower or any Guarantor (or any of their representatives) in connection with entering into this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and/or any borrowing thereunder, or required to be furnished under the terms thereof, shall prove untrue or misleading in any material respect (as determined by the Bank in the exercise of its judgment) as of the time when given.

 

(d)

Default on her Obligations. The Borrower or any Guarantor shall be in default under the terms of any loan agreement, promissory note, lease, conditional sale contract or other agreement, document or instrument evidencing, governing or securing any indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Bank or any indebtedness in excess of $10,000 owing by the Borrower to any third party, and the period of grace, if any, to cure said default shall have passed.

 

	(e)	Judgments. Any judgment shall be obtained against the Borrower or any Guarantor which, together with all other outstanding unsatisfied judgments against the Borrower (or such Guarantor), shall exceed the sum of $10,000 and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 30 days following the date of entry thereof.
	(f)	Inability to Perform; Bankruptcy/Insolvency. (I) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall die or cease to exist; or (ii) any Guarantor shall attempt to revoke any guaranty of the Obligations described herein, or any guaranty becomes unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason; or (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings, or an assignment for the benefit of creditors, shall be commenced under any Federal or state law by or against the Borrower or any Guarantor; or (iv) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall become the subject of any out-of-court settlement with its creditors; or (v) the Borrower or any Guarantor is unable or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; or (vi) if the Borrower is a limited liability company, any member thereof shall withdraw or otherwise become disassociated from the Borrower.

 

(g)

Adverse Change; Insecurity. (i) There is a material adverse change in the business, properties, financial condition or affairs of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or in any collateral securing the Obligations; or (ii) the Bank in good faith deems itself insecure.

 

4.2 Termination of Loans; Additional Bank Rights. Upon the Maturity Date or the occurrence of any of the events identified in Section 4.1, the Bank may at any time (notwithstanding any notice requirements or grace/cure periods under this or other agreements between the Borrower and the Bank) (i) immediately terminate its obligation, if any, to make additional loans to the Borrower; (ii) Setoff; and/or (iii) take such other steps to protect or preserve the Bank's interest in any collateral, including without limitation, notifying account debtors to make payments directly to the Bank, advancing funds to protect any collateral and insuring collateral at the Borrower's expense; all without demand or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived.

 

4.3 Acceleration of Obligations. Upon the Maturity Date or the occurrence of any of the events identified in Sections 4.1(a) through 4.1(e) and 4.1(g), and the passage of any applicable cure periods, the Bank may at any time thereafter, by written notice to the Borrower, declare the unpaid principal balance of any Obligations, together with the interest accrued thereon and other amounts accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, to be immediately due and payable; and the unpaid balance will thereupon be due and payable, all without presentation, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. Upon the occurrence of any event under Section 4.1(f), the unpaid principal balance of any Obligations, together with all interest accrued thereon and other amounts accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, will thereupon be immediately due and payable, all without presentation, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. Nothing contained in Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or this section will limit the Bank's right to Setoff as provided in Section 3.3 or otherwise in this Agreement.

 

 

4.4   Other Remedies. Nothing in this Article IV is intended to restrict the Bank's rights under any of the Loan Documents or at law, and the Bank may exercise all such rights and remedies as and when they are available.

 

5.1 Additional Terms; Addendum/Supplements. The warranties, covenants, conditions and other terms described in this Section and/or in the Addendum and/or other attached document(s) referenced in this Section are incorporated into this Agreement:

          ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Delay; Cumulative Remedies. No delay on the part of the Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein specified are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Bank would otherwise have.

 

6.2 Relationship to her Documents. The warranties, covenants and other obligations of the Borrower (and the rights and remedies of the Bank) that are outlined in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended to supplement each other. In the event of any inconsistencies in any of the terms in the Loan Documents, all terms will be cumulative so as to give the Bank the most favorable rights set forth in the conflicting documents, except that if there is a direct conflict between any preprinted terms and specifically negotiated terms (whether included in an addendum or otherwise), the specifically negotiated terms will control.

 

6.3 Successors. The rights, options, powers and remedies granted in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon the Borrower and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and the successors and assigns of the Bank, including without limitation any purchaser of any or all of the rights and obligations of the Bank under the Note and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Bank.

 

6.4 Disclosure. The Bank may, in connection with any sale or potential sale of all or any interest in the Note and other Loan Documents, disclose any financial information the Bank may have concerning the Borrower to any purchaser or potential purchaser. From time to time, the Bank may, in its discretion and without obligation to the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other third party, disclose information about the Borrower and this loan to any Guarantor, surety or other accommodation party. This provision does not obligate the Bank to supply any information or release the Borrower from its obligation to provide such information, and the Borrower agrees to keep all Guarantors, sureties or other accommodation parties advised of its financial condition and other matters which may be relevant to their obligations to the Bank.

 

6.5 Indemnification. Except for harm arising from the Bank's willful misconduct, the Borrower hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold the Bank harmless from any and all losses, costs, damages, claims and expenses of any kind suffered by or asserted against the Bank relating to claims by third parties arising out of the financing provided under the Loan Documents or related to any collateral (including, without limitation, the Borrower's failure to perform its obligations relating to Environmental Matters described in Section 2.5 above). This indemnification and hold harmless provision will survive the termination of the Loan Documents and the satisfaction of the Obligations due the Bank.

 

6.6 Notice of Claims Against Bank; Limitation of Certain Damages. In order to allow the Bank to mitigate any damages to the Borrower from the Bank's alleged breach of its duties under the Loan Documents or any other duty, if any, to the Borrower, the Borrower agrees to give the Bank immediate written notice of any claim or defense it has against the Bank, whether in tort or contract, relating to any action or inaction by the Bank under the Loan Documents, or the transactions related thereto, or of any defense to payment of the Obligations for any reason. The requirement of providing timely notice to the Bank represents the parties' agreed-to standard of performance regarding claims against the Bank. Notwithstanding any claim that the Borrower may have against the Bank, and regardless of any notice the Borrower may have given the Bank, the Bank will not be liable to the Borrower for consequential and/or special damages arising therefrom, except those damages arising from the Bank's willful misconduct.

 

6.7 Notices. Notice of any record shall be deemed delivered when the record has been (a) deposited in the United States Mail, postage pre-paid, (b) received by overnight delivery service, (c) received by telex, (d) received by telecopy, (e) received through the intern, or (l when personally delivered.

 

6.8 Payments. Payments due under the Note and other Loan Documents will be made in lawful money of the United States. All payments may be applied by the Bank to principal, interest and other amounts due under the Loan Documents in any order which the Bank elects.

 

 

6.9   Applicable Law and Jurisdiction; Interpretation; Joint Liability; Severability. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Oregon except to the extent superseded by Federal law. THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OR FEDERAL JURISDICTION OF THE BANK'S BRANCH WHERE THE LOAN WAS ORIGINATED, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WITH REGARD TO ANY ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DISPUTES OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE, THE COLLATERAL, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ARISING THEREFROM, OR ENFORCEMENT AND/OR INTERPRETATION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING. Nothing herein will affect the Bank's rights to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit the Bank's right to bring proceedings against the Borrower in the competent courts of any other jurisdiction or jurisdictions. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any amendments hereto (regardless of when executed) will be deemed effective and accepted only upon the Bank's receipt of the executed originals thereof. If there is more than one Borrower, the liability of the Borrowers will be joint and several, and the reference to 'Borrower will be deemed to refer to all Borrowers. Invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision.

 

6.10 Copies; Entire Agreement; Modification. The Borrower hereby acknowledges the receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents. This Agreement is a 'transferable record" as defined in applicable law relating to electronic transactions. Therefore, the holder of this Agreement may, on behalf of Borrower, create a microfilm or optical disk or other electronic image of this Agreement that is an authoritative copy as defined in such law. The holder of this Agreement may store the authoritative copy of such Agreement in its electronic form and then destroy the paper original as part of the holder's normal business practices. The holder, on its own behalf, may control and transfer such authoritative copy as permitted by such law.

 

 

6.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER AND THE BANK HEREBY JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER, ANY COLLATERAL SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS, OR ANY TRANSACTION ARISING THEREFROM OR CONNECTED THERETO. THE BORROWER AND THE BANK EACH REPRESENTS TO THE OTHER THAT THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY GIVEN.

 

6.12  Attachments. All documents attached hereto, including any appendices, schedules, riders, and exhibits to this Agreement, are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT as of NOVEMBER 4, 2009

 

 

 

Borrower Address 3625 132nd Avenue SE. Suite 200. Bellevue. WA 98006

 

 

ADDENDUM TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT AND NOTE

 

This Addendum is made part of the Revolving Credit Agreement and Note (the "Agreement") made and entered into by and between the undersigned borrower (the "Borrower") and the undersigned bank (the "Bank") as of the date identified below. The warranties, covenants and other terms described below are hereby added to the Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Note. This Amended and Restated Note (this "Note") is issued (i) as an amendment and restatement of, but not in payment of, Borrower's promissory note dated December 2, 2004, payable to the order of the Bank in the original principal amount of $750,000.00, as amended, supplemented, extended or otherwise modified (the "Original Note"), and (ii) to evidence an increase of $1,750,000.00 in the aggregate amount that may be advanced under this Note, subject to the terms of this Note and any loan agreement related to this Note. All interest accrued but unpaid on the Original Note shall be due and payable in full on the first interest payment date under this Note. All agreements and documents evidencing, securing, guarantying and otherwise related to the Original Note or the indebtedness evidenced thereby, whether or not identified in this Note, continue in full force and effect, except to the extent that any such agreement or document may have been wholly or partially released in a writing signed by the Bank. Any and all references to the Replaced Note in any agreement or document are hereby amended to refer to this Note.

 

Amended and Restated Agreement. This Amended and Restated Agreement (this "Restated Agreement") is issued as an amendment and restatement of the loan agreement or credit agreement between Borrower and Bank dated December 2, 2004 pertaining to a loan facility in the original principal amount of $750,000.00, as amended, supplemented, extended or otherwise modified (the "Original Agreement"). This Restated Agreement also evidences an increase of $1,750,000.00 in the aggregate amount that may be advanced under the Original Agreement, subject to the terms of this Restated Agreement. All agreements and documents evidencing, securing, guarantying and otherwise related to the Original Agreement or the indebtedness evidenced thereby, whether or not identified in this Restated Agreement, continue in full force and effect, except to the extent that any such agreement or document may have been wholly or partially released in a writing signed by Bank. Any and all references to the Original Agreement in any agreement or document are hereby amended to refer to this Restated Agreement.

 

Financial Information and Reporting. This provision replaces in its entirety the provision of the Agreement titled "Financial Information and Reporting". Financial terms used herein which are not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under generally accepted accounting principles. For any Borrower who does not have a separate fiscal year end for tax reporting purposes, the fiscal year wi11 be deemed to be the calendar year. The financial statements and other information previously provided to Bank or provided to Bank in the future are or will be complete and accurate and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There has been no material adverse change in Borrower's financial condition since such information was provided to Bank. Borrower will (i) maintain accounting records in accordance with generally recognized and accepted principles of accounting consistently applied throughout the accounting periods involved; (ii) provide Bank with such information concerning its business affairs and financial condition (including insurance coverage) as Bank may request; and (iii) without request, provide to Bank the following financial information, in form and content acceptable to Bank, pertaining to Borrower:

 

Annual Financial Statements: Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual financial statements, audited by a certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank.

 

Interim Financial Statements: Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, interim financial statements, prepared by Borrower.

 

Financial Covenants. Financial terms used herein which are not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under generally accepted accounting principles. For any Borrower who does not have a separate fiscal year end for tax reporting purposes, the fiscal year will be deemed to be the calendar year. Borrower (herein referred to as the "Subject Party") will maintain the following:

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the four (4) fiscal quarters then ended of at least 1.50 to 1.

 

"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall mean (a) EBITDAR minus cash taxes, cash dividends, cash distributions and Maintenance Capital Expenditures divided by (b) the sum of all required principal payments (on short and long term debt and capital leases), interest and rental or lease expense.

 

"EBITDAR" shall mean net income, plus interest expense, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation expense plus amortization expense plus rent or lease expense.

 

"Maintenance Capital Expenditures" shall mean 50% of the Subject Party's depreciation expense for the period specified.

 

Tangible Net Worth at all times in the amount of at least $7,000,000.00.

 

"Tangible Net Worth" shall mean the total of all assets properly appearing on the balance sheet of the Subject Parry in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, less the sum of the following:

 

(i)

the book amount of all such assets which would be treated as intangibles under generally accepted accounting principles, including, without limitation, all such items as goodwill, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, brands, copyrights, patents, patent rights, licenses, deferred charges and unamortized debt discount and expense;

 

(ii)	any write-up in the book value of any such assets resulting from a revaluation thereof subsequent to the date of the Agreement;

 

(iii)

all reserves, including reserves for depreciation, obsolescence, depletion, insurance, and inventory valuation, but excluding contingency reserves not allocated for any particular purpose and not deducted from assets;

 

(iv)	the amount, if any, at which any shares of stock of the Subject Party appear on the asset side of such balance sheet;

 

(v)	all liabilities of the Subject Party shown on such balance sheet;

 

(vi)	all investments in foreign affiliates and non-consolidated domestic affiliates; and

 

(vii)

all accounts or notes due to the Subject Party from any shareholder, director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Subject Party or from any relative of such party.

 

Dated as of November 4, 2009

 

	ITEX Corporation a Nevada corporation
	/s/ Steven White
	Name and Title:  Steven M. White, Chairman of the Board
	Agreed to: U.S. Bank N.A.
	/s/ Timothy J. Flynn
	Name and Title:  Timothy J. Flynn, Vice President

 

 

 

Unless you provide us with evidence of the insurance coverage as required by our contract or loan agreement, we may purchase insurance at your expense to protect our interest. This insurance may, but need not, also protect your interest. If the collateral becomes damaged, the coverage we purchase may not pay any claim you make or any claim made against you. You may later cancel this coverage by providing evidence that you have obtained property coverage elsewhere.

 

You are responsible for the cost of any insurance purchased by us. The cost of this insurance may be added to your contract or loan balance. If the cost is added to your contract or loan balance, the interest rate on the underlying contract or loan will apply to this added amount. The effective date of coverage may be the date your prior coverage lapsed or the date you failed to provide proof of coverage.

 

The coverage we purchase may be considerably more expensive than insurance you can obtain on your own and may not satisfy any need for property damage coverage or any mandatory liability insurance requirements imposed by applicable law.

 

For purposes of this warning, "you" means any of the undersigned borrower(s) or grantor(s)/mortgagor(s)/debtor(s), and "we" or "us" means U.S. BANK N.A. ___

 

Receipt of this notice is acknowledged as of NOVEMBER 4 , 2 00 s