FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY

 

(a)

a limited guarantee of the indebtedness of the Borrower to Bank, executed by LSI Industries Inc.; as same may  be amended from time to time;

 

(b)

a promissory note executed by the Borrower, as same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time; and

LSI SACO TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Canadian corporation, as Borrower

 

By:___________________________

      Print Name:

Its:___________________________

 

LSI INDUSTRIES INC., an Ohio corporation, as Guarantor

 

By:___________________________

      Print Name:

Its:___________________________

 

 

 

By:___________________________

      Print Name:  Steve Pepper, P. Eng.

Its:  Vice President

 

 

 

(a)

Corporate Status.  It (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage, and (iii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or an extra-provincial corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where the failure to be qualified would not materially affect its business.

 

(b)

Power and Authority.  It has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of each of the Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each of such Documents.  It has duly executed and delivered each of the Documents to which it is a party, and each such Document constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ generally, (ii) the fact that specific performance and injunctive relief may only be given at the discretion of the courts, and (iii) the equitable or statutory powers of the courts to stay proceedings before them and to stay the execution of judgments.

 

(c)

No Violation.  Neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of the Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any Applicable Law, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of its property or assets pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or any other agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject, or (iii) will violate any provision of its constating documents.

 

(d)

Governmental Approvals.  Except as otherwise advised by the Borrower to the Bank in writing, no order, consent, certificate, approval, permit, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with or exemption by (except as have been obtained or made prior to the date hereof or exist and are in full force and effect) any Person (including any Governmental Authority), is required to authorize, or is required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance by it of any Document to which it is a party, or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability with respect to it of any such Document.

 

(e)

True and Complete Disclosure.  All factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of it in writing to the Bank (including all information contained in the Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein, is true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and is not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided.

 

(f)

Compliance with Applicable Laws, etc.  It (i) has obtained and is in compliance with all material Governmental Approvals which are necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted and the use of its property and assets (both real and personal), each of which is in full force and effect, is a good, valid and subsisting approval which has not been surrendered, forfeited or become void or voidable and is unamended, and (ii) is in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all material respects, including Environmental Laws in all material respects.

 

(g)

Representations and Warranties in Other Documents.  All representations and warranties made by it in the Documents other than this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the time as of which such representations and warranties were made.

 

(a)

Expiration.  Each Letter of Credit shall have an initial expiration date not later than one (1) year from its date of issuance (subject to renewals).

 

(b)

Conditions to Issuance.  No Letter of Credit shall be issued pursuant to Section 3 (i) of this Agreement unless, as of the requested date for issuance:

 

(i)

the Stated Amount of the Letter of Credit requested, plus the Stated Amounts of all other outstanding Letters of Credit plus the amount of all unreimbursed drawings and payments made on Letters of Credit will not exceed the Letter of Credit Maximum;

 

(ii)

the execution of the Letter of Credit Agreement with respect to the Letter of Credit requested will not violate the terms and conditions of any contract, agreement or other borrowing of Borrower;

 

(iii)

Borrower shall have delivered to Bank, not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date for issuance, the Letter of Credit Agreement related thereto, together with such other documents and materials as may be required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the terms of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be satisfactory to Bank;

 

(iv)

no order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain Bank from issuing the Letter of Credit, and no law, rule, regulation, request or directive

 

(whether or not having the force of law) of or from any governmental authority shall prohibit or request that Bank refrain from issuing, the Letter of Credit requested or Letters of Credit generally;

 

(v)

Bank shall have received the issuance fee required in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 4 (c) of Schedule 1; and

 

(vi)

all of the conditions set forth in Section 10 of Schedule 1, are satisfied as of the date of such request and shall be satisfied as of the date requested for issuance of such Letter of Credit.

 

(c)

Letter of Credit Fees.  Borrower shall pay to Bank letter of credit fees upon the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit in the amount(s) set forth in the Letter of Credit Agreement.

 

(d)

Standard Fees.  In connection with the Letters of Credit, Borrower will pay Bank letter of credit issuance fees and standard administration, payment and cancellation charges assessed by Bank, in the amounts customarily charged by Bank at such time with respect to its letters of credit generally.

 

(e)

Draws Under Letters of Credit.  The Borrower agrees to pay to Bank, on the day on which Bank shall honor a draft or other demand for payment presented or made under any Letter of Credit, an amount equal to the amount paid by the Bank and in the same currency as paid by Bank in respect of such draft or other demand under such Letter of Credit and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Bank relative thereto.  Unless the Borrower shall have made such payment to Bank on such day, upon each such payment by the Bank, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to substitute for its reimbursement obligation a Canadian Prime Rate Loan (for Letters of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars) or a US Base Rate Loan (for Letters of Credit denominated in US Dollars) from the Bank in each case in an amount equal to the amount so paid by the Bank in respect of such draft or other demand under such Letter of Credit (each, a “Deemed Advance”).  Each Deemed Advance shall be charged as an Advance against the Revolving Line, regardless of (i) the existence of an Event of Default, (ii) whether the conditions precedent set forth in Section 10 of Schedule 1 or elsewhere in this Agreement have been satisfied and (iii) whether such Deemed Advance will cause the total of all Advances outstanding under the revolving demand facility to exceed the Maximum Amount.  To the extent of the Deemed Advance so disbursed, the reimbursement obligation of the Borrower to the Bank under this Section 4(e) shall be deemed satisfied.

 

(f)

Obligations Irrevocable.  The obligations of Borrower to make payments with respect to Letter of Credit Obligations under Section 4(e) of Schedule 1, shall be

 

absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and not subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including without limitation:

 

(i)

invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Documents or any of their provisions;

 

(ii)

the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which Borrower may have against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, or any other Person;

 

(iii)

any draft, certificate or any other document presented in connection with a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, except to the extent resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of Bank;

 

(iv)

the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(v)

payment by Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or accompanying certificate which does not strictly comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit;

 

(vi)

any failure, omission, delay or lack on the part of Bank or any party to this Agreement or any of the Documents to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy conferred upon Bank or any such party under this Agreement or any Documents, or any other acts or omissions on the part of Bank or any such party;

 

(vii)

the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of Borrower; the receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangements, composition with creditors or readjustment or other similar proceedings affecting Borrower, or any of its assets, or any allegation or contest of the validity of this Agreement or any of the Documents, in any such proceedings; and

 

(viii)

any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, and any other event or action that would, in the absence of this clause and other than as a result of the misconduct or gross negligence of Bank, result in the release or discharge by operation of law of Borrower from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any of the Documents.

 

(g)

Cash Collateralization.  Upon an Event of Default and the subsequent demand for cash collateral by Bank, Borrower agrees to deposit into an account with the Bank (the “Cash Collateral Account”) cash in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.  Borrower hereby grants to Bank a

 

security interest in the Cash Collateral Account to secure all of its Obligations to the Bank.  Borrower shall not withdraw any amounts from the Cash Collateral Account if such withdrawal will result in the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit exceeding the balance of the Cash Collateral Account.

 

(h)

Indemnification.  Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses whatsoever which Bank may incur (or which may be claimed against Bank by any Person) by reason of or in connection with the execution and delivery or transfer of, or payment or failure to pay under, any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to indemnify Bank pursuant to this Section 4(g) for claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by the willful and wrongful failure or willful and wrongful misconduct or gross negligence of Bank.  Nothing in this Section 4(g) is intended nor shall be deemed to limit, reduce or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever the reimbursement obligations of Borrower contained in Section 4(e) hereof.

 

(i)

Conflict with Letter of Credit Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Letter of credit Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(a)

Minimum Advance.  Each Advance by way of Libor Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of US $500,000 and larger whole multiples of US $ 100,000.

 

(b)

Term.  Each Libor Loan shall have a Contract Period of one month (each month being a period of 30 days for purposes of this Section) or such longer period of time in whole months as the Borrower may request and the Bank in its sole discretion may agree, subject to availability.  No Contract Period shall extend beyond the maturity date of the relevant Credit Facility.

 

(c)

Rollover of Libor Loans.  At least three Business Days before the expiry of the Contract Period of each Libor Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Bank by irrevocable telephone notice, followed by written confirmation on the same day in form and substance substantially in accordance with Exhibit 2, if it intends to enter into a new Contract Period with respect to the maturing Libor Loan, or repay the maturing Libor Loan.  If the Borrower fails to provide the foregoing notice or make the required payment, then payment of its obligations to the Bank with respect to that maturing Libor Loan shall be funded with an Advance under a US Base Rate Loan in the amount outstanding under that Libor Loan.

 

(d)

Indemnity.  The Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless against any loss, cost or expense (including without limitation, any loss incurred by the Bank in liquidating or redeploying deposits acquired to hind or maintain any Libor Loan) incurred by the Bank as a result of repayments, prepayments,

 

Conversions, Rollovers or cancellations of a Libor Loan other than on the last day of the Contract Period applicable to such Libor Loan, or failure to draw down a Libor Loan on the first day of the Contract Period selected by the Borrower.

 

(e)

Substitute Basis of Advance.  If, at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Bank acting in good faith determines (which determination is final, conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that:

 

(i)

adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest on a Libor Loan,

 

(ii)

the making or the continuance of a Libor Loan has become impracticable by reason of circumstances which materially and adversely affect the London Interbank Market,

 

(iii)

deposits in US Dollars are not available to the Bank in the London Interbank Market in sufficient amounts in the ordinary course of business for the applicable Contract Period to make or maintain a Libor Loan during such Contract Period, or

 

(iv)

the cost to the Bank of making or maintaining a Libor Loan does not accurately reflect the effective cost to the Bank thereof or the costs to the Bank are increased or the income receivable by the Bank is reduced in respect of a Libor Loan,

 

(a)

Amount.  Each FRT Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate amount Cdn$500,000 and larger whole multiples of Cdn$100,000.

 

(b)

Term.  Each FRT Loan shall be for a term of 30 days or such other period of time as may be agreed to by the Bank at its sole discretion and the Borrower in the circumstances, provided that the maturity date of any FRT Loan issued under any relevant term Credit Facility shall not extend beyond the maturity date of the relevant term Credit Facility.

 

(c)

Repayment.  FRT Loans may not be repaid, prepaid, converted or rolled over prior to their maturity.

 

(d)

Rollover of FRT Loans.  At least seven (7) Business Days before the expiry of the Contract Period of each FRT Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Bank by

 

irrevocable telephone notice, followed by written confirmation on the same day in form and substance substantially in accordance with Exhibit 2, if it intends to enter into a new Contract Period with respect to the maturing FRT Loan, or repay the maturing FRT Loan.  If the Borrower fails to provide the foregoing notice or make the required payment, then payment of its obligations to the Bank with respect to that maturing FRT Loan shall be funded with an Advance under a Canadian Prime Loan in the amount outstanding under that FRT Loan.

 

(e)

Indemnity.  The Borrower shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless against any loss, cost or expense (including without limitation, any loss incurred by the Bank in liquidating or redeploying deposits acquired to fund or maintain any FRT Loan) incurred by the Bank as a result of repayments, prepayments, Conversions, Rollovers or cancellations of a FRT Loan other than on the last day of the Contract Period applicable to such FRT Loan, or failure to draw down a FRT Loan on the first day of the Contract Period selected by Borrower.

 

(a)

Currency.  Notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, no Advance denominated in Cdn$ may be converted into an Advance denominated in US$ and no Advance denominated in US$ may be converted into an Advance denominated in Cdn$.

 

(b)

Amounts.  Each conversion into an Advance shall be for minimum aggregate amounts and whole multiples in excess thereof as are specified in respect of that type of Advance pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)

Libor Loans.  An Advance by way of Libor Loan may be converted only on the last day of the relevant Contract Period; if less than all of the Libor Loan is converted, after the conversion not less than US$100,000 shall remain as a Libor Loan.

 

(d)

Other Conditions.  A conversion into an Advance by way of Libor Loan shall only be made to the extent that the conditions outlined in Section 4 of the Standard Terms and Conditions shall not exist on the relevant Conversion Date.

 

(e)

No Demands.  No demand shall have been made and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the relevant Conversion Date or after giving effect to the conversion of the Advance to be made on the Conversion Date.

 

(f)

No Repayment.  No Conversion or Rollover shall constitute a repayment of any Advance or new Advance.

 

(g)

Default.  Subject to the ability of the Bank to accelerate payment obligations in respect of a term Credit Facility upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the last day of a Contract Period, as regards a Libor Loan, in respect of an Advance by way of a Libor Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have converted the Advance into a US Base Rate Loan as of the last day of the applicable Contract Period.

 

(a)

Canadian Prime Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to the Bank interest on each Canadian Prime Loan, monthly in arrears at the rates set out in this Agreement, on the last Business Day each month.  Such interest will be calculated monthly and will accrue daily on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

 

(b)

US Base Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to the Bank interest on each US Base Rate Loan, monthly in arrears at the rates set out in this Agreement, on the last Business Day of each month.  Such interest will be calculated monthly and will accrue daily on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

 

(c)

Libor Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to the Bank interest on Libor Loans outstanding to the Bank at the rates set out in this Agreement.  Interest on each Libor Loan shall be payable on each Libor Interest Date applicable to the Libor Loan, for the period commencing from and including the first day of the Contract Period or the immediately preceding Libor Interest Date, as the case may be, applicable to the Libor Loan, to but excluding the first mentioned Libor Interest Date, and shall be calculated daily on the principal amount of each Libor Loan remaining unpaid on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.

 

(d)

FRT Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to the Bank interest on each FRT Loan monthly in arrears at the applicable interest rate set out in the Agreement on the last Business Day of each month or such other date as may be agreed upon between the Bank and the Borrower.  Such interest will be calculated monthly and will accrue daily on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

 

(e)

Limits on Interest.  The Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any interest, fees or costs under or in connection with this Agreement or the Documents in excess of what is permitted by Applicable Law.  For purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates calculated in accordance with this Agreement are equivalent, are the rates so calculated

 

multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which such calculation is made and divided by 365 or 366, as applicable.

 

(a)

Additional Fees.  In addition to the fees previously described in other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower shall, at the discretion of the Bank, pay to the Bank a fee of $25.00 for each check of the Borrower which is honored by the Bank, in its discretion, in excess of the authorized amount of any Credit Facility.

 

(b)

Consideration.  The fees collected by the Bank shall be its property as consideration for the time, effort and expense incurred by it in the review and administration of documents and financial statements, and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the determination of these costs is not feasible and that the fees set out in the Agreement represent a reasonable estimate of such costs.

 

(c)

Discretionary Advance.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement, the Bank may, in its discretion, make an Advance under any applicable Credit Facility to pay any unpaid interest or fees which have become due under the terms of the Agreement.

 

(d)

Evidence of Obligations.  The Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges that the actual recording of the amount of any Advance or repayment thereof under the Credit Facilities, and interest, fees and other amounts due in connection with the Credit Facilities, in an account of the Borrower maintained by the Bank shall constitute prima facie evidence of the Borrower’s indebtedness, liability and Obligations from time to time under and in connection with the Agreement and the Documents; provided that the obligation of the Borrower to pay or repay any indebtedness and liability in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall not be affected by the failure of the Bank to make such recording.  The Borrower also acknowledges being indebted to the Bank for principal amounts shown as outstanding from time to time in the Bank’s account records, and all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of such amounts, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(e)

Absolute Obligations.  The obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, to make all payments under and in connection with the Agreement and the Documents shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be limited or affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation:  (i) any set-off, compensation, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable, may have against the Bank or any other Persons for any reason whatsoever; or (ii) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceedings by or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable.

 

(f)

Set-Off.  In addition to and not in limitation of any rights now or hereafter available to the Bank whether pursuant to Applicable Law or arising in the Documents, the Bank is authorized, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of written notice to the Borrower to set-off and appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general and special) and any other indebtedness at any time held by or owing by the Bank to or for the credit of the Borrower against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Bank under or in connection with this Agreement or the Documents.  The Bank agrees to provide written notice of the exercise of any of the rights under this section immediately after the exercise of such rights.

 

(g)

Cumulative Rights.  The remedies, rights and powers of the Bank under this Agreement, the Documents and at law and in equity are cumulative and not alternative and are not in substitution for any other remedies, rights or powers of the Bank and no delay or omission in exercise of such remedy, right, or power shall exhaust such remedies, rights or powers or be construed as a waiver of any of them.

 

(h)

Overdue Amounts.  Any amount that is not paid when due hereunder shall, unless interest is otherwise payable in respect thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the relevant instrument or contract governing same, bear interest until paid at the rate of Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.0% per annum or, in the case of an amount denominated in US Dollars, at the rate of US Base Rate plus 2.0% per annum.

 

(i)

Place of Payment.  Amounts payable by the Borrower under or in connection with the Agreement and the Documents shall be paid at the Branch of Account in the applicable currency.  Amounts due on a day other than a Business Day shall be deemed to be due on the Business Day next following such day.  Any payment delivered or made to the Bank by 1:00 local time at the Branch of Account shall be credited as of that date, but if made afterwards shall be credited as of the next Business Day.  Interest and fees payable under or in connection with this Agreement and the Documents are payable both before and after any or all of Default, maturity date, demand and judgment.

 

(j)

Taxes.  All payments to be made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor under or with respect to this Agreement or the Documents are to be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any present or future Taxes, unless such deduction or withholding is required by Applicable Law.  If the Borrower or any Guarantor is required to deduct or withhold any Taxes from any amount payable to the Bank (i) the amount payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to, and taking into account all Taxes on, or arising by reason of the payment of, additional amounts under this clause), the Bank receives and retains an amount equal to the amount that it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been required, (ii) the Borrower and any Guarantor shall make such

 

deductions or withholdings, and (iii) the Borrower and any Guarantor shall remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with Applicable Laws.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay additional amounts in respect of Excluded Taxes.

 

(k)

Exchange Rate Fluctuations.  If, for any reason, the amount of Advances outstanding under any Credit Facility, when converted to the US Dollar Equivalent, exceeds the amount available in US Dollars under such Credit Facility, the Borrower shall immediately repay such excess or shall secure such excess to the satisfaction of the Bank.

 

(a)

Execution.  The Documents completed and, where necessary, registered in form and manner satisfactory to the Bank, together with such certificates, authorizations, resolutions and legal opinions as the Bank may reasonably require.

 

(b)

Reports.  Satisfactory banker’s and other agency reports on the financial position of the Borrower, any Guarantor and such customers of the Borrower as the Bank may specify from to time.

 

(c)

Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall exist hereunder and no default or event of default shall exist under the US Credit Agreement.

 

(d)

Accuracy.  The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the Documents shall be true and correct on each Drawdown Date, Issuance Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date as if made on that date.

 

(e)

Notice.  The Borrower shall have provided any notice required in respect of an Advance, Rollover or Conversion.

 

(f)

Documentation.  The Borrower executing and delivering to the Bank customary documentation required by the Bank from time to time for purposes of extending Advances by way of FRT Loan.

 

(g)

Compliance.  Confirmation that the Borrower is in compliance with each of the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

 

(a)

Payment.  Pay all sums of money when due under or in connection with this Agreement or the Documents.

 

(b)

Status.  Maintain its corporate existence and status.

 

(c)

Notice.  Without limitation to the demand nature of any Credit Facility, give the Bank prompt notice of any Default or Event of Default.

 

(d)

Insurance.  Insure and keep insured all properties customarily insured by Persons carrying on a similar business in similar locations, or owning or operating similar properties, against all risks.

 

(e)

Taxes.  File all material income tax returns which are or will be required to be filed, to pay or make provision for payment of all Taxes (including interest and penalties) which are or will become due and payable and to provide adequate reserves for the payment of any Tax the payment of which is being contested.

 

(f)

Property.  Cause its properties and assets to be maintained and operated in good working condition in accordance with industry practice, and permit the Bank or its agents to enter on and inspect each of its assets and properties, including operating and manufacturing facilities as the Bank may require upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower.

 

(g)

Applicable Laws.  Comply, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws and all Government Approvals required in respect of its business, properties, or any activities or operations carried out thereon including health, safety and employment standards, labor codes and Environmental Laws.

 

(h)

Rank.  Not do anything to adversely affect the ranking of its Obligations to the Bank.

 

(i)

No Liens.  Not grant, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien affecting any of its properties, assets or other rights without the prior written consent of the Bank which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in any fiscal year the Borrower may incur Liens securing an aggregate indebtedness not exceeding Cdn$50,000 in connection with purchase money security interests and/or capital leases.

 

(j)

No Dispositions.  Not to sell, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any part of its property or assets, outside of its normal course of business without the prior written consent of the Bank if the proceeds of any such transaction are not completely used to repay the Bank.

 

(k)

Corporate Changes.  Not liquidate, dissolve or merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person, without the prior written consent of the Bark.

 

(l)

Indebtedness.  Not issue, create, incur, assume, permit to exist any indebtedness other than indebtedness under this Agreement and the Documents, trade payables, or guarantees or capital leases incurred in the ordinary course of business and in any event not exceeding $200,000 in aggregate, without the prior written consent of the Bank.

 

12.

Events of Default:  Without limiting the right of the Bank to demand payment of the Credit Facility at any time and from time to time notwithstanding the compliance or non-compliance by the Borrower with any or all of the terms and conditions of the Documents, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” and the Bank may, without limitation, exercise any of its rights pursuant to the Documents and/or Applicable Law:

 

(a)

Payment.  The non-payment when due of principal, interest, fee, or any other amounts due under this Agreement or the Documents (including without limitation reimbursement for any draws under a Letter of Credit) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 5 Business Days after written notice.

 

(b)

Breach.  The breach by the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable, of any material provision of this Agreement, the Documents or any other agreement with the Bank and such default (other than a default under paragraph (a) above) shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 Business Days after written notice.

 

(c)

Other Indebtedness.  The default by the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Borrower under any obligation or obligations to repay borrowed money, or in the performance or observance of any agreement or condition in respect of such borrowed money (beyond any applicable grace period), or demand by any creditor or creditors for payment of indebtedness payable on demand where, following such default or demand, indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $500,000 is due and payable or the maturity of such obligations is accelerated.

 

(d)

Representation.  If any representation or warranty made herein or in any Document, agreement or certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall be false or inaccurate in any material respect and such default (other than a default under paragraph (a)) above shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 Business Days after written notice.

 

(e)

Involuntary Proceeding.  If (a) a petition shall be filed or an involuntary proceeding, case or proposal shall be commenced against the Borrower or the Guarantor under any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring, reorganization, in incorporation, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or similar law now or hereafter in effect, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding-up composition or readjustment of debts of the Borrower or the Guarantor, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, liquidator, administrator or the like for the Borrower or the Guarantor or all or any material part of the Borrower’s assets or the Guarantor’s assets, or any similar relief, and (b) such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days.

 

(f)

Voluntary Proceeding.  The commencement by the Borrower or any Guarantor of, or the making of any order for substantive relief against the Borrower or any Guarantor in, any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring, reorganization, incorporation, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or other similar proceedings (including without limitation proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, the corporation statute under which the Borrower or any Guarantor is organized or other similar legislation) or proceedings for the appointment of an interim receiver, receiver, receiver manager, liquidator, provisional liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, sequestrator or other like official with respect to the Borrower or any Guarantor or all or any material part of the Borrower’s assets or the Guarantor’s assets.

 

(g)

Seizure.  The seizure of all or any material part of the Borrower’s assets or the Guarantor’s assets by any creditor or creditor’s representative, including without limitation, a privately appointed receiver or sheriff.

 

(h)

Judgments.  Judgments are made against the Borrower, any Guarantor, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any one of them in excess of $50,000 by any court of competent jurisdiction and either (i) a writ, execution or attachment or similar process is levied against the property of any of them in respect of such judgment, or (ii) the judgment is not actively and diligently appealed and execution thereof stayed pending appeal within 30 days of the rendering of the judgment, or (iii) the judgment is not paid or otherwise satisfied within 30 days of the rendering of the judgment.

 

(a)

Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  The Bank may not assign all or part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Documents to any Person without the prior written consent of the Borrower.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, where a demand for payment, Default or an Event of Default has occurred, the consent of the Borrower shall not be required with respect to the assignment to any Person of all or any part of the rights and obligations of the Bank under this Agreement and the Documents.  The rights and obligations of the Borrower and any Guarantor under this Agreement and the Documents may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Bank.  The Bank may disclose (with the consent of the Borrower in circumstances where a demand for payment, Default or Event of Default has not occurred) to potential or actual assignees confidential information regarding the Borrower and the Guarantor (including, any such information provided by the Borrower and/or the Guarantor to the Bank) and shall not be liable for any such disclosure.

 

(b)

Expenses.  The Borrower and each Guarantor agrees to pay on demand all fees (including reasonable legal fees), costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in

 

connection with the preparation, negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the Documents and the operation or enforcement of this Agreement and the Documents.

 

(c)

Review.  The Bank may conduct periodic reviews of the affairs of the Borrower, as and when determined by the Bank, for the purpose of evaluating the financial condition of the Borrower.  The Borrower shall make available to the Bank such financial statements and other information and documentation as the Bank may reasonably require and shall do all things reasonably necessary to facilitate such review by the Bank.

 

(d)

Priority Claims.  The Borrower hereby grants its consent (such grant to remain in force as long as this Agreement is in effect or any Advances are outstanding) to any Person having information relating to any Priority Claim arising by any Applicable Law or otherwise and including, without limitation, claims by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority to release such information to the Bank at any time upon its written request for the purpose of assisting the Bank to evaluate the financial condition of the Borrower.

 

(e)

Amendments and Waivers.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreements and the Documents will be effective unless it is in writing signed by the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Bank.  No failure or delay, on the part of the Bank, in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any security document shall operate as a waiver thereof.

 

(f)

Judgment Currency.  If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court in any jurisdiction with respect to this Agreement or the Documents, it is necessary to convert into the currency of such jurisdiction (the “Judgment Currency”) any amount due hereunder in any currency other than the Judgment Currency, then conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day before the day on which judgment is given.  For this purpose “rate of exchange” means the rate at which the Bank would, on the relevant date, be prepared to sell a similar amount of such currency in the Toronto foreign exchange market, against the Judgment Currency, in accordance with normal banking procedures.  In the event that there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Business Day before the day on which judgment is given and the date of payment of the amount due, the Borrower will, on the date of payment, pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid on such date is the amount in the Judgment Currency which, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, is the amount then due under this Agreement in such other currency together with interest at the Canadian Prime Rate and expenses (including legal fees on a solicitor and client basis).  Any additional amount due from the Borrower under this section will be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sums due under or in respect of this Agreement.

 

(g)

Whole Agreement.  This Agreement, the Documents and any other written agreement delivered pursuant to or referred to in this Agreement constitute the whole and entire agreement between the parties in respect of the Credit Facilities.  There are no verbal agreements, undertakings or representations in connection with the Credit Facilities.

 

(h)

Joint and Several.  Where more than one Person is liable as Borrower or Guarantor for any obligation under this Agreement or the Documents, then the liability of each such Person for such obligation is joint and several with each other such Person.

 

(i)

Visit.  Representatives of the Bank shall be entitled to attend at the Borrower’s business premises and to view all financial and other records of the Borrower at any time, on reasonable notice.

 

(j)

References.  Time shall be of the essence in all provisions of this Agreement.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, all accounting terms used in this Agreement shall be interpreted, all financial information shall be prepared and all financial calculations shall be made in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.  The division of this Agreement into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.  Unless otherwise specified, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.  Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits are to sections of, schedules to and exhibits to, this Agreement.

 

(k)

No Merger.  This Agreement shall, on execution by the Borrower and each Guarantor, replace all previous letter loan agreements from the Bank to the Borrower with respect to the Credit Facilities.  Any existing loan to the Borrower shall be modified, not refinanced, without novation of the Borrower’s existing facilities or obligations, by virtue of the Agreement unless otherwise provided in the Agreement.  The terms and conditions of the Agreement shall not be merged by and shall survive the execution of the Documents.  In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

 

(l)

Disclosure of Information.  The Bank shall, in accordance with and subject to Applicable Law, maintain the confidentiality of all of the Borrower’s and Guarantor’s confidential information.  When it is necessary for providing products and services to the Borrower or any Guarantor, the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, consents to the Bank obtaining from any credit reporting agency or from any Person any information (including personal information) that the Bank may require it any time.  The Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, also consent to the disclosure at any time by the Bank any information concerning the Borrower and any Guarantor to any credit grantor, to any credit reporting agency, or to the Bank’s subsidiaries and affiliates.  If applicable, the

 

Borrower also authorizes the Bank to release the information contemplated by any builder’s lien or similar legislation to all persons claiming a right to such information under such legislation.  The Borrower and each Guarantor may refuse or withdraw these consents; however this may result in the Bank canceling or withholding products or services for which these consents are necessary.  Unless each Guarantor advises the Bank otherwise, the Bank may use the each Guarantor’s social insurance number, if applicable, to help ensure accurate credit enquiries.

 

(m)

Increased Costs.  The Borrower shall reimburse the Bank for any additional cost or reduction in income arising as a result of (i) the imposition of, or increase in, taxes on payments due to the Bank hereunder (other than taxes on the overall net income of the Bank), (ii) the imposition of, or increase in, any reserve or other similar requirement, (iii) the imposition of or change in, any other condition affecting the Credit Facilities imposed by any Applicable Law or the interpretation thereof.

 

(n)

Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the provision concerned in any other jurisdiction nor shall it invalidate, affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

 

(o)

Counterparts.  This Agreement and the Documents may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered is an original but all of which taken together constitute, as applicable, one and the same instrument.

 

(p)

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein and the parties attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

 

(q)

Notice.  Unless otherwise specified, any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given to a party under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or sent by overnight delivery service or by facsimile, to the address or facsimile number of the party set out beside its name at the foot of this Agreement to the attention of the Person there indicated or to such other address, facsimile number or other Person’s attention as the party may have specified by notice in writing given under this Section.  Any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given:  (i) if delivered personally, when received; (ii) if sent by overnight delivery service, on the first Business Day following the date of mailing; (iii) if sent by facsimile, on the Business Day when the appropriate confirmation of receipt has been received if the confirmation of receipt has been received before 3:00 p.m. on that Business Day or, if the confirmation of receipt has been received after 3:00 p.m. on that Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day; and (iv) if sent by facsimile on a day which is

 

not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day on which confirmation of receipt has been received.  If a notice has been sent by prepaid registered mail and before the fifth Business Day after the mailing there is a discontinuance or interruption of regular postal service so that the notice cannot reasonably be expected to be delivered within 5 Business Days after the mailing, the notice will be deemed to have been given when it is actually received.

 

(r)

Language.  The parties hereby confirm their express wish that this Agreement and all documents, agreements or notices directly or indirectly related hereto be drawn up in the English language.  Les parties reconnaissent leur volonté expresse que le présent contrat ainsi que tous les documents, conventions ou avis s’y rattachant directement ou indirectement soient rédigés en langue anglaise.