Secured Debenture Agreement between Fenwick Automotive Products Limited and Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
Fenwick Automotive Products Limited, an Ontario corporation, agrees to pay Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. $1,894,034.09 USD plus interest at the Prime Rate plus 8.75% per year. Interest is paid quarterly, and the principal is due on the maturity date. The agreement allows the lender to transfer or assign the debenture, and includes provisions for confidentiality, default, and definitions of key terms. The debenture is governed by Canadian law and outlines the rights and obligations of both parties regarding repayment and events of default.
(Aggregate Principal Amount)
PROMISE TO PAY
INTERPRETATION
(a) | all indebtedness of the Corporation for or in respect of borrowed money, credit or other financial accommodation, including liabilities and obligations (whether contingent or otherwise) with respect to letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankers acceptances or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of the Corporation; | ||
(b) | all indebtedness of the Corporation for or in respect of the purchase or acquisition price of property or services, whether or not recourse is limited to the repossession and sale of any such property; | ||
(c) | all obligations under any lease entered into by the Corporation as lessee which would be classified as a capital lease in accordance with GAAP; |
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(d) | all obligations of the Corporation to purchase, redeem, retract or otherwise acquire any securities issued by the Corporation; and | ||
(e) | all Debt (as hereinbefore defined) or any other debt which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by the Corporation or which the Corporation has agreed to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of which the Corporation has otherwise assured a creditor against loss; |
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PAYMENT
SECURITY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(1) | Incorporation and Status. Each of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries is duly incorporated and organized, and is validly existing under its jurisdiction of organization. Each of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries is duly registered, licensed or qualified as an extra-provincial or foreign corporation, and is up to date in the filing of all corporate and similar returns under the laws of those jurisdictions where it operates and where failure to be so registered, licensed, qualified or up to date would have a material adverse effect on it. | |
(2) | Ownership. The Parent is the registered and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation. | |
(3) | Corporate Power and Due Authorization. The Parent and the Corporation has the corporate power and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under this Debenture, the Security Documents and the USA. Each of this Debenture, the Security Documents and the USA has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation (including, without limitation, receipt of all requisite director and |
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shareholder approvals) and is a valid and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the usual exceptions as to bankruptcy and the availability of equitable remedies. | ||
(4) | Business of the Corporation. Each of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries has the corporate power and capacity to own, lease or license its assets and to carry on its business. | |
(5) | No Contravention. None of the entering into of this Debenture, the Security Documents or the USA or the issuance, and/or exercise by the Holder, of the Option, or the performance by the Parent or the Corporation of any of its other obligations hereunder or thereunder will contravene, breach, result in any default or result in any acceleration, bonus or benefit to any other party under the articles, by-laws, constating documents or other organizational documents of the Corporation or under any mortgage, lease, license agreement, agreement, other legally binding instrument, license, permit, statute, regulation, order, judgment, decree or law to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. | |
(6) | Approvals and Consents. Except for those that have already been duly obtained, given or made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, consent or approval of, or filing with or notice to, any governmental agency, regulatory body, court or other person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance and compliance with the terms of this Debenture and the Security Documents nor will such performance and compliance contravene any statute, rule or regulation binding on the Corporation. | |
(7) | As to Certain Contracts In and Out of the Ordinary Course. The Corporation is not a party to nor is it bound by any contract, agreement or commitment that materially adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Corporations business or its financial condition or any of its assets. Additionally, since March 31, 2010, the Corporation has not: |
(a) | other than in the ordinary course and consistent with past practices of the Corporation, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or created, assumed or permitted any encumbrance on or in respect of, its property or assets or any part thereof; | ||
(b) | incurred, assumed or become subject to any material liability except in the ordinary course of business other than: |
(i) | professional fees and other expenses incurred in respect of the Indebtedness and efforts to replace the Indebtedness; and | ||
(ii) | those Shareholder Advances made between March 31, 2010 and July 6, 2010; |
(c) | amended its articles, by-laws or other governing documents; and |
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(d) | conducted its business, in all material respects, other than in the ordinary course; | ||
(e) | cancelled or released any debts or claims or waived or surrendered any rights which, in the aggregate, are material; or | ||
(f) | except as described in the Corporations financial statements, made any change in its accounting principles and practices as theretofore applied including, without limitation, the basis upon which its assets and liabilities are recorded on its books and its earnings, profits and losses are ascertained. |
(8) | No Default Under Agreements. Except for the Indebtedness, the Corporation is not in default or breach under any term or provision of its constating documents, by-laws or resolutions or of any contract, agreement, lease or other instrument to which it is a party which default or breach has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation taken as a whole and there exists no state of facts that after notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default or breach and all those contracts, agreements, leases and other instruments are now in good standing in all material respects, and the Corporation is entitled to all benefits, rights and privileges thereunder. | |
(9) | Title to Assets. The Parent, the Corporation and each of the Subsidiaries is the absolute beneficial owner of and has good and marketable title, free of all charges except for Permitted Encumbrances, to all the assets owned by it (including all Investments) and used in connection with the Corporations business. | |
(10) | Financial Matters. The audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent and notes thereto as at and for the year ended March 31, 2009 present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Corporation as at the dates indicated and the results of its operations and changes in its financial position for the periods specified and reflect all material liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of the Corporation as of the dates thereof and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied, except as otherwise stated therein, on a consistent basis. | |
(11) | Assets in Good Condition. All the material physical assets of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries and is in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair subject to the usual wear and tear for assets of that age. | |
(12) | Licences and Agreements. Each of the material licenses and agreements to which the Corporation is a party is in good standing and in full force and effect, and the Corporation, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, any other party thereto, is not in breach of any material covenants, conditions or obligations contained therein. | |
(13) | Tax Matters. The Corporation has filed or caused to be filed all tax returns required to be filed in all applicable jurisdictions and has paid all Governmental Charges. There are no proceedings in progress, pending or, to the best of the knowledge, |
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information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, threatened in respect of any Governmental Charges and, in particular, there are no currently outstanding reassessments or written enquiries that have been issued or raised by any governmental authority relating to any Governmental Charges. The Corporation has withheld or collected and remitted all amounts required to be withheld or collected and remitted by them in respect of any Governmental Charges. | ||
(14) | Insurance. All physical assets of the Corporation are covered by insurance which is, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, with responsible insurers against such risks and in such amounts as are reasonable for prudent owners of comparable assets. The Corporation is not in default with respect to any of the material provisions contained in any current insurance policy nor has it failed to give any notice or pay any premium or present any unsettled claim under any current insurance policy in a due and timely fashion. | |
(15) | Intellectual Property. All registrations with and applications to governmental authorities in respect of the Intellectual Property are valid and in full force and effect and as of the date hereof are not subject to the payment of any taxes or maintenance fees or the taking of any other actions by the Corporation to maintain their validity or effectiveness, other than routine filings and payments applicable to registrations of that kind. All Intellectual Property used by the Corporation is owned by or, where necessary, licensed to, the Corporation and the Corporation has all rights, licenses, permits, authorizations and other approvals necessary to use that Intellectual Property. As of the date hereof, no notice has been received by the Corporation that its rights to any Intellectual Property owned or licensed by it or otherwise used in the conduct of its business are invalid or unenforceable or that any infringement or misappropriation thereof, in whole or in part, by any Person has occurred, and no legal proceedings alleging any infringement of the Intellectual Property owned, licensed or used by the Corporation in the conduct of its business have been initiated or, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, threatened. To the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, the conduct of the business of the Corporation does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any Person. | |
(16) | Permits, Registrations and Elections. The Corporation holds all permits, licenses, approvals, consents, authorizations, registrations, certificates and franchises of governmental agencies or regulatory bodies required to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business (collectively, the Permits) except where the failure to hold such Permits would not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation. All the Permits are in full force and effect; the Corporation is in compliance in all material respects with all the terms and conditions relating to the Permits; and there are no proceedings in progress, pending or, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, threatened that may result in revocation, cancellation, suspension, rescission or any adverse modification of any of the Permits nor, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation, after due inquiry, are there any facts upon which proceedings could reasonably be based. |
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(17) | Compliance with Laws and Litigation. |
(a) | The Corporation is conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, by-laws and ordinances of each jurisdiction in which its business is carried on, except where the failure to be in such compliance would not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation; | ||
(b) | There is no court, administrative, regulatory or similar proceeding (whether civil, quasi-criminal or criminal); arbitration or other dispute settlement procedure; investigation or enquiry by any governmental, administrative, regulatory or similar body; or any similar matter or proceeding (collectively, Proceedings) against or involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors (whether in progress, pending or, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Corporation after due inquiry, threatened); no event has occurred that might give rise to any Proceedings and the Corporation is not aware of any existing grounds on which such Proceedings might be commenced and there is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any court, government department, board, commission, agency, arbitrator or similar body outstanding against the Corporation, officers, directors or its Subsidiaries. |
(18) | Material Facts Disclosed. None of the statements, documents, certificates or other items prepared or supplied by the Corporation with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby contains an untrue statement of a material fact, or fails to disclose a fact that is necessary to be made in order for any material statement not to be misleading. |
(19) | No Rights to Acquire Assets or Shares. Except for the Holder, no person has any agreement or option or right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement for the purchase of any assets (other than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business) or shares (from treasury or otherwise) of the Parent or the Corporation. |
(20) | Debt. The Corporation has no Debt senior to the indebtedness represented by this Debenture other than Permitted Debt. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has any other direct or contingent Debt other than Permitted Debt. |
(21) | Location of Assets. There is no location at which the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries has any assets (except for inventory or products in transit) other than those locations listed on Schedule 5.1(21). Schedule 5.1(21) contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date hereof, of each place of business and the chief executive office of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries. |
(22) | Material Agreements. True, correct and complete copies of all Material Agreements have been delivered to the Holder. The Corporation has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it and is entitled to all benefits under the Material Agreements. The Corporation is not alleged to be in default of any Material Agreement other than those Material Agreements related to the Indebtedness. Each |
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of the Material Agreements is in full force and effect, unamended, and there exists no default or event of default or event, occurrence, condition or act which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or condition, would become a default or event of default under any Material Agreement other than those Material Agreements related to the Indebtedness. |
COVENANTS OF THE CORPORATION
(1) | Use of Proceeds. The Corporation shall use the aggregate principal amount for general corporate purposes; |
(2) | To Pay Principal and Interest. The Corporation will duly and punctually pay the principal and interest accrued on this Debenture at the time and in the manner specified herein; |
(3) | Maintain Corporate Existence. The Parent and the Corporation shall (and shall cause the Subsidiaries to) maintain its corporate existence, carry on and conduct its business in a proper and business-like manner, take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and comply with all applicable legal requirements; |
(4) | Delivery of Security and Perfection. The Parent and the Corporation shall (and shall cause the Subsidiaries to) effect such registrations and obtain such consents and give such other security, at the sole cost and expense of the Corporation, as may be required or desirable to preserve, protect or perfect the security interests to be created with respect to the Secured Property; |
(5) | No Encumbrances. Neither the Parent, the Corporation nor the Subsidiaries shall create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances), including, without limitation, any agreement to give any of the foregoing or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, upon all or any part of the Secured Property. The Corporation will defend the Secured Property against, and will take such other action as is necessary to remove, any and all security interests on |
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and claims in respect of the Secured Property other than the security interests created by the Security Documents and Permitted Encumbrances, and the Corporation will defend the right, title and interest of the Holder in and to the Secured Property against the claims and demands of all Persons; | ||
(6) | Operating Leases. None of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries will enter into or maintain operating leases (other than real property leases) such that the aggregate annual expenditure on such operating leases would be greater than $100,000.00; | |
(7) | Insurance. The Corporation shall keep its assets fully insured against such perils and in such manner as would be customarily insured by companies carrying on a similar business or owning similar assets; | |
(8) | Non-arms Length Transactions. The Parent and the Corporation shall not enter into any transaction with any officer, director, employee, shareholder or any Person not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) or any affiliate of any of the foregoing, specifically excluding (a) any employment or option agreement, and (b) any transaction for which prior written evidence, satisfactory to the Holder, is provided that such transaction will be on terms equal to or greater than fair market value; | |
(9) | Certificate of Compliance. The Corporation covenants that at any time if requested by the Holder, and at least on a monthly basis, the Corporation shall furnish to the Holder a current certificate of a senior officer of the Corporation stating that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have complied with all covenants, conditions and other requirements contained in any document, instrument or agreement executed and delivered by any of them to the Holder and there has not occurred any Event of Default or non-compliance with any covenant, condition or other requirement contained in the Transaction Documents and any other document, instrument or agreement (including any Material Agreement) which would constitute an Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both or, if such is not the case, specifying the covenant, condition or other requirement which has not been complied with and giving particulars of such non-compliance and the action, if any, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to take with respect thereto; | |
(10) | Additional Reporting. The Corporation covenants that, not later than the time furnished to either Royal Bank of Canada under or in connection with the Indebtedness or the Forbearance Agreement or to any other lender in accordance with the terms of any other Debt permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, it shall deliver to the Holder copies of each report, certificate, statement or notice furnished to Royal Bank of Canada or to such other lender, and, promptly following the effectiveness thereof, a copy of each amendment of, supplement to or waiver with respect to any of the Indebtedness or the Forbearance Agreement; | |
(11) | Certificate of Representations and Warranties. The Corporation covenants that at any time if requested by the Holder, and at least on a quarterly basis, the |
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Corporation shall furnish to the Holder a current certificate of a senior officer of the Corporation stating that the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as of the date of the certificate with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such time except for such representations and warranties stated to be true as of a specific date or, if such is not the case, specifying the representation or warranty which is not true or correct and giving particulars of such representation and warranty and the action, if any, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to take with respect thereto; | ||
(12) | Annual Business Plan. The Corporation shall prepare a draft annual business plan before the start of each financial year (and shall prepare a draft business plan for the remainder of the current financial year, as of July 1, 2010). The draft annual business plan must contain a detailed monthly consolidated financial budget prepared in accordance with GAAP. The budget must (i) include a pro forma balance sheet, income statement and statement of changes in financial position of the Corporation for such financial year, (ii) include comparison statements from the previous financial year, (iii) be accompanied by a statement of the nature and amount of all capital expenditures to be incurred during such financial year, and (iv) be supported by the explanations, notes and information upon which the projections underlying the annual business plan have been based. The Corporation must deliver the draft annual business plan to the Holder at least 60 days prior to the start of the applicable financial year. The Holder will review the draft annual business plan and make such amendments and modifications it determines appropriate, acting reasonably. Upon approval by the Holder, the draft annual business plan becomes the Annual Business Plan for the applicable financial year. In the event that the Holder, acting reasonably, does not approve any annual business plan in whole or in part prior to the start of a financial year, the financial budget contained in the Annual Business Plan for the preceding financial year will continue to apply to the extent of such disagreement until a complete annual business plan is approved; |
(13) | Information Rights. The Corporation shall maintain proper, complete and accurate books and accounts in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in effect from time to time. The Corporation shall provide on a timely basis the following to the Holder: |
(a) | one copy of its audited consolidated financial statements within 90 days following the end of each financial year. The annual financial statements will be audited by the auditors of the Corporation and will include the balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings and changes in financial position, together with all supporting schedules, and the auditors report; | ||
(b) | a monthly financial report within 30 days after the end of each month. The report will consist of the monthly and year-to-date financial statements on a consolidated basis in a form consistent with the Annual Business Plan and as normally prepared by management for its own use. The report will also contain a comparison of budget to actual and to the prior year for the same period; |
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(c) | such other information and documents respecting the Corporations business and affairs which the Holder may reasonably request including a copy of any minutes of board meetings or other materials provided to directors at the same time as are circulated to the directors; and | ||
(d) | copies of all written reports and information provided to the Parents or the Corporations lenders. |
(14) | Approval Rights. From and after the advance by the Holder of the Loan Amount and until the expiry of the Option exercise period, neither the Parent nor the Corporation may make a decision about, take action on, or implement any of the following (for itself or any of the Subsidiaries) without the prior written consent of the Holder, in addition to any other approval required by law: |
(a) | incur, issue or make any request for or permit to exist Debt, except for the Permitted Debt; | ||
(b) | grant or permit the existence of any security for Debt of the Corporation other than the Permitted Encumbrances; | ||
(c) | keep, locate, or maintain assets outside of Canada, the United States of America or Mexico; | ||
(d) | make any prepayment of any Debt that is subordinate to or pari passu with the Obligations (for the purposes of this Debenture, any conversion of Debt into equity of the Corporation shall not be considered to be a prepayment); | ||
(e) | make any amendment to the articles or by-laws of the Parent or the Corporation in a manner which may prejudice the Holder or potentially result in a material adverse change to the Corporation at the sole discretion of the Holder, acting reasonably; | ||
(f) | provide or permit a guarantee in respect of the obligations of any Person, other than guarantees given in respect of indebtedness secured by a Permitted Encumbrance or in respect of Permitted Debt; | ||
(g) | acquire or commence any business other than the business currently conducted by the Parent or the Corporation or effect any material change in the business or take any action which may reasonably lead to or result in such material change; | ||
(h) | sell, lease, exchange, transfer or dispose of all or a substantial part of the assets and undertaking of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries; | ||
(i) | amend or vary the articles or by-laws of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries; |
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(j) | dissolve, liquidate or wind-up the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or otherwise distribute the assets of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary; | ||
(k) | issue any security or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any securities or other ownership, equity or proprietary interest in any other Person, including securities held by the Parent in the Corporation or by the Corporation in any of its Subsidiaries, except as contemplated by an Annual Business Plan; | ||
(l) | purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets, which individually or in the aggregate exceed $100,000, or make any commitment to do so, except as contemplated by an Annual Business Plan; | ||
(m) | purchase or otherwise acquire any securities or other ownership, equity or proprietary interests in any other Person, or incorporate or create any subsidiary, except as contemplated by an Annual Business Plan; | ||
(n) | make any loan or advance to any person in excess of $25,000, except as contemplated by an Annual Business Plan; | ||
(o) | amalgamate, merge or enter into an arrangement or other corporate reorganization involving the Parent or the Corporation or continue the Parent or the Corporation into any other jurisdiction; | ||
(p) | enter into any transaction between the Parent or the Corporation and any person not dealing at arms length with the Parent or the Corporation, or enter into any transactions by the Parent or the Corporation for the benefit of any person not dealing at arms length with the Parent or the Corporation; provided, however, that the Parent or the Corporation may enter into management and/or services agreements with its managers and/or service providers in the ordinary course of business; | ||
(q) | change the auditors of the Parent or the Corporation; | ||
(r) | change the number of directors on the board of directors of the Parent or the Corporation; | ||
(s) | declare or pay any dividend or other distribution on or in respect of any shares or other securities of the Parent or the Corporation; | ||
(t) | purchase, redeem or acquire any shares or other securities of the Parent or the Corporation, except as expressly permitted in writing by the Holder; | ||
(u) | pay or distribute amounts out of any stated capital account, reduce any stated capital account, distribute any surplus or earnings, or return any capital; |
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(v) | save for the replacement of Royal Bank of Canada as lead banker to the Corporation, mortgage, charge, grant a security interest in or encumber any of its assets, except for purchase money security interests incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise provided for in an approved Annual Business Plan; | ||
(w) | save for the replacement of Royal Bank of Canada as lead banker to the Corporation, enter into any borrowing of funds, or incur any indebtedness, obligation or liability in excess of or make any expenditure of any amount in excess of an amount stipulated in an approved Annual Business Plan; | ||
(x) | enter into any transfer, purchase, redemption, split, conversion or exchange of shares, other securities or the granting of any option or right (including convertible securities, warrants, or convertible obligations of any nature) for the purchase or issuance of any shares or other securities of the Parent or the Corporation or any agreement in the foregoing regards; | ||
(y) | except as may be required in connection with the replacement of Royal Bank of Canada as lead banker to the Corporation, enter into any guarantee howsoever of the indebtedness or obligations of any person; | ||
(z) | make any payment of any management or administration fees in excess of an amount stipulated in an approved Annual Business Plan; | ||
(aa) | establish any executive committee or delegate any power, right or duty of the directors; | ||
(bb) | enter into a transaction for the incorporation or acquisition of any person; | ||
(cc) | make or file any material tax election; | ||
(dd) | replace its current chief financial officer or any successor thereto; | ||
(ee) | enter into any Material Agreement; | ||
(ff) | agree or otherwise commit to take any action described in paragraphs (i) - (ee) above; or | ||
(gg) | hold assets in Quebec having a value in the aggregate of greater than $200,000. |
(15) | Other Interests. The Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries shall not permit those entities in which they have a controlling interest to incur liabilities (other than Permitted Debt) or to grant any security for Debt of that entity without the prior written consent of the Holder. | |
(16) | Further Documentation. The Corporation will from time to time at its expense promptly and duly authorize, execute and deliver such further instruments and |
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documents, and take such further action, as the Holder may reasonably request for the purpose of preserving the Secured Property, and full benefits of, and the rights and powers granted by, the Security Documents (including the filing of any financing statements or financing change statements under any applicable legislation, application for the registration or an application for the registration of a rectification with respect to the Secured Property and including any steps required to register security on real property if necessary). Accordingly, the Corporation agrees that the Holder will have the right to require that the Security Documents be amended, supplemented or replaced, and that the Corporation will immediately on request by the Holder authorize, execute and deliver any such amendment, supplement or replacement (i) to reflect any changes in such laws, whether arising as a result of statutory amendments, court decisions or otherwise, (ii) to facilitate the creation and registration of appropriate security in all appropriate jurisdictions, or (iii) if the Corporation merges or amalgamates with any other Person or enters into any corporate reorganization, in each case in order to confer on the Holder security interests similar to, and having the same effect as, the security interests created by the Security Documents. | ||
(17) | Delivery and Pledge of Certain Collateral. Promptly upon request from time to time by the Holder and immediately (without any request by the Holder being necessary) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Parent and the Corporation will deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder, endorsed and/or accompanied by such instruments of assignment and transfer in such form and substance as the Holder may reasonably request, any and all instruments, securities, documents of title and chattel paper included in or relating to the Secured Property as the Holder may specify in its request (other than Secured Property to which the holder of a Permitted Encumbrance holds a prior ranking charge). | |
(18) | Payment of Expenses; Indemnification. The Parent and the Corporation will pay within thirty (30) days of demand therefor, and will indemnify and save the Holder harmless from, any and all liabilities, reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees (without reduction for tariff rates or similar reductions) and expenses and any sales, goods and services or other similar taxes payable to any governmental authority with respect to any such liabilities, costs and expenses) (i) incurred by the Holder in the enforcement of the Security Documents, (ii) with respect to, or resulting from, any failure or delay by the Corporation in performing or observing any of its obligations under the Security Documents, or (iii) incurred by the Holder in performing or observing any of the other covenants of the Corporation under the Security Documents. | |
(19) | Maintenance of Records. The Corporation will keep and maintain accurate and complete records of the Secured Property. | |
(20) | Right of Inspection. The Holder (or any agent of the Holder) may, at any time during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, without charge, examine all books and records evidencing or relating to the Secured Property, and may discuss |
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the affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent and the Corporation with its officers and accountants in the presence of such representatives of the Corporation as the Corporation may designate. The Holder (or any agent of the Holder) may also, upon reasonable notice, without charge, enter the premises of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries where any of the Secured Property is located for the purpose of inspecting the Secured Property, observing its use or otherwise protecting its interests in the Secured Property. The Corporation, at its expense, will prepare and provide the Holder (or any agent of the Holder) with such documentation and analysis, including, without limitation, the delivery of copies, electronic or otherwise, of all books and records evidencing or relating to the Secured Property and provide such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested by the Holder (or any agent of the Holder) to exercise any of its rights under this paragraph. | ||
(21) | Limitations on Dispositions of Collateral. Other than in the ordinary course of business, the Parent and the Corporation will not (and will cause the Subsidiaries not to), without the Holders prior written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Secured Property, except that inventory may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of, equipment may be replaced that is obsolete or requires replacement and accounts may be collected. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, all proceeds of the Secured Property (including all amounts received in respect of accounts receivable), whether or not arising in the ordinary course of the Corporations business, will, subject to the rights of Royal Bank of Canada or any replacement lender to Royal Bank of Canada as lead banker to the Corporation, be received by the Corporation as trustee and agent of the Holder and will be immediately paid over to the Holder. | |
(22) | Compliance with Laws, etc. The Parent and the Corporation will comply and cause the Subsidiaries to comply with the requirements of all applicable laws (including environmental laws) , judgments, orders, decisions and awards. | |
(23) | Notices. The Corporation will provide immediate notice to the Holder in accordance with Section 10.5 hereof, upon becoming aware of (i) any security interest (other than the security interests created by the Security Documents and Permitted Encumbrances) on, or claim asserted against, any of the Secured Property, (ii) the occurrence of any event, claim or occurrence that is or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Secured Property, or (iii) any material loss of or damage to any of the Secured Property. The Corporation will provide thirty (30) days notice to the Holder in accordance with Section 10.5 hereof of (i) any change in the location of the chief executive office of the Corporation, (ii) any change in the location of any of the corporeal or tangible material Secured Property (including additional locations) and (iii) any proposed Change of Control. | |
(24) | Limitations on Modifications, Waivers, Extensions. Other than in the ordinary course of business, the Parent and the Corporation will not and will cause the Subsidiaries not to (i) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of any permit, contract or any agreement giving rise to an account owing to the Corporation |
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or a Subsidiaries in any manner which is or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Corporation or the Holder or (ii) fail to exercise promptly and diligently its rights under each permit, contract and agreement giving rise to an account owing to the Corporation or a Subsidiaries if such failure is or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Corporation or a Subsidiaries or the Holder. | ||
(25) | Quebec Assets. The Parent and the Corporation agree (i) to notify the Holder promptly if and when the total value of the assets in Quebec owned by the Parent, the Corporation or any Subsidiary, in the aggregate, exceeds $200,000 (the Threshold); and (ii) the Parent or the Corporation shall or shall cause a Subsidiary, as applicable, to take all actions reasonably necessary to provide security in Quebec within ten (10) days of such notification, together with all additional documents, security, registrations and legal opinions of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries counsel, as applicable, as the Holder may reasonably require. |
DELIVERIES AT CLOSING
(1) | Concurrently herewith, and as a condition of closing in favour of the Holder, the Corporation shall deliver the following documents to the Holder: |
(a) | favourable legal opinions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder, acting reasonably, from counsel to the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries, addressing, among other things (without limitation) the due authorization of the Debenture, the Security Documents and related instruments and agreements, the enforceability (subject to customary limitations) of the Debenture, the Security Documents and related instruments and agreements and search results in respect of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and reliances and the authenticity of all signatures of all individuals; | ||
(b) | certificates signed by appropriate officers of the Parent, the Corporation and the Subsidiaries, addressed to the Holder and its counsel, with respect to their articles and by-laws, all resolutions of their directors and other corporate action relating to this Debenture and the Security Documents and with respect to such other matters as the Holder may reasonably request; | ||
(c) | the Security Documents; | ||
(d) | the receipt by the Corporation of all approvals and consents reasonably required by the Holder, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder; and | ||
(e) | such other documents as the Holder may reasonably request. |
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(2) | Concurrently herewith, and as a condition of closing, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder a non-refundable fee of US$75,000.00 which the Holder shall satisfy out of the Loan Amount advanced to the Corporation by the Holder. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
(a) | failure by the Corporation to pay in cash all or any part of the Obligations when due and payable; | ||
(b) | the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries ceases to carry on business in the normal course or any material part of its business; | ||
(c) | the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries becomes unable to satisfy its liabilities as they become due and/or the realizable value of the Corporations assets is less than the aggregate sum of its liabilities; | ||
(d) | the Parent, the Corporation, the Subsidiaries, any creditor of the Parent, the Corporation or any Subsidiaries or any other Person institutes any proceeding or takes any corporate action or executes any agreement in connection with the commencement of any proceeding: |
(i) | seeking to adjudicate the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries a bankrupt or insolvent; | ||
(ii) | seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement (including any plan of arrangement involving or affecting its creditors under applicable corporate law), protection, relief or composition of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or any material part of their property or debt, or making a proposal with respect to the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or compromise of debts or other similar laws; or | ||
(iii) | seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, agent, custodian, monitor or other similar official for the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or for any material part of their properties and assets or for any part of the Secured Property; |
(e) | any creditor of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries, or any other Person privately appoints a receiver, trustee or similar official for any material part of the properties or assets of the Parent, the Corporation or any Subsidiaries; |
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(f) | any execution, distress or other enforcement process, whether by court order or other formal proceeding becomes enforceable (it being acknowledged and agreed that the making of a demand by a third party without court or other formal sanction shall not in itself constitute an Event of Default hereunder) against any material properties of assets of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Corporation on a consolidated basis; | ||
(g) | the occurrence of any default in payment of monies or otherwise, or any event or condition which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute a default in payment of monies or otherwise by the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries under the terms of any other Debt permitted in accordance with the terms hereof; | ||
(h) | if any representation or warranty made by the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries to the Holder in this Debenture or the Security Documents is untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date on which it is made; | ||
(i) | the occurrence of a Forbearance Terminating Event; | ||
(j) | the Parent, the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries fails to observe in any material respect, any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Debenture, the Security Documents, the Indebtedness, the terms of any other Debt permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, the Forbearance Agreement or the USA (including the failure to preserve the ranking of the security interests created by the Security Documents); | ||
(k) | with respect to Debt of the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries under any agreement with a third party (other than agreements entered into with customers in the ordinary course of business), the Parent, the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, fails to pay any principal, interest or other amount pursuant to such agreement when such amount becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required repayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), other than the extension of the payment of trade and accounts payable in the ordinary course consistent with the past practice of the Corporation or Subsidiaries, as the case may be, provided such extension has no material adverse effect upon the Corporation on a consolidated basis; | ||
(l) | a notice is sent to or received by the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries from any creditor with respect to the intention of such creditor to enforce its Lien on any of the property of the Parent, the Corporation or Subsidiaries, as the case may be, unless such notice is being contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings and such notice has not resulted in, or does not involve, any immediate prospect of the sale or forfeiture or loss of any of the property of the Parent, the Corporation or Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that is subject to such notice; |
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(m) | the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries challenges the validity or enforceability of this Debenture or the Security Documents or terminates or repudiates any of them or attempts to do so; | ||
(n) | any occurrence, development or change (other than an occurrence, development or change to which the Holder consents), which would result in the Debenture ceasing to have priority over all other Debt except for Permitted Encumbrances; | ||
(o) | any holder of any Lien enforces against, or becomes entitled to enforce against, or otherwise takes possession, management or control of the Secured Property or the interest of the Corporation in such Secured Property, or any part of such Secured Property or interest; | ||
(p) | a distress, execution, warrant, garnishment, attachment, sequestration, levy, writ, or any similar process is issued or enforced upon or against all or any part of the Secured Property, or any third party demand is issued by the Crown, governmental authority, administrative body or any taxation authority in respect of the Corporation or all or any part of the Secured Property, or any other seizure is made in respect of all or any part of the Secured Property; | ||
(q) | the termination or resignation of the auditor of the Corporation provided that such auditor is not replaced with an auditor from one of the four largest accounting firms in Canada or such other accounting firm agreed to by the Holder; | ||
(r) | any claim, action, litigation, arbitration or proceeding against the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries results in a judgment against or settlement by the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which, if enforced or paid in accordance with its terms, could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Corporation on a consolidated basis or on the Parent, the Corporation or the Subsidiaries; | ||
(s) | any material portion of the Secured Property is damaged or destroyed, and such loss is not covered by insurance; | ||
(t) | the security interest created under any of the Security Documents ceases to be a valid and perfected security interest; | ||
(u) | any resolution is passed for, the winding up, dissolution or liquidation or amalgamation of the Parent, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries other than with or into the Parent, the Corporation or another Subsidiary or if the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries loses its charter by expiration, cancellation, forfeiture or otherwise; | ||
(v) | there occurs any change, condition, event or occurrence which, when considered individually or together with all other changes, conditions, events |
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or occurrences, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (or a series of adverse effects, none of which is material in of itself but which, cumulatively, results in a material adverse effect) on: (A) the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Parent, the Corporation or its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (B) to the extent applicable, the ability of the Parent or the Corporation to perform any of its obligations under this Debenture, any other Material Agreement or any document, instrument or agreement executed and delivered by the Parent, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries at any time to or in favour of the Holder; or (C) the ability of the Holder to enforce any of the obligations of the Parent, the Corporation or its Subsidiaries under this Debenture or any other of the Transaction Documents; or (D) the priority of the Security Documents against the Secured Property; | |||
(w) | there is an adverse qualification to any of the audited financial statements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries by its auditors; or | ||
(x) | a Change of Control of the Parent or the Corporation occurs. |
(a) | be added to the Obligations and constitute a charge upon the Secured Property; | ||
(b) | be repaid by the Corporation to the Holder on demand. |
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REMEDIES
GENERAL
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(a) | if to the Corporation: |
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 2W5
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245 Fairview Mall Drive
Suite 510
Toronto, Ontario
M2J 4T1
(b) | if to the Holder: |
Torrance CA 9053
United States of America
5300 Commerce Court West
199 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5L 1B9
(1) | If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert all or any part of the Obligations or any other amount due to the Holder in respect of the Corporations obligations under this Debenture in any currency (the Original |
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Currency) into another currency (the Other Currency), the Corporation, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, agrees that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Holder could purchase the Original Currency with the Other Currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is paid or satisfied. |
(2) | The obligations of the Corporation in respect of any sum due in the Original Currency from it to the Holder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Other Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Holder, of any sum adjudged to be so due in such Other Currency the Holder may, in accordance with its normal banking procedures, purchase the Original Currency with such Other Currency. If the amount of the Original Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Holder in the Original Currency, the Corporation agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Holder against such loss, and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Secured Creditor in the Original Currency, the Holder agrees to remit such excess to the Corporation. |
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FENWICK AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LIMITED | ||||
By: | ||||
Authorized Signing Officer | ||||
I have the authority to bind the corporation | ||||
FAPL HOLDINGS INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Authorized Signing Officer | ||||
I have the authority to bind the corporation |
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