CREDIT AGREEMENT

1.1

Defined Terms.  The following terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below.  The singular number shall be deemed to include the plural, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, and vice versa.

 

(a)

any gains or losses on the sale or other disposition, not in the ordinary course of business, of investments or fixed or capital assets, and any taxes on the excluded gains and any tax deductions or credits on account of any excluded losses; and

 

(b)

in the case of Borrower, net earnings of any Person in which Borrower has an ownership interest, unless such net earnings shall have actually been received by Borrower in the form of cash distributions.

1.2

Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be determined and construed in accordance with GAAP.

2.1

Funding Loans.  Subject to the terms, conditions and procedures of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the making and funding of any loan as set forth in any Loan Document, Bank shall make the proceeds of any such loan available to Borrower on the disbursement date agreed upon by Bank and Borrower by depositing such proceeds into an account maintained by Borrower with Bank or as otherwise agreed to in writing by Borrower and Bank.

2.2

Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the making and funding of any loan as set forth in any Loan Document, the Bank agrees to make Revolving Loans to Borrower at any time and from time to time from the effective date hereof until (but not including) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.  The proceeds of Revolving Loans shall be used solely for the working capital needs of Borrower.

2.3

Letters of Credit.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in the sole discretion of Bank, upon request from Borrower from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Bank may elect (but shall not be obligated) to issue one or more Letters of Credit in such face amounts (and having such expiration dates) as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion.  In no event shall the sum of (a) the outstanding principal balance of all Revolving Loans plus (b) the Letter of Credit Liabilities shall exceed the Revolving Credit Maximum Amount.  Letters of Credit will be issued solely as commercial letters of credit related to trade financing.  No Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date later than the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

2.4

Term Loan.  On December 20, 2012, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Bank agrees to make the Term Loan to Borrower in a single advance.  At the time of borrowing the Term Loan, Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Bank the Term Note to evidence the Indebtedness of Borrower to Bank under and in respect of the Term Loan.

2.5

Maximum Interest Rate.  At no time shall any Applicable Interest Rate or default rate in respect of any Indebtedness hereunder, exceed the Maximum Legal Rate.  In the event that any interest is charged or otherwise received by Bank in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any such excess interest shall be the result of an accidental and bona fide error, and any such excess shall be deemed to have been payment of principal, and not of interest, and shall be applied, first, to reduce the principal Indebtedness then outstanding, second, any remaining excess, if any, shall be applied to reduce any other Indebtedness, and third, any remaining excess, if any, shall be returned to Borrower.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, but subject to all limitations contained in this Section, if at anytime any Applicable Interest Rate or default rate or other rate of interest applicable to any portion of the Indebtedness is computed on the basis of the Maximum Legal Rate, any subsequent reduction in the Applicable Interest Rate, default rate or such other rate of interest shall not reduce such interest rate thereafter payable below the Maximum Legal Rate until the aggregate amount of interest accrued equals the total amount of interest that would have accrued if interest had, at all times, been computed solely on the basis of the Applicable Interest Rate, default rate or such other interest rate.  This Section shall control all agreements between the Borrower and the Bank.

2.6

Receipt of Payments by Bank.  Any payment by Borrower of any of the Indebtedness made by mail will be deemed tendered and received by Bank only upon actual receipt thereof by Bank at the address designated for such payment, whether or not Bank has authorized payment by mail or in any other manner, and such payment shall not be deemed to have been made in a timely manner unless actually received by Bank on or before the date due for such payment, time being of the essence.  Borrower expressly assumes all risks of loss or liability resulting from non-delivery or delay of delivery of any item of payment transmitted by mail or in any other manner.  Acceptance by Bank of any payment in an amount less than the amount then due shall be deemed an acceptance on account only, and any failure to pay the entire amount then due shall constitute and continue to be an Event of Default.  Prior to the occurrence of any Default, Borrower shall have the right to direct the application of any and all payments made to Bank hereunder to the Indebtedness evidenced by the respective notes evidencing the Indebtedness.  Borrower waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments received by Bank hereunder at any time or times after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default.  Borrower further agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, or prior to the occurrence of any Default if Borrower has failed to direct such application, Bank shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply and to reapply any and all payments received by Bank at any time or times, whether as voluntary payments, proceeds from any Collateral, offsets, or otherwise, against the Indebtedness in such order and in such manner as Bank may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable, notwithstanding any entry by Bank upon any of its books and records.  Borrower hereby expressly agrees that, to the extent that Bank receives any payment or benefit of or otherwise upon any of the Indebtedness, and such payment or benefit, or any part thereof, is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any other Person under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law, equitable cause or otherwise, then to the extent of such payment or benefit, the Indebtedness, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or benefit had not been made or received by Bank, and, further, any such repayment by Bank shall be added to and be deemed to be additional Indebtedness.

2.7

Conditions Precedent to Loans and Letters of Credit.  The obligation of the Bank to issue any Letter of Credit, if applicable, or to make any loan under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

a.

Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Bank, or caused to have been executed and delivered to Bank, all such instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions, financial statements, appraisals, evidence of title, evidence of insurance, environmental audits, and other information and other documents as the Bank shall require, and all of the foregoing shall be in form and content acceptable to Bank and all instruments and agreements shall be in full force and effect and binding and enforceable obligations of Borrower and, to the extent that it is a party thereto or otherwise bound thereby, of each other Person who may be a party thereto or bound thereby including without limitation:  (i) evidence of existence, good standing, qualification to conduct business and authority for each Loan Party and signatory on behalf of each Loan Party; (ii) all notes, guaranties, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledge agreements, assignments, financing statements and other documents requested by Bank to evidence the Indebtedness or to create, protect or perfect Liens upon the Collateral required by Bank as security for the Indebtedness and to accord Bank a perfected security position in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances; (iii) a guaranty agreement from each Guarantor required by Bank; (iv) such other documents or agreements of security, assurances of Loan Document validity, legality and enforceability, and appropriate assurances of validity, perfection and priority of Lien as Bank may request, and Bank shall have received proof that appropriate security agreements, financing statements, mortgages, deeds of trust, collateral and other documents covering the Collateral shall have been executed and delivered by the appropriate Persons and recorded or filed in such jurisdictions and such other steps shall have been taken as necessary to perfect and protect, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, the Liens granted thereby.

 

b.

All actions, proceedings, instruments and documents required to carry out the borrowings and transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document or incidental thereto, and all other related legal matters, shall have been satisfactory to and approved by Bank.

 

c.

Each Loan Party shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in the Loan Documents applicable to it and which are then in effect.

 

d.

Each of the representations and warranties of each Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on each loan disbursement date.

 

e.

No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; there shall have been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, business, or operations of any Loan Party since the date of the financial statements most recently delivered to Bank prior to the date of this Agreement; and no provision of law, any order of any Governmental Authority, or any regulation, rule or interpretation thereof, shall have had any Material Adverse Effect on the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.

 

f.

Bank must have reviewed and be satisfied with Borrower’s Take or Pay Agreements covering any Inventory that Borrower desires to include as being subject to a Take or Pay Agreement on any Borrowing Base Report.

 

g.

No later than January 20, 2013, Bank shall have received written landlord subordination agreements covering each leased location where any Collateral or any of Borrower’s books and records are located, in each case fully executed by the respective landlord and having such terms as are acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion.  Failure to deliver timely such landlord subordination agreements will constitute an Event of Default hereunder.

2.8

Optional Increase of Revolving Credit Aggregate Commitment.  On or before one year prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Borrower can request that the Revolving Credit Commitment be increased in an amount equal to (but not less than) the Revolving Credit Optional Increase Amount, subject to the satisfaction concurrently with or prior to the date of such request of the following conditions:

 

a.

Borrower shall have delivered to Bank a written request for such increase (the “Request for Revolving Credit Increase”).  Borrower may make no more than one Request for Revolving Credit Increase.  Such request by Borrower will constitute an offer to Bank to increase the Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

b.

Bank will have 10 business days from the date it receives the Request for Revolving Credit Increase to decide if it will increase the Revolving Credit Commitment.  Bank is not obligated to increase the Revolving Credit Commitment; any such increase is at the sole discretion of Bank.

 

c.

if Bank does not reply in writing to Borrower within such 10 business days period that Bank will increase the Revolving Credit Commitment, then Bank will be deemed to have rejected the offer and no increase thereto will occur; thereafter the provisions of this Section 2.8 will be of no effect and will be null and void.  If Bank accepts the increase request, it will advise Borrower of the date that such increase will become available to Borrower.

 

d.

if Bank agrees to increase the Revolving Credit Commitment, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Bank a new Revolving Credit Note payable to Bank in the face amount of $40,000,000, dated as of the effective date of such increase (with appropriate insertions relevant to such Note and acceptable to Bank.

 

e.

prior to and as of the date the increased commitment becomes available, no Default or Event of Default can exist, giving effect to such increase, and Borrower shall have delivered to Bank, dated as of the date of the increase, a certificate signed by a responsible officer of Borrower (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by Borrower approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date such increase becomes available, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall or will exist.

 

f.

such amendments, acknowledgments, consents, documents, instruments, any registrations, if any, shall have been executed and delivered and/or obtained by Borrower as required by Bank, in its reasonable discretion.

3.1

Authority.  Each Loan Party and, if applicable, each of its partners and members who is not a natural Person is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified and authorized to do business in each other jurisdiction in which the character of its assets or the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary.

3.2

Due Authorization.  Each Loan Party has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party or is otherwise bound, all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and are not in contravention of law or the terms of any Loan Party’s organizational or other governing documents.

3.3

Title to Property.  Each Loan Party has good title to all property and assets purported to be owned by it, including those assets identified on the financial statements most recently delivered to Bank.

3.4

Encumbrances.  There are no security interests or other Liens or encumbrances on, and no financing statements on file with respect to, any of the property or assets of any Loan Party, except for Permitted Encumbrances.

3.5

Subsidiaries.  Borrower has no Subsidiaries except those specifically disclosed in the Defined Terms.

3.6

Taxes.  Each Loan Party has filed, on or before their respective due dates, all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which are required to be filed, or has obtained extensions for filing such tax returns, and is not delinquent in filing such returns in accordance with such extensions, and has paid all taxes which have become due pursuant to those returns or pursuant to any assessments received by any such party, as the case may be, to the extent such taxes have become due, except to the extent such tax payments are being actively and diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and if requested by Bank, have been bonded or reserved in an amount and manner satisfactory to Bank.

3.7

No-Defaults.  There exists no default (or event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would result in a default) under the provisions of any instrument or agreement evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise relating to any Debt of any Loan Party or pertaining to any of the Permitted Encumbrances.

3.8

Enforceability of Agreement and Loan Documents.  Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by duly authorized officer(s) or other representative(s) of each Loan Party and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally at the time in effect.

3.9

Non-contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or otherwise bound, are not in contravention of the terms of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which any such Loan Party is a party or by which it is bound, except to the extent that such terms have been waived or that failure to comply with any such terms would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.10

Actions, Suits, Litigation or Proceedings.  There are no actions, suits, litigation or proceedings, at law or in equity, and no proceedings before any arbitrator or by or before any Governmental Authority, pending, or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party, which, if adversely determined, could materially impair the right of any Loan Party to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or could have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Loan Party is under investigation by, or is operating under any restrictions imposed by, any Governmental Authority.

3.11

Compliance with Laws.  Each Loan Party has complied with all Governmental Requirements, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, to the extent that failure to so comply could have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12

Consents, Approvals and Filings, Etc.  Except as have been previously obtained or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no authorization, consent, approval, license, qualification or formal exemption from, or any filing, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Authority and no material authorization, consent or approval from any other Person, is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.  All such authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, qualifications, exemptions, filings, declarations and registrations which have previously been obtained or made, as the case may be, are in full force and effect and are not the subject of any attack, or to the knowledge of Borrower, any threatened attack, in any material respect, by appeal, direct proceeding or otherwise

3.13

Environmental Representations.  No Loan Party has used Hazardous Materials on, in, under or otherwise affecting any real or personal property now or at any time owned, occupied or operated by such Person or upon which such Person has a place of business which, in any manner, violates any Environmental Law, to the extent any such violation could result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no prior or current owner, occupant or operator of any of such property does or has used any Hazardous Materials on or affecting such property in any manner which violates any Environmental Law to the extent that any such violation could result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No Loan Party has received any notice of any violation of any Environmental Law, and to the best knowledge of the Borrower, there have been no actions commenced or threatened by any Person against any such property or against any Loan Party for non-compliance with any Environmental Law which could result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.14

Accuracy of Information.  All financial statements previously furnished to Bank have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Borrower and, as applicable, the consolidated financial condition of Borrower and such other Person(s) as such financial statements purport to present, and the results of their respective operations as of the dates and for the periods covered thereby; and since the date(s) of said financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower or any other Person covered by such financial statements.  Each Loan Party is solvent, able to pay its debts as they mature, has capital sufficient to carry on its business and has assets the fair market value of which exceed its liabilities, and no Loan Party will be rendered insolvent, under-capitalized or unable to pay debts generally as they become due by the execution or performance of any Loan Document to which it is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.

4.1

Preservation of Existence, Etc.  Preserve and maintain its existence and preserve and maintain such of its rights, licenses, and privileges as are material to the business and operations conducted by it; qualify and remain qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is material to its business and operations or ownership of its properties, continue to conduct and operate its business substantially as conducted and operated during the present and preceding calendar year; at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of its property and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition; and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needed and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto.

4.2

Keeping of Books; Audits of Collateral; Fees.  Keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all of its financial transactions and its assets and businesses so as to permit the presentation of financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and permit Bank, or its representatives, at reasonable times and intervals, at Borrower’s cost and expense, to examine its books and records and to discuss its financial matters with its officers, employees and independent certified public accountants; and permit Bank from time to time to audit Borrower’s accounts, inventory, or other Collateral, provided that such audits will be conducted upon reasonable notice.  Borrower agrees to reimburse Bank, on demand, for customary and reasonable fees and costs incurred by Bank for such audits, and for each appraisal of Collateral and financial analysis and examination of Borrower performed from time to time by its agents.  Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Bank will limit collateral audits to one each year.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, there will be no limit on the number of collateral audits Bank can perform in any year.

4.3

Reporting Requirements.  Furnish to Bank, or cause to be furnished to Bank, the following:

 

a.

as soon as possible, and in any event within three (3) calendar days after becoming aware of the occurrence or existence of each Default or Event of Default hereunder or any material adverse change in the financial condition of any Loan Party, a written statement of the chief financial officer of Borrower (or in his or her absence, a responsible senior officer of Borrower), setting forth details of such Default, Event of Default or change, and the action which Borrower has taken, or has caused to be taken, or proposes to take, or to cause to be taken, with respect thereto;

 

b.

as soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after and as of the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, audited financial statements of Borrower and such other of the Loan Parties as may be required by the Bank, consolidated, as applicable, including a balance sheet, income statement, surplus reconciliation statement and statement of cash flows, for and as of such fiscal year then ending and including such other comments and financial details as are usually included in similar reports.  Such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP by independent certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by Borrower and approved by Bank and containing unqualified opinions as to the fairness of the statements therein contained.

 

c.

as soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after and as of the end of each calendar month; including the last such reporting period of each of Borrower’s fiscal years, financial statements of Borrower and such of the other Loan Parties as may be required by the Bank, consolidated, as applicable, for and as of such reporting period, including a balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows for and as of such reporting period then ending and for and as of that portion of the fiscal year then ending, in each case, prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower (or in his or her absence, a responsible senior officer of Borrower) and, as applicable, each other Loan Party as to consistency with prior financial reports and accounting periods, accuracy and fairness of presentation.

 

d.

Whenever Borrowing Base Reports are due under the terms of the AFA, then such Borrowing Base Reports, together with agings reports of accounts payable and accounts receivable, and inventory reports (in each case in such form and detail as Bank requires), shall be delivered to Bank no later than 45 days after the end of each month.

 

e.

as soon as available, and in any event, within 45 days after and as of the last day of each calendar quarter, a covenant compliance certificate in such form and detail as Bank requires.

 

f.

as soon as available, and in any event no later than the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, annual financial projections for Borrower (for the year next following such year end) in such form and detail as Bank requires.

 

g.

for any month when Borrower is not required to submit a Borrowing Base Report (as set out in the AFA), then as soon as available, and in any event, within 45 days of each month end, a computation of Borrower’s Asset Coverage Test Ratio for such month in such detail as Bank requires.

4.4

Financial Covenants.  Maintain all financial covenants set forth below (all financial covenants will be tested as of the last day of each calendar quarter:

 

a.

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at all times, to be tested as of the last day of each final quarter, of not less than 1.25 to 1.0.

 

b.

Maximum Leverage Ratio.  Maintain at all times, to be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Leverage Ratio not greater than 2.00 to 1.0. the following respective ratios during the following periods:

4.5

Further Assurances; Financing Statements.  Furnish Bank, at Borrower’s cost and expense, upon Bank’s request and in form satisfactory to Bank (and execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered), such additional pledges, assignments, mortgages, Lien instruments or other security instruments, consents, acknowledgments, subordinations and financing statements covering any or all of the Collateral required by Bank to secure any Indebtedness together with such other documents or instruments as Bank may require to effectuate more fully the purposes of any Loan Document.

4.6

Insurance.  Maintain insurance coverage by insurers acceptable to Bank on its physical assets and against other business risks in such amounts and of such types as are customarily carried by companies similar in size and nature or as may otherwise be required by Bank, and in the event of acquisition of additional property, real or personal, or of the incurrence of additional risks of any nature, increase such insurance coverage in such manner and to such extent as prudent business judgment and present practice would dictate; and in the case of all policies covering property subject to any Loan Document or property in which the Bank shall have a Lien of any kind whatsoever, other than those policies protecting against casualty liabilities to strangers, all such insurance policies shall provide that the loss payable thereunder shall be payable to Borrower (or other Person providing Collateral) and Bank, with mortgagee’s clauses in favor of and satisfactory to Bank for all such policies, and such policies shall also provide that they may not be canceled or changed without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Bank.  Upon the request of Bank, all of said policies, or copies thereof, including all endorsements thereon and those required hereunder, shall be deposited with Bank.

4.7

Compliance with ERISA.  In the event that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries maintain(s) or establish(es) a Pension Plan subject to ERISA, (a) comply in all material respects with all requirements imposed by ERISA as presently in effect or hereafter promulgated, including, but not limited to, the minimum funding requirements thereof; (b) promptly notify Bank upon the occurrence of a “reportable event” or “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, or that the PBGC or any Loan Party has instituted or will institute proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, together with a copy of any proposed notice of such event which may be required to be filed with the PBGC; and (c) furnish to Bank (or cause the plan administrator to furnish Bank) a copy of the annual return (including all schedules and attachments) for each Pension Plan covered by ERISA, and filed with the Internal Revenue Service by any Loan Party not later than ten (10) days after such report has been so filed.

4.8

Environmental Covenants.  Comply with all applicable Environmental Laws, and maintain all permits, licenses and approvals required under applicable Environmental Laws, where the failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect.  Promptly notify Bank, in writing, as soon as Borrower becomes aware of any condition or circumstance which makes any of the environmental representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate in any material respect as of any date; and promptly provide to Bank, immediately upon receipt thereof, copies of any material correspondence, notice, pleading, citation, indictment, complaint, order, decree, or other document from any source asserting or alleging a violation of any Environmental Law by any Loan Party, or of any circumstance or condition which requires or may require, a financial contribution by any Loan Party, or a clean-up, removal, remedial action or other response by or on behalf of any Loan Party, under applicable Environmental Law, or which seeks damages or civil, criminal or punitive penalties from any Loan Party or any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law.  Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank, and any of Bank’s past, present and future officers, directors, shareholders, employees, representatives and consultants, harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages, suits, penalties, costs, liabilities, obligations and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal expenses and attorneys’ fees, whether inside or outside counsel is used) incurred or arising out of any claim, loss or damage of any property, injuries to or death of any persons, contamination of or adverse effects on the environment, or other violation of any applicable Environmental Law, in any case, caused by any Loan Party or in any way related to any property owned or operated by any Loan Party or due to any acts of any Loan Party or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, consultants and/or representatives INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, SUITS, PENALTIES, COSTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENSES, RESULTING FROM BANK’S OWN NEGLIGENCE; provided however, that the foregoing indemnification shall not be applicable, and Borrower shall not be liable for any such claims, losses, damages, suits, penalties, costs, liabilities, obligations or expenses, to the extent (but only to the extent) the same arise or result from any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Bank or any of its agents or employees.

4.9

Lockbox and EDI.  Enter into such lockbox agreements, and controlled account agreements and electronic data interchange agreements with Bank as Bank may require.

5.1

Capital Structure; Business Objects or Purpose; Mergers; Asset Disposition; Acquisitions.  Purchase, acquire or redeem any of its equity ownership interests; or enter into any reorganization or recapitalization; or reclassify its equity ownership interests; or make any material change in its capital structure or general business objects or purpose; or change its name, or enter into any merger or consolidation, whether or not the surviving entity thereunder; or sell, lease, transfer, relocate or dispose of all, substantially all, or any material part of its assets (whether in a single transaction or in a series of transactions); or purchase or otherwise acquire or become obligated for the purchase of all or substantially all of the assets or business interests of any Person or any shares of stock or other ownership interests of any Person or in any other manner effectuate or attempt to effectuate an expansion of present business by acquisition.

5.2

Guaranties.  Guarantee, endorse, or otherwise become secondarily liable for or upon the obligations or Debt of others (whether directly or indirectly), except guaranties in favor of and satisfactory to Bank and endorsements for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.

5.3

Debt.  Become or remain obligated for any Debt, except:  Indebtedness and other Debt from time to time outstanding and owing to Bank; current unsecured trade, utility or non-extraordinary accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business; Subordinated Debt; purchase money indebtedness incurred for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring fixed assets, so long as the amount of such purchase money indebtedness and Capitalized Leases incurred by Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not exceed $1,000,000, in the aggregate, for any fiscal year of Borrower; and Debt (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease obligations) outstanding as of the date hereof if specifically disclosed in the most recent financial statements delivered to the Bank prior to the date hereof.

5.4

Encumbrances.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Permitted Encumbrances.

5.5

Investments; Extensions of Credit.  Make or allow to remain outstanding any investment (whether such investment shall be of the character of investment in shares of stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or otherwise) in, or any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, any Person, other than (a) Borrower’s current ownership interests in those Subsidiaries of Borrower, if any, which are specifically disclosed in the definition of Subsidiaries, and (b) any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof, or in certificates of deposit issued by Bank, maintained consistent with Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business practices prior to the date hereof; provided, that no such investment shall mature more than one (1) year after the date when made or the issuance thereof, and (c) marketable, traded stock and other securities issued by entities organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof.

5.6

Pension Plans.  Except in compliance with this Agreement, enter into, maintain, or make contribution to, directly or indirectly, any Pension Plan that is subject to ERISA.

5.7

Subordinate Indebtedness.  Subordinate any indebtedness due to it from any Person to indebtedness of other creditors of such Person.

5.8

Capital Expenditures.  Permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures (including Capitalized Lease obligations) made during any fiscal year of Borrower to exceed $1,000,000.00.

6.1

Events of Default.  The occurrence or existence of any of the following conditions or events shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder: (a) non-payment of any principal, interest or other sums due upon the Indebtedness at such time the same becomes due or, if applicable, upon expiration of the grace period, if any; (b) default in the observance or performance of any of the other conditions, covenants or agreements of any Loan Party set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document which default remains uncured for ten days; (c) any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect; (d) any default or event of default, as the case may be, shall occur under any other Loan Document and shall continue beyond the applicable grace period, if any; and (e) any change in the management, ownership or control of Borrower, whether by reason of incapacity, death, resignation, termination or otherwise which, in Bank’s sole judgment, could become a Material Adverse Effect;

6.2

Remedies Upon Event of Default.  Upon the occurrence and at any time during the existence or continuance of any Event of Default, but without impairing or otherwise limiting the Bank’s right to demand payment of all or any portion of the Indebtedness which is payable on demand, at Bank’s option, Bank may give notice to Borrower declaring all or any portion of the Indebtedness remaining unpaid and outstanding, whether under the notes evidencing the Indebtedness or otherwise, to be due and payable in full without presentation, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, whereupon all such Indebtedness shall immediately become due and payable.  Furthermore, upon the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default and at any time during the existence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default, but without impairing or otherwise limiting the right of Bank, if reserved under any Loan Document, to make or withhold financial accommodations at its discretion, to the extent not yet disbursed, any commitment by Bank to make any further loans or, if applicable, issue any further Letters of Credit shall automatically terminate.  The foregoing rights and remedies are in addition to any other rights, remedies and privileges Bank may otherwise have or which may be available to it, whether under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, by law, or otherwise.

6.3

Waiver of Defaults.  No Default or Event of Default shall be waived by Bank except in a written instrument specifying the scope and terms of such waiver and signed by an authorized officer of Bank, and such waiver and shall be effective only for the specific time(s) and purpose(s) given.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, or any delay in the exercise thereof, shall preclude other or further exercise of Bank’s rights.  No waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall extend to any other or further Default or Event of Default.  No forbearance on the part of Bank in enforcing any of Bank’s rights or remedies under any Loan Document shall constitute a waiver of any of its rights or remedies.  Borrower expressly agrees that this Section may not be waived or modified by Bank by course of performance, estoppel or otherwise.

7.1

Governing Law.  Each Loan Document shall be deemed to have been delivered in and shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent that the UCC, other personal property law or real property law of another jurisdiction where Collateral is located is applicable, and except to the extent expressed to the contrary in any Loan Document.

7.2

Costs and Expenses.  Bank agrees to pay (at its own expense) all cost and expenses (including without limitation attorney fees, audit fees, and appraised costs) incurred by Bank in connection with the first Credit Agreement signed between Borrower and Bank as of December 20, 2012.  Thereafter, Borrower shall pay to Bank, on demand, all costs and expenses of Bank, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses (whether inside or outside counsel is used), incurred by Bank in connection with any restatement, amendment, administration, and performance of this Agreement, together with all costs and  expenses incurred by Bank in perfecting, revising, protecting or enforcing any of its rights or remedies against any Loan Party or any Collateral, or otherwise incurred by Bank in connection with any Default or Event of Default or the enforcement of the Loan Documents or the Indebtedness.  Following Bank’s demand upon Borrower for the payment of any such costs and expenses, and until the same are paid in full, the unpaid amount of such costs and expenses shall constitute Indebtedness and shall bear interest at the highest default rate of interest provided in any Loan Document.

7.3

Successors and Assigns; Participation.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower and Bank and their respective successors and assigns.  The foregoing shall not authorize any assignment or transfer by Borrower of any of its respective rights, duties or obligations hereunder, such assignments or transfers being expressly prohibited.  Bank, however, may freely assign, whether by assignment, participation or otherwise, its rights and obligations hereunder, and is hereby authorized to disclose to any such assignee or participant (or proposed assignee or participant) any financial or other information in its knowledge or possession regarding any Loan Party or the Indebtedness.

7.4

Reliance on and Survival of Various Provisions.  All terms, covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of any Loan Party made in any Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Bank, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Bank or on Bank’s behalf, and those covenants and agreements of Borrower set forth in Section 4.8 hereof (together with any other indemnities of Borrower contained elsewhere in any Loan Document) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment in full of the Indebtedness.

7.5

Complete Agreement; Conflicts.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any commitment letter previously issued by Bank with respect thereto (provided that in the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, on one hand, and such commitment letter, on the other hand, this Agreement and the Loan Documents shall control), contain the entire agreement of the parties thereto and supercede all prior agreements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof, and none of the parties shall be bound by anything not expressed in writing.  In the event that, and to the extent that, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any of the other Loan Documents are inconsistent with or in conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Agreement, the applicable terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.  Any amendments or modifications hereto shall be in writing signed by all parties.

7.6

Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for in any Loan Document (unless otherwise expressly stipulated therein) or contemplated thereby, given thereunder or required by law to be given, shall be in writing (unless expressly provided to the contrary).  If personally delivered, such notices shall be effective when delivered, and in the case of mailing or delivery by overnight courier, such notices shall be effective when placed in an envelope and deposited at a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service or delivered to an overnight courier, postage prepaid, in each case addressed to the parties as set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, or to such other address as a party shall have designated to the other in writing in accordance with this Section.  In the case of mailing, the mailing shall be by certified or first class mail.  Notices may be given by facsimile and shall be deemed given when successful facsimile transmission is mechanically confirmed.  The giving of at least five (5) days’ notice before Bank shall take any action described in any notice shall conclusively be deemed reasonable for all purposes; provided, that this shall not be deemed to require Bank to give such five (5) days’ notice, or any notice, if not specifically required to do so in this Agreement.

7.7

Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

7.8

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  BANK AND BORROWER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED.  EACH OF THEM, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF EITHER OF THEM.  THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY BANK OR BORROWER, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY EACH OF THEM.

7.9

ORAL AGREEMENTS INEFFECTIVE.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER “LOAN AGREEMENTS” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 26.02(A)(2) OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE, AS AMENDED) REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENTS MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

 

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