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Exhibit 10.4


LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT




     THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the Effective Date between
SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation with a loan production office located at 275 Grove
Street, Suite 2-200, Newton, Massachusetts 02466 (“Bank”), and ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., a Delaware
corporation with offices located at 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough, Massachusetts 01532
(“Borrower”), provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay
Bank. The parties agree as follows:



     1 ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS



     Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP.
Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms
contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the
Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.



     2 LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT



     2.1 Promise to Pay. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the outstanding
principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due
in accordance with this Agreement.



     2.1.1 Revolving Advances.



          (a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to
deduction of Reserves, following the Account Transition Period, Bank shall make Advances not
exceeding the Availability Amount. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Line may be repaid, and
prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and
conditions precedent herein.




          (b) Termination; Repayment. The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line
Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all
other Obligations relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.




     2.1.2 Letters of Credit Sublimit.



          (a) As part of the Revolving Line and subject to deduction of Reserves, following the Account
Transition Period, Bank shall issue or have issued Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or a
Foreign Currency for Borrower’s account. The aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount utilized for the
issuance of Letters of Credit shall at all times reduce the amount otherwise available for Advances
under the Revolving Line. The aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of outstanding
Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit
Reserve) may not exceed the lesser of (A) Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), minus (i) the
sum of all amounts used for Cash Management Services, and minus (ii) the FX Reduction
Amount, or (B) the lesser of Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, minus (i) the sum of all
outstanding principal amounts of any Advances (including any amounts used for Cash Management
Services), and minus (ii) the FX Reduction Amount.




          (b) If, on the Revolving Line Maturity Date (or the effective date of any termination of this
Agreement), there are any outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such date Borrower shall provide
to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of
all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection
therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the
Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and
substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of Bank’s standard Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “Letter of Credit
Application”). Borrower agrees to execute any further documentation in connection with the Letters
of Credit as Bank may reasonably request. Borrower further agrees to be bound by the regulations
and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for
Borrower’s account or by Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Bank for
Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and agrees that Bank shall not be liable for any
error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s
instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or
supplements thereto.







 









 








          (c) The obligation of Borrower to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings made under Letters
of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of Credit
Application.




          (d) Borrower may request that Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency. If
a demand for payment is made under any such Letter of Credit, Bank shall treat such demand as an
Advance to Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount thereof (plus fees and charges in
connection therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or similar charges).




          (e) To guard against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the issuance of any Letter
of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency, Bank shall create a reserve (the “Letter of Credit
Reserve”) under the Revolving Line in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the face amount of
such Letter of Credit. The amount of the Letter of Credit Reserve may be adjusted by Bank from
time to time to account for fluctuations in the exchange rate. The availability of funds under the
Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of such Letter of Credit Reserve for as long as such
Letter of Credit remains outstanding.




     2.1.3 Foreign Exchange Sublimit. As part of the Revolving Line and subject to the deduction
of Reserves, following the Account Transition Period, Borrower may enter into foreign exchange
contracts with Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank a specific amount
of Foreign Currency (each, a “FX Forward Contract”) on a specified date (the “Settlement Date”).
FX Forward Contracts shall have a Settlement Date of at least one (1) FX Business Day after the
contract date. The aggregate amount of FX Forward Contracts at any one time may not exceed ten
(10) times the lesser of (A) Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), minus (i) the sum of all
amounts used for Cash Management Services, and minus (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the face
amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and
any Letter of Credit Reserve), or (B) the lesser of Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base,
minus (i) the sum of all outstanding principal amounts of any Advances (including any
amounts used for Cash Management Services), and minus (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the
face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of
Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve). The amount otherwise available for Credit Extensions
under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of each
outstanding FX Forward Contract (the “FX Reduction Amount”). Any amounts needed to fully reimburse
Bank for any amounts not paid by Borrower in connection with FX Forward Contracts will be treated
as Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate applicable to
Advances.



     2.1.4 Cash Management Services Sublimit. Borrower may, following the Account Transition
Period, use the Revolving Line for Bank’s cash management services, which may include merchant
services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit card, and check cashing services identified in
Bank’s various cash management services agreements (collectively, the “Cash Management Services”),
in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000),
minus (i) the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit
(including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve), and
minus (ii) the FX Reduction Amount, or (B) the lesser of Revolving Line or the Borrowing
Base, minus (i) the sum of all outstanding principal amounts of any Advances, minus
(ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn
but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve), and minus (iii) the
FX Reduction Amount. Any amounts Bank pays on behalf of Borrower for any Cash Management Services
will be treated as Advances under the Revolving Line and will accrue interest at the interest rate
applicable to Advances.



     2.2 Overadvances. If, at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of any
Advances (including any amounts used for Cash Management Services and the outstanding principal
amount of any EXIM Loans); plus (b) the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit
(including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve); plus
(c) the FX Reduction Amount exceeds the lesser of either the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base
(such excess amount being an “Overadvance”), Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such
Overadvance. Without limiting Borrower’s obligation to repay Bank any amount of the Overadvance,
Borrower agrees to pay Bank interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at
the Default Rate.



     2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.



          (a) Interest Rate; Advances. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount
outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to
Prime Rate plus one percent (1.00%); provided, however, when Borrower is at or
above the Liquidity Threshold, the principal amount




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outstanding under the Revolving Line shall
accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus
one-half percent (0.50%). Such interest shall in any event be payable monthly, in arrears, in
accordance with Section 2.3(f) below.




          (b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is four percentage
points (4.00%) above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “Default Rate”) unless Bank
otherwise elects from time to time in its sole discretion to impose a smaller increase. Fees and
expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents (including,
without limitation, Bank Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a
rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations. Payment or acceptance of the
increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely
payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit
any rights or remedies of Bank.




          (c) Adjustment to Interest Rate. Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension
based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the
Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.




          (d) Computation; 360-Day Year. In computing interest, the date of the making of any
Credit Extension shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided, however,
that if any Credit Extension is repaid on the same day on which it is made, such day shall be
included in computing interest on such Credit Extension. Interest shall be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.




          (e) Debit of Accounts. Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts, including
the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Borrower
owes Bank when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.




          (f) Payment; Interest Computation; Float Charge. Interest is payable monthly on the
last calendar day of each month. In computing interest on the Obligations, all Payments received
after 12:00 noon Eastern time on any day shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. In
addition, Bank shall be entitled to charge Borrower a “float” charge in an amount equal to three
(3) Business Days interest, at the interest rate applicable to the Advances, on all Payments
received by Bank; provided, that when Borrower is at or above the Liquidity
Threshold, such “float” charge shall not apply. The float charge for each month shall be payable
on the last day of the month. Bank shall not, however, be required to credit Borrower’s account
for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Bank in its good faith business
judgment, and Bank may charge Borrower’s Designated Deposit Account for the amount of any item of
payment which is returned to Bank unpaid.




     2.4 Fees. Borrower shall pay to Bank:



          (a) Commitment Fee. A fully earned, non refundable commitment fee of Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars ($75,000), payable on the Effective Date;




          (b) Anniversary Fee. A fully earned, non refundable anniversary fee of Twenty Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($27,500), payable on the date that is three hundred sixty five (365)
days after the Effective Date




          (c) Letter of Credit Fee. Bank’s customary fees and expenses for the issuance or
renewal of Letters of Credit, (including, without limitation, a letter of credit fee of two percent
(2.00%) per annum of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of each Letter of Credit issued),
upon the issuance of such Letter of Credit, each anniversary of the issuance during the term of
such Letter of Credit, and upon the renewal of such Letter of Credit by Bank;




          (d) Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee. A fee (the “Unused Revolving Line Facility
Fee”), payable quarterly, in arrears, following the Account Transition Period, in an amount equal
to one-half percent (0.50%) per annum of the average unused portion of the Revolving Line. The
unused portion of the Revolving Line, for purposes of this calculation, shall equal the difference
between (x) the Revolving Line amount (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (y) the average
for the period of the daily closing balance of the Revolving Line outstanding plus the sum of the
aggregate amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of
Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve, plus the sum of any Reserves). Borrower shall not be
entitled to any credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee previously
earned by Bank



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pursuant to this Section notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement or the
suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder; and




          (e) Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the
Effective Date, when due.




     2.5 Payments; Application of Payments.



          (a) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower under any Loan Document shall
be made in immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars, without setoff or counterclaim, before
12:00 noon Eastern time on the date when due. Payments of principal and/or interest received after
12:00 noon Eastern time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business
Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due the next
Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid.




          (b) Subject to Section 6.3(c), Bank shall apply the whole or any part of collected funds
against the Revolving Line or credit such collected funds to a depository account of Borrower with
Bank (or an account maintained by an Affiliate of Bank), the order and method of such application
to be in the sole discretion of Bank. Borrower shall have no right to specify the order or the
accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Borrower to Bank
or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not
specified elsewhere in this Agreement.




     3 CONDITIONS OF LOANS



     3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension. Bank’s obligation to make the initial
Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as
Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:



          (a) duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents;




          (b) duly executed original signatures to the Control Agreements, if any;




          (c) Borrower’s Operating Documents and a good standing certificate of Borrower certified by
the Secretary of State of the State(s) of Delaware, together with any certificates of foreign
qualifications from each jurisdiction in which Borrower is qualified, each dated as of a date no
earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;




          (d) duly executed original signatures to the Secretary’s Certificate with completed Borrowing
Resolutions for Borrower;




          (e) the PJC Intercreditor Agreement by PJC Capital in favor of Bank, together with the duly
executed original signatures thereto;




          (f) [Reserved];




          (g) [Reserved];




          (h) certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank
shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the
Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or,
in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;




          (i) the Perfection Certificates of Borrower and Guarantor, together with the duly executed
original signatures thereto;




          (j) a landlord’s consent in favor of Bank for 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough,
Massachusetts 01532 and for 1 Dexter Road, East Providence, Rhode Island, by each landlord thereof,
together with the duly executed original signatures thereto;





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          (k) [Reserved];




          (l) a legal opinion of Borrower’s counsel, in form and substance acceptable to Bank, in its
reasonable discretion, dated as of the Effective Date together with the duly executed original
signature thereto;




          (m) the duly executed original signatures to the Guaranty Agreement and the Security
Agreement, together with a Secretary’s Certificate and duly executed original signatures to the
completed Borrowing Resolutions for Guarantor;




          (n) evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies required by Section 6.7 hereof
are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and/or
additional insured clauses and cancellation notice to Bank (or endorsements reflecting the same) in
favor of Bank; and




          (o) payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.




     3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. Bank’s obligation to make each Credit
Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions
precedent:



          (a) except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, timely receipt of an executed Transaction
Report;




          (b) the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete
in all material respects on the date of the Transaction Report and on the Funding Date of each
Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be
applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by
materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations
and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all
material respects as of such date, and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s representation
and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in this Agreement remain true,
accurate, and complete in all material respects; provided, however, that such
materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already
are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further
that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true,
accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and




          (c) in Bank’s sole discretion, there has not been any material impairment in the general
affairs, management, results of operation, financial condition or the prospect of repayment of the
Obligations, or any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the most recent business plan of
Borrower presented to and accepted by Bank.




     3.3 Covenant to Deliver. Borrower agrees to deliver to Bank each item required to be
delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension. Borrower
expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall
not constitute a waiver by Bank of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and the making of
any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Bank’s sole discretion.



     3.4 Procedures for Borrowing; Advances. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other
applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an Advance
(other than Advances under Sections 2.1.2 or 2.1.4), Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall
be irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00 noon Eastern time on the
Funding Date of the Advance. Together with any such electronic or facsimile notification, Borrower
shall deliver to Bank by electronic mail or facsimile a completed Transaction Report executed by a
Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a
person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee. Bank shall credit Advances to the
Designated Deposit Account. Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from
a Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions if the Advances are necessary
to meet Obligations which have become due.



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     4 CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST



     4.1 Grant of Security Interest. Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment
and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges
to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and
all proceeds and products thereof.



     4.2 Priority of Security Interest. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the
security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority
perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have
superior priority to Bank’s Lien under this Agreement or the Export-Import Agreement). If Borrower
shall acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by
Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.



          If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the
Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment
in full in cash of the Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions
has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, release its Liens in the
Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower.




          Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the security
interest created in this Agreement only with respect to Export-Related Accounts Receivable,
Export-Related Inventory and Export-Related General Intangibles (as such terms are defined in the
Export-Import Agreement) is subject to and subordinate to the security interest granted to Bank in
the Export-Import Agreement with respect to such Export-Related Accounts Receivable, Export-Related
Inventory and Export-Related General Intangibles.




     4.3 Authorization to File Financing Statements. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file
financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or
protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the
Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person not in accordance with this Agreement, may be
deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code.



     5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES



          Borrower represents and warrants as follows:




     5.1 Due Organization; Authorization; Power and Authority. Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries are duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its
jurisdiction of formation and each is qualified and licensed to do business and each is in good
standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of each of its business or its ownership of
property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. In connection with this
Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank completed certificates each signed by Borrower and
Guarantor, respectively, entitled “Perfection Certificate”. Borrower represents and warrants to
Bank that (a) Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on
the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the
jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately
sets forth Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower has
none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or, if
more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing address (if different than
its chief executive office); (e) except as set forth on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower (and
each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of
formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its
jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that
Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the
Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If
Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify
Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Borrower’s organizational identification number.



     The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s organizational
documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material
Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any
action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any



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Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are
in full force and effect) or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by
which Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or
by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Borrower’s business.




     5.2 Collateral. Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each
item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and
all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit accounts other than the deposit accounts
with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank
in connection herewith, or of which Borrower has given Bank notice and taken such actions as are
necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest therein. The Accounts are bona fide, existing
obligations of the Account Debtors.



          The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except
as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the components of the Collateral
shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as
permitted pursuant to Section 7.2. In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to
store or otherwise deliver any portion of the Collateral to a bailee, then Borrower will first
receive the written consent of Bank and such bailee must execute and deliver a bailee agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion.




          All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material
defects, except normal and customary quality issues occurring in the ordinary course of business,
in amounts consistent with past practices.




          Borrower is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property which it owns or purports to own
except for (a) non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business,
(b) over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public, and (c) material
Intellectual Property licensed to Borrower and noted on the Perfection Certificate. Each Patent
which it owns or purports to own and which is material to Borrower’s business is valid and
enforceable, and no part of the Intellectual Property which Borrower owns or purports to own and
which is material to Borrower’s business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, except to the extent in each of the above such invalidity or unenforceability would not have
a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, taken as a whole. To the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of
any third party except to the extent such claim would not have a material adverse effect on
Borrower’s business, taken as a whole.




     5.3 Accounts Receivable; Inventory. For any Eligible Account in any Borrowing Base
Certificate, all statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and
other documents evidencing such Eligible Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such
invoices, instruments and other documents, and all of Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all
respects what they purport to be. Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Bank may, after consultation with Borrower, notify any Account Debtor owing Borrower
money of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify the amount of such Eligible Account.
All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Eligible Account shall comply in
all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. Borrower
has no knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Account Debtor whose
accounts are Eligible Accounts in any Borrowing Base Certificate. To the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating
to all Eligible Accounts are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are
legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.



     5.4 Litigation. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
involving more than, individually or in the aggregate, One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000).



     5.5 Financial Condition. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower delivered to Bank
fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and Borrower’s
consolidated results of operations. There has not been any material deterioration in Borrower’s
consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted
to Bank.



     5.6 Solvency. The fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus
disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; Borrower is not left with
unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay
its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.



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     5.7 Regulatory Compliance. Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled”
by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Borrower is not
engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations
X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower has complied in all material
respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a
“holding company” as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005. Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation
of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. Except as
described in the Perfection Certificate or otherwise disclosed to Bank, none of Borrower’s or any
of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the
best of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or
transporting any hazardous substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with,
and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their
respective businesses as currently conducted, the absence of which could reasonably be expected to
have a materially adverse effect on the Borrower.



     5.8 Subsidiaries; Investments. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other
equity securities except for Permitted Investments.



     5.9 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Borrower has timely filed all required
tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes,
assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower. Borrower may defer payment of any
contested taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes
by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in
writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds
or takes any other steps required to prevent the Governmental Authority levying such contested
taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien”.
Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower’s prior tax years
which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid all
amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in
accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and has not
permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with
respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of
Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or
any other governmental agency.



     5.10 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as
working capital to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household
or agricultural purposes.



     5.11 Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in
any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representation, warranty,
or other statement was made, taken together with all such written certificates and written
statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not
misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in
good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results
during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the
projected or forecasted results).



     5.12 Definition of “Knowledge.” For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation
or warranty is made to Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Borrower’s knowledge, or
with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable
investigation, of the Responsible Officers.



     6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS



          Borrower shall do all of the following:




     6.1 Government Compliance. (a) Maintain its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and
good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations. Borrower shall comply, and have each
Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject, the
noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.



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          (b) Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower of its
obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant of a security interest to
Bank in the Collateral. Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental
Approvals to Bank.




     6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.



          (a) Borrower shall provide Bank with the following:




               (i) (A) weekly, and (B) upon each request for a Credit Extension, a Transaction Report;



               (ii) within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month in which there are any outstanding
Credit Extensions (otherwise quarterly, within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal
quarter), (A) accounts receivable agings, aged by invoice date (including, without limitation,
accounts receivable agings for accounts receivable used in determining EXIM Loans), (B) accounts
payable agings, aged by invoice date, and outstanding or held check registers, if any, (C)
reconciliations of accounts receivable agings (aged by invoice date), transaction reports, Deferred
Revenue report and general ledger, (D) perpetual inventory reports for Inventory valued on a
first-in, first-out basis at the lower of cost or market (in accordance with GAAP) or such other
inventory reports as are requested by Bank in its good faith business judgment; and (e) a completed
Borrowing Base Certificate;



               (iii) as soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
month, monthly unaudited financial statements;



               (iv) within thirty (30) days after the end of each month a monthly Compliance Certificate
signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of the end of such month, Borrower was in full
compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth calculations
showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement and such other
information as Bank shall reasonably request, including, without limitation, a statement that at
the end of such month there were no held checks;



               (v) within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, copies of invoices for no
less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding balance of EXIM Bank accounts receivable as of the
last day of such fiscal quarter;



               (vi) within thirty (30) days prior to the end of each fiscal year of Borrower and as amended
or updated, (A) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow
statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Borrower, and (B) annual financial
projections for the following fiscal year (on a quarterly basis) as approved by Borrower’s board of
directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual
financial projections;



               (vii) as soon as available, and in any event within one hundred eighty (180) days following
the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, annual financial statements certified by, and with an
unqualified opinion of, independent certified public accountants acceptable to Bank;
provided, that for Borrower’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, such annual
financial statements shall be certified by, and with an unqualified opinion of (other than
qualified with respect to “going concern”), independent certified public accountants acceptable to
Bank



               (viii) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made
available to Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt;



               (ix) a prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) or
more;



          Notwithstanding the foregoing, when Borrower is at or above the Liquidity Threshold, provided
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall be required to provide Bank with
the reports and schedules required pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above monthly, within fifteen (15)
days after the end of each month.




          (b) In the event that Borrower is or becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within five (5) days after filing, all reports on Form
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC or a link thereto on Borrower’s or another website on the
Internet.




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          (c) Borrower shall provide Bank with prompt written notice of Borrower’s knowledge of an event
that affects the value of the Intellectual Property and that would have a material adverse effect
on Borrower’s business, taken as a whole.




     6.3 Accounts Receivable.



          (a) Schedules and Documents Relating to Accounts. Borrower shall deliver to Bank
transaction reports and schedules of collections, as provided in Section 6.2, on Bank’s standard
forms; provided, however, that Borrower’s failure to execute and deliver the same
shall not affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights in all of Borrower’s Accounts, nor shall
Bank’s failure to advance or lend against a specific Account affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other
rights therein. If requested by Bank, Borrower shall furnish Bank with copies (or, at Bank’s
request after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, originals) of all
contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents, and all shipping instructions, delivery
receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of delivery, for any goods the sale or disposition of
which gave rise to such Accounts. In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Bank, on its request, the
originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security agreements, guarantees and other documents
and property evidencing or securing any Accounts, in the same form as received, with all necessary
endorsements, and copies of all credit memos.




          (b) Disputes. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all disputes or claims relating
to Accounts, to the extent such disputes or claims involve amounts in excess of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate for all Account Debtors. Borrower may forgive
(completely or partially), compromise, or settle any Account for less than payment in full, or
agree to do any of the foregoing so long as (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially
reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in arm’s-length transactions, and reports
the same to Bank in the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after taking into account all such discounts, settlements and
forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the Availability Amount.




          (c) Collection of Accounts. Borrower shall have the right to collect all Accounts,
unless and until a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. All payments on,
and proceeds of, Accounts shall be deposited directly by the applicable Account Debtor into a
lockbox account, or such other “blocked account” as Bank may specify, pursuant to a blocked account
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion. Whether or not an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall immediately deliver all payments on
and proceeds of Accounts to an account maintained with Bank to be applied (i) prior to an Event of
Default, to the Revolving Line pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(b) hereof, and (ii) after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4
hereof; provided, however, when Borrower is at or above the Liquidity Threshold,
such payments and proceeds shall be transferred to an account of Borrower maintained at Bank.




          (d) Returns. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if any
Account Debtor returns any Inventory having an aggregate value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000) to Borrower, Borrower shall promptly (i) determine the reason for such
return, (ii) issue a credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount, and (iii)
provide a copy of such credit memorandum to Bank, upon request from Bank. In the event any
attempted return occurs after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
Borrower shall immediately notify Bank of the return of the Inventory.




          (e) Verification. Bank may, from time to time, after consultation with Borrower,
verify directly with the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating
to the Accounts, either in the name of Borrower or Bank or such other name as Bank may choose.




          (f) No Liability. Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage or
discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of, any goods, the sale or other disposition of
which gives rise to an Account, or for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in
the settlement, failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any Account, or for settling
any Account in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be
responsible for any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract or agreement giving rise to an
Account. Nothing herein shall, however, relieve Bank from liability for its own gross negligence
or willful misconduct.




     6.4 Remittance of Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3(c), deliver, in kind,
all proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral to Bank in the original form in which
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not later than the following Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be
applied to the Obligations (1) prior to an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section
2.5(b) hereof, and (2) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4 hereof; provided that, if no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to Bank the proceeds of
the sale of surplus, worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower in good faith in an
arm’s length transaction for an aggregate purchase price of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year). Borrower agrees that it will
maintain all proceeds of Collateral in an account maintained with Bank. Nothing in this Section
limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.




     6.5 Taxes; Pensions; Withholding. Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely
file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to
timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions
owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested
pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate
certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension,
profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.



     6.6 Access to Collateral; Books and Records. In addition to the Initial Audit, at reasonable
times, on one (1) Business Day’s notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall have the right, up to two (2) times per
year (or more frequently (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, as Bank shall determine necessary, or (ii) at the direction of EXIM Bank), to inspect the
Collateral and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books. The foregoing inspections and audits
shall be at Borrower’s expense, and the charge therefor shall be $850 per person per day (or such
higher amount as shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses. In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days
in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedule the audit with less than ten (10) days
written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall
pay Bank a fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for
the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.



     6.7 Insurance. Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard
for companies in Borrower’s industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance
policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank. All
property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as an additional
lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Bank. All liability policies shall show, or have
endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. All policies (or their respective
endorsements) shall provide that the insurer shall give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice
before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy. At Bank’s request, Borrower shall
deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under
any policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
Borrower shall have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy up to Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) with respect to any loss, but not exceeding Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate for all losses under all casualty policies in any one year,
toward the replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided that any such
replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the replaced or repaired
Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in which Bank has been granted a first priority
security interest, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
all proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at the option of Bank, be payable to Bank on
account of the Obligations. If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section
6.7 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank
may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section
6.7, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.



     6.8 Operating Accounts.



          (a) Maintain all of its and its Subsidiaries’, if any, depository, operating accounts and
securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates with all excess funds maintained at or invested
through Bank or an affiliate of Bank; provided, however, Aspen GmbH may maintain
depository, operating accounts and securities accounts in a financial institution located in the
Federal Republic of Germany (the “German Accounts”), in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) at any time; provided further, that
Borrower shall have up to sixty (60) days to provide Bank evidence satisfactory to Bank, in its
sole discretion, that, during such sixty (60) day period (the “Account Transition Period”),
Borrower has transitioned all of its and its





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Subsidiaries existing depository, operating accounts
and securities accounts maintained at financial institutions other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates
(other than the German Accounts) to accounts with Bank or Bank’s Affiliates.




          (b) Provide Bank five (5) days prior-written notice before establishing any Collateral Account
at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each
Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or
financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to
execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such
Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms
hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank.
The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to the German accounts or to deposit
accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments
to or for the benefit of Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as such.




     6.9 Financial Covenants.



          Maintain at all times, to be certified by Borrower as of the last day of each month, unless
otherwise noted, on a consolidated basis with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries, unless
otherwise noted:




          (a) Liquidity. Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank plus the unused
Availability Amount of at least Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).




          (b) Tangible Net Worth. A Tangible Net Worth of at least Forty Million Dollars
($40,000,000).




     6.10 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. (i) Protect, defend and maintain the
validity and enforceability of its material Intellectual Property; (ii) promptly advise Bank in
writing of material infringements of its Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any
Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to
the public without Bank’s written consent, other than where any of the foregoing would not have a
material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, taken as a whole.



     6.11 Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of
this Agreement, make available to Bank, without expense to Bank, Borrower and its officers,
employees and agents and Borrower’s Books, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably
necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank
with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.



     6.12 Creation/Acquisition of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative
covenant contained in Section 7.3 hereof, in the event Borrower or any Subsidiary creates or
acquires any Subsidiary, Borrower and such Subsidiary shall promptly notify Bank of the creation or
acquisition of such new Subsidiary and, at Bank’s request, in its sole discretion, take all such
action as may be reasonably required by Bank to cause each such Subsidiary to, in Bank’s sole
discretion, become a co-Borrower or Guarantor under the Loan Documents and grant a continuing
pledge and security interest in and to the assets of such Subsidiary (substantially as described on
Exhibit A hereto); and Borrower shall grant and pledge to Bank a perfected security
interest in the stock, units or other evidence of ownership of each Subsidiary.



     6.13 Further Assurances. Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank
reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes
of this Agreement. Borrower shall deliver to Bank, within five (5) days after the same are sent or
received, copies of all correspondence, reports, documents and other filings with any Governmental
Authority regarding compliance with or maintenance of Governmental Approvals or Requirements of Law
or that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the Governmental Approvals
or otherwise on the operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.



     7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS



          Borrower shall not do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:




     7.1 Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of
(collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its
business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b)
of worn out or obsolete Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted
Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the



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property of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and licenses that could not result in a legal
transfer of title of the licensed property but that may be exclusive in respects other than
territory and that may be exclusive as to territory only as to discreet geographical areas outside
of the United States.




     7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Ownership or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit
any of its Subsidiaries, if any, to engage in any business other than the businesses currently
engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b)
liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) any Key Person ceases to hold such office(s) with Borrower and
replacement(s) satisfactory to Bank are not made within one hundred twenty (120) days after such
Key Person’s departure from Borrower; or (ii) enter into any transaction or series of related
transactions in which the stockholders of Borrower who were not stockholders immediately prior to
the first such transaction own more than forty percent (40%) of the voting stock of Borrower
immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of such transactions (other
than by the sale of Borrower’s equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital
investors so long as Borrower identifies to Bank the venture
capital investors prior to the closing of the transaction and provides to Bank a description
of the material terms of the transaction).



          Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add
any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business
locations contain less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in Borrower’s assets or property) or
deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to a bailee at a location other than to a bailee and at a location
already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3)
change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any
organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization. If Borrower intends
to deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to a bailee, and Bank and such bailee are not already parties to a
bailee agreement governing both the Collateral and the location to which Borrower intends to
deliver the Collateral, then Borrower will first receive the written consent of Bank, and such
bailee shall execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in
its sole discretion.




     7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge
or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire,
all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person. A Subsidiary may
merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into Borrower.



     7.4 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any
Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.



     7.5 Encumbrance. Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any
of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any
Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens. Borrower shall
not permit any Collateral to be subject to any Liens other than the first priority security
interest granted herein or Permitted Liens, or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or
other arrangement (except with or in favor of Bank except as otherwise permitted herein) with any
Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting Borrower or any
Subsidiary from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or
encumbering any of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, except as is otherwise
described in the Perfection Certificate, permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and in the definition of
“Permitted Liens” herein.



     7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to
the terms of Section 6.8(b) hereof.



     7.7 Distributions; Investments. (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or
redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock; or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment
(including, without limitation, any additional Investment in any Subsidiary) other than Permitted
Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.



     7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any
material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable
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     7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except as
permitted under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which
such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the
Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination
thereof to Obligations owed to Bank, except as permitted under the terms of the subordination,
intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject.



     7.10 Compliance. Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment
company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its
important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit
Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a
Reportable Event or non-exempt Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to
comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the
violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from
participation in, permit partial or
complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any
present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected
to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.



     8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT



          Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under
this Agreement:




     8.1 Payment Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any
Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days
after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) Business Day cure period shall not
apply to payments due on the Revolving Line Maturity Date). During the cure period, the failure to
make or pay any payment specified under clause (a) or (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but
no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);



     8.2 Covenant Default.



          (a) Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2 (provided,
however, Borrower shall have five (5) Business Days from the scheduled due date to cure any
default under clauses 6.2(a) (ii)-(vi) and clause 6.2(a)(viii)), 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, or 6.9, or
violates any covenant in Section 7; or




          (b) Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision,
condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any
default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition,
covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after
the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature
be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured
within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time,
then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days)
to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the
default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such
cure period). Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to
financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in clause (a) above;




     8.3 Material Adverse Change. A Material Adverse Change occurs;



     8.4 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.



          (a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of
Borrower or of any entity under the control of Borrower (including a Subsidiary) on deposit or
otherwise maintained with Bank or any Bank Affiliate, or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed
against any of Borrower’s assets by any government agency, and the same under subclauses (i) and
(ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed
(whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit
Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or




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          (b) (i) any material portion of Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes
into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents
Borrower from conducting any material part of its business;




     8.5 Insolvency. (a) Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they
become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an
Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days
(but no Credit Extensions shall be made while of any of the conditions described in clause (a)
exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);



     8.6 Other Agreements. There is, under any agreement to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a
party with a third party or parties, (a) any default resulting in a right by such third party or
parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount
individually or in the aggregate in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); or (b) any
default by Borrower or Guarantor, the result of which could have a material adverse effect on
Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s business, taken as a whole;



     8.7 Judgments. One or more final judgments, orders, or decrees for the payment of money in an
amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (not
covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such
insurance carrier) shall be rendered against Borrower and the same are not, within ten (10) days
after the entry thereof, discharged or execution thereof stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such
judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided
that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the discharge, stay, or bonding of such
judgment, order, or decree);



     8.8 Misrepresentations. Borrower or any Person acting for Borrower makes any representation,
warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing
delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such
representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;



     8.9 Subordinated Debt. Any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing any Subordinated
Debt shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated or otherwise cease to be in full force and
effect, any Person shall be in breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or
enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or the
Obligations shall for any reason be subordinated or shall not have the priority contemplated by
this Agreement or the PJC Intercreditor Agreement.



     8.10 Guaranty. (a) Any guaranty of any Obligations terminates or ceases for any reason to be
in full force and effect which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to repay the Obligations; (b)
any Guarantor does not perform any obligation or covenant under any guaranty of the Obligations
which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to repay the Obligations; (c) any circumstance described in
Sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, or 8.8. occurs with respect to any Guarantor which could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, to repay the Obligations; (d) the liquidation, winding up, or termination of
existence of any Guarantor which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to repay the Obligations; or
(e) (i) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the collateral
provided by Guarantor or in the value of such collateral or (ii) a material adverse change in the
general affairs, management, results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or the
prospect of repayment of the Obligations occurs with respect to any Guarantor and such material
impairment or material adverse change could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to repay the
Obligations;



     8.11 EXIM Guarantee. If the EXIM Guarantee ceases for any reason to be in full force and
effect, other than for payment-in-full and termination of the Export-Import Agreement, or if the
EXIM Bank declares the EXIM Guarantee void or revokes any obligations under the EXIM Guarantee;



     8.12 Export-Import Agreement Default. After the effective date of the Export-Import
Agreement, the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Export-Import Agreement or the other
EXIM Loan Documents; and



     8.13 Governmental Approvals. Any Governmental Approval shall have been (a) revoked,
rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a
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decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with
respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could result
in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (a) above, and such
decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal (i) has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal
qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental Approval in any
applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal
could reasonably be expected to affect the status of or legal qualifications of Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries to hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction.




     9 BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES



     9.1 Rights and Remedies. While an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without
notice or demand, do any or all of the following:



          (a) declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described
in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);




          (b) stop advancing money or extending credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or
under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;




          (c) demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar
Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit remaining undrawn plus all
interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its
good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit,
as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and
Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all letter of credit
fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;
provided, however, if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs, the
obligation of Borrower to cash collateralize all Letters of Credit remaining undrawn shall
automatically become effective without any action by Bank;




          (d) terminate any FX Forward Contracts;




          (e) settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms
and in any order that Bank considers advisable, notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s
security interest in such funds, and verify the amount of such account;




          (f) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the
Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower shall assemble the Collateral
if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the
Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay,
purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security
interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of
its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;




          (g) apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of Borrower it holds, or (ii) any
amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower;




          (h) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for
sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or
other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of
use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar
property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and
selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section,
Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;




          (i) place a “hold” on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive
control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control
Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;




          (j) demand and receive possession of Borrower’s Books; and





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          (k) exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at
law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral
pursuant to the terms thereof).




     9.2 Power of Attorney. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful
attorney-in-fact, exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, to: (a) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b)
sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account
Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account
Debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all
claims under Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge,
encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based
thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the
Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits. Borrower hereby appoints
Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect
or continue the perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an
Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and Bank is under
no further obligation to make Credit Extensions hereunder. Bank’s foregoing appointment as
Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, being coupled with an interest,
are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Bank’s obligation to
provide Credit Extensions terminates.



     9.3 Protective Payments. If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.7
or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower is obligated to
pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such
payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing
interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Obligations, and secured by the Collateral.
Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance
at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed
an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.



     9.4 Application of Payments and Proceeds. If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Bank may apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances,
payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the
Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole
discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or to other Persons legally entitled thereto;
Borrower shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, in its good faith business
judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with
any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of
either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the
reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.



     9.5 Bank’s Liability for Collateral. So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking
practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of
Bank, Bank shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any
loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act
or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrower bears all risk of loss,
damage or destruction of the Collateral.



     9.6 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict
performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not
waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance
herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by the party granting
the waiver and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given.
Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank
has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one
right or remedy is not an election and shall not preclude Bank from exercising any other remedy
under this Agreement or other remedy available at law or in equity, and Bank’s waiver of any Event
of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver,
election, or acquiescence.



     9.7 Demand Waiver. Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment
and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement,
extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by
Bank on which Borrower is liable.



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     10 NOTICES



          All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication (collectively,
“Communication”), other than Advance requests made pursuant to Section 3.4, by any party to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and be delivered or sent by facsimile at
the addresses or facsimile numbers listed below. Bank or Borrower may change its notice address by
giving the other party written notice thereof. Each such Communication shall be deemed to have
been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3)
Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by facsimile transmission
(with such facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States
mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10); (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a
reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by
messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or
facsimile number indicated below. Advance requests made pursuant to Section 3.4 must be in writing
and may be in the form of electronic mail, delivered to Bank by Borrower at the e-mail address of
Bank provided below and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered when sent
(with such electronic mail promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United
States mail as otherwise provided in this Section 10). Bank or Borrower may change its address,
facsimile number, or electronic mail address by giving the other party written notice thereof in
accordance with the terms of this Section 10.




	 	 	 
	If to Borrower:

	 	Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

30 Forbes Road, Building B

Northborough, Massachusetts 01532

Attn: John Fairbanks

Fax: (508) 691-1200

Email: jfairbanks@aerogel.com
	 
	 	 
	with a copy to:

	 	Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

111 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02199

Attn: Christopher W. Nelson

Fax: (888) 325.9513

Email: cnelson@eapdlaw.com
	 
	 	 
	If to Bank:

	 	Silicon Valley Bank

275 Grove Street, Suite 2-200

Newton, Massachusetts 02466

Attn: Mr. Dave Rodriguez

Fax: (617) 969-4395

Email: drodriguez@svb.com
	 
	 	 
	with a copy to:

	 	Riemer & Braunstein LLP

Three Center Plaza

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Attn: Charles W. Stavros, Esquire

Fax: (617) 880-3456

Email: cstavros@riemerlaw.com






     11 CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER



          Massachusetts law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in
Massachusetts; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction
to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or
other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such
jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any
objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non
conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed
appropriate by such




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court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and
other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints,
and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address
set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon
the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after
deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY
SET FORTH HEREINABOVE, BANK SHALL SPECIFICALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHICH BANK DEEMS NECESSARY
OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR TO OTHERWISE ENFORCE BANK’S RIGHTS AGAINST
BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY.



TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A
JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER
CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH
PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.




     12 GENERAL PROVISIONS



     12.1 Termination Prior to Maturity Date. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the
Revolving Line Maturity Date by Borrower, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of
termination is given to Bank or if Bank’s obligation to fund Credit Extensions terminates pursuant
to the terms of Section 2.1.1(b). Notwithstanding any such termination, Bank’s lien and security
interest in the Collateral shall continue until Borrower fully satisfies its Obligations. Upon
payment in full of the Obligations and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions
has terminated, Bank shall release its liens and security interests in the Collateral and all
rights therein shall revert to Borrower.



     12.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors
and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in
Bank’s discretion). Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell,
transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in,
Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
provided, that, prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, any such sale, transfer, assignment, negotiation or grant of a participation to a Person
or entity other than an institutional lender shall require Borrower’s prior written consent, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld.



     12.3 Indemnification. Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its directors,
officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank
(each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and
liabilities (collectively, “Claims”) claimed or asserted by any other party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or expenses (including Bank
Expenses) in any way suffered, incurred, or paid by such Indemnified Person as a result of,
following from, consequential to, or arising from transactions between Bank and Borrower
contemplated by the Loan Documents (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for
Claims and/or losses directly caused by such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct.



     12.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this
Agreement.



     12.5 Correction of Loan Documents. Bank may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in
the Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties.



     12.6 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every
other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.



     12.7 Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration. No purported amendment or modification of
any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document,
shall be enforceable or admissible unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing
signed by the party against which enforcement or admission is sought. Without limiting the
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statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure
to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement
or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document. Any waiver granted shall be limited to
the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other
circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or
commitment to grant any further waiver. The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about
this subject matter and
supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings,
representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the
Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.




     12.8 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, is an
original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.



     12.9 Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue
in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other
than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive
the termination of this Agreement) have been paid in full and satisfied. The obligation of
Borrower in Section 12.3 to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with
respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.



     12.10 Confidentiality. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same
degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information
may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates (such Subsidiaries and Affiliates, together
with Bank, collectively, “Bank Entities”); (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any
interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of
this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s
regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) as Bank
considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party
service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality
agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential
information does not include information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Bank’s
possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank;
or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited
from disclosing the information.



     Bank Entities may use the confidential information for reporting purposes and the development
and distribution of databases and market analyses so long as such confidential information is
aggregated and anonymized prior to distribution, unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower.
The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.



     12.11 Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses. In any action or proceeding between Borrower and
Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, Bank shall be entitled to recover its
reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief
to which it may be entitled.



     12.12 Right of Set Off. Borrower hereby grants to Bank, a lien, security interest and right
of set off as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon
and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession,
custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank (including a Bank
subsidiary) or in transit to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part
thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Borrower even though unmatured and
regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO
REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES
THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR
OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.



     12.13 Electronic Execution of Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and
words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the
keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity
and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping
systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including,
without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.



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     12.14 Captions. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
affect the interpretation of this Agreement.



     12.15 Construction of Agreement. The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their
attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of
uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the
uncertainty to exist.



     12.16 Relationship. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by
the provisions of this Agreement. The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership,
joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those
of parties to an arm’s-length contract.



     12.17 Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to:
(a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons
other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b)
relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any Person not an express party to this
Agreement; or (c) give any Person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation
or action against any party to this Agreement.



     12.18 Borrower Agreement; Cross-Collateralization; Cross-Default; Conflicts. Both this
Agreement and the EXIM Borrower Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and all rights
and remedies under this Agreement and the EXIM Borrower Agreement are cumulative. The term
“Obligations” as used in this Agreement and in the EXIM Borrower Agreement shall include without
limitation the obligation to pay when due all loans made pursuant to the EXIM Borrower Agreement
(the “EXIM Loans”) and all interest thereon and the obligation to pay when due all Advances made
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and all interest thereon. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the security interest granted herein covering all “Collateral” as defined in this
Agreement and as defined in the EXIM Borrower Agreement shall secure all EXIM Loans and all
Advances and all interest thereon, and all other Obligations. Any Event of Default under this
Agreement shall also constitute a default under the EXIM Borrower Agreement, and any default under
the EXIM Borrower Agreement shall also constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement. In the
event Bank assigns its rights under this Agreement and/or under any note evidencing EXIM Loans
and/or its rights under the Borrower Agreement and/or under any note evidencing Advances, to any
third party, including, without limitation, the EXIM Bank, whether before or after the occurrence
of any Event of Default, Bank shall have the right (but not any obligation), in its sole
discretion, to allocate and apportion Collateral to the EXIM Borrower Agreement and/or note
assigned and to specify the priorities of the respective security interests in such Collateral
between itself and the assignee, all without notice to or consent of the Borrower. Should any term
of the Agreement conflict with any term of the EXIM Borrower Agreement, the more restrictive term
in either agreement shall govern Borrower.



     13 DEFINITIONS



     13.1 Definitions. As used in the Loan Documents, the word “shall” is mandatory, the word
“may” is permissive, the word “or” is not exclusive, the words “includes” and “including” are not
limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in
brackets are negative. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:



          “Account” is any “account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may
hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing
to Borrower.




          “Account Debtor” is any “account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such
term as may hereafter be made.




          “Account Transition Period” is defined in Section 6.8(a).




          “Adjusted Quick Ratio” is, as of any date of measurement, the ratio of (i) the sum of (a)
Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank plus (b) Borrower’s net billed accounts receivable
that are aged less than ninety (90) days divided by (ii) the difference between (a)
Current Liabilities minus accrued but unpaid Series A and Series B Dividends.




          “Advance” or “Advances” means an advance (or advances) under the Revolving Line.




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          “Affiliate” is, with respect to any Person, each other Person that owns or controls directly
or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for
any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.




          “Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.




          “Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island” is Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island LLC, a Rhode Island limited
liability company and wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower.




          “Aspen GmbH” is Aspen Aerogels Germany GmbH, a company organized under the laws of the Federal
Republic of Germany.




          “Availability Amount” is (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolving Line minus any amounts
outstanding under the Export-Import Agreement or (ii) the amount available under the Borrowing Base
minus (b) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including
drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit plus an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Reserve),
minus (c) the FX Reduction Amount, minus (d) any amounts used for Cash Management
Services, and minus (e) the outstanding principal balance of any Advances. The aggregate
amount of all Advances (including, without limitation, the Dollar Equivalent amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit plus an amount
equal to the Letter of Credit Reserve), any outstanding FX Reduction Amount and any amounts used
for Cash Management Services) under this Agreement outstanding at any time together with all Credit
Extensions made pursuant to the Export-Import Agreement outstanding at any time shall not exceed
Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).




          “Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.




          “Bank Expenses” are all audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and
enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with
appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor.




          “Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereof.




          “Borrower’s Books” are all Borrower’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state
tax returns, records regarding Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business
operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing
such information.




          “Borrowing Base” is (a) eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Accounts, as determined by Bank from
Borrower’s most recent Borrowing Base Certificate; provided, however, that Bank may
decrease the foregoing percentage in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions,
contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect the Collateral.




          “Borrowing Base Certificate” is that certain certificate included within each Transaction
Report.




          “Borrowing Resolutions” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions adopted by such
Person’s Board of Directors or other appropriate body and delivered by such Person to Bank
approving the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated
thereby, together with a certificate executed by its secretary on behalf of such Person certifying
that (a) such Person has the authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under each
of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) attached as Exhibit A to such certificate is a
true, correct, and complete copy of the resolutions then in full force and effect authorizing and
ratifying the execution, delivery, and performance by such Person of the Loan Documents to which it
is a party, (c) the name(s) of the Person(s) authorized to execute the Loan Documents on behalf of
such Person, together with a sample of the true signature(s) of such Person(s), and (d) Bank may
conclusively rely on such certificate unless and until such Person shall have delivered to Bank a
further certificate canceling or amending such prior certificate.




          “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Bank is closed.




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          “Cabot License Agreement” means that certain Cross License Agreement dated April 1, 2006 by
and between Cabot Corporation and Borrower, as amended by that certain Settlement Agreement and
First Amendment to Cross License Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007.




          “Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) the
aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that are
capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in
cash or financed, plus (b) to the extent not covered by clause (a), the aggregate of all
expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period to acquire by purchase or
otherwise the business or capitalized assets or the capital stock of any other Person.




          “Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally
guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more
than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1)
year after its creation and having the
highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.,
(c) Bank’s certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d)
money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash
Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.




          “Cash Management Services” is defined in Section 2.1.4.




          “Code” is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in
effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; provided, that, to the extent that
the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined
differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained
in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of
mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies
with respect to, Bank’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect
in a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the term “Code” shall mean the
Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of
the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for
purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.




          “Collateral” is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit A.




          “Collateral Account” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.




          “Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to
such term as may hereafter be made.




          “Communication” is defined in Section 10.




          “Compliance Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.




          “Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or
not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation
of another such as an obligation, in each case directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co
made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or
indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that
Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement,
interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a
Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but
“Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for
which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum
of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.




          “Control Agreement” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at
which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary
at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, Borrower, and Bank
pursuant to which Bank obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account,
Securities Account, or Commodity Account.




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          “Copyrights” are any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations
and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or
unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret.




          “Credit Extension” is any Advance, EXIM Loan, Letter of Credit, FX Forward Contract, amount
utilized for Cash Management Services, or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrower’s
benefit.




          “Current Liabilities” are all Obligations and liabilities of Borrower owed to Bank, plus,
without duplication, the aggregate amount of Borrower’s Total Liabilities that mature within one
(1) year.




          “Default” means any event which with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.




          “Default Rate” is defined in Section 2.3(b).




          “Deferred Revenue” is all amounts received or invoiced in advance of performance under
contracts and not yet recognized as revenue.




          “Deposit Account” is any “deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such
term as may hereafter be made.




          “Designated Deposit Account” is Borrower’s deposit account, account number _____________,
maintained with Bank.




          “Dollars,” “dollars” or use of the sign “$” means only lawful money of the United States and
not any other currency, regardless of whether that currency uses the “$” sign to denote its
currency or may be readily converted into lawful money of the United States.




          “Dollar Equivalent” is, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars,
such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent
amount therefor in Dollars as determined by Bank at such time on the basis of the then-prevailing
rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to
the country issuing such Foreign Currency.




          “Effective Date” is the date Bank executes this Agreement and as indicated on the signature
page hereof.




          “Eligible Accounts” means Accounts which arise in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business
that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3. Bank reserves the right at
any time and from time to time after the Effective Date upon notice to Borrower, to adjust any of
the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria in its good faith business judgment.
Without limiting the fact that the determination of which Accounts are eligible for borrowing is a
matter of Bank’s good faith judgment, the following (“Minimum Eligibility Requirements”) are the
minimum requirements for an Account to be an Eligible Account. Unless Bank agrees otherwise in
writing, Eligible Accounts shall not include:




     (a) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is Borrower’s Affiliate, officer, employee, or
agent;



     (b) Accounts that the Account Debtor has not paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date
regardless of invoice payment period terms;



     (c) Accounts with credit balances over ninety (90) days from invoice date;



     (d) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, in which fifty percent (50%) or more of the
Accounts have not been paid within ninety (90) days of invoice date;



     (e) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor which does not have its principal place of business
in the United States;



     (f) Accounts billed and/or payable outside of the United States (sometimes called foreign
invoiced accounts);



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     (g) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor to the extent that Borrower is indebted or obligated
in any manner to the Account Debtor (as creditor, lessor, supplier or otherwise — sometimes called
“contra” accounts, accounts payable, customer deposits or credit accounts).



     (h) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor which is a United States government entity or any
department, agency, or instrumentality thereof unless Borrower has assigned its payment rights to
Bank and the assignment has been acknowledged under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940,
as amended;



     (i) Accounts for demonstration or promotional equipment, or in which goods are consigned, or
sold on a “sale guaranteed”, “sale or return”, “sale on approval”, or other terms if Account
Debtor’s payment may be conditional;



     (j) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor where goods or services have not yet been rendered
to the Account Debtor (sometimes called memo billings or pre-billings);



     (k) Accounts subject to contractual arrangements between Borrower and an Account Debtor where
payments shall be scheduled or due according to completion or fulfillment requirements where the
Account Debtor has a right of offset for damages suffered as a result of Borrower’s failure to
perform in accordance with the contract (sometimes called contracts accounts receivable, progress
billings, milestone billings, or fulfillment contracts);



     (l) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor the amount of which may be subject to withholding
based on the Account Debtor’s satisfaction of Borrower’s complete performance (but only to the
extent of the amount withheld; sometimes called retainage billings);



     (m) Accounts subject to trust provisions, subrogation rights of a bonding company, or a
statutory trust;



     (n) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor that has been invoiced for goods that have not been
shipped to the Account Debtor unless Bank, Borrower, and the Account Debtor have entered into an
agreement acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion wherein the Account Debtor acknowledges that
(i) it has title to and has ownership of the goods wherever located, (ii) a bona fide sale of the
goods has occurred, and (iii) it owes payment for such goods in accordance with invoices from
Borrower (sometimes called “bill and hold” accounts);



     (o) Accounts for which the Account Debtor has not been invoiced;



     (p) Accounts that represent non-trade receivables or that are derived by means other than in
the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;



     (q) Accounts for which Borrower has permitted Account Debtor’s payment to extend beyond ninety
(90) days;



     (r) Accounts arising from chargebacks, debit memos or other payment deductions taken by an
Account Debtor;



     (s) Accounts arising from product returns and/or exchanges (sometimes called “warranty” or
“RMA” accounts);



     (t) Accounts in which the Account Debtor disputes liability or makes any claim (but only up to
the disputed or claimed amount), or if the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding,
or becomes insolvent, or goes out of business;



     (u) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor with respect to which Borrower has received Deferred
Revenue (but only to the extent of such Deferred Revenue);



     (v) Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of all Accounts, for the amounts that exceed that percentage, unless Bank
approves in writing;



     (w) Accounts for which Bank in its good faith business judgment determines collection to be
doubtful, including, without limitation, accounts represented by “refreshed” or “recycled”
invoices; and



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     (x) other Accounts Bank deems ineligible in the exercise of its good faith business judgment.



          “Equipment” is all “equipment” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may
hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles
(including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.




          “ERISA” is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.




          “Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.




          “EXIM Bank” is the Export-Import Bank of the United States.




          “EXIM Borrower Agreement” is defined in the Export-Import Agreement.




          “EXIM Guaranty” is that certain Master Guarantee Agreement, by and between Bank and EXIM Bank,
dated as of November 1, 2005, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof.




          “EXIM Loan Documents” are all documents and agreements executed in connection with the
Export-Import Agreement, including, without limitation, the EXIM Borrower Agreement and the EXIM
Promissory Note (as defined in the Export-Import Agreement), as each may be amended from time to
time.




          “Export-Import Agreement” is that certain Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and between Borrower and Bank.




          “EXIM Loans” is defined in Section 12.18.




          “Foreign Currency” means lawful money of a country other than the United States.




          “Funding Date” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or for the account of
Borrower which shall be a Business Day.




          “FX Business Day” is any day when (a) Bank’s Foreign Exchange Department is conducting its
normal business and (b) the Foreign Currency being purchased or sold by Borrower is available to
Bank from the entity from which Bank shall buy or sell such Foreign Currency.




          “FX Forward Contract” is defined in Section 2.1.3.




          “FX Reduction Amount” is defined in Section 2.1.3.




          “GAAP” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.




          “General Intangibles” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the
date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without
limitation, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, payment
intangibles, contract rights, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all
litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance
policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption
insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, General Intangibles does not include any Intellectual Property.




          “Governmental Approval” is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise,
permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or
other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.




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          “Governmental Authority” is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions
of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.




          “Guarantor” is any present or future guarantor of the Obligations, including, without
limitation, Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island.




          “Guaranty Agreement” is any present or future guaranty agreement pursuant to which any
Guarantor guaranty’s repayment of the Obligations, including, without limitation, that certain
Unconditional Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, by Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island, in favor of
Bank.




          “Indebtedness” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or
services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b)
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease
obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.




          “Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 12.3.




          “Insolvency Proceeding” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States
Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit
of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.




          “Intellectual Property” means all of Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s right, title, and interest
in and to the following (including all rights under licenses thereof, including without limitation
all right, title and interest of the Borrower under the Cabot License Agreement):




          (a) Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;




          (b) any and all trade secrets and trade secret rights, including, without limitation, any
rights to unpatented inventions, know-how, operating manuals;




          (c) any and all source code;




          (d) any and all design rights which may be available to a Borrower;




          (e) any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of
the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said
use or infringement of the Intellectual Property rights identified above; and




          (f) all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.




          “Inventory” is all “inventory” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such
additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise,
raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished
products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody
or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title
representing any of the above.




          “Investment” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership
interest or other securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.




          “Key Person” is Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer and President who is, as of the Effective
Date, Don Young.




          “Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued by Bank or another institution
based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Bank as set
forth in Section 2.1.2.





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          “Letter of Credit Application” is defined in Section 2.1.2(a).




          “Letter of Credit Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2(d).




          “Lien” is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest or other
encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise
against any property.




          “Liquidity Threshold” is, on and after the Effective Date, provided no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the period (i) commencing on the first (1st) day in which
Borrower has, for each consecutive day in the immediately preceding thirty (30) day period,
maintained an Adjusted Quick Ratio, as determined by Bank, in its reasonable discretion, in an
amount at all times greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00, as determined by Bank, in its sole
discretion; and (ii) terminating on the earlier to occur of (A) the occurrence of a Default or an
Event of Default; and (B) the first day thereafter in which Borrower fails to maintain an Adjusted
Quick Ratio greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00, as determined by Bank, in its reasonable
discretion. Thereafter, in order for the Liquidity Threshold to be applicable, Borrower must
achieve an Adjusted Quick Ratio in an amount greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 each consecutive
day for thirty (30) consecutive days, as determined by Bank, in its reasonable discretion.
Borrower shall give Bank prior-written notice of Borrower’s achievement of the Liquidity Threshold.




          “Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the EXIM Loan Documents, the Perfection
Certificates, the Stock Pledge Agreement, the PJC Intercreditor Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement,
any Security Agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or any Guarantor, and
any other present or future agreement between Borrower any Guarantor and/or for the benefit of Bank
in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.




          “Material Adverse Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s
Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the
business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole; (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the
Obligations or (d) Bank determines, after consultation with Borrower, based upon information
available to it and in its reasonable judgment, that there is a substantial likelihood that
Borrower shall fail to comply with one or more of the financial covenants in Section 6 during the
next succeeding financial reporting period.




          “Minimum Eligibility Requirements” is defined in the defined term “Eligible Accounts”.




          “Note Purchase Agreement” is that certain Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, PJC Capital LLC and the other “Purchasers”
named therein.




          “Obligations” are Borrower’s obligation to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Bank
Expenses and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents, the Export-Import Agreement, the other EXIM Loan Documents, or otherwise,
including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit (including
reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit), cash management services, and
foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings
begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank, and to perform
Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.




          “Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified
with the Secretary of State of such Person’s state of formation on a date that is no earlier than
30 days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in
current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company
agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership
agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or
modifications thereto.




          “Patents” means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without
limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and
continuations-in-part of the same.




          “Payment” means all checks, wire transfers and other items of payment received by Bank
(including proceeds of Accounts and payment of all the Obligations in full) for credit to
Borrower’s outstanding





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Credit Extensions or, if the balance of the Credit Extensions has been reduced to zero, for
credit to its Deposit Accounts.




          “Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1.




          “Permitted Indebtedness” is:




          (a) Borrower’s Indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;




          (b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;




          (c) Subordinated Debt, including, without limitation, the Indebtedness owed to PJC Capital LLC
and the other “Holders” as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, as described in and
subject to the PJC Intercreditor Agreement, and guaranties of any such Subordinated Debt by any
Subsidiary of the Borrower;




          (d) Indebtedness owed to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency pursuant to the
Borrower’s 6% term loan dated January 12, 2005, in the original principal amount of $1,500,000,
repayable in equal monthly installments over 84 months, secured by leasehold improvements and lab
equipment located at 30 Forbes Road, Northborough, MA, the outstanding principal and accrued but
unpaid interest of which is, as of November 30, 2010, $297,448;




          (e) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;




          (f) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted to clauses (a) and (c) of the definition of
“Permitted Liens” hereof;




          (g) Indebtedness (i) of Subsidiaries owed to Borrower for any Subsidiary that has executed a
Security Agreement in favor of Bank and (ii) of Subsidiaries owed to Borrower in an aggregate
amount, together with Investments permitted in connection with clause (d) of the definition of
“Permitted Investments”, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in any fiscal
year;




          (h) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of
Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (e) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not
increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or
its Subsidiary, as the case may be; and




          (i) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000);




          “Permitted Investments” are:




          (a) Investments shown on the Perfection Certificate and existing on the Effective Date;




          (b) Cash Equivalents;




          (c) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;




          (d) Investments (i) by Borrower in any Subsidiary that has executed a Security Agreement in
favor of Bank and (ii) by Borrower in any Subsidiary, in an aggregate amount, together with any
Indebtedness described in clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, not to
exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in any fiscal year;




          (e) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or
reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other
disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; and








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          (f) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit
extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business;
provided that this paragraph (f) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any
Subsidiary.




          “Permitted Liens” are:




          (a) (i) Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or
arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) subject to the terms and
conditions of the PJC Intercreditor Agreement, Liens in favor of PJC Capital LLC, as collateral
agent;




          (b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not
due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate
reserves on its Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations adopted
thereunder;




          (c) purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing
the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on Equipment when acquired,
if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the Equipment;




          (d) Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions,
social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than
Liens imposed by ERISA);




          (e) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by
Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited
to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may
not increase;




          (f) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of business, and
leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of property (other than real property or
Intellectual Property) granted in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, if the leases,
subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Bank a security interest;




          (g) non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary
course of business, and licenses of Intellectual Property that could not result in a legal transfer
of title of the licensed property that may be exclusive in respects other than territory and that
may be exclusive as to territory only as to discreet geographical areas outside of the United
States;




          (h) Liens securing Permitted Indebtedness; and




          (i) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an
Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.7.




          “Person” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public
benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.




          “PJC Capital LLC” is PJC Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and “Collateral
Agent” under the Note Purchase Agreement.




          “PJC Intercreditor Agreement” is that certain Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated
on or about the date hereof, by and between Bank, PJC Capital LLC and the other subordinated
creditors named therein.




          “Prime Rate” is the greater of (i) four percent (4.00%) per annum, and (ii) Bank’s most
recently announced “prime rate,” even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.




          “Registered Organization” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such
additions to such term as may hereafter be made.








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          “Requirement of Law” is as to any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon
such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.




          “Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, such amounts as Bank may from time to time
establish and revise in good faith reducing the amount of Advances, Letters of Credit and other
financial accommodations which would otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending formulas:
(a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Bank in good
faith, do or may affect (i) the Collateral or any other property which is security for the
Obligations or its value (including without limitation any increase in delinquencies of Accounts),
(ii) the assets or business of Borrower or any guarantor, or (iii) the security interests and other
rights of Bank in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof);
or (b) to reflect Bank’s good faith belief that any collateral report or financial information
furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or any guarantor to Bank is or may have been incomplete,
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; or (c) in respect of any state of facts which
Bank determines in good faith constitutes an Event of Default or may, with notice or passage of
time or both, constitute an Event of Default.




          “Responsible Officer” is any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial
Officer and Controller of Borrower.




          “Revolving Line” is an Advance or Advances (including, without limitation, Advances made
pursuant to the Export-Import Agreement) in an amount under this Agreement and the Export-Import
Agreement not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) at any time.




          “Revolving Line Maturity Date” is March 31, 2013 (two (2) years after the Effective Date).




          “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto, and any
analogous Governmental Authority




          “Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to
such term as may hereafter be made.




          “Security Agreement” is any present or future security agreement pursuant to which any Person
pledges its Collateral to Bank as security for the Obligations, including, without limitation, that
certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island, in favor
of Bank.




          “Series A and Series B Dividends” are, as of any date of measurement, the dividends that shall
have accrued on shares of the Borrower’s Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock,
whether or not declared or paid.




          “Stock Pledge Agreement” is that certain Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
by and between Borrower and Bank.




          “Subordinated Debt” is indebtedness incurred by Borrower subordinated to all of Borrower’s now
or hereafter indebtedness to Bank (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank entered into between Bank and the other
creditor), on terms acceptable to Bank, including, without limitation, the Subordinated Debt
described in and subject to the PJC Intercreditor Agreement.




          “Subsidiary” is, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power
(other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such
corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such
Person. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary herein shall be a
reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower or Guarantor.




          “Tangible Net Worth” is, on any date, the consolidated total assets of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries minus (a) any amounts attributable to (i) goodwill, (ii) intangible items
including unamortized debt discount and expense, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and research and
development expenses except prepaid






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expenses, (iii) notes, accounts receivable and other obligations owing to Borrower from its
officers or other Affiliates, and (iv) reserves not already deducted from assets, minus (b)
Total Liabilities plus (c) Subordinated Debt.




          “Total Liabilities” is on any day, all obligations that should, under GAAP, be classified as
liabilities on Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet, including all Indebtedness.




          “Trademarks” means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not,
applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire
goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.




          “Transaction Report” is the Bank’s standard reporting package provided by Bank to Borrower.




          “Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1.




          “Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee” is defined in Section 2.4(d).




[Signature page follows.]



 









 





          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as a sealed
instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the Effective Date.



BORROWER:




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John  F. Fairbanks
 	 
	 	Name:  	John  F. Fairbanks 	 
	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	
BANK:



SILICON VALLEY BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas Kelly
 	 
	 	Name:  	Thomas Kelly 	 
	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



Effective Date: March 31, 2011




[Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement]



 









 





EXHIBIT A — COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION





     The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the
following personal property:



     All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights
(except as provided below) or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements (except as
provided below), franchise agreements, General Intangibles (except as provided below), commercial
tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether
tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not
the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property,
supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever
located; and



     all Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests
in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and
improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the
foregoing.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral does not include any Intellectual Property;
provided however, the Collateral shall include all Accounts and all proceeds of
Intellectual Property. Pursuant to the terms of a certain negative pledge arrangement with Bank,
Borrower has agreed not to encumber any of its Intellectual Property without Bank’s prior written
consent.



 









 





EXHIBIT B




COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE




					
	TO: SILICON VALLEY BANK
	 	 	 	Date:                                                     
	FROM: ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.	 	 	 	 






          The undersigned authorized officer of Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (“Borrower”) certifies that
under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the
“Agreement”), (1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all
required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of Default, (3) all
representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on
this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier
shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or
modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those
representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and
complete in all material respects as of such date, (4) Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has
timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign,
federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except as
otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, and (5) no Liens have
been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, if any, relating to unpaid
employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has not previously provided written notification to
Bank. Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The undersigned certifies
that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next
except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no
borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance
with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this
certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given them in the Agreement.



Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.




	 	 	 	 	 
	Reporting Covenant	 	Required	 	Complies
	Monthly financial statements with *

Compliance Certificate

	 	Monthly within 30 days
	 	Yes No
	 
	Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC

	 	FYE within 180 days
	 	Yes No
	 
	10-Q, 10-K and 8-K

	 	Within 5 days after filing with SEC
	 	Yes No
	 
	A/R & A/P Agings (including EXIM), inventory
reports and Borrowing Base Certificate*

	 	Monthly within 15 days (quarterly
within 15 days if no outstanding
Credit Extensions)
	 	Yes No
	 
	Transaction Reports

	 	Weekly (monthly within 15 days when
Borrower has achieved Liquidity
Threshold) and with each request for
a Credit Extension)
	 	Yes No
	 
	Invoices for 10% of outstanding balance of EXIM A/R*

	 	Within 15 days after the end of each
quarter
	 	Yes No








 




			
	*	 	See Section 8.2 for 5 Business Day cure period




The following Intellectual Property was registered after the Effective Date (if no registrations, state “None”)



 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Financial Covenant	 	Required	 	Actual	 	Complies
	Maintain as indicated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Liquidity (at all times, certified monthly)

	 	$	3,000,000	 	 	$_______
	 	Yes No
	Tangible Net Worth (at all times, certified monthly)

	 	$	40,000,000	 	 	$_______
	 	Yes No






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     The following financial covenant analyses and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached
hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.



     The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions
exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)


 
 




 
 




 
 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Aspen

	 	Aerogels, Inc.
	 	 	 	BANK USE ONLY
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Received by:
	 	 
	By:

	 	 
 

	 	 
	 	authorized signer	 	 
	Name:
	 

	 
 

	 	 	 	Date:
	 	 
	Title:
	 

	 
 

	 	 	 	
Verified:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	authorized signer	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Date:
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Compliance Status:             
             Yes       No	 	 






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Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate




Financial Covenants of Borrower


In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan
Agreement shall govern.



Dated: ____________________





			
	I.	 	Liquidity (Section 6.9(a))




Required: Maintain Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank plus the unused Availability Amount
of at least Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).



Actual:




	 	 	 	 	 

	A.
	 	Borrower's unrestricted cash at Bank	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	B.
	 	Unused Availability Amount	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	C.
	 	LIQUIDITY (line A plus line B)	 	$                     





Is line C equal to or greater than $3,000,000?




	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	                     No, not in compliance
	 	                     Yes, in compliance






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	II.	 	Tangible Net Worth (Section 6.9(b))






			
	Required:	 	Maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000).




Actual:




	 	 	 	 	 

	A.
	 	Aggregate value of total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	B.
	 	Aggregate value of goodwill of Borrower	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	C.
	 	Aggregate value of intangible items including unamortized debt	 	$                     
	 
	 	discount and expense, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and	 	 
	 
	 	research and development expenses except prepaid expenses	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	D.
	 	Aggregate value of any    notes, accounts receivable and	 	 
	 
	 	other obligations owing to Borrower from its officers or other	 	 
	 
	 	Affiliates, and	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	E.
	 	Aggregate value of any reserves not already deducted from assets	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	F.
	 	Total Liabilities of Borrower (excluding Subordinated Debt)	 	$                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	G.
	 	TANGIBLE NET WORTH (line A minus line B minus line C minus line	 	$                     
	 
	 	D minus line E minus line F)	 	 





Is line G equal to or greater than $40,000,000?




	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	                     No, not in compliance
	 	                     Yes, in compliance







 











 









CONSENT AND FIRST LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT




     This Consent and First Loan Modification Agreement (this “Loan Modification Agreement”) is
entered into as of June 1, 2011, by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation with
a loan production office located at 275 Grove Street, Suite 2-200, Newton, Massachusetts 02466
(“Bank”), and ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 30 Forbes Road,
Building B, Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 (the “Borrower”).


1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS AND OBLIGATIONS. Among other indebtedness and
obligations which may be owing by Borrower to Bank, Borrower is indebted to Bank pursuant to a loan
arrangement dated as of March 31, 2011, evidenced by, among other documents, (i) a certain Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”) and (ii) a certain Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March
31, 2011 (as may be amended from time to time, the “EXIM Loan Agreement”), in each case between
Borrower and Bank. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meaning as in the Loan Agreement.



2. DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL. Repayment of the Obligations is secured by the Collateral as
described in the Loan Agreement and EXIM Loan Agreement and the “Intellectual Property Collateral”
as described in a certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2011
(together with any other collateral security granted to Bank, the “Security Documents”).
Hereinafter, the Security Documents, together with all other documents evidencing or securing the
Obligations shall be referred to as the “Existing Loan Documents”.



3. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS.




     A. Modifications to Loan Agreement.




	 	1	 	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following
text appearing as Section 7.9 (Subordinated Debt) thereof:






     “7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any
Subordinated Debt, except as permitted under the terms of the subordination,
intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is
subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the
Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely
affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank, except as
permitted under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other
similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject.”




	 	 	 	and inserting in lieu thereof the following:






     “7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any
Subordinated Debt, except as permitted under the terms of the subordination,
intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is
subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the
Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely
affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank, except as
permitted under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other
similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject.
Notwithstanding subsection (b) above, Borrower shall not permit any
amendment to the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement without the prior written
consent of Bank.”




	 	2	 	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following text appearing as
Section 8.9 (Subordinated Debt) thereof:






     “8.9 Subordinated Debt. Any document, instrument, or agreement
evidencing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or
invalidated or



 









 






otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, any Person shall be in
breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or enforceability
thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder,
or the Obligations shall for any reason be subordinated or shall not have
the priority contemplated by this Agreement or the PJC Intercreditor
Agreement.”




and inserting in lieu thereof the following:




     “8.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Any document, instrument, or agreement
evidencing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or
invalidated or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, any Person
shall be in breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or
enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or
obligation thereunder, or the Obligations shall for any reason be
subordinated or shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement,
the PJC Intercreditor Agreement or the Fidelity Subordination Agreement; or
(b) (i) any cash prepayment or (ii) acceleration of principal or interest or
(iii) the payment of any other Indebtedness of Borrower in each case under
the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement or any Fidelity Note issued
thereunder.”




	 	3	 	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following
clause (i) from the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in Section 13.1
thereof:






     “(i) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000);”




and inserting in lieu thereof the following:




     “(i) (i) the unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower owed to the Fidelity
Creditors pursuant to the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) other
unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000);”




	 	4	 	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following
new definitions in Section 13.1 thereof in their appropriate alphabetical
order:






     ““Fidelity Creditors” is each “Purchaser” from time to time party to
the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement.




     “Fidelity Note” and “Fidelity Notes” is each Convertible Promissory
Note issued pursuant to the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement.




     “Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement” is that certain Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Borrower and the
“Purchasers” party thereto, in a maximum principal amount equal to Twenty
Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), together with an executed copy of each
Fidelity Note issued thereunder and each other document or agreement
executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.




     “Fidelity Subordination Agreement” is that certain Subordination
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Bank and the Fidelity
Creditors.”


4. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATED DEBT. The Borrower has requested that the Bank
consent to the Borrower receiving proceeds from the issuance of additional unsecured Subordinated
Debt to the Fidelity Creditors, as more fully described in the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement, in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (such issuance hereafter referred to as the
“Transaction”). The Bank has agreed to do so, but only upon and subject to the specific terms and
conditions set forth herein.







 









 







5. CONSENT. In reliance upon the representations of the Borrower herein, Bank hereby
consents to the consummation of the Transaction and waives any Event of Default that may otherwise
arise under the Existing Loan Documents solely as a result of the consummation of the Transaction
for all purposes under the Existing Loan Documents, subject to each of the Conditions Precedent
described in Section 6 hereof. In addition, Bank hereby consents to the amendment to the Note
Purchase Agreement, as evidenced by a certain Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, by and between borrower and the “Purchasers” signatory thereto, dated as of the
date hereof, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to Bank, in its reasonable discretion.



6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. Borrower hereby agrees that the following representations and
warranties shall be true and/or the following documents shall be delivered to the Bank prior to or
concurrently with this Loan Modification Agreement, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank (collectively, the “Conditions Precedent”):





	 	A.	 	the Transaction shall be consummated upon terms substantially similar to those
contained in the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement attached at Exhibit A hereto, in each
case without any material amendment or modification thereto (it being agreed that any
amendment or modification to the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement attached as Exhibit A
hereto which may reasonably be considered materially adverse to the interests of the
Bank shall be deemed to be material);
	 
	 	B.	 	copies, certified by a duly authorized officer of Borrower and Guarantor, to be
true and complete as of the date hereof, of each of (i) the governing documents of
Borrower and Guarantor, respectively, as in effect on the date hereof (but only to the
extent modified since last delivered to the Bank), (ii) the resolutions of Borrower and
Guarantor, respectively, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Loan
Modification Agreement, the other documents executed in connection herewith and the
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s respective performance of all of the transactions
contemplated hereby (but only to the extent required since last delivered to Bank), and
(iii) an incumbency certificate giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of
each individual who shall be so authorized (but only to the extent any signatories have
changed since such incumbency certificate was last delivered to Bank);
	 
	 	C.	 	Bank shall have received executed copies of this Loan Modification Agreement,
the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement and the Fidelity Subordination Agreement;
	 
	 	D.	 	Bank shall have received a copy of the executed Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to
Bank, in its reasonable discretion;
	 
	 	E.	 	Bank shall have received an executed Subordination Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, by and between the Purchasers party to the Note Purchase Agreement and the
Fidelity Creditors, in substantially the same form as the Fidelity Subordination
Agreement;
	 
	 	F.	 	After giving effect to the consent granted herein, this Loan Modification
Agreement and the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement, no Default or Event of Default
shall exist and be continuing, including, without limitation, any default under any
instrument, agreement or other document evidencing any Subordinated Debt; and
	 
	 	G.	 	such other documents and/or agreements as Bank may reasonably request.




7. FEES. Borrower shall reimburse Bank for all legal fees and expenses incurred in
connection with this amendment to the Existing Loan Documents.



8. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS: RATIFICATION OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE. Borrower hereby certifies
that, other than as disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, no Collateral with a value greater
than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate is in the possession of any third party
bailee (such as at a warehouse).





 









 







In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to store or otherwise deliver the
Collateral with a value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate to such a
bailee, then Borrower shall first receive, the prior written consent of Bank and such bailee must
acknowledge in writing that the bailee is holding such Collateral for the benefit of Bank.
Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and disclosures
contained in a certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of March 31, 2011, and acknowledges,
confirms and agrees the disclosures and information above Borrower provided to Bank in such
Perfection Certificate remains true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.



9. AUTHORIZATION TO FILE. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file UCC financing statements
without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions, as Bank deems appropriate, in order
to further perfect or protect Bank’s interest in the Collateral, including a notice that any
disposition of the Collateral, by either the Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to
violate the rights of the Bank under the Code.



10. CONSISTENT CHANGES. The Existing Loan Documents are hereby amended wherever necessary
to reflect the changes described above.



11. RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms, and reaffirms all
terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, each other Loan Document and all security or other
collateral granted to the Bank, and confirms that the indebtedness secured thereby includes,
without limitation, the Obligations.



12. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has no
offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank with respect to the Obligations, or
otherwise, and that if Borrower now has, or ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or
counterclaims against Bank, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby
expressly WAIVED and Borrower hereby RELEASES Bank from any liability thereunder.



13. CONTINUING VALIDITY. Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing
Obligations, Bank is relying upon Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set
forth in the Existing Loan Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Loan
Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Loan Documents remain unchanged and in full force
and effect. Bank’s agreement to modifications to the existing Obligations pursuant to this Loan
Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Bank to make any future modifications to the
Obligations. Nothing in this Loan Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the
Obligations. It is the intention of Bank and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers of
Existing Loan Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Bank in writing. No maker will
be released by virtue of this Loan Modification Agreement.



14. RIGHT OF SET-OFF. In consideration of Bank’s agreement to enter into this Loan
Modification Agreement, Borrower hereby reaffirms and hereby grants to Bank, a lien, security
interest and right of set off as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or
hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter
in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank
(including a Bank subsidiary) or in transit to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same
or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Borrower even though
unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the loan. ANY AND ALL
RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL
WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY
WAIVED.



15. CONFIDENTIALITY. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the
same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of
information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees
or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s
agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other
order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or
audit; (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f)
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Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with
terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential information does not include
information that is either: (i) is in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to
Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) is disclosed to Bank
by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the
information.




     Bank may use confidential information for the development of databases, reporting purposes,
and market analysis so long as such confidential information is aggregated and anonymized prior to
distribution unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower. The provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Loan Agreement.


16. JURISDICTION/VENUE. Section 11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby incorporated by
reference in its entirety.



17. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Loan Modification Agreement shall become effective only when it
shall have been executed by Borrower and Bank.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Loan Modification Agreement to be
executed as a sealed instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the date
first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BORROWER:



ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.

 	 
	 	By  	/s/ John F. Fairbanks
 	 
	 	Name:  	John F. Fairbanks                        	 
	 	Title:  	CFO 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BANK:



SILICON VALLEY BANK

 	 
	 	By  	/s/ Win Bear
 	 
	 	Name:  	Win Bear                              	 
	 	Title:  	Deal Team Leader 	 
	 


The undersigned ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and conditions of a
certain Unconditional Guaranty, dated March 31, 2011 (the “Guaranty”), and each document executed
in connection therewith, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees that the Guaranty and each document
executed in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
limited by the execution of this Forbearance Agreement, or any other documents, instruments and/or
agreements executed and/or delivered in connection herewith.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTOR:



ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND LLC

 	 
	 	By  	/s/ John F. Fairbanks
 	 
	 	Name:  	John F. Fairbanks                        	 
	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 



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CONSENT AND SECOND LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT




     This Consent and Second Loan Modification Agreement (this “Loan Modification Agreement”) is
entered into as of June 14, 2011, by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation with
a loan production office located at 275 Grove Street, Suite 2-200, Newton, Massachusetts 02466
(“Bank”), and ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 30 Forbes Road,
Building B, Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 (the “Borrower”).


1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS AND OBLIGATIONS. Among other indebtedness and
obligations which may be owing by Borrower to Bank, Borrower is indebted to Bank pursuant to a loan
arrangement dated as of March 31, 2011, evidenced by, among other documents, (i) a certain Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 and as amended by that certain Consent and First Loan
Modification Agreement dated as of June 1, 2011 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”) and (ii) a certain Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March
31, 2011 (as may be amended from time to time, the “EXIM Loan Agreement”), in each case between
Borrower and Bank. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meaning as in the Loan Agreement.



2. DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL. Repayment of the Obligations is secured by the Collateral as
described in the Loan Agreement and EXIM Loan Agreement and the “Intellectual Property Collateral”
as described in a certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2011
(together with any other collateral security granted to Bank, the “Security Documents”).
Hereinafter, the Security Documents, together with all other documents evidencing or securing the
Obligations shall be referred to as the “Existing Loan Documents”.



3. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS.





	 	A.	 	Modifications to Loan Agreement.






	 	1	 	The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following
definitions in Section 13.1 thereof:
	 
	 	 	 	     ““Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement” is that certain Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Borrower and the
“Purchasers” party thereto, in a maximum principal amount equal to Twenty
Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), together with an executed copy of each
Fidelity Note issued thereunder and each other document or agreement
executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
	 
	 	 	 	     
“Fidelity Subordination Agreement” is that certain Subordination
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Bank and the Fidelity
Creditors.”
	 
	 	 	 	and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
	 
	 	 	 	     
““Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement” is that certain Note Purchase
Agreement, dated June 1, 2011, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1
entered into as of June 14, 2011 by and between Borrower and the
“Purchasers” party thereto, in a maximum principal amount equal to Thirty
Million Dollars ($30,000,000), together with an executed copy of each
Fidelity Note issued thereunder and each other document or agreement
executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
	 
	 	 	 	     
“Fidelity Subordination Agreement” is that certain Subordination
Agreement, dated June 1, 2011 by and between Bank and the Fidelity Creditors
listed therein, together with any subsequent Subordination Agreement entered
into on or after the date hereof, by and between Bank and any Fidelity
Creditor or any other “Purchaser” (as such term is defined in the Fidelity
Note Purchase Agreement).”




 









 










4. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATED DEBT. The Borrower has requested that the Bank
consent to the Borrower receiving proceeds from the issuance of additional unsecured Subordinated
Debt to the Fidelity Creditors, as more fully described in the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement, in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (such issuance hereafter referred to as the
“Transaction”). The Bank has agreed to do so, but only upon and subject to the specific terms and
conditions set forth herein.



5. CONSENT. In reliance upon the representations of the Borrower herein, Bank hereby
consents to the consummation of the Transaction and waives any Event of Default that may otherwise
arise under the Existing Loan Documents solely as a result of the consummation of the Transaction
for all purposes under the Existing Loan Documents, subject to each of the Conditions Precedent
described in Section 6 hereof. In addition, Bank hereby consents to the amendment to the Note
Purchase Agreement, as evidenced by a certain Amendment No. 2 to Subordinated Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, by and between borrower and the “Purchasers” signatory thereto, dated as of the
date hereof, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to Bank, in its reasonable discretion.



6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. Borrower hereby agrees that the following representations and
warranties shall be true and/or the following documents shall be delivered to the Bank prior to or
concurrently with this Loan Modification Agreement, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank (collectively, the “Conditions Precedent”):





	 	A.	 	the Transaction shall be consummated upon terms substantially similar to those
contained in the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement attached at Exhibit A hereto, in each
case without any material amendment or modification thereto (it being agreed that any
amendment or modification to the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement attached as Exhibit A
hereto which may reasonably be considered materially adverse to the interests of the
Bank shall be deemed to be material);
	 
	 	B.	 	copies, certified by a duly authorized officer of Borrower and Guarantor, to be
true and complete as of the date hereof, of each of (i) the governing documents of
Borrower and Guarantor, respectively, as in effect on the date hereof (but only to the
extent modified since last delivered to the Bank), (ii) the resolutions of Borrower and
Guarantor, respectively, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Loan
Modification Agreement, the other documents executed in connection herewith and the
Borrower’s and Guarantor’s respective performance of all of the transactions
contemplated hereby (but only to the extent required since last delivered to Bank), and
(iii) an incumbency certificate giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of
each individual who shall be so authorized (but only to the extent any signatories have
changed since such incumbency certificate was last delivered to Bank);
	 
	 	C.	 	Bank shall have received executed copies of this Loan Modification Agreement,
the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement, as amended, and each Fidelity Subordination
Agreement from each Fidelity Creditor, to the extent not previously delivered by such
Fidelity Creditor to Bank;
	 
	 	D.	 	After giving effect to the consent granted herein, this Loan Modification
Agreement and the Fidelity Note Purchase Agreement, no Default or Event of Default
shall exist and be continuing, including, without limitation, any default under any
instrument, agreement or other document evidencing any Subordinated Debt; and
	 
	 	E.	 	such other documents and/or agreements as Bank may reasonably request.




7. FEES. Borrower shall reimburse Bank for all legal fees and expenses incurred in
connection with this amendment to the Existing Loan Documents.



8. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS: RATIFICATION OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE. Borrower hereby certifies
that, other than as disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, no Collateral with a value greater
than Fifty





 









 







Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate is in the possession of any third party bailee (such as
at a warehouse). In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to store or otherwise
deliver the Collateral with a value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate
to such a bailee, then Borrower shall first receive, the prior written consent of Bank and such
bailee must acknowledge in writing that the bailee is holding such Collateral for the benefit of
Bank. Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of March 31, 2011, and
acknowledges, confirms and agrees the disclosures and information above Borrower provided to Bank
in such Perfection Certificate remains true and correct in all material respects as of the date
hereof.



9. AUTHORIZATION TO FILE. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file UCC financing statements
without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions, as Bank deems appropriate, in order
to further perfect or protect Bank’s interest in the Collateral, including a notice that any
disposition of the Collateral, by either the Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to
violate the rights of the Bank under the Code.



10. CONSISTENT CHANGES. The Existing Loan Documents are hereby amended wherever necessary
to reflect the changes described above.



11. RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms, and reaffirms all
terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, each other Loan Document and all security or other
collateral granted to the Bank, and confirms that the indebtedness secured thereby includes,
without limitation, the Obligations.



12. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER. Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has no
offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank with respect to the Obligations, or
otherwise, and that if Borrower now has, or ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or
counterclaims against Bank, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby
expressly WAIVED and Borrower hereby RELEASES Bank from any liability thereunder.



13. CONTINUING VALIDITY. Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing
Obligations, Bank is relying upon Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set
forth in the Existing Loan Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Loan
Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Loan Documents remain unchanged and in full force
and effect. Bank’s agreement to modifications to the existing Obligations pursuant to this Loan
Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Bank to make any future modifications to the
Obligations. Nothing in this Loan Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the
Obligations. It is the intention of Bank and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers of
Existing Loan Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Bank in writing. No maker will
be released by virtue of this Loan Modification Agreement.



14. RIGHT OF SET-OFF. In consideration of Bank’s agreement to enter into this Loan
Modification Agreement, Borrower hereby reaffirms and hereby grants to Bank, a lien, security
interest and right of set off as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or
hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter
in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank
(including a Bank subsidiary) or in transit to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same
or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Borrower even though
unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the loan. ANY AND ALL
RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL
WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY
WAIVED.



15. CONFIDENTIALITY. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the
same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of
information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees
or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s
agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other
order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or
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considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party
service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality
agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential
information does not include information that is either: (i) is in the public domain or in Bank’s
possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank;
or (ii) is disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is
prohibited from disclosing the information.




     Bank may use confidential information for the development of databases, reporting purposes,
and market analysis so long as such confidential information is aggregated and anonymized prior to
distribution unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower. The provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Loan Agreement.


16. JURISDICTION/VENUE. Section 11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby incorporated by
reference in its entirety.



17. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Loan Modification Agreement shall become effective only when it
shall have been executed by Borrower and Bank.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Loan Modification Agreement to be
executed as a sealed instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the date
first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	BORROWER:



ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.

 
	By  	/s/ Donald R. Young
 
	Name:  	 	 
	Title:  	 	 
	 	 
	BANK:



SILICON VALLEY BANK

 
	By  	/s/ Win Bear
 	 
	Name:  	Win Bear 	 
	Title:  	Deal Team Leader 	 



The undersigned ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and conditions of a
certain Unconditional Guaranty, dated March 31, 2011 (the “Guaranty”), and each document executed
in connection therewith, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees that the Guaranty and each document
executed in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
limited by the execution of this Forbearance Agreement, or any other documents, instruments and/or
agreements executed and/or delivered in connection herewith.




	 	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTOR:



ASPEN AEROGELS RHODE ISLAND LLC

 
	By  	/s/ Donald R. Young
 
	Name:  	 	 
	Title:  	 	 




[signature page to second loan modification agreement]