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EXHIBIT 10.1

  

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

by and between

BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC.

and

R. L. DRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC

as Borrowers,

BLONDER TONGUE FAR EAST, LLC

 as a Guarantor and a Credit Party

STERLING NATIONAL BANK

as Administrative Agent

and

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

Dated as of December 28, 2016

 

  

 

	
Table of Contents

	 
	 	 
	
ARTICLE I

	
DEFINITIONS

	
1

	 
	 	 
	 	
Section 1.1.

	
Definitions

	
1

	 	 
	 	
Section 1.2.

	
Interpretive Provisions

	
22

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE II

	
LOANS

	
23

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.1.

	
Loans

	
23

	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.2.

	
Request for and Making of Revolving Loans; Swing Loans

	
24

	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.3.

	
Deemed Request for Revolving Loans

	
27

	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.4.

	
Protective Advances

	
27

	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.5.

	
Settlement of Swing Loans

	
28

	 	 	 
	 	
Section 2.6.

	
Cross Guaranty

	
28

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE III

	
INTEREST, FEES, REIMBURSEMENTS30

	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 3.1.

	
Interest

	
30

	 
	 	
Section 3.2.

	
Fees

	
30

	 
	 	
Section 3.3.

	
Increased Costs and Reduced Return

	
31

	 
	 	
Section 3.4.

	
Illegality

	
32

	 
	 	
Section 3.5.

	
Taxes

	
32

	 
	 	
Section 3.6.

	
Maximum Interest; Controlling Limitation

	
35

	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE IV

	
PAYMENT

	
36

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 4.1.

	
Interest

	
36

	 
	 	
Section 4.2.

	
Prepayment; Mandatory Payment of Deficiencies

	
36

	 
	 	
Section 4.3.

	
Mandatory Payments; Payment on the Termination Date

	
36

	 
	 	
Section 4.4.

	
Mandatory Prepayment in Respect of Certain Events

	
37

	 
	 	
Section 4.5.

	
Early Termination; Prepayment Penalty

	
37

	 
	 	
Section 4.6.

	
General Payment Provisions

	
37

	 
	 	
Section 4.7.

	
Application

	
37

	 
	 	
Section 4.8.

	
Reinstatement

	
38

	 
	 	
Section 4.9.

	
Account Stated

	
38

	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE V

	
COLLATERAL

	
38

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 5.1.

	
Security Interest

	
38

	 
	 	
Section 5.2.

	
Perfection and Protection of Administrative Agent's Security Interest

	
39

	 
	 	
Section 5.3.

	
Collateral Proceeds Management

	
39

	 
	 	
Section 5.4.

	
Examinations; Inspections; Verifications

	
41

	 
	 	
Section 5.5.

	
Appraisal

	
41

	 
	 	
Section 5.6.

	
Right to Cure

	
42

	 
	 	
Section 5.7.

	
Power of Attorney

	
42

	 
	 	
Section 5.8.

	
Preservation of Administrative Agent's Rights

	
43

	 
	 	
Section 5.9.

	
Deficiency

	
43

	 

 

	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE VI

	
CONDITIONS

	
43

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 6.1.

	
Conditions Precedent to Initial Loan

	
43

	 
	 	
Section 6.2

	
.Conditions Precedent to all Loans

	
46

	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE VII

	
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	
47

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 7.1.

	
Fundamental Information

	
47

	 
	 	
Section 7.2.

	
Prior Transactions

	
47

	 
	 	
Section 7.3.

	
Subsidiaries

	
47

	 
	 	
Section 7.4.

	
Authorization, Validity and Enforceability

	
47

	 
	 	
Section 7.5.

	
Noncontravention

	
48

	 
	 	
Section 7.6.

	
Financial Statements

	
48

	 
	 	
Section 7.7.

	
Litigation

	
48

	 
	 	
Section 7.8.

	
ERISA and Employee Benefit Plans

	
48

	 
	 	
Section 7.9.

	
Compliance with Laws

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.10.

	
Taxes

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.11.

	
Location of Collateral and Books and Records

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.12.

	
Accounts

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.13.

	
Inventory

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.14.

	
Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper

	
49

	 
	 	
Section 7.15.

	
Proprietary Rights

	
50

	 
	 	
Section 7.16.

	
Investment Property

	
50

	 
	 	
Section 7.17.

	
Real Property and Leases

	
50

	 
	 	
Section 7.18.

	
Material Agreements

	
50

	 
	 	
Section 7.19.

	
Bank Accounts

	
51

	 
	 	 	
Section 7.20.Title to Property

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.21.

	
Debt

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.22.

	
Liens

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.23.

	
Solvency

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.24.

	
Non-Regulated Entities

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.25.

	
Governmental Authorization

	
51

	 
	 	
Section 7.26.

	
Investment Banking or Finder's Fees

	
52

	 
	 	
Section 7.27.

	
Full Disclosure

	
52

	 
	 	
Section 7.28.

	
Other Obligations and Restrictions

	
52

	 
	 	
Section 7.29.

	
Acts of God and Labor Matters

	
52

	 
	 	
Section 7.30.

	
Environmental and Other Laws

	
52

	 
	 	
Section 7.31.

	
Security Interests

	
53

	 
	 	
Section 7.32.

	
Commercial Tort Claims

	
53

	 
	 	
Section 7.33.

	
Common Enterprise

	
53

	 
	 	
Section 7.34.

	
Anti-Terrorism Laws

	
54

	 
	 	
Section 7.35.

	
Trading with the Enemy

	
54

	 
	 	
Section 7.36.

	
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions

	
54

	 
	 	
Section 7.37.

	
Continuing Representations

	
55

	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE VIII

	
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

	
55

	 
	 	 	 
	 	
Section 8.1.

	
Existence and Good Standing

	
55

	 
	 	
Section 8.2.

	
Compliance with Agreements and Laws

	
55

	 
	 	
Section 8.3.

	
Books and Records

	
55

	 

 

 

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Section 8.4.

	
Financial Reporting

	
55

	 
	 	
Section 8.5.

	
Collateral Reporting

	
57

	 
	 	
Section 8.6.

	
Compliance Certificate

	
58

	 
	 	
Section 8.7.

	
Notification to Administrative Agent

	
58

	 
	 	
Section 8.8.

	
Accounts

	
59

	 
	 	
Section 8.9.

	
Inventory

	
59

	 
	 	
Section 8.10.

	
Equipment and Machinery

	
59

	 
	 	
Section 8.11.

	
Insurance

	
60

	 
	 	
Section 8.12.

	
Payment of Trade Liabilities, Taxes, Etc

	
60

	 
	 	
Section 8.13.

	
Protective Advances

	
60

	 
	 	
Section 8.14.

	
Evidence of Compliance

	
61

	 
	 	
Section 8.15.

	
Environmental Matters; Environmental Reviews

	
61

	 
	 	
Section 8.16.

	
Subsidiaries; Fundamental Information

	
61

	 
	 	
Section 8.17.

	
Further Assurances

	
62

	 
	 	
Section 8.18.

	
Maintenance of Properties

	
62

	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE IX

	
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

	
62

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 9.1.

	
Fundamental Changes

	
62

	 
	 	
Section 9.2.

	
Collateral Locations

	
62

	 
	 	
Section 9.3.

	
Use of Proceeds; Convertible Debt Proceeds

	
62

	 	
Section 9.4.

	
Business

	
63

	 
	 	
Section 9.5.

	
Debt

	
63

	 
	 	
Section 9.6.

	
Subordinated Debt

	
64

	 
	 	
Section 9.7.

	
Liens

	
64

	 
	 	
Section 9.8.

	
Disposition of Property

	
64

	 
	 	
Section 9.9.

	
Sale and Leaseback

	
65

	 
	 	
Section 9.10.

	
Distributions; Capital Contribution; Redemption

	
65

	 
	 	
Section 9.11.

	
Investments

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.12.

	
Transactions with Affiliates

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.13.

	
New Subsidiaries

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.14.

	
Financial Covenants

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.15.

	
Fiscal Year; Accounting Method

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.16.

	
Impairment of Security Interest

	
66

	 
	 	
Section 9.17.

	
Prohibited Contracts

	
67

	 
	 	
Section 9.18.

	
Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

	
67

	 
	 	
Section 9.19.

	
Compliance with ERISA

	
67

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE X

	
EVENT OF DEFAULT

	
67

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 10.1.

	
Event of Default

	
67

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE XI

	
REMEDIES

	
69

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 11.1.

	
Obligations

	
69

	 
	 	
Section 11.2.

	
Collateral

	
70

	 
	 	
Section 11.3.

	
Injunctive Relief

	
71

	 
	 	
Section 11.4.

	
Setoff

	
71

	 
	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE XII

	
TERM AND TERMINATION

	
71

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 12.1.

	
Term and Termination

	
71

	 

 

 

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ARTICLE XIII

	
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

	
71

	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 13.1.

	
Appointment and Authority

	
71

	 
	 	
Section 13.2.

	
Exculpatory Provisions

	
72

	 
	 	
Section 13.3.

	
Reliance by Administrative Agent

	
73

	 
	 	
Section 13.4.

	
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and other Lenders

	
73

	 
	 	
Section 13.5.

	
Rights as a Lender

	
73

	 
	 	
Section 13.6.

	
Sharing of Set-Offs and Other Payments

	
73

	 
	 	
Section 13.7.

	
Investments

	
74

	 
	 	
Section 13.8.

	
Resignation of Administrative Agent

	
74

	 
	 	
Section 13.9.

	
Delegation of Duties

	
75

	 
	 	
Section 13.10.

	
Collateral Matters

	
75

	 
	 	
Section 13.11.

	
Agency for Perfection

	
76

	 
	 	
Section 13.12.

	
Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents

	
76

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
ARTICLE XIV

	
MISCELLANEOUS

	
76

	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
Section 14.1.

	
Waivers & Amendments

	
76

	 
	 	
Section 14.2.

	
Severability

	
76

	 
	 	
Section 14.3.

	
Governing Law; Venue

	
77

	 
	 	
Section 14.4.

	
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

	
77

	 
	 	
Section 14.5.

	
Fees and Expenses

	
77

	 
	 	
Section 14.6.

	
Notices

	
78

	 
	 	
Section 14.7.

	
Waiver of Notices

	
79

	 
	 	
Section 14.8.

	
Non-applicability of Chapter 346 of Texas Finance Code

	
79

	 
	 	
Section 14.9.

	
Binding Effect

	
79

	 
	 	
Section 14.10.

	
INDEMNITY BY CREDIT PARTIES

	
79

	 
	 	
Section 14.11.

	
Limitation of Liability

	
80

	 
	 	
Section 14.12.

	
Continuing Rights of Lenders in Respect of Obligations

	
80

	 
	 	
Section 14.13.

	
Assignments

	
80

	 
	 	
Section 14.14.

	
Confidentiality

	
81

	 
	 	
Section 14.15.

	
USA Patriot Act Notice

	
82

	 
	 	
Section 14.16.

	
Schedules

	
83

	 
	 	
Section 14.17.

	
Counterparts

	
83

	 
	 	
Section 14.18.

	
Captions

	
83

	
 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1.1

	
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Lenders' Commitments

	
Schedule 7.1

	
-

	
Fundamental Information; Equity Ownership Interests

	
Schedule 7.2

	
-

	
Prior Transactions

	
Schedule 7.7

	
-

	
Litigation

	
Schedule 7.8

	
-

	
ERISA Benefit Plans

	
Schedule 7.11

	
-

	
Location of Collateral

	
Schedule 7.15

	
-

	
Proprietary Rights

	
Schedule 7.16

	
-

	
Investment Property

	
Schedule 7.17

	
-

	
Real Property and Leases

	
Schedule 7.18

	
-

	
Material Agreements

	
Schedule 7.19

	
-

	
Bank Accounts

	
Schedule 7.21

	
-

	
Debt

	
Schedule 7.22

	
-

	
Liens

	
Schedule 7.30

	
-

	
Release of Hazardous Materials

	
Schedule 7.32

	
-

	
Commercial Tort Claims

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
Exhibit A-1

	
-

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate 1

	
Exhibit A-2

	
-

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate 2

	
Exhibit A-3

	
-

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate 3

	
Exhibit A-4

	
-

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate 4

 

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This Loan and Security Agreement is executed and entered into as of December 28, 2016, by and among:  (a) BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, "Parent"), and R. L. DRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, "Drake"), as Borrowers (as such term is hereinafter defined), (b) BLONDER TONGUE FAR EAST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, "Far East"), as a Guarantor and a Credit Party (as such terms are hereinafter defined), (c) the lenders from time to time party hereto (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter collectively as the "Lenders" and each is a "Lender") and (d) STERLING NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, as administrative and collateral agent (in such capacity, and including its successors and permitted assigns, the "Administrative Agent") for the Lender Parties (as hereinafter defined) and as Swing Lender (as such term is hereinafter defined).

RECITALS

Administrative Agent, each other Lender Party, each Borrower and each other Credit Party desire to enter into certain financing arrangements according to the terms and provisions as set forth hereinbelow.  Therefore, for value received, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, together with the mutual benefits provided herein, Administrative Agent, each other Lender Party, each Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.  The following definitions shall apply throughout this Agreement:

"Account" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, or for services rendered or to be rendered and further includes, without limitation, any "payment intangible" (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by an issuer of a credit or debit card or any servicing or processing agent thereof, resulting from charges by a customer in connection with the sale of goods or for services rendered.

"Account Debtor" means a Person obligated on an Account, Chattel Paper, or General Intangible.

"Adjusted LIBOR Rate" means, for any Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined by Administrative Agent to be equal to the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin for such Loan.

"Administrative Agent" has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

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"Administrative Agent Account" means Sterling National Bank account number 6700044124, ABA number 221970443, or such other account as Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to Borrower Representative in writing.

"Administrative Agent's Liens" means Liens granted (or purported to be granted) by the Credit Parties in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lender Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Equity Interests, by contract, or otherwise; provided, that for purposes of the definition of Eligible Account and Section 9.12:  (a) any Person which owns (directly or indirectly) 10% or more of the outstanding Equity Interests of another Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person and (c) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall, in each case, be deemed an Affiliate of such Person.

"Agreement" means this Loan and Security Agreement and all schedules, exhibits and addenda hereto, as may be renewed, extended, amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

"Agreement Date" means the date as of which this Agreement is dated as specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

"Anti-Corruption Laws" means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

"Anti-Terrorism Laws" shall mean any laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, bribery, or money laundering, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

"Applicable Law" means, as to a Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, ordinance, decree, rule, regulation, executive order or code of a Governmental Authority or judgment, decree, injunction, order or determination of a court or binding arbitrator, 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, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Anti-Corruption Laws, the Patriot Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act.

"Applicable Margin" means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, 4.0% per annum and (b) with respect to the Term RE Loan, 4.5% per annum.

"Availability" means, with respect to Revolving Loans at any time of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Borrowing Base less (b) the unpaid principal balance of Revolving Loans, in each case determined at such time.

"Bank Products" means any one or more of the following financial products or accommodations extended to a Credit Party by a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender:  (a) credit cards (including commercial credit cards and including so-called "procurement cards" or "P-Cards"), (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards or (e) Cash Management Services.

"Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).

 

 

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"Borrowers" means, collectively, Parent, Drake and each other Person who becomes a Borrower hereunder in accordance with the terms of Section 8.16, whether now or hereafter existing (but in any event not including Far East, any other Guarantor or any Immaterial Subsidiary), and their successors and assigns.

"Borrower Representative" means Parent, as agent for each other Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(d).

"Borrowing Base" means, as of any day of determination, an amount equal to the difference between:

(a) the sum of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts (exclusive of Eligible Accounts owing by VBrick), plus (ii) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts owing by VBrick, plus (iii) the lesser of (1) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Inventory, (2) fifty percent (50%) of the lower of cost or market value of Eligible Inventory and (3) the Inventory Sublimit, minus

(b) the aggregate amount of reserves implemented by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.1, in each case determined as of such day;

provided, however, that Administrative Agent shall have the continuing right to reduce the percentage specified in clause (a)(i) of this definition by one percentage point or fraction of a percentage point for every percentage point or fraction of a percentage point of dilution of Accounts over five percent.

"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate of Borrower Representative, signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative, setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in form, presentation and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Borrowing Notice" means a request for a Revolving Loan made by the Borrower Representative in compliance with Section 2.2.

"Business Day" means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in Dallas, Texas or New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed and (b) with respect to any borrowing, payment or other dealings with respect to any Loan, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (a) preceding and which is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

"Capital Expenditures" has the meaning prescribed for such term by GAAP.

"Capital Lease" means, with respect to any Person, any lease of property by such Person which, in accordance with GAAP, should be reflected as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

"Change of Control" means that (a) any "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall have acquired beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of Parent (or other securities convertible into such Equity Interests) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of all Equity Interests of Parent entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Parent; provided, however, that the conversion of all or any portion of the Convertible Debt into shares of common stock of Parent in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debt Documents shall not constitute a "Change of Control", (b) Robert J. Pallé shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Equity Interests of Parent, (c) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Parent by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of Parent nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, and (d) Parent shall no longer own, of record and beneficially, one-hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests and voting interest of each other Credit Party.

 

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"Chattel Paper" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security interest in specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software used in the goods, a lease of specific goods, or a lease of specific goods and license of software used in the goods.  "Chattel Paper" includes, without limitation, electronic chattel paper.

"Collateral" means all personal and real property of the Credit Parties in which a Lien is granted (or purported to be granted) to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lender Parties) or any other Lender Party, whether pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

"Collateral Access Agreement" means a landlord waiver or subordination, bailee letter, acknowledgment agreement, use agreement or other agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in any of Credit Parties' books and records, Equipment, Inventory or other Collateral, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Collection Account" has the meaning given to such term in Section 5.3.

"Commercial Tort Claim" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, in the case of a Credit Party, any tort cause of action claimed by such Credit Party, including those listed on Schedule 7.32.

"Commitment" means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to Borrowers pursuant to the terms hereof in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount set forth for such Lender in Schedule 1.1, as such amount may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, that no Lender's Commitment to make Revolving Loans shall exceed such Lender's Percentage Share of the Revolving Credit Limit.

"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate meeting the requirements of Section 8.6 and otherwise in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Connection Income Taxes" means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

"Control Agreement" means, with respect to any Deposit Account or Securities Account, a control agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, executed by Administrative Agent, the Credit Party owner of such Deposit Account or Securities Account and the applicable bank (with respect to a Deposit Account) or Securities Intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account), and pursuant to which Administrative Agent obtains "control" pursuant to the UCC over such Deposit Account or Securities Account (as applicable).

"Convertible Debt" means and refers to the obligations of the Parent and Drake due from time to time under and pursuant to the Convertible Debt Agreement.

 

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"Convertible Debt Agreement" means that certain Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Convertible Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2016, among (a) Parent and Drake, as borrowers, (b) Robert J. Pallé (as agent for the lenders), and (c) Robert J. Pallé, Carol M. Pallé,  Steven L. Shea and James H. Williams, as lenders.

"Convertible Debt Documents" means, collectively, the Convertible Debt Agreement, the Convertible Debt Mortgage and all other documents, instruments and agreements evidencing, securing  or otherwise relating to the Convertible Debt and the conversion of the Convertible Debt into Equity Interests of Parent, each as existing on the Agreement Date and as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Convertible Debt Mortgage" means that certain Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2016, between Parent and Robert J. Pallé, as agent for the lenders in respect of the Convertible Debt.

"Credit Parties" means, collectively, each Borrower and each Guarantor.

"Debt" means, with respect to a Person, (a) all obligations for borrowed money of such Person, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, or other similar financial products, (c) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of assets or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), (e) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of the type otherwise described in this definition of any other Person, (f) asset securitizations and synthetic leases, (g) all obligations of such Person as a lessee under Capital Leases, (h) all net indebtedness, liabilities and other monetary obligations under interest rate, credit, commodity and foreign exchange swaps or similar transactions entered into for the purpose of hedging such Person's exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange rates, currency valuations or commodity prices and all cancellations, buybacks, reversals, terminations, or assignments of any such transaction, and (i) all liabilities which would under GAAP be shown on such Person's balance sheet as a liability.

"Deed of Trust" means, individually and collectively, one or more mortgages, deeds of trust, or deeds to secure debt, executed and delivered by any Credit Party, each in favor of Administrative Agent and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, encumbering the Real Property Collateral of such Credit Party.

"Default" means an event, condition or occurrence that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

"Default Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for such Loan (which shall be adjusted, from time to time, simultaneously with any change in the LIBOR Rate) plus (ii) two percent (2.0%) and (b) the Maximum Rate.

"Defaulting Lender" means any Lender that fails to make any advance (or other extension of credit) that it is required to make hereunder on the date that it is required to do so hereunder.

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"Defaulting Lender Rate" means the interest rate then applicable to Revolving Loans.

"Deposit Account" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a nonnegotiable certificate of deposit or a demand, time, savings, passbook, or similar account maintained with a bank.

"Designated Account" means account No. 6700074809 maintained at Sterling by Parent.

"Distribution" means, for any Person:  (a) any dividend, payment or distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property, but excluding dividends or distributions in the form of Equity Interests of such Person to (i) employees, officers and/or directors pursuant to equity incentive plans of such Person and (ii) customers and vendors of such Person in the ordinary course of such Person's business, as determined by such Person's board of directors or managers (or similar governing body) consistent with Applicable Law) made on account of any class of such Person's Equity Interests, or (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property, but excluding dividends or distributions in the form of Equity Interests of such Person to (i) employees, officers and/or directors pursuant to equity incentive plans of such Person and (ii) customers and vendors of such Person in the ordinary course of such Person's business, as determined by such Person's board of directors or managers (or similar governing body) consistent with Applicable Law) on account of, or setting apart of assets for a sinking or analogous fund for,  the purchase, redemption, retirement, cancellation, termination, defeasance or acquisition of any (i) shares of its Equity Interests or (ii) options, warrants or other rights to purchase Equity Interests in such Person.

"Document" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, any bill of lading, dock warrant, dock receipt, warehouse receipt or order for the delivery of goods, or any other document which in the regular course of business or financing is treated as adequately evidencing that the person in possession of it is entitled to receive, hold and dispose of the document and the goods it covers, and which purports to be issued by or addressed to a bailee and purporting to cover goods in the bailee's possession which are either identified or are fungible portions of an identified mass.  "Document" includes, without limitation, electronic documents.

"Dollars" or "$" refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

"EBITDA" means, with respect to Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to (a) consolidated net earnings (or loss), for such period minus (b) extraordinary gains for such period plus (c) Interest Expense (whether paid or accrued), income taxes, depreciation and amortization for such period plus (d) the Permitted EBITDA Add-Back Amount, in each case determined for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP on a rolling twelve month basis ending on the last day of the measurement period.

"Eligible Account" means, with respect to any Borrower, an Account of such Borrower which is acceptable to Administrative Agent for purposes of determining the Borrowing Base and meets all criteria for inclusion in the Borrowing Base as determined and established by Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion.  Without limiting the discretion of Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility, unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, Eligible Accounts of any Borrower shall not include any Account: (a) which is not owned exclusively by such Borrower, (b) which is not subject to a first priority and perfected security interest in favor of Administrative Agent or which is subject to any other Lien (other than Permitted Liens securing the Convertible Debt), (c) with respect to which more than 90 days have elapsed since the date of the original invoice or which is unpaid, in whole or in part, more than 60 days after its original due date, (d) if thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the aggregate Dollar

 

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amount of outstanding Accounts owed at such time by the Account Debtor thereon to such Borrower or any of its Affiliates is classified as ineligible under clause (c) above, (e) which are owed by an Account Debtor whose total obligations (including the obligations of such Account Debtor's Affiliates) owing to such Borrower and/or its Affiliates would exceed (i) with respect to Toner Cable Equipment, Inc., thirty-five percent (35%), (ii) with respect to Best Buy, World Cinema, Inc., Charter Communications and North American Cable, thirty percent (30%), and (iii) with respect to all other Account Debtors, twenty percent (20%), of the aggregate amount of all Eligible Accounts of the Borrowers, to the extent of such excess, (f) which represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return basis or a progress billing under an agreement which requires further performance by such Borrower, is otherwise contingent on Borrower's completion of any future performance or is subject to any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditioned (it being agreed that Accounts owing by VBrick pursuant to the arrangement in effect on the Agreement Date shall not be considered ineligible under this clause (f)), (g) with respect to which any of the following events has occurred as to the Account Debtor on such Account: death or judicial declaration of incompetency, if the Account Debtor is an individual, the filing of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency laws, a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the appointment of a receiver or trustee, application or petition for dissolution, its dissolution, the sale or transfer of all or any material part of the assets or the cessation of the business as a going concern, (h) owed by an Account Debtor which does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States or Canada (not including Quebec) or is not organized under the laws of the United States or Canada (not including Quebec) or any state or province thereof, (i) which is not payable in United States Dollars, (j) owed by an Account Debtor which is an Affiliate or employee of any Borrower or any of Borrowers' Affiliates, (k) with respect to which either the perfection, enforceability, or validity of Administrative Agent's Lien in such Account, or Administrative Agent's right or ability to obtain direct payment to Administrative Agent of the proceeds of such Account, is governed by any federal, state, provincial or local statutory requirements other than those of the UCC, or comparable law of Canada (not including Quebec), (l) owed by an Account Debtor to which such Borrower or any of its Affiliates are indebted in any way, or which is subject to any right of setoff or recoupment, or if the Account Debtor thereon has disputed liability or made any claim with respect to any other Account due from such Account Debtor, but in each such case only to the extent of such indebtedness, setoff, recoupment, dispute, or claim, (m) which is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or by chattel paper, (n) which arises out of a sale not made in the ordinary course of such Borrower's business, (o) with respect to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to such Account have not been fully performed by such Borrower, and, if applicable, accepted by the Account Debtor, or with respect to which the Account Debtor has revoked its acceptance of any such goods or services, (p) which arises out of an enforceable contract or order which, by its terms, forbids, restricts or makes void or unenforceable the granting of a Lien by such Borrower to Administrative Agent with respect to such Account or otherwise requires the consent of the respective Account Debtor in order for the Administrative Agent to obtain direct payment of the proceeds of such Account, (q) with respect to which the Account Debtor is either (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or (ii) any state of the United States or province or territory of Canada or any department, agency or instrumentality of such state, province or territory, (r) with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country, (s) with respect to which the books and records evidencing or otherwise relating to such Account are located in a public warehouse, are in possession of a bailee or are in a facility leased by such Borrower, unless the warehouseman, bailee or lessor, as the case may be, has executed an enforceable Collateral Access Agreement, (t) with respect to which Administrative Agent believes that the prospect of collection of such Account is impaired or that the Account may not be paid by reason of the Account Debtor's financial inability to pay, or (u) owed by an Account Debtor, to the extent the amount owing thereon exceeds the credit limit extended to such Account Debtor by the relevant Borrower.  The identification of specific exclusions from eligibility herein is not exclusive or exhaustive.  Administrative Agent reserves the right in its Permitted Discretion to establish additional or different criteria for determining Eligible Accounts, at any time, without prior notice.

 

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"Eligible Inventory" means, with respect to any Borrower, Inventory of such Borrower which is acceptable to Administrative Agent for purposes of determining the Borrowing Base and meets all criteria for inclusion in the Borrowing Base as determined and established by Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion.  Without limiting the discretion of Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility, unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory (a) which is not owned exclusively by such Borrower or as to which Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, (b) which is not subject to a first priority and perfected security interest in favor of Administrative Agent or which is subject to any other Lien (other than Permitted Liens securing the Convertible Debt), (c) other than finished goods and raw materials Inventory, (d) which is not in good condition, or is unmerchantable or does not meet all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such goods or their use or sale, (e) which is not currently either usable or salable, at prices approximating at least cost, in the normal course of such Borrower's business, or is slow moving or stale, (f) which is obsolete or returned (it being agreed, however, that returned Inventory which is in its unopened, original box and returned to general stock shall not be ineligible under this clause (f) as returned Inventory) or repossessed or used goods taken in trade or goods that constitute spare parts, packaging and shipping materials or supplies used or consumed in such Borrower's business, (g) which is located outside the United States or is in-transit from vendors or suppliers, (h) as to which such Borrower does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly or through a bailee or agent of such Borrower who has executed a Collateral Access Agreement) or which is located in a public warehouse or is in possession of a bailee or in a facility leased by such Borrower or an Affiliate thereof unless the warehouseman, bailee, or lessor, as the case may be, has delivered to Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement and unless it is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises, (i) which is on consignment from any consignor, or on consignment to any consignee, (j) is subject to a bill of lading or other document of title or (k) that contains or bears any Proprietary Rights licensed to such Borrower by another Person (not including any Inventory subject to an "off the shelf" license as to which Administrative Agent has consented to) unless such Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent a consent or sublicense agreement from such licensor in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion or Administrative Agent is otherwise satisfied that it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory in accordance with Section 11.2 without infringing the rights of the licensor of such Proprietary Rights or violating any contract of such Borrower with such licensor (and without payment of any royalties other than any royalties due with respect to the sale or disposition of such Inventory pursuant to the existing license agreement).  The identification of specific exclusions from eligibility herein is not exclusive or exhaustive.  Administrative Agent reserves the right in its Permitted Discretion to establish additional or different criteria for determining Eligible Inventory, at any time, without prior notice.

"Eligible Transferee" means (a) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person approved by Administrative Agent and (b) so long as no Event of Default is continuing, (i) any Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) and any Affiliate of any Lender, (ii) a commercial bank, savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or political subdivision thereof so long as (1) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country and (2) such bank has total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) that is an "accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act that extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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 "Environmental Laws" means any and all applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statutes, laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, binding and enforceable guidelines, binding and enforceable written policies or rules of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case relating to the environment, the effect on the environment or employee health or relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials or any other pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes.

"Equipment" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC (which definition is incorporated herein by reference), wherever located, and whether now or hereafter existing, and all parts thereof, all accessions thereto and all replacements therefor.  The Equipment includes, without limitation, with respect to a Person, all personal property used or useable by such Person in its business.

"Equity Interests" means, with respect to a Person, shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership or limited liability company interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such interest.

"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.

"ERISA Affiliate" means (a) any Person, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as being employed by the same employer as the employees of any Credit Party under Section 414(b) of the IRC, (b) any Person, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as being employed by the same employer as the employees of any Credit Party under Section 414(c) of the IRC, (c) solely for purposes of  Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which any Credit Party is a member under Section 414(m) of the IRC, or (d) solely for purposes of  Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with any Credit Party and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of any Credit Party under Section 414(o) of the IRC.

"ERISA Benefit Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (as defined in  Section 3(3) of ERISA) as to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate (a) is (currently or hereafter), or at any time during the immediately preceding six (6) years has, sponsored, maintained or contributed to on behalf of any of its employees or (b) has (currently or hereafter), or has had at any time within the preceding six (6) years, any liability (contingent or otherwise).

"Event of Default" has the meaning prescribed by Section 10.1.

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.

"Excluded Account" means (a) any Deposit Account of a Credit Party specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Credit Party's employees, (b) the TD Holding Account, so long as the amount held therein does not exceed $250,000 (unless any amount in excess thereof is transferred to the Parent Sterling Collection Account within one (1) Business Day, as set forth in Section 5.3) and (c) the TD Operating Account, so long as the amount held therein is $0 until such account is closed in accordance with Section 5.3.

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"Excluded Property" means, with respect to any Credit Party, collectively, (i) property of such Credit Party subject to Liens permitted by clauses (d) or (m) of the definition of Permitted Liens solely in the event and to the extent that a grant or perfection of a Lien in favor of Administrative Agent on any such property is prohibited by or results in a breach or termination of, or constitutes a default under, the documentation governing such Liens or the obligations secured by such Liens (other than to the extent that such terms would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9.406, 9.407, 9.408 or 9.409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction and other than to the extent all necessary consents to creation, attachment and perfection of the Administrative Agent's Liens thereon have been obtained) and, in any event, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of such terms or the obtainment of such consents, such property shall cease to constitute Excluded Property and shall be Collateral, (ii) any personal property lease, contract, permit, license, franchise or letter of credit right of such Credit Party, solely in the event and to the extent that a grant or perfection of a Lien on such personal property lease, contract, permit, license, franchise or letter of credit right is prohibited by applicable law or results in a breach or termination of, or constitutes a default under, any such personal property lease, contract, permit, license, franchise or letter of credit right (other than to the extent that such law or terms would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9.406, 9.407, 9.408 or 9.409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction and other than to the extent all necessary consents to creation, attachment and perfection of the Administrative Agent's Liens thereon have been obtained) and, in any event, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of such law or terms or the obtainment of such consents, such personal property lease, contract, permit, license, franchise or letter of credit right shall cease to constitute Excluded Property and shall be Collateral, (iii) the voting equity interests of controlled foreign corporations (as defined in the IRC) of such Credit Party in excess of 65% of the voting rights of such corporations and (iv) any United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law, provided that upon submission and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of an amendment to allege use pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1060(a) (or any successor provision) such intent-to-use trademark application shall cease to constitute Excluded Property and shall be Collateral.

"Excluded Taxes" means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient:  (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office, or in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of any Recipient that is a Foreign Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) such Recipient changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient's assignor immediately before such Recipient became a party hereto or to such Recipient immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes resulting from such Recipient's failure to comply with Section 3.5(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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"FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the IRC and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

"Fiscal Month" means a calendar month.

"Fiscal Quarter" means one of four fiscal quarters of a Fiscal Year, each consisting of a period of three (3) consecutive Fiscal Months, with the first of such quarters beginning on the first day of a such Fiscal Year and the last of such quarters ending on the last day of such Fiscal Year.

"Fiscal Year" means Parent's fiscal year for financial accounting purposes, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of such year.

"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) EBITDA less (ii) the sum of (A) unfinanced Capital Expenditures plus (B) taxes paid in cash, plus (C) to the extent Distributions have not been reflected in net income, cash Distributions that are made and permitted pursuant to Section 9.10(ii), to, (b) the sum of (i) Interest Expense paid in cash, plus (ii) principal payments made or required to be made on any and all long term Debt (other than in respect of the Revolving Loans), in each case determined for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP on a rolling twelve month basis on such date of determination.

"Foreign Lender" means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time, consistently applied.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared and all financial covenants contained herein shall be calculated, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any similar account principal) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof.

"General Intangibles" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and in any event includes, without limitation, all intangible personal property of every kind and nature (other than Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Documents, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights, Letters of Credit and money), including, without limitation, contract rights, business records, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, customer lists, registrations, licenses, franchises, tax refund claims, rights to indemnification, warranty or guaranty contract, claims for any damages arising out of or for breach or default under or in connection with any contract, rights to exercise or enforce remedies, powers and privileges under any contract and rights and claims to any amounts payable under any contract of insurance, including without limitation, business interruption, property, casualty, key employee life or any other insurance.

"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state or local government, any subdivision thereof, and any agency, entity, instrumentality or authority owned or controlled thereby.

"Guarantor" means, collectively, each Person executing a Guaranty Agreement in favor of Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, Far East and any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, whether now or hereafter existing, other than a Borrower hereunder or an Immaterial Subsidiary).

 

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"Guaranty" means, with respect to a Person, any direct or indirect guaranty by such Person of any Debt or other obligation of another Person or any obligation by such Person to purchase or acquire or otherwise protect or insure a creditor against loss in respect of Debt or other obligations of another Person, but excluding customary contractual indemnities in contracts made in the ordinary course of business or under organizational documents.

"Guaranty Agreement" means each Guaranty Agreement now or hereafter executed by a Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lender Parties, pursuant to which such Guarantor guarantees the payment and/or performance of all or any portion of the Obligations of the Borrowers, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

"Hazardous Materials" means any substances regulated under any Environmental Law, whether as pollutants, contaminants, or chemicals, or as industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, or otherwise.

"Hedge Agreement" means a "swap agreement" as that term is defined is defined in Section 101 (53B) (A) of the Bankruptcy Code.

"Immaterial Subsidiary" means each Subsidiary of Parent identified as such on Schedule 7.1, but only for so long as (a) the aggregate fair market value of the total assets of any individual Immaterial Subsidiary does not exceed $10,000 and (b) the aggregate fair market value of the total assets of all Subsidiaries designated as Immaterial Subsidiaries does not exceed $25,000 (it being understood that a Subsidiary identified as an Immaterial Subsidiary shall no longer be classified as such if it fails to abide by clauses (a) or (b) above, and in such event, Parent shall cause such Subsidiary to comply with Section 8.16 of this Agreement).

"Indemnified Claims" means any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, judgments, obligations, liabilities, losses, damages and consequential damages, penalties, fines, costs, fees, expenses, Lender Expenses and disbursements (including without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys and other professional consultants and experts in connection with investigation or defense) of every kind, known or unknown, existing or hereafter arising, foreseeable or unforeseeable, which may be imposed upon, threatened or asserted against, or incurred or paid by, an Indemnified Person at any time and from time to time, because of, resulting from, in connection with, or arising out of any transaction, act, omission, event or circumstance in any way connected with the Collateral, the Loan Documents (including enforcement of Administrative Agent's or Lenders' rights thereunder or defense of Administrative Agent's or Lenders' actions thereunder), any Default or Event of Default or any acts or omissions taken by such Indemnified Person in connection with this Agreement or administration of the Loan Documents.

"Indemnified Persons" means, collectively, Administrative Agent, Swing Lender, each Lender and their Affiliates, Equity Interest owners, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents and representatives.

"Indemnified Taxes" means (a) any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a) of this definition, Other Taxes.

 

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"Installment Payment Date" means, with respect to the Term RE Loan, the first day of each calendar month, commencing on February 1, 2017 and continuing thereafter until the earlier of the Termination Date or the date on which the Term RE Loan has been paid in full.

"Instrument" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a negotiable instrument or any other writing that evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, is not itself a security agreement or lease, and is of a type that in the ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment.

"Intangible Assets" means, for any Person, assets that are treated as intangible pursuant to GAAP, including, without limitation: (a) obligations owing to such Person by its stockholders, officers, directors, members, managers, partners, employees, subsidiaries, Affiliates or any Person in which any such stockholder, officer, director, member, manager, partner, employee, subsidiary, or Affiliate owns any interest and (b) any asset which is intangible or lacks intrinsic or marketable value or collectability, including, without limitation, goodwill, noncompetition agreements, patents, copyrights, trademarks, franchises, organization or research and development costs.

"Interest Expense" means, for a Person for a period, total interest expense for such Person for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

"Inventory" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, with respect to a Person, goods (including goods in-transit) that (a) are held or to be held by such Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (b) are leased or to be leased by such Person as lessor or (c) consist of raw materials, work in process, finished goods or materials used or consumed in such Person's business.

"Inventory Sublimit" means an amount equal to the product of (a) three (3) times (b) the amount determined pursuant to clause (a)(i) of the definition of Borrowing Base.

"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, any investment made, directly or indirectly by such Person in, to or with respect to any other Person, and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, whether by (a) acquisition of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests, indebtedness, securities or other obligations, (b) a loan, guarantee, advance, capital contribution or other like investment, or (c) any purchase or other acquisition (or any commitment to make any such purchase or other acquisition) of all or a material portion of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any other Person, in each case, whether made in cash, by the transfer of property or otherwise (including, without limitation, any joint venture relationship).

"Investment Property" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a security (whether certificated or uncertificated) security entitlement, securities account, commodity contract, or commodity account.

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"IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

"Joinder Agreement" has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.16.

"Lender" and "Lenders" have the respective meanings set forth in the preamble hereto and shall include the Swing Lender and any other Person made a party to this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.13.

"Lender Expenses" has the meaning prescribed by Section 14.5.

"Lender Parties" means, collectively, Administrative Agent, Swing Lender and each Lender.

"Letter of Credit Rights" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference, and includes, without limitation, a right to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance and whether or not evidenced by a writing.

"Leverage Ratio" means, with respect to Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the difference of (i) the total liabilities of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent  and its consolidated Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) the Subordinated Debt of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date to (b) the Tangible Net Worth of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date.

"LIBOR Rate" means the rate per annum published on each Business Day in the "Money Rates" table of The Wall Street Journal (or such other presentation within The Wall Street Journal as may be adopted hereafter for such information) as the one-month LIBOR rate, adjusted daily; provided, that, if any change in market conditions or any change in Applicable Law shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, make it unlawful or impractical for any Lender (other than as a result of such Lender's creditworthiness) to fund or maintain Loans at the LIBOR Rate or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or change interest rates based on the LIBOR Rate, then the LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted to a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in order to adequately and fairly reflect Administrative Agent's costs (provided that, upon Borrower Representative's request, the Administrative Agent shall furnish to Borrower Representative a statement setting forth the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment).

"Lien" means any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, collateral assignment, charge, claim, or lien arising from a security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, conditional sale, trust receipt, lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes or similar agreement, or any contingent or other agreement to provide any of the foregoing.

"Loan" means any loan or advance made by Lenders to Borrowers under this Agreement and includes Revolving Loans, the Term RE Loan and Swing Loans made by Swing Lender, and "Loans" means, collectively, all such loans and advances.

 

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"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, each Deed of Trust, each Guaranty Agreement (if any), each Subordination Agreement, the Term RE Note, each Pledge Agreement, each Control Agreement, each Collateral Access Agreement, and any other documents, instruments or agreements heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing, guaranteeing or otherwise relating to, or executed by any Credit Party in connection with, the Obligations, the Collateral or any other aspect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in each case including any and all renewals, extensions, modifications, amendments, or restatements of any of the foregoing.

"Machinery" refers to Collateral that would be classified within the definition of "Equipment" but for the fact that such items have become so affixed to the related Real Property that an interest has arisen therein under real property law.

"Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

"Material Adverse Effect" means the occurrence of any of the following:  (i) a material adverse change in, or effect on, the business, assets, operations, prospects or financial condition of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, (ii) a material impairment of the ability of any Credit Party to perform any obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) a material adverse effect upon the Collateral or the validity, perfection or priority of Administrative Agent's Liens on the Collateral, or (iv) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan Document.

"Maturity Date" means December 28, 2019.

"Maximum Rate" means the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged under Applicable Law from time to time in effect; provided, that in the event that Texas law is applicable hereto and Applicable Law provides for an interest ceiling on any day under Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended (the "Texas Finance Code"), for that day the ceiling shall be the "monthly ceiling" as referred to and in effect from time to time under the provisions of Section 303.004 of the Texas Finance Code.

"Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

"Net Amount" means, (a) with respect to an Eligible Account of any Borrower at any time, an amount equal to:  (i) the gross amount of such Account less (ii) sales, excise or similar taxes, and all returns, discounts, claims, credits, rebates and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed, (b) with respect to any Eligible Inventory at any time, the net orderly liquidation value of such Inventory, as determined pursuant to the most recent appraisal acceptable to Administrative Agent in its discretion, and (c) with respect to Real Property Collateral at any time, the fair market value thereof, as determined pursuant to the most recent appraisal acceptable to Administrative Agent in its discretion.

"Obligations" means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness now or hereafter owing by any Credit Party to any Lender Party pursuant to or otherwise arising in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all loan repayment obligations, accrued interest obligations (including interest that accrues after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in such insolvency proceeding), Indemnified Claims, Lender Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in such insolvency proceeding), all obligations or liabilities arising from Bank Products, premiums, fees or guarantees arising out of, under, pursuant to, in connection with or evidenced by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case, whether direct or indirect, primary or secondary, joint, several, or joint and several, fixed or contingent, including indebtedness and obligations, if any, which may be assigned to or acquired by any Lender Party, and any and all renewals and extensions of the foregoing or of any part thereof.

 

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"OFAC" means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

"Other Connection Taxes" means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes that are imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

"Other Taxes" means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

"Participant Register" has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.13(e).

"Patriot Act" means the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107–56), as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

"Payment Intangibles" means all "payment intangibles" as defined in the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference.

"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

"Percentage Share" means, with respect to any Lender, (a) unless otherwise specifically set forth therein, when used in Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 3.2, in any request for Loans pursuant to Section 2.2, or when no Loans are outstanding hereunder, the percentage set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 1.1 and (b) when used otherwise, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the unpaid principal balance of such Lender's Loans at the time in question by (ii) the sum of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Loans at such time.

"Perfection Certificate" means any perfection certificate executed by the Credit Parties on and as of the Agreement Date which provides information with respect to the assets and/or property of such Credit Parties as of the Agreement Date and is in form acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and any additional similar perfection certificate delivered by one or more Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent after the Agreement Date pursuant to Section 8.16.

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"Permitted Discretion" means, a determination made by the Administrative Agent or a Lender Party (as applicable) in the exercise of its commercially reasonable business judgment (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender).

"Permitted EBITDA Add-Back Amount" means, for any period, an amount equal to the sum of:  (a) the aggregate amount of any non-cash intangible asset impairment expenses incurred by Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period to the extent recognized in accordance with GAAP and in an aggregate amount not exceeding $2,800,000 during the term of this Agreement plus (b) the aggregate amount of any non-cash expenses incurred by the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries in connection with the termination of any pension plan in accordance with resolutions adopted by such Person's board of directors, to the extent that such expense reduces Parent's consolidated net income (loss), plus (c) the amount of any non-cash inventory reserve established by Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries, as set forth in Parent's financial statements from time to time during such period, in an amount not exceeding $1,000,000 for any twelve-month period and only to the extent such reserve(s) reduce the Parent's consolidated net income (loss), plus (d) the amount of any non-cash equity-based compensation expenses of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period contemplated by FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 in an amount not exceeding $200,000 at any time, plus (e) fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation attorneys' fees) incurred by Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period in connection with the preparation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

"Permitted Investment" means, with respect to any Credit Party, (a) advances made in connection with purchases of goods and services in the ordinary course of business, (b) acquisitions (not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement) of Equipment by such Credit Party for use in the ordinary course of business, (c) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business, (d) guarantees constituting Permitted Debt, (e) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, that mature within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, (f) certificates of deposit maturing within one year from the date of acquisition, issued by a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof having capital and surplus aggregating at least $100,000,000, (g) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor's Corporate or P-1 from Moody's Investor Services Inc., (h) money market mutual funds so long as substantially all of the assets of such fund are comprised of securities of the type described in clauses (e), (f) and (g) above, (i) travel and similar advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business, and (j) loans made by Parent to certain of its employees from time to time who receive grants of restricted Equity Interests issued by Parent, in an amount equal to income tax liability arising from receipt of such restricted Equity Interests in the year in which granted, which loans are due and payable in full no later than one year after the date of such grant; provided that the aggregate outstanding amount of such loans shall not exceed $100,000, at any time.

"Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Credit Party, (a) Administrative Agent's Liens, (b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies that either (i) are not delinquent or (ii) do not have priority over the Administrative Agent's Liens and are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves are maintained on the books of such Credit Party in accordance with GAAP, (c) Liens, if any, described in Schedule 7.22, but only to the extent such Liens secure Permitted Debt existing on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt, (d) Liens which constitute purchase money Liens and secure Debt permitted under clause (d) of Section 9.5, but only to the extent such Liens attach only to the property acquired by the incurrence of such purchase money secured Debt and such Liens only secure the Debt incurred to acquire such property or any related Refinancing Debt, (e) the interests of lessors or sublessors under operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business and not prohibited by any other provision hereof, (f) statutory Liens in favor of warehousemen, landlords, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party and not in connection with the borrowing of money, and which Liens are for sums not delinquent or sums being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves are maintained on the books of such Credit Party in accordance with GAAP, (g) Liens arising from deposits made in connection with obtaining worker's compensation or other unemployment insurance, (h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business, (j) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default, (k) non-exclusive licenses of intellectual property rights granted by such Credit Party in the ordinary course of business, (l) with respect to real property, zoning restrictions, easements, rights of way, restrictions, reservations, declarations, licenses, covenants, encroachments, and other minor defects or irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of such Credit Party, or, in the case of the Real Property Collateral, encumbrances that have been insured over by the mortgagee title insurance policy insuring Administrative Agent's interest in such Real Property Collateral, (m) Liens on cash deposits to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeals bonds, bids, insurance, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds, letters of credit and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money) entered into in the ordinary course of business, (n) security deposits to public utilities or to any municipalities or Governmental Authority or other public authorities when required by such utility, municipality, Governmental Authority or other public authority in connection with the supply of services or utilities and (o) statutory or common law rights of setoff of depository banks with respect to funds of Credit Parties at such banks to secure fees and charges in connection with returned items or the standard fees and charges of such banks in connection with Deposit Accounts maintained by Credit Parties at such banks (but not any other Debt or other obligations).

 

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"Person" means any individual, corporation, joint venture, general or limited partnership, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.

"Pledge Agreement" means, collectively, each Pledge Agreement now or hereafter executed by any Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, pursuant to which such Credit Party pledges and grants to Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations, a security interest in all or any portion of the Equity Interests owned by it, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

"Proprietary Rights" means collectively, all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational, foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, inventions, invention disclosures, designs, blueprints, plans, specifications, licenses, permits, patents, patent rights, copyrights, works which are the subject matter of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles, patent, trademark and service mark applications, trade secrets, domain names, good will and all licenses and rights related to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all royalties, license fees or other payments due under or in respect of any of the foregoing, all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions and continuations of any of the foregoing, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for past, present and future infringement, misappropriation, violation or other impairment of any of the foregoing, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

 

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"Protective Advances" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

"Real Property" means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party and the improvements thereto.

"Real Property Collateral" means the Real Property identified on Schedule 7.17 and any Real Property hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.

"Recipient" means any of (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Swing Lender and (c) any Lender, as applicable and "Recipients" means all of the foregoing collectively.

"Refinancing Debt" means, with respect to any Debt of any Person, refinancings, renewals, or extensions thereof so long as (a) the terms and conditions of such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not materially impair the prospects of repayment of the Obligations or materially impair such Person's creditworthiness, (b) the terms of such refinancings, renewals and extensions are not less favorable to the obligor thereon or to the Lender Parties than the Debt so refinanced, renewed or extended (individually or in the aggregate), (c) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Debt so refinanced, renewed, or extended, (d) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the interest rate with respect to the Debt so refinanced, renewed, or extended, (e) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average weighted maturity of the Debt so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are materially more burdensome or restrictive to such Person, (f) if the Debt that is refinanced, renewed, or extended (or any Lien securing such Debt) was subordinated in right of payment or priority to the Obligations (or any Lien securing any Obligations), then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender Parties as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Debt and any Liens securing such Debt, and (g) the Debt that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of the Obligations other than that Person or those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Debt that was refinanced, renewed, or extended.

"Register" has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.13(b).

"Reportable Event" shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to an ERISA Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period is waived under 29 C.F.R. Sections 4043.22, .23, .25, .27 or .28.

"Reporting Date" means, with respect to any Schedule hereto, (i) initially, the Agreement Date and (ii) thereafter, the most recent date as to which such Schedule was updated or required to be updated, as applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof.

"Required Lenders" means (a) Administrative Agent and (b) Lenders whose aggregate Percentage Shares equal or exceed fifty-one percent (51%); provided, however, at any time there are two (2) or more Lenders, Required Lenders must include at least (2) Lenders.

"Responsible Officer" means, for any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, controller or president of such Person and, in addition, with respect to a Borrowing Base Certificate or a Compliance Certificate, the treasurer of such Person or any other Person authorized by board resolution and approved by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Revolving Credit Limit" means $5,000,000.

 

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"Revolving Loans" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

"Revolving Note" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

"Sanctioned Country" means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

"Sanctioned Person" means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, any other U.S. government entity, the United Nations Security Council or any similar list maintained by Canada, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any Person described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition.

"Sanctions" means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of the Treasury or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union of Her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom or the relevant sanctions authority of Canada, and in each case, the regulations promulgated thereunder.

"Securities Account" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference.

"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statutes

"Securities Intermediary" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference.

"Settlement" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)

"Settlement Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

"Shareholder's Equity" means, as of any date, stockholder's or member's equity as determined in accordance with GAAP or, in the case of a partnership, a partner's partnership interest.

"Solvent" means, when used with respect to any Person at any time of determination, that:

(a) the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, are in excess of the total amount of its liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); and

(b) the present fair saleable value of such Person's assets is greater than the total amount of its existing debts (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) as such debts become absolute and matured; and

(c) such Person is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature; and

(d) such Person has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

 

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For purposes of determining whether a Person is Solvent, the amount of any contingent liability shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

"Sterling" means Sterling National Bank, a national banking association.

"Subordinated Debt" means (a) Debt (whether secured or unsecured) that is subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a Subordination Agreement (including, without limitation, the Convertible Debt) or (b) unsecured Debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, on terms acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, in each case that does not have a final maturity on or before the date that is six months after the Maturity Date.

"Subordination Agreement" means any subordination agreement among Administrative Agent, the applicable Credit Party and the applicable third party creditor (including, without limitation, any Affiliate of such Credit Party), pursuant to which all obligations and indebtedness now or hereafter owing by such Credit Party to such creditor are subordinated to the Obligations in right of payment and claim, and all Liens securing such obligations and indebtedness are subordinated to Administrative Agent's Liens in the Collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

"Subsidiary" means, with respect to a Person, any other Person of which more than ten percent (10%) of the voting Equity Interests is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or a combination thereof; provided, that for the purposes of this definition, any Person that is required to be consolidated with a Credit Party in accordance with GAAP will be considered to be a Subsidiary of such Credit Party.

"Supporting Obligations" has the meaning prescribed for such term as defined by the UCC, which definition is incorporated herein by reference and includes letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments or Investment Property.

"Swing Lender" means Sterling or any successor Lender in such capacity.

"Swing Loan" has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(b) hereof.

"Swing Loan Sublimit" means the lesser of (a) the Availability and (ii) $4,500,000.

"Tangible Net Worth" means, for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on any date of determination, (a) Shareholder's Equity plus (b) Subordinated Debt minus (c) Intangible Assets, in each case determined for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

"Taxes" means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority thereof or therein, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

"TD Holding Account" means deposit account #7862471765 held by Far East with TD Bank.

"TD Operating Account" means deposit account #4325119926 held by Parent with TD Bank.

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"Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the day on which the obligations of Lenders to make Loans hereunder have been terminated pursuant to Section 12.1 or (c) the day on which the Obligations first become due and payable in full (or, with the exception of contingent indemnity obligations for which no claim has been asserted are paid in full) and the obligation of Lenders to make Loans hereunder are terminated.

"Term RE Loan" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b).

"Term RE Loan Amount" means $3,500,000.00.

"Term RE Note" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1(b).

"Termination Event" shall mean (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any ERISA Benefit Plan; (ii) the existence with respect to any ERISA Benefit Plan of a non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC) for which any Credit Party could have liability that would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from an ERISA Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan during a plan year in which such entity was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (iv) the providing of notice of intent to terminate an ERISA Benefit Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate an ERISA Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vi) any event or condition (a) which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any ERISA Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (b) that may result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA; or (vii) the partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization.

"Total Facility" means on any date of determination an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Revolving Credit Limit plus (b) the Term RE Loan Amount.

"Trading with the Enemy Act" shall mean the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.

"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York, as amended from time to time.

"U.S. Person" means any Person that is a "United States Person" as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the IRC.

"U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate" has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.5.

"VBrick" means VBrick Systems, Inc.

Section 1.2. Interpretive Provisions.  Unless expressly provided otherwise, any term which is defined by the UCC, wherever used in this Agreement, shall have the same meaning as is prescribed by the UCC.  The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.  The words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to "Section," "Subsection," "clause" "Schedule" and "Exhibit" are references to this Agreement.  The term "documents" (if not capitalized as a defined term) includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.  The term "including" is not limiting and means "including without limitation."  Unless the context requires otherwise, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including," the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding" and the word "through" means "to and including."  The term, "discretion", when used in reference to a Person, means, unless qualified by the word(s) "reasonable" or Permitted Discretion, the sole and absolute discretion of such Person, honestly determined by such Person under the circumstances.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements and other modifications thereto, and references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.  The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among the parties, have been reviewed by counsel to each party and are the products of all parties, and in consideration thereof, it is agreed that they shall not be construed against either party solely because of such party's involvement in their preparation.  Unless otherwise specified, any reference to time shall be deemed to mean Central Standard Time or Central Daylight Time, as applicable, as in effect in Dallas County, Texas.

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ARTICLE II

LOANS

Section 2.1. Loans.

(a) Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lenders agree to make advances to Borrowers from time to time during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Termination Date in an amount not exceeding such Lender's Percentage Share of the Availability as of such time of determination (such advances made by Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) collectively, the "Revolving Loans"); provided, that in no event shall the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans exceed the Revolving Credit Limit.  Borrowers may borrow, repay and re-borrow Revolving Loans from time to time, subject to the terms of this Agreement.  Administrative Agent shall have the continuing right to establish and maintain any reserves for purposes of calculating the Borrowing Base in such amounts and at such times and with respect to such matters and for such purposes as Administrative Agent deems appropriate upon prompt written notice to Borrower Representative (which notice may be given via email notification and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be effective upon Administrative Agent's sending of such email), including reserves with respect to collection performance, slow moving or obsolete Inventory, dilution of Accounts, contingencies, amounts a Borrower is or may be required to pay (such as taxes, freight and shipping charges, duties, insurance premiums, amounts owing to licensors, landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers or suppliers, or ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes) or any other matter in Administrative Agent's discretion.  Any such reserves are solely for purposes of calculating the Borrowing Base and do not constitute or represent cash funds and shall be without duplication to any other determinations of ineligibility already reflected in the determination of the Borrowing Base.  No Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a note unless requested otherwise by a Lender, in which case such Lender's Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a note executed by Borrowers in favor of such Lender (each, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, a "Revolving Note") in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and such Lender

(b) Term RE Loan.  Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, each Lender agrees to make a term loan secured primarily by the Real Property Collateral to Parent once all conditions precedent set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.5 have been met (such date, the "Term RE Loan Funding Date") in an amount equal to such Lender's Percentage Share of the Term RE Loan Amount (such term loan of Lenders collectively, the "Term RE Loan").  Amounts paid on the Term RE Loan may not be re-borrowed.  The Term RE Loan of each Lender shall be evidenced by a Note executed by Parent in favor of such Lender (each, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, a "Term RE Note") in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) Accounting for Loans.  Administrative Agent shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, electronic or written records evidencing the outstanding Obligations of each Borrower to each Lender, including without limitation the Obligations resulting from each Loan made by such Lender to each Borrower from time to time, and the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time in respect of each Loan.  The entries made in the electronic or written records maintained pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of Administrative Agent to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrowers to repay their respective Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 2.2. Request for and Making of Revolving Loans; Swing Loans.

(a) Request for Revolving Loans.  Borrower Representative shall request each Revolving Loan, on behalf of all Borrowers, by delivering to Administrative Agent a written Borrowing Notice, signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative, accompanied by a Borrowing Base Certificate complying with Section 8.5 and reflecting sufficient Availability.  Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, each request for a Loan shall be irrevocable and, in order to be effective, must be received by Administrative Agent prior to 10:00 a.m., Dallas time, two (2) Business Days prior to the requested funding date, specifying (i) the amount of the requested Loan, and (ii) the requested funding date, which shall be a Business Day.

(b) Making of Swing Loans.  In the case of a request for a Revolving Loan (other than the initial Revolving Loan, which may not be funded by a Swing Loan) and so long as the aggregate outstanding amount of Revolving Loans at such time does not exceed the Swing Loan Sublimit, after giving effect to the amount of collections or payments applied to Swing Loans since the last Settlement Date, plus the amount of the current requested Revolving Loans, Swing Lender shall make Revolving Loans in the amount of such borrowing (any such advance made solely by Swing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) being referred to as a "Swing Loan" and such advances being referred to collectively as "Swing Loans") on the requested funding date applicable thereto (in lieu of any Revolving Loan that otherwise may be made by Lenders pursuant to such request) by transferring immediately available funds to the Designated Account; provided, however, upon the request from Borrower Representative, the Swing Lender may advance a Swing Loan to the Borrowers on the same day as the request therefor is made so long as such request is received by Swing Lender prior to 10:00 a.m., Dallas time.  Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other advances of Revolving Loans, except that all payments on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely for its own account.  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(c)(ii), Swing Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan if Swing Lender reasonably believes that (i) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI will not be satisfied or waived on the requested funding date, or (ii) the requested borrowing would exceed the Availability on such funding date.  Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to determine whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI have been satisfied or waived on the funding date applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan.  The Swing Loans shall be secured by the Administrative Agent's Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Revolving Loans.

 

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(c) Making of Loans.

(i) Promptly after receipt of a Borrowing Notice pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and in any event not later than 1:00 p.m., Dallas time, on the Business Day such Borrowing Notice was received by Administrative Agent, and in the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan (with respect to a request for a borrowing of a Revolving Loan), Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders, by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of the requested borrowing.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Percentage Share of the requested borrowing available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, to an account designated by Administrative Agent, not later than 10:00 a.m., Dallas time, on the funding date applicable thereto.  After Administrative Agent's receipt of the proceeds thereof, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrowers on the applicable funding date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds received by Administrative Agent to the Designated Account; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(c)(ii), Administrative Agent shall not be required to request any Lender to make, and no Lender shall have the obligation to make, any advance if (1) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI will not be satisfied on the requested funding date for the applicable borrowing unless such condition has been waived, or (2) the requested borrowing would exceed the Availability on such funding date or, after giving effect thereto, cause the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans to exceed the Revolving Credit Limit.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender's Percentage Share of the Term RE Loan available to Administrative Agent on the Agreement Date in immediately available funds to an account designated by Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Dallas time on such date, and Administrative Agent shall make the Term RE Loan available to Borrowers by transferring immediately available funds equal to the Term RE Loan Amount to the Designated Account on such date; provided, however, that no Lender shall have the obligation to make its Percentage Share of the Term RE Loan and Administrative Agent shall not make the Term RE Loan available to Borrowers unless all conditions precedent set forth in Article VI have been satisfied in full (or waived by Administrative Agent and the appropriate Lenders).

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:00 a.m., Dallas time, on the date of a borrowing of any Loan that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to Administrative Agent for the account of Borrowers the amount of that Lender's Percentage Share of such borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make such amount available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds on the respective funding date and Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrowers on such date a corresponding amount.  If any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds and if Administrative Agent in such circumstances has made available to Borrowers such amount, that Lender shall on the Business Day following such funding date make such amount available to Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day during such period.  A notice submitted by Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.  If such amount is so made available, such payment to Administrative Agent shall constitute such Lender's advance on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement.  If such amount is not made available to Administrative Agent on the Business Day following the funding date, Administrative Agent will notify Borrowers of such failure to fund and, upon demand by Administrative Agent, Borrowers shall pay such amount to Administrative Agent for Administrative Agent's account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans composing such borrowing.  The failure of any Lender to make any advance on any funding date shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to make an advance on such funding date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the advance to be made by such other Lender on any funding date.

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(iii) Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Borrowers to Administrative Agent for such Defaulting Lender's benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to a Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other non-defaulting Lender Party ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender's advance was funded by the other Lender Parties) or, if so directed by Borrower Representative and if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender's advance was not funded by the Lender Parties), retain same to be re-advanced to Borrowers as if such Defaulting Lender had made advances to Borrowers.  Subject to the foregoing, Administrative Agent may hold and, in its Permitted Discretion, re-lend to Borrowers for the account of a Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender.  Solely for the purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents, a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a "Lender" and such Defaulting Lender's Percentage Share shall be deemed to be zero.  This Section shall remain effective with respect to a Defaulting Lender until (x) the Obligations under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and payable, (y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, and Borrowers shall have waived such Defaulting Lender's default in writing, or (z) such Defaulting Lender makes its Percentage Share of the applicable advance and pays to Administrative Agent all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof.  The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by any Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than a Defaulting Lender.  Any such failure to fund by a Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrowers at their option, upon written notice to Administrative Agent by Borrower Representative, and without prejudice to any rights Borrowers may have against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of this Agreement, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.  In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder.

       (iv)        Notwithstanding anything herein relating to the Lenders making funds available to the Administrative Agent and provisions relating to Defaulting Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent is the sole Lender hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, any condition precedent to the making of any Loan), Administrative Agent shall fund the proceeds of such requested Loan into the Designated Account on the applicable funding date.

 

(d) Disbursement of Proceeds; Borrower Representative.  Unless otherwise requested by Borrower Representative and agreed by Administrative Agent, the proceeds of each Loan, when funded, shall be disbursed by Administrative Agent to the Designated Account.  Each Borrower shall have the full benefit of and access to each Loan made hereunder.  Each Borrower (other than Parent) hereby designates and appoints Parent to act as Borrower Representative for and on behalf of it for purposes of requesting Loans and for all other purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents for which Borrower Representative acts from time to time.  The agency relationship established pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) is for administrative convenience only and such agency relationship shall not extend to any matter outside the scope of the Loan Documents.

 

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(e) Joint and Several Obligations.  Each Borrower hereby agrees that the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are joint and several obligations of each Borrower.

(f) No Fraudulent Conveyances.  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, it is intended that the joint and several nature of the Obligations and the Liens granted by Borrowers to secure the Obligations not constitute a "Fraudulent Conveyance" (as defined below).  Consequently, the Lender Parties and Borrowers agree that if the Obligations of a Borrower, or any Liens granted by such Borrower securing the Obligations would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, the Obligations of such Borrower and the Liens securing such Obligations shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause such Obligations or such Liens to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and the Obligations of such Borrower and this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly.  For purposes hereof, "Fraudulent Conveyance" means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the applicable provisions of any fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state, nation or other governmental unit, as in effect from time to time.

Section 2.3. Deemed Request for Revolving Loans.  Each Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender, at its election and without necessity for request by any Borrower, to make a Revolving Loan to Borrowers in an amount equal to any amount due and owing by Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, payments of principal, interest, fees and Lender Expenses, and apply the proceeds thereof in payment of such Obligations.  Any such Revolving Loans shall be secured by the Collateral and shall be included in the Obligations.

Section 2.4. Protective Advances.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, Administrative Agent is authorized to request, from time to time in its discretion (but without any obligation to do so), that Lenders make, and upon each such request Lenders shall make, Revolving Loans to Borrowers which Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof or to enhance the likelihood of collection of any of the Obligations ("Protective Advances").  All such Revolving Loans shall be secured by the Collateral and shall be included in the Obligations.

 

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Section 2.5. Settlement of Swing Loans.  It is agreed that each Lender's funded portion of the Loans is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all times, such Lender's Percentage Share of the outstanding Loans.  Such agreement notwithstanding, Administrative Agent, Swing Lender, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of Borrowers) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among the Lenders as to the Revolving Loans and the Swing Loans shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Administrative Agent shall request settlement ("Settlement") with the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so determined by Administrative Agent on behalf of Swing Lender, with respect to the outstanding Swing Loans, as to each by notifying the Lenders by telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m., Dallas time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested Settlement (the date of such requested Settlement being the "Settlement Date").  Such notice of a Settlement Date shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (including, without limitation, Swing Loans) for the period since the prior Settlement Date.  Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein:  (y) if a Lender's balance of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) exceeds such Lender's Percentage Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) as of a Settlement Date, then Administrative Agent shall, by no later than 12:00 p.m., Dallas time, on the Settlement Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a deposit account of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Percentage Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans), and (z) if a Lender's balance of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) is less than such Lender's Percentage Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than 12:00 p.m., Dallas time, on the Settlement Date transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent, an amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Percentage Share of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans).  Such amounts made available to Administrative Agent under clause (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swing Loans and, together with the portion of such Swing Loans representing Swing Lender's Percentage Share thereof, shall constitute advances of such Lenders.  If any such amount is not made available to Administrative Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate.

(b) In determining whether a Lender's balance of the Revolving Loans (including Swing Loans) is less than, equal to, or greater than such Lender's Percentage Share as of a Settlement Date, Administrative Agent shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Administrative Agent with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrowers and allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of Collateral.

(c) Between Settlement Dates, Administrative Agent, to the extent Swing Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Administrative Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, any collections or payments received by Administrative Agent that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the Swing Loans.

Section 2.6. Cross Guaranty.

(a) Guaranty.  Each Borrower (each referred to in this Section 2.6 individually as a "Co-Borrower" and collectively, as the "Co-Borrowers") hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Lender Parties) and to the Lender Parties the full and prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and performance of, all Obligations and other amounts owed or hereafter owing to the Lender Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by the other Co-Borrowers.  Each Co-Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligation hereunder is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, that its obligations under this Section shall not be discharged until payment and performance, in full, of the Obligations and other amounts owed or hereafter owing under this Agreement has occurred, and that its obligations under this Section shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected by:

 

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(i)

	
the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

	
(ii)

	
the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section) or any other Loan Document or the waiver or consent by Administrative Agent or the other Lender Parties with respect to any of the provisions hereof or thereof;

	
(iii)

	
the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its security interest in or lien against, any security for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Administrative Agent in respect thereof (including the release of any such security);

	
(iv)

	
the insolvency of any Co-Borrower; or

	
(v)

	
any other action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor.

Each Co-Borrower shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the Obligations and other amounts guaranteed hereunder.

(b) Waivers.  Each Co-Borrower expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, all rights it may have now or in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to subrogation, to compel Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations and other amounts guaranteed hereunder against any other Co-Borrower, any other party or against any security for the payment and performance of the Obligations and other amounts before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Co-Borrower.

(c) Benefit of Guaranty.  Each Co-Borrower agrees that the provisions of this Section are for the benefit of each Lender Party and its successors, transferees, endorsees and assigns.

(d) Election of Remedies.  If Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lender Parties), under Applicable Law, proceeds to realize its benefits under any of the Loan Documents giving Administrative Agent a security interest in or lien upon any Collateral, whether owned by any Co-Borrower or by any Guarantor, either by judicial foreclosure or by non judicial sale or enforcement, Administrative Agent may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of the rights and remedies under this Section.  If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, Administrative Agent shall forfeit any of its rights or remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Co-Borrower or any other Guarantor, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to "election of remedies" or the like, each Co-Borrower hereby consents to such action by Administrative Agent and waives any defense to the Administrative Agent's enforcement of remedies based upon such action, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.  Any election of remedies that results in the denial or impairment of the right of Administrative Agent to seek a deficiency judgment against any Co-Borrower shall not impair any other Co-Borrower's obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations and other amounts owed or hereafter owing under this Agreement.  In the event Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party shall bid at any foreclosure or trustee's sale or at any private sale permitted by Applicable Law or the Loan Documents, Administrative Agent may, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,  bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations and other amounts owed or hereafter owing under this Agreement and the amount of such bid need not be paid by Administrative Agent but shall be credited against such Obligations and other amounts.

 

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(e) Liability Cumulative.  The liability of Co-Borrowers under this Section 2.6 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Co-Borrower to Administrative Agent and the other Lender Party under this Agreement and other Loan Documents to which such Co-Borrower is a party or in respect of any Obligations or obligation of the other Co-Borrowers, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically  provides to the contrary.

(f) Limitation of Liability.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.6 to the contrary, the liability of each Co-Borrower as a Guarantor hereunder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be limited to the maximum amount of liability that can be incurred without rendering such Person's guaranty hereunder voidable under Applicable Law relating to fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance, and not for any greater amount.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST, FEES, REIMBURSEMENTS

Section 3.1. Interest.

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, all outstanding Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (1) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for such Loan and (2) the Maximum Rate.

(b) At any time when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, effective as of the date on which such Event of Default occurred and continuing for so long as any such Event of Default is continuing, all Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate applicable thereto.

(c) Subject to Section 3.6, interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (which results in more interest being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365 day year).

Section 3.2. Fees.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement:

(a) Commitment Fee.  In consideration of each Lender's commitment hereunder to make the Loans to Borrowers, the Borrowers hereby agree to pay to the Administrative Agent (for the account of each Lender on a pro rata basis in accordance with its Percentage Share) a commitment fee equal to 0.875% multiplied by the Total Facility as of the Agreement Date, which amount shall be fully earned as of, and payable in full on, the Agreement Date.

(b) Unused Line Fee.  Borrowers agree to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender on a pro rata basis in accordance with its Percentage Share, an unused line fee determined on a daily basis, payable on the first day of each month, in an amount equal to one-half of one percent (.50%) per annum multiplied by such Lender's Percentage Share of the amount by which the Revolving Credit Limit exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans during the immediately preceding calendar month, or shorter period if calculated on the Termination Date (prorated for a partial calendar month).  Such fee shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.  All payments on the Revolving Loans received by Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be credited to the Revolving Loans immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the amount payable pursuant to this Section 3.2(b).

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(c) Collateral Monitoring Fee.  Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Administrative Agent, a monthly collateral monitoring fee in the amount of $1,000 for each calendar month, or portion thereof, during the term of this Agreement.  The collateral monitoring fee for each calendar month shall be due and payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar month and on the Termination Date, and shall be prorated for any partial calendar month.

Section 3.3. Increased Costs and Reduced Return.

(a) Increased Costs.  If any Change in Law shall (i) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (iii) Connection Income Taxes) on any Loan, Loan principal, the Commitments or other obligations or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, (ii) impose or modify any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge, assessment or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Recipient (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBOR Rate) or (iii) impose on any Recipient any condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or any extensions of credit or commitments hereunder, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loans (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Recipient under this Agreement (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then upon written demand by such Recipient (with a copy to Administrative Agent and which demand shall be delivered to Borrower Representative and accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail), Borrowers shall promptly pay to such Recipient such amount or amounts as will compensate such Recipient for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements.  If any Recipient determines that any Change in Law affecting such Recipient, any lending office of such Recipient or such Recipient's holding company regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Recipient's capital or on the capital of such Recipient's holding company as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitment of, the Loans made by such Recipient, to a level below that which such Recipient or such Recipient's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Recipient's policies and the policies of such Recipient's holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Recipient such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Recipient or such Recipient's holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement.  Demand of any Recipient setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Recipient or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower Representative shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrowers shall pay the applicable Recipient the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

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(d) Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Recipient to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Recipient's right to demand such compensation; provided that, the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate any Recipient pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Recipient notifies the Borrower Representative of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Recipient's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs and/or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 3.4. Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that it becomes unlawful for Lenders, Swing Lender or their applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund Loans hereunder, then Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower Representative thereof and Lenders' and Swing Lender's obligation to make Loans, shall be suspended until such time as Lenders and Swing Lender may again make, maintain and fund Loans.

Section 3.5. Taxes.

(a) Indemnified Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Indemnified Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law (which, for purposes of this Section 3.5, includes FATCA).  If any Applicable Law requires the deduction or withholding of any Indemnified Tax from any payment by any Credit Party, then Credit Parties agree:  (i) to timely pay the full amount of such Indemnified Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and (ii) that the sum payable by Credit Parties shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.5(a)), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.  Without duplication of any other obligation set forth in this Section 3.5 or in Section 3.3, the Credit Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Credit Parties to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.5, the Credit Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Indemnification by Credit Parties.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.5) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower Representative by a Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent if such Recipient is not Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of another Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(c) Recipient Indemnity.  Each Recipient (other than Administrative Agent) shall severally indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Recipient (but only to the extent that the Credit Parties have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so) and (ii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Recipient, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith), whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any such Recipient by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.5(c).

(d) Exemptions.  If a Recipient is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, such Recipient agrees with and in favor of Credit Parties and Administrative Agent to deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent one of the following before receiving its first payment under this Agreement:

	
(i)

	
if such Recipient is a U.S. Person, executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Recipient is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

	
(ii)

	
if such Recipient is a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "interest" article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "business profits" or "other income" article of such tax treaty;

	
(iii)

	
if such Recipient is a Foreign Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

	
(iv)

	
if such Recipient is a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the IRC, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the IRC, a "10 percent shareholder" of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the IRC, or a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the IRC (a "U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate") and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

	
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if such Recipient is a Foreign Lender that is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 or Exhibit A-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided, that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

 

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(e) Foreign Lenders.  Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the relevant recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(f) FATCA Withholding.  If a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the IRC, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the IRC) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this Section 3.5(f), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(g) Update of Forms and Certifications.  Each Recipient agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Refunds.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes that were paid by Credit Parties pursuant to this Section 3.5, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, it shall pay an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.5 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund) to Credit Parties, net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such Recipient and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that Credit Parties, upon request of such Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid to Credit Parties (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the applicable Governmental Authority, other than such penalties, interest or other charges imposed as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Recipients hereunder) to such Recipient in the event such Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.5(h), in no event will any Recipient be required to pay any amount to Credit Parties pursuant to this Section 3.5(h) if such payment would place such Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Indemnified Tax giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Credit Parties or any other Person.

 

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(i) Survival of Obligations.  Each party's obligations under this Section 3.5 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Recipient, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 3.6. Maximum Interest; Controlling Limitation.

(a) Maximum Interest.  If the rate of interest on the Obligations, absent the limitations set forth in this Section 3.6, would at any time exceed the Maximum Rate, then the actual rate of interest shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in the future, the interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate.  In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent Obligations which survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof), the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.6, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise provided by this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then Borrowers shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, pay to Administrative Agent, on the date of payment in full of such Obligations, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect and (ii) the amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect, less (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement.

(b) Controlling Limitation.  Each Lender Party, each Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby acknowledge, agree, and declare that it is its intention to expressly comply with all Applicable Laws in respect of limitations on the amount or rate of interest that can legally be contracted for, charged or received under or in connection with the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document (even if any such provision expressly declares that it controls all other provisions of the Loan Documents), in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount of interest (including the aggregate of all charges, fees, benefits, or other compensation which constitutes interest under any Applicable Law) under the Loan Documents paid by Borrowers or any other Credit Party, received by any Lender Party, agreed to be paid by Borrowers or any other Credit Party, or requested or demanded to be paid by any Lender Party exceed the Maximum Rate, and all provisions of the Loan Documents in respect of the contracting for, charging, or receiving compensation for the use, forbearance, or detention of money shall be limited as provided by this Section 3.6.  In the event any such interest is paid to any Lender Party by Borrowers or any other Credit Party in an amount or at a rate which would exceed the Maximum Rate, such Lender Party then, notwithstanding any entry on Administrative Agent's or any other Lender Party's books otherwise, such excess shall conclusively be deemed to be automatically applied to any unpaid amount of the Obligations other than interest, in inverse order of maturity, or if the amount of such excess exceeds said unpaid amount, such excess shall be refunded to Borrowers or such other applicable Credit Party.  All interest paid, or agreed to be paid, by Borrowers or any other Credit Party, or taken, reserved, or received by any Lender Party shall be amortized, prorated, spread, and allocated in respect of the Obligations throughout the full term of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any provision contained in any of the Loan Documents, or in any other related documents executed pursuant hereto, no Lender Party shall ever be entitled to charge, receive, take, reserve, collect, or apply as interest any amount which, together with all other interest under the Loan Documents, would result in a rate of interest under the Loan Documents in excess of the Maximum Rate and, in the event any Lender Party ever charges, receives, takes, reserves, collects, or applies any amount in respect of Borrowers or any other Credit Party that otherwise would, together with all other interest under the Loan Documents, be in excess of the Maximum Rate, such amount shall automatically be deemed to be applied in reduction of the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations other than interest and, if the principal balance thereof is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be refunded to the Borrowers or such other applicable Credit Party.  Each Credit Party and each Lender Party shall, to the maximum extent permitted under any Applicable Law, (i) characterize any non-principal payment as a standby fee, commitment fee, prepayment charge, delinquency charge, expense, or reimbursement for a third-party expense rather than as interest and (ii) exclude prepayments, acceleration, and the effect thereof.  Nothing in any Loan Document shall be construed or so operate as to require or obligate Borrowers or any other Credit Party to pay any interest, fees, costs, or charges greater than is permitted by any Applicable Law.  Subject to the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby agrees that the actual effective rate of interest from time to time existing under the Loan Documents, including all amounts agreed to by the Credit Parties pursuant to and in accordance with the Loan Documents which may be deemed to be interest under any Applicable Law, shall be deemed to be a rate which is agreed to and stipulated by the Credit Parties and the Lender Parties in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

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ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

Section 4.1. Interest.  Accrued interest on the Loans shall be due and payable in arrears on the first calendar day of each month and on the Termination Date.

Section 4.2. Prepayment; Mandatory Payment of Deficiencies.  Borrowers may prepay Loans at any time.  In the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full and the Lenders' Commitments to make Revolving Loans hereunder are terminated, then all Obligations shall immediately be due and owing and Borrowers shall pay the full amount of all outstanding Obligations.  Borrowers promise to pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, on demand, the amount (if any) at any time by which (a) the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loans exceeds the Availability at such time, and (b) the unpaid principal balance of the Term RE Loan at such time exceeds an amount equal to seventy percent (70%) times the Net Amount of the Real Property Collateral at such time (it being understood that the Net Amount shall be determined pursuant to an appraisal conducted or updated by Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.5).

Section 4.3. Mandatory Payments; Payment on the Termination Date.

(a) The principal of the Term RE Loan shall be payable to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, in equal monthly installments on each Installment Payment Date in an amount equal to $19,444.44 (plus interest payable pursuant to Section 4.1).

(b) On the Termination Date:

	
(i)

	
Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Swing Lender, in full the outstanding principal balance of the Swing Loans plus all unpaid accrued interest thereon;

	
(ii)

	
Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, in full (1) the outstanding principal balance, if any, of the Revolving Loans plus all unpaid accrued interest thereon, and (2) the outstanding principal balance, if any, of the Term RE Loan plus all unpaid accrued interest thereon;

	
(iii)

	
If the Termination Date is prior to the third anniversary of the Agreement Date, Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, the amount required by Section 4.5; and

	
(iv)

	
Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lender Parties, all unpaid Lender Expenses and all other Obligations payable under the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 4.4. Mandatory Prepayment in Respect of Certain Events.  All proceeds or other cash payments received by any Borrower in respect of a Distribution to such Borrower (other than Distributions to such Borrower made by another Credit Party and Distributions received by Parent in connection with the sale of Parent's Equity Interests) or in respect of the sale, lease or other disposition by any Borrower of any asset (other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business or the sale of Equipment permitted under Section 9.8(c)(ii)), shall be promptly paid to Administrative Agent (including by deposit into the Collection Account), for the account of Lender Parties, which shall be applied to the Obligations by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.7 (unless, with respect to any sale of any Equipment, such proceeds are reinvested in accordance with Section 9.8(c)).

Section 4.5. Early Termination; Prepayment Penalty.  Each Borrower may at any time prepay in full the Obligations and terminate the Commitment of Lenders to make Loans hereunder.  Each Borrower acknowledges that occurrence of the Termination Date and prepayment of all outstanding Obligations prior to the third anniversary of the Agreement Date, would result in the loss by Lenders of benefits under this Agreement and that the damages incurred by Lenders as a result thereof would be difficult and impractical to ascertain.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, if for any reason the Termination Date occurs on any date prior to the third anniversary of the Agreement Date, Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Percentage Shares, in addition to all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents, a prepayment penalty, calculated as of the Termination Date, equal to the product of (a) the Revolving Credit Limit times (b) the following percentage, as applicable: (i) if the Termination Date is on any day during the period from the Agreement Date through the day preceding the date that is the first anniversary of the Agreement Date, 3.0%, (ii) if the Termination Date is on any day during the period from and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Agreement Date through the day preceding the date that is the second anniversary of the Agreement Date, 2.0% or (iii) if the Termination Date is on any day during the period from and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Agreement Date through the day that is 61 days immediately preceding the date that is the third anniversary of the Agreement Date, 1.0%, which amount Borrower and Lenders each acknowledges to be the best estimate of the amount necessary to fairly and reasonably compensate Lenders for their loss resulting from occurrence of the Termination Date and prepayment of all outstanding Loans prior to the third anniversary of the Agreement Date.

Section 4.6. General Payment Provisions.  All payments to be made by Borrowers under the Loan Documents shall be made without set‐off, recoupment, or counterclaim.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, at its address set forth in Section 14.6 or to the Administrative Agent Account, no later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  Any payment received by Administrative Agent later than 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  Whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

Section 4.7. Application.  All payments not relating to amounts due on Loans (including interest) or specific fees, and all proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral received and applied by Administrative Agent during any time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be applied, first, to pay to Administrative Agent and/or Lenders any Lender Expenses then due; second, to interest due and payable on any outstanding Swing Loans; third, to interest due and payable on the Revolving Loans; fourth, to interest due and payable on the Term RE Loan; fifth, to principal of the Swing Loans and the Revolving Loans; sixth, to principal due and payable on the Term RE Loan, if any; seventh, to the payment of any other outstanding Obligations then due and payable, in such manner and order as Administrative Agent determines in its discretion; eighth, to the Borrowers by deposit in the Designated Account.  At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all payments and collections received by Administrative Agent and all proceeds of Collateral, shall be applied, first, to pay to Administrative Agent and/or Lenders any Lender Expenses then due; second, to interest due and payable on any outstanding Swing Loans; third, to interest due and payable in respect of the remaining Obligations; fourth, to pay or prepay principal of the Loans (including the Swing Loans), in such manner and order as Administrative Agent determines in its discretion; and fifth, to the payment of any other Obligations, in such manner and order as Administrative Agent determines in its discretion.  Administrative Agent shall have the continuing right, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to apply and reverse and reapply any application, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.8. Reinstatement.  If after receipt and application of any payment or proceeds any such application is invalidated, set aside, determined to be void or voidable for any reason, then the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied by such application shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be liable to pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, and each Borrower hereby does indemnify Lenders and Administrative Agent and defend and hold Lenders and Administrative Agent harmless in, an amount equal to the amount of such application.  The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 4.9. Account Stated.  Administrative Agent will provide to Borrower Representative a monthly statement of all Loans, payments thereon, and other transactions pursuant to this Agreement.  Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and binding on Borrowers and an account stated, subject to reversals and reapplications made as provided in Section 4.8 and corrections of errors discovered by Administrative Agent, unless Borrower Representative notifies Administrative Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty (30) days after such statement is rendered.  In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by Borrower Representative, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed.

ARTICLE V

COLLATERAL

Section 5.1. Security Interest.  Each Credit Party hereby pledges and grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lender Parties, as security for the payment and performance of  such Credit Party's Obligations, a continuing security interest, lien and collateral assignment in all of such Credit Party's right, title and interest in and to all of the following, in each case both now owned and hereafter acquired by such Credit Party:  all Accounts, Inventory, Equipment, other goods, Machinery, fixtures General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles, Chattel Paper, Letter of Credit Rights, Supporting Obligations, Proprietary Rights, Instruments, promissory notes, Documents and documents of title, Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commercial Tort Claims, money, cash, cash equivalents, securities and other personal property of any kind (whether held directly or indirectly by such Credit Party), all books and records, whether in tangible or intangible form, all  other assets, if any, and all accessions to, substitutions for and replacements, products and proceeds (including all "proceeds" as defined in Section 9.102 of the UCC and, including all dividends, distributions and other income from such Credit Party's Collateral, collections thereon or distributions with respect thereto) of any of the foregoing.  Administrative Agent's Liens shall continue in full force and effect in all Collateral until all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations which survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof) have been fully paid and all commitments of the Lender Parties under this Agreement have been terminated.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral include, or the security interest in this Section 5.1 attach to, any property or assets that constitute Excluded Property, but only for so long as such property or assets constitute Excluded Property.

 

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Section 5.2. Perfection and Protection of Administrative Agent's Security Interest.  Administrative Agent's Liens at all times shall be and remain first, prior and senior to any other interests in the Collateral, except those Permitted Liens which are expressly permitted to be prior to Administrative Agent's Liens in accordance with the definition thereof and except as may be expressly agreed otherwise by Administrative Agent in writing.  Credit Parties shall take all action reasonably requested by Administrative Agent at any time to perfect, maintain, protect and enforce Administrative Agent's Liens and to ensure that Administrative Agent's Liens at all times are first, prior and senior to any other interests in the Collateral, except those Permitted Liens which are expressly permitted to be prior to Administrative Agent's Liens in accordance with the definition thereof.  Without limiting the foregoing, unless Administrative Agent agrees otherwise in writing, Credit Parties will deliver to Administrative Agent the originals of all Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper that evidence indebtedness owing to any Credit Party in excess of $25,000 in any one case or in the aggregate, duly endorsed or assigned to Administrative Agent without restriction, and all certificates of title covering any portion of the Collateral for which certificates of title have been issued (other than motor vehicles), together with executed applications for corrected certificates of title and other such documentation as may be requested by Administrative Agent, in each case to be held by Administrative Agent as Collateral securing the Obligations.  If at any time any Collateral or any books and records evidencing or relating to any Credit Party's Accounts or Inventory is located on any leased premises not owned by a Credit Party, then such Credit Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Collateral Access Agreement from the record owner thereof (it being understood that, without a Collateral Access Agreement, Accounts and Inventory of the Borrowers will not be eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, in accordance with the definitions of Eligible Account and Eligible Inventory).  If any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of any warehouseman, bailee, processor or any other Person other than a Credit Party where the value of such Collateral so held by any such warehouseman, bailee, processor or other Person exceeds $75,000, then Borrower Representative shall notify Administrative Agent thereof and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Collateral Access Agreement from such Person (it being understood that, without a Collateral Access Agreement, such Collateral will not be eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, in accordance with the definitions of Eligible Account and Eligible Inventory, as applicable). If at any time any Borrower's Equipment that is necessary or otherwise material (in Administrative Agent's Permitted Discretion) to Borrowers' manufacturing business is subject to a Lien of a third party, then such Borrower shall obtain a Collateral Access Agreement and/or a Subordination Agreement from such Person.

Section 5.3. Collateral Proceeds Management.  All collections and proceeds of Collateral shall be subject to an express trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, and shall be delivered to Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations as follows:

(a) Parent has established (i) a lock box service for collection of Accounts (the "Parent Santander Lockbox"), along with account #1200233468 (the "Parent Santander Collection Account") with Santander Bank and (ii) Parent has established a lock box service for collection of Accounts (together with any other lockbox replacing it with Administrative Agent's consent, the "Parent Sterling Lockbox"), along with account #6700074796 (such account and any other account replacing it with Administrative Agent's consent, the "Parent Sterling Collection Account") with Sterling.  Drake (i) has established a lock box service for collection of Accounts (the "Drake Santander Lockbox"; the Parent Santander Lockbox and the Drake Santander Lockbox are herein collectively called the "Santander Lockboxes"), along with account #7683711810 (the "Drake Santander Collection Account"; the Parent Santander Collection Account and the Drake Santander  Collection Account are collectively called the "Santander Collection Accounts") with Santander and (ii) within thirty (30) days after the Agreement Date, (A) shall establish a lockbox service for collection of Accounts, (together with any other lockbox replacing it with Administrative Agent's consent the "Drake Sterling Lockbox"; the Parent Sterling Lockbox and the Drake Sterling Lockbox are herein collectively called the "Sterling Lockboxes" and the Santander Lockboxes and the Sterling Lockboxes are herein collectively called the "Lockboxes"), along with a related account (such account and any other account replacing it with Administrative Agent's consent, the "Drake Sterling Collection Account"; the Parent Sterling Collection Account and the Drake Sterling Collection Account are collectively called the "Sterling Collection Accounts" and the Santander Collection Accounts and the Sterling Collection Accounts are collectively called the "Collection Accounts") with Administrative Agent, and (B) shall execute and deliver a control agreement in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent with respect to the Drake Sterling Collection Account.  Each Collection Account and Lockbox shall at all times be subject to a Control Agreement providing, among other things, for Administrative Agent's control over such Collection Account and Lockbox and further that (i) all items of payment received in such account are received by such bank for the Lender Parties, (ii) such bank has no rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claim against such items (other than for payment of its service fees and other charges directly related to the administration of such account, returned or charged back items, reversals, cancellation of payment orders and other electronic fund transfers or other corrections, adjustments or overdrafts), (iii) no Credit Party shall have access to any funds therein and (iv) such bank will deposit all collections and amounts therein to the Administrative Agent Account on a daily basis.

 

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(b) Schedule 7.19 lists all of Credit Parties' Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts as of the date hereof (with the Collection Accounts and Lockboxes being listed in Part A thereof, Excluded Accounts being listed in Part C thereof and all other Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts listed in Part B thereof).  All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts listed or required to be listed in Part B of Schedule 7.19 (as updated pursuant to the terms of Section 7.19) are and shall at all times be subject to a Control Agreement or, if such Deposit Accounts and/or Securities Accounts are held with Administrative Agent, shall otherwise be subject to Administrative Agent's "control" under the UCC (such accounts so subject to a Control Agreement or otherwise under the Administrative Agent's control, collectively the "Controlled Accounts" and all Controlled Accounts held by a Credit Party with Santander Bank are herein collectively called the "Santander Controlled Accounts").  Each Control Agreement shall provide, among other things, for Administrative Agent's control under the UCC over such accounts (allowing the applicable Credit Party access to funds therein until such time as an activation notice is sent to the applicable bank by Administrative Agent), for the benefit of Lender Parties.  Administrative Agent hereby agrees that (i) it will not send an activation notice with respect to any Controlled Account unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) it will not block Credit Parties' access to any Controlled Account held by Administrative Agent unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (but, for the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly agreed that Administrative Agent can block Credit Parties' access to any Controlled Account after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default).

(c) No Credit Party will use, dispose, withhold or otherwise exercise dominion over any proceeds of Collateral.  Borrowers shall instruct all Account Debtors to send all payments in respect of Accounts to the Collection Account or the related lock-box.  At all times on and after Borrowers borrow the initial Loan hereunder, if a Borrower or any other Credit Party at any time receives any proceeds of Collateral, it shall receive such proceeds as Administrative Agent's trustee and shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of such receipt) deliver such proceeds to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, in their original form duly endorsed in blank or to the order of Administrative Agent.

 

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(d) All payments received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.3(a) or Section 5.3(c) shall be credited to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.7, immediately upon receipt (conditional upon final collection) after allowing one (1) Business Day for collection, provided, that such payments shall be deemed to be credited to such Obligations immediately upon receipt for purposes of determining Availability and calculating the unused line fee pursuant to Section 3.2(b).  Any payments received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.3(a) or Section 5.3(c) that are to be distributed to Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.7 shall be deposited in the Designated Account within one Business Day of receipt of good funds by Administrative Agent.

(e) No later than the 60th day immediately succeeding the Agreement Date (the "Santander Termination Date"), all Santander Lockboxes, Santander Collection Accounts and Santander Controlled Accounts shall be closed.  On the Santander Termination Date, Credit Parties shall deliver an updated Schedule 7.19 to Administrative Agent.  No later than the 30th Day immediately succeeding the Agreement Date, the TD Operating Account shall be closed.  At no time shall any funds be deposited into or held within the TD Operating Account.  If at any time the amount held within the TD Holding Account shall exceed $250,000, such excess amount shall be transferred to the Parent Sterling Collection Account within one (1) Business Day thereof.

Section 5.4. Examinations; Inspections; Verifications.  Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time without hindrance or delay to conduct field examinations (including through third party field examiners) to inspect the Collateral and to inspect, audit and copy Credit Parties books and records relating to the Collateral or Credit Parties' business.  Credit Parties agree to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such third party field examiners and Administrative Agent's customary fees and disbursements relating to such field examinations and the preparation of reports thereof; provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, there shall be no more than (4) field examinations in any calendar year at the expense of Borrowers.  Administrative Agent is authorized to discuss Credit Parties' affairs with Credit Parties' independent auditors and any other Person that provides professional services to Credit Parties, as well as employees of any Credit Party, as Administrative Agent may deem necessary in relation to the Collateral, Credit Parties' business or financial condition or Administrative Agent's or Lender Parties' rights under the Loan Documents.  Administrative Agent shall have full access to all records available to Credit Parties from any credit reporting service, bureau or similar service and shall have the right to examine and make copies of any such records.  Administrative Agent may exhibit a copy of this Agreement to such service and such service shall be entitled to rely on the provisions hereof in providing access to Administrative Agent as provided herein.  If requested by Administrative Agent, Credit Parties will deliver to Administrative Agent any authorization or consent necessary for Administrative Agent to obtain records from any such service.

Section 5.5. Appraisal.  At any time when a Default or Event of Default exists, and also at such other times not more frequently than two (2) times per Fiscal Year Administrative Agent shall, at Borrowers' expense, conduct appraisals, or updates of appraisals, of any Collateral (with the exception of Real Property Collateral, as to which not more than one (1) appraisal per Fiscal Year shall be performed at Borrowers' expense so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), prepared by an appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and on a basis satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 5.6. Right to Cure.  Administrative Agent may pay any amount or do any act required of Credit Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document in order to preserve, protect, maintain or enforce the Collateral or Administrative Agent's Liens, and which Credit Parties fail to pay or do, including payment of any license, fee, maintenance costs, judgment lien, insurance premium, charge, landlord's claim or bailee's claim relating to the Collateral or Administrative Agent's Liens.  All payments that Administrative Agent makes under this Section 5.6 and all costs, fees and expenses that Administrative Agent pays or incurs in connection therewith shall be paid or reimbursed to Administrative Agent on demand.  Any action taken by Administrative Agent under this Section 5.6 shall not waive any Default or Event of Default or any rights of Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect thereto.

Section 5.7. Power of Attorney.  Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (such appointment to terminate on the occurrence of the Termination Date and the payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof) to take any action necessary to preserve and protect the Collateral and Administrative Agent's interests under the Loan Documents or to sign and file any document necessary to perfect Administrative Agent's Liens, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.  Such appointment and agency shall terminate upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations that survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof) after occurrence of the Termination Date.  Without limiting the foregoing:

(a) Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time to take any of the following actions, in its own name or in the name of any Credit Party, whether or not an Event of Default is in existence:  (i) make written or verbal requests for verification of the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Collateral from any Person, and (ii) sign and file, in a Credit Party's name or in Administrative Agent's name as secured party, any proof of claim or other document in any bankruptcy proceedings of any Account Debtor or obligor on Collateral, solely to the extent that such Credit Party has failed to file such proof of claim or other document within one (1) week prior to the bar date or deadline for such filing in such bankruptcy proceeding.

(b) Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time to take any of the following actions, in its own name or in the name of a Credit Party, at any time when any Event of Default is in existence, in connection with Administrative Agent's exercise of its rights and remedies in respect of such Event of Default in accordance with Article XI hereof: (i) notify any or all Persons which Administrative Agent believes may be Account Debtors or obligors on Collateral to make payment directly to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, for the account of such Credit Party, (ii) redirect the deposit and disposition of collections and proceeds of Collateral; provided, that such proceeds shall be applied to the Obligations as provided by this Agreement, (iii) settle, adjust, compromise or discharge Accounts or extend time of payment upon such terms as Administrative Agent may determine, (iv) notify post office authorities, in the name of such Credit Party or in the name of Administrative Agent, as secured party, to change the address for delivery of such Credit Party's mail to an address designated by Administrative Agent, (v) sign and file, in a Credit Party's name or in Administrative Agent's name as secured party, any proof of claim or other document in any bankruptcy proceedings of any Account Debtor or obligor on Collateral, (vi) sign such Credit Party's name on any invoice, bill of lading, warehouse receipt or other document of title relating to any Collateral, (vii) clear Inventory through customs in such Credit Party's name, in Administrative Agent's name as secured party or in the name of Administrative Agent's designee, and to sign and deliver to customs officials powers of attorney in Credit Party's name for such purpose (viii) endorse a Credit Party's name on checks, instruments or other evidences of payment on Collateral, (ix) access, copy or utilize any information related to the Collateral, recorded or contained in any computer or data processing equipment or system maintained by a Credit Party in respect of the Collateral and (x) open mail addressed to a Credit Party and take possession of checks or other proceeds of Collateral for application in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(c) Each Credit Party authorizes Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file, transmit, or communicate, as applicable, financing statements and amendments naming such Credit Party as debtor thereon (i) describing such Credit Party's Collateral as "all personal property of debtor" or "all assets of debtor" or words of similar effect, (ii) describing such Credit Party's Collateral as being of equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, or (iii) that contain any information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance.

(d) The powers of attorney granted under this Section 5.7 are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification Obligations which survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof) have been paid in full and all commitments of Lenders under this Agreement have been terminated.  The powers of attorney granted under this Section 5.7 are durable and should not be affected by the subsequent disability or incapacity of any Credit Party.  Costs, fees and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with any of such actions by Administrative Agent, including attorneys' fees and out-of-pocket expenses, shall be reimbursed to Administrative Agent on demand.

Section 5.8. Preservation of Administrative Agent's Rights.  To the extent allowed by Applicable Law, none of Administrative Agent, any other Lender Party, their Affiliates nor any of their officers, directors, stockholders, members, managers, employees or agents shall be liable or responsible in any way for the safekeeping of any Collateral or for any act or failure to act with respect to the Collateral, or for any loss or damage thereto or any diminution in the value thereof, or for any act by any other Person, except to the extent of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Administrative Agent or Lenders.  In the case of any Instruments and Chattel Paper included within the Collateral, Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to preserve rights against prior parties.  The Obligations shall not be affected by any failure of Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party to take any steps to perfect its security interests or to collect or realize upon the Collateral, nor shall loss of or damage to the Collateral release any Credit Party from any of the Obligations.

Section 5.9. Deficiency.  In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization of or upon the Collateral by Administrative Agent are insufficient to pay all Obligations in full, each Credit Party shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon as provided in this Agreement, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent to collect such deficiency.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS

Section 6.1. Conditions Precedent to Initial Loan.  The obligation of Lenders to make the initial extension of credit under this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, to Administrative Agent's satisfaction, of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

(i) A copy of the organizational documents of each Credit Party and all amendments thereto, accompanied by the certificate of the appropriate Governmental Authority of such Person's jurisdiction of organization bearing a recent date acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, to the effect that such copy is correct and complete and that such Person is duly organized and validly existing in such jurisdiction;

 

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(ii) Certification by the appropriate Governmental Authority, bearing a recent date acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, to the effect that each Credit Party is in good standing and qualified to transact business in its jurisdiction of organization and in each other jurisdiction where it transacts business, except in the case of any such foreign jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) (A) a copy of the bylaws, operating agreement or other similar governing document of each Credit Party and all amendments thereto, (B) certification of the name, signature and incumbency of all officers of such Person who are authorized to execute any Loan Document (or request Loans with respect to Borrower Representative) and (C) a copy of authorizing resolutions approving the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, and authorizing and directing an officer or officers of such Person to sign and deliver all Loan Documents to be executed by it, duly adopted by such Person's board of directors or similar governing body, all accompanied by a certificate from a Responsible Officer of such Person dated as of the Agreement Date to the effect that each such item is true and complete and in full force and effect as of the Agreement Date;

(iv) This Agreement, duly executed by each Credit Party;

(v) Evidence of insurance in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement;

(vi) All Collateral Access Agreements and other third-party waivers, subordinations and consents as are required hereunder;

(vii) A Subordination Agreement with respect to any Debt proposed by Credit Parties as Subordinated Debt (including, without limitation, the Convertible Debt) and a copy of the instrument and other documents evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to any such Debt;

(viii) An executed Guaranty Agreement from each Guarantor;

(ix) A security agreement in respect of Proprietary Rights from each Credit Party owning any Proprietary Rights;

(x) An executed Pledge Agreement from Parent;

(xi) Each Control Agreement required under Section 5.3(a);

(xii) A Deed of Trust relating to the Real Property Collateral, executed by Parent;

(xiii) a payoff letter executed by Santander Bank, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent;

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(xv) A disbursement letter executed by Borrower Representative to Administrative Agent setting forth therein the flow of funds information for the initial Loans and extensions of credit made by the Lenders, which such letter shall include the name of, the amount to be sent to, and the wiring instructions for each such party receiving Loan proceeds, and shall be in form acceptable to Administrative Agent;

(xvi) UCC-3 termination statements, partial releases or such other releases as may be required by Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral, other than with respect to Permitted Liens;

(xvii) Copies of Parent's and its consolidated Subsidiaries' financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015, audited by Parent's independent certified public accountants;

(xviii) Copies of the interim unaudited consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period ending October 31, 2016;

(xix) Copies of the Credit Parties' forecasts and projections for the period specified by Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;;

(xx) An opinion of counsel for Credit Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(xxi) With respect to the initial Revolving Loan, an executed Borrowing Notice as required by Section 2.2(a) and Borrowing Base Certificate as required by Section 8.5(a), in each case, duly executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative;

(xxii) An appraisal of the Inventory prepared by either Tiger, Hilco or Gordon Brothers in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

(xxiii) Flood hazard determinations for all Real Property Collateral and evidence of flood insurance, acceptable to Administrative Agent in Permitted Discretion;

(xxiv) An appraisal for the Real Property Collateral prepared by ARD Appraisal Co. or such other real property appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, with a minimum fair market value of such Real Property Collateral set forth therein and otherwise acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

(xxv) A survey in respect of the Real Property Collateral, in form and substance and prepared by a Person acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

(xxvi) A Phase I environmental report in respect of the Real Property Collateral, in form and substance and prepared by a Person acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

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(b) Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that Availability, after giving effect to (i) the initial Revolving Loans, (ii) payment of all fees and Lender Expenses required to be paid hereunder, (iii) payment of all taxes due and owing and (iv) payment of all trade indebtedness such that no trade indebtedness is sixty (60) days or more past due, will be in an amount equal to or greater than $1,250,000;

(c) A field examination of the Credit Parties and the Collateral satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been completed and delivered to Administrative Agent;

(d) Credit Parties shall have established cash proceeds management pursuant to Section 5.3 and confirmed that Credit Parties' reporting systems are acceptable to Administrative Agent;

(e) Administrative Agent shall have filed all financing statements as required to perfect Administrative Agent's Liens in all Collateral with respect to which perfection can be achieved by filing a financing statement, and shall have received evidence or other confirmation of such filing, satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(f) Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory reference checks with respect to the senior management of each Credit Party;

(g) Administrative Agent shall have completed confirmation of Borrowers' Accounts, via telephone or otherwise, and the results of such confirmation shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(h) Credit Parties shall have paid all Lender Expenses owed by them as of the Agreement Date;

(i) All legal and business matters in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Section 6.2. Conditions Precedent to all Loans.  In addition to the conditions precedent specified by Section 6.1, the obligation of Lender to make any Loan shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) All representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan, as though such representations and warranties are made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date);

(b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Loan, and no Default or Event of Default will occur after giving effect to such Loan;

(c) The funding of such Loan shall not be prohibited by any Applicable Law;

(d) Borrowers shall have satisfied all applicable requirements for requesting such Loan;

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dismissed and there shall not exist any other action or proceeding seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or seeking any reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of any Credit Party under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law; and

(g) Credit Parties shall have paid all Lender Expenses incurred through the date of the funding of such Loan.

Any request for a Loan pending at a time when any condition precedent specified by Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 is not satisfied may be declined by Administrative Agent without prior notice.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lender Parties to enter into this Agreement and make Loans, each Credit Party, jointly and severally, makes each of the following representations and warranties to the Lender Parties as being true, complete and correct in all respects as of the Agreement Date and as of the date of the making of each Loan thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Loan (except to the extent such representations or warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date):

Section 7.1. Fundamental Information.  Schedule 7.1 sets forth, as of the most recent Reporting Date, for each Credit Party: (a) its legal name, (b) its federal tax identification number, (c) its jurisdiction of organization, (d) its address of its chief executive office, (e) jurisdictions in which qualification is necessary in order for it to own or lease its property and conduct its business, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (f)  other than for Parent, the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each class of such Person's and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries' Equity Interests, all of which are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned beneficially and of record by the Person identified therein and (g) each Immaterial Subsidiary.  Each Credit Party (i) is a registered organization, as defined by the UCC, duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (ii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary in order for it to own or lease its property and conduct its business, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify or maintain such good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property.

Section 7.2. Prior Transactions.  No Credit Party has, during the past five (5) years, (a) except as set forth on Schedule 7.2, changed its name or used any fictitious name, or been a party to any merger or organizational change or (b) acquired any of its property outside of the ordinary course of business.

Section 7.3. Subsidiaries.  No Credit Party has any Subsidiaries except as shown in Schedule 7.1.

Section 7.4. Authorization, Validity and Enforceability.  Each Credit Party has the corporate or company power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Administrative Agent's Liens on the Collateral.  Each Credit Party has taken all necessary action to properly authorize its execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each Credit Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Credit Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to enforcement of creditors' rights.

 

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Section 7.5. Noncontravention.  Each Credit Party's execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not conflict with, violate or constitute a violation of or breach or default under, as applicable, (a) its organizational documents, (b) any agreement or instrument to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or which is otherwise binding upon it or any of its Subsidiaries, other than a violation, breach or default which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) any Applicable Law applicable to it or any of their Subsidiaries.

Section 7.6. Financial Statements.  Credit Parties have delivered to Administrative Agent the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015, and for the Fiscal Year then ended, accompanied by the report thereon of the Credit Parties' independent certified public accountants.  Credit Parties have also delivered to Administrative Agent the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and related statements of income and cash flows for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of October 31, 2016.  All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present accurately and fairly the financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the specified periods, subject, in the case of such unaudited financials to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosure.  No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the dates of such financial statements, respectively.

Section 7.7. Litigation.  As of the most recent Reporting Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7.7 (which sets forth a complete and accurate description of each action, suit, claim or proceeding described therein, the parties thereto, the nature of such dispute, and whether any potential liability is covered by insurance), there is no pending or, to the best of Credit Parties' knowledge after due inquiry, threatened, action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person against or with respect to any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, or to the best of Credit Parties' knowledge after due inquiry, investigation by any Governmental Authority into or relating in any way to any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, or any basis for any of the foregoing, which, in each case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the extent any Credit Party notifies Administrative Agent of any new pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim pursuant to Section 8.7(b) hereto, such new information shall be deemed added to Schedule 7.7 hereto.

Section 7.8. ERISA and Employee Benefit Plans.  Except as set forth on Schedule 7.8, no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to an ERISA Benefit Plan.  Except for those events or circumstances that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) each ERISA Benefit Plan is in compliance with applicable provisions of ERISA, the IRC and other Applicable Law and (y) there are no existing or pending (or to the knowledge of Credit Parties, threatened) claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigations involving any ERISA Benefit Plan to which a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries incurs or otherwise has or could have a material obligation or any material liability.  No ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute to, or has any other absolute or contingent liability in respect of, any Multiemployer Plan.  No "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412(a) of the IRC) exists with respect to any ERISA Benefit Plan, whether or not waived by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.  No Termination Event has occurred, and none of the Credit Parties is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a Termination Event with respect to any ERISA Benefit Plan.  None of the Credit Parties or any ERISA Affiliate has (i) incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid or (ii) engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

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Section 7.9. Compliance with Laws.  Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries are (a) in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot Act and (b) in compliance with all other Applicable Laws, except where such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.10. Taxes.  Credit Parties have filed all federal and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed by Applicable Law, and have paid all federal and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable other than any unpaid taxes, assessments fees or other charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves are maintained on the books of the applicable Credit Party in accordance with GAAP, and so long as none of the Collateral would become subject to forfeiture, any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien not prior to Administrative Agent's Lien on the Collateral) or any loss as a result of such contest or delay in payment.

Section 7.11. Location of Collateral and Books and Records.  Schedule 7.11 is a complete list of the location of the Collateral and of Credit Parties' books and records as of the most recent Reporting Date, with a notation as to whether such location is leased or owned and which Credit Party so leases or owns such property.  If any such location is not owned by a Credit Party, Schedule 7.11 includes the name and mailing address of the owner thereof.  If any Collateral or any books or records of any Credit Party is transported or transferred to a location not previously disclosed in Schedule 7.11, such schedule shall be updated within five (5) Business Days of such transfer.

Section 7.12. Accounts.  Each Account of a Borrower represents a bona fide sale or lease and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Borrower in the ordinary course of such Borrower's business.  Each Account is for a liquidated amount payable by the Account Debtor thereon on the terms set forth in the invoice therefor and in the schedule of Accounts delivered to Administrative Agent, without any offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim except those known to Borrowers and disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing in accordance with Section 8.8.  No payment has been received on any Account (except for any payment that is at any time received by Borrowers and remitted to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.3(b)), and no credit, discount or extension or agreement has been granted, on any Account except permitted by and as reported to Administrative Agent in writing in accordance with Section 8.8.  Each copy of an invoice delivered to Administrative Agent by Borrowers is a genuine copy of the original invoice sent to the Account Debtor named therein.  All goods described in any invoice representing a sale of goods have been delivered to the Account Debtor named therein and all services of Borrowers described in each invoice representing services have been performed.

Section 7.13. Inventory.  No Instruments or documents of title have been issued in respect of any Inventory.

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Section 7.15. Proprietary Rights.  Schedule 7.15 sets forth a correct and complete list of all Proprietary Rights owned by or licensed to the Credit Parties that are material to the Credit Parties' business as of the most recent Reporting Date.  None of such Proprietary Rights is subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement except as set forth on Schedule 7.15.  All Proprietary Rights set forth on Schedule 7.15 are valid, subsisting, unexpired and enforceable.  To Credit Parties' knowledge, none of such Proprietary Rights infringes on, misappropriates, dilutes or conflicts with any other Person's property, and no other Person's property infringes on misappropriates, dilutes or conflicts with such Proprietary Rights.  The Proprietary Rights described on Schedule 7.15 and all other Proprietary Rights in which Credit Parties have an interest constitute all of the property of such type necessary to the current and anticipated future conduct of Credit Parties' business.  No holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any Governmental Authority or court of law which would cancel or question the validity of, or such Credit Parties' rights in, any Proprietary Rights material to the conduct of any Credit Party's business.  No action, suit, claim, demand, order or proceeding is pending, or threatened in writing, (i) seeking to limit, cancel or question the validity of any Proprietary Rights material to the conduct of any Credit Party's business, or such Credit Party's ownership interest therein (other than office actions issued in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for Patents or applications for registration of other Proprietary Rights), or (ii) which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Proprietary Rights material to the conduct of any Credit Party's business.  If any Credit Party becomes the owner of any Proprietary Rights or if any new Proprietary Rights are licensed to any Credit Party, in each case that are material to the conduct of any Credit Party's business, not previously disclosed in Schedule 7.15, such Schedule shall be updated promptly, and in any event, within ten (10) days of becoming the owner thereof.  If any Credit Party enters into any licensing agreement or similar arrangement, with respect to any of Credit Parties' Proprietary Rights not previously disclosed in Schedule 7.15 but that are required to be so disclosed hereunder, such Schedule shall be updated promptly, and in any event, within five (5) Business Days of entering into such agreement.

Section 7.16. Investment Property.  Schedule 7.16 sets forth a correct and complete list of all Investment Property owned by Credit Parties as of the most recent Reporting Date, excluding Equity Interests constituting treasury stock of Parent.  As of the most recent Reporting Date, Credit Parties are the legal and beneficial owner of such Investment Property, as applicable, and have not sold, granted any option with respect to, assigned or transferred, or otherwise disposed of any of their rights or interest therein.  Credit Parties shall update Schedule 7.16 on the last Business Day of any month in which (and to the extent) there are any changes thereto.

Section 7.17. Real Property and Leases.  The Credit Parties have good, valid, marketable and legal title to all of the Real Property Collateral owned by them, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, or adverse claims other than Permitted Liens and free and clear of all impediments to the use of such properties in Credit Parties' business.  Schedule 7.17 sets forth a correct and complete list of all Real Property owned by the Credit Parties, all leases and subleases of Real Property on which a Credit Party is lessee or sublessee, and all leases or subleases of Real Property on which a Credit Party is lessor or sublessor, each as of the most recent Reporting Date.  Each Credit Party enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases listed in Schedule 7.7 and, to the best of Credit Parties' knowledge, each of such leases is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect.  No default by any Credit Party to any such lease exists.  Credit Parties shall update Schedule 7.17 on the last Business Day of any month in which (and to the extent) there are any changes thereto.

Section 7.18. Material Agreements.  Schedule 7.18 sets forth all material agreements (but not including any IP License Agreement), to which any Credit Party is a party or is otherwise bound as of the most recent Reporting Date.  Credit Parties shall update Schedule 7.18 on a monthly basis on the last Business Day of each month to the extent there are any changes thereto.  To the best of Credit Parties' knowledge, all such material agreements set forth on Schedule 7.18 are in full force and effect.  No defaults by a Credit Party exist under any such material agreement.

 

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Section 7.19. Bank Accounts.  Schedule 7.19 contains a complete list of all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts maintained by the Credit Parties as of the most recent Reporting Date.  If any Credit Party opens or otherwise comes into possession of a Deposit Account or a Securities Account not previously disclosed on Schedule 7.19 such schedule shall be updated immediately upon such opening, or coming into possession.

Section 7.20. Title to Property.  Each Credit Party has good, valid, marketable and exclusive title to, or a leasehold interest or license in, all of its property, free of all Liens except Permitted Liens.  Each Credit Party possesses all Proprietary Rights (or otherwise possesses the right to use such Proprietary Rights without violation of the rights of any other Person) which are necessary to carry out its business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted hereafter, and no Credit Party is in violation in any material respect of the terms under which it possesses such Proprietary Rights or the right to use such Proprietary Rights.  Administrative Agent's Liens are not subject or junior to any other Lien other than those Permitted Liens that are prior to Administrative Agent's Liens.

Section 7.21. Debt.  After giving effect to the making of the initial Loans, no Credit Party has any Debt except the Obligations and other Debt expressly permitted under Section 9.5.

Section 7.22. Liens.  There are no Liens on any property of any Credit Party other than Permitted Liens.

Section 7.23. Solvency.  Prior to and after giving effect to the making of the initial Loans hereunder and each subsequent Loan thereafter, each Credit Party is, on an individual basis, Solvent.

Section 7.24. Non-Regulated Entities.  No Credit Party and no Subsidiary of any Credit Party is a "registered investment company" or a company "controlled" by a "registered investment company" or a "principal underwriter" of a "registered investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.  No Credit Party and no Subsidiary of any Credit Party is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Debt or may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable.

Section 7.25. Governmental Authorization.  No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Credit Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than:  (i) the filing of UCC Financing Statements to be filed against the Credit Parties evidencing Administrative Agent's Liens; (ii) filings to be made with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office evidencing Administrative Agent's Liens on registered Proprietary Rights; (iii) the Deed of Trust to be filed in favor of Administrative Agent with respect to the Real Property Collateral; (iv) as may be required in connection with any exercise of remedies by Administrative Agent in respect of the Equity Interests of any Credit Party by Applicable Laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally; and (v) those which have been obtained and are still in full force and effect.

 

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Section 7.26. Investment Banking or Finder's Fees.  No Credit Party has agreed to pay or is otherwise obligated to pay or reimburse any Person with respect to any investment banking or similar or related fee, underwriter's fee, finder's fee or broker's fee in connection with this Agreement.

Section 7.27. Full Disclosure.  None of the representations or warranties made by any Credit Party in the Loan Documents and none of the statements contained in any Schedule or any report, statement or certificate furnished to Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with the Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered.

Section 7.28. Other Obligations and Restrictions.  No Credit Party has any outstanding liabilities of any kind (including contingent obligations, tax assessments, or long-term commitments) of a nature and type required to be set forth as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP which are, in the aggregate, material to Credit Parties or material with respect to Credit Parties' consolidated financial condition that are not reflected on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Section 8.4(a) or Section 8.4(b) or in the notes thereto.  No Credit Party is subject to or restricted by any franchise, contract, deed, charter restriction, or other instrument or restriction which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.29. Acts of God and Labor Matters.  Neither the business nor the properties of any Credit Party has been affected by any fire, explosion, accident, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance), which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, (b) no strike, labor dispute, lockout, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance, pending or, to Credit Parties knowledge, threatened against any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material liability and (c) no union certification application or representation petition existing with respect to the employees of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, and no union organizing activities are taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Credit Party or their Subsidiaries.  No Credit Party nor their Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied.  The hours worked and payments made to employees of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  All material payments due from any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Credit Parties, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.30. Environmental and Other Laws.  (a) Except as individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Credit Party is conducting its business in material compliance with all Applicable Laws, including Environmental Laws, and is in compliance with all licenses and permits required under any such laws; (b) to the knowledge of Credit Parties, none of the operations or properties of any Credit Party is the subject of federal, state or local investigation evaluating whether any material remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or to the improper storage or disposal (including storage or disposal at offsite locations) of any Hazardous Materials, except as set forth on Schedule 7.30; (c) no Credit Party has (and to the knowledge of Credit Parties, no other Person has) filed any notice under any Applicable Law indicating that any Credit Party or their Subsidiaries is responsible for the improper release into the environment, or the improper storage or disposal, of any material amount of any Hazardous Materials or that any Hazardous Materials have been improperly released, or are improperly stored or disposed of, upon any property of any Credit Party or their Subsidiaries; (d) no Credit Party has (nor have any of Credit Parties' Subsidiaries) transported or arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Material to any location which is (i) listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, listed for possible inclusion on such National Priorities List by the Environmental Protection Agency in its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System List, or listed on any similar state list or (ii) the subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to claims against such Credit Party for clean-up costs, remedial work, damages to natural resources or for personal injury claims (whether under Environmental Laws or otherwise); and (e) no Credit Party has any known material contingent liability under any Environmental Laws or in connection with the release into the environment, or the storage or disposal, of any Hazardous Materials.

 

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Section 7.31. Security Interests.

(a) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, has a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral that can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement indicating such Collateral as the collateral and a valid and perfected first priority Deed of Trust covering the Real Property Collateral, in each case subject only to Permitted Liens, and

(b) no further or subsequent filing, recording, registration, other public notice or other action is necessary or desirable to perfect or otherwise continue, preserve or protect Administrative Agent's security interest in the Collateral that may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement pursuant to the UCC except (i) for continuation statements described in UCC §9.515(d), (ii) for filings required to be filed in the event of a change in the name, jurisdiction of organization, type of organization or organizational structure of a Credit Party, or (iii) in the event any financing statement filed by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, relating hereto otherwise becomes inaccurate or incomplete.

Section 7.32. Commercial Tort Claims.  Schedule 7.32 sets forth all Commercial Tort Claims brought by any Credit Party against any Person as of the most recent Reporting Date.  If any Credit Party brings a Commercial Tort Claim against any Person on or after such Reporting Date, such Schedule shall be updated promptly, and in any event, within ten (10) days of such Credit Party bringing such Commercial Tort Claim against such Person.

Section 7.33. Common Enterprise.  The successful operation and condition of each of the Credit Parties is dependent on the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of the Credit Parties as a whole and the successful operation of each of the Credit Parties is dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Credit Party.  Each Credit Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors, manager(s), general partner(s) or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i) successful operations of each of the other Credit Parties and (ii) the credit extended by the Lenders to the Borrowers hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies.  Each Credit Party has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by such Credit Party is within its purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit to such Credit Party, is in its best interest and necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of such Credit Party, its wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiaries and/or its direct or indirect parent.

 

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Section 7.34. Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(a) No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party is in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, nor to the knowledge of any Credit Party, their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder, is any of the following (each a "Blocked Person"):

	
(i)

	
a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224;

	
(ii)

	
a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224;

	
(iii)

	
a Person or entity with which any Lender Party is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

	
(iv)

	
a Person or entity that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports "terrorism" as defined in the Executive Order No. 13224;

	
(v)

	
a Person or entity that is named as a "specially designated national" on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list, or

	
(vi)

	
a Person or entity who is affiliated or associated with a Person or entity listed above.

No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, nor to the knowledge of any Credit Party, their respective agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder (i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order No. 13224.

Section 7.35. Trading with the Enemy.  No Credit Party has engaged, nor does it intend to engage, in any business or activity prohibited by the Trading with the Enemy Act.

Section 7.36. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  Each Credit Party, its Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of such Credit Party, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.  None of the Credit Parties, their Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Credit Parties, their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives (a) is a Sanctioned Person, (b) is a Person owned or controlled by a  Sanctioned Person, (c) is located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) has directly or indirectly engaged in, or is now directly or indirectly engaged in, any dealings or transactions (i) with any Sanctioned Person, (ii) in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) otherwise in violation with any Sanctions.  No Loan or use of proceeds of the Loans has or will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

 

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Section 7.37. Continuing Representations.  All representations and warranties under this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until termination of this Agreement and the payment and performance in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations), each Credit Party agrees, jointly and severally, as follows:

Section 8.1. Existence and Good Standing.  Each Credit Party shall maintain (a) its existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions in which the failure to maintain such qualification or good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.2. Compliance with Agreements and Laws.  Each Credit Party will perform all obligations it is required to perform under the terms of each indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, lease, franchise, agreement, contract or other instrument or obligation to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Credit Party will conduct its business and affairs in compliance with all Applicable Laws applicable thereto, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Credit Party shall, and shall ensure that each of its Subsidiaries will (a) conduct its business in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism Laws and (b) maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.  Each Credit Party will cause all licenses and permits necessary for the conduct of its business and the ownership and operation of its property used and property reasonably expected to be used in the conduct of its business to be at all times maintained in good standing and in full force and effect, except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.3. Books and Records.  Each Credit Party shall maintain at all times correct and complete books and records in which complete, correct and timely entries are made of its transactions in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the audited financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.4.

Section 8.4. Financial Reporting.  Borrower Representative and, to the extent required hereby, each other Credit Party, shall promptly furnish to Administrative Agent all such financial information with respect to Credit Parties as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.  Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower Representative and, to the extent required hereby, each other Credit Party, will furnish to Administrative Agent the following:

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred five (105) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, (i) consolidated audited balance sheets, and statements of income and expense, cash flow and of stockholders' equity for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, and (ii) unaudited consolidating balance sheets, and statements of income and expense, cash flow and of stockholders' equity for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, each] prepared in accordance with GAAP, in reasonable detail and fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended.  Such audited statements shall be examined in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards by independent certified public accountants selected by Parent and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, whose report thereon shall not be qualified in any respect.  Each Credit Party hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to communicate directly with its certified public accountants and, by this provision, authorizes such accountants to disclose to Administrative Agent any and all financial statements and other supporting financial documents and schedules relating to any Credit Party and to discuss directly with Administrative Agent the finances and affairs of Credit Parties.

 

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(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each Fiscal Month, consolidated and consolidating unaudited balance sheets of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Month, and consolidated and consolidating unaudited statements of income and expense and cash flow for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Month, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for such Fiscal Months, and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the audited financial statements required by Section 8.4(a).  Borrower Representative shall certify by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative that all such statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosure, Credit Parties' financial position as of the dates thereof and its results of operations for the Fiscal Months then ended.

(c) Annually, on or prior to January 30th of  each Fiscal Year (and not sooner than thirty (30) days prior to the end of the prior Fiscal Year), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and expenses and statements of cash flow) for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for each Fiscal Month of the then current Fiscal Year.

(d) As soon as available, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after any Credit Party's receipt thereof, a copy of all management reports and management letters prepared for Credit Parties by any independent certified public accountants of Credit Parties.

(e) Not later than fifteen (15) days after the filing thereof, a copy of each tax return filed by Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries with the Internal Revenue Service and the State of New Jersey.

(f) Promptly after receipt thereof, copies of all bank statements in respect of any Deposit Account or Securities Account of any Credit Party located at a financial institution other than Sterling National Bank (which may be satisfied by providing Administrative Agent electronic read-only access to such accounts).

(g) Such additional information as Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request regarding the financial and business affairs of Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 8.5. Collateral Reporting.  Borrower Representative, on behalf of all Borrowers, shall provide the following to Administrative Agent:

(a) At least once during each calendar week, on the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month (and reporting as of the last day of the prior calendar month), at the time of each request for a Revolving Loan and at any other time reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, a Borrowing Base Certificate including (i) a detailed calculation of the Borrowing Base, (ii) a certification of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory and (iii) all supporting documents and information (including, without limitation, sales journals, credit memos, cash receipts journals and reconciliation of changes from the most recent certificate delivered to Administrative Agent);

(b) Monthly, not later than the twentieth (20th) day of each Fiscal Month:

	
(i)

	
a schedule of Accounts and a schedule of payments on Accounts, as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month;

	
(ii)

	
a reconciliation to the Borrowing Base, as calculated in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate relating thereto delivered to Administrative Agent, in the form prescribed by Administrative Agent;

	
(iii)

	
an aging of Borrowers' Accounts as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month, showing (A)(i) Accounts aged 30 days or less from date of invoice, (ii) Accounts aged over 30 days, but less than 61 days, from date of invoice, (iii) Accounts aged over 60 days, but less than 91 days, from date of invoice, (iv) Accounts aged over 90 days, but less than 120 days, from date of invoice, and (v) Accounts aged 120 days or more from date of invoice and (B) a listing of the name and complete address of each Account Debtor and such other information as Administrative Agent may request and (C) a reconciliation to the previous calendar month's aging of Borrowers' Accounts and to Borrowers' general ledgers;

	
(iv)

	
an aging of Borrowers' accounts payable (including the due date for each account payable) as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month;

	
(v)

	
Inventory reports as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month, by category and location, with detail showing additions to and deletions from Inventory, together with a reconciliation to the general ledger;

	
(vi)

	
at Administrative Agent's reasonable request, copies of invoices and supporting delivery or service records, copies of credit memos or other advices of credit or reductions against amounts previously billed, shipping and delivery documents, purchase orders and such other copies or reports in respect of any Collateral as Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time; and

	
(vii)

	
semiannually, on or before the last Business Day in June and December of each year, or more often at Administrative Agent's request, a listing of each Account Debtor in respect of Borrowers' Accounts, with full contact information for each such Account Debtor (including, without limitation, the complete address, contact person, phone number and email address) and such other information as Administrative Agent may request in respect of the Borrowers' Accounts.

Each Borrowing Base Certificate, schedule, reconciliation, aging, copy or report delivered to Administrative Agent shall bear a signed statement by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative certifying the accuracy and completeness of all information included therein.  The execution and delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate shall in each instance constitute a representation and warranty by each Borrower to Administrative Agent and Lenders that: (x) no Account included therein as an Eligible Account should be excluded from inclusion in the Borrowing Base pursuant to the terms of the definition of "Eligible Accounts" and (y) no Inventory included therein as Eligible Inventory should be excluded from inclusion in the Borrowing Base pursuant to the terms of the definition of "Eligible Inventory".  In the event any request for a Revolving Loan, if a Borrowing Base Certificate or other information required by this Section 8.5 is delivered to Administrative Agent by Borrower Representative electronically or otherwise without signature, such request, or such Borrowing Base Certificate or other information shall, upon such delivery, be deemed to be signed and certified on behalf of Borrower Representative by a Responsible Officer thereof and constitute a representation to Administrative Agent and Lenders as to the authenticity thereof.  Administrative Agent shall have the right to review and adjust any such calculation of the Borrowing Base to reflect, without duplication, exclusions from Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, reserves pursuant to Section 2.1, declines in value of Eligible Inventory as determined pursuant to appraisals thereof conducted pursuant to Section 5.5, or such other matters as are necessary to determine the Borrowing Base.  Administrative Agent shall have the continuing right to establish and adjust reserves in determining or re-determining the Borrowing Base, pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

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Section 8.6. Compliance Certificate.  With each of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b), respectively, Borrower Representative shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower Representative (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish that Credit Parties were in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 9.14 during the period covered in such financial statements and as of the end thereof and (ii) stating that, except as explained in reasonable detail in such certificate (A) all of the representations and warranties of Credit Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are correct and complete in all material respects as at the date of such certificate as if made at such time, except for those that are solely effective as of a particular date, which shall be correct and complete in all material respects as of such particular date, (B) on the date of such certificate, Credit Parties are in compliance in all material respects with all of their respective covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (C) no Default or Event of Default then exists or existed during the period covered by such financial statements.  If such certificate discloses that a representation or warranty is not correct or complete, or that a covenant has not been complied with, or that a Default or Event of Default existed or exists, such certificate shall set forth what action Credit Parties have taken or propose to take with respect thereto.

Section 8.7. Notification to Administrative Agent.  Credit Parties shall notify Administrative Agent in writing (a) immediately of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (b) within ten (10) days after becoming aware of any event or circumstance, including without limitation any pending or threatened action, suit or claim by any Person, any pending or threatened investigation by a Governmental Authority or any violation of any Applicable Law, that would be treated as a contingent liability of any Credit Party under GAAP and is in an amount in excess of $250,000 or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) promptly if any of their boards of directors, other governing boards or committees, members or partners authorizes the filing by any Credit Party of a petition in bankruptcy, (d) promptly of the acceleration of the maturity of any Debt owed by any Credit Party or of any default by any Credit Party under any indenture, mortgage, agreement, contract or other instrument to which such Credit Party is a party or by which any of its properties is bound and is in an amount in excess of $150,000, (e) within ten (10) days after becoming aware of any claim or receipt of any notice of potential liability under any Environmental Laws or in respect of any Hazardous Materials which might exceed $200,000, (f) promptly of any other material adverse claim asserted against any Credit Party or with respect to any Credit Party's properties and (g) any other development that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Affect.  Each notice given shall describe the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and specify the action that Credit Parties have taken or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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Section 8.8. Accounts.  If any Borrower becomes aware of any matter adversely affecting the collectability of any Account of any Borrower involving an amount greater than $150,000, including information regarding the Account Debtor's creditworthiness, such Borrower will promptly so advise Administrative Agent.  Each Borrower hereby agrees to promptly notify Administrative Agent of all disputes and claims in excess of $150,000 with respect to any Account Debtor of such Borrower.  No discount, credit or allowance shall be granted to any such Account Debtor without Administrative Agent's prior written consent, except for discounts, credits and allowances provided by Borrowers in the ordinary course of business and which do not exceed $100,000 for any one or more Accounts owed by any single Account Debtor and its Affiliates.  Borrowers shall deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of each credit memorandum upon demand by Administrative Agent.

Section 8.9. Inventory.

(a) All finished goods Inventory shall be held for sale in the ordinary course of Credit Parties' business, and is and will be fit for such purpose.  Credit Parties will keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition, at their own expense.  No Borrower will acquire or accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.  Other than with respect to certain arrangements entered into by the Borrowers in the ordinary course of business with VBrick on terms similar to those entered into in the past with VBrick, no Borrower will sell any Inventory on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, consignment or other repurchase or return basis.

(b) Borrowers will maintain a perpetual inventory system at all times.  Borrowers will conduct a cycle count of the Inventory on a regular basis, in accordance with its existing practices and as disclosed to Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, which cycle count may be audited and verified by Administrative Agent's Collateral auditors in connection with the field examinations conducted by Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.4.

(c) Borrowers shall promptly report to Administrative Agent in writing any Inventory returned by an Account Debtor involving an amount in excess of $150,000.  All such returned Inventory shall be segregated from all other Inventory, and shall not be reportable as Eligible Inventory unless and until Borrowers demonstrate to Administrative Agent's satisfaction that such returned Inventory is in saleable condition and meets all criteria for Eligible Inventory.  Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, the amount of Borrowers' Accounts relating to such returned Inventory shall be deemed excluded from Eligible Accounts.  No Borrower shall issue any credits or allowances (each, an "Inventory Credit") with respect to such returned Inventory except for Inventory Credits provided by Borrowers in the ordinary course of their business.  All returned Inventory shall be subject to Administrative Agent's Liens.

Section 8.10. Equipment and Machinery.  Credit Parties will maintain, preserve, protect and keep all Equipment and Machinery in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will cause such Equipment and Machinery to be used and operated in a good and workmanlike manner, in accordance with Applicable Law and in a manner which will not make void or cancelable any insurance with respect to such Equipment and Machinery.  Except with respect to Equipment and Machinery that is obsolete or no longer used or useful in Credit Parties' business (which shall include any such Equipment and Machinery with a zero book value and otherwise not material to any Credit Party's business), Credit Parties will (a) promptly make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements and other improvements to or in connection with Credit Parties' Equipment and Machinery which are necessary or desirable or that Administrative Agent may request to such end and (b) maintain current maintenance records on Credit Parties' Equipment and Machinery, which such maintenance records shall be made available to Administrative Agent upon request.  Borrowers will promptly furnish to Administrative Agent a statement respecting any loss or damage to any of such Equipment or Machinery with an aggregate value in excess of $150,000.  No Credit Party will alter or remove any identifying symbol or number on any Equipment or Machinery or permit any of the Collateral which constitutes Equipment to at any time become so related or attached to, or used in connection with any particular real property so as to become a fixture upon such real property, or to be installed in or affixed to other goods so as to become an accession to such other goods unless such other goods are also included in the Collateral and as to which Administrative Agent has a first priority Lien.

 

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Section 8.11. Insurance.  Credit Parties shall keep and maintain insurance with respect to their business and all Collateral, wherever located, covering liabilities, losses or damage as are customarily insured against by other Persons in the same or similar business and similarly situated or located.  All such policies of insurance shall be written by financially sound and reputable insurers acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.  Such insurance shall be with respect to loss, damages, and liability of amounts reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion and shall include, at a minimum, business interruption, workers compensation, general premises liability, fire, theft, casualty and all risk.  Credit Parties will make timely payment of all premiums required to maintain such insurance in force.  Credit Parties shall cause Administrative Agent to be an additional insured and loss payee under all policies of insurance covering any of the Collateral, to the extent of Administrative Agent's interest, in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and shall cause a lenders loss payable endorsement to be issued in favor of Administrative Agent in respect of Credit Parties' property insurance.  All insurance proceeds paid to Administrative Agent shall be applied in reduction of the Obligations unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent.  Credit Parties shall deliver copies of each insurance policy to Administrative Agent upon request.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Parties shall keep and maintain insurance with respect to the Real Property Collateral in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Deed of Trust.

Section 8.12. Payment of Trade Liabilities, Taxes, Etc.  Each Credit Party will (a) timely file all required tax returns including any extensions; (b) timely pay all taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income, profits or property before the same become delinquent; (c) timely (and in any event within ninety (90) days past the original invoice billing date), pay all material liabilities owed by it on ordinary trade terms to vendors, suppliers and other Persons providing goods and services used by it in the ordinary course of its business in accordance with its existing business practices and in the exercise of its business judgment; (d) pay and discharge when due all other material liabilities now or hereafter owed by it, other than royalty payments suspended in the ordinary course of business; and (e) maintain appropriate accruals and reserves for all of the foregoing in accordance with GAAP.  A Credit Party may, however, delay paying or discharging any of the foregoing set forth in this Section 8.12 so long as (i) it is in good faith contesting the validity thereof by appropriate proceedings, promptly instituted and diligently conducted and has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefore in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) none of the Collateral would become subject to forfeiture, any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien not prior to Administrative Agent's Lien on the Collateral) or loss as a result of such delay or contest.

Section 8.13. Protective Advances.  Borrowers hereby agree to immediately pay Administrative Agent for any Protective Advances made by the Lenders on their behalf or in respect of any Collateral and such amounts are due and payable by Borrowers on the date such Protective Advances are so made.

 

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Section 8.14. Evidence of Compliance.  Credit Parties will furnish to Administrative Agent at Credit Parties' expense all evidence which Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in writing as to the accuracy and validity of or compliance with all representations, warranties and covenants made by Credit Parties in the Loan Documents, the satisfaction of all conditions contained therein, and all other matters pertaining thereto.

Section 8.15. Environmental Matters; Environmental Reviews.

(a) Each Credit Party will comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws now or hereafter applicable to such Person, as well as all contractual obligations and agreements with respect to environmental remediation or other environmental matters, and shall obtain, at or prior to the time required by applicable Environmental Laws, all environmental, health and safety permits, licenses and other authorizations necessary for its operations and will maintain such authorizations in full force and effect, except for those which if not obtained or maintained could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Credit Party will do anything or permit anything to be done which will subject any of its properties or Subsidiaries to any remedial obligations under, or result in noncompliance with applicable permits and licenses issued under, any applicable Environmental Laws, assuming disclosure to the applicable governmental authorities of all relevant facts, conditions and circumstances.

(b) Credit Parties will promptly furnish to Administrative Agent all written notices of violation, orders, claims, citations, complaints, penalty assessments, suits or other proceedings received by any Credit Party, or of which Credit Parties otherwise have notice, pending or threatened against any such Person by any Governmental Authority with respect to any alleged violation of or non-compliance with any Environmental Laws or any permits, licenses or authorizations in connection with such Person's ownership or use of its properties or the operation of its business.

(c) Credit Parties will promptly furnish to Administrative Agent all requests for information, notices of claim, demand letters, and other notifications, received by any Credit Party in connection with Credit Parties' or their Subsidiaries' ownership or use of their properties or the conduct of its business, relating to potential responsibility with respect to any investigation or clean-up of Hazardous Material at any location.

Section 8.16. Subsidiaries; Fundamental Information.  In the event that a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Credit Party is created or acquired or otherwise comes into existence (which new Subsidiary must have been created or acquired in compliance with the terms hereof), then (a) such Subsidiary shall (i) become a party to this Agreement as a Borrower (or, with Administrative Agent's consent, as a Credit Party and a Guarantor hereunder) through a joinder agreement to this Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (a "Joinder Agreement"), (ii) execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a Perfection Certificate, (iii) if not joining as a Borrower hereunder, execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a Guaranty Agreement, guarantying all of the Obligations of Borrowers, and (iv) execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such other documents, instruments and agreements as reasonably required by Administrative Agent in order to pledge such Person's real and personal property (other than Excluded Property) to Administrative Agent and Lender Parties as security for the Obligations, free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and (b) the Credit Party parent of such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such other documents, instruments and agreements as reasonably required by Administrative Agent in order to pledge the Equity Interest (other than Equity Interests constituting Excluded Property) of such new Subsidiary (and confer such other rights as reasonably required by Administrative Agent in respect thereof) to Administrative Agent and Lender Parties, as security for the Obligations.  Upon creation of any new Subsidiary or any change to any fundamental information of any Credit Party from that set forth in Schedule 7.1 hereto, Credit Parties shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) days of such change) deliver to Administrative Agent an updated Schedule 7.1 hereto.

 

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Section 8.17. Further Assurances.  Credit Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to Administrative Agent such documents and agreements, and shall take or cause to be taken such actions, as Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 8.18. Maintenance of Properties.  Each Credit Party will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

ARTICLE IX

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until termination of this Agreement and the payment and performance in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations), each Credit Party agrees, jointly and severally, as follows:

Section 9.1. Fundamental Changes.  No Credit Party shall enter into any transaction of merger, reorganization, consolidation, wind-up, liquidation, recapitalization or dissolution (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except that (a) any Credit Party may merge with and into another Credit Party, provided, that Parent shall be the surviving entity of any such merger that it is party to  and any other Borrower shall be the survivor of any such merger with a Guarantor, (b) a Credit Party may merge with a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party so long as such Credit Party is the surviving entity of any such merger, (c) any Credit Party (other than any Borrower) shall be permitted to liquidate or dissolve so long as the assets of such Credit Party are transferred to a Credit Party, and (d) any Immaterial Subsidiary may be liquidated or dissolved.  No Credit Party will change its name, identity, jurisdiction of organization, organizational type or location of its chief executive office or principal place of business unless such Credit Party (or Borrower Representative, on behalf of such Credit Party) gives Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof and executes (or causes such applicable Credit Party to execute) all documents and takes (or causes such applicable Credit Party to take) all other actions that Administrative Agent reasonably requests in connection therewith, including but not limited to, to the extent requested by Administrative Agent, the delivery of a legal opinion to Administrative Agent, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent.

Section 9.2. Collateral Locations.  Except for Inventory in transit to a Credit Party in the ordinary course of business, no Credit Party will maintain any Collateral at any location other than those locations listed on Schedule 7.11 unless it (i) gives the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, (ii) delivers or causes to be delivered to Administrative Agent all documents that Administrative Agent reasonably requests in connection therewith and, in the case of any leased location, exercises commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 5.2, signed by the owner of such location, and (iii) takes all other actions that Administrative Agent reasonably requests in connection therewith.

Section 9.3. Use of Proceeds; Convertible Debt Proceeds.  Borrowers will not use any proceeds of any Loan, directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than (a) on the Agreement Date, to pay transactional fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Loan Documents, (b) on the Agreement Date, to refinance or pay off indebtedness for money borrowed prior to the Agreement Date, and (c) on the Agreement Date and thereafter, with respect to the Revolving Loans, for working capital in the ordinary course of Borrowers' business.  Borrowers will not use any proceeds of any Loan, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry margin stock, repay or otherwise refinance indebtedness incurred to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.  None of the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries have used or procured, nor shall they use or procure the proceeds of any Loan or other extension of credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or Blocked Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.  The proceeds of Convertible Debt that, as of the Agreement Date, have not been expended by the Borrowers shall not be used for any purpose other than for working capital in the ordinary course of the Borrowers' business.

 

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Section 9.4. Business.  No Credit Party will (i) engage, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which Credit Parties are engaged on the Agreement Date and similar or related businesses associated therewith, or (ii) make any expenditure or commitment or incur any obligation or enter into or engage in any transaction except, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.

Section 9.5. Debt.  No Credit Party shall incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, other than the following (collectively "Permitted Debt"):

(a) the Obligations,

(b) trade payables and contractual obligations to suppliers and customers arising in the ordinary course of business;

(c) Subordinated Debt;

(d) Debt existing on the Agreement Date and described on Schedule 7.21, and any related Refinancing Debt;

(e) purchase money secured Debt incurred to purchase Equipment, provided that the aggregate amount of such Debt outstanding does not exceed $125,000 at any one time outstanding;

(f) Debt of such Credit Party with respect to surety, appeal, indemnity, performance, or other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Debt owing to any Person providing property, casualty, liability or other insurance to Credit Parties, so long as the amount of such Debt does not exceed the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year;

(h) Debt incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, purchase cards (including so-called "procurement cards" or "P-cards");

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(j) Debt arising from endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit;

(k) unsecured guarantees by one Credit Party of Debt of another Credit Party otherwise permitted under this Section 9.5;

(l) the incurrence by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries of Debt under Hedge Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with Credit Parties' operations; and

(m) unsecured Debt incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, and other like services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business.

Section 9.6. Subordinated Debt.  No Credit Party shall make any payment or prepayment of, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to (a) any Subordinated Debt, except as expressly permitted under the applicable Subordination Agreement or (b) any Debt owing to a holder of such Person's Equity Interests.

Section 9.7. Liens.  No Credit Party shall create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.  No Credit Party will enter into or become subject to any agreement whereby any Credit Party is prohibited from, or would otherwise be in default as a result of, creating, assuming, incurring, or suffering to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any of its assets in favor of Administrative Agent or Lender Parties, except with respect to Excluded Property.

Section 9.8. Disposition of Property.  No Credit Party will transfer, sell, assign, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of its property, or agree to do any of the foregoing, except any of the following (collectively, "Permitted Dispositions"):

(a) use of money or cash equivalents, not constituting proceeds of Collateral, in the ordinary course of business and in a manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement;

(b) sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(c) sale or other disposition of Equipment in the ordinary course of business that is obsolete, substantially worn, damaged, or no longer useable by such Credit Party in the ordinary course of its business, provided, that (i) if such sale or disposition is made without replacement of such Equipment, or such Equipment is replaced by Equipment leased by a Borrower, then such Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, all net proceeds of any such sale or disposition for application to the Obligations in accordance with the terms of Section 4.7 or (ii) if such sale or disposition is made in connection with the purchase by a Borrower of replacement Equipment, then such Borrower shall use the proceeds of such sale or disposition to purchase such replacement Equipment and shall deliver to Administrative Agent written evidence of the use of such proceeds for such purchase (and any net proceeds of such sale or disposition not used in connection with the purchase of replacement Equipment shall be delivered to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, for application to the Obligations in accordance with the terms of Section 4.7);

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(e) the license, on a non-exclusive basis, by such Credit Party of its Proprietary Rights in the ordinary course of business;

(f) the granting of Permitted Liens;

(g) transactions permitted by Section 9.1;

(h) the issuance of Equity Interests and the making of Distributions that are expressly permitted by Section 9.10;

(i) the lapse of registered Proprietary Rights of any Credit Party or the abandonment of Proprietary Rights in the ordinary course of business so long as, in each case (i) such Proprietary Rights are not material to the conduct of its or any other Credit Party's business, (ii) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights, and (iii) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interest of the Credit Parties;

(j) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, transfers of assets (i) from any Credit Party to a Borrower, and (ii) from any Guarantor to another Guarantor;

(k) dispositions of assets in connection with transaction permitted by Section 9.12;

(l) the making of Permitted Investments;

(m) sales or dispositions of assets (other than Accounts and Inventory) not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (m) above so long as (i) the consideration received for such assets is at least equal to fair market value, (ii) the aggregate fair market value of all assets disposed of pursuant to this clause (n) in any Fiscal Year (including the proposed disposition) would not exceed $500,000 and (iii) the net proceeds of such sale or disposition are delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof; and

(n) the lease of a portion of the Real Property Collateral to a third party in an arms-length transaction, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the Obligations in compliance with Section 4.4, pursuant to usual and customary commercial lease documents typical of similar transactions in the central New Jersey market.

Section 9.9. Sale and Leaseback.  No Credit Party shall directly or indirectly enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for any Credit Party to lease or rent property that such Credit Party has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person.

Section 9.10. Distributions; Capital Contribution; Redemption.  No Credit Party shall directly or indirectly declare or make, or incur any liability to make, any Distribution, except (i) Distributions to any Credit Party by its Subsidiaries, and (ii) Distributions by Parent to holders of its Equity Interests in the form of issuance of additional Equity Interests (and not cash Distributions).  No Credit Party will, directly or indirectly:  (a) make any capital contribution of any nature to any Person, (b) purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any share of the capital stock of or partnership or limited liability company interests in any other Credit Party (whether such interests are now or hereafter issued, outstanding or created), or (c) cause or permit any reduction or retirement of the capital stock of any such other Credit Party in each of clauses (a), (b) or (c), while any Loan or commitment hereunder is outstanding, other that Parent's retirement of its Equity Interests to be held as treasury stock, which retirement shall in all events be on a non-cash basis.

 

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Section 9.11. Investments.  No Credit Party will acquire any assets other than in the ordinary course of business and otherwise meeting the requirements of this Agreement.  No Credit Party will make any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Section 9.12. Transactions with Affiliates.  No Credit Party will sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or any assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with any Affiliate of any Credit Party, except:

(a) transactions (not including payment of any management, consulting, monitoring, advisory or other similar fees) that are not otherwise restricted hereunder entered into between Credit Parties only in the ordinary course of such Credit Parties' business, consistent with past practices and undertaken in good faith, upon fair and reasonable terms fully disclosed to Administrative Agent in amounts and upon terms no less favorable to such Credit Parties than would be obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person who is not an Affiliate;

(b) so long as it has been approved by such Credit Party's board of directors (or comparable governing body) in accordance with Applicable Law and in the ordinary course of business, any indemnity provided for the benefit of directors (or comparable managers) of such Credit Party;

(c) so long as it has been approved by such Credit Party's board of directors (or comparable governing body) in accordance with Applicable Law and in the ordinary course of business, the payment of reasonable compensation, severance, or employee benefit arrangements to employees, officers, and directors of such Credit Party that are consistent with industry practice; and

(d) the transactions contemplated by the Convertible Debt Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time with the consent of Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (and any other agreements collateral thereto or contemplated thereby, as approved by Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion), subject to any limitations set forth in the Subordination Agreement relating thereto.

Section 9.13. New Subsidiaries.  No Credit Party shall organize, create or acquire any new Subsidiary without the consent of Administrative Agent (which shall be in Administrative Agent's sole discretion) and unless such Credit Party and new Subsidiary complies with Section 8.16 hereof.

Section 9.14. Financial Covenants.

(a) The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for any Fiscal Month of Parent, determined as of the last day of such Fiscal Month, shall not be less than 1.1 to 1.0.

(b) The Leverage Ratio for Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, for any Fiscal Month of Parent, determined as of the last day of such Fiscal Month, shall not be more than 2.0 to 1.0.

(c) Availability shall not at any time be less than $500,000.

Section 9.15. Fiscal Year; Accounting Method.  No Credit Party will change its Fiscal Year or its method of accounting (other than as required to conform to GAAP).

Section 9.16. Impairment of Security Interest.  Credit Parties will not take or fail to take any action which would in any manner impair the value of, or impair the enforceability of Administrative Agent's security interest in, any Collateral.  Further, Credit Parties will not adjust, settle, compromise, amend or modify any of their rights in the Collateral (other than in the ordinary course of business).

 

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Section 9.17. Prohibited Contracts.  Except as expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no Credit Party will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of a Credit Party to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to such Credit Party, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by such Credit Party, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to such Credit Party, or (d) transfer any of its assets to such Credit Party.  No Credit Party will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise materially and adversely affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party under or acquired pursuant to any Loan Document.

Section 9.18. Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.  No Credit Party shall establish or maintain any new Deposit Account or Securities Account unless Administrative Agent shall have received a Control Agreement in respect thereof or shall otherwise have "control" over such Deposit Account or Securities Account under the UCC, in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3; provided, however, no such Control Agreement shall be required for Excluded Accounts.

Section 9.19. Compliance with ERISA.  No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:  (i) maintain, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to maintain, or become obligated to contribute, to any ERISA Benefit Plan other than those ERISA Benefit Plans disclosed on Schedule 7.8, (ii) engage, or knowingly permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any non-exempt "prohibited transaction", as that term is defined in section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the IRC, (iii) incur, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to incur, any "accumulated funding deficiency", as that term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC, (iv) terminate, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any ERISA Benefit Plan where such event could result in any material liability of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or the imposition of a lien on the property of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA, (v) assume, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to assume any obligation to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan, (vi) incur or permit any ERISA Affiliate to incur, any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan, (vii) fail promptly to notify the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of any Termination Event, (viii) fail to comply in any material respect, or permit an ERISA Affiliate to fail to comply in any material respect, with the requirements of ERISA or the IRC or other Applicable Law in respect of any ERISA Benefit Plan, (ix) fail to meet, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail to meet, all minimum funding requirements under ERISA or the IRC or postpone or delay or allow any ERISA Affiliate to postpone or delay any funding requirement with respect of any ERISA Benefit Plan.

ARTICLE X

EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 10.1. Event of Default.  Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

(a) any failure by Borrowers to timely pay any of the Obligations when due;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party or Guarantor in any Loan Document, or any financial or other written statement, or any information furnished by such Person to Lenders or Administrative Agent shall be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made or furnished;

 

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(c) any noncompliance or breach of any requirements contained in:

	
(i)

	
Sections 5.3 through 5.5, Sections 8.1 through 8.7, Sections 8.10 through 8.12,  Section 8.16, or Article IX;

	
(ii)

	
Section 8.8, or Section 8.9, and any such failure continues for a period of five (5) days; or

	
(iii)

	
any provision of the Loan Documents other than those listed in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.1(c), and such failure continues for a period of twelve (12) days after the earlier of Borrower's actual knowledge thereof or written or verbal notice thereof by Administrative Agent to Borrower Representative;

(d) any Credit Party or any Guarantor shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts, or consent to or acquiesce in any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, custodian, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) be generally unable to pay (or admit in writing that it is unable to pay) its debts as they become due;

(e) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of, or seeking any reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of, any Credit Party or any Guarantor under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law and any of the following events occur: (i) such Credit Party or Guarantor consents or acquiesces to the institution of such petition or proceeding, (ii) the petition commencing such proceeding is not timely controverted, (iii) the petition commencing such proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of the filing date thereof, (iv) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the property or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial portion of the business of, such Credit Party or Guarantor or (v) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein; provided that Lenders shall have no obligation to provide any extension of credit to Borrowers during such sixty (60) day calendar period specified in (iii) above;

(f) a receiver, interim receiver, receiver manager, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, trustee or similar officer shall be appointed for any Credit Party or for all or any part of its property, or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any part of the property of any Credit Party;

(g) except as otherwise permitted by Section 9.1, any Credit Party or any Guarantor shall file a certificate of dissolution or shall be liquidated, dissolved or wound-up or shall commence or have commenced against it any action or proceeding for dissolution, winding-up or liquidation, or shall take any action in furtherance thereof;

(h) any default, event of default or other breach shall occur with respect to any Debt for borrowed money (other than the Obligations) of any Credit Party or any Guarantor in an outstanding principal amount which exceeds $250,000  and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein with respect thereto, if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice or further lapse of time or both) is to accelerate, or to permit the holder of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt, or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof;

 

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(i) one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any Credit Party or any Guarantor involving in the aggregate liability (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) of $250,000  or more and either (i) there is a period of sixty (60) consecutive days at any time after the entry of such judgment, order, decree or award during which (1) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated or bonded pending appeal or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect or (ii) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, decree or award;

(j) the filing or commencement of any attachment, sequestration, garnishment, execution or other Lien or action against or with respect to any Collateral;

(k) any Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect or any Lien with respect to any material portion of the Collateral having a value in excess of $250,000 that is intended to be secured thereby ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected (for any reason other than the failure of Administrative Agent to file a financing statement or continuation thereof to maintain perfection) and prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens that are expressly allowed to be prior pursuant to the terms hereof) or is terminated, revoked or declared void, or any Loan Document shall terminate (other than in accordance with its terms with the written consent of Administrative Agent) or become void or unenforceable, or the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall be contested by any Credit Party or any Guarantor or any Affiliate of a Credit Party or a Guarantor;

(l) any event or circumstance occurs which, in the Permitted Discretion of Administrative Agent exercised in good faith, causes Administrative Agent to suspect that any Credit Party has engaged in fraudulent activity;

(m) the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect;

(n) the occurrence of a Change of Control;

(o) the occurrence of a Termination Event;

(p) any IP License Agreement (i) is terminated by the applicable licensor for any reason, or (ii) expires by its own terms (provided, however, that the expiration of any such IP License Agreement shall not be an Event of Default hereunder to the extent that (and only so long as) the applicable licensor continues to act according to the terms of such IP License Agreement, as though it shall not have so expired); or

(q) any default, event of default or other breach shall occur with respect to any IP License Agreement and the licensor thereunder shall have given notification of such default, event of default or other breach to a Borrower, and such default, event of default or other breach shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein with respect thereto.

ARTICLE XI

REMEDIES

Section 11.1. Obligations.

(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 10.1(d), 10.1(e), 10.1(f) or 10.1(g), this Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate and all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind.

 

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(b) If an Event of Default exists, Administrative Agent (on behalf of Lender Parties) may and, upon request of Required Lenders, shall do any one or more of the following, at any time or times during such existence of an Event of Default and in any order, without notice to or demand on any Credit Party (except as otherwise expressly required under this Agreement or under Applicable Law): (i) reduce the Revolving Credit Limit, or the advance rates used in computing the Borrowing Base, (ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Loans, (iii) terminate the Agreement and the Lenders' Commitment to make Revolving Loans hereunder, (iv) declare the Obligations to be immediately due and payable and (v) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents or otherwise under Applicable Law.

Section 11.2. Collateral.  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall have, in addition to all other rights of Administrative Agent, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC.  At any time when an Event of Default is in existence: (i) Administrative Agent may notify Account Debtors to make payment directly to Administrative Agent, for the account of Lender Parties, or to such address as Administrative Agent may specify, and enforce, settle or adjust Accounts, General Intangibles or Chattel Paper with Account Debtors or obligors thereon for amounts and upon terms which Administrative Agent considers appropriate, and in such case, Administrative Agent will credit the Obligations with only the net amounts received by Administrative Agent in payment thereof after deducting all Lender Expenses incurred or expended in connection therewith; (ii) Administrative Agent may take possession of the Collateral and keep it on Credit Parties' premises or remove all or any part of it to another location selected by Administrative Agent; (iii) on request by Administrative Agent, Credit Parties will, at Credit Parties' cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to Administrative Agent at a place reasonably convenient to Administrative Agent; and (iv) Administrative Agent may, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as Administrative Agent deems appropriate.  Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, Administrative Agent will give the appropriate Credit Party reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended disposition thereof is to be made.  For this purpose, it is agreed that at least ten (10) days' notice of the time of sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral delivered in accordance with Section 14.6 shall be deemed to be reasonable notice in conformity with the UCC.  Administrative Agent may adjourn or otherwise reschedule any public sale by announcement at the time and place specified in the notice of such public sale, and such sale may be made at the time and place as so announced without necessity of further notice.  Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to sell or dispose of any Collateral, notwithstanding any prior notice of intended disposition.  If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given in reduction of the Obligations until Administrative Agent receives payment in cash, and if any such buyer defaults in payment, Administrative Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice to Credit Parties.  In the event Administrative Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, each Credit Party waives the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required.  Each Credit Party agrees that Administrative Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.  Administrative Agent is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge, each Credit Party's Proprietary Rights in completing production of, advertising or selling any Collateral, and each Credit Party's rights under all licenses shall inure to Administrative Agent's benefit for such purpose.  The proceeds of any sale or disposition of Collateral shall be applied to the Obligations as set forth in Section 4.7.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be cumulative.  The Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the UCC, other Applicable Law or in equity.

 

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Section 11.3. Injunctive Relief.  All cash proceeds of Collateral from time to time existing, including without limitation collections and payments of Accounts, whether consisting of cash, checks or other similar items, at all times shall be subject to an express trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent.  All such proceeds shall be subject to Administrative Agent's Liens.  Except as may be specifically allowed otherwise by this Agreement (including use of cash not in violation of the terms hereof distributed to Borrowers by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.7), Credit Parties are expressly prohibited from using, spending, retaining or otherwise exercising any dominion over such proceeds.  Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that an action for damages against a Credit Party for any breach of such prohibitions shall not be an adequate remedy at law.  In the event of any such breach, each Credit Party agrees to the fullest extent allowed by Applicable Law that Administrative Agent shall be entitled to injunctive relief to restrain such breach and require compliance with the requirements of this Agreement.

Section 11.4. Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law to set off and apply any and all cash and any and all deposits (whether general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held, and any obligations at any time owing, by such Lender Party to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or other Credit Party against any Obligations held by such Lender Party, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and regardless of whether such Obligations are contingent or unmatured.  The rights of each Lender Party under this Section 11.4 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender Party may have.  Each Lender Party agrees to notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

ARTICLE XII

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 12.1. Term and Termination.  Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason, Lenders' obligation to make Loans shall automatically terminate and all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable in full.  Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until all Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations which survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof) are paid in immediately available funds and performed in full, Credit Parties shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties shall retain all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE XIII 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 13.1. Appointment and Authority.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Sterling to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, in the capacity of collateral and administrative agent, and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article XIII are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties, and no Borrower or other Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term "agent" herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law.  Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

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Section 13.2. Exculpatory Provisions.

(a) Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent:

	
(i)

	
shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

	
(ii)

	
shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders; provided that Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law; and

	
(iii)

	
shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(b) Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of Required Lenders (or as Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to Administrative Agent by Borrower Representative or a Lender.

(c) Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to Administrative Agent.

(d) EACH OF THE LENDER PARTIES (NOT INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT)(COLLECTIVELY, "LP INDEMNITORS"), ON A RATABLE BASIS, SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INDEMNIFY AND DEFEND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ITS AFFILIATES AND EACH OF THEIR EQUITY INTEREST OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGENT PARTIES"), TO THE EXTENT NOT REIMBURSED BY OR ON BEHALF OF BORROWERS AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE OBLIGATION OF BORROWERS TO DO SO, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL INDEMNIFIED CLAIMS, INCLUDING THOSE INDEMNIFIED CLAIMS WHICH RELATE TO OR ARISE OUT OF ANY AGENT PARTY'S OWN NEGLIGENCE; provided, that no LP Indemnitor shall be liable for the payment to any Agent Party of any portion of such Indemnified Claims resulting solely from such Agent Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct, nor shall any LP Indemnitor be liable for the obligations of any Defaulting Lender in failing to make a Revolving Loan or other extension of credit hereunder.

 

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Section 13.3. Reliance by Administrative Agent.  Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender (i) if such condition is satisfactory to Required Lenders, or (ii) unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan.  Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 13.4. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and other Lenders.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Affiliates and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Affiliates and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 13.5. Rights as a Lender.  The Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

Section 13.6. Sharing of Set-Offs and Other Payments.  Each Lender Party agrees that if it shall, whether through the exercise of rights under the Loan Documents or rights of banker's lien, set off, or counterclaim against any Credit Party or otherwise, obtain payment of a portion of the aggregate Obligations owed to it, taking into account all distributions made by Administrative Agent under Section 4.7, causes such Lender Party to have received more than it would have received had such payment been received by Administrative Agent and distributed pursuant to Section 4.7, then (a) it shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased and shall be obligated to purchase interests in the Obligations as necessary to cause all Lender Parties to share ratably in all payments as provided for in Section 4.7, and (b) such other adjustments shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to ensure that Administrative Agent and all Lender Parties share ratably in all payments of Obligations as provided in Section 4.7; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall in any way affect the right of any Lender Party to obtain payment (whether by exercise of rights of banker's lien, set-off or counterclaim or otherwise) of indebtedness other than the Obligations.  Each Credit Party expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any holder of any such interest or other participation in the Obligations, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law exercise any and all rights of banker's lien, set-off, or counterclaim as fully as if such holder were a holder of the Obligations in the amount of such interest or other participation.  If all or any part of any funds transferred pursuant to this section is thereafter recovered from the seller under this section which received the same, the purchase provided for in this section shall be deemed to have been rescinded to the extent of such recovery, together with interest, if any, if interest is required pursuant to the order of a tribunal order to be paid on account of the possession of such funds prior to such recovery.

 

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Section 13.7. Investments.  Whenever Administrative Agent in good faith determines that it is uncertain about how to distribute to Lender Parties any funds which it has received, or whenever Administrative Agent in good faith determines that there is any dispute among Lender Parties about how such funds should be distributed, Administrative Agent may choose to defer distribution of the funds which are the subject of such uncertainty or dispute.  If Administrative Agent in good faith believes that the uncertainty or dispute will not be promptly resolved, or if Administrative Agent is otherwise required to invest funds pending distribution to Lender Parties, Administrative Agent shall invest such funds pending distribution; all interest on any such investment shall be distributed upon the distribution of such investment and in the same proportion and to the same Persons as such investment.  All moneys received by Administrative Agent for distribution to Lender Parties (other than to the Person who is Administrative Agent in its separate capacity as a Lender Party) shall be held by Administrative Agent pending such distribution solely as Administrative Agent for such Lender Parties, and Administrative Agent shall have no equitable title to any portion thereof.

Section 13.8. Resignation of Administrative Agent.  Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and Borrower Representative.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or such earlier date as shall be agreed to by the Required Lenders (the "Resignation Effective Date"), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent; provided, that in no event shall any successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.  On and as of the Resignation Effective Date:  (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments owing to the retiring Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall be made by or to the newly appointed Administrative Agent (or, if no new Administrative Agent shall have been appointed, to each Lender Party directly until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph).  Upon the acceptance of a successor's appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent.  The fees payable by Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrowers and such successor.  After the retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 14.5 and 14.10 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 13.9. Delegation of Duties.  Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by Administrative Agent.  Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub agents.

Section 13.10. Collateral Matters.

(a) The Lender Parties hereby irrevocably authorize and direct Administrative Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to (i) release any Lien on any Collateral (1) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all Obligations, (2) constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrowers certify to Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (3) constituting property in which any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries owned no interest at the time the Administrative Agent's Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, or (4) constituting property leased to any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries under a lease that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or (ii) release any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of any Credit Party as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.  Except as provided above and in connection with any disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 9.8, Administrative Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral without the prior written authorization of (y) if the release is of all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the Lenders, or (z) otherwise, the Required Lenders.  Upon request by Administrative Agent or Borrowers at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Administrative Agent's authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10; provided, however, that (1) Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any document necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Administrative Agent's opinion, would expose Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Borrowers in respect of) all interests retained by Borrowers, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.

(b) Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lender Parties to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Administrative Agent's Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given Administrative Agent's own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that Administrative Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender Party as to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

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Section 13.11. Agency for Perfection.  Administrative Agent hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent (and each Lender hereby accepts such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting the Administrative Agent's Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the UCC can be perfected by possession or control.  Should any Lender obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent's request therefor shall deliver possession or control of such Collateral to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent's instructions.

Section 13.12. Concerning the Collateral and Related Loan Documents.  Each Lender Party authorizes and directs Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Each Lender Party agrees that any action taken by Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to the Collateral and the exercise by Administrative Agent of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.1. Waivers & Amendments.  No waiver or amendment of any provision of any Loan Document and no consent to any departure therefrom shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed as provided below in this Section, and then such waiver, amendment or consent shall be effective only in the specific instances and for the purposes for which given and to the extent specified in such writing.  No waiver, consent, release, modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be valid or effective against any party hereto unless the same is in writing and signed by (i) if such party is a Credit Party, by such Credit Party, (ii) if such party is Administrative Agent, by Administrative Agent and (iii) if such party is a Lender, by such Lender or by Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders with the written consent of Required Lenders.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent shall not, without the prior consent of each individual Lender, execute and deliver on behalf of such Lender any waiver or amendment which would:  (1) increase the maximum amount which such Lender is committed hereunder to lend, (2) reduce any principal, interest (other than waiving any Default Rate interest) or fees payable to such Lender hereunder, (3) extend the Maturity Date or postpone any date fixed for any payment of any such fees, principal or interest, (4) amend the definition herein of "Required Lenders" or otherwise change the aggregate amount of Percentage Shares which is required for Administrative Agent, Lenders or any of them to take any particular action under the Loan Documents, (5) release any Borrower from its obligation to pay such Lender's Obligations, (6) release all or substantially all of the Collateral, except for such releases relating to sales or dispositions of property permitted by the Loan Documents, or (7) amend this Section 14.1.

Section 14.2. Severability.  The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of any Loan Document shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof.

 

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Section 14.3. Governing Law; Venue.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED OR COMPLETED AND/OR IS TO BE PERFORMED IN NEW YORK, AND IT AND ALL TRANSACTIONS HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED AS TO INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY, EFFECT, RIGHTS, DUTIES AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES THEREUNDER AND IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS BY THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY OR WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS.  EACH CREDIT PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL EACH HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR LENDERS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO EXERCISE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COLLATERAL.

Section 14.4. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH CREDIT PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH OTHER LENDER PARTY EACH IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY KIND BROUGHT BY ANY SUCH PERSON AGAINST ANOTHER, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE.  EACH CREDIT PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH OTHER LENDER PARTY EACH AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT WITHOUT A JURY.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF.  THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHETHER OR NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH THEREIN.

Section 14.5. Fees and Expenses.  Credit Parties agree to pay to Administrative Agent, on demand, all costs, fees and expenses that Sterling (whether in its capacity as Administrative Agent, a Lender or a Lender Party) pays or incurs in connection with the negotiation, preparation, consummation, administration, enforcement, perfection and termination of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including: (a) reasonable attorney's fees and costs for preparation, negotiation and closing of the Loan Documents and any amendment, supplement, waiver, consent or subsequent closing in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) ongoing administration of the Loan Documents, including without limitation, reasonable and documented attorney's fees and costs incurred in consultation with attorneys, (c) costs and expenses of lien and title searches, (d) taxes, fees and other charges for filing financing statements and other actions to perfect, protect and continue Administrative Agent's Liens, (e) sums paid or incurred to pay any amount or take any action required of any Credit Party under the Loan Documents that Credit Parties fail to pay or take, (f) subject to Sections 5.4 and 5.5, costs of appraisals, inspections and verifications of the Collateral, including travel, lodging, and meals for inspections of the Collateral and Credit Parties' operations by Administrative Agent, (g) costs and expenses of disbursing Loans and administering cash management of Collateral proceeds, including collection accounts and lock-boxes, (h) costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral, (i) costs, fees and expenses, including reasonable documented attorney's fees and costs, paid or incurred to enforce Administrative Agent's Liens, sell or dispose of the Collateral, and obtain payment of the Obligations and (j) costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorney's fees and costs, paid or incurred to defend any claims made or threatened against Sterling (whether in its capacity as Administrative Agent, a Lender or a Lender Party) arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (all such costs, expenses and fees described in this Section 14.5, the "Lender Expenses").  The foregoing shall not limit any other provisions of the Loan Documents regarding costs and expenses to be paid by any Credit Party.

 

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Section 14.6. Notices.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required to give to any other party shall be in writing and shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery or upon delivery by any nationally recognized courier service, (b) three (3) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) when properly transmitted by telecopy or email, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

If to Sterling (both in its capacity as Administrative Agent and a Lender):

Sterling National Bank

8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 600

Dallas, Texas  75225

Fax No.: (214) 242-5840

 Attention:  Portfolio Manager, URGENT

With a copy to:

Sterling National Bank

21 Scarsdale Road

Yonkers, New York 10707

Attention:  General Counsel

 Fax No.:  (914) 961-7378

 

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If to Borrowers, to Borrower Representative, as follows:

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.

One Jake Brown Road

Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Telephone:  (732) 679-400 x4325

Fax No.:  (732) 679-3259

Attention:  Eric S. Skolnik, Chief Financial Officer

With a copy to:

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000

New York, New York 10017

Attention:  Gary P. Scharmett, Esq.

Telephone:  212-812-4125

Fax No.:  646-682-7180

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

Section 14.7. Waiver of Notices.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in any Loan  Document, each Credit Party hereby waives presentment and notice of demand or dishonor and protest, notice of intent to accelerate the Obligations and notice of acceleration of the Obligations, as well as any and all other notices to which it might otherwise be entitled.  No notice to or demand on any Credit Party which Administrative Agent or the other Lender Parties may elect to give shall entitle such Credit Party or any other Credit Party to any or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 14.8. Non‐applicability of Chapter 346 of Texas Finance Code.  If and to the extent that Texas law is applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the opt-out provision of Section 346.004 thereof, the provisions of Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (regulating certain revolving credit loans and revolving tri-party accounts) shall not be applicable to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Loans.

Section 14.9. Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties and their respective representatives, successors, and assigns, provided, that no interest herein may be assigned, and no obligation may be delegated, by any Credit Party without prior written consent of Administrative Agent.  Subject to Section 14.13, the rights and benefits of Lender Parties under the Loan Documents shall inure to any Person acquiring any interest in the Obligations from such Lender Party, unless otherwise agreed by such Lender Party and any such Person.

Section 14.10. INDEMNITY BY CREDIT PARTIES.  EACH CREDIT PARTY AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL INDEMNIFIED CLAIMS INCLUDING THOSE INDEMNIFIED CLAIMS WHICH RELATE TO OR ARISE OUT OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON'S OWN NEGLIGENCE, provided, that no Credit Party shall have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Claims resulting solely and directly from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person.  The agreements in this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement or payment of all Obligations.

 

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Section 14.11. Limitation of Liability.  To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no claim may be made by any party hereto against any other party hereto or any of their Affiliates, directors, officers, members, managers, stockholders, employees or agents (and their respective successors and assigns) for any special, indirect, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each party hereto hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor; provided, that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall relieve any Credit Party of any obligations it may have to indemnify an Indemnified Person against special, indirect, or consequential Indemnified Claims by a third party.

Section 14.12. Continuing Rights of Lenders in Respect of Obligations.  In the event any amount from time to time applied in reduction of the Obligations is subsequently set aside, avoided, declared invalid or recovered by any Credit Party or any trustee or in bankruptcy, or in the event any Lender Party is otherwise required to refund or repay any such amount pursuant to any Applicable Law, then the Obligations shall automatically, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be deemed to be revived and increased to the extent of such amount and the same shall continue to be secured by the Collateral as if such amount had not been so applied.

Section 14.13. Assignments.

(a) A Lender may at any time sell, assign, delegate or otherwise transfer all or part of the rights and duties of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to any of the following Persons (an "Assignee"):  (i) any Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) any other Person with the prior written consent of the Borrowers (which consent may be given by Borrower Representative on behalf of all Borrowers and shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, Borrowers shall be deemed to have given their consent unless they (or Borrower Representative, on behalf of all Borrowers) shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof has actually been delivered by the Administrative Agent or the assigning Lender to Borrower Representative); provided that, the consent of Borrowers shall not be required under this sub-clause (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Subject to the provisions of Section 14.14, each Credit Party hereby authorizes each Lender to disseminate any information it has pertaining to the Obligations, including without limitation, complete and current credit information on the Credit Parties and any of their principals to any Assignee or prospective Assignee.  Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that any assignment will give rise to a direct obligation of Borrowers and each other Credit Party to the Assignee and that the Assignee shall be considered to be a Lender hereunder.

(b) Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register").  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrowers, Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Lender shall, as between Borrowers and such Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any sale, assignment, delegation or other transfer of all or any part of the Loans or other Obligations owed to such Lender.  Such Lender may furnish any information concerning Credit Parties from time to time to Assignees and participants and to any Affiliate of such Lender or its parent company.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, a Lender may pledge, or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its rights and other obligations under or relating to Loans under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to secure obligations of such Lender, including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve lender; provided that, no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(e) Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, without the consent of Borrowers, one or more participant rights to any Person (other than to a Borrower, any other Credit Party, or any Credit Party's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation.  The holder of any such participation shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder or under the other Loan Documents except with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver that would extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant's participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant's participation is not increased as a result thereof).  Borrowers agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.3 and 3.5 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 14.3(a); provided that such participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.3 or 3.5 with respect to any participation than such participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in Applicable Law that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant's interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the "Participant Register"); provided, that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

Section 14.14. Confidentiality.

(a) Each Credit Party agrees, and agrees to cause each of its Affiliates, (i) not to transmit or disclose any provision of any Loan Document to any Person (other than (1) to such Credit Party's employees, auditors, advisors, consultants, Affiliates and counsel, (2) as may be required by statute judicial decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule or regulations, (3) as may be agreed in advance by Credit Parties and Administrative Agent or as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other process, (4) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of a prohibited disclosure by any Credit Party), (5) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (6) public filings expressly required to be made by Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Applicable Law) without Administrative Agent's prior written consent, (ii) to inform all Persons of the confidential nature of the Loan Documents and to direct them not to disclose the same to any other Person and to require each of them to be bound by these provisions.  Except in connection with public filings expressly required to b e made by Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other Applicable Law, each Credit Party agrees to submit to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent reserves the right to review and approve all materials that such Credit Party or any of its Affiliates prepares that contain any Lender Party's name or describe or refer to any Loan Document, any of the terms thereof or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.  No Credit Party shall, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, use any Lender Party's name (or the name of any of their Affiliates) in connection with any of its business operations, including without limitation, advertising, marketing or press releases or such other similar purposes, without such Lender Party's prior written consent (except for public filings expressly required to be made by Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Applicable Law or as otherwise required by Applicable Law).  Nothing contained in any Loan Document is intended to permit or authorize any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates to contract on behalf of any Lender Party.

 

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(b) Administrative Agent and Lenders each individually (but not jointly or jointly and severally) agree that material, non-public information regarding the Credit Parties, their operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans shall be treated by Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Administrative Agent or any Lender to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except:  (i) to attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to any Lender Party, (ii) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of any Lender Party, (iii) as may be required by statute, judicial decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (iv) as may be agreed to in advance by the Credit Parties or as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process, (v) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by a Lender Party), (vi) in connection with any assignment, participation or pledge of any Lender Party's interest under this Agreement, and (vii) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving parties hereto which such litigation or adversary proceeding involves claims related to the rights or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby expressly authorizes Administrative Agent to use the respective Credit Party's name and logo in tombstone advertisements and press releases regarding this transaction, provided that the Borrower Representative has had a chance to review and approve the contents of such tombstone or press release, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Section 14.15. USA Patriot Act Notice.  The Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Credit Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other information that will allow the Administrative Agent to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

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Section 14.16. Schedules.  All Schedules referenced herein and attached hereto are incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof for all purposes.

Section 14.17. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.  A telecopy or other electronic transmission of any such executed counterpart signature page shall be deemed valid as an original.

Section 14.18. Captions.  The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and may not be construed to modify, enlarge or restrict any provision of this Agreement.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the Agreement Date.

	
BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., as a Borrower and a Credit Party

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
R. L. DRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC, as a Borrower and a Credit Party

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
BLONDER TONGUE FAR EAST, LLC, as a Guarantor and a Credit Party

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:

	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

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STERLING NATIONAL BANK, as Administrative Agent, Swing Lender and as Lender

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:EXHIBIT 10.2

TERM RE NOTE

$3,500,000.00                                                                             December 28, 2016

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (collectively, "Borrowers"), hereby promise to pay to the order of STERLING NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, and its successors and assigns ("Lender"), the principal sum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00), or, if greater or less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term RE Loan made by Lender to Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined), together with interest thereon as set forth in the Loan Agreement, and all other Obligations under the Loan Agreement related to the Term RE Loan, all at the times and in the manner set forth in the Loan Agreement in lawful money of the United States of America at the offices of Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined) under the Loan Agreement.

Reference is hereby made to that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified, the "Loan Agreement") by and between Borrowers, Blonder Tongue Far East, LLC, as a guarantor, Lender, any other lenders party thereto from time to time, Sterling National Bank, a national banking association, as administrative and collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent").  Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement for a description of certain rights, limitations of rights, obligations and duties of the parties hereto and for the meanings assigned to terms used and not defined herein and for a description of the nature and extent of the security thereby provided and the rights of the parties thereto.

This Term RE Note (a) is issued and delivered under the Loan Agreement and is a "Term RE Note" as defined therein, (b) is subject to the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, which contains provisions for payments and prepayments of the Obligations evidenced hereby and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events, and (c) is secured by the Collateral.  Payments on this Term RE Note shall be made and applied as provided in the Loan Agreement.

The Borrowers promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Term RE Note in accordance with, and at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in, the Loan Agreement.  The principal amount of this Term RE Note shall be due and payable in installments as provided in the Loan Agreement, and the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Term RE Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest accrued hereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Termination Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph and all other provisions of this Term RE Note, in no event shall the interest payable hereon, whether before or after maturity, exceed the maximum amount of interest which, under applicable law, may be contracted for, charged, or received on this Term RE Note, and this Term RE Note is expressly made subject to the provisions of the Loan Agreement which more fully set out the limitations on how interest accrues hereon.

 

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If this Term RE Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, or if all or any part of the indebtedness represented hereby is proved, established or collected in any court or in any bankruptcy, receivership, debtor relief, probate or other court proceedings, Borrowers and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Term RE Note jointly and severally agree to pay reasonable attorneys' fees and collection costs to the holder hereof in addition to the principal and interest payable hereunder.

Borrowers and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Term RE Note hereby severally waive demand, presentment, notice of demand and of dishonor and nonpayment of this Term RE Note, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity of this Term RE Note, declaration or notice of acceleration of the maturity of this Term RE Note, diligence in collecting, the bringing of any suit against any party and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions, renewals, partial payments or changes in any manner of or in this Term RE Note or in any of its terms, provisions and covenants, or any releases or substitutions of any security, or any delay, indulgence or other act of any trustee or any holder hereof, whether before or after maturity.

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN EXECUTED OR COMPLETED AND/OR IS TO BE PERFORMED IN NEW YORK, AND IT AND ALL TRANSACTIONS HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED AS TO INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY, EFFECT, RIGHTS, DUTIES AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES THEREUNDER AND IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS BY THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY OR WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, BORROWERS CONSENT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS.  BORROWERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION.

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BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC.

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
R. L. DRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC.

 

	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 	 
	
Title:

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
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