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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January __, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Bank”), ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC. and PICOMETRIX, LLC (individually, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrowers and Borrowers shall repay Bank.  The parties agree as follows:

 

1.           ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

 

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

 

2.           LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

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

 

2.1.1        Revolving Advances.

 

(a)           Availability.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to deduction of Reserves, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount.  Amounts borrowed hereunder may be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein. The aggregate EX-IM Advances under the Exim Loan Agreement and Advances under this Agreement may not in any case exceed the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 or (b) the sum of the Borrowing Base under the this Agreement and the Foreign Borrowing Base under the Exim Loan Agreement.  If at any time such aggregate exceeds such lesser amount, Borrowers shall immediately pay Bank the amount of such excess.

 

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

 

2.1.2        Term Loan.

 

(a)           Availability.  Bank shall make one (1) term loan available to Borrower in an amount up to $1,000,000 on Effective Date subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Borrower shall use the first proceeds of the Term Loan to repay all Indebtedness that Borrower owes to Robin Risser and Steve Williamson.

 

(b)           Repayment.  Borrower shall repay the Term Loan in (i) thirty six (36) equal installments of principal, plus (ii) monthly payments of accrued interest (the “Term Loan Payment”).  Beginning on the last day of the month following the month in which the Funding Date occurs, each Term Loan Payment shall be payable on the last day of each month.  Borrower’s final Term Loan Payment, due on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, shall include all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Term Loan.  Once repaid, no part of the Term Loan may be reborrowed.

 

(c)           Prepayment.  Borrower may elect to prepay all, but not less than all, of the Term Loan by paying a prepayment premium equal to 1.0% of the outstanding Term Loan principal if prepayment occurs before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, 0.5% of the outstanding Term Loan principal if prepayment occurs after the first, but before the second anniversary of the Effective Date, and 0.25% of the outstanding Term Loan principal if prepayment occurs after the second anniversary of the Effective Date.  If the Term Loan has become due and payable according to the terms hereof because of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay to Bank on the date that the Term Loan has become due and payable according to the terms hereof, in addition to any other sums owing, a termination fee equal to 1.0% of the outstanding Term Loan principal, and such fee shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations.

 

  

  

  

 

2.2           Overadvances.  If, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of any Advances  (such sum being an “Overadvance”) exceeds the lesser of either the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, Borrowers shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such Overadvance.  Without limiting Borrowers’ obligation to repay Bank any amount of the Overadvance, Borrowers agree to pay Bank interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at the Default Rate if not repaid within three business days.

 

2.3           Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.

 

(a)           Interest Rates.  Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus the Revolving Margin. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding on the Term Loan shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus the Term Margin.

 

(b)           Default Rate.  Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is up to five percentage points (5.00%) above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “Default Rate”) unless Bank otherwise elects from time to time in its sole discretion to impose a smaller increase.  Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Bank Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations.  Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.

 

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

 

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

 

(e)           Payment; Interest Computation.  Interest is payable monthly on the last calendar day of each month and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.  In computing interest, (i) all Payments received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on any day shall be deemed received at the opening of business on the next Business Day, and (ii) the date of the making of any Credit Extension shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided, however, that if any Credit Extension is repaid on the same day on which it is made, such day shall be included in computing interest on such Credit Extension.  Bank shall not, however, be required to credit a Borrower's account for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Bank in its good faith business judgment, and Bank may charge Borrower's Designated Deposit Account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to Bank unpaid.

 

2.4           Fees.  Borrowers shall pay to Bank:

 

(a)           Commitment Fee.  A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $25,000, on the Effective Date and each anniversary of the Effective Date;

 

  

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(b)           Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee.  A fee (the “Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee”), payable monthly, in arrears, on a calendar year basis, in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the average unused portion of the Revolving Line, as determined by Bank.  Borrowers shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee previously earned by Bank pursuant to this Section notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement or the suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder;

 

(c)           Term Loan Commitment Fee.  A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $5,000, on the Effective Date;

 

(d)           Collateral Monitoring Fee.  Collateral Monitoring Fee.  A monthly collateral monitoring fee of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($500), payable in arrears on the last day of each month (prorated for any partial month at the beginning and upon termination of this Agreement); provided that during a Streamline Period, such monthly collateral monitoring fee shall be Zero Dollars ($0.00); and

 

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

 

2.5           Payments; Application of Payments.

 

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

 

(b)           All payments with respect to the Obligations may be applied in such order and manner as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion.  Borrowers shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by a Borrower to Bank or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

3.           CONDITIONS OF LOANS

 

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

 

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

 

(b)           duly executed original signatures to the Control Agreement[s];

 

(c)           each Borrower’s Operating Documents and a good standing certificate of each Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

 

(d)           duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrowers;

 

(e)           the Subordination Agreement by Michigan Economic Development Corporation in favor of Bank, together with the duly executed original signatures thereto;

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

 

  

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(g)           the Perfection Certificate(s) of each Borrower, together with the duly executed original signature[s] thereto;

 

(h)           a payoff letter from Private Bank;

 

(i)           a payoff letter from Robin Risser and Steve Williamson;

 

(j)           the insurance policies and/or endorsements required pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

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

 

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

 

(a)            timely receipt of an executed Transaction Report;

 

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

 

(c)           in Bank’s sole discretion, any material impairment in the general affairs, management, results of operation, financial condition or the prospect of repayment of the Obligations, or any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the most recent business plan of Borrower presented to and accepted by Bank.

 

3.3           Covenant to Deliver.

 

Borrowers agree to deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension.  Borrowers agree that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of a Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and the making of any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Bank’s sole discretion. Any Intellectual Property of Picometrix in which a third party has a security interest as of the Effective Date shall be made subject to Bank’s first priority security interest within sixty days after the Effective Date.

 

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

 

  

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4.           CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

4.1           Grant of Security Interest.  Each Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower acknowledges that it previously has entered, and/or may in the future enter, into Bank Services Agreements with Bank.  Regardless of the terms of any Bank Services Agreement, Borrower agrees that any amounts Borrower owes Bank thereunder shall be deemed to be Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of Borrower and Bank to have all such Obligations secured by the first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral granted herein (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien in this Agreement).

 

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

 

If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are satisfied in full, and at such time, Bank shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, terminate its security interest in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower.  In the event (x) all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), except for Bank Services, are satisfied in full, and (y) this Agreement is terminated, Bank shall terminate the security interest granted herein upon Borrower providing cash collateral acceptable to Bank in its good faith business judgment for Bank Services, if any.  In the event such Bank Services consist of outstanding Letters of Credit, Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit.

 

4.3           Authorization to File Financing Statements.  Each Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to such Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code.   Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect, or as being of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater detail, all in Bank’s discretion.

 

5.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

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

 

  

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The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority except for filings under the Uniform Commercial Code, or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound.  Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.

 

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

 

The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate.  None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

 

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

 

Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.

 

5.3           Accounts Receivable; Inventory.

 

(a)           For each Account with respect to which Advances are requested, on the date each Advance is requested and made, such Account shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

  

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(c)           For any item of  Inventory consisting of Eligible Inventory in any Transaction Report, such Inventory (i) consists of raw materials and finished goods, in good, new, and salable condition, which is not perishable, returned, consigned, obsolete, not sellable, damaged, or defective, and is not comprised of demonstrative or custom inventory, works in progress, packaging or shipping materials, or supplies; (ii) meets all applicable governmental standards; (iii) has been manufactured in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act; (iv) is not subject to any Liens, except Permitted Liens, and is otherwise the first priority Liens granted or in favor of Bank under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; and (v) is located at the locations identified by Borrower in the Perfection Certificate where it maintains Inventory (or at any location permitted under Section 7.2).

 

5.4           Litigation.  Except as otherwise disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, there are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than $50,000, individually or in the aggregate, $100,000.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

5.9           Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.  Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and reports that exceed $50,000, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower in excess of $50,000.  Borrower may defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to prevent the governmental authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien”.  Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower's prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower.  Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

6.           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Borrower shall do all of the following:

 

6.1           Government Compliance.

 

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

 

(b)           Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant of a security interest to Bank in all of its property.  Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank. In the event the Borrower is found not to be in compliance with this obligation, and that noncompliance could not have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, the Borrower has 30 days to cure any deficiency before an Event of Default has occurred.

 

6.2           Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.  Provide Bank with the following, in all cases in form and substance acceptable to Bank:

 

(a)           During a Streamline Period, monthly within 15 days after the last day of each fiscal month, and outside a Streamline Period, weekly, and in all cases with each Advance Request, a Transaction Report (and any schedules related thereto);

 

(b)           within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal month, (A) monthly accounts receivable agings, aged by invoice date, (B) monthly accounts payable agings, aged by invoice date, and outstanding or held check registers, if any, and (C) monthly reconciliations of accounts receivable agings (aged by invoice date), transaction reports and general ledger, and (D) monthly perpetual inventory reports for Inventory valued on a standard cost basis at the lower of cost or market (in accordance with GAAP) or such other inventory reports as are requested by Bank in its good faith business judgment;

 

  

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(c)           as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each interim fiscal month and no later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of each fiscal quarter, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering each Borrower’s operations for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank (the “Monthly Financial Statements”);

 

(d)           within thirty (30) days after the last day of each fiscal month and no later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of each fiscal quarter together with the Monthly Financial Statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of the end of such month, Borrower was in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement and such other information as Bank shall reasonably request, including, without limitation, a statement that at the end of such month there were no held checks;

 

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

 

(f)           as soon as available, and in any event within 120 days following the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified audit opinion on the financial statements from the Borrowers’ independent certified public accounting firm BDO Siedman or a similar firm registered and in good standing with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

(g)           So long as Borrower remains subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act within five (5) days of filing, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Borrower with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be.  Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Borrower’s website on the Internet at Borrower’s website address;

 

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

 

(i)           prompt written notice of (i) any material change in the composition of the Intellectual Property, (ii) the registration of any copyright, including any subsequent ownership right of Borrower in or to any copyright, patent or trademark not shown in the IP Security Agreement, and (iii) Borrower’s knowledge of an event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of the Intellectual Property;

 

(j)           prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, $100,000 or more;

 

(k)           within thirty (30) days of the last day of each fiscal quarter, copies of actual invoices representing not less than 10% of the quarter-end export accounts receivables for such quarter; and

 

(l)           other financial information reasonably requested by Bank.

 

  

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6.3           Accounts Receivable.

 

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

 

(b)           Disputes.  Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all material disputes or claims relating to Accounts.  Borrower may forgive (completely or partially), compromise, or settle any Account for less than payment in full, or agree to do any of the foregoing so long as (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in arm’s-length transactions, and reports the same to Bank in the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after taking into account all such discounts, settlements and forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the lesser of the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base.

 

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

 

(d)           Returns.  Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if any Account Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower, Borrower shall promptly (i) determine the reason for such return, (ii) issue a credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount, and (iii) provide a copy of such credit memorandum to Bank, upon request from Bank.  In the event any attempted return occurs after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Borrower shall hold the returned Inventory in trust for Bank, and immediately notify Bank of the return of the Inventory.

 

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

 

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

 

  

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6.4           Remittance of Proceeds.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3(c), deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral to Bank in the original form in which received by Borrower not later than the following Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations (a) prior to an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(b) hereof, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4 hereof; provided that, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to Bank the proceeds of the sale of worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower in good faith in an arm’s length transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year).  Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and property and in an express trust for Bank.  Nothing in this Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

6.5           Taxes; Pensions; Withholding.  Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.  In the event the Borrower is found not to be in compliance with this obligation, the Borrower has 30 days to cure any deficiency before an event of default has occurred.

 

6.6           Access to Collateral; Books and Records.  At reasonable times, on three (3) Business Day’s notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books but in no circumstances would the inspections exceed more than two per year (or as conditions warrant).  The foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense, and the charge therefore shall be $850 per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.  In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedules the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay Bank a fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.

 

6.7           Insurance.  Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Borrower’s industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request.  Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank.  All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Bank.  All liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured.  All policies (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer shall give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy.  At Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments.  Proceeds payable under any property policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.  If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.7 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 6.7, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.

 

6.8           Operating Accounts.

 

(a)           Maintain all of its and all of its Subsidiaries operating and other deposit accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates. 

 

(b)           Provide Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

  

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6.9           Financial Covenants.

 

Maintain at all times, to be tested as of the last day of each fiscal month, unless otherwise noted, on a consolidated basis with respect to Borrowers:

 

(a)           Liquidity Ratio.  Borrowers’ unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents at Bank plus the net balance sheet billed Accounts divided by Borrowers’ Indebtedness to Bank of not less than 2.25: 1.00.

 

(b)           EBITDA.  Maintain, measured as of the end of each fiscal month, on a trailing 6-month basis, EBITDA of at least the following:

 

	
Period

	 	
Minimum EBITDA

	 
	
Effective Date through fiscal month ending July, 2012

	 	$	(1,250,000	)
	
August, 2012 through fiscal month ending September, 2012

	 	$	(1,000,000	)
	
October, 2012 through fiscal month ending December, 2012

	 	$	(750,000	)
	
January, 2013 through fiscal month ending March, 2013

	 	$	(250,000	) 
	
April, 2013 and thereafter

	 	$	1.00	 

 

6.10           Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(a)           (i) Protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property; (ii) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements of its Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank’s written consent.

 

(b)           If Borrower (i) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, then Borrower shall monthly with the compliance certificate provide written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Bank shall request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such property.  If Borrower decides to register any Copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of Borrower’s intent to register such Copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in the Copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the Copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office.  Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement necessary for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property.

 

  

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(c)           Provide written notice to Bank within ten (10) days of entering or becoming bound by any Restricted License (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public).   Borrower shall take such steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (i) any Restricted License to be deemed “Collateral” and for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such Restricted License, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (ii) Bank to have the ability in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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

 

6.12         Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries.  At the time that Borrower forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Effective Date, Borrower shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Bank a joinder to the Loan Agreement to cause such Subsidiary to become a co-borrower hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or Control Agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank (including being sufficient to grant Bank a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary), (b) provide to Bank appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, and (c) provide to Bank all other documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Bank which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above.  Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section shall be a Loan Document.  In the event the Borrower is found not to be in compliance with this obligation, the Borrower has 15 days to cure any deficiency before an Event of Default has occurred.

 

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

 

7.           NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

No Borrower shall do any of the following:

 

7.1           Dispositions.  Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; and (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.  In no event would the Borrower be restricted from sales of its capital stock under this Section.

 

7.2           Changes in Business, Management, Ownership, Control, or Business Locations.  (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) have a change in senior management, any Key Person ceases to hold such office with Borrower and replacement satisfactory to Bank are not made within 60 days after their departure from Borrower; or (ii) enter into any transaction or series of related transactions in which the stockholders of Borrower who were not stockholders immediately prior to the first such transaction own more than 50% of the voting stock of Borrower immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of such transactions (other than by the sale of Borrower’s equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital investors so long as Borrower identifies to Bank the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the transaction and provides to Bank a description of the material terms of the transaction), or permit or suffer any Change in Control.

 

  

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Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in Borrower’s assets or property) or deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to a bailee at a location other than to a bailee and at a location already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.  If Borrower intends to deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to a bailee at a location other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate, Borrower will first receive the written consent of Bank, and such bailee shall execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion.

 

7.3           Mergers or Acquisitions.  Without first obtaining the Lender’s express written consent in each instance, Borrower shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly purchase, create or acquire all or substantially all of the properties or assets of any other Person or any interest in any other Person except for Permitted Investments. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into Borrower.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

7.7           Distributions; Investments.  (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock provided that (i) Borrower may convert any of its convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof, (ii) Borrower may pay dividends solely in common stock; and (iii) Borrower may repurchase its stock so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, provided such repurchase does not exceed in the aggregate of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.

 

7.8           Transactions with Affiliates.  Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.

 

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

 

  

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

 

8.           EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

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

 

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

 

8.2           Covenant Default.

 

(a)           A Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation beyond the respective cure periods in Section 6  or violates any covenant in Section 7; or

 

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

 

8.3           Material Adverse Change.  A Material Adverse Change occurs;

 

8.4           Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.

 

(a)           (i) The service of process seeking to attach an asset greater than $50,000, by trustee or similar process, any funds of a Borrower or of any entity under the control of a Borrower (including a Subsidiary) on deposit or otherwise maintained with Bank or any Bank Affiliate, or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed against any of a Borrower’s assets by any government agency in excess of $50,000, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or

 

  

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(b)           (i) any portion of a Borrower’s assets is attached in excess of $50,000, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents Borrower from conducting any material part of its business;

 

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

 

8.6           Other Agreements.  There is, under any agreement to which a Borrower is a party with a third party or parties, (a) any default resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount individually or in the aggregate in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000); or (b) any default by a Borrower, the result of which could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business;

 

8.7           Judgments.  One or more final judgments, orders, or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) shall be rendered against a Borrower and the same are not, within ten (10) days after the entry thereof, discharged or execution thereof stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the discharge, stay, or bonding of such judgment, order, or decree);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

9.           BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

(c)           demand that each Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit remaining undrawn (plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment)), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all letter of credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

10.           NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below.  Bank or a Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

 

  

  

  

	 	
If to a Borrower:

	  	
c/o Advanced Photonix Inc.

	  
	 	  	  	
2925 Boardwalk

	  
	 	  	  	
Ann Arbor, MI  48104

	  
	 	  	  	
Attn:  Jeff Anderson

	  
	 	  	  	
Fax:_____________________________

	  
	 	  	  	
Email:  janderson@advancedphotonix.com

	  
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
If to Bank:

	  	
Silicon Valley Bank

	  
	 	  	  	
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 600

	  
	 	  	  	
Broomfield, CO  80021

	  
	 	  	  	
Attn: Tom Hertzberg

	  
	 	  	  	
Fax:  (303) 469-9088

	  
	 	  	  	
Email:  thertzberg@svb.com

	  

 

11.           CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE

 

California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Borrowers and Bank submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank.  Each Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and such Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court.  Each Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to such Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by such Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of such Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

 

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

 

WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in Santa Clara County, California; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court.  The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 through 645.1, inclusive.  The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers.  All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed.  If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court for such relief.  The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings.  The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings.  The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge.  The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 644(a).  Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies.  The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

 

  

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12.           GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

12.1         Termination Prior to Revolving Line Maturity Date.  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date by Borrower, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank.  Notwithstanding any such termination, Bank’s lien and security interest in the Collateral shall continue until Borrower fully satisfies its Obligations.  If such termination is at Borrowers’ election or at Bank’s election due to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Borrowers shall pay to Bank, in addition to the payment of any other expenses or fees then-owing, a termination fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the Revolving Line if terminated before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and 0.5% of the Revolving Line if terminated after the first but before the second anniversary of the Effective Date, and 0.25% of the Revolving Line if terminated after the second anniversary of the Effective Date provided that no termination fee shall be charged if the credit facility hereunder is replaced with a new facility from another division of Bank.

 

12.2         Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party.  Borrowers may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion).  Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to any Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

12.6         Correction of Loan Documents.  Bank may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in the Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties so long as Bank provides Borrowers with written notice of such correction and allows Borrower at least ten (10) days to object to such correction.  In the event of such objection, such correction shall not be made except by an amendment signed by both Bank and Borrowers.

 

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

 

  

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12.8         Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

 

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

 

12.10       Confidentiality.  In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions; (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein.  Confidential information does not include information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.  Bank may use confidential information for the development of databases, reporting purposes, and market analysis so long as such confidential information is aggregated and anonymized prior to distribution unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower.  The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

12.15       Coborrowers.  Either Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions.  Each Borrower appoints the other as agent for the other for all purposes hereunder, including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions.  Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions, regardless of which such Borrower actually receives such Credit Extension, as if each Borrower hereunder directly received all Advances.  Each Borrower waives (a) any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law, including, without limitation, the benefit of California Civil Code Section 2815 permitting revocation as to future transactions and the benefit of California Civil Code Sections 1432, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2839, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, and 2899 and 3433, and (b) any right to require Bank to: (i) proceed against any Borrower or any other person; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy.  Bank may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or non-judicial sale) without affecting any Borrower’s liability.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other related document, each Borrower irrevocably waives all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating such Borrower to the rights of Bank under this Agreement) to seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Borrower, or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by a Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by a Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.  Any agreement providing for indemnification, reimbursement or any other arrangement prohibited under this Section shall be null and void.  If any payment is made to a Borrower in contravention of this Section, such Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Bank and such payment shall be promptly delivered to Bank for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

  

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

 

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

 

13.           DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

“Availability Amount” is (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolving Line or (ii) the amount available under the Borrowing Base minus the outstanding principal balance of any Advances.

 

“Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

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

 

  

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“Bank Services” are any products, credit services, and/or financial accommodations previously, now, or hereafter provided to a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by Bank or any Bank Affiliate, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services as any such products or services may be identified in Bank’s various agreements related thereto (each, a “Bank Services Agreement”).

 

 “Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereof

 

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

 

“Borrowing Base” is (a) 80% of Eligible Accounts plus (b) the lesser of 25% of the value of Borrowers’ Eligible Inventory (valued at the lower of cost or fair market value pursuant to GAAP) or $500,000, as determined by Bank from Borrowers’ most recent Transaction Report; provided, however, that Bank may decrease the foregoing amount and percentages in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect Collateral.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Cash Management Services” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

 

“Change in Control” means any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which (a) any “person” (as such term is defined in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of a Borrower, is or becomes a beneficial owner (within the meaning Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Borrower, representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Borrower’s then outstanding securities; or (b) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of a Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors of Borrower was approved by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directions at the beginning of such period  or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in office.

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Credit Extension” is any Advance, Term Loan or any other extension of credit by Bank for a Borrower’s benefit.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Designated Deposit Account” is Borrower’s deposit account, account number 3300859883, maintained with Bank.

 

  

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

 

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

 

“EBITDA” shall mean Borrowers’ (a) Net Income, plus (b) Interest Expense, plus (c) to the extent deducted in the calculation of Net Income, depreciation expense and amortization expense, plus (d) non-cash stock compensation, plus (e) income tax expense, plus (f) other non-cash items including intangible asset write-offs plus (g) non-cash warrant liability expenses, in each case to the extent such items have been deducted from the calculation of Net Income or less non-cash warrant liability income to the extent added to the calculation of Net Income.

 

“Effective Date” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

“Eligible Accounts” means Accounts which arise in the ordinary course of a Borrower’s business that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3.  Bank reserves the right at any time after the Effective Date to adjust any of the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria in its good faith business judgment.  Unless Bank otherwise agrees in writing, Eligible Accounts shall not include:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(d)           Accounts billed and/or payable outside of the United States;

 

(e)           Accounts owing from an Account Debtor to the extent that Borrower is indebted or obligated in any manner to the Account Debtor (as creditor, lessor, supplier or otherwise - sometimes called “contra” accounts, accounts payable, customer deposits or credit accounts), with the exception of customary credits, adjustments and/or discounts given to an Account Debtor by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business;

 

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

 

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

 

(h)           Accounts owing from an Account Debtor, including Affiliates, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed 40% of all Accounts, for the amounts that exceed that percentage, unless Bank approves in writing;

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(t)           Accounts subject to chargebacks or others payment deductions taken by an Account Debtor (but only to the extent the chargeback is determined invalid and subsequently collected by Borrower);

 

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

 

(v)           Accounts for which Bank in its good faith business judgment determines collection to be doubtful..

 

“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory that meets all of a Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3 and is otherwise acceptable to Bank in all respects.

 

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

 

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

 

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.

 

“Exchange Act” is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“Exim Loan Agreement” is the Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement between Borrowers and Bank of even date.

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

“General Intangibles” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all Intellectual Property, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, payment intangibles, contract rights, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 12.3.

 

“Initial Audit” is Bank’s inspection of the Collateral, and Borrower’s Books with results satisfactory to Bank in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of a Borrower’s right, title, and interest in and to the following:

 

(a)           its Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;

 

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

 

(c)           any and all source code;

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

“Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, Borrowers’ consolidated interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of a Borrower, including, without limitation or duplication, all commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and charges with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and the net costs associated with interest rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all types).

 

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

 

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

 

“IP Agreement” is that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement executed and delivered by each Borrower to Bank dated as of the date hereof.

 

“Key Person” is any of Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, who are, as of the Effective Date, Richard Kurtz, Robin Risser and Jeff Anderson respectively.

 

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

 

“Liquidity Ratio” is (a) Borrowers’ unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents at Bank plus the net balance sheet billed Accounts divided by (b) Borrowers’ Indebtedness to Bank.

 

“Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the Perfection Certificates, any Bank Services Agreement, the IP Agreements, the Subordination Agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.

 

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

 

“Monthly Financial Statements” is defined in Section 6.2.

 

“Net Income” means, as calculated on a consolidated basis for Borrowers for any period as at any date of determination, the net profit (or loss), after provision for taxes, of Borrowers for such period taken as a single accounting period.

 

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

 

  

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

 

“Overadvance” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

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

 

“Payment” means all checks, wire transfers and other items of payment received by Bank (including proceeds of Accounts and payment of the Obligations in full) for credit to a Borrower’s outstanding Credit Extensions or, if the balance of the Credit Extensions has been reduced to zero, for credit to its deposit accounts.

 

“Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” is:

 

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

 

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

 

(c)           Subordinated Debt;

 

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

 

(e)           Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)           Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens; and

 

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

 

“Permitted Investments” are:

 

(a)           Investments (including, without limitation, Subsidiaries) existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;

 

(b)           Investments consisting of Cash Equivalents;

 

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

 

(d)           Investments consisting of deposit accounts in which Bank has a perfected security interest;

 

(e)           Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;

 

(f)           Investments in capital stock, partnership interest or other securities in a company in which the Borrower holds less than 20% of the voting control subject to an annual $300,000 limitation before the first anniversary of the Effective Date and $500,000 in the aggregate for the two years before the second anniversary (the baskets in this clause will be reduced by the amount of each Investment made, regardless of whether Borrower receives a distribution from that Investment or proceeds from any sale of that Investment).

 

  

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(g)           Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of a Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors;

 

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

 

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

 

(j)           other Investments not otherwise permitted by Section 7.7 not exceeding $250,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

 

“Permitted Liens” are:

 

(a)           Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

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

 

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

 

(d)           Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000 and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  

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 (h)           Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 8.4 and 8.7; and

 

(i)           Liens in favor of other financial institutions arising in connection with a Borrower’s deposit and/or securities accounts held at such institutions, provided that Bank has a first priority perfected security interest in the amounts held in such deposit and/or securities accounts.

 

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

 

“Prime Rate” is the United States prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal, even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Restricted License” is any material license with respect to which Borrower is the licensee for which a default under or termination of could interfere with the Bank’s right to sell any Collateral.

 

“Revolving Line” is an Advance or Advances in an amount equal to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) minus any Credit Extensions outstanding under the Exim Loan Agreement.

 

“Revolving Line Maturity Date” is the second anniversary of the Effective Date, as may be amended from time to time by mutual consent of Bank and Borrowers.

 

“Revolving Margin” is 0.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 1.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00, but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 1.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 2.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 2.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; 1.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 1.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than negative $500,000, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; and 1.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 3.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000.

 

  

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

 

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

 

“Settlement Date” is defined in Section 2.1.3.

 

“Streamline Period” is, on and after the Effective Date, provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the period (i) beginning on the first (1st) day of the month following the month in which Borrower has, as of the last day of the immediately preceding Subject Month, maintained a Liquidity Ratio of not less than 2.50:1.00, as determined by Bank, in its sole discretion (the “Streamline Threshold”); and (ii) ending on the earlier to occur of (A) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default; and (B) the first day thereafter in which Borrower fails to maintain the Streamline Threshold, as determined by Bank, in its sole discretion.  Upon the termination of a Streamline Period, Borrower must maintain the Streamline Threshold for one (1) month, as determined by Bank, in its sole discretion, prior to entering into a subsequent Streamline Period.  Borrower shall give Bank prior-written notice of Borrower’s intention to enter into any such Streamline Period

 

“Subordinated Debt” is indebtedness incurred by a Borrower subordinated to all of Borrower’s now or hereafter indebtedness to Bank (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank entered into between Bank and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Bank.

 

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

 

“Term Loan” is the term loan made under Section 2.1.2.

 

“Term Margin” is 1.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 1.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00, but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000; 2.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 3.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; 1.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than negative $1,000,000, and 3.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; and 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 3.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 4.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000.

 

  

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

 

“Transaction Report” is that certain report of transactions and schedule of collections in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

“Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

	
BORROWERS:

	 
	
ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC.

	 
	
By:

	  	  
	
Name:

	  	  
	
Title:

	  	  
	 	 	 
	
PICOMETRIX LLC

	 
	
By:

	  	  
	
Name:

	  	  
	
Title:

	  	  
	 	 	 
	
BANK:

	 
	
SILICON VALLEY BANK

	 
	
By:

	  	  
	
Name:

	  	  
	
Title:

	  	  

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT A – COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION

 

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

 

All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located provided however that the Intellectual Property of Picometrix, LLC covered under a Security Agreement as defined in the secured promissory notes dated May 2, 2005, as amended is not part of the initial collateral but is subject to a post closing obligation for the security interest to be released by the current debt holders upon payment by Borrower of the outstanding principal and interest due and for Borrower to grant Bank a security interest in these assets within sixty days of closing; and

 

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

 

Secured Party acknowledges that its security interest in certain Equipment will be second in priority to the security interest of any holder of a purchase money security interest permitted under clause (c) of the term “Permitted Lien”, as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement among Borrowers and Bank.

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT B – LOAN PAYMENT/ADVANCE REQUEST FORM

 

Deadline for same day processing is Noon Pacific Time

 

	
Fax To:

	
Date: _____________________

 

	
Loan Payment:

	  	  	  
	 	 	 	 
	
From Account #________________________________

	
To Account #__________________________________________________

	  	  
	
(Deposit Account #)

	
(Loan Account #)

	  	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Principal $____________________________________

	
and/or Interest $________________________________________________

	  	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Authorized Signature:____________________________

	
Phone Number:_________________________________________________

	 	  
	
Print Name/Title: _______________________________

	  	  	  
	 	 	 	 

 

	
Loan Advance:

	  	  	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Complete Outgoing Wire Request section below if all or a portion of the funds from this loan advance are for an outgoing wire.

	 
	
From Account #________________________________

	
To Account #__________________________________________________

	  	  
	
(Loan Account #)

	
(Deposit Account #)

	  	  
	
Amount of Advance $___________________________

	  	  	  
	 	 	 	 
	
All of each Borrower’s representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects on the date of the request for an advance; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date:

	 
	
Authorized Signature:____________________________

	Phone Number:____________________________________________	 	  
	
Print Name/Title:_______________________________

	  	  	  
	 	 	 	 

 

	
Outgoing Wire Request:

	 	 	 	 
	
Complete only if all or a portion of funds from the loan advance above is to be wired.

	 
	
Deadline for same day processing is noon, Pacific Time

	  	 	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Beneficiary Name:________________________________

	
Amount of Wire: $_____________________________

	 	  
	
Beneficiary Bank:_________________________________

	
Account Number:______________________________

	 	  
	
City and State:____________________________________

	  	 	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Beneficiary Bank Transit (ABA) #:_____________________

	
Beneficiary Bank Code (Swift, Sort, Chip, etc.):__________________

	 	  
	 	
(For International Wire Only)

	 	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Intermediary Bank:________________________________

	
Transit (ABA) #:_______________________________

	 	  
	
For Further Credit to:_______________________________

	  	 	  
	 	 	 	 
	
Special Instruction:_________________________________________

	  	 	  
	 	 	 	 

 

	
By signing below, I (we) acknowledge and agree that my (our) funds transfer request shall be processed in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreements(s) covering funds transfer service(s), which agreements(s) were previously received and executed by me (us).

	 
	
Authorized Signature: ___________________________

	
2nd Signature (if required): _______________________________________

	  	  
	
Print Name/Title: ______________________________

	
Print Name/Title: ______________________________________________

	  	  
	
Telephone #:___________________________________

	
Telephone #:  _________________________________________________

	  	  
	 	 	 	 

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT C – TRANSACTION REPORT

 

Transaction Report

 

[EXCEL spreadsheet to be provided separately from lending officer.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT D

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO:          SILICON VALLEY BANK                                                                                           Date:                                

FROM:   ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC. and PICOMETRIX, LLC

 

The undersigned authorized officer of ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC. and PICOMETRIX, LLC (collectively, “Borrowers”) certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between Borrowers and Bank (the “Agreement”):

 

(1) Borrowers are in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below; (2) there are no Events of Default; (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; (4) Borrowers, and each of their Subsidiaries, have timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrowers have timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrowers except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8 of the Agreement; and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrowers have not previously provided written notification to Bank.

 

Attached are the required documents supporting the certification.  The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.  The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrowers are not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

 

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

	  
	
Reporting Covenant

	
Required

	
Complies

	  	  	  
	
Transaction Report, A/R & A/P Agings

	
monthly within 15 days and with each Advance Request when in Streamline (weekly when not in Streamline)

	
Yes   No

	
Board projections

	
30 days prior to FYE

	
Yes   No

	
Monthly financial statements with Compliance Certificate

	
Within 30 days of fiscal month ends except for quarter ends which have 45 days

	
Yes   No

	
Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) with Compliance Certificate

	
FYE within 120 days

	
Yes   No

	
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K

	
Within 5 days after filing with SEC

	
Yes   No

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

 

 

 

	
Financial Covenant

	
Required

	
Actual

	
Complies

	  	  	  	  
	
Maintain on a Monthly Basis:

	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
Minimum Liquidity Ratio

Minimum EBITDA, monthly on trailing 6 month basis

	
2.25:1.0

	
___:1.0_______

	
Yes   No

	  	
($1,250,000) through 7/12

($1,000,000) through 9/12;

($750,000) through 12/12

($250,000) through 3/13

$1.00 thereafter

	  	  

 

  

  

  

 

The following financial covenant analys[is][es] and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.

 

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

 

 

API Pricing Matrix

 

	
Trailing 6 month EBITDA

	  	
≥$1 EBITDA

	
If <$1, but ≥

-$250k EBITDA

	
If <-$250k, but ≥

-$500k EBITDA

	
If <-$500k, but ≥

-$1,000,000 EBITDA

	
If <-$1,000,00 EBITDA

	
LQR≥3.0

	
P+50 bps

	
P+100 bps

	
P+150 bps

	
P+200 bps

	
P+250 bps

	
LQR <3.0≥2.50

	
P+125 bps

	
P+175 bps

	
P+225 bps

	
P+275 bps

	
P+325 bps

	
LQR <2.5

	
P+175 bps

	
P+225 bps

	
P+275 bps

	
P+325 bps

	
P+375 bps

 

 

Term Loan

 

	
Trailing 6 month EBITDA

	  	
≥$1 EBITDA

	
If <$1, but ≥

-$250k EBITDA

	
If <-$250k, but ≥

-$500k EBITDA

	
If <-$500k, but ≥

-$1,000,000 EBITDA

	
If <-$1,000,000 EBITDA

	
LQR≥3

	
P+100 bps

	
P+150 bps

	
P+200 bps

	
P+250 bps

	
P+300 bps

	
LQR <3≥2.50

	
P+175 bps

	
P+225 bps

	
P+275 bps

	
P+325 bps

	
P+375 bps

	
LQR <2.5

	
P+225 bps

	
P+275 bps

	
P+325 bps

	
P+375 bps

	
P+425 bps

 

ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC.

 

By: _______________________

Name: _____________________

Title: ______________________

 

PICOMETRIX, LLC

 

By: _______________________

Name: _____________________

Title: ______________________

  

  

  

 

Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate

 

Financial Covenant of Borrower

 

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

 

Dated:           ____________________

 

I.           Liquidity Ratio (Section 6.9(a))

 

Required:                      2.25:1.0

 

Actual:

 

	
A.

	
Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents at Bank

	
$           

 

	
B.

	
Net balance sheet billed A/R

	
$           

 

	
C.

	
Liquidity (line A plus line B)

	
$           

 

	
D.

	
Total Indebtedness to Bank

	
$           

 

	
E.

	
Liquidity Ratio (line C divided by line D)

	  

Is line C equal to or greater than 2.5 to1:00?

 

  No, not in compliance                                                                             Yes, in compliance

 

II.           EBITDA (Section 6.9(b))

 

Required:                      Monthly, on trailing 6 month basis

 

	
Period

	
EBITDA

	
Effective Date through July 31, 2012

	
($1,250,000)

	
August 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012

	
($1,000,000)

	
October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012

January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013

April 1, 2013 and thereafter

	
($750,000)

($250,000)

$1.00

 

Actual:

 

	
A.

	
Net Income

	
$           

 

	
B.

	
To the extent included in the determination of Net Income

	  
	  	
1.           The provision for income taxes

	
$           

 

	  	
2.           Depreciation expense

	
$           

 

	  	
3.           Amortization expense

	
$           

 

	  	
4.           Net Interest Expense

	
$           

 

 

  

  

  

 

	  	
5.           Non-cash stock compensation plus All other non-cash items including intangible asset writeoffs

	
$           

 

	  	
6.           Non-cash Warrant (income) or expense

	
($           )

 

	  	
7.           The sum of lines 1 through 5 plus or minus line 6

	
$           

 

	
C.

	
EBITDA (line A plus line B.7)

	  

 

Is line C equal to or greater than the amount specified in the chart?

 

_____ No, not in compliance                                                                           _____ Yes, in compliance

 

  

  

  

 

 

FORM OF

CORPORATE BORROWING CERTIFICATE

 

	
Borrower:

	
ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

	
Date:

	
Bank:

	
Silicon Valley Bank

	  

 

I hereby certify as follows, as of the date set forth above:

 

1.      I am the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other officer of the Borrower.   My title is as set forth below.

 

2.      Borrower’s exact legal name is set forth above.  Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of  .

 

3.      Attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of Borrower’s Articles/Certificate of Incorporation (including amendments), as filed with the Secretary of State of the state in which Borrower is incorporated as set forth in paragraph 1 above.  Such Articles/Certificate of Incorporation have not been amended, annulled, rescinded, revoked or supplemented, and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

4.      The following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by Borrower’s Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of such directors (or pursuant to a unanimous written consent or other authorized corporate action).  Such resolutions are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and have not been in any way modified, repealed, rescinded, amended or revoked, and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of revocation from Borrower.

 

Resolved, that any one of the following officers or employees of Borrower, whose names, titles and signatures are below, may act on behalf of Borrower:

 

	
Name

	 	
Title

	 	
Signature

	 	
Authorized to 

Add or Remove Signatories

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

Resolved Further, that any one of the persons designated above with a checked box beside his or her name may, from time to time, add or remove any individuals to and from the above list of persons authorized to act on behalf of Borrower.

 

Resolved Further, that such individuals may, on behalf of Borrower:

 

Borrow Money.  Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank ("Bank").

Execute Loan Documents.  Execute any loan documents Bank requires.

Grant Security.  Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower’s assets.

 

  

  

  

 

Negotiate Items.  Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.

Issue Warrants.  Issue warrants for Borrower's capital stock.

Further Acts.  Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they believe to be necessary to effectuate such resolutions.

 

Resolved Further, that all acts authorized by the above resolutions and any prior acts relating thereto are ratified.

 

5.      The persons listed above are Borrower's officers or employees with their titles and signatures shown next to their names.

 

	  	
By: 

	 	  
	  	
Name:

	 	  
	  	
Title:

	 	  

 

*** If the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other certifying officer executing above is designated by the resolutions set forth in paragraph 4 as one of the authorized signing officers, this Certificate must also be signed by a second authorized officer or director of Borrower.

 

I, the __________________________ of Borrower, hereby certify as to paragraphs 1 through 5 above, as of the date set forth above.

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By: 

	 	  
	  	
Name:

	 	  
	  	
Title:

	 	  

 

 

  

  

  

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BORROWING RESOLUTION

 

	
Borrower:

	
PICOMETRIX, LLC

	
Bank:

	
Silicon Valley Bank

 

WE THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby certify that ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC. ("Borrower"), is duly organized, existing and in good standing as a

 

  member-managed

  manager-managed

 

limited liability company under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Arizona, and that we are all of Borrower’s

  members

  managers

 

and that Borrower’s name shown above is the complete and correct name of Borrower.

 

We/ I certify that at a meeting of Borrower (or by other authorized company action) duly held the following resolutions were adopted:

 

It is resolved that any one of the following individuals, whose name, title and signature is below may act for Borrower and:

 

	
Name

	 	
Title

	 	
Signature

	 	
Authorized to 

Add or Remove Signatories

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

	  	 	  	 	  	 	
□

 

 

Borrow Money.  Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank ("Bank").

Execute Loan Documents.  Execute any loan documents Bank requires.

Grant Security.  Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower’s assets.

Negotiate Items.  Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.

Further Acts.  Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they think necessary to effectuate these Resolutions.

 

Further resolved that all acts authorized by these Resolutions and performed before they were adopted are ratified.

 

  

  

  

 

These Resolutions remain in effect and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of their revocation.

 

We/ I have read all the provisions of this Limited Liability Company Borrowing Resolution, and we on behalf of Borrower certify and agree to its terms.  This certificate is dated January ___, 2012.

 

	
______________________________________

 

______________________________________

  [print name]

 

	
______________________________________

 

______________________________________

  [print name]

 

	
______________________________________

 

______________________________________

  [print name]

	
______________________________________

 

______________________________________

  [print name]

  

  

  

 

PRO FORMA INVOICE FOR LOAN CHARGES

 

 

	
BORROWERS

	
ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC. and PICOMETRIX, LLC

	  
	 	 	 
	
LOAN OFFICER:

	
Tom Hertzberg

	  
	 	 	 
	
DATE:

	
January __, 2012

	  
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	  	
Loan Fee

	
$30,000

	  	
Legal Fees

	
$

	 	 	 
	  	
TOTAL FEE DUE

	
$

 

 

Please indicate the method of payment:

 

{   }           A check for the total amount is attached.

 

{   }           Debit DDA # __________________ for the total amount.

 

{   }           Loan proceeds

 

Borrowers:

 

By: ____________________________________

(Authorized Signer)

_______________________________________

Silicon Valley Bank                                           (Date)

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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (EX-IM LOAN FACILITY)

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (EX-IM LOAN FACILITY) (“EX-IM AGREEMENT”) dated as of January __, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Bank”), ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC., and PICOMETRIX, LLC (individually, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), provides the terms on which Bank will lend to Borrowers and Borrowers will repay Bank. The parties agree as follows:

 

1.           ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

 

Accounting terms not defined in this EX-IM Agreement will be construed following GAAP Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. The term “financial statements” includes the notes and schedules.  The terms “including” and “includes” always mean “including (or includes) without limitation” in this or any Loan Document.  This EX-IM Agreement shall be construed to impart upon Bank a duty to act reasonably at all times.

 

2.           LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

2.1           Promise to Pay.

 

Borrowers will pay Bank the unpaid principal amount of all EX-IM Advances and interest on the unpaid principal amount of the EX-IM Advances.

 

2.1.1           EX-IM Advances.

 

(a)           Bank will make EX-IM Advances not exceeding (i) the lesser of (x) the EX-IM Committed Line or (y) the Foreign Borrowing Base, minus (ii) the outstanding principal balance of any EX-IM Advances.  Amounts borrowed under this Section may be repaid and reborrowed during the term of this EX-IM Agreement.  The aggregate EX-IM Advances under this Agreement and Advances under the Domestic Loan Agreement may not in any case exceed the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 or (b) the sum of the Borrowing Base under the Domestic Loan Agreement and the Foreign Borrowing Base.  If at any time such aggregate exceeds such lesser amount, Borrowers shall immediately pay Bank the amount of such excess.

 

(b)           To obtain an EX-IM Advance, a Borrower must notify Bank by facsimile or telephone by 3:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Business Day the EX-IM Advance is to be made.  Such Borrower must promptly confirm the notification by delivering to Bank a completed Transaction Report attached as Exhibit B and submit purchase orders and Export Orders in connection with such EX-IM Advance. Bank will credit EX-IM Advances to Borrower’s deposit account.  Bank may make Credit Extensions under this EX-IM Agreement based on instructions from a Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without instructions if the Credit Extensions are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.  Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee. Borrowers will indemnify Bank for any loss suffered by Bank from that reliance.

 

(c)           The EX-IM Committed Line terminates on the EX-IM Maturity Date, when all EX-IM Advances and other amounts due under this EX-IM Agreement are immediately payable.

 

2.2           Overadvances.

 

If Borrowers’ Obligations under Section 2.1.1 exceed the lesser of either (i)  the EX-IM Committed Line or (ii) the Foreign Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately pay Bank the excess.

 

  

  

  

 

2.3           Interest Rate, Payments.

 

(a)           Interest Rate.  EX-IM Advances accrue interest on the outstanding principal balance at a floating per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus the Revolving Margin.  After an Event of Default, Obligations accrue interest at up to five percent (5%) above the rate effective immediately before the Event of Default. The interest rate increases or decreases when the Prime Rate changes.  Interest is computed on a 360 day year for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

(b)           Payments.  Interest due on the EX-IM Committed Line is payable on the first (1st) day of each month.  Bank may debit any of a Borrower’s deposit accounts including Account Number _______________________ for principal and interest payments or any amounts Borrower owes Bank.  Bank will notify Borrowers when it debits Borrower’s accounts.  These debits are not a set-off.  Payments received after 12:00 noon Pacific time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day.  When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment is due the next Business Day and additional fees or interest accrues.

 

2.4           Fees.

 

Borrowers shall pay:

 

(a)           Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses incurred through and after the date of this EX-IM Agreement (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) payable when due; and

 

(b)           EX-IM Bank Expenses.  On the Effective Date, EX-IM Bank Expenses incurred through the date hereof.

 

2.5           Use of Proceeds.

 

Borrowers will use the proceeds of the EX-IM Advances only for the purposes specified in the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.  Borrowers will not use the proceeds of the EX-IM Advances for any purpose prohibited by the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.

 

2.6           EX-IM Guarantee.

 

To facilitate the financing of EX-IM Eligible Foreign Accounts, the EX-IM Bank has agreed to guarantee the EX-IM Advances made under this EX-IM Agreement, pursuant to a Master Guarantee Agreement, Loan Authorization Agreement and (to the extent applicable) Delegated Authority Letter Agreement (collectively, the “EX-IM Guarantee”).  If, at any time after the EX-IM Guarantee has been entered into by Bank, for any reason other than due to any action or inaction of a Borrower under the EX-IM Guarantee, (a) the EX-IM Guarantee shall cease to be in full force and effect, or (b) if the EX-IM Bank declares the EX-IM Guarantee void or revokes any obligations thereunder or denies liability thereunder, and any Overadvance results from either of the foregoing, Bank shall provide notice of such Overadvance to Borrower, and Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of the excess to Bank.  If, at any time after the EX-IM Guarantee has been entered into by Bank, for any reason other than the one described in the foregoing sentence, (x) the EX-IM Guarantee shall cease to be in full force and effect, or (y) the EX-IM Bank declares the EX-IM Guarantee void or revokes any obligations thereunder or denies liability thereunder, any such event shall constitute an Event of Default under this EX-IM Agreement.  Nothing in any confidentiality agreement in this EX-IM Agreement or in any other agreement shall restrict Bank’s right to make disclosures and provide information to the EX-IM Bank in connection with the EX-IM Guarantee.

 

2.7           EX-IM Borrower Agreement.

 

Borrowers shall execute and deliver a Borrower Agreement, in the form specified by the EX-IM Bank (attached hereto as Annex A), in favor of Bank and the EX-IM Bank, together with an amendment thereto approved by the EX-IM Bank to conform certain terms of such Borrower Agreement to the terms of this EX-IM Agreement (as amended, the “EX-IM Borrower Agreement”).  When the EX-IM Borrower Agreement is entered into by Borrowers and the EX-IM Bank and delivered to Bank, this EX-IM Agreement shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.  From and after the time Borrowers and the EX-IM Bank have entered into the EX-IM Borrower Agreement and delivered the same to Bank, Borrowers shall perform all of the obligations and comply with all of the affirmative and negative covenants and all other terms and conditions set forth in the EX-IM Borrower Agreement as though the same were expressly set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the EX-IM Borrower Agreement (if then in effect) and the other terms of this EX-IM Agreement, whichever terms are more restrictive shall apply.  Borrowers acknowledge and agree that they have received a copy of the Loan Authorization Agreement which is referred to in the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.  If the EX-IM Borrower Agreement is entered into by Borrowers and the EX-IM Bank and delivered to Bank, Borrowers shall be bound by the terms of the Loan Authorization Agreement, including, without limitation, by any additions or revisions made prior to its execution on behalf of EX-IM Bank.  Upon the execution of the Loan Authorization Agreement by EX-IM Bank and Bank, it shall become an attachment to the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.  Borrowers shall reimburse Bank for all fees and all out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Bank with respect to the EX-IM Guaranty and the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, including without limitation all facility fees and usage fees, and Bank is authorized to debit any of a Borrower’s deposit accounts with Bank for such fees, costs and expenses when paid by Bank (which fees are included in the fee paid by Borrowers under the Domestic Loan Agreement).

 

  

2

  

 

3.           CONDITIONS OF LOANS

 

3.1           Conditions Precedent to Initial EX-IM Advance.

 

Bank’s obligation to make the initial EX-IM Advance is subject to the condition precedent that it receives the agreements, documents and fees it requires.

 

3.2           Conditions Precedent to all Advances.

 

Bank’s obligations to make each EX-IM Advance, including the initial EX-IM Advance, is subject to the following:

 

(a)            timely receipt of any export purchase order and an EX-IM Borrowing Base Certificate relating to the request;

 

(b)           receipt of a Transaction Report;

 

(c)           the representations and warranties in Section 5 must be materially true on the date of the Transaction Report and on the effective date of each EX-IM Advance and no Event of Default may have occurred and be continuing, or result from the EX-IM Advance. Each EX-IM Advance is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties of Section 5 remain true; and

 

(d)           the EX-IM Guarantee will be in full force and effect.

 

4.           CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

4.1           Grant of Security Interest.

 

Each Borrower grants Bank a continuing security interest in all presently existing and later acquired Collateral to secure all Obligations and performance of each of Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.  Except for Permitted Liens, any security interest will be a first priority security interest in the Collateral.  Bank may place a “hold” on any deposit account pledged as Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until 60 days after the Closing Date, Collateral shall not include any Intellectual Property of Picometrix, LLC in which a third party has a prior security interest as of the Closing Date.

 

4.2           Authorization to File.

 

Each Borrower authorizes Bank to file financing statements without notice to a Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions, as Bank deems appropriate, in order to perfect or protect Bank’s interest in the Collateral. Any Intellectual Property of Picometrix in which a third party has a security interest as of the Effective Date shall be made subject to Bank’s first priority security interest within sixty days after the Effective Date.

 

  

3

  

 

5.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

5.1           Domestic Loan Documents. 

 

The representations and warranties contained in the Domestic Loan Documents, which are incorporated into this EX-IM Agreement, are true and correct.

 

5.2           Accounts Receivable.

 

(a)           For each Account with respect to which EX-IM Advances are requested, on the date each EX-IM Advance is requested and made, such Account shall meet the Minimum EX-IM Foreign Eligibility Requirements, as the case may be, set forth in Section 13.1 below.

 

(b)           All statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing the Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and other documents, and all of Borrower’s Books are genuine and in all respects what they purport to be.  All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Account shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.  Borrower has no knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Account Debtor whose accounts are an EX-IM Eligible Account in any EX-IM Borrowing Base Certificate.  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Accounts are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

6.           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Borrower will do all of the following:

 

6.1           Domestic Loan Documents.

 

Borrower will comply with all the provisions of the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

6.2           EX-IM Insurance.

 

If required by Bank, Borrower will obtain, and pay when due all premiums with respect to, and maintain uninterrupted foreign credit insurance.  In addition, Borrower will execute in favor of Bank an assignment of proceeds of any insurance policy obtained by Borrower and issued by EX-IM Bank insuring against comprehensive commercial and political risk (the “EX-IM Bank Policy”).  The insurance proceeds from the EX-IM Bank Policy assigned or paid to Bank will be applied to the balance outstanding under this EX-IM Agreement. Borrower will immediately notify Bank and EX-IM Bank in writing upon submission of any claim under the EX-IM Bank Policy.  Then Bank will not be obligated to make any further Credit Extensions to Borrower without prior approval from EX-IM Bank.

 

6.3           Borrower Agreement.

 

Borrower will comply with all terms of the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.  If any provision of the EX-IM Borrower Agreement conflicts with any provision contained in this EX-IM Agreement, the more strict provision, with respect to the Borrower, will control.

 

  

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6.4           Terms of Sale.

 

Borrowers will, if required by EX-IM Bank or Bank, cause all sales of products on which the Credit Extensions are based to be (i) supported by one or more irrevocable letters of credit in an amount and of matter, naming a beneficiary and issued by a financial institution acceptable to Bank and negotiated by Bank, or (ii) for any Account which satisfies all of the requirements to constitute an EX-IM Eligible Foreign Account, but where the Accounts from the Buyer exceed forty percent (40%) of all Accounts, to obtain written preapproval from Bank and EX-IM Bank.

 

6.5           Reporting Requirements.

 

Borrower shall deliver all reports, certificates and other documents to Bank as provided in the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, including purchase orders and any other information that Bank and EX-IM Bank may reasonably request.  In addition, Borrower shall comply with the reporting requirements set forth in the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

6.6           Further Assurances.

 

Borrower will execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank requests to perfect or continue Bank’s security interest in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this EX-IM Agreement.

 

7.            NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

No Borrower will do any of the following:

 

7.1          Domestic Loan Documents.

 

Violate or fail to comply with the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

7.2           EX-IM Borrower Agreement.

 

Violate or fail to comply with any provision of the EX-IM Borrower Agreement.

 

7.3           EX-IM Agreement.

 

Take an action, or permit any action to be taken, that causes, or could be expected to cause, the EX-IM Guarantee to not be in full force and effect.

 

8.           EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Any one of the following is an Event of Default:

 

8.1           Payment Default.

 

If a Borrower fails to pay any of the Obligations within 3 days after their due date.  During the additional period the failure to cure the default is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);

 

8.2           Covenant Default.

 

If a Borrower violates any covenant in this EX-IM Agreement or in any of the Domestic Loan Documents or the EX-IM Borrower Agreement and such violation continues beyond any applicable cure period or an Event of Default occurs under this EX-IM Agreement or the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

  

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8.3           EX-IM Guarantee.

 

If the EX-IM Guarantee ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or if the EX-IM Bank declares the EX-IM Guarantee void or revokes any obligations under the EX-IM Guarantee.

 

9.           BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

9.1           Rights and Remedies.

 

When an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:

 

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

 

(b)           Stop advancing money or extending credit for a Borrower’s benefit under this EX-IM Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;

 

(c)           Settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with account debtors for amounts, on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable;

 

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

 

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

 

(f)           Ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral; and

 

(g)           Dispose of the Collateral according to the Code.

 

9.2           Power of Attorney.

 

Effective only when an Event of Default occurs and continues, each Borrower irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney to:  (i) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (ii) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against account debtors, (iii) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower’s insurance policies; (iv) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with account debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; and (v) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits.  Bank may exercise the power of attorney to sign Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred.  Bank’s appointment as such Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Bank’s obligation to provide EX-IM Advances terminates.

 

9.3           Accounts Collection.

 

When an Event of Default occurs and continues, Bank may notify any Person owing a Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in the funds and verify the amount of the Account.  Borrower must collect all payments in trust for Bank and, if requested by Bank, immediately deliver the payments to Bank in the form received from the account debtor, with proper endorsements for deposit.

 

  

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9.4           Bank Expenses.

 

If a Borrower fails to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons Bank may make all or part of the payment or obtain insurance policies required in Section 6.5 of the Domestic Loan Agreement, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.  Any amounts paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then applicable rate and secured by the Collateral.  No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.

 

9.5           Bank’s Liability for Collateral.

 

If Bank complies with reasonable banking practices it is not liable for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other person.  Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.

 

9.6           Remedies Cumulative.

 

Bank’s rights and remedies under this EX-IM Agreement, the Loan Documents, and all other agreements are cumulative.  Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election, and Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence. No waiver is effective unless signed by Bank and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it was given.

 

9.7           Demand Waiver.

 

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

 

9.8           EX-IM Direction.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, EX-IM Bank shall have right to (i) direct Bank to exercise the remedies specified in Section 9.1 and (ii) request that Bank accelerate the maturity of any other loans to a Borrower.

 

9.9           EX-IM Notification.

 

Bank has the right to immediately notify EX-IM Bank in writing if it has knowledge of any of the following events:  (1) any failure to pay any amount due under this EX-IM Agreement; (2) the Foreign Borrowing Base is less than the sum of the outstanding Credit Extensions; (3) any failure to pay when due any amount payable to Bank under any Loan owing by Borrower to Bank; (4) the filing of an action for debtor’s relief by, against or on behalf of Borrower; (5) any threatened or pending material litigation against Borrower, or any dispute involving a Borrower.

 

If Bank sends a notice to EX-IM Bank, Bank has the right to send EX-IM Bank a written report on the status of events covered by the notice every 30 days after the date of the original notification, until Bank files a claim with EX-IM Bank or the defaults have been cured (but no EX-IM Advances may be required during the cure period unless EX-IM Bank gives its written approval).  If directed by EX-IM Bank, Bank will have the right to exercise any rights it may have against the Borrower to demand the immediate repayment of all amount outstandings under the EX-IM Loan Documents.

 

10.           NOTICES

 

All notices or demands by any party about this EX-IM Agreement or any other related agreement must be in writing and be personally delivered or sent by an overnight delivery service, by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by telefacsimile to the addresses set forth below.  A Party may change its notice address by giving the other Party written notice.

 

  

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If to a Borrower:

	
c/o Advanced Photonix, Inc.

	  	
2925 Boardwalk

	  	
Ann Arbor, MI  48104

	  	
Attn:  ________________________________

	  	
Fax:  ________________________________

	  	
Email: _______________________________

	 	 
	
If to Bank:

	
Silicon Valley Bank

	  	
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 600

	  	
Broomfield, CO  80021

	  	
Attn:  Tom Herzberg

	  	
Fax:  (303) 469-9088

	  	
Email:  thertzberg@svb.com

 

11.           CHOICE OF LAW , VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Borrowers and Bank submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this EX-IM Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank.  Borrowers submit and consent in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court.  Borrowers waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to a Borrower at the address set forth in Section 10 of this EX-IM Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of a Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

 

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

 

WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in Santa Clara County, California; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court.  The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 through 645.1, inclusive.  The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers.  All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed.  If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court for such relief.  The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings.  The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings.  The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and order applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge.  The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure § 644(a).  Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies.  The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

 

  

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12.           GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

12.1         Successors and Assigns.

 

This EX-IM Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party.  A Borrower may not assign this EX-IM Agreement or any rights under it without Bank’s prior written consent which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion.  Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to a Borrower, to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights and benefits under this EX-IM Agreement.

 

12.2        Indemnification.

 

Borrowers will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bank and its officers, employees, and agents against:  (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Bank Expenses incurred, or paid by Bank from, following, or consequential to transactions between Bank and Borrower (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), except for losses caused by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

12.3        Time of Essence.

 

Time is of the essence for the performance of all obligations in this EX-IM Agreement.

 

12.4        Severability of Provision.

 

Each provision of this EX-IM Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

 

12.5           Amendments in Writing, Integration.

 

All amendments to this EX-IM Agreement must be in writing.  This EX-IM Agreement represents the entire agreement about this subject matter, and supersedes prior negotiations or agreements.  All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this EX-IM Agreement merge into this EX-IM Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

12.6           Counterparts.

 

This EX-IM Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, are an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

 

12.7           Survival.

 

All covenants, representations and warranties made in this EX-IM Agreement continue in full force while any Obligations remain outstanding.  The obligations of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank will survive until all statutes of limitations for actions that may be brought against Bank have run.

 

  

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12.8           Coborrowers.  The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement.  The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arm’s-length contract. Either Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions.  Each Borrower appoints the other as agent for the other for all purposes hereunder, including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions.  Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions, regardless of which such Borrower actually receives such Credit Extension, as if each Borrower hereunder directly received all Advances.  Each Borrower waives (a) any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law, including, without limitation, the benefit of California Civil Code Section 2815 permitting revocation as to future transactions and the benefit of California Civil Code Sections 1432, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2839, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, and 2899 and 3433, and (b) any right to require Bank to: (i) proceed against any Borrower or any other person; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy.  Bank may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or non-judicial sale) without affecting any Borrower’s liability.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other related document, each Borrower irrevocably waives all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating such Borrower to the rights of Bank under this Agreement) to seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Borrower, or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by a Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by a Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.  Any agreement providing for indemnification, reimbursement or any other arrangement prohibited under this Section shall be null and void.  If any payment is made to a Borrower in contravention of this Section, such Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Bank and such payment shall be promptly delivered to Bank for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

12.9           EX-IM Borrower Agreement; Cross-Collateralization; Cross-Default; Conflicts.

 

This EX-IM Agreement, the Domestic Loan Agreement and the EX-IM Borrower Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and all rights and remedies under this EX-IM Agreement, the Domestic Loan Agreement and the EX-IM Borrower Agreement are cumulative.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all “Collateral” as defined in this EX-IM Agreement, the Domestic Loan Agreement and as defined in the EX-IM Borrower Agreement shall secure all EX-IM Advances and all interest thereon, and all other Obligations.  Any Event of Default under this EX-IM Agreement shall also constitute an Event of Default under the EX-IM Borrower Agreement and the Domestic Loan Agreement; any Event of Default under the Domestic Loan Agreement shall also constitute an Event of Default under the EX-IM Borrower Agreement and this EX-IM Agreement; and any Event of Default under the EX-IM Borrower Agreement shall also constitute an Event of Default under this EX-IM Agreement and the Domestic Loan Agreement.  In the event Bank assigns its rights under this EX-IM Agreement, the Domestic Loan Agreement, or the EX-IM Borrower Agreement and/or under any note evidencing EX-IM Advances, to any third party, including, without limitation, the EX-IM Bank, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, Bank shall have the right (but not any obligation), in its sole discretion, to allocate and apportion Collateral to the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, the Domestic Loan Agreement and/or note assigned and to specify the priorities of the respective security interests in such Collateral between itself and the assignee, all without notice to or consent of the Borrower.  Should any term of this EX-IM Agreement conflict with any term of the Domestic Loan Agreement or the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, the more restrictive term in such agreements shall govern Borrower.

 

13.           DEFINITIONS

 

13.1           Definitions.

 

Except as otherwise defined, terms that are capitalized in this EX-IM Agreement will have the same meaning assigned in the Domestic Loan Documents.  In this EX-IM Agreement:

 

“Collateral” is the property described on Exhibit A.

 

“Credit Extension” is any EX-IM Advance, or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrower’s benefit under this EX-IM Agreement.

 

  

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“Domestic Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith.

 

“Domestic Loan Documents” the Domestic Loan Agreement and any other agreement entered into in connection with the Domestic Loan Agreement, between Borrower and Bank.

 

“EX-IM Advance” or “EX-IM Advances” is a loan advance (or advances) under the EX-IM Committed Line.

 

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

 

“EX-IM Bank Expenses” are all audit fees and expenses; reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the EX-IM Loan Documents (including appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) and the fees that the Bank pays to the EX-IM Bank in consideration of the issuance of the EX-IM Guarantee.

 

“EX-IM Borrower Agreement” is defined in Section 2.7.

 

“EX-IM Committed Line” is an EX-IM Advance or EX-IM Advances of up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).

 

“EX-IM Foreign Eligibility Period” is defined in the term “Eligible Foreign Accounts.”

 

“EX-IM Eligible Foreign Accounts” means Accounts arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business from Non-U.S. Account Debtors and that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.2 and conform in all respects to the EX-IM Borrower Agreement, and either (a) are guaranteed by EX-IM Bank, less any deductible; (b) are supported by letter(s) of credit acceptable to Bank; (c) are owing from an Account Debtor whose principal place of business is located in Canada (provided that Bank has perfected its security interest in such Account to Bank’s satisfaction), or (d) that Bank approves in writing.  The following are the minimum requirements (the “Minimum EX-IM Foreign Eligibility Requirements”) for an Account to be an EX-IM Eligible Foreign Account.  An Account that is described by any of the following (a) through (x) will not be an EX-IM Eligible Foreign Account:

 

a.         that does not arise from the sale of Items in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business;

 

	
b.

	
that is not subject to a valid, perfected, and enforceable first priority security interest in favor of the Bank;

 

	
c.

	
as to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in the Loan Documents relating to such Receivable has been breached;

 

	
d.

	
that is not owned by the Borrower or is subject to any right, claim, or interest of another party other than the Lien in favor of the Bank;

 

e.         with respect to which an invoice has not been sent;

 

	
f.

	
generated by the sale or provision of defense articles or services, subject to exceptions approved in writing by Ex-Im Bank;

 

	
g.

	
that is due and payable from a military Buyer, subject to exceptions approved in writing by Ex-Im Bank;

 

	
h.

	
that is due and payable from a foreign Buyer located in a country with which Ex- Im Bank is legally prohibited from doing business as set forth in the current Country Limitation Schedule.  (Note: If the Borrower has knowledge that an export to a country in which Ex-Im Bank may do business, as set forth in the current Country Limitation Schedule, will be re-exported to a country with which Ex-Im Bank is legally prohibited from doing business, the corresponding receivables (or a pro-rata portion thereof) are not eligible for inclusion in the Export-Related Borrowing Base.);

 

i.         that does not comply with the requirements of the Country Limitation Schedule;

 

  

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j.

	
that by its original terms is due and payable more than one-hundred-eighty (180) days from the date of invoice;

 

	
k.

	
that is not paid within sixty (60) calendar days from its original due date unless insured through Ex-Im Bank (or other acceptable) export credit insurance for comprehensive commercial and political risk, in which case ninety (90) calendar days shall apply;

 

	
l.

	
that arises from a sale of goods to or performance of services for an employee, stockholder, or subsidiary of the Borrower, intra-company receivables or any receivable from a stockholder, any person or entity with a controlling interest in the Borrower or which shares common controlling ownership with the Borrower;

 

	
m.

	
that is backed by a letter of credit where the Items covered by the subject letter of credit have not yet been shipped, or where the covered services have not yet provided;

 

	
n.

	
that the Bank or Ex-Im Bank, in its reasonable judgment, deem uncollectible or unacceptable; this category includes, but is not limited to, finance charges or late charges imposed on the foreign buyer by the Borrower as a result of the foreign buyer’s past due status;

 

o.         that is denominated in non-U.S. currency, unless pre-approved in writing by Ex-Im Bank;

 

p.         that does not comply with the terms of sale as set forth by Ex-Im Bank;

 

	
q.

	
that is due and payable from a Buyer who becomes unable to pay its debts or whose ability to pay its debts becomes questionable;

 

	
r.

	
that arises from a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment, or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by chattel paper;

 

	
s.

	
for which the Items giving rise to such Accounts Receivable have not been shipped to the Buyer or when the Items are services, such services have not been performed or when the Export Order specifies a timing for invoicing the Items other than shipment or performance and the Items have not been invoiced in accordance with such terms of the Export Order, or the Accounts Receivable do not otherwise represent a final sale;

 

	
t.

	
that is subject to any offset, deduction, defense, dispute, or counterclaim, or the Buyer is also a creditor or supplier of the Borrower, or the Account Receivable is contingent in any respect or for any reason;

 

	
u.

	
for which the Borrower has made any agreement with the Buyer for any deduction therefrom, except for discounts or allowances made in the ordinary course of business for prompt payment;

 

	
v.

	
for which any of the Items giving rise to such Account Receivable have been returned, rejected, or repossessed;

 

w.         that arises from the sale of Items that do not meet 50% U.S. Content requirements;

 

x.         that is deemed to be ineligible by Ex-Im Bank.

 

 

Bank reserves the right at any time after the Effective Date to adjust the Minimum EX-IM Foreign Eligibility Requirements in its good faith business judgment and establish new criteria to determine the foregoing.

 

“EX-IM Eligible Inventory” is Inventory consisting of Eligible Inventory in any Transaction Report, such Inventory (i) consists of raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, in good, new, and salable condition, which is not perishable, returned, consigned, obsolete, not sellable, damaged, or defective, and is not comprised of demonstrative or custom inventory, works in progress, packaging or shipping materials, or supplies; (ii) meets all applicable governmental standards; (iii) has been manufactured in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act; (iv) is not subject to any Liens, except the first priority Liens granted or in favor of Bank under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (v) is located at the locations identified by Borrower in the Perfection Certificate where it maintains Inventory (or at any location permitted under Section 7.2 of the Domestic Loan Agreement); and (vi) is otherwise acceptable to Bank.

 

  

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“EX-IM Guarantee” is that certain Master Guarantee Agreement or other agreement, as amended from time to time, the terms of which are incorporated into this EX-IM Agreement.

 

“EX-IM Loan Documents” means that certain Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement (“EX-IM Loan Agreement”), any note or notes executed by Borrower or any other agreement entered into in connection with this EX-IM Loan Agreement, pursuant to which EX-IM Bank guarantees Borrower’s obligations under this EX-IM Agreement.

 

“EX-IM Maturity Date” is January __, 2013.

 

“Export Order” is a written export order or contract for the purchase by the buyer from the Borrower of any finished goods or services which are intended for export.

 

“Foreign Borrowing Base” means the sum of (i) ninety percent (90%) of EX-IM Eligible Foreign Accounts denominated in United States Dollars or hedged Foreign Currencies plus (ii) seventy percent (70%) of EX-IM Eligible Foreign Accounts that are not denominated in United States Dollars or hedged Foreign Currencies plus (iii) the lesser of (A) $500,000 or (B) 65% of Eligible Export Inventory (provided the Export Inventory outstanding shall at no time exceed 60% of the combined outstanding of Export Foreign Accounts and Export Inventory), as determined in all cases by Bank from Borrower’s most recent Transaction Report; provided, however, that Bank may decrease the foregoing percentage in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect Collateral.

 

“Loan Documents” are, collectively, this EX-IM Agreement, the Domestic Loan Documents, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower in connection with this EX-IM Agreement or the Domestic Loan Documents, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this EX-IM Agreement or the Domestic Loan Documents, all as amended, extended or restated.

 

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

 

“Obligations” are debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, including letters of credit and exchange contracts and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank and the Obligations of Borrower under the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

“Revolving Margin” is 0.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 1.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00, but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 1.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 2.0% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 2.5% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; 1.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 1.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than negative $500,000, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.5 but less than 3.0 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000; and 1.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is greater than or equal to $1.00, 2.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than $1.00 but greater than or equal to negative $250,000, 2.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $250,000 but greater than or equal to negative $500,000, 3.25% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $500,000 but greater than or equal to negative $1,000,000, and 3.75% when the Liquidity Ratio is less than 2.5 and trailing 6 month EBITDA is less than negative $1,000,000.

 

  

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“Schedule” is any attached schedule of exceptions.

 

“Transaction Report” is that certain report of transactions and schedule of collections in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this EX-IM Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWERS:

ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

By: _____________________________

Title: ____________________________

PICOMETRIX LLC

By: _____________________________

Title: ____________________________

BANK:

SILICON VALLEY BANK

By: _____________________________

Title: ____________________________

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, until 60 days after the Closing Date, Collateral shall not include any Intellectual Property of Picometrix, LLC in which a third party has a prior security interest as of the Closing Date.

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

Transaction Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Ex-Im Loan and Security Agreement]

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