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Exhibit 10.20

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of August 25, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) is between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (“Bank”), and AEHR TEST SYSTEMS, a California corporation (“Borrower”), and provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrower, and Borrower shall repay Bank.  The parties agree as follows:

 

1           ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

 

Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP.  Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP; provided that if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower or Bank shall so request, Borrower and Bank shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided, further, that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) Borrower shall provide Bank financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13 of this Agreement.  All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.

 

2           LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

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

 

2.1.1           Financing of Accounts

 

(a)           Availability.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Borrower may request that Bank finance Eligible Accounts.  At all times when Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible (as hereinafter defined), Bank may, in its good faith business discretion in each instance, finance specific Eligible Accounts by extending credit to Borrower in an amount equal to the result of the Advance Rate multiplied by the face amount of the Eligible Account.   At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower may request that Bank finance Eligible Accounts on an aggregate basis.  Bank shall finance Eligible Accounts on an aggregate basis by extending credit to Borrower in an amount not to exceed the result of the Advance Rate multiplied by the aggregate face amount of the Eligible Accounts (the “Borrowing Base”).  Bank may, in its sole discretion, change the percentage of the Advance Rate for a particular Eligible Account on a case by case basis.  When Bank finances an Eligible Account (an “Advance”), the Eligible Account becomes a “Financed Receivable.”

 

(b)           Maximum Advances.   At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, the aggregate principal amount of the Advances shall not exceed the lesser of (i) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) or (ii) the amount available under the Borrowing Base.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, the aggregate face amount of all Financed Receivables outstanding at any time may not exceed the Facility Amount. In addition and notwithstanding the foregoing, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Advances outstanding, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Exim Advances outstanding, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of Exim Inventory Advances outstanding, may not, at any time, exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).

 

(c)           Borrowing Procedure.  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, Borrower must deliver to Bank an Invoice Transmittal executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee for each Eligible Account it offers, or if Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower shall instead deliver a Payment/Advance Form executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee, together with a Borrowing Base Certificate.  Bank may rely on information set forth in or provided with each Invoice Transmittal and Payment/Advance Form. In addition, upon Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Bank any contracts, purchase orders, or other underlying supporting documentation with respect to each Eligible Account.

 

  

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(d)           End of Borrowing Base Eligible Status.  On any day that Borrower is no longer Borrowing Base Eligible all outstanding Advances must be supported by specific Eligible Accounts.  Borrower shall deliver to Bank, as soon as possible, but in no event more than one (1) Business Day after Borrower is no longer Borrowing Base Eligible, an Invoice Transmittal and a Payment/Advance Form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E containing detailed invoice reporting, signed by a Responsible Officer together with a current accounts receivable aging and a copy of each invoice, all in accordance with Section 6.2 hereof and subject to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.1.1 hereof, each such Eligible Account financed shall thereafter be deemed to be a Financed Receivable for purposes of this Agreement.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, if the outstanding principal amount of the Advances exceeds the amount of Advances available against Eligible Accounts (as determined by Bank), Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank the excess and, in connection with same, hereby irrevocably authorizes Bank to debit any account of Borrower maintained by Borrower with Bank or any of Bank’s Affiliates for the amount of such excess.

 

(e)           Credit Quality; Confirmations.  Bank may, at its option, conduct a credit check of the Account Debtor for each Account requested by Borrower for financing hereunder to approve any such Account Debtor’s credit before agreeing to finance such Account.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may also verify directly with the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts (including confirmations of Borrower’s representations in Section 5.3 of this Agreement) by means of mail, telephone or otherwise, either in the name of Borrower or Bank from time to time in its sole discretion.

 

(f)           Accounts Notification/Collection.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may notify any Account Debtor of Bank’s security interest in the Borrower’s Accounts and verify and/or collect them.

 

(g)           Early Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Maturity Date as follows: (i) by Borrower, effective three Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank; or (ii) by Bank at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, without notice, effective immediately.  If this Agreement is terminated (A) by Bank in accordance with clause (ii) in the foregoing sentence, or (B) by Borrower for any reason, Borrower shall pay to Bank a non refundable termination fee in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of months (rounded up to the nearest whole month) remaining until the Maturity Date, times (y) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) (the “Early Termination Fee”).  The Early Termination Fee shall be due and payable on the effective date of such termination and thereafter shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank agrees to waive the Early Termination Fee if Bank closes on the refinance and re-documentation of this Agreement under another division of Bank (in its sole and exclusive discretion) prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(h)           Maturity.  This Agreement shall terminate and all Obligations outstanding hereunder shall be immediately due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.

 

(i)           Suspension of Advances.  Borrower’s ability to request that Bank finance Eligible Accounts hereunder will terminate if, in Bank’s sole discretion, there has been a material adverse change in the general affairs, management, results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or the prospect of repayment of the Obligations, or there has been any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the most recent business plan of Borrower presented to and accepted by Bank prior to the Effective Date.

 

(j)           Overadvances.  If, at any time during which Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances exceeds the lesser of either (a) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) minus the aggregate amount of Exim Advances and Exim Inventory Advances outstanding, or (b) the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such excess.

 

2.2           Collections, Finance Charges, Remittances and Fees.   The Obligations shall be subject to the following fees and Finance Charges.  Unpaid fees and Finance Charges may, in Bank’s discretion, accrue interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Obligations.

 

  

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2.3           Collections. When Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Collections will be credited to Borrower’s operating account (for the avoidance of doubt, all Collections shall be directed to the Lockbox in accordance with Section 2.9 below, even when Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible).  When Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, (i) Collections will be credited to the Financed Receivable Balance for such Financed Receivable and (ii) if Bank receives a payment for both a Financed Receivable and a non-Financed Receivable, the funds will first be applied to the Financed Receivable and the excess will be remitted to Borrower, subject to Section 2.9 of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply Collections to the Obligations in any order it chooses.

 

2.4           Facility Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable facility fee of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) is due upon the Effective Date (the “Facility Fee”).

 

2.5           Finance Charges. In computing Finance Charges on the Obligations under this Agreement, all Collections received by Bank shall be deemed applied by Bank on account of the Obligations upon receipt of the Collections.  When Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will pay a finance charge (the “Finance Charge”) on the Financed Receivable Balance which is equal to the Applicable Rate divided by three hundred sixty (360) multiplied by the number of days each such Financed Receivable is outstanding multiplied by the outstanding Financed Receivable Balance. At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will pay a Finance Charge on the unpaid principal balance of the Advances which is equal to the Applicable Rate divided by the Advance Rate divided by three hundred sixty (360) multiplied by the number of days each such Advance is outstanding multiplied by the unpaid principal balance of such Advance.  At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible the Finance Charge shall be payable monthly on the first day of each month.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, the Finance Charge is payable when the Advance made based on such Financed Receivable is repaid in accordance with Section 2.12 of this Agreement.  Immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Applicable Rate will increase an additional five percent (5.0%) per annum.

 

2.6           Collateral Handling Fee. At all times that Borrower’s Net Cash is equal to or greater than Zero Dollars ($0.00), Borrower shall not pay any Collateral Handling Fee (as hereinafter defined).  At all other times, Borrower shall pay to Bank a Collateral Handling Fee equal to two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) per Reconciliation Period of the Financed Receivable Balance for each Financed Receivable outstanding based upon a three hundred sixty (360) day year (the “Collateral Handling Fee”).  The Collateral Handling Fee is charged on a daily basis and is equal to the Collateral Handling Fee divided by thirty (30), multiplied by the number of days each such Financed Receivable is outstanding, multiplied by the outstanding Financed Receivable Balance.  The Collateral Handling Fee is payable when the Advance made based on such Financed Receivable is repaid in accordance with Section 2.12 of this Agreement.  In computing Collateral Handling Fees under this Agreement, all Collections received by Bank shall be deemed applied by Bank on account of Obligations upon receipt of the Collections.  Immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Collateral Handling Fee will increase an additional 0.50%.

2.7           Accounting.  After each Reconciliation Period, Bank will provide Borrower with an accounting of the transactions for that Reconciliation Period, including the amount of all Financed Receivables, all Collections, Adjustments, Finance Charges, Collateral Handling Fees and the Facility Fee.  If Borrower does not object to the accounting in writing within thirty (30) days it shall be considered accurate.  All Finance Charges and other interest and fees are calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed.

 

2.8           Deductions.  Bank may deduct fees, Bank Expenses, Finance Charges, Collateral Handling Fees, Advances which become due pursuant to Section 2.12 of this Agreement, and other amounts due pursuant to this Agreement from any Advances made or Collections received by Bank.

 

2.9           Lockbox; Account Collection Services

 

(a)           Borrower shall direct each Account Debtor (and each depository institution where proceeds of Accounts are on deposit) to remit payments with respect to the Accounts to a lockbox account established with Bank or to wire transfer payments to a cash collateral account that Bank controls (collectively, the “Lockbox”).  It will be considered an immediate Event of Default if the Lockbox is not established and operational within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date and at all times thereafter.

 

  

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(b)           Until such Lockbox is established, the proceeds of the Accounts shall be paid by the Account Debtors to an address consented to by Bank.  Upon receipt by Borrower of any proceeds of Accounts, Borrower shall immediately transfer and deliver same to Bank, along with a detailed cash receipts journal.

 

(c)           During any period when Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, provided no Event of Default exists or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of Default, Bank will promptly turn over to Borrower the proceeds of all the Accounts.  During any period when Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, provided no Event of Default exists or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of Default, within three (3) days of receipt of any proceeds of the Accounts by Bank (whether received by Bank in the Lockbox, directly from Borrower, or otherwise), Bank will turn over to Borrower such proceeds other than (i) Collections applied by Bank pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement, and (ii) such proceeds which shall be used by Bank to repay any other amounts due to Bank, such as the Finance Charge, the Facility Fee, Collateral Handling Fee, and Bank Expenses; provided, however, Bank may hold any proceeds of the Accounts (whether received by Bank in the Lockbox, directly from Borrower, or otherwise and whether or not in respect of Financed Receivables) as a reserve until the end of the applicable Reconciliation Period if Bank, in its discretion, determines that other Financed Receivable(s) may no longer qualify as an Eligible Account at any time prior to the end of the subject Reconciliation Period.  All monies applied to the Obligations shall be applied in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.3 above.

 

(d)           This Section 2.9 does not impose any affirmative duty on Bank to perform any act other than as specifically set forth herein.  All Accounts and the proceeds thereof are Collateral, and if an Event of Default occurs, Bank may, without notice, apply the proceeds of such Accounts to the Obligations.

 

2.10           Bank Expenses.  Borrower shall pay all Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due.

 

2.11           Good Faith Deposit.  Borrower has paid to Bank a deposit of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) (the “Good Faith Deposit”) to initiate Bank’s due diligence review process.  The Good Faith Deposit will be applied to the Facility Fee on the Effective Date.

 

2.12           Repayment of Obligations; Adjustments

 

2.12.1           Repayment.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will repay each Advance on the earliest of: (a) the date on which payment is received of the Financed Receivable with respect to which the Advance was made, (b) the date on which the Financed Receivable is no longer an Eligible Account, (c) the date on which any Adjustment is asserted to the Financed Receivable (but only to the extent of the Adjustment if the Financed Receivable otherwise remains an Eligible Account), (d) the date on which there is a breach of any representation or warranty in Section 5.3 of this Agreement or of any covenant in the Loan Documents, or (e) the Maturity Date (including any early termination).  Each payment will also include all accrued Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees with respect to such Advance and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will repay each Advance on the earliest of: (a) the date on which there is a breach of any warranty or representation set forth in Section 5.3, (b) the Maturity Date (including any early termination), or (c) to the extent required under Section 2.1.1(d).

 

2.12.2           Repayment on Event of Default.  When there is an Event of Default, Borrower will, if Bank demands (or, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.5 of this Agreement, immediately without notice or demand from Bank) repay all of the Obligations.  The demand may, at Bank’s option, include the Advance for each Financed Receivable then outstanding and all accrued Finance Charges, the Early Termination Fee, Collateral Handling Fee, attorneys’ and professional fees, court costs and expenses, Bank Expenses and any other Obligations.

 

2.12.3           Debit of Accounts.   Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts for payments or any amounts Borrower owes Bank hereunder.  Bank shall promptly notify Borrower when it debits Borrower’s accounts.  These debits shall not constitute a set-off.

 

  

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2.13           Power of Attorney.  Borrower irrevocably appoints Bank and its successors and assigns as attorney-in-fact and authorizes Bank and its successor and assigns, to: (a) following the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) sell, assign, transfer, pledge, compromise, or discharge all or any part of the Financed Receivables; (ii) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for monies due and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case or proceeding about the Financed Receivables, including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank’s or Borrower’s name, as Bank chooses; and (iii) prepare, file and sign Borrower’s name on any notice, claim, assignment, demand, draft, or notice of or satisfaction of lien or mechanics’ lien or similar document; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) notify all Account Debtors to pay Bank directly; (ii) receive, open, and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower; (iii) endorse Borrower’s name on checks or other instruments (to the extent necessary to pay amounts owed pursuant to any of the Loan Documents); and (iv) execute on Borrower’s behalf any instruments, documents, financing statements to perfect Bank’s interests in the Financed Receivables and Collateral and do all acts and things necessary or prudent, as determined solely and exclusively by Bank, to protect or preserve, Bank’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, as directed by Bank.

 

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)          the Loan Documents;

 

(b)          the SVB Control Agreement and any other Control Agreements required by Bank;

 

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

 

(d)          the completed and executed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrower;

 

(e)          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;

 

(f)          the Perfection Certificate of Borrower, together with the duly executed original signature thereto;

 

(g)          a copy of its Investors’ Rights Agreement and any amendments thereto;

 

(h)          evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies required by Section 6.4 of this Agreement are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank; and

 

(i)          payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.10 of this Agreement.

 

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

 

(a)           receipt of the Invoice Transmittal or Payment/Advance Form, as applicable;

 

(b)           Bank shall have (at its option) conducted the confirmations and verifications as described in Section 2.1.1(e) of this Agreement; and

 

  

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(c)           each of the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete on the date of the Invoice Transmittal and on the effective date of each Credit Extension 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.

 

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

 

4           CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

4.1           Grant of Security Interest.  Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.  Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein shall be and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens.  If Borrower shall at any time acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

 

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

 

4.2           Authorization to File Financing Statements.  Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder.

 

5           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

5.1           Due Organization and Authorization.  Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are duly existing and in good standing as Registered Organizations in their respective jurisdictions of formation and are qualified and licensed to do business and are in good standing in any other jurisdiction in which the conduct of their respective business or ownership of property requires that they 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 (the “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, corporate structure, organizational 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).

 

  

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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 such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound.  Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could 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.  All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

 

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 are currently being maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

 

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           Financed Receivables.  Borrower represents and warrants for each Financed Receivable:

 

(a)           Such Financed Receivable is an Eligible Account;

 

(b)           Borrower is the owner of and has the legal right to sell, transfer, assign and encumber such Financed Receivable;

 

(c)           The correct amount is on the Invoice Transmittal and is not disputed;

 

(d)           Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and Borrower has fulfilled all its obligations as of the Invoice Transmittal date;

 

(e)           Such Financed Receivable is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services rendered, is due to Borrower, is not past due or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged and is free of any liens, security interests and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens;

 

(f)           There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;

 

(g)           Borrower reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject to any Insolvency Proceedings;

 

  

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(h)           Borrower has not filed or had filed against it Insolvency Proceedings and does not anticipate any filing;

 

(i)           Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse all payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of Collateral; and

 

(j)           No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statement contained in the certificates or statement not misleading.

 

5.4           Litigation.  There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower’s Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any Subsidiary in which an adverse decision could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

5.5           No Material Deviation in Financial Statements and Deterioration in Financial Condition.  All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and any Subsidiary 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).  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 complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.  Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.  None of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s properties or assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally.  Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.

 

5.8           Subsidiaries.  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 and each Subsidiary have timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower and each Subsidiary have timely paid all foreign, federal, state and material local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each Subsidiary.  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 and (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           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 any 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).

 

6           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower shall do all of the following:

 

6.1           Government Compliance

 

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

 

(c)           Deliver to Bank, within five (5) days after the same are sent or received, copies of all material 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 adverse effect on any of the Governmental Approvals or otherwise on the operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

6.2           Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates

 

(a)           Deliver to Bank:  (i) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each quarter (or forty (40) days after the last day of fiscal quarter two), a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower and each of its Subsidiary’s operations during the period certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank; (ii) within five (5) days of being publicly available, but in no event later than fifty-five (55) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower and each of its Subsidiary’s operations during such year certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank; (iii) as soon as available, but no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Bank; (iv) within five (5) days of filing, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available to Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt and all reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC; (v) a prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened against Borrower or any Subsidiary that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any Subsidiary of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or more; (vi) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after approval by Borrower’s Board of Directors, annual financial projections for the following fiscal year approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors and commensurate in form and substance with those provided to Borrower’s Board of Directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial plans and projections; and (vii) budgets, sales projections, operating plans or other financial information reasonably requested by Bank.

 

(b)           Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each quarter (or forty (40) days after the last day of fiscal quarter two), deliver to Bank with the quarterly financial statements a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in the form of Exhibit B.

 

  

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(c)           Allow Bank to inspect the Collateral and audit and copy Borrower’s Books, including, but not limited to, Borrower’s Accounts, upon reasonable notice to Borrower.  Such inspections or audits shall be conducted no more often than once every six (6) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Borrower hereby acknowledges that the first such audit shall be conducted within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date.  The foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense, and the charge therefor shall be $850 per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.  In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedule the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay Bank a fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.  After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Bank may audit Borrower’s Collateral at Borrower’s expense, including, but not limited to, Borrower’s Accounts as frequently as Bank deems necessary at Borrower’s expense and at Bank’s sole and exclusive discretion, without notification to and authorization from Borrower.

 

(d)           Upon Bank’s request, provide a written report on any Financed Receivable, where payment of such Financed Receivable does not occur by its due date and include the reasons for the delay.

 

(e)           Provide Bank with, as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days following each Reconciliation Period, an aged listing of accounts receivable and accounts payable by invoice date, in form and detail acceptable to Bank.

 

(f)           Provide Bank with, as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days following each Reconciliation Period, a Deferred Revenue report, in form and detail acceptable to Bank.

 

(g)           If Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, provide Bank within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a Borrowing Base Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower.

 

(h)           Provide Bank with, as soon as available following each quarter, copies of actual invoices of not less than ten percent (10%) of the quarter-end accounts receivable aging balance and not less than ten percent (10%) of the total (cumulatively) purchase orders received in the prior quarter.

 

6.3           Taxes.  Make, and cause each Subsidiary to make, timely payment of all foreign, federal, state, and material local taxes or assessments (other than taxes and assessments which Borrower is contesting in good faith, with adequate reserves maintained in accordance with GAAP) and will deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments.

 

6.4           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, and all liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured.  All policies (or the lender loss payable and additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer must give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy.  At Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments.  Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) with respect to any loss, but not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate for all losses under all casualty policies in any one year, toward the replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided that any such replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the replaced or repaired Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in which Bank has been granted a first priority security interest, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at the option of Bank, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.  If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.4 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 6.4, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.

 

  

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6.5           Accounts

 

(a)           To permit Bank to monitor Borrower’s financial performance and condition, maintain Borrower’s primary depository and operating accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates and conduct all of its cash management, foreign exchange and letters of credit business with Bank.

 

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

 

6.6           Inventory; Returns; Notices of Adjustments.  Keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition, free from material defects.  Returns and allowances between Borrower and its Account Debtors shall follow Borrower’s customary practices as they exist at the Effective Date.  If, at any time during the term of this Agreement, any Account Debtor asserts an Adjustment in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), Borrower issues a credit memorandum, or any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is no longer true in all material respects, Borrower will promptly advise Bank.

 

6.7           Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

 

(a)           (i) Use commercially reasonable efforts to 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)           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 reasonably 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.

 

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

 

6.9           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.

 

7           NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

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

 

7.1           Dispositions.  Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (collectively a “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries  in the ordinary course of business and licenses that could not result in a legal transfer of title of the licensed property but that may be exclusive in respects other than territory and that may be exclusive as to territory only as to discreet geographical areas outside of the United States.

 

  

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7.2           Changes in Business; Change in Control; Jurisdiction of Formation; 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) permit or suffer any Change in Control.

 

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 Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in Borrower’s assets or property), (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization, or (6) deliver any portion of the Collateral to a bailee, unless (i) such bailee location contains less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in Borrower’s assets or property and (ii) Bank and such bailee are parties to a bailee agreement governing both the Collateral and the location to which Borrower intends to deliver the Collateral.

 

Borrower hereby agrees upon Borrower adding any new office or business location, including any warehouse, Borrower will, if requested by Bank, cause its landlord to enter into a landlord consent in favor of Bank prior to such new office or business location containing Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) of Collateral.

 

Borrower hereby agrees that prior to Borrower delivering any Collateral to a bailee, Borrower shall cause such bailee to execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

 

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

 

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

 

7.5           Encumbrance.  Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien 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, or 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 or any Subsidiary from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 of this Agreement and the definition of “Permitted Liens” herein.

 

7.6           Maintenance of Collateral Accounts.  Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.5 of this Agreement.

 

7.7           Distributions; Investments.  (a) Directly or indirectly acquire or own any Person, or make any Investment in any Person, other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; or (b) pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock other than Permitted Distributions.

 

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 owed by Borrower thereof, shorten the maturity thereof, increase the rate of interest applicable thereto 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, each as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

 

8           EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

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

 

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

 

8.2           Covenant Default.  (a) Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Section 2.9, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 or 6.7(b) of this Agreement or violates any of the covenants contained in Section 7 of this Agreement or (b) fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other material term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, any Loan Documents and as to any default 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, grace and cure periods provided under this Section 8.2(b) shall not apply to financial covenants or any other covenants that are required to be satisfied, completed or tested by a date certain or as set forth in clause (a) above;

 

8.3           Material Adverse Change.  A Material Adverse Change occurs;

 

8.4           Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business

 

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

 

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

 

8.5           Insolvency.  (a) Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) 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);

 

  

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8.6           Other Agreements.  There is, under any agreement to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a party with a third party or parties, (a) any default resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount individually or in the aggregate in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); or (b) any default by Borrower or Guarantor, the result of which could result in a Material Adverse Change to Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s business.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document, any non-payment default arising under the Exim Agreement or any other Ex-Im Loan Document (as defined in the Exim Agreement) shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder unless the event giving rise to such default also separately constitutes an Event of Default pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

8.9           Subordinated Debt. Any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, any Person shall be in breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or the Obligations shall for any reason be subordinated or shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or the 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 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.  When an Event of Default occurs and continues beyond any applicable grace period 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 this Agreement occurs, all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);

 

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

 

(c)           settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts, on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable and notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify the amount of such account.  Borrower shall 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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(d)           make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect its security interest in the Collateral.  Borrower shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates.  Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;

 

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

 

(f)           ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral.  Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9.1, Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;

 

(g)           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;

 

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

 

(i)           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           Protective Payments.  If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.4 of this Agreement 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.

 

9.3           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.

 

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

 

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

 

  

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10           NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication 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 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 Borrower:	
Aehr Test Systems

400 Kato Terrace

Fremont, CA 94539

Attn:  Gary L. Larson

Fax:  (510) 623-9686

Email: glarson@aehr.com

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	If to Bank:  	
Silicon Valley Bank

2400 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn:  Mei Chui

Fax:  (650) 320-1152

Email:  mchui@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.  Borrower and Bank each 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.  Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court.  Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided to Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  

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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.

 

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

 

12.9           Survival.  All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) have been paid in full and satisfied.  The obligation of Borrower in Section 12.2 of this Agreement to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.

 

12.10           Confidentiality.  In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates (such Subsidiaries and Affiliates, together with Bank, each a “Bank Entity” and collectively, the “Bank Entities”); (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use its best efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this Section 12.10); (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: (i) either in the public domain other than as a result of Bank’s breach of this section or is in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party on a nonconfidential basis if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

 

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

 

12.11           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.

 

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

 

12.13           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.

 

12.14           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.

 

  

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12.15           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 as defined in the Code and shall include, without limitation, any person liable on any Financed Receivable, such as, a guarantor of the Financed Receivable and any issuer of a letter of credit or banker’s acceptance.

 

“Adjustments” are all discounts allowances, returns, recoveries, disputes, claims of any kind (including, without limitation, counterclaims or warranty claims), offsets, defenses, rights of recoupment, rights of return, or short payments, asserted by or on behalf of any Account Debtor for any Financed Receivable.

 

“Advance” is defined in Section 2.1.1of this Agreement.

 

“Advance Rate” is eighty percent (80.0%), net of any offsets related to each specific Account Debtor, or such other percentage as Bank establishes under Section 2.1.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Affiliate” of any Person is a 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 of this Agreement.

 

“Applicable Rate” is a per annum rate equal to (a) at all times that Borrower’s revenue is at least seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan, the greater of either (i) the Prime Rate minus one-half of one percent (0.50%), or (ii) three and one-half percent (3.50%) and (b) at all times that Borrower’s revenue is less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan, the greater of either (i) the Prime Rate plus three-quarters of one percent (0.75%), or (ii) four and three quarters percent (4.75%).

 

“Bank” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Bank Entities” is defined in Section 12.10.

 

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

 

“Borrower” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Borrower Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Exim Agreement.

 

  

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

 

“Borrowing Base” is defined in Section 2.1.1(a).

 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

“Borrowing Base Eligible” means that Borrower’s revenue for each month shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance for such month as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan; provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing then Bank may, in its sole discretion, cause Borrower to no longer be Borrowing Base Eligible.  If Borrower is transitioning from not being Borrowing Base Eligible to being Borrowing Base Eligible then prior to becoming Borrowing Base Eligible Borrower must (a) maintain revenue for two consecutive months of not less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance for such months as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan and (b) deliver a current Borrowing Base Certificate to Bank.

 

“Borrowing Resolutions” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

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

 

“Business Plan” means Borrower’s business plan delivered to Bank dated June 28, 2011.

 

“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.

 

“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 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 twenty-five percent (25%) 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 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.

 

“Claims” is defined in Section 12.2 of this Agreement.

 

“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.

 

  

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“Collateral Handling Fee” is defined in Section 2.6 of this Agreement.

 

“Collections” are all funds received by Bank from or on behalf of an Account Debtor for Financed Receivables.

 

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

 

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

 

“Deferred Revenue” is all amounts received or invoiced, as appropriate, 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.

 

“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.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“Early Termination Fee” is defined in Section 2.1.1(g) of this Agreement.

 

“Effective Date” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

“Eligible Accounts” are billed Accounts in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3 of this Agreement, have been, at the option of Bank, confirmed in accordance with Section 2.1.1(e) of this Agreement, and are due and owing from Account Debtors deemed creditworthy by Bank in its sole discretion.  Without limiting the fact that the determination of which Accounts are eligible hereunder is a matter of Bank discretion in each instance, Eligible Accounts shall not include the following Accounts (which listing may be amended or changed in Bank’s discretion with notice to Borrower):

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(f)           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;

 

(g)           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;

 

(h)           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;

 

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

 

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

 

(k)           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);

 

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

 

(m)           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);

 

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

 

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

 

(p)           Accounts subject to chargebacks or other payment deductions taken by an Account Debtor;

 

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

 

  

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(r)           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;

 

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

 

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

 

“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.

 

“Events of Default” are set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement.

 

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

 

“Exim Advances” are “Eligible Foreign Account Advances” as defined in the Exim Agreement.

 

“Exim Agreement” is that certain Export-Import Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and Borrower dated as of the Effective Date.

 

“Exim Inventory Advances” are “Exim Inventory Advances” as defined in the Exim Agreement.

 

“Facility Amount” is One Million Eight Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($1,875,000).

 

“Facility Fee” is defined in Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

 

“Finance Charges” is defined in Section 2.5 of this Agreement.

 

“Financed Receivables” are all those Eligible  Accounts, including their proceeds which Bank finances and makes an Advance, as set forth in Section 2.1.1 of this Agreement.  A Financed Receivable stops being a Financed Receivable (but remains Collateral) when the Advance made for the Financed Receivable has been fully paid.

 

“Financed Receivable Balance” is the total outstanding gross face amount, at any time, of any Financed Receivable.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“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.

 

“Good Faith Deposit” is defined in Section 2.11 of this Agreement.

 

“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.

 

  

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“Guarantor” is any present or future guarantor of the Obligations.

 

“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 12.2 of this Agreement.

 

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

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of Borrower’s 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Invoice Transmittal” shows Eligible Accounts which Bank may finance and, for each such Account, includes the Account Debtor’s, name, address, invoice amount, invoice date and invoice number.

 

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

 

“Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the Exim Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the SVB Control Agreement, the Borrowing Resolutions, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower and/or any Guarantor, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower any Guarantor and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.

 

“Lockbox” is defined in Section 2.9 of this Agreement.

 

“Material Adverse Change” is: (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations.

 

  

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“Maturity Date” is 364 days from the Effective Date.

 

“Net Cash” means an amount equal to Borrower’s unrestricted cash held at Bank, minus the outstanding Obligations.

 

“Obligations” are Borrower’s obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts 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 Borrower assigned to Bank, and to perform Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.

 

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

 

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

 

“Payment/Advance Form” is that certain form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

“Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Permitted Distributions” are:

(a)           purchases of capital stock from former employees, consultants and directors pursuant to repurchase agreements or other similar agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year provided that at the time of such purchase no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)           distributions or dividends consisting solely of Borrower's capital stock;

(c)           purchases for value of any rights distributed in connection with any stockholder rights plan;

(d)           purchases of capital stock or options to acquire such capital stock with the proceeds received from a substantially concurrent issuance of capital stock or convertible securities;

(e)           purchases of capital stock pledged as collateral for loans to employees;

(f)           purchases of capital stock in connection with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights by way of cashless exercise or in connection with the satisfaction of withholding tax obligations;

(g)           purchases of fractional shares of capital stock arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations; and

(h)           other distributions, dividends or purchases of Borrower’s capital stock in cash, provided that no Event of Default exists or could result from such other distribution, dividend, or purchase.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” is:

 

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

 

  

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(b)           Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date which is 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 Liens permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” hereunder

 

(g)           Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed to (i) Borrower in an aggregate principal amount (for all such Indebtedness owed to Borrower by all Subsidiaries) not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or (ii) any other Subsidiary; and

 

(h)           extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (g) 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 which are shown on the Perfection Certificate (but specifically excluding any future Investments in any Subsidiaries unless otherwise permitted hereunder);

 

(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 Borrower;

 

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

 

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

 

(f)           Investments (i) by Borrower in Subsidiaries not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any twelve-month period and (ii) by Subsidiaries in other Subsidiaries or in Borrower;

 

(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 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; and

 

(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 Borrower in any Subsidiary.

 

“Permitted Liens” are:

 

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

 

  

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

 

(c)           purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) 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 One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) 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 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;

 

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

 

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

 

(j)           Liens in favor of other financial institutions arising in connection with 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; and

 

(k)           Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods.

 

“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 Bank’s most recently announced “prime rate,” even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.

 

“Reconciliation Period” is each calendar month.

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

“Restricted License” is any material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or (b) for which a default under or termination of could interfere with Bank’s right to sell any Collateral.

 

“Schedule” is the schedule of exceptions annexed hereto.

 

“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.

 

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

 

“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.

 

“SVB Control Agreement” is that certain Securities Account Control Agreement by and among SVB Securities, Penson Financial Services, Inc., Borrower, and Bank of even date herewith.

 

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

 

“Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

  

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

 

	BORROWER	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Gary L. Larson	 	 	 	 
	Name:  	
Gary L. Larson

	 	 	
 

	 
	Title:  	
VP, CFO

	 	 	
 

	 

 

 

	BANK	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SILICON VALLEY BANK	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Matthew Wright	 	 	 	 
	Name:  	
Matthew Wright

	 	 	
 

	 
	Title:  	
RM

	 	 	
 

	 

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT A

 

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

 

All goods, equipment, inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, general intangibles (including payment intangibles) accounts (including health-care receivables), 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), commercial tort claims, securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and

 

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

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not be deemed to include: (a) more than 65% of the presently existing and hereafter arising issued and outstanding shares of capital stock owned by Borrower of any Foreign Subsidiary which shares entitle the holder thereof to vote for directors or any other matter, (b) any intent-to-use trademarks at all times prior to the first use thereof, whether by the actual use thereof in commerce, the recording of a statement of use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or otherwise; (c) any interest of Borrower as a lessee or sublessee under a real property lease; (d) rights held under a license that are not assignable by their terms without the consent of the licensor thereof (but only to the extent such transfer is unenforceable under applicable law); (e) any interest of Borrower as a lessee under an Equipment lease if Borrower is prohibited by the terms of such lease from granting a security interest in such lease or under which such an assignment or Lien would cause a default to occur under such lease; provided, however, that upon termination of such prohibition, such interest shall immediately become Collateral without any action by Borrower or Bank; or (f) any Intellectual Property, except that the Collateral shall include all accounts, license and royalty fees and other revenues, proceeds, or income arising out of or relating to Intellectual Property.

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT B

SPECIALTY FINANCE DIVISION

Compliance Certificate

I, an authorized officer of AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (“Borrower”) certify under the Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”) between Borrower and Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”) as follows for the period ending _____________________________ (all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement):

 

Borrower represents and warrants for each Financed Receivable:

 

Each Financed Receivable is an Eligible Account;

 

Borrower is the owner with legal right to sell, transfer, assign and encumber such Financed Receivable;

 

The correct amount is on the Invoice Transmittal and is not disputed;

 

Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and Borrower has fulfilled all its obligations as of the Invoice Transmittal date;

 

Each Financed Receivable is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services rendered, is due to Borrower,  is not past due or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged and is free of any liens, security interests and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens;

 

There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;

 

Borrower reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject to any Insolvency Proceedings;

 

Borrower has not filed or had filed against it Insolvency Proceedings and does not anticipate any filing;

 

Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse all payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of Collateral.

 

No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statement contained in the certificates or statement not misleading.

 

Additionally, Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly existing and in good standing in its state of formation and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in good standing in, any state 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 cause a Material Adverse Change.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized, and do not conflict with Borrower’s organizational documents, nor constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound.  Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

  

  

  

 

Borrower has good title to the Collateral, free of Liens except Permitted Liens.  All inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

 

Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  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 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.  Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.  None of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s 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 Subsidiary has timely filed all required tax returns and paid, or made adequate provision to pay, all material taxes, except those being contested in good faith with adequate reserves under GAAP.  Borrower and each Subsidiary has 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 its business as currently conducted except where the failure to obtain or make such consents, declarations, notices or filings would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

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

 

	
Reporting Covenant

	
Required

	
Complies

	  	  	  
	
Quarterly financial statements with Compliance Certificate

	
Quarterly within 30 days (40 days for Borrower’s second fiscal quarter)

	
Yes   No

	
Fiscal year end financials + CC

	
Within 5 days of being publicly available but no later than 55 days FYE

	
Yes   No

	
Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC

	
FYE within 180 days

	
Yes   No

	
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K

	
Within 5 days after filing with SEC

	
Yes   No

	
A/R & A/P Agings, Deferred Revenue report

	
Monthly within 30 days

	
Yes   No

	
Quarterly Invoices/Purchase Orders

	
As soon as available

	
Yes   No

	
Annual Financial Projections

	
Within 30 days after Board Approval

	
  Yes   No

	
Pricing Reduction

	
Applies

	  	  	  
	
Revenue ≥ 70% of Plan

	
Prime – 0.50%

	
Yes   No

	
Revenue < 70% of Plan

	
Prime + 0.75%

	
Yes   No

	
Net Cash ≥ $0.00

	
CHF = 0.20%

	
Yes   No

	
Net Cash < $0.00

	
No CHF

	
Yes   No

Pricing Reduction

 

	Trigger	Required 	Actual 	Eligible for Reduction
	 	 	 	 
	Revenue	$__________ (70% of Plan)	$__________ 	Yes   No
	Net Cash 	$0.00 	$__________ 	Yes   No
	 	 	 	 

 

 

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All other representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date, and Borrower represents that there is no existing Event of Default.

Sincerely,

 

AEHR TEST SYSTEMS

________________________

Signature

________________________

Title

________________________

Date

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT C

BORROWING RESOLUTIONS

 

 

 

[see attached]

  

  

  

EXHIBIT D

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

Borrower: Aehr Test Systems

 

Lender:  Silicon Valley Bank

 

Commitment Amount:    $1,500,000

 

	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE	 
	1. 	
Accounts Receivable (invoiced) Book Value as of ____________________

	
$_______________

	2. 	
Additions (Please explain on next page)

	
$_______________

	3. 	
Less: Intercompany / Employee / Non-Trade Accounts

	
$_______________

	4. 	
NET TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

	
$_______________

	 	 	 
	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS (without duplication)	 
	5. 	
90 Days Past Invoice Date

	
$_______________

	6. 	
Balance of 50% over 90 Day Accounts (Cross-Age or Current Affected)

	
$_______________

	7. 	
Foreign Account Debtor Accounts

	
$_______________

	 	
8. Foreign Invoiced and/or Collected Accounts

	
$_______________

	9. 	
Contra / Customer Deposit Accounts

	
$_______________

	10. 	
U.S. Government Accounts

	
$_______________

	 	
11. Promotion or Demo Accounts; Guaranteed Sale or Consignment Sale Accounts

	
$_______________

	12. 	
Accounts with Memo or Pre-Billings

	
$_______________

	13. 	
Contract Accounts; Accounts with Progress / Milestone Billings

	
$_______________

	14. 	
Accounts for Retainage Billings

	
$_______________

	15. 	
Trust / Bonded Accounts

	
$_______________

	16. 	
Bill and Hold Accounts

	
$_______________

	17. 	
Unbilled Accounts

	
$_______________

	18. 	
Non-Trade Accounts (If not already deducted above)

	
$_______________

	19. 	
Accounts with Extended Term Invoices (Net 90+)

	
$_______________

	20. 	
Chargebacks Accounts / Debit Memos

	
$_______________

	21. 	
Product Returns/Exchanges

	
$_______________

	22. 	
Disputed Accounts; Insolvent Account Debtor Accounts

	
$_______________

	23. 	
Deferred Revenue / Other (Please explain on next page)

	
$_______________

	24. 	
[Reserved]

	
$_______________

	25. 	
TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS

	 
	26. 	
Eligible Accounts (#4 minus #25)

	
$_______________

	27. 	
ELIGIBLE AMOUNT OF ACCOUNTS (80% of #26)

	
$_______________

	 	 	 
	BALANCES	 
	28. 	
Maximum Loan Amount

	
$1,500,000

	29. 	
Outstanding Exim Advances and Exim Inventory Advances

	
$_______________

	30. 	
Unused Loan Amount (#28 minus #29)

	
$_______________

	31. 	
Total Funds Available (Lesser of #27 or #30)

	
$_______________

	32. 	
Present balance owing on Line of Credit

	
$_______________

	33. 	
RESERVE POSITION (#31 minus #32)

	
$_______________

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Explanatory comments from previous page:

 

 

 

 

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that this is true, complete and correct, and that the information in this Borrowing Base Certificate complies with the representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement between the undersigned and Silicon Valley Bank.

 

	
COMMENTS:

 

 

By: ___________________________

Authorized Signer

Date: __________________________                       

	
BANK USE ONLY

Received by: _____________________

authorized signer

Date:   __________________________

Verified: ________________________

authorized signer

Date: ___________________________

Compliance Status:                                Yes           No

  

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EXHIBIT E – LOAN PAYMENT/ADVANCE REQUEST FORM

Deadline for same day processing is Noon Pacific Time

Fax To:  (650) 320-1152                                                                                                       Date: _____________________

 

	

Loan Payment:

 

AEHR TEST SYSTEMS

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 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 #: _________________________________________________ex10-21.htm

Exhibit 10.21

 

(Working Capital Line of Credit)

 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This EXPORT-IMPORT BANK LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Exim Agreement”) dated as of August 25, 2011, between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation, with its principal place of business at 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 (“Bank”) and AEHR TEST SYSTEMS, a California corporation with its chief executive office located at 400 Kato Terrace, Fremont, California 94539 (FAX 510-623-9686) (“Borrower”), provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank.  The parties agree as follows:

 

1           RECITALS ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

 

(a)           Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith, as may be amended from time to time (as may be amended, the “Domestic Agreement”), together with related documents executed in conjunction therewith (the “Domestic Loan Documents”).

 

(b)           Borrower and Bank desire in this Exim Agreement to set forth their agreement with respect to a working capital facility to be guaranteed by the Exim Bank.

 

(c)           Accounting terms not defined in this Exim Agreement shall 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.  Capitalized terms in this Exim Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13.  All other terms contained in this Exim Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings provided by the Domestic Agreement, or, if not defined in the Domestic Agreement, the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein.

 

2           LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

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

 

2.1.1           Financing of Accounts.

 

(a)           Availability.

 

(i)           Subject to the terms of this Exim Agreement and to the deduction of Reserves, Borrower may request that Bank finance specific Eligible Foreign Accounts.  Bank may, in its good faith business discretion, finance such Eligible Foreign Accounts by extending credit to Borrower in an amount equal to the result of the Advance Rate multiplied by the face amount of the Eligible Foreign Account.  Bank may, in its sole discretion, change the percentage of the Advance Rate for a particular Eligible Foreign Account on a case by case basis.

 

(ii)           Subject to the terms of this Exim Agreement and provided that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower may request that Bank finance Eligible Foreign Accounts on an aggregate basis.  Bank may, in its good faith business discretion, finance Eligible Foreign Accounts on an aggregate basis by extending credit to Borrower in an amount equal to the result of the Advance Rate multiplied by the aggregate face amount of a summary listing of Eligible Foreign Accounts provided to Bank (the “Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts”).  Bank may, in its sole discretion, change the percentage of the Advance Rate for the Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts on a case by case basis.

 

(iii)           Subject to the terms of this Exim Agreement, including, but not limited to, that Borrower must maintain revenue, tested on a quarterly basis, of at least seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan, Borrower may request that Bank finance Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices.  Bank may, in its good faith business discretion, finance such Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices by extending credit to Borrower in an amount equal to the result of the Advance Rate multiplied by the face amount of the Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice.  Bank may, in its sole discretion, change the percentage of the Advance Rate for a particular Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice on a case by case basis.

 

  

  

  

 

(iv)           Any Credit Extension made pursuant to the terms of subsections (i), (ii), or (iii) above shall hereinafter be referred to as an “Advance”.  Any Advance made based upon an Eligible Foreign Account shall be he hereinafter referred to as an “Eligible Foreign Account Advance”.  Any Advance made based upon Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts shall be he hereinafter referred to as an “Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account Advance”.  Any Advance made based upon an Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice shall be he hereinafter referred to as an “Exim Inventory Advance”.  When Bank makes an Advance, the Eligible Foreign Account, Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts, or Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice each become a separate “Financed Receivable”.

 

(b)           Maximum Advances; Aggregate Cap; Maximum Exim Inventory Advances and Inventory Advances.

 

(i)           Maximum Advances; Aggregate Cap.  The sum of (A) the aggregate amount of Advances outstanding, plus (B) the aggregate amount of Domestic Advances outstanding, shall not at any time exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).

 

(ii)           Maximum Exim Inventory Advances.  Notwithstanding any terms in this Exim Agreement to the contrary, the aggregate principal amount of Exim Inventory Advances outstanding at any time may not exceed the lesser of (i) Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) or (ii) sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate amount of Advances outstanding hereunder.  If, at any time, the aggregate amount of Exim Inventory Advances outstanding at any time exceeds the maximum amount set forth in this provision, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank the excess and, in connection with same, hereby irrevocably authorizes Bank to debit any account of Borrower maintained by Borrower with Bank or any of Bank’s Affiliates for the amount of such excess.

 

(c)           Borrowing Procedure.  Borrower will deliver an Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and an Export Order signed by a Responsible Officer for each Eligible Foreign Account, Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account, or Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice it offers.  Such documentation shall be accompanied by a Borrowing Base Certificate, if Borrower is then Borrowing Base Eligible, or by invoices, if Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible.  Bank may rely on information set forth in or provided with the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal and Export Order.

 

(d)           Credit Quality; Confirmations.  Bank may, at its option, conduct a credit check of the Account Debtor for each Account requested by Borrower for financing hereunder in order to approve any such Account Debtor’s credit before agreeing to finance such Account.  At all times that Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may also verify directly with the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts (including confirmations of Borrower’s representations in Sections 5.3 and 5.4) by means of mail, telephone or otherwise, either in the name of Borrower or Bank from time to time in its sole discretion.

 

(e)           Accounts Notification/Collection.  Bank may notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in the funds and verify and/or collect the amount of the Account.

 

(f)           Early Termination.  This Exim Agreement may be terminated prior to the Maturity Date as follows: (i) by Borrower, effective three Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank; or (ii) by Bank at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, without notice, effective immediately.  If this Exim Agreement is terminated (A) by Bank in accordance with clause (ii) in the foregoing sentence, or (B) by Borrower for any reason, Borrower shall pay to Bank a non refundable termination fee in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of months (rounded up to the nearest whole month) remaining until the Maturity Date, times (y) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) (the “Early Termination Fee”).  The Early Termination Fee shall be due and payable on the effective date of such termination and thereafter shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank agrees to waive the Early Termination Fee if Bank closes on the refinance and re-documentation of this Exim Agreement under another division of Bank (in its sole and exclusive discretion) prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(g)           Maturity.  This Exim Agreement shall terminate and all Obligations outstanding hereunder shall be immediately due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.

 

  

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(h)           Suspension of Advances.  Borrower’s ability to request that Bank finance Eligible Foreign Accounts, Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts and Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices hereunder will terminate if, in Bank’s sole discretion, there has been a material adverse change in the general affairs, management, results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or the prospect of repayment of the Obligations, or there has been any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the most recent business plan of Borrower presented to and accepted by Bank prior to the execution of this Exim Agreement.

 

(i)           End of Borrowing Base Eligible Status.  On any day that Borrower ceases to be Borrowing Base Eligible, all outstanding Advances made based on Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts must be supported by specific Eligible Foreign Accounts and all Exim Inventory Advances shall immediately be deemed to be Advances and must be supported by a specific Eligible Foreign Account.  In connection with same, Borrower shall deliver to Bank an Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and an Export Order containing detailed invoice reporting, signed by a Responsible Officer together with a current accounts receivable aging and a copy of each invoice, and Bank may, in its good faith business discretion, finance same (in accordance with this Exim Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.1.1 hereof) and each Eligible Foreign Account financed shall thereafter be deemed to be a Financed Receivable for purposes of this Exim Agreement.  If, following such determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances exceeds the amount of Advances Bank has agreed to make based on specific Eligible Foreign Accounts, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank the excess and, in connection with same, hereby irrevocably authorizes Bank to debit any account of Borrower maintained by Borrower with Bank or any of Bank’s Affiliates for the amount of such excess.

 

(j)           Overadvances.  If, at any time during which Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, the outstanding principal amount of the Advances exceeds the lesser of either (i) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) minus the aggregate amount of Domestic Advances outstanding, or (ii) the Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank in cash such excess.

 

2.2           Collections, Finance Charges, Remittances and Fees.  The Obligations shall be subject to the following fees and Finance Charges.  Unpaid fees and Finance Charges may, in Bank’s discretion, accrue interest and fees at the Default Rate.

 

2.2.1           Collections.  When Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Collections will be credited to Borrower’s operating account (for the avoidance of doubt, all Collections shall be directed to the Lockbox in accordance with Section 2.2.7 below, even when Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible).  When Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, (i) Collections will be credited to the Financed Receivable Balance for such Financed Receivable and (ii) if Bank receives a payment for both a Financed Receivable and a non-Financed Receivable, the funds will first be applied to the Financed Receivable and the excess will be remitted to Borrower, subject to Section 2.9 of this Exim Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply Collections to the Obligations in any order it chooses.

 

2.2.2           Intentionally omitted.

 

2.2.3           Finance Charges.  In computing Finance Charges on the Obligations under this Exim Agreement, all Collections received by Bank shall be deemed applied by Bank on account of the Advances upon receipt of the Collections.  When Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will pay a finance charge (the “Finance Charge”) on each Financed Receivable which is equal to the Applicable Rate divided by 360 multiplied by the number of days each such Financed Receivable is outstanding multiplied by the outstanding Financed Receivable Balance.  At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, Borrower will pay a Finance Charge on the unpaid principal balance of the Advances which is equal to the Applicable Rate divided by the Advance Rate divided by three hundred sixty (360) multiplied by the number of days each such Advance is outstanding multiplied by the unpaid principal balance of such Advance.  At all times that Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible the Finance Charge shall be payable monthly on the first day of each month.  Borrower will pay a Finance Charge on the Inventory Advances which is equal to the Applicable Rate divided by three hundred sixty (360), multiplied by the number of days in such Reconciliation Period, multiplied by the average daily balance of the Inventory Advances during such Reconciliation Period, divided by the applicable Advance Rate.  After an Event of Default, the Applicable Rate will increase an additional five percent (5.0%) per annum effective immediately upon the occurrence of such Event of Default (the “Default Rate”).

 

2.2.4           Collateral Handling Fee.  At all times that Borrower’s Net Cash is equal to or greater than Zero Dollars ($0.00), Borrower shall not pay any Collateral Handling Fee (as hereinafter defined).  At all other times, Borrower shall pay to Bank a Collateral Handling Fee equal to two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) per Reconciliation Period of the Financed Receivable Balance for each Financed Receivable outstanding based upon a three hundred sixty (360) day year (the “Collateral Handling Fee”).  The Collateral Handling Fee is charged on a daily basis and is equal to the Collateral Handling Fee divided by thirty (30), multiplied by the number of days each such Financed Receivable is outstanding, multiplied by the outstanding Financed Receivable Balance.  The Collateral Handling Fee is payable when the Advance made based on such Financed Receivable is repaid in accordance with Section 2.3 of this Exim Agreement.  In computing Collateral Handling Fees under this Exim Agreement, all Collections received by Bank shall be deemed applied by Bank on account of Obligations upon receipt of the Collections.  Immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Collateral Handling Fee will increase an additional 0.50%.

 

  

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2.2.5           Accounting.  After each Reconciliation Period, Bank will provide Borrower with an accounting of the transactions for that Reconciliation Period, including the amount of all Financed Receivables, all Collections, Adjustments, Finance Charges, Collateral Handling Fee and the Facility Fee.  If Borrower does not object to the accounting in writing within thirty (30) days it shall be considered accurate.  All Finance Charges and other interest and fees are calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed.

 

2.2.6           Deductions.  Bank may deduct fees, Finance Charges, Advances which become due pursuant to Section 2.3, and other amounts due pursuant to this Exim Agreement from any Advances made or Collections received by Bank.

 

2.2.7           Lockbox; Account Collection Services.

 

(a)           Borrower shall direct each Account Debtor (and each depository institution where proceeds of Accounts are on deposit) to remit payments with respect to the Accounts to a lockbox account established with Bank or to wire transfer payments to a cash collateral account that Bank controls (collectively, the “Lockbox”).  It will be considered an immediate Event of Default if the Lockbox is not set-up and operational within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date and at all time thereafter.

 

(b)           Until such Lockbox is established, the proceeds of the Accounts shall be paid by the Account Debtors to an address consented to by Bank.  Upon receipt by Borrower of any proceeds of Accounts, Borrower shall immediately transfer and deliver same to Bank, along with a detailed cash receipts journal.

 

(c)           For any time at which such Lockbox is not established, the proceeds of the Accounts shall be paid by the Account Debtors to an address consented to by Bank.  Upon receipt by Borrower of such proceeds, Borrower shall immediately transfer and deliver same to Bank, along with a detailed cash receipts journal.  During any period when Borrower is Borrowing Base Eligible, provided no Event of Default exists or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of Default, Bank will promptly turn over to Borrower the proceeds of all the Accounts.  During any period when Borrower is not Borrowing Base Eligible, provided no Event of Default exists or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of Default, within three (3) days of receipt of such amounts by Bank, Bank will turn over to Borrower such proceeds other than (i) Collections applied by Bank pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of this Exim Agreement, and (ii) such proceeds which shall be used by Bank to repay any other amounts due to Bank, such as the Finance Charge, the Collateral Handling Fee, and Bank Expenses; provided, however, Bank may hold any proceeds of the Accounts (whether received by Bank in the Lockbox, directly from Borrower, or otherwise and whether or not in respect of Financed Receivables) as a reserve until the end of the applicable Reconciliation Period if Bank, in its discretion, determines that other Financed Receivable(s) may no longer qualify as an Eligible Account at any time prior to the end of the subject Reconciliation Period.  This Section does not impose any affirmative duty on Bank to perform any act other than as specifically set forth herein.  All Accounts and the proceeds thereof are Collateral and if an Event of Default occurs, Bank may apply the proceeds of such Accounts to the Obligations.

 

2.2.8           Bank Expenses.  Borrower shall pay all Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation of this Exim Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due.

 

2.3           Repayment of Obligations; Adjustments.

 

2.3.1           Repayment.

 

(a)           Borrower will repay each Eligible Foreign Account Advance on the earliest of: (i) the date on which payment is received of the Financed Receivable with respect to which the Eligible Foreign Account Advance was made, (ii) the date on which the Financed Receivable is no longer an Eligible Foreign Account, (iii) the date on which any Adjustment is asserted to the Financed Receivable (but only to the extent of the Adjustment if the Financed Receivable remains otherwise an Eligible Foreign Account), (iv) the date on which there is a breach of any warranty or representation set forth in Section 5.3, (v) the date on which the full amount of the Advances must be repaid pursuant to Section 2.5, and (vi) the Maturity Date (including any early termination).  Each payment will also include all accrued Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees with respect to such Eligible Foreign Account Advance and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.

 

  

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(b)           With respect to Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account Advances:

 

(i)           Borrower shall pay to Bank, on the first day of each Reconciliation Period, all accrued Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees on the Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account Advances; and

 

(ii)           Borrower shall also pay the principal amount of each Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account Advance on the earliest of: (A) the date the Financed Receivable (or any portion thereof) is no longer an Eligible Foreign Account, or an Adjustment has been made to any portion of the Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts, or any Account comprising the Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts has been paid by the Account Debtor (but in each case only up to the portion of Advances such that the aggregate Financed Receivable Balance (net of any Accounts that are paid, not Eligible Foreign Accounts, or subject to an Adjustment) is not less than the aggregate Advances made thereon divided by the Applicable Rate); (B) the date on which there is a breach of any warranty or representation set forth in Section 5.3; (C) the Maturity Date (including any early termination); (D) the date on which the full amount of the Advances must be repaid pursuant to Section 2.5; or (E) as required pursuant to Section 2.1.1(i).

 

(c)           With respect to Exim Inventory Advances:

 

(i)           Borrower shall pay to Bank, on the first day of each Reconciliation Period, all accrued Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees on the Exim Inventory Advances; and

 

(ii)           Borrower will repay the principal amount of each Exim Inventory Advance on the earliest of: (A) the date on which there is a breach of any warranty or representation set forth in Section 5.4, (B) the date on which the Inventory subject to an Exim Inventory Advance is shipped by Borrower to one of its customers, (C) the date on which the full amount of the Advances must be repaid pursuant to Section 2.5, or (D) the Maturity Date (including any early termination).  Each payment will also include all accrued Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees with respect to such Exim Inventory Advance and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.

 

(d)           At any time and from time to time the Borrower may repay all or a portion of the Advances by paying the principal amount thereof and all Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees accrued thereon through the date of repayment, provided that any termination of this Exim Agreement in connection with such prepayment shall be done in accordance with Section 2.1.1(f).

 

2.3.2           Repayment on Event of Default.  When there is an Event of Default, Borrower will, if Bank demands (or, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.3, immediately without notice or demand from Bank) repay all of the Advances.  The demand may, at Bank’s option, include the Advance for each Financed Receivable then outstanding and all accrued Finance Charges, the Early Termination Fee, Collateral Handling Fees, attorneys’ and professional fees, court costs and expenses, and any other Obligations.

 

2.3.3           Debit of Accounts.  Bank may debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts for payments or any amounts Borrower owes Bank hereunder.  Bank shall promptly notify Borrower when it debits Borrower’s accounts.  These debits shall not constitute a set-off.

 

2.3.4           Adjustments.  If at any time during the term of this Exim Agreement any Account Debtor asserts an Adjustment or if Borrower issues a credit memorandum or if any of the representations and warranties in Sections 5.3 or 5.4 or covenants in this Exim Agreement are no longer true in all material respects, Borrower will promptly advise Bank.

 

2.4           Power of Attorney.  Borrower irrevocably appoints Bank and its successors and assigns as attorney-in-fact and authorizes Bank, to: (a) following the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) sell, assign, transfer, pledge, compromise, or discharge all or any part of the Financed Receivables; (ii) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for monies due and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case or proceeding about the Financed Receivables, including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank’s or Borrower’s name, as Bank chooses; and (iii) prepare, file and sign Borrower’s name on any notice, claim, assignment, demand, draft, or notice of or satisfaction of lien or mechanics’ lien or similar document; and (b) regardless of whether there has been an Event of Default,  (i) notify all Account Debtors to pay Bank directly; (ii) receive, open, and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower; (iii) endorse Borrower’s name on checks or other instruments (to the extent necessary to pay amounts owed pursuant to this Exim Agreement); and (iv) execute on Borrower’s behalf any instruments, documents, financing statements to perfect Bank’s interests in the Financed Receivables and Collateral and do all acts and things necessary or expedient, as determined solely and exclusively by Bank, to protect or  preserve, Bank’s rights and remedies under this Exim Agreement, as directed by Bank.

 

  

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2.5           Exim Guaranty.  To facilitate the financing of Eligible Foreign Accounts, the Exim Bank has agreed to guarantee the Exim Loans made under this Exim Agreement, pursuant to a Master Guarantee Agreement, Loan Authorization Agreement and (to the extent applicable) Delegated Authority Letter Agreement (collectively, the “Exim Guaranty”).  If, at any time after the Exim Guaranty has been entered into by Bank, (a) the Exim Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, or (b) if the Exim Bank declares the Exim Guaranty void or revokes any obligations thereunder or denies liability thereunder, Borrower shall immediately repay all outstanding Advances hereunder, and Borrower shall cash collateralize all issued and undrawn letters of credit issued by Bank, if any.  If, at any time after the Exim Guaranty has been entered into by Bank, for any reason other than as described in the foregoing sentence, (x) the Exim Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, or (y) the Exim Bank declares the Exim Guaranty void or revokes any obligations thereunder or denies liability thereunder, any such event shall constitute an Event of Default under this Exim Agreement.  Nothing in any confidentiality agreement, in this Exim Agreement or in any other agreement, shall restrict Bank’s right to make disclosures and provide information to the Exim Bank in connection with the Exim Guaranty.

 

2.6           Exim Borrower Agreement.  Borrower shall execute and deliver a Borrower Agreement, in the form specified by the Exim Bank (attached hereto as Annex A), in favor of Bank and the Exim Bank, together with an amendment thereto approved by the Exim Bank to conform certain terms of such Borrower Agreement to the terms of this Exim Agreement (as amended, the “Borrower Agreement”).  When the Borrower Agreement is entered into by Borrower and the Exim Bank and delivered to Bank, this Exim Agreement shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Borrower Agreement, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.  Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has received a copy of the Loan Authorization Agreement which is referred to in the Borrower Agreement.  If the Borrower Agreement is entered into by Borrower and the Exim Bank and delivered to Bank, Borrower agrees to 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 Exim Bank.  Upon the execution of the Loan Authorization Agreement by Exim Bank and Bank, it shall be deemed to be, and shall become, an attachment to the Borrower Agreement, and shall be incorporated herein by reference.  Borrower shall reimburse Bank for all fees and all out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Bank with respect to the Exim Guaranty and the Borrower Agreement, including without limitation all facility fees and usage fees, and Bank is authorized to debit any of Borrower’s deposit accounts with Bank for such fees, costs and expenses when paid by Bank.

 

3           CONDITIONS OF LOANS

 

3.1           Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance.  Bank’s agreement to make the initial Advance 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)           a certificate of the Secretary of Borrower with respect to articles, bylaws, incumbency and resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Exim Agreement;

 

(b)           the Domestic Agreement and all of the conditions precedent thereto;

 

(c)           Borrower Agreement;

 

(d)           Economic Impact Certification;

 

(e)           payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due and payable; and

 

(f)           such other documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate.

 

3.2           Conditions Precedent to all Advances.  Bank’s agreement to make each Advance, including the initial Advance, is subject to the following:

 

(a)           receipt of the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal and Export Order;

 

  

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(b)           Bank shall have (at its option) conducted the confirmations and verifications as described in Section 2.1.1(d);

 

(c)           with respect to any Advance request based upon inventory maintained with a third party, a bailee’s waiver satisfactory to Bank in its sole and absolute discretion executed by such third party in favor of Bank;

 

(d)           each of the representations and warranties in Section 5 shall be true on the date of the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal and on the effective date of each Advance and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or result from the Advance.  Each Advance is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in Section 5 remain true; and

 

(e)           the Exim Guarantee will be in full force and effect.

 

4           CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

4.1           Grant of Security Interest.  Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations and the performance of each of Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents, a continuing security interest in, and pledges and assigns to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.  Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that the security interest granted herein (subject to the security interest granted in the Domestic Agreement) shall be and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral.

 

If Borrower shall at any time, acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower of the brief details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Exim Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

 

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

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the security interest created in this Exim Agreement in all of the Collateral (with the exception of Export-Related Accounts Receivable, Export-Related Inventory and Export-Related General Intangibles), is subject to and subordinate to the security interest granted to Bank in the Domestic Agreement with respect to the Collateral and the security interest created in the Domestic Agreement with respect to Export-Related Accounts Receivable, Export-Related Inventory and Export-Related General Intangibles is subject to and subordinate to the security interest granted to Bank in this Exim Agreement with respect to such Export-Related Accounts Receivable, Export-Related Inventory and Export-Related General Intangibles.

 

4.2           Authorization to File Financing Statements.  Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions in order 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.  Any 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

 

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

5.1           Domestic Loan Documents.  The representations and warranties contained in the Domestic Loan Documents, which are incorporated by reference into this Exim Agreement, are true and correct.

 

5.2           Borrower Agreement.  The representations and warranties contained in the Borrower Agreement, which are incorporated by reference into this Exim Agreement, are true and correct.

 

  

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5.3           Financed Receivables.  Borrower represents and warrants for each Financed Receivable (other than Financed Receivables based upon Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices):

 

(a)           Such Financed Receivable is an Eligible Foreign Account;

 

(b)           Borrower is the owner with legal right to sell, transfer, assign and encumber such Financed Receivable;

 

(c)           The correct amount is on the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal and is not disputed;

 

(d)           Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and Borrower has fulfilled all its obligations as of the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal date;

 

(e)           Such Financed Receivable is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services rendered, is due to Borrower, is not past due or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged and is free of any liens, security interests and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens;

 

(f)           There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;

 

(g)           Borrower reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject to any Insolvency Proceedings;

 

(h)           Borrower has not filed or had filed against it Insolvency Proceedings and does not anticipate any filing;

 

(i)           Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse all payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of Collateral;

 

(j)           No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statement contained in the certificates or statement not misleading. All statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing the Financed Receivable 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;

 

(k)           All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Financed Receivable  shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; and

 

(l)           To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to each Financed Receivable are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

5.4           Representations Regarding Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices.  With respect to each Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice, for so long as any Obligations in respect of such Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice are outstanding, Borrower represents and warrants that all of Borrower’s Inventory which is the subject of any Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice is and will continue to be Eligible Export-Related Inventory.

 

5.5           Use of Proceeds.  Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances only for the purposes specified in the Borrower Agreement.  Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Advances for any purpose prohibited by the Borrower Agreement.

 

6           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower shall do all of the following:

 

6.1           Domestic Loan Documents.  Borrower shall comply in all respects with the terms and provisions of the Domestic Loan Documents, which terms and provisions are incorporated into this Exim Agreement and shall survive the termination of Domestic Agreement, which shall include, without limitation, compliance with the financial reporting requirements set forth in the Domestic Agreement and the financial covenants set forth in the Domestic Agreement.

 

  

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6.2           Borrower Agreement.  Borrower shall comply with all of the terms of the Borrower Agreement, including without limitation, the delivery of any and all notices required pursuant to Sections 2.18 and/or 2.24 of the Borrower Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provision contained in the Borrower Agreement with any provision contained in this Exim Agreement, the more strict provision, with respect to Borrower, shall control.

 

6.3           Notice in Event of Filing of Action for Debtor’s Relief.  Borrower shall notify Bank in writing within five (5) days of the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Borrower begins or consents in any manner to any proceeding or arrangement for its liquidation in whole or in part or to any other proceeding or arrangement whereby any of its assets are subject generally to the payment of its liabilities or whereby any receiver, trustee, liquidator or the like is appointed for it or any substantial part of its assets (including without limitation the filing by Borrower of a petition for appointment as debtor-in-possession under Title 11 of the U.S. Code); (2) Borrower fails to obtain the dismissal or stay on appeal within forty-five (45) calendar days of the commencement of any proceeding arrangement referred to in (1) above; (3) Borrower begins any other procedure for the relief of financially distressed or insolvent debtors, or such procedure has been commenced against it, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and such procedure has not been effectively terminated, dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) calendar days after the commencement thereof; or (4) Borrower begins any procedure for its dissolution, or a procedure therefor has been commenced against it.

 

6.4           Audits.  Borrower shall allow Bank to audit Borrower’s Collateral at Borrower’s expense.  Bank agrees that, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Bank will not conduct more than the greater of (a) two (2) such audits in any year or (b) the number of annual audits permitted under the Domestic Agreement.

 

6.5           Reporting Requirements.

 

(a)           Compliance Certificates.  Borrower shall deliver to Bank, with each Invoice Transmittal and together with the Compliance Certificate as and when required pursuant to the Domestic Agreement, a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

(b)           Inventory Reports.  Borrower shall deliver to Bank, as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days following each Reconciliation Period, a listing of Borrower’s Eligible Export-Related Inventory, in form acceptable to Bank.

 

(c)           Borrowing Base Certificates.  Provide Bank with, as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days following each Reconciliation Period in which Borrower was Borrowing Base Eligible, a borrowing base certificate including a summary listing of Borrower’s Eligible Foreign Accounts, in form acceptable to Bank.

 

(d)           Other Reporting Requirements.  Borrower shall deliver all reports, certificates and other documents to Bank as provided in the Borrower Agreement and as Bank and Exim Bank may reasonably request.  In addition, Borrower shall comply with the reporting requirements set forth in the Domestic Loan Documents.

 

6.6           Exim 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 Exim Bank insuring against comprehensive commercial and political risk (the “Exim Bank Policy”).  The insurance proceeds from the Exim Bank Policy assigned or paid to Bank will be applied to the balance outstanding under this Exim Agreement. Borrower will immediately notify Bank and Exim Bank in writing upon submission of any claim under the Exim Bank Policy.

 

6.7           Further Assurances.  Borrower shall execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s security interest in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Exim Agreement.

 

7           NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

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

 

7.1           Domestic Loan Documents.  Violate or otherwise fail to comply with any provisions of the Domestic Loan Documents, after giving effect to all applicable cure periods, which provisions are incorporated into this Exim Agreement.

 

  

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7.2           Borrower Agreement.  Violate or otherwise fail to comply with any provision of the Borrower Agreement, including, without limitation, the negative covenants set forth in Section 2.22.

 

7.3           Exim Guarantee.  Take any action, or permit any action to be taken, that causes or, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to cause, the Exim Guarantee to cease to be in full force and effect.

 

8           EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

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

 

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

 

8.2           Covenant Default.  Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 or 6.6 or violates any covenant in Section 7 or fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other material term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Exim Agreement, any Loan Documents and as to any default 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, grace and cure periods provided under this Section 8.2 shall not apply to any covenants that are required to be satisfied, completed or tested by a date certain;

 

8.3           Insolvency.  (a) Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) 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);

 

8.4           Domestic Default.  The existence of an Event of Default under the Domestic Agreement;

 

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

 

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

 

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 8.3 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 Exim Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;

 

(c)           demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of any letters of credit that are outstanding but undrawn, 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;

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

(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, Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, 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)           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); and

 

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

 

9.2           Bank Expenses; Unpaid Fees.  If Borrower fails to obtain insurance called for by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower is obligated to pay under this Exim Agreement or by 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 effort 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.

 

9.3           Bank’s Liability for Collateral.  So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of Collateral in 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.

 

9.4           Remedies Cumulative.  Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Exim 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 Bank and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given.  Bank’s rights and remedies under this Exim 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 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.

 

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

 

  

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10           NOTICES.

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Exim 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 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 or facsimile number provided at the beginning of this Exim Agreement.  Bank or Borrower may change its address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

 

11           CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

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

 

 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS EXIM 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 EXIM 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 Exim Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party.  Borrower may not assign this Exim Agreement or any rights or Obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion.  Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights and benefits under this Exim Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

12.6           Amendments in Writing; Integration.  All amendments to this Exim Agreement must be in writing signed by both Bank and Borrower.  This Exim Agreement and 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 this Exim Agreement and the Loan Documents merge into this Exim Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

12.7           Counterparts.  This Exim 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 Exim Agreement.

 

12.8           Survival.  All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Exim Agreement continue in full force until this Exim 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 Exim Agreement) have been satisfied.  The obligation of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.

 

12.9           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 Advances (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order, (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; and (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 either: (i) is in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) is disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

 

  

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

 

13           DEFINITIONS

 

13.1           Definitions.  As used in this Exim Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

 

“Advance” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Advance Rate” is (a) with respect to Eligible Foreign Accounts and Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts, (i) ninety percent (90%) of Eligible Foreign Accounts denominated in United States Dollars or hedged foreign currencies and (ii) seventy-five percent (75%) of Eligible Foreign Accounts denominated in unhedged foreign currencies, in each case net of any offsets related to each specific Account Debtor including, without limitation, Deferred Revenue, or such other percentage as Bank establishes under Section 2.1.1, and (b) with respect to Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices, fifty percent (50%), net of any offsets related to each specific Account Debtor, including, without limitation, Deferred Revenue, or such other percentage as Bank establishes under Section 2.1.1.

 

“Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal” shows Eligible Foreign Accounts, Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts and/or Inventory Placeholder Invoices which Bank may finance and (a) for each such Eligible Foreign Account, includes the Account Debtor’s, name, address, invoice amount, invoice date and invoice number, (b) for all Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts, contains a listing of Eligible Foreign Accounts and includes a current accounts receivable aging, and (c) for each such Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice, a listing of all Inventory which Borrower proposed to be the subject of an Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice.

 

“Aggregate Eligible Foreign Account Advance” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Applicable Rate” is a per annum rate equal to (a) at all times that Borrower’s revenue is at least seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan, the greater of either (i) the Prime Rate minus one-half of one percent (0.50%), or (ii) three and one-half percent (3.50%) and (b) at all times that Borrower’s revenue is less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan, the greater of either (i) the Prime Rate plus three-quarters of one percent (0.75%), or (ii) four and three quarters percent (4.75%).

 

“Borrower” is defined in the preamble of this Exim Agreement.

 

“Borrower Agreement” is defined in Section 2.6.

 

  

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

 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” is attached as Exhibit D.

 

“Borrowing Base Eligible” means that Borrower’s revenue for each month shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance for such month as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan; provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing then Bank may, in its sole discretion, cause Borrower to no longer be Borrowing Base Eligible.  If Borrower is transitioning from not being Borrowing Base Eligible to being Borrowing Base Eligible then prior to becoming Borrowing Base Eligible Borrower must (a) maintain revenue for two consecutive months of not less than seventy percent (70%) of Borrower’s projected performance for such months as outlined in Borrower’s Business Plan and (b) deliver a current Borrowing Base Certificate to Bank.

 

“Business Plan” means Borrower’s business plan delivered to Bank dated June 28, 2011.

 

“Closing Date” is the date of this Exim Agreement.

 

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

 

“Collateral Handling Fee” is defined in Section 2.2.4.

 

“Collections” are all funds received by Bank from or on behalf of an Account Debtor for Financed Receivables.

 

“Compliance Certificate” is attached as Exhibit B.

 

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

 

“Default Rate” is defined in Section 2.2.3.

 

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

 

“Domestic Advances” are “Advances” as defined in the Domestic Agreement.

 

“Domestic Agreement” is defined in Section 1(a).

 

“Domestic Loan Documents” is defined in Section 1(a).

 

“Early Termination Fee” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Eligible Export-Related Inventory” means, at any time, Borrower’s Inventory that (a) is consistent with the definition of “Eligible Export-Related Inventory” as defined in the Borrower Agreement; (b) consists of finished goods, in good, new, and salable condition, which has been manufactured in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and which is not perishable, returned, consigned, obsolete, not sellable, damaged, or defective, and is not comprised of off-site inventory, obsolete inventory, slow moving inventory, or packaging or shipping materials; (c) consists of works in progress that is in the process of being manufactured into finished goods; (d) consists of raw materials that are usable in the production of finished goods; (e) meets all applicable United States governmental standards; (f) is not subject to any Liens, except the first priority Liens granted or in favor of Bank under this Exim Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (g) is located at any of Borrower’s domestic locations, and, if requested by Bank, Bank has received a landlord’s consent acceptable to Bank in its sole and absolute discretion, or any other location with respect to which Bank has received (unless agreed otherwise by Bank) a waiver acceptable to Bank in its sole and absolute discretion; (h) is, in all cases, supported by purchase orders which will be converted into Accounts within one hundred fifty (150) days of the purchase order date; and (i) is otherwise acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion.  In addition, Eligible Export-Related Inventory shall not include the following:

 

  

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(i)           Inventory that it not subject to a valid, perfected, and enforceable first priority Lien in favor or Bank;

 

(ii)           Inventory that is located at an address that has not been disclosed to Bank in writing;

 

(iii)           Inventory that is not located in the United States, unless pre-approved by Ex-Im Bank in writing;

 

(iv)           Inventory that is placed by Borrower on consignment or held by Borrower on consignment;

 

(v)           Inventory that is in the possession of a processor or bailee, or located on premises leased or subleased to Borrower, or on premises subject to a mortgage in favor of a party other than Bank, unless such processor or bailee or lessor or sublessor or mortgagee (as applicable) or such premises has executed and delivered all documentation which Bank shall require to evidence its priority with respect to such Inventory as well as its right to gain access to such Inventory;

 

(vi)           Inventory that is produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Acts or subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in 29 U.S.C. 215 or any successor statute or section;

 

(vii)           Inventory as to which any covenant, representation, or warranty with respect to such Inventory contained in the Loan Documents has been breached;

 

(viii)           Inventory that is an Item or is to be incorporated into Items that do not meet 50% U.S. Content requirements;

 

(ix)           Inventory that is demonstration Inventory;

 

(x)           Inventory that consists of proprietary software (i.e. software designed solely for Borrower’s internal use and not intended for resale);

 

(xi)           Inventory that is damaged, obsolete, returned, defective, recalled or unfit for further processing;

 

(xii)           Inventory that has previously been exported from the United States;

 

(xiii)           Inventory that constitutes or will be incorporated into Items that constitute, defense articles or services;

 

(xiv)           Inventory that is an Item or will be incorporated into Items that will be used in the construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment, reprocessing, research or heavy water production facilities unless with Ex-Im Bank’s prior written consent;

 

(xv)           Inventory that is an Item or to be incorporated into Items destined for shipment to a country with which Ex-Im Bank is legally prohibited from doing business as designated in the current Country Limitation Schedule, or that Borrower has knowledge will be re-exported by a foreign Buyer to a country in which Ex-Im Bank is legally prohibited from doing business;

 

(xvi)           Inventory that is an Item or is to be incorporated into Items destined for shipment to a Buyer in a country in which Ex-Im Bank coverage is not available for commercial reasons as designated in the current Country Limitation Schedule, unless and only to the extent that such Inventory is sold to the foreign Buyer on terms of an irrevocable letter of credit confirmed by a bank acceptable to Ex-Im Bank;

 

(xvii)           Inventory that constitutes or is to be incorporated into Items whose sale would result in an Account Receivable that would not be an Eligible Foreign Account;

 

(xviii)           Inventory that is included as eligible inventory under any other credit facility to which Borrower is a party; or

 

(xix)           Inventory that is, or is to be incorporated into, an Item that is a Capital Good unless the transaction is in accordance with Section 2.14 “Economic Impact Approval” of the Borrower Agreement.

 

  

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“Eligible Foreign Account Advance” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Eligible Foreign Accounts” are billed Accounts in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3, conform in all respects to the Borrower Agreement, have been, at the option of Bank, confirmed in accordance with Section 2.1.1(d), and are due and owing from Account Debtors deemed creditworthy by Bank in its sole discretion and that arise in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business and are derived from exports originating in the United States and (i) with respect to which the Account Debtor is not located in the United States, (ii) with respect to which are payable and collected by Borrower in the United States, (iii) conform in all respects to the provisions of the Borrower Agreement, (iv) are “Eligible Accounts” (as defined in the Domestic Agreement) pursuant to the Domestic Agreement, (v) that have been validly assigned or pledged to Bank in a manner satisfactory to Bank giving Bank a first priority perfected security interest, or its equivalent, in such Accounts, (vi) comply with all of Borrower’s representations and warranties to Bank, and (vii) that either (A) Bank approves on a case by case basis (which shall be required with respect to foreign Accounts on open account terms), or (B) are supported by letter(s) of credit acceptable to Bank.  Standards of eligibility may be fixed or revised from time to time by Bank in Bank’s reasonable judgment and upon notification thereof to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof.  In addition, Eligible Foreign Accounts shall not include the following:

(a)           Accounts that do not arise from the sale of Items in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;

 

(b)           Accounts that are not subject to a valid, perfected, and enforceable first priority security interest in favor of Bank;

 

(c)           Accounts as to which any covenant, representation or warranty contained in the Loan Documents relating to such receivable has been breached;

 

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

 

(e)           Accounts with respect to which an invoice has not been sent;

 

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

 

(g)           Accounts that are due and payable from a military Buyer, subject to exceptions approved in writing by Ex-Im Bank;

 

(h)           Accounts that are 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.  (If 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 as Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts.);

 

(i)           Accounts that do not comply with the requirements of the Country Limitation Schedule;

 

(j)           Accounts that by their original terms are due and payable more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of invoice;

 

(k)           Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within sixty (60) calendar days of the original due date of the invoice unless such accounts are insured through Ex-Im Bank export credit insurance for comprehensive commercial and political risk, in which case ninety (90) calendar days shall apply;

 

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

 

  

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(m)           Accounts that are backed by 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 been provided;

 

(n)           Accounts that Bank or Ex-Im Bank, in their 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 Borrower as a result of the foreign buyer’s past due status;

 

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

 

(p)           Accounts that do not comply with the terms of sale as set forth by Ex-Im Bank;

 

(q)           Accounts that are due and payable from a Buyer who becomes unable to pay its debts or whose ability to pay its debts becomes questionable;

 

(r)           Accounts that arise from a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment, or any other repurchase or return basis or are evidenced by chattel paper;

 

(s)           Accounts for which the Items giving rise to such Accounts 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 do not otherwise represent a final sale;

 

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

 

(u)           Accounts for which 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)           Accounts for which any of the Items giving rise to such Accounts have been returned, rejected, or repossessed;

 

(w)           Accounts that arise from the sale of Items that do not meet 50% U.S. Content requirements; and

 

(x)           Accounts that are deemed to be ineligible by Ex-Im Bank.

 

“Events of Default” are set forth in Article 8.

 

“Ex-Im Bank” means Export-Import Bank of the United States.

 

“Ex-Im Loan Documents” means this Exim Agreement, any note or notes executed by Borrower in connection therewith or any other agreement entered into in connection with this Exim Agreement, pursuant to which Ex-Im Bank guarantees Borrower’s obligations under this Exim Agreement.

 

“Exim Bank Policy” is defined in Section 6.6.

 

“Exim Guaranty” is defined in Section 2.5.

 

“Exim Inventory Advance” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

“Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice” is the estimated value (as reasonably calculated by Borrower, subject to Section 5.4) of Borrower’s Eligible Export-Related Inventory.

 

“Exim Loans” is defined in Section 12.10.

 

“Export Order” is defined in the Borrower Agreement.

 

  

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“Export-Related Accounts Receivable” is defined in the Borrower Agreement.

 

“Export-Related General Intangibles” is defined in the Borrower Agreement.

 

“Export-Related Inventory” is defined in the Borrower Agreement.

 

“Facility Fee” is defined in Section 2.2.2.

 

“Finance Charges” is defined in Section 2.2.3.

 

“Financed Receivables” are all those Eligible Foreign Accounts, Aggregate Eligible Foreign Accounts and Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices, including their proceeds which Bank finances and makes an Advance, as set forth in Section 2.1.1.  A Financed Receivable stops being a Financed Receivable (but remains Collateral) when the Advance made for the Financed Receivable has been fully paid.

 

“Financed Receivable Balance” is the total outstanding gross face amount, at any time, of any Financed Receivable hereunder.

 

“Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 12.2.

 

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

 

“Invoice Transmittal” shows Eligible Foreign Accounts and Inventory Placeholder Invoices which Bank may finance and (a) for each such Eligible Foreign Account, includes the Account Debtor’s, name, address, invoice amount, invoice date and invoice number, and (b) for each such Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice, a listing of all Inventory which Borrower proposed to be the subject of an Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice.

 

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

 

“Lockbox” is defined in Section 2.2.7.

 

“Material Adverse Change” is: (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations.

 

“Maturity Date” is 364 days from the Closing Date.

 

“Net Cash” means an amount equal to Borrower’s unrestricted cash held at Bank, minus the outstanding Obligations.

 

“Obligations” are all advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing, arising, due or payable by Borrower to Bank now or later under this Exim Agreement, the Domestic Agreement, or any other document, instrument or agreement, account (including those acquired by assignment) primary or secondary, such as all Advances, Finance Charges, Facility Fee, Early Termination Fee,  Collateral Handling Fee, interest, fees, expenses, professional fees and attorneys’ fees, or other amounts now or hereafter owing by Borrower to Bank.

 

“Prime Rate” is a rate equal to Bank’s most recently announced “prime rate,” even if it is not Bank’s lowest rate.

 

“Reconciliation Period” is each calendar month.

 

  

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“Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, such amounts as Bank may from time to time establish and revise which reduce the amount of the Advances, and other financial accommodations which would otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending formula(s) provided herein: (a) for accrued interest; (b) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Bank, 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 Borrower, or (iii) the security interests and other rights of Bank in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof); (c) to reflect Bank’s good faith belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower to Bank is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; or (d) in respect of any state of facts which Bank determines is reasonably likely to constitute an Event of Default or default.

 

[Signature page follows.]

  

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

 

	BORROWER	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Gary L. Larson	 	 	 	 
	Name:  	
Gary L. Larson

	 	 	
 

	 
	Title:  	
VP, CFO

	 	 	
 

	 

 

 

	BANK	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SILICON VALLEY BANK	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Matthew Wright	 	 	 	 
	Name:  	
Matthew Wright

	 	 	
 

	 
	Title:  	
RM

	 	 	
 

	 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement]

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT A

 

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

 

All goods, equipment, inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, general intangibles (including payment intangibles) accounts (including health-care receivables), 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), commercial tort claims, securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and

 

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

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not be deemed to include: (a) more than 65% of the presently existing and hereafter arising issued and outstanding shares of capital stock owned by Borrower of any Foreign Subsidiary which shares entitle the holder thereof to vote for directors or any other matter, (b) any intent-to-use trademarks at all times prior to the first use thereof, whether by the actual use thereof in commerce, the recording of a statement of use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or otherwise; (c) any interest of Borrower as a lessee or sublessee under a real property lease; (d) rights held under a license that are not assignable by their terms without the consent of the licensor thereof (but only to the extent such transfer is unenforceable under applicable law); (e) any interest of Borrower as a lessee under an Equipment lease if Borrower is prohibited by the terms of such lease from granting a security interest in such lease or under which such an assignment or Lien would cause a default to occur under such lease; provided, however, that upon termination of such prohibition, such interest shall immediately become Collateral without any action by Borrower or Bank; or (f) any Intellectual Property, except that the Collateral shall include all accounts, license and royalty fees and other revenues, proceeds, or income arising out of or relating to any Intellectual Property.

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT B

 

SPECIALTY FINANCE DIVISION

Compliance Certificate

I, an authorized officer of AEHR TEST SYSTEMS (“Borrower”) certify under the Export-Import Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, the “Exim Agreement”) between Borrower and Silicon Valley Bank (“Bank”) as follows for the period ending _____________________________ (all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Exim Agreement):

Borrower represents and warrants for each Financed Receivable (other than Financed Receivables based upon Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices):

Each Financed Receivable is an Eligible Foreign Account.

Borrower is the owner with legal right to sell, transfer, assign and encumber such Financed Receivable;

The correct amount is on the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal and is not disputed;

Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and Borrower has fulfilled all its obligations as of the Advance Request and Invoice Transmittal date;

Each Financed Receivable is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services rendered, is due to Borrower,  is not past due or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged and is free of any liens, security interests and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens;

There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;

It reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject to any Insolvency Proceedings;

It has not filed or had filed against it Insolvency Proceedings and does not anticipate any such filing;

Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse all payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of Collateral.

No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statement contained in the certificates or statement not misleading. All statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing the Financed Receivable 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 Financed Receivable  shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.

To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to each Financed Receivable are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.

Additionally, Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly existing and in good standing in its state of formation and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in good standing in, any state 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 cause a Material Adverse Change.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized, and do not conflict with Borrower’s organizational documents, nor constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound.  Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

  

  

  

Borrower has good title to the Collateral, free of Liens except Permitted Liens.  All inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act. of 1940, as amended.  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 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.  Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.  None of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s 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 Subsidiary has timely filed all required tax returns and paid, or made adequate provision to pay, all material taxes, except those being contested in good faith with adequate reserves under GAAP.  Borrower and each Subsidiary has 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 its business as currently conducted except where the failure to obtain or make such consents, declarations, notices or filings would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

With respect to Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoices, Borrower represents and warrants that all of Borrower’s Inventory which is the subject of any Exim Inventory Placeholder Invoice is and will continue to be Eligible Export-Related Inventory.

The undersigned represents and warrants that as of the date hereof the foregoing is true, complete and correct, that the information reflected in this Compliance Certificate complies with the representations and warranties set forth in the Exim Agreement and the Borrower Agreement each dated August __, 2011, as may be amended from time to time, as if all representations and warranties were made as of the date hereof, and that Borrower is, and shall remain, in full compliance with its agreements, covenants, and obligations under such agreements.  Such representations and warranties include, without limitation, the following:  Borrower is using disbursements only for the purpose of enabling Borrower to finance the cost of manufacturing, purchasing or selling items intended for export.  Borrower is not using disbursements for the purpose of: (a) servicing any of Borrower’s unrelated pre-existing or future indebtedness; (b) acquiring fixed assets or capital goods for the use of Borrower’s business; (c) acquiring, equipping, or renting commercial space outside the United States; or (d) paying salaries of non-U.S. citizens or non-U.S. permanent residents who are located in the offices of the United States.  Additionally, disbursements are not being used to finance the manufacture, purchase or sale of all of the following:  (a)  Items to be sold to a buyer located in a country in which the Export Import Bank of the United States is legally prohibited from doing business; (b) that part of the cost of the items which is not U.S. Content unless such part is not greater than fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the items and is incorporated into the items in the United States; (c) defense articles or defense services or items directly or indirectly destined for use by military organizations designed primarily for military use (regardless of the nature or actual use of the items); or (d) any items to be used in the construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment, reprocessing, research or heavy water production facilities.

[Continued next page.]

  

  

  

All other representations and warranties in the Exim Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date, (provided that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), and Borrower represents that there is no existing Event of Default.

Sincerely,

Aehr Test Systems

________________________

Signature

________________________

Title

________________________

Date

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT C

 

ADVANCE REQUEST AND INVOICE TRANSMITTAL

 

[to be provided by Bank]

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT D

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

	 	 	 
	Borrower: Aehr Test Systems 	Bank:           Silicon Valley Bank
	 	 	 
	
FOREIGN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM EXPORT ACTIVITIES

	  	  
	  	
 1.  Foreign Accounts Book Value as of ____________

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 2.  Additions (please explain on reverse)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 3.  Less:  Intercompany / Employee / Non-Trade Accounts

	  	
$____________

	  	
 4.  NET FOREIGN ACCOUNTS

	  	 
$____________

	  	  	  	  
	
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS

	  	  
	  	
 5.  Accounts over 90 days past invoice (or 60 days if not ExIm insured)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 6.  Credit Balances

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 7.  Accounts with terms greater than 180 days

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 8.  Governmental and Military Accounts

	  	 
$____________

	  	
 9.  Contra Accounts

	  	 
$____________

	  	
10.  Progress billings, Promotion, Demo, Bill and Hold, Guaranteed Sale or

	  	  
	  	
        Consignment Accounts

	  	 
$____________

	  	
11.  Related Account Debtor Accounts

	  	 
$____________

	  	
12.  Disputed Accounts; Insolvent Account Debtor Accounts

	  	
$____________

	  	
13.  Accounts arising from the sale of defense articles or items

	 	 
$____________

	  	
14.  Accounts excluded under the Borrower Agt

	  	 
$____________

	 	 
15.  Accounts from sales not in the ordinary course of business

	  	 
$____________

	  	
16.  Accounts not owned by Borrower

	  	 
$____________

	  	
17.  Accounts without invoices

	  	 
$____________

	  	
18.  Accounts outside U.S.

	  	 
$____________

	  	
19.  Accounts in countries prohibited by EX-IM

	  	 
$____________

	  	
20.  Accounts supported by LCs not accepted by EX-IM

	  	
$____________

	  	
21.  Accounts billed and payable outside the U.S.

	  	 
$____________

	  	
22.  Accounts denominated in non-U.S. currency (unless approved)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
23.  Accounts that do not comply with the terms of sale set forth by EX-IM

	 	 
$____________

	  	
24.  Accounts arising from sales of Items that do not meet 50% U.S. Content

	  	  
	  	
        requirements

	  	 
$____________

	  	
25.  Pre-billings; Product Returns, Rejections, Repossessions

	  	
$____________

	  	
26.  Accounts determined doubtful

	  	 
$____________

	  	
27.  Other

	  	 
$____________

	  	
28.  TOTAL ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS

	  	 
$____________

	  	
29.  Eligible Accounts (No. 4 - No. 28)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
30.  Accounts billed in non-US currency not hedged

	  	 
$____________

	  	
31.  Eligible Accounts (No. 29 – No. 30)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
32.  Loan Value of Accounts (90% of No. 31)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
33.  Loan Value of Accounts not hedged (75% of No. 30)

	  	
$____________

	  	
34.  Loan Value of all Accounts (No. 32 plus No. 33)

	  	 
$____________

	  	  	  	  
	
INVENTORY

	  	  
	  	
35. Eligible Inventory Value as of _______________

	  	 
$____________

	  	  	  	  
	
INVENTORY DEDUCTIONS

	  	  
	  	
36. Inventory located at a non-disclosed locations

	  	 
$____________

	  	
37. Inventory located outside of the U.S.

	  	 
$____________

	  	
38. Inventory placed or held on consignment

	  	 
$____________

	  	
39. Inventory produced in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act; Hot goods

	 	 
$____________

	  	
40. Inventory that does not meet 50% U.S. Content requirements

	  	 
$____________

	  	
41. Demo Inventory

	  	 
$____________

	  	
42. Proprietary software

	  	 
$____________

	  	
43. Damaged, obsolete, returned, defective, recalled or unfit Inventory

	  	 
$____________

	  	
44. Previously exported Inventory

	  	 
$____________

	  	
45. Inventory that constitutes defense articles

	  	 
$____________

	  	
46. Inventory related to nuclear power

	  	 
$____________

	  	
47. Inventory destined for countries prohibited by EX-IM

	  	
$____________

	  	
48. Inventory that is eligible inventory under any other facility

	  	
$____________

	  	
49. Capital Goods unless in accordance with Economic Impact Approval

	  	 
$____________

	  	
50. TOTAL INVENTORY DEDUCTIONS

	  	 
$____________

	  	
51. Eligible Inventory (No. 35 – No. 50)

	  	 
$____________

	  	
52. ELIGIBLE AMOUNT OF INVENTORY (50% of No. 51)

	 	 
$____________

	  	  	  	  
	
BALANCES

	  	  
	  	
53.  Maximum Loan Amount

	  	
$1,500,000

	 	54.  Maximum EXIM Amount [Lesser of No. 53 or (No. 34 plus No. 52)]	 	 
$____________

	 	
55.  Present balance owing on EXIM Line of Credit

	  	
$____________

	 	
56.  Advances Outstanding under Domestic Loan Agreement

	  	 
$____________

	 	
57.  RESERVE POSITION [No. 54 minus No. 55 minus 56]

	  	 
$____________

 

  

  

  

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that as of the date hereof the foregoing is true, complete and correct, that the information reflected in this Borrowing Base Certificate complies with the representations and warranties set forth in the Export-Import Bank Loan and Security Agreement, between Borrower and Bank, and the Borrower Agreement, executed by Borrower and acknowledged by Bank, each dated August __, 2011, as may be amended from time to time, as if all representations and warranties were made as of the date hereof, and that Borrower is, and shall remain, in full compliance with its agreements, covenants, and obligations under such agreements.  Such representations and warranties include, without limitation, the following:  Borrower is using disbursements only for the purpose of enabling Borrower to finance the cost of manufacturing, purchasing or selling items intended for export.  Borrower is not using disbursements for the purpose of: (a) servicing any of Borrower’s unrelated pre-existing or future indebtedness; (b) acquiring fixed assets or capital goods for the use of Borrower’s business; (c) acquiring, equipping, or renting commercial space outside the United States; or (d) paying salaries of non-U.S. citizens or non-U.S. permanent residents who are located in the offices of the United States.  Additionally, disbursements are not being used to finance the manufacture, purchase or sale of all of the following:  (a)  Items to be sold to a Buyer located in a country in which the Export Import Bank of the United States is legally prohibited from doing business; (b) that part of the cost of the items which is not U.S. Content unless such part is not greater than fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the items and is incorporated into the items in the United States; (c) defense articles or defense services or items directly or indirectly destined for use by military organizations designed primarily for military use (regardless of the nature or actual use of the items); or (d) any items to be used in the construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of nuclear power, enrichment, reprocessing, research or heavy water production facilities.

 

	Sincerely, 
BORROWER:

AEHR TEST SYSTEMS

 

By:_________________________________

Name:______________________________

Title: _______________________________

Date:______________________________

	 	 
BANK USE ONLY

 

Received By:___________________________

Date:_________________

Verified By:___________________________

 

  

  

  

 

ANNEX A

 

BORROWER AGREEMENT

 

[see attached]

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