Document:

Exhibit 1056

		
			LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
		

		
			CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
		

		
			This Change of Control Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between [NAME] (“Executive”) and Linear Technology Corporation (the “Company”), effective as of [DATE] (the “Effective Date”).
		

		
			RECITALS
		

			
	
			
				 1.
			The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders (i) to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and objectivity of Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat, or occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) to provide Executive with an incentive to continue Executive’s employment prior to a Change of Control and to motivate Executive to maximize the value of the Company upon a Change of Control for the benefit of its stockholders.

			
	
			
				 2.
			The Committee believes that it is imperative to provide Executive with certain severance benefits upon Executive’s termination of employment under certain circumstances.  These benefits will provide Executive with enhanced financial security and incentive and encouragement to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control.  

			
	
			
				 3.
			Certain capitalized terms used in the Agreement are defined in Section 6 below.

		
			AGREEMENT
		

		
			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
		

			
	
			
				 1.
			Term of Agreement.  This Agreement will have a term of three (3) years commencing on the Effective Date (the “Term”) and any obligations of the Company hereunder will lapse upon the completion of the Term.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, (a) if a Change of Control occurs when there are fewer than twenty-four  (24) months remaining during the Term, the term of this Agreement will extend automatically through the date that is twenty-four  (24) months following the effective date of the Change of Control, or (b) if an initial occurrence of an act or omission by the Company constituting the grounds for “Good Reason” in accordance with Section 6(i) hereof has occurred (the “Initial Grounds”), and the expiration date of the Cure Period (as such term is used in Section 6(i)) with respect to such Initial Grounds could occur following the expiration of the Term, the term of this Agreement will extend automatically through the date that is ninety  (90) days following the expiration of the Cure Period, but such extension of the term will only apply with respect to the Initial Grounds.  If Executive becomes entitled to benefits under Section 3 during the term of this Agreement, the Agreement will not terminate until all of the obligations of the parties hereto with respect to this Agreement have been satisfied.

		 

		

			 

		

 

			
	
			
				 4.
			At-Will Employment.  The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and will continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law.  As an at-will employee, either the Company or Executive may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

			
	
			
				 5.
			Severance Benefits.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason During the Change of Control Period.  If the Company terminates Executive’s employment with the Company without Cause (and not by reason of Executive’s death or Disability) or if Executive resigns from such employment for Good Reason, and, in either case, such termination occurs during the Change of Control Period, then subject to Section 4, Executive will receive the following: 

			
	
			
				(i)
			Accrued Compensation.  The Company will pay Executive all accrued but unpaid vacation, expense reimbursements, wages, and other benefits due to Executive under any Company-provided plans, policies, and arrangements when legally required.  

			
	
			
				(ii)
			Severance Payment.  Executive will receive a lump-sum payment (less applicable withholding taxes) equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Executive’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to Executive’s termination date (or if the termination is due to a resignation for Good Reason based on a material reduction in base compensation, then Executive’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such reduction) or, if greater, at the level in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control.  

			
	
			
				(iii)
			Bonus Payment.  Executive will receive a lump-sum payment (less applicable withholding taxes) equal to one hundred percent (100%)  of the Bonus Amount.

			
	
			
				(iv)
			COBRA Payment.  If Executive elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents, the Company will reimburse Executive for the premiums necessary to continue group health insurance benefits under COBRA for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents until the earlier of (A) a period of twelve (12) months from the date of Executive’s termination of  employment, (B) the date upon which Executive and/or Executive’s eligible dependents becomes covered under similar plans or (C) the date upon which Executive ceases to be eligible for coverage under COBRA (such reimbursements, the “COBRA Premiums”).  However, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot pay the COBRA Premiums without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to Executive a taxable lump-sum payment in an amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium that Executive would be required to pay to continue Executive’s group health coverage in effect on the date of Executive’s termination of employment (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), multiplied by twelve (12), which payment will be made regardless of whether Executive elects COBRA continuation coverage.  For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments in lieu of COBRA Premiums may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings.  

		 

		

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				(v)
			Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards.    Seventy-five percent (75%) of Executive’s then unvested Equity Awards will become vested in full and in the case of stock options and stock appreciation rights, will become exercisable.  In the case of Equity Awards with performance-based vesting,  all performance goals and other vesting criteria will be treated as set forth in Executive’s Equity Award agreement governing such Equity Award.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Termination Outside of the Change of Control Period; Voluntary Resignation; Termination for Cause.  If Executive’s employment with the Company terminates (i) for any reason outside of the Change of Control Period; (ii) voluntarily by Executive (other than for Good Reason during the Change of Control Period); or (iii) for Cause by the Company, then Executive will not be entitled to receive severance or other benefits, except for those (if any) as may then be established under the Company’s then existing severance and benefits plans and practices or pursuant to other written agreements with the Company.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Disability; Death.  If the Company terminates Executive’s employment as a result of Executive’s Disability, or Executive’s employment terminates due to Executive’s death, then Executive will not be entitled to receive severance or other benefits except for those (if any) as may then be established under the Company’s then existing written severance and benefits plans and practices or pursuant to other written agreements with the Company.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Exclusive Remedy.  In the event of a termination of Executive employment as set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement, the provisions of Section 3 are intended to be and are exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which Executive or the Company otherwise may be entitled, whether at law, tort or contract, in equity, or under this Agreement (other than the payment of accrued but unpaid wages, as required by law, and any unreimbursed reimbursable expenses).  Executive will be entitled to no benefits, compensation or other payments or rights upon a termination of employment other than those benefits expressly set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.    

			
	
			
				 6.
			Conditions to Receipt of Severance; No Duty to Mitigate

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Release of Claims Agreement.  The receipt of any severance payments or benefits (other than the accrued compensation set forth in Section 3(a)(i)) pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive executing and not revoking the separation agreement and release of claims set forth as Exhibit A hereto (the “Release” and such requirement, the “Release Requirement”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”).    Any severance payments or benefits under this Agreement will be paid on, or, in the case of installments, will not commence until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable (the “Release Effective Date”), or, if later, such time as required by Section 4(c)(iii).  Any installment payments that would have been made to Executive prior to the Release Effective Date but for the preceding sentence will be paid to Executive on the first regularly scheduled payroll date following the Release Effective Date and the remaining payments will be made as provided in this Agreement.  If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement.  In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.

		 

		

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				 (b)
			Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements.  Executive’s receipt of any payments or benefits under Section 3 (other than the accrued compensation set forth in Section 3(a)(i)) will be subject to Executive continuing to comply with the terms of the Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement previously entered into between the Company and Executive, as such agreement may be amended from time to time. 

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Section 409A.

			
	
			
				(i)
			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no severance pay or benefits to be paid or provided to Executive, if any, pursuant to this Agreement that, when considered together with any other severance payments or separation benefits, are considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and the final regulations and any guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) (together, the “Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits”) will be paid or otherwise provided until Executive has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.  Similarly, no severance payable to Executive, if any, pursuant to this Agreement that otherwise would be exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A‐1(b)(9) will be payable until Executive has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.  In no event will Executive have discretion to determine the taxable year of payment of any Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits. 

			
	
			
				(ii)
			It is intended that none of the severance payments under this Agreement will constitute Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits but rather will be exempt from Section 409A as a payment that would fall within the “short-term deferral period” as described in Section 4(c)(iv) below or resulting from an involuntary separation from service as described in Section 4(c)(v) below.  

			
	
			
				(iii)
			Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of Executive’s separation from service (other than due to death), then the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits, if any, that are payable within the first six (6) months following Executive’s separation from service, will become payable on the first payroll date that occurs on or after the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Executive’s separation from service. All subsequent Deferred Payments, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Executive dies following Executive’s separation from service, but before the six (6) month anniversary of the separation from service, then any payments delayed in accordance with this paragraph will be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the date of Executive’s death and all other Deferred Payments will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit.  Each payment and benefit payable under this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment under Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.

			
	
			
				(iv)
			Any amount paid under this Agreement that satisfies the requirements of the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations will not constitute Deferred Payments for purposes of clause (i) above.

		 

		

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				(v)
			Any amount paid under this Agreement that qualifies as a payment made as a result of an involuntary separation from service pursuant to Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations that does not exceed the Section 409A Limit (as defined below) will not constitute Deferred Payments for purposes of clause (i) above. 

			
	
			
				(vi)
			The foregoing provisions are intended to comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be exempt or so comply. The Company and Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition before actual payment to Executive under Section 409A.    In no event will the Company reimburse Executive for any taxes that may be imposed on Executive as a result of Section 409A.

			
	
			
				 7.
			Limitation on Payments.  In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to Executive (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this Section 5, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then Executive’s benefits under Section 3 will be either:

			
	
			
				 (a)
			delivered in full, or

			
	
			
				 (b)
			delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code,

		
			whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.  If a reduction in severance and other benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that benefits are delivered to a lesser extent, reduction will occur in the following order: reduction of cash payments; cancellation of Equity Awards granted “contingent on a change in ownership or control” within the meaning of Code Section 280G; cancellation of accelerated vesting of Equity Awards; and reduction of employee benefits.  In the event that acceleration of vesting of Equity Award compensation is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting will be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of Executive’s Equity Awards.  In no event will the Executive have any discretion with respect to the ordering of payment reductions.
		

		
			Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section 5 will be made in writing by the Company’s independent public accountants immediately prior to a Change of Control or such other person or entity to which the parties mutually agree (the “Firm”), whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon Executive and the Company.  For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 5, the Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and Executive will furnish to the Firm such information and documents as the Firm may 
		

		 

		

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		reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section.  The Company will bear all costs the Firm may incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 5. 
		

			
	
			
				 8.
			Definition of Terms.  The following terms referred to in this Agreement will have the following meanings:

			
	
			
				 (a)
			Bonus Amount.  “Bonus Amount” means the greatest of:

			
	
			
				(i)
			the average Performance Bonus earned by Executive for the bonus periods ending during the twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the Termination Bonus Period End Date, with such average determined on an annualized basis,

			
	
			
				(ii)
			the average Performance Bonus earned by Executive for the bonus periods ending during the twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the COC Bonus Period End Date, with such average determined on an annualized basis,  and

			
	
			
				(iii)
			Executive’s annualized target Performance Bonus opportunity for the bonus period in effect at the time of Executive’s termination (or if the termination is due to a resignation for Good Reason based on a material reduction in base compensation, then Executive’s annualized target Performance Bonus opportunity as of immediately prior to such reduction).  

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive has not held the position in the Company that he or she holds as of the Effective Date (the “Reference Position”) or a higher position in the Company assumed after the Effective Date for the entire duration of the twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the Termination Bonus Period End Date, references in the definition of “Bonus Amount” to:
		

		
			(x)the “twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the Termination Bonus Period End Date” will instead refer to the shorter period of time ending on the Termination Bonus Period End Date in which the Executive held the Reference Position (or a higher position in the Company assumed after the Effective Date), and
		

		
			(y)the “twenty-four (24)-month period ending on the COC Bonus Period End Date” will instead refer to such twenty-four (24)-month period or, if shorter, the period of time ending on the COC Bonus Period End Date in which the Executive held the Reference Position (or a higher position in the Company assumed after the Effective Date).  
		

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Cause.  “Cause”  means (i) an act of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his or her responsibilities as an employee and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of Executive; (ii) Executive being convicted of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, a felony; (iii) a willful act by Executive which constitutes gross misconduct and which is injurious to the Company; or (iv) following delivery to Executive of a written demand for performance from the Company which describes the basis for the Company’s reasonable belief that Executive has not substantially performed his or her duties, continued violations by Executive of Executive’s obligations to the Company which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on Executive’s part.

		 

		

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				 (c)
			Change of Control.  “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

			
	
			
				(i)
			Change in Ownership of the Company.  A change in the ownership of the Company, which is deemed to occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; or 

			
	
			
				(ii)
			Change in Effective Control of the Company.  A change in the effective control of the Company, which is deemed to occur on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election was not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.  For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change of Control; or

			
	
			
				(iii)
			Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets.  A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, which is deemed to occur on the date that any Person acquires (either is one transaction or in multiple transactions over the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.  For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

		
			For purposes of the above sections, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
		

		
			Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, a transaction will not be deemed a Change of Control unless the transaction qualifies as a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A.
		

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Change of Control Period.  “Change of Control Period”  means the period ending twenty-four (24) months following the first Change of Control to occur after the Effective Date.

			
	
			
				 (e)
			COBRA.  “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

			
	
			
				 (f)
			COC Bonus Period End Date.  “COC Bonus Period End Date” means the last day of the last bonus period completed on or prior to the Change of Control.

			
	
			
				 (g)
			Code. “Code”  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

		 

		

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				 (h)
			Disability.  “Disability”  means that Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

			
	
			
				 (i)
			Equity Awards.  “Equity Awards”  means Executive’s outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance stock units and any other Company equity compensation awards.

			
	
			
				 (j)
			Good Reason.  “Good Reason”  means Executive’s termination of employment within ninety (90) days following the expiration of any Cure Period (as defined below) following the occurrence of one or more of the following without Executive’s express consent:

			
	
			
				(i)
			the assignment to Executive of any duties, authority or responsibilities, or the reduction of Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities, either of which results in a material reduction of Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities relative to Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, including where such material reduction results solely by virtue of the Company being acquired and made part of a larger entity (as, for example, when the Chief Financial Officer of the Company remains as such following a Change of Control but is not made the Chief Financial Officer of the acquiring corporation); 

			
	
			
				(ii)
			if a target bonus opportunity has been set for Executive for the bonus period then in effect, a material reduction in the aggregate of Executive’s (A) annualized base salary and (B) the annualized target Performance Bonus opportunity, in each case as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; 

			
	
			
				(iii)
			if no target bonus opportunity has been set for Executive for the bonus period then in effect, a material reduction in the aggregate of Executive’s (A) annualized base salary as in effect immediately prior to such reduction and (B) annualized Performance Bonus payment; provided, however, a reduction in Executive’s annualized Performance Bonus payment for a given year or bonus period will be deemed to have been materially reduced for purposes of this clause (iii) only if and to the extent it represents a material reduction of such Performance Bonus payment as a percentage of Executive’s annualized base salary as compared to the Performance Bonus payments as a percentage of annualized base salary paid (or payable) to similarly situated executives of the combined entity following the Change in Control (by way of example, if Executive’s base salary remains the same but Executive’s Performance Bonus payment is reduced by an amount representing 10% of Executive’s annualized base salary, and the Performance Bonus payments to similarly situated executives of the combined entity were also reduced by an amount representing 10% of such executives’ respective base salaries, Executive would not have grounds for a resignation for “Good Reason” under this clause (iii));  

			
	
			
				(iv)
			if a target bonus opportunity is established following a bonus period in which no target bonus opportunity had been set, Executive shall have Good Reason if the sum of Executive’s (A) then-current annualized base salary plus (B) new target bonus opportunity represents a material reduction as compared to the sum of Executive’s (1) annualized base salary as in effect immediately prior to setting such target bonus opportunity and (2) average Performance 
		

		 

		

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			Bonus earned by Executive for the bonus periods ending during the twenty-four (24)-month period (or shorter period during which Executive held the Reference Position or a higher position in the Company) ending on the last day of the last bonus period ending on or prior to such establishment of the new target bonus opportunity, with such average determined on an annualized basis;

			
	
			
				(v)
			a material change in the geographic location at which Executive must perform services (in other words, the relocation of Executive to a facility or a location more than thirty-five (35) miles from Executive’s then present location); or

			
	
			
				(vi)
			any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of the terms of the Agreement.

		
			Executive will not resign for Good Reason without first providing the Company with written notice within ninety (90) days of the event that Executive believe constitutes “Good Reason” specifically identifying the acts or omissions constituting the grounds for Good Reason and a reasonable cure period of not less than ninety (90) days (the “Cure Period”).
		

			
	
			
				 (k)
			Performance Bonus.  “Performance Bonus” means the cash incentive determined based on Company and/or individual performance over a specified period (which may, but is not required to be, semi-annual or annual), but excluding a pure profit sharing program, sign-on bonuses, transaction bonuses, or retention bonuses.

			
	
			
				 (l)
			Section 409A Limit.  “Section 409A Limit” will mean two (2) times the lesser of: (i) Executive’s annualized compensation based upon the annual rate of pay paid to Executive during Executive’s taxable year preceding the Executive’s taxable year of Executive’s termination of employment as determined under, and with such adjustments as are set forth in, Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and any Internal Revenue Service guidance issued with respect thereto; or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

			
	
			
				 (m)
			Termination Bonus Period End Date.  “Termination Bonus Period End Date” means the last day of the last bonus period completed on or prior to the Executive’s termination of employment.

			
	
			
				 9.
			Successors.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			The Company’s Successors.  Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets will assume the obligations under this Agreement and agree expressly to perform the obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession.  For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” will include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption agreement described in this Section 7(a) or which becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement by operation of law.

		 

		

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				 (b)
			Executive’s Successors.  The terms of this Agreement and all rights of Executive hereunder will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

			
	
			
				 10.
			Notice.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			General.  Notices and all other communications contemplated by this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when sent electronically or personally delivered when mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid or when delivered by a private courier service such as UPS, DHL or Federal Express that has tracking capability.  In the case of Executive, notices will be sent to the e-mail address or addressed to Executive at the home address, in either case which Executive most recently communicated to the Company in writing.  In the case of the Company, electronic notices will be sent to the e-mail address of the Chief Executive Officer and mailed notices will be addressed to its corporate headquarters, and all notices will be directed to the attention of its Chief Executive Officer.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Notice of Termination.  Any termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive for Good Reason will be communicated by a notice of termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 8(a) of this Agreement.  Such notice will indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, will set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so indicated, and will specify the termination date (which will be not more than ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice).  

			
	
			
				 11.
			Resignation.  Upon the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive will be deemed to have resigned from all officer and/or director positions held at the Company and its affiliates voluntarily, without any further required action by Executive, as of the end of Executive’s employment and Executive, at the Board’s request, will execute any documents reasonably necessary to reflect Executive’s resignation.

			
	
			
				 12.
			Arbitration.

			
	
			
				 (a)
			The Company and Executive each agree that any and all disputes arising out of the terms of this Agreement, Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive’s service as an officer or director of the Company, or Executive’s compensation and benefits, their interpretation and any of the matters herein released, will be subject to binding arbitration under the arbitration rules set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1280 through 1294.2, including Section 1281.8 (the “Act”), and pursuant to California law.  Disputes that the Company and Executive agree to arbitrate, and thereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury, include any statutory claims under local, state, or federal law, including, but not limited to, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, the California Labor Code, claims of harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination, and any statutory or common law claims.  The 
		

		 

		

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			Company and Executive further understand that this agreement to arbitrate also applies to any disputes that the Company may have with Executive.

			
	
			
				 (b)
			Procedure.  The Company and Executive agree that any arbitration will be administered by Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), pursuant to its Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures (the “JAMS Rules”).  The Arbitrator will have the power to decide any motions brought by any party to the arbitration, including motions for summary judgment and/or adjudication, motions to dismiss and demurrers, and motions for class certification, prior to any arbitration hearing.  The Arbitrator will have the power to award any remedies available under applicable law, and the Arbitrator will award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party, except as prohibited by law.   The Company will pay for any administrative or hearing fees charged by the Arbitrator or JAMS except that Executive will pay any filing fees associated with any arbitration that Executive initiates, but only so much of the filing fees as Executive would have instead paid had he filed a complaint in a court of law.  The Arbitrator will administer and conduct any arbitration in accordance with California law, including the California Code of Civil Procedure, and the Arbitrator will apply substantive and procedural California law to any dispute or claim, without reference to rules of conflict of law.  To the extent that the JAMS Rules conflict with California law, California law will take precedence.  The decision of the Arbitrator will be in writing.  Any arbitration under this Agreement will be conducted in Santa Clara County, California.

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Remedy.  Except as provided by the Act and this Agreement, arbitration will be the sole, exclusive, and final remedy for any dispute between Executive and the Company.  Accordingly, except as provided for by the Act and this Agreement, neither Executive nor the Company will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration.

			
	
			
				 (d)
			Administrative Relief.  Executive understand that this Agreement does not prohibit him or her from pursuing any administrative claim with a local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or the Workers’ Compensation Board.  This Agreement does, however, preclude Executive from pursuing court action regarding any such claim, except as permitted by law.

			
	
			
				 (e)
			Voluntary Nature of Agreement.  Each of the Company and Executive acknowledges and agrees that such party is executing this Agreement voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by anyone.  Executive further acknowledges and agrees that he or she has carefully read this Agreement and has asked any questions needed for him or her to understand the terms, consequences, and binding effect of this Agreement and fully understand it, including that Executive is waiving his or her right to a jury trial.  Finally, Executive agrees that he or she has been provided an opportunity to seek the advice of an attorney of his or her choice before signing this Agreement.

		 

		

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			No Duty to Mitigate.  Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such payment be reduced by any earnings that Executive may receive from any other source.

			
	
			
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			Waiver.  No provision of this Agreement will be modified, waived or discharged unless the modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by an authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).  No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement by the other party will be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time.

			
	
			
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			Headings.  All captions and section headings used in this Agreement are for convenient reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement.

			
	
			
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			Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes in their entirety all prior representations, understandings, undertakings or agreements (whether oral or written and whether expressed or implied) of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto and which specifically mention this Agreement.

			
	
			
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			Choice of Law.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California (with the exception of its conflict of laws provisions).  Any claims or legal actions by one party against the other arising out of the relationship between the parties contemplated herein (whether or not arising under this Agreement) will be commenced or maintained in any state or federal court located in the jurisdiction where Executive resides, and Executive and the Company hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court.

			
	
			
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			Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, which will remain in full force and effect.

			
	
			
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			Withholding.  All payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to withholding of applicable income, employment and other taxes.

			
	
			
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			Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

		
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			AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
		

		 

		

			-14-Exhibit 10.9

 

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

	
Borrowers:
    	
Talend, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
Talend USA, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address:
    	
800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 200
    
	
 
    	
Redwood City, California 94065
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
May 29, 2015
    

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into on the above date between SQUARE 1 BANK (“Lender”), whose address is 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240, Durham, North Carolina 27701, and the borrowers named above (jointly and severally, the “Borrower”), whose chief executive office is located at the above address (“Borrower’s Address”). The Schedule to this Agreement (the “Schedule”) shall for all purposes be deemed to be a part of this Agreement, and the same is an integral part of this Agreement.  (Definitions of certain terms used in this Agreement are set forth in Section 8 below.)

 

1.  LOANS.

 

1.1  Loans.  Lender will make loans to Borrower (the “Loans”), in amounts not to exceed the Credit Limit shown on the Schedule, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and subject to deduction of Ancillary Services Reserves and such other Reserves as Lender deems proper from time to time in its Good Faith Business Judgment with three Business Days prior written notice to Borrower.

 

1.2  Interest.  All Loans shall bear interest at the interest rate shown on the Schedule.  Accrued interest shall be payable monthly, on the last day of the month, and shall be charged to Borrower’s loan account (and the same shall thereafter bear interest at the same rate as the other Loans).

 

1.3  Overadvances.  If at any time or for any reason the total of all outstanding Loans exceeds the Credit Limit after giving effect to Ancillary Services Reserves and other Reserves as described in Section 1.1 (an “Overadvance”), Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of the excess to Lender, without notice or demand.  Without limiting Borrower’s obligation to repay to Lender the amount of any Overadvance, at Lender’s option (exercised by written notice to Borrower), Borrower agrees to pay Lender interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at the Default Rate.

 

1.4  Fees.  Borrower shall pay Lender the fees shown on the Schedule, which are in addition to all interest and other sums payable to Lender and are not refundable.

 

1.5  Loan Requests. To obtain a Loan, Borrower shall make a request to Lender by facsimile or telephone.  Loan requests received after 1:00 PM Eastern Time will be deemed made on the next Business Day. Lender may rely on any telephone request for a Loan given by a person whom Lender believes is an authorized representative of Borrower, and Borrower will indemnify Lender for any loss Lender suffers as a result of that reliance.

 

1.6  Ancillary Services Sublimit.  Subject to the availability of Loans, at any time and from time to time from the date hereof through the Business Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date, Borrower may request the provision of Ancillary Services from Lender.  The aggregate amount of the monetary Obligations relating to Ancillary Services at any time shall not exceed the Ancillary Services Sublimit, and the Credit Limit shall be reduced by reserves for Ancillary Services in an amount equal to the aggregate amounts of the following (the “Ancillary Services Reserves”): (i) any outstanding and undrawn amounts under all Letters of Credit issued hereunder, (ii) corporate credit card services provided to Borrower established by Lender in accordance with its customary practice, (iii) the total amount of any Automated Clearing House processing

 

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reserves, established by Lender in accordance with its customary practice, (iv) the applicable Foreign Exchange Reserve Percentage, and (v) any other reserves taken by Lender in connection with other treasury management services requested by Borrower and approved by Lender, established by Lender in accordance with its customary practice. In the event Ancillary Services Reserves would cause an Overadvance, Borrower shall deposit and maintain with Lender cash collateral in an amount at all times equal to such deficiency, which shall be held as Collateral for all purposes of this Agreement. In addition, Lender may, in its sole discretion, charge as Loans any amounts for which Lender becomes liable to third parties in connection with the provision of the Ancillary Services.  The terms and conditions (including repayment and fees) of such Ancillary Services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Lender’s standard forms of application and agreement for the applicable Ancillary Services, which Borrower hereby agrees to execute, to the extent not already executed.

 

1.7  Letters of Credit. Subject to Section 1.6 above, at the request of Borrower, Lender may, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, issue or arrange for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Borrower, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion. Borrower shall pay Lender’s standard fees and charges in connection with all Letters of Credit and all other all bank charges (including charges of Lender’s letter of credit department) in connection with the Letters of Credit (collectively, the “Letter of Credit Fees”).  Any payment by Lender under or in connection with a Letter of Credit shall constitute a Loan hereunder on the date such payment is made.  Each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date no later than six months after the Maturity Date.  Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Lender harmless from any loss, cost, expense, or liability, including payments made by Lender, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Lender arising out of or in connection with any Letters of Credit other than any loss, cost, expense or liability that results from Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Borrower agrees to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Lender and opened for Borrower’s account or by Lender’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Lender for Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and agrees that Lender shall not be liable for any error, negligence (but excluding gross negligence), or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto.  Borrower understands that Letters of Credit may require Lender to indemnify the issuing bank for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by Borrower against such issuing bank.  Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Lender harmless with respect to any loss, cost, expense, or liability incurred by Lender under any Letter of Credit as a result of Lender’s indemnification of any such issuing bank other than any loss, cost, expense or liability that results from such issuing bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The provisions of this Loan Agreement, as it pertains to Letters of Credit, and any other Loan Documents relating to Letters of Credit are cumulative.

 

1.8  Collateralization of Obligations Extending Beyond Maturity.  If Borrower has not secured to Lender’s satisfaction its Obligations with respect to any Ancillary Services by the Maturity Date, then, effective as of such date, without limiting Lender’s other rights and remedies, the balance in any deposit accounts held by Lender and the certificates of deposit or time deposit accounts issued by Lender in Borrower’s name (and any interest paid thereon or proceeds thereof, including any amounts payable upon the maturity or liquidation of such certificates or accounts), shall automatically secure such obligations to the extent of the then continuing or outstanding Ancillary Services.  Borrower authorizes Lender to hold such balances in pledge and to decline to honor any drafts thereon or any requests by Borrower or any other Person to pay or otherwise transfer any part of such balances for so long as the applicable Ancillary Services are outstanding or continue. Without limiting the foregoing, all Obligations relating to Ancillary Services shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

2.  SECURITY INTEREST. To secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations when due, Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all of the following (collectively, the “Collateral”):  all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to all of the following, whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired and wherever located: all Accounts; all Inventory; all Equipment; all Deposit Accounts; all General Intangibles (including without limitation all Intellectual Property); all Investment Property; all Other Property; and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above, and all guaranties and security for any of the above, and all substitutions and replacements for, additions, accessions, attachments, accessories, and improvements to, and proceeds (including proceeds of any insurance policies, proceeds of proceeds and claims against third parties) of, any and all of the above, and all Borrower’s books relating to any and all of the above.

 

3.  REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BORROWER.

 

In order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as follows, and Borrower covenants that the following representations will continue to be true (except to the extent that such representation or warranty relates to a particular date), and that Borrower will at all times comply with all of the following covenants, throughout the term of this Agreement and until all Obligations have been paid and performed in full:

 

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3.1  Corporate Existence and Authority.  Borrower is, and will continue to be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.  Borrower is and will continue to be qualified and licensed to do business in all jurisdictions in which any failure to do so would result in a Material Adverse Change.  The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement, and all other documents contemplated hereby (i) have been duly and validly authorized, (ii) are not subject to any consents, which have not been obtained, (iii) are enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles and by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally), and (iv) do not violate Borrower’s articles or certificate of incorporation, or Borrower’s by-laws, or any law or any material agreement or instrument, which is binding upon Borrower or its property, and (v) do not constitute grounds for acceleration of any indebtedness or obligations in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, under any agreement or instrument which is binding upon Borrower or its property.

 

3.2  Name; Trade Names and Styles. As of the date hereof, the name of Borrower set forth in the heading to this Agreement is its correct name.  Listed in the Representations are all prior names of Borrower and all of Borrower’s present and prior trade names, as of the date hereof.  Borrower shall give Lender 30 days’ prior written notice before changing its name or doing business under any other name.  Borrower has complied, and will in the future comply, in all material respects, with all laws relating to the conduct of business under a fictitious business name.

 

3.3  Place of Business; Location of Collateral. As of the date hereof, the address set forth in the heading to this Agreement is Borrower’s chief executive office.  In addition, as of the date hereof, Borrower has places of business and Collateral is located only at the locations set forth in the Representations.  Borrower will give Lender at least 30 days prior written notice before opening any additional place of business, changing its chief executive office, or moving any of the Collateral to a location other than Borrower’s Address or one of the locations set forth in the Representations, except that Borrower may maintain sales offices in the ordinary course of business at which not more than a total of $100,000 fair market value of Equipment and Inventory is located at any such sales office.

 

3.4  Title to Collateral; Perfection; Permitted Liens.

 

(a)         Borrower is now, and will at all times in the future be, the sole owner of all the Collateral, except for items of Equipment which are leased to Borrower, and except for non-exclusive licenses granted by Borrower to its customers in the ordinary course of business.  The Collateral now is and will remain free and clear of any and all adverse claims in an amount exceeding $100,000 for all such claims, and free and clear of any and all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.  Lender now has, and will continue to have, a first-priority perfected and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Liens, and Borrower will at all times defend Lender and the Collateral against all claims of others.

 

(b)         Borrower has set forth in the Representations all of Borrower’s Deposit Accounts as of the date hereof, and Borrower will give Lender five Business Days advance written notice before establishing any new Deposit Accounts and will cause the institution where any such new Deposit Account (other than Excluded Accounts) is maintained to execute and deliver to Lender a control agreement in form sufficient to perfect Lender’s security interest in the Deposit Account and otherwise satisfactory to Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment. Nothing herein limits any requirements which may be set forth in the Schedule as to where Deposit Accounts will be maintained.

 

(c)          In the event that Borrower shall at any time after the date hereof have any commercial tort claims against others, which it is asserting or intends to assert, and in which the potential recovery exceeds $100,000, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender thereof in writing and provide Lender with such information regarding the same as Lender shall reasonably request.  Such notification to Lender shall constitute a grant of a security interest in the commercial tort claim and all proceeds thereof to Lender, and Borrower shall execute and deliver all such documents and take all such actions as Lender shall reasonably request in connection therewith.

 

(d)         Whenever any Collateral with fair market value in excess of $100,000 is located upon premises in which any third party has an interest, Borrower shall, whenever requested by Lender, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such third party to execute and deliver to Lender, in form acceptable to Lender, such landlord agreements, waivers, subordinations and other agreements as Lender shall specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment.  Borrower will keep in full force and effect, and will comply with all material terms of, any lease of real property where any of the Collateral now or in the future may be located.

 

(e)          Except as disclosed in the Representations, Borrower is not a party to, nor is it bound by, any inbound license that is material to the conduct of Borrower’s business (other than commercially available off-the-shelf software or open source software) and that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property important for the conduct of Borrower’s business.

 

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(f)           Borrower and the Related Companies are the sole owner of the Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, except for non-exclusive licenses granted to their customers in the ordinary course of business.  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, each of the Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents material to the conduct of it business is valid and enforceable, and no part of the Intellectual Property material to the conduct of it business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and no claim has been made to Borrower 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 cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

3.5  Maintenance of Collateral.  Borrower will maintain the Inventory in good and merchantable condition and maintain all other tangible Collateral in good working condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and Borrower will not use the Collateral for any unlawful purpose.  Borrower will immediately advise Lender in writing of any material loss or damage to the Collateral.

 

3.6  Books and Records. Borrower has maintained and will maintain at Borrower’s Address books and records, which are complete and accurate in all material respects, and comprise an accounting system in accordance with IFRS.

 

3.7  Financial Condition, Statements and Reports.  All financial statements now or in the future delivered to Lender have been, and will be, prepared in conformity with IFRS, and now and in the future will fairly present the results of operations and financial condition of Borrower, in accordance with IFRS, at the times and for the periods therein stated (except, in the case of interim financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments).  Between the last date covered by any such statement provided to Lender and the date hereof, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

 

3.8  Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.  Borrower has timely filed, and will timely file, all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid, and will timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions now or in the future owed by Borrower, except for inadvertent failures to file or pay which do not result in liability exceeding $100,000 and which are promptly cured.  Borrower may, however, defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower (i) in good faith contests Borrower’s obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (ii) notifies Lender in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, and (iii) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to keep the contested taxes from becoming a Lien upon any of the Collateral.  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, and shall continue to pay all amounts necessary to fund all present and future pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not and will not withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower in excess of $100,000, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

 

3.9  Compliance with Law.  Borrower has, to the best of its knowledge, complied, and will in the future comply, in all material respects, with all provisions of all foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to Borrower, including, but not limited to, those relating to Borrower’s ownership of real or personal property, the conduct and licensing of Borrower’s business, and all environmental matters, except where a failure to do so would not reasonably result in liability exceeding $100,000. Borrower has obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all governmental authorities that are necessary for the continued operation of Borrower’s business as currently conducted, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

3.10  Litigation.  As of the date hereof, there is no claim, suit, litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower in any court or before any governmental agency (or any basis therefor known to Borrower) involving any claim against Borrower that could reasonably result in damages of more than $100,000.  Borrower will promptly inform Lender in writing of any claim, proceeding, litigation or investigation in the future threatened or instituted against Borrower involving any claim against Borrower that could reasonably result in damages of more than $100,000.

 

3.11  Use of Proceeds.  All proceeds of all Loans shall be used solely to refinance existing Indebtedness for borrowed money and for Borrower’s working capital.  Borrower is not purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any “margin stock” or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock.”

 

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3.12  Solvency, Payment of Debts.  Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature; the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; and Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.  [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

 

5.  ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF BORROWER.

 

5.1  Financial and Other Covenants.  Borrower shall at all times comply with the financial and other covenants set forth in the Schedule.

 

5.2  Insurance.  Borrower shall, at all times insure all of the tangible personal property Collateral and carry such other business insurance, with insurers reasonably acceptable to Lender, in such form and amounts as Lender may reasonably require and that are customary and in accordance with standard practices for Borrower’s industry and locations, and Borrower shall provide evidence of such insurance to Lender.  Lender confirms that said insurance in effect at the date hereof is acceptable to Lender.  All such insurance policies shall name Lender as the exclusive loss payee, and shall contain a lenders loss payee endorsement in form reasonably acceptable to Lender. Upon receipt of the proceeds of any such insurance, Lender shall apply such proceeds in reduction of the principal amount of the Loan (or cash collateralization of the other Obligations) as Lender shall determine in its Good Faith Business Judgment, except that, provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall release to Borrower insurance proceeds with respect to Equipment totaling less than $100,000, which shall be utilized by Borrower for the replacement of the Equipment with respect to which the insurance proceeds were paid.  Lender may require reasonable assurance that the insurance proceeds so released will be so used.  If Borrower fails to provide or pay for any insurance, Lender may, but is not obligated to, obtain the same at Borrower’s expense.  Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender copies of all material reports made to insurance companies.

 

5.3  Reports.  Borrower, at its expense, shall provide Lender with the written reports set forth in the Schedule, and such other information with respect to Borrower as Lender shall from time to time specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment.

 

5.4  Access to Collateral, Books and Records.  At reasonable times, and on five Business Days’ prior notice (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on one Business Day’s prior notice), Lender, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral, and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s books and records. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense and the charge therefor shall be $900 per person per day (or such other amount as shall represent Lender’s then current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation any additional costs and expenses of outside auditors retained by Lender); provided that Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for more than two such audits in any calendar year (except that this limitation shall not apply to audits conducted while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing).

 

5.5  Negative Covenants.  Except as may be permitted in the Schedule, Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which shall be a matter of its Good Faith Business Judgment), do any of the following:

 

(i) merge or consolidate with another corporation or entity, except (a) where the Obligations are repaid in full concurrently with the closing of any merger or consolidation, and (b) that a Borrower may merge into another Borrower with ten Business Days prior written notice to Lender;

 

(ii) acquire any assets, except in the ordinary course of business, except for (i) acquisitions of assets outside the ordinary course of business for a purchase price not exceeding $150,000 for all such acquisitions in any fiscal year, and (ii) transfers of assets to Borrower from Related Companies;

 

(iii) enter into any other transaction outside the ordinary course of business which requires approval of Borrower’s Board of Directors, except for such transaction outside the ordinary course of business involving not more than $150,000 for all such transactions in any fiscal year;

 

(iv) sell or transfer any Collateral, except for (a) the sale of finished Inventory in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (b) the sale of obsolete or unneeded Equipment in the ordinary course of business, or outside the ordinary course of business for a sale price not exceeding $150,000 for all such sales in any fiscal year, (c) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business; (d) transfers of Collateral to a Perfected Related Company, (e) transfers of Collateral to any Non-Perfected Related Company that do not in the aggregate exceed $100,000 during any fiscal year, (f) dispositions of Accounts in connection with the settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices and (g) other transfers of Collateral that do not in the aggregate exceed $100,000 during any fiscal year.

 

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(v) store any Inventory or other Collateral with any warehouseman or other third party, unless Borrower has complied with Section 3.4(d);

 

(vi) sell any Inventory on a sale-or-return, guaranteed sale, consignment, or other contingent basis;

 

(vii) make any loans of any money or other assets or any other Investments, other than Permitted Investments;

 

(viii) create, incur, assume or permit to be outstanding any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness;

 

(ix) guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to the obligations of another party or entity other than Permitted Indebtedness;

 

(x) pay or declare any dividends on Borrower’s stock except for (A) dividends payable solely in stock of Borrower and (B) dividends payable to Parent or any other Perfected Related Company;

 

(xi) redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of Borrower’s stock or other equity securities except for (A) repurchases of stock of former employees pursuant to stock purchase agreements for an aggregate purchase price not exceeding $150,000 in any fiscal year, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior to such repurchase or would result or exist after giving effect to such repurchase, and (B) repurchases of stock of former employees pursuant to stock purchase agreements by the cancellation of indebtedness owed by such former employees to Borrower regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(xii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower or reasonably related thereto, or become an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

(xiii) directly or indirectly enter into, or permit to exist, any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower (other than Perfected Related Companies), except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, and are on 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; or

 

(xiv) reincorporate in another state;

 

(xv) change its fiscal year without giving Lender 30 days prior written notice;

 

(xvi) create a Subsidiary, except for a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof and that becomes a co-Borrower hereunder pursuant to documentation reasonably specified by Lender within 30 days after the date it is created;

 

(xvii) dissolve or elect to dissolve, except that a Borrower which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of another Borrower may dissolve, with ten Business Day prior written notice to the Lender, if all of its assets are distributed to another Borrower; or

 

(xviii) agree to do any of the foregoing, unless such agreement provides that it is subject to the prior written consent of Lender or the Obligations will be paid in full in connection therewith.

 

Transactions permitted by the foregoing provisions of this Section are only permitted if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur as a result of such transaction.

 

5.6  Litigation Cooperation.  Should any third-party suit or proceeding be instituted by or against Lender with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower, Borrower shall, without expense to Lender, make available Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Lender may deem them reasonably necessary in order to prosecute or defend any such suit or proceeding.

 

5.7  Notification of Changes.  Borrower will give Lender written notice of any change in its executive officers within ten days after the date of such change.

 

5.8  Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(a)         Without limitation on the terms of subsection “b” below, Borrower shall promptly give Lender written notice of any applications or registrations it files or obtains with respect to Intellectual Property filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, including the date of any such filing and the registration or application numbers, if any.

 

(b)         Borrower shall (i) give Lender not less than 30 days prior written notice of the filing of any applications or registrations with the United States Copyright Office, including the title of such intellectual property rights to be registered, as such title will appear on such applications or registrations, and the date such applications or registrations will be filed; (ii)

 

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prior to the filing of any such applications or registrations, execute such documents as Lender may reasonably request for Lender to maintain its perfection in the Intellectual Property rights to be registered by Borrower; (iii) upon the request of Lender, either deliver to Lender or file such documents simultaneously with the filing of any such applications or registrations; (iv) upon filing any such applications or registrations, promptly provide Lender with a copy of such applications or registrations together with any exhibits, evidence of the filing of any documents requested by Lender to be filed for Lender to maintain the perfection and priority of its security interest in such Intellectual Property rights.

 

(c)          Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of the Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of its business, (ii) detect infringements of the Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of its business, and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of its business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without the written consent of Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d)         Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to take, at Borrower’s sole expense, any actions that Borrower is required under this Section 5.8 to take but which Borrower fails to take, after 15 days’ notice to Borrower.  Borrower shall reimburse and indemnify Lender for all reasonable costs and reasonable expenses incurred in the reasonable exercise of its rights under this Section.

 

5.9  Consent of Inbound Licensors.  Prior to entering into or becoming bound by any inbound license that is material to the conduct of its business (other than commercially available off-the-shelf software or open source software) in the future, Borrower shall:  (i) provide written notice to Lender of the material terms of such license with a description of its likely impact on Borrower’s business or financial condition; and (ii) in good faith use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for Borrower’s interest in such licenses or contract rights to be deemed Collateral and for Lender to have a security interest therein, provided, however, that the failure to obtain any such consent or waiver shall not constitute a default under this Agreement.

 

5.10  Further Assurances.  Borrower agrees, at its expense, on request by Lender, to execute all documents and take all actions, as Lender, may, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, deem necessary or useful in order to perfect and maintain Lender’s perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens), and in order to fully consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.  TERM.

 

6.1  Maturity Date.  This Agreement shall continue in effect until the maturity date set forth on the Schedule (the “Maturity Date”), subject to Section 6.3 below.

 

6.2  Early Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Maturity Date as follows:  (i) by Borrower, effective upon three days after written notice of termination is given to Lender and the Loan being repaid in full (and the other Obligations being fully cash collateralized as provided herein); or (ii) by Lender at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without notice, effective immediately.

 

6.3  Payment of Obligations.  On the Maturity Date or on any earlier effective date of termination, Borrower shall pay and perform in full all Obligations, whether evidenced by installment notes or otherwise, and whether or not all or any part of such Obligations are otherwise then due and payable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if on the Maturity Date, or on any earlier effective date of termination, there are any outstanding Letters of Credit issued by Lender or issued by another institution based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Lender, then on such date Borrower shall provide to Lender cash collateral in an amount equal to 100% of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit, plus all interest, fees and cost due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to said Letters of Credit, pursuant to Lender’s then standard form cash pledge agreement. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, all of Lender’s security interests in all of the Collateral and all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been paid and performed in full or fully cash-collateralized in a manner acceptable to Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment; provided that Lender may, in its sole discretion, refuse to make any further Loans after termination.  No termination shall in any way affect or impair any right or remedy of Lender, nor shall any such termination relieve Borrower of any Obligation to Lender, until all of the Obligations have been paid and performed in full. Lender shall, at Borrower’s expense, release or terminate all financing statements and other filings in favor of Lender as may be required to fully terminate Lender’s security interests, provided that there are no suits, actions, proceedings or claims pending or threatened against any Person indemnified by Borrower under this Agreement with respect to which indemnity has been or may be sought, upon Lender’s receipt of the following, in form and content satisfactory to Lender: (i) cash payment in full of all of the Obligations and performance by Borrower of all non-monetary Obligations under this Agreement, (ii) written

 

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confirmation by Borrower that the commitment of Lender to make Loans under this Agreement has terminated, and (iii) an agreement by Borrower to indemnify Lender for any payments received by Lender that are applied to the Obligations that may subsequently be returned or otherwise not paid for any reason.

 

7.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

 

7.1  Events of Default.  The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement, and Borrower shall give Lender immediate written notice thereof:

 

(a) Any warranty, representation, statement, report or certificate made or delivered to Lender by Borrower or any of Borrower’s officers, employees or agents, now or in the future, shall be untrue or misleading in a material respect when made or deemed to be made; or

 

(b) Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any Loan or any interest thereon when due, or (ii) any other monetary Obligation within three Business Days of the due date therefor; or

 

(c) an Overadvance exists and is not repaid or cash collateralized within three Business Days thereof; or

 

(d) Borrower shall fail to comply with any non-monetary Obligation under or relating to this Agreement, which by its nature cannot be cured, or shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 3.8 (titled “Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions”), Section 5.2 (titled “Insurance”), Section 5.4 (titled “Access to Collateral, Books and Records”), Section 5.5 (titled “Negative Covenants”), Section 5 of the Schedule (titled “Financial Covenants”), Section 6 of the Schedule (titled “Reporting”), or Section 8 of the Schedule (titled “Additional Provisions”); or

 

(e) Borrower shall fail to perform any other non-monetary Obligation under or relating to this Agreement, (other than those in clause (d) above), which failure is not cured within five Business Days after the date due, provided that if such failure cannot reasonably be cured within such five Business Days, Borrower shall have an additional reasonable period of time not to exceed an additional ten Business Days to cure such failure; or

 

(f) any Collateral becomes subject to any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) which is not cured within 10 days after the occurrence of the same; or

 

(g) any Collateral having a value in the aggregate of more than $100,000 is attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or is levied upon, and such attachment, seizure, writ or distress warrant or levy has not been removed, discharged or rescinded within twenty days, or if Borrower is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs, or if a judgment or other claim becomes a Lien on any of the Collateral having an aggregate value in excess of $100,000 and action is taken to execute on such Lien, or if a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to any of the Collateral by the United States Government, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or governmental agency and has not been removed, discharged or rescinded within 10 days after it has been filed (but no Loans or other extensions of credit need be made or provided by Lender during such 10-day period);

 

(h) [intentionally omitted]; or

 

(i) a default or event of default shall occur under any document or agreement evidencing or relating to any Permitted Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $250,000 (after the expiration of any cure period under the documents relating thereto); or

 

(j) Borrower breaches any material contract or obligation, which has resulted or may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or

 

(k) a final, judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $500,000 shall be rendered against Borrower, and the same remain unsatisfied and unstayed for a period of 20 days or more; or

 

(l) Dissolution, termination of existence, or permanent suspension of business of Borrower; or appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian, for all or any part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding by Borrower; or

 

(m) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against Borrower or any Guarantor, which is not cured by the dismissal thereof within 60 days after the date commenced (but no Loans or other extensions of credit need be made or provided by Lender until such dismissal had occurred); or

 

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(n) any revocation or termination of, or limitation or denial of liability upon, or default under, any guaranty of the Obligations, or any document or agreement securing such guaranty or relating thereto, or any attempt to do any of the foregoing, or commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding by any Guarantor; or

 

(o) revocation or termination of, or limitation or denial of liability upon, or default under, any pledge of any certificate of deposit, securities or other property or asset of any kind pledged by any Related Company to secure any or all of the Obligations, or any attempt to do any of the foregoing, or commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any such third party; or

 

(p) Borrower makes any payment on account of any Subordinated Debt, other than as permitted in the applicable subordination agreement, or if any Person who has subordinated such indebtedness or obligations terminates or in any way limits its subordination agreement; or

 

(q) a Change in Control shall occur; or

 

(r) Borrower shall generally not pay its debts as they become due, or Borrower shall conceal, remove or transfer any part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, or make or suffer any transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or

 

(s) a Material Adverse Change shall occur.

 

Lender may cease making any Loans hereunder during any of the above cure periods, and thereafter if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

7.2  Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, Lender, at its option, and without notice or demand of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower), may do any one or more of the following: (a) Cease making Loans or otherwise extending credit to Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) Accelerate and declare all or any part of the Obligations to be immediately due, payable, and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or installment payments allowed by any instrument evidencing or relating to any Obligation, and demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Lender in an amount equal to the amount of any Ancillary Services Reserves, as collateral security for the repayment of all Obligations, and (ii) pay in advance all Letter of Credit fees and other fees relating to Ancillary Services scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of the Letters of Credit or applicable Ancillary Service, and Borrower shall promptly deposit and pay such amounts; (c) Take possession of any or all of the Collateral wherever it may be found, and for that purpose Borrower hereby authorizes Lender without judicial process to enter onto any of Borrower’s premises without interference to search for, take possession of, keep, store, or remove any of the Collateral, and remain on the premises or cause a custodian to remain on the premises in exclusive control thereof, without charge for so long as Lender deems it necessary, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, in order to complete the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement or any other agreement; provided, however, that should Lender seek to take possession of any of the Collateral by court process, Borrower hereby irrevocably waives: (i) any bond and any surety or security relating thereto required by any statute, court rule or otherwise as an incident to such possession; (ii) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover possession thereof; and (iii) any requirement that Lender retain possession of, and not dispose of, any such Collateral until after trial or final judgment; (d) Require Borrower to assemble any or all of the Collateral and make it available to Lender at places designated by Lender which are reasonably convenient to Lender and Borrower, and to remove the Collateral to such locations as Lender may deem advisable; (e) Complete the processing, manufacturing or repair of any Collateral prior to a disposition thereof and, for such purpose and for the purpose of removal, Lender shall have the right to use Borrower’s premises, vehicles, hoists, lifts, cranes, and other Equipment and all other property without charge; (f) Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, in its condition at the time Lender obtains possession of it or after further manufacturing, processing or repair, at one or more public and/or private sales, in lots or in bulk, for cash, exchange or other property, or on credit, and to adjourn any such sale from time to time without notice other than oral announcement at the time scheduled for sale.  Lender shall have the right to conduct such disposition on Borrower’s premises without charge, for such time or times as Lender deems reasonable, or on Lender’s premises, or elsewhere and the Collateral need not be located at the place of disposition.  Lender may directly or through any Affiliate purchase or lease any Collateral at any such public disposition, and if permissible under applicable law, at any private disposition.  Any sale or other disposition of Collateral shall not relieve Borrower of any liability Borrower may have if any Collateral is defective as to title or physical condition or otherwise at the time of sale; (g) demand payment of, and collect any Accounts and General Intangibles comprising Collateral and, in connection therewith, Borrower irrevocably authorizes Lender to endorse or sign Borrower’s name on all collections, receipts, instruments and other documents, to take possession of and open mail addressed to Borrower and remove therefrom payments made with respect to any item of the Collateral or proceeds thereof, and, in Lender’s Good Faith Business Judgment, to grant extensions of time to pay, compromise claims and settle Accounts and the like for less than face value; (h) demand and receive possession of any of Borrower’s federal and state

 

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income tax returns and the books and records utilized in the preparation thereof or referring thereto; and (i) set off any of the Obligations against any general, special or other Deposit Accounts of Borrower maintained with Lender.  All reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, costs, liabilities and obligations incurred by Lender with respect to the foregoing shall be added to and become part of the Obligations, shall be due on demand (provided that no demand shall be required if Borrower is subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding), and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.  Without limiting any of Lender’s rights and remedies, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the interest rate applicable to the Obligations and Letter of Credit Fees may be increased at the option of Lender by an additional two percent per annum (the “Default Rate”).

 

7.3  Standards for Determining Commercial Reasonableness.  Borrower and Lender agree that a sale or other disposition (collectively, “Sale of Collateral”) of any Collateral which complies with the following standards will conclusively be deemed to be commercially reasonable:  (i) notice of the Sale of Collateral is given to Borrower at least ten days prior to the Sale of Collateral, and, in the case of a public Sale of Collateral, notice of the Sale of Collateral is published at least five days before the date of the Sale of Collateral in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the Sale of Collateral is to be conducted; (ii) notice of the Sale of Collateral describes the Collateral in general, non-specific terms; (iii) the Sale of Collateral is conducted at a place designated by Lender, with or without the Collateral being present; (iv) the Sale of Collateral commences at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m;  (v) payment of the purchase price in cash or by cashier’s check or wire transfer is required; (vi) with respect to any Sale of Collateral of any of the Collateral, Lender may (but is not obligated to) direct any prospective purchaser to ascertain directly from Borrower any and all information concerning the same.  Lender shall be free to employ other methods of noticing and selling the Collateral, in its discretion, if they are commercially reasonable.

 

7.4  Investment Property.  If a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at Lender’s option (exercised by written notice to Borrower), Borrower shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of, and distributions with respect to, Investment Property in trust for Lender, and Borrower shall deliver all such payments, proceeds and distributions to Lender, immediately upon receipt, in their original form, duly endorsed, to be applied to the Obligations in such order as Lender shall determine. Borrower recognizes that Lender may be unable to make a public sale of any or all of the Investment Property, by reason of prohibitions contained in applicable securities laws or otherwise, and expressly agrees that a private sale to a restricted group of purchasers for investment and not with a view to any distribution thereof shall be considered a commercially reasonable sale thereof.

 

7.5  Power of Attorney.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, without limiting Lender’s other rights and remedies, Borrower grants to Lender an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, authorizing and permitting Lender (acting through any of its employees, attorneys or agents) at any time, at its option, but without obligation, with or without notice to Borrower, and at Borrower’s expense, to do any or all of the following, in Borrower’s name or otherwise, but Lender agrees that if it exercises any right hereunder, it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner:  (a) execute on behalf of Borrower any documents that Lender may, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, deem advisable in order to perfect and maintain Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, or in order to exercise a right of Borrower or Lender, or in order to fully consummate all the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, and all other Loan Documents; (b) execute on behalf of Borrower, any invoices relating to any Account, any draft against any Account Debtor and any notice to any Account Debtor, any proof of claim in bankruptcy, any Notice of Lien, claim of mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien, or assignment or satisfaction of mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien; (c) take control in any manner of any cash or non-cash items of payment or proceeds of Collateral; endorse the name of Borrower upon any instruments, or documents, evidence of payment or Collateral that may come into Lender’s possession; (d) endorse all checks and other forms of remittances received by Lender; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien and adverse claim in or to any of the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; (f) grant extensions of time to pay, compromise claims and settle Accounts and General Intangibles for less than face value and execute all releases and other documents in connection therewith; (g) pay any sums required on account of Borrower’s taxes or to secure the release of any Liens therefor, or both; (h) settle and adjust, and give releases of, any insurance claim that relates to any of the Collateral and obtain payment therefor; (i) instruct any third party having custody or control of any books or records belonging to, or relating to, Borrower to give Lender the same rights of access and other rights with respect thereto as Lender has under this Agreement; and (j) take any action or pay any sum required of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, which action or payment is reasonably necessary to protect Lender’s interests; (k) enter into a short-form intellectual property security agreement consistent with the terms of this Agreement for recording purposes only or modify, in its sole discretion, any intellectual property security agreement entered into between Borrower and Lender without first obtaining Borrower’s approval of or signature to such modification by amending exhibits thereto, as appropriate, to include reference to any right, title or interest in any Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks acquired by Borrower after the execution hereof or to delete any reference to any right, title or interest in any Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks in which

 

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Borrower no longer has or claims to have any right, title or interest; and (l) file, in its sole discretion, one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral; provided Lender may exercise such power of attorney to sign the name of Borrower on any of the documents described in clauses (k) and (l) above, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred.  Any and all reasonable sums paid and any and all reasonable costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys’ fees incurred by Lender with respect to the foregoing shall be added to and become part of the Obligations, shall be payable on demand, and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.  In no event shall Lender’s rights under the foregoing power of attorney or any of Lender’s other rights under this Agreement be deemed to indicate that Lender is in control of the business, management or properties of Borrower.

 

7.6  Application of Proceeds.  All proceeds realized as the result of any Sale of the Collateral shall be applied by Lender first to the reasonable costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys’ fees incurred by Lender in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement, second to the interest due upon any of the Obligations, and third to the principal of the Obligations, in such order as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.  Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Lender for any deficiency.  If, Lender, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any Sale of Collateral, Lender shall have the option, exercisable at any time, in its Good Faith Business Judgment, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Lender of the cash therefor.

 

7.7  Remedies Cumulative.  In addition to the rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement, Lender shall have all the other rights and remedies accorded a secured party under the Code and under all other applicable laws, and under any other instrument or agreement now or in the future entered into between Lender and Borrower, and all of such rights and remedies are cumulative and none is exclusive.  Exercise or partial exercise by Lender of one or more of its rights or remedies shall not be deemed an election, nor bar Lender from subsequent exercise or partial exercise of any other rights or remedies.  The failure or delay of Lender to exercise any rights or remedies shall not operate as a waiver thereof, but all rights and remedies shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Obligations have been fully paid and performed.

 

8.              DEFINITIONS.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

“Account Debtor” means the obligor on an Account.

 

“Accounts” means all present and future “accounts” 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 accounts receivable and other sums owing to Borrower.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.

 

“this Agreement”, “the Loan Agreement” and “this Loan Agreement” mean collectively to this Loan and Security Agreement and the Schedule and all exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may be modified, amended or restated from time to time by a written agreement signed by Borrower and Lender.

 

“Ancillary Services” means any of the products or services requested by Borrower and approved by Lender, including, without limitation, Automated Clearing House transactions, corporate credit card services, FX Contracts, Letters of Credit, and other treasury management services.

 

“Ancillary Services Reserves” is defined in Section 1.6

 

“Ancillary Services Sublimit” is set forth in Section 1 of the Schedule.

 

“Business Day” means a day on which Lender is open for business.

 

“Change in Control” means any of the following, in each case without the prior written consent of Lender (which shall be a matter of its Good Faith Business Judgment):  (i) Toro Acquisition S.à r.l. or its Affiliates ceases to own (beneficially and of record) at least 15% of the outstanding shares of stock of Parent, or Balderton Capital IV, L2 S.à.r.l. or its Affiliates ceases to own (beneficially and of record) at least 10% of the outstanding shares of stock of Parent, or Parent shall cease to own 100% of the outstanding stock of any Borrower, in each case without the prior written consent of Lender, or (ii) any direct or indirect reorganization, consolidation, or merger of Parent where the holders of the Parent’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction, or (iii) a sale or other transfer of assets of Parent (on a consolidated basis) having a value of more than 50% of the total value of the assets of Parent (on a consolidated basis), in any single transaction or series of related transactions.

 

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“Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the State of California from time to time.

 

“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 above.

 

“Contingent Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, including, without limitation, any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of credit, corporate credit cards or merchant services issued for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.

 

“continuing” and “during the continuance of” when used with reference to a Default or Event of Default means that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not been either waived in writing by Lender or cured within any applicable cure period.

 

“control” of a Person means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person (whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

“Copyrights” means 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, now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held.

 

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

 

“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 above.

 

“Deposit Accounts” means all present and future “deposit accounts” 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 general and special bank accounts, demand accounts, checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit.

 

“Equipment” means all present and future “equipment” 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 machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

 

“Event of Default” means any of the events set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Excluded Accounts” means Deposit Accounts (i) where the balance maintained in such accounts will not exceed, for a period of more than two consecutive Business Days in any month, $50,000 for any one account or $150,000 for all such accounts, (ii) used specifically and exclusively for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for Borrower’s employees or (iii) consisting of collateral Deposit Accounts subject to Permitted Liens.

 

“Foreign Subs” has the meaning given in Section 8(a) of the Schedule.

 

“Foreign Exchange Reserve Percentage” means reserves in an amount equal to a percentage of FX Contracts outstanding, as established by Lender in accordance with its customary practice.

 

“FX Contracts” means contracts between Borrower and Lender for foreign exchange transactions.

 

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

 

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“Good Faith Business Judgment” means Lender’s business judgment as a secured lender, exercised honestly and in good faith and not arbitrarily.

 

“Guarantor” means any Person who has guaranteed, or in the future guarantees, any of the Obligations.

 

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board, as in effect from time to time.

 

“including” means including (but not limited to).

 

“Indebtedness” means (a) all indebtedness created, assumed or incurred in any manner by Borrower representing money borrowed (including by the issuance of debt securities, notes, bonds debentures or similar instruments), (b) all indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (c) the Obligations, (d) obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by a Lien or claim on property owned by Borrower, even though Borrower has not assumed or become liable therefor, (e) obligations and liabilities created or arising under any capital lease or conditional sales contract or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by Borrower, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender are limited to repossession or otherwise limited; (f) all obligations of Borrower on or with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and other similar extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money; and (g) the amount of any Contingent Obligations.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of Borrower’s right, title, and interest in and to the following: Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents; any and all trade secrets, and any and all intellectual property rights in computer software and computer software products now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held; any and all design rights which may be available to Borrower now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held; any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the rights included above, 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; all licenses or other rights to use any of the Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks, and all license fees and royalties arising from such use; and all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.

 

“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person or entity under any provision of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other state, federal or other bankruptcy or insolvency law, now or hereafter in effect,  including assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extension generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation, or other relief.

 

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

 

“Investment” means any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, securities, partnership interest, limited liability company interest, or other interests), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person, including the creation or capital contribution to a wholly-owned or partially-owned subsidiary)

 

“Investment Property” means all present and future investment property, securities, stocks, bonds, debentures, debt securities, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, options, security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts, commodity accounts, and all financial assets held in any securities account or otherwise, and all options and warrants to purchase any of the foregoing, wherever located, and all other securities of every kind, whether certificated or uncertificated.

 

“Letter of Credit” means a commercial or standby letter of credit or similar undertaking issued by Lender at Borrower’s request.

 

“Letter of Credit Fees” is defined in Section 1.7.

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.

 

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Representations, and all other present and future documents, instruments and agreements between Lender and Borrower, including, but not limited to those relating to this Agreement, and all amendments and modifications thereto and replacements therefor.

 

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“Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse effect on (i) the operations, business or financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of Borrower to repay the Obligations or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) Borrower’s interest in, or the value, perfection or priority of Lender’s security interest in the Collateral.

 

“Obligations” means all present and future Loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any time owing by Borrower to Lender, whether evidenced by this Agreement or any note or other instrument or document, or otherwise, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification, Ancillary Service, or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation, any interest and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, including, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, audit fees, letter of credit fees, collateral monitoring fees, closing fees, facility fees, termination fees, minimum interest charges and any other sums chargeable to Borrower under this Agreement or under any other Loan Documents.

 

“Other Property” means the following as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and all rights relating thereto: all present and future “commercial tort claims” (including without limitation any commercial tort claims identified in the Representations), “documents”, “instruments”, “promissory notes”, “chattel paper”, “letters of credit”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “fixtures”, “farm products” and “money”; and all other goods and personal property of every kind, tangible and intangible, whether or not governed by the Code.

 

“Overadvance” is defined in Section 1.3.

 

“Parent” means Talend SA, a French société anonyme.

 

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

 

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

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

(i)  the Obligations;

 

(ii) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and disclosed on Exhibit A;

 

(iii) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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

 

(v) capitalized leases and purchase money Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens in an aggregate amount not exceeding $200,000 at any time outstanding, provided the amount of such capitalized leases and purchase money Indebtedness do not exceed, at the time they were incurred, the lesser of the cost or fair market value of the property so leased or financed with such Indebtedness;

 

(vi) Subordinated Debt;

 

(vii) Indebtedness in a principal amount not to exceed $450,000 with respect to reimbursement obligations for letters of credit issued for the benefit of Borrower, and (but only for a period for 180 days after the date hereof) Indebtedness in a principal amount not to exceed $150,000 with respect to credit cards issued for Borrower;

 

(viii) Indebtedness of Borrower to any Perfected Related Company;

 

(ix) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits of property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations of such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(x) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds or similar obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(xi) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness in clauses (ii) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased and the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower, and provided, in the case of Subordinated Debt, that it continues to be Subordinated Debt.

 

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“Permitted Investments” means:

 

(i)          Investments existing on the date hereof and disclosed on Exhibit A;

 

(ii)          Marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or any State thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof,  commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and currently having rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, Lender’s certificates of deposit maturing no more than one year from the date of investment therein, and Lender’s money market accounts; Investments in regular deposit or checking accounts held with Lender or subject to a control agreement in favor of Lender;

 

(iii)       Investments in (A) a Perfected Related Company or (B) a Non-Perfected Related Company not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;

 

(iv) 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 Borrower’s business;

 

(v)         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;

 

(vi) Repurchases of stock permitted under clause (xi) of Section 5.5;

 

(vii) Investments not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year consisting of (A) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business and (B) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower pursuant to employee stock purchase plan agreements approved by Borrower’s board of directors;

 

(viii) deposits in Deposit Accounts and securities accounts maintained in accordance with this Agreement; and

 

(ix) joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business consisting of the non-exclusive licensing of technology, the development of technology or the providing of technical support, so long as any cash Investment by Borrower does not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

 

“Permitted Liens” means the following:

 

(i) purchase money security interests in, and leases of, specific items of Equipment;

 

(ii) Liens for taxes not yet payable;

 

(iii) additional security interests which are consented to in writing by Lender, which consent may be withheld in its Good Faith Business Judgment, and which are subordinate to the security interest of Lender pursuant to a Subordination Agreement in such form and containing such provisions as Lender shall specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment;

 

(iv)  Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default;

 

(v) security interests being terminated substantially concurrently with this Agreement;

 

(vi) Liens incurred on deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other like laws or to secure the performance of statutory obligations;

 

(vii)  Liens of mechanics, materialmen, workers, repairmen, fillers and common carriers arising by operation of law for amounts that are not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by Borrower by appropriate proceedings;

 

(viii) deposits or pledges of cash to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of a like nature arising in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000 at any time;

 

(ix) Liens existing on the date hereof and disclosed on Exhibit A;

 

(x) cash collateral securing the following Permitted Indebtedness under clause (vii) of the definition thereof: (A) reimbursement obligations for letters of credit issued for the benefit of Borrower, and (B) only for a period for 180 days after the date hereof, obligations with respect to credit cards issued for Borrower;

 

(xi) leases or sublease of real property granted in the ordinary course of business, including in connection with leased premises.

 

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Lender will have the right to require, as a condition to its consent under subparagraph (iii) above, that the holder of the additional security interest or voluntary Lien sign a subordination agreement on Lender’s then standard form, acknowledge that the security interest is subordinate to the security interest in favor of Lender, and agree not to take any action to enforce its subordinate security interest so long as any Obligations remain outstanding, and that Borrower agree that any uncured default in any obligation secured by the subordinate security interest shall also constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.

 

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, government, or any agency or political division thereof, or any other entity.

 

“Prime Rate” means the variable rate of interest per annum, most recently announced by Lender as its “prime rate” (whether or not such announced rate is the lowest rate available from Lender).

 

“Representations” has the meaning set forth in the Schedule.

 

“Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, such amounts as Lender may from time to time establish and revise in its Good Faith Business Judgment, reducing the Credit Limit:  (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment, do or may adversely affect (i) the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations or its value, (ii) the assets, business or prospects of Borrower or any Guarantor, or (iii) the security interests and other rights of Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof); or (b) to reflect Lender’s good faith belief that any Collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or any Guarantor to Lender is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.

 

“Subordinated Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness which is on terms acceptable to Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment, and which is subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a Subordination Agreement in such form as Lender shall specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a Person of which more than 50% of the voting stock or other equity interests is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Affiliates of such Person.

 

“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.

 

Other Terms.  All accounting terms used in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied.  All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings provided by the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein.

 

9.              GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

9.1  Application of Payments. Lender shall not be required to credit Borrower’s account for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment, and Lender may charge Borrower’s loan account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to Lender unpaid. In computing interest on the Obligations, all Payments will be deemed received when received in immediately available funds, and if such immediately available funds are received after 1:00 PM Eastern Time on any day, they shall be deemed received on the next Business Day.

 

9.2  Increased Costs and Reduced Return. If Lender shall have determined that the adoption or implementation of, or any change in, any law, rule, treaty or regulation, or any policy, guideline or directive of, or any change in, the interpretation or administration thereof by, any court, central bank or other administrative or governmental authority, or compliance by Lender with any directive of, or guideline from, any central bank or other governmental authority or the introduction of, or change in, any accounting principles applicable to Lender (whether or not having the force of law) shall (i) subject the Lender to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to this Agreement or any Loan made hereunder, or change the basis of taxation of payments to Lender of any amounts payable hereunder (except for taxes on the overall net income of Lender), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Loan, or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, Lender, or (iii) impose on Lender any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Loan, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase in any material respect the cost to Lender of making any Loan, or agreeing to make any Loan or to reduce any amount received or receivable by Lender, then, upon demand by Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender such additional amounts as will compensate the Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount. With respect to this Section 9.2, Lender shall treat 

 

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Borrower no differently than Lender treats other similarly situated Borrowers.  A certificate of the Lender claiming compensation under this Section, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by the Lender to Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof, and the Lender’s reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section, and the same shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.  Failure or delay on the part of Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Lender notifies Borrower of the change giving rise to such increased costs and of Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the change giving rise to such increased costs is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

9.3  Charges to Accounts.  Lender may, in its discretion, require that Borrower pay monetary Obligations in cash to Lender, or charge them to Borrower’s Loan account (in which event they will bear interest at the same rate applicable to the Loans), or any of Borrower’s Deposit Accounts maintained with Lender.

 

9.4  Monthly Accountings.  Lender may provide Borrower monthly with an account of advances, charges, expenses and payments made pursuant to this Agreement.  Such account shall be deemed correct, accurate and binding on Borrower absent manifest error.

 

9.5  Notices.  All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given either personally or by reputable private delivery service or by regular first-class mail, or certified mail return receipt requested, addressed (i) to Borrower at the address shown in the heading to this Agreement, or (ii) to Lender at the address shown in the heading to this Agreement, or (iii) for either party at any other address designated in writing by one party to the other party. All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery in the case of notices personally delivered, or at the expiration of one Business Day following delivery to the private delivery service, or three Business Days following the deposit thereof in the United States mail, with postage prepaid.

 

9.6  Severability.  Should any provision of this Agreement be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such defect shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.

 

9.7  Integration.  This Agreement and such other written agreements, documents and instruments as may be executed in connection herewith are the final, entire and complete agreement between Borrower and Lender and supersede all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations and agreements, all of which are merged and integrated in this Agreement.  There are no oral understandings, representations or agreements between the parties which are not set forth in this Agreement or in other written agreements signed by the parties in connection herewith.

 

9.8  Waivers; Indemnity.  The failure of Lender at any time or times to require Borrower to strictly comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive or diminish any right of Lender later to demand and receive strict compliance therewith.  Any waiver of any default shall not waive or affect any other default, whether prior or subsequent, and whether or not similar.  None of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to have been waived by any act or knowledge of Lender or its agents or employees, but only by a specific written waiver signed by an authorized officer of Lender and delivered to Borrower.  Borrower waives the benefit of all statutes of limitations relating to any of the Obligations or this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any commercial paper, instrument, account, General Intangible, document or guaranty at any time held by Lender on which Borrower is or may in any way be liable, and notice of any action taken by Lender, unless expressly required by this Agreement. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify Lender and its Affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, directors, officers, employees, agents, and attorneys, and to hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, actions, causes of action, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), of every kind, which they may sustain or incur based upon or arising out of any of the Obligations, or any relationship or agreement between Lender and Borrower, or any other matter, relating to Borrower or the Obligations; provided that this indemnity shall not extend to damages caused by the indemnitee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the indemnity agreement set forth in this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall for all purposes continue in full force and effect.

 

9.9 Liability. NEITHER LENDER NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ATTORNEYS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO BORROWER OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF ANY FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED 

 

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OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER ACT, OMISSION OR TRANSACTION.

 

9.10  Amendment.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be waived or amended, except in a writing executed by Borrower and a duly authorized officer of Lender.

 

9.11  Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence in the performance by Borrower of each and every obligation under this Agreement.

 

9.12  Attorneys Fees and Costs.  Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all reasonable attorneys’ and consultant’s fees (including without limitation those of Lender’s outside counsel, and whether incurred before, during or after an Insolvency Proceeding), and all filing, recording, search, title insurance, appraisal, audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by Lender, pursuant to, or in connection with, or relating to this Agreement (whether or not a lawsuit is filed), including, but not limited to, any reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs Lender incurs in order to do the following: prepare and negotiate this Agreement and all present and future documents relating to this Agreement; obtain legal advice in connection with this Agreement or Borrower; enforce, or seek to enforce, any of its rights; prosecute actions against, or defend actions by, Account Debtors; commence, intervene in, or defend any action or proceeding; initiate any complaint to be relieved of any automatic stay in bankruptcy; file or prosecute any probate claim, bankruptcy claim, third-party claim, or other claim; examine, audit, copy, and inspect any of the Collateral or any of Borrower’s books and records (subject to the limitations in Section 5.4); protect, obtain possession of, lease, dispose of, or otherwise enforce Lender’s security interest in, the Collateral; and otherwise represent Lender in any litigation relating to Borrower. If either Lender or Borrower files any lawsuit against the other predicated on a breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, including (but not limited to) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the enforcement of, execution upon or defense of any order, decree, award or judgment from the non-prevailing party. All attorneys’ fees and costs to which Lender may be entitled pursuant to this Paragraph shall immediately become part of Borrower’s Obligations, shall be due on demand, and shall bear interest thereafter at a rate equal to the highest interest rate then applicable to any of the Obligations.

 

9.13  Benefit of Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, heirs, beneficiaries and representatives of Borrower and Lender; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, and any prohibited assignment shall be void.  No consent by Lender to any assignment shall release Borrower from its liability for the Obligations.

 

9.14  Joint and Several Liability.  If Borrower consists of more than one Person, their liability shall be joint and several, and the compromise of any claim with, or the release of, any Borrower shall not constitute a compromise with, or a release of, any other Borrower.

 

9.15 [intentionally omitted].

 

9.16  Paragraph Headings; Construction.  Paragraph headings are only used in this Agreement for convenience.  Borrower and Lender acknowledge that the headings may not describe completely the subject matter of the applicable paragraph, and the headings shall not be used in any manner to construe, limit, define or interpret any term or provision of this Agreement. This Agreement has been fully reviewed and negotiated between the parties and no uncertainty or ambiguity in any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed strictly against Lender or Borrower under any rule of construction or otherwise.

 

9.17  Public Announcement.  Borrower hereby agrees that Lender may make a public announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and may publicize the same in marketing materials, newspapers and other publications, and otherwise, and in connection therewith may use Borrower’s name, tradenames and logos.

 

9.18  Confidentiality.  Lender agrees to use the same degree of care that it exercises with respect to its own proprietary information, to maintain the confidentiality of any and all information provided to or received by Lender from Borrower which would reasonably be understood to be confidential, including business plans and forecasts, non-public financial information, confidential or secret processes, formulae, devices and contractual information, customer lists, and employee relation matters, provided that Lender may disclose such information to (i) its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and Affiliates so long as such Persons are instructed as to the confidential nature of such information, (ii) participants, prospective participants, assignees and prospective assignees so long as such Persons agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information in the same manner as this Section and (iii) such other Persons to whom Lender shall at any time be required to make such disclosure in accordance with applicable law, and provided, that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to disclosures made by Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment in connection with the enforcement of its 

 

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rights or remedies after an Event of Default.  The confidentiality agreement in this Section supersedes any prior confidentiality agreement of Lender relating to Borrower.

 

9.19  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement and all acts, transactions, disputes and controversies arising hereunder or relating hereto, and all rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws (and not the conflict of laws rules) of the State of California. All disputes, controversies, claims, actions and other proceedings involving, directly or indirectly, any matter in any way arising out of, related to, or connected with, this Agreement or the relationship between Borrower and Lender, and any and all other claims of Borrower against Lender of any kind, shall be brought only in a court located in Los Angeles County, California, and each party consents to the jurisdiction of an such court and the referee referred to in Section 9.20 below, and waives any and all rights the party may have to object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to transfer or change the venue of any such action or proceeding, including, without limitation, any objection to venue or request for change in venue based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall limit the right of Lender to bring proceedings against Borrower in the courts of any other competent jurisdiction. Borrower consents to service of process in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender, by personal delivery, or by mail addressed as set forth in this Agreement or by any other method permitted by law.

 

9.20  Dispute Resolution.  Any controversy, dispute or claim between the parties based upon, arising out of, or in any way relating to: (i) this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto; or (ii) any other present or future instrument or agreement between the parties hereto; or (iii) any breach, conduct, acts or omissions of any of the parties hereto or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other person affiliated with or representing any of the parties hereto; in each of the foregoing cases, whether sounding in contract or tort or otherwise (a “Dispute”) shall be resolved exclusively by judicial reference in accordance with Sections 638 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) and Rules 3.900 et seq. of the California Rules of Court (“CRC”), subject to the following terms and conditions. (All references in this section to provisions of the CCP and/or CRC shall be deemed to include any and all successor provisions.)

 

(a)         The reference shall be a consensual general reference pursuant to CCP Sections 638 and 644(a). Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, the reference shall be to a single referee. The referee shall be a retired Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court (“Superior Court”) or a retired Justice of the California Court of Appeal or California Supreme Court. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of Lender, pending or after the appointment of the referee, to seek and obtain provisional relief from the Superior Court or such referee, or any other court in a jurisdiction in which any Collateral is located or having jurisdiction over any Collateral, including without limitation, writ of attachment, writ of possession, appointment of a receiver, temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction, or other “provisional remedy” (as such term is defined in CCP Section 1281.8).

 

(b)         Within fifteen (15) days after a party gives written notice in accordance with this Agreement to all other parties to a Dispute that the Dispute exists, all parties to the Dispute shall attempt to agree on the individual to be appointed as referee. If the parties are unable to agree on the individual to be appointed as referee, the referee shall be appointed, upon noticed motion or ex parte application by any party, by the Superior Court in accordance with CCP Section 640, subject to all rights of the parties to challenge or object to the appointment, including without limitation the right to peremptory challenge under CCP Section 170.6. If the referee (or any successor referee) appointed by the Superior Court is unable, or at any time becomes unable, to serve as referee in the Dispute, the Superior Court shall appoint a new referee as agreed to by the parties or, if the parties cannot agree, in accordance with CCP Section 640, which new referee shall then have the same powers, and be subject to the same terms and conditions, as the predecessor referee.

 

(c)          Venue for all proceedings before the referee, and for any Superior Court proceeding for the appointment of the referee, shall be exclusively within the County of Los Angeles, State of California.  The referee shall have the exclusive power to determine whether a Dispute is subject to judicial reference pursuant to this section. Trial, and all proceedings and hearings on dispositive motions, conducted before the referee shall be conducted in the presence of, and shall be transcribed by, a court reporter, unless otherwise agreed in writing by all parties to the proceeding. The referee shall issue a written statement of decision, which shall be subject to objections of the parties pursuant to CRC Rule 3.1590 as if the statement of decision were issued by the Superior Court. The referee’s powers include, in addition to those set forth in CCP Sections 638, et seq., and CRC Rules 3.900 et seq., (i) the power to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, writ of attachment, writ of possession, appointment of a receiver, temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction, or other “provisional remedy” (as such term is defined in CCP Section 1281.8), and (ii) the power to hear and resolve all post-trial matters in connection with the Dispute that would otherwise be determined by the Superior Court, including without limitation motions for new trial, reconsideration, to vacate judgment, to stay execution or enforcement, to tax costs, and/or for attorneys’ fees. The parties shall, subject to the referee’s power to award costs to the prevailing party, bear equally the costs of the reference proceeding, including without limitation the fees and costs of the referee and the court reporter.

 

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(d)         The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the referee alone shall determine all issues of fact and/or law in the Dispute, without a jury (subject, however, to the right of a party, pending or after the appointment of the referee, to seek and obtain provisional relief from the Superior Court or such referee, including without limitation, writ of attachment, writ of possession, appointment of a receiver, temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction, or other “provisional remedy” (as such term is defined in CCP Section 1281.8)), (ii) the referee does not have the power to empanel a jury, (iii) the Superior Court shall enter judgment on the decision of the referee pursuant to CCP Section 644(a) as if the decision were issued by the Superior Court, (iv) the decision of the referee shall not be subject to review by the Superior Court, and (v) the decision of the referee, once entered as a judgment by the Superior Court, shall be binding, final and conclusive, shall have the full force and effect of a judgment of the Superior Court, and shall be subject to appeal to the same extent as a judgment of the Superior Court.

 

9.21  Multiple Borrowers; Suretyship Waivers.

 

(a) Borrowers’ Agent. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints each other Borrower, as the agent, attorney-in-fact and legal representative of all Borrowers for all purposes, including requesting disbursement of Loans and receiving account statements and other notices and communications to Borrowers (or any of them) from Lender. Lender may rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, on any request for a Loan, disbursement instruction, report, information or any other notice or communication made or given by any Borrower, whether in its own name, as Borrowers’ agent, or on behalf of one or more Borrowers, and Lender shall not have any obligation to make any inquiry or request any confirmation from or on behalf of any other Borrower as to the binding effect on it of any such request, instruction, report, information, other notice or communication, nor shall the joint and several character of Borrowers’ obligations hereunder be affected thereby.

 

(b)         Waivers.  Each Borrower hereby waives:  (i) any right to require Lender to institute suit against, or to exhaust its rights and remedies against, any other Borrower or any other person, or to proceed against any property of any kind which secures all or any part of the Obligations, or to exercise any right of offset or other right with respect to any reserves, credits or deposit accounts held by or maintained with Lender or any indebtedness of Lender to any other Borrower, or to exercise any other right or power, or pursue any other remedy Lender may have; (ii) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of any other Borrower or any Guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of any liability of any other Borrower or any Guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, with respect to all or any part of the Obligations, or by reason of any act or omission of Lender or others which directly or indirectly results in the discharge or release of any other Borrower or any Guarantor or any other person or any Obligations or any security therefor, whether by operation of law or otherwise; (iii) any defense arising by reason of any failure of Lender to obtain, perfect, maintain or keep in force any Lien on, any property of any Borrower or any other person; (iv) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any other Borrower or any Guarantor or any endorser, co-maker or other person, including without limitation any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the Obligations (including without limitation any interest thereon), in or as a result of any such proceeding.  Until all of the Obligations have been paid, performed, and discharged in full, nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of Borrower hereunder except the full performance and payment of all of the Obligations.  If any claim is ever made upon Lender for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by Lender in payment of or on account of any of the Obligations, because of any claim that any such payment constituted a preferential transfer or fraudulent conveyance, or for any other reason whatsoever, and Lender repays all or part of said amount by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over Lender or any of its property, or by reason of any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by Lender with any such claimant (including without limitation any other Borrower), then and in any such event, Borrower agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement and compromise shall be binding upon Borrower, notwithstanding any revocation or release of this Agreement or the cancellation of any note or other instrument evidencing any of the Obligations, or any release of any of the Obligations, and Borrower shall be and remain liable to Lender under this Agreement for the amount so repaid or recovered, to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by Lender, and the provisions of this sentence shall survive, and continue in effect, notwithstanding any revocation or release of this Agreement.  Until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, each Borrower hereby expressly and unconditionally waives all rights of subrogation, reimbursement and indemnity of every kind against any other Borrower, and all rights of recourse to any assets or property of any other Borrower, and all rights to any collateral or security held for the payment and performance of any Obligations, including (but not limited to) any of the foregoing rights which Borrower may have under any present or future document or agreement with any other Borrower or other person, and including (but not limited to) any of the foregoing rights which Borrower may have under any equitable doctrine of subrogation, implied contract, or unjust enrichment, or any other equitable or legal doctrine. Each Borrower further hereby waives any other rights and defenses that are or may become available to Borrower by reason of California Civil Code Sections 2787 to 2855 (inclusive), 2899, and 3433, as now in effect or hereafter amended, and under all other similar statutes and rules now or hereafter in effect.

 

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(c)          Consents. Each Borrower hereby consents and agrees that, without notice to or by Borrower and without affecting or impairing in any way the obligations or liability of Borrower hereunder, Lender may, from time to time before or after revocation of this Agreement, do any one or more of the following in Lender’s sole and absolute discretion:  (i) accept partial payments of, compromise or settle, renew, extend the time for the payment, discharge, or performance of, refuse to enforce, and release all or any parties to, any or all of the Obligations; (ii) grant any other indulgence to any Borrower or any other person in respect of any or all of the Obligations or any other matter; (iii) accept, release, waive, surrender, enforce, exchange, modify, impair, or extend the time for the performance, discharge, or payment of, any and all property of any kind securing any or all of the Obligations or any guaranty of any or all of the Obligations, or on which Lender at any time may have a Lien, or refuse to enforce its rights or make any compromise or settlement or agreement therefor in respect of any or all of such property; (iv) substitute or add, or take any action or omit to take any action which results in the release of, any one or more other Borrowers or any endorsers or Guarantors of all or any part of the Obligations, including, without limitation one or more parties to this Agreement, regardless of any destruction or impairment of any right of contribution or other right of Borrower; (v) apply any sums received from any other Borrower, any Guarantor, endorser, or co-signer, or from the disposition of any Collateral or security, to any indebtedness whatsoever owing from such person or secured by such Collateral or security, in such manner and order as Lender determines in its sole discretion, and regardless of whether such indebtedness is part of the Obligations, is secured, or is due and payable.  Borrower consents and agrees that Lender shall be under no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Borrower, or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations.  Borrower further consents and agrees that Lender shall have no duties or responsibilities whatsoever with respect to any property securing any or all of the Obligations.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lender shall have no obligation to monitor, verify, audit, examine, or obtain or maintain any insurance with respect to, any property securing any or all of the Obligations.

 

(d)         [intentionally omitted].

 

(e)          Independent Liability.  Each Borrower hereby agrees that one or more successive or concurrent actions may be brought hereon against Borrower, in the same action in which any other Borrower may be sued or in separate actions, as often as deemed advisable by Lender. Each Borrower is fully aware of the financial condition of each other Borrower and is executing and delivering this Agreement based solely upon its own independent investigation of all matters pertinent hereto, and Borrower is not relying in any manner upon any representation or statement of Lender with respect thereto.  Each Borrower represents and warrants that it is in a position to obtain, and each Borrower hereby assumes full responsibility for obtaining, any additional information concerning any other Borrower’s financial condition and any other matter pertinent hereto as Borrower may desire, and Borrower is not relying upon or expecting Lender to furnish to it any information now or hereafter in Lender’s possession concerning the same or any other matter.

 

(f) Subordination.  All indebtedness of a Borrower now or hereafter arising held by another Borrower is subordinated to the Obligations and Borrower holding the indebtedness shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to effect, to enforce and to give notice of such subordination.

 

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9.22  Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial.  LENDER AND BORROWER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED.  EACH OF THE PARTIES, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED INSTRUMENT OR LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), ACTION OR INACTION OF ANY OF THEM.  THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY LENDER OR BORROWER, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY EACH OF THEM.  IF FOR ANY REASON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE VOID, INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THE SAME SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL OTHER TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE SAME AND CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

 

	
Borrower:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TALEND, INC.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Thomas Tuchscherer
    	
 
    
	
Title
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Borrower:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
TALEND USA, INC.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Thomas Tuchscherer
    	
 
    
	
Title
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lender:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
SQUARE 1 BANK
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Baron Chen
    	
 
    
	
Title
    	
Vice President
    	
 
    

 

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Schedule to

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

Borrowers:                                                                               Talend, Inc.

Talend USA, Inc.

 

Address:                                                                                               800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 200

Redwood City, California  94065

 

Date:                                                                                                                  May 29, 2015

 

This Schedule forms an integral part of the Loan and Security Agreement between SQUARE 1 BANK and the above Borrower of even date (the “Loan Agreement”).

 

1.  CREDIT LIMIT

(Section 1.1):                                                                                                                        An amount not to exceed the lesser of (a) and (b) below (the “Credit Limit”):

 

(a) a total of $15,000,000 at any one time outstanding (the “Maximum Credit Limit”), provided that, until the UK and French Company Requirements (set forth in Section 8(b) below) have been satisfied, the Maximum Credit Limit shall be $2,000,000; or

 

(b) the following (the “Borrowing Base”):

 

(i) an amount equal to the Advance Rate (determined as provided below (the “Advance Rate”)) multiplied by the combined Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue of Borrower and the Perfected Related Companies; plus

 

(ii) an amount equal to the Advance Rate multiplied by the Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue of the Non-Perfected Related Companies; provided that the portion of the Borrowing Base under this clause (ii) 

 

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may not exceed 25% of the portion of the Borrowing Base under clause (i) above. 

 

The “Advance Rate” shall be based on the “Renewal Rate” as follows:

 

	
Renewal Rate
    	
 
    	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Equal to or   greater than 85%
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Less than 85%   and equal to or greater than 80%
    	
 
    	
80
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Less than 80%   and equal to or greater than 70%
    	
 
    	
60
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Less than 70%
    	
 
    	
0
    	
%
    

 

Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement the following additional terms have the following meanings:

 

“Renewal Rate” means, at any date, for the four-quarter period immediately preceding, and including, the most recent quarter for which reports under Section 6 below have been received by Lender: (a) the total dollar value (determined on an annualized basis) of subscription contracts of Borrower and Related Companies that were renewed during such period (and, in Lender’s Good Faith Business Judgment, during the two-week period following the end of such period), including any incremental value of subscription contracts due to upsells or cross sells; divided by (b) the total dollar value (determined on an annualized basis) of subscription contracts of Borrower and Related Companies that were up for renewal during such period.  (If such reports have not been received by the date due therefor, Lender may adjust the Advance Rate in its Good Faith Business Judgment.)

 

“Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue” of an entity means, at any date, the revenue from subscription contracts of such entity during the three-month period immediately preceding, and including, the most recent month for which reports under Section 6 below have been received by Lender (provided that if such reports have not been received by the date due therefor, Lender may adjust the Borrowing Base in its Good Faith Business Judgment).

 

“Related Companies” means Parent and Parent’s direct and indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries (other than Borrower), 

 

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which are engaged in the same business as Parent as determined by Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment.

 

“Perfected Related Company” means a Related Company during such time as Lender holds a Continuing Guaranty from such Related Company and Lender has a perfected first-priority security interest in all or substantially all of the assets of the Related Company (subject to Permitted Liens), in each case, satisfactory to Lender and pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Lender, in its Good Faith Business Judgment.  If a Perfected Related Company later becomes a Non-Perfected Related Company, it shall at all times be deemed to have been a Non-Perfected Related Company, for purposes of computing the Borrowing Base.

 

“Non-Perfected Related Company” means a Related Company during such time as it is not a Perfected Related Company.

 

For purposes of the above, “Renewal Rate” and “Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue” shall be determined by including the Renewal Rate and Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue of both Borrower and the Related Companies.

 

Ancillary Services Sublimit:                                                                    $4,000,000.

 

Total Overall Credit Limit:                                                                         Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, in no event shall the total Loans and Ancillary Services Reserves at any time outstanding exceed $15,000,000.

 

2.  INTEREST.

 

Interest Rate (Section 1.2):

 

A rate equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, plus 2.50% per annum, provided that the interest rate in effect on any day shall not be less than 5.75% per annum.  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. The interest rate applicable to the Obligations shall change on each date there is a change in the Prime Rate.

 

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3.  FEES (Section 1.4):

 

Loan Fee:                                                                                                                                         $75,000, payable concurrently herewith.

 

Sale Fee:                                                                                                                                               A Sale Fee in an amount equal to $200,000, upon the earlier of (i) any Sale of Parent or a Borrower; or (ii) any initial public offering of any equity securities of Parent or a Borrower; including (but not limited to) any Sale of Parent or a Borrower or initial public offering of Parent or a Borrower, (a) if the Obligations are paid in full in connection with such Sale or initial public offering, and this Agreement is then terminated, and (b) such Sale or initial public offering occurs within three months after termination of this Agreement by Borrower and prior to the Maturity Date.

 

As used herein, “Sale” of Parent or a Borrower means any of the following:

 

(i) any direct or indirect reorganization, consolidation, or merger of Parent or a Borrower where the holders of the Parent’s or Borrower’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction; or

 

(ii) a sale or other transfer of more than 50% of the assets of Parent (on a consolidated basis) or a Borrower in any single transaction or series of related transactions; or

 

(iii) a sale or other transfer of Parent’s or a Borrower’s capital stock in any single transaction or series of related transactions where the holders of the Parent’s or Borrower’s capital stock before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding capital stock after the transaction.

 

Nothing herein shall imply Lender’s consent to any Sale of the Parent or a Borrower.

 

4.  MATURITY DATE

(Section 6.1):                                                                                                                        May 29, 2017.

 

5.  FINANCIAL COVENANTS

(Section 5.1):                                                                                                                        Parent shall comply with each of the following covenants.  Compliance shall be determined on a consolidated basis, as of the end of each month (unless otherwise specifically provided below):

 

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Minimum Billings:                                                                    Parent shall maintain Billings of not less than the following amounts during the following periods:

 

	
Period
    	
 
    	
Minimum Billings
    	
 
    
	
5 months ending   May 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
20,000,000
    	
 
    
	
6 months ending Jun 30,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
31,000,000
    	
 
    
	
7 months ending Jul 31,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
34,500,000
    	
 
    
	
8 months ending Aug 31,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
39,000,000
    	
 
    
	
9 months ending Sep 30,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
51,000,000
    	
 
    
	
10 months ending Oct   31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
55,000,000
    	
 
    
	
11 months ending Nov   30, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
62,000,000
    	
 
    
	
12 months ending Dec   31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
80,000,000
    	
 
    

 

Minimum Cash Flow:                                                  Parent shall maintain Cash Flow of not less than the following amounts during the following periods:

 

	
Period
    	
 
    	
Minimum Cash Flow
    	
 
    
	
5 months ending   May 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(6,000,000
    	
)
    
	
6 months ending Jun 30,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(7,500,000
    	
)
    
	
7 months ending Jul 31,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(8,750,000
    	
)
    
	
8 months ending Aug 31,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(10,000,000
    	
)
    
	
9 months ending Sep 30,   2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(11,250,000
    	
)
    
	
10 months ending Oct   31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(12,500,000
    	
)
    
	
11 months ending Nov   30, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(13,750,000
    	
)
    
	
12 months ending Dec   31, 2015
    	
 
    	
$
    	
(15,000,000
    	
)
    

 

For periods after December 31, 2015, the above covenants shall be determined as follows:  Prior to December 31 of each year, Parent shall submit to Lender projections for the next year, on a monthly basis, as prepared by Parent’s management, which shall include projections of Billings and Cash Flow for such periods, and Lender and Parent shall negotiate in good faith to agree in writing on the amount of the minimum Billings and Cash Flow which Parent shall be required to maintain for such periods.  If for any reason, Parent and Lender are not able to agree in writing on the same prior to February 28 of the following year, then the minimum Billings and Cash Flow for the period ending at the end

 

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of each month in the following year shall be determined by Lender in its Good Faith Business Judgment.

 

Definitions:                                                                                                         “Billings” means with respect to any fiscal period, on a consolidated basis, the amounts billed by Borrower and the Related Companies to their respective customers in such period in accordance with its agreements with its customers.

 

“Cash Flow” means the sum of Parent’s operating cash flow and investing cash flow determined in accordance with IFRS on a consolidated basis.

 

6.  REPORTING.

(Section 5.3):

 

Borrower shall provide Lender with the following reports with respect to Parent, all of which shall be on a consolidated basis (unless otherwise provided below) and shall be in such form as Lender shall reasonably specify:

 

(a)                                 Monthly accounts receivable agings, aged by invoice date, within 30 days after the end of each month;

 

(b)                                 Monthly report as to Trailing Three-Month Subscription Revenue of (i) Borrower, (ii) Perfected Related Companies, and (iii) Non-Perfected Related Companies, with borrowing base certificate, within 30 days after the end of each month.

 

(c)                                  Monthly accounts payable agings, aged by invoice date, within 30 days after the end of each month;

 

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

 

(e)                                  Quarterly, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a report as to the Renewal Rate, by quarter for the trailing four-quarter period (showing separately the effect of any incremental value of subscription contracts due to upsells or cross sells).

 

(f)                                   Annual operating budgets and financial projections (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for each fiscal year of Parent within thirty days after the commencement of such fiscal year of Parent, approved by Parent’s board of directors;

 

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(g)                                  Annual financial statements, as soon as available, and in any event within 180 days following the end of Parent’s fiscal year, certified by, and with an unqualified opinion of, independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to Lender;

 

(h)                                 Each of the financial statements in subsections (d) and (g) above shall be accompanied by Compliance Certificates, in such form as Lender shall reasonably specify, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, certifying that as of the end of such period no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement and such other information as Lender shall request in its Good Faith Business Judgment;

 

(i)                                     promptly upon receipt, each management letter prepared by Parent’s independent certified public accounting firm regarding Borrower’s management control systems;

 

(j)                                    such budgets, sales projections, operating plans or other financial information generally prepared by Parent and Borrower in the ordinary course of business as Lender may reasonably request from time to time; and

 

(k)                                 within 30 days of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a report signed by Parent, in form reasonably acceptable to Lender, listing any applications or registrations that Borrower has made or filed in the United States of America in respect of any Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks and the status of any outstanding applications or registrations in the United States of America, including but not limited to any subsequent ownership right of Parent in or to any Trademark, Patent or Copyright not specified in exhibits to any Intellectual Property Security Agreement delivered to Lender by Parent in connection with the Loan Agreement.

 

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7.  BORROWER INFORMATION:

 

Borrower represents and warrants that the information set forth in the Borrower Information Certificates previously submitted to Lender (collectively, the “Representations”) is true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

8.  ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

 

(a)                                 Subsidiaries.  Borrower represents and warrants that Parent has no partially-owned or wholly-owned Subsidiaries which are not Borrowers hereunder, except for Subsidiaries organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia (“Foreign Subs”), which, at the date hereof, are as follows:

 

Talend Limited (a UK entity) (“Talend UK”);

 

Talend Beijing Technology Co., Ltd. (a China entity);

 

Talend KK (a Japan entity);

 

Talend Germany GmbH (a German entity);

 

Talend GmbH (a Switzerland entity); and

 

Talend Ltd. (an Ireland entity).

 

The Borrower further represents and warrants that Talend USA, INC. does not do business in California in a manner that requires it to be qualified to do business in California.

 

(b)                                 Guaranties and Security Agreements.  Within 30 days after the date hereof, Borrower shall comply with the following (collectively, the “UK and French Company Requirements”):  Borrower shall cause Parent and Talend UK to each execute and deliver to Lender a Continuing Guaranty with respect to all of the Obligations, and a Security Agreement granting Lender a first-priority security interest in all of its assets (subject to “Permitted Liens” as therein defined), in such form as shall be recommended by Lender’s counsel in France and the UK, respectively, and as shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender, together with certified resolutions or other evidence of authority with respect to the execution and delivery of such 

 

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Guaranty and Security Agreement, and Parent and Talend UK shall execute and deliver such other documents and take such actions as shall be reasonably necessary in order to perfect Lender’s first-priority perfected security interest in such assets (subject to “Permitted Liens”) or shall be reasonably recommended by Lender’s counsel in France and the UK, respectively.  Throughout the term of the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause such Guaranties and Security Agreements to continue in full force and effect

 

(c)                                  Subordination of Inside Debt of Borrower.  All present and future indebtedness of Borrower to its officers, directors and shareholders (“Inside Debt”) shall, at all times, be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement on Lender’s standard form.  Borrower represents and warrants that there is no Inside Debt presently outstanding.  Prior to incurring any Inside Debt in the future, Borrower shall cause the person to whom such Inside Debt will be owed to execute and deliver to Lender a subordination agreement on Lender’s standard form.

 

(d)                                 Subordination of Inside Debt of Parent.  Borrower shall cause all present and future indebtedness of Parent to its officers, directors and shareholders (“Parent Inside Debt”) shall, at all times, be subordinated to the obligations of Parent under its Guaranty referred to above, pursuant to a subordination agreement in such form as Lender shall specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment.  Borrower represents and warrants that there is no Parent Inside Debt presently outstanding.  Prior to incurring any Parent Inside Debt in the future, Borrower shall cause the person to whom such Parent Inside Debt will be owed to execute and deliver to Lender a subordination agreement in such form as Lender shall specify in its Good Faith Business Judgment.

 

(e)                                  Deposit Accounts. Within 60 days after the date hereof, Borrower shall (i) transfer all of its Deposit Accounts maintained in the United States to Lender (other than (i) Deposit Accounts where the balance maintained in such accounts will not exceed, for a period of more than two consecutive Business Days in any month, $50,000 for any one account or $150,000 for all such accounts and (ii) Deposit Accounts securing obligations relating to letters of credit constituting Permitted Indebtedness under clause (vii) of the definition thereof), and (ii) transfer its primary investment accounts in the United States to Lender or Lender’s Affiliates, and (iii) at all times thereafter maintain the foregoing with 

 

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Lender or Lender’s Affiliates, and (iv) cause the Parent to transfer all of its Deposit Accounts maintained in the United States (other than Deposit Accounts where the balance maintained in such accounts will not exceed, for a period of more than two consecutive Business Days in any month, $50,000 for any one account or $150,000 for all such accounts) to Lender, and transfer its primary investment accounts in the United States to Lender or Lender’s Affiliates, and at all times thereafter maintain the foregoing with Lender or Lender’s Affiliates.  Within 60 days after the date hereof, Borrower shall cause any other banks or other institutions where its investment accounts in the United States are maintained to enter into control agreements with Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and sufficient to perfect Lender’ first-priority security interest in the same (subject to Permitted Liens).

 

(f)                                   [intentionally omitted].

 

(g)                                 Foreign Assets.  Borrower covenants that (i) the total amount maintained by Borrower in foreign bank accounts shall not, at any time, exceed $500,000, and (ii) the total assets of Borrower located outside the United States (including without limitation deposits in foreign bank accounts) combined shall not, at any time, exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.  Borrower shall not permit any of the assets of any of the Foreign Subs to be subject to any security interest, lien or encumbrance (other than Permitted Liens), and Borrower shall not agree with any other Person to restrict its ability to cause a Foreign Sub to grant any security interest in, or lien or encumbrance on, its assets.

 

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Borrower:   
    	
Lender:    
    
	
TALEND, INC.
    	
SQUARE   1 BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By 
    	
 /s/ Thomas Tuchscherer
    	
By
    	
 /s/ Baron Chen
    
	
Title   
    	
 CFO
    	
Title
    	
 Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Borrower:    
    	
 
    
	
TALEND   USA, INC.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By 
    	
 /s/ Thomas Tuchscherer
    	
 
    
	
Title
    	
 CFO
    	
 
    

 

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Exhibit A

 

Existing Indebtedness:  None

 

Existing Investments:  None

 

Existing Liens:  None

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