UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 16, 2017 (May 11, 2017)
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported)
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
MARYLAND | 814-01035 | 46-3755188 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130, Lake Success, NY 11042
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(212) 356-9500
(Company’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits), including statements regarding Newtek Business Services Corp.’s (“Newtek” or the “Company”) beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions which could cause Newtek’s actual results to differ from management's current expectations are contained in Newtek’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Newtek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As of May 11, 2017, Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC (“NSBF”), a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services Corp. (the “Company”), entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”) and UBS Bank USA (“UBS”) as Lenders (in such capacity, collectively the “Lenders”), and Capital One as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger, pursuant to which UBS was added a Lender thereunder and the Lenders increased the aggregate amount of the credit facility extended to NSBF thereunder from a maximum aggregate amount of $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 (the “Amended Credit Facility”). The full Amended Credit Facility may be used to fund both those portions of SBA 7(a) loans made by NSBF that are guaranteed by the SBA and those portions of SBA 7(a) loans made by NSBF that are not guaranteed by the SBA. NSBF plans to continue to draw on this Amended Credit Facility to continue the expansion of its SBA loan originations.
Concurrent with the line increase, NSBF received a reduction in the interest rate from the credit facility in effect immediately prior to the Agreement of 1.125% when NSBF utilizes the Amended Credit facility to fund the unguaranteed portion of SBA loans and 1.25% when NSBF utilizes the Amended Credit Facility to fund the guaranteed portion of SBA loans.
The Amended Credit Facility will convert into a term loan on May 11, 2020, which term loan will have a maturity date of May 11, 2022. The Agreement also specifies certain events of default, pursuant to which Capital One could require immediate repayment by NSBF of all outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility.
In addition, the Company has guaranteed NSBF’s performance and repayment obligations under the Agreement, pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance, dated as of May 11, 2017 (the “Guaranty”).
The above description is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Agreement and the Guaranty, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 respectively to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.
A press release announcing the Amended Credit Facility is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-
Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2017, by and among Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC, Capital One, National Association and UBS Bank USA as Lenders, and Capital One, National Association as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger. | |
10.2 | Second Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance, dated as of May 11, 2017, delivered by Newtek Business Services Corp. in favor of Capital One, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent, and the Lenders under the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement. | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated May 15, 2017, announcing the Amended Credit Facility. | |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. | ||
Date: May 16, 2017 | By: | /S/ BARRY SLOANE |
Barry Sloane | ||
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2017, by and among Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC, Capital One, National Association and UBS Bank USA as Lenders, and Capital One, National Association as Administrative Agent, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger. | |
10.2 | Second Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance, dated as of May 11, 2017, delivered by Newtek Business Services Corp. in favor of Capital One, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent, and the Lenders under the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement. | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated May 15, 2017, announcing the Amended Credit Facility. | |
Exhibit 10.1
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 11, 2017
among
NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC,
as Borrower
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
UBS BANK USA,
as Lenders
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
ii
List of Schedules
Schedule A Ineligible Financed SBA Loans
Schedule B Contact Information for Lenders
Schedule 1.1(a) Indebtedness
Schedule 1.1(b) Liens
Schedule 2.01 Lenders
Schedule 3.1(a)(xiv) Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule 5.1 Qualification Jurisdictions
Schedule 5.2 Places of Business
Schedule 5.3 Litigation
Schedule 5.7 Tax ID Numbers/Organizational Numbers
Schedule 5.9 Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.10(b) Leases
Schedule 5.11(c) ERISA Plans
Schedule 5.13(a) Names
Schedule 5.13(b) Certain Intellectual Property Matters
Schedule 5.13(c) Additional Intellectual Property Matters
Schedule 5.14 Other Associations
Schedule 5.15 Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.17 Capital Stock
Schedule 5.19 UCC Offices
Schedule 5.21 Letter of Credit Rights
Schedule 5.22 Deposit Accounts
List of Exhibits
Exhibit A-1 Form of Borrowing Base Certificate – Guaranteed
Exhibit A-2 Form of Borrowing Base Certificate – Non Guaranteed
Exhibit B-1 Form of Promissory Note – Advances Guaranteed (Capital One)
Exhibit B-2 Form of Promissory Note – Advances Guaranteed (UBS)
Exhibit B-3 Form of Promissory Note – Advances Non Guaranteed (Capital One)
Exhibit B-4 Form of Promissory Note – Advances Non Guaranteed (UBS)
Exhibit B-5 Form of Term Note
Exhibit C Form of Request for Advance
Exhibit D Description of Cash Management System
Exhibit E Form of Subordination Agreement
This Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement is dated as of May 11,
2017 (as the same may be amended, modified, or restated from time to time, this “Agreement”)
by and among NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC, a New York limited liability
company and successor-by-merger to Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., as Borrower
(“Borrower”), CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and UBS BANK USA, as
Lenders (in such capacity, each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and CAPITAL
ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “Administrative
Agent”), Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger.
BACKGROUND
Capitalized terms used in this “BACKGROUND” section shall have the meanings
assigned to those terms below in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Borrower and Capital One entered into a Third Amended and Restated Loan
and Security Agreement dated as of October 29, 2014, as amended by a First Amendment to
Loan Documents dated as of June 18, 2015 (collectively, the “Original Loan Agreement”),
pursuant to which Capital One established a line of credit in the maximum principal amount of
up to $50,000,000 in favor of Borrower for the purpose of funding SBA 7(a) Loans;
WHEREAS, Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the Original Loan
Agreement be amended in certain respects, and Borrower has applied to the Lenders and
Administrative Agent for a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of up to
$100,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and Administrative Agent are willing to make available to
Borrower the requested revolving credit facility and agree to make further amendments to the
Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree
as follows:
SECTION I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Terms Defined. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following respective meanings:
“Account” means all of the “accounts” (as that term is defined in the UCC) of
Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter arising.
“ACH Transactions” means any cash management or related services including
the automatic clearing house transfer of funds by Administrative Agent for the account of
Borrower pursuant to agreement or overdrafts.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means the LIBO Rate, as adjusted for statutory reserve
requirements for eurocurrency liabilities.
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“Administrative Agent” means Capital One, in its capacity as administrative agent
for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means any extension of credit pursuant to this Agreement;
collectively, the “Advances” and includes each Advance-Guaranteed Loan and each Advance-
Non Guaranteed Loan.
“Advances-Guaranteed Loans” means extensions of credit pursuant to Section
2.1(a).
“Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans” means extensions of credit pursuant to
Section 2.1(b).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any Person which, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, or (b) any Person who is a director or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of
any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) any Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of
this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote 5% or
more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or
comparable equivalent) of such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Control may be by ownership,
contract, or otherwise.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.9.
“Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to Advances-Guaranteed Loans
(including Swingline Loans made on account of Financed Guaranteed Loans) and the other
Secured Obligations relating thereto, negative one quarter of one percent (-0.25%) per annum
and (b) with respect to Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans (including Swingline Loans made on
account of Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans) and the other Secured Obligations relating thereto,
three quarters of one percent (0.75%).
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, with respect to the
Advances, the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Maximum
Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Maximum Commitments of all
Lenders.
“Applicable Pledge Percentage” means 100%.
“Approved Forms” means the forms of SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Documents,
approved and used by Borrower in the conduct of its business, together with such changes and
modifications or additions thereto from time to time as allowed by this Agreement or as required
by the SBA.
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“Asset Sale” means the sale, transfer, lease, license or other disposition by
Borrower, or by any Subsidiary of Borrower, to any Person other than Borrower, of any Property
now owned, or hereafter acquired, of any nature whatsoever in any transaction or series of
related transactions. An Asset Sale includes, but is not limited to, a merger, consolidation,
division, conversion, dissolution or liquidation.
“Authorized Officer” means any officer (or comparable equivalent) of Borrower
authorized by specific resolution of Borrower to request Advances or execute Compliance
Certificates as set forth in the incumbency certificate referred to in Section 4.1(a)(iv) of this
Agreement.
“Availability” means, as of any date of determination: (a) with respect to
Advances-Guaranteed Loans, Availability--Guaranteed, and (b) with respect to Advances-Non-
Guaranteed Loans, Availability-Non-Guaranteed.
“Availability-Guaranteed” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to
Advances-Guaranteed Loans, the amount determined to be “Total net availability” determined
from time to time in accordance with an appropriately completed Borrowing Base Certificate—
Guaranteed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1.
“Availability-Non-Guaranteed” means, as of any date of determination, with
respect to Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans, the amount determined to be “Total net
availability” determined from time to time in accordance with an appropriately completed
Borrowing Base Certificate—Non-Guaranteed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11
U.S.C. 101 et seq.).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest
of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on
such day, (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day plus 1.00%, and (d) zero percent (0.0%). Any
change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or the
Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in
the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. When used in
reference to any Loan or Advance, “Base Rate” shall refer to a Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Advance, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Blocked Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
“Blocked Account Agreement” means that certain Deposit Account Control
Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower and Administrative Agent as required
herein, as the same may be amended, modified, or restated from time to time.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States of America.
“Borrowing Base—Guaranteed” means, with regard to Advances—Guaranteed
Loans, as of any date of determination by Administrative Agent from time to time, an amount
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equal to the lesser of: (a) the Maximum Commitment less any applicable Reserves, or (b) the
difference between (i) 90% (subject to adjustment by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its
reasonable credit discretion) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the SBA 7(a)
Guaranteed Note Receivables related to Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans, less (ii) any applicable
Reserves.
“Borrowing Base—Non-Guaranteed” means, with respect to Advances—Non-
Guaranteed Loans, as of any date of determination by Administrative Agent from time to time,
an amount equal to the lesser of: (a) the Maximum Commitment, less any applicable Reserves,
or (b) the difference between (i) 55% (subject to adjustment by Administrative Agent in the
exercise of its reasonable credit discretion) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivables related to Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans, less (ii) any
applicable Reserves.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate, duly executed by an Authorized
Officer, appropriately completed and substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2
hereto, as applicable.
“Borrowing Notice” means a written notice to Administrative Agent requesting
disbursement of an Advance hereunder.
“Business Day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday or a national banking
holiday when Administrative Agent is open for business in New York, New York.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means any Indebtedness represented by
obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.
“Capital One” means Capital One, National Association, a national banking
association, in its individual capacity.
“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all other ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase
any of the foregoing.
“Cash Management System” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b).
“Casualty Proceeds” means (a) the aggregate insurance proceeds received in
connection with one or more related events under any insurance policy maintained by any Credit
Party (other than Parent) covering losses with respect to tangible real or personal property or
improvements or losses from business interruption, or (b) any award or other compensation with
respect to any eminent domain, condemnation of property or similar proceedings (or any transfer
or disposition of property in lieu of condemnation).
“CCCRE” means CCC Real Estate Holding Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
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“CCCRE Security Agreement” means the amended and restated security
agreement of Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
as the same may be amended, modified, or restated from time to time, each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Advance, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Advance, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means all of the Property and interests in Property described in
Section 3.1 of this Agreement and all other Property and interests in Property that now or
hereafter secure payment of the Secured Obligations and satisfaction by Borrower of all
covenants and undertakings contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
“Control Agreement” means each of the Blocked Account Agreement and any
other control agreement executed by a Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, modified, or restated
from time to time, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Copyrights” means all copyrights, mask work rights, database rights and design
rights arising under the Laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, together with
all renewals, continuations, reversions and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, all
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, and the right to
obtain all renewals, continuations, reversions and extensions thereof.
“Copyright Licenses” means any written agreement naming Borrower as licensor
or licensee granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of
rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.
“Credit Parties” means Parent and Borrower and, if applicable, each other
Guarantor.
“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for
the for the immediately preceding four (4) Fiscal Quarters, divided by (ii) the aggregate sum of
(a) interest expense for the immediately preceding four (4) Fiscal Quarters plus (b) the then
current maturities of Indebtedness, including capitalized leases.
“Default” means any event, act, condition or occurrence which with notice, or
lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
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“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that (a) has
failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such
Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination
that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together
with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been
satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in
Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to
comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect
(unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan
hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition
precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be
specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed,
within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the
Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply
with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a
Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company
that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the
United States or other applicable jurisdiction, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian,
conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged
with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity;
provided that, a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or
acquisition of any Capital Stock in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof
by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide
such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such
Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements
made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a
Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive
and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender
(subject to Section 2.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the
Borrower, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms
of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable)
or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d) is
or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that
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would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after
the Term Loan Maturity Date.
“EBITDA” means net income (loss) plus goodwill impairment, interest, taxes (or
less tax benefit), depreciation and amortization determined in accordance with GAAP. For the
avoidance of doubt, the following shall not be included for purposes of calculating EBITDA: (a)
the amount of any non-cash compensation expense actually included in the determination of net
income (loss) in accordance with GAAP, (b) any expenses associated with non-cash deferred
financing costs, and (c) loss on the sublease cancellation for the office located 60 Hempstead
Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552, of not more than $1,300,000.
“Eligible SBA 7(a) Loan” means an SBA 7(a) Loan that is not an Ineligible SBA
7(a) Loan and does not violate any SBA Rules and Regulations.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, foreign, state, local or
municipal Laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees and any and all
common Law requirements, rules and bases of liability regulating, relating to or imposing
liability or standards of conduct concerning pollution, protection of the environment, or the
impact of pollutants, contaminants or toxic or hazardous substances on human health or the
environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the
same may be amended, from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Excluded Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).
“Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6.
“Facility Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code as of
the date of this Agreement) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations
thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
“FAS 166” means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166
Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 dated,
June 2009.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided
that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate
on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding
Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the
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Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a
whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Capital One on such day on such transactions as
determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Financed Guaranteed Loans” means those Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans extended by
Borrower to SBA 7(a) Loan Obligors using the proceeds of Advances-Guaranteed Loans, which
SBA 7(a) Loans constitute Collateral for the Loan, as specifically set forth in each Request for
Advance delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent in accordance herewith.
“Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans” means those Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans
extended by Borrower to SBA 7(a) Loan Obligors using the proceeds of Advances—Non-
Guaranteed Loans, which SBA 7(a) Loans constitute Collateral for the Loan, as specifically set
forth in each Request for Advance delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent in accordance
herewith.
“Fiscal Month” means a calendar month ending on the last day of such month.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a calendar quarter ended March 31, June 30, September
30 and December 31.
“Fiscal Year” means a calendar year ended December 31.
“FIRREA” means the Federal Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect
to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline
Exposure at such time, other than Swingline Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s
participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
“FTA” means Colson Services Corp., as fiscal and transfer agent for the SBA and
as the SBA’s agent to hold the original SBA 7(a) Loan Notes pursuant to the Multi-Party
Agreement, and as bailee for the Lenders and the Administrative Agent for purposes of
perfecting the Administrative Agent’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest in
the original SBA 7(a) Loan Notes pursuant to the Multi-Party Agreement, or any other Person
designated by the SBA or the Administrative Agent, subject to the consent of the SBA in
accordance with the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement to perform the same or similar function.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the
Closing Date applied in a manner consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of
Borrower furnished to the Administrative Agent and described in Section 5.7 herein.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state or local government or
political subdivision, or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or
instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury, or arbitration.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
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guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct
or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of)
such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the
purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or
services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the
payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement
condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or
letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term
“Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business.
“Guarantor” means each of Parent, CCCRE, and any other Person that becomes a
Guarantor hereunder.
“Guarantor Security Agreement” means each of the CCCRE Security Agreement,
Parent Security Agreement, and any other security agreement of a Guarantor in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be
amended, modified, or restated from time to time, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“Guaranty Agreement” means the amended and restated guaranty of payment and
performance of Parent and CCCRE in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, and any other guaranty of a Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, modified, or
restated from time to time, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Hazardous Substances” means any substances defined or designated as
hazardous or toxic waste, hazardous or toxic material, hazardous or toxic substance or similar
term, under any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreements” means any Interest Hedging Instrument or any other
interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity purchase or
option agreement, or any other interest rate hedging device or swap agreement (as defined in 11
U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date, without
duplication: (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including with respect to
Borrower, the Secured Obligations) or for the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than current trade liabilities incurred to non-Affiliates of such Person in the ordinary
course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices); (b) any other
indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument;
(c) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (d) the face amount of all letters of credit
issued for the account of such Person and all drafts drawn thereunder; (e) all obligations of other
Persons which such Person has guaranteed; (f) Disqualified Stock; (g) all Obligations of such
Person under Hedging Agreements; and (h) all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property
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owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for
the payment thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) any non-recourse Indebtedness of Borrower
attributable to the Secondary Market Sale of SBA 7(a) Loans in connection with securitization
transactions consistent with the past practices of Borrower, to the extent such non-recourse
Indebtedness must be reflected as Indebtedness on Borrower’s balance sheet pursuant to GAAP
notwithstanding the true sale of such SBA 7(a) Loans, shall not constitute Indebtedness for
purposes of this Agreement, and (y) Inter-Company Obligations shall be considered
Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement.
“Ineligible Financed SBA Loans” shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
“Investments” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of
acquiring (whether for cash, property, services, securities or otherwise) or holding securities,
capital contributions, acquiring all or any portion of the business or assets of any other Person,
loans, evidence of Indebtedness, advances, guarantees or otherwise (other than, to the extent
applicable, current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in
accordance with customary practices).
“Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and
privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or
foreign Laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses,
the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses, all trade secrets,
all Internet domain names, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any past, present and future
infringement, misappropriation, dilution, violation or other impairment thereof, including,
without limitation, the right to receive all income, royalties, proceeds and damages therefrom,
whether now or hereafter due or payable.
“Inter-Company Obligations” means any and all liabilities and obligations of
Borrower to any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of any kind or nature whatsoever,
including, without limitation, liabilities and obligations in respect of (a) the provision of services
to Borrower by Subsidiaries and other Affiliates of Borrower, (b) the payment of expenses on
behalf of Borrower by Subsidiaries and other Affiliates of Borrower, and (c) the allocation of
expenses to Borrower by Subsidiaries and other Affiliates of Borrower.
“Interest Hedging Instrument” means any documentation evidencing any interest
rate swap, interest “cap” or “collar” or any other interest rate hedging device or swap agreement
(as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.) between Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or any
Affiliate of the Administrative Agent).
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan (other than a
Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Term Loan
Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to
be repaid and the Term Loan Maturity Date.
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“Interest Rate” means the Base Rate plus the applicable Applicable Margin,
subject to the applicability of the Default Rate, provided that at no time shall the Interest Rate be
less than 0.00%.
“Inventory” means all of the “inventory” (as that term is defined in the UCC) of
Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or created.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
“Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, Laws, judicial
decisions, regulations, guidances, guidelines, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees,
codes, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, governmental agreements and
governmental restrictions, whether now or hereafter in effect.
“Lenders” means Capital One and UBS Bank USA, in their capacity as Lenders
hereunder, and any successors or assigns of Capital One and UBS Bank USA that are expressly
permitted by the terms of this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term
“Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.
“LIBO Rate” means the rate at which Eurodollar deposits in the London interbank
market for one month is quoted on Reuters LIBOR01 screen.
“Lien” means any interest of any kind or nature in property securing an obligation
owed to, or a claim of any kind or nature in property by, a Person other than the owner of the
Property, whether such interest is based on the common Law, statute, regulation or contract, and
including, but not limited to, a security interest or lien arising from a mortgage, encumbrance,
pledge, conditional sale or trust receipt, a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes, a
trust, or an assignment. For the purposes of this Agreement, Borrower shall be deemed to be the
owner of any Property which it has acquired or holds subject to a conditional sale agreement or
other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some
other Person for security purposes.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty
Agreements, the Guarantor Security Agreements, the Pledge Agreements, the Trademark
Security Agreements, the Blocked Account Agreement and any other Control Agreements, the
Subordination Documents, the Trust Account Agreement, the Multi-Party Agreement, the
Administrative Agent fee letter, and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed
or delivered in connection therewith, all as may be as the same may be amended, modified, or
restated from time to time.
“Loan” or “Loans” means the aggregate outstanding balance of all Advances
made hereunder (including Swingline Loans), and each Advance being a “Loan.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means an occurrence or state of events which has
resulted or could reasonably result in a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets,
properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity, contingent liabilities, prospects, material
agreements or results of operations of Borrower, Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, or any other Guarantor, or (b) Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s ability to pay the
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Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof, or (c) the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Lenders or
Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder.
“Maximum Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment,
if any, to make Advances and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed
as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Maximum Credit
Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time
pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.12. The initial amount of
each Lender’s Maximum Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the applicable
documentation pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Maximum Commitment
pursuant to the terms hereof, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’
Maximum Commitment is $100,000,000.
“Maximum Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the
sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans and its Swingline Exposure at
such time.
“Maximum Past Due Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) of (i) the aggregate principal balance of unguaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) Loans
originated by Borrower (or its predecessors in interest) (including any unguaranteed portions of
SBA 7(a) Loans that have been sold by Borrower (or its predecessors in interest) to a
securitization trust or other securitization vehicle) where such SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor has failed
to make a payment of principal or interest when due and such failure has continued for a period
of thirty-one (31) days or more as of such measurement date, and not exceeding 180 days or
more as of such measurement date, divided by (ii) the principal balance of all unguaranteed
portions of SBA 7(a) Loans originated by Borrower (or its predecessors in interest) (including
any unguaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) Loans that have been sold by Borrower (or its
predecessors in interest) to a securitization trust or other securitization vehicle) as of such
measurement date, minus the aggregate balance of unguaranteed loans where the SBA 7(a) Loan
Obligor has failed to make a payment of principal or interest when due and such failure has
continued for a period exceeding 180 days or more as of such measurement date.
“Multi-Draw SBA Loan” shall mean an SBA 7(a) Loan which (a) is a term loan
that is not fully disbursed at the closing of such SBA 7(a) Loan, and (b) pursuant to its terms
provides to the applicable SBA Loan Obligor the right to request that the loan be disbursed in
multiple draws.
“Multi-Party Agreement” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Multi-Party
Agreement by and among Borrower, Parent, the Guarantors, the Lenders, Administrative Agent,
FTA, and the SBA, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, modified, or
restated from time to time.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any transaction or event, an amount
equal to the cash proceeds received by any Credit Party other than Parent from or in respect of
such transaction or event (including any prior or subsequent proceeds of any non-cash proceeds
of such transaction), less (i) any actual out-of-pocket expenses paid to a Person that are
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reasonably incurred by such Credit Party in connection therewith and (ii) in the case of an Asset
Disposition, the amount of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the related asset and
discharged from the proceeds of such Asset Disposition and any taxes actually paid or estimated
(in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent) by such Credit Party to be payable by such
Person in respect of such Asset Disposition (provided, that if the actual amount of taxes paid is
less than such estimated amount, the difference shall immediately constitute Net Cash Proceeds).
“Non-Excluded Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).
“Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Note Participation” means a participation interest in a SBA 7(a) Loan.
“Obligations” means all existing and future debts, liabilities and obligations of
every kind or nature at any time owing by Borrower to Administrative Agent and any of the
Lenders, whether under this Agreement, or any other existing or future instrument, document or
agreement, between Borrower and Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, whether joint or
several, related or unrelated, primary or secondary, matured or contingent, due or to become due
(including debts, liabilities and obligations obtained by assignment), and whether principal,
interest, fees, indemnification obligations hereunder or Expenses (specifically including interest
accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding with
respect to Borrower, whether or not a claim for such post-commencement interest is allowed),
including, without limitation, debts, liabilities and obligations in respect of the Loans and any
extensions, modifications, substitutions, increases and renewals thereof; any amount payable by
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower pursuant to an Interest Hedging Instrument or any ACH
Transactions; the payment of all amounts advanced by Administrative Agent or any of the
Lenders to preserve, protect and enforce rights hereunder and in the Collateral; and all Expenses
incurred by Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Obligations shall include any other debts, liabilities or obligations owing to
Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with any cash management, or other
services (including electronic funds transfers or automated clearing house transactions) provided
by Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to Borrower, as well as any other loan, advances
or extension of credit, under any existing or future loan agreement, promissory note, or other
instrument, document or agreement between Borrower and Administrative Agent or any of the
Lenders.
“Outstanding Advances-Guaranteed Loans” means, of any date of determination,
the aggregate sum of all outstanding Advances-Guaranteed Loans made pursuant to Section
2.1(a) hereof.
“Outstanding Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans” means, of any date of
determination, the aggregate sum of all outstanding Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans made
pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof.
“Other Taxes”: means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes
or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made
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hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Parent” means Newtek Business Services Corp., a Maryland corporation (the
successor by merger to Newtek Business Services, Inc., a New York corporation).
“Parent Security Agreement” means the amended and restated security agreement
of Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same
may be amended, modified, or restated from time to time, each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Patents” means all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated
therewith; all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all
divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, together with all reissues,
reexaminations, renewals and extensions of the foregoing; and all rights to obtain any divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, renewals and extensions of the
foregoing.
“Patent License”: all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant
by or to Borrower of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in
part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permitted Capcos” means, collectively, Wilshire DC Partners, LLC, and
Wilshire Louisiana BIDCO, LLC.
“Permitted Disposition” means: (a) sales of SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note
Receivables; (b) sales of SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivables; (c) sales of Note
Participations; (d) sales to SBA of the SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable portion of any
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable with respect to which SBA also holds the SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note
Receivable portion thereof; (e) other Secondary Market Sales of Financed SBA Loans; and (f)
other dispositions of SBA 7(a) Note Receivables or the collateral therefor, in each case to the
extent required or permitted by SBA in accordance with SBA Rules and Regulations; provided
that (x) any sales of SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivables or any sales of Note Participations
in any SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivables may not be for an amount less than par, and (y)
any sale of a SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable or any sales of Note Participations in
any SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable may not be for an amount less than the value
attributable to the applicable SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable, or the participated
portion thereof, in the Borrowing Base—Non-Guaranteed as of the date of such sale.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means: (a) Indebtedness to Administrative Agent or any
of the Lenders in connection with the Loans, or otherwise pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b)
intentionally omitted, (c) purchase money Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease
Obligations) hereafter incurred by Borrower to finance the purchase of fixed assets; provided,
that (i) such Indebtedness incurred in any Fiscal Year shall not exceed $200,000, (ii) such
purchase money Indebtedness shall not exceed the purchase price of the assets funded and (iii)
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no such purchase money Indebtedness may be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the
principal amount outstanding at the time of such refinancing, (d) Indebtedness existing on the
Closing Date that is disclosed on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto, (e) Indebtedness of Borrower to Parent
and the Permitted Capcos and all other Inter-Company Obligations; provided, the same is at all
times fully subordinated to Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Subordination
Documents.
“Permitted Investments” means: (a) Investments and advances existing on the
Closing Date that are disclosed on Schedule 5.10(a) hereto; and (b) each of (i) obligations issued
or guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, (ii) commercial paper with
maturities of not more than 180 days and a published rating of not less than A-1 or P-1 (or the
equivalent rating) by a nationally recognized investment rating agency, (iii) (A) certificates of
time deposit and bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than 180 days and
repurchase agreements backed by United States government securities of a commercial bank and
(B) provided Borrower is at all times in compliance with Section 6.5 hereof, demand deposit
accounts located at a commercial bank and in which deposit accounts Administrative Agent (for
the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected, first priority security interest, in each
case if (x) such bank has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or (y) its debt
obligations, or those of a holding company of which it is a Subsidiary, are rated not less than A
(or the equivalent rating) by a nationally recognized investment rating agency, (iv) U.S. money
market funds that invest solely in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of
America or an agency thereof and (v) except during the continuance of a Default or Event of
Default, loans, advances, dividends or other distributions to Parent.
“Permitted Liens” means: (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or levies or the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen,
and other like persons not yet due; (b) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security
and other like Laws; (c) Liens on fixed assets securing purchase money Indebtedness permitted
under clause (c) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; provided, that, (i) such Lien
attached to such assets concurrently, or within 20 days of the acquisition thereof, and only to the
assets so acquired, and (ii) a description of the asset acquired is furnished to Administrative
Agent in writing; and (d) Liens existing on the Closing Date and shown on Schedule 1.1(b)
hereto.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated association or organization, joint venture
or any other entity.
“Platform” means any electronic system, including Intralinks®, ClearPar® and any
other internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted
by Administrative Agent, any of its Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to
data protected by passcodes or other security system.
“Pledge Agreement” means each of (i) the Second Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement dated as of the date hereof executed by Parent, and (ii) the Pledge Agreement dated
as of the date hereof executed by the Borrower, in each case in favor of Administrative Agent,
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and any pledge agreements entered into after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (as required
by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), in each case as the same have been or may be
amended, modified, or restated from time to time.
“Pledgors” means, collectively, Parent and each other Person, if any, that executes
a Pledge Agreement or other similar agreement in favor of Administrative Agent in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time
to time by Capital One as its prime rate; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from
and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. The “prime rate” is
a rate set by Capital One based upon various factors including Capital One’s costs and desired
return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing
some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.
“Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a)(vi).
“Property” means any interest of Borrower in any kind of property or asset,
whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
“REO Property” means real estate owned by Borrower or any other Credit Party,
which real estate has been acquired and is owned by such Credit Party as a result of foreclosure
or acceptance by such Credit Party of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or similar transaction,
whether previously constituting SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral or otherwise), together
with all of such Credit Party’s now owned or hereafter acquired interests in the improvements
thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees,
administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and such Person’s
Affiliates.
“Request for Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding outstanding Loans
representing more than 50% of the sum of the total aggregate outstanding balance on such Loans
at such time; provided that, the Loans of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in
determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Required Procedures” means procedures, including credit and underwriting
standards, loan to value ratio limitations and the use of Approved Forms with respect to the
financing and servicing of SBA 7(a) Note Receivables as in effect on the Closing Date, together
with such changes and modifications thereto from time to time as shall be required by SBA
Rules and Regulations or as have been approved in writing by Administrative Agent, in
Administrative Agent’s reasonable credit judgment.
“Reserves” means such reserves against SBA 7(a) Loans, Availability, the
Borrowing Base-Guaranteed, or the Borrowing Base-Non Guaranteed that Administrative Agent
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may, in its reasonable credit judgment, establish from time to time. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Reserves established to ensure the payment of accrued Interest
Expenses or Indebtedness shall be deemed to be a reasonable exercise of Administrative Agent’s
credit judgment.
“Restricted Payments” means the declaration or payment of any dividend on, or
any payment or other distribution on account of, or the purchase, redemption, retirement, or other
acquisition (directly or indirectly) of, or the setting apart of assets for a sinking or other
analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any class of
Capital Stock of any Person, or the making of any distribution of cash, property or assets to the
holders of shares of any Capital Stock of any Person.
“SBA” means the United States Small Business Administration or any other
federal agency administering the SBA Act.
“SBA Act” means the Small Business Act of 1953, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
“SBA Lender’s License” means that authority given to a lender by the SBA to
make SBA 7(a) Loans as permitted under the SBA Act, as amended and further authorized by
the SBA in CFR Title 13 Part 120-470 and 471, as amended.
“SBA Rules and Regulations” means the SBA Act, as amended, any other
legislation binding on SBA relating to financial transactions, any “Loan Guaranty Agreement”,
all rules and regulations promulgated from time to time under the SBA Act, and SBA Standard
Operating Procedures and any Official Notices issued by the SBA, all as from time to time in
effect.
“SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable” means that portion of any SBA 7(a)
Note Receivable that is actually guaranteed by the SBA.
“SBA 7(a) Loan Notes” means any promissory notes that at any time evidence
SBA 7(a) Loans.
“SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor” means any Person, other than the SBA, who is or may
become obligated to Borrower under an SBA 7(a) Loan.
“SBA 7(a) Loans” means any loans made by Borrower (or its predecessors in
interest) to small businesses and partially guaranteed by the SBA, all originated in accordance
with the SBA Rules and Regulations and pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 7(a)
of the SBA Act.
“SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable” means that portion of any SBA
7(a) Note Receivable that is not guaranteed by the SBA.
“SBA 7(a) Note Receivable” means the obligation of an SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor
to pay an SBA 7(a) Loan made by Borrower (or its predecessors in interest) to such SBA 7(a)
Loan Obligor, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument.
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“SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral” means any and all property or interests in
property, whether personal property (including without limitation accounts, chattel paper,
instruments, documents, deposit accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, inventory or
equipment) or real property, or both, whether owned by an SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor or any other
Person, that secures an SBA 7(a) Note Receivable or an SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor’s obligations
under an SBA 7(a) Loan Note or SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Document, and all supporting
obligations in respect thereof.
“SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Documents” means, with respect to any SBA 7(a)
Note Receivable, all original documents, instruments, and chattel paper, executed or delivered to
or for the account of Borrower by the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor and evidencing such
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable.
“SBA Standard Operating Procedures and Official Notices” means Public Law
85-536, as amended; those Rules and Regulations, as defined in 13 CFR Part 120, “Business
Loans” and 13 CFR Part 121, “Size Standards”; Standard Operating Procedures, (SOP) 50-10 for
loan processing, 50-50 for loan servicing and 50-51 for loan liquidation as may be published and
or amended from time to time by the SBA.
“SBA Reduced Guaranty Ineligible Amount” means as of any date of
determination with respect to any SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable, the difference between (a)
the product of (i) the amount of such SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable times (ii) the applicable
percentage of the SBA guarantee relating to such SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable on the date
Lenders shall have made the Financed Guaranteed Loan as to such SBA Reduced Guaranty
Receivable, less (b) the product of (i) the amount of such SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable
times (ii) the applicable reduced percentage of the SBA guarantee relating to such SBA Reduced
Guaranty Receivable on the applicable date of determination.
“SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable” means each SBA 7(a) Note Receivable
relating to a Financed SBA 7(a) Loan as to which the applicable percentage or dollar amount of
the SBA guarantee relating thereto at any time or from time to time shall have been reduced
below the applicable percentage or dollar amount on the date Lenders shall have made the
Financed Guaranteed Loan as to such SBA 7(a) Note Receivable.
“Secondary Market Net Sales Proceeds” means, as to any Financed Guaranteed
Loan or Financed Non-Guaranteed Loan: (i) at any time other than during the continuance of a
Default or Event of Default, the gross sales proceeds received from a Secondary Market Sale
thereof up to an amount equal to the proceeds of Advances made by Lenders hereunder in
respect thereof or (ii) during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, the gross proceeds
received from a Secondary Market Sale thereof.
“Secondary Market Sale” means the sale or participation of a SBA 7(a) Loan, or
any interest therein, to the secondary market in accordance with the SBA Rules and Regulations.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all Treasury Services
Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates.
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“Secured Parties” means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time
and shall include (i) each Lender in respect of its Loans, (ii) the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of Borrower and each
Subsidiary of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender and Affiliate of such Lender in respect of Treasury
Services Agreements entered into with such Person by Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (iv) their
respective successors and (in the case of a Lender, permitted) transferees and assigns.
“Specified Treasury Services Obligations” means any and all Treasury Services
Obligations that, within at least ten (10) days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may
agree to in its sole discretion) from the date that any transaction relating to any such Treasury
Services Obligation is executed, the Secured Party party thereto (other than Capital One) shall
have delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent that such a transaction has been
entered into and that it constitutes a Specified Treasury Services Obligation.
“Subordinated Debt” means any Indebtedness of Borrower which is subordinated,
pursuant to Subordination Documents.
“Subordination Documents” means a subordination agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit E, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented by the
Administrative Agent from time to time, and such other subordination related documents and
agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any time: (a) any corporation
more than fifty percent (50%) of whose voting stock is legally and beneficially owned by such
Person or owned by a corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of whose voting stock is legally
and beneficially owned by such Person; (b) any trust of which a majority of the beneficial
interest is at such time owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by such Person or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; and (c) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other entity of which ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at such time
owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by, or which is otherwise controlled
directly, indirectly or through one or more intermediaries by, such Person or one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a
Guaranty Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Effective Date are identified as such in
Schedule 3.01 hereto, as such schedule may be amended from time-to-time by the Borrower
upon prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time
shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means Capital One, in its capacity as lender of Swingline
Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4.
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“Swingline Sublimit” means $15,000,000.
“Term Loan” means the term loan referred to in Section 2.1(c).
“Term Loan Conversion Amount” means the outstanding principal balance of all
Advances as at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Term Loan
Conversion Date.
“Term Loan Conversion Date” shall mean May 11, 2020.
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means May 11, 2022.
“Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of: (a) (i) with respect to
Advances--Guaranteed Loans, Advances--Non-Guaranteed Loans and Swingline Loans, May 11,
2020 or (ii) with respect to the Term Loan, May 11, 2022, and (b) with respect to all Loans,
otherwise any date on which the Secured Obligations are declared by the Administrative Agent
or automatically become due and payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), in either case in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
“Trademarks” means all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company
names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other
source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter
adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or
agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto; and all renewals and extensions
thereof and all rights to obtain such renewals and extensions.
“Trademark License”: any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the
grant by or to Borrower of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of
the foregoing referred to in Schedule 6.
“Trademark Security Agreements” means those certain Trademark Security
Agreements executed by Borrower and the Guarantors in favor of Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, modified, or restated from time to
time.
“Treasury Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided
to Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for
commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and purchasing
cards), (b) debit cards, (c) stored value cards and (d) treasury management services (including,
without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items,
overdrafts and interstate depository network services).
“Treasury Services Agreement” means any agreement entered into by Borrower
or any Subsidiary in connection with Treasury Services.
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“Treasury Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of Borrower or
any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising,
evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and
substitutions therefor) in connection with Treasury Services.
“Trust Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term it in the Trust
Account Agreement.
“Trust Account Agreement” means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated
Trust Account Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, and the Trustee, as the same may be amended, modified, or restated from
time to time.
“Trustee” means Capital One, in such capacity pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Account Agreement.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the state where
Administrative Agent’s office identified in Section 10.8 is located, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
“Unliquidated Obligations” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or
portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured
Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter
of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in
nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing
types of obligations.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.12(c)(ii)(B)(3).
1.2 Other Capitalized Terms. Any other capitalized terms used without further
definition herein shall have the respective meaning set forth in the UCC.
1.3 Accounting Principles. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or
item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting
computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, this shall be done in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, to the extent applicable, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement and provided that, if Borrower notifies Administrative
Agent that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of
any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation
of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies Borrower that the Required Lenders
request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such
notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such
provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before
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such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such
provision amended in accordance herewith.
1.4 Construction. No doctrine of construction of ambiguities in agreements or
instruments against the interests of the party controlling the drafting shall apply to any Loan
Documents.
SECTION II. THE LOANS
2.1 Loans.
(a) Advances--Guaranteed Loans.
(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein
(including, without limitation, the conditions precedent set forth in Section IV hereof), each
Lender agrees to make Advances to Borrower from time to time from the date hereof to and
including the Business Day immediately prior to the Termination Date to provide short-term
financing of SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivables with respect to Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans;
provided that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate sum of all such outstanding Advances
made pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall not exceed (A) the Availability-Guaranteed or (B) any
other amount that would require any prepayment of Advances under Section 2.7 or any other
provisions of the Loan Documents. Within such limitations and subject to Section 2.1(a)(iii),
Borrower may borrow, prepay or repay such Advances from time to time and may reborrow
Advances.
(ii) In no event shall any such Advance be made when any Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document to the contrary, Borrower may not prepay or repay any such Advance on
the same day as such Advance shall be made hereunder, except for any prepayment or repayment
of any such Advance on the same day as such Advance shall be made (A) as a result of any
mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.7(d) or (e), or (B) as a result of the maturity of the
Advances or if the Secured Obligations are declared by Administrative Agent or automatically
become due and payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Advances--Non-Guaranteed Loans.
(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein
(including, without limitation, the conditions precedent set forth in Section IV hereof), each
Lender agrees to make Advances to Borrower from time to time from the date hereof to and
including the Business Day immediately prior to the Termination Date to provide short-term
financing of SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivables with respect to Eligible SBA 7(a)
Loans; provided, that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate sum of all such outstanding
Advances made pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall not exceed (A) the Availability-Non-
Guaranteed or (B) any other amount that would require any prepayment of Advances under
Section 2.7 or any other provisions of the Loan Documents. Within such limitations and subject
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to Section 2.1(b)(iii) and Section 2.1(c), Borrower may borrow, prepay or repay Advances from
time to time and may reborrow Advances.
(ii) In no event shall any such Advance be made when any Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document to the contrary, Borrower may not prepay or repay any such Advance on
the same day as such Advance shall be made hereunder, except for any prepayment or repayment
of any such Advance on the same day as such Advance shall be made (A) as a result of any
mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.7(d) or (e), or (B) as a result of the maturity of the
Advances or if the Secured Obligations are declared by Administrative Agent or automatically
shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise).
(c) Term Loan.
(i) On the Term Loan Conversion Date, the Term Loan Conversion
Amount shall automatically convert into a term loan (the “Term Loan”), which shall become due
and payable, and Borrower shall repay the Term Loan, as follows: payments equal to 1/24th of
the original principal amount of the Term Loan shall be made on the last day of each calendar
month commencing with the last day of the calendar month immediately following the Term
Loan Conversion Date through and including May 11, 2022, with the remaining outstanding
principal balance to be paid on the Term Loan Maturity Date. On the Term Loan Conversion
Date, as a condition precedent to such conversion, Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Administrative Agent the Notes evidencing the Term Loan, substantially in the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit B-3 hereto with insertions as to the amount of the Term Loan, the date
of such Note, and the date upon which the monthly installments of the Term Loan shall
commence.
(ii) Borrower may prepay or repay all or any portion of the Term Loan
commencing on the Business Day after the Term Loan Conversion Date, each such prepayment
or repayment to be applied to the outstanding balance of the Term Loan on the date deemed
received pursuant to Section 2.6(a) and otherwise in such manner as shall be determined by
Administrative Agent.
(d) Loans and Borrowings. (i) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall
be made as part of an Advance consisting of Loans of the same Class made by the applicable
Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Maximum Commitments of the applicable
Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve
any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Maximum Commitments of the
Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make
Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section 2.4. The Term Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.1(c). Each Lender
at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to
make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.11, 2.12, and 2.15
shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of
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such option shall not affect the obligation of Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
2.2 Notes.
(a) The Advances—Guaranteed Loans, the Advances—Non-Guaranteed
Loans, and the Term Loan each shall be evidenced by a promissory note of Borrower payable to
the Lenders substantially in the respective forms of Exhibit B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and B-5 attached
hereto (the “Notes”).
(b) The date, amount and Interest Rate of each Loan made by the Lenders to
Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal balance thereof, shall be recorded
by each Lender on its respective books; provided that the failure of such Lender to make any
such recordation shall not affect the obligations of Borrower to make a payment when due of any
amount owing hereunder or under the Notes in respect of the Loans.
2.3 Procedures for Borrowing Advances.
(a) Borrower may request an Advance hereunder for an Advance-Guaranteed
Loan or an Advance-Non-Guaranteed Loan on any Business Day during the period from and
including the Closing Date to and including the applicable Termination Date by delivering to
Administrative Agent a written request for an Advance—Guaranteed Loan or an Advance—
Non-Guaranteed Loan, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto
(each, a “Request for Advance”). Borrower shall deliver each Request for Advance with respect
to each proposed Advance no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day of such
proposed Advance. Once given, a Request for Advance shall be irrevocable and Borrower shall
be bound thereby.
(b) Each Request for Advance shall: (i) attach a schedule identifying the
Financed Guaranteed Loans or Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans, as applicable, that Borrower
proposes to fund using the proceeds of the Advance, which schedule shall contain such
information with respect to each Financed Guaranteed Loans or Financed Non-Guaranteed
Loans, as applicable, as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; (ii) specify the requested
funding date; and (iii) include such other matters as may be specified on the form of the Request
for Advance or as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent from time to time. Each
Advance shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple thereof. Borrower
shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender and hold them harmless against any costs
incurred by Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any failure of Borrower to timely
deliver to FTA the SBA 7(a) Loan Note relating to any Financed Guaranteed Loan or Financed
Non-Guaranteed Loan as required by Section 8.1(f).
(c) Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent and Borrower, each
Advance requested by Borrower and made by the Lenders hereunder shall be made to
Borrower’s main operating account maintained with Administrative Agent.
2.4 Swingline Loans.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender
agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to Borrower from the date hereof to and including the
Business Day immediately prior to the Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at
any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit, or (ii) the sum of the total Maximum Credit
Exposures exceeding the aggregate Maximum Commitments; provided that the Swingline
Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline
Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. The Swingline Loans shall reduce
the Maximum Commitment and the Swingline Sublimit, dollar-for-dollar.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon on the
day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notification to Administrative Agent shall (i)
specify whether such Swingline Loan is for a Financed Guaranteed Loan or a Financed Non-
Guaranteed Loan, and (ii) include such other matters as may be reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent from time to time. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify
the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan.
The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice
received from Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to
Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of Borrower with the Swingline
Lender by 3:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative
Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. on any Business Day that is not less than one (1) Business Day
after the making of a Swingline Loan require the Lenders to acquire participations on such
Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify
the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans, the principal amounts of Swingline Loans
made on account of Financed Guaranteed Loans and on account of Financed Non-Guaranteed
Loans, and the interest rates thereon, in which the Lenders will participate. Promptly upon
receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender,
specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.
Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided
above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges
and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this
paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default, and that each such payment
shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender
shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available
funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.5 with respect to Loans made by such Lender
(and Section 2.5 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and
the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by
it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower of any participations in any
Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such
Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.
Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from Borrower (or other party on behalf of
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Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds
of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any
such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this
paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such
payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as
applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to Borrower for any
reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not
relieve Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
2.5 Funding of Borrowings.
(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the
proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 5:00 p.m. to the
account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to
the Lenders;
provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.4. The Administrative
Agent will make such Loans available to Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so
received, in like funds, to an account of Borrower designated by it in the applicable Request for
Advance.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender
prior to the proposed date of any Advance that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Advance, the Administrative Agent may
assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to
Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of
the applicable Advance available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and
Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such
amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative
Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate
determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation or (ii) in the case of Borrower, the Interest Rate. If such Lender pays such amount
to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in
such Advance.
2.6 Payments – General; Cash Management System.
(a) Except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all payments of
principal and of interest on the Loan and all Expenses, fees, indemnification obligations and all
other charges and any other Secured Obligations of Borrower not made by automatic transfers
from the Blocked Account or Borrower’s accounts maintained with Administrative Agent, shall
be made to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender at its office at 275 Broadhollow
Road, Melville, N.Y. 11747, in United States dollars, in immediately available funds, except
payments to be made directly to the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except
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that payments pursuant to Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 10.4 shall be made directly to the Persons
entitled thereto. Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the
account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.
Administrative Agent shall have the unconditional right and discretion (and Borrower hereby
authorizes Administrative Agent) to charge Borrower’s operating and/or deposit account(s) for
all of Borrower’s Secured Obligations as they become due from time to time under this
Agreement including, without limitation, interest, principal, fees, indemnification obligations and
reimbursement of Expenses; provided, that Administrative Agent may not charge the Trust
Account in a manner inconsistent with the Trust Account Agreement. Any payments received
prior to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any Business Day shall be deemed received on such Business
Day. Any payments (including any payment in full of the Secured Obligations) received after
2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any Business Day shall be deemed received on the immediately
following Business Day.
(b) On or prior to the date hereof, Borrower shall establish and maintain until
all Secured Obligations shall have been fully and indefeasibly paid in full the cash management
system described in Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Cash Management System”).
(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of Borrower to such Lender resulting from each
Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to
such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record
(i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class thereof, (ii) the amount of any principal
or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from Borrower to each Lender
hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for
the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or
(d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations
recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain
such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of Borrower to
repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any proceeds of Collateral received by Administrative Agent (i) not
constituting (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the
Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by Administrative Agent) or (B) a
mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.7) or (ii) after an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Administrative Agent so elects or the
Required Lenders so direct, such funds shall be applied ratably first, to pay any fees, indemnities,
or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to Administrative Agent from Borrower,
second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from Borrower,
third, to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans ratably, fourth, to prepay principal on the
Loans and any other amounts owing with respect to Specified Treasury Services Obligations
ratably, and fifth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to Administrative Agent or
any Lender by Borrower. Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and
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exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any
portion of the Secured Obligations in accordance with this Section 2.6(f).
(g) If, except as expressly provided herein, any Lender shall, by exercising
any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Loans or participations in Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender
receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations
in Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other
similarly situated Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for
cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in Swingline Loans of other
Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all
such Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued
interest on their respective Loans and participations in Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any
such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is
recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of
such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to
apply to any payment made by Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of
this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting
Lender) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans or participations in Swingline Loans to any assignee or
participant, other than to Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the
provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the
extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation
pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against Borrower rights of set-off and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(h) Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower
prior to the date on which any payment is due to Administrative Agent for the account of the
relevant Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, Administrative Agent
may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the relevant Lenders, as the case may be, the
amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the
relevant Lenders, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith
on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to
Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(i) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it
pursuant to Section 2.4(c), 2.5(b), 2.6(h) or 10.4(d), then Administrative Agent may, in its
discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter
received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of
Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to it under
such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid in any order as determined by
Administrative Agent in its discretion.
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2.7 Payment of Interest and Principal; Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) From and following the Closing Date, the Loans (including each
Swingline Loan) and the other Secured Obligations shall bear interest at the Interest Rate.
(b) Interest on all Loans, including, without limitation, the Term Loan and the
Swingline Loans, shall be payable (i) in arrears on each Interest Payment Date (beginning with
the first Interest Payment Date of the first full calendar month after the Closing Date), (ii) as
provided in Sections 2.7(d) and (e), and (iii) upon the payment in full of any Advances or any or
all of the Loans, and on the Termination Date.
(c) The outstanding principal amount of the Loans other than the Term Loan
and Swingline Loans, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and all other sums due the Lenders
hereunder in respect of such Loans, shall be due and payable in full on the Termination Date.
The outstanding principal amount of the Swingline Loans, plus all other sums due to the
Swingline Lender hereunder in respect of such Swingline Loans (other than accrued interest
thereon) shall be due and payable to the Swingline Lender on the earlier of the Termination Date
and the date that occurs ten (10) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided
that: (i) all interest which accrues on Swingline Loans shall be payable on each Interest Payment
Date as provided in Section 2.7(b) above, and (ii) the proceeds of each Advance shall be used by
the Borrower to repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding. The outstanding principal amount
of the Term Loan shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and, together with all
accrued but unpaid interest and all other sums due the Lenders hereunder in respect of such Term
Loan, shall be due and payable in full on the Termination Date. If on any payment date for the
Term Loan the balance in the Blocked Account is less then the next due principal payment,
Borrower shall remit the balance of such payment to Administrative Agent on such payment
date.
(d) There shall become due and payable and Borrower shall prepay the
Advances, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, in an amount determined as
follows:
(i) the amount by which: (A) Outstanding Advances—Guaranteed
Loans exceeds (x) the Borrowing Base—Guaranteed or (y) Availability--Guaranteed, (B)
Outstanding Advances—Non-Guaranteed Loans exceeds (x) the Borrowing Base—Non-
Guaranteed or (y) Availability—Non-Guaranteed, or (C) the then outstanding principal amount
of the Term Loan exceeds the aggregate of the Borrowing Base—Guaranteed plus the Borrowing
Base—Non-Guaranteed or the aggregate of Availability-Guaranteed plus Availability-Non-
Guaranteed;
(ii) the amount by which (A) prior to the Term Loan Conversion Date,
the aggregate of (1) Outstanding Advances—Guaranteed Loans plus (2) Outstanding
Advances—Non-Guaranteed Loans exceeds the lesser of (3) the Lenders’ Maximum
Commitments or (4) the aggregate of the Borrowing Base—Guaranteed, plus the Borrowing
Base—Non-Guaranteed; or (B) on and after the Term Loan Conversion Date, the outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loan exceeds the lesser of (1) an amount equal to the Term Loan
Conversion Amount less all payments and prepayments made or required to be made as of or
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prior to the date of determination or (2) the aggregate of the Borrowing Base—Guaranteed, plus
the Borrowing Base—Non-Guaranteed;
(iii) an amount equal to the Secondary Market Net Sales Proceeds of
any Secondary Market Sale of any Financed Guaranteed Loan or any Financed Non-Guaranteed
Loans, including, without limitation, any such portion of any Multi-Draw SBA Loan (which
proceeds shall be applied as set forth in the Cash Management System and this Agreement).
(e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that at any
time (x) Outstanding Advances—Guaranteed Loans shall exceed, as applicable: 90% (subject to
adjustment by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable credit discretion) of the
outstanding principal amount of the SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivables related to such
Outstanding Advances—Guaranteed Loans, (y) Outstanding Advances—Non-Guaranteed Loans
shall exceed 55% (subject to adjustment by Administrative Agent in the exercise of its
reasonable credit discretion) of the outstanding principal amount of the SBA 7(a) Non-
Guaranteed Note Receivables related to such Advances--Non-Guaranteed Loans, or (z) the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall exceed the lesser of (1) the Lenders’
Maximum Commitments or (2) the aggregate of the Borrowing Base—Guaranteed, plus the
Borrowing Base—Non-Guaranteed, Borrower shall prepay such excess, together with accrued
but unpaid interest thereon.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if clause (ii) of the definition of the term
“Secondary Market Net Sales Proceeds” shall be applicable, then such Secondary Market Net
Sales Proceeds received in respect of any Financed Guaranteed Loan shall be applied against
Advances-Guaranteed Loans, and Secondary Market Net Sales Proceeds received in respect of
any Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans shall be applied against Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans
and/or the Term Loan in such manner as Administrative Agent shall determine, with any excess
after such application to be held by Administrative Agent, at its option, as cash collateral for the
Secured Obligations. Any prepayments received by Administrative Agent in respect of
subsection 2.7(d)(i)(A) above shall be applied against Advances-Guaranteed Loans. Any
prepayments received by Administrative Agent in respect of subsection 2.7(d)(i)(B) above shall
be applied against Advances-Guaranteed Loans and/or the Term Loan in such manner as
Administrative Agent shall determine. All such prepayments received by Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section 2.7(d) shall be applied against its respective Loan on the date deemed
received pursuant to Section 2.6(a) and otherwise in such manner as shall be determined by
Administrative Agent.
(g) There shall become due and payable and Borrower shall prepay the
Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans and the Term Loan, and shall cause the other Credit Parties to
prepay the Advances-Non-Guaranteed Loans and the Term Loan, in each case together with all
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, in an amount equal to in the following amounts and at the
following times:
(i) On the date on which any Credit Party other than Parent (or
Administrative Agent as loss payee or assignee) receives any Casualty Proceeds, an amount
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Casualty Proceeds or such payment; provided, that,
so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the recipient (other
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than Administrative Agent) of any Casualty Proceeds may reinvest the amount of such Casualty
Proceeds within thirty (30) days in replacement assets comparable to the assets giving rise to
such Casualty Proceeds; provided, further that the aggregate amount which may be reinvested by
such Credit Party pursuant to the preceding proviso may not exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year;
and provided, further, that if the applicable Credit Party does not intend to fully reinvest such
Casualty Proceeds, or if the thirty (30) day time period set forth in this sentence expires without
such Credit Party having reinvested such Casualty Proceeds, Borrower shall prepay such
Advances or Loans, as applicable, in an amount equal to such Casualty Proceeds (to the extent
not reinvested or intended to be reinvested within such time period);
(ii) upon receipt by any Credit Party other than Parent of the proceeds
from the issuance and sale of any Debt or equity securities (other than (1) proceeds of Permitted
Indebtedness, (2) proceeds from the issuance of equity securities to members of the management
of any such Credit Party, (3) proceeds of the issuance to Parent of equity securities of Borrower
or any other Credit Party, or (4) Indebtedness of any Credit Party to another Credit Party to the
extent expressly permitted by the Loan Documents), an amount equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance and sale; and
(iii) upon receipt by any Credit Party other than Parent of the proceeds
of any Asset Sale (other than the proceeds of a Permitted Disposition), an amount equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each such Credit Party other than Borrower or Parent shall be
required to remit amounts set forth in this Section 2.7(g)(i)-(iii) during each Fiscal Year of such
Credit Party only in the event and to the extent that the aggregate amount received by that Credit
Party during such Fiscal Year of Casualty Proceeds, Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance and
sale of Debt or equity securities, and Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales of such Credit Party shall
exceed $250,000.
(iv) Amounts paid pursuant to this Section 2.7(g) shall be applied to the
Advanced-Non-Guaranteed Loans and/or the Term Loan on the date deemed received pursuant
to Section 2.6(a) and otherwise in such manner as shall be determined by Administrative Agent.
(h) Subject to Section 2.1, the Loans may be prepaid in whole or in part at any
time from time to time, without penalty or premium; provided, however, that Borrower shall
have given Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice of the date of such
prepayment (or in the case of Swingline Loans, the Borrower shall have given the Swingline
Lender notice by 10:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment). Any prepayment shall be
accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Promptly following receipt of any such
notice relating to an Advance, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Advance shall be in an amount that would be permitted
in the case of an Advance as provided in Section 2.3(b). Each prepayment of an Advance shall
be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Advance, each voluntary prepayment of
the Term Loan shall be applied ratably to the Term, in such manner as Administrative Agent
shall determine, and each mandatory prepayment of the Term Loan shall be applied in
accordance with this Section. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Term Loan may not
be reborrowed.
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2.8 Additional Interest Provisions.
(a) Interest on the Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a year of three
hundred sixty (360) days but charged for the actual number of days elapsed. The date of funding
of an Advance shall be included in the calculation of interest. The date of payment with respect
to an Advance shall be excluded from the calculation of interest.
(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
hereunder, the per annum effective rate of interest on all outstanding principal under the Loans
shall be equal to the applicable Interest Rate plus two hundred (200) basis points (the “Default
Rate”). All such increases may be applied retroactively to the date of the occurrence of the
Event of Default. Borrower agrees that the Default Rate is a reasonable estimate of each
Lender’s damages and is not a penalty.
(c) All contractual rates of interest chargeable on outstanding principal under
the Loans shall continue to accrue and be paid even after Default, an Event of Default, maturity,
acceleration, judgment, bankruptcy, insolvency proceedings of any kind or the happening of any
event or occurrence similar or dissimilar.
(d) In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts
deemed interest hereunder and charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
exceed the highest rate permissible under any Law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall,
in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such court determines
Administrative Agent or the Lenders have charged or received interest hereunder in excess of the
highest applicable rate, Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall apply, in their sole discretion,
and set off such excess interest received by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders against
other Secured Obligations due or to become due and such rate shall automatically be reduced to
the maximum rate permitted by such Law.
2.9 Fees and Charges.
(a) On the date of this Agreement, Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender, a fully-earned, non-refundable facility fee (the “Facility
Fee”) equal to 0.25% of the amount of each Lender’s Maximum Commitment.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent certain fees in the
amounts and on the terms set forth in that certain fee letter dated the date hereof between the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time in a writing to be signed by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
(c) From and following the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender, fees in an amount equal to (i) the difference between (A)
the Maximum Commitment less (B) the sum of the average daily outstanding balance of
Advances—Guaranteed Loans plus the average daily outstanding balance of Advances—Non-
Guaranteed Loans during the preceding month, multiplied by (ii) one-quarter of one percent (1/4
of 1%) per annum. Such fees are to be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar
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quarter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Swingline Loan shall not be included for purposes of
calculating such fees.
(d) Borrower shall unconditionally pay to Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender, a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of any and all payments of
principal or interest on the Loans that are not paid within fifteen (15) days of the due date. Such
late charge shall be due and payable regardless of whether Administrative Agent has accelerated
the Secured Obligations, or the Secured Obligations automatically shall become due and payable.
Borrower agrees that any late fee payable to Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender, is a reasonable estimate of each Lender’s damages and is not a penalty.
2.10 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of (a) Advances—Guaranteed Loans and
Swingline Loans made on account of Financed Guaranteed Loans shall be used solely to provide
Borrower with short-term financing of an amount not to exceed 90% of the SBA 7(a) Guaranteed
Note Receivable in respect of each Financed Guaranteed Loan, and (b) Advances—Non-
Guaranteed Loans and Swingline Loans made on account of Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans
shall be used solely to provide Borrower with short-term financing of an amount not to exceed
55% of the SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable in respect of each Financed Non-
Guaranteed Loan.
2.11 Requirements of Law.
(a) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in
any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application
thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any
request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the
rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations
hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but
for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such
corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy as in effect as of the date of this
Agreement) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after
submission by such Lender to Borrower of a written request therefor, Borrower shall pay to such
Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation
for such reduction; provided, that Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender
pursuant to this paragraph for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that
such Lender notifies Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; and
provided, further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect,
then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.
(b) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section
submitted by such Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The
obligations of Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement
and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(c) Failure or delay on the part of such Lender to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such
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compensation; provided, that Borrower shall not be under any obligation to compensate such
Lender under clause (a) of this Section 2.11 for increased costs or reductions with respect to any
period prior to the date that is 180 days prior to such request if such Lender knew or could
reasonably have been expected to know of the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs
or reductions and of the fact that such circumstances would result in a claim for increased
compensation by reason of such increased costs or reductions; provided, further, that the
foregoing limitation shall not apply to any increased costs or reductions arising out of the
retroactive application of any change in Law within such 180-day period. The protection of this
Section 2.11 shall be available to such Lender regardless of any possible contention of the
invalidity or inapplicability of the change in any Requirement of Law that shall have occurred or
been imposed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives
promulgated thereunder, all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for
International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or
similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III,
are in each case deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of
the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented for all purposes under or in connection with
this Agreement (including this Section 2.11) and any taxes imposed thereby (other than taxes
described in Section 2.12) shall be deemed to be the adoption of or a change in a Requirement of
Law regarding capital adequacy.
2.12 Taxes.
(a) All payments made by Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free
and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future
income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings,
now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental
Authority, excluding net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes)
(“Excluded Taxes”) imposed on Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or
former connection between Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the
Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from Administrative Agent’s or
such Lender’s having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment
under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document). If any such non-excluded
taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”)
or any Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to Administrative
Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to Administrative Agent or such Lender
shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to Administrative Agent or such Lender (after
payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts
payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however,
that Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to Administrative
Agent or such Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to
Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s failure to deliver the forms required by paragraph (d) of
this Section, unless such failure is solely a result of a change in Law occurring after the date
hereof or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes (including FATCA) imposed on amounts
payable to Administrative Agent or such Lender at the time Administrative Agent or such Lender
becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that Administrative Agent’s or such
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Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts
from Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (a).
(b) In addition, Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(i) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by
Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter Borrower shall send to Administrative Agent or
such Lender a certified copy of an original official receipt received by Borrower showing
payment thereof. If Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to
the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to Administrative Agent or such Lender the
required receipts or other required documentary evidence, Borrower shall indemnify
Administrative Agent or such Lender for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may
become payable by Administrative Agent or such Lender as a result of any such failure. The
agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of
the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(ii) Unless otherwise excluded under the proviso in Section 2.12(a),
Borrower agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent or such Lender for, and hold Administrative
Agent or such Lender harmless against, (1) the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other
Taxes (including any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.12) paid by Administrative Agent or such
Lender and (2) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other
Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.
The indemnification payment under this Section 2.12(c) shall be made within thirty (30) days
after the date Administrative Agent or such Lender makes a written demand therefor. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with
a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a
Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iii) Each Lender shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent,
within thirty (30) days after demand therefor, for (A) any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes
attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already
indemnified Administrative Agent for such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes and without
limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so) and (B) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such
Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any
Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether
or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by
Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes
Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender
under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to such Lender from
any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this paragraph (iii).
(iv) If requested by Borrower, Administrative Agent or such Lender
shall deliver to Borrower two copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, certifying that
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Administrative Agent or such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. Such
forms shall be delivered on or before the date Administrative Agent or such Lender becomes a
party to this Agreement. In addition, if requested by Borrower, Administrative Agent or such
Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form
previously delivered by Administrative Agent or such Lender. Administrative Agent or such
Lender shall promptly notify Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position
to provide any previously delivered certificate to Borrower (or any other form of certification
adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).
(v) If Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably determines that
it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.12 or with respect to which Borrower or a Lender has paid
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12, it shall pay over such refund to Borrower or
such Lender (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by
Borrower or such Lender under this Section 2.12 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or
Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Administrative
Agent or any Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant
Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that such indemnifying party,
upon the request of such indemnified party, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such
indemnified party (plus, any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to such indemnified party in the event such indemnified party is
required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be
construed to require the indemnified party to claim any tax refund or make available its tax
returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) or disclose any
information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require such
indemnified party to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other
refunds, credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.
(c) Status of Lenders.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to
Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or
Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably
requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made
without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably
requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as
will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is
subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that
the Borrower is a U.S. Person:
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower
and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under
this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or
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Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is
exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; and
(B) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document
would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to
fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained
in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower
and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times
reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by
applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such
additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be
necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under
FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under
FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for
purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the
date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or
becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or
promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
2.13 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.11, or Borrower is
required to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or
any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12, then such
Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking
its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,
branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment
(i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.12, as the case may
be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and
would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation
or assignment.
(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.11, (ii) Borrower
is required to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 or
(iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort,
upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Lender (without waiving any
rights or claims against such Defaulting Lender with respect to the events pursuant to which it
became a Defaulting Lender hereunder) to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance
with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.12), all its interests, rights (other than
its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.11 or 2.12) and obligations under the Loan
Documents to a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender (if a Lender accepts such assignment);
provided that (i) Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Administrative Agent,
which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment
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of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Swingline
Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from
the Lender accepting assignment (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest
and fees) or Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such
assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.11 or payments required to
be made pursuant to Section 2.12, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and
delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the
circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
2.14 Reserved.
2.15 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as
such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to
approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall
be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest,
fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting
Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section VIII or otherwise)
shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by Administrative Agent as follows:
first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent
hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting
Lender to the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, as Borrower may request (so long as no
Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such
Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as
determined by Administrative Agent; fourth, if so determined by Administrative Agent and
Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting
Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fifth,
to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or Swingline Lender as a result of any
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or Swingline Lender
against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations
under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of
any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s
breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to such Defaulting Lender or as
otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if (x) such payment is a
payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has
not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the
conditions set forth in Section 4.4 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely
to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the
payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and participations
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in Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Applicable
Percentage without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other
amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed
by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and
each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fees
on the unfunded portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Maximum Commitment pursuant to
Section 2.9(c) for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and Borrower
shall not be required to pay any such fees that otherwise would have been required to have been
paid to such Defaulting Lender).
(B) Borrower shall (x) pay to each non-Defaulting Lender that
portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such
Defaulting Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such non-
Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Swingline Lender the amount of
any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the
Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender and (z) not be required to pay
the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or
any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans shall be reallocated
among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages
(calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Maximum Commitment) but only to
the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.4 are satisfied at the time of such
reallocation (and, unless Borrower shall have otherwise notified Administrative Agent at such
time, Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are
satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Maximum Credit
Exposure of any non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such non-Defaulting Lender’s Maximum
Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any
party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a
Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-
Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in
clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, Borrower shall, without prejudice to
any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount
equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If Borrower, Administrative Agent and the
Swingline Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender,
Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date
specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the
extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take
such other actions as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans
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and funded and unfunded participations in Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in
accordance with their Applicable Percentage (without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)),
whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will
be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of
Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the
extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting
Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising
from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c) New Swingline Loans. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the
Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it
will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan.
SECTION III. COLLATERAL
3.1 Collateral. As security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, and
satisfaction by Borrower of all covenants and undertakings contained in this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents:
(a) Borrower hereby assigns and grants to Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing Lien on and first priority security interest in, upon and
to all assets of Borrower (other than Borrower’s SBA Lender’s License), including any Real
Property and including, without limitation, to the following Property, all whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, created or arising and wherever located:
(i) Accounts - All Accounts;
(ii) Chattel Paper - All Chattel Paper;
(iii) Documents - All Documents;
(iv) Instruments - All Instruments;
(v) Inventory - All Inventory;
(vi) General Intangibles - All General Intangibles;
(vii) Equipment - All Equipment,
(viii) Fixtures - All Fixtures;
(ix) Deposit Accounts - All Deposit Accounts, including, without
limitation, the Blocked Account and all operating accounts of Borrower maintained at or with
Administrative Agent, but excluding the Trust Account to the extent prohibited by the Multi-
Party Agreement and SBA Rules and Regulations;
(x) Goods - All Goods;
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(xi) Letter of Credit Rights - All Letter of Credit Rights;
(xii) Supporting Obligations - All Supporting Obligations;
(xiii) Investment Property - All Investment Property;
(xiv) Commercial Tort Claims - All Commercial Tort Claims identified
and described on Schedule 3.1(a)(xiv) (as amended or supplemented from time to time);
(xv) Property in Lenders’ Possession - All Property of Borrower, now
or hereafter in any Lender’s possession; and
(xvi) Proceeds - The Proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance
proceeds), whether cash or non-cash, of all of the foregoing property described in clauses (i)
through (xv).
3.2 Lien Documents. At the Closing and thereafter as Administrative Agent deems
necessary, Borrower shall execute and/or deliver to Administrative Agent, or have executed and
delivered (all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel):
(a) Financing statements pursuant to the UCC, which Administrative Agent
may file in the jurisdiction where Borrower is organized and in any other jurisdiction that
Administrative Agent deems appropriate; and
(b) Any other agreements, documents, instruments and writings, including,
without limitation, intellectual property security agreements, required by Administrative Agent
to evidence, perfect or protect the Liens and security interests in the Collateral or as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time.
3.3 Other Actions.
(a) In addition to the foregoing, Borrower shall do anything further that may
be reasonably required by Administrative Agent to secure Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and effectuate the intentions and objects of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
execution and delivery of security agreements, contracts and any other documents required
hereunder. At Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, Borrower shall also immediately
deliver (with execution by Borrower of all necessary documents or forms to reflect, implement
or enforce the Liens described herein), or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent all items
for which Administrative Agent must receive possession to obtain a perfected security interest,
including without limitation, all notes (other than SBA7(a) Notes are delivered to the FTA
pursuant to the Multi-Party Agreement), stock powers, letters of credit, certificates and
documents of title, Chattel Paper, Warehouse Receipts, Instruments, and any other similar
instruments constituting Collateral.
(b) Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to file financing statements and
amendments to financing statements without Borrower’s signature, in accordance with the UCC.
Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to file all such financing statements and
amendments to financing statements describing the Collateral in any filing office as
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Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion may determine, including financing statements listing
“All Assets,” “All property and assets” and/or words of similar import in the collateral
description therein. Borrower agrees to comply with the requests of Administrative Agent in
order for Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to have and maintain a valid
and perfected first security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, executing and
causing any other Person to execute such documents as Administrative Agent may require to
obtain Control over all Deposit Accounts, Letter of Credit Rights and Investment Property.
3.4 Searches, Certificates.
(a) Administrative Agent shall, prior to or at the Closing, and thereafter as
Administrative Agent may reasonably determine from time to time, at Borrower’s expense,
obtain the following searches (the results of which are to be consistent with the warranties made
by Borrower in this Agreement):
(i) UCC searches with the Secretary of State and local filing office of
each state where Borrower (and each Guarantor) is organized, maintains its executive office, a
place of business, or assets; and
(ii) judgment, state and federal tax lien and corporate tax lien searches,
in all applicable filing offices of each state searched under subparagraph (i) above.
(b) Borrower shall, prior to or at the Closing and at its sole expense, obtain
and deliver to Administrative Agent good standing certificates showing Borrower and each
corporate Guarantor to be in good standing in its state of organization and in each other state in
which it is doing and presently intends to do business for which qualification is required.
(c) Landlord’s and Warehouseman’s Waivers. Borrower will cause each
owner of any premises occupied by Borrower or to be occupied by Borrower and each
warehouseman of any warehouse, where, in either event Collateral is held, to execute and deliver
to Administrative Agent an instrument, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, under which such owner(s) or warehouseman subordinates its/his/their interests in and
waives its/his/their right to distrain on or foreclose against the Collateral and agrees to allow
Administrative Agent to remain on such premises to dispose of or deal with any Collateral
located thereon.
3.5 Filing Security Agreement. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction or
other copy of this Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as and may be filed in lieu
of a financing statement.
3.6 Power of Attorney. Each of the officers of Administrative Agent is hereby
irrevocably made, constituted and appointed the true and lawful attorney for Borrower (without
requiring any of them to act as such) with full power of substitution to do the following: (a)
endorse the name of Borrower upon any and all checks, drafts, money orders and other
instruments for the payment of monies that are payable to Borrower and constitute collections on
Borrower’s Accounts or proceeds of other Collateral; (b) execute and/or file in the name of
Borrower any financing statements, schedules, assignments, instruments, documents and
statements that Borrower is obligated to give Administrative Agent hereunder or is necessary to
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perfect (or continue or evidence the perfection of such security interest or Lien) Administrative
Agent’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) security interest or Lien in the Collateral; and (c)
during the continuance of an Event of Default, do such other and further acts and deeds in the
name of Borrower that Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to
enforce any Account or other Collateral.
SECTION IV. THE CLOSING; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH ADVANCE
4.1 Conditions to the Closing. The Closing of this Agreement is subject to the
following conditions precedent (all instruments, documents and agreements to be in form and
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel):
(a) Loan Documents, Resolutions, Opinions, and Other Documents.
Borrower shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Administrative Agent the following,
in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel:
(i) this Agreement, the Notes (other than the Note representing the
Term Loan) and each of the other Loan Documents all properly executed;
(ii) if requested by Administrative Agent, financing statements and
each of the other documents to be executed and/or delivered by Borrower, the Guarantors, or any
other Person pursuant to this Agreement;
(iii) certified copies of (1) resolutions of Borrower and each
Guarantor’s board of directors or managing members (as applicable) authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes to be issued hereunder and each of the
other Loan Documents required to be delivered by such applicable party and (2) Borrower’s and
each Guarantor’s articles or certificate of incorporation and by-Laws or certificate of formation
and shareholders’ agreement or operating agreement, as applicable;
(iv) an incumbency certificate for Borrower and each Guarantor
identifying all Authorized Officers, with specimen signatures;
(v) a written opinion or opinions of Borrower’s independent counsel
addressed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders and opinions of such other counsel as
Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary;
(vi) satisfactory audited consolidated financial statements of Borrower
for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior to the Closing Date as to which such financial
statements are available, (ii) satisfactory unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of
Borrower for each fiscal quarter ended subsequent to the date of the latest applicable financial
statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements
are available and (iii) satisfactory financial statement projections through and including
Borrower’s 2021 fiscal year, together with such information as Administrative Agent and the
Lenders shall reasonably request (including, without limitation, a detailed description of the
assumptions used in preparing such projections);
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(vii) such other financial statements, reports, certifications and other
operational information as the Lenders may reasonably require, satisfactory in all respects to the
Lenders;
(viii) certification by the president of Borrower that there has not
occurred any Borrower Material Adverse Effect since June 18, 2015;
(ix) payment by Borrower of all fees including, without limitation, the
Facility Fee, any fees payable under the Administrative Agent fee letter, and all of
Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s fees and expenses associated with this Agreement;
(x) searches and certificates required under Section 3.4;
(xi) the Multi-Party Agreement together with any required consent of
the SBA;
(xii) the documents set forth on Administrative Agent’s closing
checklist previously furnished to Borrower;
(xiii) such other documents reasonably required by Administrative
Agent.
(b) Absence of Certain Events. On the Closing Date, no Default or Event of
Default hereunder, or under any other agreement between Borrower, any Guarantor or any
Affiliate of any of them and any Lender or Administrative Agent, shall have occurred and be
continuing.
(c) Warranties and Representations at Closing. The warranties and
representations contained in Section 5 of this Agreement as well as any other Section of this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as
though made on and as of that date. Borrower shall not have taken any action or permitted any
condition to exist which would have been prohibited by any Section hereof.
(d) Compliance with this Agreement. Borrower shall have performed and
complied with all agreements, covenants and conditions contained herein including, without
limitation, the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof, which are required to be performed or
complied with by Borrower before or at the Closing Date.
(e) Officers’ Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of Borrower and
Parent certifying that all of the conditions specified in this Section have been fulfilled.
4.2 The Closing. Subject to the conditions of this Section, Advances shall be
available on such date (the “Closing Date”) and at such time as may be mutually agreeable to the
parties contemporaneously with the execution hereof (the “Closing”) at Administrative Agent’s
office at 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171.
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4.3 Waiver of Rights. By consummating the Closing hereunder, or by making
Advances hereunder, no Lender thereby waives a breach of any warranty or representation made
by Borrower hereunder or under any agreement, document, or instrument delivered to the
Lenders or Administrative Agent or otherwise referred to herein, and any claims and rights of the
Lenders or Administrative Agent resulting from any breach or misrepresentation by Borrower
are specifically reserved by the Lenders and Administrative Agent.
4.4 Conditions to the Making of Each Advance. The making of each Advance
hereunder is subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions precedent in a manner
satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and its counsel:
(a) Compliance. Borrower shall have complied and shall then be in
compliance with all terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents that are binding upon it.
(b) Borrowing Base. Borrower shall have furnished all Borrowing Base
Certificates required by Section 6.8(a) and as evidence thereof, Borrower shall have furnished to
Administrative Agent such reports, schedules, certificates, records and other papers as may be
requested by Administrative Agent, and Borrower shall be in compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement both immediately before and immediately after the making of the Advance
requested. The aggregate outstanding balance of the Loan immediately after giving effect to
such Advance shall not exceed the Borrowing Base.
(c) Default. No Event of Default or Default shall exist hereunder.
(d) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Borrower contained among the provisions of this Agreement shall be true and with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made at the time of the making of,
and of the request for, such Advance.
(e) Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred that
would, in the good faith judgment of Administrative Agent, have a material adverse effect on
Borrower or materially impair the ability of Borrower to pay or perform any of the Secured
Obligations.
(f) Legal Matters. All legal documents incident to such Advance shall be
reasonably satisfactory to counsel for Administrative Agent.
(g) Eligibility Requirements. Each Financed Guaranteed Loan and each
Financed Non-Guaranteed Loan shall be an Eligible SBA 7(a) Loan.
SECTION V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders and Administrative Agent to complete the Closing and make the
Loan to Borrower, Borrower warrants and represents to the Lenders and Administrative Agent
that:
5.1 Corporate Organization and Validity.
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(a) Borrower: (i) is a limited liability company, duly organized and validly
existing under the Laws of the state of New York; (ii) has the appropriate power and authority to
operate its business and to own its Property; and (iii) is duly qualified, is validly existing and in
good standing and has lawful power and authority to engage in the business it conducts in each
state where the nature and extent of its business requires qualification, except where the failure to
so qualify does not nor could not reasonably be predicted to have a Material Adverse Effect. A
list of all states and other jurisdictions where Borrower is qualified to do business is shown on
Schedule 5.1 attached hereto and made part hereof.
(b) The making and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents will not violate any Law, government rule or regulation, court or administrative
order or other such order, or the articles or organization or other governing documents of
Borrower, or of Borrower’s shareholder’s agreement, operating agreement or partnership
agreement, as applicable, or violate or result in a default (immediately or with the passage of
time) under any contract, agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party, or by which
Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in violation of any term of any agreement or instrument to
which it is a party or by which it may be bound which violation has caused or is reasonably
likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect, or of its articles or organization or other governing
documents, or of Borrower’s operating agreement or partnership agreement, as applicable.
(c) Borrower has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement and to incur the obligations herein provided for, and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the other
Loan Documents as applicable.
(d) This Agreement, the Notes to be issued hereunder and all of the other
Loan Documents, when delivered, will be valid and binding upon Borrower, and enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
5.2 Places of Business. The only places of business of Borrower, and the places
where Borrower keeps and intends to keep its Property, are at the addresses shown on Schedule
5.2 attached hereto.
5.3 Pending Litigation. There are no judgments or judicial or administrative orders or
proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened, against Borrower in any
court or before any Governmental Authority relating to a claim in excess of $100,000 (except for
any proceeding relating to any license or seeking injunctive relief as to which no dollar threshold
shall apply) except as shown on Schedule 5.3 attached hereto, other than counterclaims arising
solely out of routine collection matters brought by Borrower against any Person. To the
knowledge of Borrower, there are no investigations (civil or criminal) pending or threatened
against Borrower in any court or before any Governmental Authority. Borrower is not in default
with respect to any order of any Governmental Authority. To the knowledge of Borrower, no
shareholder or executive officer of Borrower has been indicted in connection with or convicted
of engaging in any criminal conduct, or is currently subject to any lawsuit or proceeding or under
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investigation in connection with any anti-racketeering or other conduct or activity which may
result in the forfeiture of any property to any Governmental Authority.
5.4 Title to Properties. Borrower has good and marketable title in fee simple (or its
equivalent under applicable Law) to all the Property it purports to own, free from Liens and free
from the claims of any other Person, except for Permitted Liens.
5.5 Governmental Consent. Neither the nature of Borrower or of its business or
Property, nor any relationship between Borrower and any other Person, nor any circumstance
affecting Borrower in connection with the issuance or delivery of this Agreement, the Notes or
any other Loan Documents is such as to require a consent, approval or authorization of, or filing,
registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority on the part of Borrower (other
than with respect to the SBA).
5.6 Taxes. All tax returns required to be filed by Borrower in any jurisdiction have
been filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon Borrower, or
upon any of its Property, income or franchises, which are shown to be due and payable on such
returns have been paid, except for those taxes being contested in good faith with due diligence by
appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been maintained under GAAP and
as to which no Lien has been entered. Borrower is not aware of any proposed additional tax
assessment or tax to be assessed against or applicable to Borrower.
5.7 Financial Statements. The audited consolidated financial statements of Parent as
at and for the year ended December 31, 2015 (complete copies of which have been delivered to
the Lenders and Administrative Agent), and the interim consolidated financial statements of
Parent as at and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the financial position of Parent as of
such dates and the results of its operations for such periods. The Fiscal Year for Parent and
Borrower currently ends on December 31. Borrower’s federal tax identification number and
state organizational identification number for UCC purposes are as shown on Schedule 5.7
attached hereto. All projections provided to the Lenders and Administrative Agent represent
Borrower’s best estimate of Borrower’s (and Parent’s or any consolidated entity’s) consolidated
future financial performance as of the date thereof and the assumptions contained therein are
believed by Borrower to be fair and reasonable in light of current business conditions.
5.8 Full Disclosure. The financial statements referred to in Section 5.7 of this
Agreement do not, nor does any other written statement of Borrower to the Lenders and
Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation of the Loan, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact. Such statements do not omit a material fact, the omission of which
would make the statements contained therein misleading. There is no fact known to Borrower
which has not been disclosed in writing to the Lender and Administrative Agent which has or is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.9 Subsidiaries. Borrower does not have any Subsidiaries or Affiliates, except as
shown on Schedule 5.9 attached hereto.
5.10 Investments, Guarantees, Contracts, etc.
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(a) Borrower does not own or hold equity, long term debt or other
Investments in any other Person, except as shown on Schedule 5.10(a) attached hereto.
(b) Borrower has not entered into any leases for real or personal Property
(whether as landlord or tenant or lessor or lessee), except as shown on Schedule 5.10(b) attached
hereto.
(c) Borrower is not a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any
charter or other corporate restriction, which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) Borrower, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement,
has not agreed or consented to cause or permit any of its Property whether now owned or
hereafter acquired to be subject in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise),
to a Lien not permitted by this Agreement.
5.11 Government Regulations, etc.
(a) The use of the proceeds of and Borrower’s issuance of the Notes will not
directly or indirectly violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation,
Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R.,
Chapter II. Borrower does not own or intend to carry or purchase any “margin stock” within the
meaning of said Regulation U.
(b) Borrower has obtained all licenses, permits, franchises or other
governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and for the conduct of
its business.
(c) As of the date hereof, no employee benefit plan (“Pension Plan”), as
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, maintained by Borrower or under which Borrower could have
any liability under ERISA: (i) has failed to meet the minimum funding standards established in
Section 302 of ERISA; (ii) has failed to comply in a material respect with all applicable
requirements of ERISA and of the Internal Revenue Code, including all applicable rulings and
regulations thereunder; (iii) has engaged in or been involved in a prohibited transaction under
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code which would subject
Borrower to any material liability; or (iv) has been terminated if such termination would subject
Borrower to any material liability. Borrower has not assumed, or received notice of a claim
asserted against Borrower for, withdrawal liability (as defined in Section 4207 of ERISA) with
respect to any multi employer pension plan and is not a member of any Controlled Group (as
defined in ERISA). Borrower has timely made all contributions when due with respect to any
multi employer pension plan in which it participates and no event has occurred triggering a claim
against Borrower for withdrawal liability with respect to any multi employer pension plan in
which Borrower participates. All Employee Benefit Plans and multi employer pension plans in
which Borrower participates are shown on Schedule 5.11(c) attached hereto.
(d) Borrower is not in violation of or receipt of written notice that it is in
violation of any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance of the United States of America, or of
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any state, city, town, municipality, county or of any other jurisdiction, or of any agency, or
department thereof, (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws or government
procurement regulations), a violation of which causes or is reasonably likely to cause a Material
Adverse Effect.
(e) Borrower (and each Guarantor) is current with all reports and documents
required to be filed with any state or federal securities commission or similar agency and is in
full compliance in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of such
commissions.
5.12 Business Interruptions. Within five (5) years prior to the date hereof, none of the
business, Property or operations of Borrower has been materially and adversely affected in any
way by any casualty, strike, lockout, combination of workers, order of the United States of
America, or any state or local government, or any political subdivision or agency thereof,
directed against Borrower. There are no pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened labor
disputes, strikes, lockouts or similar occurrences or grievances affecting Borrower. No labor
contract of Borrower is scheduled to expire prior to May 16, 2019.
5.13 Names and Intellectual Property.
(a) Within five (5) years prior to the Closing Date, Borrower has not
conducted business under or used any other name (whether corporate or assumed) except for the
names shown on Schedule 5.13(a) attached hereto. Except to the extent that Borrower may
conduct business under a name utilizing the word “Newtek” the ownership of which is with
Parent, Borrower is the sole owner of all names listed on such Schedule 5.13(a) and any and all
business done and all invoices issued in such trade names are Borrower’s sales, business and
invoices. Each trade name of Borrower, including business conducted under a name utilizing the
word “Newtek”, represents a division or trading style of Borrower and not a separate Subsidiary
or Affiliate or independent entity.
(b) All trademarks, service marks, patents or copyrights which Borrower uses,
plans to use or has a right to use are shown on Schedule 5.13(b) attached hereto and Borrower
has the legal authority to use such intellectual property in the conduct of its business. Borrower
is not in violation of any rights of any other Person with respect to such Property.
(c) Except as shown on Schedule 5.13(c) attached hereto: (i) Borrower does
not require any copyrights, patents, trademarks or other intellectual property, or any license(s) to
use any patents, trademarks or other intellectual property (other than software licenses generally
available) in order to provide services to its customers in the ordinary course of business; and (ii)
the Lenders and Administrative Agent will not require any copyrights, patents, trademarks or
other intellectual property or any licenses to use the same in order to provide such services after
the occurrence of an Event of Default.
5.14 Other Associations. Borrower has not engaged in, nor has it any interest in, any
joint venture or partnership with any other Person except as shown on Schedule 5.14 attached
hereto.
5.15 Environmental Matters. Except as shown on Schedule 5.15 attached hereto:
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(a) To Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, no Property presently owned,
leased or operated by Borrower contains, or has previously contained, any Hazardous Substances
in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute or constituted a violation of, or (ii) could give
rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.
(b) To Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, Borrower is in compliance,
and, for the duration of all applicable statutes of limitations periods, has been in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about any
properties presently owned, leased, or operated by Borrower or violation of any Environmental
Law with respect to such properties which could reasonably be expected to interfere with any of
their continued operations or reasonably be expected to impair the fair saleable value thereof.
(c) Borrower has not received any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-
compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with
Environmental Laws and Borrower has no knowledge that any such notice will be received or is
being threatened.
(d) Hazardous Substances have not been transported or disposed of in a
manner or to a location which are reasonably likely to give rise to liability of Borrower under
any Environmental Law.
(e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is
pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened under any Environmental Law to which
Borrower is, or to Borrower’s knowledge will be, named as a party, nor are there any consent
decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other
administrative or judicial requirements outstanding, the implementation of which is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower’s business, financial condition, Property
or prospects under any Environmental Law.
5.16 Regulation O. No director, executive officer or principal shareholder of Borrower
or any Guarantor is a director, executive officer or principal shareholder of any Lender or
Administrative Agent. For the purposes hereof the terms “director” “executive officer” and
“principal shareholder” (when used with reference to any Lender or Administrative Agent), have
the respective meanings assigned thereto in Regulation O issued by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.
5.17 Capital Stock. The authorized and outstanding Capital Stock of Borrower is as
shown on Schedule 5.17 attached hereto. All of the Capital Stock of Borrower has been duly and
validly authorized and issued and is fully paid and non-assessable and has been sold and
delivered to the holder thereof in compliance with, or under valid exemption from, all Federal
and state Laws and the rules and regulations of all Governmental Authorities governing the sale
and delivery of securities. Except for the rights and obligations shown on Schedule 5.17, there
are no subscriptions, warrants, options, calls, commitments, rights or agreements by which
Borrower or any of the shareholders of Borrower is bound relating to the issuance, transfer,
voting or redemption of shares of its Capital Stock or any pre-emptive rights held by any Person
with respect to the shares of Capital Stock of Borrower. Except as shown on Schedule 5.17,
Borrower has not issued any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its Capital
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Stock or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such shares or securities convertible into
or exchangeable for such shares.
5.18 Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement, Borrower is solvent, is able to pay its debts as they become due, and has capital
sufficient to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage, and now owns
Property having a value both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value greater than the
amount required to pay Borrower’s debts. Borrower will not be rendered insolvent by the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed in
connection with this Agreement or by the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.
5.19 Perfection and Priority. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
effective to create in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties legal,
valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Liens in all right, title and interest of Borrower in
the Collateral, superior in right to any and all other Liens, existing or future.
5.20 Commercial Tort Claims. As of the Closing Date, Borrower is not a party to any
Commercial Tort Claims, except as shown on Schedule 3.1(a)(xiv) attached hereto.
5.21 Letter of Credit Rights. As of the Closing Date, Borrower has no rights under an
outstanding letter of credit, except as shown on Schedule 5.21 attached hereto.
5.22 Deposit Accounts. All deposit accounts of Borrower are shown on Schedule 5.22
attached hereto.
5.23 Preferred Lender Status. As of the Closing Date, Borrower has been approved as
and continues to be a preferred lender under the SBA’s Preferred Lender Program in accordance
with the SBA Rules and Regulations. Borrower has not been advised, and has no reason to
believe, that it will not continue to be such a preferred lender after the Closing Date.
5.24 OFAC. Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower is and will remain in
compliance in all material respects with all U.S. economic sanctions laws, Executive Orders and
implementing regulations as promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control (“OFAC”), and all applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism
financing provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and all regulations issued pursuant to it. Neither
Borrower nor any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Borrower (i) is a Person designated by the
U.S. government on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the
“SDN List”) with which a U.S. Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business
transactions, (ii) is a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such
that a U.S. Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person or
(iii) is controlled by (including without limitation by virtue of such person being a director or
owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any person
or entity on the SDN List or a foreign government that is the target of U.S. economic sanctions
prohibitions such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document would be prohibited under U.S. law.
5.25 Patriot Act. Borrower, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their Affiliates are in
compliance with (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control
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regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B Chapter V, as
amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (b) USA
PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot
Act”), and (c) other federal or state laws relating to “know your customer” and anti-money
laundering rules and regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used directly or
indirectly for any payments to any government official or employee, political party, official of a
political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order
to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
SECTION VI. BORROWER’S AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that until all of the Secured Obligations are paid and satisfied in full,
that:
6.1 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Borrower shall pay, before they become
delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges, or levies imposed upon it, or upon
Borrower’s Property, and all claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers,
warehousemen, landlords and other Persons, entitled to the benefit of statutory or common Law
Liens which, in any case, if unpaid, would result in the imposition of a Lien upon its Property;
provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge,
levy, claim or demand if the amount, applicability or validity thereof, shall at the time, be
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by Borrower, and if Borrower shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves in respect thereof, if so required in accordance with
GAAP; which deferment of payment is permissible so long as no Lien other than a Permitted
Lien has been entered and Borrower’s title to, and its right to use, its Property are not materially
adversely affected thereby.
6.2 Maintenance of Properties and Corporate Existence.
(a) Property. Borrower shall maintain its Property in good condition (normal
wear and tear excepted) make all necessary renewals, replacements, additions, betterments and
improvements thereto and will pay and discharge when due the cost of repairs and maintenance
to its Property, and will pay all rentals when due for all real estate leased by Borrower.
(b) Property Insurance, Public and Products Liability Insurance. Borrower
shall maintain insurance (i) on all insurable tangible Property against fire, flood, casualty and
such other hazards (including, without limitation, extended coverage, workmen’s compensation,
boiler and machinery, with inflation coverage by endorsement) and (ii) against public liability,
product liability and business interruption, in each case in such amounts, with such deductibles
and with such insurers as are customarily used by companies operating in the same industry and
geographic area as Borrower. At or prior to Closing, Borrower shall furnish Administrative
Agent with duplicate original policies of insurance or such other evidence of insurance as
Administrative Agent may require, and any certificates of insurance shall be issued on Accord
Form-27. In the event Borrower fails to procure or cause to be procured any such insurance or to
timely pay or cause to be paid the premium(s) on any such insurance, Administrative Agent may
do so for Borrower, but Borrower shall continue to be liable for the same. The policies of all
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such casualty insurance shall contain standard Lender’s Loss Payable Clauses (and, with respect
to liability and interruption insurance, additional insured clauses) issued in favor of
Administrative Agent under which all losses thereunder shall be paid to Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties as Administrative Agent’s interest may appear. Such
policies shall expressly provide that the requisite insurance cannot be altered or canceled without
thirty (30) days prior written notice to Administrative Agent and shall insure Administrative
Agent notwithstanding the act or neglect of Borrower. With respect to any single claim which
exceeds $500,000 or any series of claims in any twelve month period which in the aggregate
exceeds $1,500,000, Borrower hereby appoints Administrative Agent as Borrower’s attorney-in-
fact, exercisable at Administrative Agent’s option to endorse any check which may be payable to
Borrower in order to collect the proceeds of such insurance and any amount or amounts collected
by Administrative Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Section may be applied by
Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, to any Secured Obligations or to repair, reconstruct
or replace the loss of or damage to Collateral as Administrative Agent in its discretion may from
time to time determine. Borrower further covenants that all insurance premiums owing under its
current policies have been paid. Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent, immediately, upon
Borrower’s receipt of a notice of termination, cancellation, or non-renewal from its insurance
company of any such policy. In addition Borrower shall, consistent with the requirements of the
SBA, cause each SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor to maintain Borrower as a named as additional insured
or loss payee, as appropriate, in all such policies.
(c) Financial Records. Borrower shall keep current and accurate books of
records and accounts in which full and correct entries will be made of all of its business
transactions, and will reflect in its financial statements adequate accruals and appropriations to
reserves, all in accordance with GAAP. Borrower shall not change its Fiscal Year end date
without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent.
(d) Corporate Existence and Rights. Borrower shall do (or cause to be done)
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, good standing,
rights and franchises.
(e) Compliance with Laws. Borrower shall be in compliance with any and all
Laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations, and court or administrative orders or
decrees to which it is subject, whether federal, state or local, (including, without limitation,
Environmental Laws and government procurement regulations) and shall obtain any and all
licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of
its Property or to the conduct of its businesses, which violation or failure to obtain causes or
could cause a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall timely satisfy all assessments, fines, costs
and penalties imposed (after exhaustion of all appeals, provided a stay has been put in effect
during such appeal) by any Governmental Authority against Borrower or any Property of
Borrower. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall cause the Required Procedures, the
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Documents and all actions and transactions by Borrower in
connection therewith (a) to comply with SBA Rules and Regulations, and (b) to comply with all
other requirements of all applicable Laws except where the failure to comply with such other
requirements of any applicable Law reasonably could not be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(f) Business Conducted. Borrower shall continue in the business presently
operated by it using its best efforts to maintain its customers and goodwill. Borrower shall not
engage, directly or indirectly, in any material respect in any line of business materially different
from the businesses conducted by Borrower immediately prior to the Closing Date.
6.3 Litigation. Borrower shall give prompt notice to Administrative Agent and each
Lender of any litigation claiming in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00)
from Borrower, or which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Issue Taxes. Borrower shall pay all taxes (other than taxes based upon or
measured by any Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s income or revenues or any personal
property tax), if any, in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the recording of any lien
documents. The obligations of Borrower hereunder shall survive the payment of Borrower’s
Secured Obligations hereunder and the termination of this Agreement.
6.5 Bank Accounts. Borrower and each Guarantor shall maintain its primary
depository and disbursement account(s) with Administrative Agent.
6.6 Employee Benefit Plans. Borrower shall (a) fund all of its Pension Plan(s) in a
manner that will satisfy the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, (b) furnish
Administrative Agent and each Lender, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s
request, with copies of all reports or other statements filed with the United States Department of
Labor, the PBGC or the IRS with respect to all Pension Plan(s), or which Borrower, or any
member of a Controlled Group, may receive from the United States Department of Labor, the
IRS or the PBGC, with respect to all such Pension Plan(s), and (c) promptly advise
Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any reportable event (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA, other than a reportable event for which the thirty (30) day notice
requirement has been waived by the PBGC) or prohibited transaction (under Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to any such Pension Plan(s)
and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. Borrower will make all
contributions when due with respect to any multi employer pension plan in which it participates
and will promptly advise Administrative Agent and each Lender upon (x) its receipt of notice of
the assertion against Borrower of a claim for withdrawal liability, (y) the occurrence of any event
which, to Borrower’s knowledge, would trigger the assertion of a claim for withdrawal liability
against Borrower, and (z) upon the occurrence of any event which, to Borrower’s knowledge,
would place Borrower in a Controlled Group as a result of which any member (including
Borrower) thereof may be subject to a claim for withdrawal liability, whether liquidated or
contingent.
6.7 Financial Covenants.
(a) Borrower shall not permit its Debt Service Coverage Ratio at any time to
be less than 1.25 to 1.00.
(b) Borrower (on a stand-alone basis and without regard to the combination or
consolidation of any Subsidiary or Affiliate otherwise permitted or required under GAAP) will
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have net income (as determined in accordance with GAAP except as provided in the
parenthetical above) for each Fiscal Quarter of Borrower of at least $1.00.
(c) Borrower shall not permit its Maximum Past Due Ratio as of the end of
each fiscal quarter to be greater than 7.5%.
6.8 Financial and Business Information; Other Reports. Borrower shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent and each Lender the following:
(a) Financial Statements and Collateral Reports. Such data, reports,
statements and information, financial or otherwise, as Administrative Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request, including, without limitation:
(i) (A) Within forty five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter
(other than the last Fiscal Quarter in any Fiscal Year), financial information regarding Parent and
its consolidated subsidiaries, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of Parent, consisting of
consolidated (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and the related
statements of income and cash flows for that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of
such Fiscal Quarter; (ii) unaudited statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter,
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year and
on a trailing twelve month basis, and (iii) including an income statement for Parent on a
consolidated basis by business segment as currently reported by Parent, all prepared in
accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments) and (B) within forty five (45)
days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, the actual results of operations of Borrower for the
Fiscal Quarter, compared to the Projections for such Fiscal Quarter.
(ii) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, audited
financial statements for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, consisting of balance
sheets, cash flow statements and statements (including statements on a business segment basis)
of income and retained earnings and, setting forth in comparative form in each case the figures
for the previous Fiscal Year, which financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with
GAAP and certified without qualification, by an independent certified public accounting firm of
national standing and acceptable to Administrative Agent.
(iii) Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each Fiscal Month,
Borrowing Base Certificates, which shall include, among other things, detailed reporting as to
eligibility of Financed Guaranteed Loans and Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans.
(iv) Within forty five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter,
financial information regarding Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries, certified by the Chief
Financial Officer of Borrower, consisting of consolidated (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the
close of such Fiscal Quarter and the related statements of income and cash flows for that portion
of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter; (ii) unaudited statements of
income and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in comparative form the figures for
the corresponding period in the prior year and on a trailing twelve month basis, and (iii)
including an income statement for Borrower on a consolidated basis by business segment as
currently reported by Parent, all as prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-
end adjustments).
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(v) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, audited
financial statements for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, consisting of
balance sheets, cash flow statements and statements (including statements on a business segment
basis) of income and retained earnings and, setting forth in comparative form in each case the
figures for the previous Fiscal Year, which financial statements shall be prepared in accordance
with GAAP and certified without qualification, by an independent certified public accounting
firm of national standing and acceptable to Administrative Agent.
(vi) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, three-
year projections for Parent and for Borrower, prepared in light of the past operations of their
respective businesses, but including future payments of known contingent liabilities, prepared on
a quarterly basis for the then current Fiscal Year and annually for the following two years
(“Projections”). The Projections shall be based upon the same accounting principles as those
used in the preparation of the financial statements described above and the estimates and
assumptions stated therein, all of which Parent and Borrower each believe to be reasonable and
fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Parent and Borrower, as applicable,
and reflect Parent’s and Borrower’s good faith and reasonable estimates of the future financial
performance of Parent and Borrower, respectively, for the periods set forth therein.
(b) Management Letters. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof
by any Credit Party, copies of all management letters, exception reports or similar letters or
reports received by such Credit Party from its independent certified public accountants.
(c) Governmental Reports. Borrower agrees that, if requested by
Administrative Agent or any Lender, it shall promptly furnish Administrative Agent or such
Lender with copies of all reports filed with any federal, state or local Governmental Authority.
(d) Notice of Event of Default. Promptly upon a director or executive officer
of Borrower obtaining knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a
Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement, Borrower shall provide Administrative
Agent and each Lender with a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence
thereof and what action Borrower is taking (and proposes to take) with respect thereto.
(e) Notice of Claimed Default. Promptly upon receipt by Borrower of a
notice of default, oral or written, given to Borrower by any creditor for Indebtedness for
borrowed money, or otherwise holding long term Indebtedness of Borrower in excess of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), Borrower shall give notice of the same to Administrative Agent
and each Lender.
(f) Securities and Other Reports. If Borrower shall be required to file reports
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Borrower shall promptly upon its becoming
available, provide Administrative Agent and each Lender with one copy of each financial
statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by Borrower to stockholders generally, and, a
copy of each regular or periodic report, and any registration statement, or prospectus in respect
thereof, filed by Borrower with any securities exchange or with federal or state securities and
exchange commissions or any successor agency.
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6.9 Officers’ Certificates. Along with each set of financial statements and or reports
delivered to Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to Section 6.8 hereof, Borrower and
each corporate Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate (“Compliance
Certificate”) from the chief financial officer, chief executive officer or president of Borrower and
each corporate Guarantor (and as to certificates accompanying the annual financial statements of
Borrower and each corporate Guarantor, also certified by Borrower’s independent certified
public accountant) setting forth:
(a) Event of Default. That the signer has reviewed the relevant terms of this
Agreement, and has made (or caused to be made under his/her supervision) a review of the
transactions and conditions of Borrower and each corporate Guarantor from the beginning of the
accounting period covered by the financial statements being delivered therewith to the date of the
certificate, and that such review has not disclosed the existence during such period of any
condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or
event exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Borrower
and/or each corporate Guarantor has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) Covenant Compliance; The information (including detailed calculations)
required in order to establish that Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.7
of this Agreement, as of the end of the period covered by the financial statements delivered.
6.10 Audits and Inspection. Borrower shall permit any of Administrative Agent’s or
any Lender’s officers or other representatives to visit and inspect upon reasonable notice during
business hours any of the locations of Borrower, to examine and audit all of Borrower’s books of
account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts there from and to discuss
its affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, employees and independent certified public
accountants all at Borrower’s expense at the standard rates charged by Administrative Agent or
such Lender for such activities, plus Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s reasonable out-of-
pocket expenses (all of which amounts shall be Expenses). Borrower acknowledges that
Administrative Agent intends to conduct such audits at least twice annually.
6.11 Blocked Account. On or before the Closing Date and until all Secured
Obligations have been fully and finally paid, Borrower shall establish a blocked account with
Administrative Agent (a “Blocked Account”), and deposit and/or shall cause to be deposited
directly into such Blocked Account all payments swept from the Trust Account in a manner
consistent with the Cash Management System.
6.12 Information to Participant. Administrative Agent and any Lender may divulge to
any participant, assignee, successor administrative agent, or co-lender or prospective participant,
assignee or co-lender it may obtain in the Loan or any portion thereof, all information, and
furnish to such Person copies of any reports, financial statements, certificates, and documents
obtained under any provision of this Agreement, or related agreements and documents.
6.13 Material Adverse Developments. Borrower agrees that immediately upon
obtaining knowledge of any development or other information outside the ordinary course of
business (and excluding matters of a general economic, financial or political nature) which
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect it shall give to Administrative
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Agent and each Lender telephonic notice specifying the nature of such development or
information and such anticipated effect. In addition, such verbal communication shall be
confirmed by written notice thereof to Administrative Agent and each Lender on the same day
such verbal communication is made or the next Business Day thereafter.
6.14 Places of Business. Borrower shall give thirty (30) days prior written notice to
Administrative Agent of any changes in the location of any of their respective places of business,
of the places where records concerning their Accounts or where its Inventory are kept, or the
establishment of any new, or the discontinuance of any existing, place of business; provided that
Borrower may not establish any place of business outside of the United States.
6.15 Commercial Tort Claims. Borrower will immediately notify Administrative
Agent and each Lender in writing in the event that Borrower becomes a party to or obtains any
rights with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim. Such notification shall include information
sufficient to describe such Commercial Tort Claim, including, but not limited to, the parties to
the claim, the court in which the claim was commenced, the docket number assigned to such
claim, if any, and a detailed explanation of the events that gave rise to the claim. Borrower shall
execute and deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender all documents and/or agreements
necessary to grant Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest
in such Commercial Tort Claim to secure the Secured Obligations. Borrower authorizes
Administrative Agent to file (without Borrower’s signature) initial financing statements or
amendments, as Administrative Agent deems necessary to perfect its security interest in the
Commercial Tort Claim.
6.16 Letter of Credit Rights. Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent and each
Lender with written notice of any letters of credit for which Borrower is the beneficiary.
Borrower shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed or delivered) to Administrative
Agent and each Lender, all documents and agreements as Administrative Agent may require in
order to obtain and perfect its security interest in such letters of credit.
6.17 Inter-Company and Shareholder Loans. All inter-company loans to Borrower
from a Guarantor or from any officer, director or employee, or affiliates shall be subordinate to
this Loan pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
Administrative Agent.
6.18 Separateness Covenant. Borrower agrees and covenants that:
(a) Borrower will maintain Borrower’s separate existence and identity and
will take reasonable steps to make it apparent to third parties that Borrower is an entity with
assets (in particular the Pledged Shares (as defined in the Pledge Agreements)) and liabilities
distinct from those of each Guarantor.
(b) Not in limitation of the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees as
follows:
(i) Borrower will not inadvertently commingle its assets in any
material respects with those of any other Person and shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its
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assets in a manner that facilitates their identification and segregation from those of each
Guarantor;
(ii) Borrower shall take all reasonable steps to prevent any of
Borrower’s funds from at any time being pooled with any funds of each Guarantor and shall not
maintain joint bank accounts or other depository accounts to which Guarantors have access;
(iii) Borrower will conduct its business in its own name and from an
office separate (or otherwise internally distinguishable) from that of Guarantors;
(iv) Borrower will maintain separate corporate records and books of
account from those of any other Person;
(v) Borrower will maintain separate financial statements from those of
any other Person; provided, however, financial information about Borrower may be contained in
consolidated financial statements issued by Parent;
(vi) Borrower will pay its own liabilities, including the salaries of its
own employees, consultants and agents and any liabilities referred to in clause (vii) below, from
its own funds and bank accounts;
(vii) Borrower will compensate Guarantors at market rates for any
services that such parties render to Borrower (which services may be evidenced on the financial
statements of Borrower, Parent and other Affiliates of Borrower by the allocation of overhead by
Parent or such other Affiliates of Borrower to Borrower); and
(viii) Borrower will observe the formalities of a limited liability
company in all material respects.
6.19 Borrower as Servicer. Borrower shall at its own expense service all of the SBA
7(a) Note Receivables, including (i) the billing, posting and maintaining of complete records
applicable thereto, and (ii) subject to applicable SBA Rules and Regulations, the taking of such
action with respect thereto as Borrower may deem advisable.
6.20 Negotiable Collateral. Borrower shall cause the original of each SBA 7(a) Loan
Note to be delivered to FTA or such other Person designated in accordance with the Multi-Party
Agreement and to be dealt with as provided therein. Subject to the Multi-Party Agreement, in the
event that any other Collateral, including proceeds, is evidenced by or consists of collateral
readily negotiable, and if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Administrative Agent’s
security interest is dependent on or enhanced by possession, Borrower, immediately upon the
request of Administrative Agent, shall endorse and deliver physical possession of such
negotiable collateral to Administrative Agent.
6.21 Collection of SBA 7(a) Note Receivables, Accounts, General Intangibles and
Chattel Paper. Subject in each case to the Multi-Party Agreement, at any time after the
occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, Administrative Agent, any Lender or Administrative Agent’s or any
Lender’s designee may (a) notify SBA 7(a) Loan Obligors or other obligors that SBA 7(a) Note
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Receivables, Accounts, Chattel Paper, or General Intangibles have been assigned to
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties or that Administrative Agent has a
security interest therein, or (b) collect the SBA 7(a) Loan Receivables, Accounts, Chattel Paper
or General Intangibles directly and charge the collection costs and expenses to the Loan
Account. Subject in each case to the Multi-Party Agreement, Borrower agrees that it will hold in
trust for Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent’s trustee, any payments with respect to
or in connection with SBA 7(a) Note Receivables or SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral that it
receives and immediately will deliver said payments with respect to or in connection with SBA
7(a) Note Receivables or SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral to a replacement servicer
appointed or approved by the SBA or, at the request of Administrative Agent with the SBA’s
consent to Administrative Agent, in each case, in their original form as received by Borrower.
6.22 Records. Borrower shall maintain accurate and materially complete records
regarding all SBA 7(a) Note Receivables, including without limitation all SBA 7(a) Note
Receivables which have been guaranteed by the principals of the respective SBA 7(a) Loan
Obligors; provided that in no event shall such records fail to comply with the requirements of the
SBA Rules and Regulations.
6.23 Due Diligence. Borrower shall cooperate fully with Administrative Agent and
each Lender in connection with Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s due diligence, from
time to time, with respect to property proposed by Borrower as Collateral and SBA 7(a) Note
Receivable Collateral. Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to procure such
appraisals, brokers’ price opinions, lien search reports, tax filing reports, title reports, evaluations
or other reports, certifications or information as it may require in connection with its evaluation
or re-evaluation of any Collateral.
6.24 Multi-Party Agreement; Trust Account Agreement; Blocked Account
Agreement. Borrower shall comply in a timely manner with all of its obligations and agreements
under the Multi-Party Agreement, the Trust Account Agreement, the Blocked Account
Agreement and any other Control Agreement, including without limitation, providing complete
and accurate instructions, in accordance with the terms of the Blocked Account Agreement and
the other Control Agreements.
6.25 REO Property. Promptly upon acquisition of any REO Property, the applicable
Credit Party shall execute (or cause to be executed) such deeds of trust, mortgages and other
documentation with respect to such Credit Party’s interest in such REO Property, and to the
extent, if any, required by SBA Rules and Regulations, obtain and deliver or cause to be
delivered to Administrative Agent and each Lender, an appraisal that is compliant with the
requirements of FIRREA, a mortgagee policy of title insurance, environmental report,
engineering report or other documentation as Administrative Agent or such Lender may
reasonably request in connection therewith.
6.26 Foreclosure (or Deed in Lieu) Regarding SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral.
Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of sending or recording any notice of default on a
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable within fifteen (15) days of such sending or recording, and notify
Administrative Agent thereof in writing with each Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to
Administrative Agent. Borrower shall also notify Administrative Agent in writing with each
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Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent, the date upon which any notice of
foreclosure sale was recorded and the initial date set for related foreclosure sale. In the case of a
notice of foreclosure sale, Borrower will also notify Administrative Agent in writing of the
recordation of any related notice of trustee sale within five (5) days of recordation thereof, and
include in such notice the date first set for sale. Promptly upon consummation of any such
foreclosure or trustee sale, or any deed or bill of sale in lieu of foreclosure, retention of collateral
in satisfaction of debt or similar transaction, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent true
and complete copies of all documentation executed (in the case of notices, postings and the like),
or to be executed (in the case of deeds, bills of sale or other documents related to consummation
of such transaction or transfer of such property), by Borrower in respect thereof. In the event
Borrower intends or expects, by means of any such foreclosure, deed or bill of sale in lieu of
foreclosure, retention of collateral in satisfaction of debt or similar transaction, to acquire title to
any personal property included in the SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral, Borrower shall,
contemporaneously upon acquiring such title, execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such
security agreements, financing statements or other documents as may be required by
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in order to maintain Administrative Agent’s interest
therein (Borrower hereby appoints Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact, and grants
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a special power of attorney, coupled
with an interest, to execute any such security agreements, financing statements or other
documents, in Borrower’s name and on its behalf, and file and record same as required to perfect
Administrative Agent’s interest therein). If permitted by applicable SBA Rules and Regulations,
Borrower will not acquire title to, or take possession of, any such real property unless Borrower
has determined, based on an environmental site assessment prepared by a credentialed consultant
acceptable to Administrative Agent who regularly conducts environmental audits, either that
such real property, including all improvements thereon, is in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws and that there are no circumstances present on such real property relating to
the use, management or disposal of any Hazardous Materials for which investigation, testing,
monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any Environmental
Law, or that the cost of any such actions is justified and appropriate in relation to the liquidation
value of such real property.
6.27 Eligible SBA 7(a) Note Receivables. With regard to Financed Guaranteed Loans
and Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans: (a) each related SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable
and each related SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable, as applicable, will (i) represent
bona fide existing obligations created by the lending of money by Borrower to SBA 7(a) Loan
Obligors in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (ii) be unconditionally owed to Borrower
without defenses, disputes, offsets or counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation and is
secured by SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral in accordance with the Required Procedures,
and (iii) be documented on Approved Forms in accordance with the Required Procedures.
Unless otherwise clearly disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing prior to submission to
Administrative Agent for evaluation for eligibility, Borrower will not have received notice of (a)
actual or imminent bankruptcy, insolvency, or material impairment of the financial condition of
any SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor regarding any such SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable or any
such SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable or (b) actual or threatened litigation regarding
the validity or enforceability of any such SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable or any such
SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable or the validity, enforceability or priority of any such
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral. With respect to each such SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note
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Receivable and each such Eligible SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable, Borrower will,
no later than the respective funding date of the related Financed Guaranteed Loan or Financed
Non-Guaranteed Loan, as applicable, have taken the steps required to perfect Borrower’s Liens
in any SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral for such SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable or
such SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note Receivable, as applicable, against the applicable SBA 7(a)
Loan Obligor in all applicable jurisdictions. Unless otherwise clearly disclosed to
Administrative Agent in writing prior to or simultaneously with submission to Administrative
Agent for evaluation for eligibility, Borrower represents that it will be the sole legal and
beneficial owner of each such SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable, and that no participation
interest or other ownership interest (legal, beneficial or otherwise) has been sold or is otherwise
outstanding with respect thereto.
6.28 Compliance. The Required Procedures, the SBA 7(a) Note Receivable
Documents and all actions and transactions by Borrower in connection therewith will comply in
all material respects with all Applicable Laws. Borrower covenants and agrees that each
Financed Guaranteed Loan and each Financed Non-Guaranteed Loan shall comply with the
following: (a) all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the guaranty of the SBA and all
other obligations of the SBA under Applicable Laws with respect thereto shall have been met;
(b) Borrower shall have perfected its security interests and Liens in and to all underlying
collateral; (c) it shall conform to all SBA Rules and Regulations; and (d) it shall have been
originated by Borrower.
6.29 Intellectual Property. Borrower agrees as follows:
(iv) it will notify Administrative Agent immediately if it knows, or has
reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any Intellectual Property may
become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or
development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or
development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United
States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding Borrower’s ownership
of, or the validity of, any Intellectual Property or Borrower’s right to register the same or to own
and maintain the same;
(v) whenever Borrower, either by itself or through any agent,
employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual
Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office
or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, it shall
report such filing to Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days thereafter. Upon
request of Administrative Agent, Borrower, promptly but in any event no later than three (3)
Business Days after such request, will execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all
agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as Administrative Agent may request to
evidence Administrative Agent’s security interest, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any
Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of Borrower relating
thereto or represented thereby including, without limitation, a copyright security agreement,
patent security agreement and/or a trademark security agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent for filing;
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(vi) it will take all reasonable and necessary steps, including, without
limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United
States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application relating to any Intellectual Property
(and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the Intellectual
Property, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and
affidavits of incontestability; and
(vii) in the event that any Intellectual Property is infringed,
misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Borrower shall (i) take such actions as it shall
reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and
(ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly notify Administrative
Agent after it learns thereof and sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek
injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement,
misappropriation or dilution.
6.30 Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Debt. Borrower will not, and will
not permit any other Person to: (a) declare, pay, make or set aside any amount for payment in
respect of, (b) amend, modify or restate any of the terms of, or (c) enter into any refinancing of
any Subordinated Debt other than the prepayment of Subordinated Debt of one Credit Party
owing to another Credit Party that is expressly permitted by the applicable Subordination
Documents.
6.31 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only in accordance with
Section 2.10.
SECTION VII. BORROWER’S NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower covenants that until all of the Secured Obligations are paid and satisfied in full
and, that:
7.1 Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution or Liquidation.
(a) Borrower shall not engage in any Asset Sale other than: (i) Inventory sold
in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business; (ii) equipment that is replaced by other equipment
of comparable or superior quality and value within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale; (iii) a
sale of property in one transaction or a series of transactions with a fair market value of less than
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) during any six month period; or (iv) Permitted
Dispositions.
(b) Borrower shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person or
commence a dissolution or liquidation.
7.2 Acquisitions. Borrower shall not acquire all or a material portion of the Capital
Stock or assets of any Person in any transaction or in any series of related transactions or enter
into any sale and leaseback transaction.
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7.3 Liens and Encumbrances. Borrower shall not: (i) execute a negative pledge
agreement with any Person covering any of its Property; or (ii) cause or permit or agree or
consent to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise), its
Property (including, without limitation, the Collateral), whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, to be subject to a Lien or be subject to any claim except for Permitted Liens.
7.4 Transactions With Affiliates or Subsidiaries. Borrower shall not enter into any
transaction with any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, including, without limitation, the purchase,
sale, or exchange of Property, the provision of administrative or other similar services to or by
Borrower in the ordinary course of business, the loaning or giving of funds to any Affiliate or
any Subsidiary, or the borrowing or receipt of funds from any Affiliate or Subsidiary, in each
case unless: (i) (A) except with regard to loans or advances to Borrower by either the Permitted
Capcos or by Parent expressly permitted under the Loan Documents, such Subsidiary or Affiliate
is engaged in a business substantially related to the business conducted by Borrower, and (B)
except with regard to loans or advances to Borrower by either the Permitted Capcos or by Parent
expressly permitted under the Loan Documents, the transaction is in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business (but nevertheless such loans or advances to Borrower by either the
Permitted Capcos or by Parent must be consistent with past practices), and, in each case,
pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Borrower’s business and upon terms substantially the
same and no less favorable to Borrower as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length
transactions with any Person not an Affiliate or a Subsidiary, and so long as such transaction is
not prohibited hereunder; (ii) such transaction is intended for incidental administrative purposes;
or (iii) it is a dividend or other Restricted Payment permitted by this Agreement; provided, that
with respect to each such transaction, any and all Inter-Company Obligations are at all times
fully subordinated to Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Subordination
Documents. Borrower has previously provided to Administrative Agent and the Lenders a true,
complete and correct schedule of all transactions between or among Borrower and any
Subsidiary or other Affiliate of Borrower existing on the date of the First Amendment to Loan
Documents dated as of June 18, 2015 between Borrower and Capital One.
7.5 Guarantees. Excepting the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection (and the joint obligations to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders hereunder), Borrower shall not become or be liable, directly or indirectly,
primary or secondary, matured or contingent, in any manner, whether as guarantor, surety,
accommodation maker, or otherwise, for the existing or future Indebtedness of any kind of any
Person.
7.6 Distributions, Bonuses and Other Indebtedness. Borrower shall not: (i) declare or
pay any cash bonus compensation to its officers if an Event of Default exists or would result
from the payment thereof; (ii) incur, become liable for or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other
than Permitted Indebtedness; (iii) make any prepayments on any existing or future Indebtedness
(other than the Secured Obligations and other than as to any subordinated Indebtedness to the
extent permitted by the Subordination Documents applicable to such subordinated Indebtedness);
or (iv) make any Restricted Payments, except that Borrower may declare and pay dividends and
distributions to Parent if (a) both at the time of such declaration and payment, and after giving
effect to such declaration and payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing and (b) the aggregate amount of such dividends and distributions made in respect of
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each Fiscal Year shall not exceed 100% of such Borrower’s net income (on a stand-alone basis
and without regard to the combination or consolidation of any Subsidiary or Affiliate otherwise
permitted or required under GAAP, but otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP) for
such Fiscal Year.
7.7 Loans and Investments. Borrower shall not make or have outstanding loans,
advances, extensions of credit, capital contributions or other Investments in or to any Person
other than (i) Permitted Investments, and (ii) SBA 7(a) Loans and other SBA loans, in each case
(a) that are originated by Borrower in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (b) that are in
compliance with and conform to the Required Procedures and the SBA Rules and Regulations
and in all material respects with all other Applicable Laws, (c) as to which Borrower shall have
perfected its security interests and Liens in and to all underlying collateral, and (d) to the extent
applicable, that otherwise meet the requirements applicable thereto set forth in the Loan
Documents.
7.8 Use of Lenders’ Name. Borrower shall not use Administrative Agent’s or any
Lender’s name in connection with any of its business operations. Nothing herein contained is
intended to permit or authorize Borrower to make any contract on behalf of Administrative
Agent or any Lender.
7.9 Miscellaneous Covenants.
(a) Borrower shall not become or be a party to any contract or agreement
which at the time of becoming a party to such contract or agreement materially impairs
Borrower’s ability to perform under this Agreement, or under any other instrument, agreement or
document to which Borrower is a party or by which it is or may be bound.
(b) Borrower shall not carry or purchase any “margin stock” within the
meaning of Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12
C.F.R., Chapter II.
7.10 Jurisdiction of Organization. Borrower shall not change its jurisdiction of
organization.
7.11 Fiscal Year. Borrower shall not change its Fiscal Year.
7.12 Conduct of Business. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any line
of business other than the origination, acquisition and servicing of SBA 7(a) Loans and activities
directly related thereto.
7.13 Restrictive Agreements. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into,
incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes
any condition upon (a) the ability of Borrower to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon
any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other
distributions with respect to holders of its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to
Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of Borrower or any other
Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed
by law or by any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and
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conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale,
provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such
sale is permitted hereunder, (iii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or
conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this
Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such
Indebtedness and (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in
leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.
7.14 Subordinated Debt. Borrower shall not breach or cause a breach of any
Subordination Documents directly or indirectly. Borrower shall not amend the Subordination
Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
SECTION VIII. DEFAULT
8.1 Events of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an event of
default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Payments. If Borrower fails to make any payment of principal or interest
(including, without limitation, mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.7(d) hereof) under
the Secured Obligations on the date such payment is due and payable; or
(b) Other Charges. If Borrower fails to pay any other charges, fees, Expenses
or other monetary obligations owing to Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of or
incurred in connection with this Agreement within five (5) Business Days after the date such
payment is due and payable; or
(c) Particular Covenant Defaults. If Borrower fails any covenant or
undertaking contained in this Agreement and (other than with respect to the covenants contained
in Section 6.7 and Section 7 for which no cure period shall exist other than as set forth in Section
8.1(d) below), such failure continues for ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence thereof; or
(d) Financial Covenant Defaults. If Borrower fails to perform, comply with
or observe with respect to the covenants contained in Section 6.7, and such failure continues for
five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof; or
(e) Financial Information. If any statement, report, financial statement, or
certificate made or delivered by Borrower or any of its officers, employees or agents, to
Administrative Agent or any Lender is not true and correct, in all material respects, when made;
or
(f) Delivery of SBA 7(a) Loan Notes. Borrower shall not deliver any SBA
7(a) Loan Note to FTA pursuant to the Multi-Party Agreement by the close of business on the
fifth Business Day after the funding date of any Financed Guaranteed Loan or Financed Non-
Guaranteed loan, as the case may be; or
(g) Uninsured Loss. If there shall occur any uninsured damage to or loss,
theft, or destruction in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the aggregate
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with respect to any portion of any Property of Borrower for which Borrower has not established
a cash or cash equivalent reserve in the full amount of such loss; or
(h) Warranties or Representations. If any warranty, representation or other
statement by or on behalf of Borrower contained in or pursuant to this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or in any document, agreement or instrument furnished in compliance with,
relating to, or in reference to this Agreement, is false, erroneous, or misleading in any material
respect when made; or
(i) Agreements with Others. Subject to the terms of the Multi-Party
Agreement, (A) Borrower shall default beyond any grace period in the payment of principal or
interest of any Indebtedness of Borrower (other than with respect to the Secured Obligations) in
excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the aggregate; or (B) if Borrower
otherwise shall default under the terms of any such other Indebtedness if the effect of such
default is to enable the holder of such Indebtedness to accelerate the payment of Borrower’s
obligations, which are the subject thereof, prior to the maturity date or prior to the regularly
scheduled date of payment; or
(j) Other Agreements with Administrative Agent or any Lender. Subject to
the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement, if Borrower or any Guarantor breaches or violates the
terms of, or if a default (and expiration of any applicable cure period), or an Event of Default,
occurs under, any Interest Hedging Instrument or any other existing or future agreement (related
or unrelated) (including, without limitation, the other Loan Documents) between Borrower or
any Guarantor, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent or any Lender on the other hand; or
(k) Judgments. If any final judgment for the payment of money in excess of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the aggregate (i) which is, in the reasonable
opinion of Administrative Agent, not fully covered by insurance or (ii) for which Borrower has
not established a cash or cash equivalent reserve in the full amount of such judgment, shall be
rendered by a court of record against Borrower and such judgment shall continue unsatisfied and
in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days without being vacated, stayed, discharged,
satisfied or bonded pending appeal; or
(l) Assignment for Benefit of Creditors, etc. If Borrower makes or proposes
in writing, an assignment for the benefit of creditors generally, offers a composition or extension
to creditors, or makes or sends notice of an intended bulk sale of any business or assets now or
hereafter owned or conducted by Borrower; or
(m) Bankruptcy, Dissolution, etc. Upon the commencement of any action for
the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower, or the commencement of any proceeding to avoid any
transaction entered into by Borrower, or the commencement of any case or proceeding for
reorganization or liquidation of Borrower’s debts under the Bankruptcy Code or any other state
or federal Law, now or hereafter enacted for the relief of debtors, whether instituted by or against
Borrower; provided, however, that Borrower shall have forty-five (45) days to obtain the
dismissal or discharge of involuntary proceedings filed against it, it being understood that during
such forty-five (45) day period, neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be obligated
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to make Advances hereunder and Administrative Agent and each Lender may seek adequate
protection in any bankruptcy proceeding; or
(n) Receiver. Upon the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian,
trustee or similar official or fiduciary for Borrower or for Borrower’s Property; or
(o) Execution Process, etc. The issuance of any execution or distraint process
against any Property of Borrower; or
(p) Termination of Business. If Borrower ceases any material portion of its
business operations as presently conducted; or
(q) Pension Benefits, etc. If Borrower fails to comply with ERISA so that
proceedings are commenced to appoint a trustee under ERISA to administer Borrower’s
employee plans or the PBGC institutes proceedings to appoint a trustee to administer such
plan(s), or a Lien is entered to secure any deficiency or claim or a “reportable event” as defined
under ERISA occurs; or
(r) Investigations. A determination by Administrative Agent or any Lender
that it is reasonable to conclude, based on one or more events which have occurred, such as an
indictment, announcement of formal investigation or similar event, that Borrower is engaged,
directly or indirectly, in any type of activity which would reasonably be likely to result in the
forfeiture of property of Borrower to any governmental entity, federal, state or local, in an
amount or of a value which would be material to Borrower’s financial condition or business; or
(s) Guaranty Agreements and Guarantor Security Agreements. If any breach
or default occurs under a Guaranty Agreement or a Guarantor Security Agreement, or if a
Guaranty Agreement or a Guarantor Security Agreement, or any obligation to perform
thereunder, is terminated; or
(t) Liens. If any Lien in favor of Administrative Agent or any Lender shall
cease to be valid, enforceable and perfected and prior to all other Liens other than Permitted
Liens or if Borrower or any Governmental Authority shall assert any of the foregoing; or
(u) Material Adverse Effect. If there is any change in Borrower’s or any
Guarantor’s financial condition which, in Administrative Agent’s reasonable good faith opinion,
has or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
(v) Other Loan Documents. If any other Person (other than Administrative
Agent or any Lender) party to a Loan Document, breaches or violates any material (as
determined by Administrative Agent) term, provision or condition of such Loan Document;
(w) Enforceability of Loan Documents. Any of the Loan Documents shall for
any reason fail to constitute the valid and binding agreement of any Credit Party thereto, or any
such Credit Party shall so assert; or
(x) SBA Status. If Borrower shall lose, or have any material limitation
imposed upon, its authority to process, close, service, collect enforce or liquidate any SBA 7(a)
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Loans, which material limitation may not include the loss of Borrower’s status as a lender under
the SBA Preferred Lender Program.
8.2 Cure. Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents shall be
deemed to compel Administrative Agent or any Lender to accept a cure of any Event of Default
hereunder.
8.3 Rights and Remedies on Default.
(a) In addition to all other rights, options and remedies granted or available to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or the Loan Documents (each of
which is also then exercisable by Administrative Agent and the Lenders), or otherwise available
at Law or in equity, upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, and at the request of the Required
Lenders shall, cease making Advances hereunder, terminate the Loan and declare the Secured
Obligations immediately due and payable, all without demand, notice, presentment or protest or
further action of any kind (it also being understood that the occurrence of any of the events or
conditions set forth in Sections 8.1(l), (m) or (n) shall automatically cause an acceleration of the
Secured Obligations).
(b) In addition to all other rights, options and remedies granted or available to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or the Loan Documents (each of
which is also then exercisable by Administrative Agent and the Lenders), or otherwise available
at Law or in equity, upon or at any time after the acceleration of the Secured Obligations
following the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than the rights with respect to clause (iv)
below which Administrative Agent may exercise at any time after an Event of Default and
regardless of whether there is an acceleration), Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, and
at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise all rights under the UCC and any other
applicable Law or in equity, and under all Loan Documents permitted to be exercised after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, including the following rights and remedies (which list is
given by way of example and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all such rights and
remedies):
(i) the right to take possession of, send notices regarding and collect
directly the Collateral, with or without judicial process (including without limitation the right to
notify the United States postal authorities to redirect mail addressed to Borrower to an address
designated by Administrative Agent); or
(ii) by its own means or with judicial assistance, enter Borrower’s
premises and take possession of the Collateral, or render it unusable, or dispose of the Collateral
on such premises in compliance with subsection (e) below, without any liability for rent, storage,
utilities or other sums, and Borrower shall not resist or interfere with such action; or
(iii) require Borrower at Borrower’s expense to assemble all or any
part of the Collateral (other than real estate or fixtures) and make it available to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders at any place designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(iv) take additional reserves against the Borrowing Base; or
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(v) the right to enjoin any violation of Section 7.1, it being agreed that
Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ remedies at Law are inadequate.
(c) Borrower hereby agrees that a notice received by it at least seven (7) days
before the time of any intended public sale or of the time after which any private sale or other
disposition of the Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be reasonable notice of such sale
or other disposition. If permitted by applicable Law, any perishable inventory or Collateral
which threatens to speedily decline in value or which is sold on a recognized market may be sold
immediately by Administrative Agent without prior notice to Borrower. Borrower covenants
and agrees not to interfere with or impose any obstacle to Administrative Agent’s or any
Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, after the occurrence of
an Event of Default hereunder. Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to clean up or
prepare the Collateral for sale. If Administrative Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit,
Borrower will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser thereof, that are
received by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent may, in connection with any sale of the
Collateral specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like.
8.4 Nature of Remedies. All rights and remedies granted Administrative Agent and
the Lenders hereunder and under the Loan Documents, or otherwise available at Law or in
equity, shall be deemed concurrent and cumulative, and not alternative remedies, and
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may proceed with any number of remedies at the same
time until all Secured Obligations are satisfied in full. The exercise of any one right or remedy
shall not be deemed a waiver or release of any other right or remedy, and Administrative Agent
and each Lender, upon or at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, may proceed
against Borrower, at any time, under any agreement, with any available remedy and in any order.
8.5 Set-Off. If any bank account of Borrower with Administrative Agent or any
Lender or any participant is attached or otherwise liened or levied upon by any third party,
subject to the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement, Administrative Agent or such Lender (and
such participant) shall have and be deemed to have, without notice to Borrower, the immediate
right of set-off and may apply the funds or amount thus set-off against any of Borrower’s
Secured Obligations hereunder.
8.6 Limitation on Remedies. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3(a) and
(b), any exercise of the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent and each Lender solely as it
relates to the Loans and Borrower under Section 8.3(a) and (b) shall be subject to the provisions
of the Multi-Party Agreement.
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SECTION IX. The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent
and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution
of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section are solely for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party
beneficiary of any of such provisions.
The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and
powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it
were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from,
lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary
or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly
set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the
Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have
any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except
discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the
Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or
such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as
provided in Section 10.3); provided that, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take
any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent
to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the
avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any applicable
law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting
Lender in violation of any applicable law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan
Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable
for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that
is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its
Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or
not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number
or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in
Section 10.3) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until
written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into
(i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document,
(ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection
with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants,
agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement,
instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the
existence of the Collateral or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section IV or
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elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability
for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or
other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person.
The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone
and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the
Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for
any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel,
accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and
powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its
rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the
preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in
connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as
Administrative Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as
provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the
Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, who in all respects shall be
subject to the prior written approval of the SBA and shall be a lender with an SBA 750
agreement in good standing with the SBA. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders (and approved by the SBA) and shall have accepted such appointment within
thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the
retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative
Agent which shall be (a) a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any
such bank, (b) subject to the prior written approval of the SBA, and (c) a lender with an SBA 750
agreement in good standing with the SBA. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor (and its approval by the SBA), such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise
agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder, the provisions of this Section and Section 10.4 shall continue in effect for the benefit
of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as
Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are
commercial loans and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further
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represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary
course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender,
and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the
United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to
time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or
based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or
thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a lender or assign
or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.
The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or
omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent)
authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right
on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after
the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
In its capacity, the Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties
within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the New York Uniform
Commercial Code. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the
Loan Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents.
Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the
right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Loan Document, it being
understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Loan
Documents. In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral
security for the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby
granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan
Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties. The Lenders hereby authorize the
Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by
the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (i) as described in Section 10.3(d); (ii) as
permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (iii) if
approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, unless such release is
required to be approved by all of the Lenders hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative
Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to
release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant hereto. Upon any sale or transfer of assets
constituting Collateral which is permitted pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, or
consented to in writing by the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, and upon at
least five (5) Business Days prior written request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute
such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties herein or pursuant hereto upon the
Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided, however, that (i) the Administrative Agent shall
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not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s
opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any
consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such
release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Secured Obligations or any Liens
upon (or obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of) all interests retained by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, including (without limitation) the proceeds of the sale, all of which
shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.
In case of the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative
Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent
shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not
obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise (a) to file and prove a claim for the
whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other
Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other
amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.9 and 10.4) allowed in
such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and, in the case of each of clauses (a)
and (b) of this paragraph, any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or
other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to
make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent
shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the
Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due
the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.9 and 10.4.
The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right
to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative
Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the
UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including
Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure
conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance
with applicable law. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan
Documents or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it
will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any Loan Documents, or
exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable law to credit bid at foreclosure
sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of the Collateral.
No Secured Party that is party to a Treasury Services Agreement that obtains the benefits
of Section 2.6(f) or any Collateral with respect to the related Treasury Services Obligations by
virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any
action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan
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Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any
Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly
provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section IX to the
contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other
satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Treasury Services Agreements unless
the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Treasury Services Agreements,
together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the
applicable Secured Party.
SECTION X.MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL RELATED AGREEMENTS
AND DOCUMENTS, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF
THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO
HEREIN ARE TO BE DEEMED SEVERABLE, AND THE INVALIDITY OR
UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PROVISION SHALL NOT AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE
REMAINING PROVISIONS WHICH SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
10.2 Integrated Agreement. The Notes, the other Loan Documents, all related
agreements, and this Agreement shall be construed as integrated and complementary of each
other, and as augmenting and not restricting Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights and
remedies. If, after applying the foregoing, an inconsistency still exists, the provisions of this
Agreement shall constitute an amendment thereto and shall control.
10.3 Waiver; Amendments.
(a) No omission or delay by Administrative Agent or any Lender in
exercising any right or power under this Agreement or any related agreements and documents
will impair such right or power or be construed to be a waiver of any Default, or Event of
Default or an acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any such right or power
will not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and as to
Borrower no waiver will be valid unless in writing and signed by Administrative Agent or such
Lender and then only to the extent specified.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended
or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower
and the Required Lenders or by Borrower and Administrative Agent with the consent of the
Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall:
(i) increase the Maximum Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender;
(ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of
interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each
Lender directly affected thereby;
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(iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of
any Loan (other than any reduction of the amount of, or any extension of the payment date for,
the mandatory prepayments required under Section 2.7, in each case which shall only require the
approval of the Required Lenders), or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or
reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of
expiration of any Maximum Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly
affected thereby,
(iv) change Section 2.6(f) or (g) in a manner that would alter the
pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender;
(v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of
“Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of
Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or
grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
(vi) release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from
their obligations under the Guaranty or a Guarantor Security Agreement without the written
consent of each Lender; or
(vii) except as provided in clause (d) of this Section or in any Loan
Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each
Lender;
provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or
duties of Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written
consent of Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be (it being
understood that any change to Section 2.15 shall require the consent of Administrative Agent and
the Swingline Lender).
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan
Document may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, Administrative Agent and Borrower (x) to add one or more credit facilities to this
Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the
accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents with the Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and
(y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the
Required Lenders and Lenders.
(d) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its
option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to Administrative Agent by the
Credit Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all
Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations and Treasury Services Obligations), in
a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) constituting property being sold or
disposed of if Borrower certifies to Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and Administrative Agent may rely conclusively
on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property leased to Borrower or
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any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted
under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of such Collateral
in connection with any exercise of remedies of Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to
Section 8. However, in connection with any securitization of the unguaranteed portions of SBA
7(a) Loans, the Administrative Agent shall, and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize
Administrative Agent to, release any Liens granted to Administrative Agent on any Collateral
subject to the securitization upon receipt of payment in cash of all principal and interest on the
Loans funded hereunder directly based on such Collateral. Any such release shall not in any
manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly
being released) upon (or obligations of the Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by
the Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute
part of the Collateral.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent
may, with the consent of Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.
10.4 Indemnity.
(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with the syndication and
distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a Platform) of the credit
facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers
of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the
Administrative Agent or any Lender) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its
rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document, including its rights
under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-
of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such
Loans.
(b) Borrower releases and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Administrative Agent, each Lender and their respective Related Parties, officers, employees and
agents (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”), of and from any claims, demands,
liabilities, obligations, judgments, injuries, losses, damages and costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable legal fees) resulting from (i) acts or conduct of Borrower under,
pursuant or related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) Borrower’s breach or
violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking contained in this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents, (iii) Borrower’s failure to comply with any or all Laws, statutes,
ordinances, governmental rules, regulations or standards, whether federal, state or local, or court
or administrative orders or decrees, (including without limitation Environmental Laws, etc.), and
(iv) any claim by any other creditor of Borrower against an Indemnitee arising out of any
transaction whether hereunder or in any way related to the Loan Documents and all costs,
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expenses, fines, penalties or other damages resulting there from, unless resulting solely from acts
or conduct of an Indemnitee constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under subsection (a) above of
notice of the commencement of any action by a third party, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the
indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof. The omission to so notify the
indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnitee under such subsection only if the indemnifying party is unable to defend such
actions as a result of such failure to so notify. In case any such action shall be brought against
any Indemnitee and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel satisfactory to such Indemnitee (who shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnitee
, be counsel to the Indemnitee ), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such
Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to such Indemnitee under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any
other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee , in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) To the extent that Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by
it to Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) of this Section or Section
10.6, each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, as
the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the
applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it
being understood that Borrower’s failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve Borrower of
any default in the payment thereof); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss,
claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
10.5 Time. Whenever Borrower shall be required to make any payment, or perform
any act, on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment may be made, or such act may be
performed, on the next succeeding Business Day. Time is of the essence in Borrower’s
performance under all provisions of this Agreement and all related agreements and documents.
10.6 Expenses of Administrative Agent and any Lender. At the Closing and from time
to time thereafter, Borrower will pay within five (5) Business Days of receipt of written demand
of Administrative Agent and any Lender all amounts owed by Borrower pursuant to Section
10.4(a) (collectively, the “Expenses”).
10.7 Brokerage. This transaction was brought about and entered into by
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Borrower acting as principals and without any brokers,
agents or finders being the effective procuring cause hereof. Borrower represents that it has not
committed Administrative Agent or any Lender to the payment of any brokerage fee,
commission or charge in connection with this transaction. If any such claim is made on
Administrative Agent or any Lender by any broker, finder or agent or other person alleging that
it is based on actions of Borrower, a Guarantor or any affiliate, officer director or employee of
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either of them, Borrower hereby indemnifies, defends and saves such party harmless against such
claim and further will defend, with counsel satisfactory to Administrative Agent or such Lender,
any action or actions to recover on such claim, at Borrower’s own cost and expense, including
such party’s reasonable counsel fees. Borrower further agree that until any such claim or
demand is adjudicated in such party’s favor, the amount demanded shall be deemed a Secured
Obligation of Borrower under this Agreement.
10.8 Notices.
(a) Any notices or consents required or permitted by this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered in person to the person listed below or by
nationally recognized overnight courier, as follows, unless such address is changed by written
notice hereunder:
If to Administrative Agent to: Capital One, National Association
4445 Willard Ave, 6th Floor
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Attention: FIG - Portfolio Manager
With a copy to Administrative
Agent Counsel: Troutman Sanders LLP
875 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Michael A. Karpen, Esq.
If to the Swingline Lender to: Capital One, National Association
4445 Willard Ave, 6th Floor
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Attention: FIG - Portfolio Manager
If to any other Lender to: its address set forth in its Administrative
Questionnaire
If to Borrower to: Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC
1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130
Lake Success, New York 11042
Attention: Peter Downs, President
With a copy to Borrower Counsel: Legal Department
Newtek Business Services Corp.
1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130
Lake Success, New York 11042
(b) Any notice sent by Administrative Agent, any Lender, or Borrower by any
of the above methods shall be deemed to be given when so received. Failure to send a copy to
counsel shall not invalidate any notice otherwise properly given.
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(c) All parties shall be fully entitled to rely upon any telecopy transmission or
other writing purported to be sent by any Authorized Officer (whether requesting an Advance or
otherwise) as being genuine and authorized.
10.9 The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS
AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY MATERIALS OR INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF BORROWER OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE
PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR
OMISSIONS FROM ANY MATERIALS OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR ON
BEHALF OF BORROWER. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR
FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT
PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATERIALS OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
OR ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall
Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any
liability to Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s or
Administrative Agent’s transmission of any materials or information provided by or on behalf of
Borrower through the internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party;
provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Borrower, any
Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages
(as opposed to direct or actual damages).
10.10 Headings. The headings of any paragraph or Section of this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be used to interpret any provision of this Agreement.
10.11 Survival. All warranties, representations, and covenants made by Borrower
herein, or in any agreement referred to herein or on any certificate, document or other instrument
delivered by it or on its behalf under this Agreement, shall be considered to have been relied
upon by Administrative Agent and each Lender, and shall survive the delivery to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders of the Notes, regardless of any investigation made by Administrative
Agent or any Lender or on their behalf. All statements in any such certificate or other instrument
prepared and/or delivered for the benefit of Administrative Agent or any Lender shall constitute
warranties and representations by Borrower hereunder. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all covenants made by Borrower hereunder or under any other agreement or instrument
shall be deemed continuing until all Secured Obligations (other than Treasury Services
Obligations) are satisfied in full. All indemnification obligations under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, under Sections 2.3(b), 10.4 and 10.7, shall survive the termination
of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years after all Secured Obligations (other than Treasury
Services Obligations) have been satisfied in full.
10.12 Successors and Assigns.
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(a) Subject to the Multi-Party Agreement, this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties. Borrower may
not transfer, assign or delegate any of its duties or obligations hereunder. Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the prior written approval of SBA, Lenders may at any
time, and from time to time, (a) sell participating interests in the Loan, and Lenders’ rights
hereunder to other financial institutions, and (b) sell, transfer, or assign the Loan and Lenders’
rights hereunder, to any one or more additional banks or financial institutions, subject (as to
Lenders’ rights under this clause (b)) to Borrower’s written consent, which consent of Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that, no Borrower’s consent under this clause (b)
shall be required if an Event of Default exists at the time of such sale, transfer or assignment.
(b) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or
any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including
without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and
this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that
no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its
obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.
10.13 Counterparts. Two or more duplicate originals of this Agreement may be signed
by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
10.14 Modification. No modification hereof or any agreement referred to herein shall
be binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and
the Lenders.
10.15 Signatories. Each individual signatory hereto represents and warrants that he is
duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of his principal and that he executes the
Agreement in such capacity and not as a party.
10.16 Third Parties. No rights are intended to be created hereunder, or under any related
agreements or documents for the benefit of any third party donee, creditor or incidental
beneficiary of Borrower. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a delegation
to Administrative Agent or any Lender of Borrower’s duty of performance, including, without
limitation, Borrower’s duties under any account or contract with any other Person.
10.17 Discharge of Taxes, Borrower’s Secured Obligations, Etc. Administrative Agent,
in its sole discretion, shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, with at least ten (10)
days prior notice to Borrower if Borrower fail to do so, to: (a) pay for the performance of any of
Borrower’s obligations hereunder, and (b) discharge taxes or Liens, at any time levied or placed
on Borrower’s Property in violation of this Agreement unless Borrower is in good faith with due
diligence by appropriate proceedings contesting such taxes or Liens and maintaining proper
reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP. Expenses and advances shall be added to the Loan,
and bear interest at the rate applicable to the Loan, until reimbursed to Administrative Agent.
Such payments and advances made by Administrative Agent shall not be construed as a waiver
by Administrative Agent of a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement.
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10.18 Withholding and Other Tax Liabilities. In the event that any Lien, assessment or
tax liability against Borrower shall arise in favor of any taxing authority, whether or not notice
thereof shall be filed or recorded as may be required by Law, Administrative Agent shall have
the right (but shall not be obligated, nor shall Administrative Agent hereby assume the duty) to
pay any such Lien, assessment or tax liability by virtue of which such charge shall have arisen;
provided, however, that Administrative Agent shall not pay any such tax, assessment or Lien if
the amount, applicability or validity thereof is being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings by Borrower. In order to pay any such Lien, assessment or tax liability,
Administrative Agent shall not be obliged to wait until such lien, assessment or tax liability is
filed before taking such action as hereinabove set forth. Any sum or sums which Administrative
Agent shall have paid for the discharge of any such Lien shall be added to the Loan and shall be
paid by Borrower to Administrative Agent with interest thereon at the rate applicable to the
Loan, upon demand, and Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all rights of such taxing
authority against Borrower.
10.19 Consent to Jurisdiction. Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders each
hereby irrevocably consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts
located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in any and all actions and proceedings
whether arising hereunder or under any other agreement or undertaking. Borrower waives any
objection which Borrower may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or
forum non conveniens. Borrower irrevocably agrees to service of process by certified mail,
return receipt requested to the address of the appropriate party set forth herein.
10.20 Additional Documentation. Borrower shall execute and/or re-execute, and cause
any Guarantor or other Person party to any Loan Document, to execute and/or re-execute and to
deliver to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s counsel, as may be deemed
appropriate, any document or instrument signed in connection with this Agreement which
reflects manifest error in its drafting or incorrectly drafted and/or signed, as well as any
document or instrument which should have been signed at or prior to the Closing, but which was
not so signed and delivered. Borrower agrees to comply with any written request by
Administrative Agent within ten (10) days after receipt by Borrower of such request.
10.21 Advertisement.
(a) Administrative Agent and each Lender, in their sole discretion, shall have
the right to announce and publicize the financing established hereunder, as it deems appropriate,
by means and media selected by Administrative Agent or such Lender. Such publication shall
include all pertinent information relating to such financing, including without limitation, the
term, purpose, pricing, loan amount, and name of Borrower.
(b) The form and content of the published information shall be in the sole
discretion of Administrative Agent or such Lender and shall be considered the sole and exclusive
property of Administrative Agent or such Lender. All expenses related to publicizing the
financing shall be the sole responsibility of Administrative Agent or such Lender.
10.22 Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
EACH LENDER EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO
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A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM ARISING WITH RESPECT TO RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES HERETO OR UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR WITH RESPECT
TO ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ANY DISCUSSIONS, NEGOTIATIONS OR
COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING OR RELATED TO ANY PROPOSED RENEWAL,
EXTENSION, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, RESTRUCTURE, FORBEARANCE,
WORKOUT, OR ENFORCEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
10.23 Consequential Damages. Neither Administrative Agent, Lenders nor their agents
or attorneys, shall be liable for any consequential damages arising from any breach of contract,
tort or other wrong relating to the establishment, administration or collection of the Secured
Obligations.
10.24 Inconsistency. If any provision of the Multi-Party Agreement is inconsistent with
any provision in any other agreement, including but not limited to this Agreement, the provision
of the Multi-Party Agreement controls. This Agreement and any agreements entered into in
connection with this Agreement are amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the prior
sentence.
10.25 USA Patriot Act. Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies
Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and
record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of
Borrower and other information that will allow Administrative Agent or such Lender to identify
Borrower in accordance with the Act.
10.26 Joinder of Guarantors. With respect to any new Subsidiary of Borrower or any
other Credit Party (other than Parent) created or acquired after the Closing Date whose business
activities are, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, the same or are substantially similar to,
which are in a similar, supplemental or ancillary business as, Borrower or any such Credit Party
(other than Parent), as the case may be, shall (i) execute and deliver to Administrative Agent
such documents and agreements as Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or
advisable to grant to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties perfected
security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary, (ii) deliver to Administrative Agent
the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party, (iii) cause such new
Subsidiary to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering a Guaranty Agreement and a
Guarantor Security Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (iv)
execute and deliver, and cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver, such security agreements,
pledge agreements, amendments thereto and such other documents and instruments and to take
such actions as Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or advisable for the to grant to
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a perfected security interest (subject
to Liens expressly permitted by such security agreements, pledge agreements, amendments
thereto and such other documents and instruments) in the all of its properties and assets of such
Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements in such jurisdictions as may be required or requested by Administrative Agent, and
(iv) if requested by Administrative Agent, deliver to Administrative Agent legal opinions
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relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from
counsel, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and such other certificates, documents,
instruments and agreements as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
10.27 Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance. Borrower
represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lender, as of the date of this
Agreement, as of the date of the making of each Loan hereunder, and as of the date of any
renewal, extension or modification of this Agreement, that: (A) none of Parent, Borrower, any
Guarantor or any Subsidiary of any of them (i) is listed or otherwise recognized as a specially
designated, prohibited, sanctioned or debarred person or entity, or subject to any limitations or
prohibitions (including but not limited to the blocking of property or rejections of transactions)
under any order or directive of any Compliance Authority (as hereinafter defined); (ii) has any of
its assets in a Sanctioned Country in violation of any law or regulation enforced by any
Compliance Authority or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person; or (iii)
does business in or with, or derives any of its operating income from investments in or
transactions with, any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country in violation of any law or
regulation enforced by any Compliance Authority; (B) the proceeds of this Agreement will not
be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments
to, a Sanctioned Person or, in violation of any law or regulation enforced by any Compliance
Authority, a Sanctioned Country; and (C) each of Parent, Borrower, any Guarantor and each
Subsidiary of any of them is in compliance with, and none of Parent, Borrower, any Guarantor or
any Subsidiary of any of them engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by, any laws of
the United States including the USA Patriot Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, or the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to
time. As used herein: “Compliance Authority” means each and all of the (a) U.S. Department of
the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control; (b) U.S. Treasury Department/Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network; (c) U.S. State Department/Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; (d)
U.S. Commerce Department/Bureau of Industry and Security; (e) U.S. Internal Revenue Service;
(f) U.S. Justice Department; and (g) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; “Sanctioned
Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program maintained by any Compliance
Authority; and “Sanctioned Person” means any individual person, a group, regime, entity or
thing subject to, or specially designated under, any sanctions program maintained by any
Compliance Authority.
10.28 Appointment for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as
its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the
Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable
law can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than Administrative Agent)
obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Administrative Agent thereof,
and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to
Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with Administrative
Agent’s instructions.
10.29 Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement shall become effective on the
Closing Date and shall supersede all provisions of the Original Loan Agreement as of such date.
From and after the Closing Date all references made to the Original Loan Agreement in any
Loan Document or in any other instrument or document shall, without more, be deemed to refer
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to this Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates the Original Loan Agreement and is not
intended to be or operate as a novation or an accord and satisfaction of the Original Loan
Agreement or the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of any Borrower evidenced or
provided for thereunder. Borrower hereby acknowledges it heretofore executed and delivered
certain Loan Documents and agree that the Liens created and provided for by the Loan
Documents continue to secure, among other things, the Obligations arising under this
Agreement; and the Loan Documents and the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent
thereunder, the obligations of Borrower thereunder, and the Liens created and provided for
thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected, impaired or discharged
hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the Liens
created and provided for by the Loan Documents as to the indebtedness which would be secured
thereby prior to giving effect to this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to
this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the “Loan Agreement” and any other Loan
Document referred to in any of the Loan Documents shall from and after the date hereof be
deemed a reference to this Agreement and the Loan Documents referred to herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement the day
and year first above written.
NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE,
LLC, as Borrower
By: /s/ Peter Downs
Name: Peter Downs
Title: President
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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, Lender, Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
By: /s/ Brian Talty
Name: Brian Talty
Title: Senior Vice President
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UBS BANK USA, as Lender
By: /s/ Peter M. Carter
Name: Peter M. Carter
Title: Executive Director
By: /s/ Brad Weisberg
Name: Brad Weisberg
Title: Managing Director
SCHEDULE A
DEFINITION OF INELIGIBLE FINANCED SBA LOANS
The term “Ineligible Financed SBA Loans” means the portion of each SBA 7(a) Loan as
to which any of the exclusionary criteria set forth below applies; provided, however, that Lender
reserves the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the
criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria with respect to Eligible SBA 7(a) Loans, in
its reasonable credit judgment; provided, further, however, that Administrative Agent shall
provide twenty-five (25) days prior written notice to Borrower with respect to any adjustment of
existing criteria or establishment of new criteria that would have the effect of reducing the
availability of Advances to Borrower.
Ineligible Financed SBA Loans are SBA 7(a) Loans:
(i) as to which all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the
SBA guaranty with respect to the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan have not been met;
(ii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which Borrower has not perfected its security interests
and Liens in all underlying collateral for the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan; provided, that at the
discretion of Administrative Agent, the perfection requirements of this clause may be deemed
satisfied if escrow arrangements reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent are in place to
insure that all steps necessary for such perfection will be accomplished promptly, and in any
event within seven (7) Business Days following the disbursement by Borrower of the proceeds of
such SBA 7(a) Loan;
(iii) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan does not
conform to all requirements of the SBA applicable to the initial approval and guaranty by the
SBA thereof;
(iv) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan, SBA 7(a)
Loan Notes or SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Documents do not comply in all material respects with
applicable Laws;
(v) with respect to which an event or condition has occurred that
would release the SBA from its obligations to Borrower with respect to the applicable SBA 7(a)
Loan, or the SBA has rejected the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan or the applicable SBA 7(a) Note
Receivable Documents in any respect, or an event pursuant to which the SBA has reduced the
amount of its guarantee of any of the foregoing (but in such event only to the extent of such
reduction);
(vi) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the insurance coverage required by the applicable
SBA Note Receivable Documents has been cancelled or lapsed or Borrower has not been named
as loss payee or additional insured, as applicable, with respect thereto;
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(vii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which an event or condition has occurred that would
release the SBA from its obligations to Borrower with respect to the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan,
or the SBA has rejected the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan or the applicable SBA 7(a) Note
Receivable Documents in any respect;
(viii) that were originated by a Person other than Borrower and not
underwritten by Borrower in accordance with its then current underwriting standards used in
connection with the origination of SBA 7(a) Loans in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan does not
conform in all material respects to Borrower’s written credit and underwriting guidelines, as in
effect on the date the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan was underwritten, copies of which have been
previously delivered to Administrative Agent;
(x) to the extent that the outstanding principal amount of any SBA 7(a)
Guaranteed Note Receivable exceeded the maximum amount permitted by the SBA Act at the
time the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan was underwritten;
(xi) to the extent that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
both the SBA 7(a) Guaranteed Note Receivable portion and the SBA 7(a) Non-Guaranteed Note
Receivable portion of the same SBA 7(a) Loan exceeded the maximum amount permitted by the
SBA Act at the time the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan was underwritten, to the extent of such
excess;
(xii) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor is the
subject of an insolvency proceeding or a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code;
(xiii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan is not a valid,
legally enforceable obligation of the SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor or is subject to any offset or other
defense on the part of such SBA 7(a) Loan Obligor or to any claim on the part of the SBA 7(a)
Loan Obligor denying liability;
(xiv) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the subject SBA 7(a) Note Receivable is subject to
any Lien, except for the Lien of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and
the interest of the SBA pursuant to the applicable Loan Guaranty Agreement;
(xv) to the extent that any payment of interest, principal or any other
amount due under the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan is more than 61 days past due;
(xvi) to the extent that the subject SBA 7(a) Note Receivable has been
sold pursuant to a Note Participation;
(xvii) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan does not
conform in all material respects to forms provided by the SBA;
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(xviii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan is not evidenced by
legal documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent; provided, that
legal documentation that conforms in all material respects to forms provided by the SBA,
standard forms of mortgages or deeds of trust provided by Borrower’s local counsel for use in
specific jurisdictions, or other forms of documents previously approved by Administrative Agent
shall be presumed to be satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(xix) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan is made to an
employee, officer, agent, director, stockholder, or Affiliate of Borrower or any Affiliate of any
thereof;
(xx) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan has been
turned over to the SBA or any other Person for servicing or collection;
(xxi) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan and the respective
rights of the parties thereto are not subject to the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement or such
other agreement with SBA and Borrower that Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, deems
acceptable;
(xxii) as to which any of the representations or warranties in the Loan
Documents with respect to the SBA 7(a) Loan are untrue;
(xxiii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, to the extent that any SBA 7(a) Note Receivable together with all other
SBA 7(a) Note Receivables in any one industry, as determined by the applicable NAICS four
digit code (except for the Retail Trade industry which shall be measured for this purpose as
independent industries under NAICS codes 44 and 45), exceeds ten percent (10%) as of the end
of each Fiscal Quarter (or, collectively, with respect to the Full-Service Restaurant and Limited-
Service Eating Places industries (NAICS codes 7221 and 7222), as of the end of each Fiscal
Quarter, fifteen percent (15%); with respect to the Traveler Accommodation industry (NAICS
code 7211), as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter thirty percent (30%); and, with respect to the
Auto Repair and Maintenance (including car wash) industry (NAICS code 8111), as of the end of
each Fiscal Quarter, ten percent (10%)) of all Eligible SBA 7(a) Note Receivables;
(xxiv) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, as to which Administrative Agent’s Lien and any security in support
thereof is not a first priority perfected Lien in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Parties;
(xxv) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which the SBA 7(a) Loan Note has been released from
the possession of the FTA in excess of 10 calendar days or has been released from the possession
of the FTA pursuant to the SBA’s prior written consent or instruction as contemplated by the
Multi-Party Agreement;
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(xxvi) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, as to which any amounts payable have been deferred within the last
ninety (90) days or as to which any amounts payable have been deferred more than twice within
the last twelve (12) months;
(xxvii) with respect to Financed Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Guaranteed Loans, with respect to any SBA Reduced Guaranty Receivable, to the extent of the
SBA Reduced Guaranty Ineligible Amount;
(xxviii) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which any SBA 7(a) Loan that is not secured by any
SBA 7(a) Note Receivable Collateral other than a first priority Lien on commercial real property,
if and to the extent that the outstanding principal balance of such SBA 7(a) Loan exceeds seventy
percent (70%) of the fair market value of such commercial real property;
(xxix) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, with respect to which any SBA 7(a) Loan which is secured exclusively
commercial real property to the extent Borrower’s Lien is not a first priority mortgage Lien;
(xxx) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, in the reasonable credit judgment of Administrative Agent, to the extent
that any SBA 7(a) Note Receivable is secured by real property as to which there are potential
industry-wide liabilities and Environmental Liabilities;
(xxxi) with respect to Financed Non-Guaranteed Loans and Advances-
Non-Guaranteed Loans, where any Credit Party currently has established a reserve on its own
books and records with respect to the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan; or
(xxxii) with respect to which the applicable SBA 7(a) Loan and the
respective rights of the SBA, Administrative Agent, each Lender, Borrower, and FTA with
respect thereto are not subject to the terms of the Multi-Party Agreement or such other agreement
with SBA and Borrower that Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, deems acceptable;
(xxxiii) that is otherwise unacceptable to Administrative Agent in its
reasonable credit judgment.
Schedule B
Contact Information for Lenders
1. Capital One
2. UBS Bank USA
299 South Main Street, Suite 2275
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Contact person for reporting/drawdowns/paydowns/communications from Capital One:
Tailored Lending Middle Office
ATTN: Salvatore Internicola
1200 Harbor Blvd, 5th Floor
Weehawken, NJ 07086
(201) 352-5865– Phone
(201) 352-6958 - Fax
Email: Salvatore.Internicola@UBS.com
Schedule 2.01
Lenders
Lender Commitment (USD)
Capital One, National Association $75,000,000
UBS Bank USA $25,000,000
Aggregate Maximum Commitment $100,000,000
Exhibit 10.2
29275947v3
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AND
PERFORMANCE (this “Guaranty”) is made as of May 11, 2017 by Newtek Business Services
Corp., a Maryland corporation and successor-in-interest to Newtek Business Services, Inc., a
New York corporation, with its principal executive offices at 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130,
Lake Success, New York 11042 (“Guarantor”), in favor of (i) Capital One, National Association,
in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for itself
and for the Lenders and the other Secured Parties (as such terms are defined in the Loan
Agreement identified below), having an address at 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10171, and (ii) the Lenders, having addresses set forth in the Loan Agreement.
R E C I T A L S :
WHEREAS, Lenders established a line of credit in favor of Newtek Small Business
Finance, LLC (successor-in-interest by merger to Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor (the “Borrower”), in the maximum principal amount
not to exceed One Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($100,000,000) pursuant to a Fourth
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) and as evidenced
by the Notes payable to the Lenders; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the execution and delivery of the Loan
Agreement, that the Guarantor execute and deliver this Guaranty in favor of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce Lenders to
make the Loans to Borrower, Guarantor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the
Administrative Agent and Lenders as follows:
1. Authorization and Enforceability of Loan Documents. Guarantor has
taken all steps required to authorize and has in its capacity as the sole member of Borrower
authorized the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
To the best of its knowledge, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly
authorized and executed by Borrower and are legal, valid and binding instruments, enforceable
against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms subject to the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other legal or equitable principles now or hereafter in
effect generally affecting creditors’ rights and remedies.
2. Secured Obligations Guaranteed. Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) the prompt and unconditional payment of all of the
Secured Obligations under the Loan Agreement, including without limitation, the Loans and the
interest thereon, whether now or hereafter advanced, as the same shall become due and payable
under the Notes, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether at stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise, and any and all sums of money which, at the time, may have
become or become due and payable under the provisions of the Loan Agreement or any other
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Loan Document, and the due and prompt performance of all of the terms, agreements, covenants
and conditions of the Notes, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (ii) payment in
full of any and all expenses that may be paid or incurred by Administrative Agent and Lenders in
the collection of all or any portion of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder or the exercise or
enforcement of any one or more of the other rights, powers, privileges, remedies and interests of
Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents or hereunder, irrespective of the
manner or success of any such collection, exercise or enforcement, and whether or not such
expenses constitute part of the Borrower’s obligations; and (iii) performance of all of the
Borrower’s (and all of the other entities guaranteeing the Loans) covenants and obligations
contained herein and/or therein. Guarantor’s obligation to cause Borrower and any other
guarantors to take any action with respect to their respective covenants and obligations shall be
limited to those actions consistent with its status as the sole stockholder (or as a member or
majority stockholder as applicable) of such parties and shall be exercised through the power
consequent upon such status.
3. Unconditional Guaranty. This Guaranty is an absolute, unconditional,
present and continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection and is in no
way conditioned or contingent upon any attempt to enforce the Administrative Agent’s or the
Lenders’ rights against Borrower or to collect from the Borrower or upon any other condition or
contingency; accordingly, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right to proceed
against Guarantor immediately upon any Event of Default under the Loan Documents without
taking any prior action or proceeding to enforce the Loan Documents or to liquidate or foreclose
on any security Administrative Agent or Lenders may at any time hold pursuant thereto.
Guarantor hereby waives and releases any claim (within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 101) which
Guarantor may have against Borrower arising from a payment made by Guarantor under this
Guaranty and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any subrogation rights of Guarantor or
any other right of Guarantor to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement. It is expressly
understood that the waivers and agreements of Guarantor constitute additional and cumulative
benefits given to Administrative Agent and Lenders for their security and as an inducement for
its extension of credit to Borrower.
4. Liability Unimpaired. Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall in no way be
limited or impaired by, and Guarantor hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by, any
amendment, extension or modification of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any
other instrument made to or with Administrative Agent or Lenders by Borrower or any other
guarantor, or any Person who succeeds Borrower as owner of all or part of any Collateral prior to
foreclosure of the Loan Agreement or exercise of any power of sale contained therein. In
addition, Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall in no way be limited or impaired by (i) any
extensions of time for performance required by any of said documents, (ii) any sale, assignment
or foreclosure of the Notes or Loan Agreement or any sale or transfer of all or part of the
property covered by the Loan Agreement, (iii) any exculpatory provision in any of said
instruments limiting Administrative Agent or Lenders’ recourse to any Collateral or to any other
security, or limiting Administrative Agent or Lenders’ rights to a deficiency judgment against
Borrower, (iv) the release of Borrower or any other Person (including, without limit, any other
guarantor) from performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or
conditions contained in any of said instruments by operation of law or otherwise, (v) the release
or substitution in whole or in part of any security for the Loans, (vi) Administrative Agent or any
Lender’s failure to record the Loan Agreement or file any UCC financing statements (or
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Administrative Agent or any Lender’s improper recording or filing of any thereof) or to
otherwise perfect, protect, secure or insure any security interest or lien given as security for the
Loans or the other Secured Obligations, (vii) the invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability, in
whole or in part, of any of the Loan Documents, this Guaranty or any other instrument or
agreement executed or delivered to Administrative Agent or Lenders in connection with the
Loans, except to the extent that there is a final adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction
of a valid defense to Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents to payment of the
Indebtedness, (viii) the inaccuracy of any of the representations and warranties made by
Borrower in the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any disbursement certificates or
requests for disbursements made under the Loan Agreement, or (ix) any other action or
circumstance whatsoever which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, a legal or
equitable discharge or defense (except full payment and satisfaction) of Borrower for its
obligations under any of the Loan Documents or of any Guarantor under this Guaranty (whether
as surety, guarantor or otherwise); and, in any such case, whether with or without notice to
Guarantor and with or without consideration.
5. Preservation of Loan Documents. Guarantor will cause Borrower to
maintain and preserve the enforceability of the Loan Documents as the same may be amended,
modified, supplemented or restated at any time and from time to time, and will not permit
Borrower to take or to fail to take actions of any kind, the taking of which or the failure to take
which might be the basis for a claim that Guarantor has a defense to Guarantor’s obligations
hereunder.
6. Security; Events of Default. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and
Restated Security Agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”), as security for
any and all of the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty and of the Secured Obligations,
now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or otherwise (collectively, the “Liabilities”),
Guarantor has granted to Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties a
lien upon and a security interest in certain collateral more particularly described in the Security
Agreement, including in the proceeds thereof.
Without limiting the generality of paragraphs 1-4, inclusive, of this
Guaranty, and in addition to any and all rights and remedies Administrative Agent and Lenders
may have hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of any of the
following events or any other agreement with Administrative Agent and/or Lenders (each an
“Event of Default”):
(a) Guarantor defaults under this Guaranty or any Loan Document or
any other agreement with Administrative Agent and/or Lenders to which Guarantor is a party;
(b) any representation or warranty made by Guarantor herein or in any
other Loan Document to which Guarantor is a party is false or untrue as of the date such
representation or warranty is made;
(c) Guarantor commences any case, proceeding, or other action under
any law of any jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or relief of debtors
or seeks to have an order for relief entered with respect to Guarantor or seeks to be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent, or seeks reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution,
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composition or other relief with respect to Guarantor or Guarantor’s debts, or seeks the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official for Guarantor or for all or
any substantial part of Guarantor’s property;
(d) Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(e) there is commenced against Guarantor any case, proceeding or
other action of the type referred to in clause (c) above or seeking the issuance of a warrant of
attachment, execution, distraint, or similar process against all or any substantial part of
Guarantor’s property, which case, proceeding or other action results in an entry of an order for
relief or is not dismissed, discharged or bonded within sixty days of the commencement thereof;
(f) Guarantor takes any action indicating Guarantor’s consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in or in furtherance of, any of the acts set forth in clause (c) and (e)
above;
(g) Guarantor admits in writing Guarantor’s inability to pay
Guarantor’s debts as they mature;
(h) Guarantor terminates or dissolves or suspends Guarantor’s usual
business activities or conveys, sells, leases, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or a substantial
part of Guarantor’s property, business or assets other than in the ordinary course of business;
(i) there shall be any default under or demand made under any other
financing agreement or guaranty to which it is a party; or
(j) the existence or occurrence at any time of one or more conditions
or events which, in the reasonable good faith opinion of Administrative Agent, has resulted or is
reasonably likely to result in a material adverse change in the business, properties or financial
condition of Guarantor;
then, any or all of the obligations of Guarantor shall, at Administrative Agent’s option, become
(for the purpose of this Guaranty) immediately due and payable by Guarantor, without demand
or notice. In addition, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Administrative Agent and
Lenders shall have all of the rights and remedies provided to a secured party by the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in New York State at that time. Guarantor agrees that in the event
that notice is necessary, written notice provided in accordance with paragraph 26 of this
Guaranty and given below five Business Days prior to the date of public sale of the property
subject to the lien and security interest created herein or prior to the date after which private sale
or any other disposition of said property will be made shall constitute reasonable notice.
7. Indemnification; Payments; Certain Waivers. Guarantor (i) waives any
right or claim of right to cause a marshalling of Borrower’s assets or to cause Administrative
Agent or any Lender to proceed against any of the security for the Loans or for the obligations
guaranteed hereby before proceeding against Guarantor, (ii) agrees that any payments required to
be made by Guarantor hereunder shall become due on demand in accordance with the terms of
paragraph 2 hereof and without presentment to Borrower, demand for payment or protest, or
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notice of non-payment or protest, and (iii) except as hereinafter provided, expressly waives and
relinquishes all rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby waives all rights (x) to participate in any claim
or remedy Administrative Agent or any Lender may now or hereafter have against Borrower or
in any collateral which Administrative Agent or any Lender has or hereafter may acquire for the
obligations guaranteed hereby and (y) except as provided below, to contribution,
indemnification, set-off, exoneration or reimbursement, whether from Borrower, Guarantor, or
any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of Borrower’s
obligations to Administrative Agent and Lenders, and whether arising by contract or operation of
law or otherwise by reason of Guarantor’s execution, delivery or performance of this Guaranty.
Guarantor does not waive and hereby retains all rights of subrogation, contribution,
indemnification, set-off or reimbursement against Borrower or any other guarantor that
Guarantor may have (the “Undersigned’s Rights”); provided, however, that (i) this Guaranty
shall neither be contingent upon the existence of the Undersigned’s Rights nor subject to any
claims or defenses whatsoever which may be asserted in connection with the enforcement or
attempted enforcement of the Undersigned’s Rights including, without limitation, any claim that
the Undersigned’s Rights were abrogated by any of Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s acts,
and (ii) until the Loans shall have been fully and finally paid and satisfied and Lenders shall have
no further commitment or other obligation to make Loans or other financial accommodations to
Borrower and the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall have been terminated and
shall be of no further force and effect, Guarantor hereby postpones and subordinates (A) the
exercise of any and all of the Undersigned’s Rights to Administrative Agent and Lenders’ rights
against Guarantor under this Guaranty or against Borrower under any of the Loan Documents,
and (B) any of the Undersigned’s Rights to any collateral securing the Loans.
8. Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective, or be
reinstated automatically, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any
of the obligations guaranteed hereby is rescinded or otherwise must be restored or returned by
Administrative Agent or Lenders (whether as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise)
upon or in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization
of Borrower, Guarantor or any other Person, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, either Borrower,
Guarantor, any other Credit Party or any other Person or for a substantial part of Borrower’s,
Guarantor’s, or any of such other Person’s property, as the case may be, or otherwise, all as
though such payment had not been made. Guarantor further agrees that in the event any such
payment is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all costs and reasonable expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by or on behalf of
Administrative Agent and Lenders in defending or enforcing such continuance or reinstatement,
as the case may be, shall constitute costs of enforcement, the payment of which is guaranteed by
Guarantor pursuant to paragraph 2 above and covered by Guarantor’s indemnity pursuant to
paragraph 7 above.
9. Litigation, Compliance with Judgments. Guarantor represents and
warrants with respect to itself that there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or
threatened against or affecting Guarantor, at law, in equity or before or by any governmental
authorities which would have a material adverse effect on Guarantor’s ability to perform its
obligations hereunder and, to the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, Guarantor is not in default with
respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court or governmental authorities.
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10. No Conflicts. Guarantor represents and warrants with respect to itself that
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the performance of this Guaranty
and the other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party have not resulted and will not result
in any breach of, or constitute a default under, any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, bank loan or
credit agreement, corporate charter, by-laws, partnership agreement or other instrument to which
Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor may be bound or affected.
11. Compliance with Laws. Guarantor represents and warrants with respect to
itself that Guarantor is in compliance with, and the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents and this Guaranty do not and will not violate any provision of, or require any filing,
registration, consent or approval under, any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award (hereinafter,
“Laws”) presently in effect having applicability to Guarantor, and agrees that Guarantor will
comply promptly with all laws now or hereafter in effect having applicability to Guarantor.
12. Accuracy of Information; Full Disclosure. Guarantor represents and
warrants with respect to itself that (a) neither this Guaranty nor any documents, financial
statements, reports, notices, schedules, certificates, statements or other writings furnished by or
on behalf of Guarantor to Administrative Agent or Lenders in connection with the negotiation of
the Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or
required herein or by the other Loan Documents to be furnished by or on behalf of Guarantor,
contains any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact, and (b) there is no fact which
Guarantor has not disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing which materially affects
adversely the business affairs or financial condition of Guarantor, or the ability of Guarantor to
perform this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party.
13. Financial Statements and Covenants. (a) Guarantor represents and
warrants with respect to itself that the most recent financial statements heretofore delivered by
Guarantor to Administrative Agent are true and correct in all respects, have been prepared in
accordance with sound accounting principles consistently applied and fairly present Guarantor’s
financial condition as of the date thereof, and no material adverse change has occurred in the
financial condition reflected there in since the date thereof.
(b) Guarantor shall deliver to Administrative Agent within twenty (20)
days of filing, but in no event more than fifteen (15) days after the last permitted extension for
filing without penalty, its signed federal tax returns.
(c) Promptly after a written request therefor, such other financial data
or information as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request from time to time.
(d) Guarantor agrees and acknowledges that any now existing or
hereinafter created loan from Guarantor to the Borrower shall at all times be subordinate to the
Loans to the extent required by the Loan Agreement.
(e) Guarantor shall at all times during the term of the Loans maintain
its primary bank accounts with Administrative Agent.
(f) Guarantor shall provide copies of all financial statements, reports
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and the like, as required pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
(g) Promptly upon its becoming available, Guarantor shall provide
Administrative Agent with one copy of each financial statement, report, notice or proxy
statement sent by Guarantor to stockholders generally pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, a copy of each regular or periodic report, and
any registration statement, or prospectus in respect thereof, filed by Guarantor with any
securities exchange or with federal or state securities and exchange commissions or any
successor agency.
(h) Guarantor agrees and acknowledges that it shall maintain all of its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates as separate and independent entities consistent with the standards of
Section 6.18 of the Loan Agreement and shall not allow the Collateral under the Loan
Agreement to become intermingled with any Person that is not a Credit Party, nor shall it suffer
or permit any of the Borrower’s Collateral under the Loan Agreement to be directly or indirectly
pledged to any party other than Administrative Agent.
14. Non-Waiver Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on Administrative
Agent’s or any Lender’s part in exercising any right, power or privilege under any of the Loan
Documents, this Guaranty or any other document made to or with Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection with the Loans shall operate as a waiver of any such privilege, power or
right or shall be deemed to constitute Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s acquiescence in
any default by Borrower or Guarantor under any of said documents. A waiver by Administrative
Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy under any of the Loan Documents, this Guaranty or
any other document made to or with Administrative Agent and/or Lender in connection with the
Loans on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which
Administrative Agent or any Lender otherwise would have on any future occasion. The rights
and remedies provided in said documents are cumulative, may be exercised singly or
concurrently and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
15. Transfers of Interests in Loans. Guarantor recognizes that Lenders may
sell and transfer interests in the Loans to one or more participants and/or assignees (collectively,
“Participants”) and that all documentation, financial statements, appraisals and other data, or
copies thereof, relevant to Borrower, Guarantor or the Loans, may be exhibited or delivered on a
confidential basis to and retained by any such Participant or prospective Participant, with a
request to any prospective Participant to return such information if it does not become a
Participant.
16. Separate Indemnity. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that
Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights (and Guarantor’s obligations) under this Guaranty
shall be in addition to all of Administrative Agent’s Lenders’ rights (and all of Guarantor’s
obligations) under any indemnity agreement executed and delivered to Administrative Agent and
Lenders by Borrower and/or Guarantor or any other guarantor in connection with the Loans, and
payments by Guarantor under this Guaranty shall not reduce any of Guarantor’s obligations and
liabilities under any such indemnity agreement.
17. Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty, or the application thereof to
any Person or circumstance, which, for any reason, in whole or in part, is prohibited or
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unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Guaranty
(or the remaining portions of such provision) or the application thereof to any other Person or
circumstance, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision (or portion thereof) or the application thereof to any
Person or circumstance in any other jurisdiction.
18. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Guaranty contains the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or
written agreements or statements relating to such subject matter, and none of the terms and
provisions hereof may be waived, amended or terminated except by a written instrument signed
by the Person against whom enforcement of the waiver, amendment or termination is sought.
19. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders and Guarantor and their respective
successors and assigns. This Guaranty may be assigned by Administrative Agent and Lenders
with respect to all or any portion of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and when so assigned
Guarantor shall be liable under this Guaranty to the assignee(s) of the portion(s) of the
obligations guaranteed hereby so assigned without in any manner affecting the liability of
Guarantor hereunder to Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to any portion of the
obligations guaranteed hereby retained by Administrative Agent and Lenders.
20. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. GUARANTOR, AND BY ITS
ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER, EACH
HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF
RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE
EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH
REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR
OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY
GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS, AND IS INTENDED TO
ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH
THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. GUARANTOR
AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER ARE EACH HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.
21. ADDITIONAL WAIVERS IN THE EVENT OF ENFORCEMENT.
GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY OR ON
BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER ON THIS GUARANTY,
ANY AND EVERY RIGHT GUARANTOR MAY HAVE TO (I) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF,
(II) INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN (OTHER THAN COMPULSORY
COUNTERCLAIMS), AND (III) HAVE THE SAME CONSOLIDATED WITH ANY
OTHER OR SEPARATE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN
CONTAINED SHALL PREVENT OR PROHIBIT GUARANTOR FROM INSTITUTING
OR MAINTAINING A SEPARATE ACTION AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND LENDERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ASSERTED CLAIM.
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22. Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction. This Guaranty and the rights
and obligations of the parties hereunder shall in all respects be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to New
York’s principles of conflicts of law other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General
Obligations Law). Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
federal and state courts located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan over any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty, and Guarantor hereby agrees and
consents that, in addition to any methods of service of process provided for under applicable law,
all service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding in any of the Courts of New York
State or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York may be made by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to Guarantor at the address
indicated below, and service so made shall be complete five (5) days after the same shall have
been so mailed.
23. Paragraph Headings. Any paragraph headings and captions in this
Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction hereof.
24. Liability Unaffected by Release. Subject only to written notice to
Guarantor, any other Person liable upon or in respect of any obligation hereby guaranteed, may
be released without affecting the liability of Guarantor hereunder.
25. Joint and Several Obligations. If more than one Person comprises
Guarantor, then each such Person’s obligations and liability under this Guaranty shall be joint
and several.
26. Notices. Notices shall be given in the manner provided in the Loan
Agreement and with respect to Guarantor at the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
Guarantor acknowledges reviewing the notice provision contained in the Loan Agreement and
accepts the provisions thereof.
27. Intentionally Omitted.
28. Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have their respective meanings as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
29. Counterparts; Facsimile or Electronic Transmission. This Guaranty may
be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any
signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission shall be
deemed to be an original signature hereto.
30. Amendment and Restatement. This Guaranty amends, modifies and
restates that certain Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of December 15, 2010
executed by Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent, as amended and restated under the
terms of the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of June 16,
2011 executed by Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent, as further amended and restated
under the terms of the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of
June 18, 2015 executed by Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent (the “Existing
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Guaranty”), it being the intention of Pledgor and Administrative Agent that all of the terms of the
Existing Guaranty, as amended, modified and restated hereby, are restated in and are replaced by
the terms of this Guaranty, but this Guaranty shall not be deemed or construed to have been
made in payment, satisfaction, cancellation or novation of the Existing Guaranty.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and
delivered by its duly authorized official as of the date first above stated.
NEWTEK BUSINESS SERVICES CORP., as
successor-in-interest by merger to NEWTEK
BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Barry Sloane
Name: Barry Sloane
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Address: 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130
Lake Success, New York 11042
 | Exhibit 99.1 |
Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC Increases Capital One Revolving Credit Facility to $100.0 Million
Lake Success, N.Y. - May 15, 2017 - Newtek Business Services Corp. (“Newtek” or the “Company”), (Nasdaq: NEWT), an internally managed business development company ("BDC"), today announced that Newtek Small Business Finance, LLC, (“NSBF”) the Company’s nationally licensed SBA lender subsidiary, increased its existing revolving credit facility through Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”) by $50.0 million to $100.0 million. Concurrent with the line increase, NSBF received a reduction in the interest rate from its present facility of 1.125% when NSBF utilizes the facility to fund the unguaranteed portion of SBA loans and 1.25% when NSBF utilizes the facility to fund the guaranteed portion of SBA loans. The term of this loan has been extended three years, through May 2020.
Barry Sloane, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “We are appreciative of our nine-year relationship with Capital One, who has provided us with financing through multiple credit cycles. We have worked with Capital One through seven separate Standard and Poor’s rated securitizations, all of which were rated ‘A’ or better, which have enabled us to replenish our capital availability. Over time, we have proven that our credit quality and 14-year track record as an issuer, loan assembler and underwriter of small business credit can withstand differing interest rate and credit cycles and have allowed for the continued improvement in lending terms for our revolving credit facility. We have now further established ourselves with in-house pre-closing, post-closing, legal, underwriting and loan assembly teams that are dedicated to ensuring strong loan credit quality and embody the desire to continually improve the lending process and client experience.”
Mr. Sloane continued, “We expect to launch our new mobile application for financial and business solution referrals within the next 30 days with the goal to further grow our total loan referral business. While Newtek employs a FinTech strategy to acquire its clients, that strategy is supported by a dedicated, experienced in-house team who handles the entire credit underwriting process. Newtek uses technology to
enhance client experience and work flow without sacrificing credit quality or collateral provisions, which are necessary to mitigate loan losses.”
Mr. Sloane concluded, “I would like to thank Peter Downs, Chief Lending Officer and President of Newtek Small Business Finance who, with the dedicated effort of his senior management team, has built a first-class true retail national lending platform for small- to medium-sized businesses. I would also like to thank Capital One for this successful partnership that has withstood the test of time.”
John Walsh, Managing Director, Capital One said, “Newtek has been successfully executing its small business strategy for many years, and Capital One is pleased to be a partner in that success."
About Newtek Business Services Corp.
Newtek Business Services Corp., Your Business Solutions Company®, is an internally managed BDC, which along with its controlled portfolio companies, provides a wide range of business services and financial products under the Newtek® brand to the small- and medium-sized business (“SMB”) market. Since 1999, Newtek has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to SMB accounts across all 50 states to help them grow their sales, control their expenses and reduce their risk.
Newtek’s and its portfolio companies’ products and services include: Business Lending, SBA Lending Solutions, Electronic Payment Processing, Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing, Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval), eCommerce, Accounts Receivable Financing & Inventory Financing, The Secure Gateway, The Newtek Advantage™, Insurance Solutions, Web Services, and Payroll and Benefits Solutions.
Newtek® and Your Business Solutions Company® are registered trademarks of Newtek Business Services Corp.
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these statements.
SOURCE: Newtek Business Services Corp.
Investor Relations & Public Relations
Contact: Jayne Cavuoto
Telephone: (212) 273-8179 / jcavuoto@newtekone.com