UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

  

FORM 8-K

  

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2019

 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

Florida

 

0-20979

 

59-0712746

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

7100 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky

40213

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Companys telephone number, including area code:  (502) 366-3452

 

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since 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:

 

☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

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.

    

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 

 

Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) Amendment

 

On March 1, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Industrial Services of America, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into the Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent with BofA (the “First Amendment”), which amended certain terms of the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 9, 2018 between the Borrowers and BofA (as amended, the “BofA Loan Agreement”) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 13, 2018).  The First Amendment memorialized BofA’s consent to (i) the Company making a one-time prepayment of principal on or about the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000.00 with respect to the Term Note dated as of February 29, 2016 executed by ISA in favor of K & R, LLC (“K&R) in the original principal amount of $620,328.00 (the “K&R Note”) and the Term Note dated as of February 29, 2016 executed by ISA in favor of 7100 Grade Lane LLC (“7100 LLC) in the original principal amount of $883,800.00 (the “7100 LLC Note”, and together with the K&R Note, the “Kletter Notes”) (filed as Exhibits 10.35 and 10.36 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 25, 2016) and (ii) the Company amending certain terms of the Kletter Notes.  In addition, the First Amendment amended the BofA Loan Agreement’s commitment termination date to be September 30, 2022 and released certain reserves previously required by BofA under the BofA Loan Agreement, among other things.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the First Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the First Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Kletter Notes Amendments

 

On the Closing Date, the Company entered into the First Amendment to Term Note with K&R (the “K&R Amendment”), which amended certain terms of the K&R Note.  On the Closing Date, the Company also entered into the First Amendment to Term Note with 7100 LLC (the “7100 LLC Amendment”, and together with the K&R Amendment, the “Kletter Notes Amendments”), which amended certain terms of the 7100 LLC Note.  The Kletter Notes Amendments increased the interest rate of the Kletter Notes from 5.00% to 7.00% and extended the maturity date of the Kletter Notes from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2022, among other things.  In addition, the K&R Amendment stated that the Company would make a prepayment of the outstanding principal balance owing under the K&R Note in the amount of $500,000.00 as a condition to such amendment’s effectiveness. 

 

In addition, until paid in full, the Kletter Notes are subject to certain Intercreditor and Subordination Agreements dated as of the Closing Date, each between the Company, the respective note holder, and BofA (collectively, the “Subordination Agreements”).  Pursuant to the Subordination Agreements, all present and future indebtedness of the Borrowers and certain guarantors of the loan evidenced by the BofA Loan Agreement (the “Debtors”) to K&R and 7100 LLC is subordinate to all present and future indebtedness of the Debtors to BofA.

 

The Company is involved in various transactions with K&R and 7100 LLC, which are wholly-owned by Kletter Holding LLC, the sole member of which was Harry Kletter, the Company’s founder and former Chief Executive Officer.  After Mr. Kletter’s passing in January 2014, Orson Oliver assumed the roles of executor of Mr. Kletter’s estate and President of Kletter Holding LLC.  Mr. Oliver was the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer from 2014 until his resignation on March 26, 2018.  Mr. Oliver continues to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.  As of December 31, 2018, Mr. Kletter’s estate, K&R and the Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership, collectively, beneficially own in excess of 20% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Kletter Notes Amendments and the Subordination Agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Kletter Notes Amendments and the Subordination Agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 9.01        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.   

 

(d)        Exhibits 

 

Exhibit No. 
Description  



10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A.



10.2
First Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and K & R, LLC.



10.3
First Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and 7100 Grade Lane LLC.



10.4
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. and K & R, LLC.



10.5
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. and 7100 Grade Lane LLC.



99.1


Press release dated March 6, 2019.


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SIGNATURES

 

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.  

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 6, 2019

By:

/s/ Todd Phillips

 

 

 

Todd L. Phillips

 

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. 
Description



10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A.



10.2
First Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and K & R, LLC.



10.3
First Amendment to Term Note dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and 7100 Grade Lane LLC.



10.4
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. and K & R, LLC.



10.5
Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of March 1, 2019 between the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. and 7100 Grade Lane LLC.



99.1
Press release dated March 6, 2019.

  

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Exhibit 10.1



AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND CONSENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND CONSENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of March 1, 2019, by and among INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“ISA”), 7124 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“7124 Grade Lane”), and 7200 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“7200 Grade Lane”; and together with ISA, and 7124 Grade Lane, each individually a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Lender”).


W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 9, 2018 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) and various instruments, guaranties, agreements and other documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith (all of the foregoing, together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, restated, renewed, extended, substituted, modified or supplemented from time to time, collectively, the “Loan Documents”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that Lender consent to (i) ISA making a one-time prepayment of principal on or about the date hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 on or about the date hereof in respect of the Scheduled Debt (the “Scheduled Debt Repayment”) and (ii) ISA amending the terms of the Scheduled Debt pursuant to terms and conditions which are satisfactory to Lender (the “Scheduled Debt Amendment”); and

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lender have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, and Lender is willing to do so, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the foregoing, and for good and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS.

1.1            Definitions in Loan AgreementCapitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.   CONSENT TO SCHEDULED DEBT REPAYMENT AND SCHEDULED DEBT AMENDMENT. 

 

Borrowers and Lender hereby acknowledge, confirm, and agree that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents, on the date hereof, (i) ISA may make, and Lender hereby consents to ISA making the Scheduled Debt Repayment and (ii) ISA may enter into, and Lender hereby consents to ISA entering into, the Scheduled Debt Amendment, provided, that, the terms and conditions of such Scheduled Debt Amendment are satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion.

 

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SECTION 3.   AMENDMENTS

3.1            Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date: March 1, 2019.”

 

3.2           Clause (a) of the definition of “Commitment Termination Date” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:  

 

“(a)      September 30, 2022;”

 

3.3           Clause (b) of the definition of “Fixed Charges” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


(b) regularly scheduled principal payments on Borrowed Money (which shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, a principal payment made on or about the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in the aggregate amount of $500,000 in respect of the Scheduled Debt), plus

3.4            The definition of “Reserves” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Reserves: collectively, (a) the  Bank Product Reserve and (b) the Dilution Reserve, (c) Rent and Charges Reserve; and (d) such other reserves against the Collateral or the Borrowing Base as Lender may establish in its reasonable discretion. 

 

3.5            The definition of “Scheduled Debt Reserve” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

3.6            Section 10.2.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows

“10.2.8              Restrictions on Payment of Debt.  Make any payments (whether voluntary or mandatory, or a prepayment, redemption, retirement, defeasance or acquisition) with respect to any (a) Scheduled Debt, other than regularly scheduled payments of interest in respect of the Scheduled Debt in accordance with the agreements evidencing such Scheduled Debt as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and disclosed in writing to Lender (or as amended thereafter with the consent of Lender); and (b) Borrowed Money (other than the Obligations, the Scheduled Debt, which Scheduled Debt shall be subject to the foregoing clause (a), and Subordinated Debt subject to a subordination agreement) prior to its due date under the agreements evidencing such Debt as in effect on the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lender (or as amended thereafter with the consent of Lender).


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SECTION 4.   PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

4.1            Representations in Loan Documents. Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Borrowers to Lender in any of the Loan Documents was true and correct when made and is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Amendment with the same full force and effect as if each of such representations and warranties had been made by or on behalf of Borrowers on the date hereof and in this Amendment (other than such representations and warranties that relate solely to a specific prior date, which such representation and warranties were true and correct in all material respects only as of that specific prior date). Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to Lender that (a) no Event of Default or act, omission, thing or condition which upon giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, might constitute an Event of Default, exists immediately prior to the execution of this Amendment and (b) no Event of Default or act, omission, thing or condition, which upon giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, might constitute an Event of Default, will exist immediately after the execution of this Amendment.

 

4.2           Binding Effect of Documents. This Amendment and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered to the Lender by Borrowers and the Guarantor and are in full force and effect, as modified hereby.

 

4.3           Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be subject to:

 

(a)           Receipt by Lender of this Amendment, duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrowers, Guarantor, and Lender

 

(b)           Receipt by Lender of the Scheduled Debt Amendment, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender; and

 

(c)           Unless otherwise agreed by Lender at its sole option, the Borrowers shall have paid all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for Lender, in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement

 

4.4           Effect of this Amendment. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to the Loan Documents are intended or implied and in all other respects the Loan Documents are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent of conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents, the terms of this Amendment shall control. The Loan Agreement and this Amendment shall be read and construed as one agreement.

 

4.5           Further Assurances.The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Amendment. 



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4.6           Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

4.7           Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

 

4.8           Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute but one and the same Amendment. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto. Delivery of a signature page hereto by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. 

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement as of the date first written above.


 

Borrowers 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

Address:

7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

Louisville, KY 40213

Attn: Todd Phillips

           

 

7124 GRADE LANE LLC

 

BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

Address:

7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1 

Louisville, KY 40213

Attn: Todd Phillips

 

7200 GRADE LANE LLC

 

BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

Address:

7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

Louisville, KY 40213

Attn: Todd Phillips

 

 

Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement 

 

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Lender:  

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender

By:         /s/ Steven Blumberg          

Name: Steven Blumberg

Title:   SVP

 

Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE (this "Amendment") is entered into as of March 1, 2019 (the "Effective Date"), by and between K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company ("Lender"), and INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation ("Borrower").


RECITALS


A          On February 29, 2016, Borrower executed and delivered to Lender a Term Note in the original principal amount of $620,328.00 (the "Note"). Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Note.


B          Lender and Borrower desire to modify the terms of the Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.


STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT


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


1.          Amendments to the Note. The Note is hereby amended as follows:


1.1      The legend set forth at the top of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:


ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT HERETO, THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND CERTAIN OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER HEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2019 (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE "INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT"), BY AND AMONG BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SENIOR LENDER, K&R, LLC AS SUBORDINATED LENDER, AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS DEBTORS. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS TERM NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.


1.2      Section 1 of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:


1.     Rate of Interest.   The outstanding principal balance of this Note will bear interest at a rate per annum of seven and 00/100 percent (7.00%). In no event will the rate of interest hereunder exceed the highest rate permitted by applicable law.


 1.3      Section 2 of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:


2.     Payments and Application of Payments.  Beginning on April 30, 2017, and on the last day of each month thereafter until December 31, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”), accrued interest will be due and payable monthly. On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance hereunder and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable. If Borrower shall sell the real property located at 7110 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, prior to the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance hereunder and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable as of the date of such sale.


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 1.4     The Note is hereby amended by the insertion of a new Section 5.10 in its proper numerical order, such section to contain, in its entirety, the following:


Borrower agrees that it will not permit a Change of Control (as defined below) to occur during the term of this Note. In the event a Change of Control occurs, Lender may, in its sole discretion, declare the outstanding principal balance under this Note, together with all accrued interest thereon, to be immediately due and payable in full, within five business days of written notice to Borrower.


For purposes of this Note, "Change of Control" shall mean (a) any person or entity acquires, directly or indirectly, 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding equity interests in Borrower or (b) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all assets of Borrower.


2.          Prepayment. On or before the Effective Date, and as a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrower shall make a prepayment of the outstanding principal balance owing under the Note in the amount of $500,000.00. Lender and Borrower hereby acknowledge and agree that, following the payment set forth in this Section, the remaining principal amount outstanding under the Note shall be $120,328.00 from and after the EffectiveDate.


3.          Miscellaneous.


 3.1            Section Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not be read as to define, limit or modify any of the terms hereof.


 3.2            Entire Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Note remains in full force and effect. The Note, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and all prior agreements, proposals, negotiations, understandings and correspondence between the parties in this regard, whether written or oral, are merged herewith.


 3.3             Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, portable document format or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Amendment.


3.4               Allonge. A copy of this Amendment may be attached to the Note as an allonge.


[Signature Page Follows]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.


 

LENDER:


 

K&R, LLC,

a Kentucky limited liability company 

By: Kletter Holding, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company, its Sole Member


By:  /s/ Orson Oliver                            

Orson Oliver, President


 


SIGNATURE  PAGE TO

FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE

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BORROWER:


 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.

By:  /s/ Todd L. Phillips                        

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Note (K&R, LLC)


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Exhibit 10.3


FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE (this "Amendment") is entered into as of March 1, 2019 (the "Effective Date"), by and between 7100 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company ("Lender"), and INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation ("Borrower").

 

RECITALS

 

A.    On February 29, 2016, Borrower executed and delivered to Lender a Term Note in the original principal amount of $883,800.00 (the "Note"). Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Note.

 

B.    Lender and Borrower desire to modify the terms of the Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

 

STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

 

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

 

1.          Amendments to the Note. The Note is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.1      The legend set forth at the top of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT HERETO, THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND CERTAIN OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER HEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF THE INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF March 1, 2019 (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE "INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT"), BY AND AMONG BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SENIOR LENDER, 7100 GRADE LANE LLC AS SUBORDINATED LENDER, AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS DEBTORS. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS TERM NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.

 

1.2          Section 1 of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

1.     Rate of Interest.   The outstanding principal balance of this Note will bear interest at a rate per annum of seven and 00/100 percent (7.00%). In no event will the rate of interest hereunder exceed the highest rate permitted by applicable law.

 

 1.3         Section 2 of the Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

 

2.     Payments and Application of Payments.  Beginning on April 30, 2017, and on the last day of each month thereafter until December 31, 2022 (the "Maturity Date"), accrued interest will be due and payable monthly. On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance hereunder and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable.

 

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 1.4       The Note is hereby amended by the insertion of a new Section 5.10 in its proper numerical order, such section to contain, in its entirety, the following:

 

 Borrower agrees that it will not permit a Change of Control (as defined below) to occur during the term of this Note. In the event a Change of Control occurs, Lender may, in its sole discretion, declare the   outstanding principal balance under this Note, together with all accrued interest thereon, to be immediately due and payable in full, within five business days of written notice to Borrower. 

 

For purposes of this Note, "Change of Control" shall mean (a) any person or entity acquires, directly or indirectly, 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding equity interests in Borrower or (b) the sale or   transfer of all or substantially all assets of Borrower. 

 

2.          Miscellaneous.

 

 2.1              Section Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not be read as to define, limit or modify any of the terms hereof.

 

2.2              Entire Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Note remains in full force and effect. The Note, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and all prior agreements, proposals, negotiations, understandings and correspondence between the parties in this regard, whether written or oral, are merged herewith.

 

2.3              Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, portable document format or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Amendment.

 

2.4              Allonge. A copy of this Amendment may be attached to the Note as an allonge.

 

  

[Signature Page Follows]

    

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date. 

   

 

LENDER:


 

7100 GRADE LANE LLC,

a Kentucky limited liability company

ByThe Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership, a Kentucky limited partnership

     

By: Kletter Holding, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,  its General Partner

  

By:  /s/ Orson Oliver                            

Orson Oliver, President



 

 

SIGNATURE  PAGE TO

FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM NOTE 


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 BORROWER:


 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.

By:  /s/ Todd L. Phillips                            

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

  

 Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Note (7100 Grade Lane LLC) 


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Exhibit 99.1

Industrial Services of America, Inc.

Announces Extension of Debt Maturity Dates

  

LOUISVILLE, KY (March 6, 2019) -- Industrial Services of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDSA), (the “Company” or “ISA”), a company that buys, processes and markets ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other recyclable commodities, and buys used autos in order to sell used auto parts, today announced the extension of certain debt maturity dates.

    

ISA previously announced a new credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) while maintaining unsecured term loans with K&R, LLC (“K&R”) and 7100 Grade Lane LLC (“7100”).  K&R and 7100 are related parties (collectively, the “Unsecured Lenders”). Effective March 1, 2019, the Company simultaneously entered into amendments with BofA and the Unsecured Lenders, whereby the Company prepaid $0.5 million on the unsecured term loans in exchange for an extension of the debt maturity date on the unsecured term loans from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2022.  Additionally, the unsecured term loans became subject to an intercreditor and subordination agreement and the interest rate on the unsecured loans increased from 5% per annum to 7% per annum. The amendment with BofA extended the debt maturity date of the credit facility from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2022 and released certain reserves previously required by BofA under the credit facility.

    

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of ISA, commented, “These amendments provide greater flexibility in ISA’s capital structure, which we believe will allow us to continue to improve the Company’s financial results."

   

For more information regarding the amendments and the maturity date extensions, refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on this date with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

   

About ISA     

     

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Industrial Services of America, Inc., is a publicly traded company that buys, processes and markets ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other recyclable commodities, and buys used autos in order to sell used auto parts. More information about ISA is available at www.isa-inc.com.

   

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results.  Specific risks include fluctuations in commodity prices, varying demand for metal recycling, competitive pressures in metal recycling markets, the failure to operate the shredder successfully, competitive pressures in the used auto parts market, availability of liquidity and loss of customers. Further information on factors that could affect ISA’s results is detailed in ISA’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, ISA undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to the forward-looking statements.

   

ISA’s SEC filings are available for review at the Securities and Exchange Commission web site at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.
     
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Exhibit 10.4

INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” as further defined below) is entered into as of this 1st day of March, 2019 by K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Subordinated Lender” as further defined below), INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”) and the other “Debtors” signatory hereto, for the benefit of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Senior Lender” as further defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Borrowers (as defined below), Guarantors (as defined below) and Senior Lender have entered into the Senior Loan Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Senior Lender has agreed to extend, or continue to extend, a revolving credit facility (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, renewed, replaced and/or restructured from time to time, the “Senior Loan Facility”) to Borrowers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Company is or is about to become indebted to Subordinated Lender; and Debtors and Subordinated Lender have requested that Senior Lender provide the Senior Loan Facility to Borrowers; and Senior Lender is willing to do so, provided Subordinated Lender agrees that all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Subordinated Lender shall be subordinated to all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Senior Lender.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.     Definitions


(a)         Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Senior Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Senior Loan Agreement.

(b)         The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreementmeans this Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Bankruptcy Code
means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Borrowers” means, collectively, (i) Company, (ii) any other person that at any time after the date hereof becomes a borrower party in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iii) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Borrower”.

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Collateral” means the collective reference to any and all property from time to time subject to security interests to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations.

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Debtors” means, collectively, (i) Borrowers, (ii) Guarantors, (iii) any other person that at any time becomes a party to a guarantee in favor of Senior Lender in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iv) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Debtor”. 

Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement. 


Insolvency Event” means (i) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries commencing any Proceeding; (ii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any Proceeding which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; (iii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; (iv) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries taking any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or (v) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries generally not paying, or being unable to pay, or admitting in writing its inability to pay, its or their debts as they become due.


Person” means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity. 

Proceeding” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, compromise, composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors (or any class of creditors); (ii) appointment of a custodian, receiver, conservator, administrator, trustee, liquidator or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person under any Bankruptcy Law; or (iii) marshalling of the assets of a Person.

Senior Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” under the Senior Loan Agreement.

Senior Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) Bank of America, N.A., and (ii) its successors and assigns.

Senior Loan Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Senior Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, among Borrowers, the other Debtors party thereto and Senior Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including, without limitation, amendments, modifications, supplements and restatements thereof giving effect to increases, renewals, extensions, refundings, deferrals, restructurings, replacements or refinancings of, or additions to, the arrangements provided in such Loan and Security Agreement (whether provided by the original Senior Lender or a successor Senior Lender or other lenders).

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 Senior Loan Documents” means the collective reference to the Senior Loan Agreement, the Senior Security Documents and all other agreements, documents and instruments that from time to time evidence the Senior Obligations or secure payment or performance thereof.

Senior Obligations” means all “Obligations” as such term is defined in the Senior Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any Debtor to Senior Lender, including principal, interest, charges, fees, premiums, indemnities and expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under any of the Senior Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Senior Loan Documents or after the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to any Debtor under any Bankruptcy Law (and including, without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case or similar proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.

Senior Security Documents” means the collective reference to all agreements, documents and instruments, now existing or hereafter arising, which create or purport to create a security interest in property to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations.

Subordinated Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns.

Subordinated Loan Documents” means the collective reference to all promissory notes, agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered by any Debtor or any other Person to, with or in favor of Subordinated Credit in connection with or relating to the Subordinated Obligations, as all of the foregoing now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, refinanced, replaced or restructured.

Subordinated Loans” means the loans and other financial accommodations made by Subordinated Lender pursuant to the Subordinated Loan Documents.

Subordinated Obligations” means all of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) heretofore, now or hereafter contracted or acquired of the Debtors and/or the Debtors and others to Subordinated Lender, which as of the date of this Agreement, is in the original principal amount of $620,328.00, as currently reduced to the principal amount of $120,328.00.

Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date” means the date of the disposition of the Real Property located 7110 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement.

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(c)     The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d)    The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(e)    Any terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Senior Loan Agreement.


2.     Subordination.

(a)      Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree, for itself and each future holder of the Subordinated Obligations, that the Subordinated Obligations are expressly “subordinate and junior in right of payment” (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(b)) to all Senior Obligations.

(b)     Subordinate and junior in right of payment” means that (i) no part of the Subordinated Obligations shall have any claim to the assets of the Debtors on a parity with or prior to the claim of the Senior Obligations; and (ii) unless and until the Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers under the Senior Loan Documents shall have been irrevocably terminated, without the express prior written consent of Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender will not take, demand or receive from the Debtors, and the Debtors will not make, give or permit, directly or indirectly, by set-off, redemption, purchase or in any other manner, any payment of (of whatever kind or nature, whether in cash, property, securities or otherwise) or security for the whole or any part of the Subordinated Obligations, including, without limitation, any letter of credit or similar credit support facility to support payment of the Subordinated Obligations; except, that,

(A)   on or before the Effective Date, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, a payment in the amount of $500,000;

(B)   on the Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, a payment in the amount of the Subordinated Obligations outstanding on the Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date, in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof; and

(C)   from and after the Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, regularly scheduled payments of interest, on an unaccelerated non-default basis, in respect of the Subordinated Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof, so long as, with respect to any such payment, immediately prior to and after giving effect to any such payment, no Senior Event of Default has occurred. 

(c)   The expressions “prior payment in full”, “payment in full”, “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein with respect to the Senior Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately available funds, of all of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement.

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3.   Additional Provisions Concerning Subordination.

(a)      Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree that upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event:

(i)     all Senior Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of whatever kind or nature is made with respect to the Subordinated Obligations; and

(ii)     any payment or distribution of assets of the Debtors, whether in cash, property or securities, to which Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the Debtors, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, disbursing agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, directly to Senior Lender, to the extent necessary to pay in full all Senior Obligations, before any payment or distribution of any kind or nature shall be made to Subordinated Lender.

(b)    Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event:

(i)       Subordinated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers Senior Lender (A) to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution on account of the Subordinated Obligations payable or deliverable in connection with such event or proceeding and give acquittance therefor, and (B) to file claims and proofs of claim in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding and take such other actions, in its own name as Senior Lender, or in the name of Subordinated Lender or otherwise, as Senior Lender may deem necessary or advisable for the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing authorization and empowerment imposes no obligation on Senior Lender to take any such action;

(ii)      Subordinated Lender shall take such action, duly and promptly, as Senior Lender may request from time to time (A) to collect the Subordinated Obligations for the account of Senior Lender and (B) to file appropriate proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Obligations; and

(iii)     Subordinated Lender shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney, assignments or proofs of claim or other instruments as Senior Lender may request to enable Senior Lender to enforce any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Obligations and to collect and receive any and all payments and distributions which may be payable or deliverable at any time upon or in respect of the Subordinated Obligations.

(c)     If any payment or distribution, whether consisting of money, property or securities, shall be collected or received by Subordinated Lender in respect of the Subordinated Obligations, Subordinated Lender forthwith shall deliver the same to Senior Lender, in the form received, duly indorsed to Senior Lender, if required, to be applied to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations until the Senior Obligations are paid in full. Until so delivered, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust by Subordinated Lender as the property of Senior Lender, segregated from other funds and property held by Subordinated Lender.

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4.      Rights in Collateral.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Senior Loan Agreement, any Senior Security Document, any other Senior Loan Document or any Subordinated Loan Document and irrespective of:

(i)      the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of the security interests created by any Senior Security Document or any Subordinated Loan Document;

(ii)     the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect security interests in any Collateral;

(iii)    anything contained in any filing or agreement to which Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender now or hereafter may be a party; and

(iv)    the rules for determining perfection or priority under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law governing the relative priorities of secured creditors, any security interest in any Collateral pursuant to any Senior Security Document has and shall have priority, to the extent of any unpaid Senior Obligations, over any security interest in such Collateral pursuant to any Subordinated Loan Document.

(b)     So long as the Senior Obligations have not been paid in full and any Senior Loan Document remains in effect, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred:

(i)    Debtors shall not grant to Subordinated Creditor, and Subordinated Creditor shall not have, seek to have, or take or accept any lien on or security interest in any Debtors’ assets or properties, now owned or hereafter acquired or created.

(ii)    Subordinated Lender will not (A) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or exercise any remedies with respect to any Collateral or (B) institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including without limitation, any action of foreclosure or (C) contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding, postpetition financing, use of cash collateral or action brought by Senior Lender or any other exercise by Senior Lender of any rights and remedies under any Senior Loan Documents; and

(iii)    Senior Lender shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral and Senior Lender shall not be required to marshal any Collateral.

(c)    In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, Senior Lender may enforce the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Senior Loan Documents, all in such order and in such manner as it may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.

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(d)    When all Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the Senior Loan Documents no longer are in effect, Subordinated Lender shall have the right to enforce the provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege under the Subordinated Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof.

(e)     Any money, property or securities realized upon the sale, disposition or other realization by Senior Lender upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Senior Lender in the following order:

(i)      First, to the payment in full of all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) paid or incurred by Senior Lender in connection with the such realization on the Collateral or the protection of their rights and interests therein;

(ii)      Second, to the payment in full of all Senior Obligations in such order as Senior Lender may elect in its sole discretion;

(iii)     Third, to the payment in full of all Subordinated Obligations then due and which are secured by such Collateral; and

(iv)     Fourth, to pay to the Debtors, or its representative or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining.

(f)     Senior Lender’s rights with respect to the Collateral include, without limitation, the right to release any or all of the Collateral from the Lien of any Senior Security Document or Subordinated Loan Document (if applicable) in connection with the sale of such Collateral, notwithstanding that the net proceeds of any such sale may not be used to permanently prepay any Senior Obligations or Subordinated Obligations.  If Senior Lender shall determine, in connection with any sale of Collateral, that the release of the Lien (if applicable) of any Subordinated Loan Document on such Collateral in connection with such sale is necessary or advisable, Subordinated Lender shall execute such release documents and instruments and shall take such further actions as Senior Lender shall request. Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Senior Lender and any officer or Senior Lender, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Subordinated Lender and in the name of Subordinated Lender or in Senior Lender’s own name, from time to time in Senior Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments or other instruments of transfer or release.  Subordinated Lender hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in this paragraph.

5.     Consent of Subordinated Lender

(a)     Subordinated Lender consents that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against Subordinated Lender, and without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender:

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(i)       any demand for payment of any Senior Obligations made by Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by Senior Lender, and any Senior Obligation may be continued, and the Senior Obligations, or the liability of the Debtors or any guarantor or any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, or any obligation or liability of the Debtors or any other party under the Senior Loan Agreement or any other agreement, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered, or released by Senior Lender; and

(ii)     the Senior Loan Agreement and any other Senior Loan Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Senior Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security at any time held by Senior Lender for the payment of any of the Senior Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released, in each case, all without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender, which will remain bound under this Agreement, and all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.


(b)   Subordinated Lender waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Senior Lender upon this Agreement.  The Senior Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and all dealings between the Debtors and Senior Lender shall be deemed to have been consummated in reliance upon this Agreement.  Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees that Senior Lender has relied upon the subordination provided for herein in entering into the Senior Loan Agreement and in making funds available to Borrowers thereunder.  Subordinated Lender waives notice of or proof of reliance on this Agreement and protest, demand for payment and notice of default.


6.                  6.     Negative Covenants of Subordinated Lender. So long as any of the Senior Obligations shall remain outstanding or the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers remains in effect, Subordinated Lender shall not, without the prior written consent of Senior Lender:

(a)     sell, assign, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, the Subordinated Obligations or any interest therein to any other Person (a “Transferee”) or create, incur or suffer to exist any security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance whatsoever upon the Subordinated Obligations in favor of any Transferee unless (i) such action is made expressly subject to this Agreement and (ii) the Transferee expressly acknowledges to Senior Lender, by a writing in form and substance satisfactory to Senior Lender, the subordination provided for herein and agrees to be bound by all of the terms hereof;

(b)    permit any of the Subordinated Loan Documents to be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented; or

(c)     commence, or join with any creditors other than Senior Lender in commencing any Proceeding.

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7.                 


7.     Senior Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of Senior Lender hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of Subordinated Lender and the Debtors hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(a)       any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Security Documents or any other Senior Loan Documents;

(b)       any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement or any other Senior Loan Document;

(c)       any exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or

(d)      any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Debtors in respect of the Senior Obligations, or of either Subordinated Lender or the Debtors in respect of this Agreement.


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8.     Representations and Warranties. Subordinated Lender represents and warrants to Senior Lender that:

(a)      the Subordinated Loan Documents (i) have been issued to it for good and valuable consideration, (ii) are owned by the Subordinated Lender free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges or encumbrances whatsoever arising from, through or under Subordinated Lender, other than the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement, (iii) are payable solely and exclusively to Subordinated Lender and to no other Person and are payable without deduction for any defense, offset or counterclaim, and (iv) constitute the only evidence of the obligations evidenced thereby;

(b)    Subordinated Lender has the organizational power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

(c)    this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Subordinated Lender;

(d)    the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or contractual obligations of Subordinated Lender and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of Subordinated Lender pursuant to any applicable law affecting or any contractual obligation of Subordinated Lender, except the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement; and

(e)     no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Subordinated Lender), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

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9.     No Representation by Senior Lender.  Senior Lender has not made and does not hereby or otherwise makes to Subordinated Lender, any representations or warranties, express, or implied, nor does Senior Lender assume any liability to Subordinated Lender with respect to: (a) the financial or other condition of obligors under any instruments of guarantee with respect to the Senior Obligations,;(b) the enforceability, validity, value or collectibility of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations, any collateral therefor, or any guarantee or security which may have been granted in connection with any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations; or (c) the Debtors’ title or right to transfer any collateral or security.

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10.    Waiver of Claims
. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Subordinated Lender waives any claim it might have against Senior Lender with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of Senior Lender, or its directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Senior Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral.  Neither Senior Lender, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the Debtors or Subordinated Lender or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.

11.              11.     Provisions Applicable After Bankruptcy: No Turnover.  The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of any Insolvency Event.  To the extent that Subordinated Lender has or acquires any rights under Section 362, 363 or 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Collateral, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees not to assert such rights without the prior written consent of Senior Lender; provided, that, if requested by Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender shall seek to exercise such rights in the manner requested by Senior Lender, including the rights in payments in respect of such rights.  Subordinated Lender (both in its capacity as Subordinated Lender and in its capacity as a party which may be obligated to Debtors or any of Debtors’ Affiliates with respect to contracts which are part of Senior Lender’s Collateral) agrees not to initiate or prosecute or encourage any other Person to initiate or prosecute any claim, action, objection or other proceeding (a) challenging the enforceability of Senior Lender’s claim (b) challenging the enforceability of any liens or security interests in assets securing the Senior Obligations or (c) asserting any claims which the Debtors may hold with respect to Senior Lender, (d) objecting to any sale or other disposition of Debtors’ assets consented to by Senior Lender in any Proceeding or any borrowing or grant of any lien by Debtors consented to by Senior Lender in any such Proceeding.  As set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement, this Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Section.

12.              12.     Further Assurances.  Subordinated Lender and the Debtors, at their own expense and at any time from time to time, upon the written request of Senior Lender will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as Senior Lender reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted.

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13.    Expenses.

(a)     The Debtors will pay or reimburse Senior Lender, upon demand, for all its costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel to Senior Lender.

(b)     The Debtors will pay, indemnify, and hold each Senior Lender harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions (whether sounding in contract, tort or on any other ground), judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Senior Lender with respect to any of the foregoing.

14.              14.     Provisions Define Relative Rights. This Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Agreement.

15.              15.      Legend.  Subordinated Lender and the Debtors will cause each of the Subordinated Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any promissory notes evidencing the Subordinated Obligations) to bear upon its face a legend referring to this Agreement and indicating that such documents are subordinated as provided herein.

16.              16.     Powers Coupled With An Interest.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until the Senior Obligations are paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit under the Senior Loan Documents is irrevocably terminated.

17.              17.     Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon Senior Lender, the Debtors or Subordinated Lender to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand or (b) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as follows:


If to Senior Lender: Bank of America, N.A.


One Bryant Park


New York, New York 10036


Attention:
 Portfolio Manager for Industrial Services of America, Inc.



with a copy to: 

Otterbourg P.C.


230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor


New York, NY 10036


Attention: Ikhwan A. Rafeek, Esq.


Fax No.:
(212) 682-6104
                                              

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If to Subordinated Lender: K&R, LLC


7100 Grade Lane


Louisville, Kentucky 40213


Attention:
Orson Oliver


Fax No.: None


E-mail: ooliver@ajshotels.com



If to the Debtors:
Industrial Services Of America, Inc.


7100 Grade Lane


Louisville, Kentucky 40213


Attention: Todd Phillips


Fax No.:
None


E-mail: TPhillips@isa-inc.com


Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender may change their respective addresses and transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this Section.

18.             


18.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

19.              19.     Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

20.              20.     Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of Senior Lender and Subordinated Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein.

21.    Amendments in Writing; No Waiver: Cumulative Remedies.

(a)     None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender; provided that any provision of this Agreement may be waived by Senior Lender in a letter or agreement executed by Senior Lender or by telex or facsimile transmission from Senior Lender.

(b)     No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(c)     The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

22.              22.     Section Headings.  The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

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23.    Successors and Assigns; Refinancing.


(a)    This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, heirs, administrators, executors and assigns of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender and shall inure to the benefit of Senior Lender and their successors and assigns.


(b)     Upon a successor Senior Lender becoming Senior Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement, such successor Senior Lender automatically shall become Senior Lender hereunder with all the rights and powers of Senior Lender hereunder without the need for any further action on the part of any party hereto.

 

(c)      In the event that Debtors obtain a loan or loans to refinance the Senior Obligations, then, upon the request of the take out lender providing such financing (the “Take-Out Lender”) and/or Debtors, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees to execute and deliver an assignment and assumption of this Agreement or an intercreditor and subordination agreement with the Take-Out Lender in form and substance substantially identical to this Agreement or such other documents as Debtors and/or the Take-Out Lender reasonably request to provide the Take-Out Lender the priority and rights contemplated hereby and to otherwise agree promptly to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The indebtedness and all other obligations of Debtors owing to the Take-Out Lender replacing Senior Lender will be automatically treated as Senior Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement and the Take-Out Lender shall be deemed Senior Lender for all purposes of Agreement.


24.              24.     Invalidated Payments.  To the extent that Senior Lender receives payments on, or proceeds of Collateral for, the Senior Obligations which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to Debtors, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the Senior Obligations, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such payments or proceeds had not been received by Senior Lender.

 

25.              25.     Specific Performance.  Senior Lender is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement at any time when Subordinated Lender shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Subordinated Lender whether or not the Debtors shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors, and Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 


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26.     GOVERNING LAW: CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES AMONG THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS, PROVIDED, THAT THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTICUT AND, PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE SENIOR LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE SENIOR OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGEMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SENIOR LENDER.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR BENEATH ITS SIGNATURE LINE BELOW, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF THE DEBTORS’ OR SUBORDINATED LENDER’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.

 

27.     MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound jointly and/or severally, have duly executed this Agreement the day and year first written above.


SUBORDINATED LENDER:



K&R, LLC

a Kentucky limited liability company

By:  Kletter Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Sole Member

By:         /s/ Orson Oliver                                 

Name:  Orson Oliver

Title:    President

  

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SENIOR LENDER



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.



By:         /s/ Steven Blumberg        

Name:  Steven Blumberg

Title:    Senior Vice President




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DEBTORS:



INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.



By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




Address:

7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

Louisville, KY 40213

Attn: Todd Phillips




7124 GRADE LANE LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




Address:

7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

Louisville, KY 40213

Attn: Todd Phillips

  

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ISA INDIANA, INC.



By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

 Todd L. Phillips, President, Secretary and Treasurer




ISA LOGISTICS LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Sole Member

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




ISA REAL ESTATE, LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




7021 GRADE LANE LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




ISA INDIANA REAL ESTATE, LLC 



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager

 

By:    /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                  

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5


INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” as further defined below) is entered into as of this 1st day of March, 2019 by 7100 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Subordinated Lender” as further defined below), INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”) and the other “Debtors” signatory hereto, for the benefit of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Senior Lender” as further defined below).

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers (as defined below), Guarantors (as defined below) and Senior Lender have entered into the Senior Loan Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Senior Lender has agreed to extend, or continue to extend, a revolving credit facility (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, renewed, replaced and/or restructured from time to time, the “Senior Loan Facility”) to Borrowers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Company is or is about to become indebted to Subordinated Lender; and Debtors and Subordinated Lender have requested that Senior Lender provide the Senior Loan Facility to Borrowers; and Senior Lender is willing to do so, provided Subordinated Lender agrees that all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Subordinated Lender shall be subordinated to all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Senior Lender.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.      Definitions

(a)       Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Senior Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Senior Loan Agreement.

(b)       The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement” means this Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Borrowers” means, collectively, (i) Company, (ii) any other person that at any time after the date hereof becomes a borrower party in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iii) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Borrower”.

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Collateral” means the collective reference to any and all property from time to time subject to security interests to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations.

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Debtors” means, collectively, (i) Borrowers, (ii) Guarantors, (iii) any other person that at any time becomes a party to a guarantee in favor of Senior Lender in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iv) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Debtor”. 

Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement.

Insolvency Event” means (i) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries commencing any Proceeding; (ii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any Proceeding which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; (iii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; (iv) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries taking any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or (v) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries generally not paying, or being unable to pay, or admitting in writing its inability to pay, its or their debts as they become due.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Proceeding” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, compromise, composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors (or any class of creditors); (ii) appointment of a custodian, receiver, conservator, administrator, trustee, liquidator or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person under any Bankruptcy Law; or (iii) marshalling of the assets of a Person.

Senior Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” under the Senior Loan Agreement.

Senior Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) Bank of America, N.A., and (ii) its successors and assigns.

Senior Loan Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Senior Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, among Borrowers, the other Debtors party thereto and Senior Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including, without limitation, amendments, modifications, supplements and restatements thereof giving effect to increases, renewals, extensions, refundings, deferrals, restructurings, replacements or refinancings of, or additions to, the arrangements provided in such Loan and Security Agreement (whether provided by the original Senior Lender or a successor Senior Lender or other lenders).

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Senior Loan Documents” means the collective reference to the Senior Loan Agreement, the Senior Security Documents and all other agreements, documents and instruments that from time to time evidence the Senior Obligations or secure payment or performance thereof.

Senior Obligations” means all “Obligations” as such term is defined in the Senior Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any Debtor to Senior Lender, including principal, interest, charges, fees, premiums, indemnities and expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under any of the Senior Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Senior Loan Documents or after the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to any Debtor under any Bankruptcy Law (and including, without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case or similar proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.

Senior Security Documents” means the collective reference to all agreements, documents and instruments, now existing or hereafter arising, which create or purport to create a security interest in property to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations.

Subordinated Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) 7100 Grade Lane LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns.

Subordinated Loan Documents” means the collective reference to all promissory notes, agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered by any Debtor or any other Person to, with or in favor of Subordinated Credit in connection with or relating to the Subordinated Obligations, as all of the foregoing now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, refinanced, replaced or restructured.

Subordinated Loans” means the loans and other financial accommodations made by Subordinated Lender pursuant to the Subordinated Loan Documents.

Subordinated Obligations” means all of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) heretofore, now or hereafter contracted or acquired of the Debtors and/or the Debtors and others to Subordinated Lender, which as of the date of this Agreement, is in the original principal amount of $883,800.00.

(c)      The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

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(d)      The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(e)       Any terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Senior Loan Agreement.

2.     Subordination.

(a)      Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree, for itself and each future holder of the Subordinated Obligations, that the Subordinated Obligations are expressly “subordinate and junior in right of payment” (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(b)) to all Senior Obligations.

(b)   Subordinate and junior in right of payment” means that (i) no part of the Subordinated Obligations shall have any claim to the assets of the Debtors on a parity with or prior to the claim of the Senior Obligations; and (ii) unless and until the Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers under the Senior Loan Documents shall have been irrevocably terminated, without the express prior written consent of Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender will not take, demand or receive from the Debtors, and the Debtors will not make, give or permit, directly or indirectly, by set-off, redemption, purchase or in any other manner, any payment of (of whatever kind or nature, whether in cash, property, securities or otherwise) or security for the whole or any part of the Subordinated Obligations, including, without limitation, any letter of credit or similar credit support facility to support payment of the Subordinated Obligations; except, that, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, regularly scheduled payments of interest, on an unaccelerated non-default basis, in respect of the Subordinated Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof, so long as, with respect to any such payment, immediately prior to and after giving effect to any such payment, no Senior Event of Default has occurred.

(c)     The expressions “prior payment in full”, “payment in full”, “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein with respect to the Senior Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately available funds, of all of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement.

3.     Additional Provisions Concerning Subordination.

(a)   Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree that upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event:

(i)    all Senior Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of whatever kind or nature is made with respect to the Subordinated Obligations; and

(ii)   any payment or distribution of assets of the Debtors, whether in cash, property or securities, to which Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the Debtors, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, disbursing agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, directly to Senior Lender, to the extent necessary to pay in full all Senior Obligations, before any payment or distribution of any kind or nature shall be made to Subordinated Lender.


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(b)   Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event:

(i)     Subordinated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers Senior Lender (A) to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution on account of the Subordinated Obligations payable or deliverable in connection with such event or proceeding and give acquittance therefor, and (B) to file claims and proofs of claim in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding and take such other actions, in its own name as Senior Lender, or in the name of Subordinated Lender or otherwise, as Senior Lender may deem necessary or advisable for the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing authorization and empowerment imposes no obligation on Senior Lender to take any such action;

(ii)   Subordinated Lender shall take such action, duly and promptly, as Senior Lender may request from time to time (A) to collect the Subordinated Obligations for the account of Senior Lender and (B) to file appropriate proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Obligations; and

(iii)   Subordinated Lender shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney, assignments or proofs of claim or other instruments as Senior Lender may request to enable Senior Lender to enforce any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Obligations and to collect and receive any and all payments and distributions which may be payable or deliverable at any time upon or in respect of the Subordinated Obligations.

(c)    If any payment or distribution, whether consisting of money, property or securities, shall be collected or received by Subordinated Lender in respect of the Subordinated Obligations, Subordinated Lender forthwith shall deliver the same to Senior Lender, in the form received, duly indorsed to Senior Lender, if required, to be applied to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations until the Senior Obligations are paid in full. Until so delivered, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust by Subordinated Lender as the property of Senior Lender, segregated from other funds and property held by Subordinated Lender.

4.    Rights in Collateral.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Senior Loan Agreement, any Senior Security Document, any other Senior Loan Document or any Subordinated Loan Document and irrespective of:


(i)    the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of the security interests created by any Senior Security Document or any Subordinated Loan Document;

(ii)   the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect security interests in any Collateral;

(iii)  anything contained in any filing or agreement to which Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender now or hereafter may be a party; and

(iv)   the rules for determining perfection or priority under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law governing the relative priorities of secured creditors,


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any security interest in any Collateral pursuant to any Senior Security Document has and shall have priority, to the extent of any unpaid Senior Obligations, over any security interest in such Collateral pursuant to any Subordinated Loan Document. 

 

(b)    So long as the Senior Obligations have not been paid in full and any Senior Loan Document remains in effect, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred:

 (i)     Debtors shall not grant to Subordinated Creditor, and Subordinated Creditor shall not have, seek to have, or take or accept any lien on or security interest in any Debtors’ assets or properties, now owned or hereafter acquired or created.

(ii)    Subordinated Lender will not (A) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or exercise any remedies with respect to any Collateral or (B) institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including without limitation, any action of foreclosure or (C) contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding, postpetition financing, use of cash collateral or action brought by Senior Lender or any other exercise by Senior Lender of any rights and remedies under any Senior Loan Documents; and

(iii)    Senior Lender shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral and Senior Lender shall not be required to marshal any Collateral.

(c)    In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, Senior Lender may enforce the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Senior Loan Documents, all in such order and in such manner as it may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.

(d)   When all Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the Senior Loan Documents no longer are in effect, Subordinated Lender shall have the right to enforce the provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege under the Subordinated Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof.

(e)     Any money, property or securities realized upon the sale, disposition or other realization by Senior Lender upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Senior Lender in the following order:

(i)     First, to the payment in full of all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) paid or incurred by Senior Lender in connection with the such realization on the Collateral or the protection of their rights and interests therein;

(ii)   Second, to the payment in full of all Senior Obligations in such order as Senior Lender may elect in its sole discretion;

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(iii)  Third, to the payment in full of all Subordinated Obligations then due and which are secured by such Collateral; and

(iv)   Fourth, to pay to the Debtors, or its representative or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining.

(f)     Senior Lender’s rights with respect to the Collateral include, without limitation, the right to release any or all of the Collateral from the Lien of any Senior Security Document or Subordinated Loan Document (if applicable) in connection with the sale of such Collateral, notwithstanding that the net proceeds of any such sale may not be used to permanently prepay any Senior Obligations or Subordinated Obligations.  If Senior Lender shall determine, in connection with any sale of Collateral, that the release of the Lien (if applicable) of any Subordinated Loan Document on such Collateral in connection with such sale is necessary or advisable, Subordinated Lender shall execute such release documents and instruments and shall take such further actions as Senior Lender shall request. Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Senior Lender and any officer or Senior Lender, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Subordinated Lender and in the name of Subordinated Lender or in Senior Lender’s own name, from time to time in Senior Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments or other instruments of transfer or release.  Subordinated Lender hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in this paragraph.

5.   Consent of Subordinated Lender

(a)   Subordinated Lender consents that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against Subordinated Lender, and without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender:

(i)     any demand for payment of any Senior Obligations made by Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by Senior Lender, and any Senior Obligation may be continued, and the Senior Obligations, or the liability of the Debtors or any guarantor or any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, or any obligation or liability of the Debtors or any other party under the Senior Loan Agreement or any other agreement, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered, or released by Senior Lender; and

(ii)    the Senior Loan Agreement and any other Senior Loan Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Senior Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security at any time held by Senior Lender for the payment of any of the Senior Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released,

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in each case, all without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender, which will remain bound under this Agreement, and all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.


(b)    Subordinated Lender waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Senior Lender upon this Agreement.  The Senior Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and all dealings between the Debtors and Senior Lender shall be deemed to have been consummated in reliance upon this Agreement.  Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees that Senior Lender has relied upon the subordination provided for herein in entering into the Senior Loan Agreement and in making funds available to Borrowers thereunder.  Subordinated Lender waives notice of or proof of reliance on this Agreement and protest, demand for payment and notice of default.

6.                 

6.     Negative Covenants of Subordinated Lender. So long as any of the Senior Obligations shall remain outstanding or the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers remains in effect, Subordinated Lender shall not, without the prior written consent of Senior Lender:

(a)     sell, assign, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, the Subordinated Obligations or any interest therein to any other Person (a “Transferee”) or create, incur or suffer to exist any security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance whatsoever upon the Subordinated Obligations in favor of any Transferee unless (i) such action is made expressly subject to this Agreement and (ii) the Transferee expressly acknowledges to Senior Lender, by a writing in form and substance satisfactory to Senior Lender, the subordination provided for herein and agrees to be bound by all of the terms hereof;

(b)     permit any of the Subordinated Loan Documents to be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented; or

(c)     commence, or join with any creditors other than Senior Lender in commencing any Proceeding.

7.                  7.    Senior Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of Senior Lender hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of Subordinated Lender and the Debtors hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:


(a)     any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Security Documents or any other Senior Loan Documents;


(b)     any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement or any other Senior Loan Document;


(c)     any exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or

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(d)     any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Debtors in respect of the Senior Obligations, or of either Subordinated Lender or the Debtors in respect of this Agreement.

8.                  8.     Landlord Agreement.   Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in order for Senior Lender to consider making loans or providing other financial accommodations to Debtor in reliance upon the Collateral located at 7100 and 7020 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky (the “Premises”), the Subordinated Lender, as the landlord of the Premises, agrees to the provisions of the Landlord Agreement set forth in Annex A attached hereto.

9.                 

9.      Representations and Warranties. Subordinated Lender represents and warrants to Senior Lender that:

(a)     the Subordinated Loan Documents (i) have been issued to it for good and valuable consideration, (ii) are owned by the Subordinated Lender free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges or encumbrances whatsoever arising from, through or under Subordinated Lender, other than the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement, (iii) are payable solely and exclusively to Subordinated Lender and to no other Person and are payable without deduction for any defense, offset or counterclaim, and (iv) constitute the only evidence of the obligations evidenced thereby;

(b)     Subordinated Lender has the organizational power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

(c)     this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Subordinated Lender;

(d)    the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or contractual obligations of Subordinated Lender and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of Subordinated Lender pursuant to any applicable law affecting or any contractual obligation of Subordinated Lender, except the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement; and

(e)    no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Subordinated Lender), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

10.              10.  No Representation by Senior Lender.  Senior Lender has not made and does not hereby or otherwise makes to Subordinated Lender, any representations or warranties, express, or implied, nor does Senior Lender assume any liability to Subordinated Lender with respect to: (a) the financial or other condition of obligors under any instruments of guarantee with respect to the Senior Obligations,;(b) the enforceability, validity, value or collectibility of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations, any collateral therefor, or any guarantee or security which may have been granted in connection with any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations; or (c) the Debtors’ title or right to transfer any collateral or security.


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11.              11. Waiver of Claims. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Subordinated Lender waives any claim it might have against Senior Lender with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of Senior Lender, or its directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Senior Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral.  Neither Senior Lender, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the Debtors or Subordinated Lender or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.

12.              12. Provisions Applicable After Bankruptcy. No Turnover.  The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of any Insolvency Event.  To the extent that Subordinated Lender has or acquires any rights under Section 362, 363 or 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Collateral, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees not to assert such rights without the prior written consent of Senior Lender; provided, that, if requested by Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender shall seek to exercise such rights in the manner requested by Senior Lender, including the rights in payments in respect of such rights.  Subordinated Lender (both in its capacity as Subordinated Lender and in its capacity as a party which may be obligated to Debtors or any of Debtors’ Affiliates with respect to contracts which are part of Senior Lender’s Collateral) agrees not to initiate or prosecute or encourage any other Person to initiate or prosecute any claim, action, objection or other proceeding (a) challenging the enforceability of Senior Lender’s claim (b) challenging the enforceability of any liens or security interests in assets securing the Senior Obligations or (c) asserting any claims which the Debtors may hold with respect to Senior Lender, (d) objecting to any sale or other disposition of Debtors’ assets consented to by Senior Lender in any Proceeding or any borrowing or grant of any lien by Debtors consented to by Senior Lender in any such Proceeding.  As set forth in Section 15 of this Agreement, this Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Section.

13.              13.Further Assurances.  Subordinated Lender and the Debtors, at their own expense and at any time from time to time, upon the written request of Senior Lender will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as Senior Lender reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted.


14.  
Expenses.

(a)    The Debtors will pay or reimburse Senior Lender, upon demand, for all its costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel to Senior Lender.

(b)    The Debtors will pay, indemnify, and hold each Senior Lender harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions (whether sounding in contract, tort or on any other ground), judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Senior Lender with respect to any of the foregoing.

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15.             


15. Provisions Define Relative Rights. This Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Agreement.

16.              16. Legend.  Subordinated Lender and the Debtors will cause each of the Subordinated Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any promissory notes evidencing the Subordinated Obligations) to bear upon its face a legend referring to this Agreement and indicating that such documents are subordinated as provided herein.

17.              17. Powers Coupled With An Interest.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until the Senior Obligations are paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit under the Senior Loan Documents is irrevocably terminated.

18.              18. Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon Senior Lender, the Debtors or Subordinated Lender to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand or (b) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as follows:

            If to Senior Lender:                Bank of America, N.A.
                                                            One Bryant Park
                                                            New York, New York 10036
                                                            Attention:        Portfolio Manager for Industrial
                                                                                    Services of America, Inc.

            with a copy to:                        Otterbourg P.C.
                                                            230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor
                                                            New York, NY 10036
                                                            Attention:        Ikhwan A. Rafeek, Esq.
                                                            Fax No.:          (212) 682-6104

            If to Subordinated Lender:     7100 Grade Lane LLC
                                                            7100 Grade Lane
                                                            Louisville, Kentucky 40213
                                                            Attention:        Orson Oliver
                                                            Fax No.:          None
                                                            E-mail:            ooliver@ajshotels.com

            If to the Debtors:                    Industrial Services Of America, Inc.
                                                            7100 Grade Lane
                                                            Louisville, Kentucky 40213
                                                            Attention:        Todd Phillips
                                                            Fax No.:          None
                                                            E-mail:            tphillips@isa-inc.com

Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender may change their respective addresses and transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this Section.              
                                       
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19.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

20.              20. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.


21.              21. Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of Senior Lender and Subordinated Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein.

22.   Amendments in Writing; No Waiver: Cumulative Remedies.

(a)     None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender; provided that any provision of this Agreement may be waived by Senior Lender in a letter or agreement executed by Senior Lender or by telex or facsimile transmission from Senior Lender.

(b)    No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(c)  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

23.              23. Section Headings.  The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

24.   Successors and Assigns; Refinancing.

(a)     This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, heirs, administrators, executors and assigns of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender and shall inure to the benefit of Senior Lender and their successors and assigns. 

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(b)    Upon a successor Senior Lender becoming Senior Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement, such successor Senior Lender automatically shall become Senior Lender hereunder with all the rights and powers of Senior Lender hereunder without the need for any further action on the part of any party hereto

(c)     In the event that Debtors obtain a loan or loans to refinance the Senior Obligations, then, upon the request of the take out lender providing such financing (the “Take-Out Lender”) and/or Debtors, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees to execute and deliver an assignment and assumption of this Agreement or an intercreditor and subordination agreement with the Take-Out Lender in form and substance substantially identical to this Agreement or such other documents as Debtors and/or the Take-Out Lender reasonably request to provide the Take-Out Lender the priority and rights contemplated hereby and to otherwise agree promptly to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The indebtedness and all other obligations of Debtors owing to the Take-Out Lender replacing Senior Lender will be automatically treated as Senior Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement and the Take-Out Lender shall be deemed Senior Lender for all purposes of Agreement.

25.              25. Invalidated Payments.  To the extent that Senior Lender receives payments on, or proceeds of Collateral for, the Senior Obligations which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to Debtors, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the Senior Obligations, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such payments or proceeds had not been received by Senior Lender.

26.              26. Specific Performance.  Senior Lender is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement at any time when Subordinated Lender shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Subordinated Lender whether or not the Debtors shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors, and Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

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27.             


27. GOVERNING LAW: CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF Connecticut APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES AMONG THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS, PROVIDED, THAT THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTICUT AND, PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE SENIOR LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE SENIOR OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGEMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SENIOR LENDER.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS.  EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR BENEATH ITS SIGNATURE LINE BELOW, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF THE DEBTORS’ OR SUBORDINATED LENDER’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.

28. MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound jointly and/or severally, have duly executed this Agreement the day and year first written above.


SUBORDINATED LENDER:



7100 GRADE LANE LLC



By: The Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership,

a Kentucky limited partnership




By:  Kletter Holding, LLC,

        a Delaware limited liability company,

        its General Partner




By:         /s/ Orson Oliver              

Name:  Orson Oliver

Title:    President

 

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SENIOR LENDER:



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A



By:        /s/ Steven Blumberg         

Name:  Steven Blumberg

Title:    Senior Vice President



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DEBTORS:



INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




Address:

   7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

           Louisville, KY 40213

   Attn: Todd Phillips




7124 GRADE LANE LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




Address:

   7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

           Louisville, KY 40213

   Attn: Todd Phillips




7200 GRADE LANE LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




Address:

   7100 Grade Lane, Bldg. 1

           Louisville, KY 40213

   Attn: Todd Phillips


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ISA INDIANA, INC.



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, President, Secretary and Treasurer




ISA LOGISTICS LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Sole Member



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




ISA REAL ESTATE, LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




7021 GRADE LANE LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                 

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer 




ISA INDIANA REAL ESTATE, LLC



BY: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Manager



By:   /s/ Todd L. Phillips                                   

Todd L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer

  

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Annex A

Landlord Agreement

 

Bank of America, N.A. (together with its successors and assigns, “Senior Lender”) has entered into financing arrangements with INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“ISA”), ISA INDIANA, INC., an Indiana corporation (“ISA Indiana”), ISA LOGISTICS LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“ISA Logistics”), ISA REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“ISA Real Estate”), 7021 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“7021 Grade Lane”), 7124 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“7124 Grade Lane”), 7200 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“7200 Grade Lane”), and ISA INDIANA REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“ISA Indiana Real Estate”; and together with ISA, ISA Indiana, ISA Logistics, ISA Real Estate, 7021 Grade Lane, 7124 Grade Lane and 7200 Grade Lane, individually and collectively, “Debtor”), pursuant to which Senior Lender has been granted a security interest in any or all of Debtor’s personal property, including, but not limited to, inventory and equipment (hereinafter “Personal Property”).  For purposes of this Landlord Agreement (this “Agreement”), the term “Personal Property” does not include plumbing and electrical fixtures, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, wall and floor coverings, walls or ceilings and other fixtures not constituting trade fixtures.  Some of the Personal Property has or may from time to time become affixed to or be located on, wholly or in part, the real property leased by ISA located at 7100 and 7020 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky (the “Premises”).  Subordinated Lender is the owner or lessor to ISA of the Premises. 

 

            In order for Senior Lender to consider making loans or providing other financial accommodations to Debtor in reliance upon the Personal Property as collateral, Subordinated Lender agrees as follows:

 

1.      Subordinated Lender waives and relinquishes any landlord’s lien, rights of levy or distraint, claim, security interest or other interest Subordinated Lender may now or hereafter have in or with respect to any of the Personal Property as the landlord of the Premises, whether for rent or otherwise.  The Personal Property may be installed in or located on the Premises and is not and shall not be deemed a fixture or part of the real property but shall at all times be considered personal property.

 

2.      Senior Lender, at its option, may enter and use the Premises for the purpose of repossessing, removing, selling or otherwise dealing with any of the Personal Property, and such license shall be irrevocable and shall continue from the date Senior Lender enters the Premises pursuant to the rights granted to it herein for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days or if later, until the receipt by Senior Lender of written notice from Subordinated Lender directing removal of the Personal Property; provided, that, (a) for each day that Senior Lender uses the Premises pursuant to the rights granted to it herein, unless Subordinated Lender has otherwise been paid rent in respect of any of such period, Senior Lender shall pay the regularly scheduled rent provided under that certain Lease Agreement dated as of October 1, 2017 between Subordinated Lender and ISA, as evidenced by that certain Memorandum of Lease and Right of First Refusal dated as of October 1, 2017, of record in Deed Book 11018, Page 399 in the Office of the Clerk of Jefferson County, Kentucky (collectively, the “Lease”), prorated on a per diem basis to be determined on a thirty (30) day month, without thereby assuming the Lease or incurring any other obligations of ISA and (b) any damage to the Premises caused by Senior Lender or its representatives will be repaired by Senior Lender (for the account of ISA) at its sole expense.

 

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3.      Subordinated Lender agrees to send notice in writing of any default under the Lease to:

 

Bank of America, N.A.

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036
Attention: Portfolio Manager
Re:  Industrial Services of America 

 

Upon receipt of such notice, Senior Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such default within ten (10) days thereafter.  Any payment made or act done by Senior Lender to cure any such default shall not constitute an assumption of the Lease or any obligations of ISA.

 

4.      This Agreement may not be changed or terminated orally or by course of conduct.  Subordinated Lender shall notify any purchaser of the Premises or of its business of this Agreement and its terms and this Agreement is binding upon Subordinated Lender and the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Subordinated Lender and inures to the benefit of Senior Lender and its successors and assigns. 



7100 GRADE LANE LLC



By:                                                                 

Name:                                                             

Title:                                                               



 

 

 

 Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 

 

 

By:                                                                 

Name:                                                             

Title:                                                               

 

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