UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

______________

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2014

 

JETPAY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   001-35170   90-0632274

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1175 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Berwyn, PA 19312

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(484) 324-7980

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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¨ 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))

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Unit Purchase Agreement

 

General

 

On November 7, 2014, JetPay Corporation (“JetPay” or the “Company”) entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”) with ACI Merchant Systems, LLC (“ACI” or “Borrower”) and Michael Collester and Cathy Smith, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of ACI from Michael Collester and Cathy Smith. ACI is an independent sales organization specializing in relationships with banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, as well as industry association relationships. The acquisition of ACI provides the Company with additional expertise in selling debit and credit card processing services into this channel, as well as a base operation to sell its payroll and related payroll tax processing and payment services to its clients and provides the Company the ability to cross-market its payroll payment services and its prepaid card services to ACI’s customer base.

 

Consideration

 

In connection with the closing, the Company paid an aggregate of $11.1 million in cash, subject to adjustment as set forth herein, and issued 2.0 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), to the members of ACI with a value of approximately $3.7 million on the date of acquisition. The ACI unitholders are entitled to receive additional cash consideration of $1.2 million on April 10, 2015 and a further cash payment of $1.2 million on April 10, 2016. The $2.4 million of deferred consideration will be recorded at the estimated fair value of these future payments utilizing an appropriate discount rate. Additionally, ACI’s unitholders are entitled to earn up to an additional $500,000 based on the net revenue of ACI for the twelve month periods ending October 31, 2015 and 2016.

 

Non-Compete

 

Michael Collester and Cathy Smith agreed that, from the closing date for a period of three years, they will not, nor will they permit any of their affiliates to directly or indirectly engage in any competing business in the United States or engage in certain activities in competition with the business of JetPay, ACI or their subsidiaries.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Parties

 

The Unit Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. Subject to certain exceptions, the representations and warranties of the parties contained in the JetPay Agreement will survive until the 12-month anniversary of the closing. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Unit Purchase Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules delivered together with the Unit Purchase Agreement. The disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Unit Purchase Agreement. Accordingly, the representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as characterizations of the actual state of facts, since they may be modified by the disclosure schedules.

 

Additionally, the parties have agreed to a variety of customary covenants and agreements, including with respect to confidentiality, cooperation and similar matters.

 

 
 

 

Indemnification

 

The Unit Purchase Agreement provides the parties standard indemnification rights with respect to breaches of the agreement. Except for certain of ACI’s representations and warranties (including as to tax matters and certain “fundamental representations”), no indemnification amounts will be payable with respect to breaches of the representations and warranties unless and until the aggregate amount of all indemnifiable damages otherwise payable exceeds $100,000, at which point JetPay and ACI can recover for damages incurred in excess of such amount, and the maximum amount of indemnifiable damages recoverable with respect to such claims shall not exceed $2.5 million . All other claims for indemnification, except for claims related to indemnifiable taxes, fraud or intentional misrepresentation and tax-related representations and warranties are capped at $10.0 million.

 

The foregoing description of the Unit Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibits 2.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

On November 7, 2014, ACI, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with Metro Bank as the lender for a term loan with a principal amount of $7.5 million. Amounts outstanding under the term loan will accrue interest at a rate of 5.25% per annum. The loan matures on November 7, 2021 and amortizes in equal monthly installments over six years beginning in the month following the first anniversary of the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

The term loan is guaranteed by the Company and AD Computer Corporation (“ADC”), dba JetPay Payroll, and is secured by all the assets of ACI, an assignment of an equity interest in ACI’s merchant residual contracts, as well as a pledge by JetPay of its equity interest in ACI. The Loan and Security Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, liens, transactions with affiliates and other customary restrictions for loans of this type and size. The Borrower is also subject to financial covenants related to their debt coverage ratio, total leverage ratio during the term of the loan and certain minimum Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization in 2015. The term loan may be prepaid at the option of the Borrower without any premium or penalty and is subject to mandatory prepayments upon certain asset sales, casualty events, and incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of capital stock.

 

In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, ACI entered into an Advisory Agreement dated as of November 7, 2014, pursuant to which ACI agreed to pay JetPay $40,000 per month, for certain advisory services JetPay will provide ACI. The Advisory Agreement has a term of ten years.

 

In order to use the proceeds of the Loan and Security Agreement to fund a portion of the proceeds due pursuant to the ACI Agreement, on November 7, 2014, JetPay executed a promissory note (the “Intercompany Note”) in favor of ACI in the amount of $7.5 million. All principal and interest is due on November 7, 2021. Interest on amounts due on the Intercompany Note at the Applicable Federal Rate as required by Section 7872(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Intercompany Note is prepayable in full or in part at any time without penalty.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Loan and Security Agreement, Advisory Agreement and Intercompany Note and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entireties by reference to the Loan and Security Agreement, Advisory Agreement and Intercompany Note attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

 
 

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In connection with the consummation of the Unit Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of Michael Collester and Cathy Smith, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5, respectively and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 under the heading “Unit Purchase Agreement” is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 under the heading “Loan and Security Agreement” is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

Flexpoint

 

As previously disclosed, on August 22, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Flexpoint Fund II, L.P. (“Flexpoint”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to Flexpoint, and Flexpoint agreed to purchase, upon the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, up to 133,333 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (“Series A Preferred”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $40 million. The description of the Securities Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2013.

 

On November 7, 2014 (the “Closing”), pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred to Flexpoint for an aggregate of $6.0 million. The Company was not able to satisfy one of the conditions to closing of the Series A Preferred Purchase as a result of a previous judgment against it in favor of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. Although Flexpoint agreed to waive this condition, for any subsequent closing of the Series A Preferred, the Company will need to seek a waiver of the failure of this condition from Flexpoint.

 

The Series A Preferred is convertible into shares of Common Stock. Any holder of Series A Preferred may at any time convert such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred into that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred being converted multiplied by $300 and divided by the then-applicable conversion price, which initially will be $3.00. If at any time after the issuance, subject to certain exceptions, the Company issues shares of Common Stock or securities convertible or exercisable into Common Stock below the then-applicable conversion price, the conversion price will be adjusted downward as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). The conversion price of the Series A Preferred is also subject to downward adjustment in the case of indemnification claims made by Flexpoint against the Company pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. Additionally, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred can elect to force conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred by providing written notice to the Company of such election.

 

 
 

 

Based upon certain representations of Flexpoint made in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the issuance of the Series A Preferred to Flexpoint was consummated in reliance upon Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

ACI Unitholders

 

On November 7, 2014, in connection with the consummation of the Unit Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 2.0 million shares of Common Stock to the members of ACI with a value of approximately $3.7 million on the date of acquisition.

 

Based upon certain representations the members of ACI made to the Company, the issuance of the Common Stock to the members of ACI was consummated in reliance upon Rule 505 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

 

The historical financial information required by this Item 9.01(a) related to the acquisition referenced in Item 2.01 above is not included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The historical financial information will be filed by an amendment to this report no later than 71 calendar days after the date of this report.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The pro forma financial information required by this Item 9.01(b) related to the acquisition referenced in Item 2.01 above is not included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The pro forma financial information will be filed by an amendment to this report no later than 71 calendar days after the date of this report.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay, ACI, Michael Collester and Cathy Smith.
     
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between ACI, JetPay and Metro Bank.
     
10.2   Advisory Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and ACI.
     
10.3   Promissory Note, dated as of November 7, 2014, made by JetPay Corporation in favor of ACI.
     
10.4   Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and Michael Collester.
     
10.5   Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and Cathy Smith.
     
99.1   Press Release dated November 10, 2014.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: November 12, 2014      
  JETPAY CORPORATION  
       
  By: /s/ Gregory M. Krzemien  
    Name: Gregory M. Krzemien  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay, ACI, Michael Collester and Cathy Smith.
     
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between ACI, JetPay and Metro Bank.
     
10.2   Advisory Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and ACI.
     
10.3   Promissory Note, dated as of November 7, 2014, made by JetPay Corporation in favor of ACI.
     
10.4   Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and Michael Collester.
     
10.5   Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and between JetPay and Cathy Smith.
     
99.1   Press Release dated November 10, 2014.

 

 

   

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

JETPAY CORPORATION

 

ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC

 

MICHAEL COLLESTER

 

and

 

CATHY SMITH

 

Dated as of November 7, 2014

 

 

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE I       CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.1. Certain Definitions 1
     
Section 1.2. Interpretation 13
     
ARTICLE II      pURCHASE AND SALE 13
     
Section 2.1. Agreement to Sell and Purchase 13
     
Section 2.2. Closing Date Consideration 14
     
Section 2.3. Purchase Price Adjustment 14
     
Section 2.4. Deferred Consideration 16
     
Section 2.5. Contingency Consideration 17
     
Section 2.6. Code Section 483 18
     
ARTICLE III      CLOSING 18
     
Section 3.1. Closing 18
     
Section 3.2. Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing 19
     
ARTICLE IV      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 19
     
Section 4.1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries 19
     
Section 4.2. Authorization 20
     
Section 4.3. No Conflict 20
     
Section 4.4. Consents 21
     
Section 4.5. Capitalization 21
     
Section 4.6. Financial Statements 21
     
Section 4.7. Absence of Certain Changes or Events 22
     
Section 4.8. Title 24
     
Section 4.9. Owned Real Property 24
     
Section 4.10. Leases 24
     
Section 4.11. Working Capital Assets 25
     
Section 4.12. Intellectual Property 25
     
Section 4.13. Contracts 27
     
Section 4.14. Litigation 29
     
Section 4.15. Compliance with Laws 29
     
Section 4.16. Environmental Matters 29
     
Section 4.17. Employee Benefit Matters 30
     
Section 4.18. Taxes 32
     
Section 4.19. Employee Relations 35

 

 
 

 

Section 4.20. Insurance 36
     
Section 4.21. Brokers 36
     
Section 4.22. Employment Contracts; Compensation Arrangements; Officers and Managers 37
     
Section 4.23. Customers 37
     
Section 4.24. Payoff Letters 37
     
Section 4.25. No Other Representations or Warranties 38
     
ARTICLE V      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF JETPAY 38
     
Section 5.1. Organization 38
     
Section 5.2. Authorization 38
     
Section 5.3. No Conflict 38
     
Section 5.4. Consents 39
     
Section 5.5. Brokers 39
     
Section 5.6. SEC Filings 39
     
Section 5.7. Capitalization 39
     
Section 5.8. Litigation 40
     
Section 5.9. NASDAQ Listing 40
     
Section 5.10. No Other Representations or Warranties 41
     
ARTICLE VI     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS 41
     
Section 6.1. Title 41
     
Section 6.2. Authorization 41
     
Section 6.3. Litigation 41
     
Section 6.4. Investment Status 41
     
Section 6.5. JetPay Common Stock 42
     
ARTICLE VII    COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS 42
     
Section 7.1. Further Assurances 42
     
Section 7.2. Public Announcements 43
     
Section 7.3. Consents and Waivers 43
     
Section 7.4. Post-Closing Obligations of JetPay and the Company 44
     
Section 7.5. Form 8-K Filings 44
     
Section 7.6. Non-competition; Non-solicitation 45
     
Section 7.7. Tax Matters 46
     
Section 7.8. Registration Rights 49

 

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ARTICLE VIII   CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 50
     
Section 8.1. Mutual Conditions 50
     
Section 8.2. Conditions to the Obligations of JetPay 50
     
Section 8.3. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Agreement Parties 52
     
ARTICLE IX    SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION 53
     
Section 9.1. Survival; Knowledge of Breach 53
     
Section 9.2. Indemnification 54
     
Section 9.3. Method of Asserting Claims, etc 55
     
Section 9.4. Mitigation 56
     
Section 9.5. Limitations on Indemnification 57
     
Section 9.6. Losses Net of Insurance, etc 57
     
Section 9.7. Right of Set-Off 58
     
Section 9.8. Sole Remedy 58
     
ARTICLE X     MISCELLANEOUS 58
     
Section 10.1. Notices 58
     
Section 10.2. Exhibits and Schedules 59
     
Section 10.3. Time of the Essence; Computation of Time 59
     
Section 10.4. Expenses 60
     
Section 10.5. Governing Law 60
     
Section 10.6. Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights 60
     
Section 10.7. Counterparts 61
     
Section 10.8. Titles and Headings 61
     
Section 10.9. Entire Agreement 61
     
Section 10.10. Severability 61
     
Section 10.11. Waiver of Jury Trial 61
     
Section 10.12. Failure or Indulgence not Waiver 61

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A Key Employment Agreements
Exhibit B(1) IP Agreement
Exhibit B(2) Consultant Assignment Agreement
Exhibit C Waiver and Release Agreements
Exhibit D(1) Transfer Pricing Schedule
Exhibit D(2) Sample Net Revenue Calculation

 

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Unit Purchase agreement

 

This Unit Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of November 7, 2014 and is among JETPAY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ JetPay ”), ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC , a Pennsylvania limited liability company (the “ Company ”), MICHAEL COLLESTER and CATHY SMITH (together with Michael Collester the “ Sellers ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of providing electronic transaction processing services to merchants and other providers of debit and credit card processing, focused on selling through financial institutions, as well as providing payment processing services to businesses (collectively, the “ Business ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Sellers constitute all of the members of the Company and are the record and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the “ Units ”) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, JetPay desires to purchase from the Sellers, and the Sellers desire to sell to JetPay, all of the Units held by the Sellers as of the Closing for the consideration described herein;

 

WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors or other governing bodies of JetPay and the Company have approved the form, terms, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, upon the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with this Agreement, each of Michael Collester and Cathy Smith has entered into a Key Employment Agreement (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1.           Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

401(k) Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(c) .

 

Accounting Firm ” means McGladrey LLP.

 

Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

 

 
 

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person at any time during the period for which the determination of affiliation is being made; provided , however , that for purposes of this Agreement, JetPay and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreed-Upon Determination Principles ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Key Employment Agreements, the IP Agreement, the Consultant Assignment Agreement and the Waiver and Release Agreements.

 

Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8 .

 

Balance Sheet Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(e) .

 

Balance Sheets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a) .

 

Baseline Net Revenue ” means $2,968,039.

 

Basket Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a) .

 

Benefit Plan ” means each (i) “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) all other pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, stock purchase, stock ownership, stock option, stock appreciation right, employment, severance, salary continuation, termination, change-of-control, health, life, disability, group insurance, vacation, holiday and fringe benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten) maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, manager, officer or independent contractor of the Company or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York are required or authorized by Law to be closed.

 

Business Material Adverse Effect ” means a material and adverse effect on the business, properties, assets and liabilities (taken as a whole), financial condition or results of operations of the Company, or the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that any such adverse effect arising out of: (a) general economic, business, political or social conditions (or changes therein), including in respect of interest or currency rates, the financial or capital markets or any business in which the Company operates, (b) any act of terrorism, military action or the escalation thereof, (c) changes in applicable Law (or interpretations thereof) after the date hereof, (d) changes in GAAP (or interpretations thereof) after the date hereof, and (e) failure to meet internal or published projections, estimates or forecasts of revenues, earnings or other measures of financial or operating performance ( provided , that any underlying circumstance or event contributing to such failure may itself or in combination with other circumstances or events constitute a Business Material Adverse Effect), shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a Business Material Adverse Effect and otherwise shall not be taken into account in determining whether a Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; provided , however , that with respect to the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (d), such circumstance or event does not have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company relative to other Persons participating in the industry in which the Company operates.

 

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Business ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Business Registered Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a) .

 

Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a) .

 

Cause ” shall have the meaning set forth in any individual’s employment agreement, or in the absence of such agreement “Cause” shall mean (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties and services for the Company required of the individual or the failure to substantially perform such duties and services after no less than thirty (30) days’ notice and opportunity to cure to the extent such negligence or misconduct is able to be cured, (ii) breach of any material provision of any agreement with the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, (iii) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (A) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit or dishonesty, (iv) engaging in fraudulent or criminal activity relating to the scope of his or her employment or consulting relationship (whether or not prosecuted), (v) material breach of any provision of JetPay’s Code of Ethics or (vi) conduct which brings the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries into public disgrace or disrepute in any material respect.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means the sum of the fair market value (expressed in United States dollars) of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of any kind (including bank account balances, marketable securities and short term investments) calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Change of Control ” means (a) the sale, lease, license, distribution, dividend or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of 50% or more of the assets of such Person and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, to a Person; or (b) a merger, consolidation or other business combination of such Person (or any subsidiary or subsidiaries that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Person’s consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries that results in the stockholders of such Person (or such subsidiary or subsidiaries) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately before the consummation of such transaction or a series of related transactions holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the voting power of such Person (or such subsidiary or subsidiaries) or any successor, other entity or surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately following the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions.

 

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Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a) .

 

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

 

Closing Cash ” means the Net Cash Amount immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing.

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

 

Closing Date Cash Consideration ” means ten million nine hundred thousand dollars ($10,900,000.00) subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

 

Closing Date Consideration ” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Consideration, as subject to adjustment as set forth herein, and the Closing Date Stock Consideration.

 

Closing Date Stock Consideration ” means an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of JetPay Common Stock, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than restrictions, if any, imposed by Law).

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company Agreement Parties ” means the Company and the Sellers, collectively.

 

Company Fundamental Representations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a) .

 

Company Organizational Documents ” means the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Company.

 

Company’s Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge, after due inquiry of such individual’s direct reports, of the individuals set forth in Section 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

Confidentiality Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d) .

 

Consultant Assignment Agreement ” means the Consultant Assignment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Abacus Software Systems Corp., Joseph Rossi, Dominic DeMarcello and the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B(2) .

 

Contingency Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

 

Contract ” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, indenture, debt instrument, contract, guarantee, loan, note, mortgage, license, lease, purchase order, delivery order, commitment or other arrangement, understanding or undertaking, whether written or oral, including all amendments, modifications and options thereunder or relating thereto, to which such Person is a party, by which it is bound, or to which any of its assets or properties is subject.

 

Deferred Cash Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

 

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Deficiency Amount ” means the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital is less than the Target Net Working Capital.

 

Disclosure Schedule ” means the Disclosure Schedule delivered in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.

 

Disputed Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) .

 

Dispute Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) .

 

Dues and Assessments ” means, to the extent included in the revenue attributable to the Company, charges by MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express pursuant to agreements with the Company’s sponsor banks labeled as dues and/or assessments or reasonably considered as such by Persons engaging in the Business.

 

Employment Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.22 .

 

Encumbrances ” means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, charge, claim, easement, encroachment, right of first refusal, restriction, option, title defect or other similar encumbrance of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by statute or other laws, which secures the payment of debt (including, without limitation, any Tax) or the performance of an obligation.

 

Environmental Laws ” mean any Laws relating to the protection of the environment, natural resources, pollution, or the treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal, arrangement for treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, or disposal, handling or Release of or exposure to any Hazardous Substances (and including worker health or safety Laws as they relate to occupational exposure to Hazardous Substances).

 

Environmental Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a) .

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity that is considered a single employer with the Company under Section 414 of the Code.

 

Estimated Closing Cash ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Estimated Closing Indebtedness ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Estimated Closing Net Working Capital ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Estimated Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Estimated Transaction Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

 

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Excess Amount ” means the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital exceeds the Target Net Working Capital.

 

Final Adjustment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e) .

 

Final Closing Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b) .

 

Final Determination ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d) .

 

Financial Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b) .

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States at the time of the preparation of the relevant financial statement.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any national, federal, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government, foreign or domestic, or the government of any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any entity, authority, agency, ministry or other similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial (including any court or arbitrator (public or private)), regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority or other quasi governmental entity established to perform any of such functions.

 

Hazardous Substances ” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, a pollutant, a contaminant or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

Healthcare Reform Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(d) .

 

Indebtedness ” without duplication, means all principal, interest, premiums or other obligations related to (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice), including any earn-out, (c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired, (e) all obligations as lessee or lessees under leases that are required to be recorded as capital leases under GAAP, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice), (g) all obligations owing pursuant to factoring agreements for accounts receivable, (h) all Indebtedness of the type referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (g) guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly through an agreement (i) to pay or purchase such Indebtedness or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Indebtedness or to assure the holder of such Indebtedness against loss, (iii) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (iv) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, (i) all Indebtedness of the type referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (h) secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien on property owned (including accounts and contract rights), even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness, (j) all accrued but unpaid interest (or interest equivalent) to the date of determination, any fees and expenses due and all prepayment premiums or penalties, related to any items of Indebtedness of the type referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (i) and (k) all accrued but unpaid Taxes with respect to a Tax year or period, which, as of the Closing Date, are not yet required to be paid.

 

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Indemnifiable Taxes ” means, without duplication, any and all (a) Taxes that are (i) attributable to any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period or (ii) attributable to the portion of a Straddle Period ending at the end of the day on the Closing Date, in each case other than Tax liabilities included in the definition of “Indebtedness,” (b) Transfer Taxes in accordance with Section 7.7(d) and (c) Taxes arising as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Indemnified Party ” means the party entitled to indemnification pursuant to ARTICLE IX .

 

Indemnifying Party ” means the party required to indemnify the other party pursuant to ARTICLE IX .

 

Indemnity Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a) .

 

Insurance Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20 .

 

Intellectual Property ” means all rights arising anywhere in the world in or under: registered and unregistered trademarks and applications for registration of same, service marks, trade names, logos, slogans, trade dress, domain names and other indicators of source (and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing); copyrights, copyright registrations and applications for copyright registration, including any copyrights arising in computer software or corollary database rights, and mask work rights; patents, patent applications (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part and extensions thereof); inventions, invention disclosures, trade secrets, formulae, processes, methodologies, know-how and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights and any licenses related to any of the foregoing.

 

Interim Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b) .

 

Interim Financials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b) .

 

IP Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Michael Collester and the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B(1) .

 

JetPay ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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JetPay Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of JetPay.

 

JetPay Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a) .

 

JetPay Preferred Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a) .

 

JetPay SEC Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 .

 

JetPay’s Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge, after due inquiry, of the individuals set forth in Section 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

JetPay’s Organizational Documents ” means the restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws of JetPay, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Key Employment Agreement ” means each employment agreement with the Sellers in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Law ” means any law, statute, directive, ordinance, regulation, rule, writ, judgment, order, decree or other regulation or legal requirement (including common law) of any Governmental Authority.

 

Leased Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a) .

 

Leases ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a) .

 

Legal Proceeding ” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral action, complaint, suit, mediation, investigation, proceeding or claim (including counterclaim) by or before a Governmental Authority.

 

Losses ” means losses, claims, damages, settlements, judgments, awards, fines, fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), charges, liabilities, penalties and costs and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation, remediation or other response actions) of any nature but excluding (i) consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages, or, (ii) except as a result of fraud or willful misrepresentation, any liability for lost profits or any liability based on multiple of profits, multiple of cash flows or similar valuation methodology.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

NASDAQ ” means the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Net Cash Amount ” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of the Company’s Cash and Cash Equivalents on hand or in bank accounts as of such date, minus the aggregate amount of outstanding and unpaid checks issued by the Company as of such date.

 

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Net Revenue ” means the amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) gross profit attributable to the Company calculated in accordance with GAAP and consistent with the Financial Information plus (B) total revenue attributable to the Company’s sale and distribution of AD Computer Corporation products and services multiplied by 0.48, plus (C) total revenue attributable to the Company’s sale and distribution of JetPay Card Services products and services listed on Section 1.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule multiplied by 0.30, minus (ii) all revenue sharing, commissions, residual payments, Dues and Assessments and Pass-Through Items, and any other payments or costs directly related to or conditioned upon the production of any revenue in (i)(B) and (C) above not previously reflected in the calculations; provided , however, that such calculations shall occur without reference to inter-company charges (other than as reflected by the applicable multiple) and that adjustments to the foregoing shall be made to reflect any discounts relating to “bundled” products or services resulting in the sale of the Company’s services or products below prices in the ordinary course. Solely with respect to clause (i)(A) above, for that gross profit which is produced from merchants processed partially or fully on JetPay systems, the cost basis for business processed on JetPay systems shall be calculated in accordance with Exhibit D(1) attached hereto. For illustrative purposes only, a sample calculation of Net Revenue is attached as Exhibit D(2) hereto.

 

Net Revenue Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

Net Working Capital ” means the amount (which may be a negative or positive number) of the difference between (a) all current assets of the Company (including, without limitation, deposits and other credits not accounted for as Cash and Cash Equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, the current portion of investments in capitalized leases where Seller is the lessor, the current portion of deferred equipment costs and the current portion of notes receivable but not the Net Cash Amount), and (b) all current liabilities of the Company (including, without limitation, the current portion of capital lease liability, accounts payable and accrued expenses and the current portion of deferred revenue), in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the principles applied in the preparation of the Interim Balance Sheet and excluding current and deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

Non-compete Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a) .

 

Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b) .

 

Pass-through Items ” means, to the extent included in the revenue attributable to the Company, charges by MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express, and postage, shipping, and materials costs that are billed to the Company or JetPay that are passed through to the Company’s customers or customers of JetPay that have been sourced by the Company.

 

Payoff Letters ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24 .

 

Permits ” means any franchise, approval, permit, authorization, license, order, registration, certificate, variance and other similar permit or rights obtained from any Governmental Authority necessary or advisable for the operations of the business of the Company and all pending applications therefor.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances ” means (a) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar defects or imperfections of title, charges and encumbrances of record not in the aggregate detracting materially from the use or value of the assets subject thereto, (b) Encumbrances for Taxes and other government charges and assessment not yet due and payable, (c) landlords’, lessors’, employees’, materialmens’, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, statutorily imposed or other like Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due and payable, (d) Encumbrances arising under original purchase price, conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third-parties, in each case solely to the extent set forth on Section 1.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, (e) Encumbrances and other similar restrictions of record with respect to Leased Real Property, zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of such Leased Real Property or the activities conducted therein that are imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Leased Real Property and do not materially interfere with the present use of the Leased Real Property, (f) Encumbrances securing Indebtedness to be repaid and released in connection with the Closing; (g) deposits or pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar laws, or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, (h) Encumbrances resulting from fee splitting or residual payment agreements entered into with independent agents in the ordinary course of business; and (i) restrictions placed on deposits held by third parties relating to bank card processing.

 

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture, association or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental Authority.

 

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

 

Pre-Closing Date Tax Period ” means any Tax year or period (or portion thereof) ending prior to the end of, or at the end of the day on, the Closing Date.

 

Press Release ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5 .

 

Registrable Common Stock ” means (i) the Closing Date Stock Consideration; and (ii) any JetPay Common Stock or other securities issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular shares of Registrable Common Stock, such shares shall cease to be Registrable Common Stock when they have been (a) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering them, (b) distributed to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force), (c) otherwise transferred and a new certificate or other evidence of ownership not bearing or requiring a legend and not subject to any stop transfer order has been delivered by or on behalf of JetPay to Sellers and no other restriction on transfer exists under the Securities Act.

 

Release ” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).

 

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Restricted Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a) .

 

S Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1361(a)(1) of the Code.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Seller Agreement Parties ” means the Sellers and the Companies.

 

Seller Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b) .

 

Seller Payees ” means the Sellers and Joseph Rossi and Dominic DeMarcello.

 

Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Straddle Period ” means any Tax year that includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association or other business entity.

 

Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a) .

 

Target Net Working Capital ” means one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

 

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, levies, imposts or similar fees or governmental charges, including (a) any and all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income, or gross income, or income as specially defined, or earnings, or profits, or selected items of income, earnings, or profits) and all gross receipts, estimated, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, withholding, escheat, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, or windfall profit taxes, environment, alternative, or add-on minimum taxes or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges in the nature of taxes, together with any interest, penalty or additions to tax or additional amounts, whether disputed or not, in each case imposed by a Governmental Authority, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis, or (b) any liability in respect of Taxes described in the immediately preceding clause (a) that is payable by reason of contract, assumption, transferee liability, operation of Law, Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision under Law) or otherwise. The definition of “Tax” includes any interest, penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts that relate to taxes for any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period, regardless of whether such items are incurred, accrued, assessed or similarly charged on, before or after the Closing Date.

 

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Tax Contest ” means any audit, claim, examination or other proceeding related to Taxes.

 

Tax Return ” means any return, report, information return or other document (including any related or supporting information), including any schedule or attachment thereto, including any amended Tax Return or declaration of estimated Tax, filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or other taxing authority.

 

Territory ” shall mean the United States.

 

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b) .

 

Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Transaction Expenses ” means the aggregate amount of all unpaid expenses incurred on or before the Closing and payable by the Company or Sellers to third parties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, employees of the Company) and incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and consummation of the Transaction, including, but not limited to: (i) fees and disbursements of attorneys, accountants financial advisors and other advisors and service providers (including, without limitation, any broker, finder or similar fee due or payable to any Person), and (ii) any sale bonus, stay bonus, retention bonus, change in control bonus or similar bonus, including any employment taxes payable with respect thereto, in each case which becomes payable in connection with the consummation of the Transaction and in each case which have not been paid as of the Closing.

 

Transaction Form 8-K ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5 .

 

Transfer Taxes ” means any real property transfer, transfer gains, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration or similar Taxes, fees or charges (including any penalties and interest) which become payable as a result of or in connection with the Transaction.

 

Transferred Employees ” means the employees of the Company as of the Closing Date.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the Department of Treasury (whether in proposed, temporary or final form), as amended.

 

Units ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Unresolved Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d) .

 

Waiver and Release Agreements ” means the Waiver and Release of Claims, dated as of the date hereof, made by each of Michael Collester and Cathy Smith.

 

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Year-End Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a) .

 

Section 1.2.           Interpretation .

 

(a)          References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(b)          A “month” or a “quarter” means a calendar month or quarter (as the case may be).

 

(c)          References to “$” or “dollars” refer to lawful currency of the United States.

 

(d)          Writing includes typewriting, printing, lithography, photography, email and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form.

 

(e)          The terms “include” and “including” and words of similar import are to be construed as non-exclusive (so that, by way of example, “including” mean “including without limitation”).

 

(f)          Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires (i) words using a singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and any derivative thereof or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iii) the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders, (iv) any reference to a Law, an agreement or a document will be deemed also to refer to any amendment, supplement or replacement thereof, and (v) whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number refers to calendar days unless such reference specifies Business Days.

 

(g)          Terms defined in this Agreement by reference to any other agreement, document or instrument have the meanings assigned to them in such agreement, document or instrument whether or not such agreement, document or instrument is then in effect.

 

(h)          The term “foreign” means non-United States.

 

ARTICLE II

pURCHASE AND SALE

 

Section 2.1.           Agreement to Sell and Purchase . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, JetPay agrees to purchase and accept from the Sellers, and the Sellers agree to sell, transfer and deliver to JetPay, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than restrictions that may, following the Closing, be applicable on any subsequent transfer by JetPay under applicable securities laws and Permitted Encumbrances), all of the Units held by such Sellers as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section 2.2 . All payments made pursuant to this ARTICLE II shall be made to the Seller Payees in the proportions set forth on Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

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Section 2.2.           Closing Date Consideration . Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3 , at the Closing, JetPay shall deliver, or cause to be delivered the Closing Date Stock Consideration to the Seller Payees, and an amount in cash equal to the following (the “ Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration ”):

 

(a)          the Closing Date Cash Consideration;

 

(b)           plus the Estimated Closing Cash;

 

(c)           plus the Excess Amount, if any, or minus the Deficiency Amount, if any, as the case may be;

 

(d)           minus the Estimated Closing Indebtedness; and

 

(e)           minus the Estimated Transaction Expenses.

 

Section 2.3.           Purchase Price Adjustment .

 

(a)          The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered a written statement (the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”) setting forth (i) a projected balance sheet of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the Interim Balance Sheet, and (ii) the Company’s calculations of (w) the estimated Net Working Capital as of the close of business on the Closing Date, immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing (the “ Estimated Closing Net Working Capital ”), (x) the estimated Closing Cash as of the close of business on the Closing Date, immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing (the “ Estimated Closing Cash ”) (y) the amount of any Indebtedness of the Company that shall not been paid as of the close of business on the Closing Date immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing (the “ Estimated Closing Indebtedness ”) and (z) the estimated amount of the Company’s Transaction Expenses, if any, each as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “ Estimated Transaction Expenses ”), all in accordance with the accounting policies, methods, practices, principles and procedures (collectively, the “ Agreed-Upon Determination Principles ”) set forth on Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

(b)          Within 60 days after the Closing Date, JetPay shall cause to be prepared, at its own expense, and deliver to the Sellers together with all work papers and back-up materials relating thereto, a written statement (the “ Final Closing Statement ”) setting forth (i) a balance sheet of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing, prepared in accordance with the Agreed-Upon Determination Principles, and (ii) JetPay’s final calculations of (w) the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital, (x) the Closing Cash, (y) the Estimated Closing Indebtedness and (z) the Estimated Transaction Expenses with such schedules and data as may be appropriate to support such determinations together with a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of JetPay that the Final Closing Statement was prepared in accordance with the same Agreed-Upon Determination Principles set forth on Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

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(c)          During the 30-day period immediately following the Sellers’ receipt of the Final Closing Statement, the Sellers will review the Final Closing Statement and, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, shall have access to the Company’s books and records and the working papers related to the preparation of the Final Closing Statement. The Final Closing Statement (including the determinations included therein) will become final, binding and conclusive upon JetPay and the Sellers (a) on the 30 th day following the Sellers’ receipt thereof, unless JetPay receives from the Sellers prior to such 30 th day written notice of the Sellers’ disagreement (a “ Dispute Notice ”) with any account or determination set forth in the Final Closing Statement or (b) on such earlier date as the Sellers notify JetPay that they do not dispute the Final Closing Statement. Any Dispute Notice will specify in reasonable detail the nature and dollar amount of any disagreement so asserted (collectively, the “ Disputed Items ”). The Dispute Notice shall be limited to disputes or objections based on mathematical errors or based on the final calculations contained in the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital, the Estimated Closing Cash, the Estimated Closing Indebtedness and the Estimated Transaction Expenses not being calculated in accordance with the definitions thereof. If the Sellers timely deliver a Dispute Notice, then the determination of the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration (in accordance with the resolution described in clause (x) or (y) below, as applicable) will become final, binding and conclusive upon JetPay and the Sellers on the first to occur of (x) the date on which JetPay and the Sellers resolve in writing all differences they have with respect to the Disputed Items or (y) the date on which all of the Disputed Items that are not resolved by JetPay and the Sellers in writing are finally resolved in writing by the Accounting Firm in accordance with Section 2.3(e) . The Sellers shall be deemed to have agreed with all amounts and items contained in the Final Closing Statement to the extent such amounts and items are not raised in the Dispute Notice unless the Accounting Firm determines that the resolution of a specific Disputed Item materially impacts another item, whether or not specified by the Sellers as a Disputed Item.

 

(d)          During the thirty (30) days following delivery of a Dispute Notice, JetPay and the Sellers will seek in good faith to resolve in writing any differences that they have with respect to all of the Disputed Items. Any Disputed Item resolved in writing by JetPay and the Sellers will be deemed final, binding and conclusive on JetPay and the Sellers. If JetPay and the Sellers do not reach agreement on all of the Disputed Items during such 30-day period (or such longer period as they shall mutually agree), then at the end of such 30-day (or longer) period JetPay and the Sellers will submit all unresolved Disputed Items (collectively, the “ Unresolved Items ”) to the Accounting Firm to review and resolve such matters. The parties shall instruct the Accounting Firm (i) not to assign a value to any item in dispute greater than the greatest value or lower than the lowest value assigned by JetPay or the Sellers, and (ii) to make a final determination (the “ Final Determination ”) not later than thirty (30) days following submission of the Unresolved Items to the Accounting Firm. The Final Determination will be final, binding and conclusive on JetPay and the Sellers, effective as of the date the Accounting Firm’s written determination is received by JetPay and the Sellers. Each party will bear its own legal, accounting and other fees and expenses of participating in such dispute resolution procedure. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be allocated between JetPay, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, based upon a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the aggregate dollar value of the amount actually contested that is not awarded to JetPay or the Seller (as the case may be) and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate dollar value of the amount actually contested between the parties. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “amount actually contested” by each of JetPay and the Sellers shall be determined by reference to their respective written presentations submitted to the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) . For example and solely for the purposes of illustration, if the Sellers claim that the appropriate adjustments are $1,000 greater than the amount determined by JetPay and if the Accounting Firm ultimately resolves the Unresolved Items by awarding to Sellers $300 of the $1,000 contested, then the fees, costs and expenses of the dispute resolution process contemplated by this Section 2.3(d) will be allocated 30% (i.e., 300 ÷ 1,000) to JetPay and 70% (i.e., 700 ÷ 1,000) to Sellers.

 

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(e)          Upon the determination, in accordance with Sections 2.3(b) , (c) and (d) above, of the Final Closing Statement and any Final Determination made, the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration shall be recalculated using the amounts so determined pursuant to Sections 2.3(b) and 2.3(c) above in lieu of the amounts used pursuant to Section 2.2 . The adjustment, if any, made pursuant to this paragraph (f) is referred to herein as the “ Final Adjustment .” If the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration as adjusted pursuant to the Final Adjustment is greater than the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration paid on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.2 , then JetPay shall pay or cause to be paid the amount of such excess to the Seller Payees. If the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration as adjusted pursuant to the Final Adjustment is less than the Adjusted Closing Date Cash Consideration paid on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.2 , then the Seller Payees shall pay the amount of such deficiency to JetPay. Any payment under this paragraph (e) shall be made in cash or same day funds within three (3) Business Days after the determination of the Final Adjustment pursuant to this Section 2.3(e) and shall be treated as an adjustment to the purchase price by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

 

Section 2.4.           Deferred Consideration . In addition to the Closing Date Consideration, the Seller Payees shall receive, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, two equal cash payments (collectively, the “ Deferred Cash Consideration ”) of one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00) on each of April 10, 2015 and April 10, 2016. On the Closing Date, JetPay shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00) into a separate account for the purpose of satisfying its obligation to deliver the Deferred Cash Consideration on April 10, 2015. Such separate account shall be a “deposit-only” account, which shall be used solely to fund the Deferred Cash Consideration and the Sellers shall be granted a first priority security interest in such account. Any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.4 but not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate of six percent (6%) per annum.

 

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Section 2.5.           Contingency Consideration .

 

(a)          Within forty five (45) days after each of the first and second anniversaries of the Closing Date, JetPay shall prepare and deliver, or cause to be prepared and delivered, to the Sellers a statement (each, a “ Net Revenue Statement ”), which shall set forth in reasonable detail the Net Revenue for the twelve months ended on the first anniversary of the Closing Date and second anniversary of the Closing Date, respectively, calculated in accordance with the Agreed-Upon Determination Principles. JetPay shall also provide to the Sellers interim calculations of the Company’s Net Revenue for each calendar quarter within forty five (45) days after the end of such quarter, commencing with the first calendar quarter ending after the Closing.

 

(b)          During the thirty (30) days following delivery of a Net Revenue Statement, the Sellers shall review the Net Revenue Statement, and during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, shall have access to JetPay’s books and records and the working papers related to the preparation of the Net Revenue Statement in the JetPay’s offices in Pennsylvania. Each Net Revenue Statement will become final, binding and conclusive upon JetPay and the Sellers (a) on the 30 th day following the Sellers’ receipt thereof, unless JetPay receives from the Sellers prior to such 30 th day, written notice of the Sellers’ disagreement (a “ Revenue Dispute Notice ”) with the determination of Net Revenue or (b) on such earlier date as the Sellers notify JetPay that it does not dispute the Net Revenue Statement. Any Revenue Dispute Notice will specify in reasonable detail the nature and dollar amount of any disagreement as to the calculation of Net Revenue. The Revenue Dispute Notice shall be limited to disputes or objections based on errors in the final calculations contained in the Net Revenue Statement. If the Sellers timely deliver a Revenue Dispute Notice, then the determination of the Net Revenue Statement (in accordance with the resolution described in clause (x) or (y) below, as applicable) will become final, binding and conclusive upon JetPay and the Sellers on the first to occur of (x) within ten (10) days of the date on which JetPay and the Sellers resolve in writing all differences they have with respect to the Net Revenue Statement or (y)  within ten (10) days of the date on which all of the disputed items on the Net Revenue Statement that are not resolved by JetPay and the Sellers in writing are finally resolved in writing by the Accounting Firm in accordance with Section 2.5(d) . The Sellers shall be deemed to have agreed with all amounts and items contained in a Net Revenue Statement that are not specifically set forth in a Revenue Dispute Notice.

 

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(c)          During the thirty (30) days following delivery of a Revenue Dispute Notice, JetPay and the Sellers will seek in good faith to resolve in writing any differences set forth on a Revenue Dispute Notice. If JetPay and the Sellers do not reach agreement on all differences set forth on a Revenue Dispute Notice during such 30-day period (or such longer period as they shall mutually agree), then at the end of such 30-day (or longer) period, JetPay and the Sellers will submit all unresolved items to the Accounting Firm to review and resolve such matters. The parties shall instruct the Accounting Firm (i) not to assign a value to any item in dispute greater than the greatest value or lower than the lowest value assigned by JetPay or the Sellers, and (ii) to make a final determination (a “ Revenue Final Determination ”) not later than thirty (30) days following submission of the any unresolved differences to the Accounting Firm. A Revenue Final Determination will be final, binding and conclusive on JetPay and the Sellers, effective as of the date the Accounting Firm’s written determination is received by JetPay and the Sellers. Each party will bear its own legal, accounting and other fees and expenses of participating in such dispute resolution procedure. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be allocated between JetPay, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, based upon a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the aggregate dollar value of the amount actually contested that is not awarded to JetPay or the Seller (as the case may be) and (y) the denominator of which is the aggregate dollar value of the amount actually contested between the parties. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “amount actually contested” by each of JetPay and the Sellers shall be determined by reference to their respective written presentations submitted to the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 2.5(c) . For example and solely for the purposes of illustration, if the Sellers claim that the appropriate adjustments are $1,000 greater than the amount determined by JetPay and if the Accounting Firm ultimately resolves the Unresolved Items by awarding to Sellers $300 of the $1,000 contested, then the fees, costs and expenses of the dispute resolution process contemplated by this Section 2.5(c) will be allocated 30% (i.e., 300 ÷ 1,000) to JetPay and 70% (i.e., 700 ÷ 1,000) to Sellers.

 

(d)          Upon the finalization of a Net Revenue Statement, in accordance with this Section 2.5 , JetPay shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Seller Payees within ten (10) business days of such final determination, the product of (i) the amount by which the Net Revenue as finally determined on such Net Revenue Statement exceeds the Baseline Net Revenue, multiplied by (ii) 0.5 (such amount, if any, the “ Contingency Consideration ”); provided , that in no event shall the aggregate Contingency Consideration due and payable to the Seller Payees exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and shall be treated as an adjustment to the purchase price by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

 

Section 2.6.           Code Section 483 . With respect to the Deferred Cash Consideration under Section 2.4 and any other applicable payment hereunder, upon each payment to Seller Payees, JetPay shall treat as interest a sum equal to the minimum rate of interest which, at the date of Closing, is required to be treated as interest under Section 483 of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or other applicable Law. No party to this Agreement shall (nor shall any of its respective Affiliates or direct or indirect owners) take any position inconsistent with JetPay’s calculation of imputed interest on any Tax Return or in any Tax Contest except as may be required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

 

ARTICLE III

CLOSING

 

Section 3.1.           Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Dechert LLP, Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, on the date hereof following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VIII , or on such other date and time and at such other place as JetPay and the Sellers shall mutually agree. The date of the Closing is herein called the “ Closing Date .” For financial accounting and Tax purposes, to the extent permitted by Law, the Closing shall be deemed to have become effective as of 11:59 P.M on the Closing Date.

 

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Section 3.2.           Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing:

 

(a)          the Company and Sellers, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to JetPay:

 

(i)          certificates representing (or similar evidence of ownership of) the Units (or other ownership interests) of the Company owned by the Sellers, if any, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by powers duly executed in blank, or a written certification from the Sellers stating that no such certificates exist and accompanied by membership interest transfer certificates duly executed in blank;

 

(ii)         duly executed counterparts to each Ancillary Agreement to which such Person is party; and

 

(iii)        the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.2 .

 

(b)          JetPay shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:

 

(i)          certificates representing the Closing Date Stock Consideration to the Seller Payees;

 

(ii)         duly executed counterparts to each Ancillary Agreement to which JetPay is party; and

 

(iii)        the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.3 .

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company and the Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to JetPay as of the date hereof as follows:

 

Section 4.1.           Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries . The Company is a private limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it now is being conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in all jurisdictions listed in Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, which are the only jurisdictions where the nature of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Company (i) has no Subsidiaries, (ii) does not own an interest in any foreign entity and (c) does not own an interest in any entity, joint venture, arrangement or contract that is treated as a partnership for any purpose (including state law purposes or Tax purposes). The Company has made available to JetPay true and complete copies of the Company Organizational Documents, as amended to date, in each case, as in effect as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 4.2.           Authorization . The Company has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of the Company, and no other limited liability company proceedings are necessary to authorize this Agreement or for the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each Ancillary Agreement will when executed and delivered constitute, a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Section 4.3.           No Conflict . Except as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a party, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (x) violate any provision of Law to which such the Company is subject, (y) conflict with or violate the Company Organizational Documents, or (z) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default (or an event which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute a default) under, or require the consent of any third party under, or result in or permit the termination or amendment of any provision of, or result in or permit the acceleration of the maturity or cancellation of performance of any obligation under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any asset or property of the Company, or give to others any interests or rights therein under, any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or affected except, in the case of clauses (x) and (z), for any such violations, breaches or defaults, or for any such consents the failure of which to be obtained that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.4.           Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the validity and effectiveness immediately following the Closing of any Permit of the Company, do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule and (b) for filings, consents, approvals or clearances where the failure to make any such filing or obtain any such consent, approval or clearance would not prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Transaction.

 

Section 4.5.           Capitalization . Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the owners of the Company’s issued and outstanding Units and their respective ownership interest percentages. All of the Units have been duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights, any agreement or other understanding binding upon the Company, and were issued in compliance with all Law and the Company’s Organizational Documents. Except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding (i) securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, membership interests of the Company, (ii) subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), or other arrangements or commitments (contingent or otherwise) obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell, any of its membership interests or any interest therein or (iii) membership interest appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights of the Company. The Company does not have any obligation to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any membership interests or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause any Encumbrances to be created or suffered on the Units. There are no existing trusts, agreements or understandings (voting or otherwise) affecting the right of the Sellers to convey the Units to JetPay or any other right of the Sellers with respect to their membership interests in the Company. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any stock of or any other equity interest in any other Person, nor does it have a right or obligation to purchase any capital stock of or any other equity interest in any other Person.

 

Section 4.6.           Financial Statements .

 

(a)           Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth accurate and complete copies of the following financial statements (i) the audited balance sheets of the Company as of each of December 31, 2013 and 2012 (the “ Balance Sheets ”), and (ii) the related audited statements of income, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Company for fiscal years then ended, including the notes thereto (collectively, the “ Year-End Financial Statements ”).

 

(b)           Section 4.6(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth accurate and complete copies of (i) the reviewed balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2014 (the “ Interim Balance Sheet ”), and (ii) the related reviewed statements of income, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Company for the six month period then ended on a comparative basis to the same period in 2013 (together with the Interim Balance Sheet, the “ Interim Financials ” and, together with the Year-End Financial Statements, the “ Financial Information ”).

 

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(c)          The Financial Information has been prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company, which books and records fairly reflect in all material respects all the assets, liabilities and operations of the Company. The Year-End Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, each of the balance sheets in the Financial Information fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of its respective date, and each statement of income in the Financial Information fairly presents in all material respects the results of operations of the Company for the period covered thereby. The Interim Financials have been prepared in accordance with GAAP except for the absence of footnotes and year-end adjustments, that if presented, would not differ materially from the Year-End Financial Statements.

 

(d)          The statutory books, records and accounts of the Company have been maintained in accordance with all applicable Laws. The statutory books, records and accounts of the Company are in the possession (or under the control) of the Company.

 

(e)          There exist no liabilities or obligations that are required by GAAP to be disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Financial Information except (i) as disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Interim Balance Sheet, (ii) for items specifically disclosed on Section 4.6(e) of the Disclosure Schedule or (iii) for liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2013 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”).

 

(f)          The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) all assets, liabilities and transactions are accurately and timely recorded in all material respects and as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements and (ii) transactions are executed and access to records is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization.

 

Section 4.7.           Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except in connection with the Transaction, since the Balance Sheet Date, (w) the Company has conducted the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (x) the Company has used its reasonable efforts to preserve for the Business the goodwill of the customers, suppliers and others having business relations with it, (y) there has been no Business Material Adverse Effect, nor has any event or circumstance or series of related events or circumstances, occurred that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect, and (z) except as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule or consented to or approved by JetPay, none of the following has occurred:

 

(a)          any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by the Company, except for any change required by reason of a change in GAAP;

 

(b)          any change in the assets, liabilities, sales, income or Business of the Company or in the Company’s relationships with suppliers, customers or lessors, other than changes which arose in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, which assets have a value in excess of $25,000;

 

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(c)          any split, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Units or, other than distributions to the Sellers in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice, the declaration, payment or setting aside of any distribution or other dividend (whether in cash, equity or property, or any combination thereof) in respect of the Units;

 

(d)          any change in the policies or practices of the Company with regard to pricing, the extension of discounts or credits to customers or collection of receivables from customers;

 

(e)          entrance into any Contract that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, if the Securities Act was applicable to the Company;

 

(f)           any creation, incurrence, assumption, modification, guarantee, endorsement or otherwise becoming liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness and incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

 

(g)          any issuance, sale or creation of any Encumbrance on the Units;

 

(h)          any waiver, release, assignment, settlement or compromise of any Legal Proceeding;

 

(i)           any amendment, modification, assignment or termination of any Employment Contract or Benefit Plan, or the hiring of any new employee;

 

(j)           entrance into, or amendment or modification of, any Lease or sublease of any real property;

 

(k)          change in or making of any Tax election, change in any Tax accounting period, change in any Tax accounting method, or amendment of any material Tax Return;

 

(l)           any action that would result in a revocation or termination of the Company’s status as a validly electing S Corporation or other change to the Tax classification of the Company; and

 

(m)          any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 4.8.           Title . The Company has good and marketable title to, or otherwise has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable lease, license or similar contractual arrangement, all of its assets and properties (including those reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet or acquired thereafter, but excluding any such assets and properties sold, consumed, or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date) free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances (collectively, the “ Assets ”). All Assets owned or leased by the Company are in the possession of or under the control of the Company. The Assets are adequate for the purposes for which they are presently used in the conduct of the Business. Except (i) as set forth in Section 4.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, on the Closing Date, the Assets will constitute substantially all of the assets and rights (including employees’ rights) necessary to conduct the Business in substantially the same manner as the Business is presently and proposed to be conducted. Except as set forth in Section 4.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the Assets owned or leased by the Company, including without limitation those that are reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet, which are necessary for the operation of the Business as currently conducted, are in good operating condition and repair (except for ordinary wear and tear and routine maintenance in the ordinary course of business), and usable in a manner consistent with their respective current use, and comply with applicable Laws. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no facts or conditions affecting any material Assets that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to interfere with the use, occupancy or operation of such Assets.

 

Section 4.9.           Owned Real Property . The Company does not own, and has not owned at any time prior hereto, any real property.

 

Section 4.10.          Leases .

 

(a)           Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements (the “ Leases ”) for the use and occupancy of real property to which the Company is a party or is bound (the “ Leased Real Property ”). True, correct and complete copies of all Leases and all amendments, modifications and supplemental agreements thereto have previously been delivered to JetPay. The Leases are in full force and effect, and, except as set forth on Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, have not been modified or amended. Except as set forth in Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is not, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no other party thereto is, in default or breach under the terms of any Lease, (ii) the Company is not obligated to pay any leasing or brokerage commission relating to any Lease that has not already been paid and will not have any obligation to pay any leasing or brokerage commission upon the renewal of any Lease. The Company has accepted possession of the Leased Real Property demised pursuant to the Leases and is in actual possession thereof and has not subleased, assigned, encumbered or hypothecated its leasehold interest or granted any right of occupancy, possession or enjoyment of any of the Leased Real Property to any other Person.

 

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(b)          To the Company’s Knowledge (i) the current use of the Leased Real Property in the conduct of the Business does not violate any instrument of record or agreement affecting the Leased Real Property, and there is no violation of any covenant, condition, restriction, easement or order of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Leased Real Property, or the use or occupancy thereof, except for such violations as would not materially interfere with the continued use and operation of the Leased Real Property to which they relate or materially adversely affect the value thereof for its current use, (ii) the Leased Real Property is in compliance with all applicable building, zoning, subdivision, health and safety and other land use and similar applicable Laws, rules and regulations affecting the Leased Real Property, and the Company has not received any notice of any material violation or claimed material violation by the Company of any such Laws, rules and regulations with respect to the Leased Real Property which have not been resolved, (iii) there are no proposed special assessments, or proposed material changes in property tax or land use or other Laws affecting the Leased Real Property, (iv) all Permits required in connection with the operation of the Leased Real Property and all improvements thereon and the conduct of the Business thereon have been duly obtained, are in full force and effect and no proceedings are pending or threatened which could lead to a revocation or other impairment of any thereof and (v) the building and other improvements at the Leased Real Property are structurally sound and the systems located therein are adequate to service the normal operations of the Company at the Leased Real Property. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no circumstances (including, without limitation, any notice of eminent domain or condemnation proceedings) which could adversely restrict the continued possession, use or quiet enjoyment of any Leased Real Property.

  

Section 4.11.          Working Capital Assets . All of the outstanding accounts and notes receivable of the Company have arisen in the ordinary course of business in connection with bona-fide business transactions. The amounts of accounts and notes receivable reflected in the Financial Information, or with respect to accounts and notes receivable arising after the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, on the accounting records of the Company, have been recorded in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. All of the outstanding accounts receivable deemed uncollectible have been reserved against in the Financial Information in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 4.12.          Intellectual Property .

 

(a)           Section 4.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all issued patents, registered trademarks, registered copyrights, registered domain names and all applications for the registration or issuance of any of the foregoing owned by the Company (collectively, the “ Business Registered Intellectual Property ”), indicating as to each item as applicable: (i) the jurisdictions in which such item is issued or registered or in which any application for issuance or registration has been filed, (ii) the respective issuance, registration, or application number of the item, and (iii) the dates of application, issuance or registration of the item.

 

(b)          Each item of the Business Registered Intellectual Property is (i) subsisting in good standing, and not the subject of any pending or, to Company’s Knowledge, threatened proceeding before any Governmental Authority challenging its extent, validity, enforceability or the Company’s ownership thereof, and (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, valid and enforceable. The Company has taken or will take prior to the Closing Date steps reasonably necessary to cause all necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees due for payment no later than the Closing Date in connection with such Business Registered Intellectual Property to be paid in a timely manner. All registration, maintenance and renewal documents, declarations, affidavits and other filings due no later than the Closing Date and necessary to maintain such Business Registered Intellectual Property against cancellation or abandonment have been or will be filed, paid or taken in a timely manner with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be.

 

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(c)         Section 4.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all material written licenses, sublicenses, consents and other agreements:

 

(i)          by which the Company is authorized to use Intellectual Property that is used by the Company in its Business; and

 

(ii)         by which the Company authorizes a third party to use any Intellectual Property owned by the Company.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has delivered or made available to JetPay copies of all of the licenses, sublicenses, consents and other agreements described in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) that are true, correct and complete in all material respects, together with all material amendments thereto.

 

(d)          The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the confidential information and trade secrets of the Business.

 

(e)          The Company owns all right, title and interest in and to, or has a valid and enforceable license, sublicense, or right to use, all of the Intellectual Property used in the Business as presently or proposed to be conducted, free and clear of all Encumbrances.

 

(f)          Except as set forth in Section 4.12(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, no computer software owned, purported to be owned, or developed for use in the Business includes, comprises or was developed using any software subject to open source, “copyleft” or similar licensing terms, including the GNU General Public License, where such use or incorporation would (i) dedicate to the public domain such software, (ii) otherwise require the free licensure of such software or public disclosure of the source code of such software to other Persons, or (iii) prevent the Company from claiming ownership of or otherwise enforcing Intellectual Property rights in such software.

 

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(g)          The Company does not have any pending, unresolved notice, claim, demand or other assertion from any other Person, including for the avoidance of doubt, any cease and desist letter or offer of license, (i) alleging any infringement, dilution or misappropriation by the Company of any other Person’s Intellectual Property, (ii) challenging or questioning the right of the Company to use any of the Intellectual Property used in connection with the operation and conduct of the Business or (iii) challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company. Except as set forth in Section 4.12(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge (i) the operation of the Business as currently conducted does not infringe upon, violate or constitute misappropriation of the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and (ii) the Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company or used in the operation of the Business has not been infringed, diluted or misappropriated by any other Person. Except as set forth in Section 4.12(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to, and no Intellectual Property owned by the Company is the subject of, any pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened proceedings or actions before any Governmental Authority (including the United States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent authority anywhere in the world) which involves a claim of infringement, unauthorized use, or violation of any Intellectual Property of any third party or a challenge by a third party to the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any of any such Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Section 4.12(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no unsatisfied judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards (whether rendered by a court, an administrative agency or by an arbitrator) against the Company with respect to Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company, and the Company is not in breach or violation of any such orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards (whether rendered by a court, an administrative agency or by an arbitrator).

 

(h)          The Company’s information technology systems used in the Business, including all computer hardware and software, perform reliably and in material conformance with the appropriate specifications or documentation for such Company systems. As of the Closing, the Company’s collection, storage, maintenance, and use of any personally identifiable information complies with all applicable privacy and data security laws in all material respects. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect against any anticipated or actual threats or hazards to the security or integrity of any personally identifiable information, and from the loss of any personally identifiable information consistent with its current operations. To the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no unauthorized access to or use of, or any security breach relating to or affecting, any personally identifiable information.

 

Section 4.13.          Contracts . Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the following Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound:

 

(a)          Contracts relating to the acquisition or disposition, outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, of assets or securities of any other Person or for the grant to any Person of any preferential rights to purchase any of such assets or securities other than in the ordinary course of business, since January 1, 2009;

 

(b)          Contracts for joint ventures, partnerships or sharing of profits or proprietary information;

 

(c)          Contracts containing covenants limiting the right of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area or from soliciting or hiring any Person with respect to employment, or covenants limited the right of any other Person to compete with the Company in any line of business or in any geographical area or from soliciting or hiring any Person with respect to employment except, with respect to covenants not to solicit or hire, for any such Contracts in the ordinary course with customers and suppliers;

 

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(d)         Contracts evidencing Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Company or secured by any Asset);

 

(e)         Contracts under which the Company is required to provide continuing indemnification or a guarantee of obligations of any Person in excess of $50,000, except for any such Contracts in the ordinary course with customers and suppliers;

 

(f)          Contracts under which the Company has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its managers, officers and employees which remain unsatisfied or unforgiven;

 

(g)         Contracts that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act if the Securities Act was applicable to the Company;

 

(h)         Contracts required to be listed in Section 4.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedule;

 

(i)          Contracts relating to the development of any Intellectual Property used in the Business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any computer software developed for use in the Business);

 

(j)          Contracts with a Governmental Authority;

 

(k)         Contracts providing for indemnification of any officer or manager of the Company, other than any existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy and as provided in Company’s Organizational Documents, as currently in effect;

 

(l)          Contracts granting a power of attorney or similar power by the Company for any purpose whatsoever;

 

(m)        Contracts entered into since January 1, 2009, involving any resolution or settlement of any actual or threatened Legal Proceeding or which imposed material continuing obligations on the Company; and

 

(n)        other Contracts (other than those listed in clauses (a) through (n) of this Section 4.13 and other than the Employment Contracts) (A) with a term longer than 90 days from the date hereof that involve payments by the Company in excess of $50,000 per year; or (B) with a term of less than one (1) year from the date hereof that involve payments by the Company in excess of $50,000, that are not terminable by the Company upon sixty (60) days’ notice or less without liability, premium or penalty.

 

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Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, each Contract listed in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, each Employment Contract and each Lease listed in Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is valid and is binding on the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each other party thereto and is in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, is in default or breach in any material respect under the terms of, nor has the Company received any notice of any material default or breach under, any such Contract, Employment Contract or Lease, and no event or circumstance has occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a material default thereunder or would permit material modification, acceleration or termination of any such Contract, Employment Contract or Lease or the loss of any material benefit thereunder. The Company has delivered or made available to JetPay true, correct and complete copies of all Contracts listed in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule and of all Employment Contracts, together with all amendments thereto. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate any Contract or Lease.

 

Section 4.14.          Litigation . Except for collections lawsuits filed by the Company against merchants in the ordinary course of business and not involving amounts under dispute in excess of $25,000 and except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, against the Company or any of its assets (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, against any of the officers or managers of the Company related to their business duties, which interfere with their business duties, or as to which the Company has any indemnification obligations) at law, in equity or otherwise, in, before, or by, any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no material judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards against the Company or any of its assets, or with respect to the Business.

 

Section 4.15.          Compliance with Laws . Since January 1, 2009, the Company has at all times been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws. Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2009, the Company has not received any written notice of any material violation of any applicable Law. Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has all Permits required to conduct its Business as presently conducted and has provided JetPay copies of each such Permit. Each Permit is in full force and effect and the Company is in compliance with each such Permit in all material respects.

 

Section 4.16.          Environmental Matters . Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a)          the Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining in good standing, applying for timely renewal of and complying in all material respects with all Permits required by applicable Environmental Laws (“ Environmental Permits ”);

 

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(b)          the Company has not received any, and to the Company’s Knowledge there are no, unresolved written or otherwise unambiguous, notices, citations, summonses, orders, complaints, penalties, claims, investigations, requests for information, demands or reviews by any Governmental Authority or any other Person in connection with the Business (x) with respect to any material violation or alleged violation of or material liability under any applicable Environmental Law, (y) with respect to any alleged failure to have or comply with any material Environmental Permit or (z) with respect to the exposure to, presence, Release, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, or the making of arrangements for the treatment, storage, disposal or transportation, of any Hazardous Substance, in each case that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability of the Company under any Environmental Laws and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such notice, citation, summons, order, complaint, penalty, claim, investigation, request for information, demand or review against or involving the Company or the Business has been threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person; and

 

(c)          to the Company’s Knowledge, no facts, events, circumstances or conditions exist, or existed, with respect to the Company, the Business, any Leased Real Property or any real property formerly owned, operated or leased by the Company or in connection with the Business that would reasonably be expected to result (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in the Company incurring a material liability pursuant to Environmental Law or in connection with any Hazardous Substance.

 

Section 4.17.          Employee Benefit Matters .

 

(a)           Section 4.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Benefit Plan. Any Benefit Plan that is maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to the terms of an agreement with a professional employer organization, including any such Benefit Plan for which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate have any liability, shall be specifically identified as such in Section 4.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. None of the Benefit Plans are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to outside the United States.

 

(b)          As applicable with respect to the Benefit Plans, the Company has delivered to JetPay true and complete copies of (i) each Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto (and in the case of an unwritten Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), (ii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iii) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letter, (iv) the three most recently filed annual reports (Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the three most recent summary annual reports, financial statements and trustee reports, and (vi) all records, notices and filings made, or received, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate during the last three years concerning IRS or DOL audits or investigations and “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

(c)          The Company and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Laws applicable to the Benefit Plans. Each Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Each Benefit Plan, which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, and which is intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a determination or opinion letter from the IRS to the effect that such plan is qualified and exempt from U.S. federal income Tax under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code and each such Benefit Plan is so qualified and exempt from U.S. federal income Tax.

 

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(d)          The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and the regulations thereunder with respect to each Benefit Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code. Each Benefit Plan is in material compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “ Healthcare Reform Law ”), to the extent applicable. With respect to any Benefit Plan, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has sought reimbursement under the retiree reinsurance program provided for in the Healthcare Reform Law.

 

(e)          All payments under the Benefit Plans, except those to be made from a trust qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, for any period ending before the Closing Date that are not yet, but will be, required to be made are properly accrued and reflected in the Financial Information.

 

(f)           Neither the Company, nor any ERISA Affiliate, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Benefit Plan, has engaged in or, in connection with the Transaction, will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Benefit Plan which would subject any such Benefit Plan, the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or JetPay or any of its Affiliates to a Tax, penalty or liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

(g)          No Benefit Plan is now or at any time has been subject to Part 3, Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA. No asset of the Company, and no asset of any ERISA Affiliate which is to be acquired by JetPay or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, is subject to any lien under Code Section 401(a)(29), ERISA Section 302(F), Code Section 412(n) or ERISA Section 4068 or arising out of any action filed under ERISA Section 4301(b).

 

(h)          Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever contributed to or been required to contribute to, or incurred any withdrawal liability, within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA, to any Multiemployer Plan, nor does the Company or any ERISA Affiliate thereof have any potential withdrawal liability arising from a transaction described in Section 4204 of ERISA.

 

(i)           No Benefit Plan provides benefits, including death or medical benefits, beyond termination of service or retirement other than (i) coverage mandated by law or (ii) death or retirement benefits under a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

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(j)           Except as set forth in Section 4.17(j) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution of, and performance of the Transaction will not either alone or in connection with any other event(s) (i) result in any payment becoming due to any employee, former employee, manager, officer, or independent contractor of the Company, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contributions or payments to fund any obligations under any Benefit Plan or (v) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan. No payment which is or may be made by, from or with respect to any Benefit Plan, to any employee, former employee, manager, officer or independent contractor of the Company, either alone or in conjunction with any other payment, event or occurrence, will or could reasonably be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code. No such employee, former employee, manager, officer or independent contractor of the Company has any “gross up” agreements or other assurance of reimbursement for any Taxes resulting from any such “excess parachute payments.”

 

(k)          There are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Authority involving any Benefit Plan and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no threatened or pending material claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Benefit Plan, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, are there any facts which could reasonably give rise to any material liability in the event of any such audit, investigation, claim, suit or proceeding.

 

(l)           Each Benefit Plan that constitutes a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, complies in both form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code so that no amounts paid pursuant to any such Benefit Plan is subject to Tax under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(m)         Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any commitment to modify or amend any Benefit Plan (except as required by Law or to retain the tax qualified status of any Benefit Plan). Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any commitment to establish any new benefit plan, program or arrangement.

 

Section 4.18.          Taxes . Except as set forth in Section 4.18 of the Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a)          All Tax Returns required to be filed on or before the Closing Date by the Company have been duly and timely filed and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete. All Taxes due and owing by the Company (whether or not shown on a Tax Return) have been duly and timely paid.

 

(b)          The Company has withheld or collected all Taxes required to have been withheld or collected by applicable Law, and has remitted or paid all such Taxes to the applicable Governmental Authority; all forms and Tax Returns required to be prepared in connection therewith have been properly completed and timely filed.

 

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(c)          No claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is, or may be, subject to Tax in that jurisdiction. The Company is not aware of any factual basis for such a claim or assertion with respect to Pre-Closing Date Tax Periods. Section 4.18(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions where the Company files Tax Returns or is otherwise subject to Tax.

 

(d)          No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company.

 

(e)          The Company is not currently subject to any Tax Contest by any Governmental Authority and is not otherwise a party to any action involving a Governmental Authority that is related to Taxes. The Company has not been notified nor is it aware that any Governmental Authority (i) intends to conduct or initiate a Tax Contest or initiate such an action; (ii) is requesting additional information related to a Tax Return or Tax matters; or (iii) is asserting a deficiency or proposing an adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any Governmental Authority against the Company.

 

(f)          There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the assets of the Company.

 

(g)          The Company is not a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax-sharing or Tax allocation agreement, other than with respect to the allocation provisions in the Company’s operating agreement.

 

(h)          The Company has not (i) agreed to nor has it been required to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law by reason of a change in accounting method, and no Governmental Authority has proposed any such adjustment or change in accounting method; (ii) filed an application pending with any Governmental Authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods; or (iii) been the subject of a Tax ruling that would have continuing effect after the Closing Date.

 

(i)          The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax year or period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period; (ii) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law); (iii) installment or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) election under Section 108(i) of the Code or (vi) for any other reason.

 

(j)          The Company has not (i) engaged in any reportable transaction as defined in Section 6707A(c)(i) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) or a listed transaction as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), or (ii) executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code, any provision thereof or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law that would have continuing effect after the Closing.

 

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(k)          The Company is not and has not been a party to any transaction governed by Section 355 or Section 368 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) except as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(l)            Section 4.18(l) of the Disclosure Schedule lists (i) the effective date of any election made by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 1362 of the Code to be treated as an S Corporation (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law); (ii) the effective date of any election made under any other provision of foreign, state or local Law which has a similar effect; (iii) a description of any other prior changes to the Tax status of the Company, if any; and (iv) the U.S. states or local jurisdictions where the Company is treated as an S Corporation (or any corresponding or similar entity type).

 

(m)         The Company has been a valid S Corporation for U.S. federal and state income Tax purposes at all times since the effective date of its election and for all state and local tax purposes where the Company is or may be subject to Tax and the Sellers or the Company have provided valid copies of all original elections described in Section 4.18(m) of the Disclosure Schedule and notices of acceptances from the relevant Governmental Authority of such elections.

 

(n)          Except as set forth on Section 4.18(n) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not, in the past ten (10) years (i) acquired assets from another corporation in a transaction in which its tax basis for the acquired assets was determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the transferor, (ii) acquired the stock of any corporation that is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, or (iii) been treated or classified as other than a valid S Corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. The Company has not become a successor to another corporation following an acquisition of assets from that corporation in a transaction described in Section 381 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

 

(o)          Except as set forth on Section 4.18(o) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Taxes are required to be withheld from any payment or other consideration made pursuant to this Agreement and no direct or indirect Taxes will be imposed on the Company or JetPay as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(p)          Except as set forth on Section 4.18(p) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have any “net unrealized built-in” gain within the meaning of Section 1374 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

 

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Section 4.19.          Employee Relations .

 

(a)          Except as set forth in Section 4.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not: (i) a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining or other type of union agreement; (ii) a party to, involved in, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, any labor dispute, unfair labor practice charge or complaint, grievance or labor arbitration; or (iii) currently negotiating any collective bargaining agreement to which the Company is a party. The Company has not experienced any strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage at any time. There is not pending, nor has there ever been, any union election petition, demand for recognition, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, union organizing activity by or for the benefit of the employees of the Company or otherwise affecting the Company.

 

(b)          The Company has been and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including but not limited to all applicable Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation, equal employment opportunity, age, race, sex and disability discrimination, immigration control, and the payment and withholding of Taxes. The Company has not been and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice. Except as set forth in Section 4.19(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no pending or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, claims against the Company (whether under regulation, contract, policy or otherwise) asserted by or on behalf of any present or former employee or job applicant of the Company (including by any Governmental Authority) on account of or for (i) overtime pay, other than overtime pay for work done in the current payroll period, (ii) wages or salary for a period other than the current payroll period, (iii) any amount of vacation pay or pay in lieu of vacation time off, other than vacation time off or pay in lieu thereof earned in or in respect of the current fiscal year, (iv) any amount of severance pay or similar benefits, (v) unemployment insurance benefits, (vi) workers’ compensation or disability benefits, (vii) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to employment terminations or layoffs, including but not limited to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and any similar state or local law, (viii) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to employee “whistleblower” or “right-to-know” rights and protections, (ix) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulations relating to the employment obligations of federal contractors or subcontractors, (x) any violation of any regulation relating to minimum wages or maximum hours of work, (xi) discrimination, retaliation or any other violation of any Law relating to fair employment practices or equal employment opportunities, or (xii) any violation of any other Law relating to labor, employment or employment practices, and the Company is not aware of any such claims which have not been asserted.

 

(c)          The Company has properly classified for all purposes (including for all Tax purposes and for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in any Benefit Plan) all employees, leased employees, consultants and independent contractors (including nurses and recruiters), and has withheld and paid all applicable Taxes and made all appropriate filings in connection with services provided by such persons to the Company. Except as set forth in Section 4.19(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the employment of each employee of the Company is terminable at will and no employee is entitled to severance pay or other benefits following termination or resignation, except as otherwise provided by applicable Law.

 

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(d)           Section 4.19(d) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth, with respect to each current employee of the Company (including any employee who is on a leave of absence or on layoff status): (i) the name, title or classification, date of hire and exempt/non-exempt status of each employee; (ii) each employee’s annualized base compensation and all bonuses or other incentive compensation paid to such employee for 2013 and paid to or to which such employee is likely to be entitled for 2014; (iii) the number of hours of sick-time that each employee has accrued as of the date hereof; (iv) the number of hours of vacation and personal time that each employee has accrued as of the date hereof; and (v) whether the employee is receiving workers compensation or disability payments or is on leave or layoff status.

 

(e)           Section 4.19(e) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth the number of employees terminated by the Company since December 31, 2013, and sets forth an accurate and complete list of the following information for each employee who has been terminated or laid off, or whose hours of work have been reduced by more than 50% since such date: (i) the date of such termination, layoff or reduction in hours; and (ii) the location to which the employee was assigned.

 

Section 4.20.          Insurance . Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all policies and contracts for insurance (including coverage amounts, policy numbers, issuer, type of insurance and expiration dates) of which the Company is the owner, insured or beneficiary or covering any of the assets of the Company (the “ Insurance Policies ”), copies of which have been made available or previously delivered to JetPay. All premiums due and payable have been timely paid. All Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and the Company has not received any notice of increase in premiums, cancellation or non-renewal thereunder. There is no default with respect to any provision contained in any such policy, nor has there been any failure to give any notice or present any claim under any such policy in a timely fashion or in the manner or detail required by the policy. Except as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule: (a) all of such coverages are provided on an “occurrence” (as opposed to “claims made”) basis; (b) there are no outstanding claims under the Insurance Policies; (c) there are no premiums or claims due under the Insurance Policies which remain unpaid and no such policy is subject to any retroactive, retrospective or other similar type of premium adjustment other than in the ordinary course of business (i.e., workers compensation audits); (d) since January 1, 2012, no notice of cancellation or non-renewal with respect to, or disallowance (other than reservation of rights by the insurer) of any claim under, any Insurance Policy has been received; and (e) the Company has not been refused any insurance, nor have any of its coverages been limited by any insurance carrier to which it has applied for insurance or with which has carried insurance since January 1, 2012.

 

Section 4.21.          Brokers . The Company has not retained any broker, finder or investment banking firm to act on its behalf which is entitled to any fee or commission upon consummation of the Transaction.

 

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Section 4.22.          Employment Contracts; Compensation Arrangements; Officers and Managers . Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of (a) all Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound providing for the employment of any individual on a full-time, part-time or consulting or other basis and any such Contracts providing for severance, retention, change in control, transaction bonus or other similar payments to such individuals (the “ Employment Contracts ”), and (b) the names, titles and current annual salary, including any bonus, if applicable, of all present managers, officers, employees, consultants and agents of the Company, whose rate of annual compensation, including any promised, expected or customary bonus, equals or exceeds $50,000, together with a statement of the full amount of all remuneration paid by the Company to each such Person during the twelve (12)-month period ending December 31, 2013.

 

Section 4.23.          Customers . The Company has provided to JetPay a true, correct and complete list setting forth (i) the names and addresses of the ten (10) largest customers that generated revenue for the Company during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013 and (ii) the dollar amount of revenues earned by the Company from such customers during such period. The Company is not, or to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is not, in default or breach in any material respect under the terms of, nor has the Company received any notice of any material default or breach under, any such customer Contract, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a material default thereunder or would permit material modification, acceleration or termination of any such customer Contract or the loss of any material benefit thereunder. Since December 31, 2013, the Company has not received any written notice from any such customer that any such customer has terminated or cancelled, or will terminate or cancel, its business relationship with the Company. To the Company’s Knowledge, no such customer has filed for or is threatened with bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution or any similar proceedings.

 

Section 4.24.          Payoff Letters. The Company has delivered, or cause to be delivered, to JetPay a payoff letter executed by each lender of Estimated Closing Indebtedness (excluding any Estimated Closing Indebtedness that consists solely of the Transaction Expenses), effective as of the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to JetPay, which (i) sets forth the total amount required to be paid to fully satisfy all obligations, fees and expenses related to the Estimated Closing Indebtedness as of the Closing Date (including any per diem or similar ticking fee), and (ii) provide for, among other things, the release, discharge, removal and termination of all Encumbrances on the assets of the Company arising under any applicable credit facility and related agreements upon payment of the amounts set forth therein (such payoff letters collectively, together with the required discharge statements, termination statements and originals of all pledged collateral to be returned to the Company, the “ Payoff Letters ”). The Company has promptly delivered all notices, terminated all commitments and taken all other actions reasonably necessary to facilitate the repayment in full and termination of the Estimated Closing Indebtedness and the release of any related Encumbrances, effective as of the Closing.

 

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Section 4.25.          No Other Representations or Warranties . EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE SELLERS MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO. JETPAY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT RELYING AND HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN ARTICLES IV AND VI.

 

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF JETPAY

 

JetPay represents and warrants to the Sellers as of the date hereof as follows:

 

Section 5.1.           Organization . JetPay is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and except as set forth on Section 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

Section 5.2.           Authorization . JetPay has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of JetPay, and no other corporate proceedings are necessary to authorize this Agreement or for JetPay to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which JetPay is a party will be, duly executed and delivered by JetPay and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes or will constitute a valid, legal and binding agreement of JetPay, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Section 5.3.           No Conflict . Except as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery, and performance by JetPay of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which JetPay is a party, and the consummation by JetPay of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (x) violate any provision of Law to which JetPay is subject, (y) conflict with or violate JetPay’s Organizational Documents or (y) violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default (or an event which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute a default) under, or require the consent of any third party under, or result in or permit the termination or amendment of any provision of, or result in or permit the acceleration of the maturity or cancellation of performance of any obligation under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any assets or property of JetPay, or give to others any interests or rights therein under, any Contract to which JetPay is a party or by which it may be bound or affected except, in the case of clauses (x) and (z), for any such violations, breaches or defaults, or for any such consents the failure or which to be obtained that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect.

 

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Section 5.4.           Consents . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by JetPay do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as set forth in Section 5.4 of the Disclosure Schedule and (b) for filings, consents, approvals or clearances where the failure to make any such filing or obtain any such consent, approval or clearance would not prevent or materially delay the consummation by JetPay of the Transaction.

 

Section 5.5.           Brokers . JetPay has not retained any broker, finder or investment banking firm to act on its behalf that is entitled to any fee or commission upon consummation of the Transaction.

 

Section 5.6.           SEC Filings . JetPay has filed and furnished in a timely manner all filings, reports, schedules, forms, prospectuses and registration, proxy and other statements, in each case, required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC (collectively, and in each case including all schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “ JetPay SEC Documents ”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of JetPay SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of the respective dates of the last amendment filed with the SEC (in the case of all other JetPay SEC Documents), the JetPay SEC Documents have complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the applicable date referred to above, applicable to such JetPay SEC Documents, and none of the JetPay SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Section 5.7.           Capitalization .

 

(a)          As of the date of this Agreement and after giving effect to the sale of 2,000,000 shares of JetPay Common Stock under this Agreement and the concurrent sale and issuance of 20,000 shares of JetPay Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the authorized capital stock of JetPay consists of 100,000,000 shares of JetPay Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ JetPay Preferred Stock ”), of which 13,863,823 shares of JetPay Common Stock, 58,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 9,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and no shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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(b)          Except as described in the JetPay SEC Documents, there are no outstanding (i) securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, equity securities of JetPay, (ii) subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), or other arrangements or commitments (contingent or otherwise) obligating JetPay to issue, transfer or sell, any of its equity securities or any interest therein or (iii) stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests, profit participation or similar rights of JetPay. Except as described in the JetPay SEC Documents, JetPay does not have any obligation to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interest or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause any Encumbrances to be created or suffered on the capital stock of JetPay, other than Encumbrances created by Sellers. There are no existing trusts, agreements or understandings (voting or otherwise) affecting the right of JetPay to convey JetPay Common Stock or any other right of JetPay with respect to the capital stock of JetPay. Other than as listed in the JetPay SEC Documents and in Section 5.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, JetPay does not own, directly or indirectly, any stock of or any other equity interest in any other Person, nor does it have a right or obligation to purchase any stock of or any other equity interest in any other Person. All shares of JetPay Common Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instrument pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(c)          The shares of JetPay Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Section 5.8.           Litigation . Except as set forth in the JetPay SEC Documents, there are no material judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards against JetPay that would prevent or materially delay the consummation by JetPay of the Transaction pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 5.9.           NASDAQ Listing . The JetPay Common Stock is listed on NASDAQ. JetPay is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of NASDAQ for continued listing of the JetPay Common Stock thereon and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to JetPay’s Knowledge, threatened against JetPay by NASDAQ or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate the listing of the JetPay Common Stock on NASDAQ.

 

Section 5.10.          No Other Representations or Warranties . EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, JETPAY DOES NOT MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO JETPAY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO. EACH SELLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT RELYING AND HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN ARTICLE V.

 

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ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS

 

Each Seller, severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to JetPay as of the date hereof as follows:

 

Section 6.1.           Title . The Seller is the record and beneficial owner of, and have good and marketable title to, the ownership percentage of the Units set forth opposite such Seller’s name on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause any Encumbrances to be created or suffered on the Units. Other than the Units held by the Sellers or as set forth on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Sellers have no other equity or other interest in the Company. Except as set forth on Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no existing trusts, agreements or understandings (voting or otherwise) affecting the right of the Seller to convey its Units to JetPay or any other right of the Sellers with respect to its membership interests.

 

Section 6.2.           Authorization . The Seller has the right, power, and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which he or she is a party, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including to transfer, convey, and sell to JetPay at the Closing the Units to be sold by the Seller hereunder.

 

Section 6.3.           Litigation . There are no material judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards against the Seller that would prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Seller of the Transaction pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 6.4.           Investment Status . The Seller receiving JetPay Common Stock pursuant to the Transaction represents and warrants on his or her own behalf as follows:

 

(a)           S/he is acquiring a beneficial interest in JetPay Common Stock for his or her own account, for investment only and not with a view to, or any present intention of, effecting a distribution of such securities or any part thereof. Such Seller acknowledges that the JetPay Common Stock to be received in connection with the Transaction has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities Laws of any state or other jurisdiction and cannot be disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state Laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

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(b)          The Seller (i) has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that such Seller is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the JetPay Common Stock, (ii) understands and has taken cognizance of all risk factors related to the investment in the JetPay Common Stock, (iii) has been represented by counsel and/or advisors in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and (iv) is able to bear the economic risk of the investment in the JetPay Common Stock.

 

(c)          Michael Collester is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(d)         Such Seller is not acquiring the JetPay Common Stock as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspapers, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or presented at any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by a person not previously known to such Seller in connection with investments in securities generally.

 

Section 6.5.           JetPay Common Stock . Neither the Seller, nor any of his or his Affiliates, own beneficially or of record any shares of JetPay Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, any shares of JetPay Common Stock except as set forth on Section 6.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

Section 7.1.           Further Assurances .

 

(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Section 7.1(b) and Section 7.1(c) below, each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other parties and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the Transaction, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, (ii) obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, waivers, permits, authorizations, orders and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions described herein, and (iii) execute and deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transaction.

 

(b)          The Sellers and JetPay shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to make, on a timely basis, all registrations, filings and applications with, give all notices to, and obtain any approvals, orders, qualifications and waivers from a Governmental Authority necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that except as otherwise set forth herein, neither the Sellers or any of their Affiliates nor JetPay or any of its Affiliates shall be required to commence or be a plaintiff in any litigation or offer or grant any material accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any Person in connection with any such registration, filing, application, notice, approval, order, qualification or waiver.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall require or obligate any party or its Affiliates to agree or otherwise be required to sell or otherwise dispose of, hold separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), or divest itself of all or any portion of the assets or operations of the Company or any of their Affiliates or JetPay or any of its Affiliates.

 

(d)          All information provided to or obtained by any party heretofore or hereafter shall be held in confidence by the relevant party in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated October 28, 2013, between JetPay and the Company (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”); provided , that, JetPay may disclose such information to any lenders from whom JetPay is seeking financing if JetPay and such lender have entered into a confidentiality agreement on terms substantially similar to those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Section 7.2.           Public Announcements . Except as otherwise provided herein, the timing and content of all announcements regarding any aspect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to the financial community, Governmental Authorities, or the general public shall be mutually agreed upon in advance by the Sellers and JetPay; provided , however , that each party hereto may make any such announcement which it in good faith believes, based on advice of counsel, is required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other parties prior to any such announcement to the extent practicable, and shall in any event promptly provide the other parties hereto with copies of any such announcement. This Section 7.2 shall not apply to communications by any party to its counsel, accountants or other advisors or, if the substance of such communication would not reasonably be expected to require JetPay to file a Form 8-K and/or make a disclosure under Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, to employees.

 

Section 7.3.           Consents and Waivers . Any consents, waivers, approvals and notices necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions described herein shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers and JetPay, and executed counterparts of any consents, waivers and approvals shall be delivered to the other party promptly after receipt thereof, and copies of such notices shall be delivered to the other party promptly after the making thereof. Any costs incurred as payments to any Person with respect to such consents, waivers, approvals and notices shall be borne by JetPay after the Closing.

 

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Section 7.4.           Post-Closing Obligations of JetPay and the Company

 

(a)          JetPay shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, continue to provide the Transferred Employees, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement (or such earlier date as the applicable Transferred Employee’s employment terminates), with annual base pay, annual bonus opportunities and benefits that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided by the Company immediately prior to the Closing Date; provided , however , that JetPay and its Affiliates shall not be required to provide equity-based compensation to the Transferred Employees. JetPay shall or shall cause its Affiliates to credit Transferred Employees for services performed with the Company or its Affiliates on and prior to the Closing Date for purposes of vesting and eligibility under any employee benefit plan sponsored by JetPay for which Transferred Employees become eligible to the extent permissible under such plans sponsored by JetPay; provided , that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to benefit accrual under any defined benefit pension plan or to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits to any Transferred Employee with respect to the same period of service for such Transferred Employee.

 

(b)          Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the ability of JetPay or its Affiliates to terminate the employment of any Transferred Employee for Cause at any time after the Closing Date. Nothing in this Section 7.4 or any other provision of this Agreement shall (i) be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement (including any Benefit Plan transferred to JetPay or any of its Affiliates) or (ii) limit the ability of JetPay or any of its Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by JetPay or any of its Affiliates (including any Benefit Plan transferred to JetPay or any of its Affiliates).

 

(c)          The Company agrees to maintain in effect the tax qualified defined contribution retirement plan in which Transferred Employees currently participate (the “ 401(k) Plan ”) in accordance with applicable law, continue to make all required contributions and distributions thereto or therefrom as and when due and take (or refrain from taking) any action otherwise necessary to preserve the tax-qualified status of the 401(k) Plan. If JetPay provides such written notice, the Company shall take all action necessary to terminate the 401(k) Plan and shall provide JetPay evidence that the 401(k) Plan has been terminated pursuant to resolutions of the Company’s Manager (the form and substance of which resolutions shall be subject to review and approval of the JetPay), effective as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

 

(d)          For the twenty-four (24)-month period following the Closing Date, JetPay shall not take any action or omit to take any action that is intentionally designed with the purpose of frustrating the Company’s ability to generate Net Revenue sufficient to make the maximum Contingency Consideration payable to the Sellers.

 

Section 7.5.           Form 8-K Filings . JetPay and the Sellers shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, JetPay shall file with the SEC, a Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to the Exchange Act, announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, the financial statements prepared by the Company and its accountant (the “ Transaction Form 8-K ”). JetPay and the Sellers have prepared a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Press Release ”). Simultaneously with the Closing, JetPay shall file the Transaction Form 8-K with the SEC and distribute the Press Release.

 

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Section 7.6.           Non-competition; Non-solicitation .

 

(a)          For a period of three years commencing on the Closing Date (the “ Restricted Period ”), each of the Sellers (each, a “ Non-compete Party ”) shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in or assist others in engaging in the Business in the Territory except with respect to the Company, JetPay or their respective Subsidiaries; (ii) have an interest in any Person (other than the Company or JetPay) that engages directly or indirectly in the Business in the Territory in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, employee, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; (iii) intentionally interfere in any material respect with the business relationships (whether formed before or after the date of this Agreement) between the Company, JetPay or their Subsidiaries and customers or suppliers of the Company, JetPay or their Subsidiaries; or (iv) solicit or attempt to solicit, directly or indirectly, any of the customers or suppliers of the Company, JetPay or their subsidiaries for the purposes of diverting business or services from the Company, JetPay or their Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Non-compete Party may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange if such Non-compete Party is not a controlling Person of, or such Non-compete Party of a group which controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such Person.

 

(b)          During the Restricted Period, each Non-compete Party shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit any employee of the Company, JetPay or their Subsidiaries or encourage any such employee to leave such employment or hire any such employee who has left such employment; provided that nothing in this Section 7.6(b) shall prevent any Non-compete Party or any of its Affiliates from hiring (i) any employee whose employment has been terminated by the Company, JetPay or their Subsidiaries; or (ii) after 180 calendar days from the date of termination of employment, any employee whose employment has been terminated by the employee; or shall prevent any Non-compete Party from making a general solicitation which is not directed specifically to any Company employees.

 

(c)          If a Non-compete Party breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of this Section 7.6 , JetPay and the Company shall have the right and remedy to have such provision specifically enforced by any court having competent jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to each of JetPay, the Company or their Subsidiaries and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy. The foregoing rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to JetPay and the Company under Law or in equity.

 

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(d)          Each Non-compete Party acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 7.6 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and constitute a material inducement to JetPay to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 7.6 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in this Section 7.6 and each provision hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.7.           Tax Matters

 

(a)           Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns .

 

(i)          Sellers shall prepare and timely file (or cause to be prepared and timely filed) all Tax Returns of the Company for which the Company is treated as an S Corporation. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the due date for any such Tax Return, Sellers shall provide a draft of each such Tax Return to JetPay for its review, comment and approval. Sellers shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments of JetPay into such Tax Return, and Sellers shall be responsible for paying any Tax shown as due on any such Tax Return, including any Taxes required to be withheld on account of the Sellers, directly to the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

(ii)         The Company shall prepare and timely file (or cause to be prepared and timely filed) all Tax Returns of the Company for Pre-Closing Date Tax Periods not described in Section 7.7(a)(i) (including Tax Returns of the Company for all Straddle Periods). Sellers shall, with respect to any Tax shown as due on any such Tax Return (to the extent such Tax is not included in the definition of “Indebtedness”), be responsible for paying any Tax attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period ending at the end of the day on the Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 7.7(b), to the Company no later than twenty (20) days after receiving written notice of the obligation to pay such Taxes hereunder from the Company.

 

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(b)           Allocation of Certain Taxes . To the extent permissible under applicable Law (including Laws relating to the Section 338 Election), the parties agree to close the Tax year of the Company (including, if required by applicable Law, pursuant to a required election) as of the end of the day on the Closing Date. To the extent that the Company is required to file a Tax Return for a Straddle Period in any jurisdiction, the parties agree to use the following conventions for determining the amount of Taxes attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date: the Taxes attributable to the portion of a Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall (i) in the case of Taxes that are either based upon or related to income or receipts or imposed in connection with any sale, transfer or assignment or any deemed sale, transfer or assignment of property (real or personal, tangible or intangible), be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the Tax year ended at the end of the day on the Closing Date and (ii) in the case of Taxes (other than those described in clause (i)) imposed on a periodic basis with respect to the business or assets of the Company or otherwise measured by the level of any item, be deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire relevant Straddle Period. For purposes of clause (i) of the preceding sentence, any exemption, deduction, credit or other item that is calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions) shall be allocated in accordance with clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (i) and clause (ii) of this Section 7.7(b) do not address Transfer Taxes, the payment of which is addressed in Section 7.7(d) .

 

(c)           Cooperation on Tax Matters . The Sellers and JetPay shall (and JetPay shall cause the Company to) (i) assist in the preparation and timely filing of any Tax Return of the Company; (ii) assist in any Tax Contest or other proceeding with respect to the Tax Returns or Taxes of the Company; (iii) provide any information required to allow the Sellers, JetPay or the Company to comply with any information reporting contained in the Code or other applicable Laws; (iv) in the case of the Sellers, take any action requested by JetPay in the event that Sellers are unable to comply with an indemnification obligation hereunder arising from the Company’s failure to be a valid S Corporation in any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period; and (v) provide certificates or forms, and timely execute any Tax Return, that are necessary or appropriate to establish an exemption for (or reduction in) any Transfer Tax.

 

(d)           Transfer Taxes . The Sellers will pay, and will indemnify and hold JetPay harmless against, the amount of any Transfer Taxes. JetPay will prepare and file Tax Returns in connection with the payment of such Transfer Taxes at Sellers’ expense. Regardless of whether a 338 Allocation Statement is filed, JetPay shall allocate no more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to the covenants contained in Section 7.6 herein in any Tax filing with a Governmental Authority.

 

(e)           Tax Contests . If any Governmental Authority issues to the Company (i) a notice of its intent to initiate a Tax Contest of the Company for any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period or (ii) a notice of deficiency for Taxes for any such period, JetPay shall notify the Sellers of its receipt of such communication from the Governmental Authority within ten (10) days of receipt. JetPay or the Company shall provide the Sellers with copies of all correspondence and other documents received from such Governmental Authority in connection with any such Tax Contest of the Company for any Pre-Closing Date Tax Period.

 

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(f)           Section 338(h)(10) Election .

 

(i)          Upon the request of JetPay, each Seller Payee shall join, or shall cause their Affiliates to join, with JetPay in making an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and any corresponding or similar election under state, local or foreign Tax Law (collectively, the “ Section 338 Election ”) with respect to the Company. Any such request shall be made by JetPay in writing no later than one-hundred and fifty (150) days after the Closing Date. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller Payees shall deliver to JetPay an original IRS Form 8023 (or successor form), executed by each Seller Payee. If JetPay makes a Section 338 Election by filing IRS Form 8023, JetPay will provide (i) reasonable prior notice to the Sellers of such filing and shall provide Seller Payees with a copy of such filing after its completion; together with (ii) a sum to each Seller Payee equal to (x) the additional Taxes due from each Seller Payee as a result of JetPay’s election; and (y) the additional Taxes due from each Seller Payee as a result of JetPay’s payment to Seller Payees under (x) directly above. In the event JetPay does not make the Section 338 Election as described in this Section 7.7(f)(i) , Sections 7.7(f)(ii) – (iv) shall not apply.

 

(ii)         JetPay shall be responsible for the preparation and filing of all forms and documents required to effectuate the Section 338 Election. In addition to the IRS Form 8023, the Seller Payees shall timely deliver to JetPay any information to prepare forms and documents required to effectuate the Section 338 Election, and the Seller Payees shall execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver to JetPay such additional documents or forms, in each case at the request of JetPay.

 

(iii)        JetPay and the Seller Payees shall file, and shall cause their Affiliates to file, all Tax Returns and statements, forms and schedules in connection therewith in a manner consistent with the Section 338 Election, the relevant Code provisions and Treasury Regulations thereunder, and shall take no position contrary thereto unless required to do so by applicable Tax Laws.

 

(iv)        No later than fifteen (15) days before the Seller Payees are required to file the final S Corporation Tax Return of the Company in accordance with Section 7.7(a)(i), JetPay shall provide to the Seller Payees a statement allocating for U.S. federal income Tax purposes the Closing Date Consideration, the Contingency Consideration, if any, and any other amounts required to be treated as consideration among the assets of the Company (the “ 338 Allocation Statement ”). Such 338 Allocation Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the procedures and methodologies set forth in Section 7.7(f) of the Disclosure Letter. Other than with respect to the amounts allocated for the covenants contained in Section 7.6 herein, the amounts contained in Section 7.7(f) of Disclosure Letter are for illustrative purposes only. JetPay shall amend the 338 Allocation Statement from time to time as the consideration is adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and to take into account the Deferred Cash Consideration and the Contingency Consideration, if any. JetPay and Seller Payees shall prepare and file all Tax Returns and reports of JetPay, the Seller Payees and their respective Subsidiaries, if any, (including IRS Form 8883) consistently with the 338 Allocation Statement (as amended by JetPay).

 

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Section 7.8.           Registration Rights .

 

(a)           Right to Piggyback . Whenever JetPay proposes to register any of its equity securities (including any proposed registration of JetPay's equity securities by any third party) under the Securities Act (other than (i) in connection with registrations on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor or similar forms or (ii) to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of shares of Registrable Common Stock (each, a “ Piggyback Registration ”), JetPay shall give prompt written notice (and in any event within three Business Days after its receipt of notice of any exercise of demand registration rights) to the Sellers of its intention to effect such a registration and shall include in such registration all shares of Registrable Common Stock with respect to which JetPay has received written requests for inclusion therein from the Sellers within 20 days after the receipt of JetPay's notice. JetPay may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.

 

(b)           Piggyback Expenses . The registration expenses (excluding discounts and commissions) of the Sellers shall be paid by JetPay in all Piggyback Registrations, whether or not any such registration is consummated.

 

(c)           Priority on Primary Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of JetPay, and the managing underwriters advise JetPay in writing that, in their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to JetPay, then JetPay shall include in such registration, (i) first, the securities JetPay proposes to sell that, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering, (ii) second, the securities held by the parties to the December 28, 2012 Registration Rights Agreements by and among JetPay, American Services Insurance Company, Inc., Mendota Insurance Company, Special Opportunities Fund, Inc., Bulldog Investors General Partnership, R8 Capital Partners, LLC and Ira Lubert requested to be included in such registration, that in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), in accordance with the provisions set forth in such agreements, (iii) third, the securities held by Flexpoint Fund II, L.P., or its assignees requested to be included in such registration, that in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), in accordance with the provisions set forth in that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2013 by and between JetPay and Flexpoint Fund II, L.P., pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of shares of securities of JetPay owned by each such holder and (iv) fourth, the other securities requested to be included therein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, securities of JetPay held by any Seller) that, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of shares of securities of JetPay owned by each such holder.

 

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(d)           Priority on Secondary Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of JetPay's securities, and the managing underwriters advise JetPay in writing that, in their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the holders requesting such registration, then JetPay shall include in such registration, (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders requesting such registration that, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of shares of securities of JetPay owned by each such holder, (ii) second, the securities held by Flexpoint Fund II, L.P. or its assignees requested to be included in such registration, that in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), in accordance with the provisions set forth in that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2013 by and between JetPay and Flexpoint Fund II, L.P., pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of shares of securities of JetPay owned by each such holder and (iii) third, the other securities requested to be included in such registration (including, for the avoidance of doubt, securities of JetPay held by any Seller) that, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold in an orderly manner within the price range of such offering (if any), pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of shares of securities of JetPay owned by each such holder.

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 8.1.           Mutual Conditions . The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date of the following condition: at the Closing, there shall not have been issued and be in effect any Law that makes the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal.

 

Section 8.2.           Conditions to the Obligations of JetPay . The obligations of JetPay to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, by JetPay to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

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(a)           Representations and Warranties . Other than with respect to the Company Fundamental Representations, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Sellers contained in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule or any certificates delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or material adverse effect) as of the Closing Date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date in the manner set forth above), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Business Material Adverse Effect, and the Company Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all respects (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or material adverse effect) as of the Closing Date immediately prior to giving effect to the Closing (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date).

 

(b)           Agreements and Covenants . Each of the Company and the Sellers shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)           Sole Manager’s Certificate . The Company shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized representative of the Company, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(a) and Section 8.2(b) have been satisfied and the following:

 

(i)          the certificate of formation of the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Pennsylvania; and

 

(ii)         (A) copies of the resolutions of the Sole Manager and all Members of the Company authorizing and approving this Agreement and all of the transactions and agreements contemplated hereby; (B) the limited liability company agreement of the Company; and (C) the names of the officer or officers of the Company authorized to execute this Agreement and any and all other documents, agreements and instruments contemplated herein or therein, all certified by any authorized representative of the Company to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

 

(d)           Certain Consents . The Company shall have obtained the consents, authorizations or approvals listed on Section 8.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Closing hereunder, in each case in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to JetPay, and no such consents, authorizations or approvals shall have been revoked.

 

(e)           FIRPTA . The Company shall have delivered to JetPay a duly and properly executed certification of non-foreign status, in form and substance consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(b), stating that each Seller is not a “Foreign Person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code; provided that if the Sellers do not comply with this Section 8.2(e) , JetPay shall be entitled to deduct and withhold amounts from any payments made pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with Section 1445 of the Code.

 

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(f)           Membership Interest . The Sellers shall have delivered documents transferring all of their respective right, title and ownership of the Units in the Company, free and clear of all Encumbrances, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by powers duly executed in blank.

 

(g)           Ancillary Agreements . JetPay shall have received duly executed counterparts to each of the Ancillary Agreements to each of the Agreements to which any Seller Agreement Party is a party.

 

(h)           Receipt of Financing . JetPay shall have consummated the issuance of eleven thousand, three hundred thirty three 11,333 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Flexpoint Fund II, L.P. in exchange for three million four hundred thousand dollars ($3,400,000), and shall have received third party financing in the amount of seven million, five hundred thousand dollars $7,500,000.

 

(i)           Material Adverse Effect . No Business Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.3.           Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Agreement Parties . The obligations of the Company and the Sellers to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of JetPay contained in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule or any certificates delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or material adverse effect) as of the Closing Date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date in the manner set forth above), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect.

 

(b)           Agreements and Covenants . JetPay shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)           Officer’s Certificate . JetPay shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3(a) and Section 8.3(b) have been satisfied.

 

(d)           Secretary’s Certificate . JetPay shall have delivered to the Company and the Sellers:

 

(i)          the certificate of incorporation of JetPay certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and

 

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(ii)         (A) copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of JetPay authorizing and approving this Agreement and all of the transactions and agreements contemplated hereby; (B) the bylaws of JetPay; and (C) the names of the officer or officers of JetPay authorized to execute this Agreement and all documents, agreements and instruments contemplated herein, all certified by an authorized representative of JetPay to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

 

(e)           Ancillary Agreements . JetPay shall have delivered duly executed counterparts to each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

 

(f)           SEC Compliance . Immediately prior to Closing, JetPay shall be in compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements applicable to it under the Exchange Act.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1.           Survival; Knowledge of Breach .

 

(a)          The representations and warranties of the Company Agreement Parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by them pursuant hereto and the representations and warranties of JetPay contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by them pursuant hereto, and the indemnification obligations set forth in this ARTICLE IX , shall survive the Closing until the date that is the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, except for the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.2 (Authorization), Section 4.5 (Capitalization), Section 4.8 (Title), Section 4.16 (Environmental Matters), Section 4.17 (Employee Benefit Matters), Section 4.18 (Taxes) and Section 4.21 (Brokers), Section 6.1 (Title) and Section 6.2 (Authorization) (collectively, the “ Company Fundamental Representations ”) and in Section 5.2 (Authorization) and Section 5.7 (Capitalization), all of which shall survive until the date that is 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations without reference to documents under seal; provided , however , that (x) any obligations under Section 9.2(a) and Section 9.2(b) shall not terminate with respect to any Losses as to which the Indemnified Party shall have given notice in accordance with Section 9.3 to the Indemnifying Party before the termination of the applicable survival period set forth above (the “ Survival Period ”), (y) the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be fully performed or complied with at or prior to the Closing shall expire on the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date and (z) each covenant and agreement contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with after the Closing shall survive until the expiration of the applicable performance or compliance period hereunder.

 

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(b)          The right to indemnification or any other remedy based on representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall not be affected by any investigation conducted at any time, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation, or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any such covenant or agreements, will not affect the right to indemnification or any other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants and agreements.

 

Section 9.2.           Indemnification .

 

(a)          Subject to the other limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX , the Sellers agree to indemnify and hold harmless JetPay, the Company, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns and each of their officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “ JetPay Indemnified Parties ”) without duplication against and in respect of any and all Losses of the JetPay Indemnified Parties, to the extent resulting or arising from:

 

(i)          any breach of the representations and warranties of the Company or the Sellers set forth in this Agreement or any certificate delivered by them hereunder;

 

(ii)         any breach or non-fulfillment of, or failure to comply with, any covenant or agreement of the Company or the Sellers set forth in this Agreement; or

 

(iii)        any Indemnifiable Taxes.

 

(b)          Subject to the other limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX , JetPay and the Company agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns and each of their officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “ Seller Indemnified Parties ”) without duplication against and in respect of any and all Losses of the Seller Indemnified Parties to the extent resulting or arising from:

 

(i)          any breach of the representations and warranties of JetPay set forth in this Agreement or any certificate delivered by it hereunder; or

 

(ii)         any breach or nonfulfillment of, or failure to comply with, any covenant or agreement of JetPay set forth in this Agreement.

 

(c)          To the extent permitted by Law, any payment pursuant to this ARTICLE IX shall be treated as an adjustment to the Closing Date Consideration.

 

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Section 9.3.           Method of Asserting Claims, etc .

 

(a)          All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party hereunder shall be asserted and resolved as set forth in this Section 9.3 . An Indemnified Party entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by, or an action, proceeding or investigation instituted by, any Person (whether or not a party to this Agreement) (an “ Indemnity Claim ”), must notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Indemnity Claim as promptly as practicable after such Indemnified Party learns of the Indemnity Claim; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder unless (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure; or (ii) such notice is provided after the Survival Period. Such written notice (the “ Claim Notice ”) shall to the extent reasonably possible, set forth the amount or the estimated amount thereof (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such claim and demand) along with copies of all written evidence thereof.

 

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(b)          If an Indemnity Claim is made against an Indemnified Party by a third party (a “ Third Party Claim ”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly, but in no event more than 30 days following such Indemnified Party’s receipt of such Third Party Claim, deliver a Claim Notice to the Indemnifying Party with respect thereto; provided , however , that failure to provide such notice within the time period required shall not affect the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification hereunder except (i) to the extent that the Indemnifying Party was actually prejudiced as a result of such failure; or (ii) such notice is provided after the Survival Period. The Indemnifying Party shall have ten (10) Business Days from the date of personal delivery or mailing of the Claim Notice (the “ Notice Period ”) to notify the Indemnified Party in writing whether or not it shall defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim; provided , that if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, such written notice shall include the assumption in full of all responsibility for any Losses arising from such Third Party Claim, subject to the limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX . Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim described in a Claim Notice that (i) seeks an injunction or other equitable relief as a primary remedy, (ii) relates to or arises in connection with any criminal or quasi-criminal allegation, proceeding, action, indictment or investigation, (iii) in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party, is likely to result in aggregate liability that will exceed the then remaining amount of the Cap or (iv) primarily relates to a claim or demand of, or a dispute with, a material customer of the Company. All costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in defending such claim or demand shall be a liability of, and shall be paid by, the Indemnifying Party. In the event that the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that it desires to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, except as herein provided, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to do so by appropriate proceedings. If the Indemnifying Party has the right to and elects to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall select counsel, contractors and consultants of recognized standing and competence; shall take all steps reasonably necessary in the defense or settlement of such Third Party Claim; and shall diligently pursue the resolution of such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnified Party desires to participate in, but not control, any such defense or settlement, it may do so at its sole cost and expense; provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party shall pay all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of one outside counsel (in addition to local counsel) in connection with such participation (i) if it requests the Indemnified Party to participate or (ii) if in the opinion of outside counsel to the Indemnified Party, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that would make joint representation of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party impermissible under applicable standards of professional conduct. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute any Third Party Claim, all of the parties hereto shall reasonably cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof. Subject to attorney-client privilege, such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s reasonable request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are relevant to such Third Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder; provided, however , that any out-of-pocket cost incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such cooperation shall be at the Indemnifying Party’s expense. If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may only settle or compromise a Third Party Claim with the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided , however , that the Indemnifying Party may settle or compromise such a Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party if such settlement or compromise (x) provides solely for the payment of money by the Indemnifying Party and includes a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim and (y) does not subject the Indemnified Party to any injunctive relief or other equitable remedy. If the Indemnifying Party does not defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim for which the Indemnifying Party has an indemnification obligation hereunder, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely notice as provided above or otherwise, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend and settle such Third Party Claim; provided that the amount of any such Third Party Claim, or, if the same be contested by the Indemnified Party, then that portion thereof as to which such defense is unsuccessful, shall be the liability of the Indemnifying Party hereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in this ARTICLE IX , provided that whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any Third Party Claim, or consent to the entry of any judgment, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Section 9.4.           Mitigation . Each of the parties agrees to take all reasonable steps to mitigate their respective Losses upon and after becoming aware of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Loss that is indemnifiable hereunder.

 

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Section 9.5.           Limitations on Indemnification .

 

(a)          Except with respect to breaches of the Company Fundamental Representations and for Losses arising from Indemnifiable Taxes or fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the Sellers shall not be required to indemnify or hold harmless the JetPay Indemnified Parties for Losses under Section 9.2(a)(i) or (ii) until the aggregate amount of all such Losses with respect to which a Claim Notice was delivered in accordance with Section 9.3 with respect to which Claim Notices were delivered within the Survival Period exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) (the “ Basket Amount ”), in which event the Sellers shall be obligated to indemnify the JetPay Indemnified Parties for any Losses in excess of the Basket Amount; provided , however, that the maximum amount of aggregate Losses for which the JetPay Indemnified Parties will be entitled to recover pursuant to Section 9.2(a)(i) is two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) (the “ Cap ”).

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except with respect to Losses resulting or arising from (i) Indemnifiable Taxes, (ii) breaches of the representations and warranties in Section 4.18 or (iii) fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the aggregate liability of the Sellers for Losses under Section 9.2(a) with respect to which Claim Notices were delivered within the Survival Period in accordance with Section 9.3 shall not in any event exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

 

(c)          For purposes of this ARTICLE IX , the determination of (i) whether there has been a breach of a representation or warranty and (ii) Losses resulting or arising from such breach shall be made without regard to any materiality qualification (including any reference to Business Material Adverse Effect or material adverse effect).

 

(d)          No right of indemnification hereunder shall be limited by reason of any investigation or audit conducted before or after the Closing or the knowledge of any party of any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by the other parties at any time. The Indemnified Parties shall have the right, irrespective of any knowledge or investigations to rely fully on the representations warranties and covenants of JetPay, the Company and the Sellers, as applicable, contained herein.

 

Section 9.6.           Losses Net of Insurance, etc. Payments for any Losses for which indemnification is provided shall be net of (i) any amounts actually recovered by the Indemnified Party (which shall include a party receiving payment) pursuant to any indemnification or other agreement with any third party (ii) any Tax savings realized or to be realized; and (iii) any insurance proceeds or other cash receipts or sources of reimbursement actually received as an offset against such Losses (net of any costs incurred to recover such amounts, proceeds or receipts and any increases in insurance premiums payable by the Indemnified Party attributable to such Losses); provided , that the Indemnified Party shall be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all amounts described in clauses (i) – (iii) of this Section 9.6 .

 

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Section 9.7.           Right of Set-Off . Each Seller may elect by written notice to JetPay, in his or her sole discretion, to satisfy, in whole or in part, any Indemnity Claim with shares of JetPay Common Stock acquired as part of the Closing Date Stock Consideration, which such shares shall be valued based on the greater of (i) the closing or last reported price of a share of JetPay Common Stock on the Business Day preceding such written notice (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) and (ii) $3.00 per share. To the extent a Seller does not so elect, each Seller hereby authorizes JetPay to set-off from the payment of any amount that may become due to the Sellers hereunder in excess of the Basket Amount (including, without limitation, any payments under Section 2.4 and Section 2.5 and any payment to any the JetPay Indemnified Party under Section 9.2(b) ). To the extent that the right of setoff provided in this Section 9.7 is sufficient to pay any Losses which the Sellers are required to indemnify JetPay hereunder, then such right of setoff shall be JetPay’s sole and exclusive remedy hereunder; provided that if such right of setoff is insufficient to satisfy any payment, JetPay may pursue any other available remedy against the Sellers hereunder in satisfaction thereof.

 

Section 9.8.           Sole Remedy . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that after the Closing, the indemnities provided in Section 9.2 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties at law or in equity (i) for any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or other claim arising out of this Agreement; or (ii) in respect of this Agreement and the Transaction contemplated hereby, provided , that nothing contained herein shall restrict a party hereto to seek injunctive relief for specific performance of any covenant contained herein or in any other instrument executed or delivered in connection herewith or shall limit any party’s remedies in respect of any fraud or intentional misrepresentation or omission by any other party.

 

ARTICLE X

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1.           Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by facsimile or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier service guaranteeing next day delivery and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or by facsimile upon electronic confirmation of receipt, or if mailed by overnight courier service guaranteeing next day delivery, one Business Day after mailing, or if mailed in any other way, then upon receipt, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as is specified by like notice):

 

If to JetPay to:

 

1175 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200

Berwyn, PA 19312

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: 484-318-8370

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Dechert LLP

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Attention: James A. Lebovitz, Esq.

Facsimile: (215) 994-2222

 

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If to the Company, to:

 

ACI Merchant Systems, LLC

136 E. Watson Avenue, P.O. Box 69

Langhorne, PA 19047

Attention: Michael Collester

Facsimile: 215-741-6974

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP

131 W. State Street

Doylestown, PA18901

Attention: Susan A. Maslow, Esq.

Facsimile: 215-230-7796

 

If to the Sellers, to:

 

Michael Collester

2970 Ash Mill Road

Doylestown, PA 18902

 

and

 

Cathy Smith

440 Periwinkle Ave

Langhorne, PA 19047

 

Section 10.2.           Exhibits and Schedules . All exhibits and schedules attached hereto are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any matter disclosed in any section of the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed in all other sections of the Disclosure Schedule where it is reasonably apparent on its face that the matters so disclosed are applicable to such other sections. Disclosure of any item in a section of the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material item, fact, exception of fact, event or circumstance or that occurrence or non-occurrence of any change or effect related to such item would result in a Business Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of any party to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 10.3.           Time of the Essence; Computation of Time . Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement. Whenever the last day for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge or any duty hereunder shall fall upon a day that is not a Business Day, the party having such privilege or duty may exercise such privilege or discharge such duty on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

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Section 10.4.           Expenses . Regardless of whether the transactions provided for in this Agreement are consummated, except as otherwise provided herein, each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Section 10.5.           Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto hereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Pennsylvania state courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, or with respect to any such action or jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive, except solely to the extent that all such courts lawfully decline to exercise such jurisdiction. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document or in respect of any such transaction, that it is not subject to such jurisdiction. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document or in respect of any such transaction, that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding in the manner provided in ‎Section 10.1 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

Section 10.6.           Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void; provided, however, that JetPay and/or the Company may assign any or all of their respective rights and interests hereunder to its lenders as collateral security or to any party that is acquiring JetPay and/or the Company in a change of control transaction, whether by merger, stock sale or sale of all or substantially all the assets of JetPay and/or the Company. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the JetPay Indemnified Parties, the Seller Indemnified Parties, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, assigns and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder and Metro Bank, as lender to JetPay; provided; however, that Metro Bank shall have all of the Company’s right, title, and interest in and to, but none of its obligations, duties, or liabilities under, this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.7.           Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or portable document format shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

 

Section 10.8.           Titles and Headings . The titles, captions and table of contents in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not in any way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.9.           Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise contemplated herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof (other than the Confidentiality Agreement). The parties acknowledge that each of the parties hereto participated in the drafting of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and agree that any rule of Law or any legal decision that may or would require interpretation of any alleged ambiguities in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement (including the representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions hereof) and the terms of any other documents delivered or required to be delivered in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall supersede such conflicting or inconsistent terms in such other documents and the terms of this Agreement shall define the rights and obligations of the parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, members and Affiliates with respect to the subject matter of such conflict or inconsistency.

 

Section 10.10.          Severability . The invalidity of any portion hereof shall not affect the validity, force or effect of the remaining portions hereof. If it is ever held that any restriction hereunder is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction to its fullest extent, such restriction shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Law.

 

Section 10.11.          Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.

 

Section 10.12.          Failure or Indulgence not Waiver . No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

[ SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Unit Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  JETPAY CORPORATION
     
  By:  /s/ Bipin C. Shah
  Name: Bipin C. Shah
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

  ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC
     
  By:  /s/ Michael Collester
  Name: Michael Collester
  Title: President
     
  MICHAEL COLLESTER
     
  /s/ Michael Collester
     
  CATHY SMITH
     
  /s/ Cathy Smith

 

[Signature Page to Unit Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC,

 

AND

 

ALL OTHER PERSONS JOINED HERETO AS A

BORROWER FROM TIME TO TIME, as Borrowers

 

WITH

 

JETPAY CORPORATION, as Guarantor

 

AND

 

METRO BANK, as Lender

 

Dated as of November 7, 2014

 

 
 

   

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
SECTION I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1
1.1. Terms Defined 1
1.2. Accounting Principles 14
1.3. Construction 14
     
SECTION II. THE LOAN 15
2.1. Term Loan: 15
2.2. Advances and Payments: 15
2.3. Interest 15
2.4. Additional Interest Provisions 16
2.5. Fees and Charges 16
2.6. Voluntary and Mandatory Prepayments 17
2.7. Use of Proceeds 18
2.8. Capital Adequacy 19
2.9. Joint and Several Liability 19
     
SECTION III. COLLATERAL 20
3.1. Collateral 20
3.2. Lien Documents 21
3.3. Other Actions 21
3.4. Searches, Certificates: 22
3.5. Landlord’s and Warehouseman’s Waivers; Access Agreements 22
3.6. Filing Security Agreement 22
3.7. Power of Attorney 22
     
SECTION IV. CLOSING AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ADVANCES 23
4.1. Resolutions, Opinions, and Other Documents 23
4.2. Absence of Certain Events 24
4.3. Warranties and Representations at Closing 24
4.4. Compliance with this Agreement 24
4.5. Officers’ Certificate 24
4.6. Closing 24
4.7. Waiver of Rights 25
     
SECTION V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 25
5.1. Organization and Validity 25
5.2. Places of Business 25
5.3. Pending Litigation 26
5.4. Title to Properties 26
5.5. Consent 26
5.6. Taxes 26
5.7. Financial Statements and Projections 26
5.8. Full Disclosure 27
5.9. Subsidiaries 27

 

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5.10. Investments, Guarantees, Contracts, etc. 27
5.11. Government Regulations, ERISA, etc. 28
5.12. Business Interruptions 29
5.13. Names and Intellectual Property 29
5.14. Other Associations 30
5.15. Environmental Matters 30
5.16. Investment Company Act 31
5.17. Capital Stock 31
5.18. Solvency 31
5.19. Perfection and Priority 31
5.20. Commercial Tort Claims 31
5.21. Letter of Credit Rights 31
5.22. Deposit Accounts 31
5.23. Anti-Terrorism Laws 32
5.24. Delivery of Acquisition Documents 32
5.25. Management Agreements 32
     
SECTION VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 33
6.1. Payment of Taxes and Claims 33
6.2. Maintenance of Properties and Corporate Existence 33
6.3. Business Conducted 34
6.4. Litigation Notices 34
6.5. Issue Taxes 34
6.6. Bank Accounts 34
6.7. ERISA Notices 35
6.8. Financial Covenants 35
6.9. Financial and Business Information 36
6.10. Officers’ Certificates 38
6.11. Audits and Inspection; Appraisals 38
6.12. Reserved 38
6.13. Material Adverse Developments 39
6.14. Places of Business 39
6.15. Commercial Tort Claims 39
6.16. Letter of Credit Rights 39
6.17. Lockbox 39
6.18. Merchant Account Sale 39
     
SECTION VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS: 40
7.1. Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution or Liquidation 40
7.2. Acquisitions 40
7.3. Liens and Encumbrances 40
7.4. Transactions With Affiliates or Subsidiaries 41
7.5. Guarantees 41
7.6. Other Indebtedness 41
7.7. Loans and Investments 41
7.8. Use of Lenders’ Name 41
7.9. Miscellaneous Covenants 41
7.10. Jurisdiction of Organization 41

 

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7.11. Distributions 41
7.12. Material Agreement 42
7.13. Management Arrangements 42
7.14. Tax Consolidation 42
7.15. Compliance with ERISA 43
     
SECTION VIII. DEFAULT 44
8.1. Events of Default 44
8.2. Cure 46
8.3. Rights and Remedies on Default 46
8.4. Nature of Remedies 47
8.5. Set-Off 47
     
SECTION IX. MISCELLANEOUS 47
9.1. Governing Law 47
9.2. Integrated Agreement 48
9.3. Waiver 48
9.4. Indemnity 48
9.5. Time 49
9.6. Expenses of Lender 49
9.7. Brokerage 49
9.8. Notices 49
9.9. Headings 50
9.10. Survival 50
9.11. Successors and Assigns 51
9.12. Duplicate Originals 51
9.13. Modification 51
9.14. Signatories 51
9.15. Third Parties 51
9.16. Discharge of Taxes, Borrower’s Obligations, Etc. 52
9.17. Consent to Jurisdiction 52
9.18. Additional Documentation 52
9.19. Advertisement 52
9.20. Waiver of Jury Trial 52
9.21. Consequential Damages, etc. 52
9.22. Nonliability of Lender 52
9.23. Confidentiality 53
9.24. Patriot Act Notice 53

 

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Loan and Security Agreement (“Agreement”) is dated this 7th day of November, 2014, by and among ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC , a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“ACI”), each other Person joined hereto as a borrower from time to time (ACI and each other Person so joined hereto, each a “Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”), JETPAY CORPORATION (“Parent”), and METRO BANK , a Pennsylvania bank (“Lender”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

A.           Borrowers desire to establish financing arrangements with Lender and Lender is willing to make loans and extensions of credit to Borrowers under the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth.

 

B.           The parties desire to define the terms and conditions of their relationship in writing.

 

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

 

SECTION I.            DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1.          Terms Defined : As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following respective meanings:

 

Account - All of the “accounts” (as that term is defined in the UCC) of each Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter arising.

 

Account Debtor - Any Person obligated on any Account owing to a Borrower.

 

Accumulated Funding Deficiency - Any accumulated funding deficiency as defined in Section 302(a) of ERISA.

 

Acquisition – The purchase of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of ACI by Parent pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

AD Computer – AD Computer Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation doing business as JetPay Payroll.

 

AD Computer Loan Agreement – That certain Loan and Security Agreement dated December 28, 2012 between AD Computer, Payroll Tax Filing Services, Inc., Parent and Lender, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

AD Computer Obligations – All of the “Obligations”, as that term is defined in the AD Computer Loan Agreement.

 

Affiliate – With respect to any Person, (a) any Person which, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, or (b) any Person who is a director or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person, or (iii) any Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote 10% or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or comparable equivalent) of such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Control may be by ownership, contract, or otherwise.

 

 
 

  

Anti-Terrorism Laws – Any statute, treaty, law (including common law), ordinance, regulation, rule, order, opinion, release, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Governmental Authority relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224 and the USA Patriot Act.

 

Approved Management Fees – For each Loan Party, (a) a payment on a quarterly basis of the management fee set forth in Section 3(a) of the Management Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date; provided, however, that payment of such Approved Management Fees shall, at all times, be subject to the terms of the Management Fee Subordination Agreement and that the aggregate amount of such management fees shall not exceed $120,000 per fiscal quarter and (b) subject in each case to Lender’s prior written consent, which may be given or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion, a non-cash allocation of additional management fees not payable in cash to intercompany accounts between Parent and Borrowers, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000 annually, to better reflect the total efforts and outside expense expended by corporate management (a “Non-Cash Allocation”). Any Non-Cash Allocation to which Lender has given its prior written consent shall be excluded from calculation of any financial covenants set forth herein.

 

Asset Sale - The sale, transfer, lease, license or other disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary), by Borrower, to any Person other than a Borrower, of any Property now owned, or hereafter acquired, of any nature whatsoever in any transaction or series of related transactions. An Asset Sale includes, but is not limited to, a merger, consolidation, division, conversion, dissolution or liquidation.

 

Authorized Officer - Any officer of any Borrower authorized by specific written resolution of such Borrower to execute Compliance Certificates.

 

Bank Affiliate – With respect to Lender, any Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with Lender. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote 25% or more of any class of Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for any such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of Capital Stock, contract or otherwise.

 

Bankruptcy Code – Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now or hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

Blocked Account – An interest bearing deposit account to be established by Borrowers at the Lender.

 

Blocked Person – Section 5.23.

 

Borrowing Agent – ACI.

  

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Business Day - A day other than Saturday or Sunday when Lender is open for business in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

 

Capital Expenditures – For any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (including that portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations attributable to that period) made in respect of the purchase, construction or rehabilitation of fixed or capital assets, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capital Stock - Any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all other ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations - Any Indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied but excluding lease obligations which would be classified as operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date hereof.

 

Change of Control –The occurrence of any event which results in Parent ceasing to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 95% of the total outstanding Capital Stock of each other Loan Party and such Loan Party’s respective Subsidiaries.

 

Closing - Section 4.6.

 

Closing Date - Section 4.6.

 

Closing Fee - Section 2.5(a).

 

COBRA - The group health plan continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA.

 

Code – The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or its predecessor or successor, as applicable, and any United States Treasury regulations, revenue rulings or technical information releases issued thereunder.

 

Collateral - All of the Property and interests in Property described in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and all other Property and interests in Property that now or hereafter secure payment of the Obligations and satisfaction by Borrowers of all covenants and undertakings contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Collateral Assignment – That certain Collateral Assignment of Agreements dated as of the date hereof by Parent in favor of Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

Commodity Exchange Act – the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et. seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Compliance Certificate - Section 6.10.

 

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Consolidated Amortization Expense - For any period, the aggregate consolidated amount of amortization expenses of Borrowers as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Depreciation Expense - For any period, the aggregate, consolidated amount of depreciation expenses of Borrowers, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated EBITDA - For any period, the Consolidated Net Income(or deficit) of Borrowers plus the sum of the following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (ii) Consolidated Tax Expense, plus (iii) Consolidated Depreciation Expense, plus (iv) Consolidated Amortization Expense, plus (v) other non-cash charges (excluding reserves for future cash charges) for such period minus (vi) non-cash charges previously added back to Consolidated Net Income in determining Consolidated EBITDA to the extent such non-cash charges have become cash charges during such period minus (vii) to the extent included in calculating Consolidated Net Income, any other non-recurring cash or non-cash gains during such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense - For any period (without duplication), the aggregate, consolidated amount of interest expense required to be paid or accrued during such period on all Indebtedness of Borrowers outstanding during all or any part of such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income - For any period, aggregate consolidated net income after taxes of Borrowers (excluding extraordinary losses and gains and all non-cash income, interest income and tax credits, rebates and other benefits), all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Tax Expense - For any period, the aggregate consolidated amount of income tax expenses of Borrowers, as determined in accordance with GAAP

 

Consolidated Total Indebtedness – At any time, the aggregate consolidated Indebtedness of Borrowers, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Debt Coverage Ratio - For any period, the ratio of (i) the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period plus Consolidated Interest Expense for such period plus Consolidated Depreciation Expense for such period plus Consolidated Amortization Expense for such period minus Distributions made during such period to (ii) without duplication, the sum of scheduled principal payments on account of long term Indebtedness of Borrowers (excluding the Deferred Acquisition Compensation and Earn Out Payments) made during such period plus the sum of scheduled lease payments on account of Capitalized Lease Obligations made during such period plus Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Default - Any event, act, condition or occurrence which with notice, or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder.

 

Default Rate – Section 2.4(b).

 

Deferred Acquisition Compensation – The amount of $2,400,000 to be paid in cash to the Sellers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in two installments of $1,200,000 on April 10, 2015 and April 10, 2016 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

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Disqualified Stock - Any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any reason, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Capital Stock that meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii), or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

Distribution -

 

a.           Cash dividends or other cash distributions (including tax distributions) on any now or hereafter outstanding Capital Stock of any Loan Party;

 

b.           The redemption, repurchase, defeasance or acquisition of such Capital Stock or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such Capital Stock; and

 

c.           Any loans or advances (other than salaries), to any shareholder or other holder of Capital Stock of any Loan Party.

 

DOL – United States Department of Labor, or any governmental agency or instrumentality succeeding to the functions thereof.

 

Dollar, Dollars and U.S. Dollars and the Symbol $ - Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Earn Out Payments – Cash payments made by a Borrower pursuant to earn out liabilities incurred in connection with the acquisition of all or a substantial part of the assets or Capital Stock of a Person.

 

Employee Pension Plan – Any Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of the Title 1 of ERISA.

 

Employment Agreements – Collectively, the Key Employee Agreements, as defined in the Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

 

Environmental Laws – Any and all Federal, foreign, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees and any and all common law requirements, rules and bases of liability regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning pollution, protection of the environment, or the impact of pollutants, contaminants or toxic or hazardous substances on human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect from time to time.

 

ERISA – The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any regulations issued thereunder by the DOL or PBGC.

 

ERISA Affiliate – (i) Any corporation included with any Loan Party in a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code, (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control with any Loan Party within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code; or (iii) any member of an affiliated service group of which any Loan Party is a member within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code.

 

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Event of Default – Section 8.1.

 

Excess Cash Flow - means, as of the last day of any fiscal year, (i) Consolidated Net Income plus Consolidated Depreciation Expense plus Consolidated Amortization Expense, minus (ii) solely to the extent not deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, Permitted Tax Distributions, minus (iii) the sum of mandatory prepayments under Section 2.6(c), (d) or (e) plus scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness paid in cash, minus (iv) any net increase in working capital during such period, minus (v) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, minus (vi) the amount of unfinanced capital expenditures made in cash during such fiscal year, minus (vii) the aggregate amount of unfinanced cash consideration paid by the Borrowers in connection with investments (including acquisitions) made during such fiscal year, plus (viii) any net decrease in working capital during such period, in each case for such fiscal year, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Excluded Equity Issuance – Any issuance of (or capital contribution to any Loan Party in respect of any such issuance) (i) Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) by a Borrower to management, employees, directors or other service providers of such Borrower under any employee stock option or stock purchase plan or agreement or other employee benefits plan (including, without limitation, the repayment of any loan made to such management or employee in connection with such issuance), or (ii) Capital Stock by a Loan Party to a Loan Party; provided that no issuance of Capital Stock that gives rise to a Change of Control shall be included in the definition of Excluded Equity Issuance.

 

Excluded Property – With respect to a Borrower, (i) any “intent-to-use” trademark until such time as such Borrower begins to use such trademark and(ii) any Property now or hereafter held by such Borrower to the extent (but only to the extent) such item is subject to an agreement which contains a term or is subject to a rule of law, statute or regulation that restricts, prohibits, or requires a consent (that has not been obtained) of a Person (other than any Loan Party) to, the creation, attachment or perfection of the security interest granted herein, and in each case solely to the extent that such restriction, prohibition and/or requirement of consent is effective and enforceable under applicable law and is not rendered ineffective by applicable law (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC); provided, however that (x) Excluded Property shall not include any proceeds of any such item, and (y) any item of Excluded Property that at any time ceases to satisfy the criteria for Excluded Property (whether as a result of the applicable Loan Party obtaining any necessary consent, any change in any rule of law, statute or regulation, or otherwise), shall no longer be Excluded Property.

 

Excluded Swap Obligations – With respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

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Executive Order No. 13224 - The Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced and as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Expenses - Section 9.6.

 

GAAP - Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the Closing Date applied in a manner consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of Borrowers furnished to Lender and described in Section 5.7 herein.

 

General Intangibles – All “general intangibles” as defined in the UCC, and without limitation of the foregoing, also all designs, patents, patent rights and applications therefor, trademarks and registrations and applications therefor, trade names, inventions, copyrights and all registrations and applications therefor, license right, trade secrets, methods, know how, specifications, customer lists, franchises, tax refunds and unearned insurance premiums.

 

Governmental Authority - Any federal, state or local government or political subdivision, or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury, or arbitration.

 

Guarantor – Collectively, Parent, AD Computer and any other Person who may hereafter guaranty, as surety, all of the Obligations.

 

Hazardous Substances - Any substances defined or designated as hazardous or toxic waste, hazardous or toxic material, hazardous or toxic substance or similar term, under any Environmental Law.

 

Hedging Agreements - Any Interest Hedging Instrument or any other interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity purchase or option agreement, or any other interest rate hedging device or swap agreement (as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq.).

 

Indebtedness - Of any Person at any date, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including with respect to Borrowers, the Obligations) or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), including without limitation the Deferred Acquisition Compensation, (ii) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (iv) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and all drafts drawn thereunder, (v) all obligations of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed, (vi) Disqualified Stock, (vii) all net obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements, (viii) all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof and (ix) all obligations to make Earn Out Payments to the extent such obligation is required to be included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

Intellectual Property - Property constituting under any applicable law a patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, mask work, trade secret or license or other right to use any of the foregoing.

 

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Interest Hedging Instrument - Any documentation evidencing any interest rate swap, interest “cap” or “collar” or any other interest rate hedging device or swap agreement (as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq.) between any Borrower and Lender (or any Affiliate of Lender).

 

Inventory – All of the “inventory” (as that term is defined in the UCC) of each Borrower, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or created.

 

IRS  - Internal Revenue Service.

 

Lien - Any interest of any kind or nature in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim of any kind or nature in property by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, regulation or contract, and including, but not limited to, a security interest or lien arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, conditional sale or trust receipt, a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes, a trust, or an assignment. For the purposes of this Agreement, each Borrower shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property which it has acquired or holds subject to a conditional sale agreement or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person for security purposes.

 

LIBOR — The rate of interest per annum in Dollars (rounded upwards, if necessary, at Lender’s option, to the next 100 th of one percent) equal to (i) the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration, Ltd. (“ICE” or the successor thereto if ICE is no longer making a London Interbank Offered Rate available) (“ICE LIBOR”), for an interest period of one year as published by Bloomberg (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by Lender from time to time) at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) 2 London Banking Days prior to the date of determination for a term of one year; provided however, if more than one ICE LIBOR Rate is specified, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates and provided further, that if such ICE LIBOR is not available, the rate shall be the average rate of interest per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered for such one year period to major banks in London, England at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) 2 London Banking Days prior to the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period for a term comparable to such LIBOR Interest Period, as determined by the Lender, divided by (ii)1.00 minus the percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect from time to time under Regulation D, as such regulation may be amended from time to time or any successor regulation, as the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities as that term is defined in Regulation D.

 

Loan Parties – Collectively, Guarantors and Borrowers.

 

Loan Documents – Collectively, this Agreement, the Term Loan Note, the Surety and Guaranty Agreements, the Perfection Certificate, the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral Assignment, and all agreements, instruments and documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith, all as may be supplemented, restated, superseded, amended or replaced from time to time.

 

London Banking Days — Any day on which commercial banks are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London, England.

 

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Management Agreement – That certain Advisory Agreement dated as of the date hereof between Parent and ACI, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

 

Management Fee Subordination Agreement – That certain Management Fee Subordination Agreement executed by Parent in favor of Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Material Adverse Effect - A material adverse effect with respect to (a) the business, assets, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity, contingent liabilities, material agreements or results of operations of Borrowers on a consolidated basis, or (b) Borrowers’ ability (on a consolidated basis) to pay the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof, or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of Lender hereunder or thereunder or (d) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens granted to Lender in respect of the Collateral.

 

Merchant Account Sales – Section 7.1.

 

Modified Leverage Ratio – The ratio of Borrowers’ Consolidated Total Indebtedness (including without limitation Deferred Acquisition Compensation and Earn-Out Payments) as of the date of determination to Consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four (4) fiscal quarters.

 

Multiemployer Plan – A “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party, any Loan Party’s Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute.

 

Net Proceeds – With respect to (a) an Asset Sale, the cash proceeds of such sale less (i) the reasonable direct cost relating to such (including sales commissions and legal, accounting and investment banking fees, commissions and expenses and taxes paid); (b) an issuance of Capital Stock of any Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof, the aggregate amount received in cash in connection with such issuance minus the reasonable and customary fees, commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Loan Parties in connection with such issuance; (c) property or casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation award proceeds, the amount of such proceeds minus the reasonable and customary fees and other out-of-pocket expenses and taxes paid incurred by the Loan Parties in connection with recovering such proceeds; and (d) the issuance or incurrence of additional Indebtedness, the aggregate amount received in cash in connection with such issuance or incurrence minus the reasonable and customary fees, commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Loan Parties in connection with such issuance.

 

Obligations - All existing and future debts, liabilities and obligations of every kind or nature at any time owing by any Loan Party to Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate, whether under this Agreement, or any other existing or future instrument, document or agreement, between a Loan Party and Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate, whether joint or several, related or unrelated, primary or secondary, matured or contingent, due or to become due (including debts, liabilities and obligations obtained by assignment), and whether principal, interest, fees, indemnification obligations hereunder or Expenses (specifically including interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding with respect to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for such post-commencement interest is allowed), including, without limitation, debts, liabilities and obligations in respect of the Term Loan and any extensions, modifications, substitutions, increases and renewals thereof; any amount payable by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party pursuant to an Interest Hedging Instrument; the payment of all amounts advanced by Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate to preserve, protect and enforce rights hereunder and in the Collateral; and all Expenses incurred by Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Obligations shall include any other debts, liabilities or obligations owing to Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate in connection with any lockbox, cash management, or other services (including electronic funds transfers or automated clearing house transactions) provided by Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate to any Loan Party, as well as any other loan, advances or extension of credit, under any existing or future loan agreement, promissory note, or other instrument, document or agreement between a Loan Party and Lender or any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this definition, Obligations shall not include Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

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Organizational Documents – With respect to any Person (other than an individual) the documents by which such Person was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation or organization) and which relate to the internal governance of such Person (such as bylaws, partnership agreement or an operating or limited liability agreement).

 

Parent – As defined in the recitals.

 

PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any governmental agency or instrumentality succeeding to the functions thereof.

 

Perfection Certificate - The Perfection Certificate provided by Borrowers to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

Permitted Indebtedness – (i) Indebtedness to Lender in connection with Term Loan or otherwise pursuant to the Loan Documents; (ii) Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements entered into for the sole purpose of hedging in the normal course of business and not for speculative purposes; (iii) purchase money Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) hereafter incurred by any Borrower to finance the purchase of fixed assets; provided that, (a) such Indebtedness incurred in any fiscal year shall not exceed in the aggregate $180,000, (b) such Indebtedness shall not exceed $350,000 in the aggregate incurred after the date of this Agreement, (c) such Indebtedness shall not exceed the purchase price of the assets funded and (d) no such Indebtedness may be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the principal amount outstanding at the time of such refinancing, (iv) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date that is identified and described on Schedule “1.1(a)” attached hereto and made part hereof, including refinancing, replacement and renewals of such Indebtedness, provided that any refinancing shall not exceed the amount then outstanding, (v) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for surety bonds and performance bonds obtained in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, (vi) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or reimbursable expenses owed to officers, directors, employees or agents of any Borrower in the ordinary course of business, (vii) other unsecured Indebtedness, of a type not described above, not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, and (viii) the AD Computer Obligations.

 

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Permitted Investments - (i) investments and advances existing on the Closing Date that are disclosed on Schedule “5.10(a)”; (ii) cash and cash equivalent investments, and Accounts and trade credit created in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; (iii) bank deposits in the ordinary courts of business; (iv) investments in securities of Account Debtors received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such Account Debtors or acquired in connection with the settlement of delinquent Accounts in the ordinary courts of business; (v) deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers and deposits in connection with lease obligations, taxes, insurance and similar items, in each case made in the ordinary course of business and securing contractual obligations of a Loan Party; (vi) investments in prepaid expenses, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits, each as entered into in the ordinary course of business; (vii) Hedging Agreements entered into for the sole purpose of hedging in the normal course of business and not for speculative purposes; (viii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof; (ix) commercial paper with maturities of not more than 180 days and a published rating of not less than A-1 or P-1 (or the equivalent rating) by a nationally recognized investment rating agency; (x) certificates of time deposit and bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than 180 days and repurchase agreements backed by United States government securities of Lender or another commercial bank if (A) such bank has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, or (B) its debt obligations, or those of a holding company of which it is a Subsidiary, are rated not less than A (or the equivalent rating) by a nationally recognized investment rating agency; (xi) U.S. money market funds that invest solely in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or an agency thereof; (xii) loans and advances to employees not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; (xiii) investments consisting of loans or advances made to another Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; (xiv) other Investments, which together with any investments described in clause (xiii) of this definition, shall not exceed $300,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; and (xv) the Proceeds Loan.

 

Permitted Liens - (i) Liens securing taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies for amounts that are not yet due and payable, (ii) Liens of suppliers, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, workmen or mechanics and other similar Liens, in each case imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business and for amounts that are not yet due and payable; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other like laws (excluding Liens arising under ERISA); (iv) pledges or cash deposits made in the ordinary course of business (a) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, leases, sales or other trade contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money or the payment of a deferred purchase price for property or services, ) or (b) made in lieu of, or to secure the performance of, surety, customs, reclamation or performance bonds (in each case not related to judgments or litigation); (v) Liens of landlords and mortgagees of landlords (a) with respect to any landlord, solely arising by statute or, with respect to any mortgagee arising by statute or under any contractual obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business, (b) on fixtures and movable tangible property located on the real property leased or subleased from such landlord, (c) for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (d) for which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (vi) non-exclusive Intellectual Property licenses granted in the ordinary course of business; (vii) Liens in favor of collecting banks arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC and other banker’s liens arising by operation of law; (viii) Liens on fixed assets securing purchase money Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.6; provided that, (a) such Lien attached to such assets concurrently, or within 20 days of the acquisition thereof, and only to the assets so acquired, and (b) a description of the asset acquired is furnished to Lender; (ix) Liens existing on the Closing Date and shown on Schedule “1.1(b)” attached hereto and made part hereof; (x) Liens in favor of Lender securing the Obligations and the AD Computer Obligations; and (xi) Liens securing appeal bonds and judgments with respect to judgments that do not otherwise result in or cause an Event of Default.

 

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Permitted Parent Distributions –Distributions from ACI to Parent that meet each of the following conditions: (i) commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 and continuing for each fiscal year thereafter, such Distribution is made no less than 10 Business Days nor more than 90 days after delivery to Lender of the audited financial statements for such fiscal year (the “Parent Distribution Period”), (ii) the Debt Coverage Ratio for such fiscal year is greater than 1.30 to 1.00, (iii) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time such Distribution is made, or after giving pro forma effect to such Distribution as if it had been made on the last day of such fiscal year, (iv) Loan Parties shall have delivered to Lender at least 10 Business Days prior to such Distribution a written calculation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, demonstrating pro forma compliance with this Agreement after giving effect to such Distribution and the financial details underlying such calculation, and (v) such Distribution, in the aggregate with all other Distributions made by ACI to Parent during the Parent Distribution Period for such fiscal year, does not exceed (I) twenty-five percent (25%) of Borrowers’ Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, or (II) provided that the Deferred Acquisition Compensation has been paid in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, forty percent (40%) of Borrowers’ Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 and thereafter. Excess Cash Flow shall be determined for any fiscal year using the figures derived from the audited financial statements and the Compliance Certificate delivered by Borrowers pursuant to Section 6.9 for such fiscal year.

 

Permitted Tax Distributions – Distributions from ACI to Parent that meet each of the following conditions: (i) the amount of such Distributions for each fiscal quarter, and for each fiscal year on an aggregate basis, shall not exceed (without duplication) the lesser of (A) the aggregate income tax liability for the applicable period of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that includes Parent, ACI or any Subsidiary of ACI (or both ACI and one of more such Subsidiaries) and (B) the aggregate income tax liability that would be determined for the applicable period if ACI filed tax returns as the common parent of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that included only ACI and its Subsidiaries, provided, however that reasonable estimates of such amounts in (A) or (B) for each fiscal quarter with respect to estimated income taxes shall not violate this clause (i), (ii) Borrowers have not made any payment directly to the applicable Government Authority Person attributable to or in connection with the income tax liability to be paid by the proceeds of such Distributions, (iii) Parent shall actually use such Distributions to pay the income tax liabilities of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that includes Parent and one or more of the Borrowers within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and (iv) Parent shall promptly, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days of determining than an excess exists, refund to ACI the excess of the amount of Distributions made for each such fiscal quarter and fiscal year on aggregate basis over the income tax liability that would have been determined for each such period it Parent had filed tax returns as the common parent of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that included only Parent and Borrowers.

 

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Person - An individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated association or organization, joint venture or any other entity.

 

Plan -An “Employee Pension Benefit Plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” (within the meaning of Section 501(a)(9) of the Code, or a “welfare benefit fund” (within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code), which is maintained, or to which contributions are, or are required to be, made, by any Loan Party, any Loan Party’s Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, except a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Pledge Agreement – That certain collateral pledge agreement executed by Parent and Borrowers in favor of Lender on or prior to the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

 

Proceeds Loan – Section 2.7.

 

Prohibited Transaction - The meaning given to such term in Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975(c) of the Code and any Treasury regulations issued thereunder.

 

Property - Any interest of any Loan Party in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

Purchase Agreement – That certain Unit Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among Parent, ACI, Michael Collester and Cathy Smith, as amended to the date hereof.

 

Regulation D - Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System comprising Part 204 of Title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

Related Party – With respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Reorganization - Any reorganization as defined in Section 4241(a) of ERISA.

 

Reportable Event - With respect to any Employee Pension Plan, as event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA.

 

Requirement of Law – Collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

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Subsidiary - With respect to any Person at any time, (i) any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of whose voting stock is legally and beneficially owned by such Person or owned by a corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of whose voting stock is legally and beneficially owned by such Person; (ii) any trust of which a majority of the beneficial interest is at such time owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; and (iii) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity of which ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at such time owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by, or which is otherwise controlled directly, indirectly or through one or more intermediaries by, such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Surety and Guaranty Agreement - That certain surety and guaranty agreement to be executed by each Guarantor in favor of Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Swap Obligation – Any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Term Loan - Section 2.1(a).

 

Term Loan Maturity Date – November 6, 2021.

 

Term Loan Note - Section 2.1(b).

 

Total Leverage Ratio - The ratio of Borrowers’ (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness (excluding Deferred Acquisition Compensation and Earn Out Payments) as of the date of determination, to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four (4) fiscal quarters.

 

UCC - The Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as in effect from time to time.

 

Unfunded Capital Expenditures – Capital Expenditures that are not financed through interest bearing Indebtedness.

 

Withdrawal Liability - Any withdrawal liability as defined in Section 4201 of ERISA.

 

Other Capitalized Terms - Any other capitalized terms used without further definition herein shall have the respective meaning set forth in the UCC.

 

1.2.           Accounting Principles : Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for the purposes of this Agreement, this shall be done in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, to the extent applicable, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. If there are any changes in GAAP after the Closing Date that would affect the computation of the financial covenants in Section 6.8, such changes shall only be followed, with respect to such financial covenants, from and after the date this Agreement shall have been amended to take into account any such changes.

 

1.3.           Construction : No doctrine of construction of ambiguities in agreements or instruments against the interests of the party controlling the drafting shall apply to any Loan Documents.         

 

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SECTION II.           THE LOAN

 

2.1.          Term Loan :

 

a.           Lender hereby agrees to advance to Borrowers, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000) (“Term Loan”).

 

b.           At Closing, Borrowers shall execute and deliver a promissory note to Lender in the original principal amount of the Term Loan (“Term Loan Note”). The Term Loan Note shall evidence Borrowers’ joint and several, unconditional obligation to repay to Lender the Term Loan with interest as herein provided. The Term Loan Note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

 

c.           The principal balance of the Term Loan shall be paid in equal monthly installments of $104,166.67, commencing on November 30, 2015, and continuing on the last day of each calendar month thereafter. A final installment of all unpaid principal and all accrued and unpaid interest outstanding under the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

2.2.          Advances and Payments :

 

a.           Except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Agreement (or in the case of an Interest Hedging Instrument under the applicable agreements), all payments of principal and of interest on the Term Loan and all Expenses, fees, indemnification obligations and all other charges and any other Obligations of Borrowers, shall be made to Lender at its banking office at 3801 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111, or such other office as Lender may designate in writing, in United States dollars, in immediately available funds. Each Borrower hereby authorizes Lender and further agrees that Lender shall have the unconditional right and discretion (and each Borrower hereby authorizes Lender) to automatically deduct from any of such Borrower’s checking, operating and/or deposit accounts with Lender all of such Borrower’s Obligations as they become due from time to time under this Agreement including, without limitation, interest, principal, fees, indemnification obligations and reimbursement of Expenses. Each Borrower acknowledges that such Borrower’s failure to maintain sufficient funds in any checking, operating or deposit account for payment of any of the Obligations, or Lender’s failure to charge any such account shall not relieve Borrowers of any payment obligation under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Any payments received prior to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any Business Day shall be deemed received on such Business Day. Any payments (including any payment in full of the Obligations), received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any Business Day shall be deemed received on the immediately following Business Day.

 

2.3.          Interest :

 

a.           The unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan shall bear interest, subject to the terms hereof, at five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) per annum.

 

b.           Interest shall be payable monthly, in arrears, on the last day of each month beginning on the last day of the first full calendar month after the Closing Date, and on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

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2.4.          Additional Interest Provisions :

 

a.           All computations of interest on the Term Loan shall be made on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

 

b.           After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, the per annum effective rate of interest on all outstanding principal under the Term Loan, shall at the option of Lender, be equal to eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%) per annum (“Default Rate”). All such increases may be applied retroactively to the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default. Borrowers agree that the Default Rate payable to Lender is a reasonable estimate of Lender’s damages and is not a penalty and that interest accruing at the Default Rate is payable on demand.

 

c.           All contractual rates of interest chargeable on outstanding principal under the Term Loan shall continue to accrue and be paid even after Default, an Event of Default, maturity, acceleration, judgment, bankruptcy, insolvency proceedings of any kind or the happening of any event or occurrence similar or dissimilar.

 

d.           Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay and Lender shall not collect interest at a rate higher than the maximum permitted by law or the maximum that will not subject Lender to any civil or criminal penalties. If, because of the acceleration of maturity the payment of interest in advance or any other reason, Borrowers are required, under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise, to pay interest at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, the rate of interest under such provisions shall immediately and automatically be reduced to such maximum rate and any payment made in excess of such maximum rate, together with interest thereon at the rate provided herein from the date of such payment, shall be immediately and automatically applied to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan as of the date on which such excess payment was made. If the amount to be so applied to reduction of the unpaid principal balance exceeds the unpaid principal balance, the amount of such excess shall be refunded by Lender to Borrowers.

 

2.5.          Fees and Charges :

 

a.           At Closing, Lender shall have fully earned and Borrowers shall be unconditionally obligated to pay to Lender, a non-refundable fee (“Closing Fee”) with respect to the Term Loan in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($18,750), due and payable in full on the Closing Date.

 

b.           Borrowers shall unconditionally pay to Lender a late charge equal to three percent (3%) of any and all payments of principal or interest on the Term Loan that are not paid within fifteen (15) days of the due date. Such late charge shall be due and payable regardless of whether Lender has accelerated the Obligations. Borrowers agree that any late fee payable to Lender is a reasonable estimate of Lender’s damages and is not a penalty. The imposition of such late fee shall not be deemed a waiver of any Event of Default.

 

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2.6.          Voluntary and Mandatory Prepayments :

 

a.           Borrowers may prepay the Term Loan in whole or in part at any time or from time to time, provided that any prepayment shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest. Each Borrower hereby agrees that promptly upon demand (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such demand) by Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the amount being claimed), Borrowers will, jointly and severally, indemnify Lender against any net loss or expense which Lender may sustain or incur as a result of any such prepayment, including any net loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by Lender to fund or maintain the Term Loan, as reasonably determined by Lender. For the purposes of this Section, all determinations of Lender’s net loss or expense shall be made as if Lender had actually funded and maintained the Term Loan based on the one-year LIBOR in effect on the Closing Date through the purchase of deposits having a maturity corresponding to the repayment period for the Term Loan and bearing an interest rate equal to the one-year LIBOR in effect on the Closing Date. For clarity, the indemnity under this Section 2.6(a) shall only be due and payable if one-year LIBOR at the time of such prepayment is lower than one-year LIBOR as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

b.           Upon any Asset Sale by any Borrower (other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business or a Merchant Account Sale), Borrowers shall prepay the Term Loan in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds upon any Loan Party’s receipt thereof; provided, however, that no such prepayment shall be required to be made if (i) no Event of Default exists and the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale are less than $100,000 in the aggregate or (ii) (A) no Event of Default then exists, (B) Borrowers reinvest such Net Proceeds prior to the date that is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the receipt of such Net Proceeds in assets of comparable or superior quality and value to those sold and used or useful in the business of Borrowers within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the receipt of such Net Proceeds, and (C) the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale are less than $100,000 in the aggregate with the Net Proceeds from all other Asset Sales which were not applied as a prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) during the applicable fiscal year of Borrowers. The provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such disposition otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

c.           Upon the incurrence by any Borrower of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such incurrence within five (5) Business Days of the date of such receipt. The provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

d.           If any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof issues any Capital Stock (other than Excluded Equity Issuances), Borrowers shall prepay the Term Loan in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such issuance within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof.

 

e.           Upon the receipt by any Borrower of any property or casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation award proceeds, Borrowers shall prepay the Term Loan in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such proceeds within five (5) Business Days of receipt; provided, however, that no such repayment shall be required if, and to the extent that, (i) no Event of Default then exists, and (ii)  Borrowers reinvest such Net Proceeds for the repair, replacement or restoration of the damaged or condemned property within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the receipt of such proceeds.

 

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f.            Upon the receipt by any Loan Party of any purchase price adjustment (other than a working capital adjustment), including any indemnity payment, received pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount equal to 100% of such amounts received, as applicable, net of (without duplication) any reasonable expenses incurred in collecting such purchase price adjustment, within five (5) Business Days of the date of any such receipt.

 

g.           Commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, for each fiscal year for which Borrowers’ Debt Coverage Ratio is greater than 1.30 to 1.00, Borrowers shall prepay the Loans by paying to Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of Borrowers’ Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year less any voluntary prepayments of the Loans during such period. Excess Cash Flow shall be determined for any fiscal year using the figures set forth in the audited financial statements and the Compliance Certificate delivered by Borrowers pursuant to Section 6.9 for such fiscal year. Payments pursuant to this Section 2.6(f) shall be made within two (2) Business Days after delivery to Lender of such audited financial statements, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the applicable fiscal year. In the event that the financial statements are not so delivered, then a calculation based upon estimated amounts shall be made by Lender upon which calculation Borrowers shall make the prepayment required by this Section 2.6(g), subject to adjustment when the financial statements are delivered to Lender as required hereby. Such calculation made by Lender and payment delivered by Borrowers shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights Lender may have as a result of the failure by Borrowers to deliver such financial statement.

 

h.           Any prepayments on account of the Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall first be applied to accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loan and then to the principal balance of the Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity.

 

i.            Any prepayments on account of the Term Loan (whether voluntary or mandatory) shall not affect any Borrower’s obligation to continue making payments under any Interest Hedging Instrument, which obligations shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such prepayment, subject to the terms of such Interest Hedging Instrument.

 

2.7.          Use of Proceeds : The extensions of credit under and proceeds of the Term Loan shall be used solely to pay a portion of the purchase price of the Acquisition, which shall occur as follows: (i) ACI shall receive the Term Loan proceeds from Lender, (ii) ACI shall loan the Term Loan proceeds to Parent on the Closing Date (the “Proceeds Loan”) and (iii) the Parent shall use the proceeds of the Proceeds Loan to pay the purchase price set forth in the Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date.

 

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2.8.          Capital Adequacy : If, after the date hereof, Lender reasonably determines that (a) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guidelines regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (b) compliance by Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request, or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), the effect of reducing the return on Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of the Lender’s commitments hereunder to a level below that which Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material, then Lender may notify Borrowers thereof, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is 180 days prior to the date on which Lender first made demand therefor; provided, that if the event giving rise to such costs or reductions has retroactive effect, such 180 day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within ninety (90) days after presentation by Lender of a statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumption upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Any rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, directives or similar requirements adopted, promulgated or implemented in connection with (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (b) the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or any United States Governmental Authority, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in all events are deemed to have been imposed, introduced and adopted after the date of this Agreement.

 

2.9.          Joint and Several Liability .

 

a.           Each Borrower hereby irrevocably designates Borrowing Agent to be its attorney and agent and in such capacity to borrow, sign and endorse notes, and execute and deliver all instruments, documents, writings and further assurances now or hereafter required hereunder, on behalf of such Borrower or Borrowers, and hereby authorizes Lender to pay over or credit all loan proceeds hereunder in accordance with the request of Borrowing Agent.

 

b.           The handling of this credit facility as a co-borrowing facility with a borrowing agent in the manner set forth in this Agreement is solely as an accommodation to Borrowers and at their request. Lender shall not incur liability to Borrowers as a result thereof. To induce Lender to do so and in consideration thereof, each Borrower hereby indemnifies Lender and holds Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and claims of damage or injury asserted against Lender by any Person arising from or incurred by reason of the handling of the financing arrangements of Borrowers as provided herein, reliance by Lender on any request or instruction from Borrowing Agent or any other action taken by Lender with respect to this Section 2.9 except due to willful misconduct or gross negligence by the indemnified party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment).

 

c.           All Obligations shall be joint and several, and each Borrower shall make payment upon the maturity of the Obligations by acceleration or otherwise, and such obligation and liability on the part of each Borrower shall in no way be affected by any extensions, renewals and forbearance granted by Lender to any Borrower, failure of Lender to give any Borrower notice of borrowing or any other notice, any failure of Lender to pursue or preserve its rights against any Borrower, the release by Lender of any Collateral now or thereafter acquired from any Borrower, and such agreement by each Borrower to pay upon any notice issued pursuant thereto is unconditional and unaffected by prior recourse by Lender to the other Borrowers or any Collateral for such Borrower’s Obligations or the lack thereof. Each Borrower waives all suretyship defenses.

 

d.           Each Borrower expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution of any other claim which such Borrower may now or hereafter have against the other Borrowers or other Person directly or contingently liable for the Obligations hereunder, or against or with respect to the other Borrowers’ Property (including, without limitation, any property which is Collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement, until termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.

 

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SECTION III.          COLLATERAL

 

3.1.          Collateral : As security for the payment of the Obligations and the AD Computer Obligations, and satisfaction by each Borrower of all covenants and undertakings contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents:

 

a.            Personal Property : Each Borrower hereby assigns and grants to Lender, a continuing Lien on and security interest in, upon and to all assets of such Borrower, including but not limited to the following Property, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired, created or arising and wherever located:

 

(i)           Accounts - All Accounts;

 

(ii)          Chattel Paper - All Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)         Documents - All Documents;

 

(iv)         Instruments - All Instruments;

 

(v)          Inventory - All Inventory;

 

(vi)         General Intangibles - All General Intangibles;

 

(vii)        Equipment - All Equipment,

 

(viii)       Fixtures - All Fixtures;

 

(ix)          Deposit Accounts - All Deposit Accounts (including any Permitted Investments that constitute Deposit Accounts;

 

(x)           Goods - All Goods;

 

(xi)          Letter of Credit Rights – All Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(xii)         Supporting Obligations – All Supporting Obligations;

 

(xiii)        Investment Property - All Investment Property (including any Permitted Investments that constitute Investment Property);

 

(xiv)       Commercial Tort Claims – All Commercial Tort Claims identified and described on Schedule “5.20” (as amended or supplemented from time to time);

 

(xv)        Property in Lender’s Possession - All Property of such Borrower, now or hereafter in Lender’s possession;

 

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(xvi)       Books and Records -All of Borrower’s present and future business records and information, including, but not limited to, manual records, computer runs, print outs, tapes, disks, software, programs, source codes and any other computer prepared information and equipment of any kind; and

 

(xvii)      Proceeds –All products of and Accessions to any of the foregoing and all Proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance policies and proceeds), whether cash or non-cash, of all of the foregoing property described in clauses (i) through (xvi);

 

provided, however, that the Collateral shall not include any Excluded Property.

 

b.            Collateral Assignments . Borrowers shall execute and deliver or cause the execution and delivery of the Collateral Assignment.

 

3.2.          Lien Documents : At Closing and thereafter as Lender deems necessary, each Loan Party shall execute and/or deliver to Lender, or have executed and delivered (all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel):

 

a.           Financing statements pursuant to the UCC, which Lender may file in the jurisdiction where such Loan Party is organized and in any other jurisdiction that Lender deems appropriate;

 

b.           Any certificates evidencing the Capital Stock pledged to Lender pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, duly indorsed in blank; and

 

c.           Any other agreements, documents, instruments and writings, including, without limitation, intellectual property security agreements, required by Lender to evidence, perfect or protect the Liens and security interests in the Collateral or as Lender may reasonably request from time to time.

 

3.3.          Other Actions :

 

a.           In addition to the foregoing, each Borrower shall do anything further that may be reasonably required by Lender to secure Lender and effectuate the granting and perfection of Liens under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of security agreements, contracts and any other documents required hereunder and the delivery of motor titles with Lender’s lien noted thereon. At Lender’s reasonable request, each Borrower shall also promptly deliver (with execution by such Borrower of all necessary documents or forms to reflect, implement or enforce the Liens described herein), or cause to be delivered to Lender all items for which Lender must receive possession to obtain a perfected security interest, including without limitation, all notes, stock powers, letters of credit, certificates and documents of title, Chattel Paper, Warehouse Receipts, Instruments, and any other similar instruments constituting Collateral.

 

b.           Lender is hereby authorized to file financing statements and amendments to financing statements without any Borrower’s signature, in accordance with the UCC. Each Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to file all such financing statements and amendments to financing statements describing the Collateral in any filing office as Lender, in its sole discretion may determine, including financing statements listing “All Assets” in the collateral description therein. Each Borrower agrees to comply with the requests of Lender in order for Lender to have and maintain a valid and perfected first security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, executing and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other Person to execute such documents as Lender may require to obtain Control (as defined in the UCC) over all Deposit Accounts, Letter of Credit Rights and Investment Property.

 

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3.4.          Searches, Certificates:

 

a.           Lender shall, prior to or at Closing, and thereafter as Lender may reasonably determine from time to time, at Borrowers’ expense, obtain the following searches (the results of which are to be consistent with the warranties made by Loan Parties in this Agreement):

 

(i)          UCC searches with the Secretary of State and local filing office of each state where each Loan Party is organized, maintains its executive office, a place of business, or assets; and

 

(ii)         Judgment, state and federal tax lien and corporate tax lien searches, in all applicable filing offices of each state searched under subparagraph (i) above.

 

b.           Each Loan Party shall, prior to or at Closing and at its expense, obtain and deliver to Lender good standing certificates showing such Loan Party to be in good standing in its state of organization and in each other state in which it is doing and presently intends to do business for which qualification is required.

 

3.5.          Landlord’s and Warehouseman’s Waivers; Access Agreements : Each Borrower will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each owner of any premises occupied by such Borrower or to be occupied by such Borrower and each warehouseman of any warehouse, where, in either case Collateral is held, to execute and deliver to Lender an instrument, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, under which such owner(s) or warehouseman subordinates its/his/their interests in and waives its/his/their right to distrain on or foreclose against the Collateral and agrees to allow Lender to enter into and remain on such premises to dispose of or deal with any Collateral located thereon.

 

3.6.          Filing Security Agreement : A carbon, photographic or other reproduction or other copy of this Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as and may be filed in lieu of a financing statement.

 

3.7.          Power of Attorney : Each of the officers of Lender is hereby irrevocably made, constituted and appointed the true and lawful attorney for each Borrower (without requiring any of them to act as such) with full power of substitution to do the following: (a) endorse the name of such Borrower upon any and all checks, drafts, money orders and other instruments for the payment of monies that are payable to such Borrower and constitute collections on such Borrower’s Accounts or proceeds of other Collateral; (b) execute and/or file in the name of each Borrower any financing statements, schedules, assignments, instruments, documents and statements that such Borrower is obligated to give Lender hereunder or is necessary to perfect (or continue or evidence the perfection of such security interest or Lien) Lender’s security interest or Lien in the Collateral including without limitation, the notification of Account Debtors of Lender’s security interest in any such Collateral; and (c) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing do such other and further acts and deeds in the name of each Borrower that Lender may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to enforce any Account or other Collateral.

   

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SECTION IV.           CLOSING AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ADVANCES

 

Closing under this Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent (all instruments, documents and agreements to be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel):

 

4.1.          Resolutions, Opinions, and Other Documents : Each Loan Party shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered to Lender the following:

 

a.           this Agreement, the Term Loan Note and each of the other Loan Documents to be executed and/or delivered by each Borrower or any other Person pursuant to this Agreement, all properly executed;

 

b.           financing statements and each of the other Loan Documents;

 

c.           the landlord’s and warehouseman’s waivers required under Section 3.5;

 

d.           certified copies of (i) resolutions of each Loan Party’s governing body, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Term Loan Note to be issued hereunder and each of the other Loan Documents required to be delivered by any Section hereof and (ii) each Loan Party’s Organizational Documents (certified by the applicable secretary of state), as applicable;

 

e.           an incumbency certificate for each Loan Party identifying all Authorized Officers, with specimen signatures;

 

f.            a written opinion of each Loan Party’s independent counsel addressed to Lender and opinions of such other counsel as Lender deems reasonably necessary;

 

g.           such financial statements, reports, certifications and other operational information as Lender may reasonably require, satisfactory in all respects to Lender;

 

h.           certification by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers that there has not occurred any material adverse change in the operations and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2013;

 

i.            certification by an Authorized Officer of Parent that there has not occurred any material adverse change in the operations and condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent since December 31, 2013, except as disclosed in Parent’s annual report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2013, or Parent’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission between January 1, 2014 and October 31, 2014;

 

j.            payment by Borrowers of all fees including, without limitation, the Closing Fee, and all Expenses associated with the Term Loan required to be paid hereunder;

 

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k.          searches and certificates required under Section 3.4;

 

l.            insurance certificates and policies as required under Section 6.2;

 

m.           copies of the (i) Purchase Agreement and (ii) Management Agreement, all certified as true and correct by an Authorized Officer of Borrowing Agent;

 

n.           evidence that the Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and any applicable Requirement of Law;

 

o.           all required due diligence reports relating to the Acquisition, including but not limited to a review of the historical and interim financial statements, which Lender shall have reviewed to its reasonable satisfaction;

 

p.           copies of the Employment Agreements, which Lender shall have reviewed to its reasonable satisfaction;

 

q.           copies of Borrowers’ material contracts with their Affiliates and customers, which Lender shall have reviewed to its satisfaction;

 

r.            the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto; and

 

s.          such other documents reasonably required by Lender.

 

4.2.          Absence of Certain Events : At the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

4.3.          Warranties and Representations at Closing : The warranties and representations contained in Section 5 as well as any other Section of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such warranties and representations relate to an earlier date, in which case such warranties and representations shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date. No Loan Party shall have taken any action or permitted any condition to exist which would have been prohibited by any Section hereof.

 

4.4.          Compliance with this Agreement : Each Loan Party shall have performed and complied with all agreements, covenants and conditions contained herein including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof, which are required to be performed or complied with by the Loan Parties before or at the Closing Date.

 

4.5.          Officers’ Certificate : Lender shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of each Loan Party certifying that all of the conditions specified in this Section 4 have been fulfilled.

 

4.6.          Closing : Subject to the conditions of this Section, the Term Loan shall be made available on such date (the “Closing Date”) and at such time as may be mutually agreeable to the parties contemporaneously with the execution hereof (“Closing”) at such place as may be mutually agreeable to the parties.

 

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4.7.          Waiver of Rights : By completing the Closing hereunder, Lender does not thereby waive a breach of any warranty or representation made by any Loan Party hereunder or under any agreement, document, or instrument delivered to Lender or otherwise referred to herein, and any claims and rights of Lender resulting from any breach or misrepresentation by any Loan Party are specifically reserved by Lender.

 

SECTION V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

To induce Lender to complete the Closing and make the Term Loan to Borrowers, each Loan Party warrants and represents to Lender that:

 

5.1.          Organization and Validity :

 

a.           Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation or limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its organization, (ii) has the appropriate power and authority to operate its business and to own its Property and (iii) is duly qualified, is validly existing and in good standing and has lawful power and authority to engage in the business it conducts in each state where the nature and extent of its business requires qualification, except where the failure to so qualify does not and could not have a Material Adverse Effect. A list of all states and other jurisdictions where each Loan Party is qualified to do business on the Closing Date is shown on Schedule “5.1” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

b.           The making and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and consummation of the Acquisition will not (i) violate any Requirement of Law or decree, award, injunction, judgment by which such Loan Party is bound, (ii) violate the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party, (iii) cause or result in the imposition or creation of any lien upon any property of any Loan Party, (iv) or violate or result in a default or breach (immediately or with the passage of time) under any contract, agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Loan Party is a party, or by which such Loan Party is bound, including the Material Agreements. No Loan Party is in violation of any term of any contract, agreement, indenture or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound which violation has or could have a Material Adverse Effect, or of its Organizational Documents.

 

c.           Each Loan Party has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is party and to incur the obligations herein and therein provided for, and has taken all proper and necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents as applicable.

 

d.           This Agreement, the Term Loan Note to be issued hereunder, and all of the other Loan Documents, when delivered, will be valid and binding upon each Loan Party, as applicable, and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

 

5.2.          Places of Business : The only places of business of each Borrower, and the places where such Borrower keeps and intends to keep its Property as of the Closing Date, are at the addresses shown on Schedule “5.2” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

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5.3.          Pending Litigation : There are no suits, claims, judgments or judicial or administrative orders or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, against any Loan Party in any court or before any Governmental Authority which (i) individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in Parent’s annual report on Form 10-K filed as of December 31, 2013, or Parent’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission between January 1, 2014 and October 31, 2014; (ii) individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to prevent consummation of the Acquisition or (iii) allege the invalidity of or dispute any of the terms of this Agreement or any Loan Document. No Loan Party is in violation of any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority. To the knowledge of each Loan Party, there are no investigations (civil or criminal) pending or threatened against such Loan Party in any court or before any Governmental Authority.

 

5.4.          Title to Properties : Each Borrower has good and marketable title in fee simple (or its equivalent under applicable law) to all the Property it purports to own, free from Liens and free from the claims of any other Person, except for Permitted Liens.

 

5.5.          Consent : No consent, approval, license or authorization of any Person, or recording, registration or filing with any Person is required by any Requirement of Law or any agreement in connection with any Loan Party’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or consummation of the Acquisition, other than (a) the filings and other actions required to be taken by the terms of the Loan Documents to perfect the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and (b) the filings to be made by Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws.

 

5.6.          Taxes : All tax returns required to be filed by any Loan Party in any jurisdiction have been filed. All taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon any Loan Party, or upon any of its Property, income or franchises, which are shown to be due and payable on such returns have been paid, except for those taxes being contested in good faith with due diligence by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been maintained under GAAP and as to which no Lien has been entered. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party is aware of any proposed additional tax assessment or tax to be assessed against or applicable to any Loan Party.

 

5.7.          Financial Statements and Projections : a. The annual audited balance sheet of each Borrower as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of profit and loss, stockholder’s equity and cash flow as of such date accompanied by reports thereon from such Borrower’s independent certified public accountants (complete copies of which have been delivered to Lender), and the interim reviewed balance sheet of each Borrower as of June 30, 2014, and the related statements of profit and loss, stockholder’s equity and cash flow as of such date have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the financial position of each Borrower as of such date and the results of its operations for such periods, subject to lack of footnotes and year-end adjustments for interim financial statements.

 

b.           The annual audited balance sheet of Parent as of December 31, 2013, and the related statements of profit and loss, stockholder’s equity and cash flow as of such date accompanied by reports thereon from such Borrower’s independent certified public accountants (complete copies of which have been delivered to Lender), and the interim internally prepared balance sheet of Parent as of June 30, 2014, and the related statements of profit and loss, stockholder’s equity and cash flow as of such date have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the financial position of Parent as of such date and the results of its operations for such periods, subject to lack of footnotes and year-end adjustments for interim financial statements.

  

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c.           The fiscal year for each Borrower currently ends on December 31. The fiscal year for Parent currently ends on December 31. Each Loan Party’s federal tax identification number and each Borrower’s state organizational identification number for UCC purposes are as shown on Schedule “5.7” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

d.           As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party has any material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than as disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.7(a)and (b) or set forth on Schedule “5.7” and there are not now and not anticipated any material unrealized losses of any Loan Party.

 

e.           The operating projections that have been previously submitted to Lender and that will be submitted to Lender pursuant to Section 6.9, present, to each Loan Party’s knowledge and belief based on the assumptions set forth in such projections, the expected results of operations and sources and uses of cash of Borrowers for the periods covered by such projections (it being recognized by Lender that any projections and forecasts provided by the Loan Parties are based on estimates and assumptions believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable as of the date of the projections or assumptions and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ from projected or forecasted results).

 

5.8.         Full Disclosure : The financial statements referred to in Section 5.7 of this Agreement do not, nor does any other written statement of any Loan Party to Lender in connection with the negotiation of the Term Loan, contain any untrue statement of a material fact in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made as of the time when such statements were made. Such statements, taken as a whole, do not omit a material fact, the omission of which would make the statements contained therein misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made as of the time when such statements were made. As of the Closing Date, there is no fact known to any Loan Party which has not been disclosed in writing to Lender which has or could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.9.         Subsidiaries : As of the Closing Date, no Borrower has any Subsidiaries or Affiliates, except as shown on Schedule “5.9” attached hereto and made part hereof, which Schedule shows such Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s name, jurisdiction of organization, classes of Capital Stock and the holders of such Capital Stock, and except for the shareholders, directors and officers of Parent set forth in Parent’s proxy statement dated as of July 3, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

5.10.       Investments, Guarantees, Contracts, etc. :

 

a.           As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party owns or holds equity or long term debt investments in, or has any outstanding advances to, any other Person, except as shown on Schedule “5.10(a),” attached hereto and made part hereof.

  

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b.           As of the Closing Date, no Borrower has entered into any leases for real or personal Property (whether as landlord or tenant or lessor or lessee), except as shown on Schedule “5.10(b),” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

c.           As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party is a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any restriction under any Organizational Document, which, assuming compliance with such contract, agreement or restriction, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

d.           Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, no Loan Party has agreed or consented to, or is party to any agreement, restricting, directly or indirectly, the granting of a Lien with respect to any Loan Party’s Property.

 

5.11.       Government Regulations, ERISA, etc. :

 

a.           The use of the proceeds of the Term Loan will not directly or indirectly violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II. No Borrower owns or intends to carry or purchase any “margin stock” within the meaning of said Regulation U.

 

b.           Each Loan Party has obtained all licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and for the conduct of its business.

 

c.           (i)          No Loan Party, no Subsidiary of any Loan Party and no ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to any Employee Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11(c) attached hereto. Each Loan Party has furnished to Lender a copy of the most recent actuarial report for each Employee Pension Plan that is a defined benefit plan as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, and for any Plan that is a funded employee welfare benefit plan, and each such report is accurate in all material respects.

 

(ii)         Each Plan, which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination, opinion or advisory letter from the IRS with respect to all plan document qualification requirements for which the remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code has closed, any plan document amendments required by such determination letter were made as and when required by such determination letter, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, since the date of such letter which would reasonably be expected to prevent any such plan from remaining so qualified.

 

(iii)        Each Plan has been operated in all material respects in compliance with the requirements of the Code and ERISA and the terms of each Plan.

 

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(iv)        Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.11(c): (a) with respect to any Plan, there has been no transaction in connection with which any Loan Party, its Subsidiaries or their respective ERISA Affiliates could be subject to either a material civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a material tax penalty imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code; (b) there has been no failure by any Employee Pension Plan to satisfy the Minimum Funding Standards applicable to such Employee Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or an unfulfilled obligation to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan; (c) no liability to the PBGC has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred with respect to any Employee Pension Plan except for required premium payments to the PBGC; (d) there has been (1) no Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Pension Plan, and (2) no event or condition which presents a material risk of termination of any Employee Pension Plan by the PBGC, in either case involving conditions which could result in any liability to the PBGC; (e) neither any Loan Party, its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate (1) has incurred or reasonably expects to incur Withdrawal Liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, (2) has received any notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization, or (3) reasonably expects any Multiemployer Plan to be in Reorganization; (f) there is no material liability, and no circumstances exist pursuant to which any such material liability could reasonably be imposed on any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate under Sections 4980B, 4980D or 5000 of the Code or Sections 409 and 502(l) of ERISA, with respect to any Plan; (g) there is no Plan (that is an “employee welfare benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) (1) providing for retiree health and/or life insurance or death benefits, other than for continuation coverage described under COBRA (or similar state law) or (2) having unfunded liabilities; (h) neither any Loan Party, its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate is subject to the Early Warning Program of the PBGC (as described in PBGC Technical Update 00-3) or has been contacted by the PBGC in connection with the PBGC’s Early Warning Program; and (i) there is no outstanding material liability attributable to any Employee Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any Multiemployer Plan which was previously maintained by or to which contributions were made or required to be made by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, or any entity that heretofore was an ERISA Affiliate.

 

d.           No Loan Party is in violation of, or in receipt of written notice that it is in violation of, any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws), a violation of which causes or could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.12.       Business Interruptions : Within five (5) years prior to the date hereof, none of the business, Property or operations of any Borrower has been materially and adversely affected in any way by any casualty, strike, lockout, combination of workers, order of the United States of America, or any state or local government, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, directed against such Borrower. There are no pending or, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened labor disputes, strikes, lockouts or similar occurrences or grievances affecting any Borrower. No labor contract of any Borrower is scheduled to expire prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

5.13.       Names and Intellectual Property :

 

a.           Within five (5) years prior to the Closing Date, no Borrower has conducted business under or used any other name (whether corporate or assumed) except for the names shown on Schedule “5.13(a)” attached hereto and made part hereof. Each Borrower is the sole owner of all names listed on such Schedule “5.13(a)” and any and all business done and all invoices issued in such trade names are such Borrower’s sales, business and invoices. Each trade name of each Borrower represents a division or trading style of such Borrower and not a separate Subsidiary or Affiliate or independent entity.

 

b.           All trademarks, service marks, patents or copyrights which each Borrower uses, plans to use or has a right to use as of the Closing Date are shown on Schedule “5.13(b)” attached hereto and made part hereof and such Borrower is the sole owner of such Property except to the extent any other Person has claims or rights in such Property, as such claims and rights are shown on Schedule “5.13(b)”. All material copyrights have been registered with the United States Copyright Office. No Borrower is in violation of any rights of any other Person with respect to such Property.

 

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c.           Except as shown on Schedule “5.13(c)” attached hereto and made part hereof, (i) no Borrower requires any copyrights, patents, trademarks or other intellectual property, or any license(s) to use any patents, trademarks or other intellectual property in order to provide services to its customers in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) Lender will not require any copyrights, patents, trademarks or other intellectual property or any licenses to use the same in order to provide such services after the occurrence of an Event of Default.

 

5.14.       Other Associations : As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party is engaged and has any interest in any joint venture or partnership with any other Person except as shown on Schedule “5.14,” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

5.15.       Environmental Matters : Except as shown on Schedule “5.15,” attached hereto and made part hereof:

 

a.           To the best of each Loan Party’s knowledge after due inquiry, no Property presently owned, leased or operated by any Borrower contains, or has previously contained, any Hazardous Substances in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute or constituted a violation of, or (ii) could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.

 

b.           To the best of each Loan Party’s knowledge after due inquiry, each Loan Party is in compliance, and, for the duration of all applicable statutes of limitations periods, has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about any properties presently owned, leased, or operated by any Borrower or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to such properties which could reasonably be expected to interfere with any of their continued operations or reasonably be expected to impair the fair saleable value thereof.

 

c.           No Loan Party has received any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance assessment with Environmental Laws and no Loan Party has any knowledge that any such notice will be received or is being threatened.

 

d.           Hazardous Substances have not been transported or disposed of in a manner or to a location which are reasonably likely to give rise to liability of any Borrower under any Environmental Law.

 

e.           No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending, or to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened under any Environmental Law to which any Borrower is, or to any Loan Party’s knowledge will be, named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding, the implementation of which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on any natural resources or on any Borrower’s business, financial condition, Property or prospects under any Environmental Law.

 

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5.16.          Investment Company Act : No Loan Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled by an investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

5.17.          Capital Stock : The authorized and outstanding Capital Stock of each Borrower as of the Closing Date is as shown on Schedule “5.17” attached hereto and made part hereof. All of the Capital Stock of each Loan Party has been duly and validly authorized and issued and is fully paid and non-assessable and has been sold and delivered to the holders thereof in compliance with, or under valid exemption from, all Federal and state laws and the rules and regulations of all Governmental Authorities governing the sale and delivery of securities. There are no subscriptions, warrants, options, calls, commitments, rights or agreements by which any Borrower or any of the shareholders of any Borrower is bound relating to the issuance, transfer, voting or redemption of shares of its Capital Stock or any pre-emptive rights held by any Person with respect to the shares of Capital Stock of such Loan Party. No Borrower has issued any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its Capital Stock or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.

 

5.18.          Solvency : After giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (including consummation of the Acquisition), each Loan Party is solvent, is able to pay its debts as they become due, and has capital sufficient to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage, and now owns Property having a value both at fair valuation and at present fair salable value greater than the amount required to pay such Loan Party’s debts. No Loan Party will be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed in connection with this Agreement or by the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

 

5.19.          Perfection and Priority : This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are effective to create in favor of Lender legal, valid and enforceable Liens in all right, title and interest of each Loan Party in the Collateral, and when financing statements have been filed in the offices of the jurisdictions shown on Schedule “5.19,” attached hereto and made part hereof under such Loan Party’s name and control is taken with respect to such Collateral where control is necessary to perfect such security interest, such Loan Party will have granted to Lender, and Lender will have perfected first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral, to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by filing a financing statement or obtaining control, superior in right to any and all other Liens, existing or future other than Permitted Liens.

 

5.20.          Commercial Tort Claims : As of the Closing Date, no Borrower is a party to any Commercial Tort Claims, except as shown on Schedule “5.20” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

5.21.          Letter of Credit Rights : As of the Closing Date, no Borrower has any Letter of Credit Rights, except as shown on Schedule “5.21,” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

5.22.          Deposit Accounts : As of the Closing Date, all Deposit Accounts of each Borrower are shown on Schedule “5.22,” attached hereto and made part hereof.

 

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5.23.       Anti-Terrorism Laws :

 

a.            General . No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

b.            Executive Order No. 13224 . Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or to any Loan Party’s knowledge, any of its respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Term Loan or other transactions hereunder, is any of the following (each a “Blocked Person”):

 

(i)          a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224;

 

(ii)         a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224;

 

(iii)        a Person with which Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

 

(iv)        a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order No. 13224;

 

(v)         a Person that is named as a “specially designated national” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or

 

(vi)        a Person who is affiliated with a Person listed above.

 

5.24.         Delivery of Acquisition Documents : Lender has received complete copies of the Purchase Agreement and each of the other instruments, documents and agreements related thereto, and all amendments thereto, waivers relating thereto and other side letters or agreements affecting the terms thereof. The Purchase Agreement has not been amended or supplemented, nor have any of the provisions thereof been waived, except pursuant to a written agreement or instrument which has heretofore been delivered to, and approved by, Lender. All of the transactions contemplated to occur under the Purchase Agreement on or before the Closing Date have been consummated pursuant to the terms thereof, no party to the Purchase Agreement has waived the fulfillment of any material condition precedent set forth therein, without Lender’s written consent, and no party has failed to perform any of its material obligations thereunder.

 

5.25.         Management Agreements : Except for the Management Agreement, no Borrower is a party to any management, employment, consulting or other similar agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) respecting the management of their respective businesses except for the Employment Agreements and other usual and customary employment agreements.

 

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SECTION VI.           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Loan Party covenants that until all of the Obligations are paid and satisfied in full (excluding contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted), that:

 

6.1.          Payment of Taxes and Claims : Each Loan Party shall pay, before they become delinquent, all federal and other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges, or levies imposed upon it, or upon such Loan Party’s Property, and all claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other Persons, entitled to the benefit of statutory or common law Liens which, in any case, if unpaid, would result in the imposition of a Lien upon its Property; provided however, that each Loan Party shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, claim or demand if the amount, applicability or validity thereof, shall at the time, be contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by such Loan Party, and if such Loan Party shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves in respect thereof, if so required in accordance with GAAP; which deferment of payment is permissible so long as no Lien other than a Permitted Lien has been entered and such Loan Party’s title to, and its right to use, its Property are not materially adversely affected thereby.

 

6.2.          Maintenance of Properties and Corporate Existence :

 

a.            Property – Each Borrower shall maintain its Property in good condition (normal wear and tear excepted), make all necessary renewals, replacements, additions, betterments and improvements thereto and will pay and discharge when due the cost of repairs and maintenance to its Property, and will pay all rentals when due for all real estate leased by such Loan Party.

 

b.            Property Insurance, Public and Products Liability Insurance – Each Borrower shall maintain insurance (i) on all insurable tangible Property against fire, flood, casualty and such other hazards (including, without limitation, extended coverage, workmen’s compensation, boiler and machinery, with inflation coverage by endorsement) and (ii) against public liability, product liability and business interruption, in each case in such amounts, with such deductibles and with such insurers as are customarily used by companies operating in the same industry as such Loan Party. At or prior to Closing, each Borrower shall furnish Lender with duplicate original policies of insurance or such other evidence of insurance as Lender may require, and any certificates of insurance shall be issued on Acord Form-27. In the event any Borrower fails to procure or cause to be procured any such insurance or to timely pay or cause to be paid the premium(s) on any such insurance, Lender may do so for such Borrower but such Borrower shall continue to be liable for the same. The policies of all such casualty insurance shall contain standard Lender’s Loss Payable Clauses (and, with respect to liability and interruption insurance, additional insured clauses) issued in favor of Lender under which all losses thereunder shall be paid to Lender as Lender’s interest may appear. Such policies shall expressly provide that the requisite insurance cannot be altered or canceled without thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender and shall insure Lender notwithstanding the act or neglect of any Loan Party. Each Borrower hereby appoints Lender as such Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, exercisable at Lender’s option to endorse any check which may be payable to such Borrower in order to collect the proceeds of such insurance and any amount or amounts collected by Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Section may be applied by Lender, in its sole discretion, to any Obligations or to repair, reconstruct or replace the loss of or damage to Collateral as Lender in its discretion may from time to time determine; provided that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower’s consent shall be required prior to any repair, reconstruction or replacement by Lender. Each Borrower further covenants that all insurance premiums owing under its current policies have been paid. Each Borrower shall notify Lender, immediately, upon such Loan Party’s receipt of a notice of termination, cancellation, or non-renewal from its insurance company of any such policy.

 

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c.            Financial Records – Each Loan Party shall keep current and accurate books of records and accounts in which full and correct entries will be made of all of its business transactions, and will reflect in its financial statements adequate accruals and appropriations to reserves, all in accordance with GAAP. No Loan Party shall change its fiscal year end date without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

d.            Corporate Existence and Rights – Each Loan Party shall do (or cause to be done) all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, good standing, rights and franchises. Each Loan Party shall obtain and maintain any and all licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its Property or the conduct of its businesses.

 

e.            Compliance with Laws – Each Loan Party shall be in compliance in all material respects with any and all Requirements of Law to which it is subject, including without limitation, Environmental Laws. Each Loan Party shall timely satisfy all assessments, fines, costs and penalties imposed (after exhaustion of all appeals, provided a stay has been put in effect during such appeal) by any Governmental Authority against Loan Party or any Property of such Loan Party.

 

6.3.          Business Conducted : Each Borrower shall continue in the business presently operated by it using its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its customers and goodwill. No Borrower shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any material respect in any line of business substantially different from the businesses conducted by such Borrower immediately prior to the Closing Date. Parent shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any material respect in any line of business that is not either related, ancillary or complementary to the business of Parent as of the Closing Date, or to the businesses conducted by Borrowers.

 

6.4.          Litigation Notices : Each Loan Party shall give prompt notice to Lender of any litigation claiming in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000) from such Loan Party, or which may otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.5.          Issue Taxes : Each Loan Party shall pay all taxes (other than taxes based upon or measured by any Lender’s income or revenues or any personal property tax), if any, in connection with the issuance of the Term Loan Note and the recording of any lien documents. The obligations of each Loan Party hereunder shall survive the payment of Loan Party’s Obligations hereunder and the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.6.          Bank Accounts : Within one hundred twenty (120) days of Closing, each Borrower shall establish, and thereafter maintain, its primary depository accounts and cash management relationship with Lender, and Parent shall maintain its primary operating account with Lender.

 

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6.7.          ERISA Notices : Each Loan Party shall deliver to Lender (i) promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, after the receipt thereof, copies of all reports and notices which any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate receives from PBGC, IRS or the DOL, and at the request of Lender, copies of all annual reports for Employee Pension Plans filed with the DOL or IRS, and (ii) as soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after any Loan Party knows or has reason to know that (A) any Reportable Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Pension Plan, (B) an Accumulated Funding Deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the United States Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to an Employee Pension Plan, (C) proceedings have been instituted or are reasonably expected to be instituted under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Employee Pension Plan, (D) any Withdrawal Liability from a Multiemployer Plan has been or will be incurred by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, (E) any Multiemployer Plan is or is reasonably expected to be in Reorganization, terminated, partitioned or declared insolvent, (F) an action has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Multiemployer Plan, (G) any event, transaction or condition has occurred or will occur that could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a lien under Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA, (H) any Prohibited Transaction or other transaction, event or condition has occurred or will occur with respect to a Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate incurring a material liability or becoming subject to a material penalty or excise tax, or (I) the PBGC has contacted any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to the PBGC’s Early Warning Program, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Borrowing Agent setting forth the details as to such event, transaction or condition and the action any Loan Party has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and with respect to (A) and (B) above, with copies of any notices and applications.

 

6.8.          Financial Covenants : Borrowers shall maintain and comply with, and cause to be maintained and complied with, the following financial covenants:

 

a.            Debt Coverage Ratio – Commencing December 31, 2015, Borrowers shall maintain a Debt Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.30 to 1.0. The Debt Coverage Ratio shall be measured quarterly as of each fiscal quarter end, on a trailing twelve month basis.

 

b.            Total Leverage Ratio – Commencing December 31, 2015, Borrowers shall maintain a Total Leverage Ratio as of each fiscal year end of not greater than the applicable ratio set forth below opposite the applicable period:

 

Fiscal Year Ending   Ratio
     
December 31, 2015   3.25 to 1.00
     
December 31, 2016   3.00 to 1.00
     
December 31, 2017 and thereafter   2.50 to 1.00

 

c.            Modified Leverage Ratio – Borrower shall maintain a Modified Leverage Ratio as of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, of not greater than 3.95 to 1.00.

 

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d.            Minimum EBITDA –Borrowers shall maintain Consolidated EBITDA as of each fiscal quarter end of not less than the amount set forth below opposite the applicable fiscal quarter end, measured for the measurement period set forth below:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending   Consolidated EBITDA   Measurement Period
         
March 31, 2015   400,000   Three months ending March 31, 2015
         
June 30, 2015   890,000   Six months ending June 30, 2015
         
September 30, 2015   1,460,000   Nine months ending September 30, 2015

 

6.9.          Financial and Business Information : Each Loan Party deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender the following

 

a.           Financial Statements and Collateral Reports: such data, reports, statements and information, financial or otherwise, as Lender may reasonably request, including, without limitation:

 

(i)          within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month of Borrowers, the consolidated and consolidating income and cash flow statements of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such month and for the expired portion of the fiscal year ending with the end of such month prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, and the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such month, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as at the end of the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and in reasonable detail and certified by Borrowing Agent’s chief financial officer to have been prepared from the books and records of Borrowers;

 

(ii)         within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrowers, the consolidated and consolidating income and cash flow statements of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and for the expired portion of the fiscal year ending with the end of such quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year), and the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as at the end of the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and in reasonable detail and certified by Borrowing Agent’s chief financial officer to have been prepared from the books and records of Borrowers;

 

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(iii)        within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Parent, the consolidated and consolidating income and cash flow statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and for the expired portion of the fiscal year ending with the end of such quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year), and the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as at the end of the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (without footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and in reasonable detail and certified by Parent’s chief financial officer to have been prepared from the books and records of Borrowers;

 

(iv)        within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Parent, the consolidated and consolidating income and cash flow statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including each Borrower) for such year, and the consolidated and consolidating (if applicable) balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including each Borrower) as at the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, including all supporting schedules, and audited by Marcum LLP or another independent public accounting firm acceptable to Lender, and unqualifiedly certified to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with copies of any management letters provided by such accountants to management of Parent and all regular schedules to be provided by such independent public accountants as part of the audit of Parent;

 

(v)         no later than sixty (60) days after the commencement of each fiscal year, Borrowers’ annual consolidated and consolidating financial statement projections for the upcoming fiscal year and including, without limitation, a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement, all shown on a fiscal quarter basis. Such projections shall be consistent in format with the historical financial statements and shall include disclosure of all significant assumptions used in preparing the projections; and

 

(vi)        Within thirty (30) days after filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the federal income tax returns of Borrowers and Guarantor.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to ACI, any monthly comparative financial information to be provided prior to January 31, 2015 as required by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above is not required to be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

b.            Notice of Event of Default - promptly upon becoming aware of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement, a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Loan Parties are taking (and propose to take) with respect thereto, and

 

c.            Notice of Claimed Default - promptly upon receipt by any Loan Party, notice of default, oral or written, given to any Borrower by any creditor for Indebtedness of any Borrower in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).

 

d.            Notice of Breach of Purchase Agreement – promptly after any Loan Party learns of facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to constitute the basis of a material claim against the sellers thereunder for indemnity or otherwise under the Purchase Agreement, or which would otherwise constitute any material breach of the representations, warranties, covenants, or other obligations of the sellers thereunder, a written notice specifying the nature thereof and what action Loan Parties are taking (and propose to take) with respect thereto.

 

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e.            Notice of Breach of Governmental Order – promptly upon any Loan Party’s violation of any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to it, a written notice specifying the nature thereof and what action Loan Parties are taking (and propose to take) with respect thereto.

 

f.             Notice of Deposit Account . Notice of any Borrower’s establishment of a new Deposit Account, to be delivered not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to establishment of such Deposit Account.

 

6.10.       Officers’ Certificates : Along with the set of financial statements delivered to Lender at the end of each fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 6.9(a)(ii) hereof and the annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.9(a)(iii) hereof, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender a certificate (“Compliance Certificate”) (in the form of Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and made part hereof) from the chief financial officer, chief executive officer or president of Borrowing Agent (and as to certificates accompanying the annual financial statements of Borrowers:

 

a.            Event of Default - that the signer has reviewed the relevant terms of this Agreement, and has made (or caused to be made under his/her supervision) a review of the transactions and conditions of each Borrower from the beginning of the accounting period covered by the financial statements being delivered therewith to the date of the certificate, and that such review has not disclosed the existence during such period of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Borrowers have taken or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

b.            Covenant Compliance - the information (including detailed calculations) required in order to establish that Borrowers are in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.8 of this Agreement, as of the end of the period covered by the financial statements delivered.

 

6.11.       Audits and Inspection; Appraisals : Loan Parties shall permit any of Lender’s officers or other representatives to visit and inspect upon reasonable notice during business hours any of the locations of Borrowers (provided that, while an Event of Default exists, Lender may make such visits and inspections at any time without prior notice) to examine and audit all of Borrowers’ Collateral, books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, employees and independent certified public accountants. Lender may also conduct, at Borrowers’ expense at the standard rates charged by Lender for such activities, plus Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (all of which amounts shall be Expenses) field examinations with respect to the Collateral; provided that, Lender shall not, unless an Event of Default occurs, conduct more than two (2)field examinations per year.

 

6.12.       Reserved .

 

 

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6.13.          Material Adverse Developments : Each Loan Party agrees that promptly upon becoming aware of any development or other information outside the ordinary course of business and excluding matters of a general economic, financial or political nature which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect it shall give to Lender telephonic notice specifying the nature of such development or information and such anticipated effect. In addition, such verbal communication shall be confirmed by written notice thereof to Lender on the same day such verbal communication is made or the next Business Day thereafter.

 

6.14.          Places of Business : Each Borrower shall give thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender of any changes in the location of any of its respective places of business, of the places where records concerning its Accounts or where its Inventory are kept, or the establishment of any new, or the discontinuance of any existing place of business; provided that no Borrower may establish any place of business outside of the United States.

 

6.15.          Commercial Tort Claims : Each Borrower will promptly notify Lender in writing in the event that any Borrower becomes a party to or obtains any rights with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim. Such notification shall include information sufficient to describe such Commercial Tort Claim, including, but not limited to, the parties to the claim, the court in which the claim was commenced, the docket number assigned to such claim, if any, and a detailed explanation of the events that gave rise to the claim. Each Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender all documents and/or agreements necessary to grant Lender a security interest in such Commercial Tort Claim to secure the Obligations. Each Borrower authorizes Lender to file (without such Borrower’s signature) initial financing statements or amendments, as Lender deems necessary to perfect its security interest in the Commercial Tort Claim.

 

6.16.          Letter of Credit Rights : Each Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of any letters of credit for which such Borrower is the beneficiary. Each Borrower shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed or delivered) to Lender, all documents and agreements as Lender may require in order to obtain and perfect its security interest in such Letter of Credit Rights.

 

6.17.          Lockbox : Upon Lender’s request, each Borrower shall establish a lockbox with Lender through which each Borrower shall instruct all Account Debtors to make payment on Accounts. Each Borrower shall execute such agreements as Lender may require to establish the lockbox.

 

6.18.          Merchant Account Sales : Upon any Merchant Account Sale, Borrowers shall deposit the Net Proceeds in the Blocked Account contemporaneously with any Loan Party’s receipt of such Net Proceeds. Borrowers shall not withdraw any funds from the Blocked Account without Lender’s prior written consent, which may be given or withheld in Lender’s reasonable discretion. Upon Lender’s request, Borrowers shall enter into a deposit account control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, governing the Blocked Account.

 

6.19.          Parent Good Standing . Parent shall within 15 days of Closing pay all share taxes due to the State of Delaware and take any and all other actions to establish good standing in the State of Delaware, and shall deliver to Lender no later than 15 days after Closing a good standing certificate issued by the State of Delaware regarding Parent’s status.

 

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6.20.        Landlord’s Waiver . Each Borrower will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the owner of ACI’s leased premises located at 136 East Watson Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047, to execute and deliver to Lender an instrument, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, under which such owner subordinates its interests in and waives its right to distrain on or foreclose against the Collateral and agrees to allow Lender to enter into and remain on such premises to dispose of or deal with any Collateral located thereon, within thirty (30) days of Closing.

 

SECTION VII.          NEGATIVE COVENANTS:

 

Each Loan Party covenants that until all of the Obligations are paid and satisfied in full (excluding contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted), that:

 

7.1.          Merger, Consolidation, Dissolution or Liquidation :

 

a.           No Borrower shall engage in any Asset Sale other than (i) the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) equipment that is replaced by other equipment of comparable or superior quality and value within ninety (90) days of such Asset Sale, (iii) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business and not interfering with the business of the Loan Parties; (iv) sales, forgiveness or discounting, on a non-recourse basis and in the ordinary course of business, of past due accounts in connection with the collection or compromise thereof or the settlement of delinquent accounts or in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers or customers; (v) disposition of obsolete equipment; (vi) disposition of cash and cash equivalents; (vii) dispositions to another Borrower; (viii) issuances of capital stock to Parent; (ix) sales of merchant credit card accounts pursuant to requirements of customer contracts relating to such accounts (“Merchant Account Sales”), and (x) dispositions resulting from any casualty events, provided the proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

b.           No Loan Party shall merge or consolidate with any other Person or commence a dissolution or liquidation, other than (i) the merger of a Subsidiary of a Borrower into such Borrower (where such Borrower is the surviving Person) or (ii) the merger of one Borrower with another.

 

7.2.          Acquisitions : No Borrower shall acquire all or a material portion of the Capital Stock or assets of any Person in any transaction or in any series of related transactions or enter into any sale and leaseback transaction.

 

7.3.          Liens and Encumbrances : No Borrower shall: (a) execute a negative pledge agreement with any Person covering any of its Property other than property subject to purchase money indebtedness permitted hereunder, or (b) cause or permit or agree or consent to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise), its Property (including, without limitation, the Collateral), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien except for Permitted Liens.

 

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7.4.          Transactions With Affiliates or Subsidiaries :

 

a.           No Borrower shall enter into any transaction with any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, or exchange of Property, or the loaning or giving of funds to any Affiliate or any Subsidiary unless: (i) the transaction is in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Loan Party’s business and upon terms substantially the same and no less favorable to such Loan Party as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transactions with any Person not an Affiliate or a Subsidiary, and so long as such transaction is not prohibited hereunder; (ii) such transaction is intended for incidental administrative purposes; (iii) pursuant to the Management Agreement; or (iv) pursuant to the making of the Proceeds Loan to Parent or receipt of payments of the Proceeds Loan.

 

b.           No Borrower shall create any Subsidiary unless (i) such Subsidiary becomes a borrower party to this Agreement and the Loan Documents pursuant to documents in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, including the granting by such Subsidiary of security interests in all of its assets, subject to no Lien other than Permitted Liens, (ii) the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary is pledged to Lender and (iii) copies of such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents are delivered to Lender together with such other proof as to the incumbency of officers and corporate actions as Lender may reasonably require.

 

7.5.          Guarantees : Excepting the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, no Borrower shall become or be liable, directly or indirectly, primary or secondary, matured or contingent, in any manner, whether as guarantor, surety, accommodation maker, or otherwise, for the existing or future Indebtedness of any kind of any Person, except for Permitted Indebtedness of another Borrower.

 

7.6.          Other Indebtedness : No Borrower shall: (a) hereafter incur, become liable for, or permit to exist any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness; or (b) make any prepayments on any existing or future Indebtedness (other than the Obligations).

 

7.7.          Loans and Investments : No Borrower shall make or have outstanding loans, advances, extensions of credit or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than Permitted Investments.

 

7.8.          Use of Lenders’ Name : No Loan Party shall use Lender’s name in connection with any of its business operations. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to permit or authorize any Loan Party to make any contract on behalf of Lender.

 

7.9.          Miscellaneous Covenants :

 

a.           No Loan Party shall become or be a party to any contract or agreement which at the time of becoming a party to such contract or agreement materially impairs such Loan Party’s ability to perform under this Agreement.

 

b.           No Loan Party shall carry or purchase any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II.

 

7.10.        Jurisdiction of Organization : No Loan Party shall change its jurisdiction of organization or, without thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender, change its name. No Loan Party shall amend its Organizational Documents in a manner adverse to Lender.

  

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7.11.       Distributions :

 

a.           No Borrower shall declare, pay or make, any Distributions other than (i) Permitted Parent Distributions, (ii) Permitted Tax Distributions, (iii) Distributions from a Borrower to another Borrower, and (iv) Distributions to Parent to pay the Deferred Acquisition Compensation and Earn Out Payments required to be made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, provided that distributions under this clause (iv) shall not exceed the amount then due and payable under the Purchase Agreement.

 

b.           No Borrower shall declare or pay any bonus compensation to its officers if an Event of Default exists or would result from the payment thereof .

 

7.12.       Material Agreement : No Loan Party shall amend or modify the terms of the (i) Management Agreement, or (ii) Purchase Agreement in a manner that would be adverse to Lender, including without limitation, by amending the amount or payment terms of the Deferred Acquisition Compensation or Earn Out due thereunder.

 

7.13.       Management Arrangements :

 

a.           No Borrower shall pay any management, monitoring, consulting, advisory fees or other similar fees except for Approved Management Fees.

 

b.           No Borrower shall enter into or remain bound by any management, employment or consulting agreement with any Person that gives such Person the right to manage its business, except for the Management Agreement, the Employment Agreements, and usual and customary employment agreements and consulting agreements consistent with industry practice.

 

7.14.       Tax Consolidation :

 

a.           Other than as required by Requirements of Law, no Loan Party shall elect to file any income tax return on behalf of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that includes a Borrower, except that Parent may elect to file a consolidated federal income tax return that includes the Borrowers.

 

b.           No Loan Party shall, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement with any Person which would cause any Borrower or any of Borrowers’ Subsidiaries to bear more than the amount of taxes to which such Person would have been subject had it separately filed (or filed as part of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary tax return solely among Borrowers and their eligible Subsidiaries under federal, state or local law), except for agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with Persons that are not Affiliates that include provisions relating to the underlying transaction for the sharing or allocation of taxes that are not based on the net income or net profits of either party to the agreement. If any Borrower enters into any tax sharing or tax allocation agreement, Loan Parties shall promptly deliver a copy of such agreement to Lender

 

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c.           If the IRS seeks to collect any taxes or otherwise impose any tax liability on any Borrower as a result of the Loan Parties’ filing affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary income tax returns with such Borrower in excess of the income tax liability that such Borrower would have if it had filed tax returns as the common parent of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group that included only such Borrower and its Subsidiaries (an “Excess Tax Liability”), Parent shall use reasonable good faith efforts to contest such collection or imposition and cause such Excess Tax Liability to be paid by Parent or by a Subsidiary of Parent that is not a Loan Party. In any case, Parent shall, and cause its Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Borrower for the full amount of any such Excess Tax Liability. Further, in the event that any Borrower ceases to be a member of the consolidated federal income tax group with respect to which collection of an Excess Tax Liability is being sought, Parent (or its successor in interest) shall cooperate with such Borrower in requesting the IRS to exercise its discretion under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(b) to assess and collect from the Borrower only such Borrower’s allocable portion of any federal income tax deficiency that is imposed on the consolidated federal income tax group; provided, that the requirements of this sentence shall expire upon the payment of the Obligations.

 

7.15.       Compliance with ERISA : Each Loan Party shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates to, take, or fail to take, any of the following actions or permit any of the following events to occur if such action or event individually or together with all other actions or events would subject any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates to any material tax, penalty, or other liabilities:

 

a.           engage in or knowingly consent to any “party in interest” or any “disqualified person,” as such terms are defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA and Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code respectively, engaging in any Prohibited Transaction in connection with which any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code;

 

b.           terminate any Employee Pension Plan in a manner, or take any other action, which could result in any material liability of any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC;

 

c.           fail to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan, any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto, or fail to satisfy the Minimum Funding Standards, whether or not waived, with respect to any Employee Pension Plan or fail to pay PBGC premiums when due;

 

d.           permit the current value of all vested accrued benefits under all Employee Pension Plans which are subject to Title IV of ERISA to exceed the current value of the assets of such plans allocable to such vested accrued benefits, except as may be permitted under actuarial funding standards adopted in accordance with Section 412 of the Code;

 

e.           withdraw from any Multiemployer Plan, if such withdrawal would result in the imposition of Withdrawal Liability;

 

f.            fail to comply in all material respects with the requirements of COBRA regarding continued health coverage, of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and of Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act, with respect to any Plans subject to the requirements thereof; or

 

g.           fail to comply in all other material respects with the provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to any Plan.

 

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As used in this Section 7.15, the term “accrued benefit” has the meaning specified in Section 3(23) of ERISA and the term “current value” has the meaning specified in Section 4001(a)(18)(B) of ERISA.

 

SECTION VIII.          DEFAULT

 

8.1.          Events of Default : Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

a.            Payments - if any Borrower fails to make any payment of principal or interest under the Obligations on the date such payment is due and payable; or

 

b.            Other Charges - if any Borrower fails to pay any other charges, fees, Expenses or other monetary obligations owing to Lender arising out of or incurred in connection with this Agreement within five (5) days of the date such payment is due and payable; or

 

c.            Particular Covenant Defaults - if any Loan Party fails to perform, comply with or observe any covenant or undertaking contained in this Agreement and (other than with respect to the covenants contained in Sections 6.2(b), 6.2(d) (solely with regard to existence), 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.18, 6.19 and Section 7 for which no cure period shall exist), such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof; or

 

d.            Financial Information - if any statement, report, financial statement, or certificate made or delivered by any Loan Party or any of its officers, employees or agents, to Lender is not true and correct, in all material respects, when made; or

 

e.            Uninsured Loss - if there shall occur any uninsured damage to or loss, theft, or destruction in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate with respect to any portion of any Property of any Borrower; or

 

f.             Warranties or Representations - if any warranty, representation or other statement by or on behalf of any Loan Party contained in or pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any certificate, document, agreement or instrument furnished in compliance with, relating to, or in reference to this Agreement, is false, erroneous, or misleading in any material respect when made; or

 

g.            Agreements with Others - (i) if any Loan Party shall default beyond any grace period in the payment of principal or interest of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate; (ii) if any Loan Party otherwise defaults under the terms of any such Indebtedness if the effect of such default is to enable the holder of such Indebtedness to accelerate the payment of any Loan Party’s obligations, which are the subject thereof, prior to the maturity date or prior to the regularly scheduled date of payment or (iii) if any “Event of Default” occurs under and as defined in the AD Computer Loan Agreement;

 

h.            Other Agreements with Lender – if any Loan Party breaches or violates the terms of, or if a default (and expiration of any applicable cure period), or an Event of Default, occurs under, any Interest Hedging Instrument or any other existing or future agreement (related or unrelated) (including, without limitation, the other Loan Documents) between any Loan Party and Lender; or

 

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i.             Judgments - if any final judgment for the payment of money in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate (i) which is not fully and unconditionally covered by insurance or (ii) for which any Loan Party has not established a cash or cash equivalent reserve in the full amount of such judgment, shall be rendered by a court of record against any Loan Party and such judgment shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days without being vacated, discharged, satisfied or bonded pending appeal; or

 

j.             Assignment for Benefit of Creditors, etc . - if any Loan Party makes or proposes in writing, an assignment for the benefit of creditors generally, offers a composition or extension to creditors, or makes or sends notice of an intended bulk sale of any business or assets now or hereafter owned or conducted by any Loan Party; or

 

k.           Bankruptcy, Dissolution, etc. - upon the commencement of any action for the dissolution or liquidation of any Loan Party, or the commencement of any proceeding to avoid any transaction entered into by any Loan Party, or the commencement of any case or proceeding for reorganization or liquidation of any Loan Party’s debts under the Bankruptcy Code or any other state or federal law, now or hereafter enacted for the relief of debtors, whether instituted by or against any Loan Party; provided however, that any Loan Party shall have thirty (30) days to obtain the dismissal or discharge of involuntary proceedings filed against it, it being understood that during such thirty (30) day period, Lender may seek adequate protection in any bankruptcy proceeding; or

 

l.             Receiver - upon the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian, trustee or similar official or fiduciary for any Loan Party or for any Loan Party’s Property; or

 

m.            Execution Process, etc. - the issuance of any execution or distraint process against any Property of any Loan Party; or

 

n.            Termination of Business - if any Loan Party ceases any material portion of its business operations as presently conducted; or

 

o.            Pension Benefits, etc. - if any Loan Party fails to comply with ERISA so that proceedings are commenced to appoint a trustee under ERISA to administer any Loan Party’s employee plans or the PBGC institutes proceedings to appoint a trustee to administer such plan(s), or a Lien is entered to secure any deficiency or claim under Sections 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA, or a Reportable Event occurs (where such event could reasonably be expected to result in a loss to Loan Parties in excess of $100,000 or

 

p.            Investigations - any evidence is received by Lender that Lender reasonably determines in good faith is evidence that any Loan Party may have directly or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity which would be reasonably likely to result in the forfeiture of any material property of any Loan Party to any Governmental Authority; or

 

q.            Change of Control - if there shall occur a Change of Control; or

 

r.             Surety and Guaranty Agreement – if any breach or default occurs under any Surety and Guaranty Agreement, or if the Surety and Guaranty Agreement, or any obligation to perform thereunder is terminated; or

 

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s.           Liens - if any Lien in favor of Lender shall cease to be valid, enforceable and perfected and prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens (except solely as a result of any action or inaction of Lender) or if any Loan Party or any Governmental Authority shall assert any of the foregoing; or

 

t.             Material Adverse Effect – if there is any change in any Borrower's financial condition which, in Lender's reasonable opinion, has or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or

 

u.            Other Loan Documents - if any other Person (other than Lender) party to a Loan Document, breaches or violates any term, provision or condition of such Loan Document.

 

8.2.          Cure : Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents shall be deemed to compel Lender to accept a cure of any Event of Default hereunder.

 

8.3.          Rights and Remedies on Default :

 

a.           In addition to all other rights, options and remedies granted or available to Lender under this Agreement or the Loan Documents (each of which is also then exercisable by Lender), or otherwise available at law or in equity, upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default Lender may, in its discretion, declare the Obligations (other than any Obligations arising under an Interest Hedging Instrument) immediately due and payable, all without demand, notice, presentment or protest or further action of any kind (it also being understood that the occurrence of any of the events or conditions set forth in Sections 8.1(j),(k) or (l) shall automatically cause an acceleration of the Obligations (other than any Obligations arising under an Interest Hedging Instrument). Nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of Lender under the terms of any Interest Hedging Instrument.

 

b.           In addition to all other rights, options and remedies granted or available to Lender under this Agreement or the Loan Documents (each of which is also then exercisable by Lender), or otherwise available at law or in equity, upon or at any time after the acceleration of the Obligations following the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than the rights with respect to clause (iv) below which Lender may exercise at any time after an Event of Default and regardless of whether there is an acceleration), Lender may, in its discretion, exercise all rights under the UCC and any other applicable law or in equity, and under all Loan Documents permitted to be exercised after the occurrence of an Event of Default, including the following rights and remedies (which list is given by way of example and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all such rights and remedies):

 

(i)          The right to take possession of, send notices regarding and collect directly the Collateral, with or without judicial process (including without limitation the right to notify the United States postal authorities to redirect mail addressed to any Borrower to an address designated by Lender); or

 

(ii)         By its own means or with judicial assistance, enter any Borrower’s premises and take possession of the Collateral, or render it unusable, or dispose of the Collateral on such premises in compliance with subsection (e) below, without any liability for rent, storage, utilities or other sums, and such Borrower shall not resist or interfere with such action; or

 

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(iii)        Require each Borrower at such Borrower’s expense to assemble all or any part of the Collateral (other than real estate or fixtures) and make it available to Lender at any place designated by Lender; or

 

(iv)        The right to enjoin any violation of Section 7.1, it being agreed that Lender’s remedies at law are inadequate.

 

c.           Each Borrower hereby agrees that a notice received by it at least seven (7) days before the time of any intended public sale or of the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be reasonable notice of such sale or other disposition. If permitted by applicable law, any perishable inventory or Collateral which threatens to speedily decline in value or which is sold on a recognized market may be sold immediately by Lender without prior notice to such Borrower. Each Loan Party covenants and agrees not to interfere with or impose any obstacle to Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, after the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. Lender shall have no obligation to clean up or prepare the Collateral for sale. If Lender sells any of the Collateral upon credit, each Loan Party will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser thereof, that are received by Lender. Lender may, in connection with any sale of the Collateral specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like.

 

8.4.          Nature of Remedies : All rights and remedies granted Lender hereunder and under the Loan Documents, or otherwise available at law or in equity, shall be deemed concurrent and cumulative, and not alternative remedies, and Lender may proceed with any number of remedies at the same time until all Obligations are satisfied in full. The exercise of any one right or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver or release of any other right or remedy, and Lender, upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, may proceed against each Loan Party, at any time, under any agreement, with any available remedy and in any order.

 

8.5.          Set-Off : In addition to all other rights, options and remedies granted or available to Lender under this Agreement or the Loan Documents (each of which is also then exercisable by Lender), upon or at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender (and any participant) shall have and be deemed to have, without notice to any Loan Party, the immediate right of set-off against any bank account of any Loan Party with Lender, or of any Borrower with any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate or any participant and may apply the funds or amount thus set-off against any Obligations hereunder. Each Loan Party specifically waives any right to require Lender to exercise other rights, options and remedies prior to exercising any such set-off rights. If any bank account of any Loan Party with Lender, any other subsidiary of Lender or Bank Affiliate or any participant is attached or otherwise liened or levied upon by any third party, Lender (and such participant) shall have and be deemed to have, without notice to any Loan Party, the immediate right of set-off and may apply the funds or amount thus set-off against any Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION IX.           MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1.          Governing Law : THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL RELATED AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO HEREIN ARE TO BE DEEMED SEVERABLE, AND THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PROVISION SHALL NOT AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE REMAINING PROVISIONS WHICH SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

 

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9.2.          Integrated Agreement : The Term Loan Note, the other Loan Documents, all related agreements, and this Agreement shall be construed as integrated and complementary of each other, and as augmenting and not restricting Lender’s rights and remedies. If, after applying the foregoing, an inconsistency still exists, the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute an amendment thereto and shall control.

 

9.3.          Waiver : No omission or delay by Lender in exercising any right or power under this Agreement or any related agreements and documents will impair such right or power or be construed to be a waiver of any Default, or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any such right or power will not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and as to any Loan Party no waiver will be valid unless in writing and signed by Lender and then only to the extent specified.

 

9.4.          Indemnity :

 

a.           Each Loan Party releases and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender and each Related Party (each, an “Indemnitee”) of and from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages and costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees), penalties and fines resulting from (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any acts or conduct of any Loan Party under, pursuant or related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan Party’s breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Loan Party’s failure to comply with any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws), and (iv) any claim by any other creditor of any Loan Party against Lender arising out of any transaction whether hereunder or in any way related to the Loan Documents; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties and fines are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment to have resulted from acts or conduct of such Indemnitee constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

b.           Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) above of notice of the commencement of any action by a third party, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof. The omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under such subsection only if the indemnifying party is unable to defend such actions as a result of such failure to so notify. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnified party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

 

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9.5.          Time : Whenever any Loan Party shall be required to make any payment, or perform any act, on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment may be made, or such act may be performed, on the next succeeding Business Day. Time is of the essence in each Loan Party’s performance under all provisions of this Agreement and all related agreements and documents.

 

9.6.          Expenses of Lender : At Closing and from time to time thereafter, each Loan Party will pay upon demand of Lender all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of Lender in connection with (i) the analysis, negotiation, preparation, execution, administration, delivery and termination of this Agreement, and other Loan Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein, and any amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, whether or not any such amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement, waiver or consent is executed or becomes effective, search costs, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of outside counsel for Lender, any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees or expenses incurred by Lender under Section 6.11 for which each Loan Party is obligated thereunder, and reasonable charges of any expert consultant to Lender, (ii) the enforcement of Lender’s rights hereunder, or the collection of any payments owing from, each Loan Party under this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents or the protection, preservation or defense of the rights of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement and other Loan Documents in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or otherwise (including in all cases the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Lender and reasonable allocated costs of internal counsel) (collectively, the “Expenses”).

 

9.7.          Brokerage : Each Loan Party represents that it has not committed Lender to the payment of any brokerage fee, commission or charge in connection with this transaction. If any such claim is made on Lender by any broker, finder or agent or other person, each Loan Party hereby indemnifies, defends and saves such party harmless against such claim and further will defend, with counsel satisfactory to Lender, any action or actions to recover on such claim, at such Loan Party’s own cost and expense, including such party’s reasonable counsel fees. Loan Party further agrees that until any such claim or demand is adjudicated in such party’s favor, the amount demanded shall be deemed an Obligation of each Loan Party under this Agreement.

 

9.8.          Notices :

 

a.           Any notices or consents required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered in person to the person listed below or if sent by first class mail, telecopy or by nationally recognized overnight courier, as follows, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder:

 

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If to Lender to: Metro Bank  
  3801 Paxton Street  
  Harrisburg, PA  17111  
  Attention: Harry G. Hayman, III  
  Telecopy No.:  717-901-0436  
     
With copies to: Ballard Spahr LLP  
  1735 Market Street, 51 st Floor  
  Philadelphia, PA  19103  
  Attention: Steven M. Miller  
  Telecopy No.:  215-864-8999  
     
If to any Loan Party to: ACI Merchant Systems, LLC  
  136 East Watson Avenue  
  P.O. Box 69  
  Langhorne, PA  19047  
  Attention:  Michael Collester  
  Telecopy No.:  (215) 741-6974  
     
With copies to: Dechert LLP  
  Cira Center  
  2929 Arch Street  
  Philadelphia, PA 19104  
  Attention:  James A. Lebovitz  
  Telecopy No.:  (215) 994-4000  
     
  JetPay Corporation  
  1175 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200  
  Berwyn, PA  19312  
  Attention:  Chief Executive Officer  
  Telecopy No.:  484-318-8370  

 

b.           Any notice sent by Lender, or any Loan Party by any of the above methods shall be deemed to be given when so received.

 

c.           Lender shall be fully entitled to rely upon any telecopy or electronic mail transmission or other writing purported to be sent by any Authorized Officer as being genuine and authorized.

 

9.9.          Headings : The headings of any paragraph or Section of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret any provision of this Agreement.

 

9.10.        Survival : All warranties, representations, and covenants made by any Loan Party herein, or in any agreement referred to herein or on any certificate, document or other instrument delivered by it or on its behalf under this Agreement, shall be considered to have been relied upon by Lender, and shall survive the delivery to Lender of the Term Loan Note, regardless of any investigation made by Lender or on its behalf. All statements in any such certificate or other instrument prepared and/or delivered for the benefit of Lender shall constitute warranties and representations by any Loan Party hereunder. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants made by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other agreement or instrument shall be deemed continuing until all Obligations are satisfied in full. All indemnification obligations under this Agreement, including under Section 6.5, 9.4 and 9.7, shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the Obligations for a period of two (2) years.

 

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9.11.          Successors and Assigns : This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties. No Loan Party may transfer, assign or delegate any of its duties or obligations hereunder. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that Lender may at any time, and from time to time, (a) sell participating interests in the Term Loan, and Lender’s rights hereunder to other financial institutions, and (b) sell, transfer, or assign the Term Loan and Lender’s rights hereunder, to any one or more additional banks or financial institutions, subject (as to Lender’s rights under this clause (b)) to each Loan Party’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that, no consent under this clause (b) shall be required if an Event of Default exists at the time of such sale, transfer or assignment; provided, that in effecting any sale, transfer or assignment hereunder, the Lender shall maintain the status of the Term Loan and the Term Loan Note as an obligation in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code. Lender may, without the consent of any Loan Party, at any time, pledge, endorse, assign or transfer all or any portion of its rights under the Loan Documents to any of the twelve (12) Federal Reserve Banks organized under the Federal Reserve Act 12 U.S.C. §341. No such pledge or enforcement thereof shall release Lender from its obligations hereunder. Subject to Section 9.23, Lender may divulge to any participant, assignee or co-lender or prospective participant, assignee or co-lender it may obtain in the Term Loan or any portion thereof, all information, and furnish to such Person copies of any reports, financial statements, certificates, and documents obtained under any provision of this Agreement, or related agreements and documents.

 

9.12.          Duplicate Originals : Two or more duplicate originals of this Agreement may be signed by the parties, including in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

9.13.          Modification : No modification hereof or any agreement referred to herein shall be binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed by each Loan Party party thereto and Lender.

 

9.14.          Signatories : Each individual signatory hereto represents and warrants that he is duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of his principal and that he executes the Agreement in such capacity and not as a party.

 

9.15.          Third Parties : No rights are intended to be created hereunder, or under any related agreements or documents for the benefit of any third party donee, creditor or incidental beneficiary of any Loan Party. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a delegation to Lender of any Loan Party’s duty of performance, including, without limitation, any Loan Party’s duties under any account or contract with any other Person.

 

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9.16.          Discharge of Taxes, Borrower’s Obligations, Etc. : Lender, in its sole discretion, shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, with at least ten (10) days prior notice to Borrowing Agent if any Borrower fails to do so, to: (a) pay for the performance of any Borrower’s obligations hereunder, and (b) discharge taxes or Liens, at any time levied or placed on any Borrower’s Property in violation of this Agreement unless such Borrower is in good faith with due diligence by appropriate proceedings contesting such taxes or Liens and maintaining proper reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP. Expenses and advances shall bear interest at the rate applicable to the Term Loan, until reimbursed to Lender. Such payments and advances made by Lender shall not be construed as a waiver by Lender of a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement.

 

9.17.          Consent to Jurisdiction : Each Loan Party and Lender each hereby irrevocably consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in any and all actions and proceedings whether arising hereunder or under any other agreement or undertaking. Each Loan Party waives any objection which such Loan Party may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non conveniens. Each Loan Party irrevocably agrees to service of process by certified mail, return receipt requested to the address of the appropriate party set forth herein.

 

9.18.          Additional Documentation : Each Loan Party shall execute and/or re-execute, and cause any other Person party to any Loan Document, to execute and/or re-execute and to deliver to Lender or Lender’s counsel, as may be deemed appropriate, any document or instrument signed in connection with this Agreement which was incorrectly drafted and/or signed, as well as any document or instrument which should have been signed at or prior to the Closing, but which was not so signed and delivered. Each Loan Party agrees to comply with any written request by Lender within ten (10) days after receipt by such Loan Party of such request.

 

9.19.          Advertisement : Lender, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to announce and publicize the financing established hereunder, as it deems appropriate, by means and media selected by Lender.

 

9.20.          Waiver of Jury Trial : EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING WITH RESPECT TO RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ANY DISCUSSIONS, NEGOTIATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS INVOLVING OR RELATED TO ANY PROPOSED RENEWAL, EXTENSION, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, RESTRUCTURE, FORBEARANCE, WORKOUT, OR ENFORCEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

9.21.          Consequential Damages, etc. : Neither Lender nor agent or attorney of Lender, shall be liable for any special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages arising from any breach of contract, tort or other wrong relating to the establishment, administration or collection of the Obligations.

 

9.22.          Nonliability of Lender : The relationship between Borrowers on the one hand and Lender on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Lender shall have no fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary responsibility to, any Loan Party.

 

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9.23.          Confidentiality : Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to Lender’s and Lender’s Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any Interest Hedging Instrument with any of Lender’s Affiliates or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any Interest Hedging Instrument with any of Lender’s Affiliates or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) with the consent of Borrowing Agent or (g) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to Lender or any of Lender’s respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender may disclose Information, without notice to a Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of Lender or in accordance with Lender’s regulatory compliance policy. For purposes of this Section 9.24, “ Information ” means all information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or any Loan Party’s respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

9.24.          Patriot Act Notice : To help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Person who opens an account. For purposes of this Section 9.24, account shall be understood to include loan accounts.

 

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WITNESS the due execution of this Agreement as a document under seal as of the date first written above.

 

  ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC
     
  By:   /s/ Michael Collester
  Name:  Michael Collester
  Title:  President
   
  JETPAY CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Peter B. Davidson
  Name: Peter B. Davidson
  Title:  Vice Chairman and Secretary
   
  METRO BANK
     
  By:   /s/ Harry G. Hayman, III
  Name: Harry G. Hayman, III
  Title:  Senior Vice President

 

(Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement)

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT “A”

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Metro Bank _____________, 201__

 _________________

_________________

Attention: ___________________

 

The undersigned, the _______ of ACI Merchant Systems, LLC and _______ (collectively “Borrowers”), gives this certificate to Metro Bank (“Lender”), in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.10 of that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated November ___, 2014, by and among Borrowers, JetPay Corporation and Lender (“Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Certificate, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

1.           Based upon my review of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of income of Borrowers for the fiscal period ending __________________, 201_, copies of which are attached hereto, I hereby certify that:

 

a. The Debt Coverage Ratio is ___________________;

 

b. The Total Leverage Ratio is ___________;

 

c. The Consolidated EBITDA_______________; and

 

c. The Excess Cash Flow is _______________.

 

Attached as Schedule “A” are the details underlying such financial covenant calculations.

 

2.           No Default exists on the date hereof, other than: ____________________ [if none, so state]; and

 

3.           No Event of Default exists on the date hereof, other than: __________________ [if none, so state].

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
  Name:   
  Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

This Advisory Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 7, 2014, by and among ACI Merchant Systems, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (the “ Company ”) and JetPay Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Advisor ”).

 

WHEREAS, Advisor, the Company, Cathy Smith and Michael Collester have entered into that certain Unit Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which Advisor has purchased all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain Advisor and Advisor desires to perform for the Company certain services.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, effective as of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “ Effective Time ”) and without any further action required by any party hereto, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.        Term . This Agreement shall be in effect for an initial term of ten (10) years commencing at the Effective Time (the “ Term ”), and shall be automatically extended thereafter on a year to year basis unless the Company or Advisor provides written notice of its desire to terminate this Agreement to the other party ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Term or any extension thereof.

 

2.         Services . Advisor shall perform or cause to be performed such services for the Company as directed by the Company’s board of managers, which may include, without limitation, the following:

 

(a)        support and analysis of financing alternatives, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions, capital expenditures and refinancing of existing indebtedness;

 

(b)        finance functions, including assistance in the preparation of financial projections, and monitoring of compliance with financing agreements;

 

(c)        human resource functions, including searching for and hiring executives;

 

(d)        managerial assistance and executive support services; and

 

 
 

 

(e)        other services for the Company or its subsidiaries upon which the Company’s board of managers and Advisor agree.

 

3.         Advisory Fees .

 

(a)         Annual Fee . Subject to the terms and conditions herein, payment for services rendered by Advisor and/or its affiliates pursuant to this Agreement (all such fees, the “ Management Fees ”) will equal $40,000 per month. The Management Fees shall be payable to Advisor or its designee by the Company in advance on the first business day of each month.

 

(b)         Payment; Subordination .

 

(i)        Any fees or expenses payable to Advisor or its designees pursuant to this Section 3 shall be paid by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, the Company shall not be required to pay the fees under Section 3(a) and Section 3(b) hereof if and to the extent such payment is expressly prohibited by (x) the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, Advisor, as guarantor, and Metro Bank (the “ Credit Facility ”), in each case, so long as it has not been terminated and remains in full force and effect and Advisor shall promptly turnover and return any such payment received in violation of the Credit Facility to the Company. Any payments otherwise owed hereunder which are not made due to the prohibition in this Section 3(b) shall not be cancelled but rather accrue and bear interest at the base rate that the Term Loan (as defined in the Credit Facility) bears interest under the Credit Facility, and shall be payable by the Company promptly when, and to the extent, that the Company is no longer prohibited from making such payments by the Credit Facility.

 

(ii)        No provision of this Section 3 may be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the requisite holders of indebtedness evidenced by the Credit Facility.

 

4.         Personnel . Advisor shall provide and devote to the performance of this Agreement such partners, employees and agents of Advisor as Advisor shall deem appropriate to the furnishing of the services required.

 

5.         Notices . All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or mailed by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as follows:

 

To the Company :

 

ACI Merchant Systems, LLC

136 East Watson Avenue

P.O. Box 69
Langhorne, PA 19047
Attention: Michael Collester

To Advisor :

 

JetPay Corporation
1175 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200

Berwyn, PA 19312

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

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with a copy to :

 

Dechert LLP

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Attention: James A. Lebovitz

 

6.         Assignment . The Company may not assign any obligations hereunder to any other party without the prior written consent of Advisor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

7.         Successors . This Agreement and all the obligations and benefits hereunder shall inure to the successors and assigns of the parties.

 

8.         Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed and delivered by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

9.         Entire Agreement; Modification; Governing Law . The terms and conditions hereof constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all previous communications, either oral or written, representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever, except as expressly set forth herein. No modifications of this Agreement nor waiver of the terms or conditions thereof shall be binding upon either party unless approved in writing by an authorized representative of such party. All issues concerning this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

10.         Effective Time . This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time without further action required on the part of any party hereto. If the Effective Time does not occur and the Purchase Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall have no force or effect and shall be deemed void ab initio .

 

11.         Basis for Fees; Expenses . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the fees payable under this Agreement reflect Advisor’s significant overhead costs. The parties hereto further agree that the fees payable hereunder are not based on hourly or per diem rates and Advisor shall not be required to account for its services on an hourly, per diem or similar basis. The Company agrees that, in addition to the fees payable under this Agreement, it shall reimburse Advisor and its affiliates for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (excluding normal overhead costs) incurred in performing the services contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Advisory Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  JETPAY CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Peter B. Davidson
    Name:  Peter B. Davidson
    Title:  Vice Chairman and Secretary   

 

  ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Michael Collester
    Name: Michael Collester
    Title: President

 

[Signature page to Advisory Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY OF THE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IF REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR IF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE, EXCEPT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE NEITHER SUCH REGISTRATION NOR SUCH AN EXEMPTION IS REQUIRED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, NO TRANSFER MAY BE MADE IN ANY JURISDICTION EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS IN SUCH JURISDICTION.

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$7,500,000.00   Dated: November 7, 2014

 

WHEREAS, ACI Merchant Systems, LLC (“ Lender ”) is a borrower and party to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, by and among Lender, AD Computer Corporation, each other Person joined hereto as a borrower from time to time, JetPay Corporation (“ Borrower ”), and Metro Bank.

 

WHEREAS, Lender desires to make a loan to Borrower in the original principal amount of seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00);

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrower and, by its acceptance hereof, Lender hereby agree as follows:

 

FOR VALUE Borrower , HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of LENDER the principal amount of $7,500,000 in full upon notice from the Lender to the Borrower.

 

I. PAYMENT TERMS

 

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof on the day on which the principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate equal to the short-term Applicable Federal Rate as required by Section 7872(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, compounded semiannually; provided , however , that any overdue amount of principal, interest or other amounts payable hereunder shall bear interest, payable on demand, at the same such interest rate as described above. Interest shall accrue from the date hereof until the date of payment in full of the principal amount hereof and all interest and other amounts payable hereunder (to the extent permitted by applicable law) and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Interest is to be paid in cash.

 

 
 

 

II. REPAYMENT TERMS

 

This Promissory Note shall be prepayable at any time without penalty. The full balance of this Promissory Note and all accrued interest thereunder shall be due and payable on November 7, 2022.

 

III. OPTIONAL PAYMENTS

 

This Promissory Note is prepayable by the Borrower at any time in whole or in part without any premium or penalty. The amount of any such optional payment shall be applied first to accrued but unpaid interest outstanding under this Agreement and then to principal.

 

IV. GENERAL

 

This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Borrower and Lender. Any amendments to this Agreement must be executed by all parties hereto.

 

The Agreement may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, and no lien, charge or other encumbrance may be created or permitted to be created thereon without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

The Borrower expressly waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind whatsoever. No delay or omission by the Lender in exercising any of its rights hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of any such right or of any other right of the Lender, nor shall any waiver by the Lender of any such right on one occasion be deemed a bar to or waiver of such right or any other right on any other occasion.

 

This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made under, and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

  JETPAY CORPORATION  
     
  Borrower  
     
    By: /s/ Peter B. Davidson  
       
    Name:  Peter B. Davidson  
    Title:  Vice Chairman  
     
  ACI MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC  
  Lender  
     
    By: /s/ Michael Collester  
       
    Name:  Michael Collester  
    Title:  Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Promissory Note]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

November 7, 2014

 

Officers and Board of Directors of
JetPay Corporation and

Officers and Managers of

ACI Merchant Systems, LLC

1175 Lancaster Drive, Suite 200

Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Gentlemen:

 

In connection with your service as officers, managers and/or members of the Board of Directors of JetPay Corporation, a Delaware Corporation or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof (collectively, the “Corporation”) and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, we hereby agree, effective as of November 7, 2014, to indemnify and hold harmless each of you (each, an “indemnified person”) to the full extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by you by reason of, or arising out of, any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding or any act or omission or alleged act done or omitted in connection with or otherwise based upon the performance or execution of your duties as an individual who is a present or former director, officer or manager of the Corporation and who is made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or an individual who, while a director or manager of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, manager, partner or trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made a party or a witness to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The Corporation agrees to maintain D&O liability insurance coverage in substantially the form currently provided to directors for their service on the Board and officers and managers for their service to the Corporation, except to the extent of such changes the Board, in its sole discretion, may from time to time approve. You will not be entitled to indemnification, however, for any liability to the Corporation or its stockholders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of your willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or by reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of your office, provided, however, that the Corporation shall advance all expenses (including reasonable counsel and expert fees) incurred in defending any action or proceeding referred to herein in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of your undertaking to repay all such sums if it is ultimately determined that you are not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation. This letter agreement is binding on us with respect to each of you severally.

 

 
 

 

Promptly after receipt by you of notice of any complaint or the commencement of any action or proceeding against you with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder, you will notify us in writing as soon as possible of such complaint or of the commencement of such action or proceeding, but failure so to notify us will relieve us from any liability which we may have hereunder only if, and to the extent that such failure results in the forfeiture by us of substantial rights and defenses, and will not in any event relieve us from any other obligation or liability that we may have to you otherwise than under this letter agreement. If we so elect or are requested by you, we will assume the conduct of the defense of such action or proceeding, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to you and the payment of the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel. In the event, however, you reasonably determine in your judgment that having common counsel would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or if the defendants in, or targets of, any such action or proceeding include both you and us, and you reasonably conclude that there may be legal defenses available to you or other indemnified persons that are different from or in addition to those available to us, or if we fail to assume the defense of the action or proceeding or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to you, in either case in a timely manner, then you may employ separate counsel to represent or defend you in any such action or proceeding and we will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel including, without limitation, expert fees, if necessary; provided, however, that we will not be required to pay the fees and disbursements of more than one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) for all indemnified persons in any jurisdiction in any single action or proceeding. In any action or proceeding the defense of which we assume, you will have the right to participate in such litigation and to retain your own counsel at your own expense. We further agree that we will not, without your prior written consent, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not you are an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of you and each other indemnified person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

 

Subject to applicable law, we further agree that we will promptly advance or reimburse you hereunder for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and, if necessary, expert witnesses) as they are incurred by you in connection with investigating, preparing for or defending, or providing evidence in, any pending or threatened action, claim, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which you are a party, and in enforcing this agreement.

 

Our indemnity, reimbursement and other obligations under this letter agreement shall be in addition to any rights that you may have under any bylaw, vote of shareholders or disinterested directions, at common law or otherwise and shall be binding on our successors and assigns.

 

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This letter agreement and all disputes arising from or relating to performance under this letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York, and each of the parties to this letter agreement submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York in connection with such disputes.

 

Signed for and on behalf of JetPay Corporation

 

/s/ Peter B. Davidson  
By: Peter B. Davidson  
Title: Vice Chairman and Secretary  

 

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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:  
     
JetPay Corporation  
     
/s/ Peter B. Davidson  
Name: Peter B. Davidson  
Title: Vice Chairman and Secretary  
     
/s/ Michael Collester  
Name:   Michael Collester  

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

November 7, 2014

 

Officers and Board of Directors of
JetPay Corporation and

Officers and Managers of

ACI Merchant Systems, LLC

1175 Lancaster Drive, Suite 200

Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Gentlemen:

 

In connection with your service as officers, managers and/or members of the Board of Directors of JetPay Corporation, a Delaware Corporation or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof (collectively, the “Corporation”) and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, we hereby agree, effective as of November 7, 2014, to indemnify and hold harmless each of you (each, an “indemnified person”) to the full extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by you by reason of, or arising out of, any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding or any act or omission or alleged act done or omitted in connection with or otherwise based upon the performance or execution of your duties as an individual who is a present or former director, officer or manager of the Corporation and who is made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or an individual who, while a director or manager of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, manager, partner or trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made a party or a witness to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The Corporation agrees to maintain D&O liability insurance coverage in substantially the form currently provided to directors for their service on the Board and officers and managers for their service to the Corporation, except to the extent of such changes the Board, in its sole discretion, may from time to time approve. You will not be entitled to indemnification, however, for any liability to the Corporation or its stockholders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of your willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or by reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of your office, provided, however, that the Corporation shall advance all expenses (including reasonable counsel and expert fees) incurred in defending any action or proceeding referred to herein in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding upon receipt of your undertaking to repay all such sums if it is ultimately determined that you are not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation. This letter agreement is binding on us with respect to each of you severally.

 

 
 

 

Promptly after receipt by you of notice of any complaint or the commencement of any action or proceeding against you with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder, you will notify us in writing as soon as possible of such complaint or of the commencement of such action or proceeding, but failure so to notify us will relieve us from any liability which we may have hereunder only if, and to the extent that such failure results in the forfeiture by us of substantial rights and defenses, and will not in any event relieve us from any other obligation or liability that we may have to you otherwise than under this letter agreement. If we so elect or are requested by you, we will assume the conduct of the defense of such action or proceeding, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to you and the payment of the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel. In the event, however, you reasonably determine in your judgment that having common counsel would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or if the defendants in, or targets of, any such action or proceeding include both you and us, and you reasonably conclude that there may be legal defenses available to you or other indemnified persons that are different from or in addition to those available to us, or if we fail to assume the defense of the action or proceeding or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to you, in either case in a timely manner, then you may employ separate counsel to represent or defend you in any such action or proceeding and we will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel including, without limitation, expert fees, if necessary; provided, however, that we will not be required to pay the fees and disbursements of more than one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) for all indemnified persons in any jurisdiction in any single action or proceeding. In any action or proceeding the defense of which we assume, you will have the right to participate in such litigation and to retain your own counsel at your own expense. We further agree that we will not, without your prior written consent, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not you are an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of you and each other indemnified person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

 

Subject to applicable law, we further agree that we will promptly advance or reimburse you hereunder for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and, if necessary, expert witnesses) as they are incurred by you in connection with investigating, preparing for or defending, or providing evidence in, any pending or threatened action, claim, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which you are a party, and in enforcing this agreement.

 

Our indemnity, reimbursement and other obligations under this letter agreement shall be in addition to any rights that you may have under any bylaw, vote of shareholders or disinterested directions, at common law or otherwise and shall be binding on our successors and assigns.

 

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This letter agreement and all disputes arising from or relating to performance under this letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York, and each of the parties to this letter agreement submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York in connection with such disputes.

 

Signed for and on behalf of JetPay Corporation  
   
/s/ Peter B. Davidson  
By: Peter B. Davidson  
Title: Vice Chairman and Secretary  

 

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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED:  
   
JetPay Corporation  
   
/s/ Peter B. Davidson  
Name: Peter B. Davidson  
Title: Vice Chairman and Secretary  
     
/s/ Cathy Smith  
Name:   Cathy Smith  

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

     

 

JetPay ® Corporation Announces Acquisition of ACI Merchant Systems

 

Berwyn, PA – November 10, 2014 – JetPay® Corporation (“JetPay” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: “JTPY”), a leading provider of debit and credit card processing, payroll, and prepaid card services, today announced the closing of the acquisition of ACI Merchant Systems, LLC (“ACI”), a Langhorne, Pennsylvania based debit and credit card processing company. The combined company will process approximately $20 billion in payments for approximately 14,000 businesses throughout the United States.

 

ACI was founded in 2004 by Michael Collester specifically to provide debit and credit card processing services in partnership with banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, as well as industry associations and others. ACI delivers these high-quality products and services using scale and service economies that individual banks and credit unions would not be able to provide. ACI services several thousand businesses, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States.

 

Bipin C. Shah, Chairman and CEO of JetPay Corporation, stated: “We are excited about having Mike Collester and his team at ACI join the JetPay family. I have known Mike for many years and have always admired his leadership ability to grow an organization and provide valued and innovative solutions to his customers.” Mr. Shah further commented, “The financial institution delivery channel is one of the core strategic pillars of JetPay, and ACI will not only help us to expand our debit and credit card processing reach, but will also provide an excellent customer base and channel to offer our payroll and prepaid card services.”

 

“JetPay provides ACI the ability to offer enhanced service to our financial institution customers. The breadth of JetPay’s technologically advanced credit and debit card processing product line will bring our customers added value,” said Michael Collester, President of ACI. “Many of our financial institution customers have asked us about providing additional value-added services like payroll and prepaid card products, to allow these smaller institutions to better compete with their regional and national competitors and generate additional fee revenues.” Mr. Collester continued, “JetPay affords us the opportunity to provide these services in a quality and easy-to-service manner. We are excited to be part of the JetPay team.”

 

The acquisition will be funded by a combination of a credit facility from Metro Bank of Harrisburg, PA, the sale of Series A Preferred Stock to Flexpoint Ford under an existing commitment, and the issuance of shares of JetPay common stock. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive.

 

 
 

 

About JetPay Corporation

 

JetPay Corporation, based in Berwyn, PA, is a leading provider of vertically integrated solutions for businesses including card acceptance, processing, payroll, payroll tax filing and other financial transactions. JetPay provides a one vendor solution for payment services, debit and credit card processing, ACH services, and payroll and tax processing needs of businesses throughout the United States. The Company also offers low-cost payment choices for the employees of these businesses to replace costly alternatives. The Company’s vertically aligned services provide customers with convenience and increased revenues by lowering payments-related costs and by designing innovative, customized solutions for internet, mobile, and cloud-based payments. Please visit www.jetpay.com for more information on what JetPay has to offer or call 866-4JetPay (866-453-8729).

 

About ACI Merchant Systems

 

Originally founded in 2004, ACI Merchant Systems, LLC, headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, has become one of the nation’s premier providers of transaction processing services and payment technologies to financial institutions, VAR's and merchants.  ACI provides state-of-the-art payment processing services to an entire array of merchant types and sizes, ranging from the smallest of home-based businesses to mid-sized and high-volume merchants. ACI's executive management team has over 75 years of combined industry specific experience. In partnership with ACI, clients gain not only a relationship with an integrity-based company they can trust, but also a partnership with a company that continually strives to provide innovative, cost effective payment processing solutions. For more information, please visit www.acimerchant.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. JetPay’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside JetPay’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.

 

JetPay cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in JetPay’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward- looking statements concerning JetPay or other matters and attributable to JetPay or any person acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. JetPay cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. JetPay does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

JetPay Corporation   -or- JetPay Corporation
Peter Davidson   Joan Wurzel, Senior Vice President
Vice Chairman   Director of Corporate Communications
(484) 324-7980   610-747-0256
Peter.davidson@jetpaycorp.com   joan.wurzel@jetpaycorp.com

 

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