UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Fiscal Year ended: February 28, 2014

 

Commission File Number: 0-16035

 

SONO-TEK CORPORATION

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NEW YORK 14-1568099
(State or other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)  
   
2012 Route 9W, Milton, New York 12547
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (845) 795-2020

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01 par value

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.      Yes     No

 

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.       Yes     No

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes     No

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      Yes     No

 

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

 

Large Accelerated Filer      Accelerated Filer      Non-accelerated Filer      Smaller reporting company 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes     No

 

As of August 31, 2013, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the Registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $10,246,005 computed by reference to the average of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on said date, which average was $.86.

 

The Registrant had 14,708,518 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 29, 2014.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.

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PART I

 

ITEM 1   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Organization and Business

 

Sono-Tek Corporation (the “Company”, “Sono-Tek”, “We” or “Our”) was incorporated in New York on March 21, 1975 for the purpose of engaging in the development, manufacture and sale of ultrasonic liquid atomizing nozzles. Ultrasonic nozzle systems atomize low to medium viscosity liquids by converting electrical energy into mechanical motion in the form of high frequency ultrasonic vibrations that break liquids into minute drops that can be applied to surfaces at low velocity. The principal advantage of these nozzle systems is that they use much less liquid than competitive nozzle systems to attain the required coatings on solar cells, fuel cells, glass, textiles, food and food packaging, circuit boards, medical devices and many other coating applications. This advantage translates into lower costs for materials, less water consumption, less energy required for subsequent drying operations and less release into the environment of spray that would typically bounce back and scatter while using competitive nozzle systems. These factors are increasingly important to customers at a time of rising commodity and energy costs and supply limitations.

 

We use our core technology – ultrasonic spray coating – to provide customized coating solutions to a wide range of industrial manufacturing companies, enabling them to reduce their product costs and to develop new products with superior features and quality. At the present time, our customers are in six major industries: electronics, advanced energy (solar and fuel cells), medical device, glass, textiles and foods. Our diversified group of customers provides the base for both financial stability and business growth opportunities.

 

In addition, our systems are widely used by leading high tech companies and research institutions, as well as by governmental, defense, energy and health agencies around the world.

 

Markets

 

Our rapid growth and diversification program over the past several years has positioned us to offer a unique and superior family of customized products to the six major industries we serve. All of these systems are based on our core technology of ultrasonic spray coating. Many of these systems have been commercially proven in 24/7 working schedules, under harsh and challenging industrial manufacturing environments, where they provide value in a continuous and reliable fashion.

 

1.  Electronics Industry.

 

We serve this industry primarily in two sectors; Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing and Semiconductor manufacturing.

 

We provide manufacturers of PCBs with state-of-the-art solder fluxers. Spray fluxers are used in the manufacturing process of  PCBs to apply flux, which removes oxidation and prepares the PCB for the process of soldering components onto it.

 

Our ultrasonic spray fluxers reduce the amount of fluxing chemical needed, enhance the quality of the boards, and provide our customers with a better product at reduced costs of operations, when compared with conventional foam fluxers and pressure assisted fluxers.

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We are recognized as a standard setter in the industry and our systems are incorporated by various original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in their own manufacturing lines for making electronic printed circuit boards. Some examples of products that we market to the electronics industry include: SonoFlux 2000F, SelectaFlux, SonoFlux EZ and SonoFlux Servo.

 

Pursuant to an exclusive distribution agreement with EVS International Ltd (“EVS”) for the territories of the United States and Canada, we offer the EVS solder recovery system to our PCB customer base.

 

We also have a significant established customer base in the semi-conductor industry. The semi-conductor industry utilizes our ultrasonic atomizing nozzles and XYZ coating platforms for the application and deposition of photo-resist onto semiconductor wafers. Certain of our semi-conductor manufacturing industry customers engaged in the production of micro-electro-mechanical systems, “MEMS”, have proven the ability of our technology to apply micron thick coatings to these complex wafers.

 

2.  Advanced Energy Industry.

 

Manufacturers of solar cells and fuel cells share two major technical and business challenges: enhancing the energy efficiency of their products and manufacturing their products in a cost effective way. Extremely uniform, thin layer coatings are at the heart of the solution for these advanced energy systems’ challenges.

 

Our precision coating systems provide superior surface uniformity and density, which are directly related to enhanced energy efficiency. Our systems also afford our energy industry clients with the capabilities of saving up to 80% of the expensive catalysts and nano-materials used in these manufacturing processes. Some examples of our products marketed to the advanced energy industry include: ExactaCoat FC & SC, FlexiCoat FC & SC, and SonoFlow Fusion.

 

3.  Medical Device Industry.

 

Our ultrasonic coating technology is used by medical device manufacturers worldwide. The leading applications for this industry are coating of arterial stents with precise and uniform micronic layers of polymers and drugs; coating of various implantable devices with lubricous materials and coating of blood collection tubes with anti-coagulants. These applications are typically performed under strict regulatory supervision of governmental agencies in different countries, and the continuing demand for our systems from these customers is indicative of the high quality performance that our systems provide these customers. Some examples of our products marketed to the medical device industry include: MediCoat I; Medicoat II; Medicoat PSI; AccuMist; MicroMist; Balloon Catheter Coater.

 

4.  Glass Industry.

 

The manufacture of float glass occurs under extremely harsh conditions of elevated temperatures. Our ultrasonic coating technology provides this manufacturing process with the means to precisely and uniformly apply anti-stain, and other specialty chemical agents, on the hot glass. Our customers benefit from an improved quality product, enhanced productivity and significantly reduced expenditures on annual maintenance, often resulting in a return on investment of less than one year. Based on this equipment’s recent successful performance, our systems are now specified by many global glass manufacturers as their equipment of choice.

 

The equipment we offer to the glass industry is the WideTrack – wide area modular coating system.

 

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5.  Textiles Industry.

 

The textiles industry is rapidly expanding to introduce high performance value adding coatings onto fabrics, such as anti-microbial, anti-stain, flame retardant and moisture barriers. The current manufacturing process for applying these expensive coatings has significant waste of material, energy and water. We are working with this industry to incorporate our ultrasonic technology; often in combination with unique pre and post treatments of the coating materials, to reduce the effective material usage by as much as 90%.

 

We have demonstrated to several leading textile manufacturers the technical advantages and financial benefits of our WideTrack coating system for their specific operations, and we are hopeful that these manufacturers will prioritize the WideTrack in their future capital investment budgets.

 

6.  Food Industry.

 

The food industry is traditionally a slow adapter to new technologies. Accordingly, we focus our efforts on a select few global food companies, where our technical advantages and economic benefits could translate into successful market penetration and sales growth. We have introduced our ultrasonic coating systems to various segments of the food industry, with our primary focus on coating of flavors, nutriceuticals and anti-microbial agents. Most of our food industry equipment is designed on the WideTrack platform.

 

Products

 

We have core technology and have developed and market the following products:

 

1. SonoFlux 2000F – spray fluxer product – designed for high volume operations with standard width lines requiring low maintenance using a variety of solder fluxes, including rosin flux. It is designed to be used by electronic circuit board manufacturers to apply solder flux to fixed width circuit boards. The primary customers for the SonoFlux 2000F are original equipment manufacturers that produce their own electronic circuit boards.

 

2. SonoFlux EZ- spray fluxer product - applies solder flux to electronic printed circuit boards that vary from two inches to up to 18 inches in width in a cost-effective and uniform manner. They are designed to be used by either OEMs or contract manufacturers of electronic circuit assemblies. This is an economically priced system which sells effectively in the price competitive Asian market.

 

3. SonoFlux Servo – a newer spray fluxer capable of providing flux to both wide areas of a circuit board as well as selective fluxing. We also sell a selective fluxing apparatus known as Selectaflux.

 

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4. MediCoat and MediCoat II for stent coating – table-top and stand alone, fully-contained systems designed to apply thin layers of polymer and drug coatings to arterial stents with high precision. The system incorporates motion control of the stent during the coating process and produces coatings having excellent uniformity. The MediCoat systems use either the AccuMist or MicroMist nozzle systems, which are precision nozzle configurations used in applications where precise patterns and coatings are required. These products minimize waste of expensive drug polymer coatings and provide high uniformity of drug addition from stent to stent. MediCoat II is similar to the MediCoat, but it has higher throughput capabilities more suited for a production environment. We have recently developed additional medical coating platforms to address developing market segments for drug coated balloons, catheters and other implantable devices.

 

5. WideTrack – Wide area modular coating system – designed to be used in applications that require efficient web-coating or wide area spraying capability. One module can cover substrates from six inches to 24 inches wide, depending on the application. Much greater widths can be achieved by linking modules together, and these systems have been applied in glass lines of up to four meters wide. A large number of systems have been sold over the past six years, and this application holds promise for the future due to cost and environmental savings demonstrated at customer sites. It uses non-clogging ultrasonic atomizing nozzles to produce a low velocity, highly controllable spray. The WideTrack System offers significant advantages over conventional pressure-spray methods in a broad range of applications such as non-woven fabrics, float glass, or odd-shaped industrial or consumer products. Since the ultrasonic spray can be easily controlled, it is possible to use fewer chemicals and less water and energy in applying coatings to glass, textiles, food products and packaging materials than with traditional nozzles. This also results in reduced environmental impact due to less overspray.

 

6. Exactacoat/Flexicoat – We offer a line of robotic XYZ coating equipment for applications involving 3D coatings for fuel cell membranes, solar energy panels and specialty lens products. This equipment is offered in bench-top configurations as our ExactaCoat product and standalone as our FlexiCoat product. These platforms position and move our nozzle systems in a precise three dimensional application pattern. These coaters are extremely efficient especially when combined with our novel ultrasonic syringe pump (patent pending) to agitate and suspend the carbon based suspensions needed in fuel cell applications.

 

Other Product Offerings – EVS Solder Recovery System

 

We have an exclusive distribution relationship with EVS to distribute EVS’s line of solder recovery systems and spare parts in the United States and Canada. EVS manufactures the EVS6000, EVS3000 and the EVS1000 solder recovery systems which are used to reclaim solder from the dross which accumulates in the wave-solder equipment of circuit board manufacturers. The customer base for distribution of these systems is synergistic with our existing customer base for spray fluxer sales in the printed circuit board industry.

 

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Manufacturing

 

We purchase circuit board assemblies and sheet metal components from outside suppliers. These materials are available from a wide range of suppliers throughout the world. All raw materials used in our products are readily available from many different domestic suppliers. We also purchase certain systems and subsystems to supplement our in-house manufacturing. These items are integrated with our ultrasonic system technology to meet specific applications.

 

We provide a limited warranty on all of our products covering parts and labor for a period of one year from the date of sale.

 

We own an industrial park in Milton, New York. The park has 50,000 square feet of leasable area and we use more than half the space for manufacturing.

 

We have a business and quality control system that meets the qualifications of ISO 9001/2008. We were ISO registered in September 1998 and we have been recertified annually since then.

 

Research and Development

 

We believe that our long-term growth and stability is linked to the development and release of products that provide solutions to customer needs across a wide spectrum of industries, while advancing the utility of our core technology. We expended approximately $885,000 and $894,000 for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 , respectively, on new engineering and product development. In addition, we added application engineers to our sales organizations, and these engineers work closely with customers and technical staff to develop new applications for our technology and equipment.

 

Patents and Licenses

 

Our business is based in part on the technology covered by our United States patents. We also rely on unpatented know-how in the design and production of our nozzle systems. We have executed non-disclosure and non-compete agreements with all of our employees to safeguard our intellectual property. We execute reciprocal non-disclosure agreements with our key customers to safeguard any jointly developed intellectual property.

 

In recent years we have made significant progress on building our intellectual property portfolio. We have a patent pending covering a new design for our entire line of nozzle systems. We have also applied for patents on the following projects:

 

· New air shaping technology.
· New ultrasonic atomizing nozzle methods for the food industry.
· New type of ultrasonic syringe pump for fuel cell liquids and other nano particle suspensions.

 

In addition, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted us a patent for a process for coating three dimensional substrates with thin organic films and products. This process uses our ultrasonic nozzles to produce micro-droplets in a vacuum chamber, which then produce a smooth, continuous, uniform conformal coating on various surfaces such as cardiovascular stents, diabetes monitors and other implantable medical devices. We also were recently granted a patent for a novel ultrasonic nozzle design based on ceramic materials that can achieve very high frequencies, smaller droplets and higher flow rates.

 

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Marketing and Distribution

 

Our products are marketed and distributed through independent distributors, sales representatives, or sales representative companies, OEMs, and through an in-house direct sales force. Many of our sales leads are generated from our Internet web site and from attendance at major industry trade shows. In addition we have engaged an external marketing firm to expand awareness of our products in our targeted industries, and make use of the Internet with our web page and other techniques.

 

Competition

 

We operate in competitive markets in the electronics and stent coating industries. We compete against global and regional manufacturers of nozzles and other products based on price, quality, product features and follow up service. We maintain our competitive position by providing highly effective solutions that meet our customers’ requirements and needs. In other markets, we encounter less competition based on the uniqueness of our ultrasonic technology in these applications.

 

Significant Customers

 

We have significant geographic and market diversification. Our largest customer accounted for approximately 10% of our sales for Fiscal Year ended February 28, 2014.

 

Foreign and Export Sales

 

During Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013, sales to foreign customers accounted for approximately $6,447,000 and $5,157,000, or 63% and 54% respectively, of total revenues.

 

Employees

 

As of February 28, 2014, we employed 54 full-time employees and three part-time employees. We believe that relations with our employees are generally good.

 

Available Information

 

We have filed reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of our reports, proxy statements and other information may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, at SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s public reference facilities by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding us. The address of the SEC website is http://www.sec.gov. We will also provide copies of our Forms 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy and Annual Report at no charge available through our website at http://www.sono-tek.com as soon as reasonably practicable after filing electronically such material with the SEC. Copies are also available, without charge, from Sono-Tek Corporation, 2012 Route 9W, Milton, NY 12547.

 

ITEM 1A    RISK FACTORS – Not Required for Smaller Reporting Companies.

 

ITEM 1B    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS - None.

 

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ITEM 2    DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES

 

We own an industrial park located in Milton, New York. The industrial park consists of approximately 50,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. Approximately 25,000 square feet of the park is leased or available for lease at any given time. The property is subject to a ten year mortgage, of which ten years remain.

 

Our offices, product development, manufacturing and assembly facilities are located in the industrial park. We presently utilize a 13,000 square foot building and 10,000 square feet of additional office and storage space in an adjacent building. We also use unleased portions of the remaining space for equipment storage and special product tests. Our current manufacturing areas consist of (i) a machine shop, (ii) a nozzle assembly/test area, (iii) an electronics assembly area, (iv) an area for assembling and testing final products and systems and (v) a receiving and shipping area. We believe our facilities will be adequate for the foreseeable future.

 

We presently maintain a sales and service office in Hong Kong and an equipment demonstration room in Shenzhen, China. The office and demonstration room are located on the premises of one of our product distributors.

 

ITEM 3    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS – None

 

ITEM 4    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES – Not Applicable

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our common stock trades on the over-the-counter QB platform. The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing bid quotations for our Common Stock for the periods indicated.

 

    YEAR ENDED   YEAR ENDED
    FEBRUARY 28,   FEBRUARY 28,
    2014   2013
    HIGH   LOW   HIGH   LOW
First Quarter   $ .75     $ .48     $ 1.12     $ .80  
Second Quarter     0.90       0.72       1.17       0.75  
Third Quarter     1.09       0.83       0.91       0.50  
Fourth Quarter     1.17       0.90       0.74       0.46  

 

The above quotations are believed to represent inter-dealer quotations without retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

 

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As of February 28, 2014, there were 187 shareholders of record of our Common Stock, according to our stock transfer agent. We estimate that we have between 1,000 and 1,400 beneficial shareholders of our common stock. The difference between the shareholders of record and the total shareholders is due to stock being held in street names at our transfer agent.

 

We have not paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock since inception. We intend to retain earnings, if any, for use in our business and for other corporate purposes.

 

ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – Not Required for Smaller Reporting Companies.

 

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ITEM 7   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

We discuss expectations regarding our future performance, such as our business outlook, in our annual and quarterly reports, press releases, and other written and oral statements. These “forward-looking statements” are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and our operating plans. They are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that events could turn out to be significantly different from our expectations. These factors include, among other considerations, general economic and business conditions; political, regulatory, competitive and technological developments affecting our operations or the demand for our products; timely development and market acceptance of new products; adequacy of financing; capacity additions, the ability to enforce patents and the ability to achieve increased sales volume and continued profitability.

 

We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Overview

 

We have developed a unique and proprietary series of ultrasonic atomizing nozzles, which are being used in an increasing variety of electronics, advanced energy (solar and fuel cells), medical device, glass, textiles and food applications. These nozzles are electrically driven and create a fine, uniform, low velocity spray of atomized liquid particles, in contrast to common pressure nozzles. These characteristics create a series of commercial applications that benefit from the precise, uniform, thin coatings that can be achieved. When combined with significant reductions in liquid waste and less overspray than can be achieved with ordinary pressure nozzle systems, there is lower environmental impact and lower energy use.

 

Market Diversity

 

During the past four years we have invested significant time, monies and efforts to enhance our market diversity. Based on our core ultrasonic coating technology, we increased our portfolio of products, the industries we serve and the countries in which we operate.

 

Today we serve six major industries: electronics, advanced energy (solar and fuel cells), medical device, glass, textiles and food.

 

A majority of our sales now originate outside the United States, and we are geographically present directly and through distributors and trade representatives in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia. The infrastructure upon which this diversified market approach is based, includes a newly equipped process development laboratory, a strengthened sales organization with application engineers, an engineering team with additional talent and the latest, most sophisticated design software tools, as well as an expanded, highly trained installation and service organization.

 

The new products which were introduced, the new markets that were penetrated, and the regions in which we now operate, are a strong foundation for our future sales growth and enhanced profitability.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Working Capital - Our working capital increased $73,000 from a working capital of $4,680,000 at February 28, 2013 to $4,753,000 at February 28, 2014. The increase in working capital is due to: net income of $484,000 and cash proceeds of $1,600,000 from a note payable, offset by cash outflows of $57,000 for patent and other asset costs, $224,000 for the purchase of equipment and furnishings and $2,043,000 for the repayment of notes payable and $65,000 for an increase in the current maturities of our long term debt. In addition, we incurred non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization expense of $344,000, stock based compensation expense of $18,000 and $15,000 from the write-off of impaired acquisition costs. The Company’s current ratio was 3.6 to 1 at February 28, 2014 as compared to 5.3 to 1 at February 28, 2013.

 

Our customer deposits on hand increased $294,000 from $69,000 at February 28, 2013 to $363,000 at February 28, 2014.

 

Stockholders’ Equity - Stockholders' equity increased $503,000 from $5,992,000 at February 28, 2013 to $6,495,000 at February 28, 2014. The increase in stockholders’ equity is the result of the current year’s net income of $484,000 and stock based compensation of $18,000.

 

Operating Activities – Our operating activities provided $1,668,000 of cash for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to providing $611,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we had net income of $484,000, accounts receivable decreased $69,000, inventories decreased $159,000, prepaid expenses and other assets increased $81,000, accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $236,000, customer deposits increased $294,000 and income taxes payable increased $123,000. In addition, we incurred non-cash expenses of $344,000 for depreciation and amortization, $18,000 for stock based compensation expense, $(5,000) for inventory reserve, $12,000 for allowance for accounts receivable and $15,000 for the write-off of impaired assets costs.

 

Investing Activities - For the year ended February 28, 2014, our investing activities provided $65,000 as compared to using $1,106,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. In 2014 and 2013, we used $224,000 and $352,000, respectively, for the purchase or manufacture of equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements. In 2014 and 2013, we used $56,000 and $32,000, respectively, for patent application and other asset costs. In 2014, we had proceeds of $345,000 from the sale of marketable securities as compared to the use of $722,000 for the purchase of marketable securities in 2013

 

Financing Activities – For the year ended February 28, 2014, we used $443,000 in our financing activities as compared to using $96,000 of cash for the year ended February 28, 2013. We had proceeds of $210 and $25,000 for stock option exercises in 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, we made repayments of notes payable of $2,043,000 and $121,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we had proceeds of a note payable for $1,600,000 for the refinancing of the industrial park in which our operations are located.

 

Net Increase in Cash – For the year ended February 28, 2014, our cash balance increased by $1,291,000 as compared to a decrease of $591,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. During the year ended February 28, 2014, our operations provided $1,668,000 of cash, our investing activities provided $65,000 and we used $443,000 in our financing activities.

 

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Net Decrease in Marketable Securities – For the year ended February 28, 2014, our marketable securities decreased to $631,000 from $976,000 at February 28, 2013. The decrease is due to the sale of our marketable securities during the year ended February 28, 2014.

 

We currently have a revolving credit line of $750,000 and a $250,000 equipment purchase facility, both of which are with a bank. The revolving credit line is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company, except for the land and buildings. The line of credit is payable on demand and must be retired for a 30 day period once annually. As of February 28, 2014, we had no outstanding borrowings under the line of credit.

 

We had outstanding borrowings of $81,000 under the equipment facility at February 28, 2014. The borrowing has a repayment term of 48 months and bears interest at 2.12% per annum.

 

We had outstanding borrowings under a note payable of $1,589,000 at February 28, 2014. The note is payable over ten years and accrues interest at 4.15%. The note payable is secured by a mortgage on our land and buildings.

 

Results of Operations

 

Ultrasonic Spraying – Sales and Gross Profit:

 

For the year ended February 28, 2014, our sales increased by $712,000 to $10,202,000 as compared to $9,491,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, an increase of 7.5%. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we experienced an increase in sales of our nozzles and generators, widetrack units, XYZ units, servo units, lead solder recovery systems and spray dryer units. We did, however, see a decrease in sales of our stent coating units and a slight decrease in fluxers and fluxer related equipment.

 

For the year ended February 28, 2013, we were affected by the slowdown of solar energy projects due to an overcapacity in that industry, combined with a decrease in government incentives. This market remained slow in the year ended February 2014.

 

For the year ended February 28, 2014, sales to customers located in European countries increased by $597,000 or 47%, sales to customers located in Asian countries decreased by $74,000 or 2% and sales to other non-based US customers increased $270,000 or 54%. Sales to U.S. based customers decreased by $78,000 or 2%.

 

Our gross profit increased $201,000, to $4,733,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 from $4,532,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. Our gross profit margin percentage was 46% for the year ended February 28, 2014 compared to 48% for the year ended February 28, 2013. The decrease in the current year’s gross profit margin is primarily due to a decrease in sales of our stent coating units.

 

Research and Product Development:

 

Research and product development costs decreased $9,000 to $885,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to $894,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. For the year ended February 28, 2014 we experienced decreases in engineering salaries, insurance and engineering materials.

 

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During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $552,000 for engineering personnel as compared to $572,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $118,000 for additional research, materials and product development as compared to $128,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. During the year ended February 28, 2014 we expended approximately $39,000 for insurance as compared to $47,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. The decrease in the above costs was offset by an increase in depreciation expense. During the year ended February 28, 2014, depreciation expense was $89,000 as compared to $64,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013.

 

Marketing and Selling:

 

Marketing and selling costs decreased $257,000 to $1,958,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to $2,215,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. For the year ended February 28, 2014, we experienced decreases in international commission expense, travel and entertainment expense, advertising and trade show expenses and depreciation expense.

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $384,000 for commissions as compared to $652,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $268,000. During the current year, our sales include four large orders that were shipped to Asia. Our international commission expense decreased because these Asian sales originated in house by our internal sales staff and, as such, no external commissions were incurred.

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $121,000 for travel and entertainment as compared to $139,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $18,000. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $175,000 for advertising and trade show expenses as compared to $219,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $44,000. During February 28, 2014, depreciation expense was $105,000 as compared to $126,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. The decrease in the above costs was offset by an increase in salary expenses. During February 28, 2014, salary expenses were $1,044,000 as compared to $960,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, an increase of $84,000.

 

General and Administrative:

 

General and administrative costs decreased $137,000 to $1,017,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to $1,154,000, for the year ended February 28, 2013. For the year ended February 28, 2014, we experienced decreases in salary expense, stock based compensation expense, corporate expenses and outside consulting fees related to the consideration of strategic and enhanced growth opportunities.

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended approximately $608,000 for salaries as compared to $675,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $67,000. During the year ended February 28, 2014, we expended $124,000 for corporate and consulting expenses as compared to $179,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $55,000. Stock based compensation expense was $18,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to $27,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013, a decrease of $9,000.

 

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Rental Real Estate Operations:

 

Real estate operations expense are expenses for the operations of the Sono-Tek Industrial Park. All inter-company revenue is eliminated in consolidation. For the fiscal years ended 2014 and 2013, the results of our rental real estate operations are as follows:

 

    Fiscal Year Ended
    February 28,
2014
  February 28,
2013
Rental Income   $ 76,665     $ 51,790  
                 
Depreciation     60,118       59,241  
Insurance     9,000       9,000  
Utilities and Landscaping     12,305       6,012  
Property taxes     44,115       40,979  
Repairs & Maintenance     5,062       —    
Snow Removal     6,163       3,089  
Miscellaneous     3,009       238  
Impaired Acquisition Costs     15,020       —    
Total Rental Expense   $ 154,792     $ 118,559  
                 
Loss before Interest     (78,127 )     (66,769 )
                 
Interest expense     107,740       110,385  
                 
Net Loss   $ (185,867 )   $ (177,154 )

 

Rental income for the industrial park increased $25,000 from $52,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013 to $77,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014. The increase in rental income is a result of leasing 10,000 square feet of the park to a new tenant. The lease is for a five year period and began in April 2013. In May 2014, we signed a two year lease with a new tenant for 4,000 square feet.

 

Rental expenses for the industrial park increased $36,000 from $119,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013 to $155,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014. During the year ended February 28, 2014, utilities and landscaping increased $6,000 and snow removal increased $3,000. These increases are due to the harsh winter we experienced in the north east and utility rate increases. Property taxes increased $3,000, repairs and maintenance increased $5,000 and miscellaneous expenses increased $3,000.

 

In addition to the increase in operating expenses, we had a $15,000 expense due to the write-off of impaired asset costs which were related to the original financing we obtained when we purchased the industrial park. The costs were considered to be impaired as a result of the refinancing of the industrial park that took place in December 2013.

 

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For the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, net cash outflows related to the industrial park were $208,000 and $181,000, respectively. These cash outflows are net of rental income and depreciation expense and include the principal payments on the industrial park’s mortgage and additional capitalized costs related to the refinancing of the parks mortgage. Prior to purchasing the industrial park in December 2010, we had rental expense of approximately $142,000. If we are able to lease additional vacant space, it will provide a positive cash flow for the park when compared to our prior rental payments.

 

Interest Income, Interest Expense and Income Taxes:

 

Interest income increased to $7,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 when compared to $5,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. Our present investment policy is to invest excess cash in highly liquid mutual funds. Our holdings are rated at or above investment grade.

 

Interest expense decreased to $110,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to $114,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013.

 

We recorded income tax expense of $130,000 for the year ended February 28, 2014 as compared to a benefit of $74,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. As of February 28, 2014, we have no net operating loss deductions available to carryforward. The details of the current year’s tax benefit are explained in Note 12 in our financial statements.

 

For the year ended February 28, 2014, we had net income of $484,000 as compared to $132,000 for the year ended February 28, 2013. The increase in our net income is due to an increase in our sales volume combined with a decrease in our operating expenses.

 

For the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, we do not believe that our sales revenue or net income has been adversely affected by the impact of inflation or changing prices.

 

Off - Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any Off - Balance Sheet Arrangements as of February 28, 2014.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure on contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

 

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and may potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. As of February 28, 2014, management believes there are no critical accounting policies applicable to the Company that are reflective of significant judgments and or uncertainties.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

The computation of the expense associated with stock-based compensation requires the use of a valuation model. ASC 718 is a complex accounting standard, the application of which requires significant judgment and the use of estimates, particularly surrounding Black-Scholes assumptions such as stock price volatility, expected option lives, and expected option forfeiture rates, to value equity-based compensation. We currently use a Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options. We primarily use historical data to determine the assumptions to be used in the Black-Scholes model and have no reason to believe that future data is likely to differ materially from historical data. However, changes in the assumptions to reflect future stock price volatility and future stock award exercise experience could result in a change in the assumptions used to value awards in the future and may result in a material change to the fair value calculation of stock-based awards. ASC 718 requires the recognition of the fair value of stock compensation in net income. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our estimates and assumptions, significant unanticipated changes in those estimates, interpretations and assumptions may result in recording stock option expense that may materially impact our financial statements for each respective reporting period.

 

Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

All accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective have been deemed to be not applicable or the adoption of such accounting pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on the financials.

 

ITEM 7A    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK – Not Required for Smaller Reporting Companies.

 

ITEM 8    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our financial statements are presented on pages 32 to 48 of this Report.

 

ITEM 9    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE – None.

 

ITEM 9A    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K.  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date, at a reasonable level of assurance, in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to our management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chairman & CEO (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting officer), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of February 28, 2014. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 9B    OTHER INFORMATION - None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

(a)   Identification of Directors

 

Name Age Position with the Company
     
Christopher L. Coccio 73 Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a Director
Edward J. Handler, Esq. 77 Director*
R. Stephen Harshbarger 46 President and Director
Eric Haskell, CPA 67 Director*
Donald F. Mowbray 76 Director
Joseph Riemer 65 Vice President and Director
Samuel Schwartz 94 Chairman Emeritus and Director
Philip A. Strasburg, CPA 75 Director*

 

* Member of the Audit Committee.

 

The Board of Directors is divided into two classes. The directors in each class serve for a term of two years. The terms of the classes are staggered so that only one class of directors is elected at each annual meeting of the Company. The terms of Dr. Mowbray and Messrs. Handler, Haskell and Schwartz run until the annual meeting to be held in 2014. The terms of Drs. Coccio and Riemer and Messrs. Strasburg and Harshbarger run until the annual meeting to be held in 2015, and in each case until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Audit Committee

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has an Audit Committee composed of Edward J. Handler, Eric Haskell, CPA and Philip A. Strasburg, CPA, as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The “audit committee financial expert” designated by the Board is Philip A. Strasburg. The Company considers Mr. Strasburg to be an “independent director”.

 

The Audit Committee is responsible for (i) selecting an independent public accountant for ratification by the stockholders, (ii) reviewing material accounting items affecting the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and (iii) reporting its findings to the Board of Directors.

 

Nominating Committee

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors.

 

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(b)   Identification of Executive Officers

 

Name Age Position with the Company
     
Stephen J. Bagley, CPA 51 Chief Financial Officer
Christopher L. Coccio 73 Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a Director
Robb W. Engle 43 Vice President
R. Stephen Harshbarger 46 President and Director
Joseph Riemer 65 Vice President and Director

 

The foregoing officers are appointed for terms of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until terminated by the action of the Board of Directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between any executive officer and any other persons(s) pursuant to which he was or is to be selected as an officer.

 

Business Experience

 

STEPHEN J. BAGLEY, CPA was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2005. From 1987 to 1991 he worked in public accounting in various capacities. From 1992 to 2005, he held various leadership positions as Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for companies with up to $45,000,000 in revenues. Mr. Bagley earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The State University of NY – College at Oneonta and an MBA from Marist College. He was licensed as a CPA in 1990. Mr. Bagley is President of the Board of Education for the New Paltz Central School District and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee for the District.

 

DR. CHRISTOPHER L. COCCIO was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Sono-Tek on April 30, 2001, has been a Director of the Company since June 1998, and was appointed Chairman in August 2007. From 1964 to 1996, he held various engineering, sales, marketing and management positions at General Electric Company, with P&L responsibilities for up to $100 million in sales and 500 people throughout the United States. He also won an ASME Congressional Fellowship and served with the Senate Energy Committee in 1976. His business experience includes both domestic and international markets and customers. He founded a management consulting business in 1996, and was appointed a legislative Fellow on the New York State Assembly’s Legislative Commission on Science and Technology from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001, he worked with Accumetrics Associates, Inc., a manufacturer of digital wireless telemetry systems, as Vice President of Business Development and member of the Board of Advisors. Dr. Coccio received a B.S.M.E. from Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.S.M.E. from the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Chemical Engineering.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Dr. Coccio brings his strategic vision for our Company to the Board together with his leadership, business experience and investor relations skills. Dr. Coccio has an immense knowledge of our Company and its related applications which is beneficial to the Board. Dr. Coccio’s service as Chairman and CEO bridges a critical gap between the Company’s management and the Board, enabling the Board to benefit from management’s perspective on the Company’s business while the Board performs its oversight function.

 

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ROBB W. ENGLE joined Sono-Tek in 2000 as a Field Service Technician. Mr. Engle created the Sono-Tek Service Department and led the development of key products in his leadership role of our engineering resources. As Vice President of Engineering, he directs the engineering department, service department, IT and Sono-Tek laboratory services. Mr. Engle was formally trained and certified by the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Operator where he was recognized with an induction into the Navy League Memorial for meritorious service and the advancement of training techniques. He also served with honors on board a submarine and earned the prestigious Sub-Surface Warfare (E) Insignia.

 

EDWARD J. HANDLER, III, Esq., is a retired partner from Kenyon & Kenyon, a law firm that provided intellectual property advice to the Company. Mr. Handler became a Director of the Company on October 1, 2004, coincident with his retirement from his law firm. Mr. Handler has 40 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights, including litigation and other adversarial proceedings. Mr. Handler is Chairman and CEO of The Bronx Project, Inc., a private Delaware corporation active in the area of therapeutics for acute (CNS) inflammatory conditions. Mr. Handler is past President of the West Point Society of New York and a past Trustee of the Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. He holds a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School and a B.S. in Engineering Science from the United States Military Academy.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Mr. Handler’s extensive experience as an attorney enables him to bring valuable strategic insights to the Board. Mr. Handler’s past experience as the Company’s intellectual property attorney provides him with an in depth knowledge of the Company and its related market applications. Mr. Handler also brings leadership and oversight experience to the Board.

 

R. STEPHEN HARSHBARGER joined Sono-Tek in 1993. He was appointed President of the Company in 2012. As President, he directs our Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Service, and Manufacturing Operations. Prior to assuming his present position, Mr. Harshbarger served as Sales Engineer, World Wide Sales and Marketing Manager, Vice President & Director of Electronics and Advanced Energy (E&AE) and Executive Vice President. In his years managing the sales organization, he established a worldwide distribution and representative network in more than 40 countries consisting of more than 300 persons, with revenue growth of greater than 300% . He has over 18 years of experience in ultrasonic coating equipment for the electronics, medical device and advanced energy industries. Prior to joining Sono-Tek, Mr. Harshbarger was the Sales and Marketing Manager for Plasmaco Inc., a world leader in the development of flat panel displays. In that position, he established their distribution network, participated in venture capital funding, and introduced the first flat panel technology to Wall Street trading floors.  He is a graduate of Bentley University, with a major in Finance and a minor in Marketing.

 

ERIC HASKELL, CPA has been a Director since August 2009. He has over 30 years of experience in senior financial positions at several public and private companies.  He has significant expertise in the areas of acquisitions and divestitures, strategic planning and investor relations.  From December 2005 through March 2008, Mr. Haskell served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., a company providing digital wireless communications services which was publicly traded until its merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of T-Mobile USA, Inc. in February 2008.  He also served as a member of SunCom’s Board of Directors from November 2003 through May 2007.  From 1989 until April 2004, Mr. Haskell served as the Chief Financial Officer of Systems & Computer Technology Corp., a NASDAQ listed software and services corporation.  Mr. Haskell received his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Adelphi University in 1969.

 

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Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Mr. Haskell’s training and extensive experience in financial management at both public and private companies provide the Board with valuable insights. Mr. Haskell’s significant experience in acquisitions and divestitures and investor relations bring strategic judgment and experience to the Board. Mr. Haskell’s strong operational and business background complement his accounting and finance experience and are valuable resources to the Board as it exercises its oversight duties and support of the Company’s growth strategies.

 

DR. DONALD F. MOWBRAY has been a Director since August 2003. He has been an independent consultant since August 1997. From September 1992 to August 1997, he was the Manager of the General Electric Company’s Corporate Research and Development Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. From 1962 to 1992 he worked for the General Electric Company in a variety of engineering and managerial positions. Dr. Mowbray received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1960, a Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Minnesota in 1962 and a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Engineering Mechanics in 1968.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Dr. Mowbray’s extensive research and managerial experience enables him to bring valuable insights to the Board. His knowledge of the Company’s products and the materials sciences technology underlying them has enabled him to contribute to our advanced products development and designs. Dr. Mowbray also brings leadership and oversight experience to the Board from his GE management background.

 

DR. JOSEPH RIEMER joined the Company in January 2007 as Vice President of Engineering, and has been a Director since August 2007. Dr. Riemer served as President from September 2007 until August 2012 when he became Vice President of Food Business Development. Dr. Riemer holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), focusing on food technology, food chemistry, biochemical analysis, and food microbiology. His experience includes seven years with Pfizer in its Adams Confectionary Division, where he was Director, Global Operations Development. Dr. Riemer has also held leading positions with several food, food ingredients, and personal care products companies. He has served in the capacities of research and development, operations, and general management. Prior to joining the Company, he was a management consultant serving clients in the food, biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Dr. Riemer’s extensive research and management experience enables him to bring valuable insights to the Board. His extensive experience in the biotech, food and pharmaceutical industries bring specific product application insights to the Board. Dr. Riemer’s service as Vice President of Food Business Development helps to provide focus to the Board on this important marketing area. Dr. Riemer also brings leadership and oversight experience to the Board.

 

SAMUEL SCHWARTZ has been a Director of the Company since August 1987, and was Chairman of the Board from February 1993 to May 1999 and August 2001 to August 2007. From 1959 to 1992, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Krystinel Corporation, a manufacturer of ceramic magnetic components used in electronic circuitry. He received a B.Ch.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1941 and an M.Ch.E. from New York University in 1948.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Mr. Schwartz’s long-time experience as a businessman and manufacturer enables him to bring valuable operational insights to the Board. Mr. Schwartz’s experience as former Chairman of the Board enable him to bring operational insights to the Board. Mr. Schwartz also brings leadership and oversight experience to the Board.

 

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PHILIP STRASBURG, CPA, has been a Director since August 2004. He is a retired partner from the firm of Anchin Block and Anchin, LLP and has 40 years of experience in auditing. He served as Audit Committee Chairman from August 2004 until February 2005, when he was elected Treasurer. Mr. Strasburg was reappointed Audit Committee chairman in May 2005 concurrent with his resignation as Treasurer. He was the lead partner on the Sono-Tek account from Fiscal 1994 to Fiscal 1996. Mr. Strasburg is a certified public accountant in New York State. He has a Master of Science in economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelors of Science degree from Lehigh University, where he majored in business administration.

 

Key attributes, Experience and Skills: Mr. Strasburg’s training and extensive experience in auditing provide the Board with valuable insights and skills necessary to lead the Audit Committee. Mr. Strasburg’s strong operational and business background complement his accounting and finance experience, and are valuable resources to the Board as it exercises its oversight duties and support of the Company’s growth strategies.

 

(c) Identification of Certain Significant Employees

 

Not applicable.

 

(d) Family Relationships

 

None.

 

(e) Involvement in certain legal proceedings

 

None.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's Directors, executive officers and persons who own more than ten percent of the Company's common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes of beneficial ownership of common stock.  Such persons are also required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all such reports.  Based solely on a review of such filings, during the year ended February 28, 2014, all of the Company's Directors and executive officers and holders of more than ten percent of the Company’s stock have made timely filings of such reports.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for senior executives and financial officers. The Board intends that this Code satisfy the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules for a Code of Ethics that applies to senior management. A copy of the Company's Code of Ethics is posted on the "information for investors" web page located at http://www.sono-tek.com/code-of-ethics/ and is available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy.

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ITEM 11    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate remuneration paid or accrued by the Company for the Fiscal Years ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013 for each named officer of the Company.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and
Principal Position
  Year   Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock
Awards
  Option
Awards
($)
  All Other
Compensation
($)
  Total
($)
                             
Christopher L. Coccio   2014   188,942   24,000   0   42,213   3,970   259,125
CEO, Chairman and Director   2013   205,394   7,000   0   49,248   3,240   264,882
                             
R. Stephen Harshbarger   2014   203,653   0   0   13,441   4,073   221,167
President   2013   204,263   0   0   5,591   4,085   213,939
                             
Stephen J. Bagley   2014   140,500   12,000   0   8,217   2,810   163,527
Chief Financial Officer   2013   138,728   0   0   8,854   2,815   150,397

 

All Other Compensation represents Company contributions to the Company’s 401K plan.

 

Option awards in the above table are calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model which is further discussed in Note 4 – Stock Based Compensation, in the Company’s financial statements.

 

Officer Compensation Arrangements

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, Dr. Coccio was compensated at a rate of $225,000 per annum.

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, Mr. Harshbarger was compensated at a rate of $200,000 per annum.

 

During the year ended February 28, 2014, Mr. Bagley was compensated at a rate of $140,000 per annum.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year End

 

Name Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options (#) Exercisable
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options (#) Unexercisable
Option
Exercise Price ($)
Option
Expiration Date
         
Christopher L. Coccio 102,314 162,298 1 0.61 11/08/2022
         
R. Stephen Harshbarger - 30,834 2 0.61 11/08/2022
  - 36,000 3 1.05 02/20/2024
         
Stephen J. Bagley - 16,286 4 0.61 11/08/2022
  - 5,500 5 0.48 01/24/2023

 

1 162,298 options will vest on November 8, 2014.

2 20,834 options will vest on November 8, 2014 and 10,000 options will vest on November 8, 2015.

3 16,200 options will vest on 02/20/2015, 12,600 options will vest on 02/20/2016 and 7,200 options will vest on 02/20/2017.

4 16,286 options will vest on November 8, 2014.

5 3,500 options will vest January 24, 2015 and 2,000 options will vest January 24, 2016.

 

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Estimated Payments and Benefits Upon Termination or Change in Control

 

On September 1, 2007, the Company entered into identical Executive Agreements with Stephen J. Bagley, Chief Financial Officer and Christopher L. Coccio, Chief Executive Officer. The Company also entered into an Executive Agreement with R. Stephen Harshbarger, President, on March 5, 2008, which was subsequently amended on March 8, 2012. In the event of a change of control of the Company followed by a termination of the executives’ employment under certain circumstances, the Executive Agreements provide for severance payments to each officer equal to one year of the executive’s annual base, commissions and bonus compensation paid by the Company for the previous calendar year.

 

Based on last year’s salary arrangements, if the rights of the foregoing officers were to be triggered following a change of control, they would be entitled to the following payments from the Company: Stephen J. Bagley $146,000, Christopher L. Coccio $214,000 and R. Stephen Harshbarger $208,000.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

Each non-employee director receives $1,000 for each meeting attended. Directors who are employees of the Company receive no additional compensation for serving as directors. For the year ended February 28, 2014, director compensation was as follows:

 

2014 Director Compensation

 

Name   Fees
Earned
or Paid in
Cash ($)
  Stock
Awards ($)
  Option
Awards ($)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
  Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
  All Other
Compensation ($)
  Total ($)
                             
Edward J. Handler   4,000   -   3,382   -   -   -   7,382
Eric Haskell   3,000   -   2,254   -   -   -   5,254
Donald F. Mowbray   4,000   -   2,259   -   -   -   6,259
Samuel Schwartz   4,000   -   3,382   -   -   -   7,382
Philip Strasburg   3,000   -   4,504   -   -   -   7,504

 

Option awards in the above table are calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model which is further discussed in Note 4 – Stock Based Compensation, in the Company’s financial statements.

 

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ITEM 12   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following information is furnished as of April 29, 2014 to indicate beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by each Director, by each named executive officer, by all Directors and executive officers as a group, and by each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. Such information has been furnished to the Company by the indicated owners. Unless otherwise indicated, the named person has sole voting and investment power.

 

    Amount    
Name (and address if more than 5%) of   Beneficially    
Beneficial owner   Owned   Percent
         
Directors and Officers        
*Stephen J. Bagley   15,658   **
*Christopher L. Coccio   664,781 1   4.55%
*Edward J. Handler   117,308 2   **
*R. Stephen Harshbarger   53,335   **
*Eric Haskell   13,200  3   **
*Donald F. Mowbray   58,200 3   **
*Joseph Riemer   243,433 4   1.68%
*Samuel Schwartz   1,534,947 5   10.57%
*Philip A. Strasburg   71,400 6   **
         
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group   2,812,762 7   19.07%
         
Additional 5% owners        
Herbert Spiegel   756,931    5.22%
425 East 58 th Street        
New York, NY  10022        
         
Norwood Venture Corporation   1,084,672    7.48%
65 Norwood Avenue        
Montclair, NJ 07043        
         

 

The above ownership percentages are based on 14,508,507 shares outstanding as of April 29, 2014.

*c/o Sono-Tek Corporation, 2012 Route 9W, Milton, NY 12547.

** Less than 1%

 

1 Includes 2,000 shares in the name of Dr. Coccio’s wife and 102,314 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

2 Includes 61,579 shares owned jointly with Mr. Handler’s wife, 35,929 shares in the name of Mr. Handler’s wife and 19,800 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

3 Includes 13,200 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

4 Includes 4,500 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

5 Includes 19,800 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

6 Includes 10,000 shares in the name of Mr. Strasburg’s wife and 26,400 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans.

7 The group total includes 238,214 options currently exercisable issued under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plans. The group total includes 1,500 shares and 39,000 exercisable options held by Robb Engle .

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans:

 

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

      Number of
  Number of   securities remaining
  securities to be Weighted- available for future
  issued upon average exercise issuance under equity
  exercise of price of compensation plans
  outstanding options, outstanding options, (excluding securities
  warrants and rights warrants and rights reflected in column (a))
    (a)   (b)   (c)  
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:              
2013 Stock Incentive Plan   135,500   $1.06   2,364,500  
2003 Stock Incentive Plan   811,073   $0.71   -  
               
Total   946,573       2,364,500  

 

Description of Equity Compensation Plans:

 

2013 Stock Incentive Plan

 

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended ("2013 Plan"), options can be granted to officers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Under the 2013 Plan options expire ten years after the date of grant. As of February 28, 2014, there were 135,500 options outstanding under the 2013 plan.

 

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, option prices must be at least 100% of the fair market value of the common stock at time of grant. For qualified employees, except under certain circumstances specified in the plan or unless otherwise specified at the discretion of the Board of Directors, no option may be exercised prior to one year after date of grant, with the balance becoming exercisable in cumulative installments over a three year period during the term of the option, and terminating at a stipulated period of time after an employee's termination of employment.

 

2003 Stock Incentive Plan

Under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended ("2003 Plan"), until May 2013, options were available to be granted to officers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to purchase up to 1,500,000 of the Company's common shares. As of February 28, 2014, there were 811,073 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan, under which no additional options may be granted.

 

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ITEM 13   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Transactions With Related Persons – None

 

Independence of Directors

 

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of five “independent directors”, as that term is defined under NASDAQ rules, and two directors who are not “independent directors”. The Company’s “independent directors” are Samuel Schwartz, Donald Mowbray, Edward Handler, Eric Haskell and Philip Strasburg. Christopher Coccio and Joseph Riemer are employees of the Company and are therefore not independent.

 

ITEM 14   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, the Company paid or accrued fees of approximately $46,500 for services rendered by Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A., its independent auditors. These fees included audit and review services.

 

For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2013, the Company paid or accrued fees of approximately $46,000 for services rendered by Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A., its independent auditors. These fees included audit and review services.

 

Audit Related Fees - None

 

Tax Fees

 

For the year fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, the Company paid or accrued tax preparation fees of approximately $5,500 for services rendered by Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A., its independent auditors.

 

For the year fiscal year ended February 28, 2013, the Company paid or accrued tax preparation fees of approximately $5,500 for services rendered by Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A., its independent auditors.

 

All Other Fees – None

 

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

The Audit Committee’s current policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services that are to be performed and fees to be charged by our independent auditor to assure that the provision of these services does not impair the independence of the auditor. The Audit Committee pre-approved all audit and non-audit services rendered by our principal accountants in 2014 and 2013.

 

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PART IV

ITEM 15   EXHIBITS

 

Ex. No . Description
3(a) 1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments thereto.
3(b) 1 By-laws of the Company as amended.
10(a) 1 Sono-Tek Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
10(b) 2 Equipment Line Credit Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and M&T Bank, dated March 24, 2005.
10(c) 2 General Security Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and M&T Bank, dated December 21, 2004.
10(d) 3 Executive Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and Stephen J. Bagley dated September 1, 2007.
10(e) 3 Executive Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and Christopher L. Coccio dated September 1, 2007.
10(f) 3 Executive Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and Joseph Riemer dated September 1, 2007.
10(g) 4 Executive Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and R. Stephen Harshbarger dated March 5, 2008.
10(h) 6 Purchase Money Mortgage dated December 17, 2010, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and Jean K. Woodward.
10(i) 6 Contract of Sale dated December 17, 2010, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and Jean K. Woodward.
10(j) 6 Purchase Money Note dated December 17, 2010, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and Jean K. Woodward.
10(k) 7 Amended Executive Agreement between Sono-Tek Corporation and R. Stephen Harshbarger dated March 8, 2012.
10(l) 7 Equipment Term Note between Sono-Tek Corporation and M&T Bank dated June 17, 2011.
10(m) 8 Sono-Tek Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
10(n) 9 Form of Amended and Restated Mortgage dated December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and M&T Bank.
10 (o) 9 Form of Amended and Restated Term Note dated December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and M&T Bank.
10(p) 9 Form of Assignment of Rents dated December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and M&T Bank.
10(q) 9 Form of Environmental Compliance and Indemnification Agreement dated December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and M&T Bank.
10(r) 9 Form of Modification and Extension Agreement dated December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC and M&T Bank.
14 10 Code of Ethics.
21 9 Subsidiaries of Issuer.
23.1 9 Consent of Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A.
31.1 9 Rule 13a-14/15d – 14(a) Certification.
31.2 9 Rule 13a-14/15d – 14(a) Certification.
32.1 9 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 9 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS 9 XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH 9 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL 9 XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF 9 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB 9 XBRL Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE 9 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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1 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-11913 on Form S-8 filed on February 18, 2004.
2 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 28, 2005.
3 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended August 31, 2007
4 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2008.
5 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2008.
6 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2010.
7 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2012.
8 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2013.
9 Filed herewith.
10 Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended February 29, 2004.

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

 

FORM 10-K

 

ITEM 7

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

 

FOR THE YEARS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2014 and FEBRUARY 28, 2013

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Years Ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

For the Years Ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Sono-Tek Corporation

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sono-Tek Corporation as of February 28, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of February 28, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

 

 

/s/ Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A.

LIGGETT, VOGT & WEBB, P.A.

Certified Public Accountants

 

New York, New York

May 23, 2014

 

 

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    February 28,
    2014   2013
ASSETS        
Current Assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,232,021     $ 1,940,906  
Marketable securities     630,794       975,910  
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $32,000 and $20,000, respectively)     860,296       941,032  
Inventories, net     1,674,815       1,829,171  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     160,373       79,605  
Total current assets     6,558,299       5,766,624  
                 
Land     250,000       250,000  
Buildings, net     2,071,875       2,128,125  
Equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements, net     637,138       689,151  
Intangible assets, net     171,828       142,523  
Deferred tax asset     90,021       90,021  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 9,779,161     $ 9,066,444  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                 
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 556,194     $ 408,738  
Accrued expenses     565,121       477,027  
Customer deposits     362,846       68,846  
Current maturities of long term debt     191,466       125,999  
Income taxes payable     129,398       6,331  
                 
Total current liabilities     1,805,025       1,086,941  
                 
Long term debt, less current maturities     1,479,058       1,987,236  
                 
Total Liabilities     3,284,083       3,074,177  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies     —         —    
                 
Stockholders’ Equity                
Common stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 14,708,518 and 14,503,010 issued and outstanding, respectively     147,085       145,030  
Additional paid-in capital     8,725,883       8,709,601  
Accumulated deficit     (2,377,890 )     (2,862,364 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity     6,495,078       5,992,267  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 9,779,161     $ 9,066,444  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    February 28,
    2014   2013
         
Net Sales   $ 10,278,938     $ 9,542,354  
Cost of Goods Sold     5,545,471       5,010,093  
Gross Profit     4,733,467       4,532,261  
                 
Operating Expenses                
Research and product development     885,101       894,481  
Marketing and selling     1,957,960       2,214,750  
General and administrative     1,017,043       1,153,862  
Real estate operations expense     154,792       118,559  
Total Operating Expenses     4,014,896       4,381,652  
                 
Operating Income     718,571       150,609  
                 
Other Income (Expense):                
Interest Expense     (110,151 )     (113,931 )
Interest Income     6,544       5,166  
Other Income     —         16,001  
Income before Income Taxes     614,964       57,845  
                 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)     130,490       (74,406 )
                 
Net Income   $ 484,474     $ 132,251  
                 
                 
Basic Earnings Per Share   $ .03     $ .01  
                 
Diluted Earnings Per Share   $ .03     $ .01  
                 
Weighted Average Shares – Basic     14,541,869       14,484,200  
                 
Weighted Average Shares – Diluted     14,580,165       14,484,200  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

YEARS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2014 AND 2013

 

 

    Common Stock   Additional       Total
    Par Value $.01   Paid – In   Accumulated   Stockholders’
    Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Equity
Balance – February 29, 2012     14,455,444     $ 144,553     $ 8,657,629     $ (2,994,615 )   $ 5,807,567  
Exercise of stock options     47,566       477       24,869       —         25,346  
Stock based compensation expense     —         —         27,103       —         27,103  
Net Income     —         —         —         132,251       132,251  
Balance – February 28, 2013     14,503,010       145,030       8,709,601       (2,862,364 )     5,992,267  
Exercise of stock options     205,508       2,055       (1,845 )     —         210  
Stock based compensation expense     —         —         18,127       —         18,127  
Net Income     —         —         —         484,474       484,474  
Balance – February 28, 2014     14,708,518     $ 147,085     $ 8,725,883     $ (2,377,890 )   $ 6,495,078  

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

    Years Ended
    February 28,
    2014   2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net Income   $ 484,474     $ 132,251  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net                
cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     343,869       349,937  
Stock based compensation expense     18,127       27,103  
Inventory Reserve     (5,346 )     6,554  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     12,000       —    
Write off of impaired acquisition costs     15,020       —    
(Increase) Decrease in:                
Accounts receivable     68,736       (181,426 )
Inventories     159,702       723,401  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (80,768 )     32,787  
Deferred tax asset     —         (3,854 )
(Decrease) Increase in:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     235,550       (196,946 )
Customer deposits     294,000       (247,400 )
              Income taxes payable     123,067       (30,919 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities     1,668,431       611,488  
                 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements     (224,354 )     (352,212 )
Sale (Purchase) of marketable securities     345,116       (721,923 )
Patent application and other asset costs     (55,577 )     (32,218 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Investing Activities     65,185       (1,106,353 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from exercise of options     210       25,346  
Proceeds from note payable – Bank     1,600,000       —    
Repayment of long term debt     (2,042,711 )     (121,264 )
Net Cash (Used In) Financing Activities     (442,501 )     (95,918 )
                 
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     1,291,115       (590,783 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:                
Beginning of year     1,940,906       2,531,689  
End of year   $ 3,232,021     $ 1,940,906  

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

 

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SONO-TEK CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2014 AND 2013

 

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

 

The Company was incorporated in New York on March 21, 1975 for the purpose of engaging in the development, manufacture, and sale of ultrasonic liquid atomizing nozzles, which are sold world-wide. Ultrasonic nozzle systems atomize low to medium viscosity liquids by converting electrical energy into mechanical motion in the form of high frequency ultrasonic vibrations that break liquids into minute drops that can be applied to surfaces at low velocity.

 

Based on its core technology of ultrasonic liquid atomizing nozzles, the Company has developed intellectual property in the area of precision spray coating of liquids. The Company is presently engaged in the development, manufacture, sales, installation and servicing of diverse ultrasonic coating equipment for various manufacturing industries worldwide.

 

 

NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Consolidation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sono-Tek Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sono-Tek Cleaning Systems Inc. and Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC. Sono-Tek Cleaning Systems, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation (“SCS”), ceased operations during the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2002. Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC (“SIP”), operates as a real estate holding company for the Company’s real estate operations.

 

Reclassifications – Where appropriate, prior year’s financial statements reflect reclassifications to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents consist of money market mutual funds, short term commercial paper and short-term certificates of deposit with original maturities of 90 days or less.

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure -

 

    Years Ended
    February 28,   February 28,
    2014   2013
Interest paid   $ 110,151     $ 113,931  
Income taxes paid   $ 2,485     $ 38,848  

 

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method for raw materials, subassemblies and work-in-progress and the specific identification method for finished goods.

 

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Allowance for doubtful accounts - The Company records a bad debt expense/allowance based on management’s estimate of uncollectible accounts. All outstanding accounts receivable accounts are reviewed for collectability on an individual basis. The bad debt expense recorded for the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $12,000 and $9,620, respectively.

 

Equipment, Furnishings and Leasehold Improvements – Equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation of equipment and furnishings is computed by use of the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to five years.

 

Land and Buildings – Land and buildings are stated at cost. Buildings are being depreciated by use of the straight-line method based on an estimated useful life of forty years.

 

Product Warranty - Expected future product warranty expense is recorded when the product is sold.

 

Intangible Assets - Include costs of patent applications which are deferred and charged to operations over seventeen years for domestic patents and twelve years for foreign patents. The accumulated amortization of patents is $105,585 and $95,634 at February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Annual amortization expense of such intangible assets is expected to be $9,600 per year for the next five years.

 

Research and Product Development Expenses - Research and product development expenses represent engineering and other expenditures incurred for developing new products, for refining the Company's existing products and for developing systems to meet unique customer specifications for potential orders or for new industry applications and are expensed as incurred.

 

Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of "temporary differences" by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.

 

Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs – Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Advertising Expenses - The Company expenses the cost of advertising in the period in which the advertising takes place. Advertising expense for the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $234,798 and $218,279, respectively.

 

Long-Lived Assets - The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets, including intangible assets, when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved.

 

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Recognition of Revenue – Sales are recorded at the time title passes to the customer, which, based on shipping terms, generally occurs when the product is shipped to the customer. Based on prior experience, the Company reasonably estimates its sales returns and warranty reserves. Sales are presented net of discounts and allowances. Discounts and allowances are determined when a sale is negotiated. The Company does not grant its customers or independent representatives the ability to return equipment nor does it grant price adjustments after a sale is complete.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk - The Company does not believe that it is subject to any unusual or significant risks, in the normal course of business. The Company had one customer, which accounted for 10% of sales during the year ended February 28, 2014. Three customers accounted for 27% of the outstanding accounts receivables at February 28, 2014.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Company follows the guidance in the “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Topic” of the Accounting Standards Codification for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. This guidance establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the guidance requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets.

 

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

 

The fair values of financial assets of the Company were determined using the following categories at February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

    Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1)
 
    February 28,
2014
    February 28,
 2013
 
                 
Marketable Securities   $ 630,794     $ 975,910  

 

Marketable Securities include mutual funds of $630,794, that are considered to be highly liquid and easily tradeable as of February 28, 2014. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore classified as Level 1 within the Company’s fair value hierarchy.

 

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Management Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements- All new accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective have been deemed to be not applicable to the Company. Hence, the adoption of these new accounting pronouncements once effective are not expected to have an impact on the Company.

 

In July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update “ASU” 2013-11 on “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists”. The amendments in this ASU are to improve the current U.S. GAAP because they are expected to reduce diversity in practice by providing guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits and will better reflect the manner in which an entity would settle at the reporting date any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted.

 

NOTE 3: SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company operates in two segments: ultrasonic spray coating systems, which is the business of developing, manufacturing, selling, installing and servicing ultrasonic spray coating equipment; and real estate operations, which is the business of owning and operating the Sono-Tek Industrial Park.

 

All inter-company transactions are eliminated in consolidation. For the twelve months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, segment information is as follows:

 

    Twelve Months Ended February 28, 2014   Twelve Months Ended February 28, 2013
    Ultrasonic
Spraying
  Rental
Real Estate
Operations
  Eliminations   Consolidated   Ultrasonic
Spraying
  Rental
Real Estate
Operations
  Eliminations   Consolidated
Net Sales   $ 10,202,273     $ 217,453     $ 140,788     $ 10,278,938     $ 9,490,564     $ 187,531     $ 135,741     $ 9,542,354  
Rental Expense   $ 140,788     $ 154,792     $ (140,788 )   $ 154,792     $ 135,741     $ 118,559     $ (135,741 )   $ 118,559  
Interest Expense   $ 2,411     $ 107,740             $ 110,151     $ 3,546     $ 110,385             $ 113,931  
Net Income (Loss)   $ 529,553     $ (45,079 )           $ 484,474     $ 173,664     $ (41,413 )           $ 132,251  
Assets   $ 7,268,871     $ 2,510,290             $ 9,779,161     $ 6,574,429     $ 2,492,015             $ 9,066,444  
Debt   $ 81,165     $ 1,589,360             $ 1,670,525     $ 140,619     $ 1,972,616             $ 2,113,235  

 

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NOTE 4: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company adopted ASC 718, “Share Based Payments.” which requires companies to expense the value of employee stock options and similar awards.

 

The weighted-average fair value of options has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model. The weighted-average Black-Scholes assumptions are as follows:

 

  2014 2013
Expected life 8 years 3 - 8 years
Risk free interest rate .7% .35% - .37%
Expected volatility 53.92% 88.5%
Expected dividend yield 0% 0%

 

In computing the impact, the fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant based on the Black-Scholes options-pricing model utilizing certain assumptions for a risk free interest rate, volatility and expected remaining lives of the awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors change and the Company uses different assumptions, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. In estimating the Company’s forfeiture rate, the Company analyzed its historical forfeiture rate, the remaining lives of unvested options, and the number of vested options as a percentage of total options outstanding. If the Company’s actual forfeiture rate is materially different from its estimate, or if the Company reevaluates the forfeiture rate in the future, the stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what the Company has recorded in the current period.

 

For the years ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013, net income and earnings per share reflect the actual deduction for stock-based compensation expense. The impact of applying ASC 718 approximated $18,127 and $27,103 in additional compensation expense for the years then ended, respectively. Such amount is included in general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations. The expense for stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense item.

 

NOTE 5: INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

    February 28,
    2014   2013
Raw Materials   $ 1,022,496     $ 1,073,492  
Work-in-process     402,377       385,092  
Consignment     25,639       9,728  
Finished Goods     419,396       561,298  
Totals     1,869,908       2,029,610  
Less:  Allowance     (195,093 )     (200,439 )
Total Inventories   $ 1,674,815     $ 1,829,171  

 

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NOTE 6: BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

 

Equipment, furnishings and leasehold improvements consist of the following:

 

    February 28,
    2014   2013
Buildings   $ 2,250,000     $ 2,250,000  
Laboratory equipment     708,899       651,562  
Machinery and equipment     646,983       639,102  
Leasehold improvements     228,860       207,979  
Tradeshow and demonstration equipment     999,758       908,819  
Furniture and fixtures     674,489       654,151  
Totals     5,508,988       5,311,613  
Less:  accumulated depreciation     (2,799,975 )     (2,494,337 )
    $ 2,709,013     $ 2,817,276  

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $332,617 and $339,318, respectively.

 

NOTE 7: ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

    February 28,
    2014   2013
Accrued compensation   $ 201,676     $ 121,275  
Estimated warranty costs     30,900       27,750  
Accrued commissions     156,964       232,920  
Professional fees     44,692       33,000  
Other accrued expenses     130,889       62,082  
    $ 565,121     $ 477,027  

 

NOTE 8: REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Company has a $750,000 revolving line of credit at prime which was 3.25% at February 28, 2014. The line of credit is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company, except for the land and buildings. The line of credit is payable on demand and must be retired for a 30 day period once annually. If the Company fails to perform the 30 day annual pay down or if the bank elects to terminate the credit line, the bank may at its option convert the outstanding balance to a 36 month term note with payments including interest in 36 equal installments. As of February 28, 2014, the Company’s outstanding balance was $0, and the unused credit line was $750,000.

 

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NOTE 9: LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

    February 28,     February 28,  
    2014     2013  
             
Note payable, individual, collateralized by land and buildings, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $14,446 through January 2031.  Interest rate 5.5%.  20 year term.   $ 0     $ 1,972,617  
                 
Equipment loan, bank, collateralized by related production equipment, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $5,158 through June 2015.  Interest rate 2.12%. 48 month term.     81,164       140,618  
                 
Note payable, bank, collateralized by land and buildings, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $16,358 through January 2024.  Interest rate 4.15%.  10 year term.     1,589,360       0  
                 
Total long term debt     1,670,524       2,113,235  
Due within one year     191,466       125,999  
Due after one year   $ 1,479,058     $ 1,987,236  

 

Long-term debt is payable as follows:

 

Fiscal Year ending February 28,  
   
2015 191,466
2016 158,014
2017 143,388
2018 149,698
2019 156,119
Thereafter 871,839

 

NOTE 10: BANK GUARANTEES

 

As of February 28, 2014, $26,729 of the Company’s cash on deposit with a foreign bank was being utilized to collateralize guarantees issued by the bank in favor of international customers of the Company to secure their cash deposits on orders that have been remitted to the Company. The customers may exercise the guarantees, subject to certain performance requirements being met by the Company. The guarantees expire at various dates in 2014.

 

NOTE 11: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company does not have any material commitments or contingencies as of February 28, 2014.

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NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES

 

The annual provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from amounts computed by applying the maximum U.S. Federal income tax rate of 34% to pre-tax income as follows:

 

    February 28,
2014
  February 28,
2013
Expected federal income tax   $ 208,088     $ 47,155  
State tax, net of federal     12,100       6,736  
Permanent timing difference     (6,771 )     19,409  
State tax credits     —         (76,137 )
Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development tax credits     (82,927 )     (71,569 )
Income tax (benefit)   $ 130,490     $ (74,406 )
                 
Current federal and state income taxes   $ 130,490     $ 5,585  
Recognition of deferred tax assets     —         (3,854 )
State tax credits     —         (76,137 )
Income tax (benefit)   $ 130,490     $ (74,406 )

 

The net deferred tax asset is comprised of the following:

 

    February 28,   February 28,
    2014   2013
Inventory   $ 103,000     $ 129,000  
Allowance for accounts receivable     13,000       8,000  
Accrued expenses and other     59,000       111,000  
Research tax credits     117,000       100,000  
Deferred tax asset     292,000       348,000  
Deferred tax liability     (202,000 )     (258,000 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ 90,000     $ 90,000  

 

At February 28, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no net operating loss carryforwards remaining but has $117,000 and $100,000 of research and development tax credits, respectively, being carried forward.

 

 

NOTE 13: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stock Options – Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended ("2013 Plan"), options can be granted to officers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Under the 2013 Plan options expire ten years after the date of grant. As of February 28, 2014, there were 135,500 options outstanding under the 2013 plan.

 

Under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended ("2003 Plan"), until May 2013, options were available to be granted to officers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to purchase up to 1,500,000 of the Company's common shares. As of February 28, 2014, there were 811,073 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan, under which no additional options may be granted.

 

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Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, option prices must be at least 100% of the fair market value of the common stock at time of grant. For qualified employees, except under certain circumstances specified in the plan or unless otherwise specified at the discretion of the Board of Directors, no option may be exercised prior to one year after date of grant, with the balance becoming exercisable in cumulative installments over a three year period during the term of the option, and terminating at a stipulated period of time after an employee's termination of employment.

 

During Fiscal Year 2014, the Company granted options for 135,500 shares exercisable at prices from $1.05 to $1.20 to employees of the Company.

 

On November 8, 2012, the Company granted 840,718 options to officers, and one person who became an officer subsequent to that date, and 140,000 options to directors, at an exercise price of $0.61. These options vest as follows: 33.33% on the date of grant, 33.33% one year from the date of grant and 33.33% two years from the date of grant. The options expire ten years from the date of grant. In exchange for the newly issued options, the officers and directors surrendered their outstanding options and these were cancelled. The surrendered options were set to expire at various dates from 2014 to 2021 and had an average strike price of $0.95.

 

During Fiscal Year 2013, the Company also granted options for 115,000 shares exercisable at prices from $.48 to $.61 to officers of the Company and options for 10,000 shares exercisable at $.48 to an employee of the Company.

 

A summary of the activity of both plans for the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 

      Weighted Average
  Stock Options Exercise Price Fair Value
  Outstanding Exercisable Outstanding Exercisable Vested
Balance – February 29, 2012 1,318,460 1,204,660 1.10 1.11 .36
Granted 1,105,718   .60    
Exercised (47,566)   (.79)    
Cancelled (1,053,894)   (.93)    
Balance – February 28, 2013 1,322,718 549,425 $.67 $.77 $.39
Granted 135,500   1.06    
Exercised (501,645)   (.60)    
Cancelled (10,000)   (1.11)    
Balance – February 28, 2014 946,573 435,714 $.76 $.82 $.41

 

The intrinsic value of the Company’s options exercised during the years ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $157,427 and $4,891, respectively.

 

Information, at date of issuance, regarding stock option grants for the years ended February 28, 2014:

 

    Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
Year ended February 28, 2014:            
  Exercise price exceeds market price   -   -   -
  Exercise price equals market price   135,500   $   1.06   $   .50
  Exercise price is less than market price      -   -   -

 

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The aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding options at February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $369,659 and $459,966, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at February 28, 2014:

 

  Number
Outstanding
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Number
Exercisable
 
Range of exercise prices:                
$.42 to $.50   63,500   7.74   $  .47     36,000  
$.51 to $1.00 630,573   8.3   $  .63   275,214  
$1.01 to $1.95 252,500   6.05   $1.16   124,500  
  946,573           435,714  

 

NOTE 14: EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

    February 28,   February 28,
    2014   2013
Numerator for basic and diluted                
Earnings per share   $ 484,474     $ 132,251  
                 
Denominator:                
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average shares     14,541,869       14,484,200  
Effects of dilutive securities:                
Stock options for employees, directors and outside consultants     38,296       —    
Denominator for diluted earnings per share     14,580,165       14,484,200  
                 
Basic Earnings Per Share   $ .03     $ .01  
                 
Diluted Earnings Per Share   $ .03     $ .01  

 

NOTE 15:   SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND FOREIGN SALES

 

Export sales to customers located outside the United States were approximately as follows:

 

    February 28,   February 28,
    2014   2013
Western Europe   $ 1,817,000     $ 1,261,000  
Far East     3,328,000       3,399,000  
Other     1,302,000       497,000  
    $ 6,447,000     $ 5,157,000  

 

During Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013, sales to foreign customers accounted for approximately $6,447,000 and $5,157,000, or 63% and 54% respectively, of total revenues.

 

One customer accounted for 10% of the Company’s sales for Fiscal Year ended February 28, 2014.

 

NOTE 16:  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure purposes.

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 28, 2014

Sono-Tek Corporation

(Registrant)

 

By:       /s/ Dr. Christopher L. Coccio

Dr. Christopher L. Coccio,

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ Dr. Christopher L Coccio May 28, 2014 /s/ Samuel Schwartz May 28, 2014
Christopher L. Coccio   Samuel Schwartz  
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director   Director  
       
/s/ Stephen J. Bagley May 28, 2014 / s/ Dr. Joseph Riemer May 28, 2014
Stephen J. Bagley   Dr. Joseph Riemer  
Chief Financial Officer   Vice President and Director  
       
/s/ Edward J. Handler, III May 28, 2014 /s/ Philip A. Strasburg May 28, 2014
Edward J. Handler, III   Philip A. Strasburg  
Director   Director  
       
/s/ R. Stephen Harshbarger May 28, 2014 /s/ Dr. Donald F. Mowbray May 28, 2014
R. Stephen Harshbarger   Donald F. Mowbray  
President and Director   Director  
       
/s/ Eric Haskell May 28, 2014    
Eric Haskell      
Director      

 

 

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Exhibit 10(m)

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE

 

Date : December 16, 2013

 

Mortgagor/Debtor : Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC , a New York limited liability company, having offices at 2012 Route 9W, Building 3, Milton, New York 12547

 

Mortgagee: M&T BANK, a New York banking corporation having offices at One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14203, Attn: Office of General Counsel.

 

WITNESSETH, to secure (a) the payment of an indebtedness in the principal sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00), lawful money of the United States, together with interest thereon and other charges with respect thereto, to be paid according to a Amended and Restated Term Note dated on or about the date hereof, made and delivered by Mortgagor to Mortgagee (the “Note”) and (b) if the Note is guaranteed by Mortgagor, to the extent of such principal sum and such interest and other charges, such guaranty (the “Guaranty”), Mortgagor hereby mortgages to Mortgagee, as continuing and collateral security for the payment of any and all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of Mortgagor (or Debtor) to Mortgagee, now existing or which may hereafter arise pursuant to or in connection with (as further described below) the Note, the Guaranty, this Mortgage or any amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications or substitutions of the Note, the Guaranty or this Mortgage (collectively, the “Indebtedness”), the premises described on the attached Schedule A.

 

TOGETHER with all buildings, structures and other improvements now or hereafter erected, constructed or situated upon said premises, and all fixtures and equipment and other personal property now or hereafter affixed to, or used in connection with, said premises and any and all replacements thereof and additions thereto, all of which shall be deemed to be and remain and form a part of said premises and are covered by the lien of this Mortgage (said premises, buildings, structures, other improvements, fixtures and equipment and other personal property being collectively referred to as the “Premises”),

 

TOGETHER with all strips and gores of land adjoining or abutting the Premises,

 

TOGETHER with all right, title and interest of Mortgagor in and to all streets, alleys, highways, waterways and public places open or proposed in front of, running through or adjoining the Premises, and all easements and rights of way, public and private, now or hereafter used in connection with the Premises,

 

TOGETHER with all tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances and all the estate and rights of Mortgagor in and to the Premises,

 

TOGETHER with all awards heretofore or hereafter made by any federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental authority, or by whomsoever made in any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings whatsoever, to the present or subsequent owners of the Premises or any portion thereof, for the acquisition for public purposes of the Premises or any portion thereof or any interest therein or any use thereof, or for consequential damages on account thereof, including any award for any change of grade of streets affecting the Premises or any portion thereof and any award for any damage to the Premises or any portion thereof or any interest therein or any use thereof.

 

MORTGAGOR COVENANTS WITH MORTGAGEE SO LONG AS THIS MORTGAGE IS IN EFFECT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1. INDEBTEDNESS. The Indebtedness shall be paid as provided in the Note or Guaranty, as the case may be, and as provided herein. Additionally, Mortgagor acknowledges and agrees that any amounts now or hereafter due and owing from Mortgagor (or Debtor) to Mortgagee arising from or in connection with any interest rate swap agreement, now existing or hereafter entered into between Mortgagor (or Debtor) and Mortgagee, and any costs incurred by Mortgagee in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any interest, expenses, fees, penalties or other charges associated with any obligations undertaken by Mortgagee to hedge or offset Mortgagee’s obligations pursuant to such swap agreement, or the termination of any such obligations, shall be (i) deemed additional interest and/or a related expense (to be determined in the sole discretion of Mortgagee) due in connection with the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by this Mortgage, (ii) included (in the manner described above) as part of the Indebtedness secured by this Mortgage, and secured by this Mortgage to the full extent thereof, and (iii) included in any judgment in any proceeding instituted by Mortgagee or its agents against Mortgagor for foreclosure of this Mortgage or otherwise.

 

2. INSURANCE. Mortgagor shall keep the Premises insured against each risk to which the Premises may from time to time be subject (including fire, vandalism and other risks covered by all risk insurance; if requested by Mortgagee, earthquake; if the Premises or any portion thereof are located in an area identified as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available, flood; and loss of rents by reason of such risks) for the benefit of Mortgagee. Such insurance shall be provided in such amounts, for such periods, in such form, with such special endorsements, on such terms and by such companies and against such risks as shall be satisfactory to Mortgagee. Without limiting the generality of the preceding two sentences, each policy pursuant to which such insurance is provided shall contain a mortgagee clause, in form and substance satisfactory to Mortgagee, (a) naming Mortgagee as mortgagee and (b) providing that (i) all moneys payable pursuant to such insurance shall be payable to Mortgagee, (ii) such insurance shall not be affected by any act or neglect of Mortgagor or Mortgagee, any occupancy, operation or use of the Premises or any portion thereof for purposes more hazardous than permitted by the terms of such policy, any foreclosure or other proceeding or notice of sale

 
 

relating to the Premises or any portion thereof or any change in the title to or ownership of the Premises or any portion thereof and (iii) such policy and such mortgagee clause may not be canceled or amended except upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Mortgagee. Mortgagor hereby assigns and shall deliver each policy pursuant to which any such insurance is provided to Mortgagee. The acceptance by Mortgagee of such policies from Mortgagor shall not be deemed or construed as an approval by Mortgagee of the form, sufficiency or amount of such insurance. Mortgagee does not in any way represent that such insurance, whether in scope or coverage or limits of coverage, is adequate or sufficient to protect the business or interest of Mortgagor. In the event of the foreclosure of this Mortgage, or a transfer of title to the Premises in extinguishment of the Indebtedness, all right, title and interest of Mortgagor in and to any such policies then in force shall pass to the purchaser or grantee of the Premises. All the provisions of this Section 2 and any other provisions of this Mortgage pertaining to insurance which may be required under this Mortgage shall be construed with Section 254, Subdivision 4 of the New York Real Property Law, but, said Section 254 to the contrary notwithstanding, Mortgagor consents that Mortgagee may, without qualification or limitation by virtue of said Section 254, retain and apply the proceeds of any such insurance in satisfaction or reduction of the Indebtedness, whether or not then due and payable, or it may pay the same, wholly or in part, to any Mortgagor for the repair or replacement of the Premises or for any other purpose satisfactory to Mortgagee, without affecting the lien of this Mortgage for the full amount of the Indebtedness before the making of such payment.

 

3. ALTERATIONS, DEMOLITION OR REMOVAL . No building, structure, other improvement, fixture or equipment or other personal property constituting any portion of the Premises shall be removed, demolished or substantially altered without the prior written consent of Mortgagee.

 

4. WASTE AND CHANGE IN USE. No Mortgagor shall commit any waste on the Premises or make any change in the use of the Premises which may in any way increase any ordinary fire, environmental or other risk arising out of construction or operation.

 

5. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Mortgagor shall keep and maintain all buildings, structures, other improvements, fixtures and equipment and other personal property constituting any portion of the Premises and the sidewalks and curbs abutting the Premises in good order and rentable and tenantable condition and state of repair. In the event that the Premises or any portion thereof shall be damaged or destroyed by fire or any other casualty, or in the event of the condemnation or taking of any portion of the Premises as a result of any exercise of the power of eminent domain, Mortgagor shall promptly restore, replace, rebuild or alter the same as nearly as possible to the condition immediately prior to such fire, other casualty, condemnation or taking without regard to the adequacy of any proceeds of any insurance or award received. Mortgagor shall give prompt written notice to Mortgagee of any such damage or destruction or of the commencement of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding affecting the Premises or any portion thereof.

 

6. EXISTENCE AND AUTHORITY. Mortgagor represents and warrants, and continues to represent and warrant as long as this Mortgage is in effect, as follows: (a) If Mortgagor is not a natural person ( e.g. , corporation, partnership, limited liability company, etc.), it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the above-named state of organization and will do all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the existence, franchises, rights and privileges of Mortgagor as the type of business entity it was as of the date of this Mortgage, under the laws of the state of its organization; (b) Mortgagor has the full power and authority to grant the mortgage lien hereunder and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with this Mortgage; (c) the execution and delivery of this Mortgage will not (i) violate any applicable law of any governmental authority or any judgment or order of any court, other governmental authority or arbitrator; (ii) violate any agreement to which Mortgagor is a party; or (iii) result in a lien or encumbrance on any of its assets (other than the mortgage lien hereunder); (d) Mortgagor’s certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement, articles of organization or other organizational or governing documents (“Governing Documents”) do not prohibit any term or condition of this Mortgage; (d) each authorization, approval or consent from, each registration and filing with, each declaration and notice to, and each other act by or relating to, any party required as a condition of Mortgagor’s execution, delivery or performance of this Mortgage (including any shareholder or board of directors or similar approvals) has been duly obtained and is in full force and effect and no other action is required under its Governing Documents or otherwise; and (e) Mortgagor has the power and authority to transact the business in which it is engaged and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or ownership of property requires such licensing or such qualifications.

 

7. TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS . Unless paid from an escrow established pursuant to Section 8 of this Mortgage, Mortgagor shall pay all taxes, general and special assessments and other governmental impositions with respect to the Premises before the end of any applicable grace period. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall promptly deliver to Mortgagee receipted bills showing payment of all such taxes, assessments and impositions within the applicable grace period.

 

8. ESCROW FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND INSURANCE. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall pay (a) monthly to Mortgagee on or before the first day of each and every calendar month, until the Indebtedness is fully paid, a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of the yearly taxes, general and special assessments, other governmental impositions and other liens and charges with respect to the Premises to be imposed for the ensuing year, as estimated by Mortgagee in good faith, and annual premiums for insurance on the Premises and (b) an initial payment such that, when such monthly payments are added thereto, the total of such payments will be sufficient to pay such taxes, assessments, impositions and other liens and charges and such insurance premiums on or before the date when they become due. Absent manifest error, Mortgagee’s calculation as to the amount to be paid into Escrow shall be deemed conclusive. So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred or exists, Mortgagee shall hold such payments in trust in an account maintained with Mortgagee without obligation to pay interest thereon, except such interest as may be mandatory by any applicable statute, regulation or other law, to pay, to the extent funds are available, such taxes, assessments, impositions and other liens and charges and such insurance premiums within a reasonable time after they become due; provided, however, that upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, Mortgagee may apply the balance of any such payments held to the Indebtedness. If the total of such payments made by any Mortgagor shall exceed the amount of such payments made by Mortgagee, such excess shall be held or credited by Mortgagee for the benefit of Mortgagor. If the total of such payments made by any Mortgagor shall be less than the amount of such taxes, assessments, impositions and other liens and charges and such insurance premiums, then Mortgagor shall pay to Mortgagee any amount necessary to make up the deficiency on or before the date when any such amount shall be due.

 
 

9. LEASES . Pursuant to Section 291-f of the New York Real Property Law, Mortgagor shall not (a) amend, cancel, abridge, terminate, or otherwise modify any lease of the Premises or of any portion thereof or (b) accept any prepayment of installments of rent to become due thereunder for more than one month in advance, without the prior written consent of Mortgagee. No Mortgagor shall make any new lease in place of or any lease renewal or extension of any lease of the Premises or any portion thereof (other than those that Mortgagor as landlord may be required to grant by the terms of an existing lease) without the prior written consent of Mortgagee. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall promptly furnish to Mortgagee a written statement containing the names and mailing addresses of all lessees of the Premises or of any portion thereof, the terms of their respective leases, the space occupied and the rentals payable thereunder and copies of their respective leases and shall cooperate in effecting delivery of notice of this covenant to each affected lessee.

 

10. ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS. Mortgagor hereby assigns to Mortgagee all existing and future leases of the Premises or any portion thereof (including any amendments, renewals, extensions or modifications thereof) and the rents, issues and profits of the Premises including accounts receivable for use of the Premises for hotel or lodging services (“Accounts”), as further security for the payment of the Indebtedness, and Mortgagor grants to Mortgagee the right to enter upon and to take possession of the Premises for the purpose of collecting the same and to let the Premises or any portion thereof, and after payment of each cost and expense (including each fee and disbursement of counsel to Mortgagee) incurred by Mortgagee in such entry and collection, to apply the remainder of the same to the Indebtedness, without affecting its right to maintain any action theretofore instituted, or to bring any action thereafter, to enforce the payment of the Indebtedness. In the event Mortgagee exercises such rights, it shall not thereby be deemed a mortgagee in possession, and it shall not in any way be made liable for any act or omission. No Mortgagor shall assign such leases, rents, issues or profits or any interest therein or grant any similar rights to any other person without Mortgagee’s prior written consent. Mortgagee hereby waives the right to enter upon and to take possession of the Premises for the purpose of collecting said rents, issues and profits, and Mortgagor shall be entitled to collect the same, until the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, but such right of Mortgagor may be revoked by Mortgagee upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default. Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, Mortgagor shall pay monthly in advance to Mortgagee, or to any receiver appointed to collect said rents, issues and profits, a fair and reasonable monthly rental value for the use and occupation of the Premises, and upon default in any such payment shall vacate and surrender the possession of the Premises to Mortgagee or to such receiver, and in default thereof may be evicted by summary proceedings pursuant to Article 7 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. The rights and remedies under this section and any separately recorded assignment of rents and/or leases in favor of Mortgagee shall be cumulative. In the event of any irreconcilable inconsistencies between such agreements and this section, the separately recorded assignment of rents and/or leases shall control.

 

11. SECURITY AGREEMENT. This Mortgage constitutes a security agreement under the New York Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York, as amended from time to time (the “UCC”), and Mortgagor hereby grants to Mortgagee, to secure the Indebtedness, a continuing security interest in all personal property of Mortgagor used in connection with any portion of, or otherwise constituting a portion of, the Premises, including, without limitation, fixtures, goods that are or are to become fixtures, as-extracted items and timber to be cut, as such terms and categories may be defined or described in the UCC, as applicable, whether now existing or owned or hereafter arising or acquired, and in all proceeds, products, rents, issues, profits and accounts arising therefrom. Mortgagee shall have the right to file in any public office, without the signature of Mortgagor, any financing statement relating to such items of collateral. Mortgagee shall have each applicable right and remedy of a secured party under the UCC and each applicable right and remedy pursuant to any other law or pursuant to this Mortgage.

 

12. NO TRANSFER. Mortgagor shall not, without Mortgagee’s prior written consent, sell, convey or transfer the Premises or any portion thereof or any interest therein or contract to do so. If any Mortgagor, Debtor or any endorser or guarantor of the Indebtedness (a “Guarantor”) is a corporation, or if any other person liable with respect to the Indebtedness or any portion thereof other than Mortgagor or any general partner of Mortgagor, Debtor or any Guarantor, is a corporation, any direct or indirect change in the beneficial ownership or number of issued and outstanding shares of any class of stock of such Mortgagor, Debtor, Guarantor or general partner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, after which the percentage of such shares beneficially owned by any person or group of persons having beneficial ownership of any such shares has changed by at least ten percent (10%) more or less than it was on the date of this Mortgage shall be deemed a sale, conveyance or transfer of the Premises within the meaning of this Section 12. If any Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor is a partnership, including a limited liability partnership, any change in the partnership interests of the general partners of such Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor or in the composition of the general partners of such Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor, whether by operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed a sale, conveyance or transfer of the Premises within the meaning of this Section 12. If any Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor is a limited liability company, any change in the direct or indirect membership interest of any member or class of members of such Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor, whether by operation of law or otherwise, after which the percentage of such membership interest owned by any such member or class has changed by at least ten percent (10%) more or less than it was on the date of this Mortgage shall be deemed a sale, conveyance or transfer of the Premises within the meaning of this Section 12.

 

13. NO SECONDARY FINANCING OR OTHER LIENS. Mortgagor shall not, without Mortgagee’s prior written consent, mortgage, pledge, assign, grant a security interest in or cause any other lien or encumbrance to be made or permit any other lien or encumbrance to exist upon the Premises or any portion thereof except for (a) taxes and assessments not yet delinquent and (b) any mortgage, pledge, security interest, assignment or other lien or encumbrance to Mortgagee or any affiliate of Mortgagee (an “Affiliate”).

 

14. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Mortgagor represents and warrants to Mortgagee, and continues to represent and warrant as long as this Mortgage is in effect, as follows: (a) the buildings, structures and other improvements now constituting any portion of the Premises are in full compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and other laws (including all applicable zoning, building, fire and health codes and ordinances and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990) and all applicable deed restrictions, if any, and is not and shall not be used for any illegal purpose; (b) such compliance is based solely upon Mortgagor’s ownership of the Premises and not upon title to or interest in any other property. Mortgagor shall comply with or cause compliance with all statutes, regulations and other laws (including all applicable zoning, building, fire and health codes and ordinances and the Americans With Disabilities Acts of 1990), all other requirements of all governmental authorities whatsoever having jurisdiction over or with respect to the Premises or any portion thereof or the use or occupation thereof and with all applicable deed restrictions, if any; provided, however, that Mortgagor may postpone such compliance if and so long as the validity or legality of any such requirement or restriction shall be contested by such Mortgagor, with diligence and in good faith, by appropriate legal proceedings and Mortgagee is satisfied that such non-compliance will not impair or adversely affect the value of its security.

 
 

15. WARRANTY OF TITLE; TITLE INSURANCE. Mortgagor represents and warrants to Mortgagee, and continues to represent and warrant as long as this Mortgage is in effect, that Mortgagor holds good and marketable title in fee simple absolute to the Premises. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall furnish to Mortgagee at Mortgagor’s own cost and expense a title insurance policy in the then amount of the Indebtedness, (a) naming Mortgagee as mortgagee, (b) covering the lien on the Premises granted pursuant to this Mortgage, (c) containing no exception not approved by Mortgagee, (d) issued by a title insurance company qualified to do business in the State of New York and satisfactory to Mortgagee and (e) otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Mortgagee.

 

16. CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

 

(a) Mortgagee may take such action as Mortgagee deems appropriate to protect the Premises or the status or priority of the lien of this Mortgage, including: entry upon the Premises to protect the Premises from deterioration or damage, or to cause the Premises to be put in compliance with any governmental, insurance rating or contract requirements; payment of amounts due on liens having priority over this Mortgage; payment of any tax or charge for purposes of assuring the priority or enforceability of this Mortgage; obtaining insurance on the Premises (including flood insurance); or commencement or defense of any legal action or proceeding to assess or protect the validity or priority of the lien of this Mortgage. On demand, Mortgagor shall reimburse Mortgagee for all expenses in taking any such action, with interest, and the amount thereof shall be secured by this Mortgage and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be in addition to the maximum amount of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Note.

 

(b) Mortgagor authorizes Mortgagee, without notice, demand or any reservation of rights and without affecting this Mortgage, from time to time: (i) to accept from any person or entity and hold additional collateral for the payment of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, and to exchange, enforce or refrain from enforcing, or release such collateral or any part thereof; (ii) to accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, and to release or substitute any such obligation of any such Guarantor or any person or entity who has given any collateral as security for the payment of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, or any other person or entity in any way obligated to pay the Indebtedness or any part thereof, and to enforce or refrain from enforcing, or compromise or modify, the terms of any obligation of any such Guarantor, person or entity; (iii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to direct the order or manner of the disposition of any and all collateral and the enforcement of any and all endorsements and guaranties relating to the Indebtedness or any part thereof as Mortgagee, in its sole discretion, may determine; and (iv) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default to determine the manner, amount and time of application of payments and credits, if any, to be made on all or any part of any component or components of the Indebtedness (whether principal, interest, costs and expenses, or otherwise) including if the amount of the Indebtedness secured by this Mortgage is less than the total amount of the obligations under the Note or the Guaranty, to make any such application to such obligations, if any, in excess of the amount of the Indebtedness secured by this Mortgage.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the occurrence of an Event of Default, this Mortgage shall remain valid, binding and enforceable: (i) without deduction by reason of any setoff, defense or counterclaim of Mortgagor, Guarantor or Debtor, (ii) without requiring protest or notice of nonpayment or notice of default to Mortgagor, to Guarantor, to Debtor, or to any other person; (iii) without demand for payment or proof of such demand; (iv) without requiring Mortgagee to resort first to Mortgagor or to any other guaranty or any collateral which Mortgagee may hold; (v) without requiring notice of acceptance hereof or assent hereto by Mortgagee; and (vi) without requiring notice that any indebtedness has been incurred or of the reliance by Mortgagee upon this Mortgage; all of which Mortgagor hereby waives.

 

(d) The enforceability of this Mortgage shall not be affected by: (i) any failure to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest in or other lien on any other collateral securing payment of the Indebtedness; (ii) the invalidity, unenforceability, or loss or change in priority of any such security interest or other lien; (iii) any failure to protect, preserve or insure any such collateral; (iv) any defense arising by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of liability of Debtor or any Guarantor; (v) any compromise of any obligation of Mortgagor, Debtor or any Guarantor; (vi) the invalidity or unenforceability of any of the Indebtedness; or (vii) any renewal, extension, acceleration, or other change in the time for payment of, or the terms of the interest on the Indebtedness or any part thereof; all of which Mortgagor hereby waives.

 

(e) If Mortgagee shall receive from or on behalf of Mortgagor any sum less than the full amount then due and payable, Mortgagee may, but shall not be obligated to, accept the same and, if it elects to accept any such payment, it may without waiving any Event of Default: (i) apply such payment on account of the Indebtedness or any amount payable hereunder, or (ii) hold same or any part thereof, without liability for interest, in a special account and from time to time apply same or any part thereof as specified in subsection (i) of this subsection.

 

17. LIEN LAW COVENANT. Mortgagor shall receive the advances secured by this Mortgage and shall hold the right to receive such advances as a trust fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the New York Lien Law.

 

18. APPLICATION OF AND INTEREST ON CONDEMNATION AWARD. Mortgagor consents that Mortgagee may retain and apply the proceeds of any award by a condemning authority in satisfaction or reduction of the Indebtedness, whether or not then due and payable, or it may pay the same, wholly or in part, to Mortgagor for the restoration or alteration of the Premises or for any other purpose satisfactory to Mortgagee, without affecting the lien of this Mortgage for the full amount of the Indebtedness before the making of such payment. In the event of the condemnation or taking by eminent domain of the Premises or any portion thereof, Mortgagee shall not be limited to the interest paid on the award by the condemning authority, but shall be entitled to receive out of the award interest on the Indebtedness in accordance with its terms.

 

19. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. In addition to any other remedy, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Mortgagee, in any action to foreclose this Mortgage, shall be entitled, without notice or demand and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Indebtedness or the solvency or insolvency of any person liable for the payment thereof, to the appointment of a receiver of the rents, issues and profits of the Premises.

 

20. SALE IN ONE OR MORE PARCELS. In case of a foreclosure sale, the Premises may be sold in one or more parcels, any provision of any statute, regulation or other law to the contrary notwithstanding.

 
 

21. ESTOPPEL STATEMENT. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall furnish to Mortgagee within five (5) days if such request is made in person or within ten (10) days if such request is otherwise made a written statement duly acknowledged of the amount of the Indebtedness and whether any offsets or defenses exist against the Indebtedness.

 

22. RIGHT TO INSPECT AND EXAMINE. Upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall immediately permit Mortgagee and each officer, employee, accountant, attorney and other agent of Mortgagee to enter and inspect the Premises and to examine, audit, copy and extract each record of any Mortgagor relating to the Premises or any portion thereof.

 

23. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Mortgagor shall provide, shall cause each Guarantor and Debtor to provide, and shall use its best efforts to cause each lessee of the Premises or any material portion thereof (a “Material Lessee”) to provide, to Mortgagee, in form satisfactory to Mortgagee, promptly upon request by Mortgagee, all information relating to such Mortgagor, Guarantor, Debtor or Material Lessee or to such Mortgagor’s, Guarantor’s, Debtor’s or Material Lessee’s business, operations, assets, affairs or condition (financial or otherwise) or to the Premises or any portion thereof that is so requested. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Mortgagor shall so provide (a) if such Mortgagor is a natural person, at least once during each period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a personal financial statement of such Mortgagor for a year ending not more than sixty (60) days earlier, in reasonable detail and certified by such Mortgagor to be complete and accurate and (b) if such Mortgagor is not an individual, (i) promptly copies of all annual reports, proxy statements and similar information distributed to shareholders, partners or other owners and of all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, (ii) within sixty (60) days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters, consolidating and consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the quarter, for the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal year and for the period from the end of the previous fiscal year, with a consolidating and consolidated balance sheet as of the quarter end, (iii) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, consolidating and consolidated statements of such Mortgagor’s income and cash flows and its consolidating and consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year and to be o audited o reviewed o compiled (check appropriate box. If no box is selected, all financial statements shall be audited) by an independent certified public accountant acceptable to Mortgagee, all such statements to be certified by such Mortgagor’s chief financial officer or partner to be correct and in accordance with such Mortgagor’s records and to present fairly the results of such Mortgagor’s operations and cash flows and its financial position at year end in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, and (iv) with each statement of income, a certificate executed by such Mortgagor’s chief executive and chief financial officers or managing partners or members (A) stating that the signers of the certificate have reviewed this Mortgage and the operations and condition (financial or other) of such Mortgagor and any subsidiaries during the relevant period and (B) stating that no Event of Default occurred during the period, or if an Event of Default did occur, describing its nature, the date(s) of its occurrence or period of existence and what action Mortgagor has taken with respect thereto.

 

24. AUTHORIZATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY . Mortgagee is irrevocably and unconditionally authorized to take, and Mortgagor irrevocably and unconditionally appoints Mortgagee as the attorney-in-fact of such Mortgagor, with full power of substitution and of revocation, to take, in the name of such Mortgagor or otherwise at the sole option of Mortgagee, each action relating to the Premises or any portion thereof that, subject to this Mortgage, such Mortgagor could take in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same effect as if such Mortgagor were to take such action; provided, however, that Mortgagee shall not have the right, pursuant to such authorization or as such attorney-in-fact, to sell or otherwise dispose of the Premises or any portion thereof. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest in favor of Mortgagee, and shall not be terminated or otherwise affected by the death, disability or incompetence of any Mortgagor.

 

25. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Promptly upon request by Mortgagee, Mortgagor shall execute and deliver each writing, and take each other action, that Mortgagee shall deem necessary or desirable at the sole option of Mortgagee (a) to perfect or accomplish any lien or security interest granted, or assignment made, pursuant to this Mortgage; (b) otherwise to accomplish any purpose of this Mortgage; (c) in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Mortgage; or (d) in connection with the Premises or any portion thereof.

 

26. ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION. Mortgagor represents and warrants, and continues to represent and warrant as long as this Mortgage is in effect, to Mortgagee that (a) Mortgagor and the Premises are in compliance with each statute, regulation or other law and each judgment, order or award of any court, agency or other governmental authority or of any arbitrator (individually an “Environmental Requirement”) relating to the protection of any water, water vapor, land surface or subsurface, air, fish, wildlife, biota or other natural resources or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of any chemical, natural or synthetic substance, waste, pollutant or contaminant (collectively “Regulated Materials”), (b) Mortgagor has not been charged with, or has received any notice that such Mortgagor is under investigation for, the failure to comply with any Environmental Requirement, nor has Mortgagor received any notice that Mortgagor has or may have any liability or responsibility under any Environmental Requirement with respect to the Premises or otherwise, (c) the Premises have never been used for (i) the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Regulated Materials, except as permitted by law, (ii) a landfill or other waste disposal site or (iii) military purposes, (d) no underground storage tanks are located on the Premises, (e) the environmental media at the Premises do not contain Regulated Materials beyond any legally permitted level, (f) there has never been any release, threatened release, migration or uncontrolled presence of any Regulated Materials on, at or from the Premises or, to the knowledge of Mortgagor, within the immediate vicinity of the Premises and (g) Mortgagor has not received any notice of any such release, threatened release, migration or uncontrolled presence. Mortgagor shall not cause or permit the Premises to be used in any way that would result in any of the representations and warranties contained in the preceding sentence to be false or misleading at any future time. To the extent any such representation or warranty at any time is or becomes false or misleading, Mortgagor shall promptly notify Mortgagee thereof. If at any time Mortgagor obtains any evidence or information which suggests that potential environmental problems may exist on, at or about the Premises, Mortgagee may request Mortgagor, at Mortgagor’s own cost and expense, to conduct and complete investigations, studies, sampling and testing with respect to the Premises requested by Mortgagee. Mortgagor shall promptly furnish to Mortgagee copies of all such investigations, studies, samplings and tests. Mortgagor shall (a) conduct and complete all such investigations, studies, samplings and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions necessary with respect to the Premises, in accordance with all applicable Environmental Requirements and promptly furnish to Mortgagee copies of all documents generated in connection therewith and (b) defend, reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless Mortgagee, its employees, agents, officers and directors, from and against any claims, demands,

 
 

penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs or expenses of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way related to, the violation of, or other liability or responsibility under, any Environmental Requirements, or the release, threatened release, migration or uncontrolled presence of any Regulated Materials on, at or from the Premises including attorney and consultant fees, investigation and laboratory fees, court costs and litigation expenses. In the event this Mortgage is foreclosed, or Mortgagor tenders a deed in lieu of foreclosure which Mortgagee agrees to accept, Mortgagor shall be responsible to deliver the Premises to Mortgagee free of any and all Regulated Materials other than any that are (a) normally used in Mortgagor’s business and (b) located and maintained thereon in compliance with all applicable Environmental Requirements and in a condition that conforms with all applicable Environmental Requirements. The provisions of this Section 26 shall be in addition to any and all other obligations and liabilities Mortgagor may have to Mortgagee at common law or any other agreement with Mortgagee, and shall survive the transactions contemplated in this Mortgage and the termination of this Mortgage.

 

27. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

(a) Any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an “Event of Default”: (i) failure by Mortgagor to pay when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, upon demand or otherwise) the Indebtedness, or any part thereof, or there occurs any event or condition which after notice, lapse of time or after both notice and lapse of time will permit acceleration of the Indebtedness; (ii) default by Mortgagor in the performance of any obligation, term or condition of this Mortgage or any other agreement with Mortgagee or any of its Affiliates; (iii) failure by Mortgagor to pay when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, upon demand or otherwise) any indebtedness or obligation owing to any third party or any Affiliate, the occurrence of any event which could result in acceleration of payment of any such indebtedness or obligation or the failure to perform any agreement with any third party or any Affiliate; (iv) Mortgagor is dissolved, becomes insolvent, generally fails to pay or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (v) failure to pay, withhold or collect any tax as required by law; (vi) Mortgagor makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition agreement with or for the benefit of its creditors or makes, or sends notice of any intended, bulk sale; the sale, assignment, transfer or delivery of all or substantially all of the assets of Mortgagor to a third party; or the cessation by Mortgagor as a going business concern; (vii) Mortgagor files a petition in bankruptcy or institutes any action under federal or state law for the relief of debtors or seeks or consents to the appointment of an administrator, receiver, custodian or similar official for the wind up of its business (or has such a petition or action filed against it and such petition action or appointment is not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days); (viii) the reorganization, merger, consolidation or dissolution of Mortgagor (or the making of any agreement therefor); (ix) the death or judicial declaration of incompetency of Mortgagor, if a natural person; (x) the entry of any judgment or order of any court, other governmental authority or arbitrator against Mortgagor; (xi) falsity, omission or inaccuracy of facts submitted to Mortgagee or any Affiliate (whether in a financial statement or otherwise); (xii) an adverse change in the Premises, Mortgagor, its business, operations, affairs or condition (financial or otherwise) from the status shown on any financial statement or other document submitted to Mortgagee, and which change Mortgagee determines will have a material adverse effect on (a) Mortgagor, the Premises, its business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise), or (b) the ability of Mortgagor to pay the Indebtedness or perform its obligations hereunder or the Note; (xiii) there occurs any change in the management or ownership of Mortgagor which is, in the opinion of Mortgagee, materially adverse to its interest and which remains uncorrected for thirty (30) days after Mortgagee notifies Mortgagor of its opinion; (xiv) any pension plan of Mortgagor fails to comply with applicable law or has vested unfunded liabilities that, in the opinion of Mortgagee, might have a material adverse effect on Mortgagor’s ability to repay its debts; (xv) any indication or evidence received by Mortgagee that Mortgagor may have directly or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity which, in Mortgagee’s discretion, might result in the forfeiture of the Premises to any governmental authority; (xvi) the occurrence of any event described in Section 27.1(i) through and including 27.1(xv) with respect to any Guarantor or Debtor (if Mortgagor and Debtor are not the same); (xvii) (xv) the aggregate net income earned on consolidated basis of Sono-Tek Corporation and its subsidiaries (including the Mortgagor), determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, shall fail to achieve a debt service coverage ratio of 1.20:1.00 as tested by the Bank annually; or (xviii) Mortgagee in good faith believes that the prospect of payment of all or any part of the Indebtedness or performance of Mortgagor’s or Debtor’s obligations under this Mortgage or any other agreement now or hereafter in effect between Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor and Mortgagee or its Affiliates is impaired.

 

(b) Mortgagee, at its sole election, may declare all or any part of any Indebtedness not payable on demand to be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind upon the happening of any Event of Default. All or any part of any Indebtedness not payable on demand shall be automatically and immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the commencement of Mortgagor’s or Debtor’s bankruptcy if voluntary and upon the lapse of forty-five (45) days without dismissal if involuntary, unless an order for relief is entered sooner. The provisions of this paragraph are not intended in any way to affect any rights of Mortgagee with respect to any Indebtedness which may now or hereafter be payable on demand.

 

(c) Upon the happening of an Event of Default, whether or not foreclosure proceedings have been instituted, Mortgagor shall, upon demand, surrender possession of the Premises to Mortgagee. If Mortgagor remains in possession of the Premises after the happening of an Event of Default and demand by Mortgagee, the possession shall be as tenant of Mortgagee and Mortgagor agrees to pay in advance upon demand to Mortgagee a reasonable monthly rental for the Premises or portion so occupied. Mortgagee may dispossess, by summary proceedings or otherwise, any tenant of Mortgagor defaulting in the payment of rent. If a receiver is appointed, this covenant shall inure to the benefit of such receiver. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Mortgagee may, at its option, foreclose this Mortgage subject to the rights of tenants of the Premises which are subordinate to the lien of this Mortgage.

 

(d) If the Indebtedness, as evidenced by a single note or other written instrument shall exceed the amount secured by this Mortgage, or as evidenced by a combination of same that singularly or in part collectively may be less than said secured amount but combined exceed said secured amount, Mortgagee, in any foreclosure hereof, shall have the right to sue and collect the excess in the same action as commenced for the foreclosure hereof, and recover a money judgment for said excess with all the rights attendant thereto, including the issuance of an execution to the Sheriff for collection thereof, and Mortgagor hereby waives any defense based upon a claim that in doing so, Mortgagee is splitting its cause of action if it seeks to foreclose this Mortgage for part of the indebtedness and recover at law for another part.

 
 

(e) Upon the happening of an Event of Default, Mortgagee may pursue, take or refrain from pursuing any remedy for collection of the Indebtedness, including foreclosure of this Mortgage.

 

(f) Mortgagee may, either with or without entry or taking possession of the Premises as provided in this Mortgage or otherwise, personally or by its agents or attorneys, and without prejudice to the right to bring an action of foreclosure of this Mortgage: (A) sell the Premises or any part thereof pursuant to any procedures provided by applicable law including the procedures set forth in Article 14 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (and any amendments or substitute statutes in regard thereto) allowing non-judicial foreclosure of Mortgage by sale, and all estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand therein, and right of redemption thereof, at one or more sales as an entity or in parcels, and at such time and place upon such terms and after such notice thereof as may be required or permitted by applicable law or (B) take such steps to protect and enforce its rights whether by action, suit or proceeding in equity or at law for the specific performance of any covenant, condition or agreement in the Note or in this Mortgage, or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Mortgage, or for any foreclosure under this Mortgage, or for the enforcement of any other appropriate legal or equitable remedy or otherwise as Mortgagee may elect. Any reference in this Mortgage to an action or right of Mortgagee in regard to or in connection with a “foreclosure proceeding” shall be deemed to include a sale and/or proceeding under this subsection, including a non-judicial foreclosure of mortgage by sale.

 

28. EXPENSES. Mortgagor shall pay to Mortgagee on demand all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements whether for internal or outside counsel) incurred by Mortgagee in connection with the Indebtedness or the Mortgage including costs of collection, of preserving or exercising any right or remedy of Mortgagee under this Mortgage or any related security agreement or guaranty, of workout or bankruptcy proceedings by or against Mortgagor, of defending against any claim asserted as a direct or indirect result of the Indebtedness or of performing any obligation of any Mortgagor pursuant to this Mortgage or otherwise (including payment of any amount any Mortgagor is obligated to pay pursuant to this Mortgage and performance of any obligation of Mortgagor pursuant to this Mortgage). Mortgagor agrees to defend and indemnify Mortgagee from any and all third party claims arising from Mortgagor’s duties as owner and/or occupant of the Premises, and further agrees to pay, upon demand, any expense that Mortgagee may incur (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements whether for internal or outside counsel) due to Mortgagor’s failure to provide appropriate defense and indemnification to Mortgagee in a timely manner. Mortgagee reserves the right to have Mortgagor pay, upon demand, administrative fee(s) in regard to any administrative action Mortgagee is required or requested to take including the preparation of discharges, releases or assignments to third parties. Costs and expenses shall accrue interest at the default rate set forth in the Note from the date of demand until payment is actually received by Mortgagee. Each such cost and expense and any interest thereon shall constitute part of the Indebtedness and be secured by this Mortgage and may be added to the judgment in any suit brought by Mortgagee or its agents against any Mortgagor on this Mortgage.

 

29. NOTICES. Any demand or notice hereunder or under any applicable law pertaining hereto (including Article 14 of New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law) shall be in writing and duly given if delivered to Mortgagor (at its address on Mortgagee’s records) or to Mortgagee (at the address on page one and separately to Mortgagee officer responsible for Mortgagor’s relationship with Mortgagee). Such notice or demand shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes when delivered (i) by personal service and shall be deemed effective when delivered, or (ii) by mail or courier and shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after deposit in an official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail or one (1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service ( e.g. , Federal Express). Notice by e-mail is not valid notice under this or any other agreement between Mortgagor and Mortgagee.

 

30. LITIGATION. Mortgagor shall promptly notify Mortgagee in writing of any litigation, proceeding, or counterclaim against, or of any investigation of, Mortgagor (or the threat thereof) if: (i) the outcome of such litigation, proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation may materially and adversely affect the finances or operations of Mortgagor or title to, or the value of, any assets secured by the Mortgage or (ii) such litigation, proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation questions the validity of the Mortgage, the Note or any document executed in connection therewith including any guaranties or any action taken, or to be taken, pursuant to any such documents. Mortgagor shall furnish to Mortgagee such information regarding any such litigation, proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation as Mortgagee shall request.

 

31. NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE. Mortgagor shall notify Mortgagee in writing of any failure by Mortgagor to comply with any provision of the Note, the Mortgage or any document executed in connection therewith immediately upon learning of such non-compliance, or if any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any such document is no longer true. Mortgagor shall also immediately notify Mortgagee in writing if there is any material adverse change in any of the information or financial statements supplied to Mortgagee to induce Mortgagee to extend credit to Mortgagor or if such information or financial statement is required under this Mortgage or any other document executed in connection therewith.

 

32. COVENANTS SHALL RUN WITH THE LAND. The covenants contained in this Mortgage shall run with the land and bind Mortgagor, each heir, legal representative, successor and assign of Mortgagor and each subsequent owner, encumbrancer, tenant and subtenant of the Premises or any portion thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Mortgagee and each successor and assign of Mortgagee.

 

33. NONWAIVER BY MORTGAGEE. All rights and remedies of Mortgagee under this Mortgage and its other agreements with Mortgagor are cumulative, and no right or remedy shall be exclusive of any other right or remedy. No single, partial or delayed exercise by Mortgagee or its agents of any right or remedy shall preclude full and timely exercise by Mortgagee or its agents at any time of any right or remedy of Mortgagee without notice or demand, at Mortgagee’s sole option. No course of dealing or other conduct, no oral agreement or representation made by Mortgagee or its agents or usage of trade shall operate as a waiver of any right or remedy of Mortgagee. No waiver of any right or remedy of Mortgagee hereunder shall be effective unless made specifically in writing by Mortgagee. No notice or demand on Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor in any case shall entitle Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor to any other or further notice in similar or other circumstances.

 

34. RIGHT OF SETOFF. If an Event of Default occurs, Mortgagee and Affiliates shall also have the right to setoff against the indebtedness any property held in a deposit or other account or otherwise owing by Mortgagee or Affiliates including, in any capacity to any Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor in any capacity whether or not the Indebtedness or the obligation to pay such moneys owed by Mortgagee is then due, and Mortgagee shall be deemed to have exercised such right of setoff immediately at the time of such election.

 
 

35. TERM; SURVIVAL. The term of this Mortgage and Mortgagor’s obligations hereunder shall continue until the Indebtedness has been fully paid to Mortgagee’s satisfaction. Mortgagor’s obligation to pay the costs and expenses hereunder shall survive the term of this Mortgage and the entry of any judgment of foreclosure. Mortgagor’s representations, warranties, covenants and agreements shall survive during the term of this Mortgage and shall be presumed to have been relied upon by Mortgagee. If after receipt of any payment of all or any part of the Indebtedness, Mortgagee is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment to any person or entity because such payment is determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible set-off, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, this Mortgage shall continue in full force notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by Mortgagee in reliance upon such payment, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to Mortgagee’s rights under this Mortgage and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment having become final and irrevocable.

 

36. MISCELLANEOUS. This Mortgage is absolute and unconditional. This Mortgage and all documents, including the Note, any Guaranty and any other document required to be executed by Mortgagor, Debtor or Guarantor in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to such transaction and supersedes all prior negotiations, courses of dealing, understandings, and agreements between such parties with respect to such transactions. This Mortgage is a binding obligation enforceable against Mortgagor and its heirs and legal representatives and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Mortgagee and its successors and assigns. Any reference herein to “Mortgagee” shall be deemed to include and apply to every subsequent holder of this Mortgage and any reference herein to “Mortgagor”, “Debtor” or “Guarantor” shall include; (i) any successor individual or individuals, association, partnership, limited liability company or corporation to which all or substantially all of the business or assets of Debtor, Mortgagor or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have been transferred; (ii) in the case of a partnership Debtor, Mortgagor or Guarantor (as the case may be) any new partnership which shall have been created by reason of the admission of any new partner or partners therein, or by reason of the dissolution of the existing partnership by voluntary agreement or the death, resignation or other withdrawal of any partner; and (iii) in the case of a corporate or limited liability company, Debtor, Mortgagor or Guarantor (as the case may be) any other entity into or with which Debtor, Mortgagor or Guarantor (as the case may be) shall have been merged, consolidated, reorganized, or absorbed. It is the intent of Mortgagor and Mortgagee that the provisions of this Mortgage, other than those included in the New York statutory form of mortgage, shall be construed as affording to Mortgagee rights additional to, and not exclusive of, the rights conferred under the provisions contained in such statutory form. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references to plural includes the singular and references to the singular include the plural; the word “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; the word “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and captions or section headings are solely for convenience and not part of the substance of this Mortgage. Any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement herein shall survive execution and delivery of this Mortgage and shall be deemed continuous. Each provision of this Mortgage shall be interpreted as consistent with existing law and shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to comply with any conflicting law. If any provision nevertheless is held invalid, the other provisions shall remain in effect. Mortgagor agrees that in any legal proceeding, a photocopy of this Mortgage kept in Mortgagee’s course of business may be admitted into evidence as an original.

 

37. JOINT AND SEVERAL. If there is more than one Mortgagor, each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for all amounts and obligations which become due or should be performed under this Mortgage and the term “Mortgagor” shall include each as well as all of them.

 

38. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Mortgage has been delivered to and accepted by Mortgagee and will be deemed to be made in the State of New York. This Mortgage will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York excluding its conflict of laws rules. MORTGAGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK STATE IN A COUNTY OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE MORTGAGEE MAINTAINS A BRANCH AND CONSENTS THAT MORTGAGEE MAY EFFECT ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER AND AT MORTGAGOR’S ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE FOR PROVIDING NOTICE OR DEMAND; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS MORTGAGE WILL PREVENT MORTGAGEE FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION, ENFORCING ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISING ANY RIGHTS AGAINST MORTGAGOR INDIVIDUALLY, AGAINST ANY SECURITY OR AGAINST ANY PROPERTY OF MORTGAGOR WITHIN ANY OTHER COUNTY, STATE OR OTHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC JURISDICTION. Mortgagor acknowledges and agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both Mortgagee and Mortgagor. Mortgagor waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Mortgage.

 

39. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. MORTGAGOR AND MORTGAGEE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY THEY MAY HAVE IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MORTGAGE OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. MORTGAGOR REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF MORTGAGEE HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT MORTGAGEE WILL NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WAIVER. MORTGAGOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MORTGAGEE HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ACCEPT THIS MORTGAGE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

 

40. This Mortgage does NOT cover real property improved or to be improved with a structure containing six residential units or less, each dwelling having its own cooking facilities.

 

41. This Amended and Restated Mortgage is the Amended and Restated Mortgage described in and attached to that certain Modification and Extension Agreement dated the date hereof between Mortgagor and Mortgage to be recorded in the Ulster County Clerk’s Office.

 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Mortgage has been duly executed by Mortgagor the day and year first above written.

 

 

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

By:_____________________________

Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

STATE OF new yoRK )  
    : SS.
COUNTY OF dutchess )  

 

On December 16, 2013, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Stephen J. Bagley, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

___________________________________________

Notary Public

 

 

 

Exhibit 10(n)

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM NOTE

(Actual Balance Interest Accrual Method)

New York

December 16, 2013 $1,600,000.00

 

BORROWER : Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

(Organizational Structure): Limited Liability Company

(State Law organized under): New York

(Address of chief executive office): 2012 Route 9W, Building 3, Milton, NY 12547

 

BANK: M&T BANK, a New York banking corporation with its banking offices at One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. Attention: Office of the General Counsel.

 

Promise to Pay. For value received, intending to be legally bound, Borrower promises to pay to the order of the Bank, on the dates set forth below, the principal sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”) plus interest as agreed below, all payments required by the Bank to fund any escrow accounts for the payment of taxes, insurance and/or other charges (collectively, “Escrow”), and all fees and costs (including without limitation attorneys’ fees and disbursements whether for internal or outside counsel) the Bank incurs in order to collect any amount due under this Note, to negotiate or document a workout or restructuring, or to preserve its rights or realize upon any guaranty or other security for the payment of this Note (“Expenses”).

 

Interest. The unpaid Principal Amount of this Note shall earn interest calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days of each year (365 or 366), from and including the date the proceeds of this Note are disbursed to, but not including, the date all amounts hereunder are paid in full, at a rate per year which shall be fixed at 4.15%.

 

Maximum Legal Rate. It is the intent of the Bank and Borrower that in no event shall interest be payable at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the “Maximum Legal Rate”). Solely to the extent necessary to prevent interest under this Note from exceeding the Maximum Legal Rate, Borrower agrees that any amount that would be treated as excessive under a final judicial interpretation of applicable law shall be deemed to have been a mistake and automatically canceled, and, if received by the Bank, shall be refunded to Borrower, without interest.

 

Default Rate. If an Event of Default (defined below) occurs, the interest rate on the unpaid Principal Amount shall immediately be automatically increased to five (5) percentage points per year above the otherwise applicable rate per year, and any judgment entered hereon or otherwise in connection with any suit to collect amounts due hereunder shall bear interest at such default rate.

 

Payments. Payments shall be made in immediately available United States funds at any banking office of the Bank.

 

Preauthorized Transfers from Deposit Account. If a deposit account number is provided in the following blank, Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to debit Borrower’s deposit account #9848551629 with the Bank automatically for any amount which becomes due under this Note.

 

Interest Accrual; Application of Payments. Interest will continue to accrue on the actual principal balance outstanding until the Principal Amount is paid in full. All installment payments (excluding voluntary prepayments of principal) will be applied as of the date each payment is received and processed. Payments may be applied in any order in the sole discretion of the Bank, but, prior to an Event of Default, may be applied chronologically (i.e., oldest invoice first) to unpaid amounts due and owing, in the following order: first to accrued interest, then to principal, then to Escrow, then to late charges and other fees, and then to all other Expenses.

 

Payment Due Date ” shall mean the first (1 st ) day of the applicable calendar month. If there is no numerically corresponding calendar day in a particular month, the Payment Due Date shall be the last calendar day of such month).

 

The “First Installment Payment Date” shall be the Payment Due Date in the month of February, 2014.

 

The “ Maturity Date” of this Note is the Payment Due Date in the month of January, 2024.

 

Repayment Terms. Borrower shall pay to the Bank the Principal Amount and interest owing pursuant to this Note in installments as follows:

 

(i) One (1) payment of interest only (“Interim Interest”) due and payable on the date of this Note in an amount equal to the interest that is scheduled to accrue from the date of this Note to (but not including) the next succeeding Payment Due Date, unless the date of this Note is a Payment Due Date, in which case no Interim Interest shall be collected on the date of this Note; and

 

(ii) One hundred nineteen (119) consecutive level monthly installments consisting of both principal and interest, each in the amount of $16,358.15, due and payable on the First Installment Payment Date and each Payment Due Date thereafter, and

 

(iii) ONE (1) FINAL INSTALLMENT, due and payable on the Maturity Date, in an amount equal to the outstanding Principal Amount, together with all other amounts outstanding hereunder, including, without limitation, accrued interest, costs and expenses.

 

The amortization period for this loan is ten (10) years, meaning that this is the approximate number of years that would be needed to repay the Principal Amount in full, based on the installment amount and payment frequency stated above. The amortization period may be longer than the term of this loan and shall not compromise the enforceability of the Maturity Date. To the extent, if at all, that (i) the repayment terms of this Note contemplate level installments of principal and interest during any period in which the applicable interest rate is a variable rate (“Variable Rate P&I Period”), and (ii) during any such Variable Rate Interest Period, the applicable interest rate changes in accordance with the terms of this Note, the Bank may, but shall be under no obligation to, recalculate and adjust at any time the installment amount due and payable to the Bank, so as to appropriately reamortize the unpaid Principal Amount, as of the date of such adjustment through the Maturity Date (or such other date as may be provided for herein). Borrower understands that non-adjustment of the installment amount as described herein could result in a greater portion of the unadjusted installment amount being applied to interest due, leaving less available to reduce the Principal Amount balance, resulting in a higher than expected Principal Amount balance due and payable to the Bank on the Maturity Date. Absent manifest error, the Bank’s determination of any amount due in connection herewith shall be conclusive.

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Late Charge. If Borrower fails to pay, within five (5) days of its due date, any amount due and owing pursuant to this Note or any other agreement executed and delivered to the Bank in connection with this Note, including, without limitation, any Escrow payment due and owing, Borrower shall immediately pay to the Bank a late charge equal to the greatest of (a) $50.00, (b) five percent (5%) of the delinquent amount or (c) the Bank’s then current late charge as announced from time to time. Notwithstanding the above, if this Note is secured by a one- to six-family owner-occupied residence, the late charge shall equal 2% of the delinquent amount and shall be payable if payment is not received within fifteen days of its due date.

 

Prepayment Premium. During the term of this Note, Borrower shall have the option of paying the unpaid Principal Amount to the Bank in advance of the Maturity Date, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time upon written notice received by the Bank at least three (3) days prior to making such payment; provided, however, as consideration for the privilege of making such prepayment, Borrower shall pay to the Bank a fee (the “Premium”) equal to the amount provided for on the attached Prepayment Premium Rider. Any partial prepayment of principal shall be posted as of the date received and applied in inverse order of maturity. With any prepayment in full of the Principal Amount balance, Borrower shall also pay to the Bank all accrued interest and Expenses owing pursuant to this Note. In the event the Maturity Date of this Note is accelerated following an Event of Default, the Bank’s right to collect the Premium, as liquidated damages, shall accrue immediately, with the amount of the Premium to be determined in accordance with the terms of this Note at the time of any actual prepayment or other satisfaction, in whole or in part, by any means, of the principal indebtedness evidenced by this Note. Any tender of payment by or on behalf of the Borrower made after such Event of Default to satisfy or reduce the principal indebtedness shall be expressly deemed a voluntary prepayment, in which case, to the extent permitted by law, the Bank shall be entitled to the amount necessary to satisfy the entire indebtedness, plus the appropriate Premium calculated in accordance with the terms of this Note.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Borrower represents and warrants to and agrees and covenants with the Bank that now and until this Note is paid in full:

 

a) Business Purpose. The Loan proceeds shall be used only for a business purpose and not for any personal, family or household purpose.

 

b) Good Standing; Authority. Borrower is an entity or sole proprietor (i) duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed, (ii) duly qualified, in good standing and authorized to do business in every jurisdiction in which failure to be so qualified might have a material adverse effect on its business or assets and (iii) has the power and authority to own each of its assets and to use them as contemplated now or in the future.

 

c) Legality. The execution, issuance, delivery to the Bank and performance by Borrower of this Note (i) are in furtherance of Borrower’s purposes and within its power and authority; (ii) do not (A) violate any statute, regulation or other law or any judgment, order or award of any court, agency or other governmental authority or of any arbitrator or (B) violate Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or other governing instrument, constitute a default under any agreement binding on Borrower, or result in a lien or encumbrance on any assets of Borrower; and (iii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action.

 

d) Compliance. The Borrower conducts its business and operations and the ownership of its assets in compliance with each applicable statute, regulation and other law, including without limitation environmental laws. All approvals, including without limitation authorizations, permits, consents, franchises, licenses, registrations, filings, declarations, reports and notices (the “Approvals”) necessary to the conduct of Borrower’s business and for Borrower’s due issuance of this Note have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect. The Borrower is in compliance with all conditions of each Approval.

 

e) Financial and Other Information. For each year until this Note is paid in full, Borrower shall provide to the Bank in form and number of copies and by accountants satisfactory to the Bank, within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, statements of income and cash flows and the financial position and balance sheet of the Borrower as of the fiscal year end, each in reasonable detail and certified by an officer or member of Borrower to have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to present fairly the results of Borrower’s operations and cash flows and its financial position in conformity with such principles, and to be correct, complete and in accordance with Borrower’s records. Promptly upon the request of the Bank from time to time, Borrower shall supply all additional information requested and permit the Bank’s officers, employees, accountants, attorneys and other agents to (i) visit and inspect each of Borrower’s premises, (ii) examine, audit, copy and extract from Borrower’s records and (iii) discuss Borrower’s or its affiliates’ business, operations, assets, affairs or condition (financial or other) with its responsible officers and independent accountants.

 

f) Accounting; Tax Returns and Payment of Claims. Borrower will maintain a system of accounting and reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, has filed and will file each tax return required of it and, except as disclosed in an attached schedule, has paid and will pay when due each tax, assessment, fee, charge, fine and penalty imposed by any taxing authority upon Borrower or any of its assets, income or franchises, as well as all amounts owed to mechanics, materialmen, landlords, suppliers and the like in the ordinary course of business.

 

g) Title to Assets; Insurance. Borrower has good and marketable title to each of its assets free of security interests and mortgages and other liens except as disclosed in its financial statements or on a schedule attached to this Note or pursuant to the Bank’s prior written consent. Borrower will maintain its property in good repair and will maintain and on request provide the Bank with evidence of insurance coverage satisfactory to the Bank including without limitation fire and hazard, liability, worker’s compensation and business interruption insurance and flood hazard insurance as required.

 

h) Judgments and Litigation. There is no pending or threatened claim, audit, investigation, action or other legal proceeding or judgment, order or award of any court, agency or other governmental authority or arbitrator (each an “Action”) which involves Borrower or its assets and might have a material adverse effect upon Borrower or threaten the validity of this Note or any related document or transaction. Borrower will immediately notify the Bank in writing upon acquiring knowledge of any such Action.

 

i) Notice of Change of Address and of Default. Borrower will immediately notify the Bank in writing (i) of any change in its address or of the location of any collateral securing this Note, (ii) of the occurrence of any Event of Default defined below, (iii) of any material change in Borrower’s ownership or management and (iv) of any material adverse change in Borrower’s ability to repay this Note.

 

j) No Transfer of Assets. Until this Note is paid in full, Borrower shall not without the prior written consent of the Bank (i) sell or otherwise dispose of substantially all of its assets, (ii) acquire substantially all of the assets of another entity, (iii) if it is a corporation, participate in any merger, consolidation or other absorption or (iv) agree to do any of these things.

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Events of Default. The following constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”): (i) failure by Borrower to make any payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the amounts due under this Note, or any part thereof, or there occurs any event or condition which after notice, lapse of time or both will permit such acceleration; (ii) Borrower defaults in the performance of any covenant or other provision with respect to this Note or any other agreement between Borrower and the Bank or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries (collectively, “Affiliates”); (iii) Borrower fails to pay when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any indebtedness for borrowed money owing to the Bank (other than under this Note), any third party or Affiliate or the occurrence of any event which could result in acceleration of payment of any such indebtedness or the failure to perform any agreement with any third party or Affiliate; (iv) the reorganization, merger, consolidation or dissolution of Borrower (or the making of any agreement therefor); the sale, assignment, transfer or delivery of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower to a third party; or the cessation by Borrower as a going business concern; (v) the death or judicial declaration of incompetency of Borrower, if an individual; (vi) failure to pay, withhold or collect any tax as required by law; the service or filing against Borrower or any of its assets of any lien (other than a lien permitted in writing by the Bank), judgment, garnishment, order or award; (vii) if Borrower becomes insolvent or is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due; (viii) the making of any general assignment by Borrower for the benefit of creditors; the appointment of a receiver or similar trustee for Borrower or its assets; or the making of any, or sending notice of any intended, bulk sale; (ix) Borrower commences, or has commenced against it, any proceeding or request for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws now or hereafter in effect in the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or any foreign jurisdiction or any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims against or winding up of affairs of Borrower; (x) any representation or warranty made in this Note, any related document, any agreement between Borrower and the Bank or any Affiliate or in any financial statement of Borrower proves to have been misleading in any material respect when made; Borrower omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made in this Note, any related document, any agreement between Borrower and the Bank or any Affiliate or any financial statement of Borrower not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made; or, if upon the date of execution of this Note, there shall have been any material adverse change in any of the facts disclosed in any financial statement, representation or warranty that was not disclosed in writing to the Bank at or prior to the time of execution hereof; (xi) any pension plan of Borrower fails to comply with applicable law or has vested unfunded liabilities that, in the opinion of the Bank, might have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s ability to repay its debts; (xii) an adverse change in the Borrower, its business, assets, operations, management, ownership, affairs or condition (financial or otherwise) from the status shown on any financial statement or other document submitted to the Bank or any Affiliate, and which change the Bank determines will have a material adverse effect on (a) the Borrower, its business, assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise), or (b) the ability of the Borrower to pay or perform any obligation to the Bank; (xiii) the occurrence of any event described in sub-paragraph (i) through and including (xii) hereof with respect to any guarantor or any other party liable for, or whose assets or any interest therein secures, payment of any of the amounts due under this Note (“Guarantor”); (xiv) Borrower fails to supply new or additional collateral within ten (10) days of request by the Bank; (xv) the aggregate net income earned on consolidated basis of Sono-Tek Corporation and its subsidiaries (including the Borrower), determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, shall fail to achieve a debt service coverage ratio of 1.20:1.00 as tested by the Bank annually; or (xvi) the Bank in good faith deems itself insecure with respect to payment or performance under this Note.

 

Rights and Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Bank without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law) to or upon the Borrower or any other person (all and each of which demands, presentments, protests, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may exercise all rights and remedies under the Borrower’s agreements with the Bank or its Affiliates, applicable law, in equity or otherwise and may declare all or any part of any amounts due hereunder not payable on demand to be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind and terminate any obligation it may have to grant any additional loan, credit or other financial accommodation to the Borrower. All or any part of any amounts due hereunder whether or not payable on demand, shall be immediately due and payable automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default in sub-paragraph (ix) above, or at the Bank’s option, upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default. The provisions hereof are not intended in any way to affect any rights of the Bank with respect to any amounts due hereunder which may now or hereafter be payable on demand.

 

Right of Setoff. The Bank shall have the right to set off against the amounts owing under this Note any property held in a deposit or other account with the Bank or any Affiliates or otherwise owing by the Bank or any Affiliates in any capacity to Borrower or any Guarantor or endorser of this Note. Such setoff shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately at the time the Bank or such Affiliate elects to do so.

 

Miscellaneous. This Note, together with any related loan and collateral agreements and guaranties, contains the entire agreement between the Bank and Borrower with respect to the Note, and supersedes every course of dealing, other conduct, oral agreement and representation previously made by the Bank. All rights and remedies of the Bank under applicable law and this Note or amendment of any provision of this Note are cumulative and not exclusive. No single, partial or delayed exercise by the Bank of any right or remedy shall preclude the subsequent exercise by the Bank at any time of any right or remedy of the Bank without notice. No waiver or amendment of any provision of this Note shall be effective unless made specifically in writing by the Bank. No course of dealing or other conduct, no oral agreement or representation made by the Bank, and no usage of trade, shall operate as a waiver of any right or remedy of the Bank. No waiver of any right or remedy of the Bank shall be effective unless made specifically in writing by the Bank. Borrower agrees that in any legal proceeding, a copy of this Note kept in the Bank’s course of business may be admitted into evidence as an original. This Note is a binding obligation enforceable against Borrower and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Bank and its successors and assigns. If a court deems any provision of this Note invalid, the remainder of the Note shall remain in effect. Section headings are for convenience only. Singular number includes plural and neuter gender includes masculine and feminine as appropriate.

 

Notices. Any demand or notice hereunder or under any applicable law pertaining hereto shall be in writing and duly given if delivered to Borrower (at its address on the Bank’s records) or to the Bank (at the address on page one and separately to the Bank officer responsible for Borrower’s relationship with the Bank). Such notice or demand shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes when delivered (i) by personal delivery and shall be deemed effective when delivered, or (ii) by mail or courier and shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after deposit in an official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail or one (1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service ( e.g., Federal Express). Notice by e-mail is not valid notice under this or any other agreement between Borrower and the Bank.

 

Joint and Several. If there is more than one Borrower, each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for all amounts and obligations that become due under this Note and the term “Borrower” shall include each as well as all of them.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Note has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and will be deemed to be made in the State of New York. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, this Note will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York excluding its conflict of laws rules. Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in New York State in a County or Judicial district where the Bank maintains a branch and consents that the Bank may effect any service of process in the manner and at Borrower’s address set forth above for providing notice or demand; provided that nothing contained in this Note will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and Borrower. Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Note.

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Waiver of Jury Trial. Borrower and the Bank hereby knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally waive any right to trial by jury Borrower and the Bank may have in any action or proceeding, in law or in equity, in connection with this note or the transactions related hereto. Borrower represents and warrants that no representative or agent of the Bank has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Bank will not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce this jury trial waiver. Borrower Acknowledges that the Bank has been induced to enter into this note by, among other things, the provisions of this Section.

 

x Amended and Restated Note . The Borrower acknowledges, agrees and understands that this Note is given in replacement of and in substitution for, but not in payment of, the Existing Note (as such term is defined in that certain Modification and Extension Agreement by and between Borrower and Bank dated on or about the date hereof), as the same may have been amended or modified from time to time, and further, that: (a) the obligations of the Borrower as evidenced by the Existing Note shall continue in full force and effect, as amended and restated by this Note, all of such obligations being hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower; (b) any and all liens, pledges, assignments and security interests securing the Borrower's obligations under the Existing Note shall continue in full force and effect, are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower, and are hereby acknowledged by the Borrower to secure, among other things, all of the Borrower's obligations to the Bank under this Note, with the same priority, operation and effect as that relating to the obligations under the Existing Note; and (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed to extinguish, release, or discharge, or constitute, create, or effect a novation of, or an agreement to extinguish, the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the indebtedness originally described in the Existing Note or any of the liens, pledges, assignments and security interests securing such obligations.

 

Acknowledgment . Borrower acknowledges that it has read and understands all the provisions of this Note, including the provisions relating to Governing Law , Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial , and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate.

 

 

 

BORROWER:

 

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

By: _______________________________

Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF new yoRK )  
    : SS.
COUNTY OF dutchess )  

 

On December 16, 2013, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Stephen J. Bagley, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

 

Notary Public

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PREPAYMENT PREMIUM RIDER

 

(Yield Maintenance)

 

 

 

Borrower: Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

 

Title of Promissory Note: Amended and Restated Term Note

 

Date of Promissory Note: December 16, 2013

 

Principal Amount of Promissory Note: $1,600,000.00

 

(The above-referenced promissory note is referred to herein as the “Note”.)

 

Each capitalized term used herein shall have the meaning specified in the Note, except as otherwise defined herein.

 

Prepayment Premium. If the interest rate in effect at the time of any prepayment is a fixed percentage rate (whether in effect since the date of this Note or any subsequent date in connection with an interest rate adjustment), as consideration of the privilege of making such prepayment, Borrower shall pay to M&T Bank (“Bank”) a premium equal to the greater of (a) one percent (1%) of the amount prepaid, or (b) the present value of the difference between (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the prepaid principal from the date of prepayment through the earlier of the Maturity Date or the date of the next scheduled interest rate adjustment, if any (“Measurement Period”) at the fixed interest rate in effect on the date of prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the prepaid principal during the Measurement Period at the Current Market Rate. “Current Market Rate” shall mean the most recent yield on United States Treasury Obligations adjusted to a constant maturity having a term most nearly corresponding to the Measurement Period, in effect two (2) business days prior to the date of prepayment, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519), or by such other quoting service, index or commonly available source utilized by the Bank for such purposes. The present value calculation used herein shall use the Current Market Rate as the discount rate and shall be calculated as if each installment of principal had been made as scheduled pursuant to the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the above, the Borrower shall have the right to prepay ten percent (10%) of the outstanding principal balance each year without any prepayment penalty.

 

 

BORROWER:

 

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

 

By: _______________________________

Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR BANK USE ONLY

 

Authorization Confirmed:                
Disbursement of Funds:              
Credit A/C #   Off Ck #   Payoff Obligation #  
  $     $     $  

 

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Exhibit 10(o)

 

 

 

 

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS

 

 

Date : December 16, 2013

 

Assignor: SONO-TEK INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC, a limited liability company organized and registered under the laws of the State of New York.

Organizational ID No. (if any) ____________________________ (Note: this number is not the same as the TIN)

Chief executive office: 2012 Route 9W, Building 3, Milton, New York 12547

 

Assignee: M&T BANK, a New York banking corporation having its offices at One Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14203, Attn: M&T Real Estate Trust.

 

WHEREAS, Assignee has extended credit to, or that is guaranteed by, Assignor and that is secured in part by a Mortgage dated on or about the date of this Assignment (together with any extensions, supplements, modifications, amendments, and consolidations thereof, collectively referred to herein as the “Mortgage”) encumbering the Premises (as defined in the Mortgage) (including the land described on the attached Schedule A) and securing the Indebtedness (as defined in the Mortgage); and

 

WHEREAS, Assignee has required Assignor in connection with the Indebtedness to make the assignments and grant to Assignee the rights set forth in this Assignment; and

 

WHEREAS, Assignee desires to grant Assignor a conditional license to collect and use the income derived from the Premises and to take certain leasing actions in the ordinary course of business.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, Assignor covenants with Assignee so long as this Assignment is in effect as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS.

 

a. “Default” under this Assignment shall exist (i) if any representation made by any Assignor in this Assignment is found to have been untrue or misleading in any material respect at the time it was made, (ii) if any Assignor fails to observe any covenant made in this Assignment and (A) fails, upon notice from Assignee advising such Assignor of such failure, to cure the failure within thirty (30) days, (B) ceases to pursue diligently the cure of the failure or (C) repudiates its obligation to cure the failure, or (iii) if an “Event of Default” exists under the terms of the Mortgage or any other Loan Document.

 

b. “Leases” means all of Assignor’s right, title and interest, now or in the future, under any leases or other agreements, written or oral, conferring any tenancy or right to occupy, possess or use any portion of the Premises (together with all extensions, renewals and modifications of any Lease), all guaranties of the tenants' performance of obligations under any Lease, Assignor’s interest in any further leases, subleases, lettings or agreements upon or covering use or occupancy of all or any part of the Premises, and all other agreements conferring any right to collect Rents, including Assignor’s rights to cancel, modify, terminate, or accept the surrender of any Lease, to remove and evict the tenants under any Lease, or to increase or reduce Rents.

 

c. “Leasing Actions” means all executions, modifications, terminations, and extensions of any Lease, all grants of purchase options or rights of first refusal, and all other actions taken by any Assignor in exercising its rights as landlord under any Lease.

 

d. “Loan Documents” means all documents entered into in connection with the Indebtedness, the Mortgage, the Note (as defined in the Mortgage) or this Assignment.
 
 
e. “Rents” means all rents, income, receipts, issues and profits and other benefits paid or payable for using, leasing, subleasing, licensing, possessing, operating from or in, residing in, selling, mining, extracting minerals from, or otherwise enjoying the Premises, whether presently existing or arising in the future, to which any Assignor may now or hereafter become entitled or may demand or claim, including security deposits, amounts drawn under letters of credit securing tenant obligations, minimum rents, additional rents, parking revenues, deficiency rents, termination payments, space contraction payments, liquidated damages following default under any Lease, premiums payable by tenants upon their exercise of cancellation privileges, proceeds from lease guarantees, proceeds payable under any policy of insurance covering loss of rents resulting from untenantability caused by destruction or damage to the Premises, all rights and claims of any kind which any Assignor has or may in the future have against the tenants under the Leases, lease guarantors, or any subtenants and other occupants of the Premises; all proceeds of any sale of the Premises in violation of the Loan Documents, any future award granted any Assignor in any court proceeding involving any tenant in any bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization proceedings in any state or federal court; and any and all payments made by any tenant in lieu of rent.

 

2. ASSIGNMENT.

 

a. Assignor does hereby grant, sell, transfer, set over, deliver, and absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assign unto Assignee the Leases and the Rents, to have and to hold the same unto Assignee and unto its successors and assigns forever.

 

b. This Assignment is made in support of the Indebtedness and in support of the payment, observance, performance and discharge of all obligations, conditions covenants, and warranties contained in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents. This Assignment is and shall be primary and on a parity with the real estate conveyed by the Mortgage.

 

3. LICENSE TO COLLECT AND USE RENTS. Assignee grants to Assignor a conditional license, subject to Assignee’s rights under Section 5 of this Assignment, to collect the Rents, in trust for Assignee, to use them solely for the maintenance of the Premises and the repayment of the Indebtedness and, so long as no Default exists, to make the balance of the Rents available for use of and distribution to Assignor. This license extends only to Rents collected no more than one month in advance.

 

4. LICENSE TO TAKE CERTAIN LEASING ACTIONS.

 

a. Assignee grants to Assignor a conditional license, subject to Assignee’s rights under this Assignment, to take all Leasing Actions, as trustee for Assignee, provided such Leasing Actions are not excluded from the scope of such Assignor’s license under Section 4(b) of this Assignment and are taken in strict compliance with the terms of this Assignment.

 

b. The license granted by Assignee under this Section 4 does not extend to (i) the execution of any new Lease (other than, in the case of residential property, a residential lease entered into in the ordinary course of business and not described in clause (v) of this Section 4(b)), (ii) any modification of any Lease in a way potentially materially adverse to the economic position of the landlord under such Lease including, but not limited to, any reduction in term or rental rate or any release of any liability, security or other assurance of payment with respect thereto, (iii) the acceptance of any space contraction payment, any termination payment, or any Rent delivered more than one month in advance of the related period (other than a security deposit), (iv) the grant of any option to purchase any part of the Premises or any right of first refusal or (v) any Leasing Action that results in a Lease (A) to an affiliate of any Assignor, (B) with a rental rate which is less than a reasonable market rental rate, (C) permitting prepayment of rent more than one month in advance or (D) demising more than twenty percent (20%) of the rentable space of the Premises or such higher or lower percentage as Assignee may from time to time agree to in writing.

 

5. ASSIGNEE’S APPROVAL OF LEASING ACTIONS. In accordance with Section 291-f of the New York Real Property Law, Leasing Actions that Assignor is not expressly licensed to take under Section 4 of this Assignment require Assignee’s advance written approval. Assignor shall request such approval in a writing. The request shall be accompanied by (i) a copy of the form of lease, lease amendment or other written instrument that is to effect the proposed Leasing Action and (ii) any financial materials (such as credit reports, tenant financial statements, or retail tenant sales information) used by any Assignor in arriving at its decision to take the proposed Leasing Action. Assignee may, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, request any additional documentation required to permit its analysis of the proposed Leasing Action.

 

6. DELIVERY OF LEASE DOCUMENTS. Upon request of Assignee from time to time, Assignor shall promptly deliver to Assignee complete documentation evidencing those Leasing Actions taken by such Assignor pursuant to its license not previously delivered. Assignor shall certify to Assignee that all such Leasing Actions have been taken in compliance with terms of this Assignment.
 
 

7. ASSIGNOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Assignor represents and warrants as follows:

 

a. Assignor is the owner in fee simple absolute of the Premises, has good title to the Leases and Rents and has good right to assign them. No other natural or legal person has any right, title or interest to any Assignor’s interest in the Leases and Rents.

 

b. Assignor has duly and punctually performed all of the landlord’s obligations, covenants, conditions and warranties under the terms of the Leases.

 

c. To Assignor’s best knowledge as a duly diligent property owner, no tenant under any Lease is in material default in the performance of its terms.

 

d. No Assignor has previously sold, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, or pledged the Leases or the Rents except to Assignee under documents which have been discharged and released in full.

 

e. The Leases delivered to Assignee in connection with the execution and delivery of the Mortgage are valid, unmodified (except pursuant to modifications that have been delivered to Assignee) and are in full force and effect.

 

f. No Rent that will accrue under any Lease has been waived, released, discounted, set off or otherwise discharged or compromised.

 

g. No Assignor has received any funds or deposits from the tenant under any Lease in excess of one month’s Rent, other than security deposits or advance rents in respect of periods of the rental term that have elapsed.

 

8. ASSIGNOR’S COVENANTS. Assignor hereby covenants as follows:

 

a. Assignor shall observe, perform and discharge, duly and punctually, such Assignor’s obligations, covenants, conditions and warranties under the terms of the Leases, the Mortgage, this Assignment and the other Loan Documents.

 

b. Assignor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the tenants under the Leases to perform their obligations under the Leases.

 

c. No Assignor shall take any Leasing Action without Assignee’s advance written approval, except as expressly permitted under the license granted to such Assignor under Section 4 of this Assignment.

 

d. Assignor shall appear in and defend any action or proceeding arising under, or in any manner connected with the Leases or the obligations, duties or liabilities of such Assignor and the tenants under the Leases.

 

e. Assignor shall execute and deliver to Assignee from time to time such further assignments and instruments as Assignee reasonably may request in order to effectuate the intent of this Assignment.

 

f. Assignor shall, promptly upon execution, send Assignee a full and complete copy of any new Lease as to which Assignee’s approval was required under the terms of this Assignment.

 

g. If any Assignor receives any written or oral notice from any tenant asserting a material default by the landlord under any Lease, or advising such Assignor that a condition exists which may become a material default with the passage of time, such Assignor shall send a copy or memorandum of the notice to Assignee.

 

h. Assignor agrees, upon written request of Assignee, to notify the tenants under the Leases of this Assignment, to direct them in writing to send Assignee, simultaneously, copies of all notices of default that they serve on such Assignor, and to require them, at Assignee’s request, to pay all future Rent directly to Assignee. The Rents and copies of such notices shall be sent to Assignee at such address as is specified by Assignee from time to time.

 

i. No Assignor shall create or permit any lien, charge, or encumbrance of the Leases or of the Rents or pledge, transfer, or otherwise assign the Leases or the Rents unless at Assignee’s request.

 

j. Assignor shall consent to neither an assignment of the tenant’s interest in any Lease nor to any tenant’s subletting all or any portion of the Premises leased by it except to the extent such consent expressly may be required by the terms and conditions of any Lease in effect on the date of this Assignment or entered into in strict compliance with the terms of this Assignment.
 
 
9. ASSIGNEE’S RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT.

 

a. Upon Default, Assignee may by notice to any Assignor immediately terminate such Assignor’s licenses under either or both of Sections 3 and 4 of this Assignment, regardless of whether the Premises or any other collateral adequately secures the eventual repayment of the Indebtedness. Upon the termination of any Assignor’s license under Section 3 of this Assignment, such Assignor shall immediately deliver to Assignee all Rents then in such Assignor’s possession, and all Rents then due or accruing thereafter shall be payable by tenants directly to Assignee. This Assignment shall constitute a direction to and full authority to any tenant of the Premises, upon Assignee’s written request, to pay all Rents to Assignee, without requiring Assignee to prove to the tenant the existence of Default. Assignor agrees to deliver immediately to Assignee any Rents received by such Assignor after the termination of such Assignor’s license under Section 3 of this Assignment. At Assignee’s written request, Assignor shall execute such further assignments to Assignee of any Lease as Assignee may in its sole judgment request. This Assignment is given in connection with the Mortgage and in support of the performance of such Assignor’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as constituting Assignee as an “Assignee-in-possession” of the Premises.

 

b. Assignee shall apply Rents it collects as follows: (i) first, to the payment of late and other charges, if any, due and payable under the Loan Documents; (ii) second, to the repayment of any sums advanced by Assignee for the payment of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments or other impositions or charges against the Premises; (iii) third, to the payment of any other sums due from any Assignor to Assignee pursuant to the Loan Documents (other than the amounts described in clauses (v) and (vi) below); (iv) fourth, to the payment of any obligations of any Assignor under any environmental indemnity agreement; (v) fifth, to the payment of interest and principal then due with respect to the Indebtedness; (vi) sixth, to the establishment and maintenance of an escrow account for the payment of impositions on the Premises in accordance with the Loan Documents; (vii) seventh, to the payment to unaffiliated third parties of ordinary expenses incurred in connection with operation of the Premises, including reasonable and customary third-party management fees not exceeding four percent (4%) of effective gross income; (viii) eighth, to establish a fund to be held by Assignee in its general account, without interest, as additional security for the Indebtedness pending the cure of all Defaults, and to be disbursed by Assignee in its reasonable discretion to permit such Defaults to be cured; and (ix) ninth, after the cure of all Defaults and only thereafter, the balance of the Rents shall be distributed to any Assignor or to the order of any Assignor.

 

c. Assignor agrees that Assignee’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9 shall give rise to neither (i) an accord and satisfaction with respect to any obligation not fully performed by such Assignor or completely satisfied through the application of Rents by Assignee nor (ii) a waiver of any rights or remedies of Assignee.

 

d. Upon the cure of all Defaults, Assignee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, by notice to any Assignor, reinstate either or both of the licenses granted to such Assignor under Sections 3 and 4 of this Assignment.

 

10. EXPENSES. Assignor shall pay to Assignee on demand all costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees and disbursements whether for internal or outside counsel) incurred by Assignee in connection with this Assignment, the Indebtedness or the Mortgage including costs of collection, of preserving or exercising any right or remedy of Assignee under this Assignment or any related assignment or guaranty, of workout or bankruptcy proceedings by or against Assignor, of defending against any claim asserted as a direct or indirect result of the Indebtedness or of performing any obligation of any Assignor pursuant to this Assignment or otherwise (including but not limited to payment of any amount any Assignor is obligated to pay pursuant to this Assignment and performance of any obligation of Assignor pursuant hereto). Assignee reserves the right to have Assignor pay, upon demand, administrative fee(s) in regard to any administrative action Assignee is required or requested to take including the preparation of discharges, releases or assignments to third parties. Costs and expenses shall accrue interest at the default rate set forth in the Note from the date of demand until payment is actually received by Assignee. Each such cost and expense and any interest thereon shall constitute part of the Indebtedness and be secured by this Assignment and may be added to the judgment in any suit brought by Assignee or its agents against any Assignor on this Agreement.

 

11. NOTICES. Any demand or notice hereunder or under any applicable law pertaining hereto shall be in writing and duly given if delivered to Assignor (at its address on Assignee’s records) or to Assignee (at the address on page one and separately to Assignee officer responsible for any Assignor’s relationship with Assignee). Such notice or demand shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes when delivered (i) by personal service and shall be deemed effective when delivered, or (ii) by mail or courier and shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after deposit in an official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail or one (1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service ( e.g. , Federal Express). Notice by e-mail is not valid notice under this or any other assignment between any Assignor and Assignee.
12. NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE. Assignor shall notify Assignee in writing of any failure by any Assignor to comply with any provision of this Assignment or any Loan Document immediately upon learning of such non-compliance, or if any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any such document is no longer true. Assignor shall also immediately notify Assignee in writing if there is any material adverse change in any of the information or financial statements supplied to Assignee to induce Assignee or any affiliate of Assignee (“Affiliate”) to extend credit to Assignor or any party which Assignor has guarantied the debt of or if such information or financial statement is required under this Assignment or any Loan Document.

 

13. COVENANTS SHALL RUN WITH THE LAND. The covenants and Assignor’s obligation hereunder shall run with the land and bind Assignor, each heir, legal representative, successor and assign of Assignor and each subsequent owner, encumbrancer, tenant and subtenant of the Premises or any portion thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Assignee and each successor and assign of Assignee.

 

14. NONWAIVER. All rights and remedies of Assignee under this Assignment and the Loan Documents are cumulative, and no right or remedy shall be exclusive of any other right or remedy. No single, partial or delayed exercise by Assignee or its agents of any right or remedy shall preclude full and timely exercise by Assignee or its agents at any time of any right or remedy of Assignee without notice or demand, at Assignee’s sole option. No course of dealing or other conduct, no oral assignment or representation made by Assignee or its agents or usage of trade shall operate as a waiver of any right or remedy of Assignee. No waiver of any right or remedy of Assignee hereunder shall be effective unless made specifically in writing by Assignee. No notice or demand on an Assignor in any case shall entitle such Assignor to any other or further notice in similar or other circumstances.

 

15. TERM; SURVIVAL. The term of this Assignment shall continue until the Indebtedness has been fully and irrevocably paid to Assignee’s satisfaction. Assignor’s obligation to pay the costs and expenses hereunder shall survive the term of this Assignment. If after receipt of any payment of all or any part of the Indebtedness, Assignee is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment to any person or entity because such payment is determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible set-off, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, this Assignment shall continue in full force notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by Assignee in reliance upon such payment, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to Assignee’s rights under this Assignment and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment having become final and irrevocable.

 

16. MISCELLANEOUS. This Assignment is absolute and unconditional. All documents, including the Loan Documents and any other document required to be executed by an Assignor. Debtor (defined in the Mortgage) or Guarantor (defined in the Mortgage) in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby constitute the entire assignment and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to such transaction and supersedes all prior negotiations, courses of dealing, understandings, and agreements between such parties with respect to such transaction. This Assignment is a binding obligation enforceable against Assignor and its heirs and legal representatives and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Assignee and its successors and assigns. Any reference herein to “Assignee” shall be deemed to include and apply to every subsequent holder of this Assignment and any reference herein to “Assignor” shall include; (i) any successor individual or individuals, association, partnership, limited liability company or corporation to which all or substantially all of the business or assets of Assignor shall have been transferred; (ii) in the case of a partnership Assignor, any new partnership which shall have been created by reason of the admission of any new partner or partners therein, or by reason of the dissolution of the existing partnership by voluntary assignment or the death, resignation or other withdrawal of any partner; and (iii) in the case of a corporate or limited liability company Assignor, any other entity into or with which Assignor shall have been merged, consolidated, reorganized, or absorbed. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references to plural includes the singular and references to the singular include the plural; the word “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; the word “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and captions or section headings are solely for convenience and not part of the substance of this Assignment. Any representation, warranty, covenant or assignment therein shall survive execution and delivery of this Assignment and shall be deemed continuous. Each provision of this Assignment shall be interpreted as consistent with existing law and shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to comply with any conflicting law. If any provision nevertheless is held invalid, the other provisions shall remain in effect. Assignor agrees that in any legal proceeding, a photocopy of this Assignment kept in Assignee’s course of business may be admitted into evidence as an original.
 
 
17. JOINT AND SEVERAL. If there is more than one Assignor, each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for all amounts and obligations which become due or should be performed under this Assignment and the term “Assignor” shall include each as well as all of them.

 

18. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Assignment has been delivered to and accepted by Assignee and will be deemed to be made in the State of New York. This Assignment will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York excluding its conflict of laws rules. ASSIGNOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK STATE IN A COUNTY OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE ASSIGNEE MAINTAINS A BRANCH AND CONSENTS THAT ASSIGNEE MAY EFFECT ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER AND AT ASSIGNOR’S ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE FOR PROVIDING NOTICE OR DEMAND; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL PREVENT ASSIGNEE FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION, ENFORCING ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISING ANY RIGHTS AGAINST ASSIGNOR INDIVIDUALLY, AGAINST ANY SECURITY OR AGAINST ANY PROPERTY OF ASSIGNOR WITHIN ANY OTHER COUNTY, STATE OR OTHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC JURISDICTION. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both Assignee and Assignor. Assignor waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Assignment.

 

19. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY THEY MAY HAVE IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. ASSIGNOR REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF ASSIGNEE HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ASSIGNEE WILL NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WAIVER. ASSIGNOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ASSIGNEE HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ACCEPT THIS ASSIGNMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor has executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

By:_______________________________
Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

STATE OF new yoRK )  
    : SS.
COUNTY OF dutchess )  

 

On December 16, 2013, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Stephen J. Bagley, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

 

______________________________________________

Notary Public                                 

 

Exhibit 10(p)

 

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

New York

 

 

 

  Date: December 16, 2013
     
  Bank: M&T Bank
    One M&T Plaza
    Buffalo, New York 14203
    Attention:  Office of the General Counsel
     
  Mortgagor: Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC
     
  Indemnitor: Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC
     
  Premises: 2012 Route 9W, Milton, New York 12547

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Mortgagor is the owner of or is acquiring title to the Premises, as more particularly described on Schedule A;

 

WHEREAS, Mortgagor has applied to Bank for one or more loans and/or other financial accommodations (collectively, the “Loan”);

 

WHEREAS, the Loan will be evidenced by one or more notes (collectively, the “Note”) and will be secured by one or more mortgages covering the Premises (collectively, the “Mortgage”) (together, the Note and the Mortgage are referred to as the “Loan Documents”, as the same may be amended from time to time); and

 

WHEREAS, Bank is unwilling to make the Loan unless Mortgagor and Indemnitor(s) execute and deliver this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce the Bank to make the Loan and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Mortgagor and Indemnitor(s) hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1) DEFINITIONS: All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not before defined shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Contamination” means the seeping, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, using, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, Releasing or the presence of Hazardous Substances at, under or upon the Premises or into the environment, or arising from the Premises or migrating to or from the Premises which may require notification, treatment, response or removal action or remediation under any Environmental Laws.

 

“Environment” means any water or water vapor, land surface or subsurface, air, fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural resources.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, commonwealth, and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes (whether now or in the future enacted, promulgated or issued) relating to the protection of the Environment or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances or pertaining to the protection of lawn, water, air, health, safety or the environment, and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of federal, state, commonwealth and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect thereto, whether now or in the future enacted, promulgated or issued, including, without limitation, the laws of the state or commonwealth where the Premises is located.

 

“Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents or registrations required by any Environmental Law in connection with the ownership, use or operation of the Premises for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances or the sale, transfer or conveyance of the Premises.

 

“Hazardous Substance” includes, any substances, chemicals, materials or elements that are prohibited, limited or regulated by the Environmental Laws, or any other substances, chemicals, materials or elements that are defined as “hazardous” or “toxic” under the Environmental Laws, or that are known or considered to be harmful to the health or safety of occupants or users of the Premises. The term Hazardous Substances shall also include any substance, chemical, material or element (i) defined as a “hazardous substance” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“ CERCLA ”) (42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq .), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and as further amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) defined as a “regulated substance” within the meaning of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §6991-6991i), and regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1321), or listed pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1317), covered by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. §1801, et seq .) or the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. §2601, et seq .), (iv) defined as

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“hazardous”, “toxic”, or otherwise regulated, under any Environmental Laws adopted by the state or commonwealth in which the Premises is located, or its agencies or political subdivisions, including the New York State Environmental Conservation Law; (v) which is petroleum, petroleum products or derivatives or constituents thereof; (vi) which is asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; (vii) the presence of which requires notification, investigation or remediation under any Environmental Laws or common law; (viii) the presence of which on the Premises causes or threatens to cause a nuisance upon the Premises or to adjacent properties or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons on or about the Premises; (ix) the presence of which on adjacent properties would constitute a trespass by the Mortgagor and/or Indemnitor; (x) which is urea formaldehyde foam insulation or urea formaldehyde foam insulation-containing materials; (xi) which is lead base paint or lead base paint-containing materials; (xii) which are polychlorinated biphenyls or polychlorinated biphenyl-containing materials; (xiii) which is radon or radon-containing or producing materials; or (xiv) which by any laws of any governmental authority requires special handling in its collection, storage, treatment, or disposal including, without limitation any flammable materials, explosives, radon, radioactive materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum-based products or methane.

 

“Indemnitee” means the Bank, any participants in the Loan and all subsequent holders of the Mortgage, their respective successors and assigns, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, contractors and subcontractors and any subsequent owner of the Premises who acquires title from or through the Bank.

 

“Release” has the meaning given to that term in CERCLA and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Mortgagor represents and warrants to Bank that, to the best of Mortgagor’s knowledge:

 

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule B, neither the Premises nor any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises is being or has been used for: (i) the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance, (ii) the storage of petroleum or petroleum-based products, (iii) a landfill or other waste disposal site or (iv) military purposes.

 

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule C, no underground storage tanks are or have been located on the Premises.

 

(c) The soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and groundwater of the Premises are free of any Hazardous Substances beyond any legally permitted levels.

 

(d) There has been no Release nor is there the threat of a Release of a Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises which through soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water or ground water migration could come to be located on the Premises, and no Contamination has been Released on or under the Premises.

 

(e) Mortgagor has not received any notice or inquiry from (i) any federal, state or local governmental authority, (ii) any operator, tenant, subtenant, licensee or occupant of the Premises or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises, or (iii) any other person with regard to a Release or the threat of a Release of a Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises.

 

(f) All Environmental Permits have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

(g) No event has occurred with respect to the Premises which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a violation of any applicable Environmental Law or non-compliance with any Environmental Permit.

 

(h) There are no agreements, consent orders, decrees, judgments, license or permit conditions or other orders or directives of any federal, state or local court or governmental authority relating to the past, present or future ownership, use, operation, sale, transfer or conveyance of the Premises which require any change in the present condition of the Premises or any work, repairs, construction, containment, clean up, investigations, studies, removal or remedial action or capital expenditures with respect to the Premises.

 

(i) There are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings, pending or threatened, which would cause the incurrence of expenses or costs of any type or description or which seek money damages, injunctive relief, remedial action or other remedy that arise out of, relate to or result from (i) a violation or alleged violation of any applicable Environmental Permit, (ii) the presence or Release or the threat of a Release of a Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises, or (iii) human exposure to any Hazardous Substance, noises, vibrations, or nuisances of whatever kind to the extent they arise from the condition, ownership, use, operation, sale, transfer or conveyance of the Premises.

 

(j) No Contamination is present at, on or under the Premises and no Contamination is being emitted from the Premises onto any surrounding or adjacent areas.

 

3) COVENANTS OF MORTGAGOR. Mortgagor covenants and agrees that:

 

(a) Mortgagor shall keep, and shall cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Premises to keep, the Premises free of all Hazardous Substances and shall not cause or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be used for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substances.

 

(b) Mortgagor shall comply with, and shall cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Premises to comply with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and shall obtain and comply with, and shall cause all operators, tenants, subtenants, licensees and occupants of the Premises to obtain and comply with, all Environmental Permits.
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(c) Attached hereto as Schedule D is a complete list of all Environmental Permits presently required for the ownership, use or operation of the Premises and the businesses located thereon. Mortgagor agrees to notify Bank of any additions, deletions, or modifications of any Environmental Permits. Upon the written request of Bank, Mortgagor shall furnish true and complete copies of all Environmental Permits.

 

(d) Mortgagor shall not cause or permit any change to be made in the present or intended use of the Premises which would (i) involve the use of the Premises as a landfill or other waste disposal site, for the storage of petroleum or petroleum-based products (other than as expressly identified on Schedule B), or for military purposes, (ii) violate any applicable Environmental Law, (iii) constitute non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (iv) increase the risk of a Release of a Hazardous Substance.

 

(e) Mortgagor shall promptly provide Bank with a copy of all notifications it gives or receives with respect to any past or present Release or threat of a Release of a Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises or any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises, or any Contamination thereof.

 

(f) Mortgagor shall undertake and complete, in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits, all investigations, studies, sampling and testing and, to the extent required, all removal and other remedial actions necessary to contain, remove and clean up all Hazardous Substances that are determined to be present on or at the Premises.

 

(g) Mortgagor shall at all times allow Bank and its officers, employees, agents, representatives, contractors and subcontractors reasonable access to the Premises for the purpose of ascertaining site conditions, including, but not limited to, subsurface conditions.

 

(h) If at any time Bank obtains any evidence or information which suggests that potential environmental problems may exist on, at or about the Premises, Bank may require that an environmental inspection and audit report of a scope and level of detail satisfactory to Bank be prepared, at Mortgagor’s expense, by an environmental engineer or other qualified person acceptable to Bank. Such audit may include a physical inspection of the Premises, a visual inspection of any property adjacent to or within the immediate vicinity of the Premises, personnel interviews and a review of all Environmental Permits and other compliance certificates. If Bank requires, such inspection may also include a records search and/or subsurface testing for the presence of Hazardous Substances in the soil, subsoil, bedrock, surface water and ground water. If the audit indicates the presence or Release or threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises, Mortgagor shall promptly and diligently pursue to completion all necessary and legally authorized investigative, containment, removal, clean up and remedial actions, using methods recommended by the person who prepared the environmental inspection and audit report and acceptable to the appropriate governmental agencies or authorities.

 

4) INDEMNIFICATION. Mortgagor and each Indemnitor hereby jointly and severally agree and covenant as follows:

 

(a) To indemnify, protect, defend and save harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, claims, litigation, demands, judgments, suits, actions, proceedings, costs, disbursements and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and experts’ fees, expenses and disbursements) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnitee relating to, resulting from or arising out of (i) the use of the Premises for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Substance, as a landfill or other waste disposal site, for military purposes or for the storage of petroleum or petroleum-based products, (ii) the presence or Release or threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises, (iii) the failure to promptly and diligently pursue to completion all necessary, appropriate and legally authorized investigative, containment, removal, clean up and other remedial actions with respect to a Release or threat of a Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at or from the Premises, (iv) human exposure to any Hazardous Substance, noises, vibrations or nuisances of whatever kind to the extent they arise from the condition of the Premises or its ownership, use, operation, sale, transfer or conveyance thereof, (v) a violation of any applicable Environmental Law, (vi) non-compliance with any Environmental Permit or (vii) a material misrepresentation or material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty or a material breach of or failure to perform any covenant made by Mortgagor in this Agreement.

 

(b) The liability of Mortgagor and each Indemnitor shall in no way be limited, abridged, impaired or affected by (i) any amendment or modification of the Loan Documents, (ii) any extension of the time for payment or performance of other obligations required by any of the Loan Documents, (iii) the release of Mortgagor, any Indemnitor, any guarantor or any other person from the performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents or this Agreement, whether by operation of law, Bank’s voluntary act or otherwise, (iv) the invalidity or unenforceability of any of the provisions of the Loan Documents, (v) any exculpatory provision contained in any of the Loan Documents limiting Bank’s recourse to property encumbered by the Mortgage or to any other security or limiting Bank’s rights to a deficiency judgment against Mortgagor, (vi) any applicable statute of limitations, (vii) any investigation conducted by or on behalf of Bank or any other Indemnitee or any information which Bank or any other Indemnitee may have or obtain with respect to the environmental condition of the Premises, (viii) the sale, assignment or foreclosure of the Note or the Mortgage, (ix) the sale, transfer or conveyance of all or part of the Premises, (x) the dissolution, liquidation, death or legal incapacity of Mortgagor or any Indemnitor, (xi) the release or discharge, in whole or in part, of Mortgagor or any Indemnitor in any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding or any security for the Note or other obligations, (xii) the accuracy or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Indemnitor, or any other obligor under any of the Loan Documents, (xiii) Bank’s failure to record the Mortgage or file any UCC financing statements (or Bank’s improper recording or filing of any thereof) or to otherwise perfect, protect, secure or insure any security interest or lien given as security for the Note or other obligations, and, in any such case, whether with or without notice to the Mortgagor or Indemnitor or other person or entity and with or without consideration, or (xiv) any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable release or discharge in whole or in part, of Mortgagor under the Note or of any Indemnitor under this Agreement.

 

(c) The indemnification provision of this paragraph 4 is wholly independent of and in addition to any indemnification agreement given to Bank as part of the application process for the Loan.
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5) BANK’S RIGHT TO SELECT ENGINEERS, CONSULTANTS AND ATTORNEYS. Without limiting the other provisions hereof, in the event any claim (whether or not a judicial or administrative action is involved) is asserted against the Bank with respect to Hazardous Substances, Environmental Laws or a Release, the Bank shall have the right to select the engineers, other consultants and attorneys for the Bank’s defense or guidance, determine the appropriate legal strategy for such defense, and compromise or settle such claim, all in the Bank’s sole discretion, and the Mortgagor and each Indemnitor shall be liable to the Bank in accordance with the terms hereof for liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in this regard.

 

6) MORTGAGOR’S OBLIGATION TO DELIVER PREMISES. Mortgagor agrees that, in the event the Mortgage is foreclosed (whether judicially or by power of sale) or the Mortgagor’s tenders a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Mortgagor shall deliver the Premises to the Bank free of any and all Hazardous Substances, (except for (a) those Hazardous Substances which are used or present in the ordinary course of the Mortgagor’s business in compliance with all Environmental Laws and have not been Released into the environment in such a manner as to constitute Contamination hereunder, and (b) those Hazardous Substances which are naturally occurring on the Premises, but only in such naturally occurring form) or Contamination in a condition such that the Premises conforms with all Environmental Laws and such that no remedial or removal action will be required with respect to the Premises. The Indemnitor’s obligations as set forth in this Section are strictly for the benefit of the Bank and any successors and assigns of the Bank as holder of any portion of the Loan and shall not in any way impair or affect the Bank’s right to foreclose against the Premises.

 

7) BANK’S RIGHT TO CURE. In addition to the other remedies provided to the Bank in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, should the Indemnitor fail to abide by any provisions of this Agreement, the Bank may, should it elect to do so, perform any such actions as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to repair and remedy any damage to the Premises caused by Hazardous Substances or Contamination. In such event, all funds expended by the Bank in connection with the performance of any of Mortgagor’s or Indemnitor’s obligation to commence and perform any corrective work required to address any environmental damages under this Agreement or applicable Environmental Law, including all attorneys’ fees, engineering fees, consultant fees and similar charges, shall become a part of the obligation secured by the Mortgage and shall be due and payable by the Mortgagor and Indemnitor on demand. Each disbursement made by the Bank pursuant to this provision shall bear interest at the lower of the Default Rate under the Note or the highest rate allowable under applicable laws from the date the Indemnitor shall have received written notice that the funds have been advanced by the Bank until paid in full.

 

8) NOTICES. Any demand or notice hereunder or under any applicable law pertaining hereto shall be in writing and duly given if delivered to Mortgagor or any Indemnitor (at their respective addresses on the Bank’s records) or to the Bank (at the address on page one and separately to the Bank officer responsible for Mortgagor’s relationship with the Bank). Such notice or demand shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes when delivered (i) by personal delivery and shall be deemed effective when delivered, or (ii) by mail or courier and shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after deposit in an official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail or one (1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service ( e.g ., Federal Express). Notice by e-mail is not valid notice under this or any other agreement between Mortgagor or any Indemnitor and the Bank.

 

9) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; SURVIVAL. This Agreement will be binding upon the Mortgagor and each Indemnitor and its heirs, administrators, successors and assigns, and will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Bank, its affiliates, the Indemnitees, any respective successors and assigns of the foregoing, as well as any persons or entities who acquire title to or ownership of the Premises from, or through action by, the Bank (including at a foreclosure, sheriff’s or judicial sale); provided , however , that the Mortgagor and Indemnitor may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the Bank’s prior written consent and the Bank at any time may assign this Agreement in whole or in part. The Mortgagor’s and Indemnitor’s obligations under this Agreement shall survive any judicial foreclosure, foreclosure by power of sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure, transfer of the Premises by the Mortgagor, or the Bank and payment of the indebtedness under any of the Loan Documents in full.

 

10) INTERPRETATION. In this Agreement, unless the Bank, Mortgagor and the Indemnitor otherwise agree in writing, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred to; the word “or” shall be deemed to include “and/or”, the words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and references to sections or exhibits are to those of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

 

11) JOINT AND SEVERAL. If there is more than one Mortgagor or Indemnitor each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for all amounts and obligations which become due as specified in this Agreement and the term “Mortgagor” shall include each as well as all of the Mortgagors, and the term “Indemnitor” shall include each as well as all of the Indemnitors.

 

12) GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement has been delivered to and accepted by Bank and will be deemed to be made in the State of New York. Unless provided otherwise under federal law, this Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding its conflict of laws rules. MORTGAGOR AND INDEMNITOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN A COUNTY OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE THE BANK MAINTAINS A BRANCH, AND CONSENT THAT BANK MAY EFFECT ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER AND AT MORTGAGOR’S AND/OR INDEMNITOR’S ADDRESS AS SET FORTH ABOVE FOR PROVIDING NOTICE OR DEMAND; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL PREVENT BANK FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION, ENFORCING ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISING ANY RIGHTS AGAINST MORTGAGOR AND/OR INDEMNITOR, INDIVIDUALLY, AGAINST ANY SECURITY OR AGAINST ANY PROPERTY OF MORTGAGOR AND/OR INDEMNITOR WITHIN ANY OTHER COUNTY, STATE OR OTHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC JURISDICTION. Mortgagor and Indemnitor acknowledge and agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for Bank, Mortgagor and Indemnitor. Mortgagor and Indemnitor waive any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Agreement.
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13) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. MORTGAGOR, INDEMNITOR AND BANK HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY MORTGAGOR, INDEMNITOR AND BANK MAY HAVE IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO. MORTGAGOR AND INDEMNITOR REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF BANK HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT BANK WILL NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS JURY TRIAL WAIVER. MORTGAGOR AND INDEMNITOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BANK HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

 

14) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall be binding upon each of the undersigned as fully and completely as if all had signed the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mortgagor and Indemnitor(s) have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

 

MORTGAGOR/INDEMNITOR

 

 

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

 

By: _______________________________

Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE B

 

Use of the Premises

 

 

Commercial property

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE C

 

Underground Storage Tanks

None.

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE D

 

Environmental Permits

 

 

None.

 

Exhibit 10(q)

 

MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION AGREEMENT

This MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is made effective as of December 16, 2013, between Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC, a New York limited liability company, having offices at 2012 Route 9W, Building 3, Milton, New York 12547 (the “Borrower” ) and M&T BANK, a/k/a Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, a New York banking corporation having offices at One Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14203, Attn: M&T Real Estate Trust (the “Lender” ).

RECITALS

A. Borrower is indebted to Lender in the principal sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00) and Borrower and Lender desire to secure (1) the repayment of that indebtedness, with interest, and all renewals, extensions and modifications of such indebtedness, and (2) the performance of all of Borrower’s obligations, covenants and agreements stated in and consolidated by this Agreement.
B. Borrower has a fee estate in the real property, with an address of 2012 Route 9W, Milton New York and which is located at Section 103.1, Block 2, Lot 80 described in Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Property” ).

AGREEMENT

Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender as follows:

1. Assumption or Ratification of Obligations Under Existing Note and Existing Mortgage. Borrower assumes or ratifies, as applicable, all of the obligations and agreements under the note (the “Existing Note” ) listed on Exhibit B-1 to this Agreement, which has heretofore been modified, extended, assigned, and assumed as described in Exhibit B-1. Borrower assumes or ratifies, as applicable, all of the obligations and agreements under the mortgage (the “Existing Mortgage” ) listed on Exhibit B-2 to this Agreement, which has heretofore been modified, extended, assigned, and assumed as described in Exhibit B-2. The Existing Note evidences the principal indebtedness described above and the Existing Mortgage is a lien on the Property securing the Existing Note. Borrower also assumes or ratifies, as applicable, all of the obligations in all agreements, whether or not listed on Exhibit B-1 or B-2 , which modify or extend the Existing Note and the Existing Mortgage, as modified by this Agreement. Borrower agrees that it will keep the agreements and perform the obligations in the Existing Note and the Existing Mortgage and under all other agreements listed on Exhibit B-1 and B-2 , as modified by this Agreement, even if Borrower is not the person or entity that was originally obligated under the Existing Note, the Existing Mortgage or any other agreements listed on Exhibit B-1 and B-2 .
 
 

EXHIBIT A  

2. Agreement to Modify and Extend the Existing Note. Borrower agrees that this Agreement modifies and extends the rights and obligations under the Existing Note (and under all other agreements which consolidated, modified or extended the rights and obligations under the Existing Note).

Borrower has concurrently executed and delivered to Lender an, Amended and Restated Term Note in the principal amount of One Million Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00) (the “ Amended and Restated Note ”) that modifies and extends, but does not satisfy, the Existing Note and modifies, amends and restates in its entirety the terms and provisions of the Existing Note. From the date of this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Note will evidence Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender and Borrower agrees that it will keep the agreements and perform the obligations set forth in the Amended and Restated Note.

3. Agreement to Modify and Extend the Existing Mortgage. Borrower agrees that this Agreement modifies and extends the rights and obligations under the Existing Mortgage (and under all other agreements which modified or extended the rights and obligations under the Existing Mortgage). Borrower further agrees that Lender’s rights in the Property are coordinated and combined so that Lender has a single real estate mortgage lien (the “ Amended and Restated Mortgage ”) securing the Amended and Restated Note evidencing Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender.

 

4. Terms of the Amended and Restated Mortgage. Borrower and Lender agree that the covenants and agreements of the Amended and Restated Mortgage are the terms of the mortgage set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. The Amended and Restated Mortgage modifies, amends and restates in their entirety the terms and provisions of the Existing Mortgage, which have been heretofore modified and extended as described in Exhibit B-2. The maximum principal amount that is or under any contingency may be secured by this Amended and Restated Mortgage is One Million Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,600,000.00). For purposes of this Amended and Restated Mortgage, the Borrower’s and Lender’s addresses will be the addresses for each party set forth above.

 

5. Borrower’s Warranties and Covenants.   Borrower warrants that (a) Borrower is lawfully seized of a fee estate in the Property and (b) Borrower has the right to modify and extend the Existing Note and Existing Mortgage. Borrower covenants that it will defend the title to the Property against all claims and demands, liens or encumbrances, subject to any easements, restrictions and encumbrances listed in a schedule of exceptions to coverage in any title insurance policy insuring Lender’s interest in the Property. Borrower also covenants and warrants that Borrower has no offsets, counterclaims or defenses against the indebtedness now unpaid or against the Amended and Restated Note or the Amended and Restated Mortgage.

 

6. Termination; Changes; Amendments. This Agreement may not be terminated, changed or amended except by a written agreement signed by Borrower and Lender.

 

7. Effect of Agreement . Upon the payment in full and satisfaction of the Amended and Restated Note, the Borrower shall be entitled to a cancellation of the Existing Note, as modified by the Amended and Restated Note, and a satisfaction of mortgage expressly incorporating the Existing Mortgage, as modified by this Agreement and evidenced by the Amended and Restated Mortgage. The Amended and Restated Note is executed for the purpose of clarity and is not an obligation separate and distinct from the Existing Note, as they may have been heretofore consolidated, modified, and/or extended.

 

8. Incorporation of Exhibits. The following Exhibits, if checked below, are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement by this provision:

 

  [X ] Exhibit A Legal Description of the Property (required)
  [X ] Exhibit B-1 List of Existing Notes (required)
  [X ] Exhibit B-2 List of Existing Mortgages (required)
  [X ] Exhibit C Terms of Modified and Extended Mortgage (required)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date set forth above.

Sono-Tek Industrial Park, LLC

By: Sono-Tek, Inc., Sole Member

 

By: ___________________________________

Name: Stephen J. Bagley

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 
 

M&T BANK

By: ___________________________________

Name: Tina Walz

Title: Vice President

 

 
 

 

STATE OF new yoRK )  
  )  ss.:
COUNTY OF dutchess )  

 

On December 16, 2013 before me, the undersigned, personally appeared Stephen J. Bagley, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

______________________________

Notary Public

STATE OF new yoRK )  
  )  ss.:
COUNTY OF dutchess )  

 

On December 16, 2013 before me, the undersigned, personally appeared Tina Walz personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

______________________________

Notary Public 

 

Exhibit 21

 

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

 

Name State of Organization
   
Sono-Tek Cleaning Systems, Inc. New Jersey
   
Sono-Tek Industrial Park LLC New York

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Sono-Tek Corporation

 

 

We consent to the use in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sono-Tek Corporation, of our report dated May 23, 2014, relating to the financial statements of Sono-Tek Corporation, as of February 28, 2014 and for the year then ended. We hereby consent to incorporation by reference, in the Registration No. 333-11913 on Form S-8.

 

 

 

/s/ LIGGETT, VOGT & WEBB, P.A.

Certified Public Accountants

New York, New York

May 23, 2014

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

RULE 13a-14/15d – 14(a) CERTIFICATION

 

I, Christopher L. Coccio (principal executive officer), certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sono-Tek Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for the periods presented in this report;

 

4. Sono-Tek Corporation’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d – 15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. Sono-Tek Corporation’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

 

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

/s/ Christopher L. Coccio

Christopher L. Coccio

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

(principal executive officer)

Exhibit 31.2

 

RULE 13a-14/15d – 14(a) CERTIFICATION

 

I, Stephen J. Bagley (principal accounting officer), certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sono-Tek Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for the periods presented in this report;

 

4. Sono-Tek Corporation’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d – 15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. Sono-Tek Corporation’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

/s/ Stephen J. Bagley

Stephen J. Bagley

Chief Financial Officer

(principal accounting officer)

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Sono-Tek Corporation on Form 10K for the year ended February 28, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”). I, Christopher L. Coccio, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (principal executive officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

/s/ Christopher L. Coccio

Christopher L. Coccio

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

(principal executive officer)

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Sono-Tek Corporation on Form 10K for the year ended February 28, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”). I, Stephen J. Bagley, Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

Date: May 28, 2014

 

/s/ Stephen J. Bagley

Stephen J. Bagley

Chief Financial Officer

(principal accounting officer)